Chapter 64: The Wind Rises (Part II)
Because the windows and doors are closed, and the light shining in from the outside is insufficient, so it seems a little dim in the room, as a typical, since he was a child, he has been bumping on horseback, eating boiled beef and mutton in snow, drinking milk, and growing up in wrestling with his clansmen, like a strong bear The former general of the Xiong Army, Wanyan Keni, was lying on the long table full of military intelligence scrolls, and his face was already buried in it, and the cry was so loud that he barely lifted the roof on his head.
This really can't be blamed for his fact that he is clearly in the city, and the big battle is imminent, and he is still hiding in the house and dozing off, because he has been working hard for this last battle for too long, so long that even a man like him who is cast in steel and iron can't just rely on his own will to hold on, just look at what he was still writing on the desk just now, but suddenly his eyes went dark, and he fainted directly.
No way, more than a month ago, they were beaten to almost no power to fight back, defeated again and again, retreated and retreated, and even in the end, the entire Yanzhou claimed to be 600,000 soldiers and horses, and only this part of the Xiong Zhen army under him was able to safely withdraw to Liangzhou, retaining a living force, for the crumbling Da Liang, continue to breathe a sigh of relief, and have the opportunity to fight the last battle with the enemy, as for the other soldiers and horses in Yanzhou, they have all died and are loyal to the country.
And he was promoted by the imperial court because of this, and sent someone to urgently seal a series of titles for him, including "Generalissimo of Liaodong Soldiers and Horses", "General of Bandits", etc., making him temporarily the number one big man among the military attaches of Liangguo, which can be regarded as fulfilling his childhood dream.
The Daliang Imperial Court, or His Majesty the Emperor today, once again showed his magnanimity and tolerance in this matter, and did not send any civilian officials who did not understand military affairs to come over as a pincer and surveillance, but handed over all the affairs of dealing with the enemy to Wanyan Keni alone, including some of the Xiong Zhen army under his original command, as well as all the current soldiers and horses in Liangzhou, all of which were unified under his command and commanded.
This dynasty has gained power, and the official hat on his head is much worse than the invincible and invincible immortal god general Chang Dingfang, if he can fight a little more and strive to win the battle that determines the national fortunes of both sides, then at least a hereditary marquis will not be able to run away afterwards, if he can work hard, or His Majesty the Emperor will be happy and rewarded, then it is not difficult for a duke.
Of course, all the premise is that he can win this tough battle when the difference in strength between the two sides is extremely large, otherwise what he will bear afterwards will not be a lifetime of fame, but hundreds of years of infamy.
The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, the higher you stand, the worse you fall, there is nothing in the world to take in vain, this is the truth that everyone in the world knows, since you have accepted the canonization of the imperial court and stood up to take this responsibility, you must bear the consequences of failure.
All in all, all the affairs of Liangzhou now depend on him to be responsible for scheduling, which is equivalent to letting him alone resist most of the external pressure that Da Liang has endured in this war, not only the Weijin coalition army in the east has come to the city and may attack at any time, but also the fire in the backyard of Youzhou in the west, the original biggest help has suddenly become the biggest threat, not to mention, in addition, there is Shu State, which has always preserved its strength, is eyeing the side, do you say he can not be anxious, can he not be tired?
As early as today, Wanyan Keni had not closed his eyes for five days and five nights, either staying in the house to deal with military affairs, or riding horses to inspect various defense lines The general, a pair of eyes almost couldn't open open, not to mention, there was still bloodshot inside, even his soldiers couldn't help but take the initiative to persuade him to rest for a day or two, but he reprimanded him very harshly, so he didn't dare to mention it more.
Because of too much work, and a heartstring that has been tense and refuses to sleep, if it weren't for the presence of a master to help him today, he might have to die at this table.
Yes, in addition to Wanyan Keni, the generalissimo with the highest status in Liangzhou for the time being, there are two other people in this room.
A white-clothed Shengxue, but there is no blood, the color of his skin is paler than the clothes on his body, the shape is skeletal, just looking at the appearance, it looks like a skeleton in human skin walking, who can this not Gu Cang who hurried over from Youzhou?
As for the other one, it is even more surprising, he is wearing a set of oppressive black clothes and light armor, with a strong body and well-proportioned muscles, just like a leopard, very beautiful and explosive, and his temperament is proud and independent, like standing out from the crowd, it is Cao Yan who was lucky enough to survive in Yanzhou and was rescued by Jinglong and others.
The reason why these two people are together today is a long story, but there is no need to explain in detail, just say that Cao Yan, who is confused, has been by Gu Cang's side for almost two days after being brought from Yanzhou.
