"What? There are so many bows and arrows in this village?" Zuo Shanhu couldn't help but be surprised, because bows and arrows are weapons controlled by the government, and his team has always been short of them, and now there are less than thirty. That burst just now
With bows and arrows, almost thirty bandits were killed, and the same number were injured. The entire formation was filled with the sound of "hum".
Zuo Shanhu looked around and asked: "Where is the second master? Where is the second master?"
One of the robbers said cautiously: "The first master, the second master is dead with an arrow."
"Ah!" Zuo Shanhu grabbed the robber's lapel and said, "What did you say?"
The robber said tremblingly: "The first master, I saw it with my own eyes. The second master was right next to me. He was hit by an arrow. The arrow was so accurate that it penetrated right through the mouth and had sharp points coming out from the back..."
"I'm so angry." Zuo Shanhu didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and pushed the robber to the ground with a hard push. Then he pulled out a single sword and said loudly: "Don't pretend to be dead for me.
I will go to the village to avenge the second master."
After hearing this, the robbers also stood up one after another, raised their weapons, and rushed towards the village wall again.
But at this time in the village, the villagers were in great spirits, bragging to each other: "I just shot one." "What's this? I just shot two." "The robbers are nothing special.
, retreat as soon as you fight." "Come again, I still want to have fun again? Why don't you try again?" "Don't worry, don't you think this is coming?"
Shang Yi also saw that the bandits were preparing to attack again, and immediately shouted: "Everyone, get ready, the bandits are coming again."
But this time, the villagers were no longer nervous. Instead, they were all in high spirits. Many people even slapped the village wall and shouted: "You bastard, please hurry up. I'm tired of waiting."
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Shang Yi felt chilled after hearing this. He must have taught a bunch of desperadoes.
At this time, Tang Zhen came to Shang Yi and said, "The bandits have all entered the valley. Are they going to block the valley?"
Shang Yi shook his head and said: "Uncle Tang, now is not the time. The bandits still have energy, and we can't fight out of the village yet. Even if the valley entrance is blocked, they can slowly move away. It's better to use up the energy first.
They'll wait a few days until all their energy is exhausted."
Tang Zhen also nodded and said: "Yes, you are still thoughtful!"
At this time, Shang Yi shouted: "Get ready, raise the bow." The villagers were also very convinced of his command and immediately raised the bow, then strung the arrow and drew the bow.
Since all the bandits in the front row were holding shields this time, Shang Yi planned to use projectiles.
At this moment, there was only a "whooshing" sound, and dozens of arrows were shot from the bandits' formation. The villagers did not rush to defend themselves, and seven or eight people were hit by arrows, and some even fell to the wall.
Shang Yi was also shocked and blamed himself for being too careless. He only wanted to let the robbers come closer to increase the lethality, but he did not notice that the robbers would also fight back with bows and arrows. He hurriedly said loudly: "Fire arrows."
The rain of arrows shot by the villagers immediately hit the robbers, and many robbers were killed by arrows. But this time the robbers did not retreat, but rushed towards the village wall.
After withstanding two or three rounds of arrows from the villagers, the bandits finally rushed to the village wall, but were immediately blocked by the newly excavated village river. Although the river was only more than four meters wide, it was not something ordinary people could cross, let alone
Beyond the village river, there is a village wall more than ten feet high. There are a few people who are as skilled as Shang Yi and can climb up the wall with bare hands. And there are people guarding the wall.
A few robbers who were not afraid of death or were reckless immediately jumped into the river protecting the village and tried to wade across the river. However, they were immediately stabbed by wooden thorns stuck in the river and screamed. After a few flops, they collapsed. He stopped moving in the river.
And the villagers on the village wall were firing their bows and arrows desperately, because the bandits were now standing in a row by the river protecting the village, crowded very densely. Therefore, almost all the arrows fired by the villagers were accurate. Every shot was sure to hit. Moreover, most of the shields in the hands of the robbers were homemade, and some even had pot lids on them. Even at close range, they might not be able to block the bows and arrows, and many of them were shot through.
Although some of the robbers fought back with bows and arrows, the difference in the number of bows and arrows between the two sides was too big, and the villagers still had the village wall as cover. Therefore, when the two sides started shooting at each other, the robbers were no match for them. They were almost in a row. The platoon fell. However, the villagers were not unscathed. From time to time, some people were shot by the bandits' bows and arrows. But overall, it was much better than the bandits.
The two sides fired at each other for a while, but the robbers finally couldn't stand it anymore and had to retreat again. The villagers cheered again and chased with arrows for a while, shooting down more than a dozen robbers.
After being defeated by the villagers again, Zuo Shanhu calmed down a lot. In this second attack, the number of bandits killed was almost 100, and nearly 200 people were injured. Although they also reached the village wall, However, with the village moat and village walls blocking it, there was no way to attack it. Obviously, such a forceful attack was not an option.
So Zuoshanhu ordered to stop the attack today, retreat a hundred steps, and temporarily set up a tent in the valley to rest. At the same time, he ordered people to cut down trees and make springboards and wooden ladders in preparation for attacking the village tomorrow.
