The horse neighs wildly, the frost blade reflects the cold. Tian Lai novel
Four tiger generals, Xiao Tang, Hua Rong, Suo and Zhu Jing, broke into the bandits' formation and brandished their weapons, only stabbing and slashing. The weapons passed by, and blood flowed like a fountain. For a moment, it was like a mountain collapsing and the earth cracking, the earth shattering, and the strong wind whimpering across.
, but in a matter of seconds, hundreds of thieves were killed.
It turned out that Xiao Tang and Zhengzhou Military and Horse Supervisor Chen Zhu were the vanguard, leading their elite cavalry to pursue the southern Hebei bandits first, and defeated the small and medium-sized bandits of the southern Hebei army on the north bank of the Huan River. After interrogating the captured men, they learned that Zhang Di
The headquarters retreated south first, while the Taiyuan Prefecture in front killed Xiong Ling, Zhang Xiong and his group of bandits, and they were probably about to enter Anyang City.
From Xiao Tang's description of the Water Margin, and Zhu Jing's brief mention of the behavior of strongmen in various strongholds in the Southern Hebei Army, Zhang Xiong and his group of bandits are the most cruel and easy-to-kill in the Southern Hebei Army. Anyang is the seat of Xiangzhou, with a large number of people.
, how can we just let Zhang Xiong kill indiscriminately and sit idly by?
Xiao Tang immediately made a decision and ordered his elite cavalry to take a short rest and hurriedly marched to Anyang City. Chen Zhu, Wu Bingyi and Ma Wanli who were traveling with them were defeated in Feixiang, Mingzhou. After joining the army, the deputy commander opened his head and covered his face and scolded him.
, if it were not a military emergency, he would be punished with a military stick. Chen Zhu was already jealous because Xiao Tang had repeatedly made military exploits. When he saw Xiao Tang, he was eager to pursue him. How could he fulfill his wish?
"Our army is marching day and night, we are short of men and horses, and many of our troops are light cavalry. If we go deep into the army alone and are ambushed by thieves... Xiao Prisoner, can you bear it?" Chen Zhu said to Xiao Tang in a strange way, Xiao Tang
Seeing that Chen Zhu was determined to lead his troops to rest and recuperate on the spot, he gritted his teeth and went with Hua Rong to ask for help. Zhu Jing only led his cavalry battalion to rush towards Anyang.
At present, there are still more than 260 cavalrymen left under the command of Xiao Tang's cavalry army. Even Xiao Tang's eighteen cavalrymen have lost six of them.
Shi Qian, who was not good at fighting on the battlefield, and Xue Yong, who was seriously injured when attacking Yongnian in Mingzhou, were placed in the Damingfu infantry camp of Zhou Jin and others... pursued by 2670 cavalry.
With Zhang Xiong's thousands of thieves, it cannot but be said that the risks are extremely high. Whether Zhang Xiong is defending the city in danger, or ambushing Xiao Tang, it is not difficult to kill Xiao Tang's cavalry with more attacks and fewer attacks.
However, the bandits under Zhang Xiong did not know how many troops Xiao Tang had come, nor did they expect that they would come so fast.
As soon as the thieves entered the city, they burned, killed and looted everywhere. When Xiao Tang led his troops to rush in through the broken city gate, the thieves everywhere suddenly saw a group of murderous officers and soldiers seemingly descending from the sky, waving their weapons to kill them.
Come. In panic, they fled in all directions. When Zhang Xiong asked carefully, they only knew: "The officers and soldiers suddenly arrived, and there were countless people."...
Zhang Xiong, Xiang Zhong, and Xu Yue managed to gather thousands of thieves, but as soon as they met Xiao Tang's cavalry, the three leader Xu Yue was killed by Zhu Jing, a strongman from Moushan who was temporarily attached to Xiao Tang's command.
Next. Xiao Tang and Hua Rong, each with the bravery of a hussar, took advantage of the situation to attack. How could the bandits react?
The vanguard used the gold-dipped ax in his hand to fly up and down, chopping up countless thieves; after Xiao Li Guang Huarong picked out a few thieves with his gun, he used his magic arrow skills.
Hua Rong, a sharp weapon that harvests lives, shot specifically at the small and medium-sized leaders of the thieves. Five or six of the leaders rolled off their horses, making the bandit army even more chaotic.
The two hussars, who were good at attacking the enemy's formations, and Hua Rong, who was highly skilled in riding and shooting, worked perfectly together. In addition, the long knife in Zhu Jing's hand was so fast and fierce that he swept away the blood of the thieves everywhere, and pieces of flesh flew everywhere.
Xiao Tang, on the other hand, used the gold-chiselled tiger-headed dragon-tooth spear to kill more than a dozen thieves by stabbing and slashing him. Suddenly, he saw Xiang Zhong, the second leader of the thieves, dozens of steps away.
