Chapter 56
One move
Author: Hellcat God
One move
Du Yu, Bian Xiang, and Xue Yong rushed to Mianshan with more than 3,000 horses.
Such a large-scale operation certainly could not be hidden from others, but when those prefectures and counties along the way saw that the Shaohua Mountain team was so large and orderly, they knew it was a well-trained army.
They were afraid that the other side would rise up and attack the city, so they all closed the city gates tightly and hid on the towers to watch them march to the northwest.
When the officials in the county saw that the yamen had no intention of attacking the city, they were already secretly worshiping gods and Buddhas in their hearts. As for the idea of going out of the city to quell the chaos and attack this bandit team, they had no idea at all.
But after all, there were loyal ministers in the Song Dynasty court. Two county magistrates, although they did not dare to suppress the bandits, reported the matter to the state capital above.
It's just that the state officials didn't want to blame and sent back the official document, asking them to quell the rebellion on their own. After seeing this, the two powerless civil servants could only shake their heads and sigh and ignore it.
Du Yu unexpectedly encountered no trouble at all. Facing this situation, he felt happy and sad at the same time.
I'm happy that the trip went smoothly, and if the government didn't cause trouble, Mianshan would be no problem. What I feel sad is that the Song Dynasty court was so corrupt, no wonder there was the disgrace of Jingkang.
Wasn't it because he wanted to take over the Zhao and Song dynasties because he didn't want the catastrophe in real history to happen again? Thinking of this, his determination became even stronger.
It was a smooth journey, and after more than ten days of traveling, the people from Shaohua Mountain finally arrived at the foot of Mianshan Mountain.
Now that Bian Xiang is here, there is no need for him to direct and set up camp.
After the camp was set up, Bian Xiang arranged for the personnel to be on duty and watch the night, and then went to the Chinese army's tent to discuss combat matters.
According to the information gathered by Shi Qian, there was a group of people occupying Mianshan Mountain as king at this time. The leader was named Yu Deyuan, and he also had several village leaders such as Fan Yuming, Fu Xiang, Gu Kai, Kou Chen, and Guan Yan.
After hearing the news, Du Yu twitched the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but look at Bian Xiang. In the novel Water Margin, these people were all his generals.
Bian Xiang was a little confused and asked: "Brother, is there anything wrong with me?"
"Oh, no. I just thought that I would trouble my brothers after the war started, and I didn't know how to speak." Du Yu said.
"What is there to say about serving for my brother? After the army has rested for three days and recovered, I will lead the troops to capture Mianshan and dedicate it to my brother." Bian Xiang said.
"Brothers, don't be careless. Brother Shi Qian's information says that there are more than 8,000 people on Mianshan Mountain. We must not underestimate them," Du Yu said.
"Don't worry, brother, I know what I know. I had a feeling after reading "The New Book of Jixiao" before. Soldiers are more valuable than more. The minions in our village are all trained according to the regular army, and those facing us are just a group of bandits." Bian
Xiang said.
Du Yu nodded in agreement. After spending so much money over the years, he had enough food and fat, and the bodies of his minions became visibly stronger.
In addition, half of the three thousand soldiers were wearing paper armor. If he couldn't win against the unarmored rabble, he would no longer have to dream of being an emperor.
The army of Shaohua Mountain is stationed at the foot of the mountain. Yu Deyuan and others on the mountain have long received the news, and several of their village leaders are discussing the war in the Juyi Hall.
They didn't want to fight, but seeing that others were coming towards Mianshan, they couldn't avoid them even if they wanted to.
"Brothers, where do these people come from, and why do they look more organized than the imperial army?" Yu Deyuan asked.
Fan Yuming said: "Brother, no matter who he is, since we are coming for Mianshan, we have to fight them. I have observed that there are only more than 3,000 of them and not half of them are copycats. What is there to be afraid of?"
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"But I see that the other side's soldiers are all tall and strong, and they are more elite than the officers and soldiers of Qinyuan County..." Kou Chen said.
Fan Yuming's eyes widened and he said: "Why, are you afraid? Tomorrow you will guard the mountain stronghold and watch me go down the mountain and behead the enemy."
Kou Chen blushed and wanted to refute, but when he took a peek, he saw that Yu Deyuan's face was not very good, and he swallowed back the sarcastic words that came to his lips.
"How about that? Brother Fan, why don't you go and try each other's strength tomorrow?" Yu Deyuan seemed to be asking, but there was a hint of command in his tone.
Fan Yuming was a rough guy and didn't understand the underlying meaning. His personality was similar to Chen Da's, he was the kind of person who was not very capable but had a big temper. He immediately agreed to try each other out tomorrow.
