Chapter 231: One shot
Xiao Rang stepped forward to untie Hu Cheng and said: "Brother Hu Cheng, my younger brother Tian is the county magistrate of Liangshan County. He went to Hujiazhuang just to give way in this fight. Hujiazhuang, don’t get involved. After all, brothers listened to my words and were much more cautious on the battlefield. Although Hujiazhuang was damaged, it was much better than Zhujiazhuang.”
After hearing this, Hu Cheng was silent for a moment: “ What's going on with Li Ying in Lijiazhuang? I was careful not to cause any damage to your county, and I accidentally committed a crime. I am now captured. I hope you will be forgiven by your Majesty. If you want to be spared by the general, I will obey your orders." After saying this, Hu Cheng knelt down. Fell in front of Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen said: "Please sit down and talk. That guy in Zhujiazhuang is so rude and bullies me in Liangshan County for nothing. Today I will destroy his troops in one battle, but we can't let it go. Tomorrow the army will set out and drive directly to Dulonggang to march for revenge. Zhujiazhuang was wiped out."
"Liangshan County has no grudge against your Hujiazhuang, but now many of your villagers have captured most of them, and those who escaped have returned to Hujiazhuang. If you want to be hostile to me, you will commit more crimes. If you want to clear up the misunderstanding, I will let you go back and tell me the reason."
"Thank you, sir. The former was imprisoned for not being brave enough. The general pardons me, but I will never dare to raise troops to retaliate this time."
Xiao Rang said: "Brother, I have captured more than a thousand people from your village and will keep them here until they are wiped out. Zhujiazhuang, let’s discuss it again. Do you want me to take you back?”
Hu Chengdao: “I don’t dare trouble the county magistrate, I know the way.”
Xiao Rang said: "Brother, tomorrow I will go to the Zhujiazhuang, but there will be some noise. No one can come to your village to rescue you. If someone from the Zhujiazhuang defectes to you, you will be tied there, and you will be credited for your redemption. I won't embarrass you when you return to Zhuang Ding. "
Hu Chengdao said, "I have made a note of it, and I will definitely not dare to rescue him now. If someone from his village comes to join me, I will definitely come. "Dedicated to the general's command."
Zhao Zhen clapped his hands, and the sergeants had already brought wine and meat, had a hearty meal, and left.
Let’s talk about Zhujiazhuang, which is full of gloom and gloom. Zhuang Ding, who had escaped long ago, told the story of the war. Upon hearing this, Zhu Chaofeng took away Zhu Wannian and his two sons Zhu Long and Zhu Biao. Zhu Yongqing disappeared and Hu Cheng was captured. He shouted loudly and cursed: "Little Liangshan boy, I will never give up on you if you kill my brother."
Zhu Hu said worriedly: "Father, how can we live better? There are less than a hundred people from Zhuang Ding back in Liangshan." If the county comes to attack, how can we resist it?”
Zhu Chaofeng gasped twice, prepared a horse, picked up a brocade box, and took two villagers to go to Lijiazhuang in person.
After meeting Li Ying, Zhu Wanmao cried and said: "Brother Li Ying, the army and horses conquering Liangshan have been defeated. Zhujiazhuang and Hujiazhuang have suffered heavy losses. None of my brothers and children have returned. I don't dare to ask my brother to send troops for revenge. I'm afraid he will send troops to Dulonggang, and Wanwang Xiandi will take care of him."
As he said that, he opened the brocade box in front of him and pushed it in front of Li Ying. "I heard that Xiandi was ill. This is what I was doing. When I was an official in the court, I was given four hundred-year-old blood bird's nests. If you eat one, you will definitely be cured. For the sake of the alliance between the three villages, I also asked you to send troops to protect the village. "
Li Yingting. He quickly asked: "Chaofeng, brothers Wannian and Yongqing are not Liangshan's opponents, and I am the only one, how can I resist the enemy? I see that Liangshan County has strong soldiers and horses, and I am afraid that there is a danger of destroying the village, so I should not have provoked him in the first place. "
Zhu Chaofeng quickly comforted him and said: "Xian brother, I heard Zhuang Ding say that there are less than 3,000 soldiers and horses in Liangshan County, but Yongqing underestimated the enemy and let Liangshan County rob the camp at night. As a result, Yongqing led his troops for the first time and formed a forced formation. When they were hit by artillery, the villagers were defeated. "
"Besides, Liangshan County may not come to kill them. Even if they come, we and the three villages will help each other. As long as we guard Zhuangzi, my uncle from Jingyang Town will definitely come to rescue us in three days at most."
< br>Li Ying felt much more relaxed after hearing this. After a few words of agreement, Zhu Chaofeng was sent out of Zhuangzi.
Back at the village, Du Xing said: "Master, do you want to rectify the villagers?"
Li Yingdao: "Each family has one person, and they have been on guard these days. As long as they protect Li's village, don't worry. Ignore it. If Liangshan County does come, it will depend on the situation. If the soldiers are strong, I will guard the village. If there are few soldiers, it will be okay for me to attack Zhujiazhuang. Bones are not meant to be rubbed, not to mention that the commander-in-chief of the garrison in Jingyang Town is still a relative of his family.”
I don’t say how Lijiazhuang prepared to meet the enemy. It only said that early the next morning, breakfast was served in Zhao Zhen’s military camp. , with the 500-horse army as the vanguard, the infantry marched one by one. Zhao Zhen led the heroes straight to Dulonggang, but was speechless on the road.
