Chapter 9 Seven Guns and Nine Lives(1/2)
Di Lie and the Yang brothers were lurking beside a rugged ravine. From here, they could peek at the Jinjun camp five or six miles away in a more concealed manner. From a distance, the thick fence connected the five camps into a thin strip of land.
The line stretches for miles. Even if you know that this is almost an empty camp, it still gives people a strong sense of oppression.
The reason why the three Di Lies lurk here is because from time to time there are Jin soldiers patrolling around. If they get closer, they will be easily discovered. According to the words of the Yang brothers, there are still too few Jin soldiers.
Therefore, the cordon that was released was only five or six miles away. If the army had not withdrawn, the Jin soldiers' sentinels would have been at least dozens of miles away. If it was a war, it would not be surprising if they were released hundreds of miles away.
According to Di Lie's observation for nearly an hour, there were indeed not many Jin soldiers left behind. In addition to the Jin soldiers who searched for escaped horses from time to time and returned the intercepted horses to the camp in small groups, during this period, a total of five
Several batches of sentries on guard duty passed under their noses. There were three people in each batch of these sentries, and two batches of them were duplicates. This meant that there were less than ten Jin soldiers on guard duty.
Three groups patrolled back and forth.
According to the information previously provided by the Yang brothers, there were less than a hundred Jin soldiers left behind. Half of them went out to search for horses, and the remaining was only a horse and a horse. One-fifth were sent out to patrol and guard, and the remaining three to forty people stayed behind in the camp.
, this arrangement is basically reasonable.
What Di Lie didn't know was that these "few" Jin soldiers in his eyes were actually a formidable force in the eyes of the Song people.
The combat power of the Jurchens, who had only been established for more than ten years, was on the rise at this time. As early as a few years ago, there was an astonishing record of attacking the Song Army's 2,000-man horse with more than 20 cavalry and causing its defeat. In the Jin Dynasty,
In the early days of the army's southern invasion, there were more than a hundred Jin soldiers who dared to march straight into the hinterland behind the Song army. However, the gates of the prefectures and counties they passed through were all closed, and no one dared to fight to intercept them.
Just a month ago, one of the commanders of the Jin Army's southern invasion, the second son of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda, and the right deputy marshal of the Jin Army's East Route Army Wanyan Zongwang (Jurchen's name is Wanlibu), was about to lead his army to evacuate the Song Dynasty's imperial capital Bianjing to the north.
At that time, he planned to leave a part of the Jin soldiers to protect the newly established Chu regime (that is, Zhang Bangchang's puppet Chu regime), but was declined. The number of "part" of the Jin soldiers that Zong Wang planned to keep was "
In the eyes of the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army of the Jin Army, if the city of Bianjing were as big as Bianjing, it would take only one force to defeat the southerners.
This is really the tragedy of the glorious Song Dynasty, which was founded for 170 years.
Since the garrison of Bianjing, which is as big as the capital, only requires a measly force of Mou Ke, then how much does it cost to garrison an empty camp stocked with some supplies in the wilderness of the Song Dynasty, which was frightened by the warriors of the Jin Dynasty?
Men and horses? In fact, if it weren't for the purpose of retrieving the scattered horses, the temporary commander-in-chief of the Jin army would only have planned to send a force of one Puchan.
The arrogant Jin people never dreamed that they were facing an unprecedented and terrifying enemy. From this moment on, this enemy would bring them a series of unforgettable nightmares.
A burst of rapid hooves trampled through the empty wilderness, coming from far and near. About thirty feet away from the shallow ditch where the three people were hiding, three golden sentinels flew past. Although they also hid from the three people
I glanced around a few times, but I didn't find that there were three enemies hiding in the shallow ditch under the slope.
The Yang brothers were overwhelmed with emotion. Both of them were elite sentinels of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty. It was common for them to do this kind of latent investigation, but they never dared to go out in such an unobstructed plain terrain.
So close, almost right under the golden man's nose, yet he was barely noticed. And all of this was just because of a suggestion from the strangely dressed young man next to him.
Before the attack, Di Lie asked them if they could get something like a broken fishing net. After receiving a negative answer, he cut off strips of bark with a knife, tore it into threads, and then braided it into a fishnet shape.
, and then filled with various kinds of dead grass and leaves - a simple but effective sniper camouflage protective equipment "net bag" was made.
Each of the Yang brothers also got a piece of this weird clothing, and then painted their faces with oil paint from a delicate little box in the arms of the weird young man, making them into big painted faces. Finally, they put on this "net pocket outfit"
, just lurking in this shallow ditch in a big way.
The Golden Sentinels came and went many times. The closest one was less than twenty feet away from where the three men were hiding. Even the eyelashes of the Golden Soldiers could be counted clearly. The brothers' backs were wet and dry, and then dry again.
