Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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Dong Ping knew in his heart that because the Great Song Dynasty and the Khitan and Liao Kingdom had been at peace for a long time, not only the forbidden troops in Hebei and Shandong had been abolished, but also the city defenses of Dongping Mansion and Jeju City on the East and West Roads of Beijing were in disrepair and not very strong.Therefore, as long as the gang of robbers under him are not afraid of death and break into the city gate, they can break open the city gate and enter the city.

Upstairs above the city gate, Brother Qiao Yun was leading a group of archers to shoot arrows at the bandits on the suspension bridge. The robbers howled and fell down the moat with arrow wounds.However, under the cover of the regimental wooden shield, the rams carried by the robbers still crossed the drawbridge and rushed to the bottom of the city gate.

At this time, Luan Tingyu went up to the gate tower after capturing the "Tuota King" Chao Gai alive.Seeing that the main force of the Liangshan Po bandits had gathered outside the city, Luan Tingyu gave the order for a general attack.

There were only three cannon fires in the city, which shocked Wu Yong, Dong Ping and the bandits under his command.

Following the sound of these three cannons, many officers and soldiers were suddenly densely packed on the walls of Jeju City. These soldiers all bent their bows and set up arrows, shooting at the robbers below the city.

The robbers dared to gather under the city to launch a strong attack when they saw that there were only two or three hundred archers on the city wall. At this time, there were suddenly thousands of archers. .

At the same time, the east and west sides of Jeju City were also full of killing noises, and two young men rushed out to the bandits' formation.

The army horse in the east, the leading general, wears a wrought copper lion helmet, with a red tassel on the back of his head. He wears a emerald red battle robe, iron leaf chain armor, and carries a long-handled gold dipped axe. Roaring all the way, he rushed into the army of Liangshanpo robbers.This general has a round face, big ears, wide lips, square mouth, and a beard on his cheeks. He is majestic and dignified.

This "vanguard" Suo Chao was the most impatient when he went into battle to kill the enemy. At the same time, he rushed out with an ambush after hearing the trumpet, but he rushed to the front of the bandit army first.I saw the golden dipped ax slashing from left to right, and suddenly a bloody storm broke out among the bandit army in Liangshan Po.

There is another general behind Suo Chao, wearing a leather helmet, a pair of cooked bronze armor wrapped around a soap shirt, wearing a pair of combat boots, wearing a crimson belly, riding a goose yellow horse, with a long spear in his hand. Many horsemen rushed behind Suo Chao, protecting the main general Suo Chao's back.

This general is none other than Suo Chao's apprentice, Zhou Jin who once lost to the "green-faced beast" Yang Zhi in the martial arts competition at the Daming Mansion.

This Suo Chao entered the bandit formation, and just bumped into Dong Ping, the "General with Two Spears" who was commanding troops to attack the city.Dong Ping saw Suo Chao approaching menacingly, so he brandished his two guns to meet him, and shouted: "Where did you come from, a reckless brat who dares to run wild in front of my 'two-gun general' Dong Ping's horse!"

After hearing this, Suo Chao killed a robber standing in front of him with an axe. He rode his horse towards Dong Ping and shouted loudly: "You are an official of the imperial court. Why should the country owe you? You are a good person, but you go to fall into the grass." You are a thief! I am Suo Chao, the general of the Daming House, and I am here to arrest you today. When I capture you, your body will be torn into pieces, and you will die without guilt!"

Dong Ping was furious when he heard this, and fought with Suo Chao with two guns in his hands.The confidants behind him also fought with the horse army brought by Zhou Jin.

On impulse, Dong Ping fought with Suo Chao of the Daming Mansion Army, but Wu Yong, a military officer in the Liangshan Po Bandit Army, secretly complained.Although Dong Ping temporarily blocked the ambush soldiers coming from the east, but who can stop the brave men from the west?

