Chapter 157 Swinging troops to the north to take the three states
When the county captain heard that Wu Song was drunk and snoring in his sleep, he immediately opened his eyes, took out the dagger from his sleeve, and thought to himself: "Wu Song, who is famous in the three states, is just like this. Since you are so lax, then why not?" No wonder I'm so good at it." Thinking of this, he walked in front of Wu Song, raised his hand and stabbed Wu Song in the throat.
The moment the dagger fell into his throat, one of Wu Song's hands suddenly grasped the county lieutenant's wrist that was holding the dagger tightly with lightning speed, and then the other hand slapped the two. A big slap in the face, and a punch to the chest. Wu Song's attack was quite heavy. These two blows made the county lieutenant take three or four steps back in succession, stumbled at his feet, fell backwards and fell to the ground, and his chest was hurt. Wu Song's fist hit him like a sledgehammer. Although he had practiced in the early years, he was not a strong practitioner after all, so he became more and more unbearable with one punch. He sat on the ground with his chest I couldn't help but vomit blood.
At this time, before Wu Song opened his eyes, Batabata rolled his lips, turned sideways, faced the fellow, and said: "County Lieutenant, County Lieutenant, you have a trick to use Cao Cao to offer his sword. I have the ability to kill people as Cao Cao dreamed of. I think you have done a good job in presenting the city. Green Forest will not embarrass you. I will give you an hour to go as far as you can without bumping into my blade again."
After hearing this, the county lieutenant was so frightened that his face turned pale, and a mouthful of blood filled his mouth. He turned over with difficulty and kowtowed: "Young devil is obsessed with your mind. I don't dare to do it anymore. I hope Uncle Wu will forgive me."
Wu Song didn't bother to pay attention to the guy, and just said coldly: "Green Forest doesn't kill workers, but that doesn't mean I don't kill people. Before I change my mind, hide from me far away, and get out of here."
As soon as the word "go" was pronounced, the county lieutenant was so frightened that the green forest brothers who were guarding outside heard Wu Song yell angrily. When they were about to knock on the door to ask, the county lieutenant showed blood on his chin. After escaping from the house in panic, Brother Lulin saw something was wrong and immediately pulled out the knife. Before the guy could react, two simple knives were placed on the neck of the county lieutenant. The guy was so frightened that he almost collapsed into a ball.
At this time, Wu Song's lazy voice came from the room: "Let him go," and then he yawned for a long time. It seemed that he was really sleepy.
The county captain was driven out of Fengtian City by Lu Lin and driven elsewhere.
On the same day, Lin Chong from the left wing gathered more than 10,000 soldiers from his headquarters and Tongzhou. After receiving the order, he led the troops to Yaozhou on the same day. Along with the 16,000 soldiers and horses raised by Yaozhou, a total of more than 26,000 soldiers entered the capital from Yunyang City in Yaozhou. In the Zhaofu territory, food and grass were temporarily supplied by Yaozhou. Lin Chong led his army across the river from Yunyang. After landing, he quickly captured the nearby Linjing Town as the first foundation. Then he led his men straight to the Zhaofu without stopping. Liquan City, this battle was not won as easily as Wu Song. There were 5,000 defenders in Liquan City. They were well-equipped, but they should not be underestimated. Although Kui Er was not on the map It was shown above, but after Lin Chong fought with it, he was deeply impressed by the first battle. This city was very different from the previous encounters. What was different was not the equipment, but the will of the defenders. The stern and perseverance of the city Lin Chong's aura could be seen from the city when he brought his soldiers and horses to the city to take up positions. Lin Chong later found out that this was all because the county magistrate of Liquan was a man with great ideas and a legacy of the ancients. The Lieutenant of Liquan County and all the officers and soldiers in the city were all impressed by him.
As early as when Shi Jin conquered Huazhou, the Liquan County magistrate had prepared for a rainy day and made early arrangements in the city. The city was not only equipped with sufficient bows and arrows, wood, and gray bottles, but also other killer weapons, and there were endless tricks. , something opened the eyes of Lin Chong, the instructor of the 180,000 Forbidden Army.
At that time, Lin Chong didn't understand this. He just pushed the army to a place two hundred steps away from the city to take up positions. When he saw the officers and soldiers on the top of Liquan's city guarding the city with stern faces, an indescribable spirit was active in him. Lin Chong went to the city walls to yell at everyone as usual. The county lieutenant was not afraid of the intruders and came out to fight. The two of them could not kill with more than twenty or thirty moves. The county lieutenant knew how powerful Lin Chong was, but it was a pity that he was not good at it. , "A good man never suffers an immediate loss." When he caught the opportunity, he risked his life and fled. Lin Chong led his troops to cover up and pursue him, but he was rained down by arrows all over the city and had to return defeated.
Lin Chong yelled and cursed repeatedly, but the people in the city refused to come out. The scolding made Lin Chong's mouth dry and there was no movement. Lin Chong lost his patience, so he immediately took his soldiers and horses to move out the siege machinery, and moved the siege machinery out to the east, west, north and south. The city was beaten in turn, and finally, just when Lin Chong thought he had stunned the enemy and concentrated his firepower to launch a fierce attack on the north gate, he still encountered a fierce counterattack by the officers and soldiers on the city.
