Chapter 44: How Many Drummers?

Anano rode a war horse to review the three armies, and 8,000 soldiers spread out in the valley, like a giant dragon, unable to see the head and tail, as if endless.

In An Arno's heart, he suddenly became arrogant, and seemed to seize the secret art of iron smelting, and by the way, he seized Mangbu, and added five more Zexi to the An family, and when the time came, the An family was in his hands, and he would unify the descendants of the six ancestors, and even establish a country in Tiannan. couldn't help but draw his sword in his hand, and shouted: "This battle will be won." ”

For a time, the mountains roared and the tsunami roared, and countless people shouted: "We must win, we must win, we must win." ”

A pigeon flew in fright, all the way north, through the mountains and valleys, and passed a place with billowing black smoke, which was the iron prison created by Yu Xing.

After learning that the Shuixian clan sent troops. Yu Xing did not delay.

The army was dispatched, totaling more than 120 Ningyuan troops. The Han army was 300 and the Yi army was 1,500 people.

But Yu Xing believes that he is far superior to the other party in terms of equipment.

There are nearly 1,000 pairs of armor, each of which has a spear, a long knife, a dagger, and even a few who feel that they are superb in martial arts can also carry double knives. The local people made good use of double knives, and even trained a single commander, all with double knives.

Plus spare weapons.

Everybody is armed to the teeth. There are more than 5,000 of these weapons and equipment.

But there weren't many longbows that Anano had been worried about. There were only about five or six hundred. The reason is very simple, Yu is not available.

The longbow used last time was all cracked and scrapped.

And this longbow is easier said than done, it seems that it is just a matter of finding a wooden stick and cutting it off, one in each section, leaving a gap, and tying the bowstring. When Yu Xing does it, he does it.

However, there are complex theories and calculations behind how to judge that the wood is not hard damaged, that there is no uneven growth in it when it is growing, how much moisture is appropriate, and how much moisture is left. Except for Yu Xing, no one can judge at all.

And there are so many things that Yu Xing has to do, there is no time to do this one.

And he also prepared a weapon to replace the longbow, that is, the iron tire bow, but when he did it, he ignored a small problem, that is, the limit of the human body. As a result, a bow was made, and no one could pull it at all.

Of course, the solution to this problem is very simple, change the bow to a crossbow, and add a stringer. Plus pulley block.

He even made samples, but for mass production, it was too late.

"Report," Yang Chengze rode back, with blood on his body, and reported: "The enemy is already five miles away, and you can see it if you bypass this mountain." ”

Yu Xing looked at the blood on Yang Chengze's body and said, "You are not injured, right?" ”

Yang Chengze said: "It's okay, it's all the blood of the enemy." ”

Yu Xing said, "Go down and rest." ”

Yu Xing looked at the terrain around him.

Topographically, this is a river that has been dry for many years. It is two miles wide and meandering. Five miles away, it was already hidden by the mountains.

Yu Xing said to Wang Siduan: "Fourth brother, I'll leave the rest to you." ”

Wang Siduan's face was serious, his face seemed to have the color of wind and frost and stone, and his hand was tightly clenched on the handle of the knife. ”

Immediately, Wang Siduan strode away.

With the order of Wang Siduan, more than 1,000 people lined up horizontally, waiting in formation.

array. Long Dashan took a whetstone and sharpened his dagger.

This is the result of Yu Xing's laziness.

Time was pressing, and Yu Xing didn't have time to cut all the weapons. For each additional process, you have to waste some more time and let the soldiers cut the blades themselves.

As a result of Yu Xing's order, many people carried a whetstone with them, and they sharpened it twice when they had time.

Generally speaking, soldiers sharpen their main battle weapons first, and weapons such as daggers are almost useless in battle. Not only did Long Dashan not grind, but there were many people who did not grind.

It's hard to use this thing in this battle.

Long Dashan was a little nervous before the war, and he wanted to find something for himself.

"Long Dashan, what are you doing?" Wang Siduan came over from the side and said sharply, "It's time to engage in battle in a while." Bring your people and listen to the golden drum. ”

Long Dashan was recruited into the army because of his meritorious report, and he could also use force, so he was an officer and managed more than 100 people.

There is no way around it.

The core of the three hundred people who followed Yu Xing into Mangbu was more than thirty veterans, and now all of them have important positions, and among these people, there are also a few who are not suitable to be officers, and now they are all guarding Yu Xing in the Ning Yuan army.

A large number of Yi people joined the army, and it was impossible for Yu Xing not to appoint Yi officers, and it was not enough for Lu Dare to be a few people.

It is also insecure from the point of view of power. In the current situation, it is impossible for Yu Xing to make any one person fully represent the interests of the locals.

This will affect Yu Xing's status, so it is natural to set up another mountain among the local Yi people.

Whether it is Long Zexi or Long Dashan, they are all reused by Yu Xing under this premise.

Long Dashan immediately put away the whetstone and said with a smile: "General, my subordinates understand. ”

Wang Siduan has hidden worries in his heart: the time for recruit training is too short, and the queue, golden drum, and other items are too short.

