Chapter 40: The Burning of the Golden Light Temple
"Give me chase!"
Izumo Kumi got up from the ground, wiped a handful of dust from his face, and led the Japanese soldiers who got up from the ground to chase out of the city gate.
Shi Lang and the three of them quickly ran towards the mountains outside the city, and came to a woodland called Qingyunpu in front. A winding path winds from the northern end of the forest into the depths of the forest.
Xie Yuan ran at the front, and he was just about to run into the path in the forest, when he suddenly saw Jump jump down from a big tree on the side of the road. Jumping and jumping up to the three of them, he stretched out one of his front paws and pointed to the depths of the forest on the southeast side of the path, hissing in his mouth, signaling the three of them not to take the path.
"Quick, follow Jump Hop away!" Ye Ruliu understood the meaning of jumping.
Seeing that Ye Ruliu understood what he meant, Jumping immediately jumped into the woods, led the three of them to avoid the path, and walked diagonally through the woods to climb a high slope.
"Oh, my mother, you're back!" From under an ancient pine tree on the high slope, Luo Shiyin, Shi Tianji, Ba Wu and Li Ruzhu ran over. Shi Tianji was anxious and fast-talking, and before he reached Shi Lang and them, his voice had already come.
"See your lord!" Shi Lang and the three of them stepped forward to salute Luo Shiyin.
"No courtesy, no courtesy, three of you have worked hard!" Luo Shiyin stepped forward and cordially helped the three of them up.
The members of the team inevitably greeted each other with affection.
"My lord, the mission has been completed, and I will report back to you in detail when I get back. Now that the Japanese are chasing after us, let's get out of here! Shi Lang said to Luo Shiyin after greeting the players.
"Don't worry, there will be a good show in the forest down in a while, let's enjoy it." Luo Shiyin said, patting Shi Lang on the shoulder.
As soon as Shi Lang and the three of them left Qingyunpu, Izumo Kumi led a large number of Japanese soldiers to arrive.
"Report, there's a path ahead, please instruct!" One of the Japanese soldiers who walked in front of him quickly ran to Izumo Kumi and asked for instructions.
"Afraid of what? He's just these few people, hurry up and chase them! Izumo Kumi ordered.
"Yes!"
The Japanese soldiers rushed into the forest path.
"Boom, boom, boom......"
A series of explosions rang out on the forest path. The Japanese soldiers were suddenly blown up and most of them were killed and wounded.
After Shi Lang, Ye Ruliu, and Xie Yuan entered the city, Luo Shiyin led Shi Tianji, Bau and Li Ruzhu to conduct a detailed reconnaissance of the terrain outside Pyongyang. He found that there were a large number of earthen forts built on the periphery of Pyongyang City, especially the Peony Peak, a mountain peak in the north of the city, with steep terrain, fortifications built on them, a large number of garrisons inside, and equipped with firearms and crossbows, forming a corner with Pyongyang City, and could cooperate with the defenders in the city in wartime.
In order to meet Shi Lang and the others, according to the agreement with Shi Lang, Luo Shiyin led his subordinates to conduct a detailed survey of the road outside the gate of Qixingmen, and found that the area around Qingyunpu is the only way to enter the mountain after leaving the city from Qixingmen, and it is also the best place to set up an ambush.
The ambush location was determined, and Luo Shiyin led the team members to disguise themselves as local mountain people and pretend to hunt here, so as to meet Shi Lang and the three of them when needed.
Luo Shiyin, Shi Tianji, Li Ruzhu and Ba Wu waited patiently in the forest of Qingyunpu for a night. The next morning, Hop Hop, who had been ordered to go down the hill to watch the wind, hurried back from the bottom of the hill, and came to Bau, hissing from its mouth, and pointing down the hill with its front paws.
"My lord, Jump said that Shi Lang and they rushed out of the city, and they are rushing this way, and there are pursuers behind them." Bau reports to Luo Shiyin.
"Okay, Lao Shi, it's up to you now!" Luo Shiyin said to Shi Tianji.
"Don't worry, let the little Japanese devil taste the power of my 'Thunderbolt King Kong' explosion today!" After Shi Tianji finished speaking, he took out all kinds of explosive mines he had made himself from his backpack.
Shi Tianji spread them one by one on the path in the woods of Qingyunpu according to the different uses of these explosive mines, some of which were hung on trees, and some were buried in the soil and rocks, and the explosive mines were connected with thin wires, and any of them was detonated, which would cause a chain reaction and form a powerful explosion field, which was full of lethality.
After Shi Tianji finished laying the thunder, Luo Shiyin, Shi Tianji, Bawu, and Li Ruzhu withdrew to the high slope behind the forest, jumped and ran to the north side of the forest, and waited to pick up Shi Lang and the three, so as not to stray into the minefield.
