Chastity Layman 2

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Liu Yanlu and Zhao Siyuan stood under the Dalongtan on Jinshan in front of Wenmendong.

This is a very deep pool with emerald green water. Legend has it that it leads directly to the East China Sea. Dragons often swim from the East Sea, so it is called Dalongtan.

Dalongtan is the source of the Heishui River. The water gushes out continuously throughout the year, and it seems that the flow is endless.

"Is there really a big dragon here?" Liu Yanlu asked curiously. Behind him, countless people and horses were still coming, and Liu Yanlu and others who arrived first were starting to set up camp.

"I don't know if there are dragons here, but I heard that Jinshan really has gold mines, and Wen Mendong digs out a lot of gold from the mountain every year." Zhao Siyuan, a young man, said while fetching water from the pool, "When we conquer Wenmengdong, we will definitely get a lot of gold and get rich."

The two teenagers were Liu Xiaosan and Zhao Xiaoer who came from Pingdenburg. They set off from Pingdeng, Menxian County. They first trained at Zhennan Pass for a period of time, and then rushed to Pingmeng village in Gaoping.

As General Qin Yong joined forces with Niu Jianhu, and then followed them to attack the Manzhai, the two teenagers showed bravery and made some contributions. Because they didn't have a big name, the two asked to join the army to give them a name.

Joining the army named one of them Yanlu and the other Siyuan. The teenagers didn't quite understand the meaning of the names, but they were very happy.

A few days ago, they received an urgent military order from Duke Wei, ordering them to go south to capture Wenmendong and prevent the Zuoxi rebels from going north.

During this period of time, the two teenagers followed their fellow villagers to the barbarian land to fight, and the journey went smoothly. They captured Meng, defeated Ande, and went to Funing. It is considered a long battle.

Because the main force of the barbarians was outside, their army did not encounter any serious problems. After receiving the order this time, some soldiers and horses were left to guard Funing and Ande, and about 5000 people rushed to Wenmendong quickly.

In front of Wen Mendong village, Qin Yong and Niu Jianhu are observing in front of the village.

Seeing that there were only a few people in Dongzhai, walking around in a panic, both of them were in a calm mood, not at all nervous about the coming battle.

Obviously, Wen Mendong's situation was similar to that of Ender they had just captured, and they didn't have much strength.

The elite young and strong have obviously all gone south.

Previously, the Tang army conquered this area once and drove away the Judingman, and established Ande, Xiyuan and other prefectures here. Many Manzhai had already belonged to the Tang Dynasty, and later some Mandi land was allocated to some Zuoxi Rivers who showed their hard work. Manzi, many left and right Ximan moved here.

When the Judingman retaliated against the invasion, some of the Zuoxi barbarians who had just moved were either beaten away or sent into the deep mountains and old forests. After the Judingman occupied these places, only some young and strong remained, and then some who were originally The Juding Man who was beaten away, dragged his family back to the old village.

The situation was chaotic. After the Zuoximan King Fusan led his troops to join the Juding Queen Nong Sanniang, the situation here has not changed much. It is still a mess. Many Zuoximan are still fighting against the Judingman.

Of course, from Qin Yong's point of view, this is nothing more than pecking at each other, and there is nothing to say.

The 5000 troops under his command include Tun Ding from the original Gaoping Fort, vassal knights from Wu'an Prefecture, Li Liao Ding Ding, etc., and the regular army of the South China Sea Navy brought by Niu Jianhu.

Well equipped and well trained.

In comparison, although there are about 5000 people gathered in Wenmendong, where the gate of the village is closed, most of them fled here after being defeated or frightened by the Tang army in this area. They are old and weak women and children who fled from various Xidong villages.

Their equipment is even worse, lacking knives and guns, very few bows and crossbows, let alone armor and shields.

This kind of Wenmendong is actually no different from the villages they captured before, but now Duke Wei suddenly sent an order, saying that Wenmendong is an important location to block the throat of the rebels fleeing north, and must be occupied first.

"How far is Nong Sanniang and Fu San from Wen Mendong?"

Qin Yong asked.

A knight from Wu'an Prefecture came forward to report behind him, "According to the detectives, the main force of the two barbarian chieftains, Nong Sanniang and Fusan, have arrived in Bozhou. They gathered Judingman and Zuoximan from various tribes, and now there are about 5 people. , The march is not fast. But another sentence, Nong Tianshun, the town barbarian chieftain, has already led 2000 people to Luohezhai, Xiyuan Prefecture."

"Nong Tianshun seems to want to rob Jingxi." Qin Yong glanced at the buckskin map in his hand.

Bozhou is in the middle reaches of the Heishui River, and the Heishui River is divided into two sources at a point in the upper reaches of Bozhou. One is the Nantan River originating from Dalongtan in Wenmendong, and the other is the Goose Spring in the southwest of Wenmendong. river.

Xiyuan Prefecture is on the bank of Nantan River, less than fifty miles away from Wenmendong.

"It came really fast."

"It's just a bunch of bereaved dogs."

Qin Yong and Niu Jianhu were separated from each other when they were in Chang'an before, but this time they cooperated with each other tacitly, and looked at each other, "We must take Wen Mendong before Nanong Tianshun arrives."

Niu Jianhu took a look at Wen Mendong, which was built on the edge of the Dalongtan and next to the mountain, and it was considered dangerous.

"How about I take some soldiers to intercept and ambush Nong Tianshun, and you fight Wen Mendong here?"

Wenmendong is located in a river valley basin, along the Nantan River to the south, and several tributaries converge. Between Wenmendong and Luohezhai in Xiyuan Prefecture, there is a relatively narrow mountainous valley, which is convenient for blocking.