Shang Yi saw that the bandits had retreated and were setting up tents and cutting down trees. He also knew that the bandits would not attack again today. He immediately ordered the villagers who were defending on the village wall to come down to rest, and replaced them with a team from outside the village. Police officers were stationed on the wall.
The bandits were repelled twice in a row. Twelve villagers were injured and only two died. It can be said to be a great victory. Shang Yi ordered people to send the injured back to Ye Xingshi for treatment and cover the dead. The straw mat was temporarily placed in a special morgue, and people were sent to comfort the family members of the deceased, and they promised that after the robbers were defeated, they would be given the compensation as promised.
At this time, the sky was getting dark. The women had prepared the meals and sent them to the battlefield. Everyone sat on the ground beside the village wall and started eating. Although two companions died, the bandits were defeated. Everyone could see that there were not a few robbers shot and killed during the attack. Therefore, everyone was still in high spirits, chatting and laughing while eating. The atmosphere was completely different from the tense atmosphere before the war.
After eating, Shang Yi called the leaders of the six teams together to discuss tomorrow's battle plan. Shang Yi said: "Although we won the battle today, it was partly because the bandits had just arrived and couldn't figure it out yet. We must know the real situation of our village, and we have a river to protect the village. Therefore, we must not take it lightly. Now they are cutting down trees and building wooden ladders. Tomorrow will definitely be a tough battle. When these uncles go back, please remind the villagers that they must not be complacent. After watching the robbers, and everyone rests early tonight, we will have the strength to continue fighting with the robbers tomorrow."
Tang Zhen nodded and said: "Yes, although we killed a lot of bandits today, there are still a lot of bandits. If we are careless, we will suffer big losses."
Shang Yi added: "Also, don't be careless in tonight's vigil. Maybe the robbers will attack at night. I suggest that in addition to the wounded, each of our teams should take turns to keep vigil, one team at a time, so that everyone can also There is enough rest time and it will not affect tomorrow's battle."
Everyone else agreed with this decision, and they immediately assigned the teams to take turns. The night watchers stayed to watch the night, and the rest went back to rest.
When Shang Yi returned to Ye Xingshi's house, he saw Ye Xingshi and Ye Yaoyao sitting in the main room teasing herbs. Seeing Shang Yi coming back, both his grandfather and grandson put down their work, and Ye Yaoyao came up to greet them. Said: "Brother Shang, you are back. Sit down and rest."
As soon as Shang Yi sat down, Ye Xingshi came over with a big kettle and said with a smile: "Xiao Yi, let's drink some water."
Shang Yi quickly said: "Grandpa Ye, I'd better do it myself."
Ye Xingshi smiled and said: "You have been tired all day. Don't do anything else. Take a good rest. I don't know how many things are waiting for you tomorrow." He turned to Ye Yaoyao and said: " Quickly bring out a basin of water so that Shang Yi can wash himself and rest early."
Ye Yaoyao agreed and immediately turned to the kitchen to fetch water. Shang Yi was also a little at a loss by the warm reception of the grandfather and grandson. He thought to himself, maybe they really regarded him as an outsider.
At this time, Ye Xingshi said: "Xiao Yi, there is something I want to tell you?"
Shang Yi was startled and asked: "What's going on?" But he was thinking in his heart, could it be that you are planning to give me your precious granddaughter? In the past few days, he has organized the villagers to defend the village, and his performance has been very good, with a bit of general demeanor. .Is it possible that this old man is tempted? Anyway, this is the plot in later TV series. So can the procedures for entering the bridal chamber be completed today?
Ye Xingshi twirled his beard and said: "According to my observation, there may be a heavy rain in the next few days. I don't know if it will affect our defense of the village, so I'd like to remind you first."
Shang Yi was also startled. He had really never considered the issue of rain. He immediately put away his random thoughts and looked at Ye Xingshi and said: "Grandpa Ye, is what you said true? How sure are you? ?”
And in his mind, it immediately started to work quickly. Fighting in the rain is definitely disadvantageous, but it is the same for the villagers and the bandits. It just depends on which side is less affected. For the villagers, the biggest disadvantage is on rainy days. The disadvantage is that you cannot use bows and arrows, because bows and arrows will come off after being exposed to rain, and the bow string will become loose. For bandits, they are basically unable to attack in rainy days, which offsets this loss. As long as you pay attention to protecting the bow when it rains, you can ensure that You can continue to use it after the weather clears.
Ye Xingshi smiled slightly and said: "I have lived for such a long time and have no other abilities. But I have experienced a lot of things in the world. I am still somewhat sure of the wind and rain. This time I have 90% chance." Be sure, there will be a heavy rain within three or four days."
Shang Yi nodded. It is the end of September in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, which is almost the end of October and the beginning of November in the Gregorian calendar. It is the autumn rain season, so rain is very likely. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with being prepared. In addition, how can this rain be used more effectively? Generally speaking, wind, rain and snow are natural factors that may change the situation of the battle.