From Peixian County to Fengxian County, the journey of dozens of miles took two or three hours. When they arrived at a place tens of miles away from Xu Wei's camp, they suddenly heard a few gunshots, and a dozen fine horsemen rushed towards them. An old man with a gray beard who was sitting first was Xu Wei, the general who defeated the White Lotus Army. The people following behind were all dressed in armor and full of murderous looks. They should all be generals in front of Xu Wei's tent.
Xu Wei dismounted from the horse with the others, hurried forward, clasped his fists together and said, "Brother Lin, don't come here without any harm."
I haven't seen him for a few days, this old man Xu seems to be a bit haggard, it seems that this crusade is really not that easy to do. Lin Wanrong shook his head and said: "Mr. Xu, look at the brothers behind me, am I safe? I am sick, very sick."
Xu Wei saw that the clothes of his soldiers were torn, not one of them was without scars, traces of last night's bloody battle could be seen everywhere. He hurriedly waved his hand, and the officers and soldiers behind him had already taken over and carried the seriously injured sergeant into the camp for treatment.
Xu Wei sighed, and smiled wryly at Lin Wanrong: "Brother Lin, the battle last night was really beyond my expectations. I had ordered the navy to set up a tight defense on this Weishan Lake, but I never thought that the bandits would bypass the defense line, so cunning A little bit."
Tight defense? Damn, hundreds of small boats, thousands of horses and horses are placed on the lake, and only the heads are counted. It is also a dense mass of darkness. Even a blind person can see it clearly. I don’t know how your navy defends
Lin Wanrong was full of anger, but seeing that the old man looked haggard and his hair seemed to have turned gray, he couldn't bear to have an attack, so he let out a resentful snort, and stopped talking.
The generals who followed Xu Wei saw that Marshal Xu came out of the camp to greet him in person. They were a little surprised that it was such a little staff general who was only in his twenties.
Xu Wei pulled Lin Wanrong, turned to face the generals and said, "Come on, come on. Let me introduce you. This is the third brother Lin, the staff general I often mention. His knowledge and courage are extraordinary, and I admire him. Very soon, after several invitations, he finally agreed, and this time he came here to help our army."
All the generals saw that Marshal Xu admired the staff general so much, and they were very cooperative in showing face, they all clasped their fists and said, "I've been admiring you for a long time!"
After a long time, Lin Wanrong still has some self-knowledge. These generals who lead the troops are all extremely tough. How can he convince others easily, saying that he has admired him for a long time, but actually he is afraid that he doesn't even bother to look at his face.
Xu Wei introduced the generals to Lin Wanrong one by one. Lin Wanrong had a good memory, and soon recognized these people. Among these generals, he paid the most attention to Tong Cheng, the commander of the cavalry battalion, for no other reason. Zhai Canghai, whose leg was broken by him last night, was Tong Cheng's lieutenant general. These generals are all people whose eyes are higher than the top. Seeing him as a small staff general can be so valued by the general. Naturally, he was a little dissatisfied, and his face was inevitably a little arrogant
Lin Wanrong figured out that people's hearts have become fine, of course he understood the thoughts of these people, he smiled coldly, and waved to Hu Bugui and others behind him: "Bring it up..."
Hu Bugui and Du Xiuyuan rushed in and threw a dead body in front of the generals. The corpse had a ferocious face, and the big hole in the chest that looked like a baby's fist was very scary.
"Mengdu? It's Mengdu, the number one warrior of Bailian!" Several generals who had fought against Mengdu shouted together, with expressions of horror on their faces.
"Oh, this is Mengdu, which claims to be able to split tigers?" Xu Wei glanced at the corpse and said.
"Commander, this is the man. This man is from Yanzhou. He was born with supernatural power. He once gave birth to a fierce tiger on Jingyang Ridge. He is known as the number one warrior of Bailian. Our army fought against this man a few days ago. I lost several generals under my command. I didn’t expect that today they would be stronger than us.” The speaker was the general from the left in front of Xu Wei’s tent, and Lin Wanrong remembered that his name was Zuo Zongyou.
Nazuo Zongyou clasped his fists at Lin Wanrong and said, "Brother Lin, did this Weidu lead the army to sneak attack last night?" His original expression was a little arrogant, but after seeing the corpse of Mengdu, he changed a lot, and his speech was faint Some respect.
It is quite normal for the leader of the army to be a little arrogant. Lin Wanrong nodded and said, "It is this person. He led thousands of white lotus elites to attack our camp from Weishan Lake last night. Fortunately, I noticed it in advance. After a bloody battle, this man was beheaded by the horse."
Several generals around Xu Wei have all heard of Mengdu's name, and some have even fought against him personally, knowing that Mengdu is powerful. Meng Du's subordinates are all the most loyal Bailian elites, who are not afraid of death and have long been known as fierce. I never thought that a group of miscellaneous troops transporting grain and grass would be attacked by them, and they would not only fight more with less, wipe out a thousand elites, but even kill Weidu, it is really unbelievable.
