Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

The moonlight shines on the wilderness. In the cold moonlight, the mountain fence in the distance stretches into the distance. In the simple camp, the bonfire is burning. The red horses stand in the light of the fire. The light looks like charcoal fire. The square sky with black poles The halberd was stuck on the ground, and the golden dragon shone faintly. The tall man sitting next to him threw a piece of firewood into it, and a slight smoke rose amidst the crackling sound of burning.

"Brother, drink some hot bar." The young guard held up the wine glass. The old wine with ginger exuded a strong aroma. Lu Bu took it and took a sip. The heat flowed down the esophagus, sending out an ironing heat in the stomach. .

"Has the night watch been arranged?" he asked softly, looking at the guard next to him.

Yu Cheng nodded: "Don't worry, brother, everything has been arranged."

After a slight pause, he looked at the other person and lowered his arms. The sound of armor scraping came in his ears, and he advised: "It's late at night. Brother, you might as well rest early. I'll keep vigil for you."

"Not yet..." The guard's eyes looked worried. The man who wanted to refuse stopped, looked down at the steaming wine bowl in his hand, drank it all in one gulp, and handed the empty bowl over: "So, so-and-so Let's rest first, I'll leave it to you tonight..." He stood up and started to leave, then stopped and said, "Find someone to trade with you, there is still a battle to be fought tomorrow."

"Yes!" Yu Cheng reached out and took the bowl, with a smile on his face.

Nodding, Lu Bu returned to the short tent behind him. The ground that had been heated by the campfire was drying and warming. He spread his fur on the ground, wrapped himself in felt, closed his eyes, and heard the sound of burning outside. , the light penetrated into the eyelids, and the red patch in front of his eyes seemed like a curtain of blood splashing in the sky.

I could smell the faint smell of rust again at the end of my nose. The sound of war drums seemed to be coming from afar and roaring in my ears. The thumping sound had an ethereal feeling. The hysterical shouts on the battlefield were elongated and the weapons clashed. Sparks suddenly jumped up, but even after trying hard for a long time, he couldn't see who was fighting with him or what he was holding. In the midst of anxiety, the red rabbit neighed, and the horse's hooves seemed to trample the ground, and he waved his hand with all his strength. There was a sonorous sound from the halberd in the painting, and the figure whose face could not be seen on the opposite side fled on horseback, and a beautiful beard seemed to be floating in the air...

Birds were chirping in the morning, the sky was light blue, and the sunlight dyed the clouds golden.

Lu Bu opened his eyes gently. Amidst the sound of armor scraping, the man on duty outside stood up straight. The man who got out of the tent stretched his waist. The metal on the armor made a clanking sound. A fire was burning in front of him, and something was cooking on it. The hot water is emitting steam.

The silent camp began to glow with vitality in the early morning. After eating the simple breakfast, the faces of all the men were refreshed. They packed up the things on the ground, and a famous horse sergeant got on his horse.

Lu Bu took a deep breath, held the black pole of the painted halberd with his big hand and pulled it out. The sharp halberd picked up some soil. He flicked his scarlet cloak, and with a roar, he got on his horse and looked into the distance.

"set off!"

Fang Tian put his halberd in the front finger, and the golden sky light shone down. The horse began to move forward with small steps. As it marched at a constant speed, the roaring sound spread under the sky. The knight on the horse bumped and undulated, armor and weapons. The sound of collision is the prelude to war.

In the eastern sky, the light is getting brighter and brighter.

Pingyin, although this war is far away from the county seat, people are not all blind or deaf. They naturally know the conflict between bandits and the army in Liangshan yesterday. The so-called "when gods fight, mortals suffer" has started. Although the two sides in the war are not immortals, it is more fatal to the people. Therefore, those who go to the market do not go out, and those selling vegetables do not enter the city. The entire city is under martial law, with the four gates closed and officers and soldiers on the walls.

It's just that the city can still be closed, but the villages below are in panic all day long. He is not afraid of meeting people from Liangshan. They have established rules here for many years and have never heard of them being violated. The people are most sensitive to this, so they are not afraid. These are thieves.

On the contrary, the hands and feet of those red men who serve in the army are not clean. The military men who often cannot pay the military salary are arrogant and domineering in villages and towns outside their own state. Therefore, the people of Pingyin hope that Liangshan will drive the officers and soldiers away quickly. Leave Yunzhou.

It was with this kind of expectation in mind that Yuntianbiao's [-] soldiers and horses and [-] naval troops marched across the border between the two states and rushed towards the Liangshan position.

……

The light from the sky rises above the clouds, and the light cuts through the birds and falls on the ground as they fly by.

Below, the flags were hunting, and the soldiers who came out of the camp gathered together. There was a figure carrying a long sword walking in the camp. From time to time, he talked with several frontline commanders. After a while, the horn sounded, and the standing figure began to move. .

Yesterday, several infantry battalions on the front line retreated for repairs. Wen Zhongrong, Cui Ye and other battalions, who had been recuperating for a long time, entered the position and walked quickly among the defense rooms. The sound of soldiers and armor clashing continued to be heard. Di, Ni, Chen, and Huang Four flags were erected behind the two men, and the faces holding the shields became tense. The spear heads raised toward the sky reflected the light of the sky. A forest of spear arrays stood tall, with cold light flashing and murderous intent.

