Chapter 53: The Rainstorm
The heavy rain continued for several days, the Weishui suddenly surged, and Zhuge Liangshuai's whole army camped on the Wuzhangyuan Plateau, and began to withdraw unhurriedly, and even had a feeling of being calm and unhurried, which was completely for the Wei army to see.
The Chinese army camp of the Shu Kingdom.
"Where's Hanxing?" Zhuge Liang looked at the soldiers in the tent, and only Li Xian was missing, so he asked,
Wei Yan stepped forward and arched his hand: "Prime Minister, General Hanxing went to the upper valley to worship the two brothers Xu Da and Xu Er, and some time ago, his soldiers who were martyred, General Ziyuan, also went. ”
Zhuge Liang was silent, and then he stopped speaking, but slowed down the pace of the army's retreat.
Somewhere in the valley above.
Li Xian stood in front of the eight thousand halberd soldiers and cavalry, with a solemn expression, Tian Dali and Gong Jie on the left, Xu Zhen and Wang Ping on the right, the three armies were silent, only the sound of rain could be heard.
"Kneel!" Li Xian gave an order, and the soldiers knelt on one knee in unison, so solemn.
"Soldiers! Sons and daughters of the Han River! I, Li Xian, am here today to pray with you for the souls of the soldiers who died in the Battle of Weishui! For the 20,000 soldiers of the blood-stained Street Pavilion, for General Ma Tan, General Zhang Xiu, and General Huang Zheng, they have to take revenge here! ”
All the soldiers shouted: "Revenge! Avenge! Avenge! ”
The aftermath echoed on the Wuzhang Plain for a long time, unable to calm down, for a time the morale of the army was like a stormy wave, many soldiers had red eyes, they had waited for this day for too long, in the battle of the street pavilion, many of the sacrifices were their fathers, brothers and relatives, and now, the enemy has been beheaded, in front of them is the infinite nostalgia for their relatives.
However, soon, this original ceremony ushered in a second wave of climax, only to hear Li Xian's order: "Get up!" Sacrifice to! ”
The soldiers stood up again, and saw three horsemen rushing from behind the formation, shouting wildly in the rain.
"The head of the enemy general Zhang He is here!"
"The head of the enemy general Le Lin is here!"
"The head of the enemy general Dai Ling is here!"
The soldiers moistened their eyes again, and at this time they could no longer distinguish whether it was rain or tears, and shouted in unison: "Kill the thief!" Kill the thief! Kill the thief! ”
Li Xian raised his hand, motioned to all the soldiers to stop, and began to say: "All the soldiers! Ben will be here, but also to pay tribute to the two brothers, they used their lives as bait to lead the traitor Zhang He into this valley, you say, such a person, is worthy of being called a hero! ”
"Hero! Hero! Hero! The soldiers shouted in unison, but they didn't know who it was, and they began to whisper below......
"Who is it? Who is it? So brave? ”
"I'm going to do this next time! I'd rather die vigorously than be a turtle with a shrunken head! ”
"This is the big hero of my family, at least I avenged my brother!"
……
Li Xian cleared his throat and shouted loudly: "Xu Zhen of the night owl camp is out of the ranks!" ”
The soldiers looked at a young sergeant who had been weeping silently, followed by two sergeants holding blood-soaked armor and a saber that had been curled.
The generals were in an uproar, this sergeant who had no name in the history books, if it wasn't for this battle, I am afraid that it would only be a string of numbers in the history books, but now, because of the two martyrs, he came to the forefront.
"It can't be his two brothers, right? I heard that his two older brothers have been missing for more than ten days? ”
"No, the relationship between the three of his brothers is good, and he will be left alone."
…….
The soldiers were still discussing, but they heard it again, and Li Xian ordered, "Give the martyrs clothes!" ”
Immediately afterwards, the two sergeants stepped forward, wrapped Xu Da and Xu Er's clothes with red Shu brocade, handed them to Xu Zhen, and said, "Mourn! ”
Li Xianlang said: "All the soldiers! Join me in paying tribute to the two heroes of Xu Da and Xu Er! Kuang Fu Han Room! Never give up! ”
"Kuang Fu Han Room! Never give up! ”
The voice echoed in the valley above for a long time, and the soldiers were once again agitated at this time, eager to break through the Tong Pass now and capture Cao Rui alive.
This silent mourning ceremony lasted for a long time, until Li Xian ordered to set up two clothed mounds in this valley, and carved the tablets of the god of the valley and the god of Weishui respectively, and then led the army to slowly return to the west......
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Tongguan, the camp of the Wei army.
