Chapter 3: Farewell to the old man

The soldiers set up the camp, and Zhao Hong also came back, because a lot of grain and grass were burned in the fire, and Rao also transported more than 1,000 truckloads of grain and grass, and hundreds of carts of bows, arrows, knives and guns. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

"General Meng, there are countless gold, silver and jewels in the Mongolian military camp, and we will transport the urgently needed ones back first with limited manpower. Zhao Hongyu reported.

"Okay, General Zhao, you send another soldier back to the city, and let the city guard General Huang send someone to transport the gold, silver and jewelry back to the city, and divide it into three parts, one for the people of Jiangling City, one for our triumph, and one for the families of the soldiers who died in the battle. Meng Heng said.

Zhao Hong took the order and left, and all the soldiers were overjoyed when they heard the news, and they all praised General Meng for showing compassion for the soldiers and the people!

During the banquet, Meng Heng said: "Now the Tartars are greatly injured and demoralized, we have killed the Tartar prince, and annihilated countless enemies, this is also the first battle of our army to win the Tartars, morale is high, we should take advantage of the victory to pursue, and take Xiangyang!"

Everyone said, "This should be the case!"

Meng Heng immediately assigned tasks in the banquet and fought tomorrow. Although Nangong Shaoyou has strong martial arts, he is a chivalrous warrior in the rivers and lakes, and he does not know the art of war, nor does he know the battle array, he was arranged to sit in the rear with Meng Heng and Zhou Liang. Nangong Shaoyou was originally a casual person, anyway, he would fight desperately if he arranged to kill the enemy, and he gladly accepted the arrangement in the rear.

At the fifth watch of the next day, Meng Heng ordered the general and sent troops to attack, and the morale of the Song soldiers was high, and they rushed all the way to kill, breaking eight enemy villages in a row.

On this day, Zhao Hong reported that the enemy was only holding arrows in the village, and it was difficult for our army to attack if he did not fight, and many soldiers were injured by arrows.

Meng Heng said: "The Tartar soldiers have more food and enough, our army has less food and less food, the Tartars should be defended, we should attack quickly, after a long time, the Tartars will be well-nourished, and our army will run out of food, and it will be difficult to have the certainty of victory." ”

Zhou Liang stroked his beard lightly and smiled slightly, "General Meng don't worry, I have a plan, I will break the enemy." Nangong Shaoxia, you walk the rivers and lakes, if the enemy attacks you with more than a dozen hidden weapons, how will you deal with it?"

"You can't get close enough to strike the person who sent it with a hidden weapon. Nangong Shaoyou replied.

"Haha, yes, that's it. Zhou Liang smiled.

After that, Zhou Liang immediately brought paper and pen, Nangong Shaoyou helped him sharpen the ink, Zhou Liang nodded in thanks, and quickly drew drawings on the paper.

"General Zhao, you immediately lead 2,000 soldiers to cut wood, according to my drawings, and build 500 catapults, this is our secret weapon. Zhou Liang said.

The three of them all applauded, and Zhou Liang went to do it immediately.

Five hundred catapults were built, the Song army attacked the enemy camp again, the Mongolian soldiers tasted the sweetness, or responded to the battle with strong bows and crossbows, who knew that the sky was full of big stones flying, the archers were all bleeding, and they retreated, Zhao Hong personally beat the war drums, and Guan Chang Zhang Cun took the lead in rushing to kill.

The Song soldiers were angry with the Mongolian bow and arrow, and now they vented out, unstoppable, and broke the enemy village in half a day.

The morale of the Song soldiers was greatly boosted, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and they broke ten enemy villages in a row, approaching Xiangyang City.

On this day, the spies reported that there were thousands of soldiers digging in the Tartars, which was very strange. Zhao Hong immediately flew to report to Meng Hui.

Meng Hui smiled and said: "The Tartars are at the end of their rope and come up with such a trick, Brother Nangong Xian, why are you talking about the Tartars?"

Nangong Shaoyou's face turned red: "The eldest brother is making fun, I know that the younger brother is reckless, how can I understand the art of war." Let's ask the military advisor. ”

Zhou Liang smiled and said, "General Meng already has a plan in his heart, why do you need me to say more." After speaking, he dipped his fingers in the teacup and scratched it on the table, Meng Heng and Zhou Liang glanced at each other, and both laughed, Nangong Shaoyou and Zhao Hong also smiled awkwardly, I don't know what they mean.

