Chapter 103

Xie xuanchen said lightly, but he stayed with Mu Mingtang for a while. After dark, he left.

Any victory is hard won, so is the God of war.

Mu Mingtang waited for a while, but she couldn't help sleeping. Until midnight, I vaguely heard something around me. When I woke up the next day, I found that I had changed my place and moved to the bed.

Xie xuanchen came back last night, but he left again early in the morning.

For the next few days, he went out early and came back late. The Zhao family used to be very afraid of Xie xuanchen, but a few days later, the Zhao family saw Xie xuanchen running back every day. As soon as he came back, they went to talk to his wife, which was no different from the folk men. After they get used to it, they feel that Xie xuanchen is not as scary as the rumor.

Zhao Niang came to give Mu Mingtang the home-made cheese. She couldn't help complaining to Mu Mingtang: "it's all the fault of these goddamn Khitans. It's the day of river sacrifice, because they can't do it well."

Qinghe town depends on the river to eat the river, and it is very important to sacrifice the river every spring. In their view, this matter is related to the next year's water transport, more serious than the new year.

Mu Mingtang had never heard of this festival, so he had to ask more questions. She and Zhao Niang are talking, suddenly hear servant girl pass a word outside the door: "Wang Ye is back."

The servant girl's voice declined, and Xie xuanchen had opened the bead curtain and came in. Seeing Xie xuanchen coming back, Zhao Niang immediately stood up and was about to leave.

Xie xuanchen doesn't care much about Zhao Niang either. He's not free these days. He's afraid that Mu Mingtang will be bored by himself, so he lets Zhao's family members talk with Mu Mingtang. When Xie xuanchen came in, he vaguely heard what Mu Mingtang said. He asked, "what did you just say? What's a pity?"

Mu Mingtang stood up to unload his cloak and said, "it's nothing. Zhao Niang told me about sacrificing the river. It's said that sacrifice is related to a year's safety and harvest. Now it can't be held because of war. I think it's a pity. "

Xie xuanchen heard his eyes move. He stood on the ground and thought for a while. He said, "I can't do it."

"Well?"

Xie xuanchen suddenly hugged Mu Mingtang's shoulder and said with some guilt, "I have to go out again. I can't accompany you. You stay for a while, and I'll come back right away."

Mu Mingtang doesn't know what Xie xuanchen thinks, but it's not a big deal for her to wait a little longer. Xie xuanchen's business is more important. She rearranged Xie xuanchen's cloak and sent him out in person.

Xie xuanchen didn't know what he had said to the principal of Qinghe town that day. On the contrary, the next day, the town was ready to offer sacrifices and collect firecrackers and firecrackers with various families.

Mu Mingtang doesn't know what Xie xuanchen wants to do. Qinghe town looks like a festival. He even lights a bonfire in the evening, fires guns and makes noise. You can hear it all the way. Because of the army's pressure on the border, it's dark everywhere at night. They light bonfires here, which are particularly conspicuous at night.

On the other side of the river, the guard followed behind Yelv's fuselage and looked at the opposite side in bewilderment: "war is coming. The Han people are not busy preparing to resist, but they are still lighting a fire to celebrate? What are they doing? "

Yeluji put down the mirror and asked, "what festival is it for the Han people recently?"

When the Beirong army advanced to the riverside, it naturally led the way by many Chinese people who knew both languages. He went down to ask the spies of the Han people. When he came back, he said, "King Dongdan, the Han people say that this is a river sacrifice. I pray that the river god will not be angry and flood this year."

After hearing this, Yelv Ji showed a look of incomprehension: "we've all hit here. Do they still want to sacrifice the river? This year, the Yellow River will become the territory of our great army. What can they do for me? "

After hearing this, the people in Khitan laughed: "what king Dongdan said is that it's only ten miles away from the imperial court of Ye state, and the Han people can't even protect their emperor. What's the use of asking for the God of the river?"

Yeluji burst out laughing. Looking at the frozen river in front of him, he was so excited that he pulled out his knife and pointed to the opposite bank: "it's said that the Ye Dynasty sent Qiyang king, who is the most capable of fighting, to fight. Now it seems that he is just a timid sheep praying for God and Buddha. I'll let the world have a good look. Even if there is a God, I can't stop the king! "

The sacrificial River in Qinghe town was busy for two days. On the third day, Mu Mingtang was awakened from his sleep. The horn sounded in the distance and Beirong people crossed the river.

