【Chapter 373】Boy, count yourself as interesting!
"It was him! It's an old friend again! Xu Xingxia sneered slightly. 【Reading.com】
This time, the troops dispatched by Ningxia Town are really quite numerous. In addition to the nearby guards, a lot of soldiers were also dispatched. With so many armies mixed together, of course, a relatively senior commander is needed to coordinate and command in a unified manner. And Lu Yide, who is a general, is obviously qualified to take on this position. The 5,000 soldiers he commanded were still quite dazzling in Ningxia Town. This encirclement and suppression was carried out with Lu Yide as the supreme commander.
The grievances between Xu Xingxia and Lu Yide are also indescribable! Between the guards and the soldiers, there was no deal with each other. If you add personal grievances, it's even more complicated. When he was in Weizhen Fort, he smashed Lu Yide to a mess, and completely lost Lu Yide's face. Later, the two sides did not intersect for the time being, and this grievance was temporarily put aside. However, Xu Xingxia knows very well that as Li Guozhen's dog and a loyal lackey, as long as there is a suitable opportunity, Lu Yide will definitely not let him go.
Unlike those guys who can't wait to jump out to stop them, those guys who hide in the shadows, like poisonous snakes, lurk there quietly, waiting for the most suitable opportunity, and then suddenly jump out and bite you fiercely, are the most terrifying. No matter what kind of enemy it is, as long as you know how to endure, know how to lurk, and know how to hide, it is extremely terrifying. Because as soon as you let your guard down, they will immediately pounce on you and kill you.
Damn Li Guozhen, when he fought against the Tartars, he said that there was no money and food. asked him to distribute the monthly rations to the military households, but he also said that there was no money and food. But now, for the sake of a Gao Yingxiang, so many troops have been dispatched, and I don't know how much money and food will have to be spent. With so many guards and so many soldiers, how could it be possible if there was not enough money and food? It can be inferred from this that Ningxia Town is not without money and food, but just depends on where it is used.
Look at what kind of people the imperial court raises, it's pure garbage! Good money and food are not used in the right place, but in these crooked ways. It is estimated that at least 5,000 military households will be able to distribute monthly rations for at least 5,000 military households for more than half a year. If the imperial court distributes the money and grain on time, what else is there to rebel? As long as the military families can survive, how can they rise up and rebel?
It was like the later Shaanxi peasant uprising, in order to suppress the peasant uprising, the imperial court did not know how much money and grain was spent, so that in the end it dragged itself down and dragged it to death. If the court had the foresight to give all the expenses for suppressing the uprising to the rebellious peasants, so that they could live, what kind of uprising would there be? It's a pity that the short-sighted court will never see this. Their money and food are used to kill people, not to save people.
"Xu Xingxia? Is it him? What did he come here for? Lu Yide was also quite nervous in the face of Xu Xingxia's provocation. Subconsciously, he let his troops enter a combat state. He himself immediately retreated to the back of the line. He couldn't help but be nervous! Idiots know that Xu Xingxia suddenly appeared here, what good things would happen? This guy, almost every time he appears, brings a lot of blood.
Killing the two Jinyi Wei Qianhu, not to mention for the time being, this guy alone actually resisted Lin Dan Khan, and finally forced Lin Dan Khan to retreat, which made Lu Yide feel quite tricky. A guy who is not even afraid of Lin Dan Khan, will he be afraid of other people? Or can anyone else deter him? Between him and Xu Xingxia, the majesty of the superiors and subordinates has long been gone, and all that remains is the contest of strength between the two sides. However, whether it is the strength of the individual or the strength of the troops under his command, it seems that he is not as good as others!
Lu Yide couldn't judge whether this Xu Xingxia really came to reinforce or make trouble. It is estimated that the latter is the majority. I just don't know what this guy wants from Gao Yingxiang. Or rather, what he is trying to get out of messing around. In other words, the current Xu Xingxia is in Ningxia Town, but it is a very special existence! All smart people automatically and consciously ignore his existence and resolutely refuse to deal with him, so as not to get into trouble. Mixing with such a guy can put your life in danger at any time!
