After everyone settled down, Zhao Chengzong discussed the battle situation with Gao Shenghan and the leaders of the Five Roads Righteous Army on the one hand, and formulated a careful battle plan. On the other hand www.biquge.info he talked with Gao Shenghan separately and expressed his views on the present: "Qili Town suddenly gathered heroes from all walks of life, and the Jin people must have heard of it, and then they will inevitably send heavy troops to defend it, on the one hand, we must strengthen drills, and on the other hand, we must formulate methods that can defeat the enemy." ”

"What Zhao Daxia said is true, but when the two armies clash, it is bound to be blocked, and the water will cover it. Qili Town is close to the Huai River, and if the thieves want to attack, it must be after the winter, when the Huai River is frozen. We can build fortifications on the banks of the river and wait for us. Gao Shenghan is worthy of being a battle-hardened person, so he made these arrangements at once.

"This is necessary, but we always have only a few thousand men and horses, if the enemy's army presses in, it is a way to have to fight hard, if at this time there is an elite detachment of three or four hundred people who take the initiative to attack, detour to its rear to attack and destroy the thief's grain and grass convoy, and block its military reinforcements, he will fight for a short time, and naturally retreat. Zhao Chengzong's words made Gao Shenghan exclaim.

In winter, the Huai River area has been covered with snow, and it has been nearly half a year since heroes from all walks of life came to invest in Qili Town. During this period of time, the huge drills and logistical matters were unprecedented in the previous years, and naturally they could not escape the detection of the Jin soldiers. The Jin soldiers mastered the movements of the righteous soldiers, and sure enough, they sent heavy troops to guard them, and an elite of 40,000 people was stationed in Laifeng Village, dozens of miles on the other side of the Huai River, forming a confrontation with Qili Town.

At this time, the Song and Jin armies clashed from time to time, but they were limited to small-scale raids and conflicts, and the Jin State did not use this as an excuse to note the Song State. Because under normal circumstances, when Jin was strong and Song was weak, as long as the Jin people used this as an article, they could spend countless silver taels from the Song Kingdom. The intention of the Jin State at this time was very obvious, that is, he hoped to use such a small friction to paralyze the Song army and the imperial court, and wait until the middle of winter, when the river was dry and frozen, and then send troops south in one fell swoop.

Sure enough, after another month, a vanguard of 3,000 men assembled on the north bank and wanted to cross the river. The situation in Qili Town suddenly became severe. Everyone waited for this day for an unknown amount of time, but now they can finally start a war with the enemy, and they are all full of energy, just to kill happily.

Gao Shenghan summoned everyone and conveyed in detail the strategy planned by Zhao Chengzong, roughly facing the enemy head-on on the eastern, southern, and western roads; the middle road was guarded along the river for 30 miles to block reinforcements; the northern road was led by Zhang Bingzhu and Gao Zhiyuan to cross the river for 40 miles, and the other half of the men and horses stayed in Qili Town. As soon as the order was issued, all the people from all walks of life were immediately in place and ready for battle.

At night, the cold wind was bitter, and the vanguard of 3,000 Jin soldiers really set out from the opposite bank and crossed the river. All of a sudden, the river was full of people and the lights were bright. Before its departure, the rebels on the North Road all changed into black clothes, and under the leadership of the old hero Zhang Bingzhu, they had already quietly crossed the river and headed north, just waiting for the signal to come.

Seeing that the other party began to cross the river, Zhao Chengzong ordered someone to light the beacon fire on the top of Qili Peak in Qili Town. Zhang Bingzhu's department immediately rushed to Laifeng Village, which was hundreds of miles away, and infiltrated the grain and grass camp stationed here. A month ago, Zhao Chengzong inquired several times, and he had already figured out everything here clearly, and drew a detailed map. Zhang Bingzhu compared the positions of the pass and other places according to the map, and then launched a surprise attack, and the mountains and grass outside the barracks suddenly roared with a tsunami, and the sound of killing shook the sky. The righteous soldiers suddenly killed, and the guards outside the camp were caught off guard, making a mess, and suffering countless casualties. When the Jin soldiers in the camp saw someone attacking, they immediately erected obstacles and returned to their respective defensive posts. The structure of this grain and grass barracks is indeed very ingenious, and it can be used to attack when the city gate is opened, and it has the effect of retreating and defending when it is erected and defended. After the Jin soldiers retreated to the camp, arrows were fired at various outposts, and the righteous soldiers were unable to guard against it, and there were countless casualties. The battle situation can fall into a stalemate, and everyone has also broken the city and made meritorious contributions, but there is nothing they can do. Zhang Bingzhu knew that this battle had to be resolved quickly, but there were not many ways, and a strong attack could only increase unnecessary casualties. Zhang Bingzhu had no choice but to restrain the rhythm of the attack, and when Jin Bing saw the attackers retreating, he couldn't help but mock proudly. Zhang Bingzhu was helpless, only looking at the military camp close at hand, and stomped his feet angrily.

