twin moon

Chapter 207 No.20 Scene Eight
In the second year of Zhaoxi, May [-]th.

A heavy rain in the early morning drove away the sweltering heat of early summer in an instant.The rain has not shown any signs of abating, but is getting heavier and heavier.The bean-sized raindrops reflected the off-white sunlight coming through from the dark clouds, forming a thick rain curtain in front of people's eyes, and they couldn't see anything fifty paces away.

Changzhou faces the plateau in the north and has many mountains in the southeast, with a cool climate.The two high mountains of Tongyan and Qingying block most of the warm water vapor from the south, making the summer season postponed by at least half a month every year.Now that the cold rain has passed, the temperature in the mountains has dropped sharply, as if it has returned to the chilly early spring overnight.

Located in Suoyang Pass between two high mountains, most of the defenders retreated to the warm camps and tents.There are more than a hundred soldiers on rotation duty, either crowded under the raised eaves of the city head, or dwarfed behind the thick and towering parapet, all raising their shields above the top to prevent the pouring cold rain from continuing It poured into the body through the gap of the armor.

Soon, the school lieutenant who led the troops ordered piles of bonfires to be lit on the top of the city.A large group of soldiers quickly gathered around the fire, and it seemed that at the moment, everyone among them was unrealistically wanting to dry the armor that had already been soaked by the heavy rain, so as to relieve the cold that had already penetrated the bone marrow.

The guard Zhu Ren who just got up from the couch opened a narrow window beside him, only glanced at the crowds of figures gathered on the top of the wall, and quickly closed the window again:
"Tell the brothers to evacuate in first. The weather has suddenly become so cold. Don't freeze your body and lose your combat power in vain."

"Is General Zhu not planning to send people to guard the city anymore? But if an enemy army takes the opportunity to attack at this time—"

The general standing beside him was a little worried, wondering if the other party just said that.Unexpectedly, Zhu Yan shook his head, and his words were full of affirmation: "Is it the king's land in the whole world! Now where our brothers are, it can be said to be the most stable land in the Dasheng Dynasty. If even here can When encountering enemy soldiers, the vitality of the Dasheng Dynasty will be exhausted."

"General Zhu is usually busy with affairs. I'm afraid I haven't heard that the team of envoys sent by Yujing to Weiliang before has been beheaded by the daring Luqiu Borong!"

"This matter is so important, why didn't you report it to me immediately? That Luqiu can be regarded as a member of the royal family, and now he has committed such a rebellious act, isn't it a clear rebellion!"

Zhu Ren has been stationed at Suoyang Pass all year round, and he feels tired early in his heart.Before that, he even captured Ning Yue alive and sent Gao Li to ask for credit, and exchanged a lot of rewards for himself and the soldiers under his command.Until yesterday, he just came back from visiting relatives in Dannan, and fell asleep.Now hearing what the lieutenant general said, he opened the window in front of him immediately, but his expression had already changed.

The bonfire on the top of the city was poured by the rain, billowing black smoke, but it was entrenched on Suoyang Pass and refused to disperse easily, making the vision even more hazy.The soldiers gathered around the bonfire were still devoted to their duties. From time to time, a dozen or so people would leave spontaneously and patrol around the city wall that was more than ten kilometers long.

"Then—let's do it first."

Zhu Ren shook her head, and kept her mouth shut and no longer mentioned the matter of disarming.Originally, because he could no longer go south freely to feed the common people, he had some complaints about the closed door, but he hadn't had time to write a letter to Gao Li.Now, although he was still a little uncertain about Wei Liang's intentions, he still didn't believe that the Luqiu clan would really rebel.Moreover, a batch of newly-made weapons had just been dispatched in the pass not long ago, and there are enough soldiers to guard at present, even if there is any accident, it can be regarded as an explanation to the higher-ups.

However, before the words fell, there was a burst of commotion from the top of the city.When he turned his head to look, he saw that the sergeants who had gathered around the campfire in groups of three or four before had all got up at this moment, and were pointing at the middle finger of the dark gray rain curtain one after another, whispering to each other.

Soon, more and more sergeants became restless, and even lighted the lights and beat the drums to warn their comrades in the pass.It wasn't until this moment that Zhu Ren finally realized that things were getting tricky.And from the wind and rain, the indistinct shouts from the top of the city also continued intermittently into one sentence in his ears:

"It's the Wei Liang army! The Guan Ning soldier of Wei Liang has arrived at the city!"

In any case, Zhu Ren never expected that he had only been away for less than half a month, and when he woke up, it seemed that many years had passed, and the world had changed.This caused cold sweat to ooze from his forehead and back in an instant, and even changed his laziness before, he grabbed the armor on the rack and rushed into the storm outside.

