Luoshui Dongliu

It was only getting dark outside, and some soldiers from the Xiyan army rushed to the chief general's tent, met Yu Chiyuan and Pei Yu and reported, "There are figures on the city wall again."

Yuchi said in the middle: "It's a human, or a straw man!"

The soldier muttered, "Look, I can't see clearly..."

Last night, the Xiyan army lost more than ten thousand arrows for nothing.Even if he didn't have to worry about the rear supplies, it took a lot of effort to manufacture the transshipment, and he lost it in one mistake. Wei Chiyuan was very angry about this all day long.At this moment, when they heard that the old tricks in the city were being repeated, they couldn't help cursing: "Damn it!"

Yuchi said in the middle: "Is this when we don't remember? Who will be fooled again."

Yu Chiyuan had just finished speaking, but suddenly he was surprised when he heard the word "taken" in Yuchi's middle, and said: "Wait a minute..."

As usual, this trick is enough to use it once, the inside of the city has tasted the sweetness and refuses to give up, do you really think the outside of the city is an idiot?He was thinking about it again, but he heard Pei Yu say: "As long as this is the case in the city, just shoot the arrow before the battle."

Yuchi said in the middle: "If this is still a grass man, how many arrows will the supervising army give them, these arrows are not easy to come by!"

Pei Yu turned to Yu Chiyuan and said, "But what if the person who leaves the city is a real person? The general understands the principle of two evils, and at this moment, the battle between the battles, the earth and mountains are the most important."

Everyone in the tent was silent, Yu Chiyuan pondered for a moment and said: "Order to shoot arrows in front of the formation."

The archers in front of the battle were ordered to shoot randomly, and then they all stretched their necks to watch those shadows being dragged up to the top of the wall.An archer coughed and said, "I just said this is still fake."

Some people echoed: "A lot of arrow feathers are for nothing."

The leader said: "Can you disobey the general's order? He doesn't feel sorry for him, why should you worry about it?"

Suddenly, I saw a figure hanging down from the city.Seeing this, everyone couldn't help saying "Hi Yo".Someone scolded: "Why are you so greedy!"

The leader frowned for a while and said, "Let the arrows go."

A person on the side said: "I think this is still fake!"

The leader said: "Are you sure that it's a lie? How dare you disobey the order from the top?"

After hearing this, everyone was speechless.They all draw their bows and shoot their arrows again.After three or two times like this, the crowd could no longer bear the disturbance, and some people said angrily: "It's useless!"

The leader was originally determined not to miss anything, but after a few rounds of emptying, his heart began to shake, and sweat began to ooze on his face. He sighed and said, "Could it be that the city is sure what we are thinking? Tomorrow, the count will be worn out. I'm afraid it will be left behind No more."

A person on the side persuaded: "This is an order from the lord general. Is it wrong for us to follow the order?"

The leader let out an "ah" and said, "He's telling the truth at this time, but when he gets angry tomorrow, who can he vent his anger on? When General Yuchi heard about the number of arrows lost in the morning, didn't you?" See that face that wants to eat people! Tomorrow, we will lose even more, and he will never admit that it is his fault, we are the only ones who are unlucky."

Before the battle, all the people were chattering, but they saw another straw man hanging down from the city.

Fang Zheng, the leader, was talking so much, everyone couldn't help but stare at him. After a while, someone asked timidly: "And..." The leader's face turned red and livid, and suddenly he threw his bow and arrow and said, "Go back to the mountain, I'm in the middle of the night. It's enough to be tricked here." Everyone stood up and saw the black shadows on the city rising and falling, and they were already impatient, and they all scolded: "Dog's feet! This is like a Lehu, chatting coquettishly Trick us into shooting it."

At this time, the moon had turned for half a day, and the westerly wind roared like a beast. Everyone on the earth mountain was shivering, and they all put their weapons on the ground, curled up and leaned against one place to keep warm.After these two days of tossing, everyone is exhausted, and some people have already dozed off.

