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Chapter 51 Tianmenguan Sand Pirates Destroyed

To the west of Dingxi County City is a desolate and dry desert area.Surrounded by mountains on the north and south sides, not far from each other, this makes this place the narrowest section of the promenade, stretching for nearly a thousand miles.In the ancient road, a cavalry of thousands of people in different costumes was running rampant.The business travelers who came and went trembled in fear. Such a horse thief with a size of a thousand people would be the overlord in the corridor, and no caravan could compete with it.But fortunately, the horse thief ignored these caravans at all, and rode forward without stopping.

This cavalry consisted of 200 armored cavalry, 600 horse thieves, 100 mercenaries, and [-] miscellaneous soldiers from the Western Regions. It was a team that Lin Yifan improvised.In the county town, with the Xiongfeng mercenary group coming with [-] people as promised, Lin Yifan could rely on [-] people to stabilize the horse bandit cavalry. Among the more than [-] slaves, except for the remaining female slaves, the rest of the male slaves were all armed and followed Lin Yifan to Tianmen Pass.

Five days had passed, and everyone finally arrived at a place a hundred miles east of Tianmen Pass.According to the confession of the Sand Pirate captives, the weasel's lair is near here, in the Tianshan Mountains to the north of Tianmen Pass.The Tianshan Mountains stretch for thousands of miles from east to west, and are even wider than Hengshan.This mountain crosses the southward route of the Western Golden Wolf Khanate and becomes the most important barrier in the north of Shazhou.

Led by the Sand Bandits captives who accompanied the team, they entered the Tianshan Mountains from a relatively hidden mountain pass, and after going around for dozens of miles, they saw a mountain village in the middle of a dangerous peak, standing on the mountainside. Easy to defend but difficult to attack.At this time, with the arrival of Lin Yifan's brigade, the sand bandits in the village were alarmed earlier, and one after another climbed up the wall for defense.

Lin Yifan looked at the cottage not far away, frowned slightly, and asked the people on the left and right, "This cottage is easy to defend but hard to attack, how do we fight?"

Luo Yi replied: "Boss, we still don't know the specific situation of the other side's cottage. I think we should organize a strong attack to find out their reality."

Xiong Feng, the mercenary leader, also nodded and said: "Brother Luo is right. We must know the opponent's number, deployment, morale and other conditions before we can formulate a battle plan. In my opinion, it's better to let those newly attached horse thieves go up and charge. Let's see the situation." After a few days of getting along, it seems that Xiong Feng and Luo Yi have a long-term friendship, and they even call themselves brothers.

Lin Yifan had no idea for a while, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I will do as you say."

Soon, Luo Yi commanded five hundred horse thieves to dismount and attack the village on foot.Five hundred horse thieves carried a simple wooden ladder and began to rush up. When they reached the front of the village, they were attacked by a rain of arrows.Under the intimidation of the warlord in the rear, the horse thief who had already collapsed had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to charge forward.Soon he rushed to the wall of the village, put up the wooden ladder and carried out ant-attached siege.There were only a few people in the cottage, and the noise of the bandit soldiers killing the horse bandits who climbed up was as loud as they could.The battle was in a fierce state for a while, and the two sides were stalemate, resulting in heavy casualties.Finally, when the two sides had exhausted their strength, the sound of Mingjin came from behind, and the horse thieves hurriedly withdrew, and the cottage was finally saved.

"Boss, after testing just now, we already know that there are no less than 300 Sand Bandits in the cottage, the defense of the cottage is fairly tight, and the morale is available. I'm afraid it will not be so easy to capture the cottage in a short time." Xiong Feng wrinkled Frowning, he analyzed.

"That's right, leader, the horse thieves were killed and injured more than 100 people just now. If you really want to attack hard, I'm afraid the horse thieves can't bear the huge casualties, and they will collapse sooner or later." Luo Yi agreed.

Lin Yifan supported his chin and thought for a long time before he said: "It seems that we can only outwit it, Commander Xiong, take your people to survey the terrain nearby, and see if there are any shortcuts and secret passages that can change our offensive and defensive posture. Uncle Luo, you lead the cavalry from the headquarters to appease the horse thieves, and build a big camp, we may not be able to capture this stronghold today."

"Yes!" The two bowed their promises and withdrew from arranging everything.

"Niu Dali, Jin Jiuyuan, you two and my retainers from the Western Regions followed me to the cottage to fight."

Before arriving at the cottage, Lin Yifan and a hundred people stood within a stone's throw away, shouting loudly for the weasel to come out and answer.

Soon, a figure appeared on the wall of the village. Upon closer inspection, it was not a weasel, but a firefox.Lin Yifan was taken aback, how could it be him?Could it be that the weasel was wiped out by him? "Firefox, it's you? What about Weasel and Wolf King?"

Firefox's face changed, and then he laughed loudly: "It's me, didn't you expect that? Haha, now this cottage belongs to me, and those two idiots have already gone to Huangquan Road together. I advise you to be sensible and hurry up." Leave, this stronghold is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is impossible for you to break through with only a thousand people."

