ah!
A scream suddenly broke the hustle and bustle of the noisy market, and even caused Acheng, who had just been hit by the sound wave of the explosion in Daqing Lake, to lose control. The noisy crowd was stunned for a moment.
Anyone who has any illusions at this time knows that something big is bound to happen if the Lei family, who have just lined up to visit relatives, are out of town, and this sudden and inexplicable explosion occurs.
People who were still on the street near the city gate saw a soldier whose left arm had been chopped off. Unable to bear the severe pain of the broken arm, he rolled directly down the stairs on the side of the city wall and almost got rushed in from outside the city. The horse trampled him to death. The blood all the way dyed the stairs red in an instant, and the soldier kept twitching and howling underground.
Everyone looked at the bright red blood in shock, and then they saw people hacking and fighting on the city tower, and the city gate seemed to be in chaos.
Suddenly, many people gathered in the streets, at the city gates, and even at the shops on both sides of the main road to watch the excitement because the Lei family had just left the city. At this time, something like this happened suddenly. Everyone paused for a few seconds and did not react for a while.
"The horse bandits are coming, the horse bandits are coming!" Seeing the wolf riding on the man wearing the wolf hat at the city gate, someone suddenly stammered. Suddenly everyone understood, and they shouted and ran away like a frying pan.
"Lei's family all ran to Liaocheng to take refuge! White Wolf Village took over Acheng, and all those who resisted were killed!" A wolf rode up at the gate of the city, and a man wearing a gray wolf-head hat suddenly let out a loud shout! He was so frightened that the captain who was facing him took a few steps back and sat down on the ground.
The wolf rider who entered the city with this gray wolf-headed hat saw him uttering a frightened voice, and actually waved his weapons vigorously, and shouted loudly: "The Lei family ran to Liaocheng for refuge! White Wolf Village took over Acheng, Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!”
It was almost a unanimous shock, and the momentum was so overwhelming that it scared the soldiers at the door who were planning to retreat and surrendered quickly. Some of them were timid and stayed far away. They simply screamed and left their companions behind, running towards the city one after another.
The wolf knight with the gray wolf head hat did not chase. Instead, he waved the weapon in his hand, a nine-foot sword, and made all the surrendered soldiers kneel down on the right side of the city gate. The four wolf knights held the sword and watched these soldiers. . He rode his horse and stood in the middle of the city gate, took out an arrow from his arms, and fired it into the sky outside.
Woo! Snapped!
The arrow soaring into the sky burst open with a roar in mid-air, sending out a cloud of bright fireworks, which was obviously the best signal at the moment.
The city gate was so severely attacked, and the wolf riders who rushed in could be said to be extremely ferocious, and they killed the guards who were guarding the city gate. It has a complete advantage in terms of momentum, and of course the most important thing is that it is lightning fast.
What's shocking is that they only have about ten people on war horses. How dare such a small number of people attack the city gate? The captain guarding the city gate, Zhao Long, was from the organic infantry and was considered a relative of the Lei family. Just now, he himself shouted from below to close the city gate. It was not that he didn't hear it from the tower, but he knew that the situation upstairs was also in chaos and he couldn't care about the people below.
Seeing that only four Wolf Cavalry were able to suppress his own group, Zhao Long knelt down on the ground in shame and anxiety, but there was nothing he could do. The few infantry soldiers around him who resisted just now were quite brave and courageous. But after being killed by these wolf riders, these group trainers obviously did not dare to resist.
Although Captain Zhao Long felt a little helpless, looking at the more than ten corpses lying on the ground and the blood flowing all over the ground, although he felt sad, he also suddenly became more balanced. Although he didn't know what would happen to him later, when he saw the wolf rider with the gray wolf head hat sending out the letter arrow, his thoughts suddenly sank to the bottom of his heart.
Sure enough, the other party was not only well prepared, but there were obviously people outside to respond. There was an explosion just now from the water village, and there were a lot of horse hooves by the river. I don't know what happened.
