Chapter Twenty-Eight: Capturing Dong Ping Alive
After Dong Ping received Liang Shan's reply last night, he was overjoyed and called "Zhongwu Jiye".
Early in the morning, Dong Ping released a horse to monitor Shuibo, and learned that the soldiers and horses of Liangshan began to cross the water, so he summoned his generals to rectify the soldiers and horses.
A commander offered a plan: "The thief has been provoked by the Metropolitan Eunuch, why don't we take advantage of his half-crossing and lead the troops to attack, and we will be able to win easily." ”
Dong Ping waved his hand and said: "Yesterday, I said that I had issued a war letter and invited the Liangshan thieves to fight a decisive battle, how could I go back on my word and sneak attack." It is precisely because we have to go head-to-head and capture the leaders of Liangshan one by one that we can show my Dong Ping's skills. Today, you just have to lead the troops to suppress the formation, and watch me capture the Liangshan thief chief alive in front of the formation. ”
All the generals and colonels also knew Dong Ping's bravery, and they were also flattering when they heard the words, hoping that they could get some credit after the war.
The two armies faced each other, and Chao Yong had only seen it on TV before, so he naturally refused to be absent. Looking at the messy soldiers and horses after going ashore, he also frowned, if the officers and soldiers took advantage of the situation to attack now, I was afraid that half of the soldiers and horses in Liangshan would be driven into the water.
Fortunately, before crossing the river, Chao Yong asked Shi Qian to bring twenty exploration horses out of the berth first, and if the officers and soldiers came to sneak attack, they could also be prepared.
Half an hour passed, and the soldiers and horses of Liangshan barely formed a phalanx under the beating and scolding of the leaders.
"Report, the officers and soldiers of Dongping Mansion have already advanced in formation twenty miles away."
As soon as the formation was set, the horses galloped over.
Chao Gai waved his hand and said: "The whole army maintains the momentum and advances, and those who dare to fight in chaos are cut." ”
The horses on both sides are galloping, as if they are exercising, but they are just exploring each other's positions, and there is no conflict even when they meet, but they are flying horses by, just waiting for the decisive battle.
Under the guidance of Tanma, the two armies arrived at the agreed place almost simultaneously, and the two armies set up positions two miles apart.
The confrontation between the two armies made it even more obvious that Liangshan's soldiers and horses lacked training. Although the soldiers and horses of Dongping Mansion are also local chamber troops, Dong Ping is strict in training, although it is not as good as the division of a hundred battles on the border, but it is also regarded as a local elite, and the queues are neatly aligned.
Although Yangsan minions have also fought against the officers and soldiers several times, the last time the officers and soldiers of Jeju attacked, many people also killed the officers and soldiers. However, this is the first time that such a face-to-face battle of gongs and drums has been held, and looking at the neat officers and soldiers on the opposite side, I can't help but be a little timid. Liu Tang's subordinates' newly recruited men and horses were even more unbearable, many people stood there trembling, and the weapons in their hands were trembling, obviously losing most of their combat effectiveness.
Dong Ping glanced at the rabble opposite with disdain, and counted the seven people in front of the Liangshan Formation, and they were also overjoyed, there were seven people who robbed Taisheng Chengang, I don't know if it was these seven people. As long as these seven people are caught, the remaining few people in the cottage will also be captured. When the time comes, the Taisheng Chengang will be recovered, and the meritorious deeds will be rewarded, and then take advantage of the situation to propose to Cheng Wanli, not afraid of unsuccessful.
Dong Ping patted his horse and walked to the middle of the two armies and shouted: "Which is Chao Gai, go out and die." ”
Chao Gai saw that Dong Ping was rude repeatedly, and he was also angry, and reprimanded: "Huangkou Xiaoer, so rude, look at me taking you." ”
Wu Yong hurriedly said: "Brother is angry, my brother is the master of the cottage, why use to go into battle in person, so I will ask Sect Leader Lin to meet him for a while." ”
When Lin Chong heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "What the military advisor said is that with a brother like me, why use my brother to go out in person, Lin Chong asks for battle." ”
Chao Gai saw that Lin Chong had already stepped forward, so he reluctantly nodded and said: "Then I will be annoyed by the head of the Lin sect, the head of the Lin sect will definitely take this house for me, and I will not lose my morale in Liangshan." ”
Lin Chong hugged his fists and said, "Get the order." ”
After saying that, he beat his horse and shouted: "The leopard head Lin is rushing here." ”
As he spoke, the war horse under his crotch had already swept towards Dong Ping, and the spear in his hand took Dong Ping directly.
