Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 37 The knife in my hand is smoking

The war drums rumbled and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

The defenders on the city wall were also in a state of panic when they saw the fire on all sides.

The city defenses were too wide and the troops were too few to take care of it.

"Big pawnshop!"

The captain, with curly hair and beard, came running to report, "The soldiers of the beggar army are coming!"

The big man with a high nose, deep eyes and a mouth full of yellow teeth roared, "Outside the city are beggar soldiers everywhere!"

He was about to collapse too.

The beggar soldiers who were besieging from all sides were all wearing armor.

He really couldn't understand where the Beggar Army got so many pieces of armor!
Could it be grown in the fields?
"Yongfeng Gate!"

The captain shouted anxiously, "The soldiers outside Yongfeng Gate are different."

"Big Pawn, please go and take a look~~~"

When Shi Le first established his country, he implemented the old systems of the Han and Jin dynasties.

The imperial court, local governments, and the military all followed the official system of the Wei and Jin dynasties.

At the same time, the division of Hu and Han was implemented, and the Chanyu Court was established to manage the Jie and Hu.

The Jie and Hu peoples were still addressed according to the old Xiongnu official system.

The Jiehu were one of the nineteen tribes of the Xiongnu who entered the Great Wall.

The Jiehu leader guarding Jianping City had only three or four thousand soldiers.

At this time, there was an emergency from all directions, and the available men had already climbed up the city walls, leaving only the last three hundred people around him.

All the captains were shouting that there was a crisis in their own defense zones.

There were only 300 pawnbrokers left, and no one dared to use them rashly.

This is only the first day of the war.

All the reserves have been used up, how can we fight later?

"Go back and defend the city!"

"The Heavenly King's reinforcements will arrive soon."

"When the time comes, all the men outside the city will be killed!"

The captain begged many times but was not granted permission.

In desperation, he could only return to the top of Yongfeng Gate.

He had few soldiers and horses under his command, and besides defending the city gate, he also had to guard a long section of the city wall.

When we arrived at the top of the city, we saw Han people everywhere, and there were less than a hundred people in the tribe.

He shuddered.

If these Han people rebel~~~
The noise suddenly increased, and shouts of "The soldiers are coming!"

On the parapet of the battlements, a steel fortress wearing triple armor jumped onto the top of the city wall with a shield raised.

He took out the ring-handled sword from his mouth and swung it, sweeping away the enemy.

The captain was very anxious and immediately shouted, "Kill him!"

But the civilians on the city wall collapsed at this moment.

They turned around and ran, blocking the Jiehu who wanted to move forward.

The Jie Hu were furious and swung their swords wildly, with screams ringing out.

The civilians were also furious and resisted with their weapons.

Liu Hu, wearing a ghost mask, was breathing heavily.

There were more than ten arrows stuck in his armor.

It was only thanks to the high quality of the armor that he was able to reach the top of the city wall with his iron shield.

Of course, he was also lucky, as no rolling logs or rocks hit him.

He jumped onto the city wall with the determination to die.

They were ready for a fight, but the defenders in front of them retreated like a tide and even started killing each other.

"Get out of the way!"

Liu Hu was awakened by the roar of his companions behind him.

He rushed forward with heavy steps.

The civilians, however, shouted "We have surrendered! We have surrendered!", drowning out the already small number of Jiehu.

Liu Hu raised his knife several times, but then put it down again.

By the time the civilians dispersed, there were no Jiehu left standing nearby.

"Does this count as me being the first to ascend?"

Liu Hu, wearing a bronze mask, was furious. "Without any gains, what's the point of being the first to ascend!"

Pushing aside the civilians who were fighting for the head of the Jie Hu, Liu Hu and others rushed into the city along the horse path (the up and down slopes on the inside of the city wall), frantically searching for the traces of the Jie Hu.

The beggar soldiers who rushed into the city were all crazy.

When he saw the Jiehu, he was like Ximen Daguanren meeting Pan Jinlian. He pounced on him like a madman, and the knife in his hand was smoking.

