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Chapter 458: Returning from a Great Defeat
After an incense stick of time, Li Jun saw that the people on the city wall had no intention of surrendering or retreating, so he said to Di Yun, "Captain Di, we have just surrendered. How about we lead the attack on the city?"

Di Yun said, "Before I came here, Brother Gongming told me that the most skilled infantrymen in the city have been transferred away from here, and the defenders on the city are all the militiamen from Zhaojia Village. I will give you 3000 men. When the drum sounds here, you four can join forces and move forward. I will lead 2000 men to supervise the battle. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy."

After hearing this, Kong Liang and the other four all bowed in agreement and went down to prepare.

“Boom. Boom. Boom…”

When the war drums sounded, Mu Hong, Li Jun, Li Li and Kong Liang drove the soldiers, carried ladders, shouted, and quickly approached the top of the city.

On the top of the city wall, Zhao Xin saw it and waved the green flag. When He Hao and He Han saw it, they quickly ordered the soldiers to launch the flying thunder.

Forty divine thunderbolts flew from the top of the city wall into the enemy camp. In an instant, thunder and lightning struck from all directions, and the ground cracked and the mountains collapsed, and flames shot up into the sky. The Qingzhou bandits below the city were not prepared and were killed and wounded in an instant.

Seeing the divine thunder perform its function, the brothers He Hao and He Han shouted to the soldiers to quickly replace the thunder and step on the pedal.

After the three rounds of divine thunder passed, the 5000 Qingzhou bandits under the city had already lost their formation and fled everywhere to avoid the thunder. Kong Liang and Li Li, their faces covered in blood, stood in one place and shouted at the soldiers.

When Gao Liang saw this, he stepped forward and said something to He Hao and He Han. The two men hurriedly adjusted the racks of their divine thunders, and no less than thirty thunders flew towards Li Li and Kong Liang.

There was a loud rumbling sound, and few people could stand where the two men were standing.

There was such a great commotion that the enemy troops outside the city shouted and fled in all directions.

Zhao Xin ordered his men to wave the big red flags and lower the city gates.

Qin Ming and Dong Ping, who had been waiting for a long time, led Huang Xin, Luan Tingfang, Ou Peng, and Ma Lin, and more than a thousand cavalrymen rushed out of the city gate, shouting loudly and rushing out of the city. The soldiers of the two camps split into two groups and rushed out of the city. The bandits were in chaos and were even more frightened when they saw the cavalry, and they could not stop them everywhere.

On the top of the city wall, Zhao Xin ordered Hua Diao to guard the city. Zhao Xin also led 500 cavalrymen from Zhaojia Village and rushed out of the city with his wife Gao Liang. The three cavalrymen chased the Qingzhou bandits and killed them indiscriminately.

When Di Yun saw that it was not the leader, he ordered his men to roll up the flag, turned his horse around, and headed back. When the Qingzhou soldiers saw that they had lost their flag, they became even more panicked.

At this moment, 2000 soldiers led by [Putian Diao] Li Ying and Shi En arrived. Hearing the deafening artillery fire from the north city, they did not enter the city but went around it, and happened to see the Qingzhou bandits being defeated.

When Li Ying saw this, he ordered his men to beat drums, and 2000 soldiers rushed forward at once. It was really like adding insult to injury. The battle lasted less than an hour, and the Qingzhou bandits left more than 2000 bodies, and the number of bandits captured by the people was no less than that.

After counting the harvest, Gao Liang presented the head of Kong Liang, Dong Ping presented the head of Di Yun, and the body of Li Li was dug out from among the corpses. This was the credit of Feitian Shen Leidu.

Kong Liang was wounded and met Gao Liang who rushed out to kill him. He was killed by a flying knife. Although Di Yun ran away early, unfortunately, he was unlucky. His horse stumbled and threw him off. When Di Yun struggled to get up and found another horse, he was about to leave when he met Dong Ping who rushed from the left.

With just one shot, Dong Ping knocked the defenseless Di Yun off his horse.