At this time, Gao Zhiyuan came up to discuss with Zhang Bingzhu, and compared the map of the grain and grass camp drawn by Zhao Chengzong, and then Gao Zhiyuan shouted proudly: "Today, Mr. Zhang and I will break this city!"

After that, Gao Zhiyuan took out the silver Tiexuan bow from the north, and put on six white feather arrows after pulling it full, only to hear a few sounds piercing the clouds, and the archers of the southeast and southeast sentry towers were killed instantly; Suddenly, the archers of the two watchtowers in the northwest fell in response. After breaking these four whistles, the greatest obstacle to the advance of the righteous men was removed, and everyone immediately rushed forward in one go.

I saw that Zhang Bingzhu was old and strong, and after shouting, he took the lead with a long knife in his hand. The subordinates were encouraged, and they all rushed to break through the obstacles and enter the camp. The Jin soldiers who defended the camp still resisted desperately after losing their fortifications, but because they were not many in the first place, not to mention that all of them were extraordinary, and they were killed in a short time. Zhang Bingzhu ordered the wounded and sick to be counted, and at the same time ordered the righteous soldiers to burn the Jinbing grain and grass camp, and suddenly the fire was full of light, and the night was as dark as day. The righteous men looked at the raging fire in front of them, and then recalled the situation of fighting to the death with the enemy just now, and their hearts were extremely excited.

Zhang Bingzhu looked at the flames in front of him, and couldn't help but smile proudly, thinking that the golden soldiers would definitely send troops to help when they learned that the grain and grass were burned, so that Qili Town would be much easier to fight the enemy.

And more importantly, the Jin soldiers have no food and grass, and it will be difficult to endure for a long time in the middle of winter, and the matter of the southern expedition must be put on hold.

After Zhang Bingzhu and Gao Zhiyuan succeeded, they immediately returned the same way with their wounded and killed comrades.

And at this end, as soon as the vanguard of the Golden Soldiers landed on the shore, they encountered great trouble. The traps and thistles planted by the anti-gold righteous people before made them miserable. And the three-way rebels who were ambushed here went out in all directions as soon as they came ashore. And the raging flames in the distance seemed to tell Jin Bing that the grain and grass had been robbed. But after all, the Jin soldiers are well-trained, and they don't care about anything else at the moment of the war, and the Jin soldiers gave the order to charge, even if their feet were pierced, they still rushed over.

At this moment, Gao Shenghan followed Zhao Chengzong's plan to meet the enemy by the 800 righteous troops on Shi Hengsheng South Road. Shi Hengsheng did not love war, but ordered his subordinates to abandon their banners and weapons and feign defeat and flee in order to lead the Jin soldiers to pursue. Sure enough, when Jin Bing saw that this cadre was defeated and retreated, he chased after him and fought fiercely. Shi Hengsheng led his men to retreat two or three miles south and entered the valley. Without thinking, the Jin soldiers chased after each other, and suddenly thunder and drums on both sides of the mountain col were raging, and the people and horses on the east and west roads all rushed down from the mountainside. In the dark night, it was impossible to see how many troops the other party had, but with the sound of shouting and killing in the sky, the Jin soldiers and generals felt that it was not good, so they had to retreat. However, Zhao Chengzong arrived in time with half of the men and horses on the north road who stayed in Qili Town, and the righteous army besieged the vanguard troops of thousands of golden soldiers in the valley.

As soon as Gao Shenghan gave the order, countless bows and arrows were shot from all directions, and the vanguard troops of the Jin soldiers were all lightly armed, with no way to resist, and there were countless casualties in an instant.

