Chapter 246: The Courtyard of the Heart (4)

Nine of them....... he didn't bother to shoot a few of those guys who climbed the gate like ants, but kept sniping at the little bosses who beckoned and encouraged his subordinates. But for an archer of Jerro's level, this kind of horizontal shooting within a hundred steps is really not technical at all, and it is a bit boring. And beside him, the few guards who operated the cannon also felt this way. Even this kind of light ballista that can be quickly disassembled and installed can have a range of 400 paces, and at this distance, it is aimed at a crowd target that does not need any accuracy, and they are almost yawning.

Huo Dong commanded the sergeants under his command to defend against the enemy, and looked back from time to time at the two ballistas and the second type of fire oil bombs stacked on the side. As an officer of the forbidden army, he was also trained in the use of catapults and fire oil bombs in Yuhang, so he could naturally see that ballistas, especially this kind of small ballista, were much easier to use than catapults that could only be used for city defense and large-scale decisive battles. Although Ye Tao never thought of making any company-level support firepower or anything like that in this era, this small ballista can indeed play such a role. These small ballistas and fire oil shells may not be a little powerful when defending passes, but they are very useful in medium-sized battles, especially in city and street battles, when they are used to attack courtyards that are not fortress buildings. Even now, the fire oil bombs fired by the two ballistas from time to time made those gangs and the Yizhou garrison of Fu Chong's department who had already pressed up not dare to gather too closely, otherwise it might be too late to dodge the fire oil bombs. And the fire oil bombs casually thrown at the enemy group gathered under the two major gates made it impossible for the enemy to gather a strong enough attack. Coming and going, the defense of these two major goals is very solid.

Suddenly, two sword lights flashed from the mountains and forests on both sides, slashing towards Huo Dongdou's head, followed by more than a dozen highly skilled guys. Some were brought by those mysterious people. Some of them were enlightened by them, and followed the members of the Golden Heist Gang who climbed from both sides, preparing to break through from the side of the mountain forest.

Huo Dong snorted coldly, without fear, he took out the long knife on his waist and raised it with his backhand, the knife in the hands of the soldiers around him, as well as the soldiers who were carrying various weapons around him, and the soldiers who had not yet been sent to the front line also reacted immediately. It caught people off guard.

This is really normal, left in other troops, once you encounter people in the rivers and lakes in close combat, you have to pay a lot of price to solve it, but these guys sent to Ye Tao to protect are either forbidden troops or the guards of Juxian Wangfu, and if they are really pulled into the decisive battlefield, these people may be a little blind. But at the moment, this kind of thing like defending the courtyard of the mountain villa and guarding against assassins and strongmen is their job, and they are very comfortable with it.

But in the chaos behind the gate, the mysterious man had already left with a few of his skilled men. The soldiers who bypassed the gate of defense rushed straight to the courtyard of the heart.

Seeing this, Jerro hurriedly pulled out a ringing arrow and shot it into the air. Then he inserted the longbow back into his back. Drawing the two scimitars from his waist, he fought with the thieves who rushed up to destroy the ballistas. Although Zheluo is the number one archer in the entire Yunzhou, his sword skills are also exquisite and sharp, especially with two Damascus scimitars, which makes him like a tiger. You know, not long ago, the Damascus scimitar with its attractive pattern could only be a collection used by some tribal leaders to show off. And now, the two scimitars, which were not very ornate, were wrapped with a medium-thick rope and held comfortably the hilt, but they were firmly in his hands. And the guys who measured the range, adjusted the cannon, wound it, and carried the cannonballs just now also killed it with their teeth and claws. Manipulating cannons is just their side job, and these elite guards can be ruthless under their hands.

The guards in the courtyard heard the warning, but they didn't make much movement. They had already prepared everything. At this moment, Fuxinyuan is even calmer and more relaxed than usual.

Guan Huan, who was ordered to protect Dai Qiuyan and others, was not as good as the guards under him. Like the two female guards who guarded Dai Qiuyan. Follow closely by Dai Qiuyan's side. Instead, he stood on the roof, leaning against the ridge of the roof. He still has a long piece of grass in his mouth. Cushioned by him in the room behind him, Dai Qiuyan was chatting softly with the maid and the two female guards, it didn't seem to be a heavy topic, and from time to time she could hear their happy laughter. It's not that Dai Qiuyan doesn't know about the impending danger, it's just that it is a kind of happiness for her to be able to bear such a danger with Ye Tao, and she has always had complete confidence in Ye Tao and these people around Ye Tao. At this moment, such a woman who usually has no scheming has vaguely become the backbone of those protected personnel who have little combat power, and everyone's minds have settled down with her.

On every roof around, there were guards who stayed around, but they didn't look as nervous as if they were facing a great enemy, but instead found all kinds of tricks to entertain. Those who jumped on one foot on the ridge of the roof, jumped between the two roofs to show their bouncing power, and even two guards threw sandbags back and forth on the roof, not only to catch them steadily, but also not to make a noise that would disturb them.