The Lei family's family left the city just now. Although it took a long time, there was no delay because they had already made arrangements. The Lei family's careless fight was so good that Zhao Long never thought that the Lei family was going to Liaocheng to take refuge. I acted according to Lei Yifeng's wishes and let the Lei family leave in an orderly manner. Naturally, I had to wait for him and Lei Jian to return to the city.
When the Lei family left the city to go to Liaocheng, they naturally wanted to welcome Emperor Guo Rong, so even the big families in Acheng didn't pay attention and sent people to see him off at the city gate. However, Lei Yifeng was afraid of outsiders entering the city at will, so he declined and sent everyone to the river. Unexpectedly, Lei Yifeng and Lei Jian did not come back, but they ushered in the horse bandits from Bailang Village.
No matter how stupid Zhao Long was, when he saw this situation, he understood what was going on. Lei Yifeng and Lei Jian refused to close the door, obviously they wanted to come back. Who knows, Bailangzhai took advantage of this opportunity and ambushed the surrounding people while they were riding out of the city.
I had just heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves. Although I didn't know if it was Lei Ku, the ninth master of the Lei family, who led the horse army back to pick up people, the shaking of the ground was really scary. Captain Zhao Long wanted to close the city gate.
But he is a relative of the Lei family! And because Lei Yifeng, the county magistrate, and Lei Jian, the head catcher, have not returned, if he acts without authority, his future will be lost. Although Zhao Long didn't think so much, it was just a thought, and now it caused a huge disaster.
If this Zhao Long was not a relative of the Lei family, he would even think that he was a horse bandit deliberately attracted by the Lei family.
The city tower in Acheng is not particularly high. Instead, after a sudden increase in foreigners half a year ago, a female wall was added to the original city wall. Nowadays, the city wall is much wider, which naturally makes the city gate more difficult to close and open.
This sudden attack on Bailang Village was completely beyond everyone's expectations. Who would act so boldly? What's more, at the same time that the Lei family left the city, the other party seemed to have received the news and accurate information, and took advantage of everyone's relaxation to attack. Zhao Long naturally knew that this was unavoidable.
The biggest doubt now is the city tower. If we simply defend the city, it will not be difficult for the guards on the city tower to monitor the outside of the city because of the terrain. Because there is Daqing Lake outside the city, you can see very far even if there are roads on both sides.
Zhao Long often went to the tower, so he naturally knew that there were no big trees around, only clumps of reeds.
reed!
Zhao Long suddenly understood what he seemed to have caught! Yes, it’s reed!
Those seemingly innocuous reeds are now Acheng's deadly source. Zhao Long vaguely guessed where these wolf riders came from. They should obviously have been hiding behind the reeds. They would have ventured here either at night or because they had other secrets.
Zhao Long felt that his head was confused and he did not dare to think about anything else. Now his life was at stake. It was originally thought that only the city gate was attacked, but now it seems that the city tower was also violently attacked at the same time. Zhao Long didn't know or understand when someone actually ran up the tower.
You must know that the stairs on both sides of the city tower are guarded by people. Could it be that these people flew down from the sky? Zhao Long's back suddenly became wet, and he thought of something that made him shiver.
How did these people get up to the tower? Could it be that someone was a traitor?
There was no fighting under the city gate, but the sound of weapons clashing could still be heard sparsely on the city tower. Not to mention someone coming to save him at this time, the guards upstairs have too much time to take care of themselves. They have no time to take care of the people below the city gate, let alone lower the gate gate.
Most of the guards on the city tower were privately recruited by the Lei family. Although they were nominally affiliated to the Liaocheng Prefecture, they were actually the private soldiers of the Lei family who defended their homeland. As a relative of the Lei family, Zhao Long was given the title of captain, and he was usually a bit lucky.
Everyone lives in Acheng, and everyone wishes that Acheng would be safer. Whether they are merchants or people, they all think highly of Zhao Long. Zhao Long naturally knew where his honor came from, so he was very grateful to the Lei family. Not to mention Zhao Long himself, no one even the common people questioned whether he was a private soldier or a regiment approved by the court.
