Rebirth of a Star General

In Rundu City, there was cheers. Under the city tower, the soldiers looked at the arrows that could not be drawn by the carts all over the ground, and they were happy.

The arrows of the Uto people are sharper and stronger than those of the Great Wei, and now they can get tens of thousands of arrows without breaking a sweat. No one would have imagined such a thing falling from the sky. The matter of borrowing arrows is second, and the most important thing is that the helpless suffocation that has been beaten by the Uto people in front of the door these days has been swept away. To suffer such a big loss is hard to say.

"It's just a bunch of reckless men who only work hard!" Zhao Shiming stroked his beard and said with a smile: "How can you know how to outsmart."

He looked at the young man walking in front, trotted after him, and said, "This time, thanks to Lord Xiaohe!"

"Lord Xiaohe" so soon? He Yan smiled and said, "If it wasn't for everyone in the city working together to make so many grass figurines day by day, I wouldn't be able to do this alone."

Zhao Shiming had a better impression of this young man. He thought that it was no wonder that he was appointed an official at a young age. He was neither arrogant nor arrogant, but he had a much better temper than Li Kuang. He asked, "What do we do next?"

He Yan glanced sideways at the little old man, and then looked at the people around him. The soldiers around were also staring at her. When she first arrived in Rundu, she only felt that the city was dead and everyone was lifeless. Just guarding the door and waiting to die. It has only been one night, and in their eyes, there is a trace of something called 'hope'.

Hope is always very precious.

"I will discuss the next plan with Master Li, but there is still one more thing to ask for help from Master Zhao." He Yan said.

Zhao Shiming hurriedly smiled and promised: "It's easy to talk, Master Xiaohe, but it doesn't matter."

"This matter, I still need to trouble all the craftsmen in the city once," she lowered her eyes, "make a mask for me, the sooner the better."

...

In the hall, Li Kuang turned around and looked at the two in front of him. Qiluo stood behind Li Kuang, staring at the beautiful woman in the house.

Yingxiang handed over the token and hand scroll, and Li Kuang took it. After reading it, he said to Chu Zhao, "It turned out to be the fourth son of Chu."

The name of the fourth son of Chu is much more famous than the Wu Anlang who came that day. After all, there is a father who is famous in the whole country, and a gentleman who is a powerful man. He is handsome and gentle, and it is difficult for people to not pay attention to such a person when thrown in the crowd.

"Master Li, my son was trapped in Rundu on the way back to Shuojing. Now Rundu is in such a situation... Mr. Li is alive, can I ask Master Li to escort the son out of the city?"

Qi Luo heard the words and breathed a sigh of relief. This woman was born so beautiful, if she stayed in Rundu, it would be really disturbing. What if Li Kuang fell in love with her and took her in? She couldn't hand over the position of her most beloved concubine.

Li Kuang looked at Chu Zhao and said, "It's not difficult."

No matter how dissatisfied he was in his heart, he couldn't help giving Xu Jingfu's face. Li Kuang couldn't help but think of He Yanlai. In this world, people are especially different. Just like He Yan, who was far away in Liangzhou, but because he was worried that Rundu himself would travel thousands of miles to live and die together with Rundu, Chu Zilan was in Rundu, but she thought about getting out of her body and leaving as soon as possible.

However, he himself does not have the ability to force people to stay. The tunnel that General Feihong dug back then was to move the people over, but now it has become a channel to send out these unwieldy young masters.

The resentment was pressed into his heart, but a smile appeared on Li Kuang's face, and this smile was even a bit flattering, "After the fourth son of Chu left the city, he passed Jinling or other cities, can you ask for Rundu? Reinforcement?" He rubbed his hands crampedly, "Rundu is already in jeopardy now, if Xiangye is willing to help..."

"It's natural," Chu Zhao smiled. "Once Chu and his maid leave the city safely, they will definitely find a way to ask for help for Rundu."

"Thank you." Li Kuang felt a little embarrassed. When did the life of Da Wei get played with applause by Quan Xiang. The Uto people are afraid that they have already seen the corruption of the royal family, so they will take advantage of the situation.

While he was talking, someone came in and said, "Master Li, after today, I plan to..."

He Yan's voice stopped abruptly, looked at Chu Zhao, and said in surprise, "Brother Chu?"

"Brother He?" Chu Zhao was also stunned, "Why are you here?"

He Yan never thought that he would meet Chu Zhao in Rundu, and only said, "I... come to the reinforcements."

"What?" Li Kuang was also stunned, "You two know each other?"

"Fourth Young Master Chu spent some time in Liangzhou Wei before," He Yan asked, "Brother Chu, you haven't told me yet, why are you here?"

