Chapter Nine: The Fire-Throwing Worm
A bright moonlit night on August 15th.
Chang Sihao stood up on the high slope and looked as far as the eye could see. The gates were as strong as iron and the barriers were tight. The ancient city of Datong was like a warrior in heavy armor, quietly bathing in the moonlight. The Yuhe River in the night turned into a bright line on the dark earth.
Passing by the side city, the stars are dotted like the eyes of the heroic souls of the martyrs who guarded the border in past generations.
Datong, also known as Pingcheng, was the capital here during the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was once the capital of China and the capital of Liao and Jin Dynasties. Now it is an important border fortress of Ming Dynasty and the guarantee of the stability of the country. The imperial court established Liaodong, Jizhou, Ningxia and Gansu along the Great Wall.
The nine major towns of Xuanfu, Taiyuan, Yansui, Datong and Guyuan are called Jiubian. Datong is the most important, and resistance to foreign aggression has always been at the forefront.
Qin Langchuan pointed to the east road with his whip: "That is the ancient battlefield of Baishan Mountain. In the past, Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, personally led an army of 320,000 to conquer the Xiongnu. He was so proud of his victory that he fell into the enemy's trick of luring troops and was besieged here by Maodun's 400,000 cavalry.
, without food and water for seven days and seven nights, if Chen Ping's plan had not been used, he would not have survived!"
Wherever the long wind blows, his clothes are blown away, making him miserable.
Chen Shengyi sighed: "There is no need to be proud of victory, and there is no need to worry about defeat! As a general, you should look high and have an overview of the overall situation. It would be unwise to exchange partial victory for overall failure. A man as great as our ancestors should be cautious.
If there are any mistakes, they will lead to the defeat of the army, and future generations should be warned." Chang Sihao thought about Cheng Yunfeng's incident again and sighed.
Qin Langchuan galloped his horse forward a few steps and pointed: "Look, what is surrounding it is Cailiang Mountain. There is the Great Wall in the far northwest. After passing the Great Wall and further to the west, there is Shuomo Desert outside the Great Wall, where the Tatars
Territory. Datong is the barrier of Jinzhong. If it is broken, the enemy troops can go east to surround the capital, and go south to break through Shuozhou, cross Yanmen Pass, and go straight to Taiyuan. As the saying goes, if the skin does not exist, how can Mao generals be attached? The country will be destroyed.
, how can you have a family!" Everyone couldn't help but nodded.
Qin Juexiang rested his elbows with one hand and his chin with the other, and said thoughtfully: "We are here to protect the country in the name of the country. Hehe, speaking of it, it is not a loss-making business." Everyone was offended for a while.
laughing out loud.
Qin Langchuan knew that the frontier fortress was unusual, and the city gates were closed early at this time. The horse team came to a small village outside the city, and ordered everyone to stay here overnight. It would not be too late to enter the city again tomorrow. Everyone knocked on the door knockers, but no one answered the door.
Pushing the door open, all the houses were empty. It seemed that during the famine years and the war broke out, the farmers didn't know where they had fled. Looking for a larger yard, Qin Langchuan ordered the two of them to take their horses out to feed grass, and also led patrols.
They gathered in the courtyard to light a fire and get dry food to eat.
After the meal, everyone took a rest. Chang Sihao took off his saddle and made a seat, sitting next to Chen Shengyi. Qi Beishan said: "I have been harassing the border in the past few years, but the scale is not large. Since I dare to take Datong directly this time,
I think the figure of 100,000 soldiers and horses is not false." Qin Juexiang came over and sneered: "How can he be so powerful as a Tatar?" His expression was quite disapproving.
"Idiots don't know how thick the earth is and how high the sky is!" Qin Langchuan was extremely dissatisfied with his attitude and said solemnly: "The first taboo of military strategists is to underestimate the enemy. One hundred thousand is just a number in your mind, but do you know that one hundred thousand people
What does it look like when I stand in front of you? Everyone takes a breath, and you somersault and fall into the sea!"
