A chat with Gu Yinghan solved many of my confusions, but as for the prophet he mentioned...
I don't think I am, but I and those Japanese soldiers have indeed reached the point of no return!
That night, a group of us spent the night in this cave. The rain outside was too heavy. It was hard to travel in such rain, and it was easy to encounter landslides, mudslides and other things. It was better to stay in the cave quietly.
Several wounds on my body began to swell after being soaked in the rain. Unfortunately, there was no good way in the mountains. I could only use the alcohol and gauze I brought to simply treat them and bear it with gritted teeth.
A night passed in a hurry, and the next day, we finally saw the long-lost sun.
After a brief discussion, I decided to let Lu Yike take the villagers of Shigu Village to evacuate first. Luoma Mountain might soon become a place of right and wrong. They are ordinary people who are powerless, and staying here will do harm and no benefit. As for Zhou Jing, Gu Yinghan and I, we walked along the mountain road towards Luomatan.
The way back was extremely difficult. In order not to waste too much time, we were almost on the road day and night. It took us two days and one night to finally reach Luomatan.
At this time, it was already dark.
The shouts of killing were heard in Luomatan, and General Zhong Shidao was training his troops.
This time I didn't hide anymore. I endured the fatigue and walked towards them step by step!
These Song soldiers were really alert. When I appeared, I was immediately noticed. With the thundering sound of horse hooves, teams of cavalry surrounded me in an instant. The weapons were shining with cold light under the cold full moon, and the momentum was impressive. Gu Yinghan beside me had never seen this group of Yin soldiers, so he was full of fear when he saw them at first glance, and couldn't help but press on the hilt of the eight-sided Han sword.
I quickly grabbed Gu Yinghan's hand, fearing that he would act rashly and bump into these ghost soldiers.
"Eh!"
At this time, a male voice suddenly sounded among the ghost soldiers, and then the group of ghost soldiers on horseback immediately made way. A ghost soldier general wearing heavy armor slowly walked forward, looked at me, and said in surprise: "Little brother, why are you back again?"
This ghost soldier general was Song Gui!
Seeing Song Gui, I was relieved, smiled bitterly and clasped my fists to Song Gui: "I want to see the old general, please lead the way for me."
Song Gui was stunned, looked at me deeply, said nothing, and turned his horse's head and left.
I knew what he meant, and followed him silently, but left Zhou Jing and Gu Yinghan behind, telling them not to act rashly.
Along the way, Song Gui didn't say a word to me. He took me through a forest and finally came to the shallows of Luoma Beach.
The full moon was high in the sky, the river water of Luoma Beach sparkled in the moonlight, and General Zhong Shidao was stationed on the beach.
The wind blew, and the cloak on his back fluttered in the wind.
"We're here."
Song Gui glanced at me and said softly, "If you have anything to say, go and talk to the old general yourself. I'm leaving first."
After that, Song Gui left on his horse. I hesitated for a while, and finally gritted my teeth and walked towards the old general. I noticed that the hoof of the horse he was riding was deeply sunken in the sand, and it seemed that it had been here for a long time.
"You're here?"
The old general never turned his head from beginning to end, but just said softly: "What happened?"
I was stunned and asked in surprise: "How did you know?"
"The smell of Luoma Mountain is very wrong!"
The old general raised the whip in his hand and gestured to the four directions from a distance: "The world is always the most peaceful before the storm. The smell of death before the outbreak of war has already begun to permeate. I have been a soldier all my life and have smelled too much of this smell. Now, you have come back, it is obvious that you have encountered something, so you come to me for help, right?"
The old general finally turned around when he said this. Under the moonlight, a faint smile appeared on his pale face, and then he turned over and dismounted and walked to me. He found a place to sit down, and then motioned for me to sit down, and then said: "Tell me, I have also felt a trace of unusual breath recently. You should know that if this person dies, the premonition will be particularly accurate. I am afraid that Luoma Mountain will not be peaceful, right?"
I nodded with a wry smile. Since the old general knew my purpose, it would be easier for me to talk about the next thing. So I told him the whole story. Of course, I didn't say anything about the means used by Gu Yinghan's ancestor. I have read the history of the Song Dynasty and I know the life of this old general. I know that this old general is actually a very arrogant person. If he knew that he was being plotted against after his death, he would probably be furious on the spot.
The last time I met the old general, I had told him in detail about the changes in the entire Chinese land after the Song Dynasty. The old general also knew about the Anti-Japanese War, so when I finished telling him the whole story, the old general's eyes suddenly changed: "You mean, the Japanese who are causing trouble in Luoma Mountain are the Japanese?"
I nodded.
"Looking for death!"
The old general's eyes suddenly widened, and his whole body was filled with murderous and evil spirits!
This evil spirit was as strong as the Green Ghost. It was not until this moment that I realized that the old general Zhong Shidao was not kind-hearted. He was only kind-hearted to the people of his own country, but for foreign invaders...
