Forward Wu Song, left wing Lin Chong, and right wing Yang Zhi had different encounters, but they also made achievements. They each followed the predetermined track and defeated the first city.
On the same day, Shi Jin took up the army in the middle and led 30,000 Huazhou soldiers from Xiaguicheng all the way south, crossed the river and went to Liyi Town first, and then came to Yueyang. During the confrontation in front of the formation, they killed one against three. The other party's three generals attacked in one fell swoop and captured Yueyang. Then, without stopping, they sent their troops west to attack Gaoling.
Gaoling City is only forty or fifty miles away from Yueyang. Shi Jin led heavy troops to press the border and soon reached the gate of Gaoling City. Because Shi Jin had one against three in Yueyang, he still killed the three generals who defended the city on horseback. This made the defenders of Gaoling City dare not come out to greet him anymore. They all huddled on the top of the city with a very fearful look. They drew their bows and arrows to their full capacity and guarded the bottom of the city tightly.
Shi Jin stationed his troops and horses two hundred strides away, and galloped to the front of the formation alone. He was not afraid of the arrows falling from the city, so he shouted: "Call your masters to come out and meet me, Green Forest." Shi Jin came to visit,"
The county magistrate and county lieutenant of Gaoling City were all on top of the city. Seeing Shi Jin alone at the bottom of the city, they looked at each other, not knowing what his intentions were.
The county magistrate did not stand up to speak, so the county captain stepped on the arrow stack and shouted: "You are Shi Jin,"
"Yes, I am Shi Jin. I have arrived in your mansion now. I am tired of traveling and traveling, and I really can't walk. I wonder if I can take a rest at a precious place, so as to save everyone the trouble of fighting against each other."
The county captain could not understand the meaning of Shi Jin's words, and immediately said: "Gaoling is just an inconspicuous small town in Jingzhao Prefecture. The money and food are far less than those in other places. However, Gaoling is the same." , There is no other place that can compare, that is a tough guy," the county captain said here, raised the sword in his hand, and shouted: "I heard that you are brave and good at fighting, but you won my city, but you don't want me to kneel down,"
"I swear to live and die with Gaoling," the county magistrate shouted at the right time, and all the soldiers on the city top responded in unison, "I swear to live and die with Gaoling," which echoed on the city and spread throughout the city.
Shi Jin didn't care, and said confidently: "Be polite first and then fight, I'm sorry." After that, he quickly drew a bow and arrow from his waist, took an arrow feather from the flying fish bag, and said nothing. He said that he was readying the bow and arrow, and he looked at the county captain on the top of the city. He let go of his right hand, and a bowstring buzzed. Only a whoosh was heard, and the arrow flew towards the city. Shi Jin didn't wait. Whether the arrow hit or not, he raised his hand and shot another arrow.
The officers and soldiers on the city didn't react at first, because according to common sense, this arrow would never reach the top of the city. The county lieutenant thought the same way, and he clearly saw that the arrow was aimed at him. , but did not hide. However, in that moment of hesitation, the arrow feathers shot through the county captain's right eye with a whoosh, and the sharp arrow pierced the county captain's skull, and the arrow on his head was shot. The top of his helmet flew off, and a section of his head was exposed, dripping with blood.
The county magistrate turned his head and looked at the county lieutenant who had been hit by an arrow. He was so shocked that he just opened his mouth and a large burst of blood immediately splashed all over his cheeks. When the officers and soldiers looked back, they saw an arrow stuck across the magistrate's neck. The arrow feathers penetrated from the neck and came out from the cheek. The county magistrate swayed straight, his mouth could not grow anymore, he stared at a pair of incredible eyes, and he fell to the ground dead like the county captain. .
