Chapter 275 Obstacle

Xiangcheng is 70 miles away from Xinye Military Port, most of which are mountain forest paths. Qin Mubai turned against the usual march and ordered a hundred cavalry and soldiers to lead the way forward and cross the mountain and forest road. First, investigate the possible enemy's ambush, and second, open the way to build a bridge. Xue Rengui was also sent to lead the cavalry vanguard all the way, and he himself led the Chinese army with Yin Yang and Yuwen Hongtai. Three thousand horses are pushed into several layers, and they respond to each other.

After an hour, Xue Rengui in front of him suddenly reported that he caught several scolders and handed them over to Qin Mubai.

Qin Mubai asked in person to check the military ultimatum, and it turned out to be a sergeant under Li Xun. Soon after, Xue Rengui reported that Xue Wanche led his troops to guard a stream and beach on the only way, which hindered the advance of the army.

Qin Mubai let go of those scolding marquises and personally led the troops forward.

The stream is about ten meters wide, and the water flow is quite rapid. There is a wooden bridge built on the stream, which can accommodate three riders to pass side by side.

At this time, a man on the opposite side got off his horse and walked on the bridge, followed by a flag bearer with the word "Xue" on the flag. It must be Xue Wanjun.

Qin Mubai also got off his horse, walked to the bridge, and stood in the middle of the bridge face to face with him.

Xue Wanche is more than 40 years old, with a purple face, Kong Wu's strong body, and a natural martial artist. He looked at Qin Mubai with a pair of arrogant tiger eyes and said calmly, "I know you, and I know what you are here for. Go back, I'll think I've never seen you."

The brothers Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche are also friends with the Qin family, but the friendship is not very deep. Previously, when Qin Shubao served for Li Shimin, the King of Qin, Xue Wanche was a loyal general of Li Jiancheng, the hidden prince. At that time, Xue Wanche was already a bicycle general, and his status was much higher than that of Qin Shubao. During the battle of Xuanwumen, Xue Wanche led the palace soldiers to "encircle Wei to save Zhao" and fought hard to the Qin Wangfu. At that time, Qin Shubao also fought with him, and it was difficult to win or lose several rounds of the two-person battle. Later, Xue Wanche saw Li Jiancheng's head and fled to Zhongnan Mountain. Finally, Li Shimin sent several messengers to persuade him to surrender, and then he surrendered.

From then on, Xue Wanche and Qin Shubao did not know each other, and they cherished each other and had some friendship. Over the years, the Xue brothers have become popular with their bravery and military achievements, and gradually have a weak exchange with the Qin family. Now, the Xue brothers are one of the few representatives of the young and brave warriors in the Tang army. They are deeply favored by the emperor and are becoming more and more popular. In terms of standpoint, the two brothers are not the same. The elder brother Xue Wanjun prefers the prince; Xue Wanche in front of him is very close to the king of Wei.

In the eyes of the imperial court, Qin Mubai is the "only remaining fruit" Wu Wang Party, and he was born in the Qin family from Li Jing. Whether it is a political position or a military circle, he is different from Xue Wanche, and there is also some "opponority".

The enemy is not a friend. Those who come are not good, and those who are good do not come.

Qin Mubai looked at Xue Wanche with a silent expression. He hugged his fist and said, "Why did General Xue stop our army?"

"You are unknown against the purpose of the disobeying the order. I am a lieutenant general in the army, and I have the right to restrain you. Xue Wanche said rigidly, and his expression was still a little arrogant. He looked at Qin Mubai and said, "If it hadn't been for my old friendship with your father, I wouldn't have been so polite to you today. Withdraw your troops quickly and go back to the river. Don't appear in Xiangcheng again!"

Qin Mubai took a look at the army behind Xue Wanche. On a cobblestone beach, there are four or five thousand light cavalry neatly arranged, with horses, long guns and bright armored cloaks, and the military's solemn banners are rolling, which is extraordinary.

This is the elite light cavalry in the Tangguan, each of which is a hundred elite riders. The charge is like idle, and the combat power is extraordinary. It is the elite part of Gongwei Pass and the trump card in Li Shimin's hands.

If they look up to the soldiers composed of ordinary farmers, they will have ghosts. Not to mention Xue Wanche, those ordinary pawns looked at the soldiers on the other side with a sneer and ridicule.

"Let's go, let's go!" Xue Wanche waved his hand and snorted impatiently.

"I want to see Li Xun." Qin Mubai looked directly at Xue Wanche and said.

