The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 105 Attacking Changzhou ([-])

Lu Shumi ordered the defenders of Changzhou City to strengthen their vigilance, and Qian Zhenpeng obeyed.Following Lu Shumi's order, the entire city of Changzhou was panic-stricken, with one post at five steps and one post at ten steps. The people all speculated that the imperial army was under pressure and the city was heavily guarded.

Zhao Gou and Lin Chong pretended to be refugees and fled to Changzhou City. Lu Shumi had been staying in Changzhou City for half a month, and he had never found any trace of Song Army soldiers, so he was somewhat suspicious.

Qian Zhenpeng looked at the empty land in front of him. There were refugees under the city, and there were no soldiers of the Song army. He wondered: "Mr. Lu, it has been half a month. Why did the Song army not come? Could it be that the Song army did not come?" Ready to attack Changzhou City?"

Lu Shumi was also puzzled. Standing on the tower, he looked into the distance, just as Qian Zhenpeng saw, pondered for a moment, and said: "The Song army will definitely take action. There must be some tricks. Now that the war broke out, the number of refugees has increased. No less, I thought that the refugees should not be allowed to enter the city. If the soldiers of the Song army mixed in to spy on the military situation, it would be a disaster. Close the city gates and prohibit the refugees from entering the city. After the war is over, open the city gates and let them enter the city! "

Qian Zhenpeng replied: "Mr. Lu, I'm afraid this will arouse public indignation!"

"Even so, we have to do it! If the Song army mixes in and the city of Changzhou falls, then the responsibility will be heavy." Lu Shumi said sharply, "At this time, the overall situation should be the most important thing!"

Qian Zhenpeng hesitated to speak, but shook his head helplessly.As a result, the gates of Changzhou City were closed tightly, no entry or exit was allowed, and strict control was imposed.The refugees who fled from Runzhou City were furious and helpless when they saw that the city gate was closed. The only thing they were lucky about was that there were no more than a thousand refugees left outside the city. They also escaped from the county seat when the Song army attacked Dantu County. common people.

"What's going on?" Lin Chong lowered his head, frowned and stared at the closed city gate, with some doubts, he whispered: "Could it be that they have already guessed our whereabouts?"

Zhao Gou looked around and saw the soldiers who were on guard in the city. All of them were fully armed and had never left their bodies. Seeing them coming and going in a hurry, he thought: "Could it be that they are more vigilant in case our army comes?" , or did you find me waiting?"

Lin Chong whispered: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, lest you find me waiting!"

Zhao Gou smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry. In my opinion, it's more about guarding against the army. If I'm not wrong, that Master Lu must be afraid. He lost the city one after another, even if it was Fang La's." His confidant can't stand him losing the city like this. If Changzhou City is lost again, it will definitely affect his official position, and maybe his head will fall."

Lin Chong asked, "What should we do next?"

Zhao Gou murmured, "Wait and see what happens, and stay in this city. When the army arrives, we will leave early and continue our escape. However, we are in Changzhou City, where security is heavily guarded, and it is impossible to help. If my injury gets better, it will be a breeze, right now I can only take one step at a time, and everything depends on them."

Lin Chong remained silent. He knew that Zhao Gou suffered internal injuries when he fought with Lu Junyi and Yang Zhi last time. It has been a month and he still hasn't recovered.This time, Lin Chong felt that he was right to come here. If something happened to Zhao Gou, he could resist one or two to protect Zhao Gou from escaping.

At first, Zhao Gouxin decided to sneak into the enemy camp alone, and Lin Chong and others thought his injuries had recovered.It wasn't until the past half month that Lin Chong knew that Zhao Gou's injury hadn't improved at all, and his complexion had improved a bit, but he still couldn't use force.Zhao Gou didn't know what was going on, and based on his own guess, it should be better.However, along the way, Zhao Gou knew how to adjust his breath, but he still didn't see any movement. There was no internal force in his body. Even in a fight, he was better than ordinary people. If he met a general, he would have to run for his life. .

Next, Zhao Gou and Lin Chong dressed up as refugees, their clothes were ragged and smelled strange, they looked like beggars.Now that they have already entered the city, they will be happy with the situation. The two of them are not worried that the army will fail in attacking the city. They have always firmly believed that the Song army will win this battle.

At the same time, Song Jiang led a mighty army to Changzhou City, as the commander of the first army.Now, this army regards him as the commander, so Song Jiang walks in the front. In his mind, he thinks of Zhao Gou's smile before he left. He is never worried that he will lead the army to unite with Fang La's army, because he sincerely believes in his ability.

