Chapter 8 The beauty of the face is full of smiles, and the bones of the soldiers are withered
Late at night. General Zhendong’s camp.
The night breeze was slightly cool, and the Zhendong General's camp was pitch black. It was so quiet that one could feel a little confused, thinking that it was in the deep mountains and wilderness. On the contrary, there were a few insects chirping among the weeds, which seemed extremely incongruous with the tranquility. Lone Moon
Hanging in the sky, there is not even a trace of light in the camp, and the deathly silence is a bit scary.
Occasionally, faint snoring could be heard from the tents in the camp. The soldiers had already fallen asleep peacefully. Tonight, they seemed to be sleeping particularly sweetly and peacefully. They no longer had to wear armor or be constantly vigilant. Some soldiers seemed to be still talking in their sleep.
What. If you listen carefully, it seems that you have returned to your hometown after a long absence in a dream, and you are still holding the girl you care about.
Who said that the poor bones by the Wuding River are like those in a spring boudoir dream?
All living beings know that the lovely girl in the spring boudoir is also the person in the dreams of those iron-blooded men who thirst for blood and sleep on the saddle bridge!
Today, General Zhendong's camp is so relaxed that there is not even a group of soldiers on night watch. Even the soldiers on guard on the watchtower are looking at the miserable lonely moon in the sky, their eyes full of wistful tenderness.
Finally, there is no need to fight anymore! General Zhang Xiao has reached a consensus with Sikong. All the troops in Wanyang City will be under Sikong's command. The soldiers now have no time to think about whether the general who will receive them tomorrow will be Sikong's general or General Zhang Xiao.
The generals under his command are matters that the great men consider, but as a general with countless achievements and countless bones, ordinary soldiers will only greedily enjoy this hard-won moment of peace.
What will happen tomorrow? Let's leave it to tomorrow to decide whether to charge into battle again or seal the sword into storage. Who knows what will happen tomorrow.
In a tent, someone was turning over gently, but he couldn't fall asleep no matter what. Under the shadow of the lonely moon, his thin, even weak face was full of doubts and anxiety.
As thousands of sorrows surged, his brows were already tightly knitted.
He is Su Ling. Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for him. When he comes here, he is waiting for a result, a destined result, but there is still a different hope in his heart, maybe it really is.
Is it different?
The dark-skinned young man Du Heng next to him was already snoring loudly. He was really tired. But wasn't Su Ling tired?
Du Heng turned over and dimly saw that Su Ling still had his eyes open, looking at the lonely moon in the sky. He muttered a few words: "Su Ling, go to sleep quickly. We have been walking for a day and a night."
When you came here, didn't you say you were almost exhausted? Why are you still so energetic?"
"You go to sleep first, I'll be there soon..." Su Ling turned to look at Du Heng lying next to him, thinking about what happened during the day.
Not long after he and Du Heng followed Li Gui into the carriage, Su Ling began to feel overwhelmed by the bumps in the carriage. The mountain road was extremely difficult to walk. It was going up and down. The carriage was either galloping or diving. Su Ling's body was already weak.
, under this torment, his face turned pale, and his bumpy stomach felt like boiling water. He vomited countless times along the way. Du Heng was so panicked that he hit his chest and stroked his back. But this
Before it was over, the carriage drove for several hours and then plunged into the depths of the mountain.
There were no roads at all deep in the mountains, and it was even more difficult for the carriage to move. Su Ling and Du Heng had no choice but to get out of the car and follow Li Gui to climb among the narrow rocks overgrown with weeds. Finally, they came across a piece of flat land. Su Ling
He had to sit down and take a deep breath. In the end, Su Ling was exhausted, but Li Gui kept urging him. There was no other way, so Du Heng had to bend down and let Su Ling lie on his back, and then carry him on his back.
He followed Li Gui step by step and walked forward.
Su Ling couldn't bear it and wanted to say something. Du Heng seemed to notice it and said with a simple smile, "You have been weak since you were a child. It is common for me to carry you on my back. Who made me, Du Heng, recognize you?"
