Let¡¯s talk about the waterway. After Liu Menglong led the navy to enter the Liangshan water berth by boat, he saw that the foot of Liangshan was densely packed with reeds. The waterway was tortuous and there were many tributaries in the harbor, which made him a little intimidated.
Liu Menglong¡¯s naval force is active in the Yangtze River. Although he is used to the rapid water flow, this is the first time he has seen such a maze-like reed swamp.
Liu Menglong shouted: "order all ships to berth."
A school official next to him looked at the reed swamp and asked suspiciously: "Did your Excellency notice anything wrong?"
Liu Menglong shook his head and said: "There are many branches in this lake and the paths are very complicated. I'm afraid I will get lost in it and be unable to get out. Go catch a few fishermen to lead the way."
Hearing this, the school official on the side said: "Liangshan is towering in front of us. We can just walk looking at Liangshan. Why delay."
Liu Menglong shook his head and said: "I don't know how many miles this reed swamp is. I'm afraid there is no road directly leading to Liangshan. If you go the wrong way, you may not know where to go around, and you will waste your time."
Seeing how cautious Liu Menglong was, the school official had no choice but to send a speedboat to the shore to find the fisherman.
When Liu Menglong was looking at Liangshan Mountain in the distance from the bow of the boat, he heard someone singing in the reed swamp: "If you don't like the official family, you won't farm. If you don't worship the Bodhisattva, you won't envy the immortals. There is a living Yama emerging from the bottom of the water, and there is a sunny sky above my house."
Liu Menglong heard the sound and went out, only to see a speedboat sailing out of the reed swamp, with a person standing on the bow singing.
The boat was like a sharp arrow, sailing very fast on the water. However, Liu Menglong believed that the navy he trained in the river would be like a dragon in the lake, or even better, but the reed marsh looked like a maze. , there is no room for him to be careless.
The clipper arrived just a stone's throw away from the fleet before stopping. Ruan Xiaoqi shouted: "Are these officers and soldiers from the Song Dynasty?"
A stone's throw away, Liu Menglong couldn't see Ruan Xiaoqi's appearance clearly. He only guessed that it was a leader from Liangshan, and shouted: "I am Liu Menglong, the commander of the Song Dynasty. This time I command 5,000 river navy troops to sweep away the water in Liangshan. You guys?" If you are wise, surrender early, otherwise Liangshan will be destroyed and no one will be spared. "
"Hahaha"
Ruan Xiaoqi laughed and said: "Don't talk big words, dog officer. If you surrender, I can save you from death, otherwise this Liangshan River will be your burial place."
Liu Menglong smiled and said: "How can our mighty Song Dynasty navy still lose to fishermen and villagers like you? If you could defeat our navy, I would have cut off your own head without you having to do anything."
Ruan Xiaoqi smiled and said: "Then I will wait for you to send your head at Shuizhai."
After saying that, he directed the clipper to dive into the reed swamp.
It disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only a trace of ripples on the water.
Liu Menglong curled his lips in disdain when he heard that the Liangshan bandits wanted to use the water stronghold to win, but they were just some wooden fences. After being bombarded with stone cannons and bumped again, the water stronghold was wiped out.
It is rare that if we want to completely wipe out the bandits in Liangshan, we must attack the checkpoints on the mountain.
From several miles away, Liu Menglong could see the checkpoint in the middle of the mountain. It was obvious that the checkpoint was very majestic, and that was the real test. I am afraid it would take the lives of many soldiers to dye the mountain road red to defeat it.
Soon, the soldiers under Liu Menglong found a lean fisherman with dark skin, who looked like he often made a living on the water.
The fisherman on Liu Menglong's flagship suddenly flinched when he saw these many generals.
Liu Menglong saw the fisherman trembling and smiled: "Don't be afraid, I'm here to find you. I just want you to take us to the foot of Liangshan Mountain."
The fisherman cried: "General, please spare your life. You are fighting with Liangshan soldiers and horses. I will take you in. If you are hit by an arrow, your life will not be in vain. There are old people above and young ones below. Please general." Let me go back."
A school official next to him glared at the fisherman and said, "B*tch, after we wiped out the Liangshan bandits, you can go fishing in this pool. If you keep nagging, I will arrest you as a Liangshan bandit."
The fisherman¡¯s face turned pale when he saw how ferocious the school officer was, and he hurriedly said: ¡°General, spare your life, I¡¯ll just take you there.¡±
Liu Menglong stared at the fisherman and said, "Are you familiar with this reed swamp?"
The fisherman nodded and said: "Familiar, familiar, I will definitely take you to the foot of Liangshan Mountain."
When Liu Menglong heard this, his expression changed and he shouted: "Get it for me."
When the two sailors behind the fisherman heard this, they immediately grabbed the fisherman.
The fisherman said with a panicked look on his face: "I didn't lie, I can really take you to the foot of Mount Liang."
Liu Menglong stared at the fisherman and said: "I know you are not lying. You are a Liangshan bandit. You can naturally take us to the foot of Liangshan Mountain, but I'm afraid you won't take us there, right?"
Hearing this, the fisherman was busyHe said: "It's unfair. The villain is really a fisherman, not a Liangshan hero."
Liu Menglong heard the fisherman calling the Liangshan bandits "heroes", and felt that he was right. He shouted: "This reed swamp is at the foot of Liangshan. If you are not a Liangshan bandit, how can you be familiar with this place?"
The fisherman hurriedly said: "The heroes of Liangshan did justice to the sky and did not occupy the water pool and did not allow us to fish. Only Liangshan did not allow the nearby people to go, but the people were allowed to come and go in this water pool."
Liu Menglong asked doubtfully: "Is it possible that these Liangshan bandits really don't bother the people?"
The fisherman nodded and said: "The heroes of Liangshan only killed corrupt officials and evil gentry, and did not bother ordinary people. Last summer, it rained heavily for several days, and many villages were flooded. The heroes of Liangshan even released grain for disaster relief."
The school official next to him said: "Is it possible that these Liangshan bandits are really heroes in the world?"
Liu Menglong turned back and glared at the school officer, saying: "It's just a way to confuse the people. Who do they have to say for? Okay, let's order the army to prepare to advance."
He then turned to the soldier who was twisting the fisherman and said, "Let him go."
The fisherman hurriedly said: "Thank you, general. Thank you, general."
Liu Menglong nodded and said, "Watch the waterway carefully and don't get it wrong."
The fisherman said with confidence: "General, don't worry, I often fish in this water, and I will definitely not go wrong."
Under the guidance of the fisherman, Liu Menglong¡¯s fleet entered the reed swamp one after another. The waterway in the reed swamp was indeed more tortuous and had many forks. After more than a mile of detour, Liu Menglong could not remember the road.
After walking around for a while, looking at the foot of Liangshan Mountain that we were about to arrive, suddenly a trumpet sounded from the mountain.
The officers and soldiers on the ship couldn't help but look around in surprise.
Liu Menglong was also wondering when he saw dozens of thick smoke suddenly rising from the direction of Liangshan, where there had been no movement just now.
"Fire, fire, the Liangshan thieves are setting fire."
"There are some here too."
"There are some over there too."
Almost at the same time, all the soldiers on the ship screamed and became chaotic.
Liu Menglong turned around and looked around, and was horrified to find thick smoke rising from all sides.
"Damn it, why didn't we expect that the thief would attack with fire?"
Liu Menglong looked at the withered yellow reeds on both sides, punched his own leg hard, gritted his teeth and said: "Give me the order, don't mess up, follow me and rush out." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature for better and updated novels. Faster!)