In Zhaojiazhai, outside the low stone walls, there are already green flags with the word anger representing the rebels. And Zhou Huaian also stood on a mound and looked inside.
This is of course not that he has committed the adventurism madness, but that he has waited for reinforcements and finally arrived in Changle County over time; so he can temporarily surrender this resident and take everything with him. The manpower and materials that could be taken moved closer to the main formation of Stormrage Camp.
Of course, as the price of surrendering a relatively intact station and atlas roster, he briefly relied on some assistance from the friendly army who came to take over, and touched the archer of a battalion. Scan the town where the regiment army is located. The first thing to be solved is naturally Zhaojiazhai, which is the most powerful and the strongest background.
Zhaojiazhai is also quite far away from Changle County. It is located right in the northwest end of Changle County surrounded by hills. There are many scattered homes and other buildings scattered on the low and gentle mountain. After reaching the flat ground, it was surrounded by a low wall made of gravel. There are one large, two small and three portals.
Then there is a wider wooden fence outside the wall, enclosing the large green farmland and scattered houses outside the village; and between these wooden fences and the wall, there are many new and old buildings. Outposts and arrow towers; a thin ring-like river and ditches extending horizontally and staggeredly, dividing the low and flat field outside the wooden fence into two irregular halves;
Therefore, it is not so much like a stockade, as it is like a shrunken version of a small town.
The architectural pattern in Zhaojiazhai is also reflected in the distribution of mountain tiers. There is an obvious status gap between rich and poor. The higher the position, the newer the building looks, the more tidy and taller the building, while the lower the position the building is. Disorganized and dilapidated; and at the highest point is a community of large houses resembling Wubao, which is undoubtedly the home of the village owner.
Those wall barriers and wooden fences, as well as the outposts and arrow towers, are full of young adults with guns, sticks, bows and arrows. Although they don’t have any uniform clothes and equipment, they seem to be full of people’s heads. A look of seriousness.
Inside and outside Muzha, large tracts of farmland that has not yet been harvested have been trampled down, and many messy objects have been lost, and there are even a few unattended pigs and sheep swimming around, playing and chewing. This vegetable border and the seedlings in the rice field; it looks like a very hasty evacuation.
Then, Zhou Huaian said to an unsmiling rebel general next to him.
"Next, I will bother you to start."
"It's saved..."
Following his order, the jagged Rebel archers began to line up a few rows across the city, and slowly walked towards Zhaojiazhai amidst the shouts of their respective bosses. After the first beating of the gong, they stopped one after another, and began to untie their bow arms and pull out the strings in their pockets.
After the second sound of the gong, they raised their tied wooden bows, began to hit the first arrow diagonally upwards, and stopped when they were half full; suddenly a gust of wind blew through them. , Blowing the silk polyester tied to the flagpole among them, slowly shaking and dancing;
At this time, the third gong rang out loudly, and it was like a sudden gust of wind was blowing from them, and it was like a large group of buzzing flying in the air trembling. Quaking migratory locusts;
After another suffocating moment, I saw those young men who were standing by on the wall, like being shot by an invisible wave, suddenly falling amidst the sound of exclaiming and screaming. There were a lot of figures falling down, and several dog-biting flaws suddenly appeared on the black wall.
Zhou Huaian couldn't help but sighed. It was really a mob, or only the experience and concept of fighting in the countryside, without any measures of blocking arrows and protection, just standing on the wall without any cover to meet the enemy.
In contrast, this friendly army was dispatched from the front of Shaozhou. Although the number was small and only a few battalions, it was basically a veteran who had seen blood with the official army. Under this obvious judgment, the opponent's result seems to have no suspense.
I saw that the interval between the ringing of the gongs became shorter and shorter, and the second round of the arrow from the string had already emanated from the adjusted queue. This time the heads were obviously denser and closer; I saw that the distance was farther. The walls at the place were suddenly emptied section after section, leaving blood-colored mottled walls.
Then came the third wave and the fourth wave. At this time, the remaining young men finally reacted. Amidst the loud cries of fathers and mothers, they burst out of the wall like a torrent of water. The base escaped completely, leaving only a pile of old corpses and the wounded wailing.
"The trumpet..."
Zhou Huaian ordered to the left and right
"It's up to our people..."
And under the shouts and orders of the leaders at Laoguan, the men and horses he brought have been lined up; with the guards at the head, the players are in front, the spearmen are in the back, and the crossbow is in the back of the three-stage array. , And then they were blowing the flute and whistle, slowly moving forward and going.
The riders of the pro-cavalry team and the directly-affiliated team also began to ride horses from left to right on the two wings, making a gesture of covering the middle road and blocking the possibility of breaking through and fleeing. Although all of this still looks rough and messy, there is already a rudimentary form of preliminary array coordination.
