Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

[Forerunner] Li San is quick on his feet and rushes back and forth to find out the news. At noon time, the Zhujiazhuang troops had just walked twenty miles before they stopped marching and buried pots to make rice.

At the critical moment, Zhujiazhuang's soldiers and horses did as Wu Yong expected. They stopped a mile outside Black Tiger Temple Town and roughly pitched their tents.

After hearing the news reported by Li San, Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "It depends on Wu Xuexue to predict the enemy's opportunity."

In the big tent, everyone is wearing a full headdress. [Qingshui Sect Wang Lun] received five pairs of [White Satin Iron Leaf Cotton Armor] from the world and two pairs of [Chaozi Brocade Iron Leaf Armor], which were given to Luan Tingyu and Yang Lin. , Wu Sanniang, Sun An, Deng Fei, Lin Chong, Luan Tingfang.

Tang Bin, Wen Zhongrong, Cui Ye, and Min Gong each had a first-level [Red Lacquer Black Hammer Armor], and the [Big Leaf Red Bronze Armor] was given to Wang Tianba.

The second-level [Eight-fold Scroll Lotus Leaf Armor] was given to Chao Gai, the [Hook-Inlaid Plum Blossom and Elm Leaf Armor] replaced by Luan Tingyu, and the [Chao Chain Copper Leaf Armor] replaced by Deng Fei were given to Liu Tang and Bao Xu. Jiao Ting still wears [Black Oil Armor] and [Leather-shaped Helmet].

The other heroes in battle each have a piece of armor.

After some discussion, everyone went back to their headquarters to recharge their batteries and wait until night to rob the stronghold.

Besides, Zhu Yongqing set up camp and summoned his second brother, Zhu Wannian, and his nephews, Zhu Long and Zhu Biao, together with the Flying Tiger. Zhu Yongqing said: "Although this is a sneak attack, we have to prevent them from getting the news. We need to be careful tonight to prevent the camp from being robbed."

Zhu Long didn't take it seriously and said: "Third uncle, we are sending troops by surprise. According to my opinion, we should rush to Liangshan County today and take advantage of them to decide the battle."

Zhu Biao also said: "I also have the same intention. With the treasure gun in my hand, I regard Liangshan as a chicken and a dog."

Zhu Yongqing lowered his face and scolded him a few words. Zhu Long and Zhu Biao agreed, but they didn't care in their hearts.

At the second watch, twelve horse army generals were divided into two groups, commanding five hundred troops and horses. The men wore armor and the horses picked up bells. They came out of the city, held their coins and ran quickly until they reached the front of Zhujiazhuang Village. The front army shouted and rushed into the stronghold.

After Zhu Yongqing arranged the night patrol, he went to rest. There was no movement in the first half of the night, so Zhu Long and Zhu Hu relaxed and let the soldiers rest.

Everyone in Zhujiazhuang was sleeping, and they heard a cry of killing. Lin Chong, Luan Tingyu, and Sun An all got angry at the same time, setting fire everywhere, cutting down anyone they saw, and killing people all over the camp.

People were noisy and horses were neighing. Zhu Wannian and others hurriedly put on their armor and came to fight. Lin Chong and the other two people did not dare to stay for a long time because of the small number of people, so they left through the gap long ago.

Zhu Wannian saw him, mounted his horse, and without waiting for Zhu Yongqing's instructions, he raised his halberd, gathered his horsemen and chased him out.

Wang Tianba and Tang Bin were lying in ambush in the woods on both sides of the road, waiting for Lin Chong and others to drive their horses over. After waiting for a moment, they saw three to five hundred cavalry chasing them. After they ran through the woods, they drove their horses out of the woods and formed a formation on the road. Yafeng Formation.

Lin Chong and others deliberately slowed down their horses. When they heard the sound of hoofbeats approaching from behind, they turned around and rushed over. Wang Tianba, Tang Bin and others also rushed over from behind. Zhujiazhuang's men and horses were attacked from two sides and immediately fled for their lives. Liangshan's horsemen and horses followed them and killed them ruthlessly.

In the rebellious army, Lin Chong met Zhu Wannian who was as frightened as a bereaved dog. Lin Chong shouted loudly and stabbed Zhu Wannian off his horse with a spear. He died before his eyes.

