Fenghou

In fact, this doesn't mean anything. In a contest between masters, the most dangerous is the first move. Life and death are often in the blink of an eye. Yang Zaixing was the first to meet and was almost swept off the horse by the opponent. If he hadn't just practiced hiding in the belly of the horse, he would have lost. undoubtedly.

In the same way, if Li Chenghuang survives this move, it is not impossible to fight Chen Qing for twenty or thirty rounds, but he did not survive the first move.

Cao Baozong's face was very ugly, he felt like he was riding a tiger. You must know that Zhuo Baihao was one of the emperor's five bodyguards, and he was just borrowing him for use. If he died, how would he explain to the emperor?

He really couldn't make up his mind, so he asked Li Taiyue, the military adviser beside him, in a low voice, "Why don't you let Ah Bao go!"

Mrs. Li said indifferently: "If A Bao is allowed to go, Chen Qing will not go to battle."

Cao Baozong hesitated, "But...if Zhuo Baihao is killed, how can I explain to the emperor?"

Mrs. Li sneered, "Zhuo Baihao is not the prince, so what's wrong with me?"

Cao Baozong suddenly realized that Zhuo Baihao was just a bodyguard, and his personal bodyguard existed only for death. If he could kill Chen Qing, it would be worth it. If he couldn't kill the emperor, he would never blame himself.

He turned his head to look at Zhuo Baihao, Zhuo Baihao bowed slightly, and strode out with a long-handled copper hammer.

"Third round, I'll meet you!"

Zhuo Baihao came out, causing a slight commotion in the Song army. Many Song soldiers had never seen such a tall and strong man. He was like a black bear. I am afraid that the armor on his body was also specially made, and it was not so big at all. number of armor.

Chen Qing squinted his eyes. This person is more than two meters tall, has a broad build, and probably weighs more than 250 kilograms. He has a very flat face, full of flesh, and a broad nose, but his eyes are thin and long, revealing a trace of Cold and cunning.

Judging from his appearance, this person is probably not as simple as he looks on the outside, but more scheming and sinister.

At this time, Niu Gao stepped forward and said to Chen Qing: "Let the humble officer come!"

Chen Qing shook his head, "This person is no small matter, you will suffer a lot, I'll do it!"

"Then you must be careful of his left hand, his sleeves are different on both sides, there must be something strange!"

Chen Qing also noticed that the sleeve of this person's right hand was tight, while the sleeve of his left hand was loose. There must be something wrapped around his wrist, which made Chen Qing feel vigilant.

"I know, you step back first!"

Niu Gao turned his horse's head and went back, Chen Qing lightly waved Fang Tianhua's halberd, "Who are you?"

"It's just a nobody, I don't dare to dirty Jing Guogong's ears with a humble name."

Knowing his title unexpectedly, it seems that this person has a lot of background, Chen Qing was even more vigilant.

"Forget it! Go ahead!"

Zhuo Baihao suddenly roared, rushed over, leaped high, and slammed Chen Qing hard with a head-on hammer, everyone's hearts tightened, if they were hit by this hammer, they would be smashed into meatloaf.

On one side of Chen Qing's war horse, the halberd in his hand pierced the opponent's throat like lightning.

'Boom! With a loud muffled sound, the heavy hammer slammed on the ground. Zhuo Baihao grabbed the handle of the hammer like a pole with both hands. A stab.

Everyone exclaimed, no one thought that the Xixia general who should look as clumsy as a bear would be so flexible, including the Xixia soldiers also exclaimed.

Chen Qing suddenly understood that this person was not a general of the Xixia Army, otherwise the Xixia soldiers would not be so amazed, and this person still knew his title, most likely he was a member of the Xixia Palace.

Chen Qing didn't hold back any more, he galloped on his horse and slashed away with the long halberd in his hand, before the halberd reached, Zhuo Baihao felt a stabbing pain in his neck, he was shocked, this was something he had never encountered before, before Chen Qing beheaded Li Chenghuang with a halberd, but he didn't take it seriously, Li Chenghuang was nothing in his eyes.

But now that he knew that he had met a master, he was afraid that his life would be lost here.

He didn't dare to block it forcefully, he let out a loud roar, took two steps back, and escaped from the lock of Chen Qing's halberd. Chen Qing secretly praised this person for his cleverness. Block, the right hand is gone.

