Chapter 183 Chapter 10 Singing and dancing under the tent

Part Six Everlasting and Everlasting Chapter Ten On October 6th of the seventh year of Longsheng, Pei Yun, the leader of the Xuzhou camp, went south from Bian and Si to attack Sikou. ——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian". ;Yongji III On October 5th, in the camp of Chuzhou in the east of Huaihe River, the night was getting dark, but inside the tents of the Chinese army, there were joyful songs and laughter, singing and dancing to promote peace. The dancer is dancing gracefully. The light gauze dress and the faintly exposed snow-white skin make the drunken generals in the tent and the sergeants guarding outside the tent stunned and salivate.Sitting at the top, Luo Louzhen hugged two beautiful young girls aged sixteen or seventeen to his left and right, and raised his head and laughed from time to time. The two girls poured wine and served vegetables for him with charming smiles. Luo Louzhen never refuses anyone who comes to drink with his lips, drunkenly beating to the dance music, few people can notice, in fact, his eyes only occasionally pass over those dancers.For these women who are picked by others, Luo Louzhen has no interest, and most of his attention is on those generals.Several high-ranking generals were also accompanied by gorgeous young girls, while those middle and low-ranking generals put all their attention on those gorgeous dancers.Luo Lou really smiled proudly. He has a handsome appearance and strong martial arts skills. The only thing he lacks is the talent in military strategy. He has given up a lot of thought on power and position, using money and beauty to win over those arrogant soldiers, and those truly talented generals will be pushed out by him, so as not to endanger his status.Relying on money, beauty, and military power in their hands, the Chuzhou camp is also monolithic, at least raging in Huaidong, and no one can stop it.

At the beginning, Luo Louzhen was somewhat self-aware. He knew that compared with the Lu family who had been a general for generations, his foundation was too shallow. Although he knew Shang Weijun's intention to support him against the Lu family, he never dared to offend the Lu family. Other than that, they only firmly controlled Huaidong and obeyed Shang Weijun's orders. Shang Weijun also knew that the Lu family should not be taken lightly, so it was really good for Luo Lou to live in Huaidong.As for Dayong's threat, he was also concerned about it, but there was no movement for seven or eight years, and he was surrounded by villains who were good at flattering, so he was already in a trance, basically he had forgotten the power of Dayong's iron cavalry .

Just when Luo Lou really felt exhausted, a soldier rushed in and said, "General Qi, General Lu has a letter." Luo Louzhen said lazily: "What can I do? Let the messenger come in." The personal soldiers glanced hesitantly at the corrupt scene in the big tent, and did not dare to raise any objections. General Lu Can is the most powerful general in Southern Chu. It is really rude for Luo Louzhen to ignore his envoy so much. The general ruled the army very strictly, and it would not be appropriate for the envoy to see such a scene, but this soldier knew that if he spoke out, he would probably be punished by Luo Louzhen, so he had no choice but to lead the envoy into See.

After a while, the envoy strode in. Seeing the scene in the tent, his eyes turned cold. He gave a military salute and said: "The last general, Lu Qun, was ordered by the general to send a letter. Please check it with General Luo." A young sergeant who came in behind him remained motionless, and then saluted. Luo Louzhen waved his hand, and a soldier stepped forward to take the letter and presented it to Luo Louzhen. Luo Louzhen laughed when he saw it, and said: "The general is too worried, this is not eight or nine years ago, now I am The army occupies the Jianghuai and Shuzhong, and there is also the natural danger of the Yangtze River. The Yong army wants to go back and forth as before. As for what the general said in the letter, the general understands, but when it comes to reinforcements, there is no need. I, the 70,000 people in Huaidong, can't deal with the attack of the Yong army? "

The envoy was the general of the Lu family, seeing Luo Louzhen's words were lukewarm and contemptuous, he couldn't help but get angry from the heart, and the young soldier beside him gently tugged at his shirt , the envoy endured his anger and said: "In this case, please return the letter to the general, so that the general can bring it back." Luo Louzhen impatiently said to a scribe at the banquet: "Huang Canjun, write a reply letter for me to the general, and let him take it back when he finishes writing."This time the young sergeant's complexion also changed, murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

After taking back the book, the envoy and the young sergeant turned around and went out of the tent until they left the gate, when they still heard the faint music coming from the camp, the young sergeant said coldly: "You have to tell Dad when you go back, if Luo Lou really Guarding Huaidong, the Yong army will definitely drive in, let Dad prepare to clean up the mess." Lu Qun sighed and said: "Young general, don't worry, the general already knew that Luo Lou was really a man. This time we came here to deliver the letter, but we did our best. The general will have a solution to the following matters. After the young general meets with his own soldiers, he will go Shouchun, General Shi Guan who guards Shouchun is rigorous by nature, the general's military order requires you to arrive before the twelfth day, if you violate the military order, I'm afraid he will beat you."

