Chapter 984: The Oath of Three Arrows
The wound was scorching pain.
It hurts, it hurts incomparably, even though the best doctor in Bianzhou City has cleaned and bandaged all the wounds for him, and given him a cup of pain-relieving medicinal wine, but all the time, he still feels as if there are countless ants biting at the wound. He felt as if he was about to die, and he would die at any moment.
Since leaving Xiao County, Xuzhou to join the army, he has been fighting in the north and south over the years, and he has often been injured. But even in the past, when he was suffering, he had never been so seriously injured. Or rather, I have never suffered such humiliation, nor have I ever tasted such pain. When he woke up, he kept coming to him, asking about one thing after another, in order to relieve the pain and the humiliation in his heart.
made such thorough preparations, even Li Ke's one-eyed wolf was killed by him on the spot, who would have expected that the last one would be the mountain nine thousands, but he fell short and actually capsized in the gutter. If it weren't for the guards of the Golden Gun Capital desperately using their bodies to resist the arrows for him, I am afraid that he would have followed in the footsteps of Li Ya'er earlier.
His face was hideous, and his eyes were fierce, like a wounded beast.
"How?"
Zhu Zhen had a deep blood groove on her face, and her face was equally ugly. He gasped and replied, "The losses are great, those Shatuo dogs are still besieging the city!" ”
This was indeed a moment of shame for all Liang Jun because of their carelessness, and they were reversed at a critical time. It's all to blame on that damn An Jinquan, who would have thought that this was such a sinister guy who actually betrayed King Liang's trust. What they didn't expect was that the Hedong Army in the camp was captured by most of the Hedong generals when they learned that Li Keyong had died. Even when An Jinquan's own brother still fell into the hands of Liang Jun. They all dare to fight back. I was able to make a counterattack plan in such a short period of time, and I implemented it quickly.
Careless loss of Jingzhou.
The 30,000 Bianjun army and the 20,000 Jin army fought a chaotic battle outside the city of Bianzhou, and as a result, the elite Bianjun, who was full of confidence and was imagining that it was about to annex the 20,000 Hedong, suffered a fatal blow. Those Hedong troops were all crazy, they pretended to surrender, tricked the Bianjun army into approaching, and relaxed their vigilance, and then the crossbowmen suddenly attacked, and directly shot King Liang off his horse. Followed by. 10,000 Hedong cavalry slaughtered out of the camp and stormed the array of the Bianjun army.
The moment he killed Li Keyong, many Bianjun couldn't help but have such thoughts, and it turned out that Li Ya'er, the flying tiger, was nothing more than that.
But when the cavalry of the Black Crow Army and the Yi'er Army came out in all directions, and thousands of horses galloped, like a frenzy, many Bianjun finally understood that there were really no vain soldiers under the fame of the Shatuo cavalry.
Zhu Wen was shot off his horse, and the banner of King Liang was cut down. The entire Bianjun camp quickly collapsed. They were stunned and defeated by the Shatuos. Evacuate all the way to Bianzhou City.
Twenty miles away, in the battle in the night, the frenzied Hedong Army actually beat the Bianjun like a lost dog. Twenty miles of road, at least there are thousands of soldiers ambushing the corpses.
The Bianjun army fled all the way to the city of Bianzhou, but the Jin army refused to let them go. They actually chased after them like that, without siege equipment, so they relied on that momentum to let them take advantage of the chaos in Bianzhou City and enter Luocheng in Bianzhou.
If it weren't for Zhu Zhen personally leading a team of elite Bianjun to rush up to block this momentum, Bianzhou City would have been taken by the Hedong Army.
The melee had been going on all night, dawn had come, and the offensive on both sides had finally slowed down.
At present, Zhu Zhen personally commanded the Bianjun army to defend Yacheng and began to reorganize its troops and horses, while the Jin army fully occupied Luocheng and was carrying out a bloody sweep in the imperial court. All the Bianjun who failed to retreat into the inner city were collected and killed. Even ordinary people began to be killed by mistake. Later, after the mad Jin army completely occupied the outer city, they simply began a more tragic purge of the city. Massacres, looting, rape, arson, the prosperous Luocheng of Bianzhou became a hell on earth in an instant.
Zhu Wenqi's lips trembled when he woke up from a coma, he didn't expect that things would become like this. Li Keyong died, and those Jin troops were still so ruthless and hit him so hard.
"Escort all those Hedong generals to the city wall, and cut off their heads to show the public!"
Zhu Zhen was a little embarrassed, and he said carefully: "During the chaotic battle last night, those Hedong generals were basically captured by the Jin army. The rest of us have already been killed in the chaos. ”
Hearing that those Hedong generals had been rescued, Zhu Wen became more and more annoyed.
He let the wind dry his eyes, and his heart rose, he finally understood how Li Keyong felt when he fought against Li Jing, he was defeated repeatedly, and everyone in the world laughed at him.
