Most of the officers and soldiers in the Ding Navy who were born in Tangluo, Hebei Province, have a good reputation for both black and white. They have been heroes in the forest and are very familiar with various methods of rioting and robbing families and homes. Du Shisheng has been involved in the Ding Navy for several years and has been influenced by what he has heard and seen.
There are also some tricks up there.
Setting up several meeting points in the city before taking action is a very important tip.
Usually when a small thief commits a crime, he will break up when he fails, but when it comes to large-scale bandits and horse bandits who want to plunder a city, if they cannot succeed, their followers will inevitably fight each other. If you are alone at this time, it will be a certain death situation.
Therefore, unless you escape to the mountains or wilderness, you must gather people along the way to ensure your own safety.
Du Shisheng set up two gathering points in Zhongdu City in advance. In order to ensure that his troops would not get lost in the chaos of war, they used not a certain house or courtyard, but two conspicuous relics left by the former Liao Jin Mansion.
: Jinmen and Yuhuamen in the Qing Dynasty.
According to the original plan, Zhang Rou's troops would retreat to the Qingjin Gate to assemble if there was any disadvantage. After Miao Daorun entered the city, if there was any disadvantage, they would assemble at Yuhua Gate.
Although the two places have collapsed and been abandoned for a long time, they still have the old foundations of the city walls to rely on, and they are backed by the lotus pond and spring water, and are close to the main street inside Huicheng Gate, making it easy to gather and escape.
After the arrival of Shuhu Gaoqi, the soldiers and civilians in the city were in chaos. Most of Zhang Rou's men had dispersed, and the men who had been sent to several military camps beforehand were bound to flee as well.
A high-ranking Jurchen official and general could do the shameless thing of abandoning his subordinates and fleeing in times of crisis, but a person like Zhang Rou, who started out in the grass and had his roots in the grass, would not be able to do it because of shame. What’s more, those people are all Zhang Rou.
If one of Rou's cronies died, it would be a loss. So he had long planned to go to Qingjin Gate to see if any of his subordinates had gathered, and then go to Huicheng Gate to escape from Zhongdu.
As a result, there were soldiers and horses blocking the way at the Qing Jin Gate?
Zhang Rou ordered the charge to kill without hesitation.
At this time, Zhongdu City is full of people running around in a chaotic manner. Any soldiers who can be organized and block the road needless to say, they are all enemies!
Zhang Wenying, the kinsman general under his command, immediately roared and swung his sword forward.
The city gate itself of the Qing Jin Gate has long since collapsed. The city gate opening was now Zhangyimen Street, and the remaining city walls seemed to be strangled on both sides of the road like giant towers. After Zhang Wenying led his troops to rush in, the people gathered here
The soldiers were immediately defeated and retreated continuously until they were between the two towers.
But although they were in chaos, they were still able to organize resistance. When Zhang Wenying rushed to the bottom of the city gate, three spears were immediately divided into three directions: left, middle and right, and stabbed at him. Zhang Wenying swung his knife horizontally and cut off two long spears.
Spear, then strode forward, sheathed the sword and raised it diagonally.
His physical strength was astonishing. The sword flashed everywhere, one person's belly was cut open, and the other was hit in the right arm. Then the blade passed through the right rib and across the throat, cutting off more than half of the enemy's arms and neck, and blood spurted out.
And out.
While swinging the sword, he had already sidestepped to avoid the thrust of the third spear. He thought that after killing two people in a row, the third person would retreat in surprise, so he took advantage of the momentum and bravely advanced again. Unexpectedly, this group of enemy soldiers
The level of tenacity was far beyond his imagination. The third man saw his companions all dead and refused to retreat, and immediately stabbed him with another spear.
Zhang Wenying was unable to dodge this time, and the spear penetrated straight through his left shoulder.
Zhang Wenying roared loudly in pain. His body shook, and he threw the straight knife in his hand in a swirl. The blade hit the spear-holding soldier's forehead and was completely embedded in it. The soldier died immediately, but his grip was tight. His grip on the spear did not loosen. He fell to the ground with the spear, and the spear pulled Zhang Wenying's shoulder, causing him to fall down as well.
A few dozen steps away, Zhang Rou could only see the figures of people moving between the city gates, and his men who rushed over were suddenly reduced by four or five people. He couldn't help but became furious and immediately urged his horse forward.
The Zhang family in Yizhou has been farming for generations, and Zhang Rouquan relied on his bravery to achieve his status and reputation in various battles. At this time, he was dozens of steps away, and he was approaching in a blink of an eye. He used the momentum of the horse to condescendingly wave left and right. As he slashed, blood flew into the air wherever he went, and broken arms and limbs fell everywhere. His subordinates also shouted to follow, determined to kill all the enemies blocking the road first.
