Chapter XVI: The Battle of Defense

In this way, it makes sense why a small inconspicuous outpost would attract an enemy attack on a stormy night. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At this time, Lan Jiayin's words were really no longer critical, and for a while, the eyes of the people standing on the parapet were all focused on Li Weizhen.

The eyes of the two of them widened, and they waited with bated breath for this imperial court messenger to give a satisfactory answer.

Ma Long even fantasized in his mind what kind of rare treasure the object he gave to his Hou Ye today, if it was really carried by Lord Li, it would be impossible for a little person like him to open his eyes!

"......" But Li Weizhen was stunned by Lan Jiayin's question.

After coming back to his senses, he spoke, "The Holy Lord did reward Xuanping Hou with a lot of things, gold and silver silk, antique calligraphy and paintings, but because of the large number of things, they all followed the army to act, and I didn't bring anything else with me except for a scroll of the Holy Decree." ”

Ma Long was disappointed in his heart, and his brain finally remembered what he should think normally, he arched his hand at Li Weizhen and asked, "Dare to ask when Master Li left the big team and traveled alone?" ”

"A day ago, because Gutian City was in front of me and Lord Hou was in the city, I was a little anxious, so I traveled lightly." Li Weizhen will suddenly be glad for his unauthorized action.

If he hadn't come, wouldn't Lan Jiayin, who was trapped in the outpost, be more than lucky?

Hearing this, Mu Qi immediately came to a conclusion, "Then these people can't covet the wealth brought by Lord Li, you and I both know that whether it is a horse thief or a Rongdi person, they are all greedy things who die for money, so before each action, countless sentry agents will be sent in advance, and the sentry detectives will go around to find the news, and then find the target to attack, and then they will use their unique way to send back the news, and their people will not leave because of this, but will always stay in place to monitor the target." ”

"If Lord Li left the team at that time, but did not bring any baggage with him, then the sentry detective would definitely not cause any more trouble, and would only wait for his accomplices to come and serve the camp with wealth and silk, while Lord Li and the others would have been let go in vain and escaped."

Ma Long nodded in agreement, and the people on Li Weizhen's side all showed a 'so so' expression after hearing this, and everyone finally knew that this group of enemies was not attracted by Li Weizhen.

It's just that since this guy is not here for Li Weizhen, what is he here for?

Unfortunately, time was pressing, and there was no time for them to think about it, and the torches, which had been winding all the way but moving forward without stopping for a moment, were getting closer and closer to the outpost......

Since Ma Long received the news, he had already asked people to move the wood from the warehouse to the gate, and the guards who had just sent away for help had even watched the people strengthen the gate with their own eyes, completely nailing the only entrance to the gate!

There is no escape, there is no way to retreat, and there is only a fight against the water, and the only thing that can make people feel some comfort is that this outpost where they are located is an easy place to defend and difficult to attack.

With the issuance of one order after another, nearly two hundred people were assigned their respective tasks by Ma Long, and those with good archery skills are undoubtedly the first echelon on the parapet, and those with powerful swords are the second echelon, by the way, they are also responsible for the task of carrying arrows for the first echelon.

Marlon is obviously extremely skilled in how to fight, such a small number of people, he was even divided into a third echelon, these people are relatively strong, their responsibility is particularly important - to guard the gate underneath, in case the gate is knocked open, they will use their bodies as a parapet, and face to face with the enemy!

Twenty other relatively weak soldiers undertook the work of setting up firewood and heating oil, always ready for a moment when the enemy attacked, so as to give the enemy an unforgettable greeting gift.

After a cup of tea, as everyone in the outpost was ready, the gradually approaching team outside finally rushed to the gate of the outpost with a thunderous momentum.

At the head was a big black-skinned man with a beard on his face, who rode a black horse under his crotch, the silver ornaments on the saddle glittered in the firelight, his hair was braided into countless braids, and each whip was either decorated with pearls or tied with precious stones, and in the dark night it was reflected in the folds and glow of the firelight, which was very eye-catching.