The young sergeant couldn't help but move his expression slightly, and restrained the urge to touch the place where he was tortured. He just rode a horse for several days after receiving military punishment, which was not a good feeling. At this moment in the camp of Chuzhou, Luo Louzhen was very excited to drive away the envoy. Seeing that the generals at the banquet were itchy, he laughed and said: "Forget it, the singing and dancing have been enjoyed, let's have fun together." This is exactly what the generals have been waiting for for a long time. Seeing Luo Louzhen walking towards the outside of the tent with the support of two young girls, a general who couldn't bear it for a long time rushed towards a dancing girl.When the senior generals walked out of the camp with their beautiful maids in their arms, there was a lewd sound from the Chinese military tent, which was supposed to be dealing with military affairs.

Luo Louzhen returned to his sleeping tent with satisfaction, hustling around, and then fell asleep. Just after the third watch, a soldier came rushing in and said: "General, the envoy of the Prime Minister is asking to see you." Luo Lou, who woke up from his sleep, was really frightened into a cold sweat. Although it is human nature to play tricks every time, if Shang Weijun's envoy saw him in such a mood, and said a few words when he went back, he would definitely be offended by the Prime Minister. In terms of face, his power and wealth are all bestowed by Shang Weijun, and he married Shang Weijun's niece, so he would never dare to offend Shang Weijun.Hastily asked the soldiers to hide the two girls in another tent, washed his face with cold water in a hurry, and went to welcome the envoy in person.However, the envoy simply ignored Luo Louzhen's smell of alcohol and the smell of rouge pollen on his body, handed Shang Weijun's handwritten letter to Luo Louzhen, and left in a hurry.

After opening the letter, Luo Louzhen felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over his head. It clearly stated that the Yong army might invade Huaidong in the near future, so he was asked to guard Huaisikou, not to fight, and to retreat from the enemy. In fact, when Shang Weijun wrote this letter, he still didn’t think that the Yong army would make a large-scale southern expedition. In the past seven years, the Yong army has been steadfast, which gave Shang Weijun an illusion. Coupled with the Yangtze River as the backing, Shang Weijun completely believes that the 400,000 troops of Southern Chu can keep half of the south of the Yangtze River compared to the one-night shock of the year. His thoughts have been deeply ingrained, not only him, but all the officials of Jianye are mostly unsuspecting.Because Shang Weijun not only did not agree with Lu Can's letter, but even felt disgusted.

A few days ago, Shang Weijun had already found out about Lu Yun's disappearance for many days. Even Shang Weijun knew most of what Lu Yun did in Chang'an.But his confidants advised him that there was no conclusive evidence for this matter, so he should put it on hold for the time being, and wait until he got the evidence of Lu's collusion with the enemy before launching a trouble, so Shang Weijun just strengthened his surveillance of Lu's.However, if Lu Can hadn't been living in Jiangxia's camp in the future, barely moving an inch, keeping silent to the Southern Chu government, and even Lu Yun had been sent directly to the camp, Shang Weijun would definitely have made some fuss about it.

