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The Flag Enters the Yanyun Chapter 94 The Demon King

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    As for the death of five hundred more people, it is just a matter of numbers for a commander like Tong Guan. As long as the Fang La Rebellion can be put down as soon as possible, not to mention the death of five hundred more people, even if it is five thousand or fifty thousand, what does it matter?  But for Zhou Ping, it was a matter of his own life and his capital in troubled times. These five hundred people were soldiers he had trained for a long time. If they were left here, even if he could be promoted in the official position, it would not be enough to compensate.  loss.  Because according to the laws of the Northern Song Dynasty, there are pacification envoys and institutional envoys above the governor and general manager. It is impossible for generals to take on major responsibilities. They will always be deputy positions and have no independent personnel and financial rights at all.  In this case, if a general wants to win the war, the most important thing is to have a good boss, let alone manage his own power and build an independent small kingdom.  Even if Tong Guan shows great kindness and transfers Zhou Ping to the 17th or 18th level, and makes him a deputy general manager of a certain state, but when the Jin soldiers go south and the big tree of the Northern Song Dynasty falls, he may not be as good as a mountain.  The thief leader is powerful.  Zhou Ping was in a state of confusion when Chang Zongtian's voice came to his ears: "It's true that you had the foresight to imprison Zhou. You built this stronghold outside the south gate. You can advance, attack, retreat, or defend. When the army arrives, you may be able to coordinate inside and outside.  He can still make a first contribution. If there is no such village, everyone will be stuck in the city and can only say that others have done meritorious service, so there is no need to worry about it!" Hearing what Chang Zongtian said, Zhou Ping was even more worried.  I was so angry that I almost vomited blood. I secretly hated myself for why I didn't think clearly earlier and built this village because of my own cleverness, leading to such a predicament now.  He was thinking about how to find a reason to persuade Chang Zongtian to agree to return to the city, when the rhythmic sound of war drums suddenly came to his ears.  "The Mani thieves are here again! Humph. I want to show them some color today!" Chang Zongtian was gearing up, looking like he was going to do something big.  "Li Bao, you go and give some advice to our own people first, so that everyone can be prepared, so as not to be caught off guard later!" Zhou Ping said in a low voice: "But you can't let the soldiers below know, do you understand?" "I understand, villain.  !" Li Bao nodded and left quickly. After a while, he returned to Zhou Ping, wearing two layers of iron armor.  Wearing a hood on his head, he holds a long thorn in his hand.  He had a knife on his waist and looked ready to fight to the death. Zhou Ping couldn't help being stunned when he saw this, and asked: "Ah Bao, what are you doing?" "I, Li Bao, can't be left in the army. I can't be without custody!" Li Bao said.  He said: "This life of a certain family was saved by the prison. Today, I am afraid that the situation is critical. Even if a certain family does not want this life, they must protect the prisoner!" Zhou Ping heard this.  He couldn't help but feel a warm current flowing through his heart. He stretched out his hand to grab Li Bao's arm and whispered: "If Zhou Ping succeeds in his ambition in the future, he will never forget what happened to A Bao today!" While the two were talking, Chang Zongtian smiled and said:  "I didn't expect these thieves to make progress and know how to build a large platoon!" Zhou Ping was shocked when he heard this. He ran to the fence and looked out. He saw more than a thousand Mani thieves slowly moving towards the village gate. It was different from yesterday.  The strange thing is that although these bandits are still in a chaotic formation, every few rows of people are holding up long rows made of bamboo and wood to resist the arrows fired from the village. They have already taken the shape of an army.  "Where did the thieves get the materials? Didn't I order that all the houses and trees within ten miles outside the city be destroyed?" Zhou Ping shouted sharply.  "In custody, the Mani thieves have so many boats and rafts that they must either dismantle them or transport them from far away. There are a lot of bamboo mountains in the south of the Yangtze River. We still have the materials to make these long rafts. We can't blame them!"  Chang Zongtian smiled and said: "But if these few platoons can block strong bows and crossbows, it would be too easy! Come on!" Chang Zongtian ordered: "Let the divine arm archers come two first  Don't fire the crossbow until the rebels are close, do you understand?" "Here!" The two newcomers nodded and ordered their men to follow the arrangement.  act.  Chang Zongtian turned around and said with a smile: "Fortunately, there are these five hundred more people, and there are a hundred divine arm archers among them, all of whom are first-class veterans. Wang Dutong really made a big investment!" "Big capital?"  Naturally, you have to use scented bait to catch big fish, and it¡¯s not him who dies anyway!¡± Zhou Ping cursed, watching the enemy troops getting closer and closer, and finally lost his temper and whispered: ¡°Chang Yuhou, let¡¯s go into the city!  , Mani has many thieves, and they are good at crafting equipment. If this continues, we may suffer too many casualties!" "What are you afraid of?" Chang Zongtian replied nonchalantly: "As soon as the army arrives, the thieves will naturally fall apart. Then we will fight out.  Taking out the thief's head is naturally a great achievement. This is a once-in-a-century opportunity! But we must not give up!" "But what if we are finished before the army arrives?" How many times did this sentence repeat in Zhou Ping's throat?  But he still didn't go out in the end. He knew in his heart that Chang Zongtian wouldn't listen to him at this time, so he might as well endure it first.  