Kunlun one millet

Chapter 153

"Quick! Push hard! Delaying the march is no one's favor!"

The military officer sternly urged the soldiers, whipping the horses pulling the cart repeatedly, trying to drag a cart out of the mud.The soldiers in the rear pushed and pushed, but the wheels just lifted a little, and fell into the mud again.

"What's going on?" Zhao Mi hurried over on horseback, and the military officials clapped their hands and explained the reason.

This kind of car base can be used to carry military equipment when marching on weekdays, serve as a wall when camping, and can also be used to resist charges during combat.

It's just that in order to resist attacks, these car bases are built with several layers of wooden boards to form a carriage, and the outside is covered with fireproof thick leather, and the inside is loaded with luggage, which is heavy.In the current situation of continuous rain and muddy roads, the progress was slow.

"You push on both sides." Zhao Mi got off his horse, came to the back of the carriage, and lifted it up with a mighty force.The other soldiers pushed together, and the entire car base successfully escaped from the mud pit.

"You speed up!" Clapping his hands casually, Zhao Mi remounted his horse, and the surrounding soldiers were both shocked and admired, watching Zhao Mi ride away on horseback.

"Have you seen it? Zhao Changshi can lift the entire car base by himself!" A soldier shook his head in amazement: "I'm afraid these two arms have a few thousand catties of strength?"

"I can't tell. Zhao Changshi is tall and thin, and he looks like a gentleman with a beard. I didn't expect such strength."

"You don't understand, don't you?" The military officer smiled and said, "Zhao Changshi used spells to bless himself. Even though he looks similar to ordinary people, he can hold a mad horse with just a tug, and he can hold it with his fingers. You can poke a hole in the bluestone board!"

"With such great strength, how many mu of land can be irrigated in a day? You don't need to rent cattle from big households for plowing in spring."

"Look at how poor you are! What is Zhao Changshi's status? Do you need to work in the fields by yourself?"

"That's right! He's Lord Marquis, and there are as many as eighty servants, if not a hundred."

The military official shook his head and said, "I have never seen the world when I say this. What are a hundred or eighty servants? In those big wealthy families, there are thousands of servants and tens of thousands of tenants. Gao Pinggong, who guarded Jianjia Pass before, was just There are more than [-] private soldiers in Buqu, and their own manor can't be seen at a glance, and they have to set up another market inside."

"How did you know?"

The military official said as he walked: "I used to go to Gao Pinggong's market with my father to sell mountain products. I went in and set up a street stall, and I had to charge a certain amount of money."

"The old man can make money while lying down. I also want to live this kind of life."

"Do you have this life? Push the cart obediently!"

"But I don't think Zhao Changshi looks like an old man. There is more than one fairy elder in Jianjia Pass. Which one have you met who can roll up his sleeves and help everyone with heavy work?"

All the soldiers nodded their heads when they heard the words, and the military officials couldn't help sighing: "More than that, before at Jianjia Pass, we Bai Shichang would be called to the mansion every night. How do we use ordnance, or by distinguishing orders and changing formations. When we learn it, we will be responsible for teaching you."

"I just said, why do you have to practice on the school ground every day?"

The military official warned: "Don't take it seriously! When it comes to the battlefield, what Zhao Changshi taught is a life-saving talisman!"

……

As it was getting dark, Zhao Mi ordered the soldiers to set up camp among the ruins.

Released paper cranes to scout the surroundings, took advantage of the stove in the camp to start a gang, and Zhao Mi wandered randomly among the dilapidated houses.

"Zhao Changshi be careful, the house here has not been repaired for a long time, the beams and columns are not stable, and the slightest movement may collapse." Zhang Liwei came on patrol with several people.

"What is this place? It looks like a big mansion." Zhao Mi looked around and asked intentionally or unintentionally.

"I don't know, but just now when I came to explore the road, I found a stone tablet, but unfortunately it's blurry and can't be identified." Zhang Liwei said.

"Stone tablet? Lead the way."

Zhao Mi followed Zhang Liwei, stepped over a pile of knee-high grass and scattered bricks and tiles, and saw the stone tablet nearly a person's height. The writing on it was obviously deliberately erased, and only sporadic words could be barely seen.

"Constructing, withdrawing the feudal clan... The treacherous clan is desperate... The trapped beast wants to fight..." Zhao Mi touched the stone tablet, half-reading and half guessing.

He Dangguan's expression on the back was subtle: "The trapped beast wants to fight? I seem to have heard these words somewhere. It should be Qingming Gong's call for troops."

"Oh?" Zhao Mi asked, "Duke Qingming? Isn't he one of the people involved in the Sangong Rebellion more than [-] years ago?"

"That's him!" He Dangguan said.

When the first king of Huaxu Kingdom passed away, because he had no heirs, in order to choose a new king from the clan's children to succeed him, the officials and officials argued endlessly.At that time, Liang Tao took a fancy to the mediocre Lord Gao Ping, while the other three members of the clan guarding one side wanted to fight for the throne and raised troops one after another.

