Chapter 3: Morning Dew (6 Times)

However, Zhang Jin said that he couldn't be sure that Cheng Mingzhen had really done it. He had many, many pieces of evidence in his hands, but none of them were direct. This makes it difficult for him to convince the other old fellows to take action with him. Although Hao Laodao and Sun Huozi reluctantly agreed in the end, they were unwilling to clash head-on with Cheng Mingzhen and Du Juan. Although Xue Lao Er was on his side as always, his eyes were full of doubts and uneasiness when he parted.

After thinking about it all night, until Dongfang Daliang, Zhang Jincheng didn't understand why he was in a hurry to clean up Cheng Mingzhen, whether he couldn't tolerate his crimes, or couldn't watch his prestige rise day by day, and even gradually surpassed himself. The only thing he figured out was that the reason why Cheng Mingzhen rushed to Pingen along the official road unhurriedly was to make himself and the more than 30,000 brothers under his command unable to sleep soundly. The weary soldiers will not be able to fight, and then the cunning little rabbit and the tigress in the city will find an opportunity to escape together. This made him hate Cheng Mingzhen even more in his heart, and he hated it so much that the roots of his teeth itched. He was determined that he would not be fooled. I'd rather chase to the edge of the sky than let the treacherous plan of the little rabbit cub couple succeed.

In the middle of the confusion, there was a cacophony outside. Zhang Jin jumped up from the couch with "Teng", grabbed the horizontal knife with his bare feet, and shouted angrily: "What's wrong? Who's out there? ”

The noise immediately subsided, and after a few breaths, the young master Zhang Hu walked in with a smiling face, "Father, there's nothing going on outside." A few guys who don't have long eyes came to ask when the siege would begin, and they were sent away by their sons! ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Jincheng frowned, and his body was weak for a while. Exhaustion and irritability entangled him like a poisonous snake, blurring his vision. "What did you tell them?" In order to maintain the image of a prince, he forced himself to ask, "How is the brother's situation?" ”

"It's fine!" Zhang Hu also didn't sleep all night, with two dark circles on his head. "The sons have just taken people on a tour, and the brothers are very stable. The men were eager to storm the city at once and cut the ungrateful fellows with a thousand knives. But Erchen thought that the defenders of the city were not to be worried, and that the key threat was still outside......"

At this point, he thought of going with Zhang Jincheng. Cuckoo's martial arts are indeed very strong, but he can't twist a few nails with iron. Cheng Mingzhen is different, this guy is as cunning as a poisonous snake. Although he only had 500 cavalry with him, who could have predicted where he had hidden his fangs. The two sides really fought, and a little unexpected factor was enough to affect the entire battle situation.

"Erchen didn't actually say anything to death. It's just that everyone is going to arrange the war meal first. When you beat the drum and raise the bill, you will naturally make a decision. Seeing that Zhang Jin said that he was slow to express his position, Zhang Hu thought that his arrangement was wrong, and hurriedly tried to add.

"You're doing the right thing!" Zhang Jincheng smiled tiredly and responded in a low voice. This is the difference between Zhang Hu and Cheng Mingzhen, he will never make his own decisions as long as he thinks the plan is correct like Cheng Mingzhen. And he knows how to figure out the thoughts of his elders, unlike Cheng Mingzhen, who always has some kind of pride in his bones that is difficult to hide. If Cheng Mingzhen is willing to "respect" himself like Zhang Hu, Zhang Jin said that he even hoped to recognize Cheng Mingzhen as a righteous son. It's not that no one secretly hinted at this to the thief, but the thief never responded.

"We are several times the number of thieves, there is no need to be afraid of him!" Getting Zhang Jincheng's affirmation, Zhang Hu added with a smile.

The last sentence is really not very clever. When Zhang Jin said this, his face immediately sank again. "Who's afraid? Is anyone scared? Or are you scared before you fight? We have five or six times as many people as him, and a single spit can drown him. Besides, if he rebelled first, the brothers of the Jinzi camp may not be ...... with him."

"My father taught me a great lesson. The Father's lesson is very true. It's the sons who can't speak, and they have fallen into their own prestige! Zhang Hu regretted it in his heart, and he couldn't wait to give himself two mouths. Why are you talking so much? Can you still lose this battle today?

