Chapter 161: The White Robe Honors the Hero
The man in the Confucian shirt is so eye-catching, he can be seen from a long distance on the empty dock, and it is difficult for Li Guo and the three of them to stand on the bow of the boat without seeing it.
Gao Yigong's complexion changed, and several orders were issued in succession, and flags were issued on the flagpole of the ship, and more than ten sentinel ships saw the flag and galloped away on the river to investigate whether there was anything unusual. γLatest chapter reading. γ
At the same time, a number of warships surrounded them, as if facing a great enemy, and protected the Chinese military ship in the middle, and the shield bearers rushed to the deck, protecting the three main generals behind the shield wall in case of accidents. Many archers, crossbowmen, and birds flocked to the side of the ship, leaning against the side of the ship, aiming at the shore, ready to strike.
The 80,000 Dashun army watched nervously at the dock of the White Emperor City, quietly waiting for a cannon to be heard, and then the scene of the ambush was exhausted.
The river breeze blew, causing a ripple on the water surface, and tens of thousands of people did not make a sound as if they did not exist.
An egret swept up from the surface of the river, flew between the fleet and the dock, and roared loudly, soaring into the sky.
Li Guo's gaze rose and fell with the egret, crossed the river, moved to the dock, and then fixed on the man in the Confucian shirt.
The man in the Confucian shirt has a handsome face, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, looking at his age, but he is not a double ten weak crown, but he looks extremely calm, looking at the countless warships on the river as if they were nothing, and looking at Li Guo with a smile while drinking.
Separated by hundreds of steps, the bird crossbows could not reach each other, Li Guo pushed away the shield hand in front of him, and said unhappily: "What are you panicking about?" The man on the dock is alone, he is not afraid, what am I afraid of? β
Gao Yigong said: "You must be on guard, this place is open, and it is not appropriate to have a cold arrow S coming." β
Li Guosun said: "Hundreds of steps apart, what archer can be so powerful? Uncle was too worried, but the shield protection showed that I was afraid, so I withdrew it. β
He stared at the young man in the Confucian shirt on the dock, and said curiously: "This person is so bold that he dares to sit alone and watch my army rush in, I don't know who it is?" β
He Zhen looked at the ten cargo ships docked on the edge of the wharf, and guessed with some hesitation: "The ships on the wharf are all loaded with goods, and the number is also the same as the number of grain ships written on the cliff white cloth, could it be that this person is Wang Huan, the chief soldier of Kuizhou?" β
Li Guo's eyes moved up and saw the banner fluttering at the top of the high pole, and the big characters were still clearly visible from such a distance, especially the word "Wang", which was a few points bigger than the other words.
"It seems to be this person, but I didn't expect this person to be so young, he doesn't look even twenty years old, right? I don't know who gave the name of the general soldier of Kuizhou. Li Guo pressed the long knife on his waist and smiled.
Gao Yigong said: "Who sealed it?" Maybe this kid will give himself the official title, anyway, no one cares about this mountain land, and those bandit mountain kings have more marshals and generals, and what is the title of a general soldier. β
As soon as he said this, several people laughed, and the atmosphere was relaxed.
Yes, it seems that the hairy boy on the dock is playing tricks, and for some reason, he has put on a posture that looks like an empty city plan here, trying to attract the attention of Li Guo and others.
"Since he's a bandit or something, let's leave him alone, there's still a long road ahead, let's drive over." He Zhen said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the young man in the Confucian shirt on the dock stand up, walked a few steps to the river, and opened his mouth to chant loudly.
"The wind is from the dragon, the cloud is from the tiger, fame and fortune are from the dust and the earth;
Looking at Shenzhou, the people are bitter, and thousands of miles of fertile land are barren;
Look at the world, as much as you want, and make up for the defects of heaven;
Good boy, don't be parents, just for the common people, not for the lord! β
The sound is clear, rising on the surface of the river, echoing and between the mountain walls on both sides, tens of thousands of people can hear it clearly.
Li Guo and the others had stopped paying attention to him, but as soon as this poem came out, they immediately turned their faces to look at him again.
Wang Huan was dressed in a white shirt, his robe was windy, he looked up at Li Guozao's boat that was getting farther away, with one hand on his chest and the other behind his back, looking at Li Guo across the river from the view, with an awe-inspiring expression.
With Wang Huan's singing stopped, a thunderous explosion sounded on the river in the distance in front of the fleet, the explosion was so loud that tens of thousands of people in the fleet were deaf for a short time, and at the same time, the huge waves suddenly rose, the river trembled, and several nearby sentinel boats were overturned, and even the giant boats of Li Guo and others were far away, and they all swayed, and everyone on the boat was unstable, and they all fell to the ground and rolled into a pile.
Li Guo was shocked, hurriedly got up, and Gao Yigong shouted loudly, urging the soldiers to stand up and take precautions.
"There's an ambush!" Gao Yigong shouted, sweat on his forehead, the explosion just now was so powerful, half of the river was rolling, if you get closer, I'm afraid that the whole fleet will turn into the river to feed the fish, it's really terrible, I don't know how much explosives were used.
