At the end of the day, the lively heroes meeting ended, and heroes from all walks of life smiled and said goodbye to each other and prepared to leave. Qinbei Pavilion
"It's bad! On the road... there are officers and soldiers guarding the road! Six to seven thousand people, just in Huangnigang, and there are cavalry!"
Several people from the west of Jing ran back in fear and shouted that they were the first group of people to leave and saw Hu Yanzhuo's army outside Huangnigang.
With this shout, the lively crowd fell silent for an instant. Huangnigang was the only way to the west from Liangshanbo.
"Huangnigang!"
Everyone was whispering and didn't know what to do. Usually they would avoid the officers and soldiers when they saw them, but now how could they pass with a large group of cavalry guarding them.
"I'm afraid the detour will take a long way!"
Someone immediately thought of avoiding the army, but the detour would take at least a month longer.
"Huangnigang, we won't be able to get through without that!"
Fang Jie's face was gloomy. Huangnigang was also the only way for them to return to the south of the Yangtze River. After passing Huangnigang, they could take the main road to Xuzhou and go south. If they took a detour, they would have to go over the mountains and ridges to Yizhou. This road is not easy. Good to go.
"There is no need to worry, Protector Fang. With so many people in the world trapped in Liangshan, Sun Lei will find a way."
Lou Minzhong looked at Fang Jie and said, since Sun Lei wants to use the Heroes Conference to make a name for himself, it is impossible for him to start at the end, and he will definitely take over the finishing work.
"I don't have time to waste here!"
Fang Jie said coldly that the Mingjiao attack was about to happen, and he just wanted to return to Jiangnan as soon as possible.
Tian Hu on the side didn't care much. He couldn't walk through Huangnigang. At worst, he wouldn't take the Tokyo road. It would be the same if he took Damingfu to cross Hebei and return to Hedong. He was just curious about what to do with so many people who wanted to go to Huangnigang. .
Everyone in Huaixi didn't react at all. Li Zhu and Du Bo had no intention of leaving in a hurry. The Ma brothers were still recovering from their injuries and they would have to stay for a while longer.
"Brother Song Jiang is indeed very good at predicting events, and the officers and soldiers are indeed ambushing him!"
Chao Gai looked at Song Jiang and said.
"Fortunately, we are just guarding Huangnigang. When we return to Qingzhou, we will take the east road."
Song Jiang said with a smile.
"Brother Gongming, let's go and ignore these people!"
Mu Chun looked at Song Jiang and urged, Jiang Menshen, Shi En and others also had the same idea, and they were not willing to stay in Liangshanbo.
"Baozheng, do you think so?"
Song Jiang looked at Chao Gai with a smile and asked, Baihu Mountain is still Chao Gai's territory. If they want to join the gang, they must have Chao Gai's consent. It would be better if Chao Gai could lead them up the mountain in person.
"Uh... okay then, let's go back to Baihu Mountain first."
Chao Gai hesitated for a moment and then said, according to his idea, he should stay and take a look, but people like Song Jiang wanted to leave, so he couldn't say anything, so he greeted the people and went east.
Not long after, a sound of neat marching silenced the rioting crowd.
"Everyone, there is no need to panic. Since I, Liang Shanbo, dare to invite you to the Heroes Conference, I have the responsibility to see you off."
Sun Lei rode on horseback and said to everyone with a smile. Behind him were Liangshanbo's horse and infantry troops. Their square formations were neat and their uniforms were bright. Just looking at them made everyone feel at ease.
"Go to Huangnigang!"
Sun Lei waved his hand, and Lin Chong and Yang Zhi led the two battalions of the Ma Army out of Liangshanbo first.
Sun Lei marched slowly with the four infantry battalions of Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, Xu Ning, and Li Kui, and behind him were the two cavalry battalions of Pang Wanchun and Tang Bin.
Those Jianghu people who were preparing to leave by the east road saw that Liangshanbo had sent troops and immediately followed them. As long as the people in Liangshanbo blocked the official army, they could leave smoothly.
After walking for half a day, everyone arrived at Huangni Gang at noon.
"Hu Yanzhuo knows how to choose a location. This kind of open space under the hillock is the most suitable for him to fight with armor and horses!"
