This survivor is Yu Wenjing. Although Yu Wenjing is not an authentic Xianbei. But the relationship with Xianbei is very close. The status of his tribe on the Xianbei grassland is also higher than that of the Xiongnu and other small tribes. According to the position of the Uwen Department. He shouldn't have been at the forefront. But because I offended Murong Xiong that day. Murong Xiong faked his public for personal gain. He was transferred to the first thousand team. And because of this, it fell out of a sinkhole.
Yu Wenjing responded quickly. The moment the horse stumbled. His first choice was to hold his head in both hands. Close your eyes. This reaction saved him. otherwise. Quicklime is in the eye. Even if he does not die, he becomes blind.
but. Yu Wenjing's condition is not much better. He was not the first to fall. It's not the last one to fall. Although the sharp bamboo spear did not stab him. But a horse that fell behind fell on him. He fainted on the spot. The same horse. He blocked the random arrows ordered by Murong Xiong. Saved his life.
Suri's cavalry passed by the sinkhole. The sound of horses hooves running past awakened Yu Wenjing who was sleeping. Yu Wenjing saw the feather arrow stuck in the corpse of his companion next to him. Then understand what happened. He dared not make any moves. Until the sound of horseshoes faded away. Then he crawled out quietly.
Yu Wenjing, who escaped from birth, is very strange. The body is red and white. The red is the stained blood. The white is the quicklime that the Han people sprinkled on the bottom of the pit. One of his legs was crushed by the horse that fell later. The waist knife didn't know where it fell. but. When crawling out of the sinkhole. He also picked up a set of bows and arrows.
Yu Wenjing knows. He definitely couldn't go back to the army of Xianbei. Even if you find them. He would definitely be executed as a deserter. The Xianbei people are the most important heroes. Their treatment of deserters is much crueler than their treatment of the enemy. Yu Wenjing found a rotten branch. Dragging that injured leg. Walked hard to the east.
But he said that Suri bypassed this pit and continued to move forward. After walking a short distance, I ran into a sinkhole again. Many Xianbei knights were also killed inside. Suli still curled his lips in disdain. The chanting army walked a few miles forward. I met a group of people coming together.
Although it is summer. Most of the people in this group are still wearing sheepskin jackets. At a glance, I knew it was from the grassland. Wait until Suri comes to the front. Only to find out how embarrassed these people are. but. He also learned from this group of people. There is a "nail array" ahead. Stabbed many of their horses. right now. This "nail array" has been cleaned up by them. There is no hindrance to continuing.
Su Li couldn't help being overjoyed. Urge the army to rush. There are still more than ten miles away from Daling City. I saw many crows hovering in front of me from a distance. Experienced fighters know it. There must have been a big battle there. There must be many dead bodies on the ground. Will attract so many crows.
See this situation. Su Li became a little worried. According to what he learned on the road. The forward led by Murong Xiong lost at least 3,000 people. If there is a big battle ahead. They will definitely be outnumbered. but. Suli believed in the combat power of the Yixianbei cavalry. Even at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. At least you can get rid of the double Han. but. When the prime minister came to the front. But was stunned by the scene in front of him. The corpses of Xianbei were all lying down in the field. These people were either killed by bows and arrows. Either he was beheaded by a knife.
Suri couldn't help but hesitate. From his experience. Murong Xiong and his men did not have much strength to fight back in front of the Han army. Because many people's scimitars are not stained with blood. There is no phenomenon of curling edges. Suri did not dare to move on. Ordered to camp on the spot.
They are different from forward troops like Murong Xiong. Their team also carried a lot of materials for building tents. Soon, a camp was erected ten miles north of Daling City. but. The level of camping in Xianbei was much worse than that of the Han people. This camp is actually a pile of tents close together. There are only simple fences around. Even Luzhai and Juma are not set up.
Walk three miles south from where Surrey camped. There is a wide and deep trench. This was dug up by the Han army engineers overnight. Many willow branches were planted on the opposite side of the trench. These willow branches were cut from near Daling. Disguise this place as a tree. There were four planks on the trench. For the passage of one's own troops. South of the trench. Two hundred trebuchets slid out in a row. Almost all the trebuchets of the Fourth Army are here.
Under the "willow forest". Zhang Liao picked up clairvoyance. Take a closer look at the Xianbei camp. An imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. In the telescope. The Xianbei people began to build tents. Around the camp. Hundreds of rangers galloped back and forth on alert.
Zhang Liao pointed to the front. Asked: "Can the trebuchet attack there."
The captain who was in charge of commanding the operation of the catapult grinned. Said proudly: "Please rest assured. You can throw it farther than this. In the end, I will prepare stone bullets."
Zhang Liao waved his hand. Said: "No. The first wave uses pierced nails."
