Chapter 411 War
Let's say that everyone returned to Baishi Valley. At Cheng Wan'er's residence in the back house, Zhao Zhen and all his wives and concubines were sitting around.
Zhao Zhen told about today's experience. Zhao Zhen thought that Cheng Waner would be dissatisfied with his promise to marry Chen Liqing. Unexpectedly, Cheng Waner's first words were: "My lord, it turns out that Sanniang is also the reincarnation of the stars, while the others like me are just ordinary people." Creatures.”
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "This is no different. Now there are three vacancies. I can be canonized and be promoted to the stars."
Cheng Wan'er shook her head and said: "Official, if you are reincarnated in this star, you will definitely do something good. For example, Sanniang is proficient in martial arts and can fight against weak men. What is the use of canonizing us? It is better to canonize all the heroes in the village. The power of the official will not fall in one day. , we naturally don’t have to worry about glory and wealth.”
Zhao Zhen listened, but did not answer. Instead, he said: "Madam, you still need to take care of this ceremony. Let Dong Laodao take care of the day."
As he said that, Zhao Zhen took out a plate of immortal dates hidden in his sleeve. Liu Huiniang asked: "Guardian, is this the immortal date you brought back?"
Zhao Zhen nodded: "I also planted one of these fairy dates in my old house, and it should bear fruit next year. Unfortunately, these fairy dates are not heated enough, and the seeds can only grow ordinary dates. There are still sixteen of these dates, The lady takes one of each and collects the seeds, so that they can be planted on the hill next spring."
Liu Huiniang said: "Officer, where can I send sister Liqing?"
Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "Send one over. Sister-in-law Gu, Hua Baoyan, Fourth Sister Hei, and Wu Sanniang will also send one. I will take the remaining four back to the main world."
Cheng Wan'er said: "Sisters, come and eat."
After everyone finished eating, Hu Sanniang stood up first and said, "Sir, I'll deliver the dates to Sister-in-law Gu and others. I just happen to be visiting my father in Dulonggang today."
On the next day, Wu Yong deliberately spread the news that Zhao Zhen was the reincarnation of the Star Lord, which spread throughout Liangshan County, and the news was still being rapidly transmitted to other counties.
And the rumors are getting more and more outrageous. What kind of star master controls the stars specifically to bring peace to the place, protect the people, and protect Zhao and Song Dynasties.
Xiao Rang took advantage of the situation and announced that he would rebuild the Empress Temple in Huandao Village, and invited Chen Xizhen, a descendant of the Youdao ancestor Chen Tuan from Bianjing, to serve as the temple's master.
Especially three days later, when Tao Zongwang led people to clean up the ruins of the Niangniang Temple, that night, blue fire erupted from the apse and could be seen in a radius of thirty miles.
The next day, two Kowloon jade cups were dug out of the ground, causing a sensation on the construction site. Everyone in Manchuria thought this was an auspicious sign from heaven. The people's hearts are stable and their morale is high.
These two jade cups were delivered to Baishi Manor at that time.
As Zhao Zhen expected, these two jade cups were indeed advanced treasures.
Nine Dragons Jade Cup (First level, a wine cup used by immortals in the upper realm. It is three inches high, two and a quarter inches long, and two inches wide. There are two dragons playing with beads at each corner and a dragon on the handle. There are nine dragons in total, so it is called the Nine Dragons Jade Cup.)
Effect 1: Worship, be contaminated with the aura of Shinto, use this as a sacrifice, go straight to the underworld, and attract ghosts and gods.
Effect 2: Appear outside, wealth +2.
After Zhao Zhen saw it, he sent it to Lingguan Hall where Dong Laodao was located. Together with the Liang Wang tripod and the copper incense burner, it was used to worship gods. After the Xuannv Empress Temple is built, she will be sent back to the temple.
Because of this incident, the incense in Lingguan Hall became increasingly popular.
But it is said that during this period, [Double Whip] Hu Yanzhuo commanded an 8,000-horse infantry army, together with [Yumu General] Han Tao, and [Tianmu General] Peng Qi, in just more than ten days, they relied on a chain of armored horses to seize the opportunity from Song Jiang. The three counties of Xianyuan, Sishui and Fengfu were recaptured, and now they are in a stalemate with Song Jiang in Laiwu.
Xianyuan City is short and there is no danger to defend it. At Lai Yong'er's suggestion, Song Jiang only left more than a hundred old and weak people to guard the city. As soon as Hu Yanzhuo's troops arrived, the people in the city opened the gate and surrendered.
Hu Yanzhuo went straight to Surabaya without stopping. In the first battle, Han Tao killed the [Iron-Armed Bear] stationed in the county town in Wanqi New Year. Then, the officers and soldiers rushed towards Feng Fu, not wanting to fall into Lai Yong'er's plan here.
Abandoning Xianyuan and Surabaya was exactly what Yong'er was planning to do. Outside Fengfu County, [Mugwort Leopard] Di Lei pretended to be defeated and lured Hu Yanzhuo to attack the city. Reeds and dry firewood were piled in the city, and sulfur, flame, salt, and fire starters were hidden in the city. After the officers and soldiers entered the city, they set fire to Fengfu.
Most of the 2,000 infantry troops who entered the city with Peng Qi were burned to death. Peng Qi also burned his left arm. Now Hu Yanzhuo is stationed outside Laiwu City. In addition to the county seat, Laiwu also has the Laiwu Prison of the Main Iron and Steel Industry. For Song Jiang, this place is extremely important.