Mu Mingtang immediately sleepless, at this time outside also spread panic cry. All the servant girls crowded over, one by one, they were scared, and their hands and feet were cold: "princess, the people of Beirong have crossed the river. There are 100000 of them, but the Lord has only 8000. What shall we do? "

This scene happened when Mu Mingtang was 12 years old. At that time, she was so scared that she couldn't stop crying. Now there are more foreign enemies and the distance is closer. However, Mu Mingtang finds that she is not afraid at all.

Probably because, this time from the beginning, she knew Xie xuanchen was there.

Mu Mingtang is still very calm, said: "cry what? There's a prince here. What can I do for you. Go outside, close the doors and windows, watch our belongings, restrain other people to stay in the yard, and don't go out without my orders. If anyone dares to go out and run around, no matter who they are, they will be punished for 30 years. "The servant girls were frightened by the call of Mu Mingtang and went out to communicate. Just now I was still in a panic, but now I was strictly restrained by Mu Mingtang, and the servant girls were not in a panic.

The atmosphere of the palace also spread to other people. Other people in Qinghe town were flustered. But when they saw that all the family members of King Qiyang were living in the house, what were they doing? If something happened, wouldn't the princess be better informed than them?

They were relieved to follow Mu Mingtang's example. They closed their doors and windows, and the whole family waited together.

At this moment, yeluji is leading the people across the glacier. The marchers are very serious about the natural danger, let alone such a big river. If the river is not frozen, or if they get lost in the middle, it will be a disaster. Yeluji was very careful to catch the local people and sent several passers-by to explore the way. After confirming that there was no more problem, yeluji launched a charge today.

In order to disperse the pressure, yeluji also wanted to show off his strong military strength, and let 100000 people line up in a long line. It looked like a million powerful troops. The dark clouds pressed the border, causing great psychological pressure on the opposite side.

The imperial guards displayed on the other side of the river were really frightened. Even several deputy commanders were worried.

As a hundred thousand people, Beirong people have always been brave in fighting. How can we fight this war? Xie xuanchen seems not to be in a hurry. He holds the reins and quietly watches Beirong people step by step across the middle line of the river, getting closer and closer to the river bank.

The deputy commander was flustered and looked at Xie xuanchen repeatedly. He wanted to speak again and again, but was suppressed by Xie xuanchen's speechless momentum. Later, a man could not help but ask, "Lord, are we still not moving?"

As soon as his voice fell, a column of water suddenly burst up on the river. Xie xuanchen's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he arrived.

He didn't say a word, just strangled the front of the horse, before all the people were quiet and nervous looking at him. Xie xuanchen went to the front of the array, raised his hand and said: "the middle arrow array is ready, pull the bow..."

His palm suddenly sank, pointing to the chaotic Beirong army in the middle of the river: "shoot

When Yelv machine took people across the river, the first half was always careful to guard against Xie xuanchen. But until the middle of the journey, there was no movement from the opposite side.

Yelv machine let go, guess Xie xuanchen want to wait until they completely cross the river, when the formation is not whole. Yeluji laughs with disdain. This is the God of war of Ye Dynasty. This is the character who is known as the border line of Ye Dynasty, and that's all.

Yeluji raised his sword and cried out in Khitan: "warriors of Khitan, the richest king of Ye Dynasty is not far away. Go ahead, rob their food and treasure, and go back to help our parents, brothers and sisters who are affected by the disaster!"

When the soldiers heard yeluji's words, they were all in a high mood and ran forward with a roar. One of them stepped on the ice, suddenly the whole ice broke and fell, and he also fell into the ice hole.

In winter, the water under the ice is very cold. The soldier who fell into the water beat hard and tried his best to climb up. But in this moment, he couldn't find the ice hole just now.

He was trapped under the ice, frantically patting the ice on his head, but this winter it was extremely cold, so frozen that he couldn't find the exit to float up. The other soldiers above were also frightened by the accident. They saw their companions asking for help under the ice and tried to save them by chopping the ice under their feet. But the ice was indestructible. The man under the ice was carried here and there by the current. Everywhere he went, every soldier was pounding on the ice, but before they could make a gap, the man under the ice was suffocating because he couldn't breathe.

Many soldiers watched their companions beat the ice helplessly and ask for help. At last, they exhausted their breath, suffocated in front of their eyes, and fell into the dark water.

He died in pain before their eyes. It was just a blink of an eye.

This caused a great impact in the hearts of the Khitan soldiers. At this time, the sound of falling water came to their ears.

For a moment, there were cries everywhere on the ice. Yeluji found that the situation was not right. It was taboo for the army to be in chaos before the battle. Before he could reorganize his troops, a shower of arrows suddenly came from the opposite side.

