Volume 2: The Loose World Chapter 146: Retest (48) The Battle of Taniguchi
Since Wu has spoken, let's take a walk anyway, whether it is good or bad, it is the sword mountain, it is the sea of fire, and it will be known at a glance, the team is ready to go, leaving the copper mine, and heading towards the valley of the forest and houbu.
At the beginning of June, the army reached the valley of Houbu, and there were 9,000 men in the valley, 3,000 warriors, 3,000 tribesmen, and 3,000 slaves.
Not long after Tuo's injury recovered, Lin Wu was abnormal, usually Tuoyang was positive and full of vitality, he would never refuse to hunt, let alone stay in the room for too long, because he was afraid of the dark and was afraid of being closed.
Since then, Lin Wu has been paying attention, directly and indirectly, paying attention to Tuo's actions, but he has not found anything, until the month when Lin Hou is leaving, he suddenly appeared and enthusiastically helped carry and deal with the tribute.
At that time, she reacted and felt that Tuo's purpose was to wait for Lin Hou to leave, so she asked Lin Hou not to leave the tribe, or to change her to participate in the confession, but Lin Hou did not agree.
Lin Hou felt that she was too worried, but she also made some compromises, and agreed to stay and watch for half a month, during which Tuo never moved, but became a little extroverted, not in isolation, also went out hunting, and was also busy with work.
Gradually, even she wondered if she was too worried, until one night, she suddenly woke up from a nightmare, and felt that something big was about to happen, so she hurriedly recalled the guards of the copper mine.
Originally, the people who wanted to recall the salt mine were strongly opposed by the high-level, who felt that the recall of the copper mine was nothing to do, and the salt mine was the top priority.
When the high-level people were all convinced, the deer cavalry assigned to go out to preach the news was lifeless and never returned, and at the same time, the soldiers who got up at night met Tuo, who was about to poison the drinking water, and was killed by him.
The warrior was killed, but the movement that could be made woke up the ability warrior, and Taku was finally exposed, and the clansmen were shocked and angry, not understanding why he did such a thing, and the mid-term warrior captured him.
His mouth is indeed very hard, no matter how he asks him, he can't bite his mouth, even so, the high-level also judged the basic information from his performance and the disappearance of the cavalry, Lin Hou is in big trouble!
Preparations for war began, the tribesmen stayed in the valley, and the warriors and slaves were stationed outside the valley to guard against sudden attacks, and the wood tribe, which had enough energy, was discovered by the patrolling warriors not long after they came out of the forest.
"When!When!" There was a copper gong in the forest department, and the sound caused was very loud, which instantly alarmed the other warriors, and also discovered the enemy's figure, and the ability warriors appeared to observe.
Medics, scouts, transports, and 900 reservists stopped, 900 slave warriors walked at the forefront, shield soldiers, spearmen, sword and axe soldiers, archers, and crossbowmen, and a thousand and a half warbands were lined up in turn.
The bull cavalry and the horse cavalry, standing on the left and right, were in front of them, heavily armed heavy infantry, the three-wolf chariot walked at the end, and the stone held the big horn of the buffalo, and blew a low trumpet: "Woo-"
The warriors outside the valley also gathered, a team of more than 3,000 people, more than a thousand deer cavalry, walked in front, and a thousand middle-aged slaves with weapons were driven by them and walked in the forefront.
"Warriors, in the front, are your enemies! In the rear, are your relatives! Let us take weapons, strike at the enemy, and guard our relatives!" On the big rock at the mouth of the valley, Lin Wu stood, his voice echoing in the sky.
"Kill the Waiting Department! Grab the jungle! Destroy the enemy! Protect the tribe!" Mu Wu's voice was weak, and Shi Dai broadcast it, and the loud voice, like thunder and explosion, spread all over the battlefield, invigorated the morale of the army, and suppressed the enemy's fireworks.
"Kill!" couldn't help but say, the two sides started a fierce battle, the petrification ability unfolded, and the nine hundred slave warriors instantly skyrocketed in size, their bodies turned into substance, holding flint weapons, shouting and charging towards the enemy on the opposite side.
