Yang Yi crossed the river and stood on the top of Dashi Mountain. According to the regulations, he immediately sent out several groups of Luoqi to the surrounding areas.
These scouts riding various types of animals were ordered to go to investigate the location of the enemy troops. According to the order, they had to go in disguise, hiding their identities as members of the Blue Shirt Team from the outside, and looking just like wandering gangsters.
The government has no energy to take care of this kind of people now, and the Jiangshan Army is too lazy to take care of them. As long as they don't take the initiative to provoke anyone, no one will care about them no matter how much they like to wander around.
The group heading south was led by the unshaven face of Xie Yousan (the name Xie Saner gave himself) under his hat, and Lai Wufa, with a slumped head and a droopy head, was sitting on the donkey following him.
"Hey, you've been here for a long time, why are you still so reluctant?" Xie Yousan said dissatisfied: "Look at us, the majestic Zhenfu General Banner, don't you have this kind of virtue? I said What happened?
"As he said this, he looked back at the two companions behind him who were holding back their laughter. The two men quickly shook their heads: "No, that's right!"
"You two know how to flatter me!" Lai Wufa spat dissatisfiedly: "Look at these shabby clothes and the smell, they are so uncomfortable! Find a pond in front and I will wash them first!"
"Hey, how can that be done?" Xie Yousan shook his head like a rattle: "It doesn't smell after washing it, but then it doesn't look like a bandit, right?"
"Hmph, that's nice! You tricked me into following him out, and you ended up looking like this, so disgusting!" Lai Wufa curled his lips.
Xie Yousan smacked his lips and spread his hands helplessly: "I brought you out just to get you to change your habit of washing your uniform all day long! What happened? After staying in the field rescue center for a few days, you ended up with this problem?"
"The doctor said that the clothes and socks we usually wear will be stained with soil. There are microorganisms in the soil. When those things see the wound and bite it, the flesh will rot and the limb must be amputated! What do you know? I lost my hand and my leg. No more, only then will I regret it!”
"Bah, bah, bah, you just lost your hands and legs. The more you talk about it, the more unlucky you are!" Xie You couldn't say anything at the first sight, so he had to let this kid go. He was out of sight and out of mind.
He didn't know that Lai Wufa was the one who wanted to avoid being upset the most right now. Unfortunately, he couldn't do it no matter what, wearing this beggar's clothes.
Chirping all the way, Lai Wufa's donkey suddenly ran forward. Xie Yousan was confused: "Is this kid crazy? Or is the donkey scared?"
He turned back to his companions and said, "Hurry up and go see what's going on." After saying that, the three of them urged the animals to catch up.
Xie Yousan saw the donkey nibbling grass leaves in front of him. He got off the mule and walked over to take a look. It turned out that there was a pond in front of him. Lai Wu, who had lost his hair and was completely naked, was scrubbing and washing himself inside. When he saw him coming, he greeted him: "Come on, Mr. Xie, take a wash too. He's very refreshed!"
"You kid, can't you bear it so much?" He curled his lips.
The other rider joked with a smile: "Boss Lai, if you keep rubbing like this, you will only be left with white meat. Pour it into the soup pot!"
The last one who followed laughed loudly and shouted: "Lai Lai, we are not going to Fuzhou City, you are mistaken!"
"What does this have to do with Fuzhou City?" Lai Wufa was confused.
Xie Yousan sneered: "The official wives in Fuzhou City like pretty boys the most, but I'm afraid it's too late for you to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics now." The three of them laughed, and Lai Wufa was so angry that they lit his hands in the water and shook his head.
Suddenly, a patrol rider shouted in a low voice: "Something's going on!" He took off the crossbow buckle and cocked it.
"Don't panic, cover the crossbow, and don't hurt anyone unless absolutely necessary!" Xie Yousan also noticed it, stretched out his hand to prepare his crossbow, kept a smile on his face, and glanced around.
