Chapter 107 Li Zhongrun, whose lower limit has been refreshed
Lao Chen ignored Li Chongrun's complaints and kept telling his own story.
"The people sent by Master Konghe were a group of monks. Although they concealed it very well, the little old man still saw some clues."
"It's just that those people didn't know what secret method they used. They were able to attract thunder from the sky to split the mountain and fill the sea. They blew up the mountain in just one blow. Then we saw the dragon!"
Old Chen spoke faster and faster, he could no longer even take a breath, and his tone became more and more shrill.
"The mountain was made of sandstone. We originally had dozens of people, and the excavation was very slow. Later, many Japanese came, slaughtered all the villages at the foot of the mountain, and then stationed there. With more people and the help of thunder from the sky,
It only took a few days to dig out the dragon bones from the dragon veins."
There was a slight expression of hatred on Lao Chen's face: "Those Japanese wanted to transport those dragon bones away, but for some reason, Master Konghe sent an order to bury those dragon bones back. Master Konghe's people
I wanted to kill me and silence me, but I was blinded by how to arrange the bones. Fortunately, the little old man knew a thing or two, and I was able to survive for a few more days."
"Later, the little old man was rescued by Yang San. It's embarrassing to say that Yang San always thought that his father entrusted him to the little old man and didn't know anything else. After Yang San came back from joining the army, he always treated him as a foster father.
I, the little old man, am ashamed. It would be best if the prince could hide it for the little old man."
Old Chen's speech suddenly returned to normal, and he no longer spoke in such a high voice. "The Yang brothers were all skilled in martial arts, but they were poisoned and killed by the little old man in the end. Even if Yang San crushed the little old man's bones and scattered them into ashes, the little old man would still be dead.
Never blame him."
Li Chongrun suddenly realized that the old man might have returned to his old self. He hurriedly reached for Old Chen's wrist with both hands. He felt that his pulse had been cut off and there was no life left at all.
It's just that Old Chen's expression became more and more normal, like a normal person: "Your Majesty, don't worry about what the little old man's purpose is, the little old man is going to die. The little old man tried his best to escape, just because the little old man tricked him
There are enough tombs, I just don’t want to die in that big pit.”
"Although I don't have any evidence, Master Konghe is most likely to be the great monk of Da Bao'en Temple. But why he collected the essence and blood of so many boys, I don't know. Could it be that he was related to the thunder that day?
Related? Those Japanese people, I have seen their leader once. Although his face is covered, he can be easily identified. He has a mole on each eyebrow."
Lao Chen's voice gradually became softer, and his head gradually fell down: "Don't bury me, just burn it with fire. This Jiangnan is very good, no wonder my ancestors were so happy here that they lost the throne."
"Please tell the prince to tell Yang San: Even though his father died in my hands, I still blocked the knife for him. We are even..."
Old Chen died like this.
Yang San received the news that Old Chen had woken up. He came over happily to say hello to Uncle Chen, but he happened to hear Old Chen's last words at the door and was stunned.
The two jugs of wine he was holding were smashed to the ground with a crash, and the wine in the jugs was scattered all over the floor, as if they were paying homage to the ghost who was destined to go to hell.
After confirming Lao Chen's death again, Li Chongrun rushed out the door anxiously.
"Come here, take the turtle talisman to the governor's house, mobilize troops, and borrow a boat! Hurry! I'm going to kill someone!"
Old Chen's words just now revealed that the Japanese are still hiding in the village at the foot of the mountain. No matter what their purpose is, these people have seen the explosives and they must not stay.
"Uncle Yang, pack your weapons quickly. I'll explain to you on the way!"
"Alan, go and call back all of Third Uncle's apprentices. They have all brought their weapons. Bring them all with you, as much alcohol as you have left at home!"
Li Chongrun hurriedly made arrangements to get ready to go out. Since he was not a military commander, he naturally did not have any armor, so he had to change into a more powerful outfit.
Gai Xue, who hadn't run much for a long time, seemed to know that he was going out today, so he excitedly ran around carrying Li Chongrun's mace to warm up.
However, as the New Year is approaching, there should be 6 regiments in Zhechong Mansion in Yangzhou City. In fact, there are less than one regiment on duty. There are four teams of 200 people, and they are not full.
A somewhat old captain led a group of soldiers with a very sloppy appearance and hurriedly arrived outside the main entrance of the garden.
Li Chongrun led a dozen people here, which added up to exactly 200 people. He did not do much mobilization. Li Chongrun only promised many benefits, and the morale of the soldiers was obviously improved.
After arranging for some food supplies to be prepared in the garden and waiting to be delivered by carriage, Li Chongrun led a group of people and set off for Runzhou.
On the way, Li Chongrun carefully told Yang San's story about Lao Chen. Yang San didn't speak for a long time, with an expression on his face that alternated between relaxed and depressed, like a revolving door.
"So, should the national loyalist of Uncle Chen's family be surnamed Yang, or should he be my younger brother?"
"I think it's better not to think of him as your younger brother. If you really want him to return to Yang, you can just adopt him as your adopted son." Li Chongrun said casually.
Yang Guozhong and Li Chongrun felt that the name seemed familiar, but they couldn't remember it for the moment.
