The Mingyu of Prehistoric Times

Chapter 435: Outsmarting the Wandering Soul Pass (Part 2)

He sat down on the futon in front of the temple. w-W-w.7-K-aNKan.c-o-m. Dou Rong didn't dare to force it, and he was speechless all night. The next day, Dou Rong ascended to the palace and gathered all the generals to discuss important matters. Suddenly someone reported that Dong Bohou sent a general to challenge them. Dou Rong said to Jin Zha and Mu Zha: "Today Dong Bohou is challenging at the city gate. I wonder what strategy the two masters will use to defeat them?"

Jin Zha said: "Since Pindao is here, let's go and fight today to see what's true and false, and then plan to capture Dong Bohou." After saying that, he hurriedly got up, took the sword, and said to Dou Rong, "I'll borrow it from you, old man." Some of the general's binders went with me to hold the line in order to capture the enemy."

Dou Rong was very happy after hearing this, and hurriedly sent an order: "Set up the troops, I will personally go to hold the battle for the two masters." Cannons rang out in the pass, the three armies cheered, the doors were opened, a pair of clan flags were fluttered, and Jin Zha raised the The sword comes out.

When Jin Zha came out of the pass, he looked up and saw a general standing under the flag gate of Dongbohou, wearing golden armor and red robes. He patted his horse and came to the front of the army and shouted loudly: "The Taoist who comes here, first try to see if my sword is fast or not."

Jin Zha said: "Who are you? Tell me by name as soon as possible." The general replied: "I am Ma Zhao, the chief soldier under Dong Bohou. Who are you, a Taoist priest? Come here to die."

Jin Zha said: "Pindao is Sun De of the San people of the East China Sea. Just because I looked at the sky at night and saw that Chengtang Qi was in full swing, all the princes in the world rose up in rebellion for no reason. I occasionally traveled to the East and saw Jiang Wenhuan raising troops to fight for many years. I couldn't bear the misfortunes that caused the lives of the people, so I showed mercy, captured the culprits, and defeated all the rebels to save the people from the dire straits. If you know the fate of fate, you can immediately fight back and surrender to me. Army, I can spare you the death penalty. If there is any ambiguity, I will make you turn into dust immediately."

After saying that, he strode forward and waved his long sword to fight Ma Zhao. Ma Zhao rushed to fight with the big sword in his hand. The scene between Jin Zha and Ma Zhao is huge. The swords flew up and down, and the fight lasted for twenty or thirty rounds. Jin Zha took the time to throw out the magic weapon to escape the dragon, only to hear a loud noise, and the horse Zhao escaped.

Dou Rong waved his troops and rushed over together. Jiang Wenhuan's troops could not resist the enemy and returned in defeat. Jin Zha ordered his followers to tie up Ma Zhao, beat the victory drum with Dou Rong, and returned to Guanzhong.

Dou Rong sat down in the main hall, and Jin Zha sat on the side. Dou Rong ordered the people around him: "Push Ma Zhao over here." The sergeants pushed Ma Zhao to the front of the hall. Ma Zhao stood up without kneeling. Dou Rong shouted: "Good boy, since you have been captured by me, how dare you not kneel down?"

Ma Zhao was furious and cursed: "I was captured by that demon using evil and crooked techniques. How can I kneel down to an unknown person like you? What's the regret in dying? If you want to kill, just kill, if you want to scrape, just scrape." There is nothing to say."

Dou Rong shouted: "Push him out and kill him." Jin Chi said: "Don't kill him. Wait until I capture Jiang Wenhuan, march to Chaoge with one armor, and wait for the imperial court's resignation. Only then will the great achievements of the old general be shown. Isn't it better? Okay?"

Dou Rong saw that Jin Zha had such high skills and reasonable words, so he relied on him as a confidant. So an order was sent: "Detain Na Mafei in the Marshal's Mansion."

When Dongbohou Jiang Wenhuan heard that Jin Zha had captured Ma Zhao, he was overjoyed and said, "Entering the pass is just a matter of time."

The next day, Jiang Wenhuan deployed his men and horses, beat drums and shouted, and came to Guanxia with great force to challenge. When a sentry horse reported to Guanzhong, Dou Rong hurriedly said to Jin Zha and Mu Zha: "Two teachers, Jiang Wenhuan personally challenged the battle. Whatever strategy we used to capture him, the credit is not small."

Jin Zha and Mu Zha readily agreed: "We are here this time just to help the general to quell Dongbohou's troops, so that we don't have to go down the mountain in vain." After saying that, they took the sword in their hands and came out to meet the enemy. .