Chen Qing urged him to go forward, and again he slashed diagonally with his halberd, this time he slashed from the right side, and the target was still the opponent's neck.

This was the third round, Zhuo Baihao roared, and swung the hammer with one hand at Chen Qing's Fang Tian painting halberd.

"Oops!"

Niu Gao yelled in a low voice, the opponent's secret weapon was about to be shot.

Zhuo Baihao usually looks for opportunities in the fifth or sixth round, but now he can't take care of it anymore. He also realizes that he is in a deep crisis. If he doesn't make a move, he might die under Fang Tian's painting .

With a swipe, a black meteor hammer flew out of his sleeve and hit Chen Qing's forehead with incomparable speed.

This is Zhuo Baihao's most insidious weapon, it is impossible to guard against, and it hits a hundred shots, never misses, as long as he is hit, his skull will be broken and he will die. There are at least dozens of people who died under his meteor hammer.

If Cao Baozong still hoped that Li Chenghuang would capture Chen Qing alive, then he did not expect Zhuo Baihao to capture Chen Qing alive at all. Zhuo Baihao never had anyone alive.

Cao Baozong breathed a sigh of relief, and it would be good to beat Chen Qing to death.

Song Jun exclaimed, Yang Zaixing and Gao Ding didn't have time to shoot arrows, the hammer was too sudden.

Chen Qing attacked from the right side of the opponent, just to let him free his left hand and give him a chance to sneak attack.

The moment the opponent shot the meteor hammer, Chen Qing also turned into a one-handed halberd. With his left hand, he quickly pulled out an arrow from the quiver behind him, and struck the meteor hammer chain, the meteor hammer 'wow! 'A sound wrapped around the shaft of the arrow.

In the first round, Chen Qing saw the chain on his wrist instantly, so he had a countermeasure.

At this moment, both sides are holding weapons with one hand, and the high strength of martial arts is displayed at this moment.

Zhuo Baihao was distracted, and hit nothing with the hammer, and missed Fang Tian's painted halberd. When he turned his head, he found that the halberd blade was in his eyes. His eyes widened suddenly, too fast, too late, he Instinctively shrunk his neck, 'Crack! 'The extremely sharp halberd blade hit his forehead, cutting off his heavenly spirit cover neatly.

Zhuo Baihao let out a scream, and fell to the ground with his head up, brains and blood spurting out.

There was no sound on the battlefield, Chen Qing said coldly: "General Cao, I am looking forward to your Seven Star Sword."

Chapter 428 Tongxi

Cao Baozong was in a really depressed mood. The one-on-one match that had been a surefire one-on-one was broken by the opponent's coach. Not to mention the loss of two generals, it also greatly affected morale. Especially the scene where the soldiers returned to the camp frustrated, made Cao Baozong extremely annoyed.He was thinking of single-handedly fighting, but in the end he didn't eat the mutton, which caused him a show of embarrassment.

Li Taiyue, the military adviser, persuaded: "Winning or losing is a common matter in the military. The generals don't have to worry about it. Although two generals died, at least it saved us from another disastrous defeat. We should feel lucky."

"What fiasco?"

"If today the general is not a one-on-one fight, but a decisive battle between the two armies, what is the chance of winning the general?"

Cao Baozong thought for a while, and said frankly: "I think there are more bad luck than good luck."

"The general is right. The two armies have similar training, similar equipment, and similar numbers. Then the final victory will be decided by the commander. With Chen Qing's bravery, he can bring the entire army together and be unstoppable. When his army fights, we are sure to lose!"

Cao Baozong nodded silently. He also felt the same way. When the two armies fought, Chen Qing led an army that was invincible. Even the Jurchens might not be able to withstand it.

He sighed, "The strategist is right. Today's one-on-one fight is indeed a kind of luck. There is no confrontation between the two armies."

He pondered for a moment and said, "Then should I withdraw my troops?"

Li Taiyue said without hesitation: "I have two suggestions. First, withdraw the troops to Dingxi County as soon as possible, lest the other party cut off our logistics. This is something that I have repeatedly mentioned before; secondly, send someone to Jingzhao to contact the Qi State. It is suggested that the two sides join forces to attack Chen Qing, so that Chen Qing will be attacked by the enemy, he will definitely withdraw his troops and return to Qinzhou, at least we can take Gongzhou, these two suggestions were mentioned by the humble officer before, I hope the general will consider it."

