Song Dynasty

Chapter 125 The Eve, Two Places ([-])
"Ziyu, are you here?" Wang Shen asked.

He looked over, and saw that Lu Can's body was covered in mud spots, as if he had rolled around in a bad place.

As a northerner, since traveling to the Southern Song Dynasty, Wang Shen has fought thousands of miles in the rainy south, feeling that his bones have been soaked by the water vapor on both sides of the river and rusted away.

After several days of hazy spring rain, it finally cleared up and finally saw the long-lost bright sun.The roads and fields had dried up, which gave him an indescribable comfort.

Wang Shen often participated in outdoor sports in the past, and it was better.Lu Can is a typical Huaibei native, and he loves cleanliness. He can't stand the humidity in the south.It's strange to be in such a mess today.

Lu Can: "The water in the Ba River has receded."

Wang Shen: "The water has receded, what's the situation now?"

Lu Can: "A few days ago when the peach blossom flood came down, the water in the Ba River was six feet deep. Being blocked by the water, our Sizhou Army and Kong Yanzhou had no choice but to stop fighting and confront each other across the river. Both the enemy and us were recruiting civilians to build floating bridges. Before the bridge was erected, the water receded. This Ba River is also weird. When the water is full, there are big waves, but once the flood season is over, it dries hard. Now the deepest part does not reach the human calf, and the shallowest part is only to the instep."

Having said that, he was surprised.

Wang Shen was also very surprised. After thinking about it, he suddenly remembered something.Patting his forehead, he said, "Ziyu, I heard from Yan Yuemeng earlier that the Ba River originates from the Dabie Mountains in Guangzhou, Henan. , but there is no water for a year. Thinking about it, there is a severe drought there.”

Lu Can suddenly realized: "It turns out that there is no tree without roots or water without a source in the world. The ancients did not deceive me. It seems that there should be a severe drought in Henan this year, and it might affect us here."

"Si." Wang Shen was taken aback by his speculation, and hurriedly said: "Ziyu's words are reasonable, but this matter must be guarded against. Let's go out and have a look."

The two immediately rode out of Huanggang City and walked around the fields for a long time.The sun outside was already so bright that it was too bright to keep one's eyes open.

However, the farmland was already full of water, and the people had started raising seedlings, which made Wang Shen feel at ease.

The water receded, and the bed of the Ba River was exposed.During these two days, the Sizhou Army and Kong Yanzhou's scouts crossed this small river, they kept coming and going, and the killing was very lively.

Tomorrow is the day when Wang Shen launches a general attack. In fact, even if he doesn't take the initiative to attack, Kong Yanzhou will attack.

The Qi and Huang areas are too small and too poor, with a small population, to support so many troops.Kong Yanzhou wanted to use this place as a springboard to cross the Yangtze River and go to Ezhou to feed the army. Wang Shen wanted to keep his hard-won territory, and there was no room for reconciliation between the two armies.

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At this moment, in Qichun city, in Kong Yanzhou's mansion.

The whole army of Kong also started to move. The torrential water of the Ba River was now only one foot away, and Kong Yanzhou was ecstatic that the torrential water of the Ba River could easily be crossed—the gate to Ezhou was opened—as long as Wang Shen, the obstacle in the way, was cut off.

In the past two days, Kong Yanzhou did not return to his residence, and stayed in the barracks all day long.

The whole Qizhou was shrouded in the tense atmosphere before the war.

The Kong Yanzhou Army was also considered one of the troops with outstanding combat effectiveness in the Tokyo Left Behind Division, and it had a large number of people.In the early years of Jianyan, after the Jin army crossed the Yellow River and entered Henan, they also fought several battles with the enemy, which was tempered.

It's a pity that after leaving the left-behind division, the military discipline of the troops slipped at a speed visible to the naked eye.Later, he shaved his head and pretended to be a Jurchen and fled all the way to Qizhou. Of course, the army's morale was gone.

The Kong Yanzhou army at this moment is just a standard rogue, so naturally there is no such thing as the slightest spirit of joy upon hearing the war.Especially after Wang Shen rode [-] riders deep into Qichun to call for battle in the Peking University camp, and left calmly, everyone felt a bad feeling: this king is as brave as a tiger, and although his troops are good, they may not be able to fight. You have to win!
Not only the sergeants think so, even the family members in the army have the same thoughts.

"Mother, daddy will send troops to Huangzhou to fight Wang Daosi tomorrow, and my son will enter the barracks later, so I come here to say goodbye to mother, mother, take care of you and younger sister." Kong Xian stood in front of his mother, Lin, in military uniform, and whispered Say.

He was kicked by Kong Yanzhou that day and suffered some internal injuries.Coupled with the sadness in my heart for the past few days, my face looks extremely pale, and my eyes are full of gum.

Seeing her son so haggard, Lin stretched out her hand to gently touch his head, and whispered: "Xian'er, you have to be careful. This war is not a joke. Swords and arrows have no eyes. If you are not careful, you will be killed." People are hurting. If you have something to do, tell me and your sister what to do in the future?"

Thinking of the scandalous things Kong Yanzhou did last time, and thinking of her daughter Kong Lin, Lin's heart felt like a knife.

Kong Yanzhou is a beast, and he and his daughter can stay in the army because she gave birth to the son Kong Xian.And the son has also begun to lead troops into battle in the past two years, which will come in handy.

Seeing his mother's gray hair and wrinkled face, Kong Xian became sad and asked in a low voice, "How is my sister?"