Scholar die for the confidant!

Song Jiang had not been sincerely submitting to the imperial court all along, but he had only submitted to the imperial court as a last resort, and he was highly valued by Song Huizong, who was also bestowed with great favor, which made Song Jiang feel for the first time that Song Huizong was not as rumored.From the very beginning, the strength that Zhao Gou showed in defeating himself, as well as the feeling of compassion for the world and humanity, went deep into his mind, which made him admire.For this battle, Zhao Gou even appointed him as the vanguard general, and entrusted him with the task of commanding the army to attack the city.

Zhao Gou's behavior may have been unintentional, and if it fell into Song Jiang's eyes, it was a great trust in himself. How could he live up to Zhao Gou's high expectations.Therefore, Song Jiang led the army to attack Changzhou City. He did not speed up the journey along the way, but moved forward slowly, so that when Zhao Gou arrived in Changzhou City, the army was still halfway.

Song Jiang stared at the front, and sent an order: "Accelerate forward, and be sure to arrive at Changzhou City tomorrow!" The pace of the crowd began to speed up, and Song Jiang thought silently: "Marshal, I, Song Jiang, will swear to the death that I will remember this kindness of knowing you. , I will go through fire and water."

The next day, Song Jiang led an army to the city of Changzhou. Lu Shumi and Qian Zhenpeng saw that the Song army finally came, and immediately ordered to prepare troops.Song Jiang didn't rest. They marched slowly along the way and had already recovered enough energy, even if it was another battle, it didn't matter.Therefore, Song Jiang sent Guan Sheng to lead [-] soldiers to fight.

Lu Shumi also led the troops to meet the enemy, and asked: "Who dares to retreat the enemy army?"

Qian Zhenpeng prepared his horse, and replied: "Qian should move forward with efficiency."

Lu Shumi then sent six commanders to help, namely Ying Ming, Zhang Jinren, Zhao Yi, Shen Ze, Gao Keli, and Kuang Kuang. A total of seven members led 5000 troops to open the city gate and lower the suspension bridge.Qian Zhenpeng used his mouth to draw the wind knife, rode a curly-haired red rabbit horse, and went out of the city first.Seeing Guan Sheng, he took a step back and asked Qian Zhenpeng to form a formation. The six commanders were divided into two.

When Song Jiang saw that the enemy had sent seven generals, he immediately sent additional men to help, namely Liu Tang, Hu Yanzhuo, Lei Heng, Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu, and Yang Zhi.When Guan Sheng saw the six of them coming, he became more confident. He immediately slashed his sword and shouted sharply: "Listen to the traitor! You help a man to plot a rebellion and harm lives. Humans and gods are all angry! Today, the heavenly soldiers are on the scene, and we don't know yet. Die, dare to come and resist the enemy with me! I will not return to the army until I kill you, the thief!"

Qian Zhenpeng was furious when he heard this, and cursed: "You are nothing more than eagles and dogs of the imperial court, and Liangshan in the past was nothing but water bandits. I don't know the time, but I don't want to seek dominance. The great powers are fighting each other. I will kill you today and never come back!"

When Guan Sheng heard this, he was furious, and with a murderous look, he waved the Qinglong Yanyue Saber and charged straight at the future; Qian Zhenpeng used the Wind Splashing Saber to meet the future.The two generals shook each other for more than thirty times, Qian Zhenpeng gradually became timid and couldn't stop it.The two commanders of the Changzhou Army saw that Qian Zhenpeng was gradually losing ground, so they galloped over and killed him, wanting to help him.

Those two people are Zhao Yi and Quanzhou, and they also have some skills.However, the Song army saw that the three of them were attacking Guan Sheng, and the victory was unarmed, so Yang Zhi and Liu Tang also rode out and rushed out.The six generals are divided into three pairs, one-on-one to kill in front of the formation.Seeing this, Lu Shumi immediately sent Xu Ding and Jin Jie out of the city to help in the battle.The two generals were ordered to mount their horses to the front of the battle, each holding their weapons. Seeing Zhao Yi fighting Yang Zhi, and Kuang fighting Liu Tang, they were evenly matched.

Such actions angered the generals of the Song army again, they rushed out without waiting for Song Jiang's order, and those people were Shi Xiu and Yang Xiong.Therefore, Xu Ding and Jin Jie's desire for a sneak attack was defeated, and they had to fight with them. Xu Ding was watched by Yang Xiong, and Shi Xiu stopped Jin Jie again, and the five pairs of generals fought again in front of the formation.

(End of this chapter)