Kai Fu Han

Chapter 19 Departure
October [-]st.

Liu Xin sent two small teams of sentinels to the front when he started to fight. The two teams were separated by half an hour. They were led by Liu Xinbao and Liu Xinyuan, who were possessed of the "Han Guan Bing Qi" general card. Each of them led four teams who had practiced riding before. However, the young and strong team members do not have a military commander card attached.There are ten people in total, Liu Xinbao is in front and Liu Xinyuan is behind.

By Chen time, all preparations have been completed, and the materials, tools, tents, soft belongings, etc. that need to be carried have been loaded into the vehicle.There are a total of 150 horse-drawn carts, of which ten are for people, fifty are allocated to the tribesmen to carry private property, thirty are for tents, and sixty are for food, tools, cart spare parts and other other items.

In addition to the 150 horses pulling carts, the remaining [-] good horses were allocated to soldiers and militiamen. When not in use, they did not hump people or objects to ensure that the horses were in the best condition.

Liu Xinqi stood on the stage to the west of the drying area, looking at the crowd of tribesmen and supplies gathered below, barely lining up.

Most of the tribesmen below were looking around at the buildings in Liujiabao. The tribesmen didn’t know if they could come back after leaving this time. It was difficult to leave their homeland. If they were not forced to do so, no one would be willing to leave the home where they had lived for half their lives. .

"This time we left our hometown, we had so many frustrations that I won't go into detail. I promise you that we will be able to come back within ten years at most. By then, no one will be able to stop us." Liu Xinqi shouted to the tribesmen in the audience: " I hope everyone will not be too pessimistic about being forced to move this time. This does not mean that our Liujiabao has declined, but that our Liujiabao is going through a calamity, and our Liujiabao will surely be reborn and become stronger."

"Now, set off and move towards hope." Liu Xinqi finally shouted loudly.

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It took half an hour before all the carts drove out from the north gate of Liujiabao, and the tribesmen dispersed to follow the carts.Liu Xinqi walked at the end, waiting for the rear sentry who came back from Lujiazhuang.Half an hour has passed since the agreed time, and the sentry has not returned yet.

Just as he was about to send another group of people to check, Liu Xinqi saw two horses galloping towards Liujia Fort on the northwest road. Judging from their attire, they were not Jurchen Tatars.When he was one mile away, Liu Xinqi saw clearly that it was Liu Xinang who was at the rear.

After Liu Xinang's report, Liu Xinqi finally knew the reason for their late arrival.It turned out that when they were about to leave, they saw a group of five Jurchen spies coming towards Lujiazhuang. In order not to affect Lujiazhuang's liquidation by the Jurchens, Liu Xin'ang left the village from the south and walked five miles south before ambushing them halfway and killing them. Four of them were left and one went back to report the letter. This delay delayed the agreed time.

"You did the right thing, you shouldn't cause trouble to Lujiazhuang, and if you leave one person to report the news, you can put aside the suspicion of Lujiazhuang among the Jurchens." Liu Xinqi said to Liu Xin'ang: "However, since then, the situation has been shortened. The reaction time of the Jurchen Tatars, it seems that they will attack again soon, fortunately we have already set off."

Liu Xinqi once again arranged for Liu Xinang to follow the large army at a distance of about ten miles, and told him that if he found an enemy following behind, he should catch up with the large army and report it in time, giving Liu Xinqi time to prepare for defense.

After the arrangements were made, Liu Xinqi caught up with the large army and informed the three clan elders Liu Lisheng, Liu Lizhen and Zhou Xinyuan.

……

All the way safe and sound.

Liu Xinang sent back the news at noon that the Jurchen Tatars were not following behind, so they were safe for the time being.

As soon as the time arrived at Youshi (17 o'clock), Liu Xinqi arranged for the large troops to set up camp at the foot of Guzi Mountain. On the first day of the day, everyone was more energetic, so they walked forty miles until they reached the foot of Guzi Mountain. Gaojianshan.He had heard that there were bandits on these two mountains before. To ensure safety, Liu Qi did not go any further. He prepared the campsite early at dawn and arranged for someone to go ahead and notify the sentinels to return.

The campsite was a piece of wasteland on the roadside. There were all the big cars in the middle, sixty tents in two consecutive circles outside, and a very simple fence on the outside. The fence had basically no protection, and there were two bolts on it. The rope, with an iron bell attached to it, generally only serves as a warning.

