Tong Guan asked who dared to fight and cover Yang Keshi to break the formation. His original intention was to ask the brave generals in the Western Army who knew the basics to come forward. He didn't want Dong Ping to be quick-talking and answer first.
This old guy already had a prejudice against Shandong generals because of Wu Song's incident. He was immediately unhappy when he heard this and was about to repulse him. However, when he took a quick look at Dong Ping, he couldn't help but feel happy.
There is no other reason than that he is handsome!
I only saw Dong Ping:
Wearing a polished silver helmet, fluttering phoenix wings;
Wearing a green shirt and a splendid unicorn;
Wearing simple silver and iron armor, he bullies the frost and suppresses the snow;
Carrying two silver spears on his back, he looks like a white dragon;
Especially for the coquettish ones, a small flag is placed in the quiver beside their waist, and a couplet is written on the flag. The first couplet is "Brave General with Two Guns" and the second couplet is "The Romantic Marquis of Ten Thousand Households"!
Not only is the attire extraordinary, but the appearance is also outstanding!
This man is eight feet tall, with a tiger's back and a wolf's waist, broad shoulders and long arms, eyebrows slanting into his temples, starry eyes and red lips, and a jade face with a handsome face.
Tong Guan looked up and down. The word "Roll" in his mouth rolled twice and spit out, turning into the word "Okay"!
"Okay!" Tong Guan raised his thumb and praised: "I am in Tokyo, and I have heard for a long time that there is a double-gun general in Dongping Mansion. He is a hero. When I saw him today, he was indeed very courageous! That's all, I'll leave it to you. Formation, if you really make a contribution, why should I be generous with the reward?"
Dong Ping was overjoyed when he heard this.
You must know that the generals here of Tong Guan are either the fierce generals of the Western Army who followed him in the southern and northern campaigns, or the long-established generals like Shijiedu. Why did Dong Ping, a small guest general, dare to take the lead? I just want to vent my anger with Brother Cao!
The judge couldn't help but ask: Why did this guy want to be angry with the two of them?
It turned out that Dong Ping had extraordinary martial arts skills and an extremely arrogant nature.
He and Brother Lao Cao had known each other very early. At that time, the two brothers were only the captains of a county, but he was the commander of the army. Who would have thought that after a few years, his family had not made any progress, but the two brothers had soared to the top. He reached the high position of Qingzhou Jiedushi and commanded the army and horses.
Such a stark contrast would inevitably make ordinary people jealous, let alone this "Dong Yichang" who thinks highly of himself?
In Dong Ping's opinion, the reason why the Wu brothers got rich was because they climbed on Tong Guan's thick legs. He couldn't help but feel resentful in his heart, thinking that it would be fine for him to have sex with me.
Now that it was finally his turn, he naturally couldn't care less and hurriedly wanted to take the lead.
Seeing that Tong Guan allowed him to go on the expedition, he was immediately overjoyed and clasped his fists heavily: "Thank you so much, Commander! Dare you, the general, refuse to die?"
At that moment, he cheered up, went down to the city, mounted his horse, led his two thousand troops, opened the city gate and charged out.
Yang Keshi also organized his troops and horses, quietly opened the west gate, and went around behind the Liao army's formation.
Dong Ping rushed out of the city gate, showed off his power in front of the Huntian formation, and shouted: "You are a Liao dog, you eat Jurchens and a group of savages killed them, but you dare to come to the Song Dynasty to fight against wildfires. I don't know that I have a fierce general here." Like the cloud, it is ten times better than the Jurchen, if anyone disobeys my words, come out and die!"
All the generals of the Liao army had already received orders, saying that no matter what, they would just maintain their position and fight.
However, the guard of the Taiyin Formation, the young general Yan Yanshou, was only eighteen or nineteen years old, but he was still young and energetic. His intestines were about to break after being scolded by Dong Ping, so how could he care so much?
He slapped the iron-footed jujube horses under his crotch, held a square-shaped painted halberd upside down, and rushed out, shouting: "Nanmanzi, what nonsense are you talking about, I told you to die under my halberd!"
Dong Ping laughed loudly: "Little Liao dog, I only pity you at such a young age, and you will die in hell!"
While speaking, he danced his guns and fought with the opponent.
