As for the horses scattered around in small groups, they should be brought back when they go out.
Wang Yongqing always remembered what Master Zhizhou said. Master Zhizhou said, try to do things in a hurry and be careful not to be ambushed by others.
Although Wang Yongqing felt that it was unlikely that the Shanrong people would set up an ambush in such a tragic situation, they all said that it was never a mistake to be cautious. It was better for him to be more careful and not to make a small mistake.
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Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but yawn as he looked at the white fish belly on the horizon.
He was thinking about waiting another night in vain, but soon he heard a clicking sound.
The sound of horse hooves!
Before Lin Yuanqiu could speak to remind him, dozens of young guards guarding the tower also heard it.
According to the previous instructions, no one stood up and looked downstairs at this time. They only quickly took off the pottery bottles tied to their waists, then quickly took out the fire sickle, and almost all the preparations for lighting the fire were completed in an instant. it is done.
Dozens of young men and women adjacent to the fire attacker quickly went to the turret and carried baskets filled with pottery bottles, then squatted beside the baskets. , they will also help hand the fire oil bottle to the fire attacker later.
This series of movements has been practiced many times, so now it is done skillfully and quickly.
The other young men squatting beside the stone pile began to rub their hands, pinch their legs, and quickly warm up with their hands and feet before throwing stones.
As for protective equipment, since the two cities of Dinghu County and Yongning Prefecture are connected, there is naturally communication on protective equipment. No, it's the same double-eared earthen pot hood, the same big bed board used as a shield, and the same wooden heart armor.
If you dress like this and pay more attention, your life can still be guaranteed to be worry-free.
Looking at the slightly nervous faces, Lin Yuanqiu whispered, "Haste makes waste, just follow orders. We are condescending, there is nothing to be afraid of."
All the young men nodded, indicating that they all understood.
In the past few days, Zhong Jinan has been staying by Lin Yuanqiu's side, just to wait for the Shanrong people to come over so that he can deliver messages to the military camp.
So at this moment, Lin Yuanqiu directly handed over half of the tiger talisman in his arms, "I order you to go to the barracks quickly and hand over the military talisman to Chief Zhong, so that he can send troops to suppress the chaos and annihilate the Shanrong bandits!"
Military orders are like mountains, and when it comes to official matters, Lin Yuanqiu will naturally not call his father-in-law and uncle.
Zhong Jinan accepted the order, then got off the tower, led the horse with four hooves wrapped in thick cotton cloth and walked north. After walking a few hundred meters away, Zhong Jinan jumped on the horse, then flicked the whip, and one person rode quickly towards the north gate. Drive away.
Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan also heard the faint sound of horse hoofs outside the city, and they hurriedly ran up the stone steps to the tower.
When he saw the young men on the tower getting ready, and the solemn look on Master Zhizhou's face, Yan Tongzhi's words on his lips, "The Shanrong people are coming, what should we do?" involuntarily turned into "My lord, I am ready. Please give me your instructions."
Lin Yuanqiu nodded and ordered in a deep voice, "Master Yan, Master He, I will leave it to you two to guard the city gate today. If the mountain soldiers attack the city gate, remember to have someone stop the door!"
"Yes, sir, I'll take your orders!" Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan said in unison, then turned around and prepared to go down from the tower.
No, Lin Yuanqiu looked at the already bright sky, and quickly ordered the two of them, "Master Yan, Master He, please hurry up and have someone open the city gate, and then quickly close it. You don't have to open it all, just half of it." But remember to close it immediately."
Open...open...then...off?
Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan both had shaky legs, and they couldn't think of the reason why Master Zhizhou wanted them to do this.
Just listening to the increasingly clear sound of horse hooves, the two knew that this matter could not be delayed, so they rushed downstairs and shouted to the city gatekeeper to open and close the door quickly.
The puzzled city gate guards didn't understand the meaning of this, but they must listen to Shangguan's words, not to mention that this was still an extraordinary period.
So with a "creaking" sound, the city gate slowly opened half of the door, and then closed again with a "bang". Then, several city gatekeepers quickly fastened the thigh-thick door bolts.
The scene of opening and closing the door fell into the eyes of the Shanrong people who were getting closer. They thought that the city gate guards were about to open the city gate, but when they saw them coming, they were so frightened that they quickly closed the door again.
