Xitunzhuang is a fort under the Inspection Department of the ancient town. It has a population of more than 300 and 20 troops stationed there. It is considered a relatively large fort within the jurisdiction of the Inspection Department of the ancient town.
Xitunzhuang occupies a small area, and the perimeter of the fort wall is only more than 100 meters, so many military households live outside the fort.
In the evening, Song Long led more than two hundred people to the outside of Xitun Village. Looking at the slightly dilapidated fortress wall, Song Long's face was filled with pride.
Zhao Maqun, whose one leg was still holding the board in place, was also following the team. He was sitting on a donkey cart with a ferocious face and didn't know what he was thinking.
"Let's go and stay in the fort, and let the armor commander here come out to see me!"
Song Long arrogantly sent people into the fort to make arrangements, and then led a large group of people to rush towards the gate of Xitunzhuang.
Not long after, the commander-in-chief of Xitunzhuang rushed over and kowtowed directly. Although Song Long did not have any official position, Song Long represented the Song family at this time and was the person who inspected Song Gongming. Naturally, a commander of Xitunzhuang did not dare to neglect him.
"Have you received the message sent yesterday?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Song, the younger one has received it."
"Well, that's good. Let all your people come out to garrison, and then recruit a hundred young soldiers for me to stand by. All of them will be garrisoned outside the fort and obey my orders."
"yes!"
The commander did not dare to neglect and hurriedly arranged manpower.
Then Song Long led his troops into the fort and occupied the general flag office of the commander. After the commander arranged the manpower, he hurried back to listen to the arrangements.
Zhao Maqun entered the official hall with the support of two idlers, and then said: "Brother, this time we mobilized two hundred men and horses, ten soldiers and servants, and more than a hundred troops from Xitunzhuang. Households, isn’t it a bit too much? How many people can there be in Dapanbao? What if Liu Yan doesn’t dare to come?”
Now Zhao Maqun is full of thoughts of revenge, fearing that Liu Yan will be frightened and dare not go to the appointment.
Song Long said: "You know nothing! The Dapanbao run by Liu Yan is very famous. There are hundreds of military households alone and a population of thousands. A camp of this size can easily attract hundreds of people. Come on, we must not take this battle lightly."
Zhao Maqun quickly apologized and said, "Yes, yes, brother is right. But how should we fight this battle? Please give me some advice."
Song Long said proudly: "This time my uncle asked me to lead the team and support ten soldiers and servants, because he knew that I could win this battle, and in order to give me some credit, I can be reused in the future. So you all have to listen to me in this battle."
Zhao Maqun and the commander-in-chief of Xitunzhuang agreed repeatedly and did not dare to disobey.
"This time, with the troops from Xitunzhuang as the vanguard and the two hundred troops I brought as backup, we rely on the Xitunzhuang Fort to fight against Liu Yan. I will take ten soldiers and servants to sit in the fort. At the critical moment, we will I will attack and strive to hit the target!"
Zhao Maqun and Xitunzhuang's armor commander looked at each other. When they heard this, they wanted them to lead their troops to fight. Although they were somewhat reluctant, they still didn't dare to say anything.
At this moment, a wanderer hurriedly ran over and said: "Brother, Liu Yan has brought people here. They have arrived south of Xitunzhuang Fort and are resting two miles away."
Song Long and Zhao Maqun suddenly became nervous, and Song Long even asked loudly: "How many people did Liu Yan bring?"
"One, more than a hundred, up to two hundred people."
Song Long was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "Speaking of which, Dapan Fort is also a large fort. Liu Yan only has such a small number of troops. It is really unbearable."
Seeing this, Zhao Maqun felt relieved and said, "Brother, let's take action. While Liu Yan and the others are just getting tired, we will kill them directly without letting Liu Yan and the others rest."
"Um."
Song Long nodded and said: "This is the right reason!"
