Fine snowflakes suddenly floated in the sky, and the cold wind blew straight into people's faces and necks.
On the rugged mountain road, a large group of warriors are marching.
They are fully equipped and well-equipped, and their faces are extremely serious.
But he doesn't look very nervous.
The 600 soldiers of the Silver Spear Army have been in battle more than once. Although the battles they fought were a bit tricky, this did not prevent them from accumulating a certain degree of confidence, especially when facing bandits.
Not to mention the training team. They are elite soldiers selected by each team and have rich combat experience. Of course, they will not take small scenes lightly.
The road up the mountain clearly shows traces of artificial creation.
It might have been a passage for wild animals at first, but later it became a passage for thieves and bandits on the mountain.
The reason why the bandits came down the mountain was to farm.
Robbery also occurs, but robbery alone cannot support oneself. In order to survive, everyone works several jobs and holds multiple positions: farmer, bandit, businessman, etc.
In the dense forest beyond the mountain road, there are still faint traces of human activity.
They were scouts from the Silver Spear Army and the Royal Army. There were dozens of them in total. They went up to the mountain early and carefully searched all the places suitable for hiding soldiers to avoid being ambushed. Although it would not matter if they were ambushed, there were only a hundred people in the village.
What can I do if I am a thief?
The snow is getting heavier and heavier.
It seems that the thief will not come down the mountain today. Shao Xun has already seen the rough wall of the cottage from a distance, as well as the smoke that curls up inside the wall and then quickly disperses in the cold wind.
"Urge the auxiliary soldiers and ask them to come up quickly." Shao Xun ordered.
"No." The battlefield messenger left quickly.
Of course, the auxiliary soldiers are the auxiliary soldiers of the Kingdom's central army. The Silver Spear Army is not equipped with this thing yet, and it is just a secondment at this time.
Wu Qian supervised five hundred auxiliary troops in the rear. Everyone was panting and carrying ladders (for climbing walls), big axes (for cutting doors), kerosene (for setting fires), door panels (for crossing trenches) and other miscellaneous things.
There are also more than a hundred donkeys, horses, mules and other draft animals, carrying arrows and other consumables on their backs.
As for food and water, soldiers can only carry them with them, usually only a few days' worth of dry food.
Herein lies the practical difficulty in attacking Wubao.
The terrain is narrow and it is impossible to deploy troops. There is not much difference between the effect of 10,000 men and 1,000 men.
The road was rugged and difficult to navigate, and heavy vehicles could not go up the mountain. The mules and horses under heavy loads would roll down the valley if they were not careful.
The battle cannot last long. After a few days of dry food, you have to go down the mountain, or people from the bottom of the mountain bring it up, which consumes a lot of money.
If you can't break things off, you'll basically have to negotiate.
The Lord of Wubao symbolically handed over some money and food, and sent protons to show his respect, and the attackers could just accept it if they saw fit.
Of course, this is a Wubao in the mountains of western Henan. It is easier to deploy troops in the plains, but its scale is also larger.
There may be hundreds of families gathered in Wubao in the mountains, but there are many more on the plains.
At the end of the Later Han Dynasty, Man Chong built more than 20 forts in Henan and gained 20,000 households.
This was still the late Han Dynasty when Wubao had not yet become popular. On average, there were one thousand households in one Wubao. Nowadays, Wubao with a population of three to five thousand households was not uncommon.
"Hurry up, hurry up!" Wu Qian's foot slipped, and his waist almost slipped. After he rolled up and got up, he couldn't help but urge.
Common siege equipment cannot be used, so we can only rely on these ladders. If the fighting starts in front and they haven't arrived yet, it will be difficult to end today without losing a few heads.
Just as the saying goes, what you are afraid of will come to you. Just as the auxiliary soldiers were speeding up and hurried on, screams came from the mountains and forests ahead.
Wu Qian's heart skipped a beat.
He knew very well that it was the scouts who were killing people, but his hands were muddy and muddy, which made people scream.
Sure enough, after a while, the clear sound of a gong sounded in the village, which was someone giving a warning.
Wu Qian cursed in a low voice and said loudly: "Quick, don't be cautious, rush me, hurry up!"
For a while, people were shouting, horses were neighing, heavy breathing, and rustling footsteps could be heard everywhere.
The auxiliary soldiers no longer covered their bodies, used their remaining strength, and accelerated towards the stronghold.
"Ah..." screams kept coming and going.
