1. War
In ancient times, the Yellow River basin has always been the living and habitat of the Xuanyuan Huangdi tribe. The leader is the famous Ji Xuanyuan, who is respectfully called the Yellow Emperor . This year, another tribe came from the south and wanted to occupy the territory. A war was inevitable between the two tribes.
This tribe in the south is not an ordinary tribe. It is an alliance formed by the Sanmiao and Jiuli tribes. The leader is named Chiyou. Chi You not only had eighty-one brothers with bronze heads and iron foreheads, but they could also smelt metals to make weapons. The entire tribe was extremely powerful in combat. Their population multiplied more and more in their original place, but their prey became less and less. They had no choice but to migrate northward, and they clashed with the aboriginal Huangdi tribe.
In the field of competition, this battle was truly earth-shattering. Chi You invited the gods Feng Bo and the Rain Master to come down to earth. There were strong winds and heavy rains. The Yellow Emperor's army was beaten to pieces, and Chi You's army took advantage of the situation to attack. Seeing that Huang Di was about to be defeated, he also invited the gods to come down to earth and invited the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven Hanba . When the wind stopped and the rain stopped, Huang Di's army defeated Chi You's army and forced Chi You to retreat to Chi You's stronghold. The two armies were in a stalemate. stage.
But what Huangdi didn’t know was that this drought demon was a terrible drought god. It's not that female demon 's body is so hot that it will cause drought, but she and the sun, who is also the son of the Emperor of Heaven, are siblings. Once the drought demon appears on the ground, it will have a wonderful impact on the sun. As the true form of the sun, the three-legged crow will become overly excited and the heat will be much greater than usual. Such strong sunlight will, of course, lead to terrible droughts.
The Yellow Emperor’s army and Chi You’s army have not yet decided the winner, and the people of the world cannot bear it. The raindrops were dried up by the sun before they fell from the sky, and the lakes and rivers on the ground were shrinking day by day. Not to mention planting and hunting, even drinking water was a problem. A large number of animals began to die, and many humans also died of thirst. When Huang Di saw this miserable situation, his heart was really twisted, and he regretted inviting the god of drought to the lower world. He was determined to lead his tribe back to fight the drought, but the war was not over yet. What if Chi You chased him from behind? He had the idea of a quick victory, so he ordered General Yinglong to lead troops to attack Chiyou Village.
Yinglong is the most powerful general in the Yellow Emperor's army. He is not only good at fighting, but also has magical transformation skills. Once he seals the secret and recites the incantation, he can turn into a giant dragon with two wings. It was he who killed Chi Yuna. Eighty-one brothers with bronze heads and iron foreheads fled in the face of the wind. Yinglong came to Chiyou's stronghold and shouted: "Follow me to attack the stronghold!" He took the lead and charged towards the stronghold with a big halberd.
Suddenly, hundreds of giants more than three meters high appeared at the top of the city. These giants threw the yellow snakes on their ears and hands into the Yellow Emperor's siege team, biting them and making people scream. Not only that, they also chanted a curse, and many poisonous snakes swam out from the ground, trees, and cracks in the walls, scaring the Yellow Emperor's army into retreating hastily.
General Yinglong saw that the situation was not good, he hurriedly chanted a mantra, swayed, and turned into a giant dragon with two wings on its back, flying up to Chiyou Village to capture these giants. When one of the giants saw this, he shouted: "Well done!" He suddenly turned into a giant like a mountain. He originally had a peach wood stick in his hand, but as he grew bigger, it became a handy tool. weapon. Just like this, a long dragon and a giant were fighting in the wilderness, and the soldiers on both sides were stunned.
Yinglong’s advantage lies in the air, but facing a giant man who is taller than a mountain, he really can’t show it. The two of them go back and forth. This is called chess. When you meet your opponent, you will encounter a good talent. We played for a whole day, but there was no difference. Win or lose. Huangdi watched for a long time, fearing that Yinglong would make a mistake, so he hurriedly ordered gold to withdraw his troops.
