Zhaojiazhai, outside the low stone wall, is already full of angry blue flags representing the righteous army. And Zhou Huai'an also stood on a dirt hill and looked inside.

Of course, this is not his adventurism and madness, but the reinforcements that have been waiting for thousands of times have finally arrived in Changle County belatedly; So he could hand over this garrison for the time being, and take all the men and supplies he could take with him, and move closer to the main camp of the Fury Wind Battalion.

Of course, in order to hand over a relatively intact garrison and a roster of atlases, he briefly relied on some of the help of this friendly army that came to take over the defense, and made an appointment with a battalion of archers, and then swept all the towns and villages where the Tutuan army was located according to the map. The first thing to solve is naturally Zhaojiazhai, which has the most power and the strongest background.

Zhaojiazhai is also quite far away from Changle County, just located in the northwest end of Changle County surrounded by hills, according to the gentle mountain distribution of many scattered houses and other buildings. Then they reached the level ground, surrounded by a low wall made of rubble. There are three portals, one large, two and smaller.

Then there was a larger wooden fence outside the wall, which enclosed the large green farmland and scattered houses outside the stockade; And between these wooden fences and ramparts, there are many old and new building watchtowers and arrow towers; A thin ring of rivers and ditches that extend horizontally divide the flat fields with low depressions outside the wooden fence into irregular east and west halves;

So it's not so much like a stockade as it's like a shrunken version of a small town.

The architectural pattern in Zhaojiazhai is also reflected in accordance with the echelon distribution of the mountain, with an obvious status gap between the rich and the poor, the higher the position of the building looks newer, more neat and taller, and the lower the position of the building, the more disorganized and dilapidated; And at the highest point is a large mansion complex like a Wu Fort, which is undoubtedly where the owner of the village is located.

The walls and wooden fences, as well as the watchtowers and arrow towers, were full of young men with guns, sticks, bows and arrows, and although there was no uniform uniform color and equipment, it seemed that the black pressure was full of human heads, and there was a solemn attitude.

Inside and outside the wooden fence, large tracts of farmland that had not yet had time to be harvested had been trampled and scattered, and many pieces of messy objects had been lost, and even a few unattended pigs and sheep were wandering and scattering, gnawing on the vegetable furrows and the seedlings in the rice fields; It looked like an extremely hasty evacuation.

Then, Zhou Huaian said to a rebel general beside him who was not smiling.

"Next, it's time to bother you to get started."

"It's saved."

With his order, those uneven rebel archers began to march up the front line of the city horizontally, and slowly walked in the direction of Zhaojiazhai amid the shouts of their respective leaders. When the first gong sounded, they stopped one after another, and began to untie the bow arm they were carrying and pull out the strings from their pouches.

When the second gong sounded, they all raised their wooden bows in their hands, and began to mount the first arrow diagonally upward, and stopped when they were half full; Suddenly a gust of wind blew through them, and blew the silk tied to the flagpole among them, slowly fluttering and dancing;

At this moment, the third gong rang out heavily, and in an instant it was as if a strong wind had suddenly blown from among them, and as if a swarm of buzzing locusts had sprung out of the trembling air;

After another suffocating moment, I saw those young men who were waiting on the wall, as if they had been slapped by the invisible waves, and suddenly in the sound of exclamation and screaming, they fell and fell down several figures, and several dog-like defects suddenly appeared on the black and oppressive wall.

Zhou Huai'an couldn't help but sigh, sure enough, it was a group of rabble, or only had the experience and concept of fighting in the countryside, and there was no way to block arrows and protective measures, just standing on the wall to meet the enemy without covering.

In contrast, this friendly army was dispatched from the Shaozhou front, although the number was small and there were only a few battalions, but they were basically veterans who had seen blood with the officers and soldiers. Under this obvious high and low judgment, there seems to be no suspense about the other party's outcome.

The interval between the gongs became shorter and shorter, and the second round of detached arrows had already emanated from the adjusted queue, and this time the heads of the hits were clearly denser and closer; The walls in the distance were suddenly emptied one after another, leaving behind blood-mottled walls.

Then came the third wave, the fourth wave, and then the remaining strong men finally reacted, and in the midst of the earth-shattering crying fathers and mothers, they fled from the wall like a flowing tide, leaving only a pile of corpses and wriggling and wailing wounded.

"Trumpeter."

Zhou Huai'an commanded left and right

"It's our people's turn."

And under the shouts and shouts of the leaders led by Lao Guan, the people and horses he brought have also been lined up; Led by the guards, followed by a three-part array of players in front, spearmen in the back, and crossbows behind, they slowly drove forward to the sound of flutes and whistles.

The riders of the pro-cavalry team and the direct team who came to the aid also began to ride their horses on the left and right on the wings, making a posture of covering the middle and blocking the possibility of breaking through and fleeing. Although this still seems a little rough and scattered, there is already a rudimentary form of the first array synergy.

