At that time, the armies of Song Jiang and Lu Junyi gathered under the city of Hangzhou and joined forces to attack Hangzhou. Song Jiang still used tricks to destroy the city of Hangzhou.
When the city of Hangzhou was destroyed, Zhang Shun appeared, borrowed the body of his brother Zhang Heng, met Fang Tianding at the south gate, pulled him off his horse, cut off his head with a knife, and carried him to Songjiang's tent. Song Jiang used Fang Tianding's head to pay homage to Zhang Shun and other Liangshan heroes who died in the national disaster, and then divided his troops with Lu Junyi to capture Muzhou and Shezhou.
Muzhou is Fangla's home base. To attack Muzhou, Wulong Ridge must be captured first.
The Wulongling Pass is close to the Yangtze River, with steep mountains and fast waters. The pass is fortified above and warships are lined up below. The defense is very strict.
Song Jiang led his army, marching on both land and water, with boats and cavalry traveling side by side. Soon they arrived at the foot of Wulong Ridge. Seeing how tightly guarded they were, they could only look at the ridge and sigh.
Sailor leaders Ruan Xiaoer, Zhang Heng, Hou Jian, and Duan Jingzhu led the sailors to detour to the seaside and go upstream from the Qiantang River, hoping to sail around to the back of Wulong Ridge. Unexpectedly, the weather was not going well, and a strong wind blew the boat driven by Ruan Xiaoer, Zhang Heng, Hou Jian, and Duan Jingzhu into the sea.
Several people worked together to bring the boat back, but unexpectedly the wind capsized the boat and they all fell into the water. Hou Jian and Duan Jing had lived in the north for a long time and were not accustomed to water. When they fell into the water, they panicked. They used their hands and feet to plop a few times and finally sank into the water. No one was seen soon. They must have been fed by the fish.
Ruan Xiaoer has been fishing in Liangshan Po since he was a child. He has good water skills and tried his best to swim out to sea. Unexpectedly, as soon as he landed on the shore, he encountered Fang La soldiers coming to kill him. When Ruan Xiaoer saw this, he hurriedly ran into the water, but Fang Labing grabbed his hair with a scratching hook.
Ruan Xiaoer was shocked and couldn't get away. Ruan Xiaoer thought to himself, "It's troublesome. If he is captured by the Confederate Army, he will definitely suffer a lot. In this case, it's better for me to commit suicide to avoid being humiliated." So Ruan Xiaoer quickly pulled out his knife, wiped it on his neck, and cut himself to death.
On land, the two brothers Jie Zhen and Jie Bao relied on the fact that they were lifelong hunters and were used to walking on mountain roads, so they pretended to be hunters and went to sneak attack the Wulong Ridge Pass, hoping to set a fire on Wulong Ridge and trigger the Confederate Army's attack. Chaos, so that Song Xianfeng can take advantage of the chaos to seize the pass.
After making some preparations, the two brothers set off from the army and climbed up the pass with their heads down. They had been seen by the people on the mountain, so they prepared their hooks in advance and waited for the two brothers to climb up.
Jie Zhen was climbing to the recess of the mountain when she heard a cry of "hit" and was thrown down from the top with a scratch of the hook. Xie Zhen hid in a hurry. Unexpectedly, the scratch hook got caught in her hair and she couldn't get free. Xie Zhen was anxious and quickly took out a knife to cut off her hair. The force from above had already been used to pull Xie Zhen's feet off the ground and she was already hanging up.
When Xie Zhen saw this, she was shocked. She took out her sword and cut off the hook, but it fell from the air. Poor Xie Zhen has been a hunter for half her life, climbed all over the mountains and mountains, and was knocked down from a cliff a hundred meters high. There were wolf teeth and rocks below, and Jie Zhen was smashed into a pile of meat.
When Jie Bao saw his brother fall off the cliff, he panicked. When he was about to retreat, large and small rocks rolled down from above, killing Jie Bao among the rocks.
When Song Jiang heard about the death of Jie Zhen and Jie Bao, he was furious. His black face became even darker with anger. He hurriedly mobilized 3,000 elite soldiers and led four generals, Guan Sheng, Hua Rong, Lu Fang and Guo Sheng, to rush to the pass. Come.
Fang La's general Shi Bao had long expected that Song Jiang would come to take revenge. He ambushed elite soldiers on both sides of the road and waited for Song Jiang to come to attack the key point.
On the pass, Shi Bao saw Song Jiang rushing in with four generals and 3,000 elite soldiers, and had entered the ambush circle. He fired a cannon, shouted, and killed the general.
