The night breeze is blowing.

It blows away the irritable heat and heat, and also drives away the annoying mosquitoes.

Han Zhen stood on the wall, dressed in bamboo armor, holding a horse lance, and the five armor-piercing swords on his back reflected bursts of ghostly light under the reflection of the bonfire.

After experiencing the martial arts melee of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the war has undergone great changes compared to the Tang Dynasty, and the armor and cavalry equipment have gradually ushered in the peak.

Heavy cavalry, beginning to become the protagonist of the battlefield.

Liao State Iron Forest Army, Western Xia Iron Harrier.

These two heavily armored cavalry made the Northern Song Dynasty suffer in many foreign wars.

With the withdrawal of the horse lance from the stage of history, a series of armor-piercing weapons came into being in the Northern Song Dynasty in order to target the heavy armored cavalry.

Heavy axes, copper hammers, divine arm crossbows, including the armor-piercing sword behind Han Zhen.

The armor-piercing sword, also known as the armor-piercing cone.

The armor-piercing sword of the Northern Song Dynasty is not a separate weapon, it can be understood as a component.

It is about three feet long, and is composed of two parts, the cone head and the base, the cone head is slender and sharp, generally conical or pyramidal, and the base has a screw mouth, which can be installed on the arrows of spears and even ballistas.

Han Zhen's was different, he deliberately asked Blacksmith Yuan to make some changes and remove the base.

It is five feet long and resembles a short spear, so it can also be called an armor-piercing gun.

"It's coming!"

At this time, Nie Dong on the side spoke softly.

I saw two fires lit up in the sentry post on the hill, which was a signal of an enemy attack.

At the same time, according to the number and brightness of the fire, they learned that the attacking scarf army was less than 2,000 men.

Soon, a fire dragon appeared in the distance, slowly moving along the mountain road towards the cottage.

"All troops on alert!"

As Han Zhen gave the order, the soldiers on the walled wall clenched their weapons one after another, their expressions were serious, but they couldn't suppress the excitement in their eyes.

Those who could go up to the wall were all Western soldiers and veterans, and they knew what kind of virtue and fighting power the rebellious peasants were.

Fellow, I'm sorry!

Lend your head for a use!

……

This time, Sun Zhi went down the mountain and brought 27 people, all of whom were capable of starting by himself.

The one responsible for attacking Xiaowang Village is Wei Leopard.

Seeing that the cottage was approaching, Wei Leopard pulled the reins, and the war horse under him immediately stopped.

He commanded aloud: "Everyone, rest in place for a quarter of an hour!" ”

After walking for so long, the villagers were tired, and it was not a wise choice to attack the cottage immediately.

Hearing this, nearly 2,000 soldiers wearing scarves sat cross-legged on the ground.

There are only 1,000 young and strong, and the remaining 1,000 or so are old and weak women and children, used to strengthen their momentum.

……

On the wall, seeing the fire dragon stop a mile away, Nie Dong's eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of surprise.

The leading bandit leader seemed to have something, and he didn't rush up indiscriminately, and he knew how to rest before the battle.

"While they stop to rectify, it's better for us to kill him and take him by surprise."

This is, Zhang He on the side opened his mouth to propose, with a look of eagerness.

"No."

Without waiting for Han Zhen to speak, Nie Dong shook his head and vetoed: "The vision is blocked at night, I don't know if there are ambushes in the rear, and it is not too late to make a decision after the sentry post is clearly investigated." ”

Although he also looked down on these rebels in his heart, he also used all his strength to fight rabbits.

On the battle array, the most taboo is to lightly attack the enemy.

At the time of the first northern expedition last year, if it weren't for Tong Guan, a eunuch, who ventured lightly against the enemy, how could their 100,000 western troops be beaten by 10,000 Liao troops and abandon their armor.

Looking back on it to this day, Nie Jun feels extremely ashamed.

It's really incompetent, tired of the three armies!

Han Zhen patted Zhang He's shoulder and chuckled: "Fighting a war is the most taboo and impetuous, we occupy a favorable position, this is a situation that must be won, there is no need to take risks." ”

"I'm impatient."

