A knife in love

Chapter 747

Hearing Cao Bin's words, the Yang family's father and son were all terrified.Before entering this deserted village, everyone's biggest enemy was the elusive skeleton soldiers.The father and son of the Yang family fought against the enemy side by side with Cao Bin, and they both felt a little bit of sympathy for each other, and for a moment they even forgot that the other party was the general of the enemy's army.Hearing what Cao Bin said at this moment, the Yang family father and son raised their hearts immediately.Although Han and Song were hostile states, Yang Ye had been stationed at the northern border of Han to prevent Khitan from going south, and he had never fought against Cao Bin on the battlefield.But after meeting Cao Bin on the ancient battlefield of Changping, he found that Cao Bin was not only cautious and prudent, but also very resourceful, which was more terrifying than the legends.In the future, if they lead their own troops to fight on the battlefield, Cao Bin will naturally not be the opponent of the Yang family and his son when it comes to bowing horses and swords.But in terms of formation, Cao Bin was a formidable opponent that the Yang family and his son had never faced.

Yang Yansi admired Cao Bin very much at this time, but when he remembered that he was the commander-in-chief of the enemy's army, he was a little disappointed, and couldn't help but said: "We came here to see if you Song people have any plans to attack Han. Along the way, my father told me to pay attention to the mountains and rivers, in case of war. However, as the commander of the Song Army, you came here in light clothes, so I'm afraid you have the same plan as us."

Everyone listened to Yang Yansi speak out of the plans of the Yang family and his son, and they all laughed at him for being rude. Situ Qiao even thought to himself, Yang Ye gave birth to such a stupid son, no wonder there are folk rumors that the Yang family was framed by Pan Renmei so miserable.

Cao Bin shook his head, with a solemn expression on his face, and said word by word: "You are not right. I have said before that Cao's work here has nothing to do with attacking Han. You If I don’t believe it, I have nothing to do. However, there will be a war between Song and Han. If the emperor of Han follows the general trend of the world, surrenders to Song, and avoids the harm of swordsmen, that is the best result.”

When Li Qiufeng saw that Cao Bin was talking about the Song-Han dispute with the Yang family father and son, he was afraid that something would happen to both sides, so he hurriedly said: "General Cao, the conflict between the Han State and the Song State has nothing to do with our current predicament. When it was said that this sword belonged to Zhao Kuo, the topic was diverted. We were excited when we heard it, and I would like to ask General Cao to give us some advice.”

Cao Bin couldn't help laughing when he said this, and said: "Young Master Li reminded you so well. Ah, it's really strange today, and I'm talking a little out of order, which makes everyone laugh. Let's continue with what we said just now. Zhao Kuo He was suddenly promoted to be the commander-in-chief of the Zhao army by the king of Zhao, and within a few days, he rushed to Changping to replace Lian Po. Naturally, it was extremely energy-consuming to forge such a sword. Therefore, according to my guess, Zhao Kuo left When the capital rushed to Changping, although the bronze sword had been cast, it was brought to Changping by Zhao Kuo before the inscription could be engraved. Later, Zhao Kuo was defeated, Zhao Kuo took the lead, led the troops to charge, and died at the hands of the Qin army. Under the chaos of arrows..."

When everyone heard what Cao Bin said, their hearts trembled, and they couldn't help looking at the skeleton.I saw arrow shafts densely covered on the skeleton armor, and when he wanted to die, he had been shot like a hedgehog.

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Cao Bin knew that most of these people already believed what he said.So he nodded, pointed at the skeleton and said, "The skeleton in front of us is Zhao Kuo, the commander of the Zhao Army during the Changping War. Thousands of years have passed since the Changping War. There are many records, but there are many in the history books. For example, Tai Shigong said, Zhao Jun was trapped, his food was exhausted for more than a month, and people ate each other. Including sharp soldiers fighting themselves, Qin Jun shot and killed. "Zezhou Fu Zhi" records , the Qin people pretended to be defeated, and Kuo chased his soldiers to Qinbi, which is the valley of injustice in the present province. The valley is surrounded by mountains, but there is a road in front of it that can accommodate chariots and horses. .After the food was exhausted, the soldiers of Zhao ate each other. Kuo went out to fight and shot and killed him for Qin."

When Cao Bin said this, he glanced around the crowd, and then said: "There are many other unofficial histories, which tell about the situation when Zhao Kuo was defeated. It's just that none of these historical books mentioned where Zhao Kuo's body went after his death. Qin Since the reform of Shang Yang, people have rewarded farming and warfare, and military merits are the most prosperous. On the battlefield, the Qin army sought credit for the enemy's head, and even killed each other. Zhao Kuo is the commander of the Zhao army. If he gets his head, he will It is the greatest credit. And the Qin army will definitely bring Zhao Kuo's remains back to Qin to show off his martial arts. However, there has never been any relevant records in the history books. It can only prove that although Zhao Kuo died in battle, the Qin army Zhao Kuo's remains were not found. Either because of the chaos on the battlefield at that time, Zhao Kuo's remains disappeared. Or Zhao Kuo's subordinates snatched his remains out of their lives and buried them in an unknown place.

"I have read "Zezhou Fu Zhi" many times before, and I can say that I am familiar with the records in it. Just before we entered this basin, we walked through a very narrow stone road, which reminded me of There is a passage in "Zezhou Mansion Records". The valley is surrounded by mountains, but there is a road in front of it that can accommodate chariots and horses.