"Hmph, you want me to retreat in spite of the difficulties just because of your mere three hundred soldiers. You underestimate me too much. Firefox, I advise you to surrender quickly, and maybe your life can be spared. If you resist stubbornly, when the time comes Don't let the dog stay." Lin Yifan sneered.

"Haha, I'll be waiting for you." Firefox's complexion changed slightly, and he pretended to be relaxed and smiled.

Back at the camp, Lin Yifan's face was a little ugly. This Firefox is definitely not an ordinary character. He can gather a group of sand robbers in a short period of time and snatch the weasel's stronghold.

In the evening, Xiong Feng came back from surveying the terrain, and said wearily: "Master, I have checked all the surrounding terrain, and there is no road leading to the mountain. Now this road is the only way to get to the village. .”

"Okay, I see, you can take someone down to rest. That's all for today, and we'll talk about it tomorrow." Lin Yifan calmly waved him to retreat, wandering alone in the big tent, what method should be used to use the smallest amount of time? What is the price of capturing this cottage?
In the evening, Jin Jiuyuan brought Durant, the disciple of the Godfather Cult, to Lin Yifan's big tent, "My lord, this disciple of Durant wants to report something to you."

Lin Yifan gave Durant a strange look, and said to Jin Jiuyuan, "Let him talk."

Jin Jiuyuan whispered a few words to Durant, and Durant began to tell Jin Jiuyuan. Jin Jiuyuan translated to Lin Yifan: "My lord, Durant said, they watched our siege battle today and have a certain understanding of it. After discussion, the vassals thought that they had a way to attack the stronghold. As your vassals, you are obliged to solve your problems, so you are willing to fight for the king."

Lin Yifan was refreshed when he heard the words, and quickly asked: "Yes, what can be done? Tell me quickly!"

Jin Jiuyuan then translated: "Among the retainers, there are 32 heavy armored infantrymen and ten giant ax warriors. They can wear double armor and form a tortoise shell formation. At that time, the army will rush forward, and the cottage can be obtained with a rub of hands."

When Lin Yifan heard it, his eyes lit up, yes.Unexpectedly, there are some talents among his retainers?So, he quickly summoned Luo Yi and Xiong Feng to discuss and listen to their opinions.After hearing Lin Yifan's idea, the two immediately agreed.Just wait until tomorrow morning to use this method to attack the city.

Nothing happened overnight, and the camp was not attacked at night. It must be because Firefox is suspicious by nature, cautious, and dare not take risks.It was early in the morning, and 42 soldiers from the Western Regions were dressed in double armor, covering their whole bodies tightly. At first glance, they looked like men in iron armor.More than forty people lined up in a dense formation, holding thickened shields, dragging armor weighing nearly a hundred catties and began to move towards the cottage, accompanied by more than 300 horse thieves.After a while, the armored soldiers moved within the range of the bows and arrows, and the archers in the cottage desperately shot the arrows in their hands, and the arrows rained like locusts, and fell on the formation, most of which were nailed to the shields. Some fell on the iron armor through the gap, pierced through the first layer of iron armor, but stayed on the second layer of iron armor.With more or less one or two arrows stuck in their bodies, the armored soldiers marched firmly towards the gate of the village.

At this moment, the troops on both sides were very nervous, and the cavalry that Lin Yifan was on were already on their horses, ready to charge at any time.Firefox on the wall of the stronghold was very anxious, seeing the armored soldiers who were not affected by bows and arrows getting closer, and kept thinking of countermeasures. "Immediately prepare to roll logs and stones, and when the armored soldiers approach, they will be smashed hard by me."

Just less than 20 meters away from the Iron Armored Man's gate, the horse thieves wandering within a stone's throw away were ordered to charge forward with wooden ladders.Soon they passed the armored soldiers and began to attack the village.The attack of hundreds of people made the sand bandits on the wall in a hurry, not only to guard against the armored men, but also to deal with the horse bandits.All of a sudden, there was chaos on and off the wall of the stronghold, and there was a mass of strangulation.The armored soldiers took this opportunity to speed up and rushed to the gate of the village. 42 heavy armored infantrymen held up their shields to protect the sky, and ten giant ax warriors raised their axes and slashed at the gate of the village.

Firefox was in a hurry, and mobilized more than [-] sand robbers to throw stones down above the gate of the village.The iron armored soldiers held up their shields desperately against the falling stones, and soon several soldiers were knocked down to the ground. As soon as there was a gap in the formation, someone filled it up immediately, maintaining a tight formation.

Time flies, but everyone feels as if it has been a long time.There was only a click, and a big hole was opened in the thick gate of the village.

"The stronghold has been breached, everyone charge!" Without waiting for Lin Yifan's order, all the cavalry under his command immediately mobilized their horses and marched towards the stronghold at full speed.

There were a few more crisp clicks, and the gate of the village finally burst open under the impact of the armored soldiers.Facing the sand robbers behind the gate of the village, the iron armored soldiers did not back down, relying on the iron all over their bodies, they rushed into the village and killed all directions.

Firefox collapsed to the ground, his face pale, "It's over!"

(End of this chapter)