The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 353
To commit suicide and sacrifice one's confidant is not for one's own sake.

——Excerpt from Yu Shinan (Tang)

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At dusk, Bai Fu arrived at the post station on the official road at Maweipo.The several inns that were used to rest on weekdays have all been requisitioned by the military at this time.Vendors traveling from south to north can only bury pots and cook food in the fields to make do for one night.

A bonfire was lit, and everyone sat around the fire to keep warm.A fur merchant became sexually aroused, and asked the man to take out two wine bags, inviting everyone to drink together.

After a few sips of shochu, everyone talked more.

The private salt dealer raised his head, took a sip, and cursed: "His grandma, my business is booming, and when the Hugou rebelled, all the money I spent in the past two years was gone."

The person next to the salt seller took the wine bag and said: "The world has been at peace for a long time, and the bandits suddenly rebelled, and the Tang Dynasty was unprepared. Luoyang, the eastern capital.

The soldiers and generals that the imperial court spent huge sums of money on were vulnerable.Especially Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing, the two famous generals who were usually exaggerated as gods, were also beheaded by His Majesty in front of the battle.It can be seen that the so-called famous generals in the prosperous Tang Dynasty are nothing more than mediocre. "

Another burly man sighed: "The war is so unbearable, it's because the eunuchs have harmed the country. If it weren't for Bian Lingcheng, a stray dog, how could the two generals Feng Gao die wronged?

On December [-], when General Feng Changqing was killed, I was at the execution ground.When the executioner raised his knife, General Feng looked at Chang'an and sighed: "Those who live in Changqing can't bear to pollute the country and be slaughtered by thieves; if rebellion is futile, death is willing!" After all, go to death calmly. "

Everyone looked at each other and said to themselves, "So this person is a deserter."

A sturdy man next to the strong man caught a glimpse of everyone's expressions, rolled his eyes strangely, and said, "Yes, we are deserters, but what if we don't flee, should we be lambs to be slaughtered? It's fine if we die in the hands of the enemy, but in the hands of our own people." , It's really useless.

Do you think we are deserters out of fear of death?
The husband does not change his surname when he is going, and does not change his name when he is sitting.I am Zhang Huajin, a lieutenant under General Gao Xianzhi's personal army. I have followed General Gao for more than ten years, and I have gone on expeditions to the Western Regions. I have experienced more than a hundred battles of all sizes.

General Gao made great military exploits and made great contributions to Datang.The thieves' front was unstoppable. In order to keep the capital safe, the general abandoned Shan County and guarded Tongguan. There was no big mistake.But how did the court treat the general?

If you want to add a crime, why don't you have any trouble?
Bian Lingcheng, a stray dog, brought more than 100 Modao fighters before he dared to come to the barracks to declare the decree and tie General Gao to the execution ground.

When we arrived at the execution ground, General Gao shouted: "If I encounter the enemy and retreat, I will die."Today, if you go up to wear the sky and walk down to the ground, if you say that I have stolen food and reduced food, you will be falsely accused! '

The soldiers of the three armies roared in unison, complaining for the general.Bian Lingcheng ignored the pleas of the soldiers of the three armies and decided to kill him without mercy.

On the execution ground, General Feng had just finished his execution, and his body was wrapped in a simple straw mat.General Gao walked up to General Feng and said, "Feng Er, Zi came from a small place, and I introduced Zi to be my judge, and Russia replaced me as Jiedu envoy, and died here with Zi today, what fate?" Yehu! '

After finishing speaking, he smiled proudly, and immediately killed him.

Old Emperor, so ruthless and ungrateful, I, Zhang Huajin, will not give my life to him!From the day General Gao was killed, I made up my mind to leave the army.This world belongs to Li Tang, what should I do? "

Bai Fu only felt that Zhang Huajin's appearance and voice were quite familiar, so he searched his memories and finally remembered.This person was the general who led the team to arrest the 'Second King' on the Tubo border.

