In addition to Li Shiwei and Miao Lichen, those who seized the time to build wooden villages in Fengpoling included residents who originally lived in several villages in the western suburbs of Luoyang and hundreds of hungry people living on the Heluo Road.
Most of them, not to mention hungry people, even those residents of Xiguan who still have some thin fields, how long would they have survived if they had not broken into the camp and conquered Luoyang and opened warehouses to release grain and provide disaster relief?
Not long ago, a tragedy occurred in the Longmen area of Luoyang, where a whole village committed suicide by drowning!
Everyone knew that Madman He was coming. Although this god of murder of the Qin Army was not very famous in Henan, everyone could estimate what would happen after the army "recaptured" Luoyang. Therefore, the residents of Xiguan Village and nearby refugees,
Encouraged by Miao Lichen, he actively participated in the task of building a mountain stronghold.
Miao Lichen was usually taciturn, but among the miners, it was this silent, reliable and practical character that won him the support of many miners. He also worked in the mines near Fengpoling in the past, and worked with the local villages.
There are many people here who are familiar with the situation. People still cannot fully trust the foreigners who break into the camp, but they have great confidence in Miao Lichen, a former Fengpoling miner.
Under the command of Li Shiwei, these villagers and refugees dug trenches and built earthen walls. They also packed loess in straw bales, and then stacked the bales layer by layer to build a structure without the need for tamping.
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Suddenly, a refugee who was working hard screamed: "The Qin army is coming!"
Sure enough, a small group of Qin army cavalry was rushing towards this side with force like the wind.
The brothers here are working. Although they have swords with them, they have no helmets or armor, and they lack war horses. Fortunately, some small forts and wooden cities have been repaired, and some smaller firearms are placed inside.
At this critical moment, Li Shiwei quickly led dozens of brothers from the cannon team to the fort's cannon point and fired a batch of guns, injuring many of the first row of cavalry who rushed nearby.
At this moment, Miao Lichen picked up the tools used to dig trenches, yelled, and rushed out. The fellow miners around him and the local villagers who were familiar with Miao Lichen also became bold when they saw this.
Holding the farm tools in his hands, the tools rushed out with him.
Although they rushed to the battle, their courage doubled under Miao Lichen's lead charge. This Qin army cavalry was actually very small in number, and was just a scouting horse that unexpectedly rushed to the rear of Fengpo Ridge.
They originally wanted to rob and kill a group of villagers, but they did not expect that these people would dare to fight back with farm tools. In addition, after the long drive, the horses were not strong enough, and Li Shiwei led the cannon team to kill a group of people with guns and cannons.
In terms of momentum, he seemed a bit timid and fell into the inferior position.
As soon as they came into contact with the miners and villagers led by Miao Lichen, they were defeated. In addition to three or four cavalrymen who ran away wildly, about a dozen people were shot and knocked down by the cannon team, and another twenty or thirty people were probably killed.
The miners and villagers were killed or captured alive by everyone.
Although the Chuang army won this small-scale conflict, Li Shiwei became even more worried. The Qin army's cavalry could rush into Fengpo Ridge without stopping at night. Did the sentry fail to intercept Xia He in Wulonggou?
Where's the madman?
What happened to the commander?
Many other people, including Miao Lichen, were confused by this question. They quickly arrested and tortured several Qin army cavalry who had fallen off their horses and were captured.
After all, Li Shiwei was young and had immature skills, so he could not handle such a thing well. On the contrary, Miao Lichen had served as a leader under the Henan bandit Yu Dazhong in the past and was familiar with some of Yu Dazhong's brutal torture techniques.
He knew that this was a critical moment that affected the life and death of the Little Tigers and the camp, and he could not take a woman's kindness lightly. Therefore, he immediately took ruthless measures and pried out the specific details of the changes in the frontline battle situation from the mouths of the Qin army's cavalry.
"Soldier... After the official army entered Beigou, He Zhentai prepared to rest his troops and horses in the Wulonggou area, waiting for reinforcements of 500 cavalry from Yongning and Yiyang. However, due to thieves... the first part of the intruder army copied Yongning.
County, reinforcements have not arrived yet. He Zhentai dispersed Ye Bushou and went to the rear to look for reinforcements. A group of cavalry from the Chu army took the opportunity to put on the banners of the Yu soldiers and tried to sneak attack the Qin soldiers."
It turned out that Li Laiheng used a clever strategy of dressing up as an army officer to sneak attack He Renlong! Li Shiwei was impressed and asked quickly: "How much victory did the invading army gain?"
The prisoner of the Qin army looked at Li Shiwei's face and did not dare to speak directly. Miao Lichen tortured him for a while before he answered obediently: "He Zhentai is well aware of the style of the invading army. From the galloping and undisturbed formation of your cavalry, he
Seeing that this was by no means a weak Henan army from Taiping, they took more precautions. The cavalry of the invading army could not rob the camp, so they had to charge hard. Zhentai personally led a hundred cavalry to counterattack, killing many people. Nearly half of the invading cavalry were routed.
The army cavalry is now splitting up to search and kill!"
