Chapter 205 This isn't fair! (6k)

Everyone didn't know what was so interesting. Seeing Yang Chang's excited expression, they looked around and looked at each other in surprise.

Leading the troops alone is very stressful.

Liu Tang recalled his own mental journey and could not help but remind Zhu Tong earnestly.

"Brother, your action is admirable, but the Jin soldiers are completely different from the imperial army and Tian Hu's bandits. These barbarians are all good at riding and shooting, and they have to lead the army and make decisions alone. I am very worried."

"Isn't it okay if I don't make the decision?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"hehe."

Zhu Tong glanced at Yang Chang, and explained to Liu Tang with a smile: "Have you forgotten that the second wife can fly? Linfen to Huoyi is less than 200 miles away, and she can command both ends, so..."

"genius!"

Liu Tang jumped up in shock, slapped himself lightly, and said self-deprecatingly: "I'm so stupid, why didn't I think of it?"

"Hahaha"

Everyone burst into laughter when they saw this.

Zhu Tong's idea just now touched Yang Chang's mind. After the laughter died down, he assigned tasks.

"Liu Tang, you will hand over the defense of Hongdong to your three brothers, Xiaoer, Xiaowu, and Xiaoqi, tonight. They will lead the sailors to stay behind for the time being."

"Yes."

"Order."

Liu Tang and the three Ruan brothers all clasped their fists and accepted the order, but Ruan Xiaoqi asked again after he responded: "Are there any navy matters later? We brothers have been here to serve you for a long time, but we haven't made any contribution yet."

"Brother, don't worry. Yin Shu can mobilize ships in Linfen. I guess there will be some actions on the water. Even if there is no water battle this time, the Fen River will definitely be used. I will definitely rely on you three brothers, and you will also have to guard Pingyang in the future."

"Then we'll be relieved. We'll move our families here after the war. We're familiar with this place anyway."

"Ah."

Yang Changan calmed down the three Ruan brothers, and then looked at Zhu Tong and said, "The main battlefield of Pingyang is in Linfen. I can't give you elite soldiers. How about you take Liu Tang's 2,500 righteous soldiers and Shi Qian's newly recruited local militia to the north?"

“Is this too much?”

Zhu Tong was stunned at first, then waved his hand to refuse: "Liu Tang still fights with you, I have those thousands of militiamen which are enough."

"Well, whatever."

Yang Chang secretly thought that Zhu Tong had set up defenses in Huoyi, so it was only right for several thousand local militiamen to cooperate with the people.

But the low-profile militia was indeed perfunctory, so he pointed at Han Tao and said, "General Han has 800 local soldiers, and they are also going north with my brother. Oh, and there is also brother Shi Qian."

"it is good."

"Yes."

Zhu Tong did not refuse this time, and Han Tao and Shi Qian also stood up to respond at the same time.

After arranging for the garrison in Hongdong and the division of troops in Huoyi, the remaining soldiers followed Yang Changnan to march south to Linfen.

On the first day of February, Yang Chang led 13,000 infantry and cavalry and marched southward in a mighty force.

When they reached six miles outside Linfen, they ordered to set up camp.

Seeing that it was not yet dark, Yang Chang, Lu Zhishen and Qiu Qiongying came to the foot of the city to scout.

Although there were only three people and three horses, Yang Chang had shown his strength last time. At this moment, he came well prepared in golden armor and had already scared away the guard horses on the periphery.

At that time, the army of Basuli was not complete, and there were still 5,000 soldiers in Fushan who had not returned.

Upon hearing the news, Yin Shuke went to the north gate tower, hid beside the toothed battlements and secretly watched. When he saw that Yang Chang was traveling with two generals this time, he turned his head and asked Tian Bao and Chen Xuan curiously.

"Besides Yang Chang who was riding a white horse and wearing golden armor, do you know the two people beside him?"

"How could I not recognize him? That fat monk is Lu Zhishen. Not only did he capture Ma Ling from our Jin State, he was also the one who picked up the lion in Taiyuan. He also uprooted the weeping willow in Tokyo."

"hiss"

Yin Shuke swallowed hard after hearing this, and wondered why there were only such fierce men. However, he was skeptical about the rumors, and usually believed that seeing is believing, so he skipped Lu Zhishen's questioning of Qiu Qiongying.

