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Chapter 212 Soldiers Arrive in Jizhou

Su Hu wrote a counter-poem, led his generals and went straight out of Chaoge and rushed to Jizhou.

Fei Zhong and You Hun noticed something strange about Su Hu as early as when they were in the palace, so they sent their servants to follow him when he left the palace. When they saw what Su Hu did, they were overjoyed and hurriedly entered the palace. Palace, added more fuel and jealousy, only to make Di Xin's face become colder and the three corpse gods became furious.

When Emperor Xin heard this, he became furious and said: "The traitor An dared to bully Gu Gu in this way. He is so audacious. Someone came to announce the ruin of Yin. Chao Tian, ​​Lu Xiong and others commanded the Sixth Division. Gu wanted to lead the expedition in person. Cut off this thief!"

Upon hearing this, the palace people quickly conveyed the order. After a while, Na Luxiong and others hurried over and bowed down.

Emperor Xin told a few people about Su Hu's poem and the Chao song. After hearing this, Lu Xiong's face showed no emotion. Instead, he lowered his head in deep thought and said to himself: "Although Su Hu has a fiery personality, he is also a loyal and good man." , I have always wanted to serve my country, but I don’t know why I was so unwise and angered Your Majesty, and actually made Your Majesty want to conquer it personally. Jizhou is in danger!"

After pondering for a long time, Lu Xiong wanted to protect Su Hu, but also did not want to displease Emperor Xin. He changed his mind and stepped forward and said: "Su Hu offended Your Majesty, it is a big crime! But little Su Hu has no virtue or ability." , attracted His Majesty to personally conquer, and there are [-] towns among the princes in the world. Now the four major princes are in the capital and have not yet returned to the country. Your Majesty can order one or two routes to conquer, capture Su Hu, and clearly correct his crime. The majesty of the emperor will not be lost, so why bother the emperor? Travel far and wide.”

When Emperor Xin heard this, he also felt that there was some truth to it. As the king of Shang, he had as many powerful generals as clouds and an army of soldiers as large as the sea. Su Hu only had a land in one state and had weak generals and few soldiers. How could he allow himself to conquer it personally? Even if he adopted Lu Xiong's words, Shi Shiran said: "Who among the four princes can conquer?"

Upon hearing this, Fei Zhong saw that his revenge plan was about to fail, and he did not care about offending Lu Xiong, a veteran who was in the emperor's heart, and hurriedly said:

"Jizhou is a subordinate of Beibohou. This time Jizhouhou rebelled. It can be seen that Beibohou usually has no way to control it. In this case, Beibohou should conquer it. Firstly, he can beat Beibohou, and secondly, he can defeat Beibohou. Demonstrate His Majesty’s power.”

When Lu Xiong heard this, he thought to himself: "The Marquis of Beibo, Chonghou Hu, is tyrannical. He raises his troops to go on expeditions. Wherever they go, they will be killed and the common people will not have peace. When we arrive at Jichang, the Marquis of Xibo, he is full of benevolence and righteousness. , why not recommend this person so that the common people can have both ends."

Just as Emperor Xin was about to deliver the decree, Lu Xiong stepped forward and said, "Although Beibohou controls the northern region, his kindness and trust have not yet spread to others. I am afraid that this trip will not be able to promote the majesty of the king. It is better to send Xibohou Jichang. This man is benevolent and righteous in the world." Everyone knows that if your Majesty uses the Jie Yue, he can capture Su Hu without a fight and avenge his crime."

When Emperor Xin heard this, he was immediately unhappy and said to himself: "Since I succeeded to the throne, that old magic stick has violated my will many times, selling his reputation for benevolence and righteousness, but doing annexation. The number of princes in Xizhen is declining, but the national strength of Xiqi is increasing. Zeng, it is extremely shameless, but his court service is complete, and he is careful in his actions, without any flaws, and it is not easy to issue orders and reprimands. Chonghou Hu is my childhood, and he once followed me to conquer the non-subordinates. This time, it is in the name of this, and I ordered him to secretly Observe and test whether Xiqi has a sincere heart!"

The thought turned, but for just a moment, no matter what Emperor Xin's mind was planning, his expression did not change at all. He followed Lu Xiong's advice and ordered Beibohou Chonghou Hu and Xibohou Jichang to jointly send troops to attack Jizhou.

The holy words had been issued, and the palace officials went to the posthouse to read out Emperor Xin's decree. After receiving the decree, Beibo Marquis Chonghou Hu immediately rectified his troops and set off immediately to return to the north, gather troops and horses, and conquer Su. protect.