Sun Lei looked at the open ground nearby. This was the cavalry's favorite terrain.
"Brother, those are the three-bow bed crossbows, a secret that is not told in the army!"
Xiao Jiasui pointed to the hillock in the distance, and there were twenty three-bow bed crossbows. Hu Yanzhuo had no intention of hiding them, and placed them directly in front of the public.
"What a pity, there are only twenty of them!"
Sun Lei said with some regret, he had also been curious about such sharp weapons in the military for a long time.
"Brother, these three-bow bed crossbows cannot be underestimated. On the eve of the Battle of Chanyuan, Xiao Talan, commander-in-chief of the Liao army, led his guards to observe the terrain outside Chanyuan City. With the help of the morning mist, Xiao Talan tried to get closer to the city to explore the military situation. , Unknowingly, they were close to the three miles of Chanyuan City. At that time, the defenders suddenly discovered that Liao soldiers appeared in the morning fog. They thought that the Liao soldiers were using the fog to attack the city. Zhang Gui, the leader of the Weihu Army, immediately ordered to knock down The mechanism of the three-bow bed crossbow on the city was opened, and the two-meter-long crossbow arrows were fired in unison. One of the crossbow arrows hit Xiao Talan's forehead, knocking him off his horse. The Liao people were shocked and rushed back to the camp, where he died. As a result, people saw the terror of the three-bow crossbow, and this was how the Chanyuan Alliance achieved a hundred years of peace."
Wen Huanzhang looked at Sun Lei and said, the three-bow bed crossbow is an absolute weapon in the Song Dynasty army. If you underestimate it, you may suffer big losses.
"Master Wen, it's not that I underestimate these things, but this thing is really like that. If the three-bow bed crossbow was so powerful, wouldn't the Song army have been invincible for a long time? With the financial resources of the imperial court, as long as it is willing, there are thousands of them Couldn't it be built with just a wave of hands? Shouldn't the Liao people have been killed long ago?"
"A cold weapon is a cold weapon. The bed crossbow has a deterrent effect, but in fact it can't compare with artillery. Just this three-bow bed crossbow cannot be operated without dozens of people. The firing interval is too slow, and there are those eight cows. A crossbow requires eight oxen to pull and launch, what is the difference between this and a display?"
"Things are indeed powerful, but to say they are invincible is a bit too much. You can have a sense of awe, but not fear. When the Liao people negotiated peace, it was not because Xiao Talan was shot and killed. It was because the Liao people could not hold out in the rear. Since the protracted war started, I wanted to retreat, and Xiao Talan's death was just a step forward."
Sun Lei said with a smile.
“You can have a sense of awe, but you cannot have a sense of fear.”
Wen Huanzhang frowned and thought about Sun Lei's words. The Song soldiers had been afraid of the Liao soldiers for a long time, especially the lower-level soldiers. To describe it as fearing the enemy like a tiger is not enough to describe it. Otherwise, the war would not have been what it is now.
"Brother, I will take people to get those three-bow bed crossbows!"
Shi Qian couldn't take his eyes away when he saw something good, and said like a fly rubbing his hands.
"Okay, Taoist Master Gongsun will take Shi Qian and Ma Ling around to the back of the post to capture the man on the mountain and the three-bow bed crossbow."
Sun Lei looked at Gongsun Sheng, Shi Qian and Ma Ling and said that he was a little worried about Shi Qian alone. Gongsun Sheng and Ma Ling were very skilled in martial arts, so it should be no problem to go together.
"Yes, brother!"
The three of them clasped their fists and selected soldiers to go to the rear.
"I don't think I saw Huang Wenbing!"
Sun Lei looked at the military formation on the opposite side several times, with Hu Yanzhuo leading the way. On the left and right were the broadsword Guan Sheng and the Tianmu general Peng Qi. He did not see the wasp stinging Huang Wenbing.
"No, it doesn't seem to be coming."
Lin Chong arrived early and had already taken a look at the enemy on the opposite side. There was no trace of Huang Wenbing at all.
"As expected of a treacherous and corrupt official, he is really incapable of doing anything. He is the first to escape, but he only dared to show his face after being beaten for a while."
Sun Lei smiled and shook his head.
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