In the reeds, Lin Shuang watched the fire getting bigger and bigger, the crowd panicked and fled in all directions, and many soldiers screamed loudly as they were burned by the fire.
Knowing that it was impossible to pursue Luo Feng and others, Lin Shuang looked around, jumped into the water with a bang, picked up the steel knife, cut off the burning reeds one by one, and walked through the reeds along the weakest part of the fire. , climbed ashore.
Seeing that there were only a few dozen soldiers on the shore, Lin Shuang collapsed to the ground helplessly.
After the town of Futan fell, Ma Jinshi held a military meeting, and support troops sent from other nearby villages also participated.
At the meeting, Ma Jinshi said: "The overall combat power of the Kaxi Town is very strong, and together we may not be their opponent. In addition, Qin Pei's personal combat power is too strong, and there are almost no opponents. This time, I want to send troops To rob the resources of Luobian District in Kaxi Town and reduce their overall combat strength, who is not afraid of Qin Pei and dares to lead troops there?"
When the question was raised, all the battalion commanders looked at each other for a while, but no one responded.
Murong Yi, who was sitting in the corner, stood up and said: "Qin Pei is nothing, he just relies on his large number of troops. If it is just to plunder resources, it is enough for me to go there with my own army."
Seeing Murong Yi, the captain of the battalion, stand up, all the battalion commanders looked unhappy.
"Murong Yi, you are too courageous. You only have a large army, so I'm afraid you are not qualified to speak." A battalion commander said in an imposing manner.
"That's right, we battalion commanders haven't spoken yet, so what's the matter with you?" someone then said.
Ma Jinshi heard that he was hesitating, and Ma Jinxi, who was sitting on the side, said: "Zhen Gong, just let Murong Yi go."
Hearing Ma Jinxi's support, Ma Jinshi immediately said: "Okay, Murong Yi, you set out now and bring your own army. If you win, you will be rewarded heavily when you come back."
"Yes, Lord Town." Murong Yi left the conference room and led his army to Kaxi Town.
In Kaxi Town, Wei Yiqi was thinking of ways to drive a wedge between Murong Yi and Ma Jinshi, but he still had no idea and was pacing back and forth in the office.
"If Murong Yi is not eliminated, it will be difficult to attack Futan Town." Wei Yiqi was thinking.
"Report, Commander Wei." A soldier walked into Wei Yiqi's office.
"The town official invites Mr. Wei to his office."
"Got it." Wei Yiqi's thoughts were interrupted, Qin Pei called, and Wei Yiqi immediately went to Qin Pei's office.
Walking into Qin Pei's office, Wei Yiqi said: "Gong Zhen, did you call me?"
Qin Pei sat on the chair with a worried look on his face. When he saw Wei Yiqi coming, he said, "You're here just in time, sit down quickly."
After Wei Yiqi sat down, Qin Pei said: "Sir Wei, I just received the news that Ma Jinshi sent an army to harass the border area of our town."
"Who is leading the army?" Wei Yiqi asked.
"It's Murong Yi."
"Murong Yi? He only has one brigade of troops." Wei Yiqi thought in a low voice.
"Yes," Qin Pei said: "The strength of this brigade is not something to be afraid of, but Murong Yi's combat power is too strong. The surrounding villages under our town will definitely not be able to resist it, and when we send troops over, he will definitely slip away. This territory is so big that we can’t take care of everything.”
"It's okay, Lord Town," Wei Yiqi said: "No matter how strong Murong Yi is, he only dares to plunder some villages in the border areas of our town, and he doesn't even dare to enter the suburbs of our town."
"But the villages under our jurisdiction are also our resources. It is a pity to be robbed." Qin Pei was unwilling to accept it.
"Mr. Zhen, we are trying to get rid of Murong Yi now. Now may be the best time."
Hearing that Murong Yi could be eliminated, Qin Pei immediately became energetic and asked, "How to get rid of him?"
Wei Yiqi said: "First, we send a large group of troops to quickly go behind Murong Yi and cut off Murong Yi's retreat. The troops along this route must be hidden and cannot be discovered by Murong Yi. The town official can personally lead two battalions. We will start from the front with our troops, wait for our brigade to cut off Murong Yi's retreat, then quickly approach Murong Yi and surround and kill Murong Yi."
"Your idea is a good one, but when we go there now, maybe Murong Yi has completed the plunder and gone back." Qin Pei said.
Wei Yiqi said confidently: "Gong Zhen, don't worry. If we really can't catch up with Murong Yi, we will spread the word. The land Murong Yi plundered is an important place for us to save money and food, so the Duke himself will take the lead." With the support of the army."
"What's the point of this?" Qin Pei asked puzzledly.
Wei Yiqi explained: "Zhen Gong, if there is a lot of money and food, it means that Murong Yi plundered a lot. If he plundered a lot and returned with less, Ma Jinshi will definitely not be happy."
"Even then, Ma Jinshi would not kill Murong Yi." Qin Pei still disagreed with Wei Yiqi's opinion.
"Zhen Gong, if we want to get rid of Murong Yi, we can only do it step by step," Wei Yiqi said: "This is just the beginning. We still have to see the effect before taking the next step. Besides, we have no other way now."
Qin Pei thought for a while, and it was indeed as Wei Yiqi said: "This is the only way it can be now."
Murong Yi led the army to a village under the jurisdiction of Luobian District of Kasi Town. He stopped and summoned all the squadron leaders. He said: "This is a three-hour march from Kasi Town. Even if they send a small team to march in a hurry, we will be cut off." The way back would take two hours. In addition, they had already received the news and sent troops ahead of time. After subtracting half an hour, we only had one and a half hours left. We had to rush to the village in forty minutes. Department, ten minutes to move, then retreat, do you understand?"
"clear."
"Okay, let's go."
After Murong Yi completed his instructions, he immediately led the army into the village and went straight to the village office.
In the village office, someone was found to have invaded, and a brigade of troops was assembled. Under the leadership of a brigade captain, they just came out of the training ground and met Murong Yi's army.
Murong Yi's army was all archers, which was not conducive to close combat. After discovering that a large group of troops rushed out from the village office, Murong Yi shouted: "The first squadron goes to the left and goes up to the roof. The second squadron goes to the right and goes up to the roof. The third squadron goes to the right and goes up to the roof. , the fourth and fifth squadrons set up their formations and attack me."
After finishing speaking, Murong Yi immediately pulled up his silver bow, and the arrow was quickly placed on the bowstring. With a "swish" sound, the arrow flew out, and Qin Peijun who was rushing at the front was hit by the arrow and fell to the ground.
After Murong Yi's arrows, arrows fell one after another at the Qin Pei troops who rushed out. Many Qin Pei troops could not block the attack of Murong Yi's troops and fell to the ground within a few steps.
"Everyone, come on." Qin Peijun's captain directed the troops to rush forward.
"Swish, swish, swish," the rain of arrows became even fiercer. The roofs on both sides of the street were covered with two squadrons of archers, attacking from a high position. Many Qin Pei troops could not resist and began to hide in the houses on both sides. Through invisibility, he slowly approached Murong Yijun.
