The Romance of the Famous Marshals of the Early Tang Dynasty Li Jichuan

Chapter Forty-Seven: The Eagle Attacks Shan Xiongxin

Zhai Rang said: "Captain Zhao, each brother who can shoot arrows will be given ten arrows, and tell the brothers: If the Condor Dart Bureau dares to send someone to attack the gate of Qianzhai, give Lao Tzu a fierce shot, and shoot an enemy soldier's reward of one tael of silver, and shoot an enemy general's reward of five taels of silver." Captain Zhao, let's go and shoot arrows.

Captain Zhao responded: "Yes." "Turned around and went to shoot the arrows.

He Youwei, the steward of the barracks in the backyard, rode to the gate of the front village, He Youwei jumped off the horse, ran quickly to Zhai Rang's side, bowed and saluted, and shouted loudly: "The big boss, the military doctor He Youwei came to listen to the dispatch."

Zhai Rang looked He Youwei up and down, and asked with a smile: "Doctor He, can you bring the knife wound medicine?"

He Youwei pointed to the two boxes that he was carrying on the horse and said, "Back to the big boss, the small one brought a box of knife wound medicine and a box of tools for treating knife wounds.

Zhai Rang said: "Doctor He, I asked Captain Zhao to set up a tent next to the gate of Qianzhai, and you will wait in the tent.

He Youwei responded: "Yes." ”

Zhai Rang instructed: "Soldiers, go and inform Captain Zhao to set up a tent next to the gate post of Qianzhai, and send the brothers to the tent for treatment once they are bruised or scratched."

The people dismounted and came to the bottom of the high corner tower, which was about three feet high.

Zhai Rang said with a smile: Everyone, please go up to the corner tower, and after speaking, walk up the spacious and sturdy staircase to the corner tower.

Shan Xiongxin, Xu Maogong (Li Ji), Xu Rat, and Jia Xiong also followed up to the corner tower.

The corner tower is more than two zhang long, and there is a railing four feet five or six inches high in the front, and three brothers stand in the middle of the front of the railing, and one brother stands at each end, who is looking around to observe the enemy's situation. Seeing that Zhai Rang went up to the corner tower, he shouted in unison: The big boss is good.

Zhai Rang said: "Hello brothers, today the Condor Dart Bureau has invited the masters of the rivers and lakes to come to Wagangzhai to win or lose the competition." Everyone should carefully observe the enemy's situation.

The five brothers replied in unison: "Yes." ”

The corner tower is about one zhang two or three feet wide, and there are two eight-immortal tables in the middle of the corner tower, and next to each eight-immortal table, there are five chairs.

Zhai Rang walked to the Eight Immortals table inside, Zhai Rang sat in the center, and Jia Xiong walked over and stood next to him.

Zhai Rang pointed to the chair on the left and beckoned, "Young Master Xu, please take a seat." Xu Maogong (Li Ji) sat on the chair to Zhai Rang's left.

Zhai Rang pointed to the chair on the right and beckoned: "Second master, please sit, Shan Xiongxin sat on the chair on Zhai Rang's right."

Zhai Rang smiled at Xu Mouse and said, "Brother Xu Rat, please sit next to your son-in-law." Xu Rat walked over and sat down next to Xu Maogong (Li Ji).

Captain Zhao quickly ran up the corner tower, came to Zhai Rang's side, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea, and handed it to Zhai Rang with both hands.

Zhai Rang took the teacup, drank a cup of tea, and asked with a smile: Captain Zhao, have you sent the arrows to the brothers?

Captain Zhao replied: "The big boss has already issued ten arrows to each of the brothers who can shoot arrows.

Zhai Rang asked, "Captain Zhao, how is the tent set up next to the Qianzhai gate outpost?"

Captain Zhao replied: "Big boss, I sent ten brothers, about half of them.

As soon as the words fell, three brothers stood in the middle in front of the railing in front of the corner tower, and reported: "The big boss, I found a large number of people approaching the front door of Wagangzhai.

