Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 244
The words of the upper sergeant were full of threats. Although they didn't want to follow Yang Hu, they still followed the custom of Lu State, to treat Yang Hu first with courtesy and then soldiers.

But Yang Hu has come to this point, it is impossible for him to bow his head no matter what.

Yang Hu ordered the charioteer to move the chariot, raised his spear and rushed forward.

There was a flash of light, and the Chang Ge swung down, and the soldier who took the lead in defection was separated from his head and died immediately.

Blood splashed out from the broken neck, reddening Yang Hu's big face with Chinese characters.

Yang Hu's eyes were about to split open, and his face was ferocious.

He raised his long spear high, looked up to the sky and roared loudly: "Those who follow my will will live! Those who go against my will will die! Man, you can't live without the food of the five tripods, and you will be cooked by the five tripods when you die! A soldier of the army , dare not obey me?!"

Seeing this, those cronies who were loyal to Yang Hu were inspired again in their depressed mood. They also imitated Yang Hu's behavior and beheaded several soldiers who were about to flee, and then shouted.

"Those who follow my will will live! Those who go against my will will die!"

Yang Hu heard the words, drew his sword and pointed at the sky, and sang "Bei Feng·Beat the Drum".

"Death and life are bound together, talk to Zicheng. Hold your hand and grow old with your son!"

(Life and death will not be separated, we have already made an oath. Let me hold your hand, and we will live and die together on the battlefield)

"If you're so broad, you can't live without me. If you can't be honest, you can't believe me!"

(I'm afraid that you and I will be separated, and there will be no fate to meet and reunite. I'm afraid that you and I will be separated, and we will not be able to keep our promise)

The party members got up emotionally and shouted loudly: "If today's matter can be accomplished, I would like to share wealth and honor with Yangzi! If it cannot be accomplished, I would like to share the same coffin with Yangzi!"

Yang Hu shouted loudly: "Beat the drums, march!"

All of a sudden, the drums of war outside the palace were beating.

In the blink of an eye, the morale of Yang Hu's army was greatly boosted.

Many of the officers and soldiers who were shaken in their hearts were overwhelmed by Yang Hu's ruthlessness, so they had no choice but to pick up their weapons and attack Tuqiu soldiers again.

But there are those who are not determined, and there are naturally those who are firm.

Those soldiers who were determined to betray Yang Hu gradually gathered around Luhou's chariot and obeyed Zaiyu's orders.

"I am willing to help the doctor hunt for thieves!"

Zai Yu glanced at the current chaos and didn't have time to think about it.

The battle situation in Qufu today is the street battle and encounter battle in the city, not the positional battle that can be arranged in an orderly manner like the Battle of Onozawa.

At this time, all resourcefulness and calculations have lost their effect. When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins, and when you fight hand-to-hand, what you fight for is courage and fighting spirit!
Zai Yu looked at the soldiers from the army pouring in like a tide, and the gradually tightening road, and knew that it would be impossible to get along with Yang Hu today.

Looking at the current situation, he wanted to use the chariot to cooperate with the tuqiu armored soldiers to open the way in front of him, to break a bloody path for the infantry.

But Luhou was sitting in his car again. What if he was careless and got the king into it?
Zaiyu was hesitant to report back to Luhou, but at this moment, before he could speak, Luhou picked up the drumsticks and walked to the war drum set up on the cart.

The Marquis of Lu said loudly: "The war is for the Zai family, and the drum is for the widows. When the country is in danger, please follow the power!"

When Zaiyu heard this, his confidence was shaken, and he shouted orders loudly.

"Li Wei has been exhausted for a long time, and if he is exhausted, he will never be able to support it. *****************! Died for the country, although the day of death is still alive, loyal soldiers of the two armies, follow along I'm defeated!"

After finishing speaking, the five chariots headed by Da Ren rushed forward side by side, rushing towards Shen Zhi and the master who were besieged by the upper army.

The righteous men of the upper army followed closely behind, cutting off all enemies who dared to approach.

And those Qufu people who stood up to resist Yang Hu also kept beating the outer battle formations of Yang Hu's army like waves, trying to open up a road to a safe zone for Luhou.

