Obviously Xia Cheng's abnormal behavior also made Xinwang Zhaozhen very confused, so after the attack on Dingzhou Wuling, Xinwang Zhaozhen's army stopped directly, and had no intention of continuing to attack. In this way, another month has passed. It seems that Xia Cheng did not take any other actions, but slowly gathered his forces in Fengzhou north of Dingzhou, as well as Anxiang, Cili and other places, and did not take the initiative to fight against King Zhao Zhen’s army. the meaning of. The two sides are in such a stalemate here, it seems that no one dares to take a step beyond the thunder pond.
Time gradually entered the beginning of summer, and the weather began to gradually heat up, and the trees in Shimen at the northwestern tip of Dingzhou also began to be shaded. Since this old base of the former Xinwang Zhaozhen was captured by Xinwang Zhaozhen's army, the connection between Fengzhou and Cili in the hands of Xia Cheng has been completely disconnected by Xinwang Zhaozhen. However, Wang Xin Zhao Zhen did not use his army to attack Fengzhou. First, there are natural dangers such as Anxiang and Yingshan Barracks in Fengzhou. Even if Wang Xin Zhao Zhen's army is tyrannical, it is no problem to capture these two levels, but there is no loss. It's not cost-effective if there are few people. Anyway, there are not many soldiers and horses in Fengzhou, they can only hold on, but they are unable to intervene in the war in Dingzhou, so the letter king Zhao Zhen also let it go, but sent nearly five thousand to guard this Shimen City to guard against Fengzhou. Xia Jun.
The leaders of the Shimen soldiers and horses were the generals Jia Shanpeng and General Huang. Since the historical control system took refuge in the account of the letter king Zhao Zhen, the generals of the Guiyang army have also surrendered following the historical control system. At the beginning, Shi Tongzhi and others wanted to treat Wang Zhaozhen as a manager and let Master Xue generally deal with it. However, after a series of actions by Wang Zhaozhen to break up the recruitment of officials and generals, the strength of the Guiyang family of officers and eunuchs was greatly improved. Weakened. And just in January of this year, as the leader of the Guiyang army generals, Shi Commander died suddenly. They, the Guiyang army generals, completely lost their support and finally became completely loyal to the letter king Zhao Zhen.
The letter king Zhao Zhen handed over Shimen City to them. As the first time to fight for the letter king Zhao Zhen, Jia Shanpeng naturally wanted to do well and did not slack. As soon as Jia Shanpeng arrived in Shimen, he discussed a plan with the generals. Several generals took turns to guard the city to prevent the enemy from coming and there was no one on the city to command the defenders.
Today, it was almost noon. Cai Zhengjiang, who should have arrived at the head of the city at dawn, walked slowly to the head of the city while yawning. Looking at the soldiers on the front of the city, Cai Zhengjiang grabbed the nearest soldier with no energy and asked, "How is it, what happened?"
In front of Cai Zhengjiang, the soldier didn't dare to be scornful, and hurriedly clasped his fists and shouted: "Report to the general, everything is fine on the city, nothing is abnormal. Please rest assured."
"Yeah." When the soldier said so, Cai Zhengjiang nodded his head with disappointment, then waved his hand and said: "Okay. Since that's the case, you will continue to stay here, remember. If there is anything special If something happens, go to the gate of the city and look for me immediately. Do you know?” He should have been guarding the gate of the city, but Cai Zhengjiang was a little unbearable, so he went down to the gate of the city and prepared to be there. Rest under the pergola.
According to the situation in the past, Cai Zhengjiang would also spend today in the pergola. When the next duty Jia Shanpeng arrived, he could hand over and go back to rest. However, the situation today is obviously different from the past. Before Cai Zhengjiang walked to the pergola, suddenly there was a burst of exclamation from the top of the city. I saw that the soldier whom Cai Zhengjiang explained just now stretched out a head directly from the top of the city, facing Cai Zhengjiang. He shouted: "General Liu. General Liu! It's not good. There is an army near the city."
"What?" Cai Zhengjiang's face was startled, and he hurriedly turned and walked directly to the head of the city. Regardless of the soldiers who reported the situation to him, he went straight to the female wall and looked out of the city. Sure enough, not far from the city, a black and heavy soldier was rushing towards here, but the distance was still far away, no matter how good Cai Zhengjiang’s eyesight was, he couldn’t see where the opponent came from. . But even so, Cai Zhengjiang didn't dare to be careless, and immediately ordered: "Hurry up and close the city gate, and also. Tell the generals and let them come quickly."
