Liu Qi's sword pointed at the village that he was about to attack. It was far away from the other two rich manor houses. Even if the rich men supported each other, it would take time. Moreover, there was not much possibility of mutual support between the three feuding rich men. It was best to attack first.
The village is the more remote village here.
Following the order from Prince Liu Qi, more than a dozen bamboo ladders covered with white cloth were immediately put up on the courtyard walls where there were suspension bridges in the four inner courtyards in the southeast, northwest, and especially at the entrance of the courtyard gate. Several bamboo ladders were densely packed silently.
Many newly surrendered and well-trained bandit soldiers climbed up. The bandit soldiers had the advantage of leading the battle. They were ruthless and could easily gain prestige.
Chen Wen also immediately planted branches with white-clothed suspected soldiers tied to them all over the village courtyard and the main streets of Echeng. At first glance, there were officers and soldiers dressed in white everywhere in the wind and snow.
When the bandit soldiers rushed into the courtyard wall, killed the servants guarding the courtyard gate, and opened the gate of the village, the soldiers who climbed up the bamboo ladders and climbed up the courtyard wall from the four directions of the southeast and northwest also killed all the patrolling servants. In the sound of wind and snow,
From time to time, shrill shouts were heard.
The courtyard gate was opened wide, drums were beating loudly, and Liu Qi's soldiers rushed into the wealthy manor's courtyard with shouts of "kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill," and quickly occupied the outer courtyard, trapping the wealthy in the inner courtyard surrounded by deep ditches and canals.
A dozen soldiers were left at the gate of the courtyard, beating three-sided war drums and shouting: "Fight the local tyrants and divide the land. Equalize the rich and the poor without getting angry. The officers and soldiers suppress the bandits. Those who surrender will be rewarded alive, and those who refuse will die and the family will be destroyed."
The sound of war drums, slogans, wind and snow, and the rustling of the white clothes of the "suspicious soldiers" blown by the north wind suddenly woke up the local tycoons, servants, tenants, and ordinary people of Echeng from their dreams. When people trembled and listened to the shouts of death outside,
Everyone had different mentality when they raised the voice. The common people who were short of food and clothing naturally said that they deserved to be killed, while the local tyrants and bullies decided to fight against the odds.
When the rich men from the other two villages heard the killing cries of the officers and soldiers suppressing the bandits, they pushed away the delicate female body under the warm quilt. They put on their clothes and left the room in fear, only to find that the road was blocked by heavy snow outside. The snow was as high as their knees. They didn't know that suddenly overnight
Where did so many officers and soldiers come from? It seems that the new county magistrate Liu Qi came well prepared. When it became clear that he was attacking another village farther away, the wealthy people of these two villages still chose to protect themselves.
, stand still and conserve your strength. If the officers and soldiers don't come, forget it. If they come, they will fight to the death.
Just as Liu Qi expected, it was really not cost-effective to brave such heavy snow to rescue a wealthy man from another village who did not usually come and go. Besides, officers and soldiers had suppressed bandits many times, and those who suppressed them became officials.
It's a family of bandits.
The other two local tycoons took the risk of being lucky and did not take any action when Liu Qi attacked other villages. They only stepped up the defense of their own village. Each of them swept the snow in front of their door, regardless of the frost on other people's tiles.
Most local tycoons are masters of amassing money, but they are also short-sighted people who only see money and believe in the life creed of bullying good and fearing evil. However, they do not know that the three villages are closely related. Whoever is captured first will suffer the same fate in turn.
The next one is coming. In addition to spending their days living and feasting on the common people, how could these local tycoons have the political foresight that later generations like Mao Taizu did when he sent troops to Korea to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea...
The officers and soldiers had successively entered the wealthy manor house, which was located in a remote area. Liu Qi paid close attention to the movements on the street beside the war drum. For a while, he still did not see any other manor servants coming to the rescue, and there were no ordinary people on the street.
Dare to watch.
Who dares to show up in this snowy day? The officers and soldiers are at war with the local tyrants. The random arrows have no eyes, and everyone who dies will die in vain. The common people hope that Xinye Ling Liu Qi, who represents the government to help the poor, can defeat the local tycoons, and everyone can really get a share of the money.
One third of an acre.
