Chapter 43: The Dragon Shadow Army
In the 5,000-year-old history and civilization of China, there are constant wars, there is a group of people on this bloody battlefield, they are like the children of the night, with mysterious martial arts, skills hidden in the dark, they are like ghosts harvesting the lives of those soldiers, and have made great contributions to the great cause of unification, without injuring a soldier to quell a war that may occur, and quietly can disperse a country.
This is the Assassin!
In the history of China, there are countless famous assassins, among which the most famous is Jing Ke. The so-called, Jing Ke stabbed the King of Qin, with two hairy legs...... Ahem, King Qin walked around the pillar...... Ahem. In short, although Jing Ke's assassination of King Qin failed, under the rendering of environmental factors and special backgrounds at that time, a story for the ages was achieved. But was he really a proper assassin?
This is also a topic of debate among many people, and some people think that it is not important whether Jing Ke succeeded in assassinating King Qin, but what matters is his spirit. There are also people who believe that Jing Ke can be said to be a hero, but he is definitely not a qualified assassin. If you have to ask, what kind of Assassin is qualified? Tang Xiaobai believes that at least the two sentences mentioned in Li Bai's "Chivalrous Journey" must be achieved.
A qualified Assassin, a good Assassin, he will never care about his reputation, he will not care about his influence, he just needs to know who he is targeting.
He's dead! Or die yourself!
When the assassination is successful, he blends into the crowd and no one can find him again, which is the highest level of an assassin.
There are not many similar assassinations in the Three Kingdoms, among which the more famous one is Wu Fu, who was originally a first-order civil official, but later failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo and was murdered. Also assassinated Dong Zhuo in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was Cao Cao, who also failed in the end, but as far as Tang Xiaobai knew, it was not mentioned in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so it is unknown whether there was such a thing. And the assassination in the Three Kingdoms is significant and successful, and there are a few things in Tang Xiaobai's mind.
The first was the assassination of Sun Ce, the little overlord of Eastern Wu, which changed the pattern of the entire Eastern Wu, and made the Eastern Wu almost separated in an instant, setting back ten years. And now Tang Xiaobai shouted this person - Han Long!
The name Han Long may not have any impression even if people who are familiar with the Three Kingdoms, and his ordinary appearance is just like his profession, and he is destined not to be sung, but he has to say that he is an excellent assassin. At the beginning, Cao Wei was troubled by the Xianbei tribe in the north, so that the rear was extremely unstable, so Wei Youzhou assassinated Shi Wang Xiong to send the warrior Han Long to assassinate the leader of the Xianbei tribe, Kebineng, and finally succeeded. Kebi can die, the Xianbei tribes are scattered, invade each other, the strong escape, the weak please obey, and the border is safe.
After the assassination in the hematite, Tang Xiaobai had been planning to establish a surprise army, that is, an assassin army, but because he did not have the right talent in his hands, fortunately his luck was not too bad, and this time Han Long was drawn by lottery.
When Han Long heard Tang Xiaobai call him, he took a step forward and bowed: "A certain general." β
This is the second time I have heard Han Long's voice, he usually talks very little, maybe because of his voice, Han Long's voice is in stark contrast to his ordinary appearance, there is a feeling of a torn throat, every word is very hoarse, with his eyes as sharp as an eagle, the whole person feels very cold.
Everyone in the hall looked at this unattractive man, they didn't know what the origin of this man was, he was ordinary, well-proportioned but a little thin, obviously not the physique of a military general on the battlefield, and his taciturn was not a strategist or military advisor, so they were also looking forward to the arrangement of the lord, maybe only the lord knew the identity of this man.
"I order you to establish the Dragon Shadow Army, limited to one hundred actual combat soldiers and two hundred spy soldiers, through the selection of excellent soldiers from the accounts of other generals."
As soon as Tang Xiaobai's voice fell, all the generals in the hall looked at the ordinary man in the middle, and they were even more puzzled now, who was this Han Long? His soldiers are to be chosen from among the best soldiers in his account!
"A certain general commands!"
"Han Long, I won't give you any official position, nor will I let you frequently appear in everyone's field of vision, I can meet any of your requests, whether it is weapons, food, grass, funds or venues, but I only have one request."
Tang Xiaobai stared at Han Long's eyes, and said seriously and seriously: "The Dragon Shadow Army is a knife tip, to ensure that every knife can be fiercely inserted into the enemy's heart, at the same time, the Dragon Shadow Army is also a ghost, wandering on the battlefield, no one will know where he will appear in the next moment, the Dragon Shadow Army directly accepts my orders, no one can be dispatched without my orders, and you-"
Tang Xiaobai pointed at Han Long and said seriously: "Everything only needs to be reported to me, and at the same timeββ"
Tang Xiaobai looked at the other soldiers and said slowly: "Maybe what I said just now may feel that everyone here may feel that the Dragon Shadow Army is a little high, and thus feel that the other armies don't seem to be very important?" β
"Actually, it's not, since I don't shy away from talking about the Dragon Shadow Army in front of everyone, because in my eyes, there is no distinction between high and low armies, but each army performs its own duties, and every army has its own particularity, and no one can be missing for the great cause of unification! The particularity of the Dragon Shadow Army is the same as everyone else, except that every mission they are aimed at the enemy's high-ranking generals, so my requirement is to be refined. β
At the beginning, Tang Xiaobai's arrangement was only understood by a few strategists and Zhou Yu, so everyone understood.
Assassin Army!
They looked at Han Long again, only to feel a cool breeze blowing on their backs, if it was about force, every general here could easily defeat him, if it was about marching and fighting, even if the Dragon Shadow Army expanded to 1,000 people and 10,000 people in a head-to-head confrontation, they would not be afraid. However, when it comes to assassination, none of them can guarantee that they will be able to see the sun the next day.
Thousands of enemy troops take the head of the enemy general, this kind of thing can only be done by a unit like the Dragon Shadow Army.
Han Long looked at Tang Xiaobai, his eyes flickered, what could he ask for in this life when he met a lord who understood him so well? Yes, he doesn't need fame, he doesn't need officials, he doesn't need glory and wealth, what he wants is the sense of accomplishment and the thrill of killing enemy generals in the midst of thousands of troops. Thinking of the Tieyu sword on his waist and the holy silver crossbow in his sleeve, his heart was on fire, and he saluted the lord again, and then returned to his place, as if he had never appeared.
After Tang Xiaobai finished arranging Han Long, he looked at the other big man in the hall, smiled slightly, and shouted, "Dian Wei!" β