Chapter 767 Taihu Lake

"In that case, then why do you have to go to Danyang to die? It's better to fight Yixing and attack Suzhou through Taihu Lake, hum, presumably now the Dingguo Army has already thought about intercepting our army in Changzhou, why bother to fight with the Dingguo Army? Wu sneered with his heart, although he didn't know whose idea Zhao Gou listened to to take down Changzhou, in short, the other party didn't have any good intentions, on the surface, it seemed that the two armies were combined into one and the power was expanding, but in fact, it also gave the Dingguo army a chance to end the pot. If you don't join forces, Zhao Yougong has to take care of both ends, once you join forces, with Zhao Yougong's cunning, will you not find a chance to annihilate the two rebels in one fell swoop? There is no need to doubt Zhao's scheming at all, now that Yangzhou has not gone south, it can be seen that Zhao has begun to brew some conspiracy.

Zhao Kai didn't understand Wu Yong's arrangement at first, but after listening to the explanation, he figured it out a little, but he had a sad look on his face, and he felt a little sad, "Mr. This is reasonable, but His Royal Highness King Kang, who is going to be tired, will face the Dingguo Army alone, if he is tired, how can this king bear it, and how can he be worthy of his father who is under house arrest?" ”

Zhao Kai's words were sincere, with some moisture in the corners of his eyes, he was really a good prince who cared about his brothers. If you don't know, you will definitely be moved when you see Zhao Kai's appearance, and Wu Yong will also be moved, but on the surface, "Your Highness cares about King Kang, and you are a brother, but Your Highness must remember that the most important thing at the moment is to restore the orthodoxy of the Great Song Dynasty, as long as you can restore the orthodoxy of the Great Song Dynasty in the future and rescue the first emperor, King Kang will definitely be happy at that time." Moreover, His Royal Highness King Kang is blessed with great fortune, and he will definitely be fine. ”

Wu Yong's meaning is already very obvious, that is, leave the desperate things to King Kang to do, let's go to Taihu Lake, this is not to trap brothers in injustice. That's for the sake of justice in the world. Of course, Zhao Gou didn't know this, and if he knew, he would probably have to strangle Wu Yong to death in his dreams. Zhao Kai is just looking for a step down, he doesn't want to be said that the order to feint against Danyang came from him, and sometimes the reputation should be repaid.

The fourth day of September. 10,000 rebels set out from Taiping Prefecture and took Danyang directly, and Gao Zhong and Liu Jian stationed in Zhenzhou also made a move. 5,000 cavalry followed the rebels all the way east, and launched a surprise attack on the rebels' tail near Maoshan Mountain. The cavalry came and went like the wind, the rebels finally organized the formation, and the cavalry had disappeared again, which made Jiao Changke angry enough to command the infantry. However, the cavalry under his command was no match for the cavalry of Guzhen at all, and he did not dare to send it out to chase him, so he could only jump and scold. "Uncle Liu Xin, you shameless boy, don't run away if you have the ability, someone Jiao wants to cut off your head as a night pot."

Jiao Changke's anger was like thunder, but Liu Jian was not too happy, he had already chased the rebel tail twice, but each time he was more and more panicked, because he felt that this rebel army was too small. Sometimes I can't help but swallow the rebels in one gulp. Five thousand against ten thousand, it seems that the number is not dominant. But there are 5,000 cavalry under his hands, and it is enough to destroy these more than 10,000 uneven soldiers and horses. What the hell is going on? Why did the rebels send such a few people to Danyang? Although the Danyang garrison is pitifully few, it is almost undefended, but it should also be thought that the Dingguo Army will not sit idly by, even if Zhao Kai can't think of this. Wu Yong and Song Jiang should be able to think of it. The situation was a bit weird, Liu Jian was afraid of being ambushed, so he was not in a hurry to chase the rebels, and sent spies to the rear to see if there were any reinforcements to follow. But half a day has passed, and the news from the scouts is the same, not to mention the follow-up soldiers and horses of the rebels west of Maoshan, there is not even a personal hair.

