Li Ting quickly bent down, and several subordinates behind him ran to cover him holding large wooden shields.
After all, they were elites who had fought fierce battles with the Mongols on the Great Wall of Boundaries. This kind of small-scale cooperation was very familiar, and they had a special skill that they would never lose.
He glanced around and saw that the leader who was killed by his flying knife was nearby. He put the short knife back into its sheath, stepped on the body with his foot, and pulled out the long knife stuck between the bones.
There seemed to be no one in the direction where the arrow had just flown. And Li Ting's men rushed in from multiple gaps at the same time. They shouted to kill, the swords and guns in their hands reflected the light of the bonfire, and the bloody light burst out wherever they went, which was breathtaking. All the enemies within the high wall fell down in the blink of an eye, and the rest were all in panic. Some people screamed loudly, some rolled around, and some stood still with half-eaten cow bones in their hands.
Li Yun crouched behind the shield and yelled a few words.
The scene was so noisy that Li Ting could not hear clearly.
"What?" he asked loudly.
"Old Han's two nephews and several of his subordinates' family members are still tied up. How about..."
"Silly words!" Li Ting pushed Li Yun over: "Hurry up and untie the rope and tell them to get out!"
At this moment, arrows rained down from the front. Li Yun was hit by an arrow in his calf, and he let out an ooh. He didn't care about pulling out the arrow, and staggered on his hands and feet to rescue him.
The two wooden shields in front of Li Ting also made a loud noise like hailstones falling on them. Several heavy arrow clusters penetrated the wooden board and plunged into the arms of the shield-bearing soldiers.
Looking out from between the gaps in the wooden shield, I saw that the inner courtyard gate on the north side of the empty field suddenly opened, and soldiers poured out in rows.
When the Jin Dynasty was founded, he won the lordship of the Liao Dynasty and held the lordship of the Song Dynasty. He killed millions of enemies and became powerful in the Yan Dynasty and the Central Plains. His martial arts were extremely prosperous. The Jin army was invincible because of its four strengths: cavalry, perseverance, heavy armor, and bows and arrows. In all fierce battles, the elite Jurchen warriors, who are fully armored and have superb martial arts skills, take the lead. They are called the "hard army" and they are easily defeated.
This habit continues to this day and is still reflected in the military systems of various regular armies. The core soldiers or regular soldiers in each department have institutionalized advantages in terms of equipment, training, courage, physical strength, treatment, etc., which are far superior to ordinary soldiers.
Although the Tiewa Ganzhan Army is not a truly economical army, its military system is the same as that of the Zhongdu Military Guard, and it also maintains this characteristic.
The ordinary soldiers who were responsible for making fires, cooking, and guarding prisoners outside the village were called "Ali Xi". They were attacked by Li Ting's troops, and chaos immediately broke out. Li Ting led the crowd into a sudden attack and instantly gained the upper hand.
But in the short period of time when the outer circle fell into chaos, the elite soldiers who were originally gathered in several rows of large rooms in the inner courtyard to rest had already formed a team and launched a counterattack.
Although the incident happened in a hurry, most of them were not wearing armor, but a small number of armored warriors took the lead. Hundreds of them came out in formation, and their murderous aura was enough to make people frightened.
Li Ting's right-hand man, brand leader Liu Pula, was standing at the gate of the courtyard, unable to dodge for a moment. Several companions shouted in unison, but there was no time. They watched helplessly as he was stabbed by three or four spears at the same time. He was lifted up high and screamed in agony.
In order to save his brother-in-law, Zhang Yu, Liu Pula's brother-in-law, rushed forward and slashed at the gun barrel with a knife. As a result, a thick-armored warrior stood out from the enemy formation. After blocking Zhang Yu's two swords with his armor, he grabbed Zhang Yu's arm. This man was extremely powerful, so he dragged Zhang Yu to the ground with one hand, swung the knife smoothly, and stabbed him in the neck.
There were still several people behind Zhang Yu who were about to resist, but the elite soldiers rushed in and knocked them to pieces. They were all swept up in the wave of armor and lost sight of them.
It's one thing to have dozens of soldiers, but once the number exceeds a hundred, if you form a strong formation and attack fiercely, you will be really invincible.
