Chapter Seventy-Two: The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada

The northern slope of Fox Ridge

The wind on this fox ridge seemed to be much stronger than the rest of the surrounding area, probably because there were no woods, and it was howling all night, making An Yiyi's head hurt when he woke up in the morning.

An Yi walked out of the camp tent and saw that the fortifications on the northern slope outside had gradually taken shape under the guidance of Jiang Shang, and the fences and guard towers that should have been in place were all available.

He noticed that the originally flat slope had been artificially reclaimed into a step-like shape, each with a relatively flat buffer, a total of three large steps, each of which was filled with bamboo spears with barbs on them, and many half-human-high wooden fences.

"Brother Jiang, these are all prepared by you for the brothers?"

An Yi walked to Jiang Shang, who was holding a waist knife in one hand, and while directing several soldiers to insert the fence on the ground one by one, standing next to Jiang Shang at the front of each big step, and asked him,

As soon as Jiang Shang turned around, he saw that it was comfort, and hurriedly said: "My lord, yes, the Chinese military camp has just been formed, and there is a lack of heavy shields, so it can only be replaced by the wood." This kind of highland defense warfare, the best weapon is the spear, at present the bamboo pole is used instead, I let the soldiers go to the slope overnight to cut bamboo, and then use a knife to pick up the bamboo pole one by one barbs, but also play the role of mace. ”

Using wood as a shield, sharpening bamboo as a gun, relying on the terrain, resisting step by step. It can not only minimize casualties, but also inflict maximum casualties on the enemy in a very short contact time. Sure enough, there is a veteran with rich battlefield experience in the army, which is a blessing for the three armies.

An Yi smiled and nodded, motioned for him to continue building fortifications, and then walked in the direction of the firearms battalion on the hillside.

Jin Mingyin's side did not have such a big hand, all the sergeants were making the final adjustment of the guns in their hands, and batches of Zichong projectiles packed in wooden boxes were also carried up the slope and distributed to the hands of various guns before the war.

At present, there are less than 50 new guns that can be used in the firearms battalion, and the rest of the people are basically using bows and crossbows.

Kim Myung-yoon himself set up the revolver gun in the center of the slope, patiently assembling the parts needed for this weapon, which represented the strongest firepower of the regimental training battalion.

An Yi walked behind Jin Mingyin, leaned down and asked, "How is the flint this time?" It's not going to be dumb, is it? ”

"Don't worry, Brother Yi, this time, I'm sure to ask them to drink a pot."

Jin Mingyin knew that he was comfortable, and he replied in a loud voice, but he didn't stop in his hand, and patiently loaded the small objects onto the revolver.

An Yi straightened up, and at a glance, all the people were in armor, but he was the only one wearing a plain brocade robe, looking like a son's brother, and he looked a little out of place with the pre-war atmosphere in the camp.

He looked down at his outfit and couldn't help but chuckle, then bent down and patted the dust on his robe, and then looked up into the distance.

"Come on, Wugu Sect, I've prepared a big gift for you for the second time!"

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morning

When

Ten miles north of Fox Ridge

Zhang Yu, who was sitting on the horse, had already seen the outline of the regimental training camp mentioned in Ning Er's mouth from a distance, according to the sect leader's plan, he brought 30,000 horses and horses, which would be the first attack, and the goal was to clear all the officers and troops in Huling and its surroundings.

Most of the members of the Wugu Sect are homeless people, and although they do not have the sophisticated armor and weapons of the official army, these people who are used to licking blood from the knife edge are by no means so easy to get along with.

Zhang Yu is still a young and sturdy young man before he is established this year. When his hometown was plagued, he joined the Wugu Sect in order to survive, and because he shot a good arrow, he was valued by the Liu Protector and was promoted to the head of the hall.

As for the battle between the two Dharma protectors in the sect, he saw it in his eyes.

He is a person who values love and righteousness, and his kindness to Liu Protector will never change because of the improvement of Ning Protector's status in the sect. That's why there was that scene last night, obviously Ning Er was already dissatisfied with his attitude.

"Hall Master, we are already less than two miles away from the camp of the official army."

A small rider with a yellow cloth on his head and a tiger-headed knife on his back, Pegasus came to report.

Zhang Yu nodded, pulled out one of the several orders in front of the horse, waved it towards the team behind him, and said loudly:

"The cavalry is in a charge formation! Get ready to take on the enemy! ”

Jin Mingyin, who was standing on the highest step, was the first to see the cavalry coming in the rolling dust, and he waved the flag in his hand towards Jiang Shang below, signaling that the enemy army had arrived and were ready.

The Wugu Sect actually had cavalry, which made Jiang Shang a little surprised, this kind of powerful fighting force with high cost should not be what a group of rabble in their mouths should have.

Jiang Shang was on one of the steps at the front, leaning over, through the gap in the fence, staring at the cavalry who was about to rush into the camp, and the hand that had already held the bright silver spear very tightly unconsciously lifted three thick fingers, and then tightly wrapped it around the gun again like an octopus.

Although he said that he had a dignified face, after all, he had seen the Jurchen cavalry formation that was "invincible", so his heart was quite calm. However, the new recruits under his hands have not seen this kind of galloping battle, and the hands of each other against the fence are trembling slightly, and they are desperately swallowing this saliva in their throats.

At the same time, to the surprise of the cavalry, which was like a torrent, there was also the comfort of hiding on the highest stairs and being with the firearms battalion.

