It was twenty days before the official issued the edict to commit sin.
According to Mingsha City, it is less than ten miles away.
Peng Sun, the general from Jingyuan Road, led more than a thousand cavalry to attack here.
Peng Sun had just waved his sword on his horse and fought with the party's cavalry.
Dangxiang set up several lines of defense in order to block the Song army from the direction of Jingyuan Road. If the Song army ventured deeper and moved faster, they would be ambushed by Dangxiang's cavalry. If the Song army moved slowly, it would be of no help in rescuing Mingsha City.
Li Xian, the envoy to the Xihe Road, was appointed, and Shen Kuo, after passing the Jingyuan Road, divided his troops into several groups, trying to break into the city and save Mingsha City no matter what.
There were several bloody battles along the way.
Compared with Yu Chong's hesitation before sending troops on Huanqing Road, Li Xian and Shen Kuo were willing to save Mingsha City regardless of casualties.
Compared with all the others, Peng Sun is undoubtedly the fastest. Peng Sun is worthy of being a thief for many years. With many years of experience in life and death fighting and dealing with the army, his sense of smell is extremely sensitive and he has seen through several ambushes by the party's troops.
Finally, Peng Sun arrived ten miles away from Mingsha City, but at the same time, other relief troops and horses were still twenty miles away, and Shen Kuo and Li Xian's army were still thirty miles away.
Peng Sun dismounted and crouched behind a sparse bush. Covered by sand dunes and sparse vegetation, nearly a thousand men and horses could barely crouch.
Guo Zhenyan, the deputy general on the side, said: "Master Peng, we really can't get in. If we go down again, our troops and horses will all have to answer."
Peng Sun said to Guo Zhen: "You are confused. You have forgotten that the last time we led troops to escort food, we were attacked and confiscated by Western bandits. If it hadn't been for some minor achievements back then, Shen Jing would have been slightly demoted."
Guo Zhen wiped the sweat with his sleeve and said: "If you are demoted, then be demoted. It is better than dying here."
"Strong? When I was a thief, I traveled thousands of miles to seek wealth. Now I travel thousands of miles to seek an official position. Otherwise, why would I go to Jingyuan Road and chew the sand? I only know one sentence in my life, wealth and honor are sought in danger!"
Guo Zhen secretly complained when he heard this.
Peng Sun glanced at Guo Zhen's face and scolded: "What are you afraid of? The fortune teller said that I am blessed with great life. When we go to the battlefield, thousands of troops will avoid us!"
"If it weren't for destiny, how come this head is still on my neck? You see, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are fighting here. The soldiers and horses of the Westerners are guarding here, but they can't guard there. They can keep an eye on this, but they can't.
There, they couldn't even keep an eye on Mingsha City, hundreds of people came out, and they didn't care about our few troops."
"Besides, although we didn't achieve any success on our mission this time, we were able to explore the path here clearly. You can rest assured that even if we encounter a bandit from the West, we will know where to run.
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Guo Zhen knew that Peng Sun was very meticulous in his affairs. By sending an envoy to Xixia, he not only found out all the routes, but also bribed more than a dozen party troops.
You must know that most party soldiers are also tribal soldiers.
In Hengshan, many tribes in the Jingyuan direction are just grassroots, and those with breasts are mothers. Last year they were recruited by Dangxiang to attack the Song Dynasty, and this year they were recruited by the Song Dynasty as archers to fight against Dangxiang.
Peng Sun was good at using money, and took advantage of the opportunity of being sent to the Xixia military camp as an envoy to bribe a Xixia leader.
Along the way, these dozen Dangxiang soldiers also acted as Peng Sun's scouts and helped them deceive Dangxiang's soldiers.
While Peng Sun and Guo Zhen were talking, several scouts stumbled over and reported: "General, Mingsha City has been destroyed!"
Peng Sun and Guo Zhen were shocked when they heard this.
Several people wanted to get up and look around, but they were immediately jumped by others to avoid exposing their whereabouts.
The soldiers and horses of the Western Bandits were besieged by hundreds of thousands of troops from the Song Army on the periphery, and they actually managed to overwhelm Mingsha City. Although the city was already short of food, Party Xiang's soldiers and horses were really good at fighting.
