Chapter 67: The Capture (I)
"The second question is difficult to say, but simple to say."
"Oh? It's not a small problem, and it's hard for me to imagine how adults can do it if they want to make fifty more people and worry about not being discovered. Situ Liang hurriedly asked.
"Right there!" Zhao Xun pointed to the carriage that Ben pulled back to transport the goods and said.
"There? Where ......" Situ Liang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he laughed: "It's really a good way." With the assistance of Steward Zhou, this method is even more useful. ”
"Without further ado, we will attack Shiping Village in the afternoon." Zhao Xun said with a final word.
"Captain, look there, there seems to be a convoy coming." Ersheng, the guard in front of Shiping Village, pointed ahead and said to the captain of the guard beside him.
The captain of the guard took a closer look, it was indeed a convoy, but it seemed to be in trouble, the flag was broken, listless, and it was heading towards Shiping Village, looking at the number of people, there were no less than 100 people, and more than 30 carriages.
"Pizi, go and inform the big leader, just say that the convoy is coming again, and the identity of the other party is still unknown." The captain of the guard said to one of the soldiers beside him.
"Heipi, let the brothers below come up and prepare for battle, and also inform the brothers on the two walls in the back to be ready, just in case." The leader of the guard gave several orders one after another, and the soldiers behind him carried out his orders in an orderly manner, and they were no worse than the government army in the middle of the march.
"The defense is really tight!" Zhao Xun, who pretended to be a knight, saw the changes on the wall from a distance and said secretly.
"Open the door!" When the convoy came to reject the horse, one person shouted loudly at the wall.
"Who are you?" The walled wall asked rhetorically.
"Who are we? Damn it. We are sending you something, let Lao Tzu send you something, you still ask who I am, why don't you open the gate of the village quickly, let Lao Tzu go in to rest and rest! We met robbers on the road, and now we're exhausted. ”
"Wait! Our leader is coming soon! ”
"Old knife! What's going on? Who is shouting outside? "A tall man in his thirties, with a beard on his face, came over with a few people.
"I've seen the chief! Outside is a convoy delivering supplies to us, coming in! I'm talking to them. The leader of the guards said.
"Sending supplies? Well, it's time to deliver supplies, and it's almost time for these two days. The leader thought for a moment and muttered to himself.
"Who's in charge out there?" The leader came to the wall and said in a loud voice. Although he didn't know these knights, he didn't care, because only a few people would know about himself and Qi Yan.
"It's Steward Zhou! However, we were raided by a small group of mountain bandits on the way here, and Steward Zhou was injured and was still in the carriage behind, if there is a problem, come and see for yourself! Your speed let us in, I'm tired. The knight under the wall said impatiently.
"Hurt?" The leader frowned, then asked, "And how is his injury?" ”
"Fall off the horse, one moment unconscious, one moment sober, I don't have a doctor here, how do I know what's going on. You're still talking, we've been standing here for a long time, why don't you let us in. The knight under the wall glared and said angrily.
The leader was unmoved, his brows furrowed, and then asked, "Did the steward give you anything that week, or did he leave anything behind?" ”
"He didn't give me anything, he didn't leave anything for me. Damn, you're endless, we've been questioned in Shanglin Village, why do you still have to ask when you come here? If we don't open the door again, we'll pull things back. ”
"Have you been to Shanglin Village?" The leader breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
"Nonsense, we left there at noon, the one called Cheng Wen and Wu, it's just like you, ask endlessly, it's not refreshing." The knight said angrily.
Hearing the knight below talking about the brothers, the tightly knit brows stretched a little, and said with a smile: "Brother, forgive me, we are often attacked by mountain bandits here, just in case, this is so careful." May I ask, what does Chengwen Chengwu look like? ”
Fortunately, he had been prepared, the knight who shouted thought to himself, and then the knight impatiently said the appearance of the brothers who had become a family. Most of the worries in the heart of the leader on the walled wall were relieved.
"Chief, I think they're the ones who deliver the supplies. Otherwise, you won't know the brothers. Let them in, besides, even if something happens, with more than 100 remnants of their defeated army, they can't think of turning the sky upside down. The old knife said.
The leader shook his head and said, "Don't be careless, the situation in Yanzhou Mansion has been unpredictable recently, and we must be more careful." In this way, you go down and see if there is an injured Steward Zhou in the carriage, he and we are acquaintances, you should recognize him. ”
"Squeak!" The gate was opened, and five people came out.
"Hey! What do you mean? Do you just want us to stay outside? ”
"Brother, don't I be careful, where is Steward Zhou? I'm going to check it out, and he and I are old acquaintances. Of the five people who came out, the leader said.
The knight's face was ugly, and he pointed to a carriage behind him and said, "Ah! It's that carriage, Steward Zhou is resting in it, you go and take a look, but you'd better open the door quickly and let us in, otherwise, Steward Zhou will be in danger, and if something happens at that time, you will be fully responsible. ”
The old knife walked quickly to the carriage, and at the same time secretly observed the knightly guards accompanying him, and found many places and broken places on these guards, and the people were also tired, as if they had really fought a battle.
Lifting the curtain, the old knife saw that it was indeed the Steward Zhou he knew, but now the Steward Zhou's face was pale, and there were faint blood stains on the corners of his mouth, in case it was covered with mud, and his face was still covered with patches of black purple, which seemed to be caused by the collision.
