The night wind rustled.
It blows away the irritability and heat, and drives away annoying mosquitoes.
Han Zhen stands on the wall of the village, wearing bamboo armor and holding a horse spear. The five armor-piercing swords on his back reflect bursts of light under the bonfire.
After experiencing the martial melee of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, wars have undergone tremendous changes compared to the Tang Dynasty, and armor and riding equipment have gradually reached their peak.
Heavy armored cavalry began to become the protagonist on the battlefield.
The Tielin Army of the Liao Kingdom and the Iron Kites of the Western Xia Dynasty.
These two heavy armored cavalry caused the Northern Song Dynasty to suffer a lot in many foreign wars.
As Ma Shan withdrew from the stage of history, a series of armor-breaking weapons came into being in the Northern Song Dynasty in order to target the heavy armored cavalry.
Heavy axes, copper hammers, divine arm crossbows, including the armor-piercing sword behind Han Zhen.
The armor-breaking sword is also called the armor-breaking awl.
The armor-piercing sword of the Northern Song Dynasty is not a separate weapon, but can be understood as a component.
It is about three feet long and consists of two parts: a cone head and a base. The cone head is slender and sharp, usually conical or pyramidal. The base has a screw mouth and can be installed on the arrowhead of a long gun or even a ballista.
Han Zhen's was different. He specifically asked Blacksmith Yuan to make some changes and remove the base.
It is five feet long and looks like a short spear, so it can also be called an armor-piercing spear.
"coming!"
At this time, Nie Dong on the side spoke softly.
I saw two lights on the sentry post on the top of the mountain, which was a signal of enemy attack.
At the same time, based on the number and brightness of the fire, they learned that the incoming Turban Army was less than two thousand strong.
Soon, a fire dragon appeared in the distance, moving slowly along the mountain road towards the village.
"The entire army is on alert!"
As Han Zhen issued the order, the soldiers on the wall clenched their weapons one after another with serious expressions, but could not suppress the excitement in their eyes.
Those who can climb the wall are Western soldiers and veterans. They know the virtues and combat prowess of the rebellious peasants.
Fellow fellow, I'm sorry!
Lend me your head!
…
This time Sun Zhi went down the mountain and brought twenty-seven people with him, all of whom were his capable generals.
The person responsible for attacking Xiaowang Village is Wei Baozi.
Seeing that he was approaching the stronghold, Wei Baozi tightened the reins and the horse immediately stopped.
He ordered loudly: "Everyone, rest where you are for a quarter of an hour!"
After walking on the mountain road for so long, these villagers were tired. It was not a wise choice to attack the village immediately.
Hearing this, nearly two thousand troops wearing scarves sat cross-legged on the ground.
There are only a thousand young and strong people, and the remaining thousand or so people are old, weak, women and children, used to build momentum.
…
On the wall of the village, Nie Dong couldn't help but feel a flash of surprise in his eyes when he saw the fire dragon stopping a mile away.
The leading bandit leader seemed to have something, he didn't rush in all at once, and he knew how to rest before the battle.
"While they stop to reorganize, why don't we go out and catch him by surprise?"
This is what Zhang He suggested, looking eager to give it a try.
"inappropriate."
Before Han Zhen could speak, Nie Dong shook his head and objected: "The view is blocked at night. I don't know if there are ambushes in the rear. It won't be too late to make a decision after the sentry post has investigated clearly."
Although he looked down on these rebels in his heart, he used all his strength to fight the lion against the rabbit.
In the battle formation, the most taboo thing is to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.
During the first Northern Expedition last year, if Tong Guan, a eunuch, had not underestimated the enemy and rushed in, how could their 100,000-strong Western Army be defeated by the 10,000 Liao Army?
Looking back to this day, Nie Jun still feels extremely ashamed.
The general is really incompetent and the army is exhausted!
Han Zhen patted Zhang He on the shoulder and chuckled: "The most taboo thing in fighting is impetuousness. We occupy a favorable location and it is a guaranteed victory. There is no need to take risks."
"I'm impatient."
Zhang He scratched his head, looking slightly embarrassed.
