Volume 10 Chapter 169

After successfully recruiting the Baitou Army, the Feng Army continued to march towards Shangwan.

That night, Tang Yin was doing nothing in the camp. He thought of Qi Heng, who had just surrendered today, and wondered whether he would be suitable in the army, so he immediately went to Qi Heng's camp.

There was still some distance to Qi Heng's tent, when Tang Yin heard bursts of noise. Not knowing what was going on, Tang Yin quickened his pace and took a look inside Qi Heng's tent. Well, was it really lively inside? There were more than ten people sitting or standing, talking, laughing, eating and drinking.

Seeing Tang Yin's sudden arrival, everyone in the tent was stunned. Their bodies were all stiff, as if they had been frozen, unable to move. Asan and Asi behind Tang Yin shouted in a deep voice: "When you see the king, you still don't salute?"

Everyone came back to their senses, put down the bowls and chopsticks in their hands, stood up quickly, bowed and saluted, and said in unison: "Your Majesty!"

"No need to be polite!" Tang Yin waved his hands with a smile and looked around at everyone.

Now Qi Heng and his brothers have put on the uniforms of the Feng Army and look much more energetic. Before Tang Yin could speak, Ah San said coldly: "Don't you know? Drinking is strictly prohibited in the army!"

Qi Heng raised the corner of his mouth, picked up the bowl from the table without haste, and threw it directly towards Ah San with a wave of his hand. Ah San reacted quickly. The moment the bowl hit him, he raised his hand to catch it, and then stared at Qi Heng with a dark look. The latter smiled and said: "General, smell it carefully, we are drinking tea, not wine!"

Ah San frowned secretly and lowered his head to smell it. There was indeed no smell of alcohol, only the aroma of tea. Tang Yin casually took the bowl from Asan's hand, walked up to Qi Heng, and asked with a smile: "What kind of tea are you drinking? Give me a bowl too."

Unexpectedly, Tang Yin would drink tea from his own bowl. Qi Heng was stunned, and then said, "I will help the king get a new bowl."

"It doesn't have to be so troublesome." Tang Yin shook his head, then casually sat down at the table.

Tang Yin's carefree attitude greatly increased Qi Heng's favorable impression of him. He took the tea bowl and personally helped Tang Yin fill it with tea, saying, "This is the bitter tea we brought ourselves. I don't know if your Majesty can drink it." Habit……"

Before he finished speaking, Tang Yin had already taken the tea bowl and drank all the tea in it. A famous soldier on the side said timidly: "Your Majesty, don't you think the tea is bitter?"

Tang Yin said: "The first sip was bitter, and the more you drank, the sweeter it became." As he said that, he handed the tea bowl to Qi Heng and said, "Have another bowl."

Seeing this, everyone in the tent was happy, including Qi Heng. Qi Heng helped Tang Yin serve tea and said, "I thought the king would not be used to drinking such crude tea."

Tang Yin smiled calmly, changed the subject, and said: "Next, our army will attack Shangwan, Qi Heng. I hope you can perform well in this battle."

Qi Heng handed the full tea bowl to Tang Yin and said sternly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that my subordinates will do their best."

Tang Yin said leisurely: "In our army, there has never been a commander of a thousand who can command more than three thousand subordinates. If you can achieve success in the battle of Shangwan, I can justifiably promote you to the commander of the regiment. Don't let me down." ah!"

These words cheered up everyone present, and they all showed joy. They are Qi Heng's subordinates, and they are brothers who have followed Qi Heng for many years. If Qi Heng can become the commander of the regiment, their status will be improved accordingly. People were surprised and happy, and turned to look at Qi Heng.

Qi Heng was also very surprised. He was just a soldier from a rough background, and he never expected that King Feng would take him so seriously. He was stunned for a moment, then raised his hands, bowed and saluted, and said loudly: "I will never let you down."

"That's great! With your strength, as long as you give it time, your future achievements will be far higher than those of the regiment commander!" Tang Yin put down the empty bowl, stood up, and said to everyone: "Everyone, please rest early. Our army will return tomorrow." Keep going."

Seeing that Tang Yin was about to leave, everyone stood up one after another, bowed their hands and saluted: "Best farewell to your Majesty!"

Watching Tang Yin leave, everyone gathered around Qi Heng and said in a hurry: "Brother Qi, it seems that we made the right decision to join the Feng Army. The Feng King values ​​Brother Qi very much!"

"Yes, not only did I come to visit in person, but I also gave Brother Qi some advice!"

Qi Heng laughed while listening and said disapprovingly: "If I go to the battlefield, I can take the enemy general's head among the thousands of armies. It is natural for the Feng King to value me, but having said that, the Feng Army is indeed better than the Mo Army." We must be stronger, and the Feng King is much smarter than that idiot Shao Fang! Brothers, you can rest assured that our status in the Feng Army will only get higher and higher, and no one will dare to bully us again in the future!" Everyone heard this! Grinning.

Shangwan, the capital of Anqiu County.

Shangwan is a large city with a history of hundreds of years. However, because Anqiu County is economically backward and not a strategically important area, Shangwan appears dilapidated. Many parts of the city wall are weathered and in disrepair, with wooden piles used as supports. , to stabilize it and prevent it from collapsing. As for the moat outside the city, it was even more pitiful. The river had dried up long ago, leaving only a gap surrounding the city, which was ineffective at resisting the enemy. The city defense of Shangwan can only be described as unbearable. There are only 20,000 to 30,000 defenders in the city. It is not difficult for the Feng army to attack such a city.

