The reinforcements were brought in by Zhang Zheng.
Yesterday, Zhang Zheng, Cai Hu, and several of their second brother's soldiers returned to the ancient locust tree and waited around, but the two princes did not come back. Later, when it got dark, they built a bonfire and waited all night, but still didn't wait for anyone to come back. The next morning, several people discussed it and decided that they could no longer wait foolishly and had to search everywhere. They left two people standing guard under the ancient locust tree, while the others split up to search.
Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu rode south to search. On the way, they encountered a group of enemy soldiers. They quickly dismounted and led the horses to hide in the jungle beside the road. After the enemy troops passed, they moved on. Later, they encountered another group of enemy troops. In less than an hour, they encountered three groups of enemy troops. Zhang Zheng said to Cai Hu: "Why are these enemy troops heading north? Is there any war going on in the north?" Cai Hu said: "Why don't we follow and have a look."
The two men turned their horses' heads and followed the enemy. When they arrived at Dongjia Fort, Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu saw that the enemy troops were on three levels inside and three outside, and they had completely surrounded the castle. The two climbed up a hill and hid in the bushes. Zhang Zheng took out the telescope he carried and looked for a while, and finally saw Li Zhiyun and his second brother standing at the top of the city.
It turned out that the two princes were surrounded by enemies in the castle. Cai Hu took the telescope and looked at it, and said with certainty: "It's them!"
There were only two of them, so naturally they couldn't save the two princes. Zhang Zheng asked Cai Hu to wait here while he went back to fetch reinforcements. After he returned to the army camp, because his second brother strictly ordered the army not to come out before leaving, he could only mobilize new troops. After Scarface learned of the situation, he took his three thousand troops and hurried to Dongjiabao. They chose a piece of high ground and set up a red cannon.
The enemy general heard the report from Tanma that three thousand Tang troops were coming. At first, he didn't pay much attention. He just ordered the troops in the castle to be withdrawn and use all their strength to deal with the reinforcing Tang troops.
After the eight red cannons were lined up, Scarface ordered the cannons to fire. The shells roared towards the enemy troops and exploded in the crowd, causing the enemy soldiers to fly bloody and bloody. Those soldiers had never experienced such a scene, and they were all stunned. They were scurrying around like headless flies. The entire enemy camp was simply a mess.
After blasting a stick of incense with a cannon, Scarface ordered the firearms battalion to attack. The soldiers lined up in a straight line and moved forward. The enemy general organized a charge of hundreds of cavalry. When the cavalry rushed a hundred steps away, the guns of the firearms battalion opened fire, and the soldiers also threw grenades. Suddenly, the enemy's cavalry fell on their backs and was completely defeated.
The enemy general was unwilling to accept defeat and organized an infantry charge. However, in the face of the urgent firepower, they fell in pieces like wheat harvested by scythes in autumn. This is a one-sided battle, using firearms to fight cold weapons. This is not fighting, it is simply massacre. The enemy army finally couldn't hold on any longer, the formation was in chaos, and they retreated toward the east in panic...
The people standing on the top of Dongjiabao City witnessed this battle. Except for Li Zhiyun, no one else has ever seen such an army or such powerful weapons. This is really a hearty victory! Fan Shuxiang grabbed Li Zhiyun's arm, jumped up and down with joy, and shouted: "King Chu, this is your army? It's amazing!..." Li Zhiyun said humbly: "It's nothing, this is just a small test for me."
The enemy troops have fled, and it's time for Li Zhiyun and his second brother to go back. Fan Botong decided to lead his men to follow them to the Tang Army's camp to participate in the battle to regain Hedong.
The Tang army and Song Jingang's army faced off for more than a month. Li Zhiyun had nothing to do in the military camp and wanted to practice martial arts. If we include the time in Wugong County, he has been in danger twice. Facing a single enemy soldier, he was completely powerless to fight back. This is wartime after all. We don’t know how long this war will last, and danger may arise at any time. He originally wanted to use a pistol to defend himself, but the conditions are not yet ready to make an advanced pistol. The flintlock pistol is too bulky and inconvenient to carry, and the loading speed is too slow. If he forgets to carry it or After you run out of bullets, you can’t expect someone to come to your rescue every time, right?
It is actually very convenient for him to practice martial arts. Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu both possess special skills. Cai Hu is good at boxing and Zhang Zheng is good at swordsmanship. Cai Hu uses a set of "Cai Family Boxing" passed down from his ancestors, while Zhang Zheng is best at a set of "Yue Nu Swordsmanship". This set of swordsmanship was created by a woman from the Yue Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period. This woman grew up in the woods in the south of Kuaiji Mountain. She learned swords since she was a child and was good at swordsmanship. King Gou Jian of Yue vowed to avenge Wu, thinking that although he had boats for water warfare and land warfare, he lacked the power of bows, crossbows, soldiers and swords. Therefore, Fan Li, a doctor of the Yue State, recommended to Gou Jian that Yue women teach swordsmanship to the officers and soldiers of the three officers and soldiers to help Gou Jian destroy Wu. This set of Yue women's swordsmanship is most suitable for battlefield fighting. When they heard that Li Zhiyun wanted to learn martial arts, they both expressed their willingness to teach him.
Li Zhiyun practices martial arts not only for self-defense, but also for fitness. There was no modern medicine or antibiotics at this time. A cold might kill a young man, so he had to train his body to be great. In the past, he got up early to run and do exercises, but now he practiced martial arts instead. That morning, after he practiced swordsmanship with Zhang Zheng, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Zhang Zheng, call Cai Hu. Let's go to Baibi City after breakfast." Stay here every day. In the military camp, he felt quite bored, so he wanted to go out and relax.
