Chapter 341: Hu Baoyi's cannon fires at Fengyue, and the unicorn fights two generals

As the former leader of Liangshan, Song Jiang knew better than anyone how powerful Yang Chang was, and his jealousy spread from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain.

As the saying goes, jealousy can change a person beyond recognition. Ever since Liangshan was recruited, Yang Chang has been bullying Song Jiang.

He has made few achievements but is given a high official title.

But Song Jiang has no temper. Who let Yang Chang get close to him?

During those years, Song Jiang was full of grievances. He dreamt of returning to Kongjiazhuang where they first met countless times in the middle of the night. He wished he had not taken action at that time and regretted saving those two ungrateful people.

This kind of grievance continued until two years ago, when he himself found a powerful figure, namely Prince Kang Zhao Gou.

Support and follow the dragon, and your wish will come true.

Song Jiang also put on the noble purple robe and became the highest-ranking military officer, the Grand Marshal, and was finally able to compete with Yang Changping.

Who would have thought that Zhao Huan had no bottom line. When his country was about to be lost, he actually conferred the title of King of Jin on Yang Chang.

Yang Chang was ruling Hedong at the moment, and was probably planning to establish himself as king. You actually offered it to him? Is this what an emperor should do?
Song Jiang thought that his career as a Taiwei was over, after all, his family background limited his ultimate achievements. He thought that perhaps the emperor would give him a higher title after his death, and posthumously confer him the title of Sangong or Sangu as a token of his mourning. (Sangong: Taishi, Taifu, Taibao; Sangu: Shaoshi, Shaofu, Shaobao)
King?

Heisabalang didn't even dare to dream about it. The key point was that his rival Yang Chang had become the most honorable single-word king, so he couldn't bear it at all.

Even if it means death, I have to vent my anger.

What's more, with the help of the Jin man, Yang Chang might really be cursed, and maybe he would win the bet.

Song Jiang was so determined that even Wu Yong couldn't persuade him.

Guns and swords flow like water, and men and horses move like the wind.

Fifty thousand soldiers and horses set out from Anyang, Xiangzhou, and marched more than a hundred miles in two days. On the afternoon of the last day of April, they suddenly appeared at the foot of Fengyue Pass like wild flowers on the Taihang Mountains.

At that time, Zezhou was not a state preparing for war. The total garrison in the state was less than 10,000 people, and the garrison at Fengyue Pass was only 3,000.

This deployment was a strategic judgment made by Yang Chang based on common sense thinking.

Since the recapture of Taiyuan, the attack points of the two Jin armies were instantly fixed. The Western Jin Army came from the north, while the Eastern Jin Army focused on attacking Pingding. After all, if the Eastern Jin Army went south to Fengyue Pass, not only would their supply line have to be extended by hundreds of miles, but their rear would also be easily attacked by the Pingding defenders.

Yang Chang predicted that there would be a battle with Song Jiang, but Huai and Wei states had been bluffing for a long time. Also, because the Liangshan army had initially sent out troops from Zezhou when it attacked Tian Hu, and Cizhou bordering Fengyue Pass was the territory of the Jin people, he deployed heavy troops in Lin Chong's Zezhou, and even sent troops from Luzhou to Zezhou.

When Zou Run, the commander of Fengyue Pass, heard the flags covering the sky outside the pass, he was stunned for a moment. He thought it was the Jin army and shouted "rubbish" on the spot.

Zou Run was not scolding anyone else, but the sparrows lurking in the town of Cizhou. They were the only secret outposts of the Sparrow Army outside Hedong.

After Yang Chang took Taiyuan and expanded northward, he transferred the external Sparrow Army back to monitor and stabilize the interior. Yicheng Town is located on the northern border of Cizhou and is the only way for the Jin army to go south to Cizhou.

Once there was any disturbance in the town, Sparrow would pass the information to Fengyue Pass by flying horse, so there was plenty of time to dispatch troops to reinforce Luzhou. This was one of the reasons why Luzhou had few soldiers.

After cursing, Zou Run went to the top of the city to take a look, only to see that there were Chinese characters on the flag.

Not the Jin army?

