Chapter 209 Fate

"No one can fight like you!" Jordan was even more furious when he heard this, "These people are all from Yizhou."

"Have you never heard the saying "Don't be kind?" What are you talking about?" Hu Yan was not moved at all, "There is no one who can't die in a battle. Qiao Peng, if you can't stand it, you can stay behind. It's better for us to stay in the army for a long time. Someone will do it."

Li Yang stood on the row of wooden platforms in the camp and looked at the chaos below, feeling overjoyed. Nearly two hours have passed since the war started. Although there are not many people injured here, many people are already exhausted. There were crossbows with broken bowstrings thrown everywhere on the wooden rafts, and some even had their bow arms broken. He had paid great attention to rotating personnel, but there were too many enemies.

Winter nights always come earlier. He raised his head and looked at the sky, thinking that it must be Shen Shi now, and it must be less than an hour before dark. As long as it gets dark, the opponent will definitely retreat. It’s just that today is over, what should we do tomorrow?

"Brothers, hold on for a while, it will get dark soon. If we hold on for a while, they will retreat." Li Yang walked back and forth along the raft, constantly telling everyone Cheer up.

He is counting the time here, and Luo Shang is also counting the time there. Seeing that the ladder ahead could not be reached, Luo Shang already knew that today's attack had failed. He once again underestimated the opponent's means and will to resist.

He also sent people to fight against the refugees a few times before. Although he did not win, it could not be said that he was defeated miserably every time. Even Qin Si's troops had the upper hand every time. This time he personally led the army, thinking that he could defeat the opponent in one fell swoop, but he didn't expect that the opponent's camp was so dangerous. Not to mention capturing the opponent, they didn't even touch the opponent's camp.

His official career was extremely smooth throughout his life. When he debuted, he joined the army when Wang Rong conquered Wu. Along the way, the Wu people surrendered in defiance of the wind, but they had never encountered such tenacious resistance.

He thought of his uncle Luo Xian again. After the empress of Shu Shang surrendered to Zhong Ai, Luo Xian, then the governor of Badong, guarded Yong'an. At a time when people were panicking, Soochow took the opportunity to capture cities and territories under the pretext of helping Shu merchants. Luo Xian, the commander-in-chief, with less than 8,000 people, defeated the 60,000 elite soldiers of Soochow in succession. It was at his uncle's house that he personally experienced the six-month-long battle.

With these two battle experiences, Luo Shang always thought that he was also an all-rounder with the ability to bring peace and stability to the country. But he never imagined that a small group of refugees could make him so embarrassed.

"Your Majesty," Jordan hurriedly returned from the front line: "The front is too chaotic. From the subordinates' point of view, it is difficult to perform successfully today. It is better to withdraw the troops from the front and expand while it is still early. Camp. It won't be too late for us to attack again tomorrow." "Yes, Master Shijun." Qin Si returned with Jordan this time, and he looked full of grief and anger. Said: "The trenches of the refugees were dug so cleverly that our ladders could not go up at all. The soldiers were completely passive and had little power to fight back. Withdraw your troops, your Majesty! "

" Alas, if I had known this, I shouldn't have come out to lead the troops in person today. "Why didn't Luo Shang himself know that he couldn't defeat the opponent today no matter what? He had been waiting for someone to come over and warn him so that he could get off the ground.

He first turned around and looked at the expressions of the people around him. Then The eyes looking at him were all full of expectation, as if they were waiting for him to say the word withdraw.

"Then withdraw. "Luo Shang secretly thought in his heart, he paused when he was about to say the word "withdrawal".

He saw the sneer inadvertently revealed from the corner of Jiang Fa's mouth on the far side.

He was actually laughed at by someone from outside the state!

He was actually treated so vulgarly. The Yi people are looking down upon you!

