Chapter 88: Breaking Zhujiazhuang (3)

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Zhujiazhuang father and son were very happy that they did not go out of the city to sneak attack. When he looked at the Liangshan military horse again, he was even more jealous in his heart.

Some villagers in Zhujia Village were also secretly observing the battle between the Liangshan men and horses and Lijiazhuang, and some of them even wanted to attack the Liangshan army from behind with a Pu sword.

You can see Hu Sanniang and her cavalry who went out of the city, dead and fleeing. The people of Lijiazhuang are also weak, and Li Ying, the owner of the village who claims to be invincible heroes all day long, is also embarrassed. The hot-blooded young man was like being poured a basin of cold water on his head, and he was afraid, but fortunately he didn't rush out first......

Chao Chong, on the other hand, did not continue the pursuit after repelling Li Ying. Instead, let the soldiers clean up the battlefield and transfer the dead and wounded to the military village under the mountain to be received by Liu Tang. The captives of Lijiazhuang were also escorted to the bottom of the mountain.

At this time, Lijiazhuang is no longer worried. The top priority at the moment is to build a simple camp. As long as the camp is built, Liangshan is equivalent to stabilizing its foothold on the top of the mountain, and it is not afraid of a sneak attack in Zhujiazhuang at night.

Except for the first capital of Thunder continued to garrison, the other three capitals started construction, and finally completed the construction of the camp after an hour. The camp was surrounded by dense antlers and wooden fences, and there were many arrow towers at the four corners with archers overlooking the village guard.

The father and son of the Zhu family saw that the Liangshan people had set up a camp outside their walled city, and knew that they had lost the possibility of a sneak attack. The camp was firmly rooted in front of him like a nail. Make them angry and afraid.

The stone wall of Zhujia Walled City is as high as two zhang, and there are three layers inside, middle and outside. There were nearly 1,000 guards in the city. Looks solid!

Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: Ten and surround it, five and attack it, and divide it twice. In general, to attack a city, the besieging side must have more than the defending side. If there are twice as many people, you can use the method of flanking the front and back; If there are five times as many men, they can besiege them on all sides; If there are ten times as many people, it is enough to besiege them in groups.

Liangshan also has only 1,000 men and horses, no matter how you look at it, it is impossible to break through the walled city, but the Zhu family father and son have no sense of security in their hearts. sent many groups of people to the county seat and the state capital to ask for help, but they didn't receive any news, which made them even more uneasy.

After Chao Chong built the camp, he also withdrew the first capital of Thunder into the camp for repairs. Everyone started fighting early in the morning, and now it is past noon, and everyone is tired after two major battles in a row. Chao Chong asked people to buy a few sheep and a few pigs in the village, and slaughtered them to reward the army. He also cut the meat and cooked the horses that died in battle.

The aroma of stir-fried pork and mutton in a large iron pot permeates the entire village. Some Zhujiazhuang villagers hid in the house and secretly swallowed their saliva, they can only eat meat once during the New Year's Festival, Liangshan people are so extravagant, it is really enviable.

A child couldn't resist the temptation, so he lay on the windowsill and asked his mother, "Mother, it smells so good there, what is it?" ā€

The mother naturally knew that it was the smell of meat, but she was pitiful that her child had only eaten meat a few times after she had been born for so long, so she naturally couldn't argue, so she lied to him: "That's the Liangshan robbers eating people, they like to eat children the most, Xiaobao don't get close to them, you know?" ā€

Many children have been frightened like this since they were young, and the child named Xiaobao quickly covered his nose and said carefully: "I don't want to be eaten by them!" Daddy went out in the morning, why didn't he come back, Xiaobao was so scared! ā€

The mother picked up the child, looked out the window worriedly, shouted to kill for so long under the mountain in the morning, and the Zhuang Ke who fled back said that Liangshan killed many people, but her husband did not come back, I don't know if he escaped, Amitabha, ask the great compassion Guanyin Bodhisattva to bless the child and his father's safety......

What should I do if my husband is killed, leaving only orphans and widows to depend on each other? With tears in her eyes, the mother hugged the child tightly.

The child wiped the tears from the corners of his mother's eyes with his soft little hands, and said, "Mother, why are you crying, I won't be caught and eaten by them, I will guard my mother!" ā€

When the mother heard this, she couldn't stop her tears anymore, and hugged the child and whimpered in a low voice.

