Chapter 507: Killing and Burying
After taking down Gongdu, the forces of the Sanhu Pavilion gathered together again, and this time they aimed at Zhang Ji, who had just occupied the county seat of Danshui.
Qu Gang first concluded: "The reason why the siege and annihilation of Gong Du was able to achieve a great victory was first of all because we used our strategy properly, taking the initiative to shrink our troops to the east of Fengjiayu, and avoiding fighting with Zhang Ji and Gong Du at the same time. Secondly, we adopted the tactic of closing the door and beating the dog to lure the enemy into the depths, which not only fueled Gong Du's pride and arrogance, but also cut off the connection between Gong Du and Zhang Ji. Now no one in Gong Dubu has escaped, but Zhang Ji does not know this result, which is very beneficial for us to deal with Zhang Ji in the future. β
"Commander Qu said it well, if you want me to say, let's hurry up and clean up the battlefield, and then come out to Zhang Ji to close the door and beat the dog!" Xiong Yue said with a big grin.
"No! The tactics of closing the door and beating the dog are suitable for dealing with Gong Du, but not for dealing with Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew. Patriarch Qu Yong shook his head and said.
"Patriarch Qu, why not?" Xiong Yue asked a little puzzled.
"The soldiers of Gong Du's department, whether in terms of equipment or training level, can not be compared with the elite of Xiliang who lived for the rest of the battle under Zhang Ji, we can let go of Feng Jiayu when we fight Gong, and then encircle and annihilate him, but if we deal with Zhang Ji like this, not only can we not encircle Zhang Ji, but we may also lose the foundation of Qujiawu Fort!"
"Big brother is right, Gong is a dirt dog, and Zhang Ji is a hungry tiger, it's right to close the door and fight the dog, but to close the door and fight the tiger is to fall to death." Qu Gang echoed.
"How can we deal with Zhang Ji this time, is it possible to take the brothers to attack Danshui?" The third master, Zhu Biao, shouted in a loud voice.
"We sent someone to send Gong Du's head to Zhang Ji!" Qu Gang said in a deep voice.
"Commander Qu, if we do this, it will definitely anger that Zhang Ji, if he brings troops to attack at that time, how will he deal with it?" Xiong Yue, the second master, asked with some concern.
Lao Xiong was originally the big boss of the villages in the mountains of Fengxiang City, but since he surrendered to Liu He, he no longer dared to call himself a big boss, and these mountain people regarded Liu He as their big boss in their hearts. So Xiong Yue became the second master, the original second master Zhu Biao, and the third master Shao Tong became the third master and the fourth master. This time against the combined forces of Zhang and Liu, Xiong Yue and Zhu Biao led their troops down the mountain, and Shao Tong stayed in Fengxiang City.
"I just want to provoke Zhang Ji, and then hope that he will lead troops to attack! Now Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew are divided into two places, one part is stationed in Danshui, and the other part is stationed in Shangmi Township, the more Zhang Ji is like thunder, the faster he will lead his troops to attack. We just put a fire on him in Fengjiayu, even if he can't burn this guy, he can still take off a layer of skin! β
"Commander Qu, why don't you use this method of burning Feng Jiayu when dealing with Gong Du?"
"This method can only be used once, once we use it on Gong Du, the smoke and dust rising from more than ten miles in the valley will inevitably make Zhang Ji vigilant. Gong is easy to deal with, so there is no need for this kind of desperate plan. β
"Okay, let's deal with Zhang Ji according to Commander Qu's ideas. We are now splitting up and transporting dry firewood, saltpeter, sulfur and poisonous powder into the valley and burying them as soon as possible! β
"Everyone remember to let the soldiers bring smoke-proof mouth and nose cloth covers, don't burn Zhang Ji but smoke yourself to death!"