Liu Kuan's forehead was sweating, the rebels only had 10,000 to go to Danyang, that was tantamount to asking for their own death, what the hell is going on? Now Liu Jian has concluded that the rebels have a conspiracy, but he doesn't know what the problem is. couldn't figure out the joints, so he immediately repaired the book and sent it to Zhenzhou, imploring Zhao Yougong to make a decision. Zhao Yougong, who had just entered the territory of Zhenzhou, got Liu Kuang's letter, and then discussed it with Dongfang Jin. At the beginning of September, it was already a cool breeze, but the Oriental officials kept shaking their fans, as if they were hot and dry. The two of them all have bitter gourd faces, which is a very bad feeling of being hung by their noses.

"Your Highness, judging from the current situation, the possibility of the rebels feintting to attack Danyang is very high, if the subordinate is Wu Yong, at this moment, he will definitely attack Suzhou and occupy the entire Taihu Lake Basin!" Dongfang Jin can be said to have seen blood for a while, and as soon as he reminded him, Zhao Yougong hurriedly lay down in front of the map and looked at it, and soon showed a little shock. It is now in September, the heyday of trade, when there are many ships near Taihu Lake, if the rebels go down to Yixing in a battle and get the Yixing ferry, they can sneak attack Suzhou from the waterway in a short time. I still wondered that Wu Yongming knew the risk of going south to converge, but he still wanted to go south, it turned out that his real purpose was not to go to Changzhou to find Zhao Gou, but to take the Taihu Lake basin from the waterway. is really as cunning as a fox Wu pedant, and almost let this old miscellaneous hair be deceived.

Zhao Yougong snorted coldly, he was determined to solve the Zhao Kai brothers once and for all, and directly solved the Zhao Kai brothers, since Zhao Kai dared to play like this, then play with him, slapped the table, and said coldly, "Wan'er, you go to Yangzhou in person, tell Han Liangchen and Li Bao, let them send troops overnight, bypass Changzhou, and go south to Huzhou with the soldiers and horses of Suzhou Prefecture, and you must defend Huzhou for this king." Hmph, Zhao Kai, if you want Taihu Lake, then the king will give you Taihu Lake, as long as you can drink all the Taihu Lake water. ”

Zhao Yougong's heart is very big, if he uses a limited number of soldiers and horses to sing an ambush on all sides, trapping all Zhao Kai's soldiers and horses in Taihu Lake, he is afraid that if you don't go to Taihu Lake, as long as you dare to enter Taihu Lake, you will be allowed to swim in the water for the rest of your life. In the past, the army was limited, even if he wanted to besiege it, Zhao Kai wanted to go to Taihu Lake, and there were only three ferries near Taihu Lake that were suitable for the army to land, one Yixing Ferry, one Huzhou Ferry, and the other was Suzhou Ferry. As long as the three ferries are locked, Zhao Kai has an army of 50,000, and he can only become the old king in Taihu Lake. Zhao Yougong's move is very bold, he is doing this to empty Yangzhou, but he doesn't care, Zhao Gou wants Yangzhou, as long as he solves Zhao Kai's big trouble, the remaining Zhao Gou is to give him the entire Huainan, what can he do?

Zhao Kai feinted to attack Danyang, this matter could not be hidden from Zhao Gou, when the news came, Zhao Gou had a gloomy face, and one hand was clenched and released. In the end, he is younger, and he can't be happy and angry. "Third brother, my good third brother, you want your little brother to die."

Zhao Gou knows little, but it doesn't mean that he is stupid, no wonder the dignified Song Jiangshan will fall into the hands of Zhao Ling, and at this time, he is still thinking about how to fight. Is there any reason to be invincible? felt more and more that it was not worth it to do this, and worked hard to open up the road from Taiping Prefecture to Changzhou, counting on the two brothers to fight against Zhao Ling together, but the third brother did this to him. Zhao Gou drank the wine a little disheartened, and as for Jiao Changke's letter for help from Danyang, he directly threw it aside and didn't look at it.