Gao Shenghan immediately ordered everyone to surround the Jin soldiers, and the righteous soldiers rushed over in all directions. Jin Bing knew that there were five ways to retreat, and the only way to fight his way out was to fight his way out of a desperate situation. So the two sides were locked in a hard-fought hand-to-hand fight. I saw the sparks of swords colliding in the valley one after another, the shouts of killing and wailing were mixed, and the fierce fighting between the two warring sides turned into a trick of falling to the ground, and the rebels fell to the ground, and the golden soldiers fell to the next, and then the blood stained the land red...... And so on and so forth. This is war, tragic, cruel, bloody, but those who are fully involved in it don't have time to think about it.

The general of the Jin soldiers led the remnants of the troops to storm the Zhao Chengzong department surrounded by the mountain pass, although Zhao Chengzong had a good kung fu, but after all, the number of his subordinates was small, and he couldn't resist for long, and then a hole was broken by the Jin soldiers, and suddenly the Jin soldiers in the valley rushed out of this tearing hole like a torrent of embankment. Once the Jin soldiers came out, they fled and did not want to stay for another moment. Everyone wanted to catch up and kill again, but they were stopped by Zhao Chengzong.

"Poor Kou Mo Chase!" Zhao Chengzong shouted loudly.

"Why?" asked Gao Shenghan in confusion.

"The Jin soldiers have failed in this trip, and the looting of grain and grass must have reached their army, there must be reserve troops to help, if we chase across the river, we are afraid that they will be ambushed. Zhao Chengzong said vigilantly.

Only then did the red-eyed righteous soldiers calm down, and this battle not only defeated the vanguard of the Jin soldiers, but also killed at least more than 1,000 enemy soldiers before and after, which was also a great success.

What Zhao Daxia said is very true. Gao Shenghan immediately ordered everyone to stop the pursuit.

The Jin soldiers fled in a hurry and returned to the river, when news came that the grain and grass had been burned, so they had to retreat. The righteous soldiers looked at the defeated Jin soldiers across the river, and they were all indignant and excited. And at this moment, Zhang Bingzhu, Gao Zhiyuan and other troops who attacked the grain and grass military camp also rushed back, looking at the fires lined up on the riverbank, they didn't need to think about it to know that the righteous army had repelled the Jin soldiers.

"Boss Gao, I'm waiting to sneak attack the enemy's grain and grass camp successfully, and I'm here to report. Zhang Bingzhu said excitedly.

"Old Hero Zhang has worked hard, you have contributed a lot to repelling the gold thief this time!" Gao Shenghan also said excitedly.

"It's a pity that I couldn't hurt the battle that killed the vanguard of the gold thieves, otherwise I would have cut off a few more dog heads to comfort the suffering people of the Great Song Dynasty. Zhang Bingzhu stroked the big knife and said regretfully.

"Haha, the old hero of Zhang is not old, and the majestic wind is still there!" Gao Shenghan exclaimed.

"This time, he was able to repel the gold thief so smoothly, and the old man was sincerely admired by the proper command of the high boss. Zhang Bingzhu praised.

"Eh, these are all up to Zhao Daxia's strategy, every step is arranged in an orderly manner, and the whole plan is expected. Zhao Daxia is the one who contributed to this big victory!" Gao Shenghan said, writing deeply to Zhao Chengzong.

Zhao Chengzong hurriedly stopped Gao Shenghan and said solemnly: "Zhao Mou has only read the military book for a few years, and today he defeated the golden thief, and it was all up to you to kill the enemy as if you were dead, in fact, everyone present is the one who has the first credit." It was you who blocked the road of the golden thief's southern invasion, and it was you who saved the people of the Great Song Dynasty from fire and water. ”

Zhao Chengzong's words immediately made everyone's blood boil, everyone felt that they were loyal to the country, if such deeds can spread all over the country, it is really glorious and glorious, and this life is in vain.

The next day, a banquet was held in Qili Town to celebrate the merits of the righteous people who came to fight against gold. Everyone was drunk for three days and three nights, and it was really unpleasant.

This time the fire burned the grain and grass, and hit the vanguard of the Jin soldiers, and the Jin soldiers suffered heavy losses. What made Jin Bing even more angry was that they originally thought that Song Jing would not have any preparations for a big war, but this time they came to find that the deployment was thoughtful and precise, and the original idea of a flat river was in vain. Gao Shenghan estimated that Jin Bing needed a good rest to make a comeback, and this year should be able to pass peacefully.