When Cao Bin said this, Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, recalling the previous situation, he couldn't help saying in a trembling voice: "What General Cao means is that we are in a place where we can save ourselves from injustice?"

Cao Bin nodded and said, "That's right. The stone-paved road we walked on has high slopes on both sides, and only a small road in the middle. After entering this basin, there are mountains on all sides, shaped like cloth bags. It is exactly the same as the record in "Zezhou Fuzhi". At that time, the Qin army surrounded 60 Zhao army with 45 horses, but it was not easy to wipe out these 45 people. The general of the Qin army Bai Qi pretended to be defeated on purpose to lure Zhao Kuo to lead his troops to pursue. The Qin army had set up an ambush on the mountains around this basin. At the beginning, a fortress was built in the basin to defend it, but the food was quickly eaten up. The Zhao army refused to surrender, and even ate the corpses of Zhao soldiers who died in battle after the food ran out. Later, Zhao Kuo led the army to break through and died in the chaos of the Qin army Below. This is the last battlefield of Zhao Kuo. It is also the Provincial Injustice Valley recorded in "Zezhou Fuzhi". According to the records of the Fuzhi, this valley had another name in ancient times, it was called Shagu."

Situ Qiao suddenly realized, clapped his hands, and said happily: "I know! If this is Shagu, Taniguchi Village is at the exit of Shagu, and we are not far from Tanikou Village. If it is true as Lao Cao said, this The skeleton is Zhao Kuo, so the place we are in is Shagu, and it will not be difficult to find Taniguchi Village."

Cao Bin was not angry when he heard him call himself "Old Cao". He just smiled and said, "This Mr. Situ is right. Although we have different backgrounds and experiences, we all came to Taniguchi Village. , I encountered all kinds of strange things. If we can return to Taniguchi Village, maybe we can get out of the predicament."

Everyone was excited when they heard that there was hope for escape.Seeing that everyone was gearing up, Cao Bin was just waiting to set off to find the location of Taniguchi Village, and then said: "It's just that although we can judge that the place we are in is the Valley of Provincial Injustice, it stands to reason that Taniguchi outside the valley should be It is Taniguchi Village. But before we entered the valley, we only saw a rough stone tablet standing there, with the words "Laobeipo" written on it. Other than that, there is a wilderness, and there is no shadow of Taniguchi Village. Along the way, listening to everyone's talk, I know that Mr. Situ, Mr. Changsun, and Mr. Han are all strangers with unique skills. To be honest, I once saw a map, which contained all kinds of weird and bizarre descriptions. So I invited several masters who are proficient in the Book of Changes to study. At that time, I thought what they said was cloudy and exaggerated. However, strange things have been happening these days, and I have to believe that we have fallen into the mechanism of Qimen and Five Elements. Now that we have found Zhao Kuo's remains and know that this place is the Valley of Injustice, if we want to escape from here, it depends on the skills of the three of you."

Situ Qiao, Changsun Guangming and Han Li looked at each other and nodded at the same time.I only heard Han Li say: "Although we met by chance, since we are all trapped by others, we should work together to find a way out. Han is not talented, and would like to be a pioneer for everyone, so let's look around and see if we can survive." Couldn't find a way of escape."

After he finished speaking, he didn't see how hard he was, his body floated out of the courtyard and went straight to the left.Li Qiufeng thought to himself, this person surnamed Han is not only proficient in spells, but also extremely good at lightness kung fu.The martial arts of Situ Qiao and Changsun Guangming are only second- and third-rate characters in the arena, but in terms of lightness kung fu, they are extremely good.These quack warlocks abandon the righteous way of martial arts and ignore it, only delve into the heresy, and lose their talents, it is really sad and deplorable.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking, the eldest grandson Guangming had already taken Su Yan with him and headed to the right.Situ Qiao said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Li, since Mr. Changsun and Mr. Han have already set off, my elder brother will ask Brother Li to go to the back mountain together to see if we can find a way out. I wonder if Brother Li is willing to go with us?"

Li Qiufeng nodded, and said in his mouth: "I obey your orders."

After the two said goodbye to Cao Bin, Yang Ye and others, they jumped onto the roof of the thatched hut and went straight to the back of the house.At this time, the sky was even darker, and the surroundings were silent.The two moved forward quickly, and the terrain was getting higher and higher. After running for more than a hundred feet, they began to climb towards the hillside.The strange rocks on the hillside are extremely difficult to walk.Fortunately, the two of them had extremely high lightness kung fu, and they reached the top of the slope without expending much effort.

The top of the slope is no more than three feet wide, and if you go further, there will be a cliff, no matter how high your lightness kung fu is, you will not be able to climb down.A few feet below the cliff, there is a thick fog, and it is not clear what is going on below.And looking into the distance, because the surroundings are dark, you can only see more than ten feet away.As far as the eye can see, the mountains are filled with clouds and fog, and it is not clear what the distance looks like.

Situ Qiao sighed, and said, "It really is."

Li Qiufeng was taken aback, not knowing what he meant by this, but when he was about to ask, he heard Situ Qiao say to him: "The barren village and wild land we were in just now is a huge enchantment. We have arrived now At the edge of the enchantment, if you want to go out, it will not be easy!"

(End of this chapter)