Chapter 3: Di Qin's Attack on the Mountain
At this time, Wuli Pass is not called Wuli Pass, and in everyone's eyes, it is only a place to guard the mountain. Seeing Li Xin and his party coming, those behind the stone wall withdrew, and Zhou Tong took their place with the people behind him.
"There haven't been any major incidents in the past three days, but occasionally I see a thief probing under the mountain, I'm afraid you have any ideas, you'd better pay attention! I'll leave it to you! A man in his thirties in that group of people explained to Zhou Tong at this time.
"Don't worry! It's not the first time we've guarded the mountain, as long as those thieves dare to come up, none of them will be able to go back! Hearing this, a trace of fierceness flashed in Zhou Tong's eyes, and he said coldly.
Seeing him like this, the man seemed to understand something, didn't say anything more, and after smiling at Li Xin on the side, he turned around and walked in the direction of the village with the same group of people.
"Brother Tian go slowly!" Li Xin nodded and said.
The man's name is Tian He, and Li Xin has had several encounters with him, so he knows him, but he doesn't have much friendship.
Coming to the back of the stone wall, Li Xin stood on the earthen platform and looked out of the wall, only to see that the right side was a deep ravine, and the left side was a cliff, only in the middle there was a not wide road leading directly to the bottom of the mountain. This stone wall is blocked here, and it really has the ability to open it, just like a throat lock.
"It's a dangerous place, choose to stand here and defend it, it seems that Zhou Fang and they are also very powerful!" Seeing this scene, Li Xin couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"We guard the mountain, there are twelve people in each batch, and each time we guard it is three days. The main thing is to keep an eye on the outside, and don't let those with ulterior motives come up. Speaking of which, if it weren't for the guidance of the masters, I'm afraid we wouldn't have thought of guarding the mountain here, which has kept the peace of the village for so many years! Zhou Tong pointed to the dangerous road outside, sighed, and then said to Li Xin.
"Superior?" Hearing this, Li Xin was a little curious. However, Zhou Tong just smiled at him mysteriously, but did not explain.
However, these words solved some of the doubts in Li Xin's confidence. Judging from his understanding of the displaced people, there should not be too high military attainments, and since the villagers have entered the mountain, they naturally have an idea of evading, in fact, I heard that in the deep mountains and old forests of Huashan, there are many people who fled into the mountains more than ten years or even decades ago. With such thoughts, how could they think of guarding the pass, it turned out that there was a master to guide them!
Speaking of which, Li Xin was really a little interested in this so-called master, and after thinking about it carefully for a while, it seemed that he had not met anyone who looked like a master in the village for more than a month. Having said that, it is not surprising to think that this mountain may be Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but I didn't find it myself.
"There are twelve of us, divided into two teams, taking turns with each other, as for the rest time, we can arrange it ourselves, but we can't get too far away from the stone wall!" Zhou Tong said again.
Li Xin nodded, indicating that he understood, and did not ask anything more. Although he had already come to this place twice in a short period of time, the scene he saw was more than a thousand years apart, and his appearance was naturally very different.
The danger of Wuli Pass, he knew it before he crossed, and when he saw this person guarding it again, he naturally understood the importance of this place even more. And at this time, he suddenly understood why he had been in the village for more than a month, but he had not been sent to guard the mountain until now, because this place was too important to the village, and it could be said that life and death were a matter of life and death. Therefore, it is impossible for people who have not won the trust of the villagers to be sent here, after all, those who want to come in from outside, if they send a spy and a traitor in, I am afraid that it will be very bad.
Of course, in this respect, it at least proves that he has won the trust of the villagers, which is of course a good thing.
Guarding the gate was relatively easy, just hiding behind the wall and keeping a close eye on the outside, while the remaining six people rested not far from the stone wall. Taking advantage of this time, Zhou Tong began to train everyone, and Li Xin was among them, mainly learning archery.
If you want to defend the mountain and protect yourself, how can you not have a little force value. Therefore, on weekdays, in addition to farming, the villagers will also work hard to practice knives and guns. After all, this is a means of saving life, and no one dares to be careless, and the enemy's swords and guns will not be soft on themselves.
"Just like I just taught, you practice slowly. Bow and arrow, although it is said that there is some talent, but it is more about hard practice, and it is not okay not to endure hardship! Zhou Tong demonstrated for a while, and then said to Li Xin.
Li Xin nodded, took the bow and arrow in his hand, and tried to pull it, but as a result, the bow did not move at all, and after trying again, it was still the same. Such a result made Li Xin a little embarrassed, and looked at Zhou Tong next to him, looking at him just now, it was clearly very relaxed.