The former army arrived in front of the newly built hotel in front of Dulonggang early. When Zhao Zhen led the army, they did not set up camp and called all the heroes to discuss matters in the lobby of the hotel.
During this journey, Zhao Zhen has been worried about the attack of monsters in the fog. There were no twists and turns along the official road. It seems that as long as you don't go deep into the fog, you don't have to worry about monsters in the fog.
After this incident, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but have the idea of going out and walking around.
Chao Gai and Lu Zhishen liberated their troops and set up camp. Zhao Zhen and Wu Yong took Lin Chong and Sun An around Dulong Gang for a look. There are three villages on the three hills, but the middle one, Zhujiazhuang, is the most dangerous. Zhujiazhuang is being built on Dulonggang, surrounded by wide harbors. The three-story city wall is made of solid stones and is about two feet high. It is full of farmers, men, women, old and young, holding rakes and shovels.
There are two main gates at the front and rear, each with a suspension bridge. There are bunks built on all four sides of the wall, and there are guns, knives and weapons everywhere. There are war drums and gongs lined up on the gate tower.
After seeing it, Zhao Zhen knew in his mind that in a fight yesterday, most of the strong men on Zhujiazhuang were lost, and there were less than two of the ten strong men's pavilions on the wall.
Back in the hotel lobby, he gathered all the heroes and Zhao Zhen said: "Brothers, Dulonggang has always been a winding road, and the cavalry army cannot use it. This time we will capture Zhujiazhuang, we will not use the cavalry army."
"Sun An and Tang Bin each lead their headquarters to monitor the Li Village in the east. As long as Li Ying does not leave the village, you two do not come forward to challenge. Brothers Lin Chong and Wang Tianba, you two will monitor the west side. The same is true for Hujiazhuang. Brother Luan Tingyu, you lead your troops to patrol back and forth to prevent accidents. The other brothers will lead their own troops to attack Zhujiazhuang."
Everyone agreed, and Zhao Zhen continued: "This is before and after Zhujiazhuang. There are two gates, one in front of Dulong Gang and one behind Dulong Gang. If attacking the front gate doesn't work, you have to attack from both sides to break it."
"Brother Luan Tingfang has told you the route, and all the brothers should also remember it. But if there are poplar trees, no matter how wide or narrow, you can turn and it will be a way of survival. If there is no such tree, it will be a dead end."
"Since he has two gates, I will divide this place into two. I will lead Xuefeng's men and horses together with Jiao Ting and Bao Xu's men to attack the front gate. Brother Chao Gai will lead Hao Shanfeng's men and horses together with Liu Tang and Xue Yong's men to attack the back gate. . The artillery capital and the cannons were divided into two. "
Then the general's order was passed, and the soldiers were all dressed up. A group of heroes were divided into two places, waving flags and shouting, beating drums and gongs, and rushed to Zhu's house. Zhuang Lai.
Before the cards were drawn, Zhao Zhen and others rushed to the village. When they looked, Zhujiazhuang had pulled up the suspension bridge. The people stopped at a stone's throw, the infantry lined up in formation, and the artillery set up cannons.
On the top of the city gate, Zhu Chaofeng stood on top. Twenty or thirty strong villagers around him saw Zhao Zhen and set up their positions. They shouted loudly: "Little Liangshan boy, shelter the bandits and kill me." Villagers have come to occupy the village again. Today we will protect the village to the death and not let you get an inch of advantage.”
Here at Zhao Zhen, someone also came up to talk to him: "Old Zhu, you are shameless. Your family came to attack our Liangshan County first. Now we are defeated. If we don't surrender, how long will it take? You and other village farmers must not help the tyranny. Once it is broken, There are no chickens or dogs left in the village."
After hearing this, Zhu Chaofeng said angrily: "Shoot an arrow."
A few villagers close to the village quickly set up their bows and shot arrows sparsely. Several arrows were fired, but no one was hurt.
Zhao Zhen saw that the artillerymen had set up the artillery and ordered the cannon to be fired.
With a "boom", the shell passed over the wall and hit the village behind, destroying a house. When the villagers on the city wall saw it, they shouted and dispersed.
When Zhao Zhen saw it, he pointed the tip of his whip, and Lu Zhishen, Han Bolong, Du Qian, and Bai Sheng, each with their own men and horses, rushed forward.
More than ten wooden ladders were put up, and the four heroes rushed up the city wall first and went straight to the city gate tower. Zhu Chaofeng was stunned and couldn't walk. Han Bolong rushed over and killed him with a blow.
Opening the city gate, the army poured in, leaving Han Bolong and Du Qian to guard the city gate, while the others rushed to the rear gate.
But at the back door, Zhu Hu was injured and urged the villagers to guard the village wall. Chao Gai heard the cannons fired at the front door and also fired the cannons. Just after two rounds, they heard a commotion in Zhujiazhuang. Zhu Hu hurriedly ran down, but it was Zhao Zhen who led the troops to kill.
Lower the city gate and welcome Chao Gai and others in, leaving soldiers from both capitals to guard the gate.
After occupying the Zhu family manor, Zhu Hu was not found inside, and all the farmers ran home. Zhu Hu was hiding somewhere. Zhao Zhen sent people to shout that all those who were hiding Zhu Hu, including the young and old, would be killed. All weapons and weapons at home were placed outside the door. Once found, they would be severely punished.
After shouting this several times, the villagers threw their weapons out of the wall one after another, and Zhao Zhen ordered everyone to collect them.
I searched the village, but Zhu Hu was nowhere to be seen.
(End of this chapter)