Sanniang didn't have time to dwell on emotional matters for too long, so she left her sister-in-law and turned to the front hall, Huang Wenbing came to report: "Lady, the big thing is not good, early this morning there was news from the head of Zhujiazhuang, saying that several batches of grain and grass were transported to Jizhou Mansion in the village, and I heard that the Zhu family donated 3,000 stones of grain and grass to help the officers and soldiers. ”

Sanniang was shocked when she heard this, she planned to burn the grain and grass of the official army, even if the official army wanted to prepare again, it would take some more time, but she didn't want to be so shameless as the Zhu family, so she directly donated a batch of grain and grass to the past, but she was afraid that the official army would get this batch of grain and grass, and with a little raising, they would soon be able to prepare all the grain and grass and send troops to attack again. Thinking of this, Sanniang asked, "How does the Zhu family transport grain and grass?" Is there a chance to rob halfway? ”

Huang Wenbing immediately said: "Set off this morning, there were more than 200 people escorted to Jizhou official road. I have asked the two leaders of Mu Hong and Yang Xiong to prepare, and each of them will bring in two hundred people, and they will all wait in the village. Just wait for the lady to give an order, and then go out to rob this batch of grain and grass. ”

Sanniang was very satisfied with Huang Wenbing's arrangement, and immediately said: "I ordered the two leaders to lead an army to loot the grain and grass, but remember that if you see that the enemy is strong, you must not fall in love with the war, and if you can take the grain and grass, you will take it, and if you can't take it, you will lead the army back." ”

At that moment, Sanniang and Huang Wenbing came to the school field in front of Zhuang, and Sanniang ordered the two leaders to lead the army out of the team, and Mu Hong and Yang Xiong led the order, each of which ordered two hundred horse troops, all of whom got on the horse and came straight to the official road of Jizhou.

At noon, I arrived at the side of the official road early, and I saw more than 200 Zhuang Ding of the Zhu family guarding the people and horses who should transport grain and grass from a distance, and they were moving forward slowly. Mu Hong and Yang Xiong didn't answer, so they each shouted loudly and led the army to kill.

Those wishing the family horses were not panicking. The grain cart was gathered up, and more than 200 people gathered around the grain cart. The number of people in the house rang the gong. But when the gong was heard, the forest on the left and right sides of the official road. Each knocked out a bunch of people.

On the left, a biao man and horse more than 50 horsemen, the first to ride like a red horse, sitting Zhu Chaofeng's third son Zhu Biao. How to costume: Wearing a gold lotus leaf helmet, wearing chain plum blossom armor, a brocade bag bow and arrows hanging from his waist, and holding a pure steel knife and gun. The horse's forehead drooped and the ground was red, and the human face was murderous.

The horse on the right is also more than 50 horses, and the first one to ride a horse like a black cloud sits on Luan Tingyu, a teacher of Zhujiazhuang's gun stick. How to make a costume: Wear the inlaid helmet steadily. Polished silver armor is re-draped. Suluo robe is embroidered with branches, and the lion is densely built with Qiong Yao. The second steel gun was stiff, and the black horse neighed frequently.

The two military horses rushed forward, Mu Hong and Yang Xiong saw that they were prepared, and they each drank the military horses, and they were stuck in both compartments, Luan Tingyu stepped forward and shouted: "Where did the grass come from, dare to come to the tiger beard?" ”

Mu Hong didn't answer, and went out with a gun. came to fight Luan Tingyu, Luan Tingyu was furious when he saw it, and suddenly moved forward and raised his gun. and went out to meet the enemy. The two armies shouted, the two crossed horses and fought in one place, and immediately the two strong morales were like bullfighting. The two horses under the crotch grabbed their hooves and bitten, and both of them were outstanding marksmanship. The two enemies are dozens of together, and there is no winner or loser.

Yang Xiong shouted when he saw it. The dancing knife was about to come out, Zhu Biao saw it, and hurriedly rode his horse out of the battle to catch Yang Xiong to fight. Four of them made two pairs of bento and fought for a while, and it was difficult to solve for a while.

When the fight was tight, I saw the dust on the official road, and there was another military horse, and the flag was the official army of Jizhou. When Mu Hong and Yang Xiong saw the officers and soldiers coming, they expected that the situation would be difficult to beat, so they each made a false move, each beat his horse and turned back, leading the military horse to roar away.

