Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 171 Fighting General
It is said that Chunning fled back to the old city in embarrassment. After counting the people, less than thirty people returned to the city. None of the Sauron soldiers who followed him in the lead did not return. They were all folded in the rebel camp outside the city.

In the city, Shuhede, Efu Lawang Dorji, Du Yushi Asiha, and Governor Xu Ji were drinking tea with calm expressions on their faces. We are waiting for Chunning to bring good news. The primary purpose of this camp robbery is to destroy the mighty and invincible general's cannon in preparation for tomorrow's battle.

All four of them have seen the skill of the Sauron soldiers. These Sauron soldiers are indeed the elites that Emperor Qianlong praised many times. This time, the suppression of the Qingshui Sect relied heavily on their efforts.

The four of them were all shocked when they saw Chunning coming back with an arrow wound. After hearing that Chunning fell into the trap and failed to destroy the cannon, Shu Hede even overturned the tea cup. The four of them looked at each other in shock, with sad faces on their faces.

At the same time, bursts of cheers came from Zhao Zhen's camp, and they were indeed sent by the soldiers of the former Green Camp. Zhao Zhen asked and found out that when the green battalion soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, they discovered the Sauron soldiers at the front.

The Green Camp soldiers have all witnessed the bravery of these people, and now they are all retained. Although the Green Camp soldiers have been defeated, their future is confused and their morale is low. Now the morale is visibly rising.

Zhao Zhen inquired carefully and got to know the Sauron soldiers again. Although he heard what Meng Can said and knew that the Sauron soldiers were brave, he did not expect that these people had such a high status. Tie it to a tree, shoot it through the holes of bears and tigers, and carry it back.

Sauron's soldiers walked in the front and withstood the most attacks, but most of them were still injured but did not die. After being captured, he continued to curse.

Zhao Zhen did not dare to leave these Sauron soldiers behind. After all, there were not many people in his camp and he could not allocate manpower to guard them. Simply let the broadsword soldiers chop them down. The collected armor and weapons are stored separately.

Compared with the cotton armor worn by the Eight Banners of the Beijing Camp and the Jianrui Camp, the cotton armor worn by the Sauron soldiers is thicker and heavier, and is as heavy as the infantry armor. As for these one-stone bows, they are all preserved. After all, among the infantry that generally use seven-dou bows as weapons, those who can fire eight-dou bows are considered elite. These one-stone bows still need to be selected from among the soldiers before they can be distributed. The people chosen must also be the best of the best.

Zhao Zhen listened and nodded repeatedly. He ordered everyone to prepare, and after a quarter of an hour, they came out of camp and formed an array, heading straight to the east gate of Linqing Old City.

Today, the Qing army outside the east gate actually set up their formation early and built a camp in a deep trench, seemingly with the intention of defending.

While everyone was discussing, they heard the sound of drums on the Wei River. Zhao Zhen hurriedly sent people to check, and the heroes quickly gathered their soldiers to prepare for the attack.

The two intercepted them in a boat, and the [Tiger Army] joined forces to fight, and wiped out all the Green Camp troops who were unsteady on the boats. Most of them were driven off the boats and drowned, and the rest were killed and captured. All six merchant ships were captured. . Ruan Xiaoqi killed the commander-in-chief Wan Chaoxing, and the crossbowman on the warship shot and killed the deputy general Marqing'a. Ruan Xiaowu is currently leading the water ghosts to salvage corpses and search for armor and weapons.

Wu Yongdao: "It's exactly what the owner said, but we still need to make some preparations, that's all..."

Zhao Zhen heard this and said to Wu Yong: "Xuetuo, now that we have gathered the team, how about taking this opportunity to go to the old city to form a formation and invite a battle?"

The next day, Zhao Zhen and others went up to the tent to discuss the matter. All the heroes had smiles on their faces. By now, the battle was over, and the chance of victory was already certain. What's left is just how to protect yourself to the maximum extent and seek the greatest benefits.

Zhao Zhen's soldiers have not yet gathered, Ruan Xiaowu has sent someone to report that Zhou Yuanli, the governor of Zhili stationed on the west bank, recruited six two-masted merchant ships from nowhere, and led a group of green battalion soldiers led by General Wan Chaoxing and Deputy General Marqing'a. Twelve hundred people wanted to transport soldiers across the shore.

Zhao Zhen and others saw it and stopped outside the range of the Qing artillery. Zhao Zhen summoned a newly captured Green Camp soldier and asked him to take the heads of Wan Chaoxing and Marqing'a to the Qing army camp to issue a declaration of war. Along the way, he shouted: "Zhili Governor Zhou Yuanli led his army to the source and was defeated. If I am spared, the general Wan Chaoxing and the deputy general Marqing'a will be given the title."

