As a qualified military commander, you must be able to quickly determine the situation and take countermeasures. Today's emergencies have long exceeded the previous plan, let alone the plan. Tan Fei knew that his situation was quite dangerous and there was a possibility of being eaten by the enemy. You should know that no matter how powerful the tiger is, he is afraid of wolves. If there are too many ants, he can still bite the elephant to death. Now, only by snatching the thousand households to be under guard and waiting for assistance can he get out of danger.

At this time, the two teams responsible for the alert had already fully fired with the enemy. They threw the debris on the street, tables, chairs and benches in shops onto the street, forming a temporary roadblock to force the enemy cavalry to slow down, but muskets and grenades alone could not stop the cavalry that charged with all their might. So Tan Fei immediately ordered the temporary mortar squad to set up guns and shoot immediately, supporting the guards guarding both ends of the street, delaying the enemy's advance speed, and on the other hand, the troops were launched on the spot to seize the Thousand Houses.

The soldiers in Qianhu Institution did not rush out when they saw the Song army appear, but immediately closed the gate and climbed up to the wall to defend. This surprised Tan Fei a little, but then he felt relieved. The soldiers who could live in Qianhu Institution must be Habichi's personal army. He would definitely accompany him when he went out to fight. There would not be too many soldiers left behind, so he naturally did not dare to fight. He wanted to lure the enemy to fight, and then quickly defeat the enemy and chased the gate and entered, but he couldn't stand it. How could he go in?

Time is tight and cannot tolerate Tan Fei thinking too much. If he has a cannon in his hand at this moment, even the smallest Baizi Gun can explode the door, and now he can only try to blow it up. So he collected the grenades he carried and tied them together to break the door. He ordered all teams to open fire and suppress the enemy on the wall, and cover the blasting hands to carry out blasting.

‘Bang, bang, bang…’ Musket shooting is the most basic necessary training subject for the Song army, and the shooting skills that can be selected into the guard battalion are naturally not bad. After joining the team, intensive shooting training is necessary. On weekdays, live-fire shooting is indispensable. Not to mention that each one is a hundred steps through the sun, at least within fifty steps, it is said that the nose is not hit without the eyes. Therefore, they are not firing at random guns to suppress the enemy on the wall, but implementing precision shooting, destroying one enemy with one shot. Although the gunshots are sparse, the enemy will not dare to emerge. This can save bullets and shock the enemy, because no one knows when to break through and how long the battle will take.

‘Boom…’ The blasting hand successfully sneaked to the gate under cover and lit the cluster grenade, but the smoke of gunpowder dissipated and the gate was not blown open. It was just that the red painted gate was blackened and there was no major damage.

"The door is covered with iron sheets. Our grenades are too little to work!" Qiu Decai, the first squadron, frowned and said.

"Organize blasting again, the number will double!" Tan Fei naturally understood that whether it is a fortress or a city, the gate has always been the main target of the attack, so he would spare no effort and financial resources to strengthen it when designing and building. He did not say much but ordered again.

"Yes!" The team was going down to organize the people to prepare to carry out the blast again.

‘Squeaking…’ Just as the second blasting was about to be carried out, the door suddenly opened.

"Come in, hurry, hurry..." The door was pushed open, revealing two heads, and waved at them and urged loudly.

"Commander, can't it be a trick?" No one dared to move. There were too many things to surrender on the battlefield, Qiu Decai said.

"No matter whether it is true or false, you must go in!" Tan Fei made a quick decision. The current situation could not be thought about too much. He turned his face and said, "I will lead a group of people to advance. You are outside to cover it. If the situation is wrong, I will immediately seize the house next to me, fight with the enemy, and persevere until the reinforcements arrive."

"The commander..."

"Execute the order, don't say too much!" Tan Fei waved his hand, and the soldiers of the Arctic immediately followed. Some of them were searching with guns, and some of them were holding grenades. Once they found something wrong, they would throw it out first to buy time for retreat. After all, this thing is more comfortable than a musket.

"Yes, be careful in command!" Qiu Decai said, and at the same time, he ordered the Sagittarius to closely monitor the city and cover them into the mansion.

"Hurry, hurry..." Seeing someone coming, the two of them opened the door wide and greeted them.

"You are..." Tan Fei rushed into the gate and looked at the two of them. He saw that their clothes were worn. Although they were holding sticks in their hands, they did not look like soldiers. Their faces looked like Han people. He asked in surprise.

