Chapter 856: Reinforcements from the People
Wang Jiu continued, "I don't know what you think, but I, Wang Jiu, know a little, I know that the bandits have hit our doorstep, but we are hiding here and not saying anything, and even think that the officers and soldiers attracted the bandits, don't you have a red face and are not ashamed." ”
"Haven't we been bullied enough by bandits? Do you have to insist on being someone else's dog? ”
"What should be said, I have already said it, my Wang Jiu will have a rotten life, the big deal is death, there is nothing to be afraid of, I only know that Changping is my homeland, let these bandits enter Changping, there is no difference from death."
"If you are not afraid of death, come with me and support the soldiers of the Beishan Battalion together to defend our homeland."
Saying that, Wang Jiu did not hesitate, immediately turned around, and walked towards the city tower with a hoe.
"Brother Jiu, wait, I'll go with you! Isn't it just a life, rather than being bullied by bandits, it is better to die on the battlefield like a man, and it is worthy of a man. ”
"That's right, what's wrong with defending our homeland, it's because we're too weak that we let the bandits bully us, today there are two big men in Zhongzhou, they are both at the forefront, what else do we have to be afraid of, Brother Jiu, count me in."
Wang Jiu didn't take a few steps, a few voices sounded behind him, and after a while, several doors opened, and several young adults rushed up.
They also had hoes in their hands, and they had excited looks on their faces.
These people were Wang Jiu's childhood playmates, and seeing them appear, Wang Jiu was very happy, nodded and took a few people to the front line of the city tower.
At this moment, the other closed doors were opened one after another, and a large group of people rushed out, men and women, old and young.
Maybe it was because of a few people taking the lead, or maybe it was the words of a few people just now that touched them, and suddenly some of the people who were hiding at home came out one after another.
Among them, an elderly man in his sixties was at the head of the group, facing Wang Jiudao.
"Wang Jiu, we old immortals haven't died yet, and if we want to come out, it's not your junior's turn."
"You kid has a saying that is right, Changping is our homeland, and it is everyone's responsibility to protect our homeland."
"Wang Jiu, you retreat to the back, this time, let us old immortals give you an example, even if we are old, but for the sake of our homeland, why spare our lives."
After speaking, this elder, without even looking at Wang Jiu, directly crossed him, took a few elders, and walked towards the front line of the city tower.
Behind him, a large number of people followed, each with a farm implement, shouting as they walked.
"It's everyone's job to drive out bandits and protect their homes."
Everywhere I passed, this kind of slogan echoed in every street, like Niu Er and Mao San, who were sarcastic villains, even if they wanted to stop it, they couldn't stop it.
At this moment, everyone's hearts were condensed together, and at this time, anyone who dared to say a word of opposition would be beaten to death.
Seeing the departure of a large number of people, Niu Er and Mao San's faces were cloudy, their eyes flashed, and they said softly.
"It's all crazy, it's all a bunch of crazy people, go ahead, when the time comes, there will be no one to collect your corpse."
As the people on the street moved, everywhere they passed, the slogans continued to spread and resounded, and the people of the houses in other streets looked at these guys who were not afraid of death through the cracks in the doors, and everyone was shocked.
But more, there is a deep admiration in my heart, especially looking at a group of old people at the head, which makes some people feel ashamed in their hearts.
The sound of slogans echoed in their ears, and finally some people couldn't help it, opened the door, and joined the crowd.
Changping is their hometown, and their homeland has been invaded by bandits, if they don't even have the consciousness to protect their homeland, then what qualifications do they have, saying that the officers and soldiers are wrong?
Isn't it whimsical to hide at home and pin your hopes on so-called reinforcements?
If you don't even act yourself, do you still expect the bandits to be kind-hearted and retreat on their own?
The people who joined the team realized the ridiculousness of this problem at this time, and their hearts were firm, and if they wanted to protect their homeland, they had to rely on themselves.
As the team grew larger and closer in the direction of the tower, they also encountered the remnants of the bandits in the city.
Without saying a word, Wang Jiu was the first to rush up, and the bottled behind him also shouted, cheering himself up, waving the hoe in his hand, and fighting with the bandits.
The bandits in the city, looking like crazy people, are all blinded, when have they seen such crazy people, I don't know if they thought they were soldiers in civilian clothes.
But after the fight, it was found that these madmen were indeed people in the city, who did not understand the rules and regulations, and did what they did with their hoes.
This can make the bandits angry, occupying Changping County for so long, when did these local people, who are like pariahs and groveling, be so bold as to dare to resist them? What's the difference between this and looking for death.
Some of the robbers who escaped, with fierce faces and big knives, fought hand-to-hand with them without concessions, hoping to kill a few people, so that these crazy people could see blood, feel frightened, and retreat.
This trick has been tried again and again when the people in the city make trouble before.