After Tang Yin commanded the army to arrive at Shangwan, he only stopped briefly, and then ordered the entire army to attack Shangwan.

The first to fight was Qi Heng, who had just surrendered to the Feng Army. Qi Heng rode a tall horse and held a nine-turn soul-breaking knife, wandering back and forth outside the north city of Shangwan in a show of force. At the same time, he shouted loudly: "Gaoguan, don't be a tortoise, get out of the city quickly and die!"

Seeing Qi Heng begging the enemy and scolding him in front of the two armies, Qiu Zhen turned to ask Tang Yin: "Your Majesty, do you really want to send Qi Heng to lead the battle? He has just surrendered to our army, I'm afraid he has different intentions!"

Tang Yin nodded and said: "The battle of Shangwan is just the right time to verify whether he sincerely surrenders to our army!" He has already said what he should mention to Qi Heng. How he wants to behave is up to him. .

Seeing that Tang Yin was full of confidence, Qiu Zhen knew that he knew what he was doing and said nothing more.

Others may not know Qi Heng, but Gao Guan, the head of Anqiu County, knows him very well. As the largest bandit in Anqiu County, the Baitou Army has long been a thorn in Gao Guan's side. He has also sent troops to encircle and suppress them several times, but they all returned in defeat, especially when he personally led the troops. This time, even he himself almost died under Qi Heng's sword. Now seeing Qi Heng coming with the Feng Army to help the Feng Army lead the battle, Gao Guan, who was standing at the top of the city, felt a chill in his heart. He knew without asking that Qi Heng must have defected to the Feng Army, and this battle would probably be even more dangerous. .

Gao Guan took two steps forward, held the arrow stack in his hand, and shouted loudly outside the city: "Qi Heng, although you were born in Caomang, you are a Mo people after all, but now you are turning your spearhead and helping Feng people kill Mo people." Man, do you still know the word "honesty"? What you did will bring shame to all our ancestors!"

"Shut up!" Qi Heng was furious, raised his sword and pointed at the high crown on the city, and shouted: "No one bullies me, humiliates me, or tolerates me, but King Feng has shown me the kindness of not killing and the kindness of finding a way out of me. What's wrong with me being loyal to King Feng? What's more, King Feng is under the orders of the emperor to fight against his subordinates. If you try to help the emperor, you will be dead sooner or later. Open the city gate and surrender. If not, hey, don't blame me. Qi Heng's sword will be ruthless and he will kill all the traitors like you!"

"The thief is disgusting and stubborn. Since you are willing to be the lackey of Feng Kingdom, then just use whatever ability you have!" Gao Guan slapped the arrow butt hard, took two steps back, and ignored Qi Heng.

Shang Wan had no intention of leaving the city to fight, and assumed a posture of defending the city. Tang Yin no longer wasted time, sent orders to the left and right, and beat drums to attack the city.

Following Tang Yin's order, the drums of the Feng Army camp began to beat, the roar was deafening, and all the soldiers moved forward in unison.

"Wind, wind, wind——"

As the Feng Army camp advanced, the soldiers hit their shields with their weapons and shouted loudly. The soldiers of each formation and each regiment almost walked in unison. Every step forward made a loud thunder-like sound, even within a mile. The shaking of the ground can be clearly felt everywhere outside.

Soon, Feng Jun advanced within the shooting range of Shangwan. Before Mo Jun could release his arrows, Feng Jun's arrow array had already been launched. Following the continuous shouts of the Corps Commander and the Thousand Commander, there was a banging sound of bowstrings in the Fengjun camp, and then tens of thousands of arrows soared from the Fengjun camp, like a dark cloud covering the top. Falling towards Shangwan.

Crack, crackle - the city wall of Shangwan seemed to be falling like hailstones, the crackling sound continued, and the screams of the nobles who were shot by the arrows could be heard everywhere. In just the blink of an eye, the northern city wall of Shangwan was covered by dense black arrow feathers.

This was just the beginning of the Feng army's attack, followed by attacks by trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows. Falling rocks and crossbow arrows continuously hit Shangwan's city defenses. Every impact made Shangwan's city walls shake.

Under such a powerful attack by Feng Jun, Shangwan's defenders could not even find a foothold on the city top, let alone fight back. The local army, which had never experienced a large-scale war, was completely defeated by the fierce attack of the Feng Army before they had direct contact with the Feng Army. Their morale was completely lost. A large number of soldiers screamed and wailed and fled to the Under the city wall, they were huddled under the wall, holding their weapons and trembling. It was very difficult for them to stand up now, let alone let them fight and fight.

On one side is the elite Central Army of 80,000 to 90,000 people, and on the other side is the local army of 20,000 to 30,000 people. The gap in strength between the two sides is so large that it can no longer be made up by Shangwan's poor city defense. It can be said that the battle is caused by It became a one-sided situation from the beginning.

Qi Heng had been instructed by Tang Yin and was eager to make meritorious deeds. Now that he saw that the Feng army was fully dominant and Shangwan's local army was vulnerable, he became more confident, urged his horse forward, and rushed directly to the gate of Shangwan city in one breath. Seeing that Feng Jun behind him hadn't caught up yet, he turned around and shouted in a hurry: "Charge the car! Push the car up quickly and hit the city gate for me."