第十六回 午燎原之戰53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3RiqlBxS7
秦典樞等人後來的遭遇如何?
首日交鋒,敵將歐陽信率先敗逃,八公軍大獲全勝。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8sq5YQIlR
秦典樞喜不自禁地誇獎兩員臺柱:「甘豐武、丁子稔,幹得漂亮!酒席已備好,犒賞三軍,慶祝首戰告捷!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEVYF50Dzu
「可是寨主,歐陽信只是暫避鋒芒,敵軍並未盡數潰散啊。」兩人還在擔心。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqIwaRSRHh
秦典樞壓低聲音說:「儘管大肆張燈結綵,讓歐陽信的探子看個仔細。」
另一方面,歐陽信得知秦營正在慶功,仰天大笑。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVgXulDX65
「就贏了一仗就洋洋得意,儘管狂歡吧!今晚我就叫你們死無全屍!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZEMgSzLKs
他計劃趁夜偷襲,正忙於部署。天色尚早,出戰前他打算悠哉地享用晚餐。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ478PhPH6WF
「報!歐陽將軍,夜襲部隊擅自出動了!」副官慌慌張張地闖進來。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxs9iAPE6ze
歐陽信勃然大怒:「怎麼回事?」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxbO1BNRwK
「有人傳達了假命令,士兵四處潰散,夜襲計劃恐怕已經敗露!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVheZ23Nje
「混帳!趕緊給我重新集結!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9unFcWy9F
歐陽信正要用餐,又一個副官來報信:「將軍快逃!秦典樞率騎兵突襲,殺到大帳後了!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrmjwYFTOd
話音未落,帳篷劇烈搖晃,外面慘叫聲四起。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOor71587wz
「歐陽將軍,大帳起火了,人馬大亂,請示!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KdiDFxHpo
接二連三的變故,連歐陽信也慌了手腳。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yCjbWiNye
「退無可退了!調集所有兵力,死守大本營!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRA3RXROwg
「正在召集,但士兵紛紛脫逃……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvz8wmQ7Zkp
「該死!來不及了,至少確保我的退路!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2mn6IuBd7
歐陽信嚷著衝出帳外,卻被盧恩攔住去路。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZRWYy9YZA
「身為主帥,你也太不負責任了,簡直可恥!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaTIrhU8mY
盧恩一刀柄將他打翻在地,命屬下拿下。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lMg8iGnnh
「救駕!別潰逃啊!」副官高呼,卻無人理會。官兵爭先恐後地逃命,連他也被擒住。
燒得只剩骨架的大帳內,秦典樞冷眼盯著被押上前的歐陽信。反倒是歐陽信,諂笑著開口求饒:53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbJB80NECo
「秦統領,饒我一命吧!我有個情報,北面潁州有支大軍,統帥的是名將郭子儀!只要放了我,我就讓他們撤兵。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGTaLegKVI
秦典樞來了興致:「郭子儀?他跑這兒來幹嘛?」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEa6rO3ITN
「潁州太守為了對付諸位,請他來助陣。郭子儀可是這國家首屈一指的猛將啊。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlcd5rBGEE
「哼,你是想說,放了你就去投奔郭營吧?」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NnWCyudk0
「哪敢啊,哈哈。」歐陽信眼光游移。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7eXpTfvEs
秦典樞笑著起身:「好,把那副將放了,讓他去請郭子儀來。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aSVUrqOGz
「你瘋了嗎秦典樞!這是什麼意思!」歐陽信喊叫。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdFtOCklmP
秦典樞目光灼灼:「沒別的意思,就是想跟郭子儀打一場。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQa7vNWVQ0
「但是歐陽信,你這種人渣,不足以觀戰。再見了。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCSxCHMQOj
說罷轉身離開。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfLQOqCRKn
歐陽信見大勢已去,嚎啕大哭,卻被盧恩就地正法。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOlyl7VfFs