"Haha...... Xiong Er is in charge. I still want to eat grilled bear paws! β
In Danshui City, Zhang Ji had just received a message from his nephew Zhang Xiu, saying that there was a lot of grain and grass hoarded in Shangmi Township, and it seemed that it was too late to take it away when the rebels fled. However, it is relatively scattered, and it is necessary to send troops to collect it. Zhang Ji's eyes lit up when he saw the grain and grass now. Since there is still a lot of grain and grass in Shangmi Township, he naturally wants his nephew to collect it well for future needs.
"A Danshui City, a Shangmi Township, there are more than 100,000 stone grains, it is estimated that the three pavilions that Gong Du went to attack will only be more, right?" Zhang Ji muttered to himself, and he actually regretted letting Gong Du attack the Sanhu Pavilion.
"Report to the general, something is wrong, a group of horse thieves came from outside the city, threw a human head under the city, and then ran away with a shout. He ordered someone to go down to the city to take up the head, and after carefully identifying it, he found that the owner of the head was General Gong Du, who sent troops to attack Sanhe Pavilion a few days ago! β
"What? There is such a thing! Hurry up and bring the head in! "Zhang Jirong has been a horse all his life, and he doesn't know how many heads he cut off with his own hands, and he can't care about many at this time, so he wants to identify them in person.
A bloody human head was put in a tray by his subordinates and sent into Zhang Ji's tent.
Although he was reluctant to admit it in his heart, after repeated confirmation, Zhang Ji still said to his subordinate Yang Ding helplessly: "This head is indeed Gong Du's. β
Yang Ding, the word renovation, was originally Dong Zhuo's general, Dong Zhuo died and surrendered to Hu Zhen's account, when Li Dao and Guo Yan returned to attack Chang'an, Hu Zhen surrendered, Yang Ding later took refuge in Zhang Ji, and followed Zhang Ji to the present.
"General, do you want to send someone to send this head back to Luyang and give it to Liu Xuande?" Yang Ding asked.
"Don't use it for the time being, when General Ben destroys the gang of thieves in Sanheting, finds Gong Du's body, and asks people to sew his head on, and then send it back."
"Since the general attacked Sanhu Pavilion and avenged General Gong, do you want to go down and recall the young general from Shangmi?"
"No need, tomorrow Japan will personally lead two thousand elite soldiers to level the Sanhe Pavilion, and the remaining 1,000 soldiers will be led by you and stay in Danshui!"
"The last general commands!" Yang Ding did not say anything to stop Zhang Ji.
In the eyes of Zhang Ji and Yang Ding, the rebels in the Sanhuting area are not afraid at all, and the reason why Gong Du was defeated and died was because the troops he led were just a group of local chickens and dogs composed of Yellow Turban rebels, and his own soldiers were battle-hardened soldiers, which could not be compared at all.
On the second day, Zhang Ji took 2,000 infantry out of Danshui City and rushed straight to Sanhu Pavilion.
In Fengjiayu, it was still silent.
"Second master, can the bags of things we bury really blow up the earth cliff?" A minion hiding on the top of the valley asked Xiong Yue in a low voice.
"You kid talk a lot! I haven't seen this kind of thing used with my own eyes, and I don't know if I can blow up this cliff more than ten feet high. Xiong Yue said a little depressed.
On the other side of the cliff, Qu Dazhuang was holding a fire sickle in his hand, staring intently at the valley in the west.
"Da Zhuang, when the enemy army enters the valley, don't light the fire rope immediately, be sure to let them pass by the crooked neck elm tree, and then light the fire!" Qu Gang admonished.
"Second family master, don't worry. Definitely won't delay things! β
Half an hour later, a troop walked into Fengjiayu.
In order to prevent the group of strongmen from using Fengjiayu to set up an ambush, Zhang Ji divided the troops into three parts: front, middle and rear, of which the troops in the front were mainly sword and shield soldiers and archers.
The long procession marched on the narrow road at the bottom of the valley, and Zhang Ji rode on horseback with a stern face, looking up at the earth cliffs on both sides from time to time.