I saw Dongbohou Jiang Wenhuan leading the way, with generals of all sizes lining up on the left and right. How does Dong Bohou dress? Some praise wrote: The helmet on the top, with standing petals; the gold armor, the chain, the red robe, the dragon; the breast mirror, the radiant light; the white jade belt, the precious flowers; the armor sash, the red flames; the tiger's eye The whip is accompanied by a dragon's tail; the square steel is forged from iron; the rouge horse has fur as thick as a bao, and the sword for cutting generals is like flying lightning.

When Jin Zha and Mu Zha saw Jiang Wenhuan coming, they shouted together: "Rebellious ministers, come here slowly." Jiang Wenhuan said: "The demon path leads to the name." Jin Zha said: "We are Sun De and Xu Ren, the San people of the East China Sea." . If you do not abide by the etiquette of being a minister, you will cause trouble, deceive the Lord to rebel, and kill the people. You are asking for disaster. You must surrender quickly, otherwise you will regret it."

Jiang Wenhuan cursed and said: "You are a shameless Taoist who is ignorant of reason and relied on witchcraft to capture my general. Now you are here to confuse the public with your witchcraft. If I catch you today, I will cut your body into thousands of pieces to vent my anger on Ma Zhao." "

After saying that, he clapped his horse and stepped forward, wielding his sword and taking out Jin Zha. Jin Zha raised his sword to face the enemy, and the two fought for seven or eight rounds, one on horseback and the other on foot. Jiang Wenhuan turned the horse's head and left, followed by Jin Zha and Mu Zha.

After running about a stone's throw away, Jin Zha whispered to Dongbohou: "At the second watch tonight, the Marquis will lead his troops to the pass, and we will wait for the opportunity to open the door to welcome him."

Jiang Wenhuan thanked him, then hung the steel knife on his horse, took out his bow and arrow and shot it. Jin Zha and Muzha looked up with their swords and knocked the arrow to the ground.

Jin Zha cursed: "What a traitor, how dare you secretly shoot me with an arrow. Let's go back for now and come back tomorrow to avenge this arrow." Jin Zha and Mu Zha returned to the pass and came to see Dou Rong. Dou Rong asked: "Teacher, why don't you use treasure to subdue him?"

Jin Zha replied: "Pindao was about to throw this treasure away, but the boy turned his horse's head and ran away. Pindao rushed over to capture him, but he shot me with an arrow. Pindao will try to get rid of him tomorrow."

The three of them were discussing in the main hall, when suddenly someone came from behind and reported: "Madam has come to the hall." When Jin Zha and Mu Zha saw a female general coming to the main hall, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

The lady asked Dou Rong: "Where did these two Taoist priests come from?" Dou Rong said: "These two are Sun De and Xu Ren, San people from the East China Sea. They are here to help me defeat Jiang Wenhuan. We fought the day before yesterday and they were captured. I have caught the horse sign; tomorrow I will use the magic weapon to capture Jiang Wenhuan and other rebels together, and then use my army to take advantage of the victory to cover up Jiang Shang's rear, so that he can't see each other. This will be a great achievement that is unique in the world. "

The lady smiled and said: "Old General, everything must be done carefully and thoughtfully, and you must think twice before you act. Your plan must be thorough and flawless before it can be implemented. You must not believe what others say for the moment. If things are unpredictable, be eager to do so." It is difficult to guard against it. This disaster is not small. I hope the general will act with caution. The ancients said: "If you want to take it, you must take it."

After hearing what the lady said, Jin Zha and Mu Zha said, "General Dou, Madam's doubts sound reasonable. Why should we two arouse suspicion here and create more troubles? Let's do it right now. Farewell."

After Jin Zha and Muzha finished speaking, they turned around and left. Dou Rong caught up with them, grabbed the two of them and said, "Two masters, don't be offended. Although my wife is a female, she is also very good at using soldiers and knows the art of war. She doesn't know that the teacher is sincerely helping King Feng. I treat you as ordinary sorcerers, and I am afraid that there is some conspiracy. I hope you two teachers will not be angry and blame you, and let me make amends to you. When the enemy is defeated, I will thank you both deeply."

Jin Zha said with a serious face: "I am full of patriotism, and only heaven and earth can prove it. Now Madam has doubts about us. If our brothers leave, I feel sorry for the way you have treated us, old general." A sincere heart. Only when we catch Jiang Wenhuan tomorrow will we know that we are passionate and sincere - I am afraid that it will be difficult for Madam to see us again. "

Mrs. Dou felt very ashamed, apologized and left. Dou Rong and Jin Chi discussed: "If we fight tomorrow, I will definitely use my magic weapon. Naturally, we can capture Jiang Wenhuan immediately. Once Jiang Wenhuan is captured, the rest of the party will naturally fall apart. Then our victorious army will march straight in and join forces." Meng Jin, go and capture Jiang Ziya, so that you can drive away the troops of the princes."

