"Hey -" Wu Er exerted his strength with his legs and his body rose into the air. In a blink of an eye, the height of his shoulders was higher than the upper edge of the rock, and he could clearly see the situation behind the rock with his eyes.
Before his body began to fall, the two cronies following him raised their shields above their heads at the same time.
"Hey!" Wu Er let out another loud shout, stepped hard on the surface of the shield with both feet, and continued to raise his body three feet higher. Then, using one hand on the top of the rock, he climbed over the natural level like a kite.
Inside.
"There are no more survivors. Notify the brothers to follow!" After just one breath, his voice came out from behind the rock. Then, he raised his left leg and kicked off the only body on the ground.
to the deep valley on the other side of the mountain road.
"Hurry up and catch up, Wu Dutou is successful!"
"Follow quickly, lest the thieves counterattack!"
"Follow up!"
"Follow up!"
The veterans of the Suppressing Army passed the order one to another, and soon the order issued by the military commander reached the ears of every brother. Immediately, everyone rushed forward one after another, ducked under the rocks, and quickly reorganized the team inside the checkpoint.
A red triangular flag symbolizing victory was raised high on the rock. The news that the first level was won was sent to the eyes of everyone at the foot of the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, thunderous cheers immediately broke out. The grain workers, who had previously been secretly beating drums in their hearts because of the steep mountain road, cheered for Wu You and others, while banging their shields with steel knives and spears.
"Can grenades be used like this? Wu You, what is the leather cord in the hand of the military inspector? How far can he throw it, and how can he guarantee the accuracy?" said Ding, the transfer envoy, who was also excited.
He tugged at Han Qing's sleeves and asked questions like arrows.
Han Qing was unprepared and was almost pulled off the saddle by him. After spending a little effort to stabilize his body, he glanced at the apologetic Ding Wei and explained in a low voice, "Grenade is dead, but people are alive.
How to use it depends on the user's mind and the specific situation on the battlefield. However, against enemies hiding behind courtyard walls and stones, grenades are definitely more effective than bows and arrows! As for the leather rope in the hands of the military inspector, it is the sheepherder's
Nooses used to throw stones are very common in the countryside on Yongxing Military Road. He can probably throw the grenade fifty steps as far as possible. Most people should not be able to do it. As for the accuracy, it is all done through practice and hard work.
Here it is, no matter who you are, it’s the same!”
"In this case, is there any dangerous place in the world?" Ding Wei rubbed his hands excitedly, and his voice became sharp and sharp, "Even if the thief is hiding on the top of Mount Tai, and hundreds of grenades are thrown at him,
It still blew up his flesh and blood."
His own family knew his own affairs. When he recruited bandits in Kuizhou, although he quickly restored peace to the place, it left a huge hidden danger in his own resume.
Especially in recent years, as his official position has been promoted step by step, more and more people have made a fuss about the incident of recruiting bandits.
But he couldn't tell the story of his suffering. If the Hunan Army's combat effectiveness was not worse than that of the bandits, how could he keep fighting and give up halfway?
If it weren't for the fact that the bandits' stronghold couldn't be conquered for a long time, and the morale of the soldiers around him was getting lower and lower, and they might be overturned by the bandits at any time, how could he risk being hacked to death by going to the bandit leader to recruit him?
Negotiating something?
But now, if he meets the stubborn gangsters from back then, he will definitely not give them any chance to clear their name. He directly sent troops to surround the stronghold, and then ordered his cronies to hold grenades and blast them all the way from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain. Who cares?
Whether it's a green forest hero or a robber and a villain, they will all be killed first!
"Actually, the main reason is that the morale of the bandits in front of me is too low and they lack special training to deal with grenades." Seeing Ding Wei's eagerness to try, Han Qing quickly poured cold water on him, "Even if Wu You goes out in person, his throwing distance
, it is impossible to shoot farther than a bow and arrow. And if it is a specially trained enemy, it is impossible to hide behind the rocks and be bombed. When you see the grenade falling, dodge quickly. Wait for the explosion to end, and then kill
A carbine. So..."
Before he could finish explaining his countermeasures, there was another violent explosion halfway up the mountain. But Takemata and others had already reached the second checkpoint up the mountain and used leather ropes to hit the bandits behind the checkpoint.
, and threw the grenade.