In particular, this Xu Xingxia is still carrying the lives of two brocade guards and thousands of households. In the Ming Dynasty, only Jinyiwei killed people, except for the emperor, no one could kill Jinyiwei. However, now, the two thousand households of Jinyiwei have been killed, and it is strange that the other Jinyiwei are not mad. With the high-flying and domineering style of Jinyiwei, even if there is the reluctant control of Emperor Wanli, it is estimated that this matter will be in a uproar.
If Xu Xingxia didn't give Jin Yiwei a clear explanation, Jin Yiwei's face would really be lost to his grandmother's house. No matter how good Luo Sigong's temper is, he can't tolerate the existence of this Xu Xingxia! What's more, this Luo Sigong is not a good temper in the first place. A good-natured person, can he be in the position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard? In this position, a good man can't stay for a day, unless you have a relationship like Ji Gang and Lu Bing.
However, Jinyiwei's anger is definitely not a good thing for Ningxia Town. Jin Yiwei wants to kill someone, of course, he has to give Xu Xingxia a heavy charge. In the Ming Dynasty, what kind of crime was the most serious? Of course, it's a rebellion! This is a big sin of the Nine Clans and even the Ten Clans. Basically, Xu Xingxia will definitely not be able to get rid of this crime. If Jin Yiwei didn't charge Xu Xingxia with this crime, they wouldn't be called Jin Yiwei.
Once Xu Xingxia is detained for such a big crime, if he doesn't want to die, he can only rise up and resist. With Xu Xingxia's surname and the strength of the white-clothed army under his command, once he rises up to resist, the entire town of Ningxia will become a battlefield. At the time of the Bibai Rebellion, the entire town of Ningxia was a huge battlefield, and the war continued night and night. For the sake of his own safety, Xu Xingxia will also unveil the uprising in advance, and make it clear that he is against Jinyiwei.
This Xu Xingxia is much more powerful than the previous Bibai. There are also many more people who are willing to support him than there are people who are willing to support Bibai. If he rises up and rebels now, the consequences will be severe. If you accidentally die in battle, it will really be a vain death! This is unbearable for any person. No one wants to die in the hands of Xu Xingxia for no reason! None of the guys who died in the hands of Xu Xingxia were given a thick burial.
According to Xu Xingxia's meaning, Wang Xia rode forward and said loudly: "The people in front of you, get out of the way!" We're here on a special mission! ”
Lu Yide frowned and said, "What mission are you performing?" ”
Wang Xia said loudly and domineeringly: "This is the task personally assigned by the governor!" ”
Xu Xingxia estimated that it was impossible for Li Maohui to be present on such an occasion. Li Guozhen, the chief military officer, could not have been present. For the sake of a horse thief, it is impossible to dispatch two senior officials from Ningxia Town. They weren't cheap enough yet. The person in charge present is very likely to be this Lu Yide. As long as this Lu Yide is forced back, things will be easy to do.
Everyone in Ningxia Town knows that Lu Yide is Li Guozhen's confidant, and he must be carrying out Li Guozhen's orders. Now, Xu Xingxia took out Li Maohui's order to pressure him, which was to let Lu Yide retreat. At the same time, this also makes Lu Yide have no way to quickly verify. In fact, it is estimated that Lu Yide will not seek verification, isn't this self-deprecating?
Of course, if Lu Yide refuses to take the initiative to get out of the way, then there is no way to say, only to fight. Originally, Xu Xingxia never thought that this matter could be resolved peacefully. All his plans were based on preparing for war. Otherwise, he would not have arrived with two thousand musketeers. In other words, dispatching 2,000 musketeers from the Black Mountain Battalion to the Ciyao Village consumed a lot of money along the way. Someone needs to pay for all of this.
