Not to mention what Xin Xingzong wanted to do after receiving the letter from Zhiyan, we only said that in the city of Hangzhou, Lao Cao met Fang Qifu and made a prompt decision to reorganize his army and go south, hoping to fight his way out of the city.
At this time, the situation of the two armies in Hangzhou City is roughly as follows -
On the side of the officers and soldiers, Tong Guan led 150,000 troops to march south. When he arrived in Suzhou, he sent out two troops, Qin Fengbing and Hedong soldiers, to capture Jiading, Jiangyin and other places. He led 110,000 troops to attack Hangzhou. Although he suffered losses on the way, he still It is a strong man and a strong horse.
Now there are 20,000 Fuyan soldiers who have invaded from the water gate in the west city, and a total of 30,000 Huanqing soldiers and Xihe soldiers have invaded from the east city, and they are all fighting in the city.
These three troops numbered no less than 50,000. They originally wanted to join forces to block the Seven Buddhas outside the city, but Pang Wanchun shot and killed Huang Di, the leader of the Yan Yan army, and broke into the city.
Then Fang Jie and Tang Bin defeated Yang Weizhong. For a while, there was no leader, and the deputy generals and generals took the lead in the fight. Some "nimble-minded" people simply stopped fighting and just looted the people in the city.
Jingyuan's 20,000 soldiers originally set up a formation at the foot of Fengshan Mountain to block them. Fang Jie defeated them from behind and killed the general Liu Zhen. They retreated for a while. Later, when Fang Jie and others came to the city, he was afraid that Tong Guan would be held accountable later. His deputy general They reunited their troops and attacked from the south. Liu Tang and Shi Jin blocked Fengshan Gate.
Tong Guan's 30,000 elite troops, chasing Fang Qifu all the way, have entered the city from the north——
This is the general situation on the officers and soldiers side.
On Fang La's side, there were nearly 80,000 defenders in Hangzhou. After a fierce battle for days and nights, there were still more than 60,000 people. Fang Qifu led 50,000 people out of the city. During this period, he divided his troops into 5,000 and left more than 10,000 people in the city scattered throughout the city.
When the officers and soldiers broke through the city, Fang Tianding gathered seven or eight thousand people and fled towards the south. On the way, he met Li Tianyou's "reinforcements" - originally five thousand, but they fought all the way and only a little over two thousand were left. Then he fought against Liu Zhen and Yan Yan. The number of soldiers, including those who were dead, wounded, and those who had fled, was reduced by more than two thousand. When Liu Zhen was defeated, Fang Jie added three thousand Yulin troops.
After some discussion, they decided to go back to Fang Qifu and ordered three thousand men and horses to protect Fang Tianding. Fang Tianding left first, but there were still seven or eight thousand left.
There were 45,000 people in Fang Qifu's place, and they fought continuously, but they were all at a disadvantage. By the time he retreated to Nan'an Palace, there were only just over 30,000 people left. Counting Cao Cao and other reinforcements, the number was less than 40,000. This is Nan'an. The situation on the military side.
Lao Cao knew this very well: the Confederate army of 40,000 people faced nearly 100,000 officers and soldiers, which was more than half the strength. The city fell, morale was greatly reduced, and the quality of the Confederate soldiers was far inferior to that of the officers and soldiers——
But it's not without its advantages.
In Lao Cao's view, although the Confederate army was small, it was gathered together in one place. Even though there were many officers and soldiers, they were spread out in all directions. Even the largest group was not as numerous as the Confederate army. If there was a general who commanded it well enough, it would not be possible. It is not impossible to destroy all the enemy troops and drive them out of the city to recapture Hangzhou.
But if he is really willing to contribute, Hangzhou will not be lost before.
As for other people, since they don't have this ability, they naturally can't have such thoughts. They all think that the situation is very bad, and it will be lucky if they can escape safely.
Therefore, after some discussion, it was decided that Lao Cao would personally lead the Liangshan brothers to open the way, with Fang Qifu in the middle, and Fang Jie, Du Wei, and Pang Wanchun leading the three thousand imperial guards who were most capable of fighting in the rear to block Tong Guan.