Wu Yong's martial arts skills were mediocre, so he didn't dare to take the lead in the charge like Dong Ping did. He hurriedly commanded the bandits to retreat from the city gate to his side, unite and protect himself in the formation.Isn't there only Huang Xin's Qingzhou Army and a small amount of Yanzhou Army in Jeju City? Where did so many people come from?

The ambush soldiers killed from the west, the leading general has a big mouth, lacquered eyebrows and eyes, thick beard and hair on his face, piercing eyes, not angry and majestic, holding a pair of blood-drinking knives, riding a magnificent white horse, he is exactly his name Li Cheng, the governor of the army and horses of the government.

Li Cheng's queen horse also has a lieutenant general with strong martial arts, surnamed Wang Mingding.This Wang Ding was armed with a long spear, and followed the chief general Li Cheng with a military horse to cover up and kill him in a murderous manner.

In terms of the strength and combativeness of the soldiers, the ten thousand young men brought by Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and Dong Ping are the elite of the bandits, and they are even better than the Forbidden Army of Daming Mansion.It's a pity that now the Liangshan army has been tricked by the officials and the army, the village owner Chao Gai is trapped in the city, and his life and death are unknown.Now there are officers and soldiers ambushing outside the city, the panicked robbers have greatly reduced their combat effectiveness, and they lost to the forbidden army of Daming Mansion.

Dong Ping, the main general in the Liangshan Army, was entangled by Suo Chao, and there was no other brave general who could fight against the "king of heaven" Li Cheng.

This Li Cheng is a fierce general with unworthy courage. In history, when the Liangshan Army broke through the Daming Mansion, he led Liang Zhongshu alone in the city from the south gate to the north gate, from the north gate to the east gate, and then from the east gate. Fighting back to the south gate, he finally made a bloody road, fought and walked, protecting Liang Zhongshu and escaped.

In that battle, Li Cheng fought successively with Hu Yanzhuo, Han Tao, Peng Qi, Huang Xin, Lin Chong, Ma Lin, Deng Fei, Hua Rong, Mu Hong, Du Xing, Zheng Tianshou, Li Kui, Li Li, Cao Zheng, and Guan Sheng. , Xuan Zan, Hao Siwen, Sun Li, Qin Ming, Yanshun, Ou Peng, and Yang Zhi, these 22 Liangshan heroes, fought in a melee, but they were still able to retreat with Liang Zhongshu. Among the opponents Liangshan Army encountered, except for him No general has ever been able to do this.Li Cheng's high combat effectiveness can be seen from this, and he really deserves his nickname of "Heavenly King".

Wearing iron armor and wielding two knives in his hands, Li Cheng charged into the Liangshan bandit army's formation. He was truly invincible.

It was precisely because of the house leak that it was raining all night, and the boat was late and caught the headwind. Seeing that the bandit army of Liangshan had been thrown into disorder by the officials from the Daming Mansion who suddenly broke out, the gate of Jeju City was wide open, and "Iron Rod" Luan Tingyu led another group of soldiers. Biao people rushed out of the city.

The army formed by the military strategist Wu Yong was attacked from three sides, and finally couldn't stand it anymore. He was killed and retreated steadily, showing a trend of defeat.

Wu Yong hurriedly shouted to Dong Ping: "Brother Dong Ping, the general situation is over, we can't fight any more, break out with me!"

Chapter 582 The Way Backward for Zhi Duoxing

"Two Spears" Dong Ping was fighting fiercely with "Pioneer" Suo Chao, when suddenly he heard military commander Wu Yong shouted from the people around him, asking him to lead troops to break through.Dong Ping stood up bravely and fired with two guns, forcing Suo Chao to retreat a few steps in a hurry.When he looked back, he realized that the army of Li Cheng and Luan Tingyu had killed Wu Yong's army to pieces and could no longer hold on.

In fact, the "Heavenly King" Li Cheng and the "Pioneer" Suo Chao commanded only [-] elite soldiers in the Daming Mansion Army. Adding in the [-] soldiers brought out of the city by Luan Tingyu, the number was not far behind the Liangshan Po bandit army under Wu Yong and Dong Ping. Far.However, Dong Ping is the only strong general in Liangshan's bandit army. How can he withstand the three-sided attack of Li Cheng, Suo Chao and Luan Tingyu?