Brothers for life.
But Du Heng also said that your body is too weak. When I have the opportunity in the future, I will teach you how to box and kick. I told you that my father Du Jing is very good at practicing martial arts. Look.
I am so strong because I learned from my father. Su Ling nodded vigorously.
In this way, they walked slowly towards their destination. When the red wheel fell to the west, they finally crossed the mountain and saw the majestic and tall city wall of Wanyang from a distance.
Although the city was in front of him, it was still far away when he actually walked there. With Du Heng's support, Su Ling gritted his teeth and walked away for an unknown amount of time. Du Heng wanted to carry Su Ling on his back at first, but Su Ling
Ling refused, so he was let down.
When they arrived at the camp where General Wanyang Zhendong's troops were stationed, it was already dark. Li Gui actually took out two pieces of sergeant's clothes from his bag and asked the two of them to put them on, saying that they were different in the army, so they put on their clothes.
It's always more convenient.
The two accompanied Li Gui as soldiers and followed him into the Zhendong General's camp.
As soon as he entered the camp, Li Gui was called away by a soldier who joined the army. He also complained about why he came back so late. When he left, he told him to come back early so as not to miss the important event of Sikong entering the city. As a result, Sikong today
He had already entered the city with his troops during the day, and now General Hu Chi had a lot of documents waiting for him to deal with.
Du Heng asked garrulously, "Aren't Sikong's troops entering the city very majestic?"
The soldier glanced at Du Heng and Su Ling without raising any suspicion. He raised his hands towards General Dongdong's residence in Wanyang Town and said, Needless to say, are the imperial troops and iron hoofs of the imperial court comparable to the local forces?
Su Ling could see that Du Heng was a little regretful for not seeing the grand occasion of Si Qiang's horse entering the city, and comforted him apologetically, saying that it was all his fault, and if he hadn't been in poor health and dragged everyone down, everyone would have caught up.
Du Heng waved his hand and said that if it hadn't been for Su Ling, he would never have had the opportunity to come to the military camp. He had had the desire to join the army since he was a child, and this could be considered a realization.
Before Li Gui left, he placed the two of them in his camp and told Zai San not to wander around casually. After all, the military camp was an important place. The two nodded in agreement.
It was late at night and Li Gui still hadn't come back. Du Heng was asleep, but Su Ling couldn't sleep.
Just go out and see what this ancient military camp was like. Su Ling thought of this, quietly got up, put on the soldier's clothes, and walked out of the camp gently.
It was pitch dark in the camp, and there was silence all around. Su Ling walked aimlessly, passing through tents one after another. As he passed each tent, he could hear the sound of loud or small snoring coming from inside.
Su Ling was tired from walking. When he saw a patch of grass in front of him, he plunged into it and lay down in the grass. He closed his eyes to relax and let himself go. He hoped that the next few days would be safe.
With his mood relaxed, sleep came quietly. Su Ling simply lay down in the grass and fell asleep. Suddenly, he heard the faint sound of someone talking, rising and falling from the front. When Su Ling looked up
, already found three figures walking towards their bush while saying something.
Su Ling hurriedly hid deep in the grass, thinking that he would wait until these three people passed by before leaving.
Unexpectedly, the three people came to the grass where Su Ling had just been lying down, sat on the ground, and talked in low voices.
Su Ling didn't even dare to express his anger at this time, because he was too close to these three people. If he moved even slightly, these three people would spot him.
Under the moonlight, Su Ling was surprised to find that he knew all three of them.
They were the three people who stayed in his inn a few days ago.
The young man in the white shirt, the young man in the green shirt, and the big black man.
But I heard the young man in green shirt say: "My uncle is also a little suspicious. He sent the three of us to inspect Zhang Xiao's camp so late. Looking at their current appearance, there are no soldiers on patrol at night. Even the soldiers on sentry duty are dozing off, and there is no defense at all."
I mean, there is no doubt that they are sincerely seeking refuge with my uncle."
