Chapter 131: The Moon is Dark and the Wind is High Murderous Night

The dark night is the most natural cover, a mile in front of the village, the strange cry of the owl bird and the howl of the jackal, accompanied by the sound of the squirrel, but it did not attract the attention of the Xixia soldiers guarding in front of the main gate of the village.

Sounds like this are all too common in the night.

In recent years, the Western Xia has repeatedly launched surprise attacks on the Great Song Dynasty, resulting in countless dead bodies on the border, and thus feeding a large group of jackals and beasts. These beasts have been eating human flesh for many years, and have long developed a ferocious habit, and they have been surrounded by jackals several times in front of their stockade. If it weren't for the fact that there were many people, I was afraid that the village would also become a place for those animals to forage.

But tonight, what they didn't know was that there was also a group of people who became the reason for the wolf's fear.

Zhao Si'er was an ordinary soldier in this attack on Western Xia.

The forbidden army, which is not more decent than the decency, was forcibly recruited by the government, and there are many reasons why the soldiers joined the army. Some are for getting more land, some are forced to live in embarrassment, but there are also some, like Zhao Si'er, purely for revenge.

Zhao Si is a native of Anhua, and when the Western Xia captured the prisoners, his family suffered a catastrophe. When I returned home from Anhua County, I saw only the bodies of my parents and children. His wife has disappeared, and many people say that the Tanguts had taken her captive as a military prostitute. From then on, Zhao Si'er began to hate the Tangut people.

He wants revenge, but a man is of no use in front of the beasts. So when he heard that the state government was recruiting soldiers, he was the first to sign up.

It's been several years. Train, farm, train, farm. Zhao Si'er waited for three years, and just when he was about to completely despair, he ushered in Li Guifu's edict. When they knew that they were going to attack the Gang Village, Zhao Si, a man in his thirties, couldn't help but cry secretly.

Because he heard from many sources that the Western Xia general who sat in this deceitful village was the person who participated in the capture of their village back then. He is not afraid of death, and he is afraid that he will not have a chance of revenge until he dies.

But today there is.

Standing on the path under the village, the cool breeze blew Zhao Si's body, but his heart was on fire. The hand holding the handle of the knife was cast like molten iron, and the exposed green tendons showed that Zhao Si'er was completely prepared, and when Li Guifu gave an order, he was about to rush out of this place and slash at the neck of the Xixia beast who had been staring at him for most of the night not far away.

The moonlight was more misty, but had moved from east to west.

Zhao Si'er suddenly heard a "Shang" in his ears, this voice had sounded in his ears countless times, but every time Zhao Si'er knew that he was actually too eager to have auditory hallucinations. So this time, as before, he looked at the robe beside him. However, this time they moved, and they all rushed towards the village.

Zhao Si'er knew that this time it might be true. If he can even see flowers with his eyes, then his three-year expectation will really turn into water.

Although he was only a few steps behind others, Zhao Si strode forward with his hatred, but in just a few breaths, he caught up with the soldiers who were running at the front. Immediately, in the surprised and admiring gaze of a group of people, his pace became faster and faster, and for a while, he actually threw the soldiers behind him far away.

Three years of waiting brought Zhao Si more and more hatred brewing, as well as a brain that gradually calmed down. When a trail came to an end, Zhao Si did not rush out recklessly. He was alone, and it was easy for him to be picked up by the Tanguts, and it was easy to expose their intentions to go to war. Hidden behind a big tree, Zhao Si took a deep breath.

Zhao Si didn't wait long.

In a quarter of an hour, all the people in charge of the frontal assault were here.

The order to attack was immediately issued, and Zhao Si'er rushed out of the number that covered his body, and the red military uniform instantly attracted the attention of the Western Xia soldiers patrolling the wall. I only heard a burst of exclamation, and these mountain slang army instantly organized more than thirty people, and a rain of arrows flashed with a ghostly glow, and shot at Zhao Si and the others mercilessly.

It was a smell of death, and three years of training had given Zhao Si a little more dodge skills in addition to crop handles. Lai didnkey rolled and rushed forward a few steps, and the arrows of the Tangut people lost their threat to him. It's just that there are only a few people like him, rushing ahead, and all threats can be seen clearly.

In the back, someone was still hit by an arrow and let out a miserable scream. Even more tragic is that an arrow is fatal, and there is no chance to moan at all.

didn't have time to be proud of his ability, Zhao Si'er knew that if he didn't rush faster, he would be the next person lying on the ground in an instant. The fish jumped up, but in the blink of an eye, he rushed to the bottom of the wall of the village, skillfully took out a hot pig iron gourd from his bosom, which had been covered by his body temperature, blew the fire fold, lit the fuse on it, and then threw it at the wall with the strength he had accumulated for many years.

He has figured out this action countless times in the past three years, and he is extremely handy at this time.