"The person on the left also has divine power? She looks like a female general."

"I don't think so. The female general might be Yang Chang's wife, Hu Sanniang, nicknamed Yizhangqing."

"No."

Chen Xuan interrupted Tian Bao and corrected him sternly, "She is not Hu Sanniang. Judging from her mount and weapons, she looks very much like Wu Li's adopted daughter."

"Huh? It seems to be her."

"Who are you talking about? Not Yang Chang's wife?"

"No, no, she is also Yang Chang's wife, but..."

After listening to Tian Bao's explanation, Yin Shuke responded with disdain: "She is just a woman who knows how to use a spear and a stick. She is dressed like this and I thought she was a master. It turns out that she is a woman who has been to the battlefield. Yang Chang is really good at enjoying himself."

"Uh"

The second general smiled awkwardly, and Tian Bao accidentally moved.

The move was not a big deal, but he caught a glimpse of a black dot approaching him quickly from the corner of his eye.

What is this? Oops!
Tian Bao was so scared that he turned around to avoid it, but his reaction was a little slow, leaving a bloody scratch on his face and the pebble hit the edge of his helmet.

If I hadn't turned my head just now, I'm afraid my nose would have been broken.

"It scares me too!"

"Quick, stay hidden!"

"This guy Yang Chang just loves to play dirty tricks!"

Yin Shuke saw blood oozing from Tian Biao's wound, and he was so angry that he gritted his teeth and punched the ground to vent his anger, but Chen Xuan's next words made him stunned.

"General, it wasn't Yang Chang who threw the stone just now. I saw it was Qiu Qiongying."

"What did you say!"

"careful!"

Chen Xuan threw Yin Shuke to the ground, and saw a stone as big as a watermelon falling not far away and exploded into several pieces.

boom!
The accuracy is a little bit off, but the stone is bigger.

“This is it again”

"This was thrown by Lu Zhishen. He threw a cannonball in Taiyuan before, and that's it."

"What's going on? Who are the people around Chief Yang? How come both men and women have supernatural powers? This is not fair!"

Yin Shuke was almost on the verge of a breakdown, but no one could answer his questions.

At this time, Yang Chang shouted loudly from the bottom of the city: "Yin Shuke, my grandfather's declaration of war has been thrown up. If you are a man, come out of the city and fight me. I will give you three days to prepare!"

"What do you mean? Declaration of war?"

"Look, there it is."

Chen Xuan bent down and used his hands and feet to crawl to find the weapon that injured Tian Bao.

It was a pebble wrapped in an envelope, and the bloody cut on Tian Bao's face was caused by the edge of the envelope.

He opened the envelope, took out the letter, and handed it to Yin Shuke with both hands to read, but Yin Shuke did not recognize Chinese characters.

"Read!"

"Yes, General Jin Jin (dog) Yin Shuke, you dare to invade Han land and slaughter people, why don't you dare to go out of the city to fight? Are the soldiers (dogs) under your command also cowards? Today I lead an army of 100,000 to punish you. Either you each choose 2,000 elite soldiers to fight to decide the winner, or wait for me to break through the city and leave no one alive. From the day the letter of war is sent, I will give you three days to consider. After the period expires, you can attack the city. Yang Chang, the governor of Qinzhou..."

"A hundred thousand troops? Where did he get them? Does he have them?"

Yin Shu was completely stunned by what he heard. It turned out that he guessed that the enemy's military strength was equal to his own, and Yang Chang's personal bravery was enhanced. So why would he fight if there were really 100,000 of them?
He was already in a state of fear and planned to wait until Basuli's troops had completely returned and reinforcements from Fenzhou came south to support him before he led his troops north to fight. He did not expect Yang Chang to come on his own initiative.

Chen Xuan lowered his head and dared not answer, Tian Bao responded in a low voice: "Brother has been managing Qinzhou for several years, and the population and wealth are good. If Yang Chang is focused on recruiting soldiers, it is possible to gather only 100,000 soldiers and horses."

"Humph."

Yin Shuke sneered and said with a hint of blame: "You didn't tell the marshal these words before. Do you have other ideas?"

