Chapter 8 Chapter VIII The Holy Spirit

Long Ying lost his voice: "Condor Eagle Army?" Feng Guoting smiled and said: "This is a good name we came up with, but it has nothing to do with you, it has something to do with it." Pointing to the sky. The five of them looked up, and saw that the eagle was circling in the sky, monitoring the movement in and outside Pingzhou city. Longying couldn't do anything with him, and said to Guo Yuanzhen, "We'll launch it in half an hour. Ha! His grandma, I should have a good sleep in the city tonight, and it would be even better if I could sleep with a beautiful woman in my arms. Cool."

Pulled and pushed by more than a hundred particularly strong and powerful Zhou soldiers, the wooden high platform moved as steadily as Mount Tai towards the east gate of Pingzhou City, and it was approaching.There are wind lanterns hanging at the four corners of the stage, dimly reflecting the figures of four people. The 10,000 elite soldiers also mobilized the whole army, and marched forward along with the high platform.The military boots stepped on the mud and rocks, making a huge footstep, shaking the ground. Li Duozuo commanded 4,000 cavalry, divided into two groups, and marched on both sides to prevent the enemy from going around the city gates on the left and right to make a surprise attack.

All 10,000 elite soldiers marched and formed a battle formation behind the high platform. The front row held high shields, the last three rows were archers, and then the infantry was divided into five teams, each armed with spears, axes, knives, guns and other weapons to charge into battle. , wearing light armor, ready for street fighting. On the high platform, Wan Renyu and Huang Yuanwu stood in front, and Long Ying and He Fengguo stood behind. Everyone was calm and calm, not nervous at all, talking and laughing freely. Wan Renyu smiled and said, "Boy Long is so romantic. Even before he attacked the city, he thought about finding a woman to sleep with after breaking the city."

Feng Guoting said: "This is called getting used to nature, there is no way to change it." Long Ying smiled at Huang Yuanwu: "Brother Huang's character, martial arts, and outstanding dancing and singing skills, he should have more affairs than younger brother." Huang Yuanwu sighed: "Don't mention it, I am doomed to be a poor person, I really dare not touch decent women." Wan Renyu said: "Brother Huang, how could he have this trouble, the women outside the Great Wall are far more open than our middle-earth counterparts, isn't that the case?"

The wasteland danced: "It depends on whether they are looking for one-night entertainment or staying together forever. But I am like Brother Feng's eagle. Flying freely in the sky, without any restraint, roaming all over the earth, until I die of old age. .” Long Ying said: "Brother Huang's ambition is far away, I also want to live this kind of life, but I'm afraid my wives won't be able to bear it." Then he said with great joy: "Yi Yuanyu has appeared!" The three of them cast their gazes, and there were many figures on the black and black city, and it was impossible to tell who was Yi Yuanyu for a moment.

The high platform continued to move until it reached a thousand steps away from the city.Leisurely stopped.The tens of thousands of soldiers in the army took two steps in unison and stopped abruptly. Feng Guoting asked, "Where is he?" Longying said: "It's about thirty paces away from the left side of the gatehouse, hiding behind the battlements and looking at us. All the archers are on the string, waiting for us to feed the arrows. I sense the fear in Yi Yuanyu's heart, like him A man who likes to use tricks, especially afraid of facing unpredictable situations."

He took out the folding bow, squatted down halfway, and used Wan and Huang to cover up the series of movements of his bow and iron arrow.He shouted again: "Attract his attention." Wan Renyu yelled and said: "Yi Yuanyu! Your death is coming tonight!" What he said was the ridicule that Long Ying taught him.So that the other party can hear clearly. When Long Ying uttered the words Yi Yuan Yu with great enthusiasm, the iron arrow left the string and shot obliquely into the sky under the starry night without a trace. Wan Renyu and Huang Yuanwu moved to the left and right.Let Yi Yuanyu's eyes fall directly on Longying and Feng Guoting behind, and Longying took two steps forward to reach the edge of the stage.Every action is carefully designed.Be sure to grab the other person's attention.

As soon as Longying hid the folding bow and gathered the magic eyes, Yi Yuanyu's face far away on the city wall suddenly became clear.He sensed the iron arrow rising to the highest point more than a hundred feet away from the opponent's standing wall, and then obliquely drew an indescribably beautiful arc, bending down towards Yiyuanyu. This arrow is the culmination of his fusion of all past experiences and auras. It is definitely a super-magic arrow method. It is as fast as lightning, invisible and invisible, full of restrained magic power, without making any sound. Behind the wall, Yi Yuanyu showed half of his body above his chest, wearing a beast-shaped helmet, only his eyes and the part below his nose were exposed, staring at him fiercely.

