After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 15 Coiling Dragon's Past

  Woling Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Now the rebels are the defenders.

  He Chunhua straightened his face, and asked seriously: "What does this lower official do?"

   With such a shocking thunder breaking out in the middle of the Yuan Kingdom, the fate of the country is hanging by a thread, everyone is still responsible, let alone a dignified official?

   If you evade at this time, it will be unreasonable.

Just in time for someone to change tea, Sun Fudong took a sip of hot tea and asked a seemingly unrelated topic: "Master He has been in Qiansong County for many years, so you know how the wasteland turned into the Panlong Desert, and the origin of the Red Cliff Road ?”

  Why do you ask this? He Chunhua frowned:

"This is a local anecdote. About 150 years before the founding of the Great Yuan Kingdom, the land where you and I were based was owned by the Xiluo Kingdom. At that time, the Panlong Desert was still a wasteland, but the rainfall was slightly less, but there were forests and seasonal land. Rivers. Well, when the Xiluo Kingdom was at its most powerful, four counties and twelve cities were built in the western region to guard this main road that runs from east to west and is busy with commerce, and the largest one is Panlong City."

"Later, Xiluo gradually declined and suffered repeated defeats in foreign wars. Baling and Xianyu competed to encroach on its territory. Except for the Panlong Wilderness, which stood firm, all the western borders of the Xiluo Kingdom were occupied. Panlong Wasteland became an enclave. , hanging alone outside the border of Xiluo, two hundred miles away from the motherland."

  He Lingchuan also listened to this history in silence. Everyone in Heishui City has heard about the origin of the Panlong Desert, and the original body is no exception.

"Baling and Xianyou attacked the Panlong Wasteland for 32 years, and the Xiluo defenders, led by Panlong City Commander Zhong Shengguang, also persisted for 32 years. Every inch of land must be fought!" He Chunhua turned to his eldest son, " Lingchuan, do you remember the name of this team?"

   "Great Wind Army!" He Lingchuan nodded, "Toughness is better than Populus euphratica. Loneliness is hard to repay lofty ambitions. We are talking about the Great Wind Army trapped behind enemy lines!"

  The Gale Army was besieged by two powerful enemies, and was cut off from the motherland, lacking in food and water, and could not get any assistance from Xiluo.

   In this way, it persisted for a full thirty-two years.

   It is such a legend that one will never tire of hearing it.

"In the twelfth year of the siege of Panlong City, Xianyou Kingdom and Xi Luo briefly made peace, and the Gale Army took the opportunity to send a message to the motherland. The King of Xiluo did not expect that Panlong City would not fall, so he ordered a reward, and at the same time sent the Gale Army to the Great Wind Army. Some of the elite were transferred back to the country to suppress the riots." The old man didn't speak again, and He Lingchuan simply continued, "But Xianyou soon turned against Xi Luo, the communication between the Panlong Wasteland and the country was cut off, and the Gale Army was in trouble again. .”

   "Since then, the Xiluo Kingdom has been in war for many years, and there is no time to look around. The Gale Army has persisted for another 20 years under the situation of isolation and loss of main force."

  The will of this army can no longer be described with steel. It's a pity that the main country is weak, and such a good soldier was blinded in vain.

  The country is not worthy of soldiers, He Lingchuan thinks this word is very appropriate.

   "That's right." Nian Songyu applauded him twice, "But how did the wasteland turn into a desert?"

"The Gale Army did not surrender until death, and fought to the last man. Panlong City was also slaughtered by the enemy to vent its anger and leave no one alive." This is also the most classic storytelling section of the teahouse. "These battles are too tragic. The anger and resentment of the heroic soul Anger soared up to the sky and down to the land, cutting off life within a hundred miles of Panlong City, diverting rivers, and gradually turning the wasteland into a desert."

"There is another theory. Zhong Shengguang, the commander of Panlong City, is a powerful magician himself. He knew that a single tree was too difficult to support, so he gathered the power of tens of thousands of heroic souls when Panlong City was broken, and cursed this land, turning it into a monster. A barren land." He Lingchuan shrugged, "In this way, Xi Luo can't keep the land of Panlong, but neither can Baling and Xianyou. In fact, this desert is indeed not owned by any country."

"anything else?"

"But Zhong Shengguang also left a glimmer of life for the living things that entered and left the desert, that is, the Red Cliff Road. That is also the route that the Gale Army used to travel." He Lingchuan looked at Nian Songyu and said, "There are many details. If you want to continue listening , we'd better have a banquet and talk while eating."

  National Teacher Sun Fudong asked He Chunhua: "This is what Master He knows?"

   "Almost." He Chunhua heard something strange, "What does the teacher mean?" Don't be fooled.

"It's true that the Gale Army is a division of steel, and the commander Zhong Shengguang is also a strong man, but after the main elites have been transferred back to the country, why can the Gale Army stand alone for 20 years? At that time, the army of Xianyou Kingdom could have swept most of them. A Xiluo, even if Xiluo still has a famous general, he can't resist it." Sun Guoshi said lightly, "You and I both know that this cannot be done with only blood in one's bosom."

  The outcome of a war depends only on strength. The cruelest fact is that no matter how passionate the weak are, they cannot escape the fate of defeat.

  The enemy is so powerful, especially the elite soldiers of Xianyou, who attacked Panlong City more than 300 times. At the most intensive time, there are fifteen times a month.

  The Gale Army, which lacks food, water, men and weapons, can persist?

   To this, He Chunhua could only answer: "There is not enough historical data to make a judgment."

   No matter how soul-stirring it is, it was a past event more than a hundred years ago. Future generations can sigh, but how many people plan to investigate further?

  At least He Chunhua didn't, he had more important things to do.

   "Master Sun, what does the past in the Panlong Desert have to do with Da Yuan's current predicament?" It is impossible for these two people to travel all the way to listen to his story.

  The main event is coming. Sun Fudong got up and took two steps forward, staring into his eyes and said: "This is what I want to say. The key to the Dafeng Army's persistence may also be the key to our turning around the war at Woling Pass and relieving the country from danger! Governor He, this Once you are duty bound!"

  He Chunhua looked solemn: "I would like to hear the details."

  He Lingchuan felt that the other party was going to show up in the end, but he took a big hat off first, and he didn't know if his father would take it.

  "He Jian, the master of the Dafeng Army, followed Zhong Shengguang for many years, and died of illness before the city was destroyed. After Xianyouguo captured Panlong City, he checked his relics and found that he had a brief account of this period of history."

   "He Jian's transcripts have been handed down, and after several twists and turns, they finally flowed into the Da Yuan court."

  He Lingchuan couldn't help interjecting: "So the truth has been hidden in our country, why hasn't Shi Duan been seen?"

  All countries have national history workshops, which collect the history of their own country and previous dynasties, especially the history of previous dynasties. The history of the country is often mentioned briefly, but the history of the former dynasty is the most deeply studied by the majority of scholars, from secret allusions to human relationships and human nature. Needless to say, everyone understands the reasons.

  And this kind of achievement is willing to be disclosed to the public, especially the loyal past events such as Panlong City and Dafeng Army, it should be set as a model and educate the people, so as to benefit the silent effect.

  Nian Songyu smiled: "Because, I can't say it!"

   "At that time, the transcript was already damaged, and there were not many complete words and sentences, and it was impossible to restore the whole picture of history. But there is a clear record in it—"

  (end of this chapter)