Chapter 55: Resistance
"Don't panic, it rained last night, the ground was wet, and the wooden door was also wet, so it didn't catch fire so easily. We kept pouring water through the crack in the door, and it was absolutely fine to hold on for a few hours! Sun Shi's words calmed everyone's panicked mood, and they turned into working together.
I had been waiting for some time, but the firewood outside the door had not yet burned, but the smoke was getting bigger and bigger. The wolves then noticed that the people in the house were spraying water from the crack in the door, so they moved the firewood away from the wooden door. But the people in the room also kept seeping water into the door panel, and the fire could only bake the door for a long time, but it was not damaged at all.
Wolf Kui - Bai Mao saw the fire attack plan and tossed for nearly half an hour, but the effect was not good. The white-haired eyes turned a few times, and it was born from the heart, and it muttered to the dozen or so capable generals next to it.
Before long, a vision appeared outside the outer wall on one side of the ancestral hall of the Sun family: there were three rows of wolves outside the foot of the wall, the first two wolves in the front row were in a row, and there were four wolves in the second column, but two were below and three were on the top. The tail row is six, and the lower three are two and the top one. That's right, they're playing the trick of stacking arhats.
After a sturdy wolf runs a distance, he gently jumps on the back of the wolf at the front, then lightly steps on the back of the wolf at the top of the last row, and then jumps hard to ride on the back of the wolf at the top of the tail row. It didn't pause, and it jumped high with the momentum of this forward rush.
After a perfect parabola appeared in the air, the giant wolf steadily jumped to the top of the roof, and at the same time drew a burst of cheers from his companions below.
At this time, Sun Shi was leading a number of people, and his cheeks were bulging to first absorb a large well water, and then his lips were pressed against the crack of the door to spray water vigorously. Suddenly, there was a muffled noise on the roof, followed by the howl of wolves outside.
"Are those wolves going to throw rocks at houses?" One person was shocked.
"It's not going to be throwing branches on the roof of the house, is it?" Another person asked.
"Don't be afraid, the partition tiles, the beams are also large, and they are not so easy to burn." One said lightly.
"It sounded like a heavy mass hitting the roof, not like a tree branch."
"Wouldn't the wolves have catapults?" One of them exclaimed suddenly.
Everyone was surprised at first when they heard this, but when they thought about it, it was impossible, and they all shook their heads and smiled at the man, saying, "You are thinking too much, you are too naΓ―ve!" β
In the suspicion of everyone in the house, there was a muffled sound of more than a dozen heavy objects falling on the roof one after another, and then there was the sound of "bang-la-la" tiles sliding. After a while, the sound of heavy objects falling on tiles disappeared, but the sound of roof clattering and suspected to be the sound of untiling sounded everywhere, and a hole appeared in the roof not long after.
"There are wolves!" Several people in the room pointed to the roof at the same time and exclaimed. In fact, there was no need to warn everyone, everyone in the house saw that from the hole in the roof was revealed, a fluffy wolf's feet were exposed, and the sharp wolf claws flashed with a fierce white and deep light. Before the crowd could digest the change, several holes were broken in the roof.
The wolf on the roof tore off the tiles, tore open the lookout board under the tiles, and saw the frightened crowd inside the house. The wolf was excited, but found that he was in trouble.
This is the ancestral hall, the villagers built it very carefully and firmly, and the green bricks and green tiles are made of the best materials. Unlike ordinary houses, the rafters under the lookout board are not made of thin wooden slats, but are all made of arm-thick whole wood. The rafters are densely arranged, and the space between them is not wide, barely enough for an ordinary domestic dog that is not an adult. These giant wolves from the Meteorite Valley are only as strong as leopards, and it is impossible to squeeze into them through these gaps.
Victory was in sight, but they were stopped by the rafters, which made the giant wolves furious and slapped at the rafters.
The wolf actually went to the house to reveal the tiles, Sun Shi was also shocked like a villager, and he was even more worried: just for such a strong giant wolf, and so cunning and wise, I am afraid that when the township soldiers come to the rescue, they may not be able to bargain, but may have a big advantage. In case the township army is destroyed, the whole township is afraid that it will be more auspicious. This is an ordinary conflict with wild beasts, and it can really be said to be the most dangerous, and there is no room for maneuver!
Sawdust mixed with a little wolf saliva fell on his head, and Sun Shi walked out of his state of distraction. He looked around, and most of his eyes were women and children hugging and shivering, and the rest of them were all pale. Suddenly raised his head, his eyes were full of bloody mouths, sharp teeth, and fierce eyes. The rafters were chewed to the point of sawdust splashing, and a small amount of sticky wolf saliva dripped down the edge of the wood, indescribably terrifying and disgusting.
"Follow me on the beam and stab these beasts to death." Sun Shi shouted at the dozen or so young adults who had no master of the six gods. Since he was appointed as the leader of a small squad of village soldiers, he has the consciousness of dedication at any time. Before the crisis, Sun Shi had a desperate heart. As soon as Sun Shi finished speaking, he rushed to a pillar, climbed up a beam along the pillar, and then asked the person under his feet to hand a spear and stab the giant wolf on the roof. Seeing this, the rest of the young men also followed suit in accordance with the law and made a strong counterattack against the wild wolves chewing wood.
The ancestral hall of the Sun family, like most traditional buildings, adopts a beam-lifting frame (also known as a stacked beam frame). It is to put beams on columns, short columns on beams, short beams on short columns, and layers to the ridge. Purlins are installed on the heads of each beam, and the purlins are densely supported by the rafters, and the lookout board is set up on the rafters to support the backs and tiles.
