Xianxia version of Water Margin

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The mountains and rivers in Sanjin are steep, and there are many dangers inside and outside the mountains and rivers, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

This is also the main reason why Jiang Hongfei has been unwilling to take over Hedong by force. It is really because Hedong is very difficult to fight.

Jiang Hongfei and his ministers estimate that Tian Hu's biggest reliance is that Hedong is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It will be difficult for anyone who wants to conquer Hedong. Zhong Shidao, the veteran general of the Western Army, can't do anything to Tian Hu, so Tian Hu dares to ignore Jiang Hongfei. Surrendering.

Let us say that Yue Fei has led troops and horses. He first asked Sun Li to lead 5,000 troops to ambush five miles east of Lingchuan City. Yang Zhi led 5,000 troops to ambush five miles west of Lingchuan City.

After the two generals laid ambush, they made food at five o'clock the next morning. In the early morning, Yue Fei led the vanguard troops on the left to approach Lingchuan City. The troops were divided into three teams and spread out along the way, waving flags and beating drums to start the battle.

The defenders flew to report in panic to the general Dong Cheng and the generals Shen Ji and Geng Gong.

When Dong Cheng heard that the Yuan Empire was dispatching troops and horses to attack his Lingchuan city, he set up camp under the city. He quickly raised his tent and ordered his troops and horses to go out of the city to meet the enemy.

Geng Gong admonished: "I heard that although Yue Fei is young, he is a powerful general under Jiang Yan. We should not underestimate the enemy. We should only hold on and send people to Gaizhou to ask for reinforcements. Only by attacking from inside and outside can we win."

Dong Cheng was furious: "That fellow Zhen Nai, you are looking down on me here. How dare you send a young boy to attack my city? You really don't take me seriously! I expected that he would be tired when he came from afar. Wait until I get out." , Teach him not to reply!"

Geng Gong remonstrated bitterly.

Dong Cheng refused to listen and said: "Since General Geng dare not go out of the city to fight, I will leave a thousand soldiers and horses to guard the city with you. You go and sit on the tower and watch me defeat these thieves!"

After speaking, Dong Cheng hurriedly put on his sword and led the troops with Shen Ji out of the city to meet the enemy.

The city gate opened, the drawbridge was lowered, and three to five thousand soldiers and horses crowded across the drawbridge.

At this time, the Yuan army in the formation used strong bows and crossbows to shoot at the formation.

Where the sound of drums and drums could be heard, Dong Cheng was brought out from the Lingchuan formation:

Dong Cheng immediately drew his sword across the sword and shouted: "Shuibo grass bandits, come here to die!"

He Chongbao straightened up his three-pointed, two-edged eight-ring sword and rode up to the front of the formation and shouted: "The heavenly soldiers are here, get off your horse and be bound early, so as not to dirty your sword and axe!"

The two armies shouted, Dong Cheng and He Chongbao grabbed Gai Xin, the two horses crossed each other, and the two weapons were raised at the same time.

The two generals could not fight for more than 20 times. He Chongbao suddenly used magic to trap Dong Cheng, and then killed Dong Cheng off his horse with a single blow.

When Shen Ji on the suspension bridge saw Dong Cheng being killed by a general, he swung his white-dot steel spear and rode forward to challenge Chongbao.

Geng Gong saw on the top of the city that Dong Cheng had died in battle, and Shen Ji rushed over. He was afraid of missing something. Just as he was about to sound the drum and withdraw his troops, a group of soldiers and horses suddenly rushed out of the Yuan army - Niu Gao, Wang Gui, Tang Huai, Zhang Xian, etc. More than a dozen generals rushed over the suspension bridge.

How could the Jin army withstand such a fierce attack? Geng Gong shouted urgently: "Close the city gate quickly and close the drawbridge!"

It was too late, but by then Niu Gao and Wang Gui had already rushed into the city.

The Jin soldiers guarding the gate moved forward together and were beaten by Niu Gao with both maces. In an instant, more than a dozen of them were killed. Wang Gui also slashed with his broadsword, killing seven or eight. Tang Huai, Zhang Xian and other generals surrounded him. He entered, captured the city gate, and killed the scattered Jin soldiers.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Geng Gong hurriedly rolled down the city and looked north to leave, but Tang Huai caught up and captured him alive.

Outside the city, Shen Ji was about to congratulate the heavy treasure when he heard shouts from the suspension bridge and wanted to go back for rescue.

