Oolong Ridge to get rid of monsters
When the Liangshan army attacked the Daimyo's Mansion, Suo Chao was appointed as a guard general to meet the old general of Liangshan "Thunderbolt" Qin Ming, but because he was not good at dodging hidden weapons, his left arm was shot and injured by Han Tao, the "Baisheng General". After recovering, he was anxious to be ashamed, and went deep into the enemy line alone, but accidentally fell into a trap and was captured. Song Jiang personally loosened the tie for him and entertained him hospitablely, and after Yang Zhi's persuasion, Suo Chao finally returned to Liangshan.
Subsequently, Suo Chao attacked Dongchang Mansion with the Liangshan army, but was unfortunately hit in the face by Zhang Qing and was injured. When the heroes of Liangshan gathered together, Suo Chao ranked nineteenth and served as the eight hussars and vanguard envoys of the Ma Army. In the battle of winning Tong Guan twice, Suo Chao knocked down Wang Yi of Tong Guan's prison army with an axe, and shocked the three armies.
After the Liangshan people returned to the imperial court, Suo Chao accompanied Song Jiang to fight everywhere and made great achievements. There is a legendary story of Suo Chao subduing the black snake monster among the people:
After the heroes of Liangshan returned to the imperial court, it coincided with the southern invasion of the Liao army, and Song Jiang was ordered to lead a large army to resist foreign enemies. He appointed the brave and warlike Suo Chao as the vanguard, responsible for opening the road and building bridges, and directly took the fortress Jizhou occupied by the Liao soldiers.
One day, Suo Chao led his troops to Wulong Ridge in the depths of Taihang Mountain. The ridge is high and the valley is deep, the terrain is steep, just as the army is slowly moving north, suddenly saw a general jumping out of the jungle, standing in the middle of the road like a black iron tower, blocking the way.
This general is two feet tall, his face is as dark as the bottom of a pot, his waist is thick, he wears a ink-splashed steel lion helmet, a black tassel hanging from the back of his head, he is wearing black iron armor, and even the steel gun he holds in his hand is shining with black oil, which looks majestic. He shouted: "Whoever is coming, report the name quickly!" ”
Suo Chao saw that the other party was violent, so he rode forward, hugged his fists and saluted, saying that he was the general of Liangshan who went north to resist Liao, and asked the other party what he had to say.
"Oh? Are you a good man in Liangshan? It is said that you have the courage of ten thousand people, and today I will be lucky, I want to learn and understand, win the oolong gun in my hand, and let you go north, otherwise, don't think about this oolong ridge! ”
Suo Chao was originally short-tempered, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but be furious. I thought: This black guy is weird. I have no grievances with you in the past, and I have no enmity in the near future, why do you want to stop me from going and provoke and compete? Well, since you have declared war on Lerma, how can I be justified!
Thinking of this, Suo Chao roared, swung his axe, and came to fight the black general. The black general said, "Good time! "Hold a gun to fight Suochao. The two generals showed their might, and they killed in an open field......
The two fought for 300 rounds, stirring up dust and covering the sky. Suo Chao fought more and more bravely, and gradually gained the upper hand, the black general saw that he couldn't parry, turned his horse and jumped out of the circle, and said: "I haven't eaten enough today, I'm a little tired, and I'll fight again tomorrow!" After speaking, he ran towards the mountains and forests with a cloud of smoke, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Suo Chao chased into the forest, but the black general was nowhere to be found. He thought to himself: What kind of person is this black guy? Why is it gone in a flash?
Seeing that it was getting late, I had to send an order to set up camp and wait for tomorrow to cross the ridge.
That night, in order to prevent accidents, Suo Chao ordered to strengthen the patrol camp. In order to find out the true face of this black general, he asked the soldiers to invite nearby villagers to understand the situation. However, the soldiers searched a few dilapidated villages at the foot of the mountain, and there were ten rooms and ten empty rooms in the village, but there was not a single figure. Finally, on the way back, he met a woodcutter and led him to the barracks.
The woodcutter told Suo Chao that this black general turned out to be a black snake in the mountains! The origin of this Oolong Ridge is also related to the black snake monster, the black snake monster has occupied the Oolong Ridge for more than ten years, making waves, often coming out to devour cattle, sheep and young children, causing no one to live for 30 miles, and the people are deeply affected by it, but they have no choice but to move away. Therefore, there are few people here, only he collects firewood for a living, and lives at the foot of the mountain at the risk of his life. The woodcutter said that he would like to ask General Suo to eliminate harm for the people.