The young man in white shirt nodded and said: "What Ziqi said is right, but my father is the Sikong of the dynasty after all, and he is very unscrupulous in everything he does.
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On behalf of the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, I came here apparently under the order of grace, so it is always right to be careful."
But the big black man said: "If you are careful, if Zhang Xiao and Jia Wenxu dare to have any tricks, they will eat my double halberds first."
When Su Ling heard this, he almost screamed. At this moment, he finally knew the identities of these three people. Although he only knew the name of one, he understood that one was called Sikong Cao Mengwu as his uncle, and the other was called Cao Mengwu as his father.
This is naturally...
Su Ling was thinking about it when, at some point, a grasshopper jumped out of the grass. With three leaps and two jumps, it jumped right in his face. Su Ling was so frightened that he forgot where he was and jumped up.
, shouted.
At this moment, the three of them turned their heads in shock. The figure of the young man in green shirt flashed and he had already grasped Su Ling's collar. Dian Eilai also drew out his two halberds to protect the young man in white shirt.
The young man in green shirt unsheathed his long sword and was about to slash it out. Su Ling panicked and said hurriedly: "Don't do it, it's me! It's me!"
Only then did the three of them see clearly that the person who was hiding turned out to be the son of the fisherman at the inn that day, named Su Ling.
The young man in white shirt took two steps, the guarded look in his eyes disappeared slightly, and he said with some surprise: "It's you...Su...Ling? Why are you here?" Then he motioned to the young man in green shirt to let go.
Only then did the young man in green shirt let go, but he still held the sword with one hand and looked at Su Ling with a stern expression.
Su Ling sneered and said, "You don't have to be so nervous. With my small body, I can't possibly assassinate you, right?"
The young man in white shirt thought for a while, nodded and said, "Then how do you explain your appearance in Zhang Xiao's military camp?"
Su Ling spread his hands and said: "Everyone knows about Sikong's recruitment into Wanyang. My brother Du Heng and I wanted to have a look at Sikong's style, so we asked the local eldest brother Li Gui to bring us here.
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The young man in white shirt seemed to believe what he said and asked calmly: "Then you saw it?"
Su Ling pouted and said, "I didn't even see a shadow. It was already dark when I came here. I couldn't go back, so I stayed here."
"Then why are you here?"
Su Ling was a little unhappy and said: "I was feeling stuffy in the tent, so I came out to take a nap in the grass. As soon as I felt sleepy, you guys came running over. I didn't even ask you why you came here, but you started asking me.
"
The young man in green shirt and Dian Eilai looked at the young man in white shirt with some disbelief.
The young man in white shirt smiled and said lightly: "I believe him."
Su Ling nodded and said, "Just trust me."
The young man in white shirt said again: "Did you hear what I just said?"
Su Ling didn't hide anything and nodded.
The white-shirted young man said: "It doesn't matter, this is not a military secret. We are here for inspection today, and everyone in the military camp knows about it. It's just that you listened to our talk and you know who we are."
Su Ling nodded and said, "I already know my identity, but I only know the name. I only know that this big black bull is called Dian E."
"I am Cao Angshu, the eldest son of Cao Sikong, and I am Cao Anzhong, nephew of Sikong." Cao Angshu announced his family name and pointed to Mr. Qingshan.
Cao Anzhong was a little stunned, feeling that his eldest brother Cao Angshu had revealed the identities of the three of them, which was a bit hasty.
However, Cao Angshu didn't take it seriously and said: "It doesn't matter, Wanyang has been taken over by us anyway. This Su Ling cannot be a spy from the north, otherwise Yuan Jizhou is afraid that his eyesight will be dim."
Su Ling's heart moved, his name was Cao Ang...Shu?!
Cao Angshu seemed to be exhorting: "Although there is no war, the military camp is different from the market after all. You should go back to sleep quickly and return to Sujiacun early tomorrow."
Su Ling felt in her heart that Cao Angshu was quite far-sighted, and the words he said to him were really out of concern.
