Chapter 36: Leaving No One Behind
In the past two days, because I didn't hear the news of that bastard Taishou, I have been hating Li Jinya. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoIf there is no news, it is really possible to bring people to bombard the Taishou Mansion.
In the laboratory, I witnessed the successful cannon of Buke's experiment, although it only relied on the shock wave of the explosive explosion to drum out an iron ball to hit the enemy, but it was much stronger than the current bows and arrows.
Li Jin went to the laboratory to see the progress of cannon development, and the other was to get close to Buke and enhance the relationship, if he could get startedγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ» but Buke was just dedicated to scientific research, and ignored his talk. Watching a group of Frankensteins talk about some nonsense, it was very boring, Li Jin had no choice but to leave the laboratory with a drooping face.
Just when Li Jin was about to go back to sleep because he was repeatedly rejected by Bu Ke, a few people who inquired about the news came back.
"Young Master Li Jin, we have heard important information. In four days, Taishou was to transport the season's taxes to the Imperial City, and the number of troops sent was about half the size of a regular military camp, about six hundred. β
The other person said, "Young Master Li Jin, do you want us to call back all the people outside our camp." β
When Li Jin heard this, he immediately began to think about the plan in his heart, and he was thinking about whether he dared to fight these taxes.
Don't call everyone back, even if all the young and middle-aged people in the camp come back, I'm afraid that they won't be able to defeat even a hundred people in a frontal battle, let alone six hundred people on the other side. If you want to grab it, you can only use other methods.
Li Jin used his brain desperately, he was convinced that if he planned properly, he could grab this batch of taxes without fighting head-on.
When he arrived at Bron's house with the inquirer, there were still the village chief, the captains of the two camp guards, and a few people who inquired about information. They saw Li Jin walking back and forth, and knew that Li Jin was thinking of a way. They all held their breath for fear of disturbing Li Jin.
After more than an hour, Li Jin stopped.
"I have thought about it, the location is set in the valley where we robbed last time, and ask Bron and Sean to go to the valley with two carts of fire oil, but the other brigades are not allowed to return to the camp and continue to work in the city, and they must be serious and even harder to complete the task of the dart game, so that even if the Taishou tracks us down in the future, they will not suspect us, understand?"
"Yes, I'm going to inform the people in the city." A man who gathered information took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the town.
Li Jin said to the others: "Village Elder Father, tell the guards to form a team of fifty people. Then we chose a hundred powerful women to go with us, and find a few more men to carry over the cannon that Buke had just developed, and carry as much ammunition as we could. β
The village elder nodded and didn't say much. After going out, he didn't explain to everyone, just the number of people recruited according to Li Jin's intentions.
In the afternoon of the same day, Li Jin took 250 people to the valley where he had been robbed last time.
"Men's first team, second team. Cover both sides of the cliff with rocks, remember not to be spotted, we don't have much time, get as many stones as you can. The third men's team then erected large rocks on both sides as they had done last time, and then tied them up. Do you understand? β
"Understood!" The team members replied in unison, and then went their separate ways.
Li Jin said to the other hundred women: "Everyone go and collect firewood, the more the better." β
Everyone was constantly busy, and almost never had a good rest. And for fear of being discovered, they didn't dare to make a fire to cook, eat all the dry food, and drink cold water. The first to complete it were the team members on both sides of the valley, after returning to report to Li Jin. Li Jin arranged for them to set up the cannons they had just transported on both sides of the valley.
The gang first cut down some trees that were not too thick and then sharpened them. The last tip is also grilled over a fire to harden it. Then he immediately extinguished the fire, fearing that he would be discovered.
On the third night, Bronn and Sean arrived with the oil.
"Quick, everybody, put this oil in a leather bag. Distributed next to the pyre. "Li Jin only has time to prepare for the last night. I couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and kept patrolling the cliffs for the final checks, and although I was convinced that wisdom could overcome everything, I always felt strange at the thought that I might have to kill with my own hands.
"Young Master Li Jin, I have new information." Several people in charge of the investigation came back: "The person who led the team this time is the captain of the guard of Linzhou Taishou, and that guy is a very murderous person." β
Speaking of ferocity, many people have gritted their teeth, and it seems that this guard captain has also done a lot of bad things.
"I'm going to kill this guy." Bronn punched the stone hard.
