Chapter 291 Small Win

More than twenty riders galloped over the distance, Duan Ruiyi stepped on the reins and threw the corpse of a merchant on the horse's back to the ground. Several arrows were inserted into the corpse, and an arrow even penetrated through his back. The corpse had become cold and stiff.

"Sir, the city is already prepared. As soon as it approaches, a rain of arrows shot over, almost losing several lives..."

Zhao Shi waved his hand to signal the soldiers to return to the team, and didn't even look at the bodies under the horse, "Let's go and have a look together."

It was already summer, and Gushan was even more beautiful as in paintings. The springs in the mountains were twitching, the fog was steaming, the flowers were everywhere, and the grass was swaying. The county town on the hillside was located on the gentle slope on the southern foot of Gushan. The city wall was not tall, but it was built with stones, surrounded by the mountain wall, surrounded by springs, which really seemed to be in danger.

Behind the low-high city wall, figures ran around. When the Qin army arrived, there were even more people on it, and they looked very panicked. However, when Zhao Shi and others led their troops to the foot of the mountain, the voices on it disappeared. Rows of swords and guns stretched out behind the city wall, and in silence, the sound of birds in the mountain chirping was quite harsh.

"Hu Li, Chi Demon, Ni Lang, you guys bring people up and take a look."

"Yes." Several people agreed loudly, and quickly disappeared among the forests in the mountains with a few scouts.

"Live coach, give me one hundred people, and I will definitely bring down Shen Chong's head to you." Du Shanhu said loudly.

Zhao Shi shook his head. All the counties were weak. His army had few casualties. Only a few soldiers were slightly injured. One of them fell off his horse and broke his neck while chasing. This was the first person who died in the Jingzhao Army. It made people laugh and cry. He didn't believe that Wanquan County would be much better than other county towns. He had only more than 1,500 people under his command, and the cruel battle was still behind. The casualties in these county towns were worthless.

"Let's talk when Hu Li and the others come back. Everyone gets off the horse and rest. You three set up whistle and Duan Rui, you can bring some people to make some ladders. Maybe in the end, we have to try whether our Jingzhao Army's soldiers are not afraid of death..."

Everyone immediately obeyed the order and left one after another. Wu Wenhuan and others looked coldly. They could be said to be the most knowledgeable people in their county. The Qin army, which appeared on the ground in Hedong for the first time, did not mention the combat power, had strict discipline, and was subject to prohibition, and was quite elite. Although they were not completely unscrupulous, they were not as cruel as the Jurchens. When the army passed through the border, they always had to cause some tragic things and followed them all the way. They also lacked a lot of fear.

However, Zhao Shi's next words let them know that soldiers are indeed soldiers, whether they are from the Qin or the Jin.

"After a while, Hu Li and the others will come back. Send someone to the city to shout and ask them to hand over all the Jurchens and Hu officials. Otherwise, after the city is broken, all the officials in Wanquan County will be left without any chickens and dogs."

Wu Wenhuan also took a breath after hearing this. The cold-blooded and cruel soldier's thoughts were not something that ordinary people who study and businessmen could understand. But fortunately, there were no words like massacre of the city, otherwise this Han general was not much different from the Jurchens.

In Wanquan County, the county magistrate Shen Chong, wearing a green collar, a long sword around his waist, and a face stretched out. He quickly walked under the city wall. In addition to a few officials wearing black and red soap shirts, the county chief clerks and other officials, there were also two Jurchen nobles with braids on their heads and blue-white faces and panic-looking eyes. Although their bloated bodies were also wearing armor, their expressions could not be linked to the rumored brave Jurchens.

"Mr. Shen, I see that the city walls of the county are low, and we have few soldiers in our hands, so it's better..." One of the Jurchen nobles squeezed a fat face, with a layer of oil on their faces, and tried hard to put their necks in their ears and whispered in a low voice.

Wherever the group walked, they hurriedly transported arrows, stones, wooden sticks and other things to the city walls to transport arrows, stones, wooden sticks and other things to guard the city. They all bowed their heads respectfully and shook aside, which showed that Shen Chong was extremely popular in the county.

