Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Heifeng Village, meeting hall.

The atmosphere was solemn.

The original nine leaders experienced internal strife and war, and were defeated in night attacks. Now only three of them are dead.

Of the dozens of elite old thieves, only fourteen were left.

Yang Ying fled back to Heifeng Village in panic. In order to calm people's hearts, she immediately rewarded him with money. From among the bosses, they urgently promoted leaders, and finally got nine top positions.

Even Baiford, who narrowly escaped death, became a small bandit leader because of his strong body and bravery. He was responsible for managing ten households of farmers, and selected strong men from among these farmers to form and train teams, always on guard against government conquests.

"If the officers and soldiers don't come today, they will definitely come tomorrow," Yang Ying asked, "Have all the young men gone up the mountain?"

The newly promoted second head is actually Yang Ying's son, who is only sixteen years old this year. He stood up in a hurry and said: "Father, all the young and strong people have entered the village. It's just...just..."

"explain!"

Yang Ying scolded.

The second master said bravely: "It's just that we don't have much morale and our training is not good. I think we should pay more rewards."

But Yang Ying said: "If you give out a reward now, who will have the heart to fight? Tell them, as long as they guard the stronghold, everyone will be rewarded afterwards. If they can kill an officer and soldier, they will be rewarded with a pound of money. If they kill the leader of the officer and soldier, they will be rewarded with ten pieces of gold." Ten stones of grain! If you can't defend the stronghold and are caught by the government, they will all be beheaded!"

Seeing that the other leaders were silent, Yang Ying encouraged his morale and said: "This Black Wind Village has been in operation for decades and was passed down from my father. It's not like the officers and soldiers have never been here before. They were killed every time they came and were disgraced. Fight back? As long as we hold on to the strategic point, we will have an army of 100,000 officers and soldiers. Can we still grow wings and fly up the mountain?"

The leaders all said yes, but their tone was rather perfunctory. If they hadn't been able to take advantage of the danger, they would have run away long ago.

Everyone here has complaints in their hearts.

Needless to say, they were originally the leaders. Needless to say, they had always been dissatisfied with Yang Ying.

Even those old thieves who were just leaders before and were promoted to leaders by Yang Ying showed some resistance.

Because Yang Ying went too far, he promoted his son to the second position. But the eldest son of the village leader Yang Jun only sits in the third place. Even the person in charge of the tea mountain has been changed. Yang Ying can't wait to devour her brother's tea mountain - the bones of Yang Zhai leader are not cold yet!

As a middle-level leader, Yang Ying also promoted many of his cronies, even directly from farmers. Some old thieves were ostracized because they were Yang Jun's confidants.

Doing this will make people feel distracted.

"Report!"

"The officers and soldiers are already four miles down the mountain, just past the buffalo slope!"

Yang Ying raised the spear and shouted: "Follow me to kill the officers and soldiers!"

This guy strode out, and the leaders had no choice but to follow.

No matter how unhappy we are, we must work together, otherwise no one will be able to get a good deal if the officers and soldiers attack the stronghold.

At this time, apart from Yang Ying, there are still two old people among the nine top leaders.

They looked at each other secretly and silently followed Yang Jun's eldest son. The two people have already agreed that they must protect the son of the former village leader and prevent Yang Ying from finding any opportunity to kill him.

After repelling the officers and soldiers, they took action during the celebration banquet.

Kill Yang Ying and make the son of the former village leader Yang Jun the leader!

"Dang-dang-dang!"

In Heifeng Village, the gong rang and the young men began to gather.

The Tian brothers who once took in Ju Ming are also among the team now. They used to be responsible for keeping watch on the riverside. Although they did not participate in many battles, they were still considered old thieves and should be promoted to leaders. But they have friendship with Zhang Guangdao, so they are still small soldiers at this moment, and they will definitely not be sent to guard dangerous places.

Not far from the Tian brothers, Bai Fude showed off his power and said: "The officers and soldiers are very weak, they are all archers. I have seen them in the county. As long as you guard the mountain road, if a stone rolls down, the officers and soldiers will be frightened and run away!"

He, the newly promoted little leader, has ten soldiers under his command, all young men trained temporarily. They were only responsible for farming before and had never seen blood at all. That mental state was similar to that of a newly recruited archer, or even... far worse.

Teams of young men were led out by the leaders.

All the troops at the foot of the mountain were abandoned, and their troops were reduced to defend several important roads.

There were also some young and strong men who were taken to squat at various places on the top of the mountain to guard against officers and soldiers climbing up to attack them.

"Brother, can you hold on?" Bai Shoude asked in a low voice.

Byford said: "We can hold it, but the officers and soldiers don't have wings."

Of their five brothers, only two were dead due to the night attack on Bai Village.

Baiford was unsure, but he couldn't show his cowardice and ran to garrison in fear.

They are defending the first card, and can stand three people side by side. Both sides of the road are steep hills with many traps.

There are two teams of bandits here. The first team is led by an old bandit and is responsible for guarding the front mountain road. A one-meter-high waist wall was built on the mountain road. Not only could they attack the officers and soldiers from a high position, but the officers and soldiers also had to climb over the low earth wall if they wanted to kill them.