Zhu Chaoxing, the traitor in Zhujiazhuang, and his three sons were all in the ancestral house in the village, shouting excitedly, seeing that the people of Liangshan were so strong, they scared Zhu Chaofeng, the old dog, and the three sons of the old dog also died, and they really deserved to drink a big bowl.

The eldest son, Zhu Wansheng, blushed with excitement, and said, "Dad, does this Liangshan count?" Are they really willing to hand over all the Zhujiazhuang to us? ā€

Since birth, the poor family can't wear new clothes, and they are always teased and despised by others, and they look enviously at Zhu Longtoe proudly holding candy to show off. has been living aggrieved for more than 20 years, and he has not been able to afford the bride price at such an old age, and he can't marry a daughter-in-law......

Happiness came so suddenly, he couldn't believe it. He looked at his father with wide eyes, for fear that he would tell him that it was actually a dream.

The old man Zhu Chaoxing glared at his eldest son and said, "Look at your little bit of talent!" Officials walk thousands of miles just for money, and dogs walk ten miles for. The people of Liangshan came all the way to Zhujiazhuang, naturally not to advocate justice for our father and son, but only for money, grain and grass. ā€

The second son, Zhu Wannian, hurriedly said: "Then Liangshan snatched all the good things, what should we do?" ā€

Zhu Chaoxing said proudly: "They took money, grain and grass, and the rest of the Zhuangzi and land, aren't they all ours?" Our father and son didn't have much strength, and they got so many benefits out of thin air, all of them were begged for Liangshan for our father's humiliation, you all give me care, don't anger the Liangshan people. ā€

The third son, Zhu Wancheng, said: "What if they don't leave? There is so much land in the village, but you can't give it to them. ā€

This is the case with short-sighted people, you don't know how to be grateful when you give him something, and taking something from his hand is like cutting meat from your heart.

Zhu Chaoxing shook his head and said: "After all, they are thieves, it's okay to hide in the water, if they are outside, the government is not easy to mess with, so they shouldn't stay." ā€

The more the father and son talked, the happier they became, and they had already begun to plan what would happen after they became the owner.

The old man Zhu Chaoxing, as the owner of the village, must marry a few concubines, for the sake of face, he also wants to be a husband and work hard!

The three sons are also thinking about which girl is handsome and which widow is more phoenixy. Boss Zhu Wansheng even had Hu Sanniang's pretty figure in his mind, but when he thought of the sun and moon double knife in Hu Sanniang's hand, he shivered all over his body and quickly abandoned this idea.

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and if it is not for the poverty and lack of alcohol at home, they must have a few drinks.

At this time, in the Liangshan camp, after the meat was ready, Li Kui took a big bowl and sent it to Chao Chong. Chao Chong tasted it, the skills of the military chef were not bad, and the taste was quite fragrant.

took the meat bowl and asked Li Kui, Bao Xu, Zhou Tong, and Yu Baosi to follow, and went to the place where the soldiers were eating.

In the dining area, everyone laughed and laughed, and the soldiers ate meat, but unfortunately there was no wine. Soldiers with meritorious service boasted to each other about how brave they were in battle, and soldiers without meritorious service could only envy others to show off, and comforted themselves: "That's because I don't stand high enough in the front!" With someone as powerful as a general leading, this battle is naturally how to fight and win! If I had been at the front of the table, I might have killed more than them? ā€¦ā€¦ā€

When the generals and soldiers saw Chao rushing over, they hurriedly got up and saluted.

Chao Chong held up his meat bowl and said, "Everyone is casual, no need to be polite." Glory belongs to the victors, and fragrant meat belongs to the victors. I don't have any alcohol, but I have enough meat! ā€

The soldiers applauded. In peacetime, the military discipline on the battlefield is too strict, and everyone is suppressed and can't gnaw, and it is at this time that they dare to applaud loudly.

After Chao Chong rewarded the soldiers, he asked Lei Ting to take charge of the defense of the camp, and went down the mountain to comfort Liu Tang, Lin Chong, and Yang Zhi.

When they arrived at the military village at the foot of the mountain, Liu Tang, Lin Chong, and Yang Zhi were also dining. They also slaughtered the pigs and sheep that were sent down to reward the warriors who fought bravely in the morning.

Chao Chong relied on the gourd to paint a scoop and expressed condolences again. Let all the soldiers be moved in their hearts, follow such a general, there are victories to fight, money to take, honor to show off, and the general also kindly said a few words to everyone......

