Luoshui Dongliu

At dawn, Zhao Shen led the cavalry to the north gate of the city, and Xie Rang, Cheng Chude and Yu Wenlue, who was guarding the northern city, saw them off.

Cheng Chude said: "I have prepared a letter cannon for the general in the luggage. When I return to the city, I will mark it as a signal, and I will send people out of the city to meet it."

Zhao Shendao: "I'll go back quickly, don't fight the enemy lightly during this period."

Both of them said, "Forget it", Zhao Shen slightly nodded and said, "Then I won't ask for more."

Xie Rang said: "I wish the general every success!"

Zhao Shen smiled slightly, and when he turned his head, his expression was already restrained, Yuan Gui raised his hands and said loudly: "Kaicheng!"

At this time, the Xiyan army was cooking breakfast, and the general besieging the northern city was wiping his teeth with willow branches with water in his mouth, when he heard the commotion outside, he was about to look out, but saw a guard stumbling in, stammering: "Yes, Someone broke into the camp!"

The general spit out the willow branches in a hurry, picked up his long halberd and rushed out, but saw a cavalry army of more than ten people galloping past the company camp early, and several soldiers lying on the ground in front of them all shot through their throats with long arrows.The Xiyan army in front of them called their halberds and spears to the outer circle, but they couldn't get close.The dozen or so horses were galloping very fast, and several people were trampled and injured by the horses.By the time General Xiyan yelled and stabilized his formation, the cavalry was too late to keep up.

The general couldn't help being unlucky, and he felt surprised at the same time, and said to the general next to him: "This time the barracks is different, it is fierce."

The tooth general said: "Do you need to report it?"

The general said: "In the past few days, the two generals Yuchi have gone to welcome Xijing. The supervising army is not in the army, but who should they report to? Don't worry about it."

But they didn't know that it was Zhao Shen and his party who passed by him.After rushing past the battalion, he slowed down the horses, raised his eyes to check the number of people, there were exactly 14 people, he slammed his heels on the horse's ribs and said: "Go to Xudu!"

All the way fast and fast, day and night, I didn't mention it until noon on the fourth day, when I heard a guard laughing: "It's finally here!"

Everyone looked at it, and sure enough, they could see the tall city wall. There were soldiers patrolling the city, and a large flag was fluttering in the wind on the top of the city, with the word "Gao" written on it.

Seeing Zhao Shen, his heart loosened and then tightened, he shook the rein in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"

However, Gao Yuan'an, the general of Xu Du, was in the camp looking at the accounts of the entry and exit of military rations. Suddenly, a small school came to report: "Someone came from outside the city. It is the general of Luo City, General Zhao Shen."

Gao Yuan'an was really startled, pondered for a moment and said: "Take it with you to have a rest, good hospitality, I'll see you in the afternoon."

When Xiaoxiao retreated, the deputy general next to him said: "Luo City is under siege, how did Zhao Shen get out here?"

Gao Yuanan sneered and said, "What else?"

Seeing that the deputy general didn't answer, he snorted and stopped talking. He just pointed at the account with his hand and asked, "What's the matter with this item?" Cao Guan said, "The prime minister ordered Zhechong's general to recruit soldiers. Since then, they have to bring their own food and horses when they go out to fight, and the food they pay will be less."

Gao Yuanan heard that he was a soldier of the government, and felt even more unhappy, but he couldn't break out.After the Four Towns Rebellion, Gao Yuanchong was deeply aware of the hidden dangers of foreign generals recruiting and arranging troops, and supporting the troops to separate themselves from one side. He re-applied the military government system of the previous dynasty, set up Zhechong Mansions in several places, and recruited strong men to join the army locally. government army.After one person joins the army, the whole family will be registered as a military officer, and the food and taxes paid will be halved.Normally, I don’t need to be on business, so I just work at home and farm. I only practice and train swords and horses from Zhechong Mansion according to the date. Once there is a war, they will be ready-made soldiers and horses.

