As Luoshui goes north and enters the middle section, it no longer belongs to the Guanzhong Plain, but belongs to the plateau zone with crisscrossing ravines and ridges.
Today's northern Shaanxi Plateau is relatively densely covered with vegetation. It is not like the large areas of exposed land and dusty sky in later generations. However, the terrain characteristics are indeed rugged. Except for the alluvial valleys of Luoshui River and its tributaries, most other places have
It is a dense forest with slopes and valleys, and there are almost no visible roads.
"On that day, the low-ranking officers entered Luochuan and were surrounded by the local tyrants' envoys and slaves. Mao Zedong led us to fight back and killed several people on the spot. However, in the end we were outnumbered and had no choice but to retreat, but were attacked by the crowd of Pushan Temple in Luochuan.
Blocking the retreat route. Mao Zedong could only lead his troops to escape eastward, but the local tycoon led his troops to surround us at the foot of the mountain, and then transferred the county's rural regiment..."
The capital officer who came back to report the news gave an in-depth introduction to the situation at that time: "Mao Zedong led his troops to fight hard and sent out a few people to break out. He returned to the envoy and reported to the envoy. Others reported to the county government for help. If the county government rescued him in time, Mao Zedong
The others may have been transferred to the county government."
Li Tai didn't see it that way. He was well aware of the arrogance of the local tycoons. Although he didn't know the power of the local tycoons, but he was able to mobilize the county's rural corps, he could guess that even the county government might not have any power in front of him.
What a right to speak.
Therefore, after entering the country, he did not lead the crowd directly to the county government. Instead, under the leadership of the messenger, he led dozens of light cavalry to track Mao Shijian and others in the direction in which they fled.
They traveled more than ten miles to the east and saw a temple building standing on a hillside in the distance, and there were more than a dozen camps of various sizes stationed at the foot of the hillside.
When Li Tai saw this scene, his frown deepened. He led the crowd to stay in the forest and ordered two scouts to go forward and inspect.
Not long after, the scout returned and brought back a nearby hunter. After interrogating the hunter, he found out that the temple on the mountain was the Pushan Temple. Mao Shijian and others were trapped in it, and those stationed at the foot of the hillside were the Dangxian Temple.
Township group.
After Li Tai heard this, his brows immediately wrinkled.
Two or three days have passed since Mao Shijian and others broke out to summon the enemy after being attacked, and then he led the crowd to arrive. Although Mao Shijian and others are still holding on, it is a joy to see these township troops still camping here and besieging them. It shows that
The local tycoon named Lei is quite powerful in the village.
Standing in the forest and observing for a while, he found no sign of an attack by the Poxia Township Regiment. Li Tai pondered for a moment and then said: "Mao and others are not in danger for the time being, but the Township Regiment here is powerful. Don't be impatient for now.
To make trouble, the first step is to capture the powerful evildoers in this village."
The Jingxiang Regiment does not belong to a formal military establishment, but after all, it is a local snake rooted in the countryside. Li Tai led 300 people on this trip. Even if the weapons and equipment of this Jingxiang Regiment are stronger, it is difficult to directly attack and kill them.
Rescue, after all, a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake.
Negotiating with the fellow villagers before entering the country will not yield good results. It is better to first seize the real target of the crime and then negotiate with county officials accordingly.
So without alerting the other party, Li Tai led the crowd back to the Luoshui River. Zhu Meng, who stayed here, had already sent scouts to explore the road and had some understanding of the location and geography of the manor.
The group of people walked forward for a few more miles, and soon the manor located on the bank of Luoshui River appeared in their field of vision. At this time, the gate of the manor was closed, and there was even a fence set up outside the front wall to keep out the horses.
Looks heavily guarded.
"It should have been the news from the villagers in the border area. Hundreds of people in our group suddenly entered the country. It is inevitable to be shocked. The village has been alerted, and the villagers' group may be arriving soon."
