Emperor Que Shaohua

The terrain in the northeast direction outside Suining City was flat and open. At every moment, the Yu and Zhou armies opened the city gates and marched out of the city to form an array. Yi Jin soldiers also poured out of the camp in large numbers, and the two sides soon formed a north-south confrontation.Yu Zhou had [-] Chen soldiers, and Yi Jin had [-]. According to the prior agreement, they were separated by a hundred and fifty feet, leaving an open space in between.

Cloud King Luolin wore plain silver soft armor and a jade-colored cloak. He rode his horse and stood in front of the battle. Behind him were thousands of soldiers and horses with bright armor.

Samuchi is a big man with a red face, at least a head taller than ordinary people, golden armor decorated with a sable tail, resplendent and luxurious in the sun, and his mount is also fat and strong, even man and horse, really powerful.

In contrast, Prince Yu Zhou Zhou, who was put on the sidelines only in coarse linen, looked extremely shabby, thin, and listless. His wrists and feet were bound by straw ropes, and he could only take small steps. There was a straw stick stuck behind his neck , causing Yi and Jin soldiers to point and laugh, their voices getting louder and louder.

Luo Linpian was very sullen. It had been agreed during the negotiation that the protégés on both sides must dress neatly and treat each other with courtesy. Yi Jin promised well, but he had to play tricks before the battle. Cut Yu Zhou's face.He has no relationship with Luo Junping, King An is also a brother by blood, and he is shamed to be humiliated in public.

He turned his head and glanced coldly at Wanyan Chao, who was dressed in a cloth cap with his hands bound behind his back.

King Yun's soldiers were very clever, and immediately said: "Your Highness, the golden man is cunning and shameless, we have a lot of ways to pay back!" As he said, he dragged Wanyan Chao to the front twice, took out a few pheasant tail feathers, and Inserted in the back of his neck.Yi and gold nobles like to use flower feathers and animal tails as decorations, but in Yu Zhou's eyes, this is a sign of the uncivilized foreign barbarians drinking blood and drinking blood.

Luo Linpian frowned. Waiting for the trick of you to come and go, you will lose your identity in vain, and it will not benefit the morale of the army. I am afraid that Samuchi's purpose is to arouse his impetuosity.

In recent days, when he heard the news of the fire in the Chonghua Palace, his mood, which was not good at first, became even worse. He really wanted to fight and vent the anger accumulated in his heart.Regardless of other things, just to put Luo Wenxiao to death, he had to bring Luo Junping back alive.

He called the herald and confessed a few words. The school lieutenant got the order and came to stand in the open space between the two armies, and said loudly: "General Sa, you and I have an agreement in advance. We will exchange quality at three o'clock every hour. I, Yu Zhou, will welcome you." Going back to His Highness the Third Prince, your country brought back Prince Wanyan, now the time has come, His Highness Yun Wang asked if it would start immediately, if the general is timid on the spot, it is all right to change the deputy general to preside over it!"

The heralds in the army are all selected with loud voices, the voices spread far away, and before the words fell, Samuchi laughed loudly, and his voice was like a loud bell, which could be heard clearly from a hundred feet away: "I have heard for a long time that the Fourth Highness not only cured The army is powerful, and has the appearance of a country. At the beginning when they stood on the battlefield, the Liao soldiers would rather put down their weapons and surrender. I, Yijin, and everyone yearn for it. How can I miss this opportunity? Come on, protect the third prince, Everyone follow me to see the demeanor of Yu Zhou God of War!"

Some words were spoken in blunt Chinese, which was both frivolous and nondescript, all the generals in Yu and Zhou frowned, wanting to reprimand rudeness angrily.

Luo Linpian defended the border, and he had heard many sarcasm and malicious words. He knew that the more deliberately provocative his opponent was, the more he had to keep calm.Everything on the battlefield depends on strength. Ever since he defeated the enemy repeatedly in Shao'an and defeated the Beiliao, it has been a long time since an enemy general dared to speak out like this.

He suppressed his anger, stared at Samuchi's figure, and told his left and right: "It's important to change back to King An first, bring Wanyan Chao and come up with me, and see what the Jin man does!" He said again: "Xu General, you are in command here, remember Pavilion Master Su's arrangements, no matter what happens, you must hold your ground and act according to the camera!"

Xu Dingzhen was the confidant general of King Yun when he was guarding Shao'an, and he came to Suining to assist him with the order, so he immediately accepted the order and was ready to fight.

