Water Margin people

"shooting!"

Zhang Qing saw the Jurchen approaching and roared an order.

The sound of bowstrings suddenly sounded louder, and the Jurchen cavalry who had rushed forward were shot to the ground by arrows, falling layer by layer like ocean waves.

"Enemy! Enemy!"

The Jurchens roared in horror.

But the cavalry charge was not so easy to stop. The cavalry in front reined in their horses, and the cavalry in the rear directly bumped into them and drove them forward.

The crossbows have not stopped. This fortress can be used to guard the entrance to victory. It is naturally carefully designed. Not only is it backed by a mountain, but there is also a not-so-wide uphill slope in front of it, reaching the side of the mountain road. It is considered indestructible.

The Jurchens retreated in confusion, leaving a large number of corpses in front of the fortress.

Wanyanzhong's face was ashen as he came on horseback. He thought he would successfully capture the dilapidated fortress, but in just this confrontation, hundreds of people died before they even touched the fortress.

"Damn it, armored man, come forward!"

Wan Yanzhong roared angrily.

Hundreds of heavily armored soldiers walked out from behind the cavalry, each holding a large shield. These are heavy armored soldiers specialized in attacking fortresses, and are best suited for defense against crossbows.

"Boom boom boom!"

The war drums sounded, and the heavy armored soldiers held up their shields and walked slowly towards the fortress.

"And heavy armored soldiers?"

Zhang Qing frowned and looked at the heavy armored soldiers who came to kill them. These people were just like Li Kui's enemy, hard to be hurt by swords.

"Prepare the rocks and the ramparts!"

Zhang Qing ordered to the soldiers that a single crossbow is useless against this kind of enemy. Only bed crossbows can kill, but he does not have a bed crossbow here, and he has some artillery, but he is not going to use it now. .

The heavy armored soldiers came to the fortress holding their shields, holding logs and preparing to hit the camp gate.

The thick logs slammed into the "broken" camp gate under the arms of dozens of people.

There was a muffled sound, and the soldier who was holding the log and hitting it felt like he had hit an indestructible iron plate. The seemingly broken camp gate and wall did not move at all after being hit. It only knocked away the white snow on the fortress. fell down.

"ice!"

Wanyanzhong looked at the shiny ice cubes all over the fortress, and then realized that the seemingly broken fortress in front of him was actually very strong. Having walked out of the white mountains and black waters, they understood best how strong the winter ice was. It was said to be as solid as iron stone. Not an exaggeration.

At the moment when Wan Yanzhong was thinking, huge stones and wood were thrown down from the fortress, and the heavy armored soldiers who were sent down were smashed to death.

Heavy armored soldiers are not afraid of swords, guns and arrows, but they cannot withstand the impact of heavy objects. Moreover, heavy armored soldiers should have heavy armor, and their movements are inherently slow, and they cannot react to attacks.

"Get out!"

Wan Yanzhong immediately ordered that the fortress in front of him was covered with ice and they would never be able to break through it. Attacking like this would mean death.

The heavy armored soldiers retreated in horror, leaving another corpse on the ground.

"That's all it takes!"

Zhang Qing looked at the retreating enemies and smiled and said, the mountain road is winding, and now it is the season when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow. The Jurchens' heavy equipment cannot be transported in, and people alone cannot break this fortress.

"The people inside, dare to come out and tell your name!"

Wanyanzhong rode outside the fortress, looked at the corpses on the ground, and then looked at the five-foot-high fortress, and shouted.

"I want to ask your name, don't you know where you are first?"

Zhang Qingleng looked at Wanyanzhong and shouted.

"I am Yelan Ludu Bo Jin Wan Yanzhong of the Great Jin Kingdom!"

Wan Yanzhong said.

"Ye-la-du-po pansy?"

Zhang Qing frowned slightly. He naturally didn't understand the Jurchen official system and only thought that Wanyan Zhong was a general.

"I am Zhang Qing, general of Liangshan Puma Army!"

