Chapter 1793 or advance, or retreat
Above Kuncheng, Yong Kai leaned against the parapet, and through the observation window of the crenel, carefully, over and over again, inspecting the camp of Wei Yan in the distance, watching the actions of the soldiers in the camp.
Since the early morning, Yong Kai has been standing here, and it has been nearly two hours. His legs and feet were numb, but Yong Kai still gritted his teeth and held on. Yesterday''s impulse, after a night of tossing and turning, turned into apprehension.
Will it still be a trap?
These soldiers from Sichuan and Shu, these Wei Yan''s subordinates, are they waiting for their generals to go out?
So, Yong Kai felt that he should wait, at least, to see clearly before taking action!
Anyway, I ordered today, not saying sooner or later.
The soldiers in the Weiyan camp under the city, almost as usual, first formed a guard formation, stood three arrows away from the city wall, and assumed a defensive posture, and then some people pushed wheelbarrows from the camp After coming out, they spread out busily, some felling trees, some expanded trenches, some filled soil bags, it seemed messy, but it was a bit orderly.
It was like a big construction site, and there were one or two laughter from time to time, mixed in the wind, it seemed very fragmented, and Yong Kai couldn''t hear it clearly, but the relaxed meaning was still somewhat reflected.
A guy who looked like a Sichuan Military Academy stood on the newly dug mound, and seemed to be looking towards the Chengtou Mountain in Kuncheng. Yong Kai shrank his neck subconsciously in fright, although he didn''t have much neck. , and then realized that at such a distance, he could only be seen roughly, and he should not be able to see him hiding behind the crenel, so he stretched out the retracted part of his neck again.
At the beginning, Yong Kai felt that these Wei Yan''s subordinates were digging trenches and building camps, and he felt a little funny in his heart. After all, doing these things would take time, and the more time was delayed, the better Yong Kai thought at first, but now looking at Wei Yan''s soldiers dug the trench so deep and reinforced the camp over and over again, suddenly felt that they were a sand wall with several holes.
This trench is almost as deep as one person...
And still digging!
Is this going to dig through the mountain? !
The excavated soil was piled up on one side of the trench, forming a bigger drop. Rattan and branches were used as barriers on it, and some soldiers were divided into groups of four to carry round stones, shouting chant. rammed earth.
Behind the trench, there are some watchtowers built, and five or six archers stand on each watchtower.
Yong Kai ground his teeth. Yong Kai could even imagine that the men who climbed the trenches were the best targets among these watchtowers...
In the Weiyan camp, one can still vaguely see sections of rejected horses, which seem to be connected by something, and they are only moved when passing.
There are also patrols holding small flags in the camp, slowly walking back and forth along the road in the camp.
Yong Kai suddenly realized at this time that Wei Yan''s subordinates, no, these Hussar General''s soldiers seemed to be completely different from what he and his soldiers had imagined at first.
It seems that this posture is more like a defense, not an offense...
When Wei Yan''s soldiers first set up the camp, Yong Kai also considered taking advantage of the instability of Wei Yan''s camp, it is better to attack and test the opponent''s reality or something, but in the end Yong Kai chose a more secure way, thinking that he still relied on the city Defense will be safer, there is no need to take risks.
However, now…
Damn, damn!
Yong Kai was a little annoyed and clasped the wall bricks tightly, as if he was about to snap a piece off with his bare hands.
Time moves slowly, regardless of human will. When you stare at her, she moves like a shy little mushroom, but when you turn your head to look elsewhere, she starts to run Like a vicious murderer.
By the time Yong Kai felt numb and trembling in his legs and feet, it was already noon before he knew it.
Yong Kai sat down slowly against the city wall, shaking his already stiff legs, and could vaguely hear the sound of Wei Yan''s soldiers cutting down trees in the distance, and the sound of reinforcement...
Damn it, why don''t these guys feel tired? Why don''t you take a break?
『Pass down the order...』
When I was standing, I didn’t feel any numbness in my legs, but now I felt a burst of soreness when I sat down. 』
…┑(￣Д￣)…
The sky darkened, and under the dim starlight, the gate of Kuncheng slowly opened, and then the barbarian soldiers came out in a file, and quietly... er, with some noise, they moved towards Wei Yan''s camp.
The camp in front of him gradually showed an outline in the darkness.
There are some torches tied to the wall of the camp, trying hard to repel the darkness, reflecting a small, slightly warm circle of light.
Everything seemed peaceful.
Yong Kai and the dozen or so guards who followed him stood three arrows away. Although there was still a considerable distance from Wei Yan''s camp, he still held his breath subconsciously, and then let out a small breath.
