Volume III, Chapter 30: Ambush

At noon, Yang Fan announced the end of the training, and at the same time opened the city gate, sent 5,000 infantry to the important place of Funiu Mountain, and stationed according to the location map given by Yang Fan.

At the same time, Yang Fan sent 3,000 archers in the city to camp on several highlands in Funiu Mountain.

There are also 10,000 ambush soldiers, Yang Fan ambushed on the high ground not far from the Surabaya River between Funiu Mountain and Jiangyue City, preparing to carry out a sneak attack on Wang Shichong's main force!

And there are less than two thousand soldiers left in the city, and these two thousand Yang Fan did not let them be idle, after all, it is more than two thousand people to protect the lives and property of the people in Jiangyue City!

For more than 2,000 people, Yang Fan only gave them one task, which was to find saltpeter, sulfur, charcoal and other things, and give a specific weight ratio!

Finding things was too simple for the two thousand people, and within half a day, all these things were neatly prepared and stacked in front of the armory of the City Lord's Mansion.

These people didn't know what Yang Fan wanted these things for, but Yang Fan himself knew the purpose of these things, that is, to make black powder!

To be more precise, Yang Fan wanted to make his own lead mine and bury it under Jiangyue City, once Wang Shichong's gang broke through one or two lines of defense, this mine would be the last barrier of Jiangyue City!

Yang Fan's knowledge about landmines couldn't be clearer, because Yang Fan usually thinks that he is a military enthusiast, and he knows all about the types of weapons between countries, as well as the origin of various weapons, and he knows the evolution history of weapons well.

So for Yang Fan at this moment, it is really a simple thing to make a self-made lead mine with black powder.

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However, Yang Fan didn't want others to know about gunpowder, after all, this kind of thing was extremely lethal, in addition to using it for self-protection, Yang Fan didn't want more people to know the production method, mainly because he was worried that once this kind of large-scale weapon of destruction was put into war, the consequences would be too tragic. Therefore, when making the lead mine, Yang Fan only called some guards and a few wives in the city.

After Yang Fan mastered the military power of Jiangyue City, Yu Han naturally didn't need to learn useless things such as feudal etiquette, but after hearing that Yang Fan had married three more ladies, Yu Han was angry and didn't eat for several days.

Yang Fan had no choice but to go up and explain in person, but he only got Yu Han a few blank eyes and three or five slaps.

Wang Shichong, who was stationed eighty miles away, sent secret spies to secretly inquire into the situation in Jiangyue City, and when he heard that the city was training soldiers and horses, he trembled with anger, and scolded Zheng Zong for being dishonest, and once again drove the army to Jiangyue City for thirty miles, and at the same time sent a messenger to warn Zheng Zong to be honest, otherwise the consequences would be very serious.

However, when he heard that Zheng Zong handed over the military power to the young master this time, Wang Shichong did not stop at any time this time, set up camp and marched towards Jiangyue City at full speed.

Archers, cavalry, infantry, and siege vehicles were almost all ready, and they hurried straight to Jiangyue City overnight.

The sound of the footsteps of the large army and the sound of horses' hooves could be faintly heard in the dark night, and at this time, the Jiangyue City warriors on Funiu Mountain all raised their spirits and prepared to deal with the upcoming fierce battle.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the sound of conversation was faintly heard not far away, and at this time, those archers on the high ground of Funiu Mountain, one by one, opened their bows and arrows, and launched an attack on the large army that was about to enter the firing range not far away!

The large army with torches flashing above their heads had reached the foot of Mount Funiu, and had already entered the range of these archers, and an archer commander who was about forty years old immediately whispered,

"Shoot!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a swishing sound at the foot of the barberry mountain, followed by a scream of people shouting and neighing horses at the foot of the mountain!

"Ahh ~”

"Report to General Wang, there is an ambush on the mountain!"

At this time, the centaurs at the foot of the mountain were instantly chaotic because of the attack, and the flickering light of the torches above their heads made the shooters stationed on the high ground have a clearer vision!

"Whoosh! Sou! ……”

Wang Shichong was still behind the large army, and at this time he suddenly felt that the troops in front of him had stopped, and when he heard that someone was in ambush, he panicked in his heart, and hurriedly asked the military advisor next to him,

"Does the military advisor know who attacked us, should we withdraw at this time?"

The middle-aged military advisor in his fifties wearing a gorgeous Taoist uniform stroked his long beard and said,

"General, don't panic, in my opinion, this is just the vanguard sent by the Zheng Sect in the city, there are not many people, let the soldiers cheer up, quickly pass through Funiu Mountain, and ignore the ambush soldiers on the mountain!"

Wang Shichong disagreed,

"If there are tens of thousands of people on the mountain, if we rush through and are attacked by them on both sides, the loss will be great, or we should take a detour!"

The middle-aged Taoist shook his head and said,

"General don't panic, although this Funiu Mountain can hide ambushes, but this mountain is too small, tens of thousands of people can't hide at all, even if it is hidden, it is difficult to attack, except for archers and small troops ambushes, it can have its advantages, so the general should not panic."

Hearing the analysis of the middle-aged military advisor, Wang Shichong calmed down and said to the herald,

"Just according to what the military advisor said, pass quickly, don't be stranded!"

In an instant, a mighty army ran up from the bottom of the mountain road, and those archers located on Funiu Mountain could only retreat while shooting, and the advantage gradually disappeared.

On the narrowest mountain road in Funiu Mountain, the speed of the army had to slow down at this time, and at this time, Wang Shichong's troops, who had just passed through the mountain road and came to the flat road, immediately saw a cavalry with torches and about 5,000 cavalry.

When the cavalry saw the enemy soldiers who had just come out of the entrance, they immediately urged their horses to hold their guns, and they met them with an assassination!

When did the Wang Shichong soldiers who were blocked on the mountain road be in a dilemma.

"Report! General, there is a cavalry ambush ahead, and the soldiers at the entrance can't get out! ”

The herald ran to Wang Shichong in the middle of the army again, squatted down to report the battle situation ahead.

Wang Shichong had a headache again, he looked at the middle-aged military master and said,

"Strategist, what should I do now, although I have 80,000 people, but this mountain road is obstructed, why don't you take a detour!"

The middle-aged man was very speechless for Wang Shichong's stunned youth, after all, now that the large army has basically entered the mountain road, if he retreats and leaves, he will inevitably be chased and killed, and there will be no fewer casualties at that time!

"General Wang should not panic, 5,000 cavalry and don't worry, the general can send two tiger generals to take 5,000 cavalry from the rear to detour to the front, when the time comes, we will attack from both sides, and the enemy will definitely leave without a fight!"

Hearing the words of the middle-aged military advisor, Wang Shichong had to nod again,

"Then, according to the military division, which two tiger generals are the best to send there?"

The middle-aged military advisor stroked his long beard and said,

"Qin Qiong, Qin Shubao, and that Luo Shixin, this person is proficient in marksmanship and scissors, and Luo Shixin is one of the best marksmanship in today's world, and there are few rivals, this is the time when the general will test the two!"

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