Chapter 123: Befriending the Han Family

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Xiao Tang, Hua Rong, Suo Chao, and Zhu Jing broke into the thief army formation, wielding weapons and slashing, and the blades passed everywhere, and the blood was like a spring. For a while, it was like a landslide and the ground cracked, and the wind whimpered, but in a moment, it had swept away the lives of nearly a hundred thieves.

Originally, Xiao Tang and Chen Zhu, the supervisor of Zhengzhou soldiers and horses, were the vanguard, leading the headquarters of the elite cavalry to pursue the southern Hebei Kou first, and defeated the small and medium-sized thieves of the southern Hebei army on the north bank of Huanshui.

From the description in the Water Margin that Xiao Tang knew, and Zhu Jing also slightly mentioned the style of the copycat strongmen in the Southern Hebei Army, this Zhang Xiong's gang of thieves was the most cruel and easy to kill in the Southern Hebei Army. Anyang is the seat of Xiangzhou governance, and there are many people, how can Zhang Xiong be allowed to kill indiscriminately and sit idly by?

Xiao Tang immediately decided to order his elite cavalry to rest a little, and hurried to Anyang City, while Chen Zhu, Wu Bingyi, and Ma Wanli, who were traveling with him, were defeated in Feixiang, Zhaozhou, and after joining forces with the army, they were scolded by the deputy marshal with his head and face, and if it was not a military emergency, he would be punished with a military staff. Chen Zhu was already jealous because of Xiao Tang's repeated military exploits, and seeing that Xiao Tang was in a hurry to pursue, how could he fulfill his wish?

"Our army travels day and night, people are sleepy and horses are scarce, and many of the troops led by them are light horses, if the lone army is deeply ambushed by thieves...... Can you afford it? Chen Zhu said to Xiao Tang in a strange manner, Xiao Tang saw that Chen Zhu Ding said that he would lead his troops to rest in place, he gritted his teeth, and still led the horse army cavalry camp of his headquarters with Hua Rong, Suo Chao, and Zhu Jing to rush to Anyang.

At present, there are more than 260 cavalry left under the command of Xiao Tang's horse army to make Suo Chao's cavalry, that is, Xiao Tang personally accompanied eighteen cavalry, and six people have been folded, Wei Dingguo and Shan Tingjue's troops are almost foot soldiers, and Shi Qian, who is not good at battlefield fighting, and Xue Yong, who was seriously injured when attacking Yongnian in Zhouzhou, are all placed in the Daimyo Fubu military camp of Zhou Jin and others...... With 2670 cavalry to pursue Zhang Xiong's thousands of thieves, it cannot but be said that it is indeed extremely risky, no matter whether Zhang Xiong defends the city according to the danger or ambushes Xiao Tang, it is not difficult to eat Xiao Tang's group of cavalry with more blows and fewer blows.

But Zhang Xiong's thieves didn't know how many people Xiao Tang came, and he didn't expect them to come so quickly.

As soon as the thieves entered the city, they burned and plundered everywhere, and when Xiao Tang led his army to rush in through the broken city gate, the thieves everywhere suddenly found that a group of murderous officers and soldiers seemed to fall from the sky, wielding their blades to kill themselves. In a panic, they scattered and fled, and when Zhang Xiong asked carefully, they only knew: "The officers and soldiers suddenly arrived, and the number of people was countless......

Zhang Xiong, Xiang Zhong, and Xu Yue finally gathered thousands of thieves, but as soon as they met Xiao Tang's cavalry, the three leaders Xu Yue was temporarily attached to Xiao Tang's Mushan strongman Zhu Jing and beheaded him under his horse. Xiao Tang, Hua Rong, and Suo Chao all have the bravery of hussars, and they take advantage of the situation to attack, how can the thief army react?

The golden dipping axe in the hand of Suo Chao, the urgent pioneer, flew up and down, chopping over countless thieves; Xiao Li Guanghua Rong picked a few thieves with a spear, and used the magic arrow ability, he had a thin bow drawn by a golden magpie in his hand with a falcon feather spear head arrow, which became a sharp weapon for harvesting life, Hua Rongzhuan shot towards the small leader of the thief, and five or six leaders rolled off their horses, making the thief army even more chaotic.

Suo Chao, who is good at attacking the enemy's formation, and Hua Rong, who has superb riding and archery skills, these two hussars cooperate seamlessly. In addition, the long knife in Zhu Jing's hand was swift and incorrect, sweeping the thief's blood, and the flesh pieces flew wildly. And Xiao Tang used the golden tiger head dragon tooth spear here, stabbing and killing more than a dozen thieves in a row, and suddenly he saw that Xiang Zhong, the second leader of the thieves, was dozens of steps away.

