Chapter 157: Every inch of land must be contested
"The pikemen in front resisted, and whoever was retreating to the rear cut him."
"The women quickly carry the injured brother away, and the people behind don't get in the way."
"The archers in the back, shoot Lao Tzu accurately, you fucking didn't have breakfast, the bows and arrows you shoot are so weak."
"Hanzi, your baby is so good, that's how you smashed my old son with a stone."
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On the mountain road of Fuhu Mountain, the small leaders of the cottage kept shouting, commanding their bandits to defend their defensive area, and the bandits paid a lot of casualties, but they could not retreat, because the cottage announced that all deserters would not only be executed, but even their families would be reduced to slaves of the cottage.
In fact, even without these regulations of the cottage, the bandits are not willing to give up their homes that they have worked so hard to build. It's just that each of them is full of anger in their hearts, this damn court brought themselves to force them to live, and now they have fallen into bandits, and they still don't let go of themselves.
This was the second day of the Wild Lion Army's attack on the Flying Eagle Club of Fuhu Mountain, and this time Zeng Yi no longer kept it, and put all the main forces into the battle of attacking the mountain.
Zeng Yi was well prepared this time, carrying a large number of siege equipment, and the catapult poured the head-sized stones like hail towards the mountain road, and the long arrows shot from the strong crossbow could even shoot stones into the wind and wind.
The Lion soldiers also brought a large number of ladders, leaned them against the hillside, and then quickly climbed up the mountain. And the bandits had to do their best to intercept these officers and soldiers and drive all the enemies on the ladder down.
There was no temptation in the battle of this day, and as soon as it came up, it entered the fiercest battle, and the soldiers of the Berserk Lion Army in yellow robes were like fierce lions, and they rushed up the ramp by various means in waves.
This is the first line of defense of the Flying Eagle Society's cottage, which is much stronger than the soldiers of the Songzhou battalion attacking the mountain half a year ago. Not only was a strong fortress built with stones on the mountain road, but a short plank road was built on the steep cliff on the side.
This plank road is not for sightseeing, when the soldiers of the Mad Lion Army attack the mountain, the bandits standing on the plank road can pick up stones, spears, bows and arrows and greet them condescendingly.
Such a three-dimensional attack from multiple angles did bring great trouble to the officers and men, who had to deal with the swords of the frontal enemy and also be careful of the sneak attacks of the bandits on their heads.
Although the soldiers of the Wild Lion Army fought bravely and were very well-equipped, under the full defense of the bandits, although they once forced the bandits in front to retreat several times, they were stopped at a critical time, and finally forced to retreat under the fierce attack of the bandits.
On the first day of the official attack on the mountain, the soldiers of the Mad Lion Army launched more than a dozen attacks, but each time they were forced back by the bandits, and when it was dark, seeing Zeng Yi, the general of Guangwei who could not achieve victory, he had to announce the withdrawal of Mingjin.
The next few days were spent on both sides in fierce attacks and all-out defenses, the battle was fierce, and both sides paid some price, although the officers and soldiers attacked the forefront of the Flying Eagle Fortress at speed, but in the end they were defeated at the last moment due to the full efforts of the bandits.
However, the bandits who managed to hold the fortress were not easy, and as the side that defended the fort was desperately defended, they suffered even more casualties than the bandits who attacked the mountain, and in the following days, even the non-combatants responsible for transporting supplies were involved in the battle.
Most of these non-combatants are women, children and the elderly, none of them have been on the battlefield, and some of them used to be afraid of blood, but they were all red-eyed when they saw their relatives fall one by one. Everyone rushed to the plank road on the steep cliff together, threw stones and wood at the heads of the officers and soldiers, and smashed the officers and soldiers below and screamed.
However, there were also many nimble minds among the officers and men, and after suffering several losses, they had a way to deal with it, making huge wooden shields, and then pushing forward in groups of more than a dozen people holding wooden shields, so that the stones and blocks thrown down were blocked by the wooden shields, and then rolled down the cliff.
Seeing that this trick no longer worked, the bandits came up with another method, and they built more than a dozen large stoves behind the mountain road, each of which had a large cauldron and boiled a pot of boiling water in the cauldron.
When the officers and soldiers attacked, the bandits poured the boiling water from above, and the boiling water flowed from the gaps in the planks to the heads of the officers and soldiers, burning them like ghosts and wolves.
Even in the next few days, some bandits came up with a more vicious method, they burned the feces and poured it on the heads and bodies of the officers and soldiers.
Not only is the water of boiling water very smelly, it is much more harmful than boiled water, not only is it hotter and more injurious, but it also produces some toxins that can make the wound inflamed or become extremely itchy.
Zeng Yi in the rear saw this situation and knew that forcibly letting the soldiers continue to attack would not only have no effect, but would also hit everyone's morale, so he simply ordered the troops to be withdrawn.
For the next two days, the officers and soldiers under the mountain did not continue the attack, and the bandits of the Flying Eagle Society rarely had a two-day rest to seize the time to treat their wounded comrades and strengthen the facilities destroyed in the previous battles.
