Water is not an arrow. If it is blocked by a shield, it will flow down, fall on people's heads and faces, and then penetrate from the neck into the body. The ice is biting, and everyone can't stand it immediately, and they don't even bother to hit the city gate.
Several more buckets of water were brought up. Qin Huaidao picked up a bucket and poured it down hard, shouting: "Quick, bring more water and pour it on the people on the ladder."
Xue Wanshu saw the trick and shouted excitedly: "Except the archers, everyone else will go down to fetch water."
Anyway, the enemy could not climb the city wall, so it was useless for the sword-and-shield soldiers and auxiliary soldiers to stay on the wall. After hearing the order, everyone rushed down to the city. After a while, more water loads came up.
"Crash!"
Buckets of water were poured down, and the people who were lifting the huge log were all chilled. A gust of cold wind came over, and they couldn't help but tremble all over. Their frozen teeth began to tremble, and they were trembling all over. They were so weak that they couldn't lift the huge log.
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The people on the ladder were still looking at the ice frantically, trying to climb up through a hole, but they were hit by the biting cold water and shivered with cold. Their feet became unsteady and they slipped down.
The ladder got wet and became slippery when the cold wind blew. Many people climbed a few steps and then fell off.
On the city wall, the soldiers saw this scene and did not know the benefits of water. They were all excited and became more active and faster in carrying water.
"Hahaha, the ancients only knew about fire attacks. Today I have opened my eyes. This water attack is no less powerful than fire attacks. I admire General Qin's talent." Xue Wanshu shouted excitedly.
"The governor is laughing!" Qin Huaidao said politely. When he saw countless archers rushing out from the enemy, he immediately shouted: "Get down quickly and take cover against the wall. The enemy is about to release arrows."
Commanding is an art. During a war, people's nerves are very tense. If you just shout for cover, everyone will be at a loss. Especially the auxiliary soldiers who have not received relevant training and do not know how to cover at all. But if you keep shouting and cover against the wall, you will be at a loss.
It was different. Everyone instinctively rushed down the city wall to find cover on the wall.
Some guards came over to protect Xue Wanshu.
Xue Wanshu shouted: "Why panic? The enemy hasn't started yet, organize everyone to attack first."
"Commander, please get off first, otherwise everyone will be worried." Qin Huaidao suggested.
"How can I be afraid of mere arrows? Go and organize everyone to go down." Xue Wanshu shouted. The guards had no choice but to rush to organize them.
Qin Huaidao did not run away, but looked at the enemy archers who had begun to form a formation and said: "The enemy seems to be burning with rockets."
"Will it burn the ice?" Xue Wanshu asked.
"No, unless they use more than 100,000 rockets to fire at one place, we can continue to water the fire and put out the fire, and have people come up with shields and buckets." Qin Huaidao suggested.
"Good idea, hurry up and make arrangements." Xue Wanshu said to a general beside her, and suddenly found that the battle was fought easily and without any pressure.
Fang Yiai and Li Yixie rushed up with several Yulin guards, holding shields in front of them. Li Yixie said anxiously: "General, the enemy is going to attack with arrows, retreat quickly."
Qin Huaidao smiled with satisfaction. The two of them also knew that the general was at the top of the city, so they came up to protect them, but they did not retreat. They looked at Xue Wanshu and smiled and said: "Captain, why don't you just act as a sentinel here and watch the enemy's performance? The commander is on the city wall, all the people are here."
The people of the city will definitely be at peace."
"What a great idea, hahaha, why don't you dare? Back then, I was also a fierce warrior, and I still killed thousands of people." Xue Wanshu laughed loudly, and the passion and fighting spirit in her heart were aroused.
As a veteran general, he naturally understands that the more indifferent he is, the more dangerous he is, the more courageous the soldiers will be, the more at ease the people will be, and the city will not be in chaos.
This is what is said about the general being the soul of the soldier.
