If the army is in a hurry to pursue the pursuit, there is no need to bring cumbersome miscellaneous soldiers. Anyway, they are a little tired after walking for thirty miles. www.geiliwx.com So Wu Xian asked Ran Qiu to stay, and led the crowd to help the villagers clear the messy battlefield outside the city.

He led his troops to the west, and after walking for another two or three miles, he encountered a few light knights sent by Yu Xi to report the enemy's situation.

It is convenient to have cavalry. Every time in the past, the eyes, ears, legs and feet of the military soldiers can be twice as long as the enemy's. Wu Xie called them forward and asked, "Is there any trace of the thief?"

"I see, my department has chased this far, and I saw the troops behind the pirate hall. The soldier Yu ordered me to wait for me to come back to show the way to Si Kou. He brought forty or fifty cavalry to catch up."

"Where are the thieves going?"

These soldiers pointed to the southwest: "The troops behind the Bandit Hall are fleeing all the way to the southwest!"

The soldiers gasped for breath, and walked more than ten miles to the southwest. Along the way, they were in the fields, and occasionally they saw the corpses of robbers who died tragically on the roadside. Occasionally there is a dead horse shot by an arrow, and even a light knight who is injured and fallen from the horse. They squat next to the abandoned cargo cart, or the money, silk and corn that have leaked all over the place, hugging each other beside the huddled captive women. wait.

This should be the result of Yu Xi's pursuit. Although the robbers were lucky enough to pass by the main force of the military pawns, they also walked hastily, and they kept abandoning their spoils along the way. Perhaps it was also Robber Zhi's plan to slow down the pursuit of the soldiers. Unexpectedly, because of the extremely strict discipline and good treatment of the soldiers under Zhao Wuxi, no one dared to bow their heads to pick them up.

At this time, Zhao Wuxi and others could also hear the sound of water rushing, and the voices were full of people.

When I got closer, I saw that the water was like a boiling pot, crowded with hundreds of bandits who were crossing the river. Yu Xi's cavalry soldiers were stationed on the bank of the horse river, shooting arrows into the water continuously. The river water was gradually dyed red.

The water is about ten feet wide, and the river is neither fast nor deep, and people and horses can cross it on foot. Kill the two or three hundred robbers and injure the prisoners.

Zhao Wuxi put away his bow and said to Yu Xi, who came to report on the horse, "How many thieves are there in the back of the palace?"

Yu Xi's face was full of excitement. This style of chasing the north and chasing the north was his favorite and the easiest.

"The minister came late, and I didn't see the gang of thieves who left first. I also couldn't bite the two or three thousand thieves in the back of the palace, and only grabbed the tail."

It's true that Yu Xi's half-soldier's light cavalry is fast, but he can't hold back all the 2,000 pirates, so he can't blame him.

"Do you know who is headed?"

"The robbers have always cut wood into flags, and there is no special sign, but the ministers saw from a distance that there was a big flag among those robbers. It was probably the leader of the group of robbers, and perhaps the place where the robbers were!"

Zhao Wuxi was already extremely vigilant against Robber Zhi, but if the person behind the palace was really Robber Zhi. The emphasis on him has to be raised to a higher level. As the commander-in-chief, but taking the initiative to lead the troops to cut off, even if the move is to stabilize the position of commander in the group of thieves, this determination and courage are also very rare. With such an act of loyalty, it is no wonder that he can unify the loose group of thieves, and his forces are chasing Xue, Teng, Tan and other small Sishang princes.

Therefore, this small battle is just the beginning of today's pursuit of bandits!

Zhao Wuxi asked Yu Xi to lead the knights on the flank first, sweeping the surrounding area for several miles, guarding against the ambush of the thieves. He turned around and encouraged everyone to say: "Two or three sons are encouraged! The pirates are ahead, and the merits and fame are today!"

The soldiers stopped to take a breath. He regained his spirits again, if he had replaced the ordinary soldiers, he would have already sat on the ground in a mess.