Tong Guan led the generals and was busy watching the battle on the city. After watching for a moment, he could not help but nod secretly. Wang Yuan blurted out: "I have long heard that in the late Sui Dynasty, there was Ding Yanping, the general of Dengzhou. His ability with two spears was unparalleled in the world. He also said It's just the boast of the ancients. This spear is not a whip, mace, knife or hammer. How can such a long thing be used in pairs? Only when I saw this man named Dong today did I realize that I am short-sighted."
Dong Ping wanted to show off his skills in the city. He used his two spears to make violent winds and rains, like two dragons making trouble in the sea. Although Wuyan Yanshou's halberd skills were extraordinary, it was difficult to compete with him. They fought for more than ten times. It is already full of dangers.
The four lieutenants in the Taiyin formation were Xinyuehu Pei Zhi, Weiyueyan Li Yi, Biyuewu Guoyongtai, Zhang Yuelu and Li Fu. Seeing that Wuyan Yanshou was in danger, they rushed out and the five of them joined forces to besiege Dong Ping. one.
When Dong Ping's men saw it, they moved forward to cover it up. Dong Ping wanted to make a name for himself in front of the army, so how could he be willing to fight in this melee? He shouted: "Slow down, slow down, how can only five Liao dogs stop me, Dong Yicheng!"
When all the generals in the city saw how arrogant he was, they couldn't help but cheer. Tong Guan even thought secretly: This Dong Ping is indeed brave! After I defeat You Yan, it will be a good sword to deal with Wu Song!
Because of this idea, he was afraid that Dong Ping would make a mistake, so he whispered: "Dong Ping is a loyal and brave general. He must be protected from the Liao army's hidden arrows. Which one of you is waiting for to go down and plunder the formation for him?"
Zhang Qing saw Dong Ping's face on the city and was envious for a long time. At this moment, he heard Tong Guan speak loudly and responded quickly: "The last general of Dongchang Prefecture, Zhang Qing, and Dong Ping are close friends of the neighboring government. I am willing to raid the formation for him." .”
Tong Guan took a look at Zhang Qing and saw that his head was wrapped in a crimson scarf, he was wearing a brocade war robe, and only a pair of light armor. He had slender arms and a large scarlet cloak, which made him look even more youthful and handsome. He was immediately happy: There are so many handsome and heroic people in Hedong! If he has real talent and knowledge, he can be promoted to check and balance the Wu brothers.
He nodded and said: "Okay, you go! Once the Liao army is defeated, I will give you a heavy reward."
Zhang Qing was overjoyed. He took out his white pear flower gun and led his two lieutenants, Ding Desun and Gong Wang, down to the city to mount their horses. He also led more than a thousand of his own men out of the city to plunder the formation for Dong Ping.
At this time, Dong Ping used a pair of five and six generals to roll over and over, and had killed thirty or forty people. From the corner of his eye, he saw Zhang Qing and three generals coming, and he was secretly anxious: No, if it takes a long time to win, and they come up to help, wouldn't Dong be able to do it? Got a joke?
He gritted his teeth and made a dangerous move, deliberately using a flaw to let him use all kinds of weapons to kill him, but then he used all his strength to penetrate his right arm. With a loud shout, he swept across with a single gun and smashed all the weapons away——
If there was an opponent who was stronger than him, the "two-gun general" would definitely be killed on the spot. Fortunately, there was no one. He succeeded in taking the risk, and when there was no time to attack, he used many weapons in one fell swoop.
Those Liao generals were all old at their tricks. Dong Ping raised his spear in his left hand and stabbed twice in succession like lightning. Wei Yueyan, Li Yi, and Bi Yuewu Guo Yongtai both had a hole in their throats as big as a wine cup, somersaulting and falling off their saddles. .
The remaining three generals were shocked. How could they dare to fight with him again? Qi Qile turned his horse and fled. Dong Ping took the opportunity to shoot and stab Zhang Yuelu and Li Fu to death. As for the two generals Wuyan Yanshou and Xinyuehu Pei Zhi, they fled back to their own formation in embarrassment.
The Song troops above and below the city cheered like thunder when they saw him displaying his might.
Dong Ping was also ecstatic and shouted: "It's just a Liao dog, boys and men, follow my general to break the formation!"
A horse immediately chased the two generals Wuyan Yanshou and Pei Zhi straight into the small formation of Taiyin. Zhang Qing didn't expect him to be so reckless. When he wanted to stop him, how could he be as fast as Dong Ping's horse?
