Chapter 42: The Bridge of Kings
The northern section of Guanshan is deep and densely grassed.
Because of the mutual vigilance between the Great Song Dynasty and Dali, coupled with the fact that the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty were unwilling to run towards the miasma of Dali, and the merchants of Dali often went to the Great Song Dynasty to be deceived and lost their money.
As a result, this section of the road, because no one has walked all the year round, the straight road that was once planned is all barren and occupied by weeds again.
Liu Jintang walked alone in the deep mountains and forests, but after two days of hard work, his fat cheeks were much thinner, and even the muscles he had trained when he was a soldier many years ago also grew back.
It's just that his clothes have long been scratched by thorns, and there are shallow blood scabs on his face.
"The road is long, I will go up and down and seek!" Liu Jintang recited some inexplicable words and phrases to himself, soothing his wounded heart.
It's hateful, if he didn't climb to the position of commander from an ordinary soldier, if he also had the intricate background of other commanders, why did he have to come to this barren mountain and forest to find guilt!
Isn't it just that they were made into a gang leader, thinking that with the background of several other commanders, as long as this battle is over, at most two years, they will be able to sit in the position of the commander again!
Hateful!
Gritting his teeth, Liu Jintang stood up with the trunk of the tree, grabbed the sword in his hand casually, used the long sword as a crutch, and limped towards the north with the long sword.
He didn't just know how to go north, after all, he climbed up from the bottom, and he still learned a lot of skills during the many years of marching and fighting, although after becoming the commander of the capital, he slowly slacked off.
However, the things that I once knew were always countless times easier to pick up than to start learning.
He had been at the top of Guan Mountain yesterday, and it took a great deal of effort to climb to the top of the tree at the top of the mountain, and to see the terrain and route that followed.
He only needs to follow the mountain forest in the northern section of this Guanshan Mountain, all the way to the north, and when he gets out of this forest, he will come to a wooden bridge, and there is a boatman under the wooden bridge. If you guess correctly, this bridge should be Junhe Bridge, and that river is blue water.
It is said that when this bridge came, Taizu waved his division to the south, met the south water bridge, Dali autonomy was defeated by the Great Song Dynasty, so he sent an envoy to sue for peace, and Taizu Zhao Kuangyin also took into account that Dali was a barren territory, and it was useless to fight down.
So, since the end of the north in front of the sixteen states of Yanyun, Taizu stopped the blue water again, and then turned back to fight the Southern Tang and Northern Han.
So, in order to commemorate the hard-won peace, the Dali Emperor sent people to build this bridge, named Junhe!
Liu Jintang chuckled, speaking of which, he actually looked down on Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, a bastard who would only usurp the country from orphans and widows, if it weren't for the early death of Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, he Zhao Kuangyin would only be able to do a lifetime of inspection in front of the palace.
It's a pity that when the Northern Expedition to Khitan was in full swing, Chai Shizong died, Zhao Kuangyin usurped the throne, and then, the Central Plains people could no longer go on the Northern Expedition.
When thinking like this, Liu Jintang will often not be able to find a goal, unable to find the meaning of life, he feels that he is not what he wants to work for such a usurped Great Song Dynasty.
As a result, Liu Jintang, who had to rush to the forefront every time he fought in the Jishi Army, completely degenerated.
After being assigned to the forbidden army in Shuzhong and commanding this fat difference in Shuxi, he was so indulgent and disgusting, and gradually raised a fat voice, and raised a brain full of depravity and laziness!
If he can do it again, he will definitely not choose to fall, because, as long as he does not fall, after getting the command of Shuxi to make this fat difference, as long as he ascends for eight years, he will be able to meet Xin Shiyi, and then attack Dali!
Yes, in Liu Jintang's eyes, the Central Plains people have the pride of the Central Plains people, and the Central Plains people must be above the four Yi, so he reveres Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, who almost succeeded in the Northern Expedition, and worships the prestige of the Khan of the Tang Dynasty, but he looks down on Zhao Song, who is extremely weak after usurping the throne!
However, it is too late to say this.
The corners of Liu Jintang's mouth showed a bitter expression, the only thing he should do now, and what he must do, is to walk back to Yizhou and be the commander of the capital again, and then, maybe he can find an opportunity to ask Xin Shuai to fight and fight as the commander of the capital.
His eyes gradually became firm, and Liu Jintang's temperament changed abruptly, no longer the appearance of eating and waiting for death like before, but ignited another thing called faith and hope.
All the way through the mountains and forests, two hours later, the sky slowly darkened.
