Chapter 48: Sabre-rattling
Meng De Zhengse hugged his fist at Chu Tianya and bowed down: "Please teach Chu Engong, how should Meng behave?" β
"Okay, then I'll tell you the truth!" Chu Tianya said, "Actually, I have no grudge against Zhang Duyan in the past, and I have no enmity in the near future. After seeing him as a person, although I despised and spurned, I couldn't fight him to the death. The reason why I want to get rid of him is because this person is evil and duplicitous, and he will never resist gold to save the people. If he is allowed to dominate the Eighteen Villages of Xishan, then the planning and efforts made by me and Second Brother Ma, Lord Xiao and others to resist the invasion of the Jin soldiers will all be in vain. And I can see that with Zhang One-eyed as a person, if the Jurchens really hit Taiyuan, not only will he not send troops to rescue him, but he may also turn to the Jurchens and become traitors! In that case, he is the thief of my Great Song Dynasty and the enemy of all the people of the Great Song Dynasty! β
"I see!" Meng De was suddenly shocked, "Chu En's righteousness is lofty for the country and the people, Meng really admires it from the bottom of his heart!" - How to act tomorrow, please ask Chu Engong to tell me! Meng Mou is not really a good man if he doesn't say a word! β
"Okay, then I'll cut it short!" Chu Tianya said, "Early tomorrow morning, I will first ask the owner of the village to erect a white flag at the city gate to show that Qingyun Fort agrees to reconcile." β
Meng De frowned, "Okay! What's next? β
"Next, according to the agreement, Zhang One-Eye must withdraw the besieging army." Chu Tianya said, "Just wait for his men and horses to withdraw, so I will ask the lord of Meng Zhai to load most of the swords, guns and weapons on the carriage and horses, and send someone to transport them to Zhang Duyan so that he can take them." Leave only a few close blades that you can hide under the placket. This is the condition he proposed. β
"Okay." Meng De also agreed, but said, "Chu Engong, with all due respect. With Zhang One-Eyed as a person, he will definitely not really withdraw all the soldiers and horses, and most of them will set up an ambush outside the city. When we wait to go out of the city and surrender, I can't say that it will be ten thousand arrows at once, taking our lives and suffering from the consequences! β
"What Lord Meng Zhai said is true, and I also have this conjecture; Coincidentally, Lord Xiao also expected this when he was leaving. Chu Tianya said, "Judging from my understanding of Lord Xiao's personality, there will be a move on her side tomorrow." Even if Zhang Duyan left an ambush in advance, she would make him dare not release arrows...... To tell you the truth, this is just my inference and expectation, I don't know what Lord Xiao will do specifically - but at such a critical juncture, we can only trust each other and trust each other's lives! β
Meng De gritted his teeth and nodded solemnly: "Since Duke Chu En can trust Lord Xiao, he will entrust his life to her-so good, Meng De's life will be handed over to Duke Chu En, and everything is on orders!" β
"Thank you!" Chu Tianya took a deep breath and said, "What Meng Zhai will do in person is to leave the city tomorrow and surrender, when you and Zhang Duyan are allied with blood, suddenly start killing Zhang Duyan!" -- Then there will be a fierce war. Therefore, those who will surrender with the Lord of Meng Zhai tomorrow must be brave and strong martial arts henchmen, each of whom secretly wears soft armor and hides a sharp blade to prepare for a bloody battle in close quarters! β
Meng De's thick eyebrows were deeply locked, and he gritted his teeth, and solemnly clenched his fists: "Meng De will fight to the death, dare to kill this thief for the people of the world!" β
Chu Tianya nodded with a solemn expression, "But I estimate that Zhang Duyan must be on guard, maybe he is also ready to kill you on the spot, so it is not very easy for us to kill him." Moreover, I think he himself seems to be not weak in martial arts. Master Mengzhai, can you be sure that you will hit a blow? β
Meng De pondered for a moment, and said sternly: "A year or two ago, I had a head-to-head confrontation with him, and I was not the owner of the village at that time. To tell the truth, if I fight alone, I am afraid that no one in Qingyun Castle will be his opponent - but if I get close to him, I will fight him with a mortal heart, and I will take his dog life anyway! β
"Success or failure, in one fell swoop." Chu Tianya raised his fist at Meng De, "Tomorrow, I will go out of the village with Lord Meng Zhai." At that time, if it is not successful, it will become a benevolent - Chu, willing to live and die with the master of Meng Zhai! β
"Chu Engong is really a strong man, so bold and righteous!" Meng De hugged his fists and said, "Meng and Chu Engong meet late!" If you and I don't die tomorrow, Meng is willing to worship Engong as a brother in life and death! From now on, we will treat each other with all sincerity, share honor and disgrace! β
"Haha!" Chu Tianya laughed loudly, "Even if we die tomorrow, if we can be brothers for a day with a righteous man like Lord Meng Zhai, Chu will die without regrets!" β
"Then we'll bow down now!" Meng De clenched Chu Tianya's fists and laughed loudly, "Life has to be a confidant, and death is enough!" ββWhat a pleasure! It's fun!! β
That night, Chu Tianya and Meng De, under the witness of Zhang Yimin, the leaders and minions of Qingyunzhai, and the residents, worshiped as brothers with different surnames.
