Chapter 33: Building a Defensive Position
Morning dew gently slipped down the blades of grass, and unknown birds broke through the mist and chirped and flew over the horns.
Yesterday's battle, the first time to face a large-scale trap and thistle barbarian cavalry encountered an unprecedented heavy blow, taking advantage of the night sneak attack, and was prepared by the Xuanzi battalion to a wave of counter-killing, now, the camp has become a pot of porridge.
"Dashuai, this attack is unfavorable, it is Mi Yu Yuanyu's mistake, he is too reckless!"
"! You are afraid of Ritchhe, and you are dishonoring the Warriors! β
"The new tricks made by the Southern Barbarians are specifically aimed at the horse's legs, and a rash attack will only damage the soldiers! Mi Bird Motoyu is the best example, he is stupid! β
"The warriors of my Mi Fowl Clan have used their blood and lives to find out the conspiracy of the Southern Barbarians for everyone, and you dare to slander it!"
The quarrel has been going on all night and so far has not been resolved.
Sitting on a thick tiger skin chair, Tuoba Dewang looked calm, as if the barbarian commander was enjoying a boring play.
At this time, a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe of the Great Yan Kingdom walked in from outside the military tent, ignoring the barbarian generals who were arguing, but came to Tuoba Dewang's ear and whispered something.
The barbarian commander's eyes lit up, and he finally showed a smile.
"Don't quarrel anymore, you have quarreled from last night to this morning, apart from turning out some things about Chen Guzi and rotten sesame seeds to attack each other, do you have anything to gain?"
As soon as Tuoba Dewang spoke, the generals all quieted down, bowed their upper bodies slightly towards him, and obediently obeyed the order, "This year's southward journey, unlike previous years, the grass valley is different, and the tribes where you are all looking forward to you bringing back enough food for your stomach, bringing back the exquisite cloth of the Southern Dynasty, bringing back the slaves who can work, and bringing back the Southern Dynasty ladies who are as sweet as cheese!"
But what are you doing?
Just one small defeat will have you bickering like chirping quails! β
The heads of the generals hung even lower, and among the barbarian armies heading south this time, the commander Tuoba Dewang had the highest prestige, and brought the most clansmen, and he was ruthless enough, and no one in this camp dared to anger him.
"It's just some small tricks of the Southern Dynasty people, don't worry, I've already thought of how to deal with those cowards, you go back with peace of mind, let your sons and daughters take care of their spirits, and tomorrow at the latest, we will set foot in the camp of the Southern Dynasty people!"
"Whoa!"
"Whoa!"
"Whoa!"
Looking at the generals of all ethnic groups who walked out of the tent, Tuoba Dewang's expression became gloomy.
"Sir, tell me about the news from Yonggu City."
"Dashuai, that Song Ying'an only came to his senses this morning, and I'm afraid that my life will be saved, but if I want to go to the Xuanzi Battalion to command the battle, I'm afraid I will have to wait for a month or two.
However, the blacksmith named Zhao Hengyi has made people create a lot of things that they don't know how to use, and I am afraid that it will pose some threats to the warriors of our department! β
"Threats? What are you afraid of! Let the other tribes try their lives, and after trying, Sir will definitely be able to come up with a solution! β
"The handsome man is wrong to love, and the villain is ashamed! However, this trap and thistle terrestris finally have a way to deal with it, and the villain is not in vain to value it so much! β
The middle-aged scribe was obviously from the Yan Kingdom, but for some reason he was willing to sell himself for glory, and his ancestors didn't want it, so he served as a staff member for Tuoba Dewang in the army of this barbarian.
Tuoba Dewang valued this middle-aged scribe so much, presumably in the past, this guy who forgot his ancestors' wolf heart and lungs helped the barbarians to plague the people of the Great Yan Kingdom!
In the valley of the Horn Mouth, there were many new repulsors, and these weapons that had never appeared before were so crudely made that they did not even have time to remove the bark of trees.
But this did not prevent the repulsion pistol from playing its due effect, and the row of white spear heads sharpened by craftsmen at the top was enough to discourage all the cavalry!
The craftsmen who were completely mobilized were not inefficient under Zhao Hengyi's instructions, and in just one night, hundreds of horse rejection rifles were placed in the valley where there was still a smoky smell of fire!
These defensive weapons, which at a glance could be seen as difficult to provoke, were tied together by ropes by the soldiers of the baggage battalion, and rows of confusion were scattered throughout the valley.
These repulsive rifles, which also exude the unique fragrance of wood, split the front of the Xuanzi battalion's defense line into a labyrinth.
If the barbarian soldiers wanted to attack the defense line of the Xuanzi battalion without knocking down the rejecting pistol, they had to go around this labyrinth and become a live target for the archers.
Zhao Hengyi, who clearly understands the current situation, has brought the strict defense to the fullest, as long as he leads people to block the barbarian army at the mouth of the horn, and there is no shortage of food and grass for the border army, he will be able to achieve the final victory!
Of course, Zhao Hengyi was not naΓ―ve enough to think that the barbarian army would only stupidly use human lives to fill the positions they had arranged.
Many craftsmen followed the elite team, climbed the mountain beams on both sides of the bell mouth, and used local materials to build trebuchets one after another.
The trebuchet designed by Zhao Hengyi can be operated by two or three soldiers, and the direction and distance of the trebuchet can be easily adjusted.
These simple weapons, which were supposed to be used for siege, will surely be able to inflict terrifying damage on the barbarian army that wants to pass through the valley after occupying the commanding heights!
And a large number of elites of the Xuanzi battalion were also transferred by Zhao Hengyi and reorganized into ten-person teams.
In such a ten-person team, there are four pikemen, four shield bearers, and two long knife soldiers, which can be said to give full play to the advantages of long weapons!
It's just that the general camp did not have enough steel and manpower to make so many spears, and under Zhao Hengyi's order, a large number of carpenters used hardwood cut in the mountains to rush to work wooden spears.
This is just an emergency measure, and Zhao Hengyi has no choice but to do it, but whenever he encounters the enemy, these sharpened wooden sticks are disposable consumables.
But in the face of cavalry, it only takes the first wave of charge, and the shield-bearers and long-sword soldiers with blades at their waists can solve the battle.
Moreover, pikemen carry other blades of their own, so it is not that they have no power to protect themselves when the wooden spear breaks.
In fact, Zhao Hengyi still hoped that the battle could be won before the barbarian soldiers and the border army came into contact.
Even if it was a soldier of the Xuanzi Battalion, Zhao Hengyi was not optimistic about their face-to-face fight with the barbarian soldiers.
For a whole day, the barbarian army outside the bell mouth did not move, as if it was frightened by a defensive position that had never been seen before.
It wasn't until the next morning that a slow-advancing figure reappeared on the other side of the valley.
"Mr. Zhao, barbarians are not human! They actually captured a lot of Han people and put them in front of the army, and drove those people to rush towards our defense line! β