Chapter five hundred and eighty-eight trenches blocking the road
In the city, the first batch of reinforcements, 3,000 Shanshan Guards, had already arrived. When they learned that they had won a great victory in Songcheng and severely damaged the 5,000 Xiongnu cavalry who entered Jizhou, both Ning Feng and Feng Wanli were filled with laughter.
Voice.
As for what Feng Xun said that there were still more than a thousand Huns cavalry that had not been found, the two of them ignored it. After all, defending the town and county was the most important thing at the moment.
The arrival of Shanshan Guard gave Ning Feng and Feng Wanli more courage and confidence. Then the next day, five thousand Huns cavalry appeared far below the city, and they could see clearly with the help of a telescope.
Five thousand cavalry came in formation. From a distance, they looked very powerful. The four thousand Fourth Army was better, not to mention the Shanshan Guards. They had just taught these Huns cavalry a lesson before, so naturally they would not
Fear. However, the 10,000 soldiers of the original Guzhou Army who had been distributed with weapons all looked very ugly, and many of them had their legs starting to weaken.
After all, these people were just farmers before. It was Sang Doubei who forcibly recruited them into the army with an order, and then they went to the battlefield. But at their core, they were still ordinary people with weak personalities, and they were allowed to use weapons to bully and bully them.
There is no problem for ordinary people like them, but facing the powerful-looking Huns cavalry, it is obviously not enough.
And they are the troops on the front line. This is the result of Ning Feng and Feng Wanli's joint decision. In their words, there is no time for them to train. Even so, they will be baptized in the battlefield.
Grow up.
In order to give hope to this eternal state army, Ning Feng and Feng Wanli promised that anyone who can walk off the battlefield alive, or who can kill more than three enemies in the war, will become a real Jizhou army. This
It was decided that the Guzhou Army, who originally thought about escaping on the battlefield, suppressed the idea of escape.
How is the treatment of the Jizhou Army? These captive soldiers of the Guzhou Army are very clear these days. They are paid five taels of silver per month, and are rewarded with fifty acres of land per person. When they are injured on the battlefield and have to retire, they can get one
One hundred taels of silver, and if you die in battle, you will get two hundred taels of silver.
These numbers are something that these Guzhou soldiers don't even dare to think about. When they worked for Sang Doubei, they only had two taels of silver a month, and only half of what they actually got was in their hands.
This will never happen in the Jizhou Army. Their special inspection team is responsible for this matter. Once there is a payment that cannot be paid truthfully, you can report it at any time. Not only will your money be re-delivered, but you will also get
Extra bonus.
That is to say, after the formation of the picket team, the soldiers below are still eager for the superiors to take the money. It is a pity that no superiors are so stupid.
Once you become a Jizhou Army, you have a guaranteed life and hope for the future. What if you really die in battle? That's two hundred taels, which is enough to do a lot of things for your family. But it's just a person who can
Given the opportunity to become a regular Jizhou Army, the 10,000 Guzhou Army showed unprecedented efforts. Even though they saw the Huns cavalry appearing from a distance, their legs were just a little weak, but no one thought about escaping.
Five thousand Xiongnu cavalry forwards appeared under the city. When the leader Bu Li saw the trench that had reached seven miles in length, he showed disdain in his eyes.
Although the emergence of trenches can indeed restrict the impact of their cavalry, it is a big mistake to think that this can block the front line of the Huns. You only need to wait until the 25,000 infantrymen from behind arrive, and then fill in the trenches.
These trenches are just a waste of time. When the time comes, they will still fight their way to the town and county city. If they can capture it, they will massacre the city. If they cannot capture it, they will take a detour and it won't take much effort.
The emergence of the trench blocked the front of the 5,000 Huns cavalry. No matter how brave Bu Li was, all he could do now was wait for the arrival of the main force of the army.
The Xiongnu cavalry has appeared. On the city tower, Feng Xun, Ning Feng, and Feng Wanli put down their Qianlijing one by one, with cautious expressions in their eyes. After all, they are facing 30,000 Xiongnu soldiers this time. Speaking of them,
This is not a weak brigade like the Guzhou soldiers. If we really fight, there will definitely be sacrifices, and the consequences will be huge. Fortunately, news has come from behind that their reinforcements will arrive in three days.
, as long as they wait until Tang Ao arrives, they firmly believe that their master will be able to teach the Huns soldiers how to behave.
On the afternoon of the next day when the Huns cavalry appeared, the main force of the Huns rushed to the foot of Zhenxian City, and then set up camp. The battlefield was surprisingly quiet, but everyone knew that this was just the calm before the storm. By tomorrow, the city would not be able to
To avoid a bloody battle, by that time, blood will be spread all over the ground.
