High in the sky, the bright moon hangs alone. The clear brightness in the past has been dimmed by the blazing mountain fire.
On the undulating road, the horses' hooves are galloping.
After leaving Anma Mountain and heading south for more than ten miles, you will arrive at Ping'an Jing.
Along the way, Fujiwara Nagami rode a pony, stretched his neck slightly comically, and told Cao Cao the layout of the city.
The shape of this city is based on Chang'an and Luoyang. The north side is Da Neili, also known as Ping'an Palace, which is the imperial city. It includes the Imperial Palace, the Left and Right Guards' Palace, the Left and Right Guards' Palace, the Craftsman's House, the Maliao, the Brewing Department, etc. All the other officials are within the imperial city.
There is a wall in the imperial city, and the wall is more than ten feet high. Considering the stature of the Fusang people, it is "extremely difficult to climb."
The main south gate of the imperial city is called Zhuque Gate. Outside the Suzaku Gate, the Suzaku Avenue runs from north to south, evenly dividing Heian Kyoto into the left and right capitals. .
The left side of Zhuque Avenue is called Zuojing, also known as "Luoyang", and the right side is Youjing, also known as "Chang'an". There are hundreds of streets in the two capitals, all horizontal and vertical. Viewed from a high place, they are as neat as a chessboard.
All around Da Neili are places where powerful people live. You can tell the clues by looking at their surnames——
It turns out that for the Fusang people at that time, those who were not powerful people did not have surnames. The dignitaries are the ministers of Kyoto and the guardians of the various kingdoms. Among them, Fujiwara, Minamoto, Taira, and Tachibana are the leaders, which are called the four major clans.
The four major clans have spread out, and many branches have established their own branches. Taking the Fujiwara Kita family, one of the four Fujiwara families, as an example, they choose to use the street as their surname, such as Ichijo, Kujo, Wanli Xiaoji, etc., or use their own location as their surname. With surnames such as Hino, Saionji, and Sagibi, etc., and these streets and locations are all around Ouchi-ri, others can tell that they are close ministers of the Emperor.
The book implicitly implies that the common people of Fuso Kingdom did not have surnames. This kind of rule would not be followed until nearly a thousand years later, when Emperor Meiji was in power. Due to the inconvenience of tax collection and military service, for example, there were six young men and eight fat tigers in a village. What happened to the government? Can you tell who is who? This allowed the people to choose their own surnames.
Later generations often think that the more characters in a surname, the more noble it is, which is also a misunderstanding. For example, "Big body and narrow village Cangtianbe" sounds like an arrogant samurai, but in fact it means "the side of the grain depot of a large and slender village". If China also chooses surnames in this way, there will be characters such as "Liaobei Debiao" and "Ivory Mountain Guangkun". The author should also be named "Crescent Lake Yanzu". This is a digression, so I won’t mention it for now.
All in all, in the north of Heian Kyo, there are either royal families or powerful people, and if you go south from Kurama Temple, you can kill them directly here.
You must know that although Ping'an Jing is similar to Chang and Luo, there is one thing that it has not learned, and that is the city wall.
Fusang is surrounded by the sea, with few foreign enemies and frequent earthquakes, so no city wall was built. The water of Yamo River and Guichuan River was used as a moat. Yaezakura trees were planted along both sides of the river.
When Cao Cao and others rushed to the riverside, Fujiwara Nagamin said solemnly: "It's a pity that it's June. If I come here in February or March, I can see the magnificent sight of the eight-fold cherry blossoms in full bloom and thousands of red flowers falling all over the river. "
Cao Cao smiled and said calmly: "Tonight there is blood all over the city of Ping'an Jing, just think of it as cherry blossoms falling all over the ground."
He just said something casually, but it just fit the aesthetics of the Fuso people. Fujiwara Nagami's face flushed with excitement immediately, and his breath became thicker. He turned around and shouted to the warriors: "Gentlemen, have you ever heard Wu-kun?" What you said? Heian-kyo without cherry blossoms is not its most beautiful appearance. Tonight, with the swords and guns in our hands, we will let the enemy’s blood bloom like fallen cherry blossoms and awaken the most beautiful side of Heian-kyo. Please, gentlemen!"
