Until night, many people were still busy on the city walls of Yidu City. Some people demolished the masonry buildings in the city to repair the collapsed battlements and watchtowers. Some people dug large pits under the city and buried the bodies on the spot.
The city was very quiet. Most of the ordinary people had turned off their lights long ago and huddled in the corners of their homes, hoping that the fighting would pass quickly. Occasionally, faint sobbing could be heard, but it was stopped by the family members around them.
Zhang Lin's mansion is also very quiet. Just like the outside world, this quietness also contains tension and fear.
Dozens of guards, each armed with swords, guns, bows and crossbows, carefully guarded the entrances inside and outside the mansion, while Zhang Lin himself sat in the main hall, silent and motionless.
Zhang Lin is a native of Yidu Prefecture. Wanyan Salara led his troops to withdraw from Yidu earlier. Zhang Lin took this as a good opportunity and began to cultivate his own power. At one time, he successfully squeezed out Tikong Yan, who was guarding Yidu with him.
rather.
But in these troubled times, in a big city like Yidu, how can he be allowed to run slowly? Soon after Wanyan Sala's defeat, Yang An'er's power arrived, and then Li Quan actually took control of the city. Locals like Zhang Lin,
More often than not, it is used as a cover, held high, making a loud noise, but has no grounding at all.
At the same time, Ding Haijun was also in Shandong. Not only was he powerful in the military, but he also managed the place in an orderly manner. His prosperity was obviously very different from Yang An'er's wild ways, and he was much stronger than Li Quan.
Zhang Lin's former colleague Yan Ning and Yan Ning's boss Wang Shixian expressed goodwill to Zhang Lin through various channels and made many promises. This inevitably gave Zhang Lin other ideas.
But he was an extremely cautious person and did not come forward personally. He only allowed his capable subordinates Jiang Jing and Jin Dai to associate with Ding Haijun.
Not long ago, he received news that Ding Haijun had contacted Jiang Jing and Jin Dai outside, and he was so excited that he danced in the hall.
Then there was no further text.
Not to mention that there was no news about the important things to be done. Jiang Jing and Jin Dai, together with their subordinates, were missing. Zhang Lin sent several people to the city to inquire, but they were all blocked by Liu Qingfu.
Zhang Lin was a smart man. He immediately took a few of his cronies and tried to leave his mansion and escape through a hidden door somewhere. However, he found that Liu Qingfu's men were tightly surrounding him outside the mansion.
Not good.
Very bad.
Jiang Jing and Jin Dai were exposed? Are they dead? Are their subordinates dead? Liu Qingfu is a fierce man, will he be implicated in me by some pretext?
Zhang Lin had no choice but to retreat to his hall and sit there. In the shadows where his subordinates could not see him, he was already sweating profusely.
When I was helpless, I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door softly, and the leader of the soldiers called softly: "Zhizhong, Zhizhong, General Liu sent someone to invite Zhizhong, please go to the city gate."
Send someone to invite you?
Rather than coming to your door with a knife and killing someone?
Zhang Lin suddenly had some hope. He gritted his teeth, stood up, opened the door and went out: "Take two people and come with me."
When they arrived outside the mansion, they were greeted by a group of red-coated cavalry. The leader was an acquaintance of Zhang Lin's. Zhang Lin asked him what he was asking. Although he didn't know the answer, he was very polite.
When we arrived at the north gate, we suddenly heard another noise outside the city.
Could it be that the navy has another plan?
Zhang Lin took three steps at a time and stepped onto the city stairs. When he reached the end of the stairs, he suddenly stopped.
On the top of the city, a total of four to five hundred soldiers wearing white Jurchen robes lined up, looking murderous under the dark night. Under the eaves of the city tower surrounded by soldiers, stood two people.
One of them looked respectful and bent slightly. He was Liu Qingfu, who had fought secretly with Zhang Linming. This person was Li Quan's general, second only to Li Quan's brother Li Fu. A while ago, Liu Qingfu made arrangements for the dispute over the salt field.
Thousands of people forced their way into Yidu and took complete control of Yidu from Zhang Lin.
But at this time, Liu Qingfu's posture was like that of a follower.
The person he treated respectfully was an unusually tall general wearing heavy iron armor. His face was hidden under the deep rim of his helmet and could not be seen clearly; but the long-handled hammer in his hand was shaped like a
It shines like a drum with a cold light, but it is very conspicuous.
The cavalry leader following Zhang Lin pushed Zhang Lin, causing him to stagger to the top of the city.
Zhang Lin sighed and said to Liu Qingfu: "It turns out that Marshal Li Quan defected to the Pusan missionary in Hebei."
Liu Qingfu sneered twice: "Zhang Lin, you are quite discerning."
Zhang Lin turned to the tall armored general and bowed in salute: "This one must be the famous 'Lu Guzhui', a fierce general under the command of Pusan Xuanshi. I'm Zhang Lin, and I have seen He Shilie Tichao."
This general's name is Heshi Lieyawuta, and he is the number one general under Pusan Anzhen. He is responsible for leading a group of Jurchen men all wearing iron armor. He is not only the bodyguard of Pusan Anzhen, but also the one who sweeps away thousands of armies on the battlefield.
Heavy hammer.
In his early years, when Pu San Anzhen was an official in Shandong, Heshi Lieya Wuta was the leader of the personal guards. He fought many times with the Shandong rebels entrenched in Mount Tai, resulting in heavy killings.
Whenever there is a battle, he must charge into the battle and be invincible. Because he kills people with iron spines, the enemies who die under his hands often have their heads exploded, which is extremely tragic. Therefore, he got the nickname "Lu Guzhui". When children in Shandong heard his name, they became invincible.
Don't dare to cry at night.
