In an instant, streaks of blazing flames flew like meteors, falling in Tong Guan's camp, covering seven or eight miles of ground.
Magongzhi's 2nd Battalion, Tong Guanzhong's 3rd Battalion, and Yang Keshi's 4th Battalion were all shrouded in rockets. The tent that was hit by the bullets was on fire in a short time.
After about seven or eight rounds of rocket fire, more than a hundred fires burned in the three battalions. The officers and soldiers woke up. The leading officer shouted to put out the fire. Some people were so confused that they went to Fuchun River to get water. Hundreds of small boats rushed to the shore with great momentum, led by the three heroes of the Ruan family, the four heroes of Taihu, and the four dragons of Zhejiang. Each armed with their own weapons, they jumped on the shore and killed people.
They also brought thousands of sailors, each holding a handful of thatch and tied it into bundles, with sulfur, flame and salt hidden inside. Each of them brought fire. As the leaders came to the edge of the camp, they lit the bundles and threw them into the camp. The fire suddenly became so intense that it was impossible to save it.
Ruan Xiaoer laughed loudly and beckoned: "Go quickly, go quickly, my brother will burn his village and leave."
Among the four dragons, "Charging Wave Dragon" Qiao Zheng, the left deputy commander of the Navy, shouted: "There is chaos in his stronghold, so we rushed in and killed the eunuch Tong Guan. Isn't this a great achievement?" "
Ruan Xiaoer said: "Brother Qiao, we are not fighting in the rivers and lakes this time. We are marching and fighting. We pay attention to orders and prohibitions. My brother clearly said that he would burn his stronghold and then return. How dare you disobey the general's order."
"Jade Claw Dragon" Cheng Gui said loudly: "You have never heard that Mr. Shu often says that you will not accept your life in the future! You can accept your life, not to mention that your brother is just a prince-in-law. If you are timid, Well, there are so many boats, just row them as you please, but my brother wants to make great achievements!"
Ruan Xiaoqi was furious, stepped forward and gave Cheng Gui a hard push: "Who do you think is timid? When my three brothers were fighting with the army in Liangshanbo, you were still twisting a muscle in your father's calf."
When Zhai Yuan, Qiao Zheng, and Xie Fu saw their eldest brother being pushed by Ruan Xiaoqi, they all raised their weapons, pressed forward, and yelled: "Is the guest bullying the host? It doesn't matter whose soldiers and horses are here!" "
Ruan Xiaoqi raised his bamboo gun and said sternly: "Do you want a fight? All four of you will come and I will teach you how to use 'Living Yama'!"
Ruan Xiaowu quickly stood beside his younger brother with his sword drawn, glaring at several people.
The four heroes of Taihu hesitated for a moment, then they all raised their weapons and stepped forward to confront the four dragons side by side.
After all, Ruan Xiaoer was mature, so he quickly grabbed his brother and said: "We are all brothers. They are arguing. Why don't we make it difficult for my brother? Brother Cheng, it was his fault for Xiaoqi to take action. I will let him pour the wine when I get back." I will apologize to you for my wine, and if you are not satisfied, you can be beaten or scolded by me, but you must not disobey my brother's orders."
At this time, hundreds of tents in the third battalion of officers and soldiers, especially along the river, had been burned. Many of the siege equipment they had built had also been set on fire. The flames were soaring into the sky. Some of the officers and soldiers inside were shouting and running around. There are those who run away.
Cheng Gui pointed and said: "I heard that you were also in charge of the navy in Liangshan. Didn't you take a look? If Tong Guan was killed in this situation, how could he find such a good opportunity again? Haha, I understand. , you have many heroes in Liangshan, but only a few of you rotten shrimps came here. You say you are going to help fight the officers and soldiers, but in fact you are planning to make us and the officers and soldiers suffer both losses, but you are the only one?"
This sentence is more effective than anything else!
