All the orders were finished, the Yang brothers and Zhou Lan stayed, and the rest left one after another, while Cao Hu walked at the end, walking slowly, and occasionally looking back secretly, wanting to see if Li Rui would call him and change his mind to let him stay in the camp...

After watching him leave, Li Rui sighed: "This guy is stronger than a brown bear, but he has the courage like a mouse. It's such a pity!"

Zhou Lan heard this and said, "Mr. Qu, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

Li Rui said: "You said."

Zhou Lan said: "Chief Cao Tun was famous for his bravery before joining the army. Once, his mother was caught by a bandit and ransomed. He rushed into the nest of a group of bandits with a knife and shield in his hand. He fought and killed more than 20 thieves in succession. Finally, he rushed out with my mother on his back. None of the more than 300 thieves dared to pursue... He is not a coward!"

Li Rui exclaimed: "Damn, this big man is so brave?"

Yang Zhi nodded and said, "Captain Cao Tun is indeed brave. A few months ago, our army marched in the mountains. A tiger suddenly rushed out and rushed towards Yang Ziwei. At that time, everyone was so scared that they fled in all directions. Only he stood up and threw a spear at the tiger. He nailed the tiger to the ground with just one blow, saving Yang Ziwei's life. This courage and skill are rare."

Li Rui wondered: "He has the courage to fight a tiger alone, why did he escape in the face of battle every battle?"

Zhou Lan sighed: "Qu Hou has heard that Guan Zhong would escape in the battle every battle before he became rich, and he was ridiculed as a coward?"

Li Rui said: "That's because Guan Zhong lost his father since childhood and relied on me for his life. If he died, I wouldn't have to rely on me..."

Zhou Lan said: "The same is true for the head of Cao Youtun. He lost his father since childhood and had no brothers and sisters. He was the only one who depended on me for his life. When he was enlisted in the army, my mother was blind. If he died, my mother would have to starve to death. It was not that he did not have the courage to fight with the Hu people, but that he did not dare to take risks with his and my mother's lives."

Li Rui was silent for a long time before whispering: "So that's what... it's so pitiful."

I don’t know if it’s said Cao Hu is pitiful or his mother is pitiful.

However, while sympathizing, he also included Cao Hu on the list of people who can escape together. If Zhou Lan and the Yang brothers did not lie, then Cao Hu is a real tiger, and his martial arts value is quite high. With such a fierce man running away with him, his safety factor has been greatly improved!

Of course, he only dared to hide these thoughts in his heart and did not dare to reveal anything to the outside world. Beigong Jing was very strict in governing the army. As Quhou, he would take the lead in escaping, even if there were deserters under his command, he would be punished. Didn’t he see Pei Wei sending someone to scold him because of more than 20 deserters under his command? He took the lead in escaping? Even if he couldn’t save his head.

Be low-key, be sure to be low-key!

When everything was arranged, it was already late at night. Li Rui was so sleepy that he asked everyone to go to rest quickly. He yawned all the way and lie down to sleep in his doghouse...

Leading troops is really hard, it is even more tiring than when training in the national team during the assault training. This job is not suitable for him. He must find a chance to escape, otherwise he will be exhausted sooner or later.

Just when I dreamed that I took my younger brother No. 20 to 30 to successfully escape from the hellish Central Plains, ran to the rarely visited mountains and forests, built a big house and reclaimed the fields, and lived a leisurely life, Yang Yong knocked on the door and woke him up... The third day has arrived.

He was filled with deep resentment, and he got up slowly like a slow motion shot, put on his clothes, and slowly brought his weapons with him, and walked out.

In the camp, more than 150 soldiers from three teams of three teams were awakened, and they were neatly dressed and started to receive meals. The chefs had not rested. After preparing two days of rations for the entire army, they had to continue working overtime to prepare war meals for the 150 people. They roasted three unleavened cakes for each soldier, killed a sick donkey, and cooked two large pots of meat soup. Each of the 150 soldiers filled a bag of meat soup with a slim water bag, and received a piece of mutton and chopped it into a cake. This was breakfast.

This meal was pretty good.

There was no time for them to eat slowly. After learning that each department had prepared enough food for two days, Beigong Jing changed the operation time and got up at the third update. The army of the fourth update was dispatched. In other words, when they finished their meal, they received the battle meal. The time for departure was up. Let's eat breakfast while walking.

A group of troops walked out of the camp silently, and the back team followed the front team along the mountain road towards the front.

Li Rui's troops were in the central army. In front of him, thousands of cavalry led their horses and moved forward carefully. The imaginary scene of cavalry marching in a mighty manner did not appear. Apart from a few scouts and commanders, there were basically no horses. After inquiring, they found out that in order to save horsepower, Liangzhou cavalry basically led horses when marching. Unless the situation was very urgent, they were not allowed to ride horses. Not only were they not allowed to ride horses, they could not even put their weapons and armor on the back of the horse and carried them on their backs. They had to carry them on their own. Those who dared to let the war horses carry weapons and armor were considered light and would even lose their heads when they encountered a strict general.

