Chapter 79: Race against time

For the hungry, Tiemo has always held a sympathetic attitude. However, there is no mercy for those who kill innocents in vain.

The embankment was still digging, and he didn't know how many thieves were hiding nearby, so Tiemo didn't act rashly, but asked Li Wanqing and Ruan Sangou to take people to touch it separately to find out the nearby terrain and situation.

Just in case, he also sent a fast horse to Yangqu to inform Hou Shilu.

After everything was ready, Tie Mo let his men slowly shrink the encirclement. According to the results of Li Wanqing and Ruan Sangou's investigation, there were about 200 thieves hiding near the small village.

However, in the north of Yangqu, in a relatively high place, a thief army of several thousand people was stationed, and the leader was none other than Gao Yingxiang, another so-called leader of the rebel army.

Gao Yingxiang's department is very close to the embankment of the Heishui River, so he can only fight quickly, once Gao Yingxiang reacts and leads the troops to help, then with this little man in the hands of Tiemo, then there is only a chance to escape.

If you escape, you will definitely not be able to escape far, unless you throw away all the supplies of a dozen or so carts.

......

The sun was scorching, and the grass was a little wilted, as if it was hiding from the strong sun. Tiemo lay on his stomach in the grass, closely observing the situation of the embankment.

Looking at the progress of the excavation, the Heishui River will be dug up in a quarter of an hour, and it must be done as soon as possible.

"Lao Liu, you take people to the west side of the embankment to hide, remember, your task is to block all the intersections in the west and not let go of an enemy. If Gao Yingxiang knows the situation here, we will only have to wait for death. ”

"Iron garrison, don't worry, your subordinates know. Let Wanqing stay by your side, his archery skills are excellent and useful! ”

"Okay!"

Liu Guoneng led people quietly to the west of the embankment, and the people accompanying him were all cautious, for fear of alarming the thieves on the embankment.

Seeing Liu Guoneng's troops disappear into the poplar forest in the distance, Tiemo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wanqing, do you see that tall and thin man standing in the shade? This guy is supposed to be a ringleader, are you sure to shoot him? ”

Li Wanqing measured the distance visually, stretched out his finger to feel the direction of the wind, and then nodded: "It should be no problem." ”

"That's good, you shoot arrows, your arrows are the signal!"

.......

Under the big elm tree, Luo Rixiang stepped on a wooden stake, held a piece of watermelon in one hand, and ate it, but kept cursing on his mouth.

"This ghost weather, which can dry people, actually wants to dig a levee here. That Niu Venus moved his mouth, we have to give up our lives, and after a while, the Heishui River will burst its banks, and it is still a matter whether we can go back. ”

"Hey, Brother Luo, Lei Ye can't help it, we have to make some credit for the new ones."

Luo Rixiang spit out the watermelon seeds, puffed out his cheeks and rolled his eyes: "I naturally know this, but Lei Ye didn't come, hey, he's ..... Well...... What is that? ”

Luo Rixiang stood up suddenly, the pupils of his eyes contracted, and soon a chill appeared in his back, and the watermelon in his hand fell to the ground, turning sideways to hide. It's a pity that it's too late, just listening to a pop, Luo Rixiang's thin body fell backwards, and a wolf's tooth arrow was fiercely nailed to his forehead.

A wolf's tooth arrow, the sound of killing followed, and Tiemo led people straight to the embankment.

Bang bang, there was a burst of gunshots, and the thieves who were still stunned on the embankment suddenly fell.

"It's officers and soldiers, mother, brothers, copy guys, fight ....."

The sound of gunfire on the embankment soon alarmed the thieves in the village, and they quickly rushed out and wanted to rush to the aid of the embankment, but they ran into Ruan Sangou's ambush and were caught off guard.

Tiemo commanded two teams of men and horses to fire a volley of guns, and the thieves on the embankment responded in a hurry, without any defense, and soon the killed fled in a hurry, without the ability to resist at all.

Gunshots and fighting also rang out on the other side of the village, and the clever thieves gave up and fled back to the village and fled straight to the northwest. However, what awaits them is the trap that Liu Guoneng has laid a long time ago.

A siege battle was fought very smoothly, and in just half an hour, the battle was nearing its end.

Most of the thieves were killed, and only a small number became prisoners, and Tiemo did not have a good impression of these captives.

"You are all from poor backgrounds, and you rebelled in order to have something to eat and be able to live. I don't blame you for this, but how can you do such a conscience-defying thing when you want to dig a levee? You deserve to live! ”

The knife in Tiemo's hand was dripping with blood, but the captives had seen him kill with their own eyes, and at this time, they were all trembling with fright.

There was a person who almost lay on the ground, begging for mercy with tears in his eyes: "This military master, it's all to blame for that Niu Jinxing, it's all his idea, we are just ordered to do things....."

"Bull Venus?" Tie Mo sighed secretly, no wonder, it turned out to be Niu Jinxing's idea.

Niu Jinxing, you have really read the books of sages for many years, and you are not even as good as a beast when you do things.

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Tianyang Town, north of Yangqu, was stationed with a large number of soldiers and horses at this time. Now the entire Tianyang Town has almost become a military town.

Gao Yingxiang's choice to garrison troops here was also deliberate. Tianyang Town is very close to the Heishui River, and the terrain is the highest.

Stationed in Tianyang Town, not only can you avoid the next big flood, but you can also go straight to Yangqu City and kill the officers and soldiers.

Gao Yingxiang has strong confidence in this battle, because manpower cannot fight against water and fire disasters after all. The border armies of Xuanfu and Datong are strong in combat, so what? Under the water, they are no different from ordinary people.

Maybe it's because victory is in sight, Gao Yingxiang, who is in a good mood, drinks a little wine and tastes a few dishes.

In the middle of the room, there was also a short-bearded man in a green shirt, his eyes half-squinted, and his right index finger constantly looking at his knee.

"Mr. Niu, don't you want to eat some?"

Niu Jinxing slowly opened his eyes and shook his head slightly, "No appetite, King Chuang, what time is it now?" ”

"It's almost time to go!"

"Not in time?" Niu Jinxing frowned, and his face suddenly changed greatly, "No, according to the plan, the Heishui River should have burst the embankment at this time, but I haven't heard the spies report until now, something happened over there." ”

"Something's wrong? Probably not, right? I think it's supposed to be that the cubs are lazy, and I guess it will be after a while. ”

"This ..... Chuang Wang, or no one to explore the situation is the safest! ”

Gao Yingxiang thought about it, put down his chopsticks and called the guards guarding outside in, but before he could explain the matter, a person stumbled in.

This person is none other than the original Wild Fox Ridge second master who rolls Lei Ren on the spot.

"King Chuang, it's not good..... Just now, Lei sent a signal to ask about the progress, but Luo Rixiang's side didn't react at all....."

"What?"

Gao Yingxiang chuckled in his heart, and immediately got up and said, "Notify all departments and go to the Heishui River embankment immediately." ”

Gao Yingxiang's troops left Tianyang Town, and at this time, Li Jiasheng's soldiers and horses were also marching in the direction of the Heishui River.