After all, the three heroes of the Ruan family are heroes who were born in a reckless manner. They only have brothers in their eyes and loyalty in their hearts. They are neither naturally sinister like Lao Cao, nor like Fan Rui, who is devoted to big things and does not stick to trivial matters, plotting and plotting against Mingjiao, who is also a hero in the world. Although they trusted Lao Cao and were willing to try their best to help each other, deep down in their hearts, they felt somewhat guilty. Now that they were hit by Cheng Gui by mistake, all three of them turned pale and were speechless for a moment.
At the critical moment, it was Ni Yun, the second of the Four Elites of Taihu, "Curly Tiger" who saw an opportunity. He knew that this matter was absolutely unbreakable, so he immediately stepped forward and cursed: "Such unloyal words. , thank you for speaking out! The hearts of the three brothers of the Ruan family have been broken by you. Even my brother has been heartbroken. We must tell Qifuzi what you said. Since you have speculated like this, we might as well Just go back to Liangshan!"
If it weren't for Ni Yun's words, Silong might have noticed that San Ruan was short of breath, but with him being so round, and looking at San Ruan's pale face, he really seemed to be very angry.
In fact, the Four Dragons were just from a reckless background. Even Fang Qifu's intelligence could not see through Lao Cao's intentions. They were just making false accusations. When they heard that they were going to tell Fang Qifu, they were immediately frightened. "Jinscale Dragon" Zhai Yuan He quickly laughed and said: "My brother is just joking. We are all children of Jianghu, how can we not afford to joke?"
After saying that, he winked. Cheng Gui knew the opportunity and pretended to be indignant: "I shouldn't say this nonsense, but this is a great opportunity. If you don't let us kill Tong Guan, aren't you deliberately forcing me to think wildly?"
Ruan Xiaoer did not dare to argue on this topic and sighed: "Well, you are all your sailors on the left and right. Since you are determined to make meritorious deeds, we and other outsiders should not stand in the way. It's just that I have spoken in front of you. It's not me." If my brother loses his loyalty, it is because my brother is here to give orders and I dare not disobey him."
Cheng Gui had a fake smile on his face: "I understand, I understand. In that case, you brothers should go back and get your orders back. The four of us acted against orders. Whether we have merit or demerit, we are responsible for it ourselves."
Ruan Xiaoer hesitated to speak, and finally sighed, took his two younger brothers and the Four Heroes of Taihu Lake, and rowed a boat back to recover.
The dispute between the two parties seemed long-winded when written, but in reality, it only took a few sentences. After driving away Ruan Xiaoer, Cheng Gui laughed ferociously: "That dwarf from Liangshan, I thought he was not big." You are pleasing to the eye, but you somehow deceived Fang Jinzhi, that little girl, to start a fight with us. Today, the three of you are working hard, and my four brothers killed Tong Guan to avoid the Yongle Dynasty's destruction. From now on, Fang Baihua, How dare you, Fang Qifu, be so presumptuous in front of us?"
These Zhejiang Four Dragons were not Fangla's old team. They were four ruthless boatmen who used to work in the Qiantang River. They relied on their martial arts and water skills to run rampant. What they did was similar to that of Zhang Heng, the "Shuo Huo'er" Later, Fang La rebelled, and the four of them wanted to find a future, so they went to join him. Although Fang La had many good men, there were none who were good at water skills, so he re-appointed four of them and gave them the third-level ministry to take charge of the navy.
Because of this, the four of them had long felt that Fang La's old brothers were blocking their future. Now that Cao Cao's plan was successful and there was chaos in the officer camp, if he could take the opportunity to kill Tong Guan and achieve unparalleled merit, wouldn't he be able to leapfrog those old men? ? Naturally, my heart is extremely warm.
After listening to Cheng Gui's words, the other three dragons all laughed ferociously, and Xie Fu, the 'playing pearl dragon', even shouted: "That's it. After we have made such a great contribution, I am afraid that the Holy Duke will still promise his daughter to me." It’s the eldest brother. As for the younger brother, I don’t dare to compete with the eldest brother, so I have no choice but to marry Fang Baihua.”
