Chapter 265: The Last Struggle
Zhangshugou and Huilongkou were successively broken by the official army, and only Feihuling was still in the hands of the mountain bandits. After Hou Si realized that he had fallen for Su Ren's strategy, he pulled Hou Jian and fled from the battlefield, and they did not return to Longkou, but went straight to Feihuling.
Three mountain bandit cottages, Huilongkou is the easiest one to attack, the terrain is not good, the cottage is also average, the mountain bandits who stay here are not the most powerful people in the mountain bandits from weapons to personnel. Zhangshugou was originally the best stronghold, but unfortunately a wrong decision buried it. Only Flying Fox Ridge is left to barely fight.
Hou Jian was very unwilling, his plan was quite perfect, but he overestimated his teammates. Hou Jian looked back while running, looking at the tragic battlefield, he remembered Su Ren's words: If you are not afraid of a god-like opponent, you are afraid of a pig-like teammate. This is what Su Ren said when he saw Liu Wen beside Hou Jian when he besieged Laojunguan for the first time.
The first ** officer and army fell on the way to attack, but they didn't even touch the gate of Feihuling. This place is very strange, there are dirt mountains on three sides, and the mountain bandits have built a lot of fortifications on the dirt hills, although simple, but very effective. As soon as the officers and soldiers rushed, people moved on three sides, and no matter how many people came, it was in vain.
"Rush! Give it all to Lao Tzu! If anyone doesn't rush, Lao Tzu will destroy him now! Zhang Dequan was already crazy, with a sword in his hand, he had just cut down a crony who suggested that he temporarily withdraw his troops: "Hu Junhou, lead people to guard the mountain pass, and the one who dares to retreat will be executed on the spot!" ”
The soldier surnamed Hu was stunned for a moment, saw Zhang Dequan's blood-red eyes, didn't dare to say more, and took someone with him.
The corpses had paved the mountain road, and even the grass and bushes on both sides were full of people. The corpses were covered with wounds on three sides, including arrow wounds, improvised wooden sticks and bamboo knives, except for their backs.
"Get out of the way, there's another magnifying stone on it!"
With this shout, more than a dozen large stones of 1,000 catties rolled out of the gate of Feihuling, and the mountain bandits inside did not look at it, immediately closed the gate and ran to the wall to see the excitement.
The officers and soldiers scattered and fled like crazy, those who would run to both sides, and those who could not run were chased by boulders and then crushed into meat sauce. And those officers and soldiers hiding on both sides did not have a chance to breathe, and were immediately slaughtered by the mountain bandits on the dirt mountains on both sides.
"Master Dazhai, my method is good, right? No matter how many officers and soldiers he has, don't even think about entering our Flying Fox Ridge! Redbeard grinned widely.
Hou Jian, who was a little relieved, nodded: "Very good!" I just don't know, how many boulders are there? ”
Redbeard pointed to the back mountain: "My Flying Fox Ridge lacks everything, lack of money, lack of people, lack of food, that is, there is no shortage of stones, I have sent people to mine in the back mountain, as long as we can hold on, the stones will be endless!" ”
Hou Jian patted Redbeard's shoulder: "Okay!" Very well done, when this matter is done, I will let you be the deputy master of the village! ”
"Thank you, Lord Dazhai!"
Another rout, Hu Junhou couldn't stop it at all, even if he killed more defeated troops, he couldn't stop the county soldiers from retreating. The morale is gone, and it has been beaten by others, and it is already good that such an army does not bomb the battalion.
Looking at Zhang Dequan, who was thunderous, Hu Junhou did not go to report it, nor did he need to report it. When he came to the middle of the rest of the military candidates, he only used one glance to get a response from the other military candidates. Several soldiers pressed the hilt of their swords and quietly leaned behind Zhang Dequan.
"A group of rice buckets, just a few mountain bandits can't beat it, what are you guys doing in the imperial court, it's delicious and delicious, you actually retreat from the battle, come on! Cut down all those who retreated! ”
As soon as the words fell, the cold blade had already reached Zhang Dequan's neck.
"Who?"
Zhang Dequan's personal guards also drew their weapons to block the rest of the soldiers who wanted to rush up.
"Don't move! Put down your weapons! Hu Junhou's hand holding the sword was trembling, and his voice was not loud. Zhang Dequan's personal guards still didn't dare to move.
Zhang Dequan glared at Hu Junhou: "Are you going to rebel?" Do you know what the crime of holding a Shangguan hostage? Immediately put down your blade and return to your post, I will spare you from death! ”
Hu Junhou smiled: "With your style of play, no one here can survive!" Whoever dares to move again, don't blame my sword for being sharp, put down your weapons, quickly! ”
The rest of the soldiers glanced at each other, and immediately stepped forward to disarm Zhang Dequan's personal guards. Hu Junhou also untied Zhang Dequan's sword: "Now they all listen to me, tie them all up, everyone retreats from the mountain pass and camps on the spot!" ”
The crisp sound of the gong was very loud, and the county soldiers, who did not know what had happened, turned around one by one and ran down the mountain, no longer paying attention to the arrows and boulders flying behind them.