The county lieutenant and the county magistrate were both dead with eyes closed. They would never have thought that the bow in Shi Jin's hand was not comparable to ordinary bows and arrows. This bow was not made of ordinary trees. If there was something else to say, When he was in Xiaguang City, Shi Jin went to a blacksmith shop under the rule one day and happened to encounter an old craftsman scolding his young apprentice. When Shi Jin went up and listened, he understood that it turned out that the young apprentice was very curious and did not follow the rules. The master had strict forging requirements, but whimsically forged the pig iron repeatedly, and added a small amount of some earth ore that he had sifted out. He originally wanted to forge a Yitian Slaying Dragon or a general Mo Xie, but after it was forged, the sword did not work. It was not as he expected. When he held it in his hand, it was lighter than ordinary pig iron, but the strength was not as strong. When he swung it with force, the sword body had enough toughness and could bend slowly under exertion. And this Let the old craftsman see the pig iron, but he is scolding the boy for wasting things.
Shi Jin didn't take it seriously when he saw the beginning of the period. He smiled and picked up the sword. As expected, it was much lighter. He held the sword head with his hand and applied force to make the sword bend. After releasing his hand, there was a buzzing vibration. After that, the sword body returned to its original state. When Shi Jin saw this, he suddenly had an idea and asked the young apprentice in detail about the making process. Then he rewarded him with some silver and asked him to make an iron sword according to his own formula. The bow came out, and then Shi Jin sent the blueprint of the bow and arrow to the blacksmith shop.
This is the bow and arrow that Shi Jin is using now. This bow is not heavy, but it is very tough. The arrow feathers are also specially made. They are three inches longer and thinner than ordinary arrow feathers. The arrowhead has three thorns, and the neck is covered with a circle of fine barbs. The arrow body is dyed with black paint. This iron bow has the strength of twenty kilograms to pull. If it is thrown to an ordinary man, it will be difficult for two people to pull it together. Open, it is such a bow and arrow, the range is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary bows and arrows, let alone 150 steps, even 200 steps can be achieved.
And the county magistrate and county lieutenant took advantage of Shi Jin's bow and dispatched Gaoling City's "dragon head" with just two arrows. The officers and soldiers were astonished, as if their heads were washed away instantly. Again, he was stunned and didn't know how to react. At this moment, Shi Jin took two arrows and pointed them at the two iron chains of the suspension bridge and shot them off.
Shi Jin waved the dragon-coiling stick in his hand, and the following army held up shields and pushed siege cones, and then came up with shouts of killing. The only remaining general on the city head saw it and did not dare to stand. When he came out, he could only huddle back and direct the archers to shoot arrows.
All of a sudden, fine arrow feathers rained down from Gaoling City, and they landed on the shields of the Green Forest Army. It had no actual effect. On the contrary, under the impact of the door-breaking awl, the city gate soon collapsed. After being breached, Shi Jin led the Green Forest Army to seize the door and kill the defenders inside so that they abandoned the door and fled.
The army rushed into Gaoling City. It was like a flood that broke a dike and overwhelmed the entire Gaoling City defenders' defense line. The officers and soldiers of Gaoling couldn't hold it back. The defenders of other city gates saw that the momentum was not right and immediately saw that the momentum was not right. After opening the door and fleeing, a large number of officers and soldiers who were afraid of death surrendered, and many officers and soldiers also escaped from Gaoling City during the war and went to Lintong City, which had ample troops and was relatively safe.
On this day, Shi Jin stormed and captured two cities, prepared overnight, and waited for the next day to move westward and continue to approach Jingyang.
Just when the Green Forest Army and the Four Route Army captured the edge city of Jingzhao Prefecture in one fell swoop, the prefect who was guarding Chang'an received reports from Tanma who had been defeated one after another. Hearing that the dead man was still alive, he immediately wrote to the court and sent a messenger five hundred miles away to hurry up. , and sent it to the court overnight.
[Day 2·Bianliang, Tokyo]
The earth was still shrouded in a chaotic night, and all the officials were already in their official uniforms, walking in a hurry to Danqi to wait for the audience.
At three o'clock on the fifth watch of the same day, Emperor Daojun ascended to the palace.
