The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 107 Eight Hussars

It is said that Lu Shumi fled from Dantu County and returned to Changzhou City and became the supreme commander again. Compared with Qian Zhenpeng, his official position was much worse, so that the military and political power in Changzhou City was captured by Lu Shumi.That night, when Jin Jie returned to his home, he sighed. His wife Qin Yulan couldn't help being curious when she saw her husband's distraught and sad face.

Qin Yulan came from a noble family, and she has been married to Jin Jie for ten years. The two have a very good relationship, and she is an intellectual person. Seeing her husband so depressed, she couldn't help asking: "Why is my husband so depressed? Could it be that he has received resentment again?"

Guard Jin Jie saw his wife questioning him, and he didn't hide anything. Qin Yulan was also one of the best at analyzing the situation. If Jin Jie couldn't figure out some things, his wife could advise him and become his "military adviser." The army is ready to go, and the army is approaching. They will surround the city and face the enemy. Changzhou city is short of soldiers and food, so it will not last for a long time. If the Song army does not attack, we will be defeated. The ghost under the knife."

Qin Yulan pondered for a moment, then replied: "Mr. Xiang, according to my concubine's opinion, you can return to the Song Army to avoid harm."

Jin Jie asked in surprise, "Surrender to the Song army?"

"My husband has always had a heart of loyalty and filial piety. Changzhou City is in the hands of Lu Shumi. I am afraid that it will be difficult to fight for a long time, and it will definitely be captured by the Song army. Although I do not leave my house, I know that Lu Shumi is mediocre, and I lost two cities one after another. If The city was breached, presumably he was the first one to abandon everyone and escape alone."

Jin Jie said: "What a good wife said is very true. Lu Xiang was guarding Runzhou City. Seeing that he was defeated, he led his commanders to flee. He was beheaded by the Song army and fled back to Dantu County. How many people have been lost. Now, he has only six commanding officers, each with a military horse, but they fled to Changzhou and dare not fight with Song Jiang. If the Song army attacks, I am afraid that they will abandon the city and flee, ignoring the people, let alone would care about the death of soldiers."

"Perhaps this person is at odds with me, Qian Guan has no power, and I am not Lu Xiang's confidant. I am afraid that I will not be used by him. If Song Jiang comes to fight, I will be the first to be appointed to attack. I am afraid that it will be too late then. Even though I have the heart to surrender, I have no chance to meet the commander of the Song Army. If I make a slight move, I am afraid that it will arouse everyone's suspicion and cause trouble."

Qin Yulan said again: "Since my husband has the intention of surrendering, it will be easy to handle. My husband is an old official of the Song Dynasty. If he really surrenders, the Song army will gladly accept it. If you want them to believe that your husband is willing to surrender again, you can capture him." Capturing Privy Lu and presenting it to the generals of the Song Army is the only way to get ahead."

Jin Jie said with great joy: "The words of a good wife are very appropriate, and I will do it according to you."

If it wasn't for Qin Yulan's advice to Jin Jie, he might be in the middle of the game himself and don't know what to do.Because of this, Jin Jie captured Lu Shumi alive and entrusted him to Song Jiang to express his sincere submission.Song Jiang knew in his heart that Jin Jie captured Lv Shumi alive and was willing to surrender, and it was not a trick to surrender, so he welcomed Jin Jie unpreparedly and accepted Jin Jie's surrender.

"Lord Lu, I'm afraid you didn't expect this to be the final outcome!" Song Jiang said contemptuously, he hated Lu Shumi deeply in his heart, and let him escape one after another. If he escaped again, he would really lose face.

Lu Shumi is timid and afraid of death is his nature, Song Jiang thought he would beg for mercy, but he knew that he would die, so he no longer begged for mercy, but laughed and said: "Even if you are defeated and captured alive, it is not you Song Jiang It’s not because of him, but because of him. If it wasn’t for him to stop you, Song Jiang would have to wait a while to catch me, and if I escaped, I would definitely take your head.”

Song Jiang roared angrily: "Come here, pull him out and kill him to pay homage to the dead brothers!"

Everyone stepped forward one after another, directly escorted Lu Shumi away, and then chopped him down with a knife in his hand.Now that Lu Shumi was captured, how could he escape, Song Jiang didn't even want to kill him directly.Therefore, Song Jiang led an army directly into the city of Changzhou, and Changzhou was captured by Song Jiang. Then Song Jiang sent Dai Zong, the Shenxing Taibao, to fly to Lu Junyi to tell the good news.