Unexpectedly, He Chongbao used magic to trap Shen Ji again and took him away with a knife.

Yue Fei spotted the opportunity, mobilized his troops and horses, and covered them up.

Most of the soldiers and horses in Lingchuan were killed, and the rest fled in all directions.

All the generals led their troops into the city.

Yue Fei ordered his soldiers to erect the banner of the Yuan Empire at the south gate to let the two ambushes know; he then assigned the soldiers who had not gone to battle to guard each gate.

After a while, Sun Li and Yang Zhi ambushed their troops, and they all went to Lingchuan City to meet up.

When He Chongbao presented the heads of Dong Cheng and Shen Ji, Yue Fei did not hesitate to praise him: "The general is very capable. I will definitely report the military merits to the general truthfully and ask for rewards!"

He Chongbao and other Liao generals were overjoyed.

Later, Geng Gong and others were escorted up by Tang Huai, Zhang Xian and others.

Yue Fei surrendered and said: "I am the founder of the Great Yuan Dynasty. Your Majesty is very thirsty for talents. If the general is willing to surrender to the Heavenly Dynasty, Yue Fei will definitely be reused!"

Geng Gong kowtowed and said in thanks: "Since I have received the favor of not killing you, I am willing to serve as a soldier under Yue Xianfeng!"

Seeing Geng Gong surrender, other Jin generals also surrendered.

Yue Fei was overjoyed and comforted these Jin generals with good words. Then, while reporting the victory, he asked his army staff to come out to pacify the people. At the same time, he prepared food and wine to reward the officers and soldiers of the three armies. At the same time, he set up wine stewards to wait for Geng Gong and all the Jin generals.

At the banquet.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Yue Fei asked Geng Gong how many soldiers there were in Gaizhou City.

Geng Gong replied: "Gaizhou is heavily guarded by Privy Niu. Yangcheng and Shenshui are all to the west of Gaizhou. However, Gaoping County is only sixty miles away. The city is close to Hanwang Mountain. The guards are Zhang Li, Zhao Neng and their subordinates. There are 20,000 troops and horses.”

After hearing this, Yue Fei raised his glass to Geng Gong and said, "General, drink this glass to the full. Yue Fei wants the general to do a great job tonight. Don't refuse."

Geng Gong said: "Mengyue Pioneer is so kind, how dare Geng Gong not do his best?"

Yue Fei said happily: "Since the general is willing to go, Yue Fei will send a few brothers and the general's generals, and so on, please get up immediately."

After drinking, Yue Fei ordered seven infantry generals including Wang Gui, Tang Huai, and Zhang Xian, as well as a hundred elite infantrymen, to change the uniforms, armor, and flags of the Lingchuan soldiers. He also asked Yang Zhi and Sun Li to lead two thousand horses each. The army, with the title of picking bells, followed Geng Gong's soldiers from a distance. Finally, he ordered Niu Gao and other generals to guard the town of Lingchuan, and he personally led an army of 7,000 horses to respond later.

The allocation has been decided, Geng Gong, Wang Gui and others led the way out of the city. It was getting late and it was already dusk when they arrived outside the south gate of Gaoping City. Under the starlight, I can see the dense flags on the city and listen to the more strict drums in the city.

Geng Gong went to the gate of Gaoping City and shouted loudly: "I am Geng Gong, the guard general of Lingchuan. I was trapped because Generals Dong and Shen refused to listen to me and underestimated the enemy by opening the door. I hurriedly led more than a hundred people and headed north. The door sneaks up here through the alley, please let me into the city!"

The Jin army officers and soldiers guarding Gaoping recognized the fire and rushed to report to Zhang Li and Zhao Neng.

Zhang Li went up to the tower, and the sergeant held several torches, shining them forward and backward.

Zhang Li said to Geng Gong on the city wall: "Even though they are his own horses, we still have to see clearly."

Geng Gong said: "Of course." Then he raised his head so that Zhang Li and the others could see clearly.

Zhang Li and others looked at it carefully and saw that it was Geng Gong from Lingchuan, leading more than a hundred soldiers, wearing uniforms and flags, and there was no mistake at all.

The soldiers on the city who knew General Lingchuan pointed out: "This is Sun Ruhu." They also said: "This is Li Qinlong."

Zhang Li smiled and said: "Let him in!"

When the city gate was opened, the drawbridge was lowered, and thirty or forty sergeants were ordered to hold both sides of the drawbridge before Geng Gong was allowed to enter the city.

