At noon on September 11, Liangshan's vanguard had already arrived in Dulonggang.

Seeing that the terrain ahead was complex, the roads were intertwined and narrow, and they were ambushed by marching rashly, the soldiers of Liangshan set up camp on the spot and prepared to send people to investigate the road first.

This time, the leader was not Song Jiang who repeatedly asked for his orders, but Chao Gai, the boss. A few days ago, he robbed the Su family's boat in Heshui. Not only did he get nothing, but he also lost dozens of brothers, which made him feel dull. If he had not made any achievements for a long time, how could the brothers convince him?

So he refused Song Jiang's request and personally led the army to attack Zhujiazhuang, hoping to regain prestige with this victory.

Due to the problems of material transportation and personnel dispatch, the Liangshan army divided into two groups to Zhujiazhuang.

The first group was led by Chao Gai, with leaders such as Qin Ming, Dai Zong, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu, Yang Lin, Ou Peng, Bai Sheng, etc., with about 1,700 light infantrymen and 100 horse army. The second group was led by Song Jiang, with leaders such as Hua Rong, Li Jun, Li Kui, Mu Hong, Deng Fei, Ma Lin, and Huang Xin, with leaders such as 1,300 infantrymen and fifty cavalry followed. The mountain camp was guarded by Wu Xueshao and the other leaders.

After setting up the camp, Chao Gai sat down in the army's tent and asked the leaders to come and discuss matters.

After waiting for the crowd, Chao Gai said, "The road in Zhujiazhuang is too twists and turns, and the army should not advance rashly. A few brothers must go and find out the path before they can march again."

The matter started because of Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu. They immediately stood up and said, "Brother, I am willing to go and inquire."

Chao Gai looked at the two of them and said, "Brother Shi Xiu can go, but brothers Yang Xiong have extraordinary faces and temperaments. If you do things in detail, you may be exposed, but you cannot go."

Shi Xiu replied: "I can just go alone, but there are too many people and it is easy to be exposed."

Chao Gai thought for a while, "It's too dangerous to go alone." He said, looking at Yang Lin and said, "Brother Yang Lin is good at disguising. It's better for you to modify your brother Shi Xiu to go and find out the truth of Zhujiazhuang together. If there is an urgent matter, you can take care of him."

Yang Lin clasped his fists and said, "But according to my brother's instructions."

Chao Gai nodded and said, "You can wait and get ready and go and inquire immediately."

Not long after, Shi Xiu pretended to be a civilian, carried a load of firewood to Zhujiazhuang first.

Shi Xiu walked for about ten miles, but saw the path twists and turns, the surrounding bays were similar, with trees growing, and it was difficult to recognize the road, so he put down his burden and rested.

Suddenly, the sound of iron rings colliding came from behind, from far to near. Shi Xiu turned around and saw Yang Lin wearing a torn hat, wearing an old robes, holding an iron and stone ring in his hand, making waves across the market.

Seeing that there was no one around, Shi Xiu called Yang Lin and said, "I have been to Zhujiazhuang with Li Daguanren, but it was too late at that time, and I couldn't see the details of the road clearly, but I didn't know how to go to Zhujiazhuang again."

Yang Lin shook his head and said, "Why do you care about the straight path? Just walk along the main road."

Shi Xiu did not doubt that he had him, so he picked up firewood and looked forward to the road ahead.

After walking for a long time, Shi Xiu suddenly saw about ten or five inns and hotels ahead, and walked over.

As we got closer, we saw a wall knife, wooden gun, steel fork and other equipment inserted at the door of the store. The clothes worn by the people in the hotel were written with a big word "我" written on them. This is how people coming and going around.

Suddenly an old man passed by, Shi Xiu bowed to him and asked, "Old man, what are the customs and customs in this area? Why do all the families put swords, guns, sticks at the door?"

The old man looked at him and frowned slightly: "Where did you get the guest? Since you didn't know the rules in the village, you should leave quickly."

Shi Xiu replied: "The villain was originally a guest selling dates in Shandong. After saving the capital, he couldn't get home, so he carried a load of firewood to sell it here, but he didn't know the rules here."

The old man said, "Since you don't know the rules, then leave quickly. Sooner or later, there will be a big battle here."

Shi Xiu pretended to be shocked and said, "Why are there any big battles to fight in such a good place?"

The old man said anxiously: "Do you really don't know or fake? Let me tell you: Here is called Zhujiazhuang, and the Zhuchaofeng government office is on the village. I offended the heroes of Liangshan a few days ago, and now I am sending a large number of troops to attack. I am stationed outside the village. The superiors have already ordered the young and strong people in my village to prepare. When the order arrives, they will go to support the Zhu family's army."

