"Although it is of little use, we should be polite first and then attack!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile. He took the pen and paper from the guard, finished writing a letter and handed it to Cui Hongdu: "Hongdu, please trouble you!"
"What an unnecessary move!" Cui Hongdu snorted coldly, took out an arrow and tied the letter to the arrow shaft, rode his horse to the first barrier, bent his bow and shot the arrow book into it, and then rode back. . It turned out that Cui Hongdu's guess was right. A few minutes later, a Tang army helmet was thrown from behind the barrier. There were seventeen or eight arrow holes on it. Even an illiterate person could understand the hostility behind it.
"Then let's start!" Wang Wenzuo jumped off his horse: "Hongdu, you feign attack along the road, and Fa Monk, you use a long ladder to the west, dig more soil, use more scorpions, kill fewer people, let the new soldiers sweat and see blood !”
With the sound of horns and drums, this small army began to move slowly. Compared with the veterans of the Tang Army, the movements of these Sanhan recruits who were serfs not long ago were much more clumsy. Under the scolding of the officers, they unloaded the "Scorpions" one after another from the cart, and then pushed them to the front of the formation to assemble them. While the veterans wore armor, they loudly taunted the rookies who were new to the battlefield.
"Look at how stupid these guys are, do they think they are cutting wheat in their own fields?"
"That's right, don't you think what they are holding is the wheat thresher?"
"Yes, sickles, flails, and goat's horn hoes. Are they here to farm or to fight?"
The ridicule fell on Yuan Fei's head like an arrow. He pretended not to hear it and directed the recruits to the west slope of the village - that side is the lowest part of the entire village. Although the slope is very steep, it is The vertical height from the ground is less than twenty meters, and you can climb up with a ladder. Under Yuan Fei's command, the recruits stopped when they were about 80 steps away from the breakthrough. They first set up a long sign, and then dug up the soil. At first, the people in the village shot arrows at this direction. , throwing stones, but when they found that the enemy was just digging, they stopped shooting and began to taunt and curse loudly.
"Ignore those bastards, don't be afraid, work quickly!" Yuan Fei walked through the ranks, kicking the butts of those who were cowering, ignoring the many arrows flying over his head - there was a long card in front of him Covered up and wearing iron leaf armor, he firmly believed that his fate would not be like this.
On the other side of the village, on the road leading to the village, a fierce battle was going on. The Baekje people built six barriers on this only road. Each barrier was composed of a three-meter-high earth barrier, a trench deep for one person, and a wooden fence. Since the road was a carefully designed zigzag, it was difficult to cross the road except for those facing it. For the barrier, the defenders at the sides and rear can also shoot arrows, throw javelins and throw stones at the enemies on the mountain road, so that the attacker will be threatened by firepower from several directions at the same time. In front of them, the Tang army used "Scorpions" to fire short spears and stone bullets at the barrier. When the defenders on the barrier were almost cleared, they sent out infantry lined up in a turtle shell formation to attack. Perhaps because there were family members behind them, the defenders fought extremely tenaciously and kept sending reinforcements. After a whole afternoon of fierce fighting, the Tang army captured two fortresses. More than 30 people were injured, and they were still far away from the village. It's getting late.
At this time, Yuan Fei had already piled up the soil slope according to the order and erected dozens of long signs. Since there was a steep hillside in front of him, there was no need to worry about the enemy's counterattack. The recruits hid behind the long signs in twos and threes, and some drank water. , some gossiping. If it weren't for the faint shouts of killing coming from the village, it would be like Qiu Hou plowing the ground of his own house. Even Yuan Fei himself felt a little strange: Could it be that Wang Xiaowei asked him to dig soil here just to attract the attention of the guards?
"Have your people had enough rest?"
Yuan Fei turned around in surprise and saw Wang Wenzuo looking at him with a smile. The soldiers behind him were all wearing iron armor, carrying knives and spears, and carrying more than ten long ladders. He immediately understood and nodded quickly. : "You've all had enough rest and are waiting for the captain's orders!"
"Very well, prepare the torches, Monk Fa, and bring your people up first!" Wang Wenzuo ordered Monk Shen behind him.
Yuan Fei responded and called the recruits up from the ground to carry the ladder. The rest of them pushed the six "scorpions" onto the slope and aimed at the village on the top of the slope without triggering them. Because it was a surprise attack, drums and trumpets were not played. The recruits carried the ladder and erected it. The iron hook at the top of the long ladder was deeply embedded in the soil slope. The Tang Army veterans wearing heavy armor suddenly swarmed up, chanting Holding the weapon, he put the leather shield on his head with one hand and climbed up the ladder with the other hand, like an agile ape. Only then did the few defenders on this side of the village realize that this was not a trick, but a real attack. They hurriedly shouted loudly and rushed to the wall to throw stones and arrows at the Tang soldiers on the long ladder.
"Blow the trumpet, 'Scorpion' fires, and the crossbowmen come forward!" Wang Wenzuo said in a deep voice.
The horn sounded, and almost at the same time, a horn sounded from the other side of the village, as if in response. "Scorpion" made a dull sound, shooting short spears and stone bullets onto the wall at an alarming speed. The unlucky guy who was hit let out a shrill scream and fell from the wall, and then stopped suddenly. Taking advantage of this gap, Shen Faseng was the first to climb onto the wall. He used his leather shield to block the thrusting spear and slashed diagonally with his knife. The opponent fell down like a scarecrow. The second opponent was frightened by the blood spurting out. , after a slight hesitation, this gave Shen Faseng the opportunity to cut off the opponent's wrist with the first blow of his knife, and split the opponent's wrist from the shoulder to the sternum with the second blow, killing him instantly. He raised the blood-stained knife and said in a loud voice: "There is nothing to be afraid of, these guys are very weak!"
"Come on, come on!"
The heavily armored Tang troops filed in first along the long ladder. Compared to the fish-scale armor on their bodies, the Baekje people were almost naked, and most of the defenders had been attracted to the other side of the village. Went to one side. Soon they cleared a large section of the village wall, and more and more followers climbed up the long ladder. They began to throw short spears, stones and torches at the surrounding houses. Soon the smoke and fire started to rise. When you get up, the light of the setting sun shines on the smoke, like coagulated plasma, showing a special dark red color.
The flames jumped on the firewood, like a group of naughty elves, sometimes hovering, sometimes twisting, chasing each other, climbing into the air, and the air seemed to be liquefied by the high heat, shining brightly in the night. Sancho carefully flipped the pork on the grill to prevent it from being burnt. This was part of today's spoils. Victory is the best wine. Everyone around the fire was blushing.
