Cheng Zongyang opened his palm and put it on his eyes, looking into the distance with all his eyes.A layer of mist-like smoke floating on the horizon, with wide and flat shapes, flat and dispersible.
It was an infantryman, with about five or six thousand men.
Cheng Zongyang paused for a while, and it seemed that there were still many cavalrymen mixed.
Zang Xiu pointed to the other side and said: What about there?
Cheng Zongyang looked at it for a while and the smoke and dust were sharp and high. It was a small team of cavalry.The number... is no more than 200 riders, probably the alert ranger.
Zang Xiu smiled and said: Okay, you can get a master.
In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, the people in Xingyue Lake broke into pieces and went to Jiangzhou in batches.
Because Xiao Zi is here, Meng Feiqing takes almost all his good players, including Zang Xiu, Kuang Zhongyu, Lu Zizhen, and Ma Hong...
All of them are placed in this group, and they are the strongest in terms of number and strength.
Meng Feiqing and Yueshuang were about four or five days ahead of schedule, and they should have arrived in Jiangzhou by now.
All the way, you can see the Song army driving westward continuously. The people they met alone had about 50,000 or 60,000 people in total.
The entire team stretched for more than 200 miles, which is certainly because the marching within the country is not necessary to be too rigorous, but also shows that the Song army does not take Jiangzhou's opponent seriously.
After all, there are only two thousand defenders in Jiangzhou, while the two armies of Pengri and Longwei each have 50,000 people. Even if they are not satisfied, there are 70,000 to 80,000.
After crossing the Yuanshui River, the number of Song troops on the road increased significantly. For safety reasons, everyone avoided the main road and climbed mountains and ridges to Jiangzhou.
This group of people are all old people. They avoid troubles on the road, and nothing happened.
Lu Zizhen flew out of the forest, jumped into the front of the team, saluted Cheng Zongyang first, and then smiled: I saw Xia Yeyan's commander, this branch should be the vanguard of the Song army.
Xia Yeyan is the nickname of Xia Yonghe, the chief vanguard of the Song army. It is said that his eyes are like lightning and he can still see things at night.
This time, Jia Shixian sent troops, using Xia Yonghe as the chief general of the Japanese army, and met his commander here, which means that everyone finally rushed to the front of the Song army.
Cheng Zongyang said: Lao Zang, what did you say about the car dealership?Go to the night before late, and look at the sky early by the rooster.
Since we meet the Song army vanguard, let’s find a place to rest first.
Everyone had no objection, and Kuang Zhongyu said: I have walked this road.There is a deserted village in front of you who can settle down.
Cheng Zongyang looked at the direction, and there was a detour there.
Zang Xiudao: Our brothers have thick skin and rough flesh. They are used to sleeping in grass nests, but Miss Zi has been tired all the way, so she can't stay in the wild, right?
Seeing Monk Zang's worried look, Cheng Zongyang was so angry that the heroes of Xingyue Lake were really nice and carried a sedan chair to walk the mountain road.
The girl has hardly touched the ground all the way, so how could she have worked hard?
Roll Ah.Everyone is not afraid of detours, so let’s follow what Lao Kuang said and go to a deserted village.
yes!
Zang Xiu responded with a loud voice.The four soldiers behind lifted their sedan chairs and ran towards the deserted village.
The village was destroyed by mountain torrents and abandoned. Half of the houses collapsed. The village was overgrown with weeds and pebbles of all sizes were scattered everywhere. Only the village’s ancestral hall was built on a high place and maintained its rough shape.
Ma Hong and several companions entered the village separately, and after checking, they made a gesture of peace.
Zang Xiu and others entered the ancestral hall only then.
Lu Zizhen and several soldiers swept away the dust, set up tents in the hall, and then each found a good place to stay outside, leaving people to watch the night, and began to make water and dig a stove, bury pots and cook.
Cheng Zongyang lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and said, Miss, come down.
There was a light sound of a ringing pen, and a beautiful woman got out of the sedan chair first and then helped Xiao Zi out.
Shortly after leaving Qingzhou, Quan Yuji received a message from the Liusanmen headquarters, asking her to rush back to Chang'an immediately to report the details of Zheng Jiuying's death.
According to Cheng Zongyang's intention, Quan Bitch simply resigned from his position as a civil servant and it would be great to be a slave for him.
But I don’t know what the dead girl said to her, so she waved her hand and sent her away.
Xiao Zi took out a handkerchief, wiped the dust from his face, and said sweetly: Don't Cheng, you have worked so hard.
Is it okay to let A Meng sleep with you tonight?
Humph!Humph!
Cheng Zongyang said: Damn girl, just get angry with me!
After more than a month of coming out of Qingzhou, I followed more than 20 strong men to eat and live with them along the way. I really saw the face of this group of soldiers and gangsters. When it comes to eating, they are all living wolves. Moreover, these groups of soldiers and gangsters are all people who look at the six directions and listen to all directions. It is harder to steal the fragrance and jade from them than to reach the sky. In addition, Zang Xiu and others will be their subordinates in the future. Even in order not to be looked down upon by their soldiers, Cheng Zongyang had to patiently be a monk who had been living for more than a month.
The group of soldiers took great care of the dead girl, so the sedan chair was placed at the entrance of the ancestral hall. Xiao Zi got out of the sedan chair and went straight into the tent.
The tent is made of thin sheepskin nitrogen, which is lighter than ordinary cowhide tents. It has silk quilts, embroidered pillows, and brocade inside. It is usually only for Xiao Zi and Meng Niang to rest, and she can't even touch the edges.
Cheng Touer,
Xiao Zi smiled and said: Let them get a basin of hot water, they want to wash their feet, and A Meng also wants to wash their bodies.
The dead girl knew that she couldn't eat it, but she still tried to tease herself in different ways.Cheng Zongyang pulled open his throat so that all the brothers outside could hear it. Yes!I understand, do you have any other instructions?
I think of calling you again.
Outside, Zang Xiuzheng discussed with Lu Ziyin, Lu Zizhen, Kuang Zhongyu and others.
Lu Ziyin and Lu Zizhen are both lieutenant ranks, serving as platoon leaders of the first and second platoons respectively. Kuang Zhongyu is a full-time savant in the first company. In addition, Yu Ziyuan, the third platoon leader, is currently in Jiangzhou. These people are the core of the first company.
Xingyue Lake Camp is in a three-three system, with ten people in one squad, three squads and one row, three squads and one company, plus a squad directly under the company commander, a total of one hundred people in one company.
Xie Yi's first battalion has three companies, with a total of 300 people.
The entire Xingyue Lake Camp has two regiments, six regular battalions, and two regiment headquarters directly under the regiment headquarters, with a total of 2,400 people.
However, since the disbandment of Xingyue Lake Camp, all the soldiers have either been disbanded from their troops or returned to the fields or have been invisible in the world, and have never replenished new recruits. Meng Feiqing estimated that the entire camp was about 20% short of staff.
Cheng Zongyang sat down, monk, how far is it from Jiangzhou?
Zang Xiudao: I rushed to 90 miles today, and it was more than twenty miles away from Lieshan.If you spend another day passing Lieshan, you will enter Jiangzhou. It is still 140 miles away from Jiangzhou City and you can arrive in three days at most.
Cheng Zongyang had seen their march speed along the way. Since Pengyi Society had been targeted by Song State, out of caution, everyone did not use the ready-made chariots and horses of Pengyi Society. Horses were important military supplies in Song State. In order to avoid the troubles, after crossing the Yuanshui River, everyone marched in hikes. With all the staff carrying heavy loads, they easily walked more than 100 miles a day, which was completely a rush to march.
