The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 1944 Are we cicadas or orioles?

Zhao Guangyi frowned, "Since the horn has been sounded, why are those six soldiers still charging forward? Check it out!"

Eunuch Li knew that the six men had disobeyed military orders and angered the Emperor of Song!

This order to call back the troops was ostensibly a military order from Pan Mei, but in fact it was an imperial decree from the emperor!

These six people actually disobeyed the imperial edict in person. How could Zhao Guangyi not be angry?
Seeing Lin Yongpeng approaching, Eunuch Li said softly, "Your Majesty, perhaps there is some unknown misunderstanding. You should ask General Lin."

Zhao Guangyi was startled, then glanced at Eunuch Li and said with a half-smile: "Hey, is this the first time you argue with me?"

Eunuch Li bent his waist even more and lowered his head even more, "I dare not."

Lin Yongpeng dismounted when he was still five feet away from Zhao Guangyi, and his personal soldiers took over the reins. He hurried to Zhao Guangyi and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the imperial edict has been conveyed, and the army has begun to retreat!"

Zhao Guangyi asked: "I ask you, since the military order has been issued, why did those six people dare to disobey it?"

Lin Yongpeng saw from the corner of his eye that Eunuch Li was still bending over, and his mind raced!

According to Zhao Guangyi's character, six soldiers disobeying his orders was a slap in his face. He was naturally furious and would definitely ask Eunuch Li to investigate who these six people were and punish them. According to Eunuch Li's usual behavior, he would just respond and that would be the end of it. But now his waist is bent like this, and his head is almost drooping to the ground. It's clear that he is asking for punishment!

I didn't expect that Eunuch Li actually has this side! So courageous!
Lin Yongpeng immediately replied: "Your Majesty, these six people did not disobey your order!"

Zhao Guangyi's face was gloomy. "What did you say?"

The surrounding imperial guards were all shocked and worried about Lin Yongpeng!

Lin Yongpeng immediately bowed and said, "I am a humble servant born in a military family and my words were reckless. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Guangyi suddenly noticed that the atmosphere around him was unusual!

Those imperial guards seemed to care a lot about how they would deal with Lin Yongpeng!

He suddenly felt a little alert!
wrong!

If I were too harsh on Lin Yongpeng and hurt the soldiers' feelings, that would not be a big deal. I'm just afraid that these soldiers will see me as a foolish ruler, which would cause endless troubles!
"Haha, what are you talking about, General Lin? I also fought in some battles with the late emperor. I am also a warrior, so why are you being so polite?"

"Don't dare!"

"Then tell me, why didn't they disobey the order?"

"Your Majesty, it is normal for the army to retreat! But for the soldiers who have already attacked the city, it is not easy to retreat!"

Zhao Guangyi's heart moved!
The Song army had fought several siege battles before, but I had never experienced it myself. It seems that there is something I have overlooked here! Attacking the city and suddenly retreating...

Zhao Guangyi suddenly said: "I understand!"

Lin Yongpeng didn't say anything, he was waiting for what was to come!
Zhao Guangyi looked at the Song army, which was retreating like a tide, with a deep gaze, and said in a hoarse voice: "The soldiers who have already climbed onto the top of the city are like arrows shot from a bow. There is no turning back!"

There was actually a hint of self-blame in his words!

Lin Yongpeng said: "These six people sacrificed their lives to attract enemy fire in order to protect our army's safety and retreat, and finally died heroically. I dare to ask the emperor to reward these six people for their merits in taking the lead!"

The air solidified instantly!

The whole world was silent!

Everyone held their breath!

Eunuch Li thought to himself: General Lin is mighty!
Many imperial guards were muttering in their hearts: Damn it! By asking for credit for someone who disobeyed the imperial edict, General Lin is touching the emperor's reverse scale!
Pan Mei and Liu Yu remained unmoved!
Among the retreating army, it stands out clearly!
Liu Yu said: "Marshal, fortunately... otherwise..."