Zama nails are low-cost. It is very effective against cavalry. Therefore, it is extremely equipped in the Han army. Not planted according to the method of spreading. Zama nails are placed in different clay pots. The zama nails thrown by the soldiers are in a cylindrical clay pot. The Zama nails thrown by the trebuchet use a spherical clay pot.
After Zhang Liao's order was issued. The soldiers on the other side of the trench immediately became busy. The long spoon of the trebuchet was slowly tightened. Constantly adjusting the angle and direction. Large wooden boxes were carefully carried to the back of the catapult. There are spherical clay pots neatly stacked in the box. The clay pot is full of zama nails.
The lieutenant in charge of commanding the catapult also raised the telescope hanging on his chest. Quietly made a gesture towards the back. The messenger behind him waved a red and green triangle flag. There was a bang on the other side of the trench. A black clay pot flew out with the sound of the wind. Landed at the southeast corner of the Xianbei camp. Through the telescope. Zhang Liao and the captain could see clearly. The clay pot fell to pieces. Zama nails are scattered around like goddess of flowers. Several passing Xianbei soldiers hopped on the ground with their feet in arms. Obviously he was pierced upright.
The captain made two more gestures. The red and green flags in the hands of the messenger were waved up and down twice. The trebuchet position on the other side of the trench was busy. The first earthenware jar thrown out just now was a pathfinder. According to the location of this clay pot. The trebuchet needs to be readjusted.
The adjustment time is very short this time. The signal flag of the messenger was waved again. There was another "bang" from the trench. It's just that the noise this time was much greater than before. Even Zhang Liao, who was hiding behind the "willow forest", felt his eardrums shock. This is no wonder. This is the first time he has used a catapult in actual combat. In the past at the training base. No more than twenty trebuchets are used each time. The movement of twenty catapults and the movement of two hundred catapults can of course not be compared. Two thousand clay pots whizzed through the air. The sky is all dark. Most of these pots fell around the Xianbei camp. A small amount also fell to the Xianbei military camp. Cause a riot. After a short break. Another wave of clay pots was thrown out. The target is still around the Xianbei military camp.
Suri just settled down in the big tent. I heard a mess outside. A soldier stumbled in. Loudly said: "It's not good. The Han people dropped many'iron nails' around the camp."
I was on the road just now. Su Li already knew from Murong Xiong's men about the power of Zama Ting. This thing is small. But they can easily abolish their war horses. There is no war horse. The combat effectiveness of the Xianbei is probably not as good as that of an ordinary Yuan Jun soldier. Su Li couldn't help but pale in shock. Said bitterly: "What a cunning Han. Hurry. Send someone out to clean up. You can't be trapped by them anyway."
His voice just fell. The voice outside the camp suddenly changed. The sharp howling was mixed with the howls and panicked shouts of the soldiers. Tell Suli. Another big change happened.
Suri couldn't sit still anymore. He grabbed the scimitar in front of him. Lifted his foot and walked out of the tent. There was a muffled "bang". His camp swayed for a while and crashed down. He dragged Suri out of the tent with his left and right hands. I saw a stone rain flying across the sky. A stone bullet hit Suri's forehead.
Stone bullets are only approximately spherical. There are many tiny protrusions on its surface. These protrusions are very sharp. It hit Su Li's forehead immediately. It's like smashing a watermelon. Blood splattered on the spot. Su Liyuan opened his eyes. He fell down without saying a word. Unlucky Suri. Pity him a dignified leader of Liaodong Xianbei. He didn't even touch the enemy's face. He died in Huangquan.
The news of Suli's death has not yet spread. There was already a great chaos in the Xianbei camp. The pottery pots that the Han army initially threw at most smashed people to their heads. Although those pierced nails made it difficult for them to move. But it's not fatal anyhow. But the stone bullet that was thrown over later was really hurt by knocking. Hit it and die.
Face the sudden danger. The first reaction of the Xianbei soldiers was to find their own war horses. The strange screamed and rushed outside the camp. But at this time, the camp was already densely covered with zama nails. The riders who rushed out stumbled. But the stone of the Han army seemed to have eyes. From inside the camp all the way to outside the camp.
The formation of the Xianbei cavalry is to form a thousand-man squad for every thousand people. There is one leader for every ten thousand-man team. The chiefs in charge of larger tribes like Pixelli are called adults. The news of Suli's death spread quickly. The three commanders quickly took over the command. Of course. They are not convinced by each other. Therefore, they can only command the thousand-man team under their respective subordinates. but. The chaos in the camp has also been relieved to a certain extent.
Although there is a certain organization. But the three leaders do their own things. The two men led their men to retreat to the north. The other person commanded a group of thousands of people put together and launched an impact against the direction of the stone bullet.