Meng Heng immediately ordered: "General Zhao, immediately order a thousand soldiers to dig a trench in front of our military camp, set up a stove on the trench, boil hundreds of pots of hot water, and we will have water to scald the Tartar dog." ”

Nangong Shaoyou and Zhao Hong immediately understood: it turned out that the Tartars were digging tunnels and wanted to sneak attack our army underground.

Zhao Hong ordered him to turn around and leave, and Meng Hui suddenly said, "General Zhao stays!"

Zhao Hong came back immediately, Meng Heng whispered in Zhao Hong's ear, Zhao Hong listened, his eyebrows fluttered, and he left with a smile.

"Strategist, do you know what tricks I used?" Meng Heng said with a smile.

"The general's plan is not for the present, but for greater ambitions. Zhou Liang stroked his beard lightly and took a sip of tea, looking as comfortable as drinking the elixir and jade liquid.

"The military advisor is really like a god! I can't compare to the military advisor in terms of strategy!" Meng Heng said.

"The general is the talent of the general, and Zhou only has the ability to assist. If I want to lead the army, I think I will be defeated by the Tartars in less than half a month. Zhou Liang said formally.

Nangong Shaoyou said in his heart: "I want to succeed and go down the mountain, I have not met an opponent in the rivers and lakes in the past few years, and I have a false reputation, but to fight on the battlefield, it is really difficult to move an inch, and I have a skill, if I lead the troops, don't say half a month, it is estimated that tens of thousands of soldiers have become drunkards in half a day." ”

"Hahaha!" Nangong Shaoyou couldn't help laughing.

Sure enough, as Meng and the others expected, the Mongolian soldiers really dug a tunnel to attack the Song army, and naturally they were all scalded and screamed like pigs.

The Song army attacked six villages in a row, breaking a total of 24 villages, which was the first big victory of the Southern Song Dynasty since the war with the Mongols.

Meng Heng Zhou Liang personally led the army to the city of Xiangyang, Meng Heng ordered the siege of the city, the Song soldiers immediately set up a ladder to attack the city, the Mongolian soldiers rolled down the stones from the city wall, shot bows and arrows, and the hundreds of soldiers in front of the Song soldiers who attacked the city suffered many casualties.

Nangong Shaoyou took a breath of true anger, rushed to the city wall, stretched out and retracted his hands to grab the flying arrows and threw them on the ground, Rao was like this, but did not slow down his speed, came to the ladder, he pulled his left hand, and jumped on the ladder, the Mongolian soldiers could not release the arrows, and immediately threw stones.

Nangong Shaoyou took the stone away with his left hand, and his body rose and fell like an ape, and he had already jumped onto the city tower.

Nangong Shaoyou's right palm slashed out, and his left foot swept across, and the three Mongolian soldiers immediately fell to the ground. Nangong Shaoyou said secretly: "There are so many Tartars, how can I kill them one by one." ”

Suddenly, the Mongolian soldiers on the city tower were in a mess, and they saw a red-faced man, barefoot, holding a hunting fork, picking left and right stabs, really like a god in the lower realm!

It turned out that after Meng Heng used the trench strategy that day, he immediately came up with a series of plans, and instructed Zhao Hong to select hundreds of soldiers who knew Mongolian in the army, put on Mongolian uniforms, led by Guan Chang, mixed in the defeated army, and spread rumors all the way that the Song army had a million male divisions killed, and all the people in the six villages of the joint venture were panicked, and Guan Chang responded internally, so in the end, the six villages were very easy to break, and then Guan Chang mixed into Xiangyang City.

Meng Heng saw Guan Chang on the city tower, and immediately ordered the siege of the city, Zhang Cun took the lead with his bare feet brandishing a spear, and suddenly an arrow hit his left eye, Zhang Cun pulled it out, and the arrow was connected to the eyeball, Zhang Cun shouted: "This is the flesh and blood of his parents, don't waste it!"

"Ah! Zhang Cun is really Zhang Yide's descendant!" Meng Hui said loudly! Everyone in the Song Dynasty was infected and became more and more heroic, and although the Mongolian soldiers were already known for their fierceness, they were also shocked by Zhang Cun at this moment!

Nangong Shaoyou passed over with his palm, took down a Mongolian soldier, raised his foot and was about to step on it, "Hugh hurts my brother!" Another Mongolian soldier rushed over desperately.

