The copper stick and the saber, splashed a curtain of blood in the city gate. Qilin had never seen Nie Xiaoju so domineering and awe-inspiring. In his previous impression, this tall and thick man always sat quietly and embroidered, and most of the embroidered patterns were mandarin ducks in a lotus pond. But today, this man finally killed like a man, heartily.
"thirty-nine."
Nie Xiaoju cut off half of the shoulder of the rebel soldier in front of him with a knife, and then kicked the corpse flying out. Then he reported the number to Qilin provocatively, which made Qilin very upset.
Qilin smashed through the skull of a rebel soldier with one stick, and then poked a blood hole in the chest of the rebel soldier behind him with another stick: "Forty!"
Nie Xiaoju laughed loudly, and the saber in her hand danced like a windmill, no one could get close to her. The two killed each other, and a series of numbers came out of their mouths. Not to mention the enemy, even the left guard soldiers around them were dumbfounded.
The generals of the rebel army were already red-eyed. Hundreds of people rushed forward one after another. They lost more than a hundred people, but they couldn't take a step forward. Those two tower-like men stood still, despite the wave of rebel soldiers, they would not take half a step back.
"Press it up, press it up for me!"
He raised the horizontal knife and roared, if he hadn't been afraid of death, he would have rushed forward by himself.
Now he doesn't know where such a group of vicious people come from, relying on hundreds of people to fight to the death without retreating, does he think that Qiu'an County can be brought to an end in this way? The expansion of the rebel army was too fast, and many leaders who led hundreds of thousands of people did not understand the art of war at all. This so-called general was a follower of Pei Guo, the former prefect of Luo County, and he had never worn a livery.
After Pei Guo demoted Li Yuanshan, he was granted the title of Marquis of the County, and opened a mansion. Although he was only in charge of a county, his official position had already been upgraded to a higher level. One person attains enlightenment, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven. This guy named Pei Liu'er begged Pei Guo to come out to be an official. Pei Guo's subordinates also recruited a rebel team of more than ten thousand people, so he rewarded Pei Liu'er with a general and asked him to lead troops to protect Chen in Qiu'an County. The old man at home.
Such a person leads the army, how can he know the art of war
On weekdays in Qiu'an County, relying on the power of the Chen family and Pei Guo's backing, Pei Liu'er is used to domineering within a radius of a hundred miles, taking charge of the army for a year and enjoying all the blessings that he hadn't enjoyed in the past twenty years over again.
Asking him to pick women's clothes is good, but asking him to command the army to fight is purely a layman. Seeing the team of hundreds of people blocking the city gate, he didn't expect what it meant. Even if a veteran of Li Yuanshan's You Xiaowei was the general, he would realize that something was wrong.
Pei Liu'er was angry that so many of his subordinates could not beat a hundred, so he kept urging his subordinates to charge forward. But those rebels were also untrained. Seeing those two iron towers killing people like hemp. Most of the people just bluffed and didn't rush forward, and Pei Liuer cursed in a hurry.
At this moment, there was a muffled sound of thunder coming close to the ground. The rebels on the city wall let out an exclamation. Pei Liu'er didn't hear clearly what was shouting on the city wall at first, but he didn't hear clearly until the unidentified people in the gate suddenly tried their best to press into the city gate. The rebels on the city wall shouted that the cavalry was coming !
cavalry
Pei Liu'er was stunned for a moment, the first reaction was that the Mengyuan people came
The Mongolian Yuan people still had a large number of people in the northwest, who plundered from time to time and sent the looted property back to the grassland. In Pei Liu'er's knowledge, the only cavalry in the northwest, except for the cavalry under King Dingxi, were the Mengyuan people. So his face immediately turned pale with fright, and even the hand holding the knife began to tremble.
Wherever the Mongolian Yuan people went in the northwest, it was like a natural disaster. These barbarians from the Western Regions have no humanity at all. What they want is money, food and women, and whoever stops them will kill them. The windy Meng Yuan wolf cavalry didn't know how many villages and towns they slaughtered and how much property they robbed.
"General!"
His own soldiers shouted loudly: "What should we do?"
After shouting twice in a row, Pei Liu'er regained his composure, and replied in horror: "Where the hell do I know what to do!"
The rebels on the city wall began to shoot arrows, but no one commanded them. The sparse feathered arrows could not cause any impact at all, and the speed of the cavalry was too fast. It took less than six or seven breaths from entering the range to rushing to the city. They can only shoot three arrows before the battle, but for most rebels, it is not bad for them to shoot two arrows.
Hearing the sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground behind them, Qilin and Nie Xiaoju looked at each other and shouted at the same time. The two rushed forward first, and the elite left guard behind knew that the reinforcements had arrived, and they were all excited. The trembling rebel soldiers were forced to retreat again and again, and some subconsciously threw away the weapons in their hands and wanted to flee.
If it was really a Mongolian man, those murderers would kill anyone who saw a weapon in their hand.
Nie Xiaoju and Qilin pushed the rebels out, and the cavalry from the Shanzi Battalion also rushed in. The long horse lance poked out, and the rebel column in front was immediately torn open. They thought it was the Mengyuan people who came to kill them, but when they saw the black leather armor on the cavalrymen, their remaining courage was immediately frightened.
"It's the imperial court army!"
I don't know who yelled first, dropped the weapon in his hand, turned around and ran away.
In their view, as long as they don't resist, the Mongolian Yuan people may not be killed. But when the imperial court army came, how could these rebels be spared
Pei Liu'er was completely dumbfounded.
He felt like his heart would stop beating.
