The dream of a lonely hero

Chapter 84: Guo Cun secretly borrowed the fire dragon soldiers.

At ten o'clock in Haishi (21:00), the north wind gradually picked up. The sky above Youzhou City was filled with green smoke. After a while, fires were flying. The wind helped the fire, and the fire borrowed the power of the wind. In an instant, a sea of ​​​​fire filled the night sky red. Outside the four gates of Youzhou, the Song army held torches, beat drums and shouted, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the earth shook.

Besides, Yelu Huaji, the defeated commander of the Liao Kingdom, Zhennan's left commander, fled back to Youzhou from Tanzhou and met with Chen Mengyang, the Liao's right commander of Zhennan. He told Chen Mengyang in detail about the defeat of 100,000 Liao troops in Pansigou and the fall of Xiongzhou. Chen Mengyang couldn't help but feel frightened.. A few days later, the defeated generals who were released by the Song army returned to Youzhou, surrounded by the frightened uncle King Fan Yelu Tiehan. Those defeated generals had lost their arms and legs, were scarred, and had gray-headed rat faces. They had been frightened to death. , everyone talks about how brave and invincible the Song Army is, which is undoubtedly not a huge psychological shock to the soldiers of Youzhou.

The right governor, Chen Mengyang, was in a dilemma. He thought: If the Khitans were defeated, the imperial court would forgive them. But if the Han people were defeated and the city was destroyed, they would only die. Should they resist? However, the elite Youzhou troops in Nanjing were wiped out by the two imperial uncles and princes. Now there are only 2,000 local troops left. How can the low-end troops be able to stop them! But I still want to give it a try.

In the evening of that day, the four gates of Youzhou sent a horse express report and presented the arrow book of the Song army into the city to Chen Mengyang. The main idea in the letter was to instruct Chen Mengyang to realize the current situation and open the city to accept the surrender as soon as possible, otherwise he would borrow a hundred thousand fire dragon soldiers to burn Youzhou until no chickens, dogs or tiles were left.

Yelu Huaji stepped forward to look at the arrow book in Chen Mengyang's hand. He was frightened and said:"Meng Yang! King Yan and King Fan can't save the hundred thousand elites. How can this Youzhou cannot be defended!"

Chen Mengyang died. He calmed down and said:"Don't be alarmed! If Guo Mao and Zhao Guangyi really want to burn down our Youzhou in Nanjing, will they tell us? They are bluffing because they have no skills. Our Youzhou city defense has enough food and grass to hold on for half a year. Yesterday I have sent a fast horse to Zhongjing to call for help. Reinforcements will arrive in a short time."

Yelu Huaji stamped his feet anxiously and said:"Think about it, Meng Yang, in addition to King Yan and King Fan, our Daliao Kingdom can also send Who will come out?"

In front of the generals, Yelu Huaji so shaken the morale of the army, Chen Mengyang was angry but did not dare to get angry, and said:"Let's wait and see for a few days." Just after Haishi (21:00), behind the Commander's Mansion Just as Chen Mengyang was about to go to bed, people from all over the city of Youzhou came to report:

"Report to the Governor! There is a fire in the warehouse in the city!"

"Report to the Governor! There is a fire in the armored warehouse in the city!"

"Report to the Governor! Fires broke out in private houses in the east, west, south and north chambers of Youzhou!"

"Report to the Governor! Outside the East City Gate, the Song Army's"Fire Dragon Soldiers" were beating drums and shouting that they were about to attack the city! Many soldiers guarding the city ran home to put out the fire."

The west gate, south gate, and north gate all reported the same result.

"Report to the Governor! Fire broke out on the roofs of dozens of houses in Shuai Mansion."

There is no place in Youzhou City that is not on fire.

Chen Mengyang panicked and said to himself,"There really are such strange people in the Song Dynasty! Youzhou is finished!

