Chapter 138: Trapped
In the early morning of the next day, some small wriggling black spots vaguely appeared at the end of the southern horizon: Cheng Xi's group of rogues appeared one after another in the sight of the Nanjin Pass defenders.
The defenders behind closed doors became nervous, and from time to time someone pointed and whispered. The new commander Wang Biao's face was as dark as water. He stood at the juncture with his hand on the handle of the knife and looked coldly into the distance. Behind him stood two followers, with straight backs and walking bows slung on their backs. Zhou Jun, the guard of Nanjing Pass, and the registered guerrillas Tang Zhong were also on the pass wall. Seeing this situation, they subconsciously approached Wang Biao.
"Wang Qianhu," Zhou Jun's title has been changed to his new official position, "I am counting on you and my brothers."
"Please rest assured, Mr. Zhou. There are many humble positions." Wang Biao answered, not looking at Zhou Jun, but still staring at the crowd approaching from a few miles away.
"Brother Wang, I'm not afraid of your jokes. I've never been in a war. There are so many thieves. Are we sure?" Tang Zhong whispered in his mouth and looked at Wang Biao expectantly.
"Don't worry, Lord Tang. Don't worry, Lord Zhou. These are just a group of refugees. It's a pity that Wang's troops are too few. If Old Wu doesn't go to Hexiguan, our two teams will open the door and kill them head-on." ," Wang Biao raised his head and looked at the rising sun, "We can close the team at noon. Guys like this, if not a hundred are killed with a certain sword, there will always be seventy or eighty."
Zhou and Tang looked at each other, their eyes connected, and they let out a sigh of relief at the same time, feeling relieved.
Wang Biaoxiang suddenly remembered something and turned to Zhou Jun: "Master Zhou, I have a subordinate brother who also brought a group of people. I didn't see him after leaving Liubianyi. I thought he was coming to Nanjinguan in the end, so he went straight there. Baoning Mansion. Mr. and Lao Wu are here, and there is no doubt from Baoning that there is nothing wrong with him. It would be better for Mr. and Mrs. to send someone to call him, and let us all have fun together. Otherwise, he will not get any credit for this unearned effort. But it seems that a certain person and Lao Wu are not loyal to each other, and he will not obey him." After saying that, he turned around and ordered his followers: "Send a message to Lao Wu and ask!"
The two guards responded, took off their walking bows, and each took out a quiver from the quiver. They first blew it lightly on their mouths to make sure that the small hole was not blocked, then they unloaded their bows and arrows, one after the other. Two loud arrows screamed into the sky.
Zhou Jun was a little worried: "The enemy is facing us now, why does Wang Qianhu still need to divide his troops to call for people?"
Wang Biao responded: "How can we use so many people? One sect from a certain sect is enough. It's almost noon for the thief to arrive in front of the pass. We'll call him later..." As he spoke, there was also a sound coming from the other side of the Jialing River. The scream of an arrow breaking through the clouds. Wang Biao stopped talking and listened, then smiled and said, "Three times. That's what Old Wu meant too."
Tang Zhong interrupted: "What does this loud arrow mean?"
Wang Biao said: "The thief can't cross the river. He must go straight to our Nanjing Pass along the river bank. If someone makes a sound, it will tell Lao Wu that after someone attacks, he will cross the river to cut off the thief's escape, and he will come back." Ring. If someone rings twice, it means there are two teams here to attack. Old Wu knows that someone is going to call his superior brother. If he rings three times, it means the three of them are working side by side to make a contribution."
Tang Zhong scratched his head subconsciously, but his fingers touched the iron helmet. He held it up to hide his embarrassment and smacked his tongue: "It's amazing! How many sounds can convey such a message!"
Wang Biao smiled: "It's an ordinary thing, nothing unusual. When there is chaos on the battlefield, no one can see each other. We all rely on making phone calls to keep in touch. We have been friends for a long time, and we are all very familiar with each other." Then he turned to Zhou. Jun said, "Lord Zhou, when you and your brother go out together, you and Lord Tang can just close the door. Please prepare some food. Brothers should be hungry when they come back. The first-level merits are all under your watch." "Reward, your promise to certain people depends entirely on your Majesty."