Although this Zhechong Mansion manages the household registration of the soldiers, it has no right to dispatch them. The leading generals are all appointed by Gao Yuanchong on the fly, so this army is actually Gao Yuanchong's relatives.This kind of white-handed business for the people on weekdays and soldiers in wartime can only be done by Gao Yuan's favor and false emperor's order, but he also knows that this matter is usually taken from various prefectures, and it will not benefit the generals in the end. In order to be boycotted, it was not promoted extensively. Most of the Zhechong Mansions were only located near the imperial capital, and only one outside was located in Xudu.

Gao Yuan'an thought of his elder brother telling him that this was a "brother's relative" that day, he felt funny and suffocated, he couldn't help sneering, and said to himself: "The army of this government doesn't know the general, the general doesn't know the army, and they don't know how to fight. How useful it is." He didn't hesitate when he heard Zhao Shen came here, but he thought of his legendary cavalry, and he was even more troubled: "Everyone in this world knows what the prime minister is afraid of, but is a fool who twists the prime minister's mind, if Zhao Shen is the first Second, no one dares to be number one.”

For a while, the two accounts were thrown on the case and said: "Take it." Officer Cang Cao hurriedly picked up the accounts, and Nuo Nuo withdrew.Seeing him leaving, Gao Yuanan turned to the lieutenant general and said, "Go and tell Zhao Shen that I will meet him in this tent right now."

Not a moment later, someone outside the tent came in and reported: "General Zhao has arrived."

Gao Yuanan smiled and said, "Please!"

The guard lifted the curtain and got up, only to see a man in military uniform walk into the outside.Gao Yuanan narrowed his eyes and saw that it was Zhao Shen.

Zhao Shen stepped forward and saluted, "The last general pays his respects to General Gao."

With a smile on his face, Gao Yuan'an raised his hand and said: "General Zhao, you don't need to be polite." Then he said: "Give General Zhao a cushion."

The guests and hosts sat down after two minutes, Zhao Shen said again: "Zhao Shen came to bother you, he was uneasy, and brought a gift to the general, I hope you will not dislike it." After finishing speaking, a guard came in from the outside, holding the set of saddle bridles inlaid with gold.

Gao Yuan'an cast a glance and understood it in his heart, but he pretended to be surprised and said: "Didn't the prime minister give you this? How dare I accept it?"

Zhao Shen said with a smile: "At that time, he was able to achieve a few gains in front of the battle, but he didn't rely entirely on the general's command. Zhao Shen will also rely on the general in the future. I will never forget the previous advice."

Gao Yuanan said with a playful smile, "Really."

Zhao Shen remained calm, and replied calmly: "General, forgive me for being young. When the prime minister gave this thing, my late father heard that I had offended the general, but in front of the envoy, he gave the latter a good punishment."

Gao Yuan'an saw him with a respectful attitude, but his eyebrows were slightly sharp, but the corners of his eyes were sharp.After Woye town, he had never seen Zhao Shen again. Looking closely at him like this this time, he felt that the young general who was a high-spirited young general seemed to have gained a lot of fortitude at this time.Feeling a little emotional, then sneered secretly, after several years of frustration, this young man is still so stubborn and has no winks, I really don't blame my elder brother for annoying him.At that moment, he only smiled heartily and said, "Where is this talking? I have no other intentions, so don't worry about it."

After chatting for a while, Gao Yuanan asked slowly, "General Zhao is here, why?"

Seeing that he finally asked this question, Zhao Shen didn't want to beat around the bush, so he solemnly bowed again: "Now that Luo City is besieged by the enemy, Zhao Shen, on behalf of the entire city's army and people, asks the general for help."

Gao Yuan reassured that as expected, he said with a half-smile, "You should ask the Prime Minister for this matter, what do you want me to do?" He didn't wait for Zhao Shen's answer, he calmed down and said coldly: "Besides, you killed my brother, Do you still come to me to ask for cheap by embarrassing my Gao family like this?"

His face change was really faster than the sky change, Zhao Shen was stunned by him.But he had guessed before that Gao You'an's matter could not be circumvented, and he was prepared in his heart, and he said calmly: "The enemy Gao Yuan'an is currently communicating with the enemy's general in private, shaking the army's morale. I was thinking of the prime minister. Because of the general, he never wanted to kill him. But he yelled at the prime minister in front of the generals, as if he was the prime minister's acquiescence. If the prime minister is here, he will definitely not allow him to do such a thing. If I really indulge He pulled out rumors that the prime minister connived at the clan brothers to cooperate with foreign enemies, and tarnished the prime minister's reputation in the eyes of others, the general cannot bear it."

