Chapter 307 The road is narrow

Zhang Cunmeng fought with various generals of the Xuanfu more than a dozen times, and he was familiar with some of them. But he still lacks enough understanding of sand sculptures, and it can even be said that before this, there was no sand sculpture in his mind.

The sand sculpture is too low-key on weekdays, and among the several generals of the Xuanfu, it is really a sand sculpture that seems to be dispensable. Most of the generals in the army know that the sand sculpture department is good at mountain special operations, and they will only send sand sculpture men and horses to urgent and special tasks. Because of this, Zhang Cunmeng did not have much impression of sand sculptures. But after this contact, after less than half an hour, Zhang Cunmeng's heart began to tremble.

Don't look at the crowd, but when you enter Jiuyuan Mountain, the peasant soldiers under your command are like headless flies, hanging and beaten by the sand sculptures. Traps and hidden arrows are simply ubiquitous, and in just this moment, more than 4,000 people have been brutally damaged. Judging from the number of traps, the other party has been in ambush in Jiuyuan Mountain for a while.

"These guys under the command of the Living Yama King, one is more difficult than the other" Zhang Cunmeng had to admit that he underestimated the sand sculpture, but even if he suffered heavy casualties, he had to rush up the mountain. Because the spies have reported back, the main force of the Living Yama King has been killed from Pingyang Mansion.

Jiuyuan Mountain seems to be full of roads, but after reaching the halfway point of the mountain, if you want to go south, there are only two roads to go. One road is a narrow line of sky, and the other road is a toad waist stone on the side of the stream.

At the end of the next day, after ten hours of bloody fighting, the peasant army finally broke through the layers of traps, and after paying nearly 10,000 casualties, the main force reached the halfway up the mountain. Zhang Cunmeng almost didn't think much about it, so he chose the road of toad waist stone, and taking a line of heaven is equivalent to handing over his life to the opponent. A line of sky, the mountain road is narrow, both sides are cliffs, people walk in the mountain road, raise their heads to see the sun, the road is narrow can only be walked side by side. If the sand sculpture sends people to lock the exit on the other side, and then ambush soldiers on both sides, it only needs 1,000 people, and tens of thousands of peasant troops can be blocked on the front line and cannot move.

Toad's waist stone, it is likely that there are also ambush soldiers, but compared with the first line of sky, the terrain of Toad's waist stone is not so dangerous, and the possibility of breaking through is greater.

In the middle of the day, the tired peasant army began to launch a fierce assault on Toad's Waist Stone. Since it is a depression, it is all stone and bare, and there is no way to make a trap. In this way, the sand sculpture can only rely on the geographical advantages occupied in advance to resist the impact of the peasant army.

The long knife leaned against the stone face, and the sand sculpture looked at the peasant army's every move with a serious face, this place is really not good for using soldiers, "Li Jiucheng, let the brothers in front withdraw and concentrate their forces to guard the three forks in the back." ”

"This ..... In that case, we will be under a lot of pressure, and the thieves will definitely take the opportunity to break out, and many people will come out" Li Jiucheng's eyes were full of excitement, and he seemed a little reluctant to withdraw people. This is a good opportunity, if these tens of thousands of thieves are blocked on Jiuyuan Mountain, it will definitely be a great achievement.

The idea of sand sculpture is different from Li Jiucheng, with his status in the army, there is no need to deliberately ask for military merits. Moreover, the old-school generals of Zhang Bei do not have the habit of exchanging human lives for military merits, "If the toad waist stone is blocked, the thieves are desperate, and we will not be able to get any benefits in the end, so it is better to give the thieves some hope." Rest assured, no matter what the result is, the credit for this time is indispensable to General Li, and if the supervisor blames him, he will bear it with all his might. ”

Having said that, Li Jiucheng couldn't say anything, so he had to obediently withdraw the people at the intersection in front of him. In just a moment's effort, Zhang Cunmeng reacted and hurriedly strengthened his manpower to press forward. It seems that the hope of escaping is in front of him, but Zhang Cunmeng can't be happy no matter what, it is this glimmer of hope that makes the brothers under his command rush forward with all their hearts, and lose the idea of fighting with the officers and soldiers, but the officers and soldiers will not stop.

It didn't take long for the bad news to come again, and the main army led by Tiemo finally arrived at Jiuyuan Mountain. Zhang Cunmeng could only sigh bitterly, except for speeding up the pace of breaking through, there was no rut at all. Jiuyuan Mountain is not small, but it is not big, and now most of the peasant army is scattered in the north of Jiuyuan Mountain, and the people who pass through the Toad Waist Stone are a minority after all. Because the peasant army was bent on fleeing for their lives, when the Xuanfu soldiers and horses were killed, the consequences could be imagined.

The peasant army crowded behind was almost immediately defeated, and the people scattered around were even more killed and ran forward, which directly caused the Toad's waist stone breakthrough operation to become chaotic, and the casualties increased rapidly. With the rebellion, Zhang Cunmeng luckily broke through the toad's waist stone, and looked back at the place where the killing was raised, his heart sank. Tens of thousands of soldiers, I'm afraid most of them will stay in the north of Toad's Waist Stone.