Such a general is something they have never encountered before, and even if they die for him, it will not be in vain.

instructed Liu Tang, Lin Chong, and Yang Zhi to guard the military village, and Chao Chong returned to the mountain.

After eating and drinking, Chao Chong gathered all the generals on the mountain together and held a military meeting to discuss the next move.

Chao Chong sat in the center, with Li Kui, Bao Xu, Zhou Tong, and Yu Bao behind him.

the first Du Thunder, Chen Cheng;

the second capital Wu Song, Cao Zheng;

the third, Du Luda, Li Zhong;

The fifth capital is Huang Xin, Yang Xiong, and Shi Xiu.

Intelligence Division: Time shifts.

The congregation will sit on either side.

Chao Chong first summarized today's two battles, and commented and praised the generals. After that, he said: "Today, both battles were won, and the victory was a matter of course, without the slightest difficulty, some people were complacent in their hearts, am I right?" ā€

The generals looked at each other and smiled, they were able to defeat the Jeju government army two months ago, and now after two months of training and running-in, it is naturally easier to defeat these civilian group training.

Chao Chong's face sank, and he said sharply: "Stupid! The soldiers were understandably tempted to do so. Because they are all ordinary people, they have defeated enemies equal in number to them, and they have won two big victories, which is enough to be proud of! But what about you? You are all heroes of the day, will you be complacent about defeating a coward? ā€

In the face of Chao Chong's questioning, the generals restrained their smiles one by one, sat upright, looked ahead, looked embarrassed, and did not dare to speak.

Even Li Kui, who usually has a broken mouth, did not dare to interject at will during the military meeting.

Chao Chong paused for a moment and looked at the generals before continuing: "The strong swing their swords to the stronger, and the weak swing their fists to the weaker. It is not enough to rejoice in defeating the weak, but it is our glory to challenge the strong and defeat them. Remember not to be complacent and discouraged by such a small victory. Only when we break through the strong fortress of Zhujia Walled City and trample these three layers of stone walls under our feet will you be qualified to boast! ā€

The generals, led by Thunder, said in unison: "Yes! ā€

Chao Chong continued: "Lijiazhuang has just been defeated, so there is nothing to fear in a short time. The grass on the wall of Hujiazhuang did not dare to take the initiative to provoke us. Therefore, what we need to do now is to concentrate our forces to attack Zhujiazhuang. Once Zhujiazhuang is broken, Lijiazhuang and Hujiazhuang can only give in under the authority of my Liangshan army. ā€

The generals nodded yes.

Chao Chong continued: "This attack on Zhujiazhuang is the first attack on the walled city since the rectification of Liangshan, and it is also the first actual action since I Liangshan issued an armed anti-tax order. Zhujiazhuang relied on the relationship between the government and the government, did not take me Liangshan in his eyes, and sternly refused our tax resistance order. Defeat them, and we Liangshan will have prestige; Defeat them, and our next plan in Liangshan can be implemented; Defeat them, and we can say with a clear conscience to the outside world, I am a hero of Liangshan! Do you have faith? ā€

"Yes!"

The generals stood up and clasped their fists and shouted.

Chao Chong pressed his hand down and motioned for them to sit down. He continued: "When I traveled to the rivers and lakes last year, my father once said that it is difficult for an eagle that does not experience wind and rain to soar above the sky. In the same way, a unit that does not go through arduous and bloody battles cannot become an invincible hero. Zhujia walled city, the wall is high and the city is solid, and there are three layers inside and outside, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is a hard bone to gnaw, but so what? Repair for half a day in the afternoon, and start building siege equipment tomorrow morning, I will personally lead the team to climb the city, inch by inch, foot by foot, one by one, even if I shed more blood, I will take the walled. How dare you follow me and fight to the death! ā€

The generals stood up and shouted: "Fight to the death!" Fight to the death! ā€

After that, Chao Chong assigned a task. The first capital Thunder continued to be in charge of the defense in the camp, preventing the dogs of Zhujiazhuang from jumping over the wall.

The second and third capitals cut down trees and made siege equipment, but at the construction level of Liangshan, that is, to build a ladder.

Fifth, the village will collect weapons such as knives and eliminate possible resistance in the village.

Shi Qian's Intelligence Department was responsible for monitoring the enemy situation in Lijiazhuang, Hujiazhuang, and Zhujiazhuang.

The congregation will go down according to the plan.

