Finally, the group of bandits who rushed up the city wall were wiped out. Wang Huan's guards also paid a huge price for this. Six guards were injured or killed, and even Wei Chuanzheng was injured.
This was a temporary tragic victory. Wei Chuanzheng was walking on the city with his sword, shouting loudly: "Everyone raised their heads, as if they had lost their souls. Although the bandits are fierce, they have not been temporarily defeated."
We were repulsed, so everyone who could move moved, picked up all the weapons and arrows in the city, and moved some stones.
"Damn it, the iron pots are all leaking, and the boiling water cannot be boiled. When they attack again later, they will throw all these iron pots down to see whether the heads of these bandits are stronger or the iron pots..."
Chen Chang limped to the entrance of the crenel and saw the bandits retreating in a hurry. Many of them were injured and fell into the river and drowned. The dead were also piled on top of each other like hemp under the city wall. It was too miserable to see.
The bandits retreated without any plan, and the archers did not use arrows to cover their retreating companions, but retreated on their own. Some injured people who could not move lay on the ground, wailing all over the field.
The only person I saw was a bandit leader on horseback yelling curses there. I guess that person was He Dong. Although several bandits who escaped from him were cut down, this retreat was like a plague. Once it started,
, and can no longer stop.
Although Chen Chang didn't know how to march and form a battle formation, he saw the bandits' retreat and knew that their morale had been exhausted.
After all, these bandits are not armored men, and not to mention their military strength, their willpower alone is far inferior. This is one of the important reasons why they were able to temporarily defeat them today.
At this moment, Zhou Yihai, who had had no news, also sent someone to report that the bandits in the secret passage launched a strong attack on the entrance of the cave. Under their tenacious resistance, the bandits dropped more than twenty corpses and retreated to the secret passage.
In the Tao.
Wei Chuanzheng laughed loudly and said: "If this is the case, these thieves will probably end up hiding underground like rats."
Ma Liang also echoed: "These bandits are really smart but they were fooled by their cleverness. They never thought that this secret passage would become their burial place. Chen Langjun, your two-way blocking plan is really wonderful!"
It turned out that when Chen Chang and Zhou Yihai were discussing how to retreat from the enemy, they not only thought of the exit from the ancestral hall, but also the exit outside. If the outside exit was not known by the bandits, it would naturally be their way from Wubao.
An excellent way to evacuate.
But the truth is exactly the opposite. Liu Yaozu led the bandits to attack from the secret passage and almost succeeded. This was thanks to Chen Chang's precautions in advance.
In order to completely eliminate the bandits coming from the secret passage, Zhou Yihai sent people to take risks. Before the bandits entered the secret passage, they went out along the secret passage to ambush near the entrance. Once the bandits entered the cave hidden in the big tree,
They found a secret passage, so they tried to block the entrance of the cave, completely cutting off the bandits' retreat.
Miss Wang heard a few of them discussing here and came over, but she did not join the discussion. Instead, she held the long knife that had just wiped off the blood and lowered her head in silence. Chen Chang did not dare to take the initiative to talk to her.
I was afraid that I would offend this aunt and get beaten.
Suddenly, Miss Wang raised her head and glared at Chen Chang. Chen Chang hurriedly smiled and said, "Miss, do you think the bandits will launch another attack?"
Ma Liang interjected from the side: "Chen Langjun, these bandits are also human beings, and they are afraid of death. They left so many corpses here, and they have no siege equipment. I'm afraid they have more than enough ambition but not enough power."
At this time, Zhou Yihai was also helped up by someone. Wei Chuanzheng saw that his face was pale and hurriedly stepped forward to help him.
Although Zhou Yihai was weak, he was full of energy. He cupped his fists and said to Miss Wang: "Miss, my subordinates are lucky to have lived up to their orders. The bandits in the secret passage have been killed to death. Even if they are not dead, they will be killed."
Sooty and lost its fighting power."
Chen Chang always felt that Zhou Yihai was a little uneasy about handing over the secret tunnel to a few Minzhuangs. Compared with Zhou Yihai who was overly optimistic, his thinking was relatively clear. There were who knows how many bandits in the tunnel. At this moment
There is no way to enter the secret passage, and there is no way to find out the details. It is just speculation to say that the bandits were eliminated.
After much deliberation, he couldn't help but said: "Captain Zhou, the situation of the thieves in the secret passage is unknown. It would be very dangerous to withdraw rashly. I think we should send more manpower!"
Zhou Yihai covered the wound on his ribs with his left hand, waved his right hand and said: "No, no, we captured a villager. It is said that the bandits forced him to lead them with a knife. In critical moments, he can also be used as a human shield.
, according to his confession, the thieves inside are almost dead, and the remaining ones can't make any trouble."
Shui Ling'er had finished bandaging the wounded at this time. She wanted to come back to find Chen Chang, but she saw that Chen Chang and the others seemed to be discussing business. Except for Miss Wang, they were all men. She was too embarrassed to go over, so she just stood in the distance and greeted her.