But one thing is undoubted. Regardless of whether the county magistrate of Acheng is Lei Yifeng of the Lei family, the various forces in Acheng, large and small, must only listen to the orders of the Lei family, because the Lei family's The foundation is in Acheng, the real local power of Daqing Lake in Dongping County.
These group trainers were all people from the prefectures around Dongping County, and they were also some hard-working people who couldn't survive on their own. Or they were slaves raised by major families who came to Acheng to seek refuge, and were appointed to cooperate with the forces trained by the Lei family.
Not to mention Zhao Long himself, who could be said to be loyal to the Lei family, even the common people did not question whether the Lei family was a private soldier or a regiment approved by the court. Naturally, he respected Zhao Long, an organic infantry captain, even more.
But one thing is undoubted. Regardless of whether the county magistrate of Acheng is Lei Yifeng of the Lei family, even the large and small forces in Acheng must only listen to the orders of the Lei family. Because the Lei family's foundation is in Acheng, they will definitely protect their homeland. What's more, the Lei family is now a real powerful local force in Daqing Lake, Dongping County.
These group trainers were all people from the prefectures around Dongping County, and they were also some hard-working people who couldn't survive on their own. Or they were some slaves raised by major families who came to Acheng to seek refuge. In order to cater to the Lei family and their own safety, they could only appoint a force trained to cooperate with the Lei family.
When there is nothing else to do, these team members will take care of their homes and even do some things for their masters. When something happened, especially when horse bandits came to the door, they would gather together to train and prepare for war, so that they could send out troops to fight in time of war.
But the bosses of these big families, and even a few people in charge of the Lei family, obviously overestimated the abilities of these people. They obviously chose to join the army just to get food for survival. As for fighting to the death, even these domestic slaves would be like this and choose to surrender when they see the opportunity.
But ordinary people know very simply that with their regiment training and organic infantry here, the Acheng Lei family and the big families who migrated to Acheng will feel at ease. In disguise, they said that only with their presence would the people of Acheng feel at ease.
Although Zhao Long felt sad that these regiment drills were not as brave as the organic infantry, he also understood that many regiment drills had never even seen anyone kill someone. It seems to be a force, but once it is attacked or killed, without the encouragement of organized infantry or veterans, it becomes a burden on the battlefield.
This seems to be the case now. Just a dozen or so Wolf Riders caused these people to be defeated like a mountain. In any case, with the power of the big families gathered in Acheng today, it is not a problem for Acheng to support hundreds of regiments. Even wealthy families and wealthy people are willing to support it, but in Zhao Long's opinion, it is of no use.
For ordinary people to join the army of the feudal forces, it means joining the army for the rest of their lives, unless that day comes when you can no longer move. Of course, there is another possibility, that is, he died on the battlefield with the army, or he was severely disabled and could no longer go to the battlefield. It is possible to return to their place of origin, but this kind of people are just waiting to die.
Usually, when nothing happens, they each settle down to take care of the home, and even do some things for their master. When something happens, we call for training so that we can send out troops to fight in time of war. But the bosses of these big families obviously overestimated the abilities of these people. They obviously chose to join the army just to survive, even these domestic slaves.
But the common people all know that with their regiment training and organic infantry here, the Acheng Lei family and the big families who migrated to Acheng will feel at ease. In disguise, they said that only with their presence would the people of Acheng feel at ease. No matter what, with the power of the big families gathered in Acheng today, it is not a problem for Acheng to support hundreds of regiments. Even wealthy families and wealthy people are willing to support it.
Any reason indicates the need to be powerful. If Acheng did not have the deterrence of these regiment training and infantry troops, the outcome would naturally be worse than death, and it would have been devoured by some well-intentioned people.
