Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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Sure enough, seeing that the officers and soldiers did not pursue, an hour later, "Moyun Golden Wings" Ou Peng, "Eight-armed Nezha" Xiang Chong, and "Flying Great Sage" Li Gun led many group players, and the hook scratcher and archer disappeared. He went out of Maling Road and returned to the camp of Liangshan Army.

After seeing this scene from a distance in the officer's camp, bursts of laughter erupted.A small school in the army ran into the camp of the Chinese army and reported to Hu Yanzhuo the military information of the Liangshan bandit army's ambush back to the camp.

Hu Yanzhuo took the army down to the stronghold, and was discussing with Han Tao in the tent of the Chinese army how to defeat the bandit army in Liangshanpo.After hearing that there was indeed an ambush in the Liangshan Bandit Army, Hu Yanzhuo said proudly: "It's just a grassroots bandit, let's stop here! Tomorrow we will definitely destroy this bandit!"

Han Tao said: "Today, when these fellows saw me urging the troops to approach, he rushed over to cover up the attack. Tomorrow, I will drive all the horse troops to lie in front, and I will cut off their way back from the flanks, and we will surely win a big victory."

Hu Yanzhuo said: "I have already arranged it like this. I just need to discuss it with you."

Hu Yanzhuo then issued a general order to teach [-] cavalry troops to be arranged in a row.Every thirty rides.But chain the iron rings.But when encountering an enemy army, shoot with arrows from a distance, and use a spear from a distance, and rush straight in.Three thousand cavalry troops were divided into one hundred teams of iron cavalry.

Forward Han Tao led another [-] Qingqi to outflank the rear, and the rest of the infantry followed behind.

Hu Yanzhuo said: "Hugh will be challenged tomorrow, but if there is a confrontation, we will divide it into three sides and rush to the past." The strategy has been discussed and will be played at dawn the next day.

However, Song Jiang said that the next day, he divided the army and horses into five teams in front, surrounded by generals in the rear, and ambush soldiers in two ways, divided into left and right.I saw the confrontation, but I knew that I was shouting, and I didn't confront each other.There are many people and horses.

When watching the battle, there were about [-] infantry, but they were just beating drums and shouting, and no one came out to fight.Song Jiang looked at it and was puzzled.Secretly pass the order to teach the army to retreat.

Hearing the continuous cannon fire in the battle, the [-] infantry suddenly divided into two, releasing three cavalry teams in a row, rushing straight into the future.Bows and arrows were shot randomly on both sides, and there were long spears in the middle.

Song Jiang was shocked when he saw it, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to release their bows and arrows.It can withstand it.Each team of thirty riders will run together, and you will not be allowed to move forward.The serial horse army spread all over the mountains and plains, rampaging into the future.

When the soldiers and horses in front of the Liangshan Army saw them, they panicked, unable to make a decision, and the troops behind couldn't stop them, so they fled for their own lives.

Song Jiang Feima hurriedly left, but did not return to the village, but fled to the west in a panic.

Chapter 563 I'm in a quagmire

After Hu Yanzhuo led the armored chain horses to disperse the front army of the Liangshan Po bandits, he saw smoke and dust billowing ahead, people roaring and horses neighing, flags fluttering, and the Liangshan bandits divided into several teams and fled in all directions.

The bandit leader Song Jiang rode a white horse, wrapped in a scarlet cloak, and fled towards the northwest under the protection of several generals.

Another bandit leader, Chai Jin, fled eastward to Mount Maling with his men.

Hu Yanzhuo couldn't see clearly, the secret must be that Han Tao's light cavalry successfully outflanked the rear of the bandit army, preventing them from retreating back to the camp, so they fled in all directions.

The Maling Valley in the east is deep and densely forested, and the bandits are repeating their old tricks. How could Hu Yanzhuo be fooled?What's more, his three thousand armored heavy cavalry are not suitable for fighting in the mountains.

But Song Jiang, the leader of the bandits, led the brigade to flee to the northwest in a panic, but there was Yimapingchuan far away from Maling Mountain, which was suitable for cavalry to attack.

"The thief in the red robe on the white horse in front is the anti-thief Song Jiang! All the troops chase after me, don't leave Song Jiang!" Hu Yanzhuo commanded the serial horse army to pursue Song Jiang closely.

"General Hu Yan, the bandit army is light cavalry that is easy to move, but our army is a chain of iron cavalry, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up!" A side army beside Hu Yanqing reminded him.

"What do you know about fighting against the enemy? Those fellows fled in the direction of Luoma Lake, and not far ahead is the shore of the lake. That fellow of Song Jiang threw himself to death! You went to attract the infantry of the rear army to come to meet you. Capture and kill the thief handsome Song Jiang with your own hands!" Hu Yanzhuo scolded the general.

The partial general didn't dare to say much, and took the order to command the rear army to cover up and kill, while Hu Yanzhuo went forward with his armored serial horse.

The two armies chased one after the other on the plain grass. As Hu Yanzhuo said, after a while, they saw a line of blue waves in the sky ahead, and Song Jiang's army was blocked by the shore of Luoma Lake.

Seeing that there was no way out, Song Jiang hurriedly commanded the army and horses to turn around and line up, trying to fight Hu Yanzhuo's army desperately.

"The grass bandits are at the end of the road! All the troops are striving to move forward and drive the grass bandits into the lake!" Hu Yanzhuo looked overjoyed, waved his double whips, and led his troops to look at Song Jiang's army rushing forward.

At this moment, a cannon was heard suddenly, and then, white waves rolled, and lake water rushed over from the left and right sides.Behind Hu Yanzhuo's armored serial horse army, there was also a horse army killer who was ambushing in ambush, cutting off their retreat.

