Chapter 2346 The Dream of Life (Additional Updates)

There are many trees in Sichuan and Sichuan, including bamboo bushes and shrubs everywhere. These woods, bamboo groves, etc. are all very old. Even in later generations when manpower encroached on many areas of nature, there were still some places where once you walked in, it was very difficult to get out.

Near Zitong, there are many woods on both sides of the official road.

The sun gradually rose, and the mist in the forest gradually dissipated. Li's private soldiers were lying behind the trees and shrubs, waiting, somewhat nervously.

Li Bo changed out of his Confucian robe and put on short clothes. The long sword he wore before was still placed in front of him. Although Li Bo seemed confident at the moment, he was actually a little nervous like ordinary Li's private soldiers.

What would you do if you have something good in your home but it is taken advantage of by a thief?

The most common way to deal with it is to hide in another place.

There are defenders in Zitong City. It will undoubtedly be difficult to attack them hard, and infiltration and destruction may not be effective, just like the chaotic farce of the Rangers last night. The only role of those rangers was to tell Zitong's city guards that the grain and grass in his city were being targeted by thieves...

You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but how can you guard against a thief for a thousand days?

If you want to prevent your own food and grass from suffering bad luck, you have to sweep away all the "thieves" in the surrounding area. However, after the Li family's private soldiers cannot be found at the meeting points specified by the rangers, there is a high possibility that the defenders in Zitong City will Transfer this food and grass to Xu Shu's army.

If you put it in the city, there may be some shortcomings, and you will be unable to eat, and you may even lose your head and move out. That is the responsibility of others and has little to do with you.

Simple deduction simulation.

Through this method, we avoid the risk of attacking Zitong by force, but can instead ambush the food transport team that was automatically sent to us from Zitong...

Li Bo felt that his palms were a little sweaty, so he couldn't help but reach out and grab a handful of the loess in front of him and rub it slightly. Although he said he was heroic before, in fact, he had not experienced a few real battles with swords and guns. The last time was during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, when I followed the large army and ran for a while, and then the battle ended.

Li Bo thought his actions were hidden, but in the eyes of Li Shi standing aside, they were very obvious.

Not to mention Li Bo, among the private soldiers who followed Li Shi, how many of them had actually fought in a battle?

Among the two hundred or so people in ambush, Li Shi believed that there were no more than ten truly brave people. The rest were all county soldiers, even tenants and farmers, who had enough energy to be dissolute. son. These people either received favor from the Li family, or believed some rumors, or simply got together for money.

Fortunately, today was the time to ambush Zitong's garrison and food transport team. If they really faced off against the strong soldiers under the Hussar's command, I'm afraid they would lose a few if they lay down for a while. By the time they really came, there wouldn't be many left.

Fortunately...

Xu Shu himself was confused, so he either took away or sent out the soldiers who were good at recruiting and fighting. It was just right to have such a time difference now.

Li Shi looked back, and everywhere he looked, people were trembling. There were even some guys hugging the roots of the tree, as if they were holding his beloved, and the whole person was curled up together. Li Shi even suspected that this Is this guy so nervous that he has convulsions? Can he still stand up when he really wants to charge?

Hey, it’s pretty good if you don’t have the urge to urinate on the spot...

Li Shi could only comfort himself in this way.

These private soldiers of the Li family were not warriors at all in the past. Even though they had temporarily practiced with Li Shi for a while, they still seemed very nervous and had little experience. Maybe, after this battle, things will get better!

Li Shi has a dream. Because he lives under someone else's roof, he will always be someone else's domestic slave. Although Li Shi will be very polite and talk nice when he is needed, in fact he still only regards himself as a sword and a gun. That's all, otherwise people like Li Bo would not be sent here.

At that time, Li Shi's grandfather felt that joining the Li family was an honor. Li Shi's father felt that being in the Li family was inevitable. But when he came to Li Shi's area, he felt that it was not necessarily a blessing.

Li Shi had vaguely heard some of General Hussar's propaganda, and even General Hussar's own deeds sometimes touched Li Shi's heart when he returned to his dreams.

Li Shi has a dream and a hope in his heart.

Back then, he was a junior from the Heluo branch, but now he is a powerful figure in the world...