Xie Yousan's cavalry carried a small repeating crossbow designed and improved by Li Dan. The bottom-mounted quiver contains eight small arrows in bronze clusters, three inches and four quarters long, with four sides and four sides. The arrows are loaded by springs.
After the arrow is put into the slot, use both hands to move the mountain to the firing position to complete the winding. Pull up the mountain to aim, which is equivalent to turning on the safety. Pulling the trigger will automatically open the arrow slot for loading, and the cycle repeats.
The entire crossbow is only one foot or two inches long. It can be fired with one hand or held up with two hands for aiming. The entire crossbow is made of fine steel, and even the bowstring is made of twisted steel wire.
The total weight is three kilograms and six taels, and only twelve pieces were made in total.
The Ministry gave priority to the scout team of Yang Yi Battalion.
After Xie Yousan came back from Santang, he was assigned to be the leader of the scout team. This was the first time that the new crossbow was brought out for actual combat.
In the test, this crossbow can penetrate armor within a hundred steps, fire out all eight arrows in ten breaths, and can quickly replace the spare arrow box through the card slot.
He suppressed the urge to try out the new crossbow and looked at the swaying grass fifty steps ahead.
"Uh-huh." A man in green jumped out of the grass, holding up a square shield to protect the front, followed by the second, third, and fourth people... and more and more people.
Xie Yousan was stunned. This scene... looked so familiar.
"Master Xie, what's going on? Are we going in the wrong direction?" A rider asked in surprise, "Did we go around in a circle and come back?"
"Nonsense!" Xie Yousan raised his head: "I was looking at the sun and heading south, that's right!"
"But what is this? The Golden Flower Formation? Why is there a Golden Flower Formation here?" Another person pointed at those people at a loss and asked, "They are also wearing green clothes, they look like them!"
"You're just pretending!" someone shouted loudly from behind the two golden flower formations, and then a man in green clothes carrying a sword came out of the grass, with a very long mark clearly stamped on his left arm.
"Who are you? What are you doing here? You are all armed and riding animals. I think you are suspicious? Are you spies from the Jiangshan Army or a robber?"
He asked several questions in a series so that no one knew which one to answer first.
"Who are you? They look alike in Tsing Yi, but they are still Jie Dao no matter what!" Lai Wufa also noticed something was wrong at this time and asked loudly as he walked up from the water.
"Hey, there's another one in the water. Are you an accomplice? You know your stuff! Why don't you dismount and talk when you see the one in green?"
This man put his hands on his hips and spoke loudly, which made Xie Yousan feel dumbfounded. He was from the Blue Shirt Team. He looked like him everywhere except for his gangster style.
"This good man, we are from the north, we are not familiar with this area, and we have somehow offended Guibao. Please forgive me.
People in the world are loyal to each other. Seeing that everyone has nothing to do with each other, please give me some advice. Thank you very much, brother. After Xie Yousan finished speaking, he sang Fat Nai on the mule.
"Well, you're not bad, you can talk." The man nodded, and just as he was about to speak, there was another rustling sound in the grass on the other side of the road, and two golden flower formations came out, and the four formations formed a pair. Their surrounding situation.
"I said, Aji, why are you so anxious? You can't wait for me to blow the whistle and come out together, do you insist on grabbing this credit?" The person leading the team over there said angrily: "Fortunately, he is an honest man, if he is a cunning one, Thief, can you keep two of your troops?"
"Brother, you are the platoon leader, how can I dare to compete with you for credit? These guys are very smart and they are on horses. He spotted us from a long way away.
If I don't show up quickly, I'm afraid they will turn around and run away. Wouldn't it be a loss for these good livestock? "The chief, Aji, smiled and made the distinction for himself.
"Shut up, we don't know about your little thoughts? You want to make meritorious deeds every day. I think you are fascinated by that little widow. The words 'I will marry you as a centurion' will make you dizzy and dancing all day long. Get on your feet and run out!"
