Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 19 Hero
The sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky.

It's a good day for fighting.

The beginning of the Si hour is the time for daily dinner.

The military households in the fort gradually gathered together and lined up to eat the big pot meal.

The main meal was still the pork stewed with vermicelli and beef stewed with potatoes that lasted for several days.

No one gets tired of eating it, they just think it is the most delicious food in the world.

In the words of the military households, "We eat the same food as the emperor."

I'm not bragging.

The "Book of Zhou" clearly records that the emperor eats cattle and the princes eat sheep.

Being able to eat beef openly means that one is on the same level as the emperor in terms of eating.

Compared with the laughter and joy of the previous few days, the atmosphere at today's big pot meal was obviously much more solemn.

The noise became quieter and the smiles on people's faces became less.

Everyone knew that after this meal, it was time to go to the battlefield.

"Zihou, don't worry."

Qin Lang, who was eating from a ceramic bowl, squatted on the ground with a smile on his face. "I ate your food, drank your wine, and took your things, so I should work hard for you!"

As he said this, he glanced at Lin Dao without showing any emotion.

He didn't mean what he said literally.

After all, with Lin Dao's heroic behavior, this is not about winning over the soldiers' hearts, this is clearly about raising a group of death warriors!

In the modern world, those who earn three to five thousand yuan a month with food and accommodation provided are considered working beasts of burden.

Only capitalists would think that this kind of treatment is to support a dead soldier.

To the Beggar Army, the things that Lin Dao gave were something they couldn't get even with their lives.

Now that he was enjoying it, it was only natural for him to die for Master Lin Jia.

At this moment, Lin Dao only wanted to destroy the Jiehu.

He always regarded himself as a passer-by in Yonghe time and space, and even when he went to bed at night he returned to the modern world.

The world of Yonghe Time and Space is just a place for him to work on business trips.

Because of this, Lin Dao did not understand the deeper meaning of Qin Lang's words.

Because he had never thought about it in this way.

"The most precious thing in this world is life."

Lin Dao frowned. "If they are willing to risk their lives for my personal wishes, then I should pay them accordingly."

"This is a matter of course."

These words made Qin Lang's expression change immediately.

The look he gave Lin Dao was filled with disbelief.

The various Hu tribes were rampant and the world was in chaos.

There is no crowing of roosters for thousands of miles, and bones are exposed in the wild.

In this damn world, the least valuable thing is life.

Brother Zihou, what exactly are you thinking?

He shook his head, indicating that he could not understand Lin Dao's thinking.

The supplies that Lin Dao provided were more valuable than the lives of the beggars.

After all, it is a clash of ideas that occurred more than a thousand years apart, so it is natural that it is difficult to understand.

Wait until everyone has eaten and drunk their fill and takes a rest.

Qin Lang nodded slightly to Lin Dao.

"Everyone."

Lin Dao stood up and stood on the modified tricycle.

He placed one foot on the steel plate, raised the trumpet in his hand, and shouted loudly, "You are all unparalleled warriors, willing to go out of the city to fight against the brutal Jiehu."

"The people of the world have suffered from the barbarians for a long time. If you are willing to fight against the barbarians, you will be the heroes of the people of the world!"

"You are all heroes, heroes of our times!"

There was a faint noise coming from the gathered military households.

No one has ever praised them as warriors and heroes.

Honestly, it's just a matter of survival.

Lin Dao's words gave their dry and dead hearts a different kind of pulsation.

Hero?
"It was I, Lin Dao, who suggested going to fight against the Jiehu."

"Since this is something I proposed, it is my responsibility to resolve your worries!"

"This battle."

Lin Dao's high-pitched voice with an electronic sound continued to come out through the loudspeaker.

"Whoever captures a Jiehu head will be rewarded with ten dan of grain, five pieces of cloth, twenty jin of pork, and a barrel of oil!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the previous noisy sounds instantly turned into a roaring clamor.

When others said this, the military households just treated it as nonsense and no one believed it.

In this world where people die of starvation every day, no one can afford so many things.

It is even more impossible to give it to these beggars to work for it.

Only Lin Dao, who had proven his strength and actually provided supplies for the beggar army to enjoy, could make everyone believe what he said!

"For those who died in battle, or were wounded, their families will receive a hundred dan of grain and fifty pieces of cloth!"

The noise turned into incredible exclamations and roars with boiling blood.

In those days of war, if you died and were buried wrapped in a reed mat, you were considered lucky.

Usually, they are buried in the wilderness and no one cares about them.

What’s even more terrifying is that they were dragged away and used as food.

Compensation? Burning money?

Go dream!

"If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools."

Lin Dao pointed to a mountain of armor, weapons and other supplies not far away.

He shouted, "If you are willing to heed my call to fight, then it is my responsibility to provide you with combat supplies."

"Those with superb martial arts skills and strong bodies, step out and put on armor!"

Lin Dao brought more than two thousand sets of armor.

It’s not that the processing plant’s productivity can’t keep up, nor is it that he can’t afford it.

The processing plant can produce as much as needed and has assembly line production, so the thing they are least afraid of is too many orders.

If you want to make payment, you only need to pay a deposit, which is enough for 10,000 sets.

The only reason was that there were only three or four thousand soldiers in the fort who could wear armor weighing dozens of kilograms and continue fighting.

Excluding the soldiers directly under Feng Dun who were left behind in the name of defending the city, there were only about 2,000 people left.

Most of the beggars in the army, who had been in a semi-starved state for a long time, were thin and had only a few pounds of meat on their bodies.