What about yourself?

Perhaps this time, as long as he has done meritorious service, he can get his slave status back through rewards...

After repaying Li's kindness, can he take his baby to the Western Regions? I heard that there was a shortage of people, soldiers, and good hands there. I worked hard for ten years so that my children would no longer be like me and bow their heads to everyone they saw!

Li Shi took a deep breath, and then asked someone to pass on the message: "Listen carefully, this battle is just like training. Someone goes first, and you follow behind!" Just follow along! 』

In history, there were many strong soldiers in Sichuan and Shu, such as the Baijie soldiers and the Wudang flying army. But unfortunately, the Baijie Army was born out of the "Western Army Shangbing", while the Wudang Fei Army was a barbarian army gathered after the Southern Expedition, and had little to do with Li's private army.

And Li Shi himself can be said to be the more powerful among Li's private soldiers.

Hope everything goes well...

At this time, some tiny sounds came from a distance and reached Li Shi's ears.

He immediately looked solemn and said, "Here we come!" 』

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Lies told so often that they seem like the truth. Just like Li Miao in Chengdu, it feels like he is really working for General Fei Qian to eliminate corrupt officials and quell the rebellion.

"For the great cause of Hussar!" 』

"Purge the stupid officials and mediocre officials in Sichuan and Shu!" 』

"For the future of Sichuan and Sichuan!" 』

"Sichuan and Sichuan will be better tomorrow!" 』

Countless slogans rang loudly.

This situation has left some people in Sichuan and Sichuan confused...

Could it be that everyone in the Li family is really doing it for the good of Sichuan and Shu?

For the working people at the grassroots level, they are more concerned about whether they have food to eat. As for the managers above their heads, as long as they are not completely oppressed and cannot survive, they generally pay little attention to them and have no intention to care about them. After all, In order to make a living every day, most of their energy and physical strength have been consumed. No matter how much politics is discussed, it is not as practical as improving their living conditions.

Therefore, Li Miao actually started colluding with the middle class in Sichuan and Shu, that is, the general local wealthy households of Sichuan and Shu gentry.

The Li family of Guanghan is just the Li family of Guanghan.

Now if things come true, as planned by Li Miao, then Li can become the salt leader of Sichuan and Sichuan, whether it is well salt or rock salt, and have the capital to sit down and talk with Qiaoqi.

At least, Li Miao himself thinks so. After all, in the history of Sichuan and Shu, starting from the Spring and Autumn Period, to the Pre-Qin Dynasty, and to the Han Dynasty, it can be discussed, and sometimes it can be discussed from a certain advantageous position, so now Li Miao just tried to delay as much time as possible, and then tied more and more people from Sichuan and Shu to himself...

At the same time, Li Shi in Guanghan has made two preparations.

If it is done, Li Miao will be the latest head of the Li family, leading the entire Li family to unprecedented glory. Once it fails, the Li family will immediately declare that Li Miao is a traitor to the family, and everything will be Li Miao's audacious behavior, putting the reputation of doing bad things for Qiusi's good intentions on his head, immediately cut him off.

Li Miao stood outside the Chengdu government office, like a host, smiling and welcoming the Sichuan and Shu gentry, gentry and natives who came from the surrounding area one after another. The Liu family flag was re-erected next to the three-color flag. It seemed a little weird floating on the sky, making everyone who came could not help but be stunned for a moment.

"Brother Zhang, are you okay? 』

"Ah, Brother Chen Xian, long time no see!" 』

"Leader Lan, I haven't seen you in these days, and you are really getting more energetic!" 』

True or false compliments and greetings were floating around. If it weren't for the faint blood stains on the streets that had not been cleaned up, and the broken eaves and broken walls in some places in the city were still emitting a little black smoke, no one would have thought that everything had been restored. normal.

Liu Zhang was sitting in the middle hall, wearing a brocade robe, with a solemn expression, watching people walking past him one by one, bowing and paying homage, as if he had returned to the time when the Liu family controlled Sichuan and Shu, but he did not realize that he was now In fact, the appearance is not much different from the wooden statues in temples.

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In the distance of the official road, the sound of windlass, footsteps, and the neighing of cattle and horses gradually came!

