Fu Song

Chapter 666
The sound of horseshoes is like thunder, galloping on the wide road, galloping on the country lanes, passing through the countryside to transfer ownership.

In the dilapidated thatched hut, Thursday's family huddled together shyly, and the family members with thin clothes were tightly packed together, covered with some thatch, and Thursday, standing by the door, through the gap in the door Some nervously looked outside.

The government usually doesn't bother to pay attention to people like them, but when they think of them, it only means one thing.

Want money, want food.

But now they have nothing.

A family of five or six has only a dozen catties of corn left.

If the government comes to force them again, then there is really only a dead end.

There are thirty or forty families in this village, almost every family is like this.

Although the person is not dead yet, only his last breath is left.

The sound of hoofbeats stopped suddenly.

Then there was a voice.

"Xiao Taiwei Zhang is back, summon the righteous people, join in the grand event, kill the traitors, and restore the Great Song Dynasty!"

Immediately, the knight raised a flag high and walked slowly along the village.

Thursday's fists were clenched.

He slammed open the thin door panel, stood inside the threshold, and asked loudly, "Where is Little Captain Zhang?"

"Lantian, Xiao Taiwei will fight the enemy in Lantian, gather the righteous people, and fight against the traitors together!"

Immediately the knight replied loudly, then shook the rein, and ran off into the distance again.

Thursday stood there in a daze for a while, then suddenly walked to the corner, picked up a hoe, walked to the corner of the yard, waved the hoe, and dug down vigorously. A moment later, a package tightly wrapped in sackcloth appeared in front of his eyes.

Kneeling on the ground, he opened the linen wrap layer by layer, and a plain knife appeared in front of his eyes.

Some rust.

Holding the simple knife, he walked to the whetstone on Thursday and began to sharpen the knife.

But for a moment, the rusty Pu Dao once again flashed a cold light.

Holding a knife on Thursday, he looked at the doll standing in the threshold.

"Xiao Taiwei Zhang is back, I'm going!"

The mother-in-law pursed her lips, but tears were streaming down her face.

"If you don't cut those shits, we'll all be dead!" Thursday paused Pu Dao on the ground, "Now that Captain Zhang is back, we have a chance to live, so we have to earn a living. Wait for me, I will bring food back! You are at home, take care of the doll!"

After leaving these few words, Thursday turned and walked out of the courtyard with a knife in hand.

At this moment, dozens of men came out of the village, some old and some young, the old ones had white hair, and the young ones were only fifteen or sixteen years old.

Some of them were holding knives and guns, some were just a wooden stick, and some were just carrying hoes, sheep forks and other things at home.

"Folks, come with me!"

Pick up the knife on Thursday and go ahead.

He had served as a soldier before, was once a chief under the old Taiwei, and was also the backbone of the village.

With one such knight running around in the wind and snow, more and more young and strong men began to gather towards Lantian County with various weapons in their hands.

Ten days ago, Zhang Cheng raided Languan, and removed this important barrier that locked his throat. The troops in the Qinling Mountains swarmed out along the Languan Road.

Hearing the news, Qu Bao, the Chang'an Hou of the State of Zhao, was furious, and immediately ordered [-] garrisons to march towards Lantian.

It's just thousands of bandits huddled in the Qinling Mountains, but they dare to stroke the tiger's beard!
You have been hiding in the Qinling Mountains, and I have nothing to do with you.

You are like a wild wolf, sneaking up and down to attack here and rob there, I can't do anything about you,
But now you actually went down the mountain with great fanfare and wanted to attack the city and loot the land. Isn't this courting death?

Xiao Zhang Taiwei, what a big name.

It's just to respect your father, that's all.

Do you really think you have any skills?

Burning with anger, but at the same time overjoyed, Chang'an Hou Qu Bao led his troops and marched towards Lantian County in a mighty way, vowing to kill this grass bandit who had stalked Zhao for many years.

When he arrived in Lantian, Zhang Cheng had already captured Lantian County and guarded the city.

Even though Qu Baodang surrounded Lantian County, he launched a fierce attack.

For him, Zhang Cheng, who entered the county, has become the softshell turtle.

How can the small Lantian County stop his onslaught?
Qu Bao, who fought fiercely with Zhang Cheng in Lantian, never imagined that his biggest mistake was to leave Chang'an City.

After he left, the city suddenly became turbulent.

