The years of reselling the haunted house

Chapter 1438 That History

I asked: "Mr. Qian, so you understand all the content on this mural? What exactly are you talking about?"

Qian Qingfeng nodded: "Some parts of this mural are still incomplete, and there are many missing texts. I combined the pictures and text, plus my own grasp of this historical event, and comprehensively deduced and reasoned from all aspects. It can be regarded as the entire mural. The content on the website has been smoothed out."

No wonder Qian Qingfeng looked at the mural so slowly. It turned out that he had restored and analyzed the story on the entire mural.This is also thanks to the fact that Qian Qingfeng is here. If he does not have rich historical knowledge, it may be difficult to understand the mural even if he looks at it for three days and three nights.

The third uncle looked at the sky outside and said, "Since it's already dark outside, I think this place is a safe place. At least it can shelter us from the wind and rain. Let's spend the night in this cave tonight."

I nodded: "It's a pity we can't eat those compressed biscuits anymore, the flying insects on it seem to be very sensitive to this taste."

Qian Qingfeng explained: "When I was looking at the mural, I also wondered how the mural was preserved in such a place that was not closed. Later I figured it out, the reason was the flying insects. At that time The person who painted this mural was very smart. He probably knew that this kind of flying insects often appeared here, so he deliberately added some sweet and fragrant ingredients to the dye of this mural, which can attract these flying insects to bite on it for a long time. This kind of dye is also very durable, and it can last for so many years without losing the smell."

Qian Qingfeng's explanation is almost consistent with my previous judgment.However, I think it may be that with the passage of time, the remaining sweet and fragrant ingredients on the murals have become less and less, so in modern times, some of the murals are missing.

The third uncle waved his hand: "We are not interested in how this mural was preserved, and there is no problem with eating it. Let's eat the biscuit quickly, and don't hold it in our hands to smell it? Now we are more concerned, you see After a long time, I can see what is coming, and more importantly, does it have anything to do with our purpose of coming here?"

Qian Qingfeng said: "I can't say whether the purpose of our coming here is related. But after I know the content of this mural, I am very interested in who lives in this mountain. We were not Have you seen that kind of strange footprints many times? We have seen it in this cave too. So if there are people still living in this mountain, I think it may have something to do with the content of this mural.”

I nodded: "In that case, Mr. Qian, please tell us the story on this mural."

The three of us have already decided to spend the night in this cave, so the time is much more relaxed.At this time, he was sitting on the ground again, and third uncle took out a water bag and handed it to Qian Qingfeng.

Qian Qingfeng drank two sips of water, opened the notebook he recorded, and while reading, slowly told us about the historical event that few people knew about 500 years ago:

The 11th year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, that is, 1516 AD.

At that time, Jiayuguan was one of the most important military fortresses in western my country.The Ming Empire and many tribes outside the pass had disputes with each other. Powerful countries and tribes often harassed the border. The Ming Empire also mostly focused on peace, and usually lost some benefits in exchange for border peace.

In October of that year, Jiayuguan had been covered by the chill of late autumn, and at that time there was already the desolation and coldness of early winter.

Opposing Jiayuguan is the [-] Mongolian army led by Mansuer of the Turpan Khanate.

At that time, Mansuer and the Ming Dynasty failed to ask for rewards, so they sent troops to capture Jiayuguan in exchange for greater benefits.The Mongolian cavalry were brave and good at fighting, so in Mansuer's view, even though Jiayuguan was fortified, with a little trickery, taking Jiayuguan, seizing Suzhou, and pushing Ganzhou was tantamount to taking something out of a pocket.

However, as a military fortress, Jiayuguan has a perfect geographical location.There are high mountains on both sides, deserts around, and Gobi and swamps everywhere. Wherever people and horses can pass, there are sentry towers, side walls and ravines, which are really easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Therefore, Mansuer decided to give up the fight for Jiayuguan, first detoured Wenshu Mountain, passed Tiansheng Bridge, and went straight to Suzhou.

Compared with Jiayuguan's strong fortifications, Suzhou's city defense and garrison are much inferior. As long as Suzhou is taken, it will have great significance in the war situation.

At this time, in Suzhou City, a general was standing in front of the sand table city defense map.His name was Rui Ning, and he had just received a transfer order the night before. His position as a guerrilla general had been revoked, and he was transferred to Shaanxi to serve.Years of guarding the border made it difficult for Rui Ning to let go of his desire to serve the country.