Li Ting cursed several times and ordered: "Go! Go!"
When he was a wandering boy in Zhongdu, he was not afraid of Jing Zhaoyin or the fierce temperament of King Yama. However, after joining the army, he deeply understood that life and death on the battlefield only lasted a moment, and there was no room for hesitation, let alone trust. When he saw something was wrong, he immediately shouted to retreat.
The dozens of people who rushed into the empty field no longer cared about the gap in the high wall when they came, and headed directly towards the main entrance, rushing past regardless.
It happened that at this time, Li Yun freed a group of prisoners and rushed to the door. There was an old man among the prisoners, who probably had poor eyesight. He stood at the door and wanted to salute and thank Li Yun, but he was forced out by everyone, kicking and beating him.
After only a moment's delay, the soldiers of Tiewa Ganzhan Army rushed forward with roaring footsteps. Even the bonfire in the empty field was trampled by many people, sparks flew, and burning wood crashed and flew everywhere.
Li Ting fought and retreated, the iron shield in his hand dancing wildly, deflecting several arrows.
The thick-armored warrior who killed Zhang Yu earlier saw that Li Ting looked like a leader and was skilled in martial arts. He thought that if he could kill this man, all the enemies in front of him might kneel down and surrender, so he rushed over from the diagonal stab. Just swing the knife and cut.
Li Ting raised his shield to meet him, but he didn't expect that the iron shield in his hand was hit hard again and again and was no longer so strong. It was struck by a long knife and suddenly broke into pieces. The blade passed by Li Ting's forearm, tearing out a very tragic wound.
Li Ting got angry, roared, and lunged forward, knocking the thick-armored warrior to the ground with a heavy shoulder. The two were rolling around on the ground, struggling with all their strength.
Seeing the soldiers behind him catching up with guns and knives, they wanted to chop Li Ting into pieces. Li Yun limped over and dragged Li Ting's legs back.
Li Ting's mouth was bleeding at this time, and he bit the thick-armored warrior's face. When Li Yun pulled him, a piece of flesh was torn out between his white teeth.
The thick-armored warrior hissed, and the other warriors rushed to help. Most of Li Ting's subordinates had already run outside into the shadows. At this time, they all drew their bows and fired arrows, forcing them back half a step.
Several people scrambled to help the thick-armored warrior stand up. He took a closer look at the pine torch, his face was dripping with blood, and there was a piece of flesh missing from his cheek just below the corner of his eye, which looked horrifying.
He is Ji Junli, the general in charge of attacking the Gucheng Store. He is the most violent and prone to killing. Now that I was being bullied, I looked around. Thirty to fifty soldiers were dead, all the prisoners had escaped, and my family had suffered such a big loss... It was really heartbreaking, how could I bear it?
"Catch up and kill the thief! Kill the thief!" Ji Junli shouted and rushed out first.
The two groups of people escaped and chased each other, and soon they were far away.
The soldiers were divided into two groups, Ji Junli rushed out first, and Guozhaoer's group fell behind slightly.
He rushed to the camp gate following the footsteps of Ji Junli and others. Suddenly he felt that the wilderness outside was dark and silent. Instead, it seemed that the group of people fleeing in front were shouting and very flamboyant. Later, the violent and furious momentum of Ji Junli's troops became even more obvious.
Guo Yao'er's heart moved, and he squinted his eyes to take a closer look. The sky was dark, and he could see nothing. There were only blurry roads, woods, and swamps, and the darkness stretched far into the distance. When Li Ting entered the village, he was drinking and eating meat with Yang You and Ji Junli. He got too hot from eating and drinking and took off two outer robes. At this time, he stood in the wind, and the night wind blew his armor. The coolness of the armor soaked into his body, making him shiver.
Yang You stood by and was eager to try: "I will lead people to help in the battle!"
Guo Yao'er shook his head and casually named a junior colonel: "Take a few capable people to catch up and ask General Ji to come back immediately! Don't fall into the enemy's trick!"
The primary school responded.
Guo Yao'er counted the people again and asked them to organize the courtyard separately, rein in the rebels, and keep a close eye on several key points inside and outside the Gucheng shop that must be guarded.
