Chapter 147: Under the Wolf Smoke, the world is divided
Cold-blooded Zen is indeed a rare treasure, and the great monk who refines this treasure is definitely a wonderful person.
Qi Handan's blood qi made Zhao Que use the loss of two dragons and two pythons to completely make up for it, Tang Liao's blood and qi may be the precious blood that made Dayin Xisheng swallow cleanly, which is much worse, but it made Zhao Que's martial arts cultivation take a step forward......
This is what surprised Zhao Que, Yu Huanxi Golden Buddha Temple refined Tibetan and Bai Kanlin and Qin Shu, so that they were relieved from the endangered state, and there was no movement in the martial arts realm.
Could it be that the function of cold-blooded meditation is far more subtle than Zhao Que understands?
When Zhao Sui talked to him about the cold-blooded Zen and the other two evil treasures, she was vague, and only retold what she knew, and Zhao Sui had never obtained it, so she didn't know if it was mysterious.
The two big dragons swallowed some of Qi Handan's luck and fate, and slept in their internal organs, which was several times more honest than the other two big dragons.
Huang Chuan's horse's hooves were flying, trampling on the snow, galloping all the way to Guanguangcheng.
This yellow horse's foot strength is good, let Zhao Que keep whipping, after walking such a long distance, still not tired, although it can't be compared with his war horse in Xisai, it is also good, resting in the cavalry, this yellow horse is also qualified.
After traveling for more than two hours, Zhao Que turned over and dismounted, found a clean snow place, held a few handfuls of snow water to drink, hurriedly rested, and continued to ride to Guan Guangcheng.
The sudden snowstorm was delayed for a while.
At present, the day has cleared, and the clear night is deepening.
The closer he got to Guan Guangcheng, the more Zhao Que sensed the murderous aura.
It's similar to the feeling that he is in Xisai and is facing against the Hanshan Dynasty.
He has been leading troops all year round, and he is extremely sensitive to this kind of posture between the two armies.
You can vaguely see the walls of Guanguang Castle.
Zhao Que looked around and rode a horse to find a high slope.
The slope is steep, and there is snow, the yellow horse slipped several times, all let Zhao Que pull the reins to adjust over, when standing on the high slope, after the wind and snow, as far as the eye can see, the bright moon and stars in the sky are piled up like a pile of shining, just like the Milky Way of training, look around, the direction of Guan Guangcheng is opposite, about four miles, the shadow of the camp has been set up, the cavalry in and out, the banner is inspired by the wind, and more than a dozen high platforms have been built in a simple way before and after, which is used as a lookout.
In general, the location of the camp is not bad, you can attack the city when you enter, and you can defend the camp when you retreat, Ma Hechuan and Huo Fengkang's soldiers should have real skills and know how to march and fight, but when they went to Lingchang City and turned to Guan Guangcheng, the soldiers and horses led by the two more or less consumed a lot of morale, and the momentum of the camp was far from enough.
"Twenty thousand?" he muttered.
The size of the camp can accommodate about 30,000 soldiers and horses, and now it is almost night, and the number of cooking smoke is rising continuously, far more than the cooking smoke needed by 20,000 soldiers and horses.
Zhao Que chuckled and knew in his heart.
It's just a suspicious tactic.
Watching the cavalry go back and forth, there were a lot of them, but in fact, they scared the rebels in Guangcheng, and the smoke was even greater, and they overwhelmed the soldiers in the city who seemed to be the rebels but actually picked up weapons for the people.
He wants to kill Ma Hechuan, and now is not a good opportunity.
According to Zhao Que's thoughts, it should be a melee between the two armies, he found Ma Hechuan from thousands of troops, killed one of them, and then quickly went away, just doing so would inevitably fuel the arrogance of the righteous army.
Zhao Que's calculation still calmed down Nanyangzhou.
Following in the footsteps of Jiangjiang and Jinzhou, it is really not a good situation.
He also knew in his heart that at present, he wanted to calm down the current Nanyangzhou, and there was no other way than to lead troops to hold down all the rebellious cities.
Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat.
The current public opinion, which is surging up, will by no means be calmed overnight.
Next, it depends on how the imperial court hears about the affairs of Nanyangzhou.
