Chapter 18 Before the Great War
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Li Liuyan came to the north gate of the city defense and saw Huang Yaoshi, Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Zhu Ziliu, and the others looking around. It turned out that the Mongolian army was stationed two miles away from the city, but they were not attacking the city. Instead, they were building a platform that was more than ten feet tall. There were also troops transporting large amounts of firewood to the platform. Then, he dug a ditch around the high platform and used the extra soil to build an earthen wall. Then, he assigned four troops to surround them.
Zhu Ziliu said,"Why did the Tartars build such a high platform? If they want to spy on our army's layout, the distance is too far and the height is not high enough."]
Guo Jing also said,"I've been in Mongolia for a long time, so I'm familiar with their tactics, but I've never seen such strange behavior."]
Medicine Master Huang said,"It looks like they want to guard the high platform and are afraid that we will attack. It's intriguing."]
Li Liuyan said,[It's Xiang 'er.]
Huang Rong reacted very quickly and immediately understood what was going on. She cried out, and her vision went black as she fell backward. Guo Jing quickly held her and said,[Rong 'er, what's wrong?]
Huang Rong grabbed Guo Jing's arm, her face pale."[Brother Jing, it's Xiang 'er. Xiang' er is in the hands of the Tartars now. They want to force you to surrender. If you don't agree, they will definitely put Xiang 'er on the high platform and burn him. This will make you and I lose our minds and seize the opportunity to attack the city.]
Hearing this, everyone understood. They scolded the Tartars for their failure to attack the city yesterday, but now they were using such a cunning trick. They were truly despicable and shameless.
Sure enough, a moment later, a man and a woman slowly walked up the high platform.
Although Huang Rong was certain that the person above was Guo Xiang, she was too far away to see clearly. She had to confirm it, so she didn't say anything and went down the tower. The city gates opened wide, and Huang Rong rode north.
Everyone was shocked and quickly rode after him. He came to the front of the high platform and saw that the woman tied to the wooden pillar was Guo Xiang. The other person was bald and dressed in yellow. It was Jin Lun.
Huang Rong felt sorry for her daughter and shouted,"Xiang 'er, don't panic. Daddy and Mommy have been here for a long time!"]
Guo Xiang suddenly heard his mother's voice and said happily,"[Daddy, Mommy.]
Jin Lun laughed and said,"Hero Guo, it's not difficult for you to save your daughter. As long as you submit to the Mongol Empire and open the gates of Xiangyang, I won't touch Xiang 'er."]
Guo Jing said,"Don't even think about letting the people of the city fall under the iron hooves of the Tartars."]
Jin Lun sneered,"People say that Guo Jing's martial arts are outstanding and that he's valiant. However, he's a cold-blooded person who watched his daughter die."]
Guo Jing was concerned about the safety of Xiangyang, so he naturally wouldn't fall for Jin Lun's goading. He smiled faintly and ignored him.
Jin Lun continued,"Great Hero Guo, your daughter is clever and quick-witted. I wanted to take her as my disciple and pass on her mantle, but the Great Khan ordered that if you don't submit, she must be executed. It's not that you can't bear it, but I can't bear it." Now, the Mongolian soldiers had more food and Xiangyang only had tens of thousands of soldiers left. They were surrounded and it was already an isolated city. Even if they did not surrender, it was only a matter of time before the city was breached. Why don't you submit now? That way, your daughter will be fine, and I will have a good disciple. Wouldn't it be beautiful for the two families to turn hostility into friendship?]
Guo Jing looked at his haggard daughter and felt great sorrow in his heart. However, he remembered that Xiangyang was about to fall. With the cruelty of the Mongolian army, they would definitely slaughter the civilians, women, children, the elderly, and the young. He said loudly,"Xiang 'er, listen up. You are a good daughter of the Great Song. Today, you will die a righteous death. Don't be afraid. Daddy can't save you. You must understand that in the future, I will kill this evil monk to avenge you!"]
Guo Xiang nodded with tears in his eyes and said loudly,"Dad, Mom, I'm not afraid!"]
Guo Jing's eyes were also filled with tears as he said,"This is Daddy's good daughter!"] After saying that, he untied his iron bow and shot three arrows at the three lighters below the high platform. Then he waved his hand and said,"Let's go."
Li Liuyan walked at the back and shouted," Jin Lun, Xiang 'er has studied with you for a long time. She's already considered your disciple. Why are you still treating her like this?" Could it be that glory, wealth, and the name of the state preceptor are that important to you?]
