The victory over the city was within easy reach. Jiang Jing and Zhu Fu had no hesitation anymore. He immediately drew his knife in his hand, summoned more than 20 minions behind him, and quickly rushed into the open door of the prefect's Yamen. The first few people shouted loudly: "All the heroes of Liangshan are here, and the dog officer hasn't come out to die!"
They rushed all the way to the lobby of the Yamen without any hindrance, but it was still dark and quiet in front of them, as if the place had become an empty house, and not even a guard who came out to resist showed up. This is naturally a good thing in the eyes of other minions. They just fight all the way in and capture the Qingzhou magistrate who may have been scared to hide. However, Jiang Jing's face turned solemn at this time, and his footsteps suddenly stopped. Stopped and whispered: "Everyone, be careful, there is something weird here!"
After he said it, Zhu Fu also came back to his senses: "Yes, no government office can let us break into the second hall so easily. Even if dozens of people ran out just now, some people should stay behind!" Although he said this, he did not stop leading the people forward and had already passed the door between the lobby and the second hall.
And the moment they stepped into the courtyard where Ertang was located, a sudden change occurred! With the sound of bangs, a row of torches lit up on the left and right, and then with a crisp command: "Let go!" The frightening sound of bowstrings sounded from both sides at the same time. As soon as the strings sounded, they were sharp. The sound of breaking through the air also came from left and right.
Before Zhu Fu could even put his foot forward, he let out a scream that was completely inappropriate for his size: "I've been tricked, there's an ambush!" At the same time, he shrank his head and retreated quickly. But his body was too big, and the arrows came too quickly. In the end, he was hit in the shoulder and chest by two arrows, and he staggered back with a groan.
The situation of the minions who emerged with him became even more unbearable. Their skills were not as good as Zhu Fu's. The moment they saw the flames protruding, they couldn't react. In just a moment, dozens of arrows were fired. The arrows came in dense numbers, instantly turning the seven or eight people in the lead into hedgehogs.
The screams of these people immediately made Jiang Jing realize the fact that the government office had already set up an ambush, just waiting for them to fall in. Now that nearly half of his brothers have been killed and their fighting spirit has been lost, he doesn't dare to rush in anymore. He immediately shouted: "Get back!" As he said that, he took the lead in twisting his body and running back. The reaction of the others this time was not as good as the others. He, the leader of the cottage, was much slower. Even Zhu Fu, the injured one, endured the pain and followed closely, running towards the front yard faster than when he came in.
But at this moment, a row of fire suddenly lit up in front of them. When everyone looked at it, their faces suddenly turned pale. There were more than 20 officers and soldiers blocking their way. If there were only more than 20 people, that would be enough. They would still bravely rush in. The problem is that these 20 people still have crossbows in their hands, and the arrows exposed in front are reflecting and calling people under the firelight. The cold light that palpitates in the heart is not something that the remaining ten or so of them can get through.
When they saw this, someone quickly caught up with them from behind, and a majestic voice sounded out: "You have already lost your wings and can't fly. If you don't want to die, abandon your weapons and lie down on the ground, otherwise you will be shot to death!" Although they did not turn around, they could still feel the feeling behind them. The threat of those arrows, this
The remaining dozen or so minions instantly lost their will to resist. After only a brief hesitation, someone simply dropped their weapons: "I...I surrender!" As he said that, he slowly followed what the other party said. He was lying on his knees on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
With the first one taking the lead, the others no longer had any psychological burden. They obediently dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground. In the blink of an eye, of the more than twenty Liangshan heroes who had entered the government office, only two leaders were left standing there somewhat numbly, but their bodies were trembling slightly, and their hearts were filled with panic.
Jiang Jing and Zhu Fu both showed helpless and bitter expressions. At the same time, they still had a trace of doubt in their hearts. Why did the government seem to have guessed that they would attack the government office, and actually set up an ambush here, just waiting for their kick? Step in
But the officers and soldiers did not give them a chance to think at all. The voice continued: "I will count to three, and if you don't kneel down, I will kill you! One!"
When the two heard this, their bodies trembled again, and after looking at each other again, they finally resigned to their fate and dropped their weapons. Like those minions, they knelt on the ground in an extremely humble posture, and then allowed the officers and soldiers to step forward and kill them. They were tied up.
Only then did they turn to look at the soldiers who were taking action. At first glance, the expressions of these heroes changed again: "You... are actually women..."
