Yang Xiong said that it was not difficult to break the law of Yelu. Everyone didn't believe it when they heard it.
Yang Xiong was not annoyed, and immediately smiled and said: "He has 50,000 to 60,000 troops, and most of them are veterans. In these years of fighting with the Jurchens, they have all taken turns in the battle formation. The remaining half are mostly strong men." , many of them were from bandit villages, and they were pardoned and recruited to fight."
When Chai Jin heard him boosting others' ambitions, he wondered: "If you put it this way, wouldn't it mean that you can't defeat him more and more? I only have three or four thousand people here, and most of them are seeing the battle for the first time. How can I say it's not difficult?"
Yang Xiong smiled and said: "Old officials, don't you hear that there is no greater achievement than rescuing a driver, and no trick is greater than robbing food! He has tens of thousands of horses and tens of thousands of civilians here. How much does it cost every day to eat horse chews? Besides, there are tens of thousands of people here. He is in a hurry to raise an army, and the autumn grain has not yet been harvested, so he rushes to fight, and the grain and grass he brings can only be chewed for half a month. If a fire burns his grain, he will be disciplined to retreat without fighting."
After Mu Hong heard this, he applauded: "This strategy is very popular with me! If we fight face to face, he has many people and I have few people. It is difficult to resist. Burning food and grass is different, and there are only a few torches on the left and right." It works."
Shi Xiu said with a smile: "Good brother, don't tease us: He has thousands of troops there, and the grain storage area must be heavily guarded. How can it be easily burned? I know you must have a plan, and if you tell me, don't worry, brothers."
Yang Xiong laughed loudly and said: "What do you call 'Desperate Saburo', but you don't mean to pretend to be a reckless man? As soon as I said the word Shaoliang, you knew I had a plan. You should definitely call me 'Little Zhuge'."
Then he said: "To be honest with you brothers, I was caught by him on this trip. When we arrived at Wugang Town in Qingzhou, the Khitans sent troops to plunder money and food. A man was trying to escape while he was trying to stop him. He stood up to resist and made a thirty-year-old man." The iron melon hammer with more than a kilogram was danced away, and dozens of people did not dare to get close. The Liao soldiers were about to shoot him with arrows, but the younger brother did not want to see the hero die, so he drank it, stepped forward to fight with him, and caught him with the hammer. He said in a low voice: 'If you don't want to die, then you will surrender. I'll look for an opportunity to let you go.' The man was indeed clever and surrendered quickly. He told himself that he was a blacksmith, so he stayed in the army to repair the damaged ordnance."
After hearing this, Shi Xiu immediately knew what he meant: "Brother, what you want is for this man to be an internal agent? Not to mention whether he can do great things alone, but only to say that he will have a narrow escape from death. Can this person be so courageous? "
Yang Xiong said: "I asked about this person's origin. He is the son of the military attaché of Yan'an Prefecture. His surname is Tang and his given name is Long. Because he has pockmarks all over his body, he is nicknamed the 'Golden Leopard' in the world! If you ask, As a human being, he has a bone to his bones so that he can wield a spear and a stick, and he will avenge any vengeance in his life. He was burned down by the Liao soldiers in his blacksmith shop. Yesterday, he went to have a drink with him. He still hated himself endlessly and wanted to make the Liao soldiers cruel."
When Shi Xiu heard about it, he nodded and said: "In this way, he is also a tough guy! But if he wants to contact me, my brother will inevitably be put at risk."
Yang Xiong smiled casually: "I've been a bastard for several years, so why should I be afraid of taking any risks?"
When everyone saw how magnanimous he was, they couldn't help but admire him even more.
Shi Xiu also laughed and then said: "Since the elder brother regards life and death as nothing, and the younger brother is not willing to be second to others, he should go with him. It is always safer for two people to act than alone."
Yang Xiong was about to refuse, but when he saw his resolute expression, he knew that he was a hero who was ready to die. He nodded and said, "In that case, you and I will live and die together."
According to Yang Xiong, this group of Liao soldiers were all patchworked together and were not familiar with each other. He had been in the Yamen in Jizhou for many years and knew the truth and falsehoods. Therefore, everyone agreed that Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu would go to find Tang. Long acted as an internal response and waited in Cangzhou city. When he saw the fire, he started to kill all the generals and went out.
