Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Divine General of Changping
Fighting horses all the way, Mengzi knew a little more about the Jian family's army, the battle in the temple ended not long, and he didn't even meet an idle pilgrim wandering on the mountain road along the way, originally thinking that it would take two quarters of an hour to get to the bottom of the mountain, but now at best, it only took a quarter of an hour to see the military camp from afar.
The barracks were stationed beside a stream, and around the banks of the stream stood a number of wooden stakes, which were eight feet high and could not be spaced apart, dividing a large camp into several small battalions, which could only be passed by one horse. If you get closer, you can see an archer lurking every few stakes, a tall bamboo pole erected every few feet, and a light sergeant who goes up from time to time to watch.
The fierce man rode on the horse, and when he crossed the wooden pole, he could vaguely see the spires of the big tents rising and falling, and they were scattered. The whole camp was silent, and there was not the slightest sound. Closer to the camp, three arrows rose one after another, and the sound of the arrows was still there, and a small camp in the middle opened a side door, and two cavalry soldiers jumped out of their horses and met them in the direction of the fierce son.
I saw the two horses on the opposite side rushing, the mount was a tall horse with a pitch-black body, eight feet tall, two feet long, a pair of eyes red, staring for a long time, I could smell a trace of blood, the body was glowing with ghostly light, like the waves on the surface of the lake under the sun, and it turned out to be a body of fine scales when you looked closely. Mengzi suddenly remembered a nursery rhyme that circulated in Daqingshan, "Evil unicorn, evil unicorn, don't eat people to eat ghosts." ”
Could it be that this is the "evil unicorn" that Changping Pass made Shanrong famous for? Jian Dahu not only came here in person today, but even brought them with him?
The two horses ran like thunder, rolling up a vicious wind, and with the current cultivation of the fierce son, they couldn't help but retreat, and the two horses ran in front of the fierce son, and the figure like the wind stopped abruptly.
On the backs of the two evil unicorns sat a knight, the same black helmet and black armor, the two eyes were also red like the mounts under them, and a row of short guns were carried on their backs, staring at the fierce man without saying a word.
The seventeenth behind him wanted to step forward to speak, but was stopped by Mengzi stretching out his hand, just looking at this camp, he knew that Jian Dahu was extremely strict in governing the army. Mengzi knew that if it weren't for Jian Dahu's instructions, he would not have been able to reach such a close place to the military camp. In this case, these two riders are here to pick them up, and since they are to pick up themselves, they will naturally take themselves in.
Sure enough, the two knights stared at the fierce son for a while, and then they turned around and ran towards the barracks. It's a pity that although their speed slowed down, the horses under Mengzi did not fight, no matter how Mengzi urged, not only did they refuse to move forward, but their bodies were weak and they collapsed. Such a change, the fierce son did not expect, fortunately, the seventeen reacted very quickly, the horse fell to the ground, the seventeen people had already flown out, rushed forward, picked up the fierce son and ran, the speed was not under the two evil unicorns at all.
Mengzi is not old and weak, although he is young, he is also a seven-foot man, how can he be embarrassed to be carried forward by others? Just as he was about to struggle down, he raised his eyes and reached the camp gate, where a man in a cloth coat was standing in front of the door waiting.
When the two cavalry arrived, they turned over like two sharp arrows firmly nailed to the side of the man, one left and one right, faintly guarding.
"Huo Shenjun!" the man greeted with a smile, if it weren't for the behavior of the two knights, even the fierce man would not have guessed that the ordinary man in cloth in front of him was the famous Changping Divine General who resounded in the 100,000 mountains.
He patted Seventeen on the shoulder vigorously and motioned for him to quickly put himself down. Standing on the ground, and carefully arranging his clothes, there was no trace of embarrassment on Mengzi's face, and he took a few steps forward and bowed to the ground, "I have seen the general, the general's prestige is like thunder." ”
These words are said sincerely, as the god of Lantai, although he is young, there are few people in the world who can receive such a great gift from him, but today the fierce son must see the courtesy, for himself and thousands of border people like himself, if it is not for this god craftsman, Changping Guan, whether it is himself, or the people of Qingshan County, how can there be a peaceful life in these years?
