Chapter 8 Worry about the battle

Shen Xing knew the weight of the double dragon bi handed over to him by Mo Ju, and secretly complained in his heart, although the double dragon was bestowed by heaven to Qing Guo, but it has been lost for many years, and the Qing kings of the past dynasties have not been searched, but no matter how many manpower they sent to search for it, they will not be able to see it, it turns out that the heavy weapon of this country is hidden in the hands of the Mo family, if it is secretly preserved by the ink dragon of the past dynasties, then the Qing royal clan will return empty-handed even if it is a painstaking effort. Now that the contemporary Mo Long has taken the initiative to hand over this double dragon bi to him, that Mo Ju must have also made a great determination, isn't he optimistic about this battle of Shanyang Guard?

Mo Ju saw what Pingchang Jun was thinking, and just said lightly: "You and my military strength and armament lie in holding on, if the king uses your tactics, even if the army of the wild king is piled up into a mountain, it will be difficult to capture Shanyang Pass, even if he does not hesitate to lose heavy losses and capture Shanyang Pass, you can also do the same last time, give up Shanyang Pass to lure the enemy deep, then the defense of Yuncheng will be strong, and the army of the wild king will not be cheap." What I'm worried about is that the king doesn't use your tactics and tactics, and gives up sticking to the tactics of war, then it is not a category that you and I can control, and my Mo family can be said to be invincible in defending the city, but attacking the city and fighting in the wilderness, it is really powerless. ”

Pingchang Jun listened quietly, he didn't know that he could stick to Shanyang Pass, stick to Yuncheng, the Mo family's organ was kitschful, and the deployment of tactics played a role in fixing the sea god needle, and the two Qingye battles in which he commanded the army, all of the Mo family's children came to assist in the defense, and the defensive techniques and defensive equipment they brought made him, the person who really commanded the army, greatly admired, such as the battle of Yuncheng, the Mo family's children brought dozens of iron lumps as big as a tent, at first everyone didn't understand what this was, so bulky and inconvenient to carry, Do you want the soldiers to hide in it and stay out of harm? What is the difference between this and a shrunken turtle?

The children of the Mo family ordered people to arrange these iron lumps in an arc and multiple layers outside the city according to the set spacing, and these iron lumps were half buried in the ground and half leaked out of the ground, which looked extremely weird. The children of the Mo family also selected some smart soldiers to secretly teach the opportunity, until the war began, and even the Qing army himself did not understand the mechanism. When the army of the wild king attacked the city, he did not understand what this dense iron lump was, so he sent a hundred light horsemen who dared to die to rush and kill the temptation.

The hundred knights were superb in horsemanship, and they rushed into the iron lump formation in a moment, only to hear the cavalry draw their knives and slash on the iron lumps, making a crackling sound, the iron lumps actually did not move at all, and the cavalry slashed and scolded, what the hell is this, bluffing, so it is mysterious! Just when the cavalry was slackening, suddenly there was a sharp whistle in the city, and those iron bumps actually opened a gap from the top, and a dragon head the thickness of a wooden stake stretched out from each gap, and the dragon head did not wait for the cavalry to react, and it actually spewed out a thick fire snake! Pyeongchang-jun was watching the battle in the city at that time, and he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this scene! This fiery snake is made of fire oil, sticky and ignited, spreads very quickly, and because it is oil, it is impossible to extinguish it in such a hasty station!

Some astute cavalrymen originally wanted to turn their horses' heads and rely on their speed to withdraw from the fire array, but they never expected that the dragon head sticking out of the top of the iron bump could also turn the direction of the fire snake fire! None of the 100 cavalrymen with excellent riding skills were spared by the fire snakes, and the screams under the city were endless for a long time. The Qingguo soldiers who stood on Yuncheng to watch the battle were a little less courageous, and they vomited on the spot. Although it was not the first time that this terrible Pyeongchang Jun of the Mo family had seen it, this time it was really numb, and he immediately ordered the arrows to be released, and after a rain of arrows, the heart-rending wails of the hundred cavalrymen finally gradually stopped, leaving only the air still filled with the disgusting smell of burnt skin oil.

Later, people learned that this iron lump is called a borrowed car, the outside is all cast iron wrapping, invulnerable, and the inside is a mechanism that can only be controlled by multiple soldiers, which can spray out the fire oil that has been prepared in advance, and the change is extremely flexible, according to the deployment of multiple borrowed cars, you can freely control the length of the fire snake, the direction of the spray, and those who dare to break into this formation, it is almost impossible to get out alive. In the first battle of Yuncheng that year, relying on the borrowed car brought by the children of the Mo family, it was enough to delay the Yewang army outside the city for half a month.

