Chapter 155: To practice this skill, first learn to pull out a tree (7k)

Lu Zhishen only wanted to fight for pleasure, so why would he care about who the enemies he had killed were? He immediately shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

Seeing that both of them looked confused, Sun An smiled and explained the cause of Tian Shi's death.

After hearing this, Yang Chang smiled awkwardly, thinking that he was just complaining about cause and effect, but he didn't expect that he was also involved in cause and effect.

When he was taken to the human flesh workshop to temper his character, Yang Chang didn't eat for several days.

At that time, he had his first emotional confrontation and conflict with the Jianghu code of conduct that Wu Song upheld, which also paved the way for him to shout out "My heart is bright" later.

Even if Wu Song was willing to make friends with Zhang Qing and his wife, it would not prevent Yang Chang from having his own ideas.

Whether at the Cross Hill or later at the Liangshan Gathering, he kept his distance from the two men. Wu Song knew what Yang Chang was thinking, so he did not deliberately get together with them.

It is not the ordinary people's fault that the world is dark, but if you actively cling to and become part of the darkness, no matter how high-sounding the reasons are, you are deceiving yourself. It is nothing more than painting some color on a blood-stained knife.

According to the original story line, the Liangshan heroes began to die in battle during the expedition against Fang La, and Zhang Qing and his wife did not have a good end in the end.

Yang Chang changed the development trajectory. In addition to Li Kui's death before he was recruited, the couple also died in Hebei in advance. Does this foreshadow a major change in the plot?

One third of the 108 have already passed away, will the rate of withering accelerate?
While he was thinking, Lu Zhishen mistakenly thought that Yang Chang was "blaming himself", so he patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.

"You are right. Karma is cyclical and retribution is inevitable. The two of them have committed many evil deeds. Besides, swords have no eyes on the battlefield. Their death at this time is also God's will. There is no need to feel guilty."

"Huh? I didn't."

Yang Chang smiled awkwardly and waved his hands. He did not feel guilty at all. He responded, "I was thinking that Tian Biao was fierce, and the other brothers who were captured were not."

"Yes, what about the others?" Lu Zhi asked with a curious expression.

"They suffered some physical pain, but fortunately Mr. Gongsun arrived quickly and defeated Brother Qiao in a duel. In the end, Song Xianfeng broke through Xiangyuan, and Sun Xin and Gu Dasao worked together to save people."

As soon as Sun An finished speaking, Lu Zhishen asked again.

"Has Tian Biao been caught?"

"When he saw Brother Qiao lose the fight, he abandoned his troops and fled back to Qinzhou alone. Song Xianfeng and his men were very angry when they heard this, so they gave up their original plan to join forces in Taigu and headed directly to Tongdi Mountain to fight. However, they sent Guan Sheng and others to split up and go around the rear."

"Qinzhou has a lot of soldiers and horses, and Tian Hu has the advantage of terrain. I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through from the front." Yang Chang frowned and agreed.

Sun An agreed with him and nodded continuously: "The important town of Xiangyuan has been lost, and the southeastern gate of Qinzhou is wide open. If the Song vanguard goes north as planned, Tian Hu will definitely send troops to recapture Luzhou, and even Zezhou in the south will be lost again. The Song vanguard will be riding a tiger and can only hold back and contain Tian Hu's main force in Tongdi Mountain to provide support for you to clear the periphery."

"rare."

The two words "Yang Chang" have profound meaning.

Since Song Jiang took the position of the leader of Liangshan, he has always adhered to the principle of doing good things himself and letting his brothers help him when there are difficulties. This time he took the initiative to attract firepower to assist Lu Junyi.

But from another perspective, Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, Hua Rong and others went around behind him and plucked all the feathers from Tian Hu, making it impossible for him to escape, and Song Jiang still had the opportunity to capture Tian Hu.

Yang Chang and Sun An were talking about strategy, but Lu Zhishen could not join in the conversation and just kept muttering to himself: "Speaking of the three Tian Hu brothers, they don't have much skills, but they are good at escaping. Tian Biao is like this, Tian Bao is also like this, and maybe Tian Hu is the same."

"hehe."

Yang Chang smiled with a thoughtful look in his eyes: "It's hard to say whether Tian Bao will flee to Taiyuan in the north. Tian Hu and Tian Biao are now blocked in Qinzhou. If they are willing to give up their wealth and hide in the mountains, they will have a chance to survive. But if they are reluctant, then what can they do?"

"It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality. How can they give up their wealth? I guess they will kill every soldier."

