On the fifth day of Holy Monday, the sun has not fully risen, and the sky has just risen. The sentry in the corner tower of Baijiapu sounded the "alarm" made of bamboo tubes, and the empty sound echoed throughout Baijiapu. Bai Yuan and Cheng Xu jumped up from the bed almost at the same time, ran up the turret as fast as possible and looked towards the Huanglong Mountain in the north. They immediately discovered that a large group of bandits on the hillside were coming down the mountain.
They did not come down from one mountain road, but scattered from several mountain roads, just like when there is a flood on the top of the mountain, the sewage rushing down the mountain along the creeks. "So much!" Bai Yuan couldn't help but become a little nervous: "How many thousands of thieves have come? I can't tell at all."
One thousand and five! "Cheng Xu, who was standing next to him, could clearly see the number of thieves at a glance, and snorted: "It's really a lot. "
Bai Yuan: "I heard that there are five to six thousand thieves stationed in Huanglong Mountain. Why are there only one thousand and five?"
Cheng Xu said: "Although the bandit army is huge, at least half of them are old and weak women, and there are only three thousand people who can fight. And these three thousand people belong to Luochuan Buzhanni and Yichuan Zuoguaizi. These two groups of thieves may not be willing to fight. They took action at the same time, so only one of them came today. Bai Yuan thought to himself: The court official has more information. I have never heard of these things, but Cheng Xu knew that he must have obtained Luochuan County and An urgent military intelligence report from Yichuan County.
Cheng Xu snorted: "Even if they only come for a thousand and five years, it will still be difficult to deal with. These two groups have been fighting in Luochuan County and Yichuan County for a long time. They are much more powerful than the Supreme Ming King you once dealt with."
There was a bit of timidity in this groan. He was staring at the rebel army coming down the mountain when he saw a man in gray cloth among the rebel army. He raised his head from a distance and glanced at himself. , the man raised his head, and Cheng Xu could see clearly. It was clearly the face of his great-grandmother. She grinned at him, opened her mouth and said something. Judging from the shape of her mouth, she seemed to be saying to herself: "My dear great-grandson, come and accompany your great-grandmother. Cheng Xu quickly raised his head twice and took a closer look. Well, it was too far away to actually see the person's face clearly. The scene just now was completely his own hallucination.
Seeing my great-grandmother, this battle is unlucky. "Cheng Xu had already retreated in his heart. He turned around and whispered to the deputy inspector who had just gotten up and ran up the fort wall: "Secretly inform everyone that after a while, I will give the order and immediately open the south fort gate and escape. Did you hear that clearly? "
The deputy inspector nodded and said in a low voice: "My subordinates have to order." Bai Yuan glanced at the two inspectors who were whispering, pretended not to care, turned around and said to the confidant servant beside him: "The bandits are coming down the mountain, everyone around them Farmers will soon flock to Baijiabao. They will open the gate and let in those they know, but no one they don't know will be allowed in. "
As he expected, a large number of villagers appeared immediately, supporting the old and the young, dragging their children with them, and carrying packages on their backs, which contained the few remaining belongings of the family. They flocked to Baijiabao's last time. When the fort was attacked by the Supreme Ming King, the Bai family was poorly prepared, and the surrounding people were also poorly prepared. The Supreme Ming King caught them off guard, causing heavy casualties and causing them to flee in all directions. Even the Bai Family Fort was looted.
But this time it was different. Bai Yuan had taken precautions early and notified the surrounding villagers early, asking them to come to Baijiabao for safety immediately when they heard the trouble.
Therefore, the villagers packed up their belongings early and when they saw the rebels coming down the mountain, they immediately abandoned their homes and fled, and they all came to Baijiabao.
They were all villagers who looked up and looked down, and it was very easy to identify them. There was no need to worry about letting in spies. It didn’t take long for all the villagers to hide in the fort. The old, weak, sick and disabled retreated into the house. There was a fight. The young and middle-aged men picked up the bamboo spears that had been piled up in the warehouse and stood still according to Bai Yuan's instructions in advance.
The athletic women also ran to the pile of rolling logs and rocks, and were ready. The little Baijia Fort was suddenly tense.
When Cheng Xu saw this, he couldn't help but said "Hey" and said to the deputy inspector: "Why does this guy Bai Yuan look like he has a lot of experience in fighting?
The deputy inspector whispered: "I heard that this guy fought three battles in a row recently. In one battle, he lost to the Supreme Ming King, in one battle, he defeated the Supreme Ming King, and in the third battle, he killed Zheng Yanfu and Zhong Guangdao... This This guy should be considered an experienced militia instructor now."
Cheng Xu: "We can't forget the last battle, because the ghosts in Gaojiacun helped.
Deputy Inspector: "Here, Bai Yuan counts the number of people. He has twenty workers and soldiers. These are the seventy-seven members of the Baijiapu Militia, his ace, and the main force, the Qingzhuang, one hundred and twenty. , this is the icing on the cake. In the end, there are eighty strong women. Bai Yuan knows that this battle is not easy to fight. With just a few people, relying on the not-too-high fortress wall, it is difficult to resist the three thousand bandits. Young Master, the key depends on Cheng Xu's attitude. If Cheng Xu doesn't escape, the battle will still have to be fought. If he escapes, he will probably not be able to withstand it, and will have no choice but to abandon the fort and run away.
Therefore, the key to this battle is to gain the upper hand from the beginning and not let Cheng Xu feel that his side will lose. As long as he feels the slightest sign of losing and escapes with the officers and soldiers, then this battle will really be a success. After losing, "the rebel army formed a formation in the north."
shouted the sentry.
Bai Yuan and Cheng Xu looked to the north at the same time. One thousand and five hundred bandit soldiers were arranged in three formations. Oh no, it should be said that they were arranged in three piles. Their formations were crooked and unorganized. It can't be called a formation, it can only be called a pile of gangsters. The last group of gangsters gathered in the formation and held up a tattered big flag with the word "mud" painted on it. Cheng Xu pointed at the gangsters under the flag and said: "Finally The leader of the battle is Luochuan Buzhanni, so the two groups of people standing in front should be Buzhanni's generals, the double-winged tiger and the purple gold dragon."
Bai Yuan snorted, feeling a little panicked. He opened his folding fan and showed the two characters "gentleman" on the fan to cover his pale face: "Why do these thieves have such ugly names? They are so stupid. Come on, Cheng Xu: "The nickname is used to conceal the real name so as not to implicate the family. Rebellion is a serious crime against the Nine Clan. "
Bai Yuan: "It's really funny that thieves still know how to protect their relatives."
Cheng Xu rolled his eyes: "Stop being so weird, they are here.
As soon as these words came out, the situation instantly became tense. The first one to attack was the Double-winged Tiger. You can tell from his nickname that he is a fast guy. He shouted without even saying a word and directly led the five men. Hundreds of subordinates rushed towards Baijiabao. Cheng Xu's position was wiped out and he took half a step back, entering a state of escape at any time. However, Bai Yuan took a step forward and said loudly: "Trebuchets, giant ballistae, prepare. Follow my orders!"
The servants of the Bai family and the regiment responded in unison: "Yes.
Cheng Xu glanced left and right: Are you more angry than my subordinates?
Some people died, but not completely...