Xiao Tang whistled, and the twelve horsemen who followed him took out their riding bows suitable for horse fighting. Xiao Tang hung the dragon tooth gun on the victory hook of the saddle, and held the Wolf Jiujun bow in his right hand.
With his left hand, he took out a dynamite arrow from the quiver hanging on the saddle. As soon as the bow string was released, the dynamite arrow made a shrill scream as it flew rapidly in the air. The twelve cavalry archers also picked up their bows and nocked arrows, and ran straight towards the dynamite arrow.
Shooting in Xiang Zhong’s direction!
Xiang Zhong was horrified. He barely dodged the roaring arrows fired by Xiao Tang, but twelve more sharp arrows were fired at him! Xiang Zhong was hit by three arrows in his shoulder and right arm first. He howled miserably and fell back.
He raised his hands and tugged at the reins, causing the horse to stand upright with a long neigh.
Several sharp arrows shot out with a series of "puff-puff" sounds as the sharp blades penetrated the flesh, and they all hit Xiang Zhong's horse. The horse neighed sadly and fell to the ground. Xiang Zhong slammed to the ground, and he subconsciously
Although this move saved his life, he lost all his fighting spirit and turned around and ran in the opposite direction of Zhoujin Hall at the street entrance.
"I'm your grandma!! Children! Let's fight with the army!!" Zhang Xiong saw that Xiao Tang's elite cavalry were extremely brave, but he still shouted at his subordinates to rush forward to intercept the cavalry assault, and the thieves were bombarded.
Hurrying up, he bravely rushed forward to resist Xiao Tang, Suo, Hua Rong and other officers and generals with his flesh and blood.
When Zhang Xiong saw that his subordinates had blocked the army for a while, he turned the horse's head, swung the whip and whipped the horse wildly, and fled the battlefield like a gust of wind. He yelled loudly as he fled, and then scattered.
The bandit army rushed straight to the west gate of Anyang City...
"That's wrong! Where is the boss!?" After another bloody battle with Xiao Tang's elite cavalry, a more sophisticated leader finally felt that something was wrong. He looked around, but where could he see the figure of his boss, Zhang Xiong?
"Damn it! You are your 18th generation ancestor! We were told to fight with our lives to resist the army, but you, the loser, escaped first!" The little leader yelled loudly, and more and more thieves learned that Zhang Xiong had escaped first.
Either they threw away their weapons and fled, or they fell to their knees and shouted surrender...
However, they said that the second leader of the thieves, Xiang Zhong, still had three sharp arrows stuck in his body, and he rushed into the Zhoujin Hall with dozens of men in his hands. He looked ferocious, and rushed straight towards the Han clan disciples with a steel blade in hand.
The rumble of horse hooves came, and Xiao Tang and Hua Rong arrived one after another, accompanied by cavalry and archers. Seeing that Xiang Zhong was blocked by the officers and soldiers, he said cruelly in his heart: If you catch someone named Han to threaten me, I will not survive.
If I can have a high-ranking official buried with me, my life will be worth it!
Thinking of this, Xiang Zhong rushed straight towards Han Duanyan, who seemed to be the leader among the group. Xiang Zhong just grabbed Han Duanyan and was about to scream with his knife. Suddenly, he was like an arrow piercing the goose's mouth and hooking the fish's gills.
, couldn't utter even a single word. Hua Rong had seen his move a long time ago, opened his hand and shot an arrow. Before Xiang Zhong could hold Han Duanyan hostage, he casually used his best skills and took the thief's life in an understatement!
Xiang Zhong's eyes popped out like dead fish. He stared straight at the sharp arrow stuck in his throat. His throat roared a few times and he fell straight to the ground. Xiao Tang stared and shouted: "The thief is already here."
Except! You thieves still dare to resist!??"
The remaining dozens of thieves were so frightened that they lost their wits. When they saw Xiao Tang riding behind him and picking up his bow and arrows, the sharp arrow clusters were already aimed at them. They all threw away their weapons and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Only then did Xiao Tang notice the richness, uniqueness, simplicity and elegance of the garden here. Then when he saw the shocked and pale-faced Han sect disciples gathered in a group in front of him, he turned over and dismounted, saying: "Don't be alarmed, everyone, the thief in the city has been eliminated.
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Han Chunyan, Han Cuiyan and other members of the Han clan in Xiangzhou sat on the ground, with tears even seeming to flow from the corners of their eyes. They each murmured: "God, please open your eyes..."
After all, it seems that they, a wealthy and prosperous family with high status and fame throughout the Song Dynasty, were first broken by the southern Hebei army and hid in a secret room to take refuge. They were broken through by Bian Xiang, but were quietly let go by that mighty man.
However, when they finally calmed down, they were captured by Zhang Xiong and his group of thieves who followed. Seeing that these people were about to be humiliated and killed by Zhang Xiong, Xiao Tang led his elite cavalry to attack the city again and killed them.
They were rescued by the bandits... Such an encounter in life is too exciting.