Longying knew it was time, and shouted: "Yi Yuanyu! Accept the punishment from heaven!" Yi Yuanyu seemed about to curse, just opened his mouth, the iron arrow was less than six feet away from his forehead, he was a master at last, he noticed something was wrong, he looked up, showing a terrified expression. The iron arrow pierced through the helmet, making a strange and indescribably crisp sound of metal wear and tear, and pierced into his face from the forehead. Yi Yuanyu didn't even have time to scream, and fell backwards.His right and left subordinates immediately became a mess.

Longying shouted wildly: "Yi Yuanyu is dead!" The three of Wan Renyu shouted at the same time: "Yi Yuanyu is dead!" Then the army yelled: "Yi Yuanyu is dead!" They all yelled out in ridicule, and spread it inside and outside the city. The morale of the Great Zhou army boiled. Guo Yuanzhen's voice shouted loudly: "Go forward!" The high platform moved again, and eight agile Dazhou soldiers climbed up the high platform, brought braziers and iron cones, and waited for them to fire poisonous smoke arrows. The top of the Pingzhou city wall was in chaos, dozens of arrows were shot blindly before they could get into range, it was obvious that Yi Yuanyu's death made the Khitan soldiers guarding the city panic and chaos.

The drums of war are beating. The poisonous smoke arrows shot from the high platform towards the top of the enemy's wall one by one, bursting out cloud after cloud of poisonous smoke. When the high platform moved to the side of the moat, the walls near and far were covered in poisonous smoke, and spread to the outside of the city.Eight archers climbed onto the high platform, Dai Longying and others continued to release poisonous smoke arrows, and another shieldman stood in the front row, responsible for blocking the enemy's arrows from the wall.Just seeing that the opponent can only shoot sporadic and inaccurate arrows, and the sound of groaning in the poisonous smoke keeps rising and falling, one knows that the opponent is defeated. Guo Yuanzhen gave an order, and the three rows of archers fired in turn, and the arrows rained down on the city wall. Due to the close distance, the poisonous smoke arrows were thrown deep into the city instead, so as to cause more chaos. Longying hangs a black knife on his back, catches Tianbang in his hand, and greets the three of them. The magic power explodes under his feet, and he flies over a distance of more than three feet in an instant. He flips and lands on the wall filled with poisonous smoke. In a word, the sky bang turned into dozens of sharp lights, using the rotating characteristics of sharp weapons at both ends, like a tiger entering a herd of sheep, seven or eight Khitan people who were at a loss immediately threw their bones and flesh torn apart. They fell, and two of them were blasted out of the city wall, screaming and falling into the moat. Seeing that the dragon eagle had successfully ascended the city, the Zhou army's momentum increased sharply, and their arrows were fired on both sides, most of them fell into the city. It is unknown how many enemies were injured by the arrows.Only from the trebuchets placed on the wall by the opponent, and less than ten catapults were fired, it is known that the opponent is out of formation and unable to make an effective counterattack. Wan Renyu, Feng Guoting and Wasteland Dance landed near Longying one after another.Feng Guoting was the bravest, as soon as he touched the ground, he used his Variety Shield to slam into the crowd of more than a dozen enemies rushing from the gatehouse. His sword power unfolded, and no one could stop him for a moment.The four people have pure skills and are not afraid of poisonous smoke. Wan Renyu was afraid that the wind would make him lose, so he chased after him, with a flash of Huang Mang, he knocked the first enemy he encountered with his shield and fell to the outside of the city, unstoppable. Huang Yuan Wu was about to come to help Long Ying, but the latter fell sideways by catching the enemies who were rushing towards him, and shouted without looking back: "Brother Huang, go and help them seize the gatehouse." A strange look appeared on Huangyuan Wu's face again, and she turned around to join the battle between Wan Renyu and Feng Guoting. The two-foot-wide wall is completely enveloped by the might of the Tianbang, which is one foot long, making it difficult for the enemy to advance even an inch. Although there are hundreds of Khitan fighters who want to rush over, as long as they step into the sphere of influence of the Tianbang, Either people and weapons were smashed and thrown back, knocking down the comrades in arms behind, or they were decapitated, or they were swept away inside and outside the city wall, blood spattering. When the whistle sounded, Longying knew that Wan Renyu's side had successfully occupied the gatehouse, and he was ready to kill again. He held the center of Tianbang with both hands, swung left and right, and attacked the enemy forcefully. The opponent had already been killed by him. Trembling with fear, the six or seven people in front retreated in horror, collided with the people rushing up from behind, and fell left and right. Longying retreated abruptly, Feng Guoting