In the past two days, he mostly watched from the side, in fact, he rarely spoke, but Rao is a high-minded and arrogant person like him, and the more he gets along with this prince who is difficult to even walk, sit and lie down, the more he can't help but admire, and even worship him, and even can't help but sigh to himself, and secretly have the heart of friendship.
Of course, the main reason why he pays so much attention to each other and pays attention to his words and deeds is actually because of Gu Xuan, these two brothers can be said to be completely different people from their appearance to personality, including their style of acting, but if they think about it carefully, there are many similarities, and it is precisely because Gu Xuan's inadvertent reverence for this prince was seen by him that Cao Yan was willing to go through this experience, and experienced such a fantastic two days.
Gu Cang, who was sitting on a specially cushioned chair, suddenly glanced next to him, and happened to meet Cao Yan's gaze, who subconsciously hurriedly looked away and looked away, pretending to be casually scanning the situation in the room.
Gu Cang smiled slightly, put his hands on his knees, which were already difficult to straighten, and took the initiative to comfort the other party: "Wait a while, General Cao, don't worry, we still have enough time, you can sit down first." β
Cao Yan stood still, clasped his hands on his chest, deliberately made an indifferent look, and said in a deep voice: " I'm naturally not in a hurry, not to mention that although I haven't heard much about this Wanyan general, I rushed him to be able to judge the situation, know how to analyze the battle situation, and not blindly fight with the enemy, but to preserve his strength, and successfully withdrew from Yanzhou, which can be regarded as having some ability, and these days the burden is on him, this seeing that the war is imminent, he is the commander-in-chief, and the next time to rest will only be less, it is time to let him sleep well for a while in advance, but it is a pity, if it can come a while earlier, I will definitely ask the prince for his life, so that you can hand over the command to meγ β
He really felt very good about the battle that was coming tomorrow
Excited, he just wished he couldn't start the fight early, because he knew that he would be able to fight against a dream opponent in no time.
The only thing that makes him feel very pity, or a little irritable and unhappy, is that person is the commander-in-chief, who is responsible for the dispatch of the Chinese army, so they are not any chess opponents,-for-tat, because the positions of the two people are completely different, and they cannot compete and duel at the same height, and the opponent who really matches him in terms of status is Wanyan Keni, not him Cao Yan, but he is a person who knows the general situation and knows right from wrong, although he feels very regretful, but he will not be blinded by the belligerent impulse for a while.
First of all, it can be analyzed from the battles that have ended in Yanzhou before, this Wanyan Keni is definitely not a mediocre talent, plus he has been here for a long time, and his understanding of these people under him must be deeper than that of a newcomer.
If he recklessly said that he wanted to snatch the command of this battle just because he wanted to fight with Xie Houyin in a dignified manner, it would be unnecessary, because he might not be able to do better than the other party, or even worse, but if it was just a few days earlier, he would want to participate as the commander-in-chief of this war.
Gu Cang raised his head and looked at the dark roof, his eyes had actually drifted to an unknown distance, and he muttered: "In the future, the world will be broader, you will have a bigger stage, and you will have more powerful opponentsγγγγγγ β
Cao Yan had been staring seriously at Wanyan Keni and the pile of paperwork lying on the table, snoring like thunder, and didn't go to Gu Cang, let alone hear the fluctuation of his tone, so he interrupted a little unceremoniously: "But there is no such opponent anymore." β
The reason why he is so bold is not only because he is actually a very arrogant and straightforward person, but also unless he is in Gu Cang's plan and his fate is at his mercy, otherwise it is easy for ordinary people to think that Gu Cang is a very good person who is easy to speak.
Gu Cang didn't immediately refute Cao Yan's words, nor did he scold him, but nodded very approvingly, and said calmly: "You're right, but people have to leave some regrets in this life, don't they?
Cao Yan's expression moved, turned his head, and glanced at him, especially after seeing those meridians that had turned a terrible blue-black and floated on the epidermis, his expression was a little bitter: "Yes, what you said is reasonable, but let me take the liberty of asking, what are you sending us such a great creation for?"
Gu Cang stretched out his hand and shrugged his shoulders, this ordinary person did a somewhat playful action, and what happened to him actually gave people a feeling of horror and discomfort.
"The reason is very simple, first of all, I am a Liangguo person, I will never watch the country collapse and die and be indifferent, are you right? As for the second, let me take the liberty of saying that you, as well as the one who is snoring over there, and the little tiger in Youzhou, are all the last team I left to Xiao Xuan, and if there is someone who can be trusted to hold the military power, his road will naturally go more smoothly. β
Cao Yan's expression became tangled, and he couldn't help but turn around and said, "But you're like this, it's like γγγγγγ β
When he said this, he suddenly closed his mouth consciously, and lowered his head helplessly, because no matter how bold he was, he couldn't say such a very unreasonable thing as "making a wedding dress for others", after all, he was a smart person and knew what the bottom line was.