At this moment, two generals suddenly appeared from the shadows behind the city gate and stood in the middle of the road. They drew their bows and nocked arrows with their backhands, firing arrows in succession.
During Zhang Rou's two years in Zhongdu, he often heard people complain that the Jurchens were getting weaker and weaker, and there were not many people who could shoot arrows in Zhongdu. When he served as the commander of the Zhidu Guards, he was in charge of the Weijie Army. The Czech army is said to be composed of elite crossbowmen issued from various places in the second year of Cheng'an. In fact, most of the sergeants' martial arts are mediocre.
But these two people don’t know their origins, and their archery skills are simply amazing!
In the firelight and darkness, arrows roared through the air, and the two subordinates following Zhang Rou were hit by the arrows one after another and fell down. The third arrow shot straight at Zhang Rou, and Zhang Rou only felt the silver light flashing in front of his eyes. He leaned down to avoid it, and the arrow almost passed by his back.
After dodging the third arrow, the fourth and fifth arrows arrived again.
A soldier behind Zhang Rou quickly stepped up to cover the general. He took an arrow in the chest and fell to the sky. The fifth arrow continued to hit Zhang Rou. Zhang Rou tried to rush closer to slash, but she was less than five steps away from the archer. , the target was too big. He tried his best to move his horse to dodge, but the man dodged, but the horse did not. The arrow penetrated straight into the chest of the war horse.
The war horse neighed in pain, and the man stood up. Zhang Rou reacted very quickly, jumped off the horse, and slashed with his sword.
One of the two generals crossed the back of his bow to block, and the back of his bow was cut off by a two-foot-seven-inch straight sword. Zhang Rou exhaled and cut again, while the other dropped his long bow and drew his sword to block the two swords. They collided and made a loud "clang" sound.
Not only was this man outstanding in his archery skills, he also worked hard on the use of a straight knife, and he also had extremely strong physical strength. Zhang Rou slashed from the front, and the man stretched his arms horizontally to block it. As a result, Zhang Rou's wrist became numb and she continued to retreat. Two steps.
At this time, soldiers from both sides were already gathered around, and the firelights in their hands were flashing wildly. From time to time, they collided with their weapons, causing large clouds of sparks to bloom.
The general holding the broken bow happened to see Zhang Rou's face clearly. He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly shouted: "Zhang Degang, are you rebelling too?"
Zhang Rou really didn't mind the accusation of rebellion, but he was inevitably surprised when he suddenly heard his enemy calling out his name.
When he was about to focus on the other party's face, he saw the firelight and saw clearly the armor of the bodyguards around him. Then he saw the man's tall and thin figure and broad shoulders. Finally, he saw his face. It was clear that he was a familiar person.
This person is the emperor's close minister who is often sent by the emperor to quarrel with Du Shisheng, the minister of the personal affairs bureau, Wanyan Xielie!
The Attendant Bureau is nominally a subordinate agency of the Imperial Inspection Department, but in fact it relies on the emperor and serves as a hawk and dog. Its power is naturally extremely powerful in Zhongdu City.
In the past, when Zhang Rou saw such close ministers of the emperor, even if he did not bow to them, he would still be respectful. But with the current situation, how could he care about a Jurchen official? At the moment, Zhang Rou only sneered.
Voice: "I thought you, Wanyan Xielie, were rebelling! Get out of the way and don't block the road!"
"Be bold!"
Before Wanyan Xielie could say anything, the general who was blocking with a sword had already scolded him.
Zhang Rou looked at this man's face and realized why he had suffered a loss just now. He rolled his eyes and sneered twice: "Monk Chen, if you want to die, you might as well go south and fight the Mongols. Stop me here.
If you leave the city, you won't be able to show off your abilities."
It turns out that this general is the younger brother of Wanyan Xielie, named Monk Wanyan Chen. This man is currently serving in the Imperial Attendance Bureau and has a reputation for bravery.
Brothers Wanyan Xilie and Monk Wanyan Chen were in the bureau of personal attendants together and had the emperor's trust. They were usually extremely arrogant. Now Zhang Rou yelled at them twice. Monk Wanyan Chen's face was full of anger, but Wanyan Xilie was
Instead of being annoyed, he kept saying: "Don't fight, don't fight! It's better that you are not a rebel! If you want to leave the city, we are the same! Dechen, be sure to help us, and we will be rewarded generously!"
It’s already time, what a waste of reward!
Zhang Rou was about to continue to order them to make way, when suddenly something moved in her heart: "Where is the emperor?"