The night wind rustled.

It blows away the irritability and heat, and drives away annoying mosquitoes.

Han Zhen stands on the wall of the village, wearing bamboo armor and holding a horse spear. The five armor-piercing swords on his back reflect bursts of light under the bonfire.

After experiencing the martial melee of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, wars have undergone tremendous changes compared to the Tang Dynasty, and armor and riding equipment have gradually reached their peak.

Heavy armored cavalry began to become the protagonist on the battlefield.

The Tielin Army of the Liao Kingdom and the Iron Kites of the Western Xia Dynasty.

These two heