Chapter 53: Internal and External Attack
"Big drum, you can make one today, but I don't know what you can do with it!" Gao Tang had doubts, but he didn't ask much.
"Drums, war drums, you still have to charge!" Qin Ming became excited.
"Brother Qin, this big drum is to confuse the enemy. Knocking from time to time, especially at night, at least let them rest badly. ”
"Haha, there are more and more ghost ideas of the young man. Tong Guanshan couldn't help laughing. Only that Shangguan Feng looked at Ma Yun with a somewhat complicated look.
In a dense forest clearing a few miles away from Xiong'an Village, many people are gathering at this moment, judging from their clothes, it is the fleeing Beifu soldiers. Two men in armor were huddled together, looking worried.
One of them said: "The most urgent thing is to find food, and the brothers will not last long." ”
"In a hurry, how to find so much food, for the sake of today, I can only rob it. ”
"Before his death, General Xi warned us not to rob the people. ”
"That's natural, now there are two choices, one is to storm Liu Shiyu's camp and grab some food back, and the other is to capture Jiayuan City, and the grain and grass will be solved naturally, I don't know what Brother Xu thinks. ”
"It's a pity that Brother Guo died in the breakout, and he is the only one of the three of us who has a strategy. Jiayuan City is already on guard at this moment, and it is difficult to capture it, and it is afraid that many brothers will be damaged by attacking Liu Shiyu's camp. I have a plan. ”
"Brother Lu, talk quickly!"
"According to the report of the spies, Liu Shiyu's army is besieging that cottage at the moment, we can send a small force to harass, if we can lure out some Red Flame Army and snatch their horses, it will be enough for our brothers for a few days, then Liu Shiyu's grain and grass will not last long, and it will inevitably be transported from Jiayuan City, we only need to stay on the road that must be passed, and then snatch those grain and grass down. ”
"Wonderful, Brother Lu's plan is very good, let's discuss it and strive to attract more Red Flame Army. ”
Ma Yun looked at the tall drum in front of him and said in surprise: "Mr. Gao, your drum is bigger than I thought!"
"Haha, since Shaoxia said that he wanted a big drum, I will make a big one. ”
"Go down, hear the drums, don't panic, do what you have to do. This drum is used to paralyze the enemy. ”
An hour later, the sky darkened, and Xiong'an Village had been bombarded by boulder trucks for a day, with thick smoke billowing and dilapidated.
"Knock! knock!" The big drum made a dull sound, and it rang out for several miles, and Liu Shiyu's army immediately became agitated, and Liu Shiyu, who was sitting in the carriage, also heard it clearly, and hurriedly got out of the carriage.
"Be careful, don't panic!" Liu Shiyu's voice unexpectedly overshadowed the drums, and it clearly echoed in the camp before the army stabilized. Liu Shiyu listened quietly for a while, determined the direction of the drum, and returned to the carriage with a snort.
"The hateful thief village is bluffing and disturbing the hearts of our army. Liu Shiyu looked angry.
"The little thief village also knows how to suspect the soldiers, which is really hateful. Ding Jianjun snorted.
"Dashuai, you might as well consider the suggestions of the seven masters of the rivers and lakes. Yao Gang said in a deep voice.
Liu Shiyu thought for a moment, shook his head, and said slowly: "It's better to wait for two days, and it's safer to have an internal and external attack." The other party has the existence of killing black and white ghosts, and the seven of them sneaked into the thief village from the cliff late at night, which may not be effective, so it is better for them to attack the mountain again. ”
"The marshal's words are reasonable, so let's wait for two more days. Yao Gang nodded.
"Send the order down, and send another 500 people to the pioneer camp to speed up the stone mining, and I will bombard the thief village day and night. ”
Jack Ma's drums rang for about two quarters of an hour before stopping. The army under the mountain has already lined up, but without the slightest movement, they all know that they have fallen for the trick, and they are extremely angry.
