NCCnovel Chapter 166 The Lu Family Still Has Soldiers
Chapter 166 The Lu Family Still Has Soldiers
Zhuo Yiyi led the remaining troops to evacuate on war horses, some of which were carrying the remains of their former masters.
"Hurry up and retreat, and try to reach Qi Tai and his men's second line of defense."
The second line of defense of Qitai mentioned by Zhuo Bu was actually in Qiujia Village, about thirty miles away from them.
The mountain road is rugged. There are two roads leading to Qiujia Village, but only one is commonly used. This road is the most convenient and shorter.
"Captain, there seem to be pursuers behind us."
"Pursuers? How far are they from us?"
"When we were going uphill just now, we saw that they were still three or four miles away from us."
"You are so brave that you dare to chase me." Zhuo Yi said to his comrades who were reporting the situation while riding on a horse.
"Generals at the back, do you have any mines around you?" Zhuo Yi asked loudly towards the back.
The sound of hundreds of people's horse hooves was so loud that the people behind could not hear it at all.
Perhaps the hundred generals behind are no longer here.
The officers under the battalion retained the original customs, with squad leaders and centurions.
A company level has 300 people and is considered a colonel. This name has been misunderstood in the Great Zhouyi.
Therefore, the battalion commander is called the battalion lieutenant, and the company commander is called the company lieutenant, also called the company commander.
A hundred generals are called centurions.
"Commander, our company's centurion has been killed. I am the commander of the remaining company. If you have any orders, please give them directly to our company."
Zhuo Yi, upon hearing this, realized the severity of the casualties in the battle and asked, "How many people are left in your company?"
"Our company suffered the heaviest casualties, with only 120 men remaining."
"Okay, leave one hundred men behind, and the remaining twenty or so will take..." Zhuo Yi glanced at the corpse wrapped in a battle robe, choked up and said with difficulty: "Take the brothers home!!"
"Okay, leave a hundred people behind, and we will take our brothers home!" said the company commander who was left behind with a determined look.
"I'm with my brothers. Do you have any more mines?"
"There aren't many left, maybe seven or eight."
"Spread the word forward, those who have mines should stop their horses, and leave behind a dozen or twenty more mines."
Zhuo Yi shouted loudly and ordered the soldiers to pass the message forward.
"Leave two men behind to make trip mines, and place larger stones on top of the mines."
Zhuo Yi pointed at the company commander and gave an order.
The warhorse slowed down, but showed no sign of stopping.
The company commander pointed at the two soldiers and said, "You two stop and follow me with the mines."
As the company commander, he is quite familiar with the situation of the people around him.
Looking at the three figures going away, Zhuo Yi felt heavy-hearted. The company commander had left his team, so who would take command?
"Are there any strong ones among you?" Zhuo Yi asked.
"I'm……"
A soldier in the team raised his hand.
"Choose twenty armed men and march two or three miles forward to set up an ambush circle and lay trip mines!"
When the soldier heard this, he understood the meaning and said, "I guarantee to complete the mission."
He looked up at his comrades who were slowing down and realized that they were waiting for the company commander and the comrades behind them.
"You and the others in our tent, speed up with me."
The few people who were named quickened their pace and ran forward.
"Who's willing to take twenty more men and carry mines to ambush us ahead?"
"I……",
"And I……"
Several soldiers around him raised their hands.
"Well done, you and I..." Zhuo Yiyi pointed to a few more people and asked them to assign themselves to carry out this task.
Soon, the company commander and soldiers who were laying mines behind caught up.
"I've assigned a few teams to go down there. Please do a count and promote these people."
During the war, Zhuo Yi knew that he had to promote these people and that he had to expand the recruitment for subsequent battles, so he had to build a solid foundation first.
"I understand, Captain!"
……
After the Lu family lost more than 10,000 people in Langya, they suddenly felt that the situation was not good.
He had to call out all the private soldiers he had raised.
"How many soldiers are left? Can we gather 20,000?"
Lu Benzhong looked dazed at this time, with beads of sweat running down his back, and he looked at everyone in the room with a dull look in his eyes.