After the soldiers of Liquan City shot all the arrow feathers, threw away the wood, and threw away the ash bottles, they set up a large pot on the city, boiled the oil in the pot, and when it was boiling hot, they asked the city defenders to pour it down. Finally, when even the fuel was used up, he lit firewood and threw it down the city to prevent the brave Green Lin from breaking through the city along the ladder. But in the end, when even the firewood was used up, he simply killed the fighting men on the city. The officers and soldiers were thrown into the city, but in the end they were still unable to stop the Green Forest Army's offensive. Lin Chong led his soldiers and horses to attack and kill from the top of the city, killing the officers and soldiers on the top of the city until they cried for their fathers and mothers, but there was no one Those who retreated, even if they died, would fight in front. Lin Chong saw all this, and he couldn't help but feel awe in his heart, but war is always cruel. Lin Chong came to the top of the city, cut down the suspension bridge, and opened it. At the city gate, a large army was released to break through the city and enter. However, even if the fighting reached this point, the battle was not over yet. In order to wipe out the stubborn resistance of the remaining soldiers in the city, Lin Chong spent more than an hour.
When Liquan County Lieutenant was killed in the battle and the Green Forest Army completely wiped out the officers and soldiers in the city, Lin Chong lost more than 10,000 soldiers in this tough battle. When he finally captured the county magistrate of Liquan, he The county magistrate's ill-fitting armor was covered with blood, but he still carried several government officials with simple knives in their hands and continued to fight until the government officials around him were also killed in front of him. When he was captured, he did not even have a single bullet. Relax from the thought of fighting.
And when everything calmed down, Lin Chong saw the county magistrate. This man could not be described as dignified in appearance and short in stature. He was tied up with hemp ropes by the Green Forest Army, and he looked like he was being tied up with straw ropes in the vegetable market. The turtle was tied up and almost without skipping a beat, he was lifted in front of Lin Chong by the big men from the Green Forest Army. However, it was such a humble-looking man whose sharp eyes and sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks left a profound impact on Lin Chong, because even if Even though he was arrested, the county magistrate still didn't say a soft word.
Lin Chong adhered to Shi Jin's order not to kill prisoners and surrender, especially to those with high integrity and lofty ideals. When Lin Chong asked his soldiers to loosen his bonds on the spot, the Liquan County Magistrate did not appreciate it. He said harsh words, "Don't think that I will take refuge in you because you are like this. I advise you that it is best to kill me, otherwise I, He Qing, will continue to make trouble for you in the green forest as long as I am alive."
To be honest, Lin Chong didn't want this guy to leave Liquan alive. It was a bit of a headache to have to fight such a difficult person when meeting him in the future. However, despite this, Lin Chong did not grit his teeth and kill him. , instead, he was served tea and prepared a bag of silver, allowing him to take his family and collection of books to come and go freely. In the end, He Qing chose to leave Liquan, but did not go anywhere else, outside Liquan City. He built a thatched hut in the mountains and lived in seclusion for half his life.
Lin Chong organized his troops and horses, tidied up the city defenses, took over Liquan's money, food and military power, stabilized the people, and implemented the New Deal. Putting aside many other chores for the time being, Lin Chong prepared his troops and horses and started the strategic siege of Xingping on the second day.
After talking about the left wing, let’s talk about Yang Zhi’s right wing. On the same day, as the right wing, Yang Zhi gathered more than 3,000 troops from his headquarters, and brought with him 22,000 troops recruited from the same state, a total of more than 25,000 troops. On the day of receiving the order, he led the troops to Huazhou, and accompanied the army to load more than a thousand large siege equipment such as siege cones, ladders, and catapults built by Yaozhou. They entered the territory of Jingzhao Prefecture from the Weinan City border, captured Lingkou Town, and headed south. Marching forward, when the army arrived at Lintong, the sun was already setting in the west. At this time, Wu Song had already captured Fengtian, and Lin Chong was about to attack the city of Liquan. Lintong City was the gateway to the east of Chang'an. Naturally, it was heavily guarded by 8,000 soldiers, including 2,000 well-equipped Imperial Guards.
Yang Zhi is a man who plans carefully and will never take action without being completely sure. When Yang Zhi led his army into Lintong, he set up camp there. Yang Zhi took the map of Lintong carefully. After studying it, he looked at the defenses of Lintong officers and soldiers, guarding them layer by layer. If he wanted to attack by force, he would probably kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, which was not a long-term solution. Yang Zhi was unwilling to risk the lives of many soldiers on this. However, no matter how he looked at the map, he could not see where the flaws of the officers and soldiers were. When Yang Zhi was frowning and puzzled, he suddenly came to report that Shi Jin was leading the middle route. The army captured the two cities of Yueyang and Gaoling in one fell swoop. There were more than two thousand defeated soldiers among them, and they were fleeing towards Lintong one after another.
When Yang Zhi heard an idea, he immediately sent out two teams of light cavalry, based on the intelligence information of the horses, to ambush on the other side of the Xishui River where the deserters must pass. When night approached, a large number of deserters appeared in the sight of the Green Forest Army. The ambush troops flew out and killed the deserters immediately. Yang Zhi led his men to choose some capable and brave brothers to put on the equipment and clothing of these deserters. At that moment, they were divided into two teams, and most of the Green Forest Army quietly After cleaning up the corpses of the officers and soldiers, they returned to Dazhai, while the "deserters" dressed in the green forest continued their unfinished journey, scattered all the way, and fled into Lintong City.