Poor Family Chapter 564

  Chapter 564 The fish takes the bait

   A few days later, at noon that day, Zhang Shun sent someone to send a message that more than a dozen ships of unknown origin appeared on the river west of Ezhou.

Calculated from the time, the army of the Black Heart Dragon King should set off, but it is still unknown whether it will only go by water or in parallel. Li Yanqing still believes in his own judgment. Once the Black Heart Dragon King sees the map, he will definitely move The main force is placed on land, which virtually reduces the pressure on the waterway.

  Since ships of unknown origin have appeared on the river dozens of miles away, the Black Heart Dragon King's army on land should not be too far away from Jiayu County.

  Li Yanqing immediately ordered the soldiers to prepare for an ambush.

It is not too far from Baling County, Yuezhou to Jiayu County, Ezhou, about two hundred miles. If you are in a plain area, you can get there in about two days. The hilly terrain, even the official road is very narrow and difficult to walk, and the land transportation is very inconvenient.

After Du Heixin received the sketch of the navy camp sent by the undercover agent Pan Sanlang, he decided to focus on land sneak attacks, supplemented by water sneak attacks. He dispatched 600 people, including 100 by water and 500 by land, and set off overnight Rush to Jiayu County.

Du Heixin did not lead the army himself this time, but ordered his two sons Du Yue and Du Yang to lead the land and water armies respectively. The eldest son Du Yue led five hundred soldiers to Jiayu County by land. They disembarked in the Chibi area of ​​Ezhou and went overland. Three days later, Du Yue led five hundred river thieves to Jiayu County.

They hid in the woods near Yule Mountain, west of Jiayu County, and waited for the night to fall. Du Yue is the eldest son of Du Heixin. He is about thirty years old this year. Not only is he fierce in appearance, but he is also ruthless, robbing ships, killing people, **** prostitutes, and doing all kinds of evil, even more ruthless than his father Du Heixin.

At this time, night had fallen quietly. Du Yue gathered five hundred soldiers and said loudly to them: "My father usually restrains you too much and forbids you to touch the county seat, but I don't think so. Killing one is killing. Killing a hundred people is also killing. If you want to do great things, you must have great courage, so tonight will be our feast. Burn the enemy's warship and cut off the enemy's head. You will get a rich reward. The reward is Jiayu County, we rushed into the county seat, wanting gold and silver treasures, wanting beautiful women, you can grab it as you like, play as you want!"

  The five hundred river thieves immediately cheered, and Du Yue saw that his morale had been boosted, so he waved his hand, "Let's go!"

  The five hundred river thieves were full of energy, and under the leadership of Du Yue, they left their hiding place and rushed towards the navy camp thirty miles away.

As soon as night fell, the city gates of Jiayu County were closed early. Hundreds of newly recruited peasants were guarding the top of the city with sticks, hoes, iron rakes and various earthen weapons. There are only two in the north and the south. The north gate is in charge of the county captain Zhou Ping and Mo Jun. They lead 300 civilians and dozens of arrests. In addition, there are dozens of yamen servants.

Although Du Heixin's goal was the navy camp, the entire county town was facing a formidable enemy. Zhou Ping was extremely nervous, his legs were trembling constantly, and he had to lean against the wall at the top of the city. At this moment, Mo Jun walked away. He came over and said with a smile: "Lieutenant Zhou seems to be very nervous!"

   "How can you not be nervous?"

  Zhou Ping sighed, "Jiayu County hasn't suffered a military disaster for hundreds of years. It's unimaginable to be killed by these vicious gangsters!"

Mo Jun smiled slightly, "That's because County Captain Zhou has no confidence in our county lord. The county lord once fought fiercely with the powerful Xixia army in Xixia and became the right-hand man of the teacher. Appetizers, just exercise your muscles and bones, don't worry about it at all, the county lieutenant."

   "I hope! I hope that this time the county monarch will completely eradicate the scourge of the Black Hearted Dragon King."

Compared with the tension in the county, Li Yanqing in the barracks was very calm. After night fell, he took time to read the resumes of the soldiers in the big tent. , "Brother, can I go now?"

   "What time is it?" Li Yanqing asked as he put down his military booklet.

   "The hour of Hai has passed."

  It was nine o'clock in the night, Li Yanqing thought about it, although it was still early for the enemy army to come over on land, but the waterway was not guaranteed.

   "Go! Be careful."

   "Brother, don't worry!"

  Hu Qing'er turned around and left, Li Yanqing walked quickly to the door of the big tent, looking at the background of her going away, he was really a little worried.

