Chivalrous Song Dynasty

He used to play martial arts.Those who can collect ginseng in Changbai Mountain all the year round have strong martial arts. This is not only to guard against tigers, leopards, wolves and bears in the deep mountains and old forests, but also a necessary condition to prevent others from snatching ginseng.

Zeng Nong's martial arts is not weak. After he settled in Qingzhou, there were bandits from nearby who went to the village where he lived many times to rob property, but he repelled them all.

Being rich and possessing martial arts is the prerequisite for the prosperity of Zengtou City.Repelling unreasonable bandits by force, and buying local government officials with money, Zengtou City has gradually developed into a black-and-white existence on the border of Lingzhou, Qingzhou.

In the last ten years, as the Song Dynasty became more and more chaotic, the scale of bandits on various hilltops in Shandong was also growing day by day. Zengtou City started a business of selling military horses. The Jurchens never lacked horses. It is the horse breeding land of the Liao Kingdom, and the military horses of the Liao Kingdom are all provided by the Jurchens.

Selling military horses is of course a prohibited act, but Zengtou City is well managed from top to bottom, so local government officials turn a blind eye to Zengtou City, open their eyes when they are short of money, and open their eyes when they receive bribes. just close.

Collecting tea and selling it to Jurchen is also profitable, but selling horses to bandits in Shandong and even the whole country is even more profitable. Zengtou City has achieved unprecedented development.

There is a direct relationship between wealth and the strength to protect wealth. If only wealth increases but strength does not increase, then it is not profitable, and it is a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered.So he raised thousands of soldiers and horses, and paid a lot of money to hire two top masters in the martial arts, Shi Wengong and Su Ding. On the one hand, he taught his son martial arts, and on the other hand, he trained the warriors and soldiers in Zengtou City.

In the autumn of last year, Wanyan Zongwang came to Zengtou City on behalf of the Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Jin Kingdom, and gave Zeng Nong the latest task, which was to continue to expand the scale and be ready to respond to the Jin Kingdom's attack on the Song Dynasty in the near future.

Compared with the Great Northern Wilderness, the hometown of the Jin people, the territory of the Song Dynasty is too fat. Why let these incompetent Nanmans occupy it for a long time?Before the Liao Kingdom was wiped out, Wanyan Aguda and his son had already had the idea of ​​​​swallowing the Song Dynasty.The reason is simple, Da Song is too weak.

Just like a child holding a valuable treasure and walking alone on the street, it is unreasonable for no one to snatch it. Liao Kingdom bullied Xixia enough to bully Xixia, and when Xixia was bullied, Jin Guo began to make up his mind.

With Wanyan Zongwang's order, Zengtou City once again recruited troops, increasing the number of troops to more than [-].

What is the concept of ten thousand soldiers?Even Liangshan a month ago was nothing more than that.With such a scale, Liangshan has been attacked several times by the government army. If Bai Sheng hadn't come out to recruit him, the war between the government army and Liangshan would not have ended to this day.Although Zengtou City had [-] troops, it did not have any conflicts with the officers and soldiers. This was of course due to Zeng's hard work and continuous bribery.

Today's Zengtou City has a ground area of ​​hundreds of miles, with strong soldiers and strong horses. Five large villages have been set up in five directions in the southeast, northwest, and middle. face.

It is said that there are seven fierce generals in Zengtou City.

The leader is naturally Shi Wengong, a teacher from the gun club capital of Zengtou City.He is nine feet tall, with a pale complexion, three beards, broad shoulders and a round waist. He is about 38 or [-] years old.He is proficient in all eighteen kinds of martial arts, and has the courage to be inappropriate.

The second is Su Ding.This person is also very good, and was hired by Zeng Nong as the gun stick assistant teacher in Zengtou City.He is eight feet six seven in length, with a pale yellow complexion and a beard.He was the first master of the five tigers of the Zeng family.The origin of martial arts is unknown, but those who can make Zeng Nong spend a lot of money to hire them are naturally not in vain.

Then there are the five tigers of the Zeng family who are famous in Qingling Erzhou.The five tigers of the Zeng family are the five sons of Zeng Nong.

The eldest son, Zeng Tu, wears a golden helmet, an iron armor, and a velvet belt around his waist. He rides a fast horse, wears a scarlet robe, steps on a treasure stirrup, and holds a steel spear in his hand.In another time and space, one person once fought against Lu Fang and Guo Sheng alone without defeat, but was shot by Hua Rong's dark arrow, so he died under the halberds of Lu and Guo.

The second son, Zeng Mi, has worse martial arts than his elder brother Zeng Tu, and failed to steal camp in another time and space. On the way to escape, the two-headed snake Jie Zhen stabbed him under the horse with a steel fork.

The third son, Zeng Suo, was also unable to attack at night in another time and space. On the way to retreat, he was stabbed to death by the beautiful bearded man Zhu Dian.