But considering that these people are all special forces coaches, the speed is not too surprising. It’s just that I have been trying to train as a trainer. I pulled out ten five-kilometer cross-country trips every day, and it took me more than a month to go.
I have had such experiences, such as marathons and triathlons, but in my eyes, they are all scumbags.
What to discuss?
Where to cross the mountain?
Zang Xiudao: There are two roads in Lieshan. The main road is flat but the distance is slightly longer and the small road is closer, but there are several places that are difficult to walk on.
What do you mean?
Lu Ziyin said: I mean walking the main road.Anyway, I have arrived in front of the Song army now, so it is safer to walk the main road.
Lu Zizhen said: I think the Song army vanguard has arrived here by walking the small path. At their speed, it will be seven days late and five days late.Let’s get to Jiangzhou one day earlier to prepare.
Kuang Zhongyu said: I can agree to walk the small path.The steep road is nothing to us brothers.If something happens, it is easier to get out of it than the big road.
Cheng Zongyang turned his head and said: Lao Zang, where are you?
Small path.
Zang Xiu drew the general direction and two paths of Lieshan, and pointed out: The road can be used by cavalrymen. The cavalry they encountered today may enter the mountain at the same time as us.If we walk on the main road, no matter how fast we are, we will not be faster than their war horses.In contrast, it is safer to walk the path.
After the four of them expressed their opinions, they all stopped to wait for Cheng Zongyang to give them instructions.
Everyone has made sense.But I think it is more appropriate to walk the main road.
Cheng Zongyang said: We are traveling in batches. Every time we arrive in Jiangzhou, a group of brothers are reporting the location of the Song army.Jiangzhou’s understanding of the Song army is probably more detailed than that of us.Do you think that once you know that the Song army vanguard has approached Lieshan, will Major Xiao, the little fox, be honest in Jiangzhou?
Cheng Zongyang pointed at the location of the main road and said: I am sure that Major Xiao sent someone on the main road.If we go on the main road, we can meet them as soon as possible.
The four of them understood as soon as they heard this that the soldiers of Xingyue Lake were ambushing in the mountains with only one purpose: to harass the Song army.The four of them were all brave men. When they heard that there was a war to fight, they immediately smiled. Zang Xiudao: Young Master is right!
When we enter the mountain tomorrow, we will walk the main road!Meet your brothers early!
After several people finished discussing, the rice and vegetables were served.
In recent years, there have been several people who have gone to restaurants to work as chefs, and even two famous chefs have emerged.
Unfortunately, Boss Meng was very secretive and only cared about stuffing powerful players into the team, but forgot to send someone who could cook. As a result, he ate brown rice and cooked wild vegetables all the way. Not only did it taste like chewing wax, but it also lost all his appetite.
Dry!What's this?
Cheng Zongyang put out a long thing from the dish.
Earthworms, cooked!
Zang Xiu took away his chopsticks, swallowed it so hard, and smacked his lips and said: It’s fat enough!
Cheng Zongyang's mouth twitched a few times, then turned his head and retching for a while.
Zang Xiu said with unfulfilled intentions: That year in northern Xinjiang, Lieutenant Colonel Xie and I followed the main force of the Zhen Liao army. Because we dared not make fire, we ate live earthworms that had been raw for half a month. What a taste...
Dead monk!Shut up!
Cheng Zongyang held the bowl of rice with a blue face, and simply closed his eyes and slapped it hard.
I was not upset when I saw it, swallowed it in one breath, and threw the bowl, and I was full!Everyone eat quickly, and leave one hour ahead of tomorrow!
Get order!
Zang Xiu and others swallowed the storm like wind and clouds, and then rested....
Lieshan is the boundary mountain at the junction of the three kingdoms of Jin, Song and Zhaonan. The eastern foot belongs to the Song Dynasty and the western foot belongs to the Jin Dynasty. It stretches south for more than a hundred miles. Crossing Qixia Mountain, it is Kunwu City in Zhaonan.
The Six Dynasties each expanded, and the borders were often difficult to develop areas such as mountains and lakes.
The mountains are covered with mountains and the mountains are steep. Due to the abundant rainfall, every spring and summer, snow on the mountain melts, and mountain torrents often erupt, so there are few people.
The roads in the mountains are said to be big roads, but in fact they are just some flat and easy-to-go places to cut off trees and allow cars and horses to pass through. Usually, only merchants and envoys from the Six Dynasties were exchanged. Now the battle in Jiangzhou is about to break out, and pedestrians have long disappeared.
But at this time, a strong horse was standing on the high ground of the hill, with a short-haired man straddling the horse's back, staring at the road at the foot of the mountain with his eagle-like eyes.
A stream of smoke and dust rushed from afar, sharp in shape, and it was obvious that a team of cavalry was racing towards them.
The man on the horse watched for a long time, then put a copper whistle in his mouth and blew a string of birds.
The light cavalry that came to support the Japanese army, with a total of two capitals and one hundred and sixty cavalry.
Military envoy Liu Yisun knew very well what this meant.
The cavalry has always been the weakness of the Song army. Unlike the infantry, which had a configuration of one hundred people, the cavalry was eighty.
On the surface, the Japanese army had four cavalry, and the number of 8,000 cavalry far exceeded that of other imperial guards.
But this is just a nominal number.
In fact, even in the most elite Japanese army, half of the cavalry had no horses to ride, and the entire Japanese army had less than 4,000 war horses.
Liu Yisun often envied those enemies in the northern border who worshiped Canglang and Qingtian. When their troops were dispatched, they often carried three or four horses by one person, and only two cavalrymen who held the Japanese army could get a horse.
These two are among the few full-scale cavalry capitals of the Japanese army, and are affiliated to the Sixth Army of the left wing of the Japanese army.
At dawn today, the commander Guo Zun passed the commander Guo Kui, called Liu Yisun and Zhang Kang to order them in person as the vanguard of the Japanese army, leading their subordinates into Lieshan, and choosing camps for the army.
If it goes well, I will be the first Song army to enter Jin State.
Liu Yisun felt a little excited, and then he felt relieved and looked at the man next to him with a little embarrassed look.
Zhang Kang was much older than him. He once served as a prefect and his career was quite smooth. He was inexplicably transferred to military positions, and he started from the lowest level of obscene and was promoted to deputy military envoy before leaving Lin'an.
Because the military envoy was temporarily transferred, he was able to command this capital, eighty cavalry.
Similar to the Song army, the Jin army is also not good at cavalry.
His eighty horses are excellent, and he can attack or escape even when encountering an enemy.
Of course, Liu Yisun knew that the opponent he was facing was not the regular Jin army, but the remnants of Xingyue Lake rebels. However, when the Xingyue Lake camp was in its prime, it was just the uninfluential Xiang army among the Song army. How strong were they than their most brave cavalry capital of the Shang Fourth Army?
Zhang Kang obviously didn't think so, so he advocated slowing down and trying to save his horsepower when he left the camp.
Liu Yisun also had sufficient reasons. The Japanese camp was less than 20 miles away from Lieshan. He ran at full speed and could arrive in half an hour.
Resting at the foot of the mountain for half an hour is more cost-effective than spending an hour walking slowly on the road.
In Liu Yisun's view, it was a merit that was within reach.
Guo Zun sent a full member of the army as a helper, but Zhang Kang, the leader, was half a level lower than his military position, which was equivalent to giving him four cavalry to make contributions, and no one has come to give him credit.
Liu Yisun dared not take it lightly if Guo Zun took care of himself like this.
