Pang Wanchun, Hua Rong and the archers came to the road where the officers and soldiers must pass early and waited.

Waiting is always boring, and I can't talk or talk, and I can't move around, so I can only sit and wait anxiously.

Hearing that the officers and soldiers were coming, the soldiers of the bow and arrow battalion were in high spirits, and they all scolded in a low voice: "The thief is finally here!" ”

Qin Ming took the lead and led several military commanders to ride horses on the official road.

When he set off from Qingzhou, Qin Ming was still in high spirits. I felt that with 10,000 soldiers and horses, I would definitely be able to exterminate all the thieves in Liangshan, and then my official position could be mentioned again.

But when he arrived in Jeju, he was in a bad mood and had a lot of worries.

The imperial court thought very simply, since they had all made a will, then the soldiers and horses of Jeju naturally had to obey the command, but the imperial court did not consider another issue.

The bandits in Jeju want the soldiers and horses of Qingju to suppress the bandits, this is not to make it clear that the officials of Jeju are incompetent and are garbage, so that the Jeju thieves will be rampant, and they need to invite Qingzhou soldiers and horses to exterminate them!

Not to mention those civil officials, even the military generals were very annoyed, and the military officials in the Jeju context did not have a good face towards Qin Ming, who was in charge of the Qingzhou Command Division.

If there is a holy decree, the command is naturally to be heard, but there are many kinds of orders.

For example, grain and grass.

As the saying goes, the three armies are not done, and the grain and grass go first!

In this battle, you must not let your subordinates go hungry, otherwise they have not yet fought, but I am afraid that this officer and soldier will rebel first.

At the beginning, Murong Yanda, the governor of Qingzhou, felt that you Jeju bandits, we Qingzhou have sent troops to help you suppress bandits, and we are fighting in Jeju, so this grain and grass will naturally come out of Jeju.

Qin Ming came to Jeju with soldiers and horses and asked Jeju for grain and grass.

The Jeju officials excused themselves, and the intention was not to say that this operation would be managed by your Qingzhou soldiers and horses, and the grain and grass would naturally be managed by your Qingzhou.

Just for the matter of grain and grass, Qin Ming was entangled with Jeju officials for several days.

If Murong Yanda, the governor of Qingzhou, personally led the troops to fight as a governor this time, perhaps the officials on Jeju's side would not dare to fool like this.

But it's a pity that Murong Zhizhou is timid and afraid of death, where can he dare to lead the troops to fight. He just appointed Qin Ming and asked him to lead the troops and horses to encircle and suppress Liangshan.

The Great Song Dynasty emphasized literature and light martial arts, and Qin Ming was a martial artist, even if he was under the command of the Qingzhou Command Division of the Fifth Grade, the Jeju Context Officer still didn't like him at all.

Jeju disobeyed him, which made Qin Ming very angry.

Even if this is the case, he Qin Ming can only be angry, but he does not dare to use criminal punishment to kill the Jeju civil officials.

In the end, Murong Zhizhou personally wrote a letter to Zhang Shuye, the governor of Jeju, and Qin Ming received grain and grass, and took 10,000 soldiers and horses to set out on the road from Juye, the capital of Jeju.

Because of the grain and grass, it has been delayed for three or four days. Qin Ming led the officers and soldiers to quickly kill Liangshan, so as to cooperate with the actions of the officers and soldiers of Dongping Mansion.

It's just that he overestimated the quality of the officers and soldiers, and only marched in a hurry for less than half a day, not to mention the Jeju officers and soldiers who didn't want to see Qin Ming, and now he didn't even do the Qingzhou officers and soldiers.

Few of the more than 10,000 officers and soldiers under his command are willing to carry out the order, and they will be crying and complaining, which is what Qin Ming can do.

What else could he do, he could only move forward at his usual pace.

Seeing that the officers and soldiers had finally entered the ambush circle, Pang Wanchun raised his right hand and signaled his subordinates to prepare.

As soon as the horse's hooves of Qin Ming's horse at the head stepped into the old tree that was marked in the morning, Pang Wanchun suddenly shouted loudly: "Action!" ”

When a hundred archers heard the order, they immediately mounted their horses and galloped towards the officers and soldiers.