This look of a mouse meeting a cat made Shan Bayan couldn't help but laugh to the sky, and the depression in his heart finally disappeared.
Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan inside the city gate finally came to their senses. Yes, according to common sense, it is already almost midnight. Isn't it the time to open the city gate? If the Shanrong people saw that the city gate was closed from beginning to end. If you do, you will definitely feel doubtful and defensive. But opening and closing it is different. In this way, people will only think that they were scared to close the city gate again because they saw them coming.
Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan couldn't help but look at each other. They knew how long Mr. Zhou's head was. He could think everything through in the blink of an eye.
In other words, I am afraid they would never even think of such a problem.
Thinking of this, Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan couldn't help but be happy. They were glad that they never cheated or cheated when facing Lord Zhizhou. Otherwise, they might not have been able to become official.
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Lin Yuanqiu, who was preparing for the attack at this time, naturally did not know that these Shanrong people came here after suffering a heavy loss from Dinghu County.
The main reason why Shan Bayan moved to Yongning City after retreating from Dinghu County was because of his dissatisfaction and the shame he could not afford to lose.
Anyone who suddenly loses hundreds of subordinates as soon as he takes action will be so angry that he vomits blood.
The same goes for Shan Bayan. He is a son of God and a soaring eagle. He didn't expect to suffer such a big loss suddenly.
Damn it.
Speaking of Goshawk, Shan Bayan couldn't help but reach out and touch his face, which was missing half of his beard. Seeing the distrustful glances from time to time in the team, he felt angry and immediately pulled the reins of his horse and quickly stopped moving forward.
Then he said loudly, "A firm head stands on the earth. I, Shan Bayan, am the son of God and a soaring eagle. At this moment, I, Shan Bayan, swear here to avenge the dead warriors." ! Let’s go, brothers, let’s rush to Yongning City now and take the head of Da Jingren to worship our warriors!”
Going over Tuzi Gorge, apart from Dinghu County, the second place Shan Bayan is not afraid of is Yongning Prefecture. It's just that Dinghu County didn't know what was going on today, and it actually made him suffer greatly. Shan Bayan will definitely make amends for this tone and the humiliation he has caused in front of his tribe.
When the other Shanrong people heard this, they immediately nodded in agreement.
They are all warriors in the tribe. If they go back in despair, no one will believe them in the future.
Therefore, after turning their horses' heads one after another, the Shanrong people, with renewed confidence, rode towards Yongning City.
As they approached the city gate, someone with sharp eyes soon saw the human head hanging on the city tower.
"Chief Shan, do you think that is Bahuta?"
Bahuta?
Where did Bahuta come from?
Isn’t Bahuta already buried on Mount Damang?
Shan Bayan didn't understand.
But when he looked at the city gate not far away again, he immediately knew what his men meant.
I saw a square hanging cage hanging above the high city wall, and there was actually a human head inside the cage. Looking at the unkempt beard on the man's head, Shan Bayan quickly understood that Bahuta's missing head was actually hanging in Yongning City.
Shan Bayan was extremely angry.
Damn it, it turned out that the culprit who took the lives of two hundred and thirteen warriors from their mountain army was here.
Today he, Shan Bayan, must baptize Yongning City with blood.
However, Shan Bayan couldn't help but feel a little fussy when he looked at the Gao'e City Wall that had not seen any movement after closing the city gate. They wouldn't be so unlucky to be attacked by "Fire Eggs" again, right?
But thinking about the behavior of the city gate guards in a hurry to close the city gate just now, I also felt that there should be no defense in the city, or that such a defense could not be made in a short period of time.
Besides, I just came here on a whim, so it was impossible for someone to set a trap for them early.
Thinking of this, Shan Bayan did not hesitate any longer. He felt that a quick victory seemed more suitable for him as a soaring eagle, so he waved his big hand towards the back and ordered everyone, "Come on, my leader, wait for us to enter." Once we enter the city, we will kill them all, regardless of age or sex, so as to avenge our dead warriors!"
Perhaps because he was too excited, Shan Bayan's voice sounded sharp and sharp, like a broken gong.
The "warriors" were also aroused by the "Bahuta" hanging on the city gate, so after hearing the leader's order, they raised their whips and prepared to run forward quickly.
How could the impetuous Shanrong people know that as early as the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Yuanqiu specifically asked the city gatekeepers to hang this head outside the city wall.