Several guards quickly showed off their shields to protect Xue Wanshu.
Through the gap in the shield, Qin Huaidao saw that the enemy had drawn his bow, and looked at the soldiers who were descending from the city. They were all hiding under the city wall, squatting still. This position was a blind spot. Unless the arrow fell vertically, it would be impossible to hit it.
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But arrows outside the city cannot fall vertically.
As expected of a frontier soldier, his experience in protecting lives is not bad.
"Canopy!"
Countless arrows whizzed in, almost covering the sky above Yingzhou City, and the sky was filled with darkness, which made people feel frightened.
Before everyone could react, countless arrows hit the shield hard. Yu Linwei's shield was very strong and airtight, blocking all the arrows.
damage.
A dense rain of arrows fell on the house, making a crackling sound, but the thatched roof was also frozen, making it difficult for arrows to penetrate. The walls were also frozen, and the arrows left small pits before falling.
Qin Huaidao laughed when he saw this scene and shouted: "Commander, a few more rounds, the arrows will be enough without forging."
"Hahaha, not bad!" Xue Wanshu also shouted excitedly.
"Puff Peng Peng!"
Waves of arrows came roaring, and the life-threatening screams in the past were like sounds of nature at this moment. Xue Wanshu was excited when she saw the arrows all over the city, and shouted: "General Qin, thanks to you this time, otherwise I wouldn't even know
What should we do? This Yingzhou will definitely not be able to bear it. Now I wish they would have more rounds of arrows."
"The governor is rich in experience, how can he not stand up to the small camp, just kidding." Qin Huaidao said politely, looking through the gap, the enemy archers were still shooting arrows, but slowed down, a large group of people holding shields,
The guard came over with the knocking wood, preparing to continue banging on the door.
The city gate hole was not frozen yet and must not be knocked open by the enemy. Xue Wanshu did not need Qin Huaidao to remind him this time and decisively gave the order: "You bastard, come back. Send the order, three people in a group, two people holding double shields to cover, one person carrying water up.
"
Not long after, someone came up carrying water. Although people were being shot constantly, in order to defend the city, no one backed down. Buckets of water were poured down, drowning those who tried to knock on the door. They left the door behind and ran away.
As if leaving.
"Hahaha, come back when you have the guts." Xue Wanshu was in a good mood.
The enemy did not continue to send people to knock on the door. The archers continued to show off their power. After shooting for ten rounds, they finally stopped. All they could see were arrows. Xue Wanshu laughed at this scene and shouted loudly: "Old man Gao."
, I'm right on the city wall, if you have the guts, come and shoot!"
Is this because there are not enough arrows?
Qin Huaidao smiled and said: "Captain, the big family is not rich either. How can little Goguryeo have so many arrows to waste? This wave of attacks will have more than 100,000 people. It will save us a lot of trouble. Are the people in the city okay?"
"That's right, a bunch of poor people!" Xue Wanshu laughed heartily, and then explained: "Don't worry, the people will be fine. Every family has a cellar, and when there is a war, they will hide in the cellar to hide from arrows. They have long been used to it."
"Is there still this operation?" Qin Huaidao's eyes lit up, feeling that he had learned something.
"Woo——"
A horn sound sounded, desolate and powerful, and spread far away.
The next moment, everyone saw that the enemy troops began to divide their forces to surround the city, keeping an arrow's distance, and there was no way to counterattack.
But Xue Wanshu didn't care. He had escaped the dangerous danger just now. With experience, it would be easier to deal with it. He immediately told the person next to him: "Send the order to the four guards to fight the same way just now. Make preparations in advance. There must be no mistakes."
Wrong, I don’t believe they can break in.”
"Follow the order!" The other party hurried away.
After waiting for a while, the enemy troops surrounded Yingzhou but did not attack.
Xue Wanshu said nonchalantly: "General Qin, everything is within your plan. They cannot defeat them and are preparing to besieged. It is not a big problem for Yingzhou to hold on to food for two months."
