Chapter Eighty-Nine: Going to the Meeting with a Single Knife and Beheading the Sacrificial Flag
Shen Mai was not afraid at all, and went to the meeting alone with a high spirit.
When the owner of the village saw it, he couldn't help but feel admiration, so he didn't show weakness and ordered his minions to open the door of the village to greet him.
For a while, everyone entered the village, sat down with the guest of honor, and informed each other of their names.
It turned out that the owner of the village was named Shoulder Poison, the name of the obscure face was Dicang, the name of the purple sauce face was Chen Qi, and there was a young man named Fengchi, a total of four leaders.
The shoulder poison ordered the person to offer Pu tea, and arched and said: "Shen Du let my brother go to the meeting alone, which is really an ancient heroic style, which makes the little brother admire." ”
"The owner of the village is polite. I saw that the two brothers of Dicang Chen Qi were quite virtuous, and they were among my peers, so I wanted to come to meet all the heroes. "Shen Mai hugged his fists.
"Shame, shame...... Shen Dutong is exalting my brothers. "Shen Dutong is far away in Daozhou, why did he come to this Yasha Ridge, is it just to get to know our brothers?"
"That's not all. Shen Mai said haughtily, "All the heroes don't know: the Tati people are now attacking Fuyun Pass, after Shen received an urgent report, he immediately asked the general of Daozhou to send reinforcements quickly, but the general did not send a single soldier on the grounds of civil strife, and Shen was helpless for a while, so he had to rush with five hundred soldiers in the house. Unexpectedly, in this Yaksha Ridge, I met two heroes of Dicang Chen Qi. Shen saw that although the two heroes were a little fierce, they were quite righteous in their words, and they both made a good knife technique, so Shen wanted to visit a few heroes and say a few words from the bottom of his heart. ”
When Di Cang and Chen Qi heard the words of praise, their eyebrows fluttered and they were overjoyed.
Di Cang shouted: "Lao Tzu was on the ridge road, and he heard the fleeing people say that the Tati people are attacking Fuyun Pass. ”
"Now I'm afraid that the Tati people have already conquered the Fuyun Pass, crossed the Wusha River, and occupied Linjiang County, and the bird official who was robbed by Lao Tzu yesterday is the head of Linjiang County?"
These two people are rude and straightforward, and they speak openly. The shoulder poison couldn't control their mouths, and when they saw the news, they had to glare fiercely. The two of them were indeed much more honest, and swallowed all the words they had to say into their stomachs.
Shoulder Poison said worriedly: "Shen Dutong only brought five hundred men and horses, if you want to fight against the Tati people, I'm afraid it will be more than lucky!"
"Shen doesn't know it, but since the Tati people occupy my territory and kill my people, since Shen knows, how can he stand by and watch! Even if 500 soldiers died on the battlefield, I, Shen, have no regrets!" Shen Mai said that he regarded death as home, and the righteousness was awe-inspiring.
"Shen Dutong is really good, and he admires it very much. ”
"Big brother: Let's kill the bitch Tati together!" Di Cang was aroused by Shen Mai's strong words, and couldn't help but spit out a sentence.
Chen Qi also echoed casually: "Yes, big brother, let's kill the Tati raised by the son of a bitch!"
"Okay! I, Shen, really didn't mistake you!" Shen Mai's purpose in worshipping the mountain this time was to invite the cottage to join and kill the enemy, so although he knew that the war in Fuyunguan was tight, he had to take a risk.
The first cang was about to speak, but suddenly caught a glimpse of the cold eyes of the shoulder poison sweeping over, and he couldn't help but explode his pores, so he didn't dare to make a sound.
Shen Mai had already seen it in his eyes, so he opened the skylight and said brightly: "Shen Mouming people don't do dark things: this time I worship the mountain, I just want to invite all the heroes to go down the mountain and help me Shen to defend against foreign enemies and protect the country and the people, I don't know what to do with the idea of the village?"
"This ...... This, this, this ......" Shoulder Poison hesitated.
"The owner of the village, listen to a certain good sentence from Shen: this occupies the mountain as the king, and the grass falls as a coward, all of which are forced to do so, not only insulting the ancestors, but also being ridiculed by the people of the world, the owner of the village already has such forces, why not work together with me to make contributions to the country? In this way, you can repay the kindness of the country, you can repay your parents, and you can relieve the people from hanging upside down, this is what a manly man really does!" Shen Mai sincerely persuaded.
"Big brother, don't you often say that corrupt officials are in charge and have no way to serve the country? Now that Shen Dutong has come to invite him in person, isn't it just in line with the intention of the eldest brother, why are you hesitating at this time?"
"That's right, big brother: There is still a big banner of 'walking for the sky' outside this cottage, is the big brother fooling around?" Chen Qidao.
"Alas...... The two virtuous brothers are right. Although the shoulder poison was moved, he was still worried, "But...... But if we kill the officers and soldiers, rob the gold, and take their stewards hostage, will this court easily spare us?"
As soon as the heroes heard this, they suddenly poured cold water on a cold day, their bodies were cold, and the corners of their mouths were closed and they couldn't say half a word.
The hall seemed to fall silent, and there was no sound at all.
Suddenly, Shen Mai slapped the table and shouted, "Good kill! Good catch!"
When the heroes heard this, they were stunned and at a loss.
Shoulder Poison asked in shock: "Shen Dutong, what do you mean by this?"
