world festival

18 Breaking the City

The two lined up at the bottom of the city, and the crossbowmen occupied the head of the city, guarding against the rescuers in the city. Wang Qinian ran over and said excitedly, "The gate of the city has been opened, you should get out of the way, the army is entering the city."

The two hurriedly ordered the soldiers to get out of the way. Lu Fang said happily, "Very good, Haozhou City has been taken. Congratulations, brother Li. You will be promoted now."

"Same joy, same joy." Wang Qinian was already grinning from ear to ear. "The two of you should take the lead this time. After the army enters the city, Envoy Yang will definitely reward you generously. Brother Wang's position as Deputy Envoy of the Haozhou Regiment is guaranteed. Brother Lu's position as Lieutenant of Diannong will definitely be changed. Changed." Wang Qinian was talking vigorously, a group of cavalry rushed past with great momentum, and went straight to the governor's mansion, Lu Fangzheng was envious, counting the cost of the equipment and horses on these cavalry, a group of people and horses He stopped before his eyes, and the leader jumped off his horse and said, "Erlang, you did a good job this time, you didn't disgrace your adoptive father."

Wang Qinian hurriedly bowed his head and replied: "This is a well-calculated Jiedu Temple. The soldiers use their lives, and my nephew is only doing his duty. What credit do you have?"

The man said with a smile: "Young son, you are not an official, but you have a set of official language, and you are still pretending to be in front of your uncle."

Lu Fang looked closely at the side, the man was wearing bright light armor, not tall, with thick hands and big feet, dark complexion, ordinary appearance, like an old farmer by the roadside, but with a calm demeanor, steady steps, broad shoulders and broad back, Evidently his martial arts skills are extraordinary, and he thought to himself: "I have heard for a long time that the secrets of travel began with thieves, and all of them are brave and violent. It is indeed true to see you today."

Wang Qinian turned to introduce the two of them: "This is the governor of Shuzhou, the captain of the Huangtou army on the left and right, Li Shenfu and Li Shijun, the recruitment envoy of the southeast camp, and the two of you are still waiting to meet."

Lu and Wang hurriedly knelt down to salute. This Li Shenfu was not only outstanding in military strategy, but also defeated powerful enemies repeatedly. number one general.The two of them had just knelt halfway, when they were held by a hand under their ribs, they couldn't kneel anymore, but it was Li Shenfu who stepped forward to support them.He laughed and said: "You two have made great contributions this time. The Haozhou city is dangerously situated and the city defenses are strong. If it weren't for your ingenious plan, many soldiers might not have been killed or injured. This gift will be avoided."

Lu and Wang took advantage of the situation and got up and stood on both sides. Li Shenfu saw the surrendered soldiers surrounded by the city gate and asked, "Are these people local town soldiers?"

Lu Fang stepped forward and replied: "It's not the local troops of Haozhou. These are Bian soldiers from Xuanwu Town. They are the guest soldiers sent by Zhu Wen to Zhang. Zhang trusts them very much. They also guard the Chongfufang where the Governor's Mansion is located. of."

"Bianbing from Xuanwu Town? Hmph, Zhu Wen's claws are so long, they're all over here, come here." Li Shenfu's face was full of disdain, and the tooth soldiers behind his head turned and shouted: "Kill them all."

The group of surrendered soldiers had already pricked up their ears to pay attention to the words of the few people here. The later Huainan general seemed to have a bad look on his face. When he heard the last word "kill", he immediately jumped up and wanted to rush out, but he was only bare-handed. , the guard next to him drew his sword and chopped off, and immediately cut down four or five people. The long spears in the back row crowded over like a forest, and the surrendered soldiers had to hold on to the poles. Slowed down, playing with the surrendering soldiers, the surrendering soldiers inside kept yelling, and suddenly became a mess.

"I also ask the captain to spare their lives!" With a plop, Lu Fang knelt down in front of Li Shenfu.

