"I didn't expect that Bo Song's swordsmanship is so good." Yang Qing praised him during the melee.
"When I was in Jiangdong, my eldest brother was good at writing, but I knew I couldn't keep up with him in this area, so I had to practice martial arts diligently. I didn't expect that it would come in handy at this time."
Yan Hong sighed: "Young Master is the youngest, but Master Yang and I still have to rely on you. I'm really ashamed. If I had known that I would have learned a few tricks from my clan uncle back in the village." Yang Qing said curiously: "Oh, your uncle is a martial arts master?" Yan Hong said: "No, my uncle is not a knight errant. He once served as a general under Liu Zhang, and he is called Yan Yan."
"It turns out that Ming Ting is the nephew of General Yan. How disrespectful." Yang Qing did not expect that this magistrate Yan was actually a descendant of the Yan family in Brazil, and was of the same clan as the famous General Yan Yan in Jiangzhou.
Yan Hong smiled bitterly and said: "Master Yang, please don't make fun of me. If I had known that Hong would go and learn martial arts today, he would not be a burden today." He paused and then said: "Now we should think of a way to save him." Law."
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Yan Hong shouted loudly, and another Qiang soldier suddenly came in. Zhuge Qiao raised his sword to block the intruder. Yang Qing saw the opportunity and stabbed him to death. When he pulled out the sword, he saw that the upper half was stained red with blood. He couldn't help but froze, he had just killed a person, maybe it was because he saw too many dead people today, he didn't feel much discomfort, but he felt that the smell of blood made him very uncomfortable.
"Oh, I'm so stupid, how could I not have thought of this earlier?" Yang Qing scolded himself as he looked at the Qingyuan Sword covered in blood. Yan Hong and the others looked at him in confusion upon hearing this. Yang Qing did not explain, but shouted to Zhou Xing, the most skilled guard in front of him: "Guard Zhou, you kill the enemy with my Qingyuan Sword." After that, he quickly stepped forward. Qian and Zhou Xing took the opportunity to exchange swords. Only then did everyone understand Yang Qing's intention, which turned out to be that he wanted to use the sharpness of the Qingyuan Sword to turn the tide of the battle.
Although Zhou Xing is accustomed to using knives, he can also use swords. Relying on the Qingyuan Sword's sharpness in cutting iron like mud, he shouted and rushed towards the Qiang soldiers. He blocked and stabbed, slashed left and right, and beheaded two people in a row. The quality of the Qiang's iron swords was not as good as that of the Han people. Now that several weapons were cut off, they were so frightened that they retreated. The guards all cooperated with each other tacitly. If they didn't fight back at this moment, they would wait until they rushed forward with Zhou Xing as an arrow. After a while, the Qiang people killed several more people. Seeing that they were no match for the Han army, the remaining Qiang soldiers hurriedly withdrew to the cliff of the back mountain. The guards pursued them, and there was another fierce battle. In the end, only two Qiang soldiers ran away along the way they came, and the others were all killed.
Seeing that the danger had been resolved, Yang Qing couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and counted the losses. Except for Huang Yueying's mother and daughter, everyone was injured. As for the casualties, except for the guard who died during the attack, the Qiang people's fierce counterattack on the cliff also caused Finally, two more guards were killed.
After the battle, everyone was exhausted and sat on the ground to rest. Fortunately, the guards brought medicine with them, so Huang Yueying and her daughter were able to treat everyone's injuries.
"Thank you Master Yang for saving your life." Zhuge Guo took the strip of cloth that Yang Qing had torn off from his coat, applied the medicine and bent down to wrap it around him. In fact, Yang Qing's wound was not deep. He wanted to just wrap it with a cloth without applying any medicine, so that it could be used by others. However, he was unable to resist Zhuge Guo, so he had to open his arms for her to bandage.
"Is Madam Zhuge okay?" Yang Qing asked with concern. During the fierce battle just now, although Huang Yueying and Zhuge Guo were calm and composed behind the formation, they both took out their daggers, preparing to fight or commit suicide if nothing could be done. Although they were not hurt, they were probably frightened. Not small. Mrs. Zhuge was a little better. After all, she had experienced too many things, but Zhuge Guo was different. Not only was she young, but she was almost killed just now. Yang Qing saw that her face was pale and her hands were trembling when bandaging. He knew that this girl was This time he suffered a great crime.
Zhuge Guo said, "Thank you Master Yang for your concern. I'll be fine."
She was quite stubborn, and Yang Qing smiled in her heart. Anyway, she was the daughter of Prime Minister Zhuge after all. She must be able to handle it, so she didn't need to say anything more.
