Chapter 203 Destroying Flowers with Difficult Hands 2
After mutual confirmation, everyone in Huqiu Fort was certain of one thing. There was going to be a war, and they had to cross the small river that they could see all day but could not name a definite name, and run to the door of the other party's house.
go.
San Bengzi didn't sleep all night and kept sharpening his knife, but he still felt that it was not sharp enough. Er Gouzi put on and took off his tattered armor without knowing it.
What on earth was going on? Chen Mo slept alone on the small bed and got up at dawn.
Chen Mo simply packed his things, but he didn't have much. He just put on a worn-out piece of armor that he had obtained, and then took out two palm-sized pieces of iron with hemp ropes on them and threw them to the two of them.
"What are these?" Sanbengzi picked it up and took a look at it. They were just two ordinary iron blocks.
"Keep it close to your heart, maybe you can save your life." Chen Mo said lightly, and he was still worried about a weapon, so he couldn't just charge forward with bare hands.
San Bengzi stopped sharpening the horse-cutting knife that he had been sharpening all night, threw a piece to the distracted Er Gouzi, and began to try to keep it on his heart.
"Menghulu, aren't you afraid?"
Er Gouzi looked at Chen Mo who was able to sleep peacefully and asked. Ever since he learned that he was really going to go on an expedition, Er Gouzi's face turned pale. In the past, the corps commander had said that he could cross the river at any time.
, but it was all talk but no action. When the Shang army came to the border, I was just afraid for a while. I didn't see any movement and didn't take it seriously. Then I heard that the Shang army would go south after the year. I felt relieved again, but the war still failed.
When the fire started here, Er Gouzi was lucky to escape. He thought that this was a blessed place, and it would be safe to fight here. It was only now that they really wanted to take action, and they became really scared.
.
"Are you afraid it will be useful?"
"Look, look at me, I'm looking at you. I told you to stop reading those books all day long. You might as well be bored." Santengzi said to the side.
Chen Mo stood up and walked to Er Gouzi, and helped him put on the simple breast goggles he made. After helping him put on the armor and tie it tightly, he said, "I'm afraid, it will only make you more likely to die."
quick."
After saying that, Chen Mo walked out of his house.
"Why do I feel like Meng Hulu has become a different person?" San Tengzi looked at Chen Mo's back and rubbed his chin with his fingers.
Huqiu Fort is less active than usual. Everyone is sorting things out and taking out all the things they usually save. Maybe there won’t be a next time if they don’t use it this time.
Being able to stay here for so long, these people will definitely not show their fear as obviously as Ergouzi did. They know that this day will always come, but it comes a little unexpectedly.
The only ones who were yelling and screaming were the prisoners who came here in the same batch as Chen Mo. They thought they had integrated into the life here without fighting, but they still wanted to fight, and they had to fight to the enemy's doorstep.
"Commander, please let me guard Tiger Hill Fort. Tiger Hill Fort cannot be without people. If we go there, we will only die and it will have no effect."
"Yes, I will be ready to welcome you in victory and triumph, and I won't let you come back hungry."
"Get out!" The corps commander ate, and the more he listened to their noise, the more annoyed he became. He still returned victoriously? Thank God for being able to come back alive. "If you don't want to go, you can go and tell the cavalry yourself, but I have to remind you.
You guys, they are not as easy to talk to as me. When the time comes, your body will be dismembered under their swords, don’t blame me."
The captain's words made these people shut up.
"You should think about how to kill a few more enemies on the battlefield so that you can get military merit and leave here."
Chen Mo came to the corps commander and sat directly on the bench opposite the corps commander's desk, which ignited everyone's imaginary hope.
"Why, you've already put on your equipment, and you still want to ask me for a chance to avoid going to the battlefield?" The corps commander looked at Chen Mo, who was sitting across from him. Ever since he met him, this young man has looked like this, with no trace of emotion on his face.
Too much joy, anger, sorrow and joy.
"I will fight on the battlefield, but..." Chen Mo raised his empty hands.
The corps commander understood what he meant, and threw his knife to Chen Mo, saying, "Just this one, it can..."
"Okay." Chen Mo took the hand and stood up to say goodbye. He didn't tell the corps leader the origin of the knife. He just said polite words about how he followed him around in battles. In fact, it was just an ordinary knife that he picked up casually.
, otherwise he would not have given the knife to Chen Mo so easily.
"This kid is really ignorant. I hope you don't get up early on the battlefield." Looking at Chen Mo's leaving figure, the captain muttered and continued to eat his food.
"Is this guy really not afraid of death?" This was the question asked by those people. Their illusions were shattered and they were still racking their brains to think of another way to survive.
...
