The rise of the prince

Chapter 232 The Battle of Anxiakou ([-]) + Mr. Fang's Picture
Life is different from poetry, there is no distinction between justice and evil, even if someone will force the division in their hearts, justice will not always win over evil, and those who draw the line are often the most miserable.
At dusk, the mountain wind roared, and the trees on the top of the mountain swayed, looking hideous and terrifying.

Su Ban'an held his breath, and huge continuous shadows began to appear on the water surface in the distance, as tall as a tower, shrouded in a halo, even though everyone was already full of confidence, filled with righteous indignation, and resigned to death, but in front of those huge monsters, their hearts were still instinctive shudder.

Su Ban'an can only comfort himself in his heart, everyone will definitely be able to hold back.
You must hold back, don't be nervous, don't be afraid, the fleet must be brought in, but he can't tell everyone, and now he can only pray for God's blessing.

Su Ban'an pushed aside the branches, and quietly watched those terrifying huge shadows going down the river, forming a brightly lit fortress on the water without end. It's chilling.

He could vaguely see silhouettes of people moving on the boat, and Su Banan knew that he could still see them from such a long distance because the enemy's fine iron armor reflected the firelight, which made people more disturbed and his heart beat faster.
Fortunately, at sunset in the evening, the ground that had been scorched for a day began to cool down. This is the time of the day when the wind is at its heaviest. out of their shadows.

God helps me too!

Su Ban'an felt a little relaxed, and at the same time, he laughed at the opposite general who led the army. He didn't know that evening was the time when the wind was the strongest, and it would disturb the sight and hearing. , It is difficult to check the enemy's situation. It seems that the enemy general is much more incompetent than he thought.

After waiting for nearly half an hour (an hour) or so, the imperial army was completely exposed.

Seen from a distance, the huge city in the water stretches for several miles, brightly lit, the river surface is like a fire, the big boats are in front, the small boats are behind, and the baggage boats are behind. The distance from the first fleet is five or six miles away. There is no chance of a sneak attack at all.

Fortunately, all the ships are furling their sails. Now they are going down the river at a relatively fast speed. The vanguard ships have already entered the range of their ambush. As long as they enter another mile or so, there will be no way out.
Fang Shenggong put on the wire armor, then hung a sword around his waist, and got on his horse.

He hasn't touched a sword for a long time, but tonight, he has to do it. The village is full of wooden houses, like a fortress, but there is not only one village. Behind the woods, there are bright lights everywhere. For ten miles, the mountainside and the top of the mountain are all there. This is his true strength.

People from various villages lit torches and gathered, many people's eyes flickered, watching from the distant hillside, beside Fang Shenggong was his most trusted deformed swordsman, dressed in black with a sword, no armor, no shield, relying on his own superb martial arts , There are about a hundred people.

The others were all men gathered from various villages, with their own knives and guns, hunting bows, and wearing homemade leather armor. The flames continued to gather, and there were more and more people. By the time the sky gradually darkened, thousands of people had gathered.

Old people, children, and women watched from a distance. The Holy Duke rode on a horse and looked around. He knew that no one wanted to fight now, and they finally settled down.

Fang Shenggong took the torch, held it high, and said in a hoarse and piercing voice: "I know, everyone has lived a stable life for several years, and they don't want to fight, and I don't want to either!
But you don’t know, as early as five years ago, the big head of feeding our cottage has long been not the prefect of Suzhou. The prefect only gives us food for 800 people every year!We are supported by those big merchants in Suzhou, as well as ourselves. We hunt, farm, and charge darts by ourselves. We live better than others! "

Everyone looked at the Shenggong, most of them couldn't believe it.
Shenggong rode across in front of the crowd. In fact, he also found it ironic that the people who really feed them now are actually the businessmen they robbed, confronted, and suspected in the past.

"Do you know why the magistrate only gave us food for 800 people?" Fang Shenggong asked loudly, facing many confused eyes, he said sadly: "Because he wants our village to only have 800 people! If there are too many people, he will feel uneasy. He will be afraid, and we will never have peace!"

When Fang Shenggong said this, he felt quite desolate. This feeling was the same as when King Wu’s rebellion failed. They fled around and lived under the fence. , Farming, or dealing with the government, as long as you can survive.

But in the end he finally understood that there was no place for people like them in the world unless they could pick up swords and guns again.

"Now there are five or six thousand people in our village, and thousands of men. If the government knows the truth, they will never tolerate us!"

Fang Shenggong rode his horse and said loudly: "I only accept food from 800 people from the government every year, so as to confuse the Suzhou magistrate. I open up wasteland and farm land in the stockade, and ask for some from the big merchants in Suzhou. Only then will I be able to live, but sooner or later , the government will know the situation in the village."