Before joining the war, he did his homework and knew that Lieshan not only had a large road for cavalry to gallop, but the camp of the garrison was also ready-made. On the side of Jin State that crossed the middle line of Lieshan, there was an open land for the army to garrison. After all, his father Liu Ping was Guo Zun's immediate superior, and he was the commander of the Japanese army's left wing.
There are many of the information that Liu Yisun knows that Zhang Kang could never imagine in his dreams.
But Liu Yisun did not underestimate Zhang Kang for this.
His father Liu Ping was both civil and military, and was a man of wealth and righteousness. Liu Yisun was not an ordinary slut. Moreover, the Song Dynasty respected literature and suppressed martial arts. Zhang Kang and his father were both Jinshi, but they abandoned literature and followed martial arts, which made Liu Yisun feel a little respect and closeness.
Brother Zhang, as you said, rest here for half an hour and raise your horse's strength.
Zhang Kang looked around, then nodded, and shouted: Dismount!
The eighty horses affiliated with him immediately tied their mounts and turned over and jumped off the horse.Liu Yisun's men rode a few steps and then slowed down before they dismounted one after another.
Liu Yisun said: My elder brother is good at training. He is very good at following orders and behaves consistently. I am far from that.
Zhang Kang said with a smile: Your soldiers are not bad either.
Liu Yisun said: I heard the envoys of Jin State that the mountain road in Lieshan is more than fifty miles long and can be used for four horses to travel in parallel.After passing the main peak, there is a plain, because three streams flow together, called Sanchuankou.
He took out a map he drew and pointed out: Sanchuankou is about twenty miles away from the mountain.
If you go at full speed, you can get there in less than an hour.
Zhang Kang looked at it with concentration without making a sound.
Liu Yisun said: In this case, we will enter the mountain in half an hour, and the army will be fifteen miles away from us. When we reach Sanchuankou, the army will be more than twenty miles away from us. We will arrive at the camp in about two hours. When the camp is set up in the evening, we will be able to enter the Jiangzhou territory the day after tomorrow.
Zhang Kang pointed to the map and said: What is this?
Oh, the envoy said that there was a stream four or five miles into the mountain, and the water surface was neither wide nor deep, so you could pass without getting off the bus.
Zhang Kang was silent for a while, and then said: It’s inappropriate.Our army has been traveling afar and has been traveling for more than a month. The army can only finish the journey after noon.If you enter the mountain immediately, you can only arrive at Sanchuankou to camp in the middle of the night.The army was walking at night and was in the mountains again. Once attacked, it was afraid that chaos would be immediately.
Liu Yisun reminded: The military order given to us by Commander Guo is to go into the mountains to find the camp.Besides, the total distance is not far forty or fifty miles, and I have been marching in the past.
That was within our Song Dynasty.
Zhang Kang said: When you arrive here, enemy troops may attack at any time, so you would rather be more cautious.
The city of Jiangzhou where the rebels are located is still one or two hundred miles away. The spy said that there are only one or two thousand thieves in the city, and they are now recruiting people to defend the city. Even if they attack, how many can they be?
The Japanese army behind him included not only Guo Zun's Sixth Army, but also Wang Xin's Third Army and Lu Zheng's Seventh Army, with a total of more than 6,000 people. In Liu Yisun's view, using this vanguard alone is enough to defeat the remnants of Xingyue Lake rebels, not to mention that there are tens of thousands of troops behind.
Zhang Kang said: There is a policy for the humble position, which is for military envoys to take into account: we both have ten cavalry each, explore the way forward, and five cavalry again to contact the camp.The remaining 130 cavalry slowly entered the mountain and kept a distance of ten miles from the camp.
Liu Yisun said: Are you too cautious?
Zhang Kang said: War is the place of life and death, and the way of survival and death must be observed.
Liu Yisun said: Ten miles are too close, but there are twenty miles in total, so it’s better to go and go back quickly.
The two discussed for a while, and finally Zhang Kang made a concession and agreed to reduce the wayfinding to five cavalry each, one mile apart, and immediately warn him if he encountered an enemy.
In this way, the main force has a distance of 140 horses and the explorer for five miles. If there is really an enemy situation, you can also choose whether to fight or retreat.
The cavalry entered the mountain one by one. Shortly after the fifth group set out, Liu Yisun and Zhang Kang also boarded the mountain road....
Zang Xiu looked back and saw that we were caught up with the girls who praised the Japanese army.
Lu Zizhen said: There are only two riders, I will go and send them away.
Kuang Zhongyu said: There are also cavalrymen from behind, such as those two cities.
Cheng Zongyang said: Put away the weapons, we are the guests on the way, and there are no horses.
Two armored Song cavalry took out small flags, posed a flag backwards, and then passed by them, and then two more cavalrymen, posed a flag.
Soon after, the sound of horse hooves sounded, and more than a hundred cavalry rushed along the mountain road, surrounding Cheng Zongyang and his party who had retreated to the side of the road.
A young officer said immediately: Where are you from?
Kuang Zhongyu, dressed as Mubin, nodded and said, "Go back to Jun Ye, we are from Zhaonan. We go from Kunwu to Linchuan and pass by here."I heard that the road was not peaceful, so I hired a few porters.The poor mountains and rivers are so scared that the little one is worried. He just saw several military officials coming over and felt relieved.
A fat man said: Why did you go to Linchuan at this time?
Jun Ye Mingjian, our young master's family is in Kunwu and married the lady of the Wang family in Linchuan. He had just been married for a year and is now back to Linchuan to pay homage to his father-in-law.
Liu Yisun smiled, so that's it.you……
Zhang Kang said: Open the sedan chair.
Cheng Zongyang stood in front of the sedan chair, and the general, inside were his family members.Please give me some face.
Liu Yisun whispered: Brother Zhang, isn’t this suitable?
Kunwu is more than a thousand miles away from Linchuan, but these people don’t even have a horse. Isn’t it suspicious to carry a sedan chair over mountains and ridges?
Kuang Zhongyu hurriedly said: Jun Ye’s clarification!The one I originally brought with me had a horse, but I met your army a few days ago and requisitioned all the horses.
Liu Yisun secretly complained that there was a shortage of horses in the army, and such things were endless.Even the Fourth Army promoted the Japanese army, they had done a lot.They came from Kunwu and they were likely to meet the village soldiers mobilized by the border.
Zhang Kang was unmoved. This official was Zhang Kang, the deputy envoy of the Japanese army in Song Dynasty. Your behavior was suspicious. This official ordered you to open the sedan chair immediately and undergo inspection by the official army.
As he said that, he waved his hand, and the cavalry behind him pulled out his bow and aimed at everyone.
Cheng Zongyang had to take a step forward, and Zhang Kang raised the whip and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, his eyes flashed slightly.
A girl in the sedan chair exclaimed, and quickly covered her face with her sleeves.
Her eyebrows were picturesque, her tender skin was like jade, and her beautiful eyes were like water, and her expression was timid. There was also a beautiful woman next to her. Although she could not see her appearance clearly with her head down, her erotic breath was about to come out.
Even though Zhang Kang's heart is so stunning, he can't help but think of the word "pity".
Cheng Zongyang smiled and said with apologies: Jun Ye, this is a humble person, and he has never seen anyone outside.
As he said that, he stuffed a handful of money.
Zhang Kang reached out and found out that it was Yinzhu. He put down the curtain and waved his head to his subordinates.
The cavalry put away the bow and arrow, and Zhang Kang was not polite. While riding the horse, he handed the silver baht he received into two and half to Liu Yisun.
