Chapter 27: Into a no-man's land

"Knock..... Boom..... Boom......! The drums of the attack sounded, and the recruits of the Huashan Army lined up under the city shouted in unison and began to attack the city.

The 100 men who were in charge of ascending the city had just arrived at the bottom of the city, when some figures suddenly appeared above the city, and there was a sparse array of bows and arrows under the city wall, trying to block the advance of the siege troops.

After the reorganization, the current Huashan army is already very different, and when attacking the city, there are archers behind to support. At this time, I saw the enemy's movements, and even a wave of arrows covered the past. There were a few screams from above the city, and then there was no movement at all.

At this time, the soldiers in charge of ascending the city had already arrived at the city and set up siege ladders, and these ladders were still the things of Fuyun's siege, which just saved the time of the Huashan army.

If the enemy reacts at this time, the archers will be powerful again, after all, unless the people at the head of the city want the enemy to get the enemy to the top of the city, otherwise, once the siege ladder is erected, they will find a way to get the ladder open.

The defenders in Fuxi County obviously didn't have such thoughts, especially the round of arrows just now, which scared those people, and they couldn't come out even if they were killed. Seeing that the enemy was like this, Li Xin couldn't help but be stunned, he originally planned to bring the recruits here to train, but the enemy was like this, so what else was he practicing?

"Send the order, let them step up the siege of the city, take the city head in one go, open the city gate and rush in!" Compared to those soldiers defending the city, these recruits are really much better. Li Xin shook his head and ordered the herald beside him.

Soon, the rapid drum beat sounded, and the siege troops under the city sped up their movements when they heard the sound, and the siege ladders were erected one after another, and the soldiers climbed up one by one, and soon, the sound of fighting came from the top of the city. However, the sound was very short-lived, disappearing completely in less than ten minutes. The follow-up soldiers were able to successfully ascend the city, and soon captured the city, and in a short time, the city gate was directly opened.

"Into town!" With a wave of Li Xin's hand, the army outside the city began to move and kill towards the city.

The county seat of Fuxi is smaller than the county seat of Huayin, and the key is to say that this county town has not existed for as long as the county seat of Huayin. There are not many people living in the county, and it was not until Li Xin and they entered the city that they knew that they had come to attack the city this time, and they were really a little too excited, in fact, only five hundred people were enough.

"General, we have captured the county office, taken over the warehouse documents and other items, and are in the process of inventorying." Li Xin rode slowly through the city, observing the small county town, and soon, soldiers from below came to report.

"Well, pass the order down, don't disturb the people, and violate military law! Tell General Li to inspect the whole city, and take all those who dare to resist the army! Tell General Zhou again, take away all the useful things in the county government that can be taken away by me, and forget about those that can't be taken away! Li Xin nodded and said.

Soon, the military order was conveyed, and the Huashan army began to get busy. When the people in the city heard that the thieves were coming to attack the city, they were so frightened that they hid in the house and did not dare to come out, but when they found that these people were not like the other rebels, they began to observe the situation outside through the crack in the door curiously.

"Look at this county, it's lifeless, almost lifeless. I walked in it, and I seemed to be able to feel the smell of fear, it seems that what Jing Luo said is not wrong, this Fuxi County has indeed become a frightened bird! Walking slowly through the streets, looking at the low and dilapidated buildings around him, Li Xin couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes! After all, this Fuxi County is in a bad position, as a territory of Fu Qin, but it is just in the middle of the cracks, and there are enemies on both sides. The most important thing is that you don't have any strength, so it's strange if you don't worry about it. Those who have money and power are okay, they have long run away when they heard that the situation is not good. The rest of these are probably impossible to leave! Tu Qi, who was following him, nodded, quite sympathetic.

"In this world, prosperity and the people suffer, and death, the people suffer! Whether it is a troubled era or a ruling world, aren't these ordinary people who suffer! With their identity, they are afraid that the result will be the same everywhere they go, so it is better to stay where they are! Passing by a thatched hut, Li Xin inadvertently saw a pair of scared but curious eyes inside, and his heart couldn't help but be touched.

"If they can be under the governance of our Huashan Army, I believe that there will be a different life, and with the ability of a general, they will definitely be able to live a stable life!" Tu Qi looked at Li Xin and had great hopes for him.