A tide of cavalry poured in from outside the city, using the horses in their hands to knock the rebel soldiers to the ground one by one. But anyone who stands in front of the horseshoe will be killed regardless of whether they resist or not. Ever since Pei Liu'er became the general, he has always led soldiers to bully the people, and he has never seen such a murder scene. When he saw the cavalry galloping forward on the corpses of his men, he didn't realize that his pants were cold.
Urine dripped down his trousers, with a smell of urine.
Before he could react, Qilin strode over and grabbed him by the front, lifted him into the air with one arm and then fell down hard. With a pop, Pei Liuer's face immediately blossomed, his nose The blood spurted out and mixed with the blood overflowing from the mouth. His mind was buzzing like thunder, he subconsciously rubbed his eyes and tried to sit up, but just as he opened his eyes, he saw a big foot slammed down on his chest.
With a click, I don't know how many ribs were crushed by this foot.
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When Fang Jie entered Qiu'an County, most of the rebels had already surrendered. The cavalry swept up every street, killing anyone who dared to hold a weapon in their hands. The rebels who were huddled on the city wall were still lucky that they did not become corpses under the horseshoes of the cavalry. They didn't understand what despair was until the infantry of Yangziying entered the city.
At this time, if you don't surrender, you will die.
Fang Jie ordered the rebel prisoners to be gathered up and put them on the main street of the county town. About a thousand remaining rebels knelt on the ground with their heads in their hands, not daring to look at the murderous officers and soldiers. They had no way out and never expected that the officers and soldiers would appear in Qiu'an County like magic soldiers descending from heaven.
You must know that Qiu'an is the hinterland of Shandong Road, and it is no less than two thousand miles away from Hexi Road that the imperial army is attacking. According to the logic, it is impossible for people from the imperial court to appear here.
Until now, they feel incredible.
How did this official army break through the defense line of King Dingxi's million-strong army
"General!"
Chen Qianshan wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained to the other party: "The county government has been taken down, including the county magistrate, all the officials of the county government have been arrested. I let people guard the treasury of the county government, but inside Not much."
The guard behind him carried a trembling middle-aged man and threw it on the ground: "This man is the magistrate of Qiu'an County!"
The county magistrate knelt on the ground, not daring to look at who was standing in front of him, just kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Forgive me, General. Forgive me, General. I had no choice but to obey the thief. I am really an obedient citizen of the Sui Dynasty, and I dare not have the heart of treason. If it weren't for my eighty-year-old mother and eight-year-old child at home, I would be considered a thief." You will not surrender to Thief Li even if you die!"
"There are more than two thousand rebels in the city, where is the food and grass?"
Fang asked.
"It's all in the Chen Family Courtyard!"
The county magistrate of Qiu'an kowtowed like garlic: "The food and grass supplies for these rebels are all provided by the Chen family. The county government is simply empty, so how can I raise soldiers? General, please be clear. I am willing to donate all my family property. Please also ask the general Forgive me."
"The Chen Family Courtyard."
Fang Jie repeated it, then turned around and asked, "Why hasn't it been breached yet?"
At this moment, Lu Fenghou ran back out of breath: "General, I really didn't expect that the Chen family's mansion was so difficult to chew! The courtyard wall is higher than the city wall of Qiu'an County, and it is extremely strong. A white seal. There are at least hundreds of private soldiers of the Chen family on the courtyard wall. In terms of equipment and combat power, they are much stronger than these rebels. All of them are holding hard bows, and the feather arrows are shooting out as if they can't finish Splash, we lost a hundred of our men, and we can't get close!"
Fang Jie frowned slightly when he heard this, stepped forward and walked out: "Lead the way!"
Lu Fenghou took Fang Xie to the outside of the Chen family's mansion, pointed to the other party and explained: "Look, general, this is not a private house, it is clearly a fortress. The courtyard wall is tall and thick, and an archery tower was built. Outside the gate of the courtyard is a deep ditch dug out. After the gate is hoisted, it is impossible to get in. The ditch is too deep and too wide for people to jump over. Let those private soldiers shoot like a target."
"I took someone to find a ladder to rush over, and I didn't climb the courtyard wall twice."
Lu Fenghou said annoyedly: "This Chen family member seems to be shrunk in a big tortoise shell!"
Fang Jie took a closer look and found that the Chen family compound was indeed a fortress. The courtyard wall was at least two feet long, and the private soldiers on it were well equipped, basically no different from the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. Looking at the armor, it was actually thicker than the leather armor of the soldiers. It seems that the Chen family spent a lot of money in order to protect themselves, and the money spent on repairing the courtyard wall is enough to make people speechless.
"Look, General."
Lu Fenghou pointed out: "The man in iron armor standing on the courtyard wall is very good at archery, and almost none of his arrows misses. Many of our soldiers are folded in the hands of this man."
Following Lu Fenghou's instructions, Fang Jie found that the man in iron armor on the courtyard wall should be young. With a white face and no beard, he stood there holding a hard bow, quite imposing.
"Who is this person?"
Fang Jie pointed to the man and asked.
The county magistrate of Qiu'an quickly said: "This person's name is Chen Dingnan, and his name is Dongyu. He is the eldest grandson of the Chen family. He was supposed to go to the Yanwu Academy in the capital, but the old lady of the Chen family made mistakes the year before last, so he couldn't keep his filial piety. Although this person is only ten years old Seven, but the martial arts are outstanding, and the bow and horse are skilled, the Chen family regards it as the hope of the family's rejuvenation."
"Dingnan?"
Fang Jie was startled, and suddenly remembered something.