Zhu Meng said after seeing this, and Li Tai nodded, waved his whip and ordered: "Strong attack!"
This manor is located near the water. On the right side, it relies on a rather steep hill that stretches directly across the valley. The terrain is quite steep.
There are several arrow towers erected within the walls of the manor. They are not just simple residences. The villagers are arrayed on the inner wall of Juma with weapons. Although their expressions are slightly nervous, they are not panicked. It can be seen that they are not prepared for such a defensive operation.
Not unfamiliar.
"Put on armor and attack first!"
After seeing this, Li Tai did not underestimate the enemy. He ordered his troops to dismount and put on armor and take a short rest. Then a group of a hundred people armed with guns and shields approached the main entrance of the manor. He and Zhu Meng each led fifty cavalry, flanking the infantry formation on the left and right.
forward.
Li Yantou and Gao He each led 50 people behind them, looking for and observing weak points in the manor's defense, and at the same time being wary of reinforcements from other roads in the village.
"The Dushui Yamen Bureau enters the country to catch thieves, and those who resist will die!"
The attacking team gradually came within shooting range, and the leader of the team shouted first, but the only response they received was the arrows from the arrow tower.
"attack!"
When Li Tai saw this, he drew his bow and shot straight towards the arrow tower. The knights behind him also shot. After all, the bows in the village were inferior to the standard bows, and they were immediately suppressed. Although there was some dirt on the wall,
He fired back with his bow, but he still rarely broke through the armor's defense.
Taking advantage of the firepower in the center of the village being suppressed, the central infantry formation quickly advanced and opened a huge gap in the wall outside the wall. Wood and stones were thrown from the wall, and they tried their best to block it, but they were still bullied to the wall in front of the door.
The earthen wall of the manor was more than ten feet high, and the soldiers had no attack equipment to assist them. It was difficult to attack from above, so they all gathered in front of the gate, held up shields as protection, and attacked the wooden door, which caused a sudden increase in the defensive pressure here.
Whoosh!
Li Tai had quick eyesight and quick hands. He shot and killed two villagers who were preparing to spread boiling water on the wall. He led the crowd to rush into the wall diagonally, hung his bow on the saddle, held the horse's chariot and directly killed several people on the wall.
"The foot soldiers in front of the door disperse!"
Zhu Meng suddenly shouted a warning from behind, and the gathered infantry subconsciously retreated left and right. The cowhide bags on the gate tower fell steeply, and the gravel and logs fell steeply, covering and burying the front door of the manor.
At the same time, arrows from the left and right arrow towers in the village were shot fiercely, and several of the infantrymen who had lost their formation were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
"Die!"
Li Tai punched the tail of the horse to the ground, jumped up from the horse, kicked the shot from the top of the wall in the air, climbed on the wall with one hand, and swung the pole with the other hand, sweeping down the man on the wall.
Several people, using the remaining momentum, climbed over the wall.
Here the guards were standing in the sky. Seeing this, the foot soldiers below pushed their comrades over the wall with their knees and arms supported.
After all, the villagers are not brave and elite soldiers. They had a wall and a layout to deal with the enemy, so they still felt a little confident. Seeing that the wall had been breached, they suddenly became frightened. In an instant, they pulled down the wall and subconsciously fled into the village.
"Spare your life, spare your life..."
A villager nearby was holding a long sword, his two swords fighting, and he was begging for mercy with a trembling voice.
"You will never die if you abandon your weapon!"
Li Tai held the horse spear with one arm and swung it forward. The villager was immediately knocked away for more than ten feet. There was no one in front of him or behind him. It was more convenient to use the long spear in his hand. He moved forward along the wall to attack and kill everything he saw.
Escape when injured.
"Your Majesty, here is, is..."
The soldiers who had climbed over the wall rushed straight to the gate, and suddenly one of them pointed at several dried corpses that had been dead for a long time and shouted in shock.
Li Tai turned his eyes and immediately recognized the uniforms of the Dushui Administrative Department on the corpses. He thought they were the Dushui subordinates who were attacked and killed in front of the manor.
