The Rat King looked directly at this person with confusion, eager to find out his origin: "You said that the master is a Taoist Zhiyuan?"
"Inherit Master's teachings."
"The Technique of Stepping Heaven... to Xun..." The Rat King pondered for a long time, and was suddenly startled: "Could it be that you are...?" The Rat King stretched out his hand and pushed forward.
"I am."
The Rat King immediately became respectful and said, "If the Taoist Master is willing to give you some advice, it will be a blessing to this clan. I would like to hear the details."
"There is Tangyin County not far from here. There is a young man who is excellent in martial arts, smart and loves to read. He is a rare genius with both civil and military skills. Only he can turn the tide and rewrite the history of the future, delaying the occupation of Central China by the barbarians for two hundred years. , if you can assist him, it will be a great achievement in the world!"
After hearing this story, Yue Fei felt very incredible: "Two hundred years of delay? Can that person predict the future?"
"The Rat King is convinced." Rat Jinghua nodded.
"Is that boy me?"
"I am afraid that the only twenty-year-old man who can pull a three-hundred-jin bow, who lives in Tangyin and whose surname is Yue Mingfei, is you, the captain."
Yue Fei laughed loudly: "If I am really the man he said can turn things around, Yue Fei can't help but wish for it! However, the barbarians are far away in the frontier, and the robbers are close at hand. We brothers need to live through tomorrow before we consider the prophecy of Zhixun Taoist again. !”
The rat spirits also laughed loudly after hearing this.
"Let's recuperate tonight and kill the enemy tomorrow morning!"
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The morning fog is still thick, and Yue Fei's camp has been fully equipped.
The brave warriors fed their horses, put on their armor, and brought along military rations for easy consumption during the battle.
Dozens of people rode horses and set off in the morning light.
Last night, there seemed to be only a few people in the military camp, but dozens of officers and soldiers appeared out of thin air, all wearing long beards, wearing light armor, holding spears, Japanese swords and other long-range weapons, and carrying long-range weapons such as longbows and quivers. , riding majestically on the horse.
Yue Fei led his troops out in full force, but his troops were limited, so no one was left to guard the camp.
Yunkong stood at the entrance of the camp and watched. When he saw the rat spirit riding a horse, he inexplicably thought of it: "The rat is the son and is yin, and the horse is the wu and yang. Ziwu cooperates and yin and yang are integrated. It is perfect."
Hearing the sound of horse hooves disappearing, Hong Haoyi spoke: "Can you let me go?"
According to Hong Haoyi's request, Yun Kong had loosened the rope binding his wrists early this morning to allow the important wrists to restore blood circulation first.
Yunkong always has some kind of trust in people. He cannot believe that there are completely treacherous people in the world, so when Hong Haoyi told him that he would help Yue Fei, he was overjoyed, but he was also worried that he was too gullible, so he was always worried. Said: "Mr. Hong, please don't let me down."
"Although you and I are not close friends, you have seen Hong's behavior. I am sure of what I said. He is definitely not a renegade person."
Yun Kong nodded and helped him untie the other ropes: "No rat-killing spirit."
Hong Haoyi took a deep breath: "No killing." It was not easy to say these two words, but as soon as he said it, it became much easier, "If you say I won't kill, I won't kill."
After Yun Kong helped him loosen his bonds, he handed him big cakes and water to replenish his strength. Hong Haoyi didn't waste any time. He stuffed the cake directly into his mouth, ran out of the camp, and went to the main camp to find his divine arm crossbow.
The divine arm crossbow and quiver were placed respectfully on the high chair, as if waiting for his arrival.
He even felt how respected his weapon was.
Hong Haoyi saw a big bow hanging in the camp, but he didn't see the quiver for the big bow. He thought about it and took the long bow away.
There were two unrided horses in the camp. Hong Haoyi chose one, put a saddle on it, got on the horse's back, tried riding it for a while, and then rode out of the camp.
He noticed that there were two piles of new soil next to the camp. The soil was still wet and smelled of wine, and his eyes dimmed.
Before leaving, he looked back at Yunkong and said, "See you later."
"Good luck."
"Drink!" Hong Haoyi clapped his horse and ran quickly to catch up with Yue Fei's team.
After running for a while, I finally saw the team in front of me.
When the rat spirits in front saw him chasing after him, there was a commotion. Someone stopped their horses and blocked the road with their swords.
Hong Haoyi stopped his horse and raised his hands, indicating that he had no intention of harming them: "Tell the captain that I am here to help!"
