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Chapter 211

Looking at Qingyunkou in front of him, Lin Qian sighed regretfully. After all, Maodun was not an idiot. Although he led an army to pursue them, he still left people to guard at Qingyunkou. At this time, it became Lin Qian's big worry.

Although Qingyunkou is a ferry crossing the Great Wall, it does not mean that it is not dangerous.

To the north of Qingyunkou is a slope with a slope of more than 60 degrees, and the mouth is very narrow. There are steeper mountains on the left and right sides. Only this section is passable. The small tower completely blocked the opening.

On the city tower, there is an indestructible formation inscribed by Confucianism cultivators.

When Dagan ceded the sixteen cities of Yanyun to the barbarians, he didn't even destroy these formations, which can be said to be very moral.

Lin Qian smiled wryly. Facing such a fortified city that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, it was a tough nut to crack.

But no matter how difficult it is, they have no way out now. If they can't capture Qingyunkou, or even if they can't capture Qingyunkou in a short time, they will be chased by the pursuers led by Maodun from the rear. Once they are entangled, There is no chance of them being spared.

Fortunately, after investigation, there were only three thousand barbarians stationed at Qingyunkou at this time, and they probably didn't know that Lin Qian and the others were going to attack Qingyunkou.

"Qingyunkou is a hard bone, and you will suffer heavy losses if you go to the camp first. What I can guarantee is that you will get generous pensions for you after you die in battle. Those who died in battle will be compensated with a hundred taels of silver!"

At the foot of Qingyunkou Mountain, under the blessing of Confucianism, Lin Qian's words reached the ears of every soldier. This is thanks to the gentry in Hongdu Prefecture. If they hadn't confiscated their property, Lin Qian would not have the confidence to offer such a reward, but Now, he has money.

"Now, those who are willing to join the camp first, stand on my right."

The camp fell into silence.

Qingyunkou is right in front of you. Just looking at this steep mountain is daunting. The cold and hard rocks are like palms protruding from hell, and they will drag everyone who dares to pass by to hell.

It is obvious how many lives are needed to capture such an important place.

"I go!"

At this moment, a burly man stood up and walked to Lin Qian's right hand after shouting loudly, "My dog, Wang Ergou, is dead. I can't earn 100 taels of silver in this life. Buy it with 100 taels of silver." My life is worth it!"

"That's right, I believe in Lord Lin! I'll go too!"

"I'm going...I'm going too..."

Someone took the lead, and soon many people stood up. If it was someone else, they would not believe it, but they were willing to believe what Lin Qian said. They believed that Lin Qian would not be greedy for their pension money!
"I, Zhang Laowu, have lived for 50 years, and I have lived enough. I don't know how long it has been since I killed barbarians so happily. I, Zhang Laowu, have peace of mind in fighting with Master Lin!"

"Master Lin is like a god with his troops, and he can take down Qingyunkou in one go. If I, Chen Dabo, die here, it will be my fate!"

Soon, Lin Qian's right hand was full of people, far exceeding the number Lin Qian requested.

Lin Qian was not happy. Everyone trusted him so much, so he was more responsible for taking everyone out and minimizing everyone's casualties. However, it is impossible not to kill people in war. The more you are afraid of death, the easier it is to die. To reduce casualties, the final result may be even more tragic.

So Lin Qian had to be hard-hearted.

"Those who are over 50 years old in the camp first, come out!"

Zhang Laowu, who stood up before, came to the front of the first boarding camp. As a veteran who survived many battles, he also got the position of guerrilla general, so he is still qualified to shout here.

Hearing his order, one by one, the old men took another step forward from the first boarding camp and stood at the front of the first boarding camp.

It was night, taking advantage of the darkness, Lin Qian led someone to Qingyunkou quietly.

It's a pity that the people who stayed behind were all Maodun's personal soldiers. Even though they didn't know that Lin Qian would attack from here, they still defended tightly and found Lin Qian and his party from a long distance away.

The next moment, a beam of Confucianism lifted into the air, illuminating the night sky, and the first three thousand soldiers who boarded the camp rushed towards Qingyunkou boiling.