In addition, his aunt is still in Qingshi City, which is also what he is worried about, fortunately, Yun Xuan Yuanjun calculated the recent situation of his aunt, which made Zhao Que let go of his snack a little, he originally planned to quickly dispose of the matter in his hand, and immediately rushed to Qingshi City, first to determine his aunt's safety, and then talk about other things, Yun Xuan Yuanjun indirectly saved him a lot of effort, so that he had time to go to Guan Guangcheng.
Thinking about it on the spot, Zhao Que waved his horsewhip and went to Guan Guangcheng, he was most afraid of the words 'come here', since he arrived, he wanted to enter the city and see the people in the market.
The city wall of Guan Guang City is not high, Zhao Que rode his horse and whip, detoured to the north city gate, Ma Hechuan and Huo Fengkang's camp is located in the south of Guan Guang City.
"Who are you, are you a spy for the officers and soldiers?"
On the city wall, a group of middle-aged men who looked like farmers showed their heads, and their weapons included hoes, rakes for ploughing fields, spears and halberds, and two people with bows and arrows.
Zhao Que raised his head and said, "I came from Jinlu City, and I wanted to visit my uncle in Guan Guangcheng. β
"What's your uncle's name?" shouted the middle-aged man with a bow and arrow.
Zhao Que made up a name at random, and vaguely pointed to the direction of the city: "I was a guest at my uncle's house last year, and he said that he was going to move, but I don't know where he lives at the moment?"
"Hehe, nonsense, I see that you are a spy sent by the thieves and soldiers from the south, and you want to enter the city to find out the details of our army!" the young man with the halberd insisted.
Zhao Que turned over and dismounted, jumped helplessly, and turned around in their gaze: "You see, I don't have any weapons on me, if I am a spy of the thief officers and soldiers, how can I be careless?"
"Well, I also think that he is not a spy of the officers and soldiers, have you forgotten? The spy caught in the morning is not so open-minded and will enter the city!"
"That young man has fine skin and tender meat, and he looks like a hero, and I also think that he is not a spy of officers and soldiers, how can there be such a rich and jade-like figure among those who are soldiers. β
"Let him in?"
"It's not proper, soldier, treacherous, false, false, true, false, true, let's ask him tentatively. β
A man with a bow and arrow temporarily accepted it, and shouted vigilantly: "Since you said that you came to visit your uncle in Guan Guangcheng, you can describe your uncle's appearance, I know countless people in Guan Guangcheng, and I may know where your uncle lives now!"
Such a question is too simple.
Zhao Que waited for him to finish asking, and did not pause for a moment, picked a face with a public appearance, and said it seriously.
This person said that he knew countless people, but he didn't know that Zhao Que, who was fighting on the battlefield in Xisai, looked at countless people as well.
After he said that, the man lowered his head and thought about it, and nodded to both sides: "What he said is right, there is indeed an old man who looks similar to what he described, this person was originally the bookkeeper of an inn, when we killed the dignitaries and nobles of the family for Tianxingdao, this person went with us, and was cut in half by the evil Guo family servant. β
"Oops!"
"Doesn't that mean that this man is a hero?" exclaimed a man with a hoe.
"Who doesn't know that you Tong Lao Wu has been in the streets and alleys of Guanguang City for many years, and all kinds of people know some of them, yes, he really went to Guanguang City to find his uncle. β
"However, since his uncle is dead, it is no different whether he can be let into the city or not, just in case, or tell him the truth, and persuade him to leave." β
Tong Lao Wu looked at the things that Zhao Que was carrying, and slowly shook his head: "You see, he doesn't have anything to eat, so let him in, eat something and leave." β
"Well, it's okay, I'll go and tell General Beimen that the relationship between the two of us is irreversible, and we grew up wearing a pair of pants when we were children. β
"Go, the general of the north gate has a bad temper and is upright, so you can tell him that he will agree to open the city gate. β
Guan Guangcheng uprising, these ordinary people, once they gained power, hundreds of self-proclaimed generals, just look at the people guarding the north gate, who also called themselves the general of the north gate.
Tong Lao Wu put a bow and arrow on his back and shouted at Zhao Que: "Wait a minute, open the door for you right away, and let you in!"
Zhao Que stroked his palms and said in surprise: "Thank you for your kindness!"