Yong Kai turned his head and looked around for a week. Half of the people around him were Jianning natives, and about half were Yi people. In the past, Yong Kai didn''t value Yi people very much, and even thought that Yi people were barbaric guys. He had met Gao Ding before, but he just wanted to use Gao Ding, but now he seems to think that Yi people can also be used. So he squeezed out some gentle smiles as much as possible, and said softly: "After this battle, you don''t have to hand over any things you get!" There is another reward! If you cut down the enemy generals, you will be rewarded even more! 』
Immediately, some barbarians couldn''t help cheering...
Yong Kai immediately realized his mistake, but now that he was here, he couldn''t care less, so he simply waved his hand: "Kill!" kill! 』
Since his whereabouts have been exposed, he should attack as soon as possible. Now he is only a short distance away from Wei Yan''s camp, and he can rush to the camp in one attack! Even if it is discovered in the camp, it is too late to react after so much time!
Yong Kai waved his hand quickly, as if trying to overturn the camp in front of him, "Come on! dash forward! If there are retreaters! All beheaded! This battle is successful, and everyone will be rich and honored! Rich women have it! 』
The barbarians cheered, yelling one after another, passed by Yong Kai, and rushed towards Wei Yan''s camp. The momentum was terrifying for a while...
Yong Kai looked at the camp that seemed to be alarmed, at the figures swaying on the wall of the camp, at the light of those torches, and it seemed that some flames were burning in his heart. At this moment, it seemed that victory was just around the corner , right now!
Wei Yan, Wei Yan, you can really make a fuss! I didn''t expect you to dare to abandon these soldiers and go over the mountain to Wei County! But now this has also become your exposed weakness! As long as you capture your camp, what if you capture Wei County? If I cut off your retreat, you will be trapped to death in this Jianning mountain!
No matter how brave you are Wei Yan, so what? !
If the occasion didn''t allow it, Yong Kai really wanted to laugh a few times to show his heroism.
Although the process was tortuous, the result should still be good. I really want to see Wei Yan''s horrified face when he knows that the camp has been breached!
The barbarians rushed to the ditch in disorder, and then didn''t pay much attention to it, so they jumped down the ditch, trying to pass through the bottom of the ditch, then climbed to the opposite side of the ditch, and threw themselves in front of the wall of Wei Yanying''s camp!
Every barbarian who charged forward let out a hissing and exhausted cry. It seemed that this would not only make them feel majestic, but also frighten their opponents. Even the opponent''s camp wall seemed to be To fall amidst such a roar...
However, what these barbarians didn''t expect was that their hoarse roars quickly turned into screams one after another.
The bottom of the ditch is not a flat ground, but some bamboo sticks. Anyway, there are a lot of bamboo and wood in the mountains, so there is not much stinginess, and the entire bottom of the ditch is densely packed.
Although it is said that the Yi people are born with a sole of their feet, it does not mean that they can step on the sharp bamboo sticks without fear. In addition to the dark night, the light of the torches only shines on the trenches. People cannot find these bamboo sticks at the bottom of the trench. Without any precautions, the barbarians rushing forward suddenly suffered a big loss. Many barbarians howled and were pierced through the soles of their feet by bamboo sticks. The bamboo stick, before dying, let out a horrible scream...
After Wei Yan took people away secretly, Du Hu also knew that his place might become the target of barbarian attacks, so he made some preparations from the beginning, and these preparations came in handy at this moment .
Although Wei Yan was not in the camp, the Yiren''s sudden attack still caused some tension and confusion, but when the Yiren''s screams sounded one after another, Du Hu, who was somewhat flustered, suddenly felt that he shouldn''t So flustered, or rather terrified...
Although the most elite part of the soldiers followed Wei Yan to Wei County, it doesn''t mean that the people here are all idiots, and with the fortifications built in so many days, can it be said that they can''t beat these barbarians?
Thinking of this, Du Hu''s courage grew stronger, and he loudly issued an order for the archers to go up to the sentry tower, and then the sword and shield hands went to the camp wall and the gate to defend, and at the same time ordered to prepare for the battle in the camp. Torches and other items to illuminate, and even some backup personnel were arranged to deal with the possible arson of the Yi people. After various orders were issued, the entire camp immediately took action.
As a general, the most taboo thing is to panic when things happen. In other words, as long as the general is calm, it will often affect the soldiers. The soldiers in Wei Yan''s camp were not new recruits. Under Du Hu''s command, they quickly entered the state and began to fight back against the barbarians who came to attack.
