Fu Song

Chapter 544
Qu Zhen held the waist knife in her hand, and looked coldly at the two generals who had their necks stuck in front of them.

Just because he is Cui Ang's confidant, can he ignore himself?

It's just two commanders who dare to refute themselves in front of so many generals,

Looking at Liu Zheng's expression, it's completely like trying to hold back a smile,

He laughed at himself inwardly.

Heart fire surged up one by one, and Yelumin's words involuntarily came to mind.

Why can't I be king!
The thought circled over and over in his mind.

With a choking sound, he drew out his knife and stared closely at the two commanders.

"I'll ask you again, can you capture Fancheng before the sun sets?"

"No!" The two generals said in unison.

As Cui Ang's trusted generals, they did not believe that Qu Zhen dared to do anything to them.

But this time, they made a big mistake.

At this moment, even the generals at the side also noticed Qu Zhen's murderous intent. Liu Zheng, who was holding back a smile, was also looking after Qu Zhen curiously at this time, as if he realized that he had misjudged some people.

The next moment, the cold light flickered,

The knife in Qu Zhen's hand drew a shining curve, and swept past the necks of the two commanders. The two heads flew up immediately, and the blood spurted out like a fountain. Just let the two bloods splash on his body.

Deathly silence.

Even Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes.

Everyone thought that Quzhen might kill people by marching today, but what they didn't expect was that Quzhen actually killed people with her own hands.

Qu Zhen, like a bloody man, held a bloody knife and squinted her eyes across the faces of the generals. All the people present, except Liu Zheng and a supervisor sent by Yelumin, all bowed down. head.

Qu Zhen coldly called the names of the two men, and the two officers rushed out, their voices trembling when they answered.

Still that question.

"Can we take Fancheng before sunset?"

"Yes!" This time, the two officers did not hesitate at all.

"Very good, time is precious, now you can go to attack, what kind of weapon you want, what kind of support you want, how much reward you want, how much reward you want, I only want one result, that is, before sunset, I will We must stand on Fancheng!" Qu Zhen shouted.

The two officers hurried away.

But Qu Zhen changed back to a smiling face and looked at Liu Zheng.

It's just that the face splattered with blood looked extraordinarily ferocious when he smiled at this moment.

"Emissary Liu Zhizhi, the commander-in-chief gave me a death order, and I have nothing to do. Thinking about it, Lu Wenhuan will definitely not watch Fancheng fall, and he will probably try to rescue Fan Wenshun. On the surface of the river, I'm afraid we will have to troublesome envoys to isolate them, of course, if the envoys are willing to launch an attack on Xiangyang City at the same time, that would be even better."

Liu Zheng laughed, and said, "Don't worry, General Qu, I guarantee that in Xiangyang City, not a single soldier can cross the river to support Fancheng. As for the attack, it's not impossible. From Xiangyang Water Gate, we can also make a move. .”

"So, thank you very much!" Qu Zhen clapped her hands.

"Farewell!" Liu Zheng stood up, bowed his hands in return, and strode away.

On the surface of the river, many warships under Liu Zheng's department traveled to and fro, and from time to time some larger warships would approach Xiangyang City, and the ballistas mounted on the ships roared and fired a cannonball at the city.

On the top of the city, the strong crossbows and stone cannons immediately fought back.

However, compared with these flexible warships, the counterattack above the city was far from accurate. Apart from stirring up one wave after another in the water, the damage caused was limited.

Such harassing attacks are extremely disgusting to the city defenders.

Although you know that he is not very useful, you have to be careful all the time, because you don't know when he will turn into reality. Once you let them find a loophole and suddenly exert strength, you may fall into a passive state .

"Father, I just found out today that Qu Zhen is not the cowardly and incompetent rumors!" Liu Qing was still thinking about the scene of Qu Zhen killing someone with a knife.

hum!Liu Zheng sneered twice, how can a truly cowardly and incompetent person sit in this seat today?
"No matter who it is, don't draw conclusions based on the rumors you heard or your first impression, because such conclusions are sometimes very likely to be the opposite, and once the judgment is wrong, it will cause irreversible losses." Liu Zheng said.

"Yes, my son remembers. However, Qu Zhen's knife today may have cut a deep rift between him and Cui Ang. If Qu Cui is not on good terms, we have more chances!" Liu Zhi was somewhat happy. "It's just that my son can't understand why Qu Zhen dared to turn against Cui Ang?"

