Chapter 185 Prophecy
It was a quiet night, with stars in the sky.
At the top of Handan City, an old man looked up at the sky. After looking at it for a long time, he lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.
Shi Chao waited for a long time, but did not see him speaking. He guessed that he was afraid, so he took his hand and said, "Since Mr. Cui has surrendered to me, he is one of his own. What can't he say?"< br>
Cui Gong still didn’t speak.
Shi Chao said patiently: "The matter has come to this, it is not appropriate to hide it."
Hao Chang, Wang Chan, Lou Quan, Lou Bao and others also looked at it curiously Watch Cui Gong and wait quietly.
Cui Gong was originally from Boling. When he was traveling in the mountains and rivers, he was kidnapped by Shi Le and made him the mastermind. After Shi Le was defeated, he was about to return home, met Shi Chao again, and was "invited" to Handan.
Actually, they are all old acquaintances and have met before. In this matter, Shao Xun thought simply. Since Ji Sang was under the banner of Gongshi Fan, how could he be with Shi Chao? No contact at all?
Cui Gong sighed and said: "Taibai and Yinghuohui are the symbols of revolution."
"This..." Shi Chao was startled and asked, "Did Cui Gong say that we can rule the world?"
Cui Gong glanced at Shi Chao and asked, "Who is Taibai Xingjing?"
Shi Chao thought hard.
Wang Chan and Hao Chang looked at each other, their hearts beating fast.
Cui Gong is very accomplished in prophecies, and what he said is extremely credible.
Lu Zhi and others told them that there were rumors in Luoyang that Caiguan General Shao Xunai was born in Taibai. I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it 70%, because this person seems to have known it from birth, and he has bravely won three armies and won many battles. How to explain it?
“Can’t I wait?” Shi Chao asked unwillingly.
"I looked at the weather yesterday and saw that there was nothing the general could do." Cui Gong said straightforwardly without giving any face.
“Can this one view ruin my future?” Shi Chao asked.
Chao Dixi hesitated to speak, but did not interrupt after all.
"Yesterday, I also saw several roots of yellow energy in the east, standing upright for several feet. This must be the Taibai Star." Cui Gong said again: "The energy is quite strong, and it is faintly suppressing the King of Luoyang's energy. Sooner or later, it will come true."
Shi Chao choked.
He did not dare to deny this easily, because it had been fulfilled not long ago.
When Chen Min was in rebellion, Chen Xun, a hopeful man, said: "The Chen family has no royal aura, but the royal aura of Luoyang is very strong and will soon be destroyed."
It turned out to be true later.
A little further, when Sun Hao of Wu State was in power, a hopeful person said: "Jingzhou has the king's power to destroy Yangzhou, but it is not good to build Ye Palace."
Sun Hao was convinced, so he asked his master to dig. The tomb of a famous family member in Jingzhou.
Later Shi Dan rebelled in Jianye and Sun Hao killed him. They also sent hundreds of people to make noise and invade Jianye to kill Shi Dan's wife, saying that the emperor sent Jingzhou soldiers to defeat the Yangzhou thieves in response to the words of those who were optimistic - this seemed to be a forced "fulfillment", and it really didn't work.
So many people believe it. Even if Shi Chao has an idea, he will still be doubtful.
"Captain." Hao Chang and Wang Chan stood up a little embarrassed.
When Lou Quan on the side saw it, he was also a little moved.
"Shut up." Shi Chao glared at them, then looked at Cui Gong, and said: "Liu Yu has more than ten thousand troops, heading north from Yecheng. Cui Gong might as well predict the outcome."
"Why divination?" Cui Gong shook his head and said: "In the evening, can the governor hear the geese?"
"Yes." Shi Chao was stunned.
“Its sound is sad, and you can know the good or bad.” Cui Gong said: “Although there are elephants in the sky, I can’t speak, so the luck stars are fine above, and the gods are below, and the wind and clouds are tested to express the differences. To use birds and beasts to channel spirits is a gift from heaven, a talisman of nature." When he said this, Cui Gong looked like a fairy, even though he was a fool. , but it has already entangled Shi Chao, making him unable to think effectively.
"The luck star is better at the top, the flow god is at the bottom..." Sure enough, Shi Chao was successfully subdued and began to mutter to himself.
But Shi Chao is not the only one who is shrouded in the halo of Jiangzhi?
Except for Wang Chan who was still sober, everyone else present was a little confused and full of surprise.
"Captain." Wang Chan stood up again and said, "The mountains and rivers are exhausted, why are you still hesitating? As long as there is a place to go and someone to take refuge, why do you want to do this?"
This was said with great sincerity, and it was also Wang Chan's innermost thoughts.
Who else can you turn to? There is nowhere to go!
Wang Jun? It would be nice if he didn't tie you up.
Sima Yue? I really don’t dare and don’t want to, that’s the enemy.
Oh, there seems to be another Liu Yuan.
Wang Chan is unwilling to surrender to the Huns, and so far there are few scholars working for Liu Yuan. The few officials he granted were basically his classmates when he was studying abroad.
Anyway, if you don’t want to die, you have to surrender.
There is almost no need to choose between Liu Yu and Shao Xun.
Shi Chao looked up to the sky and sighed, saying: "If you want to go, just go, I won't stop you from waiting."
Wang Chan couldn't bear it, and finally bowed and saluted, gritted his teeth and left. .
"Captain." Hao Chang stepped forward and mumbled.
“Get lost!” Shi Chao scolded.
Hao Chang left in despair.
Lou Bao and Lou Quan cupped their hands from afar and hurriedly went downstairs.
Shi Chao shed two lines of hot tears and turned to look, but there was no one around him.
Wait, no one? Where is Cui Gong?
