On the shore of Lake Biwa, the only road leading to Heian Kyo, more than 500 people formed a formation and moved forward slowly.
There were more than a hundred people in front of them, all warriors, with domineering expressions. They were all dressed in various colors of armor. They had tall red flags on their backs. The flags were slender in shape, with the unique butterfly pattern symbolizing the Ping family printed on the upper part, and each person's name printed on the lower part. After the warriors, there was a square formation composed of four hundred ashigaru, all wearing precise rattan armor and with red butterfly patterns on their flags.
The judge heard that it turned out that this flag was also learned from Fusang in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. However, in the Sui and Tang armies, it was mostly used by the soldiers who sent orders. When it was passed to Fusang, it was only one hand. The Fusang people called it "zhiwuqi". Distinguish friend from foe.
The samurai who were chasing Tamamo-mae and his party did not display flags in order to hide their identities, but now the army is displaying the Taira flag in a carefree manner, which means they are no longer hiding, and their swords and spears show the emperor's hostility towards the emperor.
After the samurai and in front of the ashigaru, there were more than twenty samurai on horseback, surrounding the two generals in the middle.
The two generals looked very similar, one was in his fifties and the other was in his mid-twenties. They were the father and son of Taira Masamori and Taira Tadamori, the northern samurai under the throne of the Shirakawa Emperor.
The father and son looked very serious. Why? However, when Ping Zhongsheng went to urinate in the forest, the flag behind him was nowhere to be found. Neither the two samurai who were escorting him saw how the flag was missing. After much thought, the father and son finally concluded that it was an enemy scout. steal.
Ping Zhengsheng was very angry because of this and reprimanded his son for being too careless: Since the scout can take your flag, can't he also take your head?
You must know that Taira Tairamori, firstly, relied on his father's reputation as the Emperor Shirakawa, and secondly, he was smart since he was a child. He became a second lieutenant of Zaemon at the age of thirteen. At the age of fifteen, he was awarded the title of Northern Samurai. Without violating his duties, he was responsible for maintaining law and order in Kyoto and captured many famous thieves. The Emperor loved his talents, so he gave him his beloved concubine's sister, his sister-in-law, just last year. This woman was very impressive. Just four months after his marriage, he gave birth to his eldest son for Pingzhong Sheng, named Ping Kiyomori. He was greatly favored by the King of France, and when he was still an infant, he was rewarded with many treasures and had his beloved concubine adopted as his adopted son.
Ping Zhongsheng was deeply favored by the emperor, and he was young and energetic. He had always been arrogant. How could he accept the humiliation of stealing the flag? He immediately swore to heaven that he would cut off the scout's head and use his skull as a wine bowl to relieve his hatred.
Originally, according to the order of Emperor Shirakawa, they were to stop in the middle of the road and ambush Tamamo Mae and his party. But Ping Zhongmeng's flag was lost, and his whereabouts were obviously exposed. The father and son discussed it, ambush, and just lead the troops up. Anyway, this is the way.
As for the fact that the opponent had the help of the Demon King, and even the Great Tengu, known as the best swordsman in Fuso Kingdom, was defeated, the father and son were not worried at all——
"You and I are both warriors from the north. We have practiced martial arts all our lives just to serve His Majesty. How can we be afraid of the enemy?" Ping Zhengsheng said proudly while sitting on his horse. Then he changed the topic and said with a sinister smile: "Besides, even if that sword master is really unparalleled in ability, how can he be our opponent if we just release those ghosts?"
Speaking of those ghosts, Taira Taira no Mori also became interested: "Those ghosts encountered sea beasts in the sea, the ship was destroyed, and they drifted to Tango Kingdom. Others only ran away in fear, but my father was wise and negotiated good terms with them. As long as they do it for us Once I take action, I will give them a first-class sea ship. But with their strength and martial arts, what a pity it would be to let them go? If they can stay, even if only a few of them are left, the strength of my Ping family will be greatly increased."
