Chapter Eighteen: Soldiers approach the city and force Kyoto (3)
Not to mention that Taishi Cai secretly took Sheng Shang northward, and that Tong Guan and a group of people from the Privy Council finally took over the power in Bianjing City, but in the current miserable situation, even if he holds the power of life and death, his heart still remains
I feel uneasy. If I am not careful, I will become the prey of the Green Forest Army.
Tong Guan brought a group of confidants from the Privy Council and the generals in the city to the West Tower. Looking around, there were sparks in the distance, which was the camp of the Green Forest Army. Tong Guan watched without saying a word and couldn't help but sigh.
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"Lieutenant, it's very cold at night, so you need to take extra precautions." Wang Ding said.
Tong Guan looked up at the bright moon with dull eyes, turned around and led everyone into the city tower to discuss the attack and defense plan. Among the generals, Tong Guan saw the bandaged Suo Chao at a glance and recruited him.
He came to me and asked, "I heard that you were wounded by an arrow, so why did you come to the top of the city?"
Suo Chao reported: "Taiwei, now Bianliang is in danger and is about to fall. If it falls, how can Hebei counties and counties resist it? I always think of Taiwei and all the generals fighting to the death for the imperial court. How can the general end up on his sick bed?"
An Lie, although he can't lift the weapon, at least his head is still there. As long as the general is still breathing, he can command the garrison on the city. Even if his left hand is disabled, the general's physical body can still stand in front of him.
The lieutenant and other generals sent troops to suppress the bandits!"
"Good——!" Cai Jing praised: "If everyone is as you think, then why worry about the undefeated army of Green Forest!"
After hearing Suo Chao's words, Tong Guan suddenly felt that there was still some hope for those who could survive, and he couldn't help but feel energetic. Then he took the Privy Council officials to the tower and sat down in order of priority to discuss important military matters.
Tong Guan sat on it and looked at the quiet generals below, and asked: "What strategy will we use now, and which good generals will we use to drive away the traitors and protect the safety of the city?" After that, the generals looked at each other, each with a look of fear.
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I saw a person walking out from behind the infantry captain. He was the defense envoy of the Yamen. His surname was Xuan and his given name was Zan. He was in charge of the troops and horses. This man had a face like the bottom of a pot, nostrils turned to the sky, curly hair and a red beard, and a sturdy figure of eight feet.
He has a steel sword and has outstanding martial arts. He once served as a county horse in the palace, and people called him "Ugly Commandery Horse" because he defeated the generals with his arrows. King Shao loved his martial arts and recruited him as his son-in-law. Who thought that the princess would dislike him?
He was ugly and died with a hatred, so he was never reused and could only be used as a military protector.
Tong Guan was a flatterer and it was difficult to get along with him. Also because he was ugly, he always felt disgusted, but now he had to hold back and looked at him with a smile. Na Xuanzan went out to report to the Taiwei:
"At present, soldiers and horses from all over the country are approaching, but there is a lack of good generals in the city. It happened that the young general had an acquaintance in the countryside, and he was a general! This man is a direct descendant of the righteous and brave King Wu'an in the late Han Dynasty. His surname is Guan, he is famous, and he looks like
Similar to Guan Yunchang, he also wields a Qinglong Yanyue Sword, and his martial arts are also very good, so people call him "Dadao Guansheng". Now an official is inspecting Pudong, and Qu is flirting with him. This man has read military books since he was a child, and is deeply proficient in martial arts.
If a man is not brave enough, if he is invited with gift coins and worshiped as a general, the general will appear to be the right and left arm of the Taiwei, stand alone for me in Bianjing, exterminate the madmen, and protect the country and the people. I also hope that the Taiwei will
Make a decision early and seek for the will."
After Cai Jing heard this, he was overjoyed and sent Xuanzan as his envoy, giving him the document, saddle and horse. He went to Pudong overnight to ask Guan Sheng to go to Beijing to lead troops to save the country. That night, while the Green Forest Army was resting, Xuanzan received the document, mounted his horse and set off with the army.
With three or four followers, he quietly left and ran three hundred miles overnight. At dawn the next day, he came to the Pudong Inspection Department and dismounted. That day, Guan Shengzheng and Hao Siwen were discussing the current war in the office. They heard that there were envoys from Tokyo here.
