Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

"By the fourth watch, Cao's soldiers were exhausted and their horses were exhausted, and most of the sergeants were battered. They rushed to the edge of the Baihe River, happy that the water was not very deep, and all the men and horses went down to the river to drink water. All of a sudden, the people shouted and the horses all neighed."

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"Guan Yunchang used a cloth bag to hold back the river in the upper stream. At dusk, he saw the Xinye fire; at the fourth watch, he heard the neighing of the leader of the lower stream. Guan Yunchang hurriedly ordered the soldiers to pull up the cloth bag together. Suddenly, the water was surging, and he watched the downstream rush away. Cao's soldiers and horses were all drowned in the water, and there were many dead. Cao Ren and Cao Hong struggled hard, but they were saved."

"Okay! Good strategy!" Ximen Qing had just finished telling the story of "Burning Xinye", and before he finished speaking, he heard a cheer from behind.

Ximen Qing and the others looked back, only to see one person walking into the arbor.He was born with phoenix eyes, crouching silkworm brows, curly beard, black complexion, seven feet in stature, and a radiant spirit.

"It's Brother Shan! Today is my day to practice fire soldiers. I didn't expect Brother Shan to come too. Hahaha~ Brother Shan, let me introduce some good guys to you." Wei Dingguo laughed and went forward, pulling the visitor towards him Ximen Qing and others came.

"Brothers, this is also my good brother, General Shan Tinggui, the training envoy of the Lingzhou Regiment. Brother Shan, this brother is Ximen Qing, a hero from Yanggu County, Shandong Province. They sworn brothers. The people around Ximen Brothers are also well-known figures in Jianghu, this lady is the wife of Ximen Brothers, Hu Sanniang, this is Brother Tang Long, the 'Money Leopard', and Brother Jiao Ting, 'Faceless'..."

Wei Dingguo and Ximen Qing introduced each other one by one, and everyone clasped their fists and greeted each other.

This newcomer, Shan Tinggui, is also the training envoy of the Lingzhou Regiment, known as "General Shengshui".He has five hundred black-armored soldiers under his command, and he is good at the art of attacking through water.

The so-called water-breaking attack is to use the water of the river to launch a flood attack on the army and the city by means of digging the embankment, blocking and releasing water in the upper reaches of the river with earth bags.

In the story of "Burning Xinye" told by Ximenqing just now, Guan Yu used the typical attack method of breaking water.Therefore, after Shan Tinggui heard it, he couldn't help but cheered loudly.

Shan Yangui said to Ximen Qing: "Brother Ximen, I just heard you talk about the use of military tactics, fire attack and water attack in a row, it is really wonderful! Brother Ximen is really full of knowledge, I admire it!"

Ximen Qing replied: "Brother Shan Xian, how can Brother Yu deserve such praise from you! The name of General Shengshui, Brother Yu, is as loud as thunder! If you talk about the art of water attack, who is as proficient as Brother Yu?"

Shan Tinggui laughed and said, "My little brother has a low name, brother Ximen also knows? Ximen brother is Ling Zhen's brother, so naturally he is also my brother Wei's brother. I came to Lingzhou today, but my little brother was too late to catch up with my brother, and he still begging for forgiveness."

Ximen Qing and the others exchanged polite greetings with the "Holy Water General" Shan Tinggui for a while. Shan Tinggui decided to invite everyone to a restaurant in the city for a banquet, so Ximen Qing had no choice but to agree.

Wei Dingguo withdrew his troops, and together with Shan Tinggui led Ximenqing and others to the Zuixian Tower in the city.

After entering Zuixian Tower, Shan Tinggui occupied a pavilion with an excellent location, ordered delicious food and wine, and helped Ximen Qing and others clean up the dust.

For a while, there were cups coming and going at the table, which was very lively.After a few rounds of drinking, Wei Dingguo couldn't help but asked Ximenqing if he had any good stories about the art of fire attack.

Ximen Qing met everyone's gaze with a mysterious smile.He said to Wei Dingguo: "Brother Wei, to be honest, the two stories of the Three Kingdoms I told on the school grounds today are just snacks before dinner. The truly wonderful war stories have not yet begun!"

After hearing Ximen Qing's words, not only Wei Dingguo, but everyone present were all whetted, asking what else was the story.

Ximen Qing snapped his fingers and said, "Let me think about it~ Okay, let's talk about a few! There are fires to Chibi, fire to Tengjia soldiers, fire to Yiling, fire to Gourd Valley, flooding of the Seventh Army..."

I'm too busy at work today, so I'm only updating Chapter 1 now.Please forgive me my friends.There is still a chapter of tasks tonight, so I am really nervous.Stop talking and continue writing books.

Chapter 124 The First Meeting with Shi Wengong

At the banquet, Ximenqing's hospitality was hard to stop, and he told everyone a story of "burning the Red Cliff".

Ximenqing started from Cao Cao's southern expedition to Jingzhou, Liu Biao died of illness, Liu Cong surrendered, and Liu Bei's commander went south to Jiangling. He said "Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong, Changban slope seven in and seven out, riding alone as the savior", "Zhang Fei, Zhang Yide, Changban Bridge, according to the bridge Cut off the water, drink back the Cao army", "Zhuge Liang fought against the Confucians with his tongue, united Wu against Cao", "Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan offered a series of warship tactics", "Zhou Yu beat the yellow cover, cleverly used bitter tricks" and other classic passages.

