On the same day, the Eighth Prince took Zhuang Ming, the magistrate of Cangzhou, Kou Zhun, Wang Qinruo, and Mrs. She to Tianjing New City. As soon as the Eighth Prince left the east gate of Cangzhou, he felt something different, with wide cement roads and trees planted on the roadside.
, it also needs a certain look. There is a large area of farmland under the road. At this time, the people have just finished planting rice seedlings. The endless green rice seedlings seem to be connected to the horizon. Earl saw villages one after another. The people here no longer have thatched houses.
All the houses are made of red bricks and red tiles. Most of the brick kilns in Yangpeng burn red bricks, and only a small part of them burn green bricks.
Mrs. She was also surprised. She had never seen anything like this before coming here from Bianjing. There is no such countryside even near Bianjing. There are also dozens of miles of roads like this. How much does this cost?
Xiu, this Yang Peng is a waste of money. Old lady She seems to have entered a fairyland on earth. Wang Qinruo feels sad for Queen Mother Xiao. This old lady is also so close to Tianjing New City, you didn't notice it. She keeps provoking you.
Da Song, you don’t know that there is already a big tiger staring at you next to you.
It took the Eighth Prince and the others one day to complete the sixty-mile journey. Because they were walking and looking all the way, time was delayed. When they arrived at Tianjing New City, it was already dark, and they could see patches of Tianjing New City in the distance.
Bright light, Zhuang Ming said, "Eighth Prince, don't worry, the gate of Tianjing New City is never closed. You can enter the city at any time, just register at the city gate."
Not long after, the Eighth Prince arrived at the west gate of Tianjing New City. Mrs. She walked up to the soldiers guarding the city gate and said, "I am Mrs. She of the Yang family from Bianjing. Can we enter the city?"
"The soldier said, "The old lady is here. Our city lord has already told you, but you still have to register. You don't need to register during the day. Will you mind, old lady?"
The old lady said, "How is it possible? No matter who you are, you must abide by the rules here. I will register right now." The Eighth Prince did not show any airs and signed his name. Yang Paifeng pressed his fingerprints and a soldier took the
Old Mrs. She and the others were brought into the Tianjing Inn. This inn is the best inn in Tianjing New City. When the owner of the inn heard that it was Old Mrs. She, he immediately arranged six rooms and set up meals in the lobby. Old Mrs. She
"How much money does this cost?" the boss said, "As long as you are a member of the Yang family in Bianjing, all expenses will be borne by the city lord. Because it is too late and we don't want to disturb the city lord's rest, I will inform you and inform the city lord early tomorrow morning."
Yang Paifeng and Mrs. She shared a room, and everyone else had a room alone. Seeing the luxury of the inn room, Mrs. She said, "How much does it cost? This room is too luxurious. The living room
Still so big, this Yang Peng is not simple."
The relocation of the division headquarters was carried out at night, on and off, for nine days. All the firearms, ammunition, and anti-inflammatory drugs as reserves were moved here. This place is hidden and suitable for setting up a temporary sanatorium to accommodate the wounded. Zhang Xiang originally wanted to divide the cooking area into one.
Second, I didn’t expect Yang Erya to disagree: “Brother Zhang, don’t worry, we used to cook for ourselves. The current guard platoon, except for the communications squad, Shi Liancheng, and Cui Saner, the rest are all female soldiers, so you don’t have to worry about it.
Come on! You are the real fighting team here, and the capable cooking team will come in handy."
Everyone was so busy, but Yang Peng was hiding in the official hall. It turned out that Zhang Yan brought back a piece of information when he was delivering his clothes. It was about Kang Pinqing, one of the four top leaders of Youzhou Iron Mine. On July 28, it was him.
It's his father's sixtieth birthday. He is currently organizing birthday gifts and wants to go home to celebrate his father's birthday in person! Zhang Yan is now the commander of the Jinyi Guards in Tianjing New City. He is mainly responsible for intelligence work.
