Song Dynasty

Chapter 24
This is Li Cheng, and the man who is called the king of heaven by his subordinates is Dahao in Xiongzhou, Hebei.In the year of Jingkang, Jin soldiers went south, and Li Cheng gathered a crowd in Zichuan to revolt, went south and moved around.After gathering a large number of elite Western troops, they are extremely capable of fighting.After defeating the government army in Chenzhou, the momentum was the same for a while.

The imperial court had no choice but to send someone to recruit him, and appointed him as the Huaibei envoy.However, at the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty, the country's finances collapsed, and Jianghuai in Henan was corrupted, so naturally there was no military salary.Li Cheng led his army to attack the city and plunder the land again, and the Israeli army ate and rebelled again.

Tao Zisi was originally a literati and was known for his resourcefulness. After he defected to Li Cheng, he was very important and he was the mastermind in the army.

Hearing Li Cheng's words, he asked, "I still ask for advice."

In the past two months, Li Yu's main force gathered 10 people to attack and plunder Huaibei, and confronted Liu Guangshi on the front line of Chuzhou.Jianghuai, the heart of China, is the main grain producing area.The autumn harvest is coming soon. In this vast area, Cao Cheng, Zhang Yong, Wang Shan, Kong Yanzhou, Kaifeng left behind Si Song Army, Liu Guangshi Huaixi Army and all walks of life are gathered. They all want to save money and food in the future harvest season. strength.Not only them, but even the Jin army as far away as Hebei also showed signs of going south.

The major forces in the Lianghuai and Huaihe Rivers are intertwined, and troops are frequently deployed.Such a big commotion naturally caught Li Cheng's attention.

Taking advantage of the fierce battle between Kaifeng Song Army and Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng, Wang Shan and others, Li Chengti Qingqi took Sizhou, a big city in Huaixi, as his foundation.

But at this time, Li Yu from Huaibei saw that he could not take Chuzhou, so he took advantage of the drought and the river dried up to bypass Hongze Lake with all his strength, intending to capture Tianchang, and raided Liu Guangshi's rear.

Liu Guangshi was horrified when he heard the enemy's change, and he also led the main force southward day and night.

After getting the news, Li Cheng didn't dare to be careless, and he didn't care about gathering troops, so he rushed to Pingyuan Town with only [-] riders.

I thought that Li Yu's former army had tens of thousands of people, with Mount Tai surpassing the North Sea, hundreds of people in the Huaixi Army's heavy camp in Pingyuan Town, and they were crushed to powder as soon as they met each other.

But he didn't think that Li Yu had bitten a hard bone this time. Not only did he fail to win Pingyuan Town, but a big tooth was knocked out.

Li Yujun's former army rushed forward with a sea of ​​people at dawn every day, but they didn't take advantage of it.

General Song, who was guarding the warehouse, set up a crossbow formation with two hundred men on hand, and fired at a leisurely pace, his hands and feet were as nimble as an elite in a hundred battles.

For three days, for three full days, more than 1000 people were shot and killed by Li Yu's former army, and their morale was on the verge of collapse.

Li Chenggen was daring, seeing the lively fight over there, he felt itchy, so he simply put on a disguise and sneaked into Li Yu's Jinan army to watch the battle.

"It's a pity, it's a pity." Li Cheng's forehead was still dripping with sweat.

Tao Zisi: "What is the king of heaven regretting?"

"There are two regrets. First, it's a pity that the Huaixi Army in Pingyuan Town doesn't have horses. Otherwise, a surprise attack could completely defeat the front army of the Jinan Army." Li Cheng was full of regret. He clenched his fist and kept hitting his thigh. : "I wish I could fight this battle for Liu Guangshi."

Tao Zisi: "Two?"

Li Cheng: "It's even more pity that the general guarding Pingyuan Town was in the Jinan army formation before. I looked at him. He is about 27 or [-] years old. He is really a handsome man. Not to mention his archery skills, marching and setting up formations, fighting on the battlefield is very difficult. With one hand, he is a real man! This man is born to be a general, so talented, but he is just a small deputy commander of the logistics camp. Just use it."

Li Cheng clicked his tongue and shook his head, looking very serious.His eyes were full of light, as if a glutton who had been hungry for three days and three nights saw a table of rich wine and meat.

Tao Zisi was dazzled by seeing his military leader as if suffering from ADHD, non-stop, "Does the Heavenly King want to recruit that person?"

Li Cheng chuckled: "I'm a thief, but he's a decent court officer, do you think it's possible? Who would want to put aside a serious background and do business without money?"

"Heavenly King..." Tao Zi thought for a moment, and then asked cautiously, "Heavenly King came all the way to Pingyuan Town just to be a spectator?"

Li Cheng smiled and asked, "Zisi, what do you think? To fight, or not to fight?"

Tao Zi thought for a while: "Fight, Pingyuan Town is very important, we have to take it down. Only by taking Pingyuan Town, Tianchang County in the south will be safe. And Tianchang is the gateway of Yangzhou. If you strangle this gate, you will strangle Zhao. Nine's seven inches. At that time, no matter what the court does, it will be up to you, the king of heaven, to make the conditions."

Don't look at Li Chengjun's great power in the past two years, but it's not a way to go on like this.There are Jurchens in the north and Song Dynasty in the south, and it is impossible for them to be caught in the middle without relying on both ends. After all, they want to find a way out.

