"Sir, I think we have missed something." Yu Meiguang just scolded Jiao Conghuxia, and now she was a little embarrassed to speak: "We have an agreement with Tan Brigade to meet up at Pogan Town tomorrow." He said reminder said.
"That's right! We have to inform him immediately, otherwise it would be embarrassing for people from Meigang to miss out!" Zhu Desheng slapped his thigh.
"No, this is secondary!" Liang Mingshan said immediately: "Sir, I think we need to send someone over the mountain to report to the main force, telling them that half of the Dongxiang enemies are blocked here.
As long as the army comes around and attacks from the front and back, they can be wiped out in this valley. This is much better than siege and street fighting. It not only solves our difficulties, but also greatly weakens the strength of the Dongxiang defenders. I think Tanlv will understand the beauty of this place! "
"I understand!" Jiao Conghu immediately stood up: "Each department, immediately select forty from each squadron with good footwork and hand them over to the army leader, and the rest will immediately set off to run towards Chaijia Mountain!
When you join the army, you go to the police station and ask the inspectors to report the news. They are familiar with the terrain and routes, and know how to take small roads and avoid enemy groups. "
"Okay, I understand!"
After a while, some people below stood in a line amidst the shouts of the inspectors. The rest picked up their luggage and stood up, trotting towards Chaijia Mountain.
Liang Mingshan quickly moved towards the police station with more than a hundred people, three catapults and baggage carriages.
In the Jiangshan Army, Yan Yan is confident enough and proud. Not only does he never lose like Yizhixiang, but he can also suddenly appear at the opponent's weakest position with his riding skills at key points in the battle. Therefore, he is deeply favored by the Yang family and his son. favorite.
During this battle in Fuzhou, Yang He originally wanted him to go several times, but Yang Xing never let go. The purpose of sending him out this time was to ask him to suddenly get into the deep pool of Meigang and stir it up to prepare for the recapture of Anren later.
Indeed, he lived up to his expectations. Yan Yan marched with more than 2,500 troops in a hurry. Along the way, the spies from the Military Intelligence Section and the Intelligence Section either did not find them, or they did not have time to send the news to the rear.
Yan Yan moved very quickly, and he could finish the journey that took two days for others in one day.
The key point is that the whole team is lightly equipped, carrying only four days of rations and no more baggage. Moreover, he also has a cavalry team of more than fifty people clearing the way in front, massacring civilians along the way to conceal the news.
The reason why Jiao Conghu discovered his whereabouts was because this unit entered the boundaries of Meigang last night and set up camp, and was discovered by Xiang Yong who was patrolling.
After the police station inspectors went to check overnight, they immediately sent someone to deliver a report. Not far after they came out, they encountered an outgoing militia team stopping by Dongjiadian Road to rest.
To be honest, if there hadn't been a police station here and a patrolling Xiang Yong, the two teams might have collided face to face!
Liang Mingshan stepped into the courtyard of the police station and saw that the place was already filled with an atmosphere of war readiness. The village warriors all went up to the top of the wall, wiping their swords and guns and checking their bow strings behind the breastworks and crenels.
There is a horse at the door, and there is a spear cart inside the door (similar to a sword cart, used for blocking the door for defense, modified from a wheelbarrow). Inspector Zhang came to greet him first, and then Inspector Mei came as well.
"The situation is urgent. Three things: First, someone needs to deliver a message to the main force. Which one of you will go? Second, send the country warriors to protect the catapults and go around to the other side of the lake to hide. Third, the baggage carriages must be properly protected." Liang Mingshan Don't be sloppy at all, speak concisely and to the point.
"I'm going to deliver the message. I'm a local. I'm familiar with the roads and can ride a horse. It's very fast to walk on the mountain road. I'll be outside the mountains at noon!" Inspector Mei volunteered.
Liang Mingshan prepared to set up an ambush here. Half of Dongxiang's enemies were here. He asked the main force to come quickly for reinforcements. Mei Patrolman left immediately. He called Shixiang Yong and asked them to follow him to the lake with their catapults. past.
Inspector Zhang asked someone to move the horse away first and let the carriage enter the hospital. "This yard doesn't look big, can it fit in?" Liang Mingshan asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, Sir, there is a courtyard in the back! This is where our patrol and guests live, and there is also a kitchen. The carriage came in and unhooked the horse, and the mules and horses were led to the backyard, so that there is room for them!"
Seeing Inspector Zhang, I already had my heart
Knowing that, Liang Mingshan nodded and asked him to ask two people who were good at walking and familiar with the road to go with him to lure the enemy. Then he took the horse from the trough and rode it himself, then led more than a hundred people forward. .
Yan Yan's vanguard leaders are two people, one is called Ban'er. As the name suggests, half of this person's ear was cut off during a fight. This shows how brave and ruthless he is.
