Chapter 11: Mountains and Forests Meet Village Names

Zhu Hu's face changed suddenly, and said, "The old man Hugh wants to say more, since ancient times, how many kings are still martial in front of the hall, and the people can be stable, this time the enemy is current, if you don't deter the heroes with force, how to talk about the stability of the people, now my nephew has a unique skill, and wants to dedicate himself to my emperor, showing the martial arts and respect of my dynasty, but you want to block, what is your intention?" Isn't it collusion with thieves! ”

Zhu Hu has a strange temper, is good at charming words, has always been at odds with people, this old man is one of them, not to mention that Zhu Yi was recommended by him, and he was picked and chosen, so he was naturally displeased, to put it bluntly, he was the master of protecting calves, and he immediately threw a hat of collusion and anti-thieves to him.

"You...!"

The old man's face turned pale in an instant, he was out of breath, his right index finger was pointing, his lips trembled, and he wanted to say something, but in the end, he just waved his sleeves, snorted coldly, and said no more.

Seeing this, Zhu Hu sneered and said, "My emperor, according to your subordinates, if you want to perform martial arts, you need to hold a weapon in hand to be able to do your best, if not, it is not necessary, if my emperor does not believe in my nephew, you can immediately send someone to let him go to the battlefield, if the martial arts are not perfect, buried in the hands of the enemy, your subordinates are willing to accept the punishment of the crime!" ”

Zhu Hu said these words, Zhu Hu was iron-clad, and when he heard it, the prince nodded and said, "What Zhu Aiqing said is very true, but it is really not appropriate to use the knife at the moment, I will immediately send someone to go out with the general."

"Yes!"

Zhu Hu and Zhu Yi bowed down to receive the order

Immediately afterwards, Wang Taigong led the ministers to the school to order troops, this time ordering 100,000 troops, and sent the general Zhang Shun as a deputy general to accompany him.

Wang Taigong stood on the military platform and said to Zhu Yi, "Little boy, this time, you must be careful, I have to hand over all my soldiers and horses to you!" ”

Zhu Yi said, "My emperor can rest assured, the ministers will defeat the Liang army!" ”

"Good!" Seeing that Zhu Yi was very imposing, Wang Taigong clapped his hands and applauded, "The army is leaving!" ”

But at this moment, a soldier broke in with blood and a hideous face, and the guards saw his appearance and stopped him

"Tell my emperor!" The soldiers shouted and tried to break through the barricade

When Wang Taigong and the others saw that there was movement here, they looked over, and when they saw this person coming, Wang Taigong suddenly chuckled in his heart, as if he felt something, and said, "Let him in!" ”

The soldier was let in, ran to the front of Wang Taigong, and immediately fell to his knees, crying, "Fengyang City is lost, General Pan is afraid..."

Wang Taigong and everyone were shocked, General Pan Zhong was one of the best generals in a hundred, how could he be defeated, Wang Taigong stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and shouted in disbelief, "What did you say?!" ”

"The Liang army led an army of 200,000 and attacked in turns, General Pan led the people in the city to swear to defend to the death, but they still couldn't resist, and in the future, General Pan was seriously injured! Not surprisingly, Fengyang City is afraid that it has been lost! The soldier recalled the scene in front of him, and he was heartbroken and cried

It was confirmed again that Wang Taigong suddenly felt like he had been electrocuted, and for a moment he only felt weak, and his brain was confused, as if he was about to faint.

"My Emperor!"

The ministers panicked and stepped forward to help them.

After half a ring, Wang Taigong slowly got used to it, was a little sober, and asked, "Who is leading the Liang army!" I vow to crush his bones and scatter ashes to avenge General Pan's revenge! ”

"My subordinates didn't find out!"

"Ahh Wang Taigong raised his head and looked like he was crazy, which made him very angry, and he said, "It's a pity for my General Pan!" ”

In order to prevent the prince from being sad again, Zhu Hu waved his hand and sent the soldiers away.

"My emperor, don't be overly sad, you still need to save your body!" Minister Yigan persuaded him

After a long time, the prince's mood gradually calmed down.

"My emperor, now that General Pan has been martyred, Fengyang City has been lost, we still need to beware of Suoyang Pass, this is the last barrier of our dynasty, if it is lost, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to us!"

Wang Taigong squinted, seemed to be still immersed in grief, nodded, and said coldly to Zhu Yi, "The little general will immediately wave his army to Suoyang Pass!" If you meet the commander of the Liang army, you can capture me, I want him to live or die! ”

Zhu Yi received the order and led 100,000 soldiers and horses to Suoyang Pass, leaving only 50,000 horses to guard the national capital Ganlan.

On the other side, An Lehou and others had already stationed troops ten miles away from Suoyang Pass, and they could attack at any time.

At this moment, An Le Hou is in the big tent of the Chinese army

An Lehou asked: "Do the generals know that Suoyang Pass is guarded by people?" ”

Guo Weiren is tall and big, his face is full of beards, and his appearance is very fierce, he stepped forward at this moment, and said in a loud voice, "Tell Hou Ye, it is said that it is called Ma Ji, but Hou Ye still needs to be cautious, although this person is not as good as Pan Zhong in civil and military affairs, but he has some means." ”

"Oh?" An Lehou smiled, "The world says how Pan Zhong is determined by the world, Wu'an the world, and what he says is colorful, but in my opinion, it is nothing more than that, the battle of Fengyang City is enough to take off the wrong name of his life, and his bones are not cold, and there is another horse season, hehe"

200,000 horses slaughtered the famous Pan Zhong and his people in less than half a day, and even captured Fengyang City, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and had a rare defeat in a hundred years. Now, he naturally doesn't take Ma Ji in his eyes, not to mention that Ma Ji is weaker than Pan Zhong, in his opinion, Suoyang Pass is also close at hand, and it is easy to obtain.

