Chapter 86: Breaking Zhujiazhuang (1)
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has "merit" to the family, and has a "famous" reputation, which can be described as a big husband.
Chao Chong has always had a dream in the Celestial Empire era, that is, to be a happy ordinary person. A little bit of a small career, some bosom friends. Marry a wife who is not beautiful but virtuous, and walk with her in the park and find a picnic on the grass in your spare time; At night, we have nothing to do with watching our favorite TV shows together and pointing fingers; Every holiday, give each other a gift and say that you have worked hard; It would be better to have two more bear children in the future.
It's a pity that after struggling in the Celestial Empire for so many years, this simple wish was not fulfilled until it traveled to the Great Song Dynasty.
After arriving in the Great Song Dynasty, Chao Chong can be described as having blood on his hands. If he hadn't been strong-willed, he might have been lost in the desire to kill.
But in the eyes of others, he is still a butcher. So when he said that he was a good person, not only Luan Tingyu didn't believe it, but even Li Kui beside him rolled his eyes.
Luan Tingyu coughed dryly and said, "I hope Your Excellency can show mercy to your subordinates." ”
Chao Chong said: "I said, I am a good person, and I will not kill innocents indiscriminately, but the detention is certain." Doesn't Teacher Luan care about what will happen to him? ”
Luan Tingyu shook his head and said: "Life and death are beyond my control, and I have nothing to fear, why bother to learn from that coward wagging his tail and begging for mercy!" ”
Chao Chong smiled: "Wrong! I've heard that there is a way to die by biting your tongue. You can't control life, but you can still control death. ”
Luan Tingyu smiled sadly and said, "Are you making fun of me for being greedy for life and afraid of death, and refusing to commit suicide?" ”
Chao Chong shook his head lightly and said, "Wrong! Ants still steal life, let alone people! I just think Teacher Luan's judgment of the situation is very accurate. ”
"What do you mean?" Luan Tingyu was refuted twice, and said a little unexpectedly.
Chao Chong said: "Teacher Luan is a smart person, I won't say much, I can only praise one sentence, you guessed it!" ”
Luan Tingyu was finally a little unsettled, with a little embarrassed look on his face, and when his Pu knife was broken, he knew that he couldn't escape. If you insist on escaping, you will be killed. Throw away your weapon, and maybe you can still have a way to live.
He was right! Dongfang Xiao really didn't kill him, but captured him in front of Chao Chong. Since this Chao Chong is willing to talk to himself, it means that he will not kill himself, which may be life.
For a moment, Luan Tingyu even wanted to storm and capture Chao Chong, so as to turn defeat into victory. can see Chao Chong standing confidently in front of him, his sharp eyes seem to see him through. Luan Tingyu gave up on this very tempting idea.
Luan Tingyu said helplessly: "If you are defeated, how to deal with it." ”
Chao Chong chuckled: "Before going down the mountain, my father said that the only person who can be called a hero in Zhujiazhuang is Teacher Luan, and he has always asked me not to hurt Teacher Luan, and I will naturally not disobey." ”
Luan Tingyu was a little surprised and said: "I don't want the Heavenly King to miss the old days so much, I just fought a battle back then, and I just nodded my head." Are you going to imprison me with you? ”
Chao Chong shook his head and said, "Wrong! I'll let you go! ”
Luan Tingyu was even more surprised, but there was doubt in his eyes: "What does Your Excellency mean by this?" ”
Chao Chong sighed and said, "I have always believed that heroes should die in battle, not be humiliated in the cage. If you hadn't insisted on going down the mountain to challenge, you wouldn't have lost this way, it's really beyond your strength! But I don't believe this could be Teacher Luan's idea! If this battle is commanded by Teacher Luan, the outcome is not yet known! ”
Luan Tingyu bowed his head and was speechless.
Chao Chong said: "So, I won't be embarrassed for Teacher Luan, and at the same time, I hope that after you go back, you will persuade the Zhu family father and son, I am here just to let Zhujiazhuang respond to my Liangshan's armed anti-tax order." As long as they agree to collect only 10% of the rent from the people in the village, and hand it over to me Liangshan. And we withdrew! ”
Luan Tingyu said: "When will you let me go back?" ”
Chao Chong said: "Tomorrow at noon." ”
Luan Tingyu bowed his head and was silent.
Chao Chong ordered Luan Tingyu to be detained in the camp first.
Soon, the Marquis of each capital reported the number of casualties, and each capital reported the results of the battle after cleaning up the battlefield, and everyone was jubilant. In this battle, 29 people were killed and 72 wounded in the battle of Liangshan. 240 enemies were killed and 680 were captured. There were more than 400 men and horses who fled back to the mountains.
Chao Chong let Shi Qian lead the way, and Li Kui, Bao Xu, Zhou Tong, and Yu Bao led fifty elite soldiers as the vanguard and immediately attacked the mountain.
