Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 162 What a stupid hanger-on god!
Outside Huzhou City, the camp was built slowly, quickly and very solidly.

Because there was one thing that Su Wu never expected. Many of the timber and other materials for building the camp were sent from Huzhou City, and even the Huzhou government sent people out of the city to help.

This was the first time that Su Wu had received such treatment. In Su Wu's heart, Xing Yue naturally became even better.

As for the 800,000 strings of cash, it also came very quickly.

Three thousand infantrymen also arrived, and the three thousand auxiliary troops with various baggage vehicles were the slowest to arrive, so the camp was very busy.

The navy also came to report that they were slowly coming from the Wuxingtang waterway. Some of the navy were widening certain areas of the waterway leading from Huzhou city to Taihu Lake. It was not a big project.

Everyone started digging trenches everywhere outside the camp, and they also started digging wells inside the camp. They didn't have to dig too deep, water would be found after two or three meters.

The crossbow, the bed crossbow, and the eight-ox crossbow, this time, Su Wu prepared very seriously.

The Shenbi bow, also known as the Shenbi crossbow, is something Su Wu had only heard of but never seen before. This time he brought more than 700 of them to Tokyo. This thing is the pinnacle of Song Dynasty bow and crossbow craftsmanship, and it is very expensive. It is something only available in Tokyo.

This time, Su Wu got more than 700 crossbows like this. Compared with the crossbows used by Su Wu's soldiers in the past, it was really a upgrade from a musket to a cannon.

Any arrow could be shot at a range of two hundred forty or fifty steps, or even three hundred steps away. It could penetrate heavy armor and actually pierce through it. This was truly unimaginable in the era of cold weapons.

After Hua Rong got one, he liked it so much that he couldn't let it go. He touched it again and again, rubbed it again and again, and looked at it repeatedly.

Many figures also appeared on the top of Huzhou City, all looking at the camp that was slowly being built outside the city.

There were soldiers and some wealthy people on the city wall. It was the prefect Xing Yue who asked these people to come up to the city wall, mainly to raise money. Even if 800,000 strings of cash were given out, if they really fought to the death, any more money would be justified.

This kind of cognition has always existed, but if such a thing is to be truly realized, there still needs to be some discussion, and it is best if it is something that both parties are willing to do.

Why are wealthy families reluctant to leave their hometowns easily?

Because the truly valuable things in this era are all real estate, whether it is land, houses or shops, these are real property.

As for money, it is very useful, but you can't take it with you. If you really go out to escape, how many pounds of money can you take with you? Money is heavy, very heavy. If you don't have a convoy of thousands of soldiers like Su Wu, you can't take much with you.

What's more, the world is not peaceful nowadays. If you leave your hometown, you will be a lamb to be slaughtered everywhere. There are rioters and robbers everywhere, and even people who take advantage of others and rob people.

Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, the wealthier the family is, the less willing they are to leave their hometown. On the contrary, those who do not have much property are more willing to leave their hometown.

This is a big part of the reason why many wealthy families in ancient times were more likely to become enemies' subjects when their country was destroyed and their families were ruined.

I also heard someone on the top of the city say, "Are these really the elite of the Imperial Guard?"

Some people nodded and said, "How can what General Manager Qian said be false? Just say that with only 200 cavalrymen, we can easily defeat 2,000 to 3,000 bandits."

"Alas... I heard that the bandits coming again this time are Fang La, with a force of 100,000..." Needless to say, the tone of worry was evident.

"Yes, Mr. Xing said that these elite imperial guards will fight to the death. I hope it is true..."

In fact, Prime Minister Xing was not far away, and he was saying loudly: "Everyone, you can see that this army is extraordinary. The general leading the army is none other than the imperial court's vanguard general, named Su Wu, with the courtesy name Ziqing. In the north, he is a famous general who fights against bandits. He is the best at fighting bandits and is deeply trusted by the imperial court. This time, he will definitely help Huzhou repel the bandits!"

Xing Yue was also in a difficult situation. This time he was not only trying to raise money, but also to mobilize able-bodied men to go to the city to help. Huzhou City was not small, but the army that could be mobilized was only more than 4,000. If he wanted to be safe, this was far from enough.

It is actually very troublesome to build a city when it is too big. For example, the city wall of Bianliang is sixty or seventy miles around. Even if there is one person standing every meter on the wall, it would take more than 30,000 people to fill up the wall.