Ordinary soldiers took advantage of the lack of a temporary opportunity to rest, but the think tanks in the army were engaged in heated discussions, and they wanted to find a plan to capture the bandit cottage without too many casualties.
On this day, the weather is relatively good, and many people take this time to come out to bask in the sun and breathe in the fresh air. In the back house of the county government of Montenegro County, there is an old man with a long beard who is lying on a chair, enjoying this beautiful spring with his eyes closed.
There was a commotion at the door, and the old man frowned, but ignored it, and still lay there with his eyes closed.
The old man didn't expect that someone would dare to walk into the yard, and when he heard the footsteps of many people walking into the yard, the old man immediately showed a displeased look on his face, because he had clearly ordered that no one was allowed to disturb him during his lunch break.
"Have you forgotten my commandment? Get the hell out of here. The old man didn't even open his eyes, and shouted angrily at the visitor, no wonder the old man had such a big temper, because he was the biggest official in Montenegro County, the county commander Chi Shangwu.
Although there is the word Shangwu in the name of Chi Shangwu, in fact, he doesn't like to learn martial arts at all, but he is a scholar who has no power to restrain the chicken, he didn't have much real talent, but with the fact that he is a distant relative of the Zeng family, one of the six major families in Daning, he finally sat in the position of the commander of this Montenegro County.
On weekdays, when he meets the clansmen of the Zeng family, he grovels, but when he meets the subordinates in the county, he will make full use of the power in his hands, and no one in the entire Montenegro County dares to disobey his will.
Chi Shangwu's roar didn't work, because the footsteps were still approaching in the direction where he was.
Is it the guy who doesn't open his eyes? actually disturbed his cultivation by not obeying orders, Chi Shangwu was angry in his heart, and suddenly stood up from his chair, ready to give someone a slap.
At this time, Chi Shangwu saw that it was not his own subordinates who came in, but a general with a majestic face. He was followed by several heavily armed soldiers.
When Chi Shangwu saw the person coming clearly, he was startled all of a sudden, his face suddenly changed to a flattering expression, and he hurried to meet him.
"Isn't the general on the front line, why did he come to my Montenegro County?" Chi Shangwu said with a smile on his face, because he couldn't afford to provoke the person who came, it was Zeng Yi, the general of Guangwei who led the troops to suppress the bandits.
Zeng Yi ignored Chi Shangwu's change in expression, but walked directly to Chi Shangwu and sat down on the chair, and ate the fruit on the table.
"You old boy will be happy, Lao Tzu is working the front line, and you are living a fairy life in the rear." Zeng Yi, who was sitting on the chair, glanced at Chi Shangwu with a smile.
"The villain is in the rear, he has been worrying about the general, and he has been waiting for the general's order." Hearing Zeng Yi's words, Chi Shangwu was startled, and hurriedly lowered his head and said.
"Well, I'll give you an order now, you go and get me all the carpenters and blacksmiths and stonemasons on the front." Zeng Yi didn't bother with Chi Shangwu, just said lightly.
"What is the general doing with these craftsmen?" Chi Shangwu asked with some confusion.
"You mean to give you a good explanation?" Zeng Yi raised his head with an ambiguous smile on his face.
"The little one is too talkative, I'll do it right away, I'll do it right away." Hearing Zeng Yi's words, Chi Shangwu was taken aback, and hurriedly slapped himself in the mouth, nodded and said to the other party.
Chi Shangwu's series of actions and expressions made the county officials standing outside the courtyard stunned, and the high-ranking county magistrate on weekdays still looks like this today.
Turning around, Chi Shangwu, who was walking outside the door, also saw the expressions of these errand soldiers. Immediately knowing what was going on in their hearts, he glared at everyone fiercely, so frightened that the servants immediately lowered their heads.
"Let someone prepare some hot water for me, I'm going to take a shower, and I'll find some girls for my brothers, they're suffocating these days." Just when Chi Shangwu was about to go out, Zeng Yi inside said lightly.
"Okay general, the little one will do it immediately!" Hearing Zeng Yi's words, Chi Shangwu put on a smiling expression again, turned around and said something to Zeng Yi.
The fighting stopped for two days, and the hearts of the Flying Eagle Guild bandits were also relieved for two days, the place that had been destroyed a few days ago had been re-strengthened, and everyone took advantage of these two days to find many stones and giant trees, and with these full preparations, everyone was full of confidence in the new round of battles that were about to begin.
As soon as dawn was the day, the bandits on duty heard a rumbling sound from the bottom of the mountain, and hurriedly looked up at the bottom of the mountain, only to see a pair of officers and soldiers pushing a strange big guy towards the fortification.
"The officers and soldiers are attacking the mountain! Officers and soldiers are attacking the mountain......" The bandits on duty hurriedly shouted to the hillside, and then they ran to a big gong and rang it on the spot.
In the past few days, all the bandits did not take off their clothes when they slept, and even kept their weapons by their side, just to prevent the officers and soldiers from suddenly attacking, and when they heard the shouts and gongs, everyone quickly got up and came to the fortifications with weapons in hand.
"What's this big thing?" Everyone looked down the mountain road, and many people couldn't help but exclaim.