Why did Xin Xingzong come back early? He originally planned to come back and bandage his wounds before going to see Tong Guan. Unexpectedly, Tong Guan came first, which saved him energy. He cried loudly and then talked about the "cause and effect" of this battle——
"Commander Rong Zhen, early this morning Yang Weizhong and I led our troops to attack Hangzhou. When we reached the foot of Linping Mountain, 30,000 to 50,000 thieves blocked the way. The leader was Fang La's pseudo-marshal Shi Bao."
"My brother fought with him. It was my second brother who beheaded one of his generals. Shi Bao personally went into battle. This man was a strong thief and he beheaded three of my brothers..."
At this point, the fellow shed tears again and again, sniffing and continuing: "The general saw that he was powerful, so he used a tactic of false defeat to lure the enemy. As expected, the fellow came to chase him, but he was shot by the crossbowmen under the command of the general. The rebels were in chaos. At the end of the day, the general launched a counterattack. At this time, Brother Liu Guangshi led more than 2,000 cavalry, and we joined forces to kill the rebels and fled all over the mountains and fields."
Xin Xingzong's face showed a look of hatred, and his voice became louder: "The last general was more focused on killing the traitors, so he asked Old General Yang to command the brigade. The last general and his second brother personally led two thousand people and inserted themselves behind the traitors. He blocked his way back to the city, thinking that if the two of them combined, the bandits would be annihilated. Unexpectedly, at this time, Senior Brother Liu collected his cavalry to watch the battle, and General Yang's troops were also slow to advance. The 20,000 people who were blocked were The remaining thieves were eager to escape and violently attacked the general's position."
"Oh!" Tong Guan looked solemn and pointed to him: "There is a saying in the art of war: don't stop when you return to the army. You only know how to make contributions. If his way of life is blocked by you, how can you not fight with all your strength? Since you have few soldiers, at that time Then a small road should be opened to distribute the two thousand people around. Seeing a chance of survival, he just ran for his life and led his troops and horses to cut on both sides. Even if he escaped with a few people, his vitality would be greatly damaged."
Xin Xingzong's tears had not yet dried, but now they became more and more violent, and he cried loudly: "The general has listened to the commander's teachings, and is young and ignorant, so he is defeated! How can the general have such a strategy as the commander? I only know that he is young and has little knowledge. We just fought to the death. Unexpectedly, at this moment, another group of men suddenly appeared from behind, claiming to be Liangshan bandits and coming to help Fang La."
"Liangshan thieves?" Tong Guan was startled and said seriously: "This group of thieves includes many former officials and generals, but we should not underestimate them."
Xin Xingzong cried even more sadly: "The commander-in-chief has seen thousands of miles! His group is more powerful than the southern thieves. They attacked from both sides. The formation collapsed at the first sight. The two brothers struggled to maintain it. Unexpectedly, he had a few capable people. During the fight, the second brother was killed by one of his three-pointed sword wielders, and the last general was stabbed by one of his spear wielders, but he still had the courage to kill several of his leaders and escaped with his life."
Tong Guan's white eyebrows furrowed tightly: "Why didn't Yang Weizhong come to help? If the Liangshan group comes to the south of the Yangtze River, there will be countless prefectures along the way. They will definitely not be able to march with a large army. They can only be a partial division. Your Xihe army has 20,000 soldiers. , are you afraid of him?"
Xin Xingzong shook his head and cried: "When the last general fought his way out of the siege, General Yang was still forming a formation two miles away. The last general was going to join him, but he bled too much and fainted, but unexpectedly the war horse recognized the way. , when I woke up, I had arrived at the city gate and saw the commander-in-chief with his flag, so I came to see him in a hurry. I just ask the commander-in-chief to give me a troop of soldiers and horses so that I can rescue General Yang!"
After hearing this, Tong Guan sneered repeatedly: "This guy delayed the military flight and was afraid of fighting. Why do you still want to save him! It's just too late. An urgent report has just been sent. It was a big defeat. Yang Weizhong and Liu Guangshi is on his way back."
As soon as he finished speaking, a military academy came to report that Liu Guangshi had led his troops back.
Tong Guan called in, and not long after, Liu Guangshi entered the handsome tent with his head held high. When he saw Xin Xingzong, he couldn't help but be startled: "Brother Xin, are you not dead?"
He saw from a distance that Tang Bin poked Xin Xingzong and fell from his horse, but he did not see Xin Xingzong get up and escape into the infantry.
Why did Tang Bin frighten him away when he led more than a hundred bowmen and cavalry? Lack of courage is only one of them. The main reason is that he saw Xin Xingzong being killed by the formation with his own eyes, so that he suddenly understood the wise saying "A son of rich gold cannot sit down in the hall", so he decisively transferred.
Tong Guan knew that the two of them had always been at odds with each other. After hearing these words, he immediately believed Xin Xingzong's previous words.