This is just standing in a circle. If we really want to ensure the strength of the defense and prevent the enemy from making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, then even 100,000 people are far from enough.

The same is true for Huzhou City. Therefore, Xing Yue has to mobilize these people from wealthy families. These people have a lot of able-bodied men under their command, whether they are guards at home, servants who do errands, or even some tenants and hired farmers. Most of the real able-bodied labor force is under their control.

Therefore, if we want to mobilize, we must first mobilize the people of the rich and powerful families and ask them to contribute their slaves, servants, and guards. One family may not have many, but when all of them are added together, the number is also considerable, and the heads of the families will inevitably have to reward them with money...

As soon as the prefect Xing Yue spoke, most people started talking to each other.

Xing Yue also continued in a loud voice: "General Su is really amazing. He is truly a brave general who stands out from the rest of the soldiers. He has been studying since he was young and is good at writing poems. I'm afraid you don't know that even the emperor has heard his poems and was moved to tears. Maybe you haven't heard them yet. Later, I will have someone sing them for you. What a heroic spirit that is. He is truly a man of both civil and military talents. He knows the most about military affairs and is the best at planning. He has never been defeated in a battle and has the title of the victorious general!"

Whether Su Wu was like this or not was secondary. Xing Yue had to say this at this time. The implication was that as long as everyone cooperated, the 100,000 bandits would be able to retreat. He just wanted everyone to contribute more people and more money.

After hearing these two words, everyone's faces really looked much better, and they whispered to each other more, as if they were having a really heated discussion.

Xing Yue added, "Why did the emperor and the court send General Su as the vanguard? Even if he is victorious in every battle, there are still 100,000 bandits in Shandong. Even if he is wiped out by himself, the bandits in Shandong are more vicious than those in Jiangnan. This time, we will surely win. This government has no worries in our heart. The chief officers in other places abandoned the city and fled when they saw the bandits, but this government stood firmly here. Why? General Su is coming!"

After all this talk, someone finally spoke up and said, "I will gather together 130 or 40 guards and servants in my house. I will give them money when I go back and ask them to come to the government office."

Xing Yue was overjoyed: "Great, great, Mr. Zheng is really a great benefactor to Huzhou. In the future, when taxes are distributed, he will definitely take care of them! The people of Huzhou will also remember Mr. Zheng's kindness!"

If there is a first one, there will naturally be a second one: "Then my family will send out eighty people..."

On the top of the city wall, although the work was troublesome, it was progressing smoothly.

Outside the camp, the work was not going smoothly. It was really difficult to dig trenches in the Jiangnan area as water came out too easily. The soldiers stood in a not very deep puddle and continued to dig. It was December and they were shivering with cold.

The place of Huzhou is surprisingly so cold.

Inside the big tent, Xu Guanzhong also frowned and said, "General, if we keep digging like this, even if the trench is not dug very deep, people will get sick first. We can't dig like this anymore."

Wen Huanzhang also spoke up, "Even if we dig so deep, we can't make it wide. The trench is full of water. People in the south of the Yangtze River are used to water, but it can't stop many people from moving. The soldiers will get sick from the cold, which is really not worth it."

Su Wu obviously had not expected this question, so he frowned and asked his attendants: "Should we dig or not?"

Everyone thought about it, and Wen Huanzhang said, "We still have to dig, but we don't have to dig too deep. Half a zhang at most, or even three or four feet is fine. We can dig a few more horizontal lines. If the thieves come to attack, just let them go up and down, making it difficult for them to charge and form a formation..."

Su Wu looked around and nodded, "That's it, four feet long, dig a few more horizontally."

Someone went to reorganize the message. Su Wu thought for a moment and said, "Cut more wood and send people to the city to ask for firewood. Let's light a bonfire and roast some food with the boys..."

Su Wu was really afraid that the soldiers would freeze to death, but this pre-war preparation must not be avoided.

The art of warfare is something that one can never learn enough. Su Wu had already chosen a relatively high terrain, hoping to avoid being washed away or seriously flooded. However, he did not expect that water would gushed out in Huzhou as soon as the ground was dug.

There are some hills in Huzhou as you go northwest, but the city of Huzhou is really flat.

