It is said that in the middle of Bailu Mountain lies a thousand-year-old snake king, whose waist is as thick as a barrel, his eyes are like bells, his mouth is full of fog, and his snake letter is like a red steel fork. This snake king seldom comes out of the cave on weekdays. Go back to your mother's house in July and a half every year and become a royal dragon. The yellow wind blows everywhere along the road, destroying everything, pouring rain and rolling rocks. That's weird. However, the snake king, though fierce, never brought bad luck to the residents living at the foot of the egret. People all praise this snake as a righteous snake, so even if there is a small snake in the village, people are not allowed to kill it, but release it into the mountains.
This year, when time entered the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the enemy landed from Fujian and touched all the way along the mountainous areas of Fujian and Zhejiang. Burning, killing and looting all the way. Bailu Mountain is behind the Xixia Pass, which has a garrison of 100 people, equipped with more than a dozen muskets, broadswords and spears, and is heavily guarded. The Xixia Pass is commanding, and fortifications have been built along the ridge, using local materials. The protective wall is made of bluestone, and there are various arrows, observation ports, water storage wells and grain depots. If the enemy wants to break through here and invade the territory, unless the sky falls. People are more convinced that the snake king is waiting for these robbers in the deep mountains, and it will guard the peace of this side.
When the news of the enemy came, the villagers who worked in Fuqing fled back and were shocked. In detail, how vicious the enemy is, Fuqing Street is a mess, rich families are looted, poor families are burned down, and the street is deserted, just like a ghost town.
In the past few days, people have taken food, biscuits and bacon to the Xixia Pass to express their condolences to the defenders. In fact, they are going to see how they are stationed. The defenders are also sharpening their swords, ready to stand by. People always feel uneasy when they look at this and that, but they dare not show it in front of defenders. In front of the defenders, they are urging and urging. Garrison is patting the chest to ensure that people are in the city and people die in the city. We swore like this before the war, and everyone was a little unclear. When I got home, I went to Bailu Mountain, lit incense in front of the cave, arranged offerings, prayed devoutly, and asked the snake king to come out of the cave at a critical moment to save the villagers.
Here, after Fuqing, a group of Japanese pirates are planning to March to Zhejiang along the Xixia Mountains. Taro Kamei, the leader of the Japanese invaders, searched on the map, holding his finger against the Xixia Pass and unable to move for a long time.
"Bagya Road" can't stop roaring, and the outpost has inquired about the combat readiness of the troops stationed in Xixia Pass. Taro Kamei is a bustling street of Jiangshan and Longyou for a while, and a tall and thick wall for a while. This picture interweaves and rotates, which makes him feel a splitting headache.
Just as he was worried and helpless, a man dressed as a squire came in. Far away, I bow with my hands and bow on the ground.
"Oh, Zhang Qian, Zhang Daren, please." When Taro Kamei saw the bearer, he quickly greeted him, pulled him up and offered him his seat.
People glanced at the map spread out on the table and "hey hey" chuckled a few times.
"Why is adult Zhang laughing?" Taro Kamei asked people some questions.
"I laughed at Kamei's leader. I led the army for many years in vain. I don't know what Sun Tzu's art of war says, attacking the city is the next step. " Say that finish, holding a few sparse beard, slowly drinking tea.
"Zhang's adult, don't you have any ideas?" Kamei got up quickly, grabbed the bearer's shoulder and shook it hard.
"Oh, Kamei leader, don't worry, listen to me." The shoulder pain of the bearer caught by Kamei was unbearable, and his hands kept rubbing where he was caught.
"Let me ask you first, is Master Kamei going to break through the Xixia Pass before entering the country, or will he go directly into the country and attack the Xixia Pass from behind?" Zhang Qian asked directly.
"Don't Mr. Zhang have other clever plans, please advise." Kamei looks respectful.
"Well, leader Kamei, I have one condition, that is ..." Zhang Qian trembles.
"Zhang's adult, go ahead, go ahead." Kamei knew Zhang Qian's calculation for a long time, and his eyes turned and he agreed. He thought that after the Xixia Pass was really broken, it was not his own decision to divide the accounts afterwards.
Zhang Qian's eyes also saw the dribs and drabs of Kamei. After working with Kamei for a period of time, he learned a lot about his arrogance, but unfortunately, he committed himself to the enemy and will be criticized by generations to come. Getting financial compensation is simple.
"Come" Kamei waved, and a stout warrior came in, with three buns on his head lying like three reptiles, wriggling around.