The big 辂 and the big flag are combined with the weak bow of the king, plus Lu Hou who stands in the center of the big 辂 and beats the war drum, and is not shaken by the flow of arrows and the flames of war.

Although the rebel party of the upper army surrounded Daren, none of them dared to damage the emperor's chariot and the emperor's flag.

Those men who are good at shooting with hundreds of shots on weekdays were ordered to shoot Zai Yu at this time, but they fired dozens of arrows in a row, but none of them could hit, and the arrows and arrows were all off the mark.

It's not that they didn't dare to shoot Zaiyu, but they were afraid of hurting Lu Hou who was in the car with Zaiyu.

Since ancient times, those who kill the king have never had a good end, even the Shiqing family has often been wiped out because of this, and Lu Hou has never done anything that angers the sky and the people.

How can ordinary people like them dare to attack and kill the monarch in public?
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yang Hu looked to the north and west of the city, and felt that if he continued to delay until the Meng family's army was assembled, it would only be more unfavorable to him. He had to control the monarch first, and then he could devote himself wholeheartedly to fighting with Meng. In the battle of the next army.

So he simply raised his knife and went into battle.

He shouted loudly and asked: "My son, you dare to fight me!"

Yang Hu was worried about being attacked by the Meng family, so why didn't Zaiyu worry that the Meng family would pick the fruit?

Now most of the pressure of Yang Hu's rebellion is concentrated on the government office, Confucius, and Ji's retainers who support Ji Sunfei.

Except for a brief contact with Yanghu outside Pupu, the Meng family has preserved most of its strength.

Moreover, because of Jae Yu's relationship, the Meng family has long been aware of Yang Hu's possible plot to rebel.

So they are also summoning the troops from the local fiefdoms to go to Qufu for support. Although these people have not arrived yet, if it takes another half a day or a day, the Meng family's army will definitely come to the city of Qufu.

So from the very beginning, Zaiyu didn't intend to let him defeat Yanghu head-on. For him, coming to the palace to control Luhou was the top priority.

As for the extermination of Yanghu, it should be left to Sanhuan to solve it himself, and he can do a side attack by the side.

But no one expected that the situation in Qufu City was changing rapidly, and the Meng family launched an attack on the way without waiting for Yanghu to arrive at Pupu.

This directly caused Yang Hu to shift his main attack direction to the Gonggong and Uncle Sun's, and Zaiyu was therefore besieged here.

If it hadn't been for the officials in Qufu City who either actively or passively sent troops to attack Yanghu, thereby delaying the advance speed of the Yanghu party members, at this time, there might not be three brigades surrounding Zaiyu, but six brigades. Traveled.

At this moment, Yang Hu opened his mouth to challenge, and Zai Yu naturally accepted him happily.

But before Zaiyu could open his mouth, he saw a car rushing out. The driver was Tu Qiuyi Situ Kong Li, and the one standing on the car waving a long dagger was Kong Zhongni, an old master from Qufu!

"Would it be worthwhile for the commander of the Chinese army to go out to teach the teacher? Please allow Kong Qiu to meet the enemy!"

Zaiyu was also taken aback when he saw this, he never imagined that one day the master would ask him to fight.

The master is full of fighting spirit, but today there is a person who is more eager to prove himself than the master.

The "many desirer" Shen Cheng shouted: "Please allow me to meet the enemy!"

When Zaiyu saw the situation, there was no need to prioritize. I don't feel worried about either of you going alone, so let's go together.

He replied loudly: "All are allowed!"

After finishing speaking, the master and Shen Sui set off immediately.

And Zaiyu also urged Zigong to move forward quickly.

He shouted: "Watch me capture this thief and present it to the king!"

Zigong was unequivocal. As old comrades who had experienced the battle of attacking Ju together, their cooperation had already been tacit understanding.

Before Zai Yu finished speaking, Zi Gong shook the reins and rushed towards Yang Hu.

Yang Hu saw it, and shouted loudly: "Let him in!"

Those soldiers who had surrounded Yang Hu and defended him didn't dare to stop Da Ren, but now that they got the order, they felt relieved and hurriedly gave way to a path.