Zhao Wuxie was in charge of the army, and not only had the strict punishment laws adapted from "Fourteen Kills and Fifty-Four Kills". There is also a set of standardized merit reward system. Every time the rank and honor are listed in public, a brass "medal" will be issued. In addition to financial rewards, those who have made meritorious deeds can also get extremely high honors, making others envious. .

And Wu Xie also said after the battle of Zhongdu. The weavers of the artisan workshop in Linqiu City are rushing to make flags embroidered with special emblems, called "eagle flags", which will be distributed to brigades and soldiers who have made meritorious deeds in the future to show their merits. Hold it forever!

Soldiers who had already "rejoiced when they heard the battle" were drooling at the thought of this thing, and the soldiers who gradually gained a collective consciousness were as eager for it as they were rewarded with money, silk, Tianmu, and servants and concubines.

The military **** was a little tired, but Zhao Wuxi guessed that the robbers failed to attack last night, and they started to flee without sleeping, so they must be more tired!

They walked another seven or eight miles to the west, and the speed of the two sides kept getting closer, more and more baggage was abandoned on the ground, and the messy footprints became clearer and clearer.

Until the end, the dense figures of the pirates suddenly appeared in the eyes of everyone, and there were at least a thousand people at a glance!

After catching up, it was almost evening. After a day's pursuit, after walking fifty or sixty miles, the band of bandits was in front!

They huddled in front of them and did not leave. They also built several temporary positions. There were countless simple boats by the lake, which were constantly transporting people. What are they doing?

"No, the thief is going to escape by boat!"

…

When he saw the water curtain in front of him, Zhao Wuxi secretly thought that something was wrong, and he knew what Robber Zhi's plan was.

A thousand years ago, when the climate was warm and elephants and rhinos were still able to run south of the Yellow River during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, Dayeze was abundant in water. It was right next to the city of Kan, and the place where Zhao Wuxi was standing was also a lake.

It was not until the cold period of the small glacier in the Yin, Zhou and Yi dynasties that the lake water subsided and the land was exposed to the ground, but there were still a lot of water in the low-lying areas. The South Lake in front of you is one of them. Two miles wide.

Rogue Zhi has been rampant in Onozawa for several years, and this big lake is naturally completely under his control. When he comes to attack Kan City, he is also ready to retreat and collects countless ships. If the pirates rely on their water skills to drive a boat into the lake to the other side, it would be too late for Zhao Wuxi to take a detour and pursue him, so he can only sigh in admiration.

From the current point of view, the group of thieves are probably boarding the boat by the lake, and what the thieves are fighting is indeed the idea of ​​​​running, not an ambush.

So Wu Xie raised the small flag in his hand high.

"Stop!

The officers still carried out the order and passed it on to their respective soldiers.

Slap! Together with the 1,500 military pawns and Linqiu Qi pawns, who were evenly in force, they began to step forward.

The group of thieves on the opposite side also noticed that the chasing troops had arrived.

They were probably the elites of Robber Zhi's subordinates, but they didn't panic, "Let the general go first!" Zhao Wuxi seemed to hear a thousand people shouting this sentence in unison.

After some people pushed a big flag tattooed with black snakes onto a long boat, they gave up boarding the boat. At the call of some small leaders, they hid behind a small dirt barrier and turned their heads to take the simple boat. The weapon was aimed at the pawns who had completed their formation in half a quarter.

Zhao Wuxi gave a cold order: "Drum!"

The big drum on the chariot is naturally not brought. But each **** had a drummer with a skinned wooden waist drum, and they began to beat hard in rhythm of their heartbeats.

Zhao Wuxi commanded with flags in both hands, his eyes fixed on the group of thieves on the opposite side. Start waving left and right.

The distance is only one mile, so there is no need to let the crossbowmen who have not yet arrived to advance slowly, just a quick strike, and the enemy can be driven down the lake just like the battle under the thorns by the Yellow River!