Like Jiang Shang, he originally thought that most of the more than 30,000 people were groups of homeless people, wearing ragged clothes, holding dung forks and shovels in their hands, and there may be so many thousand people with steel knives, spears and even bows and arrows, but it is obvious that this is not the case, and the cavalry can be used as the vanguard to rush over like this, except for the coarse cloth clothes on their bodies, they are no longer afraid of any officers and soldiers.

The comfortable regimental training camp is facing Kenneng this time as the most powerful opponent since its formation.

One of the sect members at the head of the group had already jumped into the camp on horseback, and his body was different from the burlap clothes of other cavalrymen, and he was hung with a layer of light chain armor, although there was only a thin layer, but it was made for him by the osmanthus in the village.

"Rush forward!"

Although he was very unaware of the stepped defensive position set up by the officers and soldiers, the reward of ten heads and one or two pieces of silver was enough for him to put all the dangers behind, and he moved the tiger-headed knife in his hand forward and flew out first.

"Fifty steps!"

"Forty steps!"

The military formation of the officers and soldiers is already close at hand.

"Thirty steps!"

At the same time, counting the distance between the two armies, there was Jiang Shang in the array,

"Twenty steps!"

"Pull!"

Jiang Shang stood up from the formation and shouted loudly to both sides of the formation,

In response, twenty steps away from Jiang Shang's head, a tripping pit suddenly collapsed, and there were very sharp bamboo spears in it, and the barrels of the guns were buried deep in the ground, only revealing the tip of the spear with the breath of death.

The color of hope that brought vitality on the bamboo is now like the fangs in the mouths of evil ghosts, chewing on the fresh lives that have fallen into it.

The first few horsemen could not restrain their horses at full speed, and when they could almost see the cracked and vertical texture on the fence board, they suddenly turned black and drove into the tripping pit.

Although he was a good horseman, he quickly grabbed the reins and desperately led the horse's head away, but he could stop galloping. But the cultists who came behind him didn't have much of his immediate strength, and the horse's head slammed into him, pushing him deep into the deadly abyss.

In front of the sharp and tough bamboo spear, the light chain armor was as vulnerable as window paper, and along with his beating heart, it was pierced together. In the pupils of the dying moment, he still condensed the appearance of osmanthus flowers, but he had already stopped the rapid passage of life and dispersed.

Because the time is not very abundant, Jiang Shang's tripping pit is not deep, and after a large number of cavalry have been planted in front, this shallow pit will be leveled.

But even so, it was a great buffer for the cavalry that had accelerated by hundreds of paces, so that they would not break through the defense of the first step with the speed of their horses.

Jiang Shang saw that the strategic effect had been achieved, and immediately signaled the herald beside him, raised the yellow and blue command flag high behind him, and then continued to unfold and cross in the air, repeating the cycle.

This is a signal to Jin Mingyin,

"Everyone, get ready!"

Jin Mingyin got the order, and immediately ordered the long-prepared gunners around him to enter the state of pre-firing.

"Listen to my command, just follow the three-step method we usually train. Get ready! ”

"Loaded!"

The rumbling sound of horses' hooves is in my ears, these young people who grew up beside the ridges in the fields, where is there a reason not to be afraid and not nervous, many people's movements in their hands are trembling, and the projectiles have fallen to the ground,

"Don't be nervous, just like your usual training, follow the instructions step by step!"

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and Jin Mingyin saw that the recruits around him were unable to complete the release, and he was inevitably a little worried, but he still suppressed the anxiety in his heart and commanded his soldiers.

"Come on, do it again if you don't have it! Get ready! ”

With Jin Mingyin next to him another patient command, these young people settled down a little, and followed the rhythm step by step to raise the firecracker,

"Loaded!"

There are still a few soldiers with poor mental quality who have loaded the projectiles to the ground, but Jin Mingyin can no longer take care of everyone, and he will exhaust himself again and again, and the cycle will exhaust all the courage they have.

"Ming Yin! Well, no!! ”

Jiang Shang below couldn't bear it anymore, and he couldn't see the firearms battalion firing for a long time, but the tip of the knife of the reorganized Wugu Sect cavalry was already shining brightly in front of his eyes.

"Put!"

"Boom, boom!!"

The sound of guns resounded like a drum on the position of the firearms battalion, and the projectiles that whistled out flew over the heads of the non-commissioned officers on the two steps in front, and bombarded the bodies and horses of the Wugu Sect cavalry, and then immediately exploded with blood mist, and flowers of death bloomed in the cavalry pile that had just planned to come to a wave of impact.

Not far away, Zhang Yu in front of the Wugu Sect saw the first wave of cavalry rushing forward, and he didn't even touch the hair of the officers and soldiers, so he was put on the ground one by one.

He frowned, then waved his right hand,

"Archer prepare!"

Listening to his order, several columns of crossbowmen with bows and arrows in their hands and quivers on their backs walked out of the military formation, kneeling on one knee in unison, pointing their arrows to the blue sky, and the strings were like a full moon.

"Hall Master, our people are still rushing into battle, this arrow, they can ....."

A sect member beside him who was riding a horse and carrying a Zhangba Changguan knife pointed to the cavalry in front of the official army in the distance, trying to stop the military order that Zhang Yu had already held in his mouth.

However, Zhang Yu interrupted impatiently waving his hand without hearing his words,

"Ci is not in charge of the troops, in front of the two armies, can you still tolerate the gentleman's battle between you and me? Shoot the arrows! ”

With his order, the sound of bowstrings suddenly stopped,

The sharp arrow drew a strange smile in the sky with a chilling sound of breaking wind, and the white feather at the end of the arrow slowly outlined the corners of the mouth of the last pen, with the strength of the bowstring blessing on his body, pushing the cold light in front of the arrow shaft, towards the position of the regimental training camp, whistling down.