The battle became fierce from the very beginning, with rolling stones and logs raining down from the tower, each of which would take away a handful of people, either dead or injured.

Even though they were staying at Qingyunkou, these barbarians were not idle. They moved up the rolling stones and logs that the Yunzhou soldiers were going to ambush them before, and they didn't expect it to come in handy now.

This is the elite!
With a long knife in his mouth, Wang Ergou carried a siege ladder made of temporary logging, and rushed towards the Qingyunkou tower without fear of death.

When a rolling stone came, he dodged to the side, nimbly dodged it, and then took a step over the rolling log, and even found time to swing the siege ladder to cover the vital point and avoid the arrows shot from the top of the city.

Joining Xiandeng camp, he is not entirely here to die, he is very confident in his own skills.

Soon, he was the first batch to rush to the Qingyunkou city tower, put the siege ladder on the tower, and he started to climb up the tower. He felt that the knife he was biting in his mouth seemed to be trembling, as if he was already hungry and thirsty .

Swish!
At this time, a clear knife light flashed.

The wood used to make the siege ladder was like paper, it could easily be torn in half, and the people on the siege ladder were also like the siege ladder, until they were all in two and fell to the ground, only blood spewed out.

Wang Ergou patted his chest to soothe his beating heart.

Just before the saber light appeared, he suddenly felt heart palpitations. Although he is only an eighth-rank Qi training martial artist, his perception of danger is innate, which has saved him countless times on the battlefield So he jumped off the siege ladder without any hesitation, and the next moment he saw his companions behind him being split in half along with the siege ladder.

However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, that palpitation reappeared.

Wang Ergou stepped away from the spot without hesitation, but unfortunately he was not so lucky this time, because not only where he was standing, but also where he dodged was covered by a boulder carrying a mighty force.

Bang!
There was a dull impact sound, and the siege soldiers in a radius of several meters were buried under the boulder.

But in the next moment, more soldiers rushed from behind, advancing one after another!
Human life became meaningless at this moment, and the soldiers of Dagan rushed to Qingyunkou one after another.

For a full three hours, almost all the 3000 people who entered the camp first were buried under the city tower. At this time, the sky was slightly pale. This was not Confucianism, but it was almost dawn.

Qingyunkou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which can be called a natural danger. Even though Lin Qian had taken him by surprise and attacked with several times the strength of the opponent, it still dragged on for so long without making any progress, because the place is narrow and the superiority of troops could not be brought into play at all. On the contrary, the soldiers defending the city can guard according to the danger, only guarding one side, and condescending.

The sky had just turned pale, but soon darkened again. This was the last darkness before dawn.

Not long after, the sky brightened completely.

But at this moment, the barbarians guarding the city suddenly discovered that at some point behind them, there were densely packed soldiers!

The barbarian generals guarding the city immediately sent people to stop them, but Qingyunkou city tower was originally built to defend against the northern barbarians. Although the road from the south is not smooth, it is not as steep as the north. The dry soldiers came to the tower of Qingyunkou City and launched an attack on the barbarians.

At this time, for the barbarians, Qingyunkou was narrow for success and narrow for defeat, because the city tower was too small, and only a few of the three thousand barbarians could go up the tower, and the rest were waiting under the tower, so facing an attack from the rear, The big soldiers who came, they have no danger to defend.

And after three hours of hard fighting, more than half of their 3000 people were also killed or injured, and the dry soldiers who appeared behind were like the last straw that overwhelmed the camel's camel.

As early as when the big soldiers appeared behind them, the barbarians guarding the city had already panicked.

"Could it be that Dagan sent reinforcements?"

All the barbarians could not help but have such doubts.

If they were only defending the attack from the north, they still had some confidence. After all, there were natural dangers to rely on, but if they were encircled on all sides, but the enemy also came from behind, how could they deal with it.

Even if they were elites, they couldn't help being shaken in the face of such a desperate situation.

