The person who took charge of this grain transportation task was Shen Fu, the head of 100 people. The new commander will be banned, as his assistant, and go on the road together. Both of them were born in the county soldiers, and they have the same background, so their relationship is closer than others.

Coming to the dock fort fifteen miles away from the single father city, outside the dock fort, Na Haoqiang took four Hu as a load and had prepared four thousand Hu grain. However, such a method of transportation is not enough.

Haoqiang's housekeeper ran to Shen Fu and discussed with him if he could send two hundred soldiers to help transport food. While speaking, the servant next to him also brought wine for the Tianping Army to drink.

When they saw the wine brought up, some soldiers couldn't help it and wanted to go up and take a sip. When Yu Ban saw it, he shouted:

"Liu Laoqi!"

was reprimanded by his boss like this, these Tianping sergeants who had just seen how Qu Shuai was punished by himself, immediately remembered the rules and regulations in the army, and obediently returned to the queue, not daring to drink.

And Shen Fu, who had been told by insolence, also politely refused the housekeeper's request. He just agreed that the rest of the grain that could not be transported could be put here first and transported next time. Between the lines, it seems that he has eaten this Haoqiang, and he is not worried that Haoqiang will swallow these grains.

The housekeeper said a few words, and stuffed a bag of money over, but he still couldn't, so he had to go back. Yu Ban looked at the back of this housekeeper and sneered slightly.

Eight hundred people took up the burden and set out on the road to the city of single fathers. Shen Fu urged two teams of 100 people, a team of 400 people, to follow behind unhurriedly. Less than five miles away from Wubao, suddenly, the rear shouted and killed, and a team of Han army and county soldiers rushed up murderously!

The people who were transporting grain suddenly became a mess. Many people threw down their burdens, turned around and ran. It stands to reason that Shen Fu should immediately divide his troops and protect the team that transports grain. However, the actions of the Tianping Army made the Han soldiers who rushed up very strange.

The 400 Tianping Army actually sat back and watched the chaos of the grain transportation team, and formed a circle formation by itself. The soldiers on the periphery held small light shields in one hand and clenched the ring-headed sword in the other. The second platoon of soldiers held their spears, the tips of which were outward. There are also many soldiers in the middle, who actually took out a crossbow from the backpack on their backs!

The so-called tension crossbow refers to the kind of crossbow machine that is wound with the strength of the arm.

Seeing this scene, the Han army who rushed up only one thought flashed in his heart:

- These moth thieves are actually on guard?!

――Who leaked the secret?

"Stop!"

The soldier gave the order loudly. These county soldiers were obviously well trained, and as soon as they gave the order, they immediately stopped quickly and began to line up.

The distance between the two armies was approaching to a hundred paces, and the Han army stood out from the formation and shouted loudly to the officers and men of the Tianping Army:

"Ignorant moth thief! You're already surrounded by the Han army! In a few moments, Lord Lieutenant will personally lead the army to kill! You and other innocent soldiers can quickly surrender and avoid death! ”

Shen Fu looked at the big banner of the word "Bao" played by his opponent and asked Yu Bandao:

"Whose subordinates are these Han soldiers?"

"It should be Yu's original boss, Lord Captain Bao Xin."

When Yu Ban said this, his face did not show any fluctuation at all.

"Lord Bao Xin is strict in governing the army, and he has the style of 'Cheng Buzhi', a famous general at the time of the 'Emperor Wu'. His subordinates are trained well and are extremely combat-effective. It's just that there are more recruits, and it's just a bit of a drag. ”

"So, it's still a hard bone, huh?"

Shen Fu's face was full of solemnity, and he muttered:

"When will the lord's reinforcements arrive?"

Not far away, the Han army shouted a few words to the enemy, and found that the other party was untouched, and he was puzzled, but he couldn't show it, but he just retreated into the army formation and ordered:

"Crossbowman! Out of the ranks, three shots in a row! ”

Shen Fu looked at the Han army in the distance and estimated that the strength of the army was about five hundred, slightly more than his own. More than fifty crossbowmen trotted out of the Han army formation and formed two rows in front of the formation. Shen Fu sneered:

"Bullying a certain family without a crossbow?"

The crossbowmen of the Han army were wound and were about to shoot collectively, when suddenly in the distance in the enemy formation, an arrow flew in and nailed to the neck of a crossbowman, and it was an arrow through!

The crossbowman who was hit by the arrow fell to the side, and the crossbow machine in his hand was also unintentionally triggered, and with a "grab" sound, it hit another crossbowman nearby. The crossbowman who had been injured by mistake screamed and fell to the ground, howling and rolling. The surrounding Han troops were shocked, and many crossbowmen pulled the crossbow machine as soon as they were nervous.

Dozens of inaccurate crossbow arrows were fired in all directions, not only did not cause any casualties to the enemy, but accidentally injured one of their own people. When the Han army was blushing and ran over to check the two crossbowmen on the ground, the two unlucky men had already lost their breath.

"Bai Chang Divine Shot!"

The Tianping sergeant saw the leader shoot a crossbow, which actually killed the other party and injured one, and was pleasantly surprised, so he spontaneously shouted loudly.