He also quickly received the battle report, as well as the war news from Tan Ma.He keenly grasped Mansuer's strategy of abandoning Jiayuguan and then attacking Suzhou.

It can be said that the success or failure of Suzhou is directly related to the success or failure of the entire war situation.

At this moment, Rui Ning has been dismissed, he can take his family away from the border and go to the rear for comfort.But as a soldier, he couldn't convince himself to leave.He understands that in the face of successive years of melee, a large number of refugees have mixed into the city of Suzhou. Among them, good and bad people are mixed, and many of them are spies planted by Mansuer.The reinforcements in Suzhou City are still [-] miles away, although Suzhou relies on the military preparations made by Chen Jiuchou to manage painstakingly for many years, and has a certain defensive ability.But in the face of a powerful enemy, it is already difficult to be able to stick to it. This time I dispatched troops, there is no return.

However, General Rui Ning did not hesitate, he knew that the homeland behind him was the mission he sacrificed for.

After almost a night of thinking, he resolutely decided to lead his troops out of the city to meet Mansoor's army and buy more time for the imperial court to send reinforcements to defend Suzhou City.

At midnight the next day, General Rui Ning summoned the old troops. There were a thousand families of Xu Zhao, a hundred families of Zhang Xi, Wu Ying, Chen Tai, Wang Zhong, Liu Wei, Zhao Qing and other generals and 840 soldiers. Gather in front and swear to send troops.

Rui Ning gave an impassioned speech, and the team members were excited and their morale was high.

His subordinate Qianhu Xu Zhao asked for orders to lead the attack, and let Rui Ning Yu Chengguan command.

Rui Ning said: "I have no job, and I have my own soldiers to guard the gate."If you count them all, you will die, and you will suffer from typhoid fever on the fifth day.I am stupid to rebel against the captives, and I have done so much to our country. I was ordered to kill the bandits, and I won the first battle.

After speaking, Rui Ning ordered the city gate to be opened, and led more than [-] soldiers to meet the Mansuer army.

Chapter 1439 Bloody Battle at Sand Dam

Under the shroud of night, Mansoor couldn't figure out the strength of Rui Ning's army, which was Rui Ning's last chance of survival.

None of the eight hundred warriors flinched, they were extremely brave, and one was worth ten.Rui Ning and several generals took the lead, their robes were stained with blood.

After a series of tragic death battles, the sky has gradually turned pale.

Most of the soldiers around Rui Ning had already been killed or injured. In order to boost their morale, Rui Ning patted the dust off his body and shouted loudly: "I am determined to destroy thieves, and I swear I will not be born with thieves. How can you allow me to camp in my suburbs and kill my souls? Sit back and watch the dog live, in order to take humiliation!"

Xu Zhao from a thousand households stepped forward and responded loudly: "Your Majesty, how dare there be someone who is afraid of death?"

The rest of the soldiers shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, how dare there be someone who is afraid of death?"

Soldiers who had gone through the tragic battle supported each other and flocked to Rui Ning, raising their weapons high to welcome a new round of fighting.

The two sides faced off again.

The brave Manzorian cavalry couldn't believe that a small encounter that was supposed to end soon would fall into a hard and fierce battle again in such a way.

Everyone in Rui Ning's command was covered in blood. They gave up all kinds of cover, waved their swords, and rushed towards the Manzour cavalry frantically.

In a place called Shaziba, the two sides fought fiercely again from dawn to dusk. When the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the bloody battlefield, Rui Ning had already been hit by several arrows. He supported his body with a saber, and looked at Manjusri first. The direction of the mountain was then fixed in the direction of Suzhou City. After showing a last smile on the corner of his mouth, he fell to the ground and died in battle.

General Rui Ning's smile had two meanings at that time.One was to laugh because the reinforcements won the time to rush to help, and the other was because of his prior arrangement, so that his troops were not completely killed in battle.

Just when the last battle was about to start, he called Zhao Qing from hundreds of households to his side, and ordered him to take more than ten soldiers, break through the encirclement, and report to Suzhou City. The whole army was wiped out, and he wanted to leave a spark of hope for this battle that would go down in history.

General Rui Ning said that he can die without a name, but his subordinates cannot die without a name. He has prepared a list of 840 soldiers in his department and handed it over to Zhao Qing for safekeeping.This time the battle met expectations, this time Zhao Qing broke through, and he had to report it to the imperial court with a list.

