The sound of horse hoofbeats was getting closer and closer. Zhong Rong listened carefully for a while and then quickly pointed out two fingers to Lin Yuanqiu, indicating that there were about two hundred people.
two hundred? Lin Yuanqiu's eyes suddenly opened. Why are there so many people? Can they deal with them?
This time, my heart suddenly jumped into my throat.
Looking at the father-in-law on the side, he seemed to be fine. If you look closely, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
After realizing that this was an expression of excitement, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help pinching himself for being useless.
Of course Zhong Rong was excited. Since the stability of the northwest, he couldn't remember how long it had been since he had killed an enemy with real swords and guns.
Besides, the people they wanted to kill were extremely vicious people. Thinking of the scenes the soldiers and guards once described to him when the Shanrong people killed people and set fires, and then thought of the villagers who had lost their loved ones, Zhong Rong tightened the handle of the knife in his hand. Tonight Make sure that the Shanrong thieves never come back.
As expected of nomads, they all came here on fat and strong horses, so the speed was not ordinary.
Lin Yuanqiu felt that he had just calmed down when the sound of horse's hoofbeats passed above his head. Following the sound of horse's hoofs, there were shouts of "oh oh oh oh".
At this time, Lin Yuanqiu, like all the soldiers, was lying on the bed and did not dare to move, for fear that the Shanrong people would accidentally see something was wrong.
Lin Yuanqiu confirmed the identity of the visitor from a louder "Oh oh oh oh" sound. It was 100% that he was from Shanrong and had not escaped.
Earlier in the teahouse, Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu heard the merchants talk about the many habits of the Shanrong people. This includes when the other person is happy and excited, they will shout "Oh oh oh oh" or whistle sharply.
So Lin Yuanqiu can be sure that these Shanrong people are extremely happy at this time.
Lin Yuanqiu's guess was correct. At this time, the Shanrong people who came on horseback were filled with uncontrollable happiness and excitement, especially their leader, the strong man with piles of hats and wolf skins. Han, he didn't put down the iron bow he was waving in his hand.
Surrounding him were burly men holding torches who were equally excited.
Can you not be excited? For more than ten days in a row, I have been running away every time.
This year, these damn villagers didn't know which pit they were hiding in. Not only was there no one in the huts, not even a grain of corn was left.
Originally, they were going to change direction and head east tonight, but they stopped thinking when they thought that Honghu Camp was also there. Fortunately, Yanzi had sharp eyes and saw the light on the village from a long way away, so they turned their horses and headed this way.
The leader, who was wearing a pile of hats, gave Yanzi a thumbs-up gesture and immediately said that he would give him two male wolf pelts as a reward when he returned.
After hearing this, Yanzi grinned.
Through the gap in the quilt, Lin Yuanqiu seemed to see the other person's mouth full of burnt yellow teeth.
Sure enough, the teahouse merchant was right. These Shanrong people loved to smoke Tamba wild rice, and the choking grass smoke turned their teeth yellow.
Soon, there were no more clattering horses' hooves overhead, and all the Shanrong people had entered the village.
Not long after, Lin Yuanqiu heard the sound of kicking the courtyard door.
He opened the gap in the quilt a little more, and then looked towards the road he came from, which was at the entrance of the village. When he found that there was no one behind him, he felt relieved and put his head out of the quilt.
Lin Yuanqiu's hiding place was very close to the first house at the entrance of the village, so he could clearly see many horses standing outside the courtyard wall of the house. Then, except for the leader wearing a pile of hats, everyone else got off their horses. , kicked the courtyard door hard, and many of them had already begun to climb over the wall.
Looking at the nearby houses, the situation is the same. It can be said that all the houses with lights on are surrounded by Shanrong people.
There were people kicking the door, climbing the wall, whistling, and oohing and ahhing, and there was a lot of noise.
The people who climbed into the wall quickly opened the courtyard door, and then everyone poured in, followed by the sound of banging on the door.
Lin Yuanqiu could hear these people banging on the door and yelling, and what they heard in the room was a crackle, which sounded like the sound of broken bowls and cans. Lin Yuanqiu knew that this was the chicken with its eyes covered. It's starting to work.
The Shanrong people who didn't know the real situation just thought that the villagers in the house were so frightened that they broke the bowls in their hands, and they all couldn't help laughing.