Those who commanded this ambush were precisely the two leaders from Huangmen Mountain, "Moyun Golden Wing" Ou Peng and "God Fortune Teller" Jiang Jing.Jiang Jing held a long sword and pointed at Hu Yanzhuo's army who was besieged by the lake, laughing and said: "Huyan Zhuo, this is my plan!"

It turned out that Song Jiang's army was also feigning defeat this time, and the purpose was to lure the elite trump card troops of Huyan Zhuo's army, the three thousand armored serial heavy cavalry, to the low-lying area by the Luoma Lake.

When Ou Peng and Jiang Jingjun cut off the return route of Huyanzhuo's army, and dug up the lake embankment to flood the low-lying land where Huyanzhuo's army was located, a water army also came out from the reeds on the lake and appeared behind Song Jiang's army. Song Jiangjun in the lake picked up the boat.The commander of this water army is Li Jun, the leader of the Liangshanbo water army, the "Hunjiang Dragon".

Hu Yanzhuo's army suddenly encountered an ambush and water attack, and saw that Song Jiang's army was supported by a water army. At this time, he didn't know whether to advance or retreat, so he looked at the general Hu Yanzhuo at a loss for a while.

"You guys are so cunning!" Hu Yanzhuo knew that he had fallen into the trick of the grass bandits in Liangshanpo, and after he cursed angrily, he hurriedly looked around.

The depression by the lake where Song Jiang's army led Hu Yanzhuo's army was not much lower than that of Luoma Lake.Although the lake water poured in, it just stopped rising after passing the horse's knee, and it would not be life-threatening.

It is precisely because the water will not be too deep and will not hurt lives that Song Jiang dared to lure the enemy with his body and call Yanzhuo's army to chase after him.

While Hu Yanzhuo was chasing, it was naturally difficult to find that this place was a depression slightly lower than the lake surface, so he neglected to take precautions, and fell into the trick of the Liangshan Po bandits.

"All the troops are in a panic! The bandit army has a boat to meet them, and it is difficult to catch up. I will turn around and kill the ambush soldiers behind me." Hu Yanzhuo shouted loudly.

Seeing that the lake water only covered the horse's knees, Hu Yanzhuo made up his mind.He secretly thought that grass bandits are grass bandits after all, and there are no real capable people.Then Song Jiang also wanted to learn Guan Yu's strategy of flooding the Seventh Army, but unfortunately the water in this lake is too small to hurt our army at all, it is really ridiculous!

After giving the order to the three thousand sergeants, Hu Yanzhuo reined in his horse and turned around, demanding to attack the Ou Peng and Jiang Jingjun who occupied the high ground behind them.

"General Huyan, something is wrong! I can't wait to turn around!"

"Help, General! My horse is stuck in the mud!"

"Not good! Quickly untie the chain!"

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Hu Yanzhuo's three thousand armored serial horse heavy cavalry found themselves stuck in the mud and complained endlessly.Some cavalrymen and horses fell into the muddy lake water, and at the same time dragged the armored heavy cavalry connected to them into the water together, splashing a piece of muddy water.

It turned out that the depression where Song Jiang called Yan Zhuo came was originally a part of Luoma Lake.When the water rises in summer, it will be submerged by the soaked lake water, and it will surface again in autumn and winter when the water is dry.

Therefore, the ground of this depression was relatively soft, but now it was soaked by the lake water poured into it, and it quickly turned into a large swamp.

Song Jiang's light cavalry was supported by Li Jun's boat, so of course they were not trapped by this quagmire.However, Hu Yanzhuo's iron-clad serial horses are heavy cavalry with both men and horses fully armored, and thirty cavalry are tied up in a row. In this swamp, the horse's hooves are deeply sunken, how can they move?

"Help! Help! Brothers, give me a hand!"

As time passed, the ground in the depression became softer, and more and more armored heavy cavalry sank into the mud due to their own weight, half of their bodies were buried in the muddy water.

These heavy cavalrymen took off their armor indiscriminately, while helplessly calling for help to their companions.But at this time, the three thousand armored heavy cavalry were all stuck in the quagmire, unable to take care of themselves, who could help their companions?

"Ah~~ traitor! I'll fight with you!" Hu Yanzhuo raised his head to the sky and roared angrily.

It wasn't until this moment that Hu Yanzhuo really understood what kind of trap he had fallen into.

The robbers in Liangshanbo took advantage of the bulky shortcoming of his iron armor and chain vest, and chose this depression and swamp tailor-made for him.

Therefore, the water attack launched by the Liangshan bandits did not rely on the depth of the water, but on the soft mud in the depression!

When Hu Yanzhuo's army got stuck in the mud and couldn't get out, Song Jiang, Li Junjun, Ou Peng, and Jiang Jingjun all laughed and pointed at the embarrassment of the three thousand armored serial horses.

At this time, the rear army and vanguard of the official army, "General of Victory" Han Tao, had been cut off by the army led by the three leaders of "Little Whirlwind" Chai Jin, "Eight-armed Nezha" Xiang Chong, and "Flying Great Sage" Li Gun, and was unable to come to meet him. Rescue Hu Yanzhuo.The three thousand armored serial horses trapped in the depression will never escape.

Song Jiang said with a smile to Li Jun: "Brother Jiang Jing has a clever plan, and Hu Yanzhuo can only wait to be caught!"

Chapter 564 God's Fortune Teller

Hu Yanzhuo didn't know that the Liangshan Po thief army led by Song Jiang initially chose the battlefield on the shore of Luoma Lake at the foot of Maling Mountain, just to count the armored heavy cavalry in his army.