Chapter 342: Gao Qingyi steals the master's teachings, Song Gongming offers sacrifices to the spirit

The 3,000 defenders at Fengyue Pass were all infantrymen. The horse that the personal guards hastily found for Zou Run was a poor horse used to transport supplies. How could it outrun the good horse that Song Jiang loved?
Hua Rong chased for about an incense stick of time, and with his eagle eyes he saw a general without a helmet, galloping on his horse in front of him.

Zou Run had a tumor on the back of his head, so he was called "Unicorn". Standard helmets did not fit him well, and he personally did not like the feeling of being restrained, so he never had the habit of wearing a helmet.

At this time, he was running on horseback, and his running was very bright and eye-catching.

In order to confirm his target, Hua Rong shouted as he was getting close: "Zou Run, you bastard, Little Li Guang Hua Rong is here, why don't you get off your horse quickly!"

"what?"

Zou Run was surprised when he heard this, and turned around to see that it was Hua Rong.

The silver spear in Hua Rong's hand glowed coldly, and Zou Run barely fought a tie with Yan Shun. How could he dare to stop and touch Little Li Guang at this time?

He raised the whip and whipped the horse madly, wishing the horse had eight legs.

Not listening to advice? And even killed Kong Ming, it seems there is no need to keep him.

Hua Rong raised his spear and urged his horse to speed up. Suddenly he remembered what Yan Shun said about Zou Run chopping off the horse's head with a knife. He thought to himself, "This is also a good horse. It should not be harmed by a villain."

Thinking of this, he immediately took off his carved bow, put an arrow on it and shot.

With a whoosh sound, the arrow flew away like a shooting star.

There was a scream from the front and Zou Run fell down immediately.

Hua Rong's archery was very accurate. The arrow went straight into the corner (the tumor) and into the brain, as if it had hit a blood clot.

The skull is hard in texture and few people can penetrate it with a bow and arrow. Although Chao Gai was shot in the forehead, the cause of death was indeed the poison on the arrow.

Zou Runqu was shot through the sarcoma, and the pain instantly spread to his brain, causing him to fall off his horse. Unfortunately, his head hit the ground and broke his cervical vertebrae.

Poor generous and loyal Unicorn, even with Yang Chang's advice, he still didn't have enough confidence, and died in Hua Rong's hands, becoming the second general to die under Yang Chang. (First Week)
There were few soldiers and horses guarding Fengyue Pass, so after the pass was breached, everyone had to flee for their lives. Those who ran towards Shexian on the official road were mostly killed or injured by the pursuing cavalry. Only those who fled to the mountains and forests barely survived.

Zou Run had only two guards with him at the time. When he saw the commander fall to the ground, he wanted to go back and retrieve the body, but he saw Hua Rong's followers rushing towards him.

Seeing that they were outnumbered, the two guards had no choice but to abandon the corpse and flee towards She County.

Hua Rong, as the vanguard, saw that the deserters had been killed and scattered like nebulae, so he sent a team of cavalry to scout ahead, and he himself took Zou Run's body back to Fengyue Pass to report.

Tens of thousands of troops marched into the pass.

Fengyue Pass is forty miles away from She County, and a normal march takes a day.

It was already afternoon when Song Jiang captured the pass. If he continued to advance towards She County, he would have to travel at night. In addition, the transportation of artillery and other supplies was slow, and there was a risk of a surprise attack at night, so he had to spend the night at Fengyue Pass.

Once upon a time, the Jin army of 100,000 could not capture the pass in a month, but now he took it in one day. How could Song Jiang not be proud?

He stood at the pass and looked out, taking in the scenery on both sides.

Seeing the troops from the rear entering the pass one after another, he felt as if he had crossed the Taihang Mountains, so he asked Gao Qingyi with great pride: "Gao Tongshi, I heard that your Marshal Talan also came here last year? It seemed that he fought for a month?"

"indeed."

Gao Qingyi knew that Song Jiang wanted to show off, but he didn't answer the question directly, "Marshal Talan feinted at Fengyue Pass to attract attention to the front line of the Taiyuan battlefield. I was ordered to join the expedition to Liaozhou at that time."

"Is Fengyue Pass difficult to fight? I don't think it's as difficult as the legend says."

