Journey to the West: I am entertaining in Datang

The Song army opened the city to fight, and the Khitan army retreated before they had fought a few rounds.

When the Song army returned to the city for dinner, the Khitan army came back again. The Song army put down their bowls and chopsticks to prepare for the battle, but the Khitan army ran away again. The harassment for several days made the Song army miserable.

At night, Brother Yeluxiu sent people to lurk in Xuangu, either blowing whistles or beating drums, until the Song army came out, but there was no one in sight.

The Song army was harassed by the Khitan army day and night, so they couldn't eat in peace during the day and couldn't sleep in peace at night.

Helpless, the Song army had no choice but to form a square formation and advance slowly.

Unfortunately, the weather was not beautiful. It was only May at that time, and the weather was as hot and unbearable as midsummer.

The sun was shining in the sky, and the soldiers were sweating profusely and were very thirsty. There were no wells and springs along the way, only the dirty and smelly water in the swamp.Everyone was so thirsty that they couldn't bear it, and they didn't care whether the water was dry or not.

After four or five days, Song Jun finally returned to Zhuozhou.

Just after settling down, spies came to report that Brother Yeluxiu had led an army.

Cao Bin quickly ordered the armies to line up to meet the enemy.

Not long after, another spies came to report: "Khitan Empress Dowager Xiao and young master Yelu Longxu led all the domestic elites to come to meet them.

"As soon as the news came out, all the soldiers of the Song Army panicked.

Cao Bin discussed with Mi Xin and said: "The soldiers of our army have been traveling in the scorching heat these days. They can't eat well and can't sleep well. They are already very tired. Now that the food and grass are almost gone, how can they resist this formidable enemy? Why don't you withdraw the troops with acquaintances? Let's go!" Mi Xin said: "The secret of marching and fighting is to retreat in the face of difficulties. Since the difference in strength between the enemy and ourselves is so great, why is the general hesitating?" After Cao Bin heard this, he immediately ordered his troops to withdraw.At the command of the general, the whole battalion of the Song Army rushed south.Cao Bin is known by the world as a good general, but this time he suddenly ordered to advance and then suddenly ordered to retreat. He has no idea at all, which is really puzzling.

Brother Yeluxiu heard that the Song army was retreating, and immediately ordered a pursuit, and caught up with the Song army at Qigou Pass.

However, the Song army had no intention of fighting, and reluctantly lined up to fight the Khitan army for several rounds.

When the two armies confront each other, the most important thing is morale. The morale of the Song army is low and hungry, while Yeluxiu's subordinates are already very strong, and they have been recharging their energy for so long. How can the Song army support this time when they are angry? live?

In less than a few rounds, the Song army fled in all directions.

Cao Bin and Mi Xin couldn't stop them, so they had to retreat with the fleeing army.

Song Jun managed to escape to Shahe, and felt that the pursuers had been thrown away, so he rested by the river and buried a pot to cook and prepare dinner.

Suddenly they heard the sound of war drums, and the Khitan soldiers chased up from behind again.

Cao Bin and Mi Xin were frightened for a long time and did not dare to resist, so they had to throw away all the pots and pans and headed south across the river enduring hunger.As soon as the vanguard of the Song Army crossed the river, the enemy had already killed them.

When the Khitan soldiers came up, they hacked wildly, just like peeling melons and vegetables. Unfortunately, half of the large troops behind were hacked to death, and half fell into the river and drowned.

Song Jun's corpses filled the river bed and blocked the river.

The weapons discarded by the Song army along the way were captured by the Khitan army and piled up into mountains...

In this way, there are already a certain number of ghosts that Blue Star died in because of the war.

Most of them were caused by the war, and the death conditions were particularly miserable.

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Journey to the West, Datang.

Faced with the abbot's question, Tang Seng was embarrassed for a while.

Buddhism did not get back, because the last Leiyin Temple made him feel the true face of the Tathagata, which is not what it looks like.

The so-called Buddha is in the heart, as long as he believes in the Buddha in his heart, he is a Buddhist!

But there is no way to say this to the abbot.

The abbot looked at his face, very embarrassed, couldn't help being surprised.

Why is this?