Liu Yisun had never done such a thing before, so he hurriedly refused.
Zhang Kang said: Thank you for your hard work in the army, which has given you some benefits to your brothers.This money is not bad, just take it.
As he said that, he handed over the remaining half to the head of the Bendu flag. The old rules are the ones who see him!
Zhang Kang's men cheered, and saw that although the soldiers under him did not make a sound, they all showed envious eyes.Liu Yisun smiled bitterly and had to take it.
Cheng Zongyang watched the two of them immediately pushing each other, Lao Kuang, the stream you mentioned is right in front?
Kuang Zhongyu said: That's right.The stream looked normal, but it was covered with gravel inside, and it hurt the horse's hooves if it was not careful.
Cheng Zongyang smiled and said: OK, let’s wait here.As long as the little fox people take action, we will seize their way out.
While speaking, the young officer turned his horse's head and ran back with more than ten riders.
Zang Xiu and Lu Ziyin took a step forward, their muscles tightened slightly, and they didn't know where they were leaking their feet.
Liu Yisun shouted: Do you want to cross Jiangzhou?
Kuang Zhongyu said: Jun Ye, if you want to go to Linchuan, Jiangzhou and Ningzhou cannot get around.
Liu Yisun strangled the horse, didn’t anyone tell you that Jiangzhou is going to fight?
Kuang Zhongyu hurriedly said: I heard about it.That's why the young people were in a hurry to go.
Liu Yisun said: You can’t go to Jiangzhou.Now it is occupied by a group of evil bandits. The group is a rebel who has been wanted by the imperial court for many years. They kill and rob, and do everything evil. We are going to suppress the bandits this time.
Kuang Zhongyu said in disgrace: What should I do?
Liu Yisun comforted him: You should go back and find a place to settle down first, one month later, and ten days later. When the bandits in Jiangzhou are wiped out, you can go to Linchuan safely.
Liu Yisun was kind.He took the money for nothing and felt a little guilty. These people walked forward and the army behind them entered the mountain, but they couldn't even retreat. They came to remind them.
While speaking, the neighing of the war horses suddenly came from behind the valley, with a sharp and shrill voice. Liu Yisun shook all over. He turned his head to look and heard a sound of weapons fighting, followed by the screams of the soldiers.
In amazement, a cavalry next to him shouted loudly: Military commander, be careful!
Zang Xiu reached into the sedan chair with one hand, held out his thunder sword, and raised his wrist to slash at Liu Yisun's mount.The war horse leaped about a foot, and the blood gushed like a spring, lifting Liu Yisun off the horse's back.
Lu Ziyin, Lu Zizhen and others took action one after another and snatched out weapons from the sedan chair. Ma Hong waved his arms to smash the Da Nanzhu that was used as a sedan chair pole, grabbed the iron spear inside, and raised his hand to stab a cavalry off the horse.
After all, Liu Yisun was a general, and he tilted his legs to remove the stirrups, pulled out the saber from the side of the saddle, blocking a porter's long knife.His wrist was shocked and he was shocked to find that these porters were extremely powerful.
During the melee, Zhang Kang rode back with his men. Only less than 100 cavalry were left beside him, and a few were carrying arrows on their bodies, looking embarrassed.
Cheng Zongyang shouted: Lao Kuang, Lao Ma!
Kuang Zhongyu was not good at melee combat and retreated far away. When he heard the scream, he shouted: Go!
A rope came out from under the sedan chair, raised its head like a snake, and flew towards the other end of the road.Ma Hong jumped up, and the iron spear swung, picked up the rope, then turned his wrist and pierced the iron spear straight into the rock.
The tight rope immediately turned into a tripping rope. The galloping Japanese army caught off guard. The three cavalry in front suddenly fell over and fell into a ball.
Zhang Kang held the bow with one hand. When he was still more than ten steps away from everyone, he suddenly stood up from the horse's back, put the bow, set the arrow, aimed, opened the strings, and shot the arrow in one go. The sharp arrow was like a meteor, shooting at the young master who was commanding next to the sedan chair.
Cheng Zongyang drew his sword and slashed at Zhang Kang.Zhang Kang's face was as deep as water and shouted coldly: It was indeed a group of thieves!Kill them all!
Dozens of cavalry beside him raised their bows at the same time, and arrows shot at everyone like raindrops. Several others unraveled their sabers, and while the war horses were running wildly, they leaned over and chopped towards the tripping rope.
The elite Japanese troops are indeed a bit of a trick. They are attacked at the same time and can maintain their formation.
At this time, nearly a hundred cavalry rushed over with men and horses at the same time, and even Zang Xiu and others dared not to shake them.
The tripping rope has been cut off. If Ma Hong and others who use long weapons are transferred to the front, it can still be blocked for a while. However, Liu Yisun and several subordinates fought hard in front, making it impossible for the Xingyue Lake people to line up a horse-resisting formation that resisted the cavalry.
Cheng Zongyang shouted: Lao Zang!
Zang Xiu let go of his opponent and attacked Liu Yisun. Halfway through the sword, he let out a thunderous battle.
Zhang Kang's cheeks twitched, Thunder Knife Zang Xiu!
Someone else knows Lao Zang!
Zang Xiu laughed and said: The white-faced general, take Lao Zang’s knife!
When the two swords intersected, Liu Yisun's sword immediately collapsed and his arm felt like it was thunder.
The Thunder Battle Knife was still strong, and he dragged his arm and cut a long crack through the rhinoceros armor he had made with a lot of money.
Then another porter who used the quick knife jumped over and slashed the subordinate who saved his life like a whirlwind, and blood splattered half of his body.
Zhang Kangce shouted: Come up!
Liu Yisun's eyes were so bitter that he thought he would make a contribution easily, but he lost so many subordinates in the first battle.Even if I can go back alive, I will meet the commander and my father for any face.
Don't worry about me!You guys go!
Two cavalrymen swung their swords to block Zang Xiu, and Zhang Kang grabbed Liu Yisun's armor and dragged him onto the horse. It would be useless to die in vain!Only by living can you get a chance to make a comeback!
The Japanese cavalry had already put away their bows, removed the short spears on the side of the saddle, and formed a charge formation. While resisting the incoming weapons, they jumped over the fallen companions and fought forward.
Boss Meng said the eight precepts for fighting: do not face the high tomb, do not rebel against the hills, do not follow the north, do not attack the fierce soldiers, do not eat the bait soldiers, do not stop the return troops, must be surrounded by troops, do not force the enemy, do not force the enemy to be defeated, do not force the enemy to be defeated.
This cavalry accounted for half of Babu. If you fight hard, the losses will inevitably be avoided. The enemy can fight again after running away. All the casualties and injuries of this squad are enough for me to feel heartbroken.
Cheng Zongyang shouted: Don’t force it!Hit two wings!
Zang Xiu and others made way and stabbed the enemy cavalry one by one from the side.
The pressure on the front of the Japanese army was reduced. Zhang Kang joined the army with civil service, but he was skilled in archery and horses, and was no less weak than the children of generals like Liu Yisun.
He seized this glimmer of hope and took the ambush behind him before he chased after him, and rushed out without stopping with dozens of remaining cavalrymen.
The battle came quickly and ended quickly. Zhang Kang and others had just escaped more than a hundred steps. More than ten cavalrymen who were stopped by these porters were no longer alive, and only the horses with empty saddles were left jumping and neighing everywhere.
Everyone gathered up the fleeing horses and killed the wounded and whineful horses so that they could not suffer.
The sound of fighting behind the valley gradually became weaker and weaker. After a moment, a fast horse rushed from the valley. Cheng Zongyang saw it from afar and smiled at Zang Xiu: Our boss Yu looks energetic!
