When Dong Ping received Liangshan's reply last night, he was overjoyed and said, "My plan fell into place."
Early in the morning, Dong Ping sent out his exploration horses to monitor the water. When he learned that Liangshan's soldiers and horses were beginning to cross the water, he summoned his generals to rectify the troops and horses.
A commander suggested: "The thief has fallen into the trap of the Governor, so why don't we take advantage of him and lead our troops to attack? We will surely win easily."
Dong Ping waved his hand and said: "Yesterday I made a declaration of war and invited the Liangshan thieves to a decisive battle. How could I go back on my word and attack secretly? It is precisely because we have to confront each other head-on and capture the Liangshan leaders one by one that I can show my Dong Ping's skills. Today you just lead the army
The troops are overwhelming, watch me capture the Liangshan bandit chief alive in front of the formation."
All the generals and commanders also knew about Dong Ping's bravery and flattered him endlessly, hoping to get some credit after the war.
Chao Yong had only seen the confrontation between the two armies on TV before, so he naturally refused to miss it. Looking at the mess of troops and horses after landing ashore, he also frowned. If the officers and soldiers took advantage of the situation to attack now, I am afraid that half of Liangshan's troops and horses would be driven away.
Go to the water.
Fortunately, before crossing the river, Chao Yong asked Shi Qian to bring twenty scout horses out of the harbor first, so that if the officers and soldiers came to make a sneak attack, they could be prepared.
Half an hour passed before the Liangshan soldiers and horses managed to form a square formation under the beating and scolding of the leaders.
"Report, the officers and soldiers of Dongping Prefecture are already marching in formation twenty miles away."
As soon as the formation was set up, the scout horse came galloping towards us.
Chao Gai waved his hand and said: "The whole army keeps advancing in formation, and those who dare to mess up the formation will be killed."
The two sides were exploring and galloping, as if they were practicing. They were just exploring each other's position. Even if they encountered each other, there would be no conflict. They would just fly past each other, waiting for the decisive battle.
Under the guidance of Tan Ma, the two armies arrived at the agreed place almost at the same time, and the two armies set up their positions two miles apart.
The confrontation between the two armies showed that Liangshan's troops and horses lacked training. Although Dongping Prefecture's troops and horses were also local Xiang troops, Dong Ping drilled rigorously every day. Although they were not as good as the border divisions who had fought hundreds of battles, they were still considered local elites, and their formations were neat and orderly.
uniform.
Although Liangshan's minions have fought against the army several times, the last time Jeju officers and soldiers attacked, many people also killed the officers and soldiers. But this is the first time for them to face each other with gongs and drums. Looking at the uniform officers and soldiers on the opposite side, they can't help but feel a little agitated.
Cowardly. The newly recruited troops under Liu Tang were even more unbearable. Many of them stood there trembling with their arms and legs trembling. It was obvious that most of their combat effectiveness had been lost.
Dong Ping glanced disdainfully at the crowd opposite him, and counted the seven people in front of the Liangshan Formation. He was also very happy. There were seven people who robbed the Grand Master's Birthday Plan. He didn't know if they were these seven people. As long as these seven people were captured.
, the few remaining people in the village were easily captured. When the time comes to recover the Taishi's birth certificate, they will be rewarded with meritorious deeds. When the time comes, they can take advantage of the situation to propose marriage to Cheng Wanli, and they won't be afraid of failure.
Dong Ping patted his horse and walked to the middle of the two armies and shouted: "Which one is Chao Gai? Go out and die."
When Chao Gai saw Dong Ping being rude again and again, he became furious and scolded: "Young man with a yellow mouth, you are so rude, watch me take you."
Wu Yong said hurriedly: "Brother, please calm down. My brother is the master of the village. Why should I go into battle in person? I will ask Coach Lin to meet with him for a while."
When Lin Chong heard this, he hurriedly rode forward and said, "What the military advisor said is that with a brother like me here, there is no need for my brother to go out in person. Lin Chong asks for a fight."