At the same time, Wei Liang's army, which had marched northward from Hongzhu, had already formed a position below Suoyang Pass.Tens of thousands of Guanning military soldiers in silver armor and helmets stood silently under the rain all over the sky, as if a layer of impenetrable iron plates had been laid on the mountains and mountains, boundless.

The armor on the soldiers' bodies reflected the dim light, but it was more dazzling than the hazy sky.Inside the Chinese army's formation, on a banner several feet high, a golden coat of arms painted on it fluttered in the wind, and on each side stood a small banner with the word Luqiu written on it, as big as a silver basin.

The Guan Nei defenders never imagined that the Guan Ning soldiers who were armed to the teeth in front of them were actually led by Lu Qiu Borong, the Lord of Weiliang.Under the flag is Chengyu drawn by eight strong white horses.The female princess in military uniform tied her long hair behind her head, her eyes were bright and heroic.

"Your Majesty, the swords and arrows in front of the battle have no eyes, and I should let the minister negotiate for you—"

Fu Zaiyin, who was also sitting on the ride, saluted respectfully, then got up and went to the ride next to the car.At this time, he still had a neat short beard, a kerchief on his head, and was dressed like a civil servant.However, the silk folding fan embroidered with "A Picture of Splendid Mountains" in his hand was replaced with a nine-foot-long painting pole piercing clouds.

On the pole made of ebony, intricate cloud patterns are covered with sterling silver inlays.There is also a horned dragon hovering out of the cloud pattern.Four strong dragon claws firmly fixed the nearly two-foot-long lance head on the top of the pole.

Luqiu Borong stretched out his hand to grab the general, and his tone was firm and decisive:
"No. No matter who you or I go, it's just to let the tens of thousands of soldiers here completely dispel the doubts in their hearts. If I go in person, no matter what happens, it will only make them more loyal and resolute!"

Fu Zaiyin stared at each other for a long time.At this moment, what he sees in his eyes is no longer a weak woman, but a hero who can be compared with the heroes of the Luqiu family in the past, and who is enough to look down on the heroes of the world!

"Order!"

The general no longer tried to dissuade, but raised the long spear in his hand, pointing directly at the city wall of Suoyangguan where only a silhouette could be vaguely seen behind the rain curtain in front of the army formation, flickering with little fire.

On the high platform behind the army formation, the war drums beat rhythmically again.The well-trained Guan Ning soldiers dispersed to both sides one after another, making way for Cheng Yu to pass a few feet wide.Fu Zaiyin took the reins of the horse from the sergeant, gave a violent shake, and drove straight down the tower with the king.

Under Zhu Ren's command, the [-] defenders in Suoyang Pass had already formed three rows on the top of the city wall to take turns to defend against the enemy.Seeing that the army was neat and orderly, the guard did not dare to be negligent. He stood on the top of the city and shouted loudly to the approaching Chengyu:
"You guys, don't get any closer! Otherwise, shoot and kill!"

"The widow is Luqiu Borong, the lord of Wei Liang! Now I know that the traitor is in power in Beijing, and the imperial power is in jeopardy. As blood relatives of the Baijiang clan, the Luqiu clan has no reason to sit idly by. Therefore, I beheaded the envoy and led my troops to the north, please punish Gao Thieves, take the Qing emperor's side!"

Zhu Ren was unmoved at all:
"I think Duke Liang of Wei did not come to the side of the Qing emperor this time, but to the Qing emperor! Guan Ning's military soldiers are famous all over the world, and now they come out in full force, but they only want to get rid of one person. It would be too much of a fuss! If the general today let you wait for the past , is the eternal sinner of the Dasheng Dynasty!"

"If you don't let me pass the customs today, you will be the real sinners of the ages! You are all pillars of the Great Promotion, can't you see that the power of the Baijiang Clan has long been emptied? The current Dasheng Dynasty is no longer what you think about. The one you were thinking about has been promoted! You don’t even know who you are fighting for, so don’t listen to slander and lies, and miss a big deal!”

Luqiu Borong raised his voice, trying to persuade the other party to submit.Unexpectedly, there was no answer from the top of the city, instead there was a shout, followed by a bowstring sound!
Fu Zaiyin had sharp eyes and quick hands, he was about to throw away the reins of the horse in his hand, turned around and picked up a giant shield that was as high as half a person in the hands of a guard on Chengyu, and protected it in front of Luqiu Borong.

