After all, Sun Tu's Qingzhou Army was still a step late and failed to arrive before Dongping City was broken. Instead, they could only watch thousands of Liangshan Army rush into the city. After a while, the city was filled with fireworks, and the Liangshan bandits were already there. Looting and killing in the city.
In fact, Sun Tu should have arrived earlier. Although Dongping Mansion is not close to Qingzhou, he could have arrived within seven days with his efficiency in rescuing Zhujiazhuang at Starry Night. However, this time he spent ten The genius finally arrived outside the city. This is only because he is also wary, fearing that the Liangshan Army will come to encircle the area for reinforcements, and then he will follow in the footsteps of He Mo and others. After all, the Qingzhou Army today is no more able to withstand casualties than it was a year or two ago.
So along the way, Sun Tu deliberately slowed down his marching speed and took precautions to maintain the absolute combat power of his army at all times. However, the precautions taken along the way were a bit redundant, and they did not encounter any obstruction or ambush. Instead, they delayed a lot of time, leading to the fall of Dongping City.
After seeing such a scene, all the officers and men under his command were a little anxious. They called for battle and thought about killing him immediately to help the officers and soldiers in the city resist the bandits. However, Sun Tu briefly fell into deep thought at this moment. Although on the surface it seemed that their rescue was late, they really had only two choices left, either to give up rescuing Dongping and leave while the enemy was unable to escape in the city, or to rush into the city desperately and fight with this group of thieves. Fight to the death.
But Sun Tu believed that neither of these was a good choice. Although retreating could preserve one's own strength, it would also have a heavy blow to the morale of the army. Retreating without fighting was not the Qingzhou Army's style. As for charging into the city, it was an even more reckless choice. He was not so impatient that he became dizzy.
At this moment, Sun Tu's eyes suddenly fell on the Liangshan Camp not far ahead, and then a cold smile appeared: "Send my military order, the whole army will advance!" The soldiers were filled with joy in front of everyone. When he thought he was going to give the order to attack the city, he drew his sword and pointed at the Liangshan Army camp: "Destroy the enemy camp at this time! Follow me and kill him!" Before the roar was finished, Sun Tu had already knocked violently. The horse on its hip rushed towards the Liangshan camp at the leading position.
All the soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then they all responded to the order and rushed toward the Liangshan camp at full speed. Although there were only 2,000 people, and there were 500 female soldiers among them, their momentum was not as powerful as the thousands of Liangshan troops who had just broken into Dongping. Be weak. In fact, most people did not understand Sun Tu's intentions, but this did not prevent these soldiers from carrying out Sun Dujian's orders without compromise, because they had absolute trust and obedience to Sun Tu.
This charge showed Sun Tu's wisdom in deliberately slowing down his marching speed. Although they had just arrived here, they could still immediately launch the most ferocious attack without rest. This shows that the ten-day journey did not consume much strength of the army, and they could go into battle at any time.
After seeing the reinforcements that suddenly appeared and headed towards the camp without hesitation after a short stay, Wu Yong, who was in charge of the central army, immediately became nervous. He really didn't expect that they would show up today. Such changes. Now that most of the Liangshan Army has entered the city, there are only a thousand people staying here. They are facing twice the number of officers and soldiers, especially the Qingzhou Army who is flying the banner of Sun Zi. He is smart and has many strategies. At this time I am also at my wits end.
the only option
The choice was to send the thousands of people to form a defensive formation, and at the same time hasten people to shout gold, hoping that the Liangshan Army that had entered the city would come out to rescue the Chinese army camp.
When the strange sound of gold clanging was heard, the Qingzhou Army had already reached the barracks and started a head-on fight with the Liangshan Army who came out of the camp to resist. Sun Tu took the lead, with the spear in his hand like an angry dragon and a monster python, and the thrusts and thrusts like lightning. There was almost no enemy in his way, and he actually cut a bloody path through the Liangshan army in just a few moments. .
Seeing that Sun Dujian was already fighting so hard, none of the soldiers under his command dared to spare any effort. Yang Zhi, Lu Da, Zhu Biao and other generals were like tigers in the sheepfold, constantly harvesting the lives of the enemies in front of them, and then The ordinary soldiers behind them had already put aside their fear, and followed the arrow formation set up by Qi Desheng to rush forward quickly, penetrate the enemy's defense line, and reach the gate of the barracks without slowing down at all.
Not only the male soldiers were like this, but also the female soldiers who had just joined the Qingzhou Army a few months ago and were on the battlefield for the first time. Inspired and led by the robes around them, and encouraged by Hu Rong like a tigress emerging from the cage, they all became coquettish. Continuously, waving weapons and following closely behind them, they also killed the Liangshan soldiers and made them fall off their backs.
This frontal charge had an outcome that was unexpected by many. Facing the Qingzhou Army's attack, the Liangshan Army could not even hold on to an effective defense line, and was broken through in just a cup of tea. They fled in all directions, completely exposing the entire camp to the swords and guns of the Qingzhou Army.