Hu Qing'er is a surprise soldier deployed by Li Yanqing. Once Zhang Shun fails to block the waterway, Hu Qing'er will be the last line of defense of the navy barracks. She leads 20 soldiers with the best water quality to defend at the entrance of the barracks. They drive five The small boat has three thunderbolts, which are also their sharpest weapons, enough to block the warship of the Black Heart Dragon King.

In the night, five small boats were moored beside the entrance of the barracks, quietly waiting for the movement on the river. Hu Qing'er was wearing a black warrior uniform, holding a whip blade, and twelve specially made throwing knives on his back. , extraordinarily heroic.

  At this moment, the sound of shouting and killing could be faintly heard from the distant river, and the flames flickered on the river. It was obvious that Zhang Shun had intercepted the army of the Black Heart Dragon King. Hu Qinger immediately ordered: "Live down and wait for the enemy to come!"

  The five small boats retreated quickly, hiding in the thick night.

   At the same time, Li Yanqing also discovered the abnormal situation on the river. The Black Heart Dragon King may not launch an attack at this time, but must have encountered Zhang Shun's Clippers.

  At this time, Yang Guang rushed over and reported to Li Yanqing in a low voice: "To the county lord, we have discovered the main force of the Jiang thieves, about 500 people, and they are currently ten miles south of the county seat."

  Li Yanqing nodded, it seems that the Jiang thief's goal is the defense hole marked in the sketch.

In the sketch that Pan Sanlang gave to Du Heixin, a loophole in the defense of the water army was specially marked. This loophole is located in the southeast of the barracks and is about 300 steps long. It is marked on the sketch that there are no sentry soldiers or sentry towers here. It was possible to enter the camp when the enemy was unprepared. Since the five hundred river thieves went to the south, their goal was obviously this loophole.

   "Pass my order, all soldiers are in place!"

Time gradually arrived at one o'clock, and Du Yue led five hundred river thieves to two miles away from the naval camp. They were hiding in a small forest, watching the dark naval camp in the distance, with a lantern hanging in mid-air, Extraordinarily bright and dazzling.

  At this moment, Du Yue shouted in a low voice, "Kill!"

  He jumped away, rushed out of the woods first, and ran towards the military camp two miles away, followed by five hundred river thieves closely, like a tide surging in a river bay, and quickly rushed to the military camp.

The markings on the map are correct. There is no sentry tower here, and there are no patrols outside. They only need to run a few dozen more steps, and they can directly enter the barracks. The flames in Du Yue's heart have already started to burn, and he can hardly restrain his excitement. , couldn't help but yell out.

But at this moment, the lantern in mid-air went out with a puff, and there was a sudden sound of clappers, and countless crossbowmen suddenly appeared in the ditch under the barracks. They fired arrows together, and the dense arrows shot at the running The Jiang thief who came.

  One of the arrows was extremely powerful and fast, and it went straight to Du Yue's face. Before Du Yue could react, he said, 'Puff! ' An arrow pierced between the eyebrows, the arrow pierced through the skull, and the tip of the arrow shot out from the back of the head, Du Yue let out a muffled cry, fell down and died immediately.

  The Jiang thieves who were rushing were shot and fell to the ground one after another, and the crowd suddenly became chaotic, and someone shouted: "Da Ya Nei is dead! Da Ya Nei is dead!"

The Jiang thieves were terrified, turned around and fled. At this moment, flames blazed from both sides, and 150 people came from the left and right. The Jiang thieves were already terrified. They threw away their helmets and armor, and fled desperately. The soldiers of the navy and the countrymen chased after them. Zhang Hu, Zhang Bao, Zhang Ying and Yang Guang rode into the river thieves, stabbing left and right, mercilessly Hack and kill deserters.

But all the river thieves could not escape for a mile, Dutou Maishi led two hundred soldiers and suddenly rushed out from the woods, cutting off the retreat of the remnant army. , more than a dozen river thieves tried to break out of the siege, but they were all shot dead by a burst of arrows.

   Except for a very few of the five hundred river thieves led by Du Yue who escaped, the rest either died or surrendered, and the entire army was wiped out in just half an hour.

At this time, the fierce battle on the river ended amidst the shouts of killing. Half of the twenty or so fast boats led by Du Yang, the second son of Du Heixin, were sunk by Zhang Shun, and the rest of the boats fled back to Dongting Lake in a hurry. The last line of defense was useless.

  (end of this chapter)

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