Kang Pinqing was born as a gangster, and he has made a fortune in the past ten years. So this time he is preparing to return to his hometown in fine clothes, to show off his glory and prestige. Then he will take this opportunity to find a way to recruit a group of workers to make himself more prominent in front of the Khitan people.
Face. Kang Pinqing’s hometown, Kangjiataizi, is 160 kilometers east of Tianjing New City. According to the mountain road route, it is about 180 kilometers. There is only one way to go from Xintun to Kangjiataizi, and that is through
There are three stone turns on the official road to the south. Kang Pinqing went home to pay his birthday and could only pass through here.
After three days of deliberation, Yang Peng finally made up his mind to cut off the other claw of the Khitan dog! Now, although the Khitan dog controls the surrounding area of the iron mine, the two countries have not gone to war, and the Khitan patrols are not many. It sneaks into the tiger's mouth.
This was the best opportunity to seize food. After obtaining Yang Tong's consent, Yang Peng immediately convened a military meeting, attended by all military supervisors above the deputy battalion commander level.
"Brothers, after we have undergone major training and secondary reorganization, the morale of the troops is high. Now it is time to test the results of our training." Yang Peng took the lead: "I recently received information that one of the four leaders of Youzhou Iron Mine
Kang Pinqing has been delivered to your door!" Then he introduced Kang Pinqing in detail. Kang Pinqing, known as "King of Hell", is the devil who persecutes workers. Kang Pinqing's famous saying is: "If you don't want to break the heart of a child, don't be the leader. I
The handle of the big iron pickaxe will cure the disease, and the sick person will be cured by just hitting him."
A laborer was ill and had a severe headache. He couldn't get up from the bed, so he happened to be bumped into by Kang Pinqing. When he asked if he could not work because of illness, he opened the laborer with a pickaxe and died on the spot. In order to help the Khitans increase their output.
, Kang Pinqing treated workers extremely cruelly. In more than ten years, more than 4,000 workers died under him. He maintained dozens of accountants, junior bosses, homework bosses, and housekeepers, and used them to govern and exploit
Laborer. Dabaotou Kang Pinqing currently has 191 properties and three comprador shops.
"Brothers, when dealing with this kind of devil, we cannot let him continue to harm others and must be severely punished! Therefore, Tianjing New City has decided to eradicate this scum! Currently, this bastard is shopping around to celebrate his father's birthday. The time is now
Around July 28th, he will leave Qianjinzhai and return to Kangjiataizi." "After understanding, there is only a three-stone road from Xintun to Kangjiataizi. Therefore, we decided to come to him nearby.
An ambush battle and annihilate them all! At the same time, we must try our best to get back the blood and sweat of the laborers it looted, so this time we have to divide our forces into two groups."
"The first route is to go straight to Sankuishi to hide and prepare to ambush Kang Pinqing's convoy. The second route is to go straight to Xiaoguantun in Xintun, find Kang Pinqing's lair in Tianhe Hutong, and snatch food from the tiger's mouth.
The mansion and three comprador shops were taken away." "The specific troop deployment is as follows. Tianjing New City will strengthen the security of each sentry post, under the unified command of Qin Yuefang and Liu Yanmei. Before the return of the main force, various training tasks cannot be relaxed. Cooking
The class's tasks have been reduced, so training must keep up."
"The first combat battalion is equipped with hand crossbows and bayonets to form a raiding unit, commanded by Yang Tong. As long as Kang Pinqing leaves, they will raid Xiaoguantun at night. No matter whether the raid is successful or not, time cannot be delayed. Don't take away large items, only take away what you have
valuable things. Then he immediately retreated eastward in concealment, and was met by someone at the front line of Gaoligou." "Zhang Xiang led the guard platoon, crossbow squad and combat platoon three and four squads, and rushed to the Sankuishi area to hide and stand by. This time it was
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we must annihilate Kang Pinqing’s main force, completely eradicate this root of evil, and combat their arrogance.”
