Chapter 586: Liangshan Attack and Defense (I)
When the red sun rose, showing the first touch of morning light to the earth below, the sound of drums and trumpets and shouting and killing had resounded in front of Liangshan Bo in the sky, Sun Tu once again waved his army to launch an offensive against Liangshan Cottage, just look at the majestic posture of the thousands of soldiers who charged in front, you can know how fierce this offensive is.
This is the tenth day of the official army's attack on Liangshanbo, and for a few days, almost every morning the official army will attack the mountain with all their might, so that the soldiers and horses on the mountain can only defend with all their strength, and try to resist and maneuver with the help of the terrain and various traps.
In the first few days, Liangshanbo had an absolute advantage, taking advantage of the unfamiliarity of the officials and soldiers with the situation on the mountain road, coupled with sufficient preparations, they could even fight back against the officials and soldiers, and they had left dozens or hundreds of corpses and retreated in a hurry. However, as time went on and the battle deepened, their advantage was slowly eroded by the official army, especially when the bows and arrows of the long-range attack on the enemy had gradually run out, and these Liangshan soldiers and horses leaning on the stone wall to resist the attack of the official army were gradually exhausted.
And today, there was a heart-pounding scene within half an hour after the start of the war, when a group of thirty or forty officers and soldiers reached the high wall, threw out a hook and climbed straight up, and started a fierce battle with the minions on the wall.
If it weren't for the fact that the soldiers and horses in the rear cottage saw that the situation was not good, they would have sent troops to support in time, I am afraid that after today's battle, the officers and soldiers would have been able to seize control of the first checkpoint in front of Liangshanbo, so that they would be able to press the soldiers and horses forward a big step.
However, because the support from the rear was timely enough, coupled with the fierce counterattack of Li Kui and other leaders, this group of officers and soldiers who had killed the wall was finally driven down again, and they paid a heavy enough price that more than 100 people died under this onslaught.
But when the brothers up and down the cottage cheered because they had once again repelled the official army, Song Jiang, Huang Xin, Hu Yanzhuo and other leaders had already frowned deeply, and in their opinion, the situation was not good. After pondering for a while, Song Jiang said directly: "Let the brothers of Suotianguan retreat up the mountain first, and we will concentrate our forces to hold the next Dingkun Liang ......."
As soon as these words came out, Li Kui, who was obedient to Song Jiangyan, couldn't even bother to wipe the blood on his face, and his eyes widened and shouted: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?" We managed to hold the level, and you actually let your brother give it up? ”
"Listen to me, this is the wisest choice and the most beneficial thing for our copycat. Now that the morale of the officers and soldiers is high, it is no longer possible to stop their offensive with that wall, so it is better to save the lives of the brothers and continue to deal with them at the next pass. If we continue to defend this pass, I dare to guarantee that within three days, the lock gate will be broken, and hundreds of brothers there will fall into the hands of the officials and soldiers. Song Jiang explained with a solemn expression.
But many people still didn't believe it, and shouted one after another: "How is this possible, even if they kill the wall today, won't they still be beaten away by us?" I think everyone is also boasting about the Qingzhou Army a little too much, they are not three-headed and six-armed, can they still fly on the wall? ”
Hu Yanzhuo, who had led troops to fight for many years and had rich combat experience, couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head after hearing these words: "You don't understand the change of situation on the battlefield, so you have this idea." What the lord of Song Zhai said is very true, although the withdrawal of troops at this time has given up a checkpoint, but it has saved many brothers, which is much wiser than holding on to the end. The two armies attack and defend, but once someone is killed on the city, the mentality of the enemy and us will inevitably change, and it will definitely not be possible to defend it as before. We don't just rely on this checkpoint to defend the mountain, and we don't need to defend it to the end. ”
Huang Xin also echoed: "Yes, the way of using troops is ever-changing, it doesn't mean that retreating will necessarily be lost, nor is it that giving up a checkpoint will weaken our morale, and it's time to withdraw troops at this time." Heavenly King, Lu Yuanwai, the opponent in front of us is Sun Tu, so we can't take chances. ”
These two people have a certain identity and status among the heroes of Liangshan, especially in the use of soldiers, they are recognized by the big guys, seeing that they actually support Song Jiang's decision, Chao Gai didn't feel a little moved, so he couldn't help but look at Wu Yong on the side: "Military advisor, what do you think?" ”
Wu Yong actually didn't have much insight into the use of soldiers, so he could only say vaguely at this time: "It is not a bad idea to retreat after waving the army, but in this way, our previous arrangements will be in vain." ”
In order to resist the attack of the official army, in addition to the front, the other roads up the mountain were set up by the people of Liangshan Many traps, these organs did play a very good effect in the past few days, not only blocked the powerful offensive of the official army, but also killed and injured many officers and soldiers. But now, once the lock is abandoned, it will be a large area under it, which will be a big blow to Liangshan's defense.