The common people wanted to join the war to help Liu Qi, but they were afraid of dying or causing trouble. They could only hide in ragged quilts that were as hard as rocks and pray secretly. They prayed to the Goddess of Mercy, the Goddess of Mercy, to bless the kind-hearted magistrate of Xinye County, Liu Qi, to win and return the favor to the people of Xinye.
A peaceful and blessed world.
The local tycoons from the other two villages did not come to the rescue. Liu Qi was relieved. Although three hundred soldiers were not many, it was not a problem to concentrate these three hundred elite troops to attack one village. Liu Qi correctly grasped the strategy of the battle.
Secretly happy for the opportunity, Liu Qi left a few soldiers to continue beating drums and shouting outside the courtyard gate, and then asked someone to carry a war drum and beat it while walking. Liu Qi wanted to personally supervise the battle in the courtyard.
The inner courtyard was captured.
Chen Chun and the other four generals still maintained the optimal defensive distance of five steps, with their swords unsheathed and bowstrings in their hands. Their eight eagle eyes sharply searched for any dangerous movements that might attack Young Master Liu Qi from all directions.
Liu Qi held the Goujian sword in his hand and strode excitedly to the nearest east suspension bridge. Blood was sprinkled all over the snow along the way. The servants who refused to surrender were killed and injured. The servants who were afraid of death threw away their weapons and knelt down, letting others slaughter them.
Not only were the servants of the local tyrants injured or killed, but also several bandit soldiers under Deng Zhi who had been recruited and trained for surrender were killed in the battle.
There were five hundred servants outside the inner courtyard of the wealthy manor, and it was quite a scuffle.
Looking from a distance, at the suspension bridge to the east of the inner courtyard, there is a faintly visible guy wearing armor, a fat head, big ears, and a big belly directing the servants to fight. This big-bellied man must be either a rich man or a butler of a rich man.
The command was disorganized. After lowering the suspension bridge, he ordered groups of servants to swarm across the suspension bridge and rush across the canal. As a result, fifty elites led by Chen Wu were forcibly blocked in the middle of the suspension bridge. Both sides were unable to advance or retreat on the large suspension bridge.
A thrilling hand-to-hand combat.
From time to time, there was a sound from the suspension bridge, and the sound of plops falling into the water was endless. There were countless corpses on the suspension bridge. At the same time, the suspension bridges in the south, northwest and south were also lowered at the same time. Groups of servants and guards from the farmhouse rushed towards them with spears and swords.
The officers and soldiers broke into the manor on a snowy night.
From the inner courtyard surrounded by canals, countless servants rushed out of the courtyard, shouting to kill across the bridge. Liu Qi's troops were suddenly at a disadvantage. As the saying goes, a good man cannot stand in large numbers, and thousands of servants rushed over to kill him.
, how can you respond to the enemy with less than three hundred soldiers?
The wind and snow were still blowing wildly, and white clothes tied to hundreds of branches outside the courtyard wall were stuck in the knee-deep snow to serve as suspects. The suspects had an effect on frightening the local tyrants of the other two villas, but they did not affect the attacking villa.
Without substantial help, Chen Wen, Chen Wu and Deng Zhi each fought a bridge and were still in a killing stalemate with the guards of the hospital.
Because there were no generals like Chen Wen and Chen Wu in the north, their leaders could not withstand the situation and were retreating steadily. Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Qi grasped the Goujian sword tightly and ran to the north to support the suspension bridge. Chen Chun and other four guards followed nervously.
Guard.
Suddenly a rain of arrows came, and the archers from the inner courtyard arrived, shooting thousands of arrows at the other side. Suddenly, the soldiers who were fighting fiercely at the four suspension bridges in the southeast, northwest and northwest were attacked by a sudden and violent rain of arrows from the other side. They were shot in the face.
More than a dozen soldiers fell down at once. If the soldiers were not wearing iron armor, most of them would have fallen.
Fortunately, there were four generals including Chen Chun, Chen Xia, Chen Qiu and Chen Dong protecting him. Liu Qi was almost hit by random arrows. Several soldiers nearby had already fallen down. A drummer was hit in both eyes by random arrows and fell down.
On the ground, another ten soldiers desperately took the drum hammer from the fallen drummer and continued to beat it.
