Late Tang

When Gongsun Lan told Li Jing that Feng Zhang had joined forces with the entire army in Duli Town to attack, Li Jing felt that the situation was serious.Although Shamen Town has expanded its army several times, it still has only 8000 people.For Shamen Town, which now has only 10,000+ people, it has almost reached the ratio of [-] to [-] militia, which is already the limit.

But the opponent came with nearly 3 people, and the ratio of troops between the two sides reached nearly four to one.Although he won two awards, he was not dazzled by the victory.If Shamen Township is completed, Li Jing can still be trapped in the city.But now the castle is only half built, and it is impossible to hold on to the enemy with such a castle.

If you can't face it head-on, and you can't stick to it, then you can only outwit it.

Even so, Li Jing still made a full mobilization.The seven battalions of Heixiong, Qinglang, Tieqiang, Tiebi, Zhenhai, Nutao, and Flying Eagle in Shamen Town were all mobilized, and the logistics battalion, prisoner-of-war battalion, and even the labor camp were also mobilized.Although most of the prisoner-of-war camps and labor camps were prisoners of war from Duli Town and Beisha City, as well as from Daxie Village exchanged from Qingnipu, at this time, Li Jing could only mobilize them.All the prisoners of war were issued with weapons, and they were broken up and grouped together with the children of the Minzhuang camp who were temporarily recruited.

This was a mobilization of the whole people, and more than 1 soldiers and civilians in Shamen Town were armed to fight.

The fireworks in Beishan ignited ragingly. In fact, this was not Li Jing asking for help from Dengzhou.Li Jing never counted on Dengzhou rescue at all, although Li Jing knew that Dengzhou would definitely come to rescue him when the flames of war were ignited.But in fact, Li Jing didn't want them to come. Dengzhou's rescue was a double-edged sword.Their arrival is not necessarily a good thing, the battle has to be fought by oneself.

"Beacon is on fire!"

Almost at the moment when the beacon was ignited, several soldiers who had been observing for a long time immediately told several officers the news.

Shaobing Island has now been occupied by the Daxie army, and the bastions and arrow towers have been occupied by the Daxie soldiers, especially the three bastions, on which the Daxie soldiers' carts and cannons were erected.After a long period of bombardment, Feng Zhang led most of his troops to the Beishan Wharf. Now the [-] left-behind troops on Shaobing Island seemed a bit relaxed. Among the bastions, arrow towers, and the barracks on the island, These big Xie soldiers are chatting loudly.

The soldiers and horse envoys had already invaded Salmon Island, and this time they finally got their revenge. They didn't have much hatred for Li Jing, but they won this battle, and they would all be rewarded with a generous reward.

These people were chatting and beating and scolding very relaxedly, and they were not vigilant at all. There were many warships of them in the sea outside the island, and they would never think of what would happen.

"Fifth Colonel, the guys above are totally unprepared. The method that the yamen came up with is absolutely brilliant. The smoke of the beacon has already risen, let's go out and take back Shaobing Island." An officer of Shamen town in iron armor said loudly .

The first general of the Flying Eagle Battalion, the head of the fifth concubine, laughed twice, raised his head and looked around to find out where he was staying. In a criss-crossing underground passage, the passage was dug very wide and deep, and it was eight feet high. , one foot wide.Moreover, there are wooden beams and planks to reinforce the passage, and on the left and right sides of the passage, a hall with an area of ​​about three feet square is dug every ten or twenty steps.

This is a huge underground labyrinth. Many materials, food, weapons, etc. on the sesame seed island are stored in underground halls.But now, this is not just an underground storage room, but also an underground military storage room.Xie Binglong came, in order to lure Feng Zhang to take the bait again, Li Jing didn't plan to face the pier head-on this time, but retreated first, then defeated and then ambushed.

The first capital of the Flying Eagle Battalion stationed on Shaobing Island, after shooting almost [-] arrows at the beginning, immediately retreated into the underground passage, waiting for the signal to counterattack.

The fifth concubine couldn't help grinning sneering when he saw that besides the 2000 subordinates from the first capital, there were also nearly [-] people from the logistics battalion and the civilian camp temporarily sent in the passage.Fengzhang dog thief made you laugh at first, now it's our turn to act.

"According to the plan, a team of five groups will lead 100 people each. You enter the three bastions and nine arrow towers from the passage first, and take back the bastions and arrow towers. The second team and the rest follow me Come on, let's go and get their rooks and artillery positions. Remember, you must act quickly!"

"understand!"

The plan has already been repeatedly explained, and now it's about to start, it's just a repetition.According to the plan, more than 2000 people were divided into two parts and moved quickly along the passage.

Li Asan was a prisoner of war, to be precise, a prisoner of war in Qingnipu.He was originally a Tang from Liaodong and a hunter.Later, he was moved by Duli Town's generous food and salary, and joined Duli Town as a soldier.The soldiers in Duli Town were indeed paid well. He had been a soldier in the fortress outside the city of Duli Town for five years, and he had already saved a lot of money when he was 23 years old.With this money, he married the third wife of the neighbor's old Mr. Liu's family, bought two Silla slaves, and got a prisoner of war slave.After five years in the army, he was even promoted to a team leader because of his bravery in combat.Maybe as long as he works for another three to five years, he can be promoted to the second level and become the deputy team leader. At that time, he can buy a house in the town of Duli and move the whole family into the city.

It's just that although this wish was good, his fort was breached during a surprise attack by the Crane Cavalry Army in Qingnipu. Although he fought desperately, he was still a prisoner in the end.I was imprisoned in Qingnipu for nearly half a year, working day and night in the mine, and almost died of exhaustion in the mine.Then inexplicably, he was sent to Salmon Town and became a slave in the labor camp of Salmon Town.

