Cangzhou beacon fire

Chapter 37

A few years ago

On the outskirts of Shouyan City, there is a dilapidated thatched house, a withered peach tree in front of the house, and an extremely filthy pond beyond.

In the low room, an old man with festered skin all over his body was lying on a bed made of rotten wooden boards. The quilt covering his body was already in tatters.

A young man in white was sitting beside the old man's bed, holding the old man's hand.

"Master, go back to Pang with Bai Chuan. I am the suzerain of Pang, and I have the ability to protect you..." The young man in white spoke resentment, but his expression was unusually calm.

The old man struggled to open his eyes and looked at the dilapidated roof with cobwebs criss-crossing it. Mosquitoes passed through the criss-crossed webs, but they couldn't escape the webs in the end.

"For you, for the Pang family, I can't go back. The king's fear of me will affect the development of Pang." The old man shook his head, his words seemed to be very difficult, and his voice fluctuated from time to time.

Pang Baichuan smiled slightly, and laughed mockingly: "From the moment Na Tian Jin sent someone to poison you, he has already abandoned Pang."

Pang Ku didn't find out until the seventh year of the Anping calendar that there was a chronic poison hidden in the Buqi Zhuangyao Pills given to him by King Tian Jin of Sanyuan.

Back then, even the medical sage Bailinan couldn't determine what kind of poison was hidden in the pill. He just told Pang Ku never to take the pill again. Ulcers began to appear slowly, the skin color gradually turned black and yellow and withered, and the body deteriorated, even Baili Nan couldn't do anything about it.

Pang Ku naturally knew why Tian Jin poisoned him. Back then when Sanyuan rebelled against Qi and surrendered to Luo, the proton Tian Yu was executed by Qi State. Pang Ku naively thought that the amiable king of Sanyuan who had a smile on his face had been forgotten, and only now did he find out. , the family of the bereaved son has never forgotten it for a moment.

One was that he gave up on Tian Jin, and the other was that his body was indeed declining day by day. Pang Ku told Tian Jin that he was sick and resigned. Tian Jin naturally approved it readily.

If it wasn't for Pang Ku's close servant Li Si who broke into Pang Baichuan's mansion in the middle of the night and told him where Pang Ku was, the master and apprentice might never have the chance to meet each other in this lifetime.

"Master, come back with me, Bai Chuan doesn't care about the suzerain position." Pang Baichuan knew that Pang Ku did this to keep Pang Baichuan's suzerain position. If Pang knew Pang Ku's current situation, the lonely Pang Baichuan would definitely will be pulled down from the position of suzerain.

Pang Ku didn't even have the strength to shake his head at this time, and he just said weakly: "The Pang family has fought for its revival in the past, but unexpectedly it is in my hands... I am lonely, I, Pang Ku, can't stand the ancestors of the Pang family. You are the only one in the Pang clan who can take on this important task, Bai Chuan, you must remember a word from your teacher."

Pang Baichuan held Pang Ku's hand tighter, and said, "Master, please tell me."

Pang Ku took a few breaths, coughed twice, and said: "Be ruthless in the outside world, but in the inside, you must not attack the Pang family. Although one family and two families are not good for three families, they are also the Pang family after all. , as the teacher, I hope you will keep it in mind."

"Pang Baichuan swears to Vulcan that if he strikes against his tribe in the future, ten thousand arrows will pierce his heart and he will die without a place to die." Pang Baichuan replied calmly.

Pang Ku nodded his head with difficulty, swallowed his saliva, and continued: "Then don't worry about being a teacher, you can go, and don't come here again."

Pang Baichuan stood up with a sad face, and when he was about to turn around, Pang Ku said again: "Be careful of Yue Guo, especially the eldest son of Zhong."

"Master, why are you so worried about the eldest son of Zhong?" Pang Baichuan looked back at Pang Ku in puzzlement.

"Everyone in Yueguo said that the eldest son of Zhong's family will be in bad luck soon, but I see that Zhong Yao has a domineering look on his face and acts calmly and competently. He needs to get rid of him as soon as possible, otherwise..." Pang Ku coughed twice, Then he said: "Otherwise there will be great harm in the future."

"The disciple understands, and he will pay more attention to him." Pang Baichuan had met Zhong Yao. In the battle of Ghost King Mountain, Zhong Yao defeated two generals with one against two and became famous in one fell swoop. However, in Pang Baichuan's eyes, That's just a warrior.

Pang Baichuan had already left, and only Pang Ku was left looking at the dilapidated roof alone. The spider webs were still there. A flying mosquito passed through countless spider webs, but finally hit a larger spider web.