Sure enough, at the end of the year, both sides of the Huai River were safe. In the following year, although the Jin soldiers also attacked several times, the scale finally stopped at the situation of small fights. This year, Zhao Chengzong continued to strategize, and together with everyone, he planned the ambush on Shiling, the surprise attack on the Dragon King Temple and other battles, and also suffered the defeat of the siege of Mabei Mountain. In short, there are many victories and few defeats, and everyone admires his Wen Taowu strategy, but if Zhao Chengzong can hold an important position, he must be the pillar of the country. Zhao Chengzong smiled at this and did not answer.

However, the war on the border is getting smaller and smaller, and the fighting is getting smaller and fewer, so what is going on? Could it be that the golden thieves are afraid that the righteous soldiers of Qili Town will not succeed? Of course, the righteous soldiers do not dare to underestimate the enemy, and naturally they will not think so. It's just that there are some things that these Jianghu men don't understand: although the righteous soldiers know that there are confrontations between the imperial army and the Jin soldiers on other defense lines, what they don't know is that in this process, the Song and Jin armies are prepared, and no one can eat anyone, and if they can't fight, they will make peace. As soon as peace is spoken, it will be another payment of silver and tribute, and there will be a period of peace and security.

After the peace talks, the border became more and more tranquil. Under the consideration of this time and that time, the imperial court began to restrict the righteous from all walks of life to go north, which made the righteous people hindered back and forth. As a result, many people have unloaded their armor and returned to their hometowns.

"If he comes to commit a crime, we will definitely come to help again. Such words continued until midsummer of the following year, because by that time, even the Gao family planned to return to their hometown in southern Fujian.

"It is really the happiest thing in my life to fight with you all these years, and he will return to the rivers and lakes one day to renew his brotherhood. "The two heroes of the Gao family made a short confession and became the heroes of Qili Town.

"Zhao Daxia is heroic, eloquent, absolutely the first person in the rivers and lakes, if there is a place where my Gao brothers can be used, as long as Zhao Daxia says a word, my brothers will definitely go all out. Gao Shenghan said.

"The brothers of the Gao family and I have become attached to Qili Town, everyone has been born and died over the years, and they have long been friends of life and death, I just say take care and say goodbye to the two brothers. Zhao Chengzong said reluctantly.

"Take care!" the Gao brothers said earnestly, and they were reluctant to leave.

In the following days, Zhao Chengzong continued to say goodbye to other righteous people, until he was the only one left in Qili Town. All the farewells are almost shattered, and the arrogance of waiting for them is quite exciting. In the middle of the night, Zhao Chengzong watched everything in Qili Town alone on the balcony, and recalled the sincere words when everyone said goodbye, and he felt a lot of emotion. But in addition to emotion, he was even more proud in his heart, and a relaxed smile couldn't help but float on his face.

The next day, Zhao Chengzong hastily packed his bags and walked leisurely in the direction of Lin'an City.

All the way back, whenever you pass by the noodle restaurant and the stall, the stall owner must ask the person who comes is a righteous man in Qili Town, as long as the answer is yes, either you are free to eat and drink, or you have good wine and good food as an additional gift. Zhao Chengzong was not as enthusiastic and proud as other righteous people, he just enjoyed it casually, calmly and naturally.

After returning to Yinglong Villa, the first thing Zhao Chengzong saw was a thick stack of documents on the desk: there were appointments to challenge, and there were invitations to appointments. But all these years when I went north, I didn't have time to pay attention to it, and I was somewhat regretful. Fortunately, Uncle Liang confessed on his behalf, and it was not considered a crime.

But among these documents, a stiff letter caught his eye. He didn't open the letter, but only asked Liang Bo what day it was.

"Master, it's the ninth day of the fifth month. Liang Boliso replied.

"On the ninth day of the fifth month, the fifteenth day of May will be followed by the sixth day. Zhao Chengzong said to himself.

"Yes, sir. Liang Bo looked at Zhao Chengzong and replied inexplicably.

Of course, he didn't know that Zhao Chengzong had an old man to see on May 15 this year, and if you think about it, this old man hasn't seen him for a long time. Suddenly, the situation of ten years ago came to mind, as if it had happened only yesterday, and it was still fresh in people's minds.