After hearing this, Chen Chong stopped, a trace of redness flashed across his gentle face. He turned around and stared at the Jurchen nobleman and said, "Wulincha, you should have a thousand soldiers under you, but how many people are there now? How many places have you eaten? This county has not been concerned about you because you are from Your Majesty's personal army. You dare to say such words now. Weak our morale. Even though we are civil servants, we cannot tolerate you."

The man was so cruel that he reached out. As he spoke, he had already pulled out the sword at his waist. A green light flashed, and the sword stabbed the frightened Wu Lincha to a heartbroken heart. Everyone around him was shocked. Chen Chong turned his face and wiped away the blood splashed on his face. His usual gentle and gentle face had been distorted and deformed. His eyes swept over and no one dared to look at him.

"Chen Chong is the magistrate of Wanquan County, which His Majesty personally granted. If the herdsmen defend their territory, they should survive and die in the county town. If you are half-hearted, you should share the same person."

Everyone's eyes died on the ground and their eyes were dying with their eyes closed, and they all nodded, especially the remaining Jurchen Thousand Households. They didn't expect that Chen Chong was so hard. His past courage and courage had long gone with Wanquan's comfortable life. This was when his lips were blue and white. Under Shen Chong's attention, he could only be submissive.

Everyone followed Chen Chong to the city wall. The soldiers from the county and township made way. Chen Chong took the lead. He was a civil servant and didn't know much about the battle formation. Looking at the Qin army surrounded by the foot of the mountain, he was not afraid and said to a strong man who came forward: "Zhang Shu, what's the situation?"

"Sir, there are many Qin troops outside, but if you have to fight, you will know that they are good at defending the city, and the cavalry is also very powerful, but infantry attacking the city? We have never seen it yet." Zhang Shu was the adjutant of the Jurchen Thousand Houses. He had a rank of the Han army hundred households. He had just returned to the expedition with the army. There were many people like him who were recruited with the army. Now they have returned to their original hometown. It happened that when he returned to Wanquan, he was caught by the Qin army to plunder the land. After going day and night, Wanquan was ready. When he said this, he didn't even look at the Thousand Houses of his own land.

"You said we..."

Although Chen Chong's words were not completely said, no one would understand the meaning. Zhang Shu smiled slightly and replied: "It seems that this is the vanguard of the Qin army. There are not many people, and the march is so fast that it can be called an elite place. However, our county town has a good terrain and the county magistrate is here. We are united and we should be able to defend for a few days, but once the army arrives, I'm afraid..."

While the city was talking, four people below came not far from the city with white flags. The soldiers on the city couldn't help but hold their weapons tightly. Seeing that Chen Chong and others were all nervous, Zhang Shu waved his hand inadvertently and said, "Don't panic. These people are talking."

Sure enough, the people under the city did not step forward, stood there and shouted with their necks straight: "Listen to the people in the city, my general said, hand over all the Jurchens and Hu people in the city. Otherwise, after the city was broken, all the officials in Wanquan County will confiscate the family and destroy the clan without leaving any chickens and dogs. My general will only give you one hour to carefully consider it, and then one hour to attack the city immediately."

After shouting these words more than ten times, the faces of the people in the city twitched. Finally, everyone set their eyes on the Jurchen Thousand House beside Shen Chong. The Jurchen Thousand House first turned pale, and then the fierce light flashed in his eyes. Finally, the Jurchen Thousand House showed the inherent fierce side of the Jurchen people, and several unscrupulous gazes immediately moved away.

However, such murderous words made everyone feel like they were holding a rabbit in their hearts, and they were a little uneasy. Even Zhang Shu's face twitched for a moment. Only Chen Chong didn't care, shook the green official uniform on his body, and said lightly: "It's just a bluff. We are all officials in the court who are appointed by the court. We are paying the salary of the court. This is the time to serve the court, so don't believe the Qin people's provocation..."

In front of Zhao Shima, foxes and others gathered again, and they all shook their heads. Behind Wanquan County is a cliff and surrounded by springs. There is only one road up the mountain to walk. Wanquan County is also a strange thing. It is not a road checkpoint, but it is actually a construction of the county town in such a difficult place to walk.