Li Shi quickly waved behind him and asked people to lie down further so as not to expose any flaws. He carefully lay down in the grass under the forest, motionless, only staring into the distance with his eyes.

Not long after, I saw some dust starting to fly on the originally empty road. Immediately, four horses opened the way, two by two, pulling back and forth. The lightly-armed cavalry sat on the horses, turning their heads to look at the road warily from time to time. situation on both sides.

About a hundred steps further, there was a convoy of cattle and horses forming a long snake. It was estimated that there were nearly a hundred baggage vehicles, so that the distance between the front and rear of the entire convoy was very wide.

Next to the baggage vehicles, most of them were civilians wearing coarse clothes, and there were not many soldiers responsible for guarding and guarding. There were even a few soldiers carrying long guns, and they seemed to be saying something cheerfully. Nothing is known about the coming danger…

Li Shi stared at the baggage vehicles. It seemed that those vehicles were indeed filled with bags of grain, which made the wheels creak under the weight. In front of each vehicle there are some pieces of paper, probably to feed the horses and oxen that pull the vehicle along the way.

Everything is normal.

Everything seems to be expected.

Li Bo seemed to move, and Li Shi quickly reached out to hold him back. If he hadn't been afraid of being discovered by the cavalry in front, Li Shi would have even wanted to scold Li Bo and give Li Bo two slaps...

You haven't even entered the ambush yet, so what a mess!

Only then did Li Bo react, turned his head, showed a little embarrassed smile, and then shrank down again along with Li Shi. Just now, Li Bo didn't want to rush forward, but mainly because he finally realized it as he planned, little by little, he couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and his body twitched uncontrollably...

Thirty steps, twenty steps, ten steps, the motorcade seemed to be moving forward along the official road without warning.

Just when Li Bo watched helplessly as the leader of the convoy passed under his nose and wondered why Li Shi didn't start, he heard a loud shout coming from beside him. He was startled and his sphincter could not help but loosen a little... …

"Kill!" 』

As the words fell, Li Shi was the first to rush forward, just as he had promised everyone earlier.

"Kill!" Go! 』

Li Bo also quickly grabbed the long sword, jumped up, yelled, and tried to draw the long sword, but for some reason, the long sword that was normally smooth in daily life became stuck as if it was rusty. Don't come out! And because Li Bo ran too fast and was focused on the long sword, he didn't pay attention to his feet. He stepped on a stone, slipped under his feet, and suddenly fell to pieces...

And just when Li Bo felt that he had fallen and lost his face, he suddenly discovered that the "civilians" who should have been panicking and the "laborers" who should have been running around and hiding were not panicking at this moment. , but immediately gathered in small groups beside the baggage train, and then quickly pulled out the weapons hidden inside from the manuscripts in front of the train!

Almost at the same time, amidst sharp whistles, some felt blankets covering the baggage cars were lifted, revealing the soldiers hidden inside. They were squatting or half-kneeling, holding crossbows that had been strung in their hands. machine!

"No, I was fooled!" "The thought just burst out in Li Bo's mind when he saw that the crossbowmen in the car had already activated their hanging knives on Li Shi and others who were rushing towards the convoy!

Accompanied by the sound of bow strings, the sharp whistling sound was followed by the dull sound of a sharp weapon entering the body, followed by the heavy sound of falling to the ground.

Li's private soldiers who rushed forward fell in large pieces in the blink of an eye!

This is a trap!

When Li Shi took the lead to rush out, he understood that these were not the so-called "civilians" at all. After being attacked, they actually lined up to resist in an orderly manner. The flawless formation showed that these were well-trained soldiers. !

"This is impossible! 』

Li Shi soon realized that when he left the city, these civilian husbands should still be civilian husbands, but when the station on the way was being repaired, they were replaced! Li Shi was still happy at the time, thinking that these convoys were so "considerate" and gave them enough time to ambush. Now that he thought about it, these guys were afraid that they would not get the news and were deliberately delaying their trip!

Li Shi luckily escaped the first wave of attacks, but he found that several of his men had fallen to the ground on his left and right, either screaming and moaning, or losing their breath in an instant...

