There is an inn more than a dozen steps away on the south side of the official road, which is on the edge of the Yi River, located in traffic, and the business is also prosperous. On the third day of the first month, when everyone passed here, they were still eating, drinking, and resting here, and told the shopkeeper and the townspeople that the Tartars would arrive soon, and persuaded them to flee to Suqian or Pizhou.

At that time, the people of Matou Town helped the old and the young, or fled to Tancheng, or fled to Suqian and other places in the south, looking at the death and silence of Matou Town, it was obvious that the residents had fled, and the owner of this inn had not fled?

There was smoke curling in the store, obviously someone was preparing lunch, looking at the brothers around him, who hadn't eaten well or slept well these days, Qian Sanniang said: "Okay, just rest here." Uncle Wan, you take someone to the mountain bag shop to have a look. ”

She took everyone to the inn, and she was still vigilant, and sent Uncle Wan and others to search near Pudi Shanbao, if there was an enemy, it was most likely to hide there.

The inn is quite large, the rammed earth wall around the perimeter is not high, it has been somewhat broken, enter the courtyard gate, a large field, the guest hall, the kitchen yard, the stable, the forage room are all there, the scale is quite large.

Li Ruwan swaggered off the horse and shouted, "Sister Tian, Sister Tian." ”

Soon a woman hurriedly came out of the kitchen, hanging an apron, quite young, less than twenty years old, she said, "It's Master Li, are you back?" ”

Li Ruwan looked over, the lobby was empty, only a baby less than a year old crawled on the ground, frowned, and said, "Why are you the only one, you man?" ”

Sister Tian said: "I'm going to Tancheng, and I'll be back at noon." ”

Li Ruwan said: "Now that the army is in chaos and there are Tartars, you should run away as soon as possible, don't be reluctant to give up your family business." ”

Sister Tian said: "Thank you Li Ye for mentioning it, when the men come back, I will persuade them to escape." ”

Her expression was a little unnatural, there were tears in the corners of her eyes, Li Ruwan glanced at her, of course she was not the only one in this inn, when everyone passed by on the third day of the first month, there was still her man here, that is, the shopkeeper, and many guys, all of whom were burly and strong men.

Generally, this kind of shop is actually a little quiet, but when Li Ruwan and others came, Sister Tian and others were naturally warmly entertained and had nothing to do.

Seeing that the woman also looked at the large group of horses and mules in surprise, the heads of people hanging on them, and asked quietly: "Master Li, are you a sentry agent?" Are those Tartar heads? Listening to the accent, you are not from Tancheng, where are the officers and soldiers from? ”

Li Ruwan frowned: "You don't have to ask so much, let's cook your meal." ”

Sister Tian hurriedly went back to the kitchen, Qian Sanniang and the others were still on the horse, at this time, Uncle Wan and the others came back and reported that there was nothing to do around, and they had searched near the mountain bag shop.

Qian Sanniang ordered to get off the horse, and Sister Tian was alone, so the sentry rode the horse and mule to the stable on the right side of the compound, and fed water and food by herself, but still the saddle did not leave the horse and the armor did not leave the body.

and Brother Song and Brother Huo were also carried to the warmer lobby. The Tartar captive was also brought in, and this man was important, and he had to watch it tightly.

Qian Sanniang pulled out her mace from the saddle, leaned against the door of the hall, pressed her heavy sword, and looked around the side of the inn.

Turning to the backyard, here is the utility room, and below the slope is the Yi River, a large area of dense reeds and weeds, covered with snow. Looking out along the river, more than ten miles are saline-alkali land, densely covered with uneven weeds and reeds.

Qian Sanniang watched for a while, and returned to the lobby, except for the sentry and horse feeding personnel, all the sentry detectives sat around one after another. Sister Tian kept serving, fish, chickens, ducks, vegetables, very hearty. Smelling the aroma of the food, everyone was "growling" in their stomachs, and they hadn't eaten a good meal for a long time.

The baby girl next to her was crawling around on the wooden floor, looking at everyone with dark eyes, and laughing "giggles" from time to time, and all the sentries were smiling.

Seeing that everyone was there, Li Ruwan was not there, Qian Sanniang was about to send someone to greet her, but when she saw Li Ruwan secretly coming back from the kitchen, she said in a low voice: "Sister Tian put arsenic in the soup." ”

Everyone was shocked, Qian Sanniang's expression was solemn, although there were some black shops in this inn, but there were so many of them, Sister Tian was only one, and seeing the baggage they had seized, and the Tartar heads they had captured, they still dared to poison them, obviously there was something to rely on.

Uncle Wan said in a deep voice: "It can only be a Tartar, they followed us yesterday, if it is determined that we take the official road, we will be whipped up at night, and it is possible to arrange here in advance." ”

Qian Sanniang's mind flashed over the surrounding terrain, and the vicinity of the Pudi Mountain Bag had already been searched, and if the Tartars wanted to ambush, then it could only be ......

She ordered everyone to be on guard, to occupy the rammed earth wall at once, to prepare for fortification, and to use firearms as much as possible if there were Tartars.

They went out of the sentry, and there were a lot of 10,000 enemies in the preparation of the medicine, and in the battle of Xima Mountain, although some ammunition was consumed, but at this time, there were 40,000 enemies on each person. The winged tiger guns and handcuffs on the body, and the ammunition inside are also loaded in advance.

After the battle with the Tartars, the confidence of the people increased a lot, although it was possible to be ambushed, although the horsemen were not panicked, they immediately scattered around the low wall, prepared fire weapons, etc., especially took more 10,000 enemies and piled them under the corner of the wall, and closed the courtyard gate.

