The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 261 Breaking through Luzhou
At midnight, at the head of Xiping Gate in Luzhou, a small crescent moon hangs obliquely in the sky.

Zhao Tun was wearing armor, his eyes were deep, and he was looking at the distance below the city with his hands behind his back.

The distance is quiet and dark, there is not much light, and there is no sound, even the wind and insects seem to be asleep, and the water in the moat seems to have stopped flowing.

At this time, Lianaza boarded from the bottom of the city, followed by a group of soldiers.

The clothes of the soldiers are similar to those of the guards at the top of the city, the difference is that there are white linen belts tied around their arms, even though it is dark, the white is faintly discernible.

Zhao Tang didn't look back, his eyes were still fixed on the distance.

The defenders at the top of the city heard the voice and looked back. Seeing many people coming up, they couldn't help being stunned.

Although the security of the west city was slightly worse than that of the north city, a general was added every day and night. At this moment, the general who had been resting in the tower heard the sound and came out.

He looked at Lianazha and the soldiers behind her, and said in a daze, "General Shangguan, this is..."

Liannazha said calmly: "The king's secret order is to increase the military ring in the west city tonight."

The general blurted out, "Why don't I know?"

Lianazha said: "I said it was a secret order, and I have an edict from the king here."

The general was puzzled, looked at the soldiers behind her and asked, "Where did these people come from? What does it mean to tie white cloths on their arms?"

Liana Zha said: "The king ordered, what is the specific matter, General Wu can read the king's handwriting."

The chief general said: "Please also ask General Shangguan to bring it to me."

Lianazha took out a piece of paper, folded it, and handed it over.

The general took it over and was about to open it, but he shook his head at the sky and said, "It's too dark here, I'll go to the tower to watch."

Lianaza nodded and said, "Your Majesty still has a few words to explain, let's talk together."

After a few breaths, Lianazha walked out of the tower, came to Zhao Tun's side, and said in a low voice, "It's resolved."

Zhao Tun nodded slightly, and said softly, "Here we are..."

Lianazha heard the words and looked into the distance, trying her best to see the distant place, it seemed that there was a large shadow moving slowly towards this side.

She said, "Got it."

After speaking, he turned around, walked to the front of the soldiers with white linen cloths on their arms, and ordered: "The king has orders, Xipingmen will change defenses, and all soldiers will be replaced and go to the palace to guard."

The soldiers behind the battlements and who were patrolling back and forth couldn't help being stunned when they heard the words, thinking to themselves what kind of defense would they need in the middle of the night?

Liannazha said coldly: "Wang ordered to change defense. I don't know the reason. General Wu has already seen Wang Yu in the tower, and the commanding general sent by the king is waiting at the base of the city. You should follow orders quickly. act."

Most of the soldiers guarding the city were a little hesitant, and only a few of them shouted "obedience" with a little hesitation.

At this time, those soldiers with white linen wrapped around their arms stepped forward quickly, almost two by one, sandwiching the defenders.

Some soldiers who reacted quickly felt that something was wrong. Just as they wanted to yell, their mouths were covered, and a knife was stabbed into their chests.

In just a moment, all the soldiers on the Xipingmen urn were eliminated and replaced by Mingjiao disciples with white cloth wrapped around their arms.

However, after all, there were too many soldiers on the city, so it was inevitable that some noise would be spread, and someone shouted from the Shuiximen urn city far away: "What's the matter?"

Lianaza responded: "It's okay, someone has a sudden illness and needs to be carried down to the city."

There was no more movement over there, Lianazha walked to the city wall, looked into the distance, and said, "How long will it take?"

Zhao Tong said: "After a few tens of breaths, ordinary soldiers will notice the abnormality ahead. The Song Army should launch a charge. You just play by ear. How is Yao Meng preparing below?"

Liana Zha said: "The soldiers in the city gate and the wall of the urn have been resolved, and there are no mistakes."

Zhao Tun nodded, said "OK", and stopped talking.

After a while, suddenly someone shouted on the Shuiximen urn over there: "Be on guard, be on guard, something is wrong ahead."

The distance between Xipingmen and Shuiximen is not close, if you shout during the day, you may not be able to hear it here, but at this moment the night is dark and everything is silent, even a little sound will be magnified.

Zhao Tong squinted his eyes, seeing that the Song army in the distance no longer moved cautiously, and the cavalry in front began to speed up, heading straight for the moat in front of Xiping Gate.

There is a moat around Luzhou City. Not all cities have moats. Generally, moats are dug only in cities with abundant water sources around them. Otherwise, there is no running water. It didn't take long to do it again.

The cavalry of the Song Army was rushing forward desperately. There was more than one gate in Xicheng. Even if Xiping Gate had an internal response, Shuixi Gate did not.

