marquis of jingan

Chapter 978 Shen Ping Died Tonight
Zhang Meng is also a general who has led troops for many years. The reason why he was able to stand out in the Anti-Japanese Army was naturally because of his bravery in combat in the early years. He also knew that the opportunity for battle was fleeting. After hearing Lin Sheng's shout, he no longer hesitated. He whispered behind him.

"Collide!"

They are all cavalry. When they first arrived here, they naturally didn't have anything like a battering ram, not even a wooden stake.

But at this time, the city gate has already gone to the latch, so there is a possibility of breaking open.

Zhang Meng and the others were originally by the door, but before, they were afraid of affecting the actions of the Huai'an army inside, so they hadn't moved all the time. Now they were in order, and under Zhang Meng's command, more than 20 people slammed into each other!
With just one click, the door opened a gap!
Inside the door, some Xuzhou defenders were still desperately holding the door with their bodies to prevent the door from being knocked open.

Zhang Meng shouted angrily: "Bump again!"

He Qianhu and others inside are also cleaning up the enemies in the city gate at the same time!
In the case of cooperation from the inside to the outside, the thick gate of Xuzhou City was knocked down more than a dozen times before it was finally knocked open for people to enter and exit. Zhang Meng gave an order that these well-armored Huai'an troops, It rushed in from this opening!
Later, more and more Huai'an troops rushed in through this opening.

Compared with the Huai'an army in the city, the army led by Zhang Meng is well-equipped with shields, bows and crossbows, etc. After entering the city, it immediately withstood the pressure in the city and sent all the troops in the city People forced back!

Zhang Meng shouted angrily: "Replace the brothers in the city!"

Following his order, dozens of Huai'an troops rushed into Xuzhou City. Together, dozens of soldiers threw the corpses behind the city gate aside, and then opened the city gate with all their might!

So far, the west gate of Xuzhou City has opened!

Under Zhang Meng's command, more and more Huai'an troops rushed into Xuzhou City, and within half an hour, they completely controlled the West City Gate.

Zhang Meng found He Qianhu who was already covered in blood, put him aside, and checked his injuries.

Although it was not life-threatening, one arm was seriously injured, and it was still unknown whether it could be saved.

Zhang Meng's heart was shocked, he hugged him aside, and asked, "Brother is from the Eastern Route Army?"

He Qianhu grinned: "Under the command of General Xue of the Eastern Route Army, Songjiang Weiyi sub-battalion Qianhu."

Zhang Meng placed him carefully, and said in a low voice: "Brother, we have replaced all the people under your command, you should rest well, and leave the rest of the battle to us."

He cupped his fists at He Qianhu, bowed his head deeply and said, "Brothers, you are the first in this battle, and no one can take away your credit!"

He Qianhu recognized Zhang Meng. After all, he was one of the few senior generals in the entire Huai'an Army. He resisted the pain in his arm and asked, "General Zhang, my subordinates..."

His voice was a little hoarse: "How many people are there?"

Zhang Meng was silent for a while, then lowered his head and said, "I'm afraid it's less than two hundred."

He Qianhu closed his eyes and let out a breath of foul air: "I see."

"Thank you General Zhang."

Zhang Meng squatted down again, patted his uninjured shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Brother, the main force of our West Route Army will arrive at dawn. We have [-] people. It is not a problem to delay until dawn. Xuzhou Most of the city has been captured."

"do not worry."

"This is the credit of the Eastern Route Army."

Zhang Meng looked at He Qianhu, and said in a deep voice, "Whoever dares to fight with you, the first one surnamed Zhang will have trouble with him!"

He Qianhu leaned against the city wall and had no strength left to speak.

"As long as we don't embarrass General Xue or Duke Shen, we will be satisfied."

Zhang Meng didn't speak any more, but turned around in big strides, and walked towards the people of Qi in the city.

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Outside Xuzhou City, Ling Su and other West Route Army are rushing to Xuzhou City at high speed.

As for Shen Yi and Su Ding, they were not idle either. They naturally knew that the Di Baodi would seize the city today, but the East Route Army needed to attract Xuzhou's attention, which made Xuzhou feel that the Huai'an Army was still far away from them. , so there is no action.

However, Shen Yi and Su Ding, with hundreds of riders from the East Route Army, rode their horses overnight to Xuzhou City.

They are sixty miles away from Xuzhou City. If this distance is on foot, it may take a night of marching, but on horseback, it can be reached in three or four hours at most.

Therefore, after Zhang Meng and others occupied the west city gate, Shen Yi and Su Ding rushed to the city of Xuzhou with five or six hundred horsemen in just over an hour!

At this moment, Di Baosi had reported to Shen Yi many times about the situation on the front line, and Shen Yi naturally knew which city gate was occupied by his family, so he and Su Ding directly rushed to the west gate!

