In the "Holy Decree", Gao Jinbao first confirmed the authoritative identity of the absolute commander of the emperor's uncle Gao Quan, and crowned him as "the generalissimo of the mighty soldiers and horses of our country's mighty heavenly dynasty across the four seas", and gave the tiger talisman and the sword of Shang Fang, and had the right to cut first and then play. Secondly, he did not mention the previous disputes and differences between Hu and Wang Erjun, greatly praised the courage of the two generals, and gave considerable rewards, encouraging the two to cooperate sincerely, closely surrounding the imperial relatives centered on the emperor's uncle, bravely killing the enemy, and completely expelling the invaders from Daqi from the country.

At the end of the "Divine Decree", Gao Jinbao wrote firmly: "The small setbacks in the early stage are not enough to worry about, and the final victory is only, only, and, must, must belong to my Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!" ”。

The red tape ceremony has finally come to an end. Uncle Gao Quan, no, it is the generalissimo of the "generalissimo who raises the majesty of our country across the seas" Gao Quan politely invited the two generals to sit down, and asked: "I don't know what the two generals have for the next step to jointly resist the enemy?" Let's be outspoken. ”

Wang Heming took the lead in getting up, clasped his fists and said: "Commander, the thief army is fierce, strong, and arrogant. When the morale of the thief army is low, then attack and wipe them out. ”

Hearing this, General Hu Lian stood up angrily, hugged his fists and saluted: "Yu Dashuai, since ancient times, the brave who meet on the narrow road wins, blindly retreating and avoiding the battle, can only make the thief army more arrogant, the last general is willing to take the lead, lead the troops to rush forward, capture the commander of the thief army, and raise the prestige of our country!" ”。

Wang Heming squinted at Hu Mian, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he couldn't help but sneer: "General Hu forgot how he lost one of his ears?" He also spoke wildly. ”

Hearing this, Hu Mian was furious, pointed at Wang Heming's nose bone and scolded: "Wang Heming, you turtle son, greedy for life and afraid of death, if you hadn't escaped from the battle, causing my Heavenly Pilgrimage Holy Army to mess up, how could Lao Tzu be injured by thieves?" ”

Wang Heming stopped doing it, jumped up and scolded loudly with a purple face: "Hu Lian, you bastard, arrogant, if you hadn't taken the enemy lightly and refused to obey the dispatch, it would not have caused my heavenly soldiers to suffer heavy losses!" Lao Tzu fought with the white-bearded old man when he was under the capital, and he also injured him with an arrow, what qualifications do you have to arrange Lao Tzu! ”

couldn't listen to it, Gao Quan, who couldn't bear it, got up and yelled: "Enough! Do you two bastards still have me as a boss in your eyes?! Shut up the fuck to Lao Tzu. As he spoke, with a "snap", he slapped the Shang Fang sword on the table.

As soon as Gao Quan became angry, Hu and Wang Erjiang suddenly realized that they had indeed lost their temper just now, and hurriedly walked a few steps, knelt down at Gao Quan's feet, closed their mouths and lowered their heads.

Gao Quan gasped and continued to scold: "You two fucking bastards! At present, the enemy is still in the nest? After the defeat, the Holy Father Tianzun Long Yan was furious, if it weren't for the fact that Ben Shuai tried his best to maneuver and plead for you, you would have been removed from your post and investigated! Now not only have you not been convicted and demoted, but you have also been praised and rewarded, don't fucking shame on you! ”。

Wang Heming and Hu Lian both bowed their heads in shame and expressed their resolute obedience to and support for the wise leadership of Generalissimo Gao Quan.

Gao Quan sighed lightly and said in a slow tone: "That's right!" In the face of a strong enemy, we must be in the same boat and work together. Although Ben Shuai has never been on the battlefield, he has not read many military books. As the saying goes, haven't you ever eaten pork, haven't you ever seen a pig run? Ben Shuai felt that General Wang's idea was reliable, avoiding the enemy's edge, and making use of his strengths and avoiding weaknesses. Ben Shuai traveled all the way, not only observed the terrain, but also thought of a strategy to stop the enemy. ”

Wang Heming and Hu Lian both raised their heads in surprise and waited for Marshal Gao's next words.

Gao Quan smiled slightly and said: "The big camp where our army is stationed is higher, and the camp of the Great Qi Protector Army is in a low-lying place, and they are not familiar with the land and are not accustomed to the water and soil, as long as they can drag them for a month, the thief army will definitely collapse without a fight!" Ben Shuai decided, General Hu led the men and horses of the headquarters to open the Lushui embankment, at this time it was the spring flood, the flood was rampant, even if they could not drown all the thieves, it would make it difficult for them to move an inch! General Wang stayed behind to join forces with the men and horses I had brought with him to guard against a surprise attack by the enemy. ”

Wang Heming high-fived and praised: "Wonderful! Handsome and wise! In this way, my Heavenly Saint Dynasty will be able to keep the enemy out of the country without spending a single soldier! ”。

Hu Lian hesitated and said: "It's good, but Dashuai, once the water is opened, the flood will be monstrous, and it will be uncontrollable." Downstream, tens of thousands of people of our Heavenly Dynasty may also usher in a catastrophe! ”。

Gao Quan pouted disdainfully and said, "As long as the enemy army of Daqi can be defeated, what if there are tens of thousands of untouchables to accompany the burial?" Those who achieve great things are not informal! ”。

A ragged tenant was driving an old ox of the owner down his head on the ridge, muttering to himself. He stopped abruptly and pricked up his ears. The loud sound of "boom boom" seemed to be close at hand, and he couldn't help but look up at the sky, the sky was cloudless and blue.