"How dare I have second thoughts? I have a blood feud with Chief Yang."

Tian Bao shook his head like a rattle, and then changed the subject, reminding: "Captain Yang gave us three days, we must find a way to resist the enemy quickly."

"What can we do? The 5,000 soldiers from Fushan County can return to Linfen today, but it is far from the 100,000 soldiers. In addition, there are 10,000 troops stationed in Fenzhou, but Hongdong has been taken away by Yang Chang, and we have lost contact with Fenzhou."

Yin Shuke looked annoyed at this time, and Chen Xuan took over and offered advice under pressure.

"As the saying goes, the art of war is to use deception. Commander Yang may not really have 100,000 troops. It would be good if he has 70,000 or 80,000. If the commander really wants to contact Fenzhou, he can go by water if the land route is blocked. But I suggest setting off at night."

"Ok?"

Although Chen Xuan's words were spoken without intention, those who listened to him took them seriously.

If there are not 100,000 troops, there must be 70,000 or 80,000? With such a strong general leading the troops, is there still hope of winning this war?

So he agreed to Chen Xuan's suggestion to row upstream at night.

At this time, the spring rain had not yet arrived, the Fen River had not risen, and the water flow was steady and slow.

Yin Shu's main hope is to rely on the reinforcements from Fenzhou. He wants to find out the enemy's strength by water. Currently, he is only afraid of Yang Chang's strength and still believes that the Jin army is invincible.

Seeing Yang Chang and the other two leave in a leisurely manner, Yin Shuke suddenly calmed down at that moment. He had never fought such a cowardly battle before, so there was no reason to be afraid before the battle even started.

Raise your eyes and look around.

The Jurchen generals had solemn expressions, and Tian Bao and Chen Xuan both lowered their heads.

Yin Shuke smiled disdainfully and named one of his trusted men, asking him to gather the cavalry now and then spy on the enemy camp at night.

Tian Bao and Chen Xuan listened to his orders and at the same time stroked their chests and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that your arrangement was right. If you want to die, let your brothers go with it. We two don't have the courage to do that.

After nightfall, the Jin soldiers left the city.

The leading Mouke had seen Yang Chang show off his power twice, so he acted very cautiously.

People have titles and horses have hoofs wrapped around them.

Hundreds of Jin soldiers moved quietly towards the enemy camp.

That day was the first day of February. The new moon was not bright at night, and the lights on the ground were particularly eye-catching.

When the Jin soldiers were a mile away, they could already see tents and camps connected to each other in the distance. The glittering fires outshone the stars in the sky, and they couldn't count how many tents there were in the enemy camp.

Just as Mouke was sighing, there was a sudden sound of hurried horse hooves.

"What's going on? Who's running around? I just warned you so much."

"Mouke, this is not our horse. The hoofbeats sound wrong."

"Yes, the sound seems to be coming from the enemy camp."

"Hiss enemy."

The Mouke drank a mouthful of cold dew, drew his sword to remind everyone to be alert, but a flying knife pierced his throat and he didn't say anything else. Yang Chang had night vision, and his mount was tamed to run at night, which was a dimensionality reduction attack on this team of Jin soldiers.

As the flying knife saw blood, Yang Chang started this night hunting game, and screams soon rang out all around.

Yang can fight a thousand men with one man, so how can this hundred-man team resist? In less than a cup of tea, most of them were killed.

If he hadn't intentionally let a few of them go back, with the help of the Jade Lion of the Night and the [Eagle Eyes and Owl Eyes], he would never have let anyone escape in front of him.

Silver Technique can obtain uncertain troop strength data and a conclusion praising the enemy's vigilance ability at the cost of damaging a hundred-man team.

The next day, when the generals gathered to discuss matters, Yin Shuke had a gloomy face the whole time. He had never felt so cowardly before.

Tian Bao and Chen Xuan listened in silence, and they both tacitly criticized Yin Shu for being stubborn. They thought that dozens of people had not been able to defeat Yang Chang before, so wouldn't sending a hundred more be tantamount to sending themselves to death?
At this time, Basuli had returned to the army. After listening to the military situation, he was furious and immediately volunteered to have a decisive battle with Yang Chang, but was stopped by Yin Shuke.

The enemy's situation is unclear, so we can't send them there rashly.