Shen Fu held a crossbow with a strength of five stones, that is, a crossbow machine that was wound with the strength of his feet, and his body stood stiffly in place. He didn't expect that his arrow would have such an unexpected result, and he was stunned for a moment, until he heard the joyful shouts of the soldiers, and he recovered from dozens of pairs of blazing eyes.

"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand!"

As a result of this additional event, the morale of the Tianping Army skyrocketed a lot. I don't know which soldier it was, so I called out first, and then the other Tianping soldiers also responded loudly together.

On the other hand, on the side of the Han army, the morale dropped significantly. Faced with this unfavorable sign, even the veterans began to think about whether to retreat first and clean up these Yellow Turban Army next time?

-- Soldiers who lick blood from the knife all year round often have an unreasonable superstition about the omen before the war. Therefore, in many cases, some consolation flag sacrifice ceremonies are held before the army goes out.

After leading the troops for many years, the Han army did not know how to do it, and the morale of his own side was depressed. However, he was ordered to crush or hold back the enemy and wait for the arrival of the large force in order to destroy the small Yellow Turban food caravan. Only in this way can the next step of the operation be launched.

-- As long as the next step of the plan to deceive the city is successful, the Yellow Turban defeated army, which has fled hundreds of miles from Yingchuan County to Jiyin County, will inevitably end up being annihilated.

Therefore, the military Hou forcibly suppressed the discontent in the army and ordered the crossbowmen to continue to complete the triple fire.

"Whew...... Click......"

Hundreds of crossbow arrows, divided into several batches, smashed headlong into the defensive formation set up by the Tianping Army. A miserable cry followed, and more than a dozen unlucky Tianping sergeants did not hide well, and were injured under the crossbow arrows that flew in the face.

Fortunately, due to the distance of hundreds of steps, the power of the crossbow arrows was greatly weakened, plus the crossbow machines of these Han troops were all below three stones, and the injured Tianping Army was not seriously injured, and no one died.

A few soldiers of the balance with strips of white cloth sewn on their clothes dragged the wounded soldiers to sheltered areas and began to treat the wounded soldiers. This is the suggestion made by Yu Ban to Zhang Qi yesterday, using the ability of the "Taiping Dao" preacher to be good at healing, and set up a "military doctor" in the army.

These Taiping Dao believers, who knew a little about medical skills, put a wooden stick into the mouth of the wounded, and immediately effectively eliminated the cry of pain that was extremely demoralizing. The other officers and men of the Tianping Army found that even if they were injured, they could be effectively treated, and their courage to fight became more and more sufficient.

At the same time, the crossbowmen of the Han army also ushered in the second batch of casualties. In the battle ahead, the Tianping Army defeated the Han army several times, and there were hundreds of crossbow machines captured. This time, Shen Fu's hundred-man team brought twenty large and small crossbow machines. Under the covert counterattack of these crossbow machines, the Han army that was shot over was also close to ten people.

-- It's a hard bone......

Seeing that the crossbow arrows were not effective, the Han army immediately changed its tactics and placed the "trapping soldiers" composed of fifty subordinates in front. These so-called "trappers" are the elite of this "qu" Han army. The military candidate consulted his boss "Captain Bao Du" and gave these "trap soldiers" a reward of 8,000 yuan each, and only then did they select a team of 50 people.

Shen Fu and Yu Ban, both officers who knew the tactics of the Han army, saw the Han army's actions, and hurriedly began to dispatch troops, ready to give these brave "trap soldiers" a head-on attack. The two understood that as long as they defeated the attack of the "trappers", these enemies in front of them would no longer be worried.

However, this wave of attacks is not so easy to repel.

The leader of the "traps" was a burly man more than eight feet tall, with a full beard, and was between thirty and forty years old. This person and more than a dozen first-row Han soldiers all temporarily put on an extra layer of leather armor to increase their defensive power. In addition, this big man, holding a hook inlay in one hand and a ring-headed knife in the other, is well-armed, and his martial arts skills are obviously not bad.

Hook inlay is a common composite weapon combining hook and shield in the Han Dynasty. The specific shape is a small iron shield with hooks up and down, and a handle in the middle, which has three functions: defense, hook and push.

Of course, this kind of complex thing requires extremely rigorous training to use it well. However, on the other hand, those who can use good hook inlays must be skilled in martial arts.

Fifty "trappers" silently lined up in front of the formation, each holding his weapon. The soldiers of the Tianping Army, after all, were not well trained, and they were nervous for a while when they saw the Han Army putting on this posture. These "trappers" have not really attacked, and they have actually regained the momentum they lost not long ago!

"Han Army! Mighty! ”

The strong man in the lead, roaring loudly, raised the ring-headed knife in his hand above his head. With his shout, the rest of the Han army should join in:

"Han Army! Mighty! ”

"Kill!"

The strong man's head knife fell forward, his body began to start, and he trotted away, leading the "trap soldiers" forward. The Han soldiers in the rear advanced in small steps, and the roar of cheering became louder and louder.

In the "Han Army! Mighty! Under the slogan, the fifty "trap soldiers" did not say a word, maintained an even speed, formed a small conical formation, and pressed over the simple circle formation of the Tianping Army!