What he said was really fallacious, but he couldn't afford to refute it, Gao Yuanan couldn't help laughing when he heard it, and clapped his hands and said: "These words are really cute, I don't know what to say."

Zhao Shen lowered his eyes and said: "The Prime Minister's side is far away in Yecheng, there is no information, and some misunderstandings are unknown. But the general has ruled the last general, so you should know my Zhao family's loyalty. Now I am determined to defend Luocheng to the death, but the last The general is incompetent, and his strength is really beyond his reach. If Zhao Shen loses the city, Zhao Shen's death will not be a pity, not to mention the loss of the king's favor, the general's Xu Duqian will also lose the barrier."

What he said was on the point of Gao Yuan's peace of mind.As a brother, Gao Yuanchong probably guessed eighty-nine points of his thoughts. Gao Yuanchong didn't send troops, he didn't really want to abandon Luo City, most of them wanted to suppress Zhao Shen.For Zhao's cavalry, Gao Yuanchong would rather lose it on the battlefield than let it grow bigger.And even if it can't be cut off this time, Gao Yuanchong still wants to show his face and kill Zhao Shen's arrogance.The rescuers can't come out, it's only when Gao Yuanchong decides whether the time has arrived or not.

Gao Yuanchong had planned well, but the battlefield was changing rapidly, and this "opportunity" could not be calculated to make a bad score.What Gao Yuan'an was worried about was that Xu Du would bear the brunt of any loss in Luo City.He has been operating here for several years, if Xu has really become a battlefield, it will be his heart and soul that will be lost.At that time, Xu Du will become another Los Angeles, Gao Yuanchong is not afraid of procrastination, but he can't bear it.

He had these calculations in his mind, but he didn't expect an extraordinary situation, and he didn't want to know his brother's intentions and disobey him.Of course he couldn't accept Zhao Shen's words. After thinking for a moment, he put on a friendly smile and said, "Don't worry, General Zhao. You just arrived at Pommel Horse today and you need to rest. You can discuss these things in a long-term way. Tonight I will hold a banquet in the camp. The general washes the dust."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Zhao Shen to reply, he waved his hand and summoned the guards.Zhao Shen was waiting for him to express his opinion, but he didn't want to be escorted out, he was a little anxious for a moment, but Gao Yuanan closed his eyes all the way, and without looking at him, he could only say: "Thank you, General."

After leaving the general account, Yuan Gui was waiting outside, when he saw Zhao Shen, he asked anxiously, "How about it?"

Zhao Shen said: "Neither agreed nor refused, I guess he is still thinking about it." He said again: "He said that there will be a banquet tonight, you tell the brothers to be more vigilant."

Yuan Gui asked, "What does the general suspect he is going to do?"

Zhao Shendao: "Not really, just be more cautious."

Yuan Gui said: "It doesn't matter if there is anything, he wants to hold a grand banquet, so I will be a fan Kuai with the general."

Zhao Shen smiled and said, "Don't be reckless."

When it was dark, the principal led Zhao Shen and Yuan Gui to the banquet tent, and saw many generals on both sides. .

Seeing Zhao Shen coming, Gao Yuanan got up and said to the generals, "This is General Zhao Shen from Luocheng."

Zhao Shen greeted each other with everyone, Gao Yuanan said with a smile: "Enter the table, enter the table. I clean up the dust for the general, and I don't say many official words. I just want you to have fun. The general must not be rude."

At one moment, soldiers came in, put wine and vegetables on each table, and everyone toasted, and the meal was considered open.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhao Shen kept his mind on his mind and was not used to drinking, so he remained silent for a while.Gao Yuan'an, however, drank quite contentedly, looked at Zhao Shen sideways and said, "General Zhao thinks the food and drink are lacking?"

Zhao Shen said: "The last general is not good at drinking, the general is not to blame."

Gao Yuan'an said with a smile: "This army is no different than others, and you can't sing and dance during banquets. It really seems a bit boring."

Someone said: "It's better to invite the guards to come up to the martial arts competition to add to the fun."