It is natural for people to come to participate in group training to protect their homeland. However, most people have bad roots, and the scars are healed and the pain is forgotten. After knowing that they had the protection of these soldiers, everyone became somewhat accustomed to their existence. He even disdained these soldiers, but the most gratifying thing was that if he joined the army, the soldiers could basically eat enough every day.
In this cruel era, being able to have enough to eat is the greatest luxury many people have in their lives.
As for those slaves who fought for the family and sacrificed their lives for the family, if they made outstanding military exploits, not only would they be removed from the slave status, but it would also be possible for them to be granted the title of wife and son. Therefore, convening a team training is really not a big problem for the Lei family, which now holds great power.
"Everyone from the Lei family has run away! Everyone from the Lei family has run away! The White Wolf Village has taken over Acheng. If the wolf rides into the city, anyone who resists will be shot to death!"
"Everyone from the Lei family has run away! Everyone from the Lei family has run away! The White Wolf Village has taken over Acheng. If the wolf rides into the city, anyone who resists will be shot to death!"
I don't know who it was that opened its throat again and screamed a few times suddenly, and for a moment I didn't know whether it was true or false. Everyone was like a frightened bird. The crowd that had been fleeing in all directions suddenly seemed to be gone.
There were some merchants who were hurriedly watching on both sides. After hearing this voice and suddenly shouting, they were frightened to death when they saw the angry crowd on the street. There was no longer any hesitation, and they all prepared to take refuge on the door panel.
Especially when I saw the fight at the city gate just now, it was a killing with real swords and guns. No one dares to do this if they don't want their lives. At this moment, they saw Tuan Lian guarding the city gate and Captain Zhao Long kneeling at the door, so some people responded and ran away.
Some people screamed strangely for no apparent reason, and the hurried streets became a mess, just like the mess left behind after a storm.
In an instant, the street seemed to quiet down. Suddenly, a group of people could be seen hurriedly emerging from an alley. They were all carrying single swords in their hands and had green turbans on their heads. They all had solemn and frightening expressions on their faces. . Under the leadership of a young man in black, he quickly came to the city gate.
The streets that were already in chaos were left with all kinds of mess after everyone fled for their lives. The only few merchants were slow to see the opportunity. When they saw this group of people approaching in a menacing manner, they didn't even have time to close the door and ran straight into the house.
The servants who were helping didn't know what to do when they saw this situation. They didn't care that their boss was running away. They threw away their work and turned around and ran away. In an instant, it became even more chaotic.
As a rare county town that still exists near Dongping County, there are usually two hundred organized infantry troops stationed here. However, after the expansion of Acheng, only two city gates were retained. One is facing the direction of Daqing Lake, and the other is next to Qinghu Mountain behind it.
The south gate facing Daqing Lake is also the main gate of Acheng. The west gate next to Qinghu Mountain at the back is Acheng's only land gate to neighboring cities. However, the west gate is basically closed at ordinary times, because since the horse bandits appeared in Dongping County, basically no one has left by land.
Normally, people who want to come to Acheng would go around and rush to the south gate to enter the city. This was also the strategy adopted by the Lei family after they took charge of Acheng. Unexpectedly, it would turn into trouble today. Because each city gate in Acheng is usually equipped with fifty infantry troops and leads a hundred regiments to defend it.
The task of these soldiers is to monitor the city at all times on the city tower and under the city gate so that final measures can be taken to defend the city. Acheng is a city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. All the trees within a hundred meters outside the city have been cut down, making it difficult for ordinary people to hide their traces.
What makes the Lei family self-conscious is that although there are no trees on the south gate, it is also next to the vast water surface of Daqing Lake, making it difficult for forces to approach invisibly. But both sides of the river near Acheng are covered with lush reeds.
Today, it was because of the reeds that the figures of the dozen or so wolf riders were hidden, giving them an opportunity to attack the city gate. Apparently the wolf riders from Bailang Village had also been invisible for a long time, and they suddenly came out when the Lei family left the city.
