The officers and soldiers had no field capabilities, and the soldiers who entered the city only spent the night in the city and did not launch an attack.
By the early morning of the next day, Qiu Yizhi no longer dared to sleep in. He got up early and got behind the barricade at the cell door to observe the actions of the officers and soldiers.
The officers and soldiers were also seen sporadically deploying formations. However, due to the limited space in front of the cell door, only more than 1,500 officers and soldiers could be accommodated in formation.
Qiu Yizhi saw that the formation of the army was very messy and there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he called Zhao Chengxiao and others, secretly ducked out from the barricade, and made a pass towards the junction of the two different armies. Charge and kill, then retreat behind the barricade after winning.
After this sudden attack, although the officers and soldiers suffered little loss, they were still in a hurry for a while. The team that had barely formed a line immediately became disordered and had to re-form.
Although Qiu Yizhi had taken advantage, seeing the large number of officers and soldiers, he did not dare to take risks again, so he could only hide behind the barricades and watch what happened.
In this way, it was not until noon time that the officers and soldiers lined up their troops.
At this time, it is really the time of intense heat. The sun is high in the sky, emitting blazing rays like a poisonous snake's fiery rays, constantly licking the exposed skin and muscles of human beings.
When Zhao Chengxiao was building the barricades, he had already considered blocking out the sun, and specifically chose a shady place so that the people stationed there could have a place to escape the heat.
However, there was nothing to protect the officers and soldiers in the square. The soldiers could only stand without protection under the scorching sun, waiting for the officers' orders. Their mouths were dry from the heat and their backs were dripping with sweat. Some of them were weak and could not bear the scorching heat. They fell to the ground due to heat stroke and were carried down foaming at the mouth. This caused some confusion in the team.
When the officer leading the team saw it, he immediately reprimanded: "What are you doing? Don't stand still for me! Lord Yin is coming soon. If anyone moves around, be careful with the military stick!"
Before he finished speaking, Yin Chengliang's eight-carrying sedan was carried from the streets of the county town. It passed through the queue very smoothly and stopped slowly between the officers and soldiers and the barricade.
As the highest administrative, military and judicial chief of Jiangnan Province, Yin Chengliang slowly stepped out of the sedan chair. He still looked elegant and elegant. He took a few steps forward and said loudly: "Master Qiu, Sergeant Jiangnan has broken through the mountain. In Yin County, you are alone and weak. I still advise you to surrender as soon as possible and not to resist stubbornly. If this is done, I may be able to see it in the face of the emperor and the court. Lord Qiu's confrontation with the army can be forgotten. It’s a loss of life, broken bones and ashes!”
Qiu Yizhi, who was hiding behind the barricade, understood clearly.
Originally, he didn't want to have any more verbal quarrels with Yin Chengliang, but in order to delay the time, he had no choice but to shamelessly get out from behind the barricade, and bowed with a smile: "It turns out that Mr. Yin is here, and I'm not far away to welcome you." "
After several exchanges, although Yin Chengliang didn't know Qiu Yi's motives, he had some understanding of his plan to delay time, so he stopped greeting him and said straight to the point: "Did Mr. Qiu hear what I just said? If so, Why don’t you put down your weapons and come out and surrender!”
Qiu Yizhi said with a smile: "Master Yin's voice is loud and clear, and every word is precious. Naturally, the official heard it. But there are still some things that are not clear, and I just want to ask Master Yin for advice!"
"What's the matter? Just say hello." Yin Chenghao was used to being a teacher, so he blurted out these words and already regretted it.
Qiu Yizhi immediately seized the topic and said, "Master Yin just said that the official had been enemies of the officers and soldiers. This crime is very serious, and the official has a humble status and cannot bear it. However, after thinking about it, he did not become enemies of the officers and soldiers. I don't know. Sir, what is the basis for saying this?”
Yin Chengliang sneered and said: "I won't talk about what happened in the past few days. Just now, Master Qiu's soldiers were still attacking the ranks of the officers and soldiers. However, it is useless to talk about this matter. Do you want to surrender? Please tell me the truth."
However, Qiu Yizhi deliberately ignored the second half of Yin Chengliang's sentence, turned his head and asked, "Is it true that Yin Governor said that you were blocking the formation of the army?"
How could these soldiers admit it? They all shook their heads and said, "No, it's nothing."
So Qiu Yizhi turned his head back and said: "Master Yin, although these soldiers under the official are all rough people, they dare not deceive me. Since they said they have not offended the officers and soldiers, then naturally they have not. More Besides, I only have a few people under my command. How many people are there from the army? Even if one person lends them a leopard's guts, they won't dare to attack a stone with an egg!"
Yin Chengliang was really angry that Qiu Yizhi would cheat on him in public before he could grab it. He didn't even try to quibble with him, so he just asked: "Master Qiu, I just said it. It's just a waste of time to talk about these things now." That’s all. I’m still saying the same thing, if you surrender now you can forget about it; if you still resist, you will be punished!”
Qiu Yizhi smiled "hehe" and said: "Xiaguan has also fought in the war. The so-called surrender must be when the two armies are fighting. The relationship between Xiaguan and your Excellency is that of superiors and subordinates, not enemies. There is nothing to talk about. Fighting each other makes the word 'surrender' even more impossible."
"Okay, okay, okay! If you can talk," Yin Chengliang said angrily, "Then you can lead your soldiers and come out from this broken brick wall. Isn't it difficult?"
Qiu Yizhi asked back: "Why do you want me to evacuate from here? Your Majesty wants me to evacuate from here? The reason why I stay here is to prevent several important prisoners in the cell from escaping. This is the responsibility of Xiaguan. Please forgive me."