Xin Xingzong got up with difficulty, wiped his tears, and said calmly: "Thanks to the great blessings from the saints and the might of the handsome tiger, Xin is lucky to have survived. Otherwise, wouldn't this generation of my Xin family be dead? He just fainted from bleeding for a moment and was carried by a war horse. Come back here."
These words were quite tragic. Tong Guan sighed secretly, looked at Xin Xingzong's pale face, and decided not to hold Xin Xingzong accountable for the defeat. He shook his head and called for a doctor to re-bandage his injuries.
He turned to Liu Guangshi and said, "How did you fight this battle? Tell me."
Liu Guangshi straightened his back, assumed the posture of a fierce general, cupped his fists and said: "Return to the commander-in-chief, the last general was ordered to lead the cavalry ahead to join the Xihe soldiers, and rushed all the way to the bottom of a hill. When he saw him, Xihe The soldiers were fighting fiercely with tens of thousands of rebels. The general immediately led his troops to attack and cut the enemy formation, causing the rebels to be defeated. Commander, you know that Brother Xin is not big-minded. When the general saw that the overall situation was decided, he retreated. Step aside and let the Xihe soldiers do their full work."
His words were slightly different from those of Xin Xingzong. Xin Xingzong said that he had already won when the cavalry arrived, but Liu Guangshi said that he won only when he came. Such small details are the norm for generals to compete for merit, and Tong Guan saw it much more He didn't bother and asked, "Then how did you defeat him again?"
Liu Guangshi suddenly showed an expression of sadness, anger and helplessness: "At that time, Brother Xin led a group of troops to block the rebels' escape route. General Yang led his troops to cover up the attack, so I raided the formation for him. Unexpectedly, Xin suddenly A strong army came out from behind my brother, killed his second son, and stabbed Brother Xin. I said he was dead and wanted to avenge him. However, General Yang formed a horizontal formation and came forward to fight. My cavalry were all Being blocked behind the formation, the newcomers fought with Old General Yang and defeated him in one fell swoop. Seeing that he was defeated like a mountain, I was afraid of disrupting my cavalry, so I led most of my cavalry to retreat first, and ordered the fierce general Yaksha under his command. 'Wang De divided his troops to rescue General Yang."
Right!
Tong Guan nodded and said bitterly: "Yang Weizhong is a common man. He has been fighting for half his life. The older he gets, the more useless he becomes!"
At this time, the military academy came to report that Yang Weizhong packed up more than 10,000 remaining troops, retreated to Chongde County, and asked to see Tong Guan.
Tong Guan said angrily: "How can he, a defeated general, have the dignity to meet me? If Liu Guangshi hadn't sent someone to rescue him, his life would have been sealed long ago! I didn't see him, so I went to kill him." He will be imprisoned in the camp in Yi Jia. When the commander returns to the court in the future, the officials will personally punish him."
A group of wolves and tigers from the military academy came out after receiving the order. Yang Weizhong, dressed in military dust, was waiting respectfully outside the camp. They pushed him down in public, stripped off his clothes and armor, tied a rope into a rice dumpling, and took him to a small tent for custody.
Wang De was puzzled by what he saw. When Liu Guangshi returned to his base camp, he asked Liu Guangshi for help in interceding with Tong Guan: "If it weren't for Xin Xing Zonglang's battle, how could there have been such a defeat? Yang Weizhong is a veteran in the army, with brilliant military exploits, but he can't win this battle." The defeat lies on his head?"
But Liu Guangshi pointed at his nose and yelled: "You Yasha, are you afraid that you have lost your mind and gone crazy? Please plead for him? Yang Weizhong is also the commander-in-chief of the Xihe Army. Now he has suffered a big defeat. Why is he not responsible? You too Don't compare yourself with Xin Xingzong. Four of the five losers of his Xin family have died. Even if the officials know about it, they still have to praise the whole family for their loyalty! Also, what kind of foundation does the Xin family have in the Western Army? I tell you the truth, Xin Xingzong is like this now. Yang Liulang back then was just like him. If the commander-in-chief really tried to deal with him, wouldn't those veteran generals of the Western Army rebel against him?"
Wang De was speechless after being scolded by him. He was so angry that he couldn't speak out, so he had to say it out in a muffled voice.
Tong Guan originally wanted to go to Hangzhou in a hurry, but because the Xihe soldiers suffered a huge defeat, which somewhat affected the morale of the army, he had to rest for a few days, and then he personally led the troops to attack Hangzhou Prefecture.
Cao Cao didn't know that Yang Weizhong, who he hadn't caught, was caught by Tong Guan, otherwise he would have been feeling very sad.
However, it was said that during the battle that day, Shi Bao's troops were defeated. Those with quick legs returned to Hangzhou first to report. When they heard that Shi Bao was defeated, the eldest prince Nan'an Wang Fang Tianding who was in Hangzhou was immediately frightened and hurriedly summoned the generals to discuss the response.