"Hell yes! What kind of thunder did you hit on a sunny day? He couldn't help but curse.

After taking two more steps with his head down, he was stunned. Because in addition to the loud thunder, he even felt the ground tremble violently under his feet. He hesitated to turn around, and when he saw the scene before him, his gaping mouth could no longer close.

A row of turbid waves higher than the treetops rushed in, smiling like monsters with their big mouths open, devouring everything that passed by without hesitation.

"Water, water," the tenant cried out in horror with wide eyes, turning and scurrying with his head in his hands. But he didn't take a few steps before he was knocked to the ground by the rolling flood, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

In the turbid torrent whirlpool, the old scalper whirled desperately and let out a desperate scream. But its faint cry was soon drowned out by the thunderous roar of the flood.

When the broken team led by Nie Yunniang arrived, the battlefield was already calm. When Yun Niang found General Guan, he was leading the generals in front of a steaming iron pot set up in the hussar camp, scooping up a little soup and holding a big wooden spoon to taste.

Seeing Yun Niang coming, General Guan raised his head with concern and asked, "Have the defenders of Yumen Pass ever gone out to pursue?" ”

Yun Niang shook her head slightly, and replied slowly: "Our department has been waiting for a long time, but the Yumen Gate has not been opened, and none of the pursuers have come. ”

Guan Yu let out an "oh", turned his head again, and continued to concentrate on tasting the soup in the wooden spoon. He clicked his mouth a few times, frowned slightly, put down the big wooden spoon and stirred it in the pot, and said: "No wonder this hussar battalion has always defeated us in battle, and this food is too bad!" Not to mention the lack of salt and taste, and I didn't see a large piece of meat! ”。

He casually dropped the big wooden spoon, clapped his hands and ordered: "Brothers, smash their pots, rebuild the pots and make rice, and we will have a full meal of good wine and food." ”

In the laughter of everyone, there were really a few strong men who stepped forward and overturned the steaming big iron pot to the ground, and even more fortunate picked up the weapon in their hands and smashed the innocent big iron pot with three strikes and five divisions.

On a high slope, the heavy silver-white long beard under the jaw of the old general Yan on his horse swayed gently in the wind. I saw that his eyebrows were tightly locked, and his face was solemn. Although the evacuation was timely, only a few hundred foot soldiers were lost, and some baggage was discarded, and the Protector Army did not suffer a catastrophe, but looking at the ocean in front of him, General Yan's mood became heavier and heavier.

One of the adjutant generals behind him sighed softly and said, "General, this move of the bandits is too vicious!" This flood will not subside for ten days and a half months, and even if it retreats, the roads will be muddy, and my army will probably not be able to move an inch! I'm afraid it's not a long-term solution for more than 100,000 people to work here, so it's better to report to the imperial court truthfully, and the army will retreat to the capital first to rest, and then choose the opportunity to suppress the bandits. ”

Old General Yan raised his hand and stroked his heavy silver beard, sighed heavily and said, "What you said is not unreasonable, the old man will definitely report to the court truthfully." However, we must not lightly withdraw our troops and disturb the morale of the army. Isn't the withdrawal of my army in the hands of bandits? If you send troops to suppress bandits, I don't know if you will wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Month, and you will only raise tigers, and I am afraid that you will end up in a situation that is difficult to manage! ”。

The adjutant general asked in surprise, "What about the general?" ”。

The old general Yan pondered for a long time, and suddenly straightened his chest and said loudly: "The order goes down, everyone and horses rest in place, strengthen drills, wait for the water to recede, launch a general attack, and do not destroy the Taiping bandits, and vow not to return to the dynasty!" ”。

General Lim Peng rode on his horse with his head bowed and scarred. The wound in his heart was deeper and more painful than the wound on his body, and it was still bleeding at the moment. After many years of fighting, I have never been so sucky as today, I wanted to cooperate with the outside and wipe out all the bandits, but I was caught off guard by this gang of treacherous bandits.

He looked back at the dejected remnants of the defeated army behind him and let out a long sigh. When Du Zhongnian brandished the long knife again and killed him with a hideous face, he was determined to kill the fish and kill him. A shot that stabbed him in the shoulder from the back collapsed his confidence in an instant, and under the desperate protection and coercion of several lieutenants, he was dizzy and confused to follow them to fight a bloody way and escape.

Now, there is not the slightest joy in his heart to escape, on the contrary, he regrets why he did not die on the spot. Thinking of General Ma Yu's expectant gaze and earnest teachings before leaving, what face did he have to go back and face him? General Lian Peng reined in his horse, let out a long breath, with tears in the corners of his eyes, and pulled out his saber with a "swish" and put it horizontally on his neck.

When one of the adjutant generals who followed him saw this scene, he was shocked, rolled his saddle and dismounted, fell to his knees, and cried: "The general must not be!" Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and you are not afraid of no firewood in the green mountains! ”。

The soldiers behind were stunned by the scene in front of them, and a moment later, more people fell to their knees and looked at their commander silently.

Two lines of tears rolled down his cheeks from the corners of General Lian Peng's eyes, and he hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth in shame and slowly put away his sword. Waving his hand, he said, "Get up!" If we don't go back to the base camp, Lao Tzu won't believe it! The whole army turned around and went to Yumen Pass! ”。