Before dawn, Zhang Xian, the former army of Yue Fei's imperial camp, entered Yijin Township in the north of Xingguo County, Qianzhou. Then the whole army dismounted and took advantage of the night to seize an unnamed red clay ridge near Pingjiang between Yijin Township and Xingguo County.

Arm your defenses.

Let us say that Yue Fei's tribe crossed Fuxian Mountain from Jizhou (later Ji'an) in the northwest, and then went south along the Pingjiang River.

With this attitude, considering the case where Yue Fei set up a base camp in Jizhou a few months ago and then asked for food from Fuzhou, some people might think that Yue Fei has been standing still in Jizhou for the past two or three months.

But in fact, during these two months, Yue Fei's imperial camp troops successively left Qianzhou, crossed Wuling, entered Guangnan East Road, then turned to Guangnan West Road, entered Guizhou, and joined forces with Wu Min to attack from the south

Then he went north through Wuling, then arrived at Yongzhou on Jinghu South Road, and then left Guiyang Prison from Yongzhou and returned to Jizhou.

In other words, Yue Fei did not wait in Jizhou for more than two months and stood still. Instead, he created a large circle around the entire Wuling area, penetrated the Nanling Mountains twice, and moved to more than a dozen prefectures in Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Guangxi.

The state military supervisor just happened to return to Jizhou in the end.

And of course this is effective.

You must know that those bandits occupying various parts of the Five Ridges mostly rely on geographical advantages and the so-called Nanling Miasma. However, these things appear so under Yue Fei's serious discipline, grand and rigorous tactical arrangements, and calm and proper logistics control.

Vulnerable.

Ever since, after this circle, not only the famous devout thieves, but also the bandits from other Miao villages were also driven out of Nanling by Yue Fei like a duck... At present, four hundred

The bandits, rebels, and military thieves who had lost their base areas were forced into a corner by Yue Fei's tribe. Under the call of some big leaders, they gathered to rejuvenate the country and combined more than 100,000 troops. They were forced to fight against the imperial army.

The army in front of the camp engaged in a decisive battle.

However, more than 400 heroes and more than 100,000 people finally gathered together. They cut off chicken heads to worship the leader, formed gangs to choose alliance leaders, fought for control of villages, towns and water sources, and fought for illicit wealth.

, they didn't realize that Yue Fei had already led his main force back around, and had already passed Fuxian Mountain.

At dawn, more than 400 heroes were even more shocked to find that the highland to the north of the plain had actually been occupied by the army. The flags of the Song Dynasty army, including the ones they had been familiar with in the previous two months, were no longer familiar.

The banner with the Chinese character "Zhang" had already been flying on the red clay ridge.

Faced with the sudden military pressure, panic began to spread. Some people tried to escape, but with more than 400 rebels gathering together, where was the proper retreat route if they wanted to escape? Some people tried to launch a surprise attack, but again, 400

How to deploy troops and generals when multiple rebels gather together?

It should be noted that among the more than 400 rebels, there are not without prestigious leaders, such as Li Dunren, a native of Qianzhou, Li Dongtian, who was driven from Jizhou by Yue Fei, and others who were originally kings on Jinghu South Road.

Peng Tieda, who was driven all the way from Hunan by Yue Fei... These families all have more than 10,000 troops, and the following ones include Chen Yong, Zhong Chao, Lu Tian, ​​Kuai Daya, Liu Badawu, Xie Bao, Xie Da and so on.

, are also well-known bandits in the Wuling area, each with more than a thousand men.

But no matter how well-known and powerful they are, how can they act in the current situation? You know, they had been in trouble for many days before and they didn't even manage to find a leader.

In the commotion, Li Dongtian and Peng Tieda, two big leaders in the north of the city, were forcibly carried to the foot of the ridge by the heroes. They set up flags, set up straw sheds, set up several cases, killed cats, and stewed snakes.

After drinking wine, tens of thousands of troops gathered under the leadership of the heroes, but they were still unable... The so-called "I want to dispatch my own troops to go forward, but I don't know where to dispatch them. I want to dispatch the rest of the troops stationed in the north of the city."

Heroes from all walks of life went up side by side, but they could only hear countless cries of distress. Everyone said that Li Xian was powerful and occupied the mountains. They came from small villages and did not have all the soldiers and armor. They went up just to die and fell down in vain.

morale.

The last two kings, Li and Peng, were furious and stamped their feet, holding realgar wine and shouting that there was no real hero at present.