During the First Battle of Chuanzhu Temple in Songzhou, Captain Zhang Huajin joined hands with Hu Changgang to rescue the disciples of Qingcheng and kill the two brothers Wang Zhanshan and Wang Zhanhe.

After many years, I did not expect to meet here today.

Bai Fu was about to step forward to recognize each other.Lieutenant Zhang Huajin clasped his fists at the crowd and said: "Since the whereabouts have been revealed, it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, please leave!" After saying that, he led several people to leave in a hurry.

As soon as these deserters left, everyone thought that the imperial court was fatuous, that the treacherous and sycophant were in power, and there was no interest in talking. They drank a few sips of stuffy wine, gathered around the fire, and fell asleep with their clothes together.

Bai Fu sorted out the clues related to the military situation among the people's words one by one, pondered and analyzed, and thought: "Master Zhong Si once said: 'If you don't attack a city' it is a rebel art of war.

The key to rebellion is speed.The army should penetrate deeply and not step by step.Even if you don't need supplies, you have to go straight to the capital like lightning.As long as the capital is taken down and all officials bow their heads, King Qin's army will be paralyzed, and the state capitals of the world will follow the trend.

During the Wu Zhou Dynasty, Xu Jingye rebelled, and his advisers advised him to go straight to Luoyang, which was the only possibility for the rebellion to succeed.Xu Jingye wanted to capture Changzhou, Zhenjiang, and Nanjing, and separate himself from the southeast to become an emperor.

Many loyal ministers and good generals who opposed Wu Zhao originally wanted to lead the army to respond, but when they saw that Xu Jingye had no ambitions and only wanted to be safe, no one followed him.

An Lushan was short-sighted, captured Luoyang, and was busy planning his ascension to the throne, trying to set up a banner to fight against Li Tang's court.

It seems that he became famous for his teacher and commanded the world.However, this move undoubtedly provided a respite for the Li and Tang courts who were insufficiently prepared for the war.

If Xuanzong could take the opportunity to adjust the strategic deployment, order the army of the world to serve the king, allocate wealth, food and grass, and give the power of decision-making in front of the enemy to the commander in front of the battle, try not to use remote control or restraint, the situation of the battle will change immediately.

Although the An Lushan army was victorious in the early stage, it was unknown, the people's hearts were betrayed, and it suffered heavy losses.The Tang Dynasty had sufficient sources of soldiers and abundant food and grass. Over time, the Hu army would surely be defeated.

It's a pity that Xuanzong was controlled by emotions and deceived by traitors. At a critical moment, he killed his generals and self-destructed the Great Wall.If things go on like this, General Geshuhan's results will not be much better, and the battle situation will deteriorate further.

If Tongguan is lost, there is no danger to defend the eastern front, and Chang'an will definitely fall.Bai Fu shuddered at the thought of the Huren cavalry attacking, the army raging, and the people dying.

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While Bai Fu was thinking hard, he saw a few miles away in the direction of the Maweipo post station, the flames were soaring into the sky, and the sound of killing was everywhere.

More than a dozen people whipped their horses and fled, running towards the direction of the fire.Hundreds of cavalry chased after him.The cavalry drew their bows and set their arrows, and the crossbow arrows roared towards them, turning those who fled and those who shot were turned on their backs.

The cavalry came roaring, mercilessly, armed with sabers, and beheaded the fallen one by one.The cavalry was so red-eyed that on a whim, seeing that there were many merchants' luggage beside the fire, they whistled and surrounded the merchants.The leader of the caravan hurriedly offered a bag of coins and begged hard.

The leader of the cavalry sneered, raised his long spear, and sent the leader of the cavalry flying with a single shot, stabbing his heart so coldly.All the generals laughed in unison, holding sharp knives, and sent troops to loot.For a while, corpses were strewn all over the ground, and blood flowed like rivers.

Bai Fu was furious, took out the green bamboo blowpipe, held an iron ball in his mouth, and spat out his internal energy.The iron ball flew out like a crossbow, piercing through the head of the cavalry leader, killing him immediately.

