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.
The three of them also looked at each other, but were silent for a moment... Of course, everyone understands that, in the final analysis, isn't it about who is the coach?
There are more than 400 heroes, among whom there are no less than ten big leaders who claim to be kings, and the strongest among the ten are these three. As a result of the turmoil for many days without an alliance leader, haven't these three always had ideas?
Of course, this is nothing too extreme. If you want to defeat the army, you have to have 400 heroes working together.
"The west side of the valley is the most dangerous." After a while, Peng Tieda suddenly stood up and took a sip of realgar wine. Then he opened his chest and faced the other two kings with half of his black hair. "I will lead my troops to the west side..."
The other two people were immediately stunned.
But soon, Li Dunren also nodded: "King Peng is a real hero... If this is the case, I will give up Xingguo City and cross the river to the east of Pingjiang to prevent Fu Xuan from attacking from across the river."
Li Dongtian was stunned immediately, but he couldn't hide his excitement: "Both kings are true heroes!"
As soon as this was said, all the heroes who were able to speak also gave a thumbs up and praised the two of them as true heroes.
Of course he is a real hero.
Let's say that this time, two of the three showed sincerity. Peng Tieda volunteered to go to the most dangerous west, while Li Dunren took the initiative to cross to the east bank of Jiangdu. Although there was a suspicion of conserving strength, as a native of Qianzhou,
The people who had previously occupied Xingguo County voluntarily abandoned Xingguo County at this time are quite telling in themselves.
Two of the three big leaders have shown sincerity, and of course the last one must also show sincerity.
As a result, Li Dongtian hesitated for a moment and then revealed the names he had thought of, but he wanted to give Peng Tieda and Li Dunren the title of Vice-Tianwang each!
How could the two deputy heavenly kings endure such a great favor? They publicly elected Li Dongtian as the great heavenly king of Pingjiang on the spot, and asked him to command Chen Yong, Zhong Chao, Lu Tian, Diao Daya, Liu Badawu, Xie Bao and Xie Da.
Four hundred heroes, including a dozen or so heroes, were waiting for them, and they were asked to join the main force at the foot of the Red Clay Ridge and capture the Red Clay Ridge first for follow-up response.
The so-called repayment of love, Li Dongtian became the Great Heavenly King, but he was still uneasy, so he forced Peng Tieda and Li Dunren to drink blood wine together, and they became opposite-sex brothers.
People left in a hurry.
After the two left, it was a summer afternoon and the weather was extremely hot. Since Li Dongtian had become the Great Heavenly King, he ignored the heat and personally gave orders to do things. He ignored the past grievances and ordered people with whom he had old grudges.
Zhong Daya acted as the vanguard and asked him to attack Hongtu Ridge first to achieve an unparalleled feat.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Daya didn't know what was good or bad, and he didn't know the critical situation of the battle. He just tried his best to deal with it for a while, and was easily chased down by Zhang Xian. However, King Li Dayan saw through it on the spot and captured him under the hay shed.
, chopped down the demonstration.
However, because of Zhong Daya's shamelessness, the war was delayed in the end. When King Li Tianwang regrouped his troops and mobilized his core troops, he also selected Lu Tian and Xie Bao as his left and right wings, and prepared to mobilize
When the heroes from all walks of life were working together, the sun was already setting in the west, but the heat had also subsided a lot.
From now on, there are one or two opportunities for large-scale attacks.
However, this is not over yet, because King Li Tian suddenly remembered that there was a strange thing in his back camp, which was that there was an extra flag of the Great Heavenly King for no reason. Only today did he know that it was God's will, but that Great Heavenly King's flag was added again.
The banner of the King of Heaven was invited and respectfully placed in front of the hut.
Not forgetting to ask heroes from all walks of life to gather a dozen Miao girls to come out, bring bronze drums, and perform the famous Lingnan Dance for the flag. It is said that after this performance, the flag will be invulnerable to fire and water.