Several soldiers immediately followed Cai Zhengjiang's orders to execute them, and because Cai Zhengjiang's orders were given in a timely manner, they finally rushed to the city gate and closed the gate directly. At this time, Cai Zhengjiang also clearly saw the origin of the army that suddenly appeared outside the city.
I saw that the army outside the city was all black armor. The texture of the armor was obviously much heavier than that of ordinary soldiers. Especially when they rushed to the front of the city gate at a very fast speed, the formation was even worse. There was no chaos at all, and while the army was marching, it still exuded waves of killing intent. Because of this alone, Cai Zhengjiang had only seen this in another army in his life, so now he was incorporated into the heavy armored infantry directly under Huang Yunfei.
The army in front of him obviously had more soldiers and horses than the heavy armored infantry, at least more than 5,000 men. However, this was not what surprised Cai Zhengjiang the most, but also what surprised Cai Zhengjiang the most. At the forefront of this army, a flag was erected with two large black characters "English Proclaim" written on it.
"The official army of the British propaganda army." Although Cai Zhengjiang has never contacted the British propaganda army, it does not mean that he does not recognize that the army in front of him is the British propaganda army, which is said to be the most powerful soldier in the Song Dynasty. Cai Zhengjiang has always been bold, but this time he turned blue with fright and almost couldn't speak. "Why did the British Propaganda Army appear here?"
Seeing that the city gate had been closed, the British propaganda army outside the city did not continue to advance, but could be stopped outside the range of the defending archers at the head of the city. This control is not bad, and it is worthy of the world. The title of the first strong soldier. And even if the British Xuan Army stayed there, the sluggish air emanating from the army made the defenders on the front of the city tremble. There were even a few archers who couldn't even hold the longbow in their hands, causing the eyes of the British propaganda soldiers outside the city to be full of ridicule.
"What's going on? Cai Zhengjiang. What's going on." At this time, Jia Shanpeng and General Huang also came to the city with a large number of soldiers and horses. Jia Shanpeng shouted at Cai Zhengjiang as soon as he went to the city. In the past, Jia Shanpeng had no ambitions under historical control, and had a higher status than Cai Zhengjiang.
However, now under Xinwang Zhaozhen, Xinwang Zhaozhen will certainly not miss this veteran. This time Jia Shanpeng was appointed as the coach stationed in Shimen, so Jia Shanpeng spoke to Cai Zhengjiang, but there is no need to be polite.
Cai Zhengjiang would still be angry because of this if he changes to normal times, but the current situation makes Cai Zhengjiang not in the mood to care about those things. He turned his head to look at Jia Shanpeng and General Huang, pointing to the outside of the city and said: "General Jia. General Ling. You came just right. The British Xuan Army actually appeared outside the city. What is going on here?"
"What? British Xuanjun?" Jia Shanpeng and General Huang were also taken aback when they heard Cai Zhengjiang's words. Before, they also considered that those Xia Jun in Fengzhou might break the boat and attack Shimen, but Xia Jun has not many soldiers and horses in Fengzhou, so there is no need to worry about how big the waves will be thrown by these Xia Jun. As for the British propaganda in the north, it was never considered. With Fengzhou as a buffer area, it should be impossible for the British propaganda officers of the British propaganda to arrive here silently.
Jia Shanpeng and General Huang also ran up to Cai Zhengjiang with a face full of disbelief. They stretched out their heads and looked out of the city, but when they saw the mighty British Xuan army outside the city, they had to believe Cai Zhengjiang. If so, it was indeed the British Xuanjun who came. General Huang saw the imposing force of the British Xuan army, he was shocked just like Cai Zhengjiang, but Jia Shanpeng was much more courageous than the two of them. After a moment of silence, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go out and try. You must guard the city gate. Don't leave the city lightly to fight."
"General Jia, no!" When he heard Jia Shanpeng's words, General Huang hurriedly stopped him. He, who had always asked himself bravely, trembled in front of the British Xuan army. He knew that Jia Shanpeng was better than himself and Cai Zhengjiang. With Jia Shanpeng at the head of the city, that was a guarantee for Shimen City. If Jia Shanpeng went out of the city to fight, if he was killed, then this Shimen City would definitely not be able to stop the British Xuan army.