The change of quality before the battle has existed since ancient times. Although the actual situation and the final result are often quite different due to different backgrounds and environments, there are still some precedents to follow in practice.

A strip of red silk was laid in the middle of the soldiers and horses of the two armies, separating a conspicuous dividing line.King Yun and Samuchi each took a hostage, two escorts, twenty archers, and a gong, and they walked to a place within a stone's throw away from the red silk and stood still.In order to ensure fairness, all directions were measured and set up by the two sides in advance, and then sent to guard by sergeants to avoid being tampered with by the other party.

The rules are very simple, with Mingjin as the sign: once the gong sounds, both sides remove the ropes from the hostages and let them mount their horses; on the second sound, the two hostages can ride their horses and run to the opposing camp, while the archers on both sides stand ready with bows and arrows. Once the general notices that the enemy has changed and wants to harm his own prince or heir, he will immediately be shot and killed as long as the hostages released here have not had time to run to a safe range.

Since the two sides are each a shot away from the red silk border, in principle, as long as the hostage rides across the middle, it means that he has left the opponent, and his own people will come forward to meet him; if unfortunately the speed is too slow, they will be far behind the other hostage , then the danger of being attacked from behind also exists.

At this moment, the archers on both sides have formed a fan shape, the arrows are on the string, and the bows are drawn like a full moon.Before starting the exchange, the last step is to send their subordinates to check the horses of the hostages. Although the horses are also ordered in advance according to the principle of reciprocity, only at the last moment can they be checked to ensure that no accidents will happen midway.

The sun was rising gradually, and from time to time, Samuchi would say a few strange words that sounded like friendship and admiration, but were actually laced with guns and sticks, provoking Yu Zhou's anger.Luo Linpian didn't show her face, but she was really a little irritable in her heart.According to his thinking, what kind of horse should he ride at such a distance, adding more variables in vain, just let Luo Junping run back on two legs, if he can't even run Wan Yanchao, he deserves the trouble.

Of course, these thoughts of not being respectful as brothers and sisters were just spinning in my mind. As the subordinates sent reported that the horses were in normal condition, the atmosphere before the battle was like a bowstring full of tension, tending to be on the verge of breaking out.

According to the agreement, the two parties take turns to win gold.A gong sounded from the direction of Yijin, and Nie Jiluan saw that King Yun nodded slightly, drew his sword and cut off the binding on Wanyan Chao's back, and shouted: "Get on the horse yourself, don't procrastinate!"

After half a year of miserable life as a prisoner, Wan Yanchao finally looked forward to returning to his home country, his sluggish spirit was lifted, and he hurriedly climbed onto the horse's back.

Everyone in Yu Zhou raised their eyes and saw that the rope on King An's body was gone, but his movements were not agile enough. Two of Samuchi's attendants were standing in front of the horse, cursing him to grab the rein and sit still.

With a distance of nearly [-] steps, nothing unusual could be seen. Luo Linpian remembered the scene where King An used to wear a red cloak and walk domineeringly through the streets of Los Angeles. He probably never dreamed that there would be such a high-profile and embarrassing scene. time.Without delay, he made sure that Luo Junping had mounted the horse, raised his right hand and pressed down, and Qu Guanlan immediately swung the copper mallet and hit the gong hard.

With the sound of a huge gong, Nie Jiluan took the reins of Wanyan Chao's horse and ran for a few steps, staring closely at Yijin's direction, seeing that the Jinren did not stop the third prince from galloping forward, he let go of his hand and stopped. , said in a deep voice, "Get out!"

On both sides of the open position, tens of thousands of soldiers focused their eyes on the middle area, on the two horsemen running towards each other, all of them were engrossed, hoping that the hostages on their side would escape as soon as possible.But seeing the two horses charge straight forward in the same style at first, but they separated before halfway, Luo Junping's horse became obviously slow, and began to slant back and forth, and the Yijin formation suddenly waved their flags and drums , shouted.

King Yun's beautiful eyebrows furrowed unknowingly, and he had already noticed something wrong: Although Luo Junping was holding the rein, his wrists were obviously still tied together, and he was often unable to adjust the direction with ease.Yi Jin seemed to be untied according to the agreement, but in fact he played such a trick, just now he asked the two attendants to shout loudly to divert their attention, but he didn't realize it.What is puzzling is that Wang An has always been good at riding, even if his hands are not flexible, there is no reason why he can't control the horse.

