Yang Zhi came to ask for merit with the head of Fang Xiang, Song Jiang had already entered the city and sat down in the palace, and other generals also joined the battle group, all of them were captured, but Liu Yun alone fought with Guan Sheng for 30 rounds without a victory, and then led the remnants of the army to flee to Xiuzhou.

Song Jiang went to the palace and sat down, and then passed down the order, strictly prohibiting the soldiers under his command from killing the good people and the people, just because Zhao Gou had explained before leaving, if there was any bad military treatment, on the one hand, let people extinguish the fire that had been set before, and also posted an An Min Wen list to inform the people and make them feel relieved.

Then, gather the generals and come to the palace to ask for merit, and Song Jiang recorded them one by one so that they could be handed over to Zhao Gou. Yang Zhi killed Fang Maung, Zhu Tongsheng captured Xu Fang, Hua Rongsheng captured Zhen Cheng, Liu Tang killed Zhang Wei and Li Junsheng stabbed Changsheng to death, Lu Zhishen killed Wu Fu, Li Kui killed Guo Shiguang, Lei Heng blew up Gou Zheng, and the rest were captured and escorted to ask for credit.

The leaders of the navy army all returned to Suzhou, and even the three Ruan brothers returned to Suzhou together, followed by Shi Xiu, Zhang Shun and others. Now, the naval army has attacked all the way to Changshu, Kunshan, etc., and the cities around Suzhou have all fallen into the hands of the Song army, only Lu Junyi has not yet heard news, and he does not know the situation. If Lu Junyi breaks through, then only Hangzhou and the surrounding counties will form a trap.

Fei Bao and the other four saw that Suzhou was broken, and they also fulfilled their promises, so they said goodbye. Song Jiang knew that the four of Fei Bao were all well-known heroes, and the four of them were able to break through Suzhou City so quickly this time. No matter how Song Jiang stayed, the four of them insisted on returning to Taihu Lake to live a free and happy life, and even refused the reward.

Song Jiang had no choice but to leave the four of them, and deliberately set up a banquet for hospitality when he was leaving. After everyone drank bitterly, Song Jiang asked Li Jun and the four of them to leave. Li Jun agreed, and after drinking and talking, he personally sent Fei Bao and the four people away, and then returned to the camp.

The next day, Song Jiang was ready to go again, and there was no longer a figure of the Fang La army in Wujiang County, so he captured Pingwangzhen again, drove straight in, and went straight to Xiuzhou. Duan Kai, the general of Xiuzhou, learned from Liu Yun that the three kings were dead, and he thought about the strong combat effectiveness of the Song army, where he could take care of the battle, and put his mind on escaping.

So, Duan Kai ordered the spies to inquire about the military situation, and knew that the Song army was not far from the city, so he walked up to the city tower and looked out, only to see that the banners of the Song army were all in front of him, densely packed with people, the boats and horses were connected, and the whole person had already been frightened.

The generals of the front team, Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo, had already arrived at the city, so they ordered the naval ships to surround the west gate. The Xiuzhou army was about to attack, but was stopped by Duan Kai: "There is no need to attack, prepare to surrender." Then he personally opened the city gate, Duan Kaixiang put lanterns and candles, led the sheep and carried wine, and welcomed Song Jiang into the city until the state rule rested.

Duan Kai led the officials to see Song Jiang, and Song Jiang saw that he surrendered to appease, and then posted a list to appease the people in the city. Duan Kai flattered: "We were originally good citizens of Muzhou, and all of us were persecuted by Fang La to oppose the imperial court, so we had to take refuge in his subordinates. Today, Song Xianfeng led a large army to come, how could he not surrender? ”

Song Jiang nodded, and asked again: "Hangzhou Ning Navy City, who is guarding it?" How many people are there? ”

Duan Kai replied: "The city of Hangzhou is wide and far-reaching, densely populated, the northeast dry road, the south of the river, the west is the lake, it is the prince of Fangla, Nan'an Wang Fang Tianding, guarding, there are more than 70,000 military horses, twenty-four generals, four marshals, a total of twenty-eight. The first two are also the courage of ten thousand people. ”

"One is a monk from Shezhou, whose name is Baoguang Rulai, whose common surname is Deng, and whose legal name is Yuanjue, who makes a Zen staff, which is made of iron, can weigh more than 50 catties, and is called "national teacher"; The other person is a native of Fuzhou, surnamed Shi Mingbao, accustomed to using a meteor hammer, a hundred shots, and can make a treasure knife, called "splitting wind knife", which can cut copper and iron, cover three layers of armor, like splitting the wind in the past. In addition, there are 26 generals, all of whom are selected generals, and they are all brave, and the coach must not underestimate the enemy. ”

Song Jiang listened, rewarded Duan Kai, and let him go down, and then anxiously prepared to discuss how to decide next. At the right time, Lu Junyi sent Yan Qing. When Song Jiang heard that Yan Qing was coming, it must have been a great victory, and he was very happy and immediately greeted him. When Yan Qing appeared in the city, Song Jiang said directly: "When Brother Dai Zong came back, he said that he had marched into Huzhou to capture Huzhou, how was the battle going?" ”