Zhang He scratched his head, his face slightly embarrassed.

About a quarter of an hour later, the fire dragon in the distance moved.

Boom Boom!

The dull and noisy sound of footsteps gradually reached the ears of the soldiers.

The first thing that catches your eye is ten strong men riding tall horses.

The moment he saw the war horse, Han Zhen's eyes froze.

Nie Dong also found the clue, and after carefully observing those horses, he said softly: "It's a war horse, these people are definitely not farmers." ”

Han Zhen said indifferently: "No matter who it is, since you are here, don't think about leaving." ”

As he spoke, the scarf army got closer and closer.

The leopard rode on his horse, took the lead, and when he came seventy meters in front of the cottage, he stopped his horse.

On the wall, Yu Jun hid in a dark corner, took off the bow and arrow on his back, and drew the bow and arrow at the leopard.

He was originally a hunter, so his archery skills were naturally good.

Sou!

A feathered arrow flew out and headed straight for the leopard.

However, the leopard did not panic at all, and did not even dodge, and sat firmly on the horse's back.

Syllable!

The feathered arrow landed a meter in front of the horse and plunged into the earth.

Nie Dong narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with interest: "This person is not simple, he knows the distance of the bow and arrow well, and he is either a deserter or a strong man." ”

The reason why the Northern Song Dynasty couldn't ban bows and arrows was that the range of bows and arrows was short, only fifty or sixty meters, and the power was not good, and even leather armor could not be broken.

Glancing contemptuously at the feather arrows on the ground, the corner of the leopard's mouth hooked up a sneer, and he waved his big hand: "The shield soldier stepped forward!" ”

The next moment, more than a dozen scarve-wearing soldiers carried five wide door panels and came to the front of the formation.

Not to mention, when dealing with enemies who don't have a strong crossbow, the door panel is undoubtedly a very useful shield.

Wide enough, big enough.

The five panels are joined together like a wooden wall.

Wei Leopard waved his hand and shouted loudly: "The whole army is attacking, grab money and food!" ”

This simple and crude slogan aroused the ferocity of the rebellious peasants.

After tasting the sweetness of plundering, they have begun to indulge in the pleasure that comes with plundering, and they are completely addicted.

"Grab money and food!"

"Grab money and food!"

In the sound of slogans that resounded through the night sky, more than a dozen scarve-wearing soldiers stepped forward step by step holding the door panel.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Nie Dong led it down.

A rain of arrows flew downward.

Unfortunately, all the feather arrows were blocked by the door panel.

Seeing this scene, the scarve-wearing soldiers in the rear suddenly increased their confidence.

Wei Leopard shouted again: "Thrower, keep up!" ”

Taking advantage of the interval of the rain of arrows, I saw more than 20 sturdy peasants, holding clay pots and quickly rushing to the back of the door panel.

When they approached the wall, these people quickly threw clay pots towards the gate along the gap between the door panels.

Bang bang bang!

A series of crisp cracking sounds rang out.

The clay pot smashed on the gate of the village and immediately fell apart, but the liquid inside was splashed and stained on the gate of the village.

Nie Dong sniffed his nose, and his face changed: "It's not good, it's oil!" ”

Fire Attack!

These two words came to everyone's minds.

The walls are made of rammed earth, but the gates are made of dry wood.

At the moment, I was poured oil, and I was afraid that it would catch a little.

Sure enough, I saw ten strong men on war horses, one after another, took off the bows and arrows on their backs, and pulled their bows and arrows.

The leopard put the arrow to the torch next to it, and the oil-soaked cloth on the arrow was immediately ignited.

Aiming at the gate of the village, the leopard smirked and let go of his right hand that was full of bowstrings.

Sou!

The rocket was thrown high, arcing, and then nailed to the gate.

The expected fire did not appear.

After all, what these peasants had just spilled was not fierce fire oil, but cooking oil collected from the landlords and wealthy merchants.

Cooking oil can also be ignited, but very slowly, and it will take a while.

But even so, the form is not good for Han Zhen and them.

Once dragged on, the fire burned, and the whole cottage was abandoned.

