Chapter 113 Good Knife
Dusk, Tugu County, Jinshibi.
It has been five days since Lou Zhong and Jin Bing's family parted ways. No one knows how Lou Zhong lived during these five days. After Jin's family was massacred, this place has become a ghostland, with headless corpses everywhere. No one collected the body.
Later, an old soldier said that if things continued like this, he would get sick, so the superiors arranged for his burial.
But the so-called burial is nothing more than digging a hole outside the wall and burying it indiscriminately. As for the soil cover being too thin, wild dogs could gnaw at the remains with just a few digs, but they didn't care about that. There are so many things to pay attention to, just bury it.
At this moment, Lou Zhong was still standing guard on the west wall. There were ghosts behind him, wild dogs were scrambling for food under the wall, Tongshi's brothers were fast asleep, and only Lou Zhong was looking longingly at the mountains to the west.
In the night, these mountains were like evil dragons entrenched in the wild, giving people a cold and terrifying feeling. Only the lights hanging on the corner of the wall could give Lou Zhong a glimmer of warmth.
But what makes Lou Zhong even colder than the environment is that he has not received any news from Taishan Fang until now.
Five days have passed, and another five days is coming, and five days and five days. Now I, Lou Zhong, have been in the enemy camp for a long time. Lou Zhong didn't even dare to think about what position he could get in five days.
And just when Lou Zhong was complaining in his mind, two beams of fire flashed through the mountains and forests in the distance. Lou Zhong was startled, thinking that he was being blinded.
Then the two beams of fire began to wave again, and they lasted ten times before going dark.
Lou Zhong is overjoyed, finally waiting for you.
Then Lou Zhong looked around and saw that his companions were all dozing off. He gently took out the lamp and shook it three times in the distance. He just stopped here. I heard someone behind me ask:
"What are you doing? I thought I saw a fire over there just now?"
Lou Zhong, who was facing away, was lying down in sweat. He took a deep breath, showed a frightened expression, looked back and said to the person behind him:
"I~I seem to have seen a will-o'-the-wisp?"
The questioner was another general from the same camp as Lou Zhong. He came to change posts with Lou Zhong.
When he heard Lou Zhong's words, his hair stood on end and he asked:
"Will-o'-the-wisp? Where?"
Then the man followed the direction Lou Zhong pointed and looked at the mountains in the distance. He saw clusters of fireflies floating in the dark forest, which was full of ghosts. He also heard the mountain wind whistling like ghosts crying, and he was immediately frightened. I have no strength left.
Seeing that this man was cowardly, Lou Zhong added:
"Do you think this could be Lord Taishan bringing Yin soldiers across the border?"
"Ah!"
There is a legend that has been circulating near Mount Tai that every time the Lord of Mount Tai passes through the territory, those who encounter him will live with good deeds and die with evil deeds.
So when he heard that the Lord of Taishan was passing through, the man was so frightened that he fell to the ground. He had done so many evil things in the past few days, and the Lord would definitely not let him go.
With tears in his eyes, he hugged Lou Zhong and asked him to serve him one more time, and he would be grateful.
Lou Zhong was overjoyed in his heart, but troubled on his face, saying:
"You're afraid and I'm afraid too! It won't work, it won't work."
After saying that, Lou Zhong kept grabbing the man's ring-head knife.
This general is also a son of a wealthy country man, a bit brave, and spent a lot of money to buy the Baipi Sword in his hand. Seeing Lou Zhong's appearance at this moment, I still don't understand. Although I felt reluctant to give up, I finally gritted my teeth, pushed the Baipi Sword in my hand towards Lou Zhong, and said:
"Brother, I have nothing to repay. I will use this knife as a nurse for my brother. When I get back, I will also thank you deeply."
Lou Zhong took the knife, patted his chest and said:
"Okay, I recognize you as my brother. It doesn't matter if you stay overnight for my brother. You can go back to sleep and leave this place to me."
