Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 73

Outside Guangling City.

A long team drove through the peach forest and passed the abandoned military depot. Thick smoke hovered in the sky, and there was silence.

Matsui Yi stood on the back of the horse with a sword pinned to his waist, frowning.

A few days ago, the army occupied Hailing, Runzhou, and Suzhou without a single soldier. The only thing missing was Guangling. He gave King Wu enough time to withdraw his troops, but he went outside Guangling, which made him feel uneasy. Samurai and soldier, he had a natural alertness.His intuition told him that Guangling was a den of dragons and tigers, and great danger awaited him.

The deputy general accompanying the army unfolded the map and hurriedly said: "General, this is the Nanshan Military Station, which used to be the station of the 'Zheng' army of the Guangling Army under Yu Changling."

Matsui Yi's expression turned serious, and he said, "Well, the King of Wu has withdrawn. I have heard that Yu Changling is the most powerful general under King Wu's camp. He should have left too. Let's go in and have a look."

Saying that, Matsui Yi personally led the team and entered the abandoned military depot. Burned tents were everywhere in the military depot, the houses were crumbling, and the cauldron for eating was smashed to pieces. Matsui Yi hesitated, thinking that Yu Changling's troops It should have been evacuated for a while, why is the fire still going on?Furthermore, even if it is withdrawn, even if the cauldron used in the march cannot be taken away, there is no need to waste this effort to smash it, right?Strangely enough, he immediately ordered the entire army to martial law.

"Is it possible that Yu Changling didn't leave?" After Matsui Yi finished speaking, he directly sacrificed his saber and stared at the surroundings, fearing that thousands of troops would rush out of the abandoned house.

The lieutenant smiled and said, "General, our army of tens of thousands of people is now stationed in Guangling. Yu Changling is not a fool. How could he do this kind of resistance with pure sacrifice?"

Matsui Yi sneered: "Are there not many examples like this along the way?"

Indeed, from Murong Tong in Suzhou to Sun Liang in Jinling, there are too many examples. People in Jiangdong and Wunan seem to be born with a kind of stubbornness and blood. They know that they are dead, and they know that there is no way out, but they still do it and choose to stick to it. , would rather die in battle than deal a heavy blow to the Allies.The deputy general didn't understand, but Matsui Yi knew that they were not doing meaningless resistance, but wanted to use their lives to awaken the resistance of aspiring young people everywhere.

"call out--"

suddenly.

A dense rain of arrows rushed from the abandoned military depot.

Matsui Yiben was engrossed, his hairs stood on end for a while, and he waved his saber immediately: "Withdraw, withdraw."

But the military depot was full of soldiers, and there was no way to get through. Thousands of people crowded in this corner, and it was not easy to leave in a short time.When they saw the dense rain of arrows, the soldiers were already in a mess. In an instant, a serious stampede was found in the military depot, and few soldiers could resist the arrows.Matsui Yi and his lieutenant brandished Japanese swords. Thousands of arrows were unable to break through their defenses. The screams and cursing... filled both ears. Matsui Yi's face was ashen. Purgatory on earth, there are corpses who died under random arrows everywhere, the arrow rain was loud and thunderous, and the raindrops were small, and it stopped after a short while, and then there were shouts of killing from all directions, Matsui Yi's scalp went numb, and he saw Many soldiers rushed out from the military depot, the leader, armed with a long spear, rode a Jedi treasure horse, and rushed to kill.

"kill!"

The lieutenant staggered in fright, and immediately yelled at him to let in reinforcements from outside, but to no avail.

Yu Changling's troops came like a tide, and surrounded Matsui Yi and others. They were well-trained, and they seemed to have the determination to die. They had already made plans. The torch was lit, and for a while, the flames burst into the sky.

Seeing this, the deputy general felt ashamed.

Can't escape.

Matsui Yi calmed down and looked at the sea of ​​flames all around him. With a calm face, he clenched his long knife and looked coldly at the tall and burly general holding a red-tasseled spear, "Your Excellency is General Guangling, Yu Changling?"

"It's the general." Yu Changling didn't change his face, glanced at the gems inlaid on Matsui Yi's saber, and said, "That's right, I can't think of a certain life, and I can replace the second-rank general of the Dongpu Army."

Matsui Yi didn't speak.

