Royal road

In the Yamen of Lucheng Mansion, Liang Feng stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his back.Today is Zhengdan, but the county government didn't hold the yuan meeting, and even his subordinates didn't follow him, only a small figure stood aside.

"Father, will there really be a solar eclipse today?" Liang Rong was a little uneasy, but he didn't dare to look up at the sun directly.Father said, if you look at the sun, your eyes will be easily burned by the fire.Therefore, he could only carefully look at the copper basin in front of him, and observe the situation in the sky from the surface of the water dripping with ink.

"According to Li Zile's calculation, there will be a solar eclipse." Liang Feng's voice was calm, but his heart was not as calm as it appeared.

Sending troops this time can be regarded as a military adventure.In order to attack the city, Fuchu craftsmen spent more than a month rushing to manufacture new trebuchets and various supporting shells.The manpower and material resources spent on this item alone are as high as 20 yuan.And money is still secondary, what is important is the three thousand soldiers.All the cavalry battalions were mobilized, and there were still [-] elite soldiers. If the siege failed, the losses would be unimaginable.

But even so risky, Liang Feng still gritted his teeth and carried out the plan.To put it bluntly, it is a time difference to compete for an opportunity to surprise the Xiongnu army stationed in Yangyi and besieging Jinyang.The soldiers marched dangerously. At that time, the Red Fourth Regiment flew to capture the Luding Bridge, but they ran all night under the heavy rain, walked 120 miles of mountain roads, and captured the bridgehead with 22 commandos, and cooperated with the friendly army to occupy Luding City. .This kind of military action is simply unreasonable, but it is this kind of "extraordinary" that can give the disadvantaged Central Red Army a chance to survive.

And today's Shangdang has reached such a critical moment of life and death!How could Liang Feng give up this opportunity because it was too risky.

Arrange step by step, plan little by little, and deduce the tactics to the extreme.Whether or not a solar eclipse will come is not very important to the siege.But for the subsequent strategy, it is extremely critical.

So now, he is standing here, without Yuan Hui, without He Yi, just waiting quietly, looking forward to the appearance of the solar eclipse.

Liang Rong didn't notice what was going on in his father's mind. On the contrary, his little face showed a bit of anxiety: "But the solar eclipse is ominous..."

Liang Feng came back to his senses.Of course he knows the understanding of most people in this era about astronomical phenomena.The trend of shamanism has not faded away, and the induction between heaven and man has added chains.No matter its role is to limit the power of the monarch or to deceive the people, its influence on the world will not be easily erased.

After pondering for a moment, Liang Feng said, "Why is the solar eclipse so ominous?"

Liang Rong was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "The sun and the moon accuse the evil, don't use it. Four countries have no government, don't use it."

This is a sentence in "The Book of Songs: The Turn of October". The beginning of the whole poem records a solar eclipse. "At the turn of October, the new moon is Xinmao. The sun has an eclipse, which is also the ugliness of the hole." This celestial phenomenon also aroused the poet's emotion. It is because there is no good government in the world, and there are talents who are empty, which lead to the eclipse of the sun and the moon. "The sun is the king's elephant." Once a solar eclipse occurs, it heralds a major disaster in the kingdom.

Unexpectedly, the little guy would also use the "Book of Songs", Liang Feng smiled: "Rong'er is right. But the sky can show people, but people can't change the sky. As long as the calendar is accurate, solar and lunar eclipses can appear on time according to the time. This is The celestial phenomenon is like the rising of the sun and the setting of the moon, the four seasons of cold and heat, and no one can change it. The real omen is actually 'there is no government in the four kingdoms, and there is no need for its good'."

This is a dialectical question. It is not celestial phenomena that cause the disaster of the country, but man-made.Liang Rong blinked his eyes, half understanding: "Can't elephants show people that day?"

"Yes." Liang Feng replied simply, "But if you only have a natural vision, you will panic and sin. The country is also uneasy. How can life and death only wait for heaven's revelation?"

He didn't intend to thoroughly brainwash Liang Rong and popularize various natural laws.These thoughts are too advanced, and it is not a good thing for Liang Rong who grew up in this era.But the way of thinking, and logic can change.No country or system is perfect, and it is fundamental to always pay attention to the operation of the country.Instead of seeing a vision and fearing being punished by heaven, I went to restore and correct it.At that time, it will be too late, and the omen of the celestial phenomenon will really be answered.

This was the first time Liang Rong heard such a statement.What he has learned seems to be a little different, but it is not incomprehensible.After thinking for a moment, he asked: "Then father raised troops today to ward off disasters and eliminate bad omens?"

This time, Liang Feng was silent for a moment before he replied: "If Tianwei helps, I can only save one county of Shangdang."

Liang Rong shut his mouth all of a sudden, as if he understood his father's true intentions.Just like the "time, place, and harmony" mentioned in the book of war, my father is not afraid of changes in the sky, because in his heart, there is something more important than fear.

Just as Liang Rong was contemplating, the sky suddenly changed.The originally bright sky suddenly dimmed, as if something had blocked the sunlight.Like a conditioned reflex, Liang Rong suddenly raised his head and looked towards the sky.I saw that the bright white sun suddenly darkened a corner, as if a piece of the sky was missing, revealing a strange and ominous feeling.

