fifty-six

Above the cottage, the thick smell of blood filled the air, and the initial shouts and cheers of the repelling enemies had been replaced by screams one after another.

The mood of the people present was all mixed, it was a mixture of excitement, confidence, and nervousness. No one could have imagined that the braided soldiers of Jianzhou, who were known to be invincible outside the Guanwai, would be defeated by their men, not even Yue Xiang. With the mood of being killed all and desperately struggling with the enemy, they succeeded in repelling the enemy, and these bandits felt that they had escaped death.

What a girl is really invincible, bullshit! But that's about it. Most of the fear in the eyes of the Zhaiding disappeared, and after seeing the true face of the so-called undefeated legend clearly, they knew that these Jurchen Tartars were also mortals, and they would also lose the battle. As long as you risk your life to fight to the death with them, it is their Han people who will win in the end.

It's just that after the initial excitement, I saw the corpses all over the ground, and my heart immediately became heavy again. Although he repelled the enemy army, his own casualties were terrible. After calming down, many people felt worried, although the attack was temporarily repulsed, but the strong combat effectiveness shown by the pigtailed soldiers was objective, just a while ago, 118 corpses of Zhaiding were counted, more than 50 people were injured, and more than 70% of the casualties were caused by bows and arrows, which shows the lethality of the Jurchens' bows and arrows.

This is the first formation, and there are about a few thousand braided soldiers below, they will never give up, and will launch a second and third formations of offensives, if each formation causes such losses to the cottage, it will end up being killed sooner or later.

There are only a few people in the cottage, even the old and weak, women and children, and the weapons and equipment are not comparable to the braided soldiers below. So gradually everyone's faces became heavy again, silently cleaning up the corpses and wounded, the blood stains all over the ground were even more dazzling, they were not afraid of the Jurchens now, as long as there were enough manpower and weapons, they were confident that they would not let a single Tartar enter the cottage, but now they did not have that many people. Many people are looking at a few village owners, Yue Xiang, Mao Wenlong and others, all watching what they do.

Yue Xiang's body was covered in blood, and he didn't know if it was the enemy's or his own. He and his family members have been at the forefront in the battle just now, and now only Bi Mazi, Chen Wumin, Ma Sandao, Li Shoucai and other four people are left, and the rest are all killed on the wall, Yue Shan just blocked a cold arrow for him, and he has died of anger.

No way, fighting always kills.

Mao Wenlong's subordinates also died, but he was also quite brave just now, and he was almost always in command when he fought to the back. The waist knife in his hand has been curled, and now he is carrying a large axe. It is worthy of being a warlord who once dominated one side later, although he has not yet gained power, but the courage he showed is very outstanding, and even the expression on his face has not changed, he is still fierce and fierce, and he doesn't seem to care about the cruelty of the battle at all.

"Hahaha, Boss Yang's martial arts are really powerful, I admire Mao Wenlong." Mao Wenlong greeted Yang Shan loudly, just now he hit the Jurchen Niu Lu Ezhen with a flying spear in the chaos of the army, and his arm strength was extraordinary, worthy of the nickname of the hero of Liaodong. Yang Shan had a sad face, beat his spirits, and was about to reply, but he saw Mao Wenlong slapping his eyes at him, and suddenly understood.

What time is this, just after the bloody battle, everyone's psychology is in a state of extreme excitement and confusion, and it can be said that it is a critical time for morale to fluctuate. The people below all looked at the leader, and if the leader showed high morale and fearlessness, everyone had a bottom in their hearts, and their morale could be maintained. If the leader shows a sad face and looks like he has little confidence, it will have a great adverse effect on the morale of the people below.

"Awards, awards, as long as Yang has three inches of energy, this pigtail soldier will kill one by one, and kill two and a pair, Yang wants to see how many of these Tartars are enough to fill this mountain road!"

Yang Shan's reaction was extremely fast, and he immediately became arrogant, and his voice was extremely loud. That's really a bit of the majesty of a general. The villagers present immediately rose up, shouted loudly with knives and guns, and the movement of carrying stones and rolling logs became rapid and powerful. Yue Xiang nodded secretly in his heart as he watched from the side, thinking that this Mao Wenlong really had some real materials in his belly, not comparable to ordinary mediocrity, no wonder he could develop so much later.

But after some superficial work, when several of the main minds gathered in a hut, almost all of them's expressions turned to a cloud of gloom. It's okay to fool around the imbeciles outside, but not a single one of the people here is foolish.

"How? Jianzhou Tartar is famous for his inhumanity, and if he hurts one of them, he will definitely retaliate tenfold and hundredfold. I think there are at least a few thousand people who have committed the offense this time, and they are not sure that they are preparing to attack Tieling. They have killed dozens of people in our place, and they will definitely not give up, and the weapons on the cottage are insufficient, and if they attack the mountain in a big way, they are afraid that they will trample us to death. Now it's time to decide what to do next! ”

Rouge Tiger was the first to speak, although she was a woman, but it made a lot of sense. Now sitting on the mountain and waiting for others to attack is not a long-term solution, whether to go down the mountain and take the initiative to attack, or to break through and retreat, you have to come up with a way.

Now these people here are obviously divided into three groups, the cottage faction led by Yang Shan and Rouge Tiger belongs to the head snake, this incense burner mountain has been in business for a long time, and it is similar to their home, so they should not give up easily. And although Wang Yining is also the owner of the village, he basically has an indifferent attitude, and he can stay or go, but his advantage is his brain, and martial arts are the worst here, so whether he goes or stays, he must act with others.

