Lu Shumi ordered the defenders of Changzhou City to strengthen their vigilance, and Qian Zhenpeng obeyed. With Lu Shumi's order, the entire Changzhou city was panicked, five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry, and the people speculated that the imperial army was pressing the border, and the city was heavily guarded.

Zhao Gou and Lin Chong fled to Changzhou City as refugees, and Lu Shumi had stayed in Changzhou City for half a month, and had never found any trace of Song soldiers, so he couldn't help but be a little suspicious.

Qian Zhenpeng looked at the open space in front of him, the city was full of homeless people, and there were no soldiers of the Song army, and he wondered: "Lu Xiang, it has been half a month, why has the Song army not come?" Could it be that the Song army was not ready to attack Changzhou City? ”

Lu Shumi was also puzzled, standing on the city tower, he looked into the distance, just as Qian Zhenpeng saw, pondered for a moment, and said: "The Song army will definitely take action, there must be some tricks." Now that the war has broken out, the number of displaced people has increased unabated, and the prime minister thinks that the displaced people cannot be allowed to enter the city, if the soldiers of the Song army are mixed in and spy on the military situation, it will be a disaster, close the city gate, prohibit the displaced people from entering the city, and then open the city gate and let them enter the city after the war is over! ”

Qian Zhenpeng replied: "Lu Xiang, I'm afraid that doing this is to arouse public anger!" ”

"Even so, I had to do it! If the Song army was mixed in and Changzhou City fell, the responsibility would be heavy at that time. Lu Shumi said sharply, "At this time, you should focus on the overall situation!" ”

Qian Zhenpeng wanted to speak and stopped, shaking his head helplessly. As a result, the gate of Changzhou City was closed, and no entry or exit was allowed, and it was strictly controlled. The displaced people who fled from Runzhou City saw that the city gate was closed, they were angry and helpless, the only fortunate thing was that there were only more than 1,000 displaced people who stayed outside the city, and they were also the people who fled from the county when the Song army attacked Dantu County.

"What the hell is going on?" Lin Chong lowered his head, stared at the closed city gate with a frown, was a little puzzled, and said in a low voice, "Could it be that they have already guessed our whereabouts?" ”

Zhao Gou looked around, looking at the soldiers in the city who were on guard, all of them were fully armed and had never left, and when he saw them coming and going in a hurry, he thought: "Isn't it that they are vigilant to prevent our army from coming, or do they find our traces?" ”

Lin Chong said in a low voice: "It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, so as not to find out about me and waiting!" ”

Zhao Gou said with a smile: "Don't worry, big brother, in the opinion of the younger brother, it's more about guarding against the arrival of the army." If I didn't guess wrong, that Lord Lu must be afraid, losing the city one after another, even Fang La's henchman, he couldn't afford him to lose the city like this. If Changzhou City is lost again, it will inevitably affect his official position, and he may still fall to the ground. ”

Lin Chong asked, "What should we do next?" ”

Zhao Gou muttered: "Wait and see what happens, stay in this city, and when the army comes, we will leave in advance and continue the escape." However, we are in Changzhou City, which is heavily guarded, and it is impossible to help. If my injuries get better, it's going to be easy, and now they can only take one step at a time, and it's up to them. ”

Lin Chong was silent, he knew that Zhao Gou had suffered internal injuries the last time he fought with Lu Junyi and Yang Zhi, and it had been a month since he had not recovered. This time, Lin Chong felt that he was right to come, if something happened to Zhao Gou, he could resist one or two to ensure that Zhao Gou escaped.

At the beginning, Zhao Gou happily decided to infiltrate the enemy camp alone, and Lin Chong and the others thought that his injuries had improved. It wasn't until the past half a month that Lin Chong knew that Zhao Gou's injuries had not improved at all, his face had improved, and he still couldn't use force. Zhao Gou didn't know what was going on, and with his own guess, it should be better. However, along the way, Zhao Gou will adjust his luck or not see any movement, there is no internal force in his body at all, even if he fights, he is only stronger than ordinary people, if he encounters a general, he can only flee for his life.

Next, Zhao Gou and Lin Chong dressed up as homeless people, and the clothes on their bodies were tattered, and they emitted a strange smell, looking like beggars. Since they have entered the city, they will be at peace with what they encounter, and the two of them are not worried that the army will fail in the siege of the city, and they have always believed in their hearts that the Song army will win this battle.

At the same time, Song Jiang led the army to Changzhou City, as the commander of the first army. Now, this army takes him as the commander, so Song Jiang walked in front, his mind remembered Zhao Gou's smile before leaving, and he was never worried that he would lead the troops to unite with Fang La's army, he sincerely believed in his own ability.