"When Yingxiang and I were returning to Beijing, we passed through Rundu, and the Uto people attacked the city and were temporarily trapped in the city. I didn't expect Brother He to come here," Chu Zhao said, but smiled instead, "It's a fate, right? ."

Who could have imagined that she and Chu Zhao left after such a long interval, but they never expected to meet in Rundu. This really corresponds to what Chu Zhao said at the time to "accompany you together". Although there are many questions, now is not the time to speak. He Yan said to Chu Zhao, "Brother Chu, I still have something to discuss with Master Li. If you are not in a hurry, can you wait until I have finished talking with Master Li."

"Nothing, I'm not in a hurry." Chu Zhao made a "please" gesture.

He Yan said to Li Kuang, "Master Li, let's go into the room and talk."

Li Kuang and He Yan went into the back room, Qiluo glanced at the two of them, bowed and left the room. Yingxiang said hesitantly, "Fourth Young Master..."

"We're not leaving for now."

"But over there, Mr. Xiang..."

"I have my own opinion."

After a while, Ying Xiang said: "Fourth Young Master doesn't leave, are you worried about Miss He?"

Chu Zhao didn't answer her words, his smile faded, "Yingxiang, you talk too much."

Ying Xiang stopped talking.

...

In the room, Li Kuang turned his head and looked at He Yan, "You still want to hang a straw man? The Utuo man has been fooled once, and it is impossible for him to do it a second time."

"Those utuo people are stupid, but they are also cunning. After a lesson, they will only be more suspicious in the future. Anyway, at night, there is no loss in hanging the straw man. Why don't Master Li try it? If they are still willing to be fooled, It would also be good to collect some more arrows."

"Then what if they don't fall for it?"

"That would be better."

Li Kuang shook his head: "Brother He, I don't understand what you want to do?"

He Yan looked at Li Kuang, who also galloped side by side with Li Kuang in the past. Li Kuang is a serious and old-fashioned person, and he fights with a straight face. Although he has the ability, he doesn't like to use tricks very much. He Yan turned around, looked at the map hanging on the wall in the room, and said, "Sir Li, if you are a Utuo, you knew last night that you were tricked into being a fool, and today you repeat the same tricks, until tomorrow, Still, what will you do?"

"I'll be pissed off and never be fooled again!"

"You won't shoot arrows at people who go up and down the tower?"

"certainly."

"That's good," He Yan turned his head and stared at him with a slight smile, "Then for the third time, our people will be able to leave the city directly. Anyway, they will also think that the people who come down from the tower are just fake grass. people."

Li Kuang was stunned for a moment.

Everyone has heard the story of the wolf coming, once or twice, and the third time even a fool would not believe it. The same is true for the Utuo people, who lost so many arrows in vain, and if they come a few more times, they will not shoot arrows at the grass figurines. However, in the last time, those grass figurines were silently replaced by real Rundu. The soldiers, taking advantage of the darkness, sneaked into their camp.

Li Kuang understood what He Yan meant, but there was still something he didn't understand, "Do you mean to let people go out of the city?"

"Master Li, I have already said that it is better to defend than to attack. If we continue to defend like this, sooner or later the Uto people will attack the city immediately. Yesterday's borrowed arrows have already angered them, and now when they are the least calm, we still If they can find an opportunity to attack the city after they recover, the troops of Rundu will not be able to stop them from breaking the city gate."

Li Kuang was shocked when he heard it, and couldn't help saying: "I naturally know that, but even if we attack at night, we still don't have enough troops!"

"It's not possible to wipe out all the Uto soldiers. What we have to do is to burn their food and grass to destroy their morale. Without food and grass, the Uto people will panic and the army will be unstable. It will be even more hesitant for Rundu. Not sure, buy the time," He Yan said: "Master Li, please ask Jinling for help."

"Jinling?"

He Yan looked at him: "Master Li, don't pin your hopes on hopeless people. General Feihong will not come, if he did, he would have come long ago. If Rundu wants to hold on, he must find another way of life. Even if you trust He Rufei again, the lives of tens of thousands of people will be worth your trust."

The young man's eyes were firm and his tone unmistakable. For a moment, Li Kuang's heart was also shaken. After a while, he looked at He Yan: "Easy to say, even if you attack at night, how can you guarantee that the food and grass of the Uto people will be burned? It was discovered by Uto soldiers."

"Five hundred people."

"what?"

"I need 500 elite soldiers," the boy said, "Master Li knows better than me what the forward battalion means. With me at the head, the 500-strong forward battalion will definitely burn their food and grass. Even if we die on the battlefield Come on, it doesn't matter if you die under the sword of the Uto people, please continue to defend the city, Master Li, and don't waste everyone's sacrifices in vain."

"Of course," she said, "it would be even better if you could bring back Shuyat's head."

...

