Luoshui Dongliu

On this day, Yu Chiyuan and Pei Yu came from the east with a large army.Seeing the camp of the Xiyan Army besieging Luo City through the morning mist, he said with a long laugh, "I'm finally back." Thinking back to the uneasy state of mind before the expedition, it's like two worlds.Pei Yu also laughed and said, "I don't think it's been more than a month." Seeing the lines of laughter in the corners of his eyes, everyone jokingly said, "It's rare to see the superintendent so happy."

Just as he was talking, some soldiers came to Maqian to report: "Lieutenant General Yuchi is here to meet the chief general and supervise the army."

When Yu Chiyuan heard that his second brother had come, he was also very happy.When they met, Yu Chizhong laughed and said, "I've heard all the good news about brother. We've been suffering for the past few months, and finally we're going to see the light."

Several people met each other, and Yu Chiyuan asked: "The city defense is still safe these days? No one broke into the camp, right?"

Yu Chizhong said with a "hehe" smile: "It's just a ditch that fell over twice, this time not even a mosquito could fly in."

After hearing this, Yu Chiyuan nodded and shook his head, and said to himself, "But where did this Zhao Shen go?"

Yuchi said in the middle: "Did he come back?"

Yu Chiyuan said: "After the Dongyan Army brigade withdrew along the river, some soldiers encountered it before, but they never saw each other again. I don't know where they hid? I'm not at ease after all."

Yu Chizhong said with a smile: "Xu Shi fled eastward with a feint shot. If he comes back at this time, he is not really an idiot."

Yu Chiyuan shook his head and said: "Who knows? It's always about strict city defense, don't let the enemy take advantage of the loopholes. Right now, Luocheng has no reinforcements and no generals, but no matter how easy it is, don't be careless."

Yu Chizhong patted Yu Chiyuan's horse's head and said in a long voice: "Brother, don't worry, this matter cannot escape."

After saying something else, Yu Chiyuan frowned and said, "This fog has been lingering since morning, why is it still foggy in summer?"

Pei Yu said: "It was cloudy and rainy for several days before, and the humidity was too high. When the sun rises, the moisture will dissipate and it will clear up."

Yuchi said in the middle: "It doesn't matter if it's foggy or sunny, what do you do. I've already settled in the camp and cleaned up the dust for my brother's army."

After finishing speaking, several people clapped their hands and laughed, and the army started to move again, heading towards Luo City together.

When they arrived at the camp, Yu Chiyuan called Yu Chizhong into his tent, and the two brothers whispered for a long time.Yu Chiyuan explained what happened this time in detail, and then said: "From now on, don't mess with Pei Yu; I don't think he wants to trouble us either, he just took down Luocheng without incident, and from now on the road will go to the sky. Just leave it alone."

Seeing Yuchizhong nodding his head in agreement, he said again: "What's going on in the city this month?"

Yuchi said in the middle: "Of course I can't hold on. I stabbed them a few times, but there was no movement. The city is full of old soldiers and slaves. They just want to wear it down. I'm a little worried about this, don't look at them who are only seven now. It’s a month, but it will be autumn in a blink of an eye, no matter how cold the weather is in the future, it will be difficult if we can’t provide clothes and quilts.”

Yu Chiyuan said: "Why do I want to delay it for so long? He can't last long without a general in his city. When he comes back this time, the army's morale is high, so I will give him a quick victory. He is willing to guard Chen Mi, who has been in Luo City for many years. , but I was thinking of rushing to the city to eat this year’s new grain after the wheat harvest.”

Yu Chizhong also laughed, and said: "Brother has worked hard for more than a month, and if we want to fight quickly, we need to rest well in these two days."

So he called in the guards to change Yu Chiyuan's clothes and take a bath, and went to set up a banquet by himself.The sergeants returning to the camp had to re-campaign, and they were busy for a while, and it was past noon before they realized it.It's just that the clouds in the sky still linger, and the sun can't come out, making the fog even heavier.

