Chapter 5 The First Battle of the Hometown
In the barracks, all the sergeants were surrounding the bonfire, competing for fun.
I saw a strong man stripped naked, only wrapped a strip of cloth, protected his crotch, and was not afraid of the cold, wiped his body with snow, and shouted happily.
He beckoned to the soldiers who were sitting around watching the excitement, "Come three, compare and draw!" The three strong men stood up without hesitation, and they spat on the ground, and raised their middle fingers at the naked strong man, showing dissatisfaction.
The three of them surrounded the naked strong man, made eye contact with each other, and suddenly attacked from three directions.
The strong man laughed and shouted, "It's just in time!" He walked sideways past the bearded man, grabbed him around his waist, and threw him out with a little force. Taking advantage of the situation, he turned around and kicked at another white-faced strong man, the strong man couldn't dodge, hit the door of the head, and fell to the ground on his back with a "sigh", and the onlookers laughed.
The strong man was very proud, and the red-faced strong man took the opportunity to stop him by the waist and hug him, and tried to throw him over, and the white-faced strong man who fell to the ground also turned over and held his legs and feet firmly, cooperating with force. I saw the naked strong man grab the bearded strong man with both hands, and as soon as he sank his waist, he shook him away, and raised his foot again to throw the white-faced strong man out. The soldiers burst into laughter again.
Wei Zheng led Lan Yusheng and Wei Lai to pass by, watching from the side, cheering. Seeing that it was the Holy Lord, the strong man hurriedly knelt on the ground and hugged his fists, "The Holy Lord is smiling!" I have seen the Holy Queen and the Emperor below. ”
"Get up and speak, dare to ask the strong man's name?"
"I'm tired of inquiry, and I'm in Liu Dali."
"What a Liu Dali, as powerful as a cow! From today onwards, be a lonely guard! ”
"Thank you, Holy Lord!"
The strong man hurriedly dressed up and patrolled around with Wei Zheng and his party. Walking to the White Tiger Pass, seeing the guards sitting in twos and threes, drinking wine to keep warm, Wei Zheng walked forward with a smile, asked for a wine jug, raised his head and took a big sip, it was so spicy that Lan Yusheng couldn't help laughing, and the soldiers also laughed.
Wei Zheng praised, "Heroes with spirits." He handed them back and patted them on the shoulder, "Don't get drunk, be on guard." The soldiers bowed and agreed.
The next day, Wei recruited the army, boarded the platform, looked at the fierce flags and guns and halberds under the stage, he took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "Wei Miao has no way, for his own selfish desires, he castrates the party, frames the loyalty, kills the king and kills the father, exterminates the people, and expropriates the people, scraping the ground, so that the hunger is all over the field, the sky is angry and resentful, when the people of the East Sage are living and dying, Wei Miao does not repent, and still proclaims prostitution day and night, and defiles the court. The burden of eradicating traitors and saving all people from fire and water falls on our shoulders today! Lone is here today and all the soldiers swear with blood: do not kill Wei Miao, swear not to give up! Eradicate the evil and stabilize the country! ”
The blood of the army was boiling, holding high the weapons in their hands, and shouting in unison, "Don't kill Wei Miao, swear not to give up!" Eradicate the evil and stabilize the country! ”
Wei Zheng pulled out the short sword, bit it in his mouth, rolled up his sleeves, took the sword in his right hand, and cut a bloody hole on his wrist, allowing the blood to drip into the wine bowl that had been prepared. At this time, some people had already brought the wine to the soldiers in the audience one by one, and they also followed suit and dripped blood into the wine.
Wei Zheng picked up the wine and said loudly, "All the soldiers, for the sake of the Eastern Saint and the world, do it!" With that, he raised his head and drank it all, shook his hand and smashed the wine bowl to pieces.
"For the sake of the Eastern Saints, for the sake of the common people in the world, do it!" The soldiers were angry and bloody, and after drinking the wine, they smashed the bowl to the ground, and for a time the porcelain pieces flew sideways and the murderous spirit rose.
Wei Zheng stepped off the platform, flew on his horse, took the lead, and the soldiers followed, swept out of the White Tiger Pass, and went straight to Wangxiang Pass.
Looking at the hometown and looking at the hometown, even if it is a hero, it is broken.
The spring breeze does not cross the geese, and the shadows become a pair of tears.
Soldiers guard the border pass, Wangxiang Pass is the last pass to the White Tiger Pass, go here, will climb high and look back at the hometown, hence the name. This Wangxiang Pass is built on the canyon, the city gate of several zhang is locked tightly into the pass, the road to the pass is very steep and hidden, it is more difficult to conquer from outside the pass than to ascend to the sky.
There are more than two miles away from Wangxiang Pass, Wei Zheng ordered the team to hide behind the rolling mounds, so after the order, until it was getting late, he selected more than 50 elite soldiers who could be one of ten, and Liu Dali and Wu Di pretended to be entourage, each with a blade, and his wife Lan Yusheng and his son Wei Lai, ran to Wangxiang Pass, along the way, although Lan Yusheng knew that Wei Zheng was confident and everything was in order, he still couldn't help but worry, and carefully instructed Liu Dali, Wu Di and others to protect Wei Lai.
