Northern Dynasties

Chapter 142
When Luoshui goes north and enters the middle section, it no longer belongs to the scope of Guanzhong Plain, but belongs to the plateau zone with ravines and ridges.

Today's Northern Shaanxi Plateau is fairly densely covered with vegetation, unlike the large expanses of bare soil and dusty sky of later generations, but the terrain is indeed rugged.Except for the alluvial valleys of the Luoshui River and its tributaries, most of the other places are dense forests with slopes and valleys, and there are almost no visible roads.

"That day when the humble ranks entered Luochuan, they were surrounded by envoys and slaves from the township. Mao Xingshi led us to fight back and killed several people on the spot, but in the end we were outnumbered and had no choice but to retreat, but were attacked by the people of Pushan Temple in Luochuan. Block the way of retreat. Mao Xing could only lead the people to flee eastward, but the township leader led the people to surround us in the foothills, and dispatched the county township regiment..."

When he came back, the member of the Dushui family who reported the letter gave an in-depth introduction to the situation at that time: "Mao Xing led his staff to fight hard, and sent a few people to break through. They returned their humble posts to the envoy, and others asked the county government for help. If the county government rescued in time, Mao Xing The others may have been transferred to the county government."

Li Tai didn't think so, he was well aware of the arrogance of local tyrants.Although the power of this local tyrant is not well known, but if he can mobilize the county's middle township group, it can be guessed that even the county government may not have much say in front of him.

So after entering the country, he did not lead the crowd to go straight to the county government, but under the leadership of the messenger, he led dozens of Qingqi to follow Mao Shijian and others in the direction of wandering.

They traveled more than a dozen li to the east, and from a distance, they saw a temple building standing on the hillside, and there were more than a dozen camps, large and small, stationed under the hillside.

Seeing this scene, Li Tai frowned even deeper, he led the crowd to stay in the forest, and ordered two scouts to come forward and observe.

Before long, the scouts went back and forth, and brought back a nearby hunter.After interrogating the Orion, he found out that the temple on the mountain was Pushan Temple, Mao Shijian and others were trapped in it, and the Dangxian Xiangtuan stationed on the hillside.

Li Tai frowned immediately after hearing this.

Two or three days have passed since Mao Shijian and others broke through the siege after being attacked, and then he led the crowd to come. The local tyrant surnamed Lei is quite powerful in the village.

Standing in the forest and looking at it for a while, he didn't find any signs of a strong attack by the village group under the slope. Li Tai pondered for a while and said, "Mao Xingshi and others are not in danger for the time being, but the township group is powerful here. Don't be rash Nao, capture the strong and evil in this town first."

The Xiangtuan here is not a formal military organization, but after all, it is also a local snake rooted in the countryside.Li Tai led [-] people on this trip, even if the weapons and equipment were stronger than the local regiment, it was not easy to go forward to attack and rescue them, after all, a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake.

Negotiations with the former fellow countrymen will not have good results. It is better to grasp the real target of evil before negotiating with county officials.

So without alerting the other party, Li Tai led the crowd back to the Luoshui River, and Zhu Meng, who was staying here, had already sent scouts to explore the way, and had some understanding of the location and geography of the manor.

The group of people walked forward for several miles, and soon the manor located by the Luoshui River appeared in sight.At this time, the gate of the manor was already closed, and a fence was even erected outside the fence in front of the gate to keep horses away, looking heavily guarded.

"It should be the news from the villagers in the middle of the border. Our group of hundreds of people suddenly entered the country. It is inevitable to be shocked. The village is already on alert, and the township group may arrive soon."

Zhu Meng said after seeing this, and Li Tai also nodded, and directly waved his whip and ordered: "Strike!"

The manor is located near the water, and the right side relies on a rather steep hill, which strangles the river valley. The terrain is quite steep.

There are several arrow towers erected inside the walls of the manor, not just simple residential buildings. Villagers lined up on the inner walls of Juma with weapons. Although their expressions were slightly nervous, they were not panicked. no stranger.

"Put on armor, attack first!"

Li Tai didn't underestimate the enemy after seeing this, he ordered his followers to get off their horses and put on their armor for a short rest, and then a group of hundreds of people approached the main gate of the manor with guns and shields.He and Zhu Meng each led fifty cavalry, flanking the left and right to protect the infantry.

Li Yantou and Gao He each led [-] men to the rear, while looking for and observing the weakness of the manor's guards, they were also vigilant about leaving the village to help the crowd.

"The Dushui Government Office enters the country to catch thieves, and those who resist will die!"

As the attacking team approached within range, the leader of the team shouted first, but only the arrow tower and arrows responded to them.

"attack!"

After Li Tai saw this, he drew his bow and shot straight towards the arrow tower.The knights behind him also drew shots, and Zhuang Zhong's bows were inferior to the standard bow after all, and they were immediately suppressed.Although there were soil bows on the fence to fight back, they still rarely broke through the armor and shield defense.

Taking advantage of the suppression of Zhuangzhong's firepower, the central infantry advanced quickly, cutting out a huge gap in the wall outside the wall.Wood and stones were thrown from the fence, and he tried his best to obstruct him, but he was still bullied into approaching the wall in front of the door.

The earth wall of the manor was more than ten feet high, and the soldiers did not have the aid of attacking equipment, and it was not easy to attack upwards, so they all gathered in front of the gate, set up shields as protection, and chiseled and rammed the wooden door, which caused the defensive pressure here to suddenly increase.

Whoosh!
With sharp eyes and quick hands, Li Tai shot and killed two villagers on the wall who were about to sprinkle boiling water, and then led the crowd to rush down the wall obliquely, hung their bows on the saddle, and directly picked and killed several people on the wall with their horses in their hands.