On the fourth day of the ninth month, the stars were full and the moonlight was gone. People were already asleep, and a few beggars wandered the streets. The small Liyang is not a big city, and the people here have lived a life of indisputability for a hundred years, but today a soft sound broke the tranquility of the city. 20,000 soldiers and horses of the King of Yun suddenly attacked Liyang, and the flames of war filled half of the town, half an hour later. The crazy Yunwang soldiers and horses ransacked Liyang and pounced directly on the multi-faceted Yixing. Yixing. Shouldering the heavy responsibility of commodity circulation in half of the Suzhou River Basin, the entire Taihu Lake Basin is economically developed, and the east-west circulation depends on Yixing and Suzhou. Yixing is rich, the prosperity here is not worse than Suzhou, the city garden is elegant, pavilions and pavilions. The scenery is unique, there are countless boats docked at Yixing Ferry, it is dark, most of the merchants go to the city to rest, and the small traders hide in the ferry inn. The rich went to the Qinglou Chu Pavilion in the city to find their own happiness.

Just after the ugly hour, a bang sounded, ushering in not the dawn of dawn, but a depression, countless rebels poured into the Yixing ferry, they directly attacked the military camp south of the ferry, due to the suddenness of the incident, the Suzhou soldiers and horses of the Yixing camp were scattered before much resistance. Half an hour later, the entire Yixing ferry was occupied by the rebels, all the big and wealthy merchants in the city were concentrated in the north of Yixing, Yixing prefect Sun Boyan was unwilling to join the rebels, and was cut off by Li Chengqiang, Sun Boyan's family was also killed and fled, as soon as the rebels came, they used thunder to control the entire Yixing. At the end of the day, Zhao Kai entered Yixing in a brocade robe, and at this time, the news of the fall of Yixing had spread throughout the Taihu Lake Basin.

Huishan, after Meng Zexu heard what happened to Sun Boyan, he secretly scolded a son of a bitch, Zhao Kai is really a prince in vain, and he is so narrow-minded. However, he was also glad that he was not in a hurry to return to Suzhou Mansion, otherwise Zhao Kai would have succeeded completely. Although there was no military order, Meng Zexu still decided to do something. called the deputy general Ye Changchong, and said with his ear in his ear, "Old bottom, my brother took people to Yixing to join in the fun, you are now leading the troops to withdraw to Suzhou quickly, it is estimated that there is a shortage of people in Peng's mansion now." ”

Ye Changchong followed Meng Zexu in the rebellion, and the old brother for many years, he didn't know what this brother wanted to do, so he couldn't help but be distressed, "Brother, there is no problem for you to go to Yixing, but don't have an accident, if something happens to you, Ye Mou has ten heads that are not enough for His Highness to cut off." Also, don't delay too long, after you succeed, you will retreat to Huzhou, it is estimated that His Royal Highness has already moved. ”

"Don't worry, it's not to fight hard, can you still throw your life there?" Meng Zexu didn't take it seriously, if it was a regular large-scale operation, he really didn't have much score, but if he played sneak attack, hit and run, he was still very good.

On the fifth day of the first month of September, the whole city of Yixing County was under martial law, especially the Yixing ferry, which had entered a state of preparation, all the goods were moved to the shore, the ships were requisitioned to fight, and the people were scolded, but the knives in the hands of the rebels could not be helped, although His Royal Highness King Yun said that there would be compensation afterwards, but who would believe it, as far as the rebels did the burning, killing and looting, the reputation had already been completely ruined. At noon, a bearded man led dozens of subordinates to the ferry with a swagger like Donald Duck, and was directly stopped by the rebels guarding the ferry, "Hey, what are you doing, don't you know that you can't enter the ferry casually?" ”

