Yao Pingzhong set up a formation outside the city to block the gate. He thought that the formation was strict and he was personally in charge. Naturally, not a single fly could fly. No matter how many rebels came to attack him, he would still suffer from this.
But unexpectedly, they became hasty, and six giant insects shot out from behind, tearing apart the formation like wolves and tigers. They quickly gave up their stone treasures and came to stop them in person.
Just then, he saw a big man with a red face and a beautiful beard charging out on three horses. He took the lives of the officers and soldiers with a spear in his hand. Yao Pingzhong stepped forward to stop him and cursed: "The Liangshan bandits dare to show off Yao's tiger power. I will kill every one of you." Burial place!”
The red-faced man chuckled and said, "My brother has rarely been to the south of the Yangtze River in his life, and his reputation has not yet been established. Yet even cats and dogs dare to scream in front of his face - well, let's kill you first and spread our good name in Liangshan."
After saying that, he pulled his legs out of the stirrups and kicked them forward. He immediately kicked open the latches on both sides of the horse's chest strap. The iron chains fell to the ground with a crash. The horses on the left and right ran away. This man slapped his horse, danced with his spear, and fought with Yao Pingzhong! There is poetry to prove it:
The young prince is famous in the northwest, and the handsome beard is famous in Shandong.
The two guns are raised together to compete for the upper hand, roaring like thunder and breathing like a rainbow!
At the beginning, neither of them knew how powerful the other was. When they met each other for three times, they were both secretly surprised. Fang knew that his opponent was good, so he quickly showed his true skills. Without leaving any room to spare, the two guns refused to give way to each other. You bite me, I pestered you and circled around the opponent's vital points. We fought like this for another seven or eight times, but I couldn't tell the difference.
Shi Bao, a bystander, clearly saw that although the two of them were fighting in a draw, in terms of marksmanship and strength, Yao Pingzhong was better after all. He immediately shouted: "I teach Shi Bao clearly, thank you Liangshan heroes for your help, this guy Yao Pingzhong, is He is a famous and fierce general in the army, and heroes should not underestimate him."
Then I heard a man shout: "This is not the time for a fight. Since he is a fierce general, let me and Zhu Dian join forces to defeat him!"
Yao Pingzhong was fighting fiercely when he suddenly saw a man untying the horse from the corner of his eyes. He was holding a big stick with densely embedded copper nails. He rushed towards him like a ball of blazing fire. He swung the stick and smashed it. The sound was extremely fierce. How could he dare? Underestimating him? He quickly shook his gun and used all his strength to neutralize his attack.
The man's attack was fierce, and Yao Pingzhong's block was exquisite. The opponent's eyes lit up, he shouted "good", and then he hit five or six sticks with more force, and what he brought was:
The heaven above and the soul below are pounding the heart, just like the southern fire refining the western gold.
The sticks come rolling to conquer the dust, and the horses stampede with murderous intent.
Zhu Tong next to him didn't hold back at all. The gun shot out and retracted quickly, and he continued to attack with the mace.
Yao Pingzhong yelled and tried his best to use all his skills to finally take over this round of violent attacks with a strange roar of a gun dance. He was secretly surprised and said in his heart: No wonder a water park in Liangshan District has gained such a reputation. It turns out that there is really a person in it. Hidden dragon and crouching tiger! Now I can hardly sing with my palm alone. If I love to fight and make a slight mistake, everything will be over.
He swung his big gun fiercely, sweeping out a ray of cold light. He took the opportunity to pull the reins, jumped out of the formation, and shouted: "That's it! You two hit me one. Yao can't stand it alone. The one who leads the seed will leave his name, and he will be repaid in the future." This hatred."
The two laughed in unison: "I don't want to change my name when I'm walking, and I don't want to change my surname when I sit down. The two of us are Qin Ming, 'Thunderbolt Fire', Zhu Tong, 'Beautiful Beard Gong'! And Yang Zhi, 'Green Faced Beast', and 'Pioneer'" Suo Chao, 'Hua Monk' Lu Zhishen, and 'Huaixi Demon' Duan Sanniang, under the orders of General Chao Gai, came to Jiangnan specially to help the Holy Duke!"
