Chapter 0050: Pursuers Are Coming
On the official road, Xie Yingdeng and the others talked and laughed all the way. After all, they had killed Cheng Hao and avenged their brother. Xie Yingdeng and the others were very happy. He looked into the distance and his expression suddenly changed.
"Stop." Xie Yingdeng immediately stopped everyone, looking at the black smoke rising into the sky in the distance. He could faintly see a black line coming slowly. He said to everyone around him, "Let's go. A large group of people is coming."
"Could it be that Li Yu is preparing to attack us?" someone said with some concern.
"No, if Li Yu wanted to attack me, he would have done it long ago. These are the imperial court's troops, probably to deal with Li Yu. Tsk tsk, the Qihuo Army just occupied the route, and in the blink of an eye, the imperial court's troops came to kill us." Xie Yingdeng thought for a while and said, "Let's go, send someone to tell Li Yu that the enemy is here."
"Brother Xie, it's probably too late now. There are still some war horses among the enemy, and their speed is much faster than ours." A young and strong man beside him shook his head and said, "There are probably tens of thousands of them. The Qihuo Army will definitely be defeated. Brother Xie, let's go! Let's go back!"
"Li Yu helped us get revenge, we should be grateful. If it weren't for Li Yu, we don't know how long we would have to wait to enter Lu County. As chivalrous men, how can we be disloyal people?" Xie Yingdeng thought for a while, and suddenly said: "I am going to help him. If you go back, I, Xie Yingdeng, will not blame you."
"Thank you, brother. Since Li Yu has done us a favor, we should repay him." Xiao Hu couldn't help but said, "Let's go together. At least we can kill a few people."
"However, although we want to help him, we cannot sacrifice our brothers. We have to think of a way." Xie Yingdeng thought for a while and said, "Let's go to Lu County first."
Li Yu was ready to lead his army out of Lu County. In Lu County, hundreds of people joined Li Yu's team, and even some civilians followed the Beggar Army, making the size of the Beggar Army larger again.
Fan Jin was also riding on a warhorse, with a carriage beside him and his family in the carriage. On the other side, Ding Meng was serving his mother, following closely behind.
"Mr. Fan, the general really values you!" Cen Wenben said with a smile, "Even the young ladies in the army ride war horses, and only Lord Fan can ride in a carriage."
"Humph, Mr. Cen, you are also a scholar, why did you help Li Yu rebel against the court?" Fan Jin couldn't help but scolded: "Do you deserve the court's cultivation of you?"
"Mr. Fan, since you have joined the general, forget about the court!" Cen Wenben looked at Lu County behind him, shook his head and said, "Now the people in the city are spreading the reputation of the general and Mr. Fan for their kindness, isn't that great?"
"Humph!" Fan Jin's face darkened and he snorted coldly. Li Yu's move had cut him off from the imperial court, and there was no chance for him to return. It was impossible to say that he didn't hate Li Yu in his heart.
"Gee, gee!" Suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves in the distance, and Cen Wenben's face suddenly became a little unhappy. This was the scout sent by Li Yu. Logically, it should take a cup of tea for him to come back and report the news. He suddenly appeared at this time, obviously something big happened.
"Gentlemen, the general invites you two to come forward." Soon, Pang Jue came riding a horse and said loudly.
Cen Wenben did not dare to delay and followed closely behind. Fan Jin struggled for a while, which finally turned into a long sigh, and he could only follow closely behind.
Halfway up the mountain, Li Yu had a gloomy look on his face. In front of him was a model made of mud. Fan Jin glanced at it, was stunned, and exclaimed: "Lu County map?"
"This is just a map of the surrounding area within a few miles." Li Yu shook his head and said, "Mr. Cen, Master Yin Shi is leading an army of 30,000 people, just ten miles ahead of us, and will soon attack us."
"So fast? Didn't he say he was still a day's journey away from us? Did he have to travel overnight?" Cen Wenben exclaimed.
"I'm afraid he traveled overnight. Tsk tsk, I didn't expect it! Master Yin Shi actually values me, Li Yu, so much that he traveled overnight and now finally came to kill me." Li Yu looked at the map in front of him and said, "Sir, I'm afraid it's impossible for us to escape this time. We can only fight head-on. I wonder how many troops we will lose in this battle?"
"The enemy has come from afar and marched all night, so they must be physically and mentally exhausted. Although we don't have many troops, they are far more elite than theirs. If we keep fighting, we may be able to defeat them." Cen Wenben's face was solemn. Since they couldn't escape, they could only fight on.
"Order the young and strong to form a circle, with the cavalry in the middle and the baggage in the front to defend against the enemy's arrows." Li Yu looked at the situation around him. The place was small and there were two small hills around. He pointed to the two hills and said, "The old and weak hide behind the hills, and the archers ambush on the two hills to prevent the enemy from attacking us from the hills." Li Yu said, "Sir, you are right. The enemy has come from afar and is exhausted. It will probably take a lot of time to defeat us. The longer it takes, the greater the possibility of our victory."
"At this time, if an army can appear behind the enemy, even if there are only a few hundred people, it can change the situation on the battlefield." Cen Wenben sighed and watched Li Yu mobilize his troops, and sighed slightly.
"Life and death are all up to fate." Fan Jin was very depressed. If he had known that Yin Shishi's army would arrive so soon, he would not have left Lu County even if he was killed. In this way, even if he was killed, he could still gain a good reputation. What was hateful was Cheng Hao. If it weren't for him, Lu County would still be in his hands at this time. But it was too late to say these things now. In front of Yin Shishi, those who joined Li Yu's army were all rebels, and so was he.
Soon, more than 20,000 people formed a scale . On the official road, the baggage vehicles blocked the front, followed by the shieldmen and long swordmen, and the cavalry in the back. On the two hills, in addition to the archers, there were also some old and weak people. These old and weak people were holding long bamboos in their hands. The bamboos were sharpened in front and densely packed, which looked daunting.
"Can we stop the imperial court's brave army with just those bamboos?" Fan Jin looked at the bamboos in the hands of the people. They looked densely packed, but they were not weapons after all. He felt a little hesitant.
"I don't know either, but this is the only way." Cen Wenben looked at Li Yu in front of him, holding the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Sword, riding a Qianli Huanghua horse, and looking very powerful. He smiled and said, "Brother Fan, how about we make a bet ? If the general can defeat Yin Shishi today, brother Fan will stay and serve the general. If he fails, I will make the decision and brother Fan can leave now. How about it?"
Fan Jin was stunned at first, then he was moved, but soon he shook his head and said, "After what the general and Mr. Cen did, I can't go back. I hope the general can defeat Yin Shishi! He is a powerful general in the court!"
"Remember, listen to the general's orders. When the general shouts 'stab', stab out the long bamboo in your hands. Everyone should move in unison." Pang Jue rode on his warhorse and shouted loudly in front of the people: "Although the enemy has iron weapons in their hands, they are rushing upwards. The length of the weapons is not as good as ours. They did not hit us, but we have already stabbed them to death. This is our advantage."
