Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Going back a little bit in time, when the fighting on land was in full swing, the ships of the navy were also burning.

The official and military ships transferred from Qingzhou are all about [-] materials. Yun Tianbiao is a standard and old-fashioned horse general. He has a natural sense of superiority over the navy. This time when he went south, the role of the navy in his eyes was to fight against the waves. Carrying the army to Liangshan Mountain, the Qingzhou navy, which was not taken seriously, was really not loved by my grandma and uncle. The equipment and weapons were all second-hand goods from the past. Even the bows and arrows were given priority to the horse and infantry armies. There were almost none, let alone the divine arm bow and the thunderbolt fireball, which were rare weapons on the water, so the navy was quite complaining about this.

It was just that it was difficult to disobey military orders. Even if they were reluctant, the Qingzhou navy had no choice but to sail the ships southward. On the long river, the flagship with the general's flag was slowly going down the river. The sailors on the deck were walking lazily, surrounding them. The general wearing a fur scarf leaned against the side of the boat and looked toward the shore.

"Commander, Commander, there seems to be a thief there. Do you want me to go and help?" The navy deputy general sat cross-legged on the deck with his back leaning against the wooden board of the cabin. He looked into the distance and saw the rising black smoke. Extremely obvious.

"Help?" The commander, a short and stocky man, sneered after hearing his deputy's words: "When has Commander-in-Chief ever seen our navy? Except for sending someone to inform us, he usually doesn't see anyone. You don't see anyone at this time." What are you doing in a hurry to go to land? It seems that both the horse and infantry armies are incompetent, and we, the navy heroes, are so incompetent?"

The deputy general scratched his head: "Then aren't we here to fight this time? Isn't it bad to just watch like this?"

"A war? What kind of war? Can you attack a city or chase a horse on the ground?"

The deputy general was speechless by his boss's words. The short and stocky man patted him on the shoulder: "Just watch here quietly. Go up now. Whether Commander-in-Chief wins or loses, he won't be angry with us. Damn it, Fighting a war has delayed my business, reselling the army... selling local specialties, I have no place to make up for this loss."

Turning his big mouth and complaining, the navy man said: "Besides, when the commander set out, he said that the main combat pressure was on the horse and infantry armies. The navy only needs to take care of the ships. Why are you so nervous?" , hurry up and go down the river, while the landlubbers on the land are fighting, it’s more serious for you and me to quickly find two villages to get some supplies, there has been no military pay for a long time."

"That's true..." When the deputy general heard this, his eyes moved and he looked greedily at the shore.

"Come on, let's go have some wine in my cabin. Anyway, there's nothing much to do for a while." The two people who were talking walked into the cabin and went to enjoy themselves.

With this idea in mind, the officers, soldiers, and navy sailed the boats almost like a child's play. The entire fleet was crowded together and marching downwards in a group. Even the sergeant on the ship who was responsible for the lookout came down to hide secretly.

The river is winding, with trees blocking the view from time to time. After turning around a huge river bend, the scenery suddenly becomes brighter. The bored sailors on the deck are gathering together, laughing and cursing. Some people turned their heads to look back and were suddenly startled. , quickly turned around and looked forward, suddenly opened his eyes wide and shouted loudly: "The enemy is attacking——"

"What did you say?"

"What's the matter?"

Noisy sounds rang out, and the expressions on the faces of the sailors who looked around changed. In their sight, several ships were lined up in formation and aimed at the mouth of the river. The flag with Liangshan on it was buzzing on the ship, and a flag with a big letter "Li" The flag was fluttering in the wind on a flagship behind them, as if taunting them.

"Hurry and report to the commander!"

"Ring the alarm!"

"Where's my knife?"

Panic erupted on the officer's ship in an instant, with countless people spinning around like headless flies.

Across the field of view, Liangshan's navy soldiers were not panicking. Li Bao's flagship behind him raised a flag, and the order "Light up!" was conveyed to the ships in the front row. The fire arrow came close to the torch, and the front arrow soaked in pine oil instantly ignited, whirring. The sound of flames sounded.

"Prepare--"

The flaming arrow was raised diagonally, and the bowstring was pulled tautly.

"shoot--"

Boom boom boom—

The next moment, the hand holding the bow loosened, and amid the vibrating strings, orange fire points rose into the air, drawing an arc and nailing themselves to the ship. Then the archer who finished shooting the arrows retreated, and the soldiers who lit the flames behind him Stepping forward, another burst of flaming arrows rained down.

"Damn it, what..." The stocky commander heard the noisy sound on the deck, kicked open the cabin door and walked out, his face flushed from drinking reflected sparks in the air, and the blood suddenly faded from his face in fear, "Ah!?" He screamed in surprise, took two steps back and quickly grabbed the cabin exit: "The enemy is attacking... No, prepare to put out the fire!"