Zhao Shi looked up at the sky. It was almost dusk. He frowned and waved, "Du Shanhu, Dalai, you will each carry a hundred people to attack the city. Zhang Fengjia, Duan Rui, you will each carry a hundred people as reserves, prepare torches, and make a concerted effort. If you can't get out of this Wanquan County today, even the local soldiers of others will not be able to compete with them. I think our Jingzhao Army will be better off going home directly."

When the few people heard this, their faces turned red. They were all from regular soldiers and fought with some county and township soldiers. If they were tortured, they wouldn't have to mention making achievements. The lazy laugh next to them was extremely brilliant. For him, nothing else mattered. As long as he could kill him to the fullest, it would be better than anything else.

Taking people to an arrow land, Du Shanhu waved his hand to stop the neat army line, Dalan followed him, and his eyes looking at the city were already covered in ferocious blood.

Several arrows shot from the city fell weakly in front of him. Du Shanhu smiled contemptuously, pulled out the sword from his waist, turned around and shouted loudly, "The Feng character is a camp, there is advance but no retreat."

"The word Feng is a camp, and there is advancement but no retreat." The roar like a wild beast resounded in the mountains, making the warm summer wind seem to exude a little coolness.

First, he made small steps forward, then turned into running. The hard training on weekdays finally showed the benefits at this moment. Although it was uphill, the speed was getting faster and faster, and the soldiers did not find any difficulty.

The city was roaring and arrows flew down, but it was not a regular army. The arrows shot out were not neat and were mostly blocked by the Qin soldiers with the light shields in their hands. However, some people still fell to the ground with a humming moan, adding the first blood to the quiet lonely mountain.

The crowd was surging, but with a layered sense of people quickly approached the low city wall, and the excitement and nervousness were everywhere. Zhang Shu pulled away his three stone bow, glanced slightly, and let go of his fingers.

The tall and powerful man pretended to be placing his shield at the moment when the arrow came, and his sharp and fierce eyes flashed across this not-so-long distance, staring at Zhang Shu's face, as if a knife was shaving, causing Zhang Shu's face to hurt.

They have practiced such a small-scale battle countless times. There are almost no command from the officers. Two soldiers appear in sequence on the ladders. Some people even stacked arhats in the gap between the ladders. The three of them quickly climbed and instantly pushed the top of the man to the top of the city.

Du Shanhu stared at the guy who was sending a cold arrow at him. After a glance, a huge figure not far away stood on the top of the city with flexibility and agility that was not consistent with him. Then, as the figure on the top of the city was thrown away, a rain of blood was poured.

"His grandma's..." muttered, and pulled a soldier down from the ladder. Du Shanhu used his hands and feet, and instantly reached out and grabbed the edge of the city. He turned his arms and turned over and went up to the city wall. He pushed a guy down with his body. The horizontal knife in his hand splashed out with a sloping cold light. Immediately, two defenders covered their throats and fell off the top of the city.

More and more figures of Qin army appeared on the top of the city. The sharp horizontal sword in his hand could often cut off the opponent's wooden gun, inferior sword and their masters. The hard training gave them great strength and abundant physical strength. The high-quality weapons and equipment of the Qin army made them almost no casualties. Only more than twenty people made the defenders on the top of the city into a pot of porridge.

At this time, Shen Chong and some officials in the county were already crowded with people and squeezed under the city wall. Seeing the soldiers who fell or fell from time to time on the city wall, their eyes were wide open, and they looked at Zhang Shu who had retreated to him. However, Zhang Shu was stabbed, his entire arm was stained with blood, his face was twisted and deformed in pain, and his eyes were staring at the Qin army soldiers who were killing on the city wall in horror. He never expected that the other party had only one impact and defeated the city wall guarding hundreds of people.

Shen Chong couldn't see the officials who were so scared that they almost collapsed on the ground, but their legs were moved backwards involuntarily, and looked behind him. A group of villagers in the county held the wooden sticks, iron forks and other things in their hands, and their faces were as pale as paper.

He sighed, "Go open the city gate, we... descend..."
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