Under the Dongping Mansion City, accompanied by the encouraging sounds of drums and trumpets, countless Liangshan troops shouted to kill, and under the leadership of five or six leaders, they once again launched a ferocious attack on the city wall.
The shield soldiers in front of them kept walking despite the arrows and stones falling like raindrops. As they advanced, they also created opportunities for the archers at the rear to approach the city. After a while, arrows continued to fall from the city. Reflecting on the top of the city, amidst the sound of whooshing, there was a scream of pain from above, which made the arrows and stones that were not stopping suddenly stopped.
And at this moment of pause, with the command flags of the Chinese army in the rear waving, hundreds of minions rushed forward carrying long ladders, and steadily set up the ladder that could lead directly to the city wall on the city wall. Afterwards, many Liangshan troops shouted and climbed up the slightly narrow and steep ladder to launch a more violent attack on the city head.
This is the eighth day since the Liangshan Army invaded Dongping, and such a fierce and brutal battle has lasted for three days. In these three days, although the Liangshan Army relied on its large number of soldiers and horses and everyone's bravery to cause great damage and threats to the city wall, the defenders in the city did not collapse because of this, and still stood there steadily, time and time again. The enemy's attack was repelled, resulting in hundreds of corpses piled up under the city.
Today's battle seemed to be more dangerous than usual. A large number of Liangshan troops were seen climbing up the city. Just when the soldiers were a little frightened, a tall and agile figure strode up from behind, shouting: "Brothers, follow me to kill thieves and protect my Dongping father!" On the other hand, he waved two short guns in his hands and pounced on the Liangshan people who had reached the city like a tiger out of its cage.
The gun moved very quickly. As soon as one of the minions slashed his knife in front of the defender, the short spear came first and pierced his throat. The movement of the young general's hand did not slow down because of this. While quickly drawing out the short gun in his left hand, his right pistol had already deflected the knife coming from the side, and then swept it out, and the tip of the gun just missed the man's face. throat.
"General Dong!" Seeing him kill two enemies quickly, the soldiers who were still a little frightened suddenly became energetic. They roared and charged forward, and started a life-and-death fight with the Liangshan army who climbed up the city. General Dong then roared again and again, and the two short spears in his hands were like two dragons going back and forth on the city wall, killing the enemies who had finally reached the city and kept falling, even the two who had been prepared. The leader of Liangshan was severely wounded by one shot and fell into the city in embarrassment.
Under the all-out fighting of such a fierce general, even the Liangshan Army who fought bravely and bravely became timid at this time. After a burst of golden sound came from the Chinese army in the rear, the team that had attacked the city withdrew again, leaving only Dozens of bodies were laid down. Today's onslaught ended in failure.
In front of the Liangshan Army, which was more than three miles away from the city, Chao Gai was looking gloomily at the young general who was looking down on the independent city wall with murderous intent, and murmured in his mouth: "Double-gun General Dong Ping" , it is indeed well-deserved.”
Dong Ping was not well-known in Shandong in the past. He was known as the Double Gun General because he was good at using two guns and his marksmanship was exquisite. But in the past few years, because of Sun Tu's sudden rise, his reputation was completely overshadowed, which led to Liangshan Bozhong
Everyone ignored this person. It was not until this time that they stormed Dongping Mansion and suffered a lot of losses in several days of fighting with this person. Only then did everyone realize that there was such a powerful person in the Shandong army.
Precisely because Dong Ping was guarding Dongping Mansion with two guns and all the soldiers, it was possible to withstand the continuous attacks of Liangshan's nearly 5,000 troops with more than a thousand rural troops. However, even at this time, he could still keep the city intact. Seeing the Liangshan Army retreating in an orderly manner under the city still made Dong Ping worried. After sighing, he couldn't help but look towards the official road ahead, hoping that reinforcements would arrive as soon as possible. arrival.
Eight days ago, seeing that the bandit army was too powerful to be resisted by the entire city of Dongping, Dong Ping personally led his troops to attack them and sent out his best men to seek help. At that time, although he felt that the soldiers and horses in the city were no match for the five thousand Liangshan Army, he did not believe that the enemy could really break through the city he was defending.
But now, after a few days of fighting, his idea has been shaken. Because the Liangshan Army's offensive was so fierce, under the command of its leader Chao Gai, these five thousand troops seemed to ignore casualties and launched several ferocious attacks on the city every day, leaving the soldiers defending the city with nothing but He was tired of fighting, but now he is almost at the end of his strength. Only by relying on his reputation and bravery, Dong Ping, could he barely hold on to the city.
But if even he is in a bitter battle, I am afraid that the Dongping City Wall will completely fall and be captured by thieves.
"But... why have the thieves' attacks become more and more fierce in the past few days? Is it because they know that I have asked for help from outside, so they vow to break through my Dongping City before the reinforcements arrive?" Dong Ping looked down at the people who were walking slightly away. Liang Shanjun, who later withdrew, was full of doubts.
In fact, it was not only him, but also many leaders in the Liangshan Army who could not guess what Chao Gai was thinking. At first, everyone thought it was just a bluff to lure the Qingzhou army out to attack the city. They just wanted to pretend to storm the place. But who would have thought that only two or three days later, King Chao Tian suddenly issued a strict order and ordered the entire army to attack the city with all their strength. As the general, he even charged in with his sword.
As a result, the Shanzhai brothers could only go all out and continuously attack Dongping City, even causing a lot of damage. But because this was Chao Gai's decision, and he was the leader of the village, even if everyone had doubts, they could only keep it in mind and not dare to question it.
After returning without success again, the confusion in the hearts of the soldiers became more and more serious, and the mood in the army became more and more depressed. Wu Yong couldn't help but frown deeply when he saw this scene. After hesitating for a while, he finally decided to talk to Chao Gai alone.
Originally, when he led troops to attack Dongping Mansion, Chao Gai had no intention of bringing Wu Yong with him. It was Chao Gai who took the initiative to ask for help and followed him. Most of the previous siege strategies were actually the work of this copycat strategist. Unfortunately, because the official army was tenacious enough, they failed to succeed even after several days of fighting.
When Chao Gai comforted his brothers and sat down in the tent a little depressed, Wu Yong quietly came in. After looking at his old friend for a while, he said, "Is there anything on your mind, the King of Heaven?"
Chao Gai was lost in his own thoughts at this time and did not notice Wu Yong's appearance. When he suddenly heard these words, he was suddenly startled, and then
Then he forced a smile: "Dongping City cannot be conquered for a long time, I am really worried..."
"No, Baozheng, you are worried about something else. What else can't be said openly between you and me, brothers?" Wu Yong took two steps forward, looked at the other person and continued.
After hearing this long-lost title, Chao Gai's face changed several times, and he finally shook his head and said: "After all, it can't be hidden from the eyes of scholars." He also called Wu Yong the same name as before he went up the mountain.
Wu Yong smiled: "We made a plan when we were in the mountain stronghold. This Dongping Mansion is not an important place that must be captured. Whether it can be captured has nothing to do with the overall situation. But Baozheng, you have been too concerned recently and actually thought about it. To break the city as quickly as possible, even at the cost of causing a large number of casualties to our brothers, there must be a hidden reason. I wonder if Baozheng can tell me the whole story?"
"This..." Chao Gai hesitated slightly. And just when he didn't know how to explain, the tent door was suddenly lifted, and a strong man strode in with a bit of anger on his face: "Wu Xuetu, with your intelligence, can you not see that my brother Why is he so troubled?"
"Xiaoer..." Seeing the person coming, Wu Yong was not surprised. He just looked at the other person with a smile: "So, does it mean that Baozheng is so troubled because of what you said to him?"
"What does this have to do with our brothers? Don't we say that the question of who is the master of the cottage now no longer exists?" Ruan Xiaoer has a straightforward personality and can't hide his words. He immediately glared at Wu Yong: "We Among this group of brothers who robbed the birth plan and went to Liangshan, except you, Wu Xueguo, who was deeply appreciated and reused by Song Gongming, who else can compare with the brothers who went to Liangshan because of Song Gongming? In the long run, even if others don't tell, I’m afraid it’s a foregone conclusion who will dominate the copycat village.”,
"Young man, please don't talk nonsense. Song Gongming and I are of the same mind, but we have never thought about such things..." Chao Gai heard what he said was serious and quickly stopped him. But what he said was more of a cover-up, but it made Wu Yong's heart tighten even more. He knew very well that this was indeed the most difficult problem to deal with in Liangshan Bo.
In fact, when Song Jiang first entered the mountain village, he didn't think anything of it, but as more and more brothers came to the mountain to seek refuge in his name, the relationship between the brothers in the mountain village became very subtle. Even though Song Jiang and Chao Gai had always had a good relationship, there was eventually competition and friction among their subordinates. As the power of Song Jiang grew stronger, the brothers who were close to Chao Gai would naturally be squeezed out. For example, the three Ruan brothers now mostly stay in the water village at the foot of the mountain and rarely go up the mountain.
Although Chao Gai was broad-minded, he was still a hero. How could he bear to be just a puppet? That's why he personally led the attack on Dongping Mansion this time, and why he was determined to capture Dongping Mansion this time. Because Song Jiang was able to establish a great reputation in the village through battle after battle, Chao Gai no longer left the mountain easily after Song Jiang went up the mountain. Seeing that his position as the leader of the village was about to be shaken, he had no choice but to give up at this time. Showed something.
After Wu Yong understood their thoughts, he sighed again. Although he understands Chao Gai's difficulties, he also understands that there are some things that you can't do just by thinking about it. Compared with Song Jiang, Chao Gai is obviously more difficult to win the heart of a brother...