Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 331 Seeing the Dragon in the Field
Gan Ning raised his bloody knife and looked coldly at the frightened soldiers, the cold eyes after beheading the general were so horrified that they retreated back to the camp cautiously.

At this time, the fallen horse has been rescued by his companions. Gan Ning planned to destroy the siege equipment and leave, but he did not expect that there would be a surprise before returning home. The dawn that Ling Tong was looking forward to would never be seen again.

Gan Ning glanced at the head on the ground contemptuously, thinking that this may be the so-called fate, you father and son should not provoke me.

"Let's go." Gan Ning raised his sword and returned to his horse, leading a hundred Jinfan thieves into the boundless night.

The panic in the camp continued, and after the efforts of generals and schools at all levels to calm down, the riots gradually weakened and subsided.

While the battalions were counting the casualties and losses, Cheng Pu and Han Dang drove their horses to the slightly calm south of Zhai.

"What's wrong with your side? Why are you all stuck here? Where is Ling Gongji?" Cheng Pu walked into the crowded crowd, and those dull soldiers moved slowly. The scene of Ling Tong losing his head just now was really shocking.

Han Dang saw that these people were like eggplants beaten by Shuang, so he shouted loudly: "The deputy governor is here to patrol the camp, you should get up and make way for me?"

Han Dang's voice was like thunder, and it was more effective than hypnotic code words. It directly woke up the stunned crowd, and the surrounding soldiers scattered like birds and beasts in an instant.

On the open space outside the gate of the village, Ling Tong's body was lying there cold.

"It's public achievement"

Cheng Pu was so dizzy that he almost fell off his horse, but Han Dang quickly helped his old friend off the horse.

Han Dang summoned a guard to inquire, and it really confirmed what he had thought in his mind before. The person who robbed the camp and killed the general was Gan Ning, the Jinfan bandit. Han Dang then walked heavily to Cheng Pu, who had a gloomy face.

"It was Gan Ning, the Jinfan thief. After we broke the city, we cut him alive to avenge the Ling family and his son." Han Dang's eyes were cold.

Cheng Pu burst into tears, "This is my fault. If I hadn't underestimated the enemy and caused lax defense, I wouldn't have killed Gongji."

"Don't blame yourself for Demou. It is Gongji's fate to die in battle and shroud in horse leather for the general." Han Dang comforted his old friend.

Cheng Pu straightened his body, then looked at the sky and said: "The night is still long, we must prevent the thieves from coming back, and send an order to pull out the camp and retreat, retreating [-] miles to the camp."

"It's already the middle of the night, don't you need to go to war?" Han Dang was puzzled.

Cheng Pu shook his head lightly: "The camp was robbed by Gan Ning tonight, and the morale of the soldiers in the camp was hit. If you want to stay where you are, you can't sleep because of the panic. Why don't you move back a little bit and get enough energy to attack the city tomorrow morning or later. "

Han Dang nodded affirmatively, "It's Chenggong who thinks carefully, and I'll arrange everything right away."

Gan Ning's hundred riders robbed the camp and beheaded the generals, scaring Cheng Pu's [-] troops back. After returning to the city, Xi Zhen was so impressed that she disarmed him and offered wine for him, full of confidence in defending Linxiang.

The news that Cheng Pu retreated and stationed was sent back to the falling army in time by the scouts.

When the fallen army marched fifty miles apart, Gao Shun decisively ordered the garrison at the spot to rest. Lan Tian asked in puzzlement, "There is still some time before dawn, why don't you move forward?"

Gao Shun shook his head and explained: "Vision is too poor at night, and marching already consumes energy, so it's better to rest earlier and wait for dawn before leaving."

Lan Tian said in relief: "It's good to arrange it this way, everyone should keep up their spirits, and there will be a hard fight tomorrow."

Gao Shun said again: "There must be a reason for Cheng Pu's retreat overnight. I suspect that General Gan went to rob the camp. After all his troubles, how can the Jiangdong soldiers have the energy to attack the city tomorrow? This is extremely beneficial to our battle."

"Then let the sons and daughters sleep more, and we will set off later tomorrow. Cheng Pu's attack with tired troops will get twice the result with half the effort, and the rest of the trapped soldiers will give them more strength." Lan Tian said.