Just as he was about to ask, he heard a dry, hoarse voice outside, which was sharp and thin.

"The King of Tang has a decree, and Master Xuanzang is invited to have an audience with him!"

Tang Seng stood up quickly, it turned out that Tang Wang had heard the news!

After he bid farewell to the abbot, he came to the palace with several apprentices.

Outside the palace gate, still far away, Tang Seng saw Li Shimin wearing a brand-new dragon robe, surrounded by countless guards and maids, looking forward to it.

King Tang!

Tang Seng stepped forward quickly, and when he came to the king of Tang, he was about to kneel down and salute.

Although Tang Seng at this time has a higher level of cultivation than Li Shimin, he is already at the level of a fairy.

However, Li Shimin is the emperor and the elder brother, so Tang Seng should kneel down and worship him.

As soon as he bent down, he was stopped by Li Shimin.

"Brother Yu, you have suffered for Datang and for me! Why do you need to do such a great gift again, I can't afford it!"

Li Shimin took Tang Seng's arm and walked towards the palace.

The road to the palace is actually very short, but when Tang Seng walked, he felt it was very long.

Because he didn't know how to explain it to King Tang.

Still facing the same embarrassment.

Finally, King Tang came to the main hall with him.

Unexpectedly, the scene in front of the palace was even more shocking!

A large group of well-dressed concubines and concubines stood in front of the main hall, whispering and looking at Li Shimin and Tang Seng who came along the way!

"Here we come! Brother Tang Yu is back from learning the scriptures!"

"Yeah, more than ten years have passed, what do you think, he really learned the lesson!"

"Let's recite scriptures and worship Buddha more in the future, pray for the blessing of Buddha, and give birth to dragon species, then we will honor our ancestors!"

The more the girls talked, the more excited they became, and they couldn't help but squeeze me and I squeeze yours, they all came forward.

Empress Changsun stood at the forefront of the women, her eyebrows frowned when she saw this, and her eyes radiated displeasure.

She glanced lightly, and the women around her immediately fell silent.

Li Shimin and Tang Seng stepped into the hall.

Civil and military officials gathered in the hall.

They all looked at Tang Seng, wondering what kind of scriptures they had retrieved.

"Master Xuanzang!"

Wei Zheng was the first to stand up and ask, "I don't know where the scriptures brought by the mage are?"

Tang Seng: "..."

I am really afraid of what will come. I am most afraid of asking about the scriptures, so I just ask.

He pondered, unable to answer.

When King Tang saw him, he felt strange, this brother Tang Yu was very strange today.

Monkey King behind him was about to speak when Zhu Bajie stopped him.

This is the master's own business, and it is not good for an apprentice to talk too much.

"Brother Yu, what's the matter with learning scriptures?"

Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore, and asked.

Tang Seng had no choice but to speak hesitantly: "Your Majesty, I'm really sorry. Although it took the poor monk more than ten years, he finally arrived at Lingshan and paid homage to the Tathagata Buddha. But—"

Hearing his tone, a bad premonition flashed in Li Shimin's heart.

Sure enough, Tang Seng's next words were: "However, the poor monk did not get the scriptures!"

Li Shimin's eyes widened suddenly, full of doubts: "???"

Not only Li Shimin was surprised, but all the civil and military officials in the palace were also dumbfounded.

What's going on here, I went to the Western Paradise to learn the scriptures, I saw the Tathagata Buddha, but I didn't get the scriptures?

(To be continued)

Chapter 1409 Hell Is Empty

What's going on here, I went to the Western Paradise to learn the scriptures, I saw the Tathagata Buddha, but I didn't get the scriptures?

Is it because of Mr. Qin Hao, who confronted Buddhism again and again, and finally made Buddhism lose face, so that Buddhism hated Tang Dynasty and refused to give the scriptures?

Sure enough, what Tang Seng said next shocked everyone.

Tang Seng: "Because the poor monk feels that the Buddha is in his heart, the poor monk is the Buddha. Therefore, the Buddhist scriptures in Lingshan are unnecessary."

Li Shimin: "..."

A full court of civil and military officials: "..."

When Qin Hao traveled the world independently, he specially followed the Houtu sage to save the souls of the underworld.

