Chapter 717 Fortunately, he was killed in time, otherwise he would have surrendered!
"Residences, camps, military depots, government offices, farm fields, and even markets..."
"Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. It should have been built by the imperial court and occupied by bandits."
Li Yan strolled leisurely, observing the situation in the fortress along the way, and took care of some blind bandits.
The difference between private construction and public construction is actually clear at a glance.
Just like farming.
This business is actually the core of the fortress. The original intention of building this kind of fortress is to combine defensive fortifications with military farming. The farming can be self-sufficient, so that the grain and grass from the rear do not have to be transported all the way to the front line, and the defensive fortifications can avoid the enemy's frequent attacks.
On the eve of the harvest, they will trample and destroy the grain fields.
Once the fields were established, not only could they accumulate food themselves, but because the forts could effectively protect the fields, the Song court could also recruit local soldiers and rural soldiers through this protection.
In Li Yan's view, this is actually similar to the manors in the European Middle Ages. In Europe, where turmoil and thieves were rampant, manor owners provided protection to serfs in exchange for their labor. The fortresses of the Northern Song Dynasty also protected their fields.
In exchange for the labor and fighting of the indigenous people on the border.
As for the market place, it is even simpler. The forts built on the northwest border are not only used to resist Xixia attacks and appease the Tibetan tribes along the border, they also have an obvious commercial nature. The official transaction market is located inside, and private transactions are
The private market is also inside.
In the mainland, without the intrusion of foreign invaders, the market would have been meaningless, but because of the rampant thieves, merchants could ensure safety by transporting goods to the forts for trading. At the same time, charging venue fees was also a direct way for the forts to make money.
Liu Yanqing's security guard, the Liu family, had direct control over many Baozhai markets in the western region. Once the private markets opened, they immediately became rich.
"It was originally designed to guard against thieves, but in the end it was occupied by bandits, and it couldn't be captured several times..."
"Does raising a bandit respect yourself?"
Li Yan's eyes moved slightly and he walked towards the direction of the rising flames.
"Haha! If you catch me, I will make you...unable to catch me! You just can't catch me!"
Soon laughter came, and Shi Qian's ghostly figure jumped up and down in the air, playing tricks on the robbers below.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh——"
He attracted most of the attention, while Hua Rong hid in the darkness, quietly bending his bow and setting an arrow.
Each arrow has a tricky angle, and one arrow can often kill two or three thieves. When the ferocious men waving weapons fell to the ground and turned into cold corpses, the atmosphere of panic spread in the den of thieves.
, and even civil strife began to break out.
If Wang Si, the bodyguard leader outside, saw the tacit understanding between the two of them, he would turn this den of thieves into chaos. He would definitely be stunned, but Li Yan was very calm.
It’s just basic operation based on his own foundation and the students he brought out.
As soon as he appeared, Shi Qian was the first to notice it. He jumped over overjoyed and landed firmly: "Brother is here, this fort is ours!"
Li Yan shook his head: "No matter how good the three of us are, we can't control a stronghold, even in this special period... Is the stronghold particularly empty?"
Shi Qian nodded repeatedly: "That's true. The three leaders of the den of thieves were out in force, and there was no reliable confidant left to look after the house. After I set a few small fires, the robbers inside panicked... This
If there are hundreds of officers and soldiers, they will definitely be able to capture it, and I don’t know why they occupy one area and have such a good reputation?"
Former Shi Qian: I also want to be a forest hero!
Today’s times: Are these the heroes in the forest?
Li Yan asked again: "How did Hua Rong come in?"
With Shi Qian's Qing Gong, there is no difficulty in getting in, but Hua Rong's archery skills are unparalleled, and his Qing Gong and body skills are not that good. In addition, the thieves patrolling the sentry post will not be able to get in easily.
Shi Qian said: "When we arrived at Baishawu, I was the first to come in and take a look. Hua Rong was waiting outside. Who would have thought that before I entered, the gate of the village opened on its own initiative, the suspension bridge was lowered, and a group of thieves appeared.
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"Hua Rong saw that there were only a dozen thieves, and it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He killed the leader of the thieves with one arrow, and rushed in. I immediately followed, and then I found that the village was very fake..."
The previous confrontation between the two armies appeared in Li Yan's mind. If there were just some clues at that time, it was already certain now: "This time, we have to cut off the beard. Someone wants to capture this village. We happened to meet him and killed him."
That leader is probably the insider lurking in."
Shi Qian suddenly realized: "I said that no matter how weird it is, we can still encounter this. We are so lucky..."
Li Yan waved his sleeves and knocked several bandits away, and said sternly: "Good luck will not always accompany you. When I just arrived, the suspension bridge had been retracted. Obviously there are internal agents in the village. The gate of the village is closed, obviously waiting for outsiders.
helper."
"Once the three leaders who went out met with something unexpected, it was natural to cooperate inside and outside. Even if there were any accidents, as long as the others could not get to the fort, they would still fall into the hands of those people in the end."
Shi Qian felt a little regretful: "I thought I could take advantage of the opportunity to occupy the village. So if we have been struggling for a long time, aren't we helping others make wedding clothes?"
