Chapter two hundred and eighty eighth swords drawn
Just when Liu Menglong saw the fire on the water skyrocketing, and the officers and soldiers fled in panic, unable to protect themselves, and feeling dejected, he refused to go ashore because of his good water quality, and swam deep into the reed forest where the war was raging. He escaped a disaster, but unexpectedly, he saw a man in Lulin, driving a boat alone, facing the future. When Liu Menglong saw this, he was extremely frightened, and quickly dived into the water with a fierce dive. Unexpectedly, there happened to be a man He came up from the water and hugged him from the waist, and dragged him onto the boat with a leap of fish. Before Liu Menglong could spit out the river water from his mouth, the two Green Forest Marines held him on the left and right, and then waved their thick fists to beat him. They beat Liu Menglong indiscriminately, punching him so hard that the water in his mouth, teeth and blood were all knocked down, and then came out again. Liu Menglong couldn't resist and passed out. Those on the boat The man stomped his feet a few times angrily, then tied up Wuhua Da, threw him on the boat and took him back.
In fact, the Green Forest Marines are not a ferocious and murderous people. They all defected from the banks of the Luo River. Wu Xiaolong was born in a gang that was originally engaged in the water transport business. There are not many people like that, but they are the bosses of boats that fish along the river and cross the river. Quite a few, when Wu Yong recruited troops and horses, many people responded, but since Gao Qiu asked Niu Bangxi to seize civilian ships, it aroused the anger of the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. However, the fishermen were ultimately unable to withstand the suppression of the officers and soldiers. As a result, more With this resentment, the fishermen and common people dedicated their blood to the Green Forest Army. Therefore, these Green Forest Navy soldiers who captured enemy officials vented all their hatred for the previous robbery.
And Niu Bangxi, who was really hated by the Green Forest Navy, saw that the official ships on all sides were blown to pieces, and it was difficult to look at the head and tail of the team. He also abandoned his military uniform and wanted to jump into the water to escape, but he didn't want a man to get up from the stern of the ship. Come, holding a scratching hook in his hand, he caught him with his head, and suddenly pulled him down into the water. When the sailors on the boat saw that he had fallen into the water, they didn't know who shouted, "This is the guy who gave the order to take away our jobs." "", several sailors on the boat immediately jumped into the water, grabbed Niu Bangxi under the water, cut his hands from both sides, grabbed his calves, and violently pushed Niu Bangxi out of the water, guarding him on the shore. When the navy saw them, they had already prepared fish-bone scratching hooks. They could only hear the sound of flesh and blood flying, and several sharp weapons pierced and hooked Niu Bangxi's shoulder armor. The man in the water took the handed scratching hook in his hand. Inside, he quickly penetrated the sole of Niu Bangxi's foot. At this point, the sailors in two small boats flew away in the boat. They caught Niu Bangxi's big fish and went deep into the reed pond. The guy was still struggling in the water in pain. No one paid attention to him. Except for cutting open the wound with a knife and letting the blood flow down the river, no one cared about his life or death among the men who cared about his pain.
Just as corpses were being killed in the river, and blood was splashing in the heart of the waves, there were countless people who were in distress. Only Dang Shiying took a clever step and considered this step before the war, and wore a uniform under his general uniform. As he was walking alone in single clothes, he saw that the situation was not good, so he immediately pulled back his armor, mixed in with the officers and soldiers, and rocked the boat. As he was walking, he didn't expect that crossbows and arrows were fired from both sides of Lulin, and he was shot dead in the water.
On the river, many soldiers were killed and were stunned. Those who knew how to swim escaped with their lives, while those who did not know how to swim were all killed with their flesh and blood intact. Those who were captured alive were all taken to the prisoner-of-war camp in the city, and everyone captured them. Liu Menglong killed Niu Bangxi and shot Dang Shiying. Just when everyone was about to release Liu Menglong into the city, Wu Xiaolong was afraid that Shi Jin would let him go again. This bureaucratic villain who destroyed his homeland, despite such torture, the navy did not notice. To vent his anger, he took his life on the roadside, cut off his head and threw his body into the river.