Sergeant Zhujiazhuang stepped forward to snatch Zhu Wannian's corpse. Luan Tingfang stepped forward to kill the group and snatched Zhu Wannian's corpse and the good horse.

After a chase, everyone gathered their troops, took the loot, and beat the victory drum back to the camp.

Zhu Yongqing heard fighting in the camp, so he sent Zhu Long and Hu Cheng to guard the camp, and he and Zhu Biao drove 1,000 infantry to respond. Ma Jun, who escaped sporadically, told the story of the ambush. Zhu Yongqing couldn't help but feel his heart sinking after hearing this.

Walking through the woods, except for the smell of blood on the battlefield, not even a single person was visible.

Zhu Yongqing had no choice but to order to retreat into the camp.

The camp was tidied up and the soldiers were settled. At the end of the third watch, when the camp had just settled down, Shi Qian and Bai Sheng took the mountain cannon to the front of the camp, set up the cannon, and fired at the camp. There were several booms, but Bai Sheng and others didn't even look. As a result, the soldiers picked up the mountain-splitting cannon and ran away.

With the sound of gunfire, the Zhujiazhuang camp suddenly woke up again. After checking, only two tents were damaged, and no one was injured but not dead. Seeing that the sky was dark, Zhu Yongqing did not pursue him and only stepped up patrols.

At the fourth watch, when all the sergeants were about to fall asleep, there was another burst of cannon fire and a commotion from the north of the military camp. In the middle of the night, the soldiers and horses in the Zhujiazhuang camp had little rest. The cavalry army was completely lost, and Zhu Yongqing did not dare to let anyone chase him because he was afraid of being ambushed in the dark night.

Until daybreak, Zhu Yongqing looked gloomy and counted his troops. Of the more than 400 horsemen that Zhu Wannian had brought out, less than fifty of them escaped, and even Zhu Wannian was nowhere to be seen.

Less than half of the tents in the camp were burned down, and the infantry casualties exceeded 500. A robbery of the camp resulted in nearly 1,000 casualties.

What's even more uncomfortable is that morale has dropped visibly.

Zhu Yongqing summoned Zhu Long, Zhu Hu, and Hu Cheng to discuss the matter, and then went to Heihu Temple Town to buy wine and meat to appease the soldiers.

At noon time, they formed a formation and went to Liangshan County to kill.

Here, Zhao Zhen found out the news and brought out the Zhujiazhuang spies from the camp. He cut off the sacrificial flag with a knife and then went out of the camp to set up a battle array.

Zhu Biao was the first to ride a horse as red as charcoal. He suddenly rushed out of the formation with his gun drawn. How could he dress up? But see:

Wearing a golden lotus leaf helmet and chain plum blossom armor.

A brocade bag with a bow and arrows hanging on his waist, and a pure steel sword and spear in his hand.

The red tassel on the horse's drooping forehead shines on the ground, and there is a murderous look on the human face.

"Abusing officials and harming the people! How dare you take in the thieves who stole my family's secrets and hurt my brother. I hope you will be deceived by that thief. Quickly return the Zhujiazhuang men and horses captured last night, and then hand over Luan Tingfang. The conflict last night Let bygones be bygones. It's too late to regret having broken this military camp of yours."

Here Luan Tingyu heard this, brought a hammer, mounted his horse, drew his gun, and came out to kill the general. He shouted: "You have a milky mouth that has not gone away, and you still have fetal hair on your head. You are not afraid of flashing your tongue when you talk big." After saying that, he ran to Zhu Biao, who also rode his horse to fight Luan Tingyu. Before the two went to the army, they fought back and forth, up and down, for seventeen or eighty minutes.

This time Zhu Biao was timid and could not compete with Luan Tingyu, so he turned his horse and returned.

Luan Tingyu rode to catch up, Zhu Biao put the gun across the horse, held the bow in his left hand, and picked up the arrow in his right hand. He was about to turn over and shoot from behind, when he heard Luan Tingyu shout: "Here."

This was indeed what Luan Tingfang had said about the martial arts skills of several people in Zhujiazhuang. When Luan Tingyu saw him returning to his horse and secretly grabbing the bow and arrow, he knocked Zhu Biao off his horse with a flying hammer.

Zhu Long saw it and Pegasus came to rescue him.

