Chapter 107 Yunzhongwu
Fine snowflakes suddenly floated in the sky, and the cold wind blew straight into people's faces and necks.
A large group of warriors are marching on the rugged mountain road.
They are fully equipped and well-equipped, and their faces are extremely serious.
But he doesn’t look very nervous.
The six hundred soldiers of the Silver Spear Army have been in battle, more than once. Although the battles they fought were a bit tricky, this did not prevent them from accumulating a certain degree of confidence, especially when facing bandits. when.
Not to mention the teaching team. They are elite soldiers selected by each team and have rich combat experience. Of course, they will not take small scenes lightly.
The road up the mountain obviously has traces of artificial opening.
At first it might have been a passage for wild animals, but later it became a passage for bandits on the mountain.
The reason why the thieves came down the mountain was to farm.
There is robbery, but robbery alone cannot support oneself. In order to survive, everyone works several jobs and holds multiple positions: farmer, bandit, businessman, etc.
In the dense forest beyond the mountain road, there are still faint traces of human activity.
They were scouts from the Silver Spear Army and the Royal Army. There were dozens of them. They went up to the mountain early and carefully checked various places suitable for hiding soldiers to avoid being ambushed. Even if they were ambushed, it would be nothing. , there are only number 100 thieves in the village, what can we do?
The snow is getting heavier and heavier.
It seems that the thief will not come down the mountain today. Shao Xun had already seen the rough wall of the village from a distance, as well as the smoke that curled up inside the wall and quickly dispersed in the cold wind.
"Urge the auxiliary soldiers and ask them to come up quickly." Shao Xun ordered.
"No." The battlefield messenger left quickly.
The auxiliary troops are of course the auxiliary troops of the kingdom's central army. The Silver Spear Army is not equipped with this thing yet. It is just a secondment at this time.
Wu Qian supervised five hundred auxiliary troops in the rear. Everyone was panting, carrying ladders (for climbing walls), axes (for cutting doors), kerosene (for setting fires), door panels (for crossing trenches), etc. Miscellaneous things.
There are also more than a hundred donkeys, horses, mules and other draft animals, carrying arrows and other consumables on their backs.
As for food and water, they can only be carried by the soldiers themselves, usually only a few days' worth of dry food.
The practical difficulty in attacking Wubao is here.
The terrain is narrow and it is impossible to deploy troops. There is not much difference between the effect of 10,000 men and 1,000 men.
The road is rugged and difficult to navigate, and the baggage vehicles cannot go up the mountain. The mules and horses under the load will roll down the valley if they are not careful.
The battle cannot last long. After a few days of dry food, we have to go down the mountain, or people from the bottom of the mountain bring it up, which consumes a lot of money.
If you can't break it all out, you'll basically have to negotiate.
The Lord of Wubao symbolically handed over some money and food and sent protons to show his respect, and the attackers could just accept it if they saw fit.
Of course, this is a Wubao in the mountains of western Henan. It is easier to deploy troops in the plains, but the scale is also larger.
Wubao in the mountains may be home to hundreds of families, but there are more than a few on the plain.
At the end of the Later Han Dynasty, Man Chong built more than 20 forts in Henan and gained 20,000 households.
This was still the late Han Dynasty when Wubao had not yet become popular. On average, there were one thousand households in one Wubao. Here, it is not uncommon to see Wubao with a population of three to five thousand households.
"Hurry up, hurry up!" Wu Qian's foot slipped and his old waist almost dodged. After he rolled up and got up, he couldn't help but urge.
Common siege equipment cannot be used, so we can only rely on these ladders. If the fighting starts in front and they haven't arrived yet, it will be difficult to end today without losing a few heads.
As the saying goes, what you are afraid of will come to you. Just as the auxiliary soldiers were speeding up their pace and hurried on, screams came from the mountains and forests ahead.
Wu Qian’s heart skipped a beat.
He knew very well that it was the scouts who were killing people, but his hands were muddy and muddy, which made people scream.
Sure enough, after a while, the clear sound of gongs sounded in the village, which was someone giving a warning.
Wu Qian cursed in a low voice and said loudly: "Quick, don't be careful, rush for me, hurry up!"
For a while, people shouted and heard heavy breathing. , rustling footsteps can be heard everywhere.
The auxiliary soldiers no longer covered their bodies, used their remaining strength, and accelerated towards the stronghold.
"Ah..." Screams came and went.
