Chapter 123 Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter 21 of the fourth part of the Northern Han Dynasty Avoid being on the battlefield for many years, winning more than losing, and always taking charge of one's own side, which has always been valued by the generals.In the twenty-three years of Rongsheng, the general led his troops into Zezhou, fought against the main force of the Yong army in Qinze, and sent Ji to attack the enemy's luggage.Unexpectedly, the Yong army conspired, so the king of Qi pretended to leave the army and set up a tiger's den to wait.If you don't notice, you are in a tight siege.Fighting hard all day and night, bows and arrows are exhausted, food and grass are exhausted, and finally the enemy is too strong, the stars are falling into the water, the three armies are all dead, and no one surrenders.At that time, Li Xian, the king of Qi, the leader of the Yong army, hated him for his many killings, but still cherished his talents, so that the emissary persuaded him to surrender, but he refused to refuse him.Wang also sighed, forbidding the killing of corpses, and sent his relatives back to the Northern Han Dynasty.When the general saw it, his heart ached, and according to his preface, he buried his ashes in his hometown.

——"History of the Northern Han Dynasty.The Story of Tan Ji At dawn on the second day, the Northern Han army was finally dead and wounded. Under the protection of the guards, Li Xian walked into the bloody Shura field. There were corpses everywhere on the battlefield. Every dead Northern Han army had several serious wounds on their backs. , all died in fierce battles.Walking to the center of the battlefield, it was the place where the battle situation was the worst. Several corpses were wearing bronze masks, and one of them was wearing a general's costume.Li Xian looked carefully, and saw the man spread his hands, covering a shorter body with his body, his right hand was still tightly holding the spear, his battle robe was torn, and was full of blood. The war horse with the spear inserted made a long cry, and from time to time, it lowered its head vigorously to push its master, trying to get him to stand up again.

Without Li Xian's order, someone dragged away the seriously wounded horse that was still lingering. Li Xian stepped forward and looked down, only to see that the man's face was still covered with a bronze mask. He reached out and took it off.The mask was taken off, revealing a handsome face. Although he was in his thirties, he was still handsome and refined. He hadn't seen the sun all year round, which made his complexion a bit too pale, but even if he closed his eyes, people could still feel his face. The desolate breath exuded from all over the body.Or it was because of the mask. Although he had fought hard, there was no blood on the face of the man, and there was not even a trace of fear and anger on the brows. Instead, he had a faint smile, as if a long-distance traveler had finally let go of it. The burden on the body is general, and there is a feeling of relief.

Li Xian sighed lightly, he had just surrendered, maybe he also had the intention of disturbing the enemy's morale, but at that moment he really wanted to take this person under his command.Although this person has killed too much, his military courage is heartbreaking. Seeing that he is on the verge of extinction, his subordinates are willing to die with him. You know that although this person is ruthless, he is not a violent person by nature. It's just a pity for such a talent. Li Xian was lamenting, when suddenly a low moan came from his ears, before Li Xian could react, his body already took a step back, and the guards beside him also came over with their swords, carefully protecting King Qi.Everyone listened carefully for a while, but there was no more sound. Li Xian recalled the direction where he heard the groan just now, and his eyes fell on Tan Ji. No, it should be the person under Tan Ji's protection.He ordered Tan Ji to be lifted aside, and found that the person under Tan Ji's body was also a ghost rider, but Li Xian found that although the man was seriously injured, the fatal wound was very shallow. Blocked with flesh and blood.

Tao Lin, the guard next to King Qi, glared coldly at the people who cleaned up the battlefield in advance, but he didn't find any living people. Wouldn't it be bad if someone took the opportunity to assassinate.However, Li Xian didn't blame him. He stepped forward and took off the mask of the unconscious ghost rider, revealing a childish face, and said involuntarily, "I never imagined that there would be such a young ghost among the ghost riders around Tan Ji." It's not easy for a man to go to battle to kill the enemy at a young age, and he has to bear the responsibility of rushing to the battle. Come here, send him to the military doctor and treat him properly."