"Master, the Lu family's army was handed over to the Wang family in Bingzhou to avoid accountability from the Zhao family. Now that they are withdrawing their forces to attack Guangchang County, the Wang family has agreed to dispatch 50,000 troops from Changshan County to assist."
After Lu Ao said this, Lu Benzhong felt a little better. He twisted his body, trying to rub the sweat on his back dry in his underwear.
"How many people are there in Yizhou now?"
"Well, there are more than 10,000 people in our clan, more than 10,000 tenants who have joined us, 5,000 well-trained slave soldiers, and 8,000 government soldiers." Lu Ao knew Lu Benzhong's plan and continued:
"The 5,000-strong garrison at Zijing Pass is under the control of the Lu family and can be dispatched together when the time comes."
"Have the weapons for Guangchang County's siege been prepared?"
"They have all been transported to Liushugou, Wang'an Town, and are hidden there. They can be transported away at any time."
Now that the troops sent to Langya for encirclement and suppression have been destroyed and the military garrison is short of manpower to intercept, Lu Benzhong's only hope is to launch an attack from Zijing Pass and capture the important Guangchang County.
The intelligence they obtained showed that Guangchang County had a large amount of iron ore, and also produced white wine, etc.
Three days later,
Yi County once again prepared 20,000 people and marched towards Zijing Pass.
……
Zhang Xiaosi and his 50,000 men had no worries about food and drink in Zijing Pass. The Lu family had already prepared food and fodder for them, enough for them to use for half a month.
Zhang Xiaosi and his men were wandering around Zijing Pass aimlessly.
There is a Yangshu Village five miles away. There is a large family living in the village, and there are more than a hundred villagers.
The wealthy man's surname was Yang. He was quite old and everyone called him Yang Linggong. He had four sons: the eldest son Yang Chuangang, the second son Yang Chuanqing, the third son Yang Chuanfeng, and the fourth son Yang Chuanbao.
The first three sons are married and have children, but the fourth is still single.
It was the day when the third son Yang Chuanfeng's son was one month old, and all the villagers came to congratulate him.
Not all people in Yangshu Village have the surname Yang.
According to legend, this is a branch of the Yang family army. They drifted here and lived in seclusion here with more than a hundred generals, and then they branched out.
After clearing the wasteland and cultivating the land, they also took in some refugees.
This is how the Yangshu Village we see today came into being.
When Zhang Xiaosi first arrived at Zijing Pass, he also passed by Yangshu Village, but he had no intention of robbing it at that time.
After staying there for a few days, he felt bored and remembered the lively scene in the village, so he came to disturb it.
"Sir, there is a thousand-man army outside the village. Their flag has the word 'Zhang' on it, but judging by their attire, they don't look like the army of our Zhou Dynasty."
When Yang Linggong heard the report from the villagers, he felt an ominous feeling in his heart.
"Everyone, no matter what the situation, we in Yangshu Village must be careful. Today, there is a happy event in my family. The elderly, the weak, the women, and the children are all in my yard, and the young and strong men have drawn their swords and guns, ready to fight at any time."
They are all experienced warriors, so they naturally act decisively. The young men grew up listening to the stories of their fathers and grandfathers, and also learned martial arts, and are eager to fight.
Sure enough, Zhang Xiaosi followed the noise and came to the gate of the Yang family compound.
Yang Chuangang stood in front of the gate, clasped his fists and greeted him, "A guest has arrived. I wonder where he comes from?"
Zhang Xiaosi's subordinates were furious and stepped forward to scold him, "How can my general allow you to interrogate him?"
Yang Chuangang was not angry when he saw this. He glanced at the corner of the courtyard and said with a smile: "If the person coming here is not a guest, then he must be a thief. He can't even ask. He must be a thief."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Xiaosi's men became nervous. The attitude of the owner of this courtyard should not be underestimated, and a fight might break out.
Zhang Xiaosi was not panicked when he saw this situation. He led a thousand men and horses, and this village had no more than a thousand people at most, and no more than three hundred of them could fight. Why would he panic?