How strong is the Mo family defending the city, Shen Xing knows in his heart, although the wild king's strength has an absolute advantage, but if it is stubborn, it is only good at field warfare, and the army of the wild king who is not good at attacking the city must not be able to get cheap, but the current situation is worrying, if the king does not want to defend? This is not a question of whether the king understands how to lead the army to fight, but a question of the king's face, if King Qing personally commands the army to fight, but he adopts the strategic tactics of his Pingchang Jun, which inevitably makes the king lose face, and besides, even if he applies for punishment, no matter how prosperous his deeds are, he cannot afford to be charged with high merit. Now that the king likes magic, his reputation is declining, and it is impossible for him as the king of a country not to know what others are talking about, and the two major battles against the opposition are all his military exploits in Pingchang, which can be said to have nothing to do with King Qing, which cannot help but make Shen Xing more cautious.

Shen Xing said goodbye to Mo Ju and walked down the city tower, although when he went to see Mo Ju, Mo Ju threatened to give him only half a pillar of incense time, but he knew that Mo Ju was not the kind of person who disregarded the life and death of the people, and he would never drag mud and water in major matters, he said that if he didn't use his strategy, he couldn't fight, that is, he really couldn't fight, and he didn't need to discuss with Mo Ju at all, the so-called "half a pillar of incense" was just the style of the hermit master, in fact, Mo Ju's half of his life was spent on Qingguo defense, Mo family organs. Now Mo Ju gave him Shuanglong Bi, and the intention is also obvious, obviously Mo Ju is also aware of the danger this time, and giving him Shuanglong Bi is to give him the last hand, which may be the last card of Qingguo.

Shen Xing, who was preoccupied, inspected his defense deployment, and saw a man and a woman standing at the far end of the pass defense from a distance, he couldn't help frowning, that pair of men and women were not dressed as soldiers, although the sky was dark, he could still see that they were wearing brocade clothes, not to mention where there were female dependents in the army? Obviously, it should be the king's relatives, but why would these pampered and well-placed people go deep into this dangerous place? Even if they came with the king, they are now serving with gold and jade delicacies, and Pyeongchang Jun has been immersed in the Qingguo court for many years, and he still knows a lot about the temperament of these princes and grandchildren.

Shen Xing stepped forward with apprehension, and by the light of the campfire, he finally saw who those two people were, one was Qingyun, the prince of Qingguo, and the other was the princess Qingyanzhi. After seeing people clearly, Pingchang Jun's heart is much more stable, Prince Qing Yun has always had a good reputation, known for his leniency, Princess Qing Yanzhi is the pearl of King Qing, she is less than twenty years old, she has always just liked to travel around, King Qing regards her as a treasure, the rules of the Wang family are very few in her body, and even equipped her with a group of women's personal guards, specially accompanied by this princess who loves to go out of the city to play. These two people thought that they were happy, and they would not have any details in their lives, thinking of this, Pingchangjun quickened his steps and stepped forward to salute.

"The general doesn't have to be polite." , Qingyun also recognized the person who came at this time, and it was the famous Shanyang Guan guard who would be sentenced. After a simple greeting, the three of them walked to the front of the battle together, Gongzi Yun praised the majesty of Shanyang Pass, and Princess Qing, who was born with bright eyes and bright teeth, was even more excited, and looked unusually good under the firelight. At this time, Pingchangjun also let go of his vigilance and caution just now, and looked at this lively and lovely princess, and suddenly he remembered something in his heart, and couldn't help but say: "The princess has an old relationship with Humble Jing, and Humble Jing often mentions to me that the princess is clever and cute, and the war is imminent, can I entrust the princess?" ”

"Tell me something!" , Princess Yanzhi is also unceremonious, she doesn't like to talk about the rules, she is unusually hearty, she and Shen Xing's wife Yingshi met during a suburban trip, the two were introduced as confidants at that time, the two women often have correspondence, the relationship can be said to be very good, which may also be one of the reasons why Princess Yanzhi saw this prestigious general after being unceremoniously.

Shen Xing pulled out a delicate and unique saber from his waist and handed it to Princess Kenyuki. I saw this knife, the scabbard is made of solid wood, inlaid with a number of glazed gemstones, and even some shine in the firelight, and the handle is slender and curved, which is not suitable for men to wear. It turned out that this knife was his wife Yingshi, many years ago by a craftsman with superb craftsmanship to build, Qingguo due to years of war, women's saber is not uncommon, and even more brave than men's women, when Yingshi married, this knife was also brought to Shen Mansion as Ying's body, and later as a letter of faith by Ying's to Pyeongchang Jun Shen Xing, in the words of Mrs. Married to the husband, there is no need for a saber to defend himself, his husband must be a man who can protect her thoroughly.