"It's not that we are merciful, we are against the thief Daxia's Tian'er, in order to establish a country where everyone is equal, you regard us as brothers and sisters, we naturally regard you as brothers and sisters, we share blessings and difficulties, and when we kill the thieves and soldiers who came to send them to death, the king said, the anointed land around Guan Guangcheng will be all given to us!" Tong Lao Wu got up with the idea of pulling Zhao Que into the righteous army, and said that he was full of temptation.
Zhao Que's performance was in line with Tong Lao Wu's expectations, and he was overjoyed when he saw him dancing with his hands: "Big brother said that the kid's heart is on the road, I have been bullied in Jinlu City, and I have long had the idea of defecting to the rebels!"
"Yes, if we didn't have enough food in Guanguangcheng, we would have opened a large number of granaries, distributed the grain to the nearby victims, and sent people to help them rebuild their homes and live a stable and prosperous life. β
"What the eldest brother said is that in the past year, it is really not good, and Jinlu City can't go on, a few days ago, there were masters of the rivers and lakes fighting in the city, and many people died, and I was really scared to death. Zhao Que's eyes were shining, as if he had entered Guan Guangcheng and entered the immortal realm.
Tong Lao Wu is very satisfied with Zhao Que's words and deeds, this is what it looks like to be able to share the disaster and enjoy wealth together.
The banner of righteousness was raised in the city, and some neighbors suddenly gained power, and they were judged to be two people before.
"Okay, you have the intention to join my righteous army, and later, when you enter the city, I will be your recommender!" Tong Lao Wu said proudly.
Zhao Que understood as soon as he heard that in order to unite people's hearts, Guan Guangcheng's rebel army only recruited people who had a good relationship with each other, after all, when they went to the battlefield, one person was killed, and the other saw that the people who were close to him in the past died, and they must fight to kill the enemy and avenge it.
Guan Guangcheng killed the county guard for the local county, supported the army and rebelled, leaving aside these village warriors, the defenders were the backbone of the righteous army.
Huo Fengkang and Ma Hechuan went from determining Qingshi City as the goal, and then turned to Lingchang City, Lingchang City was powerful, and then turned around to fight and didn't look like it was about Guangcheng, according to Zhao Que listened to Tong Lao Wu's few words, and secretly said, this Guan Guangcheng's county will indeed lead troops, let Xiang Yong fill the faΓ§ade, hide the defenders, and give Huo Fengkang and the two a false impression, if they really fight, maybe it is really as Xue Jian expected, and the two will not be able to get any benefits.
I just don't know what kind of strategy the two people in the army who know how to soldier, seeing what they are doing.
"What's your name?" asked Tong Lao Wu.
Zhao Que bowed his hand under the city: "The surname Zhao Mingque is a scholar!"
Tong Lao Wu suddenly laughed: "Okay, our righteous army is very short of scholars, you enter the army, you will definitely be given a good position, if Brother Zhao has a good future, don't forget, I recommended you to march! Yes, you can call me Tong Lao Wu, the big guys all shout like this!"
The person next to him smiled and said: "Little Brother Zhao, don't underestimate this Tong Lao Wu, he is in our Guan Guangcheng, and he is very capable, that is, the person who has a bad relationship with him became a senior official in the army, and Tong Lao Wu was reduced to guarding the city wall with us, otherwise, he would have risen to the top and become a big official that we envy." β
"Yes, yes, yes! In this life, in addition to having a lot of land in their own homes, they are promoted to become rich!"
Zhao Que smiled and thought to himself, according to what this person said, maybe there are many people in the righteous army who have gained power and acted wantonly according to their previous ideas.
The gates creaked open.
"Report your name?!"
Zhao Que hurriedly said: "Under Zhao Que, come to find your uncle......"
"Well, come in. β
The city gate opened a gap for one person, and Zhao Que led the horse through with difficulty.
As soon as he entered the city gate, four men snatched the reins he was holding.
"Little Brother Zhao, we are short of war horses in the army, I see that your horse is good, why don't you give it to us and act as a war horse, how about it?!"
It's dark.
They were carrying torches.
Zhao Que saw that the person who spoke was a man with black sideburns.
This person's eyes were fierce, staring at Zhao Que, as if a beast had its eyes on its delicious prey.
Zhao Que hurriedly said: "I have this intention in the next." β
"Hmph, count yourself interesting, remember, I am Zhou Feng, the general of the north gate of Guangcheng. Zhou Feng took the reins, patted the yellow horse, and laughed, "Good horse, I am missing a war horse, I see, this yellow horse will be used as a mount for me, what do you think?"