Its purpose is naturally self-evident, that is, to serve as a trigger for "war".
It's just that after hanging up for many days, no "creditor" came to the door.
Watching his men riding their horses forward one by one, Shan Bayan was about to express his admiration for the strong body of the warriors of Damang Mountain, but soon he saw many people holding torches in the crowd.
According to common sense, it was already broad daylight and the lighting torches should have been extinguished long ago.
But the Shanrong people's torches cannot be analyzed according to common sense. After all, their torches are not only used for lighting, but their main function is to burn the villagers' houses. Therefore, they are accustomed to it. On the way to Yongning City, they put out the torches again. The torch was lit, and even though it was already Tatsuki, he didn't feel that his actions were against the law.
Thinking of the "fire egg" he endured in Dinghu County, Shan Bayan was really frightened, so he shouted to the "warriors" with all his strength, "Fire, hurry up, throw away all the torches!" "
By the way, all the Shanrong people present were frightened by the fire in Dinghu County just now.
So when they heard the leader shouting the word "fire", many people couldn't help but tremble in their hearts. When they heard the order to throw the torches quickly, everyone immediately threw the torches on their hands like a conditioned reflex. Got out.
Thousands of people, thousands of horses, and the distance between horses is less than ten feet. You can imagine how harmful this action of throwing a torch is.
So before the siege started, a group of warriors fell immediately, some of them were burned by fire. A torch startled the horse, and then the horse ran wildly. Finally, the person on the horse fell to the ground and was stamped by the horse's hooves.
If they weren't all good at controlling horses and could calm down the restless horses within a moment, all the Shanrong people would probably have gone straight back to their nests to heal their wounds.
But even so, the number of injured was around two hundred.
The only thing worth celebrating is that not many people were trampled by horses' hooves, and most of them were injured.
Lin Yuanqiu was really curious when he heard the commotion of crying for father and mother at the gate. He didn't dare to show his head, so he quietly looked down from the arrow hole reserved in the city wall. After he understood what was going on, Lin Yuanqiu's mouth opened wide and he forgot how to close it for a moment.
There's nothing wrong with these people, right?
Shan Bayan, on the other hand, was so angry that his beard almost blew up to the sky. He really didn't expect that he just asked them to throw a torch, but it actually caused such a terrifying accident.
Damn you, are you all pigs?
Shan Bayan was about to open his mouth and give him a good lesson, but he thought that they had already created momentum and could not let the people in the city be on guard, so they had to take action quickly.
So he suppressed his anger and prepared to save the curse words until he returned home in triumph.
But at this moment, Shan Bayan was no longer in the mood to say that he was a soaring eagle. He just glared at everyone with a look of irony, then raised the bow in his hand and shouted, "Come on, charge for me, the leader." , each of you will cut off ten heads for me!"
With no torches in their hands, the Shanrong people who rode forward suddenly felt relaxed and at the same time more confident. It was as if they had left the fire and were now plated with gold, and no longer let anyone in. Conquerable place.
It's a pity that today's Shanrong people are destined to have an inextricable bond with fire.
Lin Yuanqiu was not in a hurry to take action. Since so many people were coming, he had to gather them together before entertaining them well.
As a tribal leader, he is expected to charge into battle and take the lead.
But Shan Bayan didn't. He stopped almost ten feet away from the city gate. Following him closely was a warrior camp of more than 500 people.
Obviously, these people are specifically responsible for Shan Bayan's safety.
Lin Yuanqiu did not hesitate any longer. He knew that if he did not give the order, the Shanrong people would start knocking on the city gate in a few moments. If he dropped the kerosene bottle at that time, he might burn his own city gate.
So we still can't let them get too close.
As for the leader, if you can't hit him, you can't hit him. You can't be too greedy.
Seeing more and more Shanrong people gathering together, Lin Yuanqiu counted down five numbers in his mind, five, four, three, two, one.
"Do it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, bundles of dry miscanthus were thrown to the bottom of the city tower by the young men of the escort.
The Shanrong people at the bottom of the city tower were unprepared and were hit hard. They felt their heads hurt from being hit. They couldn't figure out what was going on for a moment. They had heard that they used knives and arrows in battle, like this. This was the first time they had encountered the situation of throwing haystacks.