"Please, please, why is this so?" Li Shenfu supported Lu Fang and said, "It's not that Li Shenfu is easy to kill, but these people are not locals from Haozhou, and their family members are with Zhu Wen. In short, staying is a disaster, it is better to kill and worry."

"Most of the world-renowned Heiyundu is Sun Ru's surrendered soldier, and he has become a powerful soldier under Yang Jiedu's command. It is a last resort to kill him on the battlefield. If Li Duwei is worried, he will hand it over to his subordinates and take all responsibility. Someone will bear it." Lu Fang said loudly.

"Okay, stop." Li Shenfu raised his hand to stop the guards, and said to Lu Fang, "It's okay to spare them, but you got these hundreds of soldiers for nothing, and you have to give something in exchange."

Lu Fang was secretly annoyed, he was greedy for these more than a hundred elite soldiers, and he didn't want to fall into Li Shenfu's trap, so he could only reply: "I am already a general in Huainan, and Director Li is a senior officer. If there is something to do, just give orders. People are so poor, I really don't know what can be exchanged for these people."

Li Shenfu smiled and said: "Don't worry, you have what a certain person said. You robbed the caravan and got 6000 catties of pig iron. Since you have made such great achievements, it must be over. But these more than a hundred lives will be taken away." Those pig irons in exchange."

Lu Fang was about to open his mouth to explain, saying that those pig irons had been turned into farm tools, weapons and armor, and there was not much left.But Li Shenfu interrupted him with his hand, and continued: "I know that the pig iron in your hand has been used to make farm tools and weapons, but I heard Erlang tell you that there is an iron mine over there, and you are quite good at iron smelting. It's just that you lack Labor, unable to start work. In this way, all the Xuanwu soldiers in Haozhou City will be bought from you, and the price will be 40 catties of pig iron per person."

Lu Fang and Wang Yu were stunned when they heard this, they couldn't figure out what Li Shenfu was thinking for a while, and after a while, Lu Fang said shyly: "There are 1000 Xuanwu soldiers following Zhang in Haozhou city, the captain The rapid advance of the army, I am afraid that they will only be captured without a fight, and there will not be many casualties. It is estimated that there are more than 4 catties of pig iron, how can we get it out?"

"That's 20 catties per person. If you can't get it out for a while, you owe it first, and wait until you get the iron, and then pay it back. What do you think?" Li Shenfu replied with a smile, his face was like a pawn shop. Wang Yu couldn't help shivering when he saw the court tribute in the palace.

"Thousands of Xuanwu soldiers, the ones sent by Zhu Wen must be the elite. Just now Wang Foer brought 500 people, and they were caught off guard, and they were attacked back and forth. They are worthy of being the No. 1 troops of the Five Dynasties. Forget it, it is a business that is sure to make money. Even if you know that there is a minefield ahead, you can still go through it." Lu Fang thought of this, bowed and said: "Then I will be disrespectful, and I ask the captain to hand over these surrendered soldiers first, and arrange them properly."

After Lu and Wang led the people away, Wang Qinian hurriedly asked in his ear: "Uncle, it's fine if you don't kill those surrendered soldiers, why are you taking advantage of these bandits, a thousand Bian soldiers, just break up and join the various armies?" , this Lu Fang is a hero-like figure, with seven family villages as his foundation, and this thousand elite soldiers, it will be difficult to control in the future."

Li Shenfu just ignored him, and only cared about distributing the troops entering the city, occupying other city gates separately, and attacking the key points in various cities. After the distribution was completed, he pointed to the map in front of him and said, "This Lu Fang is really dexterous. The map drawn here is about the length of the road." It's all marked, how many people and horses are going to attack everywhere in this city, and the location of the treasury is clearly written, so it's easy."

Wang Qinian saw that Li Shenfu changed the subject, but he didn't mention the truth, he was very annoyed, and replied angrily: "Uncle is like a god in soldiers, Zhang Tiaoliang, a clown, died in a few days, it doesn't matter if you have this map or not."