Everyone looked at each other, fighting against the Northern Han Dynasty for many years, it can be said that the hatred is like a sea, although the Yong army has the habit of not killing prisoners, but if they see the seriously injured surviving enemy soldiers on the battlefield, most of them will be killed with one knife, at most they will be discarded If you don't care, how can you give the other party medical treatment.Li Xian smiled slightly. He understood the confusion in the hearts of the officers and men under his command, but when he recalled the face of the man sternly lecturing him at the time of parting, he couldn't help laughing inwardly, and said loudly: "In the past, our feud with the Northern Han Dynasty was as deep as the sea. Naturally, we have grievances." Revenge, there is revenge, but no one has parents and family members, killing one person, but the whole family is crying. Remember, the emperor wants the world to be unified, and the world is peaceful. They are the people of the Northern Han Dynasty today, and they will be the great people in the future. Although the people of Yong are ruthless with swords and guns on the battlefield, and they have no hatred for death, if they refuse to save their own people, it is tantamount to killing their own people. This king hereby issued a military order. From now on, those who commit suicide without authorization will be punished capital offense."

The army suddenly agreed, although some people did not understand King Qi's intentions, but everyone understood the reason why the military law is like a mountain.At this time, a general came out and said: "Marshal, even so, this Tan Ji has been raging in Zezhou for many years, and his hands are covered with the blood of the people of Dayong. Many of our robes have died in his hands. Please allow the general to wait Only by cutting this person into pieces can the hatred in my heart be eliminated." Li Xian was about to promise, but his eyes fell on Tan Ji's body, and seeing his peaceful face as if sleeping, he sighed: "Our Dayong warriors are happy to be kind and enmity, but people die and hate, why bother with a dead man?" What? And although this person is harmful to me, Dayong, he is a loyal minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, and he treats death like home like this. This king also admires him in his heart. Killing corpses is not something that our King Master Dayong should do. Zhuang Jun, your order People put General Tan in a coffin and send him back to Northern Han after the war."

The general looked a little ashamed and retreated.Li Xian glanced at him, and said loudly: "Tan Ji has already died in battle, no matter what serious crime, death is enough to pay for it. Listen, we should also meet that General Long who is staying in Zezhou." Now, there is no glory in hating a dead person, if I can capture and kill Long Tingfei, it will be the greatest glory of my son Dayong. Do you think so?" When all the generals heard this, they all shouted loudly: "Kill Long Tingfei and break the Northern Han army." At first, it was only the generals who shouted, and then all the sergeants shouted loudly, only because of King Qi's military order. Some dissatisfied soldiers never complained again, yes, killing corpses or slaughtering captives, how could we do such things, naturally we have to capture and kill the enemy generals in one fell swoop, in order to get rid of the block in their hearts.

Li Xian saw that his aura had been picked up by himself, and said again: "Send me the general's order, and fix it for a day. Tomorrow, we will go to Qinze to see the majesty of General Long." like.Li Xian was a little worried, not knowing what was going on with Qin Ze's battle. On the night of November 7th, under the dim light in the tent of the commander in chief of the Northern Han camp in Qinze, Long Tingfei's proud figure was reflected for a long time by the light, and his gaze never left the letter on the commander's case. Xiao Tong sent experts from the Northern Han Dynasty to find it from a secret messenger of Dayong.The messenger was strong in martial arts and had a tenacious personality. After chasing the Northern Han spies for hundreds of miles, he was trapped in a tight siege, but he still refused to surrender.Such a letter must be a very confidential matter, but Long Tingfei prefers that this letter is just a hoax, because although this letter is vague, it reveals a kind of information that Long Tingfei does not want to believe.Picking up the letter paper again, Long Tingfei looked at it attentively.

"The elders have faith, but their intentions are perfunctory, and they say that they did not follow the army, so it is difficult, or they still want to wait and see. They are the heart of the enemy's general. If they can move, the Northern Han army will be defeated. Therefore, the victory will be defeated. The matter is important, if he wins, there may be no gap between them, if I win, he will abandon the dark and turn to the bright, the chance of victory in this battle is not in Qinze, but in the supply and food road, the heavy responsibility is on your shoulders, I hope you will encourage it."