After all, Sun An was a general under Tian Hu, and he knew the habits of the three brothers of the Tian family too well. Since they dared to rebel and establish their own regime, they knew that they would be wiped out one day.

However, he was defeated by Liangshan, a fellow rebel and a small force. I'm afraid Tian Hu would rather die than admit defeat.

Yang Chang heard Sun An sigh and couldn't help but smile: "Those who rebel because they think the court is bad should remember their original intention and treat the people under their rule well. But these people use refugees to become kings and hegemons, and then enclose land and claim titles for themselves to enjoy. This is why I look down on them."

"The vanguards are Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La? They do act very differently from Liangshan, but hasn't this been the way with rebellions since ancient times? Who would really risk their lives for the people? Even if they don't want to live out their addiction to being an emperor, they do it to enjoy a few years of wealth and honor. Saints can't be emperors, and emperors can't be saints."

Sun An's topic is profound, but it has its own historical limitations.

With his memory of the future, Yang Chang immediately had several modern figures pop up in his mind.

“Haha, not necessarily.”

"Oh? General, tell me about it?"

Sun An suddenly turned around, looked at Yang Chang with curiosity, and said sternly: "Even during the Han and Tang dynasties, no emperor could claim to be a saint."

"It may not happen now, but it will happen in the future. However, people like Tian Hu will also cause trouble to the people if they rebel."

“The general is optimistic.”

"Hey." Lu Zhishen poked Sun An's shoulder, interrupting his thoughts and saying casually: "Do you think Brother Yang looks like a saint? The people of Pingyang are applauding."

"hiss"

Sun An took a deep breath and nodded his head suddenly, "Master, you are right. The general does not like to disturb the people. The people of Pingyang praise him. If you replace Tian Hu..."

"You all stop it!"

Yang Chang's eyes widened, his face bitter, and he interrupted the conversation, frowning and asking, "How did you frame me? I ordered people not to disturb the people because I didn't know how to govern. Why are you praising me?"

"But the people don't lie. They all say that you are as good as Tian Biao, and better than the previous Song official."

"Okay, that's it."

Yang Chang interrupted Sun An again, worried that if he continued this topic, someone would cover him with clothes at night, and he would have the smooth path to becoming an immortal through cultivation, and he would lose his ambition to be king.

He pinched his chin and thought for a moment, then he said earnestly: "Actually, this is just like two people getting along with each other. We have just known each other for a short time, so we only see each other's strengths. After getting to know each other for a long time, we will see the shortcomings, and we may even quarrel."

"Is that so?"

"That's it."

Sun An didn't even mention Yang Chang, and Lu Zhishen didn't say a word at all.

Although Yang Chang is not as charismatic as Song Jiang, his views are very profound if you think about them carefully. Lu Zhishen has been with him for several years and has not found any shortcomings in him.

Away from the "commercial flattery", Yang Chang and Sun An's topics focused more on the war.

Yangqu, the seat of Taiyuan, is a fortified city with tens of thousands of civilians and sufficient food and grass. If Tian Bao defends the city with all his strength, he will be caught in a tough battle. A strong attack will not only consume food and grass and manpower, but also prolong the war indefinitely.

Yang Chang did not want to waste too much time in Taiyuan, so he planned to use artillery cover as usual, thinking that as long as he could successfully capture a city gate, things would become easy afterwards.

August 13th, the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival.

Lu Junyi led the main force to Yangqu first. After setting up camp, he sent Qin Ming, Yang Zhi and others to challenge the enemy.

However, Tian Bao was traumatized by the defeat in Fenzhou, and he sternly ordered the defending general Zhang Xiong to hold the city firmly, intending to drain the enemy's food supply and force them to retreat.

The next morning, Yang Chang, Li Jun and other naval leaders arrived at the same time and went to Lu Junyi's tent to discuss countermeasures.

After Zhu Wu introduced the situation to everyone, he was about to suggest that Yang Chang break the deadlock with artillery shells, but Hunjianglong Li Jun stepped forward first.

He made a solemn vow, clasped his fists and offered a suggestion: "It has rained heavily in the past few days, and the water level of the Fen River has risen significantly. It would be better to build a cofferdam upstream to store water, and then dig the Zhibo Canal to irrigate the city. I think this is worse than a hundred thousand soldiers."

"Building a cofferdam and digging a canal to flood the city is a good idea, but the rainfall in the past few days may not be enough to irrigate the city."

While responding to Li Jun, Zhu Wu deliberately looked at Yang Chang.

