Chapter 40: The Way Out

The lion camel fled, helplessly. The White Bone Thousand Slaughter Array not only makes people lose their fighting spirit, but also confuses the direction.

Shang Lion Camel galloped on horseback, and when he saw the real scene around him, mountains, rivers, green trees, and green grass, it was already a day and a night later.

He didn't dare to delay, the skeleton soldiers who "squeaked" one by one were enough to be the nightmare of any brave general. Death is not terrible, what is terrible is that death is worthless.

Accustomed to the days of robbing houses, Shang Shiluo suddenly found himself a little tired at this moment, maybe the age of forty is the peak moment of a man, but people can't be robbing homes all their lives, he needs to rely on, he needs to belong, he sometimes wants to live a quiet life. But he also knew that the moment he became a mountain bandit, he had bound himself to the chariot of troubled times.

He can't immediately turn back to Mabian City, as a veteran general who has experienced a hundred battles, he is very clear about the fact that the army is defeated like a mountain. Once it causes the impact of the opponent's victorious army, it will be a series of routs, and there is no way to avoid it, and it may lose Mabian City in an instant.

The speed of the Ben Thunder Leopard slowed down, although it is claimed to be a divine horse that travels 1,000 a day and 800 at night, it does not mean that you can go without eating or drinking for a day and a night. Shang Shi's camel was covered with bloodstains, he needed to take a break, raised his head to identify the direction, and had already deviated from the range of dozens of miles of Mabian City.

Barren mountains and mountains, where to find food and drink, this is a problem that must be solved at the moment. Shang Shi Camel even thought that as long as he entered a village, he could grab some with the axe and iron whip in his hand, but the biggest trouble was that there were no people in the night when there was no village and no shop.

He had to turn his horse's head and gallop away in the direction of the city on the horse's side.

A temple is not big, and when I got closer, I found that it was a Guandi temple.

As early as the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the general Guan Yu was quite prosperous in the folk incense, and the Taoist Guan Sheng Emperor was one of the four protectors of Taoism; In Buddhism, it is Garan Bodhisattva. Now the soldiers are in chaos, the common people catch what to catch, what martial arts God of Wealth, Si Minglu, shelter businessmen, attract wealth and enter the treasure, and the mess is added, so the incense of the Guandi Temple in various places is relatively vigorous.

Shang Lion Camel looked at it from a distance, and there was still some light in the temple, and he couldn't help but feel happy. As long as there are people, there must be some food and drink, and it is a big deal to kill people and cook meat, for a thief like himself, every time the official army is cleared, such a thing is not less.

When he came closer, he found that there was a stream at the back door of the Guandi Temple, he let go of the Benlei Leopard and let it drink and eat grass by himself, and he brought an axe and an iron whip and strode into the gate of the Guandi Temple.

"Ahem, cough, cough", as soon as the temple door was opened, there was a slow coughing sound inside, and the sound was a low cough, as if he was afraid of disturbing outsiders. By the light of the fire in the temple, Shang Shi Camel saw that there was a pile of firewood burning in it, a black sand pot on it, and a hunted fat ox, two fat chickens, and a live carp in a straw basket.

An old man with a red face was busy working on the ground, with three large gourds beside him, who seemed to be a cook.

The coughing sound was not made by him, but by the young man sitting on the ground behind the statue of Emperor Guan. This person is wearing long black hair, a golden forehead on the head door, inlaid with seven shining East Pearls, wearing a peach blossom-dotted ink robe, covered with a pitch-black mink velvet, which is really extravagant. Looking at the face again, he is only eighteen or nineteen years old, with a picturesque face, handsome eyebrows and starry eyes, especially a pair of deep eyes, looking at people, as if he can understand the secrets in your heart. The fly in the ointment is a sick face, a pale face, a few coughs from time to time, but holding a golden cup to drink wine to suppress coughing.

Shang Shi Camel was secretly shocked in his heart, forced by the aura of the other party, he didn't dare to do the business of killing people and selling goods. But there is also a difference in my heart, this little old man dares to swagger through the market in the wilderness, in case he encounters a small group of thieves, not to mention the softness on his body, even the Dongzhu on the young man's head is worth hundreds of taels of silver.

He was originally a thief, and he was extremely sensitive to gold and silver, so he was looking at himself, but the young man smiled: "Ahem, you are a guest from afar, it's cold outside, why don't you have a drink with this brother." With that, he threw the wine gourd on the side.

Shang Lion Camel was already hungry and thirsty, and at this moment, seeing that the owner was generous, he was not restrained, picked up the nectarine on the table, swallowed one with a big gulp, unscrewed the lid of the gourd, and poured a big mouthful. This wine is not strong, like peach blossom fruit stuffing, slightly sweet, Shang Lion Camel drank half a gourd, very thirsty. He muttered, "Thank you!" "I looked at the old cook who was making the fire, and I was secretly anxious in my heart, if it wasn't for the host's affection, I would immediately go forward and eat the game raw.