"Immediately send people to the military towns to transfer troops to come, damn Shatuo dogs, Lao Tzu will not let them go, I will break them into thousands of pieces, crush their bones and scatter ashes." Although Zhu Wen was angry, his mind became more and more calm. After suffering such a big loss last night, he has now calmed down. There are still nearly 20,000 Shatuo elites outside, but in Bianzhou City, at this time, all the Liang troops are added together, and there are less than 40,000 left. Although he was confident that he would defeat the Jin army outside with these tens of thousands of horses.
But Zhu Wen had to think further, the Jin army had obviously gone crazy, especially since they occupied the outer city of Bianzhou, at this time, using the army in Bianzhou City to fight against the Jin army could be a street and alley melee, and such a battle would be the most consuming of troops. Moreover, if it is really fought, Bianzhou City is estimated to be finished. In addition, he had to consider another problem, Yang Fuguang had abandoned him, and he had to guard against the Yang thief who was not far from him. Coupled with Li Jing in the east, it is just across a river. If he and the Hedong Army fight to defeat both here, whether it is Yang Fuguang or Li Jing, they may come to reap the benefits of the fisherman.
After calming down, Zhu Wen had already figured out that he couldn't rush to fight with the Jin army in Bianzhou. First, the Bianjun army was defeated yesterday, and its morale dropped today. Second, he has to keep this elite army of soldiers and horses. The best way to do this is to stick to the inner city, and then transfer troops from Bian, Zhengxu and other places to deal with this Jin army. In his mind, Li Keyong was dead, and these Hedong troops went crazy for a while, but they couldn't think that they could take his Xuanwu by force with 20,000 horses. Sooner or later, they will still leave on their own. Since he can't eat this Jin army, he just let them go. Now, the biggest enemy in his eyes is not the 20,000 Jin army. It was Yang Fuguang and Li Jing who planned all this behind the scenes. Those Jin Army. It's just a pack of wild wolves that have lost their head wolf.
Although I have always told myself in my heart to restrain and calm down. But Zhu Wen's heart was still angry.
"Go and ask Deputy Marshal Gao to come over immediately, and there is something important to discuss." Just one Li Ke almost hit the goose and made the goose peck at it, and then whether it is Yang Fuguang or Li Jing, it is not something he can deal with alone. Now that he has gotten on Tian Lingzi's ship, he has to rely on Tian Lingzi's strength now.
Luocheng, Bianzhou, is in the middle of a luxurious mansion.
A group of Jin army generals gathered together, and everyone did not have the slightest joy of capturing the outer city of Bianzhou, nor did they have the joy of killing more than 10,000 Biangou. In the hall at this time. The atmosphere was gloomy and everyone was plain.
An extremely valuable golden silk nanmu coffin was placed in the center, and the head used by Li Ke was gathered inside. Since Li Keyong's corpse was still in the hands of Bianjun, the Jin army had to tie a body with paper and sew it together with the head. An Jinquan is the host of the funeral, and he is now the chief general of more than 10,000 Jin troops.
In front of the coffin, it was the Cao family who accompanied the army this time and knelt in front of the coffin with Li Cunqiao and Ma Daixiao, and on one side, there were Li Kexiu, Li Kening and other Li Keyong's brothers, as well as Li Cunxian, Li Sien, Li Siben and other Li Keyong's righteous sons who were still wrapped in gauze. The guards who served as the guards of the mourning hall were the soldiers of the Yi'er Army, and they all nominally belonged to Li Keyong's righteous sons.
When the memorial service is completed. An Jinquan asked Cao to take Li Cunqiao to the seat, and then took out a black box.
Li Cunqiao is Li Keyong's third son. It's also a concubine. This time, Li Keyong went south and took his three sons with him, Li Luoluo, Li Tingluan, and Li Cunxuan. The eldest Li Luoluo is seven years old, Li Tingluan is six years old, and Li Cunqiao is four years old. Originally, Li Keyong was worried that it would not be safe for his children to stay in Taiyuan, and secondly, he wanted his sons to follow him to see the war early, so as to cultivate his son's bravery. When he entered the city today, he took Li Luoluo and Li Tingluan into the city, leaving the youngest Li Cunxuan. Originally, Li Cunmiao was going to take it with him, but he complained of stomach pain when he was in prison, so he stayed. Who knows, this difference will become an eternal farewell.
Li Keyong was killed in Bianzhou, and Li Luoluo and Li Tingluan were also killed.
At present, Li Cunqiao is Li Keyong's only son.
Before that, An Jinquan discussed with Li Kexiu's brothers, Li Cunzhang, Li Sien and other righteous brothers. An Jinquan's meaning was originally to choose Li Kexiu to replace Li Keyong's position. However, Li Kexiu is not Li Keyong's own brother, but the son of Li Keyong's uncle. Although Li Kening, Li Kerou and others are Li Keyong's brothers, they have no prestige in the army, and they are not very old. If you talk about longevity, Li Kexiu is older than them, if you have prestige, you are not as good as Li Kexiu, but in terms of bloodline, you are not as good as Li Keyong's son Li Cunqiao.
