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Chapter 920 'Dragon and Snake Rising from the Land (Knot)'

"Zhang Thief! Give back my brother's life!"

"Kill the Zhang thief! Brothers, follow me and charge -!

"

Amid roars, a group of "Song troops" charged towards the Chinese army's tent.

Although the formation was in a mess, there were over a thousand people in total, and all of them had fierce looks on their faces. The leader was none other than Xiangyang Guo Kang, the first rebel to be recruited.

The Western Army was dismissed at Bianliang City, and the Secret Department of the Governor's Office thoughtfully conveyed the news as soon as possible.

The Song army guarding the rear suddenly became excited.

The composition of this group of Song troops was very complex. They included the Imperial Guards from the Beijing camp who had moved the capital, the Xiang troops originally stationed in the south, and the anti-traitor troops recruited from various quarters.

As early as when they first arrived in the south, the Western Army was not accustomed to the acclimatization, and nearly 20% of its people died of illness. Later, they suppressed the unrest in the Jiangnan area, attacked Jinghu, and fought fiercely with Fang La's army. If all these battles were carried out by the Western Army, it would be a toss-up.

By now, there will not be 50,000 elites left at all.

Therefore, most of those who died before were imperial soldiers and rebels.

Especially the rebels.

Zhang Dun dug for gold in the Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army, mobilized elite troops to supplement the Western Army, and then disrupted the rebel army, reorganized the ministries, appointed Guo Kang and others as the top ten military governors, and each led the army. It can be said that he achieved great success.

As a result, in less than half a year, half of the top ten military governors were dead, and their subordinates suffered heavy losses. They were all killed by Fang La's powerful generals, but they also killed many of the opponent's generals...

Song Jiang's judgment at that time was spot-on. If he was recruited by the imperial court, he would not end well.

These people who had been recruited were used to fight against the bandit army. Anyway, the dead and injured were all bandits, and the court did not feel sorry for them at all.

Guo Kang and others were not stupid. When they saw one Jiedushi commander fall down one after another, they were filled with shock and anger. However, as the armies were reorganized, their original subordinates were transferred to others to lead, and there were many conflicts between them.

It can be described as a mess, and coupled with the suppression by the elite Western Army, even those who dare to get angry do not dare to speak out.

Until now.

The Western Army is gone.

Their remaining five military governors became the strongest force in the Song army.

What are you waiting for?

Revenge! Revenge!

However, when the bandit troops rushed to the central army's tent in a swarm, what they saw was not panicked soldiers, but an elite team headed by two black men.

"Song Jiang!"

Guo Kang looked at the short man with a dark face, and immediately thought of the experience of being captured in the first place. He shot an arrow, but was blocked by the shield. He became even more angry and gritted his teeth and said: "I was just looking for you, but you still...

Dare you come to my door? Cut off your head, and together with Mr. Zhang, we will pay homage to my brother’s life!”

Song Jiang was majestic and shouted loudly: "Guo Kang, you were captured by me in the past. You should have been punished on the spot. It was Zhang Gong who interceded and said that you were a good citizen but were forced to rebel under heavy taxes. Although you made mistakes,

But it is excusable, and you should be punished for your crime and meritorious service! Zhang Gong even gave you a scarlet robe and a wife, have you forgotten all these? Now you are insulting Zhang Gong, how ungrateful you are!"

Guo Kang spat on the ground: "It sounds so nice, but the old thief is just using us to work for him!"

Song Jiang said coldly: "As a warrior, who doesn't take risks and who doesn't put his head on his waist? If you want to be in a high position and be safe at the same time, how can there be such a good thing in the world? It's really ridiculous!"

In terms of eloquence, ten Guo Kang combined are no match for Song Jiang alone. His face turned red and he was about to take action directly: "I will kill you!

"

Song Jiang paid no attention to it, looked at the other bandits, and said loudly: "Soldiers, you are already the imperial army. It is the imperial court that gives you food and clothing, and houses your families. Don't listen to these ungrateful thieves who are destined to have a bad end."

Agitate, they are also using you to work hard!"

"Now that the Yan army is about to move south, if we fight at this time, the enemy will gain in vain. The Yan army is strict in running the army, and its rules are much stricter than those of the imperial court. How can you endure that kind of restraint?"

"Soldiers, never do anything that hurts your loved ones and makes your enemies happy!"

Song Jiang's voice was loud and his tone was very sincere, and his analysis made even more sense.

But it's a pity that some people can be reasonable and some people are unreasonable.

"Bah! We have been bullied miserably by those veterans during this period. We are not allowed to do this, and we are not allowed to do that. What's the point!"

"Kill!