Pan Mei is not a pedantic person, otherwise how could he become the first of the nine founding heroes? He nodded and said, "Yes! I didn't expect that Liu's destruction of Zhou brought many secret weapons to the Northern Han Dynasty. This time I must report to Wei Qiansui!"

Countless soldiers passed by him. Looking at their exhausted bodies and dim eyes, Liu Yu felt a little sad: "How could they make a three-bow crossbow?"

Pan Mei looked towards the top of the city wall. The purple robe and golden crown were particularly dazzling. He snorted coldly, "After the army has rested, I will definitely massacre Jinyang with blood!"

On the top of the city wall, Liu Miezhou said: "That Pan Mei is a strong enemy. If we don't get rid of him, he will become a trouble in the future!"

Yang Ye said: "Yes!" He asked for a longbow from a Han soldier next to him.

Liu Miezhou said: "You want to shoot him?"

Yang Ye raised the bow, aimed, pulled the bowstring and said: "Yes! It's a pity that the distance is a bit far. If it was five meters closer, this arrow could barely hit him!" The maximum tension of the bowstring is three hundred pounds. If it is pulled any further, either the bow arm or the bowstring will break!
Liu Miezhou laughed and said, "The distance is shortened by 50 meters. You can barely hit him with this arrow. What's the use? A spent arrow cannot penetrate a piece of silk! Besides, he is wearing heavy armor. You can't hurt him!"

Yang Ye was ashamed, "I am incompetent!"

Liu Miezhou laughed and said, "It's not that you are incompetent, it's that this bow is not good! The maximum tension of this bow is 300 kilograms, and you have 500 kilograms of strength but you can't use it!"

Under the surprised gazes of Yang Ye and the generals beside him, Liu Miezhou handed Yang Ye a bow and said, "Use this bow!"

Yang Ye saw that the lines of the bow arm were smooth, and the bow felt light in his hand.

The bow arm adopts the "wood-horn-tendon" three-layer composite process:
The inner layer is made of red sandalwood, which has been dried in the shade for three years and has fine grain like flowing water.

The middle layer is fitted with buffalo horn pieces, each about two fingers wide, which are glued together with fish glue to form a natural curvature;

The outer layer is wrapped with deer leg tendon silk, which is soaked in raw lacquer and then wrapped to reinforce it. After drying, it has an amber translucent texture.

Bow part: The middle part is wrapped with shark skin anti-slip layer, and the leather surface is densely covered with fine granular protrusions;

Bronze dragon pattern pieces are inlaid on both sides. The patterns are cast using the lost wax method, and the dragon scales are clearly visible.

The bowstring is made of three strands of wild silk mixed with horsetail hair and ox tendon. The string is about two centimeters in diameter, with a red thread wrapped in the middle to mark the arrow position.
The tip of the string is covered with a bronze string pad with a unique name - "Qi", which prevents the end of the bow arm from wear.

The inside of the bow arm is engraved with the Chinese characters "Lingbao" in seal script, with the strokes filled with gold threads, which sparkle brightly under the light!

Yang Ye exclaimed: "What a great bow!"

Liu Miezhou said with a smile: "Try it, can you shoot Pan Mei?"

Yang Ye gently pulled the bowstring, and the color changed instantly!

The generals nearby were all surprised, not knowing what was going on!
Yang Ye slowly pulled the bowstring and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this bow must weigh more than a thousand pounds, right?" His face flushed red, but he finally pulled the bowstring to a full moon!

Liu Miezhou laughed and said, "General Yang is indeed very strong! Use it to shoot Pan Mei!"

Yang Ye immediately took a feather arrow, put it on the string, and aimed at Pan Mei!

Pan Mei suddenly discovered that there were several generals in black armor next to the man in purple clothes and golden crown on the top of the city wall, and one of them was aiming at him with a bow and arrow!

"Who is that person? He actually wanted to shoot me!"

"Marshal, judging from his appearance, he looks like Yang Ye!"

"He's so far away from me, yet he dares to fight!"

