Chapter 105: Ambush from All Sides (Subscription Request)

Although Zhao Ji was the king of a country, he was very emotional. He was not as strong as other emperors, nor did he collect beauties from all over the world. The favored concubines in the harem were either the royal attendants or the female officials around the empress dowager, and they were promoted step by step.

Of course, after getting used to eating big fish and meat, I would occasionally go to the countryside to look for wild game.

As you deal with more women, you will naturally accumulate experience.

Zhao Fujin escaped from her marriage under the pretext of becoming a nun to pray for blessings. Zhao Ji saw through it at a glance but did not expose her. He just thought that his daughter really did not like Cai Yu.

The terms of office of prime ministers in the Song Dynasty were not long. Cai Jing, who had experienced several ups and downs, was already old. Zhao Ji did not need to use his daughter to win him over, and immediately gave up the idea of ​​recruiting Cai Jing as a son-in-law.

But if a daughter does not marry when she reaches adulthood, it will affect the royal reputation.

On the way back to the palace, Zhao Ji summoned his trusted confidant Yang Jian to question him, saying, "What Princess Kangfu said before is true. She seems to prefer warriors to weak scholars. The imperial guards under your command who are protecting the princess will not commit embezzlement, right?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

Yang Jian was frightened and shuddered. He swallowed and replied, "I just got the news that the man the princess met before has recently appeared in Tokyo again. His martial arts seem to have improved, and he also..."

"Keep talking!"

"This person seems to know magic"

"what?"

Zhao Ji was surprised and ordered the sedan bearers to stop. Yang Jian came forward to report the details. Then Huizong muttered to himself, "He is good at martial arts and Taoism. Could he be a talented person? Is his surname also Yang?"

"Yes, his name is Yang Chang, and he is from my family."

"Since he is in the capital, you should send someone to find him. If he has the ability, he can serve the country. Later, I will ask Gao Qiu to let him serve under Hu Yanzhuo. First, suppress the Liangshan bandits to gain experience, and then participate in the expedition against Liao."

"Yes, I will arrange it later."

Yang Jian lowered his head and licked his lips, thinking to himself that His Majesty really dotes on Princess Kangfu, and he has arranged a promotion path for the prince consort, so Cai Yu has no chance.

Zhao Ji glanced at Yang Jian, but was thinking about something else.

At the beginning of the year, he secretly ordered Ma Zheng and his son to go on a diplomatic mission to Liaodong. A month ago, Dengzhou reported that the "mission" had set out to sea. It is estimated that they have met Wanyan Aguda by now, and should be able to attack the Liao Kingdom from both sides soon. By then, the Eighteen Prefectures of Yanyun will also be able to return.

At the same time, Tong Guan has been successful in the northwest in recent years and may even be able to annex the Western Xia Kingdom.

Zhao Ji felt that the Song Dynasty would be able to recover the land that Taizu and Taizong could not take back in his hands and achieve the prosperous territory of the Han and Tang dynasties. What a great achievement!

I, Zhao Ji, the greatest emperor of all time?
While Zhao Ji was intoxicated with himself, his 'prince consort' was already a hundred miles away from Tokyo.

In early December, Yang Chang returned to the mountain to report.

There were already people waiting at Golden Beach, not only Ling Zhen who came to greet his family, but also the familiar Yi Zhang Qing.

The couple said goodbye to Song Jiang, Ling Zhen and several other leaders, and rode on a horse around the foot of the mountain to the back mountain.

Yang Chang held Hu Sanniang in his arms while riding a horse, their embrace was silent but spoke louder than words.

When they returned to the village, Yang Chang took out the gift by magic, and Hu Sanniang was conquered like a fangirl.

The young couple felt like newlyweds after a long separation. They stayed in the back mountain for several days, loving each other very much. Even when Chao Gai and Song Jiang prepared a banquet for Xu Ning, he made an excuse not to go.

It was not until late December that Xu Ning completed his training in the hook-and-sickle spear at Liangshan, and Chao Gai and Song Jiang gathered their troops to counterattack Hu Yanzhuo.

Yang Chang and Hu Sanniang had few cavalrymen in the mountains behind them, so Song Jiang assigned 300 infantrymen to their command and incorporated them into one of the ten infantry formations to ambush Hu Yanzhuo from all sides.

Hu Yanzhuo won the battle with the help of his linked horses and eliminated the hotel stronghold outside Liangshanpo, but he was unable to attack the island in the middle of the lake and capture the thieves.