"General, don't doubt it. We are also from Song, and we are from Luzhou, named Liu Qian. Ten years ago, we were driven by Habichi as a driver and served in the Thousand Houses. Now, he led most of his personal soldiers to fight, leaving only two teams of ten to guard the house. His son was killed in battle and was sent back to the mansion. The whole family was busy in the back house. When he found that the royal army was coming, he asked us to go up to the wall to defend. The two teams of Mongolian troops were beaten to death by you, and the rest were all beaten to death by us. This time, he opened the door to welcome the royal army into the mansion!" One of the men in his forties said in advance without waiting for each other.

"Thank you brother for help!" Although he was sincere, Tan Fei did not dare to be careless. He winked and made the two of them go to the city to check immediately. He smiled and bowed.

"We have seen all the situations outside. The Tartars are in power. Let everyone enter the mansion quickly. I will lead the general to the back house and kill all the Tartars!" Liu Qian urged.

"Okay!" After the inspector sent a safety signal, Tan Fei waved outside to let them enter the mansion to set up defenses, and at the same time, the alert team retreated into the mansion.

"We heard that after the emperor recovered Jiangnan, we hoped that the royal army would cross the river and expedition the north as soon as possible, save the people from the water and fire, and escape from the sea of ​​suffering!" Liu Qian pulled Tan Fei and chattered as if he saw his relatives, while another young man seemed very interested in the muskets in his hand. As the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion alternately covered and retreated into the Qianhu Station, they had also controlled the city siege, occupied the corner tower, and arranged defenses.

Tan Fei led a team of soldiers to search and advance under the leadership of Liu Qian. At this time, a hundred and ten driving forces who served in the Thousand Houses were soon gathered around them. When these people saw the Song army entering the mansion, they seemed to have an immediate power and their backs became hard. Some held sticks and some used weapons from the Yuan soldiers to be killed to search for the remaining enemy troops. When they saw the Mongols, regardless of whether they were military, civilians, men and women, they would slash at the sword or stab them with their guns. They would definitely put them to death before they would stop.

Tan Fei was very surprised to see this. These people seemed to hate the Mongols very much. They encountered everything they encountered, both men, women, young and old, and they didn't know much about the robbery. Since the Khitan and Jin invaded the Song Dynasty, they called the robbery or the robbery. In fact, they were slaves, without personal freedom, and were the private property of the master. However, they had to pay rent to the envoys and pay taxes to the court.

After the Mongols invaded the Central Plains, a large number of expulsions were extremely common. Most of the Han households captured during the war were occupied by nobles and were forced to engage in agricultural labor or other labor. A middle-aged official may have hundreds of expulsions, and an ambassador often had tens of thousands of expulsions, and he could trade in the "people market" he opened.

The status of exorcism is completely different from that of a good man, and it is usually not allowed to intermarry with a good man. The law of the Yuan Dynasty clearly stipulates that "exorcism is the same as money and goods", and the master can buy or give it at will. The master kills the innocent and drives the stick of the stick of 87, and the good man kills others with one hundred and seven. Killing a "exorcism" is almost the same as slaughtering a cattle and horse, and it is regarded as slaves and horses and cattle. The male gentry who was captured and served in the army is called exorcism. In addition to serving as husbands, their status is also used as consumables in war, and is like cannon fodder.

After searching for the backyard, Tan Fei felt his eyes lit up. The buildings in the inner house not only absorbed the style of the northern manor, but also added the architectural characteristics of Jiangnan gardens, forming a combination of residence and defense functions, and constructing a unique architectural style. The whole house is connected by corridors, walls, corridors or screens, with less luxurious decoration, mainly simple and practical, integrating residences, ancestral halls, academies, and gardens. There are also warehouses, workshops, etc., which are arranged in a scattered and unique manner. They are both a daily residence and can be used as a fortress to defend during war times.

"Old pigs and dogs are here!" Entering the back house, someone shouted at a small courtyard similar to a temple.

"Kill her!" Everyone rushed over and shouted.

"Be careful, don't hurt yourself..." Tan Fei and his subordinates were squeezed behind, and the front had already started fighting, and the sound of weapons hitting and shouting. He could not control the situation, and the other soldiers looked helpless, and he could only shout in vain.

