Outside Liyang City, the war drums were beating fast, Du Fuwei's Jianghuai army shouted loudly, and nearly a hundred catapults swarmed in, followed by arrow-blocking carts and ballista carts, as well as flying ladder carts and nest carts further behind.
The Feiyun ladder cart is a double long ladder mounted on six wheels, with double windlass at the end of the ladder, which can be used by soldiers to climb up the city; the Chao chariot is a high platform mounted on an eight-wheeled cart, which can not only detect the enemy but also shoot arrows into the city.
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Because the engineers in the army cut down a large area of ​​forest outside the city, they repaired the siege-related equipment for Liyang City on the spot. Although these equipment were a bit crudely made, the effect they could exert was quite amazing.
In order to prevent being restrained by the defenders' kerosene rockets and other means, all siege equipment was coated with special anti-burning powder, which could not be ignited for several days. Even considering that the coating was not completed at the same time, it was enough to launch an attack.
A fierce offensive.
If it is an ordinary small town, you only need to deploy some of these siege equipment, and you can defeat it in a few days with the numerical advantage of the army.
However, Liyang City itself was a fortified city with a wall as high as twenty feet. The Sui army defending the city was quite elite, and they had material support provided by shipping along the river, but it was not comparable to those small towns.
Especially when it was rumored that the Jianghuai Army's military discipline was poor, the residents in the city were worried about being plundered, so they cooperated with the Sui troops in the city, and their defense intensity was raised to a higher level. Even if Du Fuwei launched an attack late at night, he still had sufficient troops.
Manpower alerts and timely defense.
For a time, the sound of wheels, shouts of killing, and the sound of arrows flying through the air filled the space inside and outside the city wall. The two sides fell into a stalemate, and the momentum was extremely frightening.
I saw Du Fuwei with his hands behind his back, watching the situation of the confrontation between the two armies from the heights of the mound outside the city with a straight face. He gave a few instructions to the martial arts masters following behind him, and led them quickly to the top of seven or eight of them.
The top of a nest car.
Under the cover of the night and the army, these chariots filled with martial arts masters slowly advanced towards the city wall without any external features. They did not attract the special attention of the Sui army defending the city, and soon entered a hundred steps away from the city tower.
Area.
If he continued to drive to a position of twenty feet or even more than ten feet, with Du Fuwei's skill, he could fly across the city to the top of the city, clear out a small area of ​​the surrounding defenders in one fell swoop, and lure other experts to follow.
In the view of him, a top master who was born in the underworld, his martial arts skills are unrivaled in the Liyang area. He uses the method of sneak attack with surprise troops and takes the lead on the city wall. This can not only surprise him but also inspire the morale of the army.
function.
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Further outside the city, Li Jing looked at the large number of troops marching towards the city wall. He was slightly surprised, knowing that Song Que's eyesight was indeed extraordinary. He could clearly see where the army was camping seven or eight miles away in the middle of the night.
situation, and made accurate predictions about the scale of the siege.
Except for a small number of soldiers guarding the camp, Du Fuwei can be said to have mobilized his entire army. He used all the power he had at this time to mobilize tens of thousands of troops, and he was very likely to take down Liyang in one fell swoop.
After serving as a soldier under Du Fuwei for several months, Li Jing also experienced many details from the opponent's march that were not described in detail in the art of war and military books, and he felt quite integrated with what he had learned in the past;
From the appointment of generals to the recruitment, selection and formation of soldiers, from training, flags and drums, reconnaissance, communications, equipment to formation, marching, setting up camps, defending cities, sieges, and the use of tactics, everything is gradually integrated into one.
, turned into something of one’s own.
Therefore, although Li Jing was not very optimistic about Du Fuwei, who had taught him a lot, he still had certain expectations for his possible changes after having Liyang as his base, and was not prepared to leave immediately.
If his guess is correct, Du Fuwei should be using his group of specially recruited and trained law enforcement experts this time, right?