When Song Jiang looked at it, he saw Shibao's army and horses in front of him, and Deng Yuanjue behind him, blocking the way. He was very frightened.
Shi Bao came on horseback and shouted loudly: "Liangshan bandits, hate Song Jiang. If you don't get off your horse and accept surrender, when will you wait?!"
Seeing this, Song Jiang turned his horse's head and ran quickly.
Guan Sheng let Song Jiang pass and said: "Brother Pioneer, retreat first, let me fight this guy." After saying that, Guan Sheng walked towards Shi Bao and shouted: "Are you so arrogant?! Now you are Grandpa Guan." Here, don’t scold me, brother Gongming. If you are not afraid of death, just come here and fight your grandpa Guan for three hundred rounds!"
Guan Sheng claps the malun knife, rushes forward, and fights Shi Bao. Hua Rong filled his bow and fired several arrows, knocking down several of Shi Bao's generals. Lu Fang and Guo Sheng fought against the opposing general and temporarily maintained the situation. Other generals escorted Song Jiang to retreat.
Seeing that there was no way to escape everywhere, Song Jiang was panicking. Suddenly he heard the sound of killing from behind the southern army, and the southern army fled after hearing the sound. When Song Jiang looked carefully, it turned out that it was Li Kui, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song and other infantry leaders coming with thousands of soldiers to kill the general.
Song Jiang was overjoyed.
After a while, Zhu Tong, Li Ying, Wang Aohu, Yizhang Qing and other horse troop leaders were also seen coming to kill the general.
Song Jiang cried with joy, looked up to the sky and sighed: "God bless Song Jiang, he will not die. Fang La will be captured and brought to justice, and our country will be protected for thousands of years."
It turned out that Wu Yong was worried that Song Jiang would be in danger, so he sent horse and infantry leaders such as Li Kui, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, Zhu Dian, Li Ying, Wang Aohu, Yizhang Qinghu Sanniang and other horse and infantry leaders to rush to the rescue.
When Shi Bao saw the generals of the Song army coming to meet him, he led his generals back to the ridge. Shi Bao was frightened by this battle, so he urgently ordered Deng Yuanjue to go to Qingxi Palace in person, meet the emperor, and ask for more troops and horses to guard the pass for a long time.
Song Jiang also dispatched troops and generals, and it happened that Tong Guan, Wang Zhen, and Zhao Tan led troops to help. Song Jiang was more confident and gearing up for a big fight.
After Song Jiang met with Tong Guan, Wang Zhen and Zhao Tan, they set up camp respectively.
As the saying goes, noble people have God's help.
Just when Song Jiang was blocked in conquering Wulong Ridge, an old man came. He looked like he was seventy years old, but he was born with a fairy spirit, a ruddy face, and bright eyes. He was about seven feet five six feet tall, and his figure was ethereal and seemed to be floating in the air. And arrived.
The old man came to Song Jiang and said loudly: "The righteous man personally led the army to conquer the local bandits, saved the people from fire and water, and saved the country from danger. Now he is trapped in front of Wulong Ridge. I should help him."
Song Jiang met with the old man and said, "The old man has white hair and a childish face, an immortal demeanor, and a sparkling spirit. He must be a master of Taoism. How can you help me?"
The old man said: "The man guarding Wulong Ridge is Shi Bao, the general of Fang La Kingdom. He is brave enough that no one can match him. If the righteous soldiers attack with all their strength, they will definitely forget their lives and fight hard. The army of righteous soldiers will not be able to take down Wulong Ridge for a while."
Seeing this, Song Jiang asked, "If this is the case, what should I do? Please ask the old gentleman to teach me."
The old man said: "I know a small road that is sufficient for the army. It can bypass Wulong Ridge, go straight to Muzhou, and approach Bangyuan Cave in Qingxi County, Fangla's hometown. If a righteous man leads the army, avoid its sharp edge and take a shortcut to bypass Wulong. Ling, if Muzhou is captured directly, Shi Bao will be panicked and the morale of the army will be in chaos. By then, Wulong Ling will be defeated."
Song Jiang was overjoyed when he heard this. He entertained the old man in the army and asked him to be his guide.
The next day, Song Jiang personally prayed to Privy Council Tong Guantong to guard the rear. He personally led 12 generals and 10,000 elite soldiers. Under the leadership of the old man, he took a small road and secretly bypassed Wulong Ridge and reached Wulong Mountain. Dongying behind Longling.