"Alas. β
Gu Cang sighed softly, and then said with some emotion: " In fact, I have been thinking very seriously about a question these days, that is, imposing my own dreams on other people, completely reckless to promote the seedlings, is it a very selfish behavior, in fact, it is good to set any tests, or to talk about some very empty things, will they be unnecessary things, in fact, I only hope that his future road does not have to be as difficult as mine, and the people of the human race in the future can live better, this is enough, do your best, obey the destiny of heaven, it's as simple as thatγ β
After that, he also stopped, said no more, and then reached out and took out a small jade bottle from his arms, handed it to Cao Yan, and said with a smile: "I know you can't wait, go ahead, the medicine in the bottle, just feed him two pills, I have to have some left, hold on for a few more days." β
Cao Yan pursed his lips, hesitated slightly, and finally lowered his head, silently took the bottle, strode to the table, unceremoniously reached out and grabbed Wan Yan Keni's head, then broke his mouth, carefully shook out two priceless Divine Pills from the small bottle and fed them, and finally lifted his chin up with the palm of his hand, the latter's throat squirmed up and down, and naturally swallowed the two pills in his mouth.
The reaction after that was far less intense than on Gu Cang's body, and it was only after a while that a faint, almost invisible red mist emerged from the top of the other party's head, and there was not much, it was scattered in the air, and it was tasteless after a few clicks, obviously because Wanyan Keni's body absorbed the medicine very well, and there was not much waste.
And when the very representative red mist came out from the top of his head, Yan Keni suddenly straightened up in a daze, stretched his waist, and sat up like this, and his spirit looked very good.
"Damn, Lao Tzu actually fell asleep, hey, what time is it, I hope it won't be delayed for too long, guards, guards, guards, guards, guardsγγγγγγ β
The guards outside the house had been very conscious of walking away since they heard the snoring in the house, and they also deliberately ran to tell the others not to come and disturb the general's rest for the time being, unless it was a particularly urgent military situation.
After squinting his eyes and calling out the door for a long time, he suddenly reacted, turned his head, looked at the two outsiders who came out of nowhere in the room, his eyes widened, the tiredness and a black gas on his face caused by not resting for too long had all disappeared, and he burst into a loud cry and asked, "Bold! Who are you? How did you get in?"
After knowing that there was no one outside, he didn't waste any more time calling any guards, but Huo Ran stood up from his chair, although the whole person has lost a lot of weight in these days, but because of his good foundation, it is still as thick as a wall.
As soon as Cao Yan stretched out his hand, he said with a somewhat indifferent expression: "My name is Cao Yan, Cao Yan of the Yuyang Army, this is my Da Liang's prince, Wanyan Keni, why don't you come over and see me soon?"
Wanyan Keni was slightly stunned when he heard this, then his eyes widened, he looked Gu Cang up and down with a pair of eyes full of doubts, and exclaimed: "Prince?
Da Liang's prince? Really if Lao Tzu has never been in Beijing, he can cheat casually? Boy, you two should report your real names quickly, maybe Lao Tzu can spare your two dog's lives today!"
Cao Yan pursed his lips and turned his head to look at Gu Cang next to him, the meaning in his eyes was "what should I do", in his opinion, the other party always has a way.
I saw that the expression on Gu Cang's face was a little crying and laughing, after all, few people in other places had doubted his identity, he didn't expect to hit a wall here today, so he could only touch his nose at the moment, and said helplessly: "Then how do you want me to prove it?"
The beard on Wan Yan Keni's face was shaking, and he slapped the table lightly and sneered unceremoniously: "Prove that you are a fart! Even if you are really the prince, what can you do? Look at your bones, can you go into battle to kill the enemy or what? Damn, hurry up and arrest it, what about the guards?"
He was still shouting outside, but Cao Yan turned his head again, and said to Gu Cang a little speechlessly: "No, Prince, you are a wise man, you won't lose it here, right?"
As long as the other party doesn't make a move, Wanyan Keni doesn't care whether these two people are assassins or not, he walked out from behind the table, and was about to go up and open the door to see what the situation was outside, how could he let people break in casually, at this moment, Gu Cang suddenly said: "General Wanyan, I know, even if I say that I have a holy decree in my hand, you will definitely not believe it, but the tiger talisman of the Bloody Army, you should always know it, right?"
Bloody Army?
Wanyan Keni turned around abruptly and asked sharply: "Do you have the Tiger Talisman of the Draining Blood Army?" Then Lao Tzu should put the two of you in prison, little white face, Draining Blood, well, the Tiger Talisman of the Draining Blood Army, it must have been destroyed, you tell me, where did you get the Tiger Talisman from?"
