Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

The officers and soldiers receded like a tide, and the black night filled the sky. The officers and soldiers who had lit torches looked warily in the direction of the fort and retreated. Soon, only fist-sized firelight flickered in the forest.

On the wall of the village, the surviving soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief and looked at their dead brother sadly, and then someone stepped forward to collect the body for him.

Some of the sword and shield soldiers who were fighting on the front line sat down on the ground exhausted. The fighting in the afternoon was not long, but it was far more intense than usual. Many people had sore arms and could not untie the shackles of the sword handles for a while. I had to wait for others to come to help.

"The officers and soldiers did not use all their strength today."

The several infantry commanders who got together immediately after the war exchanged their respective intelligence, looked at the map of the fort in their hands and made a conclusion.

Li Zhu happened to walk in, heard everyone talking, and said: "Today is a trial to attack the city. There are only three Jiedu envoys on the battlefield. There are tens of thousands of people on the other side who have not taken action, and the siege methods have not been exhausted." Come out, retreat now in order to prepare for a more intense offensive in the future.”

Xi Sheng raised his hand and picked up a few human-shaped chess pieces and walked to the map: "Everyone, let's do some deductions. The next two days will be difficult times. As long as we survive, I will wait for the opportunity to counterattack. It’s here.”

After a pause, he beckoned a guard outside: "Go and invite Commander Hua here. He said that he wants to discuss the next defense matters."

"Yes." The guard quickly agreed, turned around and ran outside.

Bian Xiang touched his nose, looked at the retreating figure and said with a smile: "Today the brothers of Shesheng Camp should be remembered for their merits, and they are good helpers."

"Brother Hua Rong is also a great shooter." Hearing this, he looked at a few people and said, "Brothers Chen Yun and Liu Yuan are guarding my side today. Brother Hua Rong is also there with the shooting camp. Under his bow and arrow , I didn’t let any of the officers and soldiers rush forward.”

"You are worthy of the name Xiao Li Guang..."

Soon, the handsome young man in silver armor walked quickly into the hall and waved his hands. Several men laughed and extended their hands to greet him, and there were waves of whispers in front of Kantu.

……

The bonfire was burning, and scattered sparks floated into the air along with the black smoke amidst the crackling sound of burning wood, and then were lost in the upward airflow.

The sergeant wearing half leather armor held up his long gun, and a team of ten people walked along the road between the military tents. However, more people returned to the military camp after dinner to seize the time to rest. Soldiers need to eat food at any time. It is possible to fight with others, especially today's short siege, which shows that the days ahead may be hard.

In the general's tent, Wang Wende, who had taken off his armor, was lying on the wooden bed with grinning teeth. An old man with a gray beard was holding warm water and gently pouring it on the wound on his chest. Light red blood flowed down his body. , dripping down the edge of the bed.

"Tsk, tsk... Old man Wang, if this wound is any deeper, your life will be at stake." On the seat on the side of the wooden bed, Xiang Yuanzhen crossed his legs and touched his ugly face, jokingly Looking at my old friend lying down.

"Bah -" Wang Wende's face twitched in pain, but he refused to admit defeat: "You are the one who is disgraceful. Me and Lao Mei both went up to kill you, but you are the only one who is like a tortoise at the bottom of the city and does not attack upwards. ”

Xiang Yuanzhen's old face suddenly turned cold, and he snorted: "That's better than half of your head being shaved off."

"I'm here... oh - Mei, are you going to murder me?" Just as Wang Wende was about to retort, he howled miserably and looked angrily at Mei Zhan, who was tearing off the clothing material stuck to the wound. The sword The wound suddenly felt like new, and blood began to flow out.

"If you old man can still scream, then it's okay." Mei Zhan was not afraid of getting blood, and slapped Wang Wende on the chest. The old man screamed in pain and wanted to get up and fight with his old friend.

"That's all. Brother Wende will stay here first. He's already old, but he's still as fierce as before." Yang Wen, who had been standing behind Mei Zhan, took out the medicine from his chest and stepped forward: " It’s better to apply the medicine first, as you don’t want evil spirits to enter your body and you will have to go to great lengths to treat it.”

After finding a clean cloth and throwing it to Wang Wende, Yang Wen watched him wipe his chest and continued: "I want to be fair to Old Ghost Xiang over there. It's not that he doesn't want to kill him today, it's just that there's someone on his side. The thief fired his bow and arrow with great force, and the old ghost was shot back several times. "

"Haha..." Wang Wende was overjoyed when he heard this, and glanced over: "In the past, you, an old ghost, always boasted about your superb archery skills, but I didn't expect that now... Ouch——"

The brown medicine powder poured down from the green porcelain bottle. The old man who was still sarcastic suddenly stopped his mouth in pain. He bowed like a shrimp and screamed: "Yang Laohu, you are also a vicious guy! Ah hiss. …”

Yang Wen slowly put away the porcelain bottle and glanced at the old man whose forehead was covered with fine sweat: "Seeing that you are so energetic, I thought it was nothing serious. After two days, the wound was healed and you were full of life again..."

