When Li Zhiyun and his entourage rushed back to Jinyang City, it was already past noon. He returned to his mansion and had just wiped his face. Before he could sit down and take a breath, his fourth brother sent someone to call the manager's house. He left

Entering the courtyard, you are directly led into the front lobby. When you enter the hall, the atmosphere is solemn. The fourth brother is sitting in the top position. Below, there are more than a dozen neatly dressed generals sitting in the row on the left, and there is a hanging on the wall on the right.

A huge military map.

The fourth brother saw him coming in and waved him to sit on the seat next to him. As soon as he sat down, the fourth brother said: "Let's get started." Sima Liu Dewei of the General Manager's Office stood up, stepped forward and made a fist gesture to him and the fourth brother.

Military salute, then walked to the military map, picked up a wooden stick and began to introduce the battlefield situation.

Li Zhiyun discovered that on this military map, there were two huge black arrows pointing from the north to the south. Liu Dewei pointed with a wooden stick: "Liu Wuzhou began to attack on Gengshen Day of this month. His army was divided into two groups.

All the way through Song and Jin Dynasties

Gang commanded a total of more than 10,000 men, and the direction of the attack was Bingzhou; the other was led by Liu Wuzhou himself, with a total of 30,000 men, and mainly attacked Fenzhou. The enemy troops came fiercely, especially Song Jingang, who had already conquered Huizhou and Jiezhou.

The troops are pointing directly at Huangshe Ridge..."

The fourth brother frowned and said, "Huzhou and Jiezhou both have heavy troops stationed there, how could they be captured so quickly?"

"The specific situation is not clear yet," Liu Dewei shook his head. "But according to the news from the front, when Song Jingang besieged Jiezhou, a monk named Daocheng used Buddhist flags to pull his soldiers up the city wall. Jiezhou

That’s when we lost control.”

Another monk! Why do these monks have such trouble with the Tang Dynasty? Li Zhiyun thought angrily.

"Next, Song Jingang is likely to attack Jiexiu..."

"Jiexiu must not be lost!" the fourth brother said, "Jiexiu is only more than a hundred miles away from Jinyang. It is the last barrier of Jinyang. We must prevent Song Jingang from occupying Jiexiu!"

After Liu Dewei finished the introduction, he bowed and returned to his seat. The fourth brother sat up straight, coughed and cleared his throat, his eyes wandered on the faces of more than a dozen generals, and suddenly said loudly: "General Zhang Da of Chariots and Cavalry, listen to the order!" One of them said

The twenty-six or seven-year-old general stood up upon hearing the sound, walked forward, clasped his fists and said, "We will be here soon!"

"I order you to lead five hundred infantry to Huangshe Ridge to fight against Song Jingang."

When Zhang Da heard this, he could hardly believe his ears and looked at his fourth brother in astonishment, "King Qi, five hundred infantry? Did I hear it correctly?"

"You heard that right, just five hundred."

"But Song Jingang has more than 10,000 troops. Isn't 500 to 10,000 too few?"

After hearing this, Li Zhiyun also whispered: "Yes, Fourth Brother, five hundred people are too few." Fourth Brother lowered his voice and said: "Don't worry about it, I have my own concerns." He raised his head and looked directly at Zhang Da,

"General Zhang, Song Jingang is a thief. His

The men and horses are just a bunch of rabble, how can they fight against our Tang Dynasty soldiers? I believe that General Zhang will succeed immediately!" Zhang Da looked embarrassed and said: "Having said that, five hundred infantry are too few, so I won't be able to do it.

Obey."

"What, you want to disobey me?"

"I will not dare."

"It's okay if you don't dare. Let's beat the drum at Mao tomorrow and go to war!"

After the discussion, Zhang Da returned to his home. His home is a small courtyard. When you enter, there are two main rooms opposite the door, and a wing room on the left and right. Two children are playing in the yard, the eldest is six years old.

, is a girl, the youngest is three years old, and is a boy.

He walked into the main room, and his wife came forward and helped him take off his heavy leather armor and put on soft silk casual clothes. Then she handed him a tea cup and said, "You sit down and have a rest first. The meal will be ready in a while."

.”

Zhang Da sat down to drink tea, thinking dullly. He was lost in thought when he suddenly heard someone in the courtyard shouting: "Is eldest brother at home?" He recognized that the person who came was his brother Chang Shan. Chang Shan was also in the army.

Zhang Da once saved Chang Shan's life on the battlefield. Zhang Da quickly stood up and went out to greet him, forcing a smile on his face and saying: "Is Chang Shan here?"

Zhang Da welcomed Chang Shan into the house and offered him a seat to pour tea. At this time, his wife came over with two bowls of dishes and saw Chang Shan smiling and saying hello. Chang Shan quickly stood up to say hello and helped clear the table.

After the food and wine were served, Zhang Da filled up the wine and the two sat across from each other to drink. Zhang Da was upset and could not help but exhale and sigh, with sorrow written on his face. Chang Shan asked with concern: "Brother, are you worried about something?

?" Zhang Da then forced Li Yuanji to

He told the story of leading 500 infantry to fight against Song Jingang. After hearing this, Chang Shan looked angry and said: "Brother, I heard that Song Jingang is good at using troops. Bringing such a small number of troops to fight against him is like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth."

, you must never go!”

"Brother, I don't want to go either, but Li Yuanji is forcing me so hard, how can I not go?"