Although the Xiong Zhen Army composed of their Yanzhou natives and the old Drain Blood Army left by Chang Dingfang have always been in a state of open and secret competition before, but they all admit one thing, that is, the Drain Blood Army is a real warrior, a real iron-blooded cavalry, and it is the object of their admiration from the bottom of their hearts, has died in that siege.
Gu Cang looked directly at Wan Yan Keni, and said in a deep voice: "My Da Liang rules, the Ninth Army each has a separate tiger talisman, divided into two halves, half is in the hands of the generals, and the other half is placed in the capital, and in my hand, there is the one placed in the capital." β
After saying that, he turned his head, bowed to Cao Yan, and said, "You take out the things I gave you a few days ago and show them to him." β
Cao Yan was stunned when he heard this, and then his face changed, and he quickly took out a small box from his arms and opened it, only to see a black one lying quietly inside, which felt extremely lubricated to the touch, and I don't know what material it was cast, the shape of the tiger's talisman, around the tiger's body, engraved with the word "draining blood".
Wanyan Keni didn't go up, but just looked at it from a distance, and then asked, "I don't have another piece in my hand, how can I verify the authenticity?"
This is the truth, because the tiger talisman that represents the power of the army, after being manufactured, will be split from the middle, and there are some other mechanisms on it, which can never be perfectly imitated, if it is genuine, it must be tightly closed, in other words, these two matching tiger talismans must be put together in order to be able to verify each other's identity.
But it seems that although he still looks very skeptical, his tone is actually a little loose, after all, there is no need for outsiders to suddenly come and pretend to be their cool prince, there is that kung fu, is it good to pretend to be His Majesty the Emperor, he has never seen it anyway, and if it is really an enemy, wouldn't it be better to cut off his head when he slept just now?
What kind of person is Gu Cang, as soon as he saw the subtle change in Yan Keni's expression, he knew that he already had some faith, so he struck while the iron was hot and said: "You have said so, then I can't help it, if you want to believe it, you can believe it, if you don't believe it, if you delay the big thing, you don't need me to cut off your head, I have the patriot to help me cut it." β
In this way, taking retreat as advance, Wanyan Keni really believed it a little more, but he still stood at the door and did not step forward.
"You, you're really the prince, so what are you doing here?"
Gu Cang also stood up, and said in a very serious tone: "I came all the way here, naturally I have something important to discuss with you, after speaking, I will leave, you will not see me for the second time in this life, come, let me introduce you again, my name is Gu Cang, you can't have heard this name, and my father is His Majesty the Emperor today, as for this, I specially sent you a general, Brother Cao Yan Cao, you two get to know each other first." β
Wanyan Keni stood in place, his expression changed a few times, scratching his ears and cheeks, he was still a little hesitant, he didn't know what to do, after all, it was about to be a big battle that would decide the fate of Da Liang, he couldn't afford to lose, no matter who the other party was, in short, it had a purpose, and he could trust the other party with confidence?
Gu Cang sighed, and said helplessly: "You have said it, I am a sick seedling, it is a waste to get on the horse, and it is useless to get off the horse, you don't have to worry about being killed by me, you come here, I will tell you one thing." β
Wanyan Keni glanced at Cao Yan, who naturally retreated into the corner, signaling that the other party could step forward.
After Yan Keni looked at Gu Cang again, he looked at the other party's skinny and pitiful appearance, and said in his heart, if he plays any tricks, Lao Tzu can slap your skeleton shelf apart, no longer hesitate at the moment, and walked forward, Gu Cang immediately posted it, whispered a few words, and after seeing Yan Keni's eyes, a ball of light suddenly appeared, and he turned around all of a sudden, looked at Gu Cang, and said with great joy: "It's really the prince, ouch, the little one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and I ask the prince to be worshiped by the last general!"
After that, this bear-like man fell to his knees all of a sudden, bowed respectfully to Gu Cang, the expression on his face was how flattering and flattering, Cao Yan next to him grinned, his face was full of ridicule, but he forgot that he was also suspicious at the beginning, he didn't want to believe the other party at all, and came to Liangzhou far away, and there was even a very unpleasant conflict in the middle, if it weren't for Jinglong to mediate and guarantee in the middle, I'm afraid he wouldn't appear here now.
Gu Cang calmly accepted the other party's bow, and then said in a deep voice: "Get up, General Wanyan, you still have a lot to do next, don't delay." β
Wanyan Keni supported the ground and slowly stood up, still flattering: "Yes, yes, you are right, the last general will get up." β
After confirming their identities, the three of them finally sat down again and began to discuss the war, but Cao Yan and Wanyan Keni, two people who had been in the army for many years, almost did not speak, and almost listened the whole time, and only occasionally put forward some of their own opinions after Gu Cang finished speaking.
Outside, dark clouds are overhead, the wind is howling, and a predictable downpour is coming.
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