"It's kind of interesting!"

Han Zhen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Can there be news of the ambush at the sentry?" ”

"No ambushes!" Nie Dong replied.

Hearing this, Han Zhen pulled out an armor-piercing sword from behind him with his backhand and ordered: "Tell the cavalry to stand by and be ready to charge at any time." ”

"Order!"

Nie Dong clenched his fists and walked quickly down the wall.

Shaking the armor-piercing sword in his hand, Han Zhen's right hand suddenly exerted force and threw it towards the door panel below.

Shout!

The armor-piercing sword shot out, causing a burst of wind-shattering sound.

The wide door panel was like tofu in front of the armor-piercing sword, and the peasants behind it were pierced in an instant.

The armor-piercing sword continued to exert its strength, nailing the plank and the people behind it to the ground together.

"Color!"

"The village chief is mighty!"

The soldiers on the wall chanted.

The scarve-wearing soldiers below were terrified and chaotic.

Seeing that the shield soldiers continued to retreat, the leopard guard couldn't be frightened, and shouted: "Don't retreat, go up!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the second armor-piercing sword flew out of the wall.

Another door panel was shot through, and the people were pinned to the ground.

Hiss!

The other nine Montenegrin bandits gasped.

They asked themselves that it would not be difficult to shoot through the door panel with an armor-piercing sword, but as they were now, they couldn't even think of nailing the door panel to the ground with a person.

Is this a man or a ballista?

"Run!"

"I'm not fighting, I'm not fighting!"

The shield soldiers in front of them collapsed, threw away the door panel in their hands, turned and ran, and even a few of them lay on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy.

Without the door panels, the archers on the wall immediately drew their bows and arrows.

A rain of arrows flew by, and the shieldmen fell to the ground screaming, and only a few lucky ones fled back into battle.

However, before they could rejoice, a cold light flashed.

Wei Leopard cut off the head of a shield soldier with a knife, and said with a hideous expression: "Those who escaped before the battle, behead!" ”

This knife successfully deterred these farmers.

Creak!

At this moment, a tooth-aching voice came.

I saw that the gate of the walled gate that was burning with flames slowly opened, and under the reflection of the firelight, eighteen heavily armed cavalry, including Han Zhen, were waiting for them.

Behind these cavalry, there were more than 300 soldiers lined up.

The shield men are in front, the spearmen are in the back, and the sword men are on the side.

Wei Leopard and the others' pupils shrank suddenly, and they secretly said in their hearts that it was not good.

This time it's an iron plate!

Don't look at the small number of people on the other side, but just looking at this posture is the way of the regular army.

"Destroy the enemy with me!"

Han Zhen held the horse lance in his hand and shouted.

"Break the enemy!"

"Break the enemy!"

Han Zhen clamped the horse's belly, and the war horse under him immediately rushed out like a sharp arrow.

Nie Dong and the others rode their horses to follow.

At this time, they, the Western Army, began to show their true strength.

I saw that they were not rushing in a swarm, but forming echelons one after another, with Han Zhen as the sword edge, charging in an arrow formation.

"Array, meet the enemy!"

The leopard roared as he drew his saber at his waist.

However, these peasants did not know what to do, and they gathered together in a mess. Some of the cowards saw that the situation was not good, and secretly fled into the mountains.

Thundered!

The momentum of the cavalry charging up is really amazing.

The leopard knew that he couldn't escape, and he couldn't escape, so he roared and rode his horse to meet him.

The other nine bandits also rushed forward one after another, preparing to besiege Han Zhen.

Rumble!

Seeing that the two sides are about to collide together.

Han Zhen held the fine iron horse lance, and his arms suddenly exerted force, sweeping out.

Bang!

Wei Leopard only felt a numbness in his chest, and the whole person suddenly flew up, and his vision quickly regressed.

Finished!

The thought crossed his mind, and he fell heavily into the crowd.

Blood foam mixed with broken internal organs kept spilling out of the mouth.

PS: Forgot to talk about the update. After it is put on the shelves, the number of words updated every day is between 8K-1.5W, depending on the status of the day.

About three or four thousand words a chapter.

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