Most of these Yi people have killed people before, been in battle, and even resisted training, thinking that Lao Tzu was how he killed people back then. Who is going to learn this nonsense.

Wang Siduan took a deep breath and got rid of the distractions in his heart, and now it is useless to think about anything. His face grew more serious.

He walked to the next team. Inspections continued.

Long Dashan looked at a large number of figures appearing a few miles away, his heart moved, and said, "It's here." ”

Countless people looked at the past, and sure enough, the enemy appeared in sight. However, it is far away, and it will take time to really get in touch.

In Long Dashan's heart, he was not much afraid, but excited. He said secretly: "These people know that little bit of land with their eyes. But I don't know, this is a good opportunity for promotion, and if you are promoted, are you still afraid that you will not have money? Is there no land? ”

"The most important thing is to make a difference."

Long Dashan's eyes flashed with Lu Dangdang's figure, and he secretly said in his heart: "Lao Tzu is not as good as him." He can be an official, can't Lao Tzu? ”

Then I closed my eyes, adjusted my mentality, and opened my eyes again, and my eyes were like torches. Burning with the blazing fire of fame, I secretly recited the order that I had just memorized not long ago: "Mingjin retreats, drums advance, one drum prepares, two drums, walk slowly, three drums, charge and break the formation--------"

The war drum used by Yu Xing here is a cowhide drum, and the opposite side is a copper drum.

The brass drum is not big, it is as big as a basin, and one person beats the drum. There is also a trumpet.

After the six ancestors, the bronze drum has a special significance, and it is in charge of the priests of each department. It is not only used for war, but also for ancestor worship.

At this moment, several old men, with serious faces, had their hands beating the copper drum. Thousands of Shuixi soldiers also lined up. It's just that the terrain is too narrow to line up people.

An Arno ordered: "All departments are fighting steadily and slowly, and it is better to have no merit than to have faults." ”

Under the order of An Arno, the leader of the general, An Aka, led the men and horses of the headquarters, and slowly moved forward, countless rattan shields were raised, as if a wall appeared out of thin air.

It's just this wall, and if you walk for a while, you have to reorganize the team. This keeps the queue intact.

Even so, the oppressive force is very strong.

Looking at the past from the perspective of Long Dashan, because of the cover of the mountain, there is not much to see behind at all, which makes people feel endless. I can't help but feel a chill.

There is strength in numbers.

Long Dashan suddenly remembered in his heart at this moment that with the battle he had seen with Aji, today was also the biggest battle. After all, neither the Shuixian clan nor Mangbe would easily fall out of the nest.

Long Dashan secretly recited something, and blurted out the meaning: "The three-way drum is ready, the two-way drum is walking slowly, and the one-drum is charging to break the formation." ”

None of them have a brain.

In the center of the military formation, Wang Siduan was in his position, his palms were sweating, and he couldn't help but glance back at Yu Xing.

Dozens of steps away, I couldn't see Yu Xing's expression clearly, I could only see him riding on a horse, and a big flag was waving behind him. Wang Siduan felt relieved inexplicably. I think of all the things that Yu Xing has come all the way through. He secretly said in his heart: "Childe asked me to command, it must be my superiority." I didn't see it myself. Even if you don't believe in yourself, you have to believe in Childe. ”

Wang Siduan strengthened his confidence, and his eyes were fixed on the distance between the two sides.

"After entering the hundred steps, you can prepare." Wang Siduan thought.

Yu Xing was also looking at Wang Siduan, his gaze shifted to the opposite side, and he secretly said in his heart: "The An family has also put in a lot of effort." However, it is a little less interesting to expect this shield to block the big gun and long knife. ”

Yu Xing thinks that the steel he smelted this time is very ordinary, and it will be scrap steel in the next generation. But the problem is that in this era, it is enough, and the weapons created are not daring to say that they are divine weapons, but they are sophisticated enough to be not much different from the standard weapons of the Tartars, and even have to win.

Shuixi's rattan shield is good, but the standard weapons of the Song and Yuan dynasties are also much worse.

Moreover, seeing that Shuixi must go for a period of time to reorganize the team, it can be seen that Shuixi's organizational ability is not high.

Walking in unison seems simple, but it is the most testing training.

Yu Xing said secretly: "As long as Fourth Brother Wang stabilizes his mind and follows the steps, there will be no major problems, and it is okay to let go of a dog." ”

However, Yu Xing was still secretly worried about what would happen and was ready to remedy it at any time.

At this time, Wang Siduan was sure that the other party had entered within 100 steps, and Wang Siduan ordered to prepare.

The order to prepare was the first drum beat.

There are different standards for the preparation of each department, for example, the archer is ready to be wound.

And the foot pawn has to do a final check, and if you have time to stuff a few mouthfuls of jerky, it's okay. Sometimes it's impossible to tell how long it will take.

The sound of the "Knock Knock" drum is heard.

Wang Siduan saw that a group of people rushed out and broke away from the whole army and rushed out first.

Wang Siduan was stunned at first, then burst into a rage, and said, "Long Dashan, you son of a bitch, I'll fuck your eighteenth generation ancestor." ”