"Lord, I... poof..." Wen Hao was about to explain when he felt a sweet sensation in his throat and blood spurted out. If Liu Ziqiu hadn't been quick to help him with his quick eyesight, he would have fallen off his horse at that moment.
Liu Ziqiu's face darkened and he said loudly: "Go back to the city!"
This ambush location was selected after repeated deliberation. The target was originally the main force of Xianbei under Murong Fuyun, but in the end, those who were ambushed were members of the Xifeng party. With two big pitfalls in front of them, even the most stupid person would not
Being fooled, there is no point in staying here anymore.
On the way back to the city, Liu Ziqiu's mood gradually calmed down. His original arrangement seemed to be perfect, but in fact it was full of loopholes.
Apart from anything else, just sending Wen Hao and a hundred men to serve as bait was an extremely risky move. Wen Hao and the others were facing three thousand men from the Fine Seal Department this time. If they were facing Murong Fuyun's Xianbei army,
, I’m afraid that these baits are not enough for others to stuff their teeth, and there is no chance of returning to this river bed. Not to mention Wen Hao, even he would not be able to escape unscathed among more than ten thousand enemy cavalry.
Let’s talk about this river bed. It’s not easy to find an excellent ambush location in the entire Xihai County. The nameless valley last time counts as one, and this river bed counts as one, but Liu Ziqiu ignored a key issue. The river bed can
The phenomenon of trapped horseshoes was discovered by surrounding herdsmen, but the herdsmen only discovered this phenomenon during the day. The temperature difference between day and night is large here, and the daytime temperature is already above zero. The sediment under the river bed is relatively soft and can trap horseshoes. Here we are.
At night, the temperature dropped sharply, and the sand became hard, making it impossible for the horses' hooves to be trapped. If the river bed hadn't collapsed due to the cessation of the underground river below, the men and horses who sealed Yelilan would have passed here long ago.
, and went straight to Weiding City.
According to the original plan, he would not come back until at least he had completely defeated Murong Fuyun. Therefore, when they saw Liu Ziqiu appearing at the city gate, Liu Yu and others were very surprised and asked repeatedly: "My lord, why are you like this?"
Will you be back soon?"
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand gently and said: "We will talk about other things later. First, take me to see the city defense."
Now it is too late to find a second ambush location, so relying on the city wall for defense has become the only option. Not preparing enough emergency plans is another mistake of Liu Ziqiu. Liu Ziqiu has deeply realized that he is not yet good enough in many aspects.
Mature.
Liu Yu and Jiang Yu have been in the army for a long time, and the city defenses are well organized. Liu Yu reported as he walked: "My lord, the old and weak women and children of these nomadic tribes are really not simple. Almost everyone can shoot a bow and arrow.
Many of the stones on top were brought in from outside the city."
Jiang Yu also said: "We selected a total of 10,000 old, weak, women and children and divided them into four teams. One team guarded the city, one team served as a reserve team, and the other two teams rested in the city, rotating every two hours.
"
Liu Yu further explained: "Weiding City is too small. If the people are concentrated on the top of the city and cannot be controlled, once a war breaks out, it will easily cause relatively large casualties."
"This is a good arrangement." Liu Ziqiu nodded and asked again, "These old and weak women and children are strong-willed, have good endurance, and are good at riding and shooting, but they are not necessarily good at defending the city. I am afraid that many of them are going to the city for the first time.
Go up to the top of the city. How to solve this problem?"
Liu Yu smiled and said: "Didn't the lord give us two hundred veterans? We divided these two hundred veterans into four teams and were responsible for teaching the old and weak women and children how to defend the city, paying attention to key points and how to avoid shooting from the city.
of arrows.”
On the top of the city, the women and children tasked with guarding the city were not crowded around the city. Only a few people were in the front looking down at the city, and most of them were resting in the back to conserve their energy. Otherwise, they would stand down in two hours and not wait for the battle.
, their legs are going weak. But both women and children are in high spirits. Because of the promise of the best pasture by the West Sea Lake, these women and children have long regarded Weiding City as their home. Home.
Facing the enemy's threat, no mobilization is needed, they will go all out!
Liu Ziqiu was generally satisfied with Liu Yu and Jiang Yu's arrangements. He nodded and asked, "What other difficulties are there?"
Jiang Yu thought for a while and said: "There are no other problems, but the city wall is too short and not very strong."
Liu Ziqiu had already noticed this problem, paused for a moment, and said: "It is obviously unrealistic to raise the city wall now, but if you want to make the city wall stronger, I have an idea. Please prepare more water, in the middle of the night
Time will be poured down from the top of the city, turning Weiding into an ice city!"
This method has been used by many people in history, but when Liu Ziqiu said it, Liu Yu and Jiang Yu's eyes lit up and they kept saying it was good.
Going further, I saw a group of people busy on the top of the city, as if they were installing something.
Liu Yu smiled and said: "My lord, that is Master He testing his bed crossbow."
Liu Ziqiu had only heard of the bed crossbow but had never seen it before, but he didn't expect He Chou to be able to make it. He immediately became interested and said, "Let's go and have a look!"