This letter has neither title nor signature, but a private seal with the words Han Yuan Jushi on it, but judging from the tone, it was written by one of the top figures in the Yong Army. Seeing the elegant writing in this letter, Long Ting Fei had a faint feeling in his heart that he might be his current opponent, Jiang Zhe personally wrote the book, and he heard that when Jiang Zhe was in Emperor Yong's hidden residence, he lived in the cold garden. Long Tingfei had seen Jiang Zhe during that period. Some poems and essays indeed once claimed to be Hanyuan laymen.But is the person who received the letter really Jing Chi? Although this letter only explained the importance of guarding the Miaopo supply camp, and vaguely stated that a general he trusted very much had rebelled, but he was not firm yet. A decision will be made after the war is over. It's not that Long Tingfei didn't suspect that this was a way of alienation. Although it was natural for Jiang Zhe to write a letter to Jing Chi, who he had a part to reprimand, to stabilize his mind, if Jiang Zhe did this kind of thing, why not? What made Long Tingfei suspect that this was a conspiracy? So when he saw this letter for the first time, Long Tingfei didn't believe it, but just kept it in his heart for the time being. No matter what, it should have no effect on this battle.However, the two armies have fought many times in the past few days. Although both sides have no intention of a decisive battle, Long Tingfei has seen through many signs that he is not facing an enemy from the past. King Qi's combat style is fierce and active, like a flame He is invincible, and his current opponent was still a little suffocated at the beginning, but now his combat is as tough and changeable as flowing water, and the water is extremely soft, but no one can win even if he is strong, even though Long Tingfei and the generals under his command thought that Jiang Zhe was in command .But after a few days, Long Tingfei gradually became suspicious. In any case, Jiang Zhe was a scribe who had never actually commanded a battle. Could it be that King Qi would really hand over all the commanding power to him?But in Long Tingfei's heart, he never believed that King Qi would no longer be in the army. Facing himself, would there be any general who would dare to leave the army without authorization?The more he thought about it, the more troubled he became. Long Tingfei finally made up his mind that he must solve this mystery tomorrow. Unless King Qi personally led the army to fight, otherwise the fight could not continue like this anyway. At this time, the same lights were dimly lit, and in the tent of the Dayong army, Xuan Song was discussing military affairs with the generals, while looking out of the corner of his eye at the military supervisor who was sitting on the upper left side, he saw Jiang Zhe leaning on the chair Fake sleep, although his posture didn't change significantly, he seemed to be in deep thought, but he skillfully hid his face in a dark place where the light couldn't reach, so as not to let everyone see his slightly closed eyes.Xuan Song was moved and admired for a while. These days, facing the pressure of the famous generals of the Northern Han Dynasty alone almost made him breathless, but it was strange that this always lazy military supervisor always made him feel He is stable, and he is not idle. At first, he suppressed the dissatisfied generals for him, and then he always put forward military suggestions in private, so that he can integrate what he has learned in the past in just a few days. Now he is really Face any enemy with confidence.And the generals gradually began to be convinced of him, but if there is no Lord Supervisor, these goals may never be achieved by him. Standing behind Jiang Zhe, Li Shun saw Xuan Song's gaze, smiled slightly, and said softly through voice transmission: "My lord, don't sleep, the military discussion is about to end." After saying that, he sent a burst of true energy into Jiang Zhe's body, After a while, Jiang Zhe woke up slowly, and changed his posture without any flaws, as if he was tired from listening and moved his body. I looked at the crowd lazily. Now that Xuan Song can fully command the generals, I don’t pay much attention to the military meeting, but it’s not good if I don’t attend. After all, Xuan Song’s status is not good enough. But it was cold, Xiao Shunzi obediently changed it to hot tea for me, and I moved my stiff arms again, thinking, the military discussion should be over. At this time, there was a low and suppressed excited cry from outside, and after a short while, Qiao Zu rushed in happily, saying: "Sir, Xuan Jianjun, Your Highness has good news that Tan Ji's troops have been completely wiped out. Your Highness has already returned to the army, and will arrive at the camp at noon the next day." All the generals in the tent were all beaming with joy, whispering to each other, I was also very happy, my first step has been successfully completed, I stood up, I smiled and said: "Great, Your Highness has already won, this side should also finish Yes, Xuan joined the army, I think the Northern Han army may get the battle report within a few days, but no