Chapter 2 The strong man (Mikami) saw the firewood piled high on the horse's face. Qin Shubao knew that everyone had misunderstood the prefect Pei Cao. The prefect did not mean to delay the war. He really did not mean to kill everyone.
The horse's face, which protrudes outside the city wall to make up for the blind spots in defense, is now piled with dry firewood. Pei Caozhi, the prefect of Qi County, is wearing a clean and neat Sui Dynasty official robe, with a seal hanging around his neck, and his face is solemn.
In the weather in November, the wind above the city was a bit strong, but the old man was not afraid of the cold at all. Before Qin Shubao could ask for help, he shouted at the top of the city at the top of his lungs: "Shu Bao, since you have followed Zhang Juncheng to find your own way out.
, I can’t blame you for bothering me. Since I have shown no disrespect for so many years, just give General Zhang a message and say, I wish him a safe journey. If he wants to take Licheng without a fight, come and see him.
!" The old eunuch pointed to the dry firewood at his feet and raised the torch high with one hand. "I don't have any martial arts skills, but I am willing to risk my life to serve the country!"
"Where is this going?" Qin Shubao was so angry that his eyesight turned black and he almost fell off his horse. Fortunately, he was calm and calm, so he quickly explained loudly before Prefect Pei ordered the arrow to be fired: "Sir, please don't misunderstand me.
, Zhang Juncheng did not surrender. The enemy rebels were blocked by us outside the He Fang Pavilion. I came back not to persuade you to surrender, but to ask for reinforcements on your behalf!"
The county soldiers on the city didn't believe that Zhang Xutuo would surrender to the enemy, but the three most prestigious generals followed Zhang Xutuo out to fight. The remaining people had no backbone, so they were told by Pei Caozhi that they did not dare to leave the city.
When Xiang Sui heard Qin Shubao's explanation, everyone immediately started making noises, cheering, and was about to rush off the horse path to open the city gate. However, Pei Caozhi refused to believe Qin Shubao's words. He turned around and shouted orders repeatedly, relying on the strength of his own generals.
After forcibly restraining the county soldiers, the prefect, who was determined to die, turned his gaze to the city, stretched out his halberd and said: "General Qin, I thought you were a gentleman, but I didn't expect that you also learned to talk nonsense and block tens of thousands of people with four people.
Thief Army, do you think I am a fool?"
The He Fang Pavilion is less than five miles away from Licheng. Standing on the city wall, you can clearly see the figures in the distance. Looking from the direction of Licheng, Zhang Xutuo has been sitting under the pavilion and watching the scenery since he arrived at the He Fang Pavilion.
From the beginning to the end, one person came up to greet Zhang Xutuo, Qin Shubao, and Luo Shixin, and they were polite. Then Luo Shixin and others ran down the mountain one after another, and came back again and again. The situation was clearly that the two sides were negotiating terms, and there was nothing like it.
It's a desperate effort!
Another cry of killing was faintly heard in the wind. Pei Caozhi could turn a deaf ear to it, but Qin Shubao was extremely anxious. General Zhang's plan of suspecting soldiers would not last long. If it were a moment later, the thieves would surely have stepped on General Zhang's blood and killed them under the city wall.
At that time, I'm afraid the old guy on top of the city won't have any other strategy to retreat from the enemy other than setting himself on fire.
Suppressing the urge to shoot Pei Caozhi off the city wall with an arrow, Qin Shubao summoned his energy and retorted loudly: "Brothers, Mr. Zhang has been conquering everywhere in the past few years and has killed so many bandits. How could he be a traitor and surrender to the enemy?"
"Which bandit is brave enough to accept Master Zhang's surrender?" Looking back anxiously into the distance, Qin Shubao aimed at Pei Caozhi again: "Master Pei doesn't believe Qin, Master Zhang and Luo Shixin, how can he still do it?"
Don't you believe in Dugu Lin's loyalty? He is the younger brother of General Dugu Xin of the Shangzhu Kingdom. His Majesty's close confidant Li Xu and Li Zhongjian, the cousin of the current emperor, are also here. They are fighting against the thieves side by side with Mr. Zhang. He has an army of 300,000 people.
The hero who was rescued from Liaodong, can't you even trust him?"
The last two sentences are extremely sharp. Even if Pei Caozhi is determined to sacrifice his life for the country, he has to consider the consequences of hesitating any longer. If what Qin Shubao said is true, his current actions may not leave him a famous name in Dugu as he imagined.
The family will settle this debt with the Pei family, and His Majesty the Emperor will not rest in peace if there are a few generals with ulterior motives among the soldiers who use the excuse to avenge Li Zhongjian...
Pei Caozhi hesitated, and the torch in his hand emitted black smoke. After repeated consideration of personal life and death, and the best interests of the family, he finally decided to give up the opportunity to die for his country. He pointed at the city gate with the torch and ordered in a low voice:
"Kaicheng, Huyi and Yingyang battalions of county soldiers went out with Qin Duwei to rescue the rest of Mr. Zhang and continue to stand by at the top of the city!"
"Yes!" The county soldiers agreed, immediately opened the city gate, and rushed out. Qin Shubao did not bother to get angry with the prefect, and shouted, "Brothers, follow me!" He led everyone to rush towards the crane-releasing pavilion.
There was a delay on the way, and he spent half a stick of incense just waiting under the city wall for Pei Caozhi to make a decision. He didn't know if the not-so-smart trick of suspecting soldiers had been seen through at this time. If it was exposed, he was nearly fifty years old.
Will Mr. Zhang have a chance to survive? Everything depends on luck, Qin Shubao thought angrily. He turned around and glanced at the tall city wall of Licheng County. He saw Pei Caozhi replacing a new torch and standing there again.