Gao Yuanan clapped his hands and said, "Okay! Let's do the dance."

At one moment, two people came up, pulled out the spearheads of their long spears, and immediately started to perform, everyone shouted and shouted, it was quite lively.

Gao Yuanan caught a glimpse of Yuangui behind Zhao Shen and asked, "Who is this strong man?"

Yuan Gui didn't wait for Zhao Shen's answer, he stood up and said, "The last general of the Luocheng cavalry is Yuan Gui."

Gao Yuan'an said: "Luocheng Yuanshi... your family has been a good envoy for generations."

Yuan Gui said, "The general is absurd."

Another person from the seat said: "Sure enough, this is the opportunity to ask for advice."

Zhao Shen searched for the sound and saw that it was a general with a face, his skin was dark and red, his eyebrows and eyes looked a bit like Gao Yuan'an.Gao Yuanan smiled and said, "This is my nephew Gao Jin."

Gao Jin said: "General Yuan, would you like to accompany Gao to perform martial arts for everyone?"

Yuan Gui whispered to Zhao Shen, "General?"

Zhao Shen saw this scene coldly, Gao Yuanan only pretended to be confused, and everyone in the audience felt contemptuous.I thought to myself that this was a way of looking at myself and telling myself to quit in spite of the difficulties.He observed his words and deduces that this Gao Jin must have some tricks, and their uncle and nephew's trick is probably to sweep away his own face.If you refuse at this moment, you will lose without a fight.

Immediately asked softly: "Are you sure?"

Yuan Gui sneered, "It's easy to dance but hard to win. The general is not at ease with my skills?"

Zhao Shen nodded slightly after listening.

Seeing Yuan Gui, he got up and smiled at Gao Jin, "Yuan Gui is not talented, so I am willing to accompany you."

The two left the stage, and the tent was quiet for a while, and everyone in the audience stopped drinking to watch.The two saluted each other, and the guard presented the long lance, and each held it, but they were not in a hurry, and slowly moved to confront each other.

Gao Jin suddenly yelled, and suddenly grabbed the spear and moved forward, as if under the momentum of thunder, ruthless and fast.Yuan Gui didn't dodge, he saw that Chang Leng came in front of him and suddenly moved his left hand.Before everyone could see the movement clearly, Gao Jin's long spear was held in Yuangui's hand in a blink of an eye.Gao Jin didn't expect him to do this, and was also shocked, and hurriedly pulled back, but it didn't move at all.Yuan Guibao's eyes widened and he shouted: "Let's go!" Gao Jin's long lance came out of his hand inch by inch, and he couldn't hold it back.All the generals couldn't help exclaiming, and some people couldn't bear it and stood up suddenly.

Seeing that the long lance was only two or three inches away from Gao Jin's hand, Yuan Gui suddenly let go of his hand.Gao Jin originally pulled back vigorously, but now there was no check and balance on the opposite side, and he couldn't stand under inertia and fell to the ground.The generals saw Yuan Gui for a moment and almost snatched the lance away, and his own long lance in his right hand was still unmoved, everyone was secretly afraid.

Yuangui poked the long spear in his hand on the ground, and laughed loudly: "General Gao has had too much wine, let me go, let me go!"

Everyone looked at Gao Yuan'an's face, but they saw him praise: "General Yuan is brave, I respect the general." Then he said to Gao Jin: "Today, you should know that there are people beyond people, and there are mountains beyond mountains. You and I have opened our eyes."

Gao Jin stood up from the ground, she seemed to be dissatisfied and wanted to say something, but was swept away by Gao Yuanan's sharp eyes under a smile, she couldn't help shrinking her shoulders, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, General Yuan."

Everyone was also busy trying to smooth things over and raised their glasses one after another.Gao Yuan'an looked at Zhao Shen and said, "After watching this wonderful scene, I will have a drink with the general."

Zhao Shen got up, took the wine cup and went to Gao Yuanan's case, and solemnly offered it: "It is General Zhao Shenjing, there is something to say at the table."