Among them, Duke Qingming, who is located in the south, did not hesitate to transfer the army guarding Jianjia Pass.But halfway through the soldiers and horses, Liang Tao personally killed Duke Qingming, and the imperial court also sent a group of accomplices to the heads, so most of the soldiers and horses returned to Jianjia Pass to stop the Jiuli Kingdom from invading.

Liang Tao made outstanding contributions during the Sangong Rebellion, but Gao Pinggong, whom he himself chose, did not inherit the throne. Instead, he gained power in the current rebellion, cleverly dealt with the government and the opposition, and successfully ascended the throne.

And in order to appease Liang Tao, the current king also canonized him as a national teacher, and there are many rewards and praises for Chongxuan Hall.Gao Pinggong replaced Qingming Gong to guard Jianjia Pass.As for how many open and secret struggles there are in private, it is unknown to outsiders.

"There is a call to arms engraved on the stone tablet. I think this place has a lot to do with Duke Qingming." Zhao Shu looked around: "Looking at how dilapidated this place is, it is estimated that after the death of Duke Qingming, the imperial court sent people to destroy it, and even the words on the stone tablet were erased. "

"Sometimes I also have to admire that Liang Guoshi, if it weren't for him to make a decisive move, Huaxu's domestic war would be ruined." He Dangguan sighed: "It was only a few years before I came to Huaxu Kingdom with my elders. Well, if the blood flowed like rivers among the members of the clan, the common people would not even think about having a good life."

Zhao Shu pursed his lips and said nothing, He Dangguan knew that what he said just now was wrong, he hurriedly cupped his hands and apologized: "This subordinate is talking nonsense, please forgive me, Deacon Zhao."

"Do I look so stingy?" Zhao Mi laughed: "Okay, go and rest, and continue to track the movement of Jiuli soldiers and horses tomorrow. If you encounter a military supply convoy, escort them back to Jianjia Pass."

After saying this, Zhao Mi took a deep look at Zhang Liwei, and the other party bowed his head as if he knew it well.

……

"It's not good! The convoy escorting the military supplies has been attacked by the enemy!"

In the afternoon of the next day, Zhao Mi was leading the troops on the road, and Zhang Yanshou rushed to him with an urgent report.

"Enemy attack?" Zhao Mi asked, "How many enemies are there?"

"I can't see clearly! As soon as I arrived nearby, I saw a large cloud of black smoke blowing from the other side of the hillside, covering the convoy in the blink of an eye. I dare not approach rashly!" Zhang Yanshou pointed to the west and said, "About four or five It's just a mile away, just go around a forest."

Zhao Mi immediately ordered: "Every member of the Dingzi Battalion, speed up and set up formations along the forest. The cavalry guards the two wings!"

After giving these instructions, Zhao Shu focused his attention and peeked ahead from afar with the help of the paper cranes in the sky. He could find that there were groups of carriages, horses and baggage being smoked out by the crowd of unknown origin. His movements were swift and without any delay, and he was away from the official road in a blink of an eye. .

Moreover, there were obviously several monks among the crowd who robbed the carriages and horses, including the second brother who moved the soil on the ground to erase the traces of the carriages and horses' footsteps.In addition, some people used illusions to distort the light and shadow, making the chariots and horses gradually disappear.

Zhao Mi marveled secretly, even though he expected that Chi Yun would send people to "steal" this batch of salt and iron medicines, he did not expect them to act so smoothly, and with the cooperation of many monks, even if they did not have their own secret arrangements, they would really rob them It is estimated that this batch of military supplies will not be too difficult.

Originally, Zhao Mi wanted to take advantage of the time when the T-shaped battalion soldiers lined up on horseback to give Chiyundu a chance, but now it seems that by the time most of the troops arrive, the military supplies will have been robbed long ago. It's too late, and it's not appropriate for me to procrastinate here.

"Get on the horse, follow me!" Zhao Mi called Zhang Liwei and the others, and headed towards the official road shrouded in black smoke. Zhao Mi used a spell to induce the wind to disperse the black smoke in one fell swoop, and saw hundreds of soldiers Ding Minfu unconscious fell to the ground.

Zhao Mi hurried forward and woke up the little official who was escorting the military supplies. The other party choked and coughed a few times before waking up. When he opened his eyes and saw Zhao Shu and the others, he looked around in a panic and found that all the military supplies and supplies were missing, and immediately howled in despair. Get up: "Military supplies! This is the military supplies ordered by Zhenminghou!!"

"No need to call." Zhao Mi said, "I am Zhao Mi, Marquis of Zhenming."

Hearing this, the little official quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Marquis Zhenming, forgive me, the villain has neglected his duty and let the military supplies fall into the hands of the barbarians!"

Zhao Mi was stunned. He was still thinking about how to deal with his words, but he didn't expect this little official to cover up for him as if he was smart.

"It's not your fault, I just arrived, and I came a step late." Zhao Mi stood up and ordered: "Search for the whereabouts of the chariots and horses immediately, and the enemy is not far away!"