Because Peng Qi was injured and his generals were lost, Hu Yanzhuo had no choice but to hold a stalemate with Song Jiang while asking the court to send reinforcements and asking the artillery bureau's deacon Gao Gao to bring the artillery. It turns out that Gao Gao, who promoted the artillery bureau, was not only good at making artillery, but he was also proficient in martial arts and was proficient in bow and horse. Where the stone cannon fell, the sky collapsed and the earth collapsed, so Hu Yanzhuo asked Gao Taiwei to mobilize this person to attack the city wall.
Let’s talk about the four people from the North Road [Jin Scaled Python], Ma Yuan, each with good martial arts. The four of them commanded eight thousand soldiers and horses. With the strong city of Linzi, Yuntianbiao and Wei Tianbao could not cross the thunder pool even half a step.
As for the South Road [Iron Fan] Song Qing, according to Lai Yong'er's plan, he thought he could quickly capture Yizhou, but he didn't want to open up the situation here.
Gao Feng, the commander of the army and horse department, Huang Kui, promoted Li Feibao, a drill officer from Dingfengzhuang Township, to the training envoy of the Xi'an camp, and appointed Zhao Long, Qian Feihu, Sun Lin and Li Fengming as the assistants to the left and right. He settled in Yishui Blocked Song Qing. [Sheng Dongbin] Wu Jiao and Gao Feng fought many times, but they could not do anything to each other, so they ended up in a stalemate.
When [Suzaku God] Dong Kai and [Xuanwu God] Yu Zhiwang returned to camp, the two sides fought endlessly day by day. Seeing that they could not win, Song Qing had no choice but to ask Huangfu Xiong, the man who passed on news, to go to Song Jiang for help.
Song Jiang saw that Hu Yanzhuo had few soldiers and that the chain armored horses had no place to use in the Laiwu Mountains. Therefore, after discussing with Lai Yong'er, he sent [Spray Leopard] Zhang Daneng and [Bashan Bear] Zhao Fu to mobilize the original Huyishan and Three thousand people from Shejiao Ridge went to help.
When these two heroes arrived, Dong Kai and Yu Zhiwang had captured them in Wu Jiao's tent, and told their master Wu Jiao everything about their surrender to Liangshan.
After Wu Jiao heard this, he said: "My five masters and disciples originally took refuge in Song Jiang, but now they have betrayed their trust and left. How can they have the dignity to live in the rivers and lakes? Now the attack on Yishui is tight, and we are all in the camp, how can we escape." If you want to escape, you have to wait for the right time. Now that you two are back, can you handle the matter in Bianjing? "
Dong Kai said: "Master, don't worry. When I left, two nursery rhymes had already spread in Bianjing City. It's just that when we were in Liangshan Prefecture, we told Zhao Zhizhou the inside story. I'm afraid he also has a way to deal with it."
Wu Jiao nodded and said: "In that case, I will tell the leader of Song Qing to leave you two in the camp and let me break the high seal first."
After saying that, Wu Jiao got up and went to Song Qing's tent.
After seeing the ceremony, Wu Jiao said: "Chief Song, today my two disciples who went to Bianjing to spread rumors have returned to camp. According to them, the nursery rhyme has been spread throughout half of Bianjing. It's just that they heard it in Bianjing. Zhao Zhen of Liangshan Prefecture sent people to Tong Guan's house to offer gifts, but he was afraid that Tong Guan would speak up for Zhao Zhen. "
Song Qingdao: "At this time, I will write a letter and send it to my brother. Now I have been attacking Yishui for a long time, but I can't break the city. Today, my brother sent [Spray Leopard] Zhang Daneng and [Mountain Bear] Zhao Fu to lead 3,000 people came to help. Does Mr. Wu have any ideas?”
Wu Jiao said: "My two disciples have returned today and are ready to be used. Now Yishui City relies on high-level magic, and Huang Kui and Li Feibao are brave. In my opinion, four disciples and I are in the camp today. To attract fog, the leader can ask Ren Yuan, Zhang Daneng, and Zhao Fu to each lead a group of soldiers and horses, and take advantage of the fog to attack the east, west, and north gates. Although Gao Feng can disperse the fog, his magic power cannot keep up. My master and disciples work together to make it impossible to rescue them, but they can go down to Yishui."
Song Qing heard this and said, "Sir, what you said is exactly what I want."
At the third watch, Wu Jiao's five masters and disciples got up to practice. Heavy fog enveloped them. Ren Yuan, Zhang Daneng, and Zhao Fu urged the soldiers to attack the city with all their strength. However, the sight of the city was blocked. Zhao Long and Qian Feihu, who were on patrol, rescued them. However, before Gao Feng could lead his troops to rescue them, there was a melee at the top of the three cities.
Seeing that he was not the leader, Gao Feng gathered his troops and horses, abandoned Yishui, and fled back to Yizhou Fucheng through the south gate.
Zhang Daneng and Zhao Fu's troops who invaded the city also took the opportunity to rape and plunder. At dawn, the troops and horses were counted and captured, and Zhao Long and Qian Feihu were killed by the rebels on the top of the city. At Wu Jiao's suggestion, Song Qing gathered his troops and went out to pacify the people while preparing food and wine to reward the soldiers. Zhang Daneng and Zhao Fu were put in charge of wine and waiting for help.
Wu Jiao saw that half of Yishui River was harmed, and he became more and more dissatisfied with Song Qing's inability to restrain his troops, and became more determined to leave.
Song and Qing sent letters reporting victory and held a banquet to celebrate for three consecutive days.
Then, after Song Jiang mobilized [tiger general] Li Zhong to lead 2,000 people to guard Yishui, Song Qing then took command of the troops and headed for Yizhou Prefecture.