"The pawns in front of the door disperse!"

Zhu Meng loudly warned in the rear, and the gathered infantry subconsciously retreated left and right. The cowhide bags on the gate tower suddenly fell down, and sand and stone rolled logs fell down steeply, covering and burying the front of the manor.

At the same time, the left and right arrow towers in the villa shot fiercely, and several of the pawns who had broken their formation immediately fell to the ground.

"Die!"

Li Tai threw the tail of the horse's lance in his hand toward the ground, jumped up from the horse's back, and kicked the spear thrown by the wall in the air, clung to the wall with one hand, and swung the lance with the other, sweeping Zhuang Ding off the wall. Several people, taking advantage of this momentum, the whole person climbed over the wall.

The guards here were empty, the infantry below saw this, propped up their knees and arms and pushed their comrades over the wall.

After all, the Zhuang Dings were not brave and elite soldiers. With the walls and the layout to deal with the enemy before, they still had a bit of confidence. Seeing that the wall had been broken through, they were immediately terrified, and immediately pulled down the wall, and subconsciously fled to the village.

"Forgive me, forgive me..."

A nearby Zhuang Ding was holding a long knife, and his two arms were fighting, begging for mercy with trembling voices.

"Abandon your weapons and never die!"

Li Tai held the horse lance with one arm and swung it forward. Zhuang Ding was thrown flying for more than ten feet. With no one behind him, the long lance in his hand was more convenient to use. He attacked and killed along the wall. Hurt and flee.

"My lord, here is, is..."

The soldiers who climbed over the wall rushed straight to the gate, and suddenly one of them pointed at several air-dried corpses that had been dead for a long time and shouted in surprise.

Li Tai turned his eyes, and immediately recognized the uniforms of the Dushui Administration on the corpses. He presumably belonged to the subordinates of Dushui who were attacked and killed in front of the manor.

"Blood debt is paid in blood! This Zhuang Fan is holding a fierce weapon, killing without mercy!"

As the gate was opened from the inside, the crowd from outside swarmed in. Li Tai stood up with a spear, pointing at the scattered villagers and buildings in the village and said in a deep voice.

After the manor was broken, the people in the village were no longer aggressive, either running and hiding, or abandoning their weapons and surrendering.However, it was too late at this time, and the soldiers who rushed into the manor were fierce and murderous, and soon drove all the villagers into the main building of the manor.

"Where is the owner of this village?"

While shaking the blood stained on the horse, Li Tai walked up to the people in the manor and shouted sharply.

Not long after, a middle-aged strong man with a bearded face walked out tremblingly, knelt down in front of Li Tai and said in a trembling voice: "Xiyuan Township Party Chief Lei Hong pays homage to the general. The general is brave and mighty, and some villagers dare not greet him because they are afraid of the majesty." See, there is no malicious intention to resist as an enemy..."

Li Tai didn't answer, his gaze was still fixed on the people in the manor, and he said again: "All the men and women of the main family here come out!"

When the owner Lei Hong heard this, his face turned pale with fright, and he kowtowed repeatedly: "General, please forgive me... The humble post is not only the party leader of this township, but also ordered by the permanent envoy of Xi'an Prefecture to supervise the military in this township. , Quanzi is also a close friend in the tent of the envoy.... I offended you before, and the envoy Yang in the county has also learned a lesson, and I know that I regret it. Even if the general does not come, I will go to the official to plead guilty..."

"But I'm here!"

After Li Tai heard the words, he just sneered, seeing that the villa owner was still waiting to speak, he shook the spear in his hand, and directly pierced his throat: "Whoever hurts my subordinates, I will punish myself, and I will not bother with the case!"

Soon, all the men and women of the host family were pulled out and shot to death one by one on the spot.Seeing this ferocity, the village people were terrified for a moment. When Li Tai asked who Zhuang Ding was who directly attacked and killed the crew members of the capital, they no longer dared to hide it and pointed out one after another.

"Ah Lang, there are soldiers coming from outside the village!"

Li Yantou hurried into the village, and whispered in Li Tai's ear.

"Shut Zhuzhuang Ding into the hall and close the gate of the village. If there are any attackers in the township regiment, kill them. Unless the chief of this county enters here, the rest will not be seen!"

Li Tai gave an order first, and then beckoned to Zhu Meng, and asked in a low voice, "The Ambassador of Xi'an Prefecture, who is it?"

He is not usually a reckless person. Before entering the country, he inquired about the personnel in this place, and he knew that the name of the governor of Fucheng County was Yang Shao.This name is a little strange, but his son's name is Yang Xiong, who is the Guanwang Yang Xiong of the Sui Dynasty.

Fucheng County is also under the control of Beihua Prefecture, so it is difficult for him to inform Ji Hui that I am going to kill people in your management, but he is not afraid even if it gets big.

It's just that he really didn't know the backstage that the proprietor said before he died.

Xi'an Prefecture is far away in Wuyuan, and he really doesn't know the personnel there.It's just that the atmosphere has reached that point. When you paralyze and kill my subordinates and hang the corpse for public display, you know who I am, and I will never stop to ask you how much you are backstage.

"The governor of Xi'an Prefecture is Kaifu and Wu Shigong Changshan."

Hearing Zhu Meng's answer, Li Tai was still a little dazed. Kaifu was regarded as the highest-level leading general in the Western Wei Dynasty, but he still didn't know who this Chang Shan was.

But inquiring about the identity of the other party is only for the convenience of the boss to wipe his own butt, and it may not be useful.The owner Lei Hong blamed himself for being unlucky. He didn't pick the biggest horse boy for others, but he was still so crazy. If you don't die, who will die?
(End of this chapter)