The royal city in Mount Ceylon is made of stone and is extremely strong, but there is a fatal problem. It is not high...
Zhu Neng gestured with his hands and found that the height of the city wall was only a little over ten feet at most. Although the tops were semicircular buildings, to be blunt, even two people stacking Arhats could go up. There are not many guards, and you can only see one person after five or six steps.
Zhang Yao inspected the situation, came over and whispered: "The city gate is not closed..."
This made Zhu Neng, who was about to climb the wall, almost depressed to death. What kind of king is this? They are fighting for people over there, but you don't even close the city gate here. Isn't it funny?
"Could this be a trap?"
Zhu Neng expressed concern.
Zheng He looked at Zhu Neng, then at the guards on the city wall, and ordered Zhu Neng, Zhang Yao and others: "Zhu Neng will lead eight hundred people to occupy the city gate, and I and others will attack the palace."
Zhu Neng wanted to follow him, but Zheng He refused. The reason was that if the gate was not controlled, it would be impossible for the Ming army to retreat. The lives of two thousand people were at stake, so carelessness was not allowed.
Zheng He led the army and ran towards the city gate. The sergeant who was guarding the city thought he was one of his own and raised his hand to say hello. Unfortunately, before he could put his hand down, he was stabbed in the chest. The Ming army entered the city easily. There was no cry of killing, only silence. of killing and occupation.
Through his tongue, Zheng He had already investigated the location of the palace. The heavy footsteps of more than a thousand people disturbed the night. The beggars and people in distress who were originally lying in the alley heard the movement and trembled with fear.
The screams broke the tranquility. Zheng He led his people to rush outside the palace. Looking at the closed palace door, without thinking, he asked people to stuff the cannon and stone shells they carried at the door of the palace, then lit the fuse and ran away. .
boom!
An earth-shattering sound came out, and a big hole was blown out of the entire wooden door. The originally relatively silent royal city became completely noisy.
Ariel Kunel suddenly woke up and looked at his frightened wife blankly. There was a chaos in the palace. The chamberlain almost crawled in and shouted: "King, something bad has happened. The Ming army, the Ming army has come in!"
"What?"
Ariel Kunel couldn't believe it and ran down from the bed quickly. As soon as he left the palace, he saw a tall black figure like the God of War. The steel knife in Zheng He's hand pressed on the neck of a sergeant and he pushed forward violently. Then with a sudden force, his neck was almost cut off and the man died!
"Ariel Kunel!"
Zheng He's thunderous voice sounded, and Ariel Kunel turned around and ran away, but before he could take two steps, he flew up and then hit the ground heavily. A shield fell into the palace, making a loud noise!
The footsteps were heavy, and the shadow covered Ariel Kunel.
Ariel Kunel turned around and looked at Zheng He with a look of fear on his face. He kept mumbling words in his mouth. Zheng He didn't understand and didn't intend to understand. He slashed with the knife and sparks flew everywhere!
Ariel Kunel looked at the stone slab with marks cut out on the side. The sharp edge of the steel knife was very close at hand. He lowered his head slightly and cried...
Zheng He covered his nose and was speechless. After all, he was a king with tens of thousands of people under his command. As for being so unbearable, he was still not a man.
"take away!"
The sergeant had captured Ariel Kunel's wife and two sons, tied their hands together, strung the four of them with a rope, and then prepared to retreat.
The guards in the palace hurriedly responded to the challenge and were no match for the fully armed Ming soldiers. Even so, the opponent still put up a good fight. After all, they were royal guards, different from the remnants of the soldiers guarding the city gate.
Zhang Yao, who followed the battle, was a lunatic. In order to frighten the enemy, he threw a gunpowder bomb directly into the palace. One went down and blew up the support pillars. Half of the palace collapsed. With the shocking movement, the royal guards also They were trembling with fear, thinking that the Ming army was a demon, dragging people into hell with the sound of thunder. At this moment, they had no intention of fighting, so they all started to flee.
Zheng He did not send anyone to pursue him, and only ordered his sergeants to lead people out of the palace, preparing to meet Zhu Neng and then withdraw from the palace. However, on the originally deserted street, a person appeared at this moment.