When Wu Qian rushed to the front carrying a bag of wound medicine, the Silver Spear Army had already started fighting.
More than two hundred sword and shield bearers and spearmen wearing iron armor were arrayed in front, facing the direction of the gate.
More than three hundred archers held walking bows, aimed at the wall, and fired continuously.
Wu Qian was stunned for a moment.
I hang out among the auxiliary troops all day long, and I haven't seen soldiers practicing for a long time. Why did so many heavy armored infantrymen suddenly appear? How many things did the general plunder from Luoyang's arsenal?
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Arrows shot through the air one after another.
At the beginning, there were only seven or eight archers fighting back at the top of the wall of the Thieves' Village. Soon, they were covered by a massive rain of arrows and fell from the top of the wall screaming.
Wu Qian knew that the Silver Spear Army was not an ordinary army. General Shao required everyone to practice archery. In the one year since the army was formed, most of them had poor archery skills. They could only say they knew how to shoot, not proficiently. But three
More than a hundred people were shooting at the same time, and they were still attacking a small village of thieves. There was no need for you to shoot accurately. The overwhelming arrows flew past, and the thieves were completely unable to stand on the low wall.
The drum beat started, and everyone shouted "Kill!"
"Auxiliary troops, fill the trenches and set up ladders!"
"The first team of swordsmen, chop the door!"
"The second team and the third team are preparing to board the camp."
"The fourth team, followed by the fifth team."
"The sixth team and the seventh team are waiting in formation."
"Eight to ten teams, stop firing volleys, and take turns shooting as a team."
Du Bo Jin San blushed and directed in an orderly manner. Looking carefully, his body seemed to be trembling slightly.
That's not fear. Jin San is stupid and bold. He doesn't know what fear is. It's excitement or excitement.
Master Shao stood aside without interfering and allowed him to do whatever he wanted.
Lu Heigou, who is also the governor, is also carrying out his orders with his archers.
Before Jin San floated into the sky, he was already considered to be stocky and heavy enough.
The Silver Spear soldiers may not know anything when they join the army, and training often makes people angry, but one thing is that they have good obedience. Whatever Jin San said, it is what it is, and there is no compromise in execution.
After giving the order, the door panels were laid on the narrow trench and even covered with thatch.
The swordsmen and axemen rushed straight to the village gate like tigers out of their cages.
Some people used big axes to split open the wooden door, while others tied ropes to the door and let the mules pull it.
The wooden ladder was also set up, and two teams of soldiers, holding short soldiers, rushed up quickly.
Guards finally appeared at the top of the city.
Braving the arrows of the Silver Spear archers, they shouted and tried to knock down the wooden ladder.
There were a few surviving archers who fired arrows back, causing a few muffled groans.
There are very few people who are not afraid of death.
Before the Silver Spear sergeants joined the army, they were either coolies carrying heavy objects in the market, laborers unloading goods on the dock, or trackers on the Yishui and Luoshui Rivers. They were all ordinary people and had rarely seen killing scenes.
Military skills are close to zero.
One year, even if they fought a few moderate battles, was not enough to train them into brave and fearless veterans.
But under the strict and harsh military orders, even though he was afraid, he still subconsciously rushed forward.
Obeying orders has almost become instinctive - of course, disobedience is not an option. The murderous and ruthless people in the training team are staring at them. Those who retreat will die!
The surviving enemy archers were quickly wiped out.
Shao Xun also picked up the rifle bow, tried his hand, and killed three elite guards with three arrows - only three of them had iron armor on their bodies.
A short and bloody battle quickly broke out on the wall.
At the beginning, there were casualties between the two sides. As far as Shao Xun saw, about seven or eight people from the Silver Spear Army fell on the wall.
But as time goes by, gaps in training, equipment and even coordination become apparent.
The thieves were killed one by one, screaming in pain.
The soldiers of the Silver Spear Army became more confident and braver as they fought. They quickly lifted the ladder up, set it up inside the wall, and surged in.
"Boom!" At this moment, the village gate, which had been hacked beyond recognition, fell to the ground under the pull of several draft horses.
The soldiers outside the village cheered in unison.
Shao Xun also laughed loudly. It felt good to bully the children.
Jin San, who was serving as the commander of the former enemy for the first time, saw that the village gate was broken open and immediately ordered everyone to rush in and quickly end the battle.
Shao Xun nodded to Chen Yougen calmly.
Chen Yougen understood and led two hundred instructor swordsmen to form a formation.
