The Beacon of Kyushu

Late at night, the moon is waning and the stars are sparse.

The evening wind blew through the woods and into the dark and long Guhun Gorge, and from time to time there were bursts of "whimpering". These sounds, which are like ghost cries, may have existed in the world thousands of years ago, even when the world first opened, warning hundreds of millions of creatures not to trespass here.

The military camp of the Song Dynasty was stationed on the plain a few miles outside the valley as it was a few days ago. At this time, the lights in the camp were basically extinguished, with only the faint light of fire coming from the Chinese army's tent. Liu Cheng sat on the edge of the collapse, looking at Wan Jianfeng who was looking careless in front of him, with a complicated expression in his eyes, "Wan Shaoxia, you said before that Guhun Gorge was a 'chicken leg', but after so many days, not only did the army not We were able to pass through this valley smoothly but lost so many soldiers. What should we do?"

Wan Jianfeng was holding a wine gourd in one hand and a freshly roasted pheasant in the other. He didn't seem to listen to what Liu Cheng was saying at all and just ate and drank. After Liu Cheng finished speaking, he smiled and said: "General Liu, no matter how easy the chicken legs are to chew, it doesn't necessarily mean that the bones can't be chewed, right? If this young hero had his temper, he would have waited ten or eight more days. , the little witch will definitely bring reinforcements to help. Not to mention that there are just a group of pretenders lying in wait in the valley. Even if there are real evil spirits, I will put them all into the gourd and drink them as wine! "

Liu Cheng sighed and said, "Young Master Wan, you are a brave man and are not afraid of evil spirits, but the soldiers in the army are very afraid. In the past two days, when the Japanese general visited the camp, he often heard rumors from the soldiers that he lived in the valley. There are rumors that evil spirits will come to the camp at any time to demand lives. As time goes by, there will be disaster! "

Wan Jianfeng took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Haha, even though these guys are tall and strong, they are not as courageous as mice. Since they are afraid of fake ghosts and like real ghosts, they must fight for it. If we rush to report to the King of Hell, let’s try our luck at the Baiteng River. If the blind cat encounters a dead mouse, it will be a good thing for us to break through the river mouth! "

Liu Cheng nodded and said: "Shaoxia Wan is right, and I also have this intention. It's just that a few days ago, when our army was at its peak, we couldn't capture the Baiteng River. Now it's just like turning back and attacking there. It's like hitting a stone with an egg!"

Wan Jianfeng shook his head, "General Liu, what you said is wrong! Although Qu Yue has strong soldiers and horses, and he occupies the terrain, he is not a god after all. If I use a little trick, I still have hope of breaking this stone with an egg. ”

Liu Cheng was surprised and said: "Master Wan, are you telling the truth? Do you really have a way to break through Bai Tengjiang? You are not joking with me!"

Wan Jianfeng smiled and said, "I do like to joke, but my son's son once said, 'Soldiers, the most important thing for a country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, must not...' Don't do anything." He said scratching his head. I scratched my head and tried to remember it for a long time, but I still couldn't remember it.

Liu Cheng reminded: "What Shaoxia Wan wants to say is, 'Sun Tzu said: Soldiers are a major event of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. We must not ignore it.'"

Wan Jianfeng slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, you just have to keep an eye on it! This young hero dares to joke about anything, but only about big things like war, where people will die if he doesn't get it right, and he will never dare to joke around."

Liu Cheng asked curiously: "Then what is Shaoxia Wan's clever plan?"

Wan Jianfeng pulled a chicken leg and handed it to Liu Cheng, and then said: "General Liu, we are so familiar, I will give you a thorough explanation. In fact, if I want to, just take a sharp iron The saw dives into the water and can cut out all those wooden piles that are in the way."

Liu Cheng looked at Wan Jianfeng in surprise, and after a while he said: "Wan Shaoxia, you have such good water skills? If you had told me earlier, we would have broken through the Baiteng River Estuary now!"

Wan Jianfeng said: "General Liu, although this young man can do this, the risk he has to take is too great. If something goes wrong, he will either be shot into a hedgehog by random arrows shot into the water, or he will dive into the water. It was too deep and he drowned alive. I am not an official of the imperial court, and I have never received a salary from the imperial court. It is honorable to die defending my family and the country, but if I attack other countries for the sake of Lao Zhaotou, wouldn't it be a big deal for me to risk my life? Isn’t it worth it?”

Liu Cheng twirled his beard and said helplessly: "You are right. If I hadn't been grateful to the officials for their kindness to me, I would never have led the army to conquer Quyue."

Wan Jianfeng looked at Liu Cheng and said: "But I, the young hero, have been with you for so long. I see that you are not a bastard like Sun Quanxing. I really can't bear to see you beheaded for delaying the military plane, so I just risked it. It's just that I You must think about your own safety, and you don't dare to risk your life regardless of your situation." Liu Cheng said, "I don't know what conditions Wan Shaoxia has, but I will try my best to satisfy you."

Wan Jianfeng stretched out his index finger and said: "First, write a letter in your own handwriting, clearly and clearly stating our departure from Guhun Gorge to Baiteng River, and send someone to deliver this letter to Xiao Never give it to anyone else if it is in the hands of a witch.”

Liu Cheng said without hesitation: "Of course, Wan Shaoxia, don't worry!"

Wan Jianfeng stretched out his middle finger and said: "Secondly, you must find me an iron saw that is sharp enough. Not only can it cut iron like mud, but it must also be close to cutting, otherwise I will not be able to cut through the piles."

Liu Cheng smiled and said: "Master Wan, an iron saw is not as good as an iron sword or an iron knife. How can it be as good as a steel mouth? But I will try my best to send people to find it and try to satisfy you."

Wan Jianfeng stretched out his ring finger and said: "Thirdly, you have to prepare a good water support for me. I can't dive too deep in this suit."

Liu Cheng nodded and said: "Okay, there are several good sets of water supports in the army. Wan Shaoxia can go and choose them later. If he doesn't like them, I will think of another way."

Wan Jianfeng stretched out his little finger with satisfaction and said: "The fourth and most important point is. You must ensure that the place where this young hero enters the water is relatively close to the wooden pile. This can save me some energy and ensure that I After boarding the boat, you can quickly rush into the Bai Dang River to avoid being shot to death by random arrows."

Liu Cheng said: "Shaoxia Wan is very thoughtful and I will definitely meet your conditions."

Wan Jianfeng said: "I believe you can satisfy the first two, but are you sure you can also satisfy the third?"

Liu Cheng puzzled and said: "What's so difficult about this? All we need to do is approach the warship to the wooden pile."

Wan Jianfeng took a breath when he heard this, "General Liu, thank you for asking me this, otherwise I would have been killed by you!"

Liu Cheng asked, "Master Wan, what do you mean by this?"

Wan Jianfeng said dissatisfied: "Why do you ask me about such a simple thing? You are really not smart! You don't even think about it. When the Quyue people saw our warship coming, they fired thousands of arrows and killed them with all their strength. Come on, maybe this young hero will be like my uncle You Fan and die tragically under the arrows before he jumps into the water!"

Liu Cheng wondered: "Wan Shaoxia, what you said makes sense. In your opinion, how can we approach the wooden pile without alarming the defenders on the cliff?" (End of Chapter)