Chapter Sixty-Eight: Half-Crossing and Defeating

Yingshui originates in Zhongyue Songshan, flows eastward, flows through Yangcheng, Yangzhai, Xuchang and other places, and finally flows into the Huai River. Legend has it that the ancient sage Dayu was the leader of the tribe in Yangcheng, and was finally elected as the lord of the world.

Since then, the sages and ministers on both sides of Yingshui have been endlessly in history, especially in the last years of the Later Shang Dynasty, more than half of the Yingshui celebrities who assisted Emperor Wu of Zhou to unify the north accounted for more than half. At that time, it was known as Yingshui Famous Scholar in the world!

Long Xiang's general Dong Ai was born on the edge of Yingshui. He was originally a talent that Yang Jun valued very much, and he was also picked up by Yang Jun. When Yang Jun was defeated, he submitted his resignation, but the court did not allow it. He brought a few of his subordinates to Shangluo in civilian clothes to collect the body and bury Yang Jun, who no one dared to collect. This move won praise from monks in Shangluo and even the world. Then, not only was he not dismissed and detained, but he was promoted to the rank of general of Sanpin Longxiang and guarded Shouchun, an important town in Huainan.

In the past few days, the Emperor Fu of Qi wanted to crusade against the Emperor Fu Lun of Zhao to avenge the late Emperor Fu Lun in front of him, and he signed the letter of alliance as soon as possible, and led his troops to the north as soon as possible. In his eyes, what Zhao Wang Shen Xiu and others did was a great rebellion, and everyone was punished every day.

At this time, it is already May, the Dragon Boat Festival has just passed, and the weather has begun to get hot. A few days ago, a series of light rains made the originally calm Yingshui also begin to stir. Although it is not difficult for a monk who has cultivated to be more than ten zhang wide, it is not just for those who have cultivated deeply. Dong Ai's striker Sima had already made people cut down wood to open the pontoon bridge as soon as possible, and when Dong Ai rode a tall horse to the bank of Yingshui, the two pontoon bridges were almost completed.

"Okay!" Looking at this rapid progress, Dong Ai couldn't help but be overjoyed, pointed forward with a horsewhip, and said loudly: "After Yingshui, it is Yangcheng County." One of the eight passes of Shangluo, the Saka Pass, is in this Yangcheng County. As long as we occupy the Sakasaka Pass, we will open the door to Kamiraku. Ladies and gentlemen, cheer up the soldiers of all departments, before night comes, we will take this Banguan Pass and make the first contribution to the punishment of thieves. ”

"Yes!"

Chen Min watched everyone ride away, and his brows couldn't help frowning. That day, together with some Huainan monks, he came out before the city gate was closed, and then ran all the way to Xuchang to find the Zhendong general Qi Wang Huangfu. After listening to him talk about Shangluo, Huangfu was crying bitterly on the spot, and then spread the word to the world, calling on the general of Zhengbei who guarded Yecheng, CD Wang Huangfu Ying, the general of Zhengxi who guarded Chang'an, Hejian Wang Huangfu Hao, and the Zhennan general Xinye Wang Huangfu Xin, who guarded Xiangyang, to send troops to fight against the rebel emperor Fulun and Shen Xiu Zhang Lin. After learning the news that Dong Ai, the general of Long Xiang, had sent troops to the north, Chen Min immediately approached the king of Qi and asked to follow Dong Ai to march to Shangluo as a striker.

"General," Chen Min clasped his fists and saluted, "After Yingshui, it is less than two hundred miles away from the Kunban Pass." As the gateway to the south of Shangluo, it is impossible not to guard it with heavy troops. From the perspective of our subordinates, we need to be careful. Let the scouts go to explore the way, and then the army will cross the river. ”

"Chen Dudu (Emperor Fu of Qi worships Chen Min as the governor of the account) is too worried. Dong Ai said with a smile: "King Zhao is rebellious, and all the righteous people in the world are indignant. We hold high the banner of righteousness and respond in all directions. King Zhao and the others were unjust and had little help, and it was already a fluke that they could hold the pass in the middle of nowhere, so how could they get out of the pass and attack the crowd outnumbered? Let King Zhao's detectives see it, and they will definitely step up their guards. The soldiers are fast, I waited for Yingshui, the light horse went first, and took the Kunsaka Pass by surprise in one fell swoop, which is also the best plan. This pontoon bridge is about to be completed, so Chen Dudu should hurry back to your own camp first and lead your family to prepare to cross the river. ”

After hearing Dong Ai's words, Chen Min silently retreated and rode to his camp. He brought a total of 500 people with him this time, including those from Huainan, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou. The morale of the big guy is very high, and he shouts every day that he wants to enter Shangluo and capture the traitor Zhao Huangfu Lun alive.

"Du Du," seeing him return, a strong man with a full face and beard who was seven feet tall greeted him and said, "How is the front?" General Long Xiang arranged for us to cross the river?"

