Chapter 81: Another Victory
The bandits are menacing and well prepared. They thought they could take the county seat quickly, but what they didn't expect was that they would attack for two consecutive days. None of them actually stepped on the county city wall for half a step.
At the end of the day, the bandits returned in vain. It also lost a lot of manpower, which made the bandit leaders of the cottages feel very depressed. Under the organization of Zhang Kainiu, the initiator of this war, all the cottage owners gathered together to discuss, how to successfully capture the city?
"Everyone! If we can't go all out to attack the county seat this time, when they gain a foothold here, our good days may come to an end! So this time, we have to take the county seat at all costs. Zhang Kainiu said loudly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what Zhang Zhai Lord said is right, this battle is a very important thing for our mountains. Everyone must put away those careful thoughts in their hearts and go all out to win this county. Yan Xiong, the owner of the Rhino Valley Village, said.
"it, if you want me to see it, it's better to withdraw the troops early. Lao Tzu led people to fight desperately with the enemy in front, and some cottages hid behind to preserve their strength, and when Lao Tzu finished fighting the old book, my cottage may be divided by you! Wu Laoqi of Niubei Mountain said loudly, in this battle, his men lost the most people, so he was the most angry in his heart.
"Yes, yes! We are desperate in front, some copycats, with their subordinates just make a show, how can this work? Wu Laoqi's words resonated with some cottage owners who also suffered heavy losses, and they said one after another.
"The lord of Wuzhai is right, our major cottages can gain a foothold in this place, relying on their brothers, if the old book is finished, there will only be bullying. If you don't solve this problem, maybe the cottages won't come up with real skills! Liu Haini of the soaphorn ditch said slowly.
"I think that's good, okay? We agreed on which of the brothers on the hill would rush to the city wall first, and the owner of the cottage would be our alliance leader, what do you think? "This time it was Zhang Xiu, the military advisor of the Phoenix Mountain Cottage, who spoke.
Zhang Xiu's words. It was approved by most copycat owners. The plan was quickly adopted.
"Strategist! In this way, if the other people from the cottage take the lead in attacking the castle tower and become the leader of the alliance, won't we have to be subservient? Seeing that everyone had returned to their tents, Zhang Kainiu said to Zhang Xiu.
"Big brother, don't worry, there are many of us, and the possibility of attacking the city tower is the greatest. And even if someone from other cottages attacks first and becomes the leader of the alliance, our mountains all rely on strength to speak. He doesn't have the strength, who wants to listen to what he says? That Zhang Xiu said with a smile.
There was nothing to say all night, and when the city was attacked the next day, the bandits rushed forward desperately as if they had changed a group of people.
Some of the leaders of the cottages even rushed to the front line in person, rushing to the city wall with all their might. Several times they almost rushed to the city, and Liu Yuan led the county soldiers to resist desperately before they were beaten back again and again. But anyone with a discerning eye can see that if this continues, sooner or later this city will fall into the hands of bandits.
Sure enough, not long after, in a corner of the city wall, a group of bandits successfully rushed up the city wall and quickly occupied a corner of the city wall. Guo Long, who was standing above the city wall and commanding, saw this. Immediately command the reserve troops and horses, and it took a lot of effort to drive them off the city wall.
But in this way, it gave these bandits confidence, and they shouted and picked up the knives and guns in their hands at the beckoning of the leaders of the various cottages, and rushed towards the city wall like crazy.
In a short time, there were several more places on the city wall, allowing the bandits to climb the city wall. In desperation, Qi Wei had no choice but to take more than two dozen guards and also rushed to the front line. With the help of this group of skilled guards, the bandits who climbed the city wall were finally driven down.
Looking at these bandits who were getting more and more crazy, Guo Long said to himself: "These dogs are raised, it seems that they have to take away the things that Lao Tzu has been reluctant to enjoy, since this is the case, then please drink one!" ”
After Guo Long finished speaking, he called the herald beside him and whispered in his ear. When the herald heard this, he nodded repeatedly, and then turned to leave.
After a while, some soldiers and some ordinary people, holding altars one by one, came to the city wall.
Guo Long saw these big altars, his eyes showed a reluctant look, and it took a long time before he sighed and said, "Throw it down!" ”
As soon as Guo Long's words fell, these soldiers and ordinary people with the altar threw a large jar under the city wall.
Seeing that the other party threw down so many large jars, the bandits felt very strange and hurriedly hid aside. When the jar hit the ground, it fell to pieces, and a lot of transparent liquid flowed out of it. When these bandits heard it, they couldn't help laughing, it turned out that these altars were actually filled with a very mellow and attractive wine.
These liquors are highly spirited liquors made from the Cheetah Division. Originally, Yang Yun intended to use it to reward those brothers who had been following him, but now there was no way but to use it in the battle with the bandits.