After hearing these words, Dou Rong was overjoyed and returned to the house to rest peacefully. Jin Zha and Muzha were sitting quietly in the hall. It was almost the second watch when they heard the sound of artillery outside the pass. The shouts of killing shook the sky and the earth. The drums roared, but it was Xian Wenhuan's soldiers and horses who kept fighting. Go to the pass and set up artillery to attack the key point.

At this time, the Chinese army entered the Marshal's Mansion, attacked Yunban, and hurriedly reported Jiang Wenhuan's attack to Dou Rong. Dou Rong hurriedly came out of the palace and summoned all the generals to come to Guan Guan. His wife, Mrs. Chedi, also dressed neatly and got on her horse with a sword in hand.

Jin Zha said to Dou Rong: "Now Jiang Wenhuan has come to attack the pass with the bravery of his soldiers. He took advantage of the night's rest and made it difficult for us to predict. How about we use the trick and fight out of the pass together, and wait for me to use the magic weapon to kill Jiang Wen Huan can be captured, so that we can succeed in the battle and achieve a great victory as soon as possible. Madam, please guard the city with my Taoist friend to prevent any mistakes."

After hearing this, the lady agreed and said: "What the Taoist said makes sense. I will guard the pass with the Taoist priest, and you and the Taoist priest will attack the enemy together. I will guard the city, and you can take advantage of this late night." When the time comes, go kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.”

This is really:

Wen Huan took the pass and returned to Lu Wang, but Jin Zha planned to destroy it and become Tang.

After Dou Rong listened to Jin Zha's advice, he gathered all the soldiers on time and was about to go out to kill the enemy. His wife came up and told him: "Today, when fighting late at night, you must be extra cautious and don't just be greedy for war. You must keep an eye on all directions, an ear on all directions, and a camera on your feet to avoid falling into other people's traps. The general must keep this in mind.'

Mrs. Chedi had to carefully guard the pass, fearing that the two Taoist priests might do something unexpected, so she repeatedly nudged her husband. ——Jin Zha saw that the lady was speaking very seriously and knew that this person was still wary of him and others, so he hinted with his eyes that Mu Zha should be more careful and cautious.

Mu Zha already understood what his brother meant, he wanted to adapt to the situation, and he also used his eyes to hint to his brother to be more careful as well. Then he and Mrs. Nacherdi stationed themselves at the gate to defend. I saw the veteran general Dou Rong ordered his men to open the door and rushed out with his troops. Dou Rong stood under the flag gate and saw Jiang Wenhuan advancing in front of his army, so he shouted: "You rebel, you are going to be finished today." !”

Jiang Wenhuan didn't say anything. He raised his sword and went straight to kill Dou Rong. Dou Rong also greeted him with a big sword in his hand. The two horses intersect, the two swords are raised together, turning left and right, killing in one place.

Dou Rong commanded the army to fight in a melee with Yuan Wenhuan's army, and the whole world was in darkness. Ghosts cried and screamed. The sound of swords and guns was clashing. The sound of axes and swords clashing was deafening. The cry of killing resounded through the sky. Lanterns and torches filled the night. It shines like daylight. The men and horses were as powerful as the overwhelming force. Jin Chi was fighting on foot in the army, and saw Dong Bohou leading two hundred town princes to surround him, so he hurriedly raised the dragon escape stake. Hearing a loud killing sound, he escaped Dou Rong first.

Jin Zha threw up the dragon escape stake to catch Dou Rong, but Jiang Wenhuan had already swung his sword in half. This poor veteran guarded the pass for twenty years, experienced hundreds of battles, was good at defense, and never failed. Today, he was outmaneuvered and killed by Jin Zha.

Jiang Wenhuan beheaded Dou Rong, and the three armies shouted in unison. Mu Zha saw Dong Bohou leading all the princes and fighting with Chengtang soldiers at the gate, and the momentum was overwhelming. So he secretly threw the Haogou sword from the gate tower. The sword rose in the air. Mu Zha secretly said: " Please baby turn around”

The sword spun two or three times in the air like a wind wheel. Mu Zha beheaded Mrs. Chedi with the Hao Hook Sword, then stood on the pass and shouted to the pass: "Mu Zha is here. I have been ordered by Marshal Jiang to capture this pass. Now all the generals guarding the pass have been captured. Kill them, and those who surrender will be spared death, but those who resist will not survive." Everyone prostrated themselves on the ground and surrendered.

Jin Zha already knew that his brothers had captured the pass, so he and Dong Bohou fought to the bottom of the pass. Muzha ordered the left and right switches to greet him. Jiang Wenhuan and Jin Zha led their troops into the pass.

Jiang Wenhuan checked the treasury, appeased the people, released the imprisoned Ma Zhao, and then expressed his gratitude to Jin Zha and Mu Zha. Jin Zha said: "The wise lord should move forward quickly. My brothers and I will go to Mengjin first to report to Marshal Jiang. The wise lord should not arrive later than the morning of the ninth day of March, so as to respond to the signs revealed by heaven."