There is also Mao Wenlong, there are less than ten of his subordinates left, and half of them are wounded, but he is the only real military expert here. In the event of a battle, he is absolutely indispensable to the on-site command, and no matter what happens next, the probability of a battle is almost 100%.

But this guy is not a person on the cottage, and he is estimated to be deadly, the Sancha'er Fort he is stationed in has been leveled by the Jianzhou soldiers, even if he leaves here alive, what awaits him in the future will be dealt with by military law, but staying here will not have any good results. With this guy's banditry and lawlessness, Yue Xiang estimates that he will choose to stand on his own, and this person has done this in history, but he is a master who dares to think and act.

Finally, there is Yue Xiang's gang, Xiao Wan, a weak woman, did not participate in the war, and only four of the eighteen family members around him are still alive, but he has the highest official position in name, and although the number of his group is the smallest, it is the strongest and warlike group in this village. Bi Mazi and Chen Wumin are both elite professional soldiers, proficient in the use of various arms, and have rich combat experience and outstanding martial arts. There are also two people from the Red Confession Sect, who have survived on such a cruel battlefield with their kung fu in the rivers and lakes, which shows that these two people are indeed outstanding.

But Yue Xiang didn't plan to stay here at all, he was still thinking about the eunuch temple in his heart. How to find out the secrets of the eunuch temple without alarming others, and then leave here without knowing it, this is a difficult job. None of the people present were fuel-efficient lamps, and if they knew about Gao Huai's gold collection, the situation would be troublesome.

"Now there is no ordnance in it, no reinforcements outside, and there is only a dead end to stay here. Boss Yang, you have to hurry up and get an idea! "Mao Wenlong is not afraid of Yue Xiang now, the subordinates of both sides are dead, now the most powerful on the mountain is Yang Shan, if Yang Shan agrees, Yue Xiang is useless even if he opposes. He expected that Yang Shan, a human spirit who had been on the road for a long time, would definitely not leave a way back for himself, and besides, his suggestion of retreating now was absolutely correct, and there was only a dead end to stay.

"Fourth, you usually have the most ideas, what do you think you should do now?" Yang Shan did not express his position easily, but turned his head and asked Wang Yining.

Wang Yining glanced at Yue Xiang, but Yue Xiang didn't speak. The four men behind him all looked at the head of his horse, and they did not say a word. He said slowly: "Thirty-six plans, go for the best plan." Leave the green mountains there, even if there is no firewood. More than half of the bows and arrows in the stockade have been consumed just now, and if the Tartars attack again, with their ruthlessness, I am afraid that it will really be worse. ”

Yue Xiang nodded and said, "After a battle, it can be regarded as an explanation when I go back." At this time, the Tartar's spirit was severely set, and the Tartar did not know the reality of the cottage, so he might not come up again so soon, so he took this opportunity to act. ”

"Well, since all the brothers said so, there is only nonsense. Although the secret passage in the back mountain leads to the leopard chong, I don't know if the Tartars have closed the mountain and cut off the road, if they really surround the mountain, I am afraid it will not be easy to stand out so much. Everyone prepares, life and death are fate, success or failure is in the sky, I, Yang Shan, hereby vow, if I can break out alive, I will avenge these dead brothers! ”

Yang Shan gritted his teeth and swore an oath, but as soon as the words fell, he heard a commotion outside, and a Zhai Ding came to report, saying that it was a Tartar under the mountain who came to pass the word.

"What?" Yang Shan was puzzled, and went out with everyone to take a look, and he actually knew each other, and couldn't help asking: "Wang Erxiao, why are you, didn't the pigtail soldiers kill you?" As he spoke, he suddenly raised his eyebrows, grabbed him by the collar of the neck after a few steps, and lifted him up, "Did you kid descend to a Jurchen barbarian and come to be a spy!?" ”

"No, no, no...... No...... Be...... Don't ......" Wang Erxiao was stuck in his neck and was about to roll his eyes, and his throat emitted intermittent syllables, and he couldn't understand what it meant. Seeing this, Wang Yining hurriedly went up and grabbed Yang Shan: "Boss, slow down the killer, listen to what he says first!" ”

Yang Shan let go at this time, Wang Erxiao snorted and burst into tears, collapsed on the ground and coughed for a long time, and finally picked up a life. kneeling on the ground like a chicken pecking rice, he kept kowtowing, begging Yang Shan to spare his life, claiming that there was no way to get caught.

"Have you given an account to the Tartars of all the truths in the stockade?" Wang Yining asked with a frown.

"This ...... I...... This ...... "Wang Erxiao's face was colorless, and he didn't know what to say, Yang Shan didn't understand anything when he saw this, and said angrily: "I'll take you this anti-bone crumb that eats inside and out, you fuck ...... You! Betraying your own brother, according to the rules of the road, I will gouge out your eyes and cut off one of your tongues! Bring a knife! ”

Wang Erxiao's heart was so frightened that he was about to pee out, and he wailed repeatedly: "Boss, spare your life!" Boss, boss, mercy. The little one has a love in return! That pigtail soldier let the little messenger save the brothers in our village! ”

"What a word! Say! ”

"The Tartars spread the word, as long as we hand over one person, they will give us a way to live."

"Who?"

"Him!" His trembling fingers pointed in Yue Xiang's direction.