As soon as he said this, Liu Tang had already shouted loudly: "Heavenly King, you can't withdraw the army." Although I don't know much about these things, but the brothers' minds still understand, if we don't even have the courage to fight head-on with the officers and soldiers, we can't keep the next four checkpoints. And Lao Huyan, Huang Sanshan, what kind of thoughts did you have in mind to let us retreat without a fight? Do you still want to return to the official army? Although he said it to the two of them, his eyes glanced straight at Song Jiang intentionally or unintentionally, the meaning was already very clear, but even Song Jiang was suspicious.
Who said that before the official army attacked the mountain, Sun Tu and Song Jiang had that conversation to persuade them to surrender, which made everyone always have a pimple in their hearts, worried that Song Jiang would suddenly betray the cottage because of the unfavorable situation and surrender.
"You ......" Huang Xin just smiled bitterly and didn't say anything, but Hu Yanzhuo, who was straighter, was already annoyed: "I'm thinking about the cottage, and I'm really kind to treat it as a donkey's liver and lungs!" "If it weren't for the current enemy, he would have gone over to teach Liu Tang a good lesson.
Liu Tang didn't care about this at all, just smiled and gave Chao Gai another look. Chao Gai quickly turned his mind in his heart, and only said after a while: "Then let's take a look at the guard, there is indeed no reason to retreat before fighting." As Brother Liu Tang said, the Qingzhou soldiers are not three-headed and six-armed, so they can't fly up with their wings on their backs. ”
After some arguments, Song Jiang's decision was still rejected by someone, although he was worried, he could only nod his head to accept. Because he has found that many brothers around him are peeking at him with suspicious eyes, it is better to say less about this melon field and plums. If you continue to insist, it will really make all the brothers separate, and that will be the biggest crisis for Liangshanbo.
And at this moment, the drumbeat in the official army camp below rose again like raindrops, and immediately another team of three or four hundred people launched an attack towards the lock of the sky like a beast. With just one glance, Song Jiang's expression changed: "It's not good, this is the elite of the official army, they are bound to win this time!" ”
When the people on the mountain thought that they could breathe a sigh of relief after the round of offensive that had just been repelled by the official army and began to debate whether to withdraw the army, Sun Tu in the army formation under the mountain was mobilizing troops and arranging for soldiers and horses to launch the second wave of attacks on Liangshanbo today.
Because from the attack and defense just now, he had already seen the fatigue of the defenders, and it was no longer possible for them to defend the checkpoint to the end as before. So he quickly named the names of several fierce generals who were most conducive to attacking the mountain: "Wu Song, Luda, Zhou Tong, Li Zhong...... The soldiers of the four of you who led the trapped camp will charge me again, and this time we must capture this level as another guarantee that we will stand here! ”
The four generals who were named immediately agreed loudly, and then hurriedly went to order the relevant soldiers and horses, and after a little rectification, they launched the second wave of offensive against the Liangshan cottage.
The so-called trapped camp is the second elite team established under Sun Tu's command in addition to the scout camp. Most of this army is composed of bandits from the three mountains who were pacified at the beginning, and these people are naturally not so good in terms of military discipline, and they are far inferior to the soldiers and horses of other battalions in the training battle formation on weekdays, but in terms of the courage and fearlessness of charging and killing the enemy, as well as the combat in special areas such as mountains, these people are far stronger than other robes, and all of them are masters.
Now with the addition of four generals who are already brave and good at fighting, and dare to kill and fight, they have taken the lead in the forerunners, and this team trapped in the camp has naturally exerted amazing combat effectiveness.
Although the road leading to the mountain could only be crossed by three or four people side by side, it took only a few moments for the team to rush up, and even though they screamed and launched an all-out charge against the stone wall a hundred paces away. Even if the defenders at the head of the city had quickly mobilized their bows and arrows to fire to block them after seeing them coming, they did not let their forward momentum slow down, and even if a dozen or twenty people were staggered by arrows in the blink of an eye, they still slaughtered them like a whirlwind.
In particular, the four main generals moved as fast as cheetahs, and in just a few ups and downs, they had already pounced under the wall, and then the ropes and hooks came out at the same time, and they were already hoisted into the air with lightning speed, and at this time the defenders above had not recovered from the shock.
Then, while they were busy trying to cut the rope with their swords and axes to prevent the enemy from entering the city, the officers and soldiers who were following closely below had already fired a barrage of arrows at them, and the screams were everywhere, so that they could no longer care about breaking the ropes.
The swiftness of this offensive really greatly exceeded the expectations of the leaders and soldiers of Liangshan in the rear, and everyone opened their mouths wide, but they couldn't say anything.
They just mentioned that the Qingzhou army is not terrible and it is impossible to fly to the city, but now it seems that although this army has not given birth to wings, it has really attacked the wall of the lock sky pass like flying!
What's even more deadly is that compared to just now, this time they can't be rescued, and at the same time, the hundreds of brothers who are still staying in the checkpoint are really going to suffer......