Chapter 38: Live up to one’s duty

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When the two soldiers saw "Cheng Yaojin coming out halfway", fearing that their plot would be exposed, they drew their swords and tried to fight these fishermen. Unexpectedly, these fishermen revealed their identities to him after laughing. Upon seeing this, the two soldiers looked at each other and immediately expressed to Jin Bing that they were willing to wait for an opportunity to light a fire in Han Shizhong's camp, and then use the fire as a signal to invade the water stronghold.

The Jin soldiers nodded, and then one of them went back to report the situation at hand to the military advisor Hami Chi, while the other soldiers continued to stay in Zhenjiang to do their response work. After getting in touch with the two Song soldiers, the Jin soldiers chose a hiding place and told them the secret code for contact.

After Song Bing secretly noted it down, he returned to Han Shizhong's camp. After arriving at the camp, one of the soldiers immediately bent his bow and back, and then used both hands to untie his armor. He shouted loudly: "This broken board can crush me to death. I think if I carry it on my back for another hour, the old cow will become a dead cow."

After that, the soldier threw the big lead pellet on the ground with a "pop" sound. Who dares to be so presumptuous in Marshal Han's tent? This person was none other than Niu Gao, the sworn brother of Marshal Yue Fei. After Niu Gao sat on the ground with relief, he opened his mouth and asked Marshal Han for a drink.

Another soldier said to Niu Gao: "Brother Niu Gao, the military situation is urgent. When you and I come back from outside, we should first explain the situation we discovered to the marshal. What do you think of you asking for a drink first without regard to priority? ?"

During the conversation, a soldier came in holding a jar of century-old wine. Niu Gao savored the aroma of the wine and immediately felt like he was in a fairyland, like entering the clouds. He couldn't wait to open the wine seal, raised his head and drank "gu dong gu dong".

While Niugao was drinking, Han Shizhong turned to the soldier and said, "Jiannan, please tell me the details of your encounter with the Jin soldiers' sentry in the city."

When Shangguan Jiannan saw Han Shizhong's inquiry, he told Han Shizhong exactly what happened when he and Niu Gao met the fisherman. After listening to Shangguan Jiannan's story, Han Shizhong laughed loudly and said: "The bitter meat plan has been successful. The next step is to wait for the camp to light a fire as a signal to lure the Jin soldiers."

Just as Han Shizhong and his generals were discussing strategies to defeat the enemy, someone outside the tent shouted: "Marshal Han An Tai and the last general Wang Zuo are here to visit."

As soon as Wang Zuo heard the sound of people arriving, he entered the Chinese army commander's tent. He first greeted Han Shizhong and his wife Liang Hongyu, and then said hello to all the generals in the camp. Han Shizhong was very happy when he saw that Yue Fei had sent two capable generals to help him.

After chatting for a while, Wang Zuo handed a note to Han Shizhong. He said to Han Shizhong: "Marshal Han, this is what Shi Yisheng, the old man of Sanyi, asked me to pass on to you. He repeatedly asked me to carefully understand the deep meaning of the poem."

Han Shizhong took the note and read it. The content of the poem is: In August and September in the south of the Yangtze River and in the north of the Yangtze River, the reeds cut down all the continents in Zhukuo. The wind is melodious, and the shadows fall in three or two rows on the cold pool. There is wild rice everywhere in the world, so why come to Xiaoxiang?

After reading the poem, Han Shizhong found that there were two more rows of words written after the poem: Bi Lai.

Han Shizhong handed the poem to the generals in the camp and asked them to analyze its content repeatedly. However, all the generals in the camp were military officers and were not good at this kind of literary poetry. Han Shizhong also fell into deep thought. He knew that time waits for no one. If he could not decipher the ambush location in the poem, he would not be able to achieve the goal of defeating the Jin soldiers.

Just when Han Shizhong was at his wits' end, the soldiers guarding the camp came in and said to him: "Report to Marshal Han, there is a scholar outside who wants to see you on something important."

To Han Shizhong, the soldier's words were like a sudden burst of rain. He quickly asked the soldiers to open the camp and let the scholars in. After the scholar entered the camp to pay homage to Han Shizhong, Marshal Han asked him to raise his head.

