Chapter two hundred and ninety third article fight
The combat strategy was decided, and then it was time to make preparations.
Tao Ji personally mobilized a group of skilled soldiers who were good at carpentry in the army and asked them to build the giant shield. There were 5,000 soldiers and horses in the expedition to Baihu Village this time, and there were more people, so the construction was not easy.
It didn't take much effort, and the three huge wooden shields were built in almost a day or so.
However, Tao Ying's original strategy was to build a shield car, and a large shield was a bit unsatisfactory.
However, due to the limited number of manpower and tools, it would take a lot of effort just to build the wheel. Therefore, the vehicle would definitely not be built. The only way to build the wheel would be to make it into a huge wooden shield, which would then be carried by people.
Hold on and rush forward.
However, as far as the actual situation is concerned, such a thing should actually be enough. The only drawback is the number of people and weight lifted.
The next step is to select candidates who will charge into the formation to burn the opponent's wooden gate.
In fact, logically speaking, it should be safer to set fire to the enemy's wooden gate with rockets. However, when the Potter's Army entered the mountains, they were lightly armed and carried only a limited number of arrows and crossbows.
They are all made of thick tree trunks. Just the fire from the arrow hitting the wooden door, the burning area is not enough, and it may not be able to ignite the wooden door.
Therefore, use a giant shield as a cover, first get close to the opponent's wooden gate, let the soldiers pour the lamp oil they carry on the wooden door, and then quickly light the fire at close range, so as to have the opportunity to destroy the opponent's wooden gate.
Fully burned.
After the wooden gate was built, Tao Ji selected among the Danyang elite soldiers. In addition to the soldiers who could light the wooden gate, he selected the 100 strongest soldiers from the 2,000 Danyang soldiers. Only these people were physically fit enough.
Only with strong strength can he lift these three huge wooden shields and attack the wooden door.
It is not so much a large shield as it is a huge wooden board made of wooden piles. There is probably a long handle nailed on the bottom of the wooden board. It can be enough for about ten people to lift it and move it forward. However, the wooden shield is very heavy.
, ten people cannot carry it forward very far, and then if necessary, more than ten people will take turns to take over.
However, although these three large wooden shields can block the enemy's arrows, if Yan Baihu's army throws stones or giant trees when approaching Baihu Village, those huge wooden shields may not be able to protect the soldiers.
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Therefore, to a certain extent, Tao Ying's strategy is still risky.
Fortunately, it was just a wooden gate that was set on fire. The time Tao Shangjun needed was not much. They did not need to climb over the wall, hit people with cars, or fight with each other. They were just being naughty.
They just put a big flower in front of their house.
As long as they can seize the time, rush forward, throw out oil and torches, and start a fire on the door, then the Jinling Army will win.
Of course, if Yan Baihu's army can't stand still before setting fire, and the thieves in the enemy's stronghold can be drawn out to confront them head-on, that would be the best, and everything would become easier.
Xu Chu's Tiger Guards were not far behind and were watching the movements of Baihu Village. Two thousand strong men were on guard under the leadership of General Hu Chi. If Yan Baihu dared to lead an attack during the time when the gate was being burned, he would be in danger.
If they fight each other, Xu Chu will take the lead and block the village gate, and then the Tiger Guards will quickly rush into the enemy village!
With the combat power of the Jinling Army, it is no problem to deal with Yan Baihu's bandit army.
In addition to the large shield soldiers, Li Tong also led and commanded the crossbowmen to guard the rear. They used arrows and crossbows as cover to protect the soldiers carrying three large shields from reaching the opponent's village gate smoothly.
Three huge wooden shields, lifted by strong soldiers, marched towards the gate of Baihu Village bit by bit.
This journey is not very long. If an ordinary soldier walks through it at a normal speed, it will only take a minute at most. But carrying these three large and heavy wooden shields, the time is stretched.
A full ten times higher.
Stop and go, stop and go, and we are about to arrive at the gate of Baihu Village.
Baihu Village has sent out crossbowmen to shoot at the large shield, but the strength of the arrows and crossbows cannot penetrate the large shield at all, and at most they can only stick on the wooden shield.
After a while, three huge wooden shields arrived at the gate of Baihu Village. The soldiers of Jinling City did not hesitate, and hurriedly poured the oil in their hands on the wooden door, and then threw torches above.
The wooden door was ignited by fire in many places, and thick smoke began to billow.
The two brothers Tao Shang and Tao Ying stood in the distance. When they saw smoke starting to come out of each other's wooden door, Tao Ying suddenly showed an excited expression on his face.
"Brother! Look! The enemy's gate has been set on fire! My plan has come true..."
Before Tao Yingxiang could finish showing off, he saw Yan Baihu's soldiers lowering their bows and arrows on top of the wooden fence.
They began to transform from soldiers to firefighters in an instant, pouring water down with wooden buckets.
Buckets of water were poured on the burning point, immediately suppressing the fire and extinguishing it.
Tao Ying's eyes suddenly widened.