However, after the performance of an intangible cultural heritage that was destined to be the envy of someone in Tokyo, just when Li Dongtian was filled with pride, he stood under the banner of the Great Heavenly King, lined up his formation, and prepared to order a hundred thousand heroes to conquer the earth ridge in one fell swoop.
Suddenly there was a movement like landslides and ground cracking in the direction of the valley entrance to the west of Jinxiang.
Then, countless soldiers and horses came from the west, with clear flags, dazzling armor, and clear formations. They were really like huge waves rushing towards the foot of the ridge.
Li Dongtian was stunned, but Zhang Xian did not hesitate at this time and counterattacked from the ridge. Hundreds of heroes led a hundred thousand people and dispersed.
"Run, King Li!"
Someone came from the west, passed by here, and shouted to Li Dongtian who was still dumbfounded. "Peng Tieda was originally created by Yue Jiedu. He went to the west to meet the army. Now he has changed directly from the rear.
From the front, let Yue Jiedu's 100,000 troops come in!"
Li Dongtian remembered that this alliance was originally Peng Tieda's idea, but his eyes were about to burst and he did not hesitate to head east towards Pingjiang River.
However, when he hurriedly arrived at Pingjiang, seven or eight miles away, he was no different from the many heroes who had fled. He could only look at the empty east bank and the ferry that had been scuttled by Li Dunren's troops on the other bank.
The ferry and the untied iron suspension bridge were speechless.
At this time, some people who thought they were good at water jumped directly into the river to escape, while there were also dozens of heroes who came up with ferocious intentions and simply turned around and headed west to prepare for a fight on the river.
However, most people still instinctively looked at the newly appointed King Li Tian.
After all, this is the king who lowered the flag of the Great Heavenly King before he became a Heavenly King, isn't he?
However, just a moment later, Li Dongtian personally burned his own flag of the King of Heaven while many heroes were stunned, wrapped the unburned fragments in stones and threw them into the Pingjiang River. Then, he sent out his own troops
, together with Zhang Xian, attacked the bastards who were preparing to fight against the river, but on the other hand, they changed sides and disarmed, lowered their flags and sent envoys to surrender respectfully to the west.
In the hot summer of May, a huge wave came from the mountains to the west and poured out into the Xingguo Basin. One hundred thousand bandits and four hundred heroes who had been in trouble for eight years completely disappeared on the west bank of Pingjiang River in one day.
The speed with which the war ended was simply incredible.
In fact, after Yue Fei easily surrendered more than 100,000 people with a skill that could be described as bloodless, it may be because the summer days are too long that the sun has not yet set. Therefore, the former commander of the imperial camp simply stayed under the red clay ridge.
We set up a seat in front of the thatched hut to entertain the newly descended Heavenly Kings, Vice Heavenly Kings, big leaders, and small leaders, in order to prepare to deal with these people today.
Hundreds of heroes handed over their weapons intermittently, and before they had finished taking their seats, they saw the famous warrior in the army, Zhang Xian's personal guard leader, Guo Jin, nicknamed Damasao, personally leading seven or eight soldiers, dragging
A heavily tied up man with a bruised nose and face came over, then walked around the seats to find Zhang Xian, saying that he fulfilled his mission.
In the past, there were several basic brothers in Xiangzhou. Tang Huai had a calm personality and often followed Yue Fei when he led the army. Wang Gui was recognized as the second deputy of the army. Zhang Xian now also leads the army alone, basically.
Second only to Wang Gui and Tang Huai, and equal to Fu Xuan, they are certainly qualified to issue military orders and rewards, so Yue Fei doesn't care.
However, the man was dragged to the hay shed by Guo Jin like an animal. He looked around, but he couldn't help but roared in the sky, and then shouted at Yue Fei: "I don't accept it! I don't accept it!"
Yue Fei was puzzled, but he still responded sternly: "How many people are dissatisfied when you defeat the army?"
"I have two objections!" The man said to the duck, fighting hard. "If I hadn't been injured when I rolled down the mountain before, and my wife and brothers in the village were surrounded, how could this Damasao be allowed to easily
Capture me?!"
