Sun Tu really couldn't believe the scene he saw before his eyes. The army was actually defeated like this
Although he could already conclude from the chaotic charge just now that this army had no tactical literacy at all, it was really unseemly to be defeated so easily and embarrassingly after only one round of counterattack by the bandits. For the army? How can the Song Dynasty and the people be safe if they rely on them to protect the country and the people
It was not until later, when Sun Tu began to have a better understanding of the current army of the Song Dynasty, that he understood that all this was rooted in truth. In the Song Dynasty, which valued literature over military affairs, the status of officers and soldiers was extremely low. Their existence was not for training, but to serve superior officials. They could be farmers, craftsmen, or businessmen, but they could not become soldiers. These rural soldiers in Yuncheng County are just a microcosm of the hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers in the world.
It's just that Sun Tu still can't accept such a terrible fact. In fact, it wasn't just him. Suo Chao was also stunned by the sudden defeat in front of him, and then he was so angry that he was trembling all over, and his eyes almost burst out of fire: "Shixian Lieutenant, this is your Yuncheng County." Soldiers and horses? No wonder a mere group of thieves dared to show off their power here, and even dared to rob the birthday party!" As he spoke, his resentful eyes were fixed on Shi Wenbin.
This made Shi Wenbin panic, and he couldn't say a word for a long time. He actually didn't know that the country soldiers under his command could be so vulnerable. At this time, those soldiers and horses had already retreated in panic, and each of them looked frightened. Some even sat down on the ground and burst into tears. This made Shi Wenbin, who wanted to punish them, not know what to say. .
In the end, he could only vent his anger on the two heads who came to apologize: "Lei Heng and Zhu Dian, what do you do for food? Why did you come back defeated so easily?"
"I know my crime under my humble position!" Zhu Lei felt helpless and could only bow their heads and admit their guilt. Although the two of them have martial arts skills, attacking a mountain is different from fighting with others. It is impossible to fight up the mountain by oneself.
"Come here, tie up the two of them, and give them thirty army sticks as a warning!" In order to give Suo Chao an explanation, Shi Wenbin could only operate on these two people, and immediately gave the order.
Soon several sergeants came forward and wanted to tie them up and torture them. Unexpectedly, Suo Chao suddenly spoke: "Wait a minute, you two are pretty good at martial arts, but are you willing to join me in attacking mountains and making amends for your sins?" As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the two of them. He had noticed the performance of Lei Heng and the others just now, and he also knew that they had to retreat due to the situation.
"I'm willing to take this humble position. Thank you, General, for giving us the opportunity." The two agreed without hesitation.
"Okay, then follow me forward!" Suo Chao couldn't sit still any longer. He immediately pointed at the hill in front of him, patted the horse on his hip, and urged him to rush forward. The cavalrymen beside him didn't show any hesitation, and immediately followed him, shouting and killing the general, followed closely by Lei Heng and Zhu Dian.
This turn of events was beyond Shi Wenbin's expectation. It wasn't until the fifty people rushed out all the way that he suddenly woke up and exclaimed: "General Suo, this is very dangerous!" The attack on the mountain actually cost dozens of lives at the foot of the mountain. Now there are only fifty or so people to kill. Isn't it just asking for death
But Suo Chao and the others were already far away, and they simply ignored the county captain's shouts, and rushed to the foot of the mountain a moment later.
Everyone in Hutou Village, who was feeling complacent about repelling the official army easily, became vigilant when they saw another team rushing towards them, and most of them were cavalry. Du Hu, in particular, looked solemnly. He knew very well what such a cavalry meant. It must be the elite of the official army!
But he did not feel timid. Instead, he showed a greedy expression: "Lao San, Lao Qi, if we can capture those war horses, the strength of our Hutou Village will be greatly increased." The defensive ability of his own cottage is still He was very confident and even had the idea of those war horses.
Shen Laoqi licked his dry lips, smiled and said: "Don't worry, boss, I know what to do." After saying that, he took two steps forward and faced the man who had already picked up the bow and arrow, trying to move the rocks to stop the enemy. The minion said: "Don't move, wait until they come up the mountain to deal with them, don't hurt those good horses!"
The minions hurriedly agreed and quickly put away their movements. Only two feather arrows flew out for some reason and shot towards the cavalry team that had just arrived at the foot of the mountain. However, Suo Chao stopped them with his Xuanhua axe. Then, he pointed his ax at the enemy above him and shouted: "Brothers, the opportunity to make a great contribution has come, come with me and fight!" Before he finished speaking, he pressed his hand on the horse's back, and his body was like an arrow leaving the string. He rushed towards the mountain road and quickly grabbed it.