The structure and basic principles of the bed crossbow are similar to those of ordinary military crossbows, but it is not only an increase in size, but also changes in many details, making it a relatively complex machine. After He Chou introduced it to Liu Ziqiu, Ku
He said with a face: "Lord, unfortunately time is tight, many key parts can only be replaced with wood. I am afraid that each bed crossbow will fall apart after just a few arrows. And there is no time to make iron arrows, and the bed crossbow alone will not work.
.”
But Liu Ziqiu was already very satisfied and encouraged: "He Chou, you did a good job. When the war is over, Liu will remember you a great contribution! Don't be afraid if they fall apart. I will assign a few people to you to make a few more and replace them in time."
. Let’s deal with the current war first, and then build a few real crossbows of good quality later. As for the lack of iron arrows, they can be replaced by bamboo arrows! You can go to the warehouse to get bamboo right now.”
Liu Ziqiu had already sharpened one end of moso bamboo to use it as a weapon. Moreover, moso bamboo is tough and elastic, so it is not as easy to break as wood. Even if one end of moso bamboo is sharpened, it is also extremely sharp. Although it is not as hard as an iron arrow, it is also
It can barely be used. The Western Sea does not originally produce bamboo, but there is a lot of it in the baggage.
The Sui Dynasty once deployed 40,000 garrison troops in the West Sea. Except for 6,000 of these garrison troops, the others fled back to Xiping, Longxi and other counties. However, although the army withdrew, the camps where they were originally stationed were still there, and the remaining
A lot of baggage was dropped off. This baggage not only included a large number of vehicles, grain and grass, but also cloth, wood, pig iron, bamboo and other materials. These materials were originally used to make and repair weapons, and Liu Ziqiu had already sent people to move them in batches.
Entered Weiding City.
Once prompted, He Chou immediately became enlightened and said happily: "Yes, why didn't I think of that! Not only the iron arrows can be replaced with moso bamboo, but some parts can also be replaced with moso bamboo. Lord, I'm going to try it now!"
"Well, you can go. Liu Canjun, Jiang Canjun, and all the ambush troops sent out will return to the city soon. Except for the three cavalry teams of 1,000 people, I will leave all the other troops to you. You must remember to protect the old, weak, women and children.
It is a man's duty. Unless it is absolutely necessary, don't let the old, weak, women and children take the lead!" Liu Ziqiu gave a few more instructions and said, "Wen Hao is seriously injured this time, I will go and see him first."
…
Wen Hao, who was seriously injured, was sent back to his residence as soon as he entered the city. There were originally several doctors in the Xihai garrison, but they were not willing to stay, so Liu Ziqiu did not force him. Therefore, there is not even a doctor in Weiding City now. Fortunately,
They are all soldiers. There may be no way to deal with headaches and brain fever, but they will get a few wounds from stab wounds and arrows.
At this moment, Wen Hao was lying on the bed, his body wrapped tightly in white cloth, like a mummy. Of course, none of them had heard of a mummy, and they didn't know what a mummy was. It was just the white cloth seeping out.
The blood stains showed Wen Hao's extremely serious injuries.
However, Wen Hao had already woken up from the coma. Fan Lihua was sitting by the bed, feeding him millet porridge spoonful by spoonful. Last time Fan Lihua was injured, Wen Hao took care of it, but now it's completely the other way around. It's just that
Wen Hao's injury this time was much more serious than Fan Lihua's. As she fed him, Fan Lihua's eyes became moist. Her originally frozen heart finally opened a window, but Wen Hao suffered such a serious injury again.
, and I don’t know if I will be disabled.
Thinking of this, Fan Lihua's face showed a hint of anger again. She pushed the pottery bowl in her hand towards Xiao Hong's hand. Huo stood up and gritted her teeth and said, "I'm going to find Liu Ziqiu now! You have worked hard for him through life and death.
I even sold my life to him, but he actually said that you ruined his big business, and he still doesn't come to see you! It's too much!"
Wen Hao was still in a coma when he was sent back. The dozen or so soldiers who sent him back were all brothers who had survived with him. Although everyone was injured, the injuries were not as severe as Wen Hao's. According to these
The soldier said that in order to reduce everyone's casualties, Wen Hao stood alone several times, which exhausted his physical strength. In the end, Wen Hao and the opponent's most powerful Xi Feng Ye Tuo fought to the death, and they were all wiped out.
The team of chasing soldiers covered everyone back alive, but he himself was injured like this. Therefore, the friendship between these more than ten soldiers towards Wen Hao was no longer just a superior-subordinate relationship, not just a comrade-in-arms, but a real life and death relationship.
acquaintance.
When Liu Ziqiu blamed Wen Hao, these soldiers were nearby. Some words should not have been spread everywhere, but when faced with Fan Lihua's inquiry and thinking of Wen Hao's grievances, they unknowingly said it.
Fan Lihua was originally a daughter of a military household. She had been strong since she was a child and was a true heroine. Although tears welled up in her eyes, she held back the tears and went out angrily to find Liu Ziqiu. However, she had just opened the door.