Jinan Mansion.

Uncle Zhang rode on a horse at night, and was scorched by the scorching sun for a day, and his clear face was faintly red.

Two days earlier, he had led 13,000 Xingde troops out of the city to quell the rebellion.

Now it is located in the vicinity of Changqing County, about 60 miles away from Licheng County.

Since it is to lead the snake out of the hole, it will be calculated, and it will inevitably be like something.

Don't get too close, it's easy for spies to see the clues.

And not too far, otherwise it will be too late to help.

Sixty miles is very suitable, and you can return in half a day after a quick march.

Da-da-da-da!

The sound of hurried horses' hooves came from the rear of the army.

After a while, Xing Wanli drove over and said in an excited tone: "Prefect, the Black Mountain Village has taken the bait." The spies sent a message that at three o'clock in the afternoon today, the Black Mountain bandits poured out of the nest. ”

"Whew!"

Uncle Zhang breathed a long sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his serious face: "The hard work of these two days has not been in vain. ”

Xing Wanli proposed: "Prefect, the soldiers have been marching for a day, and they are already sleepy and tired. It is better to camp on the spot, rest for the night, wait for the spirit to be sufficient, and it is not too late to return to the ambush tomorrow. The Black Mountain is more than 200 miles away from Licheng County, and even if it is a rapid march, it will take more than a day. ”

"No."

Zhang Shuye shook his head and muttered: "The Black Mountain Village has accumulated a lot of war horses over the years, and according to Na Lei Han, there are no less than eight hundred cavalry in the village. Although there are arrangements in the city, if the other party sends cavalry to attack, there is still a certain risk. ”

Licheng County is a bait, but this bait cannot be missed.

Hearing this, Xing Wanli pondered for a moment and came up with an idea: "It's better to lead 500 cavalry, plus 2,000 elite soldiers, go on the road lightly, and rush back to the ambush point outside the city in the starry night." The prefect camped here, and if the Black Mountain Village really sent cavalry to attack at night, the lower officials could also rush to help in time. ”

"Good!"

Uncle Zhang nodded, looking at Xing Wanli's eyes full of appreciation.

is brave and resourceful, being a county lieutenant is really talented, and it is not in vain for him to play the imperial court and transfer him to his side.

"Xiaguan will go."

After Xing Wanli hugged his fists and saluted, he pulled the reins and turned the direction of the war horse under his crotch.

In a short time, he led 500 cavalry, plus 2,000 foot soldiers in paper armor, back to the defense.

Paper armor is a type of armor in the Northern Song Dynasty army.

Don't think that if you have a paper word, you should think that paper armor is defenseless.

In fact, the defensive power of paper armor is not inferior to that of iron armor, and it is lighter than iron armor, and a complete set of paper armor weighs no more than three catties, which does not affect the speed of the soldiers' rapid march.

The paper used to make paper nails is made from the bark of the citrus tree and cotton wool, which is constantly beaten.

It is extremely tough, waterproof and waterproof, and it is not as bad as you think.

When soaked in water, it becomes tougher.

Therefore, the paper armor is not afraid of heavy rain and falling water, and the outer layer of two-finger-thick paper is sewn into a cowhide bag, stacked layer by layer like scale armor, not to mention bows and arrows, even crossbow arrows are difficult to hurt.

Perfect for sailors and soldiers in seaside areas.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, Quanzhou Zhizhou Zhendexiu once played the Privy Council in order to exterminate the sea bandits: "All the weapons of the village are slightly sufficient, but the water army needs paper armor." There are 100 pairs of iron armor in this village, and half of them should be kept today, and 50 pairs of paper armor should be exchanged for this army. ”

Fifty pairs of iron armor in exchange for fifty sets of paper armor sounds a little incredible, no matter how you count it, it is a loss-making transaction.

This shows how practical paper armor is in coastal areas.

The only drawback of paper armor is that it is afraid of fire.

If you are hit by a rocket, you will soon be in flames.

However, there is also a way to deal with it, before the battle, you can pour water on the paper armor, so that you are not afraid of fire attacks.

……

……

As the sun sets, night slowly falls.

The people of Gaoyuan County are very glad that these thieves are quite reasonable, and after entering the city, they did not burn and rob, but just opened the granary in the county.

In this regard, the people in the county do not care at all.

It's open, it's not their food anyway.

Some bold residents, seeing that the thieves ignored them, even stood by the door with bowls and watched the excitement.

In fact, Li Heihu really didn't have time to take care of them, time was pressing, as long as these people didn't make trouble, she didn't want to waste time on them.

Bags of grain are transported from the granary to the dock and loaded onto cargo ships.

After loading 3,000 stone of grain, leaving a hundred people in the county, Li Heihu waved his hand, and the soldiers and war horses boarded the boat one after another.

"Let's go!"

At the sound of an order, dozens of cargo ships raised their sails, slowly sailed away from the dock, and sailed upstream towards Licheng County.

Li Heihu sat cross-legged on the bow of a cargo ship, his saber lying horizontally on his lap, and the evening breeze slowly blew, blowing his messy hair on his sideburns.