"Captain, the 300,000 cattle, sheep and 30,000 horses I have brought can be slaughtered if necessary. In addition, it is best to control the food from a few days ago so that everyone can save and be prepared to survive for four months."
"If General Qin takes out the cattle and sheep, there will be no problem for four months. In extraordinary times, this governor will not be pretentious with General Qin. It is a loan from Yingzhou. Everyone in Yingzhou will not dare to forget this great favor. When the war is over
Return double and never break your promise." Xue Wanshu said gratefully. With 300,000 cattle and sheep and 30,000 horses, there is no need to worry about food.
Suddenly thinking of something, Xue Wanshu added: "The attack method is quite magical. I would like to fly a pigeon to Pingzhou and tell you something, okay?"
"What's the harm?" Qin Huaidao said nonchalantly: "We must tell Pingzhou not to attack the retreating enemies. Water attack has another advantage. It's cold and freezing. When you pour cold water, you will definitely feel the wind and cold, and wind and cold can
Infection spreads from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred, this battle will be self-defeating."
"Is there such a miraculous effect? General Qin attacked medicine?" Xue Wanshu said excitedly.
Qin Huaidao smiled and said nothing. He was too embarrassed to explain such simple common sense.
Li Yixie saw that Xue Wanshu didn't believe it and Qin Huaidao didn't explain, so he said: "Captain, the general is indeed proficient in medicine and has great strength. Before departure, Princess Jinyang's illness was almost cured by the general. I'm afraid she has recovered now. Chang'an
No one in the city knows it."
"What? Qi diseases can be cured?" Xue Wanshu was shocked. Seeing Qin Huaidao's face with a slight smile, and seeing that Li Yixie didn't seem to be joking, and it involved the royal family, no one dared to joke about such a thing, so he immediately believed it and excitedly
Said: "Great, no wonder General Qin just attacked with water, I am here to fly pigeons to pass the message."
"Let's go back together. The enemy is besieging the city and it will be dark soon. They will not launch an attack in a short time." Qin Huaidao said and walked towards the bottom of the city wall.
Xue Wanshu gave some instructions to the general guarding the gate and hurried down to the city.
Stepping on the arrows all over the ground, Qin Huaidao felt a little emotional and said to Xue Wanshu: "Commander, will you let me repair it later and give me some as a gift?"
"Is it enough to give you half?" Xue Wanshu said grandly. They were all picked up for free, so I don't feel bad.
"That's enough, that's enough."
"Hahaha, let's go, I'm so happy today, it's so obvious."
The group left in a hurry and returned to the Governor's Mansion.
Qin Huaidao went back to the camp to take a look and saw that everything was normal in the troops and they were busy with various tasks, so he took Luo Zhang back to the temporary room where he had settled, spread out the map and continued to study, his eyes swept around the boundary of Goguryeo, and Luo Zhang followed him in
, asked: "Uncle, are you going out of the city to fight?"
"Did you see it?"
"I saw you looking at the map a few times, so I guessed it," Luo Zhang explained.
There was no need for his own people to be on guard. Qin Huaidao asked bluntly: "Luo Zhang, look, Huaiyuan is Liaodong in the past. This Liaodong city is an important town for Goguryeo to enter the Tang Dynasty. It is also a hub place. Youhuaiyuan is blocking the front. Goguryeo is here."
The food and fodder used for the first war must have been stored here for easy transportation."
"Why not Anshi Prefecture in southeastern Liaoning?" Luo Zhang asked.
"The two places are listed up and down. There seems to be no difference, but Anshi Prefecture is far away from the Khitan. It is across Liaodong. If Goguryeo launches troops against the Khitan, the food and grass will be far away."
Luo Zhang was shocked: "You mean Goguryeo will still attack Khitan?"