Zhu Biao saw that the two were gone, and when he was about to chase after him in anger, Luan Tingyu stopped him and said: "Poor Kou Mo chase, but first meet the official army." At that moment, the two gathered troops came immediately, but it turned out that Chen Xi really knew that the Zhu family was coming to transport grain today, but he was afraid that he would lose on the way, so he sent Zhang Muyun, the governor of Jizhou Prefecture, to lead five hundred military horses to respond.

After Luan Tingyu, Zhu Biao and Zhang Muyun joined forces, they said that there were thieves who really came to rob the grain and grass, Zhang Muyun scolded: "It must be the people of Hujiazhuang who are not dead in the heart of thieves, first transport the grain and grass back, and the army will come when they are young, and they will definitely sweep this village!" The two said yes again and again, and then slowly went to Jizhou Mansion with the grain and grass together.

However, it was said that Mu Hong and Yang Xiong led the army back to Hujiazhuang, so they detailed the battle situation. Sanniang and Huang Wenbing and all the leaders of the village were there, Huang Wenbing said to Sanniang after hearing this: "I just heard that Chen Xizhen is also a man who knows the art of war, and after he has a hand on the grain and grass, he will definitely take strict precautions, and it is reasonable that he will not rob him of the grain and grass this time." ”

Sanniang said: "Since the official army is preparing grain and grass, it will definitely come to attack soon, so we must carefully plan how to resist the enemy." Huang Wenbing said: "You can first go to Lijiazhuang, Chaijiazhuang and Erlongshan to teach soldiers and horses to help." We only care about guarding Zhuangzi here, and when the foreign reinforcements arrive, we will attack inside and outside, and the officers and troops will be broken. ”

Sanniang bowed her head and said: "That's right, just start the first battle, don't blindly defend it, then you will eat the official army and take away the sharp energy." Leaders, listen to me! All the leaders stood up together and took the command.

Sanniang first took an arrow, looked at Zheng Ying and Shi Qian, and said: "Zheng Ying and Shi Qian obey orders!" The two were surprised and delighted, but they didn't think to order the first one, so they hurriedly went out to sing.

Sanniang said: "The two of them will go separately to investigate the movements of the officers and soldiers on each road, and they will report it three times in the morning and evening, and there must be no mistake!" After receiving the order, the two stood aside.

Sanniang took another order and said: "Shi Xiu, Li Li, and Mu Chun obey orders!" The three of them received two hundred villages, and they first taught them to go to the passes, traps and roadblocks on the village road, leaving only one road to the village, and the three days were properly arranged, and there must be no mistakes! "Three commands.

Sanniang took the order again: "Li Jun, Tong Wei, Tong Meng obey orders!" The three leaders of the two hundred water-based proficient Zhuang Ding, guarding the Kuogang waterway on the side of Dulonggang outside the village, in order to ensure that the waterway in the village is unimpeded, there must be no mistakes! "Three also received orders.

Sanniang said again: "Mu Hong, Xue Yong, and Hou Jian obey orders!" Two people led 500 people to guard the main gate of the village! Yang Xiong, Zhang Heng, and Zhang Shun obey orders! Three of them led 500 people to guard the back door of the village! After the division was decided, Sanniang repaired the book and instructed Zheng Ying to take the carrier pigeon, teach the book to Erlongshan and Chaijiazhuang, and invite soldiers and horses to help.

Hu Cheng couldn't bear it anymore, and turned out and shouted: "Sister, your brother has no errands here!" Sanniang smiled and said, "How can it be okay?" You and I will go to Li Ying's brother Zhuang first, and only persuade him to move Yiying's population and family to Zhuang and resist the enemy's officers and soldiers together. At that moment, Sanniang said to Huang Wenbing: "When I am not there, there is a dispatch in the labor army. Huang Wenbing said: "We must do our best." ”

Then Sanniang and Hu Cheng had a full meal, prepared saddle horses, sheep wine, colored satin, gold and silver and other gifts, and led more than ten to ride out of Hujiazhuang and come to Lijiazhuang.

When I arrived at Lijiazhuang when I was young, it was already sunset to the west, Li Ying and Du Qian heard the arrival of Hu Sanniang and Hu Cheng in the village, and hurriedly opened the door of the village to welcome in. The four of them saw the ceremony, Hu Cheng offered a gift, Li Ying thanked him, and ordered Du Qian to accept it.