Chu Tianya has only seen a lot of such things in movies and television, and he has experienced it himself, but it is the first time he has experienced it. Originally, he was still a little curious, but when it was time to hold the ceremony, he realized how important and solemn people in this era are to things like "righteousness".
In a simple sentence, even if a husband and wife are brothers, they may not be more iron than the relationship between righteous brothers.
After the ceremony, Meng De held one of Chu Tianya's hands and raised it upward, and said loudly to everyone present: "From now on, Chu Tianya is Meng De, and Meng De is Chu Tianya!" My two brothers swear to live and die together, and share blessings and misfortunes! β
Everyone present thundered and cheered!
From this moment on, Chu Tianya had no doubt at all that Meng De dared to die for Chu Tianya!
Immediately, Meng De pulled Chu Tianya to sit next to the throne of the lord of the village, asked him to be the military advisor, and summoned the patriarchs and leaders in the village to discuss the decisive battle tomorrow!
Everyone talked freely, and Meng Deyi asked Chu Tianya to make the order and made careful preparations. When the day was about to break, a thousand young and strong dead men had already been selected. Swords, spears, bows and crossbows were loaded onto the car and pulled to the entrance of the village.
Meng De gave Chu Tianya a piece of silver silk soft armor and asked him to wear it inside his underwear. He was also given a short sharp sword, which was inserted in his boots. Moreover, everyone who was about to leave the city wore soft armor and hid short dagger blades. There are still a few young men left, who are led by other leaders. Just wait for the war outside the city to be together, and immediately kill all of them out of the village, but with stones, kitchen knives, hoes and other things as weapons, they will also fight with Zhang Duyan to the end!
Everyone in Qingyun Castle knows that now is the time for a desperate and desperate battle. If this battle is lost, once Zhang Duyan enters Qingyun Castle, it will be a bloody storm, and there will be no chickens and dogs!
Therefore, the underage children and teenagers in the fort were all assembled, and under the unified arrangement of the old people, they each prepared equipment to deal with the enemy, and prepared for the decisive battle of the fish and the net; All the women, including Zhang Yimin, the wife of the owner of the village, hung a white silk on the beam. Once defeated, they will all hang themselves and follow their fathers, brothers and husbands, refusing to fall into the hands of Zhang Duyan and be humiliated by him.
Then, the elderly, women, and children, all holding bowls and wine, stood in front of the big flat of Qingyun Hall, waiting to give wine to the young people in the city!
Chu Tianya was shocked by the scene in Qingyun Castle in front of him!
Many of the things in front of him were beyond his expectations. In addition, before Meng De expressed his trust in Chu Tianya and decided to go out of the village to meet the enemy, he did not ask the opinions of other leaders or patriarchs in the village, and he made a decision alone.
And what he decided was a matter of life and death for everyone, but no one in the castle raised any objections or objections.
A promise of gold, standing up to the sky; Everyone supports it, and swears to follow each other!
The unity, bravery, fortitude, and unyielding willingness of all the people in Qingyun Castle made Chu Tianya feel what is unique to this era-righteousness!
Chu Tianya seemed to understand why everyone was so solemn and solemn when Fang Cai married Meng De - because Meng De and these people regarded "righteousness" as more important than their lives.
In Qingyun Castle, regardless of men, women and children, they can all be a "righteous" word death!
Looking at these people in Qingyun Castle in front of him, Chu Tianya's blood was boiling inadvertently.
"If you lose today...... Chu Tianya is willing to go to Huangquan with the sentient beings of Qingyun Castle! β
After a short time, the two young men took a huge white flag made by the new one and asked Meng De, "Big brother, when will it be hung on the city gate?" β
Meng De turned his head to look at Chu Tianya, "Brother, what do you say?" β
"When you're ready, you're ready to go!"
"That's goodβ" Meng De exclaimed, "Brothers, drink the Zhuangxing wine of your relatives and prepare to go!" β
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At this time, Zhang Duyan was still lying on the bodies of several women, sleeping soundly. The leaders on the left and right were in a hurry, and they had the courage to call him.
Zhang Duyan was woken up from his dream, and he was furious at the moment, and he rushed out to cut people without wearing clothes and lifting a knife.
"Big brother is angry, there is a big report!" One of the leaders panicked.
