It was late at night, but the battle on the Lone Dragon Hill could not be calmed.
On the road between the Zhu Village and the Hu Village, a series of battles were still going on. Hu Sanniang rode her horse towards a group of Liangshan soldiers in front of her, locking onto the leader of the group. In the dim light, the Twin Blades of Sun and Moon collided with the iron hammers in the hands of the other party, while the villagers following behind her charged forward.
She did not know who the leader was until the enemy retreated.
In the darkness, she was not far from the east gate of the Zhu Village. She saw another group of Liangshan soldiers charging towards her with torches in their hands. She saw the leader riding a green horse, with a high crown and long beard, holding an Azure Dragon Saber. Hu Sanniang's heart sank. The enemy had already charged towards her!
"Little girl, you should stay at home and embroider! It's a mess! What are you doing out here! "
The long saber slashed down angrily. Hu Sanniang gritted her teeth and brandished her sabers to meet the enemy.
Although she had not met this person before, she had heard the names of some of the Liangshan generals after a few days of fighting. This' Big Saber 'Guan Sheng was said to be the descendant of Guan Yunchang of the Three Kingdoms. He was one of the most powerful leaders in Liangshan with his Azure Dragon Saber. Hu Sanniang did not know if she could handle him. After fighting for a while, she retreated towards the Zhu Family.
After exchanging a few blows, Hu Sanniang, who had expended a lot of energy in this battle, was now in a difficult position. Fortunately, they were already close to the Zhu Family's gate tower, so the enemy did not dare to pursue them anymore. She held her sword in front of her and watched as the few hundred people entered the manor. Only then did she raise her sword and turn back, rushing to support other places.
The battle on Lone Dragon Hill was currently going on wave after wave like this. Even though the total number of soldiers on each side was more than ten thousand, the area around Lone Dragon Hill was mostly filled with winding roads. The roads varied in width and width, but even the widest part of the road couldn't afford large-scale positional warfare. Every time, a general would lead two to three hundred soldiers, or at most five hundred, to charge and kill in between the villages. In such a battle, the military strength of the general became especially important.
It was the early morning of the first day of the sixth month. Hu Sanniang was taking a short break near the entrance of the manor and was about to enter the manor to see Zhu Chaofeng under the guidance of the villagers. On the way, she passed by a courtyard and saw Young Master Lei, who was dressed in the clothes of a young master, stretching his back. When he saw her, he smiled politely at her. Seeing his relaxed expression, Sanniang couldn't be bothered with him. This fellow probably thought that they had the upper hand. Although she hoped that was the case, if it wasn't … then he would know his mistake.
He was a young master of a rich family who came here to do business. They couldn't criticize him too harshly. They just thought about it a little. Then, she saw the attendant who looked like a woman walking over. He cupped his hands and brushed past her.
The situation is troublesome … Wang Shanyue thought to herself.
The battle had been going on for three days. At least on the surface, the situation was still in a stalemate. The people of Liangshan suffered a small loss in the beginning. The terrain of Dulong Gang was complicated. The road outside could only be found by turning poplar trees. The terrain caused some trouble for the enemy at the beginning, but it was quickly solved.
Of course, even if they could find the road, the people of Dulong Gang still had the upper hand in terms of terrain. After all, they were familiar with the surroundings. Every time they attacked, they could cause some trouble for the enemy. In the beginning, they even defeated and captured a few leaders of Liangshan. Although they also lost some men, it was still helpful for their morale. Unfortunately …
If it was said that Liangshan Sect was pressing forward steadily with the imposing manner of a dignified master, then the Lone Dragon Mound side should be using all of their skills to barely prevent themselves from being defeated. These things … they were tired from fighting, so they should be aware of it …
Moreover … there was still the problem of the Li Jia Village not doing their best. Li Ying, the Sky-pouncing Eagle, was probably waiting for the wind to blow …
Wang Shanyue frowned and walked towards Ning Yi, who still hadn't made any moves.