When Lu Junyi saw Dai Zong coming, he guessed that Song Jiang must have occupied Changzhou City. After Dai Zong told him, it was just as he expected.Then, Lu Junyi also passed the news that he had obtained Xuanzhou City to Dai Zong, asking him to go back and report to Ming Song Jiang.Dai Zong rested for a while, and immediately set off to rush back to Changzhou City to inform Yu Songjiang of the battle situation.

Song Jiang heard that Lu Junyi had won the victory and occupied Xuanzhou. The generals under his command were also safe and sound. Some injuries were inevitable, but no one died. He also shouted God bless the Song army.Song Jiang and Lu Junyi each rested for a whole day to replenish food and grass, let the army have a good rest, and then led the army to attack the next city.

The Song army came fiercely, their morale soared, and they captured the city one after another, directly hitting the city of Suzhou.Suzhou was guarded by Fang La's third younger brother, Fang Maung, who was called the "Three Great Kings" by the army. Flying Bear General Xu Fang, Flying Leopard General Guo Shiguang, Flying General Wu Fu, Flying General Gou Zheng, Flying General Zhen Cheng, Flying General Changsheng, all of them are martial arts masters, especially Flying Dragon Liu Yun is the leader of the crowd, possessing the undue courage of all men.

Song Jiang led the army to go down to the city several times in a row. Fang Mao had already led the eight hussars under his command to stand in line, and had already been waiting in front of the city gate of Suzhou for the Song army to come.When Song Jiang arrived in front of the city gate, he saw the three kings, Fang Mao, dressed in person, holding Fang Tian's painted halberd, riding out on horseback, supervising the Chinese army and horses, and coming to fight.The eight generals were lined up in front of the horse, and three to twenty lieutenants neatly behind them, leading [-] men and horses, came out of Changhemen to meet the enemy Song army.

Song Jiang drove his troops to meet the troops of Fang Maang's brigade. Both sides shot their bows and arrows and formed a formation.On the Suzhou army formation, there are eight generals laid out one word at a time.Fang Maung had already known in the Chinese army that Song Jiang beheaded Lu Shumi to show the public, and seized several cities in a row. Seeing Song Jiang coming in person, he cursed: "You are just grass bandits in Liangshanpo. The imperial court recruited you to make you a general, so you beg for mercy. I can't wait to make meritorious service, and I will be named a vanguard and lead an army to attack our land. Today I will kill them all, so as to vent my hatred."

Song Jiang was on the horse, and retorted: "You are just a group of peasants. It is wishful thinking to try to become a king. I advise you to surrender as soon as possible, so that you will not die. Otherwise, if the army comes and breaks through the city of Suzhou, your life will be in jeopardy. If you don't want to surrender, I have no choice but to kill you, otherwise I will never return to the army."

Fang Mao shouted loudly: "Hmph! If you have the ability to talk, you can see the truth! Now, I have eight generals under my command, do you dare to send eight generals to fight?"

Song Jiang laughed disapprovingly and said: "If two of me and you are one, we are not considered a good man. You make eight out, and I will make eight generals to compete with you, and we will see who wins or loses."

Therefore, Song Jiang sent eight generals to fight against Fang Maung's generals. Sincerity and Lei fight for prosperity. 32 arms, like brocade shuttle; 64 horses, like chasing the wind and hail, fighting together, it is difficult to distinguish the enemy from ourselves;

Song Jiang and Fang Mao looked at the 16 people fighting in front of them intently, they couldn't help being a little surprised, they had never thought of the strength of the enemy generals, they couldn't help but look solemn, knowing that this battle must be a hard one.Fang Maung knew that Song Jun was not an idler; Song Jiang also knew that Fang Maang was much stronger than Lu Shumi, especially the generals under his command were not at the same level.

Song Jiang frowned, and praised: "The fighting power of these eight people is well-deserved. They are really brave, and I am afraid that they are on par with the brothers. If you want to break through Suzhou City, you have to get rid of these eight people. Fang Maang has no generals in the army. It is possible to capture Suzhou City, otherwise it will be difficult to capture."

(End of this chapter)