Yelu Huaji ran in frightened and panting, saying:"Captain!" Governor! For the sake of the hundreds of thousands of people in Youzhou, I beg you! Hurry and open the city to accept the surrender!"

Chen Mengyang knew very well that Yelu Huaji kept saying that he was doing it for the people in the city, but just for his own survival. It was no longer possible not to surrender now, so he ordered the city to be opened to accept surrender.

The officers and soldiers of the Song Army outside the four gates of Youzhou obeyed. Guo Mao gave the order, and everyone entered the city. Those who guarded the city gate and those who put out the fire put out the fire. The right governor Chen Mengyang led the Youzhou Heya officials to the south gate and invited Guo Mao and King Jin's army to enter the city. Guo Mao and King Jin were among the generals Surrounded by the generals who surrendered from Youzhou, they entered the front of the commander's mansion in Youzhou. The officers and soldiers of the Song Army and the generals who surrendered from Youzhou put out the fire one after another. Guo Mao looked up at the night sky and said:"Generals! Seeing what I am doing, I dispatch the Yellow River Water God to come and put out the fire."They would dance swords and recite incantations in front of the Commander's Mansion. From time to time, there would be thunder and lightning, and heavy rain would fall. Guo Mao and everyone supported the King of Jin and ran into the Commander's Mansion to take shelter from the rain.

Early the next morning, Guomao Bang calmed the people, and the hour was quiet. The state surrendered its troops, arranged the defense of Youzhou, and made all arrangements. All military talismans were deployed at the camp in front of the mountain and returned to the King of Jin Zhao Guangyi. The King of Jin rewarded the three armies with most of the gold, treasures, money and goods in the Youzhou treasury, and slaughtered cattle and horses for ten days in a row, and held a big feast. Although there were no phoenixes and dragons cooking at the banquet, it was still a mountain of meat and a sea of ​​wine. On both sides of the hall, gongs and drums were sifted, trumpets were blown, people laughed and drank, and the civil and military officials drank happily.

When the wine was half full, Gao Qiong held the wine bowl and said to Guo Mao:"Guo Mao, are you a human being? Led by five hundred - just five hundred mountain villagers, the mob burned the Liao State's one hundred and eight thousand wild donkeys (Yelu, the surname of the Khitan tribe of the Liao State) in Pansigou. The Liao generals in Tanzhou heard the news and surrendered. , the stragglers of the five thousand troops were shouting outside the city of Youzhou. The defender of Youzhou was frightened and surrendered without a fight. I - I didn't even use the iron palladium in my hand, it was not enough! Not enough! When will I, Gao Dahan, be given a chance to kill his thousands of sons and eight hundred wild donkeys!"Guo Mao laughed but didn't answer.

Yuanda said:"Haha! If Gao Dahan wants to cut melons and vegetables, it's easy to say, but the cook in the back hall is too busy!"

Gao Qiong was stunned for a while, then said seriously with wide eyes:"The cook is too busy, what can I do? This caused a roar of laughter.

Yuanda said:"Guo Du is handsome!" Then why is God so obedient and obedient to your orders? If you say you want to borrow a hundred thousand fire dragon soldiers, God won't dare not to borrow them!

Gao Qiong said:"They are all handsome!" Why do you care if God borrows 100,000 Fire Dragon Soldiers to kill so many birds? What to do?"

Guo Mao said:"Gao Qiong and Yuanda must not talk nonsense. Shanfu is now the formation envoy personally ordered by the King of Jin. If you ask the commander-in-chief and the military law, you will not be spared!"

Yuanda said:"Oh!" They are both handsome - no, no, the formation commander! If I don't scream, I won't. If I don't scream, I will.

Gao Qiong said:"It doesn't matter if you don't scream. Why did Brother Guo use the heavenly soldiers to control so many birds?""

The noisy venue suddenly became silent as they changed glasses, waiting quietly for Guo Mao to reveal the answer to the mystery.

Guo Mao said:"The feast is rare, Gao Qiong, don't miss the opportunity!"

