Devil’s Advent

Chapter 976 This destiny, I write it alone!

"Xiong Tingshan sent someone to send me a troupe of traveling songs?"

"Yes, they were sent before the battle last night, and my subordinates have asked them to bring them here. Xue San checked them, and they are not assassins, but ordinary troupes of traveling songs. However, some artifacts seem to have been arranged in advance. Qi Shi's techniques, small techniques, will not pose any threat, please rest assured, my lord."

"Is this the battle etiquette of the nobles of Chu?" Zheng Fan laughed.

"Yes."

"Forget it. I'm idle anyway. It's good to watch a play. When I disembarked in Jingcheng, I remember that there were also playing songs at the pier, right?"

"My lord remembers it right, but there are two kinds of troupes in the Chu Kingdom, the common people and the nobles."

"Um."

"My lord, the minced meat is ready."

Liu Dahu handed over a pot of minced meat.

Zheng Fan stretched out his hand to take it, and walked to the big iron cage in front of him. Inside the cage, there were many hawks and falcons, which were a special species in the Tianduan Mountains. They were a little different from ordinary hawks and falcons. Their eyes were red.

It's just that Zheng Fan has never liked to play with these things, and Xue San is the one who takes care of him on weekdays.

After pinching a piece of meat, Zheng Fan threw it into the cage, and a flock of falcons began to snatch it;

Zheng Fan maintained a constant speed and continued to throw it in.

Seeing this scene, Pixiu, who was crawling beside him, stood up slightly and let out a nasal sound of dissatisfaction.

Zheng Fan turned his head and glanced at it, Pixiu immediately crawled down again.

In fact, at the very beginning, this Pixiu was only afraid of the Demon King, and was not afraid of this real master, and even regarded Zheng Fan as a servant who was raised by the Demon King just like himself;

Later, the concept of master and servant began to slowly change and become fixed, and this Pixiu became more and more afraid of Zheng Fan.

The possible reason is that,

Back then, Zheng Fan didn't seem like a real superior, but now, it is no exaggeration to say, he is really blessed with royal air.

These monsters are extremely sensitive to this kind of breath.

After feeding all the meat in the basin, Liu Dahu called hot water and soap for Zheng Fan to wash his hands.

washed hands,

Zheng Fan looked at his cuffs, he was not wearing armor today.

"Chu people will launch an offensive today?"

"It should be. The two wings have been fighting for two days. The Chu people should not wait for the end of the two wings. They will forcefully launch an offensive against Zhennan Pass in order to seize the time."

"Okay, I won't go up the city wall, anyway, Ali and San'er are watching on the city wall. If you really want to let the Chu people attack the pass, it doesn't make any sense if I don't get armor."

"The Lord said so."

"Let's listen to the play."

"Your subordinate will prepare now."

The General Army Mansion in Zhennan Pass is not large in size. After all, the palace in Fengxin City is not very magnificent, so the official residences of the generals in other places must not dare to surpass the palace, but it is certain that all internal organs are complete;

In the courtyard, tables and chairs have been set up.

Zheng Fan walked over, sat down, grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the coffee table, and started nibbling one by one.

Si Niang sat beside Zheng Fan and helped Zheng Fan open the frozen pears.

A Ming, who had been out of blood for two days, was a little sluggish, leaning on the back of the chair with his hands.

"Why, are you still enjoying it?" Zheng Fan teased.

"Soon, soon." A Ming yawned slightly, and couldn't help sticking out his tongue to lick the corner of his mouth, before he could have a full meal, no, it was a feast that he could choose at will, and it was right in front of him.

Outside, the blind man led an old man and three girls in.

The old man holds an erhu in his hand, and his beard and hair are white;

The three girls are dressed in Tsing Yi, young and of good stature, respectively holding small drums, small gongs and bamboo joints, which are things that beat the rhythm like an allegro.

It's just that, as a Chu person, he was sent to the city where the Yan people were, and faced with the prince who was almost known as killing gods and demons in Chu country, his calves were trembling when he walked.

After giving instructions, the blind man walked back to Zheng Fan and sat down on the chair on the other side.

The old man and the three girls knelt down tremblingly, saluted and kowtowed.

"What song is it?" Zheng Fan asked the blind man.

"My subordinates have asked about it. It is a specially arranged new song."

"This doesn't look like the rough handwriting of Xiong Tingshan, he's not that young."

"The subordinates feel the same way."

"It's okay, let's talk about it after watching it, let's cultivate it and enjoy the Chudi folk performance."