When Zou Run was puzzled, he saw many familiar characters: Hua, Song, Dong, Xu
Liangshan troops?

Thinking of this, Zou Run swallowed hard and felt a huge pressure.

He immediately sent people to She County to report the news to Sun Li, the deputy general manager of Luzhou’s army, while organizing the defenders to go up to the city and prepare for battle.

Although the number of defenders at Fengyue Pass was small, they had all experienced battles last year. The 100,000-strong Jin army attacked for a month, but finally left in disgrace.

Song Jiang's troops now are obviously not as numerous as the Jin army last year, and they are certainly not as strong as the Jin army, so they can still hold on.

Zou Run encouraged the defenders by belittling Song Jiang, but he himself was not so confident. After all, there was a group of powerful men guarding Fengyue Pass last year, and he was the worst in martial arts among them.

Despite the huge disparity in strength, Zou Run never thought of escaping and remained on high alert on the city wall.

After about a cup of tea, Song Jiang led his troops to the pass.

Knowing that Zou Run was guarding the pass, Heisablang was unwilling to lower his status, so he asked Jie Zhen to go and persuade him to surrender.

It's funny that Zou Run and Sun Xin were just friends, but he was in the same mind with Sun Li and others from beginning to end. On the contrary, the Xie brothers, who were cousins ​​of Gu Dasao, were won over by Song Jiang during the Liangshan period and became traitors selected into the Tiangang of the Dengzhou faction.

At this time, Jie Zhen was already an eighth-rank military officer. His original hunter's clothes had been replaced with a military uniform with a green lining, but his weapon was still the iron-tipped steel fork.

After receiving Song Jiang's instructions, he walked forward more than ten steps, stood still, looked up at the city wall, and saluted with his fists.

"Brother, I hope you are okay."

"What are you here for?"

Seeing Zou Run's cold answer, Jie Zhen immediately got to the point and said, "No need to say anything more. Yang Chang has occupied Hedong and disobeyed the emperor's orders. General Song has been ordered to come here to attack him. You can't hold on. Hurry up and surrender the pass and return to the general's command. Then we can be brothers again and share the wealth and honor."

"Disobey the Emperor's order? Why should the King of Jin obey your traitorous emperor? What a joke!"

"Zhao Huan disobeyed the emperor, and he is not worthy of being the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty succeeded to the throne in accordance with the emperor's edict, and is the true successor of the Song Dynasty. Don't be deceived by Yang Chang. He did not get the throne legitimately, and now he is gone."

"shut up!"

Before Xie Zhen could finish his words, Zou Run shouted at him, "Traitors and traitors are really birds of a feather. How dare you come to persuade us to surrender?"

"What did you say?" Jie Zhen also became excited.

Zou Run spat at Guan Xia, "You betrayed your friends, and Song Jiang betrayed his country. Aren't we traitors and traitors? And you still have the nerve to ask?"

"You piece of shit."

"Jie Zhen, come back!"

Song Jiang's face turned pale when he heard this. He interrupted Jie Zhen and said in a deep voice, "The opportunity has been given. Since you don't appreciate it, don't waste your words. Tang Long, let the artillery battalion move forward."

"Yes!"

Watching Tang Long turn around and leave, Song Jiang turned to the generals and said with a cold smile: "Some people are stubborn now, but they will be honest after being hit by a few shots."

"What the commander said is true."

"Kill these birds!"

"Don't make a fuss."

Song Jiang interrupted everyone and issued a military order in a deep voice, "Infantry battalions, get ready. The artillery will soon be able to break into the city. Be ready to charge in at any time."

"Yes!"

As the generals shouted in unison, more than ten cannons were pushed to the front of the formation. Tang Long was seen directing the gunners to load the cannons, and the situation looked quite professional.

Zou Run on the city wall was shocked and thought to himself, is Song Jiang really going to play with cannons?

Ling Zhen's artillery army went to Zezhou, but his deputy Li Zhong was in Shangdang at this time. He also commanded an artillery team, but it was not known whether he could provide support in time.

I have to hold on and buy time for the reinforcements. As long as we can hold out until Prince Jin arrives, there will be only chickens and dogs left under the city.

