Chapter 164 Seng Gelinqin died in Caozhou (2)
After Zhang Zongyu finished speaking, he took the lead and came out fiercely.
When Seng Gelinqin arrived in Dengzhou, his footing was not yet stable, so he hurriedly ordered his cavalry to march out to fight.
Zhang Zongyu fought fiercely for half a day, but he was unable to catch up and hurriedly retreated.
King Renzhu of Lu said: After the yellow flag is defeated, it may be difficult to become a formidable enemy. I charge with the blue flag, and Liang Dian leads the yellow flag to respond from behind. Is that okay?
Zhang Zongyu said: If you can't charge with the yellow flag, how can you pick up the team? Today I am not born with Hulu!
King Zun Lai Wenguang said: Don't act out of emotion. The land of Tangpo is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is getting late and it is not suitable to fight anymore. Set up an ambush tomorrow to lure the enemy deep, encircle and destroy them.
Zhang Zongyu said: "This is a very good policy. Tomorrow morning, my second brother will go to Tangpo to set up an ambush. I will lead the yellow flag to lure the monster into the urn."
The next day, Zhang Zongyu fought and retreated. Unaware of the deception, Seng Gelinqin led the cavalry and followed him straight into the ambush. They charged left and right and fought fiercely for half a day before breaking out of the encirclement.
Seng Gelinqin retreated to Dengzhou and resisted in the city. Lai Wenguang and others attacked for three days, withdrew their troops and marched north. At the end of the year, they crossed the Shahe River and entered Lushan County.
Lai Wenguang inspected the terrain and quickly ordered all his troops to secretly deploy defenses along the north bank of the Shah River. He also ordered a small group of cavalry to pretend to be in retreat and swagger around.
Seng Gelinqin pursued to the south bank of Shahe River and ordered Dutong Hengling and guerrilla Chen Guorui to advance on horseback and pursue them first.
Heng Ling received the order and led the cavalry team to quickly cross the Shahe River and cross the mountain pass, rushing forward with great speed.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Shu Lunbao said: "I am reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, if we go deep alone, we may be overrun by bandits." In front of them were the bandits, the remnants of the thin horses, and one or two hundred horsemen, sparsely scattered in the mountain col, as if they were bait to lure fish. After a short rest, Chen Guorui's troops arrived and pursued again.
Heng Ling said: "Don't I know!" However, Commander Di has an order to let the bandits flee and meet with their heads raised. We will follow up quietly and attack in tandem, waiting for Commander Di to lead the army.
While the two were talking, the Nian army and cavalry were counterattacking from all directions. Shu Lunbao rushed to fight and was hit by several arrows. He fell off his horse and died. The camp commanders Fu Ke Jing'a and Jing Se Buku saw that the situation was not good and rode their horses. Heng Ling fled; Heng Ling was fearless and supervised all his ministries and fought to the death; Heng Ling fought fiercely for the whole day, but after a slight pause, Lai Wenguang killed him off his horse; his ministries fought individually and were defeated. .
As night fell, the guerrilla governor Chen Guorui and his troops arrived, but the battle was over. Chen Guorui quickly ordered the treatment of the wounded and the cleaning of the battlefield; a soldier found a letter next to Hengling's body and presented it to Chen Guorui; Guorui did not dare to observe it, and was worried, so he reported it to Seng Gelinqin.
The monk king was frightened, but he calmed down, opened the letter and looked around, and saw Lai Wenguang leaving a message: Tian Nianzun Wang Lai, Liang Wang Zhang, Lu Wang Ren, etc., thanks to the great love of the monk commander, first sent ten thousand soldiers under his command to rush to Huangquan; I won't thank you for your kindness. I will take away the horses and spears, and the monks will take away the corpses and bones. How about Dai Zongfu? List of small hills. We want to enter Shandong from Henan to attack Beijing. Please ask King Monk to pursue us quickly.
Seng Gelinqin was furious and immediately killed the generals of the second battalion of Fuke Jing'a and Jingse Buku to correct military discipline. He ordered all the ministries to pursue them immediately.
Chen Guorui said: "I am reporting to the Commander-in-Chief that I will have something to say at the end, but I don't know whether to say it or not."
Seng Gelinqin said: Why waste words? Speak quickly!
Chen Guorui said: "At the end of the day, we will see that these bandits are all on foot and ready to ride. One person has several horses and is ready to supplement." He rushed to a certain place and set up an ambush, waiting for a surprise attack. Our cavalry is fast and fierce, but our troops are slow. This slowness will not help the urgent situation. Please ask the commander-in-chief to come up with other strategies to surround this bandit.
Monk Gelinqin said: If this bandit enters Shandong from Henan, then advances from the north of Shandong, and reaches the capital, the world will be shaken! If you have no other plan, send my order quickly, with the cavalry in front and the infantry behind, forging ahead; those who delay and delay the advance will be severely punished!