Xue Wanche was stunned at first, and then smiled: "Did you drink too much? When is this? You are your next-door neighbor when you are an Englishman. Do you want to see him? Don't be whimsful, go back! I don't have the patience to talk to you. I will be responsible for martial law. After the time of a ray of incense, who else will stay here without permission will be punished as a traitor!"

After saying that, Xue Wanche snorted coldly and turned around and strode away.

Qin Mubai's face darkened, and he turned around and walked back to the bridge.

Yuwen Hongtai here has already shouted: "Dog, mother-in-law, it's too arrogant! General Qin, order it! I rushed over and tore the bird man's broken mouth!"

Qin Mubai waved his hand: "Don't quarrel. Xue Wanche doesn't talk to us, and I also want to fight with him. But he is under the command of Li Xun, and the opposite is the regular army of the Tang Dynasty. It's not convenient to tear your face in reason - I have my own way!"

After saying that, Qin Mubai called pen, ink, paper and inkstone to write a short "rein love letter" for Li Xun.

At this time, Xue Wanche on the opposite side was already riding on the horse. He looked coldly at Qin Mubai and others on the other side, and the whip in his hand gently hit the saddle.

"General, what are they doing?" Ask left and right.

Xue Wanche sneered: "The loach can't roll over the big waves. It doesn't matter what he does. Anyway, after the time of incense, I don't want to see the miscellaneous fish on the opposite side!

At this time, Qin Mubai had finished writing and stood up. He raised his hand and shouted, "Take my bow!"

"Yes!"

A pawn took Qin Mubai's yellow poplar iron tire bow from the saddle of the fire cloud horse. Qin Mubai tied the letter to the arrow pole and pointed a full string at the other side.

Everyone was shocked - what is this going on?

At such a long distance, in case a soldier on the opposite side is injured by mistake, it's really a piece of face. It's going to be a big deal!

Xue Wanche and others on the opposite side also saw it, and couldn't help but be slightly ** for a while. Xue Wanche stared at Qin Mubai, who was holding an arrow and pulling the bow opposite, but he was not afraid, but a little angry and surprised: Is this boy going to demonstrate against me? Humph! ...Unable! It depends on your technique. If a slight deviation hurts anyone here, I will not give up with you today!

Before I thought about it, I suddenly heard a soft shout on the other side, and an arrow, like flying flowers breaking through the moon, shooting straight over like a flying light and shadow.

"Du--"

Xue Wanche only heard a shock in his ear, and then someone behind him let out an exclamation. Looking back, he couldn't help but widen his eyes - the arrow actually stuck on the handsome flag behind him!

"How can it be! How dare you hurt my flag!" Xue Wancher was furious!

At this time, the other side let out a applause. Moreover, Qin Mubai has pulled away the bow string again.

Xue Wanche didn't dare to be careless anymore and hurriedly stepped back a few steps.

If Qin Mubai really wants to shoot the killer, it will be absolutely easy!

For a while, Xue Wanche's body instinctively had goose bumps, and there was some chill!

"Bad boy, archery is fine..." Xue Wancher gritted his teeth and cursed secretly: This boy is a newborn calf. It seems that he can't be scared back. If you really want to do it, the miscellaneous fish under him is naturally no match for me. But after all, that's the soldier of the Tang Dynasty... annoyed! If you can't fight, you can't go back!

On this side, Qin Mubai saw Xue Wancher's soldiers retreat a few steps, with a sneer on his face. He slowly put down his bow and shouted, "General Xue, send someone to send the last general's love letter to the British public to read. The last general restrained the soldiers and horses and did not break into trespass. If the British public speaks to let the last general retreat, the last general will have nothing to say.

"Bastard, how dare you despise me? If Li Xun asks you to withdraw, you will withdraw. I will ask you to withdraw. Do you think I fart? Xue Wancher hated it so much that he really wanted to rush to the other side and split Qin Mubai with a knife. Thinking about it over and over again, he still raised his hand and said, "Let's letter, bring it!"

The pawn behind him had already pulled out the arrow from the pole of the flag. At this time, he took the letter and handed it to him.

Xue Wanche glanced at Qin Mubai coldly, opened the letter and looked at it. He couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

"Come here, send the letter and hand it over to the British public for reading."

"Yes!"

The soldiers behind him were already in awe. Someone scolded, "General, why did you listen to the stinky boy's words? He gave it to him. What is it?"

"Shut up, you know nothing!" Xue Wanche scolded, "When it involves the royal family, we don't care about one brown and one brown. Anyway, today's account will be recorded for the stinky boy first, and it will not be too late for him to calculate with him. One yard is one yard, and the two ends are counted.

Yuwen Hongtai laughed and said, "Hahaha... General Qin, what did you write in your letter? Why is he so obedient like a grandson?"

