Before time already is the dawn, darkest, history enter sat on that wooden beam, listening to Zhou Dong to mention that the Lin Chong name, does not know how should reply, silent for a long time, he hears Zhou Dong to ask: „How does Lin Chong pass now?” 时间已经是天明前最为黑暗的一段了,史进坐在那木梁上,听周侗提到林冲的名字,不知道该如何回答,沉默半晌,他听得周侗问道:“林冲如今过得怎样了？” Had anything stem in history enter the throats, he swallowed saliva: „After Liangshan broken, that time...... he said that sees you, in a meter Yuan district. Afterward why afterward...... did not know, he has not gone back to look for us, knew again when his news, he was being chased down, possibly already died.” 有什么东西梗在了史进的喉间,他咽下一口口水:“梁山破后,那一次……他说去见您,是在仪元县。后来……后来不知道为什么,他未曾回去找我们,再得知他的消息时,他正被人追杀,可能已经死了。” old person is frowning, closes the eye: „Died?” 老人皱着眉头,闭上眼睛:“死了？” history Jindao: „Possibly.” 史进道:“可能死了。” „That has not died.” Zhou Dong said that „another day can also see you again(goodbye).” “那就是没死。”周侗说道,“他日还能再见的。” In the dim ray, the old person sound is calm, expects or the comfort, is more like assured. history enter looks at the Lin Chong falling cliff, in the heart does not know old person assured from where. But at this time their already was stranded in the city, must handle the matter that is almost equal to bring death, regarding this matter's caring, at heart was also far. 昏暗的光芒里,老人的声音沉稳,与其说是期望或是安慰,更像是一种笃定。史进是看着林冲坠崖的,心中不知道老人的笃定从何而来。但此时他们已经被困在城里,又要去做那几乎等同送死的事情,对于此事的在意,也在心里远了。 Passes the moment, he asked one: „Does week senior, when stick will enter the city rarely?” 过得片刻,他问了一句:“周前辈,粘罕何时会入城？” „I am not clear.” Zhou Dong replied, „perhaps tomorrow and perhaps the day after tomorrow. When Jurchen people dispatches troops, I in Jin Nation, as their armies go south, sticking rarely is somewhat brave, he not in the city no one will come in again, the when resistance of Xinzhou city was almost killed, he will then enter a city.” “我也不清楚。”周侗答道,“或许明天、或许后天。女真人出兵时,我正在金国境内,随着他们的大军一路南下,粘罕是有些勇武的,他不会等到城里没人再进来,忻州城的抵抗被杀得差不多时,他便会进城的。” history enter knits the brows: „Do our more than 70 people, at least also want to hide for two days in the city?” 史进皱了皱眉:“那我们七十多人,至少还要在城中躲藏两天？” Zhou Dong said: „It is not very easy, but does not have the means.” 周侗道:“很不容易,但也没办法。” Among two people. Said, reply very simple, after that in the courtyard is peaceful. Had been looted in the courtyard is exuding the aura of bloody air/Qi and flame, dying the corpse of host family is also placed nearby front door, the Jin people battle sound was indistinct, old person stood, arrived at courtyard another end, then picked up two sticks, threw one to him. 两人之间。说的、回答的都很简单,此后院子里安静下来。早已被洗劫过的院落中泛着血腥气与火焰的气息,死去的主人家的尸体还摆在前门附近,金人的厮杀声隐隐约约的,老人站起来,走到院落另一端,然后捡起两根棍子,扔一根给他。 „You are king enter the apprentice, along with me hits one set of crouches/submits Mogun.” “你是王进的徒弟,随我打一套伏魔棍吧。” He is saying, exhibits the stance. crouches/submits Mogun is the basic stick method on rivers and lakes / Jianghu. Simple simple. history Jinzao does not know that has practiced many, at this time then also exhibited the rack, when old person wields the first stick, he also with hitting. 他说着,摆开架势。伏魔棍是江湖上的入门棍法。朴实简单。史进早不知道练过多少遍,这时候便也将架子摆开,当老人挥出第一棒时,他也随着打起来。 