"Hurry up, hurry up, move forward when you come out, while it's warm!" Taishi Ci covered his mouth and nose with a piece of linen cloth with one hand, and urged loudly outside the horses. Because his mouth was covered, his voice was somewhat unclear.
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"Don't be anxious, this will be fine!" Zhou Yi stood in the center of the group of horses, commanding calmly. Although the expression on his face was as calm as ever, there was a rare enthusiasm in his reply tone.
Under his command, more than a thousand cavalrymen were scattered around the horses, in groups of two, holding straw bags in their hands, with a somewhat sad expression on their faces. Their target was the horse, to be precise, the horse's butt. As long as
When they see a good horse sticking out its tail, they will cheer, pounce on it, and accurately catch the fresh and hot horse manure.
Several groups of people gathered the results together, made a big dung bag, skewered it with a spear, carried it, and quickly ran to Taishi Ci to return to his life.
"Send it forward, send it forward, Kong Ming is waiting!" Taishi Ci checked the structure of the dung bag, nodded with satisfaction, and pointed towards the mouth of the valley. Two cavalrymen lifted the horse dung bag and pointed it to Taishi Ci.
He ran in the direction, and his figure quickly disappeared among the grass and trees, leaving behind a strong stench all the way.
Before the smell of horse manure was blown away by the wind and the shadows of the trees cleared, several soldiers with dark faces ran over, shouting as they ran: "General Ziyi, General Ziyi, the Lord orders you to speed up and move forward.
We’re almost out of supply!”
"I know!" Tai Shici replied angrily: "But the question is, can this be done as quickly as I want? Old Zhou, you are the best at serving animals, hurry up and think of something!"
Laughter came and went. Although it was booing, there was no malice in the laughter. It was just rare to see the tyrannical General Taishi showing embarrassment.
"Don't just laugh. Hurry up and change the horses that have finished pooping to graze, and bring in a group of full ones!" Zhou Yi laughed and directed the soldiers to change horses.
Taishi Ci grabbed a few of the ordering soldiers who were bent over with laughter, and asked loudly: "How was the fight up front? Is this tactic really effective?"
"Why is it useless? It's amazing. The effect is amazing!" The soldier who was grabbed showed a proud look on his face and raised his thumb in response.
"General Ziyi, you haven't seen it. The smoke produced by mixing horse dung and poisonous weeds is simply a life-threatening charm! Needless to say, it's choking. If you don't take good protection, you will just be in the smoke.
When you stand and count your breaths, you will immediately feel dizzy!"
Another messenger described the scene ahead vividly, with a tone full of schadenfreude: "Those mountain monkeys were still alive and kicking yesterday, but today they are all gone. The valley is filled with screams and moans. Standing at the mouth of the valley, it's almost...
It’s like being in the Nine Nether Hells.”
"General Zilong is on standby with two advanced troops. It seems that they will launch soon. General Qin is leading the second team, and General Wuji's third team is also ready. The master's move is full of poisonous smoke.
Valley, it can be said that it has never been seen before or since! Once this move is made, the natural chasm becomes a clear path, the enemy soldiers retreat steadily, and there is no resistance. Our army marches forward with great success, and we can capture this valley without hurting anyone!"
The people who came to deliver the order were all the personal guards around Wang Yu. They were all young. Seeing such a lively scene, they were all extremely excited. They described the battle situation ahead in a flurry, which made people feel like
Witnessed it with my own eyes.
"Hey!" Tai Shici punched the palm of his hand, which made him jealous and jealous, "My lord, you are partial. Such a refreshing job was handed over to Zilong again. Instead, I was asked to do this dirty work. Why?
To say that this is the key to victory is really infuriating!"
"General Ziyi, you have wronged my lord. This horse dung is indeed the key to victory! Without horse dung, no matter how much poisonous weeds are collected, it is impossible to create such a huge smoke to cover the entire valley.
no?"
The smoke produced when animal excrement is burned has the property of condensing and not dissipating. The smoke warning at the border is based on this principle. In addition, this smoke is also poisonous!
It is not as exaggerated as the chemical weapons of later generations, but the smell of the thick smoke is already very choking, and the toxicity in it is even more so that people are attacked silently. By the time they notice something is wrong, their hands and feet have become weak.
My brain was also dizzy and I had no time to save myself.
Moreover, Wang Yu's smoke attack was not just as simple as horse dung, but also mixed with a large number of poisonous weeds - these are the things Wang Yu sent people to collect in the mountains two days ago. What kind of heartbroken grass, five steps down, poisonous
If you throw something like Songzi on the fire, the smoke will be as poisonous as possible.
"Lord, how did you get this heart? Why do you always come up with such weird tricks? It's like the legendary seven-orificed exquisite heart. Pasting paper into armor was magical enough before, but this time it actually came up
Yan Gong, looks like this, is trying to defeat the enemy without fighting!" Taishi Ci clicked his tongue in admiration.
"That's not all! General Ziyi, you won't forget, right? It's summer now. Yesterday, the day before yesterday, and the day before yesterday, the wind was blowing from the southeast!"
"Yes!" Tai Shici was stunned.
