By the time of Shen, the army had finally finished recuperating, and the soldiers were marching in high spirits towards the fort of Guo's Dock.

It was already dark early in winter, and the bad weather affected it, and it was difficult to see clearly when looking out from the dock fort. The people in the dock were completely unaware that an army would be silently approaching. They seemed to be flustered. Exclamations, shouts, running footsteps, etc., can be heard clearly outside the dock fort.

Zhongyun in "Shuo Wen Jie Zi": dock, small barrier, and a city also. This means that a dock fort is a small fortified city. Dong Zhuo, the former minister of the Han Dynasty, built a dock in Guanzhong, which is seven zhang tall and thick, and is called Long Live Dock. The so-called dock fort is probably like this. Guojiawu Fort is not small in the south of Jinyang. The outside is square, through the rammed earth plate to build, part of the key wrapped with a stone, the four corners of the dock wall are provided with tall watchtowers, the houses in the dock fort are lined up one after another, layer by layer deep. According to the scale calculation, there is no problem in accommodating more than 1,000 people.

These dock fort owners rely on their manpower to repair the gates and set up guards in March every year to prevent spring hunger and grass theft; In September, five soldiers practiced fighting and shooting, in order to prepare for the cold and poor people. In the political, economic, and military aspects, it has considerable strength. Due to the remote location of the dock fort in front of him, it has avoided several military disasters, so now nearly forty percent of the households in Jingling County are sheltering under it, and the strength of the dock fort is expanding more and more. Just looking at the people who urgently requisitioned the wall for a defensive posture at this moment, there are no less than 300 people.

This is still because Lu Yao's army braved the snow and traveled in a hurry, which was completely beyond the expectations of the dock castle master. Otherwise, if they wait for all the troops to be sent and then ask for help from the nearby wealthy clans, I am afraid that they will be able to gather a team of more than 1,000 people.

Lu Yao asked his subordinates to line up in an open area about a hundred steps in front of the main gate of the dock fort, and ordered Chu Kun to negotiate. Chu Kun is young and vigorous, and his voice is very loud, which is suitable for this trip. He strode to the front gate with a huge military flag with the word "Lu", and shouted loudly: "Who is in charge of the dock fort? Come out and answer! ”

There was a commotion behind the door, and after a while, an old man stood out from behind the female wall. The old man's face was still clear, but unfortunately a pair of hanging eyebrows ruined the image. The old man replied with a raised voice: "Xiaomin Guo Rong is a local villager and the patriarch of the Guo clan. Outside the door, who are the soldiers and horses coming here? ”

"The Marquis of Guangwu, the general of the Huns, and the general Lu under the command of Liu Gong, the assassin of the state, led the army to conquer the Huns! You don't open the door yet! Chu Kun responded.

Although Guo Rong had made several conjectures about the speculation of the soldiers and horses in front of him, he was still taken aback when he heard the name reported by Chu Kun.

This general surnamed Lu, could it be that he was the one who was stationed in Fenyang Pavilion and repeatedly summoned all the wealthy clans? A few days ago, this guy led hundreds of troops to Fenyang and sent envoys to gather the wealthy families. But none of the wealthy families took him seriously, so they deliberately ignored him, intending to force him to leave on his own because he couldn't stand the embarrassment. When Jinyang sends another official and high-ranking figure, then he can sit on the ground and raise the price.

Guo Rong couldn't have imagined that this Lu Yao was so rude, and he actually came to the door with his soldiers. hated the two house slaves he sent to Fenyang Pavilion to inquire about the news, obviously they didn't work hard, and they didn't notice any signs at all...... Afterwards, they must be given thirty or fifty lashes each, so that they will have a long memory!

As for the current situation...... Either way, no matter what! This kind of military man has always been vulgar, where do they know the rules? If you ignore it, you don't know what will happen. Today, I dealt with the scene, first blocked them out of the dock fort, and slowly found a way to clean them up.