Thick smoke billowed again, and the sound of explosions roared back and forth in the mountains. More than thirty bandits fled from behind the checkpoint in a chaotic manner, and no one dared to make any delay.
Wu You and others cooperated with each other, jumped over the low wall made of stones, cut off the door latch from behind the wall, opened the iron gate blocking the road, and joined their brothers to swarm in.
"The military inspector is certainly brave, but there are too few brothers around him. Beware of thieves jumping over the wall!" Ding Wei no longer worried about the elite men under his command being taken to death by Han Qing, and took the initiative to ask for help for them loudly, "Zhao Dutou and Wang
The leaders are also experienced in many battles, so let them bring their brothers under their command to respond, lest the thieves suddenly rush down and counterattack!"
"Ding Shuzhi's intention coincides with Han's!" Han Qing was about to send someone to cooperate with Wu You immediately, and immediately nodded with a smile.
Immediately, he waved the command flag and ordered all the five hundred elites with combat experience selected by Ding Wei to dispatch. The latter, who had been waiting anxiously for a long time, immediately rushed up the hillside with shouts after hearing the order.
The bandit leader who was guarding the third checkpoint realized that the situation was not good, and took the initiative to lead his brothers and the remaining soldiers who had escaped from the previous two checkpoints to escape from the checkpoint. Wu You knew that there were few people on his side, so he immediately gathered his team.
They formed a formation to fight. On the mountainside, the two sides raised their swords to attack each other. In a short period of time, they were killed and it was difficult to determine the winner.
The arrival of Ding Wei's elite men quickly threw the situation out of balance. Before they could rush to Wu You's side, the bandits had already lost their courage and retreated in a hurry. And Wu You, how could Wu You let the bandits leave as they wanted? Adjust immediately.
Tactically, order your brothers to draw their bows and shoot.
In the early spring sunshine, the arrows gleamed coldly, chasing the bandit from behind like a shooting star.
Red smoke quickly rose up from the bandits. Those who were hit by the arrows lost all their strength in an instant, fell to the ground one after another, and rolled down the hillside. The rocks, dead grass, and remaining snow along the way were covered with blood in the blink of an eye.
A chilling feeling suddenly surged from the soles of Ding Wei's feet, passed through his thighs and spine, and instantly hit his scalp.
He had been on the battlefield before, commanded soldiers and horses to kill bandits, and even personally hacked to death soldiers who disobeyed orders and turned around to escape. However, this was the first time he had seen such a cruel killing scene in his life.
Compared with the war in front of him, the bandit suppression scenes he had experienced in the past were like "playing house". Even the attack on Baima Village and Fangshan a few days ago could only be described as "pediatric".
However, he did not dare to accuse Wu You of being cruel and easy to kill. The fact is very simple. If the bandits were allowed to escape easily back to the third level, not only would the subsequent attack on the third level be twice as difficult, but the difficulty of the subsequent levels would also be doubled.
The bandits will also be inspired and no longer choose to defend, but will seize every opportunity to fight back.
With grenades around, the bandits choose to defend and cannot stop the officers and soldiers. However, if the bandits choose to take the initiative to attack, although they will still be defeated by the officers and soldiers in the end, the casualties of the officers and soldiers will be doubled.
Ding Wei saw with his own eyes that after attacking the first two levels, Wu You's side didn't even show up with a single minor injury. But before the third level, although he won a complete victory, more than ten brothers fell around him.
Although the fallen brothers may not necessarily die immediately. However, the total number of veterans of the Suppression Army around Wu You is less than a hundred. Even if the fallen brothers are still able to return to the army in the future, it will not take half a year.
His veterans will be exhausted!
"That's it! Kindness can't lead an army." He muttered secretly in his heart, Ding Wei cheered up and continued to look at the overall situation with his eyes.
In the past, what he understood by the four words "Compassion does not control soldiers" was specifically directed at the brothers under his command. Anyone who dared to deliberately cause trouble or disobey orders would not be tolerated.
But now, he suddenly discovered that kindness does not lead to soldiers. In fact, it is not only his own people who are targeted, but also more ruthless when dealing with enemies.
In his calm eyes, Wu led another group of brothers and rushed to the vicinity of the third checkpoint. A few bandits who were lucky enough to survive the pursuit of feather arrows took courage and guarded the door with knives. Dozens of others
One of the bandits hurriedly smashed the mechanism and fired two thick crossbow arrows.