Death for a confidant!

Song Jiang has always been not sincere to the imperial court, but he was forced to submit to the imperial court, and he was highly valued by Song Huizong, and he also gave him great grace, so that Song Jiang felt for the first time that Song Huizong was not as rumored. From the beginning, Zhao Gou's strength in defeating himself, as well as his compassion for others, were deeply rooted in his mind and made him admire. In this battle, Zhao Gou appointed him as a vanguard general, commanding the army and entrusting himself with the heavy responsibility of attacking the city.

Zhao Gou's behavior may be unintentional, and in Song Jiang's eyes, that is a great trust in himself, how can he live up to Zhao Gou's high expectations. So, Song Jiang led the army to attack Changzhou City, and did not speed up the journey along the way, but moved forward slowly, so that when Zhao Gou arrived at Changzhou City, the army was still halfway through.

Song Jiang stared ahead and ordered: "Speed up, be sure to arrive in Changzhou City tomorrow!" The pace of everyone began to speed up, and Song Jiang thought silently: "Marshal, this kindness of knowledge, I, Song Jiang, swear to remember it to the death, and I will not hesitate to send any dispatch." ”

The next day, Song Jiang led the army to the city of Changzhou, and when Lu Shumi and Qian Zhenpeng saw that the Song army was finally coming, they immediately ordered the preparation of soldiers and horses. Song Jiang did not rest, they had already been in good spirits when they marched slowly along the way, even if it was another battle. Therefore, Song Jiang sent Guan Sheng to lead 3,000 soldiers into battle.

Lu Shumi also led the troops to meet the enemy and asked, "Who dares to retreat the enemy army?" ”

Qian Zhenpeng prepared a war horse and replied: "Qian should move forward with effectiveness." ”

Lu Shumi immediately assigned six commanders to help, namely Ying Ming, Zhang Jinren, Zhao Yi, Shen Ze, Gao Keli, and Category, a total of seven generals led 5,000 men and horses, opened the city gate, and lowered the drawbridge. Qian Zhenpeng made a knife in his mouth, rode a curly-haired red rabbit horse, and went out of the city first. Guan Sheng saw it, took a step back from the military horse temporarily, and let Qian Zhenpeng form a formation, and the six commanders were divided into two.

When Song Jiang saw that the enemy army had sent seven generals, he immediately sent additional men to help, namely Liu Tang, Hu Yanzhuo, Lei Heng, Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu, and Yang Zhi. When Guan Sheng saw the six of them coming, he was even more confident, and immediately slashed his sword and shouted: "Listen to the thief!" Thou hast helped a husband to rebel, harming living beings, and the wrath of man and god! Today, the heavenly soldiers are approaching, and they don't know death yet, and they dare to come and resist the enemy with me! I can't wait to kill you thieves, and I vow not to return to the army! ”

Qian Zhenpeng was furious when he heard this, and scolded: "You are just eagle dogs of the imperial court, and the former Liangshan is just a water coward." I don't know the time, but I don't want to be the king's hegemony, but I surrender to the unreasonable and faint king, and I want to fight with my great power. I'll kill you today and don't go back! ”

When Guan Sheng heard this, he was furious, and he danced the Green Dragon Glaive Knife murderously, and rushed straight into the future; Qian Zhenpeng used the wind knife to meet the killing. The two generals trembled with each other for more than thirty times, and Qian Zhenpeng gradually became timid and couldn't stop it. The two commanders of the Changzhou Army saw that Qian Zhenpeng was gradually falling into disadvantage, so they killed him on horseback, wanting to help him.

Those two people are Zhao Yi, the category, and they also have some skills. However, the Song army saw that the three of them were attacking Guan Sheng, and the victory was not martial, and Yang Zhi and Liu Tang also killed them. The six generals, divided into three pairs, killed one-on-one in front of the battle. Seeing this, Lu Shumi immediately sent Xu Ding and Jin Jie out of the city to help in the war. The two generals were ordered, each holding a weapon, and they all got on their horses until the front of the battle, seeing Zhao Yi fighting Yang Zhi and Liu Tang fighting Liu Tang, they were also equal.

This behavior once again angered the generals of the Song army, and they did not wait for Song Jiang's order, and rushed out directly with their horses, and that person was Shi Xiu and Yang Xiong. As a result, Xu Ding and Jin Jie's desire to sneak attack failed, and they had to fight with it, Xu Ding was watched by Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu stopped Jin Jie again, and the five pairs of generals fought again in front of the battle.