Nangong Shaoyou stepped on the Mongolian soldiers on the ground, and the Mongolian soldiers who pounced on them with their palms were both disadvantages!

Nangong Shaoyou was shocked in his heart: "It turns out that there is also flesh and blood kinship between the Tartars, and they also have wives and children!"

Before I could think about it, three Mongol soldiers had already been killed. Nangong Shaoyou's palm power was everywhere, knocking down three people. didn't take their lives, Guan Chang immediately followed one by one!

At this time, the Song army had already invaded Xiangyang City, and Meng Hui was overjoyed when he saw Nangong Shaoyou: "Brother Nangong Xian, let's get drunk tonight!"

"Big brother, the rest of the Mongolian soldiers surrender. "Nangong Shaoyoudao.

"Brother, if you are not of my race, your heart will be different!" Meng Heng said.

Nangong Shaoyou's face was displeased!

In a big battle, the Song army finally recovered Xiangyang, and the refugees from Xiangyang who moved out moved back one after another.

Meng Hui asked Zhou Liang to write a good recital to Zhao Yun to report the victory, and sent Zhao Hong to appease the people and receive the returning refugees.

was busy until midnight, and then a large banquet, during the banquet, Meng Heng first told Zhou Liang to take the lead in sending the gold and silver to the families of the dead soldiers, and everyone obeyed.

Meng Hui raised the wine bowl and said with tears streaming down his face: "Today's Xiangyang was recovered, it was supposed to be a celebration of the whole world, but the brothers who were born and died with us also suffered a lot of casualties, but the husband was shrouded in horse leather for the country and the people, and he was drunk and lying on the battlefield, wouldn't it be happy!"

The soldiers drank heartily, Meng Heng walked in front of Nangong Shaoyou, and said: "The virtuous brother must think that I am cruel, you think about it, we kill the Mongols, the Mongols surrender to me, don't you want to take revenge in your heart, just like the people of the Great Song Dynasty surrendered to Mongolia, will they help the Mongols kill their own compatriots, Bai Qi also killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers back then is this reason, as the commander-in-chief, every decision must be made to the country first, like an arrow on the string, I have to send it!"

"The eldest brother is a handsome general, and the younger brother is a woman's benevolence, but when he sees countless deaths and injuries, he always can't bear it. Nangong Shaoyou said.

Everyone drank all night, they were all drunk, Nangong Shaoyou fell asleep on the wine table, because of the deep internal strength, he soon woke up and saw the soldiers fall to the ground, and Meng Heng also lay in front of the desk.

Nangong Shaoyou walked out of the door, only to see Zhou Liang walking in a hurry, running back and forth, Nangong Shaoyou smiled and said, "The military advisor is in such a hurry, looking for a toilet?"

Zhou Liang smiled, "Shaoxia is laughing, General Meng is drunk, I am the general's assistant, of course I have to run around, Xiangyang is decided, and the surroundings are in chaos." ”

"Let's go and drink, and take care of things. "Nangong Shaoyoudao.

"The young man is the top, the son of heaven is the bottom, this people's livelihood problem can't be delayed for a moment!" Zhou Liang said and left in a hurry.

"Zhou Liang is a person who is strategizing among thousands of troops, but the peaceful days are very boring!" Nangong Shaoyou said with a smile.

Nangong Shaoyou walked on the street, only to see many people in a hurry, but with a smile on their faces. "It's really better to be a peaceful dog than a troubled world. Nangong Shaoyou thought.

"Nangong Hero!" suddenly came a crisp call.

Nangong Shaoyou took a look, and it turned out to be Ling'er's grandfather and grandson. Nangong Shaoyou was overjoyed and greeted him.

The old man said: "As soon as we hear that Xiangyang has been recovered, we will come back immediately! ”

Nangong Shaoyou called two soldiers to follow, and when they arrived at the old man's former residence, Nangong Shaoyou ordered the two soldiers to clean up, and the old man and Ling'er were also busy. The little half-day effort has been cleaned up, the old man put out the spirit cards of his wife and eldest granddaughter, and bowed sincerely with Ling'er, and Nangong Shaoyou also knelt down and bowed three times.

"Old man, I went back to the general's mansion and asked General Meng for some silver and two pieces of furniture, wine, food, and rice to send over, and I myself was destitute. Nangong Shaoyou patted his clothes and spread his hands.

