Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

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The sound of horns came up from the bottom of the mountain.

The figure with the raised arms was startled suddenly. Bi Sheng said puzzledly, "Strange, who blew the horn? It's clear that the order to attack hasn't been issued yet."

"You idiot!" Feng Mei raised his hand and his expression changed drastically: "The Qi army has found him from behind, how can he be our man!"

As soon as he finished speaking, shouts of killing rang out from halfway up the mountain. Arrows rained down from the air halfway up the mountain. Screams rang out, alarming countless figures lying in ambush on the top of the mountain. The surging black gradually swallowed up the white snow on the ground and spread upwards.

"Get down the mountain!" Feng Mei put down his hand fiercely, and looked up from above, and could clearly see the big flag with the word "Ma": "All those who will invade in the future will..."

bang——

The sound of the gong startled everyone around, and they all turned to look at the guard holding the gong. The man was holding the gong and the wooden hammer, looking at his general's fierce eyes helplessly, his lips twitched a few times: "I... I didn't mean it." He shrank his neck: "Really..."

"Your mother's leg!" Bi Sheng was furious and kicked the man down: "You are a spy sent by the Qi army!"

“Don’t make trouble!” Feng Mei’s face turned pale, he pulled out the iron knife from his waist and opened his mouth: “Follow…”

Boom——

Several sounds of rocks hitting each other were heard from behind. A few people turned around and saw that some soldiers were pushing down the fallen rocks. However, more soldiers looked behind them blankly, then turned their heads back to the gorge, as if they didn't know what to do.

"A bunch of stupid birds!"

After being interrupted twice in a row, Feng Mei felt his chest was stuffy and angry. He raised his sword and pointed down the mountain: "Follow me and charge down the mountain!"

Bi Sheng also drew his sword and shouted: "Charge down together and kill the enemy."

The surrounding soldiers seemed to have found their backbone, and they all shouted loudly and followed the two generals to kill downwards.

……

In the gorge, Hao Siwen reined in his mount. Several stones half a person's height fell from the top of the mountain, bounced a few times on the cliff, and spun onto the road below. Dozens of Qi soldiers who were unable to dodge were knocked to the ground by the disaster from heaven.

"Don't panic."

A huge rock fell two feet in front of the left side. The flying rocks and earth hit the armor with a "bang". The warhorse under his crotch neighed. Hao Siwen clamped his legs tightly and reached out to touch the horse's neck: "There are limited rocks falling from above. Don't lose your composure and lose your life."

boom--

The stone hit the ground one last time, sending up a cloud of dust mixed with some snow, and then there was no more sound.

Hao Siwen looked up and heard the sound of a horn coming from afar. His eyes flashed and he pointed his spear forward: "General Ma and his men will deal with the Song army on the mountain. Catch up with the Song army in front and leave them behind!"

"kill--"

Roars came from the mouths of soldiers with a frustrated look on their faces. Figures ran forward one after another, and the sound of rumbling footsteps echoed in the gorge.

……

Wuwuwu——

Continuous trumpet sounds were heard, and dense arrows kept rising into the sky, piercing the Song army hiding halfway up the mountain.

"Send a message to the rear, saying that we have found an enemy ambush. Ask General Shi and General Hua to surround this place as soon as possible."

Ma Ling dismounted from his warhorse. Several personal guards stood in front of him holding wooden shields. Looking at the waves of arrows raining down from above, they could not help but frowned. “Also, tell General Hua to bring more archers. The Song army occupies the high ground and their bows and crossbows are very powerful.”

In the sight, there was a dense rain of arrows pouring down, and in the ears there was the crackling sound of arrows bouncing off shields. Some arrows spun and hit the ground, and some soldiers fell to the ground in pain, their blood flowing into the soil.

Ma Ling raised his head and narrowed his eyes.

In the field of vision, behind the array of more than a thousand people were the ambush soldiers running down the mountain. The total number of both sides was about two thousand three or two thousand four. These soldiers in scarlet were wearing white cloaks as a cover on the snow. Fortunately, they had expected this and discovered these ambushes when they ran closer, otherwise they would have been in big trouble if they were ambushed successfully.

In terms of wealth, Song is still richer...

Ma Ling murmured in his heart, touched his chin, reached out to untie his sword from the saddle, and tied the handle to his palm with linen. He exhaled a breath of white air: "The Song army may rush down. Before our troops arrive, stop them."

Amidst the flying rain of arrows, the captain in the army received the order and shouted loudly. The soldiers raised their shields, held their swords and spears, and charged towards the top of the mountain in an orderly manner. From time to time, they raised their shields above their heads to protect themselves from the arrows falling from above. From time to time, archers in the rear would stand up and shoot back. When they attacked from above, there were more casualties than the enemy.

