Chapter 775: Battle of Xikou

"The whole division went down the mountain, occupied the Daxiangshan Pass, cut off the Hangzhou channel, and the small team made a big fanfare, went to Changhua in Hangzhou, and made a feint in Qianqian, forcing Su Shaobao to shrink in Lin'an, Fuyang, and Yuhang, and protect Hangzhou from the end."

"And the real army attacked westward, defeated Shezhou in one fell swoop, and after obtaining grain, burned the state city, took Ding Zhuang with him, and then continued to march westward to defend Qimen."

"And the army turned back again, or attacked Qingxi and Sui'an in Muzhou; Or attack Changhua in Hangzhou, Yu Qian. ”

"In this way, at least the whole territory of Shezhou can be obtained. To the west, it can threaten Yongping Prison, the root place of gold and copper in the Great Song Dynasty, and Yinshan Field; To the east, it threatened Hangzhou, Qiantang, the most prosperous city in the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"If you can climb over Tianmu Mountain, you can even go straight down to Huzhou, Changxing! Although this move is risky, but if it really succeeds, the days of the two Zhejiang roads will be Minggong's! ”

"This is Sun Ce, Qian Biao's founding capital!"

"Even if it doesn't work, we can guard Da Yan Mountain in the east and Qimen in the west, hold Shezhou firmly in our hands, and then make peace with the imperial court."

"'Be an official, kill people and set fires to be recruited.' This also has value and capital. ”

"Ming Gong, now that the new Taishou of Shezhou has not yet arrived, it is our opportunity! In any case, it's much better than sitting back and waiting to be caught! ”

Called Tianqi is also an old man in the army, and he knows the terrain of Shezhou well, Wei Chong said, he took a brush to scribble on the yellow straw paper, and when Wei Chong finished speaking, a perfect short-term strategic plan has jumped on the paper.

Slapped the pen on a few cases: "Okay! Xiucai, you are simply his mother's Zhang Zifang! Why didn't you say it two years earlier?! ”

Wei Chong smiled wryly: "It's not like a rabbit bites people when it's in a hurry." How well-behaved were the officials around two years ago? Isn't it good for us to enjoy blessings and reap filial piety on the mountain? ”

Called Tianqi laughed: "Then call Brother Qi, let's smash the pot and sell iron this time, and go down the mountain to play a big one!" ”

She County, the county commander Liu Shiguang looked at the hundred-man squad that came in advance worriedly: "Envoy, the small county is despicable, the war equipment is not repaired, and it was only attacked once a few months ago. ”

"Now that Yang Gong has gone, the new Taishou has not arrived, there is no chief official in Shezhou, everyone goes their own way, and the bandits are so rampant, there are only 100 people, I am afraid that it will be difficult to fight......"

The people at the head were Zhang Qi and Shi Luan, Zhang Qi said with a smile: "Shao Bao said, She County is only responsible for the defense in person, as long as the Xikou is guarded, it is meritorious, we do not work the county order to organize combat strength, only take the people to dig out the trench according to our requirements, put the accumulated soil into a sack and build it before the trench, and there will be nothing to do." ”

The county commander was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "A low mud wall, how can it stop the person called Tianqi?" There were more than 800 of them! ”

Zhang Qi couldn't help this county order: "You have to think like this, it's better to have us in front to resist than not even resisting, isn't it?" In just a few days, the Shaobao army will arrive! ”

The county magistrate is about to cry: "You are young people who don't know the height of the sky!" Tianqi is good at the army, and he is not idle when he has a penny or a martial art, which is different from ordinary robbers who rob houses! ”

Shi Lian said: "In that case, if you don't feel that the county commander is unstable, you can organize the township archers, Yiyong, and Cangcao to be our backing preparations, okay?" ”

The county commander was heartbroken: "It's a disaster that can't be avoided!" But if I am lucky enough to survive afterwards, I will go to the court to impeach Shao Bao for mishandling and provoking the robbers to go down the mountain and loot without the arrival of the chief official of Shezhou! ”

After saying that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Shi Luan said to Zhang Qi: "Did Brother Seventh see it? This is the official of the Great Song Dynasty, who is not effective in defending the territory, but blames others for not being good enough for the bandits. I can't figure out where my ass should sit. ”

Zhang Qi shook his head: "No way, Wen Tian has been martial arts for too long, this kind of atmosphere has to be corrected, and you have to take it slowly." In the final analysis, this is still a matter of cost, and the local armed forces are also a big burden on the county. ”

"This kind of thing should be the duty of the military, but the military is low, the shortage is serious, and there is no desire to fight, and it is not the opponent of the bandits at all, so there will be a strange thing that eighteen bandits can pass through the state. Let's go, and then look at the position. ”

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Speaking of the team called Tianqi, he and Wei Chong, the Duke of Hong Meng, came down to the mountain, and asked Wei Chong to take more than 100 old and weak to divide his troops to the Great Barrier Pass, preparing to go out of the pass to create momentum and force Hangzhou to shrink his forces.

