Chapter 384 Hundreds of ghosts causing trouble in Ping An Jing at night (Part 2)

High in the sky, the bright moon hangs alone. The clear brightness in the past has been dimmed by the blazing mountain fire.

On the undulating road, the horses' hooves are moving rapidly.

After leaving Anma Mountain and heading south for more than ten miles, you will arrive at Ping'an Jing.

Along the way, Fujiwara Nagami rode a pony, stretched his neck slightly comically, and told Cao Cao the layout of the city.

The shape of this city is based on Chang'an and Luoyang. The north side is Da Neili, also known as Ping'an Palace, which is the imperial city. The imperial palace, the left and right guards' offices, the left and right soldiers' guards, the craftsman's house, the horse's house, the brewing department, etc.

All the other government officials are within the imperial city.

There is a wall in the imperial city, and the wall is more than ten feet high. Considering the stature of the Fusang people, it is "extremely difficult to climb."

The main south gate of the imperial city is called the Suzaku Gate. Outside the Suzaku Gate, the Suzaku Avenue runs through the north and south, evenly dividing Heian Kyoto into the left and right capitals.

The left side of Zhuque Avenue is called Zuojing, also known as "Luoyang", and the right side is Youjing, also known as "Chang'an". There are hundreds of streets in the two capitals, all horizontal and vertical. Viewed from a high place, they are as neat as a chessboard.

Around Da Neili, there are places where powerful people live. You can tell the clues by looking at their surnames——

It turns out that for the Fuso people at that time, those who were not powerful people did not have surnames. The powerful people were the ministers of Kyoto and the guardians of various countries. Among them, Fujiwara, Minamoto, Taira, and Tachibana were the leaders, and they were called the four major clans.

The four major clans have spread out, and many branches have established their own branches. Taking the Fujiwara Kita family, one of the four Fujiwara families, as an example, they choose to use the street as their surname, such as Ichijo, Kujo, Wanli Xiaoji, etc., or use the location of their own family as their surname.

With surnames such as Hino, Saionji, and Sagi, and these streets and locations around Ouchi-ri, others would know that they were close ministers of the Emperor.

The book hints that the common people of Fuso Kingdom have no surnames. This kind of rule will not be followed until nearly a thousand years later, when Emperor Meiji was in power. Due to tax collection, the service was inconvenient. For example, there were six young men and eight fat tigers in a village. How about the government?

Can you tell who is who? This allowed the people to choose their own surnames.

Later generations often think that the more characters in a surname, the more noble it is, which is also a misunderstanding. For example, "Da Shen Xiao Village Cang Tianbe" sounds like an arrogant warrior, but in fact it is "a large, slender village's granary"

It means "bian". If China also takes surnames like this, there will be people like "Liaobei Debiao" and "Ivory Mountain Guangkun". The author should also be named "Crescent Lake Yanzu". This is a digression

, not shown for now.

All in all, in the north of Heian Kyo, there are either royal families or powerful people, and if you go south from Kurama Temple, you can kill them directly here.

You must know that although Heianjing is similar to Changluo, there is one thing that it has not learned, and that is the city wall.

Fusang is surrounded by the sea, with few foreign enemies and frequent earthquakes. Therefore, no city wall was built, and the water of the Kamo River was used as a moat. Along both sides of the river, Yae Sakura was planted.

When Cao Cao and others rushed to the riverside, Fujiwara Nagamin said solemnly: "It's a pity that it's already June. If I had come here in March, I would have seen the magnificent scene of the eight-fold cherry blossoms in full bloom and thousands of reds falling all over the river.

"

Cao Cao smiled and said calmly: "Tonight there is blood all over the city of Ping'an Jing, let's just think of it as cherry blossoms falling all over the ground."

He just said something casually, but it just fit the aesthetics of the Fuso people. Fujiwara Nagami's face flushed with excitement immediately, and his breath became thicker. He turned around and shouted to the warriors: "Gentlemen, have you ever heard Wu-kun?"

What he said? Heian-kyo without cherry blossoms is not its most beautiful appearance. Tonight, with the swords and guns in our hands, we will let the enemy’s blood bloom like falling cherry blossoms and awaken the most beautiful side of Heian-kyo. Please, gentlemen!"

