Early in the morning, the summer sun began to burn the earth unrestrainedly, and there were still scattered water on the ground. Countless horse hooves trampled by, and sewage splashed everywhere and mud flowed across the ground.

Liu Zai Shang's mood at this moment was as bad as the mud and water all over the ground, anxious, depressed and helpless, and the thousand cavalry under his command also seemed listless.

It was all because of the damn heavy rain yesterday afternoon that washed away the traces left on the ground. Otherwise, I would have caught the damn Sui army. I have been delayed for a night and I don’t know where to find someone.

Liu Zaishang was wearing a gloomy face. Centurion Liu Chengwu, who was leading the way in front, suddenly walked over with a barefoot farmer with excitement and reported excitedly: "General Liu, you have discovered the whereabouts of the Sui army."

Liu Zaishang was immediately shocked and asked hurriedly: "Where is the Sui army?"

Liu Chengwu pointed to the barefoot farmer he brought back and said, "This person said that the Sui army was stationed in a deserted village nearby."

Liu Zaishangqiang suppressed his excitement, stared at the farmer like a poisonous snake, and asked sternly: "Did you really meet the Sui Army?"

The barefoot farmer was staring at the point of being a little numb and said, "Go back to the general, Xiaodi really saw it. Sui army was digging soil at the entrance of the village and had already dug a long ditch. If the general doesn't believe it, he can send someone to check with Xiaodi."

Liu Zaishang couldn't wait to wave his hand: "Let the way immediately. If the Sui army was really there, I would have received a lot of rewards."

The barefoot farmer was very happy to hear this, so he ran away and led the way. After about a stick of incense, he arrived in front of the deserted village and pointed at a distance: "General, please see, the Sui people are still digging soil, the young ones are not lying to you, right?"

Liu Zaishang put on a pergola and looked at the village entrance and saw the Sui army busy building fortifications. Not only did they dig a trench on the ground, but they also built two earthen walls behind the trench. The earthen walls were covered with sharp spear tips and spearheads, like hedgehogs, which made people daunt. However, these two earthen walls were obviously not completed and the height was only about one meter.

Seeing this, Liu Zai-shang was not surprised but happy. He licked his lips with a ferocious look and said, "Good guy, I finally got you. This time I will definitely let you get wings."

"These Sui dogs are aware of each other and probably know that they can't run away from the cavalry on both legs, so they plan to resist stubbornly by relying on the terrain. Fortunately, we came in time and their fortifications have not been completely repaired, otherwise the cost of annihilation would be greater." A centurion said gladly.

Liu Chengwu was filled with the flames of revenge at this moment and volunteered: "General Liu, we should launch an attack immediately while the enemy's fortifications have not been repaired yet. Our subordinates are willing to lead the troops to take the lead."

Liu Zaishang nodded and said, "Okay, Old Liu, come forward and test it first. Don't go recklessly and deeply, after all, there are not many people on the other side."

Liu Chengwu ordered the order and urged fifty cavalry to rush to the entrance of the village. The Sui army had obviously discovered Goguryeo cavalry. When he saw fifty cavalry rushing up, he immediately stopped the construction of fortifications and hid behind both retaining walls and was ready for battle.

It is said that the deserted village is rectangular in its entirety, with houses built on both sides of the village road, and there is an exit at the end of the village. Now the Sui army has built simple fortifications at the beginning and end of the village, guarding the intersections entering the village.

However, due to the hasty time and the fortifications were well built, the "典"-shaped trench was the first line of defense. It was only three meters wide and the depth was only about one and a half meters. To be honest, this width of trench can be crossed by a horse as long as it passes the clutch, and this depth cannot stop people. Even if it falls, it can be climbed up soon. Of course, the premise is that there are no spikes or something in the ditch.

The second line of defense is a "典"-shaped earthen wall, which is only about one meter high. Although the protruding spearhead on the wall looks a bit scary, it is also easy to cross with the horse's jumping ability.

The third line of defense is a "one"-shaped retaining wall, about ten meters away from the first wall, and has entered the area of ​​the village. The two ends are connected to the broken houses on both sides of the village road, which are also only one meter high, and the horses can jump through it.

Such fortifications are better than nothing. Once the defenders retreat, these three lines of defense cannot prevent the cavalry from entering. At most, it will only delay the cavalry's sprint speed.

At this moment, Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin were guarding the entrance of the village, as well as 150 Sui soldiers under his command, including fifty archers, fifty sword and shield hands, and fifty spearmen.