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逃脫的副將火速趕到潁州,稟報戰況。得知歐陽信被斬,太守當即决定增援。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqESKSVgXj
「用宰雞刀殺牛,正是這番情景啊。有郭將軍坐鎮,必能輕鬆剿滅山賊,就勞煩您出馬了。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdXyk4nDw6
太守志得意滿,郭子儀卻凝重地說:53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeZKAB31WH
「恕我直言,秦典樞那靈活多變的戰術不可小覷。更何況他已殺了朝廷命官,背水一戰的決心昭然若揭。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedPyseNkKr
太守面露憂色:「難道連您也沒把握?」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjgNvWF4XA
「我軍兵多將廣,行動遲緩,目標太過顯眼。而且在八公山的地形上,我可沒什麼優勢。勝負難料,五五之數吧。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdfpJOsH6w
郭子儀鄭重地表示。
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遁甲森林廣袤無際,妖異雖已煙消雲散,但收星陣眾人走散各處,遲遲無法會合。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CpAwybCW6
李秀送那被地樂星附身的男孩回家後,獨自趕往亥衛山。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwahHkRXXlK
半路疲憊不堪,她坐在路旁歇腳。一個高大威猛的男子叫住她:53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwpF5HhGL1
「李秀,果然是妳!妳不是在長安嗎?怎跑這兒來了?」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzGsw0WPLN
「師父!郭子儀師父!您這是去哪兒?」李秀又驚又喜。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmBzgCf8nS
郭子儀指著馬說:「先上來再說,一塊兒吃頓飯吧。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadFVGlyKaE
兩人移駕到驛站,邊用餐邊敘舊。李秀將前因後果和盤托出。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQd2KGeG4k2
「原來是奉太史監之命,去降服什麼魔星。聽起來匪夷所思,不過妳這一身行頭,應該不是胡謅。願妳早日與同伴重逢。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34siNq7yRo
郭子儀慈祥地說。李秀莞爾點頭,反問道:「師父此行為何?」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gQ4leyLmp
郭子儀沉默良久,才嚴肅地道:「為了討伐,妳遇到的秦典樞。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwzNEub4GS
「啊!」李秀手一哆嗦,茶盞應聲落地。
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萍鶴花了大半天才走出森林,但迷失了方向,又繞回八公山下。附近正在布置迎敵陣地。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNh9YvmSIeh
她正觀望,一支步兵朝這邊走來。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56yNe8QIAo
「妳是雷先的同伴吧?怎麼還在這兒?」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEGFh8Q0W7
搭話的隊長不是別人,正是秦典樞。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxv2yGBjzd
「我在林中迷路,跟大家走散了。」萍鶴答道。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOL293cfsZ5
「頭領,官軍斥候過來了,再不走就危險了!」一名士兵大喊。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xenySETmN
秦典樞砸了咂舌:「奇襲沒戲了,撤吧。妳也跟上,我帶路去亥衛山。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEksaTUPECK
說著帶隊撤回大本營。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YWqLppPiF
萍鶴獲安排了間房,享用晚餐。長途跋涉後總算能吃頓飽飯,正舒口氣,秦典樞來訪。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5YJGaQoaB
「用過飯了?」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsHn8GW8XG
「嗯,謝謝招待,幫大忙了。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIh8VIfE1a
「不如用說話來抵飯錢吧。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4K9ImE38zw
「可是我沒錢……」萍鶴心慌。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkgK3AbtOd
「不是要錢,就想找個人聊聊。」秦典樞呵呵一笑,逕自在餐桌對面坐下。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAC3jlI6Yze
「隨便我這種人也行?」萍鶴滿臉狐疑。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AcGM7Zy7E
「正因為是局外人我才放心啊。隨便聽聽就行,別太認真。」秦典樞俏皮地眨眼。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnIq4vBjBN
