Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 514: Village Robbery
After hearing this, Cui Hao reined in his horse and let Ma Yuan fight Wen Wenbao.

The two fought for more than ten rounds, and Ma Yuan left a door open to let the spear come in. He shook the nine-section whip in his hand and cut off half of Wen Wenbao's head, killing him on the horse. When the Qingzhou army saw this, they all shouted.

Seeing that he was losing one victory after another, Gao Lian drew out the Tai'a sword from his back, muttered something, and shouted, "Fast!" Then a black gas rose up in Gao Lian's army.

The energy spread into the air, causing sand and rocks to fly, shaking the earth and the sky, and creating a strange wind that swept across the battlefield. Ma Yuan and Cui Hao saw it and turned around and left. Fortunately, they were not far from the city gate. When the three hundred divine soldiers of Gao Lian's army rushed out, a group of people had already rushed into the city and closed the city gate.

The prepared blood of pigs and sheep was even thrown down from the top of the city wall. Gao Lian had no choice but to withdraw his troops and set up camp five miles away from the city.

Seeing that they were losing the battle, Gao Lian said to everyone, "Ma Yuan and Cui Hao are so brave, what should we do?"

Yun Tianbiao said, "Sir, I will personally go out tomorrow and not kill Cui Hao, but bring his head to you."

Gao Lian listened and comforted him, "I trust Yun's martial arts. We are not going to win today, so we should be careful and alert to prevent him from raiding our camp."

Wei Huchen said, "Two of my soldiers, Xie De and Lou Xiong, are capable and have not done much today. Tonight, I will let them lead a thousand soldiers each and ambush both sides of the camp. There should be no danger."

At nightfall, Ma Yuan and others in the city were already prepared, waiting for the signal outside the city to rush to Gao Lian's camp.

As for Yong'er and his group, they hid in a valley ten miles outside Linzi City at noon, waiting for nightfall, then marched towards Gao Lian's camp with torches.

When Xie De, who was lying in ambush on one side, saw this, he did not dare to act on his own and sent someone into the camp to report to Wei Huchen.

When Wei Huchen saw this, he quickly reported it to Gao Lian. Gao Lian boarded the cloud chariot and looked from a distance, thinking that they were reinforcements from the Qingzhou bandits. He quickly ordered the soldiers to put on armor, guard the camp carefully, and prepare for a fight.

It was seen that this group of soldiers did not go to Zibo, but went straight to the big camp.

Soon, a soldier came out on horseback within an arrow's reach of the stronghold, and shouted near the gate, "We, the soldiers of Liangshan, are here to reinforce you on the orders of the lord."

Gao Lian became suspicious when he heard this, and he ordered his men to call out, "Who is the leader of the troops? Come up and talk to him."

After hearing this, the cavalry rode back to the formation.

Soon, forty or fifty riders holding torches were seen riding forward. Gao Lian took a look and saw that they were indeed the government army's flags and armor. He recognized a big "True" character on the flag.

The leader stepped forward and shouted, "I am Liangshan Zhen Xianglin, and I am here to reinforce you on your orders."

On the wall of the stronghold, Wei Huchen said to Gao Lian: "Judging from his appearance, he is undoubtedly the real Xianglin."

Gao Lian asked, "Can you see it clearly?"

Wei Huchen called two of his confidants, Shen Ming and Shen An, and pointed at Zhen Xianglin and said, "Look, who is this man?"

Shen Ming said: "Isn't this Zhen Xianglin, the former governor of Maxing Town?"

Shen An also said: "It is this guy. I heard that he became a bandit in Yuanbi Village and later joined Liangshan. Now he can lead an army on his own."

After hearing this, Gao Lian asked all the soldiers to go and rest.

At the same time, he ordered the gate of the camp to be opened to welcome the Liangshan army in.

Yun Tianbiao hurriedly said: "Sir, the Liangshan army and I are not under the same command, so it is better to set up a separate camp."

Gao Lian looked at the Liangshan army outside the city and said impatiently, "Let's put them in the camp today and don't set up another camp tomorrow. Let the soldiers rest early because we will have to fight again tomorrow. If we can't win after another day of attack, we should make plans early. We can't neglect the Liangshan army, so let's leave it at that for today."

Yun Tianbiao wanted to say more, but Gao Lian had already lost his patience and returned to the tent first.

Yun Tianbiao sighed and walked towards the camp. Yunlong said, "Father, we have to go into battle tomorrow, so you should rest early."