When more than 80 cavalrymen heard this, they immediately became excited and shouted in unison: "If I can die in battle in the most beautiful Heianjing, it will be a life-long pleasure."
When Cao Cao saw these cavalrymen suddenly going crazy like wild wolves, he secretly marveled: The morale of these dwarf soldiers seems to be very easy to mobilize! They seem to have a visceral yearning and obsession for grand and important scenes. If this is used properly, it may cause a lot of trouble for the Jurchens...
Above the river, there is a wooden bridge spanning the river, nearly three feet wide. Originally, Cao Cao and Fujiwara Nagami were riding in front of each other. Unexpectedly, the knights were inspired, and seven of them, who were always known for their bravery, stood upright. With a big gun, he shouted: "The first cherry blossom in summer should bloom from our hands." Regardless of etiquette, he passed Cao Cao and Fujiwara Nagami, rushed to the long bridge, beat the horse and galloped, Fujiwara Nagami laughed and said: "The enterprising spirit of the samurai is as blazing as fire. It really moved me. From now on, the seven of you will be called the 'Seven Spears of Burning'..."
Before he finished speaking, more than a thousand archers suddenly jumped out from the shadow of the trees on the other side, holding Fusang's unique long bow. The bow was taller than a person, and its shape was long and short. It was not symmetrical at both ends like the Chinese bow. This kind of bow It is as difficult as it is far, but its penetrating power is quite strong. It is said that "a long bow and a giant arrow are fired at a close distance."
But what these archers were using at this moment were all rockets. More than a thousand people drew long bows and set up rockets. In an instant, the sky was filled with fire, like a meteor shower. The "Seven Guns of Burning" screamed loudly, and each of them was hit by dozens of arrows. Both men and horses fell, and suddenly turned into "Seven Burning Porcupines".
Fujiwara Nagami screamed: "No! Emperor Shirakawa has been prepared for a long time. The old thief is so vicious. He is going to burn down the wooden bridge."
Cao Cao looked solemn, and Xu Guanzhong rushed forward and said anxiously: "Brother, the total number of Ping'an Jing's army and horses is only four thousand. With so many archers, it is obvious that all the archers are concentrated in one place! That Emperor Baihe must have been prepared for it. .”
Cao Cao nodded and said in a deep voice: "He used rockets to block the enemy and burn the bridge. If you want to burn the bridge, why not burn it early? He must have the idea of attacking halfway! But we should not underestimate him. If I do this To use a general strategy, you must first move your troops and horses across the river, and then wait for the enemy to cross the bridge and be blocked, then attack from the rear and from the left and right."
After hearing this, Fujiwara Nagami's face turned pale: "Ah, ah, ah, what should I do? My dear son-in-law, why don't you save me and escape back to Song Dynasty..."
Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Father-in-law, if you want to do great things, how can you not go through dangers? If you leave my son-in-law here, he will make all his plans come true."
After saying that, he glared: "Brothers, please listen to my brother's orders and join forces to defeat the enemy!"
More than a dozen brothers shouted in unison: "The younger brothers are here!"
The heroes' voices were like bells and their morale was like a rainbow. The knights under Fujiwara's command were immediately convinced and they couldn't help but admire them: they were indeed ghosts from the upper kingdom, and they didn't even have a trace of cowardice.
Cao Cao stretched out his hand and pointed forward: "Fan Rui, Jiao Ting, Jie Zhen, Jie Bao, Meng Kang, and Duan Jingzhu, let the six of you dismount and fight on foot, cross the bridge and kill the scattered archers! Li Jun, Zhang Shun, you two will swim Cross the water darkly and respond to the four of them. Sun An, you lead more than ten Fusang warriors, wait for Fan Rui and others to entangle the enemy, and fly over to kill them."
The brothers who were called out all said in unison: "Little brother, I obey!" They immediately crossed the bridge and went into the water. They all wore fish scale armor and wore it close to their flesh. With a pull of the face armor, they were fearless from the enemy's bows and arrows.