Ruda's third capital, Thunder's first capital, and Wu Song's second capital followed in turn.
Liu Tang's fourth capital and Huang Xin's fifth capital escorted the prisoners and carried the wounded back to the camp.
Li Kui happily greeted his men and horses and ran away.
Chao Chong followed the fourth capital and the fifth capital back to the camp, summarized the military achievements, and registered and made a book. Lift the injured person to the medical area for treatment. The war dead were put in coffins and sent back to Yangsan for burial after the war.
The captives were tied with their hands tied and taken to the camp to stand by.
In less than half an hour, information came from the mountain, Li Kui and his team passed through the mountain road without hindrance, and attacked Zhujiazhuang Village, and the soldiers were under the walled city of Zhujiazhuang.
Chao Chong was overjoyed when he heard this, and let Liu Tang's fourth capital stay in the camp, and Leopard Tao rode and Long Xiang rode to defend at the foot of the mountain.
He took Huang Xin, Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu and the fifth capital to go up the mountain immediately.
Huang Xin's Fifth Capital was all recruits, and it was also the heaviest casualty this time. But it was difficult for them to grow up without experiencing a bloody battle, so Chao Chong chose to let them go up the mountain with them.
When I arrived on the mountain, I saw Sandu soldiers and horses lined up a hundred steps away from the Zhujia walled city, and Li Kui was shirtless, holding two board axes, and scolded more than 20 steps in the walled city. There are no arrows in the city, so there is such a strange confrontation.
Zhujiazhuang is divided into two parts: the village and the walled city.
The village is where the villagers live, and there are no precautions, but every household is issued with a simple knife to defend itself. But in the face of the wolf-like Liangshan people, the villagers did not dare to come forward at all except for hiding in their homes and closing their doors.
The walled city is built on a high hill, with three layers of city walls, all of which are built of stubborn stones, about two zhang high. There are two village gates in front and back, and two suspension bridges. On all four sides of the wall, there are nests, guns, knives and weapons are inserted everywhere, and war drums and gongs are lined up on the gatehouse. Zhu Chaofeng, Zhu Hu, and Zhu Biao looked at the Liangshan military horses under the city with hatred, and they couldn't wait to pierce these thieves with their eyes!
In the face of such a strong walled city, it is by no means easy to conquer. After Chao Chong went up the mountain, he ordered Lei Ting and Wu Song to stand in front of the Zhujia Walled City. Luda and Huang Xin led the troops to start building an improvised camp.
A fence was set aside in the village, the people were removed, and trees were cut down to make antlers to surround the camp. The vacant houses were used as residences for the soldiers.
When Chao Chong and others were building a camp, Shi Qian, who was in charge of vigilance, reported that there were two groups of people on the east and west sides of Zhujiazhuang, and it was expected that there would be two more incense sticks to arrive.
The east side of Lijiazhuang is led by the owner Li Ying, with a team of 30 horses and more than 400 visitors on foot.
Hujiazhuang in the west was led by the female general Hu Sanniang, and there were only more than 20 cavalrymen. There are no walkers.
In fact, it is understandable to think about it, Li Ying, nicknamed the Eagle of the Sky, is a very righteous man, seeing that Zhujiazhuang is in trouble, according to the covenant, he naturally comes to the aid with all his might.
And Hujiazhuang, the old lady Hu is a grass-like character on the wall, and Hujiazhuang is the youngest, and he is usually bullied by Zhujiazhuang. Even Zhujiazhuang was defeated in the hands of Liangshan's soldiers and horses, and the old lady Hu was thinking more about self-preservation at this time, rather than taking the initiative to provoke Liangshan. That is, Hu Sanniang has a stubborn temper, and she still holds a grudge against Chao Chong for playing with her, so she brought twenty cavalry to help in the battle.
Chao Chong thought for a while, and decided to grasp the big and let go of the small, and concentrate his forces to face Li Ying of Lijiazhuang first. As for Hu Sanniang, only twenty cavalry came to help, as long as you pay a little attention.
With Chao Chong's order, Luda and Huang Xin, who had built a temporary camp, led the team to line up in the east of the village, preparing to meet the upcoming Li Ying.
Lei Ting led the first capital to retreat a hundred paces and continued to guard the front gate of the Zhujia Walled City to prevent the enemy in the Walled City from killing when facing Li Ying.
Wu Song, on the other hand, led his second capital and retreated to the woods to stand by.
The owner of Li Jiazhuang is Li Ying, who is the eagle of the sky. Li Ying is more than eight feet tall, forty years old, has practiced martial arts since he was a child, has a strong body, and has a wolf waist. He loves to ride a snow-white horse, likes to wear a red robe, is good at making iron and steel guns, hides five flying knives on his back, and can take people in ten steps, and he is haunted.