Since the grass man borrowed the arrows, for three days in a row, every day when the night comes, dozens of ropes will slowly hang down from the downstairs of Rundu City, and people hanging on the ropes will fall to the ground. People" followed suit.

At first, the Uto people would shoot dozens and hundreds of arrows tentatively, but in the end, they were too lazy to be fooled, and only shot a few arrows in a scattered manner and then stopped.

All the craftsmen in the city gathered to make masks overnight. Wang Ba dragged an ox-cart box over, and moved all the boxes to the ground with the others, and said to He Yan, "It's all here."

Under everyone's gaze, He Yan stepped forward, bent over and lifted the lid of a box, which was filled with dense masks. Zhao Shiming picked up one and looked at it. Seeing that the mask had green-faced fangs and eyes like copper bells, it was very terrifying. He muttered, "It's scary."

"Brother Ahe, are you going to wear these masks to fight the Uto people?" Mai asked nervously, "These... are the masks of evil ghosts! It's too scary."

He Yan smiled: "Is it scary? Not at all."

When they were in Jiyang, a mask of "raccoon lie" could make Ling Xiu avoid them. If they saw this, they would be scared and pale. When Zhao Shiming recruited all the craftsmen of Rundu to make masks for her, He Yan had only one request. The more terrifying and terrifying it looked, the better. It was better to be hideous and ugly like those little ghosts in the eighteenth hell of a Buddha statue.

Looking at this herself, she felt that ugly was really ugly, but it was not scary, probably because in her life, people were much more scary than ghosts, and the truly terrifying and weird things she had seen were far greater than this.

Among the masks in this box, the top one looks very different. This one doesn't seem to have those fancy patterns painted. The whole mask seems to be made of iron, which is airtight, only showing a pair of eyes and chin. He Yan picked up the mask and put it lightly on his face.

Wang Ba was dissatisfied: "Why does this one of yours look so much better? Can it be treated equally? Why do we feel ugly when we wear these dogs?"

Li Kuang, who was on the side, took a deep breath and said, "General He!"

Everyone looked at Li Kuang, and Jiang Jiao smiled: "Master Li, Brother He is only Wu An Lang, and he has not yet been promoted to general."

Only then did Li Kuang realize that his words had been misunderstood by others, and explained: "I mean, this mask is the mask of General Feihong."

When he and He Rufei fought side by side, He Rufei wore a mask that looked very similar. He wanted to take it off several times, but the mask looked like it was growing on He Rufei's face, and he couldn't take it off. Later, his concubine Qiluo told him that He Rufei was very concerned about the scars on his face, and it was better not to expose his shortcomings, and Li Kuang dismissed the idea.

A few years later, He Rufei returned to Beijing. I heard that he took off his mask in front of His Majesty. He had a handsome and dignified face, and it was very surprising. Li Kuang, who heard the news, was very annoyed and felt that this person was ill. The previous so-called "ugly appearance and no salt" were all lies. Bao Qi is to find a gimmick for oneself, just to make people have a contrast.

Apart from seeing He Rufei once when they went to court in Beijing, the two of them hadn't seen each other for a few years, but now they can see the shadow of He Rufei in the young man in front of him. Brave and generous as always.

But he would never be He Rufei.

Li Kuang murmured in his heart. Could it be that He Rufei still has a brother at home. This boy is still young, but he already has the demeanor of a general. They all have the surname He... Did He Yuansheng, like Chu Linfeng, raise an illegitimate child outside?

He Yan didn't know that Li Kuang's thoughts had drifted so far. Jiang Jiao on the side asked: "General Feihong's mask? Mr. Li means that this mask is very similar to General Feihong's mask, right?"

After too long, he couldn't remember the details of the mask He Rufei wore back then, but he felt it was the same, so he nodded, "It's very similar."

He Yan smiled slightly. Ever since Da He Rufei replaced her as "Feihong", she never expected that there would be such a day when she would wear this familiar mask.

"Brother He, what are you going to do?" Huang Xiong wondered.

"It's true and false. Hu Yat has never seen the real General Feihong. But he must have heard about the masked general fighting the Xiqiang people. I wore this mask and entered the enemy camp, they didn't know the mask. Who is the one who came down. We are afraid and morale is in chaos, that is our opportunity.”

"You..." Li Kuang was taken aback.

"I'm going to pretend to be General Feihong." The boy said.

...

The night was getting darker, and it was drizzling tonight.

There was the sound of insects in the field, and in the tent, the Uto soldiers were resting.

A few days ago, the "grass-man borrowed arrows" that Li Kuang did in Runcheng caused them to waste 100,000 feather arrows in vain. They have been cleaned up these days. 100,000 feather arrows are not a small number. The original plan will also change. Huyat was in a state of rage and beheaded several archers.