Cao Baozong sighed, "The real purpose of me leading the army to the south is to single out the Song army. I have been planning this matter long before I sent troops. This is actually the emperor's idea. I just implemented it for him. As for the military division's suggestion In fact, I have already sent someone to join forces with Qi."

"Is there any news from Qi State?"

"Not yet, I'm still waiting for a response."

Li Taiyue pondered for a moment and said: "Then wait a little longer, but the general wants to send more troops to protect the supply line, and the other party will definitely send troops to harass. The humble officer is very worried about the second batch of supplies, because there are siege weapons in there!"

"I know, I will send another [-] troops to meet the food delivery team!"

Cao Baozong picked up the sword on the table, reluctantly said: "I really don't want to give him this sword!"

"If the general doesn't want to give it to you, just get another sword."

Cao Baozong smiled wryly and said, "Even if I don't give it to Chen Qing, it doesn't matter. I'm afraid that in the eyes of the emperor, I'm a person who doesn't believe what I promise. I have to give this sword. I'll take it back after I kill Chen Qing." .”

……

Chen Qing finally got the sword sent by someone sent by Cao Baozong. In the big tent, he pulled out the sword, and saw a cold light flashing from the sword body, connecting the seven concave surfaces into one, really like the Big Dipper in the night sky, and This cold light gathers but does not disperse, and it is held in the air. Two seal characters are engraved on the lower part of the sword, 'Seven Stars', and the whole sword body is shining with magnificent light.

Chen Qing waved his sword, "Crack! 'He actually cut a bronze candlestick on the table into two pieces, and looked at the blade, there was no damage at all, it really cut iron like mud.

This sword is neither long nor short, so Chen Qing really couldn't put it down. He simply danced a set of sword skills, and the sword was sheathed. At this moment, Chen Qing made a decision that he would not return the Seven Star Sword to the court, Be his saber, if anyone wants to impeach, let them go!

……

There is a Tongxi Fort near Tongxi County in the middle of Gongzhou. It is about 800 miles away from the county seat. There is a pool not far from the fort, which is formed by the streams on the mountain and continues to flow down the mountain.

At this time, Liu Qiong led five hundred cavalry to live in this military fort. They carried dry food for half a month. If the food was not enough, they had to go to Jichuan County in Qinzhou to get food.

This is the third time that Liu Qiong has been sent as a peripheral army. He led a team of [-] cavalry to harass the enemy's logistics and food roads. Speaking of which, his experience is indeed very rich. With a good record, he gradually gained his own unique experience, that is patience, waiting, fast, and ruthless.

Don't startle the enemy easily, wait patiently for the opportunity, once the opportunity arises, attack without hesitation, and show no mercy, sometimes accidentally hurting the civilians, that's not hesitating.

Liu Qiong regards Tongxi County as a very important node. The team usually spends the night in Tongxi County to rest. The dilapidated county town can at least defend against wild beasts at night, so he patiently waits near Tongxi County.

That evening, two scout cavalrymen rushed to Tongxi Fort, and the leading cavalryman was brought before Liu Qiong. The cavalryman knelt on one knee and cupped his fists and said, "General Qi, the baggage team has indeed entered Tongxi County!"

Liu Qiong's subordinates discovered a convoy yesterday, mainly transporting food and siege ladders. The food was several thousand stones, and there were 1000 siege ladders. There were a total of [-] carts and more than [-] soldiers guarding the city. Liu Qiong Judging from the speed of the other party, this team should have arrived in Tongxi County in the afternoon and will definitely spend the night in Tongxi County.

As expected, the other party stayed overnight in Tongxi County, and this was their chance.

"Can Tangdutou be in the county seat?"

"In the county!"

Tang Qian is Liu Qiong's capable general, leading ten brothers to lurk in the county seat.

Liu Qiong got up immediately and said: "Order the whole army, prepare to go!"

It is dusk now, and when we arrive in Tongxi County, the sky should be completely dark.

……

Tongxi County is a very complicated county with a population of less than [-] people, all of whom are old and weak who refuse to move out, lingering in the county, but there are many empty houses in the county, and it is also very complicated, like a maze.

The southeast corner of the city where the people are basically concentrated, because there is the only well that can produce water, otherwise they have to go more than ten miles to fetch water, how can these old and weak bear it.

