Zhao Ying rescued 30,000 disciples at Lion Rock, and was then led to Xiangyang City by Han Gon's troops. Kaecheng accepted these vagrants, Xiong Wencan couldn't do it—Zhao Dangshi secretly colluded with Chen Hongfan and King Xiang, and he couldn't contain them even if he wanted to—so he symbolically allocated some money and food for these people to eat a meal of gruel as thin as water, and asked the soldiers of Zhao Ying from Zaoyang County to take them over.

Defeated Xiying, Fugu City. Zhao Ying's recent successes have given the extremely frustrated Xiong Wencan a shot in the arm. He knew that he was guilty of a serious crime, and the court would inevitably condemn him soon, so he was very eager to fight a few beautiful battles before the verdict, not to mention that he could keep his black gauze hat, at least he asked for a life.

Therefore, in line with the principle of making persistent efforts, Xiong Wencan asked Zhao Dangshi to go all out and "sacrifice thieves every day". Zuo Liangyu did not arrive, Zhao Dangshi was not willing to take the risk alone, and repeatedly shirked on the pretext of appeasing the victims and rebuilding order, and joined the Wuqi Battalion and the Feijie Zuo Battalion, stationed in Gucheng, and did not move.

It was only in the second half of that month that the news came that Xiying was attacking Fang County. Xiong Wencan couldn't sit still any longer, found Chen Hongfan, spoke with tears, and begged him to persuade Zhao Dangshi to send troops. Chen Hongfan couldn't stop him from crying day and night, so he had no choice but to point out 2,800 soldiers and horses of his subordinates, go out of the city to find Zhao Dangshi, and invite him to go into the mountains to suppress thieves.

Chen Hongfan's face, Zhao Dangshi still has to give it. What's more, Chen Hongfan sent troops here with the purpose of rescuing Ma Tingshi and Xu Qizuo, who were both generals and brothers-in-law. Seeing that it was hopeless to wait for Zuo Liangyu before the end of the month, Zhao Dangshi was the moment to attach importance to public opinion, and he didn't want to give up halfway and let people seize the handle of "slacking off the war", so he asked Xiong Wencan for a batch of military rations and equipment, and went south in advance. When he arrived in Shengkang Town first, he didn't see half of the thieves, so he was stationed first, and at the same time, he sent a night to spy on Fang County.

According to the night, there are currently 200 officers and soldiers in Fang County, and Hao Jingchun, the magistrate of the county, and Yang Daoxuan, the garrison, worked together to defend it, and the western camp attacked several times without taking advantage. It is worth mentioning that although Hao Jingchun's eldest son Hao Mingluan is a talent, he is known as "the courage of ten thousand people", and he is very courageous, and he once drove straight into Cao Ying single-handedly and questioned Luo Rucai's loyalty in person, which caused Luo Rucai to hesitate about the rebellion. Xiying and Cao Ying joined forces to attack the city, and he also took the lead in the bloody battle, and the rogue called him "Hao Nandang". Even if there are fierce generals in the town, after all, Fang County has few small soldiers in the city, and if it is wasted for a few more days, it will definitely be difficult to escape the ruin.

From Shengkang Town, take the mountain road upstream along the pink water and pass through the Chongshan Mountain, and you can reach Siping Township, which is a plain dam in the mountains. To the west from Siping Township, is Qingfeng Township, which is also a dam in the mountains. Further on is Fang County. The main forces of Xiying are currently in Fang County, and Siping Township and Qingfeng Town have Xiying soldiers and horses deployed for defense.

Zhao Dangshi learned that it was Ma Yuanli's first division that was guarding Siping Township, and his combat effectiveness was relatively weak, so he left Feijie's left battalion to guard Shengkang Town first, and he and Hou Dagui led 2,000 people to lead the 2,000 battalions and Chen Hongfan 2,800 people advanced.

Ma Yuanli copied the back road for Zhao Ying a few days ago, and he had already taken precautions, although the commanders Feng Shuangli and Qi Sansheng were captured, fortunately, the deputy commanders Yang Wei and He Yuntian ran fast and converged one after another. At this time, Bai Wenxuan, the commander of the main army, Guan Youcai, Yang Wei, He Yuntian, etc., led thousands of troops to block the official army in Xiongjiagangzi, Liujiawan and other places around Siping Township.

Chen Hongfan had been in the battle formation for a long time, and his subordinates of 2,800 people were supposed to take the lead, but after several battles, nearly 300 people were killed and wounded, and it was difficult to hold on.

One day later, a military report came that Xiying divided troops from Fang County to support Ma Yuanli, and after inquiring again, it was the legendary "No. 1 fierce general in Xiying" Zhang Guoxing personally led 500 fine horses to arrive.

The situation changed, Zhao Dangshi temporarily canceled the military arrangements for a full-scale attack on Ma Yuanli's position, and after discussing with Chen Hongfan, he decided to exchange prisoners before the battle, and exchanged Feng Shuangli and Qi Sansheng for Ma Tingshi and Xu Qizuo. Ma Yuanli was refreshed and agreed, after all, Ma and Xu were not of much use to him, so it was better to exchange them for his own right-hand man.

