Chapter 45: Hold on and Wait for Help
Hearing that it was the county general who personally led the troops, Gao Yue's face became extremely cold. He came to the soldiers and looked around awe-inspiringly: "Is there anyone who wants to surrender?" Now that I have said it, I will not leave it difficult. ”
"I am willing to swear to follow Gao Sima to the death!"
Before the words fell, Li Hu had already answered loudly. He slashed his knife in his hand and scanned the soldiers viciously.
Most of the soldiers in the courtyard are children of Bailing Village, and they are very reliable. The rest are not stupid, one knows that as long as the word "willing to surrender" is spoken, eighty percent will not be killed at the moment; Second, even if you are allowed to surrender, how can you get out, even if you go out, the people outside will really let you go, and they will not settle accounts after the autumn?
Seeing that the morale of the army was stable and the soldiers were available, Gao Yue and Li Hu glanced at each other, nodded, and immediately began to command the distribution of the soldiers in the courtyard.
Thirty tall and able-bodied men stood behind the door and held the front line. Thirty men of great sight went round round the courtyard wall, and when they saw someone turning up the wall from the outside, they did not speak, but stabbed them to death with spears.
In addition, on the long flower beds on both sides behind the gate, there are six people standing on each side, all of whom are people with extraordinary strength, and more than ten people, looking for and collecting stones and tiles and other large and small hard objects in the courtyard, and handing them over.
Twelve people on the flower bed threw them outwards one after another, not seeking to kill, but only to disturb the enemy and demoralize them, which was the goal.
The masonry is thrown at a rapid pace. From time to time, there were screams of pain after being smashed, and there were also war horses that could not bear the pain, raised their hooves and neighed, which made the knight on horseback scramble for a while, and just concentrated on controlling the mount, and was hit in the face by a piece of masonry and stone, so both men and horses jumped up.
Hearing the neighing of horses from outside, even the firelight swayed and panicked, and the soldiers in the courtyard were particularly jubilant and brave.
"Ahh
Suddenly, the gatekeeper was in charge, and the people in front of him who reached the door with their hands all screamed in pain and hurriedly withdrew their hands. The people behind were surprised, and in the thin crack under the door, there were intermittent tongues of fire rolled up, stretching and contracting, as if they were greedily licking the wooden door.
Outside, the door is on fire!
The crowd was shocked. There are countermeasures for hitting doors and climbing over walls. However, I didn't expect that the enemy would directly set fire to the door, no matter how thick and big the gate was, it would be made of wood after all, and it would not take half an hour to burn to a pile of ashes.
At that time, the enemy troops outside poured in, what else to resist?
"Cut down a few trees on the side of the street, add more wood, and burn them for me!"
Zhi Ping's wild screams came from outside, extremely piercing, the door had been burned hot, and the glittering sparks looked extremely excited.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Gao Yue. At this moment, only Gao Yue can bring everyone a sense of security, and he is the backbone of the company.
A puff of black smoke scrambled through the crack in the door. There was a slight crackling sound at the gate, the temperature behind the door was getting higher and higher, and the guards could no longer hold their posts, everyone looked at each other, and the situation began to become critical.
Li Hu clenched the steel knife in his hand, gritted his teeth and said with disgust: "Hold the guys in your hands tightly, and when the enemy rushes in, we will kill them fiercely!" ”
"Nope! The enemy can't get in. ”
Gao Yue's mind moved, and he had no time to explain, so he hurriedly ordered everyone to cut down the trees in the courtyard and bring combustible materials such as tables, chairs, and mattresses in the house.
In a short time, everyone carried the trees, the beds, and the ants moved, and all the messy items were piled up behind the door, like a hill.
Although they did so, everyone was puzzled. Gao Yue took a torch from the soldier's hand and threw it directly into the items piled up behind the door, the fire spread rapidly, and in a moment there was a whirring tongue of fire, which broke free from the shackles and writhed unscrupulously.
All the soldiers were dumbfounded. The gate was already about to burn down, and Gao Yue even set fire to it as if he didn't think it was burning fast enough.
"Good! Sure enough, it's a good strategy to resist the enemy! ”
Li Hu on the side suddenly became blessed to the heart and shouted loudly. Facing everyone's surprised eyes, he said excitedly: "The gate is almost burned out, let's rush out to kill the enemy now?" ”
A soldier said blankly: "Team Master Li, we are not afraid of fighting, but there is a fire inside and outside the door, and before I have taken two steps closer, my eyebrows are burning, how can I rush out?" ”
"Since you can't rush out, people from outside may come in?"
The soldiers suddenly realized, and they couldn't help but relax slightly, with some smiles on their faces. Although the wooden gate was burned down, now the raging fire has become a new "gate" and cannot be crossed.
There was no need for further instructions, the soldiers had already consciously gone everywhere to look for combustible materials. Now they wish the bigger the fire, the better.
At this point, the gate was finally burned and broke open in the middle. The men and horses outside shouted and were about to rush in, but before they could take two steps, they found that the fire inside was much more fierce than outside.