"This is the first time we have divided our forces for combat. Yang Tong, you must keep a clear mind at all times. Ask more questions and why when you encounter problems. You must not act impulsively and fight recklessly. Many soldiers have learned from the experience of the last night attack.
, you must make full pre-war preparations this time." Yang Tong, Zhang Xiang, and Cheng Shijie stood up and said loudly: "Yes! Resolutely obey the order! Make sure to complete the mission!" "Liu Yanmei, Yang Guihua, the safety of the military camp is important.
I leave it to you. You must be careful and don't lose our lifeblood."
Although it was a pity that Yang Guihua and Liu Yanmei could not participate in the battle, the city lord entrusted them with the task of looking after the house, which was absolute trust. So their answer was simple: "Yes! I guarantee to complete the task!" Yang Peng finally said: "Yang Er
Ah, you lead the guards in a line to follow Zhang Xiang. There are still nine days until June 28th. When you get down, prepare separately, and then set off separately."
Immediately after the meeting, all personnel participating in the ambush battle were gathered together for pre-battle grouping, arranging equipment, and checking guns and ammunition. For the sake of safety, at nightfall, Yang Erya led a vanguard group of the guard platoon to set off first, and Yin Mingde led the troops to follow up.
The last ones were the Guard Platoon 1 and the Combat Platoon 3 and 4 led by Zhang Xiang. Together with Shi Liancheng, Cui Saner and Huang Qiaoyun, a group of nine people entered the night. According to Yang Peng's suggestion, this one
The team was commanded by Qin Yuefang, squad leader of the guard platoon, and Zhang Xiang's team members followed closely behind the team.
At first, Qin Yuefang was still a little reluctant, but as time went by, she got used to it, and various orders became more natural and smooth. Many years later, Qin Yuefang, who was already the commander of the column, still told others: "Don't look at us.
No matter how magical the city lord is, it was all under my personal command!"
There were no words all the way. After walking for more than 20 miles, the two female soldiers took turns carrying the flintlock rifle and kept wiping their sweat. Zhang Xiang ran forward and snatched the crossbow, then put it on his shoulder.
Let’s go. In Qin Yuefang’s eyes, this behavior is simply unbelievable! A big leader actually helps small soldiers to work. This makes no sense whatsoever!
So he quickly caught up and asked Zhang Xiang loudly, thinking that Zhang Xiang had damaged the official's dignity. "Stop your anger for now!" Zhang Xiang asked with a smile: "What is the last article of our military discipline? It is the equality of officers and soldiers! Since they are equal, why are these two
A soldier can carry a crossbow, but I can't? You remember: in our team, there is only a division of labor between officers and soldiers, not status!"
Shi Liancheng and Cui Saner looked at Zhang Xiang's back, made fists with both hands, and waved them secretly. Then they strode forward, reached out and took the ammunition box from the shoulder of another female soldier, and ran after Zhang Xiang.
Go. Qin Yuefang said, "Our Brother Zhang is becoming more and more like our city lord." The news was quickly brought to the crossbow by the female soldiers who returned to deliver the marching route. At this time, Cheng Shijie, Duan Zhixian and several regiment leaders could not stay still.
Come on, this is what the so-called equality between officers and soldiers means! He immediately shut up his mouth that kept urging him to move forward. Those who were grabbing machine crossbows were grabbing machine crossbows, and those who were grabbing ammunition boxes were grabbing ammunition boxes.
The officers took the lead, and the soldiers naturally refused to lag behind. There was a wave of enthusiasm among each other: you help me get my gun, and I help you explore the way. In this way, the marching speed was greatly increased. The feelings between the soldiers were instantly sublimated, and the officers and soldiers
The relationship between them has also undergone tremendous changes. These soldiers are all very simple. They have seen all kinds of armies and all kinds of officials. However, big men like this are rushing to do menial work.
This is the first time I saw an officer today. This shocked their souls and strengthened their sense of belonging to the army. As the saying goes, a soldier dies for a confidant, and that is nothing more than this.