Gao Yuanan hurriedly waved his hands and said with a smile: "I'm a little drunk, I don't care what I say now." He hasn't made up his mind this time, so he just dragged Zhao Shen away.Seeing Zhao Shen suppressing his anxious expression and being polite and cheerful, he found it amusing for a while, and laughed again: "Why are you so anxious, general, don't let this feast be a disappointment." He said to the guards around him, "Send the brocade in my camp. Bring out a box of silk and gold utensils, and I will perform the Xipu Opera with the generals."

When the generals heard this, they all made fun of it and praised it. A moment later, the guards brought a box of treasures, and placed bamboo mats in the empty space of the tent, and put on them.Also known as Wuzixi, this is a thin slice made of laurel wood, shaped like a flat almond, painted black and white on both sides, with a calf painted on the black side and a pheasant painted on the white side. The five pieces are thrown down together, and the winning or losing is counted in black and white. .Gao Yuan'an Yanle often used this play to compare with calling the crowd to gamble, in fact, it was just a pretext to reward some property to win people's hearts.

The generals were also used to this scene, and they rolled up their sleeves one after another, and it was very lively.

Zhao Shen couldn't help being upset when he heard everyone screaming like Xiao Xiao, Lu, Pheasant, Du, and Sai.He runs the army seriously, never seen such a scene in the camp, Gao Yuanan's style seems to be somewhat similar to his father Zhao Jing.He saw Gao Yuan'an only raised his glass and drank by himself, with a relaxed attitude, knowing that he was procrastinating and exhausting himself.I have been out of the city for nearly five days, and I think about it every day, I am afraid that I will miss it.At this moment, there was a banquet, and it was obvious that his heart and lungs were roasted on the fire.He also couldn't figure out what Gao Yuanan was thinking in his heart, so he was leading him by the nose. If he procrastinated like this every day, it would be too late when he moved to the rescue.

He just frowned and said nothing, all the generals who gambled at the table have already received their rewards.Seeing that the bottom of the box was empty, Gao Yuanan regretted, "It's a pity that no one has thrown out the lue today."

Lu is the best first-tier noble color, and it is quite rare for all five sons to be black-faced.Gao Yuan'an was also drunk, so he stretched out his hand and untied his belt, saying: "Whoever wins the lottery, I will give this belt as a gift!"

The scorpion belt is one palm wide, made of high-quality cowhide, the scorpion on it is all pure gold, and there is a gemstone inlaid in the middle, it is precious at first glance, moreover, it is something on the general's body, and it has a lot of face in it.When the generals saw it, they were even more eager to try.

At the end of each game, who knows that the voice of Hulu will come and go, but no one can throw it when the house is full, and they all say: "Disappointment, disappointment."

Zhao Shenben watched silently, but suddenly his heart moved slightly.Huo Ran stood up and said, "General, can you give me a try?"

Gao Yuan'an was about to greet the rest of the banquet, but he was slightly surprised when Zhao Shen came out suddenly, he just smiled and said, "Of course it's very good."

Zhao Shen went to the tent, bowed to Gao Yuan'an and said, "Zhao Shen has always known the general's righteousness, and only came to bother him when he was in trouble. For several generations of my Zhao family, I dare not forget the king's kindness, and now I dare not forget the prime minister's kindness." En. Although I am not talented, I know how to repay my kindness. If the general is willing to help me a little bit, I will try my best to drive away in the future. My words are all out of sincerity. God knows, so let me throw my head Cai, if it doesn't work, I will kill myself to thank you!" After saying that, he took off his sword and put it in the present moment.

His words were so generous that everyone in the audience was moved.Gao Yuan'an didn't want him to say this, but he knew that there was no certainty in this gambling, so he hurried to stop it, Zhao Shen had already picked up the five trees and threw them down.Everyone couldn't help being upbeat, and waited until the five sons fell to the ground, but it turned out that they were really five black faces.

Gao Yuan'an couldn't help standing up and staring at Zhao Shen, he saw a resolute look on his face, full of invincible courage.Gao Yuan'an was also disturbed in his heart, he turned his mind for a few times in his heart, and finally made up his mind, said in a deep voice: "The general is a loyal man, how can Yuan An refuse to save him, the entrustment of the general here, I I should."

The author has something to say:

In the middle section, you can think that it is the Fubing system, but in fact it is not.

The matter of throwing scorpions is Wang Sizheng's stalk, don't ask me if I am cheating, I don't know...