Ping Zhengsheng fanned his folding fan and said with a sinister smile: "My son, don't worry, as a father, you have to deal with it yourself. A man is born in this world, and what he wants is nothing more than power and women. I have already reported to the Emperor of France and asked His Highness to come out of the capital." Your Highness, I don’t believe that no one in his group is attracted by him. These ghosts have a deep friendship with each other. As long as one of them is willing to stay, the others can be slowly persuaded."
Hearing this, Taira Takaramori's eyes revealed a greedy look: "Your Highness, Emperor Horikawa's daughter, Your Highness Saeko? She is the most beautiful woman in the royal family! I heard that Lord Guanbai proposed to marry His Highness Saeko several times for his nephew. It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is also very fond of it. Take these ghosts seriously."
Emperor Horikawa was Shirakawa's son and Toba's father. He died twelve years ago. His eldest daughter, Naozi, was born to the Wang family from Hegong and was half Chinese.
The father and son were talking and doing, when suddenly someone from the front army reported: "There is a big man on the road, holding a big fork, blocking the road."
Taira Masamori sneered and said: "If you dare to stop my army, you must be a traitor. With such courage, could he be the demon king who escorted the fox demon of the Fujiwara family? Tadamori, let me go and see it with my father."
The order was passed, and more than a hundred warriors in the front were divided. The cavalry surrounded the Ping family and his son and surged out.
The father and son raised their eyes and saw that there was indeed a burly man with his face covered and only his eyes exposed. He had a knife hanging from his waist and a boring fork in his hand.
Apart from Lao Cao, this big man naturally has no one else.
Before that, they moved to steal a flag and reported that there were soldiers and horses blocking them. Ichiro Banbe recognized that it was Taira Tadamori, a samurai from the north, who was leading the troops. Cao Cao and others discussed it and decided on a countermeasure. They walked forward for a while and suddenly heard the sound of loud footsteps. They got up, expecting that the opponent was coming to kill them, so they made hurried arrangements according to the previous plan. Except for Tokikan and Ichiro Banbe who hid aside, the others protected Tamamo and went into the dense forest to take shelter temporarily, leaving Cao Cao waiting alone on the road.
Ping Zhongsheng shouted: "Are you the Tang Dynasty swordsman who is known as the Demon King and can break a hundred with one blow? Well, from my perspective, he is just taller. How dare you help rebel against the party and fight with us? enemy?"
Cao Cao rolled his eyes slightly and muttered: "You are a rebellious official in Fusang who doesn't know the destiny or the secret of heaven. It's really ridiculous. You ask me why I helped rebel against the party? To tell you the truth, my grandfather was living happily in the country of China. Hun I didn’t know that Fusang was in the southeast, northwest, and unexpectedly, I had the same dream for seven nights in a row!”
Ping Zhongsheng was young after all, so he couldn't help but asked curiously: "What dream did you have?"
Cao Cao thought about the legend of Fuso that Ichiro Banbe and others talked about on the way, and said in a mystical way: "I dreamed all night about a bright sun in the sky, and a woman walked out of the sun. Her clothes were brilliant, her appearance was magnificent, and her momentum was indescribable. . This woman invited me to have fun, and she did this for seven days in a row. On the seventh day, she said to me, she is the Fusang Goddess. She is dedicated to me just because the royal family now has the name Baihe. She is hot-tempered, ruthless, and extremely shameless. In order to ask me to cross the sea and conquer the east, help your country's righteous people, overthrow the tyranny, and return the emperor to power. From now on, the rivers will be clear and the sea will be clear, and the common people will live happily and peacefully."
It turns out that in the Fuso Kingdom, the gods and emperors are one, and the emperor's lineage is one for eternity. This is because it is the blood of Amaterasu. Amaterasu is the goddess of the sun. Lao Cao deliberately said that a woman emerged from the sun, and she was doing it for chaos. Food audiovisual.