Hearing the sound, Qin Ming turned his head to see that a group of cavalry was killing in the room on the right, and immediately shouted loudly: "If there is an enemy, quickly line up to meet the enemy!" ”

When the officers and men heard the order, they immediately became agitated, and when they saw that there were only more than 100 people attacking the enemy, these officers and men felt that the commander was making a little fuss.

Just ordered soldiers and horses, are they here to attack? Or did you come to surrender?

Just as the officers and soldiers were laughing at Qin Ming's timidity in a low voice, Liang Shanjun rode his horse to nearly a hundred paces and suddenly reined in his horse.

Qin Ming saw the opening and shouted, "Who are you, what are you doing here?" ”

Liang Shanjun did not answer, most of them dismounted, but some of them were still riding on horseback.

Just when Qin Ming and the others were puzzled, they were suddenly horrified to see Liang Shanjun quickly take out a good bow.

Qin Ming suddenly roared loudly, "Dog thief dares to do this, kill me!" ”

In response to Qin Ming, there were a hundred arrows, which flew into the sky and fell on the officers and soldiers.

Seeing the arrows in the sky, the officers and soldiers were in a commotion, especially the officers and soldiers covering the area covered by the arrows ran out desperately, and the entire formation was immediately disrupted.

Qin Ming hurriedly ordered: "Don't mess up, don't mess up, there aren't many enemies, this is to scare us." Chase them and kill them! ”

With Qin Ming's order, the officers and soldiers saw that the rain of arrows was really sparse, so they calmed down and launched an attack on the enemy.

He quickly shot a round or two of arrows, and when he saw the officers and soldiers coming, Pang Wanchun immediately shouted: "Withdraw, retreat quickly!" ”

The archer, who had dismounted, immediately turned around and grabbed the saddle, turned over on his horse, threw his whip sharply, and fled as fast as he could.

Before running, Liang Shanjun didn't forget to shout: "You don't have to send it, we will come again!" ”

Before the officers and soldiers could catch up with the counterattack, the Liangshan army had already slipped away.

Qin Ming saw that the enemy was running farther and farther, and he couldn't catch up, so he was so angry that he threw his horsewhip on the ground and cursed.

As soon as the inventory was counted, Liang Shanjun was in a hurry, and the arrows he shot were not accurate at all.

In this sneak attack, 5 officers and men were killed and 13 wounded. Among them, four people were still killed by Hua Rong and Pang Wanchun.

Of the more than 10,000 officers and soldiers, 5 people died, which could not shake the disparity between the Liangshan army and the officers and soldiers.

However, this sneak attack delayed the officers and men for a whole hour.

Liangshan, including the sailors, was less than two thousand. But there were 10,000 officers and soldiers, and if they were allowed to get close to surround Liangshan.

Surrounded by a large army, there will inevitably be many soldiers and family members who do not trust that only the 800-strong sailor battalion can resist the officers and soldiers and protect Liangshan.

They are worried and afraid, and it is not even ruled out that some people want to betray Shi Jin and betray Shi Jin and collude with officers and soldiers because of fear and personal interests.

In order to alleviate the anxiety of Liangshan, wait for the main force of Liangshan to rush back.

After Lin Chong and Zhu Wu discussed, they sent Pang Wanchun and Hua Rong to lead 100 archers to find ways to stop the officers and soldiers.

Pang Wanchun and Hua Rong also knew that it was impossible to defeat the officers and soldiers with just a hundred archers.

What they want is to delay the march of officers and soldiers.

Next, along the way, the officers and soldiers were subjected to endless harassment by Liangshan archers.

In the Liangshan Army, in the bow battalion, those who know how to ride and shoot, except for the two leaders Pang Wanchun and Hua Rong, that is, 2 soldiers have learned.

So in the sneak attack, the two of them led the bow battalion and ran over at a fast pace on horseback.

As soon as they approached, the archers immediately dismounted and shot arrows, one or two rounds.

When the officers and soldiers approached, the Liangshan army mounted their horses and fled.

was harassed once or twice by Liang Shanjun, and Qin Ming also took countermeasures.

Keep the spies far away so that the officers and soldiers have time to respond. More than 200 horses and soldiers who are good at shooting are concentrated, hoping to counterattack.