The generals took a closer look at this man's appearance, and they saw that he had a face like a crown of jade, lips as bright as red, two crescent eyebrows, and a pair of bright eyes as deep as a lake. The scholar wears a hair scarf on his head, holds a free feather fan in his hand, and steps on the waves as he walks, as if he were an immortal descending.

Han Shizhong was very fond of this fairy-like scholar. He ordered people to watch and asked the scholar to sit down and talk in detail. The scholar was humble for a while, and then sat opposite Han Shizhong calmly.

Han Shizhong said to the scholar: "I think your appearance and behavior are definitely not ordinary. May I ask your name?"

After listening to Han Shizhong's question, the scholar smiled and handed the fan in his hand to him. Han Shizhong took the fan and looked at it. There was another poem on it. Contents of the poem: Hanging down to drink the clear dew, the sound of flowing water flows out of the sparse tung trees. The reason for speaking loudly and staying far away is not to borrow the autumn wind.

Looking at the calligraphy in the poem, the font is strong on the outside and soft on the inside, round and beautiful. Han Shizhong held the fan and examined it for a long time. He said to the scholar in surprise: "I wonder what the relationship is between Mr. Yu and the prince of Yongxing County in the Tang Dynasty?"

The scholar stood up, nodded and smiled. He told Han Shizhong that his name was Yunwen, and he was a descendant of Duke Yu. As soon as these words came out, Han Shizhong and all the soldiers were in awe. Han Shizhong said to Yu Yunwen: "Yu Gong was one of the four great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty. He was a humble and generous man. He was one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. I am lucky enough to meet his descendants today. It is truly a blessing in my life."

After hearing what Han Shizhong said, Yu Yunwen humbly thanked him. He praised Marshal Han for spending half his life in the army and fighting for the people of the country. Such generals who are loyal to the country are a blessing to our people in the Song Dynasty.

After Han Shizhong and Yu Yunwen exchanged pleasantries, Yu Yunwen told Han Shizhong that the Jin soldiers had collected a lot of cargo ships near Pingjiang Mansion a few days ago, so they sneaked over when they were not prepared. On the boat deck, I found a lot of grain and rice scattered there.

After listening to Yu Yunwen's story, Han Shizhong immediately understood that this must be the grain escorted by Fu Tianpeng. So he told Yu Yunwen and the generals present his thoughts.

Yu Yunwen nodded and said: "Marshal Han, I heard that the grain escorted by General Fu Tianpeng was lost inexplicably a few days ago. Judging from the situation of the Jin people's mobilization of cargo ships, this grain must belong to General Fu."

Then Yu Yunwen explained his reasons. Food was most taboo, and the people along the river received orders from Marshal Han to fish from the lake, so that the Jin people would not seize the food and supplies. So the only possibility is that someone here colluded with the Jin people and stole General Fu's food by stealing and exchanging pillars. "

Yu Yunwen's analysis was so sensible that Han Shizhong and everyone present were convinced. Now that the food matter has been accounted for, a troublesome issue in Han Shizhong's mind has finally been resolved. Now that an expert is present, it is a God-given opportunity. So Han Shizhong handed old man Sanyi's poem to Yu Yunwen and helped him solve the mystery in it.

After Yu Yunwen read the poem, he told Han Shizhong. Shi Yisheng wanted to ask the marshal to encircle and annihilate the Jin soldiers in the Huangtiandang area.

After listening to Yu Yunwen's words, Han Shizhong immediately called for the river patrol detective to learn more about Huang Tiandang's situation. According to the description of the sentinel, the geographical situation is exactly the same as what Yu Yunwen said.

Han Shizhong found this strange person and asked Yu Yunwen to help him in the camp. However, Yu Yunwen told Han Shizhong that he was used to being alone and did not want to become famous in his official career. Han Shizhong had no choice but to thank Yu Yunwen repeatedly and send someone to send him out of the camp.

After the ambush location was confirmed, Han Shizhong chose the time to wait while Shangguan Jiannan and Niu Gao set fire to the tent in the camp. When the fire signal was sent out, the Jin soldiers who were waiting for the news in Zhenjiang City immediately reported the news to Pingjiang Mansion.