Not big strength. Without many broken wind sound/rumor. Zhou Dong leads history enter to hit repertoire simple of this stick law. Under nearby eaves. Also there are other military to raise the head to come to see this, Zhou Dong stick law way, only smooth nothing more. Fair. 没有多大的力量。没有多少的破风声。周侗领着史进将这棍法的套路简单地打过去一遍。附近的屋檐下。也有其他武者抬起头来看这一幕,周侗的棍法路数,仅只是流畅而已。中规中矩的。 Only has history enter, as after firing off one set, whole body already relaxes, the warm aura walks randomly in within the body. martial arts to his degree, must proceed again one step, what need is most profound realizing from experience, if with the Ning Yi language, even needs sublimations in three view and philosophy system. The stick law that Zhou Dong makes is almost consistent with him, but after marching in step, drives him to fine-tune the change and in the minimum detail. These small details, making him sneak a peek at some perfect possibility. 却唯有史进,随着打完一套之后,浑身都已经舒缓下来,暖洋洋的气息在体内游走。武艺到他这个程度,再要往前一步,需要的是玄之又玄的体悟,若用宁毅的语言,甚至需要三观与哲学体系上的升华。周侗打出的棍法与他几乎一致,但在步调一致之后,也在极小的细节上带动他做出改变和微调。这些小小的细节,让他窥见了某种完美的可能性。 The garden is peaceful, after firing off this set of stick law, Zhou Dong to him nods, soon after, walks toward other places. 庭院安静,打完这套棍法之后,周侗向他点了点头,随后,往其它地方走去。 Soon, this short peaceful then elapsed...... 不久之后,这短暂的安宁便逝去了…… ************ ************ Before sticking enters a city rarely, more than 70 people, must hide at least two days in the city. 在粘罕进城之前,七十多人,得在城里躲藏至少两天。 This is only history enter and Zhou Dong previous simple dialogue, when it drops the actual level, following, is the most difficult period of time. 这只是史进与周侗先前的简单对话,然而当它落下实际层面,随之而来的,便是最为艰难的一段时光。 When the Xinzhou city was broken through suddenly, four seals, were divided Wu Dynasty army in city to form the resistance and street fighting of wide scope, in this period of time, history enter and the others the days feel better. However falling that to August 8 th morning, the army dies the death that falls, the organized resistance, collapsed on already completely. 忻州城乍然被攻破时,四门封闭,被分割在城内的武朝军队形成了大范围的抵抗、大片大片的巷战,在这段时间里,史进等人的日子还是好过的。然而到得八月初八的早晨,军队死的死降的降,有组织的抵抗,就已经完全崩溃了。 Massacring city of Jurchen people, searches to plunder the team to spread in the city. The raid great network and mesh that on this day, spread out all over become more and more thin, the true hell, arrived at the Xinzhou city. Slaughters and grab, flame to find at everywhere, hides from the civilians in city is grasped, has the beauty female to be humiliated slightly inevitably, dares the resister to be killed, was beaten, even was hung on the flagpole burns while still alive, tied up the situation of after horse dragging, everywhere. 女真人的屠城、搜掠队伍在城内蔓延开来。这一天里,铺展开去的搜捕巨网、网眼变得越来越细,真正的地狱,降临了忻州城。杀戮、劫掠、火光随处可见,躲在城内的平民大片大片地被抓出来,稍有姿色的女子必然受到凌辱,敢反抗者被杀死,被殴打,甚至被吊在旗杆上活活烧死,被绑在马后拖死的情形,比比皆是。 Occasionally when meets the large-scale resister, raid Jurchen people emits the whistling arrow, nearby companion then catches up rapidly, supports. 偶尔遇上大规模的反抗者时,搜捕的女真人放出响箭,附近的同伴便飞速赶来,进行支援。 This is belongs to Jurchen people, and original Liao person righteousness wins the revelry of army. 这是属于女真人、以及原本的辽人义胜军的狂欢。 history enter and the others alternate the avoidance in the city, even if mostly is expert, is unable to execute to launch the fists and feet here, the tragedy that occasionally witnesses made in the will of the people the resentfulness of stacking difficult word. Also there are to meet the Jurchen patrol leader to avoid suddenly, or in the heart cannot swallow killing intent, then acts suddenly, in this day, then one after another accumulation more than ten injured. 