Even in winter, there was frost, damp and freezing cold.

When I went in one breath, there was also fog.

Even inside this big tent, Su Wu himself was so cold that he had to shrink his neck. Fortunately, Meng Yulou had prepared a sable fur-lined cloak for him. Putting it on, he felt much warmer.

Not only that, Su Wu was standing on a charcoal basin and would stretch out his hands to warm them from time to time. It would probably be even more difficult for the men.

Fighting in Shandong doesn't seem to be that difficult, but I don't know what went wrong...

Fortunately, the people and things in Huzhou City were pretty good. They really sent cartloads of firewood to the camp, and even some furniture was sent as well. The soldiers were told to chop it up and burn it.

The soldiers were moved as they chopped the furniture. As they chopped, they said, "Such fine furniture was sent to us to keep us warm. The people of Huzhou are really nice!"

"Even if I have to sacrifice my life to protect them, I would be happy to do so..."

"What is this? Is this a door panel?"

"Were the door panels also sent here to be burned?"

"Ah...burn it, burn it..."

As he was talking, the sky gradually darkened, and soon, it started snowing, even in the south of the Yangtze River...

The snow was quite heavy, floating all over the sky. Even people felt that it was getting colder. Although the soldiers were cold, they seemed to be able to withstand the cold and their clothes were quite thick.

But this scene looks a bit bleak and sad.

Another group of people came to the top of the city to watch. It was snowing heavily and the soldiers were roasting around a campfire.

Actually, few people are truly cruel. Most of them are empathetic. It just depends on how the emotions are guided and who guides them.

In the evening, more and more firewood came in carts, and some people also came to carry it on their shoulders and hands, all to entertain the soldiers.

The general commander of the army, Qian Shijiang, brought his soldiers to help with the transportation, and also sent more food, vegetables, and even meat.

Sometimes, there are a lot of bad things, but there are also good things. How can things be like this? Once we communicate and connect with each other emotionally, things will always move into a positive cycle.

The soldiers in the camp helped carry the things, looked at the red meat, and said with a laugh in the accent of Jingdong: "Don't worry, we will definitely win. Bandits are nothing. No matter where they are, we can kill them in pieces."

"Thank you very much..." The people of Huzhou were also simple and honest. They smiled and bowed in greeting.

There was actually wine. On such a snowy day, drinking some wine could really warm the body. However... under military orders, drinking was not allowed. But if the battle was won, the general would give them drinks, and the soldiers just kept moving, and they were even more happy while doing so.

Some soldiers also warned: "Go back quickly, it will be dark soon. After dark, don't open the city gates anymore. The commander said that the bandits will be here tomorrow. Just watch from the top of the city and see how we kill the bandits!"

As soon as the people from Huzhou City returned, the cold wind blew at night, and the soldiers went to sleep with their weapons ready.

After a night of walking, at dawn, the ground was covered with white snow. The soldiers took the initiative to clear the snow on the tents and clear the roads in the camp.

It's wet everywhere...

The smoke from the cooking stove was rising, and bonfires of all sizes were burning. Once my hands and feet were warmed up, my whole body would be warm. Then I would not feel bitterly cold even if I picked up the icy weapons and armor.

The thieves came, but they didn't come quickly. They were a large gray and yellow mass, coming from the south to the north.

The flags were not displayed, the ranks were not in neat order, and everyone even hunched their necks, bent their waists, folded their arms and lowered their heads.

The weather is fair to everyone.

On the top of the city wall, officials of all ranks were watching.

They stood high and could see far. At a glance, it seemed as if the horizon was completely occupied by thieves, as if these thieves had walked from the horizon to the earth.

There are so many things that I can’t even describe them all!
There was a solemn atmosphere on the city wall.

After another half an hour, the wilderness was covered in gray and endless.

Xing Yue saw it so clearly that subconsciously, he had an urge to turn around and run away.

No wonder Fang La’s bandits could easily conquer any city they arrived at. The psychological impact of such a large number of people was too great.

On the tower, it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. No one spoke. I really didn't know what to say...

Just turn your head to the east and take a look. The government army camp seemed so big yesterday, but when you look at it again today, it seems inexplicably small.

How could it be so small? Why were there so few reinforcements?
His face was pale, and he looked around, and it was all like this!
Xing Yuede spoke up: "The bandits may seem numerous, but they are just a mob. The elite imperial guards may seem few, but ten thousand can easily defeat a hundred thousand!"