He really hoped that this guy would take the initiative to stand up, but Yang Chang and Li Jun had a good relationship, so how could he steal the credit from the other party? He thought that as long as he could defeat the enemy as soon as possible, it would be fine.

Seeing Zhu Wu raise questions, Li Jun calmly came up with a new solution. He pointed at Qiao Daoqing and added, "Mr. Qiao can call the wind and rain. If he can make it rain for a few days, are you afraid that there won't be enough water to flood the city?"

"Here. Look."

Everyone looked over at the same time. Qiao Daoqing was unable to make a decision so he went to ask Gongsun Sheng for advice. He was indeed proficient in water magic, but he was worried that if he continued to use magic at will to hurt people, it would be a hindrance to his future apprenticeship to Master Luo.

Gongsun Sheng frowned slightly. Since he came down the mountain, every time he performed magic, he was specifically dealing with monsters and strange people. He had never used magic against ordinary people. Qiao Daoqing was his junior brother in name only, so it was his responsibility to remind him not to use magic lightly.

"You'd better think carefully about performing a ritual to pray for rain to flood the city. I'm afraid it will harm the harmony of nature."

"what?"

Li Jun was stunned when he heard this. He thought, you are afraid of hurting Tianhe, but if you really attack the city, how many brothers will be killed or injured? Moreover, Qiao Daoqing was under Tian Hu's command. I don't know how many Tianhe he hurt with his magic. Now he is under Luo Zhenren's tutelage, so he can't do it?

Seeing Qiao Daoqing nodded slightly, Li Jun hurriedly looked up at Lu Junyi and Yang Chang, thinking, you are the highest leaders here, why don't you help me persuade them? This is not out of selfish motives.

Yang Chang understood the meaning of his eyes, but if he forced Qiao Daoqing to do the same as Bai Suzhen, he didn't know how much sin and karma he would accumulate. People who practice Taoism might believe this.

"Mr. Yiqing, the heaven and the ethereal are vague, but it is better to be pragmatic."

"Mr. Lu!"

Before Lu Junyi finished speaking, Dai Zong suddenly rushed into the tent.

Yu Qilin smiled happily and quickly stood up and waved to him: "Dean Dai, you came at the right time. How is Brother Gongming doing? He should hope that we can move faster, right?"

"How did you know?"

Dai Zong was puzzled after hearing this. Lu Junyi had already stood up and strode forward, briefly telling him Li Jun's plan, hoping that Dai Zong would help persuade Gongsun Sheng to give in in the name of Song Jiang.

"This is me."

"Don't make it difficult for Mr. Yiqing, just attack the city directly. I will lead the attack tomorrow!"

"well."

When Dai Zong saw Yang Chang stand up, his swollen head suddenly relaxed.

Not to mention that he used Song Jiang's name, even if Song Jiang himself spoke, he might not be able to convince him.

Gongsun Sheng and Qiao Daoqing had fought each other in Wulong Mountain before. Their magic was like a battle between gods. All the brothers present were horrified. Who would dare to force them afterwards?

Seeing Yang Chang's arrogant words, Lu Junyi, Qin Ming and Yang Zhi were all surprised, thinking, isn't this the behavior of a reckless man?
Only Zhu Wu clapped his hands, his face showing joy, "With Yang Xianfeng's words, Yangqu should be a sure win."

"Really?" Lu Junyi was skeptical, so he turned to Dai Zong and asked, "What did you say, brother?"

"He and Tian Hu are facing off at Tongdi Mountain, and the battle has now reached a stalemate. My brother was worried about Ma Ling's powerful magic, so he sent me to Fenzhou to check the situation. I didn't expect that you had already reached Taiyuan."

"Haha, thanks to everyone's help, by the way"

Lu Junyi looked excited. He brought Dai Zong to Ma Ling and introduced him enthusiastically, "This is General Ma Ling. He has already surrendered to the court. General Ma also knows the magic of walking. You can go back together to report the good news."

"Oh? That's great." Dai Zong looked delighted.

Ma Ling clasped his fists and said, "I have committed many offenses before, and I want to make amends for my crimes first. After we conquer Yangqu City, we will go to see Song Xianfeng. How about that?"

"It's okay, it's okay"

Dai Zongben was worried that the siege would take too long and wanted to take Ma Ling there earlier, but he didn't say it out loud.

Yang Chang had a main attack mission tomorrow, so he said goodbye to everyone early and went back to prepare. Lu Junyi and others surrounded Zhu Wu, asking him why he was so confident.