In order to be safe, Chai Jin also ordered his subordinate Zhuang Ding to mobilize all the people in the city. They were not allowed to go into battle, but they only had to have a torch. At that time, the old and weak women and children would go to the city, and the young and strong men would go out of the city to build momentum.
After the discussion, everyone went their separate ways. Shi Xiu and Yang Xiong stayed up till night. Each of them had a large bowl of rotten pork noodles and drank two cents of hot and spicy wine. Taking advantage of the drunkenness, they each carried a large bag of fire-making medicine. Without even taking a bite of the knife, he lowered it off the city wall and disappeared into the night.
However, when the Liao army surrounded Cangzhou, it did not mean that the armies held hands and completely surrounded it, but that they formed a stronghold to block the city gate from a distance.
There were 10,000 Liao soldiers stationed in each of the three directions of Cangzhou: east, west, and south. The main force was in the north, divided into two camps, the front and rear. The front camp was where Yelv De commanded the soldiers and the rear camp was where the baggage and civilians were stationed. Residence, three thousand soldiers were left to guard it.
Because two of his nephews and two of his own sons died in the battle here, Yelu was extremely resentful. After ordering the city to be breached, the whole city was massacred. After making siege equipment, attack the city by force.
In the past few days since his army came south, Yang Xiong, relying on his status as the captain, wandered around the camp. He knew his rules and habits, so today he went around to the back of the camp in the dark, randomly dismantled a few door panels and window lattice, and carried them with Shi Xiu one after another. , hiding all the things that would ignite the fire, and headed back to camp.
It was late at night, and the civilians who had cut down trees and demolished houses had all returned, and the camp gates had been closed. A bonfire was lit in the open space outside the camp to prevent people from robbing the camp. The two men were covered in mud and ash, pretending to be brave. He walked carelessly and carelessly towards the camp gate. The Liao soldiers guarding the gate saw him and shouted from a distance: "The army camp is here. If anyone dares to come forward, shoot him to death with one arrow."
Yang Xiong imitated the Khitan dialect and shouted: "My two brothers are civilians in the army. They forgot the time during the inspection and came back late. Don't be surprised, general."
When Na Dutou heard that he was called General, he felt a little happy in his heart. Seeing that there were only two of him, he ordered him to come closer. While seeing what he was carrying, he said sharply: "The king has an order, and the gong will sound." Retreat, why do you two dare not obey? Are you going to be deserters?"
Yang Xiong and his wife lifted up a door panel with window lattice, benches, cupboard doors and other sundries on it. There were also several quilts scattered on it. They were about to reach out to touch them, but Shi Xiu's eyes were quick and he suddenly pulled out a With one hand, he covered his chest.
Nadu was indeed attracted to him and shouted: "Whatever is hidden in your arms, take it out!"
Shi Xiu was also a firewood seller in Jizhou, so he spared the local dialect and immediately put on a grimace and said: "General, all my belongings have been used for military purposes. I finally made some money today. I just ask the general for mercy... …”
Before he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned red. They reached out and grabbed it into their arms and took it out. It was hard when they took it out. When they took it out, they found a number of large and small silver bracelets and gold bars. In terms of weight, they numbered more than ten. There were two, and he was immediately overjoyed. While holding it in his arms, he scolded Shi Xiu: "You can't kill all the thieves and don't have enough money. I risk my life to fight, but you, a thief, benefit from my bones? If you take the initiative to pay tribute, , I’ll leave some for you to grease your lips, but you’re so indifferent, and I won’t even give you a feather.”
They dug holes in Shi Xiu's clothes, then turned around and dug out Yang Xiong again, and found three to five taels of broken silver. He became even more happy, and was about to ask them to take off their clothes and search carefully, when Shi Xiu suddenly burst into tears and twitched. The howl was as loud as a braying donkey, and the animals pulling the cart in the camp became restless and neighed in response. Suddenly the mules neighed and the donkeys roared, making a loud noise.
Afraid of attracting his colleagues and sharing the spoils with him, Na Na slapped Shi Xiu hard in the mouth and cursed in a low voice: "If you dare to scream in mourning again, I will kill you with one knife! Get out of here!"
Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu were dejected. They carried a bunch of things into the camp and closed the door behind them. Soldiers gathered around them, complimenting them and begging for rewards.
The two sneaked into the camp and walked quickly. For a moment, they were out of sight of Na Dutou. Yang Xiong turned around and said with a smile: "Brother, I can't help you to be careful! If there was no such scene, wouldn't it be a failure if he took out the sulfur and flame salt from the quilt?" It's even harder to cry loudly for you, so that the guy doesn't dare to pester you anymore! Brother Yu has a new nickname for you, how about calling him 'Saihuo Donkey'!"
Shi Xiu knew that he was making fun of him, but he didn't take it seriously. He laughed and said, "This nickname is just like the wisdom of my wife, Di Ji. She walked in from the door and called me 'Sai Huo Donkey' the day after the wedding." .”
Yang Xiong said with a smile: "Emperor's wife? That's all, brother, I have seen people who love their wives, but it is unheard of to love them like you! Well, if you treat your wife like an emperor, don't you become a prince-in-law?"
This man is laughing and joking, not knowing that in a thousand years, if he has any descendants alive, not to mention Princess Diji, he is afraid that his wife will be regarded as a fairy so that he can live in peace - and she must be a little fairy.
Shi Xiu smiled proudly and thought to himself that my brother has eyesight but does not recognize Shi Xiu's consort. In terms of vision, he is comparable to my cheap father-in-law. My cheap father-in-law does not know that there is a certain Shi Xiu among today's consorts!
The two chatted in a low voice and passed dozens of tents in a row until they came to a place. It was a shack made of hastily piled bricks and wood. There were anvils, hammers, stoves, pliers, chisels and the like inside and outside. There were dozens of knives and guns with damaged edges piled next to him. A strong man over seven feet tall, shirtless, cursing and sharpening his knives.
There was a blazing fire in the stove. Shi Xiu looked through the light of the fire and saw this man with a strange appearance——
The bridge of this man's nose is broad, like a road leading straight to Yintang, with his eyes far apart on both sides. It would be troublesome to look in the mirror, so he can only look into one eye first, then turn his face to see the other.
His face and body are covered with pockmarks, just like ordinary people with pockmarks. But this person is at a higher level. There are also small pockmarks in the pockmarks, and there are also pockmarks in the small pockmarks. This has a name. , called the three-ringed moon pockmark!
There are more than just three rings for the moon, four and four wishful pockmarks, and five blessings and longevity pockmarks. As long as you don’t have trypophobia, you can study it. You can’t count the pockmarks on this man’s body in a year and a half!
Shi Xiu looked at it so carefully that he almost vomited with a "yue" sound. He couldn't help but admire him: What a "money leopard", he really lived up to his reputation!
The judge heard that it is said that when Tao is close to vermillion, red is close to ink, and when black is black, it is not just empty talk! You are like this "Desperate Saburo" Shi Xiu. You were originally a rough guy who was proud of the world, with a runny nose and a mouth full of wine. But because you married Zhao Fujin, a wealthy little emperor, you can't help but learn to be refined and go to bed every day. He even wanted to wash his feet, but when he saw the pockmarks, he retched!
How is Yang Xiong like "disease related"? Without losing his true character as a hero, he stepped forward and hugged Tang Long. Feeling the strange feeling in his palm, he said with a smile on his face: "Brother, brother is back!"
Tang Long was shocked: "Oh, brother Yang Xiong!"
I saw a flash of light in his eyes. His left eye turned to the left and his right eye turned to the right. In an instant, he took in the 360-degree view. Seeing that there was no one around, he felt relieved. He grabbed Yang Xiong with his backhand and whispered: " Brother, you sold out in public today and abandoned the Liao Dynasty and returned to the Song Dynasty. Why do you dare to come back? If the Khitan people find out, wouldn't it be terrible? Leave quickly, I will send you out now!"
After saying that, he bent down and picked up an iron melon hammer to clear the way for Yang Xiong.
Shi Xiu took a look and saw that he was a man of loyalty and courage, and nodded secretly. Then he heard Yang Xiong say: "Brother, don't panic. Is it because I came back this time to eat and relax? But it was the Song Army brothers in the same city who made an appointment to perform a miraculous feat and defeat the old Yelu thief!"
