Chapter 21 Encirclement, Pursuit, and Interception
The star finally broke down into several pieces at two o'clock and fell to the northwest. In the distance, in the northwestern sky, a thousand tongues of fire fell from the sky and fell obliquely to the ground. Like a tongue of fire stuck obliquely into the ground, it is very magnificent and beautiful. With the passage of time, the tongue of fire gradually moved eastward, and before the dawn arrived, the black stone in the middle of the fireball could already be seen with the naked eye on the wall of Guangling. The last tongue of fire finally landed less than 20 miles away from Guangling City, dragging the red and blue flames to the ground, causing the shock wave to shake the city wall obviously, and the sound was like a huge thunderbolt.
Tanma hurriedly came to report that a heavenly stone fell in the swamp 18 miles northwest. Ouyang Xuan hurriedly ordered Lang to swear to tidy up the barracks and rest the whole army for a day. He took a hundred guards and a white wolf straight to the meteorite crash site.
A swamp with a radius of 100 miles smashed into a sloping pit, and the surrounding reeds were all burned to black ash, and the original swamp had become a dry land. In the southeast of the deep crater is an arched earth mountain, which is more than 20 meters high, which shows the great power of meteorites. Ouyang Xuan didn't let the others go over and was on guard outside. Walking into the pit with the white wolf, the soil had dried and turned into powder. The deepest part of the pit is more than ten meters deep and about a kilometer long. In the deepest part is a black oval with a blue glow of fluorescence about ten meters in diameter embedded under the earthen wall. The white wolf seems to like fluorescent things very much, and keeps circling around the meteorite, if it weren't for the high temperature, it is estimated that he would have to pounce on it and gnaw on it.
Ouyang Xuan drew his long sword and stabbed it hard. Although there is resistance, it still pierces into the meteorite at high temperatures, and when it pierces in the middle, it can no longer be pierced. The sword was drawn, and the sword was undamaged. He pulled out the knife again and chopped repeatedly, and the meteorite fragments fell one after another, and the moment the debris fell off, it began to lose its fluorescent function, and it seems that there must be something inside. The more you cut inward, the harder the stone becomes, and the cooler it becomes. The sword and sword were used for three hours, it was already afternoon, Ouyang Xuan simply ate some jerky, used the knife to cut out the stone and continue to cut and chop. The white wolf brothers and sisters were quite contemptuous of this kind of boring thing, and they had already led the guards to catch rabbits, and even went to the river to catch two fish. Naturally, there is a barbecue that will come to serve the brothers and sisters like ancestors.
When the sun was setting in the west, Ouyang Xuan finally saw the core of the meteorite. A spherical core composed of multiple blue crystals that glow dazzlingly, Ouyang Xuan saw that this crystal was a little familiar, whether it was color or structure, it seemed to have been seen somewhere, after repeated pondering, after the movie, he finally remembered that it was exactly the same as the monster killed by the manhole and the crystals in the stomachs of several wolves, except that it didn't shine, this one flashed, and it could be used as a light bulb in the dark. It took another hour to finally remove the glowing core. The diameter is also thirty centimeters, and the weight is very heavy, at least fifty catties. It was already dark, but the ditch was still as bright as day.
Ouyang Xuan is not afraid of radioactive substances now, and the repair ability of space-time potential energy is still very strong. Needless to say, the white wolf was raised in radioactive water when he was a child. As the ball continues to wrap around*, the tongue has begun to fluoresce again. Not knowing what substance was inside, Ouyang Xuan took a very small piece and threw it into the fire, the temperature of the flame rose sharply, it seemed to be a good thing. Several layers were wrapped in sheepskin. I found a stone, carved a box with a short knife, and put things in it. There was no fluorescence outside, so he put it in the carriage and drove the horse back to the camp.
The camp tent was already full of generals and colonels, and there were officers accompanying the army to chat with several officials of the DPRK and China. Seeing Ouyang Xuan coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute. "What's the matter with such a formation?"
"General Yu, the messenger and appointed officials of the DPRK and China have arrived."
"Oh, follow me into the account."