Han Duanyan, who was more cautious, calmed down and thought, how could the son of Han Qi, a loyal and loyal man, show his cowardice in front of the Imperial Guards and lose the face of the Han family in Xiangzhou? He raised his hand and said to Xiao Tang: "Fortunately, this general arrived in time.
Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous! This is the Zhoujin Hall, the former residence of my late father Zhongxian Gong. I am Han Duanyan, the good doctor on your right, and I came with the Han clan to pay homage to my brother, but I don’t want to fall into the hands of thieves."
Xiao Tang's expression changed. He only wanted to defeat the thieves passing by Anyang City and protect the people in the city from the disaster of weapons, but he did not expect to save the descendants of the Han family in Xiangzhou. Han Qi and Han Zhongyan, he Xiao Tang
How come you don’t know?
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As soon as the war ended, Xiao Tang ordered thirty elite soldiers under his command to protect Zhoujintang, and the remaining troops tied up the captured and surrendered thieves. He then sent several groups of soldiers to search for the escaped and hiding bandits in the city, and then he clasped his fists at Han Duanyan and said, "Master Han Master Pu
I am loyal to my country and devoted myself to my life. I admire you very much. I don’t want you to pass away so suddenly. It’s really sad! I want to offer incense to Mr. Pu in memory of me. I wonder if I can?”
If Xiao Tang hadn't arrived in time, most of the Han family's descendants in Xiangzhou would have been killed by Zhang Xiong. Now that they are sincerely mourning Han Zhongyan, how can there be any reason to not respond? Suddenly, the Hebei Nan army broke into the city, and everyone in the Zhoujin Hall was shocked.
People were anxious and confused, but only then did they finally settle down completely.
Xiao Tang burned incense and respectfully bowed and kowtowed in front of Han Zhongyan's tomb. Not only was it the deceased who was the eldest, both Han Qi and Han Zhongyan, both father and son, entered the Zhaoxun Pavilion No. 2 rated by Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The Fourteen Meritorious Officials, no matter how good their performance is, even if there are disputes, their shortcomings cannot be concealed. We cannot deny the contribution of this father and son to the Song Dynasty. "Both father and son are worthy of serving as heroes. Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion is the reward of loyalty and virtue."
Huh!" Xiao Tang felt that this sentence was very appropriate for the subsequent comments about Han Qi and Han Zhongyan.
Han Duanyan and other children of the Han family saw that Xiao Tang could be said to be their savior, and even the benefactor who saved the family's reputation. Seeing Xiao Tang's polite words and deeds, they all felt grateful and fond of him in their hearts.
At this time, the work of pacifying the people in the city was completed. After a few hours, Chen Zhucai led his army to Anyang. He originally thought that Xiao Tang's fellow had stolen his limelight, so he rashly pursued Zhang Xiong. If he died,
It would be best in the hands of the thief. But when he rushed to the city, he was stunned when he heard that Xiao Tang had rescued most of the Han family's descendants in Xiangzhou in Zhoujin Hall. Chen Zhu felt regretful and wanted to slap himself twice.
A big ear scraper.
Chen Zhu knew exactly what kind of wealthy family the Xiangzhou Han family was in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, what status it had, and how much influence it had. Those who are not currently in the Zhoujin Hall include Yunzhong Yanmen Jiedushi Han Cunbao and other descendants of the Han family , not to mention that Han Zhongyan was highly respected in those days, and many officials in the imperial court came from his family.
What troubled Chen Zhu the most was that the disciple promoted by Han Zhongyan was now the one with the highest official position.
Who is the person in charge of the Privy Council who is now in charge of the highest military institutions in the country, such as military and state affairs, military and border defense, and military and horse administration? He did not control the military affairs in the western border of the Song Dynasty. Tong Guan, who was the third division of Kaifu Yitong at that time, was not an official. Gao Qiu, who is highly regarded by his family and has risen in official position in the Palace Commander's Mansion (the headquarters in front of the palace), is Han Zhongyan's former protégé, and his relationship with the Han family in Xiangzhou is still very close. In terms of power, he can break up with the powerful Prime Minister Cai Jing. Zheng Juzhong in an arm wrestling match!
In the early Song Dynasty, Yin Zhu, the prefect of Weizhou who was also in charge of the official affairs of the Jingyuan Road, once said: "The number one scholar ascended to the throne, although he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, restored Youji, drove out the strong bandits, performed triumphant works, and dedicated the Imperial Ancestral Temple, his glory was beyond compare. "Added." Military generals have made unparalleled military exploits, and the heads of military agencies such as the Privy Council and the Palace Commander's Office are still civil servants. Military generals who were born in the army have to be dispatched by them even if they are killed from countless corpses and seas of blood.
If you can use the Han family in Xiangzhou to curry favor with high-ranking officials in the court, are you worried that your career will not be smooth sailing?
Chen Zhu was filled with hatred and secretly cursed: Xiao Tang, how could such a huge benefit fall into your hands again!?