Except for Zhu Wu, all the leaders who could come to the main tent to discuss matters were Tiangang generals. Yang Chang's troops included him and Lu Zhishen.

On the way back to the camp, Lu Zhishen, who was slow to react, suddenly grabbed his sleeve and said, "Brother Yang, are you going to use cannonballs to attack the tower? Just like when we attacked Linfen?"

"Ah? Yes."

Yang Chang was stunned on the spot, thinking that your reaction arc is long enough, and then he jokingly asked back: "Master, do you want to learn from the second brother and lead the death squad to climb the city first?"

"No, no, no." Lu Zhishen waved his hands, scratched the back of his head and smiled foolishly: "I am quite heavy, not as flexible as your second brother. I also want to throw a cannonball? Can you teach me?"

"You too"

Yang Chang wanted to refuse considering the danger of explosives, but Lu Zhishen had the power to uproot weeping willows, so it seemed like it was okay for him to try? The firepower cover did not need to be too accurate, as long as it could be thrown onto the city wall, it would be considered a victory.

"Okay, but you have to follow my lead."

"That's no problem."

Lu Zhishen was as happy as a fat boy.

That night, Lu Junyi and Zhu Wu deployed their troops and waited for the city to be broken by the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow. Qin Ming and Yang Zhi each led 10,000 people to the two northeastern gates of Yangqu at night to wait for orders, and the highlight was the southern gate of Yangchang.

The next morning, Sun An and 500 members of the death squad were fully armed and lined up outside the moat. Zhou Tong brought a team of people to carry the shells and stood next to the death squad.

Xuan Zan and Hao Siwen commanded the rear army to cooperate, while Yang Changze took Lu Zhishen aside to give him instructions.

He made a boast in the big tent yesterday and received strong support from military advisor Zhu Wu. Lu Junyi and other central army generals were curious and came to the south gate to observe.

"What do you mean? We can only seize the city gate with these 500 men? Are you kidding me?"

"Without Ling Zhen's artillery, what's the point of moving these shells?"

"Yang Xianfeng can throw it directly"

"Just throw it? Where to throw it?"

"Throw it over the wall!"

Hearing Dai Zong and Lu Junyi's words, Zhu Wu enthusiastically gave an explanation, but it would have been better for him not to explain because everyone around him was suspicious.

Ma Ling was the most unconvinced. He practiced the Gold Brick Technique, and his attack range was only two or three meters.

When Yang Chang used artillery shells to launch a surprise attack that day, I think the distance was only two or three feet, unless he also had some magical power.

Thinking of this, Ma Ling stole a glance at Qiao Daoqing and Gongsun Sheng, thinking, are you sure you didn't help? Then Can smiled and said, "Isn't that too exaggerated? The moat is so far away from the city wall, and it has to be thrown from the bottom up? Those cannonballs are not pebbles."

"Haha, whether it's true or not, General Ma, you can just watch it."

Zhu Wu did not explain too much, but Lu Junyi tugged at his clothes and asked with a frown, "I know Brother Yang has supernatural powers, but even if he throws the shells onto the city wall, it is still a long way from breaking the city, right? As long as the drawbridge over the moat is not lowered, half of the 500 people crossing the river will be killed. Are you sure this is not a joke?"

"I don't know about that, but since Yang Xianfeng is so sure, he should have thought of a solution. Let's just watch the game patiently."

"Right."

Lu Junyi and others were confused, and the guards on the city wall were also bewildered.

The defending general, the pseudo palace commander Zhang Xiong, watched for a while, then turned around and clasped his fists to ask Tian Bao: "Second King, what do they want to do?"

"How should I know?"

Tian Bao responded with a stern face, and perhaps felt that he had said something too harsh, so he added softly, "These Liangshan bandits are full of tricks. In short, remember not to leave the city. If they attack the city directly, if they are far away, shoot them with bows and arrows, if they are close, roll logs and stones, and if they are even closer, serve them with golden juice."

"Don't worry, Second King. Yangqu City is impregnable."

Seeing Zhang Xiong being so obedient, Tian Bao rarely showed a relieved smile, but the smile did not last long, as he turned around and found Chen Xuan's face full of horror.

"what's wrong with you?"

"no."

Chen Xuan pointed to a place under the city and timidly reminded: "Second King, the fat monk and the golden-armored general are the two ruthless men who defeated Ma Ling. I suggest you stay away from them."

"Hmm? They are more ruthless than Lu Junyi? But it's better to be cautious."