At this time, in the forest south of Junhe Bridge, a shadow flickered and limped out.
Junhe Bridge!
As long as he walks over, he can easily return to Yizhou, and when he returns to Yizhou, he can become the commander of the capital again, and even ask for battle!
Thinking of this, Liu Jintang slowly became excited, and he didn't care about the fatigue of his body, he ran unusually.
But as he ran, he slowly slowed down his speed, so that in the end he could only walk slowly.
Because, at this moment when the sky was getting dark and everything was blurry, he saw a figure on the bridge, and that figure obviously had a sword on it, looking towards the north side of the Junhe Bridge.
A little starlight, that is the light of fireworks in the night, which means that there are a large number of people on the other side of Junhe Bridge!
However, hasn't Junhe Bridge been deserted for nearly a hundred years?
This sudden extra person?!
Could it be that it is the other 70,000 people in Dali's theory.
Dali actually wants to seal the retreat of the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty, and then catch turtles in the urn? !
Wait, wait!
Everything can't just think about the bad, but also the good, for example, on the other side of the bridge, maybe it's the reinforcements sent by the government?!
Thinking so, Liu Jintang couldn't help but hesitate, and then, he slowly walked towards the river, he was determined to go over and investigate, if it was reinforcements, everyone over there would be happy, if it was the Dali army, he would have to run to find Xin Shuai when he met the sea of swords and fire, and tell Xin Shuai the news!
Thinking so, Liu Jintang slowly touched it, getting closer and closer to the Junhe Bridge, but the figure on the bridge did not move.
Forget it, just swim through the water!
Thinking like this, Liu Jintang slowly approached the river and slid into the water at a particularly slow speed, without making the slightest splash or making an extra sound.
Perfect!
It seems that the Sprinkle family is still the desperate Liu Lang of the Jishi Army!
Just when he was proud, a cold voice suddenly came to mind behind him: "The blue water in the middle of winter, is it cold or warm?" ”
Liu Jintang froze, raised his head, and first glanced inadvertently at Junhe on the bridge, but he didn't see the figure before the bridge.
Turning back slowly, Liu Jintang said angrily: "The Sprinkle family is Liu Jintang, the commander of the Western Shu Capital, who are you?!" ”
"Poof!" A chuckle.
"Of course I know you're Liu Jintang."
It's over, the other party actually knows himself, how does this know, could it be that Xin Shuai's army is still lurking in Dali's fine work?
While sweating profusely, Liu Jintang felt a little weird, first, the other party found himself, but he didn't greet anyone, which shows that the other party should be sure to take him alone.
However, the other party did not make a move.
Moreover, this guy's voice seems to be a woman, and it seems to be somewhat familiar.
"Come on, Commander Liu!" The cold voice came again.
Liu Jintang turned around, and in the blurred light, he barely saw the person standing on the shore.
Xin Yi!
The shadow guard beside Xin Shuai!
Why is she here, could it be that Xin Shiyi wants to kill him?!
"It turned out to be Xin Yi...... Mr! I wanted to call the girl, but the title of the girl was not suitable for this scene, so I simply called Mr.
Xin Yi chuckled: "Commander Liu Du, come ashore first!" Could it be that Liu Du's commander thinks that the river is warm in the middle of winter?! ”
"Hehe, no, no, I'll come ashore here!" Liu Jintang laughed and slowly climbed up towards the shore, but his hand reached into the bottom of the water and touched the blade of the sword on his waist.
If this Xin Yi was sent by Xin Shiyi to extinguish his mouth, he would never be caught with his hands tied!
Slowly out of the water, Liu Jintang suddenly drew his sword.
But at the same time, he only felt a flower in front of his eyes, and as soon as he felt a pain in his wrist, the blade of the sword flew out of his hand.
By the time he came to his senses, a sharp blade was already on his neck.
Liu Jintang smiled bitterly: "The Shadow Guards really deserve to be the Shadow Guards!" If Xin Shuai wants Mr. Xin Yi to kill him, then let's do it! ”
As he spoke, Liu Jintang closed his eyes, as if he was ready to meet death.
The corners of Xin Yi's mouth twitched slightly, she was a little unhappy that this scene was exactly the same as Shiyi Lang expected, but it didn't matter.
Slowly putting away the sword, Xin Yi said coldly: "Eleven Lang doesn't care about such a thing as killing your mouth, besides, you don't know anything, why do you want to kill you?!" ”
Liu Jintang was slightly stunned, opened his eyes, and asked suspiciously: "Then why did Your Excellency come here?" ”
Xin Yi didn't answer, but said, "Let's go ashore first, go to the camp and change into clean clothes!" ”
Camp?!