史进等人在城市里穿插躲避,即便大都是高手,也无法在这里施展开拳脚,偶尔目睹的惨剧令人心里堆起难言的愤懑。也有陡然遇上女真的巡逻队躲避不及,又或是心中咽不下杀意,便骤然出手的,在这一天里,便陆续积累下了十余名的伤者。 Huge exhausted accumulates on the body of everyone, but the biggest loss in afternoon of this day, their accidentally meets the whole family of avoidance in city. Here the opposite party see with own eyes is expert and hero, weeping and wailing makes enter and the others to take them mostly, after not being able to explain, this nearly was compelled the insane whole family to start to follow crazily, shouted loudly. 巨大的疲累在每一个人的身上积累,但最大的损失还是在这一天的下午,他们无意间遇上躲避在城内的一家子。对方眼见这边大都是高手、豪杰,哭着喊着让史进等人带上他们,解释不清楚后,这近乎被逼疯的一家人开始疯狂跟随,放声大喊。 The Jurchen troop was directed, is filling the ruins the streets and alleys corner, ran is followed final one group of people. Behind when history Jinwang turn head looks, that several person already of intersection no longer run, in them is the head is that holds old Daoist Priest hatred/enemy Henian of long sword, his age is also aged, the from head to toe neat Daoist robe at this time becomes tattered, but in the step, still has one made one look at the respect the dust graceful bearing. 女真的骑兵队被引了过来,在充满废墟的街巷转角,跑在最后的一拨人被跟上了。史进往后方回头看时,路口处的那几个人已经不再奔跑,他们之中为首的便是那持长剑的老道士仇鹤年,他的年纪也已老迈,一身原本整洁的道袍此时变得破破烂烂的,但步履之中,仍然有着一股令人望之敬仰的出尘风姿。 He waves toward here, then draws out the long sword, leading several injured military toward rushing the Jurchen cavalry moves forward to meet somebody. 他往这边挥了挥手,然后拔出长剑,领着几名受伤的武者往奔来的女真骑兵迎了上去。 history enter and the others did not have see you again(goodbye) he. Only in 2nd day has run in the afternoon nearby street, in the glances, saw a flagpole is hanging oneself the corpse, that corpse broke to twist, did not have a hand foot, did not have the head, only was dyed in the pitch-black color by the blood, can see to wipe indistinctly seems the blue color of that originally Daoist robe. The person but who because neighbor dies were too many, he is unable to determine that naturally otherwise is the old Daoist Priest corpse. 史进等人没有再见过他。只在第二天下午奔跑过附近街道时,在惊鸿一瞥间,看到一处旗杆上吊着的尸身,那尸体破碎而扭曲,没了一只手一只脚,没有了头颅,只在被鲜血染得深黑的颜色里,隐约能看见一抹似乎属于那原本道袍的蓝色。但由于附近死的人太多了,他也无法确定那是否就是老道士的尸体。 On this day , was still long and intense night, was the long intense daytime. What military is fiercest is in the heart that tone. Two fade three to use up in one vigorous effort. If call from the beginning and hot blooded can make the person morale surge upward, in the such waiting and avoidance, feeling as if shears harming somebody without the person knowing or feeling anything of meat little. 这天过后,仍是漫长的与紧张的夜晚,接着又是漫长的紧张的白天。武者最厉害的是心中的那口气。一鼓作气二而衰三而竭。如果说一开始的呼声与热血能让人士气高涨,在这样的等待与躲避里,给人的感觉就仿佛是一点点割肉的软刀子。 Jurchen people raid already is getting more and more dense. Sticks can come, to stick comes rarely the time rarely, can everyone have the strength, but can also have enough person to go to his front. All these shearing slowly everyone at heart. Truly fervent matter, that fervent mood, possibly only when others said that has, but true participation in, will only undergo the huge pain and tribulation...... 女真人的搜捕已经越来越密。粘罕会不会来,粘罕来的时候,大家还会不会有力气,还会不会有足够的人能够去到他的面前。这一切都在缓缓的割进每一个人的心里。