Yao Pingzhong gritted his teeth and said: "Sure enough, they are all famous big thieves! Five of the six of you have received state stipends. Instead of serving the country loyally, you help the rebels. Only when the sun fell in Yao's hands did you know what it means to regret your mistakes. !”
Lu Zhishen said angrily: "In that case, the Sa family will kill you today!"
He untied his horse and rushed towards the future with his Zen staff. How could Yao Pingzhong dare to be entangled by him? He sneered, turned around and ran away.
Seeing that Yao Pingzhong was no match for him, the officers and soldiers had no intention of fighting and ran away one after another. They killed six of his generals and rescued Shi Bao and others.
Shi Bao also wanted to look for Yao Xing to avenge Xu Bai. However, in the chaos, he didn't know where he had gone. Shi Bao did not dare to stay for a long time and shouted: "Brothers in Liangshan, this city has been captured. Please follow my younger brother to see him." Holy Duke, let’s make further calculations.”
Yang Zhi shouted: "Where is my brother Song Jiang? If I don't find him, how can I leave with you?"
Shi Bao smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, there is no need to hide it. Brother Wu Zhi and I are close friends and old acquaintances - he is still stationed in Wulong Ridge, and I will send people to lead you to find him later with Shenggong."
Lu Zhishen said: "Since you are my brother's friend, I naturally trust you! Seeing that your injury is not serious, the Sa family has good gold sore medicine and has applied it for you, so I can just let you go."
After hastily dressing Shi Bao's wound, the group of people ran west to the bank of Xin'an River, followed the river bank, and took a detour to Bangyuan Cave.
After walking for ten or twenty miles, the sky was getting brighter, and suddenly he saw about one or two thousand people forming a formation in the valley ahead blocking the road. Shi Bao was surprised and said: "Could it be that the officers and soldiers knew where we were going and sent troops to intercept them in advance? This is not the case." What to do.”
Lu Zhishen said anxiously: "You have more than 10,000 people here. Are you afraid of a few bird feathers from him? That's all. The defeated general cannot be brave. Go and kill him to clear the way for you."
After that, he grabbed the horse's belly and fought out alone.
Duan Sanniang glared like a tigress and shouted: "Brother, sister, help you fight!" She pulled the mace backwards and followed closely.
Shi Baoqi rushed up, glared and shouted: "Did Shi say you were afraid? This 'Flower Monk' is even more reckless than my 'Baoguang Tathagata'! Wei Heng, take your people to protect him" After all, they came to help with good intentions, how could they let the two of them fight alone."
Wei Heng was about to take action, but was stopped by Yang Zhi, who squeezed out a smile and said: "Brother Shi, don't be offended. I am a senior brother who speaks softly but has a soft heart. He saw that your subordinates were all exhausted and didn't look down on him." It means, let alone one or two thousand people, there is no hindrance for him to go alone, let alone Duan Sanniang to help him."
In just a few words, Lu and Duan had already reached the opposite team. Lu Zhishen shouted: "If you dare to block the road of the Sa family, won't you be cast into hell?"
Just when he was about to let go and fight, he suddenly saw a man limping out with a simple knife, shouting: "Brother, sister of the Duan family, don't be reckless, we are our own people here."
Lu Zhishen quickly reined in his horse, his face showing joy: "Miracle doctor, why are you here? These people are not officers and soldiers?"
The person who came was none other than the "miraculous doctor" An Daoquan. When Lu Zhishen asked, he quickly explained: "Of course they are not the officers and soldiers, but several heroes from the Mingjiao and the four Yubao brothers. They all suffered from fighting in the past." Seriously injured, when the city was broken yesterday, we led a group of troops to leave first. However, those officers and soldiers did not know the geography of Muzhou, so they only blocked four gates and left the small northeast gate empty. No one cared about it. We and others rushed all the way, killing only scattered soldiers. A few groups of guerrillas had to escape - Marshal Li Tianrun, who was originally going to the Mingjiao headquarters, was concerned about the people who had fallen in the city, so he was waiting here specially to help anyone escape."