Early the next morning.
Fan Yuming had enough to eat and drink, and practiced his spear in the village. Feeling that he was in good condition, he put on his helmet and armor and led five hundred soldiers down the mountain to provoke him.
The gates of the camp in Shaohua Mountain were closed at this time, and the army was still resting and reorganizing.
Hearing someone shouting and cursing outside the camp gate, Du Yu, Bian Xiang and others walked out of the military tent to observe carefully.
Seeing someone challenging him, Bian Xiang became angry and saluted Du Yu and said, "Brother, kill this birdie when I go out."
Du Yu knew Bian Xiang's skills and nodded to allow him to go out and challenge.
In fact, he was very curious and didn't understand why in novels such as "Water Margin", "Yang Family Generals", and "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan", the generals must be fought first in battles.
In real history, battles between battles of wits were more or less the same. Battles between two armies often turned into a bloody grinding mill. Who would be too bored to send a few generals to fight to the death? So when Yu saw a good man, he rode his horse and stabbed him in front of the crowd.
If you hit him, behead him and return him. Only then can his reputation be passed down through the ages.
Du Yu really wanted to see what the front-end combatants would do.
Not long after, Bian Xiang put on the Mingguang armor he had obtained from the Yue King's treasure, mounted a northern horse, carried a big ax, and left the camp with five hundred men.
Du Yu stood on the camp sentry tower and took out a telescope from the system space to watch carefully.
"That bird man, grandpa originally planned to let you keep your head on your neck for a few more days, but you didn't know what to do and came here to tease me. You really don't know how to live or die. Tell me your name and you will be an unknown ghost who will not die under my axe." Bian Xiang rode his horse to the front of the battle.
, it was a roar.
Fan Yuming was a little intimidated when he saw Bian Xiang's tall and strong physique, especially when he saw that the ax in his hand was bigger than his head. He was obviously not someone to be trifled with.
However, he had already boasted in front of his brother yesterday, and now he turned around and ran away to save face. He said cruelly: "My grandfather's name is Fan Yuming, who did you name me?"
"Remember the person who killed you is called Bian Xiang." After Bian Xiang said that, he took the reins and rode his horse to rush over.
Fan Yuming rushed forward with a big gun.
"when!"
"Ouch!"
After the sound of weapons clashing, Fan Yuming's screams could be heard.
It turned out that Bian Xiang knocked the iron spear out of Fan Yuming's hand with just one blow, cracking his jaw and causing blood to flow out.
The two horses crossed each other, and while Fan Yuming was still standing on the horse, Bian Xiang reached out and grabbed his belt, and used the kinetic energy brought by the running horses to directly knock the opponent to the ground.
This time Fan Yuming didn't even make a sound and was knocked unconscious.
Bian Xiang captured the opponent's general with one move, and with a wave of his axe, five hundred soldiers shouted and rushed towards the opposite military formation.
The minions on Mianshan Mountain had seen this, and they immediately threw away their weapons and ran up the mountain.
Bian Xiang and his men chased for a while and killed a few people before stopping and ordered his soldiers to clean the battlefield and retrieve the weapons dropped by the enemy, including Fan Yuming who was still out of breath.
Back at the camp, Bian Xiang pushed the tied-up Fan Yuming in front of Du Yu.
"Brother, little brother, I'm victorious. I didn't expect this group of people from Mianshan to fight so hard that they couldn't even resist a single move." Bian Xiang said.
Du Yu laughed loudly and said, "Brother Bian is showing off his talents. I was indeed right."
After some useless business exchanges, the two of them turned their attention to Fan Yuming.
"Fan Yuming, please tell me about the situation on Mianshan Mountain. Being honest may give you a way out. If you lie and play tricks, don't blame me for being ruthless." Du Yu said.
Fan Yuming originally wanted to pretend to be a tough guy, but when he saw Bian Xiang's eyes glaring like a cow, he immediately gave up.
I have to say, this guy is really similar to Chen Da, that is, I am really convinced when I meet someone who is tougher than him.
"General, including me in Mianshan, there are a total of six village leaders, about five thousand soldiers, and two thousand old and weak." Fan Yuming said.
"Are there any means of defense in the village?" Du Yu asked.
"To be fair to the general, there are several dangerous areas in the cottage that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The narrowest section is only large enough for five people to travel abreast, and..." Fan Yuming sold the cottage cleanly.
Du Yu frowned. If the people on Mianshan didn't come out, they would have to pay a heavy price if they attacked by force.
Chapter completed!