"Hey, the sound of fighting below has disappeared." Zhuge Qiao came over and said.
"It's getting dark, and the enemy has retreated." Huang Yueying on the side finished bandaging the last wounded person and looked up at the sky.
It turned out that the sky had darkened unknowingly. Perhaps because he had just killed the enemy, Yang Qing did not notice this.
Yan Hong said in surprise: "Doesn't this mean we are holding on?"
Yang Qing nodded. Yes, they finally defended the mountain and could finally take a breath and rest. We just don’t know what the casualties of Huang Xing and the others are, and we don’t know when the enemy troops outside Du’an City will retreat. It was completely dark. Everyone looked towards Du'an City and saw only fires everywhere. They couldn't see the specific situation. Only sparse sounds of fighting could be heard.
Yang Qing said: "I think the Qiang people outside the city must also retreat?" As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of golden drums. Sure enough, the enemy troops outside the city also stopped attacking the city. In this way, today is considered a victory. past.
"Great, the county seat has been saved for the time being." Yan Hong punched his left palm with his right fist. He was the county magistrate and had the responsibility to defend the country. Seeing that the county seat was saved, he was naturally excited.
"Yan Mingting, please don't get excited, lest you injure the wound. It's better to sit down and take a rest. Go down and take a look." Yang Qing couldn't help but remind him when he saw that there was faint blood spilling from the bandage on Yan Hong's right arm.
At nightfall, the guards lit three fires. Yang Qing lit a torch and prepared to go down to the mountainside to take a look. He only took two steps when he saw Shen Da running up with a torch.
"Master Chief, how are the casualties above? I heard shouts of killing below, and knew that the enemy must have circled to the top of the mountain. I was very anxious. However, the battle was fierce below, and it was impossible to find anyone to rescue. It was dark and the Qiang people As soon as we retreated, Brother Huang quickly asked me to come up and take a look." Shen Da turned around again and led the way down. At this moment, he couldn't help but ask anxiously.
Yang Qing told him about the casualties. Hearing that another brother had been killed in battle, Shen Da almost cried. Seeing that Yang Qing, Huang Yueying and the others were fine, he felt a little better.
After Yang Qing answered, he immediately asked: "How are the conditions of the soldiers below?" Shen Da pointed to the fire in front and replied: "Let Brother Huang answer you." It turned out that Yang Qing had already descended to the mountainside city wall. By the firelight, I saw that there seemed to be a lot less of the nearly 100 soldiers at this time, and I knew that the situation was not going to be good.
Huang Xing was also injured, but fortunately the injury was not serious. He reported the battle situation to Yang Qing sadly and angrily. During the day's battle, only half of Yan Hong's fifty-odd county soldiers were left, and there were now only twelve or thirteen of the twenty-odd guards, half of whom were killed. Not to mention the wounded, almost all of the survivors were injured. At this moment, there is a lack of medical treatment, medicine and food on the mountain. The lives of the seven or eight seriously injured people may not be saved if they continue to survive. Hearing their low wailing, Yang Qing felt extremely uncomfortable. If there are no reinforcements tomorrow, he wonders whether everyone can survive. Block the Qiang people's attack. However, the result of Huang Xing's battle today was not bad. It is estimated that half of the more than 300 Qiang soldiers were killed or injured. Will the Qiang people still have enough energy to attack tomorrow?
In the main tent of the Qiang soldiers' camp at the foot of the mountain, Yu Jie was munching on a leg of mutton in a dull manner. Today, he attacked so hard, but he was still resisted by the Han army on the mountain. Moreover, his sons suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, the chief promised to promise him a promise after the war. He added young men and slaves, which allowed him to remain calm. But he thought that the ingenious plan he finally came up with to climb up the cliff on the right to attack the top of the mountain didn't work, and he felt unwilling to do so. If he could capture and kill the high-ranking Han people, he would definitely demoralize the enemy troops on the mountainside. We could certainly capture this mountain, but it was a pity that we failed.
He put down the leg of lamb in his hand and beat the low table angrily. Seeing all the big and small bosses in the tent looking at him, he picked up the wine jar and took a sip. He laughed loudly and said: "What are you looking at? Keep eating and drinking. On the mountain There are not many Han people left, and we will definitely be able to break through this mountain tomorrow." Seeing their leader acting like this, the leaders laughed out loud and continued drinking and playing around. Youjie felt a little relieved when he saw that the army was ready. After all, they had looted a lot along the way, so this small setback was acceptable.