"Shieldmen, step forward, archers, cross your positions, rolling stones and wooden planks, get ready, hold them all, the King of Jin will be here soon."

boom.
Boom
Boom boom boom.
As Zou Run was giving orders and encouraging the troops, more than a dozen artillery pieces fired at the same time. The shells flew out like meteors, exploding randomly on the city walls, and even on the nearby hilltops.

There was no other way. Accurate artillery needed to be trained, and the best gunner in the Song Dynasty was currently under the command of Yang Chang.

What is lacking in accuracy can be made up for in quantity. There are always some inconsiderate shells falling on the city walls, so there is still a suppressive effect on the defenders.

Zou Run ran back and forth, urging the defenders not to panic, but to find cover and hide before the infantry attacked.

Artillery fire continued to explode in the surrounding area, and just as Zou Run was trying to appease the defenders, the thunder suddenly stopped. Was this the end for Song Jiang?

Is this the only thing he can do in sex? Otherwise, why would Yan Poxi cheat on him?

Zou Run was about to make a sarcastic remark, but the guard next to him pointed at the pass and exclaimed: "General, look! The enemy has begun to attack!"

"Are they really attacking the city? No."

"what."

Another guard questioned: "They don't even have a ladder. Are they planning to climb the wall with their bare hands?"

"I heard that Jie Zhen and Jie Bao are hunters who are best at climbing cliffs."

"There are no bows and arrows on the cliff. I will shoot him to death!"

"not good."

Suddenly, a soldier in the distance yelled, "Who opened the door? You bastard!"

The closed door was opened? How is that possible?

Zou Run suddenly remembered that Bai Sheng came to deliver supplies this morning and seemed to have not left yet.

There was a bang and sparks flew.

He was so angry that he chopped the city wall with his sword. While he was still hesitating whether to evacuate, the guard beside him hurriedly pulled him and shouted:
"General, now that the pass has been taken away and the disparity in strength between the enemy and us is too great, it would be better to temporarily withdraw to She County. As long as the King of Jin arrives in time, Fengyue Pass can still be recaptured."

"That makes sense, but we can't just leave. We need to fight and resist at the pass first to delay for a while. Otherwise, when Song Jiang's cavalry enters the pass, most of our brothers won't be able to leave!"

"Yes!"

Zou Run had just left the pass with his sword in hand when the young and talented Kong Ming led his troops to attack.

The two looked at each other, each with different thoughts.

Seeing that the gate had been breached and a large number of enemies had poured in, Zou Run planned to give up resistance and leave, but Kong Ming treated him as if he were meeting an enemy.

In the conversation just now in front of the pass, Zou Run cursed Song Jiang as a traitor. How could Kong Ming tolerate this as his disciple?

You have horns behind your head. How dare a monster like you make up stories about my master?
Kong Ming held the knife in his hand, took a big step forward, approached Zou Run in a few steps, and brought the knife down to chop him straight down.

"Thief, where are you going?"

"Ok?"

Some of the enemy soldiers who were pouring in at that time were approaching faster than Kong Ming. Zou Run raised his sword and killed two of them, then dodged Kong Ming's attack.

call.
Kong Ming missed the target with his first strike, so he drew his sword and raised it to gather strength before striking again.

when!
Zou Run raised his hand with his backhand, and the back of the knife hit the blade, sparks flew, and the force bounced Kong Ming back, and he was instantly terrified.

what happened?

Isn't this guy's martial arts very weak?
When we competed in Liangshan before, I always won. How is this possible?

"Zou Run, you are so brave, I will kill you!"

"Just you? Are you worthy?"

Zou Run just saw Kong Ming trying to run away, which was also an old memory from the sparring during the Liangshan period. He subconsciously thought that he could not beat him, but the fight just now triggered new memories.

Yes, I have received guidance from King Jin, and now I am a completely different person. Why would I be afraid of a loser like you?
"Go to hell!"

"You are the one who died!"

Kong Ming rushed to attack with a diagonal chop, but was easily deflected by Zou Run with his sword. He then used the Rhinoceros Looking at the Moon move in his backhand, and the head fell off. His followers were so frightened that they scattered backwards.

