The devil is coming

Chapter 91 The First Shot!
"Go down with the order, dismount your horse and rest, no fires are allowed, and the sentries are sent out."
No tents were set up. Under Zheng Fan's order, all the barbarians settled their horses and began to eat dry food and drink water.
They are from the desert criminal tribe and are not pampered at all. To a certain extent, they can endure hardships more than the Yan army.
Zheng Fan took out fried noodles from the side pocket of his war horse, leaned under a tree and ate from the water bag. Liang Cheng sat next to him.
"My lord, are you going to take action against the fortress in front of you later?"
"Now that I'm here, I have to go up and give it a try."
"Is this what the Lord and the blind man have agreed upon?"
"Yeah." Zheng Fan nodded.
"My subordinates don't believe it."
Hearing this, Zheng Fan smiled and asked:
"why?"
"If the Lord has discussed with the blind man, he will definitely take Xue San with him when he comes out this time."
The fortress in front stood there quietly. He only had [-] barbarian cavalry under his command. It was definitely not advisable to attack with great fanfare.
The reason why they stopped so far away to rest and were not allowed to light a fire was also to hide themselves and prevent them from being discovered by the opposite fortress. Once the beacon fire was lit, the surrounding fire forts and nearby garrisons would definitely be alerted.
So, since you have to choose a sneak attack, if it is a plan that has been discussed long ago, how could you forget to bring the assassin in the team?
"Ah."
Zheng Fan admitted, put the last bit of fried noodles in his palm into his mouth, and took a sip of water.
"What happened today, it won't take long for us to be criticized one after another, and maybe it will attract the attention of the big shots in the court. If nothing else, the prime minister's alma mater has been stepped on by us, he will definitely know of.
But being scolded is not enough. Only by walking on two legs can you walk steadily.
Anyway, the imperial court is already cleaning up Yinlang County and reorganizing the defense system of border towns. This is a precursor to taking action against Qian Guo.
Before taking action, we must provoke and create some tense atmosphere. I don't know who will be assigned this job by the people above, but it doesn't matter, we will just grab it.
I discovered that since I woke up in this world, my other abilities are nothing outstanding, except for the ability to gain merit, which I have a unique talent for. "
"Although the Lord explained it fully, I don't think this is the real reason."
"Haha, the most fundamental reason is that my hands are itchy."
"Ah."
Liang Cheng recognized this reason.
"Actually, in my previous life, I liked playing strategy single-player games. Do you know what style I play those games?"
"Reckless?"
Zheng Fan shook his head and replied:
"Go."
Zheng Fan handed the water bag to Liang Cheng,
Then put your hands in front of you,
Liang Cheng poured the water from the water bag into Zheng Fan's hand.
Zheng Fan started to rub his hands.
“In the game, I like to farm in my hometown, do commerce, and use technology. I don’t like fighting in the early stage. After the farming is completed, I can push forward with troops.
But that's a game. Once it enters reality, once I have soldiers and some wealth under my hands, I feel very restless.
Just like when you have some money in your pocket, your reason tells you that you should save it to buy a house, a car or give a bride price.
But you still can't help but go out and have fun that night.
To tell you the truth, I went to the academy today to take the blame. Although I knew that it might bring me into the eyes of the Marquis of Jingnan, I still felt uncomfortable. "
"So, your lord is planning to take it out on the people of Qian country?"
"This is a strategic test. The way it is recorded in history books is almost like this: In the tenth year of Yanwu'an, Zheng Fan was guarding Cuiliu Fort and started it... Oh no, let's do it again;
In the autumn of the tenth year of Wu'an in the Yan Dynasty, Zheng Fan, who was guarding Cuiliu Fort, shot the first arrow of the Yan Kingdom to the south, marking the beginning of the Yan-Qian War.
Maybe, thousands of years later, this paragraph will be the test point of the history paper. "
"Lord."
"Ok?"
"I want to say something against my will."
"You said."
"It's a bit abrupt and risky to do this. Besides, besides these barbaric soldiers, I'm the only one beside you."
"What about the truth?"
"I find it very interesting."
Zheng Fan smiled and reached out to pat Liang Cheng on the shoulder.