"How can others be allowed to sleep soundly beside the couch? Sooner or later, if the Khitan suffered heavy losses in this battle, Goguryeo will definitely take advantage of the Khitan army to suddenly take over the Khitan territory, and then go south to devour the Khitan army. Otherwise,
Does a small Yingzhou need at least 50,000 troops outside the city?"
"Yes!" Luo Zhang reacted and looked at the map and asked: "Uncle, what do you want to do?"
"I want to infiltrate Liaodong City and burn their food and grass." Qin Huaidao punched the table with a strong fighting spirit in his eyes.
Luo Zhang was also a master who was not afraid of big things. He became excited when he heard this: "Uncle, take me with you."
"If you do it, it will be a great achievement. You call all the sons of the prince, and we will do something big. Don't talk about the specific things first, so as not to leak the secret." Qin Huaidao warned.
Luo Zhang left in a hurry.
Not long after, everyone came over one after another, and Cheng Chumo's loud voice sounded outside the door: "General, are you treating us to a big dinner? We are tired of the meat, can you have some wine?"
After saying that, a group of people entered the house.
Qin Huaidao gave Luo Zhang a look, and Luo Zhang looked at the door knowingly. After making sure that no one was there, he checked on Qin Huaidao and stood guard at the door to avoid being overheard.
When everyone saw this formation, they all realized something was going on and stopped talking.
"Gather around." Qin Huaidao whispered, and after everyone gathered around, he said solemnly: "Brothers, after all, we are all descendants of Wu Xun, Fang Yiai does not count, but Fang Xianggong has a friendship with our fathers.
The person behind me is one of our own. I am prepared to do something big, but it is very dangerous and may lead to death. This is a matter of voluntariness, not forced, and I will not blame you afterwards."
When Cheng Chumo heard that Qin Huaidao called him a brother, which meant that the matter was important and dangerous, he volunteered to participate. He couldn't help but ask, "What can happen that can kill our brothers?"
Yuchi Baolin scolded unceremoniously: "You idiot, when did Brother Qin deceive us and let Brother Qin say it was dangerous? It must be very dangerous and is definitely not a child's play. Let's think about it before we decide. Anyway, count me in."
Everyone is not stupid. Qin Huaidao does not use military orders directly, but treats each other as brothers, which shows his trust in everyone. If he does not participate, he will not be brothers in the future. At least there is a layer of separation. If he participates, the relationship will be closer in the future. The Cheng family brothers and
The Yuchi brothers often followed him to do big things and expressed their opinions one after another.
Li Derjian and Li Yixie also made a decisive statement and their attitude was very firm.
Qin Huaidao glanced at the two of them and said nothing. His eyes fell on Fang Yiai. Fang Yiai suddenly became unhappy and said, "Look at me. Didn't you just say that we are also one of our own?"
"You idiot, if you don't express your stance, who knows whether you will participate or not?" Cheng Chumo scolded.
"Bullshit, how can one of our own not participate?" Fang Yiai's eyes widened.
"If you say that, I have no objection." Cheng Chumo retorted.
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Qin Huaidao interrupted: "Okay, listen to me. Since everyone agrees, let's talk about the specifics. I am going to take you to infiltrate Liaodong City and burn their food."
"What?"
Everyone took a breath of air. Isn't this too courageous? Everyone looked at Qin Huaidao with shock in their eyes.
"What, are you scared?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"I'm so scared of you... You're too bold. I thought I was so brave and nothing compared to you." Cheng Chu said silently.
"Liaodong is an important town and is heavily guarded. It's difficult to get in. How to burn it?" Li Derjian asked.
Fang Yiai said nonchalantly: "If you ask me, you have to do it this way. It's a pleasant job. Just go in directly. With our strength, it will be no problem."
"Don't make any noise, listen to me." Qin Huaidao interrupted, looking around, and added: "We have to set a rule. During the discussion, we are not allowed to argue and talk nonsense. We can only make opinions and suggestions, and hold back any irrelevant words.