Zheng Fan leaned back and raised his legs,

Spit out the melon seed shell,

road:

"let's start."

"The villain obeys."

"The daughter of the people obeys."

The old man looked around, and finally sat on the floor with his erhu in his arms;

The three girls are standing in the shape of a character.

Among them, the girl holding the small gong crosses her arms up and down, and the two gongs beat together, implying the opening sound:

"Buzz!"

...

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"

The Chu army's catapults threw huge boulders over, some of them hit the city wall of Zhennanguan fiercely, and many fell directly into the city.

However, Zhennan Pass was originally the Xiongguan Pass during the Jin Dynasty. After the Wangfu took over Jindong, the repair and reinforcement projects for this important pass have never stopped, so the city wall is thick and strong. At least for now, there will be no such The situation where the city wall was smashed down.

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"

Not long after, the Chu people sent out the second round of throwing stones again. This time, the Chu people no longer hit the wall, but adjusted the angle higher, and hit the defenders or the area behind the city wall as much as possible.

The flying gravel is actually more terrifying than the arrow at this time. For the arrow, you are not too lucky to wear armor, and you can basically block it, but this gravel, directly on your armor, can also turn people over .

Many defenders on the city wall were killed and injured because of this, and civilians began to transfer the wounded, while the auxiliary soldiers on the other side immediately took over.

Next, it was the third round of the Chu army's projection, which was loaded with kerosene. At this time, on the city wall, one could clearly see the existence of groups of flowing fire, and they smashed towards them with a bang.

In fact, this kind of damage is not big, but it has a great impact on the morale of the attacked party.

Earlier, Xue San was leaning on a battlement and looking out through the archery hole, holding a charcoal pen in his hand, writing the position on the paper, and then throwing it to a soldier beside him, who immediately went to the back of the city wall and started shooting. semaphore.

After a while, the catapults of the Yan army in the city, which had been silent for a long time, finally started to fight back!

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"

The first round of volleys concentrated on the location where the Chu army's catapult group was located, causing great damage to the Chu army's catapult team in an instant.

With a catapult, it basically depends on luck where you hit it. If you draw a circle in the distance, you must hit the circle. This is almost impossible, but if you shoot a volley, everything is possible.

"Grandma's, playing with technology, my grandfather is your ancestor."

The third master cursed, quickly wrote down the position on the paper, and threw it to another soldier who was waiting in front of him.

The second round of bombardment came. Compared with the Chu army's rough attack, the Yan army's attack was too precise.

After two rounds of coverage, the power of the Chu army's next catapult dropped by more than 50%.

And at this time,

The Chu army's arrow towers began to move forward, and all kinds of siege equipment behind them also began to press forward.

Without gaining any advantage on the battlefield, even the Chu army, which was still stubbornly resisting on the two wings outside the city, was unable to complete the eradication of the Chu army, and began a forced contact war to attack the city;

This means that the Chu army will pay great casualties for this, and this is obviously not something that the commander of the opposite Chu army has to consider.

He just wanted to use human life to fill up the southern gate of this town in the fastest time, regardless of casualties.

Behind the city gate, Fan Li, carrying two axes on his shoulders, stood there silently;

Behind him, there are a group of strong men and soldiers in thick armor holding knives and axes, and after that, there are a group of auxiliary soldiers holding fire oil jars.

The semaphore is played from above.

"General, the order is here!"

Fan Li nodded,

Raise the twin axes,

shouted:

"Open the door!"

………

"Xia Zi opened a door for the world, outside the door is ignorance, behind the door are Zhu Xia..."

"Since then, the brilliance of Xia has enveloped the four directions. All the people in the world are Xia people, and all the land in the world is Xia soil..."

The libretto is a bit straightforward, but with this special singing voice and some body movements, it presents some grandeur.

That's the theme...

Zheng Fan is no longer eating melon seeds, but he will still open his mouth to eat the preserved fruit Siniang sent.

At the same time, the sound of the catapult crashing continuously appeared, shaking the teacups on the coffee table;

The sound of fighting on the other side of the city wall became louder and louder. Soldiers and civilian husbands continued to pass by quickly outside the mansion, and some wounded were carried down from the front. When they passed the corridor outside the courtyard wall, they were still screaming. Call.

However, the prince regent in the courtyard continued to listen to the play.

Inside and outside the courtyard, there are completely two moods and two atmospheres.

The only influence is probably that the old man's erhu has to be played louder, and the three girls have to work harder when singing.