He knew that he was holding it in so much that he was panicking. Liang Cheng, who had been training all the way, could only hold it in even more.
"It's okay, making trouble is our purpose. When did the blind man make a plan before, did he not go crazy for fun?
This time we are just going to test it out. If we can sneak attack on a fortress, we will sneak attack on it. If the defense is tight and the sneak attack fails, we will go out immediately.
There is no reason to allow him to light a lamp blindly, but we are not allowed to set fire to it. "
"There are too many forts here, and the fire forts are also very dense. We have to be careful when we take action later."
"Well, you can pick twenty people later, and we can touch them first to see if we can pull out the nail."
"Subordinates obey."
…………
"Are you ready?" (Barbarian language)
"Ready." (Barbarian language)
Zheng Fan nodded with satisfaction. He and Liang Cheng had already taken off their armor, but the twenty barbarians who were selected to serve as the "Reconnaissance Company" were even more ruthless. They simply chose to go shirtless.
The border between Yan State and Qian State is already a bitter cold place in the north for the people of Qian State, but here, for the barbarians who have been living in the desert, it even feels a little warm.
Barbarians have a lot of hair on their bodies. Even if these guys are naked, they have large patches of hair on their bodies, making them look like they are covered in fur.
The remaining barbarian soldiers have already wrapped the hooves of the war horses, and the horses' mouths have also been tipped. After the appointed time, they will rush in immediately.
If the fortress has succeeded, they will be escorted in. If it fails, their sudden advance can also bring Zheng Fan and others back.
There is nothing you can do about it. There are no walkie-talkies in this era. If you dare to stupidly succeed, hold up a torch and shake it on the fort. If you keep it, all the surrounding fire forts will emit smoke.
As for imitating animal sounds, that's even more nonsense. The distance is here, and you have to imitate dinosaur sounds to notify the men who are ambushing here.
"set off!"
After Zheng Fan finished speaking, he looked at Liang Cheng.
Liang Cheng nodded. He walked at the front, and Zheng Fan followed behind him, completely imitating Liang Cheng's movement.
There was no way, Zheng Fan lacked actual combat experience, but he wanted to do it himself, so he could only find a thigh to hug him.
As for the other twenty barbarians who followed up, they were natural hunters in the desert. After they dispersed, they quickly started to move towards the fortress while hiding their figures according to the rhythm.
Generally speaking, no matter it is day or night, the top sentry tower of this kind of border fort will never leave people. They are like "eagle eyes", monitoring everything within sight. All changes.
The people of Qian State were indeed frightened by the first Zhenbei Marquis a hundred years ago, so they shrank their heads and started doing civil engineering on the border.
If you want to say that this densely packed fire fort has a real defensive effect, it is actually not very high.
As long as the invading enemy has enough troops, they can slowly pull out the nails you put here one by one while waiting for your army to arrive and fight.
But the crux of the problem is that the Yan Kingdom's most elite Zhenbei Army has been responsible for suppressing the barbarians on the edge of the desert for hundreds of years. The Yan Kingdom is restricted by the clan system and cannot mobilize forces for external development.
This kind of firefort system has a very ideal defensive effect on small groups of troops, so gradually, the Yan State no longer sends small troops south to clear grass valleys and so on.
Later, due to the decline of the barbarian royal court and the opening of the East-West Silk Road, the upper class of Yan State, which had obtained stable financial resources from commercial development, slowly began to acquiesce in Yinlang County becoming a trade transit point.
Yinlang County's pattern of big Yan and small Jiangnan also came from this.
Originally, the peaceful time may last longer, and the people on the border on both sides can live a more stable and peaceful life. The white doves of peace will continue to hover in the sky of Yanqian for a long time.
But all this is likely to be broken tonight because of Zheng Fan's arrival.
It's not like Zheng Fan has never thought about what kind of plot development would happen if he and his seven subordinates wake up in the territory of Qian Kingdom.
Perhaps, he will first practice calligraphy, and then, under the guidance of Blind Bei, Siniang and others, he will become the number one talent in the south of the Yangtze River, then marry the princess and reach the pinnacle of his life, following the basic route of a traditional time traveler.