But there are only thieves for a thousand days, and there is no thief for a thousand days.

The Liangshan army can attack and harass from any place and at any time.

10,000 people, boundless!

The front of 10,000 officers and soldiers stretched for a long time, and only 200 cavalry could take care of such a long defensive line.

By the time the cavalry of the imperial court arrived, the Liangshan army had already completed the sneak attack and fled.

If the cavalry of the imperial court came to chase after them, the hundred war horses of the Liangshan army were all carefully selected good horses, and the horsepower was strong, where could the inferior horses of the imperial court catch up.

On the contrary, he was shot dead by Hua Rong and Pang Wanchun, if it wasn't for the fact that Du Yu, who led the army, saw the opportunity quickly and retreated decisively, I am afraid that the 200 officers and soldiers would be killed by Pang Wanchun and Hua Rong sooner or later.

Under the repeated harassment of the Liangshan army, the officers and men only walked less than 20 miles that day, and then camped early to rest.

Sitting in the Chinese army's camp, Qin Ming heard his subordinates report that 32 people had died today.

Qin Ming's brows furrowed into a Sichuan character, but 32 people died, if he was not usually taken seriously by Qin Ming at all, but now he was full of worry.

Under the harassment of the Liangshan cavalry, the officers and soldiers were full of anger and wanted to kill the Liangshan army.

But this anger will not last at all, if those guys come to harass again tomorrow, and they still can't think of countermeasures to deal with it, this anger will turn into mourning, and it will cause an immeasurable blow to the morale of the officers and soldiers!

Qin Ming shouted at a few of his subordinates, "For that group of thieves, do you have any good ways to eradicate them?" ”

Good way?

Of course there is, just be fast!

But is there a problem?

Anyway, those subordinates had no choice but to look at their noses and noses, and their noses and hearts without saying a word.

When Qin Ming saw it, his brows furrowed even more.

In the oppressive atmosphere of the camp, night slowly fell.

When night falls, except for the patrolling soldiers, the other soldiers need to go to sleep in the tent camp early.

Today, it happened to be Zhu Tong and Lei Heng from Yuncheng, Jeju, who were patrolling with their subordinates.

While patrolling, Lei Heng asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhu Tong, do you think this expedition can eradicate the gang of heroes in Liangshan?" Before I set out on the expedition, I was still feeling sorry for a good man like Liang Shan, and I felt sorry for a group of heroes. But today I feel like I should worry more about myself! ”

Zhu Tong also whispered: "You don't want to die, you dare to say such words." Be cautious, beware of misfortune coming out of your mouth! Victory or defeat is something that the generals should care about, so let's do our part and leave the rest alone. ”

Lei Heng sighed and said, "Isn't it true that I don't have a bottom in my heart!" ”

When Zhu Tong just wanted to appease him, he suddenly pricked up his ears, and then smelled: "Brother Lei Heng, have you heard the sound!" ”

In the quiet of the night, even if the horse's hooves were wrapped in silk cloth, it still could not hinder the trembling ground and the sound of the war horse as it approached.

Lei Heng immediately lay down and listened, and hurriedly shouted: "Damn, it should be that gang of thieves again!" ”

Zhu Tong: "I'm going to tell Lord Du Yuhou on duty, be careful!" ”

When Zhu Tong rushed to tell his superiors, Pang Wanchun and Hua Rong led the bow and arrow battalion to ride horses and approached, but the military camp of the officers and soldiers was surrounded by a wooden fence, and Pang Wanchun and they only had a hundred people, but they couldn't rush in, and they didn't dare to rush in.

They ran around the barracks, and several of them fired arrows. Arrows soared into the sky, and a sharp whistle resounded through the sky.

More Liangshan soldiers were holding gongs and beating desperately, and the loud sound of bells woke up the sleeping officers and soldiers.

They got up in terror, grabbed their clothes and ran out.

At night, the sight was not good, and Pang Wanchun never wanted to shoot officers and soldiers at all. Seeing that most of the officers and soldiers were awakened by themselves, they immediately laughed and ran away.

