"Happy!" Zhu Jin dodged to avoid the tip of the spear, and slashed hard with his heavy sword, causing Liang Renjun's head to fly up.
The armor on his body was stained with blood and was mostly damaged. His head and face were covered in blood, and he didn't know whether it was his own or someone else's.
But Zhu Jin fought very hard, without caring about anything, swinging his heavy sword to slash left and right, killing Liang people one after another under his sword.
He takes the lead and charges harder than his own soldiers. As a commander of a town, this is really rare.
The Liang people finally collapsed.
The Yanzhou cavalry, which had been waiting for a long time, roared forward and rushed into Shanfu County with the defeated troops.
What followed was a one-sided massacre.
The defeated county soldiers ran everywhere, and were caught up one by one by Yanzhou sergeants and killed them all.
"When you bullied us in the past, did you ever think about today?" He chopped it off with a knife and his head fell to the ground, not expecting the other party to answer at all.
"This knife is for my eldest brother, and this knife is for my third brother." Another person was caught up, wailing, and was cut into a bloody mess.
"Haha, kill the Bian dog!" Several Yanzhou sergeants caught a Liang Jun primary school colonel and nailed him to the wall with their spears, laughing loudly.
The revenge against Liang Jun quickly spread to the people, which was inevitable, and cries soon broke out in the city.
Qi Binzhang, who had just entered the city, glanced at Zhu Jin, who was binding his wounds, and said, "Please also ask Marshal Zhu to restrain your troops."
Zhu Jin raised his head and glared at Qi Bizhang with fierce eyes.
There were several weapons beside him: horse sword, infantry sword, heavy sword, horizontal sword, etc., all of which were worn out in the battle. Such a warrior was proficient in cavalry combat, infantry combat and all kinds of weapons, and he was full of energy when killing people.
It has a strange sense of bloody beauty and a lone wolf-like character who will immediately get angry when Qi Bizhang scolds him.
However, out of the corner of his eye, he quickly caught sight of the sergeants in the group behind Qi Binzhang.
These people traveled long distances and fought in several states. Although they all looked indifferent now, when they started to fight, they would kill the elephant with many ants, and they would definitely chop down the two thousand cavalry he brought over.
Further away, there were many desperadoes who had taken refuge. Some of them had tattoos on their faces. They were obviously deserters from the Liang army. Most of them had lost their officers and were afraid of military law, so they simply defected to the Xia people.
This group of people has grown to more than 2,000 people. They can abandon their families, abandon everything, and follow Qi Banzhang to fight in various places. What are they other than outlaws?
Desperadoes are not scary. Desperadoes who are bound by military law and well-equipped are the most terrifying.
"That's all." Zhu Jin snorted and stood up in person. Regardless of the bursting wounds on his body, he strode over to restrain the sergeant.
Qi Binzhang laughed it off.
Zhu Jin just listens to the advice. He can't fall out with him right now. After all, he is the military envoy who controls the four states of Yan, Yi, Hai, and Mi. If they don't get enough food, their army will have to retreat to Tai.
Ning Jun's jurisdiction, obtain supplies.
The army continued to enter the city.
Along the way, many Liangjun County soldiers who were panicking surrendered to them to avoid harming the Yan people. After fighting for so many years, the hatred between the two sides is not small, and fear is normal.
"Don't waste any more time. After getting the food and grass, the horses and mules left. It's still early today, so maybe we can catch up on something." Sitting in the Shanfu County Yamen, Qi Binzhang said as he wolfed down the food.
The generals laughed loudly after hearing this.
Zhu Jin came from outside and was startled when he heard the laughter, but he didn't bother to care. He wiped the blood on his hands, grabbed a piece of Hu cake and ate it.
After leaving Puyang, they took a detour to Yunzhou and rested for a few days in Yanzhou.
Then, without stopping, they attacked Jinxiang County and failed to attack the city.
Jinxiang is a county under Yanzhou, but it is also a sad place for Zhu Jin. A few years ago, he was defeated by Ding Hui here and escaped alone.
The two counties of Jinxiang and Yutai were occupied by the Liang people, and it has been four years now. I heard that Zhu Quanzhong wanted to combine these two counties, plus Chengwu County of Caozhou, Shanfu County of Songzhou, and Dangshan County to form a single state.