"Why? With a high probability, he has already turned to Qin Min." Liu Zheng said: "Is there any secret between Qin Min and Cui Ang? Qu Zhen put herself on the gambling table."

Liu Qing suddenly understood: "If the empress wins the next battle, will Qu Zhen be on the throne? Dad, then we should make friends with this person."

Liu Zheng said indifferently: "It doesn't matter if you make friends, but there is no need to be courteous. Our foundation is the hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of sailors in our hands. Ships from south to horses from the north, cavalry from the Daliao Great, but on the water, that’s all. They want to capture Xiangyang, but they want to control the thousand-mile Han River, and then use this as a basis to train the navy, so as to prepare for a large-scale attack on the south in the future.”

"But I don't think that Yelumin is very warm to you, father!" Liu Zhi was a little dissatisfied.

Liu Zheng laughed loudly: "You, could it be that he respects me only when he greets me with a smile? Just kidding, he even calls Qu Zhen brothers and sisters. Does he respect Qu Zhen? In Yelumin's opinion, Qu Zhen is nothing but It is a knife that can help him avenge, and I will be his future partner! These things, at your age, can be realized in a short time, just watch and learn!"

"Yes!" Although a little unconvinced, Liu Chi still had to listen to Lao Tzu's words.

"The matter has come to this day, and I can tell you a little bit!" Liu Zheng said, "If I hadn't defected to the Liao Kingdom, it would be a joke for Yelumin to attack Xiangfan this time, but if I voted in, they would have great confidence .Do you know why I voted for Liao?"

"Because the Great Song Dynasty is dead, although those people in the south are not lacking in heroes, but the dragons have no leader, they will not be able to become a great weapon after all!" Liu Zhi said.

"This is just one of the reasons. Another reason is that the Empress of Daliao wrote a letter to me!" Liu Zheng said calmly.

Liu Chi was overjoyed: "Could it be possible that the empress may become your king?"

"Shallowness!" Liu Zheng glanced at his son: "Cui Ang and the others are trying to get a prince, and they want to have a false name, what's the use! The empress told me that if I voted in, I would be the commander of the Daliao Navy in the future." , All naval forces in the world will be trained and commanded by me. This is the real thing."

"Then this time the Liao Kingdom's internal strife, can the Empress win?"

"I don't know, but from the tone of her letter, she seems to be confident."

"Although I don't like a woman in power to bully me, but after hearing what you said, I really hope he wins!" Liu Chi laughed. "You're right, compared to someone who is not a king, if he can win the command of the entire navy of Daliao, that would be a real prestige!"

Just as they were talking, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes in their ears. When they looked up, they saw several cavalrymen galloping on the shore not far away, waving at them while galloping.

"Dock!" Liu Zheng ordered.

Those galloping on the bank were not ordinary people, but Yelumin's subordinate Shan army.

What's wrong!
"General Liu, the commander-in-chief has received an urgent report that the enemy's reinforcements, both land and water, have arrived. The land division has about [-] troops and has reached Lushan Gate. The naval division's warships have more than [-] ships and have arrived at Chitanpu. The commander-in-chief has dispatched General Sun Pu led his troops to the Lushan Gate to intercept, and asked General Liu to lead his navy to intercept the enemy's navy, and make sure that no one of the enemy's soldiers reaches Xiangfan, otherwise the battle will be full of twists and turns."

Liu Zheng was slightly stunned: "Where is the sailor? Jiang Zhihe on Jinghu Road doesn't have any clues? His broken boats just collect taxes, beat water bandits, and want to fight with me?"

"It's not the Jinghu Navy. According to reports, the Jinghu Navy only took on the role of transporting soldiers and horses this time. After the enemy Lu Division landed down the river by boat, the Jinghu Navy has already turned around. They really came to Xiangyang to support the battle. It is the army on Guizhou Road and the Wujiang Navy."

"Wujiang Navy?" Liu Zheng blinked, and it took him a while to react.

"It's Xiao Erlang Xiao Cheng!"

"I heard the same from the commander-in-chief!" The messenger nodded.

Fancheng is already in danger.

Qu Zhen killed two generals with one blow, and for those generals under his command, the deterrent effect was extremely obvious.

No matter whose confidants they are, the front line is now Qu Zhen's world, and he obviously has Yelumin's support, so to go against him at this time is to seek death.