And Li Kuang's "Grassman Borrowing Arrows" is still going on. Every night, there will be a strawman hanging from the city head. At first, Uto soldiers shot arrow arrays with vigilant thoughts. Later, they were no longer fooled, and even I felt that Li Kuang's move was mocking and insulting them. Hu Yat said angrily: "When the city is broken, I will bury all the soldiers and horses of Rundu alive, and I will cut that bastard Li Kuang into eight pieces in front of the whole city of Rundu!"

After all, being played around is really a shameful thing. He was still laughing at Maka before, but he didn't expect it to be his turn so quickly.

"General, what if those Li Kuang put those grass figurines out tonight?" the subordinate asked.

"What should I do?" Hu Yate asked with a sullen face: "Do you want me to be a fool again? Idiot!"

Nuonuo's subordinates did not dare to answer.

On the city tower, He Yan, dressed in black, was tying ropes to his body. Behind him, there were five hundred elite soldiers selected by Li Kuang for her in Rundu, all of them with outstanding skills.

Mai and Hongshan were originally from the Liangzhou Wei Qianfeng Camp, and their skills were mediocre. Looking at the brothers who were preparing, Wheat said worriedly: "Brother Ahe, those Uto people really don't know how to shoot arrows here? If they shoot arrows here, wouldn't it be too late for everyone to turn back."

He Yan stood on tiptoe and touched his head. Although Mai was already taller than her, many times, he was more like a child, which always made He Yan think of He Yunsheng. She patiently said: "Everything in the world is born of existence, and existence is born of non-existence. On the first day, we used grass people to borrow arrows to create such an illusion, and then deliberately let the Uto people see through. They thought they knew our strategy, We relaxed our vigilance. After that, we turned the inaction into reality, the fake into the real, and the fake into the real. When our people really attacked them at night, Hu Yate must think it was fake and didn’t take precautions. We took this opportunity to They are invincible."

"But how can you be sure?" Mai was reluctant.

He Yan said: "There is nothing in the world that can be confirmed for sure. I can only guess Huyat's thoughts to the greatest extent possible."

This is a heart-to-heart battle and a big gamble.

He Yan turned his head and looked at the people behind him. These carefully selected Rundu soldiers looked thin and gaunt due to the long-term wear and tear with the Uto people, but their eyes were on fire. Being beaten in front of the house, now finally has the opportunity to fight back, even if the price is life, the big Wei man will not hesitate.

"When we go down, maybe the Uto people can't shoot arrows, but maybe they can. The brothers who were hit by the arrows must not make a sound or move." He Yan paused, then continued: "Only us Treat yourself as a 'grass man', and the Uto people will believe that we are really a 'grass man'."

Li Kuang's face was solemn, and he naturally knew what He Yan meant. If there is war, there will be sacrifices, especially the five hundred elite soldiers tonight. If they make noises or move after being hit by the arrow, it is very likely that they will be discovered by the Uto people.

But it is too difficult, too difficult, to endure the pain of being hit by an arrow.

"Maybe if this arrow goes down, we will be injured or die." He Yan looked at everyone with a calm voice, "but we all have to remember what our purpose is. Even if we die, it is to protect Rundu. In death, the feathered arrows of the Uto people have no specific target, and may stab everyone, including me. I need you to understand the possible results. If someone can't accept it now, you can stand up and leave. Otherwise, because one person makes the whole night attack fall short, I will never forgive me lightly!"

The young man's brows and eyes are cold and cold, and he usually has a gentle temperament and a talkative appearance. When he really wants to be indifferent, no one dares to refute him. No one stood up.

Li Kuang was surprised to find that before he knew it, he had handed over the command of Rundu to this young man. He was obviously still young, and even before that, he didn't know this Wu Anlang named He Yan.

But he has the ability to convince people, just like General Feihong who was still a lieutenant in that year.

"Are you all ready?"

"All right!"

"Very good." He Yan hooked his lips and put the mask in his hand on his face.

The mask covered the young man's face, so even the naive childishness disappeared, only a pair of beautiful eyes, sharp as knives, concealed all the sharp edges.

She walked up to Li Kuang, and without waiting for Li Kuang to recover, she snatched the sword from Li Kuang's hand.

"Master Li, lend me your sword."

"Hey..." Li Kuang was slightly annoyed. This guy is too natural.

Li Kuang's sword is a good sword. Although it is not as good as Qing Lang, it is also sharper and lighter than ordinary swords. He Yan weighed the sword in her hand, and for a moment, she seemed to be returning to the past battlefield. She was still the general who led the Fuyue Army into the battle, and her blood was not cold.

"General Feihong can't do without the sword." She turned her head and said in a cold voice, "My sons, put on your masks and come with me!"