Chapter 403: Powering the Twelve Gods of Jiangnan (Part 1)

The current military governors of the Song Dynasty have never had tens of thousands of soldiers under their command.

However, there are nearly 50,000 people under Lao Cao's command, not counting Liangshan and Gaotang Prefecture. If word spread, it would be shocking.

Therefore, the imperial court mobilized troops in two directions. Mu Hong and other five teams went to Damingfu, and they all asked him to take more than a thousand people each. Wu Song and the three people who came to Bianjing to participate in the southern expedition only took more than 3,000 people, and most of the troops

The horses, still known as villagers, guards, etc., are hidden in various states and have not been moved.

These more than 3,000 people were all carefully selected, and they were specially selected to be heroes who were nimble, good at walking, and brave enough to kill. This time to be the vanguard, it was considered that the people were put to their best use. They walked sixty or seventy miles a day, and early in the morning

Leaving the large group of troops behind, they traveled for more than twenty days before arriving in Yangzhou.

It was mid-February of the second year of Xuanhe (1120). Cao Cao and his entourage were walking along the riverside. Looking around, they saw a scene of early spring. There is a saying:

The river is on its side, the glaciers have melted, the stinging insects have begun to stir, and everything has revived. The treetops and fields have become hazy and tender green, and the hills and mountains beside the water have newly blossomed plum blossoms.

When Yan Qing saw that the plum blossoms on that tree were blooming just right, he couldn't help but become very interested. He rode up the hill and broke off a lot of flower branches. When he came back, he divided them among his brothers and planted them on their temples.

When the plum blossoms were handed to Cao Cao, Cao Cao did not accept them. He only stared at Dao Mo in front of him in a daze. Wu Song looked at him and reached out to take the flowers for him. He asked in a low voice: "Brother, what's on your mind?"

When Cao Cao was called by him, he came back to his senses, shook his head, and said: "But I accidentally remembered what happened in the past. Haha, I remember that when I was fighting against Dong Zhuo, all the princes did not want to make progress and sang and sang every night. One of them disdained to be with others and was alone.

After going deep, he was ambushed by Xu Rong and almost died. Most of his soldiers were also killed. He had no choice but to take Xiahou Dun and go to Yangzhou to recruit troops. Yangzhou Governor Chen Wen and Danyang Prefect Zhou Xin helped to recruit 5,000 troops.

This is the way."

Wu Song smiled and said: "In this case, isn't this my brother's blessed land?"

Cao Cao glanced at him and sighed: "What a blessed land! Those five thousand troops probably didn't want to go north. They rebelled at night and set fire to my tent. They all came to kill me. I killed dozens of them before I was shocked."

We dispersed at dawn, and most of them escaped, leaving only 500 people who did not rebel."

Wu Song didn't expect his brother to have such an experience in his previous life, so he couldn't help but grinned and said: "Fortunately for my brother's ability. If it were someone else, even if he escaped with his life, I'm afraid he would have lost his ambition."

Cao Cao smiled when he heard this and said: "My husband, since I am determined to serve the country, I should never give up. The more setbacks I have, the more courageous I will become."

After saying that, he took the plum blossom in his hand and put it on his head.

At this time, Yan Qing finished dividing the plum blossoms and rode back. He happened to hear Lao Cao's words of "unyielding despite perseverance" and thought that he was touched by seeing the plum blossoms. He smiled and said: "Brother said it well, these flowers are covered with frost and snow, and they are shining.

Shenghui is exactly the reflection of our generation."

Lao Cao was too lazy to elaborate, so he laughed and said: "Xiao Yi's words are right, it is exactly the truth."

Looking at the scenery in front of me, although thousands of years have passed, it still seems to be exactly the same as before. On a whim, I improvised a poem of seven rhymes and chanted:

"The spring breeze and clear water cover the stone bridge, and the misty rain is full of love for the wicker branches.

The original intention is unforgettable and old dreams are picked up, and old tears are endured to cultivate new swords.

Thousands of thousands of miles of Yangtze River are full of waves.

Let’s wait until all the worries are gone, and the plum blossoms bloom everywhere.”