After talking about the battle in the water, let’s talk about the fight on land.
Lieutenant Gao led his army and horses to respond by the water. When he heard the continuous sound of cannons and drums, his heart trembled in vain, and he realized that the fighting was on the water. He immediately led his troops to the mountain and the water to visit. At this time, several officers and soldiers came running in confusion from a distance. Gao Qiu recognized them as his own military academy and asked people to stop them and ask them why. They said that the officers, soldiers and navy were set on fire and all the ships were burned. The generals and generals could not save themselves. He didn't know where he was. After hearing this, Lieutenant Gao became more and more panicked. He hurriedly looked forward, but saw constant shouting, black smoke filling the sky, and the iron cable warships on the water in the distance were beaten by repeated bombings. Unbearable, under the flames blazing into the sky, the sergeants all fled for their lives from the water, scrambling to get to the shore. Gao Qiu never thought that the Green Forest Navy was so powerful. When he hurriedly led the troops back along the old road, there was a panic in front of the mountains and behind them. When the officers and soldiers were horrified by the thundering drum beat, a group of horse soldiers rushed out from the roadside. The first person blocking the road was Zhu Long. A silver spear shook out several cold lights. He shouted and then rushed forward on horseback. .
Wang Huan, the Jiedushi envoy beside Lieutenant Gao, saw him and came out with his gun drawn. Within five or six rounds of fighting with Zhu Long, Zhu Long turned his horse and left.
When Captain Gao saw that the man seemed to be defeated, he immediately realized that the opportunity was too good to miss, so he took advantage of the victory and pursued him. If he could make a comeback with a burst of strength, he immediately issued an order to lead the army to pursue him. However, as soon as he turned around the mouth of the mountain, Zhu Long had already disappeared. , Gao Qiu cursed angrily in his heart. As he was walking, [Leopard Head] Lin Chong came from behind, leading the army. Gao Qiu knew that this guy was powerful, so he didn't dare to fight. He sent his troops to kill randomly for a while, and then continued running. He couldn't go more than six months. At Qili, Xu Ning, the "Golden Gunner", came again with his troops and fought with Gao Qiu for a while. He forced Gao Qiu to flee with his troops, but he could not reach the entrance. He shouted "kill" from behind, and Luan Tingyu, the leader, came again. He caught up and led his troops to charge and kill them.
This was Wu Yongzhi's pursuit plan: instead of intercepting in front, he only chased and killed from behind. The front army was not interested in fighting and only ran about, unable to rescue the rear army. Therefore, Captain Gao was driven into panic and rushed into Shou'an City. By the time he entered the city, it was already three o'clock, and he had ordered all his troops and horses, and had lost most of them. This time, after the defeat last time, Gao Qiu finally had an idea. This time he sent out two military governors and left two military governors with 20,000 troops. Guard the city.
Just when Captain Gao was still in shock, he heard a fire breaking out in the village outside the city, and there were endless shouts. It turned out that it was Shi Qian, Kui Er and his organization [Jue] who dispersed in twos and threes and released seven or eight people in the city. Fire, weapons, money and food, and other vital parts were all caught in a sea of flames. Captain Gao was so shocked that he lost his mind and quickly sent people to visit him.
After a while, the scouting equipment returned one after another.
"Report, there is a fire in the granary in the west of the city,"
"Report, there is a fire in the treasury in the west of the city, and the people are looting the official silver,"
Gao Qiu was so angry that he slammed the table and shouted: "These unscrupulous people are taking advantage of the fire to rob them. They rebelled, rebelled, and here comes someone." Before Gao Qiu could send troops to suppress it, another spy came quickly.
"Report, there was a fire in the military camp in the south of the city, and countless equipment was damaged,"
"What?" Gao Qiu couldn't sit still and stood up.