Originally, it was a routine question, but who would have thought that the rough man like Donald duck would slap his hand with a slap in his eyes, and the soldier who asked would be covered with blood. As a soldier, how can there be any good temper, the beaten guy touched the handle of the knife and rushed up, "Who the hell are you, it's the other way around, come, brothers, someone is making trouble." ”

As soon as the man shouted, a group of people ran up hulala, among whom there was a captain who looked like a captain holding a felt hat, and shouted loudly, "What's the matter, what's the matter, Li Shanzi, who is making trouble." ”

As soon as the captain came, Li Shanzi pointed to the big man opposite and said angrily, "Dutou, it's this guy, the younger brother is just a question, he hits people when he shoots, and he doesn't take the brothers seriously." ”

Li Shanzi was very angry, but the captain had strong eyesight, and after looking at it, he had a number in his heart, seeing that this person was five big and three thick, with a strong body, wearing a general's uniform, it must be the deputy general in the general's account, and he looked like he was nostrils facing the sky when he hit someone, he must have relied on it, this kind of person can't be easily offended. With a look in his eyes, he motioned for everyone to retreat, especially Li Shanzi, signaling not to make noise yet, the captain walked over and arched his hand towards the strong man who was making trouble, "I don't know what to call my brother?" ”

Which sweat nodded, looking unhappy, "Well, you still have a little eyesight, not the same as that melon egg, a certain Li Chengwan, this time he was ordered to come to the dock to pick up some goods, but it just so happens that your subordinates are not long-eyed, and they dare to block Lao Tzu's way." ”

Li Chengwan? The lieutenant frowned, Li Chengwan, Li Chengqiang, wouldn't it be General Li's family, as if to confirm it, he pulled the sleeve of the rough man and smiled, "Brother, I don't know what the relationship between you and the general is, this cargo belongs to the general?" ”

As soon as the lieutenant said this, he didn't expect the rough man to be angry immediately, glaring and snorting, "Nonsense, a certain Li Chengwan, that goods belong to Lao Tzu, and they have nothing to do with Li Chengqiang's army, you have to talk nonsense." ”

Hey, if you haven't confirmed it before, the captain is 100% confirmed at this time, just now I only said the general, there are several generals under our Royal Highness, and you didn't even mention the surname just now, you even called out the name of General Li Chengqiang directly, isn't this a self-confession? Huh, General Li Chengqiang's goods, isn't that nonsense, it is estimated that General Li Chengqiang sees that there are many goods at the ferry, so he wants to swallow some privately. The lieutenant is not surprised, the goods at the ferry have been privately swallowed by many people, it is normal for General Li to make some benefits, but don't block General Li's way, if you make the general unhappy, can you have a good future?

The captain's smile was even stronger, and he immediately got out of the way, "Brother, please, please, little Zhao Chen, I will ask my brother to carry me more in the future." ”

"Oh, Zhao Chen? A certain family remembers you, you are a clever person" The rough man patted Zhao Chen's shoulder, led the people swaggered into the ferry, and when the rough man walked away, there was no one, Li Shanzi ran over, and said a little unconvinced, "Dutou, why don't you let them go, the little brother was beaten in vain." ”

Li Shanzi didn't say that it was okay, this said, Zhao Tan's expression changed, and he raised his leg is a kick, "How many times have I told you, my eyes are bright, I know who that person is just now, that is the person from General Li Chengqiang's family, do you really think he came to pick up the goods by himself?" ”

The people in General Li Chengqiang's family? At this time, Li Shanzi couldn't help but be afraid, and he had to be stopped by the captain in time, otherwise he would really suffer a big loss.

Just after noon, thick black smoke rose from the heavily guarded Yixing ferry, and several large ships docked on the shore caught fire for some reason, burning down a small boat in succession. As a result, the ferry became a mess of porridge, extinguishing the fire and cleaning up the garbage at the ferry, and the original plan to send troops to Suzhou that day was also put on hold. At this time, Li Chengwan, who had finished setting the fire, also led his brothers to leave happily. As for this Li Chengwan, isn't it the Wujiang commander Meng Zexu? (To be continued......)