The distance was less than [-] paces, and it took only a short while to ride the horse. It could be seen that Luo Junping had tried his best, but he was still a bit slower than Wanyan Chao.

"Your Highness," a slightly hoarse voice came from next to his ear, and Xiao Huo whispered from the side, "There is something wrong with the third prince's horse, it seems to be carrying more than one person." He can bring two guards with him, but as a shadow guard, Huo Wangyin has no difficulty mixing in the crowd, so he also follows him.King Yun looked in the direction of his finger, and his pupils shrank suddenly.Proton's mount is naturally not very good. Yi Jin prepared a long-haired and thin horse for Luo Junping. At this moment, the sun is slightly slanting, and the gray shadow of the horse and man is projected on the ground, but it looks bloated. Followed by another faint silhouette.

To the northwest of the battlefield is a slow slope more than ten feet high. On the top of the slope, there are several flat bluestones under a pine tree. Two figures are sitting on the stones, playing chess.

"Governor Su is very elegant, and he is about to fight hand to hand, and he still has the heart to talk with each other." The man in black who held the white man said with a deep smile, his voice was hoarse, and most of his face was hidden under the shadow of the cloak. Can you sit back and relax?"

Su Lingxue firmly picked up a chess piece, and said in a calm tone: "Last night watching the stars, the sky wolf is uncertain, good or bad is still in between, just like the chess game between me and Mr. Wu." Said, put the sunspot down, " Yi Jin acted recklessly, not relying on Yang envoys to help, and Su was just doing his best."

The man in black is Wu Chaohuan, the Yang envoy of Kunlun Prefecture who is as famous as Wei Wuze. Hearing this, he sneered: "It seems that being a magic stick is also addictive. You really take your ulterior motives seriously. Although I am not familiar with the sky I'm not interested, and I heard that Yu Zhou's dark star will fall soon, and Ziwei still doesn't know where it is. What kind of resurgence is expected, hehe, if he shoots Sirius today, Yu Zhou's luck will also decline!"

"Shooting Sirius..." Su Yan repeated in a low voice, still calm, "So that's how it is. Tanyin envoy has now repaired with Langhuan, and wants to plan to return to Yuzhou in the future, but Mr. Wu wants to do the opposite , aren't you afraid of becoming a sinner in the Kunlun Mansion?"

"Tan Huayu's knowledge is shallow and his foothold is not stable, so he can't control me." Wu Chaohuan said solemnly, "In the future when the Northern Liao Dynasty captures Yu and Zhou, the Central Plains Wulin will not be the world of the Kunlun Mansion!"

A look of coldness flashed across Xuanji Pavilion's master's eyes, but he didn't attack it. Instead, a faint smile floated on his lips: "The words of your lord, seem to be familiar. Isn't Wei Wuze always so arrogant, thinking that everything will be as he thinks? It's a pity He has already died in the hands of Langhuan, and it is very easy to pierce his heart with an arrow." Without waiting for Wu Chaohuan to react, he said leisurely, "Today's situation was arranged by Wei Wuze for the one in the East Palace of Luocheng, and it was also you and him. He joined forces for the last time. The former dual envoys have already lost one of them, do you dare to bet with me that you can't win?"

Wu Chaohuan didn't expect that he would figure out the root cause, and his heart suddenly moved, Wei Wuze was dead, and the situation of Yu Zhou's government and opposition was not clear, so why should he be in a hurry to take responsibility for a dead person?However, King Yun's defeat of Beiliao made his years of hard work come to naught, and it was really hard not to be reconciled if he didn't come back with revenge; besides, the troops of Beiliao suffered heavy losses, and the two princes fought hard. Then use troops against Yu and Zhou.

His mind turned, and he smiled contemptuously: "What if you win the bet, and what if you lose?"

"Su has lost, and I will give you a Xuanji card." Su Lingxue said, "If it is Yang Shiqi who missed a move, let's put aside this mess of fighting and killing for the time being, and go back to Kunlun Mountain. If you are summoned at high speed, Mister Wu should not be too disobedient."

He reached into the chess jar, picked up another black stone, and tapped on the edge of the chessboard: "I can't live a peaceful life. The master of this pavilion has no time to accompany A Yu to travel around the mountains and rivers, and he can't spare time to teach his disciples. Don't worry, I'm really annoying."