Su Ling nodded, turned around and walked a few steps.
Thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, but in the end he gritted his teeth, turned around and walked back.
Cao Angshu asked with some confusion: "Why aren't you leaving yet? We are going back to Wanyang City too."
Su Ling hesitated for a while and then said: "My lord, Wanyang is different from other places after all. It has been calm these two days, but you still have to be careful and take care of yourself."
Then he turned to Dian Eilai and said with a toothy smile: "General Dian, don't drink too much these two days, and your pair of halberds are sharp weapons for self-protection. You must keep them with you at all times."
These two sentences made Cao Angshu suspicious. He lowered his head and thought carefully about why Su Ling suddenly said these words.
After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out the reason. When he looked up, Su Ling had already walked far away.
Maybe he helped him and cared about us.
Cao Angshu thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Ziqi, you come with me to see my father. Lao Dian, you go back and rest. Remember not to drink alcohol!"
The three of them walked out of the camp and each mounted their horses and headed towards Wanyang City.
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Wanyang City, Zhendong General Mansion.
Zhang Xiao, the general of Zhendong, had already moved out and lived in another house in the city. Since the arrival of Sikong Cao Mengwu, this place has become his temporary residence.
In order to show his sincerity and not want Zhang Xiao to think that he was subduing him with force, Cao Mengwu only brought 1,000 sergeants and a few generals into the city. Although the general's mansion was large, 1,000 sergeants could not accommodate him, so he also allocated
They sent out 500 and gathered outside the general's mansion.
At this time, Cao Meng was very proud of his military ambitions. He had dominated the world for many years and had fought no less than a hundred times, big and small. How about Lu Bailou, the God of War with the Heavenly Halberd who had dominated the world and never lost a single defeat? Instead of his power disappearing and his entire army being destroyed, Lu Bailou
Bailou himself has disappeared. The Wanyang Phoenix Spear General Zhang Xiao is no exception. As soon as the heavenly soldiers arrived, he offered the city to surrender. Cao Mengwu himself could see that Zhang Xiao was sincere in surrendering.
The huge Wanyang City was captured without a single soldier. If Yuan Jizhou, who was very proud of himself in the north, knew the news, wouldn't he jump out of anger? The strategic position of Wanyang is self-evident. Retreating can protect Ye City.
, Longtai is so close that you can sail down the Jingxiang River. When the time comes, won’t all the places in the south of the Yangtze River surrender to the enemy? It seems that the long-cherished wish of unifying the world will be realized soon. After returning to Yecheng, Jicaotun
Grain, develop some military strength, and then cross the river!
With this ambition in mind, all worries were naturally gone, so I inevitably drank a few more drinks at the banquet, and now I was lying down in the mansion, half drunk and half awake.
Cao Angshu and Cao Anzhong returned to the mansion and went to the inner room. As soon as they arrived in front of the door, they were stopped by Sikong's attendant Wei Eunuch, who refused to let them in.
Cao Angshu looked up and saw the shadows of lights swaying in front of the inner window, the gauze curtains fluttering, and the sounds of men and women laughing inside from time to time.
Cao Angshu suddenly blushed, and both he and Cao Anzhong were quite embarrassed. The man's teasing laughter was clearly his father's voice.
Cao Angshu moved away, feeling strange in his heart. He called Eunuch Wei and asked, "I remember that when my father came to Wanyang this time, he did not bring the female concubine with him. Does Eunuch know who the girl is inside?"
Eunuch Wei looked at Cao Angshu with a smile, and then lowered his voice and said: "I don't know about this old slave. She is not a young person, but a rather charming woman. I don't know how Sikong knew about her.
, when I asked my attendant to sleep with me tonight, I took a few glances at her, but she is so charming and stunning."
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Dian Eilai had just returned to his station (his station was at the outer core of the General's Mansion) when he looked up and saw three generals waiting for him. Dian Eilai recognized them as the three men under General Zhang Xiao's command: Hu Chi
, Liu Jin, Chang He.
