Chapter 453 A thousand corpses are like pillows, and at this time, the anger is gloomy.

Lou, the country of ancient Su Shen also has five grains, linen cloth, red jade, good mink. There is no ruler, and each of its towns has an adult.

It is located between the mountains and forests, the soil is extremely cold, it is often a cave dwelling, and the depth is precious, and everyone is connected to the nine ladders. It is good to raise pigs, eat their flesh, and clothe their skins. In winter, the body is coated with pig ointment, which is several minutes thick, to protect against wind and cold. Xia is naked, covering the front and back with a ruler cloth. His people are filthy and unclean, and they are used as toilets in the middle, and they live in the middle of them. Although there are few species, they have more courage, are dangerous in the mountains, and are good at shooting, and can get into people's eyes.

The bow was four feet long, and it was as powerful as a crossbow. The arrow is withered, one foot eight inches long, and the bluestone is the arrowhead, and the arrowhead is poisoned, and the person dies. So he took a boat, and he was a good thief, and his neighbors were afraid of trouble, and he could not obey it. Book of the Later Han Dynasty

This is the most detailed record of Su Shen in the literature, but this is a record of Dongyi in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and according to the original ancient Su Shen, it has a history of more than 400 years.

In the past 400 years, because of the relationship between Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and his extensive territorial expansion, the impact on the Dongyi ancient people is also very significant.

The earliest record of prudence in the Central Plains is a relatively vague setting, there is an allusion called Confucius Knowing Arrows, which tells the story of Confucius's travels around the world, Chen Guojun heard that Confucius knew astronomy and geography, and deliberately made things difficult for Confucius, so he took out the tribute arrows given by Zhou Tianzi in the ancestral temple and wanted to take the postgraduate examination for Confucius.

Confucius saw this special shape of the stone arrow cluster and recognized, at this time, after the king of Wu conquered the merchants, announced the unification of the world, the barbarian tribes of each country offered tribute, among which the eastern Su Shen tribe contributed to the arrow stone stone stone to the king of Wu the most loved, so the Su Shen tribe's tribute, as a gift, presented to the Zhou Dynasty subjects and major allies, and on the arrow engraved Su Shen tribute arrow.

This kind of tribute arrow identity is not only a kind of goodwill of Zhou Tianzi to the princes, in fact, there is another layer of warning meaning, so that these princes do not forget the distinction between respect and inferiority.

But why choose the tribute of a remote tribe in the bitter cold of the northeast as such an important gift?

It's also a very strange thing.

However, because the traces of civilization left by this nation were blurred by the later peoples such as the Rulou, Beji, and Yao, it is difficult to understand why the Ya Shi Yan was valued by King Wu of Zhou.

Because according to normal logic, a backward tribe like Su Shen cannot be more advanced than the Central Plains in the foundry industry, and there is nothing special about the arrows cast, and Su Shen's arrows are still stone arrow clusters, with limited lethality, and the only special thing is that Su Shen's arrow clusters are more than a foot long, almost catching up with the length of the bronze arrow clusters cast in the Qin Dynasty.

According to the unearthed stone arrow cluster, this length can be said to be the longest arrow cluster of the same period.

The length of the arrow cluster determines the range and lethality of the bow and arrow, especially the stone arrow cluster, which is heavier than the bronze arrow cluster in terms of weight, so it is likely to have a longer range.

The raw materials of the stone are cheaper and have a longer range, although the sharpness is not as sharp as the bronze arrow cluster, but it is more convenient in terms of cost and output, and the Su Shen arrows are coated with high poison, which may be the reason why the Su Shen arrows were valued by King Wu of Zhou.

It is very likely that the long-range troops of King Wu of Zhou at that time were all provided by the Sushen tribe, which is why the status of Sushen arrows in that period was so high.

It's just that I don't know why later, Su Shen Arrow also disappeared on the stage of Central Plains history with the death of King Wu of Zhou.

Because he wants to set foot in the territory of Su Shen, Wang Xu has always studied this tribe, because among the descendants of this nation, there is a nation with extremely strong combat effectiveness.

Wang Xu didn't want to capsize in the gutter.

When the first stone arrow broke through the night and shot at the flagpole with a crisp golden sound, the entire Lone Bamboo camp began to boil.

"Shields, their arrows can't hurt us, and listening to the sound, there aren't many of them." Wang Xu looked at the stone arrow that Gai Hua brought, and his brows tightened.

"Minister, please fight." Zhai Qiu and Yu Chun got up at the same time.

"Sit down." Wang Xu threw the stone arrow into the fire, and watched the bluestone arrow make an oily sound and a pungent smell under the scorching flames.

"The arrows are poisonous, like snake venom." Lu subconsciously took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to Wang Xu.

Wang Xu waved his hand, "Listening to the sound of arrows, can you tell how many people there are?" ”

"It should be less than five thousand, and the watchtower did not send a signal, indicating that the enemy has not yet appeared in the line of sight, and can only judge the direction." Zhai Qiu looked at the banner on the lookout.