And the Xibo Hou Jichang also directly accepted the order, but he did not set off in a hurry, but secretly thought that Su Hu had always been loyal and meritorious, so there must be something hidden in the poem written at the Meridian Gate, so he secretly sent someone to investigate without mentioning it. .

Let's say that Su Hu left Chaoge and traveled non-stop. In just a few days, he returned to Jizhou. His eldest son Su Quanzhong came to greet him. Everyone returned to the Hou Mansion. When Su Hu mentioned what Emperor Xin had done, everyone in the manor was filled with indignation. Each took orders and prepared for war.

After Chong Houhu returned to the Northland, he immediately organized his troops. Because it was the closest to the Beihai, and Yuan Futong rebelled in the North Sea, the Northland bore the brunt and suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, the Grand Master came to his aid in time, so the Northland was not captured by Yuan Futong, but he was also captured by the emperor. Xin issued an edict and reprimanded him.

Now that Su Hu was rebelling, Emperor Xin personally ordered him to quell the rebellion. In his opinion, it was his intention to protect him with fists and fists, and he was immediately moved. He was even more excited because of the secret order to monitor Ji Chang.

With the addition of these two achievements, Chonghou Hu was overjoyed and eager to make a contribution. He ordered [-] troops and horses, and then marched towards Jizhou in a mighty manner. Within a day, he arrived at the gate of Jizhou City. It was already getting late. When both men and horses were exhausted, they ordered the camp to be set up.

In the city of Jizhou, Su Huan was sitting on his throne when he suddenly heard a report coming from outside: "The Marquis of Beibo personally led fifty thousand soldiers and horses to conquer, and has now set up camp under the city."

When Su Hu heard this, he sneered: "That Chonghou Hu is cruel and murderous. Although he is the lord of our state, he is actually Emperor Xin's eagle dog. He has always done many unjust things. When he comes with his troops this time, he must not be polite." Explain, otherwise we, Jizhou, will be in danger! The only plan now is to work together to defeat his troops, shock our military power, and protect the people of Jizhou from harm."

The next day, Chonghou Hu gathered his troops out of the camp and came to challenge. Su Hu led the troops and saw Chonghou Hu sitting on a red flame horse, with all the generals accompanying him behind him. Ying Biao held his ground.

Su Hu saw Chonghou Tiger wearing a flying phoenix helmet, golden chain armor, Qiongqi Swallowing Tiger Belt on his waist, hanging his sword on the victory hook, he immediately stepped forward and held his hands in his hands and said: "Master Hou, you are well, at last." I'm wearing armor and can't perform the ceremony properly, I hope you will forgive me."

When Chonghou Hu heard this, his expression did not change, he glared and said in a cold voice: "Su Hu, you have been a merchant minister for generations, guarding Jizhou. This time you raised a rebellious poem at the Meridian Gate, which caused me to be reprimanded by your majesty. Today, I have been ordered to do so. If I accuse you, why don't you get off your horse and surrender quickly? Then tie yourself up and come with me to Chaoge to accept the guilt."

Su Hu heard the words and said coldly: "The current emperor has no moral principles. He neglects the virtuous and favors sex. He listens to flattery and flattery and takes the daughter of his ministers as his concubine. He indulges in wine and sex and ignores human relations. It is simply ridiculous. , Soon the world will be in chaos!"

When Chonghou Hu heard this, he was furious: "The traitor is rude and has no sense of superiority or inferiority!" He also said to the generals behind him: "Who and I will capture this thief!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a general came out from behind him. He saw this general wearing a phoenix-winged helmet, gold armor, and a red cloak hunting in the wind. He sat down on his green-maned horse and said sternly: "The general will capture this in the future." Rebel!"

As he spoke, he had already ridden his horse and came to the front of the formation. This person was none other than Chonghou Hu Si General Mei Wu.

Mei Wu's words immediately angered one of Su Hu's generals, Su Quanzhong, Su Hu's son.

Su Quanzhong didn't wait for Su Hu's order, clapped his horse and went out into battle. He fought with Mei Wu until they were in a group. He moved his halberd to the axe, walked around a little and shook his head. When the ax was removed, the halberd came back without leaving the side of his cheek and crossing his forehead.

The two horses crossed each other, but within twenty seconds, Mei Wu was stabbed under the horse by Su Quanzhong and died in front of the battle.

When Su Hu saw his son's victory, he sent an order to beat drums and stir up the morale of the army. Generals Zhao Bing and Chen Jizhen of Jizhou rode their horses and wielded their swords, and led the troops to fight out. After giving the order, they were killed until the clouds were filled with sorrow, the sun was shining brightly, corpses were scattered all over the field, and blood was splattered. Become a canal.