Then the general went back with a huge thank you, unwilling to stay any longer.
Looking at Shijiang going away, Lou Zhong pulled out the Baipi sword and said leisurely:
"A good knife. The moon is dark tonight and the wind is high. It's a good time to kill people."
Then he poked fun at his own disciples.
Everyone got up anxiously, thinking that it was time to change shifts, so they wanted to go back to sleep with their heads down. Then they saw their own heads blocked against the wall, and they refused to move or let go.
When everyone was confused, Lou Zhong raised his Baipi sword, killed Lin Ren, and said to everyone:
"Tonight, Nai Gong will take you to fight for wealth. Do you dare to do it?"
These ten people were also familiar with Lou Zhong, and one of them joked:
"Shitou, you are so rich. Are you going to grab a position?"
But Lou Zhong didn't smile, but stared at the Baipi knife in his hand, saying nothing, and the air became solemn for a moment.
The man also realized that something was wrong, laughed twice and stopped talking.
Someone who was close to Lou Zhong couldn't bear it anymore and asked Lou Zhong directly:
"Shitou, tell us what you want to do. As long as you don't deliberately lead our brothers to death, why don't you ask for this wealth? How much is life worth in this world? You are not afraid of poverty, but you are afraid of death?"
Seeing that he finally had someone to talk to, Lou Zhong began to look at everyone seriously and said:
"It's not difficult. There are tens of thousands of Taishan soldiers outside now. We just need to go down and rob the wall gate and let the Taishan soldiers in, and we will get the wealth."
"Shitou, the Taishan soldiers you mentioned are probably bandits from the mountains."
Lou Zhong nodded and began to promise:
"That's right, after the deal is completed, everyone will get one gold, no less." After hearing this, everyone could no longer hold back and said that the deal was done.
Lou Zhong saw that his morale was ready, so he went down with Quan Shi.
He never worried that this promise could not be fulfilled. If it didn't happen tonight, then they would all die, and there would be nothing to redeem. If he was lucky enough to make a great contribution tonight and allow Mount Tai to enter the wall, he believed that with Zhang Chong's courage, why would he regret the ten gold? What should I do if I don’t get a red card? If you don't give it, that's Zhang Chong's problem, and he has a harmonious relationship with Lou Zhong.
In this way, Lou Zhong's men, who were stunned by the white wolf, rushed down the wall with blood boiling and rushed towards the wall door. No wonder they were excited, a pound of gold would be enough to make one deal in this life. There are many battles in life, and they Qingzhou people love them the most.
Over there, the three princes behind the wall door were sleeping, unaware that someone was trying to exchange their heads for wealth.
The soldier stationed at Jin's wall was a powerful soldier from Thirteen's hometown. He usually worked with others and had never fought in any wars. He never thought that someone would steal the wall, so he was defenseless.
When Lou Zhong finally came down, several of his men had already begun to chop off the heads of the three gatekeepers. He kicked those who didn't know the severity and cursed:
"Cut your ass, and you will open the wall first. This head only costs a few dollars, don't you want a pound of gold?"
After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized that they almost forgot about the real thing. It was only because they were used to cutting off people's heads and they subconsciously chopped off their necks when they killed someone.
Just like that, several people lifted the door beam and opened the wall.
Lou Zhong held up the light and kept shaking it in the distance. In fact, it was his fault. He had not made it clear to Jin Bing how many times he would have to shake the light after opening the wall, so he was also uneasy now, worried that the other side would not understand.
But soon, there were footsteps in the darkness, and he knew it was done.
By the light of the light, he could see at a glance that the leader was the red-faced man who had been protecting Jin Bing before. At this time, he was holding a ring-headed knife and leading a group of people to gallop over.
Lou Zhong wanted to say hello, but the red-faced giant had already rushed into the wall and ignored him.
Then, cries for life began to be heard from behind, which was really tragic.