Li Shiji shouted and waved his hands, but he was not shouting to charge, but wanting everyone to turn around and evacuate quickly!

In the chaos, these private soldiers cannot act like regular soldiers. Even if someone hears and sees the new instructions issued by Li Shi, most of them fail to react, just like starting up the computer and running the program ten years ago, which is slow. To the point of going crazy. Some of the private soldiers at the back didn't even know what was happening in front, but they were still yelling and rushing forward to die.

Especially the private soldiers who were ambushing on the other side of the convoy were also screaming and rushing towards them...

The result was naturally without any suspense. They attacked the well-trained military formation with a mob. These private soldiers who rushed in chaotically had no chance of winning. They were quickly surrounded by the crossbowmen on the vehicle and the guards under the vehicle. They harvested their lives. The only hope was The effect was to temporarily divert the attention of the convoy soldiers, giving Li Shi and others a little time to escape.

However, the soldiers in the convoy quickly caught up with them. The soldiers holding shields were in front and those holding crossbows were behind. They bit Li Shi and others tightly to prevent them from leaving the battlefield smoothly.

Therefore, Li Shi could only fight and retreat in the woods and shrubs with his remaining men.

While fighting, Li Shi also caught a glimpse of Li Bo's swaying figure...

Of course, I just saw a back.

Pooh!

After all, he is still a Confucian scholar!

On weekdays, the big words are quite loud, but now that I have really seen life and death, I have abandoned those heroic words, abandoned Li Shi who was struggling to break up the rear, and got into the forest ahead of him...

Li Shi secretly sighed in his heart, but his hands were not slow at all. A soldier pretending to be a civilian husband rushed towards him with a knife and cut it down. Li Shi turned away the blade and slashed the opponent's neck with the knife, which was hot. Hot blood splashed onto his face.

Because they had to pretend to be civilians, these soldiers were not equipped with armor, making their defense weak.

Even if Li Shi is more brave, this kind of dense forest area can help to escape, but after all, the overall combat ability is quite different. Except for people like Li Shi, who can resist twice, the rest of Li's private soldiers It was simply difficult to resist. Even Li Shi was gradually entangled while fighting and running. When he found out, he was already vaguely surrounded!

"broken! 』

Li Shi rushed towards the side with fewer people, trying to escape from the encirclement, but he only took two steps. He did not know whether it was because the wounds on his body lost a lot of blood, or because he was exposed to the gap for too long. , a crossbow arrow flew out from the forest and pierced Li Shi's leg. Li Shi immediately became unstable and fell to the ground.

Several soldiers gathered around carefully.

"Yao'er, dad can't help you anymore!" I hope you can miss your father as much as you do... I hope you can walk out of the mountains and show your dignity..."

Li Shi struggled, and then saw the cold light stained with blood falling...

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"Everyone! Everyone! 』

"I am not very talented, but I still have a dream and a hope!" 』

Li Miao stood in the hall, handsome and gentle.

Although Liu Zhang is sitting at the top, it looks like a background painting, and standing in front of the background painting is Li Miao, attracting the attention of most people.

"Sichuan and Shu are the Sichuan and Shu people of Sichuan and Shu!" 』

"In ancient times, when Sichuan people governed Sichuan, the land was filled with gold and the warehouses were filled with rice! During the post-Warring States period, Jingchu coveted the wealth in Sichuan and attacked many times. There was also a fake golden cow from the former Qin Dynasty and occupied Chengdu..."

"There are Han, Sichuan and Shu officials who are all expatriates. Firstly, they don't understand the local customs, and secondly, they have no sympathy for the common people and the elders!" He only knows how to make money and poison the place! Although there are hussars who are kind to Sichuan and Shu, their subordinates do not respect their wishes! Act arbitrarily and nepotistically! Persecute Zhongliang and control the place! 』

"What we are doing now is not to seek power or profit, but to seek the well-being of the people of Sichuan and Shu!" I hope people from Sichuan and Sichuan can show their talents! I hope that Sichuan and Sichuan will have a prosperous future and a strong people! 』

Li Miao raised his hands high, looked up to the sky, tears filled his eyes, "Even if I narrowly escape death, it doesn't matter!" 』

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