Ma Ling was crouching under the shield of his personal soldiers. The sound of falling arrows slowed down in his ears for a moment, and he stood up. Opposite him, crimson armor covered the mountainside, and the red from the top was pouring down.

He exhaled, turned the sword in his hand, and crouched down slightly. After a breath, he uttered a loud voice: "Kill upwards--"

boom--

The sound of armor shaking came from the hillside. The Qi army's infantry stepped onto the hillside like thunder. The moment the front line touched, the black-armored soldiers behind the shields swung their swords and chopped down: "Kill——"

Distance is fleeting.

The blades hit the shields, and the people on the mountain and below let out heart-wrenching shouts, using all their strength to swing their weapons towards the opposite side.

There were continuous bang and bang sounds, and blood spurted out and spilled on the snow on the mountain.

The Song soldiers, who were protecting their legs and feet with wooden shields, thrust their spears downwards with all their might. A rain of arrows poured out from the hands of their comrades who were higher up in the back. The figures on the front line were shouting, and people on both sides fell down.

A Qi soldier shouted and charged upwards with a spear, but a long spear pierced his open mouth. His strength disappeared instantly and he was thrown away. More soldiers from behind rushed up with red eyes. The Song army in front, which had not experienced fierce fighting, were not used to it. Some of them could not react in time and were chopped down. Some of the front lines were frustrated and the battle began.

When Feng Mei and Bi Sheng came down, Ma Ling's troops were attacking fiercely. The two did not hesitate and immediately came over with the troops behind them. At the moment, the enemy's numbers were still inferior to theirs. With the troops they had at that time, they should be able to break through. They only hoped that the troops left behind outside could come up quickly and provide them with support.

"Ahhh-"

The knife slashed at the neck of the ferocious face, and the corpse fell backwards. Ma Ling kicked the Song army Yu Hou who attacked from the side and knocked him over. He quickly ran forward two steps, dodged the stabbing spear, and cut it off with a knife. Seeing that they were killed on the spot by the personal soldiers in the rear, he took a deep breath and said, "The Song army is not good at close combat. Go up and kill them at close range!"

In the chaos of the clash of weapons, one figure after another risked their lives to step forward. Archers hidden in the army flashed out and released their bowstrings while their comrades were fighting in front.

Hundreds of arrows flew down in arcs, and blood splattered everywhere.

"Hold the shield and beat them to death—" Feng Mei, who was standing at a slightly higher place, saw his soldiers in a disadvantageous position, and several veins popped out on his forehead: "A bunch of idiots, why are you fighting from a high position!" Turning to Bi Sheng, he said: "General Bi, we don't know how many troops the Qi army has, we can't waste time here, break through."

Bi Sheng nodded: "Let's go ahead," and ran down with some soldiers.

A soldier responded to his commander's orders, ran two steps from the rear, then jumped up with his shield on his head, and rushed towards the Qi army's infantry who were lower than him.

However, the Qi soldiers in the lower position were equally fearless. The soldiers holding shields simply dropped the iron swords in their hands, held the shields with both hands, bent their legs, and rushed forward.

boom--

There were hysterical shouts all around. Countless figures who had taken the impact of the shields from the opposite sides lowered their heads, while their comrades holding long weapons came forward and stabbed madly.

Ma Ling was agile and stood on the front line with the soldiers. The mud under his boots had already left a trail of blood-red footprints. He dodged a Song soldier and chopped his neck. He wanted to kill the second one. Footsteps sounded quickly in front of him, and he ran over with shouts of "Ahhh——"

In the field of vision, a figure wearing iron armor and holding a sword was running towards him, and behind him were Song army soldiers holding weapons. It was Bi Sheng who had just reached the halfway point of the mountain.

Ma Ling looked at him coldly, flipped his hand and took out a gold brick. The dozen or so personal soldiers in the back were most familiar with their commander, and they all drew their flying axes from their waists.

The ferocious expression of Bi Sheng on the opposite side changed instantly, his eyes widened and his gaze became clear. He stopped and wanted to brake, but he was running down from a high place and with armor on his body, he couldn't stop for a while, and the whole person slid down without moving his feet.

"With-"

Ma Ling would not wait for him to stop, but threw the gold brick directly at him, and the soldiers behind him also threw their flying axes.

The gold brick drew an arc. Bi Sheng wanted to dodge, but his body was out of control and he just turned his head with difficulty.

bang——

The rotating rectangular object hit the left forehead hard, "Ah!" He let out a scream, all kinds of feelings entered his heart in an instant, and the whole person was knocked backwards. The moment he fell to the ground, he felt dizzy and the scene in his eyes seemed a little vague.