"Come on, Lao Qin, I'll keep knocking!" Qin Ming saw that the drum had stopped, thinking that Ma Yun was tired, and volunteered.
"Brother Qin, when the time comes, it's not too late for you to knock. ”
"Why wait until the hour!"
"What do you think, when they are sleeping soundly, they will hear the sound of drums, what will be their reaction!"
"You, it's too bad!" Qin Mingthou laughed.
When it arrived, there was a fire on the Xiong'an Village, which was particularly conspicuous in the dark night, Liu Shiyu's boulder car, still being launched, at this time it was already a big stone, falling on the cottage, making a huge sound.
Qin Ming stood in front of the big drum excitedly, "Knock knock!" The sound of the drum suddenly spread throughout the night, and the sleeping army of Liu Shiyu immediately rioted.
"There is an enemy! Beware!" "Beware of sneak attacks!"
But until the drumming stopped, there was still not half an enemy in sight.
"X's, affect the uncle's sleep!" "X's, come here again!" "Attack the thieves' village tomorrow and kill them all!"
An hour later, the army, which had just fallen asleep, was woken up by the sound of drums.
"Damn, I'm not going to let people sleep!" "There are still such shameless enemies!" "When Lao Tzu attacks the cottage, he must wear that broken drum X!"
Scolding and scolding, the drum still rings every hour, making the anger of the army angry, if you go head-to-head at this moment, under the stimulation of anger, the combat power of Liu Shiyu's army can be increased by three percent, but unfortunately at this moment they are facing endless night and air, empty anger but nowhere to vent.
Early the next morning, the drumming finally stopped, but it was also dawn, and it was time to get up and practice. At this time, the soldiers were listless, sighing, and gritting their teeth when they talked about the sound of drums. Although the people in Xiong'an Village were also uncomfortable, although they had already prepared in their hearts, they would still be woken up by the sound of drums when they were sleeping, which was probably the so-called "killing a thousand enemies and damaging eight hundred"! However, compared to the embarrassment of Liu Shiyu's thousands of troops, this impact was nothing.
said that Ma Yun's unintentional move secretly helped the fleeing Beifu soldiers. On the second day, the Beifu soldiers pretended to attack and specially chose an open place, and had already dug a trap, and when they reached the camp, Liu Shiyu's army had nowhere to vent its anger, and immediately met it.
The Beifu soldiers pretended to resist and retreated, and a group of Red Flame soldiers chased after them on their horses. The result can be imagined, although the Red Flame Army is strong, but the Beifu soldiers have long been prepared, under the trap and stumbling horses, the cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and more than a dozen war horses were robbed, these dozen war horses are enough for the Beifu soldiers for several days.
As soon as Liu Shiyu heard that the war horse was snatched away, he didn't know the intentions of the Beifu soldiers, and immediately became furious: "Who asked you to chase it!" Angry to angry, Liu Shiyu had to calm down and think about the current situation.
The Beifu soldiers got the war horses, and the rations were worry-free in a few days, but it was his army, and the food was only enough for five or six days, if he could not conquer Xiong'an Village during this period, he had only two choices: one was to let Jiayuan City transport grain and grass over, and the other was to give up the attack and lead the army back to the city.
The second one he will not choose, known as an army of 10,000, with siege weapons, if he can't even beat a thief village, what face will he have in front of King Lu after he goes back. Let Jiayuan City transport grain and grass, but he is afraid that he will be intercepted by the Beifu soldiers on the road, and thinking about this gives him a headache.
"Then we can only conquer the thief village in three days, even if there are more casualties!" Liu Shiyu showed a crazy look on his face. Two days later, under the continuous destruction of Ma Yun's drums, Liu Shiyu's army was depressed one by one, and he didn't even have the strength to insult.
In the past two days, under the continuous attack of the boulder car, the Xiong'an Village was paved with stones, and there was no tree on the mountain wall, only bare rocks remained, as Liu Shiyu said, give him enough time, he can fill the Xiong'an Village with stones, but unfortunately he does not have so much time.