2. Bet
Yinglong returned to the camp, and the spies placed by Huangdi's army in Chiyou's army also sent information. It turns out that these giants live on a mountain in the north called Chengdu Zaitian. They are the descendants of the ancient great god Houtu, and are called the Kuafu tribe. The people of this clan are all over three feet tall, good at running, and make a living by hunting.They are especially good at manipulating snakes , with two yellow snakes hanging on their ears and two yellow snakes in their hands. The leader of the Kuafu clan also knows the magic of transformation and can become a giant thousands of feet tall. Out of respect, no one called him by his name, just and Kuafu .
A few days ago, Chi You's army was also seriously short of water. Chi You took a few people out to look for water sources, and accidentally fell into the Mount of Heaven in Chengdu. Chi You and Kua Fu had a conflict over water. The two fought for three days and three nights without deciding the outcome. In the end, they both felt sympathy for each other, stopped fighting, and became sworn brothers. Therefore, the Kuafu tribe, who had always been the most loyal people, took the initiative to help Chi You.
Seeing that Yinglong was fighting Kuafu for a long time, Huangdi couldn't help but worry. On his table were reports from various places, all saying that the drought was extremely serious and a large number of humans and animals died. The war could not be delayed any longer. At this time, Feng Hou, the first think tank in the army, spoke: "In my opinion, it is better to use a strategy. Let Yinglong fake defeat tomorrow and lure Kuafu to the valley. We can concentrate all our forces there to besiege him. We should be able to defeat him. .”
Huangdi has always been kind, and when he saw Kuafu It was so great that he fell in love with his talents and said, "I really can't bear to kill him. They are descendants of the great earth god and live a life of peace and harmony. They really shouldn't be involved in this war."
At this time everyone was speechless and didn't know what to do. Huang Di thought for a while and suddenly said: "The Kuafu tribe has always been proud of their temperament, and they are particularly good at running. I have a way to use provocation to drive the tiger away from the mountain!" The father raced with him. The reason is also high-sounding, it is to eliminate drought. The overexcited sun is the main cause of drought. Now let Yinglong and Kuafu race to see whoever catches the sun first wins. This will teach the sun a lesson, so that he does not dare to release heat randomly, and the drought is lifted.
Finally, Huangdi said to the dragon: "The sun itself has such strong heat, who can really get close to it? Just lure Kuafu away from the battlefield, but be sure not to hurt his life. Using this time, we can "Capture Chiyou Village."
In front of the two armies, Yinglong from the city called out to Kuafu: "I have heard for a long time that the Kuafu tribe runs like the wind. Do you dare to compete with me to see who can catch the sun first?" Give me a lesson, eyes The drought will be lifted soon."
Before Kuafu could say anything, the tribesmen on the side had already objected: "He wants to lure the tiger away from the mountain and win this battle. The chief must not be fooled."
Kuafu looked at the sun above his head and said, "I know their intentions. However, facing the strong sun every day, people will die of thirst. So what if we win this battle, so what if we lose? This sun, I chase It's just..." He turned to look at Chi You.
Chi You smiled slightly: "I can still carry which one is lighter and which one is heavier, so you can go ahead. But the sun is so hot, can you get close?"
Kuafu laughed loudly: "It depends on man-made things!" Then he shouted to Yinglong at the foot of the city: "The sun has already set to the west, why don't we start waiting?"
3. On the field of chasing deer, the sergeants of both sides shouted at the same time! I saw Yinglong changing first, turning into a giant dragon with two wings and flying towards the sun. Kuafu did not lag behind. He bowed and turned into a giant with a mahogany staff on his shoulder. He also chased the sun with long strides. In just an instant, both of them disappeared.
The body of the sun in the sky is a three-legged crow. When I saw the two chasing me, I just sneered. Two little humans dared to chase me, and they were leisurely traveling at the same speed as before. Soon, he discovered that the two of them had arrived too quickly. Yinglong had wings and could fly faster than the sun, while Kuafu could cover a huge distance in one step and was even faster. Only then did the sun panic, and hurriedly speed up and flew towards Yugu, its habitat in the west.