In their eyes, the Jiehu had completely lost their former terrifying and ferocious appearance.

Those are all white grains, thick cloths, and fragrant meat~~~
For the reward from the Lord, let alone Jiehu, even if Tai Luo comes, he will bite off a piece of meat!

Upon learning that Yongfeng Gate had fallen, the big man finally realized that something was wrong and hurriedly brought reinforcements to reinforce.

When this team of two or three hundred Jiehu people appeared in front of the Qihuo army that rushed into the city.

The scene instantly fell into an unspeakable silence.

On the wide street, the soldiers on both sides looked at each other.

For no apparent reason, the Jiehu people felt inexplicably uneasy.

The pairs of eyes beneath the bronze mask opposite seemed to be holding flames.

That's greed, the fire of desire to borrow the head~~~
After a short silence, Liu Hu, who was wearing heavy armor, shouted "Kill the Hu~~~"

In an instant, everyone came back to life.

On the streets, hundreds of soldiers on both sides, waving all kinds of weapons, rushed into each other with shouts.

It was like the collision of two metal walls.

It is obvious that the armor of the Qihuo Army is of better quality.

The swords, spears, knives and halberds in the hands of the Jiehu could only leave sparks on the armor of the Qihuo army.

Only the Bone Hammer, Giant Axe and Flail can cause damage.

The situation for the Beggar Army is simple.

All those wearing lamellar armor are strong elites.

Not only did they hold iron shields, but they were also equipped with dual weapons.

A ring-handled knife is used to cut off heads, and a long-handled hammer from the modern world is swung with great force.

Don't underestimate the hammer.

This thing is a real armor-piercing weapon.

If it hits your body, it will break any bones.

If there are no bones, there will be internal bleeding. It is even worse if it hits the head, it will kill you instantly.

Wearing armor and a helmet can only provide some protection, preventing him from being hammered to death on the spot.

But soon, the Jiehu people found that they were not beaten to death on the spot but suffered an even worse fate.

Many Jiehu who were hit by hammers fell to the ground and lost the strength to resist, but they were not dead yet.

The soldiers of the Qihuo Army took off their ring-handled swords and pounced on the Jiehu to cut off their heads.

The shrill howls before death made the Jiehu people's legs go weak.

The Qihuo Army cut off the heads, took out the hemp ropes and skillfully tied the heads around their waists.

Many soldiers of the Beggar Army already had several of them hanging around their waists.

The Qihuo Army soldiers, covered in blood, stood up and rushed towards the Jiehu with full vigor.

The Jiehu, who were always known for their cruel methods, were frightened and collapsed by the beggar army that rushed towards them like the Asuras from hell.

They were defeated and fled under the attack of the fearless soldiers of the Qihuo Army.

Walking all the way to the end of this street, you will reach the famous Taiwu Temple.

The Taiwu Hall has a base height of 28 feet, is 65 steps long and 75 steps wide, and is even larger than the Qianqing Palace.

The entire hall is decorated with lacquer on the roof, gold on the ridge tiles, silver on the pillars, pearl curtains and jade walls, and is a work of exquisite craftsmanship.

There was a white jade bed in the palace, with a tasseled curtain hanging and a golden lotus covering the top of the curtain.

Surrounding the Taiwu Hall is a huge palace complex including the Jiande Hall, the Jiande Rear Hall, the Zhengwen Hall, the Shanyu Courtyard, the East Hall and the West Pavilion, the Six Rear Palaces, the Baichi Tower, the Chongxun Palace, the Sheji Altar, the Ancestral Temple, the Qihu Office, and the Ice Storage Room.

The advancing soldiers of the Qihuo Army encountered strong resistance at the Taiwu Palace.

Hundreds of Shi Hu's personal guards were stationed at Taiwu Hall.

"Louis XVI would be so happy if he came here."

Lin Dao, riding a tricycle into the city, looked at the numerous headless Jiehu corpses on the streets and said with a smile, "There are so many of them here, I'm confused."