When the east began to turn red, Yang Erya's outpost stopped advancing, and the large troops began to gather. Zhang Xiang estimated in his mind that he traveled over mountains and ridges for more than eight hours and walked about 90 miles. The overall performance was very good.
, it seems that the large-scale military training a while ago was still effective. Seeing Zhang Xiang coming over with a crossbow, Yang Erya hurriedly came over to report: "Report to the commander! This is the Eagle's Mouth Hollow, where you can camp and make a fire for cooking. By the end of March
There is still less than twenty miles to the stone, but if we go further, there will be no dense forest cover. Please give instructions!"
"Immediately arrange a place to camp, set up sentries, and all personnel will rest on the spot!" Zhang Xiang handed the crossbow to the original soldier, and then came to the front and took a look. It turned out that this was the tail of a mountain ridge. Further ahead were some bare mountains.
There is a small hill, and a winding road can be vaguely seen in the distance.
After resting until three or four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Xiang summoned the platoon leader and squad leader, and then went to inspect the terrain near Three Rocks. After nearly an hour of driving, Yang Erya brought everyone to a small hill. Zhang Xiang Station
Looking down from the top of the mountain, the main road is at the foot of the mountain, with a height difference of about 80 meters.
Zhang Xiang pointed to the northwest, which is where the main road came from, and asked Yang Erya: "Where is that place?" Yang Erya said without hesitation: "That is the big ditch, and further ahead is Mounting Horse. If the enemy wants to come to Kang's house,
The platform will come from there." This was the first time for Zhang Xiang to command the battle alone. This time Yang Peng did not participate in the operation. Yang Peng was also testing Zhang Xiang's military capabilities.
"This is a good ambush battlefield. Look!" Zhang Xiang pointed to the road and said: "The road comes from the northwest, and you have to turn south from the foot of the mountain. The small dirt bag about a hundred meters to the northeast is completely fine.
Control the entire direction. As long as the enemy enters the vicinity of this turn, it will be too late no matter whether you advance or retreat!"
"There are also those huge rocks in the northwest, which are just the sniper spots to block the enemy's retreat. As for blocking the head to the south, don't choose the hard top of the road. Did you see that the slope is the best blocking spot! Now, you follow
I will go to these places to take a look. How to arrange the fire positions next is your business." Arriving at the southernmost pre-selected blocking position, Zhang Xiang asked: "Yin Mingde, if you are asked to arrange a crossbow here,
What are you going to do?"
Yin Mingde looked at the situation around him and then said: "This place is less than fifty meters away from the main road. After all the enemies turned around, they entered the attack range. The problem is that there are a few big rocks in front and a few small trees on the roadside.
They are in the way." Zhang Xiang nodded and said, "You are right! Since they are in the way, then move them to a new home! You can arrange for people to move the big rocks and small trees here overnight, and then deal with the traces there.
, so that ordinary people can’t see it. Not only does this not hinder anything, it also becomes the best position.”
In this way, Zhang Xiang explained how to clear the firing range, how to maintain cross-fire firepower, how to camouflage positions, etc. Such on-site teaching made the people around him suddenly realize: It turns out that there is so much knowledge in fighting, and it is not just about seeing
The enemy can just charge up with a gun. Finally, when he returned to the top of the mountain, Zhang Xiang made the final battle orders: "Everyone has just seen the terrain of the preset position. We need to divide it into four combat areas. Because on the battlefield
It is a big bend, and the protrusion is the only commanding height. Therefore, there is no way to communicate between the combat areas, which requires us to be flexible and maneuverable. Now I will assign combat missions, and I hope everyone can remember their missions."
"The guard platoon, plus Shi Liancheng, and Cui San'er will guard the commanding heights of the southwest protrusion. If someone rushes up, you use machine crossbows to knock them down, and let the rifles and machine crossbows from the other three places kill them! In this situation,
It’s almost the same as the last time you held the hill. Yang Tong is in charge here!” “The southernmost blocking position is controlled by crossbows. The three crossbows are 30 meters apart. You must guard the 80-meter width in front and don’t let it go.