The battle of Jiuyuan Mountain, after three days before and after, Zhang Cunmeng, who escaped, counted the soldiers and horses, and finally almost fainted to death. Of the 60,000 troops, only more than 10,000 people escaped from Jiuyuan Mountain, which means that nearly 50,000 brothers were buried in Jiuyuan Mountain. Of these more than 60,000 people, half of them are his cronies of Zhang Cunmeng. After this battle, his Zhang Cunmeng's strength also plummeted.

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In Maojindu, Shaanzhou, dense boats are all over the north bank of the Yellow River, noisy sounds come and go, and people are busy loading goods everywhere. A day earlier, Wang Ziyong had ordered the start of the river crossing operation, and the mighty plan to cross the Yellow River in the south had begun. Zhang Dashou first crossed the Yellow River with thousands of soldiers and horses, and laid down the Mianchi like Zhang Xianzhong, and then Wang Zi used the leaders of his subordinates to start transporting soldiers and horses and supplies to the south bank.

is in Maojindu, but I have been thinking about Zhang Cunmeng in my heart. The war on the other side of Jiuyuan Mountain is severe, and he has known it for a long time, but what can he do? Wang Ziyong didn't dare to risk sending troops to Jiuyuan Mountain, there were too few soldiers and horses sent out, they didn't use it, and they sent too much, once the living king found an opportunity, launched a decisive battle, and defeated him head-on, then all his previous efforts were not in vain?

In this plain area, in a head-on battle with the main force of the Living Yama King, the king himself has no confidence at all, but if he has a trace of confidence, he will not be forced to cross the Yellow River south. In a war, not a large number of people can decide everything, and too many people may not be a good thing.

Everything can only depend on Zhang Cunmeng's own, with his own understanding of Zhang Cunmeng, there should be no problem for him to rush out of Jiuyuan Mountain, right? The nickname of not touching the mud did not appear out of thin air, Zhang Cunmeng fought for more than ten years, and the officers and soldiers dealt with countless times, whenever the war was unfavorable, he could always escape, because of this, there is the title of not touching the mud, which means that when escaping, the feet are not muddy.

Wang Ziyong boarded the boat with a heavy heart, and said to Deng Yanda, who was guarding Shaanzhou, with a serious tone: "We must hold Shaanzhou and take Zhang Cunmeng across the river." Brother Zhang is the main force of our palace, and we must not give up on them, which chills the hearts of the soldiers. ”

Deng Yanda nodded with a serious expression, "Leader Wang, rest assured, the last general will definitely hold Shaanzhou, wait for Leader Zhang to arrive, and cross the river together." ”

In fact, Deng Yanda didn't want to stay in Shaanzhou, everyone knew that guarding Shaanzhou meant that it was possible to face the living Hades head-on. If Zhang Cunmeng's troops were completely annihilated, it would be almost a dead end to defend Shaanzhou. I hope that Zhang Cunmeng will not be wiped out by the whole army, otherwise, there will be no point in defending Shaanzhou.

At the same time, Jiuyuan Mountain, which was hundreds of miles away, was still fighting fiercely. Zhang Cunmeng is over the Toad Waist Stone, but most of the people are still blocked in the north, at first it was good, when the Xuanfu soldiers and horses arrived at the predetermined position, began to shrink the encirclement, the more than 30,000 remnants of the peasant army suddenly became ants on the hot pot, some people want to work hard, find another way out, and some people want to continue to impact the Toad Waist Stone.

Xu Chunyang wiped the blood on his face with a cold face, clenched the steel knife, and rushed along the long snake path towards the north. He calculated that all the officers and soldiers rushed to the direction of the toad's waist stone, at this time, the toad's waist stone was definitely the target of everyone, and if he wanted to rush over, there would be more and less luck, but in the north of Jiuyuan Mountain, there were fewer and fewer officers and soldiers attacking. Rush to the north, as long as you break through and hide for a while, you will survive.

Xu Chunyang had been to Toad's Waist Stone, and he was about to rush over at that time, but he didn't know if he was too unlucky, he was tripped and stumbled, and he fell into a dog and ate, not to mention, and let the officers and soldiers target him. A volley of guns came over, and he was forced back, and he wanted to continue to rush, but the main force of Xuanfu arrived. It's just a little bit closer to being able to rush past the Toad's Waist Stone.

The farther north Jiuyuan Mountain went, the sparser the sound of fighting became, and gradually, Xu Chunyang's face became a little more joyful, and he felt that he had finally done something right. If you continue to hit the toad's waist stone, you might be a corpse now. As he expected, the officers and men covered up the past and had no intention of turning back to clean up the battlefield, and it was estimated that the edge of the northern mountainous area had been emptied.

"Brothers, work hard, as long as we cross the valley, it will be difficult for the officers and soldiers to find us. Find a place to rest for more than a month, and when the living Hades leaves, this is still our world! Xu Chunyang roared loudly, boosting morale.

was encouraged by Xu Chunyang, and the hundreds of remnants behind him also saw hope, and immediately pulled their necks and roared, "Rush out, rush out......"

