Chastity Layman

  Chapter 842 Standard Bearer

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

   This is a very deep pool with emerald green water. It is said 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 Wenmendong, 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 continuously 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 the two of them Yanlu and 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 countrymen to the barbarian land to fight, and the journey went smoothly. They captured Meng, defeated Ande, and went to Funing.

  Because the main force of the barbarians was away, their soldiers and horses 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 5,000 people quickly came to Wenmendong.

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

  Looking at the shadows in the village, they were walking around in a panic. Both of them were in a calm mood, and there was no tension in the 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 Zuoxi Man 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 Zuoxi Man are still fighting guerrillas with the Juding Man.

  Of course, in the eyes of Mr. Silver Hammer, Qin Yong, this is nothing more than pecking at each other, and there is nothing to say.

  The 5,000 troops under his command include Tun Ding from the original Gaoping Fort, vassal knights from Wu'an Prefecture, 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 5,000 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, and there are no more than a thousand young people. Most of them are old and weak women and children who fled from various Xidong villages.

  Their equipment is even worse. They lack knives, guns, bows and crossbows, not to mention armor and shields.

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

   "How far are 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 have gathered Judingman and Zuoximan from various tribes, and now there are about 50,000 people. , The march is not fast. But another sentence, Nong Tianshun, the barbarian chieftain, has already led 12,000 people to Luohezhai, Xiyuan Prefecture."

   "It seems that Nong Tianshun wants 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.

  Xiyuanzhou is on the Nantan River, less than fifty miles away from Wenmendong.

   "It came very quickly."

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

  Qin Yong and Niu Jianhu were separated 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 are here to fight Wen Mendong?"

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

   "Anyway, the five thousand li circle is here, and it can't be used. 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 and delivered the combat order. The officers at all levels rushed back to their own tribes, and passed down the orders level by level. In less than half an hour, 3,000 troops followed Niu Jianhu to the south.

  Qin Yong looked at the cattle and tigers heading south and saw three thousand horses and horses, and looked back at the camp with only two thousand 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 bulky 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 changed to 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 have been many sieges, even the teenagers from Pindenburg have experience, they are not in a hurry, and they are methodical.

  They didn’t even forget to urinate and **** 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, needle 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.

   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-killing sword. It is said that the team deputy in the Datang Mansion Army is usually equipped with a Modao.

  When they fight, they are 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 formation. Whoever dares to retreat during the battle will be killed with his big sword. 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 has a team of fifty people, most of them are middle-aged boys recruited from Wu'an Prefecture, only three of the team's deputy standard-bearers are Ding Nan.

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

   "One of the two flags of our team was injured when they fought against Ande Village last time. They stayed there. You can make up for it."

  Liu Yanlu was very excited when he heard this. 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.

A team consists of 50 people, set up five fires, and each fire actually has only nine people, 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 also the best in the whole team. of.

  It is also easy to make meritorious service 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 is no time to replenish, and now there are 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 leader and standard bearer.

   "As Jue Banner, do you understand your responsibilities?" Captain Liu of the family asked.

   "The flag is in the people!"

"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)