Where have these bandits who have been in the mountains ever drunk such a sweet wine? Some even picked up the broken tiles on the ground and poured the liquor from the tiles into their mouths, enjoying the wine they had never drunk before, with intoxicated expressions.
"Shoot the arrows!" With Guo Long's order, the soldiers in the city shot down the long arrows burning with flames on the arrows.
These rockets fell on top of the spirits, and at once a raging fire ignited. The bandits, who were caught off guard, were suddenly surrounded by raging flames, and they fled to the rear while busy extinguishing the flames on their bodies.
After a short time, the bandits under the city, except for those who were burned to death by the flames, fled far away.
And the bandits who had already stormed the city wall were in trouble, they had no way to retreat, and they were surrounded by soldiers on the city wall and beheaded on the city wall.
At the end of this day, the bandits still did not capture the county seat, but lost more manpower, and their mood was even worse.
In the evening, these bandit cottage owners get together to discuss their next moves. Due to the loss of many manpower, the cottage owners were very emotional, and many clamored to withdraw from the operation. There are also people who have already killed the red eyes, and want to break the net with the soldiers guarding the county, and want to avenge the death of their brothers.
At the insistence of Zhang Kainiu and Yan Xiong, powerful cottage owners, everyone finally reached a consensus. Do your best to attack for another two days, and if you can't take the county seat again, you will retreat to the mountains.
The bandits were exhausted after days of fighting, and soon after dark, they returned to their tents and fell asleep. Even the bandits in charge of the vigil yawned again and again, wishing to fall asleep while standing.
It was a cloudy day, with no moon or stars in the sky, so visibility was very low, and everyone could only see very close in the night.
The fourth watch is the time when people sleep the deepest, and countless ropes suddenly fall from the city wall of the county seat. Immediately afterward, many dark shadows slipped down the walls along the ropes. They quickly gathered together and crept towards the bandits' camp.
"What are you doing? Hold it! "The bandits in charge of the vigil did not see them until these dark shadows rushed to the tents of the bandits in the cottages. Before he could let out a shout, he was cut down to the ground by the man in black.
These black-clothed men were none other than the county soldiers led by Liu Yuan. They cut down the bandits who were keeping vigil, quickly rushed into the tents, and slashed at the heads of the sleeping bandits in the tents. Many of the bandits were still asleep, and before they knew it, they went to see Hades.
Finally, some bandits spotted this group of uninvited guests, who did not even bother to put on their clothes, grabbed their weapons, and shouted loudly while fighting with the invaders: "Someone has robbed the camp!" ”
For a time, the camps of various cottages made loud noises. Shouts of killing, screams, and shouts were continuous, and many of the bandits who were in a panic were quickly killed.
The owners of the cottages woke up from their sleep and hurriedly gathered the bandits in the villages. Launch a counterattack against the enemy who storms the camp.
Only then did they realize that there were not many people still alive in their village. These village owners didn't care about their brothers who were heartbroken, and they didn't care about other cottages, so they fled with their brothers.
This battle lasted from dark to dawn, and by dawn, except for some parts, there were some sporadic fights, and the bandits in the cottages fled completely, leaving only the corpses of countless bandits.
The bandits were finally repulsed, and the soldiers on the battlefield and the people in the city couldn't help but cheer together. After so many years, they have been bullied by bandits, and today they finally have the opportunity to raise their eyebrows.
"The leader of the White Lotus Sect cast a spell to make the bandits sleep very soundly, and our soldiers can successfully attack the bandits' tents."
"Sect Leader Yang cast a spell to make those county soldiers who only knew how to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble on weekdays suddenly become brave, and those bandits who could only be killed lost their armor."
"King Wu is worthy of being a messenger sent by the heavenly immortals, and it is precisely because of it that we can defeat the bandits."
Among the people of Wu County, these words are widely circulated, and I don't know who said them first, anyway, the more they spread, the more true. For a time, Yang Yun's prestige among the people of the county was greatly improved.
When Yang Yun heard these words of the common people, he smiled bitterly, and actually won the trust of the common people in this way.
The ecstatic people took the initiative to treat the wounded and clean up the battlefield with the county soldiers.
After a big battle, the bandits left more than 2,000 corpses, but the soldiers defending the city also lost more than 1,000 people.
Seeing the data sorted out, Guo Long shook his head again and again, although the bandits were defeated in this battle, but as the side defending the city, the county soldiers actually lost so many people, which can only be regarded as a miserable victory.
However, the good thing is that after this big war, these bandits can no longer organize attacks in a short period of time, and everyone can finally spend more energy on the development of the county.
The greater advantage is that after this battle, the people in the city have confidence in the county government, and they believe that the current county government is no longer the county government that was bullied by arbitrary bandits in the past.