Baibi City was only two miles away from the New Army camp, and the three of them came to the city. The weather is sunny and the streets are busy with people and cars. As he was walking, there were several cracks of whips and the shouts of the coachman behind him. He quickly leaned to the side of the road to let the carriage pass.
The carriage drove past him. The cart was loaded with goods, and the wheels rolled heavily on the road. Due to years of war, the roads in the city have not been repaired. The roads are uneven and have many large and small potholes. When one of the wheels of the carriage rolled over a large hole, the whole body jolted, and something like a stone fell from the carriage.
The carriage drove straight ahead. Li Zhiyun walked over and picked it up and took a look. It was a white translucent solid with a slightly yellow surface, about the size of a thumbnail. This thing looked familiar to him, but he couldn't remember what it was. He wanted to ask his two followers, but when he turned around, he saw that the two of them were far behind and were buying things at a street stall.
Li Zhiyun stood there waiting. When they came over after buying things, he handed the things in his hands to them and said, "Look, what is this?" Zhang Zheng took it and took a look and said, "Isn't this a flint?" ." After his reminder, Li Zhiyun remembered that this white solid was white phosphorus.
After Li Zhiyun traveled to ancient times, due to his noble status and being cared for in life, he rarely did daily chores. When he occasionally needed to light a fire, he used fire sticks instead of flint, so he didn't recognize it as white phosphorus just now. The ancients called white phosphorus flint. White phosphorus is mainly produced in mountains and also in water. The ancients have known the use of white phosphorus for a long time. It is said that there is an oil lamp in the tomb of Qin Shihuang, which has burned for thousands of years. After research, scientists found that the wick of the oil lamp contained a large amount of white phosphorus.
Li Zhiyun took the white phosphorus and stared at it for a moment, then suddenly woke up and said quickly: "Quick, chase that carriage!"
He led his two followers in pursuit for a hundred or so steps, but saw no sign of the carriage. People were coming and going on the street, and there were several side streets. The carriage had long disappeared. Seeing his frown, Zhang Zheng said: "This thing is very common, maybe it fell from someone."
Li Zhiyun shook his head and said: "If it fell from a person's body, it would be normal. However, I saw with my own eyes that it fell from the carriage when it was jolted. I estimate that all the goods on that cart were It’s white phosphorus.”
The three of them were looking around when Li Zhiyun suddenly noticed Fan Shuxiang walking over with a smile. This girl was wearing a long blue and white dress today, her hair was spread behind her head, and the hair around her ears was tied into two slender braids. She was dressed like a folk girl. She must have been unable to stay in the military camp and came to the city to hang out. Fan Shuxiang walked up to them and saw them looking around, so he asked curiously: "What are you looking for?"
"A carriage full of goods." Li Zhiyun said.
"A loaded carriage?" Fan Shuxiang said, turned around, stretched his neck, and looked around.
"It's only been a while, why is there no shadow?" Li Zhiyun said, taking a few steps forward. He found Fan Shuxiang following him and asked, "Why are you following me?"
"I'll help you find a carriage."
Li Zhiyun stopped, shook his head and said: "Where can I find a carriage in such a big Baibi City? Forget it, I won't look for it."
"It's okay if you don't need a carriage. You go shopping, and I'll go shopping too. Let's go shopping together, okay?"
Li Zhiyun looked at her, nodded and said, "Okay, if you want to follow us, just follow us." Several people continued to walk forward. After walking for a while, they suddenly saw a large group of people surrounding the street. I don't know who set up a ring there. , there is a competition going on on the stage.
When Fan Shuxiang saw it, she happily pointed with her hand and said: "It's so lively over there, let's go and have a look." After that, she pulled Li Zhiyun under the ring. Li Zhiyun looked up and saw the words "Competition to Recruit a Marriage" written above the ring.
There was a man and a woman fighting on the stage. The woman was dressed in red. She was agile and had exquisite boxing skills. She punched and kicked with fierce attacks. She hit the opponent's vital points with each move, and she already had the upper hand. The man opposite could only parry, but had no power to fight back.
After the two fought for a few more rounds, the man saw an opening, jumped out of the circle and shouted stop, then clasped his fists and said, "Young lady has extraordinary skills, I'm willing to show you my inferiority!" After that, he turned around, jumped off the stage, and walked away. The woman in red stood in the middle of the ring and said loudly: "Is there any other young master who is willing to come up and give it a try?" After a while, another man jumped onto the stage. However, the two only fought for seven or eight rounds before the man clasped his fists and admitted defeat, stepped down from the stage and left.
The woman in red stood on the stage and shouted several more times, but no one came on stage for a while. Li Zhiyun had just started practicing martial arts, so naturally he was no match for that woman, so he turned to Cai Hu and said, "You can go on stage and give it a try. You are not married yet, but this woman is pretty. If you win her, you can become her husband." After hearing this, Cai Hu curled his lips and said, "I don't want to marry her. A woman who fights and kills. I can't stand this."
When Fan Shuxiang heard this, he was not happy. He raised his leg and kicked him. He glared and said, "What's wrong with fighting and killing? You men are allowed to go into battle to kill the enemy, but our women are not allowed to practice martial arts?" Cai Hu saw her move. Angry, he quickly smiled and said: "Calm down, calm down, I'm not talking about you." Fan Shuxiang gave him a hard look, turned back to Li Zhiyun and said, "If you men don't go up, I will!" She said and left. He walked to the ring and jumped up...