Xing Yue himself didn't believe this, but he had to say,

Qian Shijiang also joined in the conversation: "Of course, even if Fang La's bandits came with a million men, General Su would fight to the death!"

After the two of them finished talking, no one responded. How could anyone respond?

How can one believe this?
General Su, seeing how dangerous the enemy is now, I'm afraid he is also thinking about withdrawing his troops, right?

Those generals are probably regretting it too...

Looking to the east, there was no sign of withdrawal of troops, but many Han soldiers came out of their tents to look into the distance, and some even went to the camp gate to watch.

There began to be noises, the sound of footsteps, but I couldn't tell it was footsteps, only a dull humming sound, as if it came from the earth, and as if it came from the sky...

Just hearing this sound in your ears is enough to move your heart.

This is probably the power of one hundred thousand people!

At this time, Su Wu had already ridden his horse to the gate of the camp. He looked carefully, but there were too many thieves, spreading out like a vast ocean...

If there are too many, you can’t see clearly.

All of a sudden, Su Wu called out, "Erlang!"

"Brother, I'm here!" Wu Song replied.

Su Wu called out again: "Hua Rong!"

"I am here!" Hua Rong bowed!
"You two select five hundred light cavalry and follow me to check the enemy situation!" Su Wu gave the military order.

Everyone was looking at Su Wu. Xu Guanzhong wanted to say something but hesitated. Perhaps he didn't want the general to take risks, but he also knew why the general took risks.

Just looking at the soldiers on both sides, many of them had slightly changed expressions, as if they had some doubts in their hearts.

Some of the soldiers under Su Wu had seen such scenes before, such as the 130,000-strong army of Gao Qiu from Jeju who advanced both by land and sea in the past.

But no one has ever seen the enemy coming in such a large scale, let alone many people have never seen such a scene.

What do humans fear the most? It is the unknown. The soldiers from Dongping Prefecture did not really know much about Fang La. They only knew that Fang La was unstoppable and could easily capture any city.

Su Wu had to turn this unknown into something known.

Su Wu had to do something. First of all, he really wanted to check the situation of the enemy's various units, and more importantly, he wanted to stabilize the morale of the army. So what if the enemy had 100,000 people?

General Su dared to go with 500 men. A hundred thousand bandits were nothing but grass.

Five hundred light cavalry arrived, and Su Wu rode out of the camp. He also brought a horse bow with him. Although he was not very good at it, he was very familiar with the action of drawing the bow and shooting arrows on horseback.

"Go!" Su Wu raised the hand holding the whip and swung it down without showing any hesitation.

"I am willing to die with you, General!" Five hundred riders rumbled out of the camp.

Inside the camp, everyone looked eagerly, watching the general go out of the camp to meet the 100,000-strong army.

In fact, there were not a hundred thousand people, but around seventy thousand at most.

But from a visual perspective, there is not much difference between 70,000 and 100,000.

The area outside Huzhou city is too flat. If these 70,000 people were spread out, it would be too vast.

Even the people on the city wall who saw Su Wu riding out of the camp with five hundred men all gasped when they saw that moment.

Even the prefect Xing Yue asked, "What is this...what is this for?"

Qian Shijiang racked his brains to answer: "This is... bravery!"

Oh? This is bravery?
Xing Yue calmed down and immediately looked around and said, "Did you see that? How brave is that?"

It also looks really brave. Looking down from a high place, there is a vast ocean in the distance, and then a wisp of sand is rushing towards the ocean.

How do you say something?

The wind is slack and the water is cold, and the strong men never return.

It didn’t seem real before, but now, looking at this scene, it seems so real.

Qian Shijiang immediately added: "This is to let the thieves know that even if they have a large number of people and the imperial guards are elite, they will still die. Let's see if the Fang La thieves are afraid!"

Suddenly, Xing Yue asked, "Is the one in front General Su?"

Qian Shijiang just went to look and nodded immediately: "That's right, it's General Su leading the troops personally!" There was a sudden cry of surprise inside the city wall, and everyone stared with wide eyes.

Xing Yue just kept saying: "Good generals, good soldiers. With such soldiers, our Song Dynasty will prosper! Why should we be afraid of the enemy?"