*****
"Our army has already gained control of the situation."
In the open space beside the forest outside the battlefield, Wu Yong looked at the clusters of light reflected in the sky in the distance and said with a smile while waving his fan. Beside him, Song Jiang, who had a dark complexion and eyes like a phoenix, walked over with his hands behind his back. "Didn't the military advisor predict this situation from the beginning?"
Wu Yong pointed with his fan. "Now we can see it more clearly. Once we suppress the village, it will be difficult for them to have the terrain advantage. Our army has already won. Now we just need to reduce the number of casualties and watch the ugly struggle of the enemy. Haha. "
As he spoke, a group of soldiers had already returned. Black Whirlwind Li Kui, who was holding two broad axes and covered in blood, came over with a smile. "That was fun. It was really fun to kill! Brother Gongming, military advisor, when are we going to destroy his village? "
"Don't worry, Iron Bull. It will be done in a few days."
"When the time comes, we must kill the whole family of these bastards!"
As they talked about this, more people came back. Now that groups of people were sent out, Wu Yong also had the idea of using actual combat to train the soldiers and prepare for the future expansion of Liangshan. As for Lone Dragon Hill, since it was going to be destroyed anyway, it didn't matter if it was a few days earlier or a few days later. Once they seized the money and food from Lone Dragon Hill, they would have more space to maneuver. Training soldiers and preserving their strength were the right way to go.
This time, it was Suo Chao, Yang Zhi, and Lin Chong who came back. Previously, Suo Chao and Yang Zhi had fought Luan Tingyu, the instructor of Zhu Village, outside the village. After more than 20 rounds, Luan Tingyu was able to defend himself and was unexpectedly only retreating but not defeated. After that, Lin Chong rushed over and saw that the two of them might have been lured into an ambush beside the village. He hurriedly warned them and the three of them came back together. Speaking of Luan Tingyu, they had some admiration for him. In the previous battle, even 'Thunderfire' Qin Ming was defeated by him and then captured. In these few days of battle, he had continuously forced Guan Sheng, Hua Rong, Lin Chong, and the others to retreat. He was really powerful.
Everyone said, "He is also a good man."
"After the village is destroyed, if he knows what's good for him and treats Brother Qin and the others well, we might as well spare his life."
"If he doesn't surrender, then let me chop off his head with my broadaxe!"
*****
Even though the people here had retreated, they did not show any signs of being dispirited. On the side of Zhu Village, when Luan Tingyu entered the village with the octagonal rod in his hand, the villagers also cheered and said, "Those people just now are really something." "What Green Faced Beast, Vanguard, they are all great generals of Liangshan." "Instructor Luan almost captured them!" "Too powerful!"
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Luan Tingyu also smiled and raised the heavy octagonal rod in his hand to signal. When he looked down, a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes. And his arm, in the shadows that no one could see, was trembling slightly.
Unfortunately, he did not capture those two people … He was afraid that there would not be such a chance again.
In these few days, he had fought with all his strength and forced himself to the peak of his ability. He defeated his opponents consecutively and even captured three of the leaders. But even so, with the efforts of his disciple Zhu Biao and the others, the situation did not seem to have improved. The sense of urgency in his heart only became heavier and heavier.
As he walked in, he saw Zhu Biao, who had been fighting for half the night, return in high spirits, and greeted him. After dismounting from his horse, a few children came bouncing over to him and handed him wine. They even followed behind him with towels to wipe the blood off his armor. He knew that the blood on him was very heavy, so he sent the children away after drinking a bowl of wine. When he returned to the courtyard where he lived, exhaustion and anger surged in his body. He entered his room and placed the heavy copper rod by the wall. Sitting on a chair, he took a deep breath, his gaze fierce.
