Sure enough, shortly after dawn on the second day, a large group of Mongolian cavalry appeared at the mountain pass. They pounced on Hengyuan Village and went directly to the mountains. However, the Perak Army Group, led by Cao Ergou, had already arrived with the loot.

After a long time of departure, even the third company left behind left the mountain pass and walked towards Wanjiabao. To catch up along this rugged mountain road, the Mongolian army

This is really a difficult decision for the military. In fact, this mountain road is not completely unrideable, but it is very easy to fall into the Munjeong River below the road, and the uneven road will cause serious damage to the horses' hooves. This is because horses are regarded as brothers.

It was a risk that the Mongolian cavalry was unwilling to take. After hesitating for a long time, seeing that there was no trace of the Pili army behind them, the Mongolian army went back angrily.

After the loot was transported to Wanjiabao, Ouyang Xuan asked Cao Ergou to take the already exhausted four companies of soldiers to a nearby stockade to rest. Now in Wanjiabao, except for the second company of Shi Zhongshu and the garrison brought by Yu Zhu,

In addition to the two companies of the battalion, four more companies have returned, and it is really overcrowded.

There were faint explosions of artillery and grenades on the mountain above Wanjiabao. Ouyang Xuan knew that Zhao Shicai was attacking Wanjiazhai again. Now the 500 new auxiliary troops led by Zhao Shicai were stuck between Wanjiazhai and Wanjiazhai.

There is a dilemma on the mountain road between Wanjiabao. The climate in the mountains is cold, and there is frost at night in early winter. This makes the situation of the newly attached soldiers sleeping in the open on the mountain road even more difficult. They have neither food nor food.

There was no fuel wood to make a fire, so they had to huddle together to keep warm. They were suffering from hunger and cold, while secretly cursing Zhao Shicai for his incompetence, scolding him for underestimating the enemy and rushing in, and scolding him for leaving all the baggage behind in order to grab credit.

At the foot of the mountain, Zhao Shicai was also cursing. He scolded the Pili Army and Ouyang Xuan for their cunning, scolded the Mongols for their ruthlessness, scolded the new annexed troops in Qingcheng County for being cowardly, scolded Xiong Ben for his treachery...

In fact, Zhao Shicai mistakenly blamed Xiong Ben this time. As a bandit leader, it is not wrong to use the words cunning, cruel, and cold to describe Xiong Ben, and betrayal is also common for him. But out of hatred for the Pili Army and Ouyang Xuan, this time

Xiong Ben’s attack on the Perak Army was not without its efforts. In addition to offering suggestions to gain the gate of Wanjiabao,

In addition, as promised, he personally led 200 elite people from Yongkang City to attack Wanjiazhai along the secret path he took when escaping. However, this secret path was really difficult and dangerous. From time to time, some people fell behind, and some even fell off the cliff. When

When they gathered one mile away from the back gate of Wanjiazhai to count the number of people, only 180 of the 200 people were left.

After the Perak Army occupied Wanjiazhai, in order to prevent Xiong Ben from coming back, they built a sentry post on the mountainside one mile from the back door of the village, completely blocking the hidden trail. Although this sentry post was small, it guarded the hidden trail from a high position, making it extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack.

.It’s just that the watchtower cannot be built with stone due to the terrain, but can only be built with

It was made of wood, which also gave Xiong Ben the confidence to succeed in the sneak attack. After seeing the huge power of the Pili Army's firearms, he also coerced the Taoist priests from nearby Taoist temples to make black powder. Although the power was far less powerful than the Pili Army's refined granular gunpowder, it was

As long as the number is sufficient, it is more than enough to deal with wooden fortifications.

Just when Zhao Shicai's troops and the Qingcheng County New Affiliated Army were attacking Wanjiabao from both sides, Xiong Ben also took action. The scouts who went to conduct reconnaissance reported that there were only two defenders at the guard post. It seemed that all the people in the stronghold were restrained by those attacking Zhao Shicai.

At that moment, Xiong Ben decided not to use gunpowder but to use a crossbow to kill the defenders. Firstly, the crossbow was quieter and easier to achieve a surprise effect. Secondly, the quantity of gunpowder was small and should be used at critical moments.

However, the crossbow attack did not achieve the expected effect. Due to the narrow mountain road, only six crossbowmen can fire arrows at the same time. The trees on this secret path are extremely prosperous because of the inaccessibility of people. Although it is winter and the leaves have basically fallen. There was no light, but the dense branches still seriously blocked the sight of the crossbowmen. In addition, the parapet on the watchtower blocked the sight, so none of the six crossbow arrows fired in the first round hit. The two Perak defenders were also alert. , before the second round of crossbow arrows was fired, he hurriedly ran down the watchtower, banging the gong and ran towards the back door of Wanjiazhai. Before running, for unknown reasons, a Perak Army soldier lit a fire on the mountain next to the watchtower. A rope.

Seeing the two defenders escaping, Xiong Ben's men rushed towards the sentry post. However, the path was narrow and dangerous and they could only follow them one by one. Those who rushed forward found that the Perak Army had sealed the sentry door, so they swung their knives. With his head buried in the ax, he bent down to chop, causing wood chips to scatter everywhere. Xiong Ben loudly encouraged his men, claiming that as long as they rushed up the mountainside where the watchtower was, they could charge to Wanjiazhai below, catch the Pili army by surprise, and recapture it. Wanjiazhai was allowed to plunder freely for three days. However, the watchtower was made of thick logs, and the space in front of the gate could only accommodate two or three people to chop, so there was no way to hack out the way in a short period of time.

There was a watchtower in front of them, but those behind were still filing in. Soon the path in front of the watchtower was blocked by Xiong Ben's bandit soldiers. Just when the last two pillars were about to be split, someone in the crowded crowd said boredly. Looking around, he accidentally discovered flickering sparks among the branches above his head. Those with sharp eyes discovered that it was a slowly burning rope. Just as the bandits were discussing why there were burning ropes on the mountain, the mountain above their heads suddenly It collapsed with a loud noise, and in an instant, rocks and trees came down one after another, covering the entire mountain path dozens of meters in front of the watchtower.

It turned out that Xiong Ben's plan to attack Wanjiazhai had long been known by the Pili Army spies, and they used it to plot the plan. Ouyang Xuan asked Chen Hu, who was in charge of Wanjiazhai, to deliberately reduce the number of guards on the watchtower at the back gate of the village, and to bury a trap on the mountain above the trail. A large amount of gunpowder was used. In order to ensure safety, the gunpowder bags and fuses were treated with moisture-proof treatment. When the guards of the Perak Army abandoned the watchtower, the lighted rope was the fuse of the explosive bag.

This mountain blast not only buried alive the more than 30 people who rushed in the front, these were Xiong Ben's most elite bandit soldiers, but more importantly, a large amount of landslide earth and rocks rolled down, and this section of the trail was It was completely destroyed, and Xiong Ben's thoughts of raiding Wanjiazhai were completely cut off. Xiong Ben suffered this big loss and had nowhere to vent, so he had no choice but to lead his troops back to Yongkang City in despair.
Chapter completed!