"Anyway, the five thousand li circle is here, and I can't use it. Why don't I go to ambush Nong Tianshun for a while, maybe I can succeed?"

Qin Yong thought about it, they came quickly this time, when they received the order, they were still in the north of Ande Prefecture, after receiving the order, they quickly went south, and it only took half a day to take Ande Village. By the time they had broken through the Ande Village, they had killed Wen Mendong.

"Be careful, if the enemy is prepared, don't fight in waves."

Niu Jianhu patted his chest, "Although I am a navy general, there is no boat that can come to this big dragon pool at this meeting, but the thousands of brothers under me are not vegetarians, and they are still strong when they get off the boat. Sharp knife. Don't talk too much, I'm leaving now!"

He quickly summoned the officers above the brigade commander to convey the combat order, and the officers at all levels rushed back to their own tribe, and passed down the order level by level. In less than half an hour, 3000 people followed Niu Jianhu to the south.

Qin Yong looked at the 3000-horse Niu Jianhu heading south, and looked back at the camp with only 2000 people left.

"Stop camping, and prepare to attack the stronghold while it's still early in the sky!"

Liu Yanlu and Zhao Siyuan, who were carrying water, and a group of teenagers hurriedly put down their water bags and began to arm themselves after hearing the order.After fighting many battles, the equipment of the two teenagers has also increased.

They were originally unarmored pikemen, but now each of them is given a breastplate. This is the copper breastplate of the barbarians in Juding. It is very heavy and can only protect the chest. It is equipped with rattan arm guards and leg guards. , the leather battle skirt, the iron helmet, the leather shawl, and the neck guard are all well-protected. Although there is basically no protection on the back, with this patchwork of armor, it also makes the young man They feel more secure.

Help each other put these bits and pieces on and tie them tightly, and then start to take weapons again.

Liu Yanlu's weapon was replaced with a sharper zhangbabu lance. The lance was extremely thick. Although it was not as strong and tough as a horse lance, it was far better than ordinary spear shafts, not to mention the lance blade. It is as hideous as an eight-sided sword.

He is also equipped with a bow and a horizontal knife.

He always kept the plain knife he brought with him when he left home, but it was removed from the long pole and hung on his waist, serving as a knife for close use, and more often used for miscellaneous purposes such as chopping firewood. .

There were too many sieges, even the boys from Pindenburg had experience, and they were calm and methodical.

They didn't even forget to urinate and shit to cleanse themselves before putting on the equipment, and some of them quickly ate a handful of dry food when their companions helped him tie the armor.

Liu Yanshou did not forget to put a small cloth bag into his bosom. It was a first-aid kit given by the medical officers in the military camp. It contained gauze, sore medicine, needles and thread, etc. If he was injured, he could simply debride the wound and bandage it.

After all, the number of medical officers on the battlefield is very small. After a battle, there are many casualties, and they can be treated in time. Those who can save themselves first should save themselves first.

Another drumbeat.

Liu Yanlu, who had already been equipped, hurried to his Swallow team flag, and the leader of the team who was also holding a rifle was already standing on the flag. The Swallow team flag was held by the tallest Chang Lao San in the team. The standard bearer in the team, once the leader of the team is killed, he will take over the position of captain on the battlefield.

The team deputy is a man in his fifties from Lang Son. He is not tall, but he is missing one ear. He looks like a ruthless man.

As the deputy of the team, old man Wang, the weapon in his hand is a horse-slaying sword. It is said that the team deputy in the army of the Tang Dynasty is usually equipped with a Mo knife.

When they fight, the team leader is the opposite of the team leader. The team leader is at the front of the team to lead the battle, while the team deputy is at the end of the team to lead the battle.

The main duty of the team deputy is to supervise the battle. Whoever dares to retreat during the battle will be killed with his big knife.At the same time, the team deputy is also responsible for recording the combat performance of a group of soldiers, and he mainly records the military merits in the end.

Liu Yanlu's team consisted of 50 people, most of whom were middle-aged boys recruited from Wu'an Prefecture, and only three of the deputy standard-bearers at the head of the team were Ding Nan.

The leader of the team was also surnamed Liu, and when he saw him, he waved to him.

"Our team's two flags were injured last time when we fought against Ande village, so we left it there, you can make up for it."

Liu Yanlu was very excited when he heard that, there was one flag bearer in the team and two flag bearers.During the battle, the team leader is in the first row, and the flag bearer and two flag bearers are in the second row.Both the flag bearer and the flag guard must be selected with high horsepower and refined martial arts. The flag bearer is even the first level of the team deputy, and the flag guard is also at the same level as Huo Chang.

There are 50 people in a team, and there are five fires. In fact, there are only nine people in each fire, because the team leader, deputy and three standard bearers are not included in each fire. They belong to officers, and all kinds of treatment are the best in the whole team. .

It is also easy to make meritorious deeds when fighting.

They formed a formation at Zhennan Pass, and after they arrived at Pingmeng Village, they fought more than a dozen battles, and there were some casualties. After the war, there are still 41 people in the team.

Seven people were reduced, just enough to make up four combat squadrons with 36 people, plus the five people who were the team leader and standard bearer.

"As the flag, you understand your responsibilities, right?" Captain Liu of the clan asked.

"The flag is there and the people are there!"

"Well, your task is to guard the team flag and the flag bearer. Even if the fifth flag bearer falls, you can't let the team flag fall. You and He Datou must ensure the safety of the team flag. Also, remember to follow me closely during the battle .”

(End of this chapter)