But this time, these bandits obviously underestimated Wang Jiu and them, even if they had killed several young men in hand-to-hand combat, they did not scare them away.
On the contrary, Wang Jiu and the others, their faces were flushed, and there was a strong killing intent in their eyes, and they shouted regardless of it.
"Kill them, brothers! Avenge the death of the brother and kill. ”
At the sound of an order, a large number of young adults rushed behind him again, these people were completely red-eyed at this time, they didn't care about the injured body at all, and brandished their hoes, which was to open the scoop fiercely.
The strength of the people is definitely not comparable to the bandits, but because of the red eyes and the advantage in numbers, instead of scaring Wang Jiu and them, they were completely stimulated.
In less than a quarter of an hour, more than a dozen remnant bandits who escaped died at the hands of Wang Jiu and others.
Even if the bandits were killed, they were stimulated by the blood that was spilled all over the ground, and some young and middle-aged people still kept holding hoes and kept hitting the dead bandits' heads, and the bandits' heads were smashed to pieces.
It was Wang Jiu who recovered first, and he calmed down the young man who couldn't hold down and waved his hoe, which gradually calmed everyone's excitement.
Wang Jiu looked at the people behind him and shouted, "Have you seen it all, the bandits are not invulnerable, let alone have a few lives, they will also die, as long as we unite as one, we can expel all these damn guys." ”
"Wang Jiu is right, we all listen to Wang Jiu."
The faces of the people behind him were excited, and they also shouted.
In this raid, although they also paid more than a dozen casualties, all the bandits who escaped were killed by them.
This scene at least gave the people a lot of confidence and let them know that no matter how terrible the bandits were, as long as they are united, they are not invincible.
Just when many people were immersed in the excitement of defeating the bandits, in the alley in the distance, a team of people and horses ran over.
Wang Jiu and the others were nervous at first, holding a hoe in their hands, their eyes were guarded, but when they saw the person coming clearly, their tense hearts suddenly relaxed.
The person who came was none other than the bandits in the city, Zheng Xipo's subordinates, looking at the gathered people, looking at the bandits who had died miserably.
The people who appeared were stunned at first, and then quickly understood the cause and effect of the matter, and came to Wang Jiu and the others, and the soldiers led by them gave a thumbs up and nodded.
"You guys are really good, that's right, as long as you are united enough, even if you are bandits, it is not so scary."
"Wang Jiu, the bandits who fled in the city will be handed over to us, the front line of the city tower, if you need your help, the front line will ask you."
"Don't worry, we're here to help King Yu and Lord Zhou Mu repel the invading bandits, without further ado, let's go first."
The soldiers at the head nodded, and when Wang Jiu and the others left, they gave them some weapons, and also sent a small team to assist.
It is a good thing for the people to support, but there must be guys, and there must be rules, there are not many people I met just now, and I just swarmed up, and it is normal to be taken down by virtue of the numerical advantage.
But once you go to the front line of the city tower, you must have rules and regulations, and you must have distribution, and you must not swarm them all.
A small team sent out was to reorganize the people of Wang Jiu's team to see how to arrange it.
The elderly, women and children are in the rear, and even if they have to contribute, they can do some carrying work, such as carrying stones and logs, and moving the wounded.
As for rushing to the front line, it was handed over to a group of young and middle-aged people, and after a simple detachment, he instructed Wang Jiu and others, and the soldiers led by him solemnly clenched their fists at everyone, and said loudly, "Changping County, please everyone." ”
Wang Jiu and the others returned the salute, and then, under the leadership of the team, quickly headed towards the city tower.
At this time, the battle on the front line of the castle tower can be described as quite fierce, and at present, the castle tower is still in the hands of the soldiers of the Beishan battalion, but the situation is not optimistic.
The Beishan battalion of six or seven hundred people, more than half of the casualties, He Xing was wounded, and even Su Qi'an, Su Ji, and Li Chongxiang were all armed with weapons and fought fiercely with the bandits who rushed up to the city tower.
Again and again, again and again, whether it is under the city tower or the city wall, at a glance, there are piles of corpses, and the cruelty of the battlefield is vividly reflected at this moment.
But even so, the attacking bandits did not flinch at all, and they all killed red-eyed and kept attacking the city.
Just as the city tower was in a precarious situation, suddenly, a high voice sounded from behind.
"My lord, we're here to help you."
Everyone looked at it, and a large number of people in the county came quickly, and the front were all young and middle-aged.
Their faces were excited, and they took the lead with all kinds of things in their hands, rushed up to the tower, and quickly engaged the bandits who had gone up to the tower.
The old and young women in the rear, according to the previous arrangement, constantly sent logs and stones to the city tower, and some of the wounded were also taken by them under the cover of everyone for the first time.
The city tower, which was originally in a precarious situation, not only stabilized its position with the help of the people in the city, but then shouted from Su Ji.
"Everyone, listen to the orders of this king, follow this king, and kill them all!"