"The pikemen in front are holding back. If anyone retreats to the rear, I will kill him."
"Women, please carry the injured brother away quickly, and those behind should not block the way."
"Archers at the back, please shoot more accurately. You haven't had your damn breakfast. Your bows and arrows are so weak."
"Idiot, you're so good, you just hit me hard with a rock like this."
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On the mountain road of Fuhu Mountain, the small bosses of the Shanzhai kept shouting and commanded their bandits to defend their defensive areas. The bandits paid a lot of casualties, but they could not retreat because the Shanzhai announced that all deserters would not only They will be executed, and even their family members will be demoted as slaves in the village.
In fact, even without these regulations in the cottage, the bandits would not be willing to give up the home they had worked so hard to build. It's just that every one of them is filled with anger. This damn court brought them here and forced them to live without anything. Now that Luo Cao has become a bandit, they won't let them go.
This was the second day after the Crazy Lion Army attacked the Fuhu Mountain Flying Eagle Association. This time Zeng Yi no longer held back and devoted all his main troops to the battle to attack the mountain.
Zeng Yi was fully prepared this time and brought a large number of siege equipment. The catapults poured stones as big as people's heads down the mountain road like hailstones, while the long arrows shot from the crossbows were carried by the wind. A stone can be shot into it.
The soldiers of the Mad Lion Army also brought a large number of ladders, placed them against the hillside, and then quickly climbed up the mountain. The bandits had no choice but to try their best to intercept these officers and soldiers and drive all the enemies off the ladder.
There was no temptation in this day's battle. It entered the fiercest battle as soon as it started. The soldiers of the Mad Lion Army in yellow uniforms were like ferocious lions. Wave after wave of them used various means to attack the enemy. Rushing up the ramp.
This is the first line of defense for Feiyinghui's stronghold. Compared with the soldiers from the Songzhou camp who attacked the mountain half a year ago, this line of defense is much stronger. Not only was a solid fortress built with stones on the mountain road, but a short plank road was also built on the cliff nearby.
This plank road is not for sightseeing. When the Mad Lion Army soldiers are attacking the mountain, the bandits standing on the plank road can pick up stone spears and bows and arrows to greet them from above.
Such three-dimensional attacks from multiple angles did bring a lot of trouble to the officers and soldiers. They not only had to deal with the swords of the enemies in front, but also had to be careful of the sneak attacks of the bandits above them.
Although the soldiers of the Mad Lion Army fought bravely and were well-equipped, under the full defense of the bandits, although they once forced the bandits in front to retreat several times, they were stopped at the critical moment and were eventually defeated by the bandits. Under fierce attack, they were forced to retreat.
On the first day of the official attack on the mountain, the soldiers of the Mad Lion Army launched more than a dozen attacks, but each time they were forced back by the bandits. When it got dark, Guangwei General Zeng Yi saw that he could not win and had to declare Ming Jin withdraws his troops.
In the next few days, both sides spent their time in fierce attacks and all-out defenses. The battle was very fierce and both sides paid some price. Although the officers and soldiers quickly attacked the forefront of the Eagle Society's fortress, they were ultimately defeated at the last moment due to The bandits tried their best and had to be defeated.
But it was not easy for the bandits who successfully defended the fortress. As a party that defended by danger, they suffered more casualties than the bandits who attacked the mountain. In the following days, even non-combatants responsible for transporting supplies participated in the battle. .
Most of these non-combatants were women, children and the elderly. None of them had been on the battlefield. Some of them were even afraid of blood before, but seeing their loved ones around them fall one by one, they all became red-eyed. Everyone gathered together on the plank road on the cliff and threw rocks and wood on the heads of the officers and soldiers, making the officers and soldiers below scream.
However, there are also many smart-minded people among the officers and soldiers. After suffering several losses, they have a way to deal with it. They make huge wooden shields, and then a group of more than a dozen people hold the wooden shields and advance forward. As soon as it came, the thrown stones and wooden blocks were blocked by the wooden shield, and then rolled down the cliff.
Seeing that this method no longer worked, the bandits came up with another method. They built more than a dozen large stoves behind the mountain road. Each stove had a large pot, and a pot of boiling hot food was cooked in the big pot. boiling water.
When the officers and soldiers launched an attack, the bandits poured the boiling water down from above. The boiling water flowed from the gaps in the wooden boards onto the heads and bodies of the officers and soldiers, burning them so much that they made a sound like ghosts crying and wolf howling.
Even in the next few days, some bandits came up with a more vicious method. They burned the feces scalding hot and poured it on the heads and bodies of the officers and soldiers.
This hot fecal water not only smells extremely bad, but is also far more harmful than boiling water. Not only is the temperature higher and the damage area larger, it also produces some toxins that can make the wound inflamed or extremely itchy.
The officers and soldiers obviously did not guard against this move, and quickly retreated after a short period of accumulation. Zeng Yi, who was in the rear, saw this situation and knew that forcing the soldiers to continue the attack would not only have no effect, but would also damage everyone's morale, so he simply ordered withdraw troops.