Seeing that the defenders of Gaoping City had fallen into the trap, Wang Gui and other generals ignored Geng Gong and other surrendered generals. They rushed into the city one after another, using all their spiritual power to seize the city gate.

Yang Zhi and Sun Li saw clearly with telescopes in the distance, and immediately led their troops at full power to rush into Gaoping City, and then split up to kill the Jin army.

Zhao Neng and Zhang Li were killed by the rebels; thousands of Gaoping Jin troops were killed, and the rest laid down their weapons and surrendered.

The people in the city woke up from their sleep and shook the sky with howls.

In a moment, the army led by Yue Fei also arrived. He ordered a dozen or so sergeants to guard each gate and shout loudly: "Regardless of soldiers and civilians, as long as they surrender, no one will be killed!"

At dawn, the army staff came out to calm the people.

Yue Fei asked the officials of the Ministry of War who accompanied the army to count the military achievements, and at the same time sent people to report to Xu Guanzhong and Mrs. Jia.

The army of tigers cutting fields on the southern road was victorious, conquering two cities in a row...

Let’s talk about the army of tigers cutting down fields on the northern route led by Jiang Hongfei himself.

Jiang Hongfei led the tiger troops cutting down the fields on the northern route to Yanmen Pass and advanced towards Daizhou. He strictly disciplined his troops and cleaned up their weapons and armor without slacking off.

Jiang Hongfei judged that Jiaji Village in front of Yanmen Pass was an area controlled by Daizhou's absolute border and would be difficult to capture, so he divided his troops and led Du Bo and Han Shizhong to bypass Hugu Village and attack from both sides.

Jiang Hongfei said to Du Bo and Han Shizhong: "Tian Hu's political platform has failed, and people and gods have abandoned it. Now I, the Yuan Dynasty, have gathered elite troops and horses to advance to the east of Hedong in two directions, the north and south. The purpose is to conquer for the people. If the army wants rewards and punishments, it must be rewarded and punished. I will teach people how to provide food and grass in time." Supply, you and others should not disturb the surrendered people, and do not attack by surprise. If the army conquers Hugu Village, you two must respond flexibly and achieve complete victory."

Jiang Hongfei's words were not without purpose.

The past few years are destined to be an extraordinary period. Not to mention successive disasters, in the first month of this year, a major earthquake suddenly occurred in Hedong. All mountains and vegetation were submerged in the ground, many houses collapsed, and casualties and property losses were serious.

But Tian Hu did not provide disaster relief at all, but only cared about his own enjoyment.

Of course, this is also because Tian Hu actually does not have the ability to provide disaster relief.

You know, in the years since Tian Hu occupied Hedong, he has been busy fighting wars and seizing territory. His men and horses once exceeded one million. How could a small Hedong support so many men and horses?

Moreover, Tian Hu did not govern Hedong well at all. The people in Hedong relied on self-sufficiency and had to accept severe exploitation by Tian Hu's government.

Years of famine have made the harvest in Hedong bad.

Coupled with the major earthquake at the beginning of this year.

So many people died of freezing and starvation in Hedong.

Undoubtedly, this made Tian Hu very unpopular in Hedong.

Therefore, Jiang Hongfei is justified in saying that Tian Hu's political platform has failed and both humans and gods have abandoned him.

Under such circumstances, Jiang Hongfei must of course suppress and use them together, and cannot just attack blindly.

This is Jiang Hongfei's main goal in capturing Hedong.

To be honest, Jiang Hongfei thought that when he attacked Hedong, some people would surrender.

But Jiang Hongfei never expected that the Dayuan Army would not encounter any obstruction at Jiajizhai.

Not only that, the Yuan army even entered Yanmen Pass without any danger.

Along the way, the Dayuan Army did not fight a single battle and kept advancing rapidly.

Three days later, the Yuan army arrived at Daizhou City.

Daizhou is also called Yanmen County. It faces Yanmen to the north and has dangerous mountains and rivers. It has the same strategic position as Yunzhong and Shuozhou.

The guard general of Daizhou was named Li Siben. The reason why there was no resistance here was because he was captured by the soldiers and civilians of Daizhou.

Here's the thing.

At the beginning, when the Liao and Jin Dynasties occupied Yundi, especially when the latter occupied Yundi, the bones of Yundi were exposed in the wild, and there were no roosters crowing for thousands of miles. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a hell on earth.