matter what, I think Long Tingfei's use of troops is a bit weird today, I'm afraid I've become suspicious, Xuan joined the army tomorrow, you don't have to hide it, just play it upright Your banner, let the Northern Han army know that there are many good generals in Dayong who can compete with Long Tingfei. In this way, the morale of the Northern Han army will be decadent. In order to mobilize morale and clear up the shame, Long Tingfei must fight a big battle. This battle As long as you are undefeated, a blow to the Northern Han army is enough, Xuan joins the army, tomorrow will be up to you." After finishing speaking, I bowed to Xuan Song.All the generals also got up, and said loudly: "The last general will obey the order of the general!" Xuan Song was very excited, but he was not an ordinary person after all, but he calmed down after a while, and said: "Thank you for your kindness, General Supervisor! Support, tomorrow, let us show the Northern Han army a little bit of color and let them know how powerful our Great Yong army is." All the generals agreed with a loud bang, their faces full of joy. The next day, Long Tingfei looked at the flag of the chief general of the Great Yong Army, and his heart was overwhelmed. Although he already had doubts, he was still very shocked and angry when he saw this scene.The commander changed his banner to the word "Xuan". Besides, he could no longer see where King Qi's guards were. This made Long Tingfei immediately understand that it was not King Qi who was fighting with him these days, so where would King Qi be? , he didn't believe that King Qi would bypass him to attack Qinzhou. So far, his contact with the rear has not been cut off.Then King Qi can only be in the large supply camp at Miaopo. Why does a large supply camp need to be guarded by a general like Jing Chi, unless it is to set up a net to wait for the birds to cast themselves. Thinking of this, Longting Fei's heart tightened, if so, then Tan Ji— He said in a loud voice: "Xiao Tong, you send a messenger to Miaopo as soon as possible. If Tan Ji has not fallen into the trap, then let him withdraw. Remember to send your most skilled scouts and let them bring Xinying. Perhaps it will be easier to find Tan Ji." Xiao Tong said worriedly: "This subordinate obeys orders, but it's just the general. If it is true that the enemy's conspiracy is true, I'm afraid General Tan will be more dangerous than good. Moreover, General Tan uses his troops to appear and disappear, and his whereabouts are erratic. Unless the subordinates go there in person, only I'm afraid it will be difficult to find General Tan." Long Tingfei said sadly: "I know, but now I can only do my best and obey the destiny. I need you to be in charge of the military investigation, so you can't go in person. Sigh, you don't have to be too Worry, Tan Ji is very smart, maybe he won't be fooled." Although he said this, Long Tingfei knew in his heart that this was just to comfort himself, and suddenly felt a strong pain in his heart, Long Tingfei frowned, he really It's a pity that at this moment he realized that he was too unfeeling towards Tan Ji in the past. Raising his head, Long Tingfei could faintly see the banner of the enemy's central army through the heavy battle formations and the chaotic battlefield in front of him. Looking at the battlefield leisurely.It was these two people who dragged themselves to Qin Ze and let their general fall into the net.Suddenly Long Tingfei thought of the vague letter. Originally, he was still a little strange. The tone of the letter was vague. It seemed to be comforting and admonishing, but it also seemed to be reporting military information. There is no need to write this letter at this time. After all, Jing Chi is also a general, so he should not harm his personal interests by public affairs.It's just that although there are some doubts, some things are always rather believable.Now that it is clear that King Qi is likely to be in Miaopo, then this letter can make sense. If both King Qi and his deputy Jing Chi are in Miaopo, we must not rest assured about the situation on Qin Ze's side. Jiang Zhe will It would make sense to write a letter to King Qi to report the military situation.As for the ambiguity of the words, it is basically to avoid the possibility of breaking the letter on the way. If the letter falls into our hands, it will not be discovered that King Qi is not in Qinze.However, the letter said that someone in the Northern Han Dynasty wanted to rebel, whether it is true or not, or it was true, but the traitor was hesitant, even if he lost the letter, it was just to make us vigilant, and it might still be true. Make that person succumb faster because of panic and pressure.Of course, it is also possible that it is a fake, but the possibility that the great Yongxin envoy desperately resisted is completely fake is not too great.Didn't Xiao Tong say that these days, there are still several messengers from the Qinze camp going to Miaopo? Although he didn't continue to order to intercept them because he was worried about losing our army's scouts, this also shows from the side that this letter is indeed addressed to King Qi.Thinking of this, Long Tingfei's heart