Then the noisier the sound, the more the chickens in the house flapping fiercely, so the ping-ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong sound continued, mixed with a few chicken crows. People outside the house heard that there were still big fat chickens in the house. , this time he kicked the door harder.
It seems that they can still eat chicken tonight, and they are so happy that their trip was not in vain this time.
Hahahahahaha.
Just when the Shanrong people's attention was focused on the house, the centurions had led their soldiers and guards quietly towards the courtyard.
But Lin Yuanqiu saw that the leader wearing a pile of hats was still riding on horseback and had no intention of entering the yard.
What a rush.
Zhong Rong had also stood up and looked at other houses. Except for many fat and strong horses tied to trees outside, no one was standing outside the courtyard wall. From the open gate, one could see Shanrong men holding knives, eager to rush into the house.
This was the best time to take action. Zhong Rong nodded to Lin Yuanqiu, saying that they could not wait any longer. When the Shanrong people kicked open the door, they had to take action, otherwise they would miss the opportunity.
Lin Yuanqiu also thought so. Since Dui Dui Mao didn't want to enter the yard, he would just have an operation on him.
With this thought in mind, Lin Yuanqiu quickly took out an arrow from his quiver, then drew his bow and nocked it on. The arrow pointed directly at the opponent's leader's head.
Zhong Rong could no longer care about so much. After telling Lin Yuanqiu to be careful, he quickly moved forward with the knife, followed closely by Zhong Jinan and Zhong Jinhua.
After a while, a loud "bang" was heard, and the door of the first house was finally kicked open, then the second, third, and fourth house...
Just when Zhong Rong was about to blow the whistle, the Dui Dui Hat leader finally entered the yard, but he rode directly in.
This is really great.
Seeing this, Zhong Rong couldn't help but be overjoyed. Then he quickly raised the sword in his hand and the whistle in his mouth sounded at the same time.
Then, before the Shanrong people who rushed into the house or stood in the courtyard could react, all the hidden soldiers rushed out. As if falling from the sky, the fastest ones rushed over and closed the courtyard door immediately, and then quickly took out the copper lock and locked it.
At the same time, the soldiers and guards quickly lit the fuses of the pottery bottles filled with kerosene with fire sickles, and then threw them all into the yard, and some were also thrown onto the thatched roof.
After throwing out the oil bottles, the guards quickly came forward and took away the horses at the entrance of the courtyard. After placing them in a more open area, they immediately ran back.
The power of the fierce fire oil was so great that many pottery bottles exploded before they even hit the ground. The oil fire splashed everywhere and soon the ground in the courtyard was ablaze. Then there were bundles of flammable miscanthus. By the time the Shanrong people in the house heard the noise and ran out, the raging fire had burned the entire yard.
As for the Shanrong people standing in the yard holding torches, they were already rolling on the ground and wailing loudly.
Seeing this scene, many Shanrong people retreated into the house and began to look around for things to extinguish the fire. And more of them are wearing burning hats and preparing to climb out of the wall.
"Prepare bows and arrows!" The centurions quickly gave orders to their soldiers.
So the Shanrong people who had their heads exposed from the wall were quickly forced back by the rain of arrows. As for those who were slower, after being shot through, they fell directly onto their backs and fell into the fire.
Despite this, there were still some Shanrong people climbing up the wall, trying to jump out of the sea of fire, until they were hit by arrows and fell into the fire and could not get up again.
Arrows flew out from time to time in the yard. Although they were shot blindly without any target, some soldiers were accidentally hit by arrows. Fortunately, most of the wounds were on the arms or legs, and they were not shot in any vital places.
Within the courtyard wall, the cries of the Shanrong people who were swept away by the tongues of fire became increasingly sad.
Lin Yuanqiu remained unmoved and paid with blood. Thinking of the villagers who died under their swords, these thieves must swallow the bitter fruit today.
At this moment, Lin Yuanqiu did not put down the bow and arrow in his hand. He always felt that the pile of hats would not be solved so easily, and there would definitely be action next.
Obviously Lin Yuanqiu's guess was correct. After a while, a strong black horse jumped out of the yard and drove quickly to the village road.
And riding on the horse was the leader wrapped in wolf skin and wearing a pile of hats.