The impact of mentality change may not be obvious to individuals, but for an army with so many people, the change can be clearly felt.

The frequency of attacking down the tower has slowed down significantly, and even the strength of the sword in his hand has weakened.

"Brothers, they are already dead, come with us!"

Zhang Laowu, who was still alive until now, noticed this keenly, and without Lin Qian giving an order, he raised his long knife and attacked Qingyunkou Tower again.

This shout was like a rooster crowing, waking up the first camp who was also a little demoralized because he couldn't attack for a long time.

After being reminded by Zhang Lao Wu, everyone also noticed the riot of the barbarians guarding the city, their eyes lit up, and they rushed towards the tower with shouts.

To the south of Qingyunkou, the barbarians and dry soldiers quickly exchanged hands, but at the moment of the fight, Qianhu, who was defending the city, realized that something was wrong.

Although the dry soldiers are much weaker than them, they are not to the point of collapse.

"Aren't these people soldiers?"

A look of joy flashed across Qianhu's face, and he turned his head and shouted to the soldiers defending the city, "Everyone..."

Unfortunately, it was too late. Looking back, he only saw an old man with disheveled hair standing at the top of the city holding the banner of a large army, and then more and more soldiers rushed to the top of the city. The situation is gone...

He guessed right, these people are not soldiers, but ordinary people in Yunzhou City.

As early as when he arrived at Qingyunkou, Lin Qian sent a team of seventh-rank warriors to cross the Qingyun Mountains from the right side of Qingyunkou more than ten miles away to find the people of Yunzhou City who were hiding in the Qingyun Mountains.

In fact, Lin Qian was not sure. After all, only half a month ago, the [-] young and strong people in Yunzhou City were buried in Qingyunpo because of them. If they look for them now, they may not be willing to help.

But Lin Qian didn't expect that after seeing the people Lin Qian sent, they didn't hesitate at all. They set off immediately after gathering their men, and then appeared behind the barbarians at a critical moment, which became the turning point of the battle.

In the battle of Qingyunkou, nearly 2000 people were lost!

Standing on the tower of Qingyunkou, Lin Qian was very sad, but he didn't hesitate at all. War is not a treat for dinner, how could people not die? What makes him sad is that he didn't expect the barbarians to react so quickly, otherwise, he should be able to do better Well, there is no need to gnaw on the hard bone of Qingyunkou.

The wind blew past the top of the city, making the red flag on the top of the city roar violently, and it also brought a strong smell of blood, as if a piece of broken copper and iron had rusted in his nose.

The unknown birds in the distance are flying freely in the sky, and they seem to be curious about what happened here and cast their eyes.

The sun rises from the east, but it can't bring any warmth. In Lin Qian's heart, it seems that this is not the rising sun, but the setting sun in the west.

[West wind is strong,

The wild goose in the sky is called Shuang Chenyue.

frosty morning,
The sound of horseshoes breaking and the sound of horns choking.

Xiongguan Road is like iron,
Now step forward from scratch.

start over,
Cangshan is like the sea, and the setting sun is like blood. 】

Standing on the top of the city, at this moment Lin Qian seemed to see the scene that the great man had seen, and involuntarily chanted a poem.

"The sound of horseshoes breaking, the sound of horns swallowing..."

Lin Qian recited the words in a low voice, but the moment the words came out, it sounded like thunder from the sky, spreading the words to the ears of the surrounding soldiers and common people.

At this moment, no matter what they were doing, they couldn't help but look up towards the tower, where they could only vaguely see a figure standing proudly on the top of the tower.

It was only then that they discovered that there were actually two suns in the sky.

No, no, not two suns, but the moon, which should have already set, hangs in the sky again.

At the same time, the rising sun suddenly appeared in the west, not like the rising sun, but like the setting sun about to set, the setting sun is like blood!

"Xiongguan Mandao is really like iron, and now I'm stepping over it from the beginning."

Like a bell in the morning and a drum in the evening, this word hit everyone's heart. The soldiers who were still a little sad because of the tragic casualties were full of fighting spirit again, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

They could feel the pride and ambition in Lin Qian's heart at this moment.