At that time, in Daizhou, which was close to Yundi, although the people here were not living well, they could barely survive.

At that time, a large number of people from Yundi tried every means to escape to Daizhou to find a way to survive.

But after the Great Yuan Empire took over Yundi, they directly transported two million dans of grain to Yundi, and gave two dans of grain to each person in Yundi, regardless of gender, age, and age. Each man, woman, old and young was given two acres of fertile land, and everyone's debts were forgiven.

As soon as winter passed, governments at all levels in Yundi mobilized to persuade farmers, renting large animals for free to people for farming, building water trucks and other irrigation tools, dispatching troops to help people dredge rivers, and even dispatching troops to help those who were alone, old and young to plant crops at home. land.

Nowadays, Yundi is full of greenery, and the crops in the field have grown to more than half a person's height. Anyone who knows a little bit about agriculture can tell that Yundi will definitely have a good harvest this year. The people here have been here for at least two or three years. No more starvation.

What makes people in Daizhou even more envious is that Yundi was also hit by the big earthquake in the first month of this year, and many houses collapsed. However, Jiang Hongfei immediately sent people to deliver a large number of military tents and food. Such supplies helped the people survive this cold winter, and Jiang Hongfei also sent troops to help people rebuild their houses. Even Jiang Hongfei himself came to the disaster-stricken areas to provide relief and care for the victims.

To compare, hundreds of thousands of people in Daizhou starved to death and froze to death in this great earthquake. Those who did not die also suffered a serious crime, including Daizhou's garrison soldiers.

Let me ask, how could the soldiers and civilians of Daizhou not have resentment against the Tian Hu government? How could one not yearn for the life in the Great Yuan Empire?

Therefore, when they learned that Jiang Hongfei's imperial commander had come to fight Tian Hu, the soldiers and civilians of Daizhou organized themselves spontaneously, captured Li Siben and other generals under Tian Hu, and surrendered.

In this way, Daizhou, which was known to be "highly dangerous, controlled by mountains and water, and with a solid terrain", was easily lost, and Jiang Hongfei's troops entered Hedong without a fight.

Jiang Hongfei did not disappoint the soldiers and civilians of Daizhou. As soon as he arrived in Daizhou, Jiang Hongfei sent people to transport 200,000 shi of grain, and sent special personnel to preside over public trials, cancel debts, divide fields, and distribute grain.

As for the Jin army in Daizhou, Jiang Hongfei singled out the Qi warriors who still wanted to serve as soldiers, then removed the old and weak, and incorporated the rest into the garrison to serve as auxiliary troops temporarily.

After the Dayuan army occupied Daizhou, they continued to move south.

A few days later, the Yuan army arrived in Xinzhou.

Xinzhou is also a strategic location in Hedong and has been known as the "Key to Northern Shanxi" since ancient times.

The magistrate of Xinzhou was named He Quan. He was unable to defeat the enemy, so he gave up resistance and surrendered to Kaicheng.

Jiang Hongfei was overjoyed and ordered He Quan to remain unchanged in his official position and to be transferred to Cangzhou, Hebei Province as the prefect. Others who surrendered in Kaicheng were rewarded.

The next target of the tiger army cutting down fields on the north road is Shiling Pass.

Shiling Pass, also known as "Baipi Pass" and "Shiling Town", is located in the north of Taiyuan and is the only place to pass from Yunzhong to Taiyuan. The terrain is steep, with ridges running east and west, and roads running north and south. It guards the main roads from Taiyuan to Xin, Dai, Yun, and Shuo. One man can guard the pass, and no one can open it. It is a battleground for military strategists of all ages.

At that time, Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, conquered the Northern Han Dynasty. The Liao State sent troops to Jinyang (Taiyuan) to reinforce the Northern Han Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin ordered He Jijun to lead troops to Shiling Pass to stop the attack. The Song Army and the Liao Army launched a bloody battle to compete for Shiling Pass. In the end, the Song army won a great victory, capturing the two governors alive, more than a hundred people alive, beheading more than a thousand people, more than 700 horses, and many weapons and armor.

Now, facing the aggressive attack of the Dayuan Army commander, Tian Hu was very anxious. He quickly sent General Yu Deyuan to guard this pass and block Jiang Hongfei from going south...

At the same time, Wenlingchuan fell, and the Jin troops in Huixian and Wushe were frightened and retreated north. Xu Guanzhong and Mrs. Jia dispatched their troops to move westward to join Yue Fei's troops and continue their march north...

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