Cheng Gui laughed and said, "Damn it, then Fourth Brother, don't you become my uncle?"
Xie Fu thought of Fang Baihua's appearance, with a look of covetous expression on his face, and said with a bad smile: "Let's discuss each other's matters. Although you call me uncle, I still call you elder brother - tell me, elder brother, where do you want uncle to fight? "
The four laughed loudly, and after laughing, Cheng Gui shouted: "Young men, you have to make great achievements today! If you accomplish this great thing, from now on, those who drink spicy food will be popular, and all the women will sleep with fat ones! Fight with me!" !”
At that moment, he led five thousand sailors and rushed into the stronghold with flames blazing into the sky - it was Tong Guan's stronghold. He had the most soldiers and horses under his command, so the stronghold was also extra large, especially the Chinese army's big tent, which was as high as the second floor. , can be seen from a distance.
But he said that just before he touched a stick of incense, the rocket had just fallen, and Tong Guan's cronies ran away, leaving Tong Guan alone and standing there blankly. At the moment of panic, Liu Yanqing, Liu Guangshi and other generals rushed out despite the rain of arrows. Tong Guan's soldiers also rushed over and connected their shields up and down to protect Tong Guan firmly.
Tong Guan was just stunned and said in shock: "Liu Jiedu, I didn't expect that Fangla had so many naval troops. Now they are coming from the water to kill them. What should we do?"
After all, Liu Yanqing was a veteran general. Although he was not panicking, he clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Commander! Most of Fang La's soldiers are not good at fighting. How can these sailors be an exception? If he doesn't come ashore, I won't be burned by him if I wait." If these tents and equipment dare to go ashore, the general will be incapable of leading his son to fight out, at least leaving him with many lives."
Liu Guangshi was shaken after hearing this, and said quickly: "Dad, your injury is not healed, how can you go into battle and fight?"
Liu Yanqing waved his injured forearm, stared and said: "I'm still injured by the arrow, so you can go!"
Liu Guangshi said with a bitter face: "I, my son still have to protect the Marshal, his old man, and your old man."
Tong Guan thought to himself: "There is a big chaos in the camp at this time. If you don't have a strong general, how can you turn the tide? If you want to go to the commander, I am afraid that you will cause trouble." He immediately said: "Liu Jiedu, Guangshi has shown his filial piety, don't let him down! Come here, Go and tell Yao Pingzhong to come and ask him to lead three thousand soldiers and horses to stop the rebel navy from landing!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. Tong Guan looked around and saw that it was Yao Pingzhong, one of the best young generals of the Western Army!
He had previously fought with Deng Yuanjue and received a heavy blow, but the injury looked serious at the time, and he would be able to recover for a few days, so it was no longer a problem.
At this moment, the ligation was completed, with two knives stuck on his back, an iron gun in his hand, sitting on a red flame horse like charcoal, and said loudly: "Why do you need three thousand people? It's just a water thief, I only have 300 people in my headquarters, and I will kill him like shit." . Sir, please sit down next to me while Yao goes!"
After saying that, he led three hundred soldiers and fought towards the outside of the stronghold with the flames burning.
The child was so anxious that he stamped his feet: "This guy is still so arrogant! If he makes a mistake, it will be a small matter for him to die, but he will miss a big thing for me! Someone, please tell Wang Shunchen, Old General Wang, and let him and Wang Zhen lead the troops. Three thousand, go and deal with this madman, don't let the thieves rush into the stronghold, and the rest of the people go to put out the fire!"
Yao Pingzhong took the lead and rushed to the side gate of the village. He saw four southern generals leading thousands of people and came in shouting and killing!
There are different teachings: the water thieves of the Cheng family have high ambitions, and the generals of the Yao family are arrogant. Now we meet face to face for the first time, and we still don’t know whose life is dying.
(End of chapter)