Ksitigarbha finally fulfilled his wish, vowing not to become a Buddha if the hell is not empty.

Now, hell is empty, because all the wronged souls have been saved by Qin Hao and the Houtu sage.

Looking at the empty underworld, Ksitigarbha still felt very uncomfortable.

For so many years, guarding the underworld is to fulfill the wish.

At this time, his wish was fulfilled, but his heart was empty.

Because he doesn't know what to do...

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Empress Dowager Xiao's mother and son led the troops to Shahe to join Brother Yeluxiu.

Empress Dowager Xiao was very happy to see Yeluxiu's victory.

Brother Yeluxiu asked Empress Dowager Xiao for orders to take advantage of the victory and chase after the defeated Song army to the bank of the Yellow River.

After Brother Yeluxiu came back, Empress Dowager Xiao found him:

"Marching and fighting in the hot summer is a taboo for military strategists. It is precisely because of this that the Song army was defeated by our army. Our army cannot repeat the mistakes of the Song army. Aijia ordered the troops to return to the court immediately, and wait until the autumn is clear and the soldiers are strong and strong. great cause!"

Brother Yeluxiu obeyed the suggestion and immediately ordered the class teacher to return to the court.

After returning to the country, Empress Dowager Xiao named Yeluxiu the Duke of Song, and at the same time changed Yelu Xiezhen as the commander-in-chief. She mobilized all the troops and prepared to go south again.

Cao Bin and others fled to Yizhou through untold hardships, counted the soldiers, and more than half of them were killed or injured.

Cao Bin had no choice but to plead guilty to Taizong.

Taizong was very annoyed after reading the memorial, so he ordered Cao Bin, Mi Xin, Cui Yanjin and others to return to Beijing; he also ordered Tian Chongjin to guard Dingzhou, Pan Mei to guard Daizhou, and sent Yunzhou, Shuozhou, Yingzhou, Huanzhou The people and soldiers of the four states moved to other places.

Before all arrangements were made properly, the Khitan general Yelu Xiezhen led an army of [-] to Anxi.

He Lingtu, the magistrate of Xiongzhou, chose his troops to fight because of his bravery.

The Khitan army came with great determination, how could He Lingtu be their opponent?

Sure enough, Song Jun was defeated and fled back to Xiongzhou desperately.

Yelu Xiezhen led an army to attack Weizhou, and He Lingtu asked Pan Mei for reinforcements.

After Pan Mei received the letter asking for help, she led the troops to join forces with He Lingtu, preparing to march again to fight.

When Song Jun arrived in Feihu County, he happened to meet Yelu Xiezhen. Unfortunately, Song Jun still couldn't fight and fled south.

The defenders of Hunyuan and Yingzhou all abandoned the city and fled to the south. Yelu Xiezhen took advantage of the momentum and entered Huanzhou, killing more than 1000 defenders.

After the disastrous defeat of Feihu, Pan Mei and others retreated to Daizhou and discussed sending troops to defend Yunzhou and Shuozhou.

Lieutenant General Yang Yejin remonstrated: "Now that the Khitan army is strong, we should not fight against them, and it is difficult to win a battle. The imperial court ordered us to protect the soldiers and civilians and move them to the interior.

Our army can start from Dashi Road, and first send people to secretly inform the guards of Yunzhou and Shuozhou.When our army leaves Daizhou, the soldiers and civilians in Yunzhou can flee.Then, when our army marches into Yingzhou again, the Khitan army will inevitably come to fight at this time, and the soldiers and civilians in Shuozhou can also take the opportunity to flee.

Our army then dispatched thousands of crossbowmen in Shijie Valley to display at the entrance of the valley, and then responded with cavalry. At that time, all the soldiers and civilians in the three states could be rescued, and the Khitan army would not be able to burn, kill, and loot the people of the Great Song Dynasty. "

Pan Mei couldn't help but fell into deep thought after hearing this.

Suddenly, the army guard Wang Yan flashed out from the side and loudly obstructed:

"Our army has tens of thousands of horses, but it is so cowardly. Isn't it a joke? In my opinion, our army can go directly from Yanmen Pass and go to fight with great fanfare. If we fight the Khitan in an upright manner, we may not be defeated. .”