This was really beyond their expectation. Today, the officers and soldiers who set up an ambush at the prefect's Yamen and captured them all with a burst of cold arrows turned out to be a group of women wearing military uniforms. Although there was not enough light around, and many of the women were quite strong, they could still tell whether the other party was a boy or a girl at such a close distance, which made everyone feel surprised and uncomfortable at the same time. , they never imagined that one day, the self-proclaimed hero would be captured alive by a group of women.
"What about women? Women can still catch all of you thieves!" A female soldier glared at the other man very unhappily and tied him with a little more force, causing the gangster to let out a cry of pain. , and this caused a burst of ridicule from the female soldiers: "The so-called men are nothing more than this!"
After all these people were tied up, the female soldiers drove them into a room on the side and took custody of them. It was only at this time that Jiang Jing and the others discovered that there was no one else in the yamen. Even the prefect Huang had not shown up, and he did not know where he was now.
Although there were still fires and thick smoke rising from the southwest, and there were screams outside, Jiang Jing already knew that it was all an illusion. Since they had already made preparations here at the government office, there was probably a trap over there in the granary. This thought immediately gave him a chill. If this happened, Zhu Wu and others' results would not be better than his own.
The fact was just as his fortune teller had predicted, when the battle in the government office ended, the brief battle in the granary also came to an end. Compared with the government office, the battle in the granary was more brutal. Of the seventy or eighty people who sneaked into the granary, only twenty were captured alive. The yard behind the entrance of the granary was already filled with Liangshan heroes. corpse.
After seeing the granary door being opened, Zhu Wu and the others rushed in without any suspicion.
After entering, a scene similar to the one at the government office also happened shortly after they entered. A hail of arrows suddenly arrived.
Although at the same time, Zhu Wu had noticed that something was wrong. The two brothers who were supposed to be guarding the door after opening the door disappeared, leaving only two black shadows lying in front of him. But before he could issue a warning, arrows were fired at him. Those minions didn't even have time to react and parry, and more than ten people were shot down. Then, torches were lit in front of him, and there were more than two hundred people. The officers and soldiers are ambushing here.
When Zhu Wu saw this, he hurriedly shouted: "Back off! We've fallen into a trap..." But it was too late. Before they could react, another round of arrow rain came towards them. At the same time, a big man came over. He shouted loudly: "Now that we are here, how can we let you leave so easily!" He took the lead in drawing out two steel knives and pounced on them quickly.
Seeing the officers and soldiers being so fierce, it also inspired the warlike nature of the people in Liangshan. With Shi Xiu and the Mu brothers shouting in unison, these dozens of people did not retreat but advanced, and braved the rain of arrows to fight back against the officers and soldiers. Rush over. As a result, a close fight began in the first courtyard of the granary.
The reason why the leaders of Liangshan dare to do this is because they have a lot of confidence in their brothers, because they are all elites carefully selected from the village. They are all good at martial arts. Even if they are not as good as the leaders, they are still better than ordinary officers and soldiers. . But it wasn't until the actual fight that they realized what a big mistake they had made.
The battle between the two armies and the fighting in the rivers and lakes are two completely different things. Although they all fought bravely, they quickly fell into passivity when faced with the tacitly coordinated military formation put up by the Qingzhou Army. They were good at fighting alone, but they soon discovered that each of them had to face the encirclement and suppression of several officers and soldiers. As long as a flaw was revealed, they would be attacked and fell.
The generals leading here were even more skilled in martial arts. They were able to block Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu, the two leaders with the highest martial arts skills, with one person. After only fighting for a while, half of them fell into a pool of blood. This allowed the government and army to allocate more manpower to besiege Zhu Wu and others, completely trapping them to death in the military formation.
During this period, the officers and soldiers actually did something that was beyond everyone's expectations. They actually lit a few fires in the front yard. Soon, fire broke out and thick smoke billowed, as if the granary had really been set on fire by the people in Liangshan.
At first, everyone was a little confused, but soon, Zhu Wu understood: "Quickly put out the fire, they want to deceive the army outside the city, and the brothers in the government office..."
Although he saw through the intentions of the officers and soldiers, it was impossible for the people in Liangshan, who were at an absolute disadvantage at this time, to free their hands to put out the fire. In this way, it disturbed everyone's hearts and caused more people to fall under the sword of the officers and soldiers. In the end, there were only a dozen or so people left, struggling to support themselves along with a few leaders. However, they were all injured, and their retreats were cut off by the army. They were completely like turtles in a urn and fish in a net. .
Zhu Wu and the others never imagined that the strategy they thought was ingenious had already been discovered by the officers and soldiers, and that the other party would turn around and lay such a big trap for them. Now, as the battle comes to an end, the secret battle in Qingzhou City is about to end, and the open battle around the city is about to take a major turn!