fluttering night wind

It was raining heavily on the city of Xuzhou, and when the war drums rested for a while, thousands of people and ghosts cheered: "Huzi has retreated!" Yan Bailu looked into the distance from the crenel on the top of the city, and he saw the remnants of Beiyan's defeated soldiers in the rain. Form the front team and withdraw troops slowly in an orderly manner.Under the city wall are layers of corpses. After the rain washes away, it is not an exaggeration to say that there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

He looked at the rear army's "Xu" flag which became more and more eye-catching in the rain, suddenly took a deep breath, stepped onto the crenel, pulled the eagle bow to the full moon, and shot three feathered arrows.

Hearing the sound of piercing the sky, Xu Kuang turned his head to avoid the first arrow, drew his knife and pushed aside the second arrow, but the third arrow flew over his head and hit the flagpole directly.He turned around and looked, and there was a figure on the top of the wall laughing loudly, and said arrogantly: "My next lieutenant, Yan Bailu, there will be a battle in the future, please listen to the wind of arrows first." Xu Kuang ignored him, and stretched out his hand to fight Yu The arrow snapped and was thrown to the ground, then turned around and withdrew to the camp.The rain slid over his dark face, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

In the Southern Dynasties, capable ministers and warriors emerged in large numbers. From then on, the situation where the fifth day of the bright moon has been able to shoot and hunt, and the Great Wall is not far away.

Yan Bailu went down the city wall and headed for the defense mansion.The enemy is in front of us, and we can only see order along the way, and the market remains the same. It seems that this place often suffers from wars, and the people are used to it.He got off his horse when he arrived at the garrison mansion, and in the outer hall he saw several comrades who had also returned from disarming, discussing the situation of the battle.Someone said: "I heard that General Sun's letter asking for reinforcements has already been sent, why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?" Another said: "I heard that General Xiaobai led [-] forwards to Xiangyang. Cheng Guogong also led the army. I have already set off for Xuchang." The person who asked the question threw the helmet in his hand on the ground, and said angrily: "Then why is there no reinforcements in Xuzhou alone? It's too unfair!"

Yan Bailu strode in and said generously: "Without backup, we can't fight?! During the Jingning period, the barbarians invaded, so the crown prince Taifu Xie Kun took all the soldiers and horses of the city and went south to serve the king. There are only [-] guards left here. Even if you are a pawn, you can still retreat to the enemy. Now that the whole army is with me, the city is strong and the pond is imprisoned, and the food and grass are abundant, how can you be timid before fighting, and let the ambition of others destroy your own prestige?"

He served in the army as a man of mountains, forests, lakes and seas, and his arrogance was still there. However, the deputy commander discussed earlier was not a cowardly man. In a war, the more soldiers the better, this is not an exaggeration for Xuzhou's military town.So the deputy general raised his head unconvinced, wanting to argue with him again.

At this time, Sun Jiren, the garrison general, turned out from behind the screen wall, clapped his hands and laughed loudly, and said, "There is no reinforcements, which is the performance of the imperial court and the Duke's trust in us in Xuzhou. Everyone, a tiger talisman came out of the womb of heaven, and today there is a messenger to hold the festival." Come here. The whole territory of Xuzhou will be exempted from taxes for another three years, and the officers and men of the army will be promoted to three ranks in a row, and their pay will be doubled." When he said this, he saw that all the generals were happy, but they calmed down, and said earnestly: "Success The Duke of the Kingdom wants to recover the old capital, and he is going to Xijing to use troops, so he has no time to spare. Xuzhou is both the front and the rear, and His Majesty's order is to make Xuzhou as stable as a rock. I hope you will work together with me to guard this thousand miles of rivers and mountains!"

Because of his generous speech, all the generals immediately aroused the hero's courage, and they all answered yes in awe.

In mid-April of the first year of Yuanyan, Bai Yansheng's Chinese army crossed the Jianghuai River and headed for Xuchang.When they were about to reach Xiangcheng, the envoy who received Yu Desheng halfway reported that the Beiyan army had [-] to [-] people, the battle was fierce, and Xuchang was in danger.