When Wu Qian rushed to the front carrying a bag of wound medicine, the Silver Spear Army had already started fighting.
More than two hundred sword, shield, and spearmen wearing iron armor were arrayed in front, facing the direction of the gate.
More than three hundred archers held walking bows, aimed at the wall, and fired continuously.
Wu Qian was stunned for a while.
I have been hanging out among the auxiliary soldiers all day long, and I haven’t seen the soldiers training for a long time. Why did so many heavy infantrymen in iron armor suddenly appear? How much did the general take from the Luoyang arsenal?
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Arrows shot through the air one after another.
At the beginning, there were only seven or eight archers fighting back at the top of the wall of the Thieves' Village. Soon, they were covered by a large rain of arrows and fell down the wall screaming.
Wu Qian knew that the Silver Spear Army was not an ordinary army. General Shao required everyone to practice archery. One year after the army was formed, most of the people's archery skills were very poor. They could only say they were good at archery, not proficient. But more than 300 people fired at the same time, and they were still attacking a small village of thieves. There was no need for you to shoot accurately. The overwhelming arrows flew past, and the thieves were completely unable to stand on the low wall.
The drums sounded, and everyone shouted "Kill!"
"Auxiliary troops, fill the trenches and set up ladders!"
"The first team of swordsmen and axemen, chop the doors!"
"The second team and the third team are preparing to board the stronghold."
"The fourth and fifth teams will follow."
"The sixth and seventh teams are waiting in formation."
"Eighth to tenth teams, stop firing volleys, Take the team as a unit and take turns to shoot."
Du Bo Jinsan blushed and directed in an orderly manner. If you look carefully, your body seems to be trembling slightly.
That's not fear. Jin San is stupid and bold. He doesn't know what fear is. It's excitement or excitement.
Master Shao stood aside and did not interfere, letting him play freely.
Lu Heigou, who is also the governor, is also carrying out his orders with his archers.
Before Jin San floated into the sky, he was already considered to be stocky and heavy enough.
The Silver Spear soldiers may not know anything when they join the army, and they often make people angry during training, but one thing is that they have good obedience. Whatever Jin San says is what it is, and it will be executed without any compromise.
After giving the order, the door panels have been laid on the narrow trench and even covered with thatch.
The swordsmen and axemen rushed straight to the village gate like tigers out of the cage.
Some people used big axes to split open the wooden door, while others tied ropes to the door, and then let the mules pull it. The wooden ladder was also set up, and two teams of soldiers rushed up quickly with short soldiers in hand.
Guards finally appeared at the top of the city.
They braved the arrows of the Silver Spear Army archers, yelled and tried to knock down the wooden ladder.
A few surviving archers fired arrows back, causing a few muffled groans.
Few people are not afraid of death.
Before the Silver Spear sergeants joined the army, they were either coolies carrying heavy objects in the market, laborers unloading goods on the docks, or trackers on the Yishui and Luoshui rivers. They were all ordinary people and had rarely seen killing scenes. Military skills are close to zero.
One year, even if they fought a few moderate battles, was not enough to train them into brave and fearless veterans.
But under the strict and harsh military orders, even though he was afraid, he still subconsciously rushed forward.
Obedience to orders has almost become instinctive - of course, disobedience is not an option. The murderous and ruthless people in the training team are staring at them. Those who retreat will die!
The surviving archers of the enemy were quickly eliminated.
Shao Xun also picked up the infantry bow, felt it, and killed three elite guards with three arrows - only three of them had iron armor on their bodies.
A short and bloody battle soon began on the wall.
At the beginning, both sides suffered casualties from each other. As far as Shao Xun saw, there were about seven or eight people on the Silver Spear Army's side who fell on the wall.
But as time goes by, gaps in training, equipment and even coordination become apparent.
The thieves were beheaded one by one, screaming in pain.
The soldiers of the Silver Spear Army became more confident and braver as they fought. They quickly lifted the ladder up, set it up inside the wall, and surged in.
"Boom!" At this moment, the village gate, which had been cut beyond recognition, fell to the ground under the pull of several draft horses.
The sergeants outside the village cheered in unison.
Shao Xun also laughed loudly, it felt good to bully the children.
Jin San, who was the commander of the former enemy for the first time, saw that the village gate was broken open and immediately ordered everyone to rush in and quickly end the battle.
Shao Xun nodded at Chen Yougen calmly.