The cleansing whip was sounded three times, the civil and military teams were in full swing, the emperor was seated, hundreds of officials shouted long live, and the emperor thought he was safe.
After the etiquette was finished, the head official of the palace came out and shouted as usual: "If you have something to do, leave the class to start playing, if there is nothing to do, roll up the curtain and withdraw from the court."
At this time, Lieutenant Gao raised his eyes and secretly glanced at everyone in the palace. Seeing that no one spoke, he came out of the squad and said: "Today, the leader of the thieves in the Green Forest of Huazhou has entered, and has repeatedly committed great evils. He has attacked the shallows and robbed the warehouse. Hey, the gangsters and gangsters gathered together and divided their armies into four groups to attack our Jingzhao Prefecture and kill the officers and soldiers. Now we have captured the six cities of Yongshou, Fengtian, Liquan, Yueyang, Gaoling and Lintong in Jingzhao Prefecture, killing all the officials and civilians, and destroying the warehouses. They are all taken captive. This is a serious problem. If we don't send a large army to suppress them, they will develop into thieves in the future and be more difficult to control. Fu Qi Sheng Jue,"
As soon as Cai Jing heard what Gao Qiu said, he knew Gao Qiu's plan. He had previously sent Lang Shilong to guard Pucheng, and one of the imperial thieves had meritorious service. The emperor was happy and followed Cai Jing's wishes and promoted Lang Shilong to the Privy Council, with an official rank of third rank. , the privy councilors all accepted the decree, and the two generals under their command were rewarded for their merits in resisting the thieves. Sun Erniang was a hero and was made an exception by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. He was made a fourth-rank guard and the deputy commander of the horse army, and Zhang Qing was also made a chief. The fifth-rank Privy Councilor can be regarded as holding a semi-large official position in the Privy Council. At this time, two of Cai Jing's confidants entered the Privy Council, and another one entered the Forbidden Army. This made Gao Qiu and his party a little panicked. Gao Qiu also thought about it day and night, and wanted to rely on the chaos caused by the Green Forest Army to implant his confidants into the military and political institutions of the imperial court as soon as possible. With the opportunity now, he came up with the memorial just now.
Naturally, the emperor of that day did not know the real purpose of Gao Qiu's heart. He was shocked when he heard that he heard the report, and he quickly shouted and asked: "The thieves are trying to capture our Jingzhao Mansion, Chang'an. What should we do? Is there anyone who can lead the troops to destroy the thieves?" "
Gao Qiu had known that the emperor would ask such a question, so he immediately said without giving anyone, including Cai Jing, a chance to interrupt: "I already have a capable general on my left, and I will wait for the emperor to dispatch him."
After hearing this, the emperor immediately issued an imperial edict and commissioned Lieutenant Gao to select generals and mobilize troops to suppress and arrest the troops. He raised an army of 100,000 to kill the Green Forest Army in one fell swoop.
Captain Gao then reported: "To measure this grass bandit, there is no need to raise a large army. I protect this person and can go and subdue him."
The Emperor said: "If you employ me, there will be no mistakes. You will set off immediately with the order. You will be rewarded with quick success, promoted to an official position and rewarded, and promoted to a high position."
These words were exactly what Gao Taiwei wanted to hear. At that moment, Gao Taiwei said: "This person is a direct descendant of Hu Yanzan, a famous general in Hedong at the beginning of the founding of the country. His single name is Zhuo, and he has two bronze whips. He has ten thousand men." He is unworthy of courage. Now he is in charge of Shaodu in Runing. He has many elite soldiers and brave generals under his command. I recommend him to conquer the Green Forest Army. I hope that the emperor will grant him the command of soldiers and horses. He will lead the elite sergeants on horse and infantry to wipe out the bandits as soon as possible. , the class teacher returns to court,"
The emperor accurately reported and issued an imperial edict: The Privy Council immediately sent people to Runing Prefecture to announce at starry night that Hu Yanzhuo had entered the capital.