Guo Jin was nicknamed the Horse Spoon because he had a big appetite. On weekdays, he simply tied a large copper spoon used to feed horses around his waist to replace his rice bowl when eating. As the head of the personal guard, he could also carry the horse spoon to maintain military discipline...
At this time, it was a mistake, and the nickname was broken by the other party. However, in the army, the nickname was intimate. What did it mean when a prisoner came to call him?
Therefore, when Guo Jin heard the words, he immediately glared, but he held the rope with one hand, picked up the horse spoon in his hand, and slapped the spoon on the other person's face, causing his nose to bleed.
But the man also had a fierce temper, and continued to struggle despite being beaten. When Guo Jin was stopped by Zhang Xian, he continued to be ridiculous: "That's it! Anyway, your Yue Jiedu is really powerful in the battle! But this is a full house
Among them, there are all fake heroes. Why do I, a real hero, not have a seat, but come to see you tied up? Just because I killed your general when the swords were in contact? Your general is incompetent.
Yes! I don’t accept it!”
Yue Fei was amused and knew that this person was a bastard. He also roughly guessed that this person had killed his own general before and attracted Zhang Xian's attention. He didn't intend to cause trouble, so he pushed him down and executed him.
But when he glanced around, he saw hundreds of heroes sitting in front of him, just staring at him. He also saw countless surrendered soldiers not far away, and then thought about the time-consuming battle between the South and the North.
After a long time, my heart moved slightly again, and I smiled at this person:
"Then let me ask you, what is the name of this really good guy like you?"
"My name is Yang Zaixing, and I was driven over from Hunan by you." Yang Zaixing's nose was dripping with blood, making his mouth and chin covered with blood, but he raised his head and faced him proudly. "Yue Jiedu, I am really a good man.
, give me a chance today, and I will definitely let you know what I am capable of in the future!"
Yue Fei said nothing and just went to see Zhang Xian.
Zhang Xian thought for a while, but then nodded slowly: "If we only talk about his ability, this person is indeed a good man and deserves to be a general! Unlike the others, he doesn't even dare to fart. He is really a bunch of cowards!"
"
Yue Fei ignored the changes in the expressions of the leaders around him, threw his head up and laughed, then stood up and untied the man from the rope, preparing to take him to his seat.
Unexpectedly, this Yang Zaixing was really a bastard. Yue Fei came to hold him in person, but he wanted to test him and refused to do anything. Unexpectedly, he was injured in the morning and was beaten with a big spoon.
, and how could Yue Fei be a fake hero? So when he was pulled by Yue Fei, he was unable to stand still and was directly pulled over.
Yue Fei led him to his seat. There were guards who had already set up a post in front of his seat. However, Yang Zaixing, who failed in the test, refused to sit down: "Jiedu is a capable and true man. He is good at fighting and has strength. I stand here."
Just leave it on."
Yue Fei nodded slightly, said nothing, and sat down without saying a word.
Under the setting sun, Peng Tieda and Li Dongtian looked at each other, then hurriedly avoided the table and stood up. They woke up together with hundreds of heroes, attracting cold looks from the soldiers surrounding the imperial camp.
"I have made up my mind." After hundreds of leaders stood up together, Yue Fei finally spoke slowly in the audience. "You four hundred people, you want to pardon a hundred people who have been forced to do nothing as a favor to the court, and you want to exile them."
A hundred people who have repeatedly been taught and will not change will be punished by the imperial court, and a hundred people who have committed many evil deeds will be killed as a warning... The remaining one hundred people will be either incorporated into the Jingxiang military camp or introduced into the imperial army according to their ability.
...Now that I have finished speaking, who among you heroes agrees and who disagrees, feel free to speak up?"
As expected, there are still some real heroes. Immediately, more than 40 people stood up to oppose, so only more than 50 people were able to serve as a warning.
It can be said that everyone is happy.
PS: Thanks to Liuliqin for being the third cute person!