Panic shouts and footsteps suddenly sounded on the officers and soldiers' ships, but the people who were attracted to the attention were not seen. Heads dripping with water were revealed on the water, Ruan Xiaoqi, Ruan Xiao Wu glanced at the chaotic officers and soldiers, and sank down. Not long after, the Ruan brothers, whose faces were revealed again, were already behind the officers and soldiers who were not on fire. They took off the steel claws from their waists, and with a banging sound, they hooked the upper ones. On the side of the boat, Liang Shanshui Ghost, wearing only a short shirt, climbed up along the rope with a sharp knife in his mouth.

On the deck, the sergeants crowded in the bow of the ship were looking anxiously at the burning ship ahead. The water ghost who came up quietly touched it, and then covered the mouth of the person behind him and wiped his neck with a knife. The blood flowed across the river and dripped with the river water. The figure is heading towards the next one to kill.

The killing started on several ships. At a certain moment, the sound of panic and screams resounded over the river. The ships in Liangshan in front began to move. Some officers and soldiers began to turn around and leave, and more were dragged into the chaos. Not long after the killing, some people began to raise white flags.

……

Time returned to normal, and the shouts of fighting in front of the slope continued.

Figures holding divine arm bows were in front of the battle line. Wooden feather arrows were loaded into the crossbow arms. They pushed the crossbow with their feet. When it was raised, their fingers were placed on the hanging knife. The archer in front struggled to pull the bowstring. The rough fingers were trembling due to the frequent firing of the bow. In front of them, the same red shirt was fluttering in the wind. The figures shouting and fighting spread out on the hillside, with ferocious faces and waving swords towards the opposite side.

The middle-aged general shouted: "Shoot——"

hum-

A large bow string vibrated, and a rain of arrows rushed into the sky and flew over the heads of the officers and soldiers like locusts. The skylight was blocked for a moment, and the sky was full of the sound of swishing through the air. Then a rain of arrows was thrown from the front, and the light was between light and dark. Constantly switching, the sound of "shield raising" was heard from time to time all around, and the falling arrows were firmly nailed to the shield and the ground. The screams of people who were not prepared and were hit by arrows could be heard endlessly. The lying figure did not wait for rescue. He had to grit his teeth and crawl to the side to avoid being stepped on by the surging crowd.

Under the banner of Yun Zishuai, the red-faced and long-bearded Yun Tianbiao was a little dazed. The moment when Zhenzi drove the flag into the enemy camp, he was ecstatic for a moment. Then Xin Congzhong's entry made him think that everything would be over soon, but the result was that Xin Zi withdrew the flag, but the big flag with the real calligraphy on it was never seen again. "The true pioneer...died?"

A murmuring sound came from his mouth, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face, and the mouth of Yun Tianbiao's hand holding the reins turned white.

"Maybe the general's flag has been lost..."

There was a soldier beside him who said something cautiously, but Yun Tianbiao released his hand holding the reins as if he had found a reason: "This must be the case. Send an order to the whole army. If they cannot take this slope today, they should not sleep. Order Deng Zongbi." , Haransheng strengthens the offensive on the east and west sides, and orders Xin Congzhong not to worry about losses and let me press forward. Once the Liangshan thieves are defeated, everyone will be rewarded, and the one who takes the thieves' head will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver."

When the messengers ran out, the commanders of the three armies looked up at the red color that was beginning to appear on the horizon, and waved their hands: "Bang the drums, cheers!"

The vibrating air under the sky spread the beat of passionate drums, and the shouts of fighting on the battlefield suddenly became louder again. Soon, with the shouts of the messengers, cheers came from the army formation, and the frequency of arrows seemed to be shot faster. The fighting body fell to the ground with the wooden pole inserted into it, howling miserably, and the intertwined strike lines seemed to take a step back towards the wooden fence.

Xi Sheng glanced at the seemingly precarious defense line from behind and issued orders. With the waving of the command flag, Tang Bin and Xiang, who were the reserves, led their respective infantry into the battlefields on the east and west sides.

Both of his battalions were not at full strength. Yesterday, they fought against the vanguard of the official army, and each suffered some losses. However, they did not hesitate when the military order was issued, and marched straight to the front line.

Deng Zongbi had a bad temper. At this time, when the battle was not going well, he really started to fight. After a little repair at the rear, he led people to attack the slope with red eyes, carrying both male and female swords. Only a few Hebei cavalry were left, shouting and howling to beat the horses. As they charged forward, the sound of horns blew echoed in the sky. The attacking officers and soldiers in front turned around and shouted to make way for the cavalry army behind them. The weak front line in front was exposed under the iron hoofs.

"Come forward, come forward——"

Amidst the shouts, Tang Bin, who was coming from behind, ran up quickly. The shield hand smashed the pentagonal sign on the ground, supported the shield with a wooden stick, put his shoulders against the back of the shield, and looked fierce. Withstanding it, the spearmen at the rear gathered into a group. The spears with red shadows stretched out from the top of the shield and were placed on the edge. The tails of the spears were pressed against the ground, forming a dense formation of spears.