What to play?
The potter frowned, turned to Tao Ji and ordered: "Ming Jiao! Burn again!"
A short horn sounded, and the soldiers holding large shields once again poured oil on the opponent's fence, then lit the torch with the fire letter again, and then threw the torch towards the wooden door.
The wooden door was set on fire again.
But it was obvious that none of the people in Baihu Village stopped fetching water.
The moment the wooden fence was ignited, buckets of water poured down from the fence door again, suppressing the flames below.
Not to mention the pottery merchants, even the elite Danyang soldiers who lit the fire in front were angry!
Yan Baihujun... isn't this a clear competition?
For a time, the gate of Baihu Village was filled with people and shouts. Fires were sometimes ignited and sometimes extinguished, and thick smoke was also rising and extinguishing.
The two sides went back and forth without giving in. You lit a cigarette and I put it out. You spit fire and I spit water. After struggling for most of the afternoon, there were no casualties on either side. They all focused on lighting and extinguishing the fire.
Up.
A real literary fight.
The archers on both sides didn't know when they started, and they stopped firing arrows. They just stared blankly at the soldiers on both sides of the front line, playing with fire and water as if they were angry. Although the gate of Baihu Village has not been opened, both sides have also
There was no close combat, but the intensity of setting fire and pouring water was obviously no less intense than a head-on confrontation.
Yan Baihu: On the one hand, some soldiers felt that the water delivery speed from the rear was too slow, so they jumped onto the sentry post on the top of the village gate and urinated directly to put out the fire.
The urine poured on the heads of the Danyang soldiers who were lighting fires below...
Salty and silky.
I don’t know since when, Xu Chu and Li Tong, who were guarding the rear, looked at the two soldiers in front who were setting fires and putting out fires as if they were playing hide-and-seek. Both sides were as interesting as tired and stupid boys, and the two generals couldn't help but
He laughed so hard that he almost burst into tears.
When the war reaches this level, it is really rare to hear it again.
The pottery merchant at the back looked at the "hot and fierce" battle between the two sides in front, and helplessly buried his face deeply in his hands.
"Yan Baihu, that bastard! What is he playing with me? How about playing with two brothers! ... And you two, Xu Chu, Li Tong! Please be serious, I'm in a fight!"
When Xu Chu and Li Tong heard this, they had no choice but to hold back their laughter.
This battle was fought in a very unprofessional manner.
The back and forth of you playing with me and me playing with you persisted for a long time, and the Danyang elite soldiers who stepped forward to light the fire basically used up the fire letters and kerosene in their hands.
The soldiers of Baihu Village who were pouring water above were also panting from exhaustion. Not only the water, but also the urine was almost empty. The tug-of-war between the two sides was barely given up.
The Danyang soldiers in front moved back with their large shields, and the competition came to an end for the time being.
A battle that lasted for almost an entire afternoon, with the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two sides, finally ended with the soldiers participating in the battle having sore hands, sore arms, sore legs, sore backs.
The Tao Shang army suffered zero casualties and zero injuries.
Yan Baihu's army suffered zero casualties and zero injuries, not counting those with dehydrated urine.
Tao Ying looked embarrassed. He looked at Yan Baihu's military camp in the distance, stamped his feet and said angrily: "I didn't expect that such a powerful plan would be broken by him! Yan Baihu is my real rival! This is my first time.
Meet such a strong opponent!"
Xu Chu and Tao Ji held back their energy, wanting to have fun but not daring to have fun. They held it in their mouths for a breath, almost breaking their teeth.
The potter was silent for a long time, shook his head helplessly, and said: "I didn't expect Yan Baihu to be so difficult to deal with. I have no choice but to attack by force! Xu Chu, we can use the strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west, and prepare kerosene and kerosene later."
Use igniting materials, attack the gate all the way, and forcefully climb all the way. Although there will be a lot of casualties, at this point, this is the only way to go..."
Tao Ying once again recommended himself: "Brother, my younger brother proposes to use the above trick again. I will use my sharp tongue to persuade Yan Baihu to surrender..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard the pottery merchant scolding him with two words: "Reject!"
Just when everyone was planning to attack the stronghold and how to dispatch troops, they saw the gate of Baihu stronghold suddenly and slowly opened.
Everyone was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Yan Baihu finally couldn't hold it in any longer and wanted to take the initiative to confront his side?
In this way, it saves us the time of being unable to do anything here.
The potter winked at Xu Chu and Tao Ji, and said in a low voice: "Get ready to fight!"
"promise!"
Xu Chu and Tao Ji summoned the Tiger Guards and Danyang's elite soldiers respectively to prepare for the enemy's attack.
But after seeing that the opponent's door was slowly pushed open, there were no soldiers left to fight.
But I saw a burly man holding a foot of white silk high in his hand, followed by two followers, slowly walking down.
Everyone was stunned when they saw this.
After a long while, Xu Chu asked unconfidently:
"Master Fu, Yan Baihu...does this mean you want to surrender?"