Single father, but so far there has been no movement.
It is worth mentioning that when Jinxiang County faced Zhu Jin's surrender, he actually cursed and said that he would rather be ruled by Zhu Quanzhong than return to Zhu Jin's rule, which made his face very shameless.
After plundering the countryside of Jinxiang, the army invaded Shanfu, and the defenders actually went out to fight. Zhu Jin led his cavalry to charge into the battle, but Liang's soldiers did not move. However, the Feilong Army soldiers dismounted, put on heavy armor, and held long spears.
After the infantry and bowmen came over, the Shanfu County soldiers collapsed.
This made Zhu Jin's face even duller.
"Zhu Shuai, Songzhou is empty. I want to go and cause a scene, will you go?" Qibizhang finished eating a piece of Hu cake and glanced outside the house, but the mutton hadn't been served yet.
"Of course I want to go." Zhu Jin responded.
"That's good." Qibizhang nodded: "The Liang army should be going south soon. Zhang Cunjing, Ge Congzhou, Wang Chongshi, He Delun, Liu Zhijun, Deng Jijun, Zhu Zhen, Zhang Guihou and other troops have an infantry of 50,000 to 60,000.
, there are more than 8,000 cavalry troops, and they are setting up nets on ten sides. Shanfu is too dangerous to stay for a long time. Let's go to Songzhou for a while, and then break into Xu's place. If things are not harmonious, we can retreat to Taining Town, how about?"
"Okay." Zhu Jin cherished his words like gold. He didn't know if he was still dissatisfied with Qi Binzhang, but his tone was very blunt.
Qi Binzhang is in his forties or fifties, so his temper is naturally different from when he was younger, so I don't care about him.
Liang Jun's ten-sided net tactics seemed powerful and promising, but it had a fatal flaw, that is, Xue Li had already crossed the river south with 5,000 mounted infantry and opened up another battlefield.
Do they need troops to contain them? If so, where will the troops come from?
…
"Order to withdraw the troops." Liu had already left. Zhu Quanzhong changed into casual clothes, came to the Yamen Hall, and ordered.
The staff had been aware of this for a long time and were not surprised.
Jingxiang glanced at Zhu Quanzhong and was very relieved to see his rosy face and calm expression.
After all, the King of Liang still had great courage. At the critical moment, if a strong man cuts off his wrist and sacrifices the small to protect the big, then there is still a chance.
Orders were issued one after another.
Pang Shigu's troops stationed in Zhenyang and Xincai will retreat to Caizhou and then move north.
In fact, a group of people had been dispatched to the north before this journey, mainly the cavalry army and Tingzidu, commanded by Zhang Guihou, to reinforce Zhu Zhen in Zhengzhou.
General Yang Shihou of the Zhongwu Yamen was appointed as the deputy envoy of the Fengguo Army to take charge of Caizhou's military affairs. He was assisted by the military envoy Zhang Quanyi.
Shi Shucong was appointed deputy envoy of the Reform Army, and led the main force to withdraw northward and stationed in Suzhou, waiting for the next order.
Shanzhou was newly established, with jurisdiction over five counties including Shanfu.
Zhu Zhen left Zhengzhou and went to Caozhou to take up command. He served as the formation envoy for the six states of Bian, Song, Zheng, and Cao, and was responsible for the pursuit and interception of the Feilong Army. Deng Jizhen and Zhang Cunjing served as his deputies.
Pang Shigu arrived in Mengzhou and served as the defense envoy of the towns along the river, commanding Zhu Zhen's original troops, Huo Cun, and Zhang Guihou as his deputy.
Jingxiang listened for a long time and felt that there were some small problems.
Zhu Zhen has made some small moves recently. Transferring him away from Zhengzhou is indeed a precautionary measure.
There is no problem with his own ability, he is good at running the army and fighting. He has his old generals in all the departments of Liang Jun. There is no problem with his prestige. He should be able to command easily. It is indeed very suitable for him to lead the troops to pursue, intercept and intercept.
If the Xia thieves are successfully surrounded and annihilated, then his temporary position as formation commander will no longer be necessary.