"The positioning is different. There are not many soldiers guarding Fengyue Pass this time. Yang Chang and Xiao Longnu are not here. That's why General Song was able to launch a sneak attack. Don't forget that the current Pingding Army is being fought by Marshal Talan and Xiao Longnu."

"That's right."

Song Jiang could have teased the Jin army in the west, but considering that Nianhan had been the marshal of the west army, he thought it was time to stop bragging and change the subject: "Now that we have broken the impasse, Gao Tongshi and Dai Zong can go to see the commander-in-chief and ask him to send more troops quickly, to Daizhou, Pingding or Luzhou. This opportunity is not easy to come by."

"Uh, that's fine."

Gao Qingyi thought to himself, you are really good at scheming. Are you going to help you contain the Jin army in the Yanyun area? Why don't you take a piss and look at your own black face?

Big enough? Dark enough?
The more noise you make here, the less pressure Daizhou and Pingding will face. We can't let all the benefits go to you.

Although Gao Qingyi complained madly in his heart, he readily agreed verbally, for he was afraid that Song Jiang would quit working.

"when are we leaving?"

"Hurry up! If you move faster, maybe you can find a big city to stay overnight, so you don't have to live in the cold and eat the dew here. Don't you agree?"

"It depends on the commander."

"Go and call Commander Dai."

After Song Jiang finished speaking, he sent Guo Sheng to look for Dai Zong. After a while, Wu Yong came with Bai Sheng to see him.

Before the two men came close, Wu Yong pointed at Bai Sheng and praised him.

"Captain, Brother Bai Sheng has made great efforts to enable us to enter the pass smoothly today. You should give him the credit for the first achievement."

"I have always been clear about rewards and punishments, and I will not treat any of my brothers unfairly. After the camps are settled, you can find Pei Xuanji to report it."

"well."

Bai Sheng rubbed his hands with his rat teeth showing, thinking to himself, now that I have accomplished such a great deed, I should be considered a decent person, right?

When Zhao Gou ascended the throne, he conferred titles on many of his ministers. Prime Minister Huang Qianshan made a slight adjustment to the official position that Song Jiang applied for. Because Bai Sheng had made few contributions and had no special skills, he was given a low-ranking position of Deputy Captain of Shouque Jinyong, which was the last of the sixty ranks.

Gao Qingyi hadn't left yet. He saw the plain-looking Bai Sheng for the first time. Hearing the conversation between the two men, he became curious and asked Wu Yong, "Wu Guancha, who is this warrior?"

"Bai Sheng, the White Rat, was originally the leader of the Liangshan Heroes, and was usually responsible for gathering intelligence."

"I see. Then I wonder what this is about."

"General Song sent an undercover agent to Luzhou a month or two ago for today. It was he who used a trick to open the gate just now, so we were able to break through easily. Bai Sheng, tell Gao Tong what happened."

As soon as Wu Yong finished speaking, he lifted up his clothes to wipe the sweat from his forehead, grinned and began to tell the story.

It turned out that when he and Zhu Gui first went undercover, they were always under Yan Qing's nose. The Shangdang area where Yan Qing was located had the artillery workshop that Yang Chang valued the most, which was a relatively important military secret.

The two stayed for half a month, and Yan Qing did not see any problems, so he transferred them to the northern part of Luzhou to serve under the command of Sun Li, the deputy general manager of the army.

Zhu Gui and Bai Sheng had nothing, so Sun Li could only arrange logistics work for them. They followed the delivery of military supplies from time to time, and gradually became familiar with the generals of Fengyue Pass.

On the day when Song Jiang attacked Fengyue Pass, Bai Sheng specially found someone to take over the shift to transport military supplies here. After the sound of artillery fire outside, he brought a dozen of his followers and delivered wine mixed with knockout drugs to the pass. He distributed it to everyone in the name of Zou Run, encouraging everyone to defend the pass with all their strength.

The soldiers guarding the pass did not suspect anything and drank the wine as an incentive. In an instant, dozens of them were knocked unconscious. Bai Sheng then took his followers to seize the gate.

Gao Qingyi was stunned after hearing this, thinking: So this is how it can be played?
Okay, okay, I have to go back and tell the marshals. Let’s learn it too. Isn’t this faster than storming the city?