The fourth son, Zeng Kui, wears a cooked bronze helmet and chain armor, wields a point steel spear, and rides a charge horse.Later, after the failure of robbing the village, the horse trampled like mud in the chaos.

The fifth son, Zeng Sheng, is extremely skilled in martial arts, and no one dares to approach him with two flying knives.

In the time and space when there was no traverser Bai Sheng, the armed forces in Zengtou City were no different from the current life in terms of scale and background.

It's just that in this time period in another time and space, Zeng Tou City did not openly challenge the government. The reason why Zeng Tou City resisted the payment of grain was because Zeng Nong had received an order from Wanyan Zongwang to prepare enough grain and grass.

Zengtou City has indeed hoarded a large amount of grain and grass, but these grains and grass are prepared for the army of the Kingdom of Jin, and the officials of the Song Dynasty come to collect them, how can they give them?If you don't give it, you can't give a reason, so you can only turn your face.

Collecting military rations is not a trivial matter. Once the collection is not effective, a hat that will delay the war will be buckled on the head. This hat is unbearable for any official. Song's army had basically no victories in the expedition.

Therefore, no matter how many bribes these officials have received from Zengtou City in the past, they cannot be flexible in this matter. It's just that they are afraid of Zengtou City's strength and dare not directly send troops to recruit them, so they can only hand over the issue to Uncle Zhang night there.

When Bai Sheng met Zhang Shuye, Chao Gai and Song Jiang had already brought [-] troops from Liangshan to Zengtou City.

Being in the land of Qilu, Liangshan had also heard about Zengtou City. If it hadn't been for the expansion of the army to [-] after recruiting security, Song Jiang really would not have dared to come to Zengtou City to grab this achievement.

Chapter 886

With his own [-] soldiers and horses against Zengtou City's [-] soldiers and horses, Song Jiang has enough confidence to win the battle.

That's right, when you come, you're here to fight. If you don't fight, how can you build up your prestige that has been destroyed by Bai Sheng?How to prove to the imperial court that the Liangshan Army is a powerful army that can fight when it is called, and can fight when it comes, and it will surely win the battle?

What he wants to prove through this battle is that without the victory in vain, I, Liangshan, can still win from the ground up, and I will succeed in no time!

It's ridiculous that He Xuantong still wants to stop himself from sending troops. Do you really think that the Great Song Dynasty was run by Bai Sheng's family?Not to mention that Bai Sheng is dead, even if Bai Sheng is still alive, he still cannot disobey the orders issued by the Privy Council of the Great Song Dynasty, can he?

It was not an order from Zhang Shuye of Jeju Prefecture to let Liangshan soldiers and horses escort food and grass. This order came from the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty. How could Tong Dashuai personally disobey the order?As long as the task is successfully completed, he will be able to directly obey Commander Tong in the future. What kind of honor is this?

It's ridiculous that He Xuantong still wanted to prevent Liangshan soldiers from marching, and poured a bowl of Mongolian sweat medicinal wine directly. If it wasn't for the sake of his old relationship with Gongsun Sheng, he would have slaughtered the remnants left by Bai Sheng and let the people on the mountain A few people who like to eat human flesh have a taste of Taoist meat.

Leaving Wu Song with a broken arm still in need of recuperation, and Wu Song's master Zen master Lingxing guarding He Xuantong, he and Chao Gai led Liangshan troops to obey orders and set off.

It was not enough to invite Yingying from Zhang Shuye in Jeju Prefecture. He also invited Taiwei Su Yuanjing to come together, so that Su Taiwei could witness the whole process of this battle with his own eyes, and then let Su Yuanjing report to the emperor.

Song Jiang still has some self-knowledge. He knows that with his current status, he may not be qualified to meet Tong Guan, let alone face the saint directly.

So he had to win over Yuanjing, a nobleman in the court, to stay.

Su Yuanjing didn't want to come at first, it's safest to stay in the back and listen to the battle situation, but Song Jiang first presented him with a generous gift, and then made a fool of himself, saying that Zengtou City is just a small group of civilian armed forces, who are like dirt in front of Liangshan's army. Jiwagou, there will never be any mistakes in the fight. Why not go to Zengtou City in person, Taiwei Su will be in command of Fang Yunyun when he wins, and he will fool Su Yuanjing to the front line.

Yu Su is so happy, this is the first sentence in the gatha given to Song Jiang by the Nine Heavens Xuannv, only when you win is the joy, if you lose, where does the joy come from?

Song Jiang believed that Empress Xuannv would never deceive herself, and it was the safest thing to take Su Taiwei to fight.Not only can he win easily, but also let Su Taiwei speak well for himself in front of the emperor.

As soon as the army arrived in Zengtou City, he divided the [-] army into four parts, targeting the four camps in the southeast, northwest, and encirclement of Zengtou City.

