Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Move the time forward.

The sun shines on the clouds, and the wind blows the clouds into the distance.

The garrison of Binzhou adjusted again, and the military camps outside the city were abandoned and burned. Figures holding guns and knives wearing leather armor walked into the city. Infantry and cavalry mixed together, like rivers and lakes rolling back, and poured in along the city gate. After entering, the young men in the city were organized, driving carts to pull the pieces of rolling wood and rocks to the bottom of the city wall, and then people carried them up to the top of the city wall.

The guard here, the general named Daochan, looked silently at the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty who were driving the villagers into the city in the distance. The nearly 30,000 rebel troops belonging to Lu Bu in the south had already sent troops to the north and would soon set foot on the border of Binzhou. Only With five thousand soldiers guarding the city, he was actually under a certain amount of pressure. The thieves on the opposite side captured Zhenhai Mansion in a single battle, and then sent troops north to directly rob several wealthy military states near the coast. At this time, they also pressed on Binzhou. How could it make people feel relaxed? stand up?
I hope your majesty will quickly drive out the Liao soldiers to come for reinforcements...

Thinking like this, the cries of villagers below gradually reached his ears. Dao thorn glanced down, and then he didn't bother to pay attention. As long as these villagers did not become the labor force for Lu Bu's attack on Binzhou, he could accept whatever happened to these people. .

On the other side, flags waved southeast in the dust.

The army, carrying flags with black background and red edges, walked among the fields under the early spring sky. Lu Bu drew a halberd with one hand and sat on the horseback holding the reins with the other hand. A group of armored guards followed closely behind him. Xiao Haili, Du Bo led his cavalry to protect the Chinese army.

There was some doubt about Xiao Haili's true identity among the brothers, and there were discussions from time to time, but Lu Bu didn't ask, and he himself didn't tell. Everyone had to suppress their curiosity, pretend they didn't know, and just watched him and Lu Bu talk while walking, and occasionally Speaking of the Liao army coming south this time.

"This time we go north, Gao Yongchang and his followers can be determined in a single battle. The leader should be careful of the two Liao armies... no, it should be said to be the Liao armies."

Lu Bu moved his hand holding the halberd, glanced at the Khitan man diagonally behind him, and said softly: "All the way?"

Xiao Haili nodded and spread his hands: "Both Xiao Han's slaves and Zhang Lin are good at making plans, but decisive battles are not their strong point. If the status of the two armies is almost the same, there may be a battle for the command, but they will lead the army. Yelu Dezhong is an old soldier and comes from a clan, so when the two armies merge, Yelu Dezhong will be the leader, with the two as assistants."

He raised his hand and touched his chin: "It's just that Yelu Dezhong is used to sneak attacking from behind, so the leader should be careful of the empty space behind him and don't let him succeed."

"Of course we have to guard the rear. That's why Li Bao and Wei Zhaode patrolled Hunhe and Liaoshui. Otherwise, they can only enter our territory through Binzhou. Besides..." Lu Bu narrowed his eyes and reached out to touch it. Touching Chitu's neck, the corner of his mouth raised: "I also like to steal people's escape routes."

Xiao Haili nodded. He was also a veteran on the battlefield, so he knew the plan: "Then the leader is ready to attack Binzhou in an all-out way immediately?"

"... Gao Yongchang went north to Shenzhou, and according to the dynamics, the Liao army was also converging on Shenzhou. It was difficult for the two to decide the outcome for a while, and a certain intention just took the opportunity to let the new soldiers see blood."

The figure sitting on the red rabbit straightened up: "As you said, the Bohai people are not of concern. The battle with the Liao army later is what matters. I don't want to go to the battlefield with new soldiers who have not seen any blood."

The Khitan man laughed, his horse walking, his body rising and falling, Binzhou was watching.

……

The Hun River is deep, and at the burned port to the west of Binzhou, the scouts were the first to spot the figure of Lu Bu's army. They looked at the two naval forces with dozens of warships docked in the water, and the navy soldiers who came down from the water to carry the wood in the boats. A simple dock was built by the river, and then a group of thousands of infantry came down and began to build fortifications.

In less than half an hour, a wooden fence was erected on the shore. In the stunned eyes of the scouts, more soldiers came down to transport the boat, walked to the front of the wooden fence, dug trenches, and put up their antlers, as if they were guarding the place. Then on board There are siege engines laid down.

The scout immediately panicked, quickly mounted his horse, and galloped all the way back to Binzhou City. "Going north from the river?" Dao Ci stood up, frowning and thinking: "But the requisitioned merchant ship transport?"

"It's not a civilian ship. I saw that the ship was very huge and couldn't go near the shore. There were other small boats accompanying it. All the equipment and personnel were transported out by the small boats."

"Thieve Lu has taken over the river..." Dao Ci's face was gloomy. Binzhou is not far from the river. If this place is occupied by the enemy, it is like losing a gate. It's because he didn't think well. He only thought about shrinking the defense and strengthening the wall to clear the country. , but subconsciously ignored the importance of ports.

"Come here, send the order for the cavalry to assemble. I will personally..."

Dao Ci stood up abruptly, but before he could finish speaking, a burst of footsteps reached his ears, and he ran into the room with a long "Report——", and the sweaty soldiers knelt down: "General Qi, Thief Lu was found in the south. The cavalry, the villain has to fight to the death, and all the robes of the companions are..."

The scout lowered his head angrily and could not continue speaking.

The standing Daoji's expression suddenly changed, his lips wriggled twice, and he waved his hand at the incoming messenger, his voice lowered: "Command the entire army in the city, Thief Lu has appeared, and be ready for war."

The ordering soldiers should have rushed out, the order was passed, the golden bell of the city tower rang, figures who were resting began to put on their armor, inspect their weapons, and the generals running back and forth began to cheer people up.

To the south of the city, reports of scout damage were increasing. In the afternoon, more than twenty people had been killed, and cavalry figures appeared in the wild.

Soon, a large flag with history characters appeared in the sight of the defenders, and the roaring infantry were making final preparations.

……

In the afternoon, the sunlight dimmed a little, and the city gate was tightly closed as early as the bell rang.

Dao Ci was neatly dressed and climbed up to the city tower with an iron gun in hand. He looked into the distance. From a distance, the figure in black armor seemed to be small dots, forming a dark square array. The ground where sprouts had sprouted was covered with ink. Fainting, the Binzhou guard couldn't help but tighten his grip on the barrel of his gun.

"The number of people wearing armor..." He silently glanced at the square military formations, secretly estimated the number of people, and murmured after a while: "There are more than what was reported in the intelligence!"

The generals of the Yuan Dynasty had already received the news about the assembly of Lu Bu's army in Haizhou, and Binzhou, who was on the front line, was even more concerned about it. However, the Bohai State was on the side of the country, and the spies had varying abilities and lack of experience. In the past, the intelligence obtained was often confusing, so they could only rely on spying. You can find useful information from the intelligence provided. Under such circumstances, the Binzhou Guards estimated that there would be two or three out of ten armored forces like the rebel army, which is already a lot. Therefore, he only noticed the approaching Lu Bu army. Although the number of people is large, the number of people wearing armor and going into battle is already overestimated. No one would have expected that they would be everywhere at a glance.

Hope I got it wrong...

The desperate guard prayed secretly.

dong dong dong-

The sound of war drums sounded. (End of chapter)