"Bold Qin Si, you actually spoke nonsense to disturb the morale of our army! "When Luo Shang thought of this, his face suddenly became extremely cold, "If you can't take down the refugee camp today, you can come to see me yourself. "

Looking at Jordan and Qin Si's stunned and confused expressions, Luo Shang shouted to Jordan again: "Jordan, beat the drums to cheer up, attack with the whole army, and capture the opponent's camp! "

"What? "On the other side of the camp, when they heard the latest order from Luo Shang delivered by the knights who were rushing over on horseback, Jian Lan and Ru Ban looked at each other, and their first reaction was that they heard it wrong. < /p>

The fighting on their side was far less intense than that on Qin Si's side. The attack here was weak, and the shooting there was sparse. As early as three days ago, when the rain had not stopped, Jian Lan. He and Ruban met a "guest", Yan Shi, in their camp.

Although Yan Shi brought them a large amount of gold baht, they accepted it without shirk. Yan Shi didn't stay long and didn't even mention their attack on the refugees. After a few words, he left without asking them to make any promises, which made Ruban and Jian Lan secretly relieved. After collecting other people's belongings, they naturally slowed down their attack. Ruban, who was observing carefully, first discovered that not only them, but also the troops from Yuejun County in Hanjia County nearby looked weak. It’s small, but the actual effect is very poor.

“Damn it, these guys all took Yan Shi’s money. "Ruban cursed in his heart, but he felt more at ease in his heart.

"That guy Yan Shi is a wonderful man. After the camp is breached, he cannot be killed by the rebels. "Ruban had thought so early in the morning. In his opinion, even if he let the water go, the refugees would never win. By the time Shenshi was about to pass, Ruban had no longer thought about crossing the river in the morning.

But at this moment, Luo Shang suddenly ordered the entire army to attack, which made Ru Ban stunned and confused.

In Ru Ban’s view, no investigation and investigation were done in advance. Luo Shang is prepared. Even if they don't let go, they will definitely not be able to defeat the other side. For now, the wisest thing to do is to set up camp quickly and then plan for the long term. There is nothing to fear in front of them. Once they are completely leveled, the camp will be very easy to attack.

“Old Ru,” Jian Lan also looked puzzled, “What should we do? "

"What should I do? Ruban made a quick calculation in his mind, and then his face changed drastically and he said: "Old Jian, do you think we can capture the other side today?" ”

“Impossible. "Jian Lan has been in the army for a long time and has already seen this clearly. He has already scolded Luo Shang many times in his heart.

"The sky is about to get dark. Ruban whispered to Jian Lan: "But our camp here in Pishui is just that." At night, the weather was still so cold that there was no way to advance and no way to retreat. Lao Jian, what will happen when you say that? "

Hearing this, a thin layer of sweat suddenly appeared on Jian Lan's dark forehead. He opened his mouth for a while and then said two words in fear: "Ying Xiao! ”

Historical records: In November of the fourth year of Yongtai, Luo Shang, the governor of Yizhou, led an army to attack the Pili Shuihui camp, but it was unfavorable. Li Yang saw that Luo Shang’s army camp was not in order, so he led a thousand brave men to make a surprise attack that night , Luoshang's camp collapsed, the dead were not counted, and the Pishui River was blocked. From then on, Yizhou had no choice but to appeal to the court and ask Jingzhou to send troops to Sichuan to suppress the refugees. p>

After the defeat of Luoshang, the people in Yizhou counties were as panicked as if they were facing a powerful enemy. Powerful people from all over the country built forts for defense, lest they hear the news of refugees crossing the river that day. Even during the day, it is strictly closed, and no one is allowed to enter the city, especially some counties near Pishui, such as Pixian County, Niuchang County, Zizhong County, etc.

Winter. In Yizhou, the sunshine is not always so bright. Although the wind is not strong, the weather is getting colder and colder. Apart from people from all over the country working hard to build forts for the local people, there are almost no people in the wild. . Of course, it is not that there are no people.

After the Luoshang army was defeated, the remaining defeated soldiers were scattered everywhere, either in groups of three or five, or in groups of more than a dozen. Most of them were alone.

On this day, a girl riding a maroon horse appeared on the outskirts of Niuchang County. She had a snow-white collar on her collar. She has fox fur and a pair of big eyes with long and curling eyelashes, but the look in these beautiful big eyes is blank.

This girl is none other than Xin from the Zitong Xin family. Wan, her father is Xin Ran, the governor of Guanghan.

Xin Wan ran away from home alone for the first time and tragically lost her way.