A monk to be exact.
Zhang Yao didn't believe in evil and wanted to try to see if this guy could be hacked to death, but he was stopped by the Taoist cultivator who was following the team and acting as a translator.
The Taoist cultivator stepped forward and after communicating with him, turned to Zheng He and said, "This person's name is Yebanai, and he is a monk from the Ceylon Mountain Kingdom."
"Ask him what he is doing here?"
Zheng He always respected people with faith.
Translated by Tao Xiu.
Ariel Kunel shouted loudly, hoping that Jebanai could save him.
Yebanai looked at Zheng He and ignored the king's cry for help, but asked: "Are Ming's fleet robbers?"
Zheng He shook his head slightly, pointed sideways behind him, and said: "The Pearl Palace, the Flower Palace, the Glazed Palace, and the Treasure Pavilion, the Ming Dynasty didn't take anything. How could there be a robber? As for why you came here to arrest this person, you If you really understand Buddhism, you should also know one sentence.”
"What?"
"The destiny is created by oneself, and the appearance is born from the heart! This is his destiny and the appearance he should have."
Zheng He said coldly.
Yepa narrowed his eyes and sighed: "Destiny is created by oneself, appearance is born by the heart, everything in the world is transformed. If the heart does not move, everything will not move. If the heart does not change, everything will not change. Don't misinterpret the original intention of the Buddha. .”
Zheng He drew out his sword: "Is there really a misunderstanding? He is the king of Mount Ceylon. He should be unmoved to balance all things and love all people, but he is moved and all things are in suffering because of him! If you really practice Buddhism, you should You know, this is his retribution! What, are you going to stop me?"
Yebanai stared at Zheng He and finally saw clearly that the Ming Dynasty had no intention of taking away the Buddha's tooth or anything. What they wanted was to punish a king who had committed a crime, no, a human being.
"I will stay here for you to step on."
Yebanai sat down cross-legged, pinched the Buddhist beads, and started chanting.
Zheng He stopped Zhang Yao and others who wanted to kill Yebanai, and chose to walk from both sides of the road. Yalie Kuner called Yebanai's name, and Yebanai's response was just one sentence: "You You should know that all sentient beings have come from the beginningless time and have been born and died in succession, all because they do not know the eternal pure nature of the mind and use all kinds of delusional thoughts. This thought is not true, so there is reincarnation. Isn't today's reincarnation a manifestation of the cause and effect of Buddhism?"
Ariel Kunel was very angry and threatened to kill Zheng He, because the cry of killing had been heard in the distance, which was probably more than ten miles away. As long as he persisted for a while, the army would come back to save him.
Zheng He and Zhu Neng joined forces and stood on the city wall to look at the port of Belori in the distance. The sound of artillery fire came from there. This was a signal, a signal for the enemy to retreat.
"We can't stay here anymore, let's leave now!"
Zheng He knew that the sergeant was tired now. After all, he had walked more than 20 miles of mountain roads when he came here. But if he stayed here to rest, not only would the city be unstable, but the outside of the city would also be blocked, and there would really be no way out.
"I'll lead someone to cut off the queen!"
Zhang Yao shouted.
Zheng He looked at Zhu Neng, who nodded.
"Okay, let's go first!"
Zheng He and Zhu Neng organized their troops to retreat. They still took the mountain roads and forests. This road was not easy to walk, but it was the fastest way to board the ship. When they came during the day, there were dense forests blocking their movements. When they returned at night, Instead, the dense forest became an obstacle. Coupled with the line of sight problem, the marching speed would inevitably slow down. The remaining defenders in the city would also follow them, so someone had to break up the rear.
Zhang Yao led a hundred men to guard the main entrance to the mountain. Then he waited for the counterattack from the royal city defenders and successfully repelled them. Then he retreated. Not far away, the enemy pursued them again and then repelled them.
As he continued to fight, Zhang Yao felt that something was wrong. There were more and more enemies and they were getting stronger.