It was an infantryman, with about five or six thousand men.
Cheng Zongyang paused for a while, and it seemed that there were still many cavalrymen mixed.
Zang Xiu pointed to the other side and said: What about there?
Cheng Zongyang looked at it for a while and the smoke and dust were sharp and high. It was a small team of cavalry.The number... is no more than 200 riders, probably the alert ranger.
Zang Xiu smiled and said: Okay, you can get a master.
In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, the people in Xingyue Lake broke into pieces and went to Jiangzhou in batches.
Because Xiao Zi is here, Meng Feiqing takes almost all his good players, including Zang Xiu, Kuang Zhongyu, Lu Zizhen, and Ma Hong...
All of them are placed in this group, and they are the strongest in terms of number and strength.
Meng Feiqing and Yueshuang were about four or five days ahead of schedule, and they should have arrived in Jiangzhou by now.
All the way, you can see the Song army driving westward continuously. The people they met alone had about 50,000 or 60,000 people in total.
The entire team stretched for more than 200 miles, which is certainly because the marching within the country is not necessary to be too rigorous, but also shows that the Song army does not take Jiangzhou's opponent seriously.
After all, there are only two thousand defenders in Jiangzhou, while the two armies of Pengri and Longwei each have 50,000 people. Even if they are not satisfied, there are 70,000 to 80,000.
After crossing the Yuanshui River, the number of Song troops on the road increased significantly. For safety reasons, everyone avoided the main road and climbed mountains and ridges to Jiangzhou.
This group of people are all old people. They avoid troubles on the road, and nothing happened.
Lu Zizhen flew out of the forest, jumped into the front of the team, saluted Cheng Zongyang first, and then smiled: I saw Xia Yeyan's commander, this branch should be the vanguard of the Song army.
Xia Yeyan is the nickname of Xia Yonghe, the chief vanguard of the Song army. It is said that his eyes are like lightning and he can still see things at night.
This time, Jia Shixian sent troops, using Xia Yonghe as the chief general of the Japanese army, and met his commander here, which means that everyone finally rushed to the front of the Song army.
Cheng Zongyang said: Lao Zang, what did you say about the car dealership?Go to the night before late, and look at the sky early by the rooster.
Since we meet the Song army vanguard, let’s find a place to rest first.
Everyone had no objection, and Kuang Zhongyu said: I have walked this road.There is a deserted village in front of you who can settle down.
Cheng Zongyang looked at the direction, and there was a detour there.
Zang Xiudao: Our brothers have thick skin and rough flesh. They are used to sleeping in grass nests, but Miss Zi has been tired all the way, so she can't stay in the wild, right?
Seeing Monk Zang's worried look, Cheng Zongyang was so angry that the heroes of Xingyue Lake were really nice and carried a sedan chair to walk the mountain road.
The girl has hardly touched the ground all the way, so how could she have worked hard?
Roll Ah.Everyone is not afraid of detours, so let’s follow what Lao Kuang said and go to a deserted village.
yes!
Zang Xiu responded with a loud voice.The four soldiers behind lifted their sedan chairs and ran towards the deserted village.
The village was destroyed by mountain torrents and abandoned. Half of the houses collapsed. The village was overgrown with weeds and pebbles of all sizes were scattered everywhere. Only the village’s ancestral hall was built on a high place and maintained its rough shape.
Ma Hong and several companions entered the village separately, and after checking, they made a gesture of peace.
Zang Xiu and others entered the ancestral hall only then.
Lu Zizhen and several soldiers swept away the dust, set up tents in the hall, and then each found a good place to stay outside, leaving people to watch the night, and began to make water and dig a stove, bury pots and cook.
Cheng Zongyang lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and said, Miss, come down.
There was a light sound of a ringing pen, and a beautiful woman got out of the sedan chair first and then helped Xiao Zi out.
Shortly after leaving Qingzhou, Quan Yuji received a message from the Liusanmen headquarters, asking her to rush back to Chang'an immediately to report the details of Zheng Jiuying's death.
According to Cheng Zongyang's intention, Quan Bitch simply resigned from his position as a civil servant and it would be great to be a slave for him.
But I don’t know what the dead girl said to her, so she waved her hand and sent her away.
Xiao Zi took out a handkerchief, wiped the dust from his face, and said sweetly: Don't Cheng, you have worked so hard.
Is it okay to let A Meng sleep with you tonight?
Humph!Humph!
Cheng Zongyang said: Damn girl, just get angry with me!
After more than a month of coming out of Qingzhou, I followed more than 20 strong men to eat and live with them along the way. I really saw the face of this group of soldiers and gangsters. When it comes to eating, they are all living wolves. Moreover, these groups of soldiers and gangsters are all people who look at the six directions and listen to all directions. It is harder to steal the fragrance and jade from them than to reach the sky. In addition, Zang Xiu and others will be their subordinates in the future. Even in order not to be looked down upon by their soldiers, Cheng Zongyang had to patiently be a monk who had been living for more than a month.
The group of soldiers took great care of the dead girl, so the sedan chair was placed at the entrance of the ancestral hall. Xiao Zi got out of the sedan chair and went straight into the tent.
The tent is made of thin sheepskin nitrogen, which is lighter than ordinary cowhide tents. It has silk quilts, embroidered pillows, and brocade inside. It is usually only for Xiao Zi and Meng Niang to rest, and she can't even touch the edges.
Cheng Touer,
Xiao Zi smiled and said: Let them get a basin of hot water, they want to wash their feet, and A Meng also wants to wash their bodies.
The dead girl knew that she couldn't eat it, but she still tried to tease herself in different ways.Cheng Zongyang pulled open his throat so that all the brothers outside could hear it. Yes!I understand, do you have any other instructions?
I think of calling you again.
Outside, Zang Xiuzheng discussed with Lu Ziyin, Lu Zizhen, Kuang Zhongyu and others.
Lu Ziyin and Lu Zizhen are both lieutenant ranks, serving as platoon leaders of the first and second platoons respectively. Kuang Zhongyu is a full-time savant in the first company. In addition, Yu Ziyuan, the third platoon leader, is currently in Jiangzhou. These people are the core of the first company.
Xingyue Lake Camp is in a three-three system, with ten people in one squad, three squads and one row, three squads and one company, plus a squad directly under the company commander, a total of one hundred people in one company.
Xie Yi's first battalion has three companies, with a total of 300 people.
The entire Xingyue Lake Camp has two regiments, six regular battalions, and two regiment headquarters directly under the regiment headquarters, with a total of 2,400 people.
However, since the disbandment of Xingyue Lake Camp, all the soldiers have either been disbanded from their troops or returned to the fields or have been invisible in the world, and have never replenished new recruits. Meng Feiqing estimated that the entire camp was about 20% short of staff.
Cheng Zongyang sat down, monk, how far is it from Jiangzhou?
Zang Xiudao: I rushed to 90 miles today, and it was more than twenty miles away from Lieshan.If you spend another day passing Lieshan, you will enter Jiangzhou. It is still 140 miles away from Jiangzhou City and you can arrive in three days at most.
Cheng Zongyang had seen their march speed along the way. Since Pengyi Society had been targeted by Song State, out of caution, everyone did not use the ready-made chariots and horses of Pengyi Society. Horses were important military supplies in Song State. In order to avoid the troubles, after crossing the Yuanshui River, everyone marched in hikes. With all the staff carrying heavy loads, they easily walked more than 100 miles a day, which was completely a rush to march.