Zhao Qing didn't want to break out of the siege, he wanted to stay with General Rui Ning and die in battle.However, General Rui Ning persuaded Zhao Qing to lead his troops to break out of the siege with great righteousness.

In the ensuing battle, Rui Ning and other fighters also tried their best to help Zhao Qing break out of the siege. They fought bloody battles and finally opened a bloody path for Zhao Qing.Zhao Qing successfully broke through with ten subordinates.

However, Zhao Qing and his men were hunted down by the Mansuer cavalry. Zhao Qing had to temporarily change his route, abandoning the direction of Suzhou, and ran to the mountains instead.

The feat of Rui Ning leading his troops to resist Mansoor's army also angered Mansoor.He had already ordered that all Rui Ning's forces must be wiped out, so he pursued the dozen or so people like Zhao Qing relentlessly.

Fortunately, Zhao Qing and the others were quite familiar with the nearby terrain, so they ran into the mountain in time. The geography of the mountain is changeable and the terrain is complex, so it is easy to escape.Moreover, entering the mountain is not good for the Mansoor cavalry, and it is difficult to pursue them on horseback.

Zhao Qing, a dozen or so people, was hunted down by Mansuer's more than 100 subordinates, and they were in critical condition at every step.Although the opponent abandoned his war horse and chased him into the mountain on foot, Zhao Qing and others were struggling.

In the process of chasing and killing, two more people around Zhao Qing died. In the end, Zhao Qing and others fought hard for a day and a night. They were exhausted physically and mentally, and finally they were surrounded by Mansuer's subordinates in a mountain depression.

Zhao Qing and the others basically had no resources to resist. Facing Mansuer's ferocious pursuers, they must be doomed.

Just when Mansuer's subordinates were about to step forward to kill Zhao Qing and the others, a group of warriors with sharp knives rushed in from the outside of the mountain.

These warriors are like descending from the sky, and each of them is highly skilled in martial arts, holding a scimitar.Although there are only twenty or so of them, they are extremely powerful when combined.In addition, Mansuer's subordinates are all cavalry, and they are also good at cavalry combat. They are not good at fighting under horses.

These twenty warriors, taking advantage of the favorable terrain in the mountains, killed all of these more than 100 people, and rescued Zhao Qing and others from the brink of life and death.

But when they were fleeing, Zhao Qing and others relied on a wave of faith to maintain it. Seeing that they were saved, their spirits suddenly relaxed, and they couldn't support themselves, and fainted to the ground.

When they woke up, they found that these people were in a cave, and there were still a lot of supplies in the cave, including food and drink and some daily necessities.

But the people who rescued them have all disappeared.

Zhao Qing and the others didn't know what was going on outside, and they didn't dare to leave the cave rashly.So they decided to stay in this cave temporarily, anyway, the supplies inside were enough for them to live for a period of time.

These few people recalled the scene of being rescued at that time, and they were all in a daze.At that time, the mental state of several of them was already very bad, and the process of being rescued only existed in bits and pieces in their minds.After those warriors rescued them, they left behind supplies, and none of them showed up again.

Zhao Qing then said that it must be General Rui Ning who led the [-] righteous men to resist the Mongolian army and touched the heavens, and the heavens sent heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals to save us.

As soon as the words came out, everyone thought so after much deliberation.Otherwise, those 100 or so people could kill all the more than [-] people under Mansuer. How could ordinary people have such strong fighting power?Moreover, these people come and go without a trace, and when they appear, they seem to have fallen from the sky, and it is impossible to explain it with ordinary terms.

Zhao Qing and others hid in the cave for three days, but the pursuers did not come again, and those who rescued them did not show up again.

So they prepared to leave the cave and return to Suzhou to report the list.When they were about to leave, they found that there were still many colorful dyes and paints in those supplies.

And Zhao Qing's family originally belonged to the Danqing family, and Zhao Qing also learned the art of Danqing when he was young, and he has excellent painting skills.Later, Zhao Qing himself didn't like Danqing, and wanted to serve the country, so he abandoned his pen and joined the army of Rui Ning.Because of his bravery and skill in fighting, and his outstanding knowledge, he was soon trusted by Rui Ning and became a centurion officer.

Chapter 1440 Seeing the Machete Again

Seeing these dyes, Zhao Qing thought.The feat of Rui Ning leading [-] soldiers to block the army of Mansuer is enough to shake the world and make ghosts and gods cry, and it has become an eternal story.In order to leave this feat to the world, he decided to paint the whole story of the battle on the mountain wall here.