As the people shouting slogans were shot to death one after another by random arrows, dozens of soldiers who followed Liu Qi died. "Fight the local tyrants, divide the fields, even the rich and the poor, don't be angry..." The slogans continued intermittently.
There was no way to avoid the rain of arrows sent from the other side, and they could only be killed. The situation of the war took a sudden turn, which was very unfavorable to Liu Qi's side.
On the one hand, he had to avoid the rain of arrows, and on the other hand, he had to resist the rushing guards. Nearly half of the 300 soldiers had been lost. Liu Qi was heartbroken. Although more people died on the other side, about five or six hundred people, Liu Qi's men
These elites were consumed in this way, and Liu Qi was filled with resentment. He hated the hateful local tyrants so much that his eyes almost popped out.
There are less than 200 soldiers alive on our side, and they are divided into four places. However, the servants in the inner courtyard of the rich man are like locusts, and they are still rushing over. This battle cannot be fought. If the battle continues, Liu Qi will
These poor officers and soldiers under his command will all be wiped out.
Chen Wu, Chen Wen, and Deng Zhi in the east, south, and west fought while retreating to Liu Qi in the north. The military quartet was forced to the entrance of the courtyard by the rich guards who guarded the courtyard. They were about to be annihilated by the rich.
, the situation is extremely critical.
I am afraid that this hurdle cannot be overcome. A war like this without adequate preparation will definitely lead to heavy losses. Although Liu Qi did not regret sending troops to attack Zhuangyuan, he still learned his lesson deeply and was determined to keep the green hills.
, not afraid of running out of firewood, ready to retreat back to the main city of Xinye.
"Retreat." Liu Qi reluctantly gave the order to retreat, fighting while retreating.
Deng Zhi ran over with the sword that had been used to chop off the servant's head and cut off the blade. Panting, he kept saying: "Young master, we can't withdraw. If we withdraw now, we will not be able to rise again. In the future, we will not be able to rise again."
The government will lose even more prestige, and the main city of Xinye will not be preserved."
Liu Qi looked at the hundreds of wealthy servants coming over, with a stern look on his face: "Brother Bo Miao, why can't you withdraw? Victory or defeat is a common occurrence for military strategists. Look, if you don't withdraw, is it possible to win?"
Deng Zhi was not afraid and said anxiously: "Young Master, fight against the thief and the king. Young Master and Brother Wen will fight here for a while. General Wu and I will rush over and take the head of the big-bellied rich man. Only in this way can we reverse the situation."
Despite the defeat, there is still hope of victory.”
Liu Qi's heart was moved when he heard Deng Zhi's sentence of "thieves and kings". It seemed that Deng Zhi was a real general. He stayed calm in the face of danger. Even when the battle was about to be annihilated, he still did not give up his efforts to win. Such a positive attitude towards life should be
Strongly promoted.
If according to Deng Zhi's statement, the thief and the king can be defeated by Deng Zhi and Chen Wu, who are both highly skilled in martial arts, they can kill the local tycoon headed by Chen Wu. Naturally, the battle will be won immediately. What Deng Zhi proposed is indeed a good idea, but the other party is
The random arrows were charging at each other again. How could Chen Wu and Deng Zhi cross the enemy line and get close to the fat and big-eared boss?
Liu Qi looked at Chen Wen: "Brother Wen, can we defeat the thief and the king?"
A glint flashed in Chen Wen's eyes, and he had a resolute expression on his face that was unwilling to accept defeat. He did not care about the graceful gesture of stroking his beard, and said anxiously: "Sir, if we cannot win this battle, there will be no peace. I will lead the remaining soldiers to hold on.
After a while, let Brother Bo Miao and General Wu rush to attack the thief and the king."
Although Liu Qi agreed to defeat thieves and conquer kings, he did not want the remaining soldiers to make unnecessary sacrifices. An idea flashed through his mind. If this idea was successful, it might be possible to defeat the local tyrants.
Thinking of the possibility of defeating the local tyrants under such a disadvantage, Liu Qi felt excited and immediately shouted to Chen Wen, Chen Wu and other leaders: "Commanders, withdraw."
Chen Wen's eyes widened and he was very puzzled: "Sir, why do you still want to withdraw?"