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Chapter 172

Ling Zhen loaded all the used fireworks, materials, as well as the cannon stones and gun mounts used for various artillery pieces into the car, and took along his clothes, armor, swords, luggage and other items, as well as one hundred thirty or forty soldiers. Even if he left Tokyo that night and took the road to Jingzhao Mansion, Ling Zhen took the 130 to 40 soldiers and escorted the dozen or so artillery vehicles, chasing the stars and the moon, and walked for two days and nights before setting foot on the After arriving at the border of Shangzhou, Ling Zhen and his party were in a hurry to get on the road due to the urgent need for war. However, they missed Sutou and went to the vicinity of Xiong'er Mountain. When night fell, Ling Zhen was afraid that he would make a mistake when entering the mountain, so he found a shelter from the wind. Ask everyone to rest, light a bonfire, and eat some dry food.

Ling Zhen rested on a big rock, unloaded all the loads on the horses, and arranged for fifteen or sixteen people to move the mounts to one place so that they could be supervised and grazed. He also arranged for about thirty people to carry bows and arrows. They hunted some game in the nearby forest to satisfy their hunger, and then ten people cut down trees to make fires. Another thirty or so people were scattered around to guard, while the remaining officers and soldiers stood guard in front of the carriages and horses, guarded the artillery on the carriages, and rested in place.

The hours are getting later and later, and the night in the wilderness is getting quieter and quieter. Except for the crackling sound of the bonfire and the snoring of the war horses from time to time, there is no sound in the surrounding area. After everyone has been traveling for a day, this pair The legs have long been numb from walking, and each of them is too tired to talk. They take turns to rest on the spot. However, just when the fatigue is getting more and more sticky on people's limbs and bones, Ling Zhen's colleagues The men who went hunting in the woods have not returned yet.

The more Ling Zhen thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He immediately sent a team of more than ten people to search nearby areas. Before leaving, he warned several times not to go deep into the forest and not to wander away from the mountains. After dispatching those officers and soldiers, Ling Zhen's heart became more and more uncertain. The quiet night was really creepy. Suddenly, as if he had realized something, Ling Zhen suddenly raised his thighs and led seven or eight soldiers to kick the knife. After walking two steps to the horse walking area not far away, everyone looked around and froze in place. The horses that were still walking around and grazing here had long disappeared. And those responsible The officers and soldiers guarding the mounts were also missing.

Ling Zhen looked around and saw that there were traces of horses trampling on the pasture nearby. Ling Zhen followed the traces and chased after them. Before he had gone a hundred or ten steps, he came to a forest beside the mountain where the moonlight could not shine in. It was gloomy and pitch black, and the traces of horse hoofs stopped here abruptly. Ling Zhen felt bad. Someone was clearly doing something in the dark. This was clearly a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. When Ling Zhen thought about this, he was very anxious. He took this with him. Seven or eight soldiers rushed back to the sheltered station. It was still very quiet here, the bonfire was burning quietly, and the soldiers leaned against each other, unaware that danger was nearby.

Ling Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: "I knew this journey would not be so smooth." Fortunately, everyone is here. After passing through Niu'er Mountain, you can step into the realm of Jingzhao Mansion, and then there will be Hu Yanzhuo. Soldiers and horses came to meet them. Ling Zhen knew that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time. However, he could not move forward, so he had to circulate nearby and find a safe place to spend the night. At that moment, Ling Zhen mobilized everyone. He had no mounts, so he walked on foot. Pushing carts and artillery pieces, they began to march slowly eastward along the foot of Niu'er Mountain.

Ling Zhen had just performed the task of burning a stick of incense, and he completely regretted it. The complexity of the environment here was not as simple as he thought. The further down Ling Zhen went, the more he regretted that he had left the original residence too rashly. However, it was obviously inappropriate to go back now. Just when Ling Zhen was confused about which way to go, the sound of galloping horse hooves suddenly sounded from a distance. The rumble of horse hooves became more and more clear and urgent. , like a dense drum beating heavily in Ling Zhen's heart, Ling Zhen quickly asked everyone to gather the artillery in the middle, and everyone formed a circle to protect it outside.

But after a moment, a pair of men and horses emerged from the darkness. Ling Zhen glanced and saw that these people were not dressed as officers and soldiers. "What is supposed to come will come after all," Ling Zhen's heart tightened, and he immediately pulled out the sword from his waist. Upon seeing this, the officers and soldiers under his command also drew their knives in their hands and nervously faced the evil people who were rushing towards them.

The group of cavalry galloped to Ling Zhen's side and divided into two groups, one on the left and one on the right. They swallowed Ling Zhen and others like a bloody mouth. This group of soldiers and horses were like pythons. Generally, the officers and soldiers were surrounded three levels inside and three levels outside. Just when Ling Zhen felt empty and empty, suddenly two groups separated in front of the opponent's formation, and a person walked out from the middle. This person was holding a long spear in his hand and was about to It was Lin Chong. Lin Chong looked at Ling Zhen, clasped his fists and saluted, saying: "Master Ling has come a long way, and I am disappointed but I hope to atone for my sins."

When Ling Zhen saw that the group of people were dressed, they were not officers and soldiers, nor bandits, and the nine dragons on the big flag pointing to the sky immediately made him understand whose hands he had fallen into.

Without saying a word, Ling Zhen swung his knife forward and shouted, "Kill me." After saying this, Ling Zhen swung his knife forward and headed straight for Lin Chong.