Wu Chaohuan snorted: "Your Excellency can afford to lose, I will accompany you!" He had fought against Su Yan several times in the past, and he was more or less defeated. .Since he couldn't get away and rush to the battlefield, he didn't lose much by making a bet.

He remembered that it was his turn to play chess, so he lowered his head and looked at it carefully for a while before putting down a move.Before he could withdraw his hand, Su Yan's sunspots had already landed on the side with a "snap", making a crisp sound, and said with a smile: "If you miss the first hand, the general situation will never be achieved. No matter how many kills you prepare, even if you grab the star position, you will lose the star position." You may not be able to catch the big dragon in the middle game."

"Really?" Wu Chaohuan stared at the chessboard with an ugly expression on his face, "Su Lingxue, don't put on the pretense of being a prophet, the battlefield changes rapidly, and you won't know who will win until the result is announced! Just get rid of a Yuwen Xiao in advance, you Do you think you have the chance to win? My Kunlun Mansion is full of talented and talented people, and if I lose a Dharma protector, I will have others to take over!"

"Do you know why I agreed to bet with you so easily?" The corner of his lips suddenly curved into a mysterious arc, "It was Xia Wenshan who made the move for Yi Jin today!"

When Su Yan slapped the black jade chess piece in the middle, the two armies had reached a critical moment.

Luo Junping lay flat on the horse's back, his temples were already drenched with sweat, and he didn't know whether it was the cold sweat from fright or the hot sweat from the rush.He felt that the bad luck of his life seemed to be concentrated in this short but extremely long moment.Before being taken out of the barracks, the golden man deliberately added two layers of ropes to his wrists. First, he tied them firmly with a thin hemp rope, and then wrapped a thick straw rope around his neck, and tied them together with his feet. From the very beginning, he understood that what Pavilion Master Xuanji said was true, there must be a trap waiting ahead.

But now, despite the urging, the horse's nostrils were puffing out white air, it couldn't stop bumping and jumping, but it refused to move forward no matter what.Luo Junping knew that the golden man must be the culprit, but he tried his best to keep from falling off the horse, so he couldn't care less about finding the reason.Seeing that Wanyan Chao was only a short distance away from the red silk, but he said at least thirty or forty steps away, he couldn't help but feel anxious, as if the next moment, Yijin's arrows were about to fly from behind, piercing several arrows on his body. Transparent hole.

Maybe it was because I was too nervous and scared, the wind brushed the back of my neck, and I always felt chilly and my hair stood on end, like a frog being stared at by a snake, and it would be doomed at any time.He heard someone from Yuzhou's camp in front of him exclaiming to be careful, and couldn't help but turn around to look. He was almost out of his wits in fright—this unlucky mount had an extra face behind him at some point on the right side, exactly He said that it was a person who was clinging to the horse's belly and half hung on the horse like a piece of fur, with a pair of black eyes staring at him.

Even on a sunny day, King An was terrified. If he hadn't remembered that the dagger given by Su Yan was hidden in his shoe, he would have fainted from fright.In order to keep this self-defense dagger, he spent a lot of thought. First, he tied it in his hair, and then when the golden man let go of the shackles and ordered him to change his sackcloth and shoes, he pretended to fall and took the opportunity to insert it into his shoe. Here, finally brought the battle front.The problem is, being on the back of a horse and binding your hands, it is impossible to pull it out.

Seeing this situation, Luo Linpian also noticed that the Yijin archers on the opposite side were already aiming and gaining momentum, and immediately shouted: "Get off the horse and lie on the ground!" The voice was cold, and it could be heard clearly from more than ten feet away. Realized that he could not be out of danger before Wan Yanchao, and staying on the horse is the target of the assassin and the target of the archery, and it is reasonable to run for his life before he is restrained.He didn't care about hesitation, closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, turned over from the left side suddenly, and fell firmly to the ground.

"Shoot the arrow!" Luo Linpian ordered in a cold voice, "Shoot both sides together and shoot Wanyan Chao down!"

Among the twenty archers, four were the imperial bodyguards who accompanied them when they set off from Luocheng, and the rest were carefully selected archers from the Suining Army.Wanyan Chao flustered like a bereaved dog, barely reached the center, heard the sound of strings and hurriedly lowered his body, but he was half a beat behind, the back of the shoulder, the hip and the horse's leg were shot at the same time, the mount suffered pain, neighing and jumping forward Yu, threw him straight out.