Walking to the city, Liu Dali shouted forward, "Brothers in the city, listen, the border pass is handsome and guarding, go back to Beijing to visit relatives, please open the city gate and let you go!" ”
The guard immediately reported to the general Ding Wudao of the Xiangguan Pass, that Ding Wudao is Wei Miao's right-hand man, I heard that Wei Zheng only brought dozens of people to call the door under the gate, and his wife and son also walked all the way, and he was secretly happy in his heart, and he didn't want to let others take the credit, so he called his henchman Zeng Mingping, so arranged it, and then took the personal guard to the city gate to greet him, and when he saw Wei Zheng, he bowed his head and bowed, "The emperor is coming, and the end will be late!" Now it's getting late, please give the opportunity to let the last general talk about the friendship of the landlord, please move to Shangguan to take a break. ”
Wei Zheng pretended to excuse again and again, Ding Wudao was willing to let go, and asked in every way, and Wei Zheng agreed to do a favor. After entering the city gate, Wei Zheng ordered Wu Di to lead five people to stay on standby.
Ding Wudao led the way, and the group walked to the rows of large wooden cages, only to see that the wooden cages were tied by thick ropes with bowl mouths hanging from the city, and it turned out that these wooden cages were the only passage to Shangguan.
Ding Wudao went in first, and Wei Zheng led his wife, Wei Lai and Liu Dali in. The rest of the entourage entered the other wooden cages, and Ding Wudao pulled a thin rope in the cage, only to hear the clanging sound on his head, and the retinues of the other cages also drew gourds in the same way and pulled the strings in their respective cages. When the guards above heard the bell, they turned the mechanism and pulled the wooden cage firmly to the door, Ding Wudao asked Wei Zheng and others to get out of the wooden cage, and Wei Zheng ordered a few people to stay on standby. That Ding Wudao was very confused, and he didn't dare to ask more, thinking that the fewer people the better, and then I will take you down, I ambushed so many soldiers, and I am afraid that you will only have about 40 people? He still led the way in front and led Wei Zheng and the others to the meeting hall.
When I entered the conference hall, I saw that it was already full of delicacies, and the curtains were bulging around, and it was expected that there were many swords and axes hidden.
Wei Zheng smiled secretly, "I'm calculating him, he's calculating me", he didn't expose it, and secretly signaled his entourage to be careful.
Ding Wudao asked Wei Zheng to sit on the throne, and said with a smile, "Wangxiangguan is remote and simple, not as good as the capital, a little thin wine, and the place where the hospitality is not good, please forgive the emperor." ”
Wei Zheng hurriedly said, "Where, where, the general is really thoughtful. ”
Wei Zheng, his wife, and Wei Lai sat on the main seat, Liu Dali stood behind him, Ding Wudao sat down on the left, and everyone sat down in turn. Ding Wudao raised his glass to persuade him to drink, but all his entourage refused to drink. Wei Zheng only touched his lips and refused to drink as much as he could.
Seeing that Ding Wudao couldn't persuade him, Huo Di stood up, took a step back, slammed the cup on the ground with all his might, and shouted, "Where is the knife and axe hand?" ”
In an instant, a hundred people rushed out of the tent and killed Wei Zheng and the others. There is a way that the praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, and the entourage sees that Ding Wudao is not doing the right thing, and they have already jumped up instantly, throwing the wine pot soup and vegetables to the knife and axe hand with one hand, and drawing the knife with the other hand to fight. Those knife and axe hands couldn't dodge, and they splashed all over the body with wine and soup, and the momentum suddenly decreased, and the opportunity was lost. Liu Dali held a sharp sword in his hand, guarding in front of Wei Zheng and Wei Lai, and no one could take half a step. The rest of the retinue entered the flock like wolves, each one as ten, and slaughtered them on a large scale. Zeng Mingping saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly slipped out of the hall.
Ding Wudao was also about to escape, and his wife Lan Yusheng pulled out the Xuanbing Sword and jumped up, directly taking Ding Wudao. Ding Wudao had no choice but to fight, and he danced the ghost head knife with a whirring sound, and slashed it on Lan Yusheng's face. I only heard the sound of "bell" twice, and the ghost head knife was broken into two. The Xuanbing Sword sharpens iron like clay, where can an ordinary sword block it.
Lan Yusheng didn't wait for Ding Wudao to react, he moved his sword aggressively, stabbed Ding Wudao in the chest, and a stream of blood gushed out, Lan Yusheng took out his sword and swung it at Ding Wudao's neck. Ding Wudao's body had not fallen, and his head had flown to the ground. The so-called organ is too clever to calculate and mistake Qingqing's life, if Ding Wudao is not greedy for heaven's merits, just let them go, how can Wei Zheng easily succeed?
