Chapter 22: The Faithfulness of Ten Households (2)
After Fan Yongji of Junzhou surrendered to the Mongols, the Mongols began to talk about the people of Junzhou being forced to the north, and many people who feared that they would become slaves of the Mongols fled to the Wudang Mountains to the east of the state city for temporary refuge. The Mongols came to Wudang Mountain several times to crusade, but they didn't know what they wanted to do.
Probably after a fierce battle, the spies reported that the palace on Wudang Mountain had suffered a lot of damage. But it was precisely because of the defeat of the Mongol army that this famous mountain became a shelter for the homeless. Tens of thousands of displaced people gathered near Baijiazhai, forming a considerable force.
If someone else is concerned, he may lead the army to quietly bypass Baijiazhai, but this is definitely not Ge Huai's approach.
He led 2,000 Tulong soldiers to Baijiazhai in a neat queue, don't talk about the people as a threat, if you encounter the homeless people, you must first show them the majesty of the imperial court's military horses, this is Meng Heng's teaching.
But the strange thing is that on the way to Baijiazhai, half of the homeless people did not encounter.
Ge Huai summoned a few spies over and asked again, they all swore that yesterday Baijiazhai was surrounded by thatched huts and straw mats, but they couldn't explain what they were doing, and after only a day, there was no trace of anyone here.
However, the pots and straw mats that were discarded everywhere made Ge Huai believe that they must have heard the news of the arrival of the army and fled into the mountains and forests in a hurry, which was one less trouble for the Tulong army.
It was already dusk when he crossed the Taihe Pass, and Ge Huai ordered to set up a large camp in the mountain pass and began to bury pots and make rice. After listening to the generals' preaching, the whole army went to rest separately.
As soon as I went to bed, there was a sudden sound of war drums and horns in the mountains and forests.
"Enemy attack!" Chen Guang jumped up from the tent, grabbed his bow and arrows, and rushed out. I met Ge Huai, who was wearing half an iron armor.
"A little thief, wait for me to meet the enemy." Chen Guang said that he was about to walk to the gate of the camp.
The brave bearded Ge commander was unusually calm at this time: "The enemy situation is unknown, don't face the battle casually." Teach the sons and daughters of each team to shoot back no matter who is close to the camp. ”
Chen Guang replied and ordered the archers to come to the fence and get ready.
But in the distance, I could only see the figure shaking, the torches disappearing from time to time, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, but I didn't see half of the enemy soldiers approaching.
The enemy made a commotion, and the mountains and forests suddenly fell silent again.
"The thieves saw that we were prepared and had no chance to take advantage of it, so they retreated first." Ge Huai patted Chen Guang on the back: "Go to bed early, and leave for Baijiazhai earlier tomorrow." ”
Unexpectedly, he had just fallen asleep when he returned to his tent and there was another sound of drums and horns outside the tent.
The Tulong army was once again neatly clothed, and when the whole army came to the fence to prepare for the enemy, the sound suddenly disappeared again.
No one is a fool at this time, everyone stays at the edge of the fence, waiting for the enemy's next move.
Ge Huai sat down in front of the camp with a few personal soldiers, and shouted: "Rats, come over if you have a seed, let you see how powerful your grandfather's iron whip is!" ”
The voice echoed through the night, but there was not the slightest response.
He suddenly felt a pain in his abdomen.
When he looked up, the surrounding sergeants all covered their stomachs.
"It's poison!" Ge Huai suddenly realized: "Where did the water used to make rice come from today?" ”
The leader of the fire army hurriedly came to report: "It was obtained in a nearby mountain stream." ”
"Hit the mark!" Ge Huai stood up holding his stomach, just in time to meet Chen Guang who staggered in his direction.
"Inform the whole army, the battalion is gone!" Ge Huai gritted his teeth and said, "Retreat to Xiangyang!" ”
Chen Guang was taken aback: "Withdrawing in the middle of the night, how can the enemy resist if he chases after him at this time?" ”
"Leave a hundred unpoisoned brethren." Ge Huai took out the Formation Breaking Knife from his waist: "After I come to the palace, no matter what kind of demon he is, Lao Ge will also let it put on a few layers of skin." ”
Chen Guang didn't refute either, he knew the martial arts controlled by Lu Daoge, and there would never be many people who could beat him in Xiangyang. It is the calmest choice for Ge Huai to personally embody His Royal Highness.
"We can hold out until the morning and retreat!" Someone suggested.
Ge Huai snorted: "That's exactly where the enemy's plan lies, he beat drums all night to keep our army on guard, but he didn't attack, and when it came to the morning, our army was poisoned, weak and mentally exhausted. ”
"If you suffer a loss, you have to leave immediately! Don't let the bad situation continue! ”
Under Ge Huai's strict order, the Tulong army raised its torches at great risk, and Chen Guang led a part of the sword players to open the way and began to retreat at night.
Ge Huai led the troops behind the palace to stand at the back of the queue with spears, and slowly followed the team. As he walked, he vigilantly observed the situation behind him and on both sides.
But the enemy had no intention of attacking, and even a very good target such as a human dragon raising a torch in the dark night was not harassed by an arrow.