"A bunch of useless garbage! Lao Tzu usually raises you with big fish and meat, but when you should be used, it is all for Lao Tzu to shrink back! Zhang Jin said that he suddenly saw that everything around him was not pleasing to his eyes, and he scolded. Zhang Hu was scolded and dazed, but he didn't dare to talk back, let alone leave, so he had to listen with a smiling face. Fortunately, the fire of this real stock nameless industry comes and goes quickly. After about half a pillar of incense, Zhang Jin said that he had scolded enough, and his spirit improved. He glared at Zhang Hu a few times, waved his hand, and ordered loudly, "Get out of here and inform all the brothers." Hurry up and eat, and take time to rest. This morning, Lao Tzu took them to capture the rebellion! ”

"No!" Zhang Hu hugged his fist and retreated. After a while, the whole camp was bustling. People shouted and neighed, and the clashing of weapons and the complaints of minions in the middle made people feel so upset.

Among the defenders, some scouts had already reported the movement outside the city to the cuckoo. The cuckoo, who had not slept all night in the enemy tower, first shook his head, and then laughed softly.

Zhang Jin said that he did not wave his army to attack the city. The camp outside the city was in chaos. Combined with the sound of the horn outside last night, Cuckoo knew that her husband had rushed back.

As long as the husband rushes back, there will be a sky on his head. As for whether you can win the battle in front of you, there is no need to think too much. At least, the two were born together and died together. No matter what happened in Zedi, the two were not separated after all.

To be honest, the moment he realized that Zhang Da was not in charge, the jade-faced Rakshasa cuckoo really felt that the sky above his head had collapsed. She couldn't imagine what would happen to her father who fell into Zhang Jincheng's hands, let alone what kind of catastrophe Ping'en County would suffer after the city was broken. She didn't even understand why Zhang Da Boss would order the soldiers to come, and she didn't know how to resist this flying disaster. But the only thing she knows is that she can't hand over Ping'en County easily. Because she had promised her husband that she would guard the house for him while he was away. Defend the home that the two of them have worked hard for half a year to build from a ruin. Although it is currently extremely shabby, it is a foundation co-founded by two people, and no one can snatch it away for no reason, including the big boss Zhang Jincheng and even her father Du Scar.

Fortunately, yesterday Zhang Jin said that he only attacked once tentatively, and then withdrew the minions. Today, Cuckoo can fight side by side with her husband. No matter what her husband did to make Zhang Jincheng angry, it doesn't matter what chance he has of winning this battle.

"Sister, you can also go down and rest for a while. According to this situation, I am afraid that the Nine Masters will not be able to come back for a while! The female guard Hongxia was considerate, and when she saw the cuckoo's eyes glowing, she whispered to the side to admonish.

"No, I'll just wait here!" The cuckoo shook his head and categorically rejected the kindness of his subordinates. "I'll wait for him, wait for him to come back!" lest others not understand, she emphasized in a low voice. "Prepare my mount, hang my sword behind the saddle, and if there is a battle outside, I will take men out to meet it!"

"Then you have to eat to have the strength to fight!" The guard Cailing smiled and whispered advice. "Okay sister, you don't need to worry. When have we lost to others! Didn't Liu Zhaoan feel that he had eaten him back then, but he was slashed by him! ”

"I'll wait here!" The cuckoo smiled slightly, and a red cloud of happiness appeared on his cheeks. She is the daughter of a bandit and doesn't mind showing her happiness in front of her companions, "I feel relieved when I see him." You go down to eat first, and when you are full, you have the strength to fight!" ”

The female soldiers couldn't persuade the cuckoo, so they had to rely on her temperament. When she went to the city to heat up the meal, she was brought to the enemy tower in a bamboo cage. The cuckoo didn't have much appetite to eat, so he just picked a few chopsticks and gave up. A pair of eyes kept staring at the official road in the distance, and he couldn't wait to see that familiar figure at the junction of heaven and earth immediately.

Cheng Mingzhen didn't care how the people in the city and under the city looked forward to him, and he didn't slowly shake out of the ground until noon. As soon as he showed his head, the war drums immediately sounded in Zhang Jincheng's camp, "Knock knock, knock knock, knock knock!" ”。 With the deafening shouts of killing, the camp gate was opened, and more than 30,000 soldiers and horses all lined up to meet them.

When the cuckoo in the city saw this, he immediately raised his sword and mounted his horse. Before she could order someone to push the city gate open, behind the earth-shattering shouts and drums, there was a faint sound of a long horn, "Woo, woo, woo, woo......"

It's not a specific signal horn in the military, but some kind of newly coined tune. It's like long-lost lovers pouring out their thoughts to each other, and it's like elders soothing a restless child. In an instant, the cuckoo fully understood the meaning of the horn. She quickly threw her stirrups out of her saddle and charged toward the enemy tower again. "Beat the drums, cheer for my husband!"

