Chapter 582 Preparation before war
Zhao Guang got the order and hurriedly went down to make arrangements.
After a while, I saw a Han army junior high school coming to the gate of Longguan City without any armor and unarmed. He shouted loudly, "As we wait inside the Han Pass, general Feng Yong, who is fighting against the invaders, sent someone to pass a message to the general guarding the pass."
A hanging basket was soon hung from the city wall and people were hoisted up.
The Han army's primary school commander was able to climb the city wall, but he saw bright weapons all around him. Cao's soldiers all glared at him.
The principal raised his chest and sneered, "I have nothing to offer and am alone. Why should you be afraid?"
"He is very articulate." A general in his thirties emerged from the crowd, "Is it possible that all Shu captives are incompetent people like you who can only talk and talk?"
The principal raised his hand and said, "The little man was ordered by General Feng to serve the noble army. There is nothing rude about it. But for the general to humiliate the big man as a prisoner first, it seems a little incompetent."
General Cao Jun was furious when he heard this and drew his sword, "How dare you insult me?"
“The general humiliates others first, so why should he consider the lesser men’s disrespect later?”
The small school is not afraid.
"The Wei Dynasty is China. You are just bandits from the west. Calling them captives is already considered a compliment. Why should I insult you?" General Cao Jun shouted sternly, "Since you say I don't have the ability, then I don't have the ability to give it to you." Look, come here, tie him up!"
With an order, Cao’s soldiers rushed forward and **** the Han soldiers tightly.
The colonel stared at the general of Cao's army, "When the two armies are fighting, the envoy will not be killed. Isn't the general's move in compliance with the saying of measure?"
General Cao Jun raised his sword and smiled ferociously, "How dare you, a little Shu prisoner, just to talk and persuade others to surrender before the battle?"
As soon as he struck down with his sword, blood splattered all over the principal's face, and he subconsciously let out a scream.
General Cao held up the **** sword and asked, "Is my sword as sharp as your tongue?"
The principal felt a sharp pain in his left ear. He gritted his teeth and said, "Thief Cao, if you don't kill me today, I will definitely reward you in the future!"
General Cao laughed loudly, "I wanted to kill you, but now that it sounds like this, I will spare your life to see how you repay me."
“I just hope you can live longer and don’t regret what you did today!”
The principal’s teeth were chattering.
"You are just a soldier in the army, what do I have to fear?" General Cao didn't care, "Okay, I'll teach you how to be polite in front of others. Now can you tell me what message your master has? "
With a "boom", the big trees on Longshan fell down. The auxiliary soldiers in the camp came forward with axes and saws to cut and saw the logs to make siege equipment or erect fences for the village.
Zhao Guang's former army just explored the battlefield situation first and set up camp to prevent Cao's thieves in Guancheng from rushing into the formation.
The large armies coming from behind must set up their respective camps at the arranged places.
Either in a valley or on a mountainside.
For a time, the people of Longdi were shouting Ma Xi and it was very lively and noisy.
Feng Yong returned to the tent and sat quietly, holding the military book given by Zhuge Liang and reading it carefully, waiting for news from Guancheng.
When he saw the sentence "The leaves are powerful, and they are in the same situation, they all form cliques, and they compete with others. If they don't do this, it means they will lose the battle." He stared at the word "憸" for a long time, scratched his head and thought. What is the word for bird?
I thought about it for a while, and then flipped through "Shuowen Jiezi" for a long time, and saw that it said: To be beneficial to the best is to be a sycophant. Listen from the heart and be sincere.
loglegone
Feng Yong muttered, and then wrote a series of symbols on it: xian.
Finally, a note: villain.
At this time, the guard came to report, "General, General Zhao wants to see you."
“Let him in.”
Feng Yong nodded.
Zhao Guangda stepped in and saw an angry look on his face, "General, I was ordered by the general to send a message to Guancheng. I never thought that the traitor Cao was really insulting me!"
“What happened?”
Feng Yong put down the book and asked.
“The garrison of the city cut off the left ear of the messenger and said that although my brother has a sharp tongue, it is a pity that he cannot compare with the sharpness of his sword!”
“Bah!” Feng Yong slapped the table and stood up suddenly, “Where is the messenger?”
The principal came in with his head wrapped, and Feng Yongguo saw that the cloth covering the left side of his head was soaked with blood.
“The villain has seen the general.”
This junior schoolmaster has no left ear, but his face is calm, and he stands proudly with his fists clasped.
"What a strong man." Feng Yong saw that this man ignored pain. He first praised him, and then asked with concern, "The wound on your face is still bleeding. Why don't you let the military medical workers help stop the bleeding?"
"Return to the general, this is the custom of the villain tribe. Because the villain was humiliated by the thief Cao, he made an oath to show that he will never forget his hatred."
I saw a look of resentment on the face of the principal, and he replied loudly.
“How magnificent!” Feng Yong cheered loudly, “I didn’t expect that there would be such high-minded people in our army, but...”