Countless people started to go from house to house at night, started to connect with each other,

The state of Zhao has become a candle in the wind, anyone with discernment can see this.

Zhang Cheng is not a fool, he went down the mountain brazenly, he could only have contact with other people, and this person is probably Qin Fenglu and Li Chun.

You must know that Li Chun has always had a large army in Fufeng and other places, and he is eyeing Jingzhao Mansion.

As long as Qu Bao can quickly defeat Zhang Cheng and return to the teacher, that's all. If he is delayed or even defeated, then Jingzhao Mansion will fall.

Right now, no one really can save Jingzhao Mansion.

Qu Zhen could not protect herself, and the Song army was only a hundred miles away from Kaifeng Mansion, so they could arrive sooner or later.

As for the Liao army on Hebei Road, after a big defeat in Sui County, there was nothing left to spare. I heard that the governor of Hebei Road, Lu Ben'an, was reprimanded by Yeluzhen Hao, the king of Zhennan. The world is over.

If Qu Bao stationed troops and Chang'an, relying on the strong city wall, they might still be able to survive, but now that he left, many people's minds became active.

Who wants to finish with their Qu family?

Before Qu Bao left Chang'an City, the messengers of some wealthy gentry and powerful figures in the city had also left Chang'an City and headed all the way to Fufeng.

When Zhang Cheng was standing on top of Lantian County, gazing at Qubao's camp below the city, the soldiers of Qinfeng Road, led by Li Chun's eldest son Li Gang, had rushed towards Jingzhao Mansion.

Within a few days, Lianke's martial arts, Xingpingping Land, and Chang'an City were within easy reach.

It is not so much that Li Gang fought down martial arts and Xingping, it is better to say that these places gave up resistance and surrendered directly.

Qu Bao was shocked when he heard the big change behind him.

It's just that at this moment he wanted to leave, but he couldn't!
How could Zhang Cheng allow him to leave so calmly.

The decisive battle started under Lantian County.

For Zhang Cheng, if he wins this battle, he will be able to enter Baili Qinchuan.

As for Qu Bao, only by defeating Zhang Cheng with the fastest speed can he immediately return to Chang'an City and defeat the soldiers of Qinfeng Road.

The city gate opened, and Zhang Cheng took the lead to leap out.

Behind him, thousands of soldiers filed out.

Their armor may be tattered, their weapons may be scarred, and their bodies may look thin, but their eyes are all burning with raging flames.

After years of hard work on the mountain, they are back!
One side has a large number of people, well-equipped,

One side is full of morale and confidence,

In the snowstorm, the two troops collided with each other.

Feathered arrows pierced through the wind and snow, and sometimes even covered the wind and snow, falling between each other's ranks, tearing through armor and tearing muscles.

The light of the knife flickered, and it slashed heavily on the body. When the knife was pulled out, clusters of bright red were brought out, and it was even steaming.

It's a pity that before it hit the ground, it condensed into a bunch of red flowers and fell to the ground.

When a person fell down, not much blood flowed from the wound.

The cold weather sealed the wound in an instant.

Gan Quan's horse fell down, and when more than a dozen spears came, the horse man stood up and blocked most of Gan Quan's stabs with his body, so that Gan Quan had time to jump off the horse and hold the horse with both hands. The knife rushed over.

With one blow, several gun shafts were cut off, and with another blow, the heads of several people flew up in the wind.

The war horse fell down with a bang, and the last look remained on the man who was moving forward bravely, even if the man didn't look back at it again.

Zhang Cheng's spear is like a rainbow, and every time he puffs out, he takes a life away, and beside him, his personal soldiers try their best to resist all attacks for him, even if they have to sacrifice their lives not hesitate.

There are only more than a hundred soldiers around Zhang Cheng, but it is these more than a hundred people who, like a sharp axe, forcibly split a gap in Zhao Jun's team, guarding Zhang Cheng, and killing the enemy. Not far away is the large curved flag fluttering in the wind and snow.

These more than a hundred personal guards are all surnamed Zhang.

Qu Bao's face was gloomy. A battle that he thought was easy to catch had turned into such a state of anxiety.

Seeing the imposing Zhang Cheng rushing towards him, Qu Bao sneered, took his big knife, got on his horse, and if you want to fight, then fight.

Your Zhang family is a general for generations, isn't my Qu family not?

Back then when he was in Tokyo, Zhang Chao was a Taiwei, and his elder brother Dianzhen was only one step away from Zhang Chao.