In today's world, there are many people with unique vision, but I am afraid that not many people can match Du Fuwei's.
Although he does not have the reputation and ability to retain high-level talents, he has unique methods for discovering and mastering ordinary talents. With this, he organized a special team of hundreds of people, which played a role in many aspects of the army.
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The model of developing the army into a super-large gang was the original creation of Du Fuwei, a man with a rough background in the underworld. It was refreshing and attracted Li Jing to investigate.
"Du Fuwei wanted to seize the city with a surprise attack. It was indeed a good strategy when no one on the other side could compete in martial arts. Unfortunately, he encountered a rare accident this time. He was destined to
Return without success."
Just as Li Jing was thinking in his mind, Song Que glanced at him, smiled and said: "Although I have never left Lingnan, my hard work over the past twenty years has not been in vain. I have all the situations in the world under my control. The most important things are under my control."
Nothing is hidden from me."
"In the beginning, he gathered a crowd with his friend Fu Gong'er to fight for Cao Mang and became the overlord of the underworld. Later, he led his crowd to defect to Wang Bo in Changbai Mountain. He immediately broke away from Wang Bo and established himself as a general. He traveled across the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers without a single defeat."
"Song has been paying attention to the information since Du Fuwei started his career, and what he learned is not much worse than you. He knows that this person has no ability to compete for the world. However, it is a bit surprising to encounter setbacks so early.
Exceeded my expectations.”
Having said this, Song Que smiled casually, paused and said: "Among the rebel forces with pure Han origin, the one I am most optimistic about right now is Li Mi from Wagang Village, and I also have the intention to support him. However, after getting this piece of land, I am most optimistic about it."
After reading the message left by Shi Binei, my thoughts changed greatly."
"Information in the stone bi?" Li Jing was a little confused when he heard it. He couldn't understand the reason why Song Que judged that Du Fuwei's surprise attack method would fail. Even if Song Que wanted to intervene, he was so far away
How can it be effective with a large army?
It sounds like this stone jade has been mentioned many times by the other party. Is it related to this? Since it was sent by Song Shidao, is it related to the Goryeo woman mentioned by Song Que?
Song Shidao is the most important figure in the new generation of the Song clan. He is known as the natural heir to Song Que, the world's best swordsman, "Heavenly Sword". Power, wealth and beautiful women are as easy for him as picking up mustard.
Could it be that the Goryeo woman who was able to attract him was related to Fu Cailin, one of the three great masters in the world? But didn't this violate the Song clan's rule against intermarriage with foreigners? No wonder Song Que's attitude was so abnormal.
However, after seeing Song Que's style and theory of swordsmanship, Li Jing found it difficult to imagine that a Goguryeo Fu Cailin could give such great inspiration to a great master like "Tiandao". Perhaps there was something else going on.
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Although he was very curious about things related to Shi Bi, he felt that he might see Song Que at any time. The conflict between Song Shidao and his son made him feel a little embarrassed, and he could not make a choice in a short time.
Seemingly sensing the curiosity in Li Jing's heart, Song Que smiled slightly, opened his hand holding the stone bi, and explained directly:
"The content recorded in this stone biscuit is the essence of Cihang Jingzhai's "Sword Code" and some more profound information. It was a gift from a mysterious and peerless master."
"Before this, I have worked hard on the thoughts of Buddhism and Taoism. The highest state of the former is nirvana; the latter is ascension in the daytime."
"The focus of Buddhism is to become a Buddha immediately; Taoism trains essence to transform into qi, trains qi to transform into spirit, trains spirit to return to emptiness, practices emptiness to combine with Tao, and regards oneself as a treasure raft to cross the sea of ​​suffering, which is ridiculed by Buddhists who do not understand its meaning.
"Ghost-watching ghosts, in fact, Taoism's daytime ascension is similar to Buddhism's instant Buddhahood."