After killing Kong Ming, Zou Run did not want to fight anymore. He turned around and wanted to go to the stable behind the pass. Before he had gone far, his personal soldiers came to bring him a horse, so he mounted the horse and evacuated to She County.

He was less than a mile away from the pass when he heard someone shouting behind him, "Zou Run, don't run!"

"Ok?"

Zou Run held onto Ma Bo and looked back, only to see Jinmaohu Yan Shun, a man with a sword in hand, riding a horse, only two or three feet away from him.

Yan Shun used to be the leader of Qingfeng Mountain. His martial arts skills are far superior to those of Kong Ming. Although I am lucky to have the guidance of King Jin, I may not be able to defeat him. Shouldn’t I stay here for the New Year?
"You killed someone and you still want to run away?"

"Hmm."

Zou Run responded again, only to see the distance between the two horses shortening. He thought that the horse was not fast at the critical moment and was about to catch up.

Yan Shun was also surprised to see him riding a horse, because Zou Run had a very low presence in Liangshan, and every time he went into battle, he was always a marginal infantryman. How could this guy be so good at riding? If my brother hadn't given me a royal horse, I would have almost been unable to catch up.

"Kong Ming is inferior in skills, he deserves to die!
"Then you deserve to die too. Get off your horse with me!"

Zou Runqing knew that his horse was too slow to escape, so he had to stop and turn back to fight, while Yan Shun shouted and swung his sword at the same time.

Clang.
An inch longer, an inch stronger; a long-handled sword versus a single sword.

Logically, the advantage was on Yan Shun's side, but Zou Run blocked it accurately and took the initiative to launch a counterattack.

Zou Run's height made up for the shortness of the sword, and the lightness of the sword increased his attack speed, forcing Yan Shun to passively defend.

When is this guy?
That’s not right. He is so good at swordsmanship, why don’t I know about it?
Although Zou Run attacked and suppressed the enemy, he was unable to capture Yan Shun. His mount was too slow and he dared not run away. He could only fight with the enemy and consume his energy. However, there was smoke and dust in the distance, and the pursuers would soon arrive. He became anxious.

The two men were spinning in place like windmills. During the fight, Zou Run suddenly had an idea. He made a feint attack, drew his sword, turned around, and chopped directly at Yan Shun's horse's head.

If your mount is slow, then you will cut off the opponent's leg power.

The sword fell from the air and hit the imperial horse in the face.

The blade pierced into the bone and drew blood, causing the horse to stumble and tumble in pain. Yan Shun was thrown to the ground without noticing, with dust all over his body and a terrified face.

Fortunately, Zou Run's weapon was short and it was inconvenient for him to finish off the opponent. He was also anxious to escape, so he rode away on his horse in a hurry, which allowed Jinmaohu to save his life.

"Eh"

Yan Shun punched the ground. He never expected that he would fall into Zou Run's hands. His self-esteem was greatly hit.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves behind him was like thunder. He struggled to get up and looked back, only to see the two cavalry generals Hua Rong and Xu Ning rushing towards him.

Hua Rong saw from afar that a horse had lost control and had thrown the horse on its back to the ground. When he got closer, he found that it was the Golden-haired Tiger Yan Shun, so he asked curiously, "Brother Yan, isn't that your imperial horse? Why is it like this?"

"It was all my fault that Zou Run chopped the horse's face, causing the horse to be frightened and in pain."

Yan Shun was too embarrassed to admit it, so he deliberately confused the main point and evaded the question. After hearing this, Hua Rong and Xu Ning looked at each other, as if to say, "Did I hear wrong?"

"Zou Run? Did he just fight with you?"

"Yes, this guy killed Kong Ming, and I came here to avenge him. By the way, his horse is slow, so if I chase him now, maybe I can catch up with him."

"What? How can this be possible!" Hua Rong was furious when he heard this. He immediately turned to Xu Ning and said, "General Xu, you hold the line. I will be back soon."

"Flower defense beware."

"Hehe, I don't even take Zou Run seriously."

Hua Rong left these words and rode forward, spear in hand, to chase Zou Run.

(End of this chapter)