A young general in silver armor and white robes rode up on his horse and said in a loud voice: "General, let the last general take some troops to march to support General Yu." Bai Yansheng looked at Pei Lie's youthful face and pondered for a long time, Never speak.At this time, the deputy general Liu Songnian also came to ask for a fight.Bai Yan said in a loud voice: "Xuchang has enough soldiers and food, and the city is strong and imprisoned. Beiyan may not be able to take it in an instant. This place is only four or five days away from Xuchang. The food, grass and supplies are all in the army. It is better to be cautious. Send the order Go on, the whole army hastened its pace, and must arrive at Xuchang in three days."

Liu Songnian went to deliver the order himself.Bai Yansheng glanced at a dejected soldier beside him, and coughed slightly.Wearing a human skin mask, Xiao Rongyue trembled all over. Knowing that she thought her military appearance was untidy and impeding morale, she immediately raised her chest and retracted her abdomen, pretending to look forward.

Although Pei Lie was not allowed to fight and returned to the team, his face was as usual, and he did not look unhappy.

After setting up camp at night, Bai Yansheng arranged all the affairs and prepared to go out to patrol the camp.As soon as he got out of the big tent, he saw a young general in white robe walking back and forth on the muddy ground outside, he couldn't help but smile, "Good job, Xiao Lie, come with me to patrol the camp." Pei Lie looked up in surprise, Bai Yansheng had already left first go out.He unconsciously followed behind the middle-aged man.

In the camp, the flags and flags were faint, and the spears were heavy. The sentries chanted and chanted, and the candles patrolled each other, and the traffic was like weaving.

Pei Lie looked at the burly figure in front of him, since he fled to Linxi with his mother at the age of seven, ten years have passed since he followed this person.Bai Yansheng took him around the camp, pointing out points one by one, what is good, what is not good, and what must be rectified tonight.After the camp tour was over, Bai Yansheng was about to turn back the big tent, when Pei Lie saw that there was no one around, he suddenly took a long step, rushed ahead of Bai Yansheng, turned his head and stood still.

The two were on a high hill, looking down from the top, the torches were blazing in the starry night, and the camp was neat and orderly.The night breeze, with the smell of spring grass, gently brushed the faces of the two of them.Bai Yansheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, do you have something to say?"

Pei Lie bowed his head slightly, and said: "General, my mother asked me to join the army to drive out the Hulu and regain the lost land for Daxia, and to fulfill Duke Hailing's last wish. She would not want to see me hiding under the general's wings. With a little military merit, you can protect yourself wisely."

Bai Yansheng laughed loudly and said: "What a little Pei Lie, even these minor military achievements have to be earned with one's life, do you know? This is not playing with knives and guns in the martial arts arena, nor is it discussing soldiers in Jingye's study room. .”

We have been under your protection for too long!Pei Lie stared into the elder's eyes, and said word by word: "General, I am 17 years old this year. When Brother Yanfeng was 17 years old, he was temporarily acting as Xuzhou's garrison and led the army alone."

Bai Yansheng restrained his smile, and looked at him complicatedly.With a handsome face and delicate features, he doesn't like to talk most of the time.Yanfeng is also deep, but it is a pity that he is too gloomy, but he is truly as calm as water, with a lot of accumulation and thin hair.The successor of his famous family, Zhilan Yushu, has been running around with him since he was a child. He grew up in the army and has been tempered.If I read correctly, this child will be the best of all the rising stars.The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, even Bai Yansheng himself sometimes doesn't know how to control this unruly talent.

Seeing that he was silent, Pei Lie suddenly knelt down on one knee, gave a military salute, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Yuanzao is attacking Xiangyang, Dugu Hu is in Xuchang, Xu Kuang is in Youxu. The general intends to stay in Xijing, Pei Lie please Send out surprise soldiers and rush thousands of miles to take down Luoyi for the general."