Beirong soldiers had been shocked by the incident just now. Looking up, they saw the arrows coming and the formation was in chaos. During the pushing, more and more ice holes were trampled down, and more and more people fell into the ice water unprepared, crying and shouting.

Yeluji finally understood why Xie xuanchen had been staying on the other side of the river, because he had secretly dug a hole in the ice, leaving only the last layer of ice before it fell. He could not see the connection of the ice at ordinary times. Once he stood up, an adult man would be trampled down immediately.

For the 100000 people in Beirong, the number of people who died because of falling into ice water was very small, but the panic caused by this was Xie xuanchen's real goal. What we fought for before the battle was the morale of the army. If the morale of the army was in disorder, the battle would have been defeated.

Even Xie xuanchen deliberately lit a bonfire a few days ago, not really sacrificing to the river, but to paralyze Beirong people.

Yeluji realized that he was belittling the enemy. He yelled, trying to stabilize the soldiers. Now that they have seen through Xie xuanchen's trick, the next step is simple. Xie xuanchen's people must leave traces when they chisel the ice. At first, they didn't pay attention to it. Now if they look carefully, they won't be hit again.Yeluji had a deep prestige in Beirong, and his voice was loud and clear. He spoke Khitan, and soon gathered a group of people. Seeing more and more people leaning towards Yelv, Xie xuanchen changed his gesture, and the commanders of the square array immediately changed the flag and waved it vigorously.

The commander changed the flag, and the small soldiers in the square array changed another kind of arrow according to the training a few days ago. These arrows are tied with special colored bullets, which are used to perform acrobatics in Tokyo city. One arrow flies out to pull out long colored smoke, which is red and green. Other arrows were tied with firecrackers and water bombs. This wave of arrows shot out, and the ice immediately burst into a pile, colorful and lively.

In the middle of yelling, Yelv was suddenly covered by various shells. Especially hateful is the color of the smoke, choking people do not say, the smoke is also huge, almost people can not see the road ahead.

Yeluji retreated under the cover of his guards. He angrily scolded: "the Han people are treacherous! When did they develop such weapons? Last year they even pretended to make peace with Darong! Mean and treacherous

A few days ago, many people in the court were still scolding Beirong people for breaking their promises and breaking their contracts. If these adults heard yeluji, they would not know what they would think.

Xie xuanchen played with a colored bullet in his hand and said: "during the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor played with water in jinmingchi. At that time, I thought this kind of colored bullet was very useful. It was fast and smoky, and I was not afraid of water. It's a pity to keep it for the palace ladies. "

Last year, yeluyan came to Tokyo on the Dragon Boat Festival to discuss peace. The emperor held a banquet in jinmingchi and performed a grand water show. It was in water drama that Xie xuanchen took a fancy to this kind of thing. At that time, he thought that if it could be applied in military practice, the effect would be very good.

Some people see singing and dancing, while others see unlimited opportunities.

Xie xuanchen finished, tied the colored bullet to the arrow, and then pulled the bow string, which nearly stretched into a full moon.

He took aim and let go. The bowstring vibrated sharply, and the arrow shot out. He pulled out an arc in the air and hit the Yelv's back.

Yelv machine stuffy hum a, pro guard see flurried shout: "East Dan king!"

"Keep quiet!" Yelled yeluji. Then he broke his arrow shaft and said, "they won't last long with these tricks alone. They'll rush up the river bank and we'll win."

"Yes."

Yeluji's idea is right, but now he is surrounded by colored smoke, and people outside can't see him. To Yejun on the other side of the river, yeluji is a living target.

The deputy commander yelled in all the squares: "Yelv is in the yellow smoke. Where is the yellow smoke? Where is he!"

The arrow rain suddenly concentrated, Yelv machine was pressed by the arrow can't lift his head, Xie xuanchen see Yelv machine has been completely tied up, said to the Deputy Commander: "you stay here and stare at him, don't let him head up. I'll take the right army and cut off their East Road. "

"Lord!"

"No harm." Xie xuanchen reinforces his horse and suddenly speeds up and runs out from the front of the line. "There is only one person in the world who can hurt me. Now he is still waiting for me at home."

The eight thousand imperial guards were divided into three groups: left, middle and right. The four thousand soldiers in the middle were armed with shields and arrows to intercept the Yelv planes in the center. The left and right ambush in the roadside, when the signal rushed out to kill Beirong people.

