The group of people has been dormant outside Jiefan Village for more than an hour.
Jiefan Village can be regarded as a small cottage, which is nothing on the border of Shaanxi Province, but in the Jurchen territory of Liaodong, it is still passable.
There are two gates in the village, one in front and one behind. The front gate faces east. The Hun River and Suzi River converge about three miles in front of the village gate. They go all the way east and finally meet the Liao River near Dongchang Fort, and then go south to the sea.
The flat land directly opposite the front door turns into a swamp until it is close to the river bank. The back door is actually not inferior to the front door in terms of scale, because less than a mile ahead is a birch forest, and then a hilly land. The terrain is relatively low. A bit more complicated.
Mao Chenglu personally lurked on the hillock thirty feet away from the back gate of the village. The telescope he held in his hand was so cold that it was almost impossible to hold it. Crouching and observing here for three consecutive hours was too much for anyone, even if it was a shift system. But people inside the village can warm themselves by the fire and drink hot water and make liquor after changing their posts, but outside, they can only rely on making liquor to keep out the cold.
Next to him was the man in charge of recording. He carefully recorded the number of people at each sentry post and the shift changes based on Mao Chenglu's description. He had also observed the activities of the people in the village.
"There is a Jurchen archer on the second sentry tower on the left front near the back gate, and three people on the first sentry tower..., and there is a small team of about seven or eight people on the village gate, but they are not Instead of guarding the gate, stay in a wooden house about three feet inside the gate..."
"About thirty steps away from the front flank of the gate, there is a long row of houses that no one has seen entering or exiting, and the ravine in front of it has never been cleared of ice and snow. It should be uninhabited. It may be an area where soldiers used to live... ..”
Mao Chenglu's hand could no longer hold the telescope, so he handed it to his subordinates. The other person was obviously very professional. He held the telescope attentively and observed every place, while the soldiers next to him checked and repeated it one by one based on the other person's description.
This kind of work must be repeated three times to confirm the accuracy. A slight oversight may lead to the failure of the entire mission.
"..., pay attention to the big room in the middle and back. After observation and calculation during this period, there are probably about twenty people. If we estimate a little more, then there should be about thirty people here. Basically, everyone who comes in and out does not wear armor. If we combine the people in the wooden house under the outpost in front, we can basically judge that the total number of troops here is about fifty people..."
"The fifty jade men were divided into three groups and took turns stationed at the back door. There were four sentry posts at the front door, but in fact there were only two sentry towers and one hidden sentry guarded by three people. Plus there were slightly more at the back door, probably at About four people. In other words, the entire number of sentries on combat readiness is about fifteen, half of them are on duty, the other half are on standby, and the remaining thirty or so people should be in a resting state. "
Mao Chenglu could picture the defense situation of the entire Jiefan Village in his mind without looking at the record book. Now he had to solve the problem of how to deal with more than fifty Jianzhou soldiers without alerting outsiders.
It should be best to start at night, but the risk of accidents is also greater, and time does not allow it, so Mao Chenglu is not going to wait until night, but plans to choose to do it when the Jianzhou soldiers in Tianjiang Heier's stockade are eating.
His eyes moved slowly on the wooden fence of the entire Jiefan Village. Mao Chenglu counted how many people should be arranged to infiltrate from where, and also silently calculated the time point.
Being a scout is the most basic thing. The Guardsmen are less capable, but they have strong fighting ability and a determined fighting will. Once the scouts sneak in and deal with the sentries, the Guardsmen must follow up quickly to solve the battle with lightning speed. .
"Look at the time, I think it's almost done." Mao Chenglu breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at the observation post on another post. "When I go back, I will compare the records with those over there to see if they are consistent. If there is no big difference, Then it’s almost time to take action.”
"The key point is the two archers on the guard tower. They should be the Jurchens of Jianzhou who are good archers. The younger one saw that both of them are typical big bows. More and more people in the Jianzhou army use such big bows. More often than not, the back is attached to beef tendon or deer tendon, and the face is attached to the horns of cattle and sheep. The bow is slightly turned outwards, which is larger and more labor-saving than the bows we have here.
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The Jianzhou Jurchens made some improvements to their large recurve bows, making them more sophisticated and requiring longer and heavier arrows. The shooting power is also greatly increased, so for those who want to make a sneak attack, once they are attacked by that The two archery posts discovered that a short distance of a hundred steps would become a dangerous gate for buying people's lives.
The one who spoke was a subordinate of Mao Chenglu, who was also an expert with bows. "Then what do you mean..." Mao Chenglu asked.