It is an important task to be the first to open the way, but there are no generals in the city at this moment, and it is difficult for tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to form a joint force. Those generals fighting individually will inevitably be defeated by him one by one, and naturally it is difficult to prevent him from escaping.
This was what Lao Cao had expected, but when he reached the southern city gate, something unexpected happened.
Liu Tang and Shi Jin led 3,000 men to guard the Fengshan Gate. Yan Yan's troops came from the Chao Gate and attacked from both sides of the city. Shi Jin led his troops to fight below the city, but Liu Tang was guarding the wall. Old Cao When they arrived, the two sides were fighting.
Seeing this situation, Lao Cao pointed his hand and said: "The officers and soldiers are not yet determined. Let's go to some brothers and lead two thousand men and horses to kill them."
When Li Kui heard this, he immediately jumped out. The three Ruan and the Four Heroes were all good at foot combat and rushed to the city wall with him. However, Tang Bin led people and horses to help Shi Jin.
Not long after, Fang Qifu and others arrived. Deng Yuanjue saw the fierce fighting. He picked up the wind-splitting knife and stepped on the eight-figure step. He was about to go up to help. Suddenly, the door of a closed shop nearby exploded from the inside out. A strong figure rushed out and struck the seven Buddhas directly with a knife in the air.
Fang Qifu had previously fought fiercely with the three generals of the Song Army, forced his unfinished magical skills to operate, exhausted his spiritual energy, and had no strength to fight again in a short period of time - even so, how alert and responsive could a master like him be? After giving in with all his strength, blood exploded, but the head of the war horse under his crotch was actually chopped off by this knife.
The man twisted his waist in the air and kicked Fang Qifu, causing him to fly off the horse and land on the ground where he rolled seven or eight times.
When Deng Yuanjue saw that Fang Qifu had been plotted against him, he didn't care about the pain in his little carrot. He roared, turned around and rushed towards the person who came. Hold the sword.
The three weapons of the two people were pressed together. Deng Yuanjue exerted his strength to press down. Seeing that the opponent's swords were motionless, he was shocked. He stared and exclaimed: "Ah, it's you! You are still in the city!"
The man sneered and said: "Fang Qifu killed my master and didn't even take his head. How could he be willing to leave?"
After saying that, he suddenly exerted his strength and shouted: "Open!"
Pushing the two swords upward, Deng Yuanjue screamed "Ah!" and stumbled back.
Everyone around was shocked - Baoguang Tathagata had always seen this with his strength, but now he was the first to strike, and even with a long and heavy weapon, he was knocked back with two swords - even though he was injured at the moment, so much so that his lower body was unable to move. Because of the stability, but in the eyes of others, it is still unbelievable.
Lao Cao's eyes narrowed and he took a closer look at this man. He was about twenty years old. His clothes were in tatters and he looked like a flower begging for food.
He was tall, but he seemed to have been hungry for a long time, showing a very strong frame, a rather heroic appearance, thick eyebrows and starry eyes, and a cold and determined look on his face.
The young thin man knocked back the Treasure Light Tathagata with one move and ran straight to Fang Qifu. Xu Bai, the "Lightning Hand", was standing by and shouted: "Hey! Xu is here, how can I allow you to hurt my left envoy!" "
He turned over and jumped off his horse, holding a strange weapon in his hand, blocking the man's way.
The visitor's eyes narrowed: "Thunder shock block!" Xu Bai said proudly: "That's right! It's hard for you to know this magic weapon of mine at such a young age."
Cao Cao heard that the name was quite extraordinary. He looked sideways and saw Xu Bai holding a small shield in his left hand. It was as long as a forearm and about a foot wide. A long blade protruded from the middle of the shield, with a hook on each top and bottom. Long and sharp, it can obviously be used for blocking, stabbing, and hooking. I couldn't help but laugh——
The lightning blocker is clearly a hook inlay - this thing was once popular among the Han army, and was used with the Huanshou sword for both offense and defense. However, it was not seen in the Song Dynasty. It is thought that it has been eliminated and wandered among the people.