At this time, the Mani thief was already within the shooting range of the archers. Following the command of the team leader, the first row of arrows fired sharp arrows.The sound of ? flew out, and the Manichaeans hurriedly raised the long raft above their heads. The sound of arrows hitting the raft was like a heavy rain. From time to time, someone screamed and fell down after being hit by an arrow, but  The Manichaeans still stubbornly approached the village gate.  "Send a signal to release arrows from both sides!" Chang Zongtian ordered. An archer pulled out his hammer, put it on the string, pulled the horn bow to its full height, and relaxed the string diagonally upwards. There was a sharp sound immediately.  Pierced everyone's eardrums.  Almost at the same time, raindrop-like crossbow arrows were fired from behind the walls of the village on both sides. Different from the bows fired by the archers deployed near the village gate, these divine arm bows were almost all fired flatly, and they were rubbing the long row above their heads.  The nuns were unable to block the crossbow bolts flying from both sides, and they fell immediately. The surviving people abandoned their heavy rows and weapons and turned around to run away. They happened to be hit by a wave of arrows from the archers, and they fell immediately.  Seeing this scene, the newly arrived reinforcements cheered proudly.  As if in response to the cheers of the defenders, another drumbeat came from the peasant army's main line in the distance.  "These idiots have only now realized that they cannot attack the gate of the camp without taking down two sharp corners!" Chang Zongtian pointed at the hundreds of enemy soldiers approaching a sharp corner protruding from the camp in the distance and laughed: "But  Is this sharp corner so easy to take down?" At this point, he turned back to Zhou Ping and said with a smile: "Zhou Cuan, if you don't say anything else, you are really good at guarding the city. One trap after another, others can't.  I thought I had cracked your trick, but I caught another trap. Fortunately, it wasn¡¯t me who came to attack your village!¡± ¡°Chang Yuhou is so impressed!¡± Zhou Ping smiled bitterly: ¡°No matter how many traps I have, I can¡¯t kill you just like this!¡±  Domani thieves, there are so many of them, we won¡¯t be able to defend them sooner or later. From what I can see, the best way is to burn the village and retreat to the city as soon as possible!¡±  Zong Tian replied nonchalantly: "The army would have arrived by then!" At the right corner of the camp, the Manichaeans had already approached the walled city. Due to the narrow space in this corner, they could not accommodate too many troops.  In order to strengthen the defense, Zhou Ping had people pile up a mountain of earth at the interface between the corner and the camp. He also built a watchtower on the mountain. Archers with divine arms stood on top to shoot, and threw stones downwards. He also tied sharp stakes to the fence.  Head facing outward.  For a time, the Manichaeans crowded beside the wooden fence and were not allowed to enter. They suffered heavy casualties. The corpses were piled on top of each other, and they gradually piled up as high as the fence.  The drums in the main formation of the peasant army kept beating, and fresh troops were constantly thrown in. The latecomers actually jumped over the fence on the corpses of their companions and rushed towards the watchtower on the mountain.  "Xue Liangwu!" Zhou Ping ordered in a deep voice.  "The general is here!" Xue Liangwu, who had been waiting for a long time, responded loudly.  "You lead fifty strong men, all wearing heavy armor, and drive the Mani thieves out of the stronghold!" "No!" The drums in the garrison camp also rumbled, and with the sound of the drums, Xue Liangwu led dozens of people.  The strong man in heavy armor, holding a sharp-edged shield in one hand and a knife in the other, rushed towards the Manichaeans who had climbed over the fence, and the two sides immediately started fighting on the mountain.  The thirty men led by Xue Liangwu were all strong men who had been practicing for several months. They lined up side by side in a dense formation, using shields to protect their heads and torsos, and blocked the mountains from the mountains.  The Manichaeans pushed to the wooden fence, and then slashed with their knives. Blood, flesh and broken limbs flew everywhere for a while. Although the Manichaeans resisted desperately, the distance between them was too close and there was no room to use weapons.  Armor and shield, facing the organized advance of the Song army, it was almost a one-sided massacre. People kept falling to the ground and crying and begging for mercy. The Song soldiers cut them down one by one without mercy, and finally crossed the wooden fence.  The dozens of Manichaeans were almost completely wiped out.  Xue Liangwu didn't care whether the person who fell on the ground was dead or alive, and ordered his men to cut off all his heads and throw them out of the stronghold.  After this battle, the morale of the peasant army suddenly dropped, and even the drums of the formation stopped.  The main formation of the Peasant Army.  "Leader Fang, the defenders are too strong. We can't attack them!" A man covered in blood was kneeling on the ground and wailing loudly. Behind him were six or seven people kneeling, all of them looking miserable.  They are all one of the leaders of the Manichaeans. They just attacked Tushan but failed and retreated.  Fang Qifei's face was uncertain. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "Old Lu, take your people down to rest first!" "Wait!" Demon King Zheng on the side interrupted Fang Qifei.  , said loudly: "Come here, check if there are any injuries on these people and where they are!" As soon as he finished speaking, seven or eight strong men rushed up and pushed several people on the ground to the ground without any explanation.  , he checked the injuries on his body, and after a moment someone shouted: "Tell the leader, these four people have no injuries at all!" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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