But no, Di Lai had already led people back to the royal city. Hearing that the king had been captured, he immediately sent people to chase him. Fortunately, the defenders of the royal city kept biting the Ming army, and then they chased him along the mountain road.
In order to attack the Ming army in Belori, all the main forces in the royal city were mobilized, which allowed Zheng He to take advantage of a loophole. What Di Lai brought was the main force, and its combat effectiveness was much stronger than that of the ordinary defenders.
Zhang Yao stood on a high place and looked at the mountain forest. He saw a light walking through the forest. At this time, he no longer cared about any hidden traces. As long as he reached the coast, it would be victory.
However, this light was only two miles away from Zhang Yao. Zhang Yao knew that if these people were allowed to catch up, Zheng He and others would be in danger.
Zhang Yao's eyes turned red, and he pulled the sergeant aside and said, "Chen Gouzi, lead fifty brothers back and stay one mile away!"
"I do not go!"
"Military orders are like mountains, do you want to disobey them?"
"I!"
"roll!"
Zhang Yao pushed Chen Gouzi, and Chen Gouzi gritted his teeth and led others to retreat. Zhang Yao looked at the brothers beside him and grinned: "I, Zhang Yao, are not as educated as Luo Guanying and others. I can't speak elegant sentences. I am vulgar." , just say one thing, I am not afraid on the road to hell! Ming Dynasty will remember us, and our relatives will be proud of us! Kill!"
"kill!"
Fifty people faced five or six hundred people, or even thousands of people, but they were not timid at all.
On the uneven mountain road, there is no room for any formation, and you can only fight alone! Zhang Yao brandished the steel knife and chopped open an enemy. His whole body was covered with blood, like a crazy beast, he kept attacking.
Di Lai looked at such a powerful Ming army, and fear arose in his heart. What kind of soldiers were these, and why did they explode with such powerful fighting power?
What kind of country is Ming Dynasty?
"No retreat!"
Di Lai suppressed his fear with anger and killed several retreating soldiers with a knife, shouting: "Kill whoever dares to retreat, kill them for me!"
With dozens of times the strength, they couldn't defeat them?
Di Lai did not believe in evil and issued a death order.
Sergeant Xilanshan had no choice but to rush over, killing two on top of one, eight on top of two, until the ground was covered with bloody corpses, and only three of the Ming sergeants were left standing.
Zhang Yao felt his hands trembling and leaned against a tree, panting. He looked at the dead brother beside him, his eyes were a little sour, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Brothers, wait for me."
With his back away from the tree, Zhang Yao looked at the soldiers who were surrounding him and shouted loudly: "Although we are dead in another country, our souls will return to our hometown! Come on!"
The blades moved in unison, and blood was scattered.
Di Lai looked at Zhang Yao, who was still alive, and saw the bodies of his own soldiers lying around. He was so angry that he chopped off Zhang Yao's head with a knife, and then ordered: "Chase him!"
However, they only chased for a mile before they saw Chen Gouzi and other sergeants waiting for them. Everyone knows what it means for these people to come here.
But no one was sad, just the sound of a knife being unsheathed.
Kill it!
In order to cover the large forces, for the majesty of Ming Dynasty, and for the great mission, if we don’t fight, who will?
"kill!"
Chen Gouzi led his men to meet them. Suddenly, Di Lai's army began to panic. No one wanted to die or fight against the enemy who was like the God of War.
But after Di Lai pressed down, he had to charge no matter how reluctant he was.
This time, their charge was repelled, and Di Lai was forced to lead his men back half a mile.
Chen Gouzi counted the brothers around him, and there were only twelve left, including himself.
Turning around and looking down the mountain, Zheng He and others were less than eight miles away from the seaside. This distance was already relatively safe, so Chen Gouzi ordered a retreat. Before Di Lai could reorganize his attack, he retreated two miles and set up an ambush.
When Di Lai came again, Chen Gouzi and others suddenly came out from different directions, which greatly confused Di Lai's army. Countless people escaped in panic. Chen Gouzi led his men to cover up and kill Di Lai again, and defeated Di Lai again.
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