萍鶴沉默地點頭。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvO8VVQyO0C
「我們本來就是一群地痞流氓,收留了一批難民,不知不覺成了山大王。早就回不去安分守己的日子了,大夥商量過,決定闖出一片天來。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWLsbd1eqd
「所以就去跟官府開戰了?」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkDtvpRn0E
「對,那幫蠢貨被我們打得落花流水。但聽說北邊有支精銳援軍,統帥的不是別人,竟然是郭子儀將軍!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkROLB7LnE
「抱歉,我對他一無所知。」失憶的萍鶴,對時事相當茫然。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlBqdCiPhc
秦典樞擺手示意沒關係:「憑藉八公山的地形,就算來多少大軍我們也不怕。就怕天時地利不站在我們這邊啊。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdotsI9jV1P
萍鶴靜靜聆聽。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLyHd7fcm9
「打贏固然好,若是打輸了,我寧可死在名將之手。郭子儀對我們而言,可是天賜良機啊。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkP7yjQ3cM6
萍鶴詫異地望向秦典樞,只見他笑得像個天真爛漫的孩子。
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翌日清晨,兩軍在北坡的午燎原開戰。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngBTeBlRo2
秦典樞扎寨於平原,一面讓甘豐武發動投石攻擊,一面派丁子稔的騎兵和盧恩的步兵衝鋒陷陣。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdLhymjZai
「他還真照自己說的採取速戰速決的打法。」萍鶴登上一處僻靜山丘,遠眺戰況。腳下正是秦典樞指點的撤退路線。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRwd6u7YY5
有人朝這裡走來,是李秀。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BwrURMfpH
「萍鶴!太好了,妳平安無事!鋼先他們呢?」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44JpE75HI0
「李秀……」萍鶴綻開笑顏,卻靜靜搖頭。李秀黯然一笑。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7Gg0Fj744
「這樣啊,咱們先去亥衛山會合吧。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6Kn6bE8in
萍鶴點頭,卻一直盯著山下喃喃自語:「聽說秦典樞的對手郭子儀,是很厲害的人物。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkELtxxldSP
「我知道,昨天還見過他,是我師父。」李秀幽幽地說。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2g98lzKCOH
「啊!」萍鶴大吃一驚。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzVxIUePuW
李秀只是淡然凝視戰場。順風助長了官軍弓箭的射程,甘豐武的投石部隊節節敗退。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObltrplPPD
「師父說雖是山賊,秦典樞也算條好漢。但他殺了朝廷命官,已經無法姑息養奸了。連我也無言以對。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiA9iDdmQlx
兩人腳下,寡不敵眾的八公軍軍心潰散,「秦」字大旗接連傾倒。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuJAzDtxta
「我在林中迷路,是秦典樞收留了我。他還向我傾吐衷腸。」萍鶴說。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlwAfPiH8h
李秀靜靜聽著。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tx90gCPgP
「能與名將一戰,他心滿意足。總算活得痛快淋漓,他笑得多燦爛啊。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctJjoByKIC
「是嗎。」李秀握緊的拳頭直打哆嗦。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdq6ukAoWK
「看來咱倆正在見證一場盛事呢。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDYZxVaEL2
八公軍大營濃煙滾滾,慘叫聲不絕於耳。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2yGTmIoBC
「秦典樞還跟我道歉,說沒能收服魔星,他很抱歉。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5gF4CKkXm
「是啊,我都忘了。」兩人眼神空洞。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeTde7HW44
「可是李秀,我覺得吧,他們的魔星其實很溫順。或許是欣賞了他們的豪情吧。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6a0xIP6LDd
「嗯。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhpshjnrSW
「所以若是……他們不幸遇難,魔星也會順從他們的心願也說不定。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThVhnNvQ6N