The commander of the guard exposed his shortcoming, which caused a burst of laughter from his subordinates.
Aji's face turned even redder, and he jumped on his feet and shouted: "What does this, what does this mean? Brother, you are talking indiscriminately, are there any outsiders here? You are the platoon leader, and according to military law, you should protect your own people." right!"
"Stop, stop, stop!" Xie You got off his mule three times and walked to the middle of the two stalls to stop them:
"What are you doing, treating our brothers as nothing? According to military law, according to military law, when you are blaming each other during the execution of your mission, the two chief officers should each hit you with fifteen military sticks. Come, lie down here, and I will beat each other!" "
"Oh," the sentry commander was stunned: "Hey, who are you? How do you know the military law of the Blue Shirts?"
After saying that, he suddenly seemed to have discovered something. He looked up and down, and his tone suddenly became gentle: "Trouble, can you take off your hat and let me see your true face?"
"Why not?" Xie Yousan took off his bamboo hat.
The sentry commander took a closer look, stood at attention with a bang, and said loudly: "Reporting to Xie Zhenfu, Xiang Shuiniu, a humble official, is leading the platoon to perform daily inspection tasks. Please give instructions!"
"Ah?" That Aji was immediately stunned. How did he do it, arresting him here and there, and finding someone to suppress him?
"Xiang Buffalo? Oh, I remembered you. You were originally Wei Zhou'er's subordinate, right?" Xie Yousan trembled after asking this question: "What about Wei Zhou'er, is he nearby?"
He grinned at the buffalo and cried "Wow". Xie Yousan was stunned. Aji, who was next to him, said softly: "Zhen, Zhenfu Chief, Wei Zhou'er is gone."
"What? When did it happen and how did it happen? Also, how did you get here?" Xie Yousan looked around and saw that the blue-shirted team members all lowered their heads, and some squatted down and cried.
His head was buzzing, and he knew something was wrong, something must have happened!
At this time, Lai Wufa had already put on his clothes. He came over and showed his badge to Aji, and said softly: "It's inappropriate for everyone to talk like this on the road. Mr. Aji, is there a convenient and secluded place nearby where we can sit?" Let’s chat next?”
"Yes, yes." Na Ji quickly regrouped and led them to rest in a bamboo forest more than 200 steps away. After arranging the alert and walking back, I saw the buffalo telling them about their recent experiences.
It turns out that everything was because of Yin Tuo who was defeated but escaped! This guy cleverly hid in the mountains to avoid being hunted by the army, and then led the gathered 300 people to quietly cross the river and enter the mountainous area bordering Fujian.
Here he received secret assistance from Lou Shiming and returned some of his original men to Yin Tuo. After that, the number of the team quickly reached a thousand people.
Just as the fighting on Yu Gan's side was in full swing, Yin Tuo led his troops inside and outside to attack Geyang City. Qian Hu, who had just arrived, mishandled the situation and was killed by Yin Tuo himself when he broke through.
Since the replacement civilian husband from Raozhou had arrived that day, Sun She had already ordered the team to pack their luggage and prepare to return to various places in Raozhou via Wannian the next morning.
That night, they heard a commotion in the city, and the people outside the city were very alarmed. However, the noise stopped soon after, and everyone thought it was just a minor commotion and went back to sleep. Unexpectedly, Yin Tuo suddenly arrived at dawn and started. massacre.
"Wait, you said massacre? Didn't you say that Yin Tuo never kills people randomly?" Xie Yousan asked.
"Hmph, I don't know if that guy had any kind intentions, but it's true that the camp was filled with blood that day!"
A Ji said bitterly. At this time, he had already figured out the identities of these people. He came over and sat on the grass below and said:
"Sir Xie, you should know that our reserve team totals less than 2,000 people, and the reserve team still uses bamboo spears. How can those civilians be their match with their bare hands?"