"What the prince said is absolutely true, but I'm afraid it won't be easy for my aunt to explain." There was a vague fierceness in Yang San's eyes, which was noticed by Li Chongrun.
"I just suggest that you just take matters into your own hands." Although Lao Chen is hateful, that fierce woman is not a particularly worthy person to be pitied.
In later generations, there was a bridge connecting Yangzhou to Zhenjiang, and it only took half an hour to drive there. However, in this dynasty, where transportation was mainly by road, Li Chongrun and others even took a boat across the mountains. Stimulated by Li Chongrun's generous reward,
The eighty-mile journey took most of a day.
When we arrived at the hill southwest of Sanmao Palace, it was the darkest time before dawn.
After having a meal at the ferry last night, the group was a little hungry after walking all night.
The captain who led the army was named Niu. He claimed to be a relative of Niu Xiu Niu Jinda in Langya County. He was very attentive in his words, but like other generals, he looked down on Li Chongrun, a scholar who was famous for his literary talents.
Li Chongrun has never fought in a war, but he still understands the principle of listening to others' advice and eating enough.
There was a lot of food left in the garden last night, so Li Chongrun wondered whether he should share some with the soldiers.
"Your Majesty is kind, and I would like to thank you for all my brothers. However, you cannot eat enough before a battle. This is a common practice in the military."
Captain Niu was very polite, but Li Chongrun felt uncomfortable with the way his nostrils turned upward when he spoke.
Seeing that fish belly white had already appeared in the east, Yang San came back with a few of his apprentices who had gone out as scouts and said that they had found about three to four hundred people in the village. No ordinary villagers were seen, and no heavy ordnance was seen.
Several Japanese who were on sentry duty were captured by Yang San and others and brought back alive. However, they couldn't understand the language. Li Chongrun asked several times but couldn't get the answer. They just killed them.
Without heavy weapons, Lieutenant Niu looked visibly relaxed.
Although the two hundred soldiers did not have heavy weapons or heavy armor, they only had a complete set of swords, guns, swords and halberds, and the infantry armor was also set for each person.
It was the first time that Li Chongrun saw a real war in the dynasty, and he stared curiously at Captain Niu's formation.
Zhuangzi is at the foot of the mountain, so there is no need to climb the mountain. Although Niu Xiaowei is not of high rank, his troops are well organized. The four teams are separated in two, as if Li Chongrun's position is regarded as the central army. The two in front
The two teams in the front held shields, the middle held short spears, and the back held long spears. The two teams at the back did not hold shields, but instead each held a bow in their hands.
Someone in the village must have noticed that the sentry's eyeliner had been touched. Without hearing any warning, a group of disheveled dwarfs rushed out in a panic.
Captain Niu knew that Yang San had the highest force value in the game, so he arranged for Yang San and several of his apprentices to ride horses and reach behind Zhuangzi, waiting to see the flag and attack from behind.
It's getting brighter.
Captain Niu saw that the dwarfs had begun to form a team. He waved the red flag in his hand, and the military formation that had just been set up slowly moved towards the south.
Li Chongrun stayed under the yellow flag in the middle. He originally wanted to rush forward and give Captain Niu a good slap on the face, but he was held tightly by Gongsun Lan, unable to move, and was forced to stay still.
Be a mascot under this yellow flag.
When those dwarfs saw that the army had arrived, they gave up on forming their formation. They were like a mob, shouting some unclear slogans, and hurriedly rushed towards the soldiers who had already set up their formation.
They were a little far away, and Li Chongrun felt that he couldn't see clearly, so he stood up on Gai Xue's back and looked hard in the direction of the battle line.
Suddenly he saw a gray shadow flashing through the corner of his eye, and Li Chongrun thought about it, remembering the ninja who was burned to death at the gate of the yard.
"Alan!" Li Chongrun didn't dare to be careless. He opened the pretentious fan in his hand with a "swish" and protected it in front of him like a shield. The fan opened very promptly. With a few crisp sounds, several hidden weapons were thrown on it.
When it reaches the top of the fan, its power is not very strong, unlike a powerful crossbow.
After hearing the warning, Gongsun Lan also discovered the ninja who had come to attack him. He changed his steps, tilted his body and threw himself towards the grass where the hidden weapon was flying.
Gongsun Lan's sword was swung in a very wide range, directly cutting off the long grass in the middle. Several figures in gray clothes could no longer be concealed, and their figures were revealed among the flying grass.
Since several ninjas failed to make a sneak attack, they were no match for Gongsun Lan. When several people were fighting in a jingling group, Li Chongrun did not dare to be careless. There could not be only a few ninjas who came for a sneak attack. Otherwise, the other party's commander would
How stupid do you have to be to put all your eggs in one basket?
According to the method of finding lurking enemies that Yang San had mentioned before, Li Chongrun carefully observed the direction behind Gongsun Lan, holding the fan in his left hand to protect his chest, and holding the long length of the mace between Gai Xue's saddle with his right hand.
Handle, ready to strike at any time.
Suddenly, in a place in the grass that was a little too low to hide anyone, a sickle with an iron chain let out a gust of wind-breaking whistling, and flew towards Li Chongrun.
There were also a few small black shadows flying toward Li Chongrun's door.