"What should we do? We really have urgent matters and need to go to the city," Fan Liangfu said as he handed the defender a piece of broken silver and said, "Master, is there any way to accommodate me?"
The defender who took the silver suddenly laughed and said: "Master Fan, there is a way, which is to ask people in the city to jointly sign as guarantees. If more than five people jointly sign as guarantees and pay a fee of five taels of silver to enter the city, you can apply for a guarantee. Zhang’s temporary entry ticket to the city, but I don’t know if Mr. Fan knows anyone in the city.”
"Master Jun, my sworn brother is also a garrison in the city. I wonder if it's okay?"
"Really, who,"
"Menghuan Mountain,"
"Brother Meng," the defender said hurriedly, "Of course you can. Mr. Fan, please wait a moment. Brother Meng is now a centurion and happens to be the superior I am waiting for. I will go and call Brother Meng here and let him He is your surety,"
Fan Liangfu was overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Jun."
Not long after, I heard a hearty voice: "Which brother is looking for me?"
"Brother, it's me, Liangfu,"
"Haha, it's the second brother who's here. No wonder I woke up this morning and heard the magpie chirping in front of the door. It turned out to be announcing good news." Meng Huanshan took the registration book handed over by the guard and signed his name. After being named as Wen Zhang's guarantor, he led the two of them into the city.
Arriving at a secluded wine shop next to the Daxiangguo Temple, Fan Liang saw no one around and said straight to the point: "Brother, my younger brother has now joined the Song Army. The emperor has bestowed upon me the rank of Sixth Rank Councilor."
Meng Huanshan said in shock: "Ah, what?"
Night falls slowly, and as soon as Youshi (five o'clock) arrives, all the gates of Bianliang City are closed on time.
Since being promoted to centurion, Meng Huanshan rented a private house not far from the south gate. At this time, the three of them bought some food and drinks, closed the doors and windows, and quietly discussed the plan of action for the night in the house.
"Second brother, General Wen, after the Battle of Xiangyang, the defense of Bianliang City was obviously much tighter. At night, the guards at each city gate were increased to three hundred men, and one of the hundred men must be Mongolian or native Soldiers of the Semu clan in the Western Regions, although I have been promoted to the centurion stationed at the south gate, I still have to take orders from the Mongolian centurion Hezanshuo. He is also in charge of the keys to the city gate, as well as the military camp in Bianliang City. There are three military camps in total. There are two thousand soldiers in each military camp. One of the military camps is close to the south gate. It takes less than half a moment to walk. Therefore, we must open the city gate within a quarter, and Song Dynasty outside the city. The army will also attack the city within this moment,"
Fan Liangfu nodded and said: "Brother, can the centurion from the other Han Centurion team be won over?"
"Second brother, it's quite difficult to win over him completely. The centurion's name is Cheng Fei. Based on my friendship with him and his personality, I will probably remain neutral. After all, he is also a Han Chinese who has a sense of responsibility. This is a matter of concern. It’s important, so let’s adapt to the situation when the time comes.”
Wen Zhang said: "Brother Meng, can you get the key to the city gate?"
"This can only be done forcefully," Meng Huanshan thought for a while and said, "Hezanshuo has a weird personality and has always been unkind. According to the usual practice, after dinner every day, Cheng Fei and I will go to the city gate. You have to report to Hezanshuo once every two hours. General Wen, you and your second brother pretend to be soldiers and go with me. When it's half past Yin time (four o'clock in the morning), you find an opportunity and kill Hezanshuo. , seize the key,”
Fan Liangfu and Wen Zhang did not know the defense situation of the city gate, so they could only agree: "Okay, that's the decision."
At four o'clock in the morning, Meng Huanshan put a bottle of Chinese royal liquid into his arms, took Wen and Fan to the garrison command post under the city gate, and when they came to the door, Meng Huanshan signaled to Wen Zhang and Fan Liang to reconcile. Two of his soldiers stayed outside, while he walked into the command post with another centurion, Cheng Fei.
"General Hezanshuo, everything is normal in the east section of the South Gate,"
"General Hezanshuo, everything is normal in the west section of the South Gate,"
"Okay, thank you for your hard work," Hezanshuo said without raising his head. "The Southern Dynasty army has captured Dengzhou. Although it is still some distance away from our Bianliang City, we must not be careless."
"Yes, General,"
"Well, let's go down,"
Meng Huanshan deliberately delayed two steps. After Cheng Fei left, he said to He Zanshuo: "General, my cousin got a bottle of Chinese Royal Liquid from the Southern Dynasties and is waiting outside the door. I don't dare to enjoy it alone. specially,,,,,,"
"Menghuan Mountain, Chinese Royal Liquid is a fine wine, just bring it in,"
"Yes, yes, general," Meng Huanshan knew that Hezanshuo's only hobby was drinking, so he called Fan Liangfu and Wen Zhang in and said, "Second brother, quickly present the wine to the general."
Fan Liangfu said "En", took out a bottle of Chinese royal liquid from his arms and placed it on the table.
He Zanshuo laughed, opened the bottle, smelled it, and said, "Wine, not bad. Meng Huan Shan, you are also a nice person."
"General, please give me the reward. I will pour it for you," Meng Huanshan said with a smile on his face.
"No need," Hezanshuo said, putting on the stopper, "You can't drink alcohol while on duty. Military orders cannot be violated."