In the end, Li Kexiu was still in charge, believing that the position of the lord of Shatuo should be inherited by Li Cunxuan. Although Li Kening was secretly a little dissatisfied, he saw that everyone agreed, and at this time he was in the enemy territory, so he did not oppose it.
Now, four-year-old Li Cunqiao is sitting on the throne of the Lord of Shatuo, looking at the uncles and brothers with some strangeness.
"Childe, the King of Jin was murdered by the despicable Zhu Wen, do you know the truth?" An Jinquan looked at Li Cunqiao and asked.
"Murder means that my father will never get out of that coffin again, right?" Li Cunqiao asked with some childish words.
An Jinquan nodded, and he picked up the black box and sent it to Li Cunqiao.
He said with a very solemn expression: "King Jin was murdered by Zhu Asan, and was hit by dozens of arrows, before he died, King Jin pulled out three arrows from his body, and asked me to relay these three arrows with his last words to the young master." As he spoke, An Jinquan took out the first arrow from it, which was still stained with purple and black blood. This arrow was taken from the chest of the King of Jin, and the King of Jin asked me to hand over this arrow to you for safekeeping, and this arrow is a testament of the King of Jin to you, to defeat Zhu Wen and conquer Bianzhou. ”
Li Cunqiao was a little nervous and frightened by An Jinquan's serious face and tone, and carefully took the arrow. An Jinquan put away the arrow and didn't give it to him immediately. "The young master took this arrow and swore to the body of King Jin that he would crusade against Zhu Wen and conquer Bianzhou in the future!"
"I swear that one day he will crusade against Zhu Wen and conquer Bianzhou."
An Jinquan nodded, and took out the second arrow: "This arrow hit the abdomen of the King of Jin, and the King of Jin asked you to save some arrows, and swore that one day you will conquer Daibei and recapture Yunshuo, the foundation of the Shatuo clan." ”
"I swear that one day he will conquer Daibei and regain the land of Shatuo's foundation."
An Jinquan looked at Li Cunmiao's serious appearance, nodded with satisfaction, and took out the last blood-stained arrow, "This arrow once hit the leg of the King of Jin, and the King of Jin asked you to hold this arrow and swear that for the rest of your life, you will definitely defeat Li Jing, the sworn enemy of the Shatuo clan!" ”
"I swear that for the rest of my life, I will definitely defeat Li Jing, the enemy of Shatuo!"
An Jinquan used a silk quiver to pack the three arrows and solemnly handed them over to Li Cunqiao for safekeeping. "Keep these three arrows well, and when you return to Hedong, put these three arrows into the family temple, and when the young master fulfills his oath and leads the troops to the battle, he will take these three arrows, and after he is completed, he will send them back to the temple to comfort the spirit of the King of Jin in the sky."
Li Cunqiao took the arrow as if he didn't understand it and hugged it tightly in his arms.
After doing this, An Jinquan took out the imitation Shatuo crown used by Li Ke and put it on his head for Li Cunqiao.
At this moment, the position of the patriarch of the Shatuo clan was transferred from Li Keyong's hands to the hands of four-year-old Li Cunqiao. Although this is only a newly weaned child, in the eyes of the generals, this is also the most suitable heir. Otherwise, if you change to anyone else, you will probably disagree with each other. And now Shatuo can no longer withstand infighting.
According to the agreement, Li Cunmiao inherited the position of the envoy of Hedong Jiedu and the king of Jin, although this still had to be approved by the imperial court, but no one thought that the imperial court would disagree. After Li Cunxuan's position was established, after the internal agreement of the generals of Shatuo, it was decided that Li Kexiu would serve as the deputy envoy of Hedong Town, with Li Cunzhang as the marching Sima and An Jinquan as the marching judge, and the positions of the generals who died in the battle would be immediately taken over by other surviving generals. Although An Jinquan's position is not high, he has become the de facto decision-maker of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and has also served as the commander of the Black Crow Army.
Although Li Cunzhang has a high level of seniority, he has no objection to this. He looked at An Jinquan, who was full of the style of a general, and asked worriedly: "The swine fever of the dog day is now cowering in the tooth city, and it can't avoid fighting." Although we have taken the outer city, it will be difficult to take the tooth city again. Are we considering retreating to Hedong first? ”
An Jinquan shook his head: "Now is the time to avenge King Jin, how can you retreat lightly." ”
"But we are alone, and there are only more than 10,000 people, so we are afraid that it will be difficult to deal with swine fever."
"The general can rest assured, a messenger has been sent to Wujiao last night to deliver a letter to Wujiao, telling King Yang about the situation here, and asking him to quickly send troops to Xuanwu to avenge King Jin. As long as we continue to surround Zhu Asan here, in a few days, as soon as the soldiers and horses of Yang Wangdong arrive, we will take the head of Zhu Asan and pay tribute in front of the spirit of King Jin! An Jinquan gritted his teeth and said. (To be continued......)