"The North Gate General is brave and unparalleled, with a good horse, he will definitely have a higher combat power, and when the time comes, we will rely on the North Gate General to save our lives. β
"The general is talented, with this horse, it is the ancient famous general who has more magic weapons in hand, the small ones, they should be happy, and the dog officers and soldiers fight, we must be with the general, bravely kill the enemy!"
"It must be the will of God, the general is short of war horses, and the little brother Zhao sent war horses, the general must be an immortal general in the fairy world, leading us to establish immortal achievements!"
Zhou Feng listened to the sycophancy, and was very happy, laughing and said, "Has Little Brother Zhao eaten?"
"Back to the general's words, I traveled all the way from Jinlu City to Guan Guang City, without a grain of rice. Zhao Que replied honestly, and looked at all the people who followed Zhou Feng.
It's all the people of the city.
The ability to slap horses also comes from the sophistication of the people in the market.
What about the defenders?
What about the original defenders of Guan Guangcheng?
Zhao Que was reluctant to ask in person, if he asked, it aroused the vigilance of these people, but it was not good.
"Well, seeing that you didn't bring dry food, you must have no food left at home, right?" Zhou Feng caressed Huang Qiaoma lovingly, and led people into Guan Guangcheng with the reins.
The market was the same as usual, but it was just a crowd of people shouting and selling, all of whom had their belongings with them, and all kinds of iron tools, and so on.
The whole city is armed.
It is expected that Zhao Que, who was once the general of the Cisse, is also the first time he has seen it.
"The general is absolutely right, there is indeed no half grain of rice in the next house. Zhao Que replied respectfully.
Zhou Feng sighed and said: "Alas, the government, look at what we ordinary people have become, child, when you arrive in Guan Guangcheng, you will arrive at your own home, and later, the eldest brother will definitely treat you well, let you have a big meal, and see the oil and water in your stomach." β
Zhao Que was overjoyed, and happily jumped to his feet and shouted: "Zhao Que must be the loyal confidant of the eldest brother in the future!"
"Uh-huh...... Well, that's right. β
Hearing Tong Lao Wu mention Zhao Que's uncle, he walked up to him and said it in a low voice and with sadness.
Zhou Feng already knew, and stopped and turned around to observe Zhao Que's expression.
But when he saw Zhao Que and heard that his uncle was dead, he was immediately dumbfounded and opened his mouth, as if he couldn't believe it.
Immediately, as if his whole body had lost his strength, he sat on the ground, howling and crying, and shouting his uncle's name and surname.
The people around him often have this kind of thing, and they can't help but have no sympathy, and they sell louder, as if they want to compare with Zhao Que, who has the loudest voice.
Zhou Feng nodded quietly, and the henchmen accompanying him also looked at each other.
With Zhao Que's performance, it is indeed a normal person's reaction to hearing that a loved one has died.
The suspicion that Zhao Que was a spy of the government was completely dispelled.
Zhou Feng handed over the reins to others, pulled Zhao Que up with both hands, used more strength, patted him on the shoulders and said: "Little brother, if you don't dislike it, we will be your relatives in the future, you died an uncle, and you have gained so many good brothers, calculate carefully, make a lot of money, don't be sad anymore, big brother will be honest with you, the people who killed your uncle are actually those dog officers and soldiers, in a while, let's kill them all and avenge your uncle!!"
Zhao Que didn't seem to have come back to his senses, Zhou Feng motioned to others to push Zhao Que forward, and after a long time, Zhao Que shouted angrily: "Do the way for the sky, kill all those thieves and soldiers!"
As soon as he shouted, it didn't matter, Zhou Feng thought about it, and shouted after Zhao Que: "Do the way for the sky, kill all those thieves and soldiers!"
Now it's all right.
The people nearby shouted together.
Shake the earth!
Yue Jinlong, who was sitting in the county guard's mansion, was confused and asked people to go out and inquire.
Yue Jinlong is the county man who killed the county guard, no matter what kind of powerful general he professes, he can't stop Yue Jinlong's fiery rebellion.
He looked at the letter in his hand, the letter came from Qingshi City, Wen Chunsheng, the self-proclaimed generalissimo of soldiers and horses in Qingshi City, invited him to form an alliance to deal with the officers and soldiers together.
