HPDBC #267 - Brutal Battle
#267 - Brutal Battle
Everyone heard this and turned to look.
Sure enough, at the other end of the official road, a mighty procession was heading this way.
This procession was numerous, appearing to have at least a thousand people.
Although the two sides were far apart, if they could see everyone, then naturally, everyone could see them.
Dong Xiong, seeing this, angrily said:
"Why are you only reporting now that they're so close?"
The people had already reached within sight, and reporting at this time was meaningless.
There were so many corpses on the scene that there wasn't even time to clean them up.
This also meant that everyone had no way to carry out a prior ambush and observation, which would cause them to miss the opportunity.
The scout helplessly replied:
"Great Chief, there are experts in this procession!"
"Several of our brothers were detected and killed as soon as we approached."
"If I hadn't escaped quickly, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made it back!"
Dong Xiong didn't care about these things; he only looked at the results.
"Useless!"
"All useless!"
He fiercely cleaved with the large blade in his hand.
The Black Boar Stronghold people immediately and quickly gathered together, following Dong Xiong towards the front of the official road.
When Dong Xiong rode his horse past Liang Jin and the other two, he said with some displeasure:
"You three, you need to put in some effort this time!"
"What should have been discussed has already been discussed; you need to let me see the results!"
As he spoke, Dong Xiong had already ridden his horse towards the front.
These words made Lei Zhen somewhat dissatisfied with Dong Xiong's tone, and he couldn't help but complain in a low voice:
"This guy really thinks we're his subordinates?"
Liang Jin didn't mind, however, and he smiled faintly:
"It doesn't matter; if everything goes smoothly, then so be it."
"If it doesn't go smoothly, there will be times when he has to ask us for help."
Immediately, he also flicked the reins and followed, bringing Lei Zhen and Xiao Liu with him.
They saw that on the official road in the distance, this procession was almost a long dragon.
In addition to some escorts of yamen runners and soldiers, they could also see a large number of supplies.
Hundreds of ox carts were filled with sacks, and these sacks were bulging one by one; it seemed that they were the grain that Dong Xiong's intelligence had mentioned.
Lei Zhen clicked his tongue in amazement when he saw so many vehicles:
"If all these carts are full of grain, then I'm afraid there are three thousand shi, right?"
"So much grain is enough for ten thousand people to eat for a day."
He really didn't expect that this new prefect would bring so much grain with him when he took office.
If so much grain were distributed to the people, who knows how many people could be saved.
Lei Zhen couldn't help but look at the Black Boar Stronghold.
As soon as he thought that 90% of this grain would be distributed to Dong Xiong and his gang, he felt a little pity.
Liang Jin, however, said:
"The more grain there is, the greater its value in this Changzhou."
"This also means that the people guarding these riches are stronger."
"Act according to circumstances later."
"Liu Zi, if the situation is not right, you escape first; don't worry about me and your second brother."
Xiao Liu's martial arts were too weak to be effective.
If they encountered danger, Liang Jin couldn't take care of him, so he gave him a reminder in advance.
"Understood, Big Brother."
Xiao Liu replied with a look of shame.
He also knew that his strength was weak and could only try not to burden his two older brothers.
As Liang Jin and his group followed the Black Boar Stronghold closer to the new prefect's procession.
A rider came out from the prefect's procession.
The rider came in front of Dong Xiong and the others, cupped his fists, and saluted:
"Greetings, heroes!"
"The prefect is taking office, hoping for good luck and avoiding conflict."
"Our Weiyuan Escort Agency is escorting the prefect to Changzhou City this time, so please give us some convenience."
"This is a small token of our appreciation; please have a drink, heroes."
"In the future, when our Weiyuan Escort Agency travels in Changzhou, we will have other generous gifts!"
As the rider spoke, he grabbed a few silver notes and handed them to Dong Xiong.
Obviously, this escort agency's rider had sharp eyes and rich experience, and he could tell at a glance that these people were here to rob, and he also saw that Dong Xiong was the leader of the group.