"No, if you don't make it clear, Liu would rather die here!" Liu Jintang's eyes flickered slightly, but the scene in front of him was too weird, and he couldn't feel at ease.
The corners of Xin Yi's mouth twitched again, this Liu Jintang's reaction was exactly the same as what Shiyi Lang said.
"Eleven Lang asked me to come!" Xin Yi turned around and said indifferently: "That military discussion was originally deliberately done by Shiyi Lang, and the degree of waste of the Shuzhong Forbidden Army, Shiyi Lang didn't know it, the reason why there was that military discussion was nothing more than to see if there were still some hot-blooded guys in the Shuzhong Forbidden Army, so he gave the choice of either being a firehead army or walking back to Yizhou alone." ”
"It's a pity that among the fifty-seven officers above the fourth grade, only you chose the option of walking back to Yizhou."
"And after you left, Eleven Lang ordered that the troops be divided into three routes, and the remaining eight commanders were arranged to attack the Erhai Sea Bridge, only giving 20,000 troops, but let me come with 30,000 troops, and told me that if I can see you appear at Junhe Bridge within three days, then you will be allowed to resume your position as commander, and at the same time, all the troops of the third route will be handed over to you to take over!"
Xin Yi slowly explained the ins and outs of the future, and then asked, "So, Your Excellency Commander Liu Du, do you understand?!" ”
Liu Jintang stayed in place, stunned.
This is the so-called 'mountains and rivers have no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village'?!
originally thought that even if he could return to Yizhou alive and become the commander of the capital again, it would be difficult for him to participate in the war against Dali again, but he didn't want that in this Junhe Bridge, everything he wanted was so easily placed in front of his eyes......
"Got it!" Liu Jintang nodded heavily.
Xin nodded and said, "Since you understand, then you can take this handsome seal, I have to go to Shiyi Lang's side to listen to the order!" ”
As he spoke, Xin Yi threw out the small handsome seal.
Liu Jintang turned out to be handsome, his face was incredible, this handsome seal, but it was a talisman for commanding this 30,000 army!
It's so easy to give it to yourself?!
"Wait, what is the strategic purpose of this army, that is, what should we do in Xin Shuai's arrangement?!" Liu Jintang hurriedly asked.
Xin Yi turned around and said: "Eleven Lang said, let you go south, if a member of the Shadow Guard appears within ten days, you will receive an order, if there is no Shadow Guard after ten days, let you act on your own!" ”
This......
When Liu Jintang wanted to ask again, Xin Yi's figure completely disappeared in place without a trace.
Liu Jintang smiled bitterly, and he didn't have time to wring out the soaked clothes, so he directly dragged the heavy wet clothes towards the other side of the Junhe Bridge.
A day later, outside the city of Ning'an, by the bridge of the river.
It is said that it is outside the city of Ning'an, but in fact, the river bridge is fifty miles northeast of Ning'an, if you want to rush to Ning'an City from here, even if it is a rapid march, it will take nearly ten hours, if you walk slowly, it will take about two days.
There was only Xin Xi in the entire military tent, because those who were high enough to fight with him either didn't dare to talk to him, or they were directly dropped into the other two route armies.
Anyway, those people couldn't give him any good advice, but just made him angry just by seeing it.
Xin Yi's figure slowly appeared in the military tent, and she looked up.
I saw Xin Xi looking at the map in the military tent, frowning and thinking.
"Eleven Lang, the third route army commander seal, has been handed over to Liu Jintang!" Xin Yi saluted respectfully.
Xin Zhen nodded and said: "In this case, immediately send two shadow guards, all the way to Erhai, and urge those eight guys who are eating and waiting for death to attack Haiqiao immediately, and the other way, go to Liu Jintang's side, let him go south to Cangshui (Lancang River), block Nero's grain delivery to Dali, and then let Liu Jintang act by himself!" ”
After all, it is a person who came out of the Western Army, although he has been corrupt in the position of the commander of the forbidden army in Shuzhong for seven or eight years, but the war literacy he should have should always be indispensable!
Thinking so, Xin Xi then spoke: "Order Cai Liang to command 10,000 forbidden troops, I will lead 20,000 troops to postpone, and the other 20,000 troops will go to the west for 100 miles, and then go south, tomorrow, I will threaten Ning An!" ”