Three people came in when they saw Dian evil,
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They all laughed and came over to greet each other. A martial artist came from Dian Ni. Naturally, he was close to the general who was also practicing martial arts. The four of them laughed and laughed and walked into the tent together.
Dian Erai asked what the three of them were doing here at such a late hour. Hu Chi laughed and said, "We will all be a family from now on. The three of my subordinates have long admired the title of General Erai. One of them came here today to pay their respects.
Secondly, I want to ask General Dian to keep the three of them by his side when he takes over General Wanyang."
Dian Eilai was a cheerful person, he laughed and said: "It's a small matter, if you want to follow me into the Tiger and Leopard Guard, I just tell Sikong."
The three of them nodded in thanks.
But Hu Chi gave a few claps, and then soldiers came in from outside. The four or five soldiers in front were each holding food boxes. Dian Si looked around and saw that they were all beef, mutton and appetizers. The last two soldiers
A sergeant carried two large vats of wine in a large basket and plopped them in the military tent.
Hu Chi said with a smile: "Thank you for being supported by Brother Dian today, let's celebrate."
Dian Eilai had a big intestine, and as the eldest son patrolled the military camp, he was already hungry. He laughed loudly, rolled up his sleeves, tore off a piece of lamb leg, and ate it quickly. While eating, he invited the three of them to eat too.
Hu Chi opened the wine jar's seal, and a strong aroma of wine wafted out, immediately filling the entire military tent with the aroma of wine.
Hu Chi poured a bowl of wine for Dian Eilai, and then poured it for Liu Jin and Chang He. The four of them ate while talking, which was a great pleasure.
Halfway through the banquet, Hu Chi looked at Dian Eilai, only to find that he had not even touched his lips with wine.
Then he smiled and said: "Wen Yandian, General Dian is a great master, why don't you drink alcohol today?"
Dian Eilai scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "We are very busy with military affairs. Besides, the eldest son has repeatedly told me that I am not allowed to drink. This wine will be recorded on my Lao Dian's head first. When our brothers return to Yecheng,
I will drink with my two brothers again."
Hearing this, Hu Chi shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Dian is different from what he said. Now that Wanyang has returned safely, what important military affairs are there? Besides, if there is anything else, it will happen tomorrow. It is already too late. We brothers will be drunk after having a good drink. We will fall asleep."
Have a good night's sleep and you'll be full of energy tomorrow."
As he spoke, he looked towards Liu Jin and Chang to signal to the two of them.
The two of them also picked up their wine glasses and said, "Yes, yes, Hu Chi is right. If Brother Dian doesn't drink such good wine and good food, wouldn't he be disappointed? Besides, this is the best bamboo leaf green, come on!"
The three of us brothers present a bowl to the eldest brother."
Dian Eilai couldn't resist, so he had to say: "Okay, then I'll just drink a little." He picked up the wine bowl and took a sip. It was fragrant in the mouth, and it was indeed a good quality bamboo leaf green.
At first, Dian Eilai always remembered Cao Angshu's instructions and drank only as long as he ordered. But after drinking a few bowls, he had already forgotten all this and started pouring bowl after bowl into his stomach.
After the four people drank, the two large tanks of wine were empty like wind and clouds.
Looking at Dian Eilai again, his drunken eyes were dazzled, and he felt like Hu Chi and others had grown four heads. He burped and said, "I drank so much today, it's late at night, I want Lao Dian."
Go to bed, you...you can do it yourself."
After saying that, he stood up and staggered towards the couch on the left. He took two steps to get there, but his feet felt like cotton under his feet. He stumbled several times before he reached the edge of the bed, and then fell asleep.
Suddenly, the snoring sounded like thunder.
After a while, Hu Chi sat at the table and calmly called out several times: "Brother Dian, get up and drink..."
Seeing that there was no movement from Dian Evil, Hu Chi, Liu Jin, and Chang He put their wine glasses down at the same time and stood up at the same time, with stern expressions on their faces.
Under the dim lights of the military tent, Liu Jin had already drawn out his simple sword.