"The Divine Monarch is too famous, let's talk in the account. Seeing that he said that he would not say anything, and he would not force it, the man smiled and walked to the camp first.
It was the first time for Mengzi to enter the barracks, and he couldn't help but be curious and looked left and right. A group of soldiers in soft armor came from a distance, and there were more than a dozen of them. The soldiers at the front and back of the line were all armed with short crossbows, and only two in the middle, one with a longbow and the other with a quiver.
The soldiers marched extremely fast, but there was no sound, and they were confronted by the evil unicorn, and the soldiers led by them asked expressionlessly: "Password!"
The knight on the back of the evil unicorn replied in a cold voice, "Autumn hunting!"
The soldiers drifted away, and no one greeted the man in cloth from beginning to end, as if he had not seen his own general standing in front of him.
Further on, many tents were set up on the left and right along the way, and they all looked like ordinary people, without the slightest difference. There were three feet between the tents, and some of them had horses tied to them. Although these horses are also tall, there is nothing strange about them. I think it's because I've been with the evil unicorn for a long time, and one by one I didn't react to the arrival of the evil unicorn, and still stood there motionless, as if I was asleep. 137
The whole camp was very quiet, except that on the road I met another group of soldiers, and answered the order as usual. When they came to a tent, the knight who was walking in front jumped down, took a few steps and lifted the curtain to let the man in cloth and the fierce man go first, but blocked Seventeen out of the door.
Although Mengzi didn't say anything, he wondered in his heart, didn't the drama that he talked about how tall and magnificent the big tent of the Chinese army was? Why was the camp tent that this famous god general brought to him so ordinary today, exactly the same as the tents he saw along the way, no different.
The tent was also very simple, a table, a chair, and a chair on the other side of the table, and nothing else. Since Mengzi cultivated the Divine Soul, his observation of things has become more and more subtle, and this subtlety is not deliberate, but more like an instinct. For example, now, Mengzi saw these two chairs, one looked a little old, and the paint on it had fallen off a lot, revealing the true color of the wood inside, but it was spotlessly clean, and it looked very harmonious like the table. The other one is much newer, and it looks like I haven't used it a few times. Could it be that there was only one table and one chair in this tent? Even this chair was just moved and specially prepared for himself?
"Sit!" the man said simply and directly, "If the Divine Monarch can come, presumably the things on the mountain have already been resolved?"
Mengzi nodded, and waited for the man to sit down first, and then sat down himself. There are only two people in the camp, Mengzi and Hanzi, there is no tea on the table, it seems that the man does not plan to stay for a long time, Mengzi has a good impression of the General Jian in front of him, many people are actually difficult to live under the fame, one is that people's expectations are too high, and secondly, people who have gained fame and status will inevitably be a little proud, will not be able to resist the temptation, and the most important thing is that it is difficult to endure loneliness and exhaustion. But the Changping God in front of him will be different, ordinary, he doesn't seem to feel that he is a great person at all, but he will never drag his feet when he does things.
In a few words, he introduced the situation, about Wuchenzi and those dead soldiers under him, Mengzi didn't say much, he is in a hurry to act now, he didn't find the ore in the temple, no need to ask if it must not be in the temple, but it's not surprising to think about it, after all, a few thieves will be stupid enough to put the stolen goods under their beds, waiting for someone to catch them? Mengzi thought that the situation was clear, and the man should transfer troops, but he didn't expect the man in cloth to sit on the opposite side motionless and didn't speak.
Mengzi waited for a while, his heart was really anxious, and he couldn't help but want to speak, but he heard a sergeant outside the tent to report.
"General, in addition to the mountain road at the main gate, there are seven large and small roads around this Youtan Temple, all of which have been blocked at present. Captain Feng and Captain Yun have already led people into the mountain, and the Qilin Army and the Modao Army have been assembled in accordance with the general's orders and are ready to go out at any time. This little colonel looks like he is about the same age, but since he entered the account, he has made the situation clear in a few words, and such a clean and neat style is really like the soldier in front of him.