Feng Yong looked at the school carefully and muttered, "I just noticed that you look a bit familiar..."
"Returning to the general, the villain's name is Liu Hun. Before the Northern Expedition, he was recommended by Mrs. Zhang. He was mistakenly loved by the general and joined the sharp camp in the army."
When the principal said this, he straightened his chest and looked at Feng Langjun in front of him with ardent eyes.
He originally traveled around various places because of his yearning for Han culture.
After hearing about Feng Langjun's article "Xia Ke Xing", I was fascinated by Feng Langjun's literary talent and deeply admired the two chivalrous people Zhu Hai and Hou Ying in "Xia Ke Xing".
Although I dare not compare myself, I also claim that I have the heart to promise more than the five mountains.
Feng Yong's heart trembled when he saw the obsessed look in this little fanboy's eyes.
It was only then that he remembered that this Liu Hun was a favor of Zhang Xingyi but not Han Long. He recommended a person to him. He was the grandson of Qu Bei, a young prince of the Tiefu tribe of the right tribe of the Southern Huns, who claimed to be a descendant of Emperor Guangwu.
Liu Xiu’s grandson Liu Jin was a general of Liao Dynasty. He was captured in a battle to quell the Xiongnu rebellion. He was put under house arrest by the Huns under Dushan Mountain. He married a wife and had children.
I heard from Liu Hun that Liu Jinbo had a son named Shili, and Shili had a grandson, his eldest father Qubei. Based on this calculation, he should be the fifth generation grandson of Liu Jinbo.
When Qubei was ordered to resist Li Jue and Guo Si, he protected the Han emperor from Chang'an. He was a rare loyal minister.
Now that Feng Yong saw Liu Hun's appearance again, he finally believed it.
How can such generosity and pride come from without a heart of loyalty?
Thinking of this, Feng Yong poured a bowl of water himself and handed it to Liu Hun, "Strong man, please drink."
“Thank you Feng Langjun!”
Liu Hun was so excited that he called "Mr. Lang" instead of "general". He took the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
"Back to the general, the man called himself Pang Hui after calling himself General White Horse. He also humiliated the big man in every possible way, saying that the general was just a kid with a soft mouth and a clever talker. What does he have to fear?"
When Feng Yong heard this, he was shocked. His first thought was: How did he know my name?
Then I remembered that the secret exchanges between Hanzhong and Longyouguanzhong have been going on in recent years. If you are thoughtful, it would not be surprising if you heard the rumors about yourself.
It was the title of "White Horse General" that caught Feng Yong's attention.
“Isn’t General White Horse Pound? Pang Hui, Pound’s descendant?”
He looked thoughtful, and when he thought of such a person, his face gradually darkened.
Finally walked out of the handsome tent door and looked towards the high Guancheng.
It turns out that the person opposite is actually Pang Hui, the son of Pang De, who massacred all the Guan family in Sichuan in history to vent his personal anger?
After Pang De was defeated and captured, Guan Yu did not express his anger at Pang De by shooting himself, but instead surrendered to him.
On the other hand, Pang De not only insulted Guan Yu, but also insulted Liu Bei. According to the war rules at that time, if he surrendered, he would be accepted, and if he refused, he would be beheaded. Therefore, when Pang De was killed, Guan Yu was not unreasonable.
Moreover, after Guan Yu was insulted by Pang De, he still treated his body kindly without losing his grace.
Both of them are obedient to state affairs, seeking benevolence and getting benevolence, seeking righteousness and getting righteousness, and cannot be regarded as personal enmities.
What Pang Hui did was completely a villain's behavior and was despised by others.
You did not seek revenge from Guan Yu himself on the battlefield, but you took advantage of the opportunity when the descendants of the Guan family could not fight back and killed all the old, young, women, and children of the Guan family without leaving any one behind. This is not what a gentleman would do.
Feng Yong narrowed his eyes, remembering Pang Hui's behavior of first cutting off Liu Hun's ears and then humiliating himself, his eyes flashed, it seemed that this person was really not very open-minded.
Recalling that Guan Ji is his mistress, Feng Yong finally opened his mouth and slowly said, "You idiot!"
It’s okay to scold me, they are all enemies anyway.
But it’s not good if you threaten my family...
Turning his head, he ordered, "Zhao Guang, get ready. I want to go and survey the terrain myself."
Zhao Guang listened to the order and responded quickly: "No!"
Immediately I went down and personally selected my personal guards to **** Feng Yong to the front of Guancheng.
Cao Jun on the city saw a group of people approaching, standing there from a distance, pointing at Guancheng, and immediately reported to Pang Hui.
Pang Hui heard about it and hurriedly came to the city. When he saw the people under the city standing there observing Guancheng without any scruples, they didn't take him seriously at all. He immediately shouted angrily, "Here comes someone with a big crossbow!"
There was originally a large crossbow at the east and west gates of Guancheng, but now they have all been moved to the west gate.