When Chao Gai saw that Lin Chong had already stepped forward, he reluctantly nodded and said: "Then I'll trouble you, Coach Lin. Coach Lin will definitely capture this guy for me, and I won't let my Liangshan morale go down."
Lin Chong cupped his fists and said, "I have the order."
After saying that, he rode his horse out of the battle and shouted: "Leopard-headed Lin Chong is coming."
As he spoke, the war horse under his crotch was already rushing towards Dong Ping like the wind, and the spear in his hand was pointed at Dong Ping.
When Dong Ping was in Tokyo, he had heard of Lin Chong many times, but he had no chance to get to know him. Hearing that he was taking action, he immediately put away his contempt and raised his guns to greet him. The two horses spun around, and the three guns were mixed together.
Both of them used what they had learned throughout their lives to win the first battle. However, their martial arts were equally matched, and they met their opponents in chess. For a moment, they couldn't tell the winner.
The soldiers on both sides had never seen the martial arts skills of these two men before, and they were all stunned.
Chao Gai watched the two fighting and praised: "It was a good fight. Coach Lin is very powerful, and Dong Ping is also extraordinary."
In the blink of an eye, the two of them had been fighting for more than fifty years.
Chao Yong already knew from Water Margin that Dong Ping was highly skilled in martial arts, and he was also very brave and good at charging into battle. He liked him even more when he saw him today. He was afraid that the two of them would hurt each other, so he rode out of the battle and shouted: "Take a break, Coach Lin.
I'm here to meet Dong Ping."
A commander in Dongping Prefecture saw a young man from the 17th or 18th century on the opposite side coming out of the formation. He thought there was an advantage, so he rode out of the formation and shouted: "The thieves are shameless and want to fight with wheels. I'll fight you."
Dong Pingyuan originally thought that Liangshan was nothing more than a group of grassroots bandits. Even Lin Chong was just the instructor of the Tokyo Forbidden Army. Many instructors had such great reputations that it was hard to live up to them. He did not expect that Lin Chong was so powerful in martial arts that he could compete with him.
When Dong Ping was worried about not being able to capture Lin Chong, he couldn't help but feel happy when he saw a young general in his teens rushing towards him. Lin Chong was the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards in Tokyo, and the rest of Liangshan were just reckless fanatics. He should be able to capture them first, so he should capture them first.
Kill this little thief and then compete with Lin Chong.
The decision was made, use the gun to force Lin Chong away, and beat the horse to capture Chao Yong.
Lin Chong knew Chao Yong's skills, so he did not chase Dong Ping. When he saw a commander from Dongping Prefecture coming out of the formation, he also rode forward to greet him.
The commander who went to Dongping Mansion originally wanted to grab a share of the credit because of Chao Yong's young age, but he didn't know there would be such a change. Looking at Lin Chong coming on horseback, and thinking about the fight between him and Dong Ping just now, this commander
I really had the urge to run away, but everyone was watching. The crime of escaping before the battle was not a light one, so I had to bite the bullet and fight Lin Chong, hoping that Dong Ping could kill the little thief with one shot and fight Lin Chong again.
Chao Yong made a fine iron long stick, weighing more than sixty kilograms. When he saw Dong Ping coming forward, he gave him a blow to the head.
Dong Ping was arrogant and brave, and he bullied Chao Yong because he was young. He did not show any weakness. When the two spears met, he tried to hold Chao Yong with the iron rod.
"when"
There was a loud noise, and Dong Ping felt as if his hands were struck by lightning, his guns flew out of his hands, his body swayed, and he almost fell off his horse.
The two horses crossed each other. In the midst of lightning and flint, Chao Yong handed his stick to his left hand, turned around, reached out with his right hand, and grabbed Dong Ping's armor belt. With a slight shout, he lifted Dong Ping over the horse.
Just as Dong Ping was about to struggle, Chao Yong knocked him out with a hard blow behind the ear.
Chao Yong put the unconscious Dong Ping on the horse and rushed towards the commander who was leaving the formation.