"That's what the old man said." Qi Beishan took over and said: "Young master, please don't underestimate me. This man is the leader of the right-wing Tumut tribe of Tatar. He took charge of the military at the age of eighteen and dominated all Tatar tribes. Now this old man
Although he is sixty years old, he can still eat a lamb and can shoot a two-stone bow without losing his courage. If there is any dispute or decision-making between tribes, he must be asked to come forward. The Waci in the northwest are not compatible with the Tatars.
In many wars, large and small, I led the troops to defeat them, so he was very popular among the people. His son Huang Taiji was born with a yellow beard and red eyes, and he was brave and fierce. The name of his horse was Yun Yan Zao, and he had a golden-topped spear in his hand.
He is invincible in fighting against the Tatars, and his generals Wuenqi, Sukhbashou, Bozhigud and Mozhigen are all braver than anyone else, and he is also a military advisor, Bokduo, who is very intelligent and not easy to deal with."
Qin Juexiang laughed: "It turns out that the old boy is already sixty, is he still worth being afraid of? What a joke!"
Qin Langchuan yelled: "Your grandpa is seventy-three this year. Just judge and criticize him. Are you afraid of this old boy?" Qin Juexiang restrained his smile: "Grandpa, can he compare with you? The older the person who practices martial arts, the better his internal strength.
The deeper they are, the stronger their fighting power is, but they Tatars don’t know the inner secrets, they only use clumsy skills and stupid skills, and the older they get, the more they age.”
Chang Sihao laughed and said: "Grandpa said that it is undesirable for you to underestimate the enemy, but you prefer to pick out the smallest details."
Qin Langchuan snorted and said, "Look at your brother Chang's understanding! Learn from him!"
Qin Juexiang lowered his head and said in dismay: "I know." He turned his face away.
Seeing him like this, Qin Langchuan knew that he was dissatisfied. He wanted to curse a few more words, but reluctantly endured it. He glared at him, and then saw that he was wearing a hidden weapon. The more he looked at him, the more frustrated he became, and said: "You like to play around.
Those ingenious things are naturally the gift of craftsmen, and they are of great use! Alas, personal temperaments are different, so you can't force them." Qi Beishan smiled and said: "Young master is still young, old master, please don't make judgments early." Qin
Langchuan laughed and said no more.
Qi Beishan changed the subject: "Old man, we are extremely strong and I am extremely weak. How should we defeat the enemy this time?"
"Defeat the enemy?" Chen Shengyi smiled bitterly and said: "The enemy has a hundred thousand cavalry. It would be great if we can help defend the city. It is extremely difficult to defeat it." Qin Langchuan looked around at the people and said: "What good ideas do you have? Tell us!
"Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you. Some were meditating, some were nodding, and they were all silent. Chang Sihao smiled and said: "You have already got it all figured out, so why bother asking me again?"
Qin Langchuan smiled and said: "Xiaohao, you know my heart? Let me tell you."
Chang Sihao said: "You are here with only a dozen followers. Obviously you are not planning to fight head-on. You are probably trying to capture the king."
"A plan to capture the king!" Everyone was astonished when they heard what he said, and all of them opened their eyes.
Qin Langchuan smiled and said: "Yes, the enemy force is huge. If you bring too many people to fight hard, it will be a waste. Except for a few of us, the rest are also selected hard-hitters. Whether they are sneaking into the army to assassinate or attacking along the way,
It will be more convenient to come and go. In addition, the noise will be reduced to prevent people from the rivers and lakes from taking advantage of the situation and tampering with our rudder."
Qi Beishan frowned: "With a hundred thousand troops, it's easy to sneak in, and it shouldn't be difficult to assassinate me. It's just that after everything is in chaos, I'm afraid I won't be able to kill them."
Chen Sheng said: "As long as the assassination can be successful, it doesn't matter if you fold it inside."
