Chapter 145 Long-Distance Hunting
Suddenly, news of a battle came from the front, the imperial court began to attack, and Liu Yuan lost the battle. The Shenwei Army advanced from Jiuzhi to the border of his kingdom in one day.
His military advisor, the Northern Barbarian charlatan, told him that it was okay. At the beginning, they knew that the Liuyuan River was wide and suitable for the Song Dynasty's naval attack, so they did not plan to garrison it. They just used it as an outpost of the kingdom.
The military advisor meant that the place was used to gather information and build a state of mind, so it didn't matter if it was lost.
However, the speed at which the Shenwei Army took over Liuyuan still surprised the Miao King. This speed was too fast. He had spent a lot of effort to occupy these plots of land.
Seeing that he was in a bad mood, the charlatan waved his hand, and the woman in the hall and a worker lowered their heads and hurried out. This person pretending to be a ghost was the senior advisor sent by Mongolia to the Miao King. He gave him advice and performed magic to seduce the Miao people to rebel. He counted with his fingers and the number of troops was 50,000 to 60,000.
So King Miao was full of confidence.
The charlatan secretly told him that he had sent a pigeon to the Dali Kingdom, asking them to attack Xinshi by cutting off the Shenwei Army's retreat. Zhao Qi'er's lair would definitely be lost, and he would definitely return to rescue them.
The charlatan proudly said that this tactic was called "Besiege Wei to Save Zhao". He has already ordered the revived front army to defend the city and wait for help. Your Majesty may as well take a look at how powerful our divine army is.
The charlatan divided the Miao King's army into four routes: front, back, left, and right. The leading generals were called Dharma Protectors, and the name gave them divine power.
King Miao was very satisfied when he heard this, and asked the palace steward to send his beloved Xiao Fei to the charlatan's house.
The charlatan was an old and lecherous man. He thanked him immediately and trotted away towards his yard.
The next day, Zhao Yulin took a boat to Fuxing.
Zhou Ping started working at daybreak. The navy's large and small ships were used to transport troops to Fuxing. The two teams advanced side by side on the mountain road along the river. Fuxing was covered by smoke under the artillery fire of the Shenwei Army, and the infantry quickly landed and attacked.
The Miao King's front-line protector was also a master of grassland riding and archery, and he led five thousand elite troops to garrison. He had never fought against the Shenwei Army before, and thought he was the best in the world. How could he withstand the saturation attack of the Shenwei Army?
The front army protector was coughing non-stop due to the lime bullets fired by the Shenwei Army. The Shenwei Army soldiers wearing masks had already rushed into his room, and the Shenbi crossbow immediately nailed him to the spot. A large number of mountain people ran away.
Li Yunqing did not order a pursuit either. This was Zhao Yulin's order. As long as the people dispersed, there would be no pursuit because most of them were bewitched.
The Miao people's rebellion was also caused by the cruel oppression of local officials, so we must minimize casualties.
When he arrived in Fuxing, the soldiers were already clearing the streets, repairing houses, and cleaning up the battlefield.
Zhou Ping reported that if they went further, the large ships would not be able to survive and they would have to switch to small boats. In this way, the navy's combat effectiveness would be significantly weakened.
He patted Zhou Ping on the shoulder and said that he had done a good job and the next step was to take care of the logistics and fire support.
After the revival was achieved, the Shenwei Army obtained a large amount of food and fodder, and Li Yunqing immediately transported the troops behind him directly up.
Right now the army is concentrated in Jiuzhi and Liuyuan, which is too far away from the battlefield and not conducive to flexible maneuvering.
Zhao Yulin said that if King Miao knew that Fuxing was lost, he would definitely send out his main force to fight, and after the fight, we would feel relieved.
Li Yunqing pulled Bao Wenli over and said with a smile that it was our infantry's turn to play the leading role next. Zhou Ping said helplessly that it was their turn to show off. Going up, the mountains were high and the valleys were deep, and the channel was narrow. His navy could only sigh at the water. Li Yunqing immediately apologized and said that the nagging depended on the transportation of the brothers' ships. Let's do it together.
Bao Wenli said that all the mortars made in Cuiping Mountain have been delivered, a total of eighty, which is enough.
Zhao Yulin laughed and scolded them for being so cocky. When he launched a surprise attack on Guanzhong, he only had fifty guns. With so many firearms, were they afraid that they could not defeat the Miao King?
At night, several people gathered under the oil lamp to discuss. Intelligence showed that Guci was in chaos, with rebels gathering everywhere. It was estimated that they were going to come and make a move, trying to take back Fuxing, or have a decisive battle in the Monkey Field.
The Shenwei Army had already assembled 15,000 men in Liuyuan and Fuxing. Zhao Yulin decided to advance in two routes, one heading east to Wanglong and around Guci, and the other continuing south to approach Yuanhouchang .
Li Yunqing suggested sending out another surprise force to go through Chuanfengao and advance from multiple directions. Once the cannons sound, the Miao King would definitely panic.
Zhao Yulin thought that the fight would be over soon, so he decided to go with the surprise attack team and try to kill the rebel charlatan.
Several main generals were unwilling to do this as they were afraid that he would be in danger.
Zhao Yulin said there was nothing to be afraid of since there were so many brothers here.
No matter what he said, Li Yunqing still disagreed and even brought up the order from Lu Youpeng of Shunfeng and the last words of the deceased military advisor.
Zhao Yulin had no choice but to give up.
On that day, the Shenwei Army cleared out the rebels outside Fuxing, but Zhou Ping's navy was unable to ship through because the rebels had set up iron chains to block the river in Hulunao.