"Ahh Can't rush! ”
Outside, the horses were also roasted by the fire, and they were restless; The men and horses shouted and retreated. After a while, another enemy couldn't help it, and tried to climb in from the wall, but the soldiers who were waiting inside took spears under the courtyard wall and knocked over more than 20 people on the spot, and no one had the idea of attacking the wall.
Seeing this, Gao Yue immediately commanded his soldiers, and the enemy soldiers who were stabbed down and entrusted to the wall, regardless of whether they were dead or not, were all beheaded, with a total of twenty-three heads, all of which were handed over to the throwers on the flower beds.
The twelve throwers shouted, and all threw their heads at the enemy outside the wall. The bloody and terrifying-looking heads of the dead were thrown into the crowd, and the enemy soldiers were screaming in amazement, and in a panic, another round was thrown from inside, which made people gasp.
"Death to the reckless!"
Gao Yue'er heard the raging people outside, took advantage of the situation to call everyone under him, and roared in unison, so the courtyard was high-spirited, the outside was at a loss, and the inside and outside had become a stalemate.
"Gao Yue! If you are caught now, I promise to spare your life! There will always be a time when this fire will burn out, and then you will not be able to fly with your wings, so don't leave it to chance! ”
Zhi Ping raised his voice, hissed and shouted, and what answered him was the flying bricks and stones, and Li Hu's foul scolding.
Gao Yue stood in the courtyard with a gun, dispatching in the center. His face was calm, and his heart was already a little anxious.
After all, it was a face-to-face confrontation, and there were no roundabouts. And knowing oneself and not knowing the other is really taboo; The enemy is outnumbered, so we can only hold on for a while, and after a long time, the enemy can always think of attacking us. Han Yong's side didn't know what the situation was, and if he couldn't wait any longer, he had to find a way to break through.
Seeing that a group of soldiers were guarding their posts, adding firewood and materials, Gao Yue beckoned gently to Li Hu, Li Hu understood, and strode over.
"I can't go out and kill a happy person, I'm so aggrieved." Li Hu scolded himself twice, walked in front of Gao Yue, looked around, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”
"Take twenty soldiers, go to the well in the backyard to get more water, and when Han Yong arrives, let's immediately extinguish the fire and rush out."
Li Hu took the order and left. Gao Yue was anxious in his heart, what was the situation on Han Yong's side?
Lonely dark streets, with seven bends and eight turns. Han Yong pulled his legs and galloped, straight like an arrow off the string. Behind him, more than 300 soldiers, fully armed, followed closely, looking from a distance, it looked like a huge man-eating monster.
Running all the way, he was already sweating, but he still wanted to be faster, he only had one thought in his mind, in the shortest possible time, he rushed to the front of Panwudu Mansion, Gao Yue was in a hurry to be rescued!
Earlier, the two had secretly agreed that if Gao Yue's side was fine, then Han Yong would lead his troops to surround the county government after the barracks were suppressed, block the main roads in the county, control the city gate as soon as possible, and then wait for Gao Yue to come and preside.
If something happens, Gao Yue will set a fire as a warning. When Han Yong saw it from afar, he knew that the situation was critical, so he had to rush to help.
Shicai was in the barracks, Han Yong's bullet suppression work was not smooth, and Pan Wudu's two hundred soldiers were all armed with weapons at first, clamoring to resist, and they were unwilling to be inexplicably disrupted and absorbed.
After loudly announcing that Pan Wudu's rebellion had been executed, and the thirty-two people who had resisted the most stubbornly were killed on the spot, the remaining people slowly laid down their arms, raised their hands to surrender, and accepted the incorporation.
At this moment, Han Yong saw the direction of Pan Wudu's mansion, and the flames were soaring into the sky, and his heart couldn't help but sink down.
So immediately the soldiers who surrendered took away all their weapons, and drove everyone into the barracks first, and they were not allowed to act rashly. Leaving a hundred heavily armed and fierce subordinates, Li Bao, Peng Jun and Gu Siduo were asked to stay in custody, no matter what, they couldn't let go of a single person, be vigilant, and wait for news here.
After Han Yong's assignment was completed, he took more than 300 soldiers and ran quickly. It's almost there. Han Yong secretly cheered up, and his gaze became more determined and decisive. In his heart, he had already made up his mind to follow Gao Yue from now on.
Death for a confidant. Gao Yue admired him and valued him; In addition, he is really unwilling to be depressed all his life in such a remote small county town, burying all his ambitions and ambitions here.
Millions of soldiers, dominating the world, the battle will be won. In his heart, there is a dream of a famous general, a dream of generosity for the sage king. Gao Yue can fulfill his dream.
For Han Yong, Gao Yue is the pillar that can allow him to realize his ambitions and beliefs, and if Gao Yue has an accident, his heart that has been rekindled will also die completely. Therefore, he desperately wanted to rescue Gao Yue.
If you treat me as a countryman, I will repay you as a countryman!