"Not good, there is an ambush!" At the same time as the explosion sounded, Kumi Izumo deftly ducked behind a rock and was not injured by the explosion. Seeing that her men were suffering heavy casualties, she was so frightened that she lay behind the rocks and did not dare to show her face for a long time.
The explosion was over, and the forest was filled with a pungent smell of gunpowder. The entire path had been blown up beyond recognition, and the earth and rocks were littered with the corpses of the Japanese soldiers who had been killed, and the wounded Japanese soldiers were lying on the ground wailing.
Izumo Kumi looked around at the eerie and terrifying mountains and forests, for fear that a group of enemy troops would rush out of it at this time, and if that really happened, then she would really be wiped out.
"Evacuate!" Kumi Izumo no longer had the courage to continue the pursuit, and with a command, she panicked and led the remnants of her defeated army to flee down the mountain.
"It's wonderful! Brother Shi, you really deserve to be 'Thunderbolt King Kong'! Ye Ruliu saw Izumo Kumi lead the remnants to retreat, and couldn't help but applaud Shi Tianji.
"It's a pity that I didn't blow up that Japanese girl." Shi Tianji said regretfully.
"There will be opportunities in the future." Bau comforted Shi Tianji.
"Today is a happy day, go! Back to Jinguang Temple. Luo Shiyin was in a good mood and led his men to the Jinguang Temple in the mountain.
In Pyongyang City, Governor Konishi looked at the remnants of the defeated army who had retreated from the defeat of Ishida Mountain, and was furious at Izumo Kumi: "Sending so many people can't catch a few little Ming spies. It's just a bunch of wine bags and rice bags! ”
"Yes!" Kumi Izumo put her feet together, straightened her chest and stomach, and listened to the reprimand.
"This group of Ming spies has spied on important information about our army. Immediately send an order to my generals, and send ninjas, samurai, and elite soldiers to block all roads, bridges, canyons, and other transportation arteries in Mt. Ishida, and make sure that they do not bring back information, and that they must see people alive and corpses when they die. Go ahead! "Yukicho Konishi ordered Kumi Izumo.
"Yes" Kumi Izumo immediately walked out of the room and went to carry out the order of Yukicho Konishi.
"General, I have a question that I have always wanted to ask, but I don't know if I should talk about it or not?" After a while, seeing that Yukinaga Konishi had calmed down, Ichiro Sugitani, who was standing on the side, asked tentatively.
"President, if you have any questions, just say it." Yukicho Konishi motioned for Ichiro Sugitani to sit down in a chair and speak slowly.
"General, according to the information obtained by the intelligence officers under him, the small court of the Li family is now located in the northern town of Yizhou. Why didn't our army send troops to Yizhou and eradicate the Li dynasty in one fell swoop? Ichiro Sugitani took the tea from Yukicho Konishi and asked.
"The chairman doesn't know that since the landing in Busan, the First Army of our army has attacked cities and plundered land, and has been invincible, even in the Korean army. It is said that it is completely possible to take advantage of this majestic pursuit and take Uiju. However, our first army has been running for a long time, and it has become a lone army to go deep. Not only did the other armies fail to keep up in time, but because our navy was blocked by the DPRK navy on the southeast coast, it was difficult for grain, grass, clothing, and other war supplies to be delivered in a timely manner.
Although Uiju was small, many troops from all over Korea had gathered during this time. This town is close to Daming, even if our army captures Yizhou, but once Daming sends troops, the small Yizhou will not be able to hold it at all. After all, Pyongyang City is one of the three major capitals of North Korea, and the materials here are still relatively abundant. Therefore, I believe that staying in Pyongyang is the best solution. Konishi Yukinaga sat down and said to Ichiro Sugitani in a calm tone.
"The general is far-sighted, I am ashamed of myself!" Ichiro Sugitani said with admiration after listening to Yukinaga Konishi's speech.
"The president has won the award. Hey, hey, hey! "Konishi Yukicho's compliments to Ichiro Sugitani are very useful.
According to the agreement signed between Chung Zai and Governor Konishi, there were more than 18,000 Japanese troops in Pyongyang.
"Good! As soon as our army arrived, we would first encircle and annihilate the less than 20,000 Japanese troops in Pyongyang. After listening to Shi Lang's report, Luo Shiyin said heartily.
In order to celebrate the successful completion of the reconnaissance mission of the team, at lunchtime, Abbot Xiuneng specially asked the kitchen to add a few more dishes, which was regarded as a pick-up for the team entering the city.
Shi Lang simply ate a few bites of food, then found an excuse to walk out alone and came to a clearing in the backyard of Jinguang Temple. The death of Zheng Zai and his wife still makes him sad.
Ye Ruliu understood Shi Lang's thoughts, and she followed Shi Lang over.
"Don't be sad anymore, life is like this, joys and sorrows are inevitable." Ye Ruliu walked up to Shi Lang and comforted.