If it fails, the question arises, will Zhu Zhen try her best to suppress the thieves?
Jingxiang stopped talking, but Zhu Quanzhong seemed not to notice and continued to issue other orders.
That’s all, Jingxiang doesn’t want to say anything anymore.
Zhu Zhen trained her troops and horses in Zhengzhou and made drastic changes. The morale and combat effectiveness of the entire army were significantly improved.
But Zhu Zhen drove away some mediocre generals who he considered to be incompetent. After these people returned to Bianzhou, they were full of complaints, and gradually rumors arose.
There is no doubt that these rumors are lethal. Moreover, Jingxiang has heard it. How could King Liang know?
The master's old problem has persisted, and Jingxiang doesn't want to challenge Zhu Quanzhong's bottom line on this matter.
"General Zhang Zhi's army will march to Luoyang on the right wing, and he will transfer 15,000 Luoyang garrison troops to the east, and put them under Pang Shigu's command." Zhu Quanzhong ordered again.
The right wing of the Changzhi Army is known as the elite. It is currently between Hua and Zheng. It is heading to Luoyang to garrison. It can indeed enhance the strength of Luoyang's front line. However, more than 10,000 people from Hu Zhen's army were sent eastward to guard the river between Zheng and Meng.
, this means that even Hu Zhen doesn’t trust him anymore.
Jingxiang had nothing to say. King Liang wanted to take advantage of the fact that he still had prestige and could command all the military leaders to eliminate internal hidden dangers, so he couldn't be wrong.
But alas, things are hard.
…
On the west bank of Feishui, another battle has just ended.
After many efforts, Shi Shucong finally built the pontoon bridge and established a foothold on the west bank.
A crude camp was erected, with two thousand sergeants guarding it. Under the command of the officers, they took the time to strengthen the camp, dig trenches, and at the same time find ways to expand the camp so that more soldiers and horses could be stationed.
In the battle just now, the Liang people went out to cut wood and were harassed by the Xia army. The two sides fought in the wild. In the end, hundreds of Liang soldiers who left the camp collapsed and retreated.
But no matter what, Liang Jun did break through the Peishui River and gained a foothold on the west bank. The situation was not very favorable to Xia Jun's side.
"It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice." Chen Cheng said: "Commander, do you want our army to withdraw to Huoqiu County before the Liang people cross the river in large numbers?"
Shao Shude thought for a while and said: "There are indeed few soldiers. To be on the safe side, let's move back. In fact, these 10,000 Cai people's new soldiers have been fighting well until today. The casualties are not small, but the morale is not bad. Give me more
It will take them some time to grow up."
"The commander-in-chief still takes the lead and manages the army well." Chen Cheng complimented.
Isn't that right? Zheng Yong used to be the bodyguard leader and housekeeper around Shao Shude, but now he has been decentralized, and he is still the housekeeper. Every time they fight, these new troops fight under the command of Shao Shude, and Zheng Yong is still a machine for conveying orders.
"Commander, the Liang people crossed the river in large numbers and stormed the villages." There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and Zheng Yong, the "order machine", came in and reported.
"Oh?" Shao Shude's eyes lit up, then he smiled, looked at Zheng Yong, and said: "The Liang people are rushing to attack our village, why are you smiling?"
"Come back to the commander, the Liang people must be withdrawing their troops. This is just an advance in exchange for retreat, to scare our army not to pursue." Zheng Yong bowed and responded.
Chen Cheng nodded slowly at the side. At the same time, he also felt that Zheng Yong had an army of tens of thousands, but he still looked like this. He didn't have the temperament of a general.
He still looks like a caring person who handles all kinds of personal affairs for the commander-in-chief and arranges security work. If the commander-in-chief secretly visits a wild woman, Zheng Yong will arrange it in advance so that it is safe and clean up afterwards, and he will never let the princess
I know. He is good at doing this. He is marching and fighting. It seems that he has not changed his mentality. It is a pity.
"Not bad." Shao Shude smiled and said: "If you can't even see this, then you should come back and be the leader of my personal soldiers. Send the order, all the troops will guard the camp and repel the enemy's attack. I will give you two pieces of silk."
match."
Is it possible that you want to run away but not let me chase you? The time has come to reap the victory!