Chapter 204: The Battle of Black Wind Mountain (1)
In the dead night, about ten miles outside the Black Wind Mountain, the Southern Navy barracks flickered with dim firelight, and the slow night wind swept over the barracks, leaving a slight wind sound, and in the camps under the night, there seemed to be a low snoring of the soldiers from time to time, but it seemed to be blocked by the camp tents that were propped up, which made the seemingly empty barracks only the sound of the night wind and the footsteps of a team of night patrol soldiers walking.
The stars in the night sky are like the blinking eyes of a group of naughty children gathered in everything, but it seems that because of the distance, the light cannot illuminate the huge military camp on the ground. There is a stream next to the location of the Southern Navy's camp, from which there is an intermittent 'quacking' sound, and the bright moonlight sprinkling on the water surface reflects the steaming water, and with this unique sound, it is like the water in a large pot is boiling.
"Bang."
A golden light swept through the night sky, as if an immortal in the sky deliberately dropped some supreme magic weapon to the mortal world, but this bright light was only fleeting, except for a faint invisible arc trace in the night sky, there was nothing else.
It was at this time that a series of terrible shouts suddenly sounded on the guard tower that was more than two feet tall in the gate of the Southern Naval Camp, accompanied by the roar of a beast that was so low that it was like a sleeping beast that had suddenly been woken up.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack!! ”
"Woo, woo, woo..."
At the same time, a hundred paces away from the gate of the Southern Navy camp, as if by magic, dozens of fires jumped and lit up, and in the blink of an eye, they formed a line, and then like a fire dragon that suddenly appeared, it twisted its body wrapped in blazing flames and rushed towards the camp of the South Navy.
And behind the fire dragon, countless fire dragons of different sizes suddenly appeared like divine soldiers descending from the sky, and the speed of moving forward was also different in speed and slowness, and even in a few breaths, it had surpassed the fire dragon that appeared first, but in the wandering of these countless fire dragons, the sound of horses' hooves from the ground became clearer and thicker.
It was too late, but it was fast, but in fact, it was just a snap of a finger, and after the distance from the camp gate was shortened to about fifty steps, one after another flames rose from the ground, like tongues of fire spit out from the mouths of large and small fire dragons, and flew towards the wall of the wall that the officers and men of the Southern Navy had worked so hard to build in the afternoon without any suspense at various angles.
Some of the rockets were heading for the two towers behind the camp gate, and in the blink of an eye, the wooden towers were completely set on fire, or they died under the rockets, or they were forced to jump off the towers under the threat of fire, and in any case, the result was that the two towers could no longer continue to convey the news of the warning to the sleeping robes and brothers in the barracks.
A lightly armed horse thief chose to abandon their mounts, but it was clear that they had a plan to do so. One by one carried not a big axe and a giant hammer, or a mace and other tools with serious destructive effects, the camp gate of Zhang Yukuan was under the full force of this group, basically without any suspense directly collapsed, but then this group of people did not continue to move forward after breaking through the camp gate, but turned around and pounced on the simple walls made of wooden stakes that had been on fire on both sides.
Under the extremely destructive heavy weapons such as big axes and giant hammers, the simple wall obviously could not be supported, and in the blink of an eye, the gap in the camp gate that was originally only more than a foot wide was rapidly expanded to nearly ten zhang wide, and with the influx of a large number of horse thieves and the rockets that quickly drilled into the barracks from the camp wall, a small part of the entire barracks had been ignited, and under the light of the fire, hideous faces completely appeared.
A small group of horse thieves who had been preparing for a long time rode into the barracks, and one by one the greased torches were drawn from the side of the saddle, and after being lit, they would be thrown towards the surrounding camps that were not yet on fire or the fire was still small.
Groups of crazy horse thieves galloped through the barracks, and every second countless torches rushed to the tents, and in a short time, half of the barracks was already in a sea of fire. As the fire spread, the true nature of the horse thieves began to be revealed, and the discipline they had begun to break through the camp disappeared almost at the same time, as if they had agreed beforehand.
The frenzied shouts, the sound of rolling horses' hooves, the shouts and neighs of horse thieves and mounts from time to time, the whirring flames burning in the barracks, the sound of wood breaking from time to time, and the chopping sound of various weapons, the only thing that is not there is the shouting or screaming of the officers and men of the South China Navy.
As the leader of the Black Wind Cottage, Ghost Li appeared with his henchmen as the finale, but when he slowly rode his horse into the barracks with a hideous face, and even swept the surrounding firelight with pride, his mind was extremely keen, and he suddenly frowned, especially with a series of violent beats on his right eyelid, the smile that had just appeared on Ghost Li's face suddenly froze, and even the excitement in his eyes suddenly dissipated, replaced by a thick fear and horror, which suddenly emerged.