From Wang An's fall from the horse to Wanyan Chao's arrow, the difference was only a few breaths, and several arrows were aimed at the assassin on the horse, and he easily pushed them away one by one.King Yun knew that the opportunity was fleeting, and when the other party slowed down, whether it was capturing Luo Junping or snatching Wan Yanchao, it would be very difficult to deal with, so before the first round of arrows was released, he didn't even have to give orders, and just caught the horse. Belly, rushed out quickly.

"Your Highness, it's dangerous!" Nie Jiluan and Qu Guanlan didn't expect His Royal Highness to act so straightforwardly. They were both shocked and hurriedly chased after them. However, Luo Linpian's mount was a famous horse chosen from a thousand. How could they snatch it? Get front guard.

The place where Wanyan Chao and Luo Junping fell was not very far from each other, they were both north of the red line, that is, close to the Yijin formation. The two fell off the galloping horse, and they both fell in a mess. Can't get up.The assassin in the brown robe and square scarf, half sitting sideways and half crouching on the horse, was right between the two protons.Seeing that King Yun was attacking alone, he was coming at an unusually fast speed, with a smile on his face, he said with a long smile, "I've cast myself in a trap, it's a good time!" Without even looking at the Third Prince and Prince Wanyan, he jumped up and wrapped himself in his sleeve As soon as he parted his hands, a dot of gray light shone on Luo Linpian's head. It turned out to be a poisonous needle; following the continuous wave of the sleeve of the robe, poisonous lotus seeds and money darts came like rain.

Xiao Huo flashed out from behind King Yun, and raised his hand to throw a ball of white matter, like hemp but not hemp, fluttering like cotton wool, pulling and pulling for no reason, filling the sky

All the hidden weapons like a rain of flowers were swept away.

"Xiexingwang!" The assassin's face was obviously gloomy, and he sneered, "Xuanji Pavilion's hand is really long!"

Huo Wangyin took his appearance into his eyes, and his delicate face was still expressionless: "Xia Wenshan, a thousand-handed scholar?"

It was only then that Luo Linpian could see clearly that this man was dressed as a scholar, his face and body were all haggard and emaciated, it could be said that his appearance was not amazing, only a pair of eyes were shining brightly.He was not in a hurry to rein in the horse, the long-haired and skinny horse would not dare to collide with the famous Dawan horse, and was forced to retreat again and again.However, the scholar poked a little with his hand, and he didn't know where it hit. The thin horse seemed to be frozen, and stayed in place without moving, blocking Luo Junping from behind.

If it stopped for a while, Nie Jiluan and Qu Guanlan had already rushed to the front and heard Xiao Huo's name.The two looked at each other, and saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.Unexpectedly, following the Jinling Sword Trial Conference, there was Jin Tuopan, and Suining Border Gate encountered another Kunlun Mansion Dharma Protector.

Xia Wenshan first came out of the rivers and lakes more than [-] years ago. Like Jin Tuopan, he started his business with no capital. Because of his slippery body and excellent lightness skills, he quickly made a name for himself.This person has a cunning and deceitful personality, and has learned a lot. He doesn't know where he got the chance, and he has acquired a hidden weapon mechanism stunt. After a few years, he has become one of the first-class masters.Nicknames have also changed again and again, from the initial "Gone with the Grass" to "Ghost with You" and "Bailutong". , and got the title of a thousand-handed scholar.Although it is not the most outstanding martial arts among the Nine Protectors, it is among the top three when it comes to difficulties.

He was going to use horses to hide his figure, use King An as bait to restrain Yu Zhou's masters, and then take advantage of the chaos to get close to King Yun to plot against him, but the fourth prince was so brave and foolish that he personally went to the battle to save people, he was secretly happy, thinking about what to do Get rid of the troublesome young guards so that the planned plan can be carried out.

The Jinren saw that there were many changes in the field, Xia Wenshan showed his whereabouts, and had already started to shoot arrows. Samuchi gave the order, and several followers and warriors threw down their bows and arrows, and rushed straight. , the imperial guards were only one step behind Nie and Qu, and they had already followed.

Yu Zhou acted first, but Luo Junping fell closer to Yijin, and was stopped by Xia Wenshan, and the speed of the two sides was almost even.The scene was destined to fall into chaos, Luo Linpian drew his sword in his hand, he was not interested in catching Wanyan Chao, and doing another swap with Yijin, and said coldly, "Do all you can to save people, and get the third prince back!"