Dong Xiong snorted coldly:
"Do you think we're petty thieves?"
As he spoke, he didn't wait for the rider to reply and directly slashed with his blade.
This blade sent the rider's head flying high into the air, and then it fell heavily to the ground.
The prefect's procession saw that Dong Xiong's side had already made a move, and they immediately took action, forming a defensive formation.
Dong Xiong then nodded towards Li Rong.
Li Rong pulled out a feathered arrow, aimed it at the sky, and shot it out.
"Whoosh!!!"
This was actually a signal arrow.
The sharp sound of the signal arrow pierced the sky.
Immediately following, a group of people could be seen running over with weapons.
It seemed that Dong Xiong wasn't lying when he said that he had more than three hundred brothers lying in ambush nearby.
Dong Xiong shouted loudly at this time:
"Brothers!"
"Charge with me!"
"Kill all these dog officials and rob their grain!"
He took the lead, riding his horse and charging forward.
The people of the Black Boar Stronghold also hurriedly followed.
Lei Zhen and Xiao Liu looked at Liang Jin, waiting for Liang Jin's decision.
Liang Jin shook the reins and said:
"We don't need to rush; let's go over slowly."
"Let's wait for them to fight and see the situation of the other side's experts."
"The final act should always come last."
The other side's final expert hadn't appeared, so Liang Jin naturally wouldn't easily make a move.
The horse under his crotch slowly ambled forward, and Lei Zhen and Xiao Liu followed behind.
Soon.
The Black Boar Stronghold's procession and the prefect's procession had already begun to make contact.
The two sides immediately fought.
It must be said that the prefect's procession was obviously much stronger than the county magistrate's group just now.
As soon as the two sides started fighting, they immediately had casualties on both sides.
Especially the formation formed by the group of soldiers was very powerful.
After the Black Boar Stronghold's people rushed in, they were quickly divided, causing the Black Boar Stronghold's strength to be difficult to concentrate.
On the contrary, those soldiers relied on the formation to constantly encircle and kill the Black Boar Stronghold's people.
Thanks to Dong Xiong, Li Rong, and Xing Niang, three experts who charged back and forth, scattering the government troops' formation several times, Black Boar Fortress was spared a complete wipeout.
However, this battle also infuriated Dong Xiong.
He had just slashed down a few government soldiers when he looked back and saw Liang Jin and the others still riding their horses leisurely.
This made Dong Xiong curse loudly:
"Song Jiang! What are you guys spacing out for?"
"Hurry up and come and help!"
He had barely finished cursing when he saw an expert among the government troops already attacking him.
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This forced Dong Xiong to concentrate all his attention and fight fiercely with this government troop expert.
The two sides fought incessantly, extremely tragically.
The martial artists of Black Boar Fortress below the sixth rank died quickly once they were caught in a siege.
Of the original three hundred or so men from Black Boar Fortress, at least a hundred had died in less than a quarter of an hour.
The government troops also suffered considerable casualties, but most of their deaths and injuries were caused by the three fifth-rank experts, Dong Xiong.
For a time, it was difficult to determine the victor between the two sides.
Seeing this, Liang Jin knew that the basic combat strength of these government troops was indeed stronger than that of the Green Forest bandits of Black Boar Fortress.
If Black Boar Fortress didn't have three fifth-rank experts as the backbone, they probably wouldn't be a match for this group of government troops.
"Oh?"
"There are also martial artists among them?"
Liang Jin keenly noticed that among the many sedan chairs in the prefect's team, a martial artist dressed in martial attire appeared in one of the small sedan chairs.
Since the new prefect had money and power, it was normal to hire a martial arts expert for protection.
In the blink of an eye, this martial arts expert also joined the battle.
"Second Brother, you can go now."
Liang Jin reached out and pointed at the fifth-rank expert.
The addition of this martial arts expert would inevitably affect the balance of the battle, so Liang Jin let Lei Zhen participate to ensure that Black Boar Fortress would not be defeated.
Lei Zhen immediately tightened his reins, rode his horse quickly into the battlefield, and met the martial arts expert head-on.