Sure enough, those warriors who knew Chinese were all shocked when they heard this, and whispered: "Is this what the Tang Dynasty people said is Amaterasu?"
Some people didn't believe it and were furious: "He farts, Amaterasu is so noble, how could he have an affair with him?"
Some people are doubtful and say, "It's hard to say. Doesn't it mean that this person is the Demon King? Maybe the Great God can't bear to attack his descendants personally and comes to beg the Demon King. What kind of good person can this Demon King be? Maybe he can say to the Great God: Now, goddess, you don’t want your country to be ruined by Bai He, right?”
There were some who didn't speak Chinese and quickly asked their companions. For a while, hundreds of soldiers and horses were whispering to each other and there was a commotion.
Ping Zhengsheng shouted: "You idiots, do you believe this man's nonsense?"
Cao Cao said loudly: "Don't say you don't believe it, I didn't believe it at the time either! However, the next day, a giant dragon suddenly swam in the river in front of my house and invited me to sit on its back. Then it turned into a long whale and cut through the waves to carry me here. You Fusang happened to save the righteous man's daughter when you landed, and only now do you believe that this is true."
Those warriors couldn't help but nod: Yes, if there is no reason, who can cross the whale across the sea?
Ping Zhengsheng was furious and shouted: "Shameless devil, you are talking nonsense. Don't you know that our loyal hearts will be destroyed by your nonsense? Kill me!"
He closed the folding fan with one finger, and more than twenty cavalrymen beside him roared out and crashed straight into Lao Cao.
Cao Cao couldn't help laughing when he saw his cavalry charging out: These Fusang horses were no more than four feet high at the back. It would be an exaggeration to say they looked like dogs, but if they said they looked like donkeys, it would be unfair to donkeys. The running speed is also lackluster.
Immediately shouted: "You dare to be my enemy? I will make you blind!"
Pointing their hands, several cavalrymen screamed, abandoned their weapons, covered their faces with their hands, and blood flowed from the gaps between their fingers.
The rest of the cavalry couldn't help but be frightened when they saw his method. However, after the general's order was given, they had no choice but to suppress their fear, gritted their teeth and continued to charge forward.
Seeing how courageous these Fuso warriors were, Cao Cao secretly praised him, but he put on a ferocious look on his face and laughed ferociously: "Don't you know the consequences of being my enemy? Hum, get off your horse!"
He pointed his hand again, and under the dust on the ground, several tripping ropes bounced up at the same time. The horse suddenly overturned, and the knights on the horse threw it out one after another.
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and laughed, strode forward, and stabbed out with the boring and fork in his hand.
With just one fork, a cavalryman who luckily survived and stood spinning in his place was knocked over, including his man and his horse. Seeing how brave he was, Ping Zhengsheng couldn't help but jump a few times at the corners of his eyes.
Then I saw Cao Cao twisting the boring fork, poking and prodding with his hands, turning around to smash and sweep. Most of the poor cavalry were beaten to pieces. As soon as they managed to get up, they were killed. For a while, the men screamed and the horses neighed. , blood is thrown everywhere like money.
When the remaining seven or eight cavalrymen saw this, the loyalty and courage in their chests were already shattered with horror. They all spurred their horses and whips, and ran away with all their strength. Cao Cao shouted: "Wherever you go, stay alive!" He took a long stride and chased him with his horse's tail in his hand. Hiramoto was frightened and shouted: "Hurry, stop him!"
More than a hundred warriors in the front line shouted and rushed forward in a chaotic manner, but were blocked by the cavalry. It was difficult to get into position for a while. On the branch of the tree above Cao Cao's head, Shi Qian lifted a leaf and fired a series of slingshots in his hand. Iron bullets and bullets were fired from his hand. The swords fired one after another, causing the warriors to bleed profusely and scream in agony.