Jia Shanpeng glanced at General Huang contemptuously. Since the trust king Zhao Zhen ruled the Guiyang army, the identity of General Huang's spy had been exposed somehow. As the old ministry of historical control, Jia Shanpeng naturally has a knot in his heart for betrayers like General Huang. Now that General Huang said such timid words again, it made Jia Shanpeng look down on General Huang. Immediately, Jia Shanpeng didn't pay attention to General Huang, and he held his long-handled broadsword straight upside down, and ran down the city. Soon, he took more than a hundred soldiers and horses of his troops out of the city gate.
As soon as Jia Shanpeng got out of the city gate, he asked his troops to set up the battle at the gate, and then straightened forward alone, shouting at the front of the British propaganda army: "I am under the head of Zhao Yan, general Jia Shanpeng. Can you dare to fight with me?" Jia Shanpeng didn't bother to talk so much nonsense. After he gave his name, he directly invited the fight.
"Huh." As soon as Jia Shanpeng's words fell, a cold snort sounded from the British Xuan army's army. I saw a soldier in black armor riding a war horse and holding a sledgehammer from the British Xuan army's army. Slowly walked out of the formation. This person is tall, with a stretched face, with scars all over his face, and looks extremely fierce. This general looked at Jia Shanpeng and said coldly: "A nameless pawn, dare to make a noise in front of my Ying Xuan Jianer? Let's see Wei Hua of the British Xuan Army come to capture you." After all, the British Xuan war general who claimed to be Wei Hua directly shot him. Before, he rushed towards Jia Shanpeng.
Hearing Wei Hua's words, Jia Shanpeng's complexion also sank. It is true that although Jia Shanpeng's skill is good, he is indeed not an outstanding person under the account of the generals like Zhao Zhen, the letter king. But Jia Shanpeng has been on the battlefield for so many years, and he is considered a well-known general in the Guiyang Army, but now he is said to be worthless by the enemy. Although Jia Shanpeng is calm, he is still a warrior after all, how can he suffer this great humiliation? Immediately, he also drank, Paima rushed to meet Wei Hua.
The two met at the center of the two armies. Without saying anything, Wei Hua held a sledgehammer in both hands and smashed it towards the top of Jia Shanpeng's head. Seeing his posture, it was clear that he wanted to smash Jia Shanpeng into pieces with one hammer. However, how could Jia Shanpeng make him wish, with a wave of the long-handled broadsword in his hand, he cut directly on the blade of the sledgehammer, only a starlight flashed by, and the sledgehammer couldn't fall down unexpectedly.
Wei Hua was also taken aback when the easy victory he had previously expected was not realized. This Wei Hua was also a well-known general in the British Propaganda Army. This time the British Propaganda Army sent troops to Dingzhou, and Wei Hua served as the leader of the vanguard army. Naturally, his purpose was to make himself a little bit more meritorious. It's just that Wei Hua probably didn't expect that in his first battle, he would have eaten such a tough bone.
Seeing Wei Hua's face full of surprise, Jia Shanpeng didn't feel soft. Even with a roar, he pushed the sledgehammer back, and at the same time, with a flick of the long-handled broadsword in his hand, he fell towards Wei Hua's left shoulder. Set the goal on the shoulders, as long as the knife is cut solid, the opponent will definitely lose combat effectiveness.
However, Wei Hua was able to fight for military merit on the battlefield, and naturally he was not a man of wine and rice. Although he is not a top-notch military commander, he is not weak enough to be solved by Jia Shanpeng. Seeing Jia Shanpeng's knife fall, Wei Hua also put down his contempt for Jia Shanpeng. The sledgehammer in his hand swept sideways, but it landed on the face of the broadsword, and he immediately slashed Jia Shanpeng's knife by one point. Immediately afterwards, Wei Hua also screamed, the sledgehammer brought a cold light, and slashed towards Jia Shanpeng's chest diagonally.
Wei Hua’s hammer was extremely tricky. Jia Shanpeng had just broken a move by Wei Hua, but he was unable to take back his broad sword to defend back and forth. Seeing that the blade of the hammer was about to fall on his chest, Jia Shanpeng was wise and wise, facing up. As soon as he lay down, the hammer blade was cut against the tip of his nose.
"Ah!" Seeing that Jia Shanpeng had escaped this trick, all the soldiers on the front of the city let out a surprise. They also squeezed a sweat for Jia Shanpeng. Cai Zhengjiang and General Huang pinched their hands against the wall. Even the tendons on the fist were clearly visible because of excessive force, which showed how nervous they both felt.