The thin man said coldly: "I can only block the thunder shock, but I can't see the lightning cone. I'm not a master!"
His body swayed, and he slashed and stabbed with both swords, the moves were very fierce.
Xu Bai stepped back, turned the "Thunder Shock Block" in his hand, and the long hook whirled, knocking away the two swords, and then stabbed out with his right hand, like a living snake, an iron chain sprang out from his sleeve, and the iron chain There was an iron cone on the front end. It was as fast as lightning and hit the opponent's front door. He shouted to himself: "If you don't know the lightning cone, what do you call me a 'lightning hand'?"
It turns out that Xu Bai was a thief with strong martial arts skills in the green forest. If he went into battle, he could only use spears and swords, but his real ability lay in the pair of thunder deflectors and lightning spines.
The thin man did not dodge. He raised his left hand and knocked away the lightning cone with the blade of the knife. He rubbed his body and came up again. The knife in his right hand was slashed from top to bottom. The shadow of the knife was erratic. For a moment, he didn't know where it was going to fall. Xu Bai hurriedly turned " "Thunder Shock Block", the two long hooks seemed to turn into an umbrella, blocking another blow.
Deng Yuanjue shouted from the side: "Brothers, this boy is a junior high school student in Hangzhou City. When we attacked the city, he killed many brothers! His master is a partial general, although his official position is low. , but it was rare for him to have good martial arts skills. Fang Zuoshi and Wang Youshi took action at the same time and killed his master. The boy was injured and fled. He was searched for several days and disappeared. It was said that he had already left the city. Unexpectedly, he was hiding in the city. , come out to make trouble at this time! This kind of person cannot be allowed to survive! "
While he was talking, the young and thin man had already struck seventeen or eighty blows. Lao Cao could clearly see that Xu Bai, the "Lightning Hand", was by no means a weak hand, but he was beaten to the point where he was unable to fight back. If he hadn't been good at guarding the weapon, he might have been beaten. His life had already been lost.
After listening to Deng Yuanjue's words, all the Mingjiao heroes were shocked. He was able to lurk in Hangzhou under their rule for several months, and now he suddenly broke out when everyone was fleeing. It can be said that he was brave and strategic. Sure enough, he could not be left behind.
Three flying generals, "Guoshanfeng" Zhang Jian, "Soul-seeking Knife" Yuan Xing, and "Venomous Snake Fang" Zhang Daoyuan, all dismounted and each held short soldiers to kill. The young and thin man surrounded them, but he was not afraid. Unexpectedly, the two swords danced into a ball of brilliance, with more offense than defense.
Lao Cao saw this in his eyes and nodded secretly, thinking in his heart: Since I came to this world, I have seen many wielders of double swords, and the only one who can compare with him is Yao Pingzhong in the Western Army! At the time, Li Cheng, the "Heavenly King" of Daming Palace, was also good at swordsmanship, but he was not even close to the two of them.
I couldn't help but think about my love for talent: How can I keep this person and conquer him to work for me? Wouldn't it be beautiful?
At this time, there were more than twenty battles in the field. The thin man was one against four, and he was fierce and powerful. He did not lose any edge, but the four flying generals showed dangerous signs from time to time.
The more Cao Cao watched, the more he fell in love with it. He couldn't help shouting: "The generals in the formation can leave their names!"
The thin young man raised his eyebrows and said loudly, "I am Yao Xingye, a soldier from Hangzhou!"
Cao Cao advised: "Good Yao Xing, I have thousands of people here. If you dare to fight alone to take revenge, you can be considered a good man! A certain family would like to advise you that the king is unruly and the dynasty is full of treacherous people. The three words "Hua Shi Gang" are a trap. Countless people, since you are a local surname, you should know about it, why not join us and other heroes in this grand event to restore peace to this world."
Yao Xing gave a long laugh: "You and other Mingjiao monsters are either kings on the mountain or murderous madmen. They usually chew human bones and eat human flesh, and bully good thieves. Are you a good thing? Although this court is mediocre, how can you be innocent? Yao still dreams about the brutal killings on the day Hangzhou was broken! You advise me to become a thief, but I would rather advise you to shut up quickly and don't taint the word 'hero'!"
