Tibet

Chapter 144 The Rebels Attack
These Tongluo cavalry actually made a stupid mistake. They always felt that to seize the city gate, they had to go to the city to seize the iron posts of the city gate.

If the city gate is closed, it is necessary to go up to the city and pull out the iron stakes before the city gate can be opened.

But the problem is that the city gate itself is open now, and there is no need to go up to the top of the city. They only need to move a few corpses to block the city gate so that the city gate cannot be closed, and the city gate is under their control.

Perhaps they wanted to control the drawbridge, but in fact the drawbridge would not affect entering the city, as long as a few planks were built on the nearby moat, the cavalry could bypass the drawbridge and enter the city.

The Tongluo cavalry obviously didn't figure this out.

At this time, Li Ye had already arrived, and four flying knives were shot out. Four Tongluo soldiers on the corridor were hit by the knives and rolled down. The remaining Tongluo soldier turned pale with fright and turned around to run away. At the same time, he pierced his back with a spear and fell dead.

Li Ye turned sideways, picked up a spear from the ground, and killed seven or eight Tongluo soldiers at the city gate.

The five Tongluo cavalry roared and came forward to fight.

Li Ye didn't have any profound martial arts skills. His martial arts skills were the thirteen sword moves that Pei Min gave him, and then added speed, which was incomparably fast.

Fast, accurate, and ruthless, almost one spear at a time, the opponent didn't react at all, and he pierced the throat with a spear. In the blink of an eye, three Tongluo soldiers turned over and fell off their horses.

At this time, Yu Chiguang also led his men to kill them, and they killed the other two Tongluo cavalrymen. The last two Tongluo cavalrymen guarding the city gate saw that the situation was not good, and turned around to run away, but it was too late, Li Ye Charged forward, one with one spear, and ended up with two people.

At this time, Li Ye clearly saw the enemy's situation at the city gate, and countless Tongluo cavalry had already killed fifty steps away, just a little bit away.

"Close the city gate quickly and pull up the suspension bridge!" Li Ye shouted.

The soldiers dragged away the corpses and closed the gate desperately. Arrows came crackling like raindrops. Dozens of arrows shot into the city. The gate was closed with a bang, and the suspension bridge creaked and pulled up.

Li Ye turned back and shouted to Yu Chiguang: "Go and close the south gate!"

"Come with me!"

Yu Chiguang led a few soldiers and turned their horses and ran towards the south gate.

At this time, Wang Yu came running out of breath with three of his men. They brought Li Ye's swords, bows and arrows, and throwing knife belts, as well as war horses.

Li Ye thought for a while, and said to Wang Yu, "You immediately ride two horses to Xiaoguan to ask for reinforcements."

"But humble positions have no reliance, and they may not be willing to send troops."

Li Ye touched his bosom and took out a plaque, which was Gao Lishi's Baoshou plaque.

He handed the sign to Wang Yu, "This is the sign of Gao Lishi of the imperial court. If they refuse to send troops, they will not be officials."

"Humble job understands!"

Wang Yu took the sign, mounted two horses and galloped towards the south gate.

Li Ye ran up to the top of the city, and saw that there were more than two thousand Tongluo cavalrymen below the city. The enemy leader should be a commander of a thousand soldiers, with a burly figure and a fierce appearance. He was very vigilant against the cold arrows on the top of the city. Beside him was a man with a half-faced black face, who was the escaped centurion. He was also holding a shield, with only one face exposed.

The black-faced centurion also saw Li Ye on the top of the wall, pointed at Li Ye and shouted angrily.

This Tongluo cavalry of more than [-] men was ordered to plunder Anle County. There are many merchants and wealth concentrated here. Of course, the Tongluo army would not let it go. Unexpectedly, they happened to meet Li Ye who was waiting for his companions in the county.

The Tongluo cavalry had reached [-] steps away from the city wall, but they were still a step behind. The Tongluo soldiers who deceived the city failed.

