The terrains of Yangquan Ridge and Qingshui Valley are actually quite different.
Qingshui Valley is surrounded by cliffs on both sides, while Yangquan Ridge is surrounded by cliffs on one side and cliffs on the other.
But the two have one thing in common, that is, there is only one way forward.
Therefore, Sheepfold Ridge is indeed very suitable for the Macedonian Phalanx.
The only fly in the ointment is that there are too few shields in Iron Can Mountain, and the enemy has already reached Sheepfold Ridge, so it is too late to make them, so they can only use pot lids to replace them first.
Afraid that the female workers would not be able to use shields, and also afraid that if a hand-to-hand combat really happened, the female union would be timid, Qin Fei transferred two squads from the bodyguards responsible for the garrison, specifically responsible for holding shields, at the front.
The female workers had never practiced the Macedonian phalanx before, so Qin Fei could only ask Zuo Feifei to summon the group leaders, and while the female workers were setting up heavy crossbows and catapults, he used small stones to explain to the group leaders.
In fact, the Macedonian Phalanx is not complicated. The group leaders quickly understood it and started practicing with their subordinates after the meeting.
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Xihewan.
Ever since it was known that the Kuaizigou bandits were coming, the whole village had been enveloped in a tense atmosphere of imminent war.
Guan Xiaorou took Tang Dongdong and Xiaoyu to inspect the village again and again, fearing that there would be problems somewhere.
According to time calculation, the bandits would arrive at Xihewan around Shen hour, but by the time they waited until You hour, the sun was almost setting and the bandits had not yet arrived.
The fear of the unknown is the scariest thing. Guan Xiaorou is afraid of bandits coming, and she is even more afraid that she knows the bandits are coming, but they still don't come.
But at this time, there were bandits outside the village. The scouts could not enter, and the spies in the village could not get out.
Frequent messages were delivered, and all the carrier pigeons taken out by the spies were released.
In other words, Xihewan Village is now almost deaf and blind, and they don't even know where the enemy is.
Guan Xiaorou wanted to ask Xiaoyu if the information was wrong, or if the bandits had gone elsewhere.
But since noon, she has been with Xiaoyu. If she doesn't know, Xiaoyu probably doesn't know either.
"Are the bandits planning to wait for the fog to start before attacking?" Tang Dongdong guessed.
"It's very possible." Guan Xiaorou frowned when she heard this.
It's not yet night yet, and the fog is already very thick. At night, it will definitely be similar to last night.
This is very detrimental to Xihewan.
Once the thick fog fills the air, you can't even see where the enemy is, and heavy crossbows and catapults become nothing more than decorations.
The bodyguards had no way to form a formation to resist, and could only divide them into parts to reinforce various places, which greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the bodyguards.
"Xiaoyu, you have to think of a way to figure out where the Kuaizigou bandits are!"
Guan Xiaorou said: "If they really plan to do this, we can't keep waiting to be beaten!"
"Xiaorou, are you ready to leave the village on your own initiative?" Tang Dongdong frowned and reminded: "You have to think clearly, it is easy to leave the village, but if you fall into a bandit's trap, it will be difficult to come back!"
There are not many escorts and male workers left in Xihewan now, so the best way is to rely on the village's fortifications for defense.
Going out of the village is quite risky.
"I know, but the boss said that offense is the best defense!"
Guan Xiaorou said: "We are hiding in the village. The bandits have the final say whether to fight or when to fight. We are at a huge disadvantage.
It’s better to let Captain Fan organize the bodyguards and fight first while we can still see them. Even if we can’t drive away all the bandits outside the village, we can kill a few first and there will be fewer bandits entering the village at night!”
"What you said seems to make sense!" Tang Dongdong nodded.
Now that the initiative is in the hands of the bandits, blindly defending is indeed very detrimental to Xihewan.
"Xiaoyu, I'll talk to Company Commander Fan later about whether we can take the initiative to fight out. You can find a few smarter spies. If Company Commander Fan agrees with my idea, you can ask them to rush out with Company Commander Fan!"
Guan Xiaorou said: "You asked the spies to find out two things clearly. First, where are the bandits in Guaizigou! Second, how many bandits are there in total outside the village now!"
"Yes!" Xiaoyu nodded and was about to call someone when he saw a female escort running towards her.
The clothes on his body were full of mud and holes, and there was blood on his face.
"Xiaotian, are you okay?"
Xiaoyu hurriedly greeted him.
This female escort is one of her most capable assistants. She is flexible and clever in doing things. She was sent outside by Xiaoyu to find out information.
After Xihewan was besieged by bandits, she was the first spy to return.
"It's okay, I just scratched my face on a branch in the mountains."
Xiaotian wiped the blood on his face without caring.
The bandits surrounded Xihewan, and she could only sneak through the old forest in the back mountain.
At this time, the snow in the old forest was enough to reach the knees, and trekking through it was extremely difficult and dangerous.
But Oda came over anyway.
Xiaoyu confirmed that she was really fine, took off her cloak and put it on Xiaotian, and asked anxiously: "Then do you know where the bandits in Guaizigou are?"
Guan Xiaorou and Tang Dongdong heard this and also stared at Xiaotian.
"I know, that's why I came back!"
Xiaotian said: "The bandits from Guaizigou were stopped at Yangquan Ridge by the factory director Zuo of Tiegunshan, and now they are fighting!"
"What?"
Guan Xiaorou and Tang Dongdong widened their eyes at the same time.
Xiaoyu also looked surprised.
Guan Xiaorou was the first to come to her senses and asked anxiously: "How is the battle going?"
"At the beginning, the bandits didn't expect that Factory Director Zuo would dare to lead people to stop them, so they were caught off guard. Moreover, the sisters in the soap factory were very skilled in using heavy crossbows and catapults, and they blocked the bandits outside Sheepfold Ridge.
, the bandits charged several times, and many people died, but they did not rush through."
Xiao Tian quickly said: "But the bandits in Guaizigou were obviously organized behind the scenes. They found that they couldn't rush through, so they stopped letting the bandits charge and stopped attacking."
"Have the bandits given up?" Tang Dongdong asked.
"I don't know. I saw that the bandits stopped fighting, so I came back quickly to report the news."
Xiaotian shook his head: "But the bandits did not leave, nor did they light a fire to cook. Instead, they sat in the valley outside Sheepfold Ridge to rest. They didn't look like they were giving up."
"Is it foggy over at Yangquan Ridge?" Guan Xiaorou suddenly asked.
"It's rising, and the fog is not light..."
When Xiaotian said this, his eyes suddenly widened: "I understand, the bandits must be waiting for it to get dark and foggy, so that Director Zuo and the others can't see clearly!"
"When the fog comes, you can't see the enemy until he is within a foot away. We suffered from the fog last night!"
Tang Dongdong said worriedly: "If this is the case, then Zuo Feifei will be in danger!"
Guan Xiaorou clenched her fists and her brows were furrowed into the character "Sichuan".
Tang Dongdong knew Guan Xiaorou very well. Seeing her like this, she couldn't help but feel nervous: "Xiaorou, you don't want to save Zuo Feifei, do you?"