Most of the officers and soldiers in the Dinghai Navy who were born in Tangluo, Hebei Province, had practiced both black and white and had been heroes in the jungle. They were very familiar with all kinds of violent attacks and robberies. Du Shisheng has been involved in Dinghai Navy for several years, and he has some knowledge in this field under the influence of his ears and eyes.
Setting up several meeting points in the city before taking action is a very important tip.
Usually when small thieves succeed, they will break up, but when large-scale bandits and horse bandits want to plunder a city, if they cannot succeed, their successors will inevitably fight each other. If you are alone at this time, you will be in a certain death situation, so unless you escape to the mountains or wilds, you must gather people along the way to ensure your own safety.
Du Shisheng had set two meeting points in Zhongdu City in advance. In order to ensure that our personnel would not get lost in the chaos of war, we used not a certain house or a certain courtyard, but two conspicuous relics left by the former Liao Dynasty Jinfu: Qing Jin Gate and Yuhua Gate.
According to the original plan, Zhang Rou's troops would retreat to Qingjin Gate to assemble if there was any disadvantage. After Miao Daorun entered the city, if there was any disadvantage, they would assemble at Yuhua Gate.
Although the two places have collapsed and been abandoned for a long time, there are still old foundations of the city wall that can be relied on. They are backed by the lotus pond and spring water, and are close to the main street inside Huicheng Gate, making it easy to gather and escape.
After the arrival of Shuhu Gaoqi, the soldiers and civilians in the city were in chaos. Most of Zhang Rou's men had dispersed, and the men who had been sent to several military camps beforehand were bound to flee as well.
The shameless thing of abandoning his subordinates and fleeing in times of crisis is something that a high-ranking Jurchen general can do, but a person like Zhang Rou, who started out in the grass and was born in the grass, is shameless and cannot do it. What's more, those people are Zhang Rou's cronies. If one of them dies, it will be a loss. So he had long planned to go to Qingjin Gate to see if any of his subordinates had gathered, and then go to Huicheng Gate to escape from Zhongdu.
As a result, there were soldiers and horses blocking the way at the Qing Jin Gate?
Zhang Rou ordered the charge and kill without hesitation.
At this time, the city of Zhongdu was full of people running around in a chaotic manner, as well as soldiers who were organized and able to block the road. Needless to say, they were all enemies!
Zhang Wenying, the kin general under his command, immediately roared and swung his sword forward.
The Qing Jinmen gate itself had collapsed long ago. What was once the city gate is now Changuimun Street, and the remaining city walls seem to be strangled on both sides of the road like giant towers. After Zhang Wenying led his troops to charge fiercely, the soldiers gathered here were immediately defeated and retreated continuously until they were between the two towers.
But although they were in chaos, they were still able to organize resistance. When Zhang Wenying rushed to the bottom of the city gate, three spears were fired at him from the left, middle and right. Zhang Wenying swung his sword horizontally and cut off two spears. Then he strode forward, sheathed his sword and raised it diagonally.
His physical strength is amazing. The sword flashed everywhere, one person was cut open in the stomach, the other was hit in the right arm, and then the blade passed through the throat from the right rib, cutting off more than half of the enemy's arm and neck, and blood spurted out.
While swinging the knife, he had already sidestepped to avoid the thrust of the third spear. He thought that after killing two people in a row, the third person would retreat in surprise, so he took advantage of the momentum and bravely advanced again. Unexpectedly, the tenacity of this group of enemy soldiers was far beyond his imagination. The third man saw that his companions were all dead, but refused to retreat, and immediately stabbed him with another spear.
Zhang Wenying was unable to dodge this time, and the spear penetrated straight through his left shoulder.
Zhang Wenying roared loudly in pain. His body swayed, and he threw the straight knife in his hand in a swirling motion. The blade hit the spear-wielding soldier's head and was completely embedded in it. The soldier died immediately, but his grip on the spear did not loosen. He fell to the ground with the spear, and the spear pulled Zhang Wenying's shoulder, causing him to fall down as well.
A few dozen steps away, Zhang Rou could only see the figures of people moving between the city gates. Four or five of his subordinates who rushed over were instantly reduced. He couldn't help but became furious and immediately urged his horse forward.
The Zhang family in Yizhou has been farming for generations. Zhang Rouquan relied on his own bravery to achieve his status and reputation in various battles. At this moment, the distance of dozens of steps was approaching in an instant. He used the momentum of the horse to slash left and right from a high position. Wherever he went, blood flew into the air, and broken arms and limbs fell everywhere. His subordinates also shouted to follow and made up their minds to kill all the enemies blocking the road first.