「嗯,有可能。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBm2Sc0PmCF
對不起,萍鶴。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCyP0vqy5H
我……再也看不下去了。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApPahsLOGR
李秀一屁股跪坐在地,垂頭喪氣。八公軍四散奔逃。
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郭子儀將騎兵編組成十人小隊,大幅提升機動力。儘管騎兵不擅長山地作戰,卻善用火攻逼敵就範,成功將八公軍逐出山林,迫使他們在平原決戰。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiY46zqQ9jN
巧妙的戰略佈局再加上風向助攻,是勝負的關鍵。八公軍兵力日漸削弱,逃兵也接連出現。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rMNpUz32S
「不愧是郭子儀將軍……好,最後就放手一搏吧!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogVEetuK43
秦典樞像個頑童般笑著,隻身殺進郭營,向郭子儀提出決鬥。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2FTbtBq4W
聞訊而來的郭子儀莞爾一笑:「真是山賊風範……好,我就恭敬不如從命。單打獨鬥也好久沒過過癮了。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQZqXk7FNL
郭子儀策馬揮舞蛇矛,迎戰秦典樞。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYXwiFKKB4
後者也跨上愛駒,舉起比身高還長的大刀,一聲吶喊直衝而來。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgRm9zmwfb
郭子儀正面架住,運勁揮砍。秦典樞也不甘示弱,踩穩馬鐙,劈向他的腋下。郭子儀一扭身閃過,反手一矛直刺秦典樞面門。不料秦典樞竟迎頭沖上,僅以一個仰首便避開矛尖,大刀已然逼到郭子儀胸前。郭子儀慌忙舉籠手一擋,刀鋒雖被逸開,卻削去了護肩一角。而秦典樞也被擦過,頭盔應聲飛落。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpLQrx2L1Y
「好刀法,寨主!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6a10fEiZc
「你也不賴,將軍!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiX1DCwed3
兩人拉開距離,會心一笑。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrCzNfAszc
如此過了二十多招,兩軍士卒屏息以待。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZEhIkX64f
憑著豐富的實戰經驗,郭子儀佯攻一招,故意露出破綻。秦典樞見機直取他胸口,郭子儀趁隙以矛柄猛擊,將他手中大刀擊飛。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5n8wH0pYU
抓住秦典樞驚愕的瞬間,郭子儀一矛刺穿了他的左腿。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhfZyDfyU3
「啊!」秦典樞痛呼一聲,從馬背栽落,再也爬不起來。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0HE8Cz1HD
「可惡,好痛!腿廢了。嘿嘿,你果然厲害。謝啦,郭將軍,打得痛快!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpSgaQSokm
秦典樞強忍痛楚,笑著舉手投降。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfX9w6D7se
「你的刀法也非同小可,絕非尋常山賊可比。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYRmG4BTNL
郭子儀面帶微笑,伸手將他扶起。
折損主帥的八公軍在勸降下紛紛棄械投誠。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0sFYg1gZn
秦典樞和四名部將被五花大綁,跪在郭子儀面前。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdN8YuxcGBV
郭子儀逐一審視他們,肅然道:「好一個視死如歸的表情。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MfLXjJlNf
秦典樞樂不可支:「郭將軍,我才不想苟延殘喘呢。就一個請求——」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbq8o8Lb4sU
「放心,投降的士卒一律不殺。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlfPg58J02
「那固然好,但我想讓您把我們五個就地正法。押解進京多沒意思。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTTxjcILPj
秦典樞爽快地說,四將也笑著附和。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1PywHgFay
郭子儀頷首道:「我不覺得贏了。只是運氣好,順風而已。雖然你們觸犯國法,卻是一群敢作敢當的爺們。葬禮我會好好操辦的。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDCR6w19HN
秦典樞聽罷,當即跪拜:「感激不盡,郭將軍。死而無憾矣!」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEc3TZ4xOQ
「來吧,別客氣!」眾人臉上泛起發自內心的笑容。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2iUOIDY67
郭子儀還禮,隨即轉身背對他們,用以掩飾奪眶而出的淚水。
不久,李秀和萍鶴望見五道光芒,直飛上清宮的方向而去。
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