About a quarter of an hour later, the fire dragon in the distance moved.
Boom boom boom!
The dull and noisy footsteps gradually reached the soldiers' ears.
The first thing that caught his eye were ten strong men riding tall horses.
The moment he saw the war horse, Han Zhen's eyes narrowed.
Nie Dong also noticed the clues. After carefully observing the horses, he said softly: "They are war horses. These people are definitely not farmers."
Han Zhen said in a calm tone: "No matter who it is, since they are here, don't even think about leaving."
As he spoke, Dai Jinjun got closer and closer.
Wei Baozi rode on horseback, leading the way, and when he came to a place seventy meters away from the front of the mountain village, he reined in his horse and stopped.
On the wall of the village, Yu Jun hid in a dark corner, took off the bow and arrows on his back, and pointed the bow and arrow at the guard leopard.
He is a hunter, so his archery skills are naturally good.
Whoosh!
A feather arrow flew out and headed straight for Wei Baozi.
However, Wei Baozi did not panic at all, and did not even make any dodge movements. He sat firmly on the horse's back.
Snapped!
The arrow landed one meter in front of the horse and plunged into the soil.
Nie Dong narrowed his eyes slightly and said with interest: "This person is not simple. He knows the distance of bows and arrows very well. He is either a deserter or a bandit."
The reason why bows and arrows were not allowed to be used in the Northern Song Dynasty was that the range of bows and arrows was short, only fifty or sixty meters, and their power was not good, and they could not even break through leather armor.
Glancing contemptuously at the feather arrows on the ground, Wei Baozi raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and waved his hand: "The shield soldiers come forward!"
The next moment, a dozen soldiers wearing scarves came to the front of the formation carrying five thick door panels.
Not to mention, when dealing with enemies without crossbows, the door panels are undoubtedly very practical shields.
Wide enough, big enough.
The five door panels are connected together like a wooden wall.
Wei Baozi waved his hand and shouted loudly: "The whole army attacks, grab money and food!"
This simple and crude slogan aroused the ferocity of the rebellious peasants.
After tasting the sweetness of robbery, they have become addicted to the pleasure brought by robbery and are completely addicted.
"Grab money and grain!"
"Grab money and grain!"
Amidst the slogans that echoed through the night sky, a dozen soldiers wearing scarves held up the door panels and stepped forward step by step.
"Fire the arrow!"
Nie Dong led the way.
A hail of arrows flew downwards.
Unfortunately, all the feather arrows were blocked by the door panel.
Seeing this scene, the scarf-wearing soldiers in the rear suddenly became more confident.
Wei Baozi shouted again: "Thrower, follow up!"
Taking advantage of the lull in the rain of arrows, more than 20 strong farmers were seen rushing behind the door panel with clay pots in hand.
After approaching the village wall, these people followed the gap between the door panels and quickly threw clay pots towards the village gate.
Bang bang bang!
A series of crisp cracking sounds sounded.
The clay pot hit the village gate and immediately fell into pieces, while all the liquid inside spilled and stained the village gate.
Nie Dong sniffed his nose and his expression changed: "No, it's oil!"
Fire attack!
These two words came to everyone's mind.
The walls of the village are made of rammed earth, but the doors of the village are made of dry wood.
Now that oil has been poured on it, I'm afraid it will catch on at a moment's notice.
Sure enough, I saw ten strong men riding on war horses, taking off the bows and arrows on their backs, and unloading their bows.
Wei Baozi put the arrowhead to the torch nearby, and the oil-soaked cloth on the arrowhead was immediately ignited.
Aiming at the village gate, Wei Baozi laughed ferociously and released his right hand that was fully loaded with the bowstring.
Whoosh!
The rocket was thrown high, drew an arc, and then was nailed to the village gate.
The expected raging fire did not appear.
After all, what these farmers had just poured over was not fire oil, but cooking oil collected from wealthy landlords and merchants.
Cooking oil can also be ignited, but very slowly and it will take a while.
But even so, the situation was not good for Han Zhen and the others.
Once it is dragged down and the fire breaks out, the entire cottage will be destroyed.
"It's quite interesting!"