Prime Minister Tao Qing sent more than 50 county officials and Taishou here, and the messenger read out the edict, agreeing that Ouyang Xuan would recruit the army, and all the subordinates would be promoted to three levels, and Taiwei Gongcao would be specially responsible for the matter of entering the knighthood. Appointed Lang Oath as the general of Zhennan, Zhang Jian as the general of Annan, the marquis of the capital of Shan, the hundred households of the food yi, Zhao Zhou was the general of Pingnan, because his father Zhao Yiwu had advised the king of Chu and was killed, and because of this Pingju meritorious service, the special title of Gaoling Marquis, 500 households of the food yip. Ouyang Xuan led the troops to pacify Wu Chu, intercepted his grain and grass with great merit and the Han family, crowned Ouyang Xuan's chariot general, led the training of the Yulin army, and added 3,000 households to the food estate. After summarizing the military reports of all parties, it was learned that the Wu-Chu coalition army had been defeated in Changyi, and the king of Wu led less than 2,000 men to flee, and the king of Chu committed suicide. Zhou Yafu led the army to pursue to Pengcheng, but was blocked and failed to move forward due to heavy snow, and the cold and heavy snow damaged 10,000 soldiers. Luan Bu has pacified Zichuan, Jinan, Jiaoxi and other countries, and is returning to Handan to assist Liji in attacking Handan. There was also a decree ordering Ouyang Xuan to intercept King Wu and allowing Ouyang Xuan to act arbitrarily.
After listening to the messenger read the edict, Ouyang Xuan congratulated the three people who paid homage to the marquis. The order said: "Tomorrow, the whole army will make food on the third watch, and set off on the fifth watch, seize the Dantu, and cut off the way for King Wu to flee south." In addition, he ordered General Zhang Jian to lead 50,000 horses and horses to seize various ferries along the river, so that King Wu could cross the river and flee to the south."
"No!" The generals and colonels came out. Left the messenger alone in the tent, "Oh, the messenger is still in business?" ”。
"There is a dictation from His Majesty to say it alone with the general", Ouyang Xuan waved away the left and right guards.
"Please!" His Majesty ordered the general to go to Huainan when he returned to the army, and garrisoned the army outside Huaiyang for a day. In addition, His Majesty heard that Hu Hou had a painting, and specially invited Hu Hou to paint a picture and give it to the King of Huainan, with the title Guan Huang Lao Wu Dao, self-cultivation. His Majesty's name".
"Your Majesty's will should be obeyed, and I beg the messenger to return to Your Majesty, who knows Your Majesty's intentions." Liu Qi is trying to threaten the King of Huainan, the person who did this in history was Yuan An, and this time it was replaced by Ouyang Xuan, otherwise there would be no record of Tianhuo in the history books. There is a sentence in the local chronicles of some counties in Yangzhou: "On the first day of the first month of the third year of the first year, the long star comes out of the west, the heavenly fire goes from the west of the star, and the burning pit becomes a lake like gold, there are hills, and it is called Fuling Lake."
Take out the blue crystals in the house and take a closer look, and put them in the water, the water turns from blue to gold, which is very beautiful. I found a piece of moss in the house, put it in the basin, covered it with a wooden cover, and fell asleep deeply.
Before the third watch, he was awakened by the sound of the horn and dressed out. "What's the matter?". Lang swore to step forward and said: "Return to the general, explore the horse and report from afar, tonight there are 1,000 Wu soldiers and camp a hundred miles southwest of the city." "Order the left army to go with the general to investigate." "No!"
Lang swore an order to find Zhao Zhou and assemble the team. In less than a moment, the team of 50,000 people was assembled. They were all lightly armed, and they didn't carry anything useless outside of their armor and weapons. The camp was managed by Zhang Jian, and Ouyang Xuan took Lang Wei and Zhao Zhou out of the city and led the army straight to the Yangtze River ferry pointed out by Tanma. Led by the exploration horse, the soldiers were divided into three roads, Zhao Zhou went straight to the Yangtze River, and Lang swore to lead the foot soldiers to insert diagonally behind the ferry. Ouyang Xuan led 20,000 people and went straight to the ferry.
The forcible march of the hundred miles of road was definitely a kind of torture for the newly incorporated Wu army, Captain Yuan Yulin and Shi Chang kept urging and pulling, if it weren't for Ouyang Xuan's order that no matter how the weapon must be in hand, they would all want to resist the weapon for these soldiers. The brigade finally arrived at the ferry panting at three o'clock in the morning.