Zhang Duyan came back to his senses, as if remembering that there was a big event today. Only then did he put away the knife, "What's the matter?" β
"That Liao woman stood a hundred steps in front of the gate of Qingyun Fort early in the morning. She also said, let's set up an incense and candle desk in front of the village, and let the eldest brother worship Meng Laoqi in public there! The little boss reports.
"What?!" Zhang Duyan's face couldn't help but change, "Pull that girl back!" β¦β¦ Hey, wait! β
The little leader stepped forward and whispered, "Big brother, did that girl know our plan and deliberately sabotage it?" β
"yes, you can't pull her back now. Otherwise, wouldn't it be clear to her that we had already laid an ambush there? Zhang Duyan waved his hand and motioned for the little minions to fetch him clothes to put on, "I'll go and see for myself!" β
Then, Zhang Duyan took a group of big and small leaders out of the gate and approached the gate of Qingyun Castle.
Qingyun Fort was originally built in a big mountain col, and the left and right sides of the city gate were grass and shrubs on the hillside, which was an excellent ambush. Zhang Duyan and others stood on the hillside and peeked down, and saw that there were more than 100 men busy coming and going in front of the village, as if they were building some platform. And Xiao Linglong stood there with her hands in front of the gate of Qingyun Castle, standing there proudly like a man.
"Big brother, those should be the people of Second Brother Ma, right? Where are you helping the little lady set up a table and set up an incense case? The little leader next to him said
"This stinky, it's clear that she wants to hurt me!" Zhang Duyan hated his teeth itching, and his fists were clenched to the bone, and he was anxious and annoyed for a while.
"Big brother, now we are ready to fly, we have to send it!" The little leader hurriedly said, "That stinky girl is clearly helping Qingyun Castle and wants to do bad things for the big brother!" I think her promise to marry you is also ninety percent false! It's better to wait for Meng Laoqi and the others to come out and shoot them to death with arrows - and Ma Kuo, he is not a good thing, shoot them all together!! β
"Smack!"
A heavy slap was thrown on the little leader's face. Zhang Duyan scolded angrily: "You have a fucking brain full of shit!" - Anyone can kill, but Xiao Linglong can't kill! That stinky girl is the master of the five villages of Qixing Mountain. Killing her is equivalent to being an enemy of Qixingzhai, an enemy of Taihang Nine Mountains, and even an enemy of the entire Hedong Green Forest! The straight lady thief and the stupid pig woman committed adultery to raise you a birdman, do you still want to get mixed up? β
"Uh......h So, what to do? The little leader covered his face and shouted aggrievedly.
Zhang Duyan stared at Xiao Linglong, who was standing tall in the distance, and gritted his teeth with hatred, and said in a low voice: "Pass Lao Tzu's order, let those crossbowmen put away the bows and arrows that are wound, and prepare the Pu knives and shuttle guns for hand-to-hand combat." Later, I will only wait for me to smash the wine bowl on the altar, and I will kill them all; Except for Xiao Linglong, no one else was left, and they were all chopped! β
"Yes, big brother!" The little leader answered the promise and said, "But according to yesterday's agreement, the white flag will be hung in Qingyun Castle for a while, and our men and horses will retreat." Otherwise, the girl will definitely be indomitable and embarrassed the eldest brother, and Qingyunzhai will not open the door of the village by itself. However, if we retreat, if Meng Laoqi leads the people of Qingyun Castle to kill together, our two thousand crossbowmen will not be opponents! β
"Idiot, he said to retreat, let's really retreat?" Zhang Duyan scolded angrily, "Later, let Xu Er, the third son, and the Yelu brothers lead the people to retreat and hide in the mountains and forests, as long as they are not seen by the stinky girls." Just wait for the shouting and killing sound here, and kill them together to help fight! β
"It's still the eldest brother who is wise! - I'm going to tell the leaders and brothers the orders of the eldest brother! β
"Remember, don't hurt that! - That white-faced boy surnamed Chu had better be captured alive, and I will personally kill him alive; Dare to be clever in front of Lao Tzu, and rob women with me! Dry! Zhang Duyan spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm with hatred.
"Yes, big brother!"
Zhang Yiyan stared at Xiao Linglong and Zhaimen in the distance with one fierce eye, gritted his teeth and scolded in a low voice: "Meng Laoqi, who was raised by the heavenly thief, what kind of thing is your remnant soldier, you know that you can't hide in the turtle shell and pretend to be dead!" Today, as long as you open this gate, I will tell you to come and go, and the chickens and dogs will not stay! β¦β¦ Xiao Linglong, you stinky, don't think I don't know that you and that little white face are conspiring against Lao Tzu! Lao Tzu is just a plan, just to earn the door of this village - you wait, no matter who you are, sooner or later Lao Tzu will do it to make you roll your eyes! β
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