Hu Hai, who was wearing iron armor, was quite powerful and more proud.
He carefully looked at the five thousand soldiers in front of him, his eyes gleaming hotly.
The First Emperor combined all the power in the world into one person, and among the princes, only Fusu had military power.
Moreover, he is not the commander-in-chief, he is just Meng Tian's supervisor, and he only has military power in name only.
Besides Fusu, he is the second person to hold military power, and he holds the Weiwei Army, the most powerful army in the world.
The Wei Army can be regarded as the personal soldiers of the First Emperor. As the saying goes, the branches are strong and the branches are weak. Even if the First Emperor dies, the Wei Army will still be the personal soldiers of the next emperor.
Therefore, this order from the First Emperor is of great significance!
"I am the young son Hu Hai!"
He stood on a light cart with high spirits and said loudly: "The First Emperor ordered me to lead you and other guards to go to Langyata to kill the evil spirits!"
"We need to work together and move forward bravely!"
"Are you willing to fight with me?"
"I am willing to follow the general and die for the First Emperor!" Five thousand guardsmen bowed in unison, and the sound shook Langyatai.
"Pian General" was Hu Hai's name for taking charge of the army this time. The names of generals in the Qin Dynasty were far simpler than those in later generations. There were not so many tricks at all, and there were only seven types.
That is to say, the general, the four generals at the front, back, left and right, the side general and the auxiliary general.
The general is the general, the same position, just called by different names. General Pi is the deputy general.
The partial general, similar to the trainee general, is set up for people like Hu Hai who are actually in charge of the army for the first time.
However, these are only the official titles of generals. In fact, those who command the troops these days are respectfully called generals, because the original meaning of general is the person who commands the soldiers.
"Today I know the beauty of generals!" Hu Hai was overjoyed as he held one of the strongest troops in the world and watched them bow to him. He spoke to the side with emotion.
Sitting on the light carriage beside him was Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao was Hu Hai's mentor, and this time he served as Hu Hai's deputy, checking for mistakes and making up for them.
Compared with Hu Hai's excitement, Zhao Gao seemed very calm.
He said calmly: "Young son, this is a special season, and there must be no mistakes in slaying evil spirits!"
"I know!" Hu Hai said impatiently.
Zhao Gao has told this matter many times, and he has long known that the First Emperor ordered him to kill the demon in Langya Mountain in order to prepare for the dethronement of Master Fusu's identity.
After killing the evil spirits, they were sacrificed and burned to complain to heaven.
"However," he said hesitantly, "is there anything magical about this evil spirit?"
Zhao Gao sighed slightly in his heart.
Hu Hai was indeed a man of great ambition and talent. As the commander of the army, he did not know what kind of enemy he would face during this trip until the army was about to go to the battlefield.
However, it is better to have great ambition and sparse talent!
He said calmly: "Young man, please be patient. Tingwei Si has said that this evil spirit is a turtle. There are many such creatures in the Chu land, and they often appear in the deep and calm places of the river. The villagers of Langya are rare and strange, and mistakenly think of them as spirits."
"So it's just an earth dragon?" Hu Hai breathed a sigh of relief. Both the turtle and the earth dragon refer to the crocodile. Hu Hai has read some books, so he naturally knows this.
But he wasn't completely relieved yet, so he hesitated and said, "But I heard that this cat is white, or there may be something different about it!"
"The white cat is still a cat, just like the white deer is still a deer! But because of its righteousness, it is evil!" Zhao Gao said meaningfully.
Of course Hu Hai didn't understand the deep meaning of Zhao Gao's words, but at least the white turtle was still a turtle. He understood what it meant. It was just a local dragon, just a little whiter in color, so of course he didn't take it to heart.
"In that case, please ask the Zhongche Mansion to plunder the formation for me," he said boldly, "Watch me slay the evil spirits for Great Qin!"
"I am here to watch the young man's bravery!" Zhao Gao saluted with his hands in hand.
"Dong dong dong..."
The sound of military drums sounded, and a group of knights suddenly flew out. They were scouts, looking for the way forward for the army. Another five hundred soldiers, led by a five hundred master, took the lead in climbing the mountain.
Next, forty light vehicles began to move towards Langyatai. Hu Hai took the lead, wearing armor and standing on the first light vehicle, looking forward to Gu Shengwei.