In fact, Dong Ping was not blindly reckless. He had his own thoughts: This young general from the Liao Kingdom has already killed him to the point of fear. I took the opportunity to chase him in, so how could he still maintain his position? If the formation cannot operate, it is a dead formation. If I break his small formation, the big formation will naturally no longer be thorough. If I break it in one fell swoop, wouldn't it be my first achievement?
However, things often don't go as one wishes. Although he had good intentions, he didn't know that the young general Yan Yanshou had learned the art of battle formation from his father since he was a child. Although his martial arts skills were not extremely high, the formation skills were truly engraved in his bones. ability.
Therefore, when he saw Dong Ping chasing into the formation, the young general was not surprised but overjoyed. He quickly took out a small flag and waved it. When the Liao soldiers in the formation saw it, they all waved the flag and turned left and right according to the pace of the drill. Dong Ping's troops and horses were immediately overwhelmed. Cut into several pieces.
Dong Ping was in the formation and could only see that the inside of the Taiyin formation was rotating, but Zhang Qing could clearly see it from the outside——
As this small formation was activated, the entire Hun Tian Xiang Formation could not help but gradually move from slow to fast.
Zhang Qing was shocked when he saw it, and he quickly calculated in his mind: Oh no, Marshal Tong sent his heavy cavalry to attack the north of the formation. As soon as he turned around, the Xuanwu formation in the north of the formation has gone somewhere! I should try my best to stabilize this formation and not let it turn away.
This shows that Zhang Qing is a man who dares to take action when the situation arises. He did not report it to Tong Guan. With a wave of his gun, he led Generals Gong and Ding and more than a thousand of his subordinates, and went straight into the middle of the Taiyin and Suzaku formations to make a move. An iron nail, firmly fixed in place, blocking the movement of his formation!
At this time, the Suzaku Formation was approaching. Zhang Qing huddled his troops into a tight ball, and Generals Gong and Ding took the lead, stabbing and prodding with their spears, fighting to the death and refusing to move even one step.
Wu Yanguang noticed that the rotation of the formation was stagnant, and he was greatly frightened. He clapped his legs and shouted, "Oh! How did these Nanbarbarians block my formation by accident?"
It turns out that the secret of formations all over the world is in operation. Once the formations are in operation, your thousands of horses and thousands of troops will divide themselves into pieces, forming a local situation where the numbers are overwhelming, and it will also make the enemy's direction unclear and dizzy. By turning your head, you can defeat the enemy.
Although Zhang Qing doesn't know the formation, he also knows this basic principle. Therefore, he took the first step and blocked the position. Like a rock, no matter how you are washed away by the wind and waves, I will never move a step. In this way, even if it takes a long time, it will inevitably be broken, but in the short term, it will really block his operation.
Why did Wu Yanguang say he hit it by mistake? Just speaking from common sense, such large formations are launched from the center to the edge, so they are completely flawless. Even if the enemy wants to get stuck, it is difficult to find a gap to get in. Even if they forcefully rush in and eat his entire formation, Go with the flow naturally.
How can Zhang Qing succeed today? It was because Dong Ping was in a hurry to kill Wuyan Yanshou that he was forced to activate his small Taiyin array first, and then drive the operation of the large array, which was considered to be a reverse activation. Therefore, at the beginning of the operation, gaps were inevitably exposed, and Zhang Qing happened to seize the opportunity.
At this time, if there is a handsome commander, relying on this as the basis, it will be enough to break the formation.
Ma Gongzhi saw the clues. He patted the city wall with joy and shouted: "Commander, Dong Ping's collision is really amazing. It disturbed the movement of his formation, but he never followed the right path, which exposed flaws." , and the Qing Dynasty is blocked. Now we attack it with a large army. How difficult is it to break it? Commander, God bless me and the Song Dynasty will succeed!"
Tong Guan, on the other hand, was full of doubts: "How can there be such a coincidence in the world? Besides, the Bailu Army has not arrived yet. I am coming out at this moment. If his formation is involved, who can bear the consequences?"
Ma Gongzhi was shocked when he heard this, and pointed at Zhang Qing and said: "Commander, how can Zhang Qing get involved in our army because it blocks the movement of the formation? Commander, if we cut it off, we must cut it off. Zhang Qing has limited troops and horses. If he is defeated by the Liao soldiers, he will be killed." There will never be such a good opportunity again."
