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Then we won't be able to tolerate him!
Thinking of this,
Dong Ping had no choice but to reluctantly order a retreat!
.....
Inside the Qingfeng Mountain camp.
Seeing the government troops slowly retreat,
Chao Gai, Li Zhong, and Zhu Tong,
Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"I had heard that Dong Ping was defeated by Liangshan in a single battle, so I thought he would be easy to deal with."
The tiger-hunting general smiled bitterly.
"I never imagined this person would be so powerful; he almost caused the destruction of our Qingfeng Village and the loss of all its inhabitants."
"The Liangshan army is large and powerful, far surpassing our Qingfeng Mountain."
We've just been through life and death together,
Zhu Tong, the bearded gentleman, also became more talkative.
"And this wielder, Dong Ping, is a renowned and fierce general from all over Shandong,"
"It's not shameful for us to be defeated by them!"
Although Chao Gai received a great favor from Liangshan,
He also admired Zhao Yuan to the extreme.
But now he is, after all, the head of a stronghold.
Upon hearing Zhu Tong say that Qingfeng Mountain could not compare to Liangshan,
I naturally felt somewhat uncomfortable.
But that's the truth.
He was helpless.
"Although the three of us successfully retreated back to the mountain stronghold, we don't know how things are going with Mr. Scholar and the others,"
Chao Gai said worriedly,
"I hope those three brothers are all safe and sound."
"Brother, don't worry,"
Li Zhong offered words of comfort.
"The scholar is intelligent, and the Lei brothers and Master Gongsun are all skilled in martial arts,"
"The three of them will surely be safe and sound."
"Your Majesty, it would be best to send your men to keep an eye on the movements of the government troops for now,"
Zhu Tong suggested,
"Their pretense is to prevent them from retreating; their real intention is to launch a surprise attack on our mountain stronghold."
“Brother Zhu Tong is right,”
Chao Gai nodded.
Then they arranged for scouts and henchmen.
To track and monitor the movements of the government troops.
While opening the village gate,
They retrieved the henchmen who had been hiding in the jungle.
Until tomorrow when the sky is clear,
It was already noon.
Scattered among the mountains, they became henchmen.
Only then were most of them recovered.
Meanwhile, the three who had been missing were Wu Yong, the strategist; Gongsun Sheng, the cloud-piercing dragon; and Lei Heng, the winged tiger.
They also rushed back to Qingfeng Mountain Village via the mountain path.
Seeing that the three were safe and sound,
Chao Gai was finally completely relieved.
The next step is to take inventory of the henchmen in the stronghold.
The leaders of the mountain stronghold
But they were all on the verge of tears.
After this battle,
Most of Qingfeng Mountain's henchmen were killed or wounded.
Originally, the mountain village had more than a thousand people.
At this point, fewer than six hundred people remained.
Nearly half of them were injured.
"Alas, it's all our fault for failing,"
Chao Gai blamed himself,
"If the three of us could defeat that double-spear general,"
"If we had stormed into the government troops' camp in one fell swoop, the battle wouldn't have ended up like this!"
"Heavenly King, do not blame yourself,"
Wu Yong said with shame,
"When I was about to devise a plan, I never expected that Dong Ping would be so formidable."
"No matter what, although the stronghold suffered heavy losses this time, at least the stronghold was defended, and all the brothers are safe and sound."
Gongsun Sheng sighed.
"It's just a pity for the heroes in the government army camp, and for those civilians,"
"If the three of us escape, those government troops will surely take their anger out on us!"
"Those two hundred-plus people are probably all dead without a burial place."
"What's the point of saying all this now?"
Lei Heng shook his head and said,
"Now, we should first guard against Dong Ping going up the mountain again."
"Commander Lei is right,"
Li Zhong agreed.
"I just checked, and most of the arrows stockpiled in the village have already been used..."
Chapter 724 Up and Down the Mountain
"If the government troops attack again, the mountain stronghold probably won't last much longer..."
The tiger-slaying general's words
The atmosphere immediately became tense again.
"What should we do?"
Chao Gai was completely at a loss.
He could only look up at the crowd.
"Brother, shall we evacuate Qingfeng Mountain?"
Bai Sheng suggested in a low voice,
"Anyway, Qingfeng Village can't be defended."
"No! The government troops haven't attacked the camp again! How can we abandon it!"
Gongsun Sheng shook his head.
Lei Heng angrily said,
"What's there to be afraid of! If Dong Ping dares to attack again, I'd like to see just how formidable that fellow is!"
"Commander Lei, don't be impulsive!"
Zhu Tong frowned and said,
"The three of us are no match for Dong Pingzhi's martial arts."
"How can you manage alone!"
"We can't really abandon the village, can we?"
Lei Heng snorted coldly.
Seeing that everyone was about to start arguing,
Wu Yong quickly spoke up,
"Brothers, stop arguing!"
"In my humble opinion, the Double-Gun General is unlikely to return to the mountain."
"Why do you say that, sir?"
Chao Gai asked in surprise.
"Your Majesty, do not forget what I said before about the reason why Dong Ping stationed his troops at the foot of the mountain,"
Wu Yong explained,
"The battle between Liangshan and the imperial army is still undecided."
"If Dong Ping were to wipe out our Qingfeng Village now,"
"The imperial court will surely send him to suppress Liangshan."
"If that's the case, then everything that guy did before was in vain."
"Therefore, I suspect that even if the Double-Gun General knows that our stronghold is severely weakened, he will definitely not come up the mountain again in the short term."
"That's good, that's good!"
The day rat nodded repeatedly.
Gongsun Sheng suddenly said,
"Not going up the mountain for a short time doesn't mean we won't go up the mountain later!"
"In my humble opinion, we are bound to have a battle with the government troops of Qingzhou sooner or later."
"Why do you say that, Taoist Master?"
Chao Gai did not understand.
"Your Majesty, if the imperial army defeats Liangshan,"
Gongsun Sheng explained,
"That double-gunner will surely go to the marsh to steal the credit."
"But before he can claim credit, he has to wipe out our Qingfeng Village first, otherwise how can he explain it to the imperial court?"
"And if the imperial army is defeated by Liangshan,"
"Then Dong Ping will inevitably attack Qingfeng Village."