Not long after Li Ying finished eating in the morning, he heard the sound of killing under Dulonggang. Hurriedly sent his henchman Grimace Duchenne to check.
As a result, Li Ying was taken aback by the battle situation, the three heroes of the Zhu family, plus the iron rod Luan Tingyu, could not stop Liang Shan at all. Zhu Jia's three heroes, one dead and two injured, fled back in embarrassment. That Luan Tingyu's martial arts were so strong that he was defeated and captured.
When Du Xing went back to report, his voice was trembling, and he suggested that the owner should not wade into the troubled waters this time, after all, Liang Shan only went to Zhujiazhuang to borrow grain, and did not mention Lijiazhuang at all.
Li Ying was used to walking the rivers and lakes when he was young, how could he not know the truth of cold lips and teeth. Rescuing Zhujiazhuang is equivalent to rescuing Lijiazhuang!
So he hurriedly summoned the bankers and recruited the militia. Let Duchen's 200 men stay in the village, and he will come to help with 30 horses and 400 infantry.
Taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the people and horses in Liangshan, if they attack by themselves, Zhujiazhuang will take advantage of the situation to rush out, and under the front and back attacks, it may not be impossible to defeat the Liangshan bandits!
Li Ying thought very well, but as soon as the battle began, Li Ying felt the difference between the people in Liangshan.
According to the usual practice, Li Ying naturally came out to challenge first, hoping to rely on his bravery to boost the morale of those newly recruited militiamen.
But Chao Chong is surrounded by infantry, and the generals are all infantry generals, but he doesn't want to go head-to-head with Li Ying, a horse general. So an order was given, and the line attacked.
Seeing that the other party refused to fight, Li Ying mocked loudly, and led his thirty cavalry to attack the Liangshan gun formation.
Standing at the front of the queue, Lu Da, Li Zhong, Huang Xin, Yang Xiong, and Shi Xiu were all strong people, and they were not afraid of Li Ying's cavalry charge at all, and commanded the team to move forward steadily and unstoppable.
Li Ying led the cavalry to crash into Luda, who picked up the water mill Zen staff and roared, regretting Li Ying.
"Bang dang" blocked Li Ying's shot sprint. Taking advantage of Li Ying's horse's rapid decline, his strong shoulders slammed into the horse's abdomen, and Li Ying's horse stumbled and couldn't run up at all.
Li Zhong, who was beside Luda, swung his gun at Li Ying, and Li Ying hurriedly met the battle. As soon as his legs clamped the horse's belly, the war horse had a tacit understanding with him, turned his head and ran towards the flank clearing.
Li Ying didn't expect that one of his charges would be blocked, and there was no result at all.
When Luda and Li Zhong saw him leaving, they did not pursue, and continued to meet the thirty cavalry who rushed behind Li Ying. These cavalrymen did not have as good martial arts and riding skills as Li Ying, and they were slapped to the ground by Luda with a Zen staff.
Li Zhong's spear skills are very gorgeous, dazzling, if you meet a master, it is naturally a show, but when you meet these ordinary soldiers, Li Zhong's gorgeous spear skills are like a miracle skill, picking the enemy off the horse one by one, which greatly boosts the morale of the soldiers behind him.
Li Ying drove his horse back to the formation, which was able to defeat Luda, saved the few remaining cavalry, and turned back and ran towards his own formation.
As soon as Luda chased for more than a dozen steps, Li Ying suddenly lay back on the horse's back, and a silver light shot backwards, heading straight for Luda's chest.
Luda has always been bold and careful, and Chao Chong specially told the generals to especially the five flying knives on Li Ying's back. So seeing Li Ying lying back on the horse's back, he hurriedly stopped, and dodged sideways, the flying knife slashed through Luda's placket and shot into the chest of a soldier behind him.
Luda was furious, and the Zen staff in his hand flicked his hand and flew towards Li Ying, and the circling Zen staff immediately discounted Li Ying's war horse, and Li Ying was almost thrown off the horse.
Li Ying looked back at Luda with angry eyebrows, like King Kong in the temple, chasing after him with empty hands. Li Ying was secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly called the cavalry around him to reflexively fight again and capture Luda.
Unfazed, Ruda grabbed a spear that was stabbed at him, dragged the cavalryman down, grabbed his feet, used them as weapons, and slapped them up and down, and several more horsemen fell off their horses. Li Ying's flying knife came again, but was blocked by the person in Luda who raised his hand.
When did the cavalry of the Li family see such a fierce person, they scattered and fled despite Li Ying's urging. At this time, Li Zhong also arrived, and Li Ying saw that there was no chance, so he continued to retreat into the formation.
Li Zhong finally grabbed the rampaging Luda and picked up the water mill Zen staff to him, and the two returned to their array and walked forward slowly.