Then Song Long took Zhao Maqun and Chief Jia to the outside of the fort. More than a hundred people from Xitunzhuang and the two hundred idlers brought by Song Long had all been pulled out and were forming a team outside the fort in a noisy manner. A long time passed, but there was still no formation.
Seeing this, the commander of Xitunzhuang couldn't help it, so he went straight over and roared at the whole team. It was not easy to organize more than a hundred of his men, but the two hundred idlers behind him were still noisy, as if they were not out to fight, but Come and watch the excitement.
With the support of two idlers, Zhao Maqun stood behind the idlers and looked into the distance. Song Long gave a few instructions and turned back to the castle, taking ten armored men with him. The servants climbed up the fort wall and prepared to command from a high position, quite like a general.
At this moment, Song Long, Zhao Maqun and Naxi Tunzhuang Commander saw the scene almost at the same time. They saw Liu Yan leading his troops to press over. The five-banner men and horses of Dapanbao were in a tight formation, like a wall. This direct retreat made everyone here feel an invisible pressure.
At this time, Song Long's face was very ugly, because he not only saw that Liu Yan had a cavalry of dozens of people, but also a large number of blunderbuss, as well as a large number of spears and shields.
On the other hand, the men and horses of the Inspection Department of the ancient town, the two hundred idlers basically hold weapons such as sticks, iron rulers, hatchets, etc. The Dunjun in Xitunzhuang are better, but they only have a dozen swords and a spear. There are no poles.
What Song Long couldn't accept the most was that Liu Yan's one or two hundred men were all wearing armor. With such equipment, let alone hundreds of idlers and military households, even the camp soldiers might not be their opponents!
"Why is this Liu Yan so stunned? He said it was a fight, but he actually wanted to fight to the death with real swords and guns!"
Song Long immediately ordered Zhao Maqun to lead his people to withdraw into the fort and prepare to defend it, leaving Commander Jia of Xitun Zhuang to guard outside.
But with this order, the idlers who had been suppressed by the soldiers and horses of Dapanbao immediately exploded and retreated with the lame Zhao horses, leaving the people of Xitunzhuang behind.
At this time, not only the armor commander of Xitunzhuang and all his men were dumbfounded, but even Liu Yan, who was about to issue the battle order, was also dumbfounded.
"What's happening here?"
Liu Yan looked at the five people Wang Bo, Wang Yue, Xu Ming, Miao Shao, and Zhang Yi who were waiting for orders around him, and even wondered if the scene in front of him was some kind of package created by Song Long.
"The Song family has been a powerful person who has been in the inspection department of the ancient town for many years. They can't be so vulnerable, right?"
When Liu Yan was confused, Miao Shao asked: "Captain Jia, let's go for it. Maybe the Song family's horses are really embroidered pillows. They are just fancy but useless!"
Zhang Yi also said: "The Song family usually bullies and dominates the market, dealing with ordinary people and businessmen. They have never seen elites like our Dapanbao. It is reasonable to be frightened."
Liu Yan nodded, then ordered all the flags to move forward simultaneously, and ordered the flags not to be collected at night to wander on the left wing, waiting for orders before launching an attack.
Several small flag officers returned to their subordinates one after another. Liu Yan followed Miao Shaoqi, and then more than a hundred soldiers advanced for more than fifty steps. The Xitunzhuang troops who were still supporting in front also began to retreat. .
Those young and strong soldiers who were temporarily recruited were the first to escape. Then fear became like an infectious disease, completely defeating the commander of Xitunzhuang and dozens of Dunjun troops. Everyone ran back together, but they were all blocked outside the gate. .
At this time, Song Long has ordered the door to be closed!
"Open the door!"
"This is Xitunzhuang, not an ancient town. Open the door!"
Liu Yan looked at the chaotic scene in front of him. He had already considered various scenarios that might happen in this fierce battle, but he did not expect that it would be like this. Hundreds of people from the Song family collapsed without a fight. It was really surprising. Unexpected.
"Really boring!"