Xiao Tang whistled, and then the twelve people who came with him took out the riding bow suitable for horse warfare, Xiao Tang hung the dragon tooth gun on the saddle victory hook, held the wolf's head Jiujun bow in his right hand, and took out a Ming Di arrow from the quiver bag hanging diagonally in the saddle with his left hand. As soon as the bowstring was released, the Ming Di arrow made a terrible scream as it flew rapidly in the air, and the twelve cavalry archers also drew their bows and arrows, shooting in the direction of Xiang Zhong!

Xiang Zhong was shocked, he barely avoided the Ming Di arrow shot by Xiao Tang, and as a result, twelve sharp arrows shot at him! Xiang Zhong was hit by three arrows in the shoulder and right arm, he howled miserably, leaned back and tugged at the reins with both hands, and the war horse under his crotch neighed and stood up.

More than a few sharp arrows emitted a series of "puff puff" sharp blades into the flesh, all of which shot at Xiang Zhong's horse, and the horse neighed sadly and fell to the ground. Xiang Zhong slammed into the ground, although he subconsciously picked up a life, he lost all his fighting spirit, turned around and ran towards the reverse of the day Jintang in the street.

"My day your grandma's!! Kids! Fight with the officers and soldiers!! Zhang Xiong saw that Xiao Tang's elite cavalry was extremely brave, but he still shouted that the leaders under his command rushed up to intercept the cavalry assault, and the thieves were driven away, and rushed up with flesh and blood to resist Xiao Tang, Suo Chao, Hua Rong and other officers and generals.

And Zhang Xiong saw that his minions intercepted the officers and soldiers for a while, but instead turned the horse's head, waved the whip and whipped the war horse under the crotch, and a gust of wind seemed to flee the battlefield. While fleeing, he shouted loudly, gathered some scattered thief troops, and rushed straight to the west gate of Anyang City......

"That's not right! Where's the big boss!? After a bloody battle with Xiao Tang's elite cavalry, a more refined leader finally realized that something was wrong, he looked around, how could he still see the figure of his big boss Zhang Xiong?

"Into your mother! Grass you eighteen generations of ancestors!! Tell us to fill in our lives to resist the officers and soldiers, and you will flee first! The little leader shouted and scolded, and more and more thieves learned that Zhang Xiong had fled first, either throwing his weapons and fleeing, or kneeling on the ground and shouting surrender......

However, it was said that Xiang Zhong, the second leader of the thieves, still had three sharp arrows stuck in his body, and he rushed into the Dayjin Hall with dozens of minions under his hands, his face was hideous, and he rushed straight towards the children of Hanmen with a steel blade.

The sound of horses' hooves rumbled, and Xiao Tang and Hua Rong followed one after another. Xiang Zhong saw that he was blocked by the official army, and said ruthlessly in his heart: If you catch someone surnamed Han and threaten him, Lao Tzu will not survive, and there will be a big official to be buried with me, Lao Tzu's life is also worth it!

Thinking of this, Xiang Zhong rushed straight towards Han Duanyan, who seemed to be the leader among the cadres. Xiang Zhonggang grabbed Han Duanyan and was about to scold when he waved his knife. Suddenly, he pierced the beak of a goose like an arrow, hooked the cheek of a fish, and couldn't spit out half a word. Hua Rong saw his actions early, opened his hand and shot an arrow, without waiting for Xiang Zhong to hold Han Duanyan hostage, he casually used his skills, and took the life of the thief leader in an understatement!

Xiang Zhong's eyes protruded like a dead fish, he looked directly at the sharp arrow stuck in his throat, hiss a few times in his throat, and fell straight to the ground. Xiao Tang was stunned and shouted: "The thief has been removed!" You thieves still dare to resist stubbornly!?? ”

The remaining dozens of thieves were so frightened that they saw Xiao Tang riding and shooting bows and arrows behind him, and the sharp arrows had already been aimed at him, and they threw their blades one after another, kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy.

Only then did Xiao Tang notice that the garden here was rich and chic, simple and elegant, and then saw the frightened Hanmen disciples in front of him, who were gathered together, he turned over and dismounted, and said: "Everyone, don't be shocked, the thieves in the city have been broken. ”

Han Chunyan, Han Cuiyan and other people of the Han clan in Xiangzhou sat on the ground, and the corners of their eyes even seemed to overflow with tears, and they each muttered: "God open your eyes......"

After all, like them, such a noble and famous wealthy Wang clan in the Great Song Dynasty was first broken by the Southern Hebei Army and hid in the secret room for refuge, and was broken by Bian Xiang but was quietly let go by the mighty man. When they finally settled down, they were caught by Zhang Xiong and his gang of thieves who followed, and when they saw that this cadre was about to be humiliated and mutilated by Zhang Xiong, Xiao Tang led his elite cavalry into the city again, killing and retreating the thieves and saving them...... Such an encounter in life is inevitably too exciting.

