The Liangshan Army could not be considered unjustly defeated in Qingzhou this time, because their overall plan had been exposed by Sun Tuxi from the very beginning, and the strange soldiers who had sneaked into the city who thought they were killers had been discovered early and had been kept under the government under control.
So when Zhu Wu secretly met with the leaders last night to decide on a strategy to disrupt Qingzhou City, the government also learned the news immediately, and quickly guessed their target this time from their previous patterns in the city. Where are they, so they have made corresponding arrangements, just waiting for them to step into the trap themselves.
In fact, a military net has been set up around the granary, government office and city gate. No matter where they choose to attack first, there is only one end, and that is to be captured. Zhu Wu's approach of dividing his troops into two groups for the sake of safety further reduced his own strength, leaving them unable to even find a way to resist and escape.
After capturing all the spies in the city, Huang Wenbing interrogated them on the spot. The others were quite tough and refused to reveal their contact method with the Liangshan Army outside the city even in the face of threats. However, Zhu Fu was more afraid of death than them, and Huang Wenbing took advantage of the flaw and threatened him. , and after dozens more fights, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and revealed the secret code.
In this way, there will be a good show tonight of inviting you to enter the urn and beating the dog behind closed doors. Even though the Liangshan Army had more soldiers and horses, they could only be passively beaten in such a desperate situation. The arrows and rocks falling from their heads killed them in large numbers. Some people tried to climb up from the bottom of the city wall, but found that there was no place there at all. Taking advantage of the position of strength, the four to five foot high city wall is simply not humanly possible to fly up.
As a result, screams and curses continued to ring out from the Wengcheng, but no matter how they screamed, one fact could not be changed, that is, the Liangshan Army this time would definitely be annihilated.
When Lin Chong saw this scene in the city, he couldn't help but sigh softly: "Senior brother, don't blame me for not talking about our relationship back then. I have already given you a chance, but you are unwilling to abandon the dark side and turn to the light, so you can only You died in humiliation as a traitor and bandit, thus bringing shame to the entire Lu family!"
Lu Junyi, who was still waving his long knife to block arrows and rocks outside the city, seemed to have sensed Lin Chong's thoughts. He suddenly raised his head and shouted sternly: "Lin Chong, if you are a man, come down and fight me. If I, Lu Junyi, win, Just let my brothers go. If I lose, I will lose my life to you, how about that?"
Seeing what Lin Chong seemed to be about to say, Huang Wenbing had already taken the initiative and smiled: "Lu Junyi, do you still want to survive in death with such a provocative method now? We have given you a chance, and now you still have a chance to live. As long as If you put down your weapons and kneel on the ground, you will survive, otherwise, this barbican city will be your burial place!"
While he was saying this, stones were still being thrown down. One of the stones, the size of a bowl of ocean, struck at the old Yan Qing who had just deflected an arrow. The move was on top of the old Yan Qing's head, causing him to scream in surprise. Fortunately, Lu Junyi on the side had quick eyesight and quick hands, and swung his knife in time to help him deflect the blow. However, the force of hundreds of kilograms also slowed down the movement of his hand, and the arrow shot from an angle hit the shoulder socket. He let out a muffled groan.
"Master..." Yan Qing was very anxious when he saw this and hurriedly stepped forward.
Protecting Lu Junyi, he said with a look of self-blame: "It was Xiao Yi who got the master into trouble..."
"It's okay, it's just a minor injury." Lu Junyi didn't take it too seriously and broke the arrow shaft. Regardless of the pain in his body, he waved his long knife again and swept away the falling arrow stones. But Yan Qing didn't think so. He suddenly said: "Master, it's better to surrender now. It's better than dying here in vain."
This suggestion made Lu Junyi silent for a while, but he was also a little moved. After all, he had just arrived in Liangshan not long ago, and he had not yet established a deep relationship with Song Jiang and other brothers, and he did not have much sense of belonging to the village. The reason for holding on before was because he felt that he owed Song Jiang and the others for saving his life, and coupled with his sense of responsibility as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, he could not bow his head. But looking around, he saw that there were only six or seven hundred people left struggling to hold on, and he knew that this was really a desperate situation. If he didn't surrender according to the wishes of the superiors, all two thousand people would die. Here it is.
After a period of silence, he finally gritted his teeth and suddenly shouted loudly: "Okay, we just need to put down our weapons and surrender. You guys stop attacking first."
As soon as these words came out, the people above were certainly delighted and hurriedly ordered people to stop the arrow stone offensive. The Liangshan Army below were also stunned for a moment, and several leaders looked at Lu Junyi with complicated expressions. In fact, they had already thought about surrendering to save their lives, but they just couldn't express it for a while.