In the next two days, the officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain did not continue to attack, and the bandits of the Flying Eagle Society rarely rested for two days. They took the time to treat their injured companions and reinforce the facilities that were destroyed in the previous battles.
Ordinary soldiers took advantage of the lack of temporary opportunities to take a good rest, but the think tanks in the army were having intense discussions. They wanted to find a plan to capture the bandit's stronghold without incurring too many casualties.
On this day, the weather was relatively good, and many people took this time to come out to bask in the sun and breathe fresh air. In the back house of the Heishan County government office, an old man with a long beard was lying on a chair, enjoying the beautiful spring scenery with his eyes closed.
There was a loud noise coming from the door. The old man frowned, but ignored it and still lay there with his eyes closed to meditate.
The old man didn't expect that someone would dare to walk into the yard. When he heard the footsteps of many people walking into the yard, the old man immediately showed an unhappy look on his face, because he had clearly ordered that no one was allowed to disturb him during his lunch break.
"Have you forgotten my order? Get out of here." The old man didn't even open his eyes and roared at the visitor. It's no wonder that the old man has such a bad temper, because he is the highest official in Heishan County—— The county magistrate Chi Shangwu.
Although Chi Shangwu has the word "Shangwu" in his name, he actually doesn't like learning martial arts at all. He is a scholar with no ability to restrain a chicken. He didn't have much real talent in the first place, but by virtue of being a member of the Zeng family, one of the six major families in Daning, A distant relative, he finally found his way to the position of Black Mountain County Magistrate.
On weekdays, he would be groveling when meeting members of the Zeng family, but when meeting people in the county, he would make full use of the power in his hands. No one in the entire Heishan County dared to disobey him.
Chi Shangwu's roar had no effect because the footsteps were still approaching in his direction.
Is that the guy who doesn't open his eyes? Chi Shangwu was so angry that he disobeyed his instructions and disturbed his Qing Xiu. He stood up from the chair and was about to slap the person in the face.
At this time, Chi Shangwu saw that it was not his men who came in, but a general with a majestic look on his face. Behind him were several armed soldiers.
When Chi Shangwu saw the person coming clearly, he was startled, his face suddenly changed into a flattering expression, and he hurried forward to greet him.
"Isn't the general on the front line? Why did he come to our Heishan County?" Chi Shangwu said with a smile on his face, because he couldn't afford to offend the person who came. It was General Guangwei who led the troops to suppress the bandits. Zeng Yi.
Zeng Yi ignored the change in Chi Shangwu's expression, but walked directly to the chair where Chi Shangwu was sitting, sat down, and ate a piece of fruit on the table.
"You old boy will enjoy happiness. I am working hard on the front line, and you are living a fairy life in the rear." Zeng Yi, who was sitting on the chair, glanced at Chi Shangwu with a half-smile.
"The villain is in the rear. He has been worried about the general and has been waiting for the general's orders." Chi Shangwu was startled when he heard Zeng Yi's words and quickly lowered his head and said.
"Okay, I will give you an order now. You go and find me the carpenters, blacksmiths and stonemasons on the front line." Zeng Yi didn't care about anything with Chi Shangwu, he just said lightly.
"What does the general want these craftsmen for?" Chi Shangwu asked in confusion.
"Do you want me to give you a good explanation?" Zeng Yi raised his head with an ambiguous smile on his face.
"You're too talkative, I'll do it right away. I'll do it right away." After hearing Zeng Yi's words, Chi Shangwu was startled. He quickly slapped himself in the mouth, nodded and bowed and said to the other party.
Chi Shangwu's series of movements and expressions made the county officials standing outside the hospital stunned. The magistrate, who was usually aloof and aloof, still looked like this today.
Chi Shangwu, who turned around and was walking out the door, also saw the expressions of these officers. Immediately knowing what they were thinking, he glared at everyone so frightened that the guards immediately lowered their heads.
"Let someone prepare some hot water for me. I want to take a bath and find some girls for my brothers. They have been exhausted these days." Just when Chi Shangwu was about to go out, Zeng Yi inside said calmly. .
"Okay general, I'll do it right away!" After hearing Zeng Yi's words, Chi Shangwu put on a charming smile again, turned around and said to Zeng Yi.
The war stopped for two days, and the bandits of the Flying Eagle Society relaxed for two days. The areas that were damaged in the past few days have been re-reinforced. Everyone took advantage of these two days to find many stones and giant trees. With these adequate preparations, everyone is full of confidence in the new round of battle that is about to begin.
At dawn that day, the bandits on duty heard a rumbling sound coming from the bottom of the mountain. They quickly raised their heads and looked down the mountain. They saw a pair of officers and soldiers pushing a strange big guy towards the fortification position.
"The officers and soldiers are attacking the mountain! The officers and soldiers are attacking the mountain..." The bandits on duty quickly shouted towards the hillside. Then, they ran to a big gong and started banging it.
In the past few days, all the bandits did not take off their clothes when sleeping, and even kept their weapons beside them, just to prevent sudden attacks by officers and soldiers. When they heard the shouts and gongs, everyone quickly got up and came to the fortifications with weapons in hand. .
"What is this big thing?" Everyone looked down the mountain road, and many people couldn't help but exclaimed.