Thinking about it, Guo Rong said loudly: "It turned out to be General Lu!" The small people have admired General Lu's prestige for a long time, and the local Qiantou suffered from the Xiongnu, thanks to the general's divine protection. Today, the king is here, and the people are all happy! Please also ask the general to treat him, and the people are willing to offer 100 pieces of grain, 10 sheep, and 2 cattle to replenish military funds and comfort the hard work of the king's army! I don't know where your army is stationed? The offerings were delivered immediately, along with a few treasures, and then arrived! ”

Guo Rong's answer is also appropriate. He never mentioned his previous refusal of Lu Yao's summons, and was extremely humble and polite in his words, and did not despise the officials and soldiers as a local wealthy family, and even offered to comfort him with cattle wine, and his posture was very low. A thousand words, just ask the officers and soldiers not to enter the dock fort.

Generally speaking, in recent years, the military discipline of the officers and soldiers has been abolished, and wherever they go there is quite a nuisance to the people, and it is also common for the villagers and neighbors to welcome them with materials in exchange for the officers and soldiers camping outside. It's a pity that Lu Yao sent troops this time, not for those cattle and wine. When Guo Rong and Chu Kun were answering each other, Lu Yao waved his hand and beckoned Shen Jin to whisper a few words, and Shen Jin nodded again and again.

Chu Kun and Guo Rong in front of him replied back and forth a few times, only to hear Guo Rong prevaricate repeatedly, and then said angrily: "Guo Rong's old man, my general invited you in Fenyang Pavilion, you are suspicious, and you can't come to patrol." Now that my general has personally come to visit him, can he still stay in the wilderness? Hurry up and open the door, let's get into the dock fort and get some rest! ”

Guo Rong's face was frightened, and he said continuously: "Don't worry, messenger! After then retreating from the wall, it seemed that he was discussing with someone. After a while, he came up again and said, "It's a big matter, don't ignore it!" Please send the messenger back to the chief general of your army, and let me discuss with the elders of the clan! ”

The soldier had already received the order, and Na Ken chatted with him, and shouted: "Lao Er dares to resist the soldiers and horses of the imperial court!" Wait, and when you have breached this fort, you will show your head to the public! He turned around and walked away in a scolding voice.

Guo Rong was shocked and called again and again: "Messenger! Wait a minute, messenger! Before he could finish speaking, he heard the wind blow, and a finger-thick iron arrow flew from his chest in the twilight outside the fort!

Where did Guo Rong have time to react, and before he could say anything, he only heard the sound of a "bell" splashing around. It turned out to be a big man guarding his side, and he drew his sword in time to block. The arrow was extremely violent, and the speed did not slow down after being knocked by the knife, but only changed direction slightly, grazing Guo Rong's shoulder. The big man stood with his sword crossed and scolded angrily: "Shameless villain! ”

At this moment, there was no one to answer him, only arrows broke through the wind.

Outside the main gate of the dock fort, Shen Jin spat out, as if he was not very satisfied with his archery skills, and then smiled and put another carved arrow on the iron tire bow. There were dozens of crossbowmen beside him, and their strong bows and crossbows were fired one after another, knocking over the strong men on the wall one by one.

Lu Yao, who was in front of the formation, raised his sword expressionlessly and pointed forward: "Soldiers, go on!" Many soldiers were already eager to try with swords in their hands, and when they heard Lu Yao's order, everyone immediately roared like thunder and rushed over.

The troops of the dock fort who went up to the wall to defend had already prepared, although many people were caught off guard at first, but the rest of the people quickly reacted, they hid behind the female wall, and shot fiercely at the officers and soldiers with bows and arrows in hand, and several brave soldiers who rushed to the front were shot as hedgehogs.

If it were an ordinary army, such a tragic situation would have caused many people to slow down in fear. However, Lu Yao's subordinates were mainly composed of the remnants of the battle-hardened Bingzhou army, and they were not affected in the slightest and continued to rush. Even if he was hit by an arrow, as long as he was not in the critical situation, he did not hesitate to insist on moving forward.

When the officers and men rushed to the main gate of the dock fort, they smashed down the bricks and logs from the wall like a torrential rain, and the soldiers could hardly raise their heads. Risking the great threat above their heads, they slammed into the main entrance, which was made of pine planks half a foot thick, and was so strong that there were triple latches firmly in the back.

Just as he was helpless, he only heard Xue Tong yelling: "Withdraw!" Remove! The soldiers immediately withdrew in a huff.

The Jin army also gradually moved backwards, slowly retreating behind a woodland far away from the dock fort.