"

There is no doubt that this group of thieves is the latter.

They don't have the sense to think about the overall situation at all. They only know that they have been very frustrated during this period. Now that the boulder pressing on their heads has finally been removed, no matter what happens in the future, they will feel better first!

Especially Guo Kang, who screamed and rushed to the front line. He was surrounded by brave personal guards selected by him to protect him. He shouted fearlessly: "Song Jiang, let me take your life!"

Song Jiang sighed secretly, knowing that a bloody conflict was inevitable, and waved his hand: "Kill!"

"Brother Gongming, look at Tieniu!"

Li Kui, who had been standing quietly behind him, roared and rushed out after hearing the words.

But this time Song Jiang was not ordering him, but the cronies who were protecting Guo Kang.

The man suddenly rose up, and with a swipe of his sword, he aimed at Guo Kang's back and cut him off.

"ah!

"

The Jiedu thief had no time to react. He screamed and threw himself forward as blood spurted out.

"Boss!"

This incident happened so suddenly that no one expected that Song Jiang would arrange internal agents around Guo Kang early on. The other four leaders of the rebel army, who were named Jiedushi, had their eyes wide open. They shouted in unison and at the same time subconsciously

He was alert to the guards around him.

At this juncture, a black whirlwind blew out!

Li Kui, with red eyes, held a double axe, and swung out a death light. The light of the ax really hurt and maimed him. The broken limbs and broken arms became the background of his charge, and the red blood rolled up.

The flaming waves danced out into bright blood-colored waves.

"kill!

"

Not only was this black whirlwind attacking head-on, there were also ambushes all around.

Song Jiang came from a humble background and came from behind. He failed to establish much prestige in the Western Army, but with his ability and skill, he gathered a considerable number of forbidden troops.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Among the short ones, this batch of forbidden troops is definitely better than the rebel army. Now under the leadership of Mu Hong, Deng Fei, Bao Xu, Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang,

Use gunpowder arrows to surround them, spray and burn them, and drop poisonous smoke and fireballs to explode into thick yellow smoke.

“Ah-ah-!

"

The formation of the rebels completely dispersed, and they even panicked and trampled on each other, making extremely miserable howls.

"well……"

Song Jiang looked at it and didn't feel very happy. Instead, he sighed deeply.

As he just said, if there is internal strife in the Song army, the only one who will benefit is the Yan army.

In the past, no matter what the Song army said, their numbers were still superior to their opponents. Once they were in a dangerous place and deployed layers of defense lines along the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, no matter how elite the Yan army was, they would have to suffer extremely heavy casualties if they wanted to attack.

But now that the Western Army has been eliminated, the remaining Song Army has become a scattered mess, killing each other. It is almost impossible to hold the Jianghuai defense line.

"After solving this group of most unruly thieves, I wonder if we can still gather 30,000 soldiers?"

"The Yan army has recruited a lot of Western troops, and they need manpower to place the surrendered soldiers. This attack on Jianghuai will only have one army commander at most. If there are 30,000 soldiers, I still have a chance to defend..."

Song Jiang calculated silently.

After accepting Zhang Dun's teachings, he would not give up any hope even if he was in a desperate situation.

Just as they were expecting the war to subside quickly, a fire suddenly burst out from the military camp not far away.

Then thick black smoke quickly filled the field of vision, and screams came from all directions.

"No...the camp roars!"

When the most worrying situation happened, Song Jiang suddenly changed his color and made a decisive decision: "Everyone, retreat quickly... Tieniu is back!

"

Mu Hong and others naturally knew how terrifying Ying Xiao was, and they immediately began to retreat without caring about the two Jiedu envoys who were holding on.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!"

Li Kui's eyes were red with blood, and he stepped on the bloody water with his feet, aiming specifically at the two Jiedu envoys who were in a state of despair. He rushed to whichever side there were more people, and he looked like a madman while slashing.

But after all, this is not the case in the original work. They killed the common people in Jiangzhou City. The thieves are also soldiers. They dared to follow Guo Kang and others to kill the coach. They all had a sense of bravery. Seeing the critical moment of life and death, they also pounced on Li Kui.

past.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa..."

Bloody wounds opened on Li Kui's body, and both sides soon turned into bloody men. However, the Song army fell down, but Li Kui still charged forward bravely, cutting down the last two Jiedu envoys and the bodyguards to the ground.

Because none of the injuries he suffered were fatal, this man was murderous and crazy, but he instinctively avoided the damage. He did not just go deeper, but turned around and came back to kill again.

If you keep cutting like this, unless you are completely exhausted, you can really kill seven in and seven out of the group of enemies.