Li Jin tilted his head sideways and glanced at Bron: "Kill?" What it's like to kill someone. Bronn said hatefully: "Kill, we didn't kill anyone, we just killed the beast with the heart of a pig's head and a wolf." β
Al......as, Li Jin sighed, thinking that if he didn't change his tactics to deal with this guard captain, he was afraid that he would cause public anger. "Listen, everybody, go and find some stiffer branches in the woods, and make them thinner, and make them into javelins."
The team members, who were already feeling very tired, would hear Li Jin's order and think of killing the captain of the guard, and their bodies were all unaware of the power that gushed out from there, and they went to work again.
The sky slowly brightened, except for the team members in charge of guarding, most of the rest of the people crawled in the pyre and fell asleep, Li Jin couldn't sleep, and he didn't know if it was because of excitement or nervousness. It seems to be a little more excited.
"Young Master Li Jin, I found that there is a team of Linzhou Taishou Banner, which is still about an hour away from us, but it is ......, but their number seems to be a little more than expected, more than eight hundred. There are also a large number of roll cages. β
"...... cage, what is that?" Li Jin asked Sean beside him to call everyone up and prepare.
"Young Master Li Jin, the cage is used to transport prisoners. There are a lot of cages this time, and there is also an iron cage car. The villain thinks that there must be an important person in it. β
Li Jin thought to himself that Taishou's enemy was his friend. Those people who are going to be saved may just be suffering people.
It's a good trick to use twice, and Li Jin doesn't mind at all. After a few loud bangs as the captain's team entered the valley, countless boulders landed at the exit, blocking their path. Then there were large iron balls falling from the sky with a loud bang.
At this time, several guards were stammering the captain of the guard: "My lord, we have specially selected a few good looks, which are not included in the list, and give them to you, my lord." The captain of the guard nodded with a lewd smile, and was just about to praise these subordinates for a few words, when he was startled by the loud noise.
"Come on, what's going on."
Immediately, several soldiers ran over: "My lord, a huge rock has fallen from the top of the hill ahead, blocking our way. β
As a regular army and a guard, they have been acting as a prestige for so many years, and they have never met anyone who dares to attack them, and no one thinks that they have been attacked at this time.
While the captain of the guard was preparing to destroy the boulder, Li Jin stood up from the top of the mountain. With a wave of the long sword, countless boulders fell from behind the valley, and then countless stones fell from the cliff and smashed them at the head of the cavalry.
"Defense, defense." At this time, the captain of the guard felt that his team was under attack.
Li Jin, who was standing on the top of the mountain, gave the second order. The sky was full of bundles of firewood that began to fall, followed by something that looked like a hare.
Actually, it was the skin of a rabbit, which contained lamp oil. When it falls from a height and breaks, the oil will be poured on the pyre. The captain of the guard made the long line begin to shrink, and under the double blow of Li Jin's flying stones and bundles of firewood, the team was cut into three by him.
"My lord, they will attack with fire." A few guards screamed and pointed to the top of the mountain, which was full of burning torches, no wonder they were nervous, once there was a fire in this narrow valley, let alone burning, the smoke alone would kill people.
The captain of the guard threw his armor to the side and yelled at the top of the mountain: "Who are you, there is a kind of name, and Lao Tzu will destroy you one day." After waiting for a long time, the people on the top of the mountain just threw stones and torches, and did not answer.
The captain of the guard really regretted it, in the march, such terrain should be inspected first, and then it can be passed after it is safe. After all these years of enjoying happiness, I have forgotten the most basic things of driving.
Enraged, he instructed the sergeant to push the pyre away as he cursed to the top of the mountain.
It was just a small valley, the height of the cliff was only fifty or sixty meters, and his voice clearly reached the top of the mountain: "You cowards, don't you even have a person who can talk?" β
Li Jin laughed, patted Bron and said a few words.
Bronn laughed out loud at first, and then said: "Let you know that we are from the Linzhou Thieves Group, just to deal with you, a guy with a dog's face, and then gouge out your eyes and let my kitten play as a ball." β
Under Bron's lead, all sorts of vulgar scolding came from the top of the mountain.
Li Jin took Sean and began to observe the opponent's defensive formation on the top of the mountain, seeing that there was not much firewood on his side, and once the opponent turned around, he would definitely use a crossbow. When Li Jin noticed that the front line was full of soldiers, he was ruthless, and issued a new order in order to prevent any casualties on his side.
"First team, give me a javelin."
Although it is a wooden javelin, it is condescending and quite fast. The heavy armor was easily pierced, and when a hoplite was crucified to the ground, the first team, whose eyes were red with blood, kept throwing javelins, all aimed at the opponent's body.
