Two quarters of an hour later, a messenger came to report that Wang Baihu had engaged the Red Turban Army. Zhang Mingjian heard this and ordered everyone to step up the offensive.
After a while, one of the two thousand-man troops came back and summoned the soldiers of the other group to report back: "The leader of Dazhai, Deputy Liu Qianhu said that it won't be too late to join forces with you after he captures the Cai family!" Zhang Mingjian bowed his head and stamped his feet, scolding Liu Ju.
He didn't trust Liu Ju at first. It wasn't until Liu Ju proposed a plan to plunder Jiangdu a few days ago that he had a little more trust in him and gave him military power. Unexpectedly, he turned around and refused to obey orders!
Kang Lian said: "General, the matter has come to this. It's useless to scold him. I'm afraid Wang Baihu's side won't be able to resist it for long!"
Zhang Mingjian pondered for a moment and said: "Zhaolong, bring a thousand cavalry to support Brother Wang and fight to the death to hold back those Red Turbans!"
Zhang Zhaolong said: "Brother, don't worry, I will never let a red scarf thief come over!" He led a thousand cavalry.
After a while, the two thousand people guarding the city also arrived one after another.
With this group of fresh troops joining the battle, the palace guards immediately couldn't resist, they retreated steadily, and quickly retreated to the rockery secret room.
The space in the rockery is small, and only one person can pass through the gate into the secret passage. The secret passage is completely dark, and there are many palace guards hiding there. It is very difficult to attack by force!
Zhang Mingjian ordered his sergeants to pull open the rockery with ropes, and sent some of his bravest hundreds of men to attack, but they still couldn't break through the secret passage.
He thought to himself: "When Li Er comes, he will come out in full force. Zhaolong will not be able to hold him back for long." So he held a spear in one hand and a shield in the other and attacked the secret passage in person.
As soon as I entered the entrance of the secret passage, I heard the rapid sound of crossbow bolts, and I quickly used my shield to block it.
He held the iron shield and advanced slowly. Suddenly he heard a whistling sound and felt his arm was hit by a strong force. The shield could not hold on and fell to the ground with a clang.
Then there was a whooshing sound again, and he leaned back quickly, feeling a pain in his lower abdomen, and he was still hit by an arrow.
Fortunately, the soldiers behind him dragged him out, otherwise there would have been a steady stream of arrows and he would have been shot into a hedgehog long ago!
One of the hundred households said: "Master of Dazhai, they seem to have meteor hammers, and the shield can't stop them!"
Zhang Mingjian scolded angrily: "Grandma, how could there be a meteor hammer hidden in the secret room?"
Kang Lian said: "Bolo Buhua has been disobedient for a long time. I guess there is an armory hidden in the secret room!"
Zhang Mingjian asked urgently: "Do you have any idea?"
Kang Lian thought for a while and said: "We can force them out by attacking with water or using smoke, but it's a pity that we don't have much time!"
Zhang Mingjian stared at the entrance of the secret passage, his eyes flashing fiercely.
Kang Lian said again: "General, I will try to persuade them to surrender and see if I can succeed!"
Zhang Mingjian said anxiously: "As long as you can succeed, I will sworn brothers with you and give you three thousand taels of gold."
Kang Lian was overjoyed. He came to the entrance of the secret passage and said loudly: "Your Highness, I am Kang Lian. Listen to me, there is no way to survive if you continue to hide in the secret passage! As long as you take the initiative to come out, Zhang Qianhu will never make things difficult for you!"
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I shouted for a long time, but there was no movement inside.
Kang Lian frowned, thinking that Bo Luo Bu Hua was timid by nature, so persuasion was useless, so he had no choice but to threaten him. He said sternly: "Bo Luo Bu Hua, please think clearly. If we capture him alive, do you think we will?
How to torture you?"
This time there was an echo inside, and I heard Bo Luo Buhua scolding in Mongolian: "Kang Lian, you are a bitch who eats everything inside and outside. I, the King of Bo, only have a pound of blood, and will never surrender to anyone!" p>
Kang Lian also shouted in Mongolian: "If you don't come out, I will pour molten iron into your mouth and nose!"
This was originally one of the cruelest punishments in Mongolia. It was created by Genghis Khan. It was first filled with silver water, but because it was too luxurious, it was changed to iron water and copper water!
In the secret passage, Boluo Buhua trembled all over and opened his mouth, as if he was about to give in.
Princess Zhennan on the side quickly grabbed him and said: "My lord, they will not let you go. If they attack, we will commit suicide. I will always be with you!"
Polo Buhua hugged the princess tightly and shouted loudly: "Kang Lian, Zhang Mingjian, you two traitors, come on, I would rather die than surrender!"
Kang Lian let out a long sigh and said to Zhang Mingjian: "General, he won't come out."
Zhang Mingjian’s eyes couldn’t help but flicker.
At this moment, a scout rushed over and said urgently: "Master of the village, the Red Scarf Army has come for reinforcements again, Fu Qianhu and the others can't stop them!"