"All abandoned weapons, kneel on the ground and hold hands on your heads!" Lin Chong's voice sounded again from above. Even if there were not many enemies left, he did not dare to relax at all.
Everyone in Liangshan was silent for a while, and after looking at each other in disbelief, some of the minions began to follow the instructions above and drop their weapons on the ground. For these people, their loyalty to the village is not worth their own lives. As long as they can survive, surrender is not a problem at all.
But the movements of those leaders were much slower. Naturally, they were a little worried. What if the officers and soldiers killed them after they gave up resistance
"Hurry up, I'll count to ten. If there are still people who refuse to give up their weapons, we will treat you as a fake surrender!" Huang Wenbing continued to put pressure on them, forcing them to surrender as soon as possible: "One-two!" And then even more! I started counting without any hesitation.
Faced with such pressure, all the leaders in the city finally couldn't hold on any longer. First Chai Jin, then the injured Xiang Chong, Li Gun... These leaders who had just recently joined the army put down their weapons first. They had completely lost their ability to struggle. courage.
Seeing this, Lu Junyi also sighed softly. He had no intention of fighting anymore and could only put down the knife in his hand.
But at this moment, just as Huang Wenbing coldly counted to the number seven, a series of screams suddenly sounded on the outer wall, followed by a commotion. Before both sides of the city could react, the rumbling sound sounded again. The huge iron gate that had originally fallen to block the Liangshan Army's retreat slowly rose up, and then a voice sounded on the outer wall: " Officer Lu, take the brothers out of here quickly!" It was Han Tao's voice!
Han Tao and the others, who had been blocked outside before, actually did not leave. Instead, they kept thinking about how to go up to the city to reverse the situation.
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The Liangshan Army outside was quite capable. With the ropes they carried, while the officers and soldiers on the outer wall only focused their attention on the inside and ignored their existence, these people actually climbed up seven feet silently. How high the outer wall was, and then under the cover of the sound of fighting inside, many officers and soldiers were assassinated.
It wasn't until Lin Chong and the others called a halt to the fighting that their actions were exposed by the screams. But at this time, they had also found the winch mechanism that opened the key gate, so Han Tao asked people to open the door quickly while shouting below, telling them to leave immediately.
Lu Junyi and others, who had no idea about surrendering to the army, no longer hesitated when they saw that there was a way out behind them, and immediately turned around and ran towards the city gate. This made the officers and soldiers on the city very angry. Following the loud orders of several generals, arrows and stones flew downwards with greater force than before. At the same time, Lin Chong personally led a team The men and horses followed the overpass and headed towards the outer city.
What was originally a good plan to annihilate all the enemy troops actually fell short because someone sneaked in. This was naturally unacceptable to Lin Chong. He must kill or capture all these enemies.
Soon, Lin Chong and the others met Wei Dingguo, Peng Qi and other Liangshan leaders who were guarding the outer city wall, and they immediately fought together. But because of their obstruction, Lin Chong could no longer rush to the agency to close the gate again. At this time, the gate had already been raised to a position where one person could pass through. Lu Junyi and the others rushed forward at full speed without hesitation, and they rushed into the city gate hole and rushed out of Qingzhou City.
But at this time, there were only about 300 people left who could follow Lu Junyi and the others to escape, and they were all injured. After looking back at Han Tao and more than a hundred brothers who were still resisting desperately on the outer city wall, but it was obvious that they were helpless, many of them had the idea of going back to rescue them.
But at this time, Lu Junyi said loudly: "It's too late. If we go back, their sacrifice will be in vain. If we leave, we will leave the green mountains without worrying about having no firewood. We must go back alive to avenge them!"
Some people were still hesitant, but there were sounds of killing in the city. It was obvious that the defenders in the city had gathered and were about to rush out of the city to hunt them down. At this time, the Liangshan Army had lost all fighting spirit and everyone was injured. Naturally, it was impossible for them to fight against the elite Qingzhou Army with this small number of troops. So in the end, they had no choice but to be cruel, no longer consider saving people, and just ran away. Run into the dark wilderness ahead.
When the defenders in the city rushed out under the leadership of Shi Qian and others, Liangshan's army had long disappeared outside the city. Because of the dark sky, it was not even possible to tell which direction they were escaping in. In the end, adhering to the principle of chasing the enemy when you are in trouble, the Qingzhou Army did not continue the risky pursuit and could only temporarily retreat to the city.
Although this battle failed to achieve full success in the end, and let the duck fly away, it was still a hearty victory. In this battle, the Qingzhou Army not only defended the city, but also defeated the plot of the Liangshan bandits, severely inflicted heavy losses on the invading enemies, killed and wounded 2,000 prisoners, and captured more than ten Liangshan leaders. It was a rare battle. Sheng, and avenged the brothers who died at the foot of Liangshan Mountain!