Volume 1: The Boy's Walk Chapter 2: The Takeover
Historical records: In the thirty-fourth year of the emperor's reign, in winter, a comet hit the moon, the red air was more than eight feet long, and the purple micro star died at the pole, and Taizu Kaihuang collapsed.
Prince Guang ascended the throne, built a great cause, and was called the Hero Son of Heaven!
In the first year of the Great Cause, in the spring, King Liang of Han rebelled, claiming that Yang Su, the Duke of Yueguo, had plotted to kill the first emperor, and wanted to clear the monarch's side and punish the traitorous ministers!
The new emperor then took Yang Su as the main commander, crowned him as the Duke of Chu, and led 50,000 elite troops to quell the rebellion.
It was a day with snow mixed with cold rain. It rained all night last night, and although the wind and snow gradually subsided, the air was still faintly filled with cold wind and water.
Wang Da took a big step and walked in from outside the snow forest. He was dressed in elaborate fish-scale armor, with a long sword at his waist and a stiff bow behind his back.
Even with a hare and two pheasants in his hand, and a bag of painstakingly selected herbs in his arms, he still walked like a fly.
Because it had just rained and snowed, the armor on his body was also stained with a layer of dampness. The cold of the wind and snow was cold to the bone, but Wang Da had no time to take care of these at this time, he just wanted that person to wake up as soon as possible.
"I don't know if Gao Taibao has ...... awake" Thinking of the envoy's situation, Wang Da's face showed a rare trace of anxiety.
Ten days ago, the former army of the Han King was defeated, the main general Shan Gui was killed on the spot, the 20,000 army was defeated, and the hearts of the people under his command fluctuated. People of insight noticed that Yang Liang, the king of Han, was stubborn and self-serving, and they looked for a way out without stopping. Wang Da's father, Wang Fei, joined the army in the Han Palace, and was not accepted because of his advice, so he sent his son to Yang Su's army to surrender in frustration, but Gao Taibao, who was the special envoy of the Duke of Chu, was injured by the patrol of the son of Xiao Moke, the general of the Han Palace, and fell unconscious after fleeing from the bitter battle.
The big war is just around the corner, as a special envoy who is unconscious, if he can't even spread the news to the barracks, how can he delay the counterinsurgency plan?
As a result, Wang Da's steps became more and more urgent.
At this time, another cold wind struck, and after a while, a small path appeared in front of them, and after crossing the stone road, and then over a valley, which was the temporary hiding place of their team.
Wang Da was about to walk out from behind the tree, when he suddenly fell down violently, hid in the bushes and jungle like a snake, took off the hard bow with his backhand, listened attentively, and his eyes showed a vigilant look.
A moment later, the sound of horses' hooves came from a distance. After a while, more than a dozen cavalry galloped from the other side of the road.
Wang Da couldn't help but gasp, quietly pulled out an arrow, and put it on the bow to guard against the unexpected.
The pair of cavalry were all dressed in iron armor and hung with wolf teeth and arrows, which was the wolf cavalry of the Han Dynasty's mansion.
This elite cavalry is one of the three elites of the Great Sui.
After more than ten years of scuffles in the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, the people's livelihood has withered to the extreme, but the elite soldiers trained by this are the best in all directions. The border army of Bingzhou has always been known for its bravery, and since the opening of the emperor's reign, the new prince Yang Liang of the imperial court has been the king of Han.
Selected 300,000 border troops to pick out 8,000 sharp soldiers, this wolf cavalry elite soldiers is the most important, don't underestimate the only dozen horses, relying on the advantages of horses and armor weapons, plus cavalry warfare, foot combat are proficient, the enemy can break the army of 1,000 people, so with the ability of Yang Suzhi, the prince of Chu State, he also has to be cautious.
More than a dozen horsemen galloped forward, and when the cavalry was far away, Wang Dacai walked out from behind the tree, looking at the shadow of the cavalry in the distance, and the face of the handsome man was full of fear for a moment.
"It's the wolf rider, and it's actually here!" Wang Da's heart was pounding violently, and he suddenly thought that the wolf cavalry scout had arrived here so quickly, presumably the main general Xiao Moke was going to fight back.
"No, I have to think about seeing the Duke of Chu immediately!" Carrying a hare and a pheasant, Wang Daxiang quickly climbed over the valley.
Just when Wang Da was collecting herbs, in a very hidden cave, more than 20 strong men were sitting and lying down, resting listlessly.
These people are dressed differently, and they are faintly divided into two camps.
On the left, there are five men dressed in crocodile armor, surrounding a man of about thirty years old, the leader of the leader with a resolute face, pressing the iron sword silently, as if he was pretending to sleep.
A little farther away, seven or eight people were wearing the costumes of family soldiers, each holding a long and short weapon in their hands, but everyone had a look of panic and decadence on their faces, and at a glance, they gave people a feeling of missing the backbone.
There are also three people, who are fierce, but they are not military uniforms, but ordinary government soldiers.
None of these people spoke, most of them were resting, and in this cave, a little further away from the crowd, there was a large bluestone platform with a tent on it.
The cold wind blew from outside the cave and raged on the empty mountain land, sometimes dense and sometimes sparse.
Suddenly, this temporary team was in turmoil, and the sound of complaints, reprimands, and footsteps was mixed together, adding a bit of terror and uneasiness to the team of people hiding from the rain and snow out of thin air.
In the camp tent erected on the bluestone, on a makeshift blanket, sat a young man.
