The family had just left the city. Although it took a long time, there was no delay because they had already made arrangements.
Sloppy fighting was good, and he didn't even think about taking refuge. He followed his instructions and left in an orderly manner. He would naturally return to the city later.
When he went out of the city, he was naturally greeted with courtesy, so even a few big families didn't pay attention and even sent people to see him off at the city gate. However, considering the fear of outsiders entering the city at will, we declined and sent them 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.