Xie xuanchen personally led the right army charge, Xie xuanchen with cavalry rushed in front, infantry followed. The horseshoes of the cavalry were covered with cotton cloth so that they would not slip on the ice.

Although yeluji had a hundred thousand people, all of them were under yeluji's command. Previously, yeluji made people line up to cross the river in order to show off their military power, stretching for several miles from east to west. In this way, it seems that there are indeed a large number of people and dark clouds, but because of the long front between the East and the west, the exchange of information is also very slow.

There was obviously something wrong with the middle road led by yeluji. The East and West wings were not clear, so they didn't know what happened and were suddenly scattered by cavalry. As soon as they were attacked by cavalry, they were cut into pieces. They lost the command of the middle road and were in a panic. Then the cavalry of Ye Dynasty formed a circle and took advantage of the height to harvest their heads.

The eastern wing of Beirong was completely out of contact. During this period, he showed the idea of gathering a little, and then he was scattered by the cavalry of Ye Dynasty. He could only fight on his own. Xie xuanchen also sent people to shout the news that yeluji was dead in Khitan language. Beirong soldiers did not know the truth and were terrified. They were beaten by the mysterious cavalry of the yechao Dynasty. Their confidence collapsed and soon they were completely defeated.

Only a few people died of falling into the water and shooting arrows. The two wings of the things that Xie xuanchen strangled by heart attack are the major casualties.

Yelv learned that the two wings of the East and the West had lost contact. He was so angry that he vomited blood. The guards were shocked and yelled "King Dongdan" one after another. Yeluji knew that he was completely defeated in the war, and cried out indignantly, "Mingjin, withdraw!"

Guan Ming is very happy this time. He has been in the imperial army for several years. He has never been as enthusiastic and happy as he is today. His face was covered with blood, and the horse was too tired to run. When he got off his horse, he saw a round sun slanting to the west, and Beirong people, who were still invincible in the morning, hastened to withdraw.

A fellow countryman saw him and rode up to him: "Guan Ming, how many people have you killed today?""Twenty five." Guan Ming was very proud, and his fellow countrymen also showed admiration: "I'm only twenty-one. I feel inferior."

The two of them looked at each other and laughed. The military strength of Ye Dynasty was famously vulnerable. They were always suppressed by Beirong, and even Xixia dared to look down on Ye Dynasty. Who would have thought that one day, they would be able to take a hard breath in the war with Beirong people.

When Guan Ming finished laughing, he saw a man coming on horseback from a distance. He quickly pulled a fellow countryman. They stood on the side of the road together and saluted respectfully: "Your Highness, King Qiyang."

Xie xuanchen naturally doesn't care about the two little school captains on the roadside. The commander of the right army now follows Xie xuanchen and asks, "Lord, yeluji has been injured and is in a hurry to leave. Do we want to take advantage of the victory to pursue him?"

"A poor man should not be pursued." Xie xuanchen had a light expression on his face. His face was clean and indifferent, in sharp contrast to the bloody horses under his seat. "It's not safe on the ice. Maybe there are holes in the ice that haven't been found. If you break a horse's leg, you'll lose more than killing several Beirong soldiers. There's no need to chase. Let's clear up the battlefield, take off all the armor and weapons and go back to camp. "

"Yes

Xie xuanchen talks with the commander and walks away. After Xie xuanchen's back is gone, Guan Ming and his fellow countrymen just breathe again. The fellow countryman bumped into Guan Ming's arm and asked in a low voice, "King Qiyang How many people have been killed? "

Guan Ming shakes his head. His fellow countrymen feel sorry, but they also feel understandable: "can't say?"

"No Guan Ming said slowly, "I don't know. It's too much. Don't count. I can't estimate it. "

All day today, Qinghe town is not safe.

No one in every family dared to go out, waiting anxiously for the sickle to fall. Mu Mingtang just thought about it and she was scared. She didn't dare to see it, but she couldn't help listening to the outside.

At the beginning, Beirong people's shouts were loud and crazy, and they couldn't understand what to say. It was Khitan, I think. Later, all kinds of gunfire broke out, and then there was another cry of killing.

Listen to the sound, like it's on their side.

At first, no one dared to go out. Later, the brave and noisy boys went out secretly to watch, and then the young men followed. Finally, Zhao xiangshen and Zhao Niang could not help going out.

The servant girl went out with the Zhao family to inquire about the news. When she came back, she was full of joy: "princess, I heard that the prince shot some king of Beirong. They can't win. Many people have died."

Mu Mingtang was surprised and couldn't help standing up from his seat: "seriously?"

"Seriously."

