"Building a reserve warehouse? Did the Chen family say that?" Ma Fengsun frowned. Looking at Zong Laosan aside: "Old Zong, is that girl from the Chen family reliable?"
"A group of people gather in a building and don't fight, but go to a reserve warehouse?"
"Uncle Ma, be careful." But Zhang Ren was dissatisfied first. "The Chen family girl is my unmarried wife. How could you be so rude?"
"Besides, my sister has already analyzed it. The sudden rise in the building is probably Zhu Su's plan."
"The kid thinks he has a plan, but we are going to do the opposite!"
Ma Fengsun was stunned and looked at Zong Laosan again. Zong Laosan nodded: "You didn't see it, Ma. The little thief Zhu Su razed everything around the building to the ground."
"Standing high on that building, you have a clear view! If we attack by force, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."
"At first I thought about breaking up the building, but Princess Chen told me that this was a little thief's plan."
"After burning down the reserve warehouse and running out of food, the group of refugees in the west of the city will inevitably become restless again. Even though they took a detour, the result is the same."
"Besides, those who can give orders in the puppet government are all staying in that building now!"
"You have to pick the weak persimmons. This reserve warehouse must be leaderless now..."
"..." Ma Fengsun thought for a moment and realized that was right. "...I just can't bear to kill the little thief Zhu Su myself. I'm really not willing to do that."
"Just let him live a few more days." Zhang Ren sneered. "When my second brother comes back, I will take Zhu Su's son's sacrificial flag and formally raise his troops to resist the Ming Dynasty!"
Speaking of the second son of the Zhang family who is not here, for some reason, all the members of the Zhang family who were still hesitant at first became more powerful again.
They said on this side that everything contained in the carriage over there had been unloaded one by one. In addition to the weapons, there were also pieces of armor that shone with cold light. They even pulled out two pieces of armor made of thousands of iron armor leaves and nails. Under the weak firelight, it looks like a ferocious beast that chooses people to eat.
"You have come up with so many good things!" Zong Laosan looked at Ma Fengsun in shock.
"These things are not easy to get rid of." Ma Fengsun raised his head and said proudly: "More than fifty pieces of iron armor! It's enough to trap the enemy!"
"These two pieces of walking armor were secretly made according to the style of the former Song Dynasty. Wearing them on your body, they will be invulnerable to swords!"
"Don't grab it. The young master must wear one of these human armors."
"I'm very strong, so I'll wear the other one!" Zong Laosan's eyes shone. "In this battle, if I don't cut off the heads of the ten members of Minggu, my sect will be written upside down from now on!"
Looking at these armors, a group of people were even more confident about the battle. This place was only a hundred steps away from the government's preparation warehouse, so they put on the armor directly here.
A group of people in the yard were fighting high-spirited, but no one noticed that on a crooked tree outside the yard, there was a person hiding in the darkness of the tree crown, quietly watching the situation in the yard.
It was the Jin Yiwei who was secretly following the Ma family's motorcade.
The Ma family took advantage of the New Year's Eve. Most people stayed at home to observe the New Year's Eve and went out. They took small roads. They thought they were safe. However, they did not expect that there was no one on the road on New Year's Eve. However, their team of carriages and horses also seemed It's so conspicuous that even if you want to shake off your tail, you can't get rid of it. Among the Jin Yiwei, there was naturally no shortage of spies who were able to work both high and low, and they easily followed them to find the courtyard.
"Surprisingly... there are so many armors..."
"We must inform Colonel Di immediately..."
The spy was secretly frightened, quietly climbed down the tree, and hurried to report to Di Meng who was setting up an ambush.
Di Meng, along with Cao Yuan and the more than a thousand "surrendering troops" borrowed from the Suzhou Guards, were waiting in the government office when they suddenly received news from the spy, and he was shocked.
"You mean, the thieves actually have armor?"
"Yes. Tiananmen can't see clearly, but at a rough look, there must be dozens of them!" the Jin Yiwei spy reported.
"More than dozens..." Di Meng frowned, and Cao Yuan's expression behind him changed even more. This was unexpected. They really didn't expect that the thief would have the background and strength to assemble dozens of armors.