So Zhao Qing began to paint with a brush, drawing the battle from beginning to end on the rock wall in the cave.From the time when the Mansuer army attacked Jiayuguan, until General Rui Ning decided to go out of the city to meet the attack, and then to those so-called heavenly soldiers and generals who descended to earth and killed the pursuers, they stayed in the cave for a while.

The content on the mural is over here.

After introducing the story of the mural above, Qian Qingfeng added: "There is a lot of content in it, which I tell you after my understanding. Look at the scene of the twenty warriors rescuing them on the wall. They are painted as heavenly soldiers and generals, with golden helmets and golden armor, shrouded in auspicious clouds, and thousands of auspicious colors. I think this is all their imagination. How can there be heavenly soldiers and generals in the world? They must be rescued by a certain armed force. .”

After Qian Qingfeng's reminder, we went to look at the mural again.This time, the content on the mural suddenly became vivid.I have to say that Zhao Qing's paintbrush is really amazing, expressing the battlefield extremely superbly.

It is conceivable that if this mural was seen in person back then, it would have been even more wonderful.It is a pity that although they thought of the strange way to preserve the mural, due to the lapse of too long, a large part of the mural is still incomplete.If it weren't for Qian Qingfeng's rich historical knowledge, it would be difficult to connect these pictures together.

After Qian Qingfeng's narration, let's look back at these murals. The characters, war horses, mountains and rivers and battlefields in the pictures all seem to emerge one by one before our eyes.

We looked behind, and sure enough, we saw the scene of auspicious clouds lingering on the screen, warriors wearing golden armor and golden helmets, like gods descending from the earth, holding a full moon scimitar, killing the chasing soldiers one by one.

The picture here is relatively complete. When my third uncle and I saw the warriors on the picture, my heart was moved.Because I saw the weapons in the hands of those samurai, I felt a little familiar again.

It was a cutlass of the kind I have seen more than once.First, in the Yiyuan Hotel, I saw a man in purple holding this machete.It is that kind of strange round moon scimitar. Because of the special shape of this knife, we are deeply impressed.

Of course, since the wall is not paper after all, there are certain restrictions on drawing on it, so the knife on this picture can only be seen in its shape. I am not sure that the machete here is the one we have seen before. .

I believe the third uncle must have discovered this kind of scimitar, but he didn't say much.

We went back to the middle of the cave and sat down again.

Qian Qingfeng clenched his fists and said regretfully: "It's such a pity. I originally brought a camera, but it was also lost when I and the sea wolf were washed away by the underground undercurrent last time. Such a valuable mural, but I There is no way to take pictures of them. This place, I don’t know if I can find it next time, it’s really a huge loss.”

Most of Qian Qingfeng's regrets come from the loss of this kind of artwork and its historical value.And I thought about this epic story over and over again, but I couldn't connect this story with the purpose of our coming here.

The third uncle stood up and observed the water curtain for a while, then turned around and asked Qian Qingfeng: "Mr. Qian, on that mural, did you not tell where Zhao Qing and others went?"

Qian Qingfeng shook his head: "No. In the end, they just explained in words that they were going back to Suzhou. As for when they left, it won't be visible on this mural."

The third uncle nodded: "I don't think it is very likely that they will return to Suzhou. If they return to Suzhou, then this story is over. But I always feel that this story is not over yet, and it should continue Go on. At least the origin of those warriors is still a mystery."

Qian Qingfeng was taken aback, and asked, "Do you have any basis for saying that?"

The third uncle shook his head: "There is no basis, it's all based on intuition."

Qian Qingfeng smiled and said nothing.I know he studies history, so he shouldn't trust intuition so much.But I believe in my third uncle's intuition. Several experiences have shown that my third uncle's intuition is often the same.

So I asked, "Then if they hadn't returned to Suzhou, where would they have gone?"

Uncle San pointed to the water curtain: "I think they probably passed through the water curtain and went to the world over there."

Qian Qingfeng looked at the waterfall, shook his head and said, "How is this possible? This waterfall has such a strong flow, crossing it is no different from courting death."

The third uncle took a look at Qian Qingfeng and said with a smile: "Mr. Qian, tell me something you don't like to hear. Thanks to you who study history, this waterfall looks like this now. Are you sure it was like this 500 years ago? Maybe , 500 years ago, the water flow here was not so strong, or, this waterfall did not appear at all at that time. It was only because the water flow was concentrated later that the waterfall gradually formed over time. In short, we now imagine what happened 500 years ago, Anything is possible."