More than a thousand adult slaves, also armed with rock weapons, were coerced by the cavalry behind them, shouting to give themselves courage, and rushed to the slave warriors opposite, and the two sides ignited the flames of war, this was a one-sided slaughter!
Not only is the weapon inferior to the other party, but the strength is far cheaper, only the number is barely higher, and there is no obvious advantage, the slave warriors are quite ruthless and ruthless, recruiting to attack the vital points, and do not give up until they are killed.
If the soldiers of the clan start, they may talk about the tribal property and show mercy to their subordinates, but the slaves are different, then it doesn't matter if you are property or not, one head is 100 points! Take ten heads, and you can get rid of slavery!
Fighting with ordinary slaves is easier than fighting against soldiers, I have no time to take care of myself, how can I care if you live or die, in their eyes, these slaves on the other side are just scores, the more the better.
A person's head flew away, blood splashed everywhere, the slave warriors roared wildly in blood, enjoying the feast of slaughter, the wood witch was a little unbearable, mainly felt pity, and said hoarsely: "Those who lay down their weapons, don't kill!"
"Lay down your arms! live!" The humanoid microphone stone roared out a rolling sound wave, and the slaves who had been frightened for a long time dropped their weapons one by one, held their heads, and knelt down, and the slave warriors refused to stop.
"Whoever lays down his arms, die!" a cavalryman raised a flint spear and pierced the head of the surrendered slave, and the blood was raging, and the slave who was about to surrender became indecisive and stumbling.
This move had some effect, but there was no way to cure it, there were still many slaves, who dropped their weapons and surrendered, and even some slaves, holding weapons to fight back against the cavalry, venting their forbearance and resentment, and the battlefield suddenly became chaotic.
The first confrontation between the two divisions lasted for half a day, and the slave warriors won a great victory! At the cost of more than 100 people, 800 enemies were annihilated, 500 were captured, and in the confusion, more than a dozen deer cavalry were surrounded and killed by enraged slaves.
"Tui!" Lin Wu shouted angrily, and five hundred deer cavalry rushed out and killed the remaining two slaves, and the slaves were shocked and fled backwards, killing and wounding more than 200 people.
"Knock knock!" The war drums on the chariot were beaten, with a deafening loud sound, like a heart in the chest, rumbling and jumping, inspiring the warrior's fighting spirit, the shield soldier lifted his heavy shield and began to advance forward.
More than 1,000 deer cavalry were all dispatched, and nearly 2,000 Houbu soldiers were also advancing, some holding stone axes, stone spears, stone knives, some holding rattan shields, some holding single-plank bows, and some carrying back baskets and rolling stones with wooden spears.
"Archers, release arrows!" Three hundred archers, lined up in two rows in front and back, drew their bows and arrows, and shot a dense array of feathered arrows into the air.
But their shields are rudimentary, the defense is not high, the arrows of the archers are all made of bronze, and there are a few bronze arrows, which are incomparably powerful, and many of them directly penetrate the shields and shoot the shieldmen behind.
"Crossbowman, release arrows!" "The archers finished shooting half crouching and building arrows, and the crossbowmen continued to attack, each crossbow can shoot five short arrows at the same time, forming a dense rain of arrows, which makes the soldiers of the waiting department change their style.
More than a dozen arrows rained down, Lin Hou killed 100 people and seriously injured 200 people, if it weren't for the ability warriors to shoot in time, they each showed their skills, wooden, petrified, and iced the warriors, and temporarily strengthened the defense.
And to give birth to plants, use the soil, build tree walls, rattan walls and earth walls to block, and the casualties are only afraid of heavier. Lin Houbu also launched a counterattack, and also had a powerful single-plank bow, which could shoot arrows fifty zhang away.
However, the arrows made of flint have limited damage, and can only barely pierce the leather armor, and occasionally hit the bare limbs, which is harmless, and the rolling stones and wooden spears can break the defense, but the distance is too short, and there are very few that can be hit.