Zhang Qing looks good, An Yanzhong shouted.

"Zhang Qing? Liang Shan Bo? It turns out to be those thieves!" When Wan Yanzhong heard about Liang Shan Bo, he immediately thought of the enemies who had entered Liaodong several times to create chaos.

"Give you a chance to submit to me, the Great Jin. The Great Sage Emperor of our Great Jin Kingdom has an order. If you surrender, all your sins will be forgiven and your official position will remain. If you don't obey, no scrap of armor will be left behind when the army passes by!"

Wanyanzhong watched as Zhang Qing was summoned to surrender. As they came all the way, the Liao officials surrendered in defiance.

"Are you worthy of surrendering me?"

Zhang Qing laughed loudly. The Jurchens in front of him were probably not awake.

"If you have the guts, come down and fight!"

Wanyanzhong was furious, but he did not dare to let his soldiers attack the city again. He could only point at Zhang Qing on top of the fortress and scream.

"Haha, stupid barbarian, attack if you can! Grandpa is waiting for you here!"

Zhang Qing laughed. He wanted to defend the fortress and would not go out to fight against the generals.

Wanyanzhong was helpless. Their trebuchets and artillery machines had not been transported. There was nothing they could do in the face of such a strong fortress.

"Meng'an, why should we fight with them? We can just go to Xijin Mansion directly!"

A soldier whispered to Wanyan Zhong.

"Ok?"

After being told this, Wanyan Zhong finally came to his senses. The enemy's fortress was blocking the road, but now that the enemy refused to defend, they could completely ignore the enemy and go around!
"How many days will we have enough food and grass?"

Wan Yanzhong looked at the soldiers beside him and asked, "It is indeed feasible to go around, but the enemy's fortress cannot be removed here, and their logistics supplies cannot be transported. They cannot transport food and grass with thousands of soldiers and horses every time."

"It's enough for two days!"

The soldiers replied that they were traveling lightly this time, with the purpose of taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to attack Xijin Mansion, and they did not bring much weapons and food.

"That's enough. After passing the victory gate, we are only a hundred miles away from Xijin Mansion. The cavalry can reach the outside of Xijin Mansion in one day."

Wan Yanzhong nodded.

However, An Yanzhong did not rush to give the order, but thought about whether there was anything missing, and finally found that it was indeed feasible.

"go!"

Wan Yanzhong left directly with the army and headed towards Xijin Mansion.

"Wanyan Zhong is very cautious."

Zhang Qing looked at Wanyan Zhong who was slowly leaving and whispered.

"Send out the sentries and closely monitor the enemy's movements. If there are enemies coming again, we should stop them."

Zhang Qing said.

On the other side, Juyongguan.

"This group of Jurchens are coming with great force!"

Tang Bin looked at the Jurchen army arrayed outside the city and frowned. This group of Jurchens were arrayed in an orderly manner, and you could tell by looking at them that the commander was extremely capable.

"Intelligence says that there are still [-] enemies leaving Victory Gate!"

Li Xuan said.

"There are only 2000 people on Zhang Qing's side, I'm afraid it's hard to defend!"

Shi Xiu was a little worried and said, Juyong Pass is the main pass leading to the northwest. The terrain is dangerous and the mountains are majestic. There is a ditch between two mountains. Juyong Pass is located in it. One man can guard the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it. The door to victory is even smaller. Can't.

"Brother Zhang Qing is from the Imperial Guard, so there is no problem with the battle formation technique."

Tang Bin shook his head and said that he chose to believe in Zhang Qing's ability.

"Ten thousand soldiers and horses also want to attack our Juyong Pass. Let the Jurchens know how powerful they are this time! We are not those Khitans!"

Wei Dingguo smiled and said, with such an important pass as Juyong Pass in hand, he has no worries about Jurchens.

"Don't be careless, be careful to meet the enemy!"

Tang Bin shook his head and reminded. (End of chapter)