Gao Shun nodded slightly: "That's what I mean, sir, you should rest too."

Lan Tian took advantage of the situation and lay on the sandy soil, protected by thick armor and clothes, not worried about the cold and damp entering his body, he rested his head on his crossed palms, and looked at the deep night sky with deep eyes.

"I can't sleep now, so I might as well look at the stars first. Boping, you're going to command the battle tomorrow, so go and rest first."

Gao Shun followed Lan Tian's example and lay beside him, and replied flatly: "I rest after the battle, and I have to be responsible for the lives and deaths of these ten thousand people. How can I sleep peacefully? Why not watch the stars with Mr."

Lan Tian turned to look at Gao Shun and sighed, "Everything happens for a reason, no wonder Bo Ping keeps winning battles."

"Mr. once taught Shizai stargazing, and he told me that the star is called the Horned Star, but it seems to have moved its position tonight. Why do the stars move around?" Gao Shun pointed at the night sky and changed the subject.

Lan Tian was afraid that Gao Shun would not understand the movement of celestial bodies, but he didn't know how to explain it, so he could only answer truthfully: "Bo Ping may not believe what I said, but in fact, the stars in the sky and the earth behind us are round like footballs. And they are rotating all the time, we can't perceive it because the ball is too big, this rotation is related to the alternation of day and night and the change of seasons."

"Sir is an expert in the world, I completely believe what you say." Gao Shun replied firmly.

"Boping, you don't have to force it," Lan Tian shook his head lightly.

Gao Shun said with certainty: "I will not force it at all. I believe that every word that Mr. said is like the horned star in the eastern sky. It moved a long way tonight. It is indeed moving every moment, just moving It's just slow."

Lan Tian was surprised by Gao Shun's determination, if he said this to Wolongfengchu, maybe he would be regarded as a lunatic, right?
"Bo Ping, Shi Zai doesn't know much about astrology, how about I teach you stargazing now?" Lan Tian became interested.

"The general is all ears." Gao Shun replied affirmatively.

Lan Tian pointed to the horned star and gestured: "The eastern sky starts with the horned star. If you connect them together, it will form a dragon shape. The star officer named it Dongfang Canglong Qisu. The stars where the horned star is located are The spica is the head of the Canglong, the horn star and the bright star above are the dragon's horns, and the four below are the kangsu, which are the neck of the Canglong."

"What about the rest?" Gao Shun asked curiously.

Lan Tian explained: "The rest of the Di, Fang, Xin, Wei, and Ji five places will slowly appear over time, and you can see the whole picture of the Canglong in midsummer."

"It's interesting." Gao Shun said to himself.

Lan Tian continued: "These stars are invisible in winter, and they will appear one after another every year on February [-]. On February [-], Spica will appear in the eastern sky. It can be called the 'dragon raising its head'."

Gao Shun was puzzled and asked again: "I once heard from Gongtai (Chen Gong) that in the Book of Changes, there are hexagrams such as seeing the dragon in the field and the flying dragon in the sky. It seems to be related to the dragon raising its head that Mr. said?"

Lan Tian was surprised at first, and then said: "Gongtai is right, the astrology corresponds to the four seasons, and the Canglong Qisu corresponds to the Qian Gua in the Book of Changes. In winter, the Canglong sleeps underground for the purpose of 'don't use the hidden dragon'. In February and March, the Canglong appears. It is for "seeing the dragon in the field", in April and May the blue dragon climbs up and exposes its chest and abdomen sharp claws is for "or jumping in the abyss", in June and July all the blue dragons fly into the sky is for "flying dragon in the sky", and then slowly to the sky. Hiding underground is for 'Kanglong has regrets'."

"Yes, yes, Gongtai said that this hexagram is like a hero. Some people can only hide their claws in puddles all their lives, while others can fly dragons in the sky and show their ambitions." Gao Shun was a little excited.

"It's not easy for a flying dragon to be in the sky, and we must always be vigilant against the dragon's regrets," Lan Tian sighed.

Gao Shun turned his head to look at Lan Tian, ​​and then said meaningfully: "Mr. has been low-key for many years, and this time he finally showed his skills in front of others. You can't say that the flying dragon is in the sky, but at least you can see the dragon in the field, right?"

(End of this chapter)