, otherwise, it will just be a nonsense."
"Here!" Everyone agreed quickly. During this period, Qin Huaidao's prestige has been established.
Qin Huaidao said with satisfaction: "This must be done. I'll give you another chance. Those who don't want to participate can withdraw, but they must keep it a secret. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."
Everyone shook their heads, but no one quit.
Fang Yiai even said: "You would be a fool to quit at such a good opportunity. You have made a name for yourself and achieved great success. It doesn't matter if you don't succeed. With our strength, it's no problem to come back. Let's just say how to fight?"
"Lack of information means we can't formulate a detailed plan yet, so we can only act according to circumstances. However, we must first train everyone on how to climb the city wall before setting off."
"Climb up?" Fang Yiai was startled.
Qin Huaidao looked at the other party and asked: "Otherwise, let the Goguryeo people open the city gate and let us in? If you have this ability, you can do it."
"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed kindly.
Li Derjian reminded: "But the city wall is slippery and there is no way to climb up. Liaodong is an important town, the city wall is not low, and there are troops defending it, so it is not easy to handle."
"Do you know the height of the Liaodong city wall?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"I'm not sure, but the walls of such an important town are at least seven or eight feet high," Li Derjian said.
Seven or eight feet is about twenty meters. Within Qin Huaidao's estimation, he explained: "Throw it up with the flying claws. The flying claws are connected to the rope. Grab the rope and go up directly. You may not know it. It only takes a few days of training. A few days will be enough."
Tianhou’s winter clothes and braised pork jerky should also be prepared, they will come in handy.”
"What kind of flying claw?" Li Derjian asked curiously.
"The normal ones won't work. I'll build it. Everyone should arrange their own affairs and start training tomorrow. This matter is strictly confidential. Let's break up." Qin Huaidao warned.
Everyone left one after another, while Qin Huaidao found Xue Feng and found the blacksmith with Xue Feng's help. It was a matter of great importance. Even Xue Feng couldn't disclose the matter of going to Liaodong. He only said that he would prepare it for future use.
Two hours later, Qin Huaidao, with the help of a blacksmith, built ten flying claws, each with four hooks, leaving a round hole at the end to tie a rope. He then carburized it himself to increase the hardness, and then asked Xue Feng to help find ten three-pin claws.
A ten-meter-long hemp rope. This kind of rope is quite strong and useful.
The next morning, after the carburizing was completed, Qin Huaidao took out the flying claws and knocked them against each other, making a crisp steel sound. When he knew it was done, he took him back to the wing. Everyone was already waiting. Looking at the black flying claws, he felt a little uneasy.
It doesn’t look big, but can it bear the weight of a person?
Qin Huaidao also did not explain, and led everyone out of the Governor's Mansion, to the foot of a city wall, and asked the Yulin Guards to guard the surrounding area and not to approach, and then demonstrated. Everyone saw that the flying claws were thrown out and landed on the city wall as if they had hooked something.
, it was very stable, and I saw Qin Huaidao using his hands and feet to climb up directly, and in a short time he was on the city wall.
Everyone was stunned. Before they could react, they saw Qin Huaidao pulling the rope and falling backwards.
"Let me try!"
"Let me try!"
They are all talented and bold masters. They are curious when seeing new things and gather around them one after another.
Qin Huaidao explained the essentials of the action, and then distributed the flying claws, one to each person. After getting the flying claws, everyone obviously felt that the flying claws were different. They were very hard and could not be moved with everyone's strength. The hooks were sharp, let alone people.
Even a horse can take out a chunk of meat.
Swinging the flying claw is a technical job. Qin Huaidao watched it for a while and saw that no one could do it. He couldn't throw it up, so he had to demonstrate it again and pay attention to the essentials of the action. He let everyone try it again. If it still didn't work, he was not in a hurry. This kind of thing needs more practice.
, patiently give guidance.