The root cause of all this is not only because the Qingzhou Army is united and its combat power is too strong, but also has a lot to do with the limited strength of the Liangshan Army. It's not that the Liangshan Army is really so unbearable, or even the enemy of the Qingzhou Army, but because the Liangshan Army who stayed behind in the Chinese army are not the elite in the village.
Liang Shanbo has been experiencing rapid expansion of its power over the past few years. It seems that its troops are indeed strong, but in fact, its problems are not small. In addition to the various rifts and conflicts that have arisen among the leaders, the problem of the uneven distribution of soldiers and horses in the village cannot be solved perfectly in an instant. Although Song Jiang and the others knew about this problem, they still had to put it aside due to the situation.
Take today's attack on Dongping City as an example. In order to exert maximum combat power, Wu Yong has invested all the elites in the camp, leaving only the weakest one thousand soldiers and horses to guard the camp. Originally, this was not a problem. After all, there were a thousand people. Moreover, Dongping had already been lost. Could it be that the officers and soldiers there could still fight their way out
But at this juncture, Sun Tu led the Qingzhou Army to arrive, and he also chose to attack the Liangshan Camp to surround Wei and save Zhao, which immediately put the Chinese army in absolute danger.
What's even worse is that even though it has been a long time since the Jin Jin alert was called for help, the Liangshan army in the city still did not come out of the city to come back for help. In the end, Wu Yong, who brought a hundred people to guard Chao Gai's tent, could only watch helplessly as the officers and soldiers killed him. Soldiers and horses came to kill without any resistance.
The reason why the Liangshan Army in the city failed to rescue them in time was also related to their previous desire to vent their anger by burning and killing in the city. Once an army loses control and only wants to plunder and kill in the city, it will be too difficult to get them back together. Even though Huang Xin, who was shocked to hear that there was a big change outside, was already shouting orders, those who were originally bandits
Still dragging their feet and refusing to return, it took a long time to gather together a team of five to six hundred people. The others were still scattered throughout the city, busy killing and looting.
"Can't wait any longer..." Knowing that the situation was not good, Huang Xin couldn't hold it any longer. He turned around immediately, led the team and quickly left the city, hoping to go to the rescue, but obviously, it was already too late at this time.
After Sun Tu entered the Liangshan camp, he saw Wu Yong, dressed as a scribe, leading his team to guard in front of a large tent. He immediately galloped forward on his horse and rushed towards them. Five or six of his men had the courage to pick up their weapons and tried to stop them, but they were killed by his spear.
Seeing this situation, the others were too frightened to come forward, but Wu Yong stood there blankly, looking at Sun Tu who was approaching, with a bitter look on his face: "Qingzhou Sun Dujian?"
"Who are you?" Sun Tu stared at the opponent condescendingly and waved his hand at the same time. The soldiers who followed him quickly pounced on them and captured all the Liangshan soldiers and horses present. However, there were those who tried to resist without saying a word. , beheaded immediately.
Hearing the screams that kept ringing around him, and seeing the miserable appearance of the others kneeling down and being bound in a hurry, Wu Yong's face became even more bleak: "Xiao Ke Wu Yong."
"It turns out to be Zhi Duoxing in Liangshan Bozhong. I really admire his name for a long time." Sun Tu said with a half-smile. Originally, this title was to praise Wu Yong for his extraordinary strategy, but now it sounded so ironic to him.
Indeed, in this battle, Wu Yong was completely defeated. Even if they had broken through Dongping, even if Sun Tu came a step late, the Chinese army's camp was now broken, and the victory or defeat was determined.
"Who else is in the tent behind you?" Sun Tu narrowed his eyes and said something that made Wu Yong even more nervous. He had discovered that the other party's troops were here to protect an important person in the tent. Could it be that Chao Gai was still in the tent
Sun Tu didn't know what had happened before, and he was also suspicious at this time. He didn't understand why Chao Gai, as a hero, didn't rush to the front line of the city and was still hiding in the tent at this time. Wu used this scholar to protect himself.
But soon, the answer was revealed. The curtain was suddenly lifted from the inside, and Chao Gai, who was wrapped in thick cloth around his waist and abdomen, and with blood oozing out, took the initiative to come out. His face was pale, he was holding a sword, and he just stood in front of Sun Tu blankly. After a while, he sighed and said: "Sun Sanlang, Sun Dujian, I never thought that we would see you again right here!"
Sun Tu's expression also changed slightly at this time: "King Chao Tian, it's been a long time."
The conversation between the two people immediately made the solemn atmosphere a bit strange. The soldiers and Liangshan people all showed surprised expressions. How come the two generals are so familiar with each other
Chao Gai looked at Sun Tu with complicated eyes. Who would have thought that the world-famous Qingzhou Governor in front of him was an ordinary boy who only made a living by selling alcohol a few years ago and couldn't even deal with ordinary street gangsters? But today, the life and death of himself and his brothers are all in his hands. Nothing in the world is unpredictable, right
Sun Tu also looked at Chao Gai, but he was thinking about something completely different. He was not lamenting the change in his identity, but thinking about how to deal with the leader of Liangshan Village!