They just followed the line and shouted drums and shouts from a distance.
The enemy was not the Mongol army, Ge Huai was slightly relieved to see this fact, and just as he was about to beckon the soldiers behind the palace to catch up with the group, the chaotic shouts of the sergeants suddenly came from the front.
When the soldiers scrambled to cross the Manan River, this small river, which could easily be waded through during the day, suddenly became a deep and uninhabited river.
The soldiers were squeezed by the rear party and fell into the river, struggling in the darkness to swim across.
Chen Guang shouted loudly and tried to put the team in order, but in the dark he could play a very limited role.
Just when he was helpless, Ge Huai hurriedly caught up from the rear team.
"Don't disturb it, drain the water and cross the river to the other side of the river!" His loud voice had a slight effect, and the sergeants in front of him began to line up to get into the water in the dark.
Chen Guang sniffed his nose in the darkness of the night, and pulled the sleeves of Ge Huai's robe who was shouting: "Command, it seems that something is wrong." ”
"What is there to say at this time!" Ge Huai waved his arm impatiently: "As long as you cross the river, it will be a flat river, and everything will be easy to say!" ”
Chen Guang looked up at the flags that were rolling and flying in the night sky, and the southeast wind had not been interrupted since the beginning of the hour. Narrow roads, crowded crowds, dense bushes on both sides of the road, dry branches in winter, and the sound of the wind.
All the elements are already there, all you need is
Chen Guang's eyes suddenly reflected countless flying fireballs. They were thrown out of the hilly fields on either side of the road and landed in the dry bushes. The bushes on both sides of the road quickly burst into flames, becoming a continuous wall of fire.
The Tulong Army, which had just gained a little order, fell into complete chaos again, and the soldiers abandoned their officers and desperately jumped into the icy water, hoping to swim across the river and escape for their lives.
Ge Huai and Chen Guang were carried across the river by the chaotic army, they had already lost their armor, and they couldn't bear to look at their embarrassed appearance.
And not just the two of them? The banks of the river were littered with soaked, exhausted and not even strong enough to stand up.
Not even a single enemy was seen, and 2,000 well-trained and heroic divisions that were fearless in the face of the Mongol army were relieved of their combat effectiveness.
Countless torches on the opposite bank illuminated the river, and many enemies shouted:
"Go back! We don't need the Song Dynasty or the Mongol officers and soldiers, we govern ourselves! ”
Zheng Yunming listened to this sentence and frowned: "Dominion? Although the enemy destroyed Junzhou, Junzhou is still the territory of the Great Song Dynasty after all, and although the state has not fulfilled its responsibility to protect them, it does not mean that this place will never belong to the Great Song Dynasty again. ”
"But what can easily play with Ge Tong in the palm of his hand is not something that an idle mountain village man can do." Wang Deng glanced at Ge Huai, who was huffing, and reminded.
Zheng Yunming nodded and said, "You don't do it personally, you go and beckon Ma Xiang to go to the river to replace Yang Luo and come back, and ask him to lead 3,000 men and horses to attack Baijiazhai again!" ”
After a pause, he said: "Since the other party has no intention of harming our army, we should not attack recklessly." Tell Yang Yu to use his conceited wisdom more, and it is best to solve it peacefully. ”
Ge Huai said loudly: "Settle a handful of birds peacefully!" Let Lao Tzu catch the birdman who designed to frame him, and then strip him naked and hang him on the gate of Xiangyang City for three days! ”
Zheng Yunming laughed, and he patted Ge Huai's shoulder: "Don't be anxious, let's let Yang Yang go over to explore the road first, and see if there is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger in this small Baijia Village." ”
Although he said this, Zheng Yunming still didn't believe that the natives of Wudang Mountain could really block Yang Liang's blow, and they were quick to use the battle, and the wisdom of using troops was so clever that the entire Tulong Army, including Zheng Yunming himself, thought that he could not be compared with this little military advisor who looked like Zhang Liang.
At this time tomorrow, the military flag of the Tulong Army should be hoisted high in Baijiazhai.
The glowing melt was wrapped around one end of the iron pipe, and the mud-brick crucible was carefully removed.
"The next step is the most critical step." Liu Tingmei wiped the sweat on her forehead and said to Zheng Yunming.
Zheng Yunming was not so nervous, which step of the production process was not summed up by the craftsmen of Lin'an after countless failures and summing up experience to improve. Under the financial support of Lin'an merchants and the convenience brought by Zheng Xianggong's reputation, the strange and failed works of the library after library represent the huge financial and human resources brought about by accelerating the research and development process.
Under the blowing of the craftsman, the beautiful glass bottle is slowly showing its graceful posture. Looking at Liu Tingmei's worried appearance, Zheng Yunming felt a little unbearable.
Liu Caizhu, who thinks that he is in charge of this one-size-fits-all technique, still does not know that Lu Dao secretly operates a small-scale glass production line in Lin'an, producing some imitation of ancient glass products every month, and even deliberately adding some impurities to the glass in order to look as close to the finished product made by the flawed dewaxing glass process. It is then mixed into the treasure store in Lin'an through the underground market and sold on the market.