Xi Sheng, who was wearing a military uniform, walked towards the watchtower. A figure walked towards him behind him. The Qinghui man who noticed it turned his head and glanced, then stood there and waited: "Brother Li Zhu, how are the camps down below?"

Yesterday Wen Zhongrong came to test and complain. Xi Sheng, who had been in Liangshan for a long time, and Li Zhu, who was familiar with human nature, it is not difficult to guess that everyone was a little panicked in the face of the war, but compared to Li Zhu's deceptive and kind face, Xi Sheng gave people It felt too serious, so this morning Li Zhu went around the camps and chatted with people.

Walking to Xi Sheng's side, he stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation. The two walked side by side towards the watchtower. Mr. Jin Jian, who was twirling his beard, frowned: "Too impetuous... No, it should be said that he relies too much on his brother." He stretched out his hand. He stayed on the wooden ladder, climbed up to the watchtower and stood firm, looking at the teams passing by below. When Xi Sheng stood firm next to him, he continued: "The previous battles on the mountain were all fought under the leadership of my brother. At this time, my brother is not here, everyone It seems like he has lost his backbone, and he keeps asking when my brother will come back."

"This is true..." Xi Sheng glanced down with a headache: "Brother has also asked the brothers below to lead the troops independently, but mostly when he knew that there was support from the rear, like this. At that time, the soldiers were divided into two groups, and I don’t know much about my brother’s specific situation.”

"There is a lack of generals..." Touching his chin, Li Assistant looked at the floating clouds in the sky: "I heard that brother Du Bo led troops to suppress bandits in Xiangzhou before. Maybe I should advise my brother to transfer him to lead the army."

Reaching out to hold the fence in front of him, Xi Sheng squinted and looked into the distance: "It's a bit difficult. Brother Du seems to be a little reluctant to lead the troops into battle. Although he is the commander of the horse army, he would rather rush into the battle and kill the enemy under his brother's leadership."

"Why?" Li Zhu frowned.

Xi Sheng glanced at him and said vaguely: "I'm not sure, I just know it's related to what happened at his home before."

"Family matters..." he repeated, his mind turned, and he frowned and looked at Xi Sheng aside: "Is it because of women?"

Without turning his head, the lean man said calmly: "You said it, I didn't."

"Ha... then this matter really can't be rushed." He narrowed his eyes and smiled strangely. Li Zhu did not continue the topic: "This time, my brother asked you and me to delay the army here, which is not a bad thing. After this One thing, I think the idea of ​​​​people relying on it will be reduced a lot."

Xi Sheng nodded slowly: "They are all extravagant men. It might be better to give them some time to practice so that they can be independent."

Assistant Li raised his hand and patted the railing in front of him. There was a crisp snap and he said, "It's just that the armaments used by the army this time are more sophisticated than those used before. I'm afraid a lot of people will die."

The person next to him was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "A general will die in a hundred battles, and a strong man will return after ten years. There is no one who will not die in a battle."

After saying this, the two of them lost the desire to talk for a moment. At a certain moment, the pupils looking into the distance suddenly shrank, and a black line appeared in the distant field, approaching quickly. Not long after, a spy came to report, What came was an unfamiliar general's flag with the character Xin instead of yesterday's true character Pioneer.

There were also different flags approaching from the west and east. Each army seemed to be about two to three thousand in size. They stopped nearly five miles away from the camp and then quickly formed a formation.

The messengers ran in their respective formations, and the knights sent to the other two teams looked solemn.

Yun Tianbiao left the commander's flag range, wearing a green battle robe, bright silver thin scale armor, a golden beast head shoulder guard attached to his left shoulder, holding the Yanyue knife with dragon patterns in his hand, reaching out to touch his long beard, and narrowed his red phoenix eyes. Looking at the surrounded simple position, the light reflected from the swords and guns lit up, and no one went out to fight.

"Liangshan's reaction is very strange. He actually wants to stop us here. Is he ignoring the den of thieves?" As the horse took a few steps, the man stroking his beard didn't think about it and turned back to look at Zhen Xianglin from the rear: "Maybe Zhen Xian Nephew understands the thoughts of these grass bandits?"

Zhen Xianglin opened his mouth, closed it again and shook his head.

"Perhaps it's because of the consecutive wins over Yunzhou and Yizhou."

A majestic voice came, and a black-maned horse slowly walked over. The man on the horse was very tall, wearing a shiny black lion's head armor, holding a tiger-tailed steel whip in his hand, and a quiver with a treasure in it. With a bow, there is a heroic spirit in his words.

Yun Tianbiao's eyes lit up when he saw this man. This man's name was Cui Meng. He was a famous archer in the Qingzhou Army. He could fire two arrows in a row, and few people could defeat him. He was specially transferred to Liangshan for this expedition. He immediately said with a smile: "That's it." , let’s see General Cui’s sharpshooting and beat these thieves for their arrogance.”

Cui Meng immediately clasped his fists: "This is the responsibility of the young general. I am willing to die for the Commander-in-Chief."

"Okay! In a moment you will lead the vanguard to attack the stronghold, and I will beat the drum for you behind."

Cui Meng was overjoyed: "Let's see how the youngster performs."

While Yun Tianbiao burst out laughing, the messengers with combat orders entered the other two formations. There was a sound of people shouting and horses neighing in the military camp. After a while, war drums beat and footsteps trampled, and the torrent of steel began to surge. (End of chapter)