When Tang Long heard this, he first asked: "Brother! You haven't been in the South Country for a long time, but you don't know about the scandalous personnel affairs! My biological father was highly regarded by Mr. Zhong at that time and became the military attaché of Zhizhai. My younger brother can be regarded as a military officer. Brother, why are you wandering in the rivers and lakes? There are too many evil-hearted people in the Song Army! If those Song soldiers want to make meritorious deeds, why don't they come to fight and ask you to take risks? It can be seen that I am not well-intentioned. According to my wishes, I would like to leave him alone. The dispute between the two countries, you and I, escape from this place together, where can we not live and be happy?"
Yang Xiong pulled him and said: "Brother, although there are bad guys in the Song Army, there may not be no good guys. If nothing else, look at my good brother Shi Xiu. He is now the Superintendent of the Army and Horses of Laizhou. He is a dignified general. He can also fight alone. , come with me to do big things!"
Tang Long was surprised when he heard this and looked over quickly. He originally thought that Shi Xiu was also a friend of Yang Xiong's in the camp, but unexpectedly he was a top-notch military commander. He looked up and down and saw that Shi Xiuying was full of energy. He couldn't help but feel sad and fierce. Thinking of a person, I couldn't help but exclaim: "Ah, this name sounds so familiar. Could it be the Shi Xiu who is known as the 'Desperate Saburo' in the world? I heard that he also lived in Jizhou, but it was by chance that he won the favor of 'Wu Mengde', so he followed him And go."
Shi Xiu smiled and clasped his fists and said, "A humble name is not worth mentioning. 'Wu Mengde' is indeed my eldest brother."
Tang Long was overjoyed and bowed his head: "How lucky is this little man? I met brother Yang Xiong first, and then brother Shi Xiu, but I didn't know that brother Shi Xiu had also become an officer and talked nonsense. He deserves to be damned."
Shi Xiu hurriedly helped him up and said, "Don't blame those who don't know! What's more, 90% of the Song army are useless rats. Now my brother Wu Dalang has become the military envoy of Qingzhou, and many of my brothers are serving as military attachés in Shandong. Although the other Song soldiers hide evil and evil, here my brother has clear rewards and punishments. Many of the brothers are heroes who were famous in the world in the past. They are all loyal and courageous. They go into battle to kill the enemy and fight to the death!"
Tang Long was filled with admiration and said repeatedly: "If I can work with a hero like my brother, I will be glorious even in death."
Yang Xiong smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this? To tell you the truth, in Cangzhou City now, several military leaders are brothers of 'Wu Mengde', including 'No Block' Mu Hong, 'Moyun Golden Wings' Ou Peng," Deng Fei, the fiery-eyed Suanni, Su Ding, the flower-sword general, and Chai Jin, a local from Cangzhou, were also close friends of Wu Dalang. I also saw that they had a deep sense of loyalty, so they were willing to take risks to break this Liaoning army. Soldier, if you don't die, if you meet Wu Dalang in the future, it will be regarded as a certificate of surrender."
From Tang Long's nose, which was as big as a road, he suddenly exhaled two strong breaths: "Thank you, brother, for not forgetting my little brother for such a good thing. I have to spare my share in this matter! Brother, please give me the order. Do you want to assassinate Yelu old dog?" I’m willing to take the lead!”
Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu were overjoyed to see his bravery. Shi Xiu said: "There is no need to assassinate him. We only need to burn the army's food and fodder. When the fire starts, the brothers in the city will naturally fight out. We can escape while taking advantage of the chaos."
Tang Long said with a smile: "This is nothing! Brothers, please sit down for a moment. Today I will teach you two to see Tang Long's craftsmanship!"
After saying that, he moved his hands, picked up a lot of wood, and nailed it in one place. Gradually, a weird-looking instrument with a height of one person and long arms appeared in front of the two of them. Tang Long was satisfied. After looking at it for a few times, he smiled and said, "Brothers, do you recognize this thing?"
Yang Xiong looked at it carefully and shook his head. Shi Xiu looked at it again and again, and suddenly realized: "Ah, I seem to have heard this thing from my brother Wu. Could it be..."
Youfenjiao: heroes meet when loyalty and spirit intersect, and everyone is united in the stormy times. The golden leopard performs his unique skills, and with a thunderbolt the sky and the earth turn red!
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