Yin Shuke stopped Basu from leaving, and at the same time looked at Chen Xuan and murmured, "Captain Yang has given us three days, so we should use these three days to rest and wait for news on the water route."

"General, Yang Chang has always been treacherous. Although he agreed to consider for three days, what if he attacks in advance? I suggest strengthening the city defenses."

Chen Xuan felt uncomfortable being stared at, so he clasped his fists and spoke up.

Basuli looked disapproving, but Yin Shuke nodded repeatedly, saying that he would arrange it himself.

The Jin soldiers who were called back to Linfen had complicated and conflicting mentalities at this time. Since they were not Yin Shuke's confidants, they had no chance to stay in Linfen and make a fortune, so they left Xiangling and Fushan with Basu.

Before he had made enough money, he was urged to return to the army.

People are most afraid of comparison. When they returned to the city and met the Jin soldiers in Linfen, they saw that the gap between the tribes was widening, and complaints gradually emerged among the lower-level soldiers.

And Yin Shu hasn't noticed all this yet.

Linfen did not prepare combat supplies such as bows and arrows, and a protracted battle would not do any good to the Jin soldiers. Before the Jin soldiers entered the city and plundered the people, it was difficult to mobilize the people to help defend the city.

Therefore, Yin Shuke's focus was outside the city. He was really worried that Yang Chang would attack the city with 100,000 soldiers.

But how could Yang Chang have an army of 100,000? He was just bluffing, his purpose was to stabilize Yin Shu and not attack. He had to stabilize one side before he could command the other side in a two-front war.

Since a team of a hundred men was wiped out last night, Yang Chang was sure that the Jin army would not dare to attack for the time being, so he ordered Lu Zhishen and Liu Tang to hold the camp firmly, and asked Qiu Qiongying to patrol and guard the periphery.

After everything in the camp was settled, Yang Changcai and Zhao Fujin rushed to Huoyi.

Liu Sichu surrendered to the enemy and betrayed his country. He led Yin Shuke to Pingyang, and Huoyi and Fenxi counties surrendered directly.

Zhu Tong led several thousand militiamen to the north. The people in Huoyi city took advantage of the situation to riot, killed the officials who surrendered to the enemy and welcomed the "royal army". Later, they followed the same pattern to recover Fenxi.

This underdog team, which was not expected to win, unexpectedly took the lead.

When Yang Chang and his wife arrived in Huoyi, Zhu Tong and his two deputy generals Han Tao and Shi Qian were discussing the capture of the North and South Gates.

"elder brother?"

"Observe, ma'am."

"Brother, are you here so soon?"

Seeing the enthusiastic welcome from the crowd, Yang Chang smiled and joked: "Haha, if I had come a step later, you might have taken Fenzhou."

"That's not the case"

"Don't stop discussing. It's a good thing to work together. Brother Shi Qian, continue to talk about your strategy. I want to listen too."

"it is good"

Seeing Yang Chang's affirmation, Shi Qian felt that no matter how hard he tried in Liangshan, he would always be a petty thief in Song Jiang's eyes. Only Yang Chang treated him as a human being, which was why he resolutely came to surrender.

Who would have thought that a thief would now become the deputy general of an army and be able to speak freely in front of the coach?

Some people live for fame, some people live for profit.

Shi Qian did not have a good reputation. He called everyone in Liangshan brother in the hope of getting affirmation.

Yang Chang dared to give him respect, and Shi Qian dared to repay him with his death.

He was lurking in Pingyang and working more diligently than Liu Tang, and his achievements were more outstanding. We can get a glimpse of the whole picture from his popularity among the people of Pingyang and his recruitment of soldiers.

Thinking of this, Shi Qian's voice became high-pitched, and he looked at Yang Chang and said loudly:
"There are not many soldiers stationed at the North and South Gates. I think we can have people pretend to be refugees, sneak into the gates, light fires at night as a signal, and then kill people from inside and outside to seize the gates; or pretend to be the followers of the county officials, lie that there is a rebellion in the city and ask for help, and then take advantage of the situation to seize the gates and kill the generals. Do you think this is feasible?"

"It's a good idea."