Hearing the ridicule, Qin Ming was like an angry lion, roaring in the direction of Liang Shanjun's escape: "You have the ability to fight Lao Tzu head-on, you cowards who can only sneak attack!! ”

Hearing Qin Ming's roar, Pang Wanchun and the others laughed even louder.

They were originally trying to delay the marching speed of the officers and soldiers, just to get used to Qin Ming. Who cares about this bit of sarcasm of the enemy.

This night, Liang Shanjun came twice more, and they all knocked and made a noise and ran.

Qin Ming could only arrange for the officers and soldiers to be divided into five groups and take turns to rest. He instructed that as long as they were not officers and soldiers on duty, even if the fire outside hit, they didn't care, just sleep and rest.

Although the order was given in this way, under the shameless harassment of the Liangshan army, how many officers and soldiers could sleep peacefully.

By the time dawn, the eyes were basically black and the spirit was not good.

Harassment along the way, although 3 people in the Liangshan Army were shot dead by officers and soldiers, 5 people fell off their horses directly after getting tired while riding, and then the officers and soldiers grabbed and killed.

The Liangshan army died 8 people and 14 horses were exhausted.

But 93 of the officers and soldiers were killed by them.

Only 93 people died, which is negligible among more than 10,000 officers and soldiers.

But this was an incomparably bad blow to the morale of the officers and men.

What's more important is that he could have been killed from Juye to Liangshanbo in two days, but he was delayed to the point that it would take at least three and a half days to reach Liangshanbo.

The officers and soldiers led by Qin Ming had not yet been killed, and Shi Jin came back with Yang Chun first.

Shi Wengong chased for a long time, but when he saw that he couldn't catch up, he could only turn back and chase after those Jinbaoshan minions who had escaped.

Shi Jin ran back to Liangshan without danger, sent Yang Chun to An Daoquan for treatment as soon as possible, and then let the soldiers of the cavalry battalion go to rest.

After five days of running back and forth, they were all very tired, and even many of them turned pale and lost a lot of weight.

If they don't rest, I'm afraid they will fall.

Shi Jin was also very tired, but he didn't know the current situation, how could he sleep peacefully.

In order to understand the enemy's situation at the first time, Lin Chong set up the Shuai camp on the golden beach.

Seeing Shi Jin walk in, Lin Chong hurriedly shouted in unison: "Big brother! ”

Shi Jin waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, sit down, all brothers sit down." ”

Zhu Wu asked anxiously, "Big brother, Yang Chun?" ”

Shi Jin nodded and said, "Brother Xian is panicking, Imperial Doctor An has already been diagnosed and treated." As long as you recuperate for another three or five months, you will be a lively hero again! ”

Zhu Wu and Chen Da were relieved when they heard that Yang Chun was safe and sound. "It's okay! It's okay! ”

Shi Jin asked, "How is the situation now?" ”

Lin Chong pointed to a few places on the map placed in the middle of the barracks and said, "According to today's report from the spies, Yang Zhi has already conquered Dongping Mansion!" Wang Yin has also captured Dong Ping, and is now leading the main force to rush back. It's just that they rushed over, and I was afraid that it would take two or three days. The 10,000 officers and soldiers led by Qin Ming, although Pang Wanchun and them have obstructed and delayed a lot, but tomorrow at the latest, they will be killed! ”

Shi Jin nodded and said, "Being able to delay the enemy for so long is all the credit of your brothers. Brothers have worked hard! ”

Lin Chong hurriedly shouted: "Don't dare, the eldest brother ran back and forth in order to rescue Brother Yang Chun." Work harder! ”

Shi Jin asked, "Tomorrow's officers and soldiers are coming." Zhu Wu, how should we deal with them, do you have a plan? ”

Zhu Wu opened his mouth and said: "Big brother, our main force has not come back yet, and it is too dangerous to attack the officers and soldiers with less than 2,000 soldiers and horses in Liangshan alone!" It's better to wait for the main force to come back and then make plans. However, the officers and men were harassed by us for several days, and their morale was not high. If you can thwart them tomorrow, it will be even easier to hold on! ”

Shi Jin shouted: "Okay, since that's the case, tomorrow we will go to meet that thunderbolt fire Qin Ming!" ”

"Yes!"