A large number of soldiers were guarding the surroundings, and civilians belonging to the medical center ran forward to clear the streets.

The wounded soldiers of the Beggar Army were carried away and sent to the medical center for treatment.

Those who died in battle were also carried away and gathered together for burial.

All that was left were the corpses of the Jiehu, which were dragged away and thrown on both sides of the street.

There were no wounded among the Jiehu, but without their heads, they could only have corpses.

The starting price is ten stone of grain for one head, so how could there still be wounded people?

"It is said that the Hu people are brave and good at fighting, and the Han people cannot stop them."

“This is all bullshit!”

"Under a rotten system, military households who can't even get enough to eat are of course no match for the enemy."

"I am even more unwilling to risk my life for the Sima family and the aristocratic families, these slave owners."

"For someone like me, the benefits are in place, the weapons and equipment are fully equipped, and the reward is at the price I want."

"Isn't it just a matter of fighting to the death? The barbarians are nothing!"

In Lin Dao's opinion, the reward he offered was actually not that much.

Ten shi of grain is 1,200 jin, which costs more than 2,000 yuan.

In the Jin Dynasty, a piece of cloth was four zhang long, which is less than ten meters long.

In the modern world, the average price of 40s cotton white grey cloth is five yuan per meter.

Five pieces of cloth are two hundred and fifty yuan?

Twenty pounds of pork costs less than two hundred yuan.

Cooking oil is even cheaper, only a few dozen yuan per barrel.

The total cost is just over two thousand but less than three thousand yuan.

Two thousand dollars to buy the life of a barbarian?

In Lin Dao's opinion, this cost is not just cheap, it is simply worthless.

In the modern world, if a killer organization wants to offer such a price, it must first destroy the client.

This is an insult.

This is the cognitive difference brought about by different productivity.

The supplies that seemed insignificant to Lin Dao had a completely different value when transported to Yonghe time and space.

Not to mention anything else, if you carry a bag of fine rice to propose marriage, you will definitely be able to bring home a wife.

When this standard was set before, Lin Dao didn't know much about this aspect.

But now that the standard has been set, it can only go up, not down.

Surrounded by many soldiers, the tricycle arrived at the end of the street.

Looking up at the majestic Taiwu Hall not far away, Lin Dao was amazed. "How much manpower and material resources must have been spent to build such a large building?"

"Lord~~~"

Liu Hu, with a string of Jiehu heads hanging around his waist, ran over to pay his respects.

Lin Dao looked at the dozen or so arrows stuck in his armor and asked with concern, "Are you injured?"

Liu Hu hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

"The armor is very strong, there's nothing serious going on."

Lin Dao got out of the car and reached out to pull out the arrow.

A steel sheet that is nearly two millimeters thick is almost impossible to penetrate with a bow and arrow.

The feather arrows on Liu Hu's armor were all stuck in the gaps between the armor plates.

The same goes for crossbow arrows; those hanging on the body are stuck.

If you want to shoot through it, you probably have to use a crossbow.

"Master Lang."

Liu Hu said, "There are hundreds of soldiers guarding the palace."

"They piled up firewood, sulfur, and other things, threatening to burn the temple."

Lin Dao was stunned. "Isn't this just courting death? Use fire!"

Liu Hu was a little hesitant.

"My lord~~~" Qin Lang rode over, dismounted and stepped forward to salute.

"Why not a fire attack?" Lin Dao frowned slightly.

Qin Lang's beard trembled slightly. "Reply to Master Lang."

"This Taiwu Palace is for the Lord to reside in."

It makes sense now.

He wanted to keep this magnificent palace as Lin Dao's bedroom.

Looking at Qin Lang's uneasy expression, Lin Dao laughed dumbly. "What are the conditions for the guard inside?"

"They want to ask the Lord to let them leave and return to Yecheng."

"Pfft!" Lin Dao spat. "The evil Jiehu people still want to live? Let them dream of a great Spring and Autumn Period!"

"Fire rockets!"

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