Since this year, Pusan Anzhen has been appointed as the envoy to Xuanfu in Hebei, and he immediately appointed Heshi Lieyawuta as the commander of the army and in charge of Hebei's elite troops.
With two to three thousand men under his command, how could Liu Qingfu dare to confront Guo Ning, the commander of the Dinghai Navy? Zhang Lin didn't know this at first, but now he figured it out.
With the support of the Jurchens in Hebei, Li Quan was confident. Pusan Anzhen's support for Li Quan was beyond imagination, and he actually sent such a powerful force.
Zhang Lin's thoughts were running through his mind, while He Shi Lie Ya Wu Ta just looked at him coldly and said nothing.
He didn't say anything, and Zhang Lin didn't dare to lift his bowed body.
I felt that the fierce man's eyes were always staring at the back of his head, while his thick palms slowly rubbed the iron spine, making a rustling sound. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Lin's back was covered in sweat again.
After a while, He Shi Lie Ya Wu Pa's rough and deep voice sounded: "Ding Haijun is about to attack the city again. Zhang Lin, do you have anything to say?"
Zhang Lin hesitated for a long time.
He faced the ground and tried his best to listen. Sure enough, he heard the roar of the slowly approaching footsteps of a large group of people outside the city. It was the Ding navy in formation.
A hundred steps to the west of the tower, the sound of archers plucking their strings could be heard. This was the defenders trying to use arrows to drive back the approaching troops. There were also many people carrying rolling logs and stones in that direction, preparing to throw them.
After a while, there was also the sound of arrows being fired from below the city. It seemed that the Dinghai Navy had arrived below the city wall and started shooting upwards, covering the entire city wall.
Is Ding Haijun planning to attack the city overnight?
That Guo Jiedu, because there was no response from the city, he became angry because of shame?
In this regard, Zhang Lin really didn't know what to say. He asked: "General... General, what do you want to know?"
A rough laugh came from Heshi Lieya Wuta's throat.
"Bring it up," he said.
Following his order, more than a dozen soldiers pushed and pushed from inside the tower, driving out more than 20 people.
All the people in the group were covered in blood, looked extremely embarrassed, and were all tied up. They were Zhang Lin's confidants Jin Dai and others.
Under Zhang Lin's widened eyes, the soldiers pushed Jin Dai and others down.
He Shi Lie Ya Wu Ta strode to stand next to a person, gently raised the hammer, and brought it down.
The bones were shattered under the thick hammer, and brains and blood burst out from the huge depression on the side of the head. The tightly bound body twitched wildly twice and became motionless.
"I brought a thousand elite soldiers to Yidu." Heshi Lieyawuta said slowly: "It is enough to defend the city until the army of Pusan Propaganda Envoys arrives. I just want to know how Guo Ning attacked Yidu fiercely.
The capital seems to be very confident, so what does he rely on?"
"This, this... He Shilie is charged, how do I know this?" Zhang Lin said seductively.
Heshi Lieya Wuta took two steps to the side.
The one who was close to him was Jin Dai. Jin Dai tried his best to twist his body, trying to avoid this fierce man. But He Shi Lie Ya Wu Ta raised his foot and stepped on his chest. With a strong body and thick armor,
The weight immediately makes people unable to move.
Heshi Lieya Wuta raised the hammer and pressed it against Jin Dai's face.
He opened his mouth and smiled at Zhang Lin, then exerted a little force on his wrist and started to move down again.
The sound of fighting on the west side of the city tower became a little more intense. From the shouts of the defenders, it seemed that Ding Haijun, under the cover of a large shield, pushed something over and placed it under the city.
Under the intensive shouts of killing and the sound of arrows piercing the air, before Zhang Lin's eyes, the sound of Jin Dai's facial bones breaking was like an egg shell being smashed.
The eggshell shattered, and the yolk and egg white spilled all over the floor.
Heshi Lieya Wuta continued to walk aside. At this time, the prisoners who were pushed to the ground were all shouting wildly, twisting their bodies, trying to leave, and some were communicating with each other through tears, desperately begging Zhang Lin for mercy.
"This afternoon, I thought that Guo Ning was relying on the internal response in the city. But I have killed all the rats who intended to respond to the Ding Navy, and the remaining ones are here. So, does he have any other tricks?
Use it? I really want to know."
Heshi Lieya Wuta stepped on the third man's chest with his thick leather boots and raised the hammer in his hand.
"Advocate! Advocate, come and see!"
At this time, the sound of fighting on the west side of the city gate suddenly stopped.
The defenders kept shouting and summoning Heshi Lieyawu Pagoda.
Heshi Lieya Wuta raised his feet with some disappointment and walked quickly towards the city wall.
The city wall happened to be within Zhang Lin's sight. He glanced quickly from a distance and saw that Ding Haijun had indeed withdrawn more than a hundred steps away. And just below the city wall, close to the wall...
There is a three- to four-foot deep depression there, which was the gap between the old and new rammed earth after the old city wall collapsed. As time went by, this gap became larger and larger, and Zhang Lin originally thought about sending someone to plug it up.
Now, there was something in the depression. Under the flickering firelight, Zhang Lin could see clearly that it was a coffin.
Even though Zhang Lin was facing great danger, he couldn't help but rub his eyes.
That's right, it's really a coffin, a big, square, dark coffin.
What does this mean? The navy launched an attack, then brought a coffin and stuffed it into a gap in the city wall? Is this some kind of victory-hating technique?
The defenders discussed it one after another. The Heshi Lieyawu Pagoda was on top of the city wall, and they also leaned out to look down.
Zhang Lin deflected his gaze and then looked at the direction of the navy.
I saw an ape-armed general holding a bow and arrow, pointing in the direction of the coffin. Zhang Lin's eyesight was good, and he immediately recognized that the arrow was a rocket.