Now there is Jeju City full of archers in the south, and the east and west sides are also occupied by the army. Wu Yong and Dong Ping can only retreat to Liangshanbo in the north with their troops.

Dong Ping saw that Li Cheng and Luan Tingyu were killing people like mowing grass, and their bravery was no less than his own. Knowing that today's defeat was a foregone conclusion, Dong Ping had to fight and retreat.

This guy Dong Ping was originally a soldier and horse commander in the army, so if he is caught at this time, he will be beheaded for public display, and there is no way out.Therefore, although the life and death of the village owner Chao Gai is unknown and the Liangshan army was defeated, he did not think about disarming and surrendering. Instead, he pinned his hopes on Wu Yong, the military commander of Liangshanbo, hoping to escape the siege and make a comeback.

The army was defeated like a mountain, Dong Ping and Wu Yong retreated, all the robbers stopped resisting, and ran after the two leaders, only hating their parents for giving them a few legs.

Luan Tingyu, Li Cheng, and Suo Chao took the opportunity to lead their troops in pursuit, easily killing the stragglers.

"Military division, the enemy soldiers are in a hurry to pursue us. Our army retreated to the edge of Liangshanbo, and there was a big lake in front of us. Where should we go?" Dong Ping immediately asked Wu Yong.

"Brother Dong Ping, don't worry, Xiaosheng has asked Meng Kang and his navy to come to meet him in Shenshi. As long as you and I lead the troops back to the lake and hold on for a while, we will be out of danger." Wu Yong replied to Dong Ping.

Of course, Wu Yong didn't ask Meng Kang to bring the navy ships to meet him because he thought that he would be defeated in the army of Jeju.He was going to ship the looted money and food back to Liangshan Dazhai after he captured Jeju City.At this time, the army was defeated and surrounded on three sides. Of course, Wu Yong first thought of using the supporting navy to get out of trouble.

Dong Ping heard that there were soldiers and horses to respond, and he felt Daan in his heart. He looked back at Luan Tingyu and the other three who were leading the troops to chase him down, and cursed viciously: "Three thieves from the officers and soldiers, I, Dong Ping, will definitely report to you." Revenge for today's defeat!"

With hatred and anger, Dong Ping fled for a mile with his military adviser Wu Yong and led his troops. Suddenly, they heard the shouts of killing, and another big army horse came out from the right hand, blocking the way of the Liangshan Po bandits.The leading general shouted loudly: "Liu Wu, the commander of Laizhou soldiers and horses, is here. Dong Ping is a traitor, where are you going?"

When Wu Yong saw him, he complained again and again, and said to Dong Ping beside him, "Brother Dong, don't love to fight. It's important to get rid of the pursuers."

Dong Ping also knew that this was not the time to show off his abilities, so he cursed at Liu Wu: "Liu Wu, you are here to die! I will spare your life today, and I will come to take your dog's head again next time!"

Before he finished speaking, Dong Ping had already protected the military commander Wu Yong and turned to the left and ran wildly to the left. The cavalry soldiers behind him also followed Dong Ping and rushed out from the gap in the encirclement that the officers and troops hadn't closed in time.The rest of the infantry walked slowly, but was intercepted by the Laizhou soldiers commanded by Liu Wu, and it was another good fight.

Luan Tingyu, Li Cheng and Suo Chao rushed up, leaving Li Cheng and Liu Wu to surround and kill the stragglers of the infantry of Liangshan Army. Luan Tingyu and Suo Chao led the cavalry and bit the remnants of Wu Yong and Dong Ping Hot on the heels.

At this time, most of Wu Yong and Dong Ping's army horses had been lost, and there were only 2000 people who could follow them to break through.After several twists and turns and hard battles, the encirclement circle of the officers and soldiers was highlighted. It was only two miles away from the lake, and the dense reeds by the lake could already be seen.