Zhang Mingjian let out a long sigh, knowing that he couldn't do anything, and said loudly: "Keep the green hills here, don't worry about running out of firewood. Brothers, retreat!" He led the army and retreated towards the west gate.
Not long after we left, another soldier from our own side came running forward. A hundred households shouted at the soldier and asked, "Which centurion are you from? Why are you here?"
The soldier said: "The villain is the captain of ten men under Xiao Baihu. He was ordered to guard the west gate. Just now a cavalry raided the west gate. All fifty brothers died in the battle, and only the villain escaped!"
Zhang Mingjian felt a chill in his back and asked: "How many people are there?"
"At least a thousand people!"
Zhang Mingjian thought: "If we go to the west gate now, if we can't rush out, we will be chased by Sesame Li from behind!" He said loudly: "Change to the east gate, let's go to Zhang Jiusi!"
A member of the household said: "Brother, why don't you just go to Sesame Li? He is better than Zhang Jiusi!"
Zhang Mingjian said coldly: "We have already fought with him. Even if he accepts us, he will not reuse us!"
So the large army turned around and headed east of the city.
Halfway through the run, he learned that the east gate was also occupied. Zhang Mingjian was horrified and hurriedly ran towards the south of the city, fearing that the south gate would also be blocked and there would be no way out.
After running all the way to the south gate, they were finally captured by the Red Scarf Army. Zhang Mingjian hurriedly led his troops through the gate and out of the city, and fled.
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The Jiangdu area has the most rivers.
The Hulu River in the southern suburbs was originally a small river, but now it was like a violent dragon. The water poured down and washed away many soldiers who were crossing the river on foot.
Brother Wang Meng's face became very ugly when he heard the sound of rushing and killing from the other side of the river.
He had put in a lot of effort for this raid, but yet all his efforts were in vain and the other party was on guard.
Just twenty days ago, he learned that Sesame Li had captured Zhenzhou and immediately asked to lead troops back to Jiangdu.
This is the fourth time he has made a request to Dong Tuanxiao.
Dong Tuanxiao had not allowed him to leave before, but this time when he learned that Sesame Li Dongshan had made a comeback, even Prime Minister Tuotuo was alarmed and had no choice but to agree.
Before leaving, Dong Tuanxiao also said to him: "General Wang, I know that you say you want to wipe out Sesame Plum, but in fact you still want to avenge your son... You don't have to deny it, I won't oppose you this time, only
A request!"
Brother Wang Meng did not deny that the purpose of his eager return to the teacher was to avenge his son.
Ever since Longtan Village was ordered to be settled, he had hated Polo Buhua.
But there are two sides to the matter. Longtan Village leaving Longtan Mountain is like a tortoise leaving its shell, which can be wiped out in one fell swoop.
Since then, he has asked many times to lead troops back to Jiangdu. Every time he fought against Peng Yingyu's Red Scarf Army, he did not work hard and secretly conserved his strength.
Even though Dong Tuanxiao knew it, there was nothing he could do about it.
Dong Tuanxiao continued: "You can deal with those bandits, but before killing them, you must try to find out the source of their gunpowder. This matter is of great importance, so please keep it in mind, general!"
Brother Wang Meng thought to himself: "Don't I know how powerful the middle is, and I want you, a fellow, to remind me?" He promised: "The general will understand."
Dong Tuanxiao said again: "This time you want to annihilate Sesame Li and regain Taizhou. You will be stretched thin with your own troops. I will give you 10,000 more troops. I hope you can put down all the bandits in Yangzhou in one go!" p>
Brother Wang Meng was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, Marshal!"
Dong Tuanxiao said: "Soldiers need to be quick, and only by surprise can we defeat the enemy! You must return quickly this time. In the past few years, I have been asking people to form a navy in Jiqing. It was originally to prevent Fang Guozhen from invading the Yangtze River. The navy is still there.
Established, unable to fight. However, the warship has been built, and you can directly take the warship to Jiangdu."
Wang Mengge said: "Jiqing Mansion is closer to Zhenzhou. Since it is so convenient, why not attack Zhenzhou directly?"
Dong Tuanxiao said: "Zhenzhou is not difficult to attack. The only thing I worry about is that the rebels capture Jiangdu, which will be troublesome! So the general's first priority is to return to Jiangdu to ensure that Jiangdu is safe, and then he can choose to attack Zhenzhou or Taizhou
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Brother Wang Meng accepted the order.
So he took his own troops and borrowed 10,000 troops, totaling more than 30,000 troops, and set out from Huizhou, rushed all the way to Jiqing Mansion, and took a warship down the river.
Halfway through the journey, I learned that Zhang Mingjian had killed Zhao Lian, who participated in provincial politics.
Instead of being angry, he was happy. In this case, the chief manager of Yangzhou, Polo Buhua, would definitely not be able to keep it.
Continuing to speed up the return to Jiangdu, I finally returned to Jiangdu in May and occupied the nearest port in Jiangdu, Sanli Port.