Chapter 516 Fighting General
On the second day, Zhao Zhen deployed his troops on the plain outside Yidu City. Generals of all ranks mounted their horses and followed him under the banner at the gate.
On the top of the city wall, Song Jiang looked and saw the Liangshan army lined up in a straight line with flags of five colors.
After three drum beats, only one general was seen. How was he dressed?
The scarlet tassel is hidden by the headscarf, and the body is strong with wolf waist and ape arms.
He wore an embroidered brocade jacket, a hint of dark blue showing through the robe.
Sitting sideways on a carved saddle, the green horse with jade bridle comes towards him.
It is clearly written on the military flag:
The cavalry general of Dongchang, Zhang Qing, the master of featherless arrows.
In the shadow of the gate flag, Gong Wang, the "Flower-necked Tiger", flashed out from the left, and Ding Desun, the "Tiger Shot with an Arrow", flashed out from the right, and the two of them protected Zhang Qing on both sides. The three of them rode to the front of the battle formation.
Zhang Qing pointed at the top of the city wall and cursed: "You are a bandit without any reason, a traitor, and you still refuse to surrender when the heavenly soldiers are here. It will be too late to regret until your flesh and blood are turned into mud!"
On the top of the city wall, Song Jiang heard this and shouted, "General, it is not that Song Jiang intends to cause chaos. It is just that the civil and military officials in the court are mostly treacherous and evil, blinding the emperor's wisdom, and the officials are corrupt. We brothers are temporarily taking refuge in Qingzhou, always acting on behalf of heaven, and are only waiting for the court to pardon our crimes and offer us amnesty."
Zhang Qing shouted, "You are a cunning official from Yuncheng, a short, dark-skinned villain, full of sweet words. You have repeatedly resisted the royal army, captured cities and plundered land, killed officials and implicated innocent people. You are clearly just a bandit. Who are you fighting for? What are you doing? If you want to be recruited, why don't you go directly to the capital, repent and surrender? Now you are invading the prefectures and occupying the government, using sweet words to confuse the people, and arrogantly claiming to be a superior. What's the reason?"
"The Heavenly Soldiers have arrived here, but you still refuse to surrender! If you delay, I will break into the city and kill everyone!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Hao, the Ironback Wolf beside Song Jiang, became furious and shouted, "Brother, watch me chop off his head."
Song Jiang was hesitating when Lai Yong'er said, "Brother Cui is a brave man. He defeated many people in succession under the city of Linzi and became famous. Today, we want to let the Liangshan army see that we are brave and not soft persimmons that can be easily bullied. This will prevent this guy from thinking that we can be bullied."
Hearing this, Song Jiang nodded and said to Cui Hao, "Brother, be careful."
Zhang Qing was shouting and cursing at the foot of the city when he saw a group of soldiers and horses pouring out of the city gate. In the front was a general with a face as red as the bottom of a pot. He rode a black horse, wore a black helmet on his head, and wore a set of iron leaf armor. He held up a pen-shaped iron spear in his hand and shouted, "You bunch of court lackeys, do you recognize the Iron-backed Wolf Cui Hao?"
"What kind of person is this, a wolf with a strong back or a dog with weak feet? The truth will be revealed in your own actions."
Cui Hao was furious when he heard this. He dismounted his horse and rushed straight towards Zhang Qing.
Zhang Qing saw this and rode to meet him. The two horses met and both spears were raised. After fighting back and forth for five or six rounds, Zhang Qing wielded his spear in vain and rode away.
When Cui Hao saw this, he rode his horse to chase after them.
Zhang Qing held the spear in his left hand, and took out a stone from the brocade bag with his right hand. He turned around and aimed at Cui Hao's face. He threw the stone at him, hitting him right between his eyebrows. Cui Hao fell off his horse.
When the left and right deputy generals Gong Wang and Ding Desun saw this, they came to arrest him.
The Qingzhou bandits at the foot of the city also shouted and came to rescue. Ding Desun and Gong Wang fired their spears and forks at random, and all the Qingzhou bandits who were in the front were shot off their horses.
Behind them was a team of brave cavalrymen, all wearing copper bell masks, pheasant tails with red tassels, light bows and short arrows, and embroidered flags and flowered spears. Seeing Gong Wang and Ding Desun waving, they also raised their bows and shot.
Soon all the Qingzhou bandits who rushed over were killed and Cui Hao was tied up and brought in front of Zhao Zhen.
When he saw Zhao Zhen, Cui Hao was arrogant and glared at Zhang Qing: "It is not the act of a hero to hurt someone with a hidden weapon."