The Xiyan army who returned to the camp still set up their own camps according to the original deployment, and the soldiers who were temporarily filling the vacancy this month packed up and waited to make room.But after waiting for a long time, no one came to take the defense, so the leader became a little impatient, and said: "It's time to cook, and our pots and stoves have been put away. Why don't we make us starve and wait? Otherwise, we won't Wait for them, then go back to your original position." Some soldiers below persuaded, "Wait a little longer", and some people said, "Anyway, there is nothing to deliver, so it's okay to go first." Chatting for a while, the leader went to the end Said: "I will send someone to inform you. If the superior agrees, we will go first."

Suddenly, the soldier who asked for orders came back and said: "The upper peak is not here. I heard that he went to meet the general. I told the people below, and they still laughed at me and said whether they wanted to go or not."

As soon as the words fell, everyone was not happy, the little leader curled his lips and said: "It's true that we use chicken feathers as arrows. This is what they promised, so we won't wait." Wait, hula la leave an empty camp and leave.

It was at this moment that the original guards moved their positions without permission, but the new ones hadn't arrived yet. Only a moment later, an empty road flashed across the road, and when no one could see clearly in the thick fog, a The horse team seemed to have fallen from the sky, and they roared past in a blink of an eye.When everyone realized it, they saw the horse team heading straight for the city gate.

The Xiyan army besieging the city was garrisoned on three levels inside and outside. If something went wrong on the outer level, those on the inside were busy coping with it.Rao it's so foggy that it's not clear who else would break into the camp at this time of year.Yuchizhong had issued a strict order before, and everyone dared not cheer up at this time.What's more, everyone thought that there were only dozens of people who came, and they were trapped in the heavy army besieging the city, and they would not be able to escape.

Yu Chiyuan and the others were in the tent, when they heard the news, they couldn't help shouting: "It's finally here!" Then he asked, "How is it now?"

The soldier who came to report said: "It's surrounded, but the fog is too thick, and the enemy's horses are so fast, they are rushing around, making the scene a bit chaotic." Yuchizhong got up and was about to go out, Pei Yudao called him, "Second General Don't worry." He said again, "I don't care if the order goes on, whether it's chaotic or not, whether it's life or death, I only want Zhao Shen!"

The messenger agreed to go, and Pei Yu put his palm on the case and said with a sneer, "He has a bit of courage."

Yu Chiyuan said: "We can't ask him to escape again, otherwise I will run back and forth in my camp, and it will be his family."

He only said that the blocking generals in the Xiyan camp heard the order and shouted, "Don't be dazzled by him scattered around, just take down Zhao Shen." In the fog, he couldn't see clearly, only the leader on the opposite side. Holding a bow and the other holding a lance, they all said that this was Zhao Shen and Yuan Gui, so they rushed forward, and the surrounding cavalry rushed into it, but no one paid any attention.For a while, only these two people and dozens of cavalry were surrounded, but the Xiyan army still gathered more and more, with long halberds, knives and guns all stabbing inwards, and there were archers on the outside who kept firing arrows.This fight lasted for half an hour, but suddenly there was a sound of drums from the direction of the city gate, and a group of cavalry suddenly rushed out from behind the Xiyan army, there were two or three hundred people, they were the ones who were staying in Luocheng at that time.The rear of the Xiyan army turned back to look, and couldn't help being shocked, the leader is Zhao Shen, but if so, who is the one in the siege?Everyone thought to themselves, could it be possible that this person can do the body splitting technique, and couldn't help feeling rootless under his feet, and scattered as soon as he charged.

The besieged Dongyan cavalry were only left with a few people, and all of them were blood-stained.Seeing the arrival of his own reinforcements, Yuan Gui couldn't help saying loudly: "General Du, this matter is finally done!" Precarious, he leaned forward and pulled his horse's rein and put it together with his own, and shouted to his side: "Go!" The few people were cheered up. After this bloody battle, they had already rushed not far from the city. Now there is another response, and they rushed past the Xiyan barracks in just a moment.

When the galloping horse stopped in the open area outside the city, the Xiyan army did not dare to chase it any further.Zhao Shenti immediately raised his hand to support Du Rong, only to see that his lower abdomen was bright red, and the blood was gurgling out, he said anxiously: "General, bear with it, and will enter the city soon."

Unexpectedly, Du Rong raised his hand and grabbed his wrist, just said with a smile: "Today I just tasted the joy of the battlefield again, happy, happy!"