The three roads are almost going hand in hand, surrounded by the ferry on three sides, there is often fog on the Yangtze River in this era, and today is no exception, the fog is misty, Ouyang Xuan can't see the ferry situation clearly, and vice versa. At this time, it is very dangerous to cross the river, and the herald was ordered to notify the two sides of the people, quickly surround them, and block the river with bows and crossbows. The whole army was speeding at a speed of 100 meters in the last mile of the distance. It wasn't until Ouyang Xuan saw the camp that the fog gradually began to dissipate under the sunlight. You can already see the river, and a group of Wu soldiers are preparing their ships to board the ship. Ouyang Xuan's long sword waved, and the army rushed towards the Wu army camp like a sword off the string. It should also be Liu Bi's bad luck, the fog lost the river, the crossing of the river was delayed, the fog was about to disperse, and Ouyang Xuan's army also arrived. In this era, it is very dangerous to cross the river with fog, once you lose your way, it is not a joke, there is a fixed waterway to cross the river, the water flow conditions are much worse than in later generations, and the opposite bank can only be closed with bows and arrows for unknown ships. The bed crossbow was not brought out this time, and he could only rely on the bow and arrow of the foot soldier to shoot, and when the ship entered the land of an arrow, the sword in Ouyang Xuan's hand waved, and the arrow rain fell like a locust, not only blocking the river, but also blocking the Wu army camp. After three rounds of arrows, Ouyang Xuan ordered to stop shooting. Changed to the foot soldiers, 50,000 people surrounded 1,000 people, it is indeed a bit of a suspicion of killing chickens with a knife, no way, this is very likely to be Liu Bi, the king of Wu. When the army cleared the camp, more than 1,000 people, almost all of whom died under the bow and arrow, and occasionally two rebels, could only resist twice in vain, and finally died of indignation. searched the camp and only found a few alive, it was Liu Zihua, the second son of King Wu.
"Where is King Wu?"
"I don't know, when my son fled, I didn't know where my father was."
I asked a few other people, and they all gave the same answer, they fled here with the second prince. Ouyang Xuan even used capital punishment, and the answers he got were all like this, there was no way to kill the others, leaving Liu Zihua alone, and setting fire to the camp, Ouyang Xuan stared at the second prince tightly, just when he burned the camp, Liu Zihua's face was extremely nervous, especially when he was about to burn a building ship, there was an expression of wanting to cry. "Stop, search the ship carefully". Seeing this, Ouyang Xuan understood, and King Wu was in the boat. Under the leadership of Zhao Zhou, the former Wu Jun soldiers, who knew ships, conducted a detailed search of the ship, and finally found Liu Bi who was huddled with three shipwrights in a small cabin. He wore a crown of heaven, a black silk suit, lined with a leather fur, a red and yellow ribbon around his waist, and a short sword with a gold and wood sheath straddling his left waist. Round face, thick eyebrows, small eyes, collapsed nose bridge, thick lips and gray beard. Wear a pair of deerskin platform boots on your feet. Although the clothes were a little untidy, but the demeanor was already the same, under the escort of Zhao Zhou, he walked down the boat with square steps, and the shipwright Ouyang Xuan ordered to be killed. Those who can mix with King Wu until now are die-hard, so there is no need to keep them.
"King Wu, I don't want to meet like this, King Wu is high, he may not know this general, this general is waiting for Ouyang Shixuan, and the general of the chariot and cavalry leads General Yulin, and he is ordered to go south out of Huaiyang to crusade against the rebellion."
"Hmph, I have lost today because of you. Zhou Yafu's concubine covers his troops without fighting, and he is not as good as King Liang. Dou Ying and his ilk will only use their power to seek chivalry. Only you, light troops on an expedition, attacking and plundering the land, 10,000 slaughtered 50,000 elites, thunder killed 30,000 of my grain guards, and 100,000 Chinese troops were killed by demon magic, hateful, hateful."
"King Wu, the mandate of heaven is like this, it is the duty of the princes to obey the heavens, and if you go against the sky, you will be punished by heaven. The blizzard is cold, and I can only complain that General Tian does not know the changes of the sky. On the same day, General Ben responded in a timely manner, except for more than a dozen people suffering from eye diseases, there was no other. Haha, don't talk about this, if King Wu has any indignation, he can say anything to Your Majesty in Chang'an, and has nothing to do with this general, and will act according to orders."
"Come on, take King Wu and the prince back to the camp." "No!".
Lang swore to take 50,000 people to press King Wu and the second prince back to Guangling, and Ouyang Xuan ordered Zhao Zhou to dispose of the corpse of Wu Jun and bury it on a sunny slope according to the etiquette system. After the camp was burned down. Zhao Zhou led the soldiers who were familiar with the navy to take a boat back to Guangling, this time they actually got six building ships and dozens of ships, and there was a river in the east of Guangling City called Jiajiang, which happened to moor the warships. Because of Ouyang Xuan, there are plans for the next step.