Just as Li Yan was about to speak, he frowned and saw six green skull marks appearing in his sight.
It still appeared from below the horizontal line, even passed under his own feet, and finally arrived at a residential house not far away.
"Fortunately, there is this secret passage that connects the inside and outside!"
Liu Lin, the "green bamboo snake" who had been spying on the convoy from afar, emerged from the secret passage in disgrace.
On the one hand, the secret passage was too hidden, and the narrow passage could not avoid the dust of earth and stone. On the other hand, he saw that the first boss, the "scorched-faced ghost" Ding Qian, and the second boss, the "double sword" Liu Mao, broke through alone, and almost all their men were wiped out.
This scene shocked my soul so much that I lost my soul.
"No! You have to cheer up!"
As the third boss, Liu Lin knew that he must not be discouraged at this time, so he usually beat and scolded his subordinates. After getting out first this time, he took the initiative to turn around and reached out to pull Qin Xiucai and others up one by one.
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Normally, they would have been frightened, but at this moment they were all stiff. One of them even said in a trembling voice: "The first master and the second master have escaped, and their men have been killed by officers and soldiers. Baishawu will not be able to defend it!"
Liu Lin looked sharply, stretched out his hand to his waist, and immediately pulled out a long whip, hitting the man's neck directly.
Click!
Seeing the corpse falling weakly, Liu Lin's icy cold eyes pierced his men: "None of you are allowed to tell the news about the eldest and second brothers. Whoever dares to disturb people's hearts will be punished!"
Qin Xiucai and others remained silent, lowered their heads, and responded repeatedly: "Yes! Yes!"
Liu Lin adjusted his state and walked out quickly, preparing to face his men in the best posture and gathering as much strength as possible to defend the fort.
After opening the curtain, three figures stood outside, looking at him indifferently.
Liu Lin suddenly changed his color and pointed his long whip towards the past: "Who are you?"
Qin Xiucai looked at the burly man in the middle, his expression suddenly changed, and he whispered into Liu Lin's ear: "This man is 'Quanyi Yong' Lin Chong!"
Liu Lin frowned, showing a deep fear: "Lin Erlang? Why are you in our village?"
No whisper could hide it from him. Li Yan also frowned slightly. Aren't all nicknames supposed to be catchy? The one you guys came up with is too hard to pronounce...
Fortunately, he didn't like this kind of reputation in the world, and he wouldn't be tempted to do things in line with the so-called loyalty just because people in the world call him "loyalty", so he immediately put it behind him and said calmly: "Your Excellency
They want to rob my motorcade, so why should I be surprised when I come here?"
"You...this is actually a mistake..."
A sharp look flashed between Liu Lin's brows, and he held the whip tightly with his five fingers. It wasn't until Qin Xiucai looked at him repeatedly that he gritted his teeth and prepared to endure the humiliation and bear the burden. He would use Lin Chong's reputation as a righteous hero to help the villagers overcome the difficulties.
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However, before his knees could bend, he found an invisible force that firmly fixed his body, preventing him from bowing down. Another calm voice came from in front of him: "You want to rob my carriage and offend my women.
I won’t say much to you here, just grab your weapon and take my move!”
After saying that, a palm came over.
At the same time, Liu Lin's body also recovered, and he subconsciously swung the whip.
Then he watched helplessly as the palm of his hand took the whip away and slapped him on his neck with his backhand.
Snapped!!
Seeing Liu Lin's whole body flying out like a broken sack, Li Yan nodded silently.
Fortunately, he was killed in time, otherwise he would have surrendered!
Seeing Liu Lin snapping and falling to the ground with a dead look, the four robbers fell directly to the ground, kowtowing like garlic: "Heroes, spare their lives! Heroes, spare their lives!"
Only Qin Xiucai was standing. Although his legs were trembling, he was still standing after all.
Li Yan looked at the evil-minded scholar and asked, "Why are you different?"
Qin Xiucai said in a low voice: "Lin... I'm afraid Mr. Lin doesn't like people who grovel, and only a young man won't kneel..."
Li Yan said: "You are quite clever. No wonder you were able to come up with the plan to kill two birds with one stone."
Qin Xiucai's voice trembled, but his eyes shone again: "I also had to get advice from an expert before I came up with a clever plan. I wanted to get Mr. to join my team, so I invited him from Dongxi Village in Yuncheng, but Mr. has been suffering all day long.
If you read the books of sages, you don’t want to be with us..."
"Now that the first and second masters have been arrested, and the third master has suffered bad retribution, the fall of Baishawu is imminent. If we want to keep the fortress, we can only ask Mr. Wang for his clever plan!"
Seeing the mixed expression of fear and admiration on Qin Xiucai's eyebrows, Li Yan raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "When you say that, I'm a little curious. Please lead the way!"
Qin Xiucai stretched his legs and then managed to walk. He led them all the way to a house in the center of the fortress and knocked on the door gently.
Despite the huge commotion outside just now, the sound of reading was still coming from inside, and it didn't stop until this moment.
After a while, the wooden door opened, and a man with fair features, white face and long beard, waving a feather fan, came out.