Even Xing Yue was deeply moved. For a moment, some genes buried deep in his heart really emerged. It was really like when the wind rises and the clouds fly, where can we find brave warriors to guard the four directions!
The warrior went off, facing the vast ocean. He was riding three horses, galloping without stopping, flying like a sharp sword.

The cavalry slowly approached and turned, becoming familiar with the situation. Qian Shijiang said, "Attack them while they are on the move. This is the same guerrilla method we used last time!"

Upon hearing this, Xing Yue was certain in his heart and almost thought that General Su was going to die. Fortunately, it was not the case. If he was really going to die, what would he do?

Gone far away...

Suddenly, a group of cavalry, about two or three hundred in number, rushed out from the enemy's marching formation and were about to meet them.

Su Wu shouted, "Don't worry about them. Just run around the enemy's formation and come back!"

The number of the bandits' cavalry is pitifully small. It goes without saying that there is a shortage of horses in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if there are horses, they come from the north, and most of them are not tall and strong horses. It is impossible for them to keep up with Su Wu's pace.

Su Wu circled in a huge arc and approached the enemy's side formation, and began to move quickly and parallel to it.

After waiting for only twenty or thirty steps, Su Wu drew his bow and shot, not caring where the arrow would fly. There were just a sea of ​​people, and he kept drawing his bow and shooting arrows one after another.

The horse under him was galloping at the fastest speed, and there were two or three hundred riders chasing him from behind.

Arrows rained down from the sky. Even at a distance of more than ten steps, arrows were still being shot. A large number of thieves were knocked down, but they had no way to stop them. They could only fire back a few arrows sporadically, which meant they had no power to fight back at all.

Su Wu just kept running parallel to the ground, shooting all the way.

I ran for a long time but couldn't reach the end.

The rebel general who was in pursuit was named Zhao Yi. He was one of the twelve generals under the command of Saint Fang La, nicknamed "Taibai God". At this time, he was under the command of Privy Councilor Lu Shinang.

The more Zhao Yi chased, the more annoyed he became. He really couldn't catch up, and he saw his own troops being shot down one after another. He could only curse angrily: "These government troops are shameless. They don't even dare to confront me head-on!"

Someone nearby also responded, "They probably know how powerful General Zhao is and dare not fight him. They can only rely on their horses and bows to do such a mean thing!"

"Chase, chase again. I heard that this group of people are the reinforcements sent by the Song court to suppress and destroy us. We must let them know how powerful we are!" Zhao Yi urged his horse desperately.

"General Zhao, just catch up with them and take away all their horses!"

"Yes, let's catch up with them. With this batch of horses, even if the Song court sends more cavalry, they will not be able to outrun us." Zhao Yi nodded in agreement, feeling more anxious and expecting more.

Su Wu didn't care who was behind him. He just kept shooting and wounding countless people along the way. People were hiding from arrows everywhere, running and pushing each other everywhere...

The effect is really good!
But the people on the top of the city wall could see more clearly than Su Wu, who was in charge. He saw that Su Wu's small team was circling around, and the enemy's eastern flank was in chaos.

Xing Yue was overjoyed: "God General, God General!"

He shouted and looked around, fearing that someone had not sensed his excitement. When everyone noticed, he finally shouted: "The wind is rising and the clouds are flying. Where can I find brave warriors to guard the four directions? This General Su is a brave warrior from ancient times! General Wei of the Han Dynasty and Huo Piaoyao of the Han Dynasty are no more than this! Just like this!"

Xing Yue's emotions were really full, and everyone was shocked by the depression they had been worried about.

Someone immediately shouted, "Okay!"

There were shouts of "Yes, yes!"

Xing Yue himself breathed a sigh of relief, and his previous thought of abandoning the city and leaving was finally made up.

Just look at the big Han general Wei, the big Han Huo Piaoyao, who is still riding his horse wildly, sticking to the eastern flank of the bandits, running as fast as a dragon entering the sea!

But suddenly there was another surprising change. A group of people suddenly came out from the rear of the bandits, and moved to the east side, just about to block General Su's way.

The people watching the battle on the city wall were very excited just now, but now they suddenly looked solemn. If they were blocked on the spot and the horses could not gallop, how could General Su still be alive?
Qian Shijiang even shouted, "General Su, go around quickly!"