In the blink of an eye, the feathered arrow flying from the sky hit the shield surface, clanging.At the same time, Zhu Ren shouted with all his strength again from the top of the wall:
"If we had listened to your bewitching today, we would have truly missed a big deal! Who should we fight for? We don't need you Luqiu's rebels to worry about us!"

After finishing speaking, he gave another order.However, what followed this time was not the sound of a bow, but a burst of dazzling fire erupting from the top of the city.It formed a slender strip of light several miles long on the Cynomorium Pass, accompanied by a pungent smell that could be clearly discerned even in the wind and rain, and a muffled sound like thunder.

In the darkness, only a few sounds of duk duk were heard, but what kind of flying stones and iron arrows were fired by the other party, it was several times faster than before, and hit the giant shield in Fu Zaiyin's hand fiercely.This time, the inch-thick giant shield failed to block it, and a hole the size of a bowl burst open immediately.

What's even more strange is that the thing that shot through the giant shield didn't stop, but went straight through the hole, and then pierced Luqiu Borong's side shawl, severely wounding her left shoulder.

"Escort, escort!"

Fu Zaiyin didn't expect that the opponent would hold such a sharp weapon in his hand, he immediately pulled the rein in his hand, and he got up and wanted to turn back into the formation.However, it was only when he turned around that he saw that the weapon the opponent used was far more powerful than imagined. With only one volley, it also hit the vanguard of the soldiers behind him who was far beyond the range of ordinary bows and crossbows!

It was not easy for Cheng Yu to turn around. When he turned around slowly, there was another rush of drums in the Chinese army formation, and several teams of soldiers came out to meet them in a blink of an eye.However, suddenly there was another salvo from behind, and the horses pulling the cart were directly shot and killed on the spot. Even the body and apron made of solid beech wood were pierced, making it impossible to move forward.

Even the thick iron armor worn by Guan Ning's military soldiers was easily penetrated like soft tofu in front of that weapon.As a last resort, countless soldiers can only build a human shield with flesh and blood.Under their cover, Fu Zaiyin Fangcai protected Luqiu Borong and escaped from the enemy's range in a hurry, and returned to the main tent of the Chinese army.

As soon as he entered the tent, the general who was covered in blood immediately ordered dozens of candles to be lit left and right to illuminate the surroundings brightly. The armor on his body.

Luqiu Borong only felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder, he couldn't move at all, let alone speak a word, so he had to let the opponent play around, but he kept looking at the soldiers standing around him.

The general with a short beard seemed to be able to read the mind of the female princess, and immediately ordered the idlers to retreat, leaving only a few experienced court ladies.After he removed the shawl from the opponent's shoulders and untied the clothes under it, he drew out a sharp dagger and roasted it on the candle until it turned red.

Fu Zaiyin signaled Luqiu Borong not to move with his eyes, but just stuffed a roll of thick cloth into her mouth.Holding his breath and concentrating, he raised his knife and stabbed at the rather terrifying bloody hole on his shoulder without the slightest hesitation.

Accompanied by a stern grunt, the thing that hurt the female mistress was finally lifted out from under the flesh.The general could see clearly this time that the shots from the top of the city were actually round iron pellets the size of quail eggs, and the whole body was black!
"It seems that Gao Li should have already made plans to fight to the last corner. And his strength is definitely not as simple as you and I estimated before!"

Luqiu Borong's head was covered with sweat, but the wound was no longer in pain as before, he stood up on the spot, but the expression on his face was extremely solemn.

"For the current plan, we should temporarily order the entire army to retreat five miles, and use the stone rammed earth as a defense. You must not be careless."

Fu Zaiyin threw the dagger aside, took the white handkerchief handed over by the maid, and wiped off the blood stained on his hands indiscriminately.The heroine was a little hesitant, and then asked:
"It's just that I don't know what kind of weapon is on the top of the wall, and how to break it."

"From what I saw today, although this thing has a long range, it needs to be prepared after several rounds of volleys. It will not be possible to fight again within a certain period of time. Otherwise, no matter how many soldiers come to rescue, the two of us will never be able to fight." It is possible to come back alive... Therefore, please send five hundred elite soldiers to your ministers. You can wait here with peace of mind, Zai Yin may have a way to break through Suoyang Pass!"

The general on the opposite side pondered for a moment, and suddenly thought of something, but he didn't answer the king's question directly.

Luqiu Borong immediately wanted to persuade him not to take risks.However, when the words came to her lips, she couldn't get them out—she really knew her right-hand man too well.If there is no certainty, the other party will not even open his mouth to make any demands on himself, and the matter will be done.That being the case, right now she can only choose to trust the other party, and she has repeatedly told him to be careful.

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