Du Fuwei walked over with a musket and looked at Xiao Shilue.
Both of them had a feeling of escaping from a catastrophe. Needless to say, they knew that their chests and backs must have been soaked.
Xiao Shilue forced out a smile: "Thanks to my brother this time."
"God bless you and me, maybe you and I shouldn't die." Du Fuwei sat down and said, "Several Phoenix may still plan to launch an attack. What should we do?"
"Hurry up and build the barrier!" Xiao Shilue stood up. Seeing Du Fuwei trying to get up, he held Du Fuwei down. "Brother Du, just have a good rest. This matter will come up."
Du Fuwei nodded silently. He was at the front just now and was under a lot of pressure. At this time, he really felt weak.
Once the barrier is built, no matter how powerful the Northern Zhou armor cavalry is, it will be impossible for them to hit the stone barrier with their flesh, blood and armor. At that time, the Han army can cross the barrier and attack at any time, but the Northern Zhou army can only passively defend.
"The strength of the armored cavalry should not be underestimated. It should be reported as soon as possible." Du Fuwei called to his guards, "Hurry and get paper and pen!"
This time they were lucky enough to be in a valley. The opponent's armored cavalry could only be arranged in a row of three at most. If they encountered such an opponent in the wilderness of Jizhou, it would be a nightmare for the infantry!
Even some of the phoenixes in Qiziling already have armored cavalry, and it is impossible for the defenders of the prefectures around Yecheng to be without them.
It is true that the Northern Zhou Dynasty did nothing in recent years.
Everyone is making progress, it just depends on who has the stronger trump card.
Du Fuwei patted the cannon next to him. Fortunately, this guy blocked it for a while, otherwise they might have died miserably.
Just when Du Fuwei and Xiao Shi breathed a sigh of relief, shouts suddenly came from the camp behind them. The two of them reacted almost at the same time, secretly shouting something bad.
"Report, enemy infantry is attacking the camp!" A scout ran over.
"Tune the tiger away from the mountain?" Du Fuwei raised his eyebrows, "Approximately how many people?"
"I still do not know yet."
Xiao Shilue loaded the firecrackers and said: "These phoenixes really don't intend to let us stop, but if their infantry rushes out when our cavalry comes to kill us, then we will really be attacked from both sides."
In the past, they were able to cut off the food routes of several phoenixes by taking small paths in the mountains. Now, naturally, several phoenixes can also take small paths to attack their camp.
"The fact that the scouts did not give warning means that there are many people coming from the other side." Du Fuwei said decisively, "When I go back, brother Xiao, you are here to watch, because I am afraid that I will kill another one with a carbine."
Xiao Shilue pondered for a moment, then nodded, and at the same time thrust the blunderbuss in his hand to Du Fuwei: "Take this."
"It's not like I don't have one." Du Fuwei patted his bulging waist.
"One more person means more protection." Xiao Shilue couldn't help but say more, "Team Mo Dao, complete the team!"
Du Fuwei didn't say anything more, and just waved: "Leave one team of the Musketeers behind, and the rest will come with you!"
The sound of muskets rang out in the camp, one after another. Du Fuwei also quickened his pace.
At the same time, there was the sound of horse hooves in the valley. It was obvious that Shuifeng knew why the armored cavalry was repulsed by the Han army. In addition, the backhand at the camp had already started, so Shuofeng had to rush forward bravely.
However, this time it was obvious that he was careful not to let the armored cavalry break into the formation again, and instead continued to use the light cavalry as the vanguard to attack the barriers that the Han army had built.
Xiao Shilue gritted his teeth, half of the musketeers and crossbowmen were deployed, and the pressure he faced now was even greater than before.
"Brothers, kill the enemy with me!" Xiao Shilue yelled.
The Han army officers and soldiers responded with a bang.
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"Your Majesty, the latest news about Baipao was specially sent from Yecheng." Bao Xing walked in quickly and unfolded the note.
"read."
At this time, Li Xingchen was standing in front of the map with his hands behind his back. The staff officers of the Taiwei Mansion, the military chiefs and Sima, etc., were all nervously sorting out the battle reports coming from all directions, and then marking them on the sand table and the map.
The red arrows and small flags symbolizing the Han army gradually extended in all directions, and some important forts around them fell into the hands of the Han army. But in fact, the Han army has not yet found the main force of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and these forts are just a few.
They were just ordinary people who formed strongholds to defend themselves. They were nominally subordinate to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but as soon as the Northern Zhou army left, they would of course change their flags very quickly.
Wherever the Han army went, these forts were swept away, and the pots of food and drink were used to welcome the king's troops. The flags were also replaced by the red flags of the Han army early on. Those who don't know really thought that these guys were thinking
How much I look forward to Master Wang’s return.
Li Xingchen knew very well that if we go forward one or two hundred years, when the remaining people have shed their tears in the dust, these Han people may still have some hope for the king in the south. But now, after several dynasties have changed in the north, everyone
He no longer had any sense of belonging or even the concept of belonging to the King's Master and the unified Chinese dynasty.
They surrendered simply because they knew they couldn't defeat them.
There are even a few more courageous Wubao who, relying on the high height of Wubao City and the depth of the pond, really do not accept the recruitment of the Han army. They do not need orders from Lu Guangda or Li Xingchen, and they are bent on finding regular troops of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to make contributions.
The Han soldiers were already holding back their anger, so they naturally found a place to vent their anger.
The artillery and thunderbolt vehicles pushed upward, and the fort was directly razed to the ground.
This overkill attack naturally frightened the rest of Wubao. Wherever the Han army went, they were greeted with smiles.
Therefore, it is the officials of the Six Ministries who are the busiest these days.
Taking over the land, appeasing the people, setting up temporary county offices, etc. Although the state capital has not yet been taken over, the leadership team of the state and county is already in place. Otherwise, how will so many people be accommodated?
And the most important thing is that almost every Wubao is supported by a family or a group, either people of the same clan or surname gather together, or weak families hug together for warmth. Years of war have formed them.
Similar to the existence of the aristocratic family, even if they do not have as strong a desire for control and financial and material resources as the aristocratic family, they are still a whole, a whole that is bound to be repulsive to the outside world.
Therefore, how to break down these entities and allow them to continue living as common people of the Han Dynasty rather than as residents of a certain Wubao is a problem that must be faced by the current rulers of the Han Dynasty. The Ministry of Household Affairs has proposed "demolishing the Wubao and dividing the land."
” strategy.
How to divide the land can still be put aside, but the dock must be demolished first.
Now that the Han Dynasty has the strength and confidence to ensure the safety of the people, Wubao, as a symbol of troubled times, should be abandoned and replaced by a market that is unified planned and re-located by the imperial court. Otherwise, the people will not care about Wubao
Their sense of belonging will undoubtedly hinder their ability to communicate with other villages.
As for dividing the land, this will definitely involve the interests of the wealthy families in Wubao.