An idea struck him, and he raised his voice again and said: "Master Yin, maybe you want me to release these criminals, right? It's just that these criminals are very tricky. They have reviewed the case and signed the bonds before, lest they suffer consequences after they get out." If the villain confuses him and repeatedly recantes his confession, then the case of Xiaguan will not go forward. If Mr. Yin can make a written statement to ensure that these prisoners will not recant their confessions after they are released, then it is not impossible for Xianguan to release them. "
The written evidence that Qiu Yizhi said - Yin Chengliang must not be left behind; and the words "tricky", "villain", "bewitching" and other words in his words seemed to be aimed at this person who was indispensable in Jiangnan. Governor Yin Chengliang.
These few words exhausted Yin Chengliang's last bit of patience - his long, fair face was turning blue and purple, and he finally squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Since Mr. Qiu said that, At this point, there is no room for negotiation. We will just meet each other in arms." After that, he turned around and walked away in anger without taking the sedan chair.
Qiu Yizhi watched him leave, knowing that the officers and soldiers were about to attack like a tsunami in the blink of an eye. He quickly turned around and ordered Zhao Chengxiao and his soldiers to prepare for battle immediately, while he lay on the barricade and secretly observed the actions of the officers and soldiers.
Sure enough, after Yin Chengliang returned, the officers and soldiers were ready to move under the command of several officers and slowly pressed forward towards the barricade. However, their advancing speed was very slow, and it took them a while to surround the barricade.
Although Qiu Yi's army was not an elite force, there were many of them and they did not dare to take it lightly. He also felt that if the battle relied on barricades, the officers and soldiers might not be able to withstand it if they swarmed forward. So Qiu Yizhi ordered the troops to simply abandon the barricades and gather at the door of the cell. Everyone held a knife and formed a tight formation, waiting for the officers and soldiers to attack.
Qiu Yizhi was commanding in the middle of the formation, but he heard Zhao Chengxiao ask in his ear: "Sir, can you be serious now?"
The so-called "real action" is to kill the Jiangnan officers and soldiers.
Now, Qiu Yizhi and others have reached the point where they are fighting to the death with the officers and soldiers. If they show mercy any more, it will be tantamount to seeking death. Thinking of this, Qiu Yizhi nodded firmly and said, "That's natural. . The opponent wants to kill them all, so naturally we can’t sit still and wait for death!”
When the eighteen soldiers heard what Qiu Yizhi said, their morale was immediately aroused and they agreed in unison "Oh".
Before they finished speaking, they saw an officer and soldier crawling out of the barricade, peering inside to observe the situation.
Seeing the man's sinister look, a soldier under Qiu Yi's command bent down and picked up a broken brick from the ground, took a quick look and threw it on the man's head. This soldier had some skill with hidden weapons, and the brick was hit very accurately, hitting the man's head, making him dizzy and fell down.
But he saw the "Iron-Headed Jiao" without saying a word, stepped on the man's chest, and thrust the sharp blade downwards. He only heard an extremely dull sound coming from the man's throat, and then he died.
The "Iron-Headed Jiao" succeeded in one blow and immediately became excited and cursed: "I haven't seen blood for a long time. Today I can at least enjoy myself! Just come over and kill me!"
The officers and soldiers did not disappoint him. As he spoke, a dozen more soldiers climbed onto the barricade and looked down.
It's just that Qiu Yizhi's barricade was built to be as tall as a person and extremely strong, like a dam, blocking the flow of officers and soldiers outside the cell door.
The shape of soldiers is like water, and the shape of water avoids and tends downward. How to turn scattered soldiers into turbulent waves and exert their maximum power like a flood is the ultimate pursuit of famous generals since ancient times.
However, to achieve such a state, a general is required to have commanding abilities that can be called "art", and his officers must be highly skilled in martial arts, able to enforce orders and prohibitions, and have high morale.
Unfortunately, these two harsh conditions were not met by the dozen officers and soldiers who were the first to climb the barricade in front of Qiu Yi. This group of stragglers were like insignificant drops of water, one after another from the top of the barricade in an unorganized manner. As soon as he jumped down, before his feet could stand still, Qiu Yi's soldiers seized the opportunity and struck him with a "white knife in, red knife out", and he lost his life inexplicably.
The edge of the officers and soldiers was blocked, and their morale was immediately hit hard. No one dared to rush into the battle rashly. They only stood tremblingly on the barricade, staring at their companions who fell in a pool of blood.
Seeing that the advance in front was stalled, the officers immediately climbed up the barricade. Seeing that the troops were hesitant to move forward, they immediately cursed: "You cowards, have you grown up eating chaff? There are only a few people on the opposite side, and you are scared to death? Why not?" Quickly jump down and kill the enemy?"
After hearing this, several soldiers around him cursed in their hearts: "Are you brave? You are brave enough to take the lead in jumping, you can be considered a hero!" Although they did not dare to say it out loud, they did not want to trust their lives so easily.
During the stalemate, I heard a military order from the rear: "Master Yin has an order: implement the military formation method of sitting in a row - if the front team does not advance, the rear team will kill the front team!"
When this military order came, the officers and soldiers were all horrified. They turned to look at the comrades behind them, all of whom had drawn out their sabers. Their eyes were filled with murderous intent, and their hearts became more and more frightened. After thinking about it for a while, they felt that they were still the same as the dozen or so people in front of them. It was a little more cost-effective to fight, so they all jumped off the barricade that was as high as one person. (To be continued)