After everyone heard this, even though most of them didn't understand what it meant, they all cheered in unison. Wu Song heard the best "Look at Er Cao" and said with a smile: "Brother, do you miss Xiao Man?"

Cao Cao said: "Who can miss your own son? Don't you miss Ah Xiao?"

Li Kui listened to them talking about their children and came up to him and shouted: "I miss my Agua too. Now that I have a child, I know how kind a parent is. I remember how I beat someone and ran away in the rivers and lakes, but how was my mother?"

Worrying."

When Cao Cao heard what he said, he said happily: "Tieniu is becoming more and more sensible. Now that your eyes have been cured, I have enjoyed your blessing. However, even though I am filial, I am afraid that I still care about your brother."

, when you return from this trip, you go pick him up and do some business in Qingzhou. In the future, you will go out with me to send troops and horses, and I will have a son to fulfill my filial piety."

Li Kui laughed after hearing this and said: "If this is very good, Tieniu has saved a lot of money in the past two years, so he bought several hundred acres of land and gave it to his brother. He also asked him to become a landlord and live happily for half his life."

While they were talking and laughing, suddenly there was a loud shout in front of them. Cao Cao listened carefully and felt that it was very familiar: "We are defeated, defeated, our army is defeated."

Cao Cao looked solemn, leaped his horse onto the mound, and his brothers followed closely behind him. He looked down and saw hundreds of officers and soldiers, all dressed in Song army uniforms, throwing away their helmets and armor and jumping over, shouting: "We are defeated.

Defeated, let’s go and go.”

Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh: "The officers and soldiers I saw coming from the south to the north all seemed to be cast from the same mold. It looks like this kind of people. Without me, how can we deal with the Jin people in the future?"

Among the group of defeated troops, there was an official with a gray beard, wearing a robe of a third-grade civil servant, and a pair of armors. He had a scabbard hanging from his waist, but the sword was missing. He was riding a big horse.

The donkey was running for his life. When he raised his head and saw Cao Cao and others, he waved his hands and shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up, I have been defeated by the bandits, so I am chasing after you."

When Cao Cao heard this, he thought that this old man was not a bad person. He even asked me to run away with him. He smiled and said, "Don't be afraid of him. We are the vanguard sent by Privy Tong to suppress Fang La."

When the old man heard Tong Guan's name, his face suddenly filled with anger, he glared and shouted: "What skills can Tong Guan's men have? Don't show off your strength indiscriminately. It's just a waste of your own life. It's all in vain."

A soldier's name is his life, and he doesn't feel at ease even if he is a ghost."

Wu Song laughed and said, "Don't panic, old man, just wait and see what we can do."

With a wave of his hand, more than 3,000 people rushed out from behind the mound, formed a formation on the road, and shouted in unison. It was like spring thunder exploding in the clear sky. The defeated troops were caught off guard. Those in front stopped quickly, while those behind were still moving forward.

He rushed forward and suddenly fell into pieces. The big donkey was also frightened and screamed wildly. The old man hugged the donkey's neck tightly for fear of being thrown off.

At this time, only a mile or two away, more than a thousand thieves were chasing after them with shouts. Among the thieves, there were two recognition flags. On one side was a big inscription: Taibai God Zhao Yi, and on the other side it was written: Giant Spirit God Shen Ze.

Cao Cao shouted: "You sergeants, don't panic. Quickly go behind our army's formation and see how our army kills the enemy."

When the old man heard this, he was shocked and shouted quickly: "Don't underestimate the enemy. These two are the generals under Lu Shinang, the puppet privy councilor among thieves. They are among the 'Twelve Gods of the South of the Yangtze River' and are highly skilled in martial arts.

Don’t underestimate him.”

Wu Song chuckled and said: "The twelve gods in the south of the Yangtze River have no choice but to become the twelve dogs in the south of the Yangtze River when they meet us." After that, he picked up the euphorbia and was about to go into battle.

Niu Gao quickly grabbed his bridle and begged: "Second brother, what kind of knife should you use to kill chickens? Let me wait until my younger brother catches the two enemy generals, and we can inquire about news from the south with him."