"General, it is better to be careful. Liu Miezhou may have helped them develop some powerful weapon. We must not be careless! A son of a rich family should not sit idle! There is no need for us to take risks! Let's retreat as soon as possible!"

Seeing that most of the Song army had passed him, Pan Mei nodded and said, "Well, let's go!"

Yang Ye on the top of the city saw that Pan Mei wanted to retreat, so he shot an arrow at him!
The bowstring was too tight. He struggled to pull it open, and his wrist was sore. He suddenly shot out, but his aim was slightly off!
The slightest difference is a thousand miles away!
puff--

The arrow hit Pan Mei's feet, directly blasting a deep hole half a foot in diameter into the ground!

If Yang Ye had strong internal strength, even if the arrow missed the target, it would still be able to create a blast that would blow Pan Mei away!

Liu Yu was shocked and shouted, "Come here, protect the Marshal!"

Five or six masters holding shields suddenly appeared from the side. They were Pan Mei’s guards!

Pan Mei looked at the bow-wielding general on the top of the city wall, with a hint of viciousness in his eyes!
"Yang Ye, don't fall into my hands!" The commander's chariot turned around and both horses moved at the same time!

Liu Yu was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and immediately signaled two guards to hold shields and protect Pan Mei behind him!
Liu Yu felt it was unsafe, so he asked others to hand two people a few shields.

"Each of you has five shields, one in front and one behind, to protect the Marshal!"

"Yes!"

Two guards stood closely behind Pan Mei, each holding five shields, and the three of them formed a line.

Liu Yu looked back at the top of the city wall and thought: Ten bronze shields, plus two human shields! Is this enough?
His caution gave the two guards a bad feeling! The two guards even asked for another shield! The second guard even quietly put his sword on his chest, for no other reason than to add an extra layer of insurance!
Yang Ye's right arm was sore at this time, and he wanted to pull the bowstring again, but it was very difficult! Liu Miezhou said: "I'll do it!"

Yang Ye did not dare to show off his strength and immediately handed the Lingbao bow to Liu Miezhou!

Liu Miezhou took a feather arrow from the soldier beside him, put the bowstring on, raised the bow, took aim, drew the bowstring like a full moon, released his fingers, and the arrow shot out, all in one go!
The generals on the city wall witnessed a shocking scene with their own eyes!
boom!
Pan Mei was blown far away by the air wave!

The first of the two guards behind him was blown into a bloody mist, and the second one had his internal organs shattered. The twelve shields on their chests were all pierced!

If the second guard had not had an extra sword on his chest, which eliminated nearly one-tenth of the attack, he would have been blown into a bloody mist by the arrows!
The arrow had lost its force after passing through twelve shields and failed to pierce the steel knife, but it still shattered the second guard's internal organs, and the aftermath of the shock wave knocked Pan Mei several feet away!
Pan Mei felt as if his internal organs had shifted, and he couldn't hold back a mouthful of blood, which spurted out!

The surrounding guards immediately surrounded him, and several bronze shields protected him in front of him, blocking the view from the top of the city! The soldiers carried Pan Mei and ran back desperately! The surrounding shield fences moved synchronously!

Dozens of infantrymen crowded behind the shield fence, holding up their shields, adding another shield wall, completely blocking Liu Miezhou's sight!
Liu Miezhou thought to himself: Naive!

An arrow shot out with a whoosh!
Boom!
The shield wall exploded, and dozens of shields flew all over the sky!

Liu Miezhou's second arrow was ready to smash the shield fence outside Pan Mei, and then the third arrow would directly take Pan Mei's life!
I didn’t expect that the shield wall would stand up again just after it was blown down!
Dozens more Song soldiers gathered together, holding their shields high, with the edges of their shields overlapping like scales.

The shield wall is like a turtle, moving forward courageously!

Liu Mie Zhou's arrow was not shot!
The arrows only killed more than 30 people, but could not hurt Pan Mei!

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were willing to risk their lives for their commander!