"What a welcoming person the two brothers and sisters-in-law are! It's a pity ......" Zheng Zai and his wife's voices and smiles seemed to be right in front of them, and Shi Lang's voice was a little choked.
Although he has experienced a lot of winds and waves, Shi Lang still belongs to the kind of person who is more emotional. Compared with Ye Ruliu, Shi Lang, as a man, sometimes seems more sentimental.
"People can't be resurrected after death, if you want to open up, we will have a chance to avenge our eldest brother and sister-in-law in the future."
"I just feel like we've been a problem to them, and if we hadn't gone to them, they might still be alive and well."
In fact, some things are unpredictable before they happen, and some results are difficult for our power to control, and perhaps this is the cruelty of war. The eldest brother and sister-in-law are looking at us under Jiuquan, they definitely don't want you and me to look sad all day long, what we need to do now is to come out of our sadness as soon as possible, cheer up, and do what we should do. Ye Ruliu continued to enlighten Shi Lang.
In this way, Shi Lang and Ye Ruliu chatted while walking, and before they knew it, the time was approaching.
"Oh no, the Japanese people have surrounded the temple, and the abbot asked me to inform the two of you to gather at the Daxiong Treasure Hall quickly!" A little monk in the temple ran over and shouted at Shi Lang and Ye Ruliu.
Shi Lang and Ye Ruliu hurriedly followed the little monk to the Daxiong Treasure Hall.
The monks and all the members of the team in the temple have already assembled in the Daxiong Treasure Hall. Xiu Neng and Luo Shiyin climbed to the top floor of the Daxiong Treasure Hall and looked out of the temple.
The Jinguang Temple was surrounded by dense Japanese soldiers, some of them holding guns and guns, some holding bows and arrows, lined up in a neat line.
Izumo Kumi rode on a brown Oriental horse and shouted to the temple: "The bald donkey of the Golden Light Temple, if you know each other, hurry up and hand over the members of the Daimyo squad." Otherwise, our Japanese warriors will set foot on the Jinguang Temple and send you all to the Western Heavens! ”
"Old hero, I will lead a small team to rush out, and we must not cause disaster to Jinguang Temple because of us!" Luo Shiyin said eagerly to the abbot of Hueneng.
"The strong man's words are wrong. In order to rescue our Korea, the Ming Empire sent troops thousands of miles. If we are like stealing our lives, ignoring the life and death of all the righteous people, it is a great injustice! Abbot Huneng disagreed with Luo Shiyin's idea, and he pulled Luo Shiyin down the top floor and returned to the main hall.
"Abbot, fight for them!" The warrior monks in the temple were excited.
"Listen to the bald donkeys, I'll give you ten minutes to think about it, and if you don't hand it over by then, I'll fire ten thousand arrows and burn down the Jinguang Temple!" Outside the temple, Izumo Kumi's shouts were heard again.
"Abbot, as long as you speak, we will do our best to escort the heroes of the Ming Dynasty out of the encirclement. It's a big deal to die with the Japanese people! "The warrior monks are all gearing up.
Abbot Xiu Neng walked to the steps in front of the main hall, pressed his hand, and signaled everyone to be quiet, "The righteous men of the Ming Dynasty are here to save my Korean people, and we will never do anything unjust." At present, the enemy is outnumbered, and the disparity in strength is huge. Swearing to fight to the death is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and it will not help. Everyone, don't be impatient, come with me! ”
In the middle of the spacious hall stands a golden statue of Shakyamuni Buddha. The abbot led the monks to kneel in front of the statue of the Buddha.
"The Buddha is above, and the disciple is resigned, and he is the eleventh abbot of Jinguang Temple. Now the thieves are surrounding my temple, and the thousand-year-old temple will be destroyed. The disciple was deeply ashamed of the Buddha. However, now that foreign enemies have invaded and the lives have been devastated, if we and other monks only seek self-protection and a corner of peace, it is definitely not the original meaning of the Buddha to save all sentient beings. Today's disciple is good at making ideas, and decided to lead the monks in the temple to defect to the imperial court and go to fight against the righteousness of the Japanese invaders. If the disciples have the opportunity in the future, they will definitely rebuild the Jinguang Temple and reshape the golden body of the Buddha. I hope the Buddha will bless us. After the abbot finished speaking, he led the monks in the temple to kowtow to the Buddha three times.
Outside the main hall, the arrows of the Japanese people flew in like raindrops, inserted into the various wooden structures of Jinguang Temple, and the fireball at the arrow immediately ignited the temple in the temple. Jinguang Temple was suddenly in a sea of fire.
The abbot leaned over and pressed his hands on the two square bricks under him, and with the sound of "creaking", the statue of the Buddha moved to the right, and there was a secret passage under the statue.
Xiu Neng, an old hero who is nearly sixty years old, resolutely gave up the opportunity to enjoy his old age when the nation was in danger and joined the queue of anti-Japanese and national salvation.