Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Demonstrating the Power of God

As far as the eye can see, the prairie stretches in all directions, with undulating green waves, dotted with wild forests and sparse trees and lingering rivers and streams. The beauty of nature is fascinating. Tao Fang suddenly felt emotional, and sighed: "Thinking of Wei people, I also feel very contradictory. The southwest corner of the Great Jin Dynasty is cut off by the Yellow River, followed by treacherous mountainous areas. The only entrance for people coming from the east. After the three families were divided into Jin, this part was borne by the people of Wei. As long as the people of Wei remained strong, the people of Qin would be trapped in the west and could not invade the east. Alas! Should we want Wei to be strong or weak? Wouldn't it be better?"

Xiang Shaolong asked, "Why does Lord Tao hate Wei people so much?" Tao Fang's face darkened and said: "Since Wei Wenhou, the Wei State has been invading everywhere, not only weakening our strength, but also making the people of Qin grow up, causing troubles in the heart. The current chaotic situation, the Wei people are really the culprit; the second is The treacherous Qi people, when our country united with Chu and Han defeated Qin, he came to attack us again, allowing the Qin people to take the opportunity to destroy the two countries of Ba and Shu, more than doubling the country, all of them are short-sighted."

Another samurai said: "But the most stupid one is King Huai of Chu. The Qin people lured him to sever relations with Qi with a land of six hundred miles. In the end, he was defeated by the Qin people in Danyang alone and without help. He beheaded 80,000 people. Hanzhong fell and Yingdu The Northwest Ping Fan was extinct, causing a great setback to the country. Later, he was lured to Wuguan by the Qin people and captured alive, and finally died of illness in a different place, which is really pitiful and ridiculous.” Hearing this, Xiang Shaolong became ambitious. In the 21st century, there is no troubled world in which everything is determined by war. Only here can he make full use of his strengths, like a fish in water.At this time he thought less and less of the question of return.

After everyone studied how to deploy defenses on the top of the mountain, they split up to carry out the task of responsibility. Xiang Shaolong led more than 30 people to set up traps and pits on the surrounding slopes to prevent the enemy from attacking in the dark. He also made emergency contingency measures with Tao Fang, and Tao Fang couldn't stop nodding in approval. These days, Xiang Shaolong practiced fencing and archery whenever he was free. These were the items he was trained in before, but of course they didn't put as much emphasis on it as shooting, so now he has to practice more.

For a professional soldier like him, any weapon can make him better than others.He also humbly asked other warriors for advice, and even discarded the chaff and kept the essence of their swordsmanship, creating his own free and most lethal swordsmanship.Although I still felt inadequate, I couldn't find a master to ask for advice for a while, so I had to let it go. He did not return to camp until late at night to rest. Tingfang, who was nourished by love and became more and more beautiful and coquettish, just woke up, and when he wanted to change his clothes, Xiang Shaolong stopped him and said: "Just sleep like this tonight! I have a premonition that thieves will come to rob the camp tonight. "

Tingfang's pretty face turned pale with fright, and said in a trembling voice: "Then what should I do, if the concubine falls into the hands of horse thieves, she will be greatly ravaged, wouldn't life be better than death." Xiang Shaolong hugged her into his arms and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, I, Xiang Shaolong, will keep you safe and sound. I may stay and fight against the enemy. You and Master Tao will go to Handan first, and I will come back later. Meet you." Tingfang's face turned pale, and she said with tears: "I beg God to take pity on Tingfang and bless Lord Xiang. In the past, there was no difference between a concubine and any man. But now I know that if there is no Master Xiang, the concubine may be ashamed all day long." I don't want to live anymore."

Xiang Shaolong knew that this charming and beautiful girl had a real affection for him, so his heart skipped a beat, he licked off the teardrops hanging on her face with the tip of his tongue, and put his other hand into her unlined clothes to move on her breasts. Canniang thought to herself that it was a wise move not to let her follow, otherwise she might be scared to death now. Tingfang's delicate body was trembling, her face was red like burning, her beautiful eyes almost burst into flames, she opened her small mouth, she couldn't help panting and moaning, her demeanor full of love was extremely alluring.