As expected, the Qing army became turbulent. Zhao Zhen and Wu Yong were still standing on the high platform, watching a group of Qing army sergeants quickly suppress the commotion.

Zhao Zhen saw that the leading man was majestic, so he called up a surrender officer from the Green Battalion and identified him. Although the distance was still far away, judging from his clothing, it was none other than Lawang Dorji. After waiting for two quarters of an hour, the previous soldier brought one person over to Zhao Zhen's camp.

This man brought back the letter, which Zhao Zhen read and showed to all the heroes. Until now, the Qing army did not know Zhao Zhen's identity. Seeing that Zhao Zhen and others all had long hair, they thought they were remnants of the overseas remnants of the former Ming Dynasty.

The letter responded to Zhao Zhen's invitation to fight. He wanted to fight with generals in front of the battle. Each side would send three people.

Before Zhao Zhen and others responded, Luan Tingyu from the right wing sent someone to report. A group of men and horses rushed out of the Qing army camp and started fighting in front of the formation.

Zhao Zhen heard about it and sent the Qing soldiers who responded to the letter, together with Wu Yong, Ji Minghan, and Ji Minglian, to ride to the front of the formation to watch. One person in front of the formation was wearing a white satin iron leaf cotton armor, holding a three-foot-four-inch half-dagger, and riding a seven-foot-long Dayanliu. He shouted in front of the formation: "Where are the rebels from? Do you recognize the general Chun?" Why don't you get off your horse and be tied up? If you wait a little longer, cut off the head with a knife and make a urinal for grandpa."

Before Zhao Zhen could speak, Luan Tingyu beside him stared wide-eyed and shouted: "A defeated general dares to speak bravely." He picked up the yellow-maned horse, raised the [Hanxing Plum Blossom Spear], and headed straight for Chunning.

The two horses meet, swords and guns are raised, and the fight reaches thirty or more, with no winner or loser. A young general in the Qing army, seeing that Chunning could not win, stepped forward with his gun drawn and shouted loudly: "The deputy general Xu Kun under the command of the Governor of Zhili is here, who dares to fight."

On Zhao Zhen's side, Deng Fei saw him, raised his black golden spear, and rode forward to fight Xu Kun.

Four horses and two pairs of men were fighting in front of the formation. Everyone looked at it and cheered. When the fight reached the depths of the room, Deng Fei showed his weakness, turned his horse's head back and looked at the formation before leaving.

Xu Kun was overjoyed to see him and chased after him. Deng Fei took the gun and quietly withdrew the black gold chain. He looked at it clearly and turned over. A whip hit Xu Kun in the chest and knocked him off his horse. Deng Fei reined in his horse, turned around, and fired another shot, killing Xu Kun immediately.

Chunning and Luan Tingyu had been fighting for more than fifty years, and they were anxious. When they saw Deng Fei stabbing Xu Kun to death, his sword skills were a little slow, and Luan Tingyu stabbed him in the throat with a spear, knocking him off his horse. Luan Tingyu took advantage of the situation and captured Dawanliu, cleaned up the battlefield, and returned to Zhao Zhen with Deng Fei to present the bodies of Chunning and Xu Kun as well as their sabers and armor. Zhao Zhen praised him and the two returned to their original formation.

When the infantry army saw the cavalry army's achievements, Guanghui pulled out a pair of swords and shouted: "Xuetoutuo Guanghui is here, who dares to fight?"

Batubao, the second-class guard of the Qing army, saw Guanghui fighting on foot and felt that he could take advantage of him. He rode straight to Guanghui with a sword.

Guanghui laughed and rushed forward to face the horse. Seeing that the horse hit him, Guanghui ducked down, rolled over, and slashed the horse's leg with one knife. The horse was in pain, so the man stood up and knocked Batubao off the horse. Batu Bao fell to pieces, and before he could recover, Guanghui stepped forward and chopped off Batu Bao's head with another knife.

Seeing that all three formations were defeated, the morale of the Qing army was shaken. Zhao Zhenrang beat the "Dragon War Drum" and the whole army went straight to the Qing army's camp.

Seeing the menacing attack from Zhao Zhen's side, the Qing army suddenly became confused. Some wanted to step forward to defend themselves against the enemy, while more wanted to escape from the city gate. The sergeants could not hold them back, and chaos suddenly broke out.

Luan Tingyu and Deng Fei rushed into the camp, rushing left and right, and the Qing army dispersed. Chao Gai and Guang Hui followed the horse army and also led Pu Dao soldiers into the camp.

Seeing that he was not the leader, Efu Lawang Dorji hurriedly drove his horse towards the city. Unexpectedly, Chao Gai shot out of the diagonal stab, stabbed him in the leg with a simple knife, and captured him alive.

(End of this chapter)