Hundreds of miles east of Jinyong City, near Crouching Tiger Mountain.
On a highway from east to west, a mighty team was slowly advancing in the westward direction.
Xu Yuanlang rode a tall horse, wore golden armor, and carried a mountain-breaking ax, walking proudly at the front.
Xu Yuanlang was very skilled in martial arts, with a large ax in his hand weighing about fifty kilograms. It was precisely with this skill that Xu Yuanlang made his mark in Qingzhou.
But Xu Yuanlang is not a foolhardy man. On the contrary, he is extremely cunning and has the ability to adapt to the changing circumstances. When Song Jiang became big in Qingzhou, he knew that he would never be able to defeat Song Jiang, so he immediately surrendered to Song Jiang to preserve his own strength.
This time Song Jiang asked him to send troops to rescue Li Mi, and Xu Yuanlang had already seen through his intentions. But Xu Yuanlang had his own ideas. After all, Qingzhou was just a small place. Although Song Jiang was the king and hegemon in Qingzhou, he was also an inconspicuous little player among the heroes in the world. Therefore, Xu Yuanlang wanted to use this march into the Central Plains as a springboard to join a new force like Li Mi competing for the world. He might also become a founding hero in the future.
Xu Yuanlang, who was secretly looking forward to it, seemed to have seen the beautiful scene in front of his eyes where he was granted the title of Duke and enjoyed all the glory and wealth.
The more Xu Yuanlang thought about it, the more proud he became. He couldn't help but laugh out loud and said to himself: "Song Jiang, if you want to borrow a knife to kill someone, I will let you shoot yourself in the foot. Hehe, maybe you will become a grandpa in the future. He’s a prisoner!”
Xu Yuanlang never expected that just when he was getting carried away in his reverie. In the forest not far away, tens of thousands of eyes were staring at him.
Chang Yuchun stood with his sword in his hand, staring coldly at Xu Yuanlang who was getting closer and closer to him.
Seeing that Xu Yuanlang had entered the ambush circle, Chang Yuchun turned over and jumped on his horse. He raised the golden-backed sword in his hand and shouted loudly: "Attack the whole army, kill all the rebels, and get the head of the traitor Xu Yuanlang. Bounty of one hundred taels!"
"kill!"
Chang Yuchun gave an order, and the tens of thousands of troops who were ambushing in the forest suddenly surged out like tigers and attacked the enemy from all directions.
The more than 20,000 bandits walking on the road were so frightened that they became confused when they saw the sudden appearance of tens of thousands of Sui troops.
Xu Yuanlang, who was still very proud at first, was quite surprised at this moment, but he still regained his strength and shouted in a deep voice: "All troops, don't be in chaos, quickly form a formation to meet the enemy."
It's just that although Xu Yuanlang himself is good at martial arts and has a bright mind, his ability to lead troops is not good, and his soldiers' combat ability and adaptability are extremely poor. It is precisely because of this that among the several groups of grass bandits, his group is recognized as the weakest.
Although Xu Yuanlang yelled at his command, his troops were already in chaos when they were suddenly attacked. Except for his thousands of direct descendants who reluctantly gathered and put up a defensive formation. The rest of the people were already in a mess and ignored Xu Yuanlang's order.
"Kill!"
Chang Yuchun, Li Siye, Zhou Dewei, and Lin Chong each led a group of troops and crashed into the crowd with an unstoppable force.
Xu Yuanlang's troops were knocked upside down in an instant. Deaths and injuries were everywhere, and the whole country was wailing.
"I am Chang Yuchun, the champion general of the Great Sui Dynasty. Listen, you rebels, you have been trapped by our army. Anyone who puts down his weapons will be spared death!"
Chang Yuchun rode his horse and brandished his sword, roaring like thunder, crushing him all the way. Wherever the blade passes, no life will be spared. In less than a quarter of an hour, his golden-backed seven-star sword was already stained red with blood.
