In the early morning of the second day, with a melodious horn blast, the entire camp suddenly became busy.
The soldiers had already had breakfast and were quickly gathering at the camp gate.
The generals and drums were sounded.
All soldiers must be assembled.
This is a military rule and cannot be violated.
Lin Chong was neatly dressed, stepped on Teng Shuangbai, and held a snake spear that was eight feet long.
In front of him and behind him were Bian Xiang, Jiao Ting, Mu Hong, and Shi Jin.
The four generals each held weapons and followed closely.
On both sides were Lu Fang and Guo Sheng.
As heroic generals, the two brothers not only have to protect the Chinese army, but also shoulder the task of conveying Lin Chong's orders.
At this time, the army has been assembled.
Under the leadership of their respective generals, they are slowly walking outside the camp and slowly setting up their positions under Qingzhou City to prepare for the next siege.
Lin Chong led the people and rode out of the camp.
They discussed for a long time last night and finally came to the conclusion that no matter what, they must fight a battle first to give Qingzhou officers and soldiers a disincentive.
At this time, Magistrate Murong had already climbed onto the city tower.
Looking at the dense Liangshan army outside the city, he couldn't help but said in fright, "What should we do?
What should we do?"
Zhang Ping, the Qingzhou military commander who had escorted Hua Rong before, was standing next to Murong Zhifu.
His eyes were intently looking at Qin Ming in front of the Liangshan army outside the city, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
What.
In fact, Zhang Ping saw Qin Ming as early as yesterday when he came to persuade him to surrender.
However, because Magistrate Murong was right next to him, he did not answer to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
Magistrate Murong was a suspicious person, which was not the case in Qingzhou.
It's not a secret.
At this time, Liangshan's army had already been prepared, and all siege equipment was ready.
They only waited for Lin Chong's order to start a strong attack.
Lin Chong nodded to Qin Ming.
Qin Ming understood and rode forward, shouting loudly to Magistrate Murong on the city wall, "People in the city, listen, the leader of Lin Village in Liangshan has a good life and does not want to go on a mass killing spree.
This time they attacked Qingzhou, all by one old thief Murong.
This old thief Murong tortured the people in Qingzhou and exploited the good people, making it difficult for the people to live.
He also made things difficult for his subordinates and bullied many people.
Everyone punished him.
Everyone knows that I, Qin Ming, am a human being.
I, Qin Ming, hereby assure you that, As long as everyone catches the old thief Murong and surrenders to Kaicheng, I, Liangshan, will definitely treat everyone well.
And I promise on behalf of Liangshan leader Lin Chong that the army entering the city will do no harm to the people.
Not only that, they will also open warehouses and release grain to relieve all the people in the city who are oppressed by the old thief Murong.
So I ask everyone to think twice.
Now I give you a quarter of an hour to think about it.
If you haven’t made a choice after a quarter of an hour, then our tens of thousands of troops from Liangshan will attack the city immediately.
If there are casualties, you will not be able to blame me at Liangshan."
After Qin Ming finished speaking, he turned the horse's head and quickly returned to Lin Chong, waiting for the next move.
After hearing this, Magistrate Murong quickly shouted, "Don't believe what this traitor says.
Qin Ming has betrayed his holy will and abandoned his good deeds to become a thief.
Now he has come to attack our Qingzhou.
This is no different from rebellion.
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He wants to destroy the nine tribes and will do so for the rest of his life."
They will all be called rebels, and even their children and grandchildren will not be able to hold their heads high, so everyone must have courage and not be intimidated by thieves and bandits.
We are officers and soldiers, and they are thieves.
There is no reason why officers and soldiers should be afraid of thieves.
Don’t worry, everyone, I have already sent people to rescue the Holy One, and the imperial court will send a large army here immediately.
By then, these Liangshan bandits will be wiped out, and none of them will have a good end, so don’t be afraid, let alone believe the sweet words of the bandits.”
It has to be said that Magistrate Murong is still quite good, at least in terms of inspiring people.
What he said just now is well-founded and inflammatory, which is rare.
Lin Chong smiled slightly after listening to Magistrate Murong's words.
He didn't let anyone come to defend him.
He just stood there on horseback and slowly waited for a quarter of an hour to arrive.
A quarter of an hour, converted into the time of future generations, is fifteen minutes, neither long nor short, enough for just making a decision.
Time passed quickly.
When Lin Chong saw that the officers and soldiers on the city wall did not make any move, he immediately waved his hand and gave the order to attack the city.
"Woo!"
As the trumpet sounded, Liangshan's soldiers launched an attack as planned.
Setting up a ladder, holding up a shield, shooting arrows at the city wall, and ascending the city, everything was orderly, orderly and orderly.
When Magistrate Murong saw Liang Shan actually launching an attack, his legs trembled with fear, and he quickly retreated, handing over the command of the city defense to Zhang Ping.
"Stay steady, don't panic, the archers are firing arrows, don't let the ladder get close to the city wall" "Prepare the pusher, the ladder is on the wall, use the pusher to push the ladder down."
"The enemy is approaching.
Use thunder stones, rolling logs, and gray bottles to fight.
Hurry up."
"Don't be afraid, everyone cheer up," Zhang Ping ordered one after another.
In the first attack on the city, Lin Chong only sent five thousand soldiers, but even these five thousand soldiers were extremely fierce.
They attacked the city several times, only to be driven back again.
The two sides started a tug-of-war on the top of the city, and the casualties on both sides were slowly increasing.
