Chapter 8 Fighting
"Young master, I think I'd better keep the hunting dog. If the elephant array is well equipped, I'd better come here to gather. It should be fine to stay here." Li Zhenhe expressed her own opinion. She didn't want to leave the camp and hoped to stay and do her part. Zhou Shixiong thought about it and agreed to her suggestion and let Li Zhenhe act with Zhu Ying.
The Jiangzuo Camp needed hydraulic power to push the water wheel. It was not with the camp, but was built near the water outlet of the valley. There was a cliff and facing water. There was only one road connecting the plain, which was very suitable for defense. Unless the opponent used bamboo drains to go upstream, it would be difficult to launch troops to attack the Jiangzuo Camp. Zhou Shixiong patted his chest. It seemed that his luck was still on his side. He chose a place just to set up the water wheel. Unexpectedly, it was a treasure land.
"Resurrection, you take the two ladies to the marshal camp and take all the Hegong Road workers here. I'll take charge of it." You Min and Shimazu Nan wanted to say something, but Zhou Shixiong waved his hand with a cold face and "execute the order." Everyone left the camp obediently, leaving only two thousand slaves to set up a defensive position under Zhu Ying's command.
Zhou Shixiong walked around the camp and felt a little nervous. Although the Jinyiwei did not wear iron armor, he wore swords, guns, bows and crossbows in neatly. If there were not many people from the other party, I believe that these more than 100 improved crossbows could leave deep memories for the other party. It is normal for the guards to not carry iron armor. It is now the Mid-Autumn Festival in the south. The temperature during the day is over 30 degrees, and he is sweating profusely in single clothes. If he wears iron armor, he can cook the person in one hour.
The slaves were captured because of the failure of the battle, and they were barely considered soldiers. Seeing that the Jinyiwei was building fortifications, they quickly guessed that someone was coming to attack. Many people had a small plan in their minds. After Zhou Hou told his subordinates about the identity of the attacker, the slaves calmed down and took the initiative to help build the fortifications. The barbarians of the Northern Vietnamese and the Zhuang people were not good friends. As long as the Zhuang people who had been active in the border areas knew that these barbarians were their mortal enemies. Every time they crossed the border, they robbed people and set fires were common, and they also did a lot of slaughtering villages and villages.
If they were allowed to break through the camp, let alone other things, it would be certain that their lives would not be saved. As for how to die, it depends on the barbarians' mood. For a moment, Zhou Shixiong united and vowed to block the enemy from the camp.
Nong Xiaozhi and the 1,000 Guangyuan Army worked hard for most of the day before they all boarded the ship and drove to the other side. It can be seen that the militia is a militia, and the gap between them and the regular army is too big.
Zhou Er did not leave the hidden spot until all the enemies arrived ashore and rushed back to the camp to report to Zhou Shixiong. "Young Master, there were 1,000 soldiers of the Daiyi tribe on the other side, all equipped with spears, less than 200 archers, and about 100 people were wearing leather armor."
"Only a thousand people have arrived? They underestimated me too much!" After half a day of emergency repairs, the fortifications were completed. The fortifications were divided into three layers, and the outermost part was a horse-rejected horse. Whether people and animals wanted to pass, they had to move the horse-rejected horse-rejected horse-rejected fence to reach the second floor. Behind the fence, Zhu Ying built a trapezoidal platform, and the crossbowman could stand behind the platform and shoot enemies far and near.
When Zhou Shixiong heard that there were only one thousand enemies, he felt that these fortifications were a bit of a big deal. He shook his head and smiled, "Zhou Er, you are responsible for commanding, Zhu Ying assists, and the next thing is left to you."
The camp was ready, but Nong Xiaozhi wanted to make a lot of effort to get who to attack and leave behind. These thousand Guangyuan Army were his confidants. Several centurions were from relatives or from his uncles. Everyone wanted to join the attack sequence because staying behind means not having enough food. No one would leave good things for others, and the truth was the first come first served.
Seeing that the sun was about to set, Nong Xiaozhi decided to give half of each 100 team, and it was exactly 500 people together. In this way, everyone took advantage and suffered losses, and finally solved the problem of uneven distribution of spoils.
Nong Xiaozhi led the 500 Guangyuan Army to finally start attacking under the setting sun. The people in the camp were already a little impatient. If there weren't too few Jinyiwei, Zhu Ying would have taken the people out.
"There are only one thousand people who have divided the troops. What does this mean?" Zhou Shixiong wanted to ask someone, but there were only Zhou Er and Zhu Ying who were military generals, and the others were civilians. Zhou Shixiong was even more confused if he couldn't figure it out.
The camp was only about two thousand meters away from the Guangyuan Army's landing. It didn't take long for five hundred Guangyuan Army to enter the range of crossbow fire. Zhu Ying excitedly raised the crossbow to aim, intending to take the lead. Zhou Er raised his hand to hold her crossbow and whispered, "Wait a minute."
"Why? They can destroy the rebel!" Zhu Ying frowned in dissatisfaction, expressing her discomfort.
"Zhu Ying, obey the order." Zhou Er did not dare to offend this aunt, so he could only look at Zhou Shixiong behind him with a difficult face. Of course, Zhou Shixiong had to support him and scolded Zhu Ying very harshly.