surged with anger. He absolutely cannot tolerate someone betraying the Northern Han Dynasty. He looked up at the Dayong Zhongjun in the distance, and he couldn't tolerate someone teasing him like this.He issued military orders again and again, since King Qi was not in the army, he would make the Yong army pay the price in blood.A cruel murderous intent appeared on his face. If Dayong's main force in Qin Ze could suffer heavy losses, then even if Tan Ji's side let King Qi win, Dayong would not be worth the loss. This is already the fourth time that the Northern Han Dynasty launched a strong attack. I looked helplessly at the battlefield full of corpses, and lamented in my heart, did I ignore Long Tingfei's determination? It seems that he is going to pay a heavy price to obtain Great victory, if the main force of the Yong army here is defeated miserably, then although my carefully planned plan to weaken Long Ting Fei's wings has succeeded, it has also failed.If Long Tingfei defeats the Yong army, his self-confidence will inevitably increase. Not to mention the loss of our troops, just the fact of the disastrous defeat can boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians of the Northern Han Dynasty. I was relieved to see Xuan Song, who was calmer and more determined in command. Maybe his command still has some shortcomings, but at least with nearly twice the strength of the troops, at least it can be a tie.A few days ago, Long Tingfei was also procrastinating, so the use of troops was not violent, which was a good thing for Xuansong. The Northern Han army was like a whetstone, sharpening Xuansong from a sharp edge to a magic soldier , now is the time to test the effect.If I had a choice, I would not reveal the secret of King Qi's absence in advance.But this is also a helpless thing. Only through such a battle, Long Tingfei returns without success can effectively damage his confidence. If King Qi is here with an army, I am afraid that Long Tingfei will never be in Qinze. decisive battle.This time against the Northern Han army, I am aiming to kill three birds with one stone, capture and kill Tan Ji, break his wings, send a secret letter to his heart, and then use Xuan Song to destroy Long Tingfei's confidence.These are enough for him to bear, not to mention there are more things waiting for him to bear.However, I sighed again, no matter what, I have to survive this battle. Long Tingfei looked coldly at the battlefield in front of him. It had been six hours. Although the front line of the Great Yong Army was a little weak, it still showed no sign of collapse. Unexpectedly, this Xuan Song was just an unknown soldier who had such talent. Dayong is really a hero.But it can't be dragged on like this. Long Tingfei made up his mind and lightly stroked the black halberd made of refined steel. The body of the halberd was engraved with fine textures. There are dark red in the black, only the sharp blade of the halberd head and the twigs on the neck of the halberd and the crescent curved blade on it are still bright and crystal clear.Looking at the weapons that have been accompanied by each other for many years, Long Tingfei suddenly felt proud, and laughed loudly: "I am a son of Northern Han, and everyone is a hero. How can I be humiliated by the people of Yong? All the troops follow me!" Let's fight and let those Yong people see our abilities." After saying that, he took the lead and rushed to the place where the two armies were fighting.The horse with a mane like red flames, the fire-colored jersey flying in the wind, and the black-red halberd made Long Tingfei look like an invincible god of war, making one's heart tremble. I almost held my breath and watched Long Tingfei rush into the army formation, his aura like a blazing prairie fire, his invincible prestige made me feel awe-inspiring.Obviously there are only a few thousand guards, but the powerful and invincible momentum made everyone on the battlefield flinch in front of this army.Seeing Dayong's army formation being ignored by Long Tingfei, although I was a little distressed, I was even more excited. Such Long Tingfei was the unparalleled famous general who forced Dayong to not occupy an inch of Northern Han for several years.At this moment, it seemed that only the red fire was burning and expanding in the entire battlefield, and the Northern Han army seemed to be encouraged by the bravery of the general, and their offensive became in full swing, and the entire Northern Han army seemed to be burning. At this time, Xuan Song quickly mobilized the army and adopted a strategy of strict defense. I knew that Xuan Song's strengths were not offensive, so he used his strengths to avoid weaknesses, and wanted to use defense to survive the onslaught of the Northern Han army. If the army's momentum is decadent, you can take the opportunity to counterattack.Such an idea is good, but today's Dayong army has not yet fully convinced Xuan Song, and at such an urgent juncture, they inevitably hesitated. As a result, the entire army formation became a little chaotic. Next, the Great Yong army formation, for a while, the Great Yong army was in a predicament, if there is no turning point, the army formation is about