Cao Zhen looked at the battle report and asked incredulously, "Retreated?" Zhuge Liang retired? What's the situation? ”
Zhang Hu was afraid that Cao Zhen would still pursue Zhuge Liang, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Dudu, the Shu army has retreated, and our army has won, and it can be regarded as an explanation to Your Majesty......"
"Fart! Fart! All TMD farts, lost soldiers, lost the city, do you call this a victory? You're all shameless, I still want it! Cao Zhen was really angry this time, from the beginning when he was directly seized of military power, and then later became a humanoid Jieyue who controlled Sima Yi, no one knew about it, he dreamed that he would have a chance to completely defeat Zhuge Liang.
After Cao Zhen scolded, he was also helpless, now in addition to taking these generals out of anger, he really can't find a better way, he definitely won't dare to pursue him, but if he doesn't pursue, he is itchy again, his heart moved, and he asked: "What about Sima Yi?" ”
The corners of Fei Yao's eyes moved slightly, and he immediately stepped out and said, "Governor, why don't you send Governor Sima to try to pursue?" ”
When Cao Zhen heard this, he thought for a while, a subtle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he nodded: "According to what General Fei said, pass on my general order to order Sima Yi to pursue Zhuge Liang's army and recapture Chen Cang!" The rest of the troops, with me, are ready to meet the Governor of Sima. ”
"Order!"
…….
Sima Yi's army camp on the north side of Tongguan Wai.
Sima Yi was leisurely fishing on the bank of the Wei River, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao were also sitting on both sides, and soon the sergeant came to give an order: "The great Sima general order, order Sima Dudu to pursue the rear of Zhuge Liang's army, and be sure to capture Chen Cang within ten days!" ”
Sima Yi said unhurriedly: "I know, go back to Da Sima, the rain is coming, our army can't start on time, and I ask Da Sima to forgive me." ”
When the herald heard this, he only felt inexplicable: "Governor Sima, the military law of the Great Wei, should be beheaded after a ten-day delay, and please ask Governor Sima to respect himself!" ”
Sima Yi still nodded unhurriedly and said, "Pontus knows it, you can go back." ”
After the herald retreated in confusion, Sima Zhao slowly spoke and asked, "Daddy, we've been dropping fish for several days, if we are really caught and killed by Cao Zhen's guy, I'm afraid ....."
Sima Yi opened his mouth and said: "Patience, fishing is like this, you can't catch fish if you are impatient." ”
Sima Zhao still wanted to ask, but was stopped by Sima Shi and said: "Zhao'er, don't be anxious, even if we go fast, if we are sent by Cao Zhen to defend a city that must be lost, or a trap that anyone with a discerning eye can see, it will be death, rather than going to Cao Zhen's camp to fight with him, it is better to drop my fish here, so that I can enjoy it." ”
Sima Yi looked at Sima Zhao and said, "Understood, right?" ”
Sima Zhao suddenly realized, so he settled down and released his fishing rod, but he returned several times in vain, so he had to say: "Daddy, I don't have the heart to fish." ”
"! How did your leg go to waste, don't you count it in your heart? How old are you this year, and you are still so impatient, why did Cao Zhen lose, if you lose, you will lose in temperament, you have suffered such a big loss, why are you not sober! ”
Sima Yi's sudden thunderous anger really frightened Sima Zhao, so he had to sit obediently on the side and continue to fish carelessly.
…….
Li Xian with Zhuge Liang's army has withdrawn to the Shangjun garrison, arrived in the city, comfortably took a hot bath, ordered the whole army to rest in the city, can take a bath as much as possible to take a hot bath, to avoid cold, affect combat effectiveness, after all, rain is easy to be infected with lobar pneumonia, so it is very necessary to take a bath in time to prevent pneumonia.
At this time, Sun Zusong's caravan also entered Shangjun with the army, but on the way, he rescued two young people who were already shivering with a fever.
After Li Xian finished taking a bath, he changed his clothes comfortably, and sat down in the temporary official residence in the city, Sun Zusong immediately stepped forward and said that he had brought the two generals' old friends.
When Li Xian heard this, he was interested, so he made friends? I don't seem to have a friend yet, do I? Immediately asked Sun Zusong to bring the two of them up, but what caught his eye was a familiar and unfamiliar face, which was obviously hidden in the depths of a memory, and was picked up again, and returned to the city with a good victory, at this moment he actually had tears in his eyes, this person and Wang Wu, who had been in the same camp, were in the battle of Yiling, and had become a string of soldiers who had died in battle, with faces that were almost indistinguishable from true and false, and when the words came to their mouths, they choked up again.
The two of them fell to their knees with a thud, and they also burst into tears, approaching Li Xian with an almost crawling posture.