She ran away from home.It was to find Jordan. She wanted to find Jordan to tell him some shameful things about his father. Xin Wan accidentally overheard the conversation between his father and his brother a few days ago. Only then did he realize that his father had always been closely related to the refugees. Even the rumors about the refugees wanting to plant well fields were sent by his father. Released. And even before Luo Shang attacked the refugee camp, her father, who was sticking to Deyang Gucheng, secretly sent people to send tens of thousands of feather arrows to Li Yang.

"Wan'er," after Xin Ran heard her exclamation and saw his daughter's frightened face behind the screen, he didn't panic at all. He just said, "It's my lord's business. "Children, don't talk too much. Just know one thing. Being a father is not for me alone, but for the more than 300 people in our Xin family." Later, she always loved her brother. He explained to her: "My father has almost lost the entire Guanghan, and the only chance to save it is that other counties and counties also fall into the hands of the refugees. In this way, if the law does not punish everyone, the court will not kill my father." My father has already had many things in our family moved to Yicheng in Jingzhou. As long as the refugees defeat Luo Shijun, my father will abandon Deyang City and lead everyone away to Yicheng. The governor there is my father's old official. , living in peace is absolutely worry-free."

After Luo Shang's defeat, when the Xin family was busy moving, Xin Wan saw an opportunity and ran out. She couldn't understand what her father and her brother were doing. She wanted to find her brother Deng and tell him these things, telling him that it was Guanghan who sent the military rations to General Yabo. In fact, most of them were given to Li Xiang, not Yabo.

It’s just that she had never traveled far alone, so of course she got lost. She originally planned to go to CD, but she ended up in Niuchang, and she couldn't enter the county gate. She had been pampered since she was a child, and for the first time she knew what it meant to be hungry and cold.

At this moment, she was riding a horse chasing the fat gray hare. She had gone hunting several times with her brothers before, but she, who was always quiet and kind-hearted, usually did not hunt prey. She usually watched her brothers happily hunting there. However, now that she was extremely hungry, she had already put all those unbearable things behind her, and even regretted why she didn't practice archery in the first place. She had shot several arrows in succession, but unfortunately, the hare's movements were too fast. Not only did her arrows miss, they even missed by a long way.

Just as she was chasing more and more desperate, suddenly, a long arrow shot from a distance, knocking over the hare that had almost penetrated into the woods. Then, two men in tattered clothes walked out of the woods. One of them ran happily towards the place where the rabbit was rolling, while the other was holding a bow and arrow and looked at Xin Wan who was stopping his galloping horse.

If it had been before, Xin Wan would have turned around and left without saying a word. But now she has been hungry for almost a day, which makes it almost impossible for her to move. She wanted to speak, but her face turned red as she had never spoken like this before, but she couldn't.Say a word.

"Phew!" The man with two long ears holding the rabbit that was still kicking came back and saw Xin Wan approaching them on horseback, and couldn't help but whistled happily. He looked to be in his twenties, with disheveled hair, dirt on his face and hands, and a few yellow teeth exposed in his wide grin.

"Wow, what a beautiful girl!" After hunting a fat hare, and meeting such a beauty like Xin Wan, the man couldn't help but feel lustful. Several of them were deserters after the defeat that day, and were heading towards their hometowns together. Not to mention today's dilemma, on ordinary days, with his status, how could he meet a beauty from a big family like Xin Wan.

"Brother Shen," the man winked at the man holding a bow and arrow and said, "Look..."

Brother Shen looks very majestic. Shi looked at Xin Wan and her horse with a greedy look in her eyes.

"Which family's eldest daughter is missing?" Brother Shen thought to himself: "With such a chaotic situation, we are responsible for this, and no one will know. Then everyone will leave. On the one hand, this kind of thing will never be found out again."

With his mind made up, Brother Shen said with a warm smile on his face: "Is this lady hungry? Destiny, come and have a meal together. Lao Liu, hurry up and lead the horse for this noble lady." Xin Wan thanked him continuously and followed the two into the woods. A fire had already been lit in the woods, and there were three people on the other side of the fire, holding sticks and sticks in their hands to barbecue. When they saw Xin Wan behind Brother Shen, the three of them were startled, and then they all laughed.