Yun Tianbiao turned his head to look at the Liangshan army that was entering the camp, then lowered his head to Yunlong and said, "You quietly pass on the order to have the five hundred machete soldiers keep their horses saddled and their men in armor. The rest of the soldiers should also be more alert."

"Father thinks that this Liangshan Army..."

"Don't say too much. It would be best if nothing happens, but it will be a tiring night." Yunlong listened and went to make arrangements himself.

Speaking of Wei Huchen, Wei Huchen felt that he had some friendship with Zhen Xianglin, so when he saw Zhen Xianglin, he greeted him warmly. However, Zhen Xianglin seemed indifferent.

Wei Huchen frowned and said to Shen Ming and Shen An, "You two should receive the real general."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Shen Ming and Shen An responded.

An hour later, they moved some tents and finally settled the Liangshan army. Shen Ming and Shen An said, "General Zhen, you see, we are in a hurry today, so we have to let your subordinates settle down temporarily."

Zhen Xianglin nodded and waved his hand to let the two leave.

Lai Yonger, who was dressed as a personal guard, led the two men out. As they walked, he asked, "Don't mind, the two Yuhous. Since joining Liangshan, the real general has never made any achievements. This time he led an army alone, and he was eager to kill the generals and seize the flag. He has been traveling for days and has been very tired. Because of this, he was a little cold to General Wei. Please bear with him in front of General Wei."

Having said this, Lai Yong'er took out two silver ingots and handed them over.

Shen Ming and Shen An took it with a smile and said to Lai Yong'er, "Captain, don't worry. The general is worried about how to attack Linzi. If General Youzhen leads the troops here, the general will be very happy."

Lai Yonger heard this and said with a smile, "That's good. When the general wakes up tomorrow, he will visit Wei Zongguan again."

Shen An and Shen Ming left with a smile and went to report to Wei Huchen.

Around three o'clock in the morning, Xie De and Lou Xiong, who were lying in ambush again, thought that this would be the end of the day. However, they did not expect that Ma Yuan from Linzi City would come to raid the camp as expected.

The two men followed the order and let Ma Yuan and his men pass. They waited for the Qingzhou bandits to break into the camp, then they attacked them from behind, from the front and back, and defeated the bandits in one fell swoop, boosting their morale.

The Qingzhou bandits who robbed the camp were none other than [Iron-backed Wolf] Cui Hao, who led [Hungry Bug] Yao Shun, [Sky-collapsing] Yin Tai, and [Earth-drilling Ghost] Yin Chun, and they led 2000 elite soldiers into the camp.

At this time, in the government army camp, after a lot of trouble, Gao Lian, Yun Tianbiao and others had not yet gone to bed, but the soldiers had already gone to bed. Only Yun Tianbiao's troops were ready for battle at any time.

Upon hearing that the Qingzhou bandits were robbing the village, they quickly gathered under the leadership of Yun Tianbiao and Yun Long to meet the enemy.

With a shout, the two sides started fighting.

Yun Tianbiao's troops blocked their way, and Gao Lian and Wei Huchen's troops hurriedly left the camp in armor.

Xie De and Lou Xiong also assembled their troops and charged out. Although the Qingzhou bandits were in a panic, they remained calm and sent out Yin Tai, the "Heaven-shaking" and Yin Chun, the "earth-drilling" to fight the enemy.

The soldiers led by Gao Lian and Wei Huchen rushed out. Seeing that the Qingzhou bandits were defeated and unable to guard against the fake Zhen Xianglin's troops, they shouted and hacked at them from behind. Another group of soldiers took advantage of the chaos and set fires everywhere.

Fires broke out everywhere in the camp, and the government troops were all horrified when they saw it.

Seeing the fire in the camp in Linzi City, Ma Yuan, who was well prepared, personally led 5,000 Qingzhou bandits to charge out, with flames lighting up the sky and countless torches.

The government troops could not resist and scattered.

Led by a group of leaders, the Qingzhou bandits rushed around and hunted down the officers and soldiers.

At dawn, Ma Yuan beat the drum to gather the troops, and all the leaders came to claim credit.

Xie De and Lou Xiong were unable to escape from the chaos and ran into the brothers Yin Tai, who was known as the Heaven-shattering Warrior, and Yin Chun, who was known as the Earth-drilling Ghost. Xie De was knocked off his horse by Yin Chun's fork. Yin Tai raised his axe and killed Lou Xiong.

More than 10,000 officers and soldiers killed more than 5,000 people, captured more than 1,000 people, and only less than 4,000 people fled.

In Linzi city, people beat drums and gongs to celebrate the banquet.

(End of this chapter)