Zhou Jun thought to himself: Neither he nor the defenders need to face the enemy. How can he just let a few foreign evil gods go out and fight the thieves to defeat the thieves? This is a huge advantage! So he was completely relieved and said, "That's great! Wang Qianhu can rest assured."
Wang Biao clasped his fists, turned around and ordered: "Li Song, go to Baoning Mansion to find the four-eyed dog. Liu Si, go down and close the door and wait for an order. Everyone, please mark it!" The two fruit leaders took the order and led The men closed the wall and left.
The soldiers in this team took out green cloth strips and tied them to each other's bodies. Wang Biao said to the confused Zhou and Tang: "It will be very chaotic after a while. It is difficult for hundreds of people to recognize who is who." Friendly troops, make a mark to make sure you don't kill the wrong person." This opened the eyes of Zhou and Tang. Tang Zhong hurriedly shouted the order: "Recognize the green cloth mark clearly, this is a friendly army, and those who are accidentally injured will also have their heads chopped off. !" After saying this, he turned around and saw Wang Biao's soldiers, and then took a sneak look at the group he led before he realized there was something wrong with his words - with his hands and feet trembling under his hands, he could hurt those tigers and wolves. What?
There was a commotion among the defenders. Everyone was rummaging through their bodies, hoping to find something similar to give them an extra layer of protection. But who would bring that thing with them in a hurry? At this time, Cheng Xi's group of rebels who were at the forefront had reached about three miles in front of the pass.
Nanjin Pass was close to the south gate of Baoning. After a while, Chief Guo Li Song's team arrived in front of the south gate of Baoning. Of course they are not looking for some four-eyed dog - Wu Dazhuang, who has taken control of the gate and tower of Hexiguan at this moment, is nicknamed the four-eyed dog - Li Song is here to grab the south gate! Because there was Nanjinguan in front of them, the south gate of Baoning Mansion had not been closed. The city gate official checked the waist card. Hearing that the group of people who had closed the door in front were here to help with the defense, they were overjoyed and patted Li Song. His shoulder kept saying that after the battle, he would treat him to a big drink.
Wang Biao and Wu Dazhuang were the first cavalry soldiers led by Zhang Hu. Ten people fled thousands of miles all the way down. One of them died in battle due to illness and disease, and there were seven left. Now a man named Niu Youtian has become the battalion officer, and the other six people have also led a team each. According to the plan discussed in advance by Zhang Hu, Fang Ge, and Cheng Xi, the main forces of Zhang Hu and Fang Ge were blocked in the north, and Cheng Xi took the lead in launching the war in the south. However, with the thousands of refugees and civilians in Chengxi, it was absolutely impossible to capture even Nanjinguan, let alone Baoning Mansion. Therefore, Wang and Wu took the order and used the cards obtained by Lu Tong to deceive the defenders. Switch on and off for Cheng Xi, and even more importantly, take down the south gate of Baoning in one go. Then Cheng Xi led the crowd to cause trouble in the city, and then fully cooperated with Wang and Wu to open the north gate...
Partly for this reason, Fang Ge did not build any complex equipment such as siege towers and rolling carts. Another reason is that you can’t expect people without any training and discipline to use it anyway - large equipment requires dozens or even hundreds of people to work together to push it, and this kind of work usually requires auxiliary troops to complete. Due to the accumulated fear of whips, military sticks and other forms of torture, the auxiliary soldiers have become accustomed to obeying orders subconsciously. In addition, there are grassroots officers who use knives to force them on the spot. Therefore, in most cases, they will risk the pouring of water from the defenders' walls. The firepower advanced slowly, but the common people did not. Although they would push away at the beginning out of fear of swords and axes, once they entered the attack range of the city and saw the tragic death of their companions around them, they would 100% flee in all directions and destroy the towers. If the soldiers inside are thrown under the enemy's attack, the precious soldiers will die as surely as if they were imprisoned in a coffin!
Fang Ge was so confident in taking Baonyeong Mansion that even the earthen ramparts on the observation wall where he commanded the defense were piled in a sloppy manner.