At noon the next day, the two armies met on the banks of the Fan River, and the process of exchanging prisoners was indescribable, Ma Tingshi and Xu Qizuo returned to their own positions, and each knelt in front of Chen Hongfan and wept bitterly. Zhao Dangshi deliberately greeted Deng Longye, who was known for his bravery, and said to him: "You go over there to challenge and extinguish the sharp spirit of the thief." ”

Deng Longye did not hesitate, after receiving the order, he mounted his horse with a spear, galloped hundreds of steps in front of the Xiying formation on the opposite side, shook the spear in his hand, and showed off his might. He also heard the news of Zhang Guoxing's arrival, and shouted: "I heard that Erying's surname Zhang Mingguoxing is a famous straw bag, obviously he is not a few years old with Zhang Xianzhong, and he is willing to recognize the thief as his father, change the king to Zhang, and insult the ancestors!" What's more, "The family slave surnamed Yi, if you are still a man, dare to come out and fight?" ”

In all dynasties, although it is unusual for the front-line generals to fight heads-up, it is by no means nothing.

When Chu and Han were fighting, Xiang Ji once had the courage to challenge Liu Bang alone; At the end of the Han Dynasty, Guan Yu stabbed Yan Liang in the crowd and beheaded him; During the Sixteen Kingdoms, Liu Yao made the fierce general Ping first pursue the rebel general Chen An, and fought three times to capture the battle; Liu Zhongli, the general of the Liang Dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, fought with Hou Jing in Qingtang, and broke into the Chinese army of Hou Jing alone, and there was no one to do for a while; When the Turkic generals of the Sui Dynasty provoked, the Sui general Dou Rongding sent the fierce general Shi Wansui to respond to the battle and behead the enemy; The Tang army conquered Goryeo, and some of the enemy were good at shooting more than ten officers and soldiers one after another, and Xue Li rode out of the battle to capture them alive; Five generations later, Jin Zhou Dewei knocked Liang Chen Zhang off his horse with a pestle and captured him alive. Later, he captured Yan General Shan Tinggui in the same way; In the Western Xia of the Song Dynasty, a fierce general fought with the Song general Wang Qi with a spear, stabbing Wang Jue's right arm, and Wang Jue's left hand smashed the Xia general's head with an iron pestle. At this time, another Western Xia brave general came with a spear, and Wang Qi took his spear and killed it with an iron pestle; At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Fu Youde defended Xuzhou, and the Yuan court expanded and sent the future to attack. Fu Youde rode alone and stabbed the Yuan general Han Yi under his horse, and the Yuan army was defeated. In the current dynasty, they also entered the city first, and some rode with flags and bows, and they would attack the city. The guard Shi Biao went out of the city and cut off his head with an axe.

Except for a few generals who are keen on heads-up, the identity of the initiator of most heads-up is usually not so important, and it will not affect the command of the whole army once it fails, but their targets are basically the key figures in the enemy's formation.

Zhao Dangshi sent Deng Longye to fight, the original intention was to shout to frustrate the spirit of the West Camp, who wants the West Camp Liukou is not as good as the regular army, not according to common sense to play cards, Zhang Guoxing himself is a good fighter, although he has led the army for many years, but the green forest habit is still strong, and he has a title of "the first fierce general in the West Camp" on his head, and it is difficult to swallow the tone of being insulted by Deng Longye. Before Deng Longye could turn around, he had already rushed out of the formation on horseback, shouting: "Why are you a pig and a dog, dare to shout in front of grandpa!" ”

Zhang Guoxing was stunned when he saw Zhao Dangshi and the others in the distance, thinking that they were afraid, and he was even more courageous, and said loudly: "What, this is cowardice?" ”

Unintentionally inserted into the willows and willows, Zhao Dangshi and Chen Hongfan glanced at each other, waved their hands, and shouted at Deng Longye: "Compare with him, let him know that my officers and soldiers are powerful!" "Zhang Guoxing is a general in Xiying, and he was going to do everything possible to put him to death, but now it's good, he came out by himself, how could he not seize this great opportunity.

Zhang Guoxing was very experienced, and he stopped three or four hundred steps away, not giving the officers and soldiers a chance to snipe with crossbows.

Deng Longye didn't expect a real fight, although he was nervous in his heart, but he didn't flinch, and responded: "The villain swears not to disgrace his life, and he will capture and kill this thief!" ”

Zhang Guoxing raised his head and said proudly: "I'll talk about this kind of thing when I win!" After speaking, he took his hands to the side, and his own soldier trotted up with a horse lance on his back. He held the hammer in his hand and played twice on horseback, "Don't rub it off, come!" The war horse under the crotch also seemed to be very excited, constantly stomping small steps, snorting, and looking eager to try.

