Yi Song

Chapter 158 Fire in the dark night

Wang Buddha shook his head, "Liu Erlang first took charge of the Forbidden Army. He didn't know the generals and the soldiers didn't know the generals. It was not easy to achieve this result. Liu Erlang was very proud at heart and would never falsely report military information. How many Forbidden Army soldiers died in the battle? As many as the thieves killed.

More than four hundred heads were snatched and cut off by the officers and soldiers and hung by the city gate for all to see. There must be some that were too late to cut off, and Liu Erlang counted them with disdain. The real results are just a lot more. The Imperial Guards killed more than 200 people and injured more than 400 people, which I think is normal.

They deserve Donghai Yicong. This group of fierce bandits, with more than a thousand people in Haizhou, dared to fight with thousands of Hailing Party members. The Hailing Party, which has been rampant in the East China Sea for forty or fifty years, is so brutal and domineering that it has suffered several losses despite its numerical advantage. This shows how powerful and ferocious Donghai Yicong is. "

Fang Tianbao smiled faintly.

"This is your perspective and opinion. In my opinion, in yesterday's battle, Liu Erlang not only found out the details of the combat power of this Forbidden Army, but more importantly, he extended the hands of all parties to this Forbidden Army. Cut it off."

Wang Buddha's expression changed, and he thought for a moment silently, "Looking at the battle report, it is indeed strange that Kontsefu and his troops died on the battlefield. The Yi Cong of the East China Sea was on the right, and they were pursued by Xie Xing's troops. Tian Wenbao's elite warriors were not available. Attack. Who can kill Kontsev and the Janissaries?

After all, Kontsev also fought in Hedong and made meritorious service. The personal soldiers under him are also elites selected by the border army. He died cleanly on the battlefield in the blink of an eye. "

Fang Tianbao replied: "There were only three groups of people who could do this at that time. Donghai Yicong was chasing Xie Xing on the right, but he couldn't fly and couldn't get to the left. Tian Wenbao's personal guards could barely do it. But Tian Wenbao was protected at that time and did not attack at all. Who is left, you will know as soon as you think about it."

Wang Buddha's face was livid, "Liu Erlang killed him? He was so courageous. It's unbelievable."

The right corner of Fang Tianbao's mouth raised a smile, "We fought with Liu Erlang from Manjin Hall, and we know everything about him. His courage is boundless, there is nothing we can't think of, and there is nothing he dares to do. Never expected? At the beginning? When Cai Laosi died, he probably had the same thought in his mind."

Wang Buddha's hands trembled slightly, and his voice changed in surprise, "Young Master, you said Cai Silang was killed by Liu Erlang, not by Pi Shijun?"

"Buddha, we have also dealt with and done business with the Khitan people, and have heard a lot about their internal situation. The Northern Liao Dynasty, like the Song Dynasty, was full of civil strife and corruption. The court was filled with treacherous and mediocre people. Most of the talented people have no future.

With only a weak skin left in the Pishi Army, where does the strength come from to cause trouble in Bianjing? "

Buddha Wang thought for a while and nodded solemnly, "Except for the Pishi Army, Liu Erlang was the only one in Bianjing who could kill Cai Silang so quickly and violently in full view of the public.

Young Master, Master Cai must have also guessed this, so he did not hesitate to use us to encourage Tian Wenbao to cause chaos, so that he could take the opportunity to kill Liu Erlang. "

"That's right. It's just that Liu Erlang is like a hurricane and fire. He is best at using fast to defeat slow. He will definitely try to defeat Tian Wenbao as quickly as possible. Once Tian Wenbao is defeated, Liu Erlang will switch between offense and defense."

"There's a fire, there's a fire outside the city!"

Someone shouted outside the house.

Fang Tianbao and Wang Buddha quickly rushed out of the door and stood in the courtyard. They saw a red light rising into the sky from the south of the city.

"South!" Fang Tianbao's expression changed, "Buddha, go to the roof."

Wang Buddha quickly moved a long ladder and put it on the eaves. The two quickly climbed up and stood on the roof looking south.

At this time, there were many people in the city, like the two of them, setting up ladders on the roof to watch for movement.

There were walls around it, so standing on the roof could only see the fire more clearly.

The huge fire burning in the south turned half of the night sky red, as if there was a huge red silk cloth trembling in the night sky in the distance.

"Night attack on Tian Wenbao!" Fang Tianbao and Wang Buddha looked at each other, and both saw horror in each other's eyes.

It is as fast as the wind and as aggressive as fire.

This Liu Erlang not only does things, he also fights like a hurricane and fire.

Fang Tianbao hurriedly went down the long ladder and when he arrived in the courtyard, he quickly ordered his servants: "Hurry up and pack up. We will leave as soon as the city gate opens at dawn."

A servant replied: "Proprietor, the pier has been sealed by the government, and ships coming and going cannot leave for the time being."

