Chapter 3 Knocking on the Mountain and Shocking the Tiger

It is said that the fifth village soldiers of the Rebel Army, led by Cao Shixiong and Xu Tangju, advanced into western Zhejiang and stationed Qianligang. After a period of rest and replenishment, they developed to more than 80,000 and gradually returned to the old weather.

One day, Cao Shixiong notified the generals to go to the village hall for discussion. After a while, Xu Tangyu, Gai Hong, Fei Chuangu, Liu Ying, Chang Hong, Wang Mei, Ye Xiang, Duan Meng and others came to the village hall.

Cao Shixiong said: "Now the fifth village has sufficient soldiers and high morale. Although his strength is not as strong as when he went on an expedition in Hongzhou, he is fully capable of attacking the city and plundering the land. I want to send the main force to attack eastern Zhejiang and take Yuezhou first. There is a lot of money and food there, which is extremely important for the development and growth of our army in Zhejiang. Let's discuss it, ha!"

Everyone was silent and analyzed the feasibility of this matter. For a long time, Fei Chuangu said, "From Qianligang to Yuezhou, you have to go through a lot of mountains and rivers. The terrain is complex. If you are not prepared enough, you will rush for a long distance. Once you lose, the whole army will be in danger!"

Gai Hong nodded: "Mr. Fei said that if you want to fight Yuezhou, you must first cross the Dongyang River and take Lanxi. According to the report of Tanma, although there are not many Tang troops in Lanxi, there are many local regiments. Among them, there is a local regiment leader named Zhong Liwei. This man is cruel, cunning and changeable. He will have more than 10,000 soldiers, the eldest son Zhong Lilong, the second son Zhong Lihu, and the martial arts instructor Yu Meng. All three of them are brave and difficult to deal with!"

Xu Tangju stood up and said generously: "In order to ensure the smooth eastward advance of the main force of the Rebel Army and attack Yuezhou, I would like to lead a brigade of division to be the pioneer of the way, first sweep Zhong Liwei's nest and relieve worries!"

Cao Shixiong waved his hand: "Tang Ju has worked very hard before. This time, let's lead the army to guard the cottage. This time, the army entered eastern Zhejiang. I was determined to meet the Tang army in eastern Zhejiang for a while. I heard that Dong Chang's eight-du army was very powerful. This time, I just want to knock down the eight-du army and let Dong Chang know the power of Cao Shixiong!"

Wang Mei said, "The owner of Cao Zhai will definitely go out in person this time. He must choose elite soldiers and strong generals to cope with the big battle!"

Fei Chuangu saw that Cao Shixiong's attitude of sending troops was irrevocable, so he had to sigh, close the feather fan and stop speaking.

Seeing that there was no objection, Cao Shixiong opened his voice and said, "Since the brothers have no objection, Shixiong announced the deployment of this attack on eastern Zhejiang!" I, Gai Hong, Chang Hong, Wang Mei, Ye Xiang and Duan Meng led 50,000 elite soldiers to take Lanxi first, then fight Zhuji, and then take Yuezhou to open up the situation in eastern Zhejiang. Tang Ju, Mr. Fei and Liu Ying led more than 30,000 people to garrison thousands of miles, delayed the Tang army in western Zhejiang, and responded to the main action. The ultimate purpose of our strategic action is to win the whole Zhejiang and make great contributions to the pact of the south of the Yangtze River!"

After the meeting, Cao Shixiong ordered 50,000 elite soldiers, left the village and went east, crossed the Dongyang River, and went straight to Lanxi. Lanxi Tang soldiers only had three or 4,000, which were not the opponents of the Rebels at all. They were defeated and most of them fled. The rebels successfully occupied Lanxi.

Many of the escaped Tang soldiers entered the area controlled by Zhong Liwei. In the east of Lanxi, many villages belong to Zhong Liwei's territory. Zhong Liwei has been operating for many years. With his own armed forces, he has become a powerful armed force in Lanxi, and even the government is afraid of him.

After Zhong Liwei learned from Tang Bing that Cao Shixiong led the army eastward, he quickly summoned Zhong Lilong, Zhong Lihu, Yu Meng and others to discuss the military situation.

Zhong Lihu patted his chest and said, "Dad, please let Hu'er lead a horse to fight against Cao Shixiong. I heard that Cao Shixiong is a tough general of Huangchao thieves. I don't believe it. I can't defeat him!"

"Long'er also wants to lead the troops to meet Cao Shixiong!" Zhong Lilong shouted.