Gao Qiong said seriously:"You treat the Sa family like a sack of wine. If you don't say anything, the Sa family will call you Shuai. It depends on whether you say it or not!"

Guo Mao couldn't resist his straightforwardness and said:"It's a deal, don't go back on it!""

Gao Qiong said:"Sajia knows everything, but he won't regret it! You say it, you say it, if you don't say it, the Sa family will be suffocated to death!"

Guo Mao said:"I borrowed fire dragon soldiers from heaven. Shanfu had no wings and could not fly to heaven. He shouted at the top of his lungs at Huangshagang outside Youzhou City and could not be heard by heaven. So he had to borrow those birds to send a message. Gao

Qiong was stunned for a moment and said:"Then - what is the purpose of tying apricot mugwort to the bird's legs?" Guo Mao said:"

How can a bird understand human speech? The mountain man just made a method to write words on the apricot mugwort. God will know it at a glance.""

Gao Qiong said:"God just obeys your orders? Guo Mao said:"

The mountain master knows a thing or two about Qimen Dunjia. Although he is not proficient in it, it is not difficult to borrow some soldiers from heaven.""

This novel is not a mythical novel, and Guo Cun's secret use of fire dragon soldiers is based on scientific theory.

Since Guo Mao achieved the glorious results of Pansigou breaking 500,000, Fuxiong Prefecture, Ketan Prefecture, and Dingyou Prefecture, His prestige increased day by day, and King Zhao Guangyi of Jin and his subordinates and generals all respected him even more. In addition to Li Bin, Yuanda, Gao Qiong, Wang Zhao, Wang Hanzhong, Zhang Baoyang, Li Jun, Fu Dun, and Geng Quanbin who were born in grassland, The King of Jin was extremely dissatisfied. He admired Guo Mao and was willing to accept his orders.

Guo Mao said this, because Gao Qiong respected Guo Mao so much in his heart that he could not ask further questions even though he was out of curiosity. Guo Mao said At that time, most people believed this explanation to be true, and in their hearts Guo Mao transformed from a hunter in the mountains to an almighty god who could control the wind and rain, control the sky and the earth.

Gao Qiong changed the subject and said:"Brother Guo! What is the meaning of the 'formation envoy' that the King of Jin rewards you with?

Guo Mao said strangely:"Why did Gao Qiong ask such a question?"

Gao Qiong said:" What's wrong?"

Guo Mao said:"How can official positions in the Song Dynasty be described as 'stuff'!""

Gao Qiong said:"Oh! I forgot that Sima Chai Yuxi taught me many times. I am too stupid to remember. Brother Guo, don’t worry! I will never say 'stuff' again from now on! What is the formation envoy—what kind of official is he?"

Guo Mao said:"The formation envoy is the military official who teaches the soldiers how to arrange the formation and practice formations."

Gao Qiong said:"I just want to teach formations, but don't care about leading troops to fight?"

Guo Mao said:"Everyone has his own responsibility."

Gao Qiong thought for a long time and came to some realization, then said:"Does that mean Brother Guo won't lead me to fight in the future?

Guo Mao said:"Yeah!" Drilling and fighting are the same thing.

Gao Qiong said:"Then how many soldiers can you control?"

Guo Mao said:"Just practicing sergeants is enough to keep Shanfu busy. You plan to tire Shanfu to death."

Gao Qiong said:"Then you are not as good as me, I can still be in charge of hundreds of soldiers!" If I were the King of Jin, I would use good steel on the blade! If you give you five hundred men, you can kill a hundred thousand wild donkeys until they cry for their mothers and wipe out the whole army. If you give you five thousand men, you can—can, yes, it’s called an army without bloodshed—enter the Youzhou of Nanjing where wild donkeys live without bloodshed; if If I give you 50,000 people, don't take the wild donkey's nest in Zhongjing. If I give you 100,000, it's no problem to sweep the world! Ha ha! Guo

Mao was shocked when he heard this and said hurriedly:"Gao Qiong, don't talk nonsense while drinking!"