But don't mention it. Among the more than 400 heroes, there are all kinds of people, and there must be some who are not afraid of death. Since Li and Peng cursed like this, some people can't stand it. In the morning, a group of people came from

There were only three to four hundred heroes from the Yongzhou Mountains on Jinghu South Road, and they took the initiative to launch a raid on the Unnamed Red Clay Ridge without any support, led by their own leader.

There are three to four hundred people, half Miao and half Han. The Miao can still speak Chinese, but the Han are still rough-tempered and it is impossible to tell who is Han and who is Miao.

It was the height of summer, and most of the able-bodied ones were wearing leather armor and holding knives and forks in front. The unarmored ones were mostly bare-chested and holding bows at the back. There were even Miao aunts wearing silver headdresses and holding scimitars at the back.

Shouting to command, dancing and praying at the same time...it can be regarded as a typical Nanling mountain village pattern, not too surprising.

Only the leader was more than eight feet tall. He actually wore a pair of loose iron armor that didn't fit him, an iron helmet he found from nowhere, and was carrying a large iron spear. He was bowing in front of him, which was really surprising.

Amazing.

As soon as this person climbed up, King Li Dongtian took wine and patted his knees on the spot. He told the surrounding leaders that this person had the bravery of Zhao Zilong, so he would definitely be able to do it... which attracted other heroes from various families to flatter him and imitate King Peng's actions.

There's a pout there.

As for Zhang Xian's troops who were attacked face-to-face by this small group of armed forces, they were condescending and had a glimpse of this group of 'heroes' early on, but they did not pay attention to it. Instead, they watched and laughed on the mountain... This is not to say that they underestimated the enemy. It is really different from these

After fighting many battles with the "heroes" of Nanling, they have long known the characteristics of these people. They are afraid of death but not afraid of death. They are brave and brave, but their equipment is backward and they have no organization or discipline at all.

According to their experience, if they put it in front of them and fire a few rounds, they can defeat this attack.

This is also correct. After a moment, when he saw the feint attack below approaching, Han Shunfu, the general of Zhang Xian's army, immediately commanded a counterattack. For a moment, all bows and crossbows fired, and arrows rained down. This group of 'heroes' who had rashly attacked were immediately defeated.

The situation was so strong that he retreated immediately; after the leader of the iron-clad man pierced a few arrows on the armor leaves on his back, he hid in the bushes with a group of people and horses around him and was unable to get up. It seemed that he was shot on the spot;

As for Miao Gu, who was commanding and supervising the battle at the rear, she threw away the knife in her hand angrily, stopped shouting or jumping, and just squatted there wiping her tears.

It was an easy victory, but the officers and soldiers did not go down to clean up the battlefield. Apparently they were aware of the disparity in numbers and just wanted to defend this unknown red clay ridge.

"It's a pity that a good man didn't even have time to ask for his name." In Peng Nei, this time it was Peng Tie Da Peng Da Wang's turn to pat his knees repeatedly.

"Such recklessness cannot be considered a true hero." Li Dongtian, King Li, had a different opinion, as if he was not the one who just praised Zhao Zilong's reincarnation.

When Peng Tieda heard this, he felt contempt in his heart, but he simply turned around and called his cronies: "Take twenty pieces of cloth and one hundred coins and send them to Miao Gu in this hero's family so that she can recruit such a strong man again."

The son-in-law of the village."

King Peng's generosity immediately attracted enthusiastic praise from the leaders of the surrounding villages, which suppressed King Li's momentum for a moment, as if King Li, who later came out with twenty pieces of cloth, was stingy.

However, at this moment, something called a miracle happened.

Let's say that the Song army won easily and saw that the bandit leaders below were bustling and no longer making any attempts, so they relaxed their vigilance. In front of them, the general Han Shunfu simply ordered the troops to bury pots for cooking in preparation for the upcoming battle. However,

It was at this time, under the gaze of a few sharp-eyed heroes at the foot of the mountain, that the leader, who had not been identified as Miao or Han before, had just faked his death and had already crawled up the mountain again. Not only that, there were more than ten people around him.

The "heroes" whose names were similar to those of personal guards also followed the same example, but they suddenly rose up again when the Song army above them was slacking off.

A moment later, as thunderous cheers suddenly sounded from the bottom of the ridge, the big man in the iron helmet jumped up with a big iron gun in his hand, directly attacked the Song army's position, and was as powerful as a tiger, killing several people in a row.

