Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 568 Victory or defeat
Zeng Sheng saw this and shouted, "How dare you, a nobody, to commit such a crime? I am here to kill you."

After saying this, he also rushed out of the battle formation, and the two horses met, weapons raised. After fighting for more than twenty rounds, Zeng Sheng became weak and fled back to his own battle formation.

Lu Junyi was unwilling to let go, so he urged his horse to chase after him. Zeng Sheng drew his flying knife, turned his head and shouted, "Catch!"

A flying knife flew towards Lu Junyi's face.

Although Lu Junyi was a novice, he had already inquired about the details and knew that Zeng Sheng was good at using two flying knives, and no one could get close to him. He was on guard and dodged the flying knives.

He urged the lightning-fast white dragon horse under his mount and thrust his two-meter-long steel spear forward, knocking Zeng Sheng off his horse.

On this side, Zeng Suo saw Zeng Sheng dead and shouted, "How dare you kill my brother?"

He left Wen Da and ran to Lu Junyi.

Lu Junyi pretended to be vulnerable and let Zeng Suo stab him with his steel fork. He shouted loudly, and Zeng Suo was caught off guard and was stabbed off his horse by Lu Junyi's spear.

When Wen Da saw this, he shouted, "The traitor is dead, why don't you surrender now? When will you surrender?"

The soldiers were at a loss when they saw Zeng Suo and Zeng Sheng died in the battle. After hearing Wen Da's shout, most of them threw away their armor and weapons and ran towards the city gate.

In addition, a hundred or so confidants of Zeng Suo and Zeng Sheng who were brought from Zengtou City, rushed towards Lu Junyi at the shouting of a manager-like person.

Upon seeing this, Wen Da swung his sword and five hundred trusted soldiers also rushed out on horseback.

"One of them left!"

Lu Junyi summoned up his divine power and rushed back and forth to kill. Soon, he and Wen Da's personal troops killed and dispersed the group of soldiers.

Looking at the blood-soaked Lu Junyi, Wen Da laughed and said, "You are very capable, and you have made outstanding contributions in today's battle. I will naturally celebrate for you, my husband."

Lu Junyi heard this and said, "If it wasn't for the eunuch holding Zeng Suo back, how could I have killed Zeng Sheng so easily? Zeng Suo was exhausted, so I got the upper hand, and most of the credit goes to the eunuch."

In Lingzhou City, the Lingzhou soldiers who rushed in shouted along the way, and the city suddenly fell into chaos.

The prefect Cao Qi had already gathered the yamen runners and was ready to act accordingly. When he heard that Zeng Suo and Zeng Sheng were killed, he ordered the yamen runners to go to the streets to suppress the protesters and at the same time surrounded the residences of Zeng Suo and Zeng Sheng.

Cao Qi, along with a trusted captain and more than ten archers, went out of the city to meet Wen Da.

After greeting, Cao Qi said, "I received a secret letter from the Minister of the Central Secretariat the day before yesterday. Unfortunately, all the soldiers are under the command of the Zeng brothers, and he has appointed his confidants to lead the barracks, so I cannot mobilize them. Today, I can only mobilize the servants in the government office, and I am ready to act according to circumstances. Fortunately, the chief eunuch is a hero, and he killed Zeng Suo and Zeng Sheng on the battlefield. Now the city has been recovered. The people in the city have been saved, all thanks to the chief eunuch. The city has prepared some light wine, and I would like to invite the chief eunuch to the banquet. The government office also has wine, meat, steamed buns, and drinks. Once they are prepared, they will be sent out to reward the soldiers."

Wen Da laughed and said, "It's just a few thieves who have seized the state government. They have no foundation and are just like chickens and dogs. The Minister of the Central Secretariat attaches great importance to us, so he asked us to come with him. It's better to defeat them in a battle today than to march all the way. We will not stay long until Li Dujian wipes out Zengtou City."

Then, he pointed at Lu Junyi and said, "This is Lu Junyi, a well-known official in Daming Prefecture. He is also well-known in the martial arts world. Today, he has done a lot for me. He may come to Lingzhou to take up a post in the future. You, the prefect, can get to know him first."

After hearing this, Lu Junyi hurried forward to greet him.

After clearing the battlefield, the soldiers were ordered to rest in the camp outside Lingzhou City. Wen Da took Lu Junyi into the city for a banquet.

As for Li Cheng's army, the 10,000-man army did not hide and headed straight for Zengtou City. [Vanguard] Suo Chao led 2,000 cavalry as the front, Wang Ding ordered 3,000 civilians to form the rear, and Li Cheng led 8,000 soldiers as the central army, and they rushed to Zengtou City in a mighty manner.