"The general is right, I will keep it for you," Meng Huanshan said as he walked forward.
Hezanshuo was still alert, but suddenly felt that something was wrong. Meng Huanshan's performance today seemed to be too flattering, and he immediately said: "Meng Huanshan, I will collect it myself. You should go to the city gate as soon as possible."
"Yes, general, my subordinates will go right away." Meng Huanshan turned around and gave Wen Zhang and the two men a look of action. The two understood and suddenly drew their swords, just like two tigers coming out of the mountain and a dragon entering the water. In the midst of the lightning and flint, he rushed to the left and right in front of Hezanshuo, raised his knife and slashed at him.
Wen and Fan were so skilled in martial arts. Even though He Zanshuo was not good at secret tricks, his hands and feet had no time to react and he was killed instantly.
Meng Huanshan hurriedly stepped forward, took out the city gate key from Hezanshuo's waist, and hid Hezanshuo's body under the table. The three of them immediately left the command post. Outside the command post, Meng Huanshan faced Cheng Fei said: "Brother Cheng, you and I are both Han Chinese. If something happens later, I hope you can help me, brother Cheng."
"What?" Cheng Fei said blankly. Before he could ask in detail, he saw that Meng Huanshan had left in a hurry, leaving only one sentence: "Everyone is Han."
Guarding the main entrance of the south gate of Bianliang City was a team of 100 Mongolian soldiers. Most of these soldiers had seen Meng Huanshan and knew that he was the centurion stationed at the east section of the city gate, so they politely asked Meng Huanshan and others to hurry up. After leaving, Menghuanshan did not answer, but walked forward quickly with his people. At this time, a Mongolian primary school holding a spear saw this and shouted loudly: "Menghuanshan, you are not allowed to stay here at night. Go away quickly,”
"I'll leave soon," Meng Huanshan said casually, but walked towards the gate at a faster speed. At the same time, Wen Zhang behind him suddenly moved forward and arrived in front of the primary school where he was shouting. , cut his neck with a palm, and then snatched the spear from the soldier's hand.
"General Fan, General Meng, hurry up and open the door." After saying this, Wen Zhang fired his spear and stood alone in front of the arched culvert in front of the city gate.
At this time, the Mongolian army reacted immediately. Someone sounded the alarm drum, and most of them raised their weapons and attacked Wen Zhang.
"Well done," Wen Zhang shouted, and then he took out the five throwing knives in his arms and shot the five people who rushed at the front. After that, he waved his spear and stopped a group of Mongolian soldiers in front of the arch.
The city gate of Bianliang City is not easy to open. There are several large locks on it. Meng Huanshan has never opened the city gate, so he can only try it one by one with Fan Liangfu.
According to the agreed time, Zhao Huai and others who were squatting about 500 meters outside the city were anxiously watching the city gate. They only waited for the city gate to open before leading their troops to rush in. They were afraid that the neighing of the war horses would cause the defenders in the city to attack. The army noticed that none of the 100 suicide squad members at the front were riding horses.
The unbearable waiting time passed little by little. Finally, Duan Donglou, who was beside Zhao Huai, was the first to say: "General Zhao, the door is open."
"Okay, General Duan, General Meng, lead the death squads, rush to Zhao Kun, send a signal, and notify Mr. Jiang behind,"
Zhao Kun, the general of the Zhao Huai family, immediately lit a bunch of firecrackers that he carried with him, and then rushed forward with Zhao Huai.
Duan Donglou was extremely fast. As a ranger, he took the lead, followed closely by Zhao Huai and Meng Tianxiang, who were both highly skilled. The three of them sprinted forward and rushed into the city gate in just a moment, losing Gezan. Under Shuo's command, the Mongolian garrison stationed at the south gate were all concentrated outside the culvert inside the city gate. No one noticed that the Song army outside the city had quietly approached the city gate, while the garrison on the city wall was led by Cheng Fei. He also walked down the city wall, only shouting from a distance and did not rush forward.
When Duan Donglou and others rushed into the city gate, they saw dozens of Yuan troops in front of the culvert entrance besieging Wen Wen and others. Zhao Huai, who arrived later, shouted: "General Wen, retreat quickly. Give it to us,"
When Fan Liangfu and Meng Huanshan heard this, they immediately retreated. Only Wen Zhang waved the spear in his hand without any reaction. It was not until Zhao Huai rushed in front of Wen Zhang and took over the Yuan army's attack that Wen Zhang smiled slightly and retreated. After two steps, he fell to the ground.
"General Wen," Fan Liangfu's heart sank, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help Wen Zhang up, who was covered in blood.
Meng Huanshan, who had some knowledge of medical science, looked at it carefully and said: "Second brother, it's okay. General Wen just suffered from collapse. The wounds on his body are all skin injuries."
Fan Liangfu, who was relieved, praised: "General Wen is indeed a descendant of Longhu Mountain. When we opened the city gate, he resisted the attack of hundreds of people with his own strength. I am not as good as me, but fortunately, Cheng Fei Our troops did not join the war, otherwise with the strength of the three of us, it would be difficult to stop them,"
As a disciple of the unknown monk, Fan Liangfu has always had a high eye. In just a few days, he met Zhang Quanyi and Wen Zhang, who were of average age. Both of them were highly skilled in martial arts. He suddenly realized that there was something out there, and he realized that there were many talented people in the Song army. ,