But considering that these people are all special forces coaches, the speed is not too surprising. It’s just that I have been trying to train as a trainer. I pulled out ten five-kilometer cross-country trips every day, and it took me more than a month to go.
I have had such experiences, such as marathons and triathlons, but in my eyes, they are all scumbags.
What to discuss?
Where to cross the mountain?
Zang Xiudao: There are two roads in Lieshan. The main road is flat but the distance is slightly longer and the small road is closer, but there are several places that are difficult to walk on.
What do you mean?
Lu Ziyin said: I mean walking the main road.Anyway, I have arrived in front of the Song army now, so it is safer to walk the main road.
Lu Zizhen said: I think the Song army vanguard has arrived here by walking the small path. At their speed, it will be seven days late and five days late.Let’s get to Jiangzhou one day earlier to prepare.
Kuang Zhongyu said: I can agree to walk the small path.The steep road is nothing to us brothers.If something happens, it is easier to get out of it than the big road.
Cheng Zongyang turned his head and said: Lao Zang, where are you?
Small path.
Zang Xiu drew the general direction and two paths of Lieshan, and pointed out: The road can be used by cavalrymen. The cavalry they encountered today may enter the mountain at the same time as us.If we walk on the main road, no matter how fast we are, we will not be faster than their war horses.In contrast, it is safer to walk the path.
After the four of them expressed their opinions, they all stopped to wait for Cheng Zongyang to give them instructions.
Everyone has made sense.But I think it is more appropriate to walk the main road.
Cheng Zongyang said: We are traveling in batches. Every time we arrive in Jiangzhou, a group of brothers are reporting the location of the Song army.Jiangzhou’s understanding of the Song army is probably more detailed than that of us.Do you think that once you know that the Song army vanguard has approached Lieshan, will Major Xiao, the little fox, be honest in Jiangzhou?
Cheng Zongyang pointed at the location of the main road and said: I am sure that Major Xiao sent someone on the main road.If we go on the main road, we can meet them as soon as possible.
The four of them understood as soon as they heard this that the soldiers of Xingyue Lake were ambushing in the mountains with only one purpose: to harass the Song army.The four of them were all brave men. When they heard that there was a war to fight, they immediately smiled. Zang Xiudao: Young Master is right!
When we enter the mountain tomorrow, we will walk the main road!Meet your brothers early!
After several people finished discussing, the rice and vegetables were served.
In recent years, there have been several people who have gone to restaurants to work as chefs, and even two famous chefs have emerged.
Unfortunately, Boss Meng was very secretive and only cared about stuffing powerful players into the team, but forgot to send someone who could cook. As a result, he ate brown rice and cooked wild vegetables all the way. Not only did it taste like chewing wax, but it also lost all his appetite.
Dry!What's this?
Cheng Zongyang put out a long thing from the dish.
Earthworms, cooked!
Zang Xiu took away his chopsticks, swallowed it so hard, and smacked his lips and said: It’s fat enough!
Cheng Zongyang's mouth twitched a few times, then turned his head and retching for a while.
Zang Xiu said with unfulfilled intentions: That year in northern Xinjiang, Lieutenant Colonel Xie and I followed the main force of the Zhen Liao army. Because we dared not make fire, we ate live earthworms that had been raw for half a month. What a taste...
Dead monk!Shut up!
Cheng Zongyang held the bowl of rice with a blue face, and simply closed his eyes and slapped it hard.
I was not upset when I saw it, swallowed it in one breath, and threw the bowl, and I was full!Everyone eat quickly, and leave one hour ahead of tomorrow!
Get order!
Zang Xiu and others swallowed the storm like wind and clouds, and then rested....
Lieshan is the boundary mountain at the junction of the three kingdoms of Jin, Song and Zhaonan. The eastern foot belongs to the Song Dynasty and the western foot belongs to the Jin Dynasty. It stretches south for more than a hundred miles. Crossing Qixia Mountain, it is Kunwu City in Zhaonan.
The Six Dynasties each expanded, and the borders were often difficult to develop areas such as mountains and lakes.
The mountains are covered with mountains and the mountains are steep. Due to the abundant rainfall, every spring and summer, snow on the mountain melts, and mountain torrents often erupt, so there are few people.
The roads in the mountains are said to be big roads, but in fact they are just some flat and easy-to-go places to cut off trees and allow cars and horses to pass through. Usually, only merchants and envoys from the Six Dynasties were exchanged. Now the battle in Jiangzhou is about to break out, and pedestrians have long disappeared.
But at this time, a strong horse was standing on the high ground of the hill, with a short-haired man straddling the horse's back, staring at the road at the foot of the mountain with his eagle-like eyes.
A stream of smoke and dust rushed from afar, sharp in shape, and it was obvious that a team of cavalry was racing towards them.
The man on the horse watched for a long time, then put a copper whistle in his mouth and blew a string of birds.
The light cavalry that came to support the Japanese army, with a total of two capitals and one hundred and sixty cavalry.
Military envoy Liu Yisun knew very well what this meant.
The cavalry has always been the weakness of the Song army. Unlike the infantry, which had a configuration of one hundred people, the cavalry was eighty.
On the surface, the Japanese army had four cavalry, and the number of 8,000 cavalry far exceeded that of other imperial guards.
But this is just a nominal number.
In fact, even in the most elite Japanese army, half of the cavalry had no horses to ride, and the entire Japanese army had less than 4,000 war horses.
Liu Yisun often envied those enemies in the northern border who worshiped Canglang and Qingtian. When their troops were dispatched, they often carried three or four horses by one person, and only two cavalrymen who held the Japanese army could get a horse.
These two are among the few full-scale cavalry capitals of the Japanese army, and are affiliated to the Sixth Army of the left wing of the Japanese army.
At dawn today, the commander Guo Zun passed the commander Guo Kui, called Liu Yisun and Zhang Kang to order them in person as the vanguard of the Japanese army, leading their subordinates into Lieshan, and choosing camps for the army.
If it goes well, I will be the first Song army to enter Jin State.
Liu Yisun felt a little excited, and then he felt relieved and looked at the man next to him with a little embarrassed look.
Zhang Kang was much older than him. He once served as a prefect and his career was quite smooth. He was inexplicably transferred to military positions, and he started from the lowest level of obscene and was promoted to deputy military envoy before leaving Lin'an.
Because the military envoy was temporarily transferred, he was able to command this capital, eighty cavalry.
Similar to the Song army, the Jin army is also not good at cavalry.
His eighty horses are excellent, and he can attack or escape even when encountering an enemy.
Of course, Liu Yisun knew that the opponent he was facing was not the regular Jin army, but the remnants of Xingyue Lake rebels. However, when the Xingyue Lake camp was in its prime, it was just the uninfluential Xiang army among the Song army. How strong were they than their most brave cavalry capital of the Shang Fourth Army?
Zhang Kang obviously didn't think so, so he advocated slowing down and trying to save his horsepower when he left the camp.
Liu Yisun also had sufficient reasons. The Japanese camp was less than 20 miles away from Lieshan. He ran at full speed and could arrive in half an hour.
Resting at the foot of the mountain for half an hour is more cost-effective than spending an hour walking slowly on the road.
In Liu Yisun's view, it was a merit that was within reach.
Guo Zun sent a full member of the army as a helper, but Zhang Kang, the leader, was half a level lower than his military position, which was equivalent to giving him four cavalry to make contributions, and no one has come to give him credit.
Liu Yisun dared not take it lightly if Guo Zun took care of himself like this.