Seeing that Chen Xuan was cowardly, Tian Bao recalled the battle of Fenyang, so instead of scolding him, he went down the city wall with him.

boom!
As soon as the two walked down the stone steps of the city wall, they heard thunder from the city gate tower.

"This is."

"Run!"

boom!boom!
There were two more explosions.

Tian Bao and Chen Xuan fled in panic, and only when they were several feet away did they dare to secretly look back to check the situation.

At that time, the city gate tower was already on fire, and Tian Bao vaguely saw a team of guards rushing to put out the fire.

There was another thunderclap, and a soldier who was putting out the fire was blown out of the window by a shell. He fell headfirst behind a corridor in the city, and fell to the ground like a watermelon, all covered in blood.

"You're right. They are really ruthless. They can throw the shells so far. The key is that this guy throws it so accurately. He is simply a human gun mount."

"Second King, we have to make plans early."

"Hmm? What's the plan?"

Just as Tian Bao was asking in confusion, a shell fell two feet away from them and exploded, scaring the two men so much that they ran back for their lives. Now he knew what Chen Xuan meant.

"Commander Chen, do you have any other suggestions?"

"According to my intelligence, the three gates of Yangqu, the east, south and north, are all guarded by Liangshan troops. Only the west gate is open to escape."

"We are surrounded on three sides and one side is missing. I am afraid there are ambushes outside the west gate. Besides, Zhang Xiong is still holding on."

"If you don't make a decision when you should, you will suffer the consequences. I will stop here."

"But the road back to Qinzhou is blocked. Where can we go now if we leave Taiyuan? Half of Xinzhou still belongs to Zhao Song. Okay, I get it."

In Chen Xuan's determined eyes, Tian Bao saw the words "no choice".

He was Tian Hu's brother, and even if he surrendered he would be killed. If he wanted to survive, he could only continue to flee northward. If he could no longer stay in Xinzhou, he would move further north.

Go to Daizhou, exit the Great Wall, and head to the grassland.

No matter how hard the Liangshan people tried to kill them, it was impossible for them to chase them into the territory of Liao.

Yangqu, South City Tower.

Yang Chang hit the city gate tower with three consecutive shots, starting his unique siege mode.

Faced with precise artillery suppression, defending General Zhang Xiong was completely unable to put out the fire and could only watch the city wall engulfed in flames.

What’s even more deadly is that the ropes and mechanisms connecting the suspension bridge are all controlled on the city gate tower.

The wildfire spread wildly with the wind and soon burned the rope by itself. Then the suspension bridge crashed into the moat, leaving way for Sun An's suicide squad.

And all this is just an appetizer.

Following the experience of Linfen, Yang Chang first attacked the city wall to burn the ropes and release the drawbridge. Then he threw shells one after another at the positions where people were on the city wall.

Lu Zhishen joined in throwing bombs during the cover phase, but he did not have [Meteor Fragment] to maintain accuracy, and the shells he threw were sometimes close and sometimes far away, and none of them hit the enemy directly.

Even though he was wasting firepower, Yang Chang did not stop.

The big monk was having so much fun playing this game that even if he threw the coins incorrectly, it could still have a frightening effect. In the blink of an eye, he had already thrown out half of the ninety coins.

Seeing that the number of bullets thrown was decreasing, Lu Zhishen and Zhou Tong, who was handing over the bullets and lighting them, became anxious.

"Why are you keeping up with him? Give me some quicker shots. He's only lost eight or nine."

"Oh"

Zhou Tong didn't want to favor one over the other, but Lu Zhishen really didn't have much accuracy. If he threw a few firecrackers and it was gone, what would he use to capture the city gate?
Under the precise and continuous firepower coverage, all the defenders in the area around the tower were wiped out.

Sun An led the suicide squad to successfully climb up the city wall, but if the enemy approached they would be blown up, so he forcibly protected the suicide squad and captured the city gate.

The leaders watching the battle nearby were completely dumbfounded, except for Zhu Wu who had seen the world. This was completely different from any previous battles. Even Gongsun Sheng and Qiao Daoqing were surprised.

The person who felt it the most was the "divine horse" Ma Ling.

He had been bombed by Yang Chang before. After seeing the scene of heavy gunfire just now, he felt uneasy and began to doubt himself deeply.

What kind of gold brick-breaking technique am I practicing? Isn't throwing a cannonball more powerful than gold brick-breaking technique? And the distance is terrifyingly far.

Thinking of this, Ma Ling, whose self-confidence was frustrated, stepped forward and pointed at the last few shells, begging, "Yang Xianfeng, can you let me try too?"