Lin's tears fell down: "I haven't eaten or drank for two days, and I seem to be stupid... How can there be such a beast in the world, the tiger's poison doesn't even eat its eggs..."

Kong Xian: "I'm going to see my sister."

Immediately, she entered Kong Lin's room with her mother, and saw her sister lying on the bed with a pale face, her eyes fell on the willow tree outside the window, looking at the flying cotton wool, her eyes seemed to be dull, and it took a long time to turn her eyes.

After shouting a few times, Kong Lin still didn't move.

Kong Xian couldn't bear it any longer, and grabbed his sister's hand: "Little sister..."

Suddenly, Kong Lin jumped up, huddled in the corner, and screamed: "Don't touch me, don't touch me, don't touch me..."

"My poor son!" Lin hugged her daughter and said in pain, "God, God, what did I do wrong, you want to treat my Lin'er and my Xian'er like this?"

Kong Xian's tears flowed down: "Sister, what's wrong with you? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I am your brother Xian, and I will protect you. Sister, mother, don't worry, I will come back alive from this battle Yes, I swear, I will protect you all my life. Don't cry, don't cry, I want you all to be well."

However, Kong Lin kept yelling, "Don't touch me, no, no, don't touch me!" as if she had gone crazy.

And Lin couldn't help but bang his head against the wall.

"Don't cry, don't cry." Kong Xian hugged his mother and sister and couldn't help shaking: "Mother, sister, I think you all know that just yesterday Wang Daosi came to Qichun in person, in front of the whole army. He said that he wanted to marry his younger sister, and as long as you marry her, everything will be fine. Don’t worry, I will do my best to facilitate this matter. After you marry my sister, you will follow me, don’t stay in this dirty place again. place."

Strange to say, the three words Wang Daosi seemed to have such boundless magic power, Kong Lin instantly calmed down, her eyes recovered, and she repeated in her mouth: "Wang Daosi, Wang Daosi."

"That's right, sister, you are going to marry him." Kong Xian said, "Wang Daosi is a man who promises a lot, and I have heard everything he said."

"General Liu Fu, brothers Kong Jun, this is a betrothal gift for Kong Yanzhou. Since we will be a family in the future, we will not take your life. Send a message to my old father-in-law of Mount Tai. I have long heard that Miss Kong Second Miss is famous. If she can marry such a fairy, it will be Wang's blessing. Immediately bring the young lady over in a sedan chair. If she never leaves, I will treat her with courtesy, life and death. If not, I will Take the one hundred thousand tigers that flattened Huaixi, beat Yelu Mawu, and beheaded Wanyan Balisu."

He repeated what Wang Shen said yesterday without changing the word.

"Life and death promises, life and death promises..." Kong Lin's eyes lit up, and a peach blossom appeared on her pretty face.

"Yes, yes, sister, don't worry, Wang Daosi will come back tomorrow with Master Huben to marry you, and wait!" Comforting Kong Lin who was in a trance, Kong Xian asked his mother again in a low voice: "Mother, Would you like to go with my sister to where Wang Daosi is?"

Kong Xian's mother: "Xian'er, what is the character of Wang Daosi?"

"A wonderful man, a great husband." Kong Xian said: "After this man arrived in Huangzhou, he appeased the people, visited the orphans and widows, and in the name of benevolence, he will be able to serve his mother until she dies."

Speaking of this, his tears fell again: "The child is not filial and cannot take care of the mother. It is the son's fault."

"Boy, it's not your fault, it's not your fault." The mother touched his face: "Mother is willing to go to Wang Daosi's place with your sister, but it's better than staying in this tiger and wolf den."

"It's just...is it just that Daddy will let you go?"

"Don't mention that beast, he's not your father." Kong Xian's mother cried, "The reason why I gave birth to you was that the beast Kong Yanzhou snatched you away, and your grandparents, grandma, and uncle died under his knife. This is all in the past, and it doesn't make sense to mention it now. However, my mother is old and ugly now, and the surname Kong doesn't care if I want to go there. My mother is just worried that if you go to the Sizhou Army with your sister, you will be alone How can I be here?"

Kong Xian: "Mother, don't worry, my son is fine, I am Daddy's son anyway, how can he kill me?

"You think of him as a father, but does he think of you as a son?" Kong Xian's mother touched his chest: "Son, you were almost kicked to death."

Kong Xian didn't know how to answer, he just said: "Son will be fine, it's fine."

Suddenly, the mother giggled and sneered: "The dignified Confucian army, thousands of men, were so frightened by my son-in-law with twenty cavalry that they dare not take a step out of the camp. I am so happy, I am so happy! According to Yi Niang, in the next battle, you will be defeated. It would be good if the Sizhou army was defeated, and it would be best if Kong Yanzhou's bastard could be slaughtered by my son-in-law."

Seeing the resentment and grief on her face, Kong Xian felt cold all over.

"Wang Daosi wants to bring thousands of troops to marry me. The person I like should be such a hero." Kong Lin couldn't help saying: "If I want to marry, I will marry such a hero, ma'am, I have good hair." It’s messy, I can’t ask him to see it.”

Sitting in front of the bronze mirror, she picked up a comb and combed her hair vigorously, tearing out clumps of hair.

Kong Xian's spirit finally broke down, and he wailed, grabbed the comb and threw it out of the window: "Sister, sister, I'll go find the doctor to get you some medicine... God, God, what's wrong, you shouldn't let it I was born in this world!"

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