Good, this military discipline is too strict and too unkind. He is indeed not a soldier!

However, those cavalry were quite happy. They were equipped with carriages, and heavy armor could be placed on the carriages and led the horse forward lightly. The infantry would not have such a good life. The armor had to be rolled up and put it in a bag and carried it on his back. Of course, if any hero thought he could walk dozens of miles in one breath with iron armor weighing more than 20 kilograms, Beigong Jing would not have any objection.

There was moonlight tonight, and the visibility was quite good, which provided convenience for the Liangzhou army's movement. Everyone was moving very fast. However, as they walked, Li Rui found something was wrong: if he remembered correctly, Xionger Mountain Camp was only twenty miles away from Yiyang, and there was only a Phoenix Mountain between them. It can be said that after going down the mountain, you can run into the camp of the Hu people. However, they walked and walked, from the rugged mountain road to the hills, and from the hills to the plains, but they still didn't see the shadow of the Hu people!

Damn, where is Beigong Jing taking them?

At this time, it was already dawn. Beigong Jing ordered the army to hide in the forest and start wearing armor. While everyone was busy wearing armor, Li Rui quietly came to the edge of the forest and looked into the distance. He saw a large frozen river like a gray line, winding on the plain, and a few miles away, a camp stood in front of them!

He ran to Beigong Jing curiously: "Major General, where is this?"

Beigong Jing said: "New City."

Li Rui frowned and took a lot of brain cells before he remembered that Yichuan County's predecessor was called Xincheng. He became more and more puzzled: "Aren't we going to attack Yiyang? Why did we come to Xincheng?"

Zhang Xiong explained for Beigong Jing: "The new city was also occupied by the Hu people a few days ago. The Hu people used this as a base to build camps and dig trenches to cut off the ties between our army and Luojing. Therefore, our army must first annihilate the Hu army occupying the new city, recover the new city, open up the connection with Luojing, and then detour to Luoshui, bypass the Fenghuang Mountain camp, and recover Yiyang."

Li Rui suddenly realized: If Yiyang is the western gate of Luoyang, then Fenghuang Mountain is the western gate of Yiyang, which must be ensured. If the Hu people want to control Yiyang, they naturally have to station heavy troops in Fenghuang Mountain. Otherwise, if Liangzhou army captures Fenghuang Mountain, they will not be able to stay safe in Yiyang. Similarly, as long as the Fenghuang Mountain camp is not lost, even if the Jin army regains Yiyang, they will not be able to stay safe.

However, the Fenghuang Mountain Camp can be used to go around. For example, if you go around Yihe, there will be no dangerous passes after passing Yichuan. The army can unfold calmly, launch an attack on Yiyang, take down Yiyang and then deal with the enemy in the Fenghuang Mountain Camp. If the enemy on the Fenghuang Mountain Camp goes down the mountain to fight the Jin army, the Jin army will probably be very happy: it is much easier to defeat the Hu people in the field than to capture those strong camps and drive them down from the steep Phoenix Mountain!

This is indeed a very clever strategy, but it is obvious that it is also in the meaning of the Hu people. After taking Yiyang, the Hu people used their powerful forces to restrain the Liangzhou army from letting them move, and at the same time they divided thousands of people to attack Xincheng. After taking it down, they dug trenches and guarded against the Liangzhou army in Xiongershan Camp.

In other words, even if the court does not send people to urge him, Beigong Jing will have to take action. Otherwise, when the Hu people’s new city defense line is completed, the connection between the Liangzhou army and Luoyang will be completely cut off, and the Liangzhou army will be trapped and killed in Xionger Mountain!

At this time, the army had already finished wearing armor. A personal soldier brought two tall and majestic war horses and carefully wrapped the horses with a felt blanket. Beigong Jing held the helmet and said to Li Rui with a smile: "Li Quhou's riding skills are superb and his archery skills are extraordinary. Today is the time for you to show off your skills. Don't let me down."

Li Rui laughed dryly and said, "My Major General is valued by him, and he should fight bravely to fight the enemy to repay the Major General's kindness for his goodwill!"

Beigong Jing was very satisfied: "Then I will wait and see." He put on his helmet, turned over the horse, took the horse spear from his personal soldiers and pointed in front. A thousand Liangzhou cavalry all turned over the horses and walked forward in an orderly line. When they moved, it seemed like an iron wall was moving!

The trumpeter blew the trumpet, and the Liangzhou infantry formed square formations in units of bells, holding spears and long swords on their waists. They followed the cavalry silently in the sound of the trumpet. For a moment, the spears were like forests, covering the earth. The murderous aura made the sky light that had just penetrated the dark clouds and sprinkled on the earth darkened.

Li Rui felt a cool air surge from the bottom of his feet and his hair stood up from his body. My goodness, this queue is probably comparable to the infantry formation during the National Day parade of the People's Liberation Army? The college students who had participated in a month of military training could use their strict queue to defeat most of the troops in the cold weapon era? In this queue, the momentum of killing gods and killing gods and destroying Buddhas, it's almost the same for you to let college students die!
Chapter completed!