If he really could not resist this group of people … He thought of the scene in Zengtou City and then of Liangshan's recent announcement of enforcing justice on behalf of heaven and the crimes of Dulong Gang … To be honest, he had lived here for a long time. In Shandong, where the caravans and the underworld ran amok, whether it was Zengtou City or Dulong Gang, he had definitely been involved in all kinds of messy things. Occasionally, he would have conflicts with others, and it was not necessarily that his side was very clean. But Liangshan enforcing justice on behalf of heaven? With just a few acres of land on Liangshan and a few pigs raised, these people wanted to enforce justice on behalf of heaven and also wanted large bowls of wine and large pieces of meat. Where did the wine and meat come from?!
But when he encountered evil people, it was useless no matter what he said. It did not matter if those people were hateful or righteous. In short, they wanted to kill their way in, slaughter the village, and steal the things. He did not know how many days he could fight. Among the bandits on Liangshan, there were too many masters, and he could be forced to the limit at any time. As he was measuring his strength, there was a knock on the door. Zhu Long called him out to eat something. He suppressed his exhaustion and stood up.
Although he wanted to rest, the morale of the village still depended on him. It was not the time to let it go …
*****
Midnight was, after all, good for the people of Dulong Gang who had the geographical advantage. They fought until now and did not attack again. But on the morning of the first day of the sixth month, the battle started again. Then, on the second and third day of the sixth month, psychological fear and exhaustion finally appeared on the villagers. No matter how the people here were, or how much training they had gone through, as villagers, their psychological quality could not compare to that of the soldiers of Liangshan when it came to fighting.
The instructors, big and small, Zhu Long, Zhu Hu, and Zhu Biao, were more or less injured. Luan Tingyu was injured, but he was still holding on. At least on the third day of the sixth month, his fighting skills had not obviously declined. But the Li Jia Village's lack of effort had become obvious. The Zhu and Hu Villages had become more cautious when they went out to fight, and even prepared to defend their own villages. Under such circumstances, Wang Shanyue's mood had reached a peak. Once the two villages could not help each other, it might mean that the situation had worsened to a certain extent.
When she saw Ning Yi in the courtyard, she would see him sitting there thinking about something. The agate bracelet in his hand was like a prayer bead, and the beads were moving one by one. But most of the time, he would still stay in his room. Sometimes, the light would not go out throughout the night. On the morning of the fourth day of the sixth month, the bandits of Liangshan attacked again. Wang Shanyue saw him go out for a walk. When he came back, he still had the smile of a spoiled brat. But once he entered the courtyard, his expression became serious again. Even the Wolftaken could see that he was also nervous. In the afternoon, he sat in the courtyard, thinking about something and moving the agate beads on the bracelet beside his ear. Wang Shanyue went over and asked, "Now that things have come to this, when do you plan to do what you want to do?"
"I'll think about it," he replied, and then returned to his room.
Ning Yi was indeed thinking.
Sitting in the darkness of the room, watching the beads move in his hand, his emotions were somewhat complicated, but it was not purely out of nervousness. Not much time had passed since the end of April, when Xi Junyu and the others killed their way into the Su family. After that, various things happened between him and Tan'er, with Xiaochan, with Yunzhu, with Jin'er, up north, the accident on the canal, and then to Bianliang, and then here … It did not seem to be a long time, but a lot had indeed happened. And what he was about to do now, he did not have the confidence. But after coming to this world for so long, this seemed to be the first time he had taken the initiative to use this method to hurt someone.
This time, it might be pure malice and efficiency, pure harm and plunder, just like when he first started his company. Using this method to fight a war, he was not sure if it would succeed, and what would happen if it was successfully expanded. But now that things had come to this, there was no more time to think about it leisurely.
Near evening, the war was still going on. He walked out of the room, his bracelet like a prayer bead. When Wang Shanyue walked over, he said, "Brother Wang, Brothers Qi, let's go pay a visit to Villa Master Zhu immediately."
Wang Shanyue raised her eyebrows, "Are you going to lay your cards on the table?"