Not long after, Xue Wanshu hurried over and said: "General Qin, the people below said that you are training to climb the wall here, and they said that it is easy to climb such a high wall. I have no other intention, I just came to take a look, and I am worried that the enemy will also use this trick.
Is there a way to break into the city?"
"Just use water, arrows, or cut off the rope." Qin Huaidao explained that as the governor of Yingzhou, he naturally has a lot of eyes and ears. He will definitely know what he is doing. He is not surprised and doesn't care.
"It's good if you can crack it. Then you practice. I still have things to deal with. If you need anything, just ask someone to come to you." Xue Wanshu hurried away without asking any questions.
"He is a smart man."
Qin Huaidao secretly praised and signaled everyone to continue training. He went to the city wall to observe the enemy's situation and look for weak links, which would be useful when leaving the city in the future.
In the next three days, the enemy sent archers to harass the city from time to time. Instead of attacking the city, they engaged in psychological warfare and put pressure on Yingzhou through archery. Unfortunately, the people of Yingzhou were already used to it and did not care.
After high school, everyone made up their minds about how to live their lives.
After three days, everyone was almost done training.
I also made some military coats, socks, gloves and braised pork jerky, and everything is ready.
That night, Qin Huaidao secretly found An Guogong, gave careful instructions, and secretly left the city with a few people. There was an enemy siege outside the city. It was impossible to open the city gate and ride a horse. The target was too big, so he could only walk.
After getting off the city wall, everyone gathered together. The cold wind didn't feel too cold. Fang Yiai said excitedly: "Brothers, these clothes are really warm, and with these gloves and socks, I don't feel cold at all.
Dedicating these things to the imperial court must be another great achievement."
"That belongs to Brother Qin too and has nothing to do with you." Cheng Chumo reminded.
"I just made a suggestion, and I don't want to take any credit." Fang Yiai was unhappy.
"Okay, you two, stop arguing. If you argue again, you won't kill other brothers." Qin Huaidao hurriedly whispered, pointing in one direction and said: "I have observed over the past few days, that is the boundary between the two armies, the weak link.
There is a space of 20 to 30 meters wide with no one to hold your hand. After a while, you will follow my footsteps, lower your body, use your hands and feet together, and sneak like an animal. You cannot stand upright to expose your whereabouts. Do you understand?"
Everyone was a little confused. They had never gone through this before, so they couldn't do it.
"Watch it and learn how I walk." Qin Huaidao said and moved forward, keeping his body very low, holding two knives behind his back, hidden by his white coat, and holding a stainless steel horse spear in his hand. Soon, everyone discovered
Qin Huaidao is integrated into the surrounding environment. If it were not for the close distance, it would be difficult to spot it within the field of vision.
At this moment, everyone had some enlightenment.
Cheng Chumo went up first, imitating Qin Huaidao's movements, and others followed suit.
Li Derjian fell at the end and said with some emotion: "White clothes are really useful in this ice and snow day. If you stop still, it will be difficult to find."
Li Yixie in the front turned back and said: "Don't be afraid even if you move. As long as you don't move too much and keep your body low, no one can see it. Don't forget that it's night now and there's no moonlight. If it weren't for the ice and snow, we wouldn't be able to see the road clearly, but we can only go as far as we can."
We saw five or six meters, not to mention that many people were blindfolded and couldn't see clearly at night. Brother Qin chose this time to set off, so naturally he considered all the details and followed quickly, don't lose it."
It is difficult for people in this era to even eat meat, let alone liver. Many people suffer from blindfolding, also known as night blindness. They cannot see clearly in dim light environments or at night, and in severe cases they cannot see at all.
Li Derjian naturally knew that the bird was blind, so he hurried to follow, for fear of getting lost, and secretly warned himself to record it when he was free. It was all valuable war experience.
The night is as dark as ink, and the snowfield is silent.
A small team quietly disappeared into the snow and ice.