Although it is called a light vehicle, in fact, due to the lack of metal and various components, and because it is still used for combat, the light vehicle is actually still very heavy, but it is lighter than the Guangzhou vehicle, and the number of passengers on the vehicle has also changed from four to three. , the pull of the cart changed from four horses to two horses.
The guardsmen were all armored soldiers, and the armor on their bodies weighed more than forty kilograms. Together with weapons, food and other supplies, the weight they carried on their bodies was more than a stone.
Therefore, a light vehicle at this time also weighed a thousand kilograms. Forty light vehicles marched together, plus each vehicle was accompanied by seventy soldiers. The momentum was extremely amazing, and it was faintly as powerful as the armored torrent charge of later generations.
This time, Hu Hai led a total of 5,000 guards, of whom 500 were the vanguard. Hu Hai himself led 3,000 as the center army, and assigned 1,500 to Zhao Gao as the rear army.
The rear army did not go to Langyatai. Langyatai is a square mountain of earth and rocks covering an area of several miles. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is only connected to the land on the west side.
The duty of the rear army is to block this only passage to prevent the evil spirit on Langya Platform from escaping through this passage.
As for Hu Hai, he personally led the Chinese army and slowly climbed up the mountain from the mountain road surrounding Langyatai. Although everyone knows that there is only one demon on Langya Platform, and he is having a great time playing in the large puddle formed by the collapse of Langya Platform. But soon the First Emperor will come to the stage in person. If the First Emperor is frightened by the remaining beasts on the stage, everyone present may be beheaded.
Therefore, in addition to slaying evil spirits, this time on stage is also responsible for resting the road and clearing the stage of wild beasts.
The mountain road is wide, and the light car without shock absorbers roars like thunder on the rocky mountain road. Hu Hai, who is leading the way, has a look of intoxication on his face.
He has been extremely naughty since he was a child, and was mercilessly criticized by Dr. Qin Gong as unworthy.
However, Zhao Gao told him that if he doesn't do it, then he will do it!
Meaning, it doesn’t matter if you are stupid or bad, just be like the First Emperor!
Such sincere and kind words!
I recall that when the First Emperor was young, even though he was a hostage in the land of Zhao, as a duke and a common ancestor of the duke of Zhao, although his life was a little difficult, he still had the treatment he deserved, and at least he had a doctorate to teach him.
However, the First Emperor would rather go to the wilds to herd sheep with slaves than study. It was not until he returned to Qin and was controlled by Mrs. Huayang as the Queen Mother that he began to act like a king.
As the son of the First Emperor, since he does not resemble the First Emperor, his authority in the future will also resemble the First Emperor!
"Report the general!" A voice suddenly interrupted Hu Hai's sweet dream. The person who came was a scout. He saluted Hu Hai solemnly.
"The way forward has been discovered, and the white dragon is playing in the puddle on the top of Langya Terrace!"
When scouts ride horses, they can naturally go up the mountain directly from the side of the platform instead of taking the mountain path. Moreover, the entire Langyatai is less than 100 feet long, so even if you give up your war horse and just rely on your legs to climb up, it won't take much time.
"Where are the white dragons?" The scout's report was met with a sneer from Hu Hai.
"It's just an earth dragon, or a pig dragon. You are so rare and strange!" He said proudly.
The scout was stunned, but Hu Hai's driver, Captain Li Chao, turned to look at him as if he were a mentally ill person.
Li Chao was the son of Li Xin. Li Xin was originally a famous general in the Qin Dynasty. However, he lost his army during the attack on Chu, and since then he has not been trusted by the First Emperor.
Later, Li Xin also participated in the battle against Qi, but as the deputy general of Wang Jian's son Wang Ben. In shame and anger, Li Xin died early. His son Li Chao was promoted to the First Emperor and entered the Wei army as a Cavalry Commander.
The five thousand guards assigned to Hu Hai this time were under Li Chao's command. Li Xin was defeated in Chu. The reason was that Chu Changping, who was ordered by the First Emperor to go to Chen to appease the Chu people, suddenly rebelled, cutting off Li Xin's retreat.
Lord Changping was the father of the first emperor and his wife, and the ancestor of his son Fusu, so Li Xin regarded Fusu as his enemy queen even until his death.