Li Xian hurriedly got up and helped the two of them up, but he was speechless for a long time: "The two little generals get up quickly!" How did you get here? ”
One of them, who looked a little older, immediately stood up and arched his hand, "Uncle! I am Wang Xiaoliu, this is General Fu Yixiao, the two of us want to join my uncle's army, but the family thinks we are too young, and they don't let us out, so we secretly follow General Gou An's grain convoy over, I heard that my uncle is in Shangjun, so I rushed over non-stop, but I knew that the road encountered heavy rain, and the little general and I were sick. ”
When Li Xianyan heard this, he also hurriedly instructed his subordinates to boil ginger water for the two of them to take a bath, and the tent was lit with some vinegar water for fumigation, and the symptoms of the two's nasal congestion and runny nose only improved slightly at night.
Li Xian touched the heads of Fu Tong and Wang Xiaoliu, these young men who were only eleven or twelve years old did not hesitate to trek through mountains and rivers to join the army, just to serve the country with enthusiasm in their chests, how could they live up to them, not to mention, Fu Yan, a peerless general in the future, the ceiling of combat power in the late Shu Han Dynasty, really has to be cultivated well.
After a short time, the two of them had already woken up, and when they saw Li Xian personally guarding the bedside, they were immediately flattered, Fu Yan quickly sat up, and was about to speak, but was directly interrupted by Li Xian and said: "The little general has a good rest, and the doctor said to recuperate, don't move." ”
Looking at Wang Xiaoliu, who had already woken up, Li Xian said directly: "You also have a good rest, recuperate, don't run around anymore, be careful that your grandfather goes back to beat you." Then the two of them fell into a deep sleep......
The next day, in Zhuge Liang's temporary residence.
"What does the prime minister mean that Soochow may come to attack at any time?" Wei Yan asked.
Zhuge Liang nodded, who knew that the people under the account were already angry, and they all angrily scolded Wu Gou for treachery, and Zhuge Liang was only silent.
Wei Yan arched his hand and said, "Prime Minister! A certain is willing to lead an army to aid General Chen Zhi, if that Wu dog comes, he will definitely kill him and have no return! ”
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Wen Chang, you are brave and have a temperament like fire, you are not Lu Xun's enemy, and his people are good at guarding the habitual conspiracy, so you have to be wise." Zhuge Liang's gaze had already fallen on Li Xian at this time.
Li Xian understood that in the face of Lu Xun this time, he had to be himself, so he immediately stepped out and said: "If you follow the words of the prime minister, the last general will ask for orders to help Yong'an, help Uncle Zhishi, and General Zhengfang to resist Dongwu." ”
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "If it is Hanxing, it can be this position, but this battle is related to the gateway of Sichuan, so you must be cautious!" ”
Li Xian arched his hand and said: "Obey the Prime Minister's order!" ”
"Hanxing, rest for three days, your division will immediately return to Chengdu, the whole army for half a year, this year after the ambush must arrive in Yong'an, familiar with the terrain and landforms, the military information is sent in the form of a fast horse, after your department arrives, it will be controlled by the general of the Zhengfang, remember that if Dongwu does not send troops, you must not move lightly."
Li Xian arched his hand again, his voice suddenly became sonorous, and he said loudly: "Obey the Prime Minister's orders!" ”
Against Lu Xun, to be honest, he has been waiting for too long at this moment, if he can really defeat Lu Xun, he will be able to avenge the 70,000 loyal souls of Yiling, instead of waking up from the nightmare every time he dreams of the Yiling fire, therefore, to defeat him in a dignified manner, he can no longer suppress the grief and excitement in his heart, and he went out of the camp gate and cried in the sky.
Soochow, the conspiracy of crossing the river in white clothes without a lower limit, and the inferior means of sneaking up on allies, the emotions in his heart were stirred again, he pulled out the sword at his waist, and wrote a few lines of big characters on the wall outside the official residence, only to see that it read: "Wang Ruilou's ship went out of Yizhou, and the king of Jinling was gloomy." The iron cable sinks to the bottom of the river, and a piece of sail comes out of the stone! ”
At this point, his mind moved slightly, Li Xian called Wang Xiaoliu and asked, "Little Liuzi!" Do you want to avenge your father? ”
Wang Xiaoliu was stunned for a long time, and immediately replied: "Thinking about it for a while, I don't want to think about it all the time, I can't wait to peel the Wu dog and cramp!" ”
"Okay, from today on, your name is Wang Rui! For this will be the son! I'll take you to avenge the fifth brother! ”
Wang Xiaoliu was stunned for a long time, then looked at the poems behind the wall, and immediately arched his hand and said: "Rui'er obeys the order of his father!" ”