"The enemy doesn't move, I don't move, I want to see how well prepared they are." Wang Xu sneered and shook his head, "Leave five thousand defenders on the city wall, and the others continue to repair, don't pay attention." ”

Originally, he was worried that the opponent's large number would bring pressure on the momentum, but he didn't expect the other party to choose to send a small number of long-range troops to harass him first.

It can be seen from this move that the other party is not completely sure.

On the battlefield, Wang Xu felt that in this era, no one may be his opponent.

"By the way, the Venerable Master collected all the arrows on the city wall and returned them later." Wang Xu stretched his waist, and his body, which had been tense for several hours, finally relaxed.

"The sound of the arrows is quiet." Yu Chun pricked up his ears and listened.

"The enemy is withdrawing?" A nervous Moding frowned.

"The enemy has been discovered." Zhai Qiu heard the sound of the horn coming from the watchtower and got up again

"You can go check it out." Wang Xu nodded, and then looked at the Yuyi giants behind Yu Chun, "Out of Buyeo, are there also Yuyi people in Jizi Joseon and Sushen?"

"Yes, Jizi City is the largest slave trading center, and the Yuyi people are the first slaves." A Buyeo Xuanwu nobleman who took the initiative to surrender hurriedly replied.

"I hope there aren't too many people." Wang Xu touched his chin and said softly.

Guzhu fought so many battles, basically all of them were field battles and annihilation wars, this was the first time to defend the city, originally thought that these barbarians had no tools to attack the city, as long as they built the city wall, they could not hold on to the war of attrition, but Wang Xu suddenly remembered that these barbarians did not have much understanding of tactics, and they should only have one tactic due to the influence of the environment.

That's the brainless crowd tactic.

It's like when the Donghu people attacked Liaoyang City, they used the corpses of slaves as ladders.

Wang Xu fiddled with the fire again with some irritability, his eyes swept over the lone bamboo warriors in the distance, although he couldn't see the expressions clearly, he could also feel the nervousness of the warriors.

If it is a lone bamboo warrior in a normal state, when facing the war, most of them are in a state of excitement, because the victory along the way has already reached the peak of morale.

But now that their physical strength is difficult, the fighters are also affected by their physiological state.

The drums of war on the walls gradually began to sound, indicating that the enemy was already within range.

"Returning to the Emperor, the enemy has appeared, and it is estimated that there are no more than 10,000 people, and it can be annihilated in one fell swoop." Zhai Qiu jumped down from the horse and said in a deep voice.

"Who are they?" Wang Xu asked.

"A rabble." Zhai Qiu described it succinctly.

Wang Xu glanced at him and looked at the lieutenant next to him.

"Disorganized, no iron armor, only animal clothes, many stone spears, wooden shields, longbows, and a small number of cavalry, it is indeed a rabble, worse than the Buyeo people I met before." The adjutant general explained in detail.

"Less than 10,000 people?" Wang Xu narrowed his eyes: "Is it worth lying in ambush in the forest for many days?" If you don't defend the city, the people who cross the river will shoot them, but I want to see how many people there are. ”

"What does the emperor mean, and ambush soldiers?" Gai Hua's face was a little ugly.

If there were really only 10,000 people, then he felt that Jin Idiot and the others had a great chance of escaping, and if there were ambushes in the dense forest in the distance, it would really not be optimistic.

"The whole army is armored and stands by according to the position assigned by their respective troops, those who break the city will be killed, and the others will retreat to the third line and stand by." Wang Xu got up and said.

The three-meter-high city wall, coupled with the defenders' shooting round, is already a small number of opponents who can climb the city wall, and their physical strength is also consumed a lot.

In the face of such an enemy, the lone bamboo warrior can wait for the harvest at ease.

However, this method can only deal with such enemies who are smaller than you.

Hopefully, we can stabilize the situation for the time being.

Hearing Wang Xu's order, all the officers gathered around the fire stood up, saluted and received the order, and then walked towards their troops, Yu Chun ghost screamed and beat the breastplate, and walked towards the city gate with Yuyi giant and a few Shennu army.

"The emperor, please also move." Gai Hua put on his helmet and drew his waist sword in a muffled voice.

"No, if the enemy can break through here, it doesn't matter where I move." Wang Xu smiled and waved his hand.

"The Gong Moment has finished trimming the Cang Ji and is ready to set sail at any time." Lu Ai said in a deep voice.

Wang Xu raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Gai Hua and Lu Ai, "Assertive?" ”

"The emperor forgives the sin, this move is the duty of the vice admiral of the Xuanwang fleet, and the navy has the responsibility to cooperate with all military operations of the army, including the responsibility of ensuring the safe retreat of the emperor." Lu Aigong said.