Seeing this, the soldiers under Chonghou Hu's command quickly covered his retreat. They fought and retreated, and were defeated ten miles away.

Su Hu did not pursue him and allowed Chonghou Tiger to flee. Chonghou Tiger gathered the remaining soldiers and set up camp to rest. However, Su Hu did not expect that Su Hu would only retain his troops and lead his troops to rob the camp at night.

In this battle, Sun Tzu Yu, the general under Chonghou Hu, was killed, causing Chonghou Hu and his son to retreat again. However, at this time, another large army came out of Xiezhan.

I saw the leader, with his hair tied in a gold crown, his forehead plastered with gold, swinging two colorful pheasant tails, red robe, and gold mail. He sat down on a white dragon horse, with a square halberd in his hand. His face was like a full moon, and his lips were painted with red. , it was Su Quanzhong, the son of Su Hu who killed General Mei Wu in the daytime.

Chonghou Hu and his son were really on the verge of crying at this time. At the moment, they could only focus on saving their own lives and kept running away. When they finally got rid of the pursuers, they inspected the troops and horses. There were [-] troops and horses, but only less than [-] were left. .

At this moment, I saw figures shaking in front of me. Chonghou Hu was the frightened bird. He thought Su Hu had an ambush and couldn't help but turn pale. However, at this moment, he saw someone standing out from the crowd on the opposite side and said loudly: " I admire Black Tiger, and I don’t know who can come out and answer him in person!" Hearing this, Chonghou Hu relaxed and collapsed to the ground as if he had lost all his strength.

The two men joined forces and set up camp. Chong Houhu sat in the big tent and told his younger brother Chong Heihu what had happened. Chong Heihu laughed loudly and said, "Brother, please don't worry. I will wait for my brother to go into battle tomorrow and let Su Protect yourself and surrender!"

Although Chonghou Hu didn't believe this, he had no choice but to go back to the camp and sleep to see how his brother would persuade Su Hu to surrender tomorrow.

On the second day, he visited the horse again and reported that the black tiger troops of Caozhou Hou Chong were approaching the city. Su Hu's expression suddenly changed and he was shocked: "There is a black tiger brother here, Jizhou is in danger!"

Su Quanzhong was young and energetic. He had won consecutive victories yesterday. He couldn't help but feel a little arrogant. He said coldly: "Why should my father have the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige? Forgive him for worshiping the Black Tiger. What ability can he have to frighten my father so much!"

When Su Hu saw this, he said angrily: "Don't think that winning a few battles will make you feel great. In his early years, Chong Heihu was taught Taoism by a stranger. Taking the head of a general out of a million soldiers is like picking something out of a bag. You don't understand." How can Taoism and martial arts alone be his match?"

When Su Quanzhong heard this, he immediately said angrily: "In that case, the child will go meet this Chongheihu now, capture him together, and hand him over to his father!"

After that, he ordered his troops and horses and left the city regardless of Su Hu's shouts.

When Chong Heihu heard that someone from Jizhou was coming to challenge him, he was secretly happy. He mounted his mount, ordered his troops and horses, and went out to greet him. When he saw that the visitor was Su Quanzhong, he smiled and said, "My nephew Quanzhong, please go back quickly and ask your father to come out. I will Have something to say."

But Su Quanzhong had put down his bold words in the tent just now, so how could he go back? He said loudly: "Chong Heihu, you and I are enemies, how can my father talk about friendship with you! Why don't you kill me quickly? Your life, otherwise it will be too late to regret!"

Chong Heihu has been famous for many years. When Su Quanzhong, a junior, said this to him, he became furious on the spot and said: "You little beast! How dare you be so rude!"

After that, he swung the golden ax in his hand and took it directly from Su Quanzhong.

Su Quanzhong was unafraid. He sat down on his horse and raised his halberd to block the attack. The two fought fiercely, until the sky was dark and the earth was dark.

This one was like a shaking head of a lion coming down the hill, and the other was like a tail-wagging swan looking for a fierce tiger. After fighting for seventy or eighty rounds, there was still no winner. Chong Heihu secretly praised Su Quanzhong for his martial arts, but there was never any ambiguity in his hands.

Su Quanzhong tried his best to kill Chong Heihu until he was covered in cold sweat. He could not fight for a long time. Seeing this, Chong Heihu knew that it was not an option to continue like this. He shook his golden ax and turned his horse to leave. Su Quanzhong was young and energetic, so he was willing to fight. He rode straight in pursuit.