We relied on our valor to attack in vain. Do you know how much the Jin army paid to capture Taiyuan? They had to wait until the defenders ran out of food before they could break into the city.

Just when Lao Gao was lost in thought, Guo Sheng brought Dai Zong to see him.

The two men then said goodbye to Song Jiang, put on their magic armor and rode away like the wind, delivering the victory report of Fengyue Pass.

Song Jiang stood at the pass and watched until Dai Zong disappeared without looking back. At this moment, he was immersed in the joy of victory, unable to extricate himself like a carrot.

The military advisor Wu Yong beside him had to plan for the next battle, so he took advantage of Bai Sheng's presence and continued to ask: "You have been undercover for a long time, have you figured out the deployment of troops in each state?"

"Yan Qing and Sun Li had taken precautions in the early stage, and we have been active in Luzhou. This kind of intelligence is not easy to obtain." "What about Luzhou in front of us? Do you know some intelligence?"

"I know a little about this. The entire Luzhou garrison is close to 10,000. Among them, Sun Li's Licheng Defense Zone has 7,000 people, responsible for the four places in the north: Xiangyuan, Licheng, Shexian, and Fengyueguan. The Shangdang Defense Zone where Yan Qing is located has only 3,000 people, but is responsible for Lucheng, Tunliu, Shangdang, Zhangzi, and Huguan."

Before Bai Sheng finished speaking, he attracted Song Jiang who was deep in thought in the back and sneered, "Luzhou is so big, but Yang Chang only gave Yan Xiaoyi 10,000 people? Now Fengyue Pass has been breached, and most of the 3,000 defenders have died. The average number of people in the cities behind is less than 1,000. Isn't this situation easy to win? I was so cautious in vain. It seems that he is really strong on the outside but weak on the inside."

"As long as the enemy doesn't provide timely support, it will be no problem for us to take over Luzhou, so we should act quickly. Victory is basically assured if we defeat Sun Li." Wu Yong shook his feather fan with a serious expression.

Song Jiang smiled and twirled his beard, saying, "According to previous intelligence, the heavy troops in the south are all in Lin Chong's place in Zezhou. Hu Yanzhuo will launch a feint attack tomorrow as planned, so the troops stationed in Zezhou will not be able to arrive in the short term. As for Weisheng in the north, the troops should be empty, and the garrison commander Hu Cheng is Hu Sanniang's brother, so he is not worth mentioning."

"We must be careful of the Taiyuan defenders marching south. Even if Yang Chang is not here, there is still Wu Song. Has the commander forgotten that Suo Chao accompanied Si Lang on his mission and was defeated by Wu Er Lang in a horse battle? He should not be underestimated."

"Wu Song can't ride a horse, there must be something fishy about it. But even if he can fight on horseback, are we still afraid of him? Qin Ming will teach him a lesson!"

"Uh"

Wu Yong wanted to say something when he suddenly heard someone running and shouting down the stairs behind him.

"It's a disaster, it's a disaster, Commander Kong was killed by Zou Run"

"what?"

Song Jiang rushed to the stairs first, followed by Wu Yong and others.

As soon as everyone took a step, they saw Du Qian holding Kong Ming's head and climbing up the city wall with a sad face.

"Kong Ming?"

Song Jiang's face turned pale. He looked at his disciple's head and was unwilling to touch it. He wanted to grab Du Qian's collar but couldn't reach it, so he pointed at him and shouted: "You, step back a few steps and retreat to the bottom of the stairs."

"Huh? Oh"

Du Qian didn't know what it meant, so he had to do as he was asked.

When he was as tall as himself, Song Jiang remembered that he had lost his temper, so he did not grab his collar. He just looked into his eyes and asked coldly, "Who were you talking about? Who killed Kong Ming?"

"Zou Run."

"How is that possible? Can he beat Kong Ming?"

"According to the lieutenant next to him, Zou Run killed Kong Ming with only three strikes. They didn't dare to face the general, so they hid at the pass."

When Du Qian finished speaking, he kept glancing at Song Jiang, thinking to himself, this is it, don't vent your anger on me.