Li Ying's first battle was unfavorable, those Li family villagers and villagers, seeing that the usually heroic and invincible owner of the village were chased and killed by people fled back, can this still win?
Li Ying was also in a dilemma, and a charge let him know the strength of the Liangshan people. But the arrow is ready to fly, and it has to be sent. Even if he wanted to retreat, the more than 400 militiamen would not be able to retreat.
Li Ying could only hold on, hoping that Zhujiazhuang would see the battle here, kill from the village, and fight inside and outside, and attack back and forth, so that there was hope of defeating Liangshan.
At this time, a controversy broke out in Zhujiazhuang.
Hu Sanniang led twenty cavalry into the Zhujia Walled City from the back door, and saw that Lijiazhuang was fighting with the Liangshan people, so he asked Zhu Chao to fight: "Old Zhuang Master, at this time, the Liangshan thieves are defenseless behind them, why not take advantage of the situation to rush out and kill him by surprise!" ”
Zhu Chaofeng manages the family business well, but he doesn't know anything about fighting, and looks at his two sons.
Zhu Hu watched the battle below on the high walled city, gritted his teeth, and his face was hideous for a while and pale for a while.
Zhu Biao was wrapped in layers of white cloth, but there was still blood oozing out of his left ribs, he was not wearing a helmet, and his forehead was broken, wrapped in gauze.
The battle under the mountain has already scared the two of them, how dare they go out to fight again. Zhu Hu said ambiguously: "The opportunity is good, but I'm afraid that the Liangshan thieves have some conspiracy!" ”
Hu Sanniang snorted: "We can see clearly from a high position, what tricks do they have to hide?" Didn't you get scared in the morning? ”
Zhu Hu was annoyed by someone who broke his heart, but he couldn't lose his temper with Hu Sanniang, so he had to look at his younger brother Zhu Biao angrily, and said: "Sanniang will pass through the door in half a year, but it's still so spicy, you don't say it's in charge!" ”
Zhu Biao felt a big loss of face, and yelled at Hu Sanniang: "Fighting on the battlefield is a man's business, you are a woman who usually plays with bow and horses, this kind of big thing, you don't want to intervene!" ”
Hu Sanniang pointed to the city and said: "The owner of the Li family is in danger, you don't dare to go out of the city, you dare to say me!" ”
Zhu Biao said angrily: "I'll just say what you are!" The husband is the wife, you don't listen to me, and do you still keep the way of women? ”
"You ......" Hu Sanniang, an unmarried girl, how could she stand the accusation of "not abiding by women's morals", and she was speechless angrily.
Zhu Chaofeng also felt that the third child was talking a little too much, so he said: "Sanniang risked the danger to come to me to support my village, Biao'er should appreciate it, and don't apologize to Sanniang!" ”
Zhu Biao was still angry and said: "They have 400 militiamen, but there are 20 of them. It's better that Li Ying is sensible! How do I thank her? ”
I want to scold if I wish the dynasty to be angry, this pampered thing! Usually, no matter how much you look down on Hujiazhuang and Lijiazhuang, but now when Zhujiazhuang is in danger, you should unite every strength! And there are some words, can they be said on the surface?
Hu Sanniang secretly regretted in her heart, maybe she should have listened to her father and eldest brother, and she shouldn't have come today!
Hu Sanniang laughed angrily, glared at Zhu Biao and said, "I'll ask you one last time, do you dare to fight with me!" ”
Zhu Biao avoided Hu Sanniang's gaze and said: "This Chao Chong has always been cunning, it is impossible to have such a big flaw, maybe it is a trap deliberately set up to lure us into battle......
The more Zhu Biao thought about it, the more he felt that what he said was right, and his tone became more firm: "Yes, it must be so, this is the trap deliberately set by Chao Chong to lure us into being fooled!" ”
Zhu Hu also suddenly brightened up, and said to Zhu Biao: "Third brother is high! ”
Hu Sanniang didn't say a word, turned around and went down the city wall, led his twenty cavalry out of the back door, and slapped his horse to kill Chao Chong's rear.
Shi Qian, who had been paying attention to the direction of the walled city, said to Chao Chong: "Lord, there is only one Hu Sanniang and twenty cavalry rushing out of the walled city. ”
Chao Chong turned his head and glanced at the walled city, and snorted coldly: "Sure enough, it's a coward!" Inform Wu Song that he doesn't have to hide anymore, flank Li Ying from the flank, and end the battle as soon as possible! ”
Shi Qian took his orders and left.
Chao Chong pulled out a seven-foot long knife from his back and said to Li Kui, Bao Xu, Zhou Tong, and Yu Baosi: "Bao Si resists the banner, and with the infantry charging forward, defeat Li Ying." Li Kui, Bao Xu, and Zhou Tong returned with me to meet the twenty cavalry! ”