This feeling is terribly terrifying, yet so miraculous that people can't look away.However, before his eyes were pierced with tears by the sunlight, a hand was already covering his eyes.

"Don't look directly at the sun." Liang Feng said sharply.

His gaze was on the copper basin in front of him.In the black water, the round sun has lost a corner.The solar eclipse has indeed arrived!Exactly!

There was a noisy sound in the courtyard, and countless people began to exclaim.The sound of gongs and drums sounded immediately, clang clang harsh, but it was also a necessary means to drive away the tengu.This was arranged by Liang Feng in advance, and Duan Qin and Cui Ji would appease the people and hold the ceremony together.

However, to Liang Feng, this sound was more like a war drum coming from afar.Tianwei is coming, can Ge Hong handle it?

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The people in Lucheng were only in fear, but the defenders in Yangyi felt that they had fallen into a ghost.When the sky darkened, the sound of thunder rang out at the same time.

The enemy's Thunderbolt Cannon didn't stop, but the fireballs inside turned into Jiuxiao Xuanlei, and hit the head of Yangyi City with a bang!

Liu Mang felt as if his body was pushed violently by an invisible giant hand, flew upside down, and hit the ground hard.There was a burst of gold stars in front of my eyes, my ears were buzzing, and I couldn't really hear what was going on around me anymore.How is this going?Something cold and fishy fell down his face.He stretched out his hand blankly and found that his hand was already stained with blood.Blood was dripping from the nose and ears, and there was numbness and pain from the shoulders.He was hurt, by what? !

It seemed like only a moment, but it also seemed like a long time.Liu Mang suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky!The sun in the sky has already been swallowed by half, and the black shadow permeates the circle of light visible to the naked eye, as if it wants to eat the sun one by one.But why is there thunder?Isn't the tengu afraid of noise?Why is there a lightning strike on the top of the city?

Tears welled up in his eyes, blurring his eyes.Liu Mang was terrified to realize that his eyes could no longer see clearly: "Quick... hurry up, someone..."

There was an uncontrollable tremor in his voice, but no one heard it.Another thunderclap exploded in the city.

With a shiver, Liu Mang fell to his knees.This must be God's punishment!Why punish them?Is it because of Yangyi City, or because of the Jin army that attacked from under the city?

Yes!That is Shangdang's army, the heroic soldier under that Buddha...

The third thunderclap sounded again.Liu Mang had completely forgotten his duties, curled up into a ball, knelt on the top of the wall, trembling and kowtowing to the sun that blinded him.The blood stained his winter clothes red and took away the temperature in his body little by little.

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When the first thunderclap appeared, Ge Hong couldn't help taking a slight step back.Eyebrows furrowed tightly, staring at the terrifying scene in front of him.The first thunder bomb was accurately thrown on the top of the city, smoke and flames appeared at the same time, a large arrow stack shattered with a loud noise, and several figures flew upside down.The sun in the sky was swallowed up by half in an instant, and in the dim sunlight, that terrifying scene seemed to be engraved in the pupils of everyone.

Not to mention the guards on the city, even the extremely brave team behind him caused a commotion.A small half of the people knelt down directly, and many people stood still, unable to hold the knives and guns in their hands.

Seeing this scene, Ge Hong shouted loudly: "The Xiongnu conspired against the government, the government quelled the chaos, and the power of heaven turned thunder! This is God helping the government!"

His voice was so loud that it spread all over the world, and also called back the minds of those soldiers.That's right, if God punished them for raising troops, why did they land thunder on the enemy's walls?This is clearly the Fujun who was blessed by the heavens and turned fire into thunder!

There was a gleam in those fearful eyes.The trembling legs stopped shaking, and the hand holding the weapon regained its strength.The tumult had ceased, and had turned into a ready-to-go force, into joy and courage!

Ge Hong couldn't help but feel relieved, it seems that the prestige of the Fujun in the hearts of the people is even higher than the abnormal changes in the sky.How can such morale be missed? !

Striding forward to the second gun carriage, he took a deep breath: "If there is God's help! Let the thunder fall again!"

As he spoke, he raised the rocket, ignited the second mine bomb, and the artillery cart roared, sending this terrible weapon into Yangyi City.With a bang, the loud noise reappeared.But most of the team behind him had already stood up, and it seemed that even the darkening sun in the sky had been forgotten.

"The moment when the sky is restored to light, it's time for our army to attack the city!" Ge Hong took another step and ignited the last thunderbolt.

The Thunderbolt Cannon takes too long to wind up, and these three are the only ones that can be fired during a solar eclipse.But three, enough!

When the last loud noise exploded, someone in the formation yelled first: "Take back Yangyi! Kill the Xiongnu!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" 2000 people shouted in unison, louder than the thunder that fell on the top of the city!

As if alarmed by the thunderous shouts, the black shadow infecting the sun stopped its movements, and began to retreat bit by bit.The dim yellow shadow began to recede, disappearing into the bright sunlight.

The sky will be bright!

Ge Hong drew out his saber and said loudly, "Fight with me!"

The two thousand pawns moved, like a surging tide, rushing towards the strong city ahead!