Chapter 386: Meeting on a narrow road, the brave wins
"Lord, if not, go around Daoyuan." Seeing that Xu Mu's expression was not good, Han Jiu spoke in a low voice.
"Don't go around."
Xu Mu frowned. Not only him, but also Bai Lin, both of them had the same goal, to fight quickly and avoid future troubles.
If this wave is given up, it is equivalent to being cut off, and both Yu Wen and Dou Tong will be under siege.
Xu Mu rubbed his forehead. This time, the road to Shu was far from as simple as he thought. Fortunately, compared to the ancients at this time, he had more treasure-like knowledge.
"Lord, the baggage team is here!"
Xu Mu's face was filled with joy. He turned around and saw that a general was walking steadily towards him and held his hand in front of Xu Mu.
"I have lived up to my lord's trust, and I have obtained two thousand iron bamboos. In addition, the grain and grass delivered are enough to support the army for half a month."
"good!"
They didn't care about food and grass. At this time, they were not far from Chengdu. Behind them, the entire four counties in western Shu and even a large county in central Shu fell into the hands of the Xu family's army.
What Xu Mu cares about is the two thousand iron bamboos.
"Old soldiers of the Xu family army! Each of you takes an iron bamboo!"
Iron bamboo is not made of iron, but a kind of hard bamboo from Shuzhou. Xu Mu could only leave the task of fetching bamboo to the baggage team during a long march.
He wanted to completely defeat the Shuzhou general here.
After listening to Xu Mu's words, the three thousand veterans of the Xu Jiajun approached the baggage one after another. Each of them took off a piece of iron bamboo and held it in their hands.
According to Xu Mu's request, these iron bamboos were more than ten feet long, and the front ends were all shaved with knives. They were extremely sharp. If used properly, they could still pierce the enemy's armor.
Qi Jiguang, a famous general in the Ming Dynasty, once used a homemade bamboo weapon called "Langzhen" to kill Japanese pirates.
Of course, under the current conditions, Xu Mu has no choice but to continue to improve the quality of Langzhen. He can only encourage morale to perform.
"Lord, how do you use this iron bamboo?" A general came over, his face full of sorrow.
"Three thousand people, divided into five square formations, with shields in the front and bamboo spears in the back."
According to Xu Mu's intention, he originally wanted to explain the principles of the Macedonian phalanx, but the conditions required for this formation were too harsh, and it was impossible to master it without practice.
Therefore, he could only use a simplified version of the formation, plus the ambushed Pingman camp and the Lianyu battalion, to deal with the 20,000 elite soldiers.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins.
Not long after, under the command of Xu Mu, the five bamboo spear phalanxes were already in formation. Under the cover of the large shields in the front row, they began to march forward.
"Lord, how will the new military camp be?" Han Jiu asked urgently.
"Han Jiu, please wait for my order and immediately divide the six thousand new troops into two wings to guard against the enemy breaking the formation from the sides."
The task was very difficult. On the flat ground of Daoyuan, the enemy troops would definitely charge wildly in order to break the formation. Safety was the top priority, so Xu Mu also sent more than a thousand serial crossbowmen to the flanks on each side.
"Lord——"
"Ten miles ahead, the enemy has been spotted!" A scout rode back through the rain, splashing wet mud and dead leaves along the way.
With this sentence, not only Xu Mu, but also many soldiers present had a fighting spirit in their faces.
"march."
"The baggage team, retreat fifty miles!"
"Everyone raise their heads, we are waiting for the road ahead! Defeat the 20,000 Chengdu soldiers and seize Shuzhou!" Xu Mu drew out his long sword and roared angrily.
"Don't ask if there are no heroes in the world. I, the Xu family army, saved the people from the fire and water in the world, and I am the hero of the world!"
"Meet each other on a narrow road——"
"The brave wins!"
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Hearing the call from the front, Bai Lin's face suddenly became solemn.
"Drumming."
In the wet world, following Bai Lin's order, drums were beaten one after another.