The man nodded, "Pass my order, Chu Huai Mountain will go out of Qinglong Pond in the west, and Chu Huaichuan will enter the Shuangta Temple in the east." ”
The little colonel agreed and turned to go.
"At present, the size of the path in and out of Youtan Temple has been sealed, Qinglong Pond and Shuangta Temple are two important places, one east and one west, and I ordered the two armies to live in two places respectively, which can be convenient to respond. This Youtan Temple is backed by a high cliff, and the south is the temple gate, which is our place. It stands to reason that if the enemy wants to leave with a large amount of supplies, this mountain is high and dense, and there is no ready-made path, long-distance transportation, and if he wants to avoid the eyes and ears of the scouts in Jian's army, it is impossible to do it. The man's tone was gentle, and such a meticulous military action was very common to come out of his mouth.
Mengzi was a little stunned when he heard it, and when he passed the word, he only briefly explained today's actions, in fact, before he started, he didn't know that he would face such a complicated situation today, and he would encounter such a vicious demon. But what about the general Jian on the other side, before meeting with him, he had already surveyed the surrounding situation and geomorphology of this temple. Not only is the survey clear, but also the net has been laid, so I don't have to worry at all, the enemy may slip through the net, but the ore will definitely not be transported.
"The fierce son is young, and he has been taught today. Huo Dameng stood up, this time whenever he was a god, he only regarded himself as a junior, "What else needs to be done now, Mengzi and all the brothers are at the mercy of the dispatch." ”
The man hurriedly got up to help him, of course this young man knew that the people from Lantai on his own territory, if he didn't know, what kind of god would he talk about? Changpingguan didn't know how many times he had lost it.
Originally, I thought that the people in Lantai would be difficult to entangle, but knowing that it was the Mengzi brothers and sisters, Jian Dahu changed his mind, where did these teenagers come from, of course Jian Dahu knew, since they were all strangers, the cooperation would naturally be much smoother. Now seeing that Mengzi humbly asked for advice, Jian Dahu secretly praised in his heart, no wonder Lan Dieyi would choose such a young man from a mountain village, who could be relied on by Gu Xiang, and he was really not very human. Although Mengzi was sincere, Jian Dahu couldn't take a serious look at the division commander's shelf, helped the young man up, and pressed him to the seat.
"Shenjun must not be polite, how can Jian Mou dare to send Shenjun to do things?" Jian Dahu saw that Mengzi was about to get up again, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to press it, thinking in his heart, this young man is still young after all, and he is really seeking advice, but he thinks about it complicated, and he can't help but feel a little fond of Mengzi, he knows that he has to arrange some errands for this young man, but the other party is Shenjun after all, and he still has to take care of his face, so he thought for a while, as if he was talking to himself, "But there is a place that is not suitable for military and horse guarding." ”
Mengzi listened to Jian Dahu's words and still said a set of official words, and he was a little disappointed in his heart, knowing that although the other party said that he was decisive and governed the army very strictly, he was an official figure after all, how could he be the same as Brother Qing'er? I was about to discuss with the man on the other side what I was going to do, but I couldn't do everything by the other party, and when the time came, I recovered the ore, what should I take to repay this love?
"Oh, Lord Shenjun will inevitably not know when he first comes to this Youtan Temple, although the back of this temple is leaning against a high cliff, according to common sense, the abyss of thousands of zhang, the wide valley of a hundred zhang, even if those demons have wings, it is difficult to fly such a distance with heavy objects, but that is common sense, if the enemy is hiding in this seemingly most impossible place, then send some demons to us casually, and you can be happy again. "Jian Dahu didn't seem to be joking when he said this. Mengzi listened very seriously, worthy of being a god general, if it was himself, I am afraid he would not think of this layer. The strange rocks in the abyss are craggy and foggy, whether it is the Qilin Army or the elite Mo Sword Army of Tianlong, without exception, they are not suitable for such a terrain, but their brothers can show their skills.
Although Mengzi admires this god general, he also has pride in his heart, and now that he has his own usefulness, his heart is suddenly much better, and he chatted a few more details, and left with seventeen farewells.