"Oh? As you please."

Yang Chang was stunned at first, thinking that Sun An had already opened the city gate, so it was okay for people to play with the remaining few. He nodded and reminded: "But before the fuse burns out, you have to throw it out like throwing firecrackers, otherwise it will easily hurt your own people."

"Well, I'll save that."

Ma Ling was full of longing, thinking who can't throw firecrackers? He took the cannonball that Zhou Tong lit, and immediately felt his arm tremble. He thought this thing is quite heavy, why did they throw it so far?
Could it be that it looks heavy, but is very light when thrown?

The fuse made a crackling sound, and Ma Ling had no time to think at that time. He just raised his hand and threw it out.

Unfortunately, the cannonball didn't fly as far as his gold brick, and eventually fell into the river, making a splash.

At that time, many people came forward to watch, but they did not see another miracle happen.

Ma Ling looked at his unfamiliar hands and kept repeating in his mind, "Why can't I do this? Is it because I'm throwing in the wrong way?"
He looked at Yang Chang and Lu Zhishen and asked sincerely: "How did you do it? Why can't I throw it far?"

"Master, come and make an example."

"Oh, look, first this, then this"

As Lu Zhishen was speaking, the cannonball easily flew behind the city wall and exploded.

Ma Ling followed suit and threw it again, but the shell was still like a weak shrimp. It fell rapidly downwards just after it was thrown, and finally landed in the moat.

"How do I practice to be able to throw it so far?"

“You can practice pulling out trees first.”

While Ma Ling was still earnestly seeking advice, Xuan Zan and Hao Siwen had already led their troops to attack the south gate. Lu Junyi also put away his surprised expression and invited Yang Chang to join him in charging into the city.

The city was in chaos at this time. Zhang Xiong, who had just promised to defend the city, finally ran home under the suppression of artillery fire. He was ready to pack up his belongings and escape from Yangqu.

However, as the pseudo-palace commander guarding Taiyuan, Zhang Xiong had collected a lot of treasures and beauties in the past two years, but he had not yet loaded them into the car until his deputy general Xu Yue came to him.

"Why aren't you ready yet? It will be too late if you delay any longer!"

"It's almost there, where are the Second King and the others?"

Zhang Xiong was also born poor, so why would he give up accumulating wealth so easily? He valued it more than his life.

"He ran away a long time ago."

"What? How is that possible!"

"How dare I speak nonsense? I heard that he slipped away from the west gate just after the battle at the south gate."

"This man is a bitch!"

Although Zhang Xiong cursed, he insisted on waiting until the carriage was loaded before leading his personal guards to the west gate.

But the officials and wealthy businessmen who wanted to escape were all crowded at the west gate at that time. Zhang Xiong saw that he could not squeeze through and decisively turned to the north gate, but he ran into Xuan Zan who came to kill him, and was eventually defeated and hacked down with a knife.

After half a day of fighting, the noise in Yangqu stopped.

The 20,000 defenders in the city were stunned by Yang Changxin's fighting style, and most of them chose to surrender.

Lu Junyi learned from the captives that Tian Bao had fled to the north.

Tian Bao was one of the three major bandit chieftains. Zhu Wu suggested that they should immediately pursue the victory and recover Xinzhou which was half occupied by the bandits.

Lu Junyi agreed with this and, considering that Yang Chang might return to Pingyang, he directly arranged for Yang Zhi to lead his troops to continue the pursuit. He also ordered Qin Ming, Huang Xin and others to clean up the surrounding areas. After completely eliminating the bandits in Taiyuan, he would go to Qinzhou with Guan Sheng and Hua Rong for a decisive battle.

At that time, Lu Zhishen was also in the big tent. The Wenshu Temple in Mount Wutai, where he became a monk, was located in Daizhou, northeast of Xinzhou. It only took one or two days to get there from Taiyuan. Now that he was so close to Mount Wutai, he decided to go back and take a look.

"Mr. Lu, please let me go to Xinzhou."

"Hmm? Yang Xianfeng, Master..."

Lu Junyi confirmed with Yang Chang. Lu Zhishen was afraid that he would not agree, so he hurriedly added: "I only need 2,000 people, and they will be back in three to five days. Brother Yang, if you are in a hurry, go first, and let the navy leave a hundred or so ships to ensure that the attack on Qinzhou will not be delayed."

"hehe."

Yang Chang smiled and said, "The bandits in Taiyuan have not been cleared yet, and Qinzhou is not in a hurry for three to five days. I will go with you."

(End of this chapter)