I only heard a loud bang on the wall, and in the terrible screams of the Western Xia people, clods of soil and blood smashed on Zhao Si's body. Regardless of whether it was the Tangut people who looted his village back then, as long as it was a Xixia beast, Zhao Si'er had an inexplicable excitement in his heart - this was the fragrance of hatred that had accumulated for many years.

Being bombed by Zhao Si'er like this, the counterattack temporarily organized by the Tangut people failed, and more soldiers rushed up, standing in a safe place, and there were a few iron cannons against the earthen wall.

Although the greatest lethality of iron artillery lies in its shattered iron pieces, it is more than enough to blast through a wall of earth. A hole was opened in the wall, and several sword and shield men rushed in with shields, temporarily blocking the arrows of the Tanguts. More people then entered, and the real engagement, officially began at this moment.

Zhao Si'er is naturally not far behind.

At this time he was afraid, but what he was afraid of was not death, but the flight of his enemies, or the death of someone else.

For those brutes, he didn't want to slaughter two with his own hands all the time to avenge his family and fellow villagers. Gritting his teeth, Zhao Si rushed into the hole, fortunately, the Xixia people who shot arrows in front of him were fighting with the sword and shield players on his side, and he was not in danger of being arrowed. Also taking advantage of this opportunity to spot some things that covered his body, Zhao Si crawled and gradually approached a few Western Xia people.

Seeing that the distance was about the same, Zhao Si'er burst out, and the steel knife that had already been connected to his body slashed at the neck of a Western Xia man. With a crisp click, his head rolled down, and the gushing blood sprayed Zhao Si's face all over his face. Under the firelight, the fierce and vicious appearance aroused the most primitive ferocity of the remaining Tangut people.

They slashed at Zhao Si with knives. The time of desperation has arrived.

Zhao Si is not a master of the rivers and lakes, and he can't be one against four. But he remained calm, knowing that he needed some help at this time. The body retreated a few steps back, dodging the blades of the Tanguts, and at this time, a few soldiers who had a good relationship with him followed. At this moment, Zhao Si's side once again had a numerical advantage.

There was no need to signal at all, and the few people who followed behind instantly found their target. At this time, these Tangut people were all military exploits in their eyes, and they were things that could be exchanged for money. No matter what the purpose is, as long as you kill the Tangut people, you will definitely get some small rewards.

Under the chaotic knife, the Tangut people were not stupid, and left two corpses again, and the other two actually fled.

It turns out that these beasts of Western Xia, he is also a human. They will also die, and they will also be afraid. With such a thought, Zhao Si'er and the others turned their attention to the Xixia people who were constantly shooting cold arrows at their side by virtue of their geographical advantages.

In a short moment, quite a few people lay down on each other. But the war continues, and Zhao Si'er's revenge has not cooled.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty may not be much stronger than those of Western Xia. But there was no shortage of smart people in the Great Song Dynasty, and in the face of such a stalemate in the war, the later generals came up with a ruthless strategy. The crude clay pots were filled with oil, and each arrow shot was dipped in the oil and set on fire.

The arrows fired by the reorganized archers covered the Tangut soldiers like a rain of fire. There is always something that is ignited by the residual fire oil on the arrows, and then turns into a sea of fire. Taking advantage of the fact that the Tangut people were too busy to take care of themselves, Li Xinzhi launched an attack.

How could Zhao Si'er let go of such a great opportunity. Glancing at the brothers beside him, his body kept moving in front of various shelters, and in just a moment, he approached this sea of fire. By this time, the archers of Western Xia were no longer a threat to them.

And once they have the advantage, the most common thing happened to the Great Song soldiers - grabbing merit. After the war, the head was judged as a reward for meritorious deeds, and in the eyes of the forbidden army, the Xixia people were official positions, and in the eyes of the van soldiers, the Xixia people were money and land. In a period of indiscriminate killing and chopping, none of the corpses of the Western Xia archers that were intercepted were intact.

Zhao Si'er didn't care about this, so he rushed deeper into the village with a few soldiers who also hated the Xixia people.

At this time, Li Bao'er heard the news of the sudden attack of the Great Song Dynasty from the mouth of the soldiers who hurriedly came to report the news. After he put on his armor with full of anger, he first attacked the two Song women who were cowering on the bed, and rolled down with the thin woman's eyes open, but the blood stained the curtain red.

Stepping out of the room, the Western Xia generals, who had slept peacefully after other lewd pleasures, also got dressed. There are several people like Li Baoer, and their bodies are also covered with blood early.

"I don't want the Song people to be so bold. Soldiers, untouchables like the Song people have fought countless battles with our Western Xia, and none of them have lost. Tonight they took advantage of our unpreparedness to enter the stockade, and we have to tell them that our mountain army is not easy to provoke. Kill, kill, kill. After killing this one, it is no better than waiting until the end of autumn, and tomorrow he will directly enter the territory of his Song people to avenge the dead brothers. ”