This place is different from Lingzhou, you can still deceive a little.

When Suo Chao led his troops three miles away from Zengtou City, they encountered the soldiers of Zengtou City who were waiting in formation.

Three thousand cavalrymen were lined up in neat rows, and there was a chill in the summer day.

Suo Chao saw this and cursed inwardly, "Oh no! A small village actually has so many cavalry hidden away."

Suo Chao sent a messenger to report to Li Cheng, the commander of the central army, while he deployed his troops.

A yellow-faced man on the opposite side came out and shouted, "Who are these soldiers and horses? How dare you come to Zengtou City to collect money?" Suo Chao was furious when he saw this. He shouted, "Who are you? How dare you raise so many soldiers and horses?"

"I am Zeng Kui, the inspector of Zengtou City. I am here to lead troops to inspect the surrounding areas under the order of the training envoy. Where are you from?"

Suo Chao heard this and shouted, "We are soldiers under the command of the Minister of the Central Secretariat. We received an official document to Lingzhou a few days ago. How come you didn't know about it?"

Zeng Kui listened but did not reply. He rode back to the battle formation. In addition to his brother Zeng Mi, there were two others standing alongside Zeng Mi. These two were the commanders of the 3,000 cavalry in front of him. They were the brothers Harigan and Haritu who had sneaked in from the Great Jin Kingdom to assist Zeng Nong.

After hearing Zeng Kui's words, Harry asked, "So what should we do?"

Zeng Kui said: "These soldiers are just here to get some money. Usually we give them some money and food to reward them and send them away."

Haritu said, "We are just spies sent by the prince. We must not cause trouble. Just give him some money and food and send him away."

Zeng Kui heard this and was about to march out into battle. But a drum sounded and it turned out that Li Cheng, who was behind him, heard it and rode his horse to ask Wen Da for help while urging his soldiers to rush over and form a battle array.

After hearing this, Zeng Kui and the other three came out to see.

When he saw the army from Daming Prefecture, his face turned pale.

Just as the four men were about to approach and talk, a dozen or so riders from behind bypassed the army formation and ran up to them, crying, "Sir, Sanlang and Wulang were killed by the soldiers of Daming Prefecture. We fought our way out of the formation and came to tell you the news."

Zeng Kui heard this and cursed, "How did a conflict arise?"

"The general bluntly said that we were all spies from the Jin Kingdom and were ordered to suppress them."

Zeng Mi was furious when he heard this: "I will not give up after killing my brother. Now that my identity has been revealed, I might as well make a big scene and fight my way back to the Jin Kingdom."

Zeng Kui also said: "If we don't kill the soldiers on the other side, how can we escape? Generals, make a quick decision."

After hearing this, Harigang and Haritu looked at each other and said, "There is no way to avoid a fight today. We can easily defeat this Song army with our 3,000 cavalry. But you have to apologize in front of the prince. It has nothing to do with us two brothers."

Zeng Kui promised: "Don't worry, generals. We will have our say in front of the prince."

Zeng Mi was already impatient. Hearing this, he rode out on his horse and shouted, "Zeng Mi is here. You unfaithful people killed my brothers. I will not let you go today! Who dares to fight me?"

After hearing this, Suo Chao asked for orders, picked up the golden axe, dismounted from his horse, and rushed forward.

Both of them were impatient and extremely strong. Without saying a word, they displayed their martial arts and rushed back and forth to kill.

But see:

The two generals met and bet on their lifetime skills. Back and forth, four arms stretched out in all directions, eight horses' hooves stirred the air.

The flags of war covered the sun, and the murderous aura filled the sky. A golden-dipped axe went straight to the top gate, and a goose-feather knife never left his chest and abdomen. A flame spitted from the blade, and several cold lights burst out from the axe blade.

Suo Chaoyuan opened his eyes Biaobiao, and chopped the axe diagonally with his arm.

Zeng Mibi gnashed his teeth, and the flames broke the blade.

After more than 20 rounds, it seemed that one of them was about to lose. Zeng Mi was extremely strong, but his martial arts were not outstanding. He relied on a goose-feather sword weighing more than 50 kilograms to go into battle. Ordinary soldiers were no match for him. He was truly invincible.

Today I met Suo Chao, who is not only strong but also skilled in martial arts, so naturally I couldn't resist him.

When Harry saw it, he shouted loudly and pointed the spear in his hand forward. Three thousand cavalrymen rushed straight into Li Cheng's army. Li Cheng could not stop them, and they all fled for their lives towards the deep villages and wild roads.

(End of this chapter)