The terrain at the entrance of the village was narrow, and it was already the limit to laying down one hundred and fifty people. It could be seen that Qin Qiong's platoon was very well-organized. The spearmen and swords and shields were guarding behind the first retaining wall, while the archers hid behind the second retaining wall. The two ruins were also ambushed by the archers, and they were condescending.

At this time, Liu Chengwu had already led fifty cavalry to the area of ​​a hundred steps at the entrance of the village. Qin Qiong held his two maces, as if he hadn't seen it. When the opponent's cavalry was about to reach fifty steps, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and shouted: "Shoot the arrow!"

Hum...

As the sky darkened, a wave of arrows roared out, drawing a deadly arc in the air, and shooting downwards at the fifty enemy cavalry.

Liu Chengxun was obviously prepared and shouted: "Rise the shield!"

Fifty Goguryeo cavalry immediately raised their shields with their left hand and drove their horses slowly forward, forming a slanted shield wall that was obliquely upward, instantly blocking most of the arrows, but only slightly injured several people.

"But that's it!" Liu Chengwu sneered, continued to ride his horse to the trench, but did not jump through the trench. After observing for a while, he pulled his head and left.

Luo Shixin asked in confusion: "Brother Qin, what a good opportunity when the other party turned around just now, he shot over in a flat shot and killed at least ten of his people."

Qin Qiong said confidently: "Don't worry, it's just the beginning. I've killed people hard in one wave. What should I do if I refuse to come again?"

Luo Shixin smiled and said, "That's right. Only by putting a long line can you get a big fish. I hope that the boy Gao Bufan's method works."

Qin Qiong frowned and said, "Shi Xin, after all, Gao Changqing is considered to be a life-saving grace to us. You must not be rude in front of him."

Luo Shixin said disapprovingly: "Okay, I hope Gao Changqing's method works, but even if we cross the river that night, we might not die, so the grace of saving lives is not worthy of."

Qin Qiong shook his head helplessly. He was nearly two circles apart from Luo Shixin. He was a de facto master and apprentice, but he was called brothers. Luo Shixin was born with divine power, extremely brave, but he was arrogant. He was about the same age as Gao Bufan, and it was normal not to accept the other party. Qin Qiong was worried about the little beauty Liu Xianniang. As the saying goes, the hero was sad to pass the beauty. According to his observation, Luo Shixin seemed to be interested in Miss Liu, but Miss Liu clearly believed that Gao Changqing. I hope that Shixin would not be a stubborn boy. Whether it was martial arts or wisdom, he was obviously not a match for Gao Bufan.

Let’s talk about Liu Chengwu’s tentative attack once, and when he returned to Liu Zai Shang, he reported with a relaxed expression: “According to his subordinates’ temptation just now, the fortifications of the Sui army were built in a hurry and had very limited defense. The ditch was less than one meter wide and only four feet deep. It was possible to cross it by one leap. Moreover, there was no time to arrange a deadly mechanism under the ditch.

In addition, the two earthen walls were less than three feet tall, and the Sui army's arrows were obviously insufficient. As long as they were exhausted, our cavalry could drive straight in and kill them without leaving any armor."

Liu Zaishang was happy to hear this and said, "It's great, so attack from both sides at the same time. Be sure to wipe out the Sui army before the general arrives. This general will personally cut off the head of the Sui army leader and ask for credit from the general."

At the command of Liu Zai Shang, the thousand cavalry under his command were indeed divided into two groups, each with 500 cavalry, and launched an attack from the entrance of the village and the end of the village.

At this time, Gao Bufan was personally directing people in the village to dig canals along both sides of the village road. The two canals were only 30 cm deep. One end led to the "博"-shaped trench at the entrance of the village and the end of the village, and the other end led directly to the location of the oil well. About half of them have been dug.

Looking at the oil well, a huge reservoir has been built with bricks, stones, wooden piles, etc., and the surrounding area is sealed with mud and hay to prevent leakage.

Dou Xianniang was carefully commanding a group of soldiers to collect oil from the oil well and pour it into the reservoir. At present, half of the oil in the tank was already stored, probably tens of thousands of kilograms, and there was a pungent smell in the air.

"Let everyone be careful, pay attention to safety, and never make fires nearby." Looking at the large pool of black and sticky oil, Gao Bufan couldn't help but sweat. At this time, as long as there was a little spark, the consequences were really unimaginable.

Dou Xianniang patted her breasts that were already quite large and said confidently: "Brother Gao, don't worry, if I'm watching you, I can't make a mistake."

"Oh, that's good." Gao Bufan couldn't help but glance at the little girl's chest, and he felt a little itchy. Although he didn't have a sword and a hinterland that night, he had tasted the girl's moving softness and still had endless aftertaste.

