Poor Family Chapter 684

  Chapter 684 Taihang Double Dragon

In June of the sixth year of Xuanhe, Wanyan Zongwang led 30,000 elite cavalry to besiege the city of Zhendingfu, defeating the 30,000 Song army reinforcements from Laoshi in one fell swoop. In this battle, the Song army killed nearly 20,000 people, and Liu Guangshi was hit by two arrows , led thousands of remnants to retreat south.

  Lost the hope of reinforcements, the commander of the capital of Zhending Mansion, Wang Yanxian, surrendered the Jin soldiers in Zhending County, and Wanyan Zongwang immediately occupied Zhending Mansion.

After breaking through the Song Army's first line of defense, Wanyan Zongwang divided his troops into two groups again, ordering Wan Fu Changshu to lead 20,000 cavalry to go Jingxing to attack Hedong Road, while he himself led 30,000 troops to attack Xiongdong to the east. State and Bazhou.

At the same time, Zhang Shuye led an army of 30,000 troops in Leshou County, south of Hejianfu, and encountered a 50,000 army of Wanyan's mother who invaded the south. The two armies fought fiercely in the wilderness. The Song army was finally outnumbered and defeated by the Jin soldiers. Zhang Shuye had to lead 10,000 defeated troops to retreat in the direction of Daming Mansion.

  Wanyan's mother-in-law's army did not take advantage of the situation to pursue, but turned around and headed north, forming a pincer attack with Wanyan Zongwang's army from Zhending Mansion in the west, attacking the middle Song army led by Zhongshi from the east and west.

Jingxing is the fifth of the Taihang Eight Xings. It starts from Taiyuan Mansion in the west and ends at Zhending Mansion in the east. Because Jingxing is the only passage in the Taihang Mountains where carts can be used, it has extremely high military and commercial value. It has been a must for military strategists since ancient times. The place of contention.

Jingxing crosses the Taihang Mountains, with a total length of more than 300 miles. There are narrow and dangerous stone roads where vehicles cannot run parallel and cavalry can only be lined up. At the same time, there are wide valleys, villages and large areas of cultivated land. In the two counties of Pingding and Jingxing, the Taihang Mountains are criss-crossed by rivers and valleys, with many branches, deep and rugged roads, and many wild animals and bandits appear.

This morning, Yan Qing led 50 elite scouts to Heyuan Village, about 30 miles east of Pingding County. Heyuan Village is located in the Taohe Valley. Twenty miles wide, the climate in the valley is mild and humid, and the land is fertile. There are seven or eight villages, large and small. Heyuan Village is the village closest to Jingxing Road.

At the entrance of the village, there are two taverns, a foot shop, and a small grocery store. Next to the grocery store is a simple tea shed. Eight or nine tables are placed under the shed. There are not many customers in the morning, only two traveling merchants sit Drink tea at the table.

  Yan Qing first observed from a distance for a while, but found nothing unusual, and then he led his men down to sit down in the tea shed, and two fellows hurried forward to say hello, "Masters, please sit down, I'll serve you tea!"

  Fifty soldiers immediately filled the tea shed to the brim, and the two merchants got up in fright and wanted to leave, but Yan Qing said to them: "Both brothers, I would like to ask a question!"

  The two businessmen looked at each other, and one of them cupped his fists and said, "What does the general want to ask?"

   "The two big brothers are coming from the east!"

  The two nodded, "Exactly!"

   "What's the situation in Zhending Mansion now?"

   "I'm sorry! We don't know too well. We came from Jingxing County and don't know the situation in Zhending Prefecture."

  Yan Qing was a little disappointed, and said: "Two big brothers, please!"

   "Nothing, let's go first!"

  The two got up and left in a panic. A scout next to them looked at the back of the two and said, "These two are strange. They left without paying the bill after eating, and the buddy didn't care."

  Yan Qing also felt a little strange, so she beckoned the man over, and the man bent down and smiled, "What orders does the general have?"

   "Just now the two businessmen ate cakes, drank tea, and left without paying anything. Why don't you care?"

  The guy pouted, "Who dares to take their money?"

   "Goro, don't talk nonsense!" The shopkeeper yelled not far away, and the guy didn't dare to speak.

   "Shopkeeper, what do you mean?" Yan Qing glared at the shopkeeper dissatisfied.

  The shopkeeper quickly stepped forward and explained: "Those two people have already paid the bill before the military men came, and the guys don't know."

  Yan Qing glanced at the clerk again, seeing his disdainful face, Yan Qing became even more suspicious, so she slapped the table heavily and said angrily: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will burn down your bird shop!"

  The shopkeeper's face paled immediately, he gave the talkative guy a hard look, and then lowered his voice and said: "The two people just now were actually not businessmen."

   "Then who are they?"

   "They are spies from Shuanglongzhai. They came here to keep an eye on them. When they saw a group of merchants, they went back to report."

  Yan Qing was taken aback, "You said they were bandits?"