Before Zhang Guoxing finished speaking, Deng Longye had already come up immediately. This is not only an opportunity for the official army, but also an opportunity for him to make a name for himself.

Zhang Guoxing didn't panic, but took a long time, looked at him and asked: "Who is the surname of the person who came, I will not kill the unknown general." ”

Deng Longye also said in a loud voice: "Lao Tzu's name is Deng Longye, Deng Ye has the words in his heart, and it is good to report to Lord Yama!" ”

Before the real fight, it was almost an unwritten convention to fight with words. That Zhang Guoxing has also seen the scene, which Rong Deng Longye is arrogant, pursed his lips and sneered: "Which way is my Tao, it turns out that he is just a little-known young man, haha, he insulted his grandfather's treasure lance." As he spoke, he was already carrying a long lance and urging his mount to face Deng Longye. The Ming Dynasty horse lance is not common, he also wandered from a large family in Henan to get the horse lance, I heard that it is the family heirloom in the family, the early Song Dynasty to create a treasure passed down from generation to generation.

A hundred paces away, it will be imminent, Zhang Guoxing took advantage of the speed of the horse, and held the lance with one hand, and the tip of the lance was slightly oblique upward, pointing to Deng Longye's chest.

Most of the lances are three to four meters long, and the metal top combined with the long handle of all hardwood makes for its overall weight to be quite impressive. With such length and weight, it would be very laborious for an ordinary person to wield it on the ground, let alone spread it on the back of a bumpy horse. Deng Longye observed carefully and found that Zhang Guoxing was very handy with the use of the horse lance, and he was measured, and he didn't dare to hold it up, so he set up his spear early.

The first section of the horse lance is not a spearhead, but more like a short sword, if this time it is cut by the edge of Zhang Guoxing's horse lance, it is impossible to say, absolutely "throw the head and spill blood". He spotted the enemy's attack, and made a move between the lightning and the fire, only to hear the impact of "Bang", Deng Longye's body only shook twice on the horse's back, and Zhang Guoxing's lance had been blocked.

This defense was extremely brilliant, and the officers and soldiers watching the battle immediately erupted in enthusiastic cheers. Generally speaking, in a fight, both sides will not easily let their horses stop in order to avoid losing the initiative. But Deng Longye was unusual, and he stayed in place, as if he had "let go" Zhang Guoxing. It is also the courage of the artist, this success greatly hit Zhang Guoxing's confidence, and also inspired his morale.

Zhang Guo's excitement missed, he was out of breath, and he moved the horse's head, but he heard Deng Longye say: "Come and don't be rude, I'll let you have a hammer just now, and then I'll do it yourself." Between the words, there are countless provocations and teasing.

As soon as the words fell, Deng Longye whistled, and when he sat down, the horse started very spiritually, and at the same time, Deng Longye's spear also came out quickly.

The length of the spear determines that the user can only control its balance by holding the center of it with both hands, especially on a bumpy horse. Now Deng Longye was able to hold the bottom of the spear with one hand, and stabbed it in the middle level, which was fast and fierce, which completely subverted Zhang Guoxing's inherent concept of using the spear immediately. I couldn't escape for a while, and I seemed to be stabbed. However, after all, he has experienced a hundred battles, and as soon as he pulled his head, the war horse under his crotch raised his front hooves, not only avoided the attack, but also took advantage of the situation to poke the long lance like Mount Tai down.

Deng Longye saw that the situation was not good, and the head of the gun was pointed halfway. Zhang Guoxing is also a clever person, and when he saw the opportunity, he immediately seized it, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, turned around, and kept his distance from Deng Longye.

In just one round trip, Deng Longye's strength is clear at a glance, and it is evident that he can go back and forth with the first fierce man in Xiying for so long. Zhang Guoxing was furious in his heart, he was used to being majestic in the past, how could he tolerate such humiliation? He thought to himself: "If you don't kill this guy this time, you won't have the face to mix in the army in the future." With his body moving, his right hand shook, and his left hand held the long handle, and he sent the weapon towards Deng Longye.

Deng Longye had already prepared, raised his gun, blocked it again, and then roared angrily and stabbed Zhang Guoxing back. Zhang Guoxing returned to parry, but he was holding the lance with both hands, and his action was half a beat slower than that of Deng Longye, who operated with one hand. It was also in this gap that Deng Longye's second move came repeatedly, Zhang Guoxing took a deep breath, saw the opportunity to bounce the gun head away, and swept it back, but this time it was not a mallet, but a "mercy place" where the blade and the long handle were handed over, and that place was like an iron mallet, sweeping straight over with the sound of the wind. Deng Longye didn't have time to think about it, he subconsciously raised his gun to resist, only to hear a loud sound of "Peng", the two soldiers intersected, he only felt a strong sense of paralysis quickly spread from the tiger's mouth to the whole body, and at the same time, countless Venus flew in front of him, and even he was unaware of the fact that he had fallen from the horse.