"Shut up, it's none of your business!" Qin Mubai shouted and ordered, "The whole army is on standby! No one is allowed to move without my order!"

"Yes--"

The two armies and horses are on standby across the bridge.

Xue Rengui's eyes didn't seem to have left Xue Wanche from the beginning, as if he was going to stare at him out of a hole. Qin Mubai seemed to see through his thoughts and said to him, "Rengui, do you want to fight with him?"

"This is what I mean." Xue Rengui said bluntly, "Xue Wanche is famous for his excellent and brave martial arts. The last general wants to know how powerful he is!"

"It's a pity. He thinks he is noble. How can he fight with you? Qin Mubai smiled and said, "You can see that, not to mention Xue Wanche, even any of the little soldier behind him didn't pay attention to our group. Their faces are full of disdain and arrogance.

Xue Rengui's expression was very silent and said lightly, "Then I want to fight with him more."

After a while, a string of dust rose in front of him, and several riders came running. Xue Wanche looked back and couldn't help but be shocked: "My mother, why did the commander-in-chief come in person?"

"Welcome the general!"

Xue Wanche disarmed with the sergeants and hugged his fists and sang promises.

"Don't be polite." Li Xun rode on the horse, looked at Xue Wanche, and said in a calm voice, "Why is there a conflict?"

"This..." Xue Wanche looked up at Li Xun, lowered his head and hugged his fist and said, "The last general advised him bitterly. He didn't listen."

In fact, in terms of title and identity, Xue Wanche is not lower than Li Xun. Xue Wanche, after defeating Xue Yantuo as Li Yun's deputy, married Princess Danyang, the daughter of Tang Gaozu, and became the emperor's son-in-law. He was Li Shimin's "sister-in-law" and also paid homage to General Wuwei. He was one of the twelve generals of the third grade.

However, Li Jing is the only one who can keep pace with Li Xun in the army. No matter how high Xue Wanche's status is, it can't change the fact that he is Li Wei's deputy - for example, Pang Feizhi to Qin Mubai.

"You advise me that people can use bows and arrows?" Li Xun snorted coldly, clamped the horse's abdomen with his legs, and walked towards the bridge.

Xue Wanche's face twitched fiercely, and he didn't dare to attack at all, so he had to lower his head and hate it.

When he got to the bridge, Li Wei turned over and got off the horse and walked this way. Qin Mubai saw it from afar and walked up quickly.

"Uncle Li!" In front of Li Yu, Qin Mubai bowed his hand and bowed down.

"There is no father or son in the army. You can't call me that." Although Li Xun said so, there was a smile on his face.

"The last person will know what's wrong." Qin Mubai said and glanced at Xue Wanche behind Li Wei. He saw a green face and a beard, and he didn't even look at this side.

Li Yan smiled and cursed, "Bad boy, did you ask Xue Wanche to listen to him? ...It's close to it! He used to look like a well-behaved descendant, but now why is he so naughty and naughty? What are you trying to do with your litter of soldiers?

"Uncle, didn't you write it clearly in your little nephew's letter?" Qin Mubai smiled and whispered, "Gao Yang is my daughter-in-law who has never passed the door. If my daughter-in-law is in trouble, how can a man sit idly by? ...In addition, Li You falsely falsely told me that I was an accomplice. If I hadn't clarified the facts in front of everyone, after the city was destroyed, how could I make it clear with my little nephew's mouth alone? It's not a pity that my little nephew died lightly, but isn't there still the King of Wu here? Moreover, isn't there Yin Defei behind Gao Yang, Li You and others?

"A clever mouth, just beat the drum and talk nonsense!" Li Xun scolded angrily and said, "Let me ask you, do you really have the ability to win without a fight?"

"You can have a try." Qin Mubai said. This is the core content of his letter.

Li Xun muttered for a moment, frowned and nodded, "In the final analysis, this is actually a matter of royal internal affairs. Mu Bai, you have always been smart, so you don't have to judge the situation. I want you to figure out what you are doing now.

"Yes, I think so clearly." Qin Mubai said, "I won't embarrass Uncle Shi. After that, regardless of success or failure, the little nephew will go to Chang'an with Uncle Shi and plead guilty to His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Uh-huh..." Li Yu looked at Qin Mubai and said, "Even if you don't go, I will arrest you. You are not timid, how dare you resist the order to start an army! - Now, you go to the city with Ben Shuai! The people of this brigade don't have to follow. You can take three or five followers.