On top of the pile of dry firewood, the beard and hair are flying, and the long sleeves are fluttering.
At this moment, the battle outside Fanghe Pavilion has entered a stalemate. Zhang Xutuo led three people and hundreds of gray-shirted troops to fight against Shi Zihe. After paying the lives of two more petty leaders, he finally decided to give it a try himself.
Are there any traps ahead? He was protected by more than thirty soldiers. He stood at the end of the attack sequence and supervised the elite attacks of the two brigades. The climbing area on the hillside was not very spacious, so he could only put down these six hundred
If it weren't for the crowded venue, Shi Zihe would have loved to have packed all his men into it.
The bandits wearing gray cloth kerchiefs and gray uniforms held high shields made of willow wood and climbed up cautiously. No one wanted to go too fast. The whole morning's fighting had already drained everyone's morale. They were all ordinary people.
They don't need to think about the long term like the Mountain King, and they don't have any grand ambitions. At this moment, the only thing they think about is that the few people in front are not easy to mess with. Although there are only four people, there is no one in the Paoze around them who is an opponent, especially the one who likes to cut.
Luo Shixin, who has a human nose, is simply a killer who comes down to fight with him. He will definitely have no chance of survival. And that guy with a sunburned forehead and a beard, the bow and arrow in his hand looks like he has eyes, you can
No matter how hard you try, you can't defend yourself against it.
An arrow flew into the crowd, and the group of bandits suddenly stopped. They were still more than 120 steps away from the crane-free pavilion. The people in the pavilion actually dared to shoot their bows at this distance! After a brief moment of surprise, some people started to scream.
Called: "Master Six, Master Six has an arrow in his house." Hearing the shout, the minions immediately slowed down their steps. Some people kept looking back, hoping to hear the Master before they were hit by arrows.
Give the order to retreat
"Speed up, he can't fire a few arrows!" Shi Zihe showed half of his face from behind the shield and shouted at the brothers, "Isn't it just a few arrows? Since everyone is doing this..."
His voice suddenly stopped, and a soldier rushed forward and blocked the flying white feather for him with his body. Then, the soldier seemed to have been pushed in the chest. He fell on his back and had no chance to climb up again.
stand up
"Protect the great master, protect the great master!" I don't know which genius yelled such an order in desperation. In an instant, the minions who were holding up their shields and thinking of moving retreated in unison and stood close to the Shizi River, raising their willow shields.
, another layer of protective wall was built around the soldiers, which was enough to block the sun. Those who were far away from Shizi River put their shoulders together and took pictures of a herringbone on both sides of the protective wall.
"Come on, come on, fuck them all!" Shi Zihe was completely enraged. He picked up the shield from the corpse of the soldier and smashed the soldier who was close to him.
Trash! Get them all up to me. If anyone runs backwards, I will light their sky lanterns with my own hands!"
The minions were beaten with bruises and swollen faces. They did not dare to resist the intimidation of the stronghold leader, and started the second attack tremblingly. Only then did Pei Chang see that his white belt army could not help. In order to show the sincerity of cooperation between the two parties, he ordered
The brothers cheered for the friendly troops with step songs. After hearing the general's order, more than ten thousand men stood shoulder to shoulder at the foot of the mountain, walking in the same rhythm.
"A good man by the side of Ju Ye Ze, wearing pure red brocade on his back." This was Wang Bo's war song during his rebellion. After Pei Changcai pulled a pole to go it alone, he suffered from illiteracy and could not write his own war song, so he had to borrow Wang Bo's war song.
, revise it from beginning to end, and use it to boost morale.
"Invading the sky and a half, the wheel knife shines in the sun." Another person was shot on the hillside, and the formation suddenly stopped. The singing at the bottom of the mountain also stopped, and then started again.
"Enter the marsh to eat roe deer, leave the marsh to eat cattle and sheep." The singing gradually became louder. The gangsters were looking forward to the prosperous life that they had never had before and might have in the future. The happy and passionate singing inspired everyone and the morale of the rogue bandits.
Slowly returning to the hillside, the man climbing forward holding the willow shield slowly straightened up and began to accelerate the charge.
"Brothers, work harder. Whoever passes the pavilion first will be rewarded with a sheep and half a fight of wine!" Shi Zihe saw that the military was ready, hid behind the soldiers, and ordered loudly
"One sheep, half a fight of wine!" The big and small bosses responded in unison, and the cheers were like thunder. Licheng has never been patronized by any thieves before, and many wealthy families in the surrounding counties have moved in. If everything goes well today
Break through the defense line composed of four people in front of you and attack the city...
"Maybe we can get a piece of meat for dinner!" The little boss who was rushing to the front smiled and fell. An arrow flying from the sky cut his throat and before he could shout, blood filled his mouth with a fishy smell.
Sweet, with the smell of fresh meat. The last time I smelled the smell of meat was two days ago. It was just after everyone captured Changqing County. The last time was two years ago, when he harvested it for the owner of the village.
On the way back from the food, he was lucky enough to hit a rabbit with an injured hind leg with a stone. The rabbit skin was exchanged for half a bucket of rice, and the rabbit meat was eaten with pickles for more than ten days. It was the happiest and most peaceful day in his life, even worse than death.
It's peaceful when it comes
"Suddenly I hear the arrival of the officers and soldiers, swinging my sword forward is like dying in Liaodong, beheading will hurt me." The song suddenly became tragic and generous, and the minions rushed forward on the blood of their companions. They may be ignorant and rude, but how could they even do it?
They haven't even learned how to hold weapons, but at this moment, no one can deny the bravery of most of them.
Note 1: Friendly recommendations: "Blue Sky" 26542, "Agents of Great Powers" ISBN 26684, "Shanghai Jing" 26662