"Xiong Tingshan sent a troupe to sing Daxia songs and Fu for me?"

The prince finds it difficult to understand,

continued:

"It can't be that Xiong Laowu from Chu State who is paving the way for his surrender?"

The blind man said, "It should be on purpose."

The traveling song class continued to sing, and the content of the singing was basically how great Daxia was, how difficult it was for Daxia's son to start a business, and what Daxia left behind has been shining forever and affecting the world and so on.

It is certain that the words in the script have neat rhymes, but they cannot cover up the emptiness in their content.

Si Niang laughed and said, "It's far worse than our Shanxi operas."

At this time,

Puffs of white smoke rose from the old man's erhu and sank into the old man's mouth and nose. The old man's expression instantly became solemn, and there was no fear of cowardice in his eyes. He raised his head,

Look straight here!

The blind man stood up and walked to Zheng Fan,

road:

"My lord, the main show has begun."

...

"The main show has begun, bed crossbow, shoot me!"

Xue San saw that Fan Li had rushed out of the city gate with the battalion of knives and axes, and at the same time, he began to burn down their arrow towers and other siege equipment while cutting open the soldiers of the Chu army in front of him.

Under Xue San's order, all kinds of heavy crossbows such as bed crossbows that had not been used before were pushed out by the Yan army.

Jindong Palace has a complete set of workshop system. Over the years, not only has it completed a major refit of the army, but it has also developed and designed many war machines with great lethality.

A crossbow cart was pushed up and built together, some of which had three arrows, each of which was extremely thick and long, and some of which were won by quantity, and they were densely packed.

"Pre... let it go!"

The Chu army under the city wall was directly confused by the sudden dense and terrifying arrows. This kind of heavy crossbow, even if a martial arts master is shot, can directly break through his protective energy, let alone ordinary soldiers. They wore armor, but that didn't help, they would still be pierced, and probably bunched up.

Relying on this extremely dense arrow screen, the battlefield below was cut off in an instant, and the Chu army behind could not come to help in time, so that after Fan Li and others hacked and set fire to it, they were able to retreat calmly and return to the battlefield. in town.

The Chu army's offensive had to be stalled;

But the Chu people obviously had a lot of preparations, or in other words, the Chu people had long wanted to take back Zhennan Pass, and the Chu army hadn't been idle all these years.

Soon, the Chu people could be seen launching a batch of siege equipment on the city wall, and a new round of offensive and defensive battles began again.

Down below, the corpses of the Chu people had fallen one after another. Finally, a ladder was fixed up, and the Chu army began to attack the city with ants. The arrow tower was pushed closer again, and the two sides began to shoot at each other.

Qin Dayong chopped down a Chu soldier who was trying to climb up, and before he could turn his body sideways, an arrow shot from below hit him in the face;

To be exact, it was the face, the part of the mouth, which was shot through by the arrow.

Enduring the severe pain, Tan Dayong pulled out the arrow, and beside him was Pao Ze who took his place to kill the enemy, and Tan Dayong squatted down with his back against the battlements.

He is in pain now, and feels that half of his face has rotted away, but he can't express the pain, because it will hurt even more.

"Go down and find a military doctor to bandage yourself!"

Shichang shouted to Tan Dayong.

Qin Dayong shook his head;

Shi Chang kicked Tan Dayong in the stomach:

"Go to hell, you can't fight Chu Nu without you, go!"

Qin Dayong had no choice but to nod, and crawled to the back of the city wall. There was a peasant waiting there, and a peasant immediately helped him go down.

When they arrived at the military doctor's tent, the civilian husband who had helped Tan Dayong come over called out a number, and a clerk next to him made a record, and the civilian husband immediately turned back to continue looking for the wounded.

The soldiers and civilians in the Eastern Jin Dynasty were delighted when they heard the battle, and it can be said to be vividly reflected at this time. Whether they are the main soldiers and auxiliary soldiers or the civilian husbands, they are all working hard for their military exploits.

In addition, the Jindong Army's battlefield medical system was established by Siniang herself. In the past, Siniang helped treat the wounds and stitches after every battle in Cuiliu Fort;

In fact, every army has such positions as military doctors, but the Jindong Army is the most professional.

Adequate logistical medical security is indeed a considerable expense, but it is absolutely worth it, and it is super worth it.

"It will hurt a little, please bear with it." The military doctor checked Tan Dayong's injury and said.

Qin Dayong nodded, and at the same time his eyes indicated that he was fine.