At this time, on the sentry towers and arrow towers that were not affected, there were also some people who rushed to jump down, and fell heavily on the mud and limped up, and ran towards the stockade with all their strength.

。。。。。。

Walking quickly in the queue full of heavy sweat and wheezing, Xu Si, who was already one of the vice presidents of the team, also leaned over slightly and marched forward with his hand in hand; While using the corner of his eye to grasp and judge the integrity of the left and right formations, adjusting his pace according to the tone of the transverse flute, while staring at every move on the wall with his distraction;

His real name is Xu Tengyi, which is taken as both being able to toss and have enough perseverance to survive in this difficult world. The reason why he is called Xu Si in daily life is to commemorate his other three brothers who died before they could reach adulthood. He was born in a typical Lingnan Tuhu family, and made a living in Meizhou by relying on a few acres of thin fields carved out of the mountainside, collecting firewood, and hunting.

However, since the great drought in the north and the great chaos in the world caused by hungry people, even in this place outside the ridge at the southern end of the mountain cannot be left alone; The various taxes and miscellaneous stalls that Soro scraped in order to prepare for the enemy and meet the needs of the government were soon enough to make many poor families who had no alternate food go bankrupt and flee. Even those who are on the verge of government rule and who live in the mountains and wilderness cannot escape it.

When his sisters were sold one after another, but they still couldn't change the outcome of their parents dying of starvation and illness in the midst of hardship, he had no choice but to follow those villagers who couldn't survive to step into the crowd of exile and beggars, and naturally joined the Yellow King Rebel Army who went south for a bite to eat. When he survived from the initial battle of Guangzhou, wearing wet trousers, he naturally became an insignificant pawn, and with an order from the General's Mansion, he became a member of the rebuilt Fury Battalion.

Then, after meeting this rather different "wild monk", and becoming his subordinate and participating in and experiencing some things, his numb life and dazed chaos that followed the flow of the world seemed to be touched and changed a little bit; In other words, I finally feel that my life has a little meaning and usefulness.

Especially after listening to the points and stories told by the monk, he faintly had a lingering question and thought in his heart; Why is it that Xiang Xiang is obviously honest and honest to the world, has never blushed with people all his life, and often uses the things he was born to help the good people of his neighbors, so he can't live well in this difficult world;

Maybe following this righteous army that claims to "make up for the average" and "sweep away the injustice in the world" can let him find the answer; And after being able to follow this monk who likes to tell stories and has great ideas, he feels closer and clearer to the results and truth he wants to pursue.

Suddenly, a cowering figure in the corner of his eye made him shout in annoyance.

"Lu Drift, why did you pull down again."

"Isn't it possible that you want to leave the team and eat military law again?。".

was shouted by Xu Si, and the opponent who gradually fell to the end of the team hurriedly sped up a few times to keep up, but he didn't step on the beat but stepped on the ground to the empty block, and suddenly he was a little clumsy and danced to put down the spear shaft and threw himself on the ground, but Xu Siyan quickly stepped forward and pulled it, which was able to stabilize his figure;

"Acting before the battle, what kind of mess are you making?"

He couldn't help suppressing his voice and anger,

"Didn't you eat enough of the previous punishment?"

This Lu drifting is a new soldier assigned to him, and it is said that he is an authentic Cantonese person; It's just that he has no livelihood on weekdays and spends his days on the streets, relying on his sister who married a fishmonger to help him; But I didn't know what kind of madness I smoked, and suddenly one day I came to the door to join the rebels, and fell under the arrangement of the rear team of the Angry Wind Battalion.

In daily life, I keep saying that I want to get ahead in the first army, so that I can return home to repay my sister's family; Corresponding to it is his market style and habits, especially those who can eat and like to steal and play tricks, and they cannot be regarded as good soldiers, but there is really no one to use at the moment, and he is an "old man" brought out of Guangzhou, so he pinched his nose and made do with it for a while.

"Okay, let's give it another chance."

Lu Drift, who was short and pale, whispered with a pleading look.

"I'm just hungry and panicked, and I can't keep up with the momentum."

"I'll figure it out with you later."

Xu Si couldn't help but say with some hatred. The only reason for this private work to stay in the convoy is to be able to give priority to providing adequate food. Therefore, there are basically small mistakes, but the important mistakes have never been made.

"Stand next to me first. Follow the pace. ”

Fortunately, despite such a small episode, the expected counterattack and interception did not appear, and the rain of arrows that passed overhead one after another did not know when it had stopped, and as the front team of his team got closer, the wall was already full of white arrow feathers like reeds, and the blood flowing down the edge of the big beach; However, he has experienced many offensive and defensive battle formations, and his heart is already dull.

Apart from the moans and wails of the dying, there was no movement on the high ramparts. The back of the wooden gate has been blocked with heavy objects, and there seems to be a continuous heavy breathing and wheezing.

(End of chapter)