He glanced at his old friend's hair, which was cut half short by Sun An's sword, and pursed his lips: "Yikonnu."

"I will fight with you guys." Wang Wende's eyes were dazzled with anger. When the pain was over, he jumped up and ran towards his old friends.

There were guards outside who smiled as they listened. Not long after, someone shouted: "You three old guys are so disrespectful of the rules that you even hit me!"

It was still dark at night, and the lights were brightly lit in the Chinese army's tent. Liu Yanqing and several generals of the Western army were standing in front of the Kantu map, putting flags of various colors on it from time to time.

Farther away in the back camp, the sound of tinkling bells rang for half the night, waiting until dawn.

……

The forest was dark and dark, and the moonlight penetrated through the branches and leaves.

There was firelight swaying in the dense woods, and figures were sitting in groups of three or five. War horses were surrounded outside to block the cold wind. The firelight shone on people's faces. The tiger's eyes were slightly narrowed under the sword-shaped brows, just listening. His eyes moved when he heard a noise in the forest.

More figures on the outside raised their heads one after another, and their handsome or dark faces became serious, like a group of awakened beasts, exuding a dangerous and ferocious aura.

The rustling sound faded away, as if he had just realized the danger.

The ugly man in black armor threw a branch into the fire, then closed his eyes and fell asleep with the cloak wrapped around him. The flames rose high, and bright light penetrated through his eyelids, as if he could see a red ocean. flowing through thin skin.

Then it turned into monstrous flames... Horses neighed, people shouted, countless figures waved their weapons and fought hard, but they were smashed into pieces by the rushing iron hooves. Suddenly, a strange bird flew through the air, with huge iron claws scratching its face. On the top, the bird lowered its head with a hard and huge beak, and then pecked it down...

...It hurts a little.

"Zhizhicha——"

Some miserable cries woke people up. Feng Tai opened his eyes hard. In the dim light, he saw a bird whose name he could not tell was held by a black hand and was moving away from in front of him, revealing Niu Gao's unpleasant black face.

"What are you doing...hisss--" Fengtai turned over and sat up from the ground. After saying a word, he felt a pain on his face. He quickly stopped talking and touched his cheek with his hand. He felt warm, wet and dry. It's all blood.

"This..." Fengtai was a little dumbfounded. He looked at his hand and saw that the bird's beak in Niu Gao's hand was also stained with blood. He couldn't help but feel angry: "Did I let the bird peck it?"

"How fresh." Niu Gao curled his lips: "As soon as I woke up, I saw this bird standing on your forehead and chattering down. If it comes down again, you will see everything clearly from now on." Fengtai: "..."

"What are you talking about so early in the morning?" The figure wearing green dragon armor stood up, stretched, and patted the two of them: "I'm going to talk to my brother, you two wait here."

As he spoke, two people with big eyes and small eyes were left there. Du Bo himself walked past a few men who were lying sprawled out sleeping, said hello to the night watchman, came to Lu Bu's side, and looked at The man who had already opened his eyes raised his hands and said: "Brother is awake."

"Fang woke up not long ago."

Lu Bu nodded and motioned for Du Bo to sit down. Yu Cheng also woke up and stared blankly at the opposite side for a moment. Then his eyes hardened and he stood up to salute the two of them.

"It's still early." Lu Bu looked up at the blue sky where the moon could still be seen, stretched out his hand to wipe his face, and said, "Wake everyone up. After breakfast, you can move early."

"Yes." Yu Cheng nodded, then quickly walked aside, first waking up his guards, and then there was a low horn sound in the forest.

woo-

As if the button was turned on, there began to be noises in the quiet forest. The sleeping man shook his head and woke up one after another. Some people stood up to get cold water, and soon a bonfire was raised to heat soup.

"Calculating the time, the officers and soldiers must have fought against the brothers who stayed in the village at this time." Du Bo scratched his hair and said, "I don't know how well the defense of these brothers is."

"It's not a big problem." Lu Bu picked up two branches and threw them on the fire, and then used another one to stir the bonfire. After a while, the wood began to burn: "The three of them have all been on the battlefield. "Senior, and there are a few military advisors helping me, as long as there is enough food, I can persevere."