"Go, bring me a calligraphy and painting I got last night." The samurai listened to the order, turned into the house, brought a rotating shaft in a twinkling and handed it to Kamei.
"Mr. Zhang, I always knew that you were proficient in calligraphy and loved collecting calligraphy and painting. This is the original Lan Ying I got yesterday. Please accept it. " Shizuka handed the shaft to zhangqian.
Zhang Qian took over, immediately. Sure enough, it was Lan Ying's "Flowers, Moon and Autumn", with a strange composition, waterfalls and springs, and old trees and mountains. In the painting, the golden pine is evergreen, and the two seniors enjoy themselves by watching the waterfall and listening to the spring.
Put the picture away and put it on the table. Zhang Qian got up and came to the front of the map.
Pointing to the Xixia Pass, "Look, Master Kamei, the Xixia Pass is built along the ridge, commanding and not easy to attack. All we have to do is make a sudden attack and insert it into Egret Mountain from the foot of the mountain to the west, and Egret Mountain will have a path leading directly to the countryside. " Zhang Qian drew a line on the map with his finger.
"Lord Zhang, why isn't this road marked on the map?" Kamei still has some doubts.
"Kamei hierarch didn't know that this road was taken by salt merchants in Longyou and Jiangshan, in order to avoid checkpoints. Few people know it on weekdays. I tortured a salt merchant when I was a salt tax official. "
"Yao Xi, Yao Xi" Shizuka listened to Zhang Qian, only to believe that there would be no lies.
"Come on." Give orders to the samurai standing on the porch.
"Tell everyone to get enough food, grass and bullets and leave for the country at midnight tonight." Kamei adjusted and turned to Zhang Qian.
"Mr. Zhang, I want to thank you for leading the army out tonight."
"Huh?" Zhang Qian didn't expect Kamei to put forward this idea. He tried his best to avoid it, but Kamei's fierce eyes matched himself very well, and he didn't dare to chew.
"Good, good, Zhang Daren yamato national loyalty to me. I will definitely report it to the emperor and reward it. " Kamei wellhead awards one after another. Zhang Qian broke out in a cold sweat here, shaking all over.
That night, a line of Japanese pirates, dozens of people, carrying Japanese knives, with booties on their soles and black cloth on their faces, led by Zhang Qian, quietly came to the foot of Xixia Mountain. Looking up at the Xixia Pass, the lights were brightly lit, and several guards stood there straight, motionless and looking ahead. It may never have occurred to them that the enemy has reached the foot of this mountain. The enemy was hidden in the dense shade, but it was also covered by the night. The defenders stood in the Xixia Pass and couldn't find them at all.
The enemy walked all the way along the foot of the mountain and got into the bushes. There are many vines along the way, and the air is filled with miasma. Under the guidance of zhangqian, passers-by stumbled and searched slowly. Finally, I have bypassed the foot of the mountain and turned to the back of the mountain. I will come to the open place soon. One enemy is already flustered and disheveled, dragging the handle and finding a stone and trunk to sit down and rest.
Kamei saw that everyone was exhausted, so he acquiesced in everyone's efforts to replenish his physical strength. And myself and zhangqian found a high platform and sat down to have a rest.
Just as everyone was silent, a strong wind blew in the mountains. The wind is as big as a crane, shaking the pine trees and blowing the leaves. Kamei suddenly twitched from his sleep. I don't know where this Feng Gang came from. Look at zhangqian, his face turned white, his whole body was in a mess, his lips trembled and he was at a loss.
Just then, a shadow appeared in an instant, like a black lightning. In the darkness, only two shining lights flashed by. Looking intently again, Kamei disappeared, and Zhang Qian was so scared that he was unconscious.
"The snake king, the snake king is coming." Zhang Qian just kept shivering, his eyes were glazed, his mouth was crooked and his mouth was dirty. At first glance, he had a stroke.
When the others saw this, they left their weapons and Zhang Qian and fled in all directions.
At dawn, some villagers went into the mountains to cut firewood. They met Zhang Qian, dressed in rags, sitting on the stone platform and said, "Snake King, Snake King." Everyone didn't understand, helped him go home, asked again and again, and couldn't find out the reason.
Later, someone picked up a Japanese knife from the mountain, which was rusty and saw a skeleton. Everyone speculated that there must be an enemy attack. At this time, everyone gradually believed that it was the snake king who protected everyone from an enemy.
The legend of the snake king protecting the country has been handed down like this. Now, at the foot of a mountain in Xixia, you can see a small temple with a snake face in it. People say it is the king of snakes.