After all, they were from the Song Dynasty, and the Jurchens treated the Han army like slaves, and they were recruited by the Song Dynasty as a matter of course.Everyone in the army has this idea.However, it would be underestimated to just vote like this.After all, it is necessary to get a certain amount of bargaining chips, which only have weight on the negotiating table.

"Haha, are you going to play a big game? Actually, I didn't want to make such a big commotion. This trip to the south is just because the army is short of food and wants to cut the newly ripe wheat in Sizhou." Li Cheng His body only paused for a moment, and then began to move again.He stretched out his hand and patted the back of his neck continuously, killing two mosquitoes with a crackling sound, only to slap blood on his hands: "A certain person just wants to occupy Sizhou to spend this year, Li Yu'er is really disgusting, and all the main forces are out Come around here. As soon as he comes, Liu Guangshi will also be attracted by him. This place will soon become a big battlefield. Yangzhou and Sizhou are not far away. They fight in a mess, and I can't survive. A table of dishes, two guests came, it was lively."

Yes, although Pingyuan Town is not big, and there are only a few hundred defenders in it, it has stirred up the entire battle in Huaixi.

Tao Zisi: "The king of heaven is right. Now that the enemy's situation has been figured out, please return to Sizhou as soon as possible to gather the army."

"Go back? What are you going back for?" Li Cheng said lazily: "Let the soldiers prepare, and we will attack after a stick of incense. Whether it is the Jinan Army or the Huaixi Army, whoever stands in front of us will be killed."

"Ah, attack now... Heavenly King think twice?" Tao Zisi was so shocked that his face turned pale.

"Are you worried about my lack of troops?" Li Cheng asked.

Tao Zisi: "Heavenly King, our army is only three hundred, but there are tens of thousands of enemy troops on the other side?"

Li Cheng: "So what, how many people are there under Liu Guangshi's general guarding the Pingyuan treasury? He can carry Li Yu's former army for four days, can't I eat those 1 people raw? Don't forget, we can They are all cavalry. Who am I, dignified Li Cheng, when have I ever been afraid?"

"But..." Tao Zisi was also sweating on his forehead.

"Don't worry about it." Li Cheng said, "It's too late to go back to the old battalion to gather troops. In my opinion, even if the Huaixi Army's heavy battalion is able to fight, it will be at the end of its strength. They can't survive today."

"Subordinates are dull."

Li Cheng stood up abruptly, looked up at the darkening sky and the dark clouds that came and went: "It's going to rain, it's a big deal. When it rains, the crossbows will be useless. If the Jinan army occupies Pingyuan Town, people will There are a lot of people, if the camp is repaired, I'm afraid it will take some time to bring troops to fight. Moreover, Liu Guangshi is already on the way. When the time comes, Li Yu will arrive, and the Huaixi Army will arrive. Enriched, what else can we do?"

"This subordinate actually forgot this point." Tao Zisi was startled.

Yes, the reason why the treasury of the Pingyuan Town of the Huaixi Army has not yet fallen, apart from the fact that the general is really strong, has a lot to do with the magic arm bow in hand of the soldiers.

But weapons like bows and crossbows are very delicate, and they are most afraid of water.Once wet by rain, the bowstring will lose its elasticity due to dampness, and the feather arrow will also become ungummed.

At that time, how can a mere [-] defenders withstand the tens of thousands of people from the Jinan Army?

At this moment, he felt a coldness on his forehead.

Wipe it with your hand, it turned out to be a drop of rain.

This is the first drop of rain this year.

Then came the second drop.

The third drop.

……

The hundredth drop.

……

Lightning pierced the sky.

"Boom!"

It's been heard for hundreds of miles.

The rain that has accumulated for a whole year, Cyclonus fell from the sky for me.

……

The heavy rain came down from the sky, washing the dry land and all living beings underneath.

More than 300 cavalry had put on their armor and stood upright under the ditch.They all had a bone hanging from their waists, and a waist knife hung from their saddles.In his hand, the long horse pointed straight at the sky that had been charged with lightning.

Not only the cavalry, but even the horses were armored.

That's right, this is a team of heavy cavalry, the armored group of the cold weapon era, the essence of Li Cheng's army.

Since Taiyuan Wang Zhi's heavy cavalry of the Shengjie Army was wiped out in the year of Jingkang, such troops have rarely been seen.

Heavy rain fell from the sky, splashing layers of water on the soldiers' helmets and armor.

Li Cheng also put on his clothes and stood in front of everyone.

Tao Zisi opened an umbrella and came over.

Li Cheng pushed him away and said with a grin: "Wait, I will be the first to rush forward. Is it possible that I am still holding this thing? I only have a sword in my hand." He raised his voice: "Masters, get ready All right?"

"Get ready!" The three hundred cavalry raised their heads at the same time to meet the cold rain, their gazes seemed to have been lit by lightning from the sky.

"Very good, there will be a massacre soon." Li Cheng listened to the direction of Pingyuan Town, and amidst the rumbling thunder and crashing rain, there were faint footsteps and shouts of killing.

The corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a smile, pointing to the east with his long arms: "The Huaixi Army in Pingyuan Town can't stand it anymore, it's our turn to play now. Let them see today, what is a real war?" , What is destruction. The old rules, everyone charges with me until there is no more enemy in sight. Let's go!"

With a wave of the long spear, without shouting, everyone got on their horses and urged the horses to move.

The steel war machine moved silently forward, slow but unstoppable.

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