Chen Mo returned to the room, and both Er Gouzi and San Bengzi watched him come back with a familiar knife.
"The corps commander must have been too picky to give you such a broken knife." San Tengzi said with disgust. "He has a few better knives than this under the bed. They are still hidden at this time."
Tucked in, it’s really boring."
"It's just a knife." Chen Mo didn't know much about good knives, so long as he could use them easily.
Chen Mo walked to the table, ate the steamed buns on the table, one bite at a time, looked at the two of them and said, "If you don't eat, I'll finish it."
"I have eaten."
"No appetite."
Chen Mo ate up those big steamed buns in three strokes, five divided by two.
"I've never seen you eat so much."
"I don't know when the next meal will be."
At this time, the bamboo pole assembly whistle sounded.
...
There were no empty words, only one clear goal, which was the enemy's camp on the other side of the river, where he wanted to show off his power.
Walking down the hill with high spirits, even those who are unwilling to do so are forced to walk at the forefront with weapons that they cannot use.
There were not many horses in Huqiu Fort, so only a few people could ride the horses. Even the mules that could only exert their strength were all pulled out. It was simply a strange situation.
Behind this team, there are the well-equipped cavalrymen, who are holding the line and are also monitoring this group of people. If anyone escapes, they will immediately serve with crossbows.
The team crossed the small and pitiful river that day and walked onto the land of the Shang Kingdom.
Their unusual behavior was soon known to the other party's scouts. The captain and others ignored it and continued to lead the team forward. Chen Mo was curious. His group walked over like this?
A team of nearly two hundred people walked for a long time at a seemingly very close distance. There was no way many people moved forward on two legs. On a small dirt bag, everyone looked at the enemy camp that was just one sprint away from them.
Feeling nervous and excited, these soldiers crossing the river had never seen the enemy camp so close before, and the buildings inside could be clearly seen.
The enemy camp is not a city, but a camp built by oneself. There are wooden fences and tents inside the fences. At this time, the wooden gates of the enemy camp are closed tightly. There are rows of horse stakes outside the camp. Soldiers of the Shang Kingdom
He was hiding behind the fence, holding a crossbow behind piles of bunkers and looking at the Chu soldiers on the mounds not far away.
According to previous understanding, Chen Mo knew that this camp was just a transit station, which was not important and could not be ignored. There were more than two hundred people in the camp, which was slightly larger than the Chu army on Chen Mo's side. However, they were so shrinking now because they did not have any.
It can compete with the strength of the cavalry behind Chen Mo, and they should also know that this cavalry is not an ordinary cavalry, they are not stupid.
The hundreds of years of chaotic wars in the late Tang Dynasty made all countries attach great importance to their own excellent troops. Whether it is Tiger Hill Fort or this place in front of you, it is impossible to arrange an excellent cavalry to garrison, even a team of ten cavalry.
"Captain, what are we waiting for?" Santengzi said anxiously. The enemy is right in front of you. Why do you stop here to watch? Are you trying to be patient? He is at home, but he is at the door of someone else's house, or is he?
Are you saying that they are here just to roll up your sleeves and show them your muscles?
"I can't wait for you, so rush forward and see if they don't beat you into a sieve." The corps commander said angrily, keeping his eyes fixed on the familiar yet unfamiliar enemy camp in front of him.
"Then what can we do, just waste our time here?" Sanbengzi sat down. Since he wasn't going to charge, he didn't want to stand still.
Chen Mo looked at the enemy camp in front of him, and then at the calm-looking team leader. He didn't have many crossbows on his side. If it were just a battle with crossbows, he wouldn't be able to outlast the opponent. If he kept waiting like this,
The reinforcements were about to arrive, and he wouldn't be able to outrun so many people even if he wanted to. Wait, reinforcements. Chen Mo thought of a possibility and turned to look at the calm and leisurely cavalrymen behind him. If they forcefully attack them now,
If we attack, it is possible. Although the casualties will be huge, there is still a chance to swallow up this place before the enemy's reinforcements arrive. The remaining people in the rear can choose a group to retreat or continue to disguise themselves and go deeper. But now they are waiting
Here, it wasn't them, or the captain and the cavalry who knew the inside story didn't want to attack, they were waiting for reinforcements from the opposite side. Why were they waiting? There must be some back-up plan that Chen Mo didn't know about.
You are really a pawn crossing the river, there is no turning back.
Chen Mo sighed inwardly, it turned out that he and his people were the bait, attracting the people on the opposite side. The border guard king was really willing to spend money, even bringing such elite cavalry, otherwise he would not be able to attract more big fish.
Anyway, it didn't matter to Chen Mo when he came, it wasn't the first time that he had been passively used as bait, he had done it several times before, but he was "lucky" to survive.