Another nickname was "One Iron". He didn't even know his name, but everyone called him Iron Man. This "piece of iron" has been searching for ore seedlings in the mountains with his master since he was a child. He claims to be able to smell out the buried location and quantity of various ores with his nose.
Because the official army accidentally killed his master during the quelling the rebellion, this man joined the Jiangshan Army to take revenge. But there was no end to the beatings and killings. Yi Tie was very melancholy. He lay drunk on the beauty's knees all day long and drank himself into a rosy nose.
However, because he was literate and could use his brain, Yan Yan ordered him to assist Ban Er, so as to prevent this guy from blindly acting recklessly.
The knight in front suddenly came back and reported that there were about a hundred country warriors coming this way, including a horseman among them! Ban Er, who was bored looking at the mountain, immediately became energetic: "A horseman? Do you really see it?"
"Of course!" Tan Ma was a little unhappy: "Wearing a robe and hanging a sword, you look quite impressive."
"Could he be a high-ranking official?" Ban'er said, reaching out and taking off his lance. Yi Yi Tie, who was walking beside him, quickly stepped forward to dissuade him: "Pioneer, don't worry, the situation is unclear, we'd better make inquiries."
"What's there to hesitate about? Assemble the horse team, let's go capture the official for interrogation. But we're so bored, let's let this guy come to relieve our boredom!" After Ban'er finished speaking, he clamped the horse's belly and took the officer with him. Tan Ma ran away.
"Hey——!" A Tiecai shouted, knowing it was useless, he could only shake his head and command the team to follow quickly. He is a general who usually doesn't ride a horse. Besides, the two of them can't just go and have fun and leave the men and horses alone.
Yi Tie had no choice but to lead people behind and chase him slowly and hurriedly. After running for a mile, I suddenly saw the Tan Ma coming back on its own. "Huh, so fast? Has anyone been caught?" Yi Tiexin was surprised and quickly stepped forward to grab the bridle and asked.
"Ahem, scratch your ass!" Tan Ma reported in frustration: "Commander, hurry up and take a look. That group of people is not easy to deal with, and half of them are carrying bows. I was not prepared for it, and more than a dozen brothers were killed and injured. The leader of Ban Er was shot to death by the officer’s arrow!”
"What? Ban Er is dead?" Yi Yi Tie was shocked this time. He was the deputy vanguard, and his commander was dead. The team couldn't stop or retreat. Besides, he had to snatch the body back! "You just ran back like this and no one grabbed it?" he asked.
"Arrows are raining down, who dares to step forward?" Tan Ma smiled bitterly. This thing is too demoralizing. I had no choice but to grit my teeth and order the team to speed up, and at the same time asked the archers to prepare for battle immediately.
After running forward for another half mile, I saw nearly ten corpses hanging on the hillside around the corner, and the soldier started to curse. A piece of iron is a little angry. It doesn't matter if these people cut off their heads or strip off their clothes and armor, why are you hanging them?
Now even if you want to hide it, you can't hide it. The soldiers behind you have already seen it all. The remaining horse team carefully searched the surroundings and untied the corpses.
There were angry curses all around, all calling for blood debts to be repaid and revenge for the massacre. An iron heart thought that it was broken now. Even if I didn't chase him, I couldn't do it. The crowd was furious.
While he sent people to report back, he reorganized his team. He thought that he could pursue him if he wanted to. Fortunately, his opponents only had about a hundred people, so we just had to be careful.
After chasing for another mile, I suddenly saw a large group of people sitting or lying down on a gentle slope to rest. When they saw them coming, someone whistled, and those people jumped up and turned around and ran away.
Before Bing Tie could say anything, Ban Er's men couldn't hold back and rushed forward, shouting and killing. He was so angry that he couldn't hold it back even while stamping his feet and shouting at the top of his lungs.
He hurriedly asked someone to pull over his mount and led his troops to catch up. However, when he saw the people in front of him retreating like a tide, he hurriedly got out of the way.
Yi Tie stood up from the saddle to check, and found that there were indeed more than twenty archers on the opponent's side, especially the "official" who was riding on the horse and could shoot quickly and accurately.
About twenty people had fallen on the ground in front. Yi Yi Tie had no choice but to ask the sword and shield men to come forward, and then pushed forward step by step. Seeing this, the other party stopped ejaculating and shouted something again,
Turn around and run.
"Stop chasing!" A Tie shouted to stop everyone, and pointed his whip at the horse: "Aren't you suffering enough? Look ahead!" Everyone looked intently, and then they discovered that a mile away on the right, there was something on the hillside. A small fortress.