At this time, all the young and middle-aged people in the ancestral hall were on the beams, using spears and sticks to fight back and interfere with the giant wolves who demolished the house, and the work of guarding the door was handed over to the woman. In order to survive, the villagers began to save themselves.
You have been fighting back and forth for nearly half an hour, and Sun Shi and others have gradually become sad in their hearts. Although they injured several giant wolves, many of the rafters had been gnawed out of nearly half of the gaps, and under the chewing and impact of the giant wolves, whose bodies were as heavy as large stones, they would break at any time. The mortise and tenon joints connecting these wooden objects are often loose, and the rivets fall off. What's even more pessimistic is that Sun Shi, a cadre who has resisted on the beam for a long time, is now exhausted to death, and his physical strength has reached the point of running out of oil.
When he was about to give up, Sun Shi suddenly saw a scene through the empty beams. He pointed out his finger and shouted in ecstasy: "Look, everyone, our village soldiers are here!" β
"Hold on, and we'll be saved!"
Everyone on the beam looked at him according to his point, and they were all so excited that they burst into tears. They saw Li Xing and Chen Chao, the chief and deputy captains of the township soldiers, dressed in shiny iron armor, with strong horses under their hips and spears in their hands, leading the team side by side to approach the entrance of the village, followed by three horsemen and many heavily armed township soldiers.
Bai Mao had already discovered this human army, but he also thought that he could take advantage of the free time when the opponent's whole team was approaching to attack the ancestral hall and pick some fruits of victory first. It wasn't until the moment the villagers entered the entrance of the village that Bai Mao let out a long howl unwillingly, and summoned his subordinates to confront the human soldiers and horses on the flat ground of the village field.
Everyone in the ancestral hall saw that the giant wolves on the roof all jumped back to the ground, as if they had walked at the ghost gate, and sat on the ground and patted their hearts for a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, after staying up for more than an hour, the rescuers finally came, and their lives were in sight.
Sun Shi also knew that his group was temporarily safe, but the final safety had to be decided by the war outside. Sun Shi stood on the beam and looked at the situation on both sides of the village, his face was as cold as the two leading captains and deputy captains, and the township soldiers really did not have an advantage in the scene.
Li Xing pulled his horse in front of the team, his brows twisted into a twisted staring at the wolves in front of him. He had just seen the wolf adding grass to the fire in front of the ancestral hall; saw the stacked arhats of wolves; I saw these physiques that were more than twice the size of ordinary mountain wolves.
Li Xing thought to himself: If our villagers fight these giant wolves alone, they will definitely lose. Today, we are not superior in numbers, and it will be a tough battle! However, we can always maintain the superiority in numbers in the local area, and then give full play to the advantages of the weapons in our hands, combined with the tactics we have studied in the past two years, our victory still exists. If you can delay a little time and wait for some soldiers to follow, the number of wins will be greater.
In this moment of calm before the storm came, Sun Shiyu reflected on the previous danger, and he sighed in his heart: The ancestors have spirits, and the ancestors bless, so that the ancestral hall will not fall. With the protection of our ancestors, our descendants have escaped this hardship.
He didn't know that if Li Xing knew about this voice, this captain who had read ancient books and conceived his thoughts would definitely criticize: You are too blind and superstitious! It's just a matter of doing something well and showing an unexpected reward in a special situation. This has nothing to do with ghosts and gods, it is really common sense in the world!
At this moment, Li Xing really spoke, and he shouted vigorously to the village soldiers who had been set up in the village field behind:
"Everyone should keep in mind the usual training cooperation! Don't look at those wolves who are as strong as calves, but our formation function is to combine the strength of three people to deal with one, and three people fight one wolf to win more than Zhuo Zhuo. And we have the 'Bagua Array' as the backing, as long as our formations are not scattered, within the local scope of this 'Bagua Array', we can take advantage of the numerical advantage. β
"Two feet can never outrun four legs, so don't be scared and don't run away. As long as you rely on the strength of the collective to defeat a strong enemy, as long as you call on the will to fight, you can survive on the battlefield! We have weapons in our hands, armor in our bodies, brothers in force, and the protection of the Bagua Array, all of which will allow us to defeat the beasts on the other side! β
"Remember, we are manly husbands who stand tall in the sky, and we have countless unarmed relatives behind us! More sacrifices can be exchanged for more hope. Remember, one more courage is one more chance to survive???"
"Remember, our mission!"
"I want you to be the god of Qingwan Township with me!" Li Xing stared at the villagers with fearless eyes, and shouted the words "Guardian God" word by word.
"Guardian God! Guardian God! The villagers responded enthusiastically, and they also poured out absolute determination.
Li Xing's shouting encouraged both the facts, and succeeded in dispelling the fear that the villagers had seen so many giant wolves at first glance and saw the severed limbs of the corpses scattered in front of the house. The low morale of the villagers was boosted, and their courage sprouted.
Not long after, a giant wolf beside Bai Mao slowly walked to the middle of the field, pacing back and forth dozens of meters away from his team, and howling at the villagers with a provocative gaze.
"Damn, does it want to have a heads-up before the battle?"
"That's fine, you can delay a little time and wait for more people to arrive!"
"Daddy! Let me meet this brute. "This is Chen Long's request to fight. He is now eighteen years old, and he has been doing business with Chen Chao more two years ago, and after several years of training, he is now healthier and more courageous.
"Childe, let's do it with me!" As soon as the words fell, a knight next to Long Chen roared and rode towards the giant wolf in the field.
"Ma Biao, be careful!" Chen Chao told the right-hand man who rushed out.