Zhang Qing didn't say anything either.
Hu Sanniang, who was standing at the side, laughed and said, "You are not as skilled as others, yet you still dare to act so arrogantly?"
"you···"
Zhao Zhen ordered his men to untie the ropes and said, "I have long heard of the reputation of Cui Hao, the Iron-backed Wolf. Under the city of Linzi, he killed generals and charged forward with unparalleled bravery. Now that I have been captured today, are you willing to surrender?"
Cui Hao said, "You are an official, and I am a bandit. In the past, I was persecuted by the government and suffered humiliation. I killed the officials in anger and became a bandit in the mountains. Now, I have received the kindness of Brother Gongming, and I am free to die without regrets. It is wishful thinking for me to surrender to the minions of the court."
Zhang Qing asked, "Isn't the Song Gongming you mentioned also a minor official in Yuncheng?" "Brother Gongming is extravagant, how can you compare with him?"
"My husband has a greater reputation in the martial arts world, how can he not compare to Song Jiang?" Liu Hui Niang said with a chuckle.
Cui Hao was about to argue when he heard the sound of war drums. A group of people came out from the top of Yidu City. The first one was the leader of Qingyun Mountain, [Mugi Leopard] Di Lei. His brother [Slim Face Bear] Di Yun died outside Xintai City. Today, seeing Cui Hao captured, all his old hatreds and new hatreds came to his mind. He asked for permission and took [Iron Arhat] Fa Tong and [Panhai Dragon] Qin Hui with him to fight outside the city.
All he heard was Di Lei shouting, "Shameless villain, give me back my brother."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Qing mounted his horse and went into battle.
When Di Lei saw Zhang Qing going into battle, he gritted his teeth, held two red copper hammers in his hands, and urged his horse forward.
As the two horses met, shouts were heard loudly.
Zhang Qing wanted to show his ability in front of Zhao Zhen, so he cheered up and fought against Di Lei.
After only three or five rounds, Zhang Qing ran out of energy and turned his horse around and ran away.
When Di Lei saw this, he rode his horse to chase after him.
Zhang Qing had a stone in his hand. When he saw Di Lei chasing him, he turned around and raised his hand, throwing a stone.
Di Lei was prepared and protected his face with two copper hammers. With a clang, he hit the hammers.
Di Lei chased again, Zhang Qing raised his hand, and another stone flew out. Di Lei swung his copper hammer and blocked it again.
"How can a tiny stone hurt me?"
He didn't expect Zhang Qing to secretly throw a second stone. When Di Lei was speaking, the second stone arrived and hit Di Lei right on the mouth, causing blood to spurt out.
Di Lei returned with the hammer.
When Zhang Qing saw this, he turned his horse around, took out another stone, and threw it at Di Lei's back. It hit Di Lei's heart guard with a clanging sound, and Di Lei fell off his saddle and ran away.
When the Liangshan army saw this, they cheered loudly as the war drums sounded.
When the Iron Arhat Fatong saw this, he came forward with a Zen staff and shouted, "You little stone-throwing boy, you can't hit me."
Fa Tong strode forward, and as he was walking, Zhang Qing immediately shouted, "Hit!" A stone flew and hit Fa Tong on the head, causing blood to spurt out and he fell backwards.
[Pan Hai Long] Qin met him and hurried back to the formation to respond.
Zhang Qing laughed loudly: "You bandits, who else is coming to die?"
On the top of the city wall, Song Jiang and Lai Yong'er looked at each other in bewilderment. Song Jiang couldn't help but speak first, "I didn't expect that this Dongchang Prefecture Supervisor had the ability to throw rocks at people. Now that he has captured Cui Hao and has defeated two battles in a row, what should we do?"
Lai Yonger said, "Looking at his horsemanship, he is not as good as Brother Di Lei. We just need to guard against his flying stones."
"Today's morale has been dampened, so it is not appropriate to fight again. It is better to defend the city and fight again tomorrow."
After hearing this, Song Jiang nodded repeatedly and withdrew his troops back to the city.
Zhang Qing showed off his might and challenged the enemy at the foot of the city. The people on the top ignored him and started a hail of arrows as soon as they got a little closer.
When Zhao Zhen saw this, he also ordered his troops to retreat slowly and set up camp five miles away from the city.
In the camp, Zhao Zhen had people mark Zhang Qing's achievements and wait for his reward after the city was captured.
After seeing Zhang Qing's skills, all the generals came forward to congratulate him.