In contrast, the attitude of the British proponents behind the incarnation of Wei was much more indifferent. They all stared straight ahead, as if they were indifferent to the killing of their generals.
After avoiding the hammer, Jia Shanpeng's upper body immediately bounced. He and Wei Hua glanced at each other, and immediately hit another piece. This time, the two fought in close combat. The light and shadow of the hammerhead and the cold light of the blade were mixed together, almost enclosing the bodies of both of them, and only the clanging clanging sound could be heard.
There were dozens of moves between the two of them. Then, a muffled sound rang out, and the two lights around them suddenly dispersed. I saw that the long-handled broadsword in Jia Shanpeng's hand was raised high and pointed obliquely upward, while on the opposite side of Jia Shanpeng, that Wei Hua held a sledgehammer in one hand and pointed to the ground. The stab wound across the chest and abdomen, the blood is also constantly spraying out.
Obviously, Wei Hua's skill is good, but he is still inferior to Jia Shanpeng. That Wei Hua has been able to support Jia Shanpeng for so long is already pretty good. Just now Jia Shanpeng spotted Wei Hua's vacancy. He first smashed Wei Hua's sledgehammer with one knife, and then with another backhand, and the result was achieved.
After taking Jia Shanpeng's knife, Wei Hua's face was suddenly full of panic, but no matter how much he regretted it, he couldn't save his defeat. The big sword held high in Jia Shanpeng's hand suddenly fell, and Wei Hua was not given a chance to breathe. The knife fell directly on Wei Hua's neck, and immediately cut off a great head. Wei Hua's head flew into the air, but it slid five or six steps away before it landed on the ground. When he died, Wei Hua's eyes were still wide open, obviously not stunned.
"Okay! General Jia is mighty." After a while, bursts of cheers and cheers came down from the top of the city. All the defending soldiers, including General Cai Zheng and General Huang, were cheering for Jia Shanpeng's victory. . On the contrary, as the person involved, Jia Shanpeng's face did not have the joy after victory at all, but looked forward with a gloomy face, as if seeing something wonderful.
The reason why Jia Shanpeng showed such an expression was the thousands of British proponents in front of him. Although their general Wei Hua had already died by Jia Shanpeng's sword, Jia Shanpeng could not see any expressions of panic or fear from the faces of these British propaganda troops. It was as if Jia Shanpeng had just killed it, just an irrelevant one. People are average.
"There is weird." Jia Shanpeng immediately felt the difference between the British propaganda army and the general army. Obviously, the soldiers of this army have almost no emotions, and don't care about the life and death of their generals. And such an army is also the most terrifying, because they are basically not affected by external emotions, and can exert their full combat effectiveness at any time and any place. But don’t think it’s easy to do this, and you don’t know how the British propaganda army trained such an army.
"Retreat." There was a moment of silence. Among the British Propaganda Army, a British Propaganda Army officer who looked like a general raised his hands and shouted loudly. Even if he commanded the British Propaganda Army to retreat nearly 500 steps far. But when they retreated, there was no confusion in their formation, especially the ranks of soldiers closest to Jia Shanpeng, completely facing Jia Shanpeng and backing backwards. Seeing that the other party just retreated like this, Jia Shanpeng did not dare to take advantage of the victory and pursue it.
Because he knew that Wei Hua's death had no effect on the British propaganda army at all, and the opponent temporarily retreated. It was also because there was no command from the chief general and the next step could not be made. In the face of such a good soldier, if Jia Shanpeng rushed to pursue it at this time, he would only end in a disastrous defeat.
"Let's go back." Seeing the British Xuan army retreat five hundred steps, Jia Shanpeng sighed lightly, pulled the reins, but shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Back to the city, we retreat to the city." Just by looking at the actions of the British propaganda army, Jia Shanpeng can be sure that the defenders in Shimen City are definitely not the enemy of these British propaganda army. Why not return to the city for the time being. Those soldiers naturally obeyed Jia Shanpeng and sent a few people to collect the body of the British Xuanjun general Wei Hua who had just been beheaded by Jia Shanpeng, and then followed Jia Shanpeng back to the city.
After getting to the city head, Cai Zhengjiang, General Huang and a line of defenders surrounded him. Cai Zhengjiang smiled and said to Jia Shanpeng: "General Jia, it's amazing. With you here, we will definitely be Shimen. It is foolproof.” Cai Zhengjiang had just finished speaking, and all the soldiers around him echoed and agreed.