The army had been stationary for the past two days, and it looked like it was about to make preparations. However, after being reminded by the ordering soldier, Taishi Ci suddenly felt enlightened. No wonder the lord captured Kong Ming for a secret discussion again. It turned out that it was not to discuss tactics.
But to observe the sky and wait for the wind!
The only and biggest weakness of this smoke attack tactic is the wind. Qingzhou's army is in the north, and Cao's army is in the south. If you smoke when the southeast wind is strong, you will only shoot yourself in the foot.
As a result, as if by God's help, after all the preparations such as feeding the horses, hoarding horse manure, collecting poisonous weeds, and transporting grain and grass were completed, the direction of the wind changed!
In the summer, a strong northwest wind blew! The strong wind sent thick smoke into the canyon. Because of the danger of the canyon, the thick smoke could not escape and had to move forward, clearing the way forward for the Qingzhou soldiers!
Of course, Taishi Ci has always believed in the principle of serving people, and he knew very well that this was not God's help, but the master's strategic planning. It was precisely because of this that he felt unparalleled shock.
This smoke attack strategy is not too unbelievable, it just pierces a layer of window paper. However, to realize this tactic, it requires the perfect cooperation of many links.
But the time it took for his lord to go from encountering an obstacle to making a plan to defeat the enemy was almost negligible. Tai Shici was sure that the moment his lord ordered the gold to be withdrawn, he must have made a plan in his mind!
To be honest, this tactic is somewhat unpopular, because the fuel is horse dung, and it has a dirty smell. Historians who are proud of themselves may not write about it. But there is one thing that is indispensable.
There is no doubt that today's battle will become a crucial turning point in the Central Plains war, and it may directly affect the final outcome!
"I really want to fight."
Thousands of words finally turned into a sigh.
In fact, after learning the specific tactics from Wang Yu, Taishi Ci understood why his lord made such arrangements. This time going south, the army was almost all soldiers, and they were all elite veterans who were used to fighting big and vicious battles.
It is easy to let them go through life and death, but it is difficult to let them collect horse dung. It will not save your face!
Led by himself, the general with the most reputation for bravery, others could not raise any objections. The Qingzhou cavalry are all well-trained warriors. Even if they are reluctant, they will not be passive in their work, but the amount of initiative will ultimately determine
It will still affect work efficiency.
The key to this battle is not to kill the generals and capture the flag, but the fierceness and persistence of the smoke attack. To maintain the effect of the smoke attack, only fuel is indispensable.
Taishi Ci had a straightforward temper, and his prestige in the army could only be described as average, but his popularity was extremely good. Seeing his lonely look, several messengers lowered their voices and whispered in his ear.
"General Ziyi, don't worry. My lord and the army discussed the situation of the war. Although the smoke attack is very effective, it is unrealistic to rely solely on the smoke attack to defeat the enemy. There will still be a battle after all. Please be patient and wait.
Wait, when the lord stops pressing for fuel, it will be time for the general attack. In fact, you will know if you pay attention, the people of the Fire Cavalry are always on standby in the middle army!"
Taishi Ci asked curiously: "How can anyone survive such a huge smoke?"
"Don't forget, there is also a place outside the valley entrance. The Lord said that if what he expected is correct, Cao Cao will definitely dispatch elite troops to intercept it in the shortest possible time!"
"That's it!" Taishi Ci suddenly realized.
After receiving the accurate information, his momentum suddenly increased and he shouted loudly: "Brothers, work harder and open the canyon in one go. Tomorrow we will herd horses by the Yellow River and trample Cao, Sun and Liu!"
"General Ziyi said it well, everyone, don't be too dirty. The Lord is watching us, and the merit list is also waiting for us. We are the first to open up the canyon!"
"Work harder, work harder!"
It has to be said that Taishi Ci's affinity in the army is indeed remarkable. Encouraged by his loud voice, fuel collection was faster. Even the war horses seemed to be infected, and the output rate was greatly enhanced.
With enough fuel, Wang Yu simply used the last few dozen rafts prepared for the raid. The rafts were filled with horse dung, with wet soil underneath. After lighting them, they pushed them into the river and let them go.
Float down.
After all, the valley is too long, and not all places are as closed as the mouth of the valley. The speed at which smoke can advance is limited. The only way to use the water flow to send the smoke to the other end of the valley is to use it.
"Zi Long……"
"The general is here!" Zhao Yun, who was the first to ascend, was dressed lightly, with wet cloth covering his eyes and a translucent veil in front of his eyes.
"Are the tasks clear?" Wang Yu made the final confirmation.
"Lord, don't worry!"
"Then go." Wang Yu waved his hand and pointed at the mouth of the valley, which was still shrouded in smoke, and warned him with uneasiness: "Remember to change a piece of cloth after walking for a while, don't force it."
"You can save it, general." Zhao Yun saluted again, turned around, walked to the front of the team, and shouted: "Brothers, follow me!"
The eight hundred elite warriors who dismounted and fought on foot shouted in unison, raised their heads and breathed the last breath of fresh air, followed behind the general in large strides, and rushed into the ghostly canyon. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated.