Chapter Seventy-Four: Xu Kang Borrowed the North Wind
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The Eastern Han Dynasty calculated the lunar calendar, and as soon as May passed, it was already midsummer.
At the beginning of the month, Xu Kang was not in a hurry, and occasionally went to the altar to worship Fei Lian, and added a bowl of wine to the pillar incense.
But seeing that it was already late in the month, there were only ten days before June, but there was still no sign of wind, let alone him, even Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song, who believed in him, couldn't sit still.
I immediately called him for questioning.
"Ed, you see that we have been preparing for so long, and the sacrifices and everything have been prepared, when do you think we will borrow the wind?"
"Yes, there is not much grain and grass in the army, and the food and grass in the homes of tens of thousands of people in the city will also be exhausted, and the imperial court reinforcements will not come, if we can't borrow the wind again, we will be in danger!"
Hearing the words of the two, although Xu Kang had no bottom in his heart, he could only show a confident look.
"Haha, uncle, uncle, you don't have to worry, I have been prepared for this matter, I will burn incense and bathe from today onwards, and I will get up at the altar to borrow the wind in five days at the latest!"
Now Xu Kang's idea is to first appease the hearts of Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song, and then wait a few days to try, if he still can't wait for the wind, he will use his newly established five hundred armor cavalry to force a breakthrough!
Without Zhang Butcher, can he still eat hairy pigs?
However, Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song didn't know what he thought, and out of trust in him, they were all relieved to hear him say that he would borrow the wind in five days at the latest.
Huangfu Song immediately went to prepare sacrifices such as five animals for Xu Kang to use when borrowing wind, while Lu Zhi arranged for maids to serve Xu Kang in the bath and asked them to light the incense burner, so that the whole room became very few cigarettes.
It's not very fragrant, but it's choking!
In less than an hour, Xu Kang's eyes were red from the smoke, and he could only find an excuse to run to the yard to breathe.
It was noon, and the sun was hanging in the middle of the sky, but unlike usual, a rainbow-like halo appeared around the sun.
The halo was very faint, and at first he thought that he had been soaking in the bathtub for too long and had been overdone by the incense, so he was dazzled, but when he walked in the yard after eating in the afternoon, he found that the halo around the sun was still there!
Now he began to pay attention.
Although he didn't know astronomy, he remembered that when he was studying, the teacher used to talk about it in class, and most of the time, ! "
Climate change is traceable.
As the saying goes, "Swallows fly low, snakes aisle, heavy rain is coming soon", this is the case.
There were no clouds in the sky and the air was dry, so it didn't look like it was going to rain, so he wondered if it was a sign of wind.
With this guess, he spent the whole afternoon observing the changes in the weather, and finally in the evening, he made another discovery - a red-blue radiating sunset!
If it was usual, he wouldn't pay attention to these at all, and even if he saw it, he wouldn't necessarily know it, but now he dared to make a bold guess!
"Ma Dan, it must be a gale coming, it should be a matter of these two days, let's see the situation tomorrow to confirm!"
His guess was right, and the next afternoon it was windy, and although it was only a breeze, it filled him with confidence.
On the morning of the third day, the halo around the sun became more and more obvious, Xu Kang immediately made a decision, changed into a black phoenix-patterned robe, and then set out in Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu? Surrounded by Y and the others, they came to the altar in the city.
With Huangfu Song's order, more than a dozen soldiers who changed into Taoist robes and acted as temporary Taoist children served the golden roasted five animal sacrifices on the altar, and Lu Zhi personally went into battle to light the incense burner, and then ordered the soldiers to blow the trumpet.
"Woo————"
Dozens of horns were blown together, making a low and loud sound, Xu Kang held a long sword, and his face was focused and serious.
"The dojo is solemn, the decree is like a mountain, the soldiers guarding the altar are not allowed to leave their positions without permission, they are not allowed to talk to each other, they are not allowed to talk nonsense, they are not allowed to make a fuss, they are not allowed to have distracting thoughts, and those who violate the order are beheaded!"
As his words fell, the soldiers in front of the altar blew their horns again, and the soldiers around the altar began to beat the drum with their hammers!
"Knock ......"
In the sound of drums, Xu Kang raised the long sword in his hand, pointed it in each of the four directions, southeast, north, and west, and then drew a circle above his head, and then slowly stabbed forward.
There are words in the mouth.
"The soldiers are all arrayed in front, and the old man is as anxious as the order!"
After finishing reading, he picked up a glass of wine from the tray held by the Taoist boy behind him and poured it into his mouth, and then took two mouthfuls of the sword in his hand, and continued to dance the sword after spraying.
No more going around in circles this time! Twist around the figure 8.
After winding around 8 characters around 9 characters, starting from 1 after winding around 9 characters, read while circling.
"Eat grapes and don't spit out grape skins, black fertilizer will volatilize when it is gray, and it will be black when it is volatile ...... ash fertilizer, why hasn't the wind come to your uncle, is it to force Lao Tzu to jump to the Pure Land of Bliss."
Thinking of this, he immediately thrust the sword in his hand into the ground, and then began to let himself go.
"When the moon rises, a red lantern is lit, and the soundtrack of the festival is a code, tempting the night butterfly to fly out, if there is a see-off of nothing, once you are deep in it, it is difficult to get out, since you want to have fun, welcome to the Pure Land of Bliss......"
He hummed and danced, and his black robe swayed in the wind, which immediately made Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song dumbfounded.
When they reacted, they were surprised to find that the wind was blowing!
There was a slight breeze at first, then it gradually increased, and in the evening the wind reached its maximum, blowing the flags and the smoke on the altar drifting directly to the south.
Seeing this scene, Huangfu Song suddenly shouted excitedly.
"Wind ...... Wind...... The wind is blowing, it's the north wind...... It's the north wind, hahahaha......"
Lu Zhi and Zhu? Although Y did not speak, his face was equally excited.
The two of them glanced at each other, then strode out of the altar and gave orders to the herald.
"Out!"
"No!"
As soon as he gave the order, a thousand light cavalry armed with torches immediately turned on their horses, rushed out of the city gate, and went straight to the Yellow Turban camp ten miles outside the city.
Ten minutes later, smoke began to billowing from the south.
Seeing this scene, Huangfu Song and Zhu? Y and the others also immediately turned over and got on their horses, and then shouted.
"The thief is today, and the meritorious service is at this time, beating the drum and sending troops!"
"Knock ......"
Under the order of Huangfu Song, the earth-shattering war drums suddenly sounded, and the sound was louder than the drums on Xu Kang's altar, and the sound was even denser!
As the drums sounded, Huangfu Song and Zhu ? Y rushed out of the city gate first, and thousands of soldiers followed, and suddenly a cloud of dust rolled up.
Lu Zhi stood on the city wall, looking at the soldiers galloping out, with an unconcealed excitement on his face.
"This battle ...... The yellow scarf will be broken! "The Great Masters of the Three Kingdoms
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