Not to mention the city gates and towers, there are usually only 150 people on duty in shifts, and the remaining 100 infantry troops train in the city. Even under normal circumstances, these 150 people should be divided into several shifts, taking turns to work upstairs and downstairs. Each shift is estimated to have only thirty or forty people at most, and they also have to be responsible for the upstairs and the city gate. place.
This combination was originally enough in a small place like Acheng. Even if there were horse bandits coming, it would be no problem as long as they were found early and held fast to the city wall. Therefore, as the current boss of Acheng, the Lei family believed that nothing would cause trouble even if they were usually careful and cautious.
Zhao Long, who was kneeling, was suddenly shocked. He was surprised to see the young man in black rushing over. Zhao Long felt that he looked familiar. Suddenly he remembered that this young man seemed to be with the people from Qinghu Tower who passed by the city gate not long ago.
Not to mention the surprise that Zhao Long saw, anyone who saw this young man in black with dozens of people following Hu Yaya would be surprised and amazed. He thought it was some big family who summoned support, so Zhao Long couldn't be unhappy.
But when he saw him running straight towards the city gate, Zhao Long was so surprised that he even wanted to stand up, looking forward to seeing the young man in black show off his power. But then he became a little stunned, and saw that the young man in black did not hesitate. He came to the wolf rider with a gray wolf-head hat, said a few incomprehensible words, and then saluted with his fists. Zhao Long felt extremely cold again.
Then the young man in black asked four men with single swords to follow the wolf rider with a gray wolf head hat and listen to the order. The wolf rider stood under the city gate with a big sword and looked outside majestically, obviously to prevent people from coming from outside. support.
And this young man in black made arrangements in an orderly manner, allowing more than a dozen single-handed followers to go up to the tower from the side of the parapet. Some of the remaining followers here listened to the young man in black and came over to tie up the regiment training and infantry soldiers who were kneeling on the ground.
Zhao Long couldn't believe that this was just like a drill until he was tied tightly. When he was led aside, he saw the entourage who had just gone up to the tower and escorted several injured regiment men downstairs. Apparently the battle on the tower was over, and Zhao Long almost fainted.
But what was surprising was that Zhao Long, who was panicking at this time, saw a familiar face. That person looked high-spirited and turned out to be a woman carrying two swords.
Zhao Long could hardly believe his eyes, but when he saw the woman coming down with a smile on her face and accompanied by several people, she could really see clearly that she was Song Sanniang, the concubine of Wei Jian, the owner of Qinghu Tower.
In an instant everything became clear, why the young man in black looked familiar to me, it turned out that they were together. Qinghu Tower actually dared to cooperate inside and outside and attacked the city gate of Acheng, which he relied on for survival.
Under the eyes of the Central Plains imperial court, horse bandits secretly occupied the imperial capital and attempted to establish their own power. Who would dare to be so bold! It turned out that there was actually a traitor who was cooperating, and Zhao Long was instantly heartbroken.
There was nothing better than the small court of the Northern Han Dynasty, which was struggling to survive. Although it also occupied a place in the Central Plains, after all, they were separated from the Central Plains that day, and they had the support of the Khitan Liao Kingdom behind them.
Bailangzhai, you are lucky now. Surrounded by enemies on all sides, you have forcefully occupied the county seat of a state in the Central Plains and want to establish your own power! If the Central Plains court had time, as long as it was surrounded from all sides, there would be no good one!
Watching Song Sanniang walk to the city gate surrounded by everyone, she arranged people in an orderly manner to cooperate with the wolf rider at the door. Send people to the city tower to clear the battlefield, and arrange people to go to the city to maintain law and order.
The man who had been looking at Song Sanniang didn't come over. He was Zhou Yulou, a famous arrester in the Three Dynasties. Standing on the battlements, Zhou Yulou was meditating for a while. He could also clearly see the situation outside and knew that the situation in Daqing Lake was about to change.
In an instant, I understood a lot of things. Bailangzhai had obviously been prepared for it. Taking Acheng was only the first step. Liaocheng would be in danger if nothing unexpected happened.
