The rebels' first assault on Fei Zhai ended in failure, killing and wounding dozens of people.

Since moving back from Shangrao County last year, the Fei family has learned a lesson and has been strengthening the security measures of the house, the original wall has been increased from two meters to three meters, and the thickness has increased to one meter two, all of which are made of green bricks and rice juice, which is very strong, and do not want to tear down the wall by manpower alone. Moreover, the walls are all inlaid with iron thorns, and the thieves want to climb up from the wall, not only to beware of the iron thorns, but also to resist Zhuang Ding's bamboo spears and spears, and if they are not careful, they will be pierced through the heart.

In addition, there is also a carved castle-like thing on the wall on both sides of the gate, and Zhuang Ding can hide in it to attack the thieves who hit the door, and the hot oil or dung water is poured on the head, and the thieves and ghosts cry wolf.

As the so-called rabbit bites when it is in a hurry, the servants of the Fei family all understand the fate of falling into the hands of thieves, so they all mobilized and actively cooperated with the Zhuang Ding to defend......

It was the concerted efforts of everyone that successfully repelled the first round of the thieves' onslaught.

At this time, there was a scream outside Fei's house, and the thieves who had been stabbed, burned, and injured were wailing in pain. The worst thing is the thief soldier who was drenched in dung, full of feces and urine, not to mention the smelly coaxing, and was scalded to the point that the skin and flesh were rotten, and the dung water was dirty, and it was easy to cause bacterial infection, so that the skin and flesh rotted beyond cure. This is probably the earliest "chemical weapon".

Yang Qing's face was extremely ugly, and he stared viciously at the Fei Mansion in front of him, which was as strong as a turtle shell, thinking that it would be easy to take it, but as a result, hundreds of people were killed and injured and there was no way to take it.

Wang Ru licked his chapped lips and scolded stupidly: "Tema's, dare to love Fei Hong's old fox has already been prepared, big brother, the brothers are already tired and hungry, why don't you bury the pot and cook first, and then attack when you are full of food and strength." ”

As the saying goes, one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion. The attack of the thieves was frustrated, and the morale had begun to fall, coupled with the rapid march all the way, and there was no dinner yet, and at this moment the momentum weakened, hunger and exhaustion came up.

Yang Qing also felt hungry, so he ordered to bury the pot and cook, and then take the Fei Mansion in one go when he was full of food and drink.

A group of thieves stopped attacking, and the soldiers in the house and Zhuang Ding breathed a sigh of relief and seized the time to rest and recover their strength.

On the carved tower in the Fei Mansion, Xu Jin, Fei Hong and others were standing at the window and observing.

Xu Jin looked at the thief soldiers who were cooking in a pot outside, his sword eyebrows furrowed deeply, although he had repelled the first round of attacks of the thieves at the moment, the actual situation was very unoptimistic.

Because in the first round of attack, two Zhuang Ding were killed by the opponent's firearms, and seven or eight others were injured to varying degrees, and the thieves were numerous, even if they fought hard, they could fight the defending Zhuang Ding. Therefore, if there is no rescue, it is only a matter of time before the house is breached, and then it will be a one-sided massacre, and the end of the house full of women and children will be miserable.

Fei Hong and Fei Cai obviously understood this, and their expressions were solemn at the moment, and Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong's faces were a little pale.

"Master Fei, how far is the Thousand Households of Lead Mountain from here?" Xu Jin asked in a deep voice.

Fei Hong replied: "It is estimated that there are ten miles, Ziqian wants to send someone to ask for help from the Thousand Households of Lead Mountain?" ”

Xu Jin nodded and said, "That's right, but the student wants to go in person." ”

Now only the lead mountain thousand households can save the Fei Mansion, as for the Shangrao thousand households are far away from the water can not save the near fire, the lead mountain thousand households are only ten miles away from here, and you can ride a fast horse for half an hour to go back and forth.

Fei Cai hurriedly said: "Ziqian can't, you are now the general judge of Guangxin Mansion, controlling the soldiers and horses of all counties, and it is a heavy responsibility, how can you take risks, send the people below." ”

Xu Jin shook his head and said: "Although Lord Sun temporarily appointed me as the general judge, I have not gone through the official government, if I don't go there in person, I am afraid that the thousand households of Lead Mountain will not easily send troops." ”

Fei Cai couldn't help but be silent, Xu Jin's words were not unreasonable, in exchange for the fact that he was a thousand households of the Thousand Households of Lead Mountain, if he did not see the letter of the transfer of troops, he would definitely not send troops because of a stranger's message.

Fei Hong pondered for a moment before saying, "Ziqian is sure?" ”

Xu Jin nodded, in this situation, even if you are not sure, you have to fight, otherwise you can only sit and wait.