Lin Yuanqiu saw that the man quickly took off the flaming wolf skin and threw it away.
The black horse quickly got on the village road and galloped straight to the village entrance.
At the same time, Lin Yuanqiu let go of the bow string, and there was a "swish" sound, and the feather arrows chased away at high speed.
Immediately, Lin Yuanqiu discovered that the arrow had not hit him. At this time, the man and the horse on the village road were still running desperately.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste any time and continued to take arrows and put them on his bow. To be on the safe side, this time he aimed the arrow at the larger target horse.
"Bang", the sound of the bowstring echoed in the ears, and only a horse neighed. The black horse stumbled after being hit by the arrow, and the piles of hats on the horse's back were violently thrown away.
At the entrance of the village, Li Jinshan was leading the guards to keep an eye on the movement. Then he heard the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer. Li Jinshan understood that this was the Shanrong people escaping.
So he hurriedly called on his soldiers and guards to move more swiftly and don't let anyone run away.
Unexpectedly, before they finished speaking, there was a "bang" and a big man flew directly in front of them.
The soldiers and guards were wondering who was flying over, but the Shanrong leader, who was hurt by being thrown by his horse, said, "It's a fool."
Therefore, who else could this be if he weren't a Shanrong bandit?
The words of Lord Zhizhou, "Reward thirty taels of silver regardless of life or death," immediately flashed in the minds of all the soldiers. Although they didn't know if this person was the leader, they didn't care, they had better take action first.
If so, it would be a full thirty taels of silver.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but say something and immediately stepped forward with their knives.
So Dui Dui Mao, who had just sat up and was pulling out the dagger from his waist, was killed by the knife before he could swing it out.
When Lin Yuanqiu arrived, he still couldn't believe it for a while. He always felt that today's actions made people feel effortless.
The Shanrong people were said to be thunderous and agile.
As each house was devoured by fire, there was no other sound in the yard except the crackling sound of fire burning roof beams.
Lin Yuanqiu asked everyone to always pay attention to the surrounding walls of the courtyard and not to let the flames escape.
Behind this is a large mountain with lush trees. Don't let it burn all at once.
By the time the fire in the last courtyard was extinguished, it was already half an hour later.
During the Chinese New Year, Lin Yuanqiu did not arrange for the soldiers to stay and clean the battlefield. The snow is getting heavier and heavier now, so let everyone go back to the barracks first.
Furthermore, this group of Shanrong people did not go back tonight, and I don’t know if other Shanrong people will come to look for me. I am exhausted now, so I’d better not stay here and take risks. .
In addition, there were more than a dozen soldiers who were hit by arrows. Although they were not injured in any vital parts, they could not be delayed. There are military doctors in the camp, and they must be sent back quickly for treatment.
Speaking of which, their gains today were quite big. In addition to avenging the people, they also seized more than two hundred horses. Except for the black horse who injured his leg, all the other horses were unscathed.
It is absolutely no problem for two people to ride such a fat and strong horse together, and if they ride back to the barracks, they can get there in less than half an hour.
Zhong Rong picked out a few horses, and left the rest to Li Jinshan and the others.
Li Jinshan and Wang Yongqing directly asked the soldiers to ride one horse, and soon the first batch of soldiers followed Lin Yuanqiu and others back to the military camp, along with the dozen or so wounded soldiers who had been hit by arrows.
Before returning to the camp, the soldiers and guards had one more thing to do, and that was to repackage the quilts. Everyone folded the quilts together. Don't throw away the "weapons" that are needed in this way. Let them dry in the sun when the sun comes out. I wonder if it could even come in handy.
After returning to the barracks, in addition to arranging military doctors to treat the injured guards, Zhong Rong quickly sent out cavalry and asked them to go to Maoyan Village to bring back the remaining guards.
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By the time Lin Yuanqiu returned to Yongning City with his father-in-law and uncle, it was almost time.
It was still curfew time, so the city gate was naturally closed.
Lin Yuanqiu stepped forward and knocked on the door. He was about to tell the city gate guard his identity when he heard an excited and familiar voice coming from inside the door, "Yuanqiu, are you back?"
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Hearing his father's voice, Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly responded: "Dad, it's my son. My son is back."