"No wonder General Manager Zhong and Deputy General Manager Zhang are not in the army. It's not unfair." Guo Zhen looked at Peng Sun and said, "Master Peng, let's retreat."
After hearing this, Peng Sun sat down cross-legged, broke off a few grass blades and held them to his lips.
Seeing this, Guo Zhen hurriedly shook Peng Sun's leg and said: "Master Peng! Master Peng!"
"Mingsha City is broken, and all the soldiers and horses must have retreated. The Western Bandits may take the opportunity to turn around and pursue Huanqing Road, Jingyuan Road, and Xihe Road. Li Zhizhi and Shen Jinglue must have fought and retreated. We
If we don’t retreat, it will be too late.”
Peng Sun shook his head and said: "We are not in a hurry."
"Master Peng!"
Peng Sun said: "You said that we have all arrived under the nose of Mingsha City. Wouldn't it be a pity to leave without going into the city?"
Guo Zhen thought Peng Sun was crazy.
Peng Sundao: "Of course we didn't go in arrogantly. When it got dark an hour later, we led our troops to rush into the city. No matter what, the remaining soldiers of the defeated army would withdraw from the city. In this way, we will take some people back, and we will have an explanation for this trip."
"As for that? Master Peng, are we going to lose our lives?" Guo Zhen asked.
Peng Sun said: "Confused, what do you think?"
"Who is Zhang Jinglue in the city? He is the nephew of the then Prime Minister. If we can save him, even if we carry his body back, Prime Minister Zhang will always be thinking of us."
"But with these few soldiers and horses, once the Western thieves notice, they can devour us in one bite. Is it worth risking the lives of thousands of our brothers just to save Zhang Jinglue? Master Peng, listen to my advice, I don't want this credit."
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Peng Sun shook his head and said: "Don't say it. It's not necessarily true that we, old Peng, are greedy for power. You see, Zhang Jinglue led tens of thousands of men on Xihe Road to guard Mingsha City, and he took care of tens of thousands of people on Jingyuan Road.
The lives of soldiers."
"We can't say that all of us on Jingyuan Road are unloyal. We all arrived here and did nothing to save them. We were not like this when we were bandits."
After Peng Sun finished speaking, Guo Zhen and several other generals remained silent.
But the people who saw it said: "Master Peng, we have done it. Our Jingyuan Army cannot let others say that we are not loyal!"
"That's it! That's it!"
"Do it! Do it!"
Peng Sun nodded and said to Guo Zhen: "You take half of the men and horses and continue to lie here. I will take the other half to rush to the city. If you can't wait for me before dawn, don't wait and go back quickly. I have a child in my hometown in Fujian.
You took care of it."
Guo Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "Master Peng, it's better for me to go. You and your whole family are here, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you!"
"Don't worry about mother-in-law and mother-in-law at this time."
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When night fell, there still seemed to be shouts of death blowing in the wind.
When Peng Sun saw this, he immediately led hundreds of riders and looked towards the hazy direction of Mingsha City.
Encountered many Xixia soldiers and horses along the way, and saw that there were many heads hanging on the horses, chatting and laughing there. Although he knew that the Song army in the city was in danger, Peng Sun still gritted his teeth and moved forward. Relying on the maneuvers of Dang Xiang's soldiers, and the inability to deal with it in the darkness
After distinguishing things, Peng and Sun's party also arrived at Mingsha City.
He happened to encounter more than ten cavalrymen and the Xiang cavalrymen were escorting dozens of prisoners of the Song army. Peng Sun was very happy and immediately called out to the people around him. He used the skill of approaching and getting close to get rid of these more than ten cavalrymen in one fell swoop.
After rescuing dozens of Song army prisoners, Peng Sun immediately asked.
The other party was overjoyed when they learned that it was the troops on the Jingyuan Road. When Peng Sun asked about Zhang Zhi's whereabouts.
None of these people could explain clearly. Only one person said: "I just saw General Wang protecting Zhang Jinglue and protruding out of the city. Zhang Jinglue seemed to be seriously injured. General Wang carried him on his back and led the Wei army all the way out of the city!"
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"Where are they?"
"Not sure."