Xiang Shaolong stopped his hands suddenly, and said, "I want to maintain my strength tonight to cope with any situation, can you bear it all night?" Tingfang groaned in disappointment, but nodded in agreement.But as long as you see her breasts rising and falling quickly, you will know that she is burning with desire and it is difficult to restrain her. For the first time, Xiang Shaolong thought of how pleasant and beautiful it would be if there was no war. Tingfang blew out the oil lamp and squeezed into the man's arms, making it hard for him to control himself. Xiang Shaolong hugged a ball of heat, lay down behind the bed, and said softly: "I forgot to ask you, did you cheat on your husband and have sex with other men that day?"

Tingfang's limbs were entangled, and she bit his ear and said softly: "He controls me very tightly, but I often want to accompany the man he assigns. When he is happy, he will let his relatives and friends play with me , fortunately, it is better to serve other men than to serve him." Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed in his heart, women in this era have no status at all, they are just men's vassals, from what she said, there is really not much difference between a woman who married a husband and a prostitute.Thinking of Qin Shihuang in the movie, his mother was the concubine given to his father by Lu Buwei, so it is not surprising.

Exhausted, he fell asleep. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Suddenly woke up, the sound of rapid footsteps approaching from far away, Tingfang woke up in fright. Xiang Shaolong told her to stay in the tent, quietly took out his sword and went out to meet the tense-looking Li Shan. Knowing that something was wrong, he hurriedly followed him to the hill facing east. Tao Fang and all the warriors got up, leaned on the top of the hill and looked around. Under the magnificent starry sky, on the seemingly silent grassland, old birds flew in fright, and the roar of fierce tigers could be heard occasionally. Tao Fang turned pale and said, "Here we come!"