Yang Chang smiled and responded, "But pretending to be a refugee is not appropriate. Normally, the common people should flee south. Pretending to be an official is more likely to gain trust. It would be best to pretend to be a famous Zhu brother. Look at Han Tuanlian's figure. Does he look like the thief general Chen Xuan?"

"Ok?"

Zhu Tong looked at Han Tao and stroked his beard and commented: "Although Han Tuanlian's body shape is similar, there is a big difference in appearance. I'm afraid he can't be fooled."

"Don't worry, brother. I have my own way to disguise myself. Since you have chosen to use tricks to seize the pass, then I will take both the South Pass and the North Pass together!"

The sleight of hand that Yang Chang picked up was originally a life skill to show off to make money, but this guy often uses it to disguise himself, and he always does a good job of it.

With his skillful manipulation, Han Tao looked almost the same as Chen Xuan.

As for the characters' words and deeds, Chen Xuan was a thief general under Tian Hu. How could the soldiers guarding the pass know him well? It is not difficult to get away with it.

That afternoon, Zhu Tong led his troops to provide support from the rear. Yang Chang and Shi Qian pretended to be Han Tao's followers. The three of them brought a small team of elite soldiers and arrived at Yangliang South Gate in the twilight.

The so-called North and South Pass refers to Yangliang South Pass and Yangliang North Pass. Their original names were Yindi Pass and Lengquan Pass, which were changed by Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi in the early Song Dynasty. The two passes are located at the two ends of the canyon at the junction of Fenzhou and Pingyang (the canyon was called Guanjue Juejin in ancient times, commonly known as Queshu Valley).

Yangliang South Gate (Yindi Pass) was first built in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Yangliang North Gate (Lengquan Pass) was first built in the Han Dynasty. Both passes are located near mountains and rivers and have dangerous terrain. In the turbulent times when dynasties changed and heroes fought for hegemony, they were truly the battlegrounds for military strategists in Jin.

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi personally led expeditions to Northern Han, but unfortunately they were blocked by these two passes. Finally, in the fourth year of Taiping (979), a large army broke through the two passes and entered Taiyuan, but it took about ten years.

The emperor led the army in person twice and went to Hedong three times to attack Taiyuan, resulting in huge losses in manpower and material resources, which is enough to illustrate the strategic importance of the two passes.

However, after the Song Dynasty conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, it expanded the border to Yanmen. The two passes had been abandoned for a long time and had few troops stationed there. Tian Hu's rebellion did not attract any attention and was later easily captured by Lu Junyi who went north. On the contrary, he was not as sharp-eyed as the Jin general Lou Shi.

When Yin Shuke was about to occupy Fenzhou and move south to Pingyang, Lou Shi specially sent someone to remind him to leave troops stationed at the pass.

If Zhao Song and Tian Hu did not take it seriously, Zhu Tong could have taken it with a few thousand local militiamen. How could Yang Chang have planned to seize the pass?
Yang Chang intervened in Pingyang in advance, and first took a fancy to the north and south passes. However, he was influenced by the large number of Yin Shuke's soldiers at that time, so he did not dare to hope to take these two passes first. Now Yin Shuke has been stabilized by a strategy, and taking over this battleground is naturally put on the agenda.

With few soldiers, we can only use the terrain. Only if we can stop the Jin army can we talk about development and feint to the Zhao and Song dynasties.

Before dusk, Han Tao and his party arrived at the pass.

The commander of the South Gate was defeated by the Jin army. He said it was too late to open the gate and asked Chen Xuan (Han Tao) to pass through the gate the next morning.

According to Yang Chang's instructions, Han Tao used the excuse that Yin Shuke was besieged by rebels in Linfen and was ordered to go to Fenzhou to get reinforcements. His ferocious attitude at the time actually scared the guarding general into opening the gate.

Na Mouke went down to the pass to inquire for details, but was unexpectedly killed by Han Tao. He then occupied the gate with Shi Qian and lured Zhu Tong's rear army inside to fight.

Yang Changze rushed to the valley behind the pass and blocked the defenders of the South Gate from escaping to the North Gate to report the news.

There were only 200 Jin soldiers at Yangliang South Pass. Without the barrier of the gate, how could they stop the enemy? If they wanted to escape, there was a killing god blocking their way, so all of them died in battle without a single one left.

