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Jia Xiong saw the spear and shield soldiers of the Zhou army in front of him, but he had a big iron shield and a long line of spears, waiting for the battle. But those archers of the Zhou army suddenly took out a ladder and put it behind the spear and shield soldiers.

Obviously, these ladders had been placed at their feet a long time ago, but they were only now being taken out.

After a few moments, the spearmen ran up the ladder as fast as they could, and then jumped behind, as if there was some hidden obstacle behind them.

After these spear and shield soldiers jumped down, the archers of the Zhou army quickly hooked back those ladders with hooks one by one.

At this time, on the high platform behind the Zhou army, there was a middle-aged general with a beard, holding a Xuanhua axe in his hand, and a middle-aged soldier who looked like a military advisor was standing beside him, and the two were looking at Jia Xiong and a cadre of Wei cavalry with smiling eyes.

"That's not right! The performance of these Zhou troops is weird, what are you doing with ladders in this plain? Are they going to go up to the house and uncover the tiles? Jia Xiong suddenly became alert, and vaguely felt that there seemed to be some trap waiting for him ahead.

And at this moment, the Wei army finally rushed to the front of the Zhou army, and they could all see each other's appearances clearly......

"Sons, stop! Don't rush forward! The situation is different! Jia Xiong hurriedly reined in the war horse under his seat and struggled to restrain it, forcing it to stop its progress.

However, he reacted in time, but his subordinates were not so lucky. The Wei cavalry still rushed towards the crowd of the Zhou army at a fast speed......

"Poof! Poof! Poof! At this time, there was a sound of spikes piercing into the human **.

Jia Xiong fixed his eyes and looked forward, only to find that there were two rows of wooden pillars in front of the Zhou army's formation, separated by one zhang. Between the wooden pillars, two thick barbed wire fences were erected.

These two barbed wire fences were more than two feet high, and the cavalry could not jump over them at all, so they could only hit their heads on the barbed wire. And the barbed wire is very tightly braided, the mesh is very small, and there are many barbs on the net, which will be pierced if you hit it.

Even if you use very sharp scissors or a large knife to chop, I am afraid that it will not be able to remove it in a short time. Moreover, how could the Zhou army give the Wei army so much time to slowly cut the barbed wire?

Most of the cavalry of the Wei army were holding spears, although they also wore a machete at their waists, but who could think of it in a hurry? And even if they remembered it, they were galloping on their horses, and the impact was so strong, how could they stop and slowly look for knives?

As a result, groups of Wei cavalry threw themselves on the barbed wire like a tide, one after another, row after row...... The spikes on the barbed wire made them scream and scream in pain.

However, the cavalry behind could not see the front, did not know that such a change had taken place in the front, and still continued to rush up. This made it impossible for the cavalry, who had already discovered that something was wrong, to retreat. So everyone huddled together in front of the barbed wire.

A smile crossed the corner of Hu Sizheng's mouth at this time. Secretly thinking that King Zhou is really a fairy, this kind of simple and practical killing weapon is said from his mouth without thinking, and can play the effect. This made him, the former Sui Dynasty's military servant, sigh to himself.

However, he did not know that this barbed wire was a defense facility used in large quantities during the First World War, in positional warfare and trench warfare, and was the most effective defensive tool to prevent infantry and cavalry from charging. Due to its low cost, it is widely used. It was not until the mass adoption of the tank that it gradually withdrew from the stage of history.

Therefore, now the Zhou army uses this barbed wire to deal with the cavalry of the Wei army, which is almost like killing chickens with a knife.

The Wei army huddled in front of the barbed wire. It just gave the Zhou soldiers a good opportunity to shoot.

Whether it is a trebuchet operator or an archer, they all use their best shooting weapons to send round stones and sharp arrows to the dense crowd of the Wei army, harvesting their lives.

Even the pikemen of the Zhou army, who were standing in front of the barbed wire, stabbed forward with spears in their hands, sending the Wei cavalry who had crashed into the barbed wire and groaned in pain from their injuries to the west.

Seeing the Wei cavalry fall in rows under the enemy's attack, Jia Xiong, the front-line commander, couldn't help but look like dirt and his expression was painful.

If he had enough time to think about what to do, he might be able to come up with a way to climb over the barbed wire. But now the cobblestone and sharp arrows that killed him, like the life of the king of Hades, took the lives of a large number of cavalry of the Wei army. He really didn't have the heart to think about what to do.

It's just that the military discipline of the Wei army is strict, and before the commander gives the order to retreat, if he retreats without authorization, he will be punished as a deserter and will be beheaded. Therefore, Jia Xiong couldn't help but hesitate in his heart, secretly wondering if he was going to continue to rush forward? Or is it mainly to preserve the strength, withdraw first, and then explain to Wang Bodang......

But fortunately, just when he was a little hesitant, there was the sound of gongs and drums from the rear. Presumably, Wang Bodang saw the battle situation ahead and knew that Jia Xiong would never be able to rush through the enemy's barbed wire.

Rather than letting our cavalry lose their troops in front of the enemy's barbed wire, it is better to stop the troops for the time being, wait for Jia Xiong to come back and tell the details, and everyone can discuss a good way before launching an attack.