When the soldiers and horses of Liangshan saw that the young village leader had taken action and captured Dong Ping alive in just one round, they couldn't help but start making noises. Their morale, which was originally low, also became high.
The commander was originally waiting for Dong Ping to take Chao Yong to help him, but he didn't expect that Dong Ping would be captured alive in one round. His hands and feet were so frightened that he desperately pushed away Lin Chong's iron gun and ran towards the main formation on horseback.
Chao Yong's horse was fast and he had already run up to Lin Chong and said to Lin Chong: "Let him escape. We will follow him to the left and right to charge into the formation."
Lin Chong understood, turned his horse's head and chased Chao Yong up.
The commander who was escaping in front heard someone chasing him from behind. He turned around and saw two people chasing him from the left and the right. The idea of going around the formation was suddenly frightened. He was afraid that he would be caught if he circled around, so he beat his horse with all his strength.
Rush towards your own camp.
When the other two commanders saw Lin Chong and Chao Yong chasing their colleagues, they did not dare to step forward to stop them. They fired arrows for fear of killing Dong Ping who was in front of Chao Yong, and would be charged with killing Shangguan after the war.
The two armies are only two miles away from each other, and the battlefield of the fighting generals is one mile away on both sides. A quick horse can reach it in a few breaths.
After a moment's hesitation, the two of them rushed forward, but the commander who took the lead rushed straight into the formation before it closed up.
The other two people were stunned and glanced at Lin Chong who was right in front of them. Chao and Yong turned their horses and fled towards the formation. At the same time, they shouted: "The gunmen form a formation and stop them."
Chao Yong was betting that the commander would find the shortest straight line to escape under the threat of the two men. The officers and soldiers did not dare to shoot arrows at the commander in front, but he did not expect that the two commanders behind him would also turn around and escape.
Upon hearing the order, the spearmen in the front row hurriedly moved toward the center, preparing to form a forest of guns to deal with Chao Yong and Lin Chong.
This is also the most common formation used by Song soldiers to fight against Liao cavalry. The gunmen in the front serve as shields and the archers in the back shoot.
It's a pity that they formed the formation too slowly. Lin Chong, Chao Yong and the commander who escaped first were only a few horse lengths away. The fast horses could not gallop in the blink of an eye. The gunmen on both sides had not yet come over, and the gunman in the middle could only muster up courage.
He stabbed Chao Yong with one shot.
Chao Yong twisted his shoulder slightly, and the spear grazed the armor and pierced the air. Before the gunman could react, Chao Yong had already clamped the spear.
"rise."
Chao Yong grabbed the spear with one hand and shouted softly. Before he could let go, the gunman was lifted up and hit against the gunman next to him.
Several gunmen were knocked to the ground in an instant, but Chao Yong did not stop. He swiped and smashed the iron rod and the stolen spear in his hand, breaking all the bones and tendons, and the ones that hit the head were even more brains splattered. In an instant, they were gone.
Break out a bloody path.
Seeing how ferocious Chao Yong was, the archers behind the gunmen were so frightened that they fled in all directions.
Next to him, Lin Chong also rushed into the formation, clashing with left and right, and no one could stop him.
Chao Gai saw from behind that the two men had rushed into the formation of officers and soldiers, fearing that something might be wrong, he quickly led his troops to rush in.
The three commanders originally wanted the gunmen to block Chao Yong and Lin Chong, but they did not expect that the two men rushed into the formation, just like tigers rushing into the herd. No one could stop them. The three commanders did not dare to turn around and stop the two men.
After looking at the shattered military formation and the roaring Liangshan troops and horses, they all hit their horses and fled.
When the officers and soldiers in the rear formation saw that the governor had been captured and the commanders had all fled, whoever still wanted to fight fled back in a swarm.
The generals were brave, so Chao Yong and Lin Chong disrupted the formation of the officers and soldiers. Naturally, the Liangshan soldiers and horses descended like tigers, killing the officers and soldiers and retreating all the way.
After chasing for ten miles, the camp just set up by Dongping Mansion last night was also broken open by the defeated troops, and was captured by the Liangshan troops who followed closely.