When those knife and axe men saw that the master was dead, they panicked even more, and their fighting spirit was completely lost, and they were all cut down by Liu Dali and others like chopping vegetables and melons.
Wei Zheng took Wei Lai's hand and asked softly, "Are you afraid?" ”
Wei Lai was sixteen years old at this time, and he was not afraid, and said with a smile, "Chaotic ministers and thieves, slaughter and then hurry!" Unafraid! ”
Wei Zheng nodded and smiled, pulled Wei Lai to get up, raised Ding Wudao's head, and glanced at Liu Dali.
Liu Dali comprehended, quickly ran out of the meeting hall, lit the cupola cannon, with a bang, the skypox cannon flew into the air, exploded with a "boom", illuminated half of the night sky, and immediately closed the shouting and killing sound shook the sky, and the entourage guarding the lifting mechanism immediately put the knife on the guard's neck, and ordered to raise the city gate and put down the wooden cage. The Feng unequal people who were guarding the pass were also a knife, and as a result, the guards under the pass welcomed Wu Di and the troops in, got into the wooden cage, rang the bell, and signaled to rise.
Besides, Zeng Mingping saw the opportunity to escape from the hall and went straight to the barracks, shouting all the way, "Wei Zheng is reversed!" Wei Zheng is reversed! The deputy general was shocked by Minimalist, and he didn't have time to put on his clothes, so he rushed out of the tent with a spear, grabbed Zeng Mingping and asked, "Where is the master?" Where is Wei Zheng? What's the other way around? ”
Zeng Mingping said in a panic, "The meeting hall!" Council Hall! Go and rescue the Lord General"
At this time, I only heard the explosion of the cannon on my head, and shouted to the minimalist, "All the soldiers listen to the order, and quickly follow the general to the meeting hall to arrest the thief!" ”
The soldiers of Wangxiangguan were in a panic, and they didn't have time to dress up neatly, so they copied the guy and ran to the meeting hall with Xiang Minima. Zeng Mingping slipped to the beacon tower, lit the wolf smoke, and reported to the Guannei.
Xiang Minimalist led the army and rushed to the outside of the conference hall, only to see a group of strong men hugging Wei Zheng out of the hall. That Wei Zheng raised the head of the person in his hand high and shouted, "The traitor Wei Miao, who killed his father and usurped the throne, is mediocre. actually ordered Ding Wudao to conspire to harm orphans, and he has been corrected on the spot. If you want to enter Beijing to rebel, you are willing to lay down your arms if you want to follow, otherwise you will not be spared! ”
Xiang Jian saw that the main general was dead, and saw that the elite soldiers of the guard were constantly coming up, and he was in a hurry to respond to the battle, with uneven manpower and untidy armor, and there was no danger to defend, and the killing would rise, and the odds of victory were slim, thinking that it was the emperor who was fighting for the throne anyway, and he would be the holy lord, so he threw his spear to the ground, raised his hands and said, "Wangxiang Pass up and down, I am willing to obey the orders of the Holy Lord!" Seeing that the adjutant general had also been lowered, how could there be anyone who did not surrender, and for a while, the "ding bell" rang out, and they all threw their weapons on the ground and lowered.
That Zeng Mingping was also clever, and when he saw that the general trend had gone, Gu Zi quietly left the team, took advantage of the night to slip out of Wangxiang Pass from the path, and went straight to Qingyu Pass to ventilate the news.
When Wei Zheng saw that the army had surrendered, he shouted loudly, "Today, only the virtuous live. Wei Miao has no way, fornicates the court, exterminates human ethics, and everyone is punished! Those who are willing to go to Beijing with the lonely to rebel will be promoted to the rank of official. Those who are willing to continue to stay in Wangxiangguan will not be forced to do so, and they will fulfill their responsibilities to defend the land. If you want to return to your hometown, you are not forced to stay, and each person will be given a month's salary! ”
Those soldiers had already heard of Wei Miao's mediocrity, and after listening to Wei Zheng's words, they all said in their hearts that he was benevolent and generous, and he could also be promoted to the rank of knight, which one was willing to go? They all have to go to Beijing with Wei Zheng to fight against the rebellion.
Wei Zheng was overjoyed, and ordered Guangfa to discuss the rebellion, count Wei Miao's crimes, and order the world to jointly raise troops to fight against Wei Miao.
Besides, Zeng Mingping informed the news of Shamenghu, the chief general of Qingyu Pass, Shamenghu did not dare to slack off, and immediately ordered the scouts to hurry up and go to the capital. When Wei Miao heard this, he only laughed out loud and said, "Why are you afraid of tuberculosis ghosts? He doesn't rebel, and it's not easy for Lone to clean him up. Shen Rubin was ordered to be the generalissimo of the rebellion, and Shen Rupeng was the deputy marshal, leading 100,000 troops to quell the rebellion. Jia Hu took the order and left.