At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 65
Since County Magistrate Zhou was accidentally beaten to death by Sun Anzu, Pan Rui, the county magistrate, temporarily took over the post of county magistrate of Yu County. The [-] thieves said, of course, [-] is the number that Zhang Jin said to boast to the outside world, but it is actually only a little over [-].

Therefore, it is also a skill to go out and dare to brag. No matter people believe it or not, as long as you dare to brag, if one or two out of ten people are bluffed by you, it is considered to be profitable, and if four or five people are bluffed, it is even more profitable.

Dai County Magistrate Pan Rui was obviously intimidated by Zhang Jincheng. He was standing on the top of the county town at the moment, trembling as he watched the bandit soldiers rushing up from all over the mountains and plains.The county lieutenant Yang Song and the lord Shigeru Susukida couldn't get better there either, their faces were pale and their hands and feet were cold.

"Let... shoot them with arrows!"

Seeing that the fastest running thieves were about to rush to the moat, most of the thieves were still beyond the range of their bows and arrows. He shot dozens of arrows from the ground, and finally all of them fell to the ground under the eyes of the bandit soldiers. They couldn't do any harm at all, but instead attracted a burst of disdainful laughter from the bandit soldiers.

The third leader, Wei Sheng, said contemptuously: "Big leader, it seems that the defenders in the city are all idiots, even worse than Zhangnan County. The subordinates are willing to lead the boys to take the lead. Maybe they can take it before dark."

The second master, Sun Yan, was still awake, shaking his head and said: "The reason why we can easily capture Zhangnan County is because the city wall has collapsed, but the city wall here is intact, and there is still a moat, so it is not easy to attack. According to my subordinates, the defenders in the city must have panicked at this moment, it is better to scare them again, maybe it will scare them to open the city gate and surrender."

"That's right, that's right, isn't it said in the book of war... that it is the best... best policy to subjugate the enemy without fighting!" Ye Fei, the fourth master, stammered, echoed.

It is said that the name of this four masters is Ye Fei, nicknamed Caoshangfei, he is first-rate in lightness, and his equestrian skills are even better. Before he joined Zhang Jin, he was the leader of a small group of horse bandits. He mainly operated in Zhuojun area, but recently Zhuojun The surrounding army gathered, and Sui Emperor Yang Guang was about to visit in person soon, so the Sui army stepped up the raid on the bandits, Ye Fei was forced to go south, and finally took refuge in Zhang Jincheng.

Zhang Jin said that he obviously thought that what Sun Yan and Ye Fei said was reasonable, and shouted: "Little ones, bring the big sword that belongs to you!"

The two bandit soldiers immediately brought up a ghost-headed knife, which weighed forty or fifty catties. Zhang Jincheng took it and played with the knife easily, and then jumped onto a tall yellow fat horse. horse.

This yellow fat horse was originally the mount of the horse bandit Ye Fei. It was produced in the Turkic prairie. It has strong endurance and explosive power. Reluctantly sent it out.

Let's say that Zhang Jin said he got on the horse with a knife, and shouted murderously: "Pick up the head for me!" Follow Zhang Jincheng's horse.

Zhang Jin said that the horse came to the moat, pointed the ghost knife at the top of the city, and shouted sharply: "Hey, the officials on the top of the city listen carefully, I am Xing Shilang Zhang Jin said, come to take the city today If you are sensible, open the city gate and surrender immediately, this general will spare your lives, if you resist in the corner, these heads will be your fate!"

Those bandit soldiers immediately shook the head hanging on the bamboo pole vigorously, and made strange noises, the scene was indescribably horrifying.

The yamen officers on the top of the city were all terrified, and Dai County Magistrate Pan Rui and others even had weak legs, because they recognized most of the heads on the bamboo poles, including Zhangnan County Magistrate, County Chancellor, County The heads of Wei and Zhu Bo.

"Shoot the arrow!" Although Pan Rui, the acting county magistrate, was terrified, he still had a bit of a literati's integrity, and finally gave the order through gritted teeth.

More than a dozen sharp arrows swished at Zhang Jinsong immediately, and the latter quickly swung his sword to block the fight, while retreating, those bandits who were carrying their heads also turned around and ran away, and some of them who ran slowly were on the spot. He was shot and fell to the ground screaming.

Seeing this, the guards on the top of the city couldn't help but feel courageous and cheered.

Zhang Jin said that although he was not injured, he was also very embarrassed. He couldn't help being furious, swung his sword with a ghost head, and shouted sharply: "Siege the city, kill all these gangsters!"

Hearing the words, Wei Sheng, the third family leader, was refreshed. Last time in Zhangnan County, he tasted the sweetness. Not only did he get a lot of gold, silver and treasures, but he also snatched back a few lovely official ladies, so he is particularly concerned about the siege at the moment. , Immediately led hundreds of thieves under his command to rush up, there was no need to build a pontoon bridge, they jumped directly into the moat city, and swam to the other side with all their strength.

