Chapter 20: The Hero's Fall
The chamberlain hurriedly ran to the door to take the 300 li of the waiter with three feathers in his hand and sent it to King Jing. King Jing opened the letter and read it, he was furious, grabbed the teacup on the table, and smashed it with a "bang": "It's the opposite, it's the opposite, this dog slave is so bold, this king is really blind, and he actually sent this dog thing to Shouyang ......" Shi Muzhong took the letterhead in King Jing's hand and read: "The minister Shouyang joined the army Tian Bang risked his death to start my king, and the new governor of the capital led the reinforcements to Shouyang City, but despite the persuasion of the ministers and others, he changed the general mansion to the Chengdu governor's mansion without authorization, forcibly moved out of Han Qiong's family, and the seriously injured commander died of anger. Shan Xingzhang was afraid that the Wei general Long Yi would make too much merit and ordered the Shouyang army to return to the city, and missed the best opportunity to annihilate the thief army of the six towns and recover Qiangtian County. The Shouyang army in the city has clashed with the Yijing army, and the situation is chaotic. Shan Xingzhang insisted on going his own way, and let his general Wu Wanshan lead 10,000 Yijing troops and 20,000 Shouyang soldiers into Qiangtian County, Wu Wanshan did not listen to the advice of the general to break the six Han Black Mountain and hastily attacked the city, but was attacked from behind by Yuanhuazi's 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and the 10,000 Yijing Army was wiped out, and no life was returned, and Wuwanshan was also beheaded by the thief army. Yuan Huazi saw that the Yijing army was so unbearable, so he led the iron cavalry under his command all the way to Shouyang, and now Po Liuhan Heishan led 20,000 Shouyang troops to retreat to the 'Little Wolf Slope' to block the Yuan Huazi Iron Cavalry, but the Xiliang cavalry was violent, and Po Liuhan Black Mountain was a little unable to resist. The minister originally wanted to discuss with the Governor of Dadu to let General Long Yi go to lead the troops to drive away the thieves, but the Governor not only did not agree, but had the intention of harming the three of Long Yi. If the king does not stop the evil deeds of the single chapter, then Shouyang City will inevitably be destroyed in the hands of his own people. ”
After hearing this, all the ministers took a long breath of cold air, and they couldn't imagine that Shan Xingzhang was so arrogant.
"I didn't expect Shouyang City to be destroyed in the hands of the thief Shan Xingzhang." Shang Shu made Xu Jinhuai sigh.
Taiwei Dai Wen lay on the ground and cried: "The king, it is all Weichen who is blind and has not found that the single chapter contains evil intentions, the minister should die, and the minister is ashamed of the king." ”
Prime Minister Li Jian hurriedly said to King Jing: "King, the only way to do this now is to send a confidant to Shouyang City to win the single chapter, and the danger of Shouyang City will be solved." ”
Shi Muzhong also continued: "What the prime minister said is very true, the king, it is better to let Zhou Qianchu, the commander of the guard army, lead twenty palace guards, each with three horses, and rush to Shouyang City day and night to capture Shan Xingzhang, and then call Tian Bang and others to deal with the aftermath." Long Yi used his troops magically, and he should be able to deal with Yuan Huazi's Xiliang cavalry. ”
"Okay, according to what the general said, pass on Zhou Qianchu quickly."
After a while, Zhou Qianchu arrived, and King Jing said to him cautiously: "Commander Zhou, this king has given you an extremely important task, this king wants you to select twenty strong men from the palace guards, each with three thousand miles of horses to Shouyang City day and night to capture the capital governor Shan Xingzhang, if the matter is urgent, you can directly cut off the head of Shan Xingzhang." This matter is related to the safety of my Great Zhou, you don't want your life to do it for this king, this king is here, please here. ”
Zhou Qianchu knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Don't worry, the king, even if you don't want your life, you have to do a good job for the king." ”
"This king wrote that you have an edict with you, and you read it in front of the Shouyang officials after you solved the single chapter. Okay, let's go! ”
Zhou Qianchu dared not delay, and quickly went to the guards to select twenty strong men and sixty-three thousand-mile horses, each of whom carried some dry food and water, and galloped towards Shouyang City non-stop.
