Chapter 4: Through Time
"If the living contain it, they can live forever, soar through the clouds and mist, and become immortals." Huang Li said, "This dragon ball was originally owned by Ao Bing, the third prince of Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea. After Ao Bing was beaten to death by Nezha, he spit out the dragon ball, left it in the shallow sand by the river, and was picked up by a fisherman. These are undocumented folk rumors. ”
"I can't imagine that this Dragon Ball has such a big origin and is so precious!" After listening to Huang Li's introduction, everyone was amazed.
"If we take out the Dragon Balls and everyone takes turns to use them, won't they all be able to become immortals?" He Caishan asked with a smile.
"Although this dragon ball can make the living immortal, soar through the clouds and mist, and become immortals, it also needs to be fateful, otherwise, this dragon ball will not fall into the mouth of this little emperor, and it has long been carried by the previous recipients to become immortals." Huang Li explained, "It's like an emperor, the same person, but not everyone can be an emperor. ”
Everyone paid attention to the little emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty in the crystal coffin, listened to Huang Li's explanation, but saw that a circle of light gradually appeared in front of the crystal coffin, in which a middle-aged man wearing ancient costumes was bowing to the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty in the crystal coffin, and there were words in his mouth: "Minister Lu Hidefu see Your Majesty!" ”
Just in a moment of surprise, I saw that the palace gradually brightened, like day, and the twelve palace maids who came out of nowhere opened the crystal coffin, helped the little emperor of the last Southern Song Dynasty up, sat on the dragon chair covered with colorful brocade, and then scattered the crystal coffin. The little emperor seemed to have just woken up, opened his mouth and yawned, and saw that the dragon ball "grunted" into the little emperor's throat and was swallowed by him.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" The middle-aged man in ancient costume who claimed to be Lu Xiufu said, "As Taishang Laojun said in his dream, there are four people from Zhang Tianshi and his party to escort him!" ”
Hearing this, everyone was taken aback, looked at each other, and Huang Li was even more frightened to the point that her face changed color.
"What the hell is going on? Are we in the shade? Are we being crossed? Are we ......?" a series of questions arose from the hearts of the four people.
"Since Zhang Tianshi led the crowd to escort the car, and the officials worshiped the escort general, please arrange Zhang Tianshi and other military positions on his own, so as to repel the Tartars and return my rivers and mountains!" Everyone was still in doubt, and they heard the crisp children's voice of the little emperor sounding in the palace, "If you can recover the old land, you will be crowned king!" ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Xiufu said, turned around and beckoned to the four of them, signaled to go over to meet the little emperor, and thanked him.
"If it comes, it will be safe!" Zhang Bao whispered, "Let's go, let's go over and meet the little emperor!" ”
Hearing Zhang Bao say this, everyone stepped forward and bowed to the little emperor in the way they saw on TV, and reported their names one by one.
"With the help of all Aiqing, we will definitely be able to drive out the Tartars and restore the Song Dynasty!" The little emperor said, "Since Prime Minister Lu Cheng is familiar with military affairs, all Aiqing will assist Prime Minister Lu Cheng in defending against the Yuan army. ”
"Yes!" The four of them replied in unison, only to feel that their hearts were surging with blood and qi, and they couldn't wait to go to the front line to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions.
"The front-line military affairs are busy, so the minister will take his leave and take all the generals to the front line to kill the enemy!" Lu Xiufu said that, beckoned to the four of them, and the four of them looked at each other, nodded, and followed him towards the palace gate.
When I left the palace, I saw seven sedan chairs and a group of sergeants parked at the door. Each sedan chair is arranged to be carried by eight people, which is the so-called "eight-carrying sedan chair".
Lu Xiufu arranged for four people to sit in a sedan chair each, followed by his sedan chair, along the avenue in front of the palace has been going forward, waiting for the sedan chair to stop, out of the sedan chair, everyone has been on the warship, only to see thousands of warships with a large rope in the bay in a zigzag shape, and erect a shed like a battlement, many soldiers in the ship to inspect back and forth.
"Could it be that we have arrived at the scene of the Battle of the Mountains?" Zhang Bao asked.
"Exactly!" Huang Li replied.
"So what are we going to do?" Everyone asked in unison.
"It's very simple, that is, to help the last little emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty drive the Tartars back to their hometown!" He Caishan said with a smile, "Our future has long been arranged by Taishang Laojun!" ”
"Taishang Laojun?" Huang Li couldn't help asking, "Now that it's been arranged, we will definitely win this war, right?" ”
"It's hard to say!" He Caishan replied, "On the battlefield, the offensive and defensive situation is changing rapidly, and if you delay the fighter, you will be defeated. ”
"Prime Minister Zuo and Taifu, please meet the generals!" While the four of them were discussing, they saw a guard come to report it, and then led them to a large ship, where they saw Lu Xiufu and the old man standing side by side in the bow of the boat, as if observing the situation on the shore. Seeing the arrival of the four of them, Lu Xiufu introduced them to the old man and called him "Taifu".
"Taifu, this is Zhang Tianshi and his party of six people, who have been appointed by the emperor as an escort general." Lu Xiufu stretched out his right hand flat, facing the four of them, and introduced to the old man.
"Old Zhang Shijie, I have never greeted the generals from afar, please forgive me!" Zhang Shijie took two steps forward, raised his hands and clenched his fists, and threw his hands to the four of them one after another.
"It's too polite!" As soon as they saw Zhang Shijie approaching, the four of them hurriedly saluted, knelt on one knee, and clasped their fists together, "The last general has seen Taifu!" ”
"Hurry up, please!" As soon as Zhang Shijie saw the four of them saluting, he hurriedly helped Zhang Bao in front of him, and everyone got up, stood aside, and waited for the following.
"Now that the war is tight, I hope that Zhang Tianshi and all the generals will help you!" Zhang Shijie raised his eyes and looked into the distance, worried, "Now that the Tartar forces are strong, our side is trapped at sea, I wonder if the generals have a good plan to break the enemy?" ”
"This ......" Zhang Bao stopped talking, turned his head to look at Lu Xiufu, but saw Lu Xiufu bowing slightly, and motioned Zhang Bao to continue: "What is the good plan of the Heavenly Master, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”
"Since Taifu and the prime minister are so high-minded, I will dare to speak up for the reference of the two adults." Zhang Bao cleared his throat and said, "Although the 'chain boat' is stable, after all, it is inconvenient to move and is vulnerable to fire attacks. ”
"According to the Heavenly Master's wishes, what should I do?" Zhang Shijie asked.
"Taifu asks questions, and he should know everything and say everything." Zhang Bao said, "Our warships are assembled in the bay, and we first need to prevent the enemy from cutting off our retreat, so the top priority at the moment is to occupy the exit of the bay first and protect the retreat route to the west. Secondly, our army can take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Tartars, select the strong dead soldiers, attack the enemy camp at night, set fire in the enemy camp, and divide the troops into two ways: all the way to the fire will respond, take advantage of the situation to seize the beach, and kill the enemy camp; On the other hand, they first took advantage of the darkness to go ashore and detour back to the enemy's rear, cut off their way of retreat, and saw that the enemy's camp was on fire, and attacked from the rear. In this way, the three people rise together, the center blooms, and the front and rear attacks may be able to kill the enemy by surprise and win a big victory. ”
"The words of the Heavenly Master are very reasonable, but this strong dead man is easy to choose, but there is no one to lead him, I am afraid that the dragons will be leaderless and fall short." Lu Xiufu said.
"I wish to lead the team for the dead!" Zhao Mingding's mind was hot, and he couldn't help blurting out.
"That's great!" When Zhang Shijie and Lu Xiufu heard this, they were overjoyed and ordered, "Come on, set up a banquet!" ”
"No, the military affairs are urgent, I think it's better to choose the dead first!" Zhao Mingding replied.
"Just according to the general's words!" Lu Xiufu turned back to the herald and said, "In the herald army, one of the strongest people out of every hundred people will be selected and assembled early tomorrow morning for General Zhao to drive!" ”
However, when they sat down to analyze the military situation with Zhang Shijie and Lu Xiufu, everyone was very desperate to find that the Song army had been blockaded and surrounded. In front, enemy warships lined up to confront each other, behind which enemy naval divisions blocked the entrance to the sea, and cavalry and infantry on land blocked water sources and woodcuts.
"Judging from the current situation, our army is in a difficult situation!" Zhang Baodao, "Therefore, our battle plan must be revised: General Zhao's plan to lead the dead men to attack the enemy's large battalion on land remains unchanged, General He will lead a team to block the rescue of the frontal enemy naval division, and I will lead a team to wait for the enemy's frontal naval division to rescue the large battalion on land, and strive to solve the frontal enemy naval division." Prime Minister Lu Cheng led a team to meet Jin Yu, and Zhang Taifu stuck to the camp and guarded the enemy sailors at the sea. ”
"The enemy is outnumbered, so the best way is to cause civil strife among the enemy, so that we can take advantage of it, I think, the best way is to attack with fire!" Zhao Mingding proposed, "There are five kinds of fire attacks: one is to burn the camp, the second is to burn the accumulation, the third is to burn the baggage, the fourth is to burn the warehouse, and the fifth is to burn the grain road." Attack the enemy camp at night, first set fire, and then bluff, the enemy does not know the truth and will inevitably trample on each other, at this time, the receiving team will take advantage of the momentum and rush forward, and the enemy will be defeated and retreat! ”
"Good idea, that's it!" Zhang Shijie slapped the table and said excitedly, "Order, raise the account!" ”
According to Zhang Shijie, the two Yuan armies led by Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng confronted the Song army, with about more than 100,000 troops, while the Song army had about 200,000 troops.
This Zhang Hongfan was a Han general who threw himself into the Yuan and had more than 300 warships. Li Heng is a descendant of Western Xia, who captured Guangzhou not long ago and led troops to support Zhang Hongfan, with more than 120 warships. In total, the Yuan army had more than 500 warships, while the Song army had more than 1,000 warships.
"Zhang Hongfan, a spineless traitor!" When He Caishan heard that Zhang Hongfan was a Han general, he was so angry that his eyes widened, he slapped the table, and said angrily, "But teach me to meet him, stab him to death with one shot!" ”
"General, please stop your anger!" Lu Xiufu said, "Those who rebel and seek glory will not end well!" ”
"In my opinion, we should draw up a detailed battle plan and then discuss its feasibility." Zhang Baodao, "Since General Zhao said that he would attack with fire, then let's discuss its feasibility first!" ”
Sun Tzu said: There are five fire attacks: one is the fire man, the second is the fire accumulation, the third is the fire chariot, the fourth is the fire storehouse, and the fifth is the fire team. There must be a cause for fire, and fireworks must be furnished. There are times when the fire starts, and there are days when the fire starts. The time is dry, and the sky is dry; The sun, the moon is in the kei, the wall, the wings, and the wings. All those who live in these four quarters will also be the day when the wind rises. Whatever fire attacks will be responded to by the changes of the five fires. If the fire is on the inside, it should be on the outside. Those who are on fire and their soldiers are quiet, wait and do not attack, and they are extremely firepower, which can be stopped, but not stopped. Fire can be sent out outside, not inside, and then it can be sent out at the right time. The fire has the upper hand, and there is no attack on the downwind. The day wind is long, and the night wind stops. All armies will know that there are five fires, and they will defend them by number. Therefore, the attacker is bright with fire, and the attacker is strong with water. Water can be extinguished, not taken away. The husband defeated the attack, and the one who did not practice his merits was murdered, and the fate was called 'Fei Liu'. Therefore, it is said: If the Lord is concerned, the good will repair it. If it is not profitable, it must not be used, and it is not dangerous and not fighting. The Lord shall not be angry and raise his army, and he shall not be discouraged and cause war; Move in line with the profit, and stop at the point of not the benefit. Anger can be rejoiced, sorrow can be rejuvenated; There can be no resurrection of the dead, and no resurrection of the dead. Therefore, the Ming gentleman is cautious, and the good general is vigilant; This is also the way of the whole army of the country. Zhao Mingding is well-read and usually likes to read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so he also memorized "The Art of War" very well, so he memorized the fire attack chapter in "The Art of War" in one breath, and said, "Although "The Art of War" has a fire attack chapter, in fact, the famous fire attacks in ancient Chinese history are all in the Three Kingdoms, one is the Battle of Chibi, and the other is the Battle of Yiling. That Sima Yi was also in the fire array, but unfortunately his life should not be extinguished, and a heavy rain saved his life. Fire attack is a combat method that achieves great results with less input. We now have the advantage in numbers and in the number of ships, but there is no guarantee of provisions, and in such a situation it is necessary to fight quickly, lest we be caught in a situation where we run out of ammunition and food. According to the plan just mentioned, the troops were divided into five routes to meet each other. The attacking soldiers brought more things that set fire, and when they arrived at the enemy camp, they set fire to the enemy, so that the enemy wanted to trample on them, and our army would take advantage of them. ”
"Okay, just implement it according to the general's plan!" Zhang Shijie and Lu Xiufu listened and nodded in agreement.