Chapter Fourteen: Heavenly King Wields Troops at Zengtou City (3)
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Chao Gai led five thousand men and horses to form a formation in the wilderness of Pingchuan at the entrance of Zengtou City, beating drums and shouting. At the sound of gongs in Zengtou City, a large group of men and horses came out in a mighty manner, saying "every word"
There are seven heroes: in the middle is the gun and stick teacher Shi Wengong, at the top is the assistant teacher Su Ding, at the bottom is Zeng Tu, the eldest son of Zeng, on the left are Zeng Mi and Zeng Kui, on the right are Zeng Sheng and Zeng Suo, these seven
Everyone is fully clothed and full of energy. The teacher Shi Wengong is bending his bow and inserting an arrow, riding on the jade-shining lion horse, and he is holding a square-shaped halberd in his hand. Although he has not spoken a word, he can't block the flow.
Domineering.
After the three-way war drums sounded, several prison cars were rolled out from the Zeng family's formation and placed in front of the formation. Zeng Tu pointed at them and cursed: "Anti-national thieves, have you seen the prison cars I built? In my Zeng family's house
If I kill you, you will not be considered a hero! I just want to catch you alive one by one, put them in this prison car and drive them to Tokyo, so that I can show my five tigers' skills! If you surrender as soon as possible, there is still time to discuss!"
After Chao Gai heard this insult, he couldn't help but became furious. He drew his gun and rode straight towards Zeng Tu. The generals were afraid that Chao Gai would make a mistake, so they all killed him together. The two armies fought in a melee, and the Zeng family's troops fought and walked step by step.
They retreated into the village in an orderly manner. Qin Ming, Lu Fang, and Guo Sheng ran east and west to kill them, but seeing that the road was not good, they encountered random arrows being shot at the gate of the village village, so they hurriedly retreated to recover their troops.
Both sides lost some troops that day, but Chao Gai saw Shi Wengong's ability. Even when he retreated, he retreated in an orderly manner. This skill cannot be said to be tough. When he returned to the stronghold that day, he was very worried. The generals advised him
He said: "Brother, please take it easy, don't be depressed, it will hurt your body. In today's melee, the enemy and I both lost some troops and horses, and we have never lost to him, so why should we be so depressed?"
Chao Gai was just depressed. He fought for three days in a row and was defeated one after another in Zengtou City. Later, he closed the gate of the village and only shot random arrows, but no one came out to fight. When Chao Gai encountered this situation, he discussed strategies with everyone
To no avail, it was just when the tiger had no way to eat the hedgehog. On the fourth day, two monks suddenly went straight to Chaogai Village to worship.
The soldiers led them to the Chinese army's tent. Two monks knelt down and reported: "The young monk is the superintendent of the Fahua Temple in the east of Zengtou City. Since Shi Wengong came to our place a few years ago, the five tigers of the Zeng family have become more and more rampant.
From time to time, he often comes to this temple to bully and ask for gold and silver. The young monk knows the terrain of his village in detail, so he has come here to ask the leader to rob the village. To eradicate this bully, Zengtou City is lucky, and this temple is even more lucky.
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Chao Gai was overjoyed when he saw what they said, and immediately invited the two monks to sit in the Chinese army's tent and treat them to wine.
Just when everyone was rejoicing, only Qin Ming remonstrated: "Brother, don't listen to their words. We couldn't find any way to attack, so they came to our door, no matter how late or early they came. It was such a coincidence. Could it be that
Is it a scam?!"
Chao Gai smiled, patted Qin Ming's hand, and said: "How can he two monks be willing to lie? I, Liangshan Po, have been practicing benevolence and righteousness for a long time, and I have not disturbed the people wherever I go. Why do the two of them want to enmity with me, let alone
Why don't you take the risk and come here to deceive me? Besides, the Zeng family are just vulgar villagers. How can they defeat our army? The day before yesterday, you also fought with them. They are not very good at such three-legged cat kung fu.
, even if there is a plan, how can we win the march of our army? Brother Xiu was suspicious and missed a big event. I will go and do it myself tonight."
Qin Ming remonstrated bitterly and said: "If my brother must go, then I, Qin Ming, will divide half of our troops to rob the stronghold. My brother will only be outside to support us. We must not go to fight in person."
Seeing Qin Ming protecting him like this, Chao Gai felt very comfortable. He waved his hand and said: "If I don't go there in person, you and my brothers won't tell me, but the minions below will inevitably think of me. Even as a general, I won't do it."
If you take the lead, who will be willing to fight forward in the future? Let's do this, you leave half of the army and horses outside, and if you see an ambush, come and meet me. I just need to be more careful during this trip."
Seeing that Chao Gai had made up his mind, Qin Ming said, "Who will my brother take?"
Chao Gai said: "Shi Xiu, Yang Xiong, and Shi Yong will be divided into 2,500 men and horses to accompany them."
Qin Ming thought for a while and advised: "Although Shi Yong and Shi Xiu are brave and good men, they are not familiar with fighting with horses. It would be more appropriate to bring Lu Fang and Guo Sheng with them."
"I don't know, but you also need help from both sides." Chao Gai said.
Qin Ming said: "I just need brothers Shi Yong and Shi Xiu to mobilize the front and rear troops for me. Let me borrow these two generals from the King of Heaven."
Chao Gai understood Qin Ming's intentions and agreed. That night, he cooked food so that all the three armies were full. The horses picked bells and their ranks were awarded. When the night was getting dark, he quietly followed two monks and went straight to Fahua Temple.
When Chao Gai got there and took a look, it was an ancient temple. Chao Gai got off his horse and entered the temple under the leadership of the two leading monks. He looked around but did not see a single monk. Chao Gai hurriedly turned around and asked the two monks.