This young man was fifteen or sixteen years old, with a delicate countenance, a high nose, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and now his eyes were closed, as if he was unconscious, and around him, there were four identical young armor soldiers.
"The situation of the little Taibao should be said not to be life-threatening!" A tall, lanky guard took his hand away from the boy's wrist and said.
"What do you mean...... Is the little Taibao okay? Hearing this, the other three guards all looked at the young man who was still meditating on his knees, and each secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that the young man always didn't wake up, one of the guards couldn't help but say, "Why hasn't the little Taibao person been awake?" Jia Yuandu, doesn't your father know how to tell fortunes? You were taught by your father, do you know what's going on? ”
"My father is just a Taoist priest, he knows a little about feng shui, he is not a doctor, and I can only read this bit of pulse!" The boy named Yuandu said in frustration.
"That's right." The three of them nodded, responded helplessly, and then fell silent.
Seeing this, Yuan Du said: "I don't know what happened to the little Taibao, now, it can only be a matter of God's will, if Wang Gongzi can find some soul-fixing herbs, maybe it can be of some use." ”
At the mention of Wang Gongzi, the faces of the few people who had been silent all appeared, and it could be seen that the prestige of this Wang Gongzi in their hearts was not low.
"If something happens to the little Taibao, not only will we be unlucky, but Wang Gongzi will definitely leave, I hope the Taibao can wake up soon!" Looking down at the young man, Yuan Du sighed.
"Yuandu, you followed the Taibao into the Jiashi camp, how much do you know about the ability of the little Taibao?" I've always been a little curious, and one of the guards couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know the specifics, but I heard my father say that the little Taibao is amazingly talented, he entered the Tao at the age of thirteen, and reached the realm of the Tao at the age of fifteen. On this expedition, Grandpa Guo promoted him to the post of Taibao, but he has been arranged in the back camp, and sent a fire soldier to protect him, and for the sake of everything, he also sent a famous Yue Jia swordsman to follow, and everyone knows about the following things. Yuan Du said.
He spoke clearly, and those young people, when they heard this, were all worried.
The law of the Yue State Public Army is strict, and as Taoist soldiers, once something happens to the little Taibao, they can't escape responsibility.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside, and several people stood up almost reflexively, holding the long sword in their hands, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the people who came in.
"Prince Wang is back!"
"You're welcome, how is the situation of the Gao Taibao now?" Wang Dala asked as he separated from the tent.
"I haven't woken up yet." A few of the soldiers said uneasily.
Wang Da stepped forward, took an oil lamp and lit it, and then ignited the herbs, and soon the smell of herbs filled the entire tent.
"The wolf riders outside are already deploying troops, Gao Taibao, if you don't wake up tonight, things will be in trouble!" Wang Da, however, said goodbye: "You take care of your Taibao, if you have anything, you can call me at any time!" ”
"Okay, thank you!" The four of Yuandu responded immediately, and it was obvious that Wang Gongzi's style was very convincing.
Wang Da returned to his family soldiers, saw the panicked appearance, his face sank, looked outside, and whispered to one of the delicate soldiers: "Sister, I was on the way back just now, and I ran into a wolf rider." ”
"Huh?"
“…… That's the way it is. After telling his sister what had happened just now, Wang Da stood up, wandered a few steps, and then said: "Sister, if Gao Taibao doesn't wake up tonight, I will go back to the city tomorrow and let my father prepare early." ”
"There are only two ways to go, one is to turn around and fight to the death, and the other is to escape the battlefield and live incognito as an ordinary person." Wang Da thought about it and whispered to his sister.
"Returning to the city to fight to the death is obviously not successful, Xiao Moke is just a brave man. King Han did not listen to his father's good words, and sooner or later he would be captured by Yang Su. Besides, this place is not safe anymore, if the wolf rider finds it here, we will be blocked in the cave, and we will not be able to fly. ”
"Brother, I heard that Yang Su has always been romantic, if there is any disharmony, put aside Gao Taibao, and I will go to see the Duke of Chu myself. The only thing to worry about is that Zhang Huoling, the Yuejia swordsman, if he knew that we were going to leave Gao Taibao behind, he would not listen to us, but would be the first to draw his sword and cut us down! ”
Speaking of this, the sister and brother were silent for a while.
Gao Taibao's protection is not only the five Taoist soldiers, the real protection is the Yuejia swordsman.
Yang Su has been powerful in the world for decades, and he is invincible, relying on three hundred Yue armor swordsmen. Every swordsman has an innate warrior cultivation, refining a mouthful of innate true qi, within five steps, a hundred people are not appropriate!
Wang Da stood up, his face was a little gloomy, he was the son of the Wang family, he had inherited the secret books at home, practiced martial arts and archery, his own intelligence and the support of family resources, at the age of twenty, there was a tiger cultivator who was a young hero, but at this time, he was not the opponent of the other party.
If you can't see Yang Su, the Duke of Chu, how can you protect your family?
"Now the key is the high Taibao, Yang Suguang has received hundreds of righteous sons, and only thirteen have obtained the position of Taibao, as long as he or there will be a turnaround!" At this time, Wang Da pondered for a moment and decisively said.
"This will also have to wait for that kid to wake up, so I can make arrangements!" The siblings secretly discussed.
In this era of strict class system, Yang Su's righteous son Taibao is the background of Tongtian, which represents hope.
"It depends on the situation, it will take a while to wake up, I'll go boil some broth and give him a drink to wake up." Wang Yingdao, who is Wang Da's sister.
In troubled times, even the children of the gate valve are often involuntarily.