Between each other, know the root and the bottom, how many brushes you Zhang Chao has, how can I not know?
Today, let you die here.

Just as he was about to personally attack and block Zhang Cheng, Qu Zhen suddenly reined in the horse again. He turned around and looked to one side suspiciously.

It was the sound of shouting.

The cries of countless people,

At the beginning, it was only faintly audible, but after that, it became clearer and clearer.

But after a moment of hesitation, Qu Zhen's face changed a little.

In his line of sight, countless somewhat blurred figures appeared, and then gradually became clear.

I can't see the side at a glance, and I don't know how many people there are.

These people held up knives, guns, sticks, and hoes, and roared to kill on the battlefield.

Not only the left side, but also the right side, and the back side, people are coming from all directions.

Among those people, quite a few were shirtless and barefooted,

The one running in the front is a man, but behind the man, there are women and children.

Qu Zhen sat on the horse, and he even saw a few half-grown children holding half a brick that he didn't know where to pick up.

A wave of countless people crashed onto the army formation.

Zhao Jun, who was inseparable from Zhang Cheng's troops, actually collapsed the moment these waves rushed up.

When the swords and guns in their hands hesitated a little, wondering whether they should cut down on these people, those people had already rushed into their team layer by layer.

Qu Bao lost.

Unwilling to lose.

And Chang'an City was also lost.

The Qinfenglu army led by Li Gang did not have any trouble, and the gentry and big families in Chang'an City opened the city gate as the insiders, and Li Gang entered Chang'an City.

Under Lantian County, straw huts were built one after another, and the common people who came to help the war were crowded in these huts.And in these camps, porridge was being cooked in big pots, and the fragrance of porridge wafted in the camp with the wind.

Although it is cold and hungry, everyone is excited.

"Taiwei, there are about 5 people gathered under the city of Lantian!" Gan Quan said with a sad face. "All our food, plus the food obtained in Lantian County, can only support ten days at most!"

"It doesn't matter." Zhang Cheng said relaxedly: "Chang'an City has already been captured. There are several Changping warehouses in the city, and hundreds of thousands of shi of grain have been collected inside. Send people there immediately to get some grain."

"Taiwei, Li Gang, will they give us food?" Gan Quan was a little worried.

"Of course!" Zhang Chengdao: "This is part of the agreement between me and Li Chun. Any income in Chang'an City belongs to us. This is the basis for us to establish a foothold in Jingzhao Mansion and manage Qinchuan for eight hundred miles. Li Chun is not Fool, how can you lose the big food for this idea!"

Zhang Cheng is not worried, Li Chun wants to fight Jiang Ning and win him over, so these are the prices he has to pay.

But he forgot one thing, it was not Li Chun who entered Jingzhao Mansion at this moment, but Li Chun's son Li Gang.

But Li Gang led the tribal army of Qin Fenglu.

The combat effectiveness of these armies composed of various barbarians is nothing to say, but the military discipline is also nothing to say.

"Major General." A man dressed as a scribe pushed open the door with a bang. Inside the door, Li Gang was leaning on a soft couch, but beside him were several women in very cool clothes. With a wine glass in his mouth, he went up to feed Li Gang with wine!
As soon as the door opened, the woman was startled, but a glass of wine was spilled on Li Gang's naked chest.

"What are you doing, old man?" Li Gang was displeased, stretched out his hand to push the woman away, and stood up.

Wen Yi glanced at all kinds of gold and silver utensils and jewelry scattered around, with disappointment in his eyes, he shook his head and said: "Young general, the armies of various tribes are looting wantonly, burning, killing, looting, doing all kinds of evil, they It has even broken open the treasury, the grain depot, and is moving the contents out, so it must be stopped immediately."

"Why stop it?" Li Gang lazily said, "This is their trophy."

Wen Yi was shocked: "Major General, the Jingzhao Mansion was promised by the appeasement envoy to Taiwei Xiao Zhang. This is an important foundation for the alliance between the two."

"I didn't say I wouldn't give it to him!" Li Gang chuckled: "Tomorrow, our army will withdraw from Chang'an City, so Zhang Cheng can just come and get it! Lao Wen, what kind of virtue is a tribal army? You know, if you don’t give them enough sweets, can you still make them work hard? Then we have to rely on them!”

Wen Yi stared at Li Gang dumbfounded.

It's going to be bad food!

(End of this chapter)