When Dong Ping was in Tokyo, he had heard of Lin Chong's fame, but he didn't get acquainted. Hearing that he came out, he put away his contempt at the moment and raised his two guns to meet him. Two horses dripped, and three guns were mixed up. Both of them used what they had learned in their lives to win this first battle, but the two of them were equal in martial arts, and they were opponents in chess, and they couldn't tell the winner for a while.
The soldiers on both sides had seen the martial arts of the two of them, and they were all stunned.
Chao Gai watched the two fight, and praised: "It's really a good fight, Lin Jiaotou's means are strong, and Dong Ping's fight is also extraordinary." ”
In the blink of an eye, the two of them have fought for more than 50 years.
Chao Yong already knew from the Water Margin that Dong Ping was strong in martial arts, and it was rare to be bold and bold, and he was good at charging into battle, and he liked it even more when he saw it today, and he was afraid that the two would hurt each other, so he fought his horse and shouted: "Lin Jiaotou will rest for a while, I will meet Dong Ping." ”
A commander of Dongping Mansion saw that a seventeen or eighteen post-generation generation on the opposite side was out of battle, thinking that there was a cheap price to pick up, so he beat his horse and went out of the battle, shouting: "The thief is shameless, I want to use the wheel to fight, I will meet you." ”
Dong Ping originally thought that Liangshan was just a group of grass bandits, that is, Lin Chong, and he was only the head of the Tokyo Forbidden Army, and many of the leaders were famous. I didn't expect Lin Chong's martial arts to be so strong, and he was on a par with him.
When Dong Pingzheng was worried that he couldn't take Lin Chong, he couldn't help but feel happy when he saw a teenage young general rushing over. Lin Chong is the head of the 800,000 forbidden army in Tokyo, and the rest of Liangshan are just some reckless maniacs, who should be able to capture them, and take this thief first, and then compete with Lin Chong.
The idea has been decided, so that the gun forced Lin Chong away, and beat the horse to take Chao Yong.
Lin Chong knew that Chao Yong was skillful, so he didn't chase Dong Ping, and when he saw a commander from Dongping Mansion coming out, he also hit his horse and rushed forward.
The commander of Dongping Mansion originally only wanted to come out to grab a credit because of Chao Yong's young age, but he didn't know that there was such a change. Looking at Lin Chong, who came by beating a horse, thinking of the fight between him and Dong Ping just now, this commander really had the urge to turn the horse and run away, but everyone watched, and the crime of escaping from the battle was not light, so he had to fight Lin Chong hard, hoping that Dong Ping could stab the thief to death with one shot, and then fight this Lin Chong.
Chao Yong made a fine iron long stick, weighing more than 60 catties, and when he saw Dong Ping coming forward, he was the first to blow.
Dong Ping is conceited and brave, and he bullied Chao Yong when he was young, and he did not show weakness, and when the two guns intersected, he wanted to hold Chao Yong's iron rod.
"When"
With a loud bang, Dong Ping only felt that his hands were like being struck by lightning, his two guns flew away, his body shook, and he almost fell off his horse.
The two horses were staggered, and between the electric lights and flints, Chao Yong handed over his left hand, turned around, reached out with his right hand, and grabbed Dong Ping's armor belt. With a soft shout, Dong Ping was lifted over the horse.
Dong Ping was just about to struggle, but was knocked unconscious by Chao Yong with a hard blow behind his ear.
Chao Yong put Dong Ping, who had fainted, on horseback, and rushed towards the commander who came out of the battle.
When the soldiers and horses of Liangshan saw that the master of Shaozhai came out and captured Dong Ping alive in only one round, they couldn't help but make a noise. The morale that had been somewhat low was also high.
