Chapter 58: Be sincere in everything you do
One short sound, three long sounds, this is the horn is transmitting the signal, Zhao Zhen naturally does not understand, Xiaolin explained: "Your Majesty, this is the signal of the main general, a long voice actually represents the main general to fight, and the three short voices represent the whole army. ”
Zhao Zhen asked the accompanying officer: "The general is coming out to greet him, what kind of etiquette should I use to respond?" ”
"Returning to His Majesty, the emperor star does not move, the stars are flowing this is the way of heaven and earth, the general should show off his strength and praise three times, the soldiers are like tigers, they will be like fierce tigers, and the tide will swell three times to worship the dragon, in order to show closeness, His Majesty should hold the sword of the Son of Heaven in the center, and the ministers sing praise! This is the gift of returning to the teacher on the side of the road. ”
Lao Bao wore a full set of dresses, dancing and kneeling and saying, "Please follow the left and right!" Zhao Zhen agreed with a smile, and Zou Tong hurriedly helped the emperor wipe the dust on his armor, which was not a few times for the emperor in his life, and his appearance could not be missed.
Xiaolin's 3,000 former troops formed a circle around the emperor with a shout, and Di Qing's lieutenant led 8,000 iron cavalry to form a larger circle formation on the periphery, tightly surrounding the emperor in the middle.
A wooden platform was quickly erected, Zhao Zhen and Bao Zheng were supported by the guards on the high platform, the emperor stood in the center, Bao Zheng knelt and sat on his right, Zou Tong bowed to the ground, the ceremonial officer held the long board and said the ancient sound in his mouth, the horn blew out a long sound, the huge war drum, knocking and knocking, shaking the four fields.
Several eagle chirps appeared in the sky. When Zhao Zhen looked up, he saw five Hai Dongqing hovering overhead, and the one on Xiaolin's shoulder also flapped its wings and flew into the air. Chasing a partner is very happy.
Seeing that he was the only one in the sky, the happiness in Zhao Zhen's chest was indescribable, and the words of the ceremonial official's mantra now sounded like a sacred rhythm.
Zhao Zhen looked at the ripples in the wine glass on the table, clenched the sword in his hand and said to Bao Zheng, who was silent: "They are here!" ”
The entire Jingxi Army was dispatched, whether it was cavalry or not, and now they were all sitting on horseback. Yun Zheng looked at Li Changdao, who was dressed in a big red robe, with disdain: "Shouldn't you wear armor?" Isn't it ugly to have an extra piece of red in the black-pressed army? ”
Li Chang said with a smile: "When His Majesty was away, I was your supervisor, and His Majesty was here." I'm the one who wants to hang out with a group of Qiu Ba. ”
One sentence caused public anger, and Li Chang didn't care about the foul language of the generals at all, and laughed and said: "Praise three times." Don't be mistaken, the cavalry can only go to the land of half an arrow, and the armor-piercing cone thrown can only fall in front of his own warhorse, if he accidentally throws it into His Majesty's team, he will cut off his head as soon as possible! ”
Yun Zheng heard a trombone horn and immediately smiled: "The official side is ready, let's set off, out of the high slope in front, we will advance in a straggler, and the three waves of clans will move forward alternately." To make it look better, the brothers have been fighting hard for a year, and now it's time to put powder on their faces. Don't dare to be careless, do these flowers well, it's better than his mother's feats!
Let's go! ”
Three miles was exactly the distance that the war horse could run, and the big green horse under Yun Zheng's crotch took the lead in rushing out, and the oncoming wind pulled his cloak straight......
The loud sound of the war horse's hooves slammed into Zhao Zhen's heart like a hammer. I watched as a black tide of cavalry emerged from the high slope and then rushed down. The blood in Zhao Zhen's body seemed to rush to his head all at once.
The cavalry continued to pour out from behind the high slope, and then slid down the high slope, from the beginning of the broken steps, to the final charge, only experienced a short moment, and after all the war horses ran, Zhao Zhen's ears could not hear anything except the roar of the earth.
Lao Bao's expression was cloudy, and he sighed and said to himself: "The male soldiers are now, and His Majesty's ambition will also be aroused, and it will be difficult for the Great Song Dynasty to return to Wenzhi!" ”
Zhao Zhen's palms were sweating, and a dark cloud composed of crossbow arrows suddenly rose in the rushing cavalry group, seeing this dark cloud rushing towards him, knowing that the distance was still far from reaching him, Zhao Zhen could still feel the strong killing intent in it, which made him almost suffocated, Zou Tong had already screamed and pounced to hug the emperor, and was kicked down by the angry official.
There is an extra field composed of crossbow arrows on the flat ground, like a wheat field that has not yet been harvested, and the cavalry galloping at the forefront has already leaned down and reached out to pull up the crossbow arrows on the ground, but there is only one chance, and it is not much to pull up, and this field of crossbow arrows is crushed by the horse's hooves.
When Zou Tong saw the shining armor-piercing cone flying out of the team again, he couldn't care about etiquette anymore, and opened his arms to block in front of the emperor.
Bao Zheng said with a smile: "The inner supervisor's loyalty makes the old man admire, but you are not in front of it, this thing is called an armor-piercing cone, and it can penetrate heavy armor within a hundred steps, * is not enough to block a blow." ”
Seeing the armor-piercing cone fall to the ground, Zou Tong stepped aside, ignoring the disdainful eyes of the courtesy official, and proudly crouched back where he should be, no matter what, this move had enough of the emperor's favor.