Zhai Rang asked loudly, "How far is it?" How many people are there?

Three brothers stood in the middle of the front railing of the corner tower and replied, "The great boss is half a mile away, and there are about a hundred people."

After Zhai Rang finished speaking, he stood up and said, "Captain Zhao, lead the archery team, and go out of the front gate with me to meet the enemy, and the bow team will go out of the front gate of Wagang Village first to suppress the formation."

Captain Zhao responded: "Yes." He turned around and went down the corner tower.

Zhai Rang walked to the front railing and looked into the distance: about 100 people on horseback in front of him, from far and near, rushed towards the front door of Wagangzhai.

Zhai Rang said: "The second master, Xu Gongzi, and Xu Mouse brothers followed me out of the gate of Qianzhai to meet the enemy.

Everyone responded in unison, "Yes." ”

Everyone got off the corner tower and flew on their horses.

Zhai Rangzai shouted loudly on the horse: "Sentinels, open the gate of the fortress and go out to meet the enemy."

At the outpost next to the gate of Wagangzhai, five or six sentries ran out, ran to the gate, and opened the gate with a squeak.

Zhai Rang took the lead in urging the war horse, took the lead in rushing out of the gate of the front village, ran out of the gate of the front village five or six zhang away, tightened the reins of the war horse, and the war horse stopped.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) urged the big white horse, rushed out of the gate of the front village, ran to Zhai Rang's left side, and stopped.

Shan Xiongxin urged the jujube red horse to rush out of the gate of the front village, ran to Zhai Rang's right side, and stopped.

Xu Rat urged the war horse to rush out of the gate of the front village, ran to Xu Maogong (Li Ji) and stopped.

Captain Zhao led a 100-person bow and arrow team and ran out of the gate of the front village, lined up behind Zhai Rang and the other four, bent bows and arrows, and pressed the position.

After a while, more than 100 people rode horses and came one after another, opposite Zhai Rang and the others.

In the center is an old monk with white eyebrows, wearing a yellow robe, riding a horse, carrying an arhat stick in his hand, and behind the old monk, followed by eighteen middle-aged monks wearing brown robes, riding horses, each carrying an arhat stick in his hand.

To the left of the old monk is a tall old man in his sixties, with a white and fat face, wearing black silk clothes, and on each shoulder, standing an eagle and carrying a spear in his hand.

Zhai Rang said: "The second master, Xu Gongzi, and Xu Mouse brothers, I heard that the Condor Dart Bureau was founded by Yu Shengwu, the Condor Spear King. It seems that on each shoulder opposite, there is an eagle standing and an old man with a spear in his hand, it is Yu Shengwu, the king of the condor spear.

Shan Xiongxin said: "Big boss, look at this old man, there is an eagle on his shoulder and a spear in his hand, it should be him."

Zhai Rang continued: "The second master, Xu Gongzi, and Xu Mouse brothers heard that Yu Shengwu, the king of the Condor spear, is very good at kung fu, and whoever meets him must be more careful." May I ask you, who will take the lead?

Shan Xiongxin said loudly: "Big boss, I'll take the lead first." After speaking, he urged the jujube red horse to come to the front of the formation.

Shan Xiongxin has just set up a jujube red horse. Suddenly, in the opposite formation, a big black horse rushed out, and immediately sat a black fat man, holding a snake spear gun in his hand, and the big black horse rushed to Shan Xiongxin.

The fat black man shouted loudly, "You robbed my dart, give it back to me quickly."

Shan Xiongxin lifted the golden nail jujube yang lance into the air and shouted: "Come and get the name together."

The black fat shouted loudly: "I am Li Jinchao, the deputy head of the northern branch of the Condor Dart Bureau." Who are you?

Shan Xiongxin shouted loudly: "I am Shan Xiongxin, the second leader of Wagangzhai.