After throwing one, hide behind a stone. The soldiers below could not hide from the target with crossbows in their hands, and the javelins could pierce even shields, so there was no way to block them.
The first team with red eyes went crazy and threw everything they could.
Blood stained the valley red, and Li Jinyou remembered a sentence in his mind that he thought he was a war commander. "Treat friends like the sun in spring, warm and welcoming. Treat the enemy like a cold wind and snow, ruthless. β
"That's right, if I don't kill them, I'm afraid I'm going to die." Li Jin ran up and soon came to the position of the third team.
"Everyone, listen, set me up with cannons, bomb them fiercely, kill them all for me, and leave no one behind." At this time, the people in the guard had been almost killed by the boulders and javelins, and there were few people left, even if they were still alive, and when they heard the roar of the cannons, they were already too frightened to fight again.
After the last round of artillery fired, the surviving guards in the valley all raised their hands and surrendered.
But Li Jin had no intention of leaving a living mouth at all, his face was hideous, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Chong, kill me, if you don't leave a single one, kill me all." β
Come on!
With Li Jin's order, the people on both sides of the mountain rushed down shouting with swords, axes, swords, and halberds.
"Li Mu, cut the cage car." Li Jin threw a big axe to Li Mu, who was protecting him by his side, and then ordered.
Li Mu cut off the wooden fence on the cage cart with a few axes, and a strong man on the cart shouted: "My leg shackles." Then stretched out his legs and sat in the car, and Li Mu went down with an axe. The chain was broken in two.
The brawny man jumped up, picked up a saber on the ground, and rushed into the enemy line like crazy. Bronn and the other team members were already fighting very hard, and this strong man's heavy sword danced dozens of sword shadows. Blood arrows shot into the sky, and the heads of a dozen sergeants fell to the ground.
"Good swordsmanship." Li Mu couldn't help but shout.
The strong man glanced back at Li Mu, gave a grateful look, and kept slashing in the enemy formation, with the addition of this new force, more than a hundred soldiers were wiped out in an instant.
The other cages were also opened, and Li Jin ordered the women to take them to the cliff from the path.
"No, we're going to fight too." The men picked up their weapons on the ground. "Please take the woman away."
Li Jin didn't answer, and looked up at the cliff. The second captain made a gesture with him, and Li Jin understood that the first team had also taken the two or three hundred sergeants.
The middle position was separated by a fire, and the dense javelins had a great effect, and the team members only tried not to get more javelins. After the javelin was thrown, there were hardly a few people left alive.
"It's you!" The captain of the guard saw Li Jin at first sight. This captain of the guard was the one who almost beat him that day in the teahouse.
Li Jin was holding a seriously injured team member, feeling very sad, this person was a carpenter, all the furniture in Li Jin's room was from his hands, and he was also a person who liked to laugh very much. Looking at his slowly closing eyes and stopping breathing, Li Jin had the urge to kill for the first time.
And just when the captain of the guard rushed towards Li Jin, Li Mu, Bron, and the strong man shot out together, ready to block the other party, when the strong man just got off the cage car, he felt strange about a newly adult child in the team that saved him, but slowly found that this little child in gorgeous clothes was giving orders.
At this time, Li Jin was attacked, and the strong man who was grateful in his heart certainly stepped forward.
"Stop!" Li Jin took out his long sword and held it in his hand. Walk slowly forward.
"Tell you, none of you will leave alive today. The reason is that it is natural to repay debts, and blood debts must be paid in blood. Li Jin gritted his teeth and said.
The strong man blocked forward: "I am willing to take action on your behalf." Send this person's head in front of you. He was afraid that Li Jin was young, and if he made a mistake, he would regret it for the rest of his life, this was his life-saving benefactor.
Li Jin didn't speak at all, and tied the hilt of the long sword tightly to his hand with a silk scarf. The captain of the guard smiled contemptuously, he was not afraid of a child at all.
When Li Jin walked ten steps away from the captain of the guard, the whole person rushed out like lightning. This was Li Jin's full force blow with the incomparable anger in his heart, and the long sword slashed through the sky, leaving a faint sword shadow. The Captain's sword was still in the air, with a long blade sticking out of the back of his head, the hilt of which was on his face and through his eyes. Li Jin stared at his other eyes full of horror, and did not move.
Li Jin had recovered from the shock of the first murder and found the key to open the only iron cage car.