Chapter 194: Legend of the Gods and Ghosts of the Ming Dynasty
midnight.
Lingbao County.
The magistrate, who had just been summoned, looked tremblingly at the approaching white light outside.
At this time, the ghostly sound of opera also came faintly.
Of course, he didn't know what happened.
It was midnight at this time. Although the distance was close, it was impossible for Shaanzhou to rush to deliver the message to him here. It was the archers patrolling the city wall who discovered the strange white light in the distance. In addition, these legends of the Tianhe God had long been
Overflowing, so I quickly went to wake him up. He originally dismissed it as nonsense, but now his legs are also weak...
He sees it very clearly!
Inside the uncertain white light was a vaguely armored general holding a spear.
Standing on a four-horse chariot.
The ghostly opera sound came from him. Combined with the legend of the river god that had been circulated in Shaanzhou, he still didn't understand that this was the arrival of the river god.
But……
What is the river god doing here?
"I am the official Youwu of the Song Dynasty, the observation envoy to Ningzhou, and Li Yanxian, the envoy to the two states of Guo. Today I am the forerunner of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to restore the country of the Song Dynasty. Please open the city gate as soon as possible, otherwise I will punish you with fire from heaven.
"
A voice came out from the white light that had arrived in front of the city gate.
They looked at each other on the city wall.
"County Lord, open the door quickly!"
A clerk said cautiously.
Others agreed one after another. As for how many of them were paid, it's hard to say.
Anyway, Yang Feng had spent a hundred thousand yuan on this river god drama, but he didn't have to pay for it. The price was negotiated between the emperor's grandson and his aunt. With his aunt's style, he would probably earn five to ten times more.
"Yes, but he wants to restore the Song Dynasty. We are ministers of the Ming Dynasty. If we open the city gate, wouldn't we be surrendering?"
The magistrate said tangledly.
"Your Majesty, this is the River God. How can you disobey the River God's orders? If you disobey the River God, he will rain down fire from the sky, and the people of this city will inevitably suffer a catastrophe. What's more, although he calls himself the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are not enemy countries.
.If we count, His Majesty still got the throne from the Song Dynasty. Even at that time, His Majesty also professed vassalage to Han Lin'er, and he was given the title of Dragon and Phoenix. The sun and the moon reopened the Song Dynasty, but His Majesty said so. Even if he calls himself the Song Dynasty, it is nothing more than the Song Dynasty.
He was a loyal minister who did not eat Zhou millet, just like Boyi and Shuqi. As for restoring the Song Dynasty, this was nothing more than his loyalty.
That's not really the case.
Everyone knows that Your Majesty was ordered by heaven, and the Song Dynasty has long since disappeared."
said an elder who had just arrived.
This must be paid, but what he said makes sense. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang has indeed done all these things. He also said that the sun and the moon reopened the Song Dynasty. He has indeed been worshiping the emperor for a long time.
In the Year of Dragon and Phoenix.
"Yes, yes, that's exactly it."
The clerk agreed.
In fact, everyone understands that opening the city gate is indeed suspected of surrender, but the problem is...
At this moment, the fire on the tower behind them suddenly lit up, and then turned into raging flames. There were shouts of terror on the wall, and the elder knelt down without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, please save the people of Hecheng!"
he shouted sadly.
Then everyone on the city wall immediately knelt down, lying there one by one, pleading to the magistrate.
"You haven't opened the door yet!"
Angry shouting came from the white light outside.
Almost at the same time, there was a strange noise, and then a corner of the city tower exploded. The burning pieces of the city tower turned into fire and rained down. Now there was even more panic on the city wall, and some people were even running away in panic. Although it was really a war.
, they should still be able to persist, but now this is the River God, all supernatural powers, how can they dare to resist, of course they must run away immediately.
But the elder and others were still crying and begging the county magistrate.
The latter finally waved his hand helplessly...
"Open the door!"
he said.
No matter what the consequences are!
Anyway, in the current situation, neither the river god outside nor the people in the city can give him any other choice. He should consider the situation in front of him first. Besides, this is the river god and not a mortal. If it is the enemy, he really needs to defend, but the problem is
This is not human.
This is the river god.
As a local official, he indeed has the task of fending off enemies, but does fending off enemies include fending off ghosts and gods?
"The river god calms down, the river god calms down, little ones, please open the door now!"
The elder quickly shouted.
Then the archers and archers ran down in confusion, and hurriedly opened the city gate. Then the River God from outside entered boldly, and the white light on his body became more intense, constantly emitting dazzling flashes, and even looking at it would make you blind. At least for a short time.
He was so powerful that he was so awe-inspiring that everyone, including the magistrate, was so frightened that they knelt down on both sides and touched their heads to the ground in fear, not daring to raise their heads to offend this terrible river god.