"But, since we have all reached the range, why not start attacking? We only have more than a hundred crossbows. If we put them close, the crossbowmen will shoot much less!" Zhu Ying's statement made sense. The tension caused by the upcoming war was a lot dispelled by the differences between the two commanders. The Jinyiwei and the nearby slaves all turned around and looked at the platform.
"I have granted Zhou Er the command authority to the front line. His words are orders. Understand, obey, and if you don't understand, you must obey!" In order to support Zhou, Zhou Shixiong unreasonably suppressed Zhu Ying, and also emphasized the rules in the army. Zhu Ying's actions have shaken the trust of the Jinyiwei in Zhou Er.
Zhou Shixiong strongly supported Zhou Er, but Zhou Er dared not show any carelessness and explained to Zhu Ying in a low voice, "It is because we have few crossbows. If we shoot now, the enemy will avoid or escape back. At that time, their entire army will be more troublesome to us."
"Oh, do you want to put all these five hundred people in, then attack their rear team and eat them at once?" Zhu Ying finally learned military tactics for several years, and quickly figured out Zhou'er's idea, and nodded in thought.
The small dispute here didn't take much time. Guangyuan's army rectified the formation outside the range of the bow and arrow that they thought they were shooting. From this point of view, they looked a bit like a regular army. Nong Xiaozhi looked at the silent camp. If he hadn't seen the people in the camp clearly in broad daylight, he would have thought that everyone had run away and only the empty camp was left.
After looking at the horse-retreat in front of the camp, Nong Xiaozhi didn't understand what these x-shaped wooden products were. According to the convention formed by repeated robberies, he raised the long knife in his hand and shouted loudly, "My sons, that team first accounts for 20% of the squat. Eating meat or drinking soup depends on your luck." Guangyuan's army raised the dart in his hand and shouted loudly, and everything was said. The scene boiled for a moment.
Seeing that the agitation was almost the same, Nong Xiaozhi pointed forward with a long sword, "Sons, follow me to kill!" With a whimper, Guangyuan's army rushed to the camp under the leadership of Nong Xiaozhi.
"Damn, there is also the saying that morale has been boosted before the war. It seems that there are a lot of things to learn." Zhou Shixiong stood on the platform with a calm face, but he was reminding himself in his heart that he should never underestimate the ancients, because this is the world of the ancients, and the modern tricks may not be feasible.
The Jinyiwei and the slaves who had already relaxed saw hundreds of enemies rushing over and became nervous again. The number of people in the camp was four times that of the enemy, but except for the Jinyiwei, all the swords, guns, bows and arrows, the others could only hold sharpened wooden sticks. The lack of weapons and equipment certainly caused some panic. The main reason was that there were too many slaves. Not only did Zhou Shixiong doubt whether the slaves would rebel in the chaos, but the slaves were also worried that Zhou Shixiong would escape with the Jinyiwei and throw them down as cannon fodder.
The distrust of both sides has caused the embarrassing situation now. Many of the more than a hundred former bandits gathered around Zhou Hou, who were already in charge of the slave brigade, also had similar ideas. If Zhou Hou had not had the prestige of these people, they might have done something.
Fortunately, there are not many people from the Daiyi tribe, and the pressure is not too great to crush the string that is tense in everyone's heart, so no one is going crazy yet and is still enduring the double pressure.
Guangyuan Army suddenly slowed down a few dozen meters ahead. Hundreds of soldiers wearing bows and arrows ran to the front and bent their bows and shot the first wave of arrows. Only more than ten arrows flew over the fence into the camp, most of which were blocked outside by the fence. However, these ten arrows caused two slaves and one Jinyiwei to be injured. The injured slave rolled and wailed on the ground, making the atmosphere in the camp even worse.
Zhou Shixiong glanced at Zhou Hou who was hiding under the platform. As the commander of the battlefield rescue team, Zhou Hou was asking someone to carry the three injured back. He is worthy of being a leader. Zhou Er and Zhu Ying were still stunned. Zhou Hou had already reacted quickly. Among the three people in his hands, two slaves were injured in one arm and the other was injured in the shoulder. It seemed that the situation was not serious. The only injured Jinyiwei was a little unlucky. He was shot in the neck with an arrow. If the surgery was not performed, his life would definitely not be saved.
When Zhou Shixiong saw that only he could save the place, he said to Zhou, "I'll leave it to you." He immediately jumped off the platform and walked towards the temporary rescue center. Everyone in Zhoujiazhuang knew that the owner of the manor was a miracle doctor, but few of them saw it with his own eyes. Seeing Zhou Shixiong coming over, he immediately moved away, but he was around and didn't leave, waiting to watch the fun. There was nothing to say about Zhou Shixiong to save people, but it was because of chips and nanorobots that he was just responsible for acting.
"Rise the wooden board and be careful of the bow and arrow." Zhou Er finally reacted and issued an order loudly. The slaves below raised the temporary shield, and three or five people squeezed together to avoid the bow and arrow.
Except for the first round of bows and arrows, although the number of arrows shot into the camp increased in the remaining rounds, the slaves and Jinyiwei who were ready to defend were not damaged. Nong Xiaozhi could not hear the screams from the camp, knowing that the arrows were shot in vain. Nong Xiaozhi waved his hand to stop shooting, and then rushed forward with his waist.
Chapter completed!