Seeing this, Dong Xiong couldn't help but shout:
"You bastards are finally making a move!"
"Brothers! Give it your all and kill these dog government troops!"
The two sides once again engaged in a tragic fight.
Seeing such a scene, Xiao Liu couldn't help but tremble slightly.
What he usually encountered were mostly Green Forest grudges, at most dozens of people fighting.
Now, seeing thousands of people fighting together, the bloodshed of the battle, and the rapid loss of life, Xiao Liu was greatly shocked, and he couldn't help but feel a little afraid.
Seeing this, Liang Jin smiled and said:
"Liu Zi, watch carefully, you won't be afraid after watching more."
"There's nothing shameful about this."
"Right now, you're afraid because you don't have enough confidence and you're not sure you can protect your life in this kind of melee."
"Once your martial arts become higher, you will naturally be confident."
Xiao Liu nodded seriously.
Following what Liang Jin said, even though he was afraid in his heart, he still carefully watched this large-scale fight.
He knew very well that this was also an opportunity to temper his state of mind.
On the battlefield.
The casualties on both sides were still increasing.
At this moment, the people of Black Boar Fortress were already on the verge of collapse psychologically.
With so many casualties, it was normal to collapse.
It was already not easy for the people of Black Boar Fortress to persevere until now.
If it weren't for Dong Xiong and the other two holding on, they would probably have already fled.
But now, even if they hadn't fled, it was clear that they didn't dare to continue charging and killing, and instead began to retreat while fighting.
But once this fighting spirit weakened, they would only die faster.
This made the government troops even more eager to fight, and their attacks became even more ferocious.
If they wanted to reverse the battle, they could only rely on the competition of the fifth-rank experts!
Finally.
Lei Zhen was the first to determine the victory.
He had practiced boxing all his life and was good at boxing.
Since he learned the 'Great Subduing Demon Fist', it was even more powerful.
After a set of punches, the martial arts expert was directly defeated and hurriedly fled back to the core of the team to hide.
The second to determine the victory was Dong Xiong.
With a single slash of his blade, Dong Xiong finally beheaded the fifth-rank government troop leader.
This Dong Xiong was indeed capable of becoming the leader of Black Boar Fortress.
As for Xing Niang, she was fighting with a government constable wearing a black uniform from Six Doors.
Not only did Xing Niang fail to win, but she was also being suppressed and beaten by the Six Doors constable.
Fortunately, Xing Niang's footwork was flexible, so she was not in too much danger.
As for Li Rong, he did not encounter an opponent.
He had been wandering on the periphery, occasionally supporting the brothers in the battlefield with his arrows.
However, Liang Jin also discovered that although Li Rong was a fifth-rank expert, the arrows he shot were difficult to cause effective damage to fifth-rank enemies.
It seemed that in battles within the same realm, close combat was still more lethal.
No wonder there were very few people in this world who practiced archery.
And with Lei Zhen and Dong Xiong's victory, the two quickly led the people of Black Boar Fortress to gain a firm foothold, and even began to counterattack.
On the contrary, the morale of the government troops began to waver after their leader died, and they even began to show signs of collapse.
The situation seemed to be developing in a good direction.
However, Liang Jin's gaze had already turned to another sedan chair in front of the prefect's sedan chair.
This sedan chair was unremarkable, but there were several public servants in black uniforms standing next to it.
Even the Six Doors fifth-rank expert who was fighting with Xing Niang only dared to stand next to this sedan chair before, and did not dare to ride in it.
"It seems that the real expert is inside here."
Liang Jin understood in his heart.
He really didn't expect that the people from Six Doors were actually with the new prefect.
Even the information provided by Dong Xiong did not mention the involvement of Six Doors.
"Hmm?"
Liang Jin suddenly had a stern look on his face.
He had already noticed that a gaze was fixed on him.
And that gaze was actually cast from the Six Doors sedan chair!
The person in the sedan chair did not pay attention to the other martial artists on the battlefield, but only stared at Liang Jin!
Why exactly?