"Report, there is a fire in the Imperial Guard barracks,"
Gao Qiu angrily kicked the messenger over and paced back and forth in the court anxiously. However, since the two brothers Dang Shiying and Dang Shixiong were defeated, Gao Qiu had no close confidants around him. There is no one to worry about
"Report,,"
"What the hell is wrong again," Gao Qiu rushed to scold him. His angry eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes, and his vicious triangular eyes stared into the spy's eyes. There was endless fear in them. , Gao Qiu knew something was wrong and shouted: "Say,"
The detective came back to his senses and said cautiously: "East Gate, East Gate...the thieves are powerful,"
"What?" Gao Qiu stared at the spy report and shouted, "The rebels from Green Forest came to the city,"
"Captain," a person rushed in from outside in a panic. It was Wang Huan, the military governor. Wang Huan bowed roughly and said hurriedly: "Captain, the Green Forest Army is coming to attack the east gate. It depends on Wang Wende and Yang Wen. The two of them can’t stand it,”
When Gao Qiu saw Wang Huan rushing in, he was unhappy. Although he was as anxious as if he was on a hot pot, he didn't want to be looked down upon by his subordinates, so he deliberately sat back on the Taishi's chair without saying a word, in order to show his loyalty. A majestic figure who is not afraid of danger.
However, Wang Huan was impatient. Seeing Gao Qiu's silence, he thought he was thinking about it, so he immediately persuaded him: "Captain, the soldiers on the top of the city saw the fire in the city and the morale of the army was weakened. They are in urgent need of help." Send two more people to the city,"
"Aren't there Wang Wende and Yang Wen on the top of the city? The dignified Jiedu envoys can't even defend a single city head."
Wang Huan was anxious, and immediately said: "Yang Wen is good at fighting in the mountains, but not good at defending the city. This city is managed by Wang Wende alone. The thieves are so powerful that they will never return without fighting."
"Tell me, who is good at guarding the city?"
"Li Congji, the envoy of Hanyang Festival in Longxi,"
"Okay, it's up to you to come and order Li Congji, the military governor of Hanyang in Longxi, to quickly lead his troops to the city to fight against the thieves." After Gao Qiu finished speaking, the messenger quickly rode away. The messenger had not yet left from the dark alley. He rushed out with his mouth, but he didn't expect that a sharp arrow silently shot the messenger down under his horse.
And just as the messenger left, Xiang Yuanzhen, the envoy of Langya Pengcheng Jiedu, rushed in. He was dressed in military uniform and said in a panic: "It's not good, Taiwei, the city has been breached, so Jing Zhong and other Jiedu Let the troops lead a desperate resistance, and I will protect the Taiwei and retreat first."
"What?" Lieutenant Gao turned pale with fright. He could no longer pretend. He originally thought that there were 50,000 troops in the city and the Shou'an city was tall and strong. It was impossible to say that it could withstand the enemy's attack. Wei jumped up and cursed: "Dongcheng is broken,"
"Xu Jing, the Shangdang's military commander in Taiyuan, rebelled. He led his troops to kill the east gate and let the thief in," Xiang Yuanzhen said, and hurriedly protected Gao Qiu with Wang Huan and left.
A group of people had just come out of the Commander's Mansion. The whole city was filled with shouts of killing. Gao Qiu was so frightened that he was pissed and panicked. Wang Huan led the way and Xiang Yuanzhen escorted them from behind. The two led their troops to kill and walk along the way. On the way, a group of men and horses rushed out to fight. The leader held Fang Tian's painted halberd and shouted in front of them: "The dog thief takes his life." After saying that, he led a strong army to stop the team and cut off the team. They rushed up and there was a burst of fighting. This man had a clear goal, he came here for Gao Qiu's head.
When Gao Qiu took a look at the rebel army, he found that this person was none other than Han Cunbao, whom he had planned to murder before.