It was at the moment when the front of the city was completely silent, there was a sudden whistle at the foot of the earth mountain.Before the people on the mountain could react, they saw a sharp blade flashing in front of their eyes. The few people in front didn't even yell out their throats before their bodies fell down.Only then did the soldiers of the Xiyan army realize that they were attacked by the enemy. It's just that this strange soldier was born from the soil?In fact, it’s not difficult to understand if you think about it carefully. During the night, the dummy was cast back and forth on the city wall, until the people under the city didn’t pay any attention to it. Then they mixed groups of soldiers with the grass figurines and put them under the city. This is the miraculous effect of attacking people by surprise.

That night, no one in the camp in the city slept peacefully.For a while, Zhou Gan came to the account to report: "Finally no more arrows were released outside the city."

Lu Youzhi turned around and said, "Where is Yu Wenlue's headquarters?"

Zhou Qiandao: "General Yu has brought more than [-] healthy soldiers to the south city to wait for orders."

Lu Youzhi said: "Let them bind their feet in sackcloth and hold cloth rolls in their mouths. Form a team of 50 people, mix them with straw men and put them under the city in batches. A few capable heralds will be left on the city. People are not allowed to move." He said again, "You watch from the top of the city, and come back and report to me when it's done."

Zhou Ganfang turned around to leave, but Zhao Shenzai whispered behind him: "You see Yu Wenlue, tell him in front of everyone, send a Dubo to lead the team, and he is not allowed to leave the city in person."

After Zhou Qian left, Lu Youzhi saw that Zhao Shen was still trying to sit on the table, so he said softly, "Go and rest on the couch, and I will call you if there is anything to do."

Zhao Shen shook his head slightly and said, "It's okay."

Lu Youzhi didn't say much anymore, and the two sat silently facing each other. It was nearly two days after the change, the lights in the tent jumped twice, and the wicks crackled.The battlefield is changing rapidly, the slightest omission can cause the whole game to be lost, and at this time, neither of them can see the situation before the battle. In this silent waiting, the time seems to be stretched for an unknown amount of time.In Lu Youzhi's ears, it seemed as if he could hear the clash of weapons and the roar of killing, but his heart was as calm as still water.In the silence, it was as if he was in the army when he was young.What he remembered most at that time was Pei Yu's indifferent and stern expression in the camp during the fierce battle before the battle.He couldn't understand how he had the patience to not be disturbed by flesh and blood at that time, but at this moment he suddenly understood that such a fearless heart does not rely on cultivation, but faith.

Suddenly, Zhou Qian had opened the curtain again and came in, Lu Youzhi didn't turn his head, but said, "What's the matter?"

Zhou Qiandao: "Those 300 people have already sneaked under the city." He also knew that this was a critical moment, and the end of the words trembled a little when he said the words.

Lu Youzhi lowered his eyes slightly, and he stood up steadily and walked towards the tent door.Taking this step by step, how can you know that the next step is not a cliff.He knew that this was a gamble, with the lives of the soldiers, Zhao Shen's reputation and his own life and death. He didn't even know that his resourcefulness and will could bear such a big bet, but since he couldn't open his eyes and look at Zhao Shen To risk your life, you can only give it a go at this moment.

Just listen to him say: "Let one of them dive to the earth hill to seize the high platform and seize the crossbow device; the arrow will be piled under the earth mountain, and the other will find it. Then set fire to the catapult and destroy it. The chaotic momentum made the nearby infantry dare not rush forward. Tell them that after occupying a high place and receiving supplies of bows and arrows, and then responding in the city, the two or three thousand infantry around them will not be afraid. Everyone must move forward enthusiastically , can’t give birth to the heart of retreating.”

His tone was calm, and he spoke every sentence very clearly. Finally, he looked at Zhou Gan and said, "Have you remembered clearly?"

Zhou Qiandao: "Yes."

Lu Youzhi said, "Let me listen."

Zhou Qiandao: "One group seized the high platform, the other seized the arrows, and burned down the catapult machinery, and the inside of the city took care of each other."

Lu Youzhi nodded slightly and said, "Go ahead."

Zhou Gan left for a long time, but Lu Youzhi still didn't move.In the shadow of the light, his complexion was calm, but the light in his eyes was as sharp as a blade.The ingenious rotation of fortune finally pushed him to the front of the vertical and horizontal chess game at this moment.Perhaps what he is fighting with is a powerful enemy, authority or fate that he will never be able to defeat, but at this moment, since he has made a move, it is done with a clang and no regrets.

