Song Dynasty

Chapter 292
"Brother Tie, our Sizhou army has already started to attack, and the battle is extremely fierce. If you delay for a moment, our army will suffer more casualties. You should quickly come up with a charter!" Wei Hui stood next to Niu Gao, whispering Say.

Beside him were a few dead Sizhou soldiers who came up the mountain together. Seeing the iron and fire in the distance, everyone's eyes were shining with excitement. .

Niu Gao nodded and said: "Yes, it's time to make a decision. What's the plan of Master Wei?"

Wei replied: "Brother Tie, this matter is not easy. In the middle of the night, I will take weapons and set fire to the mountain village, causing chaos among the bandits, and then take advantage of the chaos to open the city gates and take our army up the mountain."

Niu Gao sneered coldly, and said: "Set fires around and open the city gate?"

Seeing Niu Gao's disapproving expression, Wei Hui asked in astonishment, "Brother Tie, am I wrong?"

Niu Gao: "Villa Master Wei has never fought a war before, right? How absurd it is for you to open the gates of the city to welcome the army and send the army up the mountain. This mountain is full of passes, every step is a block, ten steps is a fort, how can you fight?" Come here? We are only twenty, and we only need to open two city gates to attract the attention of the Mani monster, and they will be wiped out in an instant."

Yes, when the cold weapon war developed to the Song Dynasty, a complete set of offensive and defensive tactics had evolved.After more than half a year of operation by the Manichaeans in Lianyunzhai, the defense system is extremely tight.There are layers of deer villages, ditches, walls and forts everywhere.Even if the attacker has a huge advantage, after breaking through one layer of defense, there is another layer of fortifications waiting behind.You can only chew it bit by bit, there is no rush.

Hearing what Niu Gao said, everyone was stunned.

Wei Hui looked ashamed: "Brother Tie, I used to have a low status in Mo Ni Cult. Although I have been on the battlefield, I am very confused about fighting. If the switch doesn't work, what about setting fire?"

Niu Gao shook his head: "It's okay to set fire, but it can only cause chaos on the mountain for a while. Zhong and Yang are not idiots, so they will naturally guard against water. I have seen everywhere on the mountain recently, and the demons have prepared a lot of fire in the village. sand and water."

Wei Hui stumbled, "Then what should we do?"

Niu Gao clenched his fists: "Actually, it's very simple. You only need to kill the two thieves, Zhong and Yang. Seeing the heads of these two people, the demon crowd has no leader, and they will collapse without a fight."

The others all nodded at the same time, and said in a low voice: "Niu Jun has a good idea. When shooting people, shoot horses first, and when capturing thieves, first capture the king."

Wei Hui is a careful person, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Brother Tie, you were the only one who went into Prime Minister Zhong's puppet palace, but you don't know what's going on, can we eat it?"

Hearing his question, everyone turned their attention to Niu Gao at the same time.

Niu Gao: "I've already found out that Zhong Xiang's puppet palace is actually two large courtyards, four houses and two hall rooms."

While talking, he pulled out his knife and drew a map on the ground.

Everyone gathered around to have a look, and said in a low voice, "So that's how it is."

In fact, Zhong Xiang’s palace was just a landlord’s manor in the past. It was divided into two parts: the outer house and the inner house. The shape is a bit like an ordinary temple.Outside is a mountain gate and two rows of houses, which are the daily office of the so-called civil and military officials.Behind it is Zhong Xiang's bedroom and the residence of his family.

Niu Gao said: "I have found out that there is a guard team stationed there, with 50 people."

All the soldiers under Niu Gao breathed a sigh of relief, and one soldier smiled and said, "It's just 50 people, it's no big deal, we won it with one charge."

Niu Gao shook his head: "Don't be careless."

The man didn't take it seriously, and snorted: "The thieves are nothing special. Could it be that they are still stronger than the Jurchens? We are all veterans who have experienced many battles. General, you have the courage that is undeserved, so you can still be afraid." them?"

Niu Gao: "Don't underestimate them, the guards of the bandit army are all strong and strong in martial arts. Moreover, they are all armored and well-equipped, but the household items we have are a bit shabby. "

Hearing what he said, everyone looked at the weapons on their bodies and smiled wryly at the same time.

It turned out that when they pretended to be refugees and joined the Manichaeism, everyone was dressed in rags.Not to mention armor, it is not bad to have a big blade that can cut flesh.

Originally, I thought that as long as I successfully mixed into the Manichaeism, I could get some supplements no matter what.

But I never expected that this Manichaeism is very poor.Except for the main combat soldiers, miscellaneous soldiers like them are purely consumables.Whenever there is a war, just hand out a knife or a wooden stick and catch up to the front line.

Everyone in the guard team wears an iron armor, relying on the simple weapons in their hands, no matter how strong your martial arts are, you will be able to encounter a one-sided massacre.

Niu Gao saw everyone's unlucky faces, and said in a low voice: "What are you worried about? Will I let you sacrifice for nothing? It doesn't matter if you die, the military envoy's affairs will be ruined. Old Niu, I can only jump off this cliff and kill myself." Don't worry, everyone, I have a solution. I'll go back to Yang Yao later and ask him for some weapons and armors. After all, Lao Tzu is also Gu Tianhou of the Great Chu Dynasty, and he is also qualified to support soldiers. When the weapons and armors are in hand, we will Just do it."