"You! If only I were that powerful! However, there is one thing you are not wrong about, we should not establish the Huashan Army for personal gain, but for the sake of the people of the world, and consider the interests of everyone. Otherwise, what is the difference between us and those Fu Qin, Xianbei and even Jiang Zuo? Let's go! Go to the county office and have a look! Hearing this, Li Xin couldn't help but glance at him, shook his head with a smile, and then picked up the reins and rode his horse in the direction of the county office.

After a while, they and their entourage had already come to the outside of the county office, which was not as good as Huayin City, and the county government was the same, much smaller. Moreover, it seems that it was directly remodeled from the mansion of a wealthy family. When Li Xin arrived, the soldiers of the Huashan Army were moving things in and out.

"What's going on?" As soon as he walked into the hall of the county government, Li Xin saw more than a dozen people kneeling in the lobby, and Li Erhei was sitting in the hall with a golden sword. Curious, he couldn't help but step forward and asked.

"These guys I caught when I was patrolling the streets just now are the enemy soldiers who fired arrows at the head of the city, and they have just been interrogated." Hearing him ask, Erhei hurriedly walked down and replied.

"Oh!" Hearing that it was the enemy army, Li Xin couldn't help but look at these people below, although they were dressed differently, they did look different. Obviously, these people are indeed soldiers, and they should have been soldiers for a long time, otherwise, they would not have such obvious characteristics.

"Let me ask you, where did this Shixi County Order go? And what about the county? Aren't there five hundred soldiers? Why are you the only ones left? Li Xin circled around these people and asked.

"The county ordered them all to run! When he heard that the army was coming, he fled with his family and relatives out of the west gate on the spot. Five hundred soldiers, most of whom were transferred to escort them. Only those of us who are in the city are left, we can't escape, so we have to go to the city to guard it, and ask the general to spare our lives and let us go, we just don't want to die! The family is still counting on us! As soon as these people saw Li Erhei's attitude towards Li Xin, they knew that Li Xin was more talkative, and when they heard the question, they hurriedly cried.

When he said this, all the remaining captives began to cry out, and they were all wailing there, as if there were old mothers and fathers on top of everyone's house, and groups of children below. The handful of snot and tears made the whole lobby miserable.

"I see! Okay, don't shout, I won't kill you, stay here honestly first, and when the time comes, I'll let you go! Come on, take it down and lock it up first! "It's strange that Li Xin will believe them, and it's not false to say that these people really can't escape, but it's not really as miserable as they say one by one, that's another problem. He didn't intend to delve into it, and waved his hand to let them take them down.

"Li Lang, are you really going to let them go?" After those people went down, Li Erhei couldn't help but say. In his mind, these captives were either dealt with on the spot, or they were brought back and released on the spot.

"Well, these people are the people of the city, and although they are hostile to us now, they are uncertain in the future. After all, we should have made some good impressions on the people of the city this time, and they should be more receptive to us in the future. You go and prepare, let's clean up and retreat to Huayin City!" Li Xin nodded and explained slightly.

"Withdraw? I don't want this to be in the west county?? Hearing this, Li Erhei first nodded to show that he understood, but when he heard the last sentence, he was stunned for a moment, and then asked.

"Of course, with our current strength, it is impossible to divide our troops to defend this county. What's more, you should understand that this Shixi County is different from Huayin County, there is no danger to defend here, and once the fight starts, it will be difficult to hold. Our foundation is in Huayin City, as long as we hold there, and wait until the enemy's next counterattack is repulsed, this Fuxi County is still ours! We're just going to take a look at it now, and it won't run away! Li Xin knew what he was thinking, so he had to say.

"Well, what you said makes sense, I'll go and prepare!" Li Erhei thought for a while, seemed to have figured it out, and turned around and left without saying a word.

"Remember, don't leave a single nail for Fu Qin!" Before leaving, Li Xin also added a special sentence. He can not move the people, but Fu Qin's things, he can't stay to fund the enemy! These iron nails and iron pots and the like, after bringing them back, they can be melted down, and they can be used to make knives and arrows.

The 2,000-strong army entered the city, and except for a small part that patrolled and guarded the city to prevent enemy attacks, the rest went to move things. Although it is said that this Fuxi County is not as good as Huayin City, there are still a lot of things, and a lot of food and materials have been obtained. The mighty army has become like a moving company, coming and going in a hurry and making a round in the city.

It was not until the Huashan army left for a long time that the city was quiet that the people cautiously came out of the house. Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, everyone's eyes seem to reveal puzzlement, and it feels like asking: "Aren't these anti-thieves?" Why don't you fight or rob? More amiable than those officers and soldiers of Fu Qin? ”