Everyone was silent after hearing this, their faces turned golden by the fire, and Zhuang Yi was solemn. The wood in the fire was red and burning loudly. The flames finally became fiercer and began to dim. Qin Juexiang casually grabbed one on the ground.
A beetle was thrown into the fire. The beetle crawled twice, then stopped and was burned to char. Chang Sihao thought to himself: "I'm afraid the ending of being an assassin will be the same as this beetle."
Gu Changxin said slowly: "To take a human life among a hundred thousand soldiers and escape without losing one's body, I am afraid that only the number one killer in the world can do it." Qin Juexiang asked: "Who is the number one killer?" Gu Changxin said: "He is
The master of the Killer Academy, no one in the world knows his name. This person has never been reasonable, but as long as he has enough money, he can pick off the Jade Emperor's head." Qin Juexiang sneered: "Pick the Jade Emperor.
The emperor’s head? I can do it too. I can get a few New Year pictures, a pair of scissors, and as many as I want. Whether it’s the God of Wealth, the Kitchen God, or the Supreme Lord, you can choose whatever you want.”
Everyone laughed, and the pressure in their hearts was relieved. Qin Langchuan suddenly opened his hands, and everyone stopped laughing and listened quietly.
There was a faint sound of clothes hanging in the wind outside the hospital, but there was no sound of steps. He was obviously a master of Qinggong.
Qin Langchuan winked, and the warriors spread out and spread out in all directions, crouching in the shadows of the wall. Gu Changxin and Mo Ruzhi guarded the courtyard door.
"Pah, pah, pah..."
Someone knocked on the door.
Qin Langchuan pretended to be dumb and old: "Who is it? It's so late..."
The person outside the door said: "It's late at night when I'm passing by. Please stay overnight."
Qin Langchuan said: "Everyone in the village has fled. Just find a house to stay."
There was no sound outside the door.
After a while, Gu Changxin slowly drew the knife in his hand, opened the door latch, opened the crack in the door and looked outside, but there was no one there.
"What a thief!"
Suddenly, a shout was heard, and a person flew up from each side of the east and west walls, like two big black birds, falling towards the courtyard. Yu Zhide and others on the wall came up with their swords. The two men faced the white blade with their bare hands, and struck the blade with their palms.
, it actually made the sound of metal and stone, and several clanging sounds shook several people's swords away from their hands.
Chang Sihao knew that although these people in Yu Zhide were slightly inferior to Gu Changxin in terms of kung fu, they were all strong hands that the Qin family could count. The enemy could actually knock their weapons away with one move. Their skills were so high.
One can imagine.
In a flash of thought, the Snow War Sword had been unsheathed, and he charged forward, and several other masters of the Qin family also outflanked and grabbed him——
"stop!"
When the warriors heard the voice of the old man, they were stunned and retreated to the side. Those whose weapons were knocked away felt their wrists numb, and their hearts were beating wildly, and they were horrified.
"Hahaha," Qin Langchuan laughed and said, "It turns out that the two masters of Liangyin and Qingyin from the Hengshan sect have arrived, and Qin is being polite." After saying this, he raised his hands and bowed slightly.
Under the moonlight, the two nuns were dressed in black as iron, with kind faces, and put their hands together in return. One nun said: "It turns out that Qin's benefactor is here, Liangyin has been reckless this time." The other nun said: "There is no one in the village, and I and I
Senior sister was walking across the street and heard laughter coming from the courtyard, but it suddenly fell silent. She was obviously aware of the whereabouts of the two of us. Listening to the sound of footsteps, there were more than a dozen people occupying key points in the courtyard.
Shou Ding, Dao is a bandit, so he took action. It was all a misunderstanding. Please forgive me."
Qin Langchuan smiled: "You're welcome. The two masters are hurrying on their way under the stars and the moon. Their kindness and warm-heartedness are amazing."
Chapter completed!