Li Jun and Mu Hong ran for half a day and saw that the Liangshan army did not pursue them. They picked up three to five hundred people along the way and returned to Laiwu City.

Song Jiang was shocked to see the defeated army and asked quickly, "Why are only you two back? Where are Di Yun, Kong Liang, and Li Li?" Li Jun said with shame on his face, "Brother, we were defeated. I only saw Kong Liang and Li Li being killed by artillery fire in the chaos. Brother Di Yun was supervising the army from behind and didn't see it."

Mu Hong also said, "It is true that I have never seen Brother Di Yun. The Xintai defenders have firearms, as if they have eyes, and they will fall wherever there are more people. We can't bear it, so we scattered. The cavalry rushed out of the city, and we couldn't stop them, so we had to flee in all directions, not caring about others."

Di Lei, who was standing beside him, was furious: "I don't know whether my brother Di Yun is alive or dead. How dare you return alone?"

Song Gongming heard this and said, "Don't worry, brother. Maybe Brother Di Yun got lost behind us. Brother Li Jun, why are five thousand soldiers in such a mess?"

Li Jun looked frightened and said, "Brother Gongming, what brother Mu Hong said is right. There is a firearm in Xintai City. When it falls, it can emit poisonous smoke and divine fire, and there are thunder balls scattering and hitting everywhere, turning people and horses into dust. We were not prepared, and when we went forward to attack the city, we were suddenly hit by artillery. The soldiers were frightened and fled in all directions, disrupting the formation. We tried our best to gather the soldiers, but before the soldiers could gather, more artillery balls fell. Li Li and Kong Liang were killed by thirty or fifty artillery balls. If you don't believe it, the soldiers outside can testify."

After hearing this, Di Lei scolded, "What kind of firearm is so powerful? Don't fool me. Wait for me to ask the soldiers outside and we will know everything. Then, you won't be able to look good."

Mu Hong was also furious: "Bullshit, there are three to five hundred witnesses outside, how can we two lie?"

Di Lei glanced at Mu Hong, didn't say anything, turned around and walked outside.

After a while, Di Lei came back and said to Song Jiang with a serious face: "Brother, there is an old man from Qingyun Mountain outside. He has followed my brothers for a long time. Just as he said, Xintai City has firearms with great power. They can dent iron armor and kill people instantly if they hit the vital parts. The second-level soldiers will not be killed, but the soldiers are panicked when they encounter such firearms for the first time. In addition, the cavalry attacked back and forth, which led to the great defeat."

"Someone saw Di Yun walking back, but he didn't come back. I don't know if he was killed."

After saying this, Di Lei's face became gloomy.

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Song Jiang took a deep breath and said, "What should I do?"

As if remembering something, Song Jiang sent someone to invite Fei Lian Huangfu Xiong. Without waiting for him to greet him, Song Jiang said, "Brother, please go to Yizhou Prefecture and inform the military advisor of the situation here. Please ask the military advisor to return quickly."

When Huangfu Xiong arrived, he saw the defeated soldiers outside. Naturally, he knew that the military situation was urgent. He did not delay after hearing the words and left immediately.

At the same time, Zhao Zhen, who had just left Yizhou Prefecture, felt the vibration of the Tiangang Disha Order in his arms before he reached Fei County. Zhao Zhen immediately took out the token, and saw that the Di Nu Star and Di Kuang Star on it flashed past Li Li and Kong Liang, and then dimmed and became blank.

Zhao Zhen knew at a glance that a fight had broken out in Xintai City.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but get a little impatient. He was about to urge the soldiers to hurry up, but seeing the weather, he sighed. Lin Chong, who was standing by, saw this and asked, "Why are you sighing, sir?"

Zhao Zhen said: "There is a fight in Xintai City."

Lin Chong looked around and said to Zhao Zhen, "Sir, why don't we select the best soldiers and have two riders each?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "There are more than 3,000 soldiers in Xintai City. We will dispatch 30,000 to 50,000 strong men to the city to help. In addition, Zhao Xin, Qin Ming, and Dong Ping are all brave. I can't say how many more there are. We can handle it in seven or eight days."

(End of this chapter)