Everything he passed was bright, like the walking sun.
At this time, the people in the city also came out one after another, kneeling on the ground in the same posture. Some people brought out the incense table to burn incense, and even placed a god. In their eyes, this was the real god at this moment.
And the river god's chariot was driving slowly among them.
As he moved forward, Lingwu City was filled with fairy music.
…
And at this time.
Hangu Pass is not far away.
Of course, to be precise, it is Hangu Weiguan.
There are three Hanguguan Passes in total. The one who rides a green ox through Hanguan Pass is Qinguan Pass. Xin'an County is Hanguan Pass. However, the north of Qinguan Pass is close to the Yellow River and there is Wei Pass. Because of its military value, it has been completely replaced by Tongguan, so Qinguan Pass
Only ruins have long been left.
However, because Wei Pass was dug by Cao Wei specifically for transporting grain and grass, it replaced the natural pass through Qin Pass and became the main road for east-west transportation for more than a thousand years. However, it is not related at all. It is just a post road.
The pass. And Lingbao County is actually facing the pass. It can even be said that this county was built for this purpose, so it faces it across the river.
To the north of the county is the Yellow River Ferry.
It's just that in modern times, it's all the Yellow River beach area after the reservoir was raised.
"what happened?"
Chen Baihu, lying on the hillside, looked at the flames of Lingbao County in confusion.
In the ravines beside him, a hundred soldiers were hiding, and in the hands of these soldiers were matchlock guns...
They are the second group of ambush soldiers.
Because you still have to pretend to be a bandit after all, it is impossible to set up an ambush in the county town, and this is the place suitable for an ambush. It was originally dug on the mountain ridge during Cao Wei's time. It can be said that muskets were set up on both sides to completely block the passage. As long as Yang
When Feng arrived here, he was beaten to a pulp by a volley of a hundred matchlocks. If not enough, there were thirty hand grenades and fifty thunderbolts used by the Ming army.
It's a large ceramic grenade.
Used to defend the city.
Although it was impossible to throw it with one hand due to the weight problem, the power was indeed sufficient. Firstly, the amount of powder charged was large, and secondly, the Ming Army's gunpowder technology was improved by Yang Feng at this time, so it was more powerful than before.
The lethality can be said to be comparable to that of a grenade.
Of course, just because of the fuze issue, there is no guarantee that Yang Feng will not escape easily.
After all, it is still the fuse that ignites the fire.
But that's not the problem.
As long as the quantity is large enough.
They had been waiting here for more than ten days, but Yang Feng lost his trace immediately after arriving in Luoyang. The only thing that can be determined is that he must have been on his way westward, because someone saw him at Hanhangu Pass
.
However, there has been no news about the first group of ambushes in Xiaoshan.
No ambush was successful, and no ambush failed.
The most likely reason is that he hasn't crossed Mount Wei yet.
"Fire?"
One of his subordinates said doubtfully.
They watched together.
Then……
"what is that?"
The subordinate pointed at a little white light and said.
No one answered him. After all, none of them had ever seen this thing. At present, although the flashlight was given as a gift by Yang Feng, the ones he received had to be those he had a real good relationship with.
Not many people in Ming Dynasty have this kind of thing.
What's more, there is no way to recharge. Unless it's someone like the little princess around him, ordinary officers and soldiers have seen very few of them. Li Jinglong has almost no contact with Yang Feng, and his subordinates have never seen him. They just looked at that person.
The white light came out of the Lingbao, and then stepped onto the Jianhe Bridge. At this time, it could be vaguely seen that this was a strange luminous object. People are very superstitious these days. The soldiers who had been lying in wait here for many days all had a chill in their backs.
, when it crossed the Jianhe Bridge, even the ghostly opera sound could be heard.
"Ghost, ghost?"
The lips under my hands were obviously trembling.
Chen Baihu was also a little creepy.
But fortunately, they are all battle-hardened, and they are not scared by this. I am afraid that this thing suddenly appears in such a wilderness, plus it is specially customized from Sister Liu and comes from a certain classic ghost film.
The music here would make even modern people's hair stand on end when they first encounter it.
"What are you afraid of? If there are ghosts, then you are afraid of evil people.
Which one of us has never killed anyone!
Get ready to fight, even if it is a ghost, we will take advantage of you first!
Don't use the thunder and that grenade."
he said.
That one is for Yang Feng.
His duty is not to eliminate demons and collect ghosts. This is just an accident and should not affect his real mission.
The soldiers in ambush immediately lit the match ropes of the magical guns in their hands, and then began to wait for the ghost to enter the pass. Soon they could see that in the white light was a figure wearing armor, and the ghostly opera, also
It's also very clear.