Chen Yougen understood and led the 200 swordsmen of the instructor team forward to form an array.
If possible, try to keep sufficient reserves at all times, even if they are not needed.
This is the first time for Jin San to conduct independently. He is anxious. He will be reminded later.
The auxiliary soldiers of the Royal Army also formed a formation.
They have no armor, only a wooden spear, and their combat effectiveness is relatively poor. It was quite shocking to see the soldiers of the Silver Spear Army break into the stronghold with three attacks.
Is this the coolie who couldn’t tell left from right a year ago?
Of course, they can only see the surface.
The real situation is that these soldiers did not have any military skills at the beginning, but it does not mean that they are useless.
When the laborers on the dock carry goods, they often work in groups of a dozen or even dozens. They cooperate with each other and are very efficient.
The same applies to the fiber trackers. There are more than a dozen people who have to pay attention to how to divide the work and cooperate.
In short, they actually have a certain degree of organization and sense of division of labor and collaboration.
Modern industrial society has turned everyone into a link in industrial production. The entire society is a precision-operated machine. Everyone performs their own duties. In production and life, everyone is accustomed to division of labor and cooperation.
What is this? This is organization.
What makes an industrial country better than an agricultural country is not just its productivity. Each of its citizens has been domesticated to a considerable degree of organization. Being able to divide labor and cooperate in the factory can be done just as well on the battlefield, which is much better than free and undisciplined farmers.
This is the secret hidden beneath the surface.
The battle ended quickly.
Jin San went inside and inspected, and then came out to report: "Master Shao, our unit killed a total of forty-four enemies. One chief, two corps commanders, and nine soldiers were killed in the battle."< br>
“Where are the injured?” Shao Xun asked.
"There are ten people in total, all with minor injuries, no problem."
"The bodies of the dead are collected, and the injured are treated as soon as possible. Also, count the prisoners and capture them."
< br>"No."
Shao Xun did not enter the stronghold immediately, but climbed to a higher place and overlooked the surrounding area.
The name of the thieves' village is "Yunzhong Village". The name is very loud, but Shao Xun laughed at it.
He laughed at the thieves who were so resourceful that they failed to make good use of the surrounding terrain.
If the cottage is expanded, it can be faced with ditches on the east, west and south sides, and the Luoshui River can be pillowed on the north. Among them, the trench on the west side is seven to eight meters deep and nearly 20 meters wide. It is naturally formed. The east and south sides can be artificially modified, with deep trenches dug and suspension bridges used for passage.
To put it simply, the village is located on a plateau.
This kind of terrain is very common in the northwest region, and there are many Hongnong. To put it bluntly, it is a platform above the ground, where people can farm and settle.
Some plateaus face each other, with a deep ravine in the middle. Post roads are often built in the ravine.
The plateau is all good, but one thing is more fatal: lack of water.
Of course, the plateau of Hongnong was much better than that of northern Shaanxi in later generations. At least the vegetation here was lush and the forests were dense and connected. Drilling wells on the plateau should not be as difficult as dry wells on the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi.
Moreover, to the north of the plateau is the mighty Luo River, and to the northeast is the canal valley water. It is not difficult to dig wells to get water, which is enough for the people's daily needs.
But if you farm, you have to go down the mountain.
Some farmland is scattered on the south bank of Luoshui River and on both sides of Qugu River, which should be cultivated by the Yunzhong Village bandits and their families.
During the day, we came down the southern hillside to farm, and in the evening we finished our work and returned to the village.
This is actually a very suitable place to build a Wubao - the general location is Suyangzhai, southwest of Zhangwu Town, Yiyang County in later generations, which was the location of "Yunzhongwu" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. "Shui Jing Zhu" records that "Luoshui is also east, The water in the canal valley flows out of Nannuji Mountain in Yiyang County, and flows through Yunzhongwu in the northeast. On the upper left side, there are steep layers, half-draped smoke, and tassels leading to the mountains, so the dock has not yet received its name. "
Due to the abundant stone resources, Yunzhongwu used granite boldly to make the walls and steps up and down the hillside during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
He wants this place.
There are only a hundred or so households in Thieves Village. In fact, most of the ground is not used. It is allowed to be overgrown with vegetation. With a little expansion, it will not be a problem to house more than a thousand households, or even more.
This can support two to three hundred and a half full-time soldiers.
Great place! It will be named Yunzhongwu from now on.
(End of this chapter)