Zhang Liwei and the others were ordered to leave, but he knew very well that the military supplies that were robbed by Chi Yundu would never be found.

And when most of the troops from the Dingzi Battalion arrived, they learned from Zhao Changshi that this time, the Jiuli Kingdom had dispatched powerful masters to use miasma magic to stun the soldiers escorting the military supplies, and robbed a batch of valuable military supplies. .

"Keep looking! I don't believe that such a chariot can disappear out of thin air!" Zhao Mi shouted angrily in front of everyone.

Zhang Liwei said at the right time: "Zhao Changshi, could it be that the traces of the chariots and horses were covered up by Wu Zhu from Jiuli Kingdom?"

"Huh?" Zhao Mi knocked on his forehead with a look of sudden realization: "Yes, yes, I lost my mind in a hurry, and almost forgot that there is another way. You camp on the spot, and the cavalry continue to scout around. I will find a high place to practice. search."

In fact, Zhao Mi knew very well that even if Chi Yun had monks to assist him, it would be impossible for the chariots and horses full of military supplies to escape from the sky, and their manpower might not be far away.

And what he did was just to avoid the eyes and ears of many soldiers, so that the people of Chiyundu would take the initiative to send a map of the mountains and forests.

For such an important matter, Zhao Mi didn't feel relieved to hand it over to Zhang Liwei. If there was a mistake in the middle link, Zhao Mi couldn't imagine what the consequences would be.

After Zhao Mi had finished setting up the simple mandala, and was about to summon the officials and soldiers, he suddenly felt a gaze cast on him.

Using the Yingxuan Scenery Technique to look around, Zhao Mi noticed a vague outline in midair.

The visitor was highly cultivated, and even though he intentionally restrained his breath, Zhao Mi still sensed a warmth like the sun.It is the light that radiates from the inside out, which is difficult for ordinary people to see with the naked eye, but as long as you are sincere, you can feel it.

"The eyes of the gods and wisdom, the supreme view of the sky, one light and ten thousand transformations, and the words reach the profound." Mr. Huai Ming slowly landed and appeared beside the mandala. Outsiders spy.

"Yingxuan Illuminating Scenery Technique, this is the technique used by the Tianxia Dynasty's praise officer to gain insight into the flow of Qi and see Yin and Yang, people and ghosts." Mr. Huai Ming said with his hands behind his back.

"Your Excellency seems to know the tribute officer of the Tianxia Dynasty very well?" Zhao Shu looked up and down when he opened his mouth. He saw that the other party had red beard and hair, eyes like torches, and he was dressed in ocher red and short brown with pudding sewn on. He was barefoot and shinned. Dressed like an old farmer in the countryside, but there is a bit of majesty in his calm demeanor.

"The predecessors of Chiyun Mountain were once invited by the ceremonial officials to assist in the compilation of ritual rituals." Mr. Huai Ming said.

"Oh?" Zhao Mi recalled carefully and confirmed that this matter had never been seen in previous classics.But the ceremonial officials do have burnt rituals, such as burning incense, candles, etc. Most of the fire involved can be classified here.

"I haven't asked Your Excellency for your name yet." Zhao Mi asked, clasping his hands.

"The common name has been abandoned, only Huai Ming."

Zhao Mi's face changed slightly: "Mr. Huai Ming, one of the three elders of Chiyun?"

"What? Are you scared when you see the leader of the rebellious party?" Mr. Huai Ming looked at him with burning eyes.

Zhao Shu cupped his hands solemnly: "Mr. Huai Ming is here in person, I am really terrified."

"Marquis Zhenming, who is very popular in the court of Huaxu Kingdom today, presides over Jinding Division, assists Wukui Army, and sits at Jianjiaguan. He has a heavy responsibility." Mr. Huai Ming suddenly changed the subject: "If I kill you here, what will happen? ?”

Before Zhao Shu could open his mouth, a real killing intent enveloped his whole body. If Mr. Huai Ming wanted to attack now, he would not even be able to escape.

The three elders of Chiyun have been famous for a long time, at least they have entered Taoism in the troubled times of Tianxia's last years. Considering that they can still protect themselves against Liang Tao, it is estimated that they are similar to their teacher Zhang Duanjing, and they have the cultivation realm of becoming a fetus.

"Chi Yundu has just obtained a batch of military supplies, so he can't wait to cut off the connection?" Zhao Mi couldn't help but asked: "If Chi Yundu is really so short-sighted, then I, Zhao Mi, are blind and pinned my hopes on Such a group of ignorant gangsters!"

"It's really the same sophistry." Mr. Huai Ming snorted coldly, and there seemed to be something in the words, but it was puzzling.

"I would like to ask Mr. Huai Ming, what benefit can I get from killing me?" Zhao Mi hurriedly said, "It is impossible for Chi Yun to hide in Cangwu Ridge forever, isolated from the world."

Mr. Huai Ming suppressed his killing intent, and said with a smile: "Chi Yundu is not only in Cangwu Ridge, but what you said shows that you are still standing outside the threshold."

(End of this chapter)