Yu Meng said: "Cao Shixiong, Gai Hong, Chang Hong and other thieves have rich combat experience. Wherever they go, the officers and soldiers are not damaged. Although we have 10,000 or 20,000 horses in our hands, they may not be the opponents of Cao Shixiong's thieves. I think it's better to send the envoy Yanhe and let Cao Shixiong's soldiers and horses cross the border!"

"Ren for the thief to cross the border?! How do you say that? Long thief's ambition, destroy his own prestige?!" Zhong Lihu shouted.

Zhong Liwei sighed: "We have never had a relationship with Huang Chao, and there is no grudge. But we are the subjects of the Tang Dynasty, and our Tuitu groups are subordinate to the armed establishment of the Tang Dynasty. We can only resist the crossing of thieves. If we don't block it, the court can't bear the blame! So I think it's better to be based on fighting. I think so, Long'er Hu'er led 3,000 people to camp on the traffic road of Jinhua Mountain, and Yu Jiaotou and I led a large army to respond.

Cao Shixiong led a large army away from Lanxi and continued eastward, and soon arrived at Jinhua Mountain. After the camp, Cao Shixiong sent several ways to explore the front to scout. Soon, Tanma three-two came back, saying that the soldiers and horses of the earth regiment were found on the south side of Jinhua Mountain. The soldiers led by the brothers Zhong Lilong and Zhong Lihu. They said wildly that they should teach Cao Shixiong a good lesson and never let the "thief" pass through Jinhua Mountain!

Cao Shixiong was furious, picked up a ripe bronze stick, turned over his horse, and went to the Tang camp in Jinhua Mountain to fight. Gai Hong quickly took Cao Shixiong's arm and persuaded him, "Brother Shixiong, don't be reckless!" We have never had a hand in the earth regiment, and we don't know whether they are strong or weak. I think so. First send Chang Hong and Wang Mei to lead 5,000 soldiers, and then go to meet the Zhong Li brothers. You lead 10,000 soldiers and then respond. Ye Xiang and Duan Meng and I led the rest of the soldiers and horses to fight and guard the pass, so that Zhong Liwei and Yu Meng could not rescue Zhong Lilong and Zhong Lihu, so we will win a complete victory!"

"Brother Gaihong's play is good, so let's do it like this!" Cao Shixiong's mood calmed down after Gai Hong's reminder. Cao Shixiong allocated 5,000 people to Chang Hong and Wang Mei, and fought against Zhong Lilong and Zhong Lihu.

After receiving the order, Chang Hong and Wang Mei ordered 5,000 people and horses and went straight to the south side of Jiuhua Mountain. The banners of the rebels fluttered, the embroidered belts fluttered, and the golden drums were loud and shouted loudly. They had already shocked Zhong Lilong and Zhong Lihu. The two brothers ordered 2,000 horses without thinking, killed 2,000 people and left the camp, leaving a thousand people to guard the village.

Two arrays against the circle, Zhong Lilong shouted: "Yellow nest thief, bold! How dare you send Cao Shixiong to invade our territory? I will definitely kill you this time!"

Zhong Lihu shouted, "Which one is Cao Shixiong?" Come out if you have the guts. I want to fight with Cao Shixiong!"

Chang Hong laughed: "You two are not qualified to fight against Cao Zhai Lord. It's enough for me to deal with you two! You two are the Zhong Li brothers. We have never had any grudges. I advise you two to get out of the way and let the righteous teacher pass. If you are stubborn and stubborn to the end, then don't blame our ruthlessness!"

Wang Mei shouted, "Your Tutuan, in the Zhejiang and Fujian area, has good combat strength, but it is definitely not the opponent of Daqi Xiongshi. It's not too late to take the troops back to the nest. If we don't listen to our good advice and meet the Daqi swordsmen, we will destroy you!"

The Zhong Li brothers were furious and came out with both flying horses. Zhong Lilong waved the golden roof to open the mountain and shouted to kill Chang Hong. Zhong Lihu stood up his four-edged tiger head and came to fight Wang Mei.

Chang Hong and Wang Mei each held weapons and rushed out to catch and fight with the Zhong Li brothers. However, when they saw the horse hovering and hissing, the four generals played their own martial arts skills and sacrificed their lives to fight. Chang Hong's tiger-headed double hook played like a storm, hooking his life; Zhong Lilong opened the golden roof to open the mountain, like a python tossed around, attracting poison. Zhong Lihu and Wang Mei were also indissoluble and dazzling.