"Steward Zhou? Steward Zhou? The old knife shouted a few words softly, but Steward Zhou trembled slightly and did not agree.
"Yes! It appears that he was indeed injured, and it appears to have been caused by the impact, which is also consistent with the injury caused by the fall of the horse. ”
"How? Do you see it clearly? Isn't it time for us to go in, look at my brothers, all of them are tired to death, if it weren't for this to write the goods, we would have arrived a long time ago, and we would not have lost dozens of people. Damn, why are there so many mountain bandits and robbers near Yanzhou Mansion now! ”
The old knife nodded secretly at the wall, and made a gesture.
Seeing the gesture of the old knife, the leader knew that the old knife's eyes confirmed that Steward Zhou was below, which was also in line with what the knight below said, and the worries in his heart were put down. The main reason for his reassurance is that he didn't take these people seriously at all.
Looking at the open gate, Zhao Xun was secretly happy in his heart, and forcibly suppressed the urge to shout in his heart, for the sake of this village, it took several days, and now he finally woke up and opened the closed door.
"Let's go! Get in, go in and we'll get some rest, fuck! Exhausted. The knight smiled and said aloud.
When he entered the gate, the knight saw a group of more than a dozen people, led by a bearded man, coming over.
The old sword wanted the knight to introduce: "This is the ...... of our village Kindness...... Inside. This is ......"
"Xu Jin!" The knight looked at the beard that came to him, and said angrily.
Luo Huhu also heard Xu Jin's angry words, and knew that he had let the place stay outside for a long time, which made the other party unhappy, and said disapprovingly: "He Lanming!" ”
"Without further ado, I will bring these things in for you, and you will also get us something to eat and drink, for the brethren were very tired from a fight with the bandits and robbers, and needed to rest. If it weren't for these carriages, we would have dealt with those mountain bandits and robbers a long time ago. ”
"Brother Xu, don't worry, every qiē will satisfy you." couldn't figure out the other party's status by Qi Yan's side, and He Lanming didn't want to make any trouble with the other party, so he said to the other party with a smile.
"Yes! That's trouble! After saying that, he followed the old knife and walked inside.
"Huh? What does this little brother seem to have of opinion about me? Why are you looking at me like that? He Lanming suddenly found a young man with a spear in his hand and a big bow staring at him, his eyes full of inexplicable meaning. Said with a laugh.
When the knight leader saw it, his face changed slightly, and he immediately returned to his original state, and saw He Lanming's hand tightly holding the long knife at his waist, and said disapprerovingly: "Oh, he! One of his cousins was stabbed to death by the mountain bandits in order to protect these carriages, so I don't have any resentment with you, after all, these things are for you. After the knight leader finished speaking, the young man who was staring at He Lanming snorted coldly and turned his head.
Only then did He Lanming let go of the hand holding the waist knife, and said with a smile: "I see, don't worry, I will definitely compensate you." ”
When He Lanming let go of his waist knife, the knight leader and the young man secretly let out a sigh of relief. This young man is naturally Zhao Xun, he didn't pay attention for a while before, and almost went wrong, but fortunately Li Lingfeng reacted in time, otherwise he would be really in trouble.
After the second wall, the knight leader found that there was another one behind, the first one was only fifteen meters wide, the second was twenty meters, and the third was only forty meters, and the wall was not low, and there were guards' residences under the wall. Each road is separated by more than 50 meters, but these walls are guarded against the outside, and for the inside, there is a passage that is convenient for going up and down.
"Brother Helan, your village is too tightly guarded, and the walls have been repaired three times, which is really amazing." The knight leader said, shaking his head.
He Lanming said: "This is not because of the mountain bandits, now in Yanzhou, in addition to the big towns and county seats, too many villages in Yanzhou have been attacked and harassed by mountain bandits, and we have no choice but to go like this." Besides, it's not a big mistake to be careful, we are all people who work for Master Qi, presumably, Brother Xu also understands. ”
The knight leader laughed, "Well, be careful. ”
The third gate was finally opened, and the carriages transporting supplies were often in a queue, and because the knights were in front, all of them, the front entered the third wall, and the carriages had just entered the first wall.
Looking at the scattered houses inside, Li Lingfeng, who was pretending to be the leader of the knights, knew that he and the others had already come in, and the next thing was how to solve the three walled walls along the way, and fight back against the enemies who came from inside, hold this place, and wait until the soldiers outside arrived.
"What's wrong? Why don't you go? Seeing that the knight leader was staying in place, Helan Ming asked puzzledly.
The knight said, "How many families do you have here?" ”
He Lanming said with a smile: "Brother Xu, you underestimate this place, this place is narrow and narrow, this village goes all the way to the inside, but there are fourteen or fifteen miles, and there are more than 200 households, so you need to send some daily necessities from time to time." ”
Li Lingfeng was taken aback, and hurriedly whispered: "It's all our people?" ”
When Helan Ming heard this, he also knew what the other party meant, he thought that this knight must be Qi Yan's own person, and he knew something, so he also whispered: "That's not it, these are ordinary households, it's just that we guard the entrance of the village, and they can't go out." In addition to our own use, we also use these materials to sell to these households. ”
Hearing this, Li Lingfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.