Lu Zhishen nodded and praised: "This guy named Li Tianrun is quite courageous!"
Then he frowned and said, "It's just that he has many men and horses here, but he shouldn't ask you to fight as a doctor. It's better to only hurt his leg now. If he hurts his hand, how can he set the bones and cut the sores?"
An Daoquan quickly shouted: "Our doctors are also good at using knives. Besides, my leg..." He wanted to say that he hurt his foot with a knife, but he swallowed the words and only said: "I won't say anything about the legs in advance..."
Duan Sanniang's eyes widened: "Say it!"
She jumped off the horse and pointed at An Daoquan's leg: "This is not an ordinary leg! You have traveled thousands of miles for the sake of loyalty in the world and injured this leg. This is the thigh of Jianghu's heroic spirit and chivalrous heart. How can you not say that!"
"Ahem!" With a cough, Li Tianrun slowly came out of the crowd and said with cupped hands: "This lady is right! My brother and I were saved by the miracle doctor Chengan, but he failed to take good care of him and even got injured. It’s not Li’s fault! Master, and this lady, please forgive me.”
Duan Sanniang was secretly proud - although she was rough and arrogant, she was a woman after all, and she had her own little plans. She thought that since she came to help the Ming Cult, she would have to sell more. Then wouldn't it be easier for Cao Cao to win people's hearts? An Daoquan's thigh was injured by the Mingjiao, so naturally he wanted them to accept the favor, so how could he take it lightly.
She didn't know that she was self-defeating. An Daoquan blushed and waved his hands repeatedly: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter - since Shi Shuai also brought people here, we can't stay here for a long time, and we will make peace with the Anglican Guild before we argue."
Everyone immediately joined forces and headed to Bangyuan Cave. Li Tianrun was very pleased to see Shi Bao bringing out more than 10,000 people.
Several people from Liangshan also gathered together to talk. An Daoquan asked, "Why didn't Mr. Li and Brother Lei join you?"
Zhu Tong looked around and whispered: "Mr. Li means that the eggs cannot be put in the same basket. After all, I don't know if there is something wrong with my eldest brother here, so let me take the bright road. He brought Lei Heng with him." , disguised as a Feng Shui master and a Taoist boy, and then arrived, so bright and dark, it was really easy to deal with something."
An Daoquan nodded repeatedly after hearing this. He was speechless all the way. In the afternoon, he finally arrived at Bangyuan Cave.
When Li Tianrun was stationed at the mouth of the valley, he had sent the ghost monk Wen Kerang back early to inform Fang La about the fall of Qingxi.
Fang La was shocked when he heard this. He had expected to send troops today to fight against Muzhou, but Tong Guan was so fast that he attacked the city that night. He was immediately in chaos and at a loss.
When Li Tianrun and others arrived, Fang La felt slightly comforted when he saw that more than 10,000 people had escaped. He heard that these people had only escaped from danger because of Lu Zhishen and others. He was so grateful that he pulled a few people to thank him and couldn't help praising Liang Shanyi and Bo Yuntian. .
Lu Zhishen greeted him with a few polite words, and then said: "Now that the officers and soldiers have won successive victories and are pressing hard, Shenggong needs to respond as soon as possible. It is a pity that the Wu brother is not here, otherwise he must have a good strategy to defeat the enemy."
Fang La's smile faded, his expression changed slightly, and then he smiled again: "I have also heard for a long time that 'Wu Mengde' is both wise and brave, and I just wish I could have him teach me face to face - but there are many talents in our sect. We all work together to discuss this matter." Countermeasures.”
At that moment, a group of civil and military officials were summoned, and two of their masters, Wang Gong Lao Fo and Chen Houtong, were invited to discuss countermeasures together.