Yan Qing replied: "Since leaving Xuanzhou, Lu Xianfeng divided his troops into two places: the vanguard himself led half of the army and horses to attack Huzhou, killed the pseudo-left guard Gong Wen and his five deputy generals, ambushed Huzhou, killed the thieves, pacified the people, and specially ordered Yan Qing to report the victory. The main general divided this half-man horse, let Sun Li lead the way, attack Dusong Pass, as long as the victory is achieved, they can gather in Hangzhou City. ”

"However, when the younger brother came, he heard on the road that Dusong Guan was constantly fighting; It is difficult to win for a while, and the vanguard himself is leading a large army to help, but the specific situation is not clear at present. However, it is expected that there is no problem. As long as you break through Dusong Pass and take Deqing County, you can reach the outside of Hangzhou and join the army. ”

Song Jiang was overjoyed and said: "Brother has worked hard! ”

Yan Qing then asked: "However, before the junior brother left, Lu Xianfeng asked me to ask my brother, whether the marshal has returned to the camp?" ”

Song Jiang was stunned, he only cared about attacking and forgot that there was such a stubble. It stands to reason that he attacked several cities in a row, and Zhao Gou and Lin Chong had already returned to the camp. However, more than a month has passed, and there is still no trace, not even a message. Moreover, he also sent people to look for it but there was still no news, and he couldn't help but be a little strange, guessing that Zhao Gou and Lin Chong had already entered Hangzhou City, and they had not shown up on the way, so only in this way could it be explained.

Yan Qing was also instructed by Lu Junyi to ask Zhao Gou and Lin Chong whether they would return to the camp before making a decision. It was impossible for the two of them to lead the army outside Hangzhou, and Commander Song Jiang was gone, only the vanguard generals, so it was impossible to say anything at all. If it weren't for Yan Qing's reminder, Song Jiang would have forgotten what Zhao Gou had told him before leaving, they were about to attack Hangzhou City, but they had disappeared for a long time, guessing whether they had encountered danger, so they no longer discussed the attack on Hangzhou City, and were ready to wait for the news of Zhao Gou and Lin Chong before making a decision.

At this time, Zhao Gou and Lin Chong had already entered Hangzhou City, and they had been staying in Hangzhou City for more than half a month, and they had never taken any action. The two of them were disgraced, their clothes were in tatters, and they entered Hangzhou City with a foul smell, and they were immediately sent to other places by the generals sent by Fang Tianding, and all the fugitives were gathered together.

Fang Tianding was afraid that these people would have a careful work, so he would distribute the clothes after carefully checking them out, and then lead everyone to the farm, let them change into peasant clothes, pick up a hoe and continue to work, and then distribute the houses. Although they are houses, they are all thatched houses, and everyone does not complain in the slightest.

Zhao Gou and Lin Chong stayed here for ten days and had the opportunity to leave, and every homeless person who entered the city was registered, and even their ancestral homes and what they had done before had to be asked clearly. Zhao Gou is really not familiar with the local folk customs of the Great Song Dynasty, Lin Chong knows more than him, everything is answered by him, and he can pass the test safely.

"Senior brother, according to the news from the inquiry, it is said that the army has come to the city and occupies Xiuzhou, and it is not far from Hangzhou City." Lin Chong said in a low voice.

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Song Xianfeng and Senior Brother Lu have already arrived in the city, so we should also act." We stayed here all these days, and secretly I went to check on it, and found that the granary of Hangzhou City was only ten miles away from here, and if we wanted the army to win, we needed to cut off their grain and grass. However, the people of the city will suffer as a result, and they must not destroy the granaries unless they have to. ”

"If the granary is not destroyed, then Fang La's army will have enough food to support, so this battle must be a protracted battle, and when we entered the city, I also observed the generals around Fang Tianding, and their martial arts were not weak. As for where Fang La is, he has never shown up, and he must have been hidden. ”

Zhao Gou said: "This time, we are here for this matter, and we will leave this place later." Senior brother, you go and find out the situation of the army where Fang La's army is stationed; I'm going to find out where Fang La is, meet him, and see how he's doing. ”

Lin Chong hurriedly said: "Senior brother, I think it's better for me to go and find out where Fang La is." ”

Zhao Gou smiled and said, "Senior brother, don't worry, my internal strength has been restored, so you don't have to worry about this." ”

Lin Chong was puzzled: "Recovered?" ”

Zhao Gou nodded, and advised: "With my martial arts, it is still possible to retreat with my whole body, senior brother, after you investigate the enemy's situation, you will leave according to the place we explored a few days ago." If you find out, don't worry about me, I have my own way to get out, you must bring the information out. ”

Lin Chong nodded solemnly, they had already explored a road to Xiuzhou a few days ago, but it was a waterway, going to the Qiantang River, and then entering the southern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. However, the Qiantang River port was heavily guarded, and the two of them secretly took a small boat and docked it on a sparsely populated shore, so that they could leave by boat as long as they got the news.