"Hehehe"

Song Jiang took a few steps back, grinning like a madman, "Impossible, you are lying to me, Zou Run doesn't have this ability."

"General." Wu Yong supported him and comforted him, "The dead cannot be resurrected. Kong Ming may have been careless. Please don't be like this."

Du Qian held his head in his hands, not knowing what to do, so he added, "By the way, I heard that Commander Yan went to hunt down Zou Run, and it seems he has been gone for a while."

"Yan Shun? He will surely kill Zou Run and avenge Kong Ming. Everyone, follow me to meet him!"

"Yes!"

Everyone followed Song Jiang down the river and happened to see Xu Ning and Yan Shun returning. They thought that the Golden Spear Man was with them, so why was that bastard Zou Run still alive?

Thinking of this, Song Jiang felt a little better. He stepped forward with his short legs, waved his hands and shouted loudly: "I'm here!"

The two men dismounted early. Seeing Yan Shun looking dejected and not daring to look at him, Song Jiang's heart skipped a beat and he secretly said something was wrong, so he asked, "What's going on?"

"Brother Yan's mount was hit by Zou Run, so he fell off the horse and let him escape."

"You can't beat him?"

"no."

Yan Shun was questioned by Song Jiang, how could he remain indifferent? He hurriedly explained: "Zou Run's waist knife is lighter than my long-handled knife. I was always attacked and suppressed by him. Before I could counterattack, my mount was stabbed and frightened."

'Many excuses'

Song Jiang wanted to curse more, but when he saw Yan Shun covered in dust, he calmed down and asked, "Are you hurt?"

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious"

"It's good that he's not in the way. When I catch Zou Run later, I'll skin him alive!"

"correct."

Seeing that Song Jiang did not blame him, Yan Shun quickly added a reminder: "Zou Run's horse is slow and can't go far. Hua Fangyu has gone to chase him for me. He will definitely succeed."

"Hua Rong? That's good."

Song Jiang looked at Taihang Mountain behind him and thought that the mountains here were magnificent. He would bury Kong Ming at the foot of the mountain later. If Hua Rong caught Zou Run, he would cut him into pieces in front of his grave.

The capture of the pass was successful that day, and only a dozen brothers were killed, so they were gathered and buried together.

Hua Rong brought Zou Run's body back in time for the burial, and there was no point in using the punishment of flaying on him, so Song Jiang ordered his head to be cut off and sacrificed in front of Kong Ming's tomb. All the brothers came to see him off.

After offering sacrifices to Kong Ming, Song Jiang turned around and looked at his fellow righteous men. He said in a cold and solemn voice, "When we were at Liangshan, Zou Run was merciless. He must have been instigated by Yang Chang. You all don't need to be merciful in the future. If you meet anyone who refuses to surrender, kill him without mercy!"

"Yes!"

"Everyone should rest early tonight. We will cook at 3am tomorrow and set out at 5am. Sun Li only has 3,000 men in She County. We should try to capture Luzhou in one fell swoop tomorrow. There will be no more tough battles in the future."

"Yes!"

After Song Jiang made a passionate speech, the generals returned to their camps to rest.

As the crowd dispersed, Suo Chao saw that there was no one around Yan Shun, so he stepped forward and asked, "Brother Yan, when you were fighting today, did you notice that Zou Run was abnormal?"

"What do you mean, brother?"

"Is there any change in his martial arts?" Suo Chao guided with words.

"He's much stronger than before, and he can actually fight on horseback. I had no idea."

"really!"

Seeing Suo Chao nodding seriously, Yan Shun frowned and asked curiously: "Commander Suo, you seem to have known it long ago?"

"I'm just guessing, mainly because I've been to Yangqu before and fought with Wu Song."

While the two were whispering to each other, Dong Ping and Zhang Qing, who were not far away, became the oriole behind the mantis.

"Since the last time I went to Yangqu, Suo Chao has been talking nonsense. Guess what they are talking about?"

"Suo Chao once said that he would become stronger by following Yang Chang. Perhaps Zou Run also killed Kong Ming and defeated Yan Shun, which gave him some confirmation?"

"Even Zou Run can become stronger, Yang Chang can't really be an immortal? How can an immortal be cursed?"

"Who knows."

(End of this chapter)