Lou Minzhong, the left prime minister, explained the current situation to everyone. After he finished speaking, Bao Daoyi jumped up and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Why are you afraid of fighting with Pindao's sword? Zheng Biao and I will bring ten thousand people with us." People and horses, just go and get back Qingxi."
Chen Houtong, a thin-looking man in his fifties or sixties, was sitting on Fangla's side with Wang Gong and Lao Buddha. Hearing this, he frowned and said in a deep voice: "Ten thousand horses? He has more than 100,000 Western troops. How can you count these ten thousand?" Is it a heavenly soldier or a heavenly general? These words may seem like a boost to your morale, but in reality they are completely useless."
Wang Gong Laofu couldn't tell his exact age. He had a bald head and white beard, and a majestic expression. He closed his eyes and nodded: "Yes, if the officers and soldiers are easy to deal with, he won't be able to attack here."
Bao Daoyi blushed and did not dare to say anything.
Fang La stood up and said: "Since ten thousand is too few, I will attack with the whole army. There are now forty or fifty thousand people in the cave. If we all work together, we may not be unable to defeat him."
Chen Houtong sighed and shook his head: "This is not a fight in the rivers and lakes, or a settlement of accounts like this. Qifu, what do you say?"
Fang Qifu stood up, glanced at Fang La, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, two old leaders, we decided yesterday to have a decisive battle. One has a city to rely on, and the other has tens of thousands of horses in the clear stream. But he last night Now that Muzhou has been defeated, one thing has gone down and the other has gone up - the officers and soldiers were already strong, and now that they have won a new victory, their morale is naturally as high as a rainbow. Although Shi Bao brought back some troops, if they were not repaired, it would be impossible to fight again. With 30,000 imperial troops, the chances of winning are really slim. Therefore, Wei Chen’s intention is to take the defensive position temporarily, and then..."
Before he finished speaking, Fang La was already angry: "So we're going to hide in the cave? If this spreads to the world, won't people laugh at me for being incompetent in the Ming Cult?"
Most of the Mingjiao civil and military officials nodded, but Lu Zhishen and his group were mostly military officers and were inspired by Lao Cao. Their knowledge was much higher than these green forest heroes. After hearing Fang La's words, they were all surprised and thought that you, the Mingjiao, have already taken the flag. Rebellion is a great cause of competition. What kind of future can there be if you care about your reputation in the world?
They exchanged glances with each other, secretly sneered and shook their heads, thinking that Fang La only has this kind of situation, so no wonder my brother has your idea - even without my brother, Tong Guan can defeat you, how can these heroes under your command? It is not lost in vain.
Wang Gong and Laofu's expression remained unchanged, but Chen Houtong sighed slightly in disappointment.
Fang Qifu's eyes were slightly gloomy, but he held his head high and continued: "Your Majesty, the so-called defense is only a temporary measure. Bangyuan is hiding in the deep mountains, which is easiest to defend and difficult to attack. If he dares to attack, I will wait for him Utilizing the land to the maximum, we managed to defeat him in several battles. One was to demoralize his officers and soldiers, and the other was to rebuild the morale of our army. Then he ordered Wang Yin and Gao Yu to lead the troops from Shezhou, and asked "Wu Mengde" to try to respond, gather all his strength, and His main force is trapped in this mountain... If Your Majesty cares about his reputation in the world, why not worry about causing a sensation in the world when Tong Guan is defeated?"
Fang La listened to his detailed explanation and felt that it was reasonable. He couldn't help but nodded: "It's not unreasonable if Qifuzi said this. It's just that we are worried that Tong Guan will not come to dig Bangyuan Cave, but will take Shezhou first. , then how many days can we have enough food if we stick here? Don’t forget, he still has a branch army in Xuanzhou. If Wang Yin brings troops back to help, how can Shezhou resist? "
As he spoke, he stared closely into Fang Qifu's eyes - everyone in Liangshan was here at the moment, and Fang La couldn't speak clearly, so he reminded Fang Qifu in this way. Now that the officers and soldiers have won consecutive victories, can Wu Zhi still be reliable?