In the sound of thunderous drums. The spear throwers were at the forefront in loose columns. After them, the spearmen began to line up, lay down the chief spear, and marched with death's stride. The sword and shield players made up for their gaps, staring at the weak part of the opposing formation.

When the front soldiers and soldiers trotted over, on the right, Yu Xi took all the light knights out of Zhao Wuxi's formation and attacked them from the west. They galloped horses and held spears, or opened bows and arrows, galloping. Cooperate with the armored soldiers to break the fortress.

The sound of shouting and killing by the river and the sound of weapons colliding cut through the winter evening. The soldiers fought bravely to take the lead, passing through the place, rushing to defeat the enemy.

But from the time they left the camp to the present, they had run for nearly sixty miles in one day, and their offensive was unavoidable when they were exhausted. Most of these robbers were desperadoes. In order to protect the "general" from fleeing, they desperately resisted, so the military soldiers also died and injured nearly 100.

It was not until it was almost dark that the group of more than 500 thieves who were bitten were annihilated and captured. On the contrary, nearly half of the people knew that they were invincible, and saw the black flag with the flag of the serpent erected. Taking the long boat of an important person named "General", he gradually drove to the center of the lake, and simply turned around and entered the middle of the lake to escape.

Wu Xie only had time to let the crossbowmen shoot more than a hundred dead, but all the others escaped.

The beginning and process of this battle were good, but the result made Zhao Wuxi and his subordinates a little stunned. The pirates are as nimble as fish in the lake, and it seems that all of them are familiar with water. Let the soldiers who are not very good at water can only look at the water and envy the fish.

After the battle, he pointed to the other side and said to the officers, "Did you see that thief flag?"

The sky was getting dark, and the black serpent flag had already crossed to the other side. Among the thousands of thieves, they were fluttering in the night wind. That was the thief Zhi, the "general" of the group of thieves.

He did not rush to leave, but ordered dozens of canoes in the lake to turn around in unison to meet the hundreds of robbers who escaped by swimming. After everything was over, he burned all the boats and stood on the carriage and raised them towards Zhao Wuxi. After the demonstration with weapons, they continued to go west without hesitation.

Zhao Wuxi watched them go away, and watched the flag that was suspected of being a robber fading away, knowing that this pursuit could only end there.

It was too late for them to take a detour and chase. After a dozen miles to the west, they entered the vast Onozawa. It was another world, a world of pirates, and the military soldiers would completely lose the right time and place.

Zhao Wuxi made up his mind: "If you want to deal with the thieves of the robbers and the Onoze group in the future, or even develop the Onoze, Pushui, and Jishui river channels, people who are skilled in water and swampy terrain are indispensable..."

In the past few months, Zhao Wuxi has made a lot of credit for Lu Guoli, and he is definitely worthy of his duty.

Bringing Zhen and Linqiu to take refuge, made Lu Guo a rare expansion of soil, which was the first merit!

Together with the Meng Clan, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com rescued Ji Sunsi, and expelled Yanghu in the battle of Lucheng, this is the second achievement!

Chasing Yanghu, saving the Marquis of Lu, and winning the bow of the most important treasure of the state of Lu and the jade of Dadong is the third merit!

Although this battle was not a complete victory, it still solved the siege of Zhongdu and Kancheng, and ensured that the signboard of the "Zongmiao Sheji" in the State of Lu was not smashed by thieves. Meng's request is for the fourth merit!

After the Four Achievements, Zhao Wuxi can be compared with Ji You who saved the state of Lu. He is no longer satisfied with only the fief of Sanyi. Even if the Robber Zhi escaped, maybe he could just like to deliberately release the Yanghu and return to the irrigation, come out and raise the bandits with self-respect? (To be continued.)

PS: Thanks to the book friends Dozing Otter, Jiutian Yanyu, Xianyu Yuyuan, Xiaoqi Civilization Miracle, Wuchen & Young Master Xiaobai for the reward! Thank you for your monthly pass!

Ask for collection, ask for recommendation, ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass! WWW.GEILIWX.COM happy reading every day