Cao Cao said again: "Guan Zhong and Wen Gong, you two lead thirty warriors and fight to the left along the river. If he is defeated and flees, fight back five miles away; Ting Yu and A Qi, you two lead thirty warriors." A warrior, fight along the river to the right, and usually kill him five miles back. Haha, he wants to ambush me, I will defeat him with a surprise force!"
The four shouted: "My little brother, I obey!" They each cheered up and led the Fuso cavalry to kill left and right.
Cao Cao looked around and saw Toki Qian, Zhou Tong, Wu Lu, and Ichiro Banbe. He smiled and said to Fujiwara Nagamine, "Father-in-law, don't be alarmed. Let's see our brothers defeat the enemy."
Fujiwara Nagami nodded reluctantly, feeling frightened in his heart.
Cao Cao looked at his expression and couldn't help but secretly rejoiced: My foreign father-in-law is fierce but timid, scheming but never decisive, and he cherishes his own life. He has some of the demeanor of his original decadence after the original decadence. Haha, let him hold the power in Fusang. It's quite appropriate.
At this moment, the curtain of the sedan chair was suddenly lifted, and Cao Zi hurriedly walked up to Cao Cao: "Wuzhi, my grandfather has deployed thousands of troops, and how many of you are there? We can't win this battle. Why don't you capture Zhong Nayan and surrender?" , how about I go ask my grandfather for forgiveness and send you back to the Song Dynasty?"
Fujiwara Nagami was shocked and screamed: "Your Highness, your Majesty, I, my loyalty is all for His Majesty the Emperor."
Cao Cao looked sideways and saw that Taizi had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. Although his appearance was graceful and beautiful, his figure was quite plump and strong. He was tall and tall. He was wearing Tamamo-mae's dress, which was like a tight-fitting bodysuit. He sighed to himself. : Ting Yu was lost again and again, and it seemed that it was not due to his fault.
He turned his head away and said with a smile: "I heard that Fusang etiquette is similar to that in the Central Plains. You and Tingyu have been together in times of adversity. This is also a marriage destined by God. It is rude for you to call me by my name. You should call me Brother Wu is right."
Sunzi couldn't laugh or cry, and shook his head and said: "Okay, okay, brother Wu, time is running out, can we get down to business? My grandfather pities me the most, so I will go and plead with him..."
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Your grandfather first seizes the power of his descendants, and then digs out the ashes of his grandson's wife. How can he be a friendly person? He is quite ambitious. If you go to plead for mercy, he might even kill you in anger. You don't have to do more. He said, for your sake, I will only take away his power without harming his life."
Huozi said anxiously: "Brother Wu, you must be strong too..."
Cao Cao interrupted: "I am not the one who wants to be strong. My brothers and sisters really don't know, but we are really strong. Look -"
Seeing that he had his hands behind his back and his head held high, his posture was even more arrogant than his grandfather's. He couldn't help but follow his fingers, and saw Fan Rui and the other six pulling off their clothes, revealing their fish scales, and striding away. They rushed forward, each wielding their swords to deflect the rockets. Occasionally, the fish caught in the trap were blocked by the armor, and they rushed straight to the other side and started killing.
Those archers were not without any fighting power. Those who were close abandoned their bows and drew their swords one after another. However, Jiao Ting's two swords danced into a silver ball and rolled on the ground, killing wherever there were many people. Wherever they passed, blood flowed. Light splashed everywhere and debris flew around, like a meat grinder with wheels.
Xie Zhen and Jie Bao both roared like tigers, each raising their boring forks, just like tigers entering a flock of sheep. Relying on the weight of their weapons, they swiped left and smashed, seriously: sweeping a piece of grass with one stroke, smashing a cake with one stroke, Meng Kang Duan Jingzhu and Ding Jingzhu each danced a simple knife, and together with Ding Jie's Kunzhong, they bled those who fell but were not dead one by one.
In the middle, Fan Rui knocked down more than ten people with his flying hammer, and grabbed an empty space. He wore his hair and sword, and invited the generals who rode dragons and danced with hammers to fight with them on their heads. When the archers saw it, they were so scared that their legs became weak. , shouting loudly: "The Chinese ghosts are coming!" (The ghosts of China are coming) I immediately remembered that this was the "Ghost King of Disruption", and I was afraid that he would be captured and taken to the endless hell to suffer. He abandoned his weapon and ran away.