Speaking of this, Fang Shenggong gritted his teeth. At the beginning, he only had a few hundred people, so the government dared to take him in, and used him as a chess piece, doing many shameful things, but now he has thousands of people.
"If you want to survive, you have to strike first!" Against the firelight, Fang Shenggong's face became ferocious.

The forward ships of the imperial court have entered an ambush, and the ships are following the current, and they can no longer turn back.

"Light it up, hurry up!" Su Ban'an ordered, but no one responded after a while
Turning around, he found his soldiers staring blankly at the huge fleet of brightly lit ships below, shaking with fright, and the wind was too strong, so they didn't hear what he was saying at all.

Su Ban'an was furious, and wanted to slap him backhand, but suddenly found that many of the soldiers around him were like this, and their whole bodies were trembling. It's just a miscellaneous Xiang army who has fought a big battle.

Su Ban'an hated that iron could not be made into steel, and was annoyed in his heart, but he also knew that now was not the time to lose his temper, so he suddenly stood up and all the soldiers around him looked at him.

"Give me the flint. Ben will go to light the signal fire himself." He took the flint and rushed to the top of the mountain. The soldiers followed him and looked at him. , and then the flammable dry palm tree shell was ignited, burning the dry wood on it, and the fire spread instantly, illuminating the mountain.

Su Ban'an pulled out the sword from his waist, stood in front of the fire and said loudly: "Let's kill the enemy together with this general!"

In an instant, morale was high!
The soldiers around him also shouted "Kill, kill, kill"

The crossbowmen who had been ambushing below saw the flames on the top of the mountain and shot their arrows instantly. The loud shouts began to spread, and then connected to the two banks.

They only remember that one pile of fire shoots arrows, and two piles of fire chase.

Arrows were raining down, Su Ban'an was condescending on the top of the mountain, and saw the imperial court army's forwards scrambling, the figures on the boat shaking, and running around.And the shouts of killing from one's own side became louder and louder, reverberating in the valley.

The situation is very good, the overall situation has been decided!
Su Banan's heart beat faster, he had never been so excited in his life, if he wins this battle, his name will be remembered forever!

Su Ban'an went down the mountain with his sword in person, and went to a further forward position to watch, only two or three hundred steps away from the imperial ship. At this time, many soldiers had already lit the fire and shot rockets.

With the strong northeast wind, their arrows shoot farther!
God help me too!Su Banan was overjoyed, and also copied the bows of the soldiers around him and shot a few arrows himself, which was inspiring.

But at this moment, suddenly there was a strong wind around him, and the soldier beside him suddenly disappeared from his sight, and then there was a heart-piercing scream from behind. , his shoulder blade was completely shot through, shattered, bloody, horrible
Bed Crossbow!
The image of that thing flashed in Su Banan's mind, and there was a terrifying whistling sound above his head, like swarms of locusts crossing the border, one after another, the branches and leaves of the forest were beaten to the ground, and the screams sounded one after another, destroying everyone's minds .

The Forbidden Army started to fight back!

Their counterattacks were very orderly and well-trained. The howling arrows and crossbow bolts followed one after another without any chance to breathe. It was not comparable to random shooting by them!
Su Banan hurriedly hid behind the stone, they are many people, as long as they are exhausted, they will die sooner or later.
At this moment, he looked up at the river, his eyes widened instantly, and his pupils constricted. More than 100 court ships below suddenly opened their sails at the same time in a short time!

As if Su Banan was struck by lightning, his whole body was in a bad state, and his heart kept sinking until the bottom. The enemy had expected it and made preparations in advance.
He finally understood why the enemy would cross the dangerous Anxia Gorge in the evening, because
The wind is the strongest in the evening!
Su Ban'an didn't care about dodging the crossbow arrows, stood up anxiously and shouted loudly: "Hurry up, hurry up the second fire, chase! Chase them all, don't let them go!"

After he finished shouting, all the brightly lit water castles below were fully hoisted, and then the strong northeast wind stopped advancing in the evening, and then slowly retreated against the current. faster.The Forbidden Army has strong bows, fast crossbows, strong armor, and well-trained. Wave after wave of neat shooting gradually suppressed the stragglers on both sides of the strait.

The entire Forbidden Army fleet began to retreat.

Su Banan almost went crazy!
If the imperial army retreats safely today, they will lose completely!

Although the common people would think that they had won, the imperial army retreated almost unscathed, and they could fight again after regrouping. The court could consume, but they couldn't continue!With so many people eating, drinking, messing around, commanding and dispatching, every day they delay is drawing Xu Guo's blood!It won't take long to wear them down alive.

"Hurry up, catch up! Chase up!" Su Ban'an roared hysterically, his eyes were bloodshot, if they lose this time, they will be doomed.