Han Zhen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Has there been news of an ambush from the sentry post?"
"There is no ambush!" Nie Dong replied.
Hearing this, Han Zhen pulled out an armor-piercing sword from behind and ordered: "Tell the cavalry to stand by and be ready to charge into the formation at any time."
"Got the order!"
Nie Dong cupped his hands and clasped his fists, and quickly walked off the wall.
Weighing the armor-piercing sword in his hand, Han Zhen suddenly exerted force on his right hand and threw it towards a door panel below.
call out!
The armor-piercing sword shot out, causing a burst of breaking wind.
The thick door panel was like tofu in front of the armor-piercing sword, and the peasants behind were pierced through instantly.
The armor-piercing sword remained unabated, nailing the board and the people behind it deeply to the ground.
"color!"
"The village chief is mighty!"
The soldiers on the wall chanted.
The scarf-wearing soldiers below were extremely frightened and their positions were in chaos.
Seeing the shield soldiers retreating continuously, Guard Baozi ignored his shock and shouted: "Don't retreat, push forward!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the second armor-piercing sword flew out from the wall of the village.
Another door panel was shot through, and the person was nailed to the ground.
hiss!
The other nine Black Mountain bandits took a breath.
They asked themselves that it would not be difficult to shoot through the door panel with an armor-piercing sword, but as it was now, with both the person and the door panel nailed to the ground, they did not dare to even think about it.
Is this a fucking human or a ballista?
"Run!"
"I won't fight, I won't fight!"
The shield soldiers in front collapsed, threw away the door panels in their hands, turned around and ran away, and a few even kowtowed to the ground and begged for mercy.
Without the door panel, the archers on the wall immediately drew their bows and nocked arrows.
A round of arrows flew past, and the shield soldiers fell to the ground screaming, with only a few lucky ones escaping back to the formation.
However, before they could rejoice, a cold light flashed through.
Guard Baozi chopped off the head of a shield soldier with one blow, and said with a ferocious expression: "Anyone who escapes in front of the formation, behead him!"
This knife successfully frightened these farmers.
Creak!
At this time, a heartbreaking voice came.
I saw the flames of the village gate slowly opening, and under the light of the fire, eighteen fully armed cavalry, including Han Zhen, were waiting.
Behind these cavalry, there were more than 300 soldiers lined up neatly.
The shield soldiers are in front, the spear soldiers are at the back, and the sword soldiers are at the sides.
The pupils of Wei Baozi and others suddenly shrank, and they secretly said something bad.
This time it hit the wall!
Even though there are few people on the other side, just looking at this posture, it is the way of a regular army.
"Follow me to defeat the enemy!"
Han Zhen held the horse in his hand and shouted loudly.
"Destroy the enemy!"
"Destroy the enemy!"
Han Zhen pinched the horse's belly, and the horse under him immediately rushed out like a sharp arrow.
Nie Dong and others all galloped to follow.
At this time, these Western troops began to show their true strength.
I saw that they were not rushing in a swarm, but formed an echelon, charging in an arrow formation with Han Zhen as the sword edge.
"Line up to meet the enemy!"
Wei Baozi roared and drew the sword from his waist.
However, this group of farmers didn't know how to form an array, and they gathered together in a mess. Some timid people saw that the situation was not good and secretly escaped into the mountains.
Boom!
The momentum with which the cavalry charged was truly astonishing.
Wei Baozi knew that he could not escape and could not escape, so he roared and rode up to meet him.
The other nine bandits also rushed forward, preparing to surround and kill Han Zhen.
boom!
The two sides were about to collide.
Han Zhen held the fine iron horse in his hand, and his arms suddenly exerted force and swept out.
boom!
Wei Baozi felt a numbness in his chest, his whole body suddenly flew up, and the scene in front of him quickly retreated.
It’s over!
This thought flashed through his mind, and then he fell heavily into the crowd.
Blood foam mixed with broken internal organs continued to overflow from the mouth.
PS: Forgot to mention the update. After being put on the shelves, the number of words updated every day is between 8K-1.5W, depending on the status of the day.
One chapter is about three to four thousand words.
(End of chapter)