Qian Shijiang shouted while clenching his fists, as if he was there himself, his whole body tense and trying hard, only hating that he couldn't use all his strength, and hating even more that General Su couldn't hear his shouts and warnings.

General Su really couldn't hear anything, so he didn't go around further sideways, but went straight into the group of thieves blocking the road.

The light cavalry soldiers were not covered in heavy armor, but only in leather armor, with iron armor connected only in key places, and their horses were not armored either.

But the soldiers, all holding spears, followed General Su and rushed in. There were not many bandits blocking the road, only about three to four thousand.

There were also a few riders among them. The bandit riders came over and the leader asked, "Who are you?"

It’s… a little… strange.

Su Wu had no idea how to answer and just rode away at full speed.

Then the person on the other side shouted: "I am one of the twelve divine generals under the Holy Lord, the mourner god. I will not kill nameless people with the precious sword in my hand!"

Still asking who is coming.

But still no one answered, only Wu Er surpassed Su Wu and rode ahead, his feet on the stirrups, his body bent, his broadsword raised high, and he cursed: "What a stupid and stupid guest god!"

"Shadia" is an ancient word. The ancients used this word to insult people.

They were already more than ten steps away, right in front of him. The god general, the mourner god Fan Chou, felt that it was so rude to hear such a scolding. He was so angry that his face turned red. He actually put his feet on the stirrups, bent his body, and rushed over with his sword.

If two horses make a mistake, one person will fall.

Even the demon-slayer in heaven, the Tai Sui God on earth, has a saying: "All those killed by Grandpa's sword are nameless ghosts!"

It's a huge machete. He swung it to the left and then to the right. Who could stand in his way?
The blood rain with internal organs, limbs and broken arms all over the sky would no longer block the road!

Su Wu followed Wu Song, with the spear first under his left armpit, then under his right armpit, and then under his left armpit, but he did not stab out once, and just smiled bitterly.

Only Wu Song stood hunched in front, swinging his hands like an electric fan.

Under the Holy Archbishop Fang La, there are Twelve Divine Generals. This title sounds big, but in fact, under the Holy Archbishop, there are a lot of divine generals, flying generals, and brave generals. The Twelve Divine Generals may sound intimidating, but they are not particularly remarkable figures.

There are not many truly powerful fighters under Fang La.

Such as the National Defense Marshal Si Xingfang, the National Defense Marshal Li Tianrun, the Nanli Marshal Shi Bao, the Baoguang National Master Deng Yuanjue, as well as Fang Jie, Wang Yin, and even Xiao Yang Youji and Pang Wanchun, they are truly all top combat forces.

It is obvious that there is no top-notch combat power under the command of Privy Councilor Lu Shinang this time. Marshal Lu Shinang was born into a wealthy family in Shezhou. He was one of Fang La's earliest shareholders and was actually a scholar.

In Su Wu's eyes, the 60,000 to 70,000 troops under Lu Shinang had shrunk seriously. Even the 500 light cavalry under his command charged into the battle formation like this. When he turned around to look, he did not see the person who had fallen off his horse.

When Su Wu looked carefully at these bandits, he found that few of them could really wield any weapons...

There is a huge gap between the people under Lu Shinang and the bandits in Liangshan.

Su Wu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but in fact, on second thought, Su Wu also understood that although there were many criminals and even hooligans under Fang La's command, there were more people who could not survive.

Especially in the rear formation, there are more people who follow and are forced to do so.

Thinking of this, Su Wu put away his gun. This enemy formation was really unstoppable. He rushed forward and found that there was no obstacle. If these people who followed the enemy really fought, they would be nothing more than birds and beasts. He should just let them live...

I think the real elite bandits should be in the front line, and there should also be many Manichaeans among them.

As for Manichaeism, it is a patchwork sect. Although the origin of Manichaeism is clear and its doctrines are also clear, but now that it has developed in this land, it has become a patchwork monster.

He has Taoist things and even more Buddhist things. As it develops further, it loses its original appearance and becomes just a big hodgepodge. No matter if it is Maitreya Buddha or the Book of Changes, they just stuff it in and use whichever one is useful.

However, it is really helpful for the spread of the doctrine in this land. Many believers and followers, after believing in it, are really brave.

Then Su Wu finally ran to the end of the enemy's formation and began to go west around the rear formation.

