Song Dynasty

Chapter 217 As expected

The tent before the rain was sweltering and hot, Li Heng had already stripped off his obscene clothes, drank two bowls of mung bean soup in one go, and his heart was still irritated.

Lying on the mat, holding Mrs. Bamboo in his arms, he could still feel the coolness of the bamboo pillow at the beginning.Gradually, Mrs. Bamboo's body became hotter.

Sweat came out like a paste, smeared on the reed mat, making it slippery and making people feel sad.

Unlike people in this era who go to bed as soon as it gets dark and get up when they hear chickens before dawn, Li Heng is used to reading for a while at night, and won't go to bed until midnight.Usually, the stalks will get up at three o'clock in the sun.In the eyes of other people, it is inevitable that it is a bit outrageous.

However, after arriving in the Sizhou Army, he found out that Wang Shen also had the same living habits.
But... this guy... this martial artist is really hateful.

Recalling the days when he was in the Sizhou army, Li Heng was almost suffering from depression.

At the beginning, he was also ambitious to get the actual command of the army and make a career.From his point of view, he is also an envoy sent by the imperial court to the Jinghu area. Wang Shen, a small seventh-rank military officer, is still not trembling when he sees him, and obeys his orders?

But the reality is that this Wang Shen doesn't give him any face at all.In military affairs, neither asking for instructions nor reporting, one person can act arbitrarily.

Li Heng also thought about placing his aides in important positions in the center, so as to subtly grasp the secrets of the Sizhou military.However, the people who were sent out were pushed back within two days, some with black corns, saying that they were beaten out by those lowly soldiers with their heads covered.

Just the day before yesterday, a staff member was beaten with [-] military sticks by the Military Law Department because his marching speed was too slow, and he is still lying on the bed.

Speaking of the arrogance and terror of the soldiers, the staff members were all pale, and they refused to go on duty.

This incident made Li Heng tremble all over with anger, but there was nothing he could do. Now he felt like a scholar met a soldier.

Today, he was angry with Wang Shen during the day and it was so hot that Li Heng couldn't sleep anyway, so he had to put on his clothes and spread out the paper to stick it.

After writing for a long time, the surging heart calmed down.

A servant came over on tiptoe and said in a low voice: "Master, it's already late at night, you old man should go to bed early, your body is important."

"What time is it?" Li Heng couldn't help asking when he saw that the inkstone had been used up.

Retinue: "It's almost three o'clock, and my husband usually rests at this time."

"Oh, it's so late." Li Heng's heart suddenly trembled: "Wang Shen didn't want to go out to steal Li Hong's camp at this time?"

Retinue: "Yes, all the soldiers have finished their clothes and are about to set off. Mr. Xiang, this matter has nothing to do with us anyway, let's go to bed first!"

"As an envoy, the old man will naturally sit in the central army for such a big battle."

The subordinate smiled wryly: "Even if Mr. Xiang wants to sit in the army, no one will listen to your old man. Moreover, once the battle starts, it will be dark and dark, and everyone will get mixed up. If you make a mistake, what should you do?"

Li Heng is a courageous man who has led soldiers before, so he is not afraid of these things.But when the subordinate said that no one would listen to him, he was immediately depressed and murmured: "Forget it, bring some water, I'll wash first."

At this time, suddenly, there was a loud "woo woo" sound outside, which was actually the sound of shrill wind.

The wind was surprisingly strong, and in a blink of an eye, the crisp sound of flags fluttering filled my ears.Then, the tent where Li Heng lived also trembled violently, as if it was about to be overturned in the next moment.

"Ah!" Li Heng's followers shouted loudly inside and outside the tent: "Hurry up, hurry up, strengthen Xianggong's big tent!"

Before the words were finished, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky outside, illuminating the cowhide tent where Li Heng was staying was transparent.

The blinding light stunned everyone.

Then there was a rumbling thunder, as if a huge millstone rolled across the sky.

A thick drop of rain was blown up by the strong wind and hit Li Heng's face directly, causing a faint pain.

Then came the second grain, the third grain... the hundredth grain, and in a blink of an eye, thick rain pillars filled the sky, and the entire tent was covered by rainwater.

Li Heng was also beaten by the rain so that he couldn't stand steadily, and suddenly there was an indescribable panic in his heart, feeling that the world was so big that there was no place for him to hide.

"Quickly, quickly, close the tent door!" The subordinates and aides shouted hoarsely.

"Ah!" Then, they yelled at the same time, and their bodies were thrown into the air by someone, and they fell into the rain in embarrassment.

I saw Chen Da walking over with a few guards.

Lightning streaked across the sky, flickering on and off, and everything in front of me was clearly visible.

They only saw Chen Da and the others dressed in iron armor, holding big knives and axes, with ferocious faces, like evil spirits from hell.

Suddenly, Li Heng panicked and couldn't help shouting: "Chen Da, what do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?" Ever since he joined the Sizhou Army, Wang Shen and the generals of the army have treated him indifferently. reason.As for the local officials, they are all members of the Du party, and Li Hengben is a political enemy with him, so naturally they have no contact.Therefore, it was Chen Da who had the most contact with him on weekdays.