"Uncle Xie!" Qin Mubai hugged his fist happily and said to himself - I knew that Li Wei was a very smart man! Moreover, before he came, the emperor mostly had something to do with him. I, Qin Mubai and Li Ke, the king of Wu, want to clear the suspicion. What should I do if I don't see Li You?

Qin Mubai returned to the side of the bridge, handed over the military charms to Pang Fei, and asked him and Yuwen Hongtai to take the people of Xiangzhou Military Mansion and Wu Wang Mansion to go back to the shore to station first. He crossed the bridge with Xue Rengui, Yin Yang and two flag bearer.

Li Xun waited for him here and said, "I will take a step forward and make arrangements. You go with Xue Wanche and follow him later.

"Yes." Qin Mubai hugged his fist and answered the promise.

Li Wei looked at Xue Wanche with a warning, and then raised the whip and rode away.

Xue Wanche looked at Qin Mubai quite unconvincedly, turned over the horse, did not talk to him, and waved his hand: "Withdraw!"

The troops turned around and retreated in the direction of Li Xun. Qin Mubai, Xue Rengui and others patted the horse and followed Xue Wanche's side without saying much. The pawn who took the flag for Qin Mubai was also interesting. He walked as well as Xue Wanche's flag and horse head. They stared at each other and sneered at each other.

Qin Mubai said in his heart: I have heard rumors for a long time that Xue Wanche is excellent in martial arts and is extremely heroic, but he has a bad problem, grumpy and narrow-minded. This time, I'm afraid he will hold a grudge against me - it's none of his mind! If he is offended, he will be offended. What can he do to me?

Xue Wanche's breath was blocked and he couldn't dissipate. He glanced at Qin Mubai in a blink of an eye. Seeing that he looked calm, he was more and more depressed, so he snorted coldly and scolded in pieces, "Huangkou Ruzi, stinky boy!"

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "General Xue is a veteran of the army with high morale and great achievements. How can he be like a boy?"

In a word, Xue Wanche almost choked and couldn't speak. He stared at Qin Mubai angrily and said, "Do you still have a friendship with Marshal Li?"

"General, average." Qin Mubai replied with a smile.

"I should have thought that Marshal Li was in the same place with your father in those years." Xue Wanche said sarcastically, "Where is the birth general? It's amazing, it's amazing! It really can't be provoked!"

Qin Mubai smiled carelessly and said, "I, how can I smell a sour taste?"

Xue Wancher snorted coldly: "Today, I will put the overall military situation first, and I won't care about you. If you dare to be so rude to me again, I will definitely call you good-looking! This general, no matter whether you are the emperor's son-in-law or the son of Shangzhu Kingdom. Banmen plays with the axe, and the pearls of rice are also shining! With your little martial arts, I'm afraid you don't deserve to carry my shoes, so you dare to show off your archery in front of the general!"

After saying a sentence, Qin Mubai, who only thought about Xiangcheng, was not enraged. Instead, he provoked Xue Rengui's fighting spirit and anger beside him. He held Fang Tianhua halberd and suddenly punched Xue Wanche: "General Xue! The last general was a general under the command of General Qin, and he never dared to expect to bring shoes to General Qin. But when he heard General Xue's words, he was brave and wanted to know how difficult it was to mention General Xue's shoes.

"Presumptuous!" Xue Wanche's anger was suddenly detonated. He raised his whip and pointed to Xue Rengui and shouted, "What are you? How can you talk here!"

"The last general, Longmen Xue Rengui. The official position is not worth mentioning. Xue Rengui's face was silent, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly to show a trace of provocativeness. He said coldly, "The last general wants to know that General Xue, who is famous all over the world, has any other skills besides being small-hearted and short-tempered?"

"How can that be!"

Not only Xue Wanche, but also the deputy generals behind him were angry, and many people pulled out their knives.

For a moment, the sword was drawn!

Qin Mubai was as calm as before. He glanced at Xue Wanche and others, curled his lips and said, "Why do you want to bully the widow?"

"Recede!--" Xue Wanche shouted angrily, "The troops retreat from the land of an arrow!" Wait for me to teach these two ignorant little boy a lesson in person!"

"If you can beat the last general, you will be qualified to fight against General Qin." Xue Rengui slowly unfolded the Fangtian painting halberd in his hand. His eyes were already warlike. He looked directly at Xue Wanche and said, "If someone is defeated, life and death will be dealt with by General Xue. There will be no complaints. Everyone is witness. If you are lucky enough to win, how about asking General Xue to leave a pair of shoes as a souvenir?"

"I will leave your head as a souvenir." A horse pointed directly at Xue Rengui.

Qin Mubai clearly saw that in Xue Wanche's eyes, it was no longer anger, but murder!