Those cavalry were all elites who had been with him for many years, and they did not show any fear at this time. They shouted immediately, dismounted with the swords and guns in their hands, and followed him. Although there were only about fifty people, their momentum was actually greater than that of the ones who had just charged. Hundreds of people are more popular.
Seeing them rushing up the mountain road in one go, even Shi Wenbin, who was worried, felt a burst of joy: "It turns out that these thieves only have that little ability, and they can be defeated this time!" The other officers, soldiers and civilians were even more inspired. , all shouted loudly, but no one dared to come up to support.
Among these people who kept applauding, only Song Jiang and Sun Tu looked particularly solemn, and the latter even said softly: "Things are not good..."
"Has Sanlang noticed it too?" Song Jiang asked in a low voice.
Sun Tu nodded: "The reason why those thieves were not in a hurry to use the method just now is not because they can't help with bows and arrows, but because they want to use a trick to lure the enemy deeper so that they can attack General Suo and the others."
As soon as he said this, the battle on the hill ahead quickly started. Just as Suo Chao was leading his men quickly along the narrow mountain road, after a horn sounded, countless sharp arrows came whizzing from above with the sound of piercing the air.
But this time, Suo Chao had obviously expected it. He immediately waved the long-handled Xuanhua ax like a wheel with both hands, blocking all the arrows that hit him, and at the same time shouted: "Shield Soldier" Where is it?"
In fact, without his order, five or six particularly burly men ran up among the sergeants following him. They held wooden shields that were as high as half a man in their hands, and they blocked the rope as they rushed. Get in front of them and help them withstand the continuous arrows.
These shield soldiers had fought against a small group of Liao troops on the border. They were all very powerful. With their shields, they could easily block the way forward and prevent their comrades from being hurt by random arrows. At the same time, under Suo Chao's order, they continued to move forward despite the arrows, almost unaffected.
Seeing this, Du Hu's expression finally became solemn, and he immediately said: "Throw rocks and spears! I don't believe we can't kill them!"
At that moment, someone pried the rocks that had been arranged earlier, causing large and small rocks to rumble down the mountain road and hit the officers and soldiers below. At the same time, sharpened wooden spears were thrown out with a roar, vowing to shoot through the enemies in front of them.
"Bang bang bang..." Continuous stones hit the shield heavily, causing the soldiers behind to stumble suddenly. Although their strength was great, they were still unable to withstand the falling stones carrying hundreds of kilograms of force. Two of them even staggered and were knocked to the side.
At this time, spears were whizzing over, hitting several soldiers who had lost the protection of their shields, and nailed them directly to the mountain road.
At the same time, another hail of arrows took the opportunity to shoot at them, causing everyone to parry for a while. Not only could they not move forward, but they could only retreat slightly to have room for defense.
When Suo Chao saw that five or six of his men had been injured here, he suddenly became furious. He roared immediately and jumped up. The long ax in his hand danced like a wheel. He actually blocked the incoming attacks with one person. spears and arrows. Inspired by his move, everyone else also fought bravely. Lei Heng even jumped up, grabbed the shield that had fallen to the ground, and blocked it in front of everyone. The already somewhat scattered formation was like this. The time actually recovered.
When Du Hu saw this, he was also frightened. He had already seen that the ax-wielding general was very skilled in martial arts. If he really charged him, he might not be his opponent, so he quickly said: "Old Seven, get rid of him for me." Got it!"
Shen Laoqi agreed, quickly bent his bow and set an arrow, aimed at Suo Chao who was still in the air, and shot straight to his neck with a single arrow.
Suo Chao, who was below, had just knocked another arrow away and was about to fall back into the team when he suddenly heard a strange roar coming towards him. When he saw the incoming arrow clearly, it was already close in front of him. This also shocked him, and he quickly shrank his head and ducked to the side. But in the end, it was still half a beat too slow. Although the sharp arrow missed his vital point, it still penetrated directly into his right shoulder. He groaned, staggered down, and almost fell down. .
But this small injury did not frighten Suo Chao. He casually broke the arrow shaft and said through gritted teeth: "If you try again, their skills will be exhausted!"
Just when everyone was inspired by it and wanted to move forward, a rapid golden sound suddenly sounded from below, causing everyone's movements to freeze suddenly, and the momentum of killing the enemy was also eliminated.