In front of the first gate he arrived at, Huang An didn't find anyone at the gate.
Seeing that there was no movement at the pass ahead, He Tao stepped forward and said: "The Liangshan thieves did not set up an ambush in the reed swamps, and they are not guarding the pass now, so they are afraid of tricks. General Huang, be careful."
Huang An looked at the not-so-majestic wooden pass in front of him, which could probably be split open with just a few axes. He thought for a moment and said, "The thieves probably knew that this pass could not be defended. They did not want to lose the men and horses, so they guarded it on the mountain. It also saved us a lot of effort. Shi Dutou, please take someone to the prison to see if there are any thieves."
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Huang An led the men and horses along the mountain road for a while, and another pass appeared in front of them, which was the same size as the first pass. It's just closed, but there are many swords and guns, and the guards are very tight.
Huang An quickly ordered his troops to set up a formation to prevent Liangshan troops from leaving the border and making a surprise attack.
Chao Gai and others watched from the gate as the Jeju officers and soldiers set up their formation, and then they shouted: "Who is there at the bottom of the mountain? Dare to come to Liangshan and stroke my tiger beard."
There is a saying from the official of Yuncheng County: "The one who shouts is Chao Gai."
When Huang An saw that the stones and rolling logs were all ready for the pass, he felt timid and shouted: "I am Huang An, the commander of the Jeju capital, and I will lead the troops to destroy the Liangshan bandits today. He surrendered and only captured Huang Ni A group of people who robbed the birthday gang on the post will leave the rest alone. Otherwise, we will destroy the stronghold and leave no trace of the chickens or dogs."
Chao Gai saw at the gate that Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu had defeated the remaining officers and soldiers at the bottom of the mountain and got the boats. They all rowed to the south of the mountain. He smiled and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to come back today. Just watch the boats at the foot of the mountain."
When the officers and soldiers turned around to look, they found that all the boats at the foot of the mountain were rowing to the south, and they suddenly became panicked.
He Tao said anxiously: "It turns out that the thieves want to cut off our retreat. General Huang, let's go down the mountain and grab the ship, otherwise we won't be able to get back."
"It's too late to rob it now. The thieves have a big appetite. I'm afraid their teeth are not sharp enough and they will have a mouth full of teeth broken."
Huang An thought for a while and shouted loudly: "Don't panic, everyone, the ships will be kept by the thieves first, and we will get back the ships after we break the stronghold."
The officers and soldiers also knew that even if they were to go down the mountain now, the ships would already be far away. Under the scolding of Huang An and officers at all levels, they had no choice but to slowly form their formation and prepare to attack the pass. It's just that he fell into Liangshan's plan in the first round. He was thinking about the officers and soldiers who were offering bounties before, but now they are thinking about how to get back safely.
Under Huang An's urging, a row of shields covered three hundred archers who slowly moved towards the pass, preparing for the archers to suppress the bandits. Huang An then led others to forcibly break through the pass. The world was not at peace during Huizong's time, and Taishi Cai Jing liked to whitewash the situation. Memorials reported to bandits from various places were mostly suppressed, and Huizong was not made aware of them. Instead, various places were allowed to hunt down the bandits on their own. Therefore, weapons control has been loosened. It is common for people to carry knives and guns on the road, mostly to deal with robbery. Even so, the grasslands were only equipped with some swords and guns, and the imperial court's standard bows and arrows were rarely lost. Therefore, the grasslands rarely dared to confront the imperial army head-on.
Before they entered the range of the archers, they saw rolling logs and rocks raining down, roaring towards the officers and soldiers along the mountain road.
How could the shieldmen dare to block the rolling logs and rocks whizzing down? They immediately fell into a ball. The more stupid ones turned around and ran back, while the more clever ones hid on both sides. The archers also followed suit, and the formation was instantly in chaos.
How could two feet run past the tumbling rocks and trees? Many people were smashed before they could even run a few steps. Their limbs and arms flew everywhere, and streams of blood flowed down the mountain road.
Huang An could only care about dodging at this time, but how could he care about commanding his troops.
Chao Gai saw this when he was closing the door. He gave an order and opened the door wide. The leaders took the lead and rushed out.
The officers and soldiers of various states in the Northern Song Dynasty were mostly soldiers. They only performed various chores on weekdays and did not conduct military training. Having just been discouraged by the rolling wood and rocks, and without any generals to organize them, no one dared to turn around and resist. Within a moment, everyone in Liangshan was driven to the golden beach.
After retreating all the way, when Huang An wanted to command his men to turn around and stabilize the position, he realized that once he retreated, it would be extremely difficult to gather the defeated troops, so he had to be carried away by the defeated troops and fled down the mountain.
"Guan Guan, where are you going?"
Huang An fled to the Golden Beach. Before he could gain a foothold, he saw a fierce and vicious man covered in blood rushing towards him with a knife. He had red hair and a big cinnabar mark on his face. He looked like a fierce ghost. They had not yet fought. Already timid, he only blocked for three or two rounds before being chopped down to the ground.
Liu Tang was caught by Lei Heng and his soldiers while he was sleeping in Lingguan Hall, so he was filled with anger. This time, he can kill officers and soldiers without restraint, and his murderous nature will naturally increase. He had set his sights on Huang An, who was wearing armor, and cut down countless officers and soldiers along the way before catching up with Huang An. Unexpectedly, he was like this?Pack.
Chao Yong originally wanted to stay alive, but he didn't expect Liu Tang to charge all the way, but he couldn't catch up. By the time he cut down several officers and soldiers and caught up with him, Huang An had already been cut down to the ground by Liu Tang.