Han Duanyan, who was more serious, stabilized his mind, thinking that he was loyal to the son of Han Qi, how could he show his cowardice in front of the forbidden generals and lose the face of the Xiangzhou Han family? He arched his hand and said to Xiao Tang: "Fortunately, this general arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable!" This is the former residence of my father, Zhongxian Gong, and I am Han Duanyan, the right Zanshan doctor, who came with the Han clan to pay tribute to his brother, but I don't want to fall into the hands of thieves. ”

Xiao Tang's expression changed, he just wanted to quickly defeat the thieves passing through Anyang City, so that the people of Dawn in the city would be protected from the disaster of swords, but he didn't expect to save the cadres of the Han family in Xiangzhou, and Han Qi and Han Zhongyan, how could he Xiao Tang not know?

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As soon as the battle was over, Xiao Tang ordered thirty elite soldiers under his command to protect the day Jintang, and the rest of the men and horses tied up the thieves who surrendered captively, and then sent a few teams of soldiers to search for the escaped thieves in the city, and then hugged his fists to Han Duanyan and said: "Han Shi Park Xianggong is loyal to the country and does his best, and the last general admires him tightly." I don't want to die suddenly, it's really embarrassing! The last general wants to offer incense to Shi Pu Xianggong to mourn, I don't know if it's possible? ”

If it weren't for Xiao Tang's timely arrival, most of the children of the Han family in Xiangzhou would probably have called Zhang Xiong to harm, and now they are sincerely mourning Han Zhongyan, how can it be unreasonable? Suddenly, the southern Hebei army broke the city, and the people of the day Jintang were close to each other and made a mess, and it was only at this time that they finally settled down completely.

Xiao Tang put on the incense and respectfully bowed and kowtowed in front of Han Zhongyan's spiritual seat. Not only because the deceased is the greatest, whether it is Han Qi or Han Zhongyan, both father and son have entered the twenty-four meritorious heroes of the Zhaoxun Pavilion evaluated by the Southern Song Dynasty. "This father and son are both worthy of meritorious heroes, Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion, the reward of loyalty!" This later comment on Han Qi and Han Zhongyan, Xiao Tang felt that it was very appropriate.

Han Duanyan and other Han family disciples saw in their eyes, Xiao Tang could be said to be their lifesaver, and even saved the benefactor of a family's reputation, and then looked at Xiao Tang's words and deeds with courtesy and courtesy, and they all felt grateful and good feelings towards him.

At this time, the pacification of the people in the city was completed, and after a few hours, Chen Zhu led the army to Anyang, he originally thought that Xiao Tang had robbed him of the limelight, and this time he rashly pursued Zhang Xiong, if he died in the hands of the thief, it would be the best. But he rushed to the city and was dumbfounded when he heard that Xiao Tang had rescued most of the children of the Han clan in Xiangzhou in Dayjin Hall. Chen Zhudun regretted his intestines, and he just wanted to smoke his two big ear scrapers.

What kind of wealthy family Xiangzhou Han is in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, what status it has, and how much influence it has, Chen Zhu is very clear. At present, there are not in this day Jintang, and there are Han Cunbao and other descendants of the Han family such as Han Cunbao, the envoy of the Yanmen Festival in the clouds, not to mention that Han Zhongyan was highly respected back then, and many court officials were from his disciples.

What made Chen Zhu scratch his heart the most was because the protégé who was promoted by Han Zhongyan back then is now the one with the biggest official position and fame.

Who is the top military officer in charge of the country's highest military institutions, such as militaristic aircraft affairs, military defense and border defense, and military and horse decrees, who is the Privy Council? It was not Tong Guan, who controlled the military and government in the western border of the Great Song Dynasty, and was the founder of the palace at the time, nor was he a high man who was valued by the officials and raised his official position in the palace marshal's mansion (the palace commanded the envoy in front of the palace...... is Han Zhongyan's protégé back then, and the relationship with Xiangzhou Han is still very close, and Zheng Juzhong, who can break hands with Cai Jing, the minister of power!

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Yin Zhu, the prefect of Weizhou, who also led the Jingyuan Road to pass through the official business, once said: "The champion ascended to the top, although he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, restored the thistle, expelled the strong coward, triumphantly spent, and dedicated to the Jietai Temple, its glory is incomparable." "Military generals have made immortal military exploits, such as the Privy Council, the Palace Marshal's Mansion and other military institutions are still served by civil ministers, and the military generals who are born in the army are killed from countless corpses and mountains of blood, and they must also be dispatched by them.

If you can use Xiangzhou Han's to tie up the members of the DPRK, you are still worried that your career will not be smooth sailing?

Chen Zhu hated it in his heart, and scolded secretly: Xiao Tang, you guy, how can such a great benefit fall into your hands again!?