Depending on the direction in which the enemy might attack, the sentry cavalry was mainly arranged in the east, and seven sentry guards were arranged. The north side faces the official road, and it can't be let go, and five people are also arranged to guard it. The west side is not far from the river and the bridge, the place is narrow, and three people are arranged just in case.

As for Brother Song, the Tartar captives, etc., they were guarded by Uncle Wan in the lobby.

Sister Natian appeared at the side door, her face was pale, she rushed into the hall, hugged her child tightly, and shrank in the corner of the hall just trembling.

……

Everything was ready, Qian Sanniang put the side card on her arm, took off her winged tiger gun, pulled off the hammer, and quietly entered the backyard with Li Ruwan, hiding behind the utility room to look secretly.

I hadn't noticed it earlier, but when I looked closely, I saw that among the reeds below the slope and in the weeds on the bank of the river to the south, it seemed to be quite tired.

She gave Li Ruwan a look, and the two quietly put down the winged tiger gun, leaned against the utility room, and each took out a 10,000-strong enemy from the side pocket, unscrewed the lid, and exposed the lead.

They took out the fire fold, flicked the lid of the bamboo tube with the string attached, lit the fuse, and threw the enemy into the reeds.

There was a loud bang, billowing gunpowder smoke filled the air, mixed with screams, scarlet blood mist exploded, and after the explosion of 10,000 enemies, the iron bullets in it flew out, and the surrounding reeds and snow flew.

Qian Sanniang and Li Ruwan each took 10,000 enemies and set them on fire and threw them, and there were terrible shouts from inside again, broken limbs were vacated, and the smell of blood mixed with the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke spread.

Then there was a beastly roar, and the reeds swayed, and a few handfuls of iron bones were thrown, and then heavy footsteps rushed up from the bottom of the slope in the snow.

Qian Sanniang and Li Ruwan hurriedly dodged the iron bones that were thrown, this kind of small mace was so heavy that it smashed the utility room covered by the second daughter, and they heard a loud noise, and several wooden planks were smashed and shattered, and the pieces were splashed.

The second daughter picked up her winged tiger gun, and when she raised her eyes, she saw that it was a few Tartar vests, different from the Tartars she had seen earlier, they were wearing blue cotton armor, and their expressions were full of tyranny and bloodthirsty.

They roared and rushed with leather shields, knives and axes, and Qian Sanniang pointed at a shield rushing Tartar with a single move, and pulled the board machine.

The tartar charged with a shield, the shield held high, covering his chest and most of his face, only exposing the heavy goose-winged knife between his right hand, and suddenly there was a loud bang, and his shield was opened, and then a large blood mist rose on his right chest. He screamed like a wolf, and rolled down the slope in disbelief, and then there was a terrible howl from the reeds.

Li Ruwan also fired a shot, and in the smoke of gunpowder, another Tartar shield broke, and she also staggered down the slope.

Qian Sanniang twisted the pipe, changed an eyelet, just probed, in the smoke, a flying axe suddenly rotated, Qian Sanniang hurriedly flashed, and the flying axe whistled from the side of the helmet.

Then there was a heavy sound of stomping on the ground, and a burly and hideous figure in the smoke of gunpowder rushed madly towards this side.

This body is in heavy armor, with two big heart goggles on his chest, and the oblique tip behind him is like a small flag of fire, and the nail leaves are strong, like an iron man striding over.

Every step he took was extremely heavy, leaving deep marks on the snow.

He seemed to be wounded, and there were bullet holes and blood marks left by the explosion of 10,000 enemies on his body, but he still roared angrily, and when he saw Qian Sanniang and the others, he accelerated his pace, baring Sensen's teeth, and raising the knife weapon in his hand. It was a sword-like weapon, narrow, curved, and glittering.

"This is ......" Qian Sanniang was surprised, but she was not idle in her hands, and the winged tiger gave him a shot at the heavy armor tartar.

The thick white smoke filled the air, and a blood mist rose from the hideous figure, and he couldn't believe it, his heavy and thick, iron armor made of iron was actually broken?

The Winged Tiger of the Xin'an Army uses a long single-headed bullet, and tin is added to the lead liquid to increase the hardness, and it is useless to even triple armor in twenty steps, and it is normal for this heavy armor to be broken apart by these few steps. But he couldn't accept it, and despite the gurgling and bleeding from the wound, he screamed, still howling and pounced with his sword-picking weapon.

Li Ruwan also twisted the gun at this time and gave him a gun, and the tartar trembled again, and his body staggered. But his expression was hideous, still holding the knife, and he struggled to come this way. There was blood gushing from his mouth, and the blood that flowed from the wound was a blood mark on the snow.

At this time, Qian Sanniang and Li Ruwan were really shocked, and the two twisted the gun again, and opened the gun at the same time, "bang bang ......" The blazing fire accompanied by gunsmoke sprayed out from the mouth of the gun, and two heavy one-headed bullets hit him again.

He was beaten with iron, and the overlapping armor was broken again, blood gurgling, holes were deep, and even cracks appeared around the armor of the bullet, and the single-headed bullet entered his body, causing him flower-like damage again.

The heavily armored tartar finally fell to the ground, holding his knife weakly, gasping for breath like a dying beast.

Looking at the four blood holes on this Tartar armor, and the scars brought out by thousands of enemies on his body, both of them had palpitations, Li Ruwan was surprised: "Could this be the white armor of the Tartar?" ”

Qian Sanniang put the winged tiger gun back on her back, took the side card in her hand, pulled out her own handcuff, and looked at the reeds under the slope: "I don't know if there are any tartars." ”

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