Some soldiers came to report that Hu Cheng, the current owner of Hujiazhuang, came to visit the camp with more than a dozen villagers, carrying grain and fruits, leading a cow and a group of sheep.

The old lady of Hujiazhuang has only one son and one daughter, both of whom are the flesh of his heart. Hearing that the cavalry who fled back said that Sanniang was captured, the old lady hurriedly urged his son to save Sanniang and come back.

Hu Cheng is nicknamed "Flying Tiger", which seems to be a majestic name, but in fact, even Sanniang can't beat it. Dad asked him to save his sister, with his own ability, how to save it?

Old lady Hu also listened to the cavalry talk about the attitude in Zhujiazhuang, and it would not work to rely on those two cowards who were scared.

After some thought, Hu Cheng decided to salute first and then soldier, people said that they would not hit the smiling face person, and they would take some things to reward the Liangshan people, and then look at their attitude, if the attitude is tough, they really don't let go of their sister. Hu Cheng decided to fight for his life, and he also went to fight!

Hu Cheng came to the front of the Chinese military tent, and pleaded again: "The little sister was rough for a while, she was unconscious at a young age, and she mistakenly offended her prestige. If the general spares it, but what is used should be worshiped according to the command. ā€

Chao Chong smiled and said, "Master Hu, please sit down and speak." Zhujiazhuang, so rude, I Liangshan issued an armed anti-tax order, calling on everyone to pay only one percent of the tax, which is good for everyone. But I can't help but wish that Jiazhuang doesn't know what to do, and fights against my Liangshan people, so that he can take revenge and have no grievances with your family. It was only when Ling Mei attacked me from behind during the fierce battle between our army and Lijiazhuang that she was captured. ā€

Hu Cheng replied: "The little sister only helped him because she had a marriage contract with that Zhu Biao." Please don't blame the general, a large amount. ā€

Chao Chong pretended to be surprised and said: "Since you are in-laws, you must have a very good relationship, aren't we mortal enemies?" ā€

Hu Cheng hurriedly explained: "Actually, the sister hasn't passed the door yet. And my Hujiazhuang has always been bullied by Zhujiazhuang, how to talk about a good relationship, let alone dare to be a mortal enemy with the general! ā€

Chao Chong stared at Hu Cheng for a while, but he didn't speak. I saw Hu Cheng bow his head until he said, "This is true!" ā€

"Seriously, seriously, more than the tip of a needle!" Hu Cheng heard Chao Chong speak, breathed a long sigh of relief, and hurriedly agreed.

"Okay, in order to show your sincerity, you go to the next book and cancel the marriage contract between Ling Mei and Zhu Biao!"

"Ahh This, this ......" was quite difficult for a while.

Chao Chong snorted coldly: "You have no sincerity at all, how can I let you take my sister back?" Just rely on those skinny sheep outside? Do you think I Liangshan haven't seen mutton! ā€

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, the general must not be angry...... Hu Cheng claims to be a good man who has passed through the world, but in the face of this Chao Chong, he is always restrained everywhere, and his usual demeanor cannot be shown at all.

Hu Chengdao: "Children's family affairs, parents' orders, and matchmakers' words." My father is still here, and I, as a brother, don't dare to make my own decisions, so can I go back and discuss with my father? ā€

Chao Chong flicked his sleeves and said, "Yes, let's go, don't send it!" ā€

Hu Cheng Nuonuo said: "Can you let me see my sister first, so that I can go back and tell my father." My father is old, and I miss my daughter......"

Chao Chong pretended to be angry and said: "I am a good man in Liangshan, I am right, I am straight, and I will never force women and children." Ling Mei has been escorted down the mountain and detained alone, so she doesn't have to worry about safety. Filial piety is a family, if the owner of the village wants to let Ling Mei return early, so that your father is no longer worried, please act quickly. If you don't see sincerity, you'll be forgiven. ā€

Hu Cheng had no choice but to leave the grain, melons, fruits and sheep, and rushed all the way back to Hujiazhuang to report to the old lady Hu.

Old lady Hu has passed the position of owner to Hu Cheng, but he is still a man of his word in the family. Hu Cheng didn't have the old lady's words, and he didn't dare to make decisions on his own.