Dou Xianniang seemed to have a heart-to-heart relationship, her pretty face turned red, and her watery apricot eyes angrily and unintentionally, shyly and charming, and stretched out her two fingers to make a small gesture of crossing her eyes.

Gao Bufan was secretly funny. This little girl tended to develop into a barbaric girlfriend. Could it be that this is a return of personality? I remember when I first met her in Xi'an County, she was a little pepper that was not easy to mess with.

At this time, the deafening sound of horse hooves sounded from the entrance and the end of the village respectively. It was obvious that the enemy had already launched an attack in two groups.

Gao Bufan had to leave Dou Xianniang and run towards the entrance of the village. The latter stomped his feet dissatisfied with this, and then pouted his little mouth like a horn, and pointed at Liu Gou'er and scolded: "Stinky Dog'er is lazy, don't eat lunch..."

Let’s talk about Gao Bufan quickly rushed to the entrance of the village and jumped onto the roof of a broken house nearby. Looking around, he saw sand and dust rolling in the open space outside the entrance of the village. Dozens of Goguryeo cavalry rushed over like lightning. Then, a wave of arrows shot out overwhelmingly. The enemy dropped a few bodies and retreated. However, the first wave of the enemy’s cavalry had just retreated, and the second wave of cavalry came again.

Gao Bufan couldn't help but nodded secretly. It was obvious that the generals of the enemy on the opposite side were clear-headed and had clear thinking. They were using this method of wheel battle to consume their arrows on their side. This was undoubtedly a clever way of fighting.

The sun in the east was rising higher and higher. Before we knew it, the enemy had launched the tenth wave of charge. Qin Qiong still ordered the arrows to repel the enemy. In this way, the arrows were consumed very quickly.

At this time, Gao Bufan saw the fifty bows and arrows behind the second earth wall and began to retreat. It was probably because the arrows he carried had been used up. Sure enough, after the fifty archers retreated, the other fifty bows and arrows immediately bent over and rushed forward, replacing the positions of the previous group of archers.

Seeing this, Gao Bufan couldn't help but frowned. Although the number of people in the entire team has reached more than 2,700, there are only more than 400 archers, and they have been evenly distributed to the entrance and end of the village. Although each archer has twenty arrows, consumption methods like Qin Qiong will definitely not last until evening, and will inevitably affect the subsequent plans.

"The famous Qin Shubao Qin Sect God, can't he be the only one with this ability, right?" Gao Bufan couldn't help but wonder.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves sounded again, and the enemy launched the eleventh wave of attacks, and it was obvious that the number of people doubled. Before, the enemy had fifty cavalry in a wave, but now it has reached one hundred cavalry. It is obvious that this is going to be serious.

Qin Qiong, who had been slow, finally became serious and stared at the front of the formation with wide eyes.

The momentum of one hundred cavalry charges is naturally much larger than that of fifty cavalry. Seeing that the enemy cavalry had entered the range of bows and arrows, Qin Qiong did not order the arrows to shoot, but allowed the enemy cavalry to kill them in front of the trench.

The Goguryeo cavalry were holding shields and guarding themselves, but they found that they had not waited for the rain of arrows. They couldn't help but feel happy. They thought that the Sui army's arrows had been almost exhausted, so they bravely rode their horses across the trench and rushed towards the first earth wall with their sabers.

At this time, Qin Qiong shouted calmly: "Only shoot people, not hurt horses, shoot arrows!"

With a buzzing sound, a dense rain of arrows shot straight from behind the wall. More than a dozen Goguryeo cavalry who had jumped through the trench were shot into hedgehogs on the spot. Some of the cavalry who had just rushed to the edge of the trench were so scared that they subconsciously tied the reins. As a result, the horses fell into the three-meter-wide trench with a sad roar.

Fortunately, the trench was not deep, and the Goguryeo cavalry who had not fallen quickly climbed up from the pit again, but as soon as they emerged, they were immediately shot and killed by flying arrows on the spot.

The Goguryeo cavalry behind quickly turned their heads to escape. Liu Zai-shang couldn't help but his eyes were ripped off when he saw this. He lost at least thirty cavalry in this wave of attacks. But what was even more annoying was still behind. The dozen unowned war horses that had already jumped through the trench were actually led away by the Sui army that was turned out from behind the wall. The earth wall was only one meter, and the Sui army led the war horse and crossed it.

Liu Chengwu couldn't help but be stunned, and an absurd thought quickly flashed through his mind. The Sui army built the earth wall so low, wasn't it just for the convenience of robbing the horse?
Chapter completed!