"Hahahaha......!" Seeing his embarrassment, several people next to him immediately laughed heartlessly, but there was no malice.
"Li Lang is not in a hurry, this bow is Zhou Lang's own use, and ordinary people can't pull it at all, not only you, but even if we practice for a long time, we can't pull it away. In the village, there are only those who can hold his bow, except for himself, I am afraid that there is only Brother Erhei left! When a person next to him saw Li Xin's expression, he smiled on the side.
"But I forgot about it, you beginner, you still have to use this ordinary bow!" Hearing this, Zhou Tong on the side also reacted, stretched out his hand and scratched his head, and took another bow from the other people's hands and gave it to him.
Seeing this guy's appearance, Li Xin couldn't help but be angry, and forgot what he said, this guy was just afraid that he wanted to make a fool of himself, and by the way, he could prove his strength. It's no wonder that a man who always uses a bow doesn't even forget this.
"Come on, I'm going to the side to practice, something called me!" Li Xin didn't bother to talk about him, picked up the bow and arrow, walked up a distance, and practiced alone.
After practicing for a while, Li Xin understood that what Zhou Tong said was not wrong, this was indeed a hard thing, he kept aiming, kept pulling the bow and shooting arrows, and after practicing for a long time, he felt that his fingers were already hot and painful. However, he knows the importance of this ability, so even if it is bitter, he grits his teeth and endures it. After all, he still knows the truth of sweating more in peacetime and bleeding less in wartime.
The first day was uneventful, but on the second day, Zhou Tong's expression became a little solemn.
"The damn thief is here again, everyone pay attention, protect yourself, guard the stone wall, you must not let them take a step from here!" In the afternoon, it suddenly darkened, as if it was going to rain heavily. Many figures suddenly appeared on the road outside the stone wall, and Zhou Tong immediately shouted.
Before he had finished speaking, he drew his bow, and then took out a special feathered arrow and shot it in the direction of the village. Li Xinzheng looked strange, and the next moment, a terrible voice resounded through the valley, obviously, this was a warning from the Ming Di. And after a while, there was also a sound of chirping from the direction of the village, and it was obvious that the other side already knew the situation here.
"It seems that they already have their own defensive system, and if the enemy wants to attack from here quietly, it will be impossible!" Seeing this scene, Li Xin couldn't help but praise himself.
The stone wall is not particularly far from the village, so as long as everyone persists for a while, they will soon be able to get support. Just as he was thinking, the people below had already been killed.
From below to above, this is the place to go, and the path is relatively narrow, so it is impossible for these people to come up from other places. And this also decides that if these Qin soldiers want to attack, there is basically no other way to choose except for hard attack. It's like some large-scale siege equipment, so don't even think about it, you can only rely on human lives to fill it.
Relatively speaking, the people who defend the mountain are more advantageous, after all, there are not many enemies facing at the same time, as long as they are capable enough and brave and invincible, they can basically defend it. Such a process is undoubtedly a collision of determination and perseverance, and the competition is who can hold on longer.
It was the first time Li Xin had seen a real fight, and at this time, he was holding a knife and a wooden shield that Zhou Tong had just given him, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and he didn't even notice that the joints of the hands holding the handle and the shield had turned white because he was too hard. However, he is only in the second row, and Zhou Tong is in the first row, perhaps considering that he has not experienced such a thing! So, deliberately let him stand behind him.
"Woooo Just when he was nervous, a strange sound suddenly came from outside, and he subconsciously glanced up, only to see that there seemed to be something more in the air above his head.
"It's a bow and arrow!" Zhou Tong shouted.
The people around him had already blocked the shield in his hand, although Li Xin was a little slower, but he quickly reacted and raised the wooden shield in his hand in the same way. The next moment, there was a sound of "Tuk Tuk Tuk...", and the wooden shield in his hand was hit by many bows and arrows.
"Watch out for the enemy, don't let these thieves get close!" The bows and arrows in the sky rained non-stop, Zhou Tong asked people to protect themselves with shields, stared closely at the approaching enemies outside, calmly pulled out the strong bow, and as soon as the arrow flew away, there was a miserable scream below.
And the Qin soldiers who were attacking the mountain outside were all holding shields at this time, and slowly advanced towards the stone wall. They used bows and arrows to cover the advance of the attacking soldiers, and in the same way, Zhou Tong also used bows and arrows to deliver long-range strikes to eliminate approaching enemies.