Wu Sanniang and Deng Fei from Liangshan County also snatched it out. Deng Fei was hostile to Zhu Long, so Wu Sanniang stepped forward and killed Zhu Biao with a knife, and then snatched the good horse. Luan Tingyu was holding the battle, but Zhu Long panicked when he saw it. Zhu Yongqing saw him over there, Fang Tian waved his halberd, and the three armies, large and small, rushed over together, hoping to turn the situation around with the help of their numbers.

When Zhao Zhen saw it, the army waved the flag and heard a few "boom boom" sounds. Large and small artillery, blunderbuss, and crossbow arrows were fired in the opposite direction. The momentum of Zhujiazhuang's troops and horses was interrupted at once, and some of the troops saw the power of the artillery, turned around and ran away.

Zhao Zhen pointed the tip of his whip, Wang Tianba and Tang Bin's cavalry took the lead, the infantry pressed forward, and the three capital's light cavalry surrounded them on both sides.

With bold strokes, Zhujiazhuang men and horses were killed. They abandoned their helmets and armor. They were defeated and lost. The stars fell and the clouds scattered. They searched for their sons and masters. They called for brothers and sisters. They pursued and killed the Black Tiger Temple Town and captured three of the Zhujiazhuang camps. Only then did Jin withdraw his troops.

Zhao Zhen sat down in the Dazhai where Zhujiazhuang was stationed, and all the heroes came to ask for credit.

More than 300 good horses were captured, more than 2,400 villagers were captured in two battles, and more than 1,300 people were killed. Zhu Wannian, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Long were killed, and only Zhu Yongqing and Hu Cheng escaped. I asked the prisoners and most of them were from Zhujiazhuang. The troops who turned around and ran away when something bad happened on the battlefield were from Hujiazhuang Hucheng's troops.

[Iron-faced Eyes] Pei Xuan's meritorious deeds were attributed to the cavalry troops who robbed the stronghold and fought in the night, and later fired cannons to harass them, preventing Zhujiazhuang's soldiers and horses from resting in peace, which was attributed to Shi Qian and Bai Sheng. Lin Chong was the first to kill Zhu Wannianbiao.

They were fighting during the day, and it was Luan Tingyu's credit for beheading Zhu Biao. In the chaos of the army, Zhu Long panicked and ran into Wang Tianba, splitting his head with a stroke of Lao.

After a great victory, everyone was happy. Zhao Zhen said: "It's a pity that Zhu Yongqing is gone and split into two, so we can't live forever."

While he was sighing, Chao Gai, who was patrolling the camp, entered the camp and said, "Official, look who's back."

I saw two big men following Chao Gai. They were Lu Zhishen and Guang Hui.

The two men came forward and saw the ceremony. Zhao Zhen asked, "Brothers, can you invite Shi Dalang and his group?"

Lu Zhishen said: "Sir, brother Shi Jin is waiting outside the camp."

Zhao Zhen stood up and said: "Hahaha, let's go, let Shi Dalang come in and take a rest first."

When Zhao Zhen walked out of the camp, he was surprised when he saw four heroes standing in the front and soldiers and horses behind them pretending to be officers and soldiers catching thieves. Why? Only the appearance of this group of people was too real. Many strong men tied their hands with hemp ropes and tied them into a bunch. There were twenty people in a bunch, and they looked like a whole.

As I got closer, I saw the first one, wearing a series of iron armor, scarlet robes, a three-pointed sword like snow, and a red horse like a dragon. The rivers and lakes are called Shi Jin and nicknamed Jiuzhilong.

One step behind, three heroes stood. The one in the middle is [Shenji Military Advisor] Zhu Wu. Wearing a Taoist robe, he has a red face, handsome eyes, a thin face and a drooping beard. He is resourceful and resourceful in his life, and he can also use two swords and two swords.

The hero at the top, with a steel spear with white dots across his hand, is none other than [Tiaojian Tiger] Chen Da.

The hero below is wielding a large sword in his hand, and his nickname is "White Flower Snake" Yang Chun.

After seeing the gift, Zhao Zhen brought the fruit box and wine, invited four people to enter the camp, and settled the young men who came with them.