"Okay, be careful!" Fei Hong knew that his protégé was an assertive person, not to mention that there was no better way to do it in the current situation, so he nodded in agreement.

……

Snow flakes drifted in the sky again, and in the front yard of the Fei Mansion, four horses stood side by side, snorting uneasily. Xu Jin was wearing an ink-colored cloak, with his brother-in-law Xie Yidao on the left, his second brother-in-law Xie Erjian on the right, and Jiading Dabao in front.

Jia Ding Dabao was in charge of leading the way, and he was holding the reins tightly at the moment, obviously very nervous.

Can you not be nervous? There are nearly a thousand murderous rebels outside, and it is simply a matter of life to open the door and rush out at this time, and there may be no return!

"Big brother and second brother, you must protect your father-in-law!" Xie Xiaowan's face was full of worry, her eyes were slightly red when she spoke, although she was very reluctant to take risks with Xianggong in her heart, but she also understood that this was also a helpless move, if Xianggong didn't take risks, hundreds of people in the mansion could only wait for death.

"Third sister, don't worry, with me and my eldest brother here, I guarantee that my brother-in-law will not lose a single hair." Xie Erjian said lightly, his tone full of strong confidence.

The eldest brother Xie Yidao never said much, just nodded slightly, and looked back apologetically at his pale newlywed wife Wang Cuihua.

Xu Jin ignored everyone's eyes, hugged Xie Xiaowan into his arms with open arms, and said softly: "Wait for Xianggong to come back." ”

Xie Xiaowan's heart was sweet, and she hummed a little shyly, and whispered with a firm expression: "Even if Xiaowan dies, she will not fall into the hands of thieves." ”

Xu Jin's heart trembled, he tightened his grip on the person in his arms, and said lightly: "Silly girl, don't do stupid things, Xianggong will definitely bring the troops back, believe me!" ”

Xie Xiaowan nodded obediently.

Although it was a parting of life and death, seeing his daughter and son-in-law hugging each other like this, the old man Xie Qing was still a little embarrassed, and coughed lightly: "Virtuous son-in-law, don't delay, the thieves outside will attack after eating." ”

Xu Jin hugged Xie Xiaowan's delicate body hard, and then let go of his hand and stepped on the horse to turn over on the horse.

"Master, you must come back safely!" Yahuan Yue'er said with tears in her eyes.

said that she was "forced" by Xu Jin to go out and lure thieves in Yangang Village before, and Yahuan Yue'er ignored Xu Jin with a cold face all the way.

Xu Jin smiled and nodded: "Yes, take care of Xiaowan!" ”

……

At this moment, piles of bonfires have been lit in the open space outside the house, and the rebels have set up iron pots to wash rice and cook, and most of them are gathered around the fire to warm themselves and wait for the meal to start.

Yang Qing, Wang Ru, and a group of backbones of the rebels were discussing ways to break the house in the newly erected tent.

At this moment, several large fireballs suddenly threw out from within the walls of Fei's house, which instantly attracted the attention of all the rebels, and someone picked up their weapons and rushed over to check.

"What's going on?" Yang Qing led a group of backbones to rush out of the tent.

A rebel reported loudly: "Report to Lord Qianhu, a few big fireballs were thrown out of it, but it seems that they are all clothes and cloth, and I don't know what tricks to play." ”

Yang Qing and Wang Ru couldn't help but look at each other in amazement, and at this moment, the door of the mansion clanged open, and several horses rushed out of it and galloped towards the gate of the manor.

"It's not good, it's a trick, stop them!" Yang Qing shouted loudly as he rushed towards his war horse.

Some of the reacting rebels hurriedly picked up their spears that were resting next to them and tried to intercept them.

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The short bow in Xie Erjian's hand rang out continuously, and the arrow went to the meteor, instantly shooting over several rebels who were blocking the way, and it was a hundred shots.

Drive......

Dabao was so nervous that his heart almost jumped out of his chest, and the horsewhip whipped the horse's buttocks, taking the lead and galloping towards the village.

Xie Yidao, who was in charge of the palace, was holding a spear, but when he saw the shadow of the gun, he instantly stabbed to death several rebels who were approaching, and the rebels who came after him were so frightened that they all stopped.

"Damn, stop them!" Yang Qing and Wang Ru had already jumped on their horses at this time, and when they saw that Xu Jin and the others were about to rush out of the village, they couldn't help but shout.

Yang Qing hurriedly took off his longbow and was about to bend his bow and arrows, when his face suddenly changed, and he rolled off the saddle in embarrassment......

Bang......

As soon as Yang Qing rolled off the saddle, the fire gun in Xu Jin's hand rang out, and countless iron sand erupted one after another. Yang Qing's war horse was swept away, and he immediately galloped away in pain.

Yang Qing rolled a few times on the ground in embarrassment, got up and looked at the several fast horses that had escaped from the village, and couldn't help but be shocked and angry.