The strong light shone on Kuafu. He felt unbearably thirsty. When he looked up, he found that he had reached the Yellow River. He hurriedly squatted down and drank.Kuafu, who had become a giant, drank too much water and drank half of the river in one go. When he looked up, he found Ying Long hovering above his head, but he didn't dare to come down. After all, the two were hostile. Kuafu was very generous and said: "You and I are competing now, you can come and drink too."
Yinglong then flew down to drink water. With this drink, all the water in the Yellow River was dried up.
The two drank enough water and continued on the road to catch up. After this pursuit, they caught up with Weishui . The sun was now closer, the two of them were getting hotter, and their throats were as thirsty as smoke. Kuafu and Yinglong stopped to drink water again, and soon the Weishui River dried up. After Yinglong finished drinking, he said: "Kuafu, let's go back. Do we really catch up with the sun to reprimand him? He will be heated to death. In fact, this is a trick used by our army to transfer you away from Chiyou Village. .”
. Kuafu didn't care after hearing this: "I knew it from the beginning. But, should I just let the sun bake to death all the creatures in the world? As long as there is a little hope, I shouldn't give up." Without waiting for Yinglong's answer, he Like the wind chasing the sun.
Until now, Yinglong didn’t know what kind of person Kuafu was. Such a person is also a giant from an inner perspective. He did not return from the Weishui River as originally planned, but followed Kuafu to continue chasing the sun. Like Kuafu, he also wants to dedicate his last bit of strength to mankind.
Yugu is in sight. This is the habitat of the sun. As long as they get in, Kuafu and Yinglong can catch the sun. When Yang Yang looked behind him, he saw that Kuafu had already caught up to him not far away, and behind him was Yinglong. Taiyang became panicked and hurriedly shot all the heat in his body towards Kuafu.
Kuafu felt that his whole body was about to smoke, and he couldn't help feeling dizzy. Yinglong came from behind to support him and said loudly: "Hurry up and go to the vast sea in the north. The water there is boundless. Only by drinking a lot of water can you recover!"
Kuafu's head shook suddenly and he woke up: "Once you turn around, Hanhai, I can no longer catch the sun, I can't give up all my efforts!" He pushed Yinglong away, maximized his potential, and chased the sun again.
The sun turned and set towards Yugu. Seeing that Kuafu could not catch up, he suddenly jumped up with his legs and stretched out his hands to embrace the sun. He knew very well what the consequences would be if a flesh-and-blood body just embraced a big fireball, but he, a despised mortal, wanted to give the sun a solid lesson!
But at this moment, the sun suddenly accelerated and entered Yu Valley. Kuafu's arms were empty and he fell to the ground and never got up. Hunger, thirst and burning had exhausted the last drop of water in his body. Kuafu is dead.
Kuafu’s huge body turned into a mountain, which was called Kuafu Mountain by later generations. The wooden stick in his hand turned into a peach forest, which was called Denglin. Every spring and March, the peach blossoms in Denglin are in full bloom, shielding passers-by from the sun; every summer and June, they are full of peach blossoms, quenching the thirst of passers-by. This was the last thing this tragic hero did for people.
When Yinglong brought this bad news back to Zhuolu Wilderness , the war was already over. Huang Di's army defeated Chi You's army, and Chi You himself was defeated and committed suicide. However, Huangdi also respected him very much and still named him the "God of War" after his death. When the sun rose the next day, people found that the sunlight was normal. It was not as hot and unbearable as before, but just right. But it turned out that Kuafu's hug frightened Taiyang so much that he woke up and no longer dared to be as unscrupulous as before - it turns out that humans who are driven into panic are so terrifying.
The Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of China, stood on the top of the mountain, looking towards Kuafu Mountain and bursting into tears. He ordered his people to always remember this hero who once chased the sun. The soul is back and will never be forgotten!
Author: Yu Quanjun (Hebei)