真正让人慷慨激昂的事情,那慷慨激昂的情绪,也可能只在他人说起来的时候才有,而真正参与其中的,只会经历巨大的痛苦与磨难…… Only has in August the afternoon of 9 th. Close to dusk time. Transmitting of news, made that all things, is turning to well up at heart. At this time, Zhou Dong nearby can fight truly. already only had 38 people. 唯有在八月初九的这天下午。临近黄昏的时候。一个消息的传来,才令得那一切的东西,都在心里翻涌而出。这个时候,周侗身边真正能够战斗的。已经只剩下三十八人了。 Sticks enters the city rarely. 粘罕入城。 *************** *************** setting sun when the horizon turns into the warm yellow. The autumn leaf sways in the wind. Wanyan Xiyin looks up. naturally was burnt half of big trees, the half burned black, half yellow leaf. 夕阳在天边变成暖黄色的时候。秋叶在风里摇晃。完颜希尹抬头看的时候。那是一棵被烧了一半的大树,半边焦黑,半边黄叶。 Weeping sound, pitiful yell sound and laughter that not far away transmits the female. But seems like, nearby resistance, already are not many. When Wanyan Xiyin inhales a breath of air, Deputy General comes, heard him to sigh one indistinctly lowly. 不远处传来女子的哭声、惨叫声与笑声。但看起来,附近的抵抗,已经不多了。完颜希尹吸了一口气,副将过来时,隐约听见他低叹了一声。 „Mountain wants crazy Ah… in far...... the autumn wind...” “青山在远……秋风欲狂啊……” Deputy General looked toward the surroundings, however the autumn wind is affable, the leaf moves slowly, the wind blows on the face, warm. 副将往周围看了看,然而秋风舒缓,树叶缓缓而动,风吹在脸上,暖洋洋的。 The whistling arrow never the far place flies. 响箭从不远的地方飞起来。 ...... …… Wanyan sect Han( sticks rarely) the horse caravan enters in city one side Daoist temple. 完颜宗翰(粘罕)的马队进入城池一侧的道观之中。 This Daoist temple has not received devastations of too many flames of war, is only on one side stair some bloodstains, the leaf luxuriant big tree platoon becomes two rows, extended in the vestibule toward the Daoist temple main hall, in the main hall side front bronze tripod ignited the flaming flame. 这处道观并未受到太多战火的摧残,只是一侧的台阶上有些血迹,树叶繁茂的大树排成两排,在前庭之中延绵往道观正厅,正厅侧前方的铜鼎里燃起了熊熊火光。 sky will be dark. As Wanyan sect Han nearby enters the people figure of city to be big, step is steady, they many will be in the army heavy, many will be close brothers and members of the same family, such as the Great General Wanyan silvers technique may, Wanyan pull Lisu brothers, the Great General scarlet immortal, sect Han younger male cousin Wanyan scatter eight, under sect Han was known as that in the army rubs of first warrior extends present age wait wait/etc. etc., they will all fight up and down the country along with Aguda, the destruction Liao Nation warrior, the body of everyone, has the formidable meritorious deeds. 天色将暗了。随着完颜宗翰身边入城的众人身形高大、步伐稳健,他们多是军中重将,也多为至亲兄弟、亲族,如大将完颜术可、完颜拔离速兄弟,大将赤仙,宗翰堂弟完颜撒八,宗翰麾下号称军中第一勇士的摩延当世等等等等,他们皆是随阿骨打南征北战,覆灭辽国的勇士,每一个人的身上,都有着令人生畏的功勋事迹。 Xinzhou, to them, the following goal, is Hedong 1 st Road biggest firm city Taiyuan. 忻州已下,对他们来说,接下来的目标,便是河东一路最大的坚城太原了。 In the evening breeze, the people move toward this building dignified, Han people Daoist temple. Soldier all around in advance will have swept clear, here supposes the great hall that directs. 傍晚的微风之中,众人走向这建筑庄严的、汉人的道观。先行的兵将已清扫四周,在这里设下指挥的大堂。 ...... …… Nearby two teams of Jurchen cavalries flush away toward the place that the whistling arrow sends out. 附近的两队女真骑兵往响箭发出的地方冲去。 Soon, in another streets and alleys, brushes and raises two whistling arrows, leading the way Wanyan Xiyin knits the brows, listening to nearby army to transfer passed toward that side. 不多时,另一处街巷间,刷刷的又升起两道响箭,前行的完颜希尹皱了皱眉,听着附近的军队又往那边调动过去了。 