Jiang Wenhuan said: "I will definitely obey the instructions of the two masters." The two brothers Jin Zha and Muzha said goodbye to Dongbohou and fled to Mengjin.

At this time, Jiang Ziya was in the Mengjin camp, discussing with two great princes: "The ninth day of the third lunar month is the Wuwu Day, and it is approaching. Why hasn't Dongbohou come yet? What should we do? What should we do? ?”

Everyone was discussing, and suddenly someone came to report: "Jin Zha and Muzha are waiting for orders at the camp gate." Jiang Ziya hurriedly sent an order: "Invite them in." Jin Zha and Muzha came to the Chinese army's tent and saluted. After that, he said: "The two of us followed the marshal's order and went to the Wandering Soul Pass. Pretending to be Taoist priests who traveled around the world, we saw the opportunity and captured the Wandering Soul Pass."

Then he told what happened in detail. "Dong Bohou asked us to report to the marshal first. He led the army and arrived soon." Jiang Ziya was overjoyed after hearing this. He deeply praised the strategy used by the two men, and then said: "The destiny is clear, there is no mistake, and before the beginning of March On the day of Jiuwuwu, all the princes in the world cannot come together."

On the ninth day of March, Dong Bohou led his army to Mengjin. A sentry horse had already arrived at the Chinese army's tent and reported to Jiang Ziya: "Marshal Qi and Dongbohou are waiting for orders outside the camp." Jiang Ziya said, "Please come in." Jiang Wenhuan led two hundred princes from the town to the Chinese army's tent. , see Jiang Ziya.

Jiang Ziya hurriedly stood up to greet them, and exchanged greetings and condolences with each other. Jiang Wenhuan said to Ziya: "Please, Marshal, please introduce me to King Wu." Then Ziya took Jiang Wenhuan to the back camp to meet King Wu.

By this time, there were a total of 800 princes in the world, not counting the small princes everywhere, with a total of 1.6 million men and horses. Jiang Ziya paid homage to the banner in Mengjin, and then arranged the troops. A cannon was fired, and the army came in force to watch Chaoge.

There is a poem about this momentum.

The conquering clouds confuse the distant valley, and the murderous spirit vibrates everywhere.

The swords and spears are like snow, and the swords and halberds are like piles of frost.

The clan flag covers the green field, and the golden drum shakes the mulberry trees in the sky.

Diao Dou passes on new orders, and Shi Yu celebrates the slurry in the pot.

The march of the army is like a sudden rain, and the horses are like running wolves.

It was fortunate that the people defeated the criminals and the soldiers were victorious, and the evil leaders were crushed. The princes of the world were leading their troops and horses on the march, and sentry horses came to the central army to report: "Marshal Qihao, the troops and horses have arrived at Chaoge. Please pass down the military order from the marshal on how to act."

Jiang Ziya passed the order: "Set up the camp." The three armies shouted together and fired the cannons to set up the camp. In Chaoge City, the city guarding sergeant had already reported to the officials. When the officer started to report to King Zhou, he said: "Today, an army of princes from all over the world came to the city and set up camp. There are 1.6 million men and horses in total. Their sharpness is unstoppable. Your Majesty, please decide how to deal with it.”

King Zhou was shocked when he heard this, so he asked his ministers to protect him and went up to the city tower. He looked down the city and saw only the princes and horses of the world. King Zhou visited Jiang Ziya's military camp, hurriedly went down the city and returned to the main hall. He sat down and asked the civil and military ministers on both sides: "Today, the princes are gathered in the city. Do you have any good way to solve this crisis?"

Lu Renjie came to inspect and said: "I heard: 'When a building is about to collapse, a piece of wood cannot support it.' At present, the inventory in our city is very empty, the people are beginning to feel resentful, and the military morale has been shaken. Even if there are How can one or two good generals have their hearts divided? Although we can fight with the princes of the world, I know that it is impossible to win. It is better to send an eloquent person to explain the great situation between the king and his ministers. Let’s talk about the principles of obedience and disobedience and make them withdraw their troops. This may be able to resolve this crisis.”

King Zhou was silent for a long time after hearing this. I saw Fei Lian, the senior official, come out and recited: "I heard, 'Under a heavy reward, there must be a brave man.' What's more, in the capital city, the city wall surrounds it for hundreds of miles, how can there be no capable and heroic people living in seclusion? What? I hope your Majesty will try to find these people as soon as possible, give them high officials and generous salaries, and make them glorious. They will definitely do their best to relieve this crisis. Besides, there are hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers in the city, and there is no shortage of food. It is also very sufficient. At the worst, Lu Renjie can be ordered to lead the emperor's troops and fight to the death. The outcome is still difficult to predict, so how can we rush to make peace to show weakness? "