Just when I was stunned, the old general had already stood up and galloped away on his horse.
This firecracker temper...
I smiled bitterly and hurried to follow, but the old general was riding a horse. How could my two legs outrun four legs? Since I couldn't catch up, I simply gave up and followed slowly.
When I arrived at Luomatan again, the old general had already gathered two thousand Song army ghost soldiers. With a big wave of his hand, he immediately rushed towards the direction of the four dangerous places with murderous intent!
I couldn't participate in Zhang Ju's battle with the devil soldiers because I had a mission to do, but this time I would not hide aside and watch the show. I called Gu Yinghan and Zhou Jing and followed.
Among the Song army ghost soldiers under the old general, the cavalry was a minority after all, and most of them were heavy infantry wearing infantry armor. I studied their battle at the beginning. If they were willing to take off their armor and escape after the fall of Tumenguan, they would not be caught up by the Jin soldiers at Luomatan. It's a pity that the old general issued an order to die rather than take off their armor, so they couldn't escape quickly because of their heavy armor, and finally they were caught up by the Jin soldiers at Luomatan, leaving a sad song in the anti-Jin war!
Heavy infantry has this disadvantage, that is, their mobility is too weak. Even if they are invincible in foot combat, even light cavalry will have to retreat when they encounter them. However, their lack of mobility is a fatal flaw. For example, even though the old general is already on a forced march, he still only traveled more than 70 miles in one night. Seeing that the day has dawned, he had no choice but to find a ravine away from the sun to stay. Then, these Song army ghost soldiers turned into black lights and merged into the ground.
In fact, the ghosts are like this. When the yang energy is strong during the day, they turn into yin energy and merge into the ground. When the yin energy is strong at night, they will transform and come out.
All day, we were resting in the same place. My wound was soaked by the rain and worked hard, and it was festering. When I took off the gauze to clean it, I could see that the wound was turned outward. When I squeezed it gently, pus and blood came out. Unfortunately, I didn't feel any pain at all. This was clearly the rhythm of tetanus. I knew that even if I didn't die in the battle with the Japanese soldiers this time, I would have to rest for a while after returning to Taiyuan.
No one talked for a day. That night, when the old general and his men appeared, we set off again. However, the old general seemed to have sensed something. This time, he actually asked a dozen heavy cavalrymen to take off their armor and act as scouts to run out to explore the way, and the army followed.
I followed the old general on foot, and we advanced more than ten miles with the army. When we just climbed the hillside of a mountain, we suddenly heard a series of horse hoof sounds in front of us. It was a scout who had just been sent out. The scout shouted from a distance: "Report! Enemy troops appeared five miles ahead!"
Hearing this news, I gently closed my eyes - this road is the way to leave Luoma Mountain. The Japanese soldiers appeared here, which clearly meant that they were preparing to leave Luoma Mountain, which meant that Zhang Ju and his men failed after all.
In this situation, failure means the death of the soul!
But I don't understand, no matter how strong the Japanese soldiers are, they can't defeat Zhang Ju and his men so quickly, right? What happened? What caused Zhang Ju and his men to fail so quickly?
Hearing the scout's report, the old general's face changed, he looked up at the mountain where we were, and immediately shouted: "Advance to the mountain at full speed!!!"
I know that the old general must be occupying the commanding heights! !
I have walked back and forth several times in this place. This can be said to be the most "flat" piece in the Luoma Mountain area - because there is only this high mountain around this place! !
As long as we occupy this mountain, we can overlook all directions from the top of the mountain, and the actions of the devils will not be hidden from our eyes.
After a little thought, I understood the old general's intention, and I couldn't help but give him a thumbs up - he is indeed a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles in the past, and the temporary decision he made is really wise!
At the command, this group of Song troops immediately began to run up the mountain with all their strength. The slope of this mountain is not steep. It can be said to be the most gentle terrain in Taihang Mountain, so climbing the mountain is not difficult. We have climbed the mountain in less than 20 minutes.
Standing on a high place and looking down, it was pitch black in the distance. To be honest, I couldn't really see what was happening below. However, I noticed that after the old general looked into the distance again, his face suddenly became ugly and he cursed, "Beast!"
I looked at the old general in surprise. He was a Yin person, so he could see in the dark. I guess he had discovered something, so I couldn't help asking him what happened.
The old general didn't say anything, but Song Gui turned his head and said to me, "The group of Japanese soldiers you mentioned are very close to us. They are escorting prisoners of war. I guess they are very likely to have noticed our whereabouts, so... they put all the prisoners of war in the front!!!"
After Song Gui said this, my heart was already half cold.
If the Japanese soldiers put the ghosts of those prisoners of war in the front, then if we launch an attack, we must rush over the ghosts of those prisoners of war! !
By then...the ghosts of thousands of prisoners of war trapped in the Four Elephants Land will probably all be wiped out! !