Fang Baihua saw her brother's intentions from the side, and immediately said: "Brother Emperor, the number of his partial army is limited. I will go to see Wang Yin and Gao Yu in person and ask them to lead the army back to support, leaving three to five thousand people with them." I'm guarding Yuling Pass, who can take a step forward? If he really comes to fight and captures his general, everything will be fine."
The official heard that this Yuling Pass was built by the Shanyue people during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty to resist Sun Ce. It was located between two mountains. It was built with stones according to the mountain terrain. It was three feet high, three feet wide and twenty feet long. Yu Zhang, the situation is dangerous, and it is the only way to enter Shezhou from the north. If troops are sent from Xuanzhou to fight, this place will be a battleground.
Fang La made some calculations in his mind. If he really captured Wu Song, he would not be afraid that Wu Zhi would fly into the sky. With the combined efforts of these people and horses, through the mountain-shaped cave veins, they might be able to defeat Tong Guan in one fell swoop. The territory lost by then would be revealed. .
He immediately said: "In that case, sister, you have to work hard and follow my imperial decree to transfer Wang Yin and Gao Yu quickly. I will ask the emperor to fully cooperate with you."
The imperial uncle he spoke of was his biological uncle Fang Yu (sounds thick), who was named the emperor's uncle and was responsible for guarding Shezhou.
Immediately, Lou Minzhong was ordered to draft an imperial edict according to his wishes. Fang La used the seal in court, and Fang Baihua took it. Just as he was about to leave, Duan Sanniang suddenly stood up and shouted: "Miss Fang, if you go to deal with those officers and soldiers in Xuanzhou, my sister is willing I'll be your helper."
Fang La and Fang Baihua were both stunned. They thought that this fat woman was from Liangshan. If she wanted to go with her, could she be secretly communicating with Wu Song and others?
Fang La frowned and looked around, only to see Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi and others looking at their noses and hearts, each with strange expressions, becoming more and more suspicious. He glanced at Fang Baihua and thought to himself, it's hard to reveal at this time, Baihua is a meticulous person. If I really get hold of you, I will have something to say. Qiang smiled and said: "Imperial sister, you are the commander-in-chief, you make the decision."
Fang Baihua was thinking exactly the same as Fang La, thinking that these Liangshan people might not know that we know the origins of the officers and soldiers, so I'm on guard against you flying into the sky, let's see how you behave!
Then he put on a happy expression and said: "It would be inconvenient for me to lead the army as a woman, but if this girl is willing to help, it will be a good thing that I can't ask for!"
At that moment, he stepped forward and took Duan Sanniang's hand, asking someone to find a good horse for her to ride on. They said goodbye to Fangla and left the cave for Shezhou.
At the same time, Dai Zong rushed all the way and found Lu Junyi and others in the military camp in Xuanzhou. After chatting for a few words, he looked shocked and shouted: "So, Wu Erlang took Xiao Yang to Jinling a few days ago. Are you going to pick up that dog officer Zhu Meng?"
Niu Gao stood aside and said aggrievedly: "I only brought Yang Zaixing with me, and he said that he promised to the rebels in Runzhou and must kill Zhu Meng to avenge the people of Jiangnan. A man's words are hard to catch up with, but If you do this, you will inevitably lose your official position, so you are not allowed to go with the brothers, for fear that too many people will lose their official positions, which will affect the layout of my brother's back... Hey, I don't know if my brother will only blame the second brother."
After hearing this, Dai Zong took a deep breath, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid not..."
As he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms: "My brother said to give this letter to Erlang. He also specifically said that if Erlang is not here, he will ask the military advisor to take everyone to open the letter and read it together."
This is exactly what happened: Tong Guan attacked Muzhou at night, and the Seven Buddhas planned to recover Jinou. Baihua is going to capture the enemy general, and Duan goes with him to smash his head.
(End of chapter)