Xiang Shaolong was proficient at observing the enemy's situation, he guessed that the enemy was still far away and had not yet formed a siege, and proposed: "Master Tao, why don't you take the woman away immediately and leave the horses here, and I will lead fifty soldiers to stop the enemy , and meet again in Handan someday." Tao Fang also knew that there were many horse thieves, and they were all brave and fierce, which made him feel cold.He stretched out his hand and grabbed his shoulder and said gratefully: "Everything is up to you, you must save your life and come to see me in Handan. I, Tao Fang, will take good care of Tingfang for you." After all, I hurried away. After a while, Tao Fang and the girls got into the carriage, and under the protection of more than 60 other warriors, they walked through the passage without traps from the other side. Xiang Shaolong and the others got busy immediately, strengthening the defensive measures, deepening the pits for hiding soldiers, and setting up more things like bridle ropes and stones. Three hours later, the horse thief finally arrived. Hearing the neighing of the healthy horses on the mountain, he hurriedly surrounded the small hill. For a while, there were all murderous horse thieves around, and all the warriors were terrified when they saw it, because the difference in momentum was so great Far. Xiang Shaolong's scalp was also numb, and he kept telling himself to calm down. There was a sound of hoofbeats, and two groups of horse thieves, each with more than a hundred people, rushed up the mountain from east and west. Xiang Shaolong knew that the other party was just trying to test the truth, so he ordered everyone to keep their posts, calm down and not act rashly. The two teams of horse thieves began to ride up from the slope, and their mouths let out a sharp roar, which really chilled the hearts of those who heard it. Halfway up the hillside, the horse thieves spread out and made a quick dash up. All of a sudden, the horse thieves in the front row turned their backs, either fell into the pit covered with upturned spikes, or were knocked down by the bridle rope, and fell down the slope one after another. Rolling down, under the chain reaction, the two teams of nearly 200 horse thieves suffered more than half of the casualties, and they were defeated. All the warriors cheered and shouted together, and their morale increased greatly. Xiang Shaolong thought it was a fluke, knowing that the opponent just lost because of carelessness and underestimation of the enemy, so he took precautions before he could.He quickly ordered everyone to move down the slope, hide in a deep pit without spikes, set up bows and arrows, and prepare to deal with the enemy's second round of onslaught. Hundreds of torches lit up all around, illuminating the mountains and the mountains to be blood-red. I saw a strong man with a big gray beard coming out of the enemy line, sitting proudly on the horseback, poking his finger and shouting: "The Zhao Guo devil who killed a thousand knives, if my gray beard taught you, one of them left the whole body, and he will not be here again. Got mixed up on the road." Xiang Shaolong secretly scolded the other party for being stupid. Doesn't he force his own people to fight to the death? Relying on his superior arm strength, Xiang Shaolong shot an arrow at Huihu's full bow, the powerful arrow was exhausted before reaching Huihu's horse and landed ten meters in front of Huihu's horse.Who has this arm strength? All the warriors applauded in their hearts, but they didn't dare to cry out, for fear that the enemy would find out where they were. With the sound of the horn, the horse thieves dismounted one after another, divided into two groups, and launched an offensive from all directions. In the first wave of attack, horse bandits with shields and spears, under the light of torches, carefully moved up the slope to destroy the trap set by Xiang Shaolong. Behind them were all archers, who kept shooting arrows up the mountain to cover the spearmen's climbing action, but they didn't know that Xiang Shaolong had already hidden in the arrow shelter in the middle of the slope. At this time, all the warriors were overwhelmed by Xiang Shaolong's anticipation of the enemy, and their confidence increased greatly. Xiang Shaolong roughly estimates that the opponent still has nearly 700 people who can still fight. Even if they can eliminate all the more than 400 people who are attacking now, the number of opponents is still far superior to our own, not to mention that it is impossible to wipe out the current attack enemy.In addition, there must be casualties on our own side.With a move in his heart, he ordered Li Shandao beside him: "When the offensive and defensive battle begins, immediately take ten people to the stables. When you hear the sound of three long and three short horns, immediately break through the fence and release the horses, and drive them to charge from the southeast. Go down the mountain, then we will escape by the west road." Li Shan quickly agreed and went to find a partner. At this time, the first batch of horse thieves climbed to the mountainside, slowly approaching, and the atmosphere was tense. Huihu Ze and 300 of his subordinates rode their horses to form a formation in the east, gearing up, ready to rush up and kill at any time. This was the first time Xiang Shaolong encountered this kind of scene, and after his heart beat wildly for a few times, he ordered: "Put the rolling stone!" More than a dozen piles of tree trunks and stones hidden behind bushes and shrubs were torn off to block the wood, and rolled down like waves, smashing the opponent's shield and turning them over. Xiang Shaolong yelled "Arrow", the warriors hiding in the pit appeared one after another, the powerful arrows rained down, the enemy was in chaos, how could they resist, they were hit by arrows and rolled down the slope, causing another casualty More than two hundred people. All the warriors cheered and cheered. Greybeard flew into a rage, withdrew the wounded and sick soldiers, and immediately organized a third round of offensive. Xiang Shaolong observed the opponent's movement and knew that the main force was placed on the eastern hillside, which was not so steep, so he secretly called God to help me, and ordered all the warriors to retreat to the hill one by one. Small numbers also have the advantage of being small, making it difficult for the enemy to detect their movements. When they all retreated to the mountain, Xiang Shaolong taught them to bring their mounts and told them his plan.When all the warriors heard that they could escape, their spirits were lifted, and they were united as one, without any objection.Up to this moment, they have not suffered any casualties, so they naturally worship Xiang Shaolong like a god. When the horn sounded, the horse thieves attacked from all directions again, but most of the remaining nearly 500 horse thieves climbed the