Before joining the war, he did his homework and knew that Lieshan not only had a large road for cavalry to gallop, but the camp of the garrison was also ready-made. On the side of Jin State that crossed the middle line of Lieshan, there was an open land for the army to garrison. After all, his father Liu Ping was Guo Zun's immediate superior, and he was the commander of the Japanese army's left wing.
There are many of the information that Liu Yisun knows that Zhang Kang could never imagine in his dreams.
But Liu Yisun did not underestimate Zhang Kang for this.
His father Liu Ping was both civil and military, and was a man of wealth and righteousness. Liu Yisun was not an ordinary slut. Moreover, the Song Dynasty respected literature and suppressed martial arts. Zhang Kang and his father were both Jinshi, but they abandoned literature and followed martial arts, which made Liu Yisun feel a little respect and closeness.
Brother Zhang, as you said, rest here for half an hour and raise your horse's strength.
Zhang Kang looked around, then nodded, and shouted: Dismount!
The eighty horses affiliated with him immediately tied their mounts and turned over and jumped off the horse.Liu Yisun's men rode a few steps and then slowed down before they dismounted one after another.
Liu Yisun said: My elder brother is good at training. He is very good at following orders and behaves consistently. I am far from that.
Zhang Kang said with a smile: Your soldiers are not bad either.
Liu Yisun said: I heard the envoys of Jin State that the mountain road in Lieshan is more than fifty miles long and can be used for four horses to travel in parallel.After passing the main peak, there is a plain, because three streams flow together, called Sanchuankou.
He took out a map he drew and pointed out: Sanchuankou is about twenty miles away from the mountain.
If you go at full speed, you can get there in less than an hour.
Zhang Kang looked at it with concentration without making a sound.
Liu Yisun said: In this case, we will enter the mountain in half an hour, and the army will be fifteen miles away from us. When we reach Sanchuankou, the army will be more than twenty miles away from us. We will arrive at the camp in about two hours. When the camp is set up in the evening, we will be able to enter the Jiangzhou territory the day after tomorrow.
Zhang Kang pointed to the map and said: What is this?
Oh, the envoy said that there was a stream four or five miles into the mountain, and the water surface was neither wide nor deep, so you could pass without getting off the bus.
Zhang Kang was silent for a while, and then said: It’s inappropriate.Our army has been traveling afar and has been traveling for more than a month. The army can only finish the journey after noon.If you enter the mountain immediately, you can only arrive at Sanchuankou to camp in the middle of the night.The army was walking at night and was in the mountains again. Once attacked, it was afraid that chaos would be immediately.
Liu Yisun reminded: The military order given to us by Commander Guo is to go into the mountains to find the camp.Besides, the total distance is not far forty or fifty miles, and I have been marching in the past.
That was within our Song Dynasty.
Zhang Kang said: When you arrive here, enemy troops may attack at any time, so you would rather be more cautious.
The city of Jiangzhou where the rebels are located is still one or two hundred miles away. The spy said that there are only one or two thousand thieves in the city, and they are now recruiting people to defend the city. Even if they attack, how many can they be?
The Japanese army behind him included not only Guo Zun's Sixth Army, but also Wang Xin's Third Army and Lu Zheng's Seventh Army, with a total of more than 6,000 people. In Liu Yisun's view, using this vanguard alone is enough to defeat the remnants of Xingyue Lake rebels, not to mention that there are tens of thousands of troops behind.
Zhang Kang said: There is a policy for the humble position, which is for military envoys to take into account: we both have ten cavalry each, explore the way forward, and five cavalry again to contact the camp.The remaining 130 cavalry slowly entered the mountain and kept a distance of ten miles from the camp.
Liu Yisun said: Are you too cautious?
Zhang Kang said: War is the place of life and death, and the way of survival and death must be observed.
Liu Yisun said: Ten miles are too close, but there are twenty miles in total, so it’s better to go and go back quickly.
The two discussed for a while, and finally Zhang Kang made a concession and agreed to reduce the wayfinding to five cavalry each, one mile apart, and immediately warn him if he encountered an enemy.
In this way, the main force has a distance of 140 horses and the explorer for five miles. If there is really an enemy situation, you can also choose whether to fight or retreat.
The cavalry entered the mountain one by one. Shortly after the fifth group set out, Liu Yisun and Zhang Kang also boarded the mountain road....
Zang Xiu looked back and saw that we were caught up with the girls who praised the Japanese army.
Lu Zizhen said: There are only two riders, I will go and send them away.
Kuang Zhongyu said: There are also cavalrymen from behind, such as those two cities.
Cheng Zongyang said: Put away the weapons, we are the guests on the way, and there are no horses.
Two armored Song cavalry took out small flags, posed a flag backwards, and then passed by them, and then two more cavalrymen, posed a flag.
Soon after, the sound of horse hooves sounded, and more than a hundred cavalry rushed along the mountain road, surrounding Cheng Zongyang and his party who had retreated to the side of the road.
A young officer said immediately: Where are you from?
Kuang Zhongyu, dressed as Mubin, nodded and said, "Go back to Jun Ye, we are from Zhaonan. We go from Kunwu to Linchuan and pass by here."I heard that the road was not peaceful, so I hired a few porters.The poor mountains and rivers are so scared that the little one is worried. He just saw several military officials coming over and felt relieved.
A fat man said: Why did you go to Linchuan at this time?
Jun Ye Mingjian, our young master's family is in Kunwu and married the lady of the Wang family in Linchuan. He had just been married for a year and is now back to Linchuan to pay homage to his father-in-law.
Liu Yisun smiled, so that's it.you……
Zhang Kang said: Open the sedan chair.
Cheng Zongyang stood in front of the sedan chair, and the general, inside were his family members.Please give me some face.
Liu Yisun whispered: Brother Zhang, isn’t this suitable?
Kunwu is more than a thousand miles away from Linchuan, but these people don’t even have a horse. Isn’t it suspicious to carry a sedan chair over mountains and ridges?
Kuang Zhongyu hurriedly said: Jun Ye’s clarification!The one I originally brought with me had a horse, but I met your army a few days ago and requisitioned all the horses.
Liu Yisun secretly complained that there was a shortage of horses in the army, and such things were endless.Even the Fourth Army promoted the Japanese army, they had done a lot.They came from Kunwu and they were likely to meet the village soldiers mobilized by the border.
Zhang Kang was unmoved. This official was Zhang Kang, the deputy envoy of the Japanese army in Song Dynasty. Your behavior was suspicious. This official ordered you to open the sedan chair immediately and undergo inspection by the official army.
As he said that, he waved his hand, and the cavalry behind him pulled out his bow and aimed at everyone.
Cheng Zongyang had to take a step forward, and Zhang Kang raised the whip and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, his eyes flashed slightly.
A girl in the sedan chair exclaimed, and quickly covered her face with her sleeves.
Her eyebrows were picturesque, her tender skin was like jade, and her beautiful eyes were like water, and her expression was timid. There was also a beautiful woman next to her. Although she could not see her appearance clearly with her head down, her erotic breath was about to come out.
Even though Zhang Kang's heart is so stunning, he can't help but think of the word "pity".
Cheng Zongyang smiled and said with apologies: Jun Ye, this is a humble person, and he has never seen anyone outside.
As he said that, he stuffed a handful of money.
Zhang Kang reached out and found out that it was Yinzhu. He put down the curtain and waved his head to his subordinates.
The cavalry put away the bow and arrow, and Zhang Kang was not polite. While riding the horse, he handed the silver baht he received into two and half to Liu Yisun.
Liu Yisun had never done such a thing before, so he hurriedly refused.