Even many of the elderly, weak, women, and children were so skinny that their ribs protruded. The fact that over 2,000 men were able to wear armor and fight at this time was due to the food and strength that Lin Dao had transported over these days.

Qin Lang, who had been promoted to Yamen General for his merits, shouted and greeted loudly with his men.

Arrange people to wear armor in an orderly manner.

The armor that Lin Dao brought is of excellent quality.

The thickness is as high as two or three millimeters, and it is a product of modern metallurgical industry.

The heavy arrows of Shi Hu's imperial guards' cavalry could hardly penetrate the armor, unless they were shot at close range with powerful crossbows.

In addition, Lin Dao also prepared weapons for them.

In movies and TV dramas, the battlefield is full of swords and knives, which is very exciting to watch.

But in reality, that's bullshit.

Even if a sword master comes, he will use long weapons on the battlefield, and the longer the better.

Lin Dao didn't buy those swords with gorgeous workmanship and bright colors that he saw online.

What he bought was a three-edged ice pick.

It is processed, ground and polished by the sharpening machine in the processing factory, and then a long iron pipe is welded to the rear end of the ice breaker.

This thing has extremely strong penetrating power and is extremely effective against Jiehu soldiers.

In addition, the military households also received hammers.

There are flat-head hammers and claw hammers, which are hung at the waist as melee weapons.

In addition, all military households received a light shield.

This is an array-type riot shield made of engineering plastic.

It has strong impact resistance and most importantly, it is lightweight.

Lin Dao on the tricycle roared again.

"I'll only say it once!"

"No prisoners in this battle!"

"I only want Jiehu's head!!"

"Kill Hu~~~"

"Kill! Kill!! Kill!!!"

At the Jiehu camp, the Jiehu dragged the women to the front of the camp and showed off and cursed towards the people in the fort.

Seeing the fortress gate wide open, a large number of soldiers rushed out, immediately slashed the woman with their swords, and turned and ran away.

A large number of soldiers rushed out like a tide.

They lined up in formation, moved forward, and then sat down to rest, waiting for the subsequent troops to form their battle array.

Following behind them were a larger number of light soldiers.

Following the light troops were the hundred or so cavalrymen led by Qin Lang.

The last way out of the city was to drive along the forest road on a modified three-wheeled vehicle.

It’s not that Lin Dao is unwilling to drive a heavy truck with welded steel plates, it’s just that he doesn’t have a driver’s license and the heavy truck cannot leave the city gate.

After all, the fort is a military fort, and the gate is very narrow.

"Master, please rest assured."

Sun Dalang, standing beside Lin Dao, held his shield with all his might and said, "I will protect my master's safety even at the cost of my own death!"

Lin Dao paused and thought about it again.

After a moment, he smiled and nodded, "Then I'll leave it to you."

Steel plates are welded all around the tricycle.

Lin Dao himself was also wearing three layers of armor.

On the back of the truck, several of his guards were standing, holding crossbows and looking alert.

Lin Dao turned his head and glanced at the top of the fort behind him.

Commander Feng Dun and his staff stood there watching.

Lin Dao withdrew his gaze and said nothing more.

He could also feel the hostility from Feng Dun.

After all, what he had done was almost like seizing power.

At this time, in the fortress, except for Feng Dun's family members and trusted retainers, almost all the remaining men followed Lin Dao out.

If Lin Dao were in Feng Dun's position, he would probably be thinking about how to kill the person who tried to seize power.

There were over ten thousand men and horses, and the scene seemed boundless and limitless.

It took a long time just to mobilize the troops, reorganize the formation, and then set off.

By the time we really started pushing forward, it was already past noon.

The Jiehu also have enough time to prepare.

The troops besieging other forts cannot be mobilized.

Once mobilized, the beggars in other forts would rush out and cause immediate disaster.

The real response was the Li Nong camp that besieged Feng Dunwu Fort.

Li Nong, who was standing on the viewing platform, watched the Beggar Army advancing slowly and his eyelids kept twitching.

The armor on the leading soldiers looked like a metal Great Wall under the afternoon sun!
It's so bright and dazzling.

The torrent of steel surged forward, and the morale of the Jiehu people was obviously suppressed.

Li Nong gave a few instructions, and the military commander beside him immediately walked towards the flag bearer.

In a short while, with flags waving, hundreds of Shihu Guards rode out on horseback.

They were divided into teams of ten, connected head to tail.

Heavy arrows were thrown back and forth towards the Qihuo Army.

These flying cavalrymen all used strong bows and shot heavy arrows that could penetrate armor.

When fighting against the Murong clan of Former Yan, he displayed his prowess and made Murong Chui miserable.

Ordinary leather armor, unless it is rhinoceros armor, cannot withstand it at all.

Even iron armor can be penetrated if the distance is close.

Amidst the continuous "puff" sounds, the shields held by the beggar soldiers in the front row were already full of arrows.

Even many armored soldiers were shot by the cavalrymen with superb archery skills.

However, the result was that almost no soldiers of the Qihuo Army fell.

The Imperial Guards' cavalry were obviously unwilling to accept this.

They rode their horses in a circle and came galloping again.

This time he shortened the distance and shot out the heavy arrow in his hand.

At the same time, the sound of bowstrings was heard from behind the Qihuo Army's ranks.

The archers fired their arrows at the same time, like a black cloud sweeping across, covering a group of flying cavalry.

People shouted and horses neighed, and the wailing sounds resounded everywhere!

(End of this chapter)