Chao Yong stood still and took a breath. He saw the leaders crisscrossing the crowd of officers and soldiers like wolves and tigers. Many officers and soldiers who were panicking ran to the water only to find that they did not know how to swim and shouted for help. The situation was completely one-sided. No need to After a moment, I was afraid that no one of the officers and soldiers would be killed, so I quickly shouted: "Put down your weapons. Those who surrender will not be killed."
The officers and soldiers had long since lost the courage to resist, but seeing how fiercely the Liangshan troops were killing them, they did not dare to throw away their weapons, fearing that the Liangshan troops would not accept the surrender. Hearing Chao Yong's words, they all threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground as if they had received a talisman.
"What a fucking coward. Grandpa hasn't had enough of killing yet. He usually deceives people very well, but when it comes to fighting, he becomes a soft-footed shrimp."
Liu Tang seemed not to have had enough of killing yet, he kicked the officers and soldiers kneeling on the ground and cursed.
The officers and soldiers looked at Liu Tang who was still unfinished, and no one dared to say anything.
After the battlefield was cleared on Jinshatan Beach, Ruan Xiaoqi also returned from Shijie Village, capturing more than a dozen people alive and more than thirty war horses.
The leaders of the mountain stronghold were rewarded based on their merits, but it was Liu Tang who took the lead in killing Huang An, and the rest of the leaders also contributed to it. Because the officers and soldiers were defeated all the way, and a group of leaders rushed into the battle first, the Liangshan troops suffered very few casualties, and there were not many injured on the battlefield with sprained feet.
Liu Tang won the first prize and couldn't help but said with joy: "Even if there are ten thousand more officers and soldiers like this, our brothers can kill them like shit."
Lin Chong was once the instructor of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army in Tokyo, so he naturally knew how big the gap was between this army and the Forbidden Army. He reminded: "Don't underestimate the enemy. The ones who invaded today are just local soldiers who lacked training. If the Forbidden Army attacks, it will be necessary." Fight hard."
Wu Yong said with a smile: "Today the emperor is unclear, and the civil servants and generals only know how to fight for power. In order to prevent the military generals from becoming big, Cai Jing blindly whitewashes the peace. According to Xiaosheng, Cai Jing will only order local arrests, and most likely will not go to war. The worst case scenario is that The Qingzhou Forbidden Army is mobilized to attack. The ground in Qingzhou is not peaceful now, and the Qingzhou Forbidden Army cannot send many troops, so don¡¯t be afraid. "
Chao Gai said with a smile: "What the military advisor said is that if the Qingzhou Forbidden Army comes to attack, with all the brothers here, they will be able to block the water and cover it up with the earth. Today we have won the victory, and we should be celebrating, but I just remembered that Brother Bai Sheng is still in prison at this time, I can¡¯t help but feel sad. Let¡¯s see if we can seize the opportunity to capture Jeju Prefecture and rescue the Bai Sheng brothers.¡±
Liu Tang shook his head and said: "Bai Sheng betrayed his brother, what does my brother want from him?"
"If it hadn't been for Brother Yong's reminder, I'm afraid we would have been caught by the government without knowing it. Now my brother is asking everyone to go to the city with their heads to rescue him, but I'm afraid the brothers are unwilling to contribute." Wu Yong said and glanced at Ruan Xiaoer.
Ruan Xiaoer said understandingly: "What the military advisor said is that even if Bai Sheng is rescued, according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, those who betray their brothers will have their hands and feet cut off, so why bother letting the brothers take risks again."
Chao Gai shook his head and said: "I led him to do this in the first place. Now it is time to rescue him. There were brothers who did not want to go. Chao Gai had nothing to say, so he asked the brothers who did not want to go to stay in the stronghold. The others Follow me to fight against Jeju City.¡±
Chao Gai is famous in the world. In addition to his loyalty and wealth, he is also extremely loyal. Everyone was willing to follow Chao Gai because of this. Seeing that Chao Gai was determined to go, everyone expressed their willingness to go together.
Chao Yong thought of Bai Sheng's escape method in Water Margin and said: "The city of Jeju is strong, and the soldiers and horses in the village are not well-drilled. If we attack by force, I am afraid there will be heavy casualties. It is better to spend money to take care of the prison. As long as the guards are looser, we can Bai Sheng is clever and will be able to escape. We will train more troops and horses in the stronghold. If Bai Sheng cannot escape, it will not be too late for us to send troops to attack Jeju."
Wu Yong nodded and said: "What Brother Yong said is that there is no businessman who is not greedy for money these days. I will leave this matter to Xiaosheng, and it will be done soon."
Seeing that he had a way to save Bai Sheng, Chao Gai also nodded and said: "Then there will be military division Lao. The other brothers must train their troops and horses diligently to prevent the officers and soldiers from attacking."
All the leaders responded in unison, each training their troops and horses without mentioning it.
(The organization of Xiang soldiers in the Northern Song Dynasty was mostly based on command units. One commanded 500 people, and its military commanders were commanders and deputy commanders. One commander commanded five capitals, and one capital had 100 people. The commander, Ma Jun, was the military commander and deputy commander. The soldiers and horse envoys and infantrymen are the chief and deputy chiefs. Under the deputy chiefs and deputy chiefs, there are also officers such as the army chief, the ten generals, the generals Yuhou, Cheng Ju and the escort officer, who are also called the arresting chiefs. Dutou)