Chang Shan pondered for a moment and said: "Last time you contradicted him, he must have a grudge and wanted to use Song Jingang's hand to harm you." Zhang Da took a sip of the wine, put it down and said angrily: "He wants to harm me.

?It’s not that easy.”

"Brother, do you have an idea in mind?"

"Not yet, let's talk about it then."

Zhang Da filled the other party's wine vessel with wine and said, "Brother, I have a favor to ask of you."

"Brother, if you have anything to do, just ask me, why should I be polite?"

Zhang Da sighed and said: "My brother, what I worry about the most is your sister-in-law and two nephews. If anything happens to me, I'm afraid Li Yuanji will harm them. So, I want you to escort them back to their hometown in Zhizhou."

Changshan heard it

, hurriedly said: "The eldest brother is my savior. I always think about how to repay you. How dare you refuse for such a trivial matter? Don't worry, eldest brother, I will set off early tomorrow morning. I will definitely escort my sister-in-law and nephew home."

Zhang Da nodded, stood up and went to the inner room. After a while, he returned to the table and sat down. He placed two silver ingots weighing ten ounces on the table. "Brother, please keep these silver coins." Chang Shan saw this.

, quickly shouted: "Brother, we are life and death friends, why talk with money? Aren't you embarrassing me?"

Zhang Da shook his head and said: "Brother, Zhizhou is not close to here, so it's a lot of trouble on the road."

"Brother, I have trouble with you..."

Zhang Da waved his hand and said in a more serious tone: "Brother, we have arranged it. Please don't refuse, please accept it!" Upon hearing this, Chang Shan had no choice but to reluctantly pick up the silver and put it into his arms. Zhang Da picked up the wine and said:

"Brother, let's drink this wine..."

That night, Zhang Da told his wife that he had asked Chang Shan to escort the mother and son back to their hometown in Zhizhou.

"Husband, you often went on war expeditions in the past, why do you want us, mother and son, to return home this time?" the wife asked doubtfully.

Zhang Da was afraid that his wife would be worried, so he didn't dare to tell the truth. He only said that the situation was a little different this time, and he did this just to be on the safe side. Next, he took out a package full of silver coins from the cupboard, handed it to his wife and said:

"You have to keep this money. This is my savings over the years. I will rely on it to settle down when I return to my hometown."

When his wife took the package, she burst into tears. Zhang Da comforted him: "Don't worry too much. I have been fighting for my husband for many years. What kind of storms have I not seen? I have my own way to protect myself. Wait until this matter passes.

Later, I will bring you mother and son back..."

After Song Jingang led his army to Huangsheling, he set up camp in an open area. Not long after the army was stationed, a general walked into the central military tent, cupped his fists and said: "King Song, there is a Tang army coming to fight us."

When Song Jingang heard this, he quickly asked: "How many people are here?"

"Five hundred infantry."

"Five hundred? Is that the forward? How many are left in the rear?"

"Without the rear team, there are only five hundred people."

When Song Jinjiang heard this, he was surprised: "Only five hundred? Are you mistaken?" The general shook his head. Song Jinjiang pondered for a moment and sneered: "Li Yuanji underestimated me too." He walked to the military map.

, looked at it for a while, and used his fingers to

He said at one point: "Look, this is called Sheyouyuan. The terrain here is open, and it is a place where the Tang army must pass through. You lead two thousand cavalry and ambush on the mountains on both sides. When the Tang army passes by, rush down condescendingly.

Kill them all!"

"Yes!" The general clasped his fists, turned around and walked out.

Zhang Da led 500 infantrymen and hurried forward with the scorching sun above their heads and sweat on their backs. At this moment, a fast horse galloped towards him. When he got close, the scout dismounted, knelt down and clasped his fists and said: "General, this place is about 100 meters away from the Yellow Snake."

There are still ten miles to the ridge.”

"Have Song Jingang's men arrived?"

"We have arrived and set up camp at the foot of Huangshe Ridge."

Zhang Da wanted to say something else, but suddenly he heard the sound of war drums and conch trumpets. He looked up and looked around, and saw many cavalry appearing on the hills on both sides. They rushed down the hillside from a high position.

The Tang army suddenly became confused. The soldiers were panicked and didn't know what to do. Zhang Da tightened the reins, reined in the frightened horse, raised his sword with his other hand, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, pay attention, get out of the way."

Formation, prepare to meet the enemy!"

Zhang Da's army was usually well-trained. Although the enemy was outnumbered and the situation was extremely unfavorable, the soldiers quickly calmed down, stabilized their position, and formed a battle formation. They relied on a few baggage vehicles.

They were placed in two semi-arc shapes, facing the cavalry rushing down the hillside on both sides. The shield was in the hands.

In front, the halberdier is in the back, and the archer is in the middle. When the cavalry gallops within the shooting range, the archers draw their bows and shoot arrows. Cavalrymen are constantly hit by arrows and fall off their horses. When the cavalry rushes forward, the archers retreat and the halberdier is forward.

, stabbed the belly of the horse in the air with his halberd. In this way, he actually repelled several rounds of enemy attacks.

However, Song Jingang had too many men and horses. They rushed over like waves and finally broke down the Tang army's defense line. The two sides fought hand to hand and fought to the death. Some soldiers were trampled by war horses.

Some had their heads cut off by sabers, and some were stabbed off their horses by halberds. The clash of swords, shouts, and curses intertwined together to form a tragic symphony of war...
Chapter completed!