The Liangshan soldiers first went to Gantangpu, and at noon the next day, the soldiers and horses of Wanxian County also arrived.

This army of soldiers and horses was led by a thousand households named Tan Hong, with about 500 people. The Tan family is a big clan in eastern Sichuan, and moved from Huguang to Sichuanzhong during the Hongwu period, and the business has developed so far, and many people in the clan have served in the army. The most famous of them is Tan Daxiao, the deputy commander-in-chief, who is now fighting against the Liukou in the guest province. Tan Hong is also not ambiguous, his family is the hereditary guard of Zhongzhou Wei, and his influence is far away in Zhongzhou, Wanxian and even Huguang, and because of this, he can serve as a thousand households at the age of the first and weak crown, and be stationed in Tiansheng City in Wanxian.

Young people yearn for war and are eager to make a name for themselves, and Tan Hong is no exception. Since he entered the Tiansheng City last year, he has only suppressed mountain bandits and bandits a few times, and such an opponent is of low quality and poor equipment, so he is not happy to fight. His hands were itchy but he couldn't leave the country without authorization, and this time when he heard that the rogues had invaded the province and the counties joined forces, he took the initiative to bring people in.

Wang Xiang, the general of the Yunyang Forward Battalion, did not arrive, and Tu Yuan was reluctant to move lightly. This time the three places will meet the soldiers, in terms of qualifications, Tan Hong is not as good as Tu Yuan; In terms of position, it is not as good as Wang Xiang. It is destined to have no say. But he was unwilling to be controlled by others, under the pretext of exploring the road, regardless of Tu Yuan's dissuasion, he took his family to join the Lianzhu Gorge, thinking that he could clear some of the rogues and improve his status in front of Tu and Wang.

When he got there, he really met a group of rogues, the two fought, the rogues scattered, he chased the soldiers for a while, cut off a few heads, and happily brought back to Gantangpu. Tu Yuan knew that he was young and vigorous, although he was unhappy in his heart, he could only praise two sentences, he was even more excited, and only hoped that Wang Xiang would come in a moment, break Xinning together, and make meritorious achievements.

After another day, Wang Xiang finally arrived. During this period, a small group of rogues came to attack and were defeated again. The combined number of officers and soldiers amounted to more than 3,000. After resting for a night, the soldiers were full of energy and began to march into the army.

Tan Hong was aggressive, invited himself to be the vanguard, crossed the Lianzhu Gorge early, and was first attacked by Zhao Ying's men and horses in Caojia Mountain, the two sides fought, and Zhao Ying retreated. He hurriedly chased after the retreating Zhao Yingmen on the leopard charge. Zhao Dangshi had earlier arranged the White Jiaolong to defend on the front line of the Huilong Temple and the Dragon Riding Temple. Although Tan Hong's subordinates had high morale, they did not fight a tough battle. The wind came and suddenly hit the south wall, and the momentum dropped sharply, and he retreated slightly. Bai Jiaolong is experienced and takes advantage of the situation to attack, wanting to rely on the numerical advantage to force Tan Hong back to the leopard rush. Seeing that the strength was not enough, fortunately, the Liangshan soldiers came up with reinforcements, and the two sides held each other, and they were glued near the Wutong Temple between the Dragon Riding Temple and the Leopard Chong.

The Yunyang soldiers did not enter the battlefield. After all, Wang Xiang has fought against the rogues many times, and he is thoughtful. He heard that there were also rogues in the sandalwood field opposite the hat box mountain in the northwest, so he had more eyes. The sandalwood field is not far from the battlefield, and there is a valley in the middle of the hat box mountain, and the Liukou garrison is here, which can not only threaten the belly and back of their own army, but also control the pass leading to Dazhou.

Since the evaluation of the thief canal has been improved, Wang Xiang has become more cautious. Yunyang County is far away from here, and he didn't have to wade into this muddy water. However, fame and fortune drove people's hearts, and when he heard that all the places had united to encircle and suppress the thieves, he felt that the odds were very high, so he also wanted to make a profit. It's just that its desire to fight is not as fierce as that of Liangshan and other places. In Liangshan, Dazhou and other places, the rogue has been bullied under his nose, fighting back, not to save his life for the sake of merit, he can earn it, and if he can't earn it, he doesn't want to break his old capital, so he only wants to fight steadily and steadily, and he doesn't easily press his net worth.