Wet, but never discovered by the Jin man. The Yang brothers' criticism of this strange costume gradually turned into surprise, admiration and joy. As old sentry detectives, they understood deeply that this simple costume
How important is the job of a sentry agent? At the same time, I am even more curious about Di Lie who has such fantastic ideas - looking at his hidden skills and means, he is far better than his two brothers. Could it be that he
He also came from the military? But among the powerful armies of the Song Dynasty, which one could defeat the Western Army?
No matter how capable this weird young man is, how can they deal with dozens of Jin soldiers who look like wolves and tigers?
Just when the Yang brothers couldn't figure out what Di Lie had in mind, Di Lie quietly asked the brothers a question: "These sentries all seem to have braided hair, and there is no obvious difference in their clothes. You guys
How do you tell who are the Jurchens and who are the servants of other ethnic groups?"
Yang Fen answered in a low voice: "Jurchens have gold and silver rings pierced in their ears, and none of the others. This is a characteristic."
Yang Zhechong also said softly: "Last year, there was an imperial edict from the government, but if you kill a 'ringed leader', you will be rewarded with twenty-five pieces of gold, and you will be transferred to the first level of honor. It is a pity that even if you want to kill a real Jurchen golden dog, it will be extremely difficult."
It’s difficult, let alone how to calmly cut off the head and retreat after the execution. Even in our Western Army, we can’t find many such heroes.”
In fact, not only the Jurchens, but also the Liao people had the custom of wearing gold and silver earrings. However, at this time, the Liao Dynasty had been destroyed, and the Song army only faced the Jin people.
Di Lie carefully looked at the three golden sentinels flying by. Well, one of them wears a silver ring in his left ear. Very good, it's you!
The sniper rifle had already been set up, and it was also camouflaged with branches and leaves. Looking through the scope, the three back figures were very clear. At this time, the three golden soldiers had already galloped eighty feet away. This distance was converted into modern
The data is only 280 meters, which is too childish for the Barrett m82a1 anti-material sniper rifle with an effective range of 1,800 meters.
Di Lie barely aimed, and it only took less than 0.5 seconds from locking the target to pulling the trigger.
So the Yang brothers saw the most incredible scene in their lives - the entire upper body of the galloping Golden Soldier Sentinel suddenly exploded without warning, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. The remaining half of the body rushed out for several seconds with the jolting horse.
Only ten feet away did he fall diagonally from the saddle.
The Yang brothers' eyes were bulging and their mouths were opened so wide that they forgot to close them.
Due to the muffler and flame suppressor of the muzzle brake, the Yang brothers only heard a very slight pop, as if someone breathed out gently beside them. The two men eighty feet away
Jin Bing, even if he grows two more ears, he still won't be able to hear the slightest sound.
The Barrett m82a1 anti-material sniper rifle is originally used to attack large targets such as light armor, helicopters, vehicles, etc. It can penetrate brick walls and concrete pillars in urban warfare. The word "anti-material" also explains this.
One point. Such powerful bullets are used for "anti-personnel" purposes, and the consequences are quite terrifying.
In the time and space before Di Lie traveled through, there was a famous battle example related to it: On the battlefield in Iraq, there was an American soldier holding a Barrett m82a1 anti-material sniper rifle, 1,600 yards away.
An Iraqi soldier standing on a water tower holding an RPG-7 rocket launcher was shot in two.
Of course, this heavy sniper rifle known as the "King of Snipers" also has some flaws: when the Barrett large-caliber anti-material sniper rifle is firing, every time a bullet is fired, the gunpowder gas ejected from the muzzle brake will be near the shooter.
It stirs up a stream of dust and loose particles, which will allow the enemy to discover the sniper's location and use weapons such as RPGs to eliminate the sniper. Therefore, snipers who use Barrett get the title "cannon fodder sniper".
However, in this medieval era where there were no telescopes or powerful weapons, this was hardly a flaw - no human eyes could be sharp enough to see hundreds of steps in an environment where the wind filled the sky with dust.
That little bit of dust outside. To put it another way, even if someone's eyesight is so good and they see the rising smoke, who can connect that bit of dust with the exploding corpse around them?!
The effect is amazing, but hitting such an obvious target at such a close range is not worthy of celebration for a sniper. Di Lie looked calm, pulled the bolt of the gun with his right hand and rotated it backwards to eject the shell. Clang! There was a soft sound, and a
The yellow bullet shell bounced out, rolled a few times, and fell on the loess, shining with a dazzling golden light in the noon sun.
The two Yang brothers stared blankly at the small, shining golden cylinder that popped out of nowhere. Their minds were blank, and they were dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.
Di Lie ignored the two brothers and focused on putting another panicked golden soldier into the crosshairs.