to collapse. Xuansong's head was dripping with cold sweat. He looked at me with a bewildered and pleading look in his eyes. I knew he hoped that I could help him, and even hoped that I could take over the command.I frowned slightly. If I intervene in Xuansong's command at this time, it will definitely hit Xuansong's confidence heavily. Even if I win, it will not be worth the loss. What I need is a general who can be alone, but if I don't intervene, the so-called defeat is like a mountain On the contrary, although our army is strong, I am afraid that it cannot withstand the attack of the Northern Han army's autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. Looking at the somewhat chaotic Zhan battle situation, I understood in my heart that there was nothing wrong with Xuan Song's command, but it was just that General Dayong still had doubts about him. Boost morale, then Xuansong will be able to stabilize the situation.With a flash of my eyes, I saw the drums on one side, and I couldn't help thinking about it. I turned around and said to Xiao Shunzi, "You use your internal strength to help me, and I will beat the drums myself to cheer you up." Xiao Shunzi frowned slightly, and said, "Not for too long, my internal energy is cold, and I'm not suitable to help you." I smiled and said, "It's okay, it won't be too long." After saying that, I got off my horse, walked to the snare drum, waved the sergeant in charge of beating the drum to step down, picked up the drumsticks, and stood in front of the snare drum. Xiao Shunzi stood behind me, pressing his right palm on my vest, I just felt a cold breath penetrate into my body, as if the blood in my whole body was stirred up by this breath, and my limbs were full of strength.Raising the drum stick in my right hand, I hit the first beat. Yong Jun, who was in chaos, suddenly heard a thunder on the ground, and felt his heart tremble, and then the deep and distant sound of military drums sounded from the sky and the earth. The thick and calm drum sound was dense and smooth, like a slowly flowing river. , although the huge rock in the middle of the river stands thousands of feet high, it can't stop the progress of the river. Although the wave-breaking light boat can cross the river, it can't get rid of the shackles of the river.Amidst the steady sound of military drums, Yong Jun gradually calmed down, and the change of formation also became lawful. At this time, the horns of the Northern Han army sounded high-pitched. The Northern Han army, which seemed to be stagnated by the flowing water, regained its vitality and started another round of onslaught, but the sound of the army drums became forbearing and low, but also The more tenacious and indomitable, always let every soldier on the battlefield hear clearly.The sound of drums and horns is entangled, just like the bitter struggle between the Yong army and the Northern Han army.The louder and sharper the sound of the horn, it was like the scorching sun and cold wind. Hearing the sound of the drum, everyone felt as if they saw the weeds struggling in the cold wind and fire. No matter how hard they were, they could not stop them from breaking through the ground . The high-pitched horn sounds and low-pitched drum sounds suddenly became weaker, but the world was full of murderous aura that was about to explode.Suddenly, like a thunderstorm on the flat ground, the sound of drums and horns sounded almost at the same time, just like the tide of the East China Sea, each wave was as high as another wave, and each wave was as fast as another wave. Fighting together, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the two most powerful cavalrymen in the world collided and fought, fighting to the death with the determination not to coexist with each other. At this time, the sound of the horn went straight into the sky, getting louder and louder, and finally disappeared as if it had been broken at the waist, and the sound of the drum that had escaped from the heavy pressure slowed down a bit, but it didn't stop, and the sound shook people's souls. Everyone fought with all their strength, and countless blood flowers bloomed on the field.As night fell gradually, the two armies on the field began to light torches, and continued to fight hard in the middle of the night, and no one retreated. And the sound of the war drum was as sudden as when it came, and it did not know when it left the bloody battlefield, and the two armies fell into a tug-of-war. As the flames flickered, Xuan Song commanded the Yong army confidently, while Long Tingfei, who had already retreated to the central army, looked a little pale. Although the Northern Han army still had the upper hand under his command, it was difficult to find a suitable place for him at the moment. Take the opportunity.And in the dark where no one noticed, Xiao Shunzi helped Jiang Zhe, who was almost unconscious, to walk slowly towards the temporary tent.On the Northern Han side, a man in black with a black cloak covering his whole body silently looked at the broken horn in his hand, finally let out a long sigh, and disappeared into the darkness, his stalwart body seemed to blend into the night, It disappeared without a trace.