Zuo Zongyou showed a bit of admiration on his face: "Brother Lin uses soldiers like gods, it is really extraordinary, Zuo admires it. But I don't know what kind of sharp weapon this Mengdu was injured by? Look at this injury, I have been fighting for so many years battle, but I have never seen it before.”
"Oh, this is the one-yang finger that has been passed down from the family. It's just that my little brother has cultivated too much, and the power is a little stronger. I couldn't see clearly in the night battle last night. I accidentally made the wound too big, which scared everyone. , I'm really sorry." Lin Wanrong said without changing his expression.
Gao Chief laughed secretly when he heard his nonsense, what kind of yang finger was clearly a hidden weapon, brother Lin is too good at bragging.
Everyone smacked their tongues secretly when they heard this, this staff general is indeed unfathomable.
Lin Wanrong pointed at Hu Bugui, Du Xiuyuan, and Li Sheng and said: "Master Xu, last night in the bloody battle, these three big brothers from a hundred families charged forward and deserved the most credit. I would like to ask for credit for them."
Xu Wei laughed loudly and said: "That's right. Last night's battle not only wiped out the elite of the White Lotus Sect, but also beheaded Mengdu. A team of weak soldiers has achieved such a brilliant record, so it should be rewarded in terms of merit. Pass my general order, and the three recommended by Brother Lin will be promoted to two ranks each, leading thousands of households, and will be dispatched tomorrow. The rest will be Promoted to a level, rewards for meritorious deeds."
"Thank you, Marshal!" The three of Hu, Du and Li were overjoyed and hurriedly clasped their fists in salute.
"Brother Lin, you gave me a big
Great gift. "Xu Wei took Lin Wanrong to the camp, and said with emotion on his face. Although Xu Wei's army had suppressed the White Lotus Sect on the front line of Jining in recent days, the White Lotus Army took advantage of the familiar terrain and did not confront the officers and soldiers head-on. Suppression had little effect.
Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "It's natural. If I were the White Lotus Army, I wouldn't go head-to-head with the officers and soldiers. But as long as we surround the White Lotus Army, we don't need to fight every day. We only need to advance layer by layer and gradually shrink the encirclement. , Let them have no room to move, and then capture Jining, occupy his lair and cut off his retreat, and when the severe winter comes and the heavy snow falls, this Bailian will definitely be defeated."
Xu Wei said happily: "Brother Lin, your idea coincides with the old man's. I, the general staff, really found the right person."
Lin Wanrong followed Xu Wei into the camp, and saw countless tents stretching far into the sky, too many to count. Teams of soldiers are training hard, and several teams of elite soldiers patrol the tent from time to time, the defense is extremely tight.
Seeing these tens of thousands of elite soldiers, with sharp swords and guns, and neat military appearance, Lin Wanrong couldn't help nodding. This old Xu Wei looked thin and quiet, but he didn't expect to be able to lead soldiers well. He really lived up to his reputation as the number one in the world.
Xu Wei led him into a tent, and said with a smile: "Brother Lin, you continued the bloody battle last night, and you don't have to go to raise your tent today, so you can cultivate yourself. The conditions of this big tent are simple, so don't be disgusted. "
Nonsense, I want to dislike it, can you get me a villa? Lin Wanrong thought helplessly, and said to Xu Wei: "Master Xu, how are the brothers in my camp doing?"
Xu Wei gave a thumbs up: "Brother Lin really has a real temperament. You can rest assured that these soldiers are all ministers of great merit, and I will never treat them badly. I will give them all the best things in this camp. "
Only then did Lin Wanrong feel relieved. Although he was arrogant and cunning, he treated these brothers who lived and died together without hypocrisy. Xu Wei said: "Brother Lin, you care so much about your soldiers, and you are so talented, it would be better to stay in the army forever in the future. These brothers must be very happy. I will definitely recommend you to the emperor."
Lin Wanrong was taken aback. Damn, you old man, how can a chick know the ambition of a grand swan? I am in the Xiao family fighting against the eldest lady, secretly stealing the second lady, how romantic and happy, how can you feel the taste of it? That means you, Old Xu, have no ambitions!
"This, let's talk about it later." Lin Wanrong yawned. He was in such a bloody battle yesterday, he didn't sleep all night, he was bleeding and crying, and he walked fifty or sixty miles on a stretcher this morning, he was already extremely exhausted.
Seeing Brother Lin so tired, Xu Wei shook his head helplessly, and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something, took out a letter from his bosom and said, "I almost forgot something, Brother Lin, here is a letter from your family."
"Letter from home?" Lin Wanrong's eyes widened. Someone wrote me a letter from home? Is it Qiaoqiao? impossible! That girl doesn't even know what I'm doing here, even if she has thousands of thoughts, this letter can't be delivered to Xu Wei.
"Mr. Xu, didn't you make a mistake? I haven't left Jinling for ten days, and my wife doesn't even know where I went. Where can I get any family letters?" Lin Wanrong asked suspiciously.
"There was never any mistake!" Xu Wei smiled and handed the letter to him: "Brother Lin will know it at a glance."
This old man is mysterious, what the hell is he doing. Looking at Xu Wei's disappearing back, Lin Wanrong was stunned for a while, and then turned his gaze to the letter.