The mountain road is rugged, and the boat receives the wind, how can people catch up to the boat
Su Ban'an gritted his teeth, took off his thick scale armor, took the lead, and rushed up panting. During the period, he tripped over several vines in the woods in the dark, but he still gritted his teeth and chased after him. Encouraged by him, the soldiers also gritted their teeth. The torches followed closely behind.

The people behind didn't know what was going on, they only heard that they were going to chase, and saw two piles of fire on the top of the mountain, and they also ran after him.
Outside the city of Suzhou, it was quiet. The army and people in the city went out with the army, leaving only many old and weak people, and only two veterans guarding the city.

The two of them were drinking to keep out the cold, while looking towards the southeast. The terrifying battle there would determine the lives of them and all of them. Although they don't know if there is a fight now, the terrain of Suzhou City is flat, and there is no way to see the people there. Condition.

The two were chatting worriedly about the past years. When the family was young, they suddenly felt a sound from the top of the city. At first they thought it was just a mouse or something, but after a while, they heard the sound again.

The two went over together to see it, and they were stunned for an instant. There were two people hanging by the city!
"Sheng Gong, the thin monkeys have climbed in!"

Fang Shenggong nodded. He carefully selected and brought more than 500 people, all walking close to the Suzhou city wall. At this time, Suzhou city is the emptiest.

The north gate of Suzhou City was less than two feet high, with its back facing the Mishan Mountain and connected to Luzhou, so it was always the place with the weakest defenses. After a while, the city gate was slowly opened.

Fang Shenggong led the crowd into the city in a hurry, and went directly to the Yamen of Ansu Mansion. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

In fact, he had long since lost the intention of overthrowing the imperial court. He understood in the great battle that year, no matter how or why the war was fought, those who died were innocent and ignorant people. Being bullied and used by others.

He still can't save the common people in the world, just like he couldn't save his father back then.

After going through so much, now he understands that only by being ruthless and disregarding the lives of others can he find a way out.

He had nothing else to ask for, but he only hoped that the people in his village could live safely in the Mishan Mountain. For this day, he judged the situation and planned for a long time. He also killed many people and paid a lot. He just waited for now, when all the troops and people gathered together After leaving, Suzhou became an empty city.

Kill Su Banchuan, and then the major merchants have promised to suppress the matter, and they will be in charge of the affairs of Ansu Mansion. At that time, the northern area of ​​Mishan will be designated as a new county, which will be under his jurisdiction. Then live carefree.

At the beginning, he only brought a few hundred remnants of soldiers, but later their relatives found them, and with the addition of hunters around Mishan and bandits who were forced to fall into the grass, the current population of Mishan Village is enough to form a county by itself.

Fang Shenggong led people around the main street and walked along the edge of the city. At this time, there were only a few big households in the city and the old, weak, sick and disabled. No one could stop them, and Su Banchuan must have never expected it.

In fact, he also thought of using other methods, but although Su Banchuan is always smiling on the surface, he looks like a good guy, but he is thoughtful and sophisticated. He even brings hundreds of cavalry with him every time he goes to Mishan. Grain, how can you use military horses instead of pack horses to transport grain.

He has no choice, more than 5000 people in Mishan are looking forward to him.

They stuck to the city wall and passed through many bustling markets in Suzhou. At this time, it was already deserted and the streets were empty. Even if someone accidentally saw them, they did not dare to say anything. Soon they came to Ansu Mansion.

Ansu Mansion is very large. After all, Suzhou is one of the most affluent state capitals in the Jing Dynasty. At this time, the sign of Ansu Mansion has been removed and changed to "Xu Palace".

Mr. Fang smiled disdainfully, how similar, before King Wu sent troops, he also changed his palace to "Wu Palace", but unfortunately the end result was tens of thousands of innocent lives.

The gatekeeper in front of the gate recognized him. It can be seen that he brought so many people, he seemed to suddenly realize what was going to happen, and hurriedly shouted at them, and then panicked and wanted to close the gate.
It's a pity that it was still too late, the men in front had only raised their bows, and the gatekeepers were so frightened that they ran in without any choice.

Afterwards, more and more yamen servants came over, but there were no more than ten or twenty people. Seeing how many of them there were, they didn't dare to fight. They were so frightened that they ran to the depths of Ansu's mansion, and those who ran slowly were shot to death on the spot.

Fang Shenggong strolled in slowly, followed by a large number of elite black-clothed abnormal swordsmen, as well as carefully selected men in the mountains who were good at shooting. The remaining government officials in Ansu Mansion were no opponents at all. After shooting a few people, they had no intention of fighting. , only knew to run away.

Almost without bloodshed, he broke through the resistance of dozens of yamen servants.

"Su Banchuan, you can't blame me," Mr. Fang said in a low voice, and ordered someone to break open the gate of the backyard of Ansu Mansion.
(End of this chapter)