brushed past him and guarded the wall.At this time, the poisonous smoke on the wall became thinner. When they reached the gate tower, Wan Renyu came to him and shouted, "The winch that puts the iron chain is locked by a big iron lock." Longying glanced at Huang Yuanwu, who was facing the enemy on the other side, and saw that he was exercising the amazing swordsmanship of wide opening and wide closing. One after another, he killed countless Khitan warriors, but he couldn't last long. Without even thinking about it, he pulled out the black knife and slashed at the big iron lock with all his might. "Zheng!" How could the big iron lock withstand his chopping with full of magic power and force exceeding a thousand catties, the knife deformed and broke. Wan Renyu was stunned for a moment before he knew how to turn the big winch and let down the big iron chain that tied the city gate. "boom!" The suspension bridge is lowered and crosses the moat, showing a smooth road into the city. Guo Yuanzhen gave an order, and the shieldmen drew out their sabers, swarmed across the bridge, and rushed into the city. With a roar, Long Ying, together with Wan Renyu, Feng Guoting and Huang Yuanwu, let go of the enemies on the wall and entered the city, attacking the Khitan warriors guarding the gate from both sides. The garrison in the city was killed by the commander, the soldiers had no fighting spirit, and the gate tower was seized. The Zhou army rushed in like a rainbow, and finally collapsed completely, and fled from other city gates. The three thousand fine cavalry led by Fang Jun came out of the ambush, divided into thirty groups, and launched a merciless interception and pursuit of the fleeing enemies, leaving no one behind. By dusk, the game was settled. Pingzhou City returned to the hands of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The battle for Pingzhou not only revived the prestige of the Celestial Dynasty, but also brought considerable military effects.He Axiao, the Khitan general guarding Jizhou, knew that Pingzhou had fallen, and that its defense was far inferior to that of Pingzhou's Jizhou, so it was more difficult to defend. Lou Shide, who was looking down from the side, understood the principle that the poor should not chase after them, and knew that marching in the dark was not as good as the opponent. While moving troops to help Zhang Jiujie take over Jizhou City, he set up an archery tower outside Jizhou City against Sun Wanrong in Yingzhou. Greatly strengthen the defense of Jizhou.Another army of 5,000 people was sent to garrison Pingzhou. Yang Xuanji also comprehensively strengthened the defense and control of Shanhaiguan, reversing the state of lawlessness there. After handing over the command of Pingzhou to Li Duozuo, the four Longying, Guo Yuanzhen and Fang Jun led 3,000 cavalry and left Pingzhou for Jizhou.In the battle to seize the door, all four were injured, and Longying, who was the least injured, also had three wounds, but after more than ten days of treatment, he has largely recovered.Long Ying possessed a demon seed, which was different from others, and he seemed to be fine the next day. After arriving in Jizhou, a meeting was held immediately, almost all the original team, there was an extra Fang Jun, Huang Yuan Wu was not eligible to attend, and Long Ying refused to let him know the secret. Compared with the previous meeting, the decadence was gone, the atmosphere was hot and exciting, and there was no fear of the Khitan people anymore. Lou Shide, Zhang Jiujie and Yang Xuanji praised them greatly, and they admired Long Ying's unrivaled archery skills and ingenious strategies even more. Lou Shide sighed: "However, this strategy can only be used once, and it will not work well if used again. Otherwise, it would be so cool to shoot an arrow through Sun Wanrong's face." Everyone laughed and felt extremely relaxed. Zhang Jiujie said: "Should we take advantage of the victory to pursue and go straight to Yingzhou?" All eyes were on Longying, but he was the only one who followed suit. Long Ying said: "I want to hear Brother Guo's opinion." Guo Yuanzhen performed well in the battle of Pingzhou, and cooperated seamlessly with Longying. Their status is very different. Longying especially asked him for his thoughts, and everyone took it for granted. Guo Yuanzhen said frankly: "To tell you the truth, Lord Ying, beheading the loyal man is only to prove your martial arts are world-class. But when I invaded Pingzhou, I really understood why the Holy One and the old man respected you so much. I will not say these words If you come out, you will be very depressed." Lou Shide felt the same way: "Well said!" Long Ying quickly gave way. Guo Yuanzhen continued: "Our army has won a new victory, and the victory came too suddenly. In fact, the position is still not stable. Although the Khitan people were defeated and lost their injustice, the country has not lost an inch of territory and still occupies the strongest defensive force outside the Great Wall. Yingzhou has a force of 70,000 troops. He was assassinated because of his loyalty, and he was indignant. If we marched rashly, with Sun Wanrong's wisdom and courage, we should use guerrilla warfare. Based on our familiarity with the terrain, we will