"Find a few people to lurk over until they reach the fence. I wonder if Dalang has seen it. There is a low hilly slope outside the fence to the east. If it is normal, it is nothing, but in this snowy day, it will take effect. , taking advantage of the terrain and snow, we can ambush there and wait for our assault troops to roll in from behind. If these two sentries don't move, then if they do, we will immediately get up and shoot these two people. In order to ensure It’s foolproof and can be solved by two people working together to ensure the result.”
Mao Chenglu thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, you can take Zhang Jianlu, He San, and Mao Qing. The three of them are good at archery and should be able to complete the mission."
The soldiers also nodded in agreement. It was obvious that everyone had practiced archery and recognized each other as a truly capable person. --
The sky gradually darkened, and Mao Chenglu's eyes kept focusing on a few almost invisible white shadows.
Whenever the sentries on the sentry tower turned their eyes to the other side, or joked and joked with each other, these shadows that were almost indistinguishable from the white snow would move forward quickly, but once the soldiers on the sentry post turned their eyes, these shadows would disappear. They will be crouching motionless, making it difficult to spot soldiers wearing white sheepskins sneaking around.
It wasn't until these shadows finally got under the fence that he breathed a sigh of relief.
However, this is still the first group. It is not enough to enter and control the relevant posts. Two groups of people are needed to sneak past, which tests people's will and patience.
Finally, when the second group of people sneaked past safely, Mao Chenglu breathed a sigh of relief. The third group was arranged for greater safety, but now these two groups of people were enough to control the Jianzhou soldiers in the hut inside the door.
Seeing two figures flipping lightly into the fence, followed by two more, and a third group of people here also began to sneak past quietly, Mao Chenglu clenched his fists, waiting for the last group of people to arrive, and immediately It's time to attack.
At this moment, a soldier on the sentry post suddenly turned around, as if to say hello to the subordinates and replace him. His eyes were immediately attracted by the white figure who moved over. He subconsciously touched the bow in the bow bag and raised his head at the same time. call.
Soon enough, the two colleagues who had been staring down at them without even blinking stood up. They had already cocked their arrows and stood up, not caring that their whole bodies were exposed to another sentry post, "Boom boom!" Two crisp string sounds.
Two archers at the sentry post fell down at the same time. One of them prostrated directly on the guard post railing, while the other was exhausted on the post post floor. He fell softly and struggled for two times before gradually losing energy.
Mao Chenglu didn't have time to think about it, suddenly got into the leaping and charging posture from the crawling state, and shouted: "Up!" People poured out from everywhere, only running towards the gate of Jiefan Village.
Mao Chenglu also knew that plans never change quickly. No matter how good you think, there will always be unexpected surprises. Therefore, he had already made a plan and made a prompt decision. He asked everyone to follow the established contingency plan and immediately carry out comprehensive measures. Launch an attack.
The entire Jiefan Village immediately fell into panic and shock.
When the door was opened, the Jianzhou Army quickly rushed out from the hut, but they were immediately attacked by multiple archers ambushing from outside the fence. Two or three people fell on the spot, and the remaining few The people quickly rolled over and hid, looking for opportunities to fight back.
But at this time, the door was opened, and the guardsmen were already rushing towards them. Before they could organize an effective counterattack, the two groups collided with each other, roaring with swords and guns, and the sound of killing was loud.
Several archers who had climbed over from the fence were staring at the door of the row of big houses. Amidst the shouts, as soon as the door opened, the two Jianzhou sergeants who had just jumped out fell to the ground amidst the crisp sound of bowstrings. rise.
At this time, several leather shields quickly formed a huge shield array and rushed out from the gate.
The arrows struck the shield surface with a crackling sound. As soon as they left the gate, the shield formation quickly split apart, each looking for a hiding place to wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
For the archers, the most important thing is to attack, obstruct, and hold back the main force in the village to prevent them from escaping. But the Jurchens were not vegetarians. Once they realized that the situation was not good, they quickly divided into several groups, waiting for an opportunity to form a counterattack posture. They even rushed towards the crossbowmen at the cost of shooting.
In addition, the Jurchen archers relied on the corner of the wall to start reflecting. In just a few breaths, three of Mao Chenglu's personal soldiers were shot dead. One of them even had his throat sealed by an arrow drilled through the gap in the shield, which showed that the opponent was The proficiency of archery.
However, with the absolute superiority of troops, the Jurchens' resistance could not last as long as yours. In just two sticks of incense, the entire battle came to an end.
Only one Jurchen soldier escaped from the stronghold, but his end could only end at the hands of the soldiers who were ambushing on the main road.
"There were fifty-six Jurchens in total. Except for nine who were seriously injured, the rest were all killed." The subordinate gasped and reported.
"Kill." Mao Chenglu showed no expression. "Clear the situation in the stronghold immediately and send a signal to the army so that they can come over."