As soon as he said this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he fell in love with him even more. However, everyone in the Ming Cult became even more furious. Deng Yuanjue roared and jumped into the battle group——
He originally didn't bother to attack a young junior with others, but now he couldn't care less.
Fang Qifu didn't know when he got up, silently walked to Lao Cao's side, and sighed in a low voice: "This makes Brother Song laugh. What this guy said is actually good. When the rebel army first started, it recruited many heroes, so it was inevitable that there would be some Greedy and easy to kill, it is true to say that he is harmful to the people. Alas, I know Brother Song's intentions. In fact, when I saw his master's martial arts skills that day, why didn't he want to recruit him? But he would rather die than obey... Alas, it really is true. His master must have his disciples, who are ashamed and ashamed.”
Lao Cao didn't expect that Fang Qifu had such a big heart. He was racking his brains on how to save him without turning against the Ming Cult. He suddenly felt happy and said in a low voice: "Brother Qifu, now we are joining the imperial court as an enemy." , but looking at the world, the Jurchen leopard transformation has already taken place, and the real enemy in the future will be foreign races. As you said, it is not easy for the Han family to have such a hero. It is a pity to kill him. It is better to take him down and slowly Persuade him to serve."
Fang Qifu pondered for a moment, shook his head and sighed: "It's not that I don't want to, it's just that such a good man has a heart as hard as stone. I don't believe I can persuade him."
Cao Cao smiled strangely: "Brother Qi Buddha is wrong - he is not willing to contribute to your Mingjiao, so he is not willing to contribute to the Han people in the world? Keep him in prison and feed him well. In the future, he will overthrow the Song Dynasty and restore Jin and Liao in the north. When there are rivers and mountains, wouldn’t he be willing to serve?”
Fang Qifu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, thinking that this guy actually thinks so far-sighted? He smiled bitterly and said: "I'm not afraid that Brother Song will laugh. Before, when I sat in a well and looked at the sky, I only thought that the officers and soldiers in the world were like those trash in the south of the Yangtze River. Now that we are fighting with the Western Army, we have realized how strong the border army is. We don't know when it will take to overthrow the Song Dynasty." ——If we are eventually destroyed by the imperial court, what’s the use of keeping him?”
Cao Cao stared at Fang Qifu seriously and said slowly: "What if one day, he is released to help the Song court? Our fights with the court are all the grievances of the Han people, and the Liao and Jin people. Those foreign races are very different. If they cannot replace the Song Dynasty, leaving one more Han hero will give the Han people more confidence. What do you think, Brother Qifu?"
In fact, Lao Cao knew what he said and would say it to them sooner or later. If these powerful figures in Mingjiao only care about their own interests and have no concern for their family and country, why would Lao Cao have to work hard to achieve this and risk his life in the south of the Yangtze River to get this chestnut in the fire?
At this time, Yao Xing suddenly jumped out, and he took the opportunity to explore Fang Qifu's true heart.
Little did he know that his words were shocking to Fang Qifu's ears - Fang Qifu couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Cao Cao. In the minds of the heroes of Mingjiao, the greatest enemy in the world was only the imperial court. As for the foreign races to the north, they were almost I have never thought about it at all, and I have never thought about the idea that "this world would rather be given to the imperial court than to foreigners."
However, although Fang Qifu had never been an official, he had read a book after all. He was still familiar with the tragedy of Wuhu's chaos in China, so after thinking about it for a while, he roughly understood Lao Cao's train of thought, and he couldn't help but marvel. He kept saying: "Fang once heard someone say that those who want to achieve great things must have a big mind. Fang always prides himself on being broad-minded. But now that I have met my dear friend, I know that there is such a big-minded person in the world."
After a moment of admiration, he looked at the battle situation in front of him - Yao Xing was a good fighter, but after all, he was still young and could handle four flying generals with ease. Coupled with the majestic "Baoguang Tathagata", he was naturally difficult to control. He nodded his head a little and said: "That's all, the ancients said, 'When you see a talented person, think of others'. Although Fang doesn't have the ambition of a dear brother, so what's the problem? If this Yao Xing really can't be used by us, he can one day be a man of the world. It is not in vain for my son to fight against his clan."
