When the 3,000 army arrived in Gongyi, it was already sunset, and it was evening, and the sky was still bright. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 After sending Wang Yufei away, the four generals of the army who had arranged the affairs of the army came to the city where Wang Jia was located and met the king together.

After the monarch and the ministers saw each other, they sat down, and Wang Sunjian spoke first, "The king often says that the army is fast, and now that the Korean army is pressing, if you want to interfere with it, you need to do it as soon as possible, why don't you find someone who is familiar with the road tonight, take your subordinates to touch it, and make trouble for him Han Jun for one night?" ”

Seeing that the king had a hesitant look on his face, he was bowing his head and groaning, and Liu Yun on the side hurriedly added, "King, if it's late, I'm afraid that tomorrow the Korean army will have passed through the Chenggao Mountains and the soldiers will be in Luoshui, how can we stop it at that time?" ”

Looking up, I saw that although Zhou Zhan and Tu Meng did not speak, they also looked at themselves expectantly. They are all belligerents, but also, if they weren't for belligerents, they wouldn't have been brought out this time.

"The officers and men of our army are tired from marching 100 miles a day today, so how can they rush to the city and the mound more than 100 miles away overnight? Why don't you rest for the night and wait for the scouts to return tomorrow before making plans. This king expects that the 100,000 Korean troops will inevitably march unfast, and they may not be able to reach the shore of Luoshui tomorrow. After thinking about it, Zhou Bian still decided not to take the risk, after all, attacking from afar with a tired army was only afraid that it would be half the effort.

"The ministers have nothing to do, and they are not afraid to walk at night. The soldiers are well supported by the king, and this will be the time to serve, so why not work hard? Seeing that the king really disagreed, the four generals suddenly became anxious and argued one after another.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a cold wind suddenly blew in from the half-open window, and with the cold wind drifting in, there was a shout from someone outside the house, "Oh, it's cloudy, it's going to rain!" ”

Only then did everyone realize that it was almost dark in the house from now, so the few people who were still arguing were startled when they heard this, and after looking at each other for a few times, they came out of the house with the king. I saw that this summer evening had become extremely gloomy, and it was said that it was not dark but the afterglow of the sunset had disappeared, and it turned out that the sky was covered with black cauldrons, and the black clouds were so dense that people were breathless.

A gust of cold wind blew, and everyone couldn't help but shiver, and all of them reacted at once, and the rainstorm was coming.

The weather in midsummer is changing quickly, and it was still sunny when I first entered Gongyi, and the army settled down, and the sky changed. Before everyone could say a few words outside, a few bean-sized drops of rain fell on their faces. The crowd rushed the king into the house, not wanting to enter the house when the rain fell like a river, and the sound of the rain covered everything.

Everyone hurriedly closed the doors and windows, lit the oil lamps, and waited for the king to sit down again.

A sudden heavy rain actually covered the faces of several generals who were not afraid of death. Unexpectedly, Zhou Bian smiled, "Everyone, with this heavy rain, do you still want to rush overnight?" Let's wait for tomorrow. ”

The four of them were unwilling, and only heard Liu Yun mutter, "King, let the rainstorm delay for another day, and the Korean army will come tomorrow, what will happen?" ”

"Shiqiu is only more than 100 miles away from Gongyi, how do you know that Han Jun is not also in the rainstorm tonight? After the heavy rain, the road is difficult, and I am afraid that it will drag on the South Korean army for a day. Zhou Bian is clearly optimistic.

When the generals heard it, it made sense to think about it, the city hill to Gongyi is a mountain road, and when it rains, even if it is the scorching sun in summer, I am afraid that it will take a day to dry out. Then everyone's faces softened.

The pouring rain came and went quickly, and everyone talked in the house, and before the supper was served, the rain became lighter. The guards opened the window, and several people in the room looked out, and saw that the raindrops were already loose and unpleasant, and that day was much brighter, and the sky was as green as the dawn after night.

Liu Yun was in a hurry, pushed the door and ran out, looked at the day with open hands, and shouted, "Heaven this guy, why is it not raining anymore, so how many days will it hinder the Korean army?" ”

Although he was not superstitious, Zhou Bian still refused to see Liu Yun scolding the sky like this, so Zhou Bian hurriedly shouted, "Liu Yun, you must not disrespect the sky, even if you can stop the Korean army for half a day, it is already blessed by God, how dare you ask for more?" ”

After two sentences, the rain stopped, and only a few drops fell scattered, so everyone came to the courtyard, and Wang Sunjian pulled Liu Yun and lowered his head and scolded.

Zhou Bian looked up and looked around, and suddenly burst out laughing.