Since they fought, they had to cut the weeds and root them out, and surround them so that no living person would be spared.In the three directions of east, west, north, and five generals, each led [-] soldiers and horses to encircle them.

In the east, Lin Chong, the leopard head, led the vanguard, Suo Chao, and Mu Hong, the two hussar generals, and ten Liangshan leaders; in the west, Dong Ping, the two-spear general, led the green-faced beast Yang Zhi, and Zhang Qing, the two hussars without feather arrows. Cavalry generals and ten Liangshan leaders; to the north are two hussar generals led by Pilihuo Qin Ming, Xiao Li Guanghuarong, and Jiuzhilong Shijin, and ten Liangshan leaders.

At this time, only seven of the eight hussars in Liangshan had gathered.In addition to the above-mentioned six hussar generals and Zhu Dian who did not arrive in time, there is also Xu Ning, the golden spear general who did not join the group. Xu Ning has been with Tong Guan since the Song Xia battle. Song Jiang sent Lu Zhishen to find Xu Ning , but Master Lu failed to convince Xu Ning.

Xu Ning is a descendant of Xu Qing, the mountain mouse, and his roots are straight and Miaohong. Even Bai Sheng can't make him want to betray the Song Dynasty, let alone Song Jiang?In another time and space, Xu Ning would not have joined Liang Shanbo if his cousin Tang Long hadn't betrayed him.

It is only said that Song Jiang sent three generals of five tigers to lead six generals of hussars to control the three directions of east, west, north, east, west and north. The Five Tiger Generals, together with other Liangshan leaders, led an army of [-] to attack the South Camp in Zengtou City.

Surrounding three sides and storming the remaining side, Song Jiang felt that there was nothing wrong with his arrangement. Although Wu Yong, the military strategist, was not by his side, Wu Yong, a wise man on Mount Liang, followed Lu Junyi to plan Lu Junyi's wife, Hong Xing, to go out. , not recalled.

Liangshan's [-] troops took up positions outside the South Camp in Zengtou City. Chao Gai and Song Jiang guarded Taiwei Su on the left and right, and rode out of the army formation to arrive in front of the formation.The flag bearers hurriedly followed, and a large flag with four big characters written on it for the sky fluttered in the wind.

At the same time that the Liangshan army was in formation, 2000 men and horses from Zengtou City also came out and lined up outside the gate, and then only the sound of war drums sounded in the camp. A one-word long snake formation was formed. Its movements were quick, its steps were neat, and its formation standard was even higher than that of Liangshan's army.

Looking at the brightly armored soldiers of Zengtou City, Su Taiwei's complexion was a little ugly. Although he didn't know martial arts and was an amateur in marching, the layman could still see the opponent's momentum, and turned his head to look at Song Jiangdao: "It seems that Zengtou City has already prepared, how is it? Is this battle easy to fight?"

Seeing how powerful the army in Zengtou City is, Song Jiang was also upset, but on the surface he couldn't let his morale down, so he replied with a smile: "These are all superficial skills, who cares if they are neat or not in real fights?" In the chaotic battle, those who are alive will win and those who are dead will lose, Taiwei Su can relax as much as possible, these thousands of troops are not enough for our [-] troops to squeeze between our teeth."

There are not many generals in front of the formation in Zengtou City, only three cavalry generals. When the formation is formed, the drums will rest. Taiwei Su pointed at this side, and said in a loud voice: "Where is the thief who is crowned with monkeys, dare to come to my Zengtou city to play wild? Hurry up and report your name, the nameless ghost will not die under the grandfather's steel gun!"

Song Jiangdao: "I am Song Gongming, a hero of Liangshan. My brothers and I originally gathered in Liangshan to do justice for the heavens. Now we have been recruited by the imperial court and belong to the rank of officers and soldiers. You once refused to pay the military rations and violated the law." The laws of the imperial court despise the imperial power of the Great Song Dynasty. Today, I, the Liangshan Army, will come to eliminate the scourge of Zengtou City for the Great Song Dynasty! Come and name me!"

The general in the golden helmet laughed and said contemptuously: "Official army? You stragglers are worthy of being an official army? No wonder Song State lost nine out of ten battles. It’s all pickpockets like you! I’ve heard it clearly for grandpa, grandpa, I’ll change my name and surname whether I’m willing to sit or not, my surname is Zeng and my name is Tu, don’t say anything wrong when you go to Yan Wangye to file a complaint later! Haha”

Chapter 887

In ancient wars, except for sneak attacks, most of the occasions focused on soldiers versus soldiers and generals versus generals.

Generally speaking, the battle between generals and generals should be prioritized over soldiers against soldiers. The main purpose of the battle between generals and generals is to boost morale. If you can kill the enemy and get off your horse, the morale of your soldiers will increase dramatically. , thus treating the opponent's soldiers as worthless.