Zhao Shen also looked up at him slightly.He suddenly felt that the Lu Youzhi Fang at this time was the one he was familiar with before, but it didn't seem to be the same.Lu Youzhi met his eyes and walked towards him slowly.It's like traveling through the past, going straight to a long time ago.At that time, he remembered seeing him turn over the pages of the book, ride with him in the countryside, and listen to his plans; at that time, he didn't know where his calmness and resourcefulness came from, and he didn't know what he remembered when he occasionally lost his mind. ; He didn't know when his heart throbbed for him, but he only remembered that he was full of joy like seeing the beauty of spring.Lu Youzhi was still walking towards him step by step, his face was blurred under the light, just like the scene in the sunset that day: that day, he was still holding a longbow in his hand, but he saw a gentle scholar salute him slightly , said lightly: "General."

On the earth mountain, the two armies had been strangled in one place.The soldiers of the Xiyan army were suddenly attacked, and although they tried their best to fight back, the opportunity was lost; the defenders who came out of the city had been waiting for work for a few days, and soon drove the Xiyan army down the earth mountain.As soon as the infantry stationed nearby approached, flames suddenly ignited on the earth hill, and a section of flaming wooden stumbles were thrown down. Everyone was shocked and couldn't get any closer.

Zhou Gan ran all the way, almost fell down when entering the tent, staggered in, out of breath, and said: "Tushan, outside the city...I got it!"

Lu Youzhi got up suddenly, walked a few steps in front of him, and asked, "How do you say it?"

Zhou Qiandao: "According to the instructions just now joined the army, the soldiers have now occupied the earth mountain and set fire to drive the enemy away. The enemy infantry has been screened out of an arrow and cannot move forward."

After hearing this, Lu Youzhi let out a sigh of relief.He saw that Zhou Gan's brows were full of joy, but he knew he didn't dare to relax at this moment, so he said calmly: "Go and pass on another order, ordering people to set up roadblocks in front of the formation overnight, and stay awake all night, beware of enemy counterattacks." He pondered for a while. , and said, "Tonight, the guard outside the tent..." Zhou Qian understood Lu Youzhi's meaning as soon as he heard it, nodded and said, "I see, there is absolutely nothing wrong." Lu Youzhi saw that Zhou Qian had gone, and he felt a little more at ease, but Listen to the sound of "boom".He was startled again, when he turned his head to look, he saw that Zhao Shen was lying face up on the ground.

Zhao Shenqiang held on for the middle of the night, when he heard the good news, he let out a long breath, no more strength, just wanted to close his eyes and go to sleep.He heard Lu Youzhi calling him from the side, and his tone was quite anxious; he wanted to respond, but it seemed that he couldn't even open his eyelids, and he couldn't move a finger.After a while, he heard Lu Youzhi whispering in his ear: "If you are tired, go to sleep, I am here." He seemed to answer in a daze, and then fell into a dark dream.In his dream, he felt as if he was in a vast wilderness, with the night wind whirling and howling, with the swamp and sharp blades at his feet; there seemed to be a glimmer of light in the darkness, and he only went towards that light, but he didn't know where he would be led.

Lu Youzhi felt that Zhao Shen's whole body was hot, and he knew that it would be impossible to let him have such a high fever.Suddenly remembering Du Kang that Zhao Shen took into the inner tent earlier, he hurriedly took it.When the lid of the urn was lifted, only half of the wine in the urn had evaporated in the past few months, he simply took a towel and threw it into the wine urn, while removing Zhao Shen's armor, he dragged him to lean on the couch.

After all this tossing, Lu You's forehead, back, and back were completely drenched with sweat. After a while, he recovered his breath, then took out the towel and wrung it half dry.He used to hear people say that when the skin turns red when rubbed with strong wine, it can reduce high fever, but he has never seen it before.At this time, half of his body was leaning against Zhao Shen's shoulder, he untied Zhao Shen's single hand, and wiped vigorously on his neck and armpits.