Shi Xiu asked again: "Old man, how many families are in the village?"

The old man said, "There are tens of thousands of families in my village alone. There are also Lijiazhuang in the east village, Hutaigongzhuang in the west village and Zhujiazhuang to form an alliance to support each other."

Shi Xiu shouted: "Since that's the case, I'm afraid that Liangshan Lake will do much."

The old man smiled slightly and whispered: "Are you a detailed work from Liangshan?"

Shi Xiu was shocked, and there was a flaw in his eyes. He pretended to be puzzled and said, "Where are you talking about this?"

The old man said, "No matter who you are, let's talk to me first." After that, he turned around and walked towards a dilapidated wooden house.

Shi Xiu was shocked and suspicious, so he had to follow him.

After entering the house, Shi Xiu was about to bow to the ground, but the old man held his arm casually.

Feeling the amazing force in the old man's thin arms, Shi Xiu was even more frightened.

But the old man said, "Don't panic. Although I live here, I am not a local Zhujiazhuang. Everyone in the village has a surname, but I am the only one with the surname Zhongli."

Shi Xiu wanted to speak but stopped: "Why are the old man..."

The old man said lightly: "The Zhujiazhuang is domineering and colluding with the government to harm the other side. I am different from him and do not plan with each other."

Shi Xiu said suspiciously: "Has the old man tested me just now?"

The old man said, "Yes, you are the so-called Liangshan heroes, but they are the same as those of Zhujiazhuang people. I am happy to see you and others wrestle the sumo. Whoever dies or is injured is a great good thing."

Although the old man looked down on the heroes of Liangshan, he seemed to help Liangshan to cause the two tigers to fight. Shi Xiu then continued: "I hope the old man will give me some advice."

The old man snorted and said, "This Zhujiazhuang is located on the hills, surrounded by winding roads. Because of the strange scenery of the mountains, the roads entering and leaving the human eye sees are different. It is often easy to get in, but it is difficult to get out."

Shi Xiu was shocked and said, "Is there a way to crack it?"

The old man replied, "It's very easy to say. When you go out, you just need to pay attention to the poplar trees. Remember, whenever the poplar trees turn, if there are no poplar trees, it will definitely be a dead end. The road without poplar trees is often full of traps. Once it falls into it, it will be captured alive."

Shi Xiu learned about the trick and said, "Thank you for your kindness, I will repay you well in the future." After that, he wanted to leave.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard a sound of people coming from outside, which was extremely noisy and I vaguely heard someone say "Catch a detailed work."

Shi Xiu was shocked and hurried out to see. He saw more than a dozen armed soldiers escorting a mid-flatbed cart with a man tied up on it. He was stripped naked and in the shape of a "big". After a closer look, it was Yang Lin.

The person watching the road asked about the reason, and heard a soldier say, "This guy is so bold. He comes alone to do that trick. He pretends to be a magician, but he can't recognize the way. He looks at the road and walks. He is caught by the inspected brother and asks Qi to catch him. This guy has some skill and hurts several of my brothers. Some people recognize him, and he is the bandit of Liangshan, called Yang Lin, the Jinbao."

Someone from the side encouraged him, "Since this person is a bandit in Liangshan, I heard that Chao Gai was leading his troops outside the hills. Why not cut off this guy's bird and send it to Chao Gai?"

Everyone laughed, but they didn't bother to watch the fun and cheered.

The soldier smiled and said, "We are willing to do it, but the third young master has given the order, so we can't touch him for the time being."

After hearing this, everyone was immediately depressed.

Shi Xiu was so anxious that he watched it in secret, but there was no good way to save Yang Lin for a while, so he was about to go back and tell Chao Gai about the situation here.

The old man suddenly grabbed his hand and pulled him into the darkness.

He was just wondering, but he saw a man and a woman riding a horse in the distance.

The man was riding a white horse and carrying a silver spear. It was Zhu Biao who he had met before.

The woman rode a black horse, wearing a light short-strike, clasped the reins tightly and rode her horse. Only when she got close did she see her face clearly: her face was as sharp as a knife, her eyebrows were like strokes, her nose was high and straight, her thin lips were vermilion red, and her long black hair was tied straight behind her head. She was really heroic.

When the old man saw Shi Xiu staring at the woman, he introduced to him: "That is the daughter of Hu Taigong Xicun, the 1-zhang Qinghu Sanniang, who has two swords on the sun and the moon. With your realm, you can't walk ten moves under her."

Shi Xiu was indifferent to the old man's ridicule and said in surprise: "There are such strange women in the world!"

Zhu Biao and Hu Sanniang have already had a marriage contract and will get married in two months. At this time, Zhujiazhuang is in trouble, so she comes to help.