At this moment, two generals suddenly appeared from the shadows behind the city gate. They stood in the middle of the road, with their bows and arrows drawn backhand, and they fired arrows in succession.
During Zhang Rou's two years in Zhongdu, people often complained that the Jurchens were becoming weaker and weaker, and there were not many people who could shoot arrows in Zhongdu. When he served as the commander of the Imperial Guard, he was in charge of the Weijie Army. The Weijie Army is said to be composed of elite crossbowmen issued from various places in the second year of Cheng'an. In fact, most of the sergeants' martial arts are mediocre.
But the origins of these two people are unknown, and their archery skills are simply amazing!
In the firelight and darkness, the arrows whizzed through the air, and the two subordinates following Zhang Rou were hit by arrows one after another and fell down. The third arrow shot straight at Zhang Rou. Zhang Rou felt the silver light flashing in front of her eyes, and she leaned down to avoid it. The arrow almost missed her back.
After dodging the third arrow, the fourth and fifth arrows arrived again.
A soldier behind Zhang Rou quickly stepped up to cover the general. He took an arrow in the chest and fell to the sky. The fifth arrow continued to shoot at Zhang Rou. Zhang Rou tried to rush closer and slash. At this time, she was less than five steps away from the archer and the target was too big. He tried his best to move his horse to dodge, but the man dodged, but the horse did not. The arrow missed and penetrated straight into the chest of the horse.
The war horses neighed in pain, and the men stood up. Zhang Rou reacted very quickly, jumped off the horse, and slashed with his sword.
One of the two generals crossed his back to resist, and his back was cut off by a two-foot-seven-inch long straight knife. Zhang Rou breathed out and struck again. The other man dropped his long bow and drew his sword to resist. The two knives collided with a loud "clang" sound.
Not only was this man outstanding in his archery skills, he also worked hard on the use of a straight knife, and he was extremely strong physically. Zhang Rou slashed from the front, and the man stretched his arms horizontally to block it. As a result, Zhang Rou's wrist went numb and she took two steps back.
At this time, soldiers from both sides were already gathered together, and the firelight in their hands was flashing wildly. From time to time, it collided with the weapons, causing large clouds of sparks to bloom.
The general holding the broken bow happened to see Zhang Rou's face clearly. He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly shouted sharply: "Zhang Degang, are you rebelling too?"
Zhang Rou really didn't mind the accusation of rebellion, but he was inevitably surprised when he suddenly heard his enemy calling out his name.
When he was about to concentrate on seeing the other person's face, he saw the firelight and saw clearly the armor and stomach of the guards around him. Then he saw the man's tall and thin figure and broad shoulders. Finally, he saw his face. It was clear that he was a familiar person.
This person was Wanyan Xielie, the emperor's close minister and emissary of the Secret Service who was often sent by the emperor to quarrel with Du Shisheng!
The Attendant Bureau is nominally a subordinate agency of the Inspection Department in front of the palace, but in fact it has the emperor's back and serves as a hawk and dog. His power is naturally extremely powerful in Zhongdu City.
In the past, when Zhang Rou saw such close ministers of the emperor, even if she didn't pay homage, she still had to be respectful. But with the current situation, how could he care about a Jurchen official? At that moment, Zhang Rou only sneered twice: "I thought you, Wanyan Xielie, were rebelling! Get out of the way and don't block the road!"
"Be bold!"
Before Wanyan Xielie could say anything, the general who was blocking with a knife had already scolded him.
Zhang Rou looked at this person's face and realized why she had suffered a loss just now. He rolled his eyes and sneered twice: "Monk Chen, if you want to die, you might as well go south and fight the Mongols. If you stop me from leaving the city here, you won't show your ability."
It turned out that this general was Wanyan Xielie's younger brother, named Monk Wanyan Chen. This person is currently serving in the Imperial Attendance Bureau and has a reputation for bravery.
Wanyan Xielie and Wanyan Chen, two brothers, worked together in the bureau of personal attendants and gained the emperor's trust. They were usually extremely arrogant. At this moment, Zhang Rou yelled at him twice. Monk Wanyan Chen's face was full of anger. Wanyan Xilie was not annoyed. Instead, he kept saying: "Don't fight, don't fight! It's better that you are not a rebel! You have to leave the city." , we are the same! Dechen, you must help us, and you will be rewarded generously!"
It’s already time, what a waste of a generous reward!
Zhang Rou was about to continue to order them to give way, when suddenly something moved in her heart: "Where is the emperor?"