"Which drum beat?!" The female soldiers tossed back and forth with the cuckoo, and they didn't feel a little dizzy. He asked blankly.

"Qin Gu, Break Zhao!" The cuckoo did not hesitate to give orders as he galloped towards the city.

Po Zhao is a serious eight-book snare drum, which is used to boost morale when the two armies are fighting. In the past, the general Bai Qi Changping defeated the Zhao army of 400,000 in a battle, and it is said that this drum beat was used when the battle was made. Du Juan didn't understand too many allusions in his heart, but he just felt that among the drumbeats that Cheng Mingzhen taught everyone every day, this song was the most uplifting. So when I heard that the female soldier asked, I chose it without hesitation.

Before she could enter the enemy tower, the drums on the city wall were already beating. "Boom!" First of all, a sudden hammer, and then two "dong dong" sounds, chasing the stars and the moon, and then with a rapid horse-like drum as a door, the prancing horse whip, and then the drum beat suddenly, instantly rising from the ground, looking at the Beidou, stepping on the autumn wind, the general chanted, Chang Ge Xing, the man's order, the blood and yellow sand, wave after wave, wave after wave, rushed down from the city, jumped over the head of Zhang Jiajun, and went straight to the distant robe.

Hearing the sound of drums on the city, Cheng Mingzhen seemed to look up and look this way. Because the distance was too far, the cuckoo couldn't see too clearly. But she believed that her husband saw her, and that he understood her mind. So she actually became quiet, holding the ruined city with her hands, and staring silently. She remembered that when her husband went to beat Yang Baiyan, she was also watching silently from the side. Watching him pounce on his horse, invincible.

Five hundred horsemen, stepping on the drums, suddenly accelerated, and went straight to Zhang Jincheng with more than 30,000 minions lined up in a large array. At a distance of about a stone's throw away, suddenly the whole team led their horses together, and the whole team came to a sudden halt like a boulder. Without waiting for Zhang Jincheng and his subordinates to react, Cheng Mingzhen stretched out his hand, grabbed the horn from the arms of the guard, and blew it vigorously.

"Woo woo, woo woo woo, woo ......" This time, the meaning expressed by the horn is not appeasement, but some kind of agreement to attack. Zhang Jin said that the soldiers under his command had never heard this kind of horn, and they were stunned. But the cuckoo at the head of the city understood, and looked around with joy. She saw a golden patch of the field, and saw clouds rolling in the sky in the distance, but she couldn't see the figure of an ambush. Even the yellow smoke and dust from the movement of the large group of men and horses could not be seen.

Just as there was a consternation in the city and under the city, a low response suddenly came from a distance more than two miles away from the north, "Woo woo, woo woo, woo ......" followed by the same horn sound two miles away in the south, "Woo woo, woo woo woo, woo ......"

"Woo woo, woo, woo woo woo ......" "woo woo, woo woo woo, woo ......" The horn sound is getting farther and farther and more indistinct, making people almost think that it is an echo between the mountains and rivers, fluttering and lofty.

It was not an echo of the mountains. Zhang Jin said that although he did not know much about the way of using soldiers, he could also distinguish the whereabouts of the horn sound. One way to the water, the other to Qingzhang. Is it the helper he got to report the news? Or are you playing tricks again? Without waiting for Zhang Da to understand the mystery, Cheng Mingzhen, who was directly opposite him, handed over the horn and hugged his fists from afar: "My subordinates didn't know that the big boss was coming, so I couldn't welcome him from afar." I hope to forgive your sins! ”

"The subordinates didn't know that the big boss was coming, so they couldn't welcome him from afar. I hope to forgive your sins! Five hundred men clasped their fists on horseback at the same time and roared. Startled, the crotch mount did not dare to look up, and hit the ground with its front hooves in a panic.

......The noisy sound of the blow and the distant sound of the trumpet became more and more unsettling. Zhang Jin said that he was unwilling to lose three points of morale without a fight, took off the reins of the horse, and greeted Cheng Mingzhen with a big smile. Zhang Hu next to him was afraid that he would suffer a loss, so he hurriedly followed with dozens of personal soldiers, densely surrounding the big boss.