When Hamichi got the news, he laughed and said: "Now there is a commotion in Han Shizhong's camp. God is really helping me. Come here, call the troops and march towards Han Shizhong's camp in Zhenjiang."

After all the deployment of the Jin camp was completed, Hamichi and Tongyali set out with the ship. Mohahu was left behind to guard Pingjiang Mansion with more than a hundred soldiers. Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing have been dormant and waiting for days, just waiting for the Jin barracks to be empty.

After Hamichi and Tongyali walked away, Hu Yantong and Shi Yisheng placed pre-set pickets in the waterway to prevent Hamichi from escaping back by water. Then it was time for Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing to show off their skills.

Mahahu ordered people to close the city gate tightly, thinking that Shi Yisheng was taking care of the waterway and everything was safe. He was drinking in the camp, and Fu Tianpeng broke in alone. When Mahahu saw a soldier dare to break into his barracks, he was very angry.

Mohahu glared at Fu Tianpeng angrily, and cursed with spittle flying from his mouth: "You little soldier, if you don't watch the door carefully, what are you doing here? Get out of here."

Fu Tianpeng took out his sword from its sheath and threw away the Jin Bing clothes he carried with him. His move immediately made Mohahu dumbfounded. Seeing that he was wearing a knight's attire, Mohahu said tremblingly: "Who are you?"

Fu Tianpeng hummed and replied: "I am Fu Tianpeng, the ranger of the Song Dynasty."

As soon as these words came out, Mohahu was so frightened that his face turned pale. He turned over the table and threw the stools, and threw the cups and bowls at Fu Tianpeng. Fu Tianpeng dodged left and right, then rushed forward in one stride. After the blue wave sword in his hand flashed a cold light, Mohahu was killed on the spot.

The Jin soldiers outside heard the fighting and came to the rescue one after another. However, the Chanjuan sword in Zhao Xueqing's hand moved like a moon, with the power of a dragon swimming out of the abyss. After a while, several golden soldiers fell to the ground, and the rest abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

Fu Tianpeng informed Hu Yantong and Shi Yisheng to guard the city gate, and they went straight to General Li's house. When they arrived at Li Haogu and Li Haoyi's house, Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing saw that the surroundings were messy and the house was empty.

Fu Tianpeng said to Zhao Xueqing: "Sister Qing, General Li and his brothers helped to conquer the rebellious Wu Xi, but there has been no news so far. I think the Jin people will choose a nearby detention place for safety reasons. Let's search carefully, maybe we will find something. .

In this way, after the two of them searched every corner of the courtyard, they returned to the house and took a closer look. When they came to the book, Fu Tianpeng found an inkstone on the desk. After touching it with his hand, he found that the inkstone did not move at all.

Then Fu Tianpeng pushed in different directions, and with a "bang" sound, one wall of the study room opened. Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing looked inside and saw that there was actually a cave here. It turned out to be a hidden secret passage.

After they took out the fire fold, they walked cautiously towards the secret passage. At the end of the deep and dark secret passage, Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing saw the Li brothers imprisoned here. The two quickly untied Li Haogu and Li Haoyi.

After they left here, Fu Tianpeng asked the Li brothers why they were locked up here. Li Haoyi sighed and said: "Brother Fu, it's really hard to describe. Just when you were informing Lin'an about Wu Xi's rebellion, a group of masters from the Jin Kingdom sneaked into Pingjiang Mansion. After they captured us, they locked us up in the mansion on the spot. . In the past few days, the Jin people have been trying to instigate my brother and I, but we refused to obey. Tong Yali had already become impatient due to his temperament. It was not because of the arrival of Hamichi that he ignored the cell. "

After hearing this, Fu Tianpeng repeatedly praised General Li for his loyalty and his actions were truly admirable. Then Fu Tianpeng told General Li that he had wiped out the Jin generals and Jin soldiers in Pingjiang Mansion, and now that there are two generals and senior Shi, they will be safe.

Li Haogu and Li Haoyi clasped their fists at Fu Tianpeng and said, "Brother Fu, please rest assured that we will never let the Jin soldiers enter Pingjiang Mansion one by one this time."

A fierce battle was going on ahead. After Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing said goodbye to General Li, they rushed all the way to help Marshal Han Shizhong.