Gao Lian heard the screams of the soldiers behind him, and he ran to the city quickly. Ran to the suspension bridge, thinking that the chain horse could not pass the suspension bridge, so he dared to look back.

But when he saw that the chain horses had unchained and become heavy cavalrymen, they rushed straight to the city gate, and hurriedly ran into the city in fright, shouting at the same time: "Quickly close the drawbridge and close the city gate." ”

When the officers and soldiers in the city heard Gao Lian's order, they did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly went to the suspension bridge.

When the first knight of the chain of horses chased after him, the bridge had risen into the air, and the crossbowman who saw that the bed had turned to this side, hurriedly turned his horse's head and retreated.

Dong Ping rushed with a thousand horses, and when he saw that the city gate was closed, he had no choice but to divide his troops and turn to the two wings and start an attack.

The officers and soldiers on both wings saw that Gao Lian had run away and closed the city gate, and the morale of the army had already collapsed, and they were rushed by Dong Ping's cavalry, and the formation was suddenly chaotic.

Seeing this, Chao Gai hurriedly ordered Li Kui, Lu Zhishen and others to lead troops to cover up the killing.

Gao Lian had already gone to the city at this time, and when he saw that his hard training of 3,000 soldiers was killed by Liangshan's soldiers and horses, he couldn't help but slam his fist on the city.

One of the commanders who stayed behind saw that the three thousand soldiers had been locked up outside the city, and sooner or later the whole army would be wiped out, and he couldn't help but hurriedly say: "My lord, there are only 1,000 soldiers and horses left in the city, if the Liangshan bandits attack the city, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defend the city." ”

Gao Lian was also glad that the whole army did not go out of the city at the beginning, and hurriedly said: "Transfer 700 people to guard this gate, and divide 100 people each of the other three gates, and then gather the men in the city to guard the city." You are responsible for guarding this gate, and you must prepare more wooden cannon stones, strong crossbows and hard bows, ash bottles and gold juice, and be on guard day and night, and you must defend the city. I sent a few letters asking for help, and as long as I survived a day or two, there would be reinforcements. ”

Gao Lian gave a few words to the commander, and then hurried back to the yamen, wrote a few letters, and asked several county officials to send one to the Tokyo Gaoyu office, and the rest to the neighboring state capital for help.

Gao Lian had just arranged for someone to deliver the letter, when he saw his wife rushing over with a disgraced face.

The woman came to her, gasped and asked, "Didn't you say that the soldiers and horses in the state are well trained?" How did he be wiped out by the Liangshan thieves in a while. ”

Gao Lian also knew that there was a mess in the yamen now, and it was no wonder that Mrs. would rush to hear the news, and said ashamedly: "I didn't expect that Hu Yanzhuo, the double whip who had previously conquered Liangshan, actually voted for Liangshan, otherwise setting up more horses and antlers in front of the battle could also block the impact of his chain horses." Today, I am defeated under his chain of horses, which is really hateful, and sooner or later when I catch this thief, I will have to break the body into thousands of pieces to eliminate the hatred in my heart. It's a pity that my 3,000 soldiers are gone. ”

The woman glared at Gao Lian and said, "Now I'm afraid that my surname will not be guaranteed, and it's a pity for your three thousand soldiers." ”

Gao Lian hurriedly said: "Madam, rest assured, the city of Gaotang Prefecture is strong, and the Liangshan thieves will not be able to break through the city for a while." I have sent people to Tokyo, Dongchang Mansion, and Daimyo's Mansion to ask for help, and soon reinforcements will arrive, and if the Liangshan thieves do not retreat, they will be exterminated by the imperial army outside the city sooner or later. ”

When the woman heard this, she was still a little uneasy, and said: "Most of the soldiers and horses in the city have been lost by you, I am afraid that before the reinforcements arrive, the city will be broken by the soldiers and horses of Liangshan, so in my opinion, it is better to abandon the city and flee." ”

When Gao Lian heard this, his face turned straight, and he said: "If I abandon the city and leave, this official uniform will not be able to be kept, and my brother's arrangements in the past few years have been in vain, I'm afraid he won't be able to spare me." This must not be done. ”

The woman shuddered when she thought of Gao Yu's viciousness, and said, "Then it is good to watch Chai Jin, lest he be saved." The Liangshan thieves are the ones who break the city, and with him as a talisman, they can also protect their lives. ”

Gao Lian nodded and said: "What Madam said is reasonable, the Liangshan thieves are here for him, and they will not care about his surname." Madame, go back first, I will also arrange for Ding Zhuang to go to the city to guard. ”

When his wife left, Gao Lian ordered the Yamen duke to strictly guard Chai Jin, and at the same time asked someone to drive the strong men in the city to the city guards, and he hurried to the city to check the situation.