"There are no enemies! There are no enemies here!! ”
Just when Ghost Li realized something, a horse thief not far away rushed out of a tent, still holding the bright saber in his hand, but under the light of the fire, his face was a little dazed in shock, as if there was still a trace of fear.
Now, with the confirmation of his companions, a horse thief who had already penetrated into two tents in a row also turned his head and shouted to his brothers: "There is no one here! Not a single one! ”
It's just that his shouts in the barracks, which had already been in chaos, had no effect at all, and the only thing was to wake up some of the horse thieves nearby who had found the same situation, and they also seemed to anticipate something.
"Withdraw! Withdraw to Lao Tzu! "Li Ghost is not like them, not only thoughtful, but also decisive, not to mention that the basic situation in front of him can already explain everything, obviously the entire Southern Navy did not vacate the camp and go to camp elsewhere, the only possibility is this ambush deliberately set up.
At the thought of the ambush, even Ghost Li, who had already turned his horse's head, felt a shudder, even if the person behind him was sweating in the heat wave, he felt as if the wind tonight was unusually cold and even a little biting. Even if the billowing choking smoke made people can't help but squeeze out tears and blur their eyes, but Ghost Li's eyes are clear at this time, and the eyes of the firelight are more like they can illuminate all the darkness around the barracks.
"Withdraw! Let them withdraw to Lao Tzu!! "The commotion in the barracks continues, and many horse thieves are still dreaming whimsically, whether they can find some good equipment from the barracks to enrich themselves, or find out something valuable to pawn in the city in the future, they are completely deaf to the order shouted by Li Gui near the camp gate just now, of course, many of them have not heard it.
So after seeing that his subordinates didn't react, Ghost Li couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, and slapped a big slap on the back of the opponent's head at a henchman next to him. After a crisp slap, Ghost Li angrily glared at his dazed and even somewhat aggrieved henchman and shouted, "Mingjin! Mingjin, stupid! Let them withdraw! It's all for Lao Tzu to withdraw!! There is an ambush!! ”
In the roar, the henchman horse thief was even more stagnant, and Li Ghost couldn't wait any longer, so he leaned straight out and snatched the golden gong from the other party's saddle, and easily pulled out the short knife on his waist, and slammed the golden gong desperately with the blade, making a series of crisp and piercing gong sounds.
"Bell, bell."
This is much more effective than Ghost Li's futile shouting just now, although Ghost Li's subordinates are just a group of horse thieves entrenched in Black Wind Mountain, but as the saying goes, families have family rules, and the state has national laws, and Ghost Li can bring a group of outlaws under his command, not only because of his own outstanding ability, but also because of a set of pseudo-militarized management system.
Although it may not always be possible to march with the drums of a well-trained regular army, the Ming Jin retreats. After all, when the drum is beating, it is not always necessary to rush forward to ask for a bargain, and it may also be sent to death. But Mingjin is very different, and all horse thieves know very well in their hearts that if it is not for a particularly close situation, their own leader will not easily spit out the fat that he has eaten in his mouth.
Therefore, at this moment, Mingjin means that there is an urgent special situation, or even a signal of a life-threatening situation.
Moreover, the horse thieves scattered around the barracks also began to realize the abnormality of the matter one after another, the entire Southern Navy barracks, except for the vigilant sounds and horns made by the people on the sentry tower at the beginning, was the several night patrol teams that fled in a hurry after breaking through the camp gate and breaking into the barracks, but everyone didn't realize that in fact, even the sentries on the sentry tower quickly and safely evacuated before the barracks were broken through.
Especially after the sound of the golden gong now, it made the horse thieves realize that they were in danger at the moment, and it might even be a crisis, and the Southern Navy, which did not appear in the barracks, might be around the barracks at this moment, and even had already set up a net to wipe out their gang of horse thieves.
The withdrawal of a group of horse thieves from the barracks was like the original raging tide receding, but when retreating, the order of the horse thieves was not one and a half points worse than before, and even worse than a defeated army.
Slowly retreating under the protection of his henchmen, Li Ghost had to divide his attention into two parts, while paying attention to the darkness around him, and on the other hand, paying attention to the retreat of the horse thieves behind him, although the order of his subordinates made Li Ghost angry and hateful, but he still had to play a twelve-point spirit, always pay attention to the possible dangers around him, and even be ready to deal with crises at any time.