"The waterway is impassable, so we'll take the land route. Let's leave the city first and go to Gushu County, then buy horses and hire a cart, go to Bozhou, go south along the Wo River, and go to Zhongli of Haozhou, then take the land route to Zhenhe, cross the river and enter Jiangning Mansion."

"Going to Bozhou? My boss, Tian Wenbao's bandits are causing trouble in Bozhou, so I'm afraid I won't be able to go."

Buddha Wang said coldly: "Didn't you see the fire? Tian Wenbao is finished!"

Some servants couldn't believe it, "Tian Wenbao is known as the Bronze Buddha and the Iron Bodhisattva. He is invulnerable to swords and guns, water and fire. He has hundreds of thousands of people under his command. How can it be over?"

As Fang Tianbao walked into the house, he said coldly: "With such a big fire, all the bronze Buddhas and iron Bodhisattvas will be turned into copper liquid and molten iron! Don't talk too much and pack your things quickly."

The fire also woke up two officials in Shuangjia Town, southeast of Ningling and on the south bank of the Bianhe River.

"Yansi, why is there such a big fire in the southeast?" A scholar man in his thirties asked as he walked out of the house, wearing a robe.

"Shutong, to the southeast is Gaoxin Town, where Tian Wenbao's bandit army is stationed. With such a big fire, could it be that Liu Erlang led his army to attack at night?"

The man who answered was in his early thirties and was wrapping a woolen jacket around him. "How far away?"

"Less than thirty miles."

"Hurry up and hitch the horse, let's go up and have a look."

"Shutong, it's dark and windy this night, and it's hard to tell the difference among the troops. If the rebels don't kill us, they will be killed by the officers and soldiers in a daze."

The scribe put on his long robe and a cloak and walked back and forth in the yard twice, but finally he couldn't hold it any longer.

"No, no, I really can't help it. I have to go and see."

The man in the coat asked: "Do you really want to go see it?"

"You must go and see it. If you don't see it, I won't be able to sleep well or eat."

"Then let's go together. If someone comes, hurry up and prepare your horses."

The two were riding horses with two attendants - no choice, there were only four horses.

Head all the way to the southeast.

After only running for about twenty-five miles, he saw a fiery red in front of his eyes and stopped quickly.

The fire that soared into the sky surrounded the entire town of Gaoxin. In the light of the fire, people and horses could be seen running back and forth.

The raging fire distorted the entire space, making it look like a legendary realm of illusion. All sounds were swallowed up by the fire and strong wind.

The two of them saw many people fighting, struggling, and screaming from a distance, but they could not hear a single sound. It was like a pantomime, performed silently amidst the messy and shrill background sounds.

"Shutong, look over there?"

The man in the coat pointed to the outside of the town and said.

The scholar-man followed his finger and looked over. In the light of the fire, he saw a cloud of tents outside the town safe and sound.

Thousands of officers and soldiers advanced in an orderly manner, passing through one camp after another.

After the rebels ran out of the camp and saw the raging fire in Gaoxin Town, some turned around and ran away; some consciously dropped their armor and squatted on the ground in groups, surrendering.

Some rebels were unwilling to give in and resisted stubbornly. They were quickly shot to death by the heavily armed officers and soldiers with bows and crossbows, or with swords and guns.

"Yansi, are these also the bandit army?"

"I heard that Tian Wenbao's central army is stationed in Gaoxin Town, and they are all his cronies. Outside the town are stationed the left and right armies, all of them young and strong."

"What about the old, weak, women and children?"

"It should be at the back. Judging from the situation in front of him, Liu Erlang did not touch them. He concentrated the main force and stormed Gaoxin Town, going straight to Tian Wenbao. He then divided his troops to flank the left and right armies outside the town as a response.

The bandit army was a mob. When Tian Wenbao was lost, the whole army collapsed. "

The scribe man nodded: "Yan Si, when I saw this movement, Liu Erlang seemed to be responding internally and cooperating with him internally and externally."

"How did Shutong figure it out?"

"Yansi, if you look carefully, the most intense fire is burning from the inside out, not from the outside in."

The man in the coat put his right hand on his forehead, looked at it carefully for a while, and suddenly said: "It's true."

Before he finished speaking, a follower behind him screamed and was hit by an arrow in his shoulder. Four or five arrows flew past the four people's ears in the air.

Then I saw several cavalrymen coming out of the darkness.

"They are officers and soldiers, raise your hands quickly." The man in the coat shouted.

"Why are you raising your hands!" The scribe man still maintained his final stubbornness, and he was the only one among the four who did not raise his hands.

Suddenly seeing the cavalry with their bows fully drawn and arrows pointing at themselves, the scribe immediately raised his hands and shouted: "I am Tongzhilang, Yuwen Huangzhong from Zhongshushe! The person next to me is Du Overhaul Li Miao, Supervisor of the Bianhe River Embankment of the He Department!"

(End of this chapter)