The deputy general was furious: "Yu Changling, you are so cruel, you don't hesitate to use yourself as a bait, and want to die with us?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Yu Changling laughed and pulled the bridle violently. The Jedi treasure neighed and walked like flying. Yu Changling took advantage of the situation and stabbed out, taking the head of the vice general of Dongying. Yu Changling said: "I am worthy of the emperor's grace, and I am worthy of my ancestors. I have no regrets in dying. You wolf cubs, carrying weapons, broke into our territory and tried to invade our home. Damn it, you are dead. I want to bite off a piece of your flesh too, look at the gun!"

Matsui Yi's face was ugly, looking at the fire dragon spreading into the sky, he could vaguely hear the shouts of Dongying soldiers outside the fire, he knew that he couldn't escape, he clenched his saber with both hands, and said coldly: "Old general, can you Going to the underworld with a hero like you is the joy of a certain life, look at the sword!"

The two didn't talk much, and started a decisive battle.

In the end, in the fire, Yu Changling and Matsui Yi died together.

The fire lasted for a day and a night, and the stench was suffocating. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers could only wait anxiously outside the military depot. After witnessing the fire, if it hadn’t been for the rain that extinguished the fire, they might still be burning. A few days and nights.After the fire ceased, a Japanese general endured fear and nausea and entered the ruins of the military depot. He faintly vomited. The corpses of thousands of soldiers were charred and mixed together. It was shocking. He ordered to find Matsui Yi’s body. He knew The catastrophe is imminent, Matsui Yike is the big brother of Beichen Martial Arts Academy, he has a deep influence and background in the military government and the cabinet, it can even be said that he is one of the successors in the political or military affairs of Japan in the future, and now he is dead , died for no apparent reason, died in Guangling, and died under the eyes of an army of hundreds of thousands, which was enough to make Dongpu furious.It's over, it's over, it's over, it's over, everyone is panicking, and finally, as it gets late, some soldiers found Matsui Yi's samurai sword and Yu Changling's spear.The general was struck by a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and his heart was ashamed. He knew it was a matter, but such a shocking event always had to be lucky.

A few more days later, Yu Changling, governor of Guangling, risked his life to set up a trap, and finally died together with Matsui Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Second Allied Army of Dongying. The news spread throughout Dongying and even the fourteen states, shaking the world.

I thought it would be embarrassing for King Wu to order the withdrawal of troops without resistance, but now it seems that it is not that simple?If the king of Wu is really a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, how can there be such heroes as Murong Tong, Sun Liang, Yu Changling and so on, who risk their lives to follow him?Everyone woke up like a dream, and King Wu withdrew his army, but he had no choice but to do so, which did not mean that King Wu had no backbone and blood.The death of Matsui Yi was also the highest ranking general of the Dongying Army since the outbreak of the Wuyue War, Yu Changling, enough to leave his name in history.

Yuhang.

This place has long been the base camp of the First Allied Forces in Japan. Uesugi Qi, the commander of the First Allied Forces, personally sits in the town. Yesterday he received the news that Matsui Yi died tragically in Guangling, and the cabinet and military government were furious.

In the main hall, Uesugi called a meeting of officers from various ministries.

The Eagle School in Japan advocates "Bushido", the Dove School advocates "Gourd Way", and Bushido is divided into dozens of schools, large and small. Among them, the "Little Chiba" and "Beichen" two swordsmen lead the division, with far-reaching influence. The vast majority of important officials in the military government believed in these two Bushido schools.Matsui Yi and Uesugi Qi are contemporary young talents in the Japanese political arena, and they have countless supporters behind them.Previously, Uesugi led the First Allied Forces to occupy Yuezhou for three months, which greatly enhanced the political and military influence of the Little Chiba Kendo School in Japan. The allied forces appointed Matsui Yi as the commander in chief, and personally conquered Wuzhou.Although Matsui Yi had excellent military skills and occupied Wunan in only one month, he died tragically in Guangling. This caused no one in the Beichen Kendo school to be the leader, and no one could be alone.

Still the same sentence, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, there are disputes, and there are chess games.