Cheng Mingzhen is a famous marksman in Julu Ze, and everyone once saw his 100-step Yang stunt at the wedding. Although the light arrows made of wicker were used that time, and the bow was also a special infantry longbow, there were many elements of stealing and trickery, but in fact, the feathered arrows had long since lost their lethality when they flew such a long distance. But within one hundred and fifty steps, Zhang Hu and the others had to beware of his sudden attack and plotted against his own boss. It's just that in this way, Zhang Jin's safety is guaranteed, and in the eyes of the spectators above and below the city, the courage of the commanders on both sides has been judged. So, the drum that had just stopped for a long time sounded agitated again, rushing to the sky, chasing the stars and the moon, prancing horses and whipping...

Zhang Jin said that he was upset by the sound of the drum, knowing that his words would not have any effect, but he still couldn't help yelling at his head, "Don't knock, knock what ......."

The drum beat suddenly turned, looking at the Beidou, stepping on the autumn wind, the general chanted, Chang Ge Xing, the male order, the blood and yellow sand, wave after wave, wave after wave......

Cheng Mingzhen's scarlet cloak fluttered back and forth in the sound of drums, his face looked as tired as Zhang Jincheng, but there was a faint smile, "The big boss thought of Ping En's station, why didn't he notify him in advance?" It's also good for subordinates to prepare early! You see this is a mess, I just waited for the front foot to go, and your back foot arrived, and it was almost too late to do anything! ”

In addition to the words, Zhang Jin once again squeezed Zhang Jin and said that he did not have the virtue of being a big boss, so he first divided his subordinates to work for himself, and then he took out people's nests. Rao is prince Zhang has a thick skin, and his face instantly turned purple, "Ungrateful thief, don't play tricks with me." You know what you've done! ”

"If there is any offense to the subordinates, why don't the big bosses send someone to send their subordinates to Juluze and ask them face to face?" Cheng Mingzhen seemed to really don't know what he had committed, and his face was full of innocence. "Your subordinates are your generals, and the three counties of Ping'en are also the land under your rule. If you want to dispose of your subordinates and the land of these three counties, just ask. And why do you want to be so excited! ”

"Shameless thief!" Zhang Jin said that he was forced to ask so much that even the sweat on his head came out, but he couldn't answer Cheng Mingzhen's question. He wanted to demolish the beast-faced guy in front of him in front of everyone, but his heart tightened suddenly, his lips trembled up and down, and two strands of blood faintly appeared.

"Don't pretend, the big boss doesn't want to demolish you in public. What you've done you don't know yet! Zhang Hu found that the situation was becoming more and more unfavorable for his side, so he hurriedly stepped forward to answer for Zhang Jincheng. Brethren, don't be verbose with him. What the big boss is doing to everyone, everyone should know in their hearts......"

"Kill him!" "Kill him!" There are accomplices who are close to Zhang Hu, brandishing steel knives and bluffing. There are many of them, but there are few people who are famous. Even if the sharp soldiers of the Jinzi battalion were ambushed nearby, everyone rushed forward desperately, and they could still split Cheng Mingzhen's body into pieces.

"Wait!" Cheng Mingzhen spoke out. Immediately, the soldiers on the left and right drew their bows at the same time, and shot an arrow in front of Zhang Jincheng's horse.

"Sigh!" Zhang Jin's mount under the crotch was so frightened that it let out a long hiss and staggered back. The guards who were shouting immediately gathered around and surrounded the big boss in the center.

Taking advantage of the weakening of the hustle and bustle, Cheng Mingzhen shouted loudly before Zhang Jincheng turned his horse back: "Can the big boss allow me to say another word?" ”

"Who is willing to listen to your ramblings, and if you want to fight, you will fight!" Zhang Hu didn't understand why his father-in-law suddenly changed his mind and refused to point out Cheng Mingzhen's guilt in public. But he knew in his heart that if he continued to fight like this, his side would definitely not get any benefits. He simply refused to negotiate, and ordered the guards to return to their camp immediately with the big boss in their arms.

"The big boss, the lives of your subordinates are saved by you, and I will never dare to fight with you!" Cheng Mingzhen completely ignored Gu Fang's refusal and shouted at the top of his voice.

The shouting sounded sincere, causing Zhang Jincheng to turn back again. He obviously knew that Cheng Mingzhen was not stupid enough to be caught, but he suddenly didn't want to fight this uncertain battle.

At the moment when he turned around, there was a faint sound of a horn in the distance, "Woo, woo, woo", "Woo, woo, woo", "Woo, woo, woo" The four horns echoed from the north and south. Two of them must have come from Zhang Jiajun, who said he was familiar with the voices there. The other two roads are naturally from Cheng Mingzhen's Jinzi Camp. The tune is almost exactly the same as Zhang Jiajun's, no, they are exactly the same tune, completely from the same master.

