Xiao Kai stared excitedly at the Uzi army in the distance. He was extremely nervous. This was his first time commanding a battle as the commander of the city defense, and he was already uncontrollably excited. Don't look at Xiao Kai who kept a straight face all day long.
He can see people with one eye, but he feels uneasy in his heart
No less than others, especially as a deputy general, he was worried that he would lose Zhang Xiaowu's men if he could not command well, and he was also worried that he would not be able to convince the crowd. But fortunately, he killed hundreds of enemy troops in this first battle, which was a good start.
, which gave him a lot of courage and courage.
Zhang Xiaowu could see Xiao Kai's nervousness. He looked up at the sun and found that the sun was very bright today. The sun was very bright. After a while, the skin began to become oily after it shined on people's faces. He laughed and had some concerns in his heart.
Said: "In such a hot day, they will probably take a rest. After all, they have just arrived in Mucheng after a long expedition."
"What?" Everyone was stunned. The war had just started. Will they take a break?
"They won't fight?" Xiao Kai frowned and said, "This is a big push..."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "When we were in Tucheng, the Wuhuan Supervisory Team would definitely be standing behind the Wuzi people. Without the Supervisory Team, the Wuzi people would never be so brave."
Everyone still didn't believe it, so they saw the generals of Wuzi discussing how to fight from a distance. After waiting for a long time, they saw the people of Wuzi starting to blow the horns again. Everyone thought that the Wuzi army was preparing to attack the city again, but they
Seeing that Uzi's entire army retreated a thousand steps, they then began to set up camp.
Hu Li gave a thumbs up and said: "General, I'm convinced, you are the one who knows things like a god."
Zhang Xiaowu shook his head and said: "I'm not a clairvoyant, I'm very familiar with the Wuzi people, that's why I say this. In fact, the Wuzi people are not good at fighting, but they are good at dancing. By the way, let the soldiers stand at the top of the city to watch.
Let’s make a big show.”
"What big show are you watching?"
"The Wuzi people dance. They dance when they get married, when they give birth to children, at funerals, at sacrifices, and before dinner. In short, if they have nothing to do, they will still dance." Zhang Xiaowu looked at the camp in the distance and laughed.
If you are interested, you can go to the top of the city to see how the Uzi people dance. These black monkeys like to dance on graves the most."
Everyone did not understand the meaning of the graveyard disco, but it did not prevent them from watching the fun. The distance between the two sides was four thousand steps. The distance could not be said to be close or far. No weapon could reach this distance, and if the other party fired
If you attack the city gate, you will be discovered in time.
But after the east gate of Mucheng was opened, the Uzi people showed no reaction.
Guancheng personally led the guard camp out of the city to collect the arrows and massacred all the surviving Wuzi soldiers. Then he returned to the military camp. The Wuzi camp remained unmoved and did not know what he was thinking. Waiting until the Han army
After collecting the arrows and returning, the Uzi people sent a group of people out to pull the body away.
The soldiers planned to shoot the Uzi corpse collection team, but Zhang Xiaowu ordered to stop it. Many people were puzzled. Zhang Xiaowu said: "The rules of the battlefield are that you are not allowed to shoot arrows at any corpse collection team, including the enemy and ourselves." Some veterans came out to explain to the newcomers.
The reason is, after all, many people don't know this rule. They put down their bows and arrows and watched the Uzi corpse collection team dragging away more than 500 corpses one by one, feeling vaguely cruel in their hearts.
Xiao Kai's city defense troops were not injured soldiers of Jincheng. Zhang Xiaowu intended to train the Mucheng defenders. It was best to use the blood of the enemy to temper the fighting spirit of his own army, and the city defense battle was definitely the best battlefield to train new recruits. After this time of city defense
During the battle, he also noticed that the eyes of many soldiers began to become sharp.
Chen Qing asked Zhang Xiaowu for instructions: "Wuzi was defeated in one battle, so why not kill him in one go and leave no trace of him behind?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "No, I still want to use them to train troops. The Wuzi people can withstand the attack. But if the Wuhuan people come, I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand it. Look at those Wuzi people, they can't even use slings." No, what's there to be afraid of?"
Chen Qing was frightened when he thought of catapults. He said, "If it hadn't been for the arrival of winter, Jincheng would have been destroyed by catapults." Zhang Xiaowu hurriedly asked why, and Chen Qing smiled bitterly and said, "The catapults almost destroyed the city several times. It was only thanks to the sacrifice of the sergeants that we were able to defend Jincheng. Later, the military advisor came up with a clever plan. When the weather was cold, he poured water all night to turn it into ice. No matter how powerful the Wuhuan stone cannon was, it could not attack our ice city wall."
In the evening, the Uzi people held a sacrificial ceremony for the more than 700 corpses in the military camp. With the sound of drums, all the Uzi people began to dance a sad and joyful dance...
Xiao Kai and others were dumbfounded. They pointed into the distance and said dumbly: "This... this..."
"This is what I call the graveyard disco." Zhang Xiaowu shrugged, "We often saw it when we were in Tucheng. It's not interesting and the dancing is not good."
"Yes, they usually do this." Chen Qing interjected, "We met a few times when we were in Jincheng, but they were not as...cowardly as they are today."
"That's because there is no supervising team behind them." Zhang Xiaowu laughed and said to everyone: "They dance for about half an hour. After dancing, they will bury the bodies, and then there will be nothing to see."
Xiao Kai said with regret: "I thought they were so strong, but they turned out to be just that."
"So we are going to win this battle." Zhang Xiaowu turned around and shouted, "Are you confident?"
"Have confidence!" all the soldiers echoed.
As expected, the dance ceremony of the Uzi people lasted for a full hour. After the end, a group of wizards accompanying the army kissed the forehead of each deceased person and wrapped them in white cloth. Afterwards, they buried the corpses in the camp and buried them beside them.
This operation puzzled the Han soldiers who were watching from a distance. They felt that the custom of the Wuzi people was so strange that they actually buried the corpse next to them. They not only danced on the grave, but also lived on it. This made It is difficult for the Han people to accept it.
Wusong, who is well-informed, tells everyone that the habits of the Uzi people are not weird, but there is a country south of Lingnan called the Inbedou people that is even more weird. The Inbedou people will wash their dead relatives and stuff them with them. Put it in a jar, sprinkle it with a lot of sea salt, marinate it, and store it in your yard.
In normal times, these pickled corpses of relatives are just decorations, but once distinguished guests come to their homes, the Bedou people will serve the guests with pickled meat from the corpses of their relatives to show the most respectful etiquette.
"If you have the opportunity to go to the countries south of Lingnan, be sure not to go to the Imbedou country, let alone be a guest of the Imbedou people, otherwise you will eat the cured meat of a dead person." Wusong warned.
Zhang Xiaowu said in surprise: "Is it true? There are still people who like to eat the meat of dead people, the meat of their own relatives, or pickled meat?"
Wu Song said: "I read it in a book. I don't know whether it is true or not, because I have never been to Yinbedu - I have not even been to places south of Yangzhou."
Xiao Kai asked: "What will they do tomorrow?"
Zhang Xiaowu smiled and said: "I don't know, I'm not a fairy. When soldiers come to block the water and cover up the soil, they can't do anything. Tomorrow you replace a group of sergeants to defend the city. The old will still lead the new, and the old soldiers will combine with the new soldiers. In addition, can Those who have outstanding performance in the defense of the city will be promoted immediately. I don't care if he comes from the old camp or is a defeated soldier or a wounded soldier. Here, I only look at ability."