The old thief said to Baiford: "Take some people to guard the back, just focus on the hillsides on both sides. If you see the officers and soldiers attacking, roll the rocks."

"I understand." Baiford said with a flattering smile.

They carried more than a dozen baskets filled with stones, ranging from the size of footballs to the size of two or three basketballs. Use a drill to slightly remove the edges and corners until it still has an irregular shape.

Nothing happened that day, and Byford slept at the checkpoint all night.

There were a lot of mosquitoes and it was hard to sleep well.

The next day, mid-morning.

"Coming, coming, officers and soldiers are coming up!"

Baiford had just finished eating the food that had been delivered to him. Hearing this, he felt excited all over and quickly stood on tiptoes to look down.

I saw officers and soldiers lined up in a long snake formation, marching slowly along the narrow mountain road. Moreover, they did not divide their troops to attack the two hillsides, and just foolishly followed the mountain road.

The old thief was overjoyed and boosted his morale by saying, "The officers and soldiers don't know how to fight, and they don't know how to besieged on three sides. If we attack like this, we can't move forward at all. We only need to deal with two or three in the front row, and no matter how many officers and soldiers there are, it won't be able to do anything. Listen." I ordered you to bring some rocks over!"

Hearing that the officers and soldiers did not know how to fight, the bandits' fear was somewhat reduced and their morale finally improved.

"Hey, that's...the door panel?" a bandit asked, pointing downwards.

The old thief observed carefully and found that the officers and soldiers were divided into many small teams.

In front of each team, a large gate board was erected. Moreover, the marching speed is slow. Every two or three steps, the door panel is lowered vertically, and the formation is corrected before continuing to move forward.

The distance between the two sides was still more than twenty meters, when the old thief shouted: "Push the stone down!"

Several stones were pushed down the mountain path, and most of them rolled down the slopes on both sides. Only two stones rolled towards the officers and soldiers at the bottom of the mountain path.

Chen Ziyi led the team as a forward. When he saw a rolling stone in front of him, he immediately shouted: "Down!"

The door panel was held up by two sword and shield hands together, and a rope was tied to the latch. The rope was tied to the wrist for strength.

Upon hearing Chen Ziyi's military order, they immediately lowered the door panel and erected it firmly in the center of the mountain road. At the same time, step into a lunge and place your forearms, knees and toes against the door panel.

"Bang!"

It's like Braum activated his E skill, and all the soldiers behind him were protected. The stone rolled down and hit the door panel, which had no effect at all and only left a mark on the door panel.

The squad of officers and soldiers continued to advance, and the two stones were kicked down the hillsides on both sides by the soldiers.

The old thief was a little frightened and kept giving orders to throw stones.

However, it could only slow down the advance of the officers and soldiers, and all the stones that rolled down were blocked by the door panels.

If more than ten stones rolled down at the same time, the sword and shield hand might not be able to bear it. But the mountain road is too narrow and curved. The stones roll and fall to both sides, and less than 20% of them can actually hit the door panel.

No pressure.

"What...what should we do?" Baiford asked hurriedly.

The old thief gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "When the officers and soldiers get close, stab them to death. We stand higher and there is an earth wall in the way, so it is difficult for the officers and soldiers to kill us!"

Chen Ziyi held a spear and stood in the position of a spearman. He kept leaning his head sideways and observing the situation in front of him from the side of the door panel.

"Puff puff puff puff!"

The bandits were armed with spears and knives and kept stabbing at the door. After poking and poking, he simply pressed against the door panel and pushed forward, trying to knock down the door panel of the officers and soldiers.

The two sword and shield hands pressed the door panel and moved forward with all their strength.

Chen Ziyi shouted: "Squeeze the door!"

At this time, not only were the two sword and shield men pressing forward, but several spearmen behind him were also helping. The spearmen pressed their spears against the top of the door panel, shouting slogans and using their strength together.

At the same time, the two wolf warriors held their weapons upright, their shoulders pressed against the back of the sword and shield warrior, and they were also helping to push forward.

The door panel slammed forward, and the sword and shield hand lost his balance and fell down with the door panel.

The door panel fell forward and fell against the low earth wall in front, trapping the bandit's two spears. At the same time, the door panel just creates an attack channel, and the officers and soldiers can rush up the earth wall along the door panel.

Before the old thief could react, he saw two bamboos with branches poking towards him, with spears attached to the front of the bamboos.

The bandits' weapons were completely ineffective, and they were so frightened that they could only retreat after being stabbed by the wolves.

The two sword and shield players lying on the door panel hurriedly rolled away to both sides, relying on the ropes wrapped around their wrists to prevent them from rolling down the hillside. After they got out of the way, the wolf driver immediately stepped on the door panel and rushed up the low earth wall with a flurry of pokes.

Chen Ziyi followed with his spearmen and instantly occupied the waist wall, while the officers and soldiers were condescending.

"Run away!"

Most of the bandits were temporarily recruited farmers, and they were scrambling to escape at this moment.