That night, Yang Chang followed suit and took control of Beiguan as well.

It was almost midnight when we captured the North Gate.

Everyone was so excited that they couldn't sleep, but Yang Chang didn't have the time to share their excitement.

Since he had to rush back to Linfen the next day, he had to go to Huoyi to meet up with Zhao Fujin overnight. He immediately instructed Zhu Tong and Han Tao to guard the two passes, and asked Shi Qian to appease the people in Huoyi and Fenxi counties.

The Jade Lion of Zhaoye stayed in the Linfen camp. Yang Chang did not have a good horse and traveled slowly at night. It was already the end of the Yin month and the beginning of the Mao month when he returned to Huoyi.

A faint light appeared in the eastern sky.

As dawn was approaching, there was not much time to rest.

Yang Chang walked to the outside of Zhao Fujin's bedroom, thinking of finding a chair to sit on until dawn so as not to disturb the princess's rest.

But as soon as he pushed the door open with a creak, he heard a shout from inside the house: "Who dares to trespass?"

"I"

Just as Yang Chang was about to explain, he saw two golden lights shooting towards him.

He opened his eyes wide and dodged to the side, only to see two swords transformed from golden light, which then shot straight at the door and turned into golden sand and disappeared.

"Princess you"

"Yang Lang? Are you not hurt?"

"No."

"That's good."

Yang Chang closed the door and turned around. He was surprised to see Zhao Fujin dressed neatly, so he asked curiously, "Princess, are you awake?"

"Well, Yang Lang is not around, I feel I can't sleep well, so I breathe in and out on the couch."

“So that’s how it is”

Yang Chang walked forward and sat beside the couch. He stared at Zhao Fujin in the darkness and then asked leisurely, "Have the princess's skills in controlling objects improved? The flying swords she just conjured up seem to have increased to two."

"Really? I didn't pay much attention. What time is it?"

"It's almost dawn."

"Ah? Then go to bed and get some sleep. We'll leave later."

Zhao Fujin came to untie her belt, and Yang Changze held her hand and said softly, "How can we enjoy ourselves while fighting? Princess, if you are not tired, shall we set out at dawn and have breakfast in Hongdong?"

"Maybe it's because of the breathing exercises, I don't feel tired at all."

"Is it?"

Yang Chang looked at Zhao Fujin's peerless beauty and thought to himself that this girl was truly blessed, as the martial arts that he had worked so hard to acquire were actually learned by her so easily.

By the way, the single sword turned into two swords just now. Could it be that your object control skill has been upgraded?

He has a deep understanding of the creation of yin and yang, and is familiar with the mechanisms of ghosts and gods.

Name: Zhao Fujin
Cultivation: Qi Refining Level 2
Attributes: Innate golden spirit body, fairy appearance

Skills: Skilled in controlling objects, minor mastery of armor, and mastery of divine movement
Possessing special skill: Hot Wheels
After Yang Chang used his [Eye of Insight] to look at it, this guy suddenly felt a little complicated.

All of Zhao Fujin's skills have been improved, and her cultivation has also been raised to a higher level. She usually does everything from coaxing her baby to sleep with him, and no one has ever seen her practice very hard. How could she improve so quickly?

I have been killing enemies and looting corpses, but I am only at the second level of Qi Refining. Is this a consideration for my innate golden spiritual body and immortal attributes?

Although Yang Chang couldn't figure it out, he was still very happy that his woman's cultivation had improved.

After daybreak, Master Zhao (Zhao Fujin) set out again.

In just one hour, he and Yang Chang arrived at the northern suburbs of Hongdong.

I wanted to go into the city to have a hot meal, but I saw a group of people in front of me, naked, walking towards the city gate with their arms around each other.

It was early spring and the chill had not yet gone away. Ordinary people were still wearing winter clothes, so this group of people was obviously unusual.

"Yang Lang, they are."

"Ok?"

Yang Chang did not sleep last night. He hugged Zhao Fujin and dozed off on the way, and arrived at the destination in a daze.

He looked up at the crowd in front of him, scanned them and explained with a smile: "They are the Hongdong garrison, that is, the Ruan brothers' sailors. The leader seems to be..."

(End of this chapter)