Song Jiang had originally entangled himself with a group of soldiers and gathered most of his brothers around him, secretly accumulating strength, and wanted to deprive Chao Gai of his power in Liangshan. As long as Chao Gai did not endanger his real power, Song Jiang wanted to take into account the original brotherly feelings and let him Retiring in the village, but now that Shi Jin has led troops, it is not important whether this is Chao Gai's intention or Shi Jin's evil intentions. Now that Shi Jin has already started to take action, I, Song Jiang, must no longer be merciful. .
"How many men and horses do we still have?" Song Jiang asked angrily, and suddenly fell silent because he suddenly remembered that when he went down the mountain, he left the three brothers of the Ruan family and Lu Fang, Guo Sheng to protect Dazhai, and the rest of the original group. All the staff at the Dingshoutanshou Gatekeeper Hotel were stationed, and Wai used this opportunity to assign his crony Meng Kang to take charge of the shipbuilding, replacing the original Ma Lin to supervise the warships. At the same time, he issued a notice that he would go down the mountain to attack Zhujiazhuang. The leaders were divided into two groups. The first group was naturally led by Song Jiang and a group of cronies. Li Kui, Li Jun, Mu Hong, Deng Fei, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Huang Xin, Ou Peng, and Yang Lin led three thousand small minions. , the whole army of three hundred cavalry, the whole army was clad, and marched down the mountain. The second group was Qin Ming, Hua Rong, Dai Zong, Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu, Ma Lin, and Wang Aohu also led three thousand small minions and three hundred cavalry troops. Subsequently, after transferring the general Wang Aohu who was originally guarding the two small villages in Jinshatan and Yabitan, they were guarded by their own men Song Wan and Zheng Tianshou respectively, and they also accompanied them to provide food and grass.
Among these two men, Song Jiang took away a large number of his cronies in order to perform more extraordinary feats in the battle against Zhujiazhuang, so that he could promote his cronies and control more soldiers and horses. Important positions, and in the second group of people, except Hua Rong, Wang Aohu, and Dai Zong, the rest were deliberately arranged by Song Jiang. Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu are new. They can be tested through this battle. Those who are interested can To win over, a guy like Ma Lin defied Song Jiang and repeatedly listened to reports from the informants lurking around Chao Gai, saying that he was very close to Chao Gai. This guy was the person Song Jiang wanted to eliminate through this battle, and that Qin Ming , is used as cannon fodder and is a thorn in the side that must be eliminated. Qin Ming was at odds with him when he first went up the mountain, and he said a lot of things about him behind his back. This guy is naturally rebellious, but there are still some. His ability makes people unable to do anything about him, which means that if he keeps him in the future, he will definitely cause bad things.
Thinking of this, Song Jiang suddenly raised his head and asked, "Where is Qin Ming?"
"Qin Ming," Dai Zong thought briefly and said, "He followed Shi in, and Hua Rong also went with them."
"Where's Li Kui?" Song Jiang asked: "Li Jun, Mu Hong, Deng Fei, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Huang Xin, Ou Peng, Yang Lin... have you ever seen them again?"
Dai Zong shook his head.
Song Jiang sighed deeply. In addition to anger, there was endless despair in his eyes. The cronies he brought out at the moment were dead and injured, and more of them were without news. Life or death was unpredictable. After this unexpected incident, there was no talk of talking to Shi Jin. To contend, even if he returns to the village, even Chao Gai's power will not be able to suppress it. When Song Jiang thought of this, his whole body seemed to have had a lot of bones removed, and he suddenly became much weaker, and his eyes became more hollow. .
"Song Yasi, let's have some porridge." Seeing that both of them were silent, Father Hu San took this opportunity to come in. He was holding a large porcelain bowl of porridge in his left hand and a small plate of pickled vegetables in his right hand, which he placed on the table. He said: "Come on, come on, let's have a full stomach first, and then we can talk." Here Hu San's father said to Dai Zong again: "This strong man, the old man will bring you a bowl again, and you can't sit down for a while."
Song Jiang thanked him, and Dai Zong smiled in response.
【Yuncheng County】
After Shi Jin led a team of men and horses to run wildly and escaped the random arrows, he rode towards the west gate again. The road was peaceful and there was no obstacle. Everyone originally planned to leave the city through the west gate, but they didn't want to go there. On the way here, there were many wooden boxes appearing out of thin air. These wooden boxes were flat and large. They covered the road like floor tiles protruding half a foot. About thirty steps of the street were covered with these wooden boxes. Passed by, and these wooden boxes were all painted with dense runes, with sealing talismans written on yellow paper affixed to them. Under the blowing of the night wind, it looked like the arms of evil ghosts were swaying wantonly.
Shi Jin led his troops here and ordered everyone to stop ten steps away. He looked at these wooden boxes carefully, knowing that this was another trap for the officers and soldiers. However, he introduced new ones, so that he did not know these talismans. What is there in the article?
Hua Rong looked at it and immediately ordered people to go and check. One of the minions dismounted and ran away. He ran to a nearby place and took a look. He thought it was nothing special, but he bent down and tried to move one up, but it took a lot of effort. The two tigers couldn't move even an inch with their strength. Looking carefully, they saw that the wooden box had been firmly nailed to the ground. The gangster took out his knife and slashed down the wooden box, but he didn't expect this. The outside of the wooden box was strong and dry, like a layer of paper. It was easy to cut in with a knife. But at that moment, suddenly from inside the thin-walled wooden box, a huge iron clip covered with sharp blades and spikes suddenly snapped open. , like a huge animal trap biting off half of the guy's body.