Because the mountain road was narrow, they pushed each other, and four bandits were immediately pushed down the hills on both sides by their accomplices. Just rolling down is not fatal, but there are many traps along the way, and soon someone will be caught and scream.

"Brother!"

Bai Shoude was also pushed down the hillside and shouted for help to his brother.

Byford was pushed forward by his men, and he couldn't stop at all. Once he stops, he will probably be pushed away and roll down the mountain to be with his brother in a matter of minutes.

Similarly, the officers and soldiers were blocked by the rout and unable to pursue quickly.

Of the twenty-two bandits guarding here, seven escaped successfully, five rolled down the mountain, four were stabbed to death and four were injured, and the remaining six were all captured alive.

Chen Ziyi stopped chasing, tied up all the captured bandits, and shouted to the bandits rolling down the hillside: "Climb up yourself, and I will spare your life for now!"

The five bandits climbed up, crying, one and two of them were injured.

Whether they can survive depends on their own destiny.

Those who were seriously injured had their heads chopped off and presented to the magistrate.

Those with minor injuries can stay. After all, Ju Ming still needs people to farm the land.

Baiford fled back in panic to report the news, detailing the tactics of the officers and soldiers, which scared the bandits at the second level to tremble.

When Yang Ying and several leaders heard the report, their faces became extremely solemn.

After thinking for a short time, Yang Ying ordered: "Stop guarding those in front, all retreat to the killing tiger's mouth!"

The tiger's mouth is the most dangerous place, and only two people can walk side by side. There are cliffs on both sides. The bandits can still smash rocks directly down on the cliff on the left, and the door panel cannot block the attack from above.

Even if the tiger comes, he will die here!

Chen Ziyi led his troops all the way. Seeing such a dangerous terrain, he did not dare to attack no matter how courageous he was.

Ju Ming received the news and brought people over personally.

Observing the battlefield carefully, Ju Ming shouted: "Bring all the bandits we just captured and use them!"

A group of bandits were escorted in front of Ju Ming.

Ju Ming recognized Bai Shoude at a glance and immediately ordered: "Kill this man!"

"Zhu Xiucai, please spare your life!" Bai Shoude knelt down and cried.

The archers didn't care about this. Several spears struck him at the same time. Bai Shoude vomited blood and died on the spot.

The other bandits were so frightened that some even peed their pants.

Ju Ming said to the remaining bandit prisoners: "You go over and spread the word, saying that surrendering can save your life. Those who help the officers and soldiers in the war can keep their fields. There will be heavy rewards for killing Yang Ying! Do you remember them all?"

"Remember it." The bandits nodded hurriedly.

Ju Ming added: "Repeat it all three times, don't forget it."

After the bandits repeated it several times, Ju Ming gave the order to take action.

Only two are sent there at a time, and they will come back after shouting.

The two bandits moved forward cautiously. When they got closer, they did not persuade them to surrender. Instead, they shouted anxiously: "Let me go quickly!"

The bandits who defended this place were afraid that they would be bribed by the government and ignored them completely.

The two bandits were trapped there, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and shouted to the opposite side: "The military master said that surrendering can save one's life. Those who help the officers and soldiers fight can keep their fields. Those who kill Yang Ying will be rewarded heavily!"

Yang Ying was lying in ambush above them. When he heard this, he was furious: "Throw rocks down!"

From a distance of nearly ten meters, several rocks fell, and the two bandits hurriedly avoided. One of them escaped successfully, but the other was killed on the spot.

Ju Ming said to the bandit who escaped, "You can survive."

The bandit was already paralyzed and sat on the ground. His three souls and seven souls had not yet fully returned to their positions.

Zhu Ming singled out two more bandits: "You go over and shout, but don't stay too far away. I'm afraid the other side won't be able to hear."

Having learned from the past, these two people did not want to go back to the village, but honestly went to persuade them to surrender. He also paid attention to the top of his head at all times and ran away immediately after shouting. This time, no one died.

The ten captured bandits were divided into five groups to shout, and a total of four people were beaten to death.

Zhu Ming no longer sent troops, but only blocked this place to prevent the bandits from going down the mountain, waiting for Zhang Guangdao to go around and cooperate.

When the officers and soldiers stopped attacking, the bandits became lively.

The young men recruited temporarily were all frightened.

The old thieves also have different ideas, especially the leaders who own a large amount of land. They want to defect and make meritorious deeds, but they are also afraid that the government will go back on their word.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Yang Ying asked people to bring a lot of valuables. Even the young and middle-class people at the bottom could receive hundreds of dollars.

After distributing the rewards, he encouraged morale and said: "If you kill the leader of the officers and soldiers, you will be rewarded with fifty guan in money, fifty shi in grain, and fifty acres of land. If you kill ten generals, you will be rewarded with ten guan in money, ten shi in grain, and ten acres of land." Mu. If you kill ordinary officers and soldiers, you will be rewarded with five guan in money and five dan in grain. I will never default on my debt. If I kill on the same day, I will reward you on the same day!"

Some people want rewards and are actually willing to fight.

But more bandits just want to save their lives!

For the leader and leader, it seems that they can get more if they kill Yang Ying.