Zhou Qianchu knew that he was shouldering a heavy responsibility, and he didn't dare to slack off, and the journey of nine or ten days only took four and a half days to reach Shouyang City, and everyone only rested in the middle of the night. Thirteen horses were so tired of the journey that one of them could not help but take a nap on his horse and fell off his horse and died. Zhou Qianchu felt that all the bones on his body were scattered, and he wanted to fall to the ground and never get up again. It's just that Zhou Qianchu was almost frightened when he saw the situation outside Shouyang City. I saw that tens of thousands of troops outside Shouyang City surrounded Shouyang City, and a bunch of soldiers were desperately hitting the city gate with a big wooden stake, but fortunately, the city gate of Shouyang City was still strong and abnormal, and it was not opened for a while. A group of soldiers under the banner of the Yijing Army at the head of the city kept looking down in horror. At first, Zhou Qianchu thought that the Six Towns Thief Army had come over, but after taking a closer look at the officers inside were all wearing the uniforms of the Shouyang Army, Zhou Qianchu realized that the tens of thousands of horses in front of him were all Shouyang Army, and he thought that there had been changes in the city, and he hoped that he would be in time.
Zhou Qianchu walked behind the group of soldiers who were crashing into the city gate and shouted: "We are the guards of King Zhou, who is in charge here?" ”
Two men walked out of the sergeant and arched their hands: "The general of the Shouyang Army, Lei Gong, and the starling brother Zhang, see Shangguan Yijing." ”
Zhou Qianchu's horse whip pointed at Lei Gong and Brother Zhang, and shouted: "Since you are the generals of the Shouyang Army, why did you take the Shouyang Army to attack Shouyang City, don't you know that this is a rebellion?" ”
"The officials in the capital don't know, the new governor wants to harm General Wei, we just heard that the five thousand winged Beijing troops in the city are attacking the prison, and the general of the Shouyang army, Zong Zhao, leads two hundred officers and soldiers to resist desperately. General Wei is as kind to us as a mountain, how can we not save us when we see death, although we are all pawns, we must also rescue General Wei. Lei Gong replied coaxingly. Rescue General Wei...... Rescue General Wei ......" tens of thousands of troops shouted in unison, and the sound shook the sky.
Zhou Qianchu hurriedly said: "General Lei, we are the guards in front of the Great Throne, and the King already knows that Shan Xingzhang deceived his superiors and subordinates, risked his military exploits, and brutalized Zhongliang, so he specially ordered this commander to come and arrest him." I hope that General Lei will order his subordinates to retreat for the time being, and the commander will go to call for the city gate to be opened. ”
Lei Gong heard it clearly, and happily commanded the Shouyang army to retreat to the side. Zhou Qianchu's twenty men walked to the city gate on horseback, and shouted to the Yijing soldiers guarding above: "Which general is on duty above, please open the city gate." King Jing's army commander Zhou Qianchu came to arrest the thief against the country on the order of the king. ”
The head of the city stretched out a head and shouted, "Is it Lord Zhou, the commander of the army?" Wait a moment, and the villain will open the gate for the adults. ”
After a while, the city gate opened, and Zhou Qianchu and the Shouyang army rushed up and entered Shouyang City. Lei Gong grabbed a military leader guarding the city gate and shouted, "Quickly take the guards to the prison." "How dare the head of the army slack off and hurriedly lead everyone to gallop in the direction of the prison.
At the gate of the Shouyang City Prison, thousands of Yijing troops surrounded a group of Shouyang officers and soldiers under the personal leadership of Shan Xingzhang, and there were piles of corpses lying on the ground. The number of officers and soldiers in Shouyang was too small, and although they resisted desperately, they were still powerless, and more and more people fell. Tian Bang and Yu Zhong were also among the officers and soldiers, and Tian Bang pointed to the single chapter and scolded loudly: "Dog thief, you have committed such a vicious crime, and the heavens and people are outraged." Aren't you afraid that the king will behead you all over the house? ”
Shan Xingzhang looked at the Shouyang officers and soldiers who only had about forty or fifty people left, and laughed: "Tian Lao Pifu, the governor of Pontus gave you a way to live, but you just want to fight Huangquan with Long Yi and others, but what can I do." Now that the fish is on the board, what else do you have to say? ”
After hearing this, Tian Bang laughed loudly and said: "Dog thief, you are really a human head and pig brain, do you think you will still have a life if you kill us?" ”
Shan Xingzhang was so angry that he smoked: "Old horseman, when death is about to come, I still take advantage of my tongue, and the brothers will work hard for me to kill all these stubborn people, and the reward promised by the governor of Pontus will never be less than half a seed." The Beijing army of the wings was even more courageous, and immediately seven or eight more officers and soldiers of Shouyang fell.