Needless to say, the main force of these bandits was really brave. After being shot to death, most of them successfully swam across the other side. Some took out their flying claws and tried to climb the city wall, while some touched the gate of the city and slammed into it. , while others attempted to bring down the drawbridge.

Zhang Jin said he was very satisfied when he saw this, and said with a sneer: "You don't drink, drink fine wine, and when the city is broken, you have to kill all these dog officials. According to the old rules, whoever gets the gold, silver, treasures and women in the dog official's house first It will belong to whoever grabs it."

All the thieves and soldiers jumped into the moat as if they had been spayed with chicken blood. If they were lucky, they would successfully swim across the other bank, but if they were unlucky, they would be shot by sharp arrows from the top of the city and turned into floating corpses on the river.

Soon, the suspension bridge was brought down by the bandit soldiers crossing the river, and more bandit soldiers took the opportunity to rush over the suspension bridge, which seemed a bit overwhelming. Zhang Jin said that he was extremely excited, as if this county was about to be obtained at his fingertips up!
However, the thieves soon ran into a bloody battle on the tall and cold city wall.Stones, rolling logs, hot oil, and quicklime fell all over the sky, making the bandits cry and cry for their mothers, those who were drenched by the hot oil peeled off their skin and bones, and those squinted by the quicklime became blind on the spot!

As a result, the first wave of onslaught by the bandits was repelled without any risk. Pan Rui, the acting county magistrate, was finally relieved when he saw this, and regained a bit of confidence. Now he can see clearly that these bandits, although human There are many people, but only a small number of them are really brave to fight, and there is no effective siege equipment, and there is nothing they can do with the tall city walls.

Zhang Jin said that his face was gloomy. Wei Sheng, the third master, lost the first battle, and he obviously felt that his face was dull. He gritted his teeth and said, "Attack again, and we can definitely win!"

Zhang Jin said that he glanced at the west-slanting sun, shook his head, and said, "Everyone is tired after driving for a day. Let's recharge your energy and recover your strength. Let's attack the city tomorrow. Sidangjia, you take people to the Flying Eagle Racecourse first." Take it. War horses are very important to us, as long as we have enough war horses, we can go wherever we want, and the Sui soldiers have nothing to do with us."

The fourth master, Ye Fei, was secretly delighted when he heard the words. He turned out to be a horse bandit with superb riding skills. Zhang Jin said that after taking down Zhangnan County, he happened to have nearly a hundred horses, but only forty of them were usable. With a large number of horses, a cavalry can be formed, and this cavalry will undoubtedly be handed over to him, Ye Feilai, to lead.

"I got the order, I promise to take it!" Ye Fei, the fourth master, agreed and planned to leave.

The second master, Sun Yan, rolled his eyes and said, "Eldest master, why don't I go with the fourth son? I heard that there are a lot of horses in the Flying Eagle Racecourse. I'm afraid he won't be able to take care of them. Besides, I want to kill that black horse with my own hands. The kid will avenge the fifth family."

Zhang Jin said that he obviously didn't fully trust Ye Fei. After all, the other party is new here. If he snatches the horse and runs off to another side to set up a mountain, then he will lose a lot, so he nodded immediately: "Well, you two together It’s good to have someone to take care of you.”

The fourth master Ye Fei frowned secretly, knowing that Zhang Jin said he didn't trust him, he felt very upset, but he had no choice but to lead eight hundred bandit soldiers to the direction of Feiying Racecourse to kill together with the second master Sun Yan.

When Sun Yan and Ye Fei led eight hundred rebels to Feiying Racecourse, it happened that the sun was setting and the sky was dyed red by the sunset.This hour is the time for the horses to return to the stables. On the pasture across the river, all kinds of horses are crowded into the stables in groups, and people are screaming. It's so lively!
So many horses! !

Ye Fei and Sun Yan almost drooled, and immediately ordered an attack. The thieves leaped into the river and swam to the other side with strange screams!

The people in the racecourse were obviously terrified, they just shot a few arrows sporadically before turning around and fleeing for their lives, so the suspension bridge at the entrance was easily taken down.

"Brothers, hurry up, grab the horse for me, kill any man, and sleep with any woman, but the horse is not allowed to touch even a hair!" Ye Fei shouted excitedly, and took the lead to ride the horse across the bridge.

Not to be outdone, Sun Yan rode his horse across the bridge in a hurry, and other bandit soldiers swarmed in, greedily rushing towards the horses like a group of hungry ghosts.

However, these thieves were only focused on robbing the horses, and no one noticed that a thick black smoke column was rising from the house behind.

(End of this chapter)