The old man was about to excuse himself, but Nangong Shaoyou hurriedly stopped him, and said, "Ling'er, after dinner, I will come over to pass on a few of your self-protection techniques." With that, he left.

In the evening, Nangong Shaoyou didn't drink, and when he arrived at the old man's house, he saw that there were a lot of belongings added to it, and he was happy for them.

Nangong Shaoyou led Ling'er out of the city gate and came to a small forest, "Ling'er, I'll teach you some ways to meditate on luck first, and how much cultivation you have in the future depends on your efforts." ”

Nangong Shaoyou pointed to the nine major acupoints on his body, the fourteen acupoints on the chest and abdomen, the eight major acupoints on the back, and the five major acupoints on the hands and feet, a total of thirty-six acupoints, and asked Ling'er to keep in mind that when he pointed to the acupoints on the chest, abdomen, waist and back, Ling'er's face turned red. Nangong Shaoyou is easy-going and uninhibited by nature, and he rarely pays attention to the affairs of men and women, so he doesn't think so.

After Ling'er remembered, and then taught her how to be lucky in the dantian, and the qi walked to the acupoints, Ling'er quickly remembered, "Okay, Ling'er will do your work according to this method every morning and evening in the future, don't be lazy, and don't be greedy."

Ling'er nodded, "Nangong Daxia, I wonder if I have the blessing to be your apprentice?"

"Fool, I'm not an emperor or general, you're so smart, I'm happy to learn a little trick from me, but I don't have much time to teach you, if I take you as a disciple, I'm uneasy, tomorrow night at the same time, you go to this woods, I'll teach you a set of palm techniques, a set of swordsmanship. ”

Ling'er was greatly disappointed, but she didn't dare to say more.

"Brother Nangong, the Mongolian Tatars have returned to the desert, and Ogedai wants to negotiate peace with us. Meng Heng said happily.

Nangong Shaoyou was also very happy. "Big brother, little brother is also going to retire, on the battlefield, there are only enemies and their own people, only killing and protecting, I am not suitable for the battlefield, I still like the life of the rivers and lakes, you can travel freely, punish the evil and punish the adulterous, peace of mind, I kill the Mongols and think that they have wives and children, parents, not to kill and think that they want to kill my compatriots, in fact, what does the emperor want, they already want the wind and the rain, why sacrifice the soldiers to occupy more, no matter how much, he is also the emperor, can he be a bigger official than the emperor?" Nangong Shao lobbied his recent thoughts.

Meng Hui was also very impressed: "Virtuous brother is like the world is peaceful, I can meet you in the rivers and lakes, how good it would be." ”

In the next ten days, during the day, Nangong Shaoyou helped Meng Heng deal with military affairs in the General's Mansion, Meng Heng and Zhou Liang persuaded Nangong Shaoyou to stay every day, Nangong Shaoyou smiled and did not speak, and went to the grove at night to teach Ling'er the swordsmanship.

This night, when the moon was in the sky, Nangong Shaoyou brought a jar of high-grade daughter Hong, ordered the kitchen to cook a fat chicken, cut three catties of braised beef, and packed it in a food basket to Ling'er's house.

"Old man, I'll drink with you tonight. "Nangong Shaoyoudao.

Ling'er hurriedly set aside the dishes and chopsticks, stood aside and poured wine, "Ling'er sit down and eat together, people who practice martial arts don't have so many bad rules." ”

After ten days of getting along, Ling'er knew that this Nangong young man was very easy-going, this person was sometimes gentle, rich and rich, and sometimes he was in the market, he really couldn't touch him, but faintly seemed to feel that he often had a trace of sorrow.

This night, Nangong Shaoyou's interest was very high, drinking in a big bowl, eating meat, telling some anecdotes and anecdotes in the rivers and lakes, Ling'er was very happy to listen to, and the old man also drank happily.

After drinking until the third watch, Nangong Shaoyou suddenly said: "Old man, Ling'er, today I am here to say goodbye to you, Xiangyang has been decided, I'm leaving!"

After saying that, the old man didn't know what to say, Ling'er grabbed Nangong Shaoyou's sleeve, and then let go immediately with a red face.

Nangong Shaoyou laughed, started light work, ran towards the city gate, and disappeared in the night in an instant.

"Grandpa, will he come back?" asked Ling'er.

"With his character, he will punish evil and punish adultery in the rivers and lakes, and we will bless him with a pillar of fragrance in the morning and evening, and occasionally inquire about his deeds in some rivers and lakes. ”