Only Tan Hong, a stunned young man, personally led the troops, and Wang Xiang and Tu Yuan were both in Gantangpu at this time. The front-line commander of the Yunyang soldiers was Liu Qilong, the capital division, and the commander of the Liangshan soldiers was Tu Yuan's second son. Under Wang Xiang's instructions, the Yunyang soldiers who were watching from the rear were divided into two more groups, one led by Yang Xiansheng to guard against the mountain pass, and the other led by Zhang Fengxiang to guard against the South Road. Only in this way can Yunyang soldiers move forward with peace of mind.

Heavy snow fell for several days, and today, the snow is a little weaker and has turned to fine snow. However, the snow was deep, the operation was difficult, and the two sides were at war for a long time, and it was difficult to distinguish the victory from defeat. After noon, the soldiers and generals were hungry, so they temporarily suspended their troops and returned to their stations to eat.

Liu Qilong's mind was lively, he watched the battle all morning, and he did not get tired at all, and he was full of energy. took advantage of the time when the white camp was eating, and led the crowd to cover up and kill.

The white dragon tribe immediately collapsed, scrambled to flee first, and both the Dragon Temple and the Dragon Riding Temple were lost. The rout was not easy to escape due to the snow, and Liu Qilong fought until Qingshan Gai was blocked by Xu Hui's troops who came to support. Bai Jiaolong escaped with his life, counting soldiers and horses behind the formation, and there were less than a thousand left.

Xu Hui fought hard in the mountains, Liu Qilong attacked twice, but he couldn't get a bargain, and the soldiers were tired, so they temporarily retired. At this time, the snow has gradually subsided, and the sun has returned, shining on the pure white snow, reflecting a dazzling golden light.

Zhao Dangshi did not blame Bai Jiaolong. The combat strength of the white battalion is not strong, and it is okay to resist such a township warrior as the Liangshan soldiers, and it is understandable that the Yunyang battalion is not the enemy, and the time that they have held on to the front line has actually exceeded expectations. Bai Jiaolong was brave after the shame, and after a little formation, he rushed to the front line again to assist Xu Hui in defending Qingshan Gai.

Xu Huibu sits in the northeast and faces the southwest, and the mountain is not very high, but the slope is very large. At the beginning of the day after the snow, the sun was quite abundant, and the Yunyang soldiers attacked the green mountain cover with their backs, and the dazzling light reflected it to block their vision. The soldiers of the Zhao battalion did not have this restriction, the arrows were widely distributed, intertwined and covered, and it was not easy for people in the snow to dodge, and there were many people who were hit by arrows.

Guo Hutou came up with another move, piled up snowballs with people, and kept pushing them down the slope. The snowball was only half a person tall at first, but the more it rolled, the bigger it became, and it smashed on Yunyang Bing's body, which would not hurt his body, but it also made his people stumble back and forth, left and right, and it was even more difficult.

Liangshan and Wanxian soldiers came to help, and seeing that it was not easy for the Yunyang soldiers to advance, they discussed with Liu Qilong and went to both sides to kill, intending to break through the defense line and go around to the back of the mountain. The white dragon was ready to be in the rear, blocking the way, and at the moment thousands of men and horses on both sides were fighting fiercely in the green mountains, advancing and retreating, and it was difficult to distinguish between them.

Zhao Dangshi is sitting in Xinning County, and it is difficult to solve the problem, but he is not worried at all. The current situation is that the main battlefield is Qingshangai, and Xu Hui and Bai Jiaolong have dragged down the main forces of Yunyang, Liangshan, and Wanxian. Hao Shaoqi was stationed in the sandalwood field and did not move. He doesn't move, and his effect is greater than moving. First, they kept an eye on the men and horses of the Dazhou side, so that they did not dare to move lightly, and secondly, they divided the main force of the official army, so that they had concerns later. In addition, Yang Chengfu, Wang Laixing, and Liu Weiming are all prepared and can support at any time, and Zhao Dangshi feels that the victory is nine out of ten. In contrast, the officers and soldiers lack stamina and are difficult to support for a long time.