Hu Chi was so panicked that he stopped him and said, "We can't kill him now. If he is discovered by the night patrol, Military Advisor Jia's plan will be revealed."
But when they saw Hu Chi walking up to the general platform in three or two steps, he took off the two halberds that Dian Eilai had hung on a high place. As soon as he took them in his hands, he felt extremely heavy and almost let go. Liu Jin and Chang were so panicked that they
He came over to hold it up before it fell to the ground.
The three of them glanced at Dian Eilai, who was drunk and sleeping soundly. Without stopping, they picked up the curtain, turned around and walked out of the big tent.
The three of them didn't talk to each other, and took advantage of the darkness to quickly walk out of the general's mansion, turning left and right before arriving at a deserted alley.
In the streets, a person was pacing anxiously. When he saw the three of them, he hurriedly rushed towards them.
Under the moonlight, I saw clearly that this person was none other than Li Gui.
Hu Chi walked up to Li Gui, handed the two halberds to him and said: "Hurry up and take this and return to your military tent. You are a civilian and no one will notice you, so you must hide it."
Li Gui nodded and asked tentatively: "General Hu, if we have not surrendered to Sikong, why do we still need it?"
Hu Chi's eyes flashed fiercely, and he said harshly: "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask, and go back quickly."
Li Gui nodded, turned around and disappeared into the night.
When Hu Chi and the others saw Li Gui leaving, they hurriedly disappeared into the dark night.
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Wanyang City. Shadow Division.
It was dark all around and there were no lights.
Suddenly there was a sound of "Apply-", and a faint light flashed across a room.
Under the light, a figure crouched at the desk and wrote: The matter is done, act quickly.
A homing pigeon whistled, and the paper with the writing on it disappeared into the dark night.
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Ten miles north of Wanyang City, Zhang Xiao's military camp is located.
All the soldiers were sleeping, and suddenly they were disturbed by a rush of soldiers and sat up. Some soldiers were still drowsy and thought they were dreaming, but the clear soldiers outside the tent told everyone that it was not a dream, but indeed a dream.
The assembled troops.
Within a quarter of an hour, all the sergeants had already put on their helmets and armor and lined up. Although everyone was confused, they already knew in their hearts that a war was about to begin.
Countless torches are like a roiling sea of fire.
The fire was blazing, reflecting every young and resolute face.
Under the big tent, a general with a golden helmet, a white horse and a spear, the tip of the spear shone with a chilling coldness.
It was General Zhendong—Zhang Xiao.
When Zhang Xiao saw that the sergeants had gathered together, he gently lifted the horse's reins. The white horse seemed to be spiritual, as if it felt the master's fierce fighting spirit. Suddenly, its front hooves suddenly raised towards the sky, and howled loudly.
Zhang Xiao held the gun in his hand and shouted to the soldiers: "Soldiers, I also know that everyone does not want to fight, and I also know that everyone wants peace. Whose life is not life? Who does not have parents, wives and children? However,
The old thief Cao Mengwu bullied me too much, insulted my aunt, and trampled on the dignity of the Wanyang Heavenly Soldiers. The old thief and I have a sworn hatred!"
"We will die together!" Countless soldiers roared like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
"Soldiers, today he can humiliate my relatives, Zhang Xiao, and your wives and daughters will be humiliated by his lust in the future. Cao Cao doesn't give us a way to survive, what should we do!"
The raging fire filled the chests of every soldier, and all the soldiers shouted loudly: "Surge into Wanyang City, crush the general's mansion, and swear to kill Cao Mengwu!"
"Charge into Wanyang City, crush the General's Mansion, and swear to kill Cao Mengwu!" "Charge into Wanyang City, crush the General's Mansion, and swear to kill Cao Mengwu!"
Sometimes, once a person's bloody nature is aroused, he can be more terrifying than a ferocious beast.
Zhang Xiao held the bow in his hand and drew the bow string fully. With a sound of "咻——", a sharp arrow whistle pierced the dark sky.