As Lu Yao had predicted, the thieves were not willing to lose control of the ferries along the river, so they immediately organized a fierce counterattack, exerting heavy pressure on the Jin soldiers in the direction of Wating.

The attacking enemy forces were not actually elite, most of them were newly recruited outcasts, who were loosely organized and poorly trained, but their numbers were more than enough to make up for it. In just two days after Mai Zeming's surprise attack and capture of the city, the bandits on the opposite side increased their forces at least four times. Countless ragged and vicious-looking thieves surrounded Wating twice and attacked fiercely to the north. In the narrow plain area with the west to Puqushui and Qingyang Lake in the east, with the tile pavilion as the center, the arrows fly like locusts, and the sound of killing shocks the sky. The Jin army and the thief army were in fierce confrontation with each other, and many places fell into a melee.

Fortunately, for Lu Yao, who has more and more experience in battlefield command, the current battle situation is completely within his control. With the heralds shuttling back and forth with the command flag and the wolf smoke one after another, Lu Yao closely grasped the progress of every battlefield and invested his troops uninterruptedly. Slowly and unstoppably, they gained the upper hand on every battlefield, like a hundred-armed giant with a heavy hammer, striking the enemy's body again and again, shattering the enemy's resistance. Until the thieves send more new forces again, or open up another battlefield, and bring the situation back to a stalemate.

Until dusk approached, the generals on both sides began to consciously shrink their forces, and the unfinished battle still caused more and more blood to be spilled on the barren land. The strength and tenacity of the Youzhou Army have only now been truly revealed. Even after a whole day of fighting, once the main general galloped into battle, the officers and men of the three armies immediately struggled forward without the slightest hesitation.

This kind of situation is rare in any other army, no wonder Ye Yunzheng and the others were shocked and admired.

But Lu Yao himself may not be as murderous as his subordinates. In his spare time to encourage the soldiers, he smiled bitterly to the generals beside him: "Since the leader of the army went south, the enemy he has faced is no longer only the Hu clan, but the people who have fought against the Youzhou army in the past few days are probably more Jin people. The cruel and chaotic times over the years have forced the displaced people to loot and kill people as a means of survival, and the thief army swept in like locusts in front of them...... In such a battle, no amount of victory is enough to show off. ”

The knight standing next to Lu Yao was Li Yun's close deputy, and Lu Yao's old friend Bo Sheng, whom he met when he was in Yecheng. The battle of Yecheng is only a year ago, and Bo Sheng's appearance is still fierce, but there is a little more vicissitudes between his eyebrows and eyes, and his sideburns have turned gray. Obviously, in the past period of time, the beggar army has gained a lot and paid a lot, which is very hard.

Since Ding Shao's death, there are no strong military generals in Jizhou, and Li Yun, who has superior means and scheming, has risen to power and controlled the power. Although the other generals of the begging army have not been promoted quickly because the color of the merger is too distinct, no one can despise a beggar commander like Bo Sheng. Half an hour ago, Bo Sheng led hundreds of elite horsemen to gallop from the white horse to help in the battle. Although it was a little abrupt, Lu Yao was still polite, and did not put Bo Sheng's subordinates on the battlefield.

Hearing Lu Yao's sigh, Bo Sheng sneered, waved the horsewhip casually, and made a crackling sound in the air: "Daoming you really have a soft heart of a girl!" The world is cruel, but if you are down, you can't blame the world, right? Since the annexation of the state, my beggars have wandered and starved, but they have never been thieves like them! Such people should be killed fiercely! Only when you kill it cleanly can you live a peaceful life. ”

Before Bo Sheng's words fell, Pang Yuan rolled his eyes fiercely.

Since Lu Yao served as the general of Pingbei, few people dared to be rude to his face. Even if he knew that this person was the general's old friend, this attitude still made the knights including Pang Yuan very dissatisfied, and dozens of eyes suddenly stabbed like sharp swords, if the eyes could be turned into substance, Bo Sheng's body had been pierced exquisitely transparent.