After please go to the front hall and sit down, Sanniang said what she meant, and finally said: "Brother Yi, I was hunted down by the officials and soldiers, and the Zhu family didn't care about the decades of alliance, so it would be okay if they didn't come to help, but they also joined the officials and the army to sweep the village together." If Hujiazhuang goes, his lips will be cold, and Lijiazhuang will definitely not be able to escape. Therefore, today I have come to invite my righteous brother to clean up the population of the village, go to the village together, and cooperate in one place, so as to resist the enemy's officers and soldiers. ”

Li Ying pondered for a moment and said: "Zhuangshang is an ancestral business, and it should not be abandoned. I led people to defend in the village, and the virtuous sister was in a corner with the village, but when the virtuous sister was coerced by the official army, she was determined to lead troops to help her brother. ”

When Sanniang heard this, she knew that Li Ying was reluctant to make a family belongings in Zhuang, and immediately said: "Brother Yi is not careful, there are no less than 5,000 people coming from the official army this time, and there are thousands of people in the Zhu family. If the official army first divides the troops to surround Hujiazhuang, and then divides the troops to attack Lijiazhuang first, I am afraid that I will be trapped there, and I will not send troops to help my brother. If there is a slight mistake, the righteous brother will be the disaster of Zhuang ruining people! ”

Li Ying said slightly displeased: "The virtuous sister is also underestimated as a brother, I also have one or two thousand Zhuang guests here, and the four miles are also the general village walls and trenches arrangement, when the Liao army entered the Kou, my Zhuangzi has never eaten the Liao people to break, why are you afraid of the official army?" Moreover, I did not raise the flag to oppose the imperial court, and the officials and soldiers may not hit me here first. ”

Sanniang was silent, but Hu Cheng said: "Since that's the case, the big officials here will exchange news sooner or later, if it is difficult to support it, you can send someone to write first, and the letter received by my brother and sister will definitely lead troops to rescue." If my village is attacked urgently, and I write to ask for help in your village, I also ask the officials to bring troops to help! ”

Li Ying only responded at this time, and immediately ordered someone to fetch the wine, so they swore an oath and decided to attack and defend. After Sanniang and Hu Cheng rested in the village for one night, they left the next day.

However, he said that Chen Xizhen, the Jizhou Mansion, had obtained the grain of the Zhu family, and on this day, the Yin Department of the Fang Mansion raised another 10,000 stone of grain and grass, and after they were all delivered, the two of them spoke in the government hall. Fangfu Yin said: "This place in Jizhou is located on the border of Song and Liao, and it is unstable all year round, so the villages and squares everywhere domesticate Zhuang Ding to guard against the Liao people and strong people. Now here is the Zhu family, the Hu family, and the Li family, and the three powerful places are the most powerful. These three places have their own land, soldiers and horses, not afraid of the official army, do not obey the king's law, and the government is a problem for the henchmen. Fortunately, Chen was here, so he took advantage of the disagreement between the Zhu family and the Hu family, provoked from it, and turned the two families against each other, and then used the matter of Sanniang Jiangzhou as the reason to lead the officials and soldiers to go to the conquest. Now the Zhu family has really turned against each other and turned to help me, which is Chen's clever plan. ”

Chen Xizhen said with a smile: "The three villages are strong, how can they be enough? Sooner or later, they will be subdued one by one, and only then will they be credited. Fang Fu Yin said: "I just heard that the Hujiazhuang is fierce in the morning and evening, and it is guarded like an iron wall, but I don't know how to break the enemy?" ”

Chen Xizhen smiled: "This matter is not difficult. I heard that Zhu Biao said that the Li family and the Hu family are close, and the two families have made a life and death covenant. ”

Fangfu Yin Qi said: "Why did you hit Lijiazhuang first? Hujiazhuang is the main master. Chen Xizhen sneered: "The Li family is the wings of the Hu family, and if you want to get rid of the Hu family, you must first cut off the wings." Moreover, if the people and horses of Hujiazhuang are all cowered in the village, it is not easy to fight. If you hear that Lijiazhuang is attacked by me very urgently, Hujiazhuang will definitely send troops to help, once the other horses arrive outside the village, you can fight in the wild, and encircle and annihilate it on the spot, it is a plan to kill two birds with one stone. ”

Fang Fu Yin was overjoyed when he heard this, and after the two discussed for a while, they set a day to send troops, just waiting for the auspicious day to arrive, and then sacrifice the flag and send troops! (To be continued.) )