Chen Chang smiled.
As soon as Chen Chang responded to her with a smile, Ma Liang slapped her hard on the shoulder. Ma Liang stared at her and said, "Chen Langjun, why are you worried about Captain Zhou's arrangement?"
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After he finished speaking, he pinched his shoulders a few times with a solemn look on his face.
Chen Chang was so painful that he almost burst into tears. Why did this man named Ma attack so harshly? Is it revenge because he had escaped from his protection several times and made things difficult for him?
However, he quickly rejected this idea.
Ma Liang didn't say anything earlier or hit him later, but he chose just when he was about to smile at Shui Ling'er. He remembered what he had just said to him, and he couldn't help but suddenly realized. He nodded to Ma Liang, and Ma Liang also nodded in response. Man
The tacit understanding between them only requires one glance.
Suddenly, Miss Wang, who had never spoken, said: "He is right. Brother Zhou, you'd better get down quickly and don't let the bandits take advantage of the loophole!"
Zhou Yihai opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't say no. He fisted Miss Wang again, turned around and left.
Seeing his staggering gait, Wei Chuanzheng proposed to send a few more people to go with him, but he refused.
Chen Chang was also a little worried about Zhou Yihai, so he looked into the Wubao through the crenel, and saw a man walking towards the ancestral hall in a hurry. When he saw the man's clothes, he was frightened to death, and pointed at the
The person was trembling and speechless.
At this time, Miss Wang, Wei Chuanzheng and others combined the use and distribution of the city's defense forces and did not take Chen Chang into account.
Shui Ling'er kept secretly watching Chen Chang with her wonderful eyes, and naturally noticed something strange about him, and immediately ran over with the hem of her skirt in hand.
Before Chen Chang could point out what he had discovered, Shui Ling'er opened her mouth in horror. Like Chen Chang, she pointed at the man below the city and exclaimed: "It's him, it's him... Come quickly..."
In the woods outside Wubao, He Dao stood dejectedly in front of Song Ziji like a defeated rooster.
I originally thought that I could capture Wubao without any effort. At that time, his prestige in the village reached a new high. Not only the man named Wang did not dare to underestimate him anymore, but also the big leader Song Ziji.
He will definitely look up to him, and the other bosses, big and small, will all look at him completely.
However, Song Ziji was standing opposite him at this moment. Instead of looking at him, his eyes seemed to be cannibalistic.
"He Dong, how did you slap your chest and swear to me before?" Song Ziji asked sternly with a livid face, "How do you do it now?"
"Big boss, I...then Wang Xie..." He Deng's face turned red.
In fact, he had never complained in his heart. He had promised Wang Xie to lead people to fight through the secret passage, but what about the others?
In order to capture Wubao, he killed nearly two hundred people and his strength was greatly reduced. He really had nowhere to vent his anger.
Song Ziji said angrily: "You think I don't know the discord between the two of you? For a few cows and a few bags of grain, your men would fight and even draw swords at each other. The eye sockets are so shallow.
You think about fighting in the nest every day, and when you attack the city with real swords and guns, you will become a straw bag!"
In fact, it cannot be said that the two men's men have shallow eye sockets. In recent years, Jiangling has been subject to frequent wars, and the surrounding villages and towns have been repeatedly plundered by bandits and refugees like them, and not even a thorn is left among the people. On weekdays,
When the bandits come down from the mountain, they will search the village for incense burners, mirror stands, boxes and cabinets for clothing, etc. As long as they can move them, the bandits will never let them go.
If it had been in the past, Song Ziji would have probably withdrawn his troops if he saw that the fortress could not be conquered for a long time. After all, this is a hard nut to crack, and his teeth might break if he doesn't. It will not be too late to replenish his energy and tax before he comes back to take revenge.
But today was different. Originally he was going for the food, money, and women in Wubao. The arrival of Miss Ning gave him an additional order. It was this order that made Song Ziji bite.
Ya made up his mind to capture Wubao at all costs.
He Deng said: "The big leader failed to capture Wubao, and his subordinates deserve death. But now that we have killed more than two hundred brothers, the gains outweigh the losses if we continue to attack the city..."
"No!" Before He Dong could finish speaking, Song Ziji flatly rejected his suggestion.
"Today, we must capture this Wubao no matter what. Now, the news about our siege of Wubao has been temporarily blocked, but if we make such a big noise, Jiangling will know about it. Once the reinforcements come, we will lose
Good opportunity."
The bandits who were killed were all direct descendants of He Dao, which really made him heartbroken. Just before they came to see Song Ziji, all his men were dejected and had no desire to fight.
In order to preserve his strength, he boldly continued: "If you miss it, you will miss it. They will come out one day. We will send people to keep an eye on them. Once they come out, we will cover them up and kill them all..."
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"What do you know!" Song Ziji sternly scolded, "This woman named Wang must be brought before me today! Send the order, and after a stick of incense, I will personally lead the army to attack the city. I don't believe the commander inside who is guarding the city.
Three heads and six arms!"
This chapter has been completed!