Maybe, I will have the opportunity to write a lot of frontier poems, and even have the opportunity to become a Confucian commander and lead the Qian army to the northern expedition to Yan.
Shouting: A hundred years of national hatred, the sea will never be quelled!
In short, in the process of groping forward, Zheng Fan's body firmly followed Liang Cheng's rhythm, but his brain had strayed too far.
"arrive."
Liang Cheng's words brought Zheng Fan back to reality from his sexual obsession.
He raised his head and saw that the wall of the fortress was right in front of him. The scenery of the Qian Kingdom, poems and songs, and the feather fan scarf that had just been floating in his mind were all blown away by the wind at this moment.
Shatuo Queshi once shouted in front of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion: My desert is barbaric;
Then, having been labeled as Yanmanzi by the people of Qian country, it is time for me to do what a barbarian should do.
The rest of the barbarians were also very fast. In fact, because Liang Cheng had to match the speed of Zheng Fan, a rookie, when the two of them lurked under the corner of the fortress, the barbarians who lurked together had been waiting for a long time. .
It's a pity that smoking is not allowed here, otherwise there should be three more cigarette butts under their feet.
Everyone bit the knife in their mouth, and then started to crawl!
There were no slings or other climbing tools. Everyone just used their hands and feet to climb along the wall in the most primitive way!
At this moment, Zheng Fan felt a little regretful that he did not bring Xue San and the others.
Xue San is here, he rushes up, it is absolutely easy to compete.
Even a blind man can go up with the power of his mind.
But there is no way, you have to pay for your own impulse.
Fortunately, this fortress is not that kind of big city. First of all, it is not particularly high. Secondly, its construction technology is not reliable. When it was first built, it was not built with the goal of "never falling". In addition, after a hundred years of wind and frost, the walls are full of potholes, and there are not many places for rock climbing.
The barbarian soldiers were strong and strong, and Zheng Fan relied on the circulation of Qi and blood in his body to make steady progress.
Liang Cheng was the fastest because he borrowed his own nails and directly pierced his hard nails into the cracks in the wall to gain strength without even moving his feet, as if he was playing with a horizontal bar.
He wants to be the first to go up, and he wants to get rid of the one who is watching from above!
at last,
Zheng Fan was the first to turn over when he saw Liang Cheng above.
The others also started to speed up at this time, even making a little more noise.
Finally, Zheng Fan climbed up. The moment he looked out, he saw Liang Cheng and several other barbarian soldiers squatting there. He immediately felt at ease and turned over.
However, what surprised Zheng Fan was that there was no body seen at this sentry post.
Liang Cheng shook his head at Zheng Fan, indicating that there was no one up here.
Did the night watchman go to squat?
This luck is also a little bit too good.
Everyone has already come up. Everyone is holding the knife in their hands, lowering their bodies, and breathing carefully.
The first and most difficult step has been completed,
Next,
Just waiting to give orders.
This fortress is not small, and I chose this as the target because it is of the right size and can probably accommodate dozens of garrison soldiers.
Those fire forts, which looked very small at first glance, contained perhaps single-digit garrison sparrows. They were short of flesh and easily exposed, so Zheng Fan simply ignored them.
Liang Cheng made a gesture, and then began to grope inside along the wall. The others were divided into two lines, all leaning on the wall, and slowly groping in along with Liang Cheng's rhythm.
After exploring a little deeper,
I heard some sounds,
You can still see some firelight inside.
There is a difference between wolf smoke and fire. The guards in the fortress do not have to eat dry food every day. They can also make fires to cook. The reason why wolf smoke is called wolf smoke is because it is best to use wolf dung to ignite it at the beginning. Of course, Yes, using other animal dung or adding some sheep felt to promote hair growth can also produce good results.
Zheng Fan had been following Liang Cheng, so he heard it better than the other barbarian soldiers.
Suddenly, Zheng Fan heard some discordant sounds, which were women's voices.
Zheng Fan reached out and patted Liang Cheng's shoulder. Liang Cheng turned back to look at Zheng Fan. Zheng Fan held a knife in one hand and supported his chest with the other.
