Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 464 I can’t tell

In the fifth year of Zhenghe, in Mengxia and Yihai, the weather became warmer and the sun became darker.

The army carrying the banner with the Chinese character "绻" drove more than 4,000 prisoners into the military camp. The village soldiers armed with bows and arrows, led by Hua Rong, surrounded them. The terrified defeated soldiers of Sanzhou were worried and did not know what their fate would be next. , but generally you can’t die for a while.

Bingzi, the remaining naval warships in Liangshan came and went frequently, pulling prisoners up the mountain. Craftsmen got off the ship one after another to assemble the cyclone cannon with a pull rod, constantly adjusting the position, distance, and some were repairing armor weapons and testing Weapons for the expedition, this is a necessary means before going to war.

Ding Chou, Liangshan's cavalry are gathering. Lu Bu, who is wearing a purple-gold crown and a ring of animal-faced head-swallowing armor, puts on a bright red Shu brocade cloak, mounts the red rabbit, and looks back at the more than 1,700 knights with excited eyes. , showed a smile, and under the command of "Let's go -", he ran out of the camp and disappeared without a trace.

At Ji Mao, the officers and soldiers who had rested for many days began to march northward in a mighty manner, with flags flying. They set up camp thirty miles northwest of Yuncheng. Commander Liu Yanqing ordered Yuncheng to supply food to the army. For a moment, he was worried about the lack of food. Shi Wenbin, the county magistrate of Liang Shaobing, had more than a dozen white hairs on his head.

Liu Yanqing, who was sitting in the camp and planning when to wait for reinforcements from Dengzhou, received the news he least wanted to hear.

"Failed...defeated?"

The commander with a livid face looked at the several urgent documents delivered to his hand. After all, Liangshan failed to capture all the soldiers and generals from the three states. The sergeants and generals who escaped ran to the nearby state city and informed the officials in the yamen, knowing full well that Officials who were concerned about the serious matter quickly sent out capable people to ride to the inn to deliver the news to Liu Yanqing.

However, the journey was far away, and those who were sent did not know the specific location of the army. When they learned the news, it was already delayed for a long time, so it took more than half a month to deliver the letter.

"Father……"

Liu Guangguo saw that he looked wrong and hurriedly stepped forward. Liu Yanqing raised his eyes to look at his son and handed over the official document: "We were ambushed by soldiers and horses all the way to Dengzhou, and we were completely destroyed..."

bang——

The commander-in-chief of the Western Army, who had returned from the Western Army, punched the desk hard and said with a venomous look on his face: "These Jingdong trash!"

Liu Guangguo glanced at the simple document and took a breath: "Father, there is no news about the Dengzhou Navy so far. I'm afraid it's not going to be good. Do we want to continue marching?"

"Fight!" Liu Yanqing gritted his teeth, his fisted hand shaking slightly: "At least we have to pull out the stronghold where the Liangshan thieves are outside, otherwise my father will not be able to explain to the court."

"Then do we need to inform others?" Liu Guangguo frowned and looked at his father.

"No." Liu Yanqing shook his head: "It's unfavorable to say that it would be detrimental to the battle if we just mess up the army's morale. We can wait until the stronghold is broken."

His face disappeared into the darkness in the big tent, and the young son nodded.

The next day, the army had just arrived. Liu Yanqing was afraid that something might happen again after a long night and many dreams. He also thought that he would outnumber the enemy many times along the way and could defeat the enemy with overwhelming force. He immediately ordered Mei Zhan and Wang Wende as the vanguard to lead 10,000 people to attack Liangshan Village Fort.

In the mountains and forests, the flags fluttering in the wind bear the characters Song, Mei and Wang. Soldiers in military uniforms are walking through the wilderness from south to north. The road to the north from Yuncheng is relatively flat. Fortunately, there is no river, so there is no need to think of ways to build a bridge. OK.

Along the way, pedestrians or caravans driven away by scouts or front troops can be seen from time to time, and occasionally corpses are abandoned on the side of the road. Mei Zhan and Wang Wende are accustomed to this. The army clears the way, and no one is allowed to spy wherever it passes. , those who refused to be driven away were killed on the spot and treated as enemy spies. As for whether they were unjustly accused, who would take it seriously?

"Yesterday, two old men, Xiang Yuanzhen and Yang Wen, went to your camp?" Wang Wende, with his thick beard and eyebrows, turned to look at Mei Zhan beside him with a relaxed expression. "Here we come." Mei Zhan's gray beard was blown by the wind, and his voice was rough: "He came here to ask me where the soldiers and horses in Dengzhou are. Where do I know where to go?"

Wang Wende snorted: "These two old guys don't come to see me either."

Mei Zhan glanced at him sideways: "The relationship between the two of them is not very good, so how can they go to you to discuss it?"

The old Jiedushi next to him looked ugly. However, this afternoon, both of them looked a little confused. They had not met anyone from Liangshan all the way. It was unimaginable to go smoothly until someone came to report that Liangshan was ten miles ahead. In the village fort, the two of them walked another two miles before the army stopped, and began to camp against a hill, waiting for the army to arrive.

Soon, an army quickly approached from the rear. Besides the stretched Song flag, there was also a Zhai flag waving on the side.

Troops with different banners also gathered around them from the south and west. Each troop numbered about 10,000, and they quickly formed formations on the field. They also drove close to Liangshan Village before stopping.

The soldiers delivering orders were running back and forth in the military formation. Liu Yanqing rode a war horse and led Gao Shixuan and his two sons away from the commander's flag. He looked at the fort surrounded by three sides. Within his sight, there were rows and rows of people wearing black armor. Those who lined up stood on the wall and made a defensive posture on the fort.

"The officers and soldiers seem to be in a hurry..." Bian Xiang, holding a horned helmet in his hand, climbed up to the watchtower and looked at the Song flag fluttering in the distance: "They came out in full force without leaving any room. I guess they are preparing for a battle."

"I'm afraid I know the news of Dengzhou's destruction." Xi Sheng, who was very clear, stood aside: "Calculating the time, it has been nearly twenty days since the ambush of the brothers. It is not surprising that it has spread to the hands of the officers and soldiers."

Bian Xiang looked at the army array in the distance and pinched his chin with his thick fingers: "That's not surprising. Four groups attacked Liangshan but two groups were destroyed. It's strange that we didn't rush."

Xi Sheng glanced at him: "Why don't you go to the west and guard? If we are attacked, don't cry."

"Hahaha, I'm not afraid of fighting with the army, so why should I be afraid of defending the city now?" Bian Xiang said, patting the shoulder of the person next to him, and the blow made Xi Sheng bend his leg: "On the contrary, you have thin arms and thin legs. Damn it, don’t let anyone get close to you.”

Xi Sheng rolled his eyes: "Do you think everyone is as strong as you and Dian?" He pointed to his head: "They are more capable than here."

"Okay." Bian Xiang laughed and turned away: "After the fight is over, you and I will compete in a military exercise in the martial arts hall. Whoever loses will run around the village in armor."

"How vicious!" Xi Sheng glared at the back, then laughed again.

In the distance, the messengers with small flags were running around in the military formation. In the past, Liangshan worked hard to attack the city and destroy the village. This time, the defense was only once for Yizhou. Now it was attacked by fifty thousand people. The officers and soldiers were surrounded, and even if they tried to retreat to the stronghold by water, they would be swallowed up by the huge waves coming from the opposite side.

In this battle, all we need to do is hold the opponent back...

Qinghui's figure thought so.

Soon, the war drums rumbled, the horns reverberated in the sky, and the crowd moved.

　I still have a low fever, but I can still write. . . . . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)