This Fang Tianding is Fang La's eldest son. He has been taught by words and deeds since he was a child, and he is deeply loved by him. He is also the young leader of Mingjiao. Hangzhou is the first big place in the southeast, why should he be asked to take charge? It’s just to reuse experience.
Therefore, among all the governors in the states, Hangzhou was the most powerful. Among the Mingjiao leaders, in addition to the leader Fang La and the saint Fang Fang Baihua, the most powerful were the envoys, the four Dharma kings, the Wusan people, and the five marshals.
Now, assisting Fang Tianding in guarding Hangzhou are Guangmingzuo envoy Fang Qifu, Baoguang Dharma king Deng Yuanjue, Nanli Grand Marshal Shi Bao, Beixuan Grand Marshal Si Xingfang, Xirui Grand Marshal Pang Wanchun, and Dongqing Grand Marshal Li Tianrun. Inside, he is supplemented by twenty-four flying generals and two crossbow generals under Pang Wanchun, Lei Jiong and Ji Ji. Their combat power is not weak.
As soon as Fang Tianding told Shi Bao about his defeat, Deng Yuanjue immediately jumped up and wanted to lead his troops to rescue him. Si Xingfang and Pang Wanchun wanted to go with him, but Fang Tianding was still hesitant. Fang Qifu stood up and said, "Shi Bao is a brave general, how can he not do it?" Not to save? Moreover, those soldiers and horses are all subjects of Ming Zun, and we are all brothers in the religion. If we just sit back and watch, we will ruin the hearts of the people in the religion."
Fang Qifu, known as the "Son of Qifu", has extraordinary martial arts skills, is proficient in teachings, is a generous man, and has a high prestige in the world. He and Fang La are brothers from the same clan, and they are considered Fang Tianding's clan uncles. They have always been trusted by Fang La and his son.
Seeing him speak, Fang Tianding made up his mind. He ordered Deng Yuanjue and the others to lead 10,000 troops, and also assigned eight flying generals to assist them. He told them to be cautious and return after rescuing Shi Bao, and not to fight with the Western Army.
The three men were so anxious that they hurriedly ordered their troops and horses to leave the city and ran for more than ten miles. Suddenly they saw a large group of southern troops retreating. They walked over slowly. Seeing these three men, Deng Yuanjue shouted: "We are lost." The opportunity has been defeated. If you don't escape home quickly, are you still on an outing? Where is your marshal?"
The defeated soldiers stood still and divided, revealing the Liangshan troops in the middle. When Shi Bao saw Deng Yuanjue, he laughed loudly: "You bald donkey, we guys managed to save our lives so easily, what are you trying to do with them? Come on, come on. Come, let’s see who I bring!”
As he spoke, he rode his horse out of the way, revealing the dwarf behind him.
Deng Yuanjue took a closer look, laughed loudly, and galloped over on his horse. As he approached, his fat body turned over slightly and landed silently. He stretched out his arms to hug Lao Cao and said with a loud laugh: "Brother, aren't you dreaming? Are you? How did we get to Jiangnan!"
He turned around and shouted: "Brother Wu is here, and you two haven't come to greet him!"
When Si Xingfang and Pang Wanchun saw Cao Cao clearly, they were both surprised and happy. They hurriedly came forward to greet him. Si Xingfang looked at the people behind Cao Cao and asked with a smile: "Where are the Luan brothers and that iron bull? How can we be different from my brother?" Let’s play together?”
Li Kui laughed loudly and reached out to take off his mask: "Smiling brother, you are the only good person, and you care about me Tieniu in your heart! But the elder brother of the Luan family never came. He married a princess in Fusang Kingdom and lived a romantic life. , if you miss him, you must go to Fusang!"
Si Xingfang asked curiously: "How did you get to Fusang?"
Li Kui cheered up and was about to elaborate, but was interrupted by Shi Bao, who hugged him and said, "Tieniu, it's time to say these things later. I'll talk about the big things first, and the big thing is now -"
He glanced hard at the three faces of Deng Yuanjue twice, and said with emphasis: "King Chao Tianwang of Liangshan knew that the soldiers were coming to attack us, so he specially ordered Brother Song Gongming of Song Jiang to bring these brothers to help us fight! These Brothers, don't look at the small number of people. They are all good players. The Western Army's formation of more than 10,000 people was broken at the earliest, but I didn't lose a few of them. If it weren't for them, most of my sons would not be able to come back. Even I Shi Bao is also inevitable.”
Those three were also experienced people. After hearing this, they knew that Wu Zhi wanted to remain anonymous again, so they all suppressed their laughter and said, "Okay, it turns out that Brother Song Jiang came to help. The Liangshan brothers are indeed extremely loyal. This kind of friendship, We, the Ming Cult, have taken it! In this case, please go to the city with your brothers and report to the eldest prince!"
This is: the heroes of Liangshan entered Hangzhou, and the heroes of Mingjiao went to the sea. I can't bear to let the heroes die lightly, but I should try my best to recover Jin Ou.
(End of chapter)