The four generals were puzzled by the guards in a circle, so they opened their mouths and asked, "Why is the king laughing?" ”

Zhou Bian pointed his hand, "Look over there, if this king is not mistaken, it is the west, the sunset is about to sink, but it is blood-red, and the sky is bright." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and although they didn't know what the king meant, they still nodded again and again.

Zhou Bian turned around again and said, "Look at the east again, the black clouds are thick, it is gloomy, and there seems to be lightning flashing. In this way, God bless my royal family! ”

As soon as Zhou Bian's words fell, everyone didn't react, but they saw Zhou Zhan suddenly kneeling on the ground, "Your Majesty, congratulations to my king, God bless my royal family!" ”

There was a heavy rain, and the ground was full of mud, and Zhou Zhan fell on one knee, but it stirred up a few bits of mud and water and splashed on everyone, especially Zhou Bian.

Holding back a smile, Zhou Bian helped him up, "Providence is like this, it really pities my people and soldiers in Luoyang, and this king can't protect the people of Zhouyi, causing him to leave his hometown, what is the joy?" ”

After listening to Zhou Zhan's words, everyone was thoughtful, and Liu Yun pushed Wang Sunjian away and walked forward, "War boy, what is God bless my royal family, a certain family doesn't understand." ”

The answer came from behind him, "Liu Yun, don't think about it, the west is Luoyang, and there is a lot of light, which means that there is no rain in Luoyang, which is just to settle the people and train the city defense." The east side is Shiqiu, and the direction of the Korean army's attack is the top of the black clouds, which shows that there will be heavy rain in Shiqiu and Chenggao, and the Korean army is only afraid of more than one day, which is just conducive to our army's sneak attack and harassment. Wouldn't it be great to congratulate my royal family on such a blessing! ”

Liu Yun patted his head, and then suddenly realized, "Why didn't a certain family think of it." Haha, there is no rain in the land of my royal family, but there is a torrential rain falling in the Korean army, it is God bless the royal family, the king, so unbelievable, what can be congratulated? Long live the king, God bless my king! Saying that, Liu Yun shouted, and the cry spread far away, for fear of alarming the curiosity of many soldiers.

"King, how can such a fortunate event not make all the armies rejoice?" After saying that, Liu Yun ran out, and after a while, he only heard the cries of the sergeants coming from near to far one after another, and the cries of God bless my king resounded throughout Gongyi City.

Zhou Bian smiled but did not stop it, indeed, in this era of still believing in ghosts and gods, it can make ordinary soldiers feel that God is on their side, which has a positive effect on improving the morale of the army that cannot be ignored.

Before the cheers stopped, the military cook brought dinner up. By this time, the sunset had sunk into the western mountains, and it was completely dark.

In the light of the oil lamp, after hastily finishing dinner, Wang Yufei came again.

First of all, I congratulated him, it seems that the role of celestial phenomena in people's hearts is really not small. Then Wang Yufei said respectfully, the dozens of Gongyi fathers and elders who had never refused to leave had been brought and were waiting outside the door.

Zhou Bian is the son of heaven and takes the people's proximity as the guideline, so he naturally doesn't care much about the difference between the top and the bottom, so he nodded, the guards were ready, and Wang Yufei also went out to bring in the dozens of people.

This is the largest palace in Gongyi, when the Gongzi class was built in a hurry, but Gongyi is not big, the strength is not strong, this hall will naturally not be very big, after dozens of people come in and kneel down, the hall is crowded. In the dim light, I saw a human head that just fell to the ground.

"Everyone, get up and speak, why don't you sit on the floor on a hot day." Zhou Bian raised his hand.

After thanking the fathers and elders of Gongyi, they all knelt down on the spot and looked at the king sitting on it.

"The Korean army is coming, and my royal family is weak, not only Gongyi, but also Chengzhou, Mengjin, and other places cannot be preserved, so I was forced to move the people of the three places into Luoyang and stick to Luoyang, my royal family can still do it. I wonder why you won't leave? Zhou Bian asked.