Coincidentally, the Prime Minister is about to change his term. The current Prime Minister of the Japanese cabinet, Tian Kakuei, is a dovish figure who believes in the "Gourd Way". Now it is a time of war, when the Hawks are rising, and the rest of the kendo schools are lonely. Xiao Qianye and Beichen can dominate the show, and in the next few years, whoever has more military achievements will be able to reach the top of the prime minister and monopolize the power of the cabinet and the military.

Although Uesugi felt sorry for Matsui Yi's death, all of his subordinates were ecstatic, and all of them were gearing up when the secret opportunity came.

For example, Toshi Miyamoto, he took the initiative to invite Ying, saying: "Commander, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Why don't you take this opportunity to write to the cabinet and let my first allied army go deep into Wuzhou to fight?"

Matsui Yi died, and in a short time, it would be difficult for the military government to send another general who could take on this important task.

But the matter of defeating Wu cannot be delayed.

In this way, this glorious burden can naturally be taken over by the First Allied Forces.

Shang Shanqi frowned, took out a bamboo scroll, and handed it to the lieutenant beside him, who presented it to all the generals to pass it around one by one. From the beginning to the end, Shang Shanqi remained silent.

The political factions in Japan are not at all simpler than those in Great Liang, they are just as complicated. There are many families, and the death of Matsui Yi made those lonely warrior families smell an opportunity.The secret letter on the bamboo scroll is very simple, it is to strictly order Uesugi not to act rashly, stick to Yuezhou, and not to send troops without permission.

Everyone felt sorry after reading it.

……

The news that Yu Changling and Matsui Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Second Allied Army of Dongying, also died together spread throughout the fourteen states. Those who were watching the excitement of King Wu, who were not hesitant to sneer, were dumbfounded. After the silence, they felt deep admiration and admiration for Yu Changling. , this person is brave and resourceful, his feats are enough to be recorded in the annals of history, but it is a pity that he died.

Zhongzhou, Luoyang.

The heavy rain poured down from the sky, and the entire palace gate was shrouded in mist and mist. Even the dim lights in the palace seemed whirling and unreal.

"Report to Lord Jian Guo, the Generalissimo has arrived."

"Please."

Huang Shi, the chief eunuch who was playing chess alone, raised his mouth and waved his hand.

After a while, a red-faced old man in a white robe walked in and sat in front of Huangshi. Seeing that only one piece fell on the chessboard, Yu Tianyuan, Lin Pojun smiled slightly, and also dropped a piece, saying: "It's quite elegant. The rain is really strange, and the sky is still clear in the daytime. Oh, I'm talking about Wu Yue. Looking at this posture, it really can't last for three months. It's hard to imagine that the peach blossoms all over the mountains and plains will be replaced by Sakura, tsk."

Huang Shi laughed loudly: "Marshal, you can't wait too?"

"I'm old, very old, and I might pass away one day. The food in the world is to eat one bite and one bite to eat. Some people lose one face every time they meet. How can I not be in a hurry? As soon as I leave, my grandchildren will be born badly, my eldest grandson is ruthless, and my younger grandson is rebellious, but they are all people who cannot sit down and listen to my reasoning, no matter how anxious they are, they don’t know if they can finish this game of chess." Lin Po Jun smiled wryly. He was very old, over ninety years old, with one foot in the coffin, but none of his grandsons were easy-going... His sons were all dead, some of them died outside the Great Wall. In the grassland, some died in the Gobi Desert outside the Western Regions, and the youngest son even died in Jiangcheng, Jingzhou more than ten years ago. It can be said that he is full of loyalty.In this world, anyone can rebel, but he can't, and it's impossible.Qishan Commander's Mansion has dominated Zhongzhou for hundreds of years, controlling the Zhongzhou Iron Army for the Great Liang royal family, and his power has shocked the world. He is loyal to the royal family, loyal to the court, and dedicated all his life to the royal family.

Now, what he cares most about is the little prince. The little prince is the son of his niece. After all, part of his blood is flowing in his body. He must support the little prince to ascend the throne.

When it comes to life and death, the topic is too sad.Man is mortal, it is destiny.Huang Shi also felt that he was old. He didn't know if he could see the day when the little prince grew up, but he must see the day when the little prince ascended the throne.

"Generalissimo, it's getting late, it's time to issue a call for thieves."

"Yeah, it's getting late, Tie Jun can't wait long ago, it's time to find out how many people in this world still care about Great Liang's kindness."

(End of this chapter)