As the saying goes, "One armor carries three crossbows, and three armors enter the underworld." It is different from the "restrictions on swords" that ordinary people think. In ancient times, the imperial court did not strictly control sharp-edged weapons such as swords.
After all, the living environment of the people in ancient times was harsh, and there were snakes, insects, and wild beasts on the roads and mountains. It was normal to find a blacksmith shop to make a sword for self-defense. Even if there are occasional government restrictions, they are difficult to implement. After all, whether it is a weapon or a kitchen knife or a pig-killing knife, it all depends on how the person wants to use it, right?
But armor is different. Regardless of the past dynasties, armor has been one of the armaments "strictly prohibited" by the imperial government from being held by civilians. It was even more fearful to the court than the most lethal weapon "crossbow". One piece of Tibetan armor can withstand three military crossbows. If there are three Tibetan armors, they will be punished for rebellion, and they can be chopped up directly at the market entrance.
One of the reasons is that armor is a weapon. Ordinary people don't need to hide armor at all, unless they have evil intentions. The other reason is that armor is a weapon in battle. In war, wearing full armor can often be used to its fullest potential. Showing extremely terrifying strength.
A warrior wearing armor can often defeat dozens of soldiers wearing only leather armor and cotton uniforms. The armor-piercing swords made of fine iron are difficult to damage. As long as the vital parts are protected, they can often slash and kill in the enemy formation, making them invincible. The situation of winning more comes:
During the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, King of Qin, personally led his armored cavalry with 3,500 men directly into the formation of 100,000 Zheng-Xia Allied Forces. The 100,000 killed were immediately dispersed, and the two kings were captured in one battle; During the Song Dynasty, the infantry wore "infantry armor" to resist cavalry on foot. They actually managed to save the Song Dynasty's kingdom in the gap between the two great cavalry powers, Liao and Xia.
Even later when Nurhaci, the great ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, raised an army, his biggest support was just thirteen pairs of armors. It was just cotton armor inlaid with iron pieces; the national surname Zheng Chenggong relied on his "Iron Man Army", an infantry regiment wearing heavy armor, to resist the Qing Dynasty. During the Battle of Taiwan, these soldiers even launched more than a dozen charges under fire from foreign guns, and finally helped Zheng Chenggong regain the entire Taiwan.
"There are so many armors... Our army is only equipped with leather armors!" Qianhu Cao Yuan looked a little pale. The Suzhou Guards also have armor, but they have always been disliked by Yang Lu. How could they be equipped with extremely valuable armor?
"If they charge in with armor, we may not be able to withstand them." Di Meng also thought.
Their original plan was to set up an ambush in the government office, wait for the thieves to enter, and then suddenly rush out. With more than a thousand people on their side, they would close the door and beat the dogs. They would surely take the blame for the thieves who had finally been lured out. .
But now it seems that even if they kill the thieves by surprise, they are likely to use the dozens of soldiers to rush into the reserve warehouse and set fire to the food.
I remembered that when Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong trained them, he once taught them that the battle formation is constantly changing. Even if they are fully prepared, their position may be disrupted by some emergencies. Di Meng now has a deep understanding of this.
"General Di, what should we do?" Cao Yuan asked Di Meng.
"...If I ask Mr. Yao for instructions now, I'm afraid it will be too late..." Di Meng gritted his teeth. He forced himself to put away his panic and think of ways to make up for the situation.
The Duke once said that at this time, the most important thing is for the general to stay calm and make an early decision. No matter whether the decision is wise or not, it is better than messing up the situation first!
"Send someone to ask Suzhou Guard for help!" Di Meng had already made up his mind. He decided to overturn the strategy ordered by Mr. Yao and His Highness in advance, take responsibility on his own, and use his own decision-making to achieve the strategic goals set by His Highness.
"General Cao, take the people and follow me."
Since we are worried about them charging into the formation with heavy armor, we only need to increase the depth of the formation.
"Abandon the ambush strategy, let's go outside and use our mighty army to annihilate the thieves head-on!"
(End of chapter)