Seeing this, Cao Cao flew out his boring fork, stabbing a cavalryman and his horse toppling over. Canglanglang drew his knife in his hand, jumped into the crowd with one step, and just chopped forward without thinking. The dragon-changing knife danced into Wherever a red cloud passed, clothes and armor were flattened, and blood surged like a fountain. Countless famous and powerful warriors were chopped off and their limbs were separated without even making a sound.
In the past, Ping Zhengsheng was also a tiger general. He fought for Bai He in the north and south, and made countless military exploits. Now, firstly, he is getting older, and secondly, he has been pampered for a long time. When he saw Cao Cao's killing method, it was like a devil coming to the world. In a moment, he was in his hands. The folding fan trembled endlessly, and said secretly: "This man is so brave, could it be that the Demon King really came to the world? Could it be that Amaterasu really and him..."
He was so stunned that he forgot to command, but Ping Zhongsheng let out a tiger roar: "You are such a demon king, how can you deceive me into having no one in Fuso Kingdom?"
Holding the big gun with both hands, he charged at the horse. All the warriors on the road were swept away by him. He rushed to Cao Cao with one horse and used all his strength to stab him with a vicious spear.
Seeing the ferociousness of his approach, Lao Cao moved sideways, avoiding the long blade of his spear first, and then cut off the handle of the spear with one knife. The knife cut off with a powerful force, and with a flash of the knife, he cut off the front legs of his war horse.
The horse screamed sadly and fell to the ground. However, Ping Zhongsheng was agile enough. He pressed the saddle, adjusted his balance, and landed steadily. He took advantage of the situation and pulled out the sword from his waist. He was about to fight with Lao Cao on foot when he suddenly heard his father shouting to be careful. , before he could regain his senses, he felt a pain in his wrist, and the hand holding the knife was broken at the wrist. Before he could scream out, his neck felt cold, and his eyes suddenly became dark.
"Ah -" Ping Zhengsheng roared furiously. He watched helplessly as a slender figure fell silently like a leaf. With the sickle in his hand, his son's right hand and head were cut off one after another.
"Kill, kill them!" Taimasa Mori's son died, and he was so angry that he commanded the ashigaru behind to attack.
Cao Cao and Shi Qian attacked at the same time. Ichiro Banbe, who was hiding behind a tree and holding the rope, saw his blood boiling with excitement. He yelled and also drew his sword and killed them.
Cao Cao was fighting in the front with his precious sword and armor. He didn't have any enemies under his command. He moved to the middle. The scythe in his hand was growing and shrinking. He appeared and disappeared. From time to time, he would throw out two hidden weapons. Behind him, Ichiro Sakabe was quite regular, slashing one after another. He killed several people who were injured but not dead.
When Ping Zhengsheng saw these three people coming to kill him like waves, he gritted his teeth, turned his horse's head and drove away. His eyes were bloodshot, showing a look of madness: Kill my beloved son, how can I be willing to have a break with you? When I invite those ghosts out, you will be the real devil and you will be captured by them. At that time, I will kill you for ten days and ten nights to avenge my beloved son!
In a tent more than ten miles away, there were more than a dozen big men who, in the eyes of the Fuso people, were as shocking as ghosts, lazily drinking and eating meat. One of them yawned: "It's so boring. In my opinion, it's better to find a port." , grab a boat and leave, are those dwarfs able to stop us? Brother Guanzhong is so troublesome, yet he insists on agreeing to fight for them once."
Another person said: "These Fuso dwarfs are short-minded and have a lot of heart. They are afraid that we will leave. They are afraid that they will not let us take action unless it is absolutely necessary."
Another person smiled slightly and said: "Brothers, the reason why I responded to him like this was because I had other considerations. Now that I have nothing to do, I will talk to my brothers in detail and see if there is anything wrong with what I am thinking... "
This is exactly what it is: Zilong protected his young master in the past, and Lao Cao protects his beautiful lady today. Seven outs and seven ins are invincible, and the sharp sword turns blood into dust.
(End of chapter)