Li Guo stood up, helped the boat gang and looked fiercely at the dock of the White Emperor City, the white-shirted young man stood on the shore leisurely, looking at himself with a smile, as if looking at a group of grasshoppers in the palms of his hands.
"Rush over! Kill him! Gao Yigong gritted his teeth.
"Slow!" He Zhen immediately stopped: "That kid is standing there alone without fear, maybe it will lead us over, I guess there are explosives planted on the shore, and it will explode at one point!" β
Li Guo frowned and didn't say anything, but he heard countless voices singing in the direction of White Emperor City: "Ninety-nine steel knives in hand, kill all Hu Er before stopping;
I am a man, what is a Tartar as a horse and a cow?
The strong man drank all the wine in the bowl, and did not look back on the journey of a thousand miles;
The golden drums roared in unison, and the yellow dragon swore endlessly! β
With the singing, from the White Emperor City behind Wang Huan, countless soldiers in white robes and spears poured out, lined up on the dock, singing together, looking at the number of people, at least thousands.
Li Guo's face changed several times in a row, his eyes were very poisonous, and he could see at a glance that these white-robed soldiers were elite soldiers, with strict discipline and high morale, and they were a few points stronger than his own soldiers.
The white-robed soldiers sang a song, and shouted in unison: "General Li doesn't need to panic, we are the white pole soldiers of Kuizhou, on the order of the chief soldier Wang, we will send General Li to the east, and blow up a reef in the river for the general, as a sign of respect, I hope that General Li will go thousands of miles, not forget the body of the Han family, have the courage to kill the enemy, expel the Tartars, and restore our country!" β
Thousands of people shouted in unison, and the echo was so loud that it almost suppressed the panicked shouts of tens of thousands of people on Li Guo's side.
Immediately, more than a dozen people rushed out of the white-robed soldiers, all dressed up with short knives and water, got on the cargo ship docked at the dock, untied the cable, and drove the boat towards Li Guo's fleet.
The white-robed soldiers opened their mouths and shouted together: "Ten boats of grain are the intentions of my chief soldier Wang, without him, only to honor General Li's loyalty to the people, please accept it!" β
Ten cargo ships approached Li Guo's fleet, and without getting close, more than a dozen people driving the boat arched their hands in the direction of Li Guo, laughed and turned over into the water, sank into the water and disappeared.
Seeing that the cargo ship was about to collide, Li Guo's soldiers hurriedly stretched out their long rods to support the cargo ship, and then sent some people to jump over and search it.
After a short rest, the people on the ship reported to Li Guo that the ship was indeed full of food, not a fire ship.
Li Guo's face had regained his composure, and he stood solemnly on the bow of the boat with his sword, reminiscing about the song of the white-robed soldiers, and muttered to himself: "This is the war song of the Red Turban Army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, sing it to me, what does it mean?" β
Gao Yigong didn't care what song Wang Huan sang, but sent soldiers from Shanshui to jump into the river to touch a piece of the explosion in front, and found that sure enough, a reef was blown up, and the fleet had no worries about traffic.
When Li Guo heard this, he was even more surprised, together with the white-robed soldiers on the shore, they really sent food and blew up the reef, looking at this posture, it was not an enemy but a friend.
"The white pole soldier is Qin Liangyu's soldier, and he has no relationship with my Dashun, that kid named Wang Huan is probably Qin Liangyu's chief soldier, why did he help us?" He Zhen stood beside Li Guo, he was familiar with the forces of various factions in Sichuan, and immediately reacted and said to Li Guo.
Li Guo was silent, just looking at the white pole soldiers neatly lined up on the shore in a daze, as if he was thinking about something.
And Wang Huan on the shore solemnly looked at the boat where Li Guo was standing, the distance was too far, he could only take a brief look, and vaguely could see a person in armor who looked like a general standing on the bow of the boat and looking at him too.
"I don't know if it's Li Guo, but it's a pity that I can't meet at both ends of the river." Wang Huan sighed and shook his head.
However, the purpose of this trip has been achieved, which not only left a deep impression on Li Guo and showed the strength of the Kuizhou soldiers, but also sent a little food.
For this genius general at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Huan was really reluctant to let him go, but his strength was insufficient, and it was impossible for Li Guoqiang to stay, so he could only find a way to win him over before Li Guo died of illness in Huguang.
In history, Li Guo was only incorporated by Plug Yinxi after arriving in Huguang and learning of Li Zicheng's death.
Wang Huan glanced in the direction of Li Guo with reluctance, turned around abruptly, and said to Zubian and Ma Xintian who were standing behind him: "Let's go, the meaning that should be expressed has been said, we should go to Chongqing." β
Zu Bian and Ma Xintian bowed down to receive the order and led thousands of white-robed soldiers to evacuate the dock in an orderly manner.
Li Guo on the river, watching Wang Huan leave, still didn't say a word, just grabbed the hands of the boat gang, and worked harder and harder, almost scratching out the marks on the wooden boat board.
And He Zhen on the side was also full of solemnity, and his eyes, which were already full of worries, revealed a little deep worry.
(End of chapter)