Liang Cheng nodded,
Indicating that he also heard the woman's voice.
Can the garrison soldiers of Qian State bring their families?
Zheng Fan really doesn’t know this.
But soon, Zheng Fan discovered that there was more than one female voice inside, as well as some men's laughter and boasting voices.
I couldn't hear clearly what they were saying, but I could hear the tone in their words.
Life in the fort is very harmonious, and everyone's relationship seems to be harmonious as well.
It's up here, why didn't anyone arrange a night watch?
Liang Cheng began to move forward, followed by Zheng Fan and twenty barbarians. Everyone began to go down the stairs carefully. After everyone came down the stairs and arrived inside the real fort, Liang Cheng signaled the barbarians not to move yet. He and Zheng Fan Individuals continue to explore forward alone to see the situation.
Zheng Fan and Liang Cheng looked at each other,
Zheng Fan looked confused,
Liang Cheng shook his head,
Obviously,
He doesn't understand either.
Even though he had extremely rich experience in leading troops, he still couldn't figure out what was going on in this border fortress of the Qian Kingdom.
Liang Cheng made a gesture to Zheng Fan, meaning that at the corner in front, he should go to the right and Zheng Fan should go to the left.
Zheng Fan nodded, indicating that he understood.
The two of them moved together, and after passing the corner, one on the left and one on the right, respectively, stuck to the wall.
Zheng Fan bit the tip of his tongue.
fuck,
When and where is this, what are you thinking about?
"Squeak!"
At this moment, the wooden door on the side of Zheng Fan against the wall was opened.
Zheng Fan's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and the knife edge was quickly pressed down.
The person inside came out. He was a tall, thin man wearing leather armor, about forty years old, with a mouth full of yellow teeth:
"I said brother, you have to line up..."
"puff!"
Zheng Fan didn't hesitate and stabbed the opponent's heart with one knife.
When Liang Cheng over there saw what was happening on Zheng Fan's side, he immediately let out a low shout to signal the barbarian soldiers behind him, and at the same time, he raised his sword and rushed inside.
As soon as Zheng Fan pulled out the knife from this guy, more than 20 barbarians behind him had already rushed past him.
Then,
There was a scream from inside,
There are both men and women,
But there was no sound of weapons clashing or shouting to kill.
When everything is over,
Zheng Fan, who was in disbelief, sat on the chair that the barbarian soldiers brought for him, with a basin of charcoal burning in front of him.
Seven or eight women, who had only time to wrap themselves in rags, were huddled in the corner, and there were more than a dozen men with no clothes on, kneeling on the ground.
In addition, there were more than ten clothed men kneeling on the other side.
On the ground, there were four bodies.
One was the guy Zheng Fan killed first who dared to remind him not to jump in line.
The other three were the three who were hacked to death by Liang Cheng after he rushed in.
Then, Liang Cheng realized that he didn't need to chop anymore. When the barbarian soldiers followed up, he quickly took control of the situation here.
A guy who looked like a leader was pulled out by Liang Chengti and fell in front of Zheng Fan.
Zheng Fan bent down slightly,
Holding the knife in one hand and touching his chin with the other,
asked:
"who are you?"
"I... I am the commander of the fort here. My name is... Zhao Changgui."
"Fort Commander?" Zheng Fan pointed to the women in the corner and asked, "What are these?"
"This...this, there is a shortage of food and wages in the fort, and the brothers can't survive. The villain, the villain started this business here, begging for a bite to eat, begging for a bite to eat..."
"hiss…………"
After hearing these words,
Zheng Fan only felt a tightness in his chest.
It was as if all the actions he had taken before carefully leading his men to lurk here were like a fool putting on a show for himself.
Simultaneously,
Zheng Fan couldn't help but reached out and touched his face.
Future history books will probably read like this:
In the autumn of the tenth year of Wu'an in the Yan Dynasty, Zheng Fan, who was guarding Cuiliu Fort, shot the first arrow of the Yan Kingdom to the south, marking the beginning of the Yan-Qian War.
Behind,
One more thing to add:
He built a chicken castle.
(End of this chapter)