This is true for Li Xin, and so is Li Supernatural. Therefore, he is Hu Hai's natural ally, and Li Si and Zhao Gao's plans for Hu Hai are not unsatisfactory.
However, I can't stand that Hu Hai is a pig teammate.
The First Emperor ordered you to come to Langyatai to slay evil spirits. Do you think you achieved great results by beheading beauties at Langyatai, or did you achieve majesty by beheading a pig-woman dragon?
And, Pig Po Dragon?
Since Li Chaonai is a famous general, he is naturally not as unreliable as Hu Hai. He has already found out clearly.
The white dragon on the top of Langya Platform may be an evil spirit, or it may be some unknown species, but it definitely cannot be a Zhupo Dragon!
"Explore again!" He coughed slightly and ordered on Hu Hai's behalf.
Seeing the scout turning his horse and heading forward again, Li Chao turned around and looked at Hu Hai: "General, the evil one on the top of the stage may not be a pig-shaped dragon..."
"Nonsense!" The armor clattered, and Hu Hai waved his hand decisively.
He looked at Li Chao condescendingly: "I am the youngest son of the First Emperor. I once saw a tribute earth dragon from the Chu land. It was covered in scales and had four limbs. It had protrusions on its head, like horns!"
Li Chao gritted his teeth and forced out a smile: "Young man is well-informed and knowledgeable, but he is not as good as a super!"
"Don't say that. Although I know a little bit about the military formation, we still need the help of the Cavalry Commander Xiang!" Hu Hai was humble on the surface, but in fact he was proud.
At this moment, a clear voice suddenly came from the top of the stage.
"Ouch!"
The voice was filled with joy, a hint of solemnity, and even a touch of coercion.
There were several "rumbling" sounds, including the neighing of horses. However, the horses of several chariots were frightened and pulled the chariots down the mountain road.
Fortunately, the driver stopped in time, otherwise the car would have been destroyed and everyone would have died.
Although the other horses pulling the cart were not frightened and ran away, they began to disobey the command, causing countless drivers to scold them.
The light chariot Hu Hai was riding in was also stunned. Although the war horse was not frightened, it hesitated to move forward.
In an instant, people and horses fell on their backs on the mountain road, and the crashing of beetle leaves could be heard everywhere. The three thousand troops were thrown into chaos by this cry.
Hu Hai was also stunned.
Needless to say, the cry just now must have come from the demon on Langya Platform.
However, isn't it said that this is a pig-shaped dragon?
Is the Pig Po Dragon so powerful?
A single cry and startled the army?
…
Hu Hai felt a little confused.
He was not bragging, he had indeed seen the earth dragon, or the pig dragon.
At that time, the Six Kingdoms were first established, and the First Emperor moved the Six Kingdoms' official residence to Xianyang, taking the official's family property with him.
This was a strategy to strengthen the central government and weaken the local areas. At that time, some ancient Yue clans presented several earthen dragons to the First Emperor.
The young Hu Hai was naturally very excited and rushed to Luyuan, intending to see what the earth dragon was about.
The result was a huge disappointment. It was just a big, clumsy lizard-like thing. Calling it a dragon was simply an insult to the dragon.
Is there anyone in the world who is dragged ashore by a giant insect and killed by a gnawing dragon?
How can there be a helpless dragon that is stepped on by a chicken?
He was originally a little nervous about letting him kill the demon this time.
After all, this matter is of great importance. If the evil is not eliminated, the First Emperor will not be able to sacrifice to heaven. If you can't sacrifice to heaven, you can't depose the young master Fusu.
It wasn't until Zhao Gao told him that this evil spirit was a pig-shaped dragon that he felt relieved and felt a little more emotional.
The common people are so ignorant that they actually regard the pig-mother dragon as a spiritual dragon!
And the so-called god, Dao Duzhi, actually came out with this thing, which shows that he must be a liar.
If you think about it more carefully, Fusu is a son named Mi, and the land of Chu happens to be full of pigs, women, and dragons.
It can be seen that Fusu brought this pig-shaped dragon from the Chu region and placed it in Langyatai at some time to confuse the villagers and deceive the First Emperor.
Such methods can only be said to be ridiculous!