In the large tent of the Huns' central army, Bu Jie sat high on top, and the generals below stood on both sides, talking about how to attack the town and county.
"Isn't it just some trenches? If they can dig them, we can fill them in." Shantatang, a man with a height of nineteen meters, stood up. As a general of the Bu family, he has always been known for his bravery.
Anyone who has ever torn apart tigers and leopards in the primeval forests of the north doesn't know what it means to be afraid.
"Very good." Bu Jie spoke, nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Shantatang and said: "Tomorrow, Tatang will take the lead. Then you will be responsible for the charge, and the other armies will each deploy a thousand people to follow.
, fill in all the trenches and pave a spacious road for the army to advance."
"No." The others responded with clasped fists. When they raised their heads, they couldn't help but laugh. In their eyes, it seemed that at this moment they had successfully captured the town and county, and the wealth there was all
Become their possession, men become their slaves, and women will gallop under their crotches.
The Huns were holding a meeting, and the town and county fell into a rare silence. Except for the troops on duty, everyone else took an early rest. For Feng Xun, Ning Feng and Feng Wanli, preparations should be made
It has been done a long time ago, and now we are waiting to see the results on the battlefield.
There was no talk all night. When the sun slowly rose in the east, the Huns camp became lively, with steam everywhere. After breakfast, at about eight o'clock in the morning, five thousand Huns soldiers began to gather.
The tall Shantatang led his five thousand men and horses out of the middle camp with swords and shields in hand, and began to walk step by step towards the trench in front of the town and county.
"Coming, coming!" The Guzhou soldiers, who had already had breakfast and entered the camp, were reminded by a small number of backbones of the Quartet Army. They watched the Xiongnu approach step by step, and then each of them clenched their hands.
Longbow, ready to fire arrows at any time to defend against enemies.
There are a total of twenty defense lines in the seven-mile-long trench, which is about more than 100 meters each. Each trench is about two feet wide. There are no soldiers lurking in the first two trenches, but they are filled with sewage.
Its function is to hinder the opponent's aggressive attack. From then on, there will be such a cesspool in every three trenches.
In front of the fourth road, there are 600 Guzhou troops. They are holding bows and arrows and are ready to fire arrows to resist the enemy at any time. In addition, there are 30 backbones of the Fourth Army, each of whom is responsible for leading 20
The mix of Mingguzhou soldiers and new veterans can calm the morale of the military.
"Go forward." When he saw the ditch about two feet wide in front of him, the single-tower house curled his lips with disdain, and then winked at the entourage beside him. At that moment, the Huns soldier jumped in without hesitation.
After entering the ditch, a sharp cry came out, "It hurts!"
The Huns soldiers did not know that the bottom of the ditch, which was nearly two feet wide and only one meter deep, was covered with caltrops. Once a person steps on it, he will definitely not get any good fruits to eat.
He quickly sent someone to drag the attendant down. When he looked at the soles of his feet, he saw that they were already stained red with blood, and because they were sewage, they could easily cause infection. This made Shan Tatang's face darken as he watched all this.
"The army was told to stop advancing and tell the people behind to prepare planks."
Shantatang is very brave, powerful, and willing to fight with his life, but facing the insurmountable ditch, there is no way. In addition to preparing wooden planks to cross the river, he can only look at more than two hundred people.
The Guzhou army commander who was just meters away sighed.
The Huns soldiers came with eager eyes, but they had to stop before taking a step forward. This greatly increased the momentum of the Jizhou Army, and bursts of cheers came from the trenches. Although this does not represent who will fight next.
will win, but it can suppress the opponent's offensive. Obviously, Daqian's army still gained the advantage in the first round.
The Huns were still very good at cutting down trees. Just two hours later, after lunch, they produced thousands of planks. When they appeared in the first ditch again, they used the planks to clear the way.
A road was easily created, and the soldiers jumped over the first ditch easily by stepping on these planks.
When they arrived at the second trench and were preparing to lay the floor, the backbone of the Fourth Army soldiers standing in the third trench shouted in unison, "Fire arrows," and hundreds of arrows flew through them.
Then, it fell over the heads of the Xiongnu soldiers.
According to the previous regulations, regardless of whether the shot hits the opponent or not, each soldier only has a chance to fire two arrows, and then he will turn around and rush towards a trench behind him. In the trench behind them,
There are still six hundred soldiers, who are responsible for covering the retreating soldiers. Then they fire two arrows and continue to retreat. The trench behind them is no longer filled with soldiers, but a trench filled with sewage, which has already been covered with water.
The planks were laid out to allow people to pass through, and they would be removed after they retreated, creating obstacles for the Huns to advance.