Ding Cheng stretched out his foot and kicked, and the steel knife flew up diagonally, hitting General Hu's blade. General Hu couldn't hold it, and the steel knife in his hand was suddenly knocked out and flew out, stuck on the pillar beside him, and buzzed.

General Hu saw that Ding Cheng was powerful, turned around and wanted to escape, Ding Cheng reached out and grabbed his vest, clicked his acupoint, and then pulled it back and fell heavily to the ground.

Li Bei rushed to the command platform, picked up Han Yong's steel knife and cut off Han Yong's head with a knife, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, Han Yong has already surrendered to the Fa, you don't have to listen to him anymore." Everyone will join me in holding on to our homeland and resisting foreign enemies. ”

The soldiers on the field all turned their heads to look at Li Bei, and someone shouted, "I want to listen to Commander Li's dispatch." The rest of the group chimed in.

Li Bei invited Zhou Rouqiang to the stage and said: "Han Yong is dead, the infantry battalion has no commander, and Lord Zhou is the lord of a county, so he will also serve as the commander of the infantry battalion." ”

Zhou Rouqiang said: "I am not good at leading the army to fight. But now the situation is chaotic and the government decree is not working. I will be the master of this first, and appoint you as the commander of the infantry battalion to preside over the overall situation. Li Dingguo's army will come soon, and you and I have a great responsibility, so we must be prepared. ”

Li Bei said: "I must be loyal to my duty, and I will die after I do my best." But what should this General Hu do?"

Zhou Rouqiang said: "If you kill such a rogue, what will you do with him?"

Li Bei took up his knife and cut off General Hu's head.

At dinner that night, Zhou Rouqiang said to Ding Cheng: "Second brother, you have been delayed here for so long, and now the refugee matter has basically been resolved. When are you going to leave?"

Ding Cheng knew what he meant, so he said resolutely: "Big brother, let's not go, if I leave at this time, although I can stay out of it, my heart will never be calm." ”

Yun Ying also said: "I don't understand military affairs, but I know what the word love and meaning mean. Madame was my lifesaver, and she treated me like a family member during this time. The adults are too busy with big things to take care of Madame, so let me stay and take care of Madame. What's more, my home is in this county, how can I be willing to leave at this time. ”

Zhou Rouqiang saw that the two were in love, so he didn't say anything.

One day later, a spy came to report, saying that Li Dingguo had sent a thousand vanguards to march to Jiangchuan in two directions. One route is from Chengjiang and passes through Jiangcheng, and the other route is from Jinning and passes through Xiaoshiqiao.

Zhou Rouqiang immediately summoned Cong Fei, Li Bei of the infantry battalion and others to come to discuss. Li Bei suggested setting up ambushes at dangerous points on two roads to strike at the enemy. They can't be allowed to reach Jiangchuan County smoothly, otherwise there is no danger around the county seat, and it will be difficult to do.

On one route, Li Bei led the infantry battalion to block the attack, but on the other route, there was a disagreement as to who would lead it. Zhou Rouqiang wanted to go into battle in person, but was stopped by Cong Fei. Because Zhou Rouqiang, as the head of a county, needs to sit in the county seat and command the overall situation.

Ding Cheng stood up and said, "It's better for me and Cong Fei to lead people to guard the way, and the eldest brother can rest assured." ”

Although Zhou Rouqiang was reluctant to let Ding Cheng go into battle to kill the enemy, there was no better candidate at this time, so he had to agree. So Ding Cheng and Cong Fei led a squad of officers and twenty soldiers of the infantry battalion to the small stone bridge.

When a group of people came to the small stone bridge, they saw a place with dangerous terrain, two cliffs on both sides of the road, and a large stone forest at both ends of the cliffs. Ding Cheng and Cong Fei led people to ambush here, and rolled stones on the cliff, laid traps in the stone forest, and rested on the cliff after making preparations, waiting for work and waiting for the appearance of Li Dingguo's vanguard.

Half an hour later, I saw a team of people driving over. There were about four or five hundred people, and it was huge. This place is still dozens of miles away from Jiangchuan County, where did those people expect that Zhou Rouqiang would send people to set up an ambush at such a distance.

When the team of men and horses all entered the bottom of the cliff, Ding Cheng gave an order, and everyone pushed the rolling stones on both sides. For a while, the rocks rolled, like a hailstorm. The soldiers of that vanguard were killed and wounded. The rest of the people were divided into two parts, the part that was in front ran forward, and the part that was in the back turned around and ran backwards.

But Ding Cheng and others had already set up an ambush at both ends, and after a burst of killing, the vanguard team broke many horses. Many people were forced into the stone forest, and they fell for the traps laid by Ding Cheng and others in the stone forest.

After half an hour of fighting, most of the vanguard was killed and wounded, and only a few dozen people escaped back. Ding Cheng and Cong Fei won a complete victory and brought people back to the county office. At this time, Li Bei also happened to lead people back triumphantly. Zhou Rouqiang was happy in his heart, and set up a banquet in the yamen to celebrate the achievements of Ding Cheng, Li Bei and others.

In the early morning of this day, as soon as the sky was about to dawn, Zhou Rouqiang heard the noise outside, and hurriedly called the yacha to inquire. The yacha hurriedly came to Zhou Rouqiang and reported that Li Dingguo had sent more than 10,000 troops to surround the county seat.

Zhou Rou was so powerful that she didn't have time to change her clothes and led people to the city tower. He climbed the city tower and saw that the black pressure outside the city was full of Li Dingguo's army. The army is gathering outside the city, setting up formations, preparing ladders and chariots for the siege. A general stood on a newly erected platform to supervise the division.

Zhou Rouqiang pointed at the man and asked, "Who is this?"

Li Bei stepped forward and said: "According to the report of the spy, this person is Feng Shuangli, a brave general under Li Dingguo, who is the best at attacking cities and conquering cities. ”

Zhou Rouqiang asked again: "How are the defenders in our city prepared?"

Li Bei said: "The soldiers of my infantry battalion and the soldiers in the city have all assembled at the city gate, and they have prepared rolling stones, rockets and other things to break the enemy on the city gate. But our soldiers are too small in number, and the enemy is too large, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold out for long. ”

At this time, Zhou Kang, the commander of the Fuxian Lake Water Army, also stepped forward and announced: "The two hundred brothers of our Water Army have also boarded the city gate and are ready for battle. ”

Zhou Rouqiang nodded, and instructed Cong Feidao: "You immediately order all the people to catch quickly, and the servants go to the city tower to defend against the enemy." ”

Cong Fei said: "All the officials in our yamen have already arrived, and they can enter the battle at any time. ”

At this moment, more than a dozen people in the city climbed the city tower to Zhou Rouqiang, and a middle-aged squire said: "Lord Zhou, although we are ordinary people, we also have the responsibility of defending the city against the enemy. At present, more than 500 sturdy young people have come spontaneously, wanting to help all the soldiers defend the city together. Please give them a task. ”

Zhou Rouqiang looked back and saw that the city was crowded, and hundreds of young and strong people were standing under the city, with all kinds of weapons in their hands. praised: "You are all good men of my Jiangchuan! Commander Li, you can arrange tasks for them." ”

(End of chapter)