mountain from the east. After Xiang Shaolong waited for the horse thieves to pass halfway up the mountain, he sent someone to issue an order, and the horses neighed and trampled, and more than a hundred wild horses were rushed out from the stables in the north of the camp. Running down the east slope, he stabbed the horse's butt with a spear, arousing the madness of the wild horse. In the dust, the wild horse rushed down the east slope and rushed straight at the horse thief who came up. Xiang Shaolong didn't have time to watch the results, so he led fifty warriors towards the west slope and rushed down the mountain through the safe passage. There are only a hundred horse thieves killed from here, so it's too late to kill them and turn them on their backs. Xiang Shaolong knew that this move would surprise the enemy, Hui Hu didn't know that all the women were transported away, how could he expect only fifty one knights to break through? Dongpo was indeed in a mess, but the horse thieves from the other two slopes came to help one after another, and the killing noise was loud for a while. Although Xiang Shaolong had learned riding skills in the army, he was still not as proficient as these horse thieves and warriors who grew up on horseback when he was young. When he rushed down the slope, he was already behind all the warriors, and they thought he was loyal Dare of righteousness, disregarding oneself to cover everyone's retreat. At this time, there were only more than 30 warriors left among the fifty warriors, and they fled in panic. Relying on his astonishing strength, Xiang Shaolong killed a few horse thieves who were entangled with him with his spear, and was about to keep up with the group, when suddenly his shoulder hurt sharply and he was shot by a powerful arrow. With a roar, Xiang Shaolong rode his horse and galloped wildly, he didn't know where to go, he just galloped forward, and after a while he became a lone rider, advancing on the vast grassland. The healthy horse suddenly stumbled, threw him off the horse and rolled into the grass, breaking even the tail of the arrow.It turned out that the horse couldn't hold it anymore and collapsed from exhaustion. Xiang Shaolong felt weak, dizzy, his shoulders and back were stabbing like hot, and his body was covered with blood from the wound. He gritted his teeth and got up, took out the dagger that Tao Fang gave him, endured the severe pain and pulled the arrows out of the Cut the skin and flesh out of the wound, then tore off the clothes and wrapped it hastily. His throat was scorching with thirst, and he knew it was the phenomenon of excessive blood loss, so he endured the pain and got up. There was a glimmer of dawn in the east of the prairie, and they ran all night unknowingly. No wonder the horse couldn't bear it. After giving the horse a guilty look, he staggered and ran for his life. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Walking in the uninhabited wilderness for more than 20 days, Xiang Shaolong experienced the most painful and difficult journey in his life. In the first few days, it was all due to the wild fruit to replenish the muscles. Later, with excellent physical fitness, I smashed mountain herbs and applied them on the wound to prevent inflammation and infection. Unkempt and disheveled. Following Tao Fang's instructions, he looked at the sun during the day and the stars at night, and headed towards Handan.One day, when I came to a big mountain, looking at the unattainable and steep cliff, I had to go around the mountain.Unexpectedly, after walking for more than ten days, they are still circling in the endless mountainous area.When he left the mountain area, he was exhausted and exhausted, even his sword was broken. Feeling helpless, he found an official road outside the forest. He was overjoyed and walked along the road. All broke. On the road, I met two business groups consisting of dozens of people. When they saw his downcast appearance, they all hurried away and ignored him.Xiang Shaolong sighed at the coldness and warmth of human nature, and after walking for three days, he actually arrived at Wu'an, another big city of Zhao State to the west of Handan. At this time, the weather turned cold at night, and he shivered from the cold. When he was about to enter the city, he was driven out by Zhao Jun, who was guarding the city.Only then did I realize that those who entered the city had to pay the city's customs duties, and had to check their household registration status. Don't say that he was penniless, but he looked like a beggar, and it was difficult to enter the city. Xiang Shaolong didn't expect that he would become a human ball that no one would take in. Fortunately, he had received strict military training, had a firm heart, and was not discouraged, so he stayed outside the city and waited for an opportunity. He made up his mind that after entering the city, he would not hesitate to steal, rob, and obtain clothes, food, and horses. After he found out the way to Handan, he immediately went there to seek refuge with Tao Fang, so as to end his current miserable life. That night, he lived on wild fruits to satisfy his hunger, huddled in the dense forest beside the road, and endured the bitter cold that eroded his will all night. At dawn, when the sun was shining, he finally fell into a deep sleep. I don't know how long it took, but I was awakened by the sound of the wheels. He opened his eyes and saw that it was a mule convoy transporting sheep. He was overjoyed and made sure no one was paying attention. He hid in the last sheep cart, squeezed among the sheep and sneaked into the city. This was the great city of Zhao State in the Warring States Period, with high halls and towers, numerous terraces and pavilions, large-scale buildings, and prosperous people, but there were more women than men. The sequelae of Bai Qikeng's killing of 400,000 Zhao soldiers. I don't know if there is a job as a male prostitute. If so, maybe he can win the favor of his wife with his physical ability, earn a lot of money, and go to Handan with a fat horse and fresh clothes. Thinking of this, I felt funny and jumped out of the car. People on the street looked at him with disdain. Xiang Shaolong touched the beard on his face, almost crying.Before entering the city, there was another purpose in mind, which was how to sneak into the city, but now that he was really in the city, he didn't know what to do. Ashamed of himself, he turned into a remote side alley, but was discovered by a group of children playing in the courtyard, who chased after him like a monster and made fun of him, and the naughty ones even picked up stones and threw them at him. When he turned around to scare, dozens of children scattered, and one of the little girls couldn't escape and fell to the ground. When Xiang Shaolong was about to help her up, the little girl burst into tears in panic.Immediately, several adults with knives, guns and sticks came out, shouting and killing.