When the red sun rose and revealed its first ray of morning light to the land below, the sound of drums and trumpets and shouts of killing had already resounded through the sky in front of Liangshan Po. Sun Tu once again sent his army to launch an offensive against Liangshan Village. The majestic appearance of those thousands of soldiers shows how fierce this attack is.
This is the tenth day of the official army's attack on Liangshanbo. Over the past few days, the official army will attack the mountain with all its strength almost every morning, leaving the soldiers and horses on the mountain to defend with all their strength and use the terrain and various traps to work hard. With resistance and dealing.
In the first few days, Liangshanbo's side had an absolute advantage. Taking advantage of the officers and soldiers' unfamiliarity with the mountain road conditions and sufficient preparations, they were even able to counterattack and kill the officers and soldiers who had left them behind. Dozens or hundreds of corpses fled in a hurry. However, as time went by and the battle deepened, their advantage was slowly eroded by the official army. Especially when the bows and arrows for long-range attacks on the enemy gradually ran out, these Liangshan troops who relied on the stone walls to resist the official offensive had already Gradually failing.
And today, within half an hour of the start of the war, a frightening scene occurred. An army of thirty or forty people actually reached the top of the high wall, threw hooks and ropes and climbed straight up. There was a fierce fight with the minions on the wall of the village.
If the soldiers and horses in the rear camp had not sent troops to support in time when they saw that something was not going well, I am afraid that after today's battle, the officers and soldiers would have taken control of the first pass in front of Liangshanbo, thus pushing the soldiers and horses a big step forward. .
But because the support from the rear was timely enough, coupled with the fierce counterattack by leaders such as Li Kui, the officers and soldiers who were on the wall were finally driven back and they paid a heavy price. People died in the onslaught.
But when the brothers up and down the village were cheering because they had once again repelled the army, Song Jiang, Huang Xin, Hu Yanzhuo and other leaders frowned deeply. In their opinion, the situation was not good. After pondering for a moment, Song Jiang said directly: "Let the brothers from Suotian Pass withdraw up the mountain first, and we will concentrate our forces to guard the next Dingkun Liang..."
As soon as these words came out, not to mention Chao Gai, even Li Kui, who had obeyed Song Jiangyan, didn't even bother to wipe the blood on his face. He opened his eyes wide and shouted: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? We managed to hold the pass with great difficulty, You actually asked your brother to give it up right now?"
"Listen to me, this is the wisest choice and the most beneficial approach for our village. Now that the morale of the officers and soldiers is at its peak, it is no longer possible for the village wall alone to block their offensive. It is better to keep it The lives of the brothers will continue to be at stake with them at the next pass. If we continue to defend this pass, I can guarantee that within three days, the Suotian Pass will be broken, and the hundreds of brothers there will fall into the hands of the army." Song Jiang explained solemnly.
But many people still didn't believe it and shouted: "How is this possible? Even if they fought on the wall today, wouldn't they still be beaten away by us? I think everyone has exaggerated the Qingzhou Army, and they are not With three heads and six arms, can you still fly up the wall?"
Hu Yanzhuo, who has led troops in combat for many years and has rich combat experience, couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head after hearing these remarks: "You don't understand the situation changes on the battlefield, so you have this idea.
. What the leader of Song Village said was true. Although withdrawing troops at this time gave up a checkpoint, it saved many brothers. This was much wiser than holding on to the end. When the two armies attack and defend, once someone attacks the city, the mentality of the enemy and us will inevitably change. If we want to defend as before, we will definitely not be able to do it. We don't just rely on this level to defend the mountain, and we don't need to hold on to the end. "
Huang Xin also echoed: "Yes, the methods of using troops are ever-changing. It does not mean that retreating means defeat, nor does it mean that abandoning a checkpoint will weaken our morale. It is the right time to withdraw our troops at this time. Heavenly King, Lu Yuanwai, The opponent in front of us is Sun Tu, so we can’t take any chances.”
These two people have a certain identity and status among the heroes of Liangshan, especially in the field of military use, and they are recognized by everyone. Seeing that they actually supported Song Jiang's decision, Chao Gai felt a little tempted. He couldn't help but glance at Wu Yong who was standing aside: "Military advisor, what do you think?"
Wu Yong actually didn't have much insight into the use of troops. At this time, he could only say vaguely: "Sending troops and then retreating is also a way, but in this way, all our previous arrangements will be in vain."
In order to resist the attack of the government troops, in addition to the front, the other roads up the mountain were set up with many traps and traps by Liangshan people. These traps had indeed played a very good role in the past few days, not only blocking the powerful offensive of the government troops, but also He also killed and wounded many officers and soldiers. But now, once you give up Suotian Pass, you will give up a large area below it, which is a big blow to Liangshan's defense.