Dong-dong-dong shocked every soldier's heart.
"Put up the crane wings in eight formations. If there is a surprise attack, retract the wings into a flat formation. Seven thousand war crossbows will be dispersed as guerrillas, waiting for opportunities to kill the enemy."
"In the past, in Daoyuan, 20,000 soldiers from the government killed the Western Shu army and threw away their helmets and armor."
Bai Lin drew out his saber, swaying his body, but finally stood firm.
"When I leave, I will show off the courage of the nine counties in Shu! Kill the enemy troops and protect Shuzhou!"
"Kill the enemy troops!"
"Bless me Shuzhou!"
The drums are getting louder and louder, and the sound of footsteps is getting closer and closer.
On the wet flat ground of Daoyuan, messy scenes can be seen everywhere, with fallen leaves and dead cicadas covering the ground.
Standing on the carriage, Bai Lin raised his head and looked at the enemy troops close at hand. It was almost consistent with the description in the intelligence.
The Xu family army, the Pingman army, and the new army wearing Shuzhong robes and armor. The one standing at the front should be the best civilian in the world.
In this world, if there are people, there will be chaos, and if there is injustice, there will be resistance.
Just like the so-called nine counties of Tianfu, they are actually similar to last year's dynasty and have reached the end of their decadence.
Bai Lin sighed, not like a madman shouting stupid words about "avenging his son". The person who died on the battlefield was the son of the Li family, the son of the Zhang family, so why couldn't it be the son of your Bai family?
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He understood this truth a long time ago. What he couldn't understand was the increasingly filthy world.
"I heard that you are the little Marquis's seed."
The hoarse voice was blown into the wind for a moment.
"Since the old general knows this, why bother working for the nine counties of this underworld?" Xu Mu frowned.
"The nine counties of the underworld..."
Bai Lin looked melancholy, "I suddenly realized that what you said makes sense."
"I was born in Shu, grew up in Shu, and became famous in Shu. I saw all the people suffering along the way."
Listening, Xu Mu raised his head in shock, thinking in his heart whether he should speak a few more words to convince this war god of Shu.
Unexpectedly, Bai Lin's next words made Xu Mu sigh silently.
"I, Bai Lin, have served in the army all my life. As a general of Shu, I should know the dilemma of loyalty and righteousness. Not only you, but also the young prince, the inner city and the king of Yuzhou, who wants to enter Shu——"
"I respectfully ask you to step over my corpse!" He drew out his sword, and Bai Lin's gray hair was flying in the wind.
"Twenty thousand Chengdu soldiers are the last sons of Shu!"
"Array up!" Xu Mu's face was tense, and he raised his hands to clasp his fists.
"Xu Mu is not talented, but he is willing to fight with the old general."
"please!"
On the wet ground in Daoyuan, the sound of heavy footsteps sounded again. The sound of drumming and roaring made the eardrums hurt for a moment.
"Eight formations of crane wings, marching with shields raised."
"Crossbow!"
Behind the shield formation of the imperial soldiers, the crossbowmen were not in formation at all. Instead, they were like stragglers. They began to find a favorable position and then raised their crossbows to fire.
"Front array shield!" Xu Mu was shocked.
As expected, my son Bai Ren didn't learn even half of my heroic son Gou Xiong and Bai Lin's fighting skills.
Thump thump thump.
Countless iron crossbow arrows struck the shield crazily. Along with it, the shield guards fell one after another.
"Reflection."
The serial crossbows on both sides, after receiving Xu Mu's order, were not to be outdone and immediately fired forward.
Under the continuous fire, the suppressive force was created, and the thousands of wandering crossbows were continuously withdrawn behind the shield.
Bai Lin stood on the carriage, with slight surprise in his eyes.
"Bamboo Spear Formation, march forward!" Xu Muyang pointed forward. At this time, whoever takes the advantage and destroys the enemy's morale will have at least a 70% chance of winning.
"Roar."
The five bamboo spear phalanxes lined up in a long row and began to raise their bamboo spears and step forward.