Yue Fei heard the commotion and rode over: "Mr. Hong, are you willing to help me in any way?"
"What do you want from me?"
Yue Fei glanced at Hong Haoyi: "Is that bow mine?"
"I'll give it back to you after I win."
Yue Fei took out a quiver on horseback, which contained thirty arrows. He handed the quiver to Hong Haoyi: "This belongs to the brother who died last night."
Hong Haoyi looked at the quiver and saw the word "Zi Dui" written on it. When he took it, he felt extremely heavy.
"Okay, see you later." Yue Fei turned to one of his subordinates and said, "Zisheng, go and inform the ambush infantry to prepare. Mr. Hong will join them."
Zi Sheng agreed and said to Hong Haoyi: "Please come with me."
Yue Fei and his group headed towards the bandit's stronghold, while Zisheng and Hong Haoyi took another side road.
Zisheng explained to Hong Haoyi on the way: There are hundreds of infantrymen ambushing near the thieves' den, and they need to be ready now. Later, Yue Fei will pretend to be defeated and escape. When the thieves see that there are few of them, they will definitely leave the stronghold to chase after them. At that time, they will sound the piccolo as a signal. The infantry will rush out.
"Isn't the army using drums and gongs as its trumpets?" Hong Haoyi asked.
"This trip is special because we don't want the thieves to know the order, and the captain has found out that the thieves use horns as their trumpets, so they have to use a trumpet they can't master."
"How long does it take to get there?"
"Hurry up for half an hour."
Hong Haoyi nodded: "I would like to ask, are those hundreds of infantrymen in ambush humans or rats?"
Zi Sheng replied displeasedly: "It's a human being."
Hong Haoyi sighed.
"What? Are you still dissatisfied?" Zi Sheng lightly kicked the horse with his leg to encourage the horse to speed up.
"No." Hong Haoyi also rushed to catch up, "I'm sorry."
"What?" The wind was so loud that Zisheng couldn't hear clearly.
"sorry!"
This time Zi Sheng heard it.
When Hong Haoyi caught up from behind, he saw Zi Sheng wiping away tears.
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At noon, the rumble of horse hooves could be heard in the distance in the sky, and nearly a hundred horses were walking back to camp with ease.
Between the cavalry and the infantry, there were more than a dozen people with their hands tied behind their backs and slipknot nooses around their necks walking in a string. They must have been captured robbers, and more officers and soldiers returned than left. times.
Yun Kong saw Hong Haoyi among the cavalry from a distance. The red light between his brows was very eye-catching even under the bright sun.
When the army was arranging the prisoners, Hong Haoyi came to Yunkong and said, "Everything was as Yue Fei expected. He sent thirty people as internal agents, and another hundred people to ambush and kill them from both sides. Not long after the attack, the internal agents captured the leader of the thieves. , killed a few minions, and the others dispersed."
"If it was so simple, why did the army go out on several expeditions and return defeated?"
"This batch of newly recruited officers and soldiers are called 'daring warriors', don't you understand? It means that the previous ones were afraid of death and did not dare to kill the enemy. They were defeated before fighting. How can such soldiers protect their home and country?" Hong Haoyi was tired. said.
While talking, Yue Fei walked over: "Mr. Hong, we have packed up the camp and are about to leave for Xiangzhou. Please come with us so that I can ask the Lord Zhizhou for your credit."
"I appreciate your kindness." Hong Haoyi took off the big bow and returned it to Yue Fei along with the quiver. "It was over too soon. Only five arrows were used."
"You come back with us, I will introduce you to Mr. Liu, and we will serve the country together."
"Young man, thank you for your kindness," Hong Haoyi patted Yue Fei on the shoulder, "I still have something important to do. I will leave after a while, but please listen to me..."
"I would like to listen to your advice."
"Living in this kind of era, you are an anomaly. It is very difficult to persist in living like this, and it may even cost you your life."
Yue Fei nodded.
"But please hang in there."
Yue Fei's young eyes shone brightly, as if he was mentally prepared to die for his ideals.
"Okay, do you have any wine?"
"Yes." Yue Fei immediately ordered someone to fetch a bottle of wine.
Hong Haoyi took the wine, walked to the two mounds outside the camp, lightly poured the wine on the mounds, then knelt down and kowtowed deeply.
The noisy camp suddenly became half quiet, because when Hong Haoyi knocked his head down, half of the officers and soldiers stopped and turned to stare at his actions.