Are these soldiers brave enough to not fear death? Or is Pan Mei as capable as Wu Qi?
"Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of Sun Tzu and Wu Qi" recorded the story of how Wu Qi captured the hearts of the army!
"Qi Zhi became a general, and shared food and clothing with the lowest-ranking soldiers. He did not set up a mat when sleeping, nor rode a horse when traveling. He personally wrapped up his own food and shared the hardship with the soldiers. If a soldier had a sore, Qi sucked it for him. When the soldier's mother heard about it, she cried. Someone said, 'You are a soldier, and you are sucking his sore yourself, why are you crying?' The mother said, 'That's not true. Last year, Lord Wu sucked his father's sore, and his father died in the battle. Lord Wu sucked his son's sore again, and I don't know where he died. That's why I cry for him.'"

Wu Qi shared food and clothing with the lowest class, slept without a mat, and rode without a horse... Pan Mei didn't do that! The chariot he rode was much more comfortable than the Song soldiers!

If he could get his soldiers to follow his example to the death, it must be something similar to how Wu Qi sucked out his sore. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Song army to rush forward to protect him almost instinctively. This could definitely not be achieved by some military rules!
Liu Mie Zhou might as well put down his bow!
Yang Ye asked, "Why did the emperor let Pan Mei go?"

Liu Miezhou said: "The Song army is fearless and brave, and they have been fighting one after another to serve as human shields for Pan Mei. My arrow can only kill a few more Song soldiers, but it cannot kill him with one shot! However, he has suffered internal injuries and will not be able to get out of bed for two months!"

Yang Ye laughed and said, "That's the same as being dead! The Song army has come a long way, and the logistics supply lines are long. It's hard to say whether they can hold out for two months!"

Liu Miezhou said: "Tell the workshop to hurry up and build those weapons! When the next wave of Song troops attacks the city, they will have no way back!"

Yang Ye asked, "What if they feel that the siege is hopeless and withdraw their troops?"

Liu Miezhou said: "Withdraw? That's even better, let's chase them and fight them!"

Yang Ye smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, we don't have enough troops!"

The Northern Han has a small population and its military strength is inherently limited!

Liu Miezhou sighed, "Let everything take its course!"

It seems that destiny cannot be defied!

Could it be that Zhao Guangyi was really blessed with good fortune and was the chosen one by God?
Yang Ye signaled to the soldiers to clean up the battlefield quickly and prepare for the second wave of offensive by the Song army!
Although the Song army retreated, it was definitely a temporary rest!

Now is the calm before the storm!

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Inside Zuixianlou, several Jianghu people flattered Pang Shiwu for a while, which made Pang Shiwu feel a little overwhelmed! He even felt a little embarrassed!

"Are you all masters of the Mantis Sect?"

The burly man Gu Beichen laughed and said, "I don't dare to call myself a master! These guys are all my junior brothers!" He pointed at the skinny man next to him, "His name is Fu Tingxiu, nicknamed Silver Mantis!"

Pang Shiwu clasped his fists and said, "I've heard a lot about you!" He thought to himself: Although he looks a bit rough, his name is really elegant!

Gu Beichen introduced them one by one.

The man with triangular eyes is called Ye Chen, nicknamed Bronze Mantis;

The gray-robed scholar is called Lu Tingchen, nicknamed Iron Mantis;

The man in the blue robe is Zhou Tianlong, nicknamed Tin Mantis;

The youngest man in green scholar's attire was Xie Yantang, nicknamed Jade Mantis, and the young master of Mantis Sect! He was the most handsome man here. Unfortunately, he was too feminine, which Pang Shiwu particularly disliked!
But he remained calm!

His elder brother had always warned him that keeping a low profile was one of the necessary skills to survive in the underworld!

Pang Shiwu smiled and saluted the five people one by one!

Gu Beichen smiled and said, "I didn't expect to meet Master Pang here. What a fate! If Master Pang doesn't mind, we would like to show our hospitality..."