Before Mu Mingtang could ask in detail, he suddenly heard a low and dreary sound of gold from outside. Mu Mingtang was surprised and rushed out to have a look.

At the moment, the streets and alleys are full of jubilant people, and everyone is passing a message to each other: "the Beirong people are retreating!"

Some people began to cry, crying and laughing, very excited. It's not just him, but most of the others on the street.

Yelv's out. They won the first battle.

Mu Mingtang raised it again with peace of mind. She quickly asked the servant girl who had just inquired about the news: "where's the Lord? Is there any injury? "

The servant girl shakes her head. She also hears from others. How can she know the details of the battlefield. Mu Mingtang raised his eyes and looked to the end of the street. He could only bear to worry and wait.

Xie xuanchen didn't come back until very late. As soon as Mu Mingtang heard a voice in the yard, he immediately threw down his things and ran to the door. Xie xuanchen is telling to feed the horse. As soon as he turns around and sees Mu Mingtang, he immediately smiles.

When Mu Mingtang saw that he had to stand in front of him, he felt that his heart had come back to reality. Tears in her eyes suddenly gushed out, regardless of others outside, immediately rushed to Xie xuanchen's arms: "how did you come back? Are you hurt? "

"No Xie xuanchen reaches for mu Mingtang and naturally holds her in his arms. "It took a long time to count the number of people, so he came back late. Next time I'll let someone tell you. I won't let you wait

Xie xuanchen side said, side with eyes behind the people, there is no eye power, still pestle with what?

A few relatives followed their interest and left quietly. They even led the horse when they left.

Don't talk about people. Even animals can't stay.

Xie xuanchen scared away the unimportant people with his eyes. His eyes were fierce, but his voice to Mu Mingtang was still gentle: "it's OK. I won't be hurt. Don't believe you go into the room to check?"

Xie xuanchen gathers Mu Mingtang to go back to the room. At the moment, the servant girls have already disappeared. There are only two of them left in the room. After returning to the house, Mu Mingtang felt emotional and like a child.

She wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, a little embarrassed: "who wants to check you."

Xie xuanchen is a little disappointed in his heart. In fact, he is looking forward to it. However, after Mu Mingtang coaxed him, he took Mu Mingtang to his lap and asked, "are you scared today? I'm too selfish to put you by my side. You don't have to go through this. "

Mu Mingtang shook his head: "no, I'm more worried if I don't see you. Have you eaten yet? "

Xie xuanchen nodded: "eat in the barracks." When he finished, he thought it was wrong. He moved his eyebrows and said, "haven't you eaten yet?""Waiting for you. You didn't come back. I can't eat it. "

"Nonsense!" Xie xuanchen is really angry this time, "this kind of day is still long after, you are so hungry every time? Do you want to upset yourself or me? "

Although he said so, he still let people set the meal immediately. This time, Xie xuanchen was angry and must punish Mu Mingtang, saying, "if you don't punish me, you won't have a long memory. I'll feed you this time. Don't be picky. Eat them all. "

Of course, Mu Mingtang won't. She's grown up. How can she feed others? But this time, Xie xuanchen refuses to let her. Mu Mingtang has no choice but to be fed by Xie xuanchen.

Mu Mingtang is trapped in his leg and forced to feed. Later, Xie xuanchen looks hungry and grabs a lot of food from her mouth. Mu Mingtang had the most difficult meal ever. Later, she couldn't eat any more and said, "I won't eat any more. My stomach is full."

Xie xuanchen immediately personally verified it. Seeing that Mu Mingtang really couldn't eat it, he reluctantly let her go: "OK. Remember this time, and continue after half the punishment. "

Xie xuanchen reluctantly let go. As soon as Mu Mingtang was free, he immediately jumped up. Xie xuanchen's arms suddenly empty, rather reluctant.

Mu Mingtang covers his stomach and eats in the room, hiding from Xie xuanchen. After a while, she came over and said, "how did you change your clothes?"

Xie xuanchen looked down and said, "Oh, my clothes were stained with blood when I just came down from the battlefield. I didn't want to bring these things back to collide with you. I just came back after taking a bath in the camp."

Mu Mingtang should a, suddenly small finger hook Xie xuanchen sleeve, gently pulled: "you don't say let me check."

Xie xuanchen didn't respond for a moment: "eh?"

Under the light, Mu Mingtang's skin is as delicate as porcelain. She was a little embarrassed, but she still grabbed Xie xuanchen's sleeve, and her eyes seemed to smile: "you said you were not hurt, I don't believe it. Empty talk, I want to check. "