As soon as he said these words, Liu Tang had already shouted loudly: "King of Heaven, we cannot withdraw our troops. Although I don't know much about these things, I still understand what my brothers are thinking. If Lian doesn't have the courage to fight head-on with the officers and soldiers, No, we can't protect the next four levels. And Lao Huyan, Huang Sanshan, what on earth do you have in mind to let us retreat without a fight? Do you still want to join the army again? "Although his words were directed at those two people, his eyes glanced directly at Song Jiang intentionally or unintentionally. His meaning was already very clear, but even Song Jiang was suspicious.
Before the army attacked the mountain, Sun Tu and Song Jiang had a conversation to persuade them to surrender. This made everyone worried that Song Jiang would suddenly betray the village and surrender because of the unfavorable situation.
"You..." Huang Xin just smiled bitterly and said nothing, but Hu Yanzhuo, who was more straightforward, was already annoyed: "I was thinking about the cottage, and I really meant it as a donkey's heart and lungs!" If it weren't for the enemy, who was afraid of affecting the morale of the army, he would have I have long wanted to go over and teach Liu Tang a lesson.
Liu Tang didn't care about this at all, he just smiled and winked at Chao Gai. Chao Gai's thoughts were spinning rapidly in his mind, and after a moment he said: "Then let's wait and see. There is indeed no reason to retreat before fighting. As Brother Liu Tang said, the Qingzhou soldiers are not three heads and six arms. Come up on your wings."
After some debate, Song Jiang's decision was rejected. Although he was worried, he could only nod to accept it. Because he has noticed that many brothers around him are peeking at him with suspicious eyes, it is better to say less about this. If you continue to insist, really
The biggest crisis in Liangshanbo is to make all the brothers alienate.
At this moment, the drumbeats in the military camp below rose again as fiercely as raindrops, and immediately a team of three to four hundred people launched an attack on Suotian Pass like a beast. With just this glance, Song Jiang's expression changed: "No, these are the elite officers and soldiers, they are bound to win this time!"
When everyone on the mountain thought that they could relax a little after repelling the offensive of the official army and began to debate whether to withdraw the troops, Sun Tu in the military formation at the foot of the mountain was mobilizing his troops and arranging his troops to launch the second wave of attacks on Liangshanbo today. .
Because from the previous attack and defense, he had already seen the fatigue of the defenders. They could no longer defend the level as before. So he quickly named a few generals who were most useful in attacking the mountain: "Wu Song, Lu Da, Zhou Tong, Li Zhong... The four of you led the soldiers trapped in the camp to charge me again. This time, you must win this level." , as another guarantee for us to stand here!”
The four generals whose names were called immediately agreed loudly, and then hurriedly gathered the relevant soldiers and horses. After a brief reorganization, they launched the second wave of offensive against the Liangshan village.
The so-called trapped camp is the second elite team established under Sun Tu in addition to the scout battalion. Most of this army is composed of the Sanshan bandits who were pacified at the beginning. These people are naturally not very good in terms of military discipline, and their daily practice of battle formations is far inferior to that of other battalions. However, in terms of their bravery and fearlessness in charging and killing the enemy, and in In the battles in special areas such as mountains, these people are far better than other robes, and all of them are experts.
Now coupled with the addition of four generals who are already brave and good at fighting, and dare to kill and fight, this team that has been trapped in the camp has naturally displayed an astonishing combat effectiveness.
Although the road leading to the mountain only allowed for three or four people to pass side by side, it only took a moment for this team to rush up. Then they roared and launched an all-out sprint towards the stone wall a hundred steps away. . Even though the defenders at the top of the city had quickly mobilized their bows and arrows to stop them after seeing them coming, there was no sign of their forward momentum slowing down. Even in the blink of an eye, dozens or twenty people were hit by arrows and staggered to the point of falling. Killed like a whirlwind.
Especially the four generals, their movements were as fast as cheetahs. In just a few ups and downs, they had already rushed to the bottom of the wall, and then the rope hooks came out at the same time, and they were hoisted into the air at lightning speed. At this time, the defenders above had not yet recovered from the shock.
Then, when they were about to use their swords and axes to cut off the ropes to prevent the enemy from ascending the city, the officers and soldiers who were following them below had already fired bursts of arrows at them, and screams were everywhere, making them no longer think about breaking the ropes. .
The swiftness of this offensive was beyond the expectations of the Liangshan leaders and soldiers at the rear. Everyone opened their mouths, but could not say anything.
They had just mentioned that the Qingzhou Army was not scary and could not fly up to the city. But now it seems that although this army has not grown wings, it really attacked the wall of Suotian Pass like flying!
What's even more fatal is that compared with just now, they are unable to rescue them this time. At the same time, the hundreds of brothers who are still staying in the level are really going to suffer...