Right now, near the west city gate, a fierce battle is in full swing!
Although Zhang Meng only brought 2000 men, but these 2000 men are fully equipped, and the vicinity of the city gate is relatively narrow, and the advantage in numbers cannot be brought into play. Therefore, the Huai'an army firmly guarded the west gate, so that the Xuzhou defenders in the city could not A way to regain the city gate.

Therefore, Shen Yi, Su Ding and others entered Xuzhou City very smoothly.

When walking into the west city gate, people on both sides who recognized Shen Yi bowed their heads and clasped their fists, calling them Mr. Shen.

Shen Yi also nodded and greeted them one by one.

After checking the injuries of some wounded soldiers, Master Shen walked up to He Qianhu.

At this moment, some doctors accompanying the army have followed up and are re-treating the wound on He Qianhu. When Shen Yi saw the wound on his arm, he frowned subconsciously, then squatted in front of him, and said in a low voice: " I already know the battle situation in Xuzhou."

When He Qianhu saw Shen Yi, this man who had been hacked several times without crying, tears welled up in his eyes. He lowered his head and choked up, "Mr. Shen, those subordinates..."

Shen Yi was silent, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Don't worry, the brothers who participated in the battle to seize the city are all heroes, and the pension will be doubled. I will try my best to take care of their families."

When He Qianhu heard the words, he was about to bow his head to salute Shen Yi, but was held down by Shen Yi, and said in a deep voice, "You have a good rest."

He Qianhu didn't move.

Shen Yi looked around and asked, "Where's Lin Sheng?"

He Qianhu was taken aback, not knowing who Lin Sheng was.

Shen Yi came to his senses and asked, "Shen Ping, member Shen, where did you see him?"

Only then did He Qianhu come to his senses, and said, "Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen is hiding on the tower. He should still be on the tower now."

Shen Yi nodded, turned his head and said to Su Ding: "General Su, hurry up and contact General Ling, as well as the soldiers of the East Route Army, and let them rush to Xuzhou City as soon as possible, and they must enter Xuzhou City as soon as possible and occupy the city. All entrances and exits in Xuzhou, block the gates!"

Su Ding lowered his head and cupped his fists: "Yes! This subordinate understands!"

He looked up at the sky and said, "General Ling and the others should arrive in Xuzhou in the morning. As for our East Route Army, we should not arrive in Xuzhou until the afternoon or evening!"

Shen Yi nodded, didn't say much, just ordered: "Control a few city gates first, and then slowly clean up the Qi people in the city."

"Yes!"

After finishing the order, Shen Yi walked up to the Xuzhou city tower under the guard of several followers.

On the gate tower, Lin Sheng, who was dressed outside his clothes, squatted by the wall, staring blankly at the front, not knowing what he was thinking.

Shen Yi turned his head and signaled his followers to stop. He walked over by himself and sat down next to Lin Sheng.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Shen Yuanwai."

"Shen Yiwai" was in a daze at first, but after hearing Shen Yi's voice, he turned his head slowly, and when he saw Shen Yi's face illuminated by the firelight, he was so startled that he almost jumped up.

After a while, he came to his senses and bowed his hands to Shen Yi again: "Si Zheng."

Shen Yi patted the seat next to him and motioned him to sit down. After Lin Sheng was seated, he asked quietly, "You haven't answered me yet, what were you thinking just now?"

Sitting next to Shen Yi, Lin Sheng smiled wryly and said, "Si Zheng, I killed someone."

"When I did it, I felt extremely calm, but afterwards I felt scared, and my whole body was shaking..."

Master Shen smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "It's human nature, it's not surprising."

"You'll be fine if you rest for a while."

"This time you have made a great contribution. You don't have to hide your name in the future. I will honor everything I owe you."

"When I report to the court, I can at least give you a sixth-rank official status, and you can be promoted to fifth-rank in a few years."

Lin Sheng murmured, and then said: "Si Zheng, I want to ask you something."

Shen Yi nodded: "You say."

Lin Sheng gritted his teeth and said, "This subordinate also married a wife in Xuzhou City. She is young and innocent..."

Shen Yi looked calm.

"I won't do anything to her, I'll leave it to you to deal with."

"However, let me remind you."

Lin Sheng bowed his head respectfully: "Si Zheng, tell me."

"Shen Ping, Shen Yuanwai, has died tonight."

Master Shen spoke earnestly.

"Now you are Siwu Lin."

"Siwu Lin has a family. You are in Jiankang and have a wife and children."

Shen Yi paused, and said: "If you take her back to Jiankang, it is unlikely that you will help her grow up. More importantly..."

"She might find out what you did at some point."

"It's possible at any time to kill you."

Lin Sheng was silent for a long time, but still looked up at Shen Yi.

"Si Zheng..."

"Then I can't let her die."

Master Shen patted him on the shoulder and smiled.

"I still say that."

"You can do it yourself."

(End of this chapter)