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A rope as thick as an arm made of more than a dozen strands of thick rope could not be broken by the impact of the cavalry. In addition, the method of setting the heavy objects gave the rope room to expand and contract, so the soldiers and horses charging from behind continued.
They were tripped by the ropes, the men and horses rolled over, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and they screamed in agony.
Song Ming was in the middle of the charging team. After the accident happened in front, he subconsciously gathered the reins to slow down the charge. When the horse stopped charging, it was exactly half a foot in front of the first trip rope, and the war horse's calf was just a stone's throw away from the blood-stained trip rope.
It's so far away and so dangerous.
"Cut the rope!" Song Ming quickly made the most correct choice and shouted loudly.
The cavalrymen woke up from a dream, and swung their swords and leaned forward to chop at the rope in front of them. No matter how thick the rope was, it was still a rope. When the long sword rose and fell, the rope was cut into dozens of sections, and it lay limp on the ground like a dead snake. But this
It was just the first rope, and there were more than ten ropes behind it. The cavalry rode forward and slashed with their swords.
"Poof!" A crossbow arrow came silently and nailed a cavalryman on the chest. The cavalryman yelled and fell off his horse. The scream seemed to be a summons. The next moment, countless people shot from the houses on both sides.
The crossbow arrows came like a violent storm, as terrifying as the whistle coming from the mouth of a venomous snake. The wind caused by the crossbow arrows buzzed, and the crossbows were fired densely, and they came in a puddle.
Although there were only more than thirty serial crossbowmen on each side of the buildings, the instantaneous attack made people think that there were thousands of troops. The dense crossbow arrows killed dozens of cavalry in an instant. Song Ming was about to order an immediate retreat.
The crossbow arrow came through the air, hit him in the cheek, and shot directly through the cheek, revealing his head from the other side. The whole person seemed to have his mouth locked by the crossbow arrow.
Song Ming grunted and almost fell off his horse. He did not bother to pull out the crossbow and turned his horse's head to escape. After this escape, the army was defeated like a mountain. The remaining more than a thousand cavalry turned their horses and retreated in haste.
The repeated crossbows stopped firing, leaving only a large number of horse cavalry injured by the tripping ropes rolling and moaning on the empty streets. The horses lying on the ground covered in blood screamed and rolled on the ground trying to get up, but they
Unable to get up. Their leg bones were broken and their bodies were covered with wounds. Death was waiting for them.
It came fiercely and left hastily. The fierce charge was defeated by the little trick that the cavalry army had practiced thousands of times to trip the horses. The attack was like a tide, and the defeat was like a mourning dog. The two thousand pioneer cavalry lost hundreds of lives.
Then he retreated hastily.
In the rear, Zhao Degang, the deputy commander of the guard cavalry army, looked at the cavalrymen fleeing back in a panic and cursed.
"You are not allowed to retreat! You bastard, are you defeated now? Where is Song Ming? Let him come to see me."
But when Zhao Degang saw Song Ming, he was stunned and his heart trembled. Song Ming had a crossbow arrow stuck in his mouth. From left to right, he looked like a cattle among the common people with a nose pierced. He could tie a rope and lead him away.
Song Ming's face was covered in blood, blood foam was boiling in his mouth, and he couldn't speak at all. He looked miserable.
When Zhao De just saw him like this, he couldn't blame him anymore. He immediately took action and helped him pull out the crossbow arrow. He brought out a few teeth and a lump of flesh and blood, and ordered someone to carry him down for treatment.
Song Ming had huge scars on his cheeks for a long time after the incident. He was in great pain when he was eating without rice and drinking water. His family asked an alchemist to tell him a fortune. The alchemist said that the reason why he suffered this disaster was
That’s why his name is Song Ming, Song Ming and Song Ming. The homophonic pronunciation is not “Send”.
Life? With such a name, you are lucky to be able to come back alive. It is a great blessing that you survived the catastrophe this time. After hearing this, Song Ming immediately changed his name to Song Baoming, which means it is very lucky to save his life.
It means that if you survive a disaster, you will be blessed later. Later, he left the army due to an injury, and used the pension money to go into business. He also made a fortune and lived a happy life. It really fulfilled the saying that if you survive a disaster, you will be blessed later.
This is just idle talk, so let’s not mention it for the moment and just talk about the current battle situation in Akakura Town.
Two thousand cavalry returned in defeat, which made the generals realize that the situation was not optimistic. The other party was obviously prepared. After listening to the accounts of the shocked cavalry who returned, Zhao Degang firmly believed this. This was not what Prime Minister Lu said.
What an empty city plan, but the other party is really prepared.
However, this did not leave Zhao Degang helpless. The opponent only succeeded for a moment, which does not mean anything. The war has just begun, and the victory or defeat is still early.
Zhao Degang thought for a while and issued the order to attack again in a deep voice. However, the prerequisite for this attack was to remove the stumbling ropes and drive away the archers hiding in the houses on the left and right. Taking advantage of the large number of people, after entering the street,
The cavalry is divided into three teams. The two teams on the left and right are responsible for searching the houses on both sides and driving away all the people in the houses. The one in the middle is responsible for coordinated security. This can clear out the enemy's ambush archers, and more importantly, remove the stumbling blocks.
set up.
Zhao Degang's method really worked. Hundreds of soldiers and horses on both sides searched and advanced along the streets. The enemies hiding in the houses on both sides really fled after hearing the news and fled westward. After searching for the location of the tripping rope, they found the place where the tripping rope was set up.