For hundreds of years, who can move freely in the barbarian territory?

They did it!
They are not for themselves, but for the family members and compatriots behind them, especially the people of Yunzhou City who came to help regardless of life and death. The feeling of helping affects each of them.

The people of Yunzhou City looked at Lin Qian with reverence. At this moment, they unconditionally believed that the man in front of them could bring them a better life. Even if they had to pay an unimaginable price before the next visit, they were willing to !

The vision only lasted for a short time, but this emotion and emotion remained forever in the hearts of everyone present.

The appearance of heaven and stars even temporarily broke through the suppression of the barbarian national destiny, which made Lin Qian feel Wen Gong.

……

In the sky outside the barbarian army in Yuzhou City, dozens of Confucian scholars in Confucian shirts stood or sat in mid-air, drinking and having fun together, and they were quite contented.

If Lin Qian were here, he would surely recognize many people he knew.

Who is the middle-aged man in the white robe standing proudly, with a sword hanging from his waist, if it is not Li Bai, the poet fairy!

Where there is Li Bai, there are naturally He Zhizhang and Meng Haoran.

Not only them, Wang Wei, Li He, Lu You, Li Qingzhao, Xin Qiji, and even Cao Mengruan, who had just been promoted to a semi-saint, also came.

It was also because of them that Touman did not act rashly, otherwise, when he learned that Lin Qian was heading straight for his hometown with [-] cavalry, how could he not resist going back directly.

They have fought countless games over the years. It is very difficult for the human half-saints to kill this first-rank martial god, but Touman has nothing to do with these weird and tricky half-saints who like to cuddle together.

Even in the battle ten years ago, he was caught in a trap and almost confessed that he was there, so even if he has recovered from his injuries, he is not willing to fight these semi-saints easily. If he can win through the army and wipe out the big Gan, these semi-sages based on Dagan will naturally fall to the realm, and by then, it will be much easier for him to clean up.

"The west wind is strong, and the geese in the sky are called Shuang Chenyue."

"interesting!"

Meng Haoran, who was drinking tea in mid-air, suddenly let out a light sigh, and continued to immerse himself in the words with his mouth open. Lin Qian's new words, he really felt more and more interesting the more he read.

Seeing this, the other half-sages probably guessed what happened, and entered the Palace of Literature one after another.

Li Bai looked up to the west, he could vaguely sense what seemed to be happening there.

"Worthy of being a heavenly poet!"

He Zhizhang stroked his beard, clicked his tongue in amazement, "I am ashamed of myself."

This poem begins with the three characters "West Fenglie", and its momentum is like a rainbow.In the vast plain, there are often strong winds.In the early morning, when Lin Qian was here, the first thing he felt was the ubiquitous west wind.

"Shuowen Jiezi" explains: "Light, fire is fierce", and the word "Lie" used to describe the fire is used to describe the west wind, which vividly describes the breadth and power of the west wind, like a raging fire starting a prairie fire. , successfully set off a vast and even a bit sad atmosphere and tone, expressing the majesty and might of the west wind, making people feel like they are under the violent west wind.

The second sentence is "The wild goose in the sky is called the frost morning moon".On the vast plateau, the autumn wind is so strong that any sound can be heard clearly and far away, especially the thought-provoking sound of geese.Following the sound of geese calling, Lin Qian looked up, only to see the frost falling on the four fields and the moon shining on the wilderness. The three characters "Frost Morning Moon" are refined and concise, describing the scene and atmosphere under the moonlight.

If the first sentence of Frost Morning Moon is about the bright moon in the sky, then the next sentence is the scene of the moonlight leaking from the sky to the ground, which naturally leads to "the sound of horseshoes breaking and the sound of horns swallowing".

It is precisely because of the cold that we feel the strong west wind, and it is precisely because of the difficult road that we feel the heavy frost; it is precisely because of the gloomy mood that we hear the miserable cry of geese, the shattering of hoofs, and the sound of horns.

