"Dong, dong, dong..."
The cowhide drum nearly as tall as a person placed behind Wang Huan made a loud sound.
Chen Chang was suddenly startled. While warning his own people, wouldn't it mean that he couldn't deal with the bandits by surprise?
How did he know that beating drums was not just a warning to the people in Wubao, but also to other villages and towns.
In the fifth year of Yanxing in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Li Chong was appointed as the governor of Yanzhou. There were many robberies in Yanzhou, so Li Chong created the drum tower system, ordering each village to build a first floor with a drum hanging on the tower.
The one who heard it beat the drum once, the next one used two as a knot, the next one used three as a knot, each hit thousands of hammers. The sound spread hundreds of miles, and there are people lying in hiding in dangerous places, and they can be captured as soon as the theft starts.
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This is the beginning of the construction of towers and hanging drums in various states.
The idea of setting up buildings and hanging drums was also borrowed from the Liang Dynasty. Once the drums were played while the Yang family was crossing the river, the sound could be heard in the surrounding villages and towns.
Although Wang Huan's move exposed her own goals, it could make more people aware of the danger. After all, the communication methods in this era were extremely backward, and it was difficult to ensure that all nearby villagers knew the news of the bandits' attack. She
This is the only way we can do it.
After all, the sound of drums could not be heard for hundreds of miles. Even though there were buildings and drums hanging in the surrounding villages and towns, they did not respond to Yangjiadu's drums.
Wang Huan stood on the watchtower and gave orders to the guards below. Her voice was clear and resounding. After receiving the order, the guards guarded various key points one after another.
Chen Chang looked down through the railing and saw that the villagers were now in a mess. Everyone was in panic. The sounds of men scolding and the cries of women and children came from time to time, which was very disturbing to hear.
Looking forward again, I saw that the winding fire dragon seemed to have more than doubled in length in an instant. It should be a horse team.
He had only seen and heard about bandits in novels and movies before, but he had never seen any bandits in person, but this did not mean that he did not have a clear understanding of the ferocity and brutality of bandits. These guys killed without blinking an eye.
Yes, he would not naively think that the bandits would let these poor people go after they robbed their property.
Chen Chang only knew that these bandits were cruel, but he didn't know how cruel they were. Wang Huan's heart trembled when she saw the fast-moving fire dragon.
As the saying goes, there are ships in the south and horses in the north. Compared with the spectacular scene of "cavalry in groups, one after another" during cavalry assaults in the Northern Dynasties, except for a few battles in the Southern Dynasties, there were rarely battles involving more than 3,000 cavalry teams. The Southern Dynasties not only had war horses
The quantity is small, and the quality is not as good as that of the Northern Dynasties. The main force of war horses is the short Bama.
At that time, Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty, Xiao Yan, came from the Xiangyang cavalry, and the capital in his hands was nothing more than tens of thousands of infantry and more than a thousand war horses. His son Xiao Ji managed Bashu, the production area of the Liang Dynasty's military horses, for seventeen years, and only accumulated more than 7,000 war horses.
Hou Jing disrupted the entire Liang Dynasty. The original capital in his hands was only 8,000 men and horses and hundreds of cavalry. Wei Can, the regular servant of the scattered cavalry at that time, heard that Hou Jing had rebelled and went to rescue him, but he only had 5,000 men and horses and hundreds of cavalry.
.At this time, there are so many war horses in this group of bandits. How can it not be shocking?
Wang Huan's hands clenched tightly and she couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Chen Chang and Yan Qianshi were knocked down from the watchtower by Wang Huan without hesitation. The reason was that Yan Qianshi was too fat and the watchtower might not survive due to disrepair. Yan Qianshi was also blown down, and Chen Chang had no one to look after him, so he naturally had to follow them.
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At this time, the gate of Wubao was tightly closed, and more than a hundred young and strong men had already picked up various weapons such as iron forks and wooden clubs, and followed closely behind the guards to prepare.
The Houliang army does not have strong control over the outer suburbs of Jiangling. This is not the first time that bandits have robbed villages and towns, but most of the time it is just a small fight. This is the first time for everyone to encounter such a large-scale one tonight.
