Just when the officers and soldiers of Haiyang, Rushan and Dashan were in harmony, the salt village was full of slaughter and tragedy

As soon as the day was dark, a wooden platform was erected in the salt village, Liu Chao stood on the platform, and one hundred and fifty men each exposed their right shoulders, with swords and weapons at their feet, and each of them held a large bowl in their hands, "Old and young masters~ I, Liu Chao, am not a person who is afraid of death, this bowl of wine first respects the Yusheng brothers who died before me~~" Liu Chao said, tilted his neck, drank the wine in the sea bowl, and the salt on the side immediately poured it for him

"This second bowl is for all brothers~~ There will be a fierce battle tonight, I Liu Chaochong is the first, if my surname Liu turns his head, you can put my cold arrow behind my back. If my surname Liu can't escape today, then please ask the brother who escaped to burn some paper for me today next year~~" After that, Liu Chao drank it all again, and smashed the sea bowl with a snap

The men in the audience also drank all the wine in the bowl, and the sound of smashing the bowl was loud, and someone shouted: "Since you have eaten this bowl of severed rice, Lao Tzu has never thought about dying well." Owner of the village, let's all rush with you, kill one is enough, kill two to earn one~~~"

Standing on the wall was a must for the Haiyang New Army every night, and he came from the rules set by Zeng Guofan for the Hunan army. Twice in the morning and evening, at three o'clock in the fifth watch (equivalent to 4 o'clock now), all the officers and men in the camp got up, and one-third of the soldiers stood on the wall once. The fifth watch is the time when the weather is cold and sleepy, and the enemy army is often stealing the camp at this moment; Before the fixed shift, which is equivalent to 19 o'clock now, send a third of the soldiers to stand on the wall again; At night, a group of soldiers were sent to stand on the wall and sing the watch; Rotate with each other. It was a very clumsy way to prepare for battle, but if it was always on guard, the enemy would not be able to use it to surprise him.

Due to the length of the blockade wall, only one-third of the area was manned by the Hai Duong New Army, and the rest was guarded by sergeants from Rushan and Dashan. These sergeants were very lazy, and after standing on the makeshift rammed earthen wall, they yawned profusely, and many even curled up and slept with their weapons in their hands. If Liu Chao chooses to quietly break through from these places, the possibility of success is still greater, but unfortunately, Liu Chao put his head into a section of the earthen wall let go of the Haiyang New Army

"Enemy attack~~" The soldiers of Haiyang Institute who found that Liu Chao had broken through immediately shouted loudly, and at the same time sounded the gong, and suddenly the gongs on all sides rang together, and the soldiers who were originally dozing were also awakened and returned to their posts with weapons.

Song Youliang and Pan Yuzhu had just arrived here, and Zhao Lianli stopped him, "Youliang, it's time for your uncle and your brother-in-law to offer their might~~"

"Release arrows and release arrows~~" Because the battle during the day made Song Youliang's soldiers out of the limelight, Zhao Lianli and Xia Minghao were eager to win back face at night, and the two commanded their soldiers to constantly shoot arrows at the salt lords. However, the soldiers did not practice, and even some soldiers could not draw their bows into a full moon, and the arrows they shot were sparse and lackluster. But fortunately, the officers and soldiers were condescending, and each time more than a hundred people fired arrows together, the number of arrows made up for the lack of quality, and after a few rounds of volleys, forty or fifty salt lords were hit by arrows

"Drink~ha~" Liu Chao shouted loudly while using his waist knife to shoot the arrows, but there were too many arrows shot, Liu Chao's right shoulder and left calf were all kinds of arrows, fortunately, they were not deep in the flesh. "Dog Officer~~I'll fight with you~" Liu Chao's eyes were red, ready to do a battle of trapped beasts, he gritted his teeth and pulled out the arrow alive, the barb of the arrow hooked Liu Chao's nerves and blood vessels, and Liu Chao's seemingly heroic stupid actions aggravated his injuries

"That person is Liu Chao~~" Zhao Lianli was deeply impressed by Liu Chao's appearance, even among more than 100 people, he could still recognize his appearance, "According to the thief and release the arrow~~" Zhao Lianli pointed at Liu Chao's position with a waist knife.