Now Zhao Ying has an advantage because of defense, on the other hand, if the official army retreats and changes to attack and defensive, Zhao Dangshi is not sure that he will be able to gain the upper hand again. If they stubbornly defended and blocked the Zhao camp to the west of Wanxian, and dragged the pursuing troops of the official army to the west bank of the Qujiang River to clear the snow and enter the country to attack, then the situation would be very critical. This is not alarmist, in fact, the reason why Zhao Dangshi still took a defensive position when the situation was completely advantageous was because he had other plans.

His plan, as I said before, is "to repair the plank road in the light and Chen Cang in the dark".

In this battle, it is necessary to defeat the local armed forces in Kuixi in one fell swoop, so that they no longer have the strength to hinder the advance of their own army, which is the purpose of Zhao Dangshi's organization of this battle.

How to break down? It's nothing more than two ways. First, it dealt a major blow to the officers and soldiers, causing them heavy casualties and great damage to their vitality, and even if they had the heart, they were powerless to take action. This is the most direct and effective way. Zhao Dangshi has no confidence in doing this. There is not much difference in the strength of the two sides, and the opponent is not a young man who has just experienced the battle formation, and he is tough and tough face to face, and it is unreliable to expect that the opponent's command will make a major mistake in the battle. It is precisely because he knows that the opportunity is slim, so Zhao Ying still puts defense first and seeks a gap to fight back; The second is to cut off its central figures, in other words, to decapitate them. Shoot the man first and shoot the horse first, capture the thief and capture the king first, as long as the enemy center is ended, its momentum will collapse. This method is low-cost, high-yielding, and is the best strategy for engaging troops. However, it is generally not easy to do, and the reason is very simple, since he is the main general, he will definitely not risk arrows and stones and charge in battle, and the command area will also be defended layer by layer, which is difficult to attack. For now, however, it works.

Soldiers, treacherous ways. Blindly copying the military book, following the step-by-step process, not adapting measures to the conditions of the time, and being flexible and adaptable, will lose many fighters at best, and may be the bane of defeat at worst. Zhao Dangshi is not Zhao Kuo who talks about soldiers on paper, he has not read many military books, and marching and fighting depends on his innate talent and experience gained from long-term actual combat. This makes him never stick to the rules in the use of soldiers, and dare to win by surprise.

Earlier, according to the informant, he knew the approximate number of officers and troops, but now according to the information transmitted from all sides, through the estimation of the foreign war officers and soldiers, it is guessed that there should not be many guards left behind in Gantangpu. Gantangpu is the outpost stronghold of the official army, if it can be captured, even if it cannot catch its leader, it can also make the officers and troops fighting on the front line lose their foothold and gain an unstable foothold.

The officers and soldiers set off from Gantangpu and took the main road of Lianzhu Gorge. Two days before Zhao Dang's death, he summoned local woodcutters in Xinning to find out if there was a path to cross the mountains from the north. As he expected, the old people in the county who have been in the mountains for many years really know the shortcut. Several feasible paths are provided. After careful consideration, Zhao Dangshi picked the most appropriate one and handed over this important task to Hou Dagui.

Hou Dagui is also a brave man, as long as there are meritorious deeds, he is never afraid of swords, guns and axes. He has been enthusiastic and belligerent recently, and his former commanders are all the most elite soldiers of the Zhao Battalion, so it is most suitable for him to go out.

When the officers and soldiers exchanged hands with the White Jiaolong Department, Hou Dagui led the crowd out of the city. Earlier, in order to mobilize the attention of the officials and troops, Zhao Dangshi repeatedly sent small forces to wander around the Lianzhu Gorge, and let Hao Shaoqi make enough noise, coupled with the containment of Bai Jiaolong and Xu Hui, the focus of the officers and troops has always stayed in Qingshangai, Sandalwood Field and other places, and did not notice the difference.

Hou Dagui never did things ambiguously, all the way to the end of the flag, low-key sneaking, through Wanhualing, Pituo Temple and other places, and finally arrived at the Qinglong Village in the north of Gantangpu. The road is full of thorns, cold and dangers, and only his department knows it. Hou Dagui led the troops for a long time, constantly suppressed the soldiers on the road, and promised a generous reward. The soldiers all knew that Zhao Dangshi never broke his word, no matter how rough and slippery the road was, they gritted their teeth one by one, persevered, and when they came to the dam, their morale did not fall.