"Ran!" Redbeard laughed: "Children, I rushed out with my grandfather and slaughtered these turtle sons!" ”
Hou Jian no longer dared to take risks, let alone lead people out of the cottage, who knows if it was another trap outside the cottage, and hurriedly grabbed the red beard: "The owner of the red village, see it clearly and then say, poor Kou Mo chase!" ”
Redbeard smiled: "Don't worry, the lord of the village, this group of county soldiers is very stupid, there will never be any conspiracy, I will come back soon!" ”
Regardless of Hou Jian's persuasion, Redbeard rushed out of the gate with his men and horses. Hou Jian's eyebrows were raised, and he wanted to kill this self-righteous redbeard now, his hand had already been placed on the hilt of the sword, but he was held down by Hou Si.
Hou Si shook his head slightly: "Master, we should really go to Huainan!" ”
The army was defeated and retreated quickly, and Redbeard was not slow to pursue, and the two sides ran wildly on the mountain road with their front and back feet. Hu Junhou's meaning is very clear, as long as they rush down the mountain, the mountain bandits have no support for the cottage, and the reflexive blow of the county soldiers may not turn defeat into victory. So he didn't even look at the back, just pulled Zhang Dequan and ran wildly.
It is common for the county soldiers to lose their armor, these people do not fight well, but they are good at escaping, and losing their weapons and armor can not only reduce their own burden. When those bandits see it, as long as they start picking up, they can slow down their pursuit.
Seeing that the mountain pass is about to arrive, Redbeard is chasing after him. can drive the officers and soldiers out of the mountain in one breath, and in the future, he can speak hard among the mountain bandits. The ghost head knife waved: "Children, rush out, you must not let these turtle sons escape!" Kill one, Lao Tzu will be rewarded! ”
Redbeard was happy, and suddenly there were arrows in the sky, and a dozen mountain bandits who rushed to the front fell headlong. Redbeard saw it clearly, and was about to ask what was going on, when he saw thousands of soldiers flash out on both sides of the mountain pass. These county soldiers were different from the county soldiers just now, their ranks were very neat, and the long halberds of one zhang were divided into three columns, and the tips of the halberds were facing them in the mountain pass.
"Stop, grandma, we've got a trick!"
Without the need for a red beard to greet them, these mountain bandits, who were used to robbing, had already begun to turn around and run desperately up the mountain. The county soldiers behind were unhurried, lined up in a neat line, and marched with neat steps, occupying the entire mountain road and advancing upward. The chaotic group of mountain bandits, powerless to resist, a little slower, was caught up by the county soldiers behind, a lunge stabbed, the tip of the halberd shining with cold light pierced into the body of the mountain bandits, and stepped on the dead corpse to continue forward.
Redbeard ran weakly, ran fast down the mountain, and tired the dog when he went up the mountain. Looking at the gate in front of him, he glanced back at the terrible county soldiers who were still following them, and the redbeard shouted: "It's here, go back to the cottage and slowly clean them up!" ”
"Open the door!" The mountain bandits who rushed to the front shouted at the people on the wall.
The gate of the fortress slowly opened, and more than a dozen huge stones slowly rolled out of the door, and the mountain bandits were shocked and shouted: "Wrong! Wrong! Own! ”
Tang Meng's figure appeared on the wall of the wall, and sneered: "Let you also taste the taste of being smashed by stones!" Roll a few more! ”
More than a dozen boulders weighing thousands of gold rolled out of the gate, and the mountain bandits dodged and dodged. Behind were three rows of county soldiers with halberds, and in front were more than two dozen large stones, and the mountain bandits didn't know what to do. The people behind wanted to go up, the people above wanted to come down, and there was a chaos, and the boulder rumbled over, ran over their bodies, knocked down the big tree next to them, and after a few backs and turns in the valley, they returned to their original trajectory and continued to roll down.
"Ah......h
"Oops......!"
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! Lao Tzu hacked you! ”
All sorts of curses and groans of pain echoed in the middle of the valley. Su Ren let out a sigh of relief, slowly raised his left hand, and Gou Tianming shouted: "Stand!" Stay in formation! ”
The county soldiers who were lining up the mountain immediately stopped, the tip of the halberd still facing forty-five degrees obliquely, and stared coldly at the mountain bandits who were still struggling.
Redbeard was taken by someone, and one of them almost fell. As soon as he stood firm, a boulder had already come closer, and before he could dodge, he pretended to come fiercely. Redbeard only felt a shock in his chest and abdomen, and the whole person leaned back. The pain was limited from the feet, followed by the legs. A mouth, a large mouthful of blood spurted out of the mouth.
Su Ren shook his head: "Who are these people that Hou Jian came up with?" With these mountain bandits who robbed homes and houses, they wanted to occupy Shu County, do you think he was kicked in the brain by a donkey? ”
Li Cheng smiled slightly and did not speak. Peeked at Su Ren, and felt that the young man in front of him was becoming more and more impenetrable, it was said that he had never killed anyone, nor had he ever killed anyone, but the tragic battlefield in front of him, he was shocked at a glance, and Su Ren seemed to be looking at it again with an appreciative eye.
Letting go of the big stones, Su Ren and Tang Meng led the county soldiers to attack at both ends, and the mountain bandits who had lost any fighting spirit knelt on the ground and begged to surrender. The gang of bandits that Hou Jianxin had worked so hard to gather were wiped out one after another in one day. In addition to the dozen or so big and small leaders who were still alive, there were more than 3,000 descendants. How to settle these people is a big deal in front of the Wen Party and Tang Meng.