At this time, water bloomed on the river, and two figures, Li Jun and Zhang Shun, jumped out of the water like dragons and jumped onto the bank. Those archers were originally looking at Fan Rui, Jiao Ting and others, so how could they expect people to emerge from the river? A pair of heroes swung their swords to the back of their heads and just chopped at random, knocking off twenty or thirty people in an instant, and the situation became increasingly chaotic.
Seeing that the enemy formation was in chaos, Sun An waved his hand and led twenty Fusang cavalry to rush across the bridge. Sun An was in front of him, clashing back and forth in the enemy formation, slashing and killing. The archers could no longer support themselves at this moment, and each of them let out a cry. Shouted, lost their weapons, and dispersed in a great rout.
Naozi was dumbfounded. Although she had known that Lao Cao and others were very capable, the current situation clearly showed that Emperor Shirakawa not only had more troops but also more generals. He was also prepared in advance. In this situation, Lao Cao just made up his mind before the battle and defeated it with a flip of his hand, which made her feel chilled in her heart.
At this time, a mile to the left and right of the north bank, there was a loud sound of killing. He knew that this must be the troops and horses ambushed by the Emperor Shirakawa, and they had been discovered.
At this moment, she did not dare to expect Bai He's soldiers and horses to win. She could only pray secretly, hoping that her grandfather would not be too eager for quick success and send all his soldiers and horses here. If my grandfather still had enough men and troops to defend the imperial city, there might be some chance of success.
Contrary to her heavy expression, Nagami Fujiwara, who had been panicking all day long, raised his head and laughed, so happy that he could even see the dinner: "Ah hahahahaha, I was in Heian Kyo, and I had heard about the reputation of a good son-in-law who is good at fighting, but I didn't know that he was good at fighting. So good at fighting, hahaha, hahaha!"
After laughing a few times, he suddenly pointed his finger at Ping An Jing and shouted with great force: "Mr. Bai He, you tried your best to ambush us, but it's nothing more than this. Hahahahaha, how can you manage the government with authority?"
Before he finished speaking, he heard someone say from behind: "The Demon King, the poor monk Guiyi, borrowed the seven-branched royal artifact here, and I came here to ask you for advice again!"
Cao Cao turned around and looked around, only to see Gui Yifayan steaming up his momentum and striding toward him. He had a strange-shaped long sword in his hand. If he held it in his hand and looked closely, he would find that there was an inscription engraved on the front and back of the sword, which read: " On the 15th day of the 8th month of the fourth year of Taishi, on the 15th day of the lunar month, seven swords made of hundreds of steel were made. They could be used to defeat hundreds of soldiers. They were suitable for princes and kings to ward off evil and evil. There had never been such a sword in the past. The prince of Baekje had a strange birth, Shengyin. Created for the purpose of the Japanese king and passed down to future generations."
There are three thin blades on the left and right, twisting upwards, with the blazing fire of Kurama Temple reflected behind it, like a demon who wants revenge.
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Gui Yidian, you are so dishonest. If you don't just wait for me in Fuyutang for the decisive battle, why did you come here so early?"
Ghost Yifayan shouted: "I didn't know you were so cunning last time! I was invited by His Majesty the King of France to slay the demons, and I also wanted to avenge the burning of the Kurama Temple. You used the sharpness of your sword to force me back. , today I will bring my country’s divine weapon and teach you how to recognize Fuso, the best swordsman in the world!”
Fujiwara Nagami was shocked when he heard this, and his proud look suddenly disappeared: "Ah, my dear son-in-law, you said you defeated this man with one move, did you just rely on the sharpness of the sword? Oh no, no, these seven swords are incomparably sharp. It is an important weapon for ruling the country, and it will definitely be as good as your sword. This, this, this ghost has unparalleled swordsmanship, can you really beat him?"
The truth is: the King of France designed to subjugate the heroes, and the ghost eyes borrowed swords to fight. I have been crying for a long time, and I am so frightened by the impermanence of the world.
(End of chapter)
