Time has moved back eight hundred years.

In November of the fifth year of Han Gaozu, Xiang Yu retreated to the wall, built a fortress and set up camp, reorganized the troops, restored the military strength, and sought to make a comeback, at this time there were still about 100,000 soldiers under his command.

After Han Xin and others met Liu Bang, in December, they surrounded the 100,000 Chu troops retreating to the south of the Yangtze River in Xiaxia, which was the famous Battle of Qixia.

At this time, the Han army was led by Han Xinqin with 300,000 people as the main force, General Kong as the left wing, General Fei as the right wing, Liu Bang sitting in the rear, and Zhou Bo, Chai Wu and others on standby behind Liu Bang's army. Han Xin led the Han army forward and defeated the Chu army at the beheaval.

"I know about this war, I have heard Mr. Storyteller say it no less than ten times," Mu Cripple said on the side, "The Han army sang Chu songs at night, and the Chu army from Xiang Yu and below thought that the Han had exhausted Chu land, and their morale collapsed. Xiang Yu saw that the general trend had gone, so he led 800 elite cavalry to break through and flee south by night. After dawn, the Han army learned that Xiang Yu had broken through, so they sent 5,000 cavalry to pursue him. After Xiang Yu crossed the Huaishui, there were only twenty-eight horsemen left. Xiang Yu commanded the twenty-eight horsemen to march southward, to the Wujiang River, consciously shameless to see the Jiangdong fathers, but ordered all the horsemen to dismount, with short weapons and Han soldiers to fight, Xiang Yu killed hundreds of Han soldiers alone, and his own body was also wounded by more than ten, and finally killed himself. ”

"That's what storytellers say, but that's not necessarily the case." Zhao Zimai pondered for a moment, and then continued, "I once saw another version of the Battle of Qixia in an ancient book. ”

Legend has it that after the Chu army was surrounded by the Han army, the Han army could not be attacked for a long time, just like the siege of the Song State 800 years ago. At this juncture, Han Xin found Zhang Liang and told him that he had a good plan and needed Zhang Liang's cooperation to complete it together, and Zhang Liang finally responded after listening to Han Xin's plan, although he was suspicious.

According to the book, on the night under the wall of Xiang Wangjun, a huge wooden harrier flew above the barracks, and the person sitting on the wooden harrier was Zhang Liang, the shadow of the wooden harrier passed above the camp, Zhang Liang sang Chu songs, and his voice ran through the barracks, which completely shook Xiang Yu's military heart.

"Is this wooden harrier the one made by Mozi? Eight hundred years have passed, and even the strongest object should be broken, not to mention that it is only made of bamboo and silk. When Mu Xiaowu said this, Mu Cripple and Baotian nodded in agreement, obviously doubting Zhao Zimai's statement.

Zhao Zimai smiled, "You think I made this matter up?" To tell you the truth, I still remember the title of that book very clearly, it is "The Lights Out Harrier" written by Zhao Xin in the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Yes, yes, my son-in-law has always recited ten lines at a glance, and if he says yes, he must be." Baotian's ability to make the rudder when he saw the wind was perfect.

Zhao Zimai glanced at Baotian, "But Miss Mu is very reasonable, how can a wooden harrier made of bamboo and silk silk be intact after eight hundred years?" Can you even fly into the sky with a person? If the record of "The Lights Out Harrier" is true, if this wooden harrier is really the wooden harrier from 800 years ago, then I think there is only one possibility. ”

"This wood harrier is an evil thing." Mu Xiaowu couldn't wait to say the answer, but then, she frowned again, "But whether it is Chu Hua Song or the Battle of Xiaxia, there is no record of the wood harrier sucking human flesh and blood, if it is really such an evil sect, Zhao Gongzi should have read about it from those miscellaneous books, right?" ”

"Miss Mu's analysis is good, but in the following story, the wooden harrier is not just as simple as carrying people out of the city."

Time advanced forward for more than 300 years, in the autumn of the second year of the Taiqing Dynasty of the Southern Liang Dynasty, Hou Jing, the general of the Liang Dynasty, rebelled in Shouyang, and the rebels seized Chuxian County, Anhui Province, and approached the north bank of the Yangtze River. Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, hurriedly sent his nephew Xiao Zhengde to defend the Yangtze River and defend Jiankang. Hou Jing knew that Xiao Zhengde was a careerist, so he used the overthrow of Xiao Yan and his support for Xiao Zhengde as the emperor as a bait, and he was about to respond. Xiao Zhengde, who was hungry for power, really chose to lead the rebels to cross the Yangtze River from Hengjiang and enter Jiankang.

Emperor Wu of Liang saw that the general trend had gone, so he had to stick to Taicheng and wait for reinforcements. The armies of the kings of the Liang Dynasty, numbering about 200,000 men, gradually converged from all over the country around Jiankang. However, Taicheng was cut off from the reinforcements and did not understand each other, so they could only be temporarily drowned.

Emperor Wu of Liang was anxious, and at the time of life and death, a minister offered advice, saying that he could make a wooden harrier with bamboo skin, and then tie people to the wooden harrier and send them out of the city, and send the edict to the battalions, and the reinforcements of the battalions could come to Jiankang to save people when they got the order. At this time, Emperor Wu of Liang no longer believed in others, so the crown prince Xiao Gang took the initiative to ask Ying to be the messenger of the wooden harrier.

After Emperor Wu of Liang agreed, the prince ordered someone to immediately drive out the wooden harriers, but when the craftsmen were cutting bamboo and paper, a huge black shadow fell outside the palace. The black shadow brushed the window, and there was a rustling sound, and when Xiao Gang pushed the window open to check, he saw a huge wooden harrier stopped in front of the window.

The eyes of the wooden harrier were as red as the red plums blooming in front of the palace, but the body was as black as rice paper dyed with thick ink spots.

When Xiao Gang looked at the wooden harrier, he felt that the wooden harrier was also staring at him. He was stunned, but after a while, he suddenly let out a loud laugh and said loudly, "This is a divine object given to me by God, and it is here to protect my country." ”

"Later, he rode out of the siege on top of the wooden harrier and found reinforcements?" Mu Xiaowu looked at Zhao Zimai intently.

However, Zhao Zimai was surprised by her and shook her head, "No, when the wooden harrier was about to fly out of the rebel camp, it was discovered by a general, so Hou Jing sent archers to shoot down the prince who was riding on the wooden harrier. The prince broke his bones and died on the spot, but the wooden harrier did not leave, but only slowly fell and protected Xiao Gang's body. ”

"Again...... And later? All three were captivated by the story and asked the phrase almost at the same time.

"There is no record of the later events, only that Taicheng was captured soon after, and the eighty-six-year-old Emperor Wu of Liang did not eat or drink in order to protect the reputation of the first emperor, and starved to death in the Jingju Hall of the Taicheng Imperial Palace."

After listening to him, everyone didn't speak for a while, and after a while, Mu Xiaowu asked softly, "The wooden harrier has lost its trace since then?" ”

Zhao Zimai's gaze became a little cold, "The wood harrier has never appeared in the history books again, but there is a thing recorded in the history books that I can't figure it out." ”

"What is it?" Mu Xiaowu held his breath.

"It is written in the book that on the third day after Hou Jing's rebels captured Taicheng, they burned the bodies of a group of soldiers on the outskirts of the city, not the soldiers of Emperor Wu of Liang, but the generals of the rebels themselves."