Everyone was shocked when they saw it. They wanted to step forward to save him, but it was too late. No one expected that the iron clamp mechanism was so powerful that it bit the guy in half with just one click.
"So cruel," Shi Jin said in his heart: It turns out that these wooden boxes and runes are just a cover-up, and the animal trap hidden inside is the fatal thing. No wonder they are made so flat, but the wooden boxes are one after another. It is paved for thirty steps, and it is impossible to fly over it. If you take another route, and you are not familiar with this place, you will not only get lost easily, but also be easily attacked if you walk on a small path.
Just when Shi Jin was hesitant and unsure of what to do next, he suddenly remembered the rumble of war drums behind his back, like muffled thunder coming from far away and approaching.
"The rear team becomes the front team, follow me and find another way," Shi Jin shouted and immediately turned around and walked towards the intersection. He knew that if he was blocked by the army behind him, it would be impossible to escape.
But just when Shi Jin was returning to the original route with his soldiers and horses, he suddenly saw from a distance that a wooden wall with a height of one story had blocked the road. Shi Jin saw this and shouted loudly, so he The general called a halt immediately, and everyone lined up to be on guard against unexpected events. Shi Jin took the opportunity to carefully examine the wooden walls in front of him, and saw that these wooden walls could actually be moved, with four wheels installed underneath. He didn't know what they would be used for later. What is driving it can only be seen moving slowly.
"What kind of trick is this?" Lin Chong looked at it and said in surprise.
"I'll go," Qin Ming said, leading a team of men and horses to rush forward.
Shi Jin immediately turned around and ordered Lin Chong: "You lead a group of spearmen to pick out all the traps. The sooner the better, be careful. If you break your weapon, don't break your brother."
Lin Chong took the order, and Shi Jin felt a little regretful. Why was he so anxious that he didn't think of this for a moment? Before Shi Jin could blame himself anymore, he saw that Qin Ming had already led a hundred brothers to fight there. At the front door of the wooden wall, Qin Ming ordered his minions to climb the wooden wall. He swung the mace hard and hit the wooden wall. He only heard a crack and shattered, and saw that the wooden wall was smashed. A small hole came out.
Shi Jin looked at it and secretly shouted "Hello" in his heart. He thought that this looked useful, but he didn't want to be so weak. Before the smile on Shi Jin's lips could show, an inexplicable feeling crept up in his heart. Come on, this guy is good at making machines. He was so good before. This time he will definitely not be so dismissive. The box and the wooden wall in front of him will definitely not be so simple. Why not call Qin Ming back first? , just when this idea came to Shi Jin's mind, Qin Ming over there had already swung the mace in his hand and smashed it against the wooden wall, which made a hole as big as a palm in the wooden wall.
Qin Ming could vaguely see a dark shadow shaking inside through the broken wood chips. Qin Ming wondered if there was anyone here.
Whoa,,, a sharp spear suddenly pierced out from the broken hole. Qin Ming was startled. He subconsciously swung the stick and opened the spear. When he regained consciousness and looked around, he saw this Many spears were stabbed densely on the wooden wall, killing and injuring many of the minions who were about to climb. Before they were even halfway up, the wolves stabbed by the spears fell down crying and screaming.
Swish, swish, swish,,, those spears kept thrusting out from the wooden walls, thrusting and then withdrawing, arranged in order, staggered, assassinating all the surrounding minions on the spot, half of the wooden walls stained with blood , Qin Ming was anxious and impatient, but had no place to start. It was true that "a tiger eats a hedgehog and cannot eat it." At that moment, he had to turn his horse and lead everyone to retreat, but he also understood from this that it turned out that these wooden walls They are all equipped with mechanisms. No wonder there are many neatly arranged iron signs on the wall. It turns out that these are the mechanisms where the spears come from. The top of the iron sign is fixed, and when the officers and soldiers inside poke it out with their spears, they will stick it. The sign was pushed open, and when the spear was retracted, the sign itself had no support and naturally covered the hole, so that no one from outside could penetrate.
Qin Ming understood this and was filled with hatred. However, at this moment, something even more powerful had appeared. There were three rows of archers standing on the wooden wall, listening to the order "Shoot..." Immediately after the sound of bows and arrows settled down, there were arrows whistling towards Qin Ming and others. Qin Ming saw so many bows and arrows coming over him and thought he couldn't resist them. Shi Jin's cry came from over there, "Hurry up." "Retreat," Qin Ming did not dare to fight, he had nothing to fight with, and it was not his style to die in vain, so he reluctantly dodged the arrows and fled back to the formation.
However, just as Qin Ming and others were running away, they heard the rumbling sound of the axle wheel, and the wooden wall slowly started to move. The speed was naturally incomparable to the speed of a horse, but it was still as fast as an ordinary adult walking. , there is a battle array of animal traps behind, and there is another damn force moving in front of it, what should we do..., Shi Jin's brows deeply knitted together, and his heart became more and more confused,