Zhong Lilong was eager to win and used the unique skill "Dragon Swallowing Size". Jinding shook a few times in front of Chang Hong and suddenly hit Chang Hong's horse head. Chang Hong saw that Zhong Lilong was coming fiercely and wanted to smash the horse's head. He quickly picked up the reins and flashed to the side. The leopard and horse followed Chang Hong for many years. He was extremely humane and had a strong adaptability on the battlefield. He immediately cooperated with the master. The horse's hoof stood upright and jumped up in the air and jumped from Zhong Lilong's side!

In the blink of an eye, the old hen turned into a duck. In a moment, Zhong Lilong's unique skill failed, but exposed his back and was under the attack of Chang Hong. Chang Hong seized this rare opportunity, opened his eyes, roared, and used his unique skill to "sweep the devil's back". The tiger's head double hook swept to Zhong Lilong's back at the same time. Zhong Lilong could not escape this lightning-like blow. His back was immediately hit by Chang Hong's double hooks, screamed, spit blood, and fell off the horse.

Zhong Lihu was shocked and was slightly distracted. He was stared at by Wang Mei, waved the bright silver swallow wings and fell off the horse. The soldiers of the regiment brought by the Zhong Li brothers suddenly dispersed when they saw that both of the main generals fell off their horses. Chang Hong and Wang Mei's army covered up and killed the local regiment soldiers who cried for their father and mother, called their brothers and brothers, and were defeated.

The remnants fled to Zhong Liwei and cried about the war. Zhong Liwei listened, and his liver and courage were full of pain. He did not listen to Yu Meng's dissuasion and insisted on sending troops to Cao Shixiong desperately. On the way, he happened to meet Cao Shixiong's soldiers and horses. Zhong Liwei roared with blood-red eyes and shouted, "Cao Shixiong, the thief of God! Give me back the dragon and tiger!" After saying that, he waved his knife to take Cao Shixiong. In the war of the second generals, before the ten times, Cao Shixiong sold a flaw and hit Zhong Liwei's spiritual cover with a stick, which made Zhong Liwei's brain burst, his eyes protruding, and he died.

Yu Meng brought troops to rescue him and was intercepted by a large number of people and horses led by Gai Hong. There was a scuffle between the two sides, and most of the soldiers and horses of the local regiment were damaged. Yu Meng died in the battle, with crooked armor, and only brought a few hundred soldiers. He fled to Zhuji in confusion and told Tang Jiang Huang Jie about the defeat.

Cao Shixiong broke through Zhong Liwei Tutuan in Jinhua Mountain and got countless trophies from Zhong Liwei's nest. The Rebels killed Zhong Li and his son, knocked on the mountains and shocked the tigers. The far and near earth regiments changed their color and sent messengers to the Rebel camp to seek peace, and also sent rich money and goods. Cao Shixiong gave all the money and goods he received to the Rebel soldiers, and the prestige of the Rebels shocked Zhejiang and Fujian.

Dong Chang, the governor of the righteous victory army, was shocked to hear that Cao Shixiong brought troops to capture eastern Zhejiang and captured the generals along the way. The Tang army fled, and even such a powerful local regiment as Zhong Liwei was wiped out, and he couldn't help worrying. Dong Chang thought over and over again and urgently summoned his confidant Qian Yun to the Hangzhou government office to discuss military aircraft.

At this time, Qian Qian was stationed in Lin'an and received an order from Dong Chang. He did not dare to waste time. He immediately prepared a fast horse and took dozens of soldiers straight to Hangzhou.

When Qian Qian and his party arrived in the west city of Hangzhou, it was already midnight. The soldiers shouted to open the door. When the defenders saw that it was Qian Qian, they quickly opened the gate.

Qian Qian came to the government office and told the situation to the gatekeeper. The government officials quickly notified Dong Chang's guards, and the guards had to wake up Dong Chang who was sleeping. Dong Chang didn't expect Qian Qian to come so quickly. He quickly put on his clothes and got up. Dong's wife said in a coquettish voice, "husband, it's so late. Let Qian Yong go to the hall to rest first and discuss it tomorrow!" Is it okay?"

After saying that, he hooked Dong Chang's neck secondhand.

Dong Chang waved his hand, pushed away Dong's wife, and shouted in a low voice, "What kind of military aircraft do you know? Sun Yun's 'military speed', we rested, but Cao Shixiong's thief came to us day and night!"

Qian Qian was very moved when he saw Dong Chang came to the government office in his pajamas. He stepped forward and whispered softly, "Brother, where is Cao Shixiong's thief now? I would like to lead a strong team to meet Cao Shixiong!"

Dong Chang nodded and patted Qian Qian's strong shoulder. Xu said, "Brother, I believe in your ability to lead troops. Cao Shixiong came out this time and invaded eastern Zhejiang. It seems that we need to use the Eighth Army!"