The two generals Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui had never heard such a wonderful story of the Three Kingdoms. They all sat there dumbfounded, completely forgetting the wine in the glass and the food on the plate.

The three brothers, Jiao Ting, Lu Xiaoyi and Tang Long, also felt their hearts surge and were fascinated by it.

Even Hu Sanniang, who was always rough and unruly, looked at Ximen Qing quietly with tender eyes this time, showing a trace of tenderness.

After a while, Wei Dingguo, who came back to his senses, asked cautiously: "Brother Ximen, brother, I have little knowledge, and I have never heard of these stories. These stories are simply wonderful! May I ask which book you read them from?" to these stories?"

Shan Tinggui also stared at Ximen Qing with his Danfeng eyes, waiting for his answer.

Ximen Qing coughed and said to Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui: "Brothers, to be honest, there is no such book in this world. These stories are all in my belly!"

Hu Sanniang who was beside Ximen Qing heard this, and said to Ximen Qing: "Master, from now on, you must tell me every day!"

After Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui looked at each other, they both fell to the ground and said to Ximen Qing: "Brother Ximen is a great talent! It is rare in the world, please accept my worship!"

Ximen Qing hastily helped the two of them up, saying that he didn't even dare.

Wei Dingguo asked Ximen Qing: "Brother Ximen, isn't it a pity that such a wonderful story rotted in your belly? Brother, why didn't you write it into a book and pass it on to future generations?"

Wei Dingguo's words awakened Ximen Qing.

That's right, the economy and culture of the Song Dynasty were prosperous, and there were a large group of citizens in Bianliang, Tokyo, and other state capitals who had spare money and were bored.If he could write down the stories of the Three Kingdoms that he remembered, and let Zhao Silang and Zhao Zhongming print it into a book and send it to the various state capitals, he would probably make another windfall!

Ximenqing replied: "Brother Wei, in fact, my heart has been brewing these stories of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms in my heart. Brother, I am planning to write it down, print it into a book, and buy it in the market. Even the book Brother, I have already thought about it, and it will be called "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

Luo Guanzhong was not yet born at this time, and Ximen Qing was not afraid that he would compete with him for the copyright of the book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Hahaha~ Ronaldinho, let senior Ximen use this book to make a name for himself and make a fortune!

Ronaldinho, don't worry that when it's your turn to step onto the stage of history, there will be no books to write.At that time, you can write a copy of "The Romance of Ximen Qing" and pass it on to future generations.

When Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui heard that Ximenqing was going to publish a book, they both greatly appreciated their admiration for Ximenqing.

This is the power of culture!The officials of Ximen Qing took advantage of their cultural advantages and unknowingly conquered Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui.

Ximen Qing strikes while the iron is hot, and further draws closer to the second general of water and fire, sworn brothers.

After the banquet, Shan Tinggui, the "General of Holy Water", sent everyone to the inn, and then took his leave and returned home. "General Shenhuo" Wei Dingguo stayed, and discussed with Ximen Qing and Tang Long about buying and selling firearm materials.

At this time, Wei Dingguo no longer had any doubts about Ximen Qing, and readily agreed to sell the firearm materials in his inventory to Ximen Qing.

Ximenqing told Wei Dingguo that to produce gunpowder, he only needed two things, saltpeter and sulfur, as much as he wanted.And charcoal can be fired anywhere, so there is no need to come to Lingzhou to buy it.

As Ling Zhen said, Wei Dingguo controlled a large amount of firearm materials.After discussing with Ximen Qing and Tang Long, they quickly provided several truckloads of high-quality saltpeter and sulfur.

The purchase of materials has been successfully completed, and it is time to leave Lingzhou City.

Ximenqing arranged for Tang Long and Lu Xiaoyi to carefully escort several carts of gunpowder materials back to Yanggu County.He himself took Hu Sanniang and Jiao Ting to Zengtou City and visited Shi Wengong along the way.

Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui sent the three of Ximen Qing out of Lingzhou City.Before parting, the two did not forget to remind Ximen Qing that after the book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is printed, they must first give them two copies.

Ximen Qing readily agreed, laughed and rode away.

Leaving Lingzhou City, the three of Ximen Qing rode their horses to the southwest, and went to Zengtou City for the second time to meet the hero Shi Wengong.

After walking on the road for a day, he saw the pagoda in the temple from a distance and heard the bells ringing. Ximen Qing, who had been here before, knew that the temple was Fahua Temple, and Zengtou City had arrived!

When Ximen Qing passed Fahua Temple on horseback, he specially entered the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, and donated a lot of incense money.

The reason for doing this is because Ximen Qingjing also has wise, brave and loyal people in this monastery.

In history, when Chao Gai, the leader of Liangshan bandits, led a large group of bandits to attack Zengtou City aggressively, the monk of Fahua Temple did not stay out of the matter because of his status as a monk, but stood up bravely to help Zengtou City resist the Liangshan bandits. aggression.

At that time, two monks from Fahua Temple went to see Chao Gai, pretending to take these robbers to steal the village at night and attack Zengtou City.

Because the two monks were courageous, resourceful and calm, they did not show any flaws in front of the robbers, successfully defrauded Chao Gai's trust, and led them into an ambush in Zengtou City.

In the battle of the night, the Liangshan bandits were defeated. Chao Gai, the bandit leader, was shot by a poisonous arrow and died.