Old lady Hu asked, "How about you enter the Liangshan camp and observe the people of Liangshan?" ā€

Hu Cheng was quite discouraged and said, "Very majestic." The military discipline is strict, and it is no worse than the officers and soldiers. And the generals are all famous figures, even the self-proclaimed invincible Li Ying and Luan Tingyu, who is known as the first master of Zhujiazhuang, were defeated, and my Hujiazhuang was even more powerless to resist. ā€

After asking some details in detail, the old lady made a decision: "Promise him!" You rushed to the walled city of Zhujiazhuang before dark, and shot the letter of repentance into the city in front of Chao Chong! ā€

"Ahh Father, wouldn't this seem like we are ruthless and unrighteous......"

"Foolishness! Husband and wife were originally birds of the same forest, and they flew separately when disaster came. What's more, Sanniang has not yet married that Zhu Biao. That Liangshan is so powerful, Zhujiazhuang is afraid that he will not be able to escape this catastrophe. If the city is broken, how can the father and son of the Zhu family survive? At this time, we should dissociate ourselves from them, and after Liangshan breaks through Zhujiazhuang, we will find an excuse to loot my Hujiazhuang! ā€

"Then, then, do you want to tell Sanniang?"

"You can't even see Sanniang, how can you tell her? And this matter is related to the life and death of my Hujiazhuang, I can't help her! Old lady Hu finally decided.

Hu Cheng sighed helplessly, his father is good for everything else, but he is too powerful. Back then, in order to tie up with Zhujiazhuang, Sanniang and Zhu Biao were engaged, and now in order to tie up Liangshan, Sanniang regrets marriage.

Hu Cheng wrote a letter of repentance with a pen, found the matchmaker who was talking about the matchmaker at that time, and brought some dowry gifts all the way to Zhujiazhuang.

When he arrived at the walled city of Zhujia, Hu Cheng still went to visit Chao Chong first, explained his intention, and asked Chao Chong to go to the walled city of Zhujia to watch the wedding.

In order to strengthen Hu Cheng's courage, Chao Chong led the thunderous people to line up under the city. The people of Liangshan lined up under the city, and the father and son of the Zhu family hurriedly landed in the city, but at a glance, it turned out to be Hu Cheng who was in charge.

Hu Cheng raised the letter in his hand and said: "Listen to the father and son of the Zhu family, you are cowardly, despicable and shameless, driving my Sanniang out of the city, and as a result, she was caught by mistake, you are really not as good as pigs and dogs!" ā€

Even if you do something as embarrassing as getting out of the marriage, you still have to find a reasonable excuse for yourself.

Zhu Chaofeng said: "Master Hu, listen to my explanation......"

"I don't listen!"

How could Hu Cheng let him explain, and scolded: "My father is old, after hearing that your father and son are not as good as pigs and dogs, he fell on the bed in anger and couldn't get off the ground, otherwise he would definitely come in person and spit on you!" My Hu family is really blind, so I chose a timid and cowardly family like you to marry a family. ā€

Zhu Biao has suffered such grievances since he was a child, and shouted: "Sanniang has to fight, what can I do?" You don't want to spew blood. ā€

"Hehe, I didn't pay attention to it, but I still blamed others. I can see through you, and my Hu family will never be able to marry someone like you again. Look, this is a divorce document. There's a matchmaker over there. ā€

Hu Cheng has been beside the bridal gift: "There is the dowry of the year, and you wish the third child's birthday, please send the sister's birthday back as soon as possible." Otherwise, don't blame me for being unkind! ā€

Zhu Biao said angrily: "Bastard, you have the ability to come in, we will fight for dozens of rounds!" ā€

Hu Cheng is not stupid, is there still a life if he goes in? also scolded: "If you have the ability, you come down, I will pierce you with a few transparent holes in dozens of rounds!" ā€

"You come in!"

"You come down!"

……

The people in the village are also curious, some idlers saw that Liangshan was strict in discipline, and did not enter the village to rob, so they became bolder, and when they heard the shouting of the walled city, they went over to see the excitement, and they didn't expect to see the scene of Hu Cheng's divorce.

I have always been envious, jealous and hateful to Zhu Biao, the rich second-generation son, and applaud loudly to make you handsome! Make your family rich! Makes you arrogant! I was divorced! What a retribution.

The Liangshan soldiers watched Hu Cheng and Zhu Biao scold each other, and their hearts were full of pride. Chao Chong looked at Zhu Biao in the city and thought: After being divorced, will this kid encounter an adventure and suddenly break out?

Hehe, compared to being divorced, I still like the role of forcing people to get married.