In the brain flashes through a thought that he restrains the horse, stopped in the path center. The whistling arrow of Jurchen soldier, is meeting the enemy who pricks the hand, can be victorious time will put, if all right leaves about, will subject to a penalty. Yesterday afternoon to this morning these days, in the city the frequency of raising whistling arrow were many, to at this time, nearby already was emptied theoretically, at this time, suddenly also to be how many. 脑中闪过一个念头,他勒住马,在道路中心停了下来。女真士兵的响箭,是在遇上扎手的敌人,打不过的时候才会放的,如果没事就乱放,也会受罚。昨天下午到今天上午的这段时间里,城中升起响箭的频率较多,到得此时,理论上附近已经被清空,这时候,怎么忽然又多起来了。 Then, he sees distant place another whistling arrow to fly. 而后,他看见远处又一声响箭飞出去。 Wanyan Xiyin frowns, passes the moment, his transfers the horse's head suddenly. 完颜希尹皱起眉头来,过得片刻,他陡然勒转马头。 „Goes back with me, looks for sect Han Marshal, possibly has the matter......” “跟我回去,找宗翰元帅,可能有事……” Finishes barely the words, in direction that Wanyan sect Han and other commanding generals are, also raises suddenly together the whistling arrow. 话音未落,完颜宗翰等主将所在的方向上,也陡然升起一道响箭。 „Walks ——” “走——” He calls out one suddenly, draws a sword to dash about wildly. 他陡然暴喝一声,拔剑狂奔。 All around street blasts out suddenly, surrounding personal guard, as also he dashes about wildly! 四周的街道陡然炸开,周围的亲卫,也随着他狂奔起来！ ...... …… „Kills ——” “杀——” The explosion shout is such as it comes suddenly, resounds in the west side of Daoist temple, then is the sound of intense battle. 爆炸般的喊声是忽如其来的,在道观的西侧响起,而后便是激烈的厮杀之声。 In the main hall, the people have turned round, the ear hears the enemy and soldier who that side invades one's territory will slaughter, the frontal line of shout has been spreading, obviously comes the person is true expert. Under the stair, as sect Han's personal guard leader, extends the present age guy to loosen long spear named rubs, is looking at that side wall. 正厅之中,众人回过身来,耳听得那边来犯的敌人与兵将厮杀起来,喊杀的锋线一直在蔓延,显然来人是真正的高手。台阶下,作为宗翰的亲卫首领,名叫摩延当世的大汉解下长枪,望着那边的墙壁。 „Comes the person to be very fierce.” “来人很厉害。” „One person of two people, dying wrestle.” Wanyan sect Han hears one, „does not need to manage him, Mozambique , China the idea of luring the enemy out of his stronghod.” “不过一人两人,垂死一搏。”完颜宗翰听得一阵,“不用管他,莫中了调虎离山之计。” That slaughters the sound soon after to annihilate, enemy already that obviously invades one's territory gives the head. sect Han turns round to move toward above the main hall seat, in the west courtyard, Jurchen guard soldier(s) cut to come flood head, but at the same time, in the east side courtyard, military are coming in the pinhole of secret fast. This Daoist temple occupying land area is large, the Jurchen soldier who the nearby defends are also many, but after all once was the Han people place, when Jurchen people started to clean to reorganize nearby this, the Brigands person who was responsible for monitoring then can determine position that probably after sticking came, to be at rarely, then found the loophole. 那厮杀声在不久之后湮灭下去,显然来犯的敌人已经授首。宗翰回身走向正厅上方的座位,西侧的院子里,女真卫士割下了来泛者的人头,而与此同时,东侧的院子里,一名名的武者正在秘密的小洞里飞快地进来。这处道观占地颇大,附近防守的女真士兵也多,但毕竟曾经是汉人的地方,当女真人开始打扫整理这附近,负责监视的绿林人便能大概确定粘罕进来后所在的位置,而后找到了漏洞。 The Jurchen soldier in west courtyard brings head to run to the main hall, he kneels, lifts two head, will speak, „Wah ——” shout sound. 西侧院落的女真士兵带着人头跑向正厅,他跪下去,将两颗人头举起来,正要说话,“哇——”的喊杀声响了起来。 