But he said that Tong Guan captured Hangzhou that day. Although he won, all three armies were damaged, especially the generals. While he was resting, he sent people to rush on the road at night to urge Qin Feng and Hedong troops to come to Hangzhou quickly with his main force. Convergence.
The next day, I learned that Xin Xingzong had led his troops and had not returned. He was even more worried and sent many scouts to look for him. However, he was secretly annoyed when he heard nothing from him for days.
Three or four days later, Qin Feng's army led by Ma Gongzhi and Hedong soldiers led by Ji Jing arrived one after another. They reported that Jiangyin, Changshu and other places were peaceful, and all the rebel guards were killed. Tong Guan was overjoyed.
Another day, Tong Guuanai's general Zhao Tan led 10,000 troops and escorted grain and grass to Hangzhou. When Tong Guan met him, he talked about the previous battles. Zhao Tan heard that the powerful generals in the army had been defeated one after another, and immediately shouted: "I don't need young generals." As a vanguard, those incompetent people lose their energy. If we had used young generals earlier, we would have been able to teach the leaders of the Seven Buddhas and Shibao thieves for a long time."
Yao Pingzhong, Yang Keshi, Liu Guangshi and others were furious and wanted to fight with their old fists. Zhao Tan sneered. Wang Zhen had always had some friendship with him and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him to make peace.
Zhao Tan took the opportunity to invite him to be the vanguard. Tong Guan held the thirteen beards that were like treasures, thought for a while, and nodded in agreement: "Zhao Tan, I know that your martial arts are extraordinary, but there are also those who are good at fighting among the rebels. If you go into battle, remember not to be careless."
Following Zhao Tan, he led 10,000 troops to serve as the vanguard. Wang Zhen knew that there were many brave generals in the Ming sect and was afraid that he would underestimate the enemy, so he asked for orders to be the deputy vanguard.
Tong Guan left 5,000 men to guard Hangzhou and raised 130,000 troops to attack Muzhou with Zhao Tan and Wang Zhen as the vanguard.
After walking for two days along the way, they met Xin Xingzong leading the defeated generals. Zhao Tan stepped forward to follow him. Seeing the embarrassment of his party, he immediately taunted Xin Xingzong, but Xin Xingzong was not someone to be bullied. He sneered and said: "You know nothing , Xin Mou led three thousand troops and went deep into the enemy's territory. It happened that the rebel prince Fang Tianding led a hundred thousand troops to capture Hangzhou. Xin Mou fought with him for three days, defeated dozens of times the stubborn enemy, and captured the enemy chief Fang Tianding. Haha, If you really want to brag in front of Xin, go get Fang La!"
After saying that, he led his troops and left proudly to report his merits to Tong Guan. Zhao Tan was so angry that he cursed, and then ordered everyone to speed up the march: "Follow me to catch Fang La, and let's see how this guy sells his talk."
The next day, while marching, he suddenly saw a group of army horses emerging from the mountain road next to him. There were about 3,000 people, all wearing Confederate uniforms. Zhao Tan was overjoyed when he saw it, and he quickly waved his troops to attack.
This group of southern troops was the defenders of Dusong Pass. They were ordered to withdraw to Muzhou. They were killed by Zhao Tan and were caught off guard, causing chaos in an instant.
The three southern generals fought vigorously, but were unable to turn the tide. Wu Sheng was killed by Wang Zhen with a sword, Jiang Yinqi was killed by Zhao Tan, and the remaining Wei Heng saw that he was not the leader, so he broke out of the way and left.
Zhao Tan was greedy for merit and was unwilling to give up. They fought closely one after another. Both sides chased and escaped, and soon arrived at the place where Lao Cao and others were. However, neither Zhao Tan nor Wei Heng noticed their actions. Every movement will be seen by others.
Wei Heng originally had 3,500 men under his command, but now they were all scattered and scattered, leaving only a little over a thousand. He knew that Wulong Ridge was ahead of him, so he thought that he would be safe if he entered the pass.
While running wildly, a horse suddenly jumped out of the diagonal stab. Wei Heng was shocked and quickly raised his spear. The knight on the horse shouted: "Brother Wei, don't you recognize Tang? Where are Wu and Jiang?"
Only then did Wei Heng recognize him as the "fatal scholar" among the twenty-four flying generals, and said happily: "General Tang, why are you here? Both of them were poisoned by officers and soldiers, and the younger brother escaped with his life by luck."
Tang Fenshi didn't answer, but said hurriedly: "You want to escape to Wulong Ridge? The pass there has been demolished by the Fang Zuo envoy. If you hope to hold on there, you will risk your own death."
Wei Hengru was struck by thunder, and he was shocked and said: "Why did the envoy Fang Zuo demolish the pass?" Then he complained: "In this way, I have no chance of escaping this time. It's all because Fang Qifu made a mistake for me!"
Tang Fenshi curled his lips, and then expressed his sincerity: "Brother Wei, if you want to survive, just listen to my words! Just tell your brothers to turn around and fight."
Wei Heng said with a bitter face: "When I win, how can I escape here?"
Tang Fengshi shouted: "If I don't have any confidence, how can I run out and die? They don't need to actually fight, it's enough to just stand firm."
Wei Heng said half-believed and half-suspicious: "General Tang, please don't harm me. Now they are all frightened. The officers and soldiers will be defeated at the first touch."
They were running away while talking. Tang Fenshi became anxious when he saw that they were running further and further away. He suddenly grabbed Wei Heng's bridle head, forcibly stopped the horse, and shouted: "I have no enmity with you. Isn't it harming myself if I harm you? Listen? Once I return, I will give you a reward."