Lin Chong had no intention of hurting him, and suddenly a big net was thrown from his left and right sides. Ling Zhen could not escape, and was immediately trapped in the net. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not get out. At this time, Ling Zhen looked back and saw that he was following him out. There were only seven or eight people there, and they had been following him around for the past few days. However, the officers and soldiers who were originally guarding the car tent now surrounded them and trapped those seven or eight people in a blade. It turned out that in Ling, When Zhen Zhen came back, all his original officers and soldiers had been tied up by Lin Chong with a network of hooks. The only ones left behind were the brothers who had been replaced by the Green Forest Army. At this time, these people all showed their true colors.

Ling Zhen was not shocked, as if all this was expected. Ling Zhen was slightly startled and then looked up to the sky and laughed.

This smile was so calm that it made Lin Chong feel a little unnatural.

It turned out that after Ling Zhen was summoned by Captain Gao, he met a monk on the road. The monk burst into tears when he looked at Ling Zhen. Ling Zhen was so wet that he cried. Finally, when Ling Zhen asked, the monk spoke one by one. After hearing this, Ling Zhen felt a little scared. Ling Zhen didn't take it seriously at first. Later, when he went home to pack his bags, he carefully recalled what the monk said, and then he became afraid. It turned out that the monk said that Ling Zhen was going away this time. There was no return, and he would end up with his head missing, his family destroyed, and what surprised Ling Zhen the most was not anything else, but that the monk actually knew that he went there just to help Hu Yanzhuo attack Lulin. When he came out of the mansion, even he had just learned about the news of sending troops, but he didn't expect that Monk Yu would have a general idea.

Ling Zhen had an extra thought in his mind. When he left Kyoto with firearms, he ordered his family members to move to their hometown in the countryside. Although he had doubted the identity of the monk, he never expected that this monk was People from Green Forest, and the person who tipped off the news was none other than Zhang Qing, who was lurking in the Song Dynasty court.

But now, Ling Zhen was captured, and he smiled instead of being surprised. As God had done, Ling Zhen had nothing to complain about. He looked familiar to Lin Chong, but for a while he couldn't remember what this person's last name was. Who is the name? All this gave him the illusion of déjà vu, making him feel as if he remembered it all clearly but vaguely in his memory. He remembered this general in the green forest and the scene where he was captured. Ling Zhen felt more and more This is God's will, and the dislocation of my body and head is due to fate.

Ling Zhen was tied up by Lin Chong and brought back to Xianyang that night. Shi Jin heard that Tan Ma reported that Lin Chong had invited Ling Zhen, so he immediately led his brothers to wait in the Juyi Hall, with just a stick of incense. Sure enough, he saw Lin Chong and his sergeants escorting Ling Zhen up. When Shi Jin saw Ling Zhen, he was wrapped like a rice dumpling. His helmet had long been missing, his hair was messy, and he looked bumpy and embarrassed. Shi Jin quickly got up. He came and personally untied him, then complained to everyone, saying: "I taught you to politely invite Commander Ling up the mountain, but how can you be so rude?"

Ling Zhen saw that Shi Jin had personally untied him, gave him a seat at the table, and asked someone to bring him some wine to make amends. Ling Zhen could see that Shi Jin was all kind-hearted, completely different from the fierce look he had thought before. At that moment, Ling Zhen Zhen thanked him for not killing, and Shi Jin held a cup with him and said: "It frightened Commander Ling. My brothers and I were a little rude in doing things, but we are all loyal and courageous, and we have done everything we can for heaven." Don't take it personally if you practice the Way. If there is anything that offends the power of God, please still hope that the ocean will forgive you."

Ling Zhendao: "The commander-in-chief is serious. This brother doesn't hurt me at all. He does things neatly, but... Xiao Ke looks very familiar. I don't know who this brother is,"

Lin Chong immediately clasped his fists and said: "There are many offenses today. I am sorry. I am Lin Chong, the former instructor of the 180,000 Imperial Guards in Tokyo."

"Ah," Ling Zhen listened and bowed to Lin Chong and said: "I have admired his famous name for a long time. He was an official in the same dynasty at the time, but He Xiaoke was from a humble background and could hardly see the true face of the god general. He never thought that he would meet him here. It’s really a stroke of luck,”

Lin Chong hurriedly returned the greeting, showing his modesty again and again.

Shi Jin looked at it and said with a smile: "There are quite a lot of people in my house who are from the army." As he said this, Shi Jin invited Yang Zhi to come and introduce to Ling Zhen: "This is Yang Zhi, the former Daming Mansion "As the envoy," he then introduced Lei Hengdao: "This is Lei Heng, the commander of the cavalry army in Yuncheng County." Finally, Shi Jin invited Peng Huan to come forward and introduced: "This is also the general Peng Huan who recently abandoned the secret and turned to the bright side. "

Ling Zhen saluted one by one, especially when he saw that Peng Quan had become the leader, he was deeply moved and was speechless at the moment.

Peng Quan advised: "The Song Dynasty is now dark. Although it is a big tree in the sky, it has been eroded by corrupt officials and has no wind or rain for our common people. Now, Marshal Shi Jin leads the way for heaven. , Recruit heroes, and the people are all happy wherever they go. Zhao Kuangyin also rebelled and took this country from others. The monarchy is orthodox. That is all foolish talk. Why should we be stubborn? Since we are here, why not obey orders? , Life in this world is rare, so why not give it a try,"

Shi Jin also advised at this time: "I conquered the world with green forests, and all the cities I captured did not cause any harm to the people. What I overthrew was not the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty, but the corrupt political system of the Song Dynasty. What I left behind in the court could be the country and the country."

The able and virtuous ministers who have made contributions will eradicate those treacherous ministers and cults that undermine stability."


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