In front was a two-foot-wide moat, and the Luo cavalry could not pass through it. The commander-in-chief was furious and ordered: "Go and cut down trees!"

More than 2000 cavalry immediately rushed in all directions.

Li Ye understood the other party's intentions, and immediately turned around and shouted: "Captain Yang, hurry up and invite your county magistrate!"

Yang Duzheng is the township soldier of Anle County. His full name is Yang Kan. He is a local with fifty soldiers under his command. He is mainly responsible for maintaining order in the county and guarding the city gate. He quickly agreed, turned around and ran down the city. When I ran to the city gate, I saw a group of people coming up from the corridor, and the leader was Wei Hongliang, the magistrate of Anle County.

Wei Hongliang was born as a Jinshi in Tianbao three years ago. He is about [-] years old. He was promoted from the county magistrate of Mingsha County to the county magistrate last year.

"May I ask who is Captain Li?"

Li Ye stood up, "I am!"

Wei Hongliang didn't expect the opponent to be so young, but he didn't dare to underestimate him. Someone told him that this Captain Li was a fierce general who killed more than a dozen Tongluo cavalry by himself.

Wei Hongliang hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "This is Wei Hongliang, the county magistrate, how is the situation now?"

"I also happened to be looking for the county magistrate. The situation is very bad. There are more than 2000 people on the other side. They are here for Anle County. Because there is a moat, the other party can't cross the river. Will be back.

Mr. Wei County, I only have 64 subordinates in total, including [-] soldiers from the township. I can't stop the opponent from attacking the city at all. I need to mobilize the young and strong people to participate in the defense of the city. "

Wei Hongliang wondered: "I'm afraid there will be difficulties!"

Seeing that he was still talking about difficulties at this time, Li Ye was furious in his heart, "What do you think I am staying here for? I have more than a dozen men and 35 war horses. I can leave the county at any time. If you have the ability, you can defend the city by yourself!"

Next to him, Yang Kan also persuaded, "Master, if the city is destroyed, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive. The counties to the north will all be massacred."

Wei Hongliang's face was pale, and he quickly explained: "Captain Li is calming down his anger. The difficulty I'm talking about is not that he refuses to mobilize the people, but that he doesn't have weapons and equipment, so he may not be able to participate in the defense of the city."

"You can have a sickle, a fork, or a hoe. The key is to have someone to assist the soldier."

"Okay! I'll mobilize."

Wei Hongliang hurried down to the city with the officials.

Li Ye asked his subordinates to bring dozens of sets of armor and weapons. These were the same equipment as the Luo cavalry spies, all of which were bright armors. He used ten sets for his own men, and the other thirty sets were put on by ten scouts and local soldiers. .

At this time, the entire county was mobilized, and young and strong men and women had to go to the city to participate in the defense. Although the merchants were generally stingy, they also knew that the Tongluo cavalry was actually coming for them, and their lives were gone. What is the money? use?

After figuring this out, businessmen also have the money to contribute money and the strength to contribute.

There are also many families who took out old leather armor and weapons. The army of the Tang Dynasty used to be a military system, and almost every household had simple armor and weapons.

In just one hour, more than 2000 young men and women were mobilized in the county seat. They wore simple armor, held rusty spears and swords, and many of them held sharp iron forks.

2000 people gathered under the city wall, and Li Ye became the general without hesitation.

Li Ye shouted to the crowd: "Once the rebels enter the city, they will kill our elderly parents and young children, abuse our wives and sisters, rob our property, and burn our houses. We can watch Do they do whatever they want? No!"

Li Ye pointed to the ground and said sharply: "This is my home. Behind us are our parents, wife and children. We have nowhere to go. We would rather die in battle than let the rebels step into the city. Brothers and sisters, swear! Kill the thief army, defend the homeland!"

Everyone's blood boiled with enthusiasm, and they raised their arms and shouted together, "Swear to kill the thieves and defend the homeland!"

(End of this chapter)