Suddenly, there were more footsteps in the woods, and a loud laugh came from the front, "Hahaha..... Where do you want to go? Do you feel safe enough to shout uncontrollably? A young man approached with a knife in his hand, followed by countless elite soldiers.

Seeing the person coming, Xu Chunyang's eyes were abrupt and shocked, "Yang Qing? How could it be you? ”

"Hmph, Xu Chunyang, Xu Chunyang, it seems that God let Lao Tzu meet you here" Yang Qing smiled darkly, his eyes full of hatred. Most of the brothers who decided to go north died tragically, in the final analysis, because of this Xu Chunyang. If it weren't for Xu Chunyang's harboring evil intentions and revealing the details of those brothers to Wang Ziuse, the ending would not have been so miserable.

At that time, there were nearly twenty leaders, and only he Yang Qing and Cheng Yi left Yueyang alive, and his closest brother also died on the way to escape. If he hadn't been rescued by the officers and soldiers halfway, I'm afraid he would have been buried in the ground.

Because he was newly recruited, Yang Qing was placed under Liu Guoneng. Liu Guoneng didn't let Yang Qing be in charge of any important tasks, and only let him be in charge of the follow-up search. To put it bluntly, Liu Guoneng is not the new Yang Qing, and Yang Qing knows it in his heart, let alone angry. Just came over from Wang Ziyong's side, and it was natural for General Liu to be on guard. Yang Qing thought it was just going through the motions, who would have thought that God would open his eyes and let him bump into Xu Chunyang in this situation.

For a while, all new hatreds and old hatreds poured up, and Yang Qing hid a fire in his heart, vowing to kill Xu Chunyang.

What he had done, Xu Chunyang knew very well in his heart, he knew that he had no possibility of peace talks with Yang Qing. Surrender? With Yang Qing here, will he Xu Chunyang surrender smoothly? I had no choice but to fight. With a wave of the steel knife, Xu Chunyang shouted: "Brothers, side by side, chop the one surnamed Yang, traitor..... This is where you are buried....."

"I'm here" Yang Qing scolded with red eyes, "Seeing the dog thing that forgets righteousness, today I want to avenge those brothers....... Kill ......"

In the blink of an eye, the two sides were strangled together. One side wants to live, the other side wants revenge, and a few days ago they were brothers to each other, but now they have become enemies of life and death. There was no one else in Yang Qing's eyes, only Xu Chunyang. Yang Qing is a rare rising star under Wang Ziyong, both civil and military, in comparison, Xu Chunyang's kung fu is worse.

Xu Chunyang's status in the peasant army was respected, and it all relied on his relationship with Zhang Cunmeng. Now I really work hard with Yang Qing, and after a while, I am a little powerless. Actually, Xu Chunyang is not so bad, he was also a well-known man a few years ago, but in the past two years, he has been addicted to wine, and his body has long collapsed. After fighting for dozens of rounds, Xu Chunyang was out of breath and his face was pale, but Yang Qing, on the other hand, was not red or panting, and the more he fought, the more courageous he became.

"Hahaha..... Xu Chunyang...... You're a dog, is that what you're capable of? Come..... Don't run away, let Grandpa Yang send you to the West Heaven......" With that, he slashed down with a knife, and with a bang, sparks flew everywhere, Xu Chunyang only felt that the tiger's mouth was numb, and he stepped back a few steps.

Xu Chunyang panicked in his heart, he knew that if he continued to fight, he would die. Yang Qing is so stunned, he is really too good at fighting. No wonder Leader Zhang said that Yang Qing would be killed no matter what, it seems that this Yang Qing is really a disaster.

"Bah..... Yang Qing, slow down, don't you want to know if your mother is dead or alive? Seeing that Yang Qing was about to make another move, Xu Chunyang shouted violently. Yang Qing paused his hand and couldn't help but ask, "Say it quickly!" ”

Yang Qing is indeed very worried about the safety of her mother, and the reason why she is reluctant to cross the Yellow River south is because she is worried about her mother and sister. Until now, he didn't know the situation at home, and when Xu Chunyang shouted like this, he suddenly panicked.

"Hey..... Do you want to know? Then you ....." Xu Chunyang lowered his voice and stood up slowly, with a sneer in his eyes, he suddenly raised his hand, and the steel knife slashed towards Yang Qing's shoulder. Yang Qing's expression changed greatly, and he was also very good, he bent down suddenly, and hit Xu Chunyang straight. The two bumped into each other in the blink of an eye, because; was too close, and Xu Chunyang's long-planned sneak attack was also cut empty.

After picking up a life, how could Yang Qing give Xu Chunyang a chance, press the other party to the ground, and beat the huge fist one by one, until Xu Chunyang's face was smashed and there was no sound.

After smashing Xu Chunyang to death with his fists, Yang Qing still felt incomprehensible and resentful, and spit on the corpse, "Bastard, I killed so many brothers and let you die so happily, it's cheap for you!" ”

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