The flying axe reflected the pouring sunlight, and the Song soldiers who were following him in the charge were hit by the axe before they could even react. For a moment, screams resounded through the sky.

"It's so sweet..."

Feng Mei, who was walking and watching behind, had a miserable look on his face. He felt that he had a lot of pain in his heart that he couldn't express. He had hoped that his old partner could break through a gap, but he didn't expect that he would be knocked to the ground as soon as he ran down, and he couldn't get up for a long time.

"You are all trash!" He cursed fiercely. Seeing the "flower" flag appearing below, Feng Mei's expression suddenly changed. He quickly pointed his iron knife downwards and said, "Follow me, the enemy reinforcements are coming. If you don't want to be blocked on the top of the mountain and die of hunger and cold, use all your strength!"

Amid the roar, the guards and soldiers following him began to move.

Amid the countless clashes of metal, shouts and fights, Feng Mei led dozens of guards to kill, swinging his sword into the bodies of the Qi soldiers, quickly tearing a gap in the blood. He looked at Ma Ling's figure over there, raised his sword and ran in the opposite direction: "Break out from this side!"

Ma Ling didn't look at Feng Mei. He held a knife and commanded his soldiers to attack upwards. The Song soldiers wanted to snatch Bi Sheng back, but were stopped. After a fierce fight, their limited courage was exhausted, and they retreated to the rear with a shout.

"spit--"

Ma Ling spat on the ground, looked at Bi Sheng whose lower face was swollen, and kicked the Song army general lying on the ground. "Ugh..." a groan was heard.

“Still alive…” Ma Ling narrowed his eyes, turned his head to dodge a stray arrow, and said lightly: “Go to the back.”

Several bodyguards responded. There were enemy troops attacking from the front, so they didn't dare to drag him away. Two of them stepped forward and turned Bi Sheng sideways. Using the slope of the hillside, they pulled up the armor on his body and lifted it down.

rustle--

The Flying Tiger general rolled over so fast that he was dizzy and turned into a rolling gourd. The two men occasionally reached out their hands to add strength, causing Bi Sheng to roll towards the foot of the mountain. He didn't know how many rocks and trees he hit along the way. He could only watch the rolling body shake violently from time to time and stop there, allowing the two men to adjust the direction and continue rolling.

Ma Ling looked at the two busy figures from behind and twitched his face. He was speechless for a long time before he uttered: "What a talent..."

Then he turned around and continued to join the attacking team.

……

"Hurry, hurry, don't stop!"

Feng Mei ran quickly, holding a knife, and rushed down with all his might with the cover of his personal guards. He was proficient in martial arts, and the Qi army that blocked his way were mostly ordinary soldiers and low-level officers. During the siege, he could often chop them down to the ground with just two or three strikes.

The people around him gradually developed a feeling that they could escape, and they immediately increased the strength in their hands. They knocked away several Qi soldiers who were blocking their way, and the scene in front of them suddenly brightened, and there were no more black-armored soldiers in front of them.

Hundreds of people's faces suddenly lit up with joy.

"Fire the arrow——"

When the brief voice came, Feng Mei's joyful expression disappeared, and he quickly took a step back and raised the shield in the hand of his personal guard.

Whoosh whoosh—

Countless arrows fell like raindrops. Feng Mei only felt the shield in his hand trembling continuously. He heard screams in his ears and an arrow stabbed into the soil at his feet, making a muffled sound.

"who!"

Feng Mei was furious. Feeling the rain of arrows stop, he pulled down his shield and looked at the opposite side. His eyes suddenly narrowed.

In the field of vision, a general wearing silver armor and a silver helmet was standing there slightly sideways, the bowstring of the bow in his hand trembling, and the other hand pretending to release it.

"Hua Rong!"

The moment he heard the name, Feng Mei felt a pain on his face, and then he fell backwards. He looked slightly toward the center and saw a few white tail feathers on the black arrow shaft.

I was shot by an arrow?!
A sentence flashed through his mind and then his whole body relaxed, the light in his eyes gradually disappearing.

"Go forward and support General Ma."

When Hua Rong saw that he had shot the enemy general in front of him dead, he gave an order without turning his head. Some of the elite soldiers beside him drew their swords, raised their shields and stepped forward. The soldiers in the back holding powerful crossbows and hard bows shot arrows to cover them.

The sound of fighting continued to be heard halfway up the mountain.

On that day, the troops ambushed by the Song army were destroyed by the Qi army. The two generals leading the army were killed and one was seriously injured. Nearly 2,000 of the 20,000 soldiers were killed or injured, more than 4,000 were captured, and the rest took advantage of the chaos to flee. (End of this chapter)