"General, everyone else in the mansion ran away from the back door, leaving only the old pig dog and her dead son!" When Tan Fei squeezed into the front, he saw an old woman lying on the ground, and the rotten meat next to him that was chopped and seen with a human figure was probably the son of Habichi who died in the battle. Liu Qian stepped forward and said in anger.

"Chain the back door quickly to prevent the enemy from entering from there!" Tan Fei frowned. He felt very uncomfortable when treating an old woman like this and humiliated a body, but he still didn't say much, but just ordered his subordinates to quickly block the back door.

"You guys quickly help the king block the back door and don't let the Tartars break in!" Liu Qian seemed to have prestige in everyone's hearts. He pointed a few young and strong people and said, "The general doesn't know that this old pig and dog is the most hateful. He often beats and scolds me, but he also often has connections with his wife and daughter, making his flesh and blood separate. The little beast was also very cruel, and he died in his hands. Therefore, he hated them to the core and could not sleep with his skin and eat his flesh."

"So that's it, you're suffering!" Tan Fei nodded and said.

"General, we are willing to help the king's army defend the city. The thief Habichi has accumulated a lot of money over the years and has hidden all of them in the mansion. We are willing to give them all to the general. I just hope that after success, I can take me back to Jiangnan together!" Liu Qian said.

"You are willing to risk your life to kill the enemy and open the door, how can you know I will take you with you?" Tan Fei asked in confusion after hearing this.

"At the time when the government army crossed north to harass the inn in the town, several officials were trapped in the town. After it was difficult to break through, we committed suicide and died for the country. We were also very moved. However, the thief chief of Hu Bichi exposed their bodies and showed them to the public and allowed wild beasts to bite them. Everyone was indignant, but they were unable to collect bones for them." Liu Qian said with a sad face, "It is heard that the army crossed the river, and he saw that the general was not afraid of hardships and entered the town alone to collect bones for them. He knew that the general was a benevolent and righteous army and would not abandon our Song Dynasty's remaining people without regard for their lives and death!"

"Brother is too good!" Tan Fei said with a polite politely, "Our emperor raised an army and made a vow that he would never give up a brother in robes and would definitely take them home. After the emperor learned that some military troops were left in Jiangbei, he failed to rescue several times, he issued an order to use a large army to cross the river and save the trapped military soldiers at any cost. You are all citizens of the Song Dynasty, and Your Majesty will save you all from water and fire."

"Long live my emperor. It is also a blessing for our remnants to have this wise ruler!" Liu Qian said to Nan.

"At present, our army has crossed the river and captured the ferry. Habichi suffered heavy losses. The army will invade the town later. As long as we guard the courtyard, we can escape the danger!" Tan Fei said.

"Thank you for your thanks to the general, we will work hard!" Liu Qian and everyone said with great tribute...

Although he was temporarily escaped from the danger, the situation was still not optimistic. Tan Fei went up to the city to observe the enemy situation and saw that nearly a thousand enemy troops gathered outside the courtyard, including many young and old, obviously collecting their last strength. Although these people's combat power was worrying, he still did not dare to be careless. He knew that the old men were veterans who had been fighting for many years and had rich combat experience. As for those young men, although they had not been through battle formations, they were also trained as soldiers since childhood. Moreover, they were born calf and were not afraid of tigers, and even more afraid of death in battle. The combination of the two was not so easy to deal with.

However, the Qianhu's seemingly high-walled houses can be used as barriers, but due to the passage of time, its military role has been greatly weakened. First of all, there are no trenches, and the enemy can easily reach the city; and secondly, due to the increasing prosperity of the town, shops have been built on both sides of the east and west, with the roofs being flush with the wall, and only a few feet apart, and a narrow place being only two feet apart. They don't even need a ladder, just a springboard to climb the wall; in addition, there is a huge gap in military strength, and the enemy's troops are less than 300 people who assist in the war, and the enemy is still three times more than theirs.

"Set fire!" Tan Fei quickly determined the situation and ordered the ignition of shops on both sides of the east and west. He knew that the gap in military strength was still his own fatal point. The enemy could siege from all directions based on their superiority in military strength, but they had to set up defenses everywhere. This led to the dispersion of troops and could not help but lose sight of the other when fighting. Now, igniting adjacent houses can prevent the enemy from attacking from both east and west, so he could concentrate his troops to defend against both directions.
Chapter completed!