Peng Sun couldn't help but sweat all over his head when he heard this, but at this moment he could only say: "Retreat."
"No more looking for chapters?"
"We're not looking for it anymore, or Zhang Jinglue escaped," Peng Sun said decisively: "Let's walk slowly and don't run into Xixia's ambush. Otherwise, we'll leave it here. And bury the body. Don't give it to me."
People noticed something was fishy."
Peng Sun immediately took in these dozens of people and led his army back. Although it was covered by darkness, he was still frightened when he encountered the party cavalry holding bright torches.
However, Xixia had just captured Mingsha City, and the whole army was extremely excited and exhausted. Peng Sun walked for several miles without any danger, but at this moment there was a fight in front.
But I saw hundreds of party cavalry chasing more than ten cavalry from east to west, shouting and croaking.
Peng Sun captured Dang Xiang Jiangbing and asked, "What did they say?"
The other party said: "They said there is a Han official! They want to catch him."
Peng Sun was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately said: "Brothers, follow me!"
Immediately, Peng Sun led all his soldiers to mount their horses. It seemed that they were cooperating with the other party to pursue the Song army, but in fact they were approaching secretly. In order to confuse Dangxiang people, he also made Dangxiang surrender his troops and speak Dangxiang words.
When the soldiers and horses approached, Peng Sun ordered a group of people to suddenly draw their bows and arrows on their horses, and let loose a hail of arrows at the pursuing party cavalry.
Suddenly, dozens of riders were shot off their horses.
"Wrong shot!"
"Wrong shot!"
The other party cavalry dispersed and shouted.
Peng Sun burst out laughing and replied in Chinese: "I'm going to shoot you."
"It's Han Chinese!"
The Dangxiang cavalrymen suddenly woke up. At this time, Peng Sun had already caught up with the ten cavalrymen in front.
Peng Sun shouted: "I am Peng Sun, the pioneer general on the Jingyuan Road? Where is Zhang Jinglue?"
After hearing this, more than ten cavalrymen on the other side slowed down, and one of them said: "I am Wang Fan, and I have heard your name. I am carrying Zhang Jinglue on my back!"
Peng Sun was overjoyed and came in to take a look, only to see Wang Fan riding a double horse and carrying a man on his back.
Wang Xian said: "When the city was broken, Zhang Jinglue was hit by an arrow and fell from the top of the city. I was the one who saved him."
Peng Sun laughed and said: "Okay! No wonder the fortune teller said that I have unparalleled luck. Among the hundreds of thousands of Xixia troops, I was asked to find Zhang Jinglue."
After saying this, Peng Sun laughed wildly again: "On the day Zhang Jinglue killed Wang Zhongzheng, your king looked down on our soldiers and horses on the Jingyuan Road. What about today! You don't have to rely on us."
Wang Gan cursed in his heart that this man would hold a grudge, and remained silent at the moment.
Peng Sun, on the other hand, was very proud and arrogant.
Seeing that the party's soldiers and horses were overtaking them from all sides, Peng Sun immediately led Wang Fan and Zhang Zhi to fight and retreat, and then led them to where Guo Zhen was hiding his soldiers and horses.
Guo Zhen was overjoyed when he saw Peng Sun's arrival, and immediately led his troops to meet him. The party's pursuers did not expect that there was an ambush of the Song army here, and they were killed by surprise, and retreated in embarrassment.
Then Peng Sun and Guo Zhen made a sharp retreat all the way.
On the way, they were run over by party soldiers and horses again. Peng Sun led his group in circles and fought several fierce battles, losing some soldiers and horses. Finally, they were rescued by soldiers and horses led by Zhong Shidao.
Finally, Peng Sunfang retreated to Pingxia City in the territory of the newly established Huaide Army to join the retreating army.
Zhang Zhi was already dying when he entered the city, and Shen Kuo did not dare to report him, lest one side was not rescued, and the other side reported that he was alive. In this case, it would be better to directly report that he had died for his country.
When Zhang Zhi got better, Shen Kuo felt that he could not delay it any longer, so he flew to Beijing.
Zhang Yue was overjoyed to see Shen Kuo's report and read the names of Wang Fan and Peng Sun in his heart!