The collision and slaughtering of innumerable blade soldier, the whistling arrow flies the sky, the east side, some people were shouting: „Kills to stick rarely.” 无数刀兵的碰撞、杀戮,响箭飞上天空,东面,有人在喊:“杀粘罕。” „Kills to stick rarely ——” “杀粘罕——” Then is similar to the thunder sound: „Kills to stick rarely ——” 接着是如同雷霆般的响声:“杀粘罕——” The sound of crazy confrontation, selects for promotion the apex in that flash, making the person fine body hair want to set upright, the sound in east side courtyard, conflicted to spread in this huge momentum, in an instant toward main hall. The defense of Jurchen people in this surrounding was turned by easily accomplished cutting, the front door place outside garden, the Jurchen soldier seems like the bitter experience 10,000 horses to advance, the shatter corpse has the blood line to fly the view of people. 疯狂交锋的声音,在那一瞬间拔升到顶点,令人寒毛都要根根竖起来,东侧院落里的响动,在这巨大的声势里冲突蔓延,转眼间朝着正殿这边而来。女真人在这外围的防御被摧枯拉朽的砍翻,庭院外的大门处,女真士兵像是遭遇一万匹马推进过来,破碎的尸体带着血线飞过众人的眼帘。 arrow whiz has flown together the long garden, bringing the fierce broken wind sound/rumor directly shoots Wanyan sect Han surface gate, Wanyan sect Han to draw out the waist long blade, arrow bang cutting off in in the air: „Ties!” 一道箭矢嗖的飞过长长的庭院,带着剧烈的破风声直射完颜宗翰的面门,完颜宗翰拔出腰间长刀,将箭矢砰的斩断在空中:“结阵！” Had the form of Wu Dynasty Brigands person to cross the courtyard wall and roof, guard soldier(s) of dart in toward garden flings. In the hall, Wanyan pull Lisu rushes to the stair, pulls up back steel spear, several approaches, steel spear howls to depart toward the roof on, a chest of straight thrust Brigands person, that steel spear such as the shell pierced the body of Brigands person generally, bringing the blood to fly the midair: „Ties ——” 有武朝绿林人的身影翻过院墙、屋顶,飞镖往庭院内的卫士甩下来。大厅之中,完颜拔离速冲下台阶,拔起背后钢枪,几步助跑,钢枪朝着屋顶上呼啸飞出,直刺一名绿林人的胸口,那钢枪如炮弹一般刺穿了绿林人的身体,带着鲜血飞上半空:“结阵——” Dozens Jurchen guard soldier(s) already in garden gather toward the front of main hall, rubs extends present age brandishes steel spear, the roar like the thunder: „Ties —— kill(ed) them ——” 庭院中的数十名女真卫士已经聚往正厅的前方,摩延当世挥舞钢枪,吼声如雷:“结阵——杀了他们——” Brigands expert of hand dance different weapon come from the front door place, wall, roof, on them is wounded mostly, but murderous aura overflows, vision ominous offense. Before this, the vicious tendencies and killing intent that their in the heart saves, erupted finally loudly in this moment. 手舞不同兵器的绿林高手们从大门处、墙壁外、屋顶上汹涌而来,他们身上大都带伤,但杀气四溢,目光凶戾。这之前,他们心中积蓄的戾气与杀意,在这一刻终于轰然爆发开来了。 But in their front, is Jurchen that in Changbai Mountains and Heilong River kills elite, they year to year in dying at the age of the snow land struggled to ask to live, before then raised the standard of revolt, loudly destruction entire Liao Nation. The campaign that this goes south, comes to them, but like playing to play jokes upon simple. But until the present moment , they feel to compel to the present huge murderous intention at least in a small area finally, is the essence rocket of northern place, crosses the distance of thousand li (500 km), finally spreads hence. 而在他们前方的,是白山黑水里杀出来的女真精锐,他们常年在终年积雪的大地上挣扎求活,在这之前揭竿而起,轰然覆灭了整个辽国。这一路南下的战役,对他们而来,不过如同游玩戏耍般简单。而直到眼前的一刻,至少在小范围内,他们终于感受到逼至眼前的巨大杀机,属于北地的精气狼烟,越过千里的距离,终于延烧至此。 Two groups of people immediately, loudly dashes together. 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