『Swing the bamboo stick! Swing the bamboo stick with a weapon! 』
Yong Kai yelled, and the commander asked the barbarians to level the bamboo sticks at the bottom of the trench, but his yelling quickly attracted the attention of the archers on the sentry tower, and there were several arrows almost at the same time He flew over following the sound, but after all, the sight was unclear in the dark night, and did not cause much damage to Yong Kai, but even so, Yong Kai was so frightened that he immediately shrank under the shield of the guard and retreated quickly. Hide on the wall of the Wei Yanying camp where bows and arrows cannot threaten.
Yong Kai thought it was reasonable for him to do so, but he didn''t think what would happen to him on the fierce battlefield...
No one cared about those barbarians screaming at the bottom of the trench. They had no mind and no time to control them. A few armored soldiers under Yong Kai slid to the bottom of the trench, and then swept across the ground with their swords, clearing out strips. the channel to.
Arrows shot down from the sentry tower. From time to time, barbarians were shot by the arrows and then fell down, and some were shot in places that were not immediately fatal, clutching their wounds and screaming in pain.
The archers who followed Yong Kai also stood on the edge of the trench one after another, raised their bows and arrows and shot at the wall and sentry tower of Wei Yanying''s camp. Rows of arrows rained down, and some of them flew over the wall and fell into the camp. Inside, some of them were nailed to the wooden wall with a sound of tut-tuk, and some unlucky Wei Yan soldiers were shot by arrows and fell straight down from the wall of the village.
However, due to the lack of light, most of the arrows shot by the archers under Yong Kai often miss, while Wei Yan''s archers can either hide under the cover of the sentry tower roof to fight back, or they can move on the wall of the stronghold to change. One position, and Yong Kai''s archers are all in front of the trench, and their positions are basically fixed and unchanged, so after rounds of arrow exchanges, Yong Kai''s archers obviously suffered more losses, and some even began to sabotage Get up, unwilling to continue to stand in the trench to provide cover for the barbarians who are rushing forward...
And the barbarians who had finally climbed over the trench, when they rushed to the front of the camp wall, habitually began to throw ropes to cover the protrusions of the camp wooden wall, so that they could be pulled and deformed, exposing the gap in the camp But when he was trying to put the rope on, he found that he had managed to put the rope up, but when he pulled it, a piece of bamboo fell off, and then the rope also fell off. If he wanted to put it on again, he had to face Wei Yan''s camp again. arrows and knives.
The land of Sichuan and Shu used to have a lot of bamboo. When building the camp, a lot of bamboo was also used on the wall of the camp. The reason why these bamboos were nailed was to prevent climbing, but I didn’t expect that there would be such a thing. The extra utility is like the external armor. When it is damaged, it will fall off, and then the wall itself will not be worn out.
And these Yi people who were holding ropes and preparing to set up the wall naturally became the focus of attention, and there were not so many opportunities for these Yi people to experiment again and again. Shooting and killing, the rest of the barbarians were a little dumbfounded. Should they pick up the fallen rope and continue the great cause of building the wall, or just try to pry open the thick camp wall with the knife and gun in their hands?
Under Yong Kai, the problem of training and cooperation between the Yi people and the Jianning people gradually manifested over time, and became more and more obvious as the injuries aggravated, especially when Yong Kai did not When they were able to appear on the battlefield for the first time and give timely instructions, many people gradually joined the wait-and-see queue and lost the desire to attack Wei Yan''s camp.
To attack the camp, normally you would bring a bumper, but unfortunately Yong Kai didn''t think of it, or if he wanted to sneak attack, he naturally didn''t bring such a heavy thing like a bumper, and now he is at a disadvantage. After all, Yong Kai''s military experience is only limited to the scale of battles between Wubao cottages.
By the time Yong Kai felt something was wrong and tried to rearrange the queue, it was already too late. The Yi people belong to the kind of soldiers whose morale is almost everything. When they lose their fighting spirit, they are really worse than the militiamen. The soldiers who originally belonged to Jianning saw that the Yi people were not willing to be cannon fodder. Of course they were not willing, so It seemed that a group of people just barked but didn''t move outside Wei Yan''s camp, like a group of bereaved dogs who had lost their territory.
The cruel reality crushed Yong Kai''s dream, and the strong and heavily fortified camp also let these barbarians know what a bone that will break their teeth is. safer…
Yong Kai''s face was extremely pale. He couldn''t believe that he had fought so hard for such a camp, and he was not willing to admit his failure, because it represented not just this one failure, but all his There are problems with planning!
However, just like the collapse of a dam, it often starts from an ant nest. It was inconspicuous at first, but it collapsed in a blink of an eye. It collapsed to the extreme!
(end of this chapter)