Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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When Ximenqing, Zhu Dian, and Zhang Qing led the army from Shunzhou to Niulan Mountain, they received the latest information from Qiao Yunge and Zhu Wu from Tanzhou City.

Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and Dong Ping, who were stationed in Jingzhou, couldn't hold back and decided to attack Tanzhou.

It is said that Wu Yong, He Tao, and He Qing brothers had already disguised themselves and mixed into Tanzhou City, bought some people who used to be Chao Gai and Dong Ping's former troops in Tanzhou City, and planned to attack Tanzhou City together.

After Ximenqing received the information, he immediately urged his troops to march quickly, crossed the Baiyu River, and rushed to Xingtang County, east of Tanzhou City, and ambushed in the forests around Yinye Mountain.

Because Ximen Qing's army did not enter Tanzhou City, Chao Gai's army did not detect signs of increased defense in Tanzhou.After learning that Wu Yong and others had made preparations for internal response, Chao Gai and Dong Ping personally led [-] soldiers and horses to attack Tanzhou City overnight.

"Brothers, follow up! Take Tanzhou City tonight, you can eat delicious food, drink spicy food, and live happily!"

Dong Ping rode on the horse and encouraged the soldiers behind him.

Chao Gai caught up with Dong Ping on horseback, and asked him, "Brother Dong Ping, look ahead, but is Yinye Mountain here?"

Dong Ping replied: "Brother, Yinye Mountain is right in front of you. After passing Yinye Mountain, Tanzhou City is fifteen miles northwest. Our brothers are back!"

"Okay! I'm going to take down Tanzhou City tonight, and let the Bird Song Army know how good we are! Little ones, follow me!"

Chao Gai rushed out immediately.

In a blink of an eye, Chao Gai's army, lighting torches, entered the valley of Yinye Mountain along the mountain road like a fire dragon.

This Yinye Mountain was originally the location of a silver mine in the Liao Kingdom. After the fall of the Liao Kingdom, the silver mining was abandoned, and the miners and silver metallurgy craftsmen were taken away from Gubeikou by the Jin Army.After the Song army took over, production had not yet resumed here, and with the resumption of the war, the few farmers fled to other places to avoid disaster. Today's Yinye Mountain is barren and there is no human habitation.

However, on both sides of the valley, in the mines, behind the rocks, and in the dense forest that Chao Gai and Dong Ping could not see, there were densely packed army horses brought by Ximen Qing and others.

Shi Jin and Zhu Biao are brave and ruthless teenagers. Looking at the fire dragon winding forward in the valley, they couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Brother Ximen, the enemy army has entered the ambush circle. Can you kill it?"

"Brothers, don't act too hastily. After the enemy's rear also enters the valley, our army will not be too late to attack again. In order to attack Lulongling, we must wipe out the enemy army tonight. They must not be allowed to flee back to Jingzhou and scare the snake away."

Ximen Qing sat on a big rock and said calmly.

After Shi Jin and Zhu Biao heard this, they could only stare at the rear of Chao Gai's army in the east with wide eyes, waiting there patiently.

"The enemy's rear has all entered the valley!"

Zhu Biao excitedly raised the spear in his hand and rushed down the mountain.

Zhu Jiasaburo is really impatient!Ximen Qing hurriedly ordered Shi Jin and Jiao Ting to lead the troops to follow Zhu Biao to the hillside, and at the same time ordered the whole army to attack.

Suddenly, a series of attacking horns sounded from both sides of the silent valley, and the sound of killing from all directions shook the sky. In the darkness, arrows shot into the valley like raindrops.

Before Chao Gai's army saw the enemy, many soldiers and horses were shot down by the random arrows of the ambush soldiers, and they were in a mess immediately, unable to look at each other head to tail in the narrow valley.

Chao Gai, who was walking at the front of the team on horseback, was tall and the most eye-catching, and he was also hit by arrows in an instant.Fortunately, Chao Gai learned his lesson, and now he wears two layers of heavy armor in battle, so Fang Cai was not seriously injured by the arrows.

However, the horse under Chao Gai's crotch was not so well protected. After being hit by a few arrows, he fell to the ground and threw Chao Gai off the horse.

Several of Chao Gai's soldiers hurriedly jumped off their horses and helped Chao Gai up. The soldiers rushed forward and covered Chao Gai in the center with shields.

"Brother Chao Gai, our army has been tricked, and the Song army has already ambushed!"

Dong Ping poked open the incoming arrows with his two guns, rushed to Chao Gai and shouted.

"Brother Dong, you are good at using troops, how should you deal with it now?"