Wei Heng was a bit brave. He gritted his teeth and shouted: "Stop, stop everyone. Reinforcements have arrived. There is no need to run away anymore!"
It turns out that Wei Heng, together with the dead Wu Sheng and Jiang Yin, were robbers who set up a stronghold in Tianmu Mountain to rob. People in the southeast area called him "Tianmu Three Owls". Later, they defected to Fang La and were sent to guard Dusong Pass. Most of the soldiers under his command were his followers for many years. Although their combat prowess was not outstanding, they were willing to submit to his three jurisdictions.
Therefore, as soon as Wei Heng called for a halt, although these soldiers were frightened, they all obeyed and stopped. This alone was much stronger than many Song soldiers.
Tang Fengshi was originally worried that these defeated soldiers would lose courage and refuse to obey orders, but now they all stopped and he was overjoyed: "Brother Wei has trained such a good soldier! He really deserves the name of 'Three Owls with Tianmu'."
Wei Heng couldn't help but feel sad when he heard this, and said bitterly: "Brothers of more than ten years, today we are separated by yin and yang. I only look at your methods, General Tang. If you can avenge my two brothers, why not give you this life."
Tang Fengshi sighed: "The twenty-four flying generals were so brilliant at the beginning, but now only eight are left alive. How can Tang have the ability to avenge you? It is better to find another expert."
As he spoke, he ignored Wei Heng's surprise, picked up his horse and went out. He laughed three times in front of the officers and soldiers who were running towards him, and shouted loudly: "Dog officers and soldiers, you fell into my trap of defeating the ambush! I can't teach you how to ride a horse today." Life and death."
The officers and soldiers were not stupid either. Seeing the enemy running away suddenly stopped, they sensed something was wrong and slowed down their own pace. At this moment, they were even more surprised when they heard Tang Fengshi's words. They subconsciously looked around - left and right. They are all in hilly and forested areas, so if there is an ambush, it seems very likely.
Zhao Tan and Wang Zhen rushed to the front of the formation. Zhao Tan said angrily: "Don't you fart? His army was obviously passing by temporarily and was intercepted by me. Did you have front and back eyes? Do you know you are here to defeat me?" You imitate Zhuge Liang’s strategy of emptying the city, but this general is not Sima Yi!”
Guo Chong of the Western Jin Dynasty once wrote "Five Things about Tiao Liang", which recorded five anecdotes about Zhuge Liang. The third one was the empty city plan to scare away Sima Yi. Zhao Tanpo had read some books, so he said this.
Tang Fengshi was nicknamed the "Deadly Scholar". Although he had never actually passed the examination for merit, he had read several unofficial histories and often boasted that he was eloquent. Otherwise, why would Lao Cao send him to stop the defeated army? When Zhao Tan heard about these allusions, he was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Since you know Zhuge Kongming, you should know that he is proficient in arithmetic. I, the 'life-killing scholar', am also quite good at this. When I looked at the sky last night, I saw the Taibai Star shining brightly. , I counted with my fingers and knew that you were coming today, so I laid out thousands of troops in ambush, just waiting for you to come and die."
The more he talked, the more proud he became. He just wished he could wave a feather fan a few times. Fortunately, the big knife he used was wide, so he turned it upside down, used the knife as a fan, and fanned his face a few times - but the handle was too long. , it is really difficult to show elegance.
When Zhao Tan saw him putting on a show, he became furious and shouted: "You clown, you dare to play these tricks in front of my army. I will catch you today and chop you into a hundred pieces! Soldiers, kill with me!"
With a wave of his long sword, he led his troops to attack him. Wei Heng's defeated soldiers had all been killed. It was rare to be able to stop. How dare you confront him now? One after another, they were about to escape. Wei Heng's eyesight also turned dark, thinking that I risked my life to trust you. Who knew you had such a stupid plan! He cried out in a sad voice: "General Tang, you're out of fun, let's go!"
Tang Fenshi waved his sword and shouted: "How can we, the heroes of the Ming Cult, back down in the face of battle?"
Wei Heng was stunned by him, thinking that this man was really brave. He was about to turn around and run away when he suddenly heard a thunderous roar: "Dog officers and soldiers should not be so rampant, we know that all the heroes of Liangshan are here!" "
Then in the forest on the left, a big black man stripped naked and wore a green-faced Zhongkui mask. He danced with two axes and came out like a whirlwind. Behind him, a sword wielder led many soldiers to shout and fight out of the dense forest. Among them, it was not clear how many soldiers and horses there were.
On the hill on the right, someone also shouted: "Dog officers and soldiers, and Mingjiao heroes, too, and the whole group is here!"
Dozens of horses rushed down from the slope. The leader stood on his feet and fired randomly with his bow. Wei Heng actually knew this person, he was "White Eagle" Bei Yingkui.
If these ambush troops had been killed earlier, the officers and soldiers might still be able to resist. However, after Zhao Tan and Tang Fengshi argued, everyone thought that there was no ambush, but many people were killed, and they couldn't help but feel even more panicked: The rebel said that he had figured me out. Waiting for this, could it be true?
However, Wang Zhen remained calm. After looking around, he saw that there were only a few hundred people in the ambush. He immediately shouted: "Don't mess around. There are not many enemies. Let's form a formation to kill them!"
As soon as he said this, he suddenly saw a man among the enemy cavalry. He was wearing a five-color mask and wielding a single sword. He quickly came to him. Wang Zhenti immediately stepped forward to fight. With one move, the sword was cut off by him. Wang Zhenti was stunned. Shocked, he shouted: "Oh, it's you again!"
The real thing is: the flags are waving outside Wulong Ridge, and the setting sun is shining with blood. The fierce sound of killing shook the ground, causing dust to fly around the forest.
(End of chapter)