"This knife was given to me by my wife, and I call it a hanging." , Shen Xing said with some wistfulness. After Princess Yanzhi took the knife, she played with the blade of the knife, and suddenly pulled it out, the cold light of the blade suddenly came out, Princess Yanzhi's face changed dramatically, since she was a child, she has seen a lot of rare treasures, and weapons are naturally indispensable and a little knowledge, this is a short blade as thin as a cicada's wings, light as a feather, in addition to the edge of the moment when she went out of the body, she even heard a slight moaning, "Hang, hang... What do you mean? The princess muttered as she held the knife. Shen Xing didn't answer directly, but said: "Please return this knife to Humble Jing, the princess is a good friend of Humble Jing, and she will be happy when she comes." ”

As for this, even if Gongzi Qingyun and the princess are stupid, they will not be able to hear the sound of Pingchang Jun, the main general before the battle actually wants to return the gift of the sword to his wife, and it is the princess of Qingguo who is entrusted with it, what does this mean, it is very obvious, the trial has predicted that the upcoming war is extremely tragic, and it is even possible that he will die in Shanyang Pass, even if the princess can't think so thoroughly, Qingyun, who is the prince, naturally knows that it is powerful, what he didn't expect is that Shen Jie was so pessimistic. Gongzi Yun thought secretly in his heart, and roughly had some understanding, in fact, when he came here with the king, he thought about why the king would go to Shanyang Pass in person this time, why did he bring his family again, and even moved most of the court over, with his understanding of his father's character, he would never put himself in danger, the purpose of this trip should not be so simple as patrolling the border overseers, and now Pingchangjun's entrustment has confirmed some of his ideas, maybe Pingchangjun's strategic tactics are contrary to the king's, And Pingchangjun, the leading general, is not optimistic about his father's tactics, but this does not prevent this general who guards the country from having the heart to serve the country to death.

"Pyeongchang-kun, I ...... about military affairs", Gongzi Qingyun thought of this and bowed down, in addition to his good reputation, he really has no real power, Qing Wangyi is still the year of the principal, and he has no intention of not continuing at all, he is just a symbol of Qingguo, the real power has not been contacted, and it is this kind of military event related to the life and death of the country. Although he has no real power, he can still listen to the discussions in the court, and even know more than Shen Xing himself, because some words cannot be said in front of Pingchangjun himself, such as the battle of Yuncheng, should he not retreat, the discussion in the court was once very big, and it was Qing Wang Yi who personally came out to silence and suppressed it, at the beginning Gongzi Yun thought that the king supported Pingchangjun's tactics and strategies, but all kinds of signs show that this trust seems to be eroding bit by bit. Especially since the beginning of the past two years, the king has been obsessed with magic, and there are often some strange theories that come out, and even some of him as a son can not understand, such as birth, old age, sickness and death are the cycle of heaven, but the king began to practice the elixir of life, and once even said that it is better to believe it than not to believe it, such remarks make the courtiers who want to admonish feel very embarrassed.

"Childe, princess, you don't need to worry, I will definitely lead my troops to defend Shanyang Pass, and it is indeed inappropriate to hold things before the battle, but the princess and my wife are happy, I just thought of having this trust, after all, the war is imminent, even ordinary soldiers will want to send a letter to their relatives, and please don't be surprised." , Pingchangjun also felt that his move was a little abrupt, and hurriedly appeased the two princes and princesses who looked a little abnormal. At the moment, the three of them also changed the topic, Pingchangjun briefly introduced the essence of the defense of Shanyang Pass, Gongzi Yun and Princess Yanzhi also listened with relish, especially Princess Yanzhi, who actually had ideas and insights about this defense and military, what he didn't know was that this princess Yanzhi and the children of the Mo family also had some unknown connections, so they knew a little bit about this defense and military affairs. Pingchang Jun sighed secretly in his heart, if this princess is not a daughter, she will one day become the pillar of Qingzhi, although Gongzi Yun is generous, but he is a little less decisive to kill, at most he is a Taiping King, and the troubled times are really not suitable for this prince.

The three of them walked and chatted all the way, and it was not too early, so they bowed and said goodbye. When Pyeongchang-kun just turned around and walked towards his bedchamber, he suddenly heard a soft shout from behind, which was the voice of Princess Yanzhi: "Don't die!" I can't explain it to my wife! ”