At this moment, his face was full of disdain and contempt, and he even forgot for a moment whose credit it was to capture Fengyang City.

On the side, Xu Wen sat on a wooden chair, holding a book, very serious, even if he heard a word, he didn't make a sound, and he didn't care about it.

After the battle of Fengyang City, he rarely spoke, and An Lehou only asked politely, quite in the style of Xu Shu entering Cao Ying without saying a word.

Seeing that An Lehou didn't take Ma Ji in his eyes at all, and said so confidently, Guo Wei stopped talking.

"By the way, step up precautions tonight, and send more people to each guard post to go immediately, just in case of accidents" I suffered a loss last time, An Lehou naturally felt more cautious in his heart, plus Ma Ji and Pan Zhong are the same, I am afraid that Ma Ji will also come to attack the military camp at night, so he naturally does not dare to show it.

In the middle of the night, it rained unconsciously, at first it was a light rain, and then it became heavier and heavier.

Zhu Yi led the army to march non-stop in the rain, passing a hill in front, there is only one road at the foot of the mountain, the road is difficult to walk, very narrow, after a heavy rain, it has become very muddy.

On the right side of the mountain is a river, the water is very fast, making a whirring sound, and after mixing with the rain, it becomes very turbid

The army did not dare to advance, so it had to stop, and Zhu Yi sent some soldiers and horses to investigate, trying to find other paths.

At this moment, Zhu Yi found a slight light on the mountain, walking towards here, not very bright, but it was extremely conspicuous in the dark night.

"Strange? How can there be fire on this rainy day? ”

He was a little surprised, his eyes were tightly watched, and at the same time, his heart was also vigilant, and everyone was ready for battle.

When a few people got closer, they found that it was a group of villagers who went into the mountains to chop firewood, and Zhu Yi and the others were relieved.

Because it was dark, several villagers did not pay attention to the movement below, so they walked down, and when they saw Zhu Yi and hundreds of thousands of troops, they were all so frightened that they sat on the ground, with cold sweat on their foreheads, and they were terrified.

Seeing that several people were carrying a bundle of wet wood on their shoulders, Zhu Yi said, "A few people don't have to be afraid, we will wait here, and there is no evil intention" Speaking of this, Zhu Yi fell on the torches held by several people, and asked curiously, "Why can a few people hold torches on a rainy day?" Isn't there a secret recipe? ”

Hearing Zhu Yi say this, several village names were also a little relieved, but they were still a little jealous in their hearts, in this troubled era, there are less than one in ten good people, and if they are not careful, they will die

One of the old men said, "What the general said is that the villain does have a secret recipe."

Zhu Yi is well-read, proficient in all kinds of martial arts, and familiar with all kinds of classics, but he has never heard of the fact that the torch can not be extinguished in the rain, and he feels a little novel, and can't help but ask, "Can the old man teach him, Zhu Yi is grateful!" As he spoke, Zhu Yi bowed

The general actually gave the villagers a salute, several villagers who lived in the countryside all the year round had seen such a strange thing, they were all shocked and trembling at the moment, and the old man hurriedly helped Zhu Yi up, "The general has such a big gift, I will wait for him to be able to bear it"

"Zhu Yi is not as good as Mr., he can naturally stand it" Zhu Yi said goodbye

"Hurry up, please get up" The old man was startled again, his fingers trembled, and he said, "Hurry up, please get up!" ”

Several village names saw that Zhu Yi was elegant and intellectual, not to pretend to be a general, but to treat each other politely, in troubled times, it is really rare, and it is not hidden at the moment, "The general can listen carefully, the torches we use are soaked in lamp oil, and then coal, exposed to the sun for three days."

"Coal?!" Zhu Yi was stunned and puzzled

The old man smiled, the only time he straightened his head, he looked a little proud, and said, "The so-called coal, to put it bluntly, is carbon, you see the firewood we pick on our shoulders, when it is dry and used, it can be soaked in cold water, and then used to make torches, plus lamp oil, can be kept in the rain until it is burned."

"I and other villagers are often bullied by strongmen, and they dare not enter the city during the day, so they can only secretly go up the mountain at night to hunt some pheasants and hares, so as to satisfy their hunger, in order to facilitate their movements, so they have this torch" Speaking of this, the old man lowered his head, shook his head incessantly, and made him sad and indignant when he talked about strongmen.

Seeing this, Zhu Yi said, "Old man, it's not that I, Zhu Yi, don't help you, it's just that I have a life under my body, and I don't dare to stay here for a long time, otherwise, Zhu Yi will help the old man punish the strongman, and return the peace!" ”

If a few people meet other generals or strongmen, they are afraid that they are already in a different place at the moment, and they can meet Zhu Yi who has accumulated virtue in his previous life, where do they dare to ask for anything, and now he said, "The general is a loyal and righteous person, and he has a life, but he can leave quickly, and the villain does not dare to ask for anything"

"Thank you, old man!" Zhu Yi gave a salute and said, "If there is a chance, I will punish the strongman, and please don't worry about the elderly."

"Thank you for the kindness of the general," the old man saluted, looked up at the night sky again, and said, "The rain will stop tomorrow morning, and the general still needs to be prepared."