The black fat man shouted loudly: "Shan Xiongxin, hurry up and return my dart, otherwise you will step on your Wagang Village."

Shan Xiongxin shouted loudly: "The subordinates are defeated, and they are still talking wildly."

The black fat man urged the big black horse, holding up the Zhangba snake spear gun, stabbing when he was distracted, Shan Xiongxin raised the golden nail jujube yang lance to parry, and the two fought in one place.

After less than five rounds, the two horses kicked by mistake, Shan Xiongxin turned his head and stabbed the black fat man hard with the handle of the gold-topped jujube yang lance, and stabbed the black fat man in the back of the heart. The black fat man spurted out a mouthful of blood, and fled back to his base on a big black horse.

A big yellow horse rushed out from the opposite side, and immediately sat a white-faced man, holding a golden-backed machete in his hand, and rushed to Shan Xiongxin.

Shan Xiongxin threw the golden nail jujube lance into the air and shouted: "Shan Mou doesn't fight the unknown, he will be famous."

The white-faced man shouted loudly: "I am Wang Lide, the head of the Northern Branch of the Condor Dart Bureau, who are you?"

Shan Xiongxin shouted loudly: "I am Shan Xiongxin, the second leader of Wagangzhai.

After Shan Xiongxin finished speaking, he thought: There are too many enemies, and there are only four people on our side plus the Xu Mouse brothers, so we want to fight quickly, thinking of this.

Shan Xiongxin urged the jujube red horse, raised the golden nail Zaoyang lance to split Huashan, and smashed towards the white-faced man's door.

The white-faced man greeted him with a gold-backed machete in both hands, and a loud sound of "boom" was heard in the ear chakra.

The white-faced man was shocked to the point of fever, his arms were numb, and he thought to himself, this young man, at a young age, has such great strength, it seems that he can only win him with clever tricks today, thinking of this, he stabbed Shan Xiongxin in the chest with a golden-backed machete, Shan Xiongxin raised the golden nail jujube yang lance to parry, and the two fought in one place.

The two fought twelve or three rounds before the battle, and the white-faced man was slow to make a knife, and his tricks were messed up.

The tall old man in his sixties whistled, and the eagle standing on each of his shoulders flew up quickly when he heard the whistle, and flew to the front of the formation, one left and one right attacked Shan Xiongxin's front door, and Shan Xiongxin hurriedly raised the golden nail jujube yang lance to parry.

Zhai Rang saw the two eagles attacking Shan Xiongxin, and hurriedly drew his bow, mounted the arrow, and aimed at the two eagles.

Shan Xiongxin dodged the attack of the eagle on the left, did not dodge the attack of the eagle on the right, and on the right eyebrow, a small hole was cut by the eagle's sharp claws, and blood flowed. Shan Xiongxin turned the horse's head and ran towards the front door of Wagangzhai.

The white-faced man urged the big yellow horse, holding a golden-backed machete, and chased Shan Xiongxin closely.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) shouted loudly: "Black impermanence, stop the enemy general."

Xu Mouse responded: "Yes." Urging the war horse to meet him, let Shan Xiongxin raise the iron Huaxia stick, and rushed forward with the white-faced man.

Zhai Rang shot an arrow, which hit the abdomen of the eagle on the left, and the eagle flew back in pain.

The tall old man in his sixties whistled, and the eagle on the right side, hearing the whistle, flew back quickly, flew back to the shoulder on the right side of the tall old man in his sixties, and stood firmly on the right shoulder.

The eagle on the left side was hit by an arrow, but it flew away from Wagangzhai.

When the eagle on the right saw it, it also followed the eagle on the left side who was hit by the arrow and flew away from Wagangzhai.

Xu Rat raised the iron Huaxia stick, split Huashan, and faced the door of the white-faced man

Smashed.

The white-faced man turned his horse's head, held a golden-backed machete, and flicked it hard against the iron Huaxia stick, dodging the stick, and the two fought in one place.