And he and Hong Menggong led more than 600 elites under their command, taking advantage of this time, to rush towards She County, preparing to take this place in one fell swoop.

She County faces water on both sides and is located at the junction of the upper reaches of Jixi and Zhejiang, known as the Xin'an River.

It is unlikely to cross the river from the Xin'an River, and the Jixi ferry, which has a narrow water surface, is the first choice.

The two led their troops along the main road all the way to the west, and the people in the villages along the way had already run out, but there was no shortage of supplies.

There is a tradition of fish farming, abundant aquatic products in the rice fields, and many families still have grain stocks that they can't take away.

However, unlike in the past, every time he went down the mountain, he could coerce some Ding Zhuang to join the gang and increase his momentum, but this time, Ding Zhuang ran away.

Fortunately, they almost didn't encounter any decent resistance, and after robbing the granaries of several large households, the team had a full meal and slaughtered towards Jixi.

There used to be a wooden bridge over Jixi, but now half of the wooden bridge has been demolished.

The opposite side of the river mouth was quiet, it seemed that the army was moving quickly, and the Shexian side only had time to tear down half of the bridge, and there was no time for other actions at all.

Called Tianqi and Hong Menggong to look at each other, their eyes were full of joy, it seems that this round of attack is very certain.

Soon, more than a dozen bamboo rafts were built, and Tianqi asked 100 people to get on the raft, go over to occupy the ferry first, and then respond to the follow-up troops.

It should be said that there are still rules for calling Tianqi, but just when the bamboo raft was about to approach the opposite embankment, above the ferry, several places where bridge timber was stacked, suddenly some faint white smoke rose, followed by dozens of firecrackers-like crisp sounds, echoing in the valley, startling countless birds.

At the front of the raft, holding a temporarily dismantled door panel that was used as a shield to block the bandits in front of them, one by one fell into the water, completely exposing the panicked others on the raft to the sight of the guards above the ferry.

Now it was lively, and the explosion on the other side suddenly became dense, and the people on the bamboo raft fell into the stream like dumplings.

Tell Tianqi to rush to the shore and shout: "Rush over!" When you get to the other side to find a place to hide, you have to live! ”

However, the bandits on the raft were already frightened by this magical battle, and they shouted and cried on the raft, and several of the rafts rowed back frantically, and some of them even forgot to control and spun in the stream.

Knows how to water, frantically jumping into the icy stream of winter, and swimming back frantically.

There was another bang on the opposite side, and another group of bandits fell into the water.

Hong Menggong's eyes were sharp, and he saw a faint person's head shaking on the opposite side, and he pointed something at this side, rushed forward to knock down Calling Tianqi, and then dragged it back.

Around the place where Tianqi had just stood, a few earth flowers splashed with a sigh.

One of the bandits finally swam back, and as soon as he was halfway up in the water, a few blood flowers bloomed on his chest, and then he fell headlong into the stream.

Tianqi was so frightened that he kicked his legs and retreated frantically: "Demon magic!" Black art! ”

The noise on the other side began to slow down, but there was a clear rhythm, and the harvesting of panicked lives on the raft was more efficient.

It didn't take much effort, and all the ten rafts fell into the water, except for the bandits who were lying on their stomachs.

Only twenty or thirty people who were more aquatic and lucky returned to the shore, and the rest were reduced to corpses, scattered with blood in the stream, and slowly drifted downstream.

The officers and men on the other side of the river were very poisonous, and the explosion sounded again, and the bamboo raft was swept again, and only then did the bamboo raft drift downstream.

This time, everyone on the shore could see clearly, in addition to the sound of popping on the bamboo raft, there were also some small splashes around the bamboo raft.

Asked Tianqi to grab an injured bandit, pulled out a sharp knife and pulled out a deformed projectile from the wound on his shoulder amid the screams of his subordinates: "It's not witchcraft, it's a weapon!" ”

Hong Menggong took the projectile and twitched the corner of his mouth: "What kind of equipment, this is so powerful?" ”