The commander was still waiting for Dong Ping to take Chao Yong to help him, but when he thought that Dong Ping would be captured alive in one round, he was even more frightened and his hands and feet were weak, and he desperately pushed away Lin Chong's iron spear, beat his horse and ran towards the main formation.
Chao Yong was fast, he had already run to Lin Chong, and said to Lin Chong: "Let him escape, we will follow him left and right." ”
Lin Chong understood, turned the horse's head and Chao Yong went up.
The commander who fled in front heard that someone was chasing after him, and turned his head to see that the two of them were chasing each other left and right, and the idea of going around the formation was suddenly frightened, for fear that he would be caught if he went around, so he rushed directly to his own camp with his horse killed.
The other two commanders saw Lin Chong and Chao Yong chasing and killing their comrades, and they did not dare to step forward to stop them, and they were afraid of shooting Dong Ping in front of Chao Yong when they released arrows, and they were charged with killing Shangguan after the battle.
The two armies are only two miles apart, and the battlefield of the fighting generals is one mile away from both sides, and they can come over in a few breaths.
The two hesitated slightly, and the three of them had already rushed to the front, but the commander who took the lead was non-stop, taking advantage of the fact that the formation was not closed, and rushed directly to the formation.
The other two were stunned for a moment, glanced at Lin Chong and Chao Yong, who were close in front of them, and actually turned their horses' heads and fled towards the formation, shouting at the same time: "The gunners form a formation and block them." ”
Chao Yong gambled that the commander would find the shortest straight line to escape under the threat of the two of them, and the officers and soldiers did not dare to shoot the commander who was charging in front of him with arrows, but he didn't expect the two commanders behind to also turn around and escape.
When the gunmen in the front row heard the order, they hurriedly moved closer to the middle, preparing to form a gun forest to deal with Chao Yong and Lin Chong.
This is also the most common formation used by the Song soldiers against the Liao cavalry, with the gunners in front as shields and the archers in the back shooting.
It's a pity that they formed a formation too slowly, just now Lin Chong and Chao Yong and the first commander to escape were only a few horses away, and the fast horses galloped in the blink of an eye. The gunners on both sides had not yet approached, and the gunners in the middle could only muster up the courage to shoot at Chao Yong.
Chao Yong twisted his shoulder slightly, and the spear grazed the armor and pierced the air, and before the gunner could react, Chao Yong had already clamped the spear.
"Up."
Chao Yong grabbed the spear with one hand and shouted softly, and before he could let go, the gunman was lifted up and crashed into the gunman next to him.
Several gunmen were smashed to the ground in an instant, but Chao Yong did not stop, the iron rod in his hand and the spear he snatched were swept and smashed, all the bones and tendons were broken, and the brains that hit the head were splashed, and he had rushed out of a bloody path in an instant.
The archers behind the gunner saw Chao Yong so fierce, and they were even more frightened and fled in all directions.
Lin Chong next to him also rushed into the formation, clashes left and right, and no one can stop him.
Chao Gai saw that the two had rushed into the formation of officers and soldiers, and for fear of losing something, he hurriedly led his troops to rush over.
The three commanders originally wanted the gunmen to block Chao Yong and Lin Chong, but they didn't expect the two to rush into battle, just like a tiger entering the flock, how could anyone stop them. The three commanders didn't dare to turn around to stop the two, and looked at the scattered military formations that were being rushed and the Liangshan soldiers and horses roaring over, and they all beat their horses and fled.
When the officers and soldiers in the rear saw that the prisoner had been arrested, and the commanders had fled again, no one had the heart to fight, and they all fled backwards in a swarm.
It will be the courage of the soldiers, Chao Yong and Lin Chong will disrupt the formation of the officers and soldiers, and the soldiers and horses of Liangshan will naturally descend the mountain like fierce tigers, and the officers and soldiers killed will be defeated all the way.
has been chasing out for ten miles, and the camp that Dongping Mansion had just set up last night was also broken away by the rout, and was taken by the Liangshan soldiers and horses who followed closely behind.