However, he never expected that with just one cry, his three thousand soldiers would be shaken, the horses would be frightened, and the men would fall on their backs!
He also heard the "Ouch" sound just now, and could feel the bright and grand meaning in it, and even felt a little trembling in his heart.
Is this the cry of the Pig-Bo-Long?
Can the pig dragon bark?
He subconsciously looked at Li Chao: "Captain Qi, you have read a lot, but have you ever heard the cry of an earth dragon?"
Li Chao felt blood welling up in his heart.
He glanced at Hu Hai blankly.
As the youngest son of the First Emperor, you have six palaces with collections of books, including all the books in the world. There are also doctors who teach every day.
To be honest, should you read more, or should I read more?
Moreover, didn’t you say that it was a pig dragon? Why are you asking me again?
How do I know what the pig dragon is called? I've never seen it with my own eyes!
The most important thing is that the Pig Woman Dragon is a mortal beast, a genus of reptiles!
The war horses of the Weiwei army have all been trained, and they will not be startled by the sound of the sky and the earth shattering.
Otherwise, how can we brave the enemy's arrows and charge into battle?
These war horses have the courage to fight even if they face tigers and leopards. How could they be frightened by the cry of stupid things like Pig Po Dragon?
However, it was Hu Hai who said this.
Prince Fusu is about to be demoted to a commoner, and Hu Hai is the second emperor of Qin!
If the Li family wants to make a comeback, Hu Hai is the only hope.
Whatever he says is what he says!
Anyway, be it pigs, dragons, dragons, or the armored and tiger warriors of the guard army, all of them will be minced meat!
He cupped his hands as a courtesy and reluctantly said: "Young son, I have never seen an earth dragon, nor have I ever heard anyone talk about how an earth dragon sounds."
"Of course, there is indeed a record in ancient books that says the earth dragon has a loud voice, like a frog."
"Although the sound just now didn't sound like a frog, the sound was indeed loud. Perhaps it was due to incomplete records from the ancients, or there were differences between earth dragons and earth dragons."
"Yes!" Hu Hai's eyes lit up and he slapped his thigh in an unmistakable manner.
"I heard that this earth dragon on the stage is five feet long!"
He spoke enthusiastically: "And the earth dragon I saw that day was no more than half a foot long."
"An earth dragon that is half a foot long naturally sounds like a frog and has no power at all."
"It is natural for a five-foot-long earth dragon to sound like an ox or a tiger. It is normal for a war horse to be frightened!"
There was a hint of reverie on his face: "Captain Qi, if I kill this five-foot-long earth dragon with my own hands today, will the people in the world call me brave?"
A wry smile appeared on Li Chao's face, and he said helplessly: "This is inevitable."
Shaking his head slightly, he already knew that Hu Hai had a reputation for being unworthy, but he always believed that since he was the son of the First Emperor, and was taught by Dr. Qin Gong every day, and supported by talented people like Li Si and Zhao Gao, even if he was unworthy, he would not be unworthy. Where to go.
Unexpectedly, looking at it today, Hu Hai has simply gone beyond the scope of being described as unworthy, and can instead be called a brain disease.
Lead an army of five thousand to kill a five-foot-long pig dragon and be praised as brave by the world?
Obviously everyone in the world says this is a dragon. If you kill the big dragon with your own hands, people in the world will naturally be proud of it.
Why did he bite this pig-poron to death in one bite?
That’s all. He shook his head slightly and suddenly let out a sharp shout.
"Gentlemen, restrain your horses! Anyone who disrupts our army's formation will be killed!"
Seeing the hundreds of generals and commanders beginning to restrain his men, Li Chao ordered again: "Quickly hide, ignore the mountain road for now, and go directly to the top of Langya Platform!"
On this trip, the Weiwei Army not only killed the dragons, but also had the responsibility of repairing the mountain roads and clearing away the wild beasts on Langyata.
Originally, Li Chao planned to follow the orthodox method of marching, step by step, step by step, and clean up all the way to avoid missing anything and ruining the plan.
But now it seems that it is better to go to the top of the mountain and kill the evil spirits before talking about anything else.
Without him, this young man is really a bit unreliable!
…
It is rumored that Langyata was built by ancient gods. Whether this is true or not cannot be tested.