But it was precisely this red-eyed attitude that made Song Jiang unable to let Li Kui go: "Bring him back quickly!"

But this guy rushed too fast. Even when he turned around, he was still far away from Mu Hong, Mu Chun, Bao Xu and Deng Fei. Only Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang shouted when they saw him: "Brother, let's go first. Let's go."

Bring Iron Bull back!"

Song Jiang nodded subconsciously, but his heart jumped again, and he felt a strong sense of uneasiness: "Be careful!"

But at this time, it was too late to stop them. Zhang Qing and his wife led dozens of elites and rushed into the crowd to meet in the direction of Li Kui.

"Tieniu! Brother Gongming wants you to leave quickly!"

Zhang Qing took the lead, jumped behind him, and roared loudly.

One good thing about Li Kui is that no matter how powerful he kills, he will not attack Song Jiang and others. This has been proven repeatedly, so Zhang Qing dared to pull him, but the guards behind him stayed away for fear of

He died under the blood-stained axe, inexplicably.

But precisely because of this avoidance of danger, Zhang Qing's body was exposed under the cover of the shield.

"Whoosh!"

Soon enough, a crossbow arrow hit Zhang Qing's face at an extremely tricky angle, piercing deeply into his eye socket.

The man who followed Song Jiang into the battle and had survived a hundred battles had a look of astonishment on his face, and he fell softly.

"If you can't kill Song Jiang... you might as well kill his men..."

The person who fired the crossbow was none other than Guo Kang, who fell to the ground after being attacked. He actually pretended to be dead. His crouched body was not trampled to death. Instead, he seized the opportunity and launched a final counterattack.

"ah--!

"

Seeing her husband fall, Sun Erniang let out a shrill scream, rushed to Guo Kang, and chopped off his head with one knife. Then the knife flashed, and the bones and flesh were separated at the fastest speed, turning him into a skeleton.

Even though he was so proficient in business, Zhang Qing's spirit had faded. Sun Erniang hugged his body and cried: "Didn't we agree at the beginning to open a small shop and recruit a few capable clerks, and the business will be booming and we will be free...

Why am I the only one left! Why am I the only one left!

"

The red light in Li Kui's eyes dissipated and he rushed over, crying: "It's all Tieniu's fault! It's all Tieniu's fault!"

This was not the time to cry. Sun Erniang wiped away her tears and put her husband's body on her back. This time she would not sell it to the government to receive the reward: "Let's go! Brother is still waiting for us!"

When they rushed out of Song's camp, it was already a sea of ​​fire, the soldiers fled in all directions, and countless soldiers fell in a pool of blood.

Standing on the hillside, Song Jiang witnessed this scene and was extremely uncomfortable. When he saw the body on Sun Erniang's back, he couldn't help but shook his whole body and burst into tears:

"Brother Zhang Qing!

It hurts me!

"



"Wang Yin, we are allies and we are fighting against the tyranny of Beiyan. Why did you betray your alliance and attack my palace!"

When the Song camp fell into a sea of ​​fire, Meng Yue was also shouting loudly on the wall of the Shu Palace in Chengdu, Sichuan, with his voice full of despair.

Wang Yin stood at the foot of the city, looked at the magnificent palace, and said coldly: "The tyranny of Northern Yan? You might as well look at the evil deeds Yang Thief has done in Shu, and the palaces he built, and then talk about such nonsense!"

This palace was built by King Yang Tian when he claimed to be the "King of Xing Shu". Only three-fourths of it has been completed. It is already extremely extravagant and spectacular, on par with the famous architect Yang Guang.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It is not surprising that Sichuan and Shu are indeed wealthy.

During the middle and late Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, there was a proverb among the people, which was called "the prosperity of the world is led by Yang", and there was another saying, "Yang Yi Yi Yi Er".

This Yang is naturally Yangzhou, and Yi is Yizhou, which is Chengdu.

In the early Tang Dynasty, these two places were not so critical. After the Anshi Rebellion, the economic status of the north declined, and the status of the Yangtze River Basin rose. Yangzhou and Chengdu became the most prosperous commercial cities in the country, and their status even surpassed Chang'an and Luoyang for a time.

In the Song Dynasty, this trend did not change much. At most, the former Bianliang was put at the forefront, but now the wealth of Sichuan and Shu was used by King Yang Tian for pleasure, so any palace could be built.

Similarly, one can imagine what kind of life the people in Sichuan and Sichuan lived, but King Yang Tianwang had a hundred thousand soldiers, reached a tacit agreement with wealthy merchants and nobles, and did whatever he wanted in the dangerous land. He did not care about the lives of the people at the bottom.

.