, both of them were surprised. Guan Sheng and Hao Siwen hurriedly came out to greet him. They each saluted and asked to sit in the hall.
Guan Sheng saw that Xuanzan was all wearing soft armor and had an anxious look on his face, so he asked eagerly: "Old friend, I haven't seen you for a long time. Isn't the Green Forest Army attacking Kyoto today? If you don't protect me, how can you escape here? Could it be..."
"Don't talk nonsense." Xuan Zan replied anxiously: "The city of Bianjing is strong and has an army of millions. How can those bandits in the green forest break it down at their word? It was I, Xuan, who recommended my brother in front of the Taiwei to secure the country."
With the strategy of surrendering troops and beheading generals, I have been specially ordered by Taiwei Jun to call you to go to Bianjing to lead the troops to repel the enemy. Brother, don’t hesitate, pack up and go to Beijing quickly. We are in urgent need and cannot afford to delay."
Guan Sheng was overjoyed after hearing this. He pulled Hao Siwen and Xuan Zan beside him and said, "This brother, whose surname is Hao and whose given name is Siwen, is my Yiyi brother. When his mother Mengjing Muyan was reincarnated, she became pregnant and gave birth to this child.
Man, therefore, everyone calls him Jing Muyan. This brother is capable of all kinds of martial arts. It is a pity that he is languishing here. Now we can work together to serve the country. Why not?"
Xuan Zan was pleased with his promise, and he was urged to set off immediately. Guan Sheng was divided into young and old, together with Hao Siwen, and dozens of personal guards. They packed up their swords, horses, armor and luggage, followed Xuan Zan, and set off immediately from Xuan Zan.
It only took more than an hour to get there. I ran all the way that day and arrived in Bianliang, Tokyo in the afternoon. I dismounted in front of the Grand Master's residence. The doorman reported to Grand Master Cai and summoned him to come in.
In praise of Guan Sheng, Hao Siwen went to the festival hall. After paying homage, he stood at the foot of the steps.
Grand Master Cai looked at Guan Sheng, and he was indeed a talented person with a dignified appearance. He had a dignified body of eight feet five six, a thin three-willow mustache and two eyebrows, phoenix eyes facing the sky, a face as heavy as jujube, and lips as if they were painted with vermilion.
He was so happy that he asked with concern: "How old is the general now? Can he get married?"
Guan Sheng replied: "Two young generals in their thirties already have families."
Taishi Cai nodded, returned to the topic and said: "The general has also seen it. Liangshan soldiers and horses come to the city from time to time to fight against each other. Our Bianjing city is strong and there are many soldiers and horses, but it is not an option to continue the siege like this. I would like to ask the general, what clever strategy can I use?"
To solve this problem?"
Guan Sheng reported: "I have heard for a long time that the green forest and grass bandits are causing harm to the imperial court and deceiving the people in the countryside. Now they dare to show off their power under our capital, which is simply bringing disaster on themselves. I heard the current situation on the way here. Now,
The Green Forest Army occupies a favorable position outside the city, and such a forceful attack is probably not the way to go. According to the future, I will ask the Taiwei to borrow tens of thousands of elite troops to attack Zhongmu City first, and teach him not to look at each other."
When the Grand Master heard what he said, he couldn't help being overjoyed. He stood up, walked down, and said to Xuan Zan: "This is a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao. It suits my heart!" Then he called the Privy Council officials to mobilize the elite troops from Shandong and Hebei that had just arrived today.
Fifteen thousand soldiers were with Guan Sheng. Hao Siwen was appointed as the vanguard, Xuan Zan was the follow-up, Guan Sheng was the leader and commander, and the infantry Taiwei Duan Chang took over the food and grass. He rewarded the three armies and set off the next day. Guan Sheng led the troops.
With high spirits, he ordered everyone to quietly leave the city, take the road to avoid the Green Forest Army's camp, and rush to Zhongmou City with a bold attack.