Lou Zhong was kind-hearted and did not want to see the tragic death of an acquaintance he had known for five days, so he led a few of his men to guard the wall door and let a steady stream of Taishan soldiers rush in.
Looking at the Taishan soldiers charging in one after another, Lou Zhong clicked his tongue. This time Taishan Fang was serious about it. In just a moment, there would probably be hundreds of people rushing in, and there would be so many more behind them.
Now, how many people came from Taishan Fang?
If Zhang Chong were here, he would tell Lou Zhong that the Taishan soldiers came out in full force this time, with a total of 3,000 soldiers, leaving only four battalion heads to guard the stronghold.
Zhang Chong's purpose in this battle was to fight to the point where the powerful nearby soldiers would become frightened when they heard about Mount Tai, and would be defeated when they looked at Mount Tai. Otherwise, how can he consolidate the foundation of Taishan if he is harassed day after day?
After a battle with Fenggao's powerful men, he captured the famous celebrity Hu Muban, and later used this as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Taishan County, hoping to stabilize the west of Mount Tai.
And now, Zhang Chong is about to annihilate the Jinan tycoons again at Jin's Wall. In short, this battle will bring peace to Mount Tai for two years.
As for why it was only two years? Two years from now it will be the Year of Jiazi, and by then it will not be peace for Mount Tai, but the whole world will have to be turned over for him.
Zhang Chong's strategy for this battle is to penetrate directly into the center and eliminate both sides, making it impossible for any soldier to escape.
First, with Guan Yu as the main general in the middle route, he led Ding Sheng, Li Damu and other main forces to the camp. They went to the foot of Jin's wall at night and made contact with the sentinel on Shigu Mountain inside the wall by the light of the light.
If we can get in touch, we'll break through the wall as planned. If not, then they have to rope themselves up to the city. In short, Zhang Chong gave Guan Yu one sentence:
"Yun Chang, the success or failure of this battle depends on you."
Guan Yu accepted his promise and led a thousand troops. He took the lead and charged into Jinshibi, taking the lead in completing his first victory against the Shijia Army.
Then there is the military camp two miles west of Jin's wall in Lizhai. This camp is led by Yang Mao, with Heifu, Dianwei and others as generals. They launch an attack at the same time as Guan Yu.
Similarly, Zhang Chong also said one sentence to Yang Mao:
"No effort is spared in this battle. Attack, fight, and charge fiercely. If the enemy hears the name of Damao, they will become frightened and weak."
In the end, Zhang Chong took the remaining 1,000 men, hid in the alley, bypassed Xizhai and Jinshi Wall, and went straight to Wei City in the east of the wall. He wanted to annihilate all this army, so that the entire pocket could be tightened. , not causing a single soldier to flee.
The battle started with the lights. After Guan Yu's side rushed in, they were like tigers entering a flock of sheep. How could those weak and unprepared soldiers be able to defeat Guan Yu?
Guan Yu rushed into the camp when he encountered it, and directly killed eighteen tents before he encountered some resistance. But what is the difference between these people resisting and not resisting? In the end it was still a mess.
When Guan Yu reached the middle tent, his field of vision expanded. He had already penetrated the entire front camp and reached the main general.
At this moment, dozens of soldiers were lined up in the open field of the central tent, all wearing helmets and armor. Under the leadership of two brothers, they guarded the central tent. These two people are the two brothers Gao Jin and Gao Yu.
Guan Yu's heart was shaken, and he knew that he had encountered a big fish. He didn't hesitate and killed it with a dozen famous swordsmen who were still following him.
Over there, Li Damu also came in from another tent. As soon as he arrived, he saw Guan Yu, who was wearing a green scarf, and his sword was deadly. No one could block his move. He was so excited that Jia Yong cut into the enemy from the other side.
As soon as Gao Jin rushed to kill Guan Yu, Guan Yu had already passed by him. With only one knife, he continued to kill towards the inner formation.
"What a fast knife!"
Gao Jin, die.
(End of chapter)