Liu Yan sighed in his heart. At this time, the large group of people had arrived a hundred steps away from Xitunzhuang. Liu Yan then said to Miao Shao: "Let them surrender. Since the situation is like this, we should try not to kill anyone."
"yes!"
Miao Shao immediately led a group of Dun troops and shouted together, asking Song Long to surrender immediately.
Song Long, who was standing on the fort wall, was so angry that he could not imagine that hundreds of people were defeated by his own order. If this spread, the Song family's face in the inspection department of the ancient town would be ruined. !
So after Song Long heard Liu Yan's cry to persuade him to surrender, he angrily said to the leader of the soldiers around him: "Set the arrows, shoot the arrows for me!"
Although these idlers of the Song family are useless, the dozens of warrior servants are still very capable. Not only are each of them equipped with armor and swords, but each of them is also equipped with a strong bow and thirty arrows!
Ten soldiers and servants were seen unfurling their bows and setting up arrows, and then there was a burst of shooting. Dozens or hundreds of arrows fell in the formation of the Dapanbao soldiers, immediately injuring four Dunjun soldiers.
Fortunately, all the soldiers were protected by armor. These four Dunjun soldiers were only shot in the arms and thighs. The flag officers of each banner hurriedly asked people to carry the four wounded aside, treated them briefly, and then the formation was restored. There was silence, but everyone was filled with anger.
Liu Yan even roared angrily: "There are all flags, and the musketeers are ready!"
The five flag officers shouted at the same time: "Raise the gun!"
The Yan Ling Saber in Liu Yan's hand was slashed down hard, and the five flag officers roared: "Let go!"
Seventy-five gunners opened fire at the same time, immediately shooting down a large area of Xitunzhuang Dunjun and military households gathered outside the gate. At least forty people were shot, and the armor commander of Xitunzhuang was also shot. With blood pouring from his chest, he fell to the ground on his back and died.
The remaining troops immediately dispersed and fled in all directions. Liu Yan ignored the scattered Xitunzhuang troops, but directed the gunners to continue firing to suppress the archers on the fort wall.
The volley just now left Song Long and Zhao Maqun dumbfounded. They had also seen blunderbuss before, but this was the first time they saw such a sophisticated, powerful and ranged blunderbuss, and fear suddenly surged in their hearts.
"We can't defend this place!"
Just as this idea came to Song Long's mind, the second round of volleys started outside. The wall of Xitunzhuang was crackled. Ten soldiers and servants were about to fire arrows again, but they couldn't dodge and were shot dead. Six people, the remaining four soldiers and servants were so frightened that they rolled and ran down the fort wall.
The armor worn by these military servants is not cotton armor designed to prevent fire weapons, nor is it iron armor, but armor made of leather and a small amount of iron materials. It cannot protect against the sharp bird cannon shots of Dapanbao.
Song Long didn't dare to fight when he saw this, and hurriedly wanted to go down, preparing to send people out to sue for peace.
At this moment, Liu Yan ordered the third salvo. After a roar, countless projectiles were fired, and more than 20 idlers including Song Long were killed. At this time, there was chaos in Xitun Village!
In this way, Liu Yan led his troops to fire volleys outside for half an hour. They stopped shooting only when there was no more people on the wall.
Liu Yan looked at the closed door and felt a little confused. He didn't bring any siege equipment, so how could he break in?
Just when Liu Yan was in trouble, the gate of Xitunzhuang suddenly opened, and then a wanderer walked out tremblingly, came to Liu Yan, and said: "I have met Mr. Liu, Mr. Qi, we have met Mr. Liu and Mr. Qi. I have surrendered, please raise your flag high, Mr. Liu, and raise your hand."
Liu Yan said coldly: "You are not qualified to ask Song Long to come out to see me!"
"Mr. Liu Qi doesn't know, Mr. Song, oh no! It's Song Long. He has been killed by Mr. Liu Qi's gun."
Liu Yan was stunned when he heard this. He used too much force this time!