attack at night and come and go like the wind. Our tactics, ambushes and sneak attacks, caused us heavy losses, and we lost morale and fighting spirit before reaching Yingzhou. Therefore, in my humble opinion, it is not appropriate for us to use troops against Yingzhou for the time being.” Feng Guoting agreed: "We must adopt the method of steady defense and assault. That is the best policy." Wan Renyu said: "Our three thousand elite cavalry can play the greatest role in this situation." Long Ying shook his head and said: "Our fine cavalry is still not as good as the ordinary Khitan people. Adding us may greatly increase the chances of winning, but the loss will be heavy, and it is difficult to make up for it. I don't want them to die." Yang Xuanji agreed: "But what should we do?" Longying said: "It's just to stop still and wait for the best time to appear." Lou Shide said: "What time?" Long Ying said: "Waiting is not just waiting. It is a comprehensive reorganization of the lineup. All the injured are allowed to retire immediately, and they will be paid generous food and salary. Wan Renyu said happily: "If the sage blames us for spending too much, you'd better bear it alone. Alas! Longying, I saw you right from the first glance, so I replaced gold with stones. Blocked for you. trick." Everyone smiled and the atmosphere was harmonious. Fang Jun couldn't help but said, "Master Ying hasn't said what time to wait." Long Ying said lightly: "It was the moment when the Turks entered the Khitan border and attacked the Khitan new city. The people living in the city were the parents, wives and children of the Khitan soldiers in Yingzhou. Sun Wanrong's backyard was on fire, could he still maintain his current fighting spirit and morale? " Everyone here is all moved. The sound of footsteps suddenly sounded, approaching from a distance, and coming straight to the conference hall.One of Lou Shide's personal guards rushed in through the door desperately, kneeling down and proclaiming: "The imperial decree has arrived!" To everyone's surprise, it was the fat father-in-law who was second only to Wu Zhao in authority in the palace.He entered the meeting hall with a smile and light steps, and said first: "You don't need to kneel down, just sit and receive the order." Everyone stared at him blankly. The fat father-in-law stepped onto the stage and sat in a handsome chair, crossed his legs facing everyone, took out the imperial decree from his arms, and said with a smile: "Don't be surprised, because the imperial decree includes Lord Ying and Ren Yu, so you don't have to follow the usual etiquette, and it is It was written by the Holy Majesty himself, without other people, and the language used is quite different from the general imperial decree, but its effect is no less than that, and the decree was issued by the father-in-law to show the solemn and solemn intention of the Holy Majesty." No one could speak, and the fat father-in-law seemed to be performing a one-man show alone.But everyone knows that Wu Zhao is a dragon with a happy heart. The fat father-in-law lowered his voice and said: "The loyal head was sent to the capital of the gods, causing a sensation in the whole city. Every household was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the frustration caused by the defeat of Xiashigu was washed away. The holy majesty ordered his head to be hung on the gate of the tripod." For three days, the south of the city was flooded with people and the traffic was congested." He also said: "The Holy Majesty also pardoned the soldiers and relatives implicated in the battle of Xia Shigu, and held a state banquet to celebrate with the officials. Our Long Ying and Wan Renyu were awarded the titles of Lord Ying and Lord Wan, but because of unprecedented , is a seal of expediency." Then Zhanzhi read: "First of all, it is related to the military affairs. Of course, it is necessary to reward the three armed forces. What's more special is that all those who are responsible for the crime in the military will be pardoned and enjoy the same treatment." It turned out that after the defeat in Xiashigu, the soldiers suffered heavy handicaps, and they had to forcibly conscript those serving their sentences in prison into the army. Wu Zhao is now receiving an amnesty from the emperor. Long Ying couldn't figure it out, and said: "Is the imperial decree actually written like this?" He expressed the doubts in the hearts of the people. The fat father-in-law was even worse, and turned the imperial decree over for them to read.It was actually a blank space, only stamped with the imperial seal and Wu Zhao's signature. Fat Eunuch laughed and said: "Eunuch was summoned by the Holy Majesty to tell the content of the imperial decree, signed and stamped, and then asked Eunuch to read it out. Because she didn't want to spend time writing such a complicated thing." Everyone was delighted when they heard it, and one can imagine Wu Zhao's joy. Fat Eunuch said: "To make a long story short, first of all, all of you here will be promoted to one level. It will be executed after killing Sun Wanrong, and the details will be announced later. Like Jiujie and Xuanji, they are already on the level of generals, and if they go up to a higher level, they should be a certain