Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 106: Enemy at the Gate

Ever since he was attacked by monks from Tianwang Temple that day, Fang Yong has been extra careful when marching.

Chuzhou has many mountains and hills, and some scattered martial artists are hiding in them, and the scouts cannot find them at all. Therefore, Fang Yong slowed down the march to guard against attacks from these people.

This had some impact on the Huaiyin Army's marching plan, but it was not a big deal.

Ma Laohei had just captured Xuzhou, and it would take a long time to reach Chuzhou, so he didn't need to be too anxious.

The army continued to move forward and arrived at the Shigong Mountain area. A group of people flew down from the mountain and called themselves the Qingyi Divine Sect.

These people were dressed in green and hid in the mountains and forests. When they saw Fang Yong and others coming, they flew down the mountain like green falcons.

Looking closely, it turns out that he has a green vine tied on his back, which is why he is so agile.

The leader, called the Green-robed Leader, flew down and headed straight for the center of the army. He laughed heartily in mid-air, his voice shaking for three miles, shocking Fang Yongdu a little.

A pair of old and dry hands, like eagle claws, grabbed towards Fang Yong at lightning speed!

It's too late, but it's soon.

Before Fang Yong made a move, a dozen of his personal guards took out their crossbows.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Arrows like raindrops instantly pierced the body of the Green-robed Leader.

The blue-robed leader's eyes widened, and blood kept flowing out of his mouth.

This, this is not right!

Didn’t those who had held official positions previously say that the bandits were a mob who would flee in panic when attacked and would not dare to resist at all?
I regret it, I regret it!
The blue-robed leader's body twitched, his head tilted, and he died.

The rest of the people naturally died or surrendered.

The army passed Shigong Mountain and came to Heishi Ridge, where they met another group of people.

One was called the Iron Spear Gang, and the other was called the Golden Sword Gang.

They are all famous sects in the martial arts world!

The two families joined forces, with more than two hundred people guarding Heishi Ridge, hoping to rely on the terrain to block Fang Yong's army.

Fang Yong ordered the artillery battalion to move forward, pull out dozens of cannons, and open fire.

"Boom boom boom!"

The rocks collapsed, and all the swords and spears were buried...

There were countless similar incidents along the way, and many heroes died tragically.

In order to intimidate the enemy, Fang Yong hung these famous martial artists on the flagpole in front of the army. Those martial artists were not fools. After seeing so many martial arts predecessors die tragically, they realized that the fame promised by the government was not easy to obtain, so they scattered like birds and beasts.

During this period, Fang Yong also met Xiao Jueke, who was known as one of the five greatest masters in the world. Fang Yong shot an arrow through his scapula, and then he was captured by scouts.

His daughter Xiao Ronger was also chased back. The father and daughter were tied up and thrown to the ground, covered in mud and blood, not looking like masters at all.

Fortunately, considering his daughter's good looks, Fang Yong spared the man's life and asked him to teach him martial arts.

Fang Yong obtained many martial arts secrets from these martial arts masters. He selected a few and asked Xiao Jueke to teach them to see if he could get system entries.

There is a book called Feiyu Zouye Gong, which is a kind of light Kung Fu. It says that it can make one's body as light as feathers and leaves.

But in Fang Yong's opinion, it seemed a bit exaggerated.

Because Xiao Jueke had been practicing this skill for more than 30 years and had mastered it, he could only jump three or four meters high and was shot down by Fang Yong's arrow.

There is also a book called Luohan Tianwang Gong, which is said to make one invulnerable to swords and spears after being mastered.

But it was obvious that the old monk who had mastered this skill could not block Fang Yong's eight-stone bow.

Finally, there is a health-preserving book called Jingchan Gong, which is a Taoist method of nourishing qi.

It is still unclear what the effects of the three skills are, but the little girl Xiao Ronger is very envious of these skills, as they seem to be quite valuable.

One night, Fang Yong asked Xiao Ronger to warm the bed. "Will you marry me?"

Xiao Ronger hugged Fang Yong with tears in her eyes. Although the man in front of her was not as perfect as her dream husband, his appearance and status were okay, so she was quite satisfied with him.

"concubine."

Fang Yong said calmly.

Xiao Ronger ran out crying.

Then he was quickly caught and punished by Fang Yong.

In this way, the army marched towards Chuzhou in an orderly manner.

Compared with those low-ranking people in the underworld, the government troops stationed in the Chuhe area are more deterrent.

Even though Fang Yong's soldiers and equipment were elite enough, they still suffered nearly a thousand casualties in crossing this line of defense.

From here we can see the gap between those martial artists and the real army.

During the trip, they came across Tianwang Temple in Lianshui Township and ordered people to level the temple.

Soon, after more than ten large and small attacks, the Huaiyin army finally arrived at the city of Chuzhou.

There was no siege because Ma Laohei had not arrived yet.

Fang Yongxian sent his troops to gradually occupy counties, towns and villages outside Chuzhou City, such as Quanjiao, Lai'an, Tangqiao and other places.

He also sent troops to gradually capture the mountains surrounding Chuzhou City, such as Longwei Mountain, Jianhuai Mountain, Xiaofeng Mountain, and the side mountains of Langya Mountain.

These areas had some garrisons of varying sizes and were equipped with fortifications. Fang Yong sent people to occupy them bit by bit.

The government troops in Chuzhou City were afraid that Fang Yong would surround and attack the reinforcements, so they did not dare to rescue. In the end, they could only watch the defenders in these places being annihilated by Fang Yong.

In the end, Fang Yong occupied all the areas outside the city and successfully gained a foothold.

Of course, Fang Yong also lost a lot of manpower during this period.

This time, Fang Yong led 50,000 elite soldiers and Zhang Yuan led 30,000 naval forces, totaling 80,000 troops. Zhou Shuan was left to garrison Yangzhou, leaving 10,000 troops. Zhang Yuan was left to garrison Jinling, leaving 20,000 troops due to the complicated situation.

Therefore, Fang Yong currently has 50,000 soldiers left.

He suffered many casualties in his battles, but at the same time he was also recruiting surrendered soldiers and conscripting young and strong men, so the number of his troops did not decrease.

Now Fang Yong has stationed his troops outside Chuzhou City, claiming to have an army of 100,000. He has occupied the mountains, counties, towns and villages outside Chuzhou City, and is eyeing Chuzhou City covetously, waiting for Ma Laohei to arrive so that he can launch an attack on the city.

The defenders in Chuzhou City were in a state of panic, fearing that the Huaiyin bandits would suddenly launch a surprise attack.

In fact, Fang Yong had already sent people to secretly dig a tunnel...

Time passed quickly, and one day, new entries appeared in Fang Yong's system.

【Talent: Martial Arts (Entry Level)】

【Progress: 1/10】

【Effect: Martial arts are the basis, and energy will eventually run out. 】

Checking himself, Fang Yong didn't find any other changes except a slight increase in strength.

And the progress is too slow.

For talents like swordsmanship and archery, basically as long as you practice seriously for half a day or a day, you can get some progress.

And now, after practicing for more than ten days, Fang Yong's martial arts talent has only improved a little. He almost thought it was a fake secret!
But no matter what, at least the panel appears, so just practice it slowly.

When the winter solstice came, dumplings were made in the military camp.

Fang Yong personally carried a plate and went to a tent.

There was a white cloth hanging here, and crying sounds came from inside.

(End of this chapter)