Shi Jin said: "Master, I met these villagers who were scattered on the road. He saw that we were dressed as officers and soldiers, so he didn't take precautions. After asking, I found out that most of them were villagers from Hujiazhuang. Since their identities were unknown, we tied them all up. We were escorted all the way here, and we also picked up all the weapons and armor scattered on the road. We are new to Guixian, and we are worried that these captives and weapons can be used as a courtesy for our visit."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "When Zhujiazhuang failed, God asked my brothers to help me capture these defeated soldiers, so that Zhujiazhuang would not dare to look at me seriously in the future."

Xiao Rang and Pei Xuan led people to count the prisoners. Zhao Zhen and others went to the big tent and introduced all the heroes to each other.

After a while, Xiao Rang and the two of them also came into the tent, and they said with joy on their faces: "Officials, Brother Shi Jin has made great achievements and captured more than 1,400 villagers, including the young master of Hujiazhuang [Flying Tiger] Hu Cheng.”

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Wu Yong said: "The six thousand soldiers lost more than five thousand, and most of the remaining people ran into the fog. They were frightened and there was nothing to worry about. The leader only escaped, Zhu Yongqing. He must be injured." "

"Officials, why don't you take this opportunity to wipe out the three villages in Dulonggang. Firstly, I will increase my reputation, and secondly, I will cleanse the villages there, which will be a good time to reward the soldiers and fill the treasury."

After hearing this, everyone started making noises.

Zhao Zhen said hesitantly: "Lijiazhuang in Dulonggang has not been damaged at all, and there are still more than a thousand soldiers and horses in Zhujiazhuang. The terrain there is dangerous, and Hujiazhuang is guarded by [Yizhangqing] Hu Sanniang, and her martial arts is still above [Flying Tiger] Hucheng." , I’m afraid it won’t be easy to capture. Furthermore, it belongs to Yanggu County, and I’m afraid there will be a dispute if I attack here.”

Wu Yong said: "Don't worry, high officials, this battle in Zhujiazhuang will be very tough. Although there are villagers in the village, most of them are old and weak. The owner of Lijiazhuang, Li Ying, will definitely not dare to be hostile to me."

"With Hu Cheng in hand, there is no need to worry about Hu's home village. All we need is a letter, and we are not afraid that Grand Duke Hu will not surrender."

"As for Yanggu County, the senior officials don't have to worry, because Zhujiazhuang never takes Yanggu County seriously, and Yanggu County is the most popular in Dongping Prefecture. At this time, I am afraid that the boss has already become the prefect. The official wrote a letter here to explain the reason to the boss, but it was not revealed lightly. "

Seeing that Zhao Zhen was still hesitating, Xiao Rang also tried to persuade him: "Senior official, what you say is reasonable. At this time, it is the best opportunity to take Dulonggang. That Yun Tianbiao is his relative and is currently on official business in the mansion. If he hears about the incident here and returns to Jingyang Town, he will definitely send troops to intervene. At that time, the cost of attacking Dulonggang will be even greater. "

Zhao Zhen felt moved after hearing this. Seeing everyone begging for orders, Zhao Zhen said: "In that case, let's rest for the night, make food at five o'clock tomorrow, and rush to Dulonggang to fight."

Everyone agreed with a roar.

Zhao Zhen said to Shi Jin: "Brother Shi Jin, we are in the middle of a fight, so we don't show enough hospitality and neglect all the heroes. I hope you can take care of me."

Shi Jin said: "The officials are very polite. The four brothers and I are also willing to go to Dulonggang and do our best."

Zhao Zhen said: "Brother, there is still a long time to come, so we are not in a hurry. I have a large army here, but the defense of this stronghold is empty, and there are so many prisoners, so we need a team of brothers to guard it."

"I will leave Tao Zongwang, Bai Sheng, and Han Bolong here to defend together. When I turn around, I will come back to help my brother."

Shi Jin heard this and had no choice but to agree.

After hearing this, all the heroes in the tent went down to work.

Zhao Zhen left Wu Yong, Xiao Rang, Pei Xuan and the newly arrived Zhu Wu behind to discuss things in the tent before leaving.

Xiao Rang also stayed, and Li Yun and Li Wang also returned to the county to maintain order in the county.

At night, Zhao Zhen and Xiao Rang, accompanied by Jiao Ting and Bao Xu, summoned the captive Hu Cheng. When Hu Cheng saw Xiao Rang, he was surprised and said to Xiao Rang: "You... why are you here?"