Until night, many people were still busy on the walls of Yidu City. Some people demolished the masonry buildings in the city to repair the collapsed battlements and watchtowers. Some people dug large pits under the city and buried the bodies on the spot.
The city was very quiet. Most of the ordinary people had turned off their lights long ago and huddled in the corners of their homes, hoping that the fight would pass quickly. Occasionally, faint sobbing could be heard, but it was stopped by the family members around him.
Zhang Lin's mansion was also very quiet. Like the outside world, there was tension and fear in the silence.
Dozens of guards, each armed with swords, guns and crossbows, carefully guarded the entrances inside and outside the mansion, while Zhang Lin himself sat in the main hall, silent and motionless.
Zhang Lin is a native of Yidu Prefecture. Wanyan Salara led his troops to withdraw from Yidu earlier. Zhang Lin took this as a good opportunity and began to cultivate his own power. At one time, he successfully squeezed out Tikong Yan, who was guarding Yidu with him. rather.
But in these troubled times, in a big city like Yidu, how can he be allowed to run slowly? Soon after the defeat of Wanyan Salara, Yang An'er's forces arrived, and then Li Quan actually took control of the city. Locals like Zhang Lin were more often used as a cover, held high, making a splashing sound, but nothing happened. when grounded.
At the same time, Ding Haijun was also in Shandong. Not only was he powerful in the military, but he also managed the place in an orderly manner. His prosperity was obviously very different from Yang An'er's wild ways, and he was much stronger than Li Quan.
Zhang Lin's former colleague Yan Ning and Yan Ning's boss Wang Shixian expressed goodwill to Zhang Lin through various channels and made many promises. This inevitably gave Zhang Lin other ideas.
But he was an extremely cautious person and did not come forward personally. He only allowed his capable subordinates Jiang Jing and Jin Dai to associate with Ding Haijun.
Not long ago, he received news that Ding Haijun outside had contacted Jiang Jing and Jin Dai, and he was so excited that he danced in the hall.
Then nothing happened.
Not to mention that there was no news about the big things to be done. Jiang Jing and Jin Dai, along with their subordinates, were all missing. Zhang Lin sent several people to the city to inquire, but they were all blocked by Liu Qingfu.
Zhang Lin was a smart man. He immediately took a few of his cronies and tried to leave his mansion and escape through a hidden door somewhere. However, he found that Liu Qingfu's men were tightly surrounding him outside the mansion.
Not good.
Very bad.
Jiang Jing and Jin Dai were exposed? died? Are their men dead? Liu Qingfu is a fierce man. Could he use some pretext to involve me?
Zhang Lin had no choice but to retreat to his hall and sit there. In the shadows out of sight of his subordinates, he was already sweating profusely.
When I was helpless, I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door softly outside, and the leader of the soldiers called softly: "Zhizhong, Zhizhong, General Liu sent someone to invite Zhizhong, please go to the city gate."
Send someone to invite you?
Instead of coming to your door with a knife and killing people?
Zhang Lin suddenly had a little hope. He gritted his teeth, stood up, opened the door and went out: "Take two people and come with me."
When they arrived outside the mansion, they were greeted by a group of red-coated cavalry. The leader was known to Zhang Lin. Although Zhang Lin didn't know what he asked him, he was very polite.
When we arrived at the north gate, we suddenly heard another noise outside the city.
Could it be that the Ding Navy has another move?
Zhang Lin took three steps and two steps at a time, and stepped onto the stairs to the city. When he reached the end of the stairs, he suddenly stopped.
On the top of the city, a total of four to five hundred soldiers wearing white Jurchen robes lined up near and far, looking murderous under the deep night. And under the eaves of the city tower surrounded by soldiers, stood two people.
One of them looked respectful and bent slightly. It was Liu Qingfu who had had a secret fight with Zhang Linming. This man was a general under Li Quan, second only to Li Quan's elder brother Li Fu. Not long ago, due to the salt farm dispute, Liu Qingfu dispatched thousands of people to force their way into Yidu and wrested complete control of Yidu from Zhang Lin.
But at this time, Liu Qingfu's posture was like that of a follower.
The person he treated respectfully was an unusually tall general wearing heavy iron armor. His face was hidden under the deep rim of his helmet and could not be seen clearly; but the long-handled hammer he held in his hand, shaped like a drum and shining with cold light, was very conspicuous.
The cavalry leader following Zhang Lin pushed Zhang Lin, causing him to stagger to the top of the city.
Zhang Lin sighed and said to Liu Qingfu: "It turns out that Marshal Li Quan defected to the Pusan missionary in Hebei."
Liu Qingfu sneered twice: "Zhang Lin, you are quite discerning."
Zhang Lin turned to the tall armored general and bowed in salute: "This one must be the famous 'Lu Guzhui', a fierce general under the command of Pusan Xuanshi. I'm Zhang Lin, and I have seen He Shilie Tichao."
This general's name is Heshi Lieyawuta, and he is the number one general under Pusan Anzhen. He is responsible for leading a group of Jurchen men all wearing iron armor. He is not only the bodyguard of Pusan Anzhen, but also the one who sweeps away thousands of armies on the battlefield. Heavy hammer.
In his early years, when Pusan Anzhen was an official in Shandong, Heshi Lieya Wuta was the leader of the personal guard. He fought many times with the Shandong rebels entrenched in Mount Tai, resulting in heavy killings.
Whenever there is a battle, he will definitely charge into the battle and be invincible. Because he killed people with iron spines, the heads of his enemies often exploded, which was extremely tragic, so he was nicknamed "Lu Guzhui". Children in Shandong did not dare to cry at night when they heard his name.
