readx; As dawn approached, the rider whipped his horse's buttocks in an attempt to make it run faster, taking advantage of the thick fog on the banks of the Yangtze River. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but this horse was not a good horse, after a few days of galloping, it was already exhausted, and suddenly there was a long neigh, the horse lost its front hooves, and fell to the ground.

The rider was quite athletic, and at the moment when the horse was about to fall to the ground, he shook off his stirrups and flew out of his body, avoiding the fate of being crushed under him. He hurried over to check, but saw that the horse was foaming at the mouth with his eyes closed, and he couldn't pull it up, and his breathing gradually weakened, and he was actually exhausted to death.

"Hey! If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, the old man told me a long time ago, why did you forget! The rider muttered a few words in frustration, and suddenly felt the golden drum in his belly beat in unison, and there was a burst of colic. It turned out that he hadn't eaten for nearly three days, and if it weren't for the support of a faith, I'm afraid he would have fainted from hunger.

The man looked at the dead horse and sighed, "Brother Ma, I can't live with you." Supposedly, you have traveled so far with me, I should have dug a pit and buried you, so that you would not be eaten by beasts and insects. But I'm carrying a heavy responsibility, and now I guess it's almost there, so I have to hold on a little longer. I had no choice but to eat you, it's a big deal that you become a horse noodle, and sooner or later you will hook me. ”

As he spoke, he drew out his steel knife and slashed off the horse's legs. He didn't plan to light a fire to barbecue meat, because he didn't have time, and secondly, he was afraid that the fire would attract enemies, so he simply sat on the ground and ate it raw. The raw horse meat was sour and woody, but this man ate it with relish, and ate one after a while. Patting his stomach and feeling that it was almost over, he got up with a bone, spread his legs and strode eastward.

This is none other than Huang Degong, a fierce general who hit Poyang Lake from Nanjing and from Poyang Lake to Dongting Lake. Since he broke up with Weng Yu and Wang Chengen in Yuezhou, he desperately hurried eastward, intending to rush to Hukou before the rebels launched an attack and send Qi Xianzong information on the rebels' movements.

However, Yuezhou is far away from the mouth of the lake, if you take the waterway, the Yangtze River will bend to the northeast from Yuezhou, to the southeast of Wuchang, and there are more than 800 miles to the mouth of the lake. Huang Degong thought that he had traveled so far away, and that he wanted to hide his whereabouts, and it was impossible for him to go east by boat, so he chose to take the dry road, that is, from Yuezhou straight to the east, through Hunan into Jiangxi, and directly to the mouth of the lake. This distance is about 500 miles, which is indeed much closer than along the river. However, the road is mostly hilly, and it is not easy to complete this section of the road in five days.

What's worse is that Huang Degong has no horses and can only walk. Rao is his physical strength and perseverance are amazing, he didn't sleep on the first day, and he only ran a hundred miles. At this rate, it is impossible to reach the mouth of the lake in five days.

Fortunately, at dusk the next day, Huang Degong entered a large town called Baini Town. This place belongs to Chongyang County, Hubei Province, is a thousand-year-old town, people are prosperous, businessmen gather, quite lively. In fact, this place has been controlled by the rebels, but Huang Degong is wearing the clothes of ordinary people, and he has been dusty all the way, and no one pays attention when he enters the town.

After Huang Degong entered the town, he first asked someone to ask if there were any horses in the town and whether they were sold. Passers-by thought he was a passing trader and told him that there was, and that the liveliest place in the town was. Huang Degong was overjoyed, and inquired all the way, and sure enough, he saw a long stone street, full of all kinds of vendors on both sides, including those selling mules and horses.

Huang Degong hurriedly went up to choose horses, but when he saw it, he frowned, it turned out that these horse dealers mainly sold mules.

The mule is a cross between a male donkey and a mare, and its habits are between those of donkeys and horses: the body shape is like a horse, the length is similar to that of a donkey, the endurance is stronger than that of a horse, the temperament is more docile than that of a horse, it is gregarious, and the amount of food is not large, and it is very suitable for livestock or foot strength for field work. However, mules can not give birth, and do their best to work hard, so when the ancestors made the word, with the word "tired" next to the word horse, it very vividly summarized the life of this unfortunate animal.

However, although the mule's endurance is good, its running ability is not good, and Huang Degong chose for a long time before picking out an authentic horse. He didn't know what price the folk horses were selling, anyway, he was in a hurry, and people said that it was as much as it was. Unexpectedly, he touched his arms but was dumbfounded: it turned out that he was running all the way too fast, and he actually wrapped up the silver, and now he is penniless!

As the saying goes, "a penny is hard to beat a hero", not to mention the price of a horse, Huang Degong was so anxious that he sweated. But thinking about the heavy responsibility on his shoulders, Huang Degong gritted his teeth, and simply let go, not to buy a horse first, but to order half a table of wine and food in the small restaurant next to him. When the man was about to come over to settle the account, Huang Degong ran away, and came to the side of the horse he had just looked at in three steps and two steps, snatched the whip from the horse dealer's hand, flew on the horse, and galloped away to the east without saying a word.

"Stop him! He robbed horses and didn't pay for food! ”

The horse dealers and their men hurried after them, but where could they catch up? Huang Degong couldn't help but secretly feel ashamed, he wanted to snatch the horse from the rebels, but it was too late, this time he robbed the people. I had to wait for the rebellion to be quelled, and then I took the time to come to Baini Town again and return the food money. As to whether the hapless horse dealer would still be there, I had to think about it again.

After snatching the horse, Huang Degong was much easier, but this horse was miserable. Because Huang Degong was in a hurry to deliver the letter, he didn't let the horse rest at all, as soon as the horse stopped, he immediately whipped it with a whip. The horse persevered for three days, barely crossed the Jiuling Mountain, and just walked to the Yangtze River, and finally couldn't hold on to it for a lifetime. Fortunately, it has re-walked to the bank of the Yangtze River, and it is not far from the mouth of the lake. Huang Degong hurried for another half a day, and finally saw Jiangzhou Island on the west side of the lake.

Seeing that victory was in sight, Huang Degong suddenly realized a serious problem: Qi Xianzong's fleet was obviously stopped in the middle of the river, and it was impossible to dock, otherwise it would be attacked by the rebels. But he is on the south shore and has no boats, how can he send information to the army? Swim past? Not to mention that he doesn't know how to swim, he almost drowned in Poyang Lake, and even if he can swim, it is impossible to swim to the center of the river in the cold and turbulent Yangtze River.

Huang Degong was sweating profusely, and he was at a loss for what to do, when he suddenly heard someone behind him stop drinking: "What are you doing?" ”

Huang Degong turned his head and saw that his heart was really narrow, and when he saw that he was about to arrive, he actually bumped into a small group of rebel soldiers! However, he did not want to escape, but strode forward to meet him, trying to kill all the soldiers, leaving only one alive, to see if he could interrogate him about the way to cross the river.

As soon as he walked a few steps, there was another shout on the other side: "Don't move!" Shoot again! ”

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