Li Shenfu looked at Wang Qinian's annoyed look, shook his head and said with a smile: "Erlang, you are so clever in fighting wars, but you are so dull in other things, that's all, your good brother Gao Chong is in the Chinese army, you tell him the situation That's it."

Wang Qinian was overjoyed when he heard this, and said thank you without mentioning it.

In the early morning of the next day, Haozhou City changed its owner overnight, because it was so sudden that most of the defenders in the city were blocked in the house before they had time to organize. After half the night, it was only after seeing the banner changing at the top of the city in the early morning that it became clear that the Huainan army had entered the city last night.Therefore, there were not many casualties, but the spring cold was severe, and many people had runny noses all over their faces and kept sneezing.Inspector Zhang waited until the Huainan army entered the wall of Chongfufang to report that the city had broken down. He jumped out of bed and was caught straight away. There were only a few city gates where there were fierce battles.When the people in the city heard the sound of fighting in the night, they closed their doors tightly and waited for the dawn with trepidation. The next day, the Huainan Jiedu Brigade entered the city and knelt by the side of the street to greet them.

In Haozhou City, Chongfu Square, the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, Yang Xingmi occupies the first seat, the decorations are splendid, and the hatchback is full of generals. Lu Fang and Wang Yu waited at the hall, and it took a full hour before they were announced.In my ear, someone said: "The Deputy Envoy of Haozhou Tuanlian, General Wang Yu of Xucheng Town, and Lu Fang, Lieutenant of Diannong School, are here."

Lu Fang and Wang Yu looked at the hall, and there was a purple-robed man in his 40s sitting in the middle, and he was tall. Standing next to him was Li Shenfu who he saw yesterday, and he must be Yang Xingmi, the Jiedu of Huainan.The two quickly knelt down and kowtowed, shouting in their mouths: "The guilty minister Lu Fang (Wang Yu) kowtowed to the king (Yang Xingmi was already named the king of Hongnong County at that time)"

"Both of you are meritorious ministers. If you talk about thieves, no one in this world has ever done it. Get up."

It was Yang Xingmi who spoke.

Lu Fang Wang Yu confessed his crimes again and again, but he kowtowed repeatedly, and then he got up from the ground.His forehead was already bruised and purple.However, Li Shenfu said: "The two of you have contributed a lot to the capture of Haozhou City this time. What's your opinion on attacking Shouzhou next time?"

Lu Fang and Wang Yu looked at each other, stepped forward and replied: "The two of you are just peasants in the countryside. How did you know about the war? The thing about Haozhou is just a coincidence. All the senior generals in the hall, how dare you say more .”

"Stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade. Some of you are clear about the military brigade and Captain Lu's ability. In this way, Zhu Yanshou still lacks a Du Yuhou under General Zhu, so Captain Lu followed General Zhu and led his children to follow him." He attacked Shouzhou."

"Could it be that Li Shenfu wants to be unfavorable to someone, such as someone in the Huainan army, but the meat is on the chopping block, and he is slaughtered." Lu Fang thought to himself, "Then Yang Xingmi is always aggressive towards thieves and secretly ordered Zhu Yanshou to kill him. In the army, if he violates the military law even a little bit, he can be killed." Hastily resigned: "All my soldiers are peasants from the countryside, and the agreed period for going out is only half a month. It is the spring plowing season at this time, and I really don't have the heart to fight. Let us Go back to your hometown and farm."

"It doesn't matter. About a thousand Bian troops were captured in Haozhou City yesterday. You will reward them with this for your great service. In the past, Huainan Jiedu envoy Gao Pian selected warriors from all directions, and he regarded them as the capital of left and right Moxie. Today, we will capture them." The name is Mo Xiedu, and you are the commander of Mo Xiedu, and the children under your command