Wang Ru ran over and asked with concern, "Big brother, are you okay?" ”

Yang Qing took a few mouthfuls of mud and sand, and scolded and said: "Bastard, these are probably moving rescue soldiers, let the brothers speed up their meals, and capture the Fei Mansion as soon as possible." ”

……

In the lead mountain thousand households, the hall of the weekday meeting is brightly lit, and the backbone of the thousand households is deliberating. Including 1,000 Xiong Bai, deputy 1,000 Luo Hong, and 10 more than 100 households.

Not long ago, I just received a messenger sent by Meng Xuan, the county Cheng, saying that nearly a thief under the command of King Qianning had come to attack the county seat of Leadshan, and after being repulsed, he went to the south of the city, suspected of rushing to the Fei family in Chaijiabu.

If the Fei family is destroyed by the rebels, the Qianhu of Leadshan will definitely be held accountable as the local guard force. Therefore, Xiong Bai summoned a group of subordinates to discuss whether to send troops to rescue the Fei family.

However, some of the hundred households under his command advocated sending troops to rescue, but some people advocated not sending troops, Xiong Bai was just a middle-aged person, and he couldn't make up his mind at all.

Deputy Qianhu Luo Hong sat aside and drank a little wine calmly, and did not express his opinion.

"Old Luo, what do you mean?" Xiong Bai asked in a deep voice.

Deputy Qianhu Luohong shook his head and said: "I don't agree to send troops, the situation is unclear now, it is extremely inappropriate to blindly send troops, what if we fall into the enemy's ambush, we have to be responsible for the lives of our brothers, let's wait until dawn to find out the situation." ”

Xiong Bai and Luo Hong are young, and the two grew up in the guard house since they were children, and later each took their father's position. Xiong Bai is mediocre and has no opinions, but Luo Hong has a flexible brain, so although Xiong Bai is a thousand households, he will listen to Luo Hong's opinion on many things, and nodded when he heard this: "Okay, then let's wait for dawn, let's disperse!" ”

In fact, the willingness of hundreds of households to send troops is not high, but seven out of ten do not agree to send troops.

As soon as the hundreds of households left, only Xiong Bai and Luo Hong were left in the council hall. Xiong Bai frowned and said: "Lao Luo, let's not send troops to rescue now, if something happens to the Fei family, we are afraid that we will be held accountable in the future." ”

Luo Hong said disapprenously: "The Fei family didn't send anyone to ask us for help, this big night, it's snowing again, and we are not immortals, how do we know that the Fei family is under attack." As for Meng Xiancheng, he sent someone to inform us, but he didn't say that the Fei family was being attacked by rebels. Therefore, even if we are held accountable in the future, we have a prevarication argument. ”

Luo Hong said and suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Big brother, I asked the messenger sent by Meng Xiancheng carefully, I heard that Wu Zhixian suddenly had back pain and handed over all matters of the city defense to Meng Xiancheng, do you know why?" ”

If Xiong Bai didn't have the identity of a thousand households, he would just be an honest farmer, and when he heard that he was a little unclear, he frowned and said: "I heard that Wuzhi County recently accepted a beautiful concubine, could it be that...... Overindulgence. ”

Luo Hong said angrily: "The fart is overindulged, the surname Wu is an old fox, I don't want to offend King Ning, and I don't want to bear the charge of surrender, so I deliberately pretended to be sick and threw the pot to Meng Xiancheng." ”

Xiong Bai couldn't help but suddenly realize and scolded: "Damn, this old fox...... Hey, Lao Luo, do you want to ride the wall if you don't agree to send troops? ”

Luo Hong said hesitantly: "Wu County's order has shrunk as the parent official of Leadshan County, why should we come out like this, the current situation is unclear, not to seek merit, but to seek no fault is the wisest." Therefore, after dawn, we will send troops to Fei's house, and then make a decision depending on the situation. ”

Xiong Bai slapped his forehead and said: "It's still Lao Luo, you are witty, I can't think of it, but it won't be too unkind." ”

Luo Hong pouted and said, "Big brother, if people don't do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." Can you bear to let our brothers die? What's more, King Ning raised 100,000 troops, maybe the sky will change in the future, and we have to leave a way back, right? If it is carried head-on with the army under the command of King Ning, then the beam will be bigger. ”

Xiong Bai scratched the back of his head and nodded: "It also makes sense!" ”

At this moment, a soldier hurriedly ran in and said loudly: "Report to Lord Qianhu, a young scholar has come outside, claiming to be Xu Jin, the general judge of Guangxin Mansion, and wants to see you by name." ”

Xiong Bai and Luo Hong looked at each other in amazement, where did Guangxin Mansion sentence Xu Jin? I've never heard of such a character!

"Bring him in!" Xiong Bai said loudly.