The soldiers remained at the rear, ten ballistae with three bronze spears, ten catapults with boulders the size of water tanks, three bronze two-oxen chariots, and three bronze two-horse chariots, ready to go.
Ten giant crossbows fired in unison, and the bronze spears pierced through the air, spanning two miles, swept over the warband, and shot at the Houbu army, and the strengthened warriors were vulnerable to a blow in front of the bronze spears, and they were easily pierced.
Several huge walls blocked most of the attacks, and the vine walls were also pierced, the tree walls trembled and cracked, the earth walls swayed, and the catapults burst out boulders, and the vine walls were violently torn apart, and the tree walls were cracked inch by inch, and the earth walls collapsed.
The deer cavalry broke through the blockade, rushed to the front of the battle formation, and stepped down towards the bronze shield, some of the shields were dented, some were broken on the spot, some were as stable as Mount Tai, some of the wood warriors were trampled to death, and some of the forest warriors were pierced.
Three hundred oxen cavalry and three hundred horse cavalry, rushing out on the left and right, copied from two sides, the horned deer of the forest Hou Department are burly and tall, and their movements are flexible, but their speed is not as good as that of war horses, and their strength is not as good as that of war bulls, so it is difficult to gain an advantage.
1,000 deer cavalry, 600 oxen and horse cavalry, can only fight equally, the armies of both sides continue to advance, the shield soldiers violently charge the waiting team, the sword and axe soldiers, heavy infantry rush out of the formation, and fight with the enemy.
The shield men disrupted the ranks, the spearmen strangled the enemy troops, the archers and crossbowmen, reaping their lives in all directions, and more than a thousand people advanced and retreated together, turning into huge turtle shells, coming and going freely, and no one could do anything.
Six bronze chariots rushed out slowly, and the two horsemen were covered in heavy armor, solid as a rock, and they were as smooth as walking on the rough ground, and the speed of progress was not fast, but nothing could stop them.
The chariot was surrounded by spikes, and there were two long copper sticks on the front and back, left and right, a total of eight, and the sticks were inlaid with copper spears three feet long, and when the chariot moved, the copper sticks rotated with it, and the dense copper spears began to rotate.
On the backs of the two war horses, two heavily armed warriors sat at the helm, and in the high carriage, there were four warriors, eating spears, lances, sickles, and halberds, standing in the corner to attack.
There are also saw gear disks underneath, characters that can smooth the ground, whether it is a warrior, a mount, or a wood and stone, if you enter the range of the chariot, you can only be reduced to broken sauce, and no matter how strong the defense is, it can also grind you into slag.
Fortunately, the weight of the bronze chariot is too large, one war horse does not move, two war horses drive together, and the speed is also very slow, not as good as a person running, as long as you pay attention to dodging, it will be fine, and the war bull is slightly faster.
There is no phantom fruit in the forest department, and the breeding of wild beasts is the fruit of generations of labor, and the ferocity of the bighorn deer is already very low, but when it is activated by outsiders and injured by people, it will automatically recover, and there is no way to control it.
The ox-horse cavalry deliberately wounded the mount, drove the frantic horned deer to the chariot, approached the rolling sawtooth, and in an instant the flesh flew sideways, squeaked, and hurriedly led the deer, and was only left with fragments, and the deer cavalry suffered a large loss.
There are 3,500 people in the wood tribe, all of whom are bronze weapons, and there are 900 reserves in the rear, who are always on standby, and the soldiers of the forest tribe are more than 3,000 people, who basically use flint weapons, and only ordinary people are left in the valley.
The Houbu warriors are tall and have physical qualities far beyond ordinary people, but the wood tribe eats spirit plants all year round, and their physique is still very much, although there are ice-melted, petrified, and wooden-made warriors, the number is too scarce, and it is difficult to support the overall situation.
There is a huge gap in weapons and equipment, there are many gaps in numbers, and the combat strength of individual soldiers is a lot worse, the army of Lin Hou is retreating one after another, with heavy losses, Lin Wu's eyes are cold, the faces of the high-level are ugly, and the abnormal soldiers have left the field.