And what is Ye Tao doing at the moment? He was listening to Feng Kai tell the bizarre stories that had taken place around the Tibetan Long Box. Feng Hao, who has a talent for unforgettable memorization, was originally interested in this kind of anecdote, and when he and Ye Tao wrote a series of manuscripts on the big history in the past, and later when they debated, they had a large amount of materials and secret documents to read, and they talked about this matter as wonderful. And the shouts of killing and the explosion of fire oil bombs from time to time outside seem to be a footnote to the many stories of countless blood and tears implicated in the Tibetan Long Box.

At this moment, Bi Xiaoqing, who had finished taking care of the defense, was standing at the door of the main hall, and there were guards running around him from time to time to report the situation. Although his duty is to oversee all defense, at this moment, he is very skilled, he knows very well that Ye Tao is the enemy's most valuable target, and guarding Ye Tao is more important than anything else. On the one hand, he kept in touch with several parties, and on the other hand, he didn't want to interfere with Ye Tao, Feng Hao and the others at this moment, which was extremely valuable, so he stood at the door and commanded. As for Sun Jin and his entourage, they had already moved everyone and important objects to the Fuxin Courtyard. The personal guards sent by Chang Hongquan to Sun Jin were actually quite good.

Neither of the two guards had good news, and the sound of arrows just now showed that the enemy would come to the courtyard at any time. Bi Xiaoqing turned around and walked into the hall, interrupting Feng Hao's wonderful story, and reported: "My lord, the second major gate has become a grappling here, although they will not have any problems with enough manpower, but many people have broken through the ridge and entered Zhuangzi. The same was true at the back door, and Zhao Yan came to ask if he wanted to concentrate some people to kill the enemies who entered the village. Captain Huo didn't say anything, and the pressure at the front door was not too great. ”

"No need to search and kill. Just let Zhao Yan take care of the back door. A few enemies coming in is nothing. If there are fewer people and the back door is breached, it will be fun. Ye Tao shrugged his shoulders and said, "All the people who entered the village are coming here?" ”

"That's right, the guards found that they were gathering, and they should be trying to gather some numbers to concentrate the assault." Bi Xiaoqing said.

"The enemy didn't kill people and set fires, did they?" Ye Tao asked.

Bi Xiaoqing smiled briskly and said, "Relying on Uncle Shi's prestige, no." Although the people in the village were driven out of the village and controlled in a centralized manner, there was no murder or arson. ”

"That's good. The next thing is up to the brothers. Ye Tao encouraged.

"Lord Ye rest assured. …… By the way, madman, tell me again when you have time to go back to the story. Bi Xiaoqing raised his eyebrows and asked at Feng Yan.

"Do you know how to read?" The clerk, who had been faithfully shorthanding down the story told by Feng Hao, muttered, "Go back and see for yourself." ”

Bi Xiaoqing smiled, turned around and went out to prepare to meet the enemy. He quietly called the two-person meat grinder, set up the last ballista in the garden, lit a dozen people, and personally led the team to launch an attack on the enemy gathered on one side, and immediately dispersed the mixed team of the Golden Robbery Gang and Fu Chong's subordinates who had just gathered. The two sides that do not belong to each other, and there is no strong enough personnel to lead, so it is difficult for this group of people to form any cohesion. As soon as this group of people dispersed, Bi Xiaoqing immediately called the Zhuang Ding team led by the worshippers of the villa to start a separate search and killing, and for a while, the whole manor was very lively.

And at this time, the mysterious man who had been wearing a cloak and a few of his closest subordinates burst into the Fuxin Courtyard. They were followed by dozens of people who had been selected from the Golden Heist Gang and were still passable.

"I'll take a look." Liu Yong, who had been sitting beside Ye Tao, could hear the warnings of the guards outside, slowly walked out of the main hall, and stood at the door. The guards divided up to resist the enemy, and the advance and retreat were well-founded. After Bi Xiaoqing led the team to assault, Wu Ping'an, who commanded the guards, assigned the task simply and clearly, and his subordinates continued to step up, but they were against these people. Although the number of people who came was not very large, the work under his hands was not bad, but everyone couldn't solve it for a while, and suddenly fell into a stalemate. And the mysterious man in the cloak shouted, and the people outside the courtyard who were originally hiding from Zhuang Ding's search and killing actually trembled, and then rushed towards the Fuxin Courtyard like a desperate person, as if the guards led by Bi Xiaoqing and the original defense force of Zhuang Zhong could ignore it.

"Is the Zen heart trick used to call people?" Liu Yong rose to his feet and attacked the mysterious man. He could hear the cultivation contained in the spell-like words shouted by the mysterious man. Liu Yong knew that when the other party came like this, he really attacked Fuxin Courtyard with all his might, although the guards were indeed very combative, but because the difference in numbers was too great, they really couldn't hold out for too long. He needs to be quick to solve the problem, and it should be of great benefit to be able to deal with this guy who seems to be the leader of the opposing party.

But as soon as he attacked the palm and touched the other party, Liu Yong's face changed, he raised his eyebrows, snorted, and said, "Mo Leng, don't bring your Eagle Hall people, but bring these wastes to send them to death?" ”

When the mysterious man heard this, he uncovered his cloak and threw away the mask. This guy is none other than Mo Leng, the hall master of the Daoming Sect's Eagle Hall.