(End of this chapter)
On the second day, Zhao Zhen deployed his troops on the plain outside Yidu City. Generals of all ranks mounted their horses and followed him under the banner at the gate.
On the top of the city wall, Song Jiang looked and saw the Liangshan army lined up in a straight line with flags of five colors.
After three drum beats, only one general was seen. How was he dressed?
The scarlet tassel is hidden by the headscarf, and the body is strong with wolf waist and ape arms.
He wore an embroidered brocade jacket, a hint of dark blue showing through the robe.
Sitting sideways on a carved saddle, the green horse with jade bridle comes towards him.
It is clearly written on the military flag:
The cavalry general of Dongchang, Zhang Qing, the master of featherless arrows.
In the shadow of the gate flag, Gong Wang, the "Flower-necked Tiger", flashed out from the left, and Ding Desun, the "Tiger Shot with an Arrow", flashed out from the right, and the two of them protected Zhang Qing on both sides. The three of them rode to the front of the battle formation.
Zhang Qing pointed at the top of the city wall and cursed: "You are a bandit without any reason, a traitor, and you still refuse to surrender when the heavenly soldiers are here. It will be too late to regret until your flesh and blood are turned into mud!"
On the top of the city wall, Song Jiang heard this and shouted, "General, it is not that Song Jiang intends to cause chaos. It is just that the civil and military officials in the court are mostly treacherous and evil, blinding the emperor's wisdom, and the officials are corrupt. We brothers are temporarily taking refuge in Qingzhou, always acting on behalf of heaven, and are only waiting for the court to pardon our crimes and offer us amnesty."
Zhang Qing shouted, "You are a cunning official from Yuncheng, a short, dark-skinned villain, full of sweet words. You have repeatedly resisted the royal army, captured cities and plundered land, killed officials and implicated innocent people. You are clearly just a bandit. Who are you fighting for? What are you doing? If you want to be recruited, why don't you go directly to the capital, repent and surrender? Now you are invading the prefectures and occupying the government, using sweet words to confuse the people, and arrogantly claiming to be a superior. What's the reason?"
"The Heavenly Soldiers have arrived here, but you still refuse to surrender! If you delay, I will break into the city and kill everyone!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Hao, the Ironback Wolf beside Song Jiang, became furious and shouted, "Brother, watch me chop off his head."
Song Jiang was hesitating when Lai Yong'er said, "Brother Cui is a brave man. He defeated many people in succession under the city of Linzi and became famous. Today, we want to let the Liangshan army see that we are brave and not soft persimmons that can be easily bullied. This will prevent this guy from thinking that we can be bullied."
Hearing this, Song Jiang nodded and said to Cui Hao, "Brother, be careful."
Zhang Qing was shouting and cursing at the foot of the city when he saw a group of soldiers and horses pouring out of the city gate. In the front was a general with a face as red as the bottom of a pot. He rode a black horse, wore a black helmet on his head, and wore a set of iron leaf armor. He held up a pen-shaped iron spear in his hand and shouted, "You bunch of court lackeys, do you recognize the Iron-backed Wolf Cui Hao?"
"What kind of person is this, a wolf with a strong back or a dog with weak feet? The truth will be revealed in your own actions."
Cui Hao was furious when he heard this. He dismounted his horse and rushed straight towards Zhang Qing.
Zhang Qing saw this and rode to meet him. The two horses met and both spears were raised. After fighting back and forth for five or six rounds, Zhang Qing wielded his spear in vain and rode away.
When Cui Hao saw this, he rode his horse to chase after them.
Zhang Qing held the spear in his left hand, and took out a stone from the brocade bag with his right hand. He turned around and aimed at Cui Hao's face. He threw the stone at him, hitting him right between his eyebrows. Cui Hao fell off his horse.
When the left and right deputy generals Gong Wang and Ding Desun saw this, they came to arrest him.
The Qingzhou bandits at the foot of the city also shouted and came to rescue. Ding Desun and Gong Wang fired their spears and forks at random, and all the Qingzhou bandits who were in the front were shot off their horses.
Behind them was a team of brave cavalrymen, all wearing copper bell masks, pheasant tails with red tassels, light bows and short arrows, and embroidered flags and flowered spears. Seeing Gong Wang and Ding Desun waving, they also raised their bows and shot.
Soon all the Qingzhou bandits who rushed over were killed and Cui Hao was tied up and brought in front of Zhao Zhen.
When he saw Zhao Zhen, Cui Hao was arrogant and glared at Zhang Qing: "It is not the act of a hero to hurt someone with a hidden weapon."