Zhang Kang said: Thank you for your hard work in the army, which has given you some benefits to your brothers.This money is not bad, just take it.
As he said that, he handed over the remaining half to the head of the Bendu flag. The old rules are the ones who see him!
Zhang Kang's men cheered, and saw that although the soldiers under him did not make a sound, they all showed envious eyes.Liu Yisun smiled bitterly and had to take it.
Cheng Zongyang watched the two of them immediately pushing each other, Lao Kuang, the stream you mentioned is right in front?
Kuang Zhongyu said: That's right.The stream looked normal, but it was covered with gravel inside, and it hurt the horse's hooves if it was not careful.
Cheng Zongyang smiled and said: OK, let’s wait here.As long as the little fox people take action, we will seize their way out.
While speaking, the young officer turned his horse's head and ran back with more than ten riders.
Zang Xiu and Lu Ziyin took a step forward, their muscles tightened slightly, and they didn't know where they were leaking their feet.
Liu Yisun shouted: Do you want to cross Jiangzhou?
Kuang Zhongyu said: Jun Ye, if you want to go to Linchuan, Jiangzhou and Ningzhou cannot get around.
Liu Yisun strangled the horse, didn’t anyone tell you that Jiangzhou is going to fight?
Kuang Zhongyu hurriedly said: I heard about it.That's why the young people were in a hurry to go.
Liu Yisun said: You can’t go to Jiangzhou.Now it is occupied by a group of evil bandits. The group is a rebel who has been wanted by the imperial court for many years. They kill and rob, and do everything evil. We are going to suppress the bandits this time.
Kuang Zhongyu said in disgrace: What should I do?
Liu Yisun comforted him: You should go back and find a place to settle down first, one month later, and ten days later. When the bandits in Jiangzhou are wiped out, you can go to Linchuan safely.
Liu Yisun was kind.He took the money for nothing and felt a little guilty. These people walked forward and the army behind them entered the mountain, but they couldn't even retreat. They came to remind them.
While speaking, the neighing of the war horses suddenly came from behind the valley, with a sharp and shrill voice. Liu Yisun shook all over. He turned his head to look and heard a sound of weapons fighting, followed by the screams of the soldiers.
In amazement, a cavalry next to him shouted loudly: Military commander, be careful!
Zang Xiu reached into the sedan chair with one hand, held out his thunder sword, and raised his wrist to slash at Liu Yisun's mount.The war horse leaped about a foot, and the blood gushed like a spring, lifting Liu Yisun off the horse's back.
Lu Ziyin, Lu Zizhen and others took action one after another and snatched out weapons from the sedan chair. Ma Hong waved his arms to smash the Da Nanzhu that was used as a sedan chair pole, grabbed the iron spear inside, and raised his hand to stab a cavalry off the horse.
After all, Liu Yisun was a general, and he tilted his legs to remove the stirrups, pulled out the saber from the side of the saddle, blocking a porter's long knife.His wrist was shocked and he was shocked to find that these porters were extremely powerful.
During the melee, Zhang Kang rode back with his men. Only less than 100 cavalry were left beside him, and a few were carrying arrows on their bodies, looking embarrassed.
Cheng Zongyang shouted: Lao Kuang, Lao Ma!
Kuang Zhongyu was not good at melee combat and retreated far away. When he heard the scream, he shouted: Go!
A rope came out from under the sedan chair, raised its head like a snake, and flew towards the other end of the road.Ma Hong jumped up, and the iron spear swung, picked up the rope, then turned his wrist and pierced the iron spear straight into the rock.
The tight rope immediately turned into a tripping rope. The galloping Japanese army caught off guard. The three cavalry in front suddenly fell over and fell into a ball.
Zhang Kang held the bow with one hand. When he was still more than ten steps away from everyone, he suddenly stood up from the horse's back, put the bow, set the arrow, aimed, opened the strings, and shot the arrow in one go. The sharp arrow was like a meteor, shooting at the young master who was commanding next to the sedan chair.
Cheng Zongyang drew his sword and slashed at Zhang Kang.Zhang Kang's face was as deep as water and shouted coldly: It was indeed a group of thieves!Kill them all!
Dozens of cavalry beside him raised their bows at the same time, and arrows shot at everyone like raindrops. Several others unraveled their sabers, and while the war horses were running wildly, they leaned over and chopped towards the tripping rope.
The elite Japanese troops are indeed a bit of a trick. They are attacked at the same time and can maintain their formation.
At this time, nearly a hundred cavalry rushed over with men and horses at the same time, and even Zang Xiu and others dared not to shake them.
The tripping rope has been cut off. If Ma Hong and others who use long weapons are transferred to the front, it can still be blocked for a while. However, Liu Yisun and several subordinates fought hard in front, making it impossible for the Xingyue Lake people to line up a horse-resisting formation that resisted the cavalry.
Cheng Zongyang shouted: Lao Zang!
Zang Xiu let go of his opponent and attacked Liu Yisun. Halfway through the sword, he let out a thunderous battle.
Zhang Kang's cheeks twitched, Thunder Knife Zang Xiu!
Someone else knows Lao Zang!
Zang Xiu laughed and said: The white-faced general, take Lao Zang’s knife!
When the two swords intersected, Liu Yisun's sword immediately collapsed and his arm felt like it was thunder.
The Thunder Battle Knife was still strong, and he dragged his arm and cut a long crack through the rhinoceros armor he had made with a lot of money.
Then another porter who used the quick knife jumped over and slashed the subordinate who saved his life like a whirlwind, and blood splattered half of his body.
Zhang Kangce shouted: Come up!
Liu Yisun's eyes were so bitter that he thought he would make a contribution easily, but he lost so many subordinates in the first battle.Even if I can go back alive, I will meet the commander and my father for any face.
Don't worry about me!You guys go!
Two cavalrymen swung their swords to block Zang Xiu, and Zhang Kang grabbed Liu Yisun's armor and dragged him onto the horse. It would be useless to die in vain!Only by living can you get a chance to make a comeback!
The Japanese cavalry had already put away their bows, removed the short spears on the side of the saddle, and formed a charge formation. While resisting the incoming weapons, they jumped over the fallen companions and fought forward.
Boss Meng said the eight precepts for fighting: do not face the high tomb, do not rebel against the hills, do not follow the north, do not attack the fierce soldiers, do not eat the bait soldiers, do not stop the return troops, must be surrounded by troops, do not force the enemy, do not force the enemy to be defeated, do not force the enemy to be defeated.
This cavalry accounted for half of Babu. If you fight hard, the losses will inevitably be avoided. The enemy can fight again after running away. All the casualties and injuries of this squad are enough for me to feel heartbroken.
Cheng Zongyang shouted: Don’t force it!Hit two wings!
Zang Xiu and others made way and stabbed the enemy cavalry one by one from the side.
The pressure on the front of the Japanese army was reduced. Zhang Kang joined the army with civil service, but he was skilled in archery and horses, and was no less weak than the children of generals like Liu Yisun.
He seized this glimmer of hope and took the ambush behind him before he chased after him, and rushed out without stopping with dozens of remaining cavalrymen.
The battle came quickly and ended quickly. Zhang Kang and others had just escaped more than a hundred steps. More than ten cavalrymen who were stopped by these porters were no longer alive, and only the horses with empty saddles were left jumping and neighing everywhere.
Everyone gathered up the fleeing horses and killed the wounded and whineful horses so that they could not suffer.
The sound of fighting behind the valley gradually became weaker and weaker. After a moment, a fast horse rushed from the valley. Cheng Zongyang saw it from afar and smiled at Zang Xiu: Our boss Yu looks energetic!