Shen Mai gritted his teeth and said: "At the moment of the great enemy, those officers and soldiers are all greedy for life and afraid of death, and they are fleeing for their lives in embarrassment.
When Shen Mai said this, he was righteous and awe-inspiring, and he resounded and restrained the clouds.
All the heroes seemed to have taken a reassuring pill, and they were all relieved and deeply impressed.
Shoulder poison suddenly knelt on his left knee, hugged his fists and said: "I have already had the heart to serve the country, but I have no choice but to throw myself into it." Shen Dutong is so well aware of the righteousness, we deeply admire it, and we are willing to go down the mountain with Dutong to kill the enemy and serve the country!"
"The first cang, willing to go down the mountain with the capital, kill the enemy and serve the country!"
"Chen is willing to go down the mountain with the capital, kill the enemy and serve the country!"
"Fengchi is willing to go down the mountain with the capital and kill the enemy to serve the country!"
The three heroes also knelt on their left knees, clenched their fists and swore an oath, like a bell.
"Okay, good, good, all the heroes, please get up quickly, with all the heroes drawing their swords to help, they will definitely be able to drive the Natati people out of the Fuyun Pass!" Shen Mai was fierce and helped the four heroes up one by one, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
In the evening, the two people will join together and hold a banquet in the cottage and drink heartily.
In the early morning of the next day, there were more than 1,500 people in the whole group, together with the deserters from Linjiang County.
Shen Mai was very happy, neatly draped, came to the cottage flag, prepared to hold a swearing-in meeting, and then led the army down the mountain.
At this time, the shoulder poison suddenly reported: "Dutong, yesterday I was in a hurry to discuss and forgot a major event. ”
"What's the big deal?" Shen Mai was taken aback.
"The governor of Linjiang County is still being detained in the back cave, I don't know what to do?"
Shen Mai was silent for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Bring him to the flag platform, Shen has his own way!"
After the shoulder poison ordered Dicang and Chen to abandon the cave, the lieutenant commander of Linjiang County, Dunlun, to escort him. After a while, the two escorted Na Dunlun to Shen Mai.
Dunlun raised his eyes and saw that there were many officers and soldiers in the cottage, all of them were waiting for him, and he thought that he had bulldozed the bandits and came to greet him, so he was naturally very happy, and saw that Shen Mai looked like an official soldier, but it was only a military rank of the capital, so he became a little arrogant: "This general, you seem to be an official and soldier of Daozhou, and you have done a good job in this matter! ”
"Hmph!" Shen Mai said coldly, "There is no need to do anything more. ”
"What do you mean, do you know who I am!" Dun Lun was stunned for a moment, and put on a very official tone.
"Hmph...... Aren't you the governor of Linjiang County, Dun Lun, who is greedy for life and afraid of death?" shouted Shen Mai.
"You, you, you, you......" Dunlun was so angry that he blushed and had a thick neck, and he was so embarrassed that he couldn't speak.
"What are you, you...... 'you'?!" Shen Mai Yizheng said, "As the commander of the soldiers and horses of Linjiang County, at the moment of the great enemy, you did not take the lead in leading the army to resist the enemy, but seized the gold in the treasury and fled without permission, what face do you still have standing in front of my Shen!"
"Okay, good......" Dunlun said with shame and anger, gritting his teeth.
"Okay, you're right! Today, Shen is about to cut off your head for Tianxingdao, sacrifice my banner, and strengthen my military might!"
At the end of the words, Shen Mai kicked Dun Lun, pulled out the sword at his waist, and cut off Dun Lun's head when the sword fell, and the blood in the neck cavity splashed and splashed red on the flag platform.
Shen Mai grabbed Dun Lun's head, held it high in the air, and shouted to everyone: "Soldiers, heroes: we will go out today to fight against the enemy, determined to serve the country, if there are greedy people who are afraid of death, just like this!"
Under the flag, all the soldiers were jubilant, their blood was boiling, and they all shook the weapons in their hands loudly, and the mountains really shook, and the sound shook the sky.
Shen Mai ordered Duan Siping to wrap Dunlun's head around his waist and hang it on his waist, and ordered Fu Yang to pick up the banner of "Walking for Heaven" and hold it high in his hand and mount the horse first.
Then, he and all the heroes got on their horses one after another, led 1,500 men and horses, carried dozens of carts of gold, and went down to the Yaksha Ridge in a hurry.
Jin Ming and Fu Shen held on to Linjiang County, stopped the Tati people from repairing the Wusha River and the chain bridge on the river, and broke the enemy's attempt to cross the river for three consecutive days.
On the fourth day, the Tati people drove the common people to pave the bridge and prepare to cross the river.
The soldiers saw it from afar, and for a moment they panicked and were helpless, seeing the Tati people approaching step by step.
Servant Shen hurriedly red-eyed: "General Jin, what should I do now?"
"I didn't expect the Tati people to be so despicable!" Jin Ming was very angry, and finally immediately said, "All the sergeants listen to the order: prepare to open fire!"
"General Jin: Are there ordinary people on the other side?"
"Now there is no other way, only a strong man with a broken arm! If the Tati people are allowed to cross the river, it will not only be those ordinary people who will suffer. Jin Ming said, waved his big hand, and ordered the cannon to be fired.
Suddenly, the trebuchet threw bombs, Zhuge crossbows fired arrows, and bursts of stone rain arrows flew across the river. The people who paved the bridge on the other side screamed and fell into the river one after another.