Mechanism. The soldiers slashed the rope device with their swords. The taut ropes stretched on the road like dead snakes. They were quickly cut into dozens of pieces by the cavalry and dragged to the roadside where they no longer pose a threat.
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After the obstacles were cleared, Zhao Degang breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Lu Zhongtian got the news of the defeat in the first battle, and angrily led hundreds of guards into the town entrance. Zhao Degang hurried to see him, but Lu Zhongtian was very angry after learning about the previous war situation.
"Commander Zhao, if you can't even take down this small town of Akacang today, you will really become the laughing stock of the world." Lu Zhongtian's words made Zhao Degang ashamed.
"Prime Minister Lu has given permission, and the obstacles have been cleared. I will personally organize my troops to launch an attack. The town is not yet stable, so I would like to ask Prime Minister Lu to move to the camp outside the town and wait for the news of Beizi's victory." Zhao Degang hurriedly apologized with a smile.
"If I don't leave, I will personally supervise the battle here." Lu Zhongtian shook his head.
Lu Zhongtian's meaning was obvious. He suspected that Zhao Degang and the others were not working hard. In Lu Zhongtian's view, a few tripping ropes could stop a large number of cavalry from charging? This is too ridiculous. It must be that Zhao Degang and the others are unwilling to fight hard, and they will be killed if they are killed.
Retreat. After all, these soldiers and horses are under the jurisdiction of Yang Jun. There is no guarantee that Yang Jun has not secretly told them something. He may have deliberately let go of Lin Jue, Guo Bing and others to leave a way out for the future. Therefore, Lu Zhongtian decided
Sit on the battlefield and supervise, under your own eyes, see if they can still deceive your eyes?
Zhao Degang had no choice but to say: "It is good for Prime Minister Lu to supervise the battle in person, but the battlefield is too dangerous, so Prime Minister Lu should not get too close."
"It's okay, I'll just sit by the well railing under the locust tree over there." Lu Zhongtian stepped towards the tall locust tree with dense shade.
Zhao Degang accompanied him. Lu Zhongtian sat on the bluestone beside him and said, "You don't have to follow me anymore. Go and prepare for the work."
The battle is serious, it is very cool here, and you can have a clear view of the battlefield, so I will supervise the battle here."
Zhao De just bowed and left, and immediately ordered the entire army to prepare for another charge. On the side of the well, Lu Zhongtian wiped the sweat on his face with a cloth, feeling a little dry. He looked up and saw the well, so he said to the people around him
: "See if the well is dry?"
A guard lay on the well railing and looked down. He saw rippling water, so he hurriedly reported back: "There is water, but it's just a little deep."
Lu Zhongtian nodded and said: "The deeper the well, the sweeter the water. Look at the age of this well. The deep spring in the ancient well must be cold and sweet. In this midsummer, nothing can relieve the heat and quench your thirst better than drinking such well water. Come on,
Bring a bucket and try it."
The people accompanying him took action immediately. They found that the rope on the well fence was cut, so they found another rope and wooden bucket to fetch water. After a while, a bucket full of cold well water was placed in front of Lu Zhongtian.
Lu Zhongtian's mouth was dry, so he scooped up a ladle of well water and drank it. A cool breath flowed down his lungs, and his whole body was instantly relieved of his inner fire and felt refreshed.
"It tastes good, it tastes good. It's refreshing and refreshing, sweet and delicious. It's just... just... a bit... um..." Lu Zhongtian frowned and clicked his lips.
"Prime Minister Lu, what's wrong? What's wrong?" the guard beside him asked.
"I don't know either. You will know after you taste it. There is a smell in the water." Lu Zhongtian said.
More than a dozen personal guards took gourds to drink water. Some of them secretly probed with silver needles, fearing that the well had been poisoned. But in fact, that was impossible. People who did that kind of thing would lose their descendants. Lin
Jue Guo Bing and the others would never do this.
The guards all drank the water and clapped their mouths together. One guard suddenly frowned and said, "It's a stench. It feels like a rotten stench."
"Yes, yes, it smells bad. If you don't taste it carefully, you really can't taste it." Everyone nodded in unison.
Lu Zhongtian thought for a while and said: "Maybe the well water is too shallow and there are silt and rotten leaves at the bottom. Don't move too violently when fetching water, otherwise you will stir up rotten things. Hey, you are very reckless in doing things."
The guard responsible for fetching water was scolded, and felt a little unhappy. Just now, he did not use too much force, nor did he shake the bucket vigorously. It was impossible for the situation that Lu Xiang said to happen. Just now, the bucket seemed to be blocked by something in the well and could not be lowered.
There seemed to be something floating in the water. In order not to leave a bad impression on Prime Minister Lu, the guard decided to draw another bucket.
After the bucket was put down, the guard moved very gently with his hands and feet. The bucket still seemed to have hit something floating and was difficult to sink. The guard worked for a while, and finally the bucket sank into the water. The guard slowly lifted the bucket up.
This time, the bucket was brought up with a rope wrapped around it. The rope seemed to be the broken rope of the windlass on the well railing.
"Maybe it's because of the rot of the rope. Hey, it's a good well water. Quickly, pull up the rope and throw it away. As time goes by, the rope will also rot, and the water will become even worse to drink." Lu Zhongtian was busy when he saw this.
road.
The two guards pulled up the wet rope. The rope was very long, wet and cold, like a stiff dead snake. After pulling it out for several feet, the guards were shocked to find that something heavy seemed to be hanging underneath the rope.
"There is something. There is something under the rope. It is very heavy. Someone come and help." The guard reported.