In the empty wilderness, an ancient chariot, a military commander with armor and glowing body, driving the ancient chariot, moving forward alone...
The soldiers' hearts were racing.
Then……
"boom!"
There was a sudden loud noise behind them.
Everyone was trembling with fear.
"A certain person is a doctor of Youwu in the Song Dynasty, an observation envoy to Ningzhou, and Li Yanxian, an envoy to the two states of Guo. Today, he is the forerunner of the emperor of the Song Dynasty to restore our country of the Song Dynasty. How dare you fight against someone? Even though you are a member of the Zhu family,
Minister, you have the merit of expelling the Tartars. Although a certain minister of the Zhao family died fighting against the Jin Dynasty, I have no intention of killing you. Can the leading general be named Chen?
Since he is a general, why should he hide and come out to fight against someone?
I don’t use magic, I just compete with your martial arts!”
Then a voice came.
"It's the river god, it's the river god. When I went to inquire about the news the day before yesterday, I heard that Li Yanxian, the general who died fighting against the Jin Dynasty in the Song Dynasty, was the river god. He started to appear recently because of the arrival of Yang Feng.
Then Yang Feng is the reincarnation of King Ming.
Han Lin'er said that his ancestor was Song Huizong."
An officer said in shock.
"Qianhu, it seems true. Otherwise, how would you know that we are waiting here? Even if there is indeed a place where people know and tell others, how can Qianhu's surname be known?"
Another officer said.
The next moment, a clump of dead grass not far from them suddenly burst into flames, and then started to burn. The fire spread rapidly, illuminating the entire hillside at once, and it was still spreading. Of course, they would definitely not hide in a place with dead grass.
But the burning fire and thick smoke made the entire Hangu Pass suddenly feel solemn.
"Damn it, I'm going to try it, what the hell is this, brothers, don't move.
We are here to kill Yang Feng.
As long as he doesn't attack us, we shouldn't provoke him,"
Chen Baihu, who has been promoted to a thousand households, said.
"Qianhu, this is the river god."
The officer reminded him.
"Regardless of whether he is a river god or a mountain god, since he has chosen me, we cannot let him laugh. What's more, since he wants to restore the Song Dynasty, we are the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, how can we just sit back and watch him pass?"
Chen Qianhu said.
Then he stood up.
"A certain Chen Xin.
Your Excellency was born loyal and died as a river god. I should have greeted you with courtesy and prepared incense and candles for sacrifice. However, you wanted to make an enemy of the Ming Dynasty. I was a minister of the Ming Dynasty, so I had no choice but to fight with you.
If I die in your hands, I will have no complaints!"
He raised his hands and said.
Then he picked up a two-handed long knife and rushed down with a shout. Li Yanxian jumped off the chariot. The white light in front quickly faded and disappeared quickly, leaving only the one behind. Under the firelight, it could be seen that he was dressed in gold.
Armor, but his face could not be seen clearly. There was just a mottled color under the golden helmet. He pointed the spear in his hand downwards, then stood with his hands behind his back and looked at Chen Qianhu. The latter, who was charging at full speed, was in front of him in an instant, with a spear in his hand.
The knife slashed downwards in the air, instantly creating a flash of fiery red.
But Li Yanxian dodged strangely, then grabbed his back and lifted him up.
Chen Qianhu grabbed the bladeless part of the blade, then turned the long knife around and stabbed back very cleanly.
Li Yanxian let go.
Chen Qianhu fell to the ground and turned over, sweeping the long knife in his hand. He jumped up while Li Yanxian avoided it, and then slashed downwards diagonally again.
But Li Yanxian moved at a ghostly speed...
Well, he is a ghost.
In short, he reached behind Chen Qianhu again. Chen Qianhu turned around hurriedly, but was unable to keep up with his speed. He was like a maggot attached to his bones, always behind Chen Qianhu.
Chen Qianhu showed a hint of determination.
The next moment, the long knife turned around and stabbed into his abdomen without hesitation. The long knife that penetrated his body finally hit something hard, but it could no longer move forward...
"He does have some skills!"
Li Yanxian said.
Then he reboarded the chariot and drew his spear.
But Chen Qianhu stood there motionless, with a long knife pierced through his abdomen, looking very miserable.
"I'll spare you and others."
Li Yanxian glanced at the soldiers who were getting up and said.
Then his carriage began to move forward.
The two nearest soldiers ran to Chen Qianhu as quickly as possible and supported him. They could not draw their swords at this time.
"Let him go!"
Chen Qianhu said in a low voice.
The soldiers behind silently watched Li Yanxian's carriage enter the pass...