"A few days ago, Gong Du brought 5,000 people to pass from this place to GuΓ². From this point of view, the mob in Sanheting is no more than Erer, and they don't know how to use this valley as a barrier. It's a pity that this Gong Du was born as a Yellow Turban thief, and he actually lost his life to deal with this group of disorderly people, which is not much better than the original Liu Pi. β
When Zhang Ji was thinking about these things in his heart, he suddenly heard a dull sound coming from the earth cliffs on both sides, and then he was shocked to see the cliffs more than ten zhang high pressing towards him.
"My life is ......" Before Zhang Ji was buried, he only shouted three words at the end.
Qu Gang and Xiong Yue, who were guarding the top of the valley, saw that the earth cliff was successfully blown up by black powder. At the same time, they ordered: "Throw dry wood and poisonous smoke at the bottom of the valley and release rockets!" β
The 2,000 men and horses of Zhang Ji's department were blocked by two landslides in the front and back of the narrow valley, and they could not enter or exit, and then only firewood and grass fell on their heads. Then a grand barbecue feast begins.
In the thick poisonous smoke and fire, the two thousand Xiliang veterans howled miserably for less than a quarter of an hour, and then only the beeping sound of firewood and grass was left.
Qu Dazhuang was so frightened by the tragic situation at the bottom of the valley that he couldn't retract his tongue. "Oh my God, this is terrifying. I will not pass through this valley when I die. β
"Black powder, it's really a big killer!" Qu Gang said with emotion.
"Grandma, I buried Zhang Ji alive this time. We can be regarded as killing a famous general in the world, won't we go down in history in the future? Zhu Biao shouted heartlessly.
Five days have passed since Zhang Ji left the city, and Yang Ding, who stayed in Danshui for five days, has not received any news about Zhang Ji, and he always feels panicked in his heart. Yang Ding couldn't rest assured, so he sent a small team of soldiers out of the city to Sanhu Pavilion to inquire about the news, only to find that Fengjiayu had collapsed, and there was a scorching and unpleasant smell from the valley. Yang Ding hurriedly recruited some people near Danshui, and then forced these people to dig up the place where the west end of the valley collapsed.
"Vomit ......" When the people opened the collapsed place and saw the charred black corpse dead in front of them, they all lay on the ground and vomited.
"Uh......h Whewββ! "There were timid people who were frightened crazy on the spot, pulling their hair and running around.
Yang Ding came in person, looked at the tragic situation in Yuzhong, planted directly from the horse, and was carried back to Danshui by the soldiers.
After another three days, the complacent Zhang Xiu received the bad news that Zhang Ji was buried in Fengjiayu.
"Ah...... Yes! Zhang Xiu raised his head and roared, his eyes glowing with a terrifying red light. Uncle, you died a miserable death! My nephew will set up soldiers and horses and slaughter three pavilions for you! β
Zhang Xiu, who was bent on revenge, returned to Danshui with his cavalry.
"Young General, don't be rash!" Yang Ding risked his life to dissuade Zhang Xiu, "These three pavilions are not so easy to fight!" First Liu Pi died here, and then none of the five thousand men and horses of Gong Du escaped, and now the general has also been plotted by thieves, if the young general only relies on three thousand soldiers and horses to attack the Sanhu Pavilion, in case of another accident, our foundation in Wancheng will fall into the hands of others! β
"Okay, you Yang Xiu, my uncle took you in when you were in trouble, and now you want to avenge him, but you jumped out to stop it. Since you know that Sanhetei is not easy to fight, why didn't you block your uncle in the first place? Zhang Xiu carried a spear and asked Yang Ding.
"That's it, Yang's life, I'll return it to your uncle and nephew today." Yang Ding was choked by Zhang Xiu's words, so he pulled out the long sword at his waist and was about to kill himself on the spot. (To be continued......)