Soon there were only seven or eight of the more than twenty thieves left. The leader of the thieves was heartbroken and knew that he would not be able to succeed today. He shouted and screamed, and five or six of them turned around and ran away. Bai Bing
How could they not be allowed to escape? He chased them like a shooting star. Within a hundred steps, the green flute shone with light and chopped them to the ground one by one.
Lin Jue caught up from behind, panting, and shouted: "Leave one alive, leave one alive and ask questions."
Bai Bing was holding the green flute blade to kill the thief leader. Hearing this, he stopped his hand. He stepped on the thief leader's chest with his small pointed sheepskin boots, controlled him, and waited for Lin Jue's arrival.
Lin Jue rushed over panting, and kept saying: "Why did you kill Hongyan? If I didn't shout, I would have killed them all."
Bai Bing rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you don't tell me, how will I know?"
"Come on, blame me, blame me. At least there is someone alive, let me ask questions." Lin Jue said, looking down at the thief at Bai Bing's feet, and said in surprise: "Why did you kill him too?
?”
Bai Bing was stunned and said: "I didn't, I didn't kill him."
Lin Jue pointed to the thief lying on the ground and said, "Isn't this dead?"
The thief was foaming at the mouth, his face was bruised, and his hands and feet were twitching. He was obviously dead.
Bai Bing said in shock: "I didn't kill him, I didn't use any force on my feet. He was... he was poisoned. The dog thief must have poison in his mouth. He bit the poison sac and committed suicide."
Lin Jue hurriedly wrapped his hands with a cloth, used a branch to pry open the mouth of the thief, and picked out a broken sheep intestine skin bag from his mouth. The small piece of sheep intestine skin bag had been broken, and there was still a pungent smell inside.
Green juice, what Bai Bing said is absolutely correct, this guy hid poison in his mouth, and committed suicide by biting the poison sac at the critical moment.
Lin Jue quickly searched the man's body and arms. Except for some dry food and silver, there was nothing on this man that could prove his identity. This was not beyond Lin Jue's expectation.
"It's so cruel that he committed suicide. Who are these people? It's really scary." Bai Bing frowned.
Lin Jue smacked his lips and said: "This kind of behavior actually confirms my guess. If the identity of the people behind the scenes cannot be leaked, how could these people do such crazy things? This just shows that the people behind the scenes are instigating them."
People can't see the light. You don't need to think too much to know who sent them."
Bai Bing nodded slightly. Lin Jue looked up at the sky and said solemnly: "It's getting dark. Once it gets dark, things will be difficult to deal with. I don't know what the situation is like on the hillside over there. We have to hurry up and help.
I don’t know if the junior sister has escaped. Even if she escapes, the reinforcements will have to arrive in the middle of the night, and it will be very dangerous before then. Bing’er, let’s go.”
Bai Bing nodded in agreement, and the two of them immediately set off, leaving quickly along the twilight ridge.
…
It's twilight. After the sun sets, the surrounding fields are vast, and the light quickly begins to dim. This last glimmer of light is actually very short, and in less than a stick of incense, the sky will become completely dark.
Although it is already late spring at the end of April, the night wind on the mountain ridge is no longer warm, but makes people feel chilly. The trees in the valley and on the hillside also make a sound like the sound of waves.
It’s quite shocking and frightening to come here. Not to mention, the hillside below
There are hundreds of wolves waiting to attack.
Most of the Lin family's wives and concubines and the accompanying maids and maids had never seen this situation before. Many of them were already trembling all over and turning blue. They didn't know whether it was because of the cold night wind or because of timidity.
The little princess and Lu Wu stood in front of the crowd with calm expressions. Naturally, they were worried and scared, but they did not show any timidity. Everyone in the Lin family already knew the identity of Lu Wu, the princess and the princess.
Being able to stay calm is also a huge psychological comfort and suggestion for them.
"There is no need to cry in mourning. Except for those who serve Young Master and Yingying, everyone else is helping me. Haven't you seen that the brothers in the nursing home are sweating profusely from work? What's the use of being afraid? If you are afraid of crying, you can solve it.
If there is a crisis at hand, let's all stand here and cry. Let's all take action. Even if we help them move a small stone or pick up a branch, it is still a strength." The little princess ordered loudly.
Lu Wu also said: "Don't be afraid, everyone, the young master will definitely come to rescue us, and he will definitely have a way. What we have to do is to hold on. The thieves are not easy to attack. Let's not mess up our position.
.Young Master has never seen any kind of battle, and this kind of situation will not trouble him."
Although everyone still couldn't calm down, but the two ladies were like this, they felt a little more at ease. So they started to help. Some people built a screen under the mountain ridge to block the wind, so that the young master Lin Zhanhe could be pregnant.
Xie Yingying was resting inside. Some of them made fires and boiled water to cook and keep everyone warm. Some of them helped the nursing home move stones and pick up branches. After doing their own work, the chill in their bodies and the timidity in their hearts were relieved.
few.