It took an hour for the campsite to be set up. Liu Li, who was in charge of cooking with some women, had already prepared dinner, a thick porridge with pickles.

After making arrangements for the night watch, vigilance, etc., Liu Qi came to the dining place, brought a bowl of porridge and ate it. He had just eaten half of it when he saw outpost Liu Xinbao walking towards him with a man tied by a rope. "I caught it two miles away from Xiaogaojian Mountain. At that time, there were five people hiding in the woods on the roadside. I sent people up to ask questions, but they beat me directly. Then I took action. Killed four and left one alive." Liu Xinbao said to Liu Xinqi: "We have briefly interrogated them on the road. These people are spies for bandits in the Gaojian Mountains and are watching us. The news of our migration must have been leaked. , this gang of bandits found out."

Liu Xinqi was not too surprised after hearing this. When preparing for the move, he made a large amount of purchases in nearby villages and towns, including Lujiazhuang in the north.There are many people with mixed eyesight, and people nowadays have a weak sense of confidentiality. It is normal for others to find out.

"This group of thieves probably thought that after we killed a hundred Jurchen Tatars in Liujiabao, we suffered heavy losses of young men and women, and the remaining old, weak, women and children had little fighting power, so they thought we were fat sheep." Liu Xinqi said: "I I have considered this kind of thing before, so it’s not a bad thing. You go and gather all the soldiers to the east of the camp, bring their weapons and equipment, and I’ll be there right away.”

After arranging Liu Xinbao, Liu Qi finished the porridge in his bowl, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and stood up to find Liu Lisheng.During the previous division of labor, Liu Lisheng was responsible for the deployment and management of all supplies. He should be in the middle of the camp.

When Liu Xinqi arrived at the middle of the camp, Liu Lisheng led several carpenters to repair and maintain the cart.The wheels of the large carts currently used are all made of wood. There are a lot of things packed during this migration, so the wheels are easily damaged.

"Third Master, just now Xinbao came back and said that the bandits from the big and small Gaojianshan ahead are targeting us. I plan to lead the soldiers to attack them first and attack them at night. I will leave the camp to you to take care of." Liu Xinqi left. Go to Liu Lisheng and say.

"Okay, go ahead, I'm here, don't worry." Liu Lisheng returned.

……

At the time of Xu, we camped in the east of the camp.

Liu Qi and twenty soldiers gathered here, and Liu Xinang was still rearing behind.

"Quickly check the equipment." Liu Xinqi shouted to the soldiers: "In order to ensure a smooth trip tomorrow, I plan to lead you in a night attack on the bandits' lair in the Gaojian Mountains, with Liu Xinbao leading the way."

When Liu Xinbao interrogated the bandits before, he found the approximate location of the bandits' lair. After this time, any lights in the mountains were easy to find in the eyes of these super soldiers.

Liu Xinqi also checked his equipment.One scimitar, three short spears, one crossbow, twenty arrows, two layers of armor, inner leather armor and outer iron armor.

When making preparations before, Liu Xinqi taught Liu Zhimu how to make a crossbow. Now the equipment of these twenty warriors is basically the same as that of Liu Xinqi. There will be more according to personal preferences. For example, warriors with "Han Infantry Bow" will like to use long crossbows. Bows, so they all carried recurved war bows and feather arrows captured from the Jurchen Tatars.

It wasn't until midnight (23 o'clock) that Liu Xinqi found the bandit's lair in Dagaojian Mountain. At this time, except for a few scattered torches on the wall of the village, the village was already dark, and everyone must have rested.

The front of this stronghold is more than 30 feet wide. The inside of the stronghold should be quite big, but the wall of the stronghold is not high, only a little over [-] feet. Facing the soldiers, it can be crossed with a small jump.

After confirming that there were no hidden sentries outside, Liu Xinqi made arrangements for the soldiers: "This village does not even have hidden sentries, which means there are no experts inside. The only ones seen so far are four vigilant bandits on the wall. This night attack Without making detailed arrangements, first jump up the wall and kill the night watchman, then enter the village and kill bandits or people with weapons directly until no one resists."

"Keep the basic formation and don't jump too far forward to avoid breaking away from the team and being surrounded. Let's go!" After saying that, Liu Xin took the lead and was the first to jump up the wall. He said to a bandit who was watching the night in confusion. After the gun was finished, he no longer looked at it. He pulled out the gun and jumped off the wall of the village to kill inside the village.

(End of this chapter)