At this time, the battle outside the city had ended, and the van soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit soon surrendered under the charge of Li Kui and others.

Under the pursuit of Dong Ping's cavalry, the 3,000 soldiers who went out of the city in Gaotang Prefecture fled except for a few generals with horses, and the soldiers who dared to flee were all killed by the pursuit of the cavalry.

When Chao Gai saw that the battle was over, he also asked people to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time he and the leaders came to the city to watch.

I saw that the city wall of this high Tangzhou was towering, and there was a moat more than two zhang wide outside the city.

Gaotang Prefecture belongs to the East Hebei Road, and when the city was built, it was considered that it might be attacked by the Liao State, but the defensive measures were very perfect.

Wu Yong shook his feather fan and said: "If you want to capture this city, you must first fill this moat. ”

Chao Gai looked at the city wall more than five zhang high, frowned, and said: "It is to fill the moat, and if you want to attack the city, I am afraid that you will have to suffer a lot of casualties." ”

Dong Ping remembered something and said with a smile: "After filling in the moat, you can use Brother Yong'er's improved artillery to blast through the city gate, and then my army can drive straight in." In this way, many casualties can be reduced. ”

Chao Gai shook his head and said, "After Yong'er improved the artillery, he told me that in a short period of time, you can't use artillery to attack the city. Although I, Liangshan, am now looting the state capital, in the eyes of the imperial court, I am just a gangster, and it is not worth the imperial court's big fight. But if the court knows that I have such a sharp weapon in Liangshan, it is the husband who is not guilty and guilty, and the court will definitely devote the strength of the whole country to attack Liangshan. Although I Liangshan has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, I still have to use my mantis arm as a car to resist the hundreds of thousands of troops of the imperial court. At that time, I am afraid that I will be exterminated by the imperial court in one fell swoop. ”

Lin Chong nodded and said: "Brother Yong'er is thinking very much, the current saint is so happy, if he knows that Liangshan has such a sharp weapon, he will definitely not hesitate to make a big move and take it for himself, so as to open up the territory for the imperial court and make him an emperor through the ages." ”

Dong Ping frowned and said, "If you can't use artillery, then you can only attack." ”

Chao Gai didn't want to lose too many soldiers and horses under this city wall, so he turned his head to look at Wu Yongdao and said, "Does the military advisor have a good strategy?" ”

Wu Yong shook his head and said, "Not for the time being, but now the soldiers have been fighting for a while." It's better to withdraw the troops for the time being, and let me think about it. ”

Chao Gai saw that everyone had no plan, and he didn't want to attack, so he had to order the troops to be withdrawn.

Gao Lian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that Mingjin outside the city had withdrawn his troops, and Chao Gai and the others also slowly retreated from outside the city.

If there is no accident, the soldiers and horses of Dongchang Mansion will come to help tomorrow night, and the soldiers and horses of the Daimyo Mansion will not be able to come to the rescue in two or three days.

When Hua Rong was about to turn his horse away, he saw Gao Lian staying at the head of the city, and couldn't help but move in his heart, picked up the bow and arrow, pulled the bow like a full moon, and shot an arrow with a "whoosh".

"Be careful"

Gao Lian saw that Chao Gai and the others were out of the range of the bow and arrow, so he didn't watch out, and when Zheng Meimei was thinking, he suddenly heard the sergeant next to him calling, and when he looked up, a sharp arrow had broken through the air and shot at his throat. In a hurry to dodge, the bow and arrow still grazed his neck, taking away a piece of flesh and blood.

The neck was suddenly bleeding, and Gao Lian hurriedly covered his neck and went down to the city to bandage it.

Hua Rong saw that Gao Lian was not shot, and couldn't help but shout, "It's a pity".

(To be continued)