Let's talk about Shi Jin's arrangement of generals taking turns to attack the city day and night. How could Li Cheng dare to go out of the city to fight? Suo Chao looked on the top of the city and was eager to fight. The arrow wounds were deep and unhealed, so he could only act in a hurry, but there was no one else.
Generals dare to go to war.
Seeing that the city could not be breached, Shi Jin was not able to defeat rats like this. He was very depressed. He sat alone in the Chinese army tent that night, silently turned on the lamp and took out a book of war. While he was reading, he suddenly heard the primary school newspaper:
"The military advisor is here to see you."
Wu Yong went to the Chinese army tent and said to Shi Jin: "We have been besieging the city for a long time. Two groups of soldiers and horses entered the city in the morning, but there was no fighting in the city. What can we do? Last night, three horses rushed out of the city. It must be Tong Guan who sent someone to call for help. The soldiers and horses in the city. Now that the imperial court is urging them again and again, the local area will definitely step up the dispatch of troops. In the afternoon, a group of people also entered the city. There must be good generals among them. Just now, they came to report that nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses took advantage of the night to make a detour. We are going to use the strategy of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao. Instead of coming to relieve the danger here, we will go to Zhongmou City behind us. Our food and grass are stored there. Commander, we must not ignore it. We will take care of it first with the sergeants. , we can’t all retreat.”
At this moment, Shi Qian came into the tent and reported: "The Ninth Prince finally sent the message. The Holy Lord was sent out of the city last night. There are at least 100,000 soldiers and horses in the city now." , now Tong Guan covers the sky with one hand, invites Guan Sheng, the great-great-grandson of Guan Bodhisattva, Pudong County, the broad sword, leads a group of troops and horses, and gallops to Zhongmou City, intending to sneak attack the city and disrupt the morale of our army. Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun and other brothers are here The position in the city is uncertain, please bring back your troops early and resolve this problem!"
"There are still more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the city. It seems that they arrested the young and old to the top of the city purely to restrict our hands and feet. In the future, his reinforcements cannot be allowed to enter the city. They can let the three heroes of the Zhu family ambush outside the city and punish them. Annihilate it." Wu Yong continued: "Zhongmou City cannot be defended with Zhang Heng and a few others, but even so, we cannot rush back. Tonight, teach the infantry to move forward first, leaving two troops and horses, and then fly the tiger There is an ambush on both sides of the valley. Bianjing knows that we are waiting to retreat, so he will definitely take the opportunity to catch up. If not, our troops will be in chaos first."
Shi Jin nodded and said: "The military advisor's words are very good. In this way, we can lure the enemy out of the city and kill two birds with one stone." Then Shi Jin sent an order, asking Liu Quantian to lead 15,000 troops to ambush on the left side of Feihu Valley; Leopard Toulin Chong led one to five thousand troops to ambush on the right side of Feihu Valley. Then he called the three brothers Fan Rui, "The Demon King", Li Gun, the "Flying Great Sage", and Xiang Chong, the "Eight-Armed Nezha", to lead five thousand cavalry to escort Ling Zhen and others. The artillery teams were arranged far away from the city. When they saw the pursuers coming, they immediately fired the wind and thunder mother and son cannons. The artillery blasted past, and the two ambush troops moved in together to kill the pursuers.
After the strategy was settled, Shi Jin ordered the front troops to retreat. The troops and horses should move like rain and dispersed clouds. Do not fight when encountering troops and retreat slowly. The infantry got up in the middle of the night and marched in order. They did not retreat until the next day when the front and rear had been cleared. .
On the city, Suo Chao saw the soldiers and horses of the Green Forest Army, carrying flags in their hands and carrying swords and axes on their shoulders. They were rolling out of the stronghold and seemed to be retreating. Suo Chao suddenly felt doubtful in his heart. At this time, there were people on the city who were watching carefully and happily. Di Bao and Tong Guan knew that Li Cheng, who was standing next to him, immediately said: "Captain, I think it must have been Guan Sheng and others who captured Zhongmou City in one battle. These guys were afraid of losing their lair and hurried back to rescue them. It must have been at this time." The soldiers in the green forest are panic-stricken. The opportunity must not be missed and never come again. In this way, we can take advantage of the disaster to pursue and kill, and we will definitely defeat the thieves in the green forest!"