Wang Xu smiled, "It's true that things are done according to the rules, even if I can't say anything, but if I wait, I don't want to retreat." ”

"That's not the duty of the ministers, it's the matter of General Yuchun and General Zhai Qiu." Gaihua said with a smile.

"Presumptuous." Wang Xu's eyes were cold.

"The Emperor forgives his sins." Gai Hua and the others fell to their knees.

Wang Xu's face was expressionless, his eyes swept them coldly, and he snorted coldly and looked at the city wall where there was already a loud roar.

The cautious people of Juxi turned this quiet riverbank into chaos with a savage roar.

The people of Mini who were hiding in the forest also began to get anxious.

"That stupid pig of Yelu has already taken all his people out, and the war has begun." Rong Yigong thought about the latest information and reported it to Shan Yan.

"Lonely Bamboo is fighting?" Xian Yu Shan Yan stopped pacing and looked in the direction of the lonely bamboo barracks, where the fire was even stronger.

"The smell of blood wafting in the air is the best proof of this." Rong Yigong grinned.

"Hopefully it's not just the dirty blood of the cautious barbarians." Xian Yu Shan Yan sneered.

"Ye Lu's Xiju dead, are all one enemy ten butchers, even if we meet our regular army, there is no more than three times their strength, I am not sure of victory, even if the Lone Bamboo Army is brave, it will be broken, when the time comes, His Royal Highness will lead a large army to Qin Wang, and he will naturally become famous in Lone Bamboo, if Ye Lu's group of stupid pigs really defeats the puppet emperor, we will naturally be able to control the Lone Bamboo Army at once."

"I hope things are as good as you say." Xian Yu Shan Yan smiled, looking at the lonely bamboo military camp where the fire was flourishing, but the sound of the fighting was weakening, and his brows were tightened, "The battle ended so soon?" ”

"Maybe it's too far away, and the fighting is quiet." Rong Yigong blinked and smiled, "Even if it's 10,000 mountain babes, you have to make trouble for a while if you break in." ”

"Shut up." Xian Yu Shan scolded coldly, turned over on his horse, and urged the horses to run out of the woods, and the guards behind him hurriedly followed.

Rong Yigong was startled, and hurriedly shook off the fat on his body and ran out.

The moat dug in front of the Lone Bamboo Barracks had now turned into a river of fire, and the smoke from the night wind and the smell of burnt meat made it difficult to breathe and disgusting.

The river of fire illuminated the entire Lone Bamboo military camp, and for the first time, Xian Yu Shan Yan saw the improvised city wall, and the arrows and spears on the city wall were riddled with holes, but did not make the city wall crumbling, but became more magnificent and strong.

At the same time, Xian Yu Shan Yan also saw the Xuanniao Emperor flag on the city wall.

In the light of the fire, it reflects the luster of the colorful gemstones, and the grace and luxury of the Xuanniao are indispensable.

I don't know if it's because of the thick smoke, or if it's other reasons, Xian Yu Shan Yan is short of breath, his face is red, and his eyes are gradually turning red.

"This" Rong Yigong also stared at the scene in front of him with wide eyes, and was a little stunned for a while.

The coldness of the blade around his neck made Rong Yigong's fat body shiver, and at the same time, he heard Xian Yu Dan's gloomy voice.

"It seems that these 10,000 mountains have not made much noise."

Rong Yigong swallowed his saliva, leaned back subconsciously, and at the same time touched the long knife behind his waist silently, and the Doudou eyes that had been squinting became bright at this moment.

"Your Highness, the city gate is open, let's retreat a little." At this time, the chief of the guard suddenly grabbed the reins of Xian Yu Shan and led him back.

At the same time, the sword around Rong Yigong's neck also left.

Rong Yi sighed, covered the wound on his neck, and sat directly on the ground, staring wide to see what was coming out of the city gate!

In a dim environment, the brightness of any light source is magnified several times.

Although the steel armor of the Lone Bamboo Army cannot achieve the mirror-like refraction effect of later generations, it is far from being comparable to the refraction effect of the iron armor, and under the light of fire and moonlight, these Lone Bamboo Warriors seem to be bathed in holy light, which is prohibitive.

One by one, these lone warriors walked out of the city gate, walked on the pontoon bridge to the opposite bank, and then one by one, they put something on the ground and returned to the city wall.

This action lasted for a long time.

The corpses in the moat had long since burned out, and when the flames faded out, all that remained was the afterglow of the moonlight and the swaying of the fire under the banner of the Xuanyao.

The line of sight dimmed with the light source, but in Rong Yigong's eyes, it became more and more frightened and trembling.

Because he found that those lone bamboo warriors had built a mound on the other side.

A hill that I don't know what material is used, but it makes people shudder.

But the heavy smell of blood wafting from that hill several meters high already said it all.

Mountains of white bones are millions of people, and the yellow sand is blowing and covering the ruggedness.

Thousands of corpses are like pillows, and at this time, the atmosphere is gloomy.

Jingguan, known as the military army in ancient times.