The monk asked: "How come such a big temple doesn't even have a single monk?"
The monk sighed and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, you don't know. It's because the beasts of the Zeng family often come to bully you. Those monks couldn't help but go to their secular lives after a lot of troubles. Only the elders and a few of our waiters were free.
They lived in the pagoda courtyard. The leader temporarily stationed the troops and horses. When it got deeper into the night, the monk took the king around from the trail to the back of Zengtou City and attacked the stronghold from the side. They were unprepared there and would never think of the king.
The soldiers and horses will find him there, and when the time comes, they will definitely kill him and leave no trace of him behind."
Chao Gai felt very happy when he heard this, and asked quickly: "Where is his stronghold?"
The monk said: "He has four strongholds, but only the northern stronghold is where the Zeng brothers station their troops. The other three are all empty. If this stronghold is captured, the other three strongholds will also be destroyed."
Already."
Chao Gai was overjoyed and said, "When can we go?"
The monk said: "Now is the second watch. By the third watch, their soldiers and horses will be fast asleep and unprepared for night defense. It is a good time to kill the enemy."
Chao Gai saw that these two people spoke sincerely and honestly, and did not seem to be lying, so he sat in the temple and waited. At first, he could still hear the sound of the drums beating the watch in Zengtou City, and then he listened to half of the watch.
After this time, the sound of the clock was no longer heard. At this time, the monk came over and said: "These guys must have all fallen asleep. You can go now. The young monk should lead the way first."
Chao Gai led Lu Fang and Guo Sheng, two generals, mounted their horses, led the troops and left Fahua Temple, and followed the young monk.
This is indeed a small road. The road can only accommodate five people abreast. Both sides are covered with grass and trees. After walking for less than five miles, as soon as they turned a mountain pass, two monks disappeared from the shadows.
Not daring to take action, he quickly reported the situation to the King of Heaven, Chao Gai, who was holding down the Chinese army. Chao Gai immediately became alert. When people stepped forward to look around, they saw that the path was complicated and no one could be seen for several miles. Chao Gai felt that the situation was not good.
Then he quickly asked the soldiers and horses from the rear to become the front, and hurriedly returned to the old road.
But when he couldn't walk a hundred steps, he saw golden drums beating in unison, and the shouts shook the ground. Chao Gai looked around from his horse, and there were torches everywhere he looked. Chao Gai secretly screamed, "It's not good."
The anger suddenly boiled into the sky, and the generals led the troops to seize the road. After turning two corners, they bumped into a group of soldiers and horses. Without saying a word, they shot random arrows at them. The incident happened suddenly. Chao Gai had already rushed back to his horse.
He was too late, and an arrow hit Chao Gai in the face, almost knocking off his horse, but Lu Fang and Guo Sheng came over with all their might at this time, saved Chao Gai, and went out with a group of soldiers and horses to kill him.
There are also many soldiers and horses in Zengtou City. Not only is there no shortage of people, but the more they push out, the closer the soldiers and horses surround them. It feels like they have entered someone else's formation. In Lu Fang, Guo Sheng and the two tried their best.
There was no end in sight, and just when he was about to make a determined effort to kill to the end, the Zeng family's troops and horses clearly became confused in the rear, and the sounds of fighting continued. It turned out that Qin Ming and others at the entrance of the village were leading the army to respond, and Liangshan soldiers
Ma Jun's morale was so high that he was able to fight a draw.
The two armies fought in melee until dawn, and each returned to the stronghold. Qin Ming returned and reduced his troops. All the generals fled with their own lives. He brought 2,500 troops with him and only 1,230 were left. Qin Ming sighed.
In one breath, he led Shi Yong and other generals back to the stronghold. When the leaders came to see Chao Gai, the arrow hit him in the cheek. He pulled out the arrow quickly and Chao Gai fainted. Qin Ming
I took the arrow feather from the hand of the military doctor and took a closer look at the arrow. I saw three small characters "Shi Wengong" engraved on it. The doctor who accompanied the army took the golden sore medicine and applied it on it, but the blood still couldn't be stopped.
, it turned out that this arrow was a poisonous arrow.
Chao Gai was poisoned by curare and could not speak. He was sometimes awake and sometimes confused. Qin Ming knew that the level of the doctors accompanying the army was limited, and King Chao Tian urgently needed treatment from famous doctors, so he quickly called Lu Fang, and General Guo Sheng helped the King into the car.
, brought a thousand soldiers and horses, and sent them back to the stronghold first. The remaining leaders discussed with Qin Ming in the stronghold: "Now King Chao Tianwang is coming down the mountain. He doesn't want to suffer such a catastrophe, so he responded to the wind and recognized the flag."
It’s a sign. We should have withdrawn our troops and returned together. However, we must not leak the news now. When the King of Heaven and the others are far away, we will retreat. Otherwise, the five tigers of the Zeng family will definitely kill them on the road. I’m afraid
It’s not good for retreating troops.”
When Chao Gai was far away, it was the second watch in the middle of the night, and the moon was dim. Qin Ming and other leaders were groaning in the stronghold, and suddenly they heard Fu Lu Primary School hurriedly reported: "The four or five roads ahead are
Troops and horses are coming to kill you, and there are countless torches!"
After hearing this, Qin Ming and other generals mounted their horses together. On the mountains on three sides, torches were lit, shining like daylight. They rushed to the stronghold with shouts from all directions. Qin Ming led the leaders, stood up from the stronghold, got back on their horses and left.
The Zeng family's army and horses came from behind and killed them. Qin Ming and his men fought and fled. After walking for fifty or sixty miles, they were able to escape. Qin Ming counted more troops and lost another six to seven hundred people. He was severely defeated.
He lost, but he had no intention of revenge at the moment, so he hurriedly went to the mainland and hoped that Liangshanbo would come back.