Zhao Shen saw that his face was covered with blood and could no longer see his expression, he felt a rush of heat rushing from his wrist to his chest, he also smiled and said: "I am also happy to see the general having a good time today." Turning his head to the messenger, he said: "Call Open the city inside, and then raise my general flag to the top of the city!"

For a while, a banner with the word "Zhao" was raised on the city.The wind blew away the clouds, and the sun shone through, dispelling the mist.The general flag fluttered in the wind, and it could be seen clearly from a few miles away, reflecting a clear blue sky.

At this time, all the leaders of the Xiyan army stood outside the camp, all watching the "Zhao" flag raised over the city of Luocheng, and they all remained silent. They were optimistic and careless when they returned to the camp just now, but they turned their heads and were slapped in the face.Pei Yu didn't show his face, but the nails in his sleeves were pinched white.How shrewd and self-reliant he is, Zhao Shen tried to pass by him several times, but he couldn't subdue him, this is almost a humiliation for him.He said ruthlessly in his heart: "This shame will not be shamed, I swear I will not let it go."

He seldom got angry like this for many years, but he didn't show it on his expression, he just said: "Since he has returned to the city, it's not a big deal for us to catch a turtle in the urn, order to clear up the camp and settle down early," he said. , swept around and said, "What about General Yuchi?"

Yu Chiyuan's face was gloomy and he said: "Now I have to worry about setting up the camp. You are all living for nothing." He added, "If there is a mistake in the camp today, those in charge will be punished according to military regulations. Anyone who makes mistakes in the future will be punished by us." Want his head!"

Everyone was secretly gloomy, but also wondered, these past few days the Xiyan army had cast nets along the way to block them, but they never saw Zhao Shen's whereabouts, where did he show up today

But they never thought that Zhao Shen and his party have been staying close to the army for the past few days, and when they got close they didn't even reach a mile. That's what Du Rong meant by "dark under the lamp".It wasn't until he returned to Luocheng from Sishui Pass, and saw the flaws in the defense of the besieging army, that he suddenly came out.It's just that although he escaped from danger, the loss was heavy, and Du Rong was also seriously injured.

When he returned to the city, the doctor came to remove his armor. He saw more than ten wounds on Du Rong's body, especially a blood hole pierced by a halberd in the palm of his right rib, and the blood flowed continuously.The medical officers hurriedly filled the wound with linen cloth dipped in white medicine to stop the bleeding. At first, one or two gauzes were soaked in blood in an instant. Seeing that the situation was not good, the medical officers folded several pieces of gauze in one place and took turns. Going forward and pressing harder, it took a while before the blood seemed to be barely stopped.Then he tied his abdomen tightly with a sackcloth, and said to Du Rong: "The general is only lying flat, you must not get up and move, and you must not use your strength."

Du Rong only squinted his eyes, as if he was going to sleep.On the one side, a senior medical officer had a weak and rapid pulse, and hurriedly said: "General Du can't sleep," and then said to the sides, "Talk to him first to hang your nerves, so that you can wait for the decoction over there."

The little medical officer hurriedly stepped forward and called nearby: "General." Then, "Where is your hometown, when did you join the army, and how is your wife and children?" Come in.A medical officer lifted Du Rong's head and neck with one hand, and pressed the bandaged wound with the other, while the other blew the cold medicinal juice and fed it, lest he choke and struggle to make a wound and bleed.After pouring a bowl of medicine into it for a long time, Du Rong's complexion gradually regained some vitality.

The medical official let out a long sigh of relief, and said: "It seems to be okay, but he lost a lot of blood. There are not so many medicinal materials for nourishing blood and Qi here, so I mixed some sugar and salt in warm water and fed him more."

When the medical officer withdrew, Zhao Shen was still waiting, saw the medical officer and asked, "How is it?"

The doctor said: "The internal organs seem to be fine, but there is a lot of blood loss. Although they are still stable for the time being, we have to look again."

Hearing this, Zhao Shen saw that the medical officer's hands were covered with blood, before he had time to wash them, he wiped them with a towel, guessing the scene of the treatment, he was even more worried, but he could only nod silently.The medical officer said, "General, you can go in and have a look."