There is no business in the city, only two small shops, one is a grocery store and the other is a coffin shop.

Tang Qian, the head of the capital, led ten men to hide in a yard next to the coffin shop.

Both Song Dynasty people and Xixia people are more taboo about coffins, and they will definitely stay away from this coffin shop.

The night gradually deepened, and the Xixia people who had been busy for more than an hour finally calmed down.

The Xixia people's convoys were all parked in the west, and they didn't bother those old and weak people. It's not that they are kind-hearted, but they are familiar with these old and weak people. There is really nothing to squeeze, and many people are still sick. If you are infected with a disease, the gain outweighs the loss.

Tang Qian and his men were mobilized, and they climbed up the city with ropes. All the passages to the city had collapsed, and they could only go up to the city by rope or ladders, and the city was no exception.

The top of the city is very dilapidated and decayed, and many places have collapsed. If you don't pay attention, you will fall into the inside of the city wall and be buried by sand. At that time, it will be difficult to revive it.

The ten scouts climbed carefully on the top of the city. Each of them was tied with a long rope around their waists to prevent them from falling into the wall and could not be rescued. They climbed for half an hour before they reached the west city wall.

Looking down, they saw the carts in the courtyard. There were two hundred carts distributed in more than twenty courtyards. The soldiers were supposed to have had enough to eat and drink, and they were sleeping in the house. The coachmen were also from Xixia. On the cart, all the items were removed by the soldiers and piled up next to the cart.

Tang Qian was concerned about the siege ladders. He quickly found the siege ladders, and they were all erected in the courtyard. They were tall and strong, exceeding a large section of the house. Thirty siege ladders were concentrated in two courtyards. .

This kind of siege ladder is very heavy, and each weighs several thousand catties. It takes dozens of people to carry a ladder, and a bullock cart can only transport one ladder at most.

Tang Qian's eyes rolled, and he had a brilliant plan.

Chapter 429 changes

Liu Qiong led [-] cavalry and had already approached Tongxi County. When they were three miles away from the county seat, the team stopped running and walked slowly. The fierce sound of horseshoes would alarm the Xixia soldiers in the city.

When approaching the county seat, a person ran towards him, who was Tang Qian's subordinate.

He stepped forward to salute with fists in his hands, and said to Liu Qiong: "General Liu, Tang Du has an idea!"

Of course Liu Qiong knew that the so-called idea is a good way, he asked with a smile: "What good way do you all have?"

The scout whispered a few words, Liu Qiong thought about it and then smiled: "It's really a bad move, yes, I agree!"

The scout ran back again, while Liu Qiong led the soldiers to lurk under the left city wall, waiting for the enemy to rush out in panic. He really overcomplicated a very simple matter, and the other party only escorted a thousand soldiers, so there was no need to delay it. It's been a long time, it was time to kill them yesterday.

The scout found Tang Qian, the governor, and told him that the general had agreed to his plan.

Tang Qian and a subordinate with strong martial arts each carried a bag of ten catties of kerosene and climbed down the city wall by rope. .

They sprinted forward along the roof with cat waists. Each of them carried at least fifty catties of weight, which was quite strenuous.

They quickly found their target. Two clusters of siege ladders were piled high. Tang Qian tied fifteen siege ladders with long iron chains and locked them with big locks.

He removed the kerosene bag on his back, and carefully poured all the kerosene on the ladder, lest he disturb the coachman in the yard.

At this time, his subordinates also locked the chain lock on the siege ladder and poured oil on fire.

Almost at the same time, the two ignited the torch and lit the siege ladder.

The fire ignited and was immediately seen by the sentry soldiers, who all shouted. Tang Qian and his men ran wildly along the roof, towards the city wall. Arrows kept shooting at them. His men let out a muffled groan, and he was hit by an arrow in the leg. , almost fell off the roof.

The two stumbled to the side of the alley, jumped at the same time, grabbed two ropes, and were pulled up by the soldiers at the top of the city.

Xixia soldiers rushed out of the house one after another, yelling, someone was trying to fetch water with a basin, and came back after turning around, so forget it!The small river is more than ten miles away.

The soldiers tried to put down the burning ladder, only to find that the ladder was as heavy as Mount Tai and could not be moved at all.

The chief general shouted: "Leave the ladder alone, take the food away, and leave the county quickly!"