There are dark clouds in their hearts. This will definitely be a life and death battle. Maybe many of them will not be able to see the sun tomorrow. How can these people not feel panic?
Wang Huan was very surprised. She didn’t know where the bandits who were about to attack the city came from?
She has been dancing with guns and sticks all day long, hunting down thieves and raping, and she has gone through some storms, but she has never been as dangerous as tonight.
The winding fire dragon was getting closer and closer. Feeling the invisible pressure, Miss Wang let out a breath, stretched her hand back, and slowly took off the long bow on her back.
The bandit cavalry was still galloping towards her, and an increasingly strong sense of oppression enveloped Miss Wang. However, under this oppression, a hot fighting spirit surged in her chest like boiling water.
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The next moment, she shouted: "Get ready to fight!"
After Zhou Yihai's careful investigation, there were less than 180 young and capable soldiers here, including 21 guards, led by Zhou Yihai, and four of the most skilled guards who were responsible for guarding Wang Huan.
On the other hand, there are only seventeen guards who can actually go into battle.
Although Wang Huan has a noble status, she is only a commander in name, and the real command power lies with Zhou Yihai.
Marching and fighting was Zhou Yihai's specialty. He immediately asked his guards to lead young and strong men to guard the passes, and at the same time sent people to appease the panicked villagers.
When he turned his head and looked back, he was stunned.
The scholar who was beaten to half-life, with the support of the Yan family's grandparents, is mobilizing in an orderly manner to appease the people.
Perhaps Chen Chang really played a role. Although there were cries in Wubao, people's emotions seemed to have gradually stabilized. The women set up five large iron pots in the courtyard, and the doors and windows of some houses were covered with
It was dismantled and chopped into dry wood for the fire. In the blazing fire, the water in the iron pot started to boil.
"Is there something different about this scholar?" Zhou Yihai said to himself.
When the Liang Dynasty was in its heyday, most of the descendants of the noble family had no academic knowledge. They wore smoked clothes and shaved their faces, painted powder and applied vermilion on them, drove chariots with long eaves, wore high-toothed sandals, sat on square mats made of chess pieces, concealed their pouches with spotted silk, and played with utensils on the left and right.
Enter and exit calmly, looking like a god.
To be honest, Zhou Yihai has no good impressions of the aristocratic children, and the same goes for scholars like Chen Chang. Such people are simply useless when the war is approaching!
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What Chen Chang did made his eyes shine.
"Report, Lieutenant Zhou, the thief is less than two miles away!"
When he left the city this time, Zhou Yihai's horse happened to be wearing armor. Hearing the report from his men, he straightened his armor and shouted to the guard who came to report: "Let's go, follow me to meet these thieves!"
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After saying that, he turned around and looked at Chen Chang, who was directing the villagers to fight, and said with a smile: "You three old people, some fat, some weak, you better find a place to hide as soon as possible. These thieves are quite powerful.
, he must be a man from a big mountain. He came to plunder this time, and he must have wanted to kill a big man before he left!"
At this time, Wang Huan also hurriedly came down from the watchtower under the protection of three guards. Because the troops were sparse, Miss Wang naturally could not stand on the watchtower to watch the battle and command. The four guards could not dissuade them, so they had to leave one person on the watchtower to report the military situation.
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Wang Huan also saw what Chen Chang did, but this was not the time to talk. After meeting Zhou Yihai, she did not explain and went straight to the gate of Wubao.
Chen Chang saw Miss Wang holding a knife in her hand. The knife flashed with green light and had a long and thin blade. With a flick of her wrist, she cleverly pulled out two light sword flowers. The knife was as bright as snow and shimmering with cold light.
Chen Chang was suddenly moved. Although he knew that Miss Wang was someone who didn't like red makeup and preferred weapons, he didn't expect that her sword skills were so exquisite, and that her moves contained murderous intent.
Although Wang Huan was high-spirited, she still walked with light steps, like willow branches swaying in the wind, and her posture was extremely graceful.
When Zhou Yihai saw Wang Huan appearing in front of him, he immediately frowned. If this little aunt is not staying well on the watchtower, wouldn't it make things worse if she comes down?