After a while, I heard Chu Kun scolding again: "Okay, you Guo's Dock Fort!" Good for you, old Guo Rong! How dare you hurt our people! You wait, wait for us to enter the fort, and I want you to look good! ”

Although this voice roared loudly, coupled with the scene of the Jin army's defeat and retreat, it inevitably had a bit of a sense of inwardness. The Dock Castle tribes burst into laughter.

Guo Rong didn't dare to be careless, and asked the sword-wielding man beside him: "Feng Zhuangshi, I don't know what Your Excellency thinks of the situation?" ”

This Han surnamed Feng was originally a warrior in the imperial army, and after the defeat, he was hired by Guo Rong as the head of the sect. In the current situation, Guo Rong is about to rely on his understanding of the soldiers and horses of the imperial court.

The big man surnamed Feng stared at the gradually retreating Jin army, and said with some emotion: "Over the years, the combat effectiveness of the imperial court army has become weaker and weaker. ”

Guo Rong's face was overjoyed: "Feng Zhuangshi is saying that they will retreat like this?" ”

The big man surnamed Feng shook his head: "Clan Master Guo, they have driven all the way to my Tuomugang in such a harsh climate, they must have a major plan, they will never withdraw so easily, and they will soon regroup and attack ...... again."

Guo Rong's expression moved slightly, and the big man surnamed Feng said again: "Don't worry, the clan master, Fenyang Pavilion is nearly a hundred miles away from Tuomugang, and the road is difficult to travel on snowy days. Besides, it was getting late at this time, and I estimated that they would attack once or twice at most, and then they would have to retreat. As long as tomorrow, the Guo clan will gather bravely, and the Hao clan will send people to help, and the advantage will be completely in our hands. ”

"Good!" Guo Rong was overjoyed, he raised his arms and shouted: "Sons! Officers and soldiers are not useful, they are not the opponents of our good Guo boys! Everyone worked harder and repelled them, and everyone was rewarded! ”

The children of the tribe guarding the wall responded in unison, and their morale was extremely high.

After a while, the Jin army did kill again, this time with several long ladders in their group, apparently caused by the temporary felling of trees. Guo's tribe used bows and arrows, rolling logs, and stones as usual, and knocked over many people.

More officers and men rushed to the nearest place, and then used a long ladder to set up the wall, and several brave men in double armor marched up the long ladder with swords and guns, trying to jump onto the wall. One of the officers and soldiers named Zhang Huan was a famous master of Xue Tong's subordinates, he stood at the top of the long ladder, holding a thirty-pound broadsword in each hand to slash left and right. The soldiers who followed were about to follow, when they suddenly heard a loud shout, and the big man surnamed Feng, who had just swung his knife to block Shen Jin's arrow, pounced. After the two exchanged a few moves, the big man looked at the vacancy, raised his foot and kicked Zhang Huan off the wall, falling half to death. The rest of the ladders were also toppled down, and several of the warriors who rushed up to the wall were killed one by one by the outwright Dock Castle tribesmen.

This kind of dock fort has been operated by a family for several generations, and the rolling wood and stone are very well stocked, even if the incident is sudden, but it still retains a strong defense capability.

Seeing that the onslaught of the officers and soldiers had been thwarted for the second time, there were bursts of laughter from the wall of the dock fort.

At this moment, He Yun, who was standing beside Lu Yao, pulled out an arrow wrapped in an oilcloth, lit it on the torch, and shot it into the sky with a whoosh.

After the rocket lifted off, there was a sudden earth-shattering sound of killing from the rear of the dock fort.

It turned out that Shen Jin and the others pretended to attack at the main gate, just to attract the attention of the Guo clan. Long before the team arrived at the main gate of Guo's Dock Fort, Gao Xiang took more than 100 soldiers, carrying ladders and other objects, and quietly hid under the back wall of Dock Fort, only waiting for the rocket to be the number, and suddenly entered the Dock Fort.

After the battle broke out, they also stormed the main gate of the fort, and gradually attracted the strong men in the fort to this direction.

At this moment, the defense force of the back wall and other places is very weak, at best there are only thirty or fifty people. Gao Xiang, dressed in heavy armor and holding a long knife in his mouth, climbed to the top of the wall first and immediately killed them. He then urged the soldiers to fight inside the dock fort and set fire to it along the way.

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