"King!" But it was an old man who said first. "We are all natives of Gongyi, born here, old here, and dare not hide from Luoyang for the sake of life. is not disrespectful to the king's order, but in fact, he is willing to defend Gongyi alone with a lowly body. If the Korean army dares to enter the city, we are willing to repay my king with a death, and please do not blame us for disobeying the king's orders. ”

Saying that, everyone straightened up and knelt on the ground, "I am willing to be with Gongyi, please ask the king's permission!" ”

Hey, if you don't have to, how can you be willing to let your people retreat to Luoyang. Zhou Bian's eyes were slightly wet when he heard the sound, and he looked down at the light, only to see faces that were either old and wrinkled, or calm and powerful, and occasionally a few young children, but how could Zhou Bian not be moved.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is the power of the royal family that my royal family cannot protect all the people and make you live and work in peace and contentment. You should get up and go to Luoyang tomorrow, and stop the Korean army from having its own soldiers of our Wang Division, and you don't need to wait for your life. ”

"O king, if we don't want to disobey the king's order, I really can't bear to leave Gongyi's hometown, and I am willing to die with Gongyi in the Han army, and I ask the king to forgive me and fulfill our selfishness!"

"But how did the king nod his head? Let's wait for this to leave, this king should only not know you, and when the Han army retreats, this king will definitely build a tomb and erect a monument for you. Zhou Bian covered his face and waved his hand.

After crying a few times for the king, all the Gongyi people retreated, leaving only the old man who was in charge in the hall.

"What else is going on, old man?" Zhou Bian asked softly.

"King!" The old man kowtowed first.

"King, the old man is over seventy years old, and he is respected in Gongyi. This time, the Han army offended our Wangji land, and everyone in Gongyi was indignant. Yesterday, dozens of us discussed a plan together, and I wanted to say that I would listen to General Wang, but I didn't expect that the king would come today, and I hoped that the king would listen to it. ”

"I want to hear about it!" It is often said that wisdom is often buried in the people, so Zhou Bian did not dare to underestimate the people of Gongyi, so Zhou Bian leaned forward and made a deferential appearance.

Seeing that he could get the attention of the king, the old man's face became excited, "The king, my Gongyi people are the people of the royal family, but unfortunately the existing Shan family usurped the Zhou, and then there was a son class who proclaimed himself the Duke of the Eastern Zhou, I thought that Gongyi was far away from the royal family, and I didn't want the king to still forget the people of Gongyi, so he first made a new law, and then in order to save my Gongyi people from being ruined by the Han army, and the royal frame came to Gongyi in person, and the royal family's grace really made me and other Gongyi people unforgettable." ”

The old man choked up a little as he spoke.

After carefully persuading the meeting, the old man wiped the tears on his face and said with a self-deprecating smile, "The king, when you are old, you can't help but be a little unstable, don't blame the king." The strategy that the little old man just said was to burn Gongyi. My Gongyi is not a big city like Luoyang in Chengzhou, and the people living in the city are all small people, and the houses are all wooden, as hot today, dry wood is very easy to burn. Dozens of our people have decided to stay in the city at that time, pretend to welcome the Korean army into the city, and set fire to the houses in the city while they are unprepared, and will definitely burn more than 1,000 other Korean troops. At the end, the old man's tone was also excited.

Fire attack? Zhou Bian was shocked when he heard this, it was really a good plan, but he burned his own house, injured a thousand enemies, and suffered a lot of self-inflicted losses, and most importantly, the dozens of Gongyi elders and children who stayed behind were afraid that they would be cut down by the angry Han army.

So Zhou Bian retracted his body that leaned forward because of a moment of excitement, shook his head and said, "Your plan is a good plan, but it is difficult to implement, Gongyi City is very big, how can dozens of you set the whole city on fire?" Second, a fire burned the Han army, and Gongyi City was also destroyed, where should the people of Gongyi live when they come back in the future? Thirdly, under the anger of the Han army, I am afraid that dozens of you will all die under the sword and halberd of the Han soldiers, how can this king endure? ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, but then blushed and argued, "King, this strategy is made by me and several Gongyi elders, it is expected that the children of Gongyi will come back and have no place to live, and no one dares to object, the king can rest assured, my Gongyi children are not careless, why is it difficult to build a house?" Moreover, the royal family treats the people of Gongyi well, and it is especially insufficient to repay them with their lives, so why not pity the wooden house? As for how to act, dozens of us have already decided that when the time comes, we will set the fire to the fire, and the South Korean army will not be able to put out the fire. King, we have made up our minds, we will not spare our lives, and we hope that the king will be fulfilled! ”

Saying that, the old man of Gongyi knelt on the ground.

"Alas!" After sighing, Zhou Bian got up and walked down, helping him up, "Why should the old man be like this? This king doesn't need to be like this, he has his own strategy to resist the Korean army. ”

The old man was very stubborn, "The king, you can let the small people do their part, the royal family is big, why is it small?" In fact, we have already made up our minds, even if the king does not allow it, we must stay in Gongyi and act according to the plan. ”

"Then the king ordered the king to kidnap you tomorrow in Fei?" Zhou Bian asked coldly.