Ma Long said to the person behind him in a deep voice: "Dressed like this, there is no doubt that it is Rong Di Dog who is attacking, you see that he is full of gold and jewels all over his body, and even the big knife in his hand is full of treasures, and his origin is definitely not small." ”

"Why do you have to be a big official like a captain of ten thousand, why did you take a thousand people and run to this remote place in the dark?"

Li Weizhen glanced at him and said lightly, "Then I have to ask you, why did the outpost they attacked build here?" ”

"You don't have something shady here, do you?"

"How is that possible!" Malone replied very crisply. "Because there is a beacon tower on the top of the mountain behind us to warn, we will be guarded by soldiers all year round."

Ma Long's words are true, the border pass in the west, the perennial war continues, over the years, there are a number of beacon towers with early warning, they are specially used to call the police to their own side when they are attacked by the enemy, don't look at the small area, not many troops, but the role of the critical moment is not small, therefore, even if it is idle all year round, but Xuanping Hou has never removed the post under the beacon.

The outpost standing under their feet is nothing more than one of them, it is exactly the same as other outposts, except for warning and calling for help, there is really no other shining point, so ordinary that it can't be more ordinary.

Li Weizhen wanted to ask again, so he heard a thunderous shout outside, "Well, that little soldier on the wall, quickly open the door to greet the uncle, and you can save your life, otherwise, when the grandfathers break through the gate, they will be left as chickens and dogs!" The leading man at the bottom raised his big sword and gave an ultimatum.

Ma Long sneered, completely ignoring his words, and whispered: "Atu, shoot him!" ”

Hearing the sound of 'whoosh', a sharp arrow went straight to the man's face, and when he saw that it was too late, the big man shouted, "Dog thief, dare to sneak attack!" Then he raised his sword and fell, and the sword met the sharp arrow, and at once the arrow was cut in half, and by coincidence, the flying arrow pierced the neck of an unlucky man in the crowd on the left!

With an unwilling wail, with a 'poof', with an unbelievable face, the Rongdi people flipped off the horse, and died on all fours!

With the passing of the first life, the battle was triggered immediately, Ma Long's side relied on the location, the city wall was high, the arrows fell like rain, Rong Di's side was not to be outdone, while shooting back, he drove the carriage behind him forward, and unloaded the cart from it with a pointed wooden piece wrapped in iron sheets, intending to use this big guy to knock the gate of the post open!

Lan Jiayin has tasted the sweetness of the bow and arrow weapon since the battle in Xiaoyan Mountain, she has been practicing diligently since then, and she will get up early every morning, shoot dozens of arrows at the arrow target in the yard, after more than a year of consolidation and strengthening, it can be said that the current quasi-head is much more powerful than before.

Basically, every arrow shot out, never missed, Lan Jiayin shot the arrow, while still silently remembering the number in his heart, "one, two, three......"

She was dressed in men's clothes, and she moved neatly, shooting arrow after arrow at the target below, not only with firm eyes, but also with no mercy to her subordinates.

Lan Jiayin at this moment is like a god of death without feeling and thinking, you see that she quickly and decisively took away one life after another, without even a trace of superfluous expression on her face

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I heard Malone shouting loudly: "Change! ”

"Change!"

"Change!"

With the order, Lan Jiayin was quickly pushed to the back by the person who replaced her, and she and the people who retreated were leaning against the inner wall, and suddenly changed from the most dangerous place to the safest place.

Lan Jiayin was puzzled by this, so she naturally wanted to find answers in the people around her, but when she saw that the people next to her were sitting and standing, shaking their hands, and pinching their arms, all of them were seizing the time to rest and relax.

Someone saw the puzzled look on her face, and while relaxing her muscles, she kindly explained to her, "Our archery relies on arm strength, so that the two teams can replace each other, and everyone can have a breath of relief, so that the strength and accuracy of the shot will also have a relative guarantee." ”

"Oh." Lan Jiayin nodded clearly and said with a smile: "I see, thank you for helping me solve my doubts." ”

Come to think of it, at that time on Xiaoyan Mountain, if someone could replace her, Lan Jiayin's arms would not be like soft noodles for half a month!