Wu Yong rode on the horse and galloped for a long time, he was already out of breath, he adjusted his breathing, and was about to point to the reeds by the lake to speak, when suddenly there were several war drums in front of the left, and an ambush soldier came out in a dark mass.

On a small hillside behind the ambush, there was also a general who leaped out and smiled condescendingly at Wu Yong and Dong Ping: "Wu Yong is the military advisor of the grass bandits in Liangshan? I have been waiting for you for a long time!" The leader of the army is Ximenqing's good brother, Xin Zan, the training envoy of the Qizhou regiment.

"Brother Dong Ping, protect me and break out of the siege!" Wu Yong didn't know where the feather fan that was pointing to Jiangshan had been lost for a long time. How many difficulties have been overcome.

"Smart star" Wu Yong was already exhausted at this time, and it was difficult to figure out how to deal with the numerous ambushes of the officers and soldiers.He really didn't understand, where did these officers and soldiers come from, why did the two brothers Lei Heng and Li Ying not stop the reinforcements of these officers and troops?

How could Wu Yong know that his full calculations had already been betrayed to Ximen Qing by "King Kong in the Cloud" Song Wan.Ximenqing dispatched the Daming Army, Laizhou Army, and Qizhou Army stationed in Dongping Mansion, Wenshang County, and Yuncheng County to Juye County, Jezhou in advance, and lay in ambush in advance, waiting for Chao Gai, Wu Yong, etc. People throw themselves into the trap.

However, even Ximen Qing didn't expect Chao Gai to be so bold that he dared to dress up as Qin Ming and go to earn money.I thought it would take a bloody battle to capture Chao Gai, but unexpectedly he came to the door.Of course, Luan Tingyu was disrespectful, and he planned to "catch the turtle in the urn", and captured the first culprit among the Liangshan robbers in one fell swoop.

Wu Yong was still blaming the two brothers Lei Heng and Li Ying for not stopping the official army, how could he know that the two brothers had also fallen into the trap of the official army, and they were also fighting hard on their own.

"Military Master, I'll take you away!" Dong Ping's eyes turned red, he brandished his two guns and charged a bloody path, leading Wu Yong to escape.At this time, only a hundred or so of the leaders Dong Ping and Wu Yong were able to keep up. The rest of the bandits saw that there were ambushes in front of them and pursuers in the rear, and they all either fought or surrendered, and fell into chaos. defeated.

Luan Tingyu and Suo Chao killed the bandits one by one with one spear and one axe, and chased them straight to the lake.Xin Zan led his troops to surround the rest of the bandit army, killing and capturing them, and no bandit escaped.

"Military commander, look, there is indeed our Liang Shanshui Army in front of us!" Dong Ping, with sharp eyes, saw more than a dozen warships of the Liang Shanshui Army moored on the lake through the reeds, and immediately said to Wu Yong excitedly.

Wu Yong's eyes were damaged when he was reading, and he couldn't reach far. At this time, after listening to Dong Ping's words, he looked intently, and indeed saw many warships faintly.

Seeing that there was a navy responding, Wu Yong was finally not afraid of the pursuers behind him. He smiled proudly at Dong Ping, "Hahaha~ Although the officers and soldiers have Zhang Liang's tricks, Xiaosheng also has a wall ladder! How do you guys know me? There is still a way out!"

Chapter 583 The End of the Road

"Military officer, look, it's the banner of our Liangshan Army! Isn't the person at the bow of the ship Brother Song Wan?" Dong Ping saw the tall body of "King Kong in the Cloud" Song Wan from a distance, and immediately waved his spear and shouted: " Brother Song Wan, hurry up and pick me up on the boat!"

Wu Yong also shouted at Song Wansu with a loud voice.

On the warship in the lake, Song Wan, Xu Wen, and Wang Dingliu stood at the bow of the boat, watching Dong Ping and Wu Yong who fled to the shore with cold eyes.