  The shopkeeper nodded with a wry smile. Yan Qing was not familiar with this area, so he asked again: "Who is the owner of Shuanglong Village, and how many bandits are there?"

"Shuanglongzhai was built only last year. The two bandit chieftains gathered more than a hundred men to lay grass in front of Yangjiao Mountain. The bandit chief's surname is Guan. He claimed to be the descendant of Guan Erye. He used a big knife to make it extremely sharp. The government went to it several times. The encirclement and suppression were all defeated."

  All the soldiers laughed and chattered, "It's really interesting, the descendants of Guan Erye turned out to be bandits. If Guan Erye found out, he would be **** to death!"

   "That's not necessarily true. Guan Erye also worked as a gangster for several years before he met Liu Bei."

  Yan Qing was silent in thought, his surname is Guan, and he has a powerful sword. Could it be him?

   "Treasurer, where is Shuanglongzhai?"

  The shopkeeper pointed to a fork in the distance, "Go straight along the fork in the valley over there, and you will see the flag after walking about ten miles."

   "Thank you!"

  Yan Qing thanked the shopkeeper, and ordered everyone to say: "Hurry up and eat and drink enough, and make a deal with me, brother!"

Yan Qing led his men along the valley all the way to the north, and after walking for about ten miles, they were blocked by a big mountain in front of them. On the mountain, a camp fence could be seen faintly, and a large flag with red border and white background was erected above the forest. There are three big characters written, 'Shuanglong Village'.

   Right at this moment, a Ming Dy 'whoosh! ' The ground passed over Yan Qing's head, a few arrows stuck in front of their eyes, and a voice shouted above their heads, “Go one step further, be careful and wait for your dog's life!”

  Yan Qing calmly and loudly said: "Is your village master a big sword Guan Sheng?"

   After a moment of silence, someone asked, "Who are you?"

   "We are the scouts of the Jingzhao Army, please tell the owner of the village, and say that the old man is visiting!"

There was no more sound from the top of the head. After about a stick of incense, only the sound of gongs and drums was heard. More than a hundred bandits rushed down from the mountain. The leader was a general, riding a black mane horse, holding the Qinglong Yanyue knife in his hand. Dai Qingfu, with a slightly longer face and a black beard under his jaw, is the famous Liangshan general Dao Guan Sheng. Behind him is a general riding a horse, holding a bright silver gun, a dragon-patterned bow on his back, and a red lacquer on his waist. The arrow pot, Yan Qing also recognized this person, it turned out to be Xiao Li Guang Huarong.

  Yan Qing was overjoyed immediately, and hurriedly stepped forward and shouted: "Both elder brothers, younger brother Yan Qing!"

  Guan Sheng heard that dozens of officers and soldiers were coming, so he and Hua Rong led the army down the mountain to **** their horses and armor. Unexpectedly, the young general in front of him turned out to be an old friend. Guan Sheng hesitated, "Are you Yan Xiaoyi?"

  Yan Qing shouted excitedly: "Brother Guan, it's my younger brother!"

In the Liangshan faction, Guan Sheng is also in Lu Junyi's party, and he has a very deep friendship with Yan Qing. Guan Sheng thought that Yan Qing was dead, but when he thought that Yan Qing would meet again after so many years, he was very excited and urged him immediately to ask: "Xiao Qing B, why are you here?"

   "I came to Jingxing to inquire about Jin Bing under the order of the capital, but I heard about my brother. I am here to meet you!"

  At this moment, Hua Rong behind him asked, "Have you surrendered to Yao Pingzhong?"

   "No! Yao Pingzhong has already gone to Luoyang. The younger brother is Jing Zhaojun. He took over Taiyuan with Dutongzhi. The two elder brothers of Dutongzhi know each other. It is Li Yanqing."

   "So it was him!"

  Guan Sheng and Hua Rong looked at each other, of course they knew about Li Yanqing, they also competed with Li Yanqing in the Horse Bow Competition back then, Hua Rong asked again: "Since you are Jing Zhaojun, what are you doing in Taiyuan?"

Yan Qing sighed in his heart. The two of them seemed to be living in a paradise. They didn't know anything. He quickly explained: "The Kingdom of Jin has declared war on the Great Song Dynasty, the Yanshan Mansion has fallen, and the Jin soldiers are about to launch an attack on the East Road. , the imperial court transferred the Jingzhao army to guard Taiyuan, and the younger brother is a scout general, and under the order of Li Dutong, he went to Tumenguan to investigate the situation of the Jin soldiers."

  Guan Sheng nodded, "Since you're here, you might as well go up the mountain and sit down!"

  Yan Qing also wanted to borrow their strength, so she said to her subordinates: "You guys wait at the foot of the mountain. I'll go up and have a glass of water and wine with my two brothers."

  Guan Sheng saw that he didn't want to take his men up the mountain, and he didn't force it, so he smiled and said, "My dear brother, follow me up the mountain!"

  Yan Qing urged the horse to follow Guan Sheng and Hua Rong to the cottage.

  (end of this chapter)

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