"What! This is absolutely impossible. The commander of the sentry and the soldiers are like God's instructions. How could he be defeated by Madman He!"
Li Shiwei found it incredible that Li Laiheng failed to attack the Qin army by surprise. Li Laiheng's successes and victories in difficult situations in the past had built up Li Shiwei's confidence that he would win with his troops. Therefore, it was really difficult for him to accept Li Laiheng.
He would be defeated by He Renlong, and he would be so emotional that he would kill the prisoner several times.
Only after repeated interrogations by Miao Lichen and the basically consistent testimonies of the prisoners did everyone finally become convinced of the facts and learn that Li Laiheng failed to rob the camp and that the situation had reached a critical point.
Li Shiwei, who was out of control, was about to take the defenders in Fengpoling Village out of the village to find and meet Li Laiheng. But Miao Lichen was firmly opposed to this. He knew that Li Shiwei's musketry team and the miners and militiamen he led,
Once they leave Fengpoling Village, they will not be able to face hundreds of He Renlong's elite cavalry in the wild.
The result can only be massacre, annihilation of the entire army, and loss of the last hope of a comeback.
"Captain Li, please calm down! The prisoners only said that nearly half of the cavalry of the intruder army was defeated, and they did not mention any generals killed by the Qin army. This shows that not only are the commanders and others still alive and well, but their strength is still intact.
few!"
"We easily go out to the stronghold to invite Qin troops to attack. If we are annihilated by He Renlong Ye Dilang Battle before reaching the command post, then the overall situation will be hopeless. For the current plan, the only way is to strengthen the defense of Fengpo Ridge and stand firm.
In this village, I believe that under the worst circumstances, the commander can at least rush back to Fengpoling Village."
In theory, Li Shiwei, the person with the highest status in Fengpoling Village, was hesitant. Of course, he was emotionally inclined to immediately lead troops to rescue Li Laiheng. But rationally, he also knew that Miao Lichen's opinions were by no means false. These guns were
Once the soldiers and militiamen leave the mountain stronghold, they may be easily destroyed by the Hezhen cavalry at any time in the wild.
On one side, they are rescuing Li Laiheng, who he believes in as a god, and on the other side, they are sticking to the stronghold, believing that Li Laiheng can break out.
Young Li Shiwei faced such a heavy choice for the first time. Only then did he realize what kind of responsibilities he had to accept to become a general, even if he was just leading a team of several hundred people!
"Fuck...! Just listen to you. I believe that the commander will never be defeated by Madman He. We will stick to Fengpo Ridge!"
Miao Lichen breathed a sigh of relief. If Li Shiwei was determined to lead his troops out of the village to fight in Langzhai, he had even made plans to resist military orders and forcibly stay in Fengpoling Village.
If he does that, he, a new little boss of Pingfeng Village, may not get much benefit even if it is later proven that his decision was correct.
Li Shiwei was able to stand up and have enough courage to take responsibility and make decisions, which also impressed Miao Lichen.
Everyone worked as quickly as possible. Li Shiwei also used the captured Qin army horses to send some people with good equestrian skills out of the stronghold to stay overnight to explore the surrounding situation.
But until midnight, there was still no trace of Li Laiheng and He Renlong's troops. The night was getting darker and darker, and there was silence outside the village. The people and horses were silent. Only the stars and the waning moon were in the sky, illuminating the shadows of people underground.
People's hearts are extremely heavy.
After a while, the sound of war horses neighing suddenly came from the distance.
The soldiers, miners, militiamen, and people in Fengpoling Village immediately rushed to the wooden buildings, earthen walls, forts, and gun emplacements. Everyone was very worried and didn't know what to do next.
Li Shiwei and Miao Lichen stood on an unfinished small watchtower in the wooden village, looking into the distance. Everyone was silent, not even daring to make a slight cough. If an embroidery needle fell on the ground at this time
, the sonorous sound may also be heard by others.
Is it Li Laiheng or He Renlong?
The neighing of the war horses was getting closer and closer, and everyone's eyes were focused on the distance.
Suddenly, a cavalryman rushed out from behind the bend holding a big flag. What was written on the big flag was the mark of the Qin army's aid to suppress Hezhen.
"It's He Renlong! The situation is over, everything is over!"
When Li Shiwei saw the big flag in the hands of the cavalry, he immediately felt dizzy. When He Renlong arrived at Fengpo Ridge, did it mean that the sentry commander had been defeated? What on earth was going on!
His body swayed twice and he was almost about to fall, but Miao Lichen grabbed Li Shiwei and said in a deep voice: "No, look again!"
The cavalryman holding the big flag suddenly threw the Ming army flag to the ground. Behind him, there were dozens of capable knights rushing closer and closer. Only then did people see clearly the man holding the big flag.
The flag’s cavalryman is none other than Hao Yaoqi!
"It's the sentry, one of ours!"
But before the cheers had finished, everyone could clearly see that behind this group of cavalry that broke into the camp, there was also a large group of wolf-like and tiger-like official cavalry chasing after them.
Miao Lichen whispered: "Captain Li, it's our turn to take charge...The situation is becoming favorable to us."