As a result, less than half of the 100,000 soldiers died under Xiangyang City, and King Yang Tian went to hunt in the north. Although Sichuan and Shu did not invent such a euphemistic word, Sichuan and Shu really lost their king.

In fact, this heir did not have the prestige to succeed him. He reluctantly succeeded him as King of Shu under the recommendation of Meng Yue and other ministers who had fled back. The situation was precarious.

Under such circumstances, when Wang Yin led his elite troops into Shu, Meng Yue welcomed him, not because he completely trusted him, but because he chose the lesser of two evils. After all, outside Xiangyang City, Wang Yin worked hard to rescue the Shu army...



But he never expected that the other party would flip out like a book and attack directly in front of the palace.

Anyway, it was already Tu Qiong's meeting, and Shi Bao shouted: "Meng Yue, I know that you are a friend of Yang Thief's hometown. His Highness King Yan has said that he will only kill the first culprit and not involve the three tribes. If our army really enters the city,

You must also know what the soldiers are going to do!"

"King Yan...King Yan...is there anyone in the world who doesn't vote for Yan?"

Meng Yue huddled at the top of the city with a mournful face, murmuring: "Your Majesty, hand over Shu to me, and I will not surrender even if I die."

Seeing that there was no response in the palace, Wang Yin was not in a hurry: "We will welcome the Weiyuan Army into Sichuan and Shu. How long can this palace city, which has lost all people's hearts, be able to defend it!"

When the Weiyuan Army led by Qin Ming appeared outside the Shu Palace, the other Shu troops in the city collapsed completely.

Meng Yue, who still wanted to hold on until the last moment, was killed directly, his body was thrown out, the city gate was opened wide, and the eldest son of King Yang Tian, ​​who inherited the throne of Shu King, walked out with a surrender watch.

After Qin and Ming bowed to the north, they accepted the descending order on behalf of King Yan.

Since then.

After Jingxiang in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan and Shu, which lived in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, were most likely to form a state within a state in troubled times and officially belonged to the Yan Kingdom.



Yanjing.

The Jiying Hall in the southeast of the palace became busy.

Tomorrow is the time for the imperial examination and the final round of the palace examination.

More than a hundred tables and chairs were neatly arranged at the east and west ends of the hall. The center of the hall was left empty for candidates to bow to King Yan after entering.

This is a must to bow down, because the palace examination is actually to become a disciple, to be a disciple of the emperor, so a big ceremony must be performed.

Although he has not yet ascended the throne, His Royal Highness King Yan, who is no different from the emperor in people's hearts, will sit in the center of the hall. The higher the ranking in the provincial examination, the closer he is to King Yan in terms of seating arrangement.

The greater the chance of attention.

So a group of waiters filed in. Lan Congxi, the leader, took the list and compared it with the names and place of origin on the table, not daring to make any mistakes.

Compared to Lan Congxi's concentration, the other chamberlains were a little absent-minded, even whispering after making eye contact.

Because His Highness King Yan has not returned to the palace yet.

Tomorrow is the imperial examination, can you make it in time?

"I heard that His Highness's southern expedition has already wiped out Fang La in the south and captured the rebels in Shu alive. The rebels will soon be taken to the capital!"

"Why did I hear that Fang La was surrendered but the old court was destroyed?"

"No matter who is destroyed or surrendered, the world is settled. It was all in vain to worry before. If you can't catch up with the imperial examination, those Jinshi will have to cry and see who dares to say one more word..."



Lan Congxi listened with his ears open. The servants in the palace like to chew on their ears. When they are together, they have nothing to talk about. However, because of his sensitive status, he does not dare to be careless until he has fully established himself, so he will take advantage of this group of servants.

Inquire for information. Once there is a new situation, once it is confirmed, report it to the princess, the prince's father, and the queen mother immediately.

After listening for a long time, he realized that the same thing was said. Lan Congxi snorted coldly: "Shut your mouths. If you violate a taboo, the king and the princess are both good-tempered, but this old slave has to fulfill the responsibility of the internal servant."

, to rectify the family law!"

There was a sudden silence in the palace, and all the servants were working obediently, until suddenly excited shouts came from outside: "He's back! The king is back!"

Lan Congxi, who was still calm just now, opened his legs and ran out.

When Li Yan, riding on the back of a lion, entered the city gate, the whole Yanjing rejoiced. The layer of anxiety that shrouded the court suddenly disappeared, leaving only the shock and joy of the achievements of the Southern Expedition.

The heroes are at a loss...

King Yan returns to the palace!



[Dragon and Snake Rising from the Land] is over, please look forward to the last volume of the Song Dynasty Chapter [The King Rules the World]

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