Chapter 19 fourth quarter

On the tenth day of September, at the mouth of Dangyang Valley, in the early morning, a ray of light pierced the darkness in the sky. Liu Wenzhi, the Left Prime Minister of Li Kingdom, was strolling in the camp. Except for the sergeants on duty, most of Liu Wenzhi's 20,000 Red Brigade soldiers were still asleep, and the camp had just started to light a fire for cooking.Liu Wenzhi led a soldier to look around. In the morning, there was silence in the barracks. The veteran was chopping firewood with an iron ax and stuffed the wood chips under the pot.The weather was already very cold, and the pot was extremely warm. Liu Wenzhi stood by the pot to warm his hands, smelling the aroma of meat porridge.

Liu Wenzhi is a civil servant, he understands military formation but cannot fight.However, he was strict in running the army. He got up earlier than the soldiers every day and patrolled the camp, rain or shine.Most of the soldiers from the Li Kingdom came from the Nanman tribe, and they didn't like his behavior at first, but they couldn't help admiring his majesty and diligence.Among the 20,000 red brigades, Liu Wenzhi followed his orders wherever he went. "It's so quiet." Liu Wenzhi sighed softly. "My lord," the soldiers approached, "how long will we stay here?"

"I'm afraid it will take a few more days," Liu Wenzhi shook his head. "Yesterday, there was definite news that Xie Xuan's troops were fighting Bai Yi for the second time at Shangyang Pass. We must stay here, otherwise Huaye's Fenghu Supporting Bai Yi, Xie Xuan has absolutely no chance of winning." "But how do we evacuate? There are enemies on both sides." The guards were also worried. "Although the road is far away, if you want to go home, there is always a way." Liu Wenzhi comforted him with a smile. Another soldier ran over with his saber in hand, and knelt in front of Liu Wenzhi: "My lord, Chunguo Huaye has an envoy!"

"So early?" Liu Wenzhi was surprised, "Then invite him in." Immediately, several of Liu Wenzhi's personal soldiers came, surrounded by a strong man dressed as a Fenghu cavalry, and that Fenghu was holding something wrapped in green cloth in both hands.Fenghu stood in front of Liu Wenzhi, bowed slightly in salute, and held the package up. "What is this?" Liu Wenzhi patted the package.There are often gifts between him and Hua Ye, such things are not uncommon, but it is the first time that the other party's envoy came early in the morning. "It's what our general returned to Prime Minister Liu."

Liu Wenzhi opened the package, and inside were three ancient scrolls.Liu Wenzhi flipped through it, and it happened to be three kinds of "Shaoxi Tongyin", "Hai Cangzhiyilu" and "Xianshan Zhiwen Notes" that he gave to Hua Ye. "I gave these to the general, why did you return them?" Liu Wenzhi shook his head. "The general said that these books are too precious. He only dared to say that he borrowed them for a look, but he dared not say that he possessed them. So no matter what, he owed these books to Prime Minister Liu, and he had to return them." Feng Hu replied politely, "This time Returning the book also explains one thing."

"What's up?" "Please listen, Prime Minister Liu!" Feng Hu gestured behind him, suddenly showing a proud expression. Liu Wenzhi concentrated, and his expression suddenly changed.He heard the sound of thousands of horseshoes hitting the ground, and the sound came like a sea tide, and soon alarmed all the soldiers in the battalion.The bronze bell for early warning in front of the barracks rang, and the sergeants came out of the tent with their weapons in hand. Some of the sergeants on duty at the front line of defense roared loudly, but they couldn't make out what they were shouting.

The ground began to tremble slightly, and the cavalry army would not be more than three miles away from them. "General Hua Ye asked me to tell Liu Xiang that the decisive battle between the two armies will start today, and the sun will rise three poles, so there is no need to meet each other before the battle again!" Feng Hu said solemnly. Liu Wenzhi took a step back in horror, and sighed, "Finally, I still can't hide!" "Liu Xiang should have known that your country set a trap at Shangyang Pass, and the 10,000 red brigades of Xie Xuan's army went back and forth. This is the juncture of the survival of the coalition forces. General Hua Ye asked me to tell Liu Xiang that General Bai will not die. It is the bottom line for him not to fight!" Feng Hu shouted.