Cui Gong has arrived at the gate. He is very old and his legs are very fast.
Wang Chan opened the city gate, gave Cui Gong two horses, and said: "Cui Gong, are you leaving now?"
Cui Gong snatched the horses and said, "Go back and tell me Lu Zidao said, I have done what I need to do, and I will go back to my hometown. I will never see you again in this life. "
After that, he got on his horse and disappeared slowly into the night.
"What a strange person." Wang Chan praised, and then he looked towards the city head again.
Although he didn't see Shi Chao's figure, he knew that the governor was above.
There was a noise behind them, and a large group of sergeants drove their vehicles, mules and horses, leaving Handan City and heading east. "General, why are you hesitating? Let's go quickly." Lou Quan and Lou Bao greeted.
“Let’s go.” Wang Chan smiled, took the horse brought by his own soldiers, and jumped up.
"General, Shao Caiguan is really the spirit of Taibai Star coming into the world?" Hao Chang walked over and asked in a low voice.
“Nine times out of ten.” Wang Chan replied.
“How do you know.”
“Lu Changshi said it.”
Hao Chang nodded.
Everyone admires Lu Zhi's talent and learning. Since he said this, it adds a little more credibility.
Of course he doesn’t believe it all. But as Wang Chan said before, they have nowhere to go.
If Gou Xi comes again, can he withstand it?
Before King Fan Yang died, Gou Xi led his troops to kill all sides in Hebei. It's only been so long, but no one has forgotten it.
This is a big killer. It will definitely be difficult to get into his hands. It is better to run away quickly.
Well, it’s not called running away, it’s called seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune.
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On the fifth day of August, when Shao Xun arrived in Julu and began to collect food, he finally received clear news: Wang Chan and other four generals led 3,000 The rest came to vote.
Almost at the same time, Liu Yu led Yao Yuan, Feng Song, Guo Mo and others to arrive in the south of Handan City and start setting up camp.
Liu Yu learned about the news that the Handan defenders "scattered and fled".
On the day of his arrival, Shi Chao led others to "escape" again.
Liu Yu took advantage of the situation to advance his troops, but was ambushed on the street. He lost nearly a thousand soldiers and retreated hastily.
This is when Shi Chao really fled, heading west to Wu'an.
His younger brother Shi Xi led hundreds of people to the north.
The two brothers fled separately, making Liu Yu furious.
He also divided his troops into two groups and pursued them separately. In the end, only one of Shi Chao was captured and hundreds of people were killed.
Shi Chao led more than a thousand troops and crossed Taihang to the Supreme Party, not knowing where to go.
"Shidudu should have escaped." At the head of Julu City, Shao Xun pointed his horsewhip to the west and said: "Cross Wu'an to Taihang, or join Liu Yuanhai."
Wu'an is in the west of Handan In front of it, there is a long road leading to the east of the river.
"Historical Records·Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru": "(Qin Army) marched to the west of Anxi. The Qin Army made noise and restrained the troops, and the roof tiles of Wu'an were shaken."
At that time, the Qin army came through Fukouxing, the fourth of the eight passes in Taihang. There was no doubt that Shi Chao should take this route.
Wang Chan and others breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s the old brother after all. He can escape and everyone is happy.
“Kill!” A uniform shout rang out outside the city.
Everyone's attention was quickly attracted and they all looked over, only to see more than two thousand members of the Silver Spear Army arrayed in armor and practicing assassination techniques.
Even though they have proven themselves on the battlefield, training is still essential and very strict.
At this time, the spear assassination was coming to an end. Under the order of the officer, the soldiers drew out the bow tips and began to string the rifle bows.
Soon, teams after teams of people came out, running fast and shooting arrows at the straw man.
This is an advanced version of the training: shoot the grass man while walking.
Step shooting, not only standing still but also shooting while moving, must be assessed.
The earliest group of veterans even took out their long stacks of arrows, found an empty city wall, and practiced shooting arrows on the city wall.
There are also those who play armor-piercing arrows...
In short, depending on the time of enlistment and the progress of training, the training subjects of each team and each building are different.
Eventually, as the training continues to deepen, everyone's progress will gradually converge, and we can practice together.
"How is it?" Shao Xun looked at the four of them and asked with a smile.
Lu Zhi was silent on the side, looking at Wang Chan and the other four for a while, and then at the silver spear soldiers below the city.
"General, you are so patient." Wang Chan withdrew his gaze and said with a wry smile: "This army costs too much, and it will take at least two or three years to achieve a small success, five years to achieve success, and seven or eight years to achieve a big success. ”
A bow and arrow cannot be mastered in just two or three years. It is too difficult.
Shao Xun laughed and said: "As the general said, these soldiers are too difficult to train. If you come and vote, I will no longer be short of major generals."
Wang Chan and others looked happy.
Indeed, although the Silver Spear Army is elite after training, it cannot afford to be damaged and can only be used for key field battles.
Other occasions are where they come into play.
However, the only thing that is annoying is Shao Xun’s identity.
The official rank is not low. After all, he is a fifth-grade general.
But there is no local position, which is a flaw.
They voted in, and after training, they had to work hard to keep everything safe.
Moreover, Shao Xun had promised them beforehand that there would be no reward and they could only eat and drink. Maybe I will give out something during the holidays, but it is impossible to be on par with the Silver Spear Army and the Yamen Army.
To put it bluntly, this treatment is similar to that of an auxiliary soldier.
If we were not really at the end of our rope and saw that the whole army was about to be annihilated, it would not be a good choice to surrender to Shao Xun.
I can only settle for now. With old friends such as Lu Changshi and Le Fei around, I won't really be reduced to an auxiliary soldier.
(End of this chapter)