The young man drank another cup of himself, and then said, "General Shang, at this moment, the army is defeated and surrendered, can you think of a way out in the future?" ”

This sentence was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Shang Lion Camel was already a frightened bird at the moment, and instinctively pulled out a golden dipping axe and a dark iron whip to protect him: "Who are you?" How do you know the details of a family? ”

The young man shook his head slightly: "I don't know the details of the general, but I just see that you are covered in blood and dirty, and you don't bring an entourage, why is it not a defeat?" Besides, in the entire territory of Yuzhou, except for the Shangshi camel who just axed Helan and stirred the Sanjiang with an iron whip, is there a second person who uses such a weapon? Come on, drink a few more glasses, and the cook will cook the meat dishes in a while, and you and I will drink happily. ”

He did this, but he covered Shang Shi's camel, and he still refused to put down the weapon in his hand, but just stared at the big eyes and asked: "If you don't report to your family, how can Shang eat with peace of mind?" ”

The young man picked up a grape in the fruit bowl and said: "Shang San's family is defeated at the moment, Qimai County has not been recovered, Yuzhou soldiers and horses can outflank Mabian City at any time, two of your four absolute monks have died, and the remaining Huang Jue monks are only good at treating patients, and Xuan Jue monks are good at protecting the city, and they are not the people who fight in front of the two armies." Now that you are defeated and alone, you should think about your future, there is no danger of fighting here for the time being, but it is also a good place to relieve fatigue. ”

These words touched Shang Shiluo's heartstrings, although he vaguely felt that Mabian City was no longer reliable during the escape, but he didn't think about it, at this moment, after being dialed by the people years ago, his heart became more and more transparent.

Abandoned the horse and fled from the border city, he didn't think about it, but it was not easy to accumulate this family business, and it would be a pity to leave. Besides, if you really want to go, where to go? Jiuyan Mountain has already fallen out with the big boss and surrendered to the Northern Barbarians, which is a matter of forgetting the ancestors, and it seems that it is not appropriate. Just find a cottage, and it is more than enough to settle down with the name of your own blue-eyed Hengjiang, but after all, you have to look at the faces of others.

After thinking about it, there was no honest way, and I was depressed, so I picked up the wine gourd, poured it violently, and drank all the gourd wine.

"Ahem, cough, cough" A cough broke the silence, and the young man frowned: "I have a plan, I don't know if Shang San is willing to listen or not?" ”

Shang Shihuo's heart was already a little busy, and he still held the axe and iron whip tightly, but said respectfully: "If the little minister can save Shang, he will be rewarded in the future." ”

The young man drank the peach blossom brew in the golden bottle and cleared his voice: "According to the following, Shang San might as well return to the imperial court." ”

Shang Shi Camel suddenly felt that the person opposite was either a madman or a fool, he was stunned for a while, and said angrily: "I am from the Jiuyan Mountain horse bandit, if I surrender to the Yu Heavenly Dynasty, Yu Xu, that bastard emperor, will not slaughter me on the spot?" ”

The young man ate the grapes slowly, shook his head slightly, and said, "Shang San only knows one of them, but I don't know the other, what kind of place is Mabian City?" The thoroughfare on three sides, the Western Regions in the west, the Northern Dynasties in the north, and the Li Jiajun Xiangyong in Qimai County near the south. Once the three masters surrendered, the Dayu Heavenly Empire had no reason to go to war again, and which fool was willing to regenerate turmoil on the already settled territory? Besides, now that the Dayu Heavenly Dynasty is full of wolf smoke, can't the silver of the court be spent? Even if Emperor Yu is a bastard, the princes in the court will definitely not want to have any more twists and turns. ”

This analysis was meticulous, Shang Shiluo couldn't help but ponder, and after a while, he still said to himself: "Then I will be a minister, in case the emperor will transfer me to the capital, and then it will not be the fish on the board?" ”

The young man stroked his hair: "He can't transfer you, because there are still soldiers stationed here in the Northern Dynasty, and they will advance and retreat with you." If you are transferred, the soldiers and horses of the Northern Dynasty will be able to occupy Mabian City. Aren't you the captain of the four-rank master of the Northern Dynasty, why can't the north and the south be called ministers at the same time? ”

Shang Shi's camel eyes turned, he was originally a rogue doctrine, which mountain to sing which song, not to mention the north and south to call the ministers, that is, to call the ministers ten or eight emperors, it is a trivial matter for him. At this moment, he seemed to feel that the young man's words had some truth, and asked intermittently: "However, I have never seen the soldiers and horses of the Northern Dynasty come to my aid, and I am afraid that this trick will be seen through by the Dayu Heavenly Dynasty sooner or later." ”

The young man smiled: "This time, that time." In the past, Mabian City was not lost, and the Northern Dynasty naturally had no time to divide troops to save it, but at this moment, Mabian City was in danger, and if the Northern Dynasty did not send troops, would it be painful to lose the border city and crisis the territory? ”

Shang Shiluo hesitated: "I'm afraid that far water can't quench the thirst of the near." The young man smiled: "Five thousand iron horsemen of the Northern Dynasty will set up camp in Sanmuyuan, twenty miles north of Mabian City, and they will arrive in Mabian City in half an hour." ”

Shangshi camel seems to have drunk a big bowl of iced sour plum soup on dog days at this moment, which is comfortable and breathable. Look, look, it's all people, why is this young man who speaks well, and his eyebrows are still handsome, and he is afraid that he will live to a dog at the age of forty.

But suddenly doubts arose: "Wait, how do you know so clearly?" Who are you? The young man in the robe stopped talking, but only drank. Suddenly, a black cat on the beam of the big temple jumped off the beam of the house with a "poof", sitting firmly on the shoulders of the young man, obviously a pet that the young man is used to, "meowing" and swallowing the cat food fed by two white jade fingers.

Coughing, peach blossom robes, black cats, a series of things seemed to be lightning, and instantly shivered in Shang Shiluo's heart. He trembled and stood up and said, "Could it be that you are actually the military advisor of the Northern Plains Seven Generals, why are you so young?" The young man regained his composure at this moment, stroked the fur of the black cat with his left hand, and untied a small gold medal the size of a palm from his waist with his right hand, and threw it in front of Shang Shi Camel, with four characters engraved on it, "Walk in front of the emperor".

Shang Shi Camel did not hesitate anymore, knelt on his knees with a "poof", and gave a deep salute: "Si Pin Xiao Riding Captain Shang Shi Camel, meet the Imperial Emperor Sima Brother Shu Wen embroidery."

[The story is good, thank you for the collection]