When more than eighty cavalrymen heard this, they immediately became excited and shouted in unison: "If I can die in battle in the most beautiful Heianjing, it will be a life-long pleasure."

Cao Cao saw these cavalrymen suddenly going crazy like wild wolves, and he was secretly amazed: the morale of these dwarf soldiers seems to be very easy to mobilize! They seem to have a bone marrow yearning and obsession for grand and important scenes. If this is used properly

, or it can cause a lot of trouble for the Jurchens...

Above the river, there is a wooden bridge spanning the river, nearly three feet wide. Originally, Cao Cao and Fujiwara Nagamin were riding in front of each other. Unexpectedly, the knights were inspired, and seven of them, who were always known for their bravery, stood upright.

With a big gun, he shouted: "The first cherry blossom in summer should bloom from my hands." Ignoring etiquette and surpassing Cao Cao, Fujiwara Nagami rushed onto the long bridge, hit his horse and ran wildly. Fujiwara Nagami laughed and said:

"The enterprising spirit of the samurai is as blazing as fire, which really moved us. From now on, the seven of you will be called the 'Seven Burning Spears'..."

Before he finished speaking, more than a thousand archers suddenly jumped out from the shadow of the trees on the other side, holding Fusang's unique long bow. The bow was taller than a person, and its shape was long and short, not like the Chinese bow with symmetrical ends. This kind of bow

It is as difficult as it is far, but its penetrating power is quite strong. It is said that "a long bow and a giant arrow are fired at a close distance."

But what these archers were using at this moment were all rockets. More than a thousand people were holding long bows and setting up rockets. In an instant, the sky was filled with fire, and the force was like a shower of meteors. The "Seven Guns of Burning" screamed loudly, and each of them was hit by dozens of arrows.

All the people and horses fell, and they suddenly turned into "Seven Burning Porcupines".

Fujiwara Nagami screamed: "No! Hiroyuki Shirakawa has been prepared for this. The old thief is so vicious. He is going to burn down the wooden bridge."

Cao Cao looked solemn, and Xu Guanzhong rushed forward and said urgently: "Brother, the total number of Ping'an Jing's army and horses is only 4,000. With so many archers, it is obvious that all the archers are concentrated in one place! That Emperor Baihe must have been prepared for it.

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Cao Cao nodded and said in a deep voice: "He used rockets to block the enemy and burn the bridge. If you want to burn the bridge, why not burn it early? He must have the idea of ​​​​attacking halfway! But we should not underestimate him. If I do this

To use a general strategy, you must first move your troops and horses across the river, and when the enemy is blocked from crossing the bridge, attack from the rear and from the left and right."

After hearing this, Fujiwara Nagami's face turned pale: "Ah, ah, ah, what shall I do? My dear son-in-law, why don't you save me and escape back to the Song Dynasty..."

Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Father-in-law, if you want to do something big, how can you not go through dangers? If you leave my son-in-law here, he will make all his plans come true."

After saying that, he glared: "Brothers, please listen to my brother's orders and join forces to defeat the enemy!"

More than ten brothers shouted in unison: "The younger brothers are here!"

The heroes' voices were like bells and their morale was like a rainbow. The knights under Fujiwara's command were immediately convinced and they couldn't help but admire him: he was indeed a ghost from the upper kingdom, and he didn't even have a trace of cowardice.

Cao Cao stretched out his hand and pointed forward: "Fan Rui, Jiao Ting, Xie Zhen, Xie Bao, Meng Kang, and Duan Jingzhu, let six of you dismount and fight on foot, cross the bridge and kill the scattered archers! Li Jun, Zhang Shun, and two of you swim

Cross the water darkly and respond to the four of them. Sun An, you lead more than ten Fusang warriors, wait for Fan Rui and others to entangle the enemy, and fly over to kill them."

The brothers who were called out all said in unison: "Little brother, I obey!" They immediately crossed the bridge and went into the water. They all wore fish scale armor and wore it close to their flesh. With a pull of the face armor, they were fearless from the enemy's bows and arrows.