level." A Jiedu envoy has a huge vacancy. Ha!" Zhang Jiujie and Yang Xuanji were overjoyed and knelt down to thank the Lord for his kindness. The fat father-in-law said to Lou Shide: "Old Lou, you have worked hard and accomplished a lot, why don't you return to God and be a prime minister like Lao Di, and enjoy the prosperous years of God's Capital?" The two obviously knew each other very well, and Lou Shide said happily: "The waves behind the Yangtze River push forward the waves ahead, and my seat should be taken by a young and promising young man like Lao Guo. My future life depends entirely on my father-in-law!" His words provoked deafening laughter. Guo Yuanzhen laughed and said: "I really hope that I am still a kid, so I can learn archery again." Laughter again. Fat Eunuch said: "I have never issued an imperial decree so easily and freely." He said to Guo Yuanzhen: "Your situation is special. You have been promoted to three levels in a row, and the border military envoys are thin or missing. You can choose." Guo Yuanzhen blushed and said, "I don't seem to have performed well yet, how can I be worthy of it?" Lou Shide said: "I just reported the facts to the Holy Master, saying that you and Lord Ying cooperated seamlessly, otherwise how could you break Pingzhou, which has 2,000 more people than you, with 10,000 troops?" Guo Yuanzhen was overjoyed and knelt down to accept the order. The fat father-in-law said to Fang Jun: "Your Majesty thinks that the most rare thing for General Fang is to voluntarily ask Ying to stay as Lao Guo's deputy, and wipe out a large number of deserters from the enemy, so you will be promoted to general immediately, and you will be Lao Guo's deputy in the future. God has given you a big house." Feng Guoting said: "I am very satisfied with the title of swordsman in front of the imperial court, I really don't want to be crowned with other titles, and I don't want to have an official position." Fat Eunuch said: "The Holy Majesty understands you better than anyone else, so he bestows on you to be Master Ying's partner. You can let him go wherever you like." Feng Guoting is overjoyed to thank you. The fat father-in-law stood up, and everyone hurriedly followed. The fat father-in-law said leisurely: "This is the first time I have come to the frontier. Boy Long can accompany father-in-law to look around, especially Shanhaiguan, which is the place that father-in-law wants to visit the most. Oh! I forgot that boy Long is not free, so let Guoting and Ren Let Yu go with Eunuch!" Long Ying asked puzzled, "Why am I not free?" Fat Eunuch said: "Go to the east courtyard and you will understand immediately." Longying was overjoyed and slipped away like a gust of wind. Longying embraced the three daughters, as if in a lifetime. The three girls wept with joy, and spoke while wiping away their tears. The hall in the east courtyard was filled with the joy of reuniting after a long absence. In fact, it has only been three months since Long Ying left the capital of God. Lili was the most sensible and told her husband: "The Holy Majesty and the father-in-law have come to the Gan Tang Yuan in person, and we will immediately board the boat with the father-in-law and set off." Xiuqing said: "We have never traveled far, so we don't know what to bring. Renya is the most stupid, he only knows how to pick up your clothes, saying that he is afraid that you will have nothing to wear, but he doesn't bring half of his own clothes." Lili said: "Sister Qing, don't talk about being elegant. Even your husband's embroidered pillows are stuffed into your luggage. Just remember to sleep with your husband." When Lili and Xiuqing were laughing together, Renya's beautiful eyes widened, and she said innocently: "Suddenly everything is different, the palace is replaced by the beautiful scenery of the Grand Canal, and now I'm with my husband again." Longying shared their joy, and said nonchalantly: "Go to the room!" The three daughters were so ashamed that they burned their jade cheeks. You pushed and let me go, and obediently entered the room under Long Ying's half-forced. In the early morning, the fat father-in-law came to him for breakfast and said, "I can only stay here for three days, and then take them back to God's Capital. This is a military rule. Fortunately, you don't have a military position, so no one dares to gossip about you. Ha! Who dares to gossip about you?" Longying knew that it was really not appropriate to keep them on the front line, so he nodded in agreement. The fat father-in-law said: "Ming Kong suddenly called me to see her late at night. When he saw a human head on her case, my father-in-law was also shocked. Ming Kong murmured around the human head and kept saying that it was impossible." , impossible." Long Ying can imagine Wu Zhao's situation at that time, she hated Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong to the bone, and seeing Zhongzhong's head sent back suddenly, wouldn't she be overjoyed?The defeat of Xia Shigu was a great shame to Wu Zhou, and at least half of it has been cleaned up now. Fat Eunuch said: "Mingkong is indeed good at governing the country, he is not under Taizong, the only regret is that foreign martial arts are far behind, but now it is a very good start."