So when the attack was launched again, compared with the previous intensity, it immediately jumped to a higher level. With the attack again and again like a raging wave, the outer city of Fancheng fell first, and the guard Fan Wenshun led the remaining troops. Retreating to the inner city, setting up defenses layer by layer, step by step, they are actually preparing to fight in the streets.

Lu Wenhuan's heart felt like a knife was being twisted. If this continued, Fan Wenshun would not be able to hold on until it was dark.

But at this moment, Lu Wenhuan suddenly discovered something.

The enemy ships on the river, as if they had received some order, began to gather in unison, and then sailed towards the southeast one by one. With the departure of these warships, the surface of the river was immediately clear.

"What's going on here?" Lu Wenhuan didn't react for a while.

"Could it be that we have reinforcements coming?" Although the lieutenant next to him was guessing wildly, I'm afraid he didn't think of it himself, and it really hit the point.

It's just that people, including Lu Wenhuan, don't really believe this guess.

"No matter what the reason is, immediately send an army across the pontoon bridge to meet General Fan and cross the river. Fancheng can't hold it anymore, but these soldiers who have fought a hundred battles will be brought back. We will continue to defend Xiangyang. I don't believe it. In China, there are not many knowledgeable people who are willing to rescue Xiangyang. If Xiangyang is lost and Jianghan is not protected, how can these people in the south be alone? Are they thinking that China will fall and be enslaved by a foreign race? Tell Fan Wenshun, stay With the green hills, there is no fear of lack of firewood, as long as people are still alive, there is still hope!"

"As ordered, the last general will go in person!" The deputy general hurried down.

A moment later, an army of about a thousand people hurried towards Fancheng along the pontoon bridge between the two cities. Without the enemy ships on the river, the two cities were reconnected.

The sudden appearance of reinforcements brought hope to the defenders of Fancheng in a desperate situation.

At this time, at Lumen Mountain, the reinforcements from Guizhou Road and the blocking army sent by Yelumin had already collided head-on.

The [-] subordinate Shan army led by Sun Pu plus the [-] surrendered army formed a formation at the foot of Lumen Mountain.

They encountered an army they did not understand.

Although Sun Pu was a Han, he was born in the land of Youyan. From the day he was born, they considered themselves to be from the Liao Kingdom, and ordinary people looked down on Song people.

Moreover, he hardly encountered any decent resistance during this southern expedition. The Song army often surrendered to the Liao army by thousands, which made him look down on the Song army even more.

Southerners are weak, this is the most common perception of northerners about southerners.

The Song army in front of me looks quite mighty, whether it's armor, weapons, or even the army formation, they all look the same, but these days, when they fought the Song army, they didn't What about this look?

The equipment is much better than that of the Daliao army. Even in battle, if they wear loose belts, their military capacity will collapse after a single charge.

Sun Pu also heard from the great commander Yelumin that the army of the Song Dynasty would be poorer the closer it was to the south. In the south, the army of the Song Dynasty did not need to fight, but was used to help the officials look after their homes and farms. bodyguard.

Such an army is just the same.

Therefore, even though he was already face to face with his opponent at this time, Sun Pu didn't take his opponent seriously at all.

Although they still dared to fight against themselves at this time, their courage was commendable, but as soon as the attack started, they would know the real gap between the two sides.

Wang Zhu pulled the leather cover off his sword, revealing the blade of the sword inside.

The blade is three feet long and the handle is two feet long. This is a knife tailor-made for Wang Zhu.

The Sirius army was all infantry, and the few cavalry scouts were thrown to the rear of the army by Wang Zhu at this time.

Sirius Army [-] people, six battalions.

One of the battalions is the Shesheng Battalion, which has hundreds of sets of god arm crossbows and strong crossbows. The improved strong crossbows are installed on four-wheeled vehicles to move with the army.They are the long-range support of the entire army, located in the middle of the army.

At the forefront is the big sword soldier.

The same three-foot blade and two-foot handle as Wang Zhu.

Wang Zhu's subordinates did not have large shield soldiers.

Because Sirius can only attack, but not defend.

"Kill the enemy!" Wang Zhu pointed his sword forward and stepped forward.

The drums are booming, and each beat is a stride.

At the forefront, three battalions in the shape of a character are advancing forward.

And Wang Zhu stood in the middle of the front team.

(End of this chapter)