Since they had been in ambush in Taihe Ridge for two days before, they knew the terrain of this area very well. As soon as they entered Taihe Ridge, all the troops headed towards the highlands to the east.
Just as Tie Mo expected, Liu Guoneng's main force was indeed concentrated on the ridge on the east side.
On the first day of the confrontation, the fighting was not as brutal as expected, and the rebels almost collapsed at the first touch.
There is only a narrow path on the east side of the mountain ridge, and it is impossible to deploy the formation at all. They can only block the front with two shields, and five musketeers fire in volley. The fire coverage and attack power are very limited.
But even so, the bandits who had the upper hand were killed and retreated steadily, and the attack went very smoothly, which made Tie Mo feel like he was in a dream.
Both Tie Mo and Liu Guoneng overestimated the combat effectiveness of the traitors. If the way forward was blocked, these traitors might still fight tooth and nail, but in the current situation, no one was willing to stay and die.
From the beginning, the remaining bandit soldiers were thinking of dealing with official matters. Now that the mission was completed, each one of them thought of escaping to Juzhu Mountain as soon as possible.
Seeing that the defense line he had arranged collapsed in an instant, Liu Guoneng cursed his mother angrily.
"Go back to me, don't run away, put the officers and soldiers up, and let them chase us and kill us?"
It's a pity that no one listened to Liu Guoneng at this time. Today's bandit soldiers are mostly refugees with little training, and they can't enforce orders and prohibitions at all.
More and more people were retreating without a fight, but Liu Guoneng had no choice but Hao Sanpao, who was in charge of the attack, was happy. After so many battles, this one was the smoothest.
All he had to do was show off and fire two shots, and the thieves would give up their defense line.
The failure was irreversible, and Liu Guoneng felt desolate. He never dreamed that his people would be so disappointing. At this time, Liu Guoneng also wanted to quit, but after waiting for a long time, there was no sign of Li Wanqing.
At the beginning, Li Wanqing was supervising the formation at the front, but now that his troops have fled back and the defense line is in chaos, it's time for him to come back.
Liu Guoneng was very anxious and asked several deserters. They all shook their heads and said they did not want to see Li Wanqing.
How did Liu Guoneng know that Li Wanqing was limping back at this time, with a bruised nose and a swollen face?
Li Wanqing was supervising the battle at the front. As soon as the defense line collapsed, he stepped forward to suppress the battle. As a result, not only was he unable to stop the decline, but the defeated soldiers were furious and surrounded Li Wanqing and beat him up.
Youdao says that two fists are hard to beat with four hands, and a hero cannot stand up to a pack of wolves. Li Wanqing, who has always been brave and tough, was beaten to death by one of his own men.
His legs and feet were inconvenient, he was walking on a mountainous road, and there were broken troops blocking the road. It is easy to imagine how quickly Li Wanqing fled back.
In this way, Li Wanqing became a prisoner in the hands of Hao Sanpao.
It seems that Li Wanqing deserved his misfortune. A group of people were busy running for their lives, but Li Wanqing still wanted to push forward, but someone had the wrong idea and kicked him secretly. Li Wanqing was unprepared and was kicked to the ground and his head was knocked.
On the stone.
For a while, my head was bruised and bleeding, and my eyes were dizzy. When I stood up again, I saw several more officers and soldiers in front of me.
In this way, with the help of his own people, Li Wanqing became a pitiful prisoner.
...
Tie Mo carefully looked at the prisoner in front of him, who was holding a steel knife and carrying a strong bow.
As a prisoner, he held his head high and his chest high. Although he was in a miserable state, he could not hide his courageous spirit.
This guy is not afraid of death!
For such a brave person who is not afraid of death, Tie Mo didn't bother to threaten him, he just stared and asked: "You were the one who fired the cold arrow before!"
"That's me. It's just a pity that the one next to you reacted quickly enough, otherwise I would have killed you with my arrow!"
Zhou Dingshan was immediately furious and said, "How outrageous!"
Tie Mo shook his hand and didn't care, "Haha, do you want to anger me and die quickly? Hey, you are very good, what is your name?"
"I am Yan'an Li Wanqing!"
"Li Wanqing?" Tie Mo couldn't help being surprised.
Ever since he knew that his opponent was from Wang Ziyong's command, he had done some research on Wang Ziyong. He found that there were only three people under this man who could really fight.
The black evil god Hai Chao, Liu Guoneng who broke into the falling sky, and Li Wanqing who shot the falling sky.
Unexpectedly, Wang Ziyong was willing to let Li Wanqing seize the throne. Li Wanqing and Liu Guoneng were sworn brothers, and they had always advanced and retreated together. Li Wanqing stayed in Taihe Ridge to seize the throne, so what about Liu Guoneng?
His expression condensed, and a meaningful smile appeared in his eyes.
"Dingshan, shout to the mountain and say that Li Wanqing is in our hands and ask Liu Guoneng to come down and surrender as soon as possible. I only give him a quarter of an hour."
"okay!"
Zhou Dingshan accepted the order and left, but Li Wanqing's expression changed drastically. He was no longer as calm as before. He stared and yelled: "You are a thief, you are so shameless. If you have the ability, just kill me!"
"Hey! It seems that I guessed it right. That guy Liu Guoneng is really here!"
"you....."
While they were talking, shouts rang out. Liu Guoneng, who was not far away, heard the news that Li Wanqing had been captured, and his heart sank to the bottom.
Liu Guoneng couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried, how could his second brother become a prisoner based on his abilities? At first, Liu Guoneng still suspected a fraud, but after the other party showed up with Li Wanqing in custody, he had no choice but to believe it.
At this time, most of the defeated troops had left, and only a dozen of his close associates had not left.
Liu Guoneng sat on a stone, looking towards the direction of Juzhu Mountain with a complicated expression.
"Brothers, Wan Qing is in the hands of the officers and soldiers, and I cannot ignore it. Liu became a brother with him and vowed to live and die together, so I have no other choice."
"The future here is unknown, but there is no need for you to take risks with me. Just run for your lives before the officers and soldiers pounce on you..."
More than 20 close followers looked hesitant and looked at each other, but no one left.
"Old Liu, I have been favored by you many times since I followed you to seize food and rebel. Now that you are in trouble, there is no reason for my brothers to ignore you. No matter what decision you make, my brothers will accompany you. If the officers and soldiers do not keep their promises, they will also
Our God’s will!”
"Okay...Liu, thank you!"
Liu Guoneng jumped down from the stone and raised his hands with a heavy expression.
...
Within a quarter of an hour, Tie Mo saw a strong man walking over with more than twenty people.
When these people came closer, they followed Hao Sanpao's order and dropped their weapons on the ground.
Seeing the person walking at the front, Li Wanqing burst into tears and cried angrily: "Brother, why are you here? It's not enough to kill me, why do you come to your door to be chopped down?"
Liu Guoneng's eyes were red, and he waved his hands with a bitter look on his face, "When the uprising broke out, I swore to God that I would never let you die in front of me."
Tie Mo raised his eyebrows and said with a noncommittal smile: "Tsk, tsk, the love between brothers is really deep, but when did I say that I would kill you?"
"Um?"
Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing both turned their heads and stared at Tie Mo.