Gao Qiong said:"It's not nonsense." He turned to King Jin and said,"Your Highness, do you think so?""

Prince Jin was even more shocked. His expression seemed quite natural, and he smiled and said:"Gao Qiong said that good steel is used on the blade. Guo Aiqing was appointed as the commander of the formation, and it was good steel that was used on the blade. There were many brave men under the solitary king who were brave enough to defeat the three armies. However, they were familiar with military books and strategies, and were proficient in the three strategies and six tactics. They were proficient in arranging troops and setting up ambush. , but there are only a few who attack, kill, and defend. Guo Aiqing's courage was extraordinary. He captured Xiongzhou, Tanzhou, and Dingyouzhou like searching a bag for something. A hundred thousand strong enemies were wiped out in a chat and a laugh. He was really a genius and a man without peer! This is God's favor for me, Zhao Guangyi, to help me start my own business. It will be just around the corner that the sixteen states will be incorporated into our territory of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is very lucky! All the people are so lucky! Guangyi is very lucky! How could the lonely king have the heart to order Guo Aiqing to attack the city in front of the decisive battle formation with strong swords, swords and arrows?"

Gao Qiong opened his mouth wide and said with a naive smile:"Haha! Your Highness turns out to be protective of Guo Mao! Your Highness is unfair, and I admit it. It’s my fault that I don’t have Guo Mao’s abilities!"

Causing roars of laughter.

It is said that Guo Mao took the military position of formation envoy by himself. He worked at the teaching military field from dawn to dusk all day long and devoted himself to leading the sergeants to teach the formation. Whenever he was on duty (going to work) or off duty (off duty), there would be a sea of ​​people around the entrance of the teaching military field. People in Youzhou City, as well as people in suburban counties and villages dozens of miles outside Youzhou, and even people in neighboring prefectures and counties of Youzhou, all came to pay homage to the"God of Fire" who burned Pansigou and trapped Youzhou City."——Guo Mao. The King of Jin Zhao Guangyi rewarded Guo Mao with a mansion in Youzhou City second only to the Palace of Prince Yan of the Liao Kingdom, and assigned him dozens of servants. He was so focused on teaching the military field that he seldom went back, not to mention the constant flow of people there every day. The crowds who lined the streets to watch him stayed in the military camp of the teaching camp, so that there were still people outside the walls of the teaching camp with ladders and benches stacked up to watch him.

Guo Mao tossed and turned at night, recalling the agreement with Yan Yun.

It is said that Yan Yun came to Yingzhou capital with the decree of Jin King Jun to deploy the Treasury Department to urge the transportation of grain and grass. Yan Ju, a doctor in the Treasury Department, was originally the Sima of the palace of Fangjun Wang Zhao Guangmei. He had already received an order from Fangjun Wang Zhao Guangmei to deploy the capital of Yingzhou. He was willing to send a grain of grain and a bucket of fodder to Yan Yun and asked Yanyun to take the Yingzhou capital deployment Jun. The card went to Yingzhou, which has seven counties and eighteen counties under its jurisdiction, to supervise the grain and grass administration. In order to rush for time, Yan Yun did not take the official road and took a shortcut over the mountains and ridges. It was inconvenient to ride a horse, so he walked all the way. He used the light skill of flying on land and ran from county to county with Junpai. The officials of Yingzhou's seven counties and eighteen counties had already arrived. After receiving the report from Zhao Guangmei, the governor of the capital of Yingzhou, the officials of each county and county fully agreed that Yan Yun would send the grain and grass to Yingzhou. Yan Yun didn't know the secret, so he rushed to the next state or county.