This should be the true portrayal of Lin Qian leading 40 cavalry to run around under the siege of [-] barbarian troops!

The overall tone of Shangyu is gray, the sky is not yet bright, the wind is cold and the moon is cold, and the march is difficult. It can be said that there is no bright color.It is gloomy and depressed, and the sentence "the sound of horseshoes breaking, and the sound of horns swallowing" makes people feel heavy.

"Xiongguan Road is as long as iron, and now I am stepping forward from the beginning." The first two sentences of Xiayu come up, one is sad and tragic, and the heroic spirit suddenly rises. "

The three characters "true as iron" highlight the hardships of capturing this majestic pass——Lin Qian artistically concretized and visualized "difficulty" through the hardness and heaviness of the image of "iron". This is a very delicate idea, " The word "iron" is used extremely well, which makes people feel surreal, but the word "mandao" shows a heroic feeling that despises hardship.

"Now take a step forward from the beginning" is a natural extension of the previous sentence. "Take a step" is to take a big step. After fighting, "Xiongguan" has now become a thoroughfare. The three words "overcome from the beginning" condense how much inner struggle and breakthrough.The strong determination and fearless courage of this team to overcome the obstacles came out.

Express your heroism and confidence in winning, even if you have suffered some failures in the past, you can "overcome from scratch".

The word ends with the two scenes of "Cangshan is like the sea, and the setting sun is like blood", which is very emotional!

The first sentence writes "mountain". "Cangshan" is Qingshan.It not only described the color of the mountain, but also faintly revealed Lin Qian's joy.

"Like the sea" means that the mountains rise and fall endlessly, just like the blue sea.It not only shows the magnificent mountain scenery, but also shows that Lin Qian is looking at it from a high place, and a majestic spirit lingers in the sentence.

The latter sentence says that the setting sun is "like blood", which means that the setting sun is as red as blood, and it seems to be referring to the time at this time.

This is also a response to the connotation contained in the "true as iron" in the first sentence of the first line and the second line of the word. These two colorful metaphors not only describe the scenery, but also are full of emotion.

It was written about the scene at dusk, from early morning to dusk, at first glance it seemed to jump up and down, and the front and back were not coherent, but Lin Qian took advantage of this dislocation of time and space to describe such a scene: the sky is bright and the sky is dark, After marching day after night, the Gan army has already passed the dangerous pass, defeated the enemy, occupied the Xiongguan pass, and left difficulties and dangers behind.

After a day of fierce fighting, there was smoke everywhere and rivers of blood flowed. The heroic Dagan soldiers fell on the battlefield. Their blood stained the mountains and mountains of Xiongguan, and the flag of the Dagan army fluttered in the fierce west wind, which looked very special in the setting sun. The ground is bright red.

"It's really wonderful!"

The people present are all masters of poetry, so naturally they quickly understood the beauty of this poem, and even Li Bai looked directly in the direction of Qingyunkou. Combining the information he had learned and this poem, he was almost sure that Lin Qian is now at Qingyunkou, and they have already captured Qingyunkou.

Next, you only need to go all the way south to return to Hongdu Mansion!
"Lin Qian actually came up with a new word?"

In Chang'an City, Xia Yan entered the Wen Palace with a thought, and looked at the poem that was crazily rising in the sea of ​​books.

He knew that Lin Qian had led a lone army deep into the hinterland of the barbarians, and now he was surrounded by 40 barbarian troops.

The absence of the commander-in-chief is a major event, and the arrival of the envoy sent by Emperor Qianyuan to sue for peace hastened the process of discovering the matter. Xia Yan really wanted to twist the envoy's head off with his own hands.

It's a pity that he didn't know about it from the beginning to the end, and he didn't even know until the envoy arrived in Hongdu Prefecture and made such a big event.

"The sound of horseshoes breaking, the sound of horns swallowing..."

After reading this sentence, Xia Yan inexplicably felt a pang in his heart. With 3 people facing the siege of 40 troops, one can imagine how difficult Lin Qian's situation was at this time, but he couldn't do anything.

(End of this chapter)