Cao Cao said again: "Guan Zhong and Wen Gong, you two lead thirty warriors and fight to the left along the river. If he is defeated and flees, fight back after five miles; Ting Yu and A Qi, you two lead thirty warriors." A warrior, fight to the right along the river, usually kill him and drive him back five miles. Haha, he wants to ambush me, I will defeat him with a surprise force!"

The four shouted: "Little brother, I obey!" Each of them cheered up, led the Fuso cavalry, and killed them to the left and right.

Cao Cao looked around and saw Toki Qian, Zhou Tong, Wu Lu, and Ichiro Banbe. He smiled and said to Fujiwara Nagamine, "Father-in-law, don't be alarmed. Let's watch our brothers defeat the enemy."

Fujiwara Nagami nodded reluctantly, feeling frightened inside.

Cao Cao looked at his expression and couldn't help but secretly rejoiced: My foreign father-in-law is fierce but timid, scheming and decisive, and he cherishes his own life. He has some of the demeanor of the old days after the original decadence. Haha, let him hold the power in Fusang. It's quite appropriate.

At this time, suddenly the curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, and Cao Zi hurriedly walked up to Cao Cao: "Wuzhi, my grandfather has deployed thousands of troops, but how many of you are there? We can't win this battle. Why don't you capture Zhong Na Yan and surrender?" , how about I go ask my grandfather for forgiveness and send you back to the Song Dynasty?"

Fujiwara Nagami was shocked and screamed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I, my loyalty is all for His Majesty the Emperor."

Cao Cao looked sideways and saw that Naozi had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. Although his appearance was graceful and beautiful, his figure was quite plump and strong. He was tall and tall. He was wearing Tamamo no Mae's dress, which was like a tights. : Ting Yu was lost again and again, and it seemed that it was not due to his fault.

He turned his head away and said with a smile: "I heard that Fusang etiquette is very similar to that in the Central Plains. You and Tingyu have been together in adversity. This is also a marriage destined by God. It is rude for you to call me by my name. You should call me Brother Wu is right."

Sunzi couldn't laugh or cry, and shook his head and said: "Okay, okay, brother Wu, time is running out, can we get down to business? My grandfather pities me the most, so I will go and plead with him..."

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Your grandfather first seizes the rights of his descendants, and then digs out the ashes of his grandson's wife. How can he be a friendly person? He is quite ambitious. If you go to plead for mercy, he might even kill you in anger. You don't need to do more. He said, for your sake, I will only take away his power without harming his life."

Huozi said anxiously: "Brother Wu, you must be strong too..."

Cao Cao interrupted: "I don't want to be strong. My brothers and sisters really don't know, but we are really strong. Look -"

Seeing that he had his hands behind his back and his head held high, his posture was even more arrogant than his grandfather's. He couldn't help but follow his fingers, and saw Fan Rui and the other six pulling off their clothes, revealing their fish scales, and striding away. They rushed forward, each wielding their swords to deflect the rockets. Occasionally, the fish caught in the trap were blocked by the armor, and they rushed straight to the other side, killing each other.

Those archers were not without any fighting power. Those who were close abandoned their bows and drew their swords one after another. However, Jiao Ting's two swords danced into a silver ball and rolled on the ground, killing wherever there were many people. Wherever they passed, blood flowed. Light splashed everywhere and debris flew around, like a meat grinder with wheels.

Jie Zhen and Jie Bao both roared, each holding out his boring fork, just like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. Relying on the weight of their weapons, they swiped left and smashed, really: sweeping a piece of grass with one stroke, smashing a cake with one stroke, Meng Kang , Duan Jingzhu each danced a simple knife, and together with Kunzhong of Dingjie clan, they bled those who fell but were not dead one by one.

In the middle, Fan Rui knocked down more than ten people with his flying hammer, and grabbed an empty space. He wore his hair and sword, and invited the generals who rode dragons and danced hammers to fight with them on their heads. When the archers saw it, they were so scared that their legs became weak. , shouted loudly: "China's transformation is coming!" (The ghosts of China are coming). He immediately remembered that this was the "Ghost King of Disruption", and was afraid that he would be captured and taken to the endless hell to suffer. He abandoned his weapon and ran away.