However, it is true that Taigong Wang built an earthen platform at Langyatai in the past. Later, when King Gou Jian of Yue moved his capital to Langya, it is also true that he built Langyatai to worship heaven, because there are still stone tablets of these two people under the platform.
Therefore, the mountain roads on Langyatai are fully equipped and extremely wide, as wide as three feet, which can accommodate six carriages running parallelly.
Moreover, Langya Platform is not high, just less than 100 feet, so the mountain path is directly based on the platform, with only three floors in total.
Except for the first floor, which requires a detour of more than ten miles due to the vast area of Langyatai, the distance to the other two floors is greatly shortened.
In addition, although the mountain road has not been repaired for nearly two hundred years, leading to collapse in many places, there are also pioneers repairing it ahead.
Therefore, the army moved very quickly. In less than an hour, it had reached the second earth platform.
Not far ahead, there is a straight road. From there, the straight road leads to the third floor. Less than a mile further is the earthen platform built by the former Yue King Gou Jian.
Here is the Langyata in the true sense, which is just a low earth platform with a side length of no more than ten feet.
However, because the third floor is vast and made of earth, and there are strong winds and heavy rains at the seaside, the originally flat third floor has been washed out by water to create a shallow valley in the middle, cutting Langya Terrace into The two halves even formed a pool in the middle.
Arriving here, Li Chao suddenly stopped his horse, and the entire chariot formation also stopped.
At this time, his face was already calm, and a touch of iron-blooded color emanated from him.
"General Pian, please look," he said calmly, "in front of you is the dragon we are going to kill this time!"
He specially used the accent on the word Jiao, so there is no need to explain its meaning.
"Jiao?"
However, Hu Hai didn't take it to heart at all. He chuckled: "I've already said it's just an earth dragon. Why is the Cavalry Commander so stubborn?"
As he spoke, he raised his hands in front of his forehead, covered himself with an awning, and looked forward.
The difference between the second and third floors was only a few feet. At this moment, Hu Hai could see at a glance that the roof of the platform in front collapsed, revealing a valley.
The valley is almost as high as the second floor. There seems to be a clear pool in the center of the valley. The water is gathering from the top of the platform into the clear pool, and then gurgling down along the cracks on one side of the clear pool.
The clear pool is slightly higher than the second floor, so Hu Hai can't see where the so-called evil is.
He stood on tiptoe on the chariot and said carelessly: "Where is the pig dragon? Why can't I see..."
Before he finished speaking, another clear cry sounded.
"Ouch!"
This time there was no joy in the cry, instead it was anger and intimidation!
Obviously, the evil spirit at the top of the pool also discovered the traces of the army at this moment, and found that the intruder was evil, so he issued a warning.
"Xilulu——"
Countless horses neighed again, and the horses pulling Hu Hai's chariot couldn't help but move, causing the chariot to shake.
Hu Hai, who was standing on tiptoes, was caught off guard and almost fell off the chariot. Fortunately, the soldier in his chariot raised his hand to hold him back.
However, Hu Hai no longer cared about this at this time. He stared at the pool not far away with dumbfounded eyes.
"This, this, this..."
However, they saw that there was already a creature in the pool. It was silver-white, and its scales shone in the sunlight. It was extremely extraordinary at first glance.
There are two horns on its head. The horns are red. The shape cannot be seen clearly from a hundred feet away. It only feels like there are two flowing fires dancing on its head.
In addition, it also has limbs, which are also covered in scales and are slender and powerful.
With a "crash" sound, as if to intimidate, the evil spirit's tail suddenly swept out of the pool, causing a large splash of water.
Hu Hai's eyes straightened and fell on the evil tail.
There is a dorsal fin on the tail and three fish-like tails!
There was a sound of armor leaves rustling, and he suddenly sat back on the chariot.
Zhao Gao had told him before that the evil spirit on the stage was an earth dragon.
And what he sees now is indeed similar to an earth dragon.
It has scales all over its body, four limbs, and protrusions on its head, like horns!
However, is that Wakakaku?
That's a real angle!
Moreover, let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the three-tailed tail like a fish’s tail, and the short dorsal fin...
This is clearly the characteristic of the dragon in the book!
Zhao Gao mistook me!
This is a fucking real dragon! ! !
(End of chapter)