Chen Da is a military judge of the Sizhou Army, nicknamed Chen Yan Wang, and the soldiers in the army seemed to have seen a ghost when they saw him.

It was strange to say that Chen Da was very respectful in front of Li Heng, with a fake smile on his face all the time.

But today, he was terrified like this.An inexplicable thought came to Li Heng's mind: Wang Shen wants to kill the old man, yes, he must take advantage of tonight's chaos to kill me!

Hearing his extremely angry yelling, Chen Da suddenly smiled and cupped his hands: "Mr. Li, it's time for the army to set off. The younger ones in the military order come over and ask Mr. Xiang to take command at his place, please!"

After all, with a wave of his hand, two soldiers rushed forward and covered Li Heng with a black suit.

It turned out to be a coir raincoat.

Seeing that they didn't come to kill him, Li Heng breathed a sigh of relief and shouted: "I won't go, I won't go!"

"Master, please!" The soldiers of the Military Law Department were so strong that they could not help but surround Li Heng and leave.

After a while, they arrived outside the camp.

Riding on the horse, another flash of lightning flashed by, and through the rain curtain that had been connected into one piece and formed a silver curtain, Li Heng saw Wang Shen and the guards standing in front of him.

There are sparkling waters everywhere, and the flood has no human footsteps, and it is rushing towards the southwest.

Usually, Wang Shen is dressed in green, like a refined scholar.At this moment, he was wearing iron armor, with blue lights flashing on it, and the rainwater was flowing down from his iron helmet, forming a small waterfall.

He was riding on a horse, holding a long knife in his hand, as majestic as a god.

There are three giant men around him to protect him, namely Yue Yun, Hu Yantong and Feng Changqing.

Under such heavy rain, his body remained motionless, and his eyes were burning hot.

Seeing Li Heng who was drenched in an extremely embarrassing situation, Wang Shen raised his mouth and shouted: "My lord is here, and he is standing under the banner of the Chinese army. I hope I will pick Li Hong's head back for you tonight."

After all, he waved the long knife in his hand and rushed out first: "The lightning in the sky is our torch, and the long knife in my hand is your direction, follow me!"

Behind him, thousands of horses and horses moved at the same time. There was no shouting, only the clatter of human feet and horseshoes stepping into the water.Large groups of water splashes turned up, which made them look like a big wave reaching the sky, enough to destroy everything in front of them.

No one spoke, and everyone drove out neatly.In the dark night, so many people and horses are clearly separated from each other and orderly.

Li Heng is a man of knowledge, how could he fail to see how powerful this army's combat power is, his face changed color, and his body couldn't help shaking violently.

Yes, this is the first time he saw Wang Shen's army fighting the enemy.

Chen Da rode over and took the reins of his horse: "Master, please stay with the future."

……

The troops kept moving forward, wading through the water, not fast, but unstoppable.

I don't know how long it took, and finally saw Li Hengjun's dark camp in front of him.

In such a heavy rain, the enemy's lights were all doused out, trembling in the light of lightning, they looked so small.

Everything was just as Wang Shen expected, Li Hong's rebel army made a huge mistake when camping, and set up the old camp on the river beach for convenience.One is for the convenience of fetching water; the other is that Li Hong is from the north and does not know the water and soil in the south.There was a severe drought some time ago, and it hadn't rained for a long time, and he didn't know how terrible the torrential rain in the south would be once it fell.

However, it can be seen that the rainwater from all over the place gathers here, violently impacting the barracks of the bandit army.

The river beach was full of sand, and when it was washed by the water, the foundation was immediately hollowed out, rows of fences collapsed, a deer village was scattered, and wood floating on the water was scattered everywhere.

The ridiculous thing is that the bandit army didn't realize the seriousness of the problem. They got out of the water-logged tent in a mess and tried to repair the collapsed fortifications under the command of the officer. Screaming and cursing, like bees exploding in swarms.

After being trained by Grandpa Zong Zezong, these soldiers can be regarded as usable soldiers. They have experienced countless bloody storms, but this is the first time they have encountered today's situation, and the order can't be more chaotic.

"Li Hong is over!" Wang Shen expected this and made the right choice. While he was ecstatic in his heart, he felt sad for Li Hong and his soldiers: these soldiers are all men from Hebei, and there may not be no heroic and tragic songs among them. scholar.When he was in Kaifeng back then, under the leadership of Zong Ze, he fought many battles with the Jurchens, big and small, and shed blood for the country and the nation, and his combat effectiveness was not weak.But ever since the division of the left-behind department suffered internal strife and the division of the army, these hot-blooded men in the past have quickly degenerated into rogues who harmed the people, and their combat effectiveness has also continued to decline, turning them into garbage without a sense of honor.

If Zong Rulin and Zong Ze had any knowledge, he would have to be revived by his unworthy disciples and grandchildren.

(End of this chapter)