Du Bo was a little hesitant: "I'm afraid that the officers and soldiers will take turns to attack, and with the elite of the Western Army, we can conquer it in one fell swoop while we are short of troops."

"You think you are frightened by the reputation of the Western Army." Lu Bu shook his head, looked at the former brave supervisor and said: "It doesn't have to be like this, they are carrying one head on two shoulders. Even if he can fight again, he will be able to fight again." We can't even hope to conquer the fully prepared fortress in two days."

He glanced at Du Bo, who was nodding, and used his hand holding the branch to draw a simple map on the land: "In the past two days of searching, the opponent probably transported grain from two places, one in Yuncheng, one in Shouzhang, and one in a certain place. At that time, the cavalry army will be divided into separate troops. You and Yuan Lang will cut off the grain road in Yuncheng, and you will lead your own troops to Duan Shouzhang."

He tapped the branch on the ground, and then drew two arcs forward: "Then you and I will each lead our cavalry back to the battlefield, and roam around on both sides to put pressure on it."

The smile he showed was gleaming with excitement, his red lips parted to reveal his white teeth, he held a branch in his hand and thrust it hard into the ground: "Looking for an opportunity to eat this group of officers and soldiers."

The figure opposite gradually sat upright.

A golden light shines from the east, and the sunlight that lights up the world gradually blooms with its own power, dispersing the haze of the world. The sound of horses neighing in the forest can be heard from time to time. Soon, the sound of rumbling hoofs echoes in the forest, and two streaks of smoke are heard. Go north and south.

……

The sun is getting higher and higher, and people are shouting horses neighing.

The sound of war drums shocked people's hearts. Generals in armor walked into the Chinese army's tent in twos and threes and stood up. Not long after, Liu Yanqing, dressed in purple and gold armor, walked in with an iron helmet under his arm. He strode behind the table and whirled around. Sit down.

"Yesterday's battle, I saw how hard you fought. Unfortunately, yesterday's siege equipment was not completed, so the success failed." The sonorous and powerful sound echoed in the tent, and the generals sitting below raised their chests one by one, Wang Wende's cheeks Cold sweat was shed everywhere.

Liu Guangshi continued: "The thieves are stubborn and unwilling to submit to the king. We and the king's division are here to sweep them away as soon as possible. Today, all kinds of equipment are fully prepared. I only hope that the generals will fight bravely to kill the enemy to repay the emperor's favor and destroy his stronghold."

All the generals shouted together: "We will definitely live up to the emperor's order."

"Okay!" Liu Yanqing nodded: "Later, General Yang Wen will attack the northern city wall, and the south will be handed over to General Xiang Yuanzhen and General Mei Zhan."

When the two men nodded in agreement, the commander stood up: "To the west, I will supervise the troops to fight against it, Zhai Jin!"

"The general is here!" The general with a resolute face walked out and clasped his fists towards Liu Yanqing.

"Today, you, the Jingxi camp, are the pioneers. We are going forward to attack. Just like yesterday, we offered a reward. The first one to get there will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold."

"Yes!"

"Commander, wait a minute!" Wang Wende saw that everyone had errands, and he was the only one who hadn't been called on. He immediately stood up and asked, "What are you doing today?"

Liu Yanqing looked at the veteran with a strange hair style and said helplessly: "Yesterday I heard that the old general was seriously injured, so no arrangements were made. I hope that the old general Wang will recover from his injury as soon as possible, so that..."

"I'm fine with my injury." Wang Wende patted his chest as he spoke, with a slight twitch in the corner of his eye. The man walked to the side of the weapon stand and took the treasured bow in his hand. He fired the bow three times in succession, his expression unchanged.

At that moment, he clasped his fists and said, "Commander Jie, let's see. I don't look injured! I hope Commander Jie will also send me military orders. I will not disappoint you."

Liu Yanqing looked at the generals in the tent and saw that Jiedushi was nodding in praise. Zhai Jin was not sure whether it was okay, but his old subordinate Gao Shixuan was also nodding in approval.

...That's all, if this old guy doesn't want to rest, forget it.

Good intentions are not stupid!
With a curse in his heart, he said: "Then General Wang and General Yang will attack the north wall together."

Wang Wende was overjoyed and immediately clasped his fists: "I will definitely disappoint you."

Liu Yanqing nodded expressionlessly: "In this case, all generals will return to their military camps. In half an hour, they will march to Liangshan Stronghold."

"Yes!"

The sound was loud and resounded in the air.

Not long after, the generals in the tent filed out, each returned to their base camp, and ordered their troops and horses to prepare for the expedition.

Half an hour later, the army troops marched out of the camp in a mighty manner, divided into three teams, and surrounded Liangshan Village Fort for the second time. (End of chapter)