Chapter eight hundred and seventieth An village war
Ye An and his soldiers have experienced the baptism of war and have a natural psychological advantage when facing bandits. From the beginning of preparations for war, the convoy has entered an orderly state. Ordinary people simply cannot deal with it so calmly.
There are no walls in An Village, only a fence that is better than nothing. However, from the very beginning of their settlement, the ancestors of An Village chose this higher-lying place along the Yellow River as their settlement.
Flooding of the Yellow River is common, but high-lying areas are rarely affected. When the floods recede, the flooded areas will become excellent farmland, and it is possible to grow rice even in the northwest.
The Yellow River has just entered the flood season in June. A slight rise in the river water will not have much impact on the land. Experienced farmers can even calculate the specific time of the flood season based on the changes in river water and time.
Without Ye An's command, Zhao Hu took his soldiers and commanded the people in An Village to start the deployment, explaining where deep trenches should be dug, where traps should be laid, and so on.
Even the apprentices from the gunpowder workshop also helped. The thirty soldiers had almost played their best role. Ye An was responsible for the overall coordination, Zhao Hu was responsible for the specific command, and some of the remaining soldiers commanded Ding Zhuang to make the replica.
Some provide simple movement guidance, while others teach them how to cooperate with each other.
A little trick on the battlefield is sometimes an excellent way to save one's life. Of course, the Wang Gang also used his voice to increase the villagers' confidence. In Tieniu's view, this was flattering Ye An, but in fact, these compliments
Words are very important.
Describe the positive significance of this battle to the villagers over and over again, let them know where their bottom line is, and give them the psychological hint that taking a step back will lead to an abyss, and that Ancun Village and Yan Sandao will fight to the death. In this way
As soon as they arrived, there was a subconscious thought in the hearts of the villagers that they must fight!
This effective psychological suggestion has been proven countless times in the thousands of years of war history, even in later generations. It just changed its name to "pre-war mobilization."
An Village is not small. Although the houses in the settlement area are relatively concentrated, other facilities in the village are also complete. The tall and weathered ancestral hall and the huge pines and cypresses planted when the village was built all show that the village has a long history.
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The tall bear-tiger flag had been put away, and it was not the time to display it yet. Ma Juren didn't know why Ye An did this, but Chen Lin knew it.
Although Qin Mumu and Xuan'er are female relatives, they are the most popular among the people in the village. They are responsible for logistics. They are responsible for settling the women, children, old and young in the village, and they also have to prepare food with the female relatives.
Everyone is busy, even the Imperial City Department is no exception. Although the soldiers are still guarding the carriage containing gunpowder, they have been involved in the dispute by Ye An at this time and can only obey Ye An's dispatch.
Chen Lin's bottom line was that gunpowder must not be used. He even ordered Xu Yongzhang to take Qi Ao and the gunpowder craftsmen from Puhui Village to leave first.
This is the right thing to do. Ye An values these talents more than his eyes. Originally, he planned to let Qin Mumu leave with the old, young, women and children, but these people who are rooted in An Village are not willing to leave him at all.
's hometown.
Indeed, if there were no bandits and harsh government, the land of Hehuang would be almost another Jiangnan. The original prosperity and tranquility allowed them to retain the last trace of their illusions.
Chen Lin looked at Ye An's soldiers working there with envy. What a fortune it was to have such a group of sergeants... But he didn't know how much effort Ye An had spent on this.
Cheng Gongshou was nearby and did not dare to speak. The governor had already reprimanded them countless times, so he could only shamelessly learn from Yehou's soldiers.
With a short copper whistle, An Village returned to calm again, but beneath the calm was a murderous atmosphere. Yan Sandao led the bandits from the Poisonous Snake Village.
Standing at the highest granary in the village, there were definitely no less than two hundred people in the crowd. Chen Lin frowned slightly and said: "It seems that Yan Sandao was forced to rush out with all his men!
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Ye An nodded: "It's about the name of Poisonous Snake Village. If he doesn't have to kill chickens in An Village to scare monkeys, do you think Liujiaxia can still be controlled by him?"
"Well, this is true, but what are your plans in this case? The only fighting strength in this village is your thirty-odd soldiers and my twenty or so imperial city soldiers. The rest are
Ding Zhuang is just pretending, how many times can he withstand the attacks of these bandits? The sun is about to turn west, and you don’t know when your reinforcements will arrive and how many they will arrive!"
Ye An smiled: "You can always pour cold water on me when I am most optimistic! Fifty versus two hundred is not without a chance of winning. It depends on how we fight. We are not the offensive party. We must be invincible if we strike from behind.
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Seeing that Ye An was so confident, Chen Lin didn't say anything anymore. It's not like Ye An had never fought in a battle with less to defeat more. He had already proven his ability in Huanzhou. For now, he could just wait and see what happens. Chen Lin also planned to ask
He was looking forward to asking if there would be any gunpowder to use, but as he spoke, he heard a cry of death.
Almost at the same time when they saw the bandits, Ye An and Chen Lin's bodies suddenly tensed up. They looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
Unexpectedly, the bandits commanded by Yan Sandao actually had some military discipline. They did not rush towards An Village randomly. There were bandits holding shields in the front row, and there were those holding long weapons behind them, and there were archers behind them.
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This is obviously a way of arranging troops in the army. Although it is a small shield, it can still block the enemy's attack, but it soon fell into a trap at the entrance of the village.
The wooden wedges stained with excrement penetrated the ankles, soles of feet, and toes, instantly causing these unlucky ghosts to let out heart-rending screams and almost losing their ability to fight.
The fingers are connected to the heart, and the same is true for the toes. Injury to the feet can affect the enemy's combat power to the greatest extent. The screams attracted crossbows. Both Ye An's personal soldiers and the Imperial Guard's soldiers are equipped with powerful crossbows.
This is Ye An's habit.
In this era, strong bows and crossbows are still the most lethal long-range projectile weapons. Of course, the crossbows in the hands of these people are carefully made by Puhui Village.
The buzzing, buzzing sound was like flying peaks, and the bandits facing the red clouds under the setting sun couldn't see clearly the direction in which the crossbow arrows were shot, and they fell to the ground.
The "beep beep beep" copper whistle sounded again, and the crossbow arrows were wound up as quickly as possible and continued to fire, shooting as many crossbow arrows as possible within the effective range. This was Ye An's death order, and it was also the combat principle of the Western Lie Army.
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Because of the ratchet, the winding speed is much faster, and it is not that strenuous, which is of great help in saving physical energy.
But soon Yan Sandao's men dispersed quickly. They knew that the more they gathered together, the bigger the target would be, and they accelerated their charge. Anyone who had been on the battlefield knew that the only way to face crossbows was to move forward.
Charge, the further behind you are, the closer you are to death.
The smell of blood appeared in the northwest wind. The smell of blood stimulated the bandits in the Poisonous Snake Village. They howled and rushed towards the village. This was the time for hand-to-hand combat. Under the melee between the two sides, the bandits' archers were almost unable to shoot.
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Chen Lin frowned slightly: "It's quite impressive. Let's see how many heads I bring!"
In Ye An's horror, Chen Lin jumped off the barn like a wild goose. This was the first time he saw Chen Lin take action. In the past, he had always thought that those powerful ancient knights were all artistically processed from novels, but