Immediately he shouted loudly: "Prince Deng, all the flying generals, please show some mercy. I want Yao Xing to live, not to die!"
Deng Yuanjue screamed strangely: "Seven Buddhas, how can you be merciful at this time? Tong Guan is still coming from behind. This kid's sword skills are fierce. If we hold back, we might as well be killed by him."
Cao Cao laughed and said: "A good man is rare and it is a pity to kill him! Since the great monk is in trouble, how about I come to help him!"
After saying that, he dismounted and rushed straight into the formation. Yao Xing shouted: "Do you want to capture me and humiliate me? I'll kill you first!"
When the knife came, Lao Cao used all his strength to meet it with a backhand knife, but when he saw the red light of the dragon sword flashing by, Yao Xing never expected that it was actually a precious sword? The steel knife in his hand suddenly broke in two, and the flaw in his swordsmanship was immediately exposed. Deng Yuanjue shouted wildly, took the opportunity to rush in front of him, and punched Yao Xing hard in the face, causing Yao Xing to faint.
Cao Cao was overjoyed and quickly ordered everyone to tie him up tightly and find a car to load them up.
At this time, the Liangshan brothers also killed the Yan Yan soldiers, and everyone rushed out of Hangzhou City. Cao Cao urged Fang Qifu and others to leave first, and called Tang Bin and Shi Jin: "You two quit your hard work and lead us." My own troops, come with me to pick up Fang Jie and the others."
This is exactly what it is: There are many warriors in Moqua outside the territory, but there are few heroes in the Han family? Lian Cai couldn't bear to kill Yao Xing, so he stood up and wielded the sword himself.
Yao Xingzhe was born in Hangzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty. In 1126, he was a state school. Because of his meritorious service in robbing and killing Jin people, he was awarded Chengxinlang. He successively followed Zhang Qi, Zhang Jun and Liu Qi to fight, and moved to the front of the imperial court to break the enemy's control. Deputy Superintendent of the South Road Soldiers and Horses.
In 1161, Wanyan Liang invaded the south, and Yao Xing fought in his sixtieth year. The general Wang Quan retreated after hearing the news, and the vanguard Yao Xing fought alone in Dinglin, Luzhou, against the Jin's vanguard cavalry. He used infantry and cavalry to defeat the enemy. Xing clashed with the enemy, captured Jin Guoxiao's general daughter, and killed the tiger with a falcon.
In November of the same year, the Jin soldiers forcibly crossed the Huaihe River. Yao Xing used 400 cavalry to hold off 100,000 Jin soldiers. He fought hard for four or five hours and killed hundreds of people with his own hands. He was unstoppable and the Jin soldiers could not win. He used the spy Li Er as the thief general. King Quan's military flag lured Yao Xing into an ambush. At that time, Jin soldiers came from all directions. Yao Xing beheaded several generals and was stabbed in the abdomen. His intestines were coiled in his abdomen. He still shouted and fought fiercely until he was exhausted. His son also died in the fight.
Emperor Wan Yanliang of the Jin Dynasty heard the whole story and wrote a poem to commemorate it. The poem said: "The lone general named Yao led the lone army. He devoted himself to serving the Southern Dynasty with loyalty and filial piety. If Yuan Rong falsely conscripts troops, the general may not die in Weiqiao."
The people built a temple for him, called Yao Gong Temple, now named Yao Temple, which is the seat of the Yao Miao Township Government in Baohe District, Hefei City.
Xing and the Jin people met at Weizi Bridge. The Jin people advanced with iron cavalry. Xing fought with all his troops and killed hundreds of people with his own hands. ——"History of the Song Dynasty"
Staying close to the border vassal, asking for old friends, Yao Xing used 400 cavalry to serve as tens of thousands of Jin soldiers. From morning to noon, they fought for dozens of rounds, but reinforcements failed to arrive and he died of the enemy. The Jin man said to him: "There are ten generations like Yao Xing, how dare I go forward?" ——"History of the Song Dynasty"
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