The soldiers obeyed the order and quickly moved a large crossbow mounted on the bed frame. After placing it, they turned the winch and heard a rattling sound, and the string of the crossbow began to tighten.
The movement at the top of the city was quickly noticed by Zhao Guang, and he quickly ordered, "Put up the shield!"
Although I and others are standing outside the range of the crossbow, there may be a sharpshooter on the opposite side.
The soldiers following behind quickly ran in front of Feng Yong and tightened their large oars and shields.
Feng Yong stood still and carefully observed the terrain around Guancheng.
Longshan Mountain runs north-south, high in the northwest and low in the southeast. In Longdi, Guanshan Mountain is the main peak.
Longguan, located on the east **** of the main peak of Guanshan Mountain, runs east-west and has only two east-west gates.
To the north is the top of Guanshan Mountain, and to the south is the side peak. The peak is as sharp as a knife and difficult to climb.
There is naturally no moat on the mountain, but Cao Jun must have been prepared. Many antlers and horses were erected in front of the pass. They were densely packed and looked very frightening.
It is okay for one or two people to sneak through carefully, but if the army is attacking the city, those obstacles must be removed first.
At this time, I saw a big arrow suddenly emerging from the city, flying straight towards the city with the sound of whistling wind.
With a "swish" sound, the big arrow fell more than ten meters away from his left and penetrated halfway into the ground, showing its strong force.
“Brother, be careful, this is a big crossbow!”
Zhao Guang saw the big arrow and shouted quickly.
Feng Yong waved his hand, the big crossbow was also the bed crossbow.
The accuracy of bed crossbows at this time was extremely low, and the hit rate depended on character. If you wanted to hit the target accurately, the probability of hitting the target was lower than the chance of winning a big prize, and the lethality was far from the terrifying level it was in the Song Dynasty.
Pang Hui on the city saw the big arrow missed so far and thought it was a pity.
Feng Yong led the people back and forth a few more times, looked at the peak of Guanshan Mountain to the north of Guancheng, and thought thoughtfully. Finally, under Zhao Guang's repeated urging, he took the people away.
Returning to the valley and looking at the river at his feet, Feng Yong sighed and said, "The Prime Minister once told me that "The Records of the Three Qin Dynasties" contains: Longdi has nine slopes, and I don't know how high it is. Those who want to go up can cross it in seven days. "The high place can accommodate more than a hundred families, and there are four pours of clear water."
The so-called "Four Notes of Clear Water" actually means that there are many water sources in Longdi Mountain. With Guanshan Mountain as the dividing line, each water flows down the east and west sides and merges into the rivers in Longyou and Guanzhong.
Feng Yong pointed and turned eastward, bypassing the river behind the hanging peak in the south of Guancheng. "If I guessed correctly, this river should go around behind Guancheng."
“Zhao Guang, ask General Wang to send soldiers who are good at mountain climbing over the overhanging peak to see if there is a water source to the east of Guancheng.”
As he said that, he looked at the top of Guan Mountain to the north of Guancheng. There was a flag looming above it. There were Cao thieves stationed there, echoing Guancheng in the distance, and he frowned slightly.
The first day when Feng Yong led the army to Longguan City passed peacefully.
To the east of the main peak of Guanshan Mountain, there is a mountain spring. It originates from the top of the mountain and gurgling down. The spring water gradually becomes larger. It passes not far to the north of Longguan Mountain, flows down Longshan Mountain, and merges into the Qishui River in Guanzhong.
In the early morning of Longshan Mountain, the mountain forest was filled with clouds and mist. A small group of Cao soldiers were coming down from the mountain and found a small depression. The spring water flowing down from the mountain gathered here to form a small pool, crystal clear to the bottom.
The spring water on the mountain was not enough to supply all the needs of the army, so people had to be sent down to fetch water.
These gang leaders took turns filling the barrels with water and began to return to the mountain.
The last gang leader squatted down and was about to fill the bottle with water when he heard a few "cuckoo" sounds coming from the front, and a pheasant jumped out of the grass.
There was some blood on its body, and it raised one foot without touching the ground. It looked like it was injured.
Huotoujun's eyes lit up. He knew that this pheasant must have just escaped from the mouth of a fox or a weasel. Although this kind of situation is rare in the mountains, it is not unheard of.
Looks like I got lucky today.
This is the rear, and the Han army has no way to get around it. The Huotou army has no sense of crisis. He crept over and suddenly pounced forward. The pheasant flapped its wings, but still could not escape.
Huntoujun felt happy, and just as he was about to get up, several black figures suddenly appeared next to him.
Before he could scream, his mouth was tightly covered. While struggling, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the colorful face on the opposite side, like an evil ghost. Thinking of the legend of the ghosts in the mountains, his two senses suddenly felt wet.
Several black figures, using the cover of vegetation and clouds, dragged the gangtou army deep into the forest.
Someone muttered in harsh Chinese, "It stinks!"
"Shut up!"
Wang Han, who was still tied with branches, cursed in a low voice.
(End of this chapter)