Then,

"ah!"

Qin Dayong's kick involved the wound again,

Immediately it hurts more:

"Ahhh!!!"

Finally, the disinfection process was over, and the military doctor helped Qin Dayong bandage the cut on his face.

"It's nothing serious, don't worry. Take a rest!"

Qin Dayong was already sweating profusely, and he only thought that Chu Nu was much cuter than the military medical officer in front of him.

At this time, another soldier who was chopped up was carried over by the civilian husband.

The military medical officer who had just treated Qin Dayong walked towards him,

Then,

Under Qin Dayong's gaze, that brother also said, "Ah!!!!"

Disinfection, hemostasis, and application of medicine, this process can save the lives of many soldiers who would die due to infection, and also give disabled soldiers more opportunities to return to the battlefield.

However, this process must be relatively simple and rough, and it is impossible to be as gentle and gentle as when watching the doctor at home.

In fact, many military doctors are doctors who were recruited during the war, and some of them also have the status of registered households, but they can also sit in the medical clinic on weekdays;

Therefore, they, who usually face the patients in need of gentle wind and light rain, seem to have obtained an inexplicable catharsis and joy at this time. Seeing the soldiers screaming in pain, there are smiles on their faces from time to time.

Qin Dayong covered his face, he has been arranged to rest, because the military medical officer thinks you'd better rest and recuperate now, and it's better not to go to the front line;

And once the battle on the front line is tight, these wounded who are "on rest" will receive orders to go back to battle. If the order does not come down, it means that there is not a big problem ahead.

Qin Dayong found a place covered with a white cloth and sat down.

At this moment, he wasn't worried about the fear that the arrow would hit him in the face if he deviated a little bit. Instead, he felt a little lucky that he had already married his mother-in-law.

I don't know where the two younger brothers are now, are they okay?

Not far away, a soldier who was being rescued was about to die. His wound was too big and the bleeding could not be stopped at all.

"Is there anything to say?"

The military medical officer put his ear to the past, wanting to hear his last words.

The wounded soldier pursed his lips,

open mouth...

...

The old man playing the erhu opened his mouth,

In the beginning, the voice was so hoarse that I couldn't open my mouth;

Gradually, the voice finally came out:

"Does the Prince Regent know Da Xia's fate?"

Zheng Fan smiled without saying a word.

"My lord, according to the destiny, the great summer will be prosperous, and the world will enter a new cauldron. Do you know that you have gone against the trend?"

Zheng Fan looked at the old man,

road:

"The original potential, what is it?"

"Yan, Jin, Chu, and Gan will all be overthrown, and the new Great Xia will rise again, and those who violate the vows of the Great Xia will be punished by heaven!

If the prince can turn his back on the shore and follow the will of heaven, he will be able to protect the prosperity and protection of the sky, the descendants will continue, and the happiness and health will last forever.

If you continue to go your own way, you will be abandoned by the world! "

What he said was a prophecy.

"Who are you?" Zheng Fan asked.

"We are people who follow the way of heaven, and we have come here to take this opportunity to persuade the prince;

God's will cannot be violated, even if you succeed for a while, how can you succeed forever?

The prince has already acted against the sky, and the world structure has been disrupted by you. You should stop in time and return the destiny to show dignity, and the destiny will also honor the prince. "

"well……"

Zheng Fan sighed.

"My lord has been trapped in the urn. I was ordered by heaven to help my lord out of trouble, and to give me an opportunity to follow the fate and do righteousness. My lord, I should cherish it."

"However, the so-called destiny in your mouth, in Guyan's eyes, is the same as the script you sang earlier;

hollow,

tedious,

It doesn't mean anything.

This script is really crappy and lonely, I really can't listen to it. "

"My lord means..."

"Digger, send the order!"

"Here!"

Liu Dahu chopped off the chains of the big iron cage with a knife, the cage was opened, a group of falcons flew out of the cage, went straight to the sky, and then scattered. After echoing each other far away, the message is delivered faster.

In the eyes of eagles soaring in the sky,

The vast land below,

Black torrents, like giant dragons quietly waking up, are rushing towards the king's flag at Zhennan Pass with the momentum of thunder!

In the courtyard,

The prince put his hands behind his back,

Didn't go to see that old man,

Instead, he raised his eyes slightly sideways, looking at the sky:

"The pen is in Gu's hand, so why should I sit obediently and listen to you sing?

This book, no, this destiny,

solitary,

Why can't you write it yourself?

just right