Pang Shiwu immediately waved his hand to stop them and said, "Thank you for your kindness, brothers. My eldest brother has something urgent waiting for me, so I will go back now! Next time I have a chance, I will treat you all to a drink! See you!" He turned around and left!
He thought to himself: You guys are not good people at first glance! You want to keep me for a drink? You wish!

Jade Mantis Xie Yantang snorted coldly, "What are you showing off for?"

Gu Beichen immediately signaled him with his eyes not to talk nonsense!
Xie Yantang asked, "Is he that powerful?"

Gu Beichen said: "I don't know if he is very powerful, but I remember that I saw Feng Jiuxiao in the Dragon Slaying Valley!"

Countless people in the martial arts world set up an ambush in the Dragon Slaying Valley to hunt the Azure Dragon, resulting in heavy casualties. Gu Beichen was knocked unconscious by the Dragon's Roar. He woke up a day and a night later, but there was nothing to see on the battlefield except some corpses! Later, it was heard that the Azure Dragon seemed to have been lured away by the Holy Dragon Taming Girl of the Demon Cult with the sound of a flute!

Scenes reappeared in his mind!

The three major gangs, the Blood Clothes Sect in southern Shanxi, the Green Centipede Gang in western Hunan, and the Black Tiger Sect in central Henan, dispatched nearly 300 people to hunt the Green Dragon, but they didn't know that they were the bait prepared by the Demon Cult for the Green Dragon! In that battle, the Green Dragon swallowed more than 200 people alive, almost wiping out the three major gangs!

Gu Beichen was undercover in the Black Tiger Sect in Henan at the time. His mission was to weaken the Black Tiger Sect! Unexpectedly, the battle in the Dragon Slaying Valley directly disintegrated the Black Tiger Sect! He completed his mission ahead of schedule!
What impressed him most was that on the top of the cliff in the Dragon Slaying Valley, a yellow shirt was disheveled in the wind, the Indian magic sound was soul-stirring, and the green dragon was captured alive and went west freely!

As for Feng Jiuxiao, he vaguely remembered appearing with a team of bodyguards, but he never saw him take action!

Later, Feng Jiuxiao's name became more and more famous, but he didn't care. The martial arts world is nothing more than the same old routine: people praise each other! How high is the martial arts, I have never seen it with my own eyes!

Iron Mantis Lu Tingchen said: "I heard that Feng Jiuxiao and his men went to the Demon Cult headquarters and beat the Demon Lord to death. Do you believe it?"

Golden Mantis Gu Beichen sneered: "How is that possible? Even ten Feng Jiuxiao are no match for the Demon Lord!"

Iron Mantis Lu Tingchen sighed: "It's a pity that we didn't go with the Demon-Slaying Alliance or the Demon-Slaying Conference. If we had gone, we would have known the truth!"

"Although we don't know the truth, it is very likely that the Azure Dragon treasure has been divided up! Those masters will most likely head to Qinghai Lake!"

"If it's true, why didn't we find many Central Plains martial arts masters along the way?"

"They travel day and night without stopping, so they are definitely faster than us!"

"So do you think the Fengs are going to Qinghai Lake?"

"Eighty percent of them are going!"

"Then... shall we... just follow them?"

"Hehehe... good idea! Let them explore the way, and then... hehe... once we reach the destination, we can find the legendary Tianpeng colored egg... hehe..."

"Let's strike first!"

The six people laughed at the same time. Zeng Yong curled his lips, stared at his teacup, and sneered, "I won't be lonely on this journey!"

Erni asked, "What?"

Zeng Yong smiled and said, "All the way north, the loess is desolate, and it would be fun to have someone to keep us company, isn't it?"

"Who is it?"

"You'll know when you get back!"

Pang Shiwu sat down and said with a smile, "Brother, did you hear everything?"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "Are we cicadas or orioles?"

Pang Shiwu was startled. Chang Zijin said with a smile, "You are the cicada, and we are the oriole!"

Pang Shiwu suddenly understood!
He chuckled, "Those six praying mantises are staring at you, so let's stare at them in return! Haha, this is fun!"

Thank you Yudong for your strong support and encouragement!