Sure enough, Lu Yide didn't believe Wang Xia's words at all, and said with a sneer: "Where is the written order of the governor?" Take it out and show me! ”
He was also a smart man, and he insisted that it had to be a "written" order. If he can't take it out, he can ignore the other party's words. In fact, he estimated that in Xu Xingxia's hands, there would definitely be no orders from Li Maohui, even if Li Maohui really wanted Xu Xingxia to do things, and there was really a special order for Xu Xingxia to execute. I think that at the beginning, Li Maohui and Li Guozhen, in order to save their son, were contacted through Deng Rubai and Xu Xingxia, and they did not come forward at all. At this time, how could Li Maohui come forward?
Xu Xingxia came up from behind, and said in a gentle tone and slowly: "Lu Yide, do you really not understand, or do you fake that you don't understand?" Since it is a special task, how can there be a written order? Is your brain eaten by a pig? ”
When Lu Yide saw Xu Xingxia's arrogant look, he immediately remembered the scene when he was taught a lesson by Xu Xingxia, and for a while, all kinds of anger surged into his heart. Under the impact of anger, he temporarily forgot about Xu Xingxia's strength, forgot about Xu Laomo's terribleness, and just wanted to give Xu Xingxia a little color. He said fiercely: "No one is allowed to pass without a written order!" Xu Xingxia, if you are interested, go away! Otherwise, you want to look good! Do you hear that? Get out of here! ”
Xu Xingxia's reaction was to wave his hand directly and speak with force. The troops under his command moved forward one after another, assuming a fighting posture. Now he had in his hands a full 2,000 musketeers, all armed with rifled guns. What is he worried about? Even if the officials and troops of the entire Ningxia Town were dispatched, he would not have the slightest fear.
He, the boss, is not afraid, and the white-clothed soldiers below are even more afraid. They have defeated tens of thousands of Tartar cavalry, and 5,000 Ming infantry cavalry are nothing at all in their eyes. In fact, purely in terms of combat effectiveness, 5,000 Ming soldiers are not as good as 1,000 Tartar cavalry! According to the way of one queue for each squadron, they held the bayonet on their heads, and approached the Ming soldiers step by step.
There are more than 5,000 soldiers under Lu Yide, all of whom are equipped with elite equipment. In the officers and troops of Ningxia Town, the combat effectiveness of the troops under his command should be first-class. Li Guozhen relied on him to stabilize his throne as the chief military officer. However, if compared to the musketeers of the White Army, it seems to be a bit insufficient.
The musketeers of the White Army are all equipped with the same moon guns, which are quite deadly weapons! The Thunderbolt, Flying Bird, Three-Eyed Gun, or the imitation Lumi Gun equipped by the officers and soldiers are too far apart from the Yueyue Gun in terms of power and range. Can a smoothbore gun be compared to a rifled gun? Of course not.
"I counted three times, and the people in front of me immediately got out of the way! Shoot if you don't get out of the way! ”
A white-clothed soldier with a loud voice was sent to the front by Xu Xingxia, and roared at the Ming soldiers in front of him, which was regarded as an ultimatum. Of course, with Lu Yide in charge, the Ming soldiers on the opposite side would not have any reaction to this ultimatum. Joke, if you shout casually, we will take a big step back, are we still called the army? Even if the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Ming army is not good, it has not fallen to this part.
"Up!" Xu Xingxia waved his hand casually.
This time, the first to step forward was the Tiger Cavalry led by Liu Heng.
Among so many troops under Xu Xingxia's command, the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Cavalry Army can only be said to be average. Liu Heng's own personal ability is not very outstanding. Like many ordinary officers who are not prominent, they are relatively rigid in carrying out orders from above. However, even so, the salvo of the Tiger Cavalry was enough to open a gap in advance. Six hundred Moonbolts shot together, and at least two hundred enemies could be shot.