Although the "Tuota Heavenly King" Chao Gai has been a bandit village owner in Liangshan for many years, his marching and fighting is not as good as Dong Ping, who was born in the military and horse capital.Therefore, he relied heavily on Dong Ping in the military.At this time, the situation was critical, so Chao Gai hurriedly asked Dong Ping for advice.

Now that he is ambushed by the Song army, what tricks can the "two gun general" Dong Ping have to get out of his predicament?He looked back, and there was a lot of killing from the rear army, obviously the Song army had cut off the way back.It is already impossible to retreat at this time.

Dong Ping judged that the Song army must have arranged an ambush because they had arranged heavy troops to block the road in the rear to prevent him from escaping back to Jingzhou. However, the strong city of Tanzhou was ahead, so perhaps the Song army's ambush forces were weaker.

"Brother Chao Gai, the retreating troops can only be trapped in the valley at this time, with ten deaths and no lives. Why don't you and your brother fight forward and fight out of the Song army's ambush circle, maybe there is still a way out."

Dong Ping said to Chao Gai.

"Okay, Brother Dong Ping, I'll break the siege with you!"

Chao Gai got on his horse, holding a shield in one hand and a knife in the other, followed behind Dong Ping, and rushed forward with the army.

At this time, Chao Gai's 8000 troops were unable to escape in the valley, and [-]% of them had been shot and killed by ambushes.There are less than a thousand people who can follow behind Chao Gai and Dong Ping to break through.

When Chao Gai and Dong Ping rushed out of the valley desperately, more than half of the people around them were killed or injured, leaving only three to four hundred people.

The two were about to take the road and flee, wanting to flee north to the direction of Jingouguan, and then flee back to Jingzhou over the mountains and mountains, but they heard the sound of gongs and drums all around, and they rushed out a few people and horses, and Chao Gai and Dong were killed. Ping and two surrounded the mouth of the valley.

"Wu Na Chao Gai bird thief, where are you going! 'Jiang Menshen' is here, eat me with an axe!"

A strong man wearing heavy armor and holding a long-handled iron ax stood in front of Chao Gai's army like a mountain. Behind him, there were hundreds of armored men wearing horse-cutting knives, big axes, maces and other heavy weapons. heavy infantry.The fierce general who led the troops to block the way was none other than "Jiang Menshen" Jiang Zhong.

Chao Gai and Dong Ping saw that Jiang Zhong and his armored heavy infantry were not easy to provoke, so they turned their horses to break out to the left.

"Chao Baozheng, Zhu Nian has been waiting here for a long time!"

A red-faced and long-bearded general led his troops to block the way of Chao Gai and Dong Ping.

Chao Gai took a closer look, and under the light of the fire in front of him, it was the "beautiful bearded man" Zhu Dian, the capital of Yuncheng County who Yi explained himself back then.

Zhu Dian had great loyalty to Chao Gai, Song Jiang, and Lei Heng back then, and he let them go to Liangshan privately, which can be said to have saved their lives.

However, in order to make Zhu Dian go up the mountain to be a robber, Chao Gai, Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Lei Heng and others even set up a poisonous plan to kill the innocent Xiao Ya Nei and destroy Zhu Dian's future.This matter can be described as insidious, vicious, and extremely despicable.If Ximenqing hadn't destroyed the plan of Liang Shanbo's gang of thieves, Zhu Dian would probably feel guilty for the death of Xiao Ya Nei for the rest of his life.

As the owner of the village, Chao Gai was also one of the masterminds who personally participated in the frame-up of Zhu Dian.Now when he suddenly sees his savior Zhu Ting who was almost framed by him, Chao Gai feels ashamed, he loses seven points of his strength and loses the courage to charge.

"Follow me, little ones!"

Chao Gai was ashamed to meet Zhu Dian face to face, so he hurriedly turned his horse's head to break out to the rear.

Dong Ping was about to fight, so he had no choice but to follow Chao Gai and run away.

Chapter 855 Chao Tianwang apologizes with death

"Where will the thief go! 'Iron Rod' Luan Tingyu is here!"

"The traitor Dong Ping, don't dismount and accept the surrender! "No Feather Arrow" Zhang Qing is here!"

"'Golden Retriever' Duan Jing lives here!"

"'Arrow Tiger' Ding Desun is here!"

"'Flower Xianghu' Gong Wang is here!"

Chao Gai and Dong Ping wanted to lead the troops to break through, but they were surrounded by Luan Tingyu, Zhang Qing and others, so there was no chance of escape.

"Zhang Qing! Considering our past friendship, why don't you let me go?"

Dong Ping saw that it was Zhang Qing, the military commander of Dongchang Mansion, who was blocking his way, and immediately flirted with him brazenly.