"Big boss, your subordinates don't dare to take your thunderous wrath. So, I had to resort to some means. You go back, if you want the three counties of Ping'en, you only need to send one person to accept it, and you don't need to mobilize the people!" Cheng Mingzhen still looked as sincere as before, and said with a little apology.

"You..." Zhang Jincheng suddenly separated the guards, pointed at the opponent, and trembled with anger.

He understood the panic in the sound of the horn, and he also saw the black smoke rising in the distance. One south and one north, the location is exactly where the two counties of Lishui and Qingzhang are located. There is a flat river between the three places, and they are only thirty miles apart from each other, and the trees and grass along the way can cover the human figures, but they cannot cover the sky-high flames.

Qingzhang caught fire, and the water also caught fire. Although Zhang Jin said that he could not be sure that Cheng Mingzhen had sent people into the two county seats, he could not guarantee that the two puffs of smoke did not come from the city. What's even more terrifying is that immediately after the water, a huge column of smoke rose up in the north. Seeing how close the situation was to the water, Zhang Jin said he knew what it was. Qujiazhuang, this time, the place where the grain and grass of the 40,000 army under his command were hoarded.

Suddenly, he fully understood the meaning of Cheng Mingzhen's thunderous anger that he didn't dare to take his own. Liu Er once told herself before her death that there was a filial son in ancient times, and when he saw his father beating him with a small stick, he gritted his teeth and stiffened. When he saw his father holding a big stick and preparing to beat himself to death, he hugged his head and ran away.

Cheng Mingzhen is obviously not ready to be beaten to death by himself. I didn't want to fight with myself. Therefore, he simply led only the cavalry to meet the battle, and sent foot soldiers to copy his own rear road. The water is guarded by Zhang Biao, and there are only more than 5,000 minions under his command, of course, he can't stop Cheng Mingzhen's hard blow. As for Qujiazhuang, Zhang Jin said that he thought his location was secret, and the minions left behind were less than five hundred.

"Big boss, go back. There is a dispute within our Juluze, and it will only be outsiders who pick up the cheapest! In a hurry, I suddenly heard Cheng Mingzhen's very sincere voice again, "The land of these three counties is still yours, and after two years, you will be able to get sufficient taxes!" ”

"You..." Zhang Jincheng finally couldn't help it, his body shook on the horse's back, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. The military rations have been burned, the city of Zhushui has been taken, and the city of Qingzhang is uncertain, at least Hao Laodao and Sun Huozi are busy fighting the fire, and they will not be able to come to support for a while. And the 30,000 brothers under his command want to fight, and they can't beat Ping'en City for a while. has to fight, and he can't catch up with Cheng Mingzhen who is riding a horse for a while. After dragging on in the field for a long time, the morale of the army has changed due to lack of food, and it is not known who died in whose hands in the end.

"The surname is Cheng, you are ruthless!" Seeing Zhang Jin's face like papyrus, Zhang Biao gritted his teeth and scolded angrily. The big boss vomited blood, the grain and grass were burned, the back road was cut, and sooner or later the morale of the army was in chaos. At this time, it is obviously not the best policy to stick to it. After putting down a sentence that would be held later, he picked up his father-in-law, gave the order to collect the troops on his behalf, and led his brothers to the camp.

"Slow!" When he was about to walk to the gate of his camp, Zhang Jin said that he finally sobered up a little. Grinning miserably, he took the mount and unwrapped it from the saddle. "Give, give the surname Cheng!" He grinned miserably, baring his scarlet teeth. Like a wounded beast, breathing urgently and heavily.

"I'll go!" Zhang Hu was so angry that his eyes were on fire, he picked up the package with the tip of his knife, separated the team, and rushed towards Cheng Mingzhen. Far away, he yelled, "Here, you ungrateful dog thief!" "Scolded, didn't talk nonsense with Cheng Mingzhen, threw the package in front of the other party, and turned around.

Cheng Mingzhen was secretly wiping the cold sweat on his palm, glad that his suspicious plan was successful. Suddenly, he saw something flying towards him, and instinctively picked up the horse lance to pick it up. I only heard a "stab" sound in my ears, and the package was disemboweled by the sharp lance, and a dazzling red floated up with the residual strength of the tip of the lance, flying in the sun and the wind.

It was the cuckoo's wedding dress, Cheng Mingzhen vaguely remembered. Like, it's a little different!