"Hmph, this group of people must have escaped into the stronghold. Let me go up and surround it. Aren't they capable of running away? Once they enter the stronghold, I'll see where they can run!"
As soon as everyone rushed forward and formed a formation on the hillside, they ordered the two little bosses to lead a team each to attack. Everything went well at first, but suddenly there was a scream from the mountain, and the soldiers fell to the ground one after another.
There was a small leader who limped down and was helped down, grinning and crying, saying that the group of "unkillable thieves" had scattered iron caltrops on the hillside, as well as wild animal traps and bamboo stakes buried underneath. of pit.
"Seven died and more than ten were injured!" He cried in pain.
"Trash!" He cursed in his heart. He ordered people to cut down more than 20 bamboo shoots (branches with bamboo leaves) and sent them up. The people at the front of the team used this tool to sweep the ground forward. As expected, the casualties were much smaller.
Upon seeing this, the defenders above drew their bows and shot arrows, specifically targeting the bandit soldiers holding bamboo shoots, but the effect was limited. Later, everyone stopped wasting arrows, and the attacker's speed increased significantly, and they were close to the wall in a short time.
Just then Yi Tie discovered a problem. The fort was built on a hill with a gentle slope. It seemed harmless, but it was actually quite tricky.
It was difficult for his men to stand on it, and due to the upward attack, their physical strength began to decline significantly.
After thinking about it, he decided to send people to cut bamboo around and make many long ladders on the ground. This would make it easier for the brothers to step on them when attacking and lie down directly on the ladders to get up, advance and retreat.
After replenishing manpower and launching the attack again, there was no movement on the wall. Everyone was wondering whether it had slipped away from behind? While he was thinking about it, a bamboo whistle sounded, and flails and crossbows were struck from the wall.
The sound of an iron cry was not good, so I hurriedly called the archers to come forward and take cover. However, the archers were not used to standing on the slope and shooting upwards. There were many arrows flying in the sky, but their accuracy was much worse.
The soldier who was climbing up the wall of the village on the bamboo ladder fell down with a clatter, which made him feel pain even if he looked at the iron.
At this moment Yan Yan arrived with the rear team. "What's going on? There are so many dead and wounded before we even reach Meigang?" Yan Yan looked a little annoyed.
"General, some gangsters injured our brothers, and even had half of the ears cut off. Those people hid in the village. Everyone was very angry, so they surrounded and attacked." An iron report said.
"Ban'er is dead?" Yan Yan was surprised.
"Exactly, he was shot to death by an arrow from an officer on horseback!"
"Where is the riding officer?" Yan Yan suddenly became interested.
"It's behind this wall!"
"Hey, damn it!" Yan Yan thought to himself that the biggest official in Meigang was the inspector of the inspection branch, and he was also an official from the ninth rank. If he were caught or killed by chance here, Meigang would be at his fingertips, which would save much trouble!
"In this case, we can't let him run away. Call in another three hundred people, and the rest will rest on the spot!" He planned to capture this small stronghold before leaving.
Who knew that this fortress was very tough? Yan Yan increased the number of people attacking to 800, but the fortress still stood firm. He was a little annoyed, so he asked someone to find a thick piece of wood as a door hammer, and arranged for thirty strong men to rush forward under the cover of shields.
Sure enough, after more than 20 people were killed and injured and moved away, the thick wooden door was shaking under the impact of the strong men. At this moment, someone from above suddenly shouted: "Hidden!" Then a black thing was dropped from above.
With a loud bang, a ball of fire exploded among the strong men. When the smoke and dust dissipated, these people either fell to the ground motionless, or were left dangling with their heads bleeding and bleeding, unable to stand still. Blood and severed limbs were everywhere on the ground.
"Zhentian Lei, how come they have Zhentian Lei?" Yan Yan shouted angrily.
Thunderbolts like this are usually used by the government when guarding the city, and ordinary people will not have them in their hands. If there were just some stubborn village warriors inside, they probably wouldn't have this kind of weapon in their hands.
right!
"Bang, bang, bang..." Explosions came one after another, but not from the battlefield in front. Yan Yan held on to the small tree next to him in horror and looked at the team he had brought. There were already people over there.
The Jiangshan Army, which was stunned by the bombing, was completely disorganized and ran around. Some people covered their wounds and howled, while others stared blankly at the corpses everywhere and didn't know what to do.
Zhentian Lei was thrown three times in total, and when people's eardrums were "buzzed" by the shock, they saw flags and people holding weapons pouring out of Chaijia Mountain behind them.
When the militiamen and the auxiliary soldiers saw the tragic scenes of these soldiers being beaten, they immediately burst into endless courage and confidence.
The governor and the inspectors loudly repeated the reward for merit, inspiring them to leap out of their hiding places and rush down the mountain before anyone else could.