At this time, on the outposts and arrow towers that were not affected, some people rushed to jump down, but fell heavily on the mud and limped up again, and fled towards the village with all their strength. go with.
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Walking quickly in a queue full of heavy sweat and breathing, Xu Si, who is already one of the team mates, also leaned forward slightly with his hand in front of him; he used the corner of his eye to grasp the peace Judging the integrity of the left and right formations, adjusting their pace according to the tone of the flute, while staring at every move on the wall with a sense of separation;
His real name is Xu Tengyi, and he takes the meaning of being able to toss and have enough perseverance to survive in this difficult world. The reason why he is called Xu Si in daily life is to commemorate his other three brothers who died before they could reach adulthood. He was born in a typical Lingnan tuhu family. He lived in Meizhou, relying on a few acres of thin fields on the edge of the mountain, gathering firewood and hunting to make ends meet.
However, after the great drought in the north and the turmoil in the world where the hungry people are everywhere, even in this place outside the ridge at the southern end, it is impossible to be alone; in order to prepare for the enemy and support the needs of the government, the various taxes and taxes of Solo He miscellaneous stalls will soon be enough to make many poor households without separate rations embark on the road of bankruptcy and fleeing. Even if they are on the fringe of government rule, the people in the mountains and wilds who live in the wasteland cannot escape.
When his sisters were all sold by labeling, but they still couldn't change the end of their parents in the torment, starvation and illness, he had to go into exile with the people who could not survive. The crowd of people naturally joined the Yellow King Yijun going south for a bite of food. When he survived the first battle of the Guangzhou battle, wearing wet pants and crotches, he naturally became a trivial pawn, and with the order of the General’s Mansion, he became a rebuilt one. A member of Stormrage Camp.
Then, after encountering this rather unique "wild monk" who became his subordinates and participated in and experienced some things personally, his numb life and dazed and chaotic life with the flow of the world seemed to be different. Little touches and changes; in other words, I finally feel that my life has a little meaning and usefulness.
Especially after listening to the points and stories told by the monk, a lingering question and thought arose in his heart somewhat; why it is so obvious that he is so honest with his father and mother that there is no conflict in the world. , The kind people who have been suffering for a lifetime and have never blushed, and still often use the things born to help their neighbors, can’t live well in this difficult world;
Perhaps following this rebel army who claims to "make up the average" and "sweep the injustice of the world" can help him find the answer; and after being able to follow this monk who likes to tell stories and thinks, he feels distanced from himself. The result and truth that I want to pursue is closer and clearer.
Suddenly a crooked figure in the corner of his eyes made him shout in annoyance.
"Lu Piao, why did you pull down again..."
"Is it possible that you want to get out of the team and eat martial arts..."
After being yelled by Xu Si, the opponent who gradually fell to the end of the team quickly stepped up a few times to follow up, but unexpectedly did not step on the beat but stepped on a gap on the ground. Suddenly he was a little clumsy and wanted to lower the spear. On the ground, Xu Siyan hurriedly stepped forward and pulled it, which was able to stabilize his figure;
"Act before the battle, what are you doing?"
He couldn't help suppressing his voice and anger,
"Isn't the punishment eaten enough..."
This Lu Piao is a new soldier assigned to him. It is said to be an authentic Cantonese. It’s just that he doesn’t have a livelihood on weekdays and he messes around in the streets all day long. He is not interrupted because of his sister who is married to a fishmonger; but he doesn’t know. It was a madness, and suddenly one day he came to vote for the rebels, and fell under the arrangement of the rear team of Stormrage Camp.
In daily life, he keeps saying that he has to get ahead in the army, so that he can return home to his sister and the family. Correspondingly are his market style and habits, especially those who can eat and love sneaking and skiing, but they can’t. He can be regarded as a good soldier, but at the moment there is really no hand to use. The "old man" brought out of Guangzhou like him will just pinch his nose to make do with it for a while.
"Good job, give another chance..."
Lu Piao, who was short and pale, showed a certain look of pleading, and said in a low voice.
"I'm so hungry, I can't keep up with the energy"
"I'll calculate with you later..."
Xu Si couldn't help feeling a bit resentful. The only reason for this private job to stay in the guards is to give priority to providing enough food. Therefore, basic minor faults continue, but major mistakes have never been committed.
"Stand by my side first. Follow the pace..."
Fortunately, although there was such a small episode, the expected counterattack and interception did not appear, and there was a burst of arrows that passed slightly above the head, and I didn’t know when it had stopped, but as he was at the forefront. The team approached and saw that the wall was already covered with white feathers of arrows like reed flowers, and the blood flowing down the edge of the big beach; but he had gone through many offensive and defensive battles, and he was already indifferent. Wave up.
Except for the "shen yin" and cry of the dying person, there is no other movement on the wall of Zhanggao. The back of the wooden gate has been blocked with heavy objects, and there seems to be a series of heavy breathing and gasping. (End of this chapter)