He touched Zhao Shen's arm at the shoulder, and you could feel the blood throbbing on the collarbone.Even in his weakness, when the man's rigid back pressed against his sternum, it still hurt his heart.Lu Youzhi had mixed feelings in his chest, and his heart was tossing and stirring, but strands of worry lingered in it and could not be dissipated.

He wiped the bath one after another until the urn was almost bottomed out, Fang felt that Zhao Shen's whole body was sweating, and he touched his forehead with the back of his hand, the heat seemed to gradually recede.Lu Youzhi felt light in his heart, and then wiped off the sweat on Zhao Shen's forehead, only to feel the soreness in his arm.He simply lowered his arms around Zhao Shen's chest, quietly holding Zhao Shen in his arms.Zhao Shen's breath was on his arm, the strong wine on his skin seemed to be mixed with steaming heat and diffused in the air, it seemed to have an ambiguous and sweet fragrance.At this moment, Lu Youzhi's heart is so quiet that there is no thought, neither the past nor the future, he just hopes that time will stop here, even if there are all kinds of crises, this moment is enough to comfort his life.

He was silent for a moment, and finally helped Zhao Shen to lie back on the couch.He saw that Zhao Shen was sweating, but it was inconvenient to change clothes at this time, but it was a bit cold inside the tight tent due to the night wind.He was afraid that Zhao Shen would catch the cold again, so he took out his clothes and quilt to cover him, and searched for the copper stove.Scholars at that time liked to use bronze-cast incense stoves, burning charcoal and wood in the stoves for heating, and what's more, spices were added.The utensils in the army are simple, and some are four-legged copper furnaces with hollowed-out furnace covers.Lu Youzhi saw that there were still a few cubes of charcoal stored in it, so he took out a flint from his sleeve, rolled up a piece of paper and lit it, put it into it, and with a slight flick of a poker, the charcoal fire ignited.

He got the flint from Zhou Qian that day. He watched the coal gradually turn hot, lost his mind for a while, and rubbed the flint for a long time before picking it up again.

Because of the fire nearby, bursts of warmth hit people.Lu Youzhi's heartstrings were tense all night, and he couldn't help being sleepy at this time.Sitting next to Zhao Shen, he also slightly closed his eyes.Suddenly he heard Zhao Shen call out to sit up, and blurted out: "Grandfather!"

Lu Youzhi's eyes opened suddenly, and seeing Zhao Shen's arms resting on the couch, his eyelashes were shaking, he glanced at Lu You for a while, buried his head and face in his palms, and said in a low voice, "It's nothing, I'm having a nightmare."

Lu Youzhi heard that it was Zhao Jing who was called by Zhao Shen, and couldn't help but feel a stab in his heart.There was silence in the tent for a long time, and at last Lu Youzhi said calmly: "Go on to sleep." Zhao Shen just didn't move when he heard the words, but he couldn't help but sigh silently.What he feels in his heart at this moment is destined to be no one to complain.In the dream, Zhao Jing appeared vividly in front of him, immediately in military uniform, and behind him were thousands of neat cavalry, with banners fluttering in the wind.He stood in the mud and listened to his father calling him with a bright smile, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment.Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and when I looked back, I saw Luocheng bursting into flames. The tall city walls, solemn ancient temples, and majestic towers were all hidden in the smoke, and then the surrounding people and things disappeared like light smoke.

His bloodline and surname are already doomed, and this Guancheng is his destiny.

After a long time, he just acted like nothing had happened, and said, "Is there any water?"

Lu Youzhi didn't say much, and silently took the water bowl.At this time, Zhao Shen's mind was no longer dizzy, and after drinking the water, he actually wanted to eat.Seeing that his mental strength had recovered a bit, Lu Youzhi felt relieved.So he helped him to lie back on the couch, but the curtain was lifted suddenly, only to hear Zhou Gan exclaimed in surprise: "Master!" When the two looked closely again, they saw Xie Rang standing in front of the door, his face full of surprise.

The author has something to say:

The matter of the straw man was a matter of Zhang Xun's defense of Suiyang. The straw boat borrowing arrows is a fiction, but the straw man borrowing arrows is true.