Zhao Zhen felt like he was sailing on the sea, the waves around him were like anger, and the waves like mountains were constantly pressing down on his boat, but every time he was able to save the day, the boat drilled out of the waves and moved forward again.
The cavalry was moving, but he didn't move, and the difference in reference made him feel that he was breaking the waves, and this wonderful feeling made him a little dizzy.
Just when he was feeling sick in his chest, the heaven and earth suddenly quieted down, and the earth no longer rotated, after the dust cleared, the two horsemen jumped out of the military formation and slowly jogged towards their own formation, and the circle immediately separated a gap, only to see Yun Zheng, who was in black armor, took off his helmet and hugged it under his ribs, and saluted on the horse: "The war has not stopped, the ministers dare not remove their armor, and they can't give full salutes, please forgive your majesty." ”
Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Aiqing has fought bloodily and worked hard, there is no need to be polite, I reviewed the three armies, and I was very relieved to see the majesty of the army. ”
Yun Zheng bowed down again on the horse and said, "The minister is also congratulating His Majesty!" Please show your majesty's sword to show the meaning of our army's conquest on behalf of the sky. ”
"This is nature, the principles of heaven are clear, the retribution is unpleasant, and the army is fighting for the way of heaven." Zhao Zhen said that the sword of the Son of Heaven was handed over to the official for inspection, the official pulled out the long sword and tried the blade with his hand, a drop of blood oozed out, he raised his palm, and declared the sharpness of the sword of the Son of Heaven to the surroundings, and then returned the sword of the Son of Heaven to Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen threw the sword on the ground casually, Li Chang dismounted, took the sword and praised it a few times, and gave it to the general Yun Zheng, a soldier took a spear, Yun Zheng used the sword of the Son of Heaven to split the spear lightly, and praised: "Good sword!" Turning it back to Li Chang, Li Chang stepped on the high platform step by step with the sword in both hands, and knelt down to return the sword of the Son of Heaven to Zhao Zheng, in order to show that the king's power would not fall.
Zhao Zhen looked at Li Chang, who was black, thin and thin with gray temples, crying and kneeling in front of him, remembering that in the past, he just sent him to Yun Zheng's tiger and wolf den for a while, and couldn't help but feel a little guilty, leaned over and patted him on the shoulder and said: "Yanmen wind and snow, in the end it dyed your hair white, Aiqing did a good job, very good......"
"What's the harm in smearing the liver and brain of the Great Song Dynasty, the old minister only hates that he can't share the worries for the king, so that His Majesty will come to the battlefield in person, which is a shame for the ministers......"
Yun Zheng stood under the platform and looked at their gentlemen and ministers, sighed and said to Su Shi who was next to him: "If you can mix like this in the future, you will be at ease as a teacher." ”
Su Shi pouted and said, "It's just a horse slapstick, what is there to envy." ”
Yun Zheng said angrily: "What do you mean by patting a horse's whiskers, do you flatter me on weekdays also patting a horse's whiskers?" Remember, in the future, I will use that energy on the emperor, and see that people can shoot horses sincerely, this is a kind of wisdom, a kind of wisdom of survival.
Your husband and I are not treated well by everyone in Tokyo because I can't do these things, and you don't have my ruthlessness, so you can't make others afraid, so you must make everyone like you, and don't follow my old path. ”
Su Shi saw that Mr. was angry and shrunk his neck to show that he was taught, but he told the tiger and others about Li Chang's ugliness in a blink of an eye, Yun Zheng had no choice but to shake his head, Su Shi's cheap mouth still can't be changed, it seems that everyone's personality is innate, and it is difficult to change the day after tomorrow.
After tossing for a while, the emperor's fight could finally move forward, and the army surrounded the emperor's Luan car all day long, and Zhao Zhen finally stopped riding a horse, lying in the window of Luan driving and talking to Yun Zheng about the upcoming alliance.
"I think it's better for Aiqing to accompany me for a while, what does Aiqing think?
Yun Zheng said with a smile: "There is only Weichen in Dingzhou who is suitable for escorting, although Weichen does not have Di Shuai's meticulous thoughts, he has always been under the escort of the army, escorting His Majesty Xià to see the Liao Emperor, it is still unhindered." ”
Zhao Zhen smiled: "With Aiqing here, I don't have to worry about it!" ”
Bao Zheng, who was walking on horseback, suddenly interjected: "The old man heard that Yunhou is sick, I don't know if he is healthy at this time?" ”
Yun Zheng frowned and said, "As long as you don't ask Emperor Liao to bow down to your vassals, my physical condition will be able to support His Majesty to return to Beijing."
Boss, in front of His Majesty, I would like to know what conditions you have put forward? How do I think each one of them is a trigger for a renewed war? ”
Zhao Zhen also looked at Bao Zheng suspiciously, he also felt that it was difficult to meet the conditions proposed by the civil official, he was not good at bending his own prestige and saying something inappropriate, and when he saw Yun Zheng put it forward, he wanted to know the reason.
Bao Zheng said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the reason why Yunhou asked like this is because he only considered the problem from the standpoint of a general, but he didn't know that the fiercest competition since ancient times was not only on the battlefield, but also at the negotiation table.
Didn't the Liao Emperor claim to be a million army when he marched into my Great Song Dynasty? Is it only allowed for him to be called, and we are not allowed to be called for it? (To be continued)
PS: Chapter one