After passing Wulong Ridge, the old man said goodbye to Song Jiang: "The righteous soldiers are marching south to Muzhou. My mission has been completed, so I say goodbye." After saying that, he turned around and left. In a daze, the old man had disappeared.
Song Jiang was very confused and thought to himself, could it be that gods are helping me?
Besides, the man guarding the east camp behind Wulong Ridge was Shi Bao's general Wu Yingxing. When he learned that Song Jiang had brought 10,000 elite soldiers, their horses picked up bells, the sergeant Jiemei walked quickly, bypassed Wulong Ridge, and came to Dongying, thinking about himself. With only more than 3,000 soldiers, how could they defeat Song Jiang's troops? It's better to retreat quickly. So, they all left in a hurry.
Deng Yuanjue was ordered by Shi Bao to move reinforcements from Qingxi. However, he did not expect that Song Jiang would bypass Wulong Ridge, attack Dongying, and approach Muzhou. He was shocked. Deng Yuanjue secretly thought that if Muzhou was lost, everything would be ruined. Deng Yuanjue then wanted to mobilize five thousand soldiers and horses to save Muzhou.
Shi Bao advised: "The terrain in Muzhou is far less dangerous than Wulong Ridge. It is a long-term solution for you and me to defend Wulong Ridge. We can advance and retreat with more than enough strength."
Deng Yuanjue refused to listen and said to Shi Bao: "Muzhou is the gateway to Qingxi. If Muzhou is lost, Qingxi cannot be protected; if Qingxi is not protected, Bangyuandong is in danger. Go and rescue Muzhou immediately." Deng Yuanjue said After that, regardless of Shi Bao's dissuasion, he came down from the ridge with five thousand soldiers and horses.
Deng Yuanjue led five thousand troops and horses down to the foot of Wulong Ridge and galloped towards Muzhou. On the way, he pursued Song Jiang's rear army.
Seeing this, Song Jiang's rear army rushed to report to Song Jiang. Deng Yuanjue of Fang La Kingdom led his troops to pursue him and reached the rear army.
Because Deng Yuanjue ruined the lives of Jie Zhen and Jie Bao, Song Jiangzheng hated him to the core. After hearing the news, he immediately ordered the rear army to become the front army to fight against Deng Yuanjue. Song Jiang also hurriedly led Guan Sheng, Hua Rong, Qin Ming and other generals to the front of the battle.
Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.
Song Jiang waved his whip and drove his troops to fight. Hua Rong hurriedly said to Song Jiang: "Brother, please don't be impatient. This person has great martial arts skills and must be outsmarted. This must be the case this time." Hua Rong then spoke into Song Jiang's ear.
Song Jiang nodded yes, then called Qin Ming and whispered. Qin Ming understood this and rushed out of the formation, heading straight for Deng Yuanjue.
Qin Ming and Deng Yuanjue met each other, raised their maces, looked at Deng Yuanjue's pocket and hit him. Deng Yuanjue came to fight with a gun. The two fought for five rounds before Qin Ming pretended to be weak, turned his horse and ran away. Deng Yuanjue thought that Qin Ming could not defeat him, so he fled for his life. He drove his horse hastily and pursued him.
Qin Ming didn't go anywhere. He just looked at the Songjiang River and fled. When Deng Yuanjue saw Song Jiang, he stopped chasing Qin Ming and galloped over to capture Song Jiang. Hidden behind the battle formation was Hua Rong, who drew his bow fully, looked at him kindly, and shot an arrow in Deng Yuanjue's face.
The bow is open to the full moon, and the arrow is like a shooting star.
The arrow flew straight to Deng Yuanjue's face, and with a pop, it hit his face. Deng Yuanjue turned on his back and fell off his horse. The soldiers rushed forward and chopped Deng Yuanjue into pieces with a flurry of swords.
Song Jiang looked up to the sky and laughed, shouting loudly: "Brothers who have perished in the national calamity! Song Jiang has avenged you!" The accompanying soldiers all raised their swords and guns and shouted loudly: "Conquer Fang La! Contribute to the imperial court!"
Song Jiang was riding on the horse, raised the whip in his hand, and said loudly: "Brothers! Muzhou is ahead of us. If we take Muzhou, we will reach Fangla's lair. What awaits us is the final victory. Let's go!"
Song Jiang sent his troops to advance towards Muzhou, passing through the pass and beheading generals along the way, sweeping across the Southern armies they encountered, and advanced all the way to the gate of Muzhou City.