At this time, there was a commotion above the Shuixi Gate. Although the guards on the city couldn't really see the specific scene below the city, the sound of the rumbling horseshoes could not be faked, but it was impossible to tell whether it was coming towards the Shuixi Gate or the Xiping Gate. .

However, there is a moat under the city, and the defenders of Shuiximen are not so panic. The front of the moat is already within the range of bows and arrows. The master of Shuiximen commanded the soldiers to start shooting arrows down the city. The sky was too dark, and I don't know if Song Jun was shot.

Just as Shuiximen was in a hurry, the suspension bridge on the moat of Xipingmen was lowered with a bang, and then a rude voice was heard from Shuiximen: "I am Yao Pingzhong, take care, don't hurt me!"

The Shuiximen soldier was puzzled, he didn't know Yao Pingzhong, but there was one who reacted quickly, heard the wrong voice, and immediately shouted: "Xipingmen seems to have put a suspension bridge!"

As soon as these words came out, the upper part of Shuiximen City was quiet for a moment, and then there were screams like a boiling pot. The general on Shuiximen City was also stunned, and quickly walked a few steps and lay down on the wall to look under the Xiping Gate.

Although there is only a pale crescent moon in the sky, you can't see the real things, but you can see the large shadows moving under the Xiping Gate in the distance. Are you in?
There were also two generals on Shuiximen City, one of them said in a panicked voice, "No, is this the reverse of Xipingmen?"

Another general said: "It seems that all the gates of the suspension bridge have been released, and the Song army has already entered the city!"

"Hurry up and send someone to send a letter to the Prime Minister and Director Qiu, I hope there is still time!"

"All the soldiers on the city obey the order, go down to the city and block all the passages into the urn city, and don't let the soldiers of Song Dynasty come to seize the west gate of water!"

The leader of Shuiximen is not stupid. The tens of thousands of Song soldiers would never enter the city through a city gate, and Shuiximen is the closest to Xipingmen, and the next step is to fight for it.

But even if they thought about it, it was of no use. After Song Jun entered Xiping Gate, he followed the outer city wall and went directly to Shuixi Gate.

At this time, the military camps stationed in the city did not react at all. There were patrolling soldiers on the streets of Luzhou City, but suddenly they saw a large group of cavalry galloping wildly. They didn't know what happened. Before they could ask questions, they were stabbed to death with swords and guns .

The Shuixi Gate was breached in just a quarter of an hour, and a large number of Song troops outside the city entered along the Shuixi Gate, and the entire West City of Luzhou was declared lost. Then the Song Army divided into three groups, one to attack the military camp in the city, and one to capture the north. the city gate, and the other one went to Wang Qing's palace.

Zhao Tuo is still on the Xipingmen urn at this moment, Huang Gu has already rushed over, lowered his body and said: "My lord is frightened."

Zhao Tang glanced at him and said, "Where's Zong Jianjun?"

Huang Gu said: "The Zongjian army is divided into three groups. He entered the city through Shuixi Gate, and he should be attacking Wang Qing's Palace at this moment."

Zhao Tong said: "If Wang Qing can be captured, the bandit army in the city will be defeated without a fight, but this is not easy."

Huang Gu asked suspiciously: "Under the army, how can Wang Qing escape?"

Zhao Tong said: "Don't forget about Li Zhu. Although his personal martial arts can't change the situation of the battle, it may not be impossible to save Wang Qing. Outside Wang Qing still has five prefectures. Once he escapes from Luzhou, I'm afraid It’s going to take a lot of effort.”

Huang Gu said: "My lord means..."

Zhao Tong said: "Since Zong Ze is going to the palace, he will naturally help. The people behind me are all Mingjiao disciples. Take good care of you and Yao Pingzhong, don't be misunderstood and hacked to death."

Yao Pingzhong said from the side: "My lord, if it is convenient, I will send these people to the Iron Buddha Temple in a while, and they don't need to contribute anymore."

Zhao Tong nodded and said: "Alright, the palace is not far from the Tiefo Temple, just send it over there and hand it over to General Shangguan."

Liannazha had already gone to the Iron Buddha Temple first, and although Zhao Tang didn't know what her plan was, she didn't stop her.

Leading people down the city, there was already shouting and killing in front of the sky, and flames were everywhere, and the originally dark city became easy to see.

Zhao Tuo frowned when he saw the flames, Huang Gu said from the sidelines: "A lot of the fires were started by the bandit army. Before departure, the Zongjian army repeatedly said that they are not allowed to enter the houses to harass, and those who disobeyed the order will be beheaded."

Zhao Tun was silent for a while, and said: "Did you see with your own eyes that it was all set on fire by bandits?"

Huang Gu felt that Zhao Tun's tone was not friendly, so he said bravely: "I did see a few places, the bandit army threw torches, set fire to the trees, and... there are houses of ordinary people."