To encircle a horse thief like Gao Yingxiang, it is impossible for the official army to dispatch cannons or something. Everyone is a light weapon, and the mainstream weapon is still a smoothbore gun. As a result, the Moon Gun has a great advantage. Maybe some of the officers and soldiers don't know this, but Lu Yide knows it. If both sides really shoot, it must be his troops who will suffer. The bows and arrows of the Tartar cavalry could not hurt the white-clothed army, and the firearms in his hands were even more impossible.
"Good! Xu Xingxia! You're ruthless this time! Lu Yide said stupidly. With a wave of his hand, he ordered his troops to slowly retreat. At this moment, Lu Yide flinched. He had to back down. It is not yet known what the outcome will be after the two sides fight. However, one thing is certain, it is definitely good for Gao Yingxiang for the two sides to fight. In case Gao Yingxiang is allowed to run away, he will have to bear considerable responsibility.
At this time, Lu Yide, of course, could not have thought that Xu Xingxia would be interested in Gao Yingxiang. Who would have thought that Xu Xingxia would actually know Gao Yingxiang? It's simply impossible! He estimated that Xu Xingxia's purpose was to stir up the situation and find an excuse to break out a conflict. If you fight with him, you may be in his hands. He has every reason to suspect that the current Xu Xingxia is a little nervous, and he will kill whoever he catches.
Since the other party is crazy and his nerves are abnormal, Lu Yide feels that it is very wise for him to retreat for the time being. Didn't you use Gao Yingxiang as an excuse? Okay, you can go to Gao Yingxiang! After you find Gao Yingxiang, I will settle accounts with you. I don't believe it, if I gather all the troops, I will also take you Xu Xingxia There is no way. After all, there are tens of thousands of troops under my command, even if they are filled with human lives, they can fill you Xu Xingxia to death. If that's not enough, I can muster more troops to come.
Lu Yide's mentality is actually not normal. This was all stimulated by Xu Xingxia. In fact, since Xu Xingxia killed the two thousand households of Jinyiwei, the high-level leaders of Ningxia Town, and this Xu Xingxia, have been in a very embarrassing state. If Xu Xingxia's mentality is a little out of shape, their mentality is also abnormal. Their mentality has always been very contradictory. They didn't want Xu Xingxia to really rise up and rebel. However, they also don't want to see that Xu Xingxia has no punishment at all, and continues to fly and be lawless.
Because, once Xu Xingxia really rebelled, they would be the first to be criticized. The people below have rebelled, how can the boss, not have any responsibility at all? The imperial court is not a fool, and will definitely hold the people concerned accountable. Want to beat it easy? No way! In case the court is angry, it is entirely possible to directly cut off the heads of several people. Who wants to bear such an unfortunate thing? What if it's yourself who gets your head cut off? Even if you don't get beheaded, dismissed, demoted, or even exiled, that's pretty bad!
However, with the time bomb of Xu Xingxia by their side, their words are not good. Who knows if this guy will really rebel! If he really rebels, it is better to strike first and kill him. Even if he doesn't rebel, he has to teach him a good lesson, so that he can be a man with his tail between his legs in the future and not make so many things. The question is, who has the ability to teach Xu Xingxia a lesson? Who has the courage to come forward to teach this Xu Xingxia a lesson?
"Boy, you're interested!" Xu Xingxia smiled slightly, and deliberately let his voice send to Lu Yide's side. Lu Yide was impotile at the most critical time, but it saved him a lot of trouble. There is no doubt that if the two sides fight, the white-clothed army led by him will definitely win. If you're lucky, you can also kill Lu Yide. However, the consequences of a big fight between the two sides are also very serious. For this sake, it is estimated that the upper authorities will no longer be able to tolerate him.
Lu Yide pretended not to hear anything, and silently turned around and left with his troops. His face was pale, and he gritted his teeth, almost biting out his own teeth. He dared to swear that this Xu Xingxia was definitely the most arrogant and domineering guy he had ever seen in his life. If he had the chance, he would have strangled this guy to death, tearing him apart piece by piece and eating him. It's a pity that he doesn't have this ability, so he can only run away.
(To be continued)