Zhang Qing didn't say anything either.
Hu Sanniang, who was standing at the side, laughed and said, "You are not as skilled as others, yet you still dare to act so arrogantly?"
"you···"
Zhao Zhen ordered his men to untie the ropes and said, "I have long heard of the reputation of Cui Hao, the Iron-backed Wolf. Under the city of Linzi, he killed generals and charged forward with unparalleled bravery. Now that I have been captured today, are you willing to surrender?"
Cui Hao said, "You are an official, and I am a bandit. In the past, I was persecuted by the government and suffered humiliation. I killed the officials in anger and became a bandit in the mountains. Now, I have received the kindness of Brother Gongming, and I am free to die without regrets. It is wishful thinking for me to surrender to the minions of the court."
Zhang Qing asked, "Isn't the Song Gongming you mentioned also a minor official in Yuncheng?" "Brother Gongming is extravagant, how can you compare with him?"
"My husband has a greater reputation in the martial arts world, how can he not compare to Song Jiang?" Liu Hui Niang said with a chuckle.
Cui Hao was about to argue when he heard the sound of war drums. A group of people came out from the top of Yidu City. The first one was the leader of Qingyun Mountain, [Mugi Leopard] Di Lei. His brother [Slim Face Bear] Di Yun died outside Xintai City. Today, seeing Cui Hao captured, all his old hatreds and new hatreds came to his mind. He asked for permission and took [Iron Arhat] Fa Tong and [Panhai Dragon] Qin Hui with him to fight outside the city.
All he heard was Di Lei shouting, "Shameless villain, give me back my brother."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Qing mounted his horse and went into battle.
When Di Lei saw Zhang Qing going into battle, he gritted his teeth, held two red copper hammers in his hands, and urged his horse forward.
As the two horses met, shouts were heard loudly.
Zhang Qing wanted to show his ability in front of Zhao Zhen, so he cheered up and fought against Di Lei.
After only three or five rounds, Zhang Qing ran out of energy and turned his horse around and ran away.
When Di Lei saw this, he rode his horse to chase after him.
Zhang Qing had a stone in his hand. When he saw Di Lei chasing him, he turned around and raised his hand, throwing a stone.
Di Lei was prepared and protected his face with two copper hammers. With a clang, he hit the hammers.
Di Lei chased again, Zhang Qing raised his hand, and another stone flew out. Di Lei swung his copper hammer and blocked it again.
"How can a tiny stone hurt me?"
He didn't expect Zhang Qing to secretly throw a second stone. When Di Lei was speaking, the second stone arrived and hit Di Lei right on the mouth, causing blood to spurt out.
Di Lei returned with the hammer.
When Zhang Qing saw this, he turned his horse around, took out another stone, and threw it at Di Lei's back. It hit Di Lei's heart guard with a clanging sound, and Di Lei fell off his saddle and ran away.
When the Liangshan army saw this, they cheered loudly as the war drums sounded.
When the Iron Arhat Fatong saw this, he came forward with a Zen staff and shouted, "You little stone-throwing boy, you can't hit me."
Fa Tong strode forward, and as he was walking, Zhang Qing immediately shouted, "Hit!" A stone flew and hit Fa Tong on the head, causing blood to spurt out and he fell backwards.
[Pan Hai Long] Qin met him and hurried back to the formation to respond.
Zhang Qing laughed loudly: "You bandits, who else is coming to die?"
On the top of the city wall, Song Jiang and Lai Yong'er looked at each other in bewilderment. Song Jiang couldn't help but speak first, "I didn't expect that this Dongchang Prefecture Supervisor had the ability to throw rocks at people. Now that he has captured Cui Hao and has defeated two battles in a row, what should we do?"
Lai Yonger said, "Looking at his horsemanship, he is not as good as Brother Di Lei. We just need to guard against his flying stones."
"Today's morale has been dampened, so it is not appropriate to fight again. It is better to defend the city and fight again tomorrow."
After hearing this, Song Jiang nodded repeatedly and withdrew his troops back to the city.
Zhang Qing showed off his might and challenged the enemy at the foot of the city. The people on the top ignored him and started a hail of arrows as soon as they got a little closer.
When Zhao Zhen saw this, he also ordered his troops to retreat slowly and set up camp five miles away from the city.
In the camp, Zhao Zhen had people mark Zhang Qing's achievements and wait for his reward after the city was captured.
After seeing Zhang Qing's skills, all the generals came forward to congratulate him.
(End of this chapter)