Lu Yao himself didn't mind at all. Rude warriors have no concept of etiquette, not to mention that Bo Sheng was an unruly guy when he was under Sima Teng, and he only obeyed Li Yun alone.

Seeing him whipping ruthlessly, Lu Yao only smiled bitterly and bowed his head: "Alas, Lao Bo, you are right, it is really me who is easy to be soft-hearted." In today's situation, our generation can only use our relatives to help the world, and there is no other way to think of it. ”

He gazed at the battlefield in the distance and sighed. It is not easy to pull these thieves out of the quagmire of sin. All he could do now was to repel them again and again, killing them in batches...... In the long run, I am afraid that such a situation will be repeated countless times until I can suppress this troubled world with overwhelming strength. In the near future, at least until the opportunity arises to change the situation.

With the strong southward movement of the Youji coalition army, the shape of the entire Central Plains changed; With Shile's cunning and resourcefulness, the response should be more than simply sending troops and horses to counterattack. Perhaps the strange movement of the thief army in the direction of Juancheng indicates that this person has already had targeted countermeasures.

Lu Yao thought about it many times, but he still couldn't figure out how Shi Le would plan, but he was sure that with the elite soldiers in his hands, any move by the enemy would only expose their flaws. As the Art of War says, since we have achieved "the first is invincible", let's "treat the enemy as invincible." As long as you are calm and patient enough, the opportunity you need will inevitably appear in front of you......

"Wang! Barking! Woohoo! ”

What's the situation? Lu Yao was stunned.

What interrupted his train of thought was a huge yellow dog that suddenly appeared. Seeing Lu Yao raise his eyes, the yellow dog wagged its tail like a windmill, scurrying around Lu Yao, and barking three points louder.

On the battlefield where tens of thousands of people galloped, the murderous spirit rose and was so tragic. Not to mention the genus of birds, even jackals and coyotes that are accustomed to roaming in the wilderness know to avoid them from afar, so as not to suffer from the pond fish. No one thought that there would be a yellow dog wandering leisurely into the thousands of troops, and it actually barked at the main general of the army. This scene...... It's kind of funny...... What a loss of majesty!

"What's going on?" Pang Yuan stiffened his head and asked sharply. It was his duty to assign guards to his subordinates, but the guards didn't even stop a dog, which can be said to be a big joke. In any case, even the entourage, including him, cannot escape the crime of dereliction of duty. I'm afraid that I will have to suffer this time, Pang Yuan sighed in his heart.

A Hu Cong bowed down to Lu Yao in trepidation: "General Qiyu, Ye Yunzheng, the leader of General Li Yun's subordinate team, brought a messenger, saying that there is something important and must be reported to the general. Ahem, this dog came with the messenger, and the subordinates didn't know that this beast was so bold that it ......"

"It doesn't matter. Where is the messenger now? Invite him to come immediately. Unexpectedly, Lu Yao didn't mean to blame the servants at all. He waved his hand, and there was even irrepressible joy in his tone.

Under the stunned gaze of everyone, Lu Yao squatted down. The yellow dog immediately whined and whispered, and threw himself into Lu Yao's arms and fluttered. Lu Yao stroked the back of the yellow dog, pulled its neck again, scratched the soft flesh of its jaw, and made it hum comfortably, and lay down on its side as a pleasure.

After a long time, Lu Yao sighed: "Huang Er, you have grown up." ”

"yes...... You don't know, this guy is getting more and more edible, and naturally it's much bigger than it was back then. The other squatted down beside Lu Yao and brushed the thick and thick long hair on the yellow dog's abdomen.

Lu Yao squinted his eyes and slowly raised his head to stare at the person beside him. In an instant, the strong feelings hidden in his heart seemed to be surging upwards as if the rolling tide was surging up, and he forcibly suppressed it. He took a deep low breath, exhaled deeply, and laughed, "Michihiko, long time no see." ”

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Efforts are being made.

By the way: Isn't the word soft * meat normal...... Why is it also prohibited?