Xie Yousan and Lai Wufa are both old people, so they can naturally imagine what it was like at that time. Xie Yousan gritted his teeth and asked, "What happened next?"
The Qingshirt team could not stand in the chaos and used the Golden Flower Formation to fight on their own. Later, Xiao Wanhe ordered a breakout, with Su Piantou taking the vanguard and Wei Zhouer taking the rear.
Fighting from outside the west gate to the north gate, here they encountered an ambush. Su Biantou was caught off guard and was killed. Lin Ziyang tried to attack him, but he was also killed. Finally, the tall man went up and killed the enemy general who blocked the road, and then everyone rushed out. Read the book
Later, with the help of Xiaozhai's reinforcements, he gained a foothold and found that Wei Zhou'er had not returned either. When they were about to set off the next morning, a soldier of Wei Zhou'er came back. Only then did everyone find out that he was injured and refused to leave until he died in battle.
Xiao Wanhe felt that Shiziyan Xiaozhai could not stay any longer and decided to continue retreating, so the entire army moved to Tanjiadu at dawn, where they prepared to cross the Wanxi River.
I originally wanted to go east to Xing'an or join forces with the Shanda people, but I didn't expect that just after crossing the 200 people, I met the messenger from Xing'an to report the emergency. It turned out that Yin Tuo sent troops to attack Xing'an County.
When this road failed, Sun She discussed it with Xiao Wanhe. They both agreed to turn around and head west, but their goals were not consistent.
After learning that the Jiangshan Army was having a good time, Xiao Wanhe no longer wanted to fight and just wanted to return to Fuzhou. Finally, they agreed to divide their forces at the foot of Xianglu Peak and voluntarily went to one part of Fuzhou to follow Xiao Wanhe and continue westward.
Others followed Sun She to Guixi to assist Guixi.
Xi fought against Yin Tuo, while looking for a way to return to Yu Gan.
But Sun She didn't expect that before they arrived in Guixi, Guixi was so frightened by Ge Yang's bloodbath that he tied up his own county magistrate and surrendered!
After learning the news, Sun She had to make an emergency U-turn at Liukou Town at the foot of Wugui Ridge and cross the Xixi River westward again to Yingtanfang.
They didn't dare to leave here because they knew that Anren was occupied by the Jiangshan Army and that water and land routes were blocked. They had no choice but to decide to find out the situation first before deciding on their next move.
"Then, how many of you are left?" At Ganquan Temple in Yingtanfang, Xie Yousan immediately asked anxiously when he saw Sun She and others, "Are there any other leader losses?"
"Both Youhouzi (Luoyou) and Amao (Xinchi) were injured and are still recovering. The others were more or less slightly injured, but it doesn't matter." Sun She sighed: "The casualties are heavy. It's because someone didn't lead the team well. , I will apologize to Li Sanlang when I go back!"
"This is secondary!" Xie Yousan waved his hand: "Let's briefly discuss the situation first." After that, he gave a general introduction to the situation of Huxi anyway, Yugan's victory, and the recovery of Anren.
Everyone immediately jumped for joy and said happily: "I didn't expect that Li Sanlang could achieve such results in such a short period of time. It seems that the Green Shirt Team has grown stronger again!"
Next, Sun She told Xie Yousan that he would withdraw from Geyang and fight while walking, and go to Shiziyan to gather together a total of 2,200 troops and civilians. Later, I sent someone to quietly go back and take a look. There were corpses all along the river outside the west gate and north gate.
The heads were cut off and piled up outside Guixi City to make a temple. Only Lin Ziyang's body was covered by the reeds, so the whole body was unexpectedly preserved.
It is said that later the squires in Geyang City came forward to request the collection of corpses to avoid the spread of the plague. As a result, a large pit was buried in the west of the city, 300 steps east to west and 60 steps north to south. A total of more than 4,700 corpses were buried inside and outside the city. No wonder it was called a "massacre"!