Seeing Su Quanzhong's unyielding power, Chong Heihu sneered in his heart. He took out a red gourd, pulled off the lid, made hand seals, and muttered words. Suddenly, a black smoke floated out of the red gourd, turning into a wishful net. , among which the sound of eagle crows was heard endlessly. Su Quanzhong looked up and saw countless iron-billed condors flying over, a large black mass, like a huge dark cloud, covering the sky and the sun.

Unexpectedly, Su Quanzhong sat down on his horse and his eyes were pecked out by the iron-billed condor. The horse jumped in great pain and threw Su Quanzhong off the horse. Chong Heihu ordered: "Tie him up!"

At that time, there were soldiers who tied him up with iron ropes and took him into the camp.

A long time ago, there was a spy from Jizhou who flew to report to Su Hu. Su Hu heard this and said: "This traitor did not listen to my advice. He relied on his own bravery and did not take the world's heroes in his eyes. Now he is captured. It is his own fault. I have pity on me, Su Hu. I am a hero." , now that my parents and children have been captured, and powerful enemies are pressing on the territory, Jizhou will soon be owned by others."

"The reason why I am in this situation is because I gave birth to Daji, so that the foolish king was deceived by the flattery and brought disaster to the whole family. This is all caused by my unfilial daughter. Now that a disaster is imminent, it is better for me to kill my wife and daughter. If I draw my sword and kill myself again, my reputation will not be in vain!"

I just want to think about it, after all, it is his biological daughter, how can he do it? At this moment, I asked Chong Heihu to ask for a fight, and I was irritated, so I had to hang up the fight-free card, but I was secretly thinking about the solution. .

As long as he has a loyal and upright character, it is absolutely impossible to make him willingly submit to the unprincipled and ignorant king!
After a few days of this, I suddenly heard a report from the soldiers under my tent, saying that it was Zheng Lun, the governor of Liang Dynasty, who was bringing food.

It was then reported that Zheng Lun was led into the tent and happened to hear Su Hu complaining to the generals under the tent.

"A few days ago in the Shang Dynasty, the foolish king listened to the slander and wanted to accept my daughter as his concubine. It was because I was angry and wrote a poem against the Shang Dynasty. Now that the eldest son has been captured, it is better to kill his wife first and then commit suicide. This way, the people of the world will not laugh at me. , the generals can pack up their luggage and go elsewhere, and with your ability, you are not afraid that no one will take you in."

Zheng Lun just entered the tent and heard what he said. He was furious and said: "Why did the prince say this? Don't say that he worships the black tiger. Even if all the princes in the world come together, they will not put it in my eyes, Zheng Lun. I will never put this in my eyes." "I will go and capture the Chonghei Tiger. If I fail, I am willing to sacrifice the human head on my neck."

After saying that, he rode a beast with flaming eyes and golden eyes, carried two demon-subduing pestles, led his three thousand crow Taoist soldiers to break out of the camp, and went straight to the camp where Chong Heihu was staying to kill.

However, in the Chongheihu camp, I heard that someone else came to ask for a fight, and I couldn't help but think that Su Hu might have gone crazy.

Immediately, he mobilized three thousand flying tiger soldiers from his headquarters to go out to fight. After leaving the camp, Chong Heihu was furious when he saw that he was an unknown person. He didn't talk nonsense with him, urged his mounts, and raised his ax to attack Zheng Lun.

Zheng Lun was furious when he saw this, and swung the magic pestle in his hand. The two fought, and it was a big battle.

Only the red clouds were killed miserably, and the white mist fell. The two families met their opponents in chess, and the generals and talented people interacted for fifty or sixty years, regardless of the outcome.

At this time, Zheng Lun saw a red gourd on Chongheihu's back, and thought to himself: "The Lord once said that this person has a secret technique taught by him. I think this is his magic weapon."

As the saying goes, the only way to hit people is to strike first. Zheng Lun also studied under the master of Xi Kunlun Du'e. The master taught him that he had two qi in his orifices, which were specially designed to hit people's souls. He was very vicious.

There was a sudden loud sound in Zheng Lun's nose orifice, and two white lights shot out from the orifice.

Hearing the sound, Chongheihu's eyes became dim and he stumbled over. His armor was off the saddle, and a pair of combat boots were dancing wildly in the air.

Upon seeing this, the Crow Soldier stepped forward and captured him alive. Black Tiger woke up after a while, only to find that he had been tied up.

It stands to reason that both of them have half-assed magical powers, and a real fight would be a half-matched situation. However, Zheng Lun is cautious and has a deep understanding of the changes in the art of war, so he won the victory.

(End of this chapter)