Poof! From such a distance, you can clearly hear the sound of the golden soldier's head exploding, like a watermelon being smashed by a hammer.
The last remaining golden soldier let out a howl that was not like a human voice, and ran away wildly, as if he was being chased by a ghost.
Di Lie slowly put down the gun and put the two bullet casings into his pocket. The next thing is to wait patiently.
As expected, the Jin people did not keep him waiting for too long. Soon, a group of men and horses galloped out from the Jin army camp, and a puff of yellow dust was swept over them like a strong wind.
Di Lie made a visual inspection and saw that there were about forty riders. Well, it seemed that they were all out in force. This was best, as it would save them having to clean up one by one later.
The distance of five or six miles is only two or three minutes for the cavalry running at full speed. This team of golden soldiers quickly arrived at the scene of the incident. More than forty cavalry formed a large circle, and dozens of cavalry outside were all circling.
Bows were bent, as if facing a formidable enemy. There were several golden soldiers in the inner circle who were well-armored and looked like brand-name soldiers. They kept circling the two tragically dead corpses on horseback. Their expressions looked extremely shocked, and there were even a few
Share fear.
Several leaders of the Golden Army called out to the sentry rider who looked panicked and looked around in panic from time to time. They asked repeatedly, but could not get the point.
One of the Puchian brand leaders raised his whip and was about to order the cavalry to disperse and search. Before he could wave down his raised hand, there was a crisp sound and a small hole appeared on the ear protection of the fine iron bag.
The big head exploded into pieces without any warning, and the iron bag that lost its support fell to the ground with a clang, followed by a majestic, headless and armored body.
The Jin Army cavalry roared in fright and anger, and the sound of bowstrings rang out. They shot wildly and aimlessly from all directions, some of which were fired in the direction where Di Lie and the other three were lurking. Fortunately, the Jin Army who was closest to the three of them fired wildly and aimlessly.
The soldiers are also sixty feet away, and the bow power of most of the Jin soldiers' cavalry bows is about five buckets, which basically cannot shoot that far.
The Yang brothers broke into cold sweat when they saw several arrowheads only a few feet away from the tip of their noses. However, their long years as sentry detectives had trained them to be calmer and more courageous than ordinary people. The two of them just crouched motionless,
From a distance, it looks like a few inconspicuous heaps of weeds.
Di Lie calmly aimed at the target, pulled the trigger, pulled the bolt to eject the shell... and shot and killed one by one calmly.
The second corpse fell with a headshot; the third corpse fell with a split chest; the fourth corpse fell with its upper body torn apart, as if it had been eaten by more than three tigers... What’s even more terrifying is that,
A golden soldier who was closer to him also inexplicably covered his chest and fell down with a look of disbelief on his face. Except for a thin gash on his left chest, there was no trace of any injuries on his body. His death was extremely strange.
The Jin soldiers screamed in despair and fear. They had no idea what was going on. There were no arrows, no axes, and no rolling wood or stones. However, their companions around them died miserably one by one, and they died without mercy.
The whole corpse looked like it had been smashed by the defenders with giant wolf fangs during a brutal siege...
The Jurchens are a barbaric and backward nation that believes in gods and ghosts. It only took half a century for them to get rid of the primitive knotting method to record events, and it only took a few years to create Jurchen writing. In the entire Jin Dynasty, from Taizong Wanyanwu to begging for money, to others
Even ordinary herdsmen all believe in shamanism and witchcraft. All kinds of mysterious and unknown phenomena are attributed to the work of gods and ghosts.
In fact, in the Middle Ages, it was not just the Jurchens who believed in gods and witchcraft. The Khitan, Xixia and Song people, who claimed to be highly civilized, were all the same - this started from Song Zhengzong claiming to be the "Daojun Emperor" to the Jinren Baocheng
When Bianjing was under the city, the absurd behavior of Sun Fu, He Su and others, who were the prime ministers of the Song Dynasty, actually believed that the Taoist Guo Jing could use the "Liujia Shending" to defeat the enemy.
The invisible hunt, the sudden death without warning, are like the poisonous curse of the evil spirits and the punishment of the gods.
The Jin soldiers finally collapsed. They all let out cries and screams, turning their horses around and running like wolves and pigs. But the direction they fled was not the camp, but the southeast, which was the direction the army retreated this morning——
This golden soldier was so frightened that he gave up his duty, abandoned the stronghold and fled!
But Di Lie was not done yet. He wanted to add more fire to make the Jin Army cavalry go completely crazy. Even if they ran a hundred miles, they would not dare to look back.
Di Lie loaded the seventh bullet - the bullet exploded in the previous shot, and a piece of shrapnel killed a golden soldier at close range, creating an unexpected achievement of killing two people with one shot. But with this shot, he wanted to truly
To be continued...