"Actually, the goals of Taoism, Buddhism, becoming an immortal or becoming a Buddha are the same. They believe that life is more than this, and they have an infinite pursuit of the eternal, 'perfect' one."
"Everything in the world comes from one. Although it has gone through thousands of changes, it will eventually return to one. It cannot be controlled by human beings. It is said that one life is two, two is three, and three is all things. It starts from one and ends with one."
"No matter what kind of knowledge, whether it is martial arts or life, the highest realm is how to find out this one that originally existed and then disappeared. With this one, you can return to the perfect state before heaven and earth were judged.
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"This escaping spirit travels around the heaven and earth, constantly flowing, and exists in all things at the same time. Laozi calls it Tao, and Sakyamuni calls it Buddha. Buddha means enlightenment, and it is versatile.
, it’s all in it.”
"Although people cannot change the process of 'Heaven and Earth' and 'Tao' from nothing to something, from something to nothing, they can grasp the gap between existence and non-existence and transcend the gap between existence and non-existence. This is the essence of the path of spiritual practice.
You can never change without departing from your roots.”
Listening to Song Que's deep voice, both Song Shidao, who was nervous in his heart, and Li Jing and Song Lu beside him, couldn't help but feel a shocking feeling of parting through the clouds and seeing the heaven and earth.
Generally speaking, when people are born in this world, their goals in life are nothing more than to have enough food and clothing, to marry a wife and have children. Those who are ambitious will be rich and prosperous. As for those who govern the country and achieve great achievements, this is the ultimate in life.
But "Heavenly Sword" Song Que obviously went a step further and set his goal to explore the mysteries of the universe that no one had ever dared to think about. He conducted extremely in-depth research on this and successfully grasped a mysterious and mysterious truth related to the secrets of heaven and earth.
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"As the saying goes, 'the mind is still and the mind is moving, transcending things.' Only when the mind is detached can it be possible to reach the ideal state of the 'other shore.'" Song Que said slowly, and commented with deep feeling:
"The "Sword Code" takes 'quietness, tranquility, emptiness, and nothingness' as its fundamental tenet, stresses the ultimate in tranquility, and focuses on the two major aspects of 'seeing through' and 'perfection', and finally reaches the martial arts perfection of 'keeping one' and 'wuji'
environment, completing the sublimation of life in a circle like reincarnation."
"The most critical one is the 'bright heart of the sword'. In terms of swordsmanship, it means seeing through the enemy as well as yourself. There is nothing missing, and you are tactful and comfortable. In terms of practice, it means seeing through the illusions of life and all things, and reaching the truth.
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"The reason why the descendants of Jingzhai have the tradition of 'experience in the world' is because if you want to see through the false side of 'life', you first need to have a deep understanding of life, in order to understand the true essence of 'Sword Heart Transparency', and
My approach of 'getting the sword and then forgetting it' is quite similar."
"For the descendants of Jingzhai who have reached the ultimate level of practicing "Sword Code", life is just a dream of spring and autumn clouds for them. Everything from beginning to prosperity, from prosperity to decline, from decline to death is the rhythm and pace of nature.
It is the essence of nature and the essence of all life, and it does not cause any concern."
"As the first Buddhist book to use swordsmanship to cultivate the way of heaven, I have read "Cihang Sword Canon" and got a lot of inspiration. When the swordsmanship reaches its ultimate level, it should transcend life and death, find the true one, and realize the infinite.
, to reach the state of immortality and Buddhahood.”
"However, my own way of swordsmanship is actually fundamentally different from the "Sword Code", because I am not interested in transcending life and death. I just try my best to explore and move forward in the way of swordsmanship. I do not use the way of swords to cultivate the way of heaven, but to cultivate my swords with the way of heaven.
road."
"After truly reading the essence of the "Sword Code", I began to understand the further path after "getting the sword" and "forgetting the sword", and confirmed that I was on the opposite side of the "Sword Code", which "sees through the falsehood"
:In a world of deficiency, experience the relative perfection of deficiency.”
To be continued...