Since this year, Pusan Anzhen has been appointed as the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei, and he immediately appointed Heshi Lieya Wuta as the commander of the army and in charge of Hebei's elite troops.
With two to three thousand men under his command, how could Liu Qingfu dare to confront Guo Ning, the commander of the Dinghai Navy? Zhang Lin didn't know it at first, but now he figured it out.
With the support of the Jurchens in Hebei, Li Quan was confident. Pusan Anzhen's support for Li Quan was beyond imagination, and she actually sent such a powerful force.
Zhang Lin's mind was spinning, and Heshi Lieya Wuta just looked at him coldly and said nothing.
He didn't say anything, but Zhang Lin didn't dare to lift his bowed body.
I felt that the fierce man's eyes were always staring at the back of his head, while his thick palms slowly rubbed the iron spine, making a rustling sound. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Lin's back was sweating again.
After a while, He Shi Lie Ya Wu Pa's rough and deep voice sounded: "Ding Haijun is about to attack the city again. Zhang Lin, do you have anything to say?"
Zhang Lin hesitated for a while.
He faced the ground and tried his best to listen. Sure enough, he heard the roar of the slowly approaching footsteps of a large group of people outside the city. It was the Ding navy in formation.
A hundred steps to the west of the tower, the sound of archers plucking their strings could be heard. It was the defenders trying to use arrows to drive back the approaching troops. There were also many people carrying rolling logs and stones in that direction, preparing to throw them.
After a while, there was also the sound of arrows being fired from the city. It seemed that the Dinghai Navy had arrived under the city wall and started shooting upwards, covering the entire city wall.
Is Ding Haijun planning to attack the city overnight?
That Guo Jiedu, because there was no response from the people in the city, he became angry because of shame?
Zhang Lin really didn't know what to say about this. He asked: "General, I wonder what you want to know?"
A rough laugh came from Heshi Lieya Wuta's throat.
"Bring it up," he said.
Following his order, more than a dozen soldiers pushed and pushed from inside the tower, driving out more than 20 people.
The group of people were all covered with blood on their bodies, in extremely embarrassed state, and had their bodies tied up. They were Zhang Lin's confidants Jin Dai and others.
Under Zhang Lin's widened eyes, the soldiers pushed Jin Dai and others down.
He Shi Lie Ya Wu Ta strode to stand next to a person, gently raised the hammer, and brought it down.
The bones were shattered under the heavy hammer, and brains and blood burst out from the huge depression on the side of the head. The tightly bound body twitched wildly twice and stopped moving.
"I brought a thousand elite soldiers to Yidu." Heshi Lieyawuta said slowly: "It is enough to defend the city until the army of Pusan Propaganda Envoys arrives. I just want to know how Guo Ning attacked Yidu fiercely. The capital seems to be very confident, so what does he rely on?"
"This, this... He Shilie is charged, how do I know this?" Zhang Lin said seductively.
Heshi Lieya Wuta took two steps to the side.
The one close to him was Jin Dai. Jin Dai tried his best to twist his body, trying to avoid this murderer. But Heshi Lieya Wuta raised his foot and stepped on his chest. The weight of the strong body and thick armor immediately immobilizes people.
Heshi Lieya Wuta raised the hammer and pressed it against Jin Dai's face.
He grinned and smiled at Zhang Lin, then exerted a little force on his wrist and moved down again.
The sound of fighting on the west side of the city tower became a little more intense. Listening to the defenders' shouts, it seemed that Ding Haijun, under the cover of a large shield, pushed something over and placed it under the city.
Under the intensive shouts of killing and the sound of arrows piercing the air, before Zhang Lin's eyes, the sound of Jin Dai's facial bones breaking was like an egg shell being smashed.
The eggshell shattered, and the yolk and egg white spilled all over the floor.
He Shi Lie Ya Wu Pa continued to walk aside. At this time, the prisoners who were pushed to the ground screamed wildly, twisted their bodies, and tried to leave. Some exchanged tears and desperately begged Zhang Lin for mercy.
"This afternoon, I thought that Guo Ning was relying on the internal response in the city. But I have killed all the rats who wanted to respond to Ding Haijun, and the remaining ones are here. So, does he have any other tricks? Use it? I really want to know."
Heshi Lieya Wuta stepped on the third man's chest with his thick leather boots and raised the hammer in his hand.
"Advocate! Advocate, please come and see!"
At this time, the sound of fighting on the west side of the city gate suddenly stopped.
The defenders kept shouting and summoning Heshi Lieyawu Pagoda.
Heshi Lieya Wuta raised his feet with some disappointment and walked quickly towards the city wall.
The city wall happened to be within Zhang Lin's sight. He quickly glanced at it from a distance and saw that Ding Haijun had indeed withdrawn more than a hundred steps away. And right below the city wall, close to the wall...
There is a three or four foot deep depression there, which is the gap between the old and new rammed earth after the old city wall collapsed. As the years passed, this gap became larger and larger, and Zhang Lin originally thought about sending someone to plug it.
Now, there was something in the depression. Under the flickering firelight, Zhang Lin could see clearly that it was a coffin.
Even though Zhang Lin was facing great danger, he couldn't help but rub his eyes.
Yes, it was really a coffin, a big, square, dark coffin.
What does this mean? Ding Haijun launched an attack, then brought a coffin and stuffed it into the gap in the city wall? Is this some kind of victory-hating technique?
The defenders talked about it. Heshi Lieyawu Pagoda is located on the top of the city wall. I also leaned out and looked down.
Zhang Lin deflected his gaze and then looked at the direction of the navy.
I saw an ape-armed general holding a bow and arrow, pointing in the direction of the coffin. Zhang Lin's eyesight was good and he immediately recognized that the arrow was a rocket.
(End of chapter)