Suo Chao agreed to the woodcutter's request, but how to get rid of this evil black snake monster? He has no bottom in his heart.
In the middle of the night, I suddenly heard a gong sound, and the patrol sentry entered the tent to report, just now a black wind rolled up on the flat ground, and a war horse was swept into the forest!
Suo Chao knew in his heart that it must have been done by the black snake monster, and seeing that the soldiers were not harmed, he was somewhat relieved in his heart, and ordered to strengthen the patrol camp, so he rested himself.
Early the next morning, the black basilisk went out of the mountain to find Suo Chao to fight. Last night, he feasted on a war horse and looked in good spirits.
Suo Chao knew the true face of the black snake monster this time, and he hated it to the bone, and when he saw it coming to provoke again, he was even more angry, so he urged his crotch to dismount and take the black snake monster with an axe.
Suo Chao fought with him for three hundred rounds, and the black snake monster gradually couldn't parry, turned around and ran straight into the mountains and forests. Suo Chao chased closely behind, looking to see that he was about to catch up, but this guy turned around and "spit out" a breath of black gas, which sprayed directly on Suo Chao's face, Suo Chao was caught off guard, his eyes were dark, and he fell off the horse unconscious.
When Suo Chao woke up, he was already lying in the camp, he knew that this black basilisk would spew poisonous gas, and he was extremely depressed, thinking to himself, this black basilisk is really hateful! If this blame is not removed, the common people will still suffer, how can this be good?
For more than half a day, the black basilisk did not come again.
That night, the evening breeze was blowing, the autumn insects were chirping, and Suo Chao was bored in the tent, so he wanted to go out of the tent. Just as he was about to get up, he saw a white-haired old man appear in front of him. Suo Chao was taken aback and shouted:
"Who are you? Dare to trespass into this handsome tent! ”
The white-haired old man smiled slightly, bowed his hand and said, "The general is angry, I am the god of Taihang Mountain, and I am here for you to fight with the black snake monster." ”
When Suo Chao heard that he was the god of Taihang Mountain, he was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly bowed to the worship, imploring the mountain god to teach him a strategy to capture demons.
The mountain god told Suo Chao that this black snake monster is strong, and the magic power is vast, this mountain was originally called Huangyunling, since the snake spirit occupies this ridge, there is no evil, and his own way is shallow, and he can't fight it, so he has to swallow his anger. Today, the general is here, just to use this divine power to get rid of this monster.
As he spoke, the mountain god took out a golden orb and handed it to Suo Chaodao: "General, this thing is a hundred spirit spirit to ward off evil spirits, which can avoid mountain miasma and poisonous gas. Tomorrow to fight the black basilisk again, as long as you hold this bead in your mouth, you are not afraid of it spewing poisonous gas......" The mountain god also told Suo Chao that he would fight the black basilisk tomorrow, and he would definitely help him in due time.
Suo was overjoyed, took the jewel, and was about to thank the mountain god, only to see a wisp of green smoke, and the mountain god disappeared in a blink of an eye.
With the help of the mountain gods, Suo Chao is full of confidence.
The next day, the black basilisk went out to the mountains again to seek battle. Suo Chao said: "You are my defeated general, don't drill your king's nest if you have the ability, let's fight to the death, see the high and low win or lose!" ”
The black snake monster didn't talk to each other, and shot the horse to get Suo Chao, Suo Chao swung an axe to meet him, and the two fought in one place again. After 300 rounds, the black basilisk gradually lost its ability and ran back into the mountains. Suo Chao patted the horse and chased after him. The black basilisk repeated its old trick, turned around and took a "wow", and spewed out a poisonous mist. This time, because Suo Chao had the evil orb given by the mountain god in his mouth, the poisonous gas of the black snake monster did not work. The black basilisk panicked and fled into the mountains and forests!
At this time, the mountain god had already started a spell on the mountain, but he saw a large tree in front of the black basilisk suddenly falling, blocking the way of the black basilisk.
Suo Chao caught up with the horse, waved the golden dipping axe in his hand, and with a "click", he split the black snake monster into two pieces! Looking at the prototype of the black snake monster again, it turned out to be a black python with a thick waist and ten measurements.
After getting rid of the black basilisk, Suo's super army, with the help of the mountain god, successfully passed through the Oolong Ridge and embarked on the journey of the royal border.
Since then, the story of Suo Chao vs. the black snake monster has also been passed down among the people until today.
(At the end of the play, part of the content is adapted from "Water Margin" and other materials)