An enemy. The key to the success or failure of this battle lies in whether you can block the enemy's impact. Cheng Shijie is commanding here."
"The three-stone area in the northwest is the enemy's route in, and it is also the route the enemy can retreat. Whether or not this pass can be held is the key to the overall situation. Liu Zhiliang is responsible for getting into this pocket and trapping the enemy.
In the encirclement, Duan Zhixian is in charge of the command here, and the battle is initiated based on the sound of Liu Zhiliang's gunfire." "The southeast side is one of the main directions for the enemy to break out of the encirclement, and the small hillock is the only support point. Here, Hu Bingzhang's four soldiers
The squad is responsible for the defense and blocking the enemy's escape route eastward. Because the fourth squad has the most new soldiers and no actual combat experience, I will take specific command here."
"I would like to emphasize one last thing. After nightfall, each squad will enter the position to dig fortifications and camouflage the position. What needs special attention is that you must not be greedy for simplicity and use big rocks as the retaining wall of the position. You must know that even if the bullet does not hit,
You, but if you hit a stone, the falling gravel will kill you!" "This is the first battle after the three of us come together. I hope the new soldiers can learn more from the old soldiers. The old soldiers
We must fulfill our responsibilities and obligations of spreading, helping, and leading. When we enter a trench, we are brothers of life and death. We help each other, love each other, and live and die together. I don’t need to say more about these principles."
"After each squad leader and deputy squad leader go down, they must check the first aid kit and have all the soldiers repeat how to use the first aid kit. Careful and meticulous preparations, brave and tenacious fighting style, and calm and calm fighting qualities are all
I hope you will keep in mind the three conditions for our victory!" Zhang Xiang finally looked at Yang Erya: "Yang Erya, you lead three soldiers to immediately set off to hide on the horse, and immediately send someone back to report the enemy's situation.
."
After everything was arranged, Yang Peng walked back and forth throughout the combat area several times, carefully measuring the shooting effects in all directions, and felt that nothing was missing, so he returned to Yingbiao. Not to mention how Zhang Xiang and the others prepared to face the enemy.
It is said that after Yang Tong and Duan Zhixian accepted the mission, they immediately studied countermeasures with the squad leader and deputy squad leader. Based on the last raid, everyone agreed that they must not wear military uniforms, otherwise they would not be able to get in. Because the Khitan people were inside.
Ordinary people from the Song Dynasty could not enter the territory, so a group of people had to put on makeup.
After everyone talked about it, they finally remembered the clothes that Pu Jinyi had seized. If he disguised himself as a merchant boss, he could at least sneak into a class. Others could have passed through the shanty town in the west on the night of the operation.
As long as the person who sneaked in can find out the specific location, everything will be safe. After Yang Tong and Zhang Xiang finally discussed and decided, they found Liu Yanmei who was left behind at the division headquarters and borrowed 400 taels of silver and seized clothes from the warehouse. The two of them had to pretend to be a couple.
Then he led the two squads of soldiers to disperse and arrive at Xintun to meet up.
During the War of the Jin Kingdom, they specially set up a large cart, loaded it with two bags of medicinal materials, and took more than a dozen guardsmen with soldiers and make-up on the road. These people even imitated the little handles they had seen before on the road, and they were all walking.
It was a flurry of activity. Since the Youzhou Iron Mine was owned by the Khitan people, they were allowed to take whatever they asked for, and they never encountered any resistance. As the core of the Khitan power, Xintun had almost no preventive measures.
Anyone who is not wearing rags can enter the commercial district to the west of Xiaoguantun.
In the evening of July 27th, the fake couple Yang Tong and Zhang Xiang finally arrived at Xiaoguantun. After preliminary observation, they discovered the mystery of Xiaoguantun. It turned out that the place was divided into two areas by the Khitan people.