Wu You and other experienced veterans of the Zhenrong Army discovered a cold light flashing on the wall and immediately dispersed to avoid it.
The giant crossbow roared in, but did not hurt anyone. It dragged out two ravines on the ground in vain. The bandits on the wall shouted slogans in unison, trying to open the crossbow arms again and fire a second time. Follow
The grain men who rushed over behind the veterans of the Suppression Army refused to give them another chance. They drew their horned bows and fired into the air.
"Swish, swish -" hundreds of feather arrows soared into the air and then fell towards the wall. It looked very spectacular. However, it did not hurt any bandits, but forced the bandits to retract their bodies into the wall.
In the blind spot behind the wall, the crossbow cannot be reloaded.
Wu You, on the other hand, wanted this opportunity. He thanked the grain workers at the top of his lungs, then took the leather rope from the brothers around him and threw the lit grenades one by one to the wall.
behind.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" Explosions sounded one after another, the stone wall trembled slightly in the thick smoke, and the ballista was shattered into pieces. The bandits were so frightened that they left several corpses behind and fled again.
The fourth level was captured in an instant, and soon, it was the fifth level.
A dozen brave bandits leaned out from behind the stone and shot down waves of cold arrows, but the veterans blocked them all with their shields.
After seven or eight breaths, the explosion sounded again, and there were three smoke pillars inside and outside the level, soaring upwards. The bandits suffered very few casualties, but they couldn't stand the pressure of being bombed and not being able to fight back, so they ran away crying.
Another group of veterans of the Suppression Army replaced Wu Mata, who had lost his physical strength, and continued to advance toward the sixth level. The elite grain men who followed up one after another refused to let the veterans of the Suppression Army take all the battle achievements. They also shouted and rushed.
When he reached the Guanqiang, he drew his bow and let out another shower of arrows.
The bandits behind the sixth level were even more helpless to fight back. After a while, they all jumped out of their hiding places and fled towards the last level of the wall.
The veterans of the Zhenrong Army and the elite grain cadres smashed down the barrier gate and continued to advance. Soon, the last barrier and the Juyi Hall of the village were within easy reach.
Wei Yue, the helmsman of the Wulong Mountain branch of the Chunyang Sect, refused to sit still and wait for death. He personally led more than a hundred of his confidants to rush out from behind the last barrier in an attempt to fight the trapped beast.
His performance was very brave, but it came too late.
The grain men, who had already gained momentum, drew their bows and fired a volley without being greeted by the veterans of the Suppression Army. In a very short period of time, three rounds of feather arrows hit all around Wei Yue.
More than two dozen minions fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. The rest of the minions were frightened and their steps suddenly became draggy. The veterans of the Suppression Army beside Wu You calmly swung under the cover of the arrows shot by Liang Ding.
There are more than a dozen Xiao San Cai formations. Each Xiao San Cai formation only consists of seven or eight people, but its power is astonishing.
All the bandits who came close to Xiao Sancai's formation were quickly drawn in. Immediately afterwards, two or three bloody wounds appeared on their bodies.
The formation changed rapidly, "spit" out the bandit's body, and then actively moved to the next target. In the blink of an eye, it was involved in the formation and turned into another corpse.
The hand-to-hand combat lasted for just thirty breaths and then came to an end. More than half of the bandits who followed Wei Yue and rushed out to fight were killed, and the rest either turned around and ran for their lives, or knelt down to beg for mercy.
The sub-rudder Wei Yue himself, with his skillful martial arts, killed two grain men and a veteran of the Suppressing Army. However, he was attacked from behind by two young men. He was hit by seven or eight knives in succession, and his blood flowed out.
, died of anger.
The grain men roared and rushed into the Juyi Hall, hunting down the bandits and collecting free money. The veterans of the Zhenrong Army, under the command of Wu You, acted separately and searched all things with writing, letters, account books, classics, everything.
When Ding Wei and Han Qing walked into the Juyi Hall hand in hand, the search and rescue work was nearing completion.
Military patrol envoy Wu You stepped forward with a face full of joy just like last time, holding a letter in his hands, "Judge, there is another lair of the Chunyang Sect in Haicang Town, eighty miles away!"
"Han Tixing, wherever you want to hit, Ding will accompany you. There is no need for this!" Ding Wei, no matter how eager he was to do his best, finally felt something was wrong. He flicked his sleeves and put away his smile.