"Does it mean that he and I were finally forced to go to the battlefield?" Liu Wenzhi looked up to the sky with a distressed expression, he suddenly laughed a few times, and waved to Feng Hu, "You can go!" "Aren't you going to keep me in trouble?" Feng Hu was proud and fearless. "You are an envoy, and when you leave my barracks, you are the enemy!" Liu Wenzhi's eyes flashed sharply, "You can come here without being afraid of me, why wouldn't I dare to let you go? What's your name? " "Fenghu Cavalry Army, 2nd Brigade and 3rd Battalion, Yuanhe!" Fenghu gave a powerful military salute, and he turned around and ran away.

The entire Red Brigade camp was like a tiger waking up. More and more sergeants lined up wearing red leather armor and holding square-mouthed sabers.Someone led Liu Wenzhi's war horse, and the flag of the Fenghu Cavalry could already be seen, and the dust filled the air, as if it wanted to cover the sky.The front line of defense could not withstand such a sudden attack, and the retreating soldiers had already retreated into the barracks. "Help me on the horse!" Liu Wenzhi yelled. "Liu Xiang! It is not suitable for a decisive battle here! The enemy army is coming too fast, we should retreat and form a formation before fighting!" A soldier pulled his horse to dissuade him.

"Stupid!" Liu Wenzhi turned his head and yelled, "In this situation, Hua Ye is determined to cross the kingdom, and no one can stop him. Can 20,000 red troops stop 25,000 iron cavalry? " The soldiers were stunned. "I'm here to bet on whether Hua Ye dares to make up his mind to cross the kingdom without the emperor's permission. That tiger has already made up his mind, so it's useless to say anything!" Liu Wenzhi shouted, "The first brigade Attack with me! The rest of the people retreat, if they can get rid of Hua Ye's pursuit, dismiss everyone, throw away their weapons and armor, and retreat from the mountain road to Liguo! You can also walk back with your feet, and you don't have to die in this kind of place!"

"Help me to my horse!" he ordered again. "I may be old! But it's still useful!" He was pushed onto the horse and sat in the saddle. He was able to see clearly the approaching cavalry. Their forged steel armor and waistcoat reflected the morning sun and melted into a grim iron gray.The young man in the lead was naked from the upper body, wielding a thick broad-bladed giant knife, chasing and killing the retreating red brigade infantry.His young face was contorted with murderousness, and no one could stop his charge. "It's the most expensive army in Donglu," Liu Wenzhi sighed, "If we had armor and horses like this in Liguo, we wouldn't have to waste the blood of so many children. We would have already been the masters of Donglu!" The young men headed by Fenghu Cavalry saw the old man from a distance, and also saw the battle flag raised behind him.He put the giant knife on the saddle, pulled out a big bow, and shot an arrow.His bow is also huge, the arrows are a foot longer than ordinary feathered arrows, and the arrowheads are wider than ordinary iron swords.When Liu Wenzhi heard the howling of the arrow, his chest had already been pierced. He dismounted his steed.When he was caught by the soldiers, he grabbed the arms of the soldiers with the last strength: "Pass my order! The first brigade is the rear, and the rest, go back to the country! The prince is still waiting for us in the country!" "Even without those expensive armaments, we will still be the roost in Donglu!" After he said this, the light in his eyes faded, and he slowly let go of the soldier's arm. Left Prime Minister Liu Wenzhi died in the battle at Gukou of Dangyang. At this time, it has been fourteen years since Li Tong's death.These two old ministers both chose the seventeenth son Ying Wuyi in the struggle to leave the country and seize the heir, and in the end they both used their lives to pave the way for the overlord.Just as their political opponents once cursed, they will surely end badly because of their support for Ying Wuyi. But until the last moment of the two of them, there was no trace of regret.