After Yan Yun finished running through seven counties and eighteen counties, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: Zhao Guangmei, the prince of Yingzhou's capital deployment room, is the younger brother of the king of Jin. No matter how harmonious the relationship is, he will never dare to neglect such important matters. When the grain and fodder vehicles from the seven counties and eighteen counties arrive at Yingzhou, he will definitely send them to Xiongzhou as quickly as possible. The one hundred thousand soldiers under the command of the King of Jin will no longer go into battle hungry to face the enemy.

On the way back to Yingzhou, Yan Yun passed by Qiao Shu Gang. He was physically tired, mentally sleepy, hungry and thirsty. He was looking for a hotel to quench his thirst. When he saw a thatched hotel under a big tree not far away, he was overjoyed and strode into the hotel. , called the bartender and ordered a table of wine and food, and ate everything in a while. After paying for the food and wine, he planned to rest for a while before leaving. Suddenly, I saw a hunter sitting in the corner of the store, pouring himself a drink. The Orion was in his thirties, over seven feet tall, with a rectangular black-yellow face and kind eyes. He had a brown torn turban on his head, and was wearing a short green-brown suit, a tiger-skin silk sash around his waist, and narrow deer-skin boots.

Yan Yun thought to himself: After more than half a month of walking around the seven counties and eighteen counties under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou, he didn't get a good night's sleep. He should return to Yingzhou earlier to make up for it. The mountain road to Yingzhou is not long. Familiar, just in time to ask the hunter; just about to get up. Suddenly, seven or eight people came in from outside the store, they were aggressive, shouting"It's him, it's him!" The leader was a yellow-faced man over seven feet tall. He rushed towards Orion and grabbed Orion's collar with his hands. , swung his fists and hit him, yelling,"Give me back my nephew! Give me back my nephew!" The Orions behind the big man with yellow face also punched and kicked each other. The Orion did not shy away and allowed himself to be beaten. Those people fought for a long time, and then they stopped when their hands and feet were tired. Orion asked:"My guests, have you admitted the wrong person?"

The yellow-faced man shouted:"Bah! Even if you burn it to ashes, I will recognize it."

Orion said:"What can I do to you?"

The yellow-faced man said:"The yellow horse tied under the big locust tree outside the store is yours, right!"

Orion said,"Yes."

The big man with a yellow face said,"That beast of yours kicked my seven-year-old nephew to death. My brother and sister-in-law are Nian Dezi, who had only a little bone and blood, fainted after hearing the news. He woke up after a while and was still lying outside the store. I want you to pay with your life!" He said to the bartender,"Borrow the ax for chopping bones." The bartender was frightened. He hesitated and rushed out the door.

Orion bowed and said,"I apologize!".

The yellow-faced man said angrily:"Can you afford to pay for it! My nephew was kicked to death by that beast of yours! Take your life, take your life!" He raised his fist and hit the Orion again.

Yan Yun suddenly remembered that when he entered the hotel, he saw a naughty boy playing under the big locust tree and teasing the yellow horse under the tree. He was afraid that he would be injured by the horse. He had yelled at him, but he ran away and entered the hotel by himself. He might Then he went to play with the yellow horse under the tree, but was killed by the yellow horse. I thought: I am all careless. I wanted to check whether the naughty boy fell to the ground outside the store after eating, but I forgot about it after the meal. Seeing that the hunter also has a gentle face, a kind heart, a simple and loyal person. People allow themselves to be bullied without knowing the reason, and neither retaliate nor fight back. A little hunter actually has the state of"not being surprised when something happens suddenly, and not getting angry when something happens without any reason", which is rare!

Driven by admiration and sympathy, Yan Yun planned to help those in need; but on second thought, neither Orion nor the yellow-faced man were villains who could bear to do harm. They were not both good and evil. Orion was a beast and a yellow horse It’s hard to escape the blame. The yellow-faced Han family has lost another life. It doesn’t hurt either the other or the other. How can we save one of them when they are trapped and in danger? How to help? How is justice served?

At this time, Yan Yun felt that his martial arts skills were useless.