There was already cheering on the top of the city wall. Xing Yue wasted no time in saying, "Did you see that? Did you see it all? General Su killed all the bandits so easily. Five hundred men against one hundred thousand, but he still managed to go away so easily. He came and went freely, and it was easy for him to charge into the battle line and kill the bandits. How can our Huzhou not be saved?"

Qian Shijiang was always the most supportive: "It was really like cutting melons and vegetables. It was really a bravery that could not be matched in the world. But such things were only stories in legends. Today, I really saw it with my own eyes. It really opened my eyes!"

General Su rode his horse and shot again, his quiver slowly becoming empty, and the arrows returned from the west, causing the entire enemy formation to become somewhat scattered. The enemy troops in the front began to stop, blocking the scattered troops in the back...

To the west, another force of two to three thousand men came out from the front line to block the enemy.

Watching this part again, it is really different from the previous one. There are many people in armor. I only see Su Wu's horse heading further west, which means he is going to go around and go back.

I only saw the thieves wearing armor and running at a whirring pace, but how could I stop them? I could only watch helplessly as the cavalry of the government army changed horses and ran further and further away.

However, there were still two or three hundred cavalrymen chasing behind the government cavalry. Although they were far behind, they still followed the pace. They were the Taibai God Zhao Yi.

Su Wu turned around to look and laughed: "This guy really has extraordinary perseverance..."

Su Wu didn't care about him and went back to his own camp. The gate of the camp slowly opened and the riders filed in.

Inside the camp, people shouted: "The general is mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

Su Wu nodded, slowly slowed down his horse, and nodded to both sides with a smile.

Xu Guanzhong also smiled happily as he took Su Wu's reins: "General, the enemy's strength has been revealed in this battle, and it's just this level!"

Su Wu nodded, but also said: "Those armored men should not be underestimated."

Xu Guanzhong said: "If only those armored men came, they really can't be underestimated, but these armored men came with so many encumbrances, so there is no need to overestimate them!"

Su Wu smiled and nodded when he heard this: "Mr. Xu is extraordinary!"

Why did Su Wu praise? Xu Guanzhong had already told the essence of the following tactics.

When fighting a war, you have to attack the enemy's weaknesses. It is true that the enemy has elite troops, but you don't have to fight against them. Just attack the weakest parts.

We have to view the enemy as a whole. If the enemy is to collapse or be defeated, it will be a total collapse. Those who are about to collapse will not stop collapsing just because there are a few more elite troops...

It is just like the historical story of Tong Guan's expedition against Liao. He had an army of 200,000 men, among which there were some capable soldiers. But as long as they were defeated together, no matter how capable the troops were, they would be unable to turn the tide and might even be more affected.

Sometimes having more people is not necessarily a good thing, and this is the reason.

Su Wu's attack this time was also to test the quality of Lu Shinang's men. After the test, he felt relieved. This battle was not so difficult to fight, and he felt at ease.

Wu Song suddenly said, "Brother, look, that fellow is chasing us!"

Su Wu looked back and saw that the horses of the two or three hundred bandits were breathing out white air and were obviously exhausted. How could they still be within a few hundred steps of the camp?

"Shoot!" Su Wu only had one word.

Immediately, there were the sounds of drums, the cavalrymen were waving their horses, and dozens of soldiers were running.

As soon as the thief rode his horse, which could no longer run, to within two or three hundred steps, he saw a patch of black spots like rain in the sky in front of him.

The Taibai Divine General Zhao Yi had one more thing to say: "If you can't shoot, that's fine!"

As soon as these words fell, Zhao Yi was quick to act and subconsciously jumped off his horse. He turned around and saw that his horse had been shot by an arrow as big as a pistol from the back, nailing the horse's entire body to the ground.

Zhao Yi was so horrified that his eyes widened and he looked around. The short and thin arrow with tail feathers could actually shoot as far as two or three hundred steps!

Many people around him were shot and fell down wailing.

Taibai God General Zhao Yi was stunned for a moment. He couldn't believe that there were such bows and crossbows.

Just shout: "Go, go!"

Inside the camp, Su Wu issued another order: "Lu Da, listen to my order. The enemy's horses are exhausted. Five hundred armored cavalrymen should chase them!"