It turns out that people change.Children will eventually grow up one day.He suddenly felt relieved, but also felt anxious and urgent for no reason because of the increasing age.

Bai Yansheng closed his eyes and meditated for a while, and when he opened his eyes again, he was refreshed, and he raised his palm to pat Pei Lie's shoulder. "I am very relieved that you have this awareness, and your mother will be proud of you. It is not too late to do this matter. You will go tonight with [-] elite soldiers and let Liu Songnian follow you. Keep quiet. If anyone asks, just say It’s to save Xu Chang.”

"The last general takes orders!" Pei Lie was overjoyed and couldn't help shouting.After hooting, he scanned left and right vigilantly like a young owl.Bai Yansheng sighed softly, helped him up from the ground, and said closely: "Remember, don't rush in. Always discuss with General Liu before making a decision. If Luoyi is prepared, find a place to set up camp. Waiting for the army to arrive."

Pei Lie looked up at the man in front of him who looked like a god of war, and nodded solemnly.

When setting off the next day, although some lieutenants noticed that Pei and Liu were not there, after asking each other, they all thought they had gone to Xuchang to inquire first.Only Xiao Rongyue, who was pretending to be a soldier, pouted disapprovingly.

At noon when the team was resting for a while, Xiao Rongyue approached him, and seeing no one around, he directly asked, "Why are there 1 horses missing? Where are Xiaolie and General Liu?" Beside the saddle, holding a map in one hand, he was planning the route of Pei Lie and the others, so he had no time to take care of him.She hummed to herself: "Fake Yu destroys Guo." Then Bai Yansheng raised his eyes to look at her, she jumped on the spot, and hummed: "Don't listen to evil, don't speak evil, I know."

At this moment, a scout came to report that a group of people and horses had turned out from the valley ahead, about [-] people, playing the banner of Beiyan Dugu's family.Bai Yansheng put away the map, got on his horse and said: "Order the whole army, get ready." After he said this order, he urged the horse to run forward, and Xiao Rongyue naturally followed suit.

When I got to the front, I saw the banners of the opponent's army, lined up front and back, when a general flew out at this time, with bee eyes and jackal sounds, he glanced at the two people and said, "Who is coming?"

This person is a member of Zhuguo General Dugu Hu, Xiao Rongyue knew him, and whispered to Bai Yansheng.Bai Yansheng reported his name and said: "Isn't General Dugu in Xuchang? To have the leisure to divide up troops to intercept my food and supplies, it's really courageous."

The man watched Bai Yansheng up and down for a few times, just sneered, unhurriedly pulled out a roll of yellow silk from his sleeve, unfolded it, and read aloud in Chinese: "The Imperial Edict of Abolishing Yaoguang County."

Xiao Rongyue was startled when she heard the sound, and stood there in a daze.

"I've heard that the things that give birth to children are nothing more than heaven and earth; love and respect are more important than monarchs and relatives. That's why being a minister is more important than being loyal, and those who lose will be punished; being a son is about doing filial piety, and those who violate it will be punished. General Zhu Guo Xiao Yuanzao's daughter, Xiao Rongyue, the owner of Yaoguang County, I love and love her so much, she bestowed the title of princess, and honored Luoyi. However, Miss Xiao fled to the south, became an owl and a scorpion, and forgot her filial piety and loyalty. It is not tolerated; abandoning the father and having no king, God and man are all angry. I will be fair, and the righteousness is unbiased. I relieved Xiao Yuan from the position of general in the Zaozhu Kingdom, demoted to a general, and led the affairs of the country. Xiao Nu was dismissed as a noble and turned into a commoner. Announce it to the world, so that it can be known."

The lieutenant generals around Bai Yansheng were all puzzled.A lieutenant came forward on horseback and scolded: "You guys are fighting in the same room, what are you doing to me? What kind of salty envoy knows, what a fart!"

Xiao Rongyue burst into tears and swayed on the horse.Bai Yansheng rode his horse past, helped her quietly, and whispered: "So Luoyi is your fiefdom, why have you never heard of it?" Xiao Rongyue turned the horse's head away like a snake and a scorpion. , separated slightly from him.