The next moment, the muffled thunder of horses' hooves on the ground sounded, and those with sharp ears could even hear the whirring gasps of horses. Jin Bigui stood behind the shield holding a steel fork and shouted loudly: "Resist the impact——"

"kill!"

The cavalry who rushed through the rain of arrows shouted loudly, and the charging horses slammed into the shield without hesitation. After a loud noise, the soldiers holding the shield moved backwards with their shields, and a mouthful of blood spurted from their mouths, making them dizzy. He fell to the ground, and in the next moment, a continuous roaring and crashing sound was heard. The horses neighed and fell to death. The infantry sideboards were broken and deflected by the collision. The spears were bent under the rapid impact, and the next moment they snapped. Hands, some knights bumped into the forest of spears, their bodies were penetrated by the spears, and their whole bodies hung there dripping with blood.

"Forward, forward!"

Deng Zongbi waved his swords and shouted loudly. The knights from the army and soldiers who rushed in waved their swords and guns. Seeing this, Jin Bigui quickly came forward with the spearmen from behind, stabbing them with red-tasseled spearheads. Knights who rushed in were constantly being killed. Stab dismounted, more horses fell to the ground, and the smell of rusty blood became stronger for a while.

Hysterical shouts and lamentations, and the sound of gold and iron clashing, continued to erupt. The rear infantry followed up. The newly formed front line was pushed backwards and dented. Some soldiers were crushed by the dead bodies of their horses and struggled, running away. The companions who came stepped into his vacancy, stepped on the blood and dead bodies on the ground, and roared to push back the intruders.

boom--

A sword cut off the thrusting spear, and then more spears came from all directions. Deng Zongbi waved his hands, sweeping away and cutting off countless spear shafts. On the opposite side of the vision when he looked up, an ugly man held a steel fork and raised his arm. Throw the weapon violently.

Deng Zongbi was separating his spears when he saw a black shadow coming. He was already evasive and quickly leaned back. The spearman beside him would not miss this opportunity. Suddenly, several spears pierced the horse's body, and the horse neighed and turned to one side. After falling to the ground, the warrior on the horse jumped up quickly, and then with a bang, the horse hit the ground. Thick blood quickly poured out from the wound. After a few hooves stretch and contraction, the horse's neck struggled to lift up, and then he lay down. There was no movement on the ground.

"Death to me!"

Deng Zongbi, who stood firm, blushed. The death of his horse made him even more irritable. He slashed the iron sword left and right, killing several thieves immediately. Jin Bigui, who was behind, saw the man's bravery and quickly picked up a spear from the ground and shouted. He rushed up with a sound, approached the enemy, raised his gun and stabbed him.

The officer and army commander with red eyes roared "Ah——", thrust the long sword in his right hand outwards, blocked the long spear with a bang, turned his hand over, and as he stepped forward, the sword in his right hand slid along the gun shaft, The long sword in his left hand also took advantage of the situation and was slashed out.

Letting go to let go of the sword edge in his right hand, Jin Bigui was unable to react in time, and was cut into his chest by the iron sword in his left hand. In pain, Deng Zongbi gained the upper hand and stepped into the room. He quickly cut and stabbed with his left and right hands, and the sharp sword edge struck him continuously. After several cuts, the long sword was pulled, and a trace of blood appeared in the throat of the Fengdu evil ghost. He looked at the sky unwillingly, and the dead body fell to the ground as the blood spattered.

"Brother!"

Tang Bin was commanding the front line defense from the side and rear. When he saw Jin Bigui fall to the ground, he screamed sadly, picked up the eight-foot-long snake spear and came with his own soldiers. The soldiers on both sides looked at the opposite side fiercely, waving their swords and shouting at the top of their lungs. , the moment the forefoot pressed hard on the ground, the forward figure stabbed with his sword and spear.

This is the bloom of the blood flower.

bang bang bang-

The two swords and Zhangba snake spears were clashing. Sparks jumped between the two generals. The sound of fighting continued all around. The screaming figure was stabbed into the chest and abdomen by the spear. The figure covering the wound fell. The formations were staggered with figures holding shields and swords, and both sides were trying their best to slash and stab.

This is a competition of will and physical strength.

……

To the north, the roar of horse hooves gradually sounded.

After repairing, the Liangshan cavalry army who had built up their power went around the circle and came to the rear of the main force of the official army. Their scarlet cloaks fluttered in the cold wind. The Fangtian painted halberd lying across the saddle was lifted by the leader's figure and pressed forward. At that moment, the bright red sunlight seemed to shine on the sharp edge of the halberd: "Charging into the formation——"

The red rabbit neighs and the red shadow flies! (End of chapter)