NCCnovel Chapter 200 Chuliu Village
Chapter 200 Chuliu Village
Shi Ge and Lu Zhi came to Luancheng with an army of 110,000. When the people outside Luancheng learned about it, they were at a loss for a moment.
After all, it was the Jin army that came, not foreign barbarians.
"Don't you know? There are Xianbei people here, they will kill us!"
After hearing the news, the weak-willed people who were able to move began to prepare and rushed to Luancheng to escape.
"Mom, where will we live in Luancheng? What will we eat?" A five or six-year-old child cried and shouted, pulling his mother's clothes.
The mother and son were dressed in rags. After two years without war and having survived drought and locust plagues, war came again.
"Hey... child, mother is doing this for you. Otherwise, death would be a relief."
The helpless woman, holding her child, disappeared into the crowd.
"We have almost no chance of winning if we block them here!"
Ma Damao led the cavalry and arrived at Xiyingzhuang first. Looking at the vast land and the few villages there, he shook his head and said.
"Why don't we notify the second and third battalions to dig trenches in the back," suggested the accompanying person.
"We will patrol the village to see if there are any villagers who need our help, especially military families."
Many military families and relatives of martyrs have come to Luancheng for refuge and have been given certain assistance. There may be such families in these villages.
"Report: There are many storage villages nearby, most of which are homes of military martyrs' families. They were previously mobilized to evacuate, but there are still elderly family members here who are unwilling to leave."
"Why?" Ma Damu asked in confusion.
"Most of the people here are family members of new soldiers. Some of them really don't know where to go, and the vast majority are waiting for their loved ones back home."
The spy's report made Ma Damao's soldiers feel nervous and mixed. Many of their parents, wives and children also came here, but it was just another resettlement site.
Chuliu Village is divided into four major areas: east, west, south and north. In order to help every village, the more than a thousand people under his command have to be separated.
"Send out four teams of a hundred people to check these manors, and then bring the people out one by one. There's a Ruan Family Manor in the back, so gather there first."
Ma Damu was originally just a vanguard whose mission was to harass and delay the enemy, but he was temporarily given the task of clearing the village.
Lu Zhi and Shi Ge did not move quickly. After finding a place to stay, they began to assign tasks.
"As agreed, you and I came here to ask Mr. Zhao for money. 800,000 taels of silver is not a small amount. You're not cheating, are you?"
After walking a hundred miles along the mountain road, it took two full days to reach the destination. Shi Ge felt as if he had been cheated.
"Don't worry, if Mr. Zhao knew that so many of us were coming, he would definitely give us the silver."
Lu Zhi said that their purpose was not to cause trouble for Zhao Sheng, but to occupy the south bank of Dingzhou County.
"Go to Xiying and cut off the expressway to the capital. There are a lot of vehicles and supplies coming and going here. I will lead my men to Zouma Village, but you must lend me 20,000 men from the Tuoba clan to cooperate."
Lu Zhi wanted to attack Luancheng, but Shi Ge only needed to control the expressway, so he had to borrow troops.
Shi Ge looked at Tuoba He holding the Nine Ring Knife, thinking that these people would not listen to him again, then he smiled secretly and said to Lu Zhi: "You and they are all friends. I have no objection to lending them all."
"Two leaders, how about joining me in the battle? I know you are all grassland warriors. After this victory, you will be the first to choose the benefits."
After being promised a huge profit, Tuoba He did not refuse and followed Lu Zhi and his party straight to Luancheng.
"Bah! These prairie wolf cubs have no blood at all. They were fooled away with just a few words."
Yu Shaoqin looked at Tuoba He who was leaving, spat out a mouthful of pus-yellow phlegm, and said with disgust.
"Let's go to our established destination and take it slow."
It's obviously a pit, and the stone leather can also be seen.
However, he has been plotted against many times over the years. Who does Lu Zhi think he is?
Not caring doesn’t mean not having a temper.
After resting for an hour, Shi Ge announced that he would complete the West Camp mission tonight.
"Captain Ma, all the people in Chuliu Village have evacuated. Let's go back to Ruanjia Village." The spy who arrived reported.
"Okay, you order the people of Ruanjia Village to retreat first, we will be there soon." Ma Damao ordered.
I vaguely felt gusts of yellow sand rising from the western plains, and it seemed that a lot of people were slowly approaching.
"No, our people are separated. We have to find a way to give early warning!" Ma Damu found a high place and looked at the army of tens of thousands of people in the distance. He thought to himself that he couldn't use force.
"Right here, fire a warning red flare into the sky."
The signal flares used in the military today are like fireworks in later generations, but only one flare can be launched from a piece of bamboo.
The red flare is launched into the sky and can be seen for miles around. It is a red warning, which means there are enemies nearby.
Shi Ge also saw it. He didn't know what it meant, but he had a feeling it was not good news.
When all of Ma Damu's men arrived at Ruanjia Village, they met Chen Qian from the Sharp Knife Battalion.
"Captain Chen, what are you doing here?" Ma Damu was curious. The Sharp Knife Battalion was responsible for surprise attacks, and had the same purpose as their Special Operations Battalion, so why were they both placed at the front line?
"The first and second battalions are digging fortifications in the back, let us buy some time." There is a 3.3-foot rifle in Chen Qian's team. It is said that this rifle can kill people at 800 meters and can accurately strike at 400 meters.
"You won't use that gun to carry out a decapitation operation, will you?" Ma Damao had been coveting this gun for a long time, but unfortunately Zhao Sheng had never equipped them with it.
"We only have one gun, and it's hard to escape after shooting the enemy. We won't use this tactic unless it's absolutely necessary."
Chen Qian looked at Ma Damu with disdain. The decapitation mission of their spearhead battalion was almost a life-or-death mission, so why were there so many people envious of it?
Before the two of them could finish their banter, a soldier came running over and said, "There are about five thousand cavalrymen heading towards our village."
"I guess they saw the flare and sent someone over to clean it up."
"Get ready to fight."
The two commanders didn't waste any time talking. They gathered their troops, organized their formations, and prepared for battle.
Ma Damu's men were all cavalrymen, using mounted archery rifles. Chen Qian was in the spearhead battalion, using an imitation of the Schleder Enfield rifle, which focused on long-range precision strikes.
In the past half month, ten 60mm short-barreled mortars have been added, with a range of less than 300 meters and a three-round burst in no more than ten breaths.
This was the first time for Chen Qian and Ma Damu to coordinate cavalry and artillery, and they didn't know what the effect would be.
Shi Ge's cavalry advanced towards Ruanjia Village at a speed of eighty miles per hour, but careful observers would notice that they were using the flags of the Jin army.
"What should I do? Should I fight?"
Some people began to wonder, how could this be one of our own?
"Why are you panicking? Wasn't it the Jin army that we fought against last time?"
"That's not right. Last time, it was a Xianbei man wearing Jin army armor."
Ma Biao's new regiment of soldiers did not participate in the battle with the Jin army, thinking that it was a struggle against foreign tribes.
"Everyone, cheer up, obey orders, and prepare for battle."
A military order was shouted in the barracks, and everyone was ready for battle.