Zhao Tun sneered, but without speaking, he urged the yellow horse to gallop towards Wangqing's Palace in the north of the city.

In front of the gate of Wang Qing's palace, a fight had just ended. There were broken guns and broken blades all over the ground, corpses were everywhere, and blood flowed like a stream.

The Song army had already surrounded the entire palace and was about to charge in when Zhao Tong arrived.

Zong Ze hurriedly got off his horse, cupped his fists and said, "My lord, I can't fully salute with my armor on, so please forgive me."

Zhao Tun had already recovered his original appearance, and said with a smile: "What kind of crime is it? What is the Zongjian army talking about? Taking down the Zongjian army in Luzhou City is the first achievement."

Zongze shook his head and said, "Your subordinates are naturally guilty. The prince went deep into the wolf's lair, but his subordinates roamed free outside the city. Isn't it a great crime? What's more, what credit do the subordinates have for taking down Luzhou City? It's not all due to the prince's ingenious plan to cooperate with the outside world." If you make meritorious deeds in one fell swoop, how dare your subordinates covet meritorious deeds for themselves."

Zhao Tong said: "Okay, okay, Zong Jianjun's official talk is fine, but what to do now, it's more important to arrest Wang Qing."

Zong Ze blushed and said, "This subordinate will send someone into the palace to get it now."

After all, he immediately gave the order, and the Song army rushed into the palace after receiving the order.

Zhao Tun took a few glances, then suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Did Li Zhu ever send someone?"

Zong Ze said: "General Lu led a team to go."

Zhao Tong frowned and said, "How many people did he take away?"

Zong Ze said: "I originally wanted to bring five hundred, but before I heard the prince said that this man is very skilled in martial arts, so I gave him 1000."

Zhao Tun thought about it, and always felt that something was wrong. Although Li Zhu could not kill 1000 people, it would be no problem if he only wanted to kill one of the 1000 people, even if that person was Lu Junyi.

And if Li Zhu wanted to escape, it wasn't impossible. After all, he was a grand master, and he was capable of overcoming walls and over ridges. How could those ordinary soldiers catch up.

Zhao Tong said: "The Zong Supervisor Army is here to watch. They must capture Wang Qing. Life or death does not matter. I will go to General Lu to have a look."

Zong Ze hurriedly said: "Then Li Zhu is very skilled in martial arts, please be careful, my lord!"

Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "It's okay."

After speaking, he called Huang Gu, and Yao Pingzhong led a group of Ming Cultists to the Iron Buddha Temple.

Li Zhu's mansion was not too far from Wang Qing's Palace. Although Zhao Tuo had never entered it, he inspected it every day and often rode by the side, so the door was familiar.

When Zhao Tong came to Li Zhu's mansion, he saw that the soldiers had surrounded the place, but Lu Junyi was alone, so he couldn't help looking at a lieutenant general and said, "Where is General Lu?"

The deputy general hurriedly said: "My lord, General Lu brought 100 people into the mansion to arrest Li Zhu."

"100 people?" Zhao Tong gasped when he heard this, Li Zhu would definitely not be able to defeat 1000 people, but 100 people...

His face darkened instantly: "Why did you bring so few people?"

The lieutenant general said: "General Lu asked me to wait for the siege of the mansion. He said that Li Zhu was very skilled in martial arts, and he would inevitably escape over the wall. He said that there were fewer people, so I might not be able to stop him."

Zhao Tong said: "It's just nonsense!"

He turned his head to look at Huang Gu: "Where is my king's gun?"

Huang Gu was stunned: "My lord, hasn't Yao Pingzhong carried your black sun extinguishing gun all the time?"

The corners of Zhao Tun's mouth twitched when he heard this, he really forgot about this, and he didn't get the gun back from Yao Pingzhong. At this moment, Lu Junyi was so bold that he took 100 people to arrest Li Zhu, and it was too late to send someone to Yao Pingzhong to get the gun again.

Zhao Tong took off the iron gun with a cracked tip on Huang Ma, looked at Huang Gu and said, "Lu Junyi is not Li's opponent, bringing 100 people in is courting death!"

Huang Gu was shocked when he saw Zhao Tun holding the gun, he knew a little about Zhao Tun's martial arts, he probably wasn't a master, and when he saw Zhao Tun's movements, he immediately dissuaded him: "Your Majesty, don't do it!"

Zhao Tun sat on the yellow horse, closed his eyes slightly and then opened them again, said: "It's to save people, not to fight duels, where is all this nonsense coming from!"

Huang Gu's face was ugly, seeing Zhao Tun entering the mansion on a yellow horse, he hurriedly shouted to the lieutenant behind: "Order 500 people, let's go into the mansion together to protect the prince!"

(End of this chapter)