To the east of Jiutiao Tong is the exclusive area of the Khitan people, and the lowly Song people are not allowed to enter. To the west of Jiutiao Tong is the living area of the Song people. The environment here is harsh, the houses are dilapidated, and most of them are shantytowns. They are temporarily built.
Various shacks are located next to each other, with a distance of less than one meter from each other.
Zhang Xiang was completely relieved when he saw that as long as he didn't enter the east of Badiao Street, he would be fine. Before leaving, he cursed fiercely: "Damn it, why did I go to the Khitan people's den for nothing? Even you
It's a brothel, and our military discipline doesn't allow it!" Yang Tong and Zhang Xiang are now both husband and wife and the big boss. So they searched all the way and finally came to the most luxurious Sanxian Inn in Tianhe Hutong. The two of them stood at the counter
I lost a 20-tael money bag and generously booked Dongkuoyuan. As soon as the shopkeeper saw it, he knew that a big customer was here, and he immediately became enthusiastic.
"You two, you have come to the right place! The big boss of our Sanxian Inn is the famous Uncle Kang Kang Pinqing. He is a man who makes Xintun tremble every time he stomps his feet. He is protected by Khitan people. Even Khitan people
Everyone has to give face. So this place is safe and clean! Everything is guaranteed to your satisfaction!" When Yang Tong and Zhang Xiang heard that they had actually stayed at Kang Pinqing's inn, they couldn't help but look at each other and smiled, and then said: "We are just here for Uncle Kang.
I just came here because of Wei Ming. Oh, by the way, we have a few nursing homes behind us to protect the goods, and they may come over in the next two days, so please be kind to the shopkeeper."
"It's okay, it's okay. The goods entering our Sanxian Inn are absolutely guaranteed to be safe. Don't worry, you two!" The shopkeeper responded verbally while arranging the shop assistants to lead everyone to the backyard to have a rest. After arriving at Dongkuaoyuan, Zhang Xiang quickly arranged for two
The soldier went out to pick up the others, and arranged for the remaining people to wander around Tianhe Hutong to see the situation in the other two places. Now that he is living in Kang Pinqing's house, what are he afraid of? This means that one place has been taken care of!
After dinner, Yang Tong and Zhang Xiang came out of the inn and walked less than a hundred meters to the north when they saw a large courtyard. It was brightly lit and full of people, and there was a constant flow of people coming and going at the door. They found a passerby.
After asking around, I found out that this is the residence of King Kang of Hell! I heard that Uncle Kang will return to his hometown tomorrow to pay his birthday to the boss, so many people came to give gifts!
"Give it away, give it away, it's best to give more gold and silver, so that we can take it away tomorrow!" Yang Tong and Zhang Xiang were so happy that they continued to move forward without stopping. Later, they found a luxurious restaurant, and they pretended to be there.
After asking, this place is also Kang Pinqing's property! It seems that Kang Pinqing, a bastard, is doing high-end business. After walking through the entire alley, they found no conspicuous place. Yang Tong and Zhang Xiang then returned to the inn. The other soldiers had already
I came back and found another "Youzhou Clothing Store" by Kang Pinqing.
Early the next morning, everyone came to the lobby and occupied three tables, and then slowly ate breakfast. Not long after, the noise outside really started to get loud. It didn’t take long for them to walk past the door.
Carts. There is a machine crossbow on the first and last carts, and the drivers are all guys carrying crossbows. Behind the cart are two tall horses, with two people riding on them. They are all wearing long satin gowns and wearing
A top hat, and a gold chain can be seen on the left chest. One of them also has a knife hanging on it. Followed by 12 Khitan soldiers, carrying spears! Finally, there are 16 guards in black, carrying crossbows.
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Yang Tong and Zhang Xiang secretly counted that there were 22 people in this team with hand crossbows, 12 Khitan soldiers with bows, arrows and spears, and 4 people with two machine crossbows. Looking at the combat power that Kang Pinqing took away, he stayed
Those who look after homes and homes should not have much strength.
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.