Naturally, he did not dare to rebuke Miss Wang, but angrily yelled at the three guards who were following behind: "How did you three do your job?"
Wang Huan kept saying at her feet: "Brother Zhou, this is my intention and has nothing to do with them!"
"This... oh, you three must protect the eldest lady!"
The crowd cheered and cheered Miss Wang toward the door.
Chen Chang also followed with the support of Yan Qianshi. It was already a little past the fourth watch. The bandits were not bound by the clock and salary deduction, so they were not very punctual.
The pale moonlight illuminated the old and abandoned Wubao. All the guards and civilians had their left arms wrapped with white cloth, forming a strong contrast with the dark walls and courtyards.
Walking southward along the central line of Wubao, passing through numerous high walls and houses, until you reach the front gate, the atmosphere is solemn.
Chen Chang and others had just stood still when footsteps sounded behind them. When he turned around, he saw that two villagers were following him. They must have come to help. He didn't have time to think too much and quickly let Yan Qianshi support him and continue walking.
Those two villagers were the two people who were reprimanded by Liu Yaozu. The big man named Tian Hu immediately stopped where he was in a daze when he saw Chen Chang. He was pulled by his companions and only recovered. He was about to speak.
, then the yellow-faced man whispered: "Did you forget so quickly what I just reminded you?"
Wang Huan led a group of people carrying weapons and strode to the gate of Wubao, paying no attention to Chen Chang and others and the two villagers who followed behind.
It only took a moment for the thieves to arrive on horseback.
At the gate of Wubao, which is not very spacious, dozens of guards and young villagers are looking nervously ahead.
This gate is the gate of Wubao. It is built near the water. In front of it is a natural moat. The river is more than three feet wide. It has been rainy the past few days and the river has swelled a lot. The cold moon reflected the pale white of the river.
From time to time, frightened wild eagles fly past among the bushes, leaving a long trail of water marks on the water.
The leader of the guards here stood on the top of the city and was looking down at the city. When he saw Miss Wang leading people to come in person, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly came over to salute and said: "Wei Chuanzheng, the little man, has seen Miss Wang!"
Wang Daqing waved his hand and said: "No, no, are we ready for the first battle here?"
Wei Chuanzheng frowned slightly and said: "The eldest lady must have seen it on the watchtower just now. Judging from the torches of the thieves, there are at least nearly two hundred riders. This is only calculated from the number of torches. Their true power is afraid
It’s far worse than this!”
"However, please rest assured, Miss, the villain has made careful arrangements, and there is a moat blocking the front. They will not be able to enter the Wubao for a while. Please just go back to the watchtower to watch the battle!"
Chen Chang had just panted up to the top of the city when he heard the conversation. He looked at the guard carefully and saw that he was in his mid-twenties, with a strong build and a fierce expression.
Facing a powerful enemy, there is no fear on his face.
Chen Chang couldn't help but nodded secretly. In his previous impression, the army of the Northern Dynasty was extremely powerful, while the army of the Southern Dynasty had extremely poor combat effectiveness.
When Hou Jing betrayed the Eastern Wei Dynasty and surrendered to the Southern Dynasty Liang Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty ordered Xiao Yuanming, the governor of Yuzhou, to lead an army of 100,000 troops to Pengcheng to meet Hou Jing, and took the opportunity to make a northern expedition to attack the Eastern Wei Dynasty. However, not long after Xiao Yuanming's troops crossed the Huaihe River, they were defeated by the Eastern Wei army.
Xiao Yuanming and his men were all captured by the Wei army.
Now it seems that Miss Wang, a member of the female class, has the courage to take the initiative to resist the enemy. Zhou Yihai and Wei Chuanzheng also have no fear on their faces. It must be that Xiao Yuanming does not have the talent to coach.
He was thinking wildly on the side, and Wang Huan nodded and said to Zhou Yihai: "Captain Zhou, we will resist the enemy here first."
Zhou Yihai seemed not to hear it, his eyes suddenly stared straight upstream in the direction of the river.
"Colonel Zhou, Captain Zhou?" Wei Chuanzheng waved his hand in front of his eyes, but was slapped away by Zhou Yihai.
"Miss, look!" Zhou Yihai suddenly pointed forward and shouted.
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