Entering the tent, I saw Du Rong lying on his back, the blood on his face had been carefully wiped off, his face was pale, and there was not much blood on his lips.Zhao Shen thought that it was Du Rong Yuangui who lured the enemy army away so he could escape. These swords and guns should have been aimed at him, but it was Du Rong who took care of him. He felt ashamed and guilty, and said: "Zhao Shen thank you Du General."

Du Rong smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "This is what should be done." Seeing that Zhao Shen still couldn't bear it, he said again, "Now that I'm talking about this, I'd like to advise you again. The current situation inside and outside the city is more important for the general. You should know how to cherish yourself, and you don’t have to carry everything by yourself. It’s the easiest thing to close your eyes and rush forward, but what’s so difficult about dying is living.”

After finishing speaking, he said to the little medical officer beside him: "My head is hot, please get me a fan." Seeing that the little medical officer had gone, Fang whispered again: "General Gao told me to treat Ye in front of you and me. The city is stable, so we should come to the rescue. The general just listen to it, but you must not take it as a chance, and now Luocheng can only be guarded as an isolated city."

Zhao Shen lowered his eyes and said, "I don't count on others, but I also don't believe that the enemy army can survive until autumn and winter and still have strength to spare."

Du Rong said: "No one knows what the situation in the city will be like at that time, so you should make the final preparations in your heart at this time." He took a breath and said, "This is not a good thing to say. Say something."

Hearing this, Zhao Shen got ominous, worried that Du Rong was thinking too much, and was about to comfort him, but Du Rong laughed again and said: "My injury is not serious, the general needn't worry about it."

Zhao Shen heard that he was the first to comfort himself. During this period of getting along, he has respected Du Rong as his elder brother. He was even more moved at this moment, and nodded and smiled: "Yes, I will work with the general for a long time in the future. Now I just ask the general to treat him with peace of mind. .”

When the little medical officer came back, Zhao Shen was relieved to see that he was taking good care of Du Rong, so he left the tent.He had something on his mind, but he didn't pay attention, so he walked away.When he looked up, he had already reached the stables, and further forward was the cavalry camp.A horseman came over and said: "The general came to see Qingzhui, I washed it carefully, only a little thinner, and everything else is fine." Zhao Shen responded, let them go to work, and just walked in.I saw that there were a lot of vacant stalls in the stables, which were all set off with their respective masters earlier.Zhou Gan, who was following behind, saw that his expression was only indifferent, and he didn't say a word along the way. At this time, he was holding the horse post with his hand, and his face was slightly stunned.Although no one told him about this paragraph, he knew about it by listening carefully.Walking in this empty stable, I think of the bustle of the past and feel the desolation at this moment.He still couldn't help being melancholy, and he didn't know how the general's heart was churning.At this moment, he heard singing in front of him. Zhou Gan stepped forward and said, "I can't hear what it's singing here. I don't know who it is in the camp. General, go and see it?"

He wanted Zhao Shenmo to feel sad again, so he pushed him to look forward.Pass through the stables and go out from the other end. It turns out that the singing came from the cavalry barracks.A dozen or so soldiers gathered around one place, all took off their helmets, some tuned their bowstrings, some wiped their blades, as if they were resting.

One sang:

If a man wants to walk, why do he need more companions? Harriers and eagles fly through the sky, and rain sparrows wave in two directions

Put the horse in the Daze, the grass is good and the horse is fat, the brand is iron crotch, and the tail is stripped.

Walking forward and looking backward, aligning the iron crotch, looking ahead and looking behind, aligning with the iron crotch

Poor boy, go out with fear of death, why be afraid that after death, no one will collect the bones

The crowd hummed and sang, the singing seemed to vibrate from the chest, but it was not high-pitched but low-pitched, like the wind passing through a deep valley, standing silently on the rocks amidst the turmoil; or like under the frozen river, The roar of the undercurrent of the raging waves.Occasionally, someone hit the helmet with a straight knife to make a beat, and the sound was sonorous, trembling into people's hearts.This kind of military song has been sung for hundreds of years, and it has penetrated the bloody battlefield and the wind and frost. Whether it is the bitter cold in the northern part of the desert, or the vastness of the Central Plains, even if you see the bones of the dead and worry in your heart, as long as you can support the formation and hold the gun immediately, you will not be able to do it. If it is broken, its ambition will be invincible.

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The cavalry GGs sang four poems of "Philosophy Songs", the last one is different from the original poem