In the early morning of the third day, several lanterns hanging on the top of wooden poles on the west wall of Lujia Village were swaying in the cold wind, and one of them had been blown out.

In the darkness outside the village wall, rustling sounds were heard from time to time, but they were all covered up by the howling wind.

It was already late at night, and most of the dozens of Lujia villagers on duty on the wall were huddled in the corner and dozing off.

After all, these are just a group of country warriors, and they have a fierce and ruffian temperament cultivated through years of fighting and fighting. They are extremely undisciplined on weekdays. Although deserters from the border army have joined them, they still want to use military discipline to restrain them.

It's impossible. Even if you control too much, you will get backlash.

In fact, even those deserters from the border army, no matter what the military discipline, they just relied on the battlefield experience learned from many years of fighting, and they had the capital to surpass others in these troubled times, and now they are also showing off their power in the stronghold.

If it weren't for this wall, Zhou Shixian was worried about delaying time and being entangled. It would be impossible for these people to be worthy of the caution of the two thousand elite Ming troops.

Wu Xingye followed Zhou Shixian and appeared in front of the gate of Lujiazhai, more than 300 steps away in the darkness.

They set out from Dacheng County early yesterday morning and stopped about thirty miles away from Qingxian County and Lujiazhai. They waited until the sky got dark before starting to take action.

The escort army was also there, divided into three groups according to the plan.

Zhou Shixian led Wu Xingye, Weng Dajie, and Kong Tao, totaling more than a thousand people, to attack Lujiazhai.

Wang Chaodong led his headquarters Jin Yiwei, and Zhang Hong led his "Wu/Wei Ying" to guard the holy driver and the gold and silver of the twenty carriages. Once Zhou Shixian succeeded, he quickly entered the stronghold, seized the ships and grain, and then

Head south immediately.

If the situation changes, this army will also take the land route to meet Zhou Shixian south of Qingxian County. Even if there is only a slim chance, Zhou Shixian must give it a try.

As long as it was not until the last moment, he would not admit defeat and would never give up. Even if Emperor Chongzhen died on the way, he would definitely continue to go south and persist in resisting the Qing Dynasty.

However, without the name and support of Emperor Chongzhen, it would be much more difficult to resist the Qing Dynasty on his own, and the hope of victory would be even slimmer.

Xue Laoer and Sun Hu stayed on the only road from Qingxian County to Lujiazhai. On the one hand, they intercepted the people sent by Lujiazhai to report the news, and on the other hand, they blocked the Qingxian army.

As for the hundreds of soldiers and villagers on the canal dock in Qingxian County between Lujiazhai and Wangjiazhai, Sun Hu would lead his troops to launch a surprise attack when Zhou Shixian attacked the village and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

There is a time lag in the middle. If you make good use of this time lag, the Shun army and the Caobang villagers who belong to the Shun army will be defeated by Zhou Shixian with superior force.

After Zhou Shixian heard the "dah-dah" sound from the distance of the carriage Wu Linzheng was riding, he immediately made a gesture toward Wu Xingye to start taking action.

Wu Xingye understood this and immediately led a dozen powerful armored soldiers to sneak to the side and disappeared into the darkness.

These Ming troops who climbed the wall to sneak attack were all wearing double armor and fully armed. The soldiers with uneven armor under Weng Dajie and Kong Tao were deployed to the rear. After the sneak attack was successful, they followed the fully armored front army to cover them up.

go.

This set of tactics is not unfamiliar to these military leaders, it can even be said to be very familiar. This is the way of fighting with a group of run-down military households led by fully armed elite servants!

Of course, those soldiers who lack armor now are not poor soldiers. Once they are fully equipped, they can even fight against the Qing army.

More than a hundred soldiers of the Ming Army appeared under the wall of Lujia Village. A dozen ladders wrapped in cotton cloth were gently leaned against the wall. The soldiers held their swords in their mouths and climbed up the ladder quickly with both hands.

Go, the slight creaking sound made during the climb was completely covered up by the whistling wind.

As an officer, Wu Xingye naturally took the lead. Although he usually looked cunning, he was unambiguous in fighting. His firm figure gave the nervous soldiers behind him a lot of courage.

Soon, a pair of sharp eyes flashed out from the wall stacks on the west side of the village wall, then quickly retracted, and then a dozen heads poked out from the wall stacks almost at the same time.

The watchtowers and arrow towers in the direction of the village gate all emitted light yellow firelight. There was only the sound of the whistling wind and the snoring mixed with the wind. Eight villagers were sleeping huddled under the wall stacks.

Wu Xingye climbed over the wall gently, making almost no sound. Soon behind him, another armored soldier poked his head out from the wall.

After gently removing the Shun Dao from his mouth with his right hand, Wu Xingye quietly came to a sleeping member of the Lu Family Village. He looked around and saw that dozens of other armored soldiers with long ladders were also there.

Already in place.

Wu Xingye waved his left hand, and eight armored soldiers started to attack at the same time. They choked the necks of these enemies with their left hands, stabbed their hearts with the sword of their right hands, and then twisted violently. Those village soldiers who were still dreaming even

Before he could react, he was already killed.

None of them had armor on their bodies, and their thin coarse cloth clothes were vulnerable to the sharp sword. As the blade twisted, the severe pain caused by muscle tearing made them struggle desperately, their eyes bulging.

But he couldn't make any sound.

Wu Xingye's big iron-like hands directly crushed the neck of the village soldier in front of him. Seeing the frightened look in his eyes and the blood oozing from the corners of his mouth, he was not touched at all. Instead, he used another force to stab the opponent.

The red sword in his body was pulled out, and blood immediately spurted out from the wound, dyeing the armor on Wu Xingye's chest red.

After all the villagers on the west wall of Lujia Village were quietly killed by the Ming army, thirty more Ming army soldiers climbed up quickly along the long ladder.

The Ming army who scaled the wall to make a sneak attack was divided into two groups. Wu Xing personally led more than fifty people to attack the village gate, while Weng Dajie took the remaining half to clear out other villagers on the wall.

At this time, Wu Linzheng, pretending to be a wealthy businessman, was negotiating with Xiang Yong, the leader, in front of the village gate. The other party looked at the twenty "housekeepers" riding on horses with great momentum, and was obviously suspicious.

Zhou Shixian did not expect that Wu Xingye and Weng Dajie would go so smoothly. This backup force, which was prepared to take advantage of the chaos to seize the village gate in case of any unexpected events, could only speed up the opening of the village gate.

However, Wu Linzheng's noble man was full of aura and suppressed the opponent with just a few words, and even deliberately revealed the gold he was carrying in his car.

Although the leading village leader is not of high rank, he is not stupid either. This is fat meat that is put in his mouth. If you don't eat it, you will get it for free. Even if the business fails, you can still steal money.

Don't think that the words "both people and bandits" are just rhetoric. Now that they have defected to the Shun Army, how can they not be robbed when they meet the officials of the Ming Dynasty?

When you encounter someone who can't afford to offend, you will naturally escort him to deliver goods, act as a thug and protect him, and earn some hard money. When you encounter someone who has lost your power, you will naturally turn into a robber and eat them all.

The little leader stepped forward to check the servants, and after confirming that they did not have armor on them, he turned to shout a secret signal to his accomplices at the village gate, and then commanded the six village servants behind him to move away and resist the horses. The gate of the village was quickly opened.
Chapter completed!