"Blood debt must be paid with blood! The weapons wielded by this village are fierce and stubborn, and they will be killed without mercy!"
As the door was opened from the inside, people outside swarmed in. Li Tai stood up holding a tree, pointed at the villagers and buildings scattered in the village and said in a deep voice.
After the manor was destroyed, the villagers no longer looked fierce, either running away, or abandoning their weapons and surrendering. However, it was already too late, and the soldiers who rushed into the manor were like wolves and tigers, with murderous intent.
, and soon all the villagers were driven to the main building of the manor.
"Where is the owner of this village?"
Li Tai shook the plasma stained from his horse's trousers, walked to the people in the manor, and shouted sternly.
Not long after, a middle-aged man with a curly beard walked out tremblingly, knelt down in front of Li Tai and said tremblingly: "Lei Hong, the party leader of Xiyuan Township, paid homage to the general. The general is brave and mighty, and some villagers did not dare to greet him because they were afraid of the majesty.
See, there is no malicious intention to resist and become an enemy..."
Li Tai did not answer, but still stared at the people in the manor, and then said: "All the men and women of the master's family here, come out!"
When Lei Hong, the owner of the village, heard this, his face turned pale with fright, and he kowtowed repeatedly: "General, have mercy on me, general, have mercy on me... My humble position is not only the party leader of this township, but also under the orders of the Chang Envoy of Xi'an Prefecture, to be the governor of this township."
, Quanzi is also a close confidant in the emperor's tent... If he was offended before, Yang Shijun in the county also learned a lesson and regretted it in his heart. Even if the general does not come, he still has to go to the official to plead guilty..."
"But here I am!"
After hearing this, Li Tai just sneered. Seeing that the village owner was still waiting to speak, he shook his sword and stabbed directly into his throat: "Anyone who hurts one of my subordinates will be punished by me. I won't do anything to punish you!"
Soon, all the men and women of the house were picked out and stabbed to death on the spot. Seeing this ferocity, the villagers were all frightened for a moment. When Li Tai asked again about Zhuang Ding, the man who directly attacked and killed the Dushui members.
When someone was there, they no longer dared to hide it and pointed them out one after another.
"Alang, there are soldiers outside the village running towards us!"
Li Yantou hurried into the village and whispered in Li Tai's ear.
"Push all the villagers into the hall and close the village gate. If there are any good attackers in the township group, kill them. Unless the chief of this county enters here, the rest will not be seen!"
Li Tai gave instructions first, then waved to Zhu Meng and asked in a low voice: "Who is the Chang Envoy of Xi'an Prefecture?"
He was not usually a reckless person. Before entering the country, he inquired about the personnel here and found out that the name of the governor of Fucheng County was Yang Shao. The name was a bit unfamiliar, but his son's name was Yang Xiong, who was the king of Guan, Yang Xiong, in the Sui Dynasty.
Fucheng County is under the control of Beihua Prefecture, so it's hard for him to inform Shi Hui that I'm coming to your territory to kill people, but he's not afraid even if he gets into trouble.
It's just that he really didn't know the backstory that the owner of the village told before he died.
Xi'an is far away from Wuyuan, and he really doesn't understand the people there. It's just that the atmosphere has reached that point. When you paralyze and kill my subordinates and hang the corpses in public, you know who I am, and I will never stop to ask you about your background.
How many kilograms and taels?
"The governor of Xi'an Prefecture is Kaifu, and Wu Shigong is always good."
After hearing Zhu Meng's answer, Li Tai was still a little confused. Kaifu was considered the highest-ranking general in the Western Wei Dynasty, but he still didn't know who Chang Shan was.
But asking about the other party's identity is just to facilitate the boss to wipe his own ass, and it may not be useful. The owner of the village, Lei Hong, blames himself for his unlucky situation. He didn't pick the biggest one when being a pawn, and he was so crazy. You