From Shang Weijun's point of view, since the Lu family and Chang'an have kept in touch with each other, if Dayong really intends to go south this year, it is impossible for Lu Yun and Lu Can's two confidants to return safely from Chang'an. To save others by himself, even he would leave Lu Yun to coerce his father, so Lu Can's scaremongering is probably for the purpose of fighting for military power.Even now that the Yong army is attacking Jiameng Pass, in Shang Weijun's view, it is nothing more than a deterrent. After all, the tribute is indeed a loss of face for Dayong, and it is different from Jianghuai Jingxiang. Although there was no big battle, it was not very peaceful. Besides, maybe Yu Mian was ordered by Lu Can to falsely spread the military information, even if it wasn't, with the natural danger of Jiameng Pass, wouldn't it be able to stop the Yong army?What's more, the current main force of Southern Chu, the 30,000 men under Jiameng Guan Yu Mian's command and the 50,000 men under Xiangyang Rongyuan's command, together with the 60,000 men each in Jiangxia Camp and Jiujiang Camp, make a total of 200,000 troops under Lu Can's direct command. Under control, although the Huaixi 50,000 defenders are not under the jurisdiction of Lu Can in name, the chief general Shi Guan is a general promoted by Lu Xin. He has always respected Lumen very much. Even the Jianye 100,000 forbidden army includes 40,000 forbidden troops Leaning toward Lu Can, the remaining 60,000 forbidden troops are not strong enough. If there is no Huaidong 70,000 troops, it is not impossible to change the dynasty. However, for the sake of caution, Shang Weijun still wrote a letter to Luo Louzhen. After all, it is good to be prepared. With the geographical advantage of Huaisikou, if the Yong army really attacks Huaidong, it should not be a problem to stop the Yong army's offensive , He also specifically reminded Luo Louzhen that if he defeats the Yong army, he should not pursue him, lest he anger Dayong and cause the whole army of Dayong to attack, then he will win and lose. Luo Louzhen naturally didn't know Shang Weijun's original intention. On the contrary, because he still had some understanding of Lu Can's ability, coupled with Shang Weijun's power, he immediately believed the news that the Yong army might march south. He thought about it. After a while, Dayong Huainan Jiedu envoy Pei Yun was stationed in Xuzhou, originally targeting Huaidong more, from Xuzhou to Shunbian and Si, the first to bear the brunt was his own Chuzhou camp.Thinking of this, he said angrily: "Where is the general's letter, where did you throw it, bring it to me quickly." A soldier hurriedly presented the letter that Luo Louzhen had discarded. Luo Louzhen opened the letter with trembling hands, and soon saw the passage that he cared about the most. The original cliché became the words of gold and stone. "To guard the river, you must first guard the Huai River. Huaidong is represented by Chuzhou, Sizhou, and Guangling, which can cover Yangzhou and Liyang. If the two places are lost, the construction industry will be in danger. General Daying Township Chuzhou, Beiying Township Sizhou , Guangling in Nanying Town, Huaisikou is already worry-free, but Sikou is the key point for Sishui to enter the Huaihe River. On the side of Chuzhou, the Yong army went south. If the general listens to what I say, divide the troops into Sikou, and we can slightly keep Huaidong safe." After reading the letter, Luo Louzhen yelled: "immediately raise the account, raise the account, the general wants to transfer troops." The personal guard said in surprise: "General, Deputy General Zhou, Huang Canjun and all the partial generals are all drunk." Luo Louzhen frustrated anxiously, cursing bitterly, but also knew that he was the culprit, thought for a while, and said: "Go and find Sun Ding." Putting up the sleeping tent, he said in a loud voice, "Go soon." The soldier scrambled and crawled away.That Sun Dingben was a very talented general, but because of his upright temperament, he repeatedly offended Luo Louzhen. Luo Louzhen demoted him from a partial general to a captain, but Luo Louzhen still had some eyesight after all. He was not expelled from the Huaidong Army, but he just ignored him, and sometimes even said a few words of comfort.This time when it came to a critical moment, he naturally thought of this person. After a while, Sun Ding came to see him. He was less than 30 years old, and his appearance was majestic. He didn't look like a person from the south of the Yangtze River. He just lived in Huaidong for several years and was depressed. Turning a blind eye to the smell of alcohol on Lou Zhen's body, he bowed and saluted: "Sun Ding knocked on the general, please give orders." Luo Louzhen forced himself to be calm and said: "This general will give you 5,000 people, and you will immediately lead the army to Sikou, take over the defense there, and guard against the invasion of the Yong army." Sun Ding was taken aback for a moment, he was a school lieutenant and could only lead a thousand people, how could Luo Louzhen give him five thousand people. Luo Louzhen said again: "The matter is urgent, this general will promote you to the position of partial general for the time being, after waiting to find out what happened to the Yong army, this general will report to the imperial court to make you worthy of your name." After hearing this, Sun Ding understood in his heart that it must be because the Yong army had a move, and Luo Louzhen had no one in front of the battle, so he thought of himself, but he didn't mind, if there was a chance to make a military exploit, why not do it, this Luo Louzhen Although he is jealous of the virtuous and capable, there are some advantages, that is, his military exploits have been taken away by him, at least the position of general will not be able to escape.So Sun Ding immediately accepted the order with awe, went out of the battalion and ordered five thousand soldiers. One of the five thousand soldiers was led by him, and he had always been trained strictly. The other four battalions were also barely usable. Five thousand men and horses headed for Sikou under the stars and the moon.Because of Luo Lou's negligence at Sikou, there were only 500 people stationed there. If the Yong army invaded, it would be impossible to defend Sikou. Thinking of this, Sun Ding became anxious and rushed to Sikou. Near Sikou, you can already