Mr. Yin stepped to her side and said with concern: "Big boss, it will take at least three hours to get to Licheng County, let's go and rest first." ”

"My heart is too hot, I need to blow some wind and lower the fire."

Li Heihu shook his head.

Hearing this, Mr. Yin stopped persuading.

After waiting for so many years, something finally happened, don't talk about Li Heihu, why isn't his heart surging.

The two of them stood and sat together, quietly enjoying the evening breeze.

I don't know how long it took, Li Heihu suddenly asked, "What is Han Er doing?" ”

She didn't know why she thought of Han Er, and the figure holding the horse lance suddenly appeared in her mind.

Mr. Yin was slightly stunned, and said with a wry smile: "Didn't the big boss treat me as an immortal who can pinch and calculate?" ”

"Huh."

Li Heihu couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

……

Tonight the stars dimmed, and I couldn't see my fingers.

Fortunately, the people in charge of the boat are all veterans on the Ji River, and they have long been remembered where there are reefs and which sections of the water are turbulent.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps behind him.

Li Heihu turned his head to look, but saw that the person who came was the boatman.

The boatman carried the lantern, looked frightened, and said tremblingly: "This master, in front of the river town, there is a sluice, there is a patrol guard......

Li Heihu waved his hand: "Drive your boat well, I have my own response." ”

Hearing this, the boatman couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The so-called sluices are just two iron cables across the river.

It looks simple, but it can effectively stop the ship.

Without Li Heihu's orders, there were several bandits who sailed to the inspection office on the shore in small boats.

A basket of copper coins, plus a letterhead printed with the seal of the magistrate of Gaoyuan County, let the inspectors obediently open the gates.

Stirring the winch, the iron cable across the river slowly sank into the water.

When dozens of cargo ships sailed through the sluice, an inspector asked curiously: "Dutou, there are many cargo ships, what are they loaded?" ”

Nadu glanced at him and said contemptuously: "The business of Kochi County is also what you can inquire about?" ”

"Hehe, I'll just ask casually."

The soldier said, glancing at the copper coins in the basket.

Seeing this, they all smiled and said: "Damn, as soon as you kid pouts his buttocks, Lao Tzu will know what shit is." Rest assured, you can't wait. ”

As he spoke, he bent down and grabbed two hundred copper coins and stuffed them into the arms of the soldiers.

"Thank you."

The soldier immediately thanked him with a smile.

If you have money, you don't care what you carry.

……

At midnight.

Dozens of cargo ships quietly sailed into the docks of Licheng County.

The movement of hundreds of war horses and more than 3,000 people disembarking suddenly attracted a group of night patrols.

"Who are you?"

The night was too dark to see.

When the man approached with the lantern and saw the vision clearly in front of him by the dim light, he couldn't help but be stunned in place.

It was a tall horse, and when he looked up along the horse, a cold and pretty face came into view.

The man didn't have the heart to appreciate it, and the whole person was like falling into an ice cellar, and his hands and feet couldn't stop trembling.

Behind it, there was a dense cavalry......

Woo!

A piercing sound of breaking wind rang out.

The narrow chopping knife flashed by, and then a human head rose into the sky.

Smack!

The lantern fell to the ground, the horse's hooves stomped heavily on the lantern, and the dim light of the fire was extinguished.

"Kill!"

In the cold tone, there was a strong killing intent.

The next moment, the war horse galloped.

The remaining tolerances did not have time to scream, and they were torn to shreds in the cavalry charge.

The wharf is only two or three miles away from Licheng County, and after traveling to one mile, Li Heihu ordered: "Set it immediately, and the title of person is a piece!" ”

Hearing this, the cavalry behind him took out the horse's halter one after another and put it on the horse's mouth.

Then, he picked up another copper coin and held it in his mouth.

In this way, neither the human nor the horse will make a sound.

Just deliberately control your footsteps, and never attract the attention of the city guards.

Eight hundred cavalry, plus three thousand foot soldiers, quietly came to a distance of three hundred meters outside the city.

Looking at the city, Li Heihu made a gesture.

Immediately a bandit sprang out from behind him, like a wild cat, moving nimbly and lightly to touch the root of the wall.

I saw the bandit's tongue squirm, and a whistle was put in his mouth.

"Goo-goo!"

The whistle was blown and there was a burst of screams like night owls.

After waiting quietly for a while, a similar sound came from inside the city.

"Kill, !!"

"Not good, there are thieves!"

"Meet the enemy, meet the enemy!"

Suddenly, a shout of killing sounded from behind the city gate, breaking the silence under the night sky.

Li Heihu drew his horse chopping knife again, staring at the city gate with a pair of phoenix eyes.

Creak!

With a tooth-aching sound, two heavy gates were slowly pushed open from within.

"The gates of the city have been opened, follow me into the city!"

Li Heihu shouted, and his legs slammed into the horse's belly.

The war horse under him immediately turned into a sharp arrow and galloped towards the city gate.

"Kill !!!"

The crowd shouted in unison, and their horses rushed forward.

The galloping majesty of the 800 cavalry seemed to crush everything.

PS: Zhende show, but there are people in history, don't look at the name show, but it's really not the author's blind fabrication.

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