"Sorrowful flow, no regrets, if you ask Sajia why we cry, mourning for the soul under the peach blossom tree..." Pang Ku hummed a little song in a low voice, this is his favorite song "The Inscription of the Burial Army"

Outside the low room, Pang Baichuan looked at the lonely scene in front of him and couldn't move for a long time. A nearly dead peach tree and the messy pond, his thoughts struck him, and his sorrow suddenly arose. Now he is really lonely.

The little music in the house has disappeared, and the dark night has returned to calm again, only the faint snoring of Li Si who is sleeping against the wall outside the house.

Pang Baichuan took out the torch, lit it, and shook it vigorously. The torch drew an arc and fell on the thatched roof. After a while, the roof burst into flames.

"What are you doing?" Li Si was startled awake by the sudden fire, and shouted at Pang Baichuan.

"My master has already driven to Hexi, and Lie Yan is his best affiliation." Pang Baichuan stopped Li Si who was about to rush into the house.

Li looked mournful all around, and said: "The master is gone, and I am the only one left."

Pang Baichuan stared at Li Si, and suddenly felt that this silly-looking person was very similar to himself, and they were all so lonely.

"Your name is Li Si, right?"

"Yeah, why?" Li Si replied in a bad tone.

"Come with me from now on."

"With you? Why with you?"

"Let's turn Sanyuan upside down together."

Si Yi withdrew, Pang Baichuan watched coldly as Li Si slowly inserted the sword into Fan Qing's chest, and watched Fan Qing's body trembling to stop, Pang Baichuan's heart did not fluctuate at all.

"Throw all the corpses of the soldiers into the fire and burn them, and take away the remaining rations." Pang Baichuan gave an order and walked towards the chain bridge. The matter here has been settled.

Outside Baishui City, an army of fifty thousand and three yuan came to the north gate of Baishui City with thick dust and smoke, and the siege hammer stopped slowly with the sound of rolling wheels.

Li Ao drove his horse in front, looking from a distance, the flag on the wall of the north gate was fluttering and crowds of people were pouring in. At this time, only the right gate of the north gate was still there, but it was crumbling, and the burnt left gate was destroyed by rows of temporary Assembled log doors instead.

"Just this kind of temporary wooden door, and you want to block our Sanyuan? The first army and the battering ram! After breaking through the door, the second army and the third army will follow!" Li Ao smiled slightly, waved his hand, and after a while, the army blew up an attack horn.

Accompanied by the screams of killing, the Sanyuanyi Army and the siege troops first charged towards the north gate.

The improvised round wooden gate fell apart under the impact of the battering ram for the first time, and the first army immediately poured into the north gate like a tide.

"Okay, two armies and three armies, let's go!" Li Ao roared, and galloped out himself. This time, he must avenge yesterday's revenge, otherwise it will be embarrassing.

Without much obstruction, the two armies and three armies also poured into Baishui City.

After Li Ao entered the city, he looked around, but he couldn't find a figure of Yue Jun. The original crowd on the north wall was actually straw people.

"Yuejun ran away?" Leo wondered, at this time another three-yuan cavalry also came on horseback.

"Report to General Li, the arsenal, and Mafang have all been occupied, and the Yue army has not been encountered."

Li Ao felt a little unhappy in his heart. He planned to kill after entering the city, but Yue Jun actually ran away overnight.But it doesn't matter, after all, Baishui City has been won.

"Quickly take over all the main roads and gates of Baishui City, and notify General Yan of the camp to enter the city after the arrangements are made."

West of Baishui City, inside Sanyuan Camp.

Yan Yu sat in the tent of the Chinese army, drinking tea in a peaceful manner, waiting for news from Li Ao.

At this time, a sentry looked flustered and broke in without any notification.

"Report!"

Yan Yu's face was displeased, and he scolded: "Have you even forgotten the etiquette in the army? How can you behave in such a panic!"

The sentinel hurriedly knelt down to salute, and said out of breath, "General Yan, there are Yue troops coming from the south!"

To the south of the Sanyuan Camp, the mighty Yue Kingdom cavalry galloped towards the Sanyuan Camp.

In the formation, Xiao Qi drove his horse in front of Xiao Yuhang, holding Xiao Yuhang's horse rope in his hand to lead him the way. He looked back at Xiao Yuhang's path with great interest.

"Sir, at the beginning I wondered why you let Yue Jun burn the North Gate. It turned out to be for this."

Xiao Yuhang didn't respond, but just smiled slightly.

Yes, the North Gate was deliberately set on fire by Xiao Yuhang. When the enemy finds your flaws, all his attention will be focused on your flaws. Human nature is like this.

(End of this chapter)