Cheng Xi mingled with the hungry people and had approached the shooting limit of the defenders on the Nanjin Pass wall. As the light reflected from the swords and guns on the wall became more and more dazzling and the faces of the defenders gradually became clearer and clearer, the fear in people's hearts became stronger and stronger, and their pace slowed down significantly. Seeing this situation, the morale of the defenders suddenly rose. They waved their weapons one by one, yelled and cursed at the people below, and used all vicious words to cover up their cowardice. The archers took out their arrows from their quivers and placed them on their arrow rests in preparation for shooting.
Wang Biao's soldiers have formed four columns behind him. Twenty spearmen are holding long spears, and the sword and shield soldiers have their round shields on their backs and their swords in their sheaths. Except for the sound of breathing, the team There was silence. Tang Zhong looked at this group of people, and then turned to look at his men. The contrast between the two was too sharp, and he scolded in embarrassment: "Shut up, everyone! If you have the guts, follow Mr. Wang Qian and kill him." thief!"
It suddenly became quiet at this critical moment.
Wang Biao said to Tang Zhong: "Master Tang, please don't teach your brothers how to shoot arrows. These guys immediately ran away. It's hard to catch up with low-level people."
Tang Zhong hurriedly ordered to stop the eager archers. Zhou Jun asked curiously: "If you don't fire arrows... what should you do if the thieves are approaching?"
Wang Biao smiled proudly, pointed at the crowd and said: "Mr. Zhou, do you think the thieves have any ladders? Even if they get to the city, can they pick at the cracks in the bricks and climb up? Those of low-ranking people should come closer!"
Seeing that the refugees at the front had walked tremblingly a few dozen steps away from the wall, without waiting for Zhou and Tang to speak, Wang Biao said to himself: "No more waiting for the four-eyed dog. Send the signal!"
Another high-pitched arrow pierced the sky with a high-pitched whistle. Before the tail end of the whistle disappeared, the echo of Wu Dazhuang's cry came from the east of the river.
"Prepare for war!" Wang Biao roared and drew out his sword.
"Clang, clang, clang." The sword and shield soldiers held shields in their left hands and drew out steel swords with their right hands...
"ah!"
Suddenly, a scream came from under the door, and then, the screams started one after another.
Before Zhou and Tang could understand from their astonishment, Wang Biao shouted again: "Kill!" He raised his knife and slashed at Tang Zhong diagonally!
Tang Youzhi's head rolled on the wall with the lower half of his neck, his eyes wide open in fear, and he didn't understand what happened until his death.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Jun turned around and ran away. A spear stabbed diagonally from behind, and the tip of the spear broke through the flesh of the thigh! The spearman immediately twisted the barrel of the gun, and the prismatic spear head turned hard in the flesh, and then pulled it out, bringing out a few broken bones. Zhou Jun, who was crying in pain, rolled on the ground, and a steel knife struck him in the air. Zhou Jun subconsciously raised his arm to protect his head, and then half of his arm fell on his chest, and then rolled to the ground. Before he fainted, the last thing that caught Zhou Jun's eyes was a guard he had personally selected yesterday, grinning fiercely and about to strike for the second time.
"Ignore this dog officer and rush to close the door!" Wang Biao ordered, leading a group of sword and shield soldiers and a group of spearmen to fly down the horse path.
The other soldiers, who already knew their missions, each formed a small group of three or five people, shouting and charging towards the stunned defenders on the wall...
When Wang Biao rushed down the horse path, Liu Si, who heard the sound of Wu Dazhuang's arrows and responded with arrows, had already knocked down the gatekeeper. His fruitful soldiers rose up at the same time, and most of them cut down their targets. The unsuspecting defenders were approaching. Crying and running away. Ten spearmen quickly formed a small semicircular defensive formation in the doorway to avoid possible counterattacks. Some of the sword and shield soldiers joined the battle group, and several others worked together to lift the huge door latch.
At the same time that the gate of Nanjinguan was opened, flames were already burning in the direction of the southeast and Xiguan on the other side of the Jialing River: Wu Dazhuang, the four-eyed dog, also succeeded.
Cheng Xi led the crowd to file in through the closed door. While the refugees were greeting the "official soldiers" with green cloths on their bodies warmly, they were using sticks and hoes to hit those guys who were running around without markings and hugging their heads. He was still laughing and scolding: "What are you afraid of, kid? I already told you that something would happen!"
"Hurry up, hurry up, don't let the turtle son escape!"
The two main barriers south of Boryeongbu fell.