This person's name is Jiao Da, a person from the Qingzhou Plain, he has been in Shangluo for many years, and he has never come out. On that day, the king of Huainan attacked the palace, and he joined the team of the king of Huainan as soon as possible and fought with everyone. Unexpectedly, King Huainan was defeated and overturned by Shen Xiu. Although others are rough and arrogant, their minds are very delicate. Seeing Chen Min leave alone, he also hurriedly called a few people who were good on weekdays to leave with Chen Min. These people fought out of the city gate together and came to the place where the Emperor Fu of Qi was embarrassed. Huangfu worshiped Chen Min as the governor of the account, and Jiao Da and others followed Chen Min and became a cadre under Chen Min's account.

From a monk who had nothing to do in Shangluo to a sergeant under the tent of King Qi, Jiao Da was very happy these days. In his opinion, the king of Qi is not only strong and strong, but this time the army occupies a righteous name. Since the king of Qi erected the banner, thousands of monks came to the account of the king of Qi every day, including Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Yanzhou, etc., everyone said that they wanted to take Shangluo and capture King Zhao alive, and they wanted to kill Shen Xiu, who dared to kill the king, and exterminated the nine clans with a thousand knives.

With such a big momentum, in Jiao Da's opinion, even if he pushes the sea of people, he can bulldoze Shangluo.

"Maybe if you're lucky this time, you can make a great achievement, and maybe you can win a marquis. These days, when Jiao Da sees the ever-growing team every day, this thought will pop up in his heart, "If this is the case, when the time comes, I will return to my hometown and return to the plains to ask for a good daughter-in-law to live happily." ”

"Jiao Da," Chen Min looked at Jiao Da's expectant gaze and didn't know what he was thinking, "let everyone get ready, the pontoon bridge will be erected soon, and as soon as the order arrives, we will cross the river." ”

"Okay!" Jiao Da responded excitedly, and was about to turn around and leave, when Chen Min stopped him again.

"Let the brothers put on their armor. "When he came out this time, the King of Qi specially allocated them fifty sets of armor and twenty horses, and his expectations for him were not high.

"Governor, you don't need to be so careful. Jiao Da said with a look of embarrassment, "The surrounding allies are not wearing armor, so if we wear them, we will make everyone laugh." ”

"When I say Phi, I say Phi is Phi. Jiao Da, this is a military camp, you don't know what the military order is, right?" Chen Min said in a cold voice.

About an hour later, Chen Min led his men to cross the pontoon bridge when they heard the sound of horses' hooves faintly coming from the north.

"Not good!" Chen Min was shocked, and he turned over and shouted loudly on the horse: "The enemy is attacking! All the soldiers are lined up to meet the enemy!" But half of the people who crossed the bridge were still crossing, and they were still crossing the bridge in the future. And the loose and crumbling flags that crossed the bridge were not in order, and the battalions were in confusion and did not know where they belonged. In a hurry, the panicked crowd ran around in a mess.

Chen Min looked at all this and was anxious. When he looked up again, he saw that the enemy horses in the distance were rolling rapidly like raging waves, and these knights in armor had already held their bows and arrows in their hands, and it was estimated that in a few breaths, their side had already entered the range of the opponent's fire.

At this moment, he heard someone shouting not far from his right: "Retreat and die, if you are a good man, you will follow me Fan Yang Di Jiajing to meet the enemy." ”

His heart was hot, watching Di Jiajing come out of the crowd, and rushed towards the opponent's brigade with one person and one horse, Chen Min also slammed the horse's belly, raised his long sword and echoed loudly: "Huainan Chen Min is willing to follow Di Peng's family to kill the enemy." ”

With the two of them taking the lead, for a while, the monks continued to mount and follow the two of them towards the knight who was also galloping.

"Shoot the arrows!"

After a rain of arrows, both sides threw away their longbows, and everyone let out a beastly roar, whistling and slashing at each other with broadswords and spears. For a while, the screams and screams continued, and the stumps and broken arms flew all over the sky.

"Hmph, how brave I am to be in the Zhendong Army, but I don't want to be a bunch of chickens and dogs. Not far away, a middle-aged general with a majestic face riding on a tall horse in bright armor couldn't help but sneer when he saw the rebels who were being killed by his iron horsemen rushing back and forth. Then he waved his horsewhip: "All the soldiers, follow me across the river, take Yang Zhai, and tonight we will celebrate the success with wine in Yang Zhai City." ”

History: In May of the fourth year of Yonghe, Zhang Hong, a general under the command of King Zhao, attacked Bandu with a thousand cavalry, and broke the dragon general Dong Ai on the bank of Yingshui. Then crossed Yingshui, non-stop, and attacked Yang Zhai, the place where the Emperor of Qi was embarrassed. After losing Yang Zhai, the rebels had to retreat a hundred miles, and they were angry for a while.