Meng Yanchi shouted wildly, holding a spear in his hand to meet the Yijing army with a move to "sweep away thousands of troops", how could the Yijing army block its edge, and as many as six or seven people flew out at once. Li Xin cut down a Yijing soldier and said to Long Yi: "It's still Xiao Chi who is powerful, I haven't seen him rest for a whole day, but he is still so agile and sharp." ”
Long Yi's sword qi was everywhere, and the soldiers of Yijing under the sword were all dead: "But no matter how powerful a person is, there are times when he is exhausted, I don't know if Lei Gong and Brother Zhang outside the city have noticed the movement in the city?" ”
"Yes, if Lei Gong and Brother Zhang's starlings don't come to the rescue again, I'm afraid that my brothers and I will die here, but so many good men have been affected." Li Xin looked at the brothers around him and fell to the ground one by one, and said with great sadness.
Long Yi raised his eyes to look in the direction of the city, and said: "I'm afraid that Lei Gong and Brother Zhang don't know the situation in the city and don't dare to act rashly, after all, they don't have much time to invest in the Shouyang Army......" Before the words fell, he saw that Zong Zhao was slashed in the back, and Zong Zhao was also hard, for fear of causing Long Yi and others to be distracted, he gritted his teeth and said nothing, and the iron knife in his hand cut down more than a dozen Yijing soldiers without slackening. Long Yi couldn't be more moved, looked down at the iron sword in his hand, and then turned his head to sweep the twenty or so wounded warriors around him, and he didn't feel tears in his eyes. Although the Yijing army suffered heavy casualties, there were still thousands of people, and no matter what, it would not be possible to break through today. Long Yi turned his head and looked at Tian Bang and Yu Zhong behind him, the two of them had no strength to restrain the chicken, but they had a tenacious face and were determined to fight Huangquan with everyone. "Alas! How can I, Long Yi, let so many good men live and die with me, my Long Yi has a short life but dies without regrets. Long Yi shouted angrily at the thought of it: "Shan Xingzhang Lao'er, don't you want my head, as long as you let go of these brothers around me, my head will be given to you." Shan Xingzhang stopped his sergeant and laughed: "Long Yi, if you have been so enlightened, why should I add the soul in vain." ”
Li Xin hurriedly shouted: "Brother Yi, today I am equal to death, why bother with that old thief?" ”
Long Yi looked up at the sky and said in a loud voice: "I, Long Yi, let so many good men in Shouyang die with me, how can I bear it with my heart, it's just that the single chapter is nothing more than asking for my head, I will give it to him." ”
Zong Zhao cried with tears streaming down his face: "General, your subordinates are willing to die with you, and the general should not cheapen that thief." ”
Long Yi Hu's eyes were full of hot tears welling up his cheeks: "How can I be shocked by Long Yi in this life?" As he spoke, he took out the sachet that Coco Qingqing gave him when he was leaving, and threw it to Li Xindao: "Brother Li, you can return this sachet to Miss Coco on your behalf." With that, he raised his sword and wiped it off his neck. Brother Yi, don't ......" "Dragon... The head ...... "General......" Everyone pounced on Long Yi together, hoping to snatch the iron sword in his hand. After all, everyone was still a step slower, and when Li Xin, Meng Yanchi, and Zong Zhao pounced on Long Yi, a scene of blood mist splashed all over their bodies. After all, Meng Yanchi grabbed it first, held the body of Long Yi, who was slowly falling, and gently hugged it into his arms, his black face was covered with tears and he cried: "The dragon's head...... Why do you ...... this" Everyone ran over and squatted down beside Meng Yanchi and cried. Long Yi's eyes were half-open and half-closed, and he looked at the clouds floating in the sky: "It's so beautiful...... ...... of the day Empty ......" slowly closed his eyes before he finished speaking.