Bao Wenli immediately arranged for brothers who could climb mountains to climb up the cliff from the back mountain, annihilate the defending enemy, remove the iron chains and continue the advance.
At this time, intelligence came that the rebels came out in full force, and the left and right protectors and the charlatan led at least 20,000 troops to reinforce the Monkey Farm.
Zhao Yulin keenly realized that this charlatan must be eliminated. He had become the soul of the rebels. With him around, ignorant people were not afraid of death and were willing to serve as cannon fodder.
Only by killing him on the spot can we break the myth of the rebels' invulnerability and make the people who have been bewitched and deceived wake up.
He asked Bao Wenli to prepare a death squad of fifty men for him, to sneak secretly to the back of the monkey farm and look for an opportunity to hunt down the charlatan.
This time the action was more dangerous, and the brothers were more determined. They just didn't agree.
After Zhao Yulin explained the seriousness of the situation, he said that everyone was gambling, so he asked Bao Wenli to go with him and try his luck.
At this point, everyone had no choice but to obey. Zhao Yulin said that the rest would be left to Yun Qing's command, and that they should try their best to annihilate the rebels in the Monkey Field.
He went back to clean the rifle and pack it up. The gun had not been used for more than a year, and only three of the bullets were original, the rest were all reloaded.
Because he shot less and less, he was reluctant to try out the gun. Now he had to kill the target from a long distance. He was a little doubtful whether he could do it.
Bao Wenli was outside calling for his brother-in-law. Zhao Yulin put on Zhu Congwen's hat, carried his rifle and went out.
Li Chuan wanted to go along with him, but was stopped by him. All the soldiers carrying out the mission this time were veterans, and the young man had never been to the battlefield, so it was inevitable that mistakes would be made.
He asked Li Chuan to find Li Yunqing and follow the large army to see some blood.
The team left the town and soon entered the mountains. After a night of climbing and traversing, they finally reached the rocky beach five miles behind the monkey farm. Everything went smoothly.
Zhao Yulin observed through the binoculars for a while and found that the river bank in this area was wide and suitable for the team to gather. He planned to look for an opportunity here.
The brothers retreated into the ravine to chew dry food and rest.
When the sun was high in the sky, the brother in charge of reconnaissance and sentry came back to report: There was movement, a large group of rebels were coming.
Baowen immediately perked up.
In fact, Bao Wenli is not Huo Fenghuang's biological brother. They are from the same village and were forced to go to Lingxiao Mountain together. It was only because Bao Wenli was honest and daring that Huo Fenghuang accepted him as her sworn brother. The friendship they formed in the battle is deeper than that of real sisters, and they call each other sisters wherever they go.
At this time, Bao Wenli took out his telescope and asked Zhao Yulin to look. Several rebels were setting up a scaffolding on a high platform on the river bank ahead. He didn't know what they were going to do.
Later, Bao Wen suddenly realized that the rebels were trying to pray to the gods. With the protection of the gods, they would be invulnerable to swords and guns.
If this is true, it would be much easier .
However, they were now at least three miles away from the dance floor and had to find a way to get there.
Zhao Yulin followed the three veteran investigators and groped their way up to the platform. After walking about a mile, there were no trees in front of them and they saw only grass and thorns. They could only crawl forward.
Zhao Yulin moved forward inch by inch. His clothes and pants were all torn. There was nothing in front of him to block his view. When he raised his head slightly, the rebels standing guard on the hilltop could be clearly seen.
However, they were still at least three hundred meters away from the dance floor.
The altar for summoning gods on the river bank has been built, and various sacred artifacts have been arranged. A Miao girl has also been tied to the wooden pillar in the center of the platform. It seems that she is going to be used to worship the gods.
Damn it, this charlatan is so cruel that he actually used such a beautiful young woman as a living sacrifice.
Time was too tight and Zhao Yulin had no time to think carefully. He could only gamble on his luck.
The charlatan came on stage. He was naked, with a round hat full of feathers on his head and only a piece of animal skin hung around his waist to cover his body. He held a sheepskin drum in his hand and walked and danced around the Miao girl.
Zhao Yulin discovered that this charlatan had a peculiar feature in his method of spinning. Every time he turned to the front of the altar, he would jump towards the rebels, make an exaggerated horse stance, and at the same time stretch his hands upwards, holding up his magic weapon and roaring.
He felt that the opportunity to kill the charlatan was here.
Zhao Yulin checked his weapon again, put the three original bullets into the magazine, and tried to aim.
Soon, the charlatan moved to the center of the platform again, repeating the horse stance as before, exposing his back completely. Zhao Yulin aimed at the top of the charlatan's head, held his breath and pulled the trigger.
Only three gunshots were heard, and the charlatan immediately fell on the altar.
He didn't even look at the charlatan, picked up the scattered bullet shells and turned around to run back.
After crossing the ridge, we heard the rebels making a commotion.
At this time, there were violent explosions from the direction of the monkey field, and the Shenwei Army began to attack. The Shenwei Army's infiltrated troops appeared behind the rebels, and they became even more panicked when the mortars opened fire, and they rushed in groups and groups.
A group of rebels were climbing up the mountain. Bao Wenli shouted, "Brother-in-law, hurry up! The rebels are coming."
Zhao Yulin smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of anything. Just fight me."
The brothers immediately raised their bows and arrows and shot accurately. The rebels who were climbing the mountain found that there was also an ambush on the mountain. They were immediately like frightened birds, and they rolled and crawled down to the river valley. Some of them were so anxious that they jumped into the Chishui River and went downstream to the monkey farm.