"More or less. Also, according to what we agreed before, take out the writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones from the third cart. Have an early dinner, and if you're tired, rest a little. You might not be able to sleep tonight."
At the same time, outside the Zhu Family Village, Luan Tingyu was fighting with Guan Sheng and the others with the octagonal copper rod blocking the broadsword.
When Hu Sanniang, who had bandaged her wounds and paid a visit to Zhu Chaofeng at the same time, walked out of the Zhu Family Hall, she saw a few people along the way. She had come here to ensure that the Zhu and Hu Families could coordinate with each other. Slightly puzzled, she asked the owner of the village over, and the owner said that these people had specially come to pay a visit to the Villa Master, saying that they had something important to discuss. Hu Sanniang thought that they might have seen the decline of Dulong Gang and wanted to escape. This was really …
For a moment, she couldn't think of any sarcastic feelings, because the other party's embarrassment could be a nightmare for her side, where the whole village would be slaughtered. Perhaps the Hu Family Village could surrender if they couldn't win, but if Liangshan came for all kinds of supplies, money, and rations, they might not let the people here go.
Not long after, in the main hall of the Zhu Family Hall, Ning Yi showed Zhu Chaofeng all the documents related to the imperial court and his identity. Zhu Chaofeng stared at him sternly.
After a while, the sky turned dark, and it was the hour of the eighth lunar month. In the courtyard where the Zhu Family Village held the prisoners, the captured Liangshan soldiers had just started to eat, when a group of villagers came in and knocked over their bowls and chopsticks. They escorted a total of five leaders and more than two hundred Liangshan soldiers out of the courtyard, and squatted down in the square of a larger courtyard.
Since the beginning of the war, these soldiers had been captured for various reasons, but the Zhu Family Village didn't mistreat them too much. This was because if things didn't work out, there might still be room for negotiation, so it wasn't good to do things too harshly. The few leaders had unruly expressions and refused to squat down, but the surrounding villagers had already raised their weapons and stood guard. Not long after, some more people entered the courtyard. Each of them held a well-made military crossbow in their hands, which was considered a very luxurious weapon here.
There was a large open space in front of the crowd, and in front of it were rooms lit with candles. There were already people inside.
The atmosphere was a little strange, and no one spoke. Soon after, an extremely rich young master dragged two chairs and brought a few people in. As he walked to the front of the courtyard, he looked at the rooms lit with candles.
"Is everyone ready?"
"Yes."
A man who looked like a woman beside him nodded coldly in reply.
The rich young master nodded. As he walked in, he pointed at the five leaders and said coldly, "Qin Ming, Huang Xin, Deng Fei, Cao Zheng, and Meng Kang, drag them to the back first."
After he said this, Qin Ming and the others wanted to speak, but a few crossbows were immediately pointed at their heads. The rich young master didn't even look at those people. He went straight to the front and set up the two chairs with two thuds. He stood there and cupped his hands with a cold expression.
"I'm sorry to disturb your meal. I'll put it simply. I'm Luo Zi, a bandit from Jianghu. I'm from the capital city, also known as the imperial court's dog. I'm not a good person, and I'm here to destroy Liangshan. I have something to do tonight. Don't worry, I'll tell you what to do. "
After he said this, the crowd had already faintly heard the word "f * ck". There was a burst of whispers and soft curses. The rich young master rubbed his forehead with his hand and moved his fingers at the same time. He followed two people to the front of the crowd and let a captured soldier of Liangshan stand up and sit on a chair. The soldier looked around with an unruly gaze. The rich young master patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'm very slow. You can keep up."
He looked around and said, "There's only one question. I want to destroy Liangshan. Can you tell me everything you know about Liangshan?"
This question was asked very frankly. As soon as it was asked, some people in the crowd sneered sarcastically. The rich young master called Luo Zi just looked at the man in front of him sincerely. The man was stunned for a second. "Pfft …"
The rich young master took a crossbow beside him, moved it to the front of his head, and pulled the trigger.
"Got it. Next."
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