Qian Qingfeng also nodded after hearing this: "You are right. I was confused. I didn't expect that there was such a long difference between then and today. Terrain and geography can indeed produce great changes. What do you mean? , Those people didn’t go back to Suzhou, but went there. Then why? After all, this mural shows that they want to go back to Suzhou.”

Uncle San shook his head: "I don't know about that. There may have been other accidents at the time, such as someone in the team was injured, or they made other discoveries. From the murals, apart from Zhao Qing and others, There is also a group of people living nearby. Among them are the twenty or so warriors, they rescued Zhao Qing and others, and then disappeared, if Zhao Qing and the others are allowed to leave here, it is not logical."

After listening to Uncle San's deduction, I also followed his train of thought and said, "Uncle San is right. I think those warriors are so mysterious, and saving people is not like an ambush there in advance. It's more like Zhao Qing and the others broke in. I went there, and I happened to meet those warriors. Those warriors must not want outsiders to know their existence. They also didn’t want to offend Manzoul because of this. So they made a quick decision and killed all the people in Manzore. If When Zhao Qing and the others go back, they will definitely exaggerate the story of their rescue, and then it will be difficult for them to hide. It is also very likely that the news will reach Mansuer's ears, attracting soldiers to surround the mountain, It's not impossible."

Chapter 1441 The Law of Water Flow

The third uncle clapped his hands: "Li Yang's analysis is right. So I think Zhao Qing and the others should not have returned to Suzhou."

Qian Qingfeng shook his head and said, "Even if your analysis is correct. But whether they have returned to Suzhou, does it have anything to do with our current situation?"

The third uncle said: "Of course it has something to do with it. If they didn't return to Suzhou, they would have passed through the passage in front of them. I have observed that this should be the only passage leading to the mountain. Of course, is there any other passage in the mountain to go outside?" Go, I don't know. At least the road we took, there is no other way to go to the mountains. We have come here, we have to find a way to rush out of this waterfall and go over there to see. "

Qian Qingfeng smiled wryly: "It's easy to say, how could it be possible to rush out with such a big current."

I glanced at Uncle San and asked, "Uncle San, do you already have an idea?"

The third uncle nodded: "Yes. But I'm not sure yet, so I can only observe and observe first. Eldest nephew, take a look too. Is there any pattern to be found in this water flow?"

"What laws can there be in water flow?" I replied, staring at the waterfall.

I know that third uncle often has some whimsical ideas, and his ideas are unconstrained and unconstrained, which will surprise you.

In the days when I was wandering around with my third uncle, I naively thought that the only difference between me and my third uncle was the depth of Taoism.It was only later that I gradually realized that the difference between my third uncle and me was not only the level of Taoism, but also the huge gap in experience and observation.

In such an environment today, Qian Qingfeng and I gave up looking for a way out.Just wait for dawn and return along the original road.

But the third uncle was able to discover the problem. In an environment where the mountains and rivers are at the limit, if you can find something, it will feel like turning a corner.This is what I admire the most about my third uncle, and it is also the reason why I will basically not feel depressed when I am with him, no matter how critical the situation is.Because he can always find the right way at the right time.

However, according to what my third uncle said, I observed the water curtain for a long time, my eyes were sore, and I found nothing.

The third uncle sat on the ground, but kept staring at the water curtain, looking very focused.

I couldn't help asking: "Third Uncle, if you find anything, just tell us directly. I really don't see any rules for this waterfall."

The third uncle shook his head: "If I found out, I would have told you. I just suspect that this waterfall should be regular, at least it won't always be like this."

Qian Qingfeng was also very curious, and asked: "Master Dongbin, why do you say that? It is said that there are laws in the natural world, but this kind of law usually takes hundreds of thousands of years, at least decades to be seen. Just like what you said, it may take 500 years for the formation of this waterfall, if you look at it like this now, what can you see if you look at it for a few hours at most?"

Uncle San's thoughts were not very mature at first, but when Qian Qingfeng and I questioned him, he pointed to the mural on the wall impatiently: "Look carefully, have you ever thought about where these flying insects come from?" here?"

"Flying insects?" The third uncle turned our attention to these flying insects again. We took a closer look, and the flying insects had already returned to the cave wall densely, completely covering the murals. .

"Flying insects naturally come from outside." I replied casually.