29. Ambush in Dingxiang. Leading monks into the mountains
() About a hundred miles north of Taiyuan, there is a small county called Dingxiang County. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has four rivers running through it. It is located at the foot of Wutai Mountain in the middle. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. However, it has also led to frequent military disasters.
The king of the West, Zuo Liangyu, and the Tatar soldiers came and went, leaving the small county town with ten rooms and nine empty, and it has not recovered yet.
In the afternoon of that day, a large group of soldiers and horses poured into Dingxiang County. The flags were fluttering and the armor was bright. There were about three thousand soldiers and horses, filling the small shabby county town. The strange thing is that among this group of soldiers and horses,
Among the Tatar soldiers, there were more than ten monks dressed in gray robes, together with several officers in bright armor, surrounding a young monk.
The young monk has a naughty and strange face, and does not have the restraint of a monk who is cautious about his words and deeds. He looks like a son of a rich family out for an outing, pointing at the incomplete city walls, and from time to time chatting and joking with the handsome little book boy next to him.
A large number of soldiers and horses were stationed in Dingxiang County, neither training nor patrolling. A group of officers gathered in the county government office. Apart from eating and drinking every day, they spent the rest of their time gambling.
The yamen was in a smoky mess. The normally breezy county magistrate kept nodding and hunching all day long, and became a servant serving tea and water.
More than ten days passed in such a carefree manner. Wei Xiaobao estimated that the time agreed with his brother had arrived, so he did not set up a gambling game for the rare day. Instead, he ordered his soldiers to call the several Shaolin monks who were escorting him.
Discuss important matters.
When the leader, Master Chengxin, arrived, Wei Xiaobao stopped laughing and said: "Master Chengxin's nephew, today is an auspicious day of the zodiac, and the weather is sunny, so it is suitable for going into the mountains. I think everyone went here to cool off.
Temple, please hand over as soon as possible."
Cheng Xin heard what her junior uncle said, and thought to herself: The weather is cheerful on the auspicious day of the zodiac, and the sky is clearly dark outside. You must be tired of playing these past few days, and then you remember to do business. But Wei Xiaobao is older than him.
Uncle Master had to listen to his words. He immediately took the order and summoned the Eighteen Arhats. After the soldiers here packed up the incense, candles and other items they wanted to bring into the mountain, they followed Wei Xiaobao out of the city and into the mountain.
In order to create opportunities for his brother, Wei Xiaobao specifically ordered the troops of the Xiaoqi Battalion to wait in the county and not go up the mountain. He only took Shuang'er who was pretending to be a book boy and a few soldiers with him. Even the imperial guards with good connections such as Zhang Kangnian and Zhao Qixian also took them with him.
No, I am taking over Liangkuai Temple under the orders of the emperor. I must act in a low-key manner and must not be public, lest I cause more troubles and it will be unsightly.
Wei Xiaobao chose this road into the mountain, which is famously rugged and difficult in Mount Wutai. After walking for only half an hour, Wei Xiaobao was out of breath and said that his legs were tired and wanted to find someone else. With the help of Shuang'er, he climbed up in front of him.
On the hillside, sit down and rest.
Although Cheng Xin had also served as the abbot of Wutai Mountain for many years, he only stayed in the temple all day long. He was not familiar with the roads in these mountains. He immediately called the hired guide and asked him if he had to climb over the mountains to reach Hongfu Temple. From Hongfu
The temple continues upward, and after passing the Yingchou Stream, there is a sliver of sky. Turn south to Longquan Temple, and then go straight to Qingliang Temple via the mountain road.
Wei Xiaobao was sitting on the edge. Just hearing this series of place names, he knew that the mountain road was difficult to navigate, and he couldn't help but feel a headache. After Cheng Xin's repeated persuasion, he got up and continued climbing, preparing to arrive at Hongfu Temple to spend the night before dark.
This small mountain ridge has a very nice name, called "Longfeng Mountain". The trees on it are so lush that it is difficult for people to detect it if they are hiding in it. Liu Meng was lying under a small tree in a dense forest at the top of the ridge, using a pile of trees.
Huang Cao woven a ghillie suit to cover him, and the disguise was extremely clever. Not to mention that the climbing group was still five or six hundred meters away. Even if Liu Meng came close, they would not be discovered as long as Liu Meng did not move.
As early as three days ago, the newly formed attack team and scout team under the Wuyue Sword Sect arrived in Dingxiang County. While arranging manpower to survey the mountain roads and plan an ambush plan, they also arranged for disciples with outstanding qinggong skills to lurk around Dingxiang County.