As soon as the former boss appeared, he immediately attracted the attention of the officers and soldiers of Gantang Shop. Hou Dagui knew that the fighter plane was fleeting, and without hesitation, he urged the front company to rush south. Thanks to the continuous training on weekdays, the physical fitness of the soldiers has improved greatly, and they rushed to Gantangpu, and the officers and soldiers rushed to meet the battle, and soon died. Wang Xiangshi was talking with Tu Yuan around the stove, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he pulled his legs and left. He was in the prime of life, and he was in the prime of life, and he disappeared when he got on the horse. Poor Tu Yuan called for a long time, and only gathered three or five clansmen to protect him. The soldiers of Zhao Ying were like wolves and tigers, killing them in three or two, but Hou Dagui kept an eye on it, did not kill Tu Yuan, and only ordered someone to tie him up.

As soon as Gantang was shopped, the news immediately spread to the front line. The Yunyang Forward Battalion, which was originally responsible for garrisoning, quickly evacuated Yang Xiansheng and Zhang Fengxiang. Hou Dagui left a guard over the Gantang shop and led the rest of the people to Lianzhu Gorge. Seeing that the two soldiers and horses were still sharp, they didn't dare to fight in close combat, so they let them go.

Qingshangai's officers and troops later heard the defeat report, Liu Qilong's troops withdrew first, Tan Hong was frightened, and followed by Liangshan soldiers who could not support them alone, so they could only fight and retreat.

The officers and troops retreated all the way to Wutong Temple, and finally turned into a big rout, and the deserters of various departments were in a mess, scurrying in all directions, dragging troops along the way and abandoning their armor. Xu Hui and Bai Jiaolong were in hot pursuit, blood stained red and white snow, and dead bodies were scattered everywhere, stretching for nearly ten miles. Hou Dagui blocked the south entrance of Lianzhu Gorge, and the deserters came here, seeing that there was still an ambush, the will collapsed, and there were many beggars. The soldiers of the Zhao battalion pursued and killed for a while until the officers and soldiers went far away.

Xu Hui and Hou Dagui met, all departments assembled, leaving a small number of people to clean up the battlefield, and the rest returned to Xinning. When he arrived in Xinning, he didn't see Zhao Dangshi, only Wang Laixing stayed behind. After asking, I learned that the original official army was defeated, and Hao Shaoqi's troops were also ready to work together to kill, but unexpectedly, just after leaving, the Dazhou soldiers came through the pass. It was the others who thought that the officers and troops were gaining power, and Hao Shaoqi returned to the army to rescue him, so that he would take the opportunity to enter the army and want to "beat the water dogs".

Hao Shaoqi immediately changed direction, informing Zhao Dangshi on the one hand, and attacking the Dazhou soldiers head-on on the other. The Dazhou soldiers did not know the truth, and when Zhao Dangshi led Yang Chengfu and Liu Weiming to arrive, they couldn't support it. Zhao Dangshi was unwilling to spare easily, and was pursuing with Hao Shaoqi and others.

Zhang Lianxiang sat in the lobby of the state government, his face was as heavy as water, but his thoughts were complicated. There are more than 1,000 brave people in the city and villages, and two-thirds of them are Tongzhi who brought out to support Yunyang and other soldiers. When the time came, he said that the rogue seemed to be defeated, and the soldiers and horses in Benzhou had rushed to the battlefield from the spindle shop.

The battle looks like it's going to be won. Zhang Lianxiang thought. Thinking of Hong Chengchou's original history, he will definitely be promoted after this battle. Thinking of studying hard for more than ten years, he didn't expect that once he got up because of martial arts, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a wry smile.

While thinking about military affairs, I also thought about the eldest son who had just been born. This son was born of a thief, what kind of name should be given to match the current victory?

He was in a reverie when he suddenly heard a commotion. His thoughts were interrupted, and he didn't like it in his heart, so he asked left and right: "Go out and see why there is noise outside." ”

Left and right promised, just took a step, the first two arrows came fiercely, and the two officials immediately died tragically on the steps.