Tong Guan frowned and kept shaking his head: "How can it be such a coincidence? Such a large formation, blocked by more than a thousand of them? Maybe it was a trick of the Liao people to lure the enemy into a trap. , General Ma, you are also the commander of an army, but you are so unstable, how can you lead the army to fight?"
Yang Weizhong hesitated for a moment and said: "Commander, I will see that his formation is turning stagnantly. It doesn't look like he is faking it. It seems like it is so easy for a hundred thousand people to set up a formation. How can he be so easy to cheat?"
But Liu Guangshi saw that Tong Guan did not dare to take risks, and quickly helped: "Generals, we are not experts in formations. Even if he is cheating, who can tell? We are no better than the commander, and two hundred thousand people will live and die in it." On his shoulders, one word can determine the rise and fall of the family and the country. How important is his responsibility? Naturally, he must act prudently in order to be in an invincible position first."
Hearing this, Tong Guan was overjoyed: "Although Guangshi is young, he has a mature and prudent temperament. He may be entrusted with important responsibilities in the future."
Yang Weizhong and Ma Gongzhi looked at each other and could see each other's disappointment.
Zhang Zhang sighed and said in a low voice: "The commander-in-chief has become an old man in planning for the country. Naturally, there is no way to do it properly. It's just that the two generals Dong and Zhang fought loyally and bravely. When he was not deep in the formation, the last general sent troops to meet him. How about two coming out?"
Although Tong Guan did not dare to make a decision when the matter was imminent, he did not want Zhang Qing and Dong Ping to die in this battle. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "What the old general said shows his courage! You should be more careful yourself."
Wang Huan watched with cold eyes, seeing the dispute between his generals, he felt panic in his heart, and sighed: "I will go with Lao Zhang."
The two men immediately led five thousand soldiers out of the city to respond.
When everyone was still arguing about him, another change occurred in the Huntian Formation.
But it was Dongxian Wenrong, the leader of the Suzaku Formation, who saw Zhang Qing's thousands of people moving against his formation. He was afraid that the Song army would break the formation from his point. In anxiety, he led four lieutenants and hundreds of troops to fight Zhang Qing.
This cave immortal Wen Rong, with a crimson crown and red tassels, a red robe and red armor, rides a rouge horse, carries an eight-foot fire dragon sword, and flies in like a red cloud.
The four lieutenants: Gu Yongxing, the tail fire tiger, Zuxing, the room fire pig, Pan Yi, the beggar fire monkey, and Di Sheng, the winged fire snake, are all dressed in red.
Zhang Qing saw this and came to fight with all his strength. Gong Wang and Ding Desun supported him. Three Dongchang Prefecture generals fought against five Liao generals of Suzaku Formation, and their troops were also killed in a mass.
Zhang Qing's marksmanship was not top-notch, but Dongxian Wenrong's Fire Dragon Sword was very ferocious. After twenty or thirty rounds of fighting, Zhang Qing gradually fell behind, and General Gong Ding could not match the combined strength of the four opposing generals.
Ding Desun shouted: "Brothers, how can we get through the dangerous situation without killing people?" He first flew out his fork and hit the winged fire snake Di Sheng in the chest.
He flew forward and at the same time Gong Wang also drew his spear, hitting the room in front of Zhu Zuxing and died on the spot.
The two of them were a "flower tiger" and a "shot tiger". They fought fiercely, but they were also very smart. They were good at flying spears and forks, but they refused to bring more spears and forks into battle. At this moment, the swords flew out and killed two people. They also lost their long weapons, and each drew their swords to resist their opponents.
When Dongxian Wenrong saw that he had killed two lieutenants, he said angrily: "How dare the Southern Barbarians harm my brothers!" The fire dragon sword slashed blindly. Zhang Qing couldn't resist it, so he pulled his horse and jumped away, saying angrily: " If I don’t teach you to recognize the means today, you won’t know the extravagance of a ‘featherless arrow’!”
While he was talking, he took out a stone from his brocade bag. Dongxian Wenrong didn't know what he was doing. He chased him and started fighting. Zhang Qing flicked his hand and blinded Dongxian Wenrong's left eye. This time, he let out a long cry of pain. , Zhang Qing took the opportunity to shoot him, knocking him off his horse.
There is a saying: A man with two spears will show off his skills, and an arrow without feathers will test his talent for the first time. I just hate that eunuchs have no clever plans and heroes live in vain.
(End of chapter)