Jin Lun had already recognized Li Liuyan. Hearing his words, he smiled bitterly in his heart.[Originally, the Fourth Prince and I hid the fact that we captured Guo Xiang from the Great Khan. However, after the defeat yesterday, the Great Khan was furious. I don't know who leaked the news of Guo Xiang and insisted on using it to threaten Guo Jing. The Fourth Prince couldn't protect him, so what could I do?] However, he did feel guilty towards Guo Xiang and did not refute.
Guo Xiang's attention had been on his parents, and it was only now that he saw Li Liuyan. He said,[Brother Li, you lied to me. Brother Yang didn't see Xiao Longnu at all in the Unrequited Love Valley. In the end, he also disappeared.]
Li Liuyan said,[Xiang 'er, Big Brother Li is not lying to you. We'll go to a secluded valley at the bottom of the pool. Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu have already met.]]
Guo Xiang knew that Li Liuyan wouldn't lie to him, so he muttered,[I don't have any regrets now that I know that Brother Yang is together with Sister Yang.]
Li Liu Yan shouted again,"Xiang 'er, you've lived a long life. You'll be fine. Just wait patiently. Trust your Big Brother Li."] With that, he turned his horse around and chased after Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and the others.
Seeing that everyone was about to leave, Jin Lun shouted,[Guo Jing, if you don't submit before dark, the Great Khan will not let Xiang 'er off. You must think twice.]]
When everyone returned to the city, Huang Rong was in a daze and her heart was in a mess.
One Lamp said,"If we want to save Xiang 'er, we must first defeat the garrison under the platform. If I'm not wrong, it should be forty thousand."
"Exactly," said Huang Yaoshi. He thought for a moment and said,"The maximum number of soldiers we can mobilize from Xiangyang is twenty thousand. If we use the Twenty-Eight Mansions Formation, we can fight the Tartars."]
"Even if they win, what if they set the stage on fire?" Huang Rong asked.]
Guo Jing held Huang Rong's hand and said,"But if I still can't save Xiang 'er with all my might, I can only blame her for having a hard life."]
Li Liuyan said,"Uncle Guo, when we send troops out to save Xiang, we must guard the city wall to prevent the Tartars from attacking the city while we are saving people."]
Guo Jing nodded and said,"I'll arrange it properly."]
Medicine Master Huang said,[The 28 Constellations Formation was created after I saw the Quan Zhen Sect's Big Dipper and Big Dipper Formation. After studying the ancient formations and combining the five elements, I wanted to compete with the Quan Zhen Sect's Taoist Sect.] Now that he was going to use it on the battlefield, he had to make some slight changes. This formation was divided into four paths and seven stars. It could be used within a formation and had endless variations. It would not be able to master it in a short period of time. Therefore, there were four highly skilled martial artists who were familiar with the changes, and the soldiers of each team had to listen to their orders.
Sun Tzu's art of war says that ten people can surround the enemy. Now twenty thousand people are facing forty thousand people. What's the difficulty of using half of the enemy to surround one? Xiangyang was the hometown of Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms and was famous for his Eight Formations. Today, he wanted to show the Tartars the Twenty-Eight Mansions Formation. This formation is divided into four paths and seven stars. I will only appoint the leaders of the four paths, and the leaders of the seven stars will appoint their own leaders.
Guo Jing, you will lead 5000 troops of the Vermillion Bird Seven Constellations to rescue the people in the middle. All soldiers will carry sand on their backs to put out the fire.]
Guo Jingling stood at the side, and Li Liuyan was assigned to this team.
Apothecary Huang said,"The Xuanwu Seven Constellations have 5000 troops, and I'll have to trouble Master Yi Deng to lead them."
A lamp answered. The captain of the team is Geng Du Yu Qiao and others.
"Huang Rong is leading the 5000 men of the Azure Dragon's Seven Constellations," said Huang Yaoshi.]
Huang Rong received the order. This group was mostly made up of Beggar's Sect disciples.
"Li Zhichang is leading the 5000 troops of the White Tiger's Seven Constellations…" Medicine Master Huang said.
The old naughty boy Zhou Botong was unhappy and said," Old Evil Huang, why didn't I get a share of your mission?]
"Brother Zhou, you're injured…" Medicine Master Huang said.
Zhou Botong waved his hand and said,"It's just a small injury. What can it do to me?"] He turned around and said to Li Zhichang,"Zhichang, do you dare to fight for a seat with me?"]
Li Zhichang hurriedly bowed and said,"I dare not."]
Huang Yaoshi looked at the smiling old boy and said," Then I'll leave these 5000 soldiers to you.]
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