Zai Yu didn't expect Yang Hu to play this trick, he drove so smoothly all the way, it was obvious that Shen Jian and his master got out of the car first, but he arrived first.

It was clearly a righteous three-on-one, why did it suddenly become a one-on-one match?

Seeing Yang Hu getting closer, he could even see the mole on the corner of Hu Zi's eye at a glance.

Looking at Jai Yu, Yang Hu felt that today's joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys, and all the inextricable emotions came to his heart. He mentioned Chang Ge, as if he wanted to pour all the sadness and anger into it, and turn it into a veil against Jai Yu's fate. trial.

"My son, why blame me!"

Zaiyu raised his long dagger and swung it upwards, just in time to catch Yang Hu's full blow, only to hear a crisp clang, the handle of the dagger in Zaiyu's hand bent inwards in response, and the seemingly unstoppable copper dagger left him. His forehead is less than a finger away.

In an instant, Jaeyu's mind began to replay the pictures of various important moments in his life.

A stomach full of poems and books lined up from his throat and accumulated in his mouth, as if if he didn't show up at this time, there would be no chance in the future.

The two chariots passed by each other, and Zaiyu narrowly escaped death.

Yang Hu held up Chang Ge and laughed arrogantly: "My son, aren't you afraid of death? Whether you want to be born rich and blessed, or die in the road of five fathers, such a simple question, wouldn't you choose?"

Zaiyu threw away the bent bronze dagger in his hand, and drew out the saber at his waist again.

He opened his mouth and said: "If you want to be rich, honor and blessings, the heavens will not allow me. To be a virtuous gentleman, I will not let the sky!"

Hearing this, Yang Hu finally couldn't suppress the evil fire in his heart anymore.

"Okay! If that's the case, then I've done my best to you! Hurry up and die!"

As soon as these words came out, Yang Hu drove towards Zai Yu again, but this time, without waiting for him to get close, two bows and arrows were fired from the southeast sides.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Yang Hu raised his shield to resist.

After hearing two clangs, the arrow fell to the ground, and Yang Hu heaved a sigh of relief.

But before he was completely relieved, Zaiyu bent his bow and set up an arrow to shoot at him again.

Yang Hu raised his shield to protect his chest, but who knew that Zai Yu's arrow was not aimed at him, but at his rider.

The arrow pierced through the air like a sharp blade, and the driver who was driving Yanghu screamed and rolled off the chariot, clutching his left face.

Losing the control of the driver, the horses pulling the cart suddenly lost their reins, and they raised their front hooves and ran around. Yang Hu accidentally fell down while standing on the cart.

Seeing this, Zaiyu had an idea, and shouted fraudulently.

"Yanghu, the head of the bandits, has already been awarded the head! Wait for the rebellious party, dare you surrender me!"

As soon as this remark came out, the upper army was thrown into chaos. Some people had already prostrated themselves on the ground and asked to surrender, while others were waiting for the opportunity to flee. Although the remaining half of Yang Hu's followers were still fighting hard, they were distracted by Yang Hu's life and death. , leading to repeated setbacks in the attack.

The master overlooked the whole field and knew that the situation of the battle had changed, so he took the lead and opened the way, intending to take advantage of the chaos to break through.

He shouted loudly: "Yu! Follow me!"

The master drove forward, Zaiyu's car followed closely, and Shen Shuo was in charge of cleaning up the pursuers.

Tuqiu soldiers, Huben soldiers, and Qufu people were divided into three groups of guards, and finally helped them get rid of the siege of the upper army.

Yang Hu, who fell to the ground, clutched his aching back, stood up and looked at the chaos around him. For the first time today, he had a premonition of failure.

When he came, he brought three brigades with him, but after only passing through the Gonggong battle, only half of the third brigade was left.

In fact, the casualties of the soldiers were not particularly high. The reason for the loss of soldiers was mainly due to defection and escape.

Taking advantage of the chaos caused by Jai Yu's breakthrough, many soldiers left the team secretly, and some simply followed Jai Yu.

All the people in the headquarters under his jurisdiction are like this, and the situation on the side of Uncle Sun Zhe, Uncle Sun Zhi, and Gong Jiji will only be even more pessimistic.

