However, when Wu Xiang saw a burden of land being placed in front of him, the excitement just now was much less. There is no other reason, if you want to say that he fought with Jianyu before, he is really not good. But he was born as a businessman, and his eyes were very poisonous, just by sweeping those heads, he could see that many of the heads were old and weak, and even many women.

Or maybe he saw what he was thinking, and a general on the side hurriedly explained: "Sir, that thief was originally an arrogant rebellion of the people, and these leaders seem to have a problem, but they are indeed thieves." ”

"Yes, yes, Lord Mingjian!" The other generals followed suit, saying that these were 100% of the thieves' heads, and they would never kill the good and take the plunge.

“……”

Wu Xiang would be moved by them so easily, but he also admitted that these subordinates also made sense, even if the imperial court wanted to investigate, they could still use these reasons to reply.

But he is also an ambitious person, although he said that he was promoted to marquis too quickly or something, but in fact, he wanted the marquis very much in his heart. After thinking about it for a moment, he asked his generals, "Why are there so few heads of thieves in the prime of life?" ”

"Sir, those thieves in the prime of life are very cunning, they run away at the slightest disturbance, and they run faster than these old and weak, so they kill a little less." One of the generals immediately explained.

"That's right, sir, you don't know, as soon as those thieves saw the banner of our Datong cavalry, they immediately turned their horses around and ran, and it was not easy to catch up!"

“……”

Wu Xiang listened to the thieves' combat power turned out to be so weak, and after looking at those heads again, he looked at those generals and said: "The imperial court is rewarding meritorious deeds, and it must be the head of the thief in the prime of life. ”

"Don't worry, sir, our army has been chasing and beating the thieves, and they can't escape there!"

"Yes, sir, those thieves have nowhere to escape, and there are only two roads to the east and west after passing through Dai County. But there is the White Pole Army in the east and the Yansui Army in the west, and they have nowhere to escape! ”

“……”

While listening to their words, Wu Xiang pondered in his heart, and suddenly made a decision: "In this case, our army must arrive in Dai County before the Baizhu Army and the Yansui Army, so that even if the first rank is insufficient, it will be a great achievement." ”

"Lord Yingming, we have been chasing the thieves, all the way to Dai County, there should be a thief army, when the time comes, see if they are fast on two feet, or our four feet are fast!"

"Yes, we have nearly two thousand cavalry, more than enough to deal with the thieves. Sir, as long as you give an order, the last general will definitely take the lead, and the thieves will show you seven in and seven out! ”

“……”

Wu Xiang was very satisfied with what he heard, just the combat power of these thieves was really not enough to stuff his teeth. He even thought that when Changshan Zhao Zilong was majestic on Changban Slope, if he reappeared on the Datong cavalry led by himself, and then let the literati polish and polish, would the emperor reward himself for this?

Thinking so, he immediately ordered: "This official personally leads the cavalry army to pursue the thieves, and does not give the thieves a chance to breathe, until the siege of Daixian is lifted." The infantry army followed closely behind, sweeping away the thieves who slipped through the net, and there must be no mistakes! ”

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

“……”

The commander was very sure, and the morale of the army he led was very high, and he gave an order and responded loudly, and then the cavalry screamed and galloped away.

Along the way, as before, the thieves fled when they heard the news, and often as soon as the cavalry appeared, the thieves drove their horses away in a panic. Under the guidance of the "Wu" banner, the Datong cavalry passed like a whirlwind, chasing the back of the thieves.

The cavalry of the thieves fled back and forth along the official road, and those infantry drilled into the mountains and forests on both sides.

After chasing for an hour, Wu Xiang couldn't run anymore, so he led a thousand cavalry to rest, but the other 1,000 or so cavalry who were selected to still have strength continued to pursue the back of the thief who fled within the field of vision. They believe that the thieves are running away.

Wu Xiang sighed to the generals around him while resting: "This official is also convinced, how can these thieves run away like this!" ”

"Sir, you said that if they don't run faster, they will be ghosts under the knife, can you not be fast, right?"

"Sir, the last general has already seen that they are already at the end of the crossbow, and it is estimated that they will be able to catch up with most of the thief cavalry before dark!"

"Yes, sir, their war horses have lost weight so badly that they are about to catch up!"

“……”

Wu Xiang was happy to hear this, but there were also a few more cautious generals who reminded: "Sir, those thieves have gone into the mountains, if they turn around and go down the mountain again and block our back road, then we will separate our cavalry, will this force be less?" ”

As soon as these words came out, before Wu Xiang could speak, a general retorted: "Those thieves still want to block the way?" Ben would like him to come down and block the way, and only need a charge from the cavalry to clean them up! ”

"Yes, it's just these thieves, you think it's Jianjiao! Ten of them dare not come down the mountain, believe it or not? ”

"These thieves, in fact, are just disaster victims in the final analysis, at most they can add some border deserters, how many skills can they have?"

“……”

There was no need for Wu Xiang to say more, the cautious general consciously retracted his words and laughed. For those of them who were transferred from Guanning, it was really not too easy to fight these thieves. Everyone, from the lord to the soldiers, was full of confidence.

Wu Xiang looked at the sky, gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "Chase after the official, catch up with those thieves before nightfall, and the official will give you credit!" ”

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

“……”

In the evening, the cavalry led by Wu Xiang converged and finally caught up with the thief cavalry. Or in other words, the thief cavalry stopped running, and began to line up in front of the official road to meet them.

As soon as the two sides stopped and looked at each other, Wu Xiang found that the rogue troops on the opposite side were a bit too many, and the cavalry army alone was about three times that of its own, and there were also many infantry troops gathering, and the number was estimated to be about four or five thousand. However, the strength of his side is only 2,000 cavalry, and the difference in strength is a bit big.

"Sir, don't look at the number of thieves, wait for the last general to rush in, and it won't take a stick of incense to kill them!"

"Yes, we've been chasing him for so long, just to wait for this time to kill him without leaving a piece of armor. Sir, you see, the last general will lead the army to rush at him! ”

“……”

The generals asked for battle one after another, which restored Wu Xiang's confidence a lot. After a while, a Datong cavalry army of more than 500 people left the battle and began to attack.

Wu Xiang saw that the infantry army on the thief's side had not yet been prepared, and there was a cavalry army of about 2,000 people, under several banners, who also left the battle to meet the battle. The difference in numbers was a bit large, and he couldn't help but get nervous again.