At this time, water bloomed on the river, and two figures, Li Jun and Zhang Shun, jumped out of the water like dragons and jumped onto the bank. Those archers were originally looking at Fan Rui, Jiao Ting and others. How could they have expected that people would emerge from the river? A pair of

The hero swung his knife to the back of his head and just chopped at random, knocking off twenty or thirty people in an instant, and the situation became increasingly chaotic.

Seeing that the enemy formation was in chaos, Sun An waved his hand and led twenty Fusang cavalry to rush across the bridge. Sun An was in front of him, clashing back and forth in the enemy formation, slashing and killing. The archers could no longer support themselves at this moment, and each of them let out a cry.

They shouted, lost their weapons, and dispersed in a great rout.

Naozi was dumbfounded. Although she had known that Lao Cao and others were very capable, the current situation clearly showed that Emperor Shirakawa not only had more troops but also more generals. He was also prepared in advance. This kind of attack with more and less with preparedness was enough to attack the unprepared.

In this situation, Lao Cao just made up his mind before the battle and defeated it with a flip of his hand, which made her feel chilled in her heart.

At this time, a mile to the left and right of the north bank, there was a loud sound of killing. He knew that this must be the troops ambushed by the Emperor Shirakawa, and they had been discovered.

At this moment, she did not dare to expect Bai He's troops to win. She could only pray secretly, hoping that her grandfather would not be too eager for quick success and send all his troops here. If her grandfather still had enough troops to defend the imperial city, he might still be able to win.

There may be some turning points.

Contrary to her heavy expression, Nagami Fujiwara, who had been in panic all day long, raised his head and laughed, so happy that he could even see the dinner: "Ah ha ha ha ha ha, I was in Heian Kyo, and I had heard about the reputation of a good son-in-law who is good at fighting, but I didn't know that he was good at fighting.

So good at fighting, hahaha, hahaha!"

After laughing a few times, he suddenly pointed his finger at Ping An Jing and shouted loudly: "Mr. Bai He, you tried your best to ambush us, but it's nothing more than this. Hahahahaha, how can you manage the government with authority?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard someone say from behind: "Devil King, poor monk Guiyi, I borrowed the seven-branched royal artifact here, and I came here to ask you for advice again!"

Cao Cao turned his head and looked around, only to see Gui Yifayan's momentum steaming, striding towards him. He had a strange-shaped long sword in his hand. If he held it in his hand and looked closely, he would find an inscription engraved on the front and back of the sword, which read: "

On the 15th day of the eighth month of the fourth year of Taishi, on the 15th day of the lunar month, seven swords made of hundreds of steel were made. They could be used to fight hundreds of soldiers. They were suitable for princes and kings to ward off evil and eliminate evil. There had never been such a sword in previous generations. The prince of Baekje had a strange birth, Shengyin.

It was created for the purpose of the Japanese king and passed down to future generations."

There are three thin blades on the left and right, zigzagging upwards, with the blazing fire of Kurama Temple reflected behind it, like a demon who wants revenge.

Cao Cao smiled and said: "Gui Yidian, you are so dishonest. If you don't just wait for me in Fuyutang for the decisive battle, why did you come here so early?"

Ghost Yifayan shouted: "I didn't know you were so cunning last time! I was invited by His Majesty the King of France to come here to slay demons, and I wanted to avenge the burning of Kurama Temple. You used the sharpness of your sword to force me back.

, Today I bring my country’s divine weapon and teach you how to recognize Fuso, the best swordsman in the world!”

Fujiwara Nagami was shocked when he heard this, and his arrogant expression suddenly disappeared: "Oh, my dear son-in-law, you said you defeated this man with one move, did you just rely on the sharpness of the sword? Oh no, no, these seven swords are incomparably sharp.

It is an important weapon for the country, and it will definitely be as good as your sword. This, this, this ghost has unparalleled swordsmanship, can you really beat him?"

The real thing is: the King of France designed to subjugate the heroic soldiers, and the ghost eyes borrowed swords to fight. I cried out in fear several times, and the impermanence of the world was too shocking.
Chapter completed!