Bai Yansheng knew that she was sad and didn't want her to see the fighting behind, so he asked someone to take her to the rear.After the Hu man who announced the edict read the imperial edict awkwardly in Chinese, he threw the yellow silk into the arms of the person behind him and shouted in Xianbei.Drums sounded suddenly from all directions, thousands of riders rode thousands of horses, and the clouds and tides surged. The man controlled the horse and galloped, changed the arrow and stretched the string, and shot the arrow at the white goose first.

The wind is surging, and there are green hills where the bones can be buried.

At dusk, Bai Yansheng's army had already broken through the encirclement and suppression of the [-] cavalry, and moved out the food and supplies first.He wiped the bloodstains on his face and looked around, although there were occasional recalcitrants, but the overall situation was settled, but he could not see Xiao Rongyue alone.

He felt a little flustered, turned his horse back to the Asura field just now, and there were still many people cleaning the field.Bai Yansheng searched in the crowd, and sure enough, he saw a figure very similar to Xiao Rongyue.He steered the horse over, and saw Xiao Rongyue sitting beside a person on the ground, leaning the person's head on his lap.

Her tears dripped down on the man's face, and she asked softly: "Cousin Dugu, daddy already knows about His Majesty's will, does daddy blame me?" The man was covered in blood, looking up at her, Said: "Zhu Guo said in front of the Supreme Being that she was my daughter in the past, but now she is the country's enmity..." Xiao Rongyue couldn't stop trembling all over, and unexpectedly the man smiled, and said: "Zhu Guo also said in private that the princess can There are countless, but only one daughter. Ah Yue, don't go to Luoyi..." He gradually closed his eyes when he said this.

Xiao Rongyue burst into tears, and the cry echoed in the valley.

Bai Yansheng waited for a while, intending to go over to comfort her.Xiao Rongyue raised her head to look at her, with tears all over her face, she said firmly: "Take me to Luoyi, my father and brother must be there."

After Pei Lie separated from Bai Yansheng's army, he detoured around Xuchang, picked trails, rode lightly in light armor, and ran day and night, and arrived in Luoyi within five days.Emperor Xiaohan's residence, Heluo King's Lane, surrounded by mountains on eight sides and five rivers around the city of Luoyi, has already stationed a team at this time.

"Two generals, someone has been one step ahead of us and has set up camp outside the city. The flag is Xichuan's troops."

After listening to the Tan Ma Lai report, Pei Lie and Liu Songnian exchanged glances, feeling that something was wrong.Liu Songnian said: "Xiao's army is pressing down on Xiangyang, Xichuan has no reason to divide his troops to attack here? Could it be that the Emperor of Shu wants to take Xijing? Does this mean to make a mess?"

Pei Lie asked the sentry: "Can you see who is in command?" The sentry shook his head and didn't know.At this time, the soldiers of Shu also sent out scouts with seals of talisman, saying that they were allies, please send someone to the camp to report.

Pei Lieyi was a brave man, after summing up with Liu Songnian, he alone brought two thousand soldiers and came to the other side's gate.Walking to the front of the army, I saw a huge green umbrella, and behind the umbrella were two rows of generals, all of them brightly armored and imposing.Under the umbrella, a person is sitting with armour, with a light fur and a gentle belt, which means leisure.

"Brother Ziying, no, His Majesty the Emperor of Shu, why are you here?" Seeing the unexpected person, Pei Lie almost stumbled, and turned around several times in a panic.He thought in his heart that something was wrong, he flew a cooked duck away, thanks to him bragging about Haikou in front of the sound of white geese, he would definitely win Luoyi.

Mencius Ying nodded and said with a smile, "Little Pei Lie, long time no see, you came just in time!"

The author has something to say: the imperial edict in this chapter is mixed with the "Edict to Depose King Wei Tai" and "Edict to Respond to King Qi" of "Quan Tang Wen".