"Obey!" Huicong walked up to the crowd, clasped his hands and sang the "Infinite Life Sutra": "All Bodhisattvas, after hearing my name, after the death of your life, you should always rest from the holy life until you achieve the Buddha's path, practice all kinds of merits, and wish to live in peace. That country..." Everyone on both sides, including people from Tang Dynasty and Baekje, knelt on the ground and prayed devoutly that if they were injured by swords and arrows later, they would be protected by Bodhisattvas and be reborn in the Pure Land of Paradise in the West, free from the suffering of reincarnation. After Huicong had read the "Infinite Life Sutra" three times and stopped, Wang Wenzuo stood up and said in a deep voice: "With the blessing of Bodhisattva today, we will be able to defeat the Japanese bandits and win a great victory!"
"Wan Sheng!"
The back of the ridge.
There was a faint bird song in the distance, a high-pitched and sharp trill, like a cold hand passing across the back of Yuan Fei's neck. Another bird trilled in response, then a third and a fourth. He recognized it as the cry of a shrike. Although this ferocious bird is petite, its sharp and powerful beak and claws can easily tear apart the body of its prey. This raptor also has a habit of often tearing apart the prey it captures. Sticking in the thorn bushes, it seems to be showing off one's strength and intimidating the opponent. The Baekje people regard shrikes as a harbinger of war and believe that wherever there are shrikes, corpses will litter the fields. .
Here they come! Yuan Fei thought to himself.
"Brother, look, it's the signal to join the army!" Yuan Fei's youngest brother pointed to the flash of light in the distance.
"Well, you reply with a bronze mirror and tell the army that we know it!" Yuan Fei stood up: "The fifth, the fourth, and you, you, you! Follow me!" He selected six or seven of the youngest , the most energetic young man, and then climbed to the ridge with as light a movement as possible.
In order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese flankers, Yuan Fei chose to walk through the dense thatch. The sharp edges of the grass blades soon cut small cuts on his face. Sweat and dust seeped in, but he seemed like a puppet. He seemed to be completely unconscious, biting the piece of wood in his mouth. It was silent all around, and he could hear the enemy's voice. Although they were far away, they were approaching quickly: the sound of footsteps, the clash of guns, swords and armor, the soldiers muttering to themselves, and the sounds of laughter and curses rising one after another.
After a while, Yuan Fei climbed up the ridge, and the sound became louder. He heard more laughter, someone giving orders, and a horse snoring. Some man was cursing. Finally, he saw the Japanese general... Although it was only for a moment, and although he only looked at the valley bottom through the narrow cracks in the forest, he knew that it must be that person. Even at such a long distance, Mononobe Renxiong's burly figure is still clearly distinguishable. His bronze armor was dyed gold by the sun. He was not wearing a helmet, and his thick braids hung down to his shoulders, like part of his black cloak. .
Due to the narrow length of the valley road, the Japanese army was divided into two parts: the front army and the rear army. In the middle were ox carts. The width of the valley road could only allow two ox carts to run parallel. Yuan Fei hesitated for a while and finally decided to wait a while until the Japanese rear team also entered the valley road before cutting the rope and releasing the falling rocks.
Time passed like a snail, and finally the last group of Japanese soldiers entered the valley. Yuan Fei pulled out his short sword and shouted to his subordinates: "Quick, cut the rope!"
The rockfall mechanism arranged by the Tang army at the entrance of the valley may be the oldest defense facility in mankind. Almost every ancient nation used this weapon in their childhood - erecting wooden rafts on steep hillsides or rock walls, and using ropes to Fix the raft, and then pile a certain number of rocks and large logs on the raft. When the enemy passes under the hillside or cliff, cut the rope and use the huge kinetic energy carried by the huge logs and rocks when they roll down from a high place to kill the enemy. , or use wooden wedges embedded in the gaps between the rocks to fix the boulders, and then use crowbars or other tools to roll the rocks down when the enemy passes below, killing and injuring the enemy.
In order to ensure that the mechanism would not be crushed by the weight of falling rocks, the ropes used by the Tang army to fix the rafts were all hemp ropes soaked in grease. They were also mixed with hair and other fibers during production to ensure that they were firm and foolproof. But as much care was taken when making these ropes as Yuan Fei and the others did now, how much effort they put into cutting the ropes. Yuan Fei tried his best, and when his fingers lost all feeling, he cut off the fourth rope that was the most important thing holding the raft together. At this time, he heard some kind of teeth-piercing creaking sound, and hurriedly whistled and jumped away with all his strength. . Almost in the next second, the raft broke under the terrifying weight of the rocks. The rocks and logs slid down the steep cliff. Two breaths later, a terrifying memory came.
"Quick, next one, don't waste time!" Yuan Fei stopped his urge to cheer and shouted loudly. In order to ensure that the Japanese's retreat was cut off, Wang Wenzuo set up more than fifty rockfall traps on the top of the cliff at the entrance of the valley. Yuan Fei must The key to the success of the entire plan is to activate as many mechanisms as possible before the Japanese react.
Valley Road.
Mononobe Renxiong turned around, and the sound coming from behind him was like muffled thunder, echoing on the cliffs on both sides of the valley. He looked at the sky, but there was no trace of thunderstorm, and he couldn't help but frown.
"what is going on?"
Doubts and panic were spreading among the soldiers like a plague. Monobe Renxiong could feel the commotion hidden in the crowd. He was about to say something to comfort him.
Suddenly, a second loud noise came from behind, and then a third loud noise. This time no one thought it was thunder. He turned the horse's head and shouted: "Come here, follow me to the rear to see what happened!"
"Very good, don't move the ropes of the last five mechanisms. Wait for my order to cut them again!" Yuan Fei shouted breathlessly. There was a wound on his face, which was caused by the flying stones splashed when the boulder rolled down. There were traces left by the stone scratches, but no one lost their lives, and no one lost their arms or legs. This was very lucky. After all, this was a war.
In the valley road, Mononobe Renxiong looked at the entrance he had just passed, his face livid. There were rocks and rolling trees scattered on the ground. Obviously this was not a natural mountain slide, but a trap carefully set by the enemy. Suddenly, his ears rang. Mononobu said: "Those Baekje people always gather together and whisper to each other. If you walk past, they will disperse, as if they are hiding some secret from us!"
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