Li Kui shouted: "I've been traveling for days and it's easy to meet an enemy. If you can't defeat me, won't you lose your strength? I'll just go with you."

The two of them got off the mound and stood proudly in front of their own formation. At this time, the defeated soldiers crawled around to the back of the formation, fled hundreds of steps away, and bravely turned back to watch the battle. Only the old man

The son had just calmed the donkey, but before he could follow his subordinates in, Li Kui became agitated and yelled: "Get out of here, get out of here, grandpa splashed blood all over you when he was fighting, don't scare you to death again."

The old man was presbyopic, and he could only see vaguely the generals on the mound. At this moment, Niu Gao and Li Kui came in front of him, and he could see clearly. He saw that these two men were about eight feet tall, with bodies as strong as ghosts, and were as black as coal.

He had a big face, thick eyebrows, a steel beard as sharp as a needle, and a heavy weapon in his hand. He couldn't help but said happily: "Ah, by the looks of it, they are two good men who can fight."

After hearing this, Li Kui turned from anger to joy and said with a smile: "You husband, you can see that we are two good men with extraordinary eyesight, so we might as well get close to each other."

Seeing the bravery of the two of them, and seeing the more than 3,000 people arrayed neatly, the old man immediately lost all fear, stroking his beard and said: "My surname is Xu, and my two names are Churen. I chose them with cursive characters. My official residence is in the Xianmo Pavilion."

I am a bachelor and the governor of Yangzhou. But I don’t know the names of the two generals, and who is the general?”

Niu Gao saw that he spoke politely and refused to let down his grace. He straightened his back, pretended to touch his long beard and said: "It turns out that it was Xu Zhizhou who was in front of him. It's easy to talk to him. The two of us are from Qingzhou."

General, I am Niu Gao, a partial general, known as the 'Qingzhou Poet' and nicknamed 'Black Wind Tiger'. This is my brother Li Kui, known as the 'Qingzhou Poet' and nicknamed 'Black Whirlwind'. Haha, today's war is fierce and dangerous.

, It’s not a coincidence, otherwise my brother would have to sing peace with an old gentleman like you.”

When the old man heard that he was called a poet, he became even more surprised. He looked him up and down and said, "Oh, I'm so disrespectful! Unexpectedly, the two generals are actually geniuses with both civil and military skills! How wonderful, how wonderful that there are two generals here.

Yangzhou will definitely be worry-free."

Li Kui and Niugao were very proud to see him being respectful. They looked at each other and could see each other's proud expressions: "Thanks to you and I, I have learned the skill of composing poems. Otherwise, how would these sour men admire me so much!"

He couldn't help but want to show off a few words, but the bandit soldiers had already rushed forward. When he saw many officers and soldiers forming a formation to block the way, he quickly stopped within an arrow's distance and formed a random formation in a chaotic manner.

Two thieves rushed to the front of the formation angrily, and one of them shouted: "Hey! You are so brave, don't you know the Twelve Gods of Jiangnan? How dare you block my way."

Niu Gao laughed loudly and pointed his four-sided iron mace: "Hey! Don't you, a young man in the world, recognize that I, the 'Qingzhou Poet Saint' and the 'Qingzhou Poet Immortal', are two geniuses with both civil and military talents? Why don't you surrender quickly after meeting these gentlemen?

, Could it be that you dare to resist?"

The person on the other side who was shouting was none other than "Taibai God" Zhao Yi. Taibai is also the star of Venus. He is also known as the war disaster between his masters. Zhao Yi took this as his nickname. He had the best temperament to kill. When he saw that Niu Gao was even crazier than himself, he became furious.

Angry, without saying much, he flew straight to Niu Gao with a flying horse and a spear, but Niu Gao showed no fear and danced his maces to meet him.

These two flattering rivals were the only ones to see them:

A spear danced left and right, and a double mace swung up and down. The spear dance was majestic with cold light, and the mace was swung with strong wind.

Here is the black wind tiger in Shandong, and there is the Taibai god in Jiangnan. The Taibai god is good at fighting fiercely, while the black wind and hungry tiger are ready to pounce on people.

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