"Protect the owner of the village~~" A salt ding screamed, and then several salt dings around him swarmed up, and actually used his own flesh and blood as a shield, poof~poof~poof~~ The arrow was mercilessly nailed to their chest and lower abdomen, and the tail of the arrow was still shaking unruly

"Brother Zhang~~Brother Li~~" Liu Chao wanted to stand up straight, but the sharp pain in his calf forced him to fall to one knee. Seeing that Liu Chao was injured, the salters immediately surrounded him, "Protect the owner of the village~~" They used their knives to shoot arrows, and at the same time used their bodies to block arrows for Liu Chao

"~Return~ Go back to the village and leave~" Liu Chao didn't want to see more brothers become the target of the officers and soldiers, and with the support of a few salt dings, he limped and retreated to the salt village

The second breakthrough of the salt barons was repulsed

"Liu Chao, Lao Tzu wants to cut off your dog's head, hahaha~~" Zhao Lianli looked at Liu Chao who fled in embarrassment, "Youliang, let's chase it~~"

"Chasing?"

"Yes, there are only more than 400 people in this salt baron, of which the men are only two hundred, I think these two breakthroughs, we have already killed half of them, and now there are only more than 100 people who can fight in the salt village~~ We have more than 1,000 people, what are you afraid of him?" Zhao Lianli is full of confidence

"Surrendering without a fight is the best strategy~~" Song Youliang said

"Youliang, don't be too angry~" Xia Minghao said: "How can the thieves really surrender?" Look at those rogues in the northwest, they haven't been recruited by the officers and soldiers when they are in a hurry, what is the result? The officers and men walked on the front foot, and they rebelled on the back foot. For the thieves, the only way to kill them all~~" The brother-in-law, who has always given Song Youliang an honest feeling, actually said such cruel words, which surprised Song Youliang

"No~" Song Youliang shook his head, "Most of these smuggled salt sellers are also forced to live, I thought that as long as the first few people were removed, the rest of the people were just salt makers and their families." We are here to seek wealth, not to kill people~"

"Compassion does not lead soldiers, righteousness does not raise wealth~~ A manly man, if you want to achieve great things, you can't be soft-hearted~" Zhao Lianli was a little moved, after all, he was an elder, "If you don't want to be a villain, there will be an uncle and I will come~"

Song Youliang looked at Xia Minghao, he didn't answer, just silently leaned towards Zhao Lianli's side, which already explained the problem.

"Okay~~ We'll attack the stockade early tomorrow morning~~"

"Youliang, it's not my uncle, I'll use my identity as an elder to suppress you~~" Zhao Lianli said: "The soldiers are fast, the salt lords have failed to break through twice, and they are sharp, now is the time~~" Zhao Lianli's tone became unquestionable

"Okay then~~" Song Youliang looked at the soldiers of the new army in Haiyang beside him, they were also eager to fight, and their morale could not be dold, "Order, attack the village~~~"

"The officers and soldiers are attacking the village~~~"

"The officers and soldiers are attacking the village~~~"

Suddenly, there was a noise and shouting in the salt village, and from the thatched huts scattered all over the salt village, men, women and children poured out together, some of them were holding swords, some were holding wooden sticks, and some were holding firewood knives or scorn knives

"What's that?" Liu Chao dragged the injured leg that could not stand up straight and came out with the help of a few salt dings, only to see a group of officers and soldiers wearing iron armor not far away were lined up neatly, slowly walking forward, the spears in the hands of the officers and soldiers in the front row were raised flatly, and the spears in the back row were pointing straight to the sky. Beside them, officers and soldiers carrying bird guns marched side by side with them

"One-two~one-two~~" The officers and soldiers shouted the trumpet while moving forward neatly, and the officers and soldiers around them were holding big shields to protect their bodies, and they didn't know what killing intentions were hidden behind the big shields

"Protect the owner of the village~"