If possible, try to keep adequate reserves at all times, even if they are not needed.
This is the first time that Jin San is conducting independently. He is anxious. He will be reminded later.
The auxiliary soldiers of the Royal Army also formed a formation.
They have no armor, only a wooden spear, and their combat effectiveness is relatively poor. It is quite shocking to see the soldiers of the Silver Spear Army break into the stronghold with three attacks.
Is this the same coolie who couldn’t tell left from right a year ago?
Of course, they can only see the surface.
The real situation is that these soldiers did not have any military skills at the beginning, but it does not mean that they are useless.
When laborers on the dock carry goods, they often work in groups of a dozen or even dozens. They cooperate with each other and are very efficient.
The same applies to the trackers who pull fibers. There are more than a dozen people who have to pay attention to how to divide the work and cooperate.
In short, they actually have a certain degree of organization and a sense of division of labor and collaboration.
Modern industrial society has turned everyone into a link in industrial production. The entire society is a precision-operated machine, and everyone performs their own duties. In production and life, everyone is accustomed to division of labor and collaboration.
What is this? This is organization.
What makes an industrial country better than an agricultural country is not just its productivity. Each of its citizens has been domesticated to a considerable degree of organization. They can divide labor and cooperate in factories, and they can do it on the battlefield. They are much better than free and unorganized farmers.
This is the secret hidden under the water.
The battle ended quickly.
Jin San went inside and inspected for a while, then came out and reported: "Master Shao, our unit killed a total of forty-four enemies. One commander, two corps commanders, and nine soldiers were killed in the battle."
"Where are the injured?" Shao Xun asked.
"There are ten people in total. They are all minor injuries and are not in trouble."
"The bodies of the dead are collected and the injured are treated as soon as possible. In addition, the prisoners are counted and seized."
"promise."
Shao Xun did not enter the stronghold immediately, but climbed to a higher place and overlooked the surrounding area.
The name of the thieves' village was "Yunzhong Village". The name was very loud, but Shao Xun laughed at it.
He laughed at the thieves who were so resourceful that they didn't make good use of the surrounding terrain.
If the cottage is expanded, it can be faced with ditches on three sides in the east, west and south, and Luoshui on the north. Among them, the ditch on the west side is seven to eight meters deep and nearly 20 meters wide, which is naturally formed. The east and south sides can be artificially transformed.
Deep trenches were dug and a suspension bridge was used to pass.
To put it simply, the cottage is located on a plateau.
Landforms like the plateau are very common in the northwest region, and there are many Hongnong. To put it bluntly, it is a platform above the ground on which people can farm and settle.
Some plateaus face each other, with a deep ravine in the middle. Post roads are often built in the ravine.
The plateau is all good, but one thing is more fatal: lack of water.
Of course, the plateau of Hongnong is much better than that of the northern Shaanxi area in later generations. At least the vegetation here is lush and the forests are dense and connected. Drilling wells on the plateau should not be as bad as the dry wells on the Loess Plateau of northern Shaanxi.
difficulty.
Moreover, to the north of the plateau is the mighty Luo River, and to the northeast is the canal valley water. It is not difficult to dig wells to obtain water, which is enough for the people's daily needs.
But if you want to farm, you have to go down the mountain.
On the south bank of Luoshui River, some farmland is scattered on both sides of Qugu River, which should be cultivated by the bandits of Yunzhong Village and their families.
During the day, we would go down the southern slope to farm, and in the evening we would finish our work and return to the village.
This is actually a very suitable place to build a Wubao - the general location is Suyangzhai in the southwest of Zhangwu Town, Yiyang County in later generations, which was the location of "Yunzhongwu" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. "Shui Jing Zhu" records that "Luoshui is also east,
The water in the canal valley flows out of Nannuji Mountain in Yiyang County, and flows through Yunzhongwu in the northeast. On the upper left side, there are steep layers, half-draped smoke, and tassels leading to the mountains, so the dock received its name."
It had not yet been built at this time. Due to the abundant stone resources, Yunzhongwu boldly used granite to make the walls and steps up and down the hillside during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
He wants this place.
There are only a hundred or so households in the Thief Village, and most of the land is actually not used. It is allowed to be overgrown with vegetation. With a little expansion, it will not be a problem to house more than a thousand households, or even more.
This can support two to three hundred and a half retired soldiers.
Great place! It will be named Yunzhongwu from now on.
Chapter completed!