Lu Da was a little excited. He had not heard such a military order for a long time. Every time Su Wu went out to suppress bandits, he always left him to guard the house.

As soon as the military order came, Lu Da didn't wait any longer and turned his horse around to go.

Su Wu also gave another reminder: "Armored cavalry can only fight for a while, and chase as many as they can. Don't chase too far."

Su Wu was also afraid that Master Lu would get too excited and ignore the horsepower and chase too far. The armor and cavalry were too heavy and the horsepower would be greatly reduced. If the enemy was in a large formation in the distance and reinforcements came to surround them, once the horses could not run, they would be trapped in the encirclement.

"Understood sir! Don't worry, brother. I won't have to go to the battlefield!" Lu Da had already ridden his horse away.

Su Wu trusted Lu Da, an experienced warrior, so he just got off his horse and did not return to the central army tent. Instead, he walked to the side and squeezed together with a few soldiers around the campfire to warm himself up, so that he would be warm and not catch a cold when he took off his armor.

A moment later, Lu Da was seen riding out on his horse, galloping to chase Zhao Yi's troops.

Now, Su Wu was becoming more and more pleased. Just looking at the speed at which the armored cavalry were attacking, the combat soldiers and auxiliary soldiers in the army were becoming more and more skilled in cooperating.

On the tower, Xing Yue was still watching the battle. He had already frozen so much that his chin had been tucked into his chest, but he still wanted to watch. When he saw five hundred armored cavalrymen coming out of the camp, he shouted, "Here they come again, they are going to fight again!"

He saw it, and was afraid that others might not have noticed it.

Everyone saw it and were already excited. Anyway, General Su's going into battle was an exciting thing.

Zhao Yi, the Taibai general, had just run out of the range of the arrows when he heard a rumbling sound behind him. He turned around and saw that the government troops had come out again and were heading straight for him.

He was not afraid, he was furious. He just said, "Brothers, follow me to kill the government troops. The government troops will resort to those despicable means and fight us head-on. They are always afraid of death! Just follow me to kill!"

It was strange, but as soon as Zhao Yi shouted, the two or three hundred riders around him all turned around and howled like wolves and tigers.

Obviously, everyone felt that what Zhao Yi said was true!
Why is it true? Zhao Yi's troops have fought with the government troops countless times and have won every battle, whether it is a provincial capital or a county, they can't stop winning all the way!
The Holy Archbishop also said that the Song Dynasty would perish and the Holy Archbishop would rise. In the past two or three months, everything has happened as the Holy Archbishop said.

The Song Dynasty has been rotten to the core. The officials are rotten, the army is rotten. Even if everyone believes it, "Yongle" will be established, and everyone knows it. All they have to do is wait for them to fight. After they are through, the world will be theirs!
Just turn around and you will find that the government troops have killed countless people, and those high-ranking officials have dug out countless hearts and livers. The imperial court is nothing.

Turning around, although the government soldiers are dressed like iron cans, the way they cry and kowtow while begging for mercy is really hilarious.

Zhao Yi raised his spear high and shouted, "Kill!"

Even though the riders were exhausted, they still urged their horses to run a few more steps and just kept on killing.

However, the person in front of the government soldier looked very... big, huge.

The horse is big, the man is big, and the machete is huge.

What kind of martial arts is Zhao Yi? Just stab with your spear!
The huge cavalryman also came with a broadsword. The broadsword was powerful and heavy. Zhao Yi suddenly felt that he would be at a disadvantage in a strength contest. This was the secret of martial arts. One block and one attack could bring down a general.

He quickly blocked it and used a solid iron-tipped steel spear to block it!

There was a loud bang of metal colliding, and Zhao Yizhi felt himself shrink, his eyes went dark, his body tumbled, and he fell off his horse.

Zhao Yi subconsciously stood up quickly, shook his head, and looked around. His horse had already fallen to the ground, foaming at the mouth, with a pitiful look in his eyes...

Looking left and right again, he saw that the solid iron-pointed steel gun was half in his left hand and half in his right hand. He looked down again and fortunately, there was nothing wrong with him. This steel gun saved his life!

But I was panicking again. What was going on?

What's going on with this government army?

(Brothers, I will stop writing here today. I will come back tomorrow. I am not trying to be pitiful. I am just exhausted. Please allow me to take a break.)
(End of this chapter)