The two of them pulled their horses in the crowd, and Zhu Biao said loudly: "All young families are ready to go. Tonight, they must use the red light as a sign. They must arrest Chao Gai and other thieves and escort the government to ask for rewards. From then on, no one is allowed to leave the village without the Zhu family's documents. Once someone is found out that he has left the village without authorization, he will treat it as a traitor who has an affair with the bandits of Liangshan."

Everyone was used to it and had no objection. Only Shi Xiu complained secretly.

Seeing that a soldier guarded the crossbow, Shi Xiu couldn't do so, so he had to go back to the house with the old man and stayed there before mediating from it at night.

Chao Gai waited in the military tent for a long time, but he did not see the two of them coming back. Afraid that they made a mistake, he sent someone to inquire. After a while, someone came to report it. It was said that Zhujiazhuang claimed that he had seized the "fine work" and was under martial law at this time and did not let people enter and exit.

Chao Gai was immediately anxious. Yang Lin and Shi Xiu entered Zhujiazhuang after being ordered by him. He was taken away at this time and he had to rescue him no matter what.

When summoning the leaders, Chao Gai said straight to the point: "Yang Lin, Brother Shi Xiu may have been caught and he doesn't care about his big roads. Tonight, we just need to kill the generals and save them. I wonder what you think?"

Qin Ming and others clasped their fists and said, "It depends on the instructions of my brother."

At night, the leaders of Liangshan led 180 people, holding torches, and directly rushed towards Zhujiazhuang. As they approached, they began to wave flags and shout, beat drums and gongs, and raised their swords and storm, and were drastic.

When I arrived in front of the village, I found that the village gate was closed and the suspension bridge under the village was hung up.

The former commander of the army, Qin Ming, challenged and scolded loudly in front of the village, but there was no movement at all, and there was no military horse torches.

Chao Gai looked at it and felt suspicious. Suddenly, Dai Zong said behind him: "Brother Chao Gai, the way he came was gone, and it is difficult to identify."

Chao Gai looked around and was pitch black. He suddenly woke up and said in surprise: "If Zhujiazhuang had known that we were going to attack at night, he might have been trapped."

He hurriedly shouted: "The rear army finds the way, the front army cuts off the rear, withdraw the troops as soon as possible!"

At the right time, a beam of red light flew into the night sky in Zhujia Village, and bright flowers bloomed in the sound of explosions. Countless torches suddenly lit up on the gatehouse, and thousands of arrows roared, showing the bitterness along the night wind.

It turned out that the soldiers in Zhujiazhuang had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw the signal, they began to attack.

Before the time to raise the shield, the soldier was immediately shot and turned over by the person who was shot. Chao Gai was frightened and shouted loudly to retreat.

After leaving hundreds of corpses, the Liangshan army withdrew from Zhujiazhuang's range. But the surrounding wilderness also lit up, as if countless enemies were surrounding them. At this time, Zhujiazhuang also put down the suspension bridge, and a horse rushed out of it and headed straight for the Liangshan army.

Chao Gai dared not fall in love with the battle and was determined to retreat.

Due to the twists and turns of the road, the army was already in chaos at this time, and many soldiers even lost their weapons to escape.

Suddenly someone whispered loudly, "Brother Shi Xiu is back." But Shi Xiu came to Chao Gai and said loudly, "Tell your brothers to raise the torches high and look for poplar trees along the way. When you see poplar trees, you will turn around. Remember, the road with poplar trees is the way to live, and the rest are dead."

Chao Gai looked happy and hurriedly ordered the message to be spread.

After recognizing the road, the army had some order and began to retreat slowly. Qin Ming, Yang Xiong and others fought with Zhujiazhuang soldiers to break the rear. They could not form a formation while fighting and retreating, and countless casualties were killed or injured.

Chao Gai and others walked three or four miles and found that there were more and more people blocking the attack ahead. They stopped the army in surprise.

Shi Xiu pointed to a bright light and said, "Brother, look at the red light over there. They used the light to block us in advance. Wherever we go, we will point the light."

Chao Gai looked at him and there was indeed a bowl of lights. The bowl of lights was not too far from them. He hurriedly drew his bow and arrows and shot the bowl of lights with an arrow.

The arrow flew away, just bypassed by, almost hitting the hit. The lamp holder noticed it and started moving around. Chao Gai was about to take a second arrow, but he had no choice but to look at the shaking lamp.

He slapped his head suddenly: "If I had known that Brother Hua Rong had come, I would have shot out the bowl of lights."

However, at this time, the Liangshan army had been surrounded by the people from Zhujiazhuang. Chao Gai regretted it too late, but he did not dare to hesitate and led the army to break through the front.
Chapter completed!