On this day, he had to give the order: attack the mountain. When they heard the order to attack the mountain, the soldiers, who had been suffocating for many days, immediately became frantic and rushed down the mountain. The ideal is plump, the reality is cruel, when I get to the bottom of the mountain, I look at the bare peaks, I don't find a single enemy, I don't see a road, how can I attack it.
On the contrary, from time to time, stones and logs rolled down the mountain, and even the boulder cart, which had not been launched for several days, started to move at this moment, and bombarded the mountain with a gust of rage.
Liu Shiyu looked at the battle situation in front of him indifferently, and said in a deep voice: "The sword and shield soldiers are in front, and the longbow soldiers are in the back, protect the giant hammer soldiers and clear the mountain road with a defensive formation." Boulder carts switched to fire bombs!"
At the same time that Liu Shiyu's army launched a frontal attack, there were seven people standing in a hidden place at the foot of the mountain, which were none other than the seven people of the Qinglong Gang who had besieged Ma Yun.
"Although the mountain is steep, there are a few places where we can focus on it, and with our skills, it is not difficult to climb the mountain wall. What do you think?" said the old man Guan Ye.
"Then here!" Dongfang Yuhong nodded.
"Remind you again that the owner of the thief village has killed the existence of black and white ghosts, and you can't be careless, and when you encounter the owner of the village, you will work together to kill it first, so as to prevent future troubles. When the time comes, don't hide your secrets, if you miss the big things of the prince and the general, our sect will no longer exist. I hope you will work together on this trip!" Guan Ye glanced at a few people and said in a deep voice.
A few people nodded, and then Guan Ye jumped up, used his hands and feet together, and quickly climbed up the rock wall, and it didn't take long to reach it. Ma Yun once placed an early warning mechanism here, but unfortunately, under the bombardment of the boulder car for many days, most of those mechanisms were damaged and failed, and Guan Ye climbed up quietly.
With Guan Ye taking the lead, the rest of the people also climbed up, but the three big men who used heavy weapons were dragged down by the weapons, and it took a lot of effort to climb. Seven people stood on the top of a peak, looking down on Xiong'an Village.
"Attacking this mountain is ten times more difficult than attacking a city!" Guan Ye looked at the terrain of Xiong'an Village and said with emotion.
"Fortunately, the seven of us are here, otherwise no matter how many troops come, it will be difficult to reach the sky if you want to capture this mountain!" said Gu Fen of the Silver Dragon Gang in a deep voice.
"There is no one in Jiaozhou who can stop the seven of us from joining forces!" said the dwarf Changshan brothers coldly.
"The person I met that day was a master!" Dongfang Yuhong looked afraid.
"Although he is a master, I am afraid that he is already a dead man at this time. Huan Leopard waved the double gong in his hand.
"That place should be the road leading to the bottom of the mountain, we will first clear the thieves around, and then lead out the owner of the village to kill him, and this village will be broken. Guan Ye pointed to the gate of Xiong'an Village, which had disappeared at this time, leaving only two boulder carts standing there, still throwing stones.
"According to the words of the gang leader, I will go first!" Suo Ju picked up the double-edged axe and was about to rush forward, but was stopped by Guan Ye.
"Somen is slow. After a while, you rushed forward, and I hid with the head of the Dongfang family, waiting for an opportunity to make a move, do you have any opinions?" Hearing this, the rest of the people glanced at each other.
"Just according to the words of the gang leader, let's go first!" Brother Changshan thought for a moment and rushed viciously towards the crowd where the boulder cart was.
Note: Take a war horse 1 ton = 1000 kg = 2000 catties to calculate, kill can get 1000 catties of meat, bones do not count, more than 2000 soldiers eat a pound of meat a day, two horses plus bones and internal organs are almost the same, three horses are completely rich, so these dozen war horses are enough for Beifu soldiers to eat for five days.