Just when he felt that life was hopeless and bleak.He saw Li Jing with his own eyes, and heard the general of Shamen Town say that as long as these slaves can serve for five years, they will be free.This made him feel a glimmer of light, but just yesterday, Li Jing summoned them again and gave them weapons. He told them that as long as they can cut off five enemy heads in this battle, they can Be free now.The extra heads cut off can be exchanged for ten strings of money each.

This announcement immediately made him feel hot. Li Asan was not afraid of fighting. Before he joined the army, he was a very talented hunter. The hunting bow in his hand could shoot down all the eagles in the world.After joining the army, no fewer than ten opponents died at his hands.Five heads can be exchanged for freedom, which makes him very happy.

After agreeing to fight, he was given a spear.However, he told the person who issued the weapon that he was good at archery. When he asked for a bow, the other party just took a bow and asked him to shoot three arrows.Sixty steps away, all three arrows hit the bull's-eye.He got a longbow and a pot of thirty arrows. As an exception, the storekeeper also gave him an iron helmet. "Here, if you kill a few more enemies on the battlefield, no matter what your status was before, you will be free. If you kill a few more, you will still get rewards, one head with ten punctures."

Sitting in the tunnel, holding a bow and arrow that was familiar but unfamiliar for more than half a year, Li Asan's hands trembled a little.He heard from the gang leader of Shamen Town next to him that the people above were from Daxie Village, and they joined forces with people from Duli Town to attack tonight.When he heard the word Duli Town, he was a little surprised at first, but then he stopped thinking about it.Being in the town of Duli has already become a thing of the past for him.Although he used to be a soldier in Duli Town, so what.

"Quick, quick, quick! Following this passage, there is one of the bastion above. Everyone rush up, don't worry about anything, first grab the bastion, and those who dare to resist will be killed without mercy. After occupying the bastion, Immediately climb up to the bastion and shoot with the cannons and crossbows in your hands." The bearded leader shouted loudly to more than 100 of them at the intersection of the passage.

After speaking, the leader of the gang took the lead, holding a shield in one hand and a knife in the other, and rushed into the cross road first.At the end of the fork is a staircase with about twenty or thirty steps.The gang leader led the men up to the end of the stairs with light steps, listened for a while under the airtight barrier, and then waved to them.Immediately, several of the tallest soldiers used their strength together to forcefully push the baffle open. The baffle opened, and an exit appeared in front of everyone.

"Kill!" The gang leader yelled in a low voice, and jumped up first with his knife in hand, Li Asan also followed behind, holding his bow tightly.When he rushed up, he had already reached the first floor of the five-storey bastion.This is a very wide castle hall, with a circumference of fifty paces.As far as the eye can see, there are only four or five big Xie soldiers in the hall on the first floor chatting in front of the door on the first floor, and two of them are sleeping soundly.

Li Asan and the others suddenly rushed out from the ground, which shocked those few people.Just as one was about to shout, the bearded leader threw a dagger into the man's mouth.Several of the soldiers also threw daggers and shot arrows one after another.Li Asan's reaction was quick, and the bow he had already set up was fired immediately, and with one arrow, he hit a big Xie soldier right between the eyebrows.

Before the soldiers came and let out a scream, they were immediately killed by various blows.The bearded man stepped forward to check it, and said to Li Ah San very satisfied, "You just shot a corporal leader, and he performed well. The head of this corporal leader counts as two heads of ordinary soldiers. You can kill three more." one, be free."

Li Asan grinned, feeling excited.

The bearded man said again in a low voice: "The first team led [-] people to stay at the gate, and the rest followed me! Move fast, fast! Before they react, kill their mother."

"Kill his mother." Li Asan's eyes sparkled, and he responded in a low voice, holding the bow in his hand, followed closely behind the bearded leader, and quickly rushed to the second floor.There were more people on the second floor, more than a dozen of them, who were killed by their lightning speed.Li Asan killed another one, this time it was still a corporal leader, he had already seen that the corporal leaders were all wearing iron armor, and even the iron helmet was more delicate.

The third floor, the fourth floor, almost didn't take much effort, they had already reached the fifth floor in one breath.There are about 100 people on the fifth floor, sitting or standing behind those huge cannons and carts.

The two armies met, and this time it was a bloody battle. The bearded leader led a man with a shield and rushed forward, calling for Li Asan and the others to shoot arrows.The two sides fought bloody battles. Fortunately, the soldiers on the top of the fort were only soldiers manipulating ballistas to throw cannons. Their martial arts skills were not the most exquisite, and they were not brave enough to fight.After being wiped out by Li Asan and the others, and seeing that no one came to help, they immediately shouted and surrendered.

Seeing the captive kneeling on the ground and the bloody corpse lying on the ground, Li Asan wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face shone with excitement, walked up to the bearded leader who was bandaging the wound on his arm, and said in a trembling voice : "Two corporal leaders, six ordinary soldiers, and a team leader."

The bearded man glanced at Li Ah San appreciatively, "One corporal chief counts as two, and one gang chief counts as three. Good job, you got thirteen first-level military merits in one fell swoop. After this battle, you will be free." Yes, and you can also get [-] strings of reward. After taking the money, go wherever you want."

"I want to go back to Liaodong." Li Asan said.

"Whatever you want, this is your freedom. There are boats from Dengzhou Port to Liaodong every day, and you can leave at any time."

Li Asan hesitated for a moment and said, "If I come back after picking up my wife and children, do you still want me to be a soldier? I want to join you."

The bearded man was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "Of course, boy, let's not say much, there are still many leaders who can be exchanged for money. If you want to make money, come with me!"

(To be continued)