When the remnant army wandered to the foot of Xianglu Peak, there were still more than 1,700 people left. Xiao Wanhe took away more than 400 people, and the remaining 1,200 people followed them to Yingtan.
In the past few days, a small number of local people from Yujiang and Yingtan have joined the army one after another. The total number is 1,342, including 97 wounded.
"Oh, thank you for setting up emergency medical personnel. Otherwise, I don't know how many people would have lost their lives along the way!" Song Jiuyi said with emotion.
"Yes, many wounded people have been left one after another. We have a roster, and a total of 226 people have been fostered in fellow villagers' homes." Lin Shuntang is in charge of logistics, so he knows the numbers very clearly:
"We have written down the details of the home and the village where we are fostering, and we will find them back during the future counterattack!"
Xie Yousan was surprised. He raised his head and looked at everyone: "That's right, we will always counterattack one day! Your Excellency, haven't you already arrived in Anren? Don't worry, everyone, we will collect debts owed to us, and we will definitely repay our debts. That day!"
"Mr. Xie, since we are all in touch, should we go back with you?" Gao Hanzi asked, "We can't afford to support thousands of people stationed in this place.
Fortunately, we had the flag given by General Yu as a token, and promised the local squire to protect them. After collecting five hundred taels of cash, they allowed us to stay near the temple and sold us some food to survive until now.
Thanks to the fact that Yintuo attacked after we made preparations for evacuation, some property and food were able to be brought out. If he had launched it one day earlier, he was afraid that the entire team would have collapsed halfway through and would not be able to survive today. "
"Yes, we will run out of food in three days. We are very anxious, so we send small teams everywhere, one to buy food, and the other to inquire about the military situation." Sun She said:
"The most important thing now: food, wounded, doctors and weapons replenishment. There are more than 300 people who only have bamboo guns in their hands, and bows and arrows are in short supply. There are also dozens of sick people who cannot be solved by the health workers. They all rely on Du who came with Mr. Lou. Sir, take care of..."
"Wait a minute, what happened to Mr. Lou?"
"Mr. Lou Liang, the master you sent for specially met with an accident as soon as he arrived at the camp. We protected him all the way here. Oh, and there is also an extreme shortage of vehicles and livestock.
We originally brought some livestock, but a lot of them were eaten on the road. Only about forty animals were left, and there were only about twenty vehicles. Some in exchange for food and medicine
Sold and mortgaged on the road…. ” He gave a general outline one after another to let Xie Yousan know the situation here.
"I think so. Now that we know the situation here, how about each leader sending a representative and we find a boat and take the boat down the river back to Anren to report to the adults?" Xie Yousan suggested.
"Okay, this is faster!" Several people discussed and decided to send Song Jiuyi to follow Xie Yousan back. Xie Yousan called Lai Wufa and asked him and his two companions to ride on mules and quickly go back overland to report.
Sun She took Lin Shuntang to Shangjingli by the East Lake to find Yang Tingwang, a squire, to inform him that Anren County had been recovered and to borrow a boat.
When the squire heard that the army had arrived in Anren County, his worries suddenly disappeared and he immediately agreed to borrow the boat.
However, he made a request, saying that there was a clan brother who was very good at martial arts and always had the ambition to serve the country. He was willing to follow him to Anren to participate in team training and asked them to take him with him on the ship. When Sun She heard this, he thought it was a good thing and immediately agreed.
In this way, Xie Yousan, Song Jiuyi, and Yang Shijie, a descendant of the Yang family, took a boat out of the East Lake and went down the river under the protection of Commander Xiang and the Ajinashi people.
As they approached Shigang, a navy ship approached for inspection. Seeing that their own people were very enthusiastic, they immediately sent a team leader on board to guide them to the west gate dock of Anren County. This led to what happened earlier when Feng Shen flew on horseback to find Li Dan to report.