It was freezing cold at the end of the year, and they were unable to hastily mobilize the navy to help in the battle, so they asked Gao Qiu for the gunner Ling Zhen.

Unfortunately, Ling Zhen had just fired three rounds when he fell into the trap and was captured by the thieves.

The victory was small but not complete, and two of his lieutenant generals were trapped, leaving Hu Yanzhuo at a loss as to what to do. He had to challenge the enemy every day and wait for an opportunity, but this wait brought him his nemesis.

Yang Chang and Hu Sanniang crossed the river at four o'clock in the morning and led their troops to ambush near the northeast road.

Shortly after dawn, artillery fire was heard ahead, but no sound of fighting could be heard.

At three quarters past noon, the scouts in front of the army came hurriedly to report that the defeated army was riding towards them.

"Prepare for battle!" Yang Chang shouted, and the 300 newly assigned minions immediately drew their swords and lined up to wait for orders.

Hu Sanniang held the Sun and Moon Swords in her hands and reminded him softly, "I don't know if it's Hu Yanzhuo or Han Tao. Song Jiang ordered that both of them must be captured alive. If it's Hu Yanzhuo, please cooperate with me. I can use a lasso to lure people off their horses and it works every time."

"Okay."

Yang Chang glanced at his golden armor and joked that it was his first time to fight a general on horseback.

"Don't worry, sir. I am here to protect you. No one can hurt you."

"Haha, it doesn't matter if others don't know, but how can my wife not know how powerful my husband is?"

"Sir, be serious, we are on a battlefield!"

Hu Sanniang mistakenly thought that Yang Chang was joking, and her tone immediately became cold. Before Yang Chang had time to explain, he saw several black spots in front of him growing bigger and bigger.

"Ok?"

"People are coming!"

Hu Yanzhuo originally planned to split his forces with Han Tao to fight the enemy, but they were suppressed by hook-and-sickle spears as soon as they left the camp, and the linked-armor cavalry under his command suffered heavy losses.

The government army's greatest reliance was broken by Liangshan. Hu Yanzhuo and Han Tao lost their confidence in the battle. In panic, the two of them tried to find ways to break out, but were ambushed from all sides and continued to lose soldiers.

The ten ambushes set up by Song Jiang would shrink and approach when they encountered the enemy.

Hu Yanzhuo and Han Tao ran into obstacles everywhere, but finally they miraculously came together.

After a brief discussion, the two men believed that the road to the northeast was the easiest to escape, so they came to Yang Chang and his wife.

Sure enough, there are ambushes!

When Hu Yanzhuo saw Hu Sanniang, he remembered that Peng Qi was captured by her, and immediately said to Han Tao: "The woman who wields two swords is very powerful. I will deal with her later. The man in golden armor has not appeared before. I guess he is a leader sent by Song Jiang to make up the number. With your skills, you should be able to easily defeat him. Let's kill them both together to avenge our brothers who died."

"That's exactly what I meant."

"What are they mumbling about?"

"I think he is picking an opponent. Han Tao's martial arts are not as good as Hu Yanzhuo's. He will probably pick an official to fight against."

"Really? That's unfortunate for him."

"No matter who they choose, my lord, be careful. Once I capture my opponent, I will come to help you immediately!"

"Ok?"

Yang Chang was just about to complain about Hu Sanniang saying her own lines when Han Tao suddenly rode towards him with a spear in hand.

"Anyone who stands in my way will die!"

"Grandpa blocked it, what's the matter!"

Han Tao's shouting seemed to backfire. Instead of scaring Yang Chang, he became furious. He gripped the spear tightly and stabbed it straight into Yang Chang's chest.

Yang Chang controlled his horse and held his spear to meet the attack. He had already lost the advantage of attacking because he started late, and he did not use his spear to defend when Han Tao rushed forward. He was like a straw man waiting for the cavalry to rush forward and pierce his chest with a spear.

"I thought I had some skills, but it turns out I'm just a fool!"

Han Tao's contemptuous comments in his mind appeared on his face, full of disdain, and then he stabbed out with the spear as expected.

Yang Chang twisted his waist in disbelief, then clamped the spear with his elbows.

"You guy"

"You're done!"

Yang Chang grinned at Han Tao, grabbed the spear with his hand and lifted it up, pulling Han Tao up from the horse like fishing. It was not until his body lost weight that he realized the terrifying strength of this man.

It turns out that after thinking for a long time, you just picked a hard bone to chew?

"Tied!"

(End of this chapter)