It seems that the team leader called Ma Long and the soldiers under him are all experienced in a hundred battles, Lan Jiayin looked at Ma Long, who was calm and commanded, but did not leave the swear words, and his heart was strangely stable.

"My name is Atu, and I am from Liujia Village, Guangzhi County, Jiangze Prefecture." The kid who shot the enemy leader with an arrow was all laughing at the moment, chatting with Lan Jiayin heartlessly, and asked very affectionately, "Brother, what about you?" Where's the man? ”

"Uh." Lan Jiayin thought about it for a while, and then said to Atu: "My name is Ayin, and I am from Shirong County, Pingjing City. ”

Thinking that she lived in Shirong County for several years in her last life, she would say that she was from there, and she couldn't be considered a lie, right?

Ah Tu was about to speak, when he saw a brother beckoning to him and pointing to the square below for Ah Tu to see.

Lan Jiayin and Ah Tu looked at each other, then stood up, and looked curiously in the direction of the man's finger, but it turned out to be Song Qiaofang and Sister Ling's master and servant, who were beckoning the injured people to go to the hall and start treatment.

Men, born to love poor people or something, this will be a big war, life and death are at stake, but these veterans who are used to life and death still can't stop.

Seeing the injured brothers below, one by one being helped in by beautiful women, who doesn't envy them?

I heard someone say enviously, "Oh, look, isn't that Zhang Erniu, oops, the round-faced little girl still helped him, look, look, that stinky boy hangs his whole body on other little girls!" ”

"Hey, hey! That's a bargain, boy! ”

Before his words fell, someone immediately replied with a grin, "Haha, Sanhuzi, what's wrong?" Are you envious? Then you will quickly take an arrow, won't you be able to go down and be served by the little girl? ”

After so many words, Ma Long shouted again, "Change!" ”

"Change!

"Change!"

Lan Jiayin's team rested, so they were replaced again.

Not to mention, don't look at the rest time is not very long, but it really works, Xu is body and spirit are both relaxed, and the mood is good, once again facing the dense enemies under the parapet, Lan Jiayin felt that the arrow he shot was fast, accurate and ruthless, and it was indeed a lot sharper.

It seems that you can learn a lot in the war!

No wonder my grandfather always said that if you want to become a real general, you have to go through the washing of war.

Of course, what Old Marquis Liu said would not be so literary and euphemistic, but the original words were too rough, and Lan Jiayin was embarrassed to learn it, right?

The soldiers who fought side by side with her at this time were basically ordinary soldiers at the lowest level of the army, but they had their own set of things, how to attack when attacking was the most effective, and how to defend when defending to delay time, they all knew in their hearts!

And these things, if you don't get directly involved in them, you will definitely never be able to appreciate them.

Gradually, as time slowed down for a while, and the contradictions that flew by for a while, Lan Jiayin felt more and more tired, and really felt that the rest time was simply becoming more and more insufficient.

The most direct manifestation is that the people around him are no longer poor, and the people who were originally crowded together have also dispersed a lot, needless to say, I also know that there are more and more injured people.

Lan Jiayin had always remembered how many arrows she had shot and how many rounds she had changed, but when it really came to this point, her mind was completely messed up, and she had forgotten everything, and the only thing she remembered was to take a big breath and try not to shake her hands too much.

Taking advantage of this short rest, Lan Jiayin used both hands and mouths, and tightened the strip of cloth on her shoulder, which was shot by an arrow just now, she broke the tail of the arrow with her hand, and casually pulled a strip of cloth on her middle coat to stop the bleeding.

Lan Jiayin sat in the corner of the wall without any posture, and sighed secretly, "It's better not to stop, and then be replaced later, I don't know if I can still pull the bow?" ”

It seems that this kind of rotation method is not very good......

How did she know that in the past, when facing the enemy on the city wall, the archery team had to be divided into five groups, so that after rotation, they would naturally rest longer, they would be short of manpower, and Ma Long's hard work could only be divided into two groups, if the time was short, it would be successful, and after a long time, wouldn't it be out of touch?