Hearing what he said, everyone rejoiced in their hearts: "This is very good. As long as we have equipment in hand, we really are not afraid of these Mani monsters."

"Brothers, tomorrow morning, let's compete to see who can cut off the head of the enemy chieftain."

Wei Hui laughed, and said in a low voice: "Brothers Paoze, if you really cut off Prime Minister Zhong's head, Brother Tie will definitely not be stingy. There will definitely be a reward for a fat pig."

"Okay, that's it." Everyone laughed.

Wei Hui: "That's it, if you kill Zhongxiang, you will be rewarded with a pig; if you kill Yang Yao, you will be rewarded with a sheep; and if you kill a younger sister, you will be rewarded with a roast goose. Brother Tie, do you think this is good?"

Everyone laughed louder.

Niu Gao felt a sudden pain in his heart, and gave him a hard look: "Call me General Niu." He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his palms.

"What are you guys doing here? The battle has ended like this. Do you want to get out of the battle?" An angry voice came.

Cold sweat dripped from everyone's bodies at the same time, and they stretched out their feet to wipe off the map drawn by Niu Gao on the ground.

Niu Gaohuo turned his head away, and saw Zhong Ziang walking over accompanied by a general.

This general was none other than General Xia Cheng who was in charge of the first line of defense in Lianyun Village.

Naturally, Niu Gao knew them, so he hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands: "I have seen His Royal Highness, and I have seen General Xia Cheng."

Xia Cheng and Yang Yao had a very good personal relationship, and admired Brother Yao's courage and talent, so he politely nodded to Niu Gao: "I've met Gu Tianhou."

Zhong Ziang was so jealous of Yang Yao, he snorted coldly and asked, "So it's you, in the middle of the night, why are you doing this?"

Niu Gao: "Prince, isn't this the imperial physician? He brought his subordinates here to heal the wounded."

Zhong Ziang stared at the soldiers around Niu Gao, and suddenly took a breath: "What a strong soldier, Xia Cheng, didn't you say that there is a shortage of soldiers? Look at this team, I'll leave it to you."

Just kidding, these 20 people are all elite servants brought by Niu Gao from Henan, and they had fought desperately against Yelv Ma Wu's Pi Shijun and Jurchens.

Not to mention a person who is tall and strong, but who can live to this day does not have a fierce spirit.You may not be able to see it in the Sizhou Army, but when you see the group of sallow and emaciated cultists of the Manichaeism, they stand out from the crowd.

Xia Cheng was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Highness, but...is this appropriate?"

Yes, this is Niu Gao's servant.

Zhong Ziang had already intentionally weakened Yang Yao's power and influence in the army, so he made up his mind immediately and shouted: "What is appropriate or not? I am the crown prince, and I teach by example that all soldiers belong to the imperial court. Since the food is from the imperial court Salary, then it’s not anyone’s private soldier, so it’s decided.”

Seeing his subordinates being taken away unwillingly by Xia Cheng, Niu Gao and Wei Hui were stunned.

Yes, they don't have to worry about the equipment of the soldiers now.After getting these twenty elites, Xia Cheng was overjoyed, and immediately ordered someone to bring iron armor to arm them to the teeth, and drag them to the city wall.

However, if he wanted to raid Zhongxiang's palace at dawn tomorrow and perform a decapitation operation, it would be impossible for Niu Gao and Wei Hui alone.

For a moment, the two were desperate.

When they left, Niu Gao was a little annoyed: "Master Wei, what should we do now?"

Wei Hui sighed: "General Niu, this is the end of the matter, we can't think about it anymore, we are useless on this mountain, we should find a way to escape down the mountain!"

"Escape...how to escape?" Niu Gao shouted: "It took us so much energy to sneak up on the mountain, and we won the trust of Prime Minister Zhong, just go back like this, what face do we have to see the military envoy in the future?"

He gritted his teeth fiercely: "Forget it, so-and-so goes to the palace to meet Zhong Yaokou now, and culls this beast, which can be regarded as an explanation to the military envoy and brother Paozhe in the army."

Niu Gao's ambition has sprouted in his heart, and he wants to get rid of Jing Ke and Gao Jianli who were assassins of Qin Dynasty.

"General, no, no!" Wei Hui held onto his hand tightly.

Niu Gao was about to throw him away, when suddenly, a thought came to his mind: "Master Wei's hands are not weak!"

Wei Hui was stunned: "What... Although I have studied, but I also work in the fields on weekdays, and I have a lot of strength in my body."

Niu Gao: "I know a place, that's over there..." He pointed to a cliff in the distance: "Although the place is dangerous, there are not many monsters guarding it. I will go and kill the guards there later." Let me put you down with a rope. When you get to the bottom of the cliff, you immediately go back to the old camp to see the military envoy, and ask him to send a small team to go up the rope and follow my old cow into the false palace."

He rubbed his hands excitedly, and his eyes were full of light: "That's fine, you tell the military envoy, ask him to wait at the foot of the mountain with the main force at dawn tomorrow. Once I kill Xiang Xiang, I will set a fire. See When the fire arrives, our army immediately launches a general offensive."

(End of this chapter)