see the barracks where the Southern Chu Army garrisoned here. It was just dawn, and it was dark. Sun Ding sent his soldiers to inform the captain of the Sikou garrison, and saw the soldiers being patrolled outside the camp to watch the night. The sergeant stopped him for questioning, Sun Ding suddenly frowned, doubts arose in his heart.Originally, if it was a place where the army was stationed, it would be most reasonable to have sergeants patrolling the night, but Sun Ding knew that Lieutenant Hu, who is currently guarding Sikou, is a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and his military discipline is very loose. Moreover, Dayong has never done anything in the past seven years, this person will never come to this dangerous place, if it is his camp, with his ability as a confidant, no one will find out even if he walks to the gate of the camp, Looking at Surabaya and Huai River not far away, and looking at the silent and fortified camp, Sun Ding suddenly had a strange idea. He gently passed down the military order, asking the soldiers to tidy up their armor and weapons, and then he brought a dozen A personal guard with excellent martial arts walked slowly towards the gate of the camp. Before reaching the gate of the camp, a handsome young man in a long suit came hurriedly with five or six sergeants, greeted Sun Ding and said: "You are Mr. Sun Xiaowei, our captain suffered from the wind and cold yesterday, and now we can't Get up, and your subordinate Tian Cheng is ordered to come and meet the captain." Sun Ding's eyes fell on the young man. There was nothing wrong with his accent, clothes, and words, but his heart grew colder. If Captain Hu had such a talent under his command, he would be very lucky. The look on his face is a proud and confident look, not the numbness and bewilderment that can be seen everywhere in the Huaidong Army. More importantly, there is a faint smell of blood on this young man, which Sun Ding will never ignore. of.He took a deep breath, and said as calmly as possible: "In that case, please lead the way." The young man turned around and was about to start when Sun Ding suddenly drew his sword and slashed at him. The knife was like a flash of lightning, and it was another sneak attack from behind. It was impossible for the young man to escape, but unexpectedly, the young man seemed to have been prepared for a long time. Then he fell down, very violently, but when his back was less than a foot away from the ground, he stopped suddenly, as if he was thrusting obliquely into the ground. Sun Ding swung his saber down, and the young man straightened up, and at the same time he drew his saber to fight back. With the sound of "Zheng", Sun Ding was taken a step back by the shock, the young man had escaped from the control of his saber, and the other sergeants scattered a little, surrounding Sun Ding and a few personal guards. Sun Ding sighed and said: "What a style of iron bridge, it's the authentic secret of Shaolin. Your Excellency is Huainan Jiedu envoy General Pei Yunpei, who is under his command?" The young man raised his eyebrows and said loudly: "Since you have seen through it, I might as well say it bluntly. I am Du Lingfeng from the white-clothed camp, and General Pei is my uncle." Although Sun Ding had expected it long ago, he still looked miserable. The Baiyi Camp was created by Pei Yun himself. People in the Jianghu are often unruly and unaccustomed to military regulations and national laws. Pei Yun established the Baiyi Camp to recruit talents. The campers are very lightly restrained, they only need to tell Pei Yun to be disarmed and return to the field, and if they are interested in fame, they can also formally join the army.The people in this battalion are all above first-class in skill, and at most there are no more than eighteen people. Because of Pei Yun's status, most of them are outstanding disciples from Shaolin or other famous schools. If they show up, it means that Pei Yun is against Sikou It is imperative.These people must have been ordered by Pei Yun to secretly remove the Sikou defenders and prepare to meet the Yong army going south, Sun Ding felt very bitter. But Sun Ding was an excellent soldier after all, he immediately figured out one thing, since Du Lingfeng deliberately lured him into the camp, it meant that the Yong army was short of troops here, so he still had a chance to get back to Sikou.Thinking of this, Sun Ding raised his arms and shouted: "Kill!" Following his shout, the Southern Chu army attacked the barracks. The handsome young man cut off his rear and retreated back to the camp. Hundreds of people poured out of the barracks to meet them. He dared to line up against the five thousand enemy troops. , Sun Ding also admired it in his heart, but it would be better if they didn't leave the camp. He only needs to surround the barracks and use fire attack to win. Amidst the shouts, the two armies began a bloody battle. The importance of Sikou was well understood by both sides, and no one hesitated. Sun Ding couldn't help being even more worried about this confrontation. Except for his thousand soldiers , the remaining four thousand are basically unfamiliar with the battle formation, and their martial arts skills are not good, so it is difficult to use them. Although they have a large number, they cannot effectively compress the enemy's formation.Although the enemy army was small in number, they were all brave and good at fighting. Du Lingfeng was even more brave and killed several Southern Chu warriors in a row. Suddenly, the battle situation was glued together.Sun Ding was worried that reinforcements from the Yong army would arrive, so he couldn't help frowning. He wanted to make a quick decision, but he was entangled instead.After thinking for a while, he called out two hundred soldiers from his own battalion to shoot arrows outside. These soldiers are familiar with water warfare, and bows and arrows are naturally not weak. In this way, the Yong army gradually weakened, just as Sun Ding When mobilizing the sergeants to prepare to destroy this Yong army.The besieged Yong army suddenly cheered loudly, and the shout became louder and louder, as if it came from a distance, Sun Ding was startled, looked up, the sky had already turned pale, subconsciously looked at Surabaya, and saw banners unfurled, The boat covered the river, and the bow of the boat was waving a banner with a big "Pei" character on it.