After the last trace of skylight disappeared, Sun Dayong and others stopped building fortifications and actions because they knew that the opponent's attack was about to begin. Although the stone wall was only piled half a person high and only a few hundred torches were made, it was only
That's it. With the sixty or seventy men at hand against the attack of nearly three hundred men below, Sun Dayong didn't have much confidence, but he could only try his best. Fortunately, he had a lot of crossbows on hand and there were many guards.
He was a royal guard who was well-trained and had experienced many scenes, so he was not in disarray. Sun Dayong had already communicated with everyone that even if he fought to the last man, he would fight to the death to protect the safety of everyone on the mountain ridge.
In the deep darkness, everyone waited with bated breath. In the dark wind, there was the sound of rocks rolling down the hillside below. Obviously, the thieves had already started to act. The darkness brought them
They came to cover, but it also brought inconvenience to their movements. Someone stepped on the rocks, and the sound of rolling rocks came one after another.
"Light the torch!" Sun Dayong ordered in a deep voice.
Dozens of pine needle torches were lit in white, and the pine needles rich in rosin were burning and crackling, and the firelight illuminated the top of the mountain ridge.
"Throw it!" Sun Dayong shouted, raising his hand and throwing the torch down the hillside.
Dozens of torches pierced the night sky, illuminating the dark night. They fell on the hillside and burned into dozens of small fires. Although the hillside could not be illuminated as bright as day, it also allowed the nursing home to shine in the brief light.
I saw black figures climbing up the hillside to attack.
"Fire the arrow!" Sun Dayong roared.
"Swish, swish, swish! swish, swish!" Dozens of crossbows pointed downwards
The arrows shot up the hillside. The arrows hit the rocks and trees, and the iron arrows erupted into countless sparks. The sound of broken rocks and broken trees was mixed with the sound of continuous miserable howls.
Although the results of the battle could not be seen clearly, there was no doubt that the weak firelight pointed in the right direction, and the crossbow arrows had a striking effect. After two consecutive rounds of shooting, in the last light before the torch burned out, Sun Dayong and his team saw a dark shadow coming down.
Signs of escape.
The torches continued to be thrown in the second round, which proved that the opponent seemed to have temporarily stopped attacking because they were afraid of the crossbow arrows. Sun Dayong breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that this strategy was correct. Using the torch to guide the crossbows, it still had a certain effect.
. However, there are only a few hundred torches, and if you throw them away, your eyes will be darkened. The number of crossbows is also limited, and each person carries eight boxes as standard. After shooting, they may have to be smashed down with stones. Originally, this was a
It's a good idea, but it's a pity that there are no boulders on the mountain ridge, only some weathered gravel. It can be used for building fortifications, but smashing it down will not be of much use. I'm afraid it will only be a hand-to-hand fight.
The opponent seemed to know that it was not advisable to attack before the torches were burned out, so they all huddled behind the rocks and trees without moving. Sun Dayong did not dare to neglect, so he had to have people throw the torches onto the hillside again and again to observe the opponent's movements. Sun Dayong's heart
I regret very much that I did not bring fireworks flares before I came. If I had brought those, the effect would have been much better. Several fireworks flares can illuminate the entire hillside for more than ten breaths, so there is no need to figure out the opponent's actions.
And worried.
The unbearable stalemate was broken after the fifth torch thrown burned out. The remaining torches were only enough for the last throw. When Sun Dayong was anxious, he found that the opponent had begun to attack. Perhaps the thieves did not know who was on the mountain.
How many torches did the people have to throw, and they couldn't wait. Time was also extremely tight for them, especially when they learned that someone had snatched horses from the woods below the mountain and escaped. Although they were not sure who escaped
Who is it, but he also knows that this is not a good thing. He planned to ambush the Lin family in the valley, but a series of changes broke the plan, and he had no choice but to attack the hillside. But if he delays any longer at this moment, I am afraid it will be difficult to complete today
This is my mission. And today's matter must not fail. This is the fatal order I received when I came here.
Groups of thieves rushed up desperately, and the bows and arrows they carried shot up the mountain ridge. The Lin family hid in a sheltered position on the side of the mountain ridge, but here they could block all the arrows, so they didn't have to worry about being injured. But the bows and arrows
The suppression also made the nursing homes wary and could not be exposed to the outside at will.
Sun Dayong ordered to block the attack with all his strength, and fired continuously with the crossbow to suppress the opponent's attack. However, although he had the advantage of terrain from a high position, he also had considerable limitations in the lethality of the crossbow. Most of the crossbow arrows were shot straight, and when blocked,
Everything was blocked. The rocks and trees on the hillside happened to be the best cover. The thieves jumped up and down between the rocks and trees, but the crossbows could not shoot them directly. This was the problem. More
Some thieves held up temporary shields made of tree branches to block crossbow arrows. Although the shielding effect of this shield was limited and most of them were penetrated by crossbow arrows, it still played a protective role to some extent.
Just a meal time passed, and a large number of the opponent's men had already attacked within a distance of thirty steps below the ridge. After the light of the torches was completely extinguished, both sides were immersed in darkness. It was a completely blind and random shooting. The situation was extremely urgent.