How many people are left in my hand?
Such doubts arose in Yang Hu's heart.

The party members at the side found that Yang Hu got up from the ground, he seemed to be in no serious condition, and wept with joy.

They gathered around Yang Hu and asked for instructions: "Yangzi, what should we do now?"

Yang Hu glanced at the palace behind him, and thought about Cai Zaiyi's move to call on the people with the treasure, so he shouted.

"You bring some people into the palace first to search for any treasures left behind. In such a short period of time, it is impossible for the monarch to load everything into a cart and take it away.

The reason why the monarch supported Sanhuan was because he was bewitched by the thieves.After we got the treasure, we used it as a token to promulgate the national order and called on the people of Qufu to follow us. "

"As ordered!"

Watching his subordinates lead people into the palace, Yang Hu couldn't help pursing his lips.

In fact, he didn't finish what he just said.

If the people of the country obey his orders, he will order them with treasures.

If the people of the country don't obey, even if he is defeated, he can dedicate these heavy weapons to other countries to seek a good future abroad, so as to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback.

The battle in the palace has come to an end, but the fight to the death at the south gate is still going on.

Nan Gongshi and Wu Mashi closed the South Gate of Qufu to resist the urban chariots who wanted to enter Qufu from the south gate.

And Zilu, together with Qi Diaokai, Mi Buqi and others, assisted the Rong family, the Zijia family and Shusun Zhi who was stationed under the spine of Qufu in a fierce battle.

From the very beginning of the war, Uncle Sun Zhi wanted to eat up this group of people in one go.

But no one expected that when the Rong family and the Zijia family were about to collapse, Zilu led a brigade of soldiers and rushed there.

When Zilu was about to stop, Mi Buqi and Qi Diaokai led the disciples from Luqiuyi and Fuchongyi into the city through the south gate.

Shusun Zhi's superiority in military strength was gradually wiped out, and he was even faintly at a disadvantage.

In fact, when it comes to the quality of soldiers, his upper army is definitely higher than the improvised troops on the opposite side.

As for why he was at a disadvantage, it can only be blamed on the fact that there are too many brave men in the opposing army.

'Tiger Feng He''s Zilu played the expected performance in line with his rough appearance, leading the soldiers under his command to charge for a while, even if he was surrounded, he could still fight back with one enemy and three.

'Modest gentleman' Mi Buqi looks handsome, but he is unambiguous in killing the enemy on the battlefield.

Under his command, Luqiu's disciples held their shields aloft and marched in a line-like formation, keeping pace with Shusun Zhi's activities.

And Kong Zhong, a 'negative energy scholar', vented all his grievances about working overtime these days, and shot out the three quiver in the car in an instant.

But these few people were not the ones who made Shu Sunzhi the most angry.

What annoyed him the most was that among the group of people he couldn't chew down, there was actually a cripple with a sword—Qi Diao Kai.

Although the name of Qi Diao Kai is not as famous as Confucius in Lu State, people in Qufu still have heard of his deeds.

I don't know whether it's because of fear of Qi Diaokai's high martial arts skills, admiration for his past righteous deeds, or both, but the soldiers under his command dare not take half a step near him.

They only dared to hide behind their shields and shoot arrows at him from a distance.

Now that the battle is not going well, Uncle Sun Zhi anxiously looked back at the surrounding streets, stomping his feet anxiously.

"There have been three waves of people sent to ask for help, why hasn't Yangzi's support come yet?"

Maybe God heard his wish. He had just finished speaking when he heard the sound of horseshoes galloping and wheels turning behind him.

"Uncle Sun Zhi!"

When Uncle Sun Zhi heard someone calling his name, he couldn't help but look back.

Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he saw several bronze daggers flying towards him.

Before he raised his hand to resist, the galloping chariot had already passed by his side, piercing his heart with a long spear.

Uncle Sun Zhi clutched his abdomen and wanted to struggle, but he couldn't stop the fate of being picked up too high and used as a sacrificial flag.

Shen Shu raised one arm high, allowing Uncle Sun Zhi's blood to flow into Chang Ge's sleeve.

Shen Shun shouted loudly: "The thief general, Uncle Sun Zhi, was taken by me, Shen Shun!"

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　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)