"Where is Xu Yuanlang's traitor? Do you dare to fight with me, Li Siye?"
As a senior figure under Yang Gao, Li Siye did not give in too much. A three-pointed two-edged knife flew up and down, slashing horizontally and vertically, as if he was in a deserted place. In the rebellious army, they met Xu Yuanjia, Xu Yuanlang's younger brother, head-on. The two horses met each other, but the battle was not in harmony, and Xu Yuanjia was beheaded under the horse with a single sword.
Seeing Chang Yuchun and Li Siye showing off their prowess, Zhou Dewei was not willing to lag behind others. He swung his long spear like a tiger to the wind, and was invincible wherever he went. There was no enemy in front of him. Wherever the horses' hooves stepped, there were piles of corpses and rivers of blood, unstoppable.
Compared with Chang Yuchun, Li Siye and Zhou Dewei, Lin Chong's performance seemed slightly low-key. This is also related to Lin Chong's character.
Lin Chong, who is cautious, will always be on the defensive at first no matter who he fights with, to test out his opponent's strength. Therefore, throughout the entire Water Margin, although Lin Chong's martial arts is among the best, he rarely achieves an instant kill with one move.
Although Lin Chong behaved in a low-key manner, he still killed twenty or thirty more dead souls with his snake spear as he charged all the way.
Four fierce generals led the charge. The Sui army was like a rainbow. They all moved forward bravely, killing like tigers entering a flock of sheep. Xu Yuanlang's troops were defeated and corpses were scattered all over the field.
Even the elite troops of Xu Yuanlang's most direct lineage were in chaos at this moment. They gradually fell into collapse under the powerful natural offensive of the Sui army. Every battle flag with the word "Xu" was cut off and trampled by horse hooves in the chaos. Unrecognizable.
"Brothers, the Sui army is powerful, break out quickly!"
Seeing that his army was losing ground, Xu Yuanlang, who was always good at observing words and deeds, immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops. Waving the mountain-breaking ax in his hand, he chopped down more than a dozen Sui troops who were blocking the road, and led the remaining thousands of elites to fight to the death and break through to the east.
"Where are the rebels going? Lin Chong is here, why don't you get off your horse and be bound!"
When Xu Yuanlang was charging furiously, Lin Chong suddenly shot out from the side and blocked his way majestically.
"Who do you care? Anyone who stands in my way will die!"
Xu Yuanlang was eager to survive. When he saw that his way was blocked, he became angry with the bullfighter and urged his horse forward. He opened the mountain with a big ax in his hand and slashed Lin Chong's forehead.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Xu Yuanlang has entered a fierce battle state, the force is +4, the base force is 86, and the current force has increased to 90."
"Ding dong, Xu Yuanlang's four-dimensional ability has been detected. Command is 64, force is 86, intelligence is 81, and politics is 73."
Lin Chong concentrated his energy and carefully observed the arc of Xu Yuanlang's axe. When he was close, he made a horizontal movement of the snake spear in his hand and faced Xu Yuanlang's big axe.
"Ding dong, it is detected that Lin Chong enters the state of concentration, force +2, basic force 97, current force has increased to 99, and there is a chance to see through the opponent's flaws and suppress the opponent's force."
"Ding dong, it is detected that Xu Yuanlang is affected by Lin Chong's concentration state, his force is -2, and his current force has dropped to 88."
Under the intersection of gold and iron, sparks fly everywhere.
Xu Yuanlang felt a sharp pain in the tiger's mouth, and he almost couldn't hold the mountain-breaking ax in his hand, and almost flew out of his hand.
As soon as he struck his hand, Lin Chong had an idea of Xu Yuanlang's martial arts. The spear in his hand shook, and it stabbed out like a pear blossom in a rainstorm.
Xu Yuanlang tried his best to parry with his axe, but Lin Chong's moves were fierce, and fighting with a heavy ax was extremely energy-consuming. After more than 20 rounds, Xu Yuanlang was exhausted and out of breath, and was full of flaws.