Even though Han Shunfu had experienced scenes like the Battle of Yaoshan, he couldn't stop him from being caught off guard at this time. He drew his sword to fight, but was killed by the big man directly in front of him, blocking him with one shot, and then easily snatched it away with his backhand.

Passing the knife was as easy as snatching a bamboo pole from a child's hand... Now that the knife was in his hand, he cut off Han Shunfu's arm with another strike.

Fortunately, the surrounding sergeants were very disciplined. When they saw this situation, they not only did not collapse, but swarmed up and rescued Han Shunfu, and then they dragged their generals and evacuated with the severed arm.

But the Song Army's most advanced position was seized by that man.

The man seized the position and quickly raised the flag of the Song army with an iron spear. He waved it from a distance, signaling to the "heroes" below to come up and respond.

However, although all the heroes below were shouting loudly when they cheered together, they hesitated for a moment when they saw this. Only two or three heroes were probably inspired by the big man above, and climbed forward with their subordinates. The rest

But all the heroes just looked at the two great kings Li and Peng.

Li Dongtian was obviously moved, and he immediately wanted to order everyone to come forward.

But unexpectedly, Peng Tie, King Peng, shook his head solemnly: "You can't steal it. Others don't know Zhang Xian's ability, how can we not know it? Although this hero is a hero, he only took advantage of the surprise attack. I'm afraid he will be killed soon."

I lost my life in vain... In the end, this battle will require the use of large armies."

Li Dongtian and many heroes around him were hesitant after hearing this.

However, it didn't take long for the heroes to no longer hesitate, because the situation on the ridge turned around as King Peng said... Zhang Xianbu was obviously stimulated by this raid, and the entire Hongtu Ridge instantly came to life, with countless flags

The shaking, banging sound is rapid and loud, and can be heard clearly from the top to the bottom.

In sight, Zhang Xian's banner appeared directly on the front line of the lost position, and the uniform shouts of killing rang out in that area, instantly overpowering the noise at the foot of the ridge, and several cottages that were feinting to attack also encountered each other.

The Song army was attacked directly and violently, and they retreated on the spot.

But this time, the Song Army simply sent people down to use their bare blades to make up for the damage, just in case.

As for the big man who had just won a miraculous victory, he did not die directly. Instead, after a moment, he almost jumped off the ridge by himself. The big gun in his hand was obviously discarded, and then he was carrying a man who didn't know where he snatched it.

The vine shield kept rolling over the terrain in the mountains, trying to avoid the arrows while trying to escape downwards.

Later, just as the big man miraculously rolled down the ridge alive, Han Shunfu, who had lost his position and lost an arm, and was looking at death, was also punished by Zhang Xian on the spot and beheaded.

, hung on the position with his severed arm...and Han Shunfu's deputy general also received military orders to take charge of the position instead.

At the same time, Zhang Xian's army received Zhang Xian's military order to capture the sneak attack general in this battle.

All in all, a surprise attack is indeed outstanding, but it does not harm the overall situation.

Hundreds of heroes gathered around the two kings at the foot of the ridge and discussed for a long time, but they still could not organize an effective attack. Even the escaped man in the middle came to make trouble, but was kicked out by Li Dongtian before he could get there.

, and caused a lot of dissatisfaction.

Half a morning passed in such chaos, and the heroes were still unable to organize an attack. But at this time, the third king, Li Dunren, who was born in Qianzhou, suddenly came from the south with dozens of other heroes.

, and then told all the heroes here a huge bad news.

"The officers and soldiers came from the southwest and southeast together!" Li Dunren read the book and described the situation clearly. "The flag in the southwest is Wang, which should be Wang Gui, and the flag in the southeast is Fu, which should be Fu Xuan.

The family came all the way along the Pingjiang River, and one left and one right have blocked both banks of the lower reaches of the Pingjiang River, blocking the road to the south... In addition, Zhang Xian on the red clay ridge has locked up more than 400 of our heroes.

In the valley of Xingguo County, we don’t know when Yue Jiedu will strike the final blow?!"

"In this way, we can only capture this ridge before Yue Jiedu arrives, and then turn around and attack the river?" Peng Tieda immediately understood.

"This should be the only way." Li Dunren replied sincerely.

The people around were panicking, but they did not dare to enter the hut to say anything. Under the hut, more than a dozen big leaders looked at each other, and finally focused on the three largest kings, namely Peng Tieda and Li Dunren.

There are three Li Dongtian.
To be continued...