Bai Fu Tiezhu fired again and again, shooting three cavalrymen to death.The cavalry panicked for a moment, thinking that they were ambushed by the enemy, and fled in all directions.

Just as Bai Fu let out a sigh of relief, another group of cavalry came.

Bai Fu repeated his old plan and killed several cavalrymen.This team of cavalry was well-trained and extremely brave. When they realized that the situation was not good, they did not flee, but lined up to fight.

After some observation, it was found that Bai Fu was responsible for the trouble. The cavalry captain was furious, and with a wave of his hand, three cavalrymen rushed towards Bai Fu with long spears in their hands.

Bai Fu was as calm as ever, he fired three iron balls and hit the horse's belly.The war horse neighed and threw the three cavalry off their horses.

The leading cavalryman was quite fierce, he dropped his long spear and rolled over to avoid the iron ball shot by Bai Fu.Pulling out the waist knife from the scabbard, holding the knife in both hands, rushed towards Bai Fu.

The white steel ball shot out, piercing through this person's knee.The leading cavalry yelled and fell to the ground.

The cavalry captain saw that Bai Fu's concealed weapon was sharp and powerful, so he dared not attack by force.With a whistle, he commanded the cavalry to retreat quickly.After retreating a hundred steps, the cavalry captain ordered the cavalry to line up, took out their riding bows, and fired several bows at Bai Fu.

As expected, the cavalry captain had rich experience, and the long-distance attack was the shortcoming of Bai Fu Cuizhu's blowpipe.

Dozens of powerful arrows descended from the sky with arcs.Bai Fu's hands and feet were weak, and he couldn't dodge, so he could only use steel balls to stop him.Facing the rain of arrows, the steel balls were not effective in intercepting them, and could only shoot down the arrows heading for the vital points.

Bai Fu was hit by several arrows, and he was in danger.

There were two sounds of "嗖嗖", and three shields pierced through the air, thrusting obliquely in front of Bai Fu.Bai Fu rolled over and hid behind the shield.

"Dang Dang Dang", the shield was instantly filled with arrows.Bai Fu escaped danger and saved his life.

Bai Fu looked through the gap in the shield, and saw a girl in white clothes dancing with cranes and swallows, rushing towards her, with a flying sword out of its sheath in her hand, and a flash of sword light flashed in an arc, cutting off several cavalrymen from their horses.

"Swordsmanship!"

The captain of the cavalry was shocked, he knew the power of this sword technique, and he couldn't master it without peerless martial arts.The cavalry is by no means its opponent.

The cavalry captain whistled, whipped the horse and ran away, followed by all the cavalry, and fled.

Under the moonlight, the skirt of the girl in white whirls across the sky like a frightened bird.

The young girl's face is covered with silk, her shoulders are clear and her neck is like a swan.

The four eyes met, the girl's pupils were like ink, clear as a green pool, a pool of autumn water shone cold...

Bai Fu's chest groaned, as if he had been hit hard by Thor's hammer, he knew who it was.

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　Hanwei Duoqi Festival, suave and suave.

　　We share our promises, and each bears our vertical and horizontal ambitions.

　　It's important to make friends, and we will meet each other thousands of miles away.

　　The strings of the moon are green and bright, and the bridles of gold are floating clouds.

　　Play the flute and enter Wu City, and build a tour Yansi.

　　Looking for the source of Bowanghou, and seeking customers from afar.

　　The young man took a look, and drove back to Longtou.

　　The flames move, the swords rise, and the swords float.

　　The Tianshan Mountains are snowed in winter and summer, and flow north and south across the river.

　　The cloud rises, the dragon sand is dark, and the wood falls in Yanmen autumn.

　　To commit suicide and sacrifice one's confidant is not for one's own sake.

　　——Yu Shinan (Tang Dynasty) in "A Journey of a Young Guest"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)