, waiting for the targets to appear. Disciples of the Hengshan School attach great importance to light skills and swordsmanship, so Liu Meng and senior brother He Buwei obeyed the orders of their uncle Hu Yuanlin and were led by Elder Wei of the scout team to serve as mobile sentries to follow and monitor the group.
Targets. The disciples of the original scout team acted as fixed sentries, lurking near the main entrances to the mountains, in order to keep track of the movements of the targets entering the mountains at any time.
Liu Meng brought enough dry food and water, and lay on the hill outside Dingxiang County for three full days. His heart was anxious as he waited. He felt that the time was so long, and it had never been more difficult. However, when he saw Feng Buqi dressed up as
The mountain people selling sweet potatoes set up their stalls outside the city gate where air flow was everywhere, and they felt much more balanced.
Finally, there was news about the lovely brother Wei Xiaobao. On the morning of the fourth day, he appeared gracefully with the Shaolin Arhats. There were soldiers following him carrying incense, candles, rice oil and other items, and began to go into the mountain to hand over.
Throughout the day, Liu Meng and He Buwei followed each other in turn. With the help of Elder Wei's previously determined lurking location, they kept within sight of the monks and Qing soldiers. At the same time, the scout team lurking at a fixed position behind them continued all the way.
Until the targets climbed over Longfeng Mountain before dark and entered the Hongfu Temple built on the earth platform to stay overnight.
Late at night, Hu Yuanlin, the leader of the attack team who was in charge of the operation, arrived and made sure that all the settings had been arranged, just waiting to launch the raid tomorrow morning. According to the agreement with Wei Xiaobao, Wei Xiaobao would be notified by the roar of the tiger to be careful. Now
The Huashan sent Elder Wei, who had the most profound inner strength, to climb to the top of a nearby mountain, pretending to be a tiger that came out to look for food late at night, and howled loudly, three long and two short, which frightened the birds in the forest and caused wild animals to run wildly.
But he said that Wei Xiaobao had something on his mind and could not sleep. He was sitting at the table with Shuang'er in the side room talking, but he was extremely anxious. In Dengfeng, he made an agreement with Lao Meng to bring the officers, soldiers and Shaolin monks from Dingxiang.
When the county entered Wutai Mountain, the mountain road was steep and conducive to an ambush. Why was it that it had already been a day since entering the mountain, but no signal had been sent? Could it be that I had miscalculated the time, and Lao Meng's Wuyue Sword Sect hadn't arrived yet?
Confused in his heart, Wei Xiaobao reacted a little absent-mindedly. Seeing this, Shuang'er knew that his father-in-law had something on his mind, so he stopped joking and looked at Wei Xiaobao quietly with his hands on his chin by the weak candlelight, his expression full of tenderness.
The candles jumped, and Shuang'er was about to pick out the silver scissors when suddenly a tiger roar came from the night sky outside. This roar was like an evil tiger coming down the mountain, so fierce that it made people tremble when they heard it; followed by another long roar.
Xiao, majestic and arrogant, as if he was sworn to be the supreme presence on this territory, full of domineering.
Tiger? Shuang'er made a noise, fearing that the husband was scared, and was about to say something to comfort him. Wei Xiaobao suddenly jumped up, without any trace of fear, and said with a smile: "Spicy piece mother's, it's really here, I'm scared."
I jumped." He lowered his head and saw Shuang'er looking at him in surprise. Wei Xiaobao was in a good mood and said with a bad smile: "It's done, give me a kiss. Come on, be good to Shuang'er and let your husband hug you."
Not to mention that after Wei Xiaobao got the signal, he relaxed his mind, Cheng Xin, the head of Bodhidharma Academy and other Shaolin Arhats who were staying in Hongfu Temple, were also alarmed by these tiger roars that were close to their ears. Those who were experienced in the martial arts immediately immediately
He made a clear statement and said: "There are many temples in Mount Wutai, and there are usually a lot of pilgrims and tourists. How can there be a beast that can hurt people on the mountain? There must be something fishy about this evil tiger coming here."
Master Cheng Xin grew up in the temple and dedicated himself to Buddhism, but he was a rare person in the Shaolin sect who had no ambitions. He immediately declared the name of Buddha: "Amitabha, tigers are hungry and it is natural to prey on small animals. Junior brother and
How to panic."
After the signal was sent here, two disciples from the scout team were left to monitor Hongfu Temple from a distance. The rest of the people, under the orders of Elder Hu Yuanlin, the leader of the raid team, all returned to the camp to rest, eat and drink enough, and fall asleep.
, gather enough energy and prepare to fight to the death with the Arhat of the Shaolin sect who has been famous all over the world for a long time after dawn the next day!