Originally, in the siege battle, the defending side had fewer casualties than the attacking side, but in this battle This is not the case in China.
The ratio of casualties on both sides is almost one to one.
This is a very scary thing.
Lin Chong stood in front of the army and observed the situation of both sides.
Seeing that the morale of the Qingzhou Army did not fluctuate much, it seemed that there would not be a rout in a short time.
Lin Chong thought for a while and felt that today was about the same.
Let's continue the fight.
It would only increase casualties.
After thinking about it, Lin Chong immediately ordered to withdraw his troops.
Following Lin Chong's order, the Liangshan soldiers quickly retreated.
No matter when, the Liangshan soldiers would always obey orders and prohibitions without any delay, which perfectly embodies the first of the Five Iron Laws of Liangshan: "Soldiers must obey orders as their first duty." vocation" Seeing the Liangshan army retreat, Magistrate Murong and Zhang Ping breathed a sigh of relief.
This Liangshan army was really brave.
"Sir, this is not the way to go.
We can't hold on for long on our own.
You still have to hurry up and ask for help," Zhang Ping said to Magistrate Murong.
If Liangshan had been attacking for a while longer, Zhang Ping would have doubted whether he could have defended.
"Alas, it's not that I didn't ask for help, but the imperial army was held back by Tian Hu at this time and couldn't get away.
When the nearby prefectures and counties heard that Liangshan was attacking the city, they were all too frightened to come to help.
I'm really angry."
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Magistrate Murong was angry said.
After hearing this, Zhang Ping had a helpless smile on his face.
Now that Liangshan is gaining momentum, nearby states and counties can’t hide in time.
How can they send troops to cause trouble for Liangshan?
Besides, with Liangshan’s current strength, even if some states and counties dare to send troops to rescue them, then It is also a drop in the bucket and cannot have much effect.
At this time, Magistrate Murong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly to Zhang Ping, "Zhang Dujian, come with me.
I have something to discuss with you."
After saying that, he turned around and entered a room on the tower for soldiers to rest.
"What do you call me for?"
Zhang Ping asked as he followed Magistrate Murong into the house.
This was a critical period and he did not dare to leave the city for too long.
Magistrate Murong said mysteriously, "There are three evil mountains in Qingzhou, namely Peach Blossom Mountain, Erlong Mountain and Qingfeng Mountain.
There are strong men on these three mountains.
Each of their villages has three to two thousand troops.
You think we are useless."
How about buying them with money and letting them come to attack the Liangshan bandits?"
"Sir, this must not be done.
The strong people on those three mountains have a very bad reputation.
Even if they can really defeat Liangshan, it will be too late if they launch an army and cause chaos."
Zhang Ping said in Qingzhou Over the years, I knew the nature of the strong men from these three mountains, so I quickly dissuaded him.
At this time, Magistrate Murong could no longer listen to Zhang Ping's persuasion.
In his opinion, no matter how great the dangers of the people from the Three Mountains were, they would not be as harmful as Liangshan.
The strong men of the Three Mountains could not shake the foundation of Qingzhou, but if Liangshan was allowed to control it.
If Qingzhou is captured, his life will be lost.
Liang Zhongshu is the best example.
"I have made up my mind.
You don't need to say anything.
Just guard the city."
Magistrate Murong waved his hand and interrupted Zhang Ping who was still trying to persuade him.
"Alas" Zhang Ping sighed heavily when he saw Magistrate Murong doing this, then turned around and walked out.
Zhang Ping came to the city and closed his eyes in pain.
He didn't know what he was thinking at this time, but his clenched fists showed that he was very angry in his heart.
That night, Liang Zhongshu sent three people to sneak out of the city and go to these three mountains to ask for help.
Magistrate Murong promised these three groups that as long as they could help Qingzhou defeat Liangshan, he would give them a large amount of gold, silver, money and food, and promised that he While in office, we will never send troops to conquer them.
By coincidence, among the three people dispatched, the soldier who went to Erlong Mountain to deliver the message happened to be caught by the soldiers patrolling Liangshan, and was immediately taken to Lin Chong's headquarters.
At this time, Lin Chong was discussing with his brothers about attacking the city tomorrow.
When he saw soldiers escorting a man in, he asked, "Who is this?"
"Back to the big boss, this man is a spy from Qingzhou.
He was caught by Xiao Xiao during his patrol.
This is the letter found on him," the soldier replied.
When he heard that he was a spy, Lin Chong immediately became interested.
He reached out to take the letter and opened it.
Lin Chong laughed loudly after reading it.
"It seems that this old thief Murong is desperate.
He can even think of such a way."
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After saying this, he handed the letter over.
To Lu Junyi next to him.
Lu Junyi browsed through it quickly, with a smile on his face, and then handed it to Shi Bao.
Shi Bao didn't say anything after reading it, and passed it to Wu Yong.
Wu Yong looked at it more carefully, and then passed it to the next one.
Brother, that's it.
After a while, all the brothers in the big account finished reading this letter.
Seeing that everyone had finished reading, Lin Chong said to the Qingzhou spy, "How many of you have come out to ask for help?
As long as you tell the truth, I promise not to kill you."
"Big boss, spare your life, big boss, spare your life, Xiao Quan said, the prefect sent three of us out of the city to go to Taohua Mountain, Erlong Mountain and Qingfeng Mountain to ask for reinforcements."
When this official and army spy was caught, he had already I was scared to death.
Now that I heard what Lin Chong said, I quickly told him everything I knew
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