Jia Xiong breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly ordered the entire army to retreat. When all the Wei cavalry beside him heard this order, they were relieved, turned their horses' heads one after another, and withdrew in embarrassment, leaving behind corpses everywhere......

After returning to the camp, all the generals of the Wei army showed ugly expressions. During the whole battle process, Wang Bodang also saw it very clearly, not to mention Jia Xiong, even if he went up, it would be the same fiasco. It seems that the previous plan to make a big contribution is to be delayed.

After Jia Xiong walked into the big tent, he immediately knelt down to Wang Bodang, and said with a sad face: "General Wang, his subordinates are not effective in combat, so that they lose their troops and generals, and more than half of the soldiers of our army who went to war died on the battlefield. The last general asked the general to punish him heavily, in order to comfort the souls of the dead soldiers in heaven! ”

Seeing this, Wang Bodang hurriedly helped him up, and comforted him with kind words: "Yuming is cunning, those two layers of barbed wire are really difficult to cross, we have all seen the strength of the enemy, even if Wang Mou personally leads the army to charge, it is difficult to say a lifetime, how can I blame you?" ”

He knew that Jia Xiong had a handle in his hands and was obedient to him. Do not punish him in vain, lest he chill his heart.

Jia Xiong was also a little grateful when he saw that Wang Bodang was so magnanimous, and after wiping his tears with his sleeve, he got up and stood aside, standing with his hands down.

At this time, Wang Bodang sighed and said: "Brothers, at present, the trebuchets and bows and arrows of the Zhou army are powerful, and there are barbed wire fences, so that our army's iron cavalry cannot climb over. Is there any way to break the enemy? ”

All the generals of the Wei army looked at each other, and it was the first time they had seen this kind of barbed wire blocking the cavalry, and in a hurry, how could they come up with any strategy to break the enemy.

After a while, someone suggested that since the enemy was well defended and could not attack them, he could first besiege them and attack them after they ran out of food.

Some people also proposed: Since it is difficult to enter from the ground, it is better to dig a tunnel into the town, so that the Zhou army can be caught off guard.

Of course, the more advice is to hold on here and wait for reinforcements, and then attack when Li Mi comes. Since Li Mi joined the Wagang Army, all major battles have been planned by Li Mi. While enjoying the fruits of victory, the generals of the Wagang Army also developed a certain dependence on Li Mi, and wanted to wait for Li Mi to make a decision whenever they encountered a problem.

This allowed Li Mi to hold power, but also made his subordinates lack confidence in themselves. In contrast, Wang Bodang is quite good, because he always wants to get ahead, so he has to earn some performance to show others what he is capable of.

Wang Bodang couldn't help frowning when he heard the ideas of his generals.

He only felt that each of these ideas was more unreliable than the other: to besiege the enemy and wait for them to run out of food? And if the enemy has stored half a year's grain, he will wait here for half a year?

And the method of digging tunnels is also a bad idea in Wang Bodang's opinion: digging tunnels is such a big movement, how can Zhou Jun not know unless he is stupid? Moreover, the advantage of the Wei army now is that there are more cavalry than the Zhou army, and the total strength of the two sides is actually about the same. If you dig tunnels to attack, you will inevitably use infantry to fight with the Zhou army. The Wei army's cavalry superiority was gone. But if it was a battle between infantry, Wang Bodang was not confident that he would be able to defeat the hoplites of the Zhou army in one fell swoop.

As for waiting for Li Mi to come back...... Wouldn't that confirm your own incompetence! A battle was fought in vain with the loss of more than 5,000 cavalry, but nothing was gained...... I'm afraid that Li Mi will favor him again, and he won't dare to reuse him Wang Bodang.

Just when the general of the Wagang Army was helpless, a Wei army scout hurriedly reported: "Report to General Wang, a large number of Zhou troops have come to the rear of our army, with a strength of about 20,000, how to deal with it, please decide to the general!" ”

"What? 20,000 Zhou troops came behind our army? Wang Bodang was shocked when he heard this.

"Take me to the back of the camp to check it out!"

So, he hurriedly took Jia Xiong and other Wei generals to a small hillside behind the camp, and sure enough, he saw a black line in the distance from a distance, and there was a faint sound of people shouting horses and neighing. Judging from the smoke and dust on the horizon, there are quite a few people.

"General Wang, the current situation in our army is not good! Now where we camped, on the left is the Yellow River, on the right is the mountain, in front is the town of Beibi, and behind is the new 20,000 Zhou army. If you don't move quickly, I'm afraid you'll be trapped here. Jia Xiong said with a worried face.

Wang Bodang also thought that the Zhou army had strong combat effectiveness and many unexpected sharp weapons, so he could be regarded as an eye-opener today. And there is a barbed wire fence in front of it, making it difficult for your troops to break through the defenses of Beibi Town and break into the town. If the rear is cut off by the Zhou army again, I am afraid that my own army will be trapped here. Therefore, he must find a way to get out of the unfavorable situation in front of him as soon as possible.

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