Yue Jinlong already had an idea.
Two quarters or so.
"Return to the General......"
Yue Jinlong hung his pen and listened to why there was a shout in the return of the guards.
"Zhou Feng, oh, I remember, it's the Zhou Feng who wants to be a general and wants to go crazy, I asked him to guard the North Gate, but I sealed himself a North Gate General?"
Zhou Feng was originally born as a butcher, and the general was impatient when he saw the wind in the uprising, so he ordered Zhou Feng to guard the north gate. β
"Haha...... How can this be reasonable, the guards of the gate are called generals, that is only a matter of heaven, how can there be such a general in the small Guan Guangcheng? Don't worry about him, and let Zhou Feng hold the name of the general of the North Gate and play by himself. After writing this letter in a while, I sent my henchmen to Bluestone City. β
"Yes, General!"
Yue Jinlong continued to write.
He wants to play with Bluestone City and draw a salary!
Tong Lao Wu, who was guarding the city wall, saw that Zhao Que was walking away with the general of the north gate, sighed heavily, sat down with his back against the wall, and muttered to himself.
The person next to him said: "Tong Lao Wu, don't be angry, people go to high places and the water flows to low places, I don't see it, the little brother's yellow horse was taken by Zhou Feng? β
The words were so reasonable, but they didn't go to Tong Lao Wu's heart.
Who is Zhou Feng, Tong Lao Wu couldn't be clearer, this person is ambitious and talented, when Guan Guangcheng has not yet revolted, he dreamed of being a general, if Zhao Que is really determined to follow Zhou Feng, once he fights with thieves and soldiers, his life will not be guaranteed!
Tong Lao Wu didn't pay attention to what others said, he was depressed, and secretly said, finally there was one more reader, so Zhou Feng was ruined!
Zhou Feng's residence is not far from the north gate, and there are two courtyards.
It was snatched from a rich man, and as for the rich man, he had been driven out of Guanguang City.
"Mother-in-law, go make some good wine and food, remember to put more oil!" Zhou Feng shouted.
His mother-in-law looks good, but there is a ruthless look in her eyes, she glanced at Zhao Que, her eyes lit up, and she said secretly, what a handsome young man, if you have a chance in the future, you have to try his kung fu in bed, it doesn't matter, with me, train for a few days, you will be excellent in kung fu, and you can easily charm other.
The people who followed Zhou Feng saw the mother-in-law and carefully squeezed their eyebrows at her. With Zhao Que, how could these people still get into her eyes, they ignored all of them, and twisted Xiaoman's waist to go to the cook.
Zhao Que's mood seemed to be relieved a lot, Zhou Feng asked his entourage to have fun, and he and Zhao Que sat opposite each other.
"Little brother, don't be sad, people can't be resurrected after death, in the future, you can treat me as a big brother. Zhou Feng said.
Zhao Que sighed and nodded: "This dog, the way of the mother's raising." β
"Come, drink tea and drink tea, you've hurried so far, you're tired, aren't you? Zhou Feng said with a smile.
As soon as he heard that he was an official, Zhao Que seemed to be in a better mood, and gradually opened the conversation box and chatted with Zhou Feng.
What kind of character is Zhou Feng, in a few words, Zhao Que is very clear about his temptation.
Just what he wanted to hear, Zhao Que said anything, and Zhou Feng, who coaxed him, mistakenly thought that he had a confidant and friend, and with Zhao Que's assistance, he would definitely climb step by step in the future.
The relationship between the two became acquainted, and Zhao Que asked about Guan Guangcheng's situation.
"What do you say? Those big men who are high up on weekdays were either killed by us or driven out of the city, and all the belongings of the big men were divided among us. β
"Big brother, why didn't I see the soldiers and horses in the city?"
"Aren't we just soldiers and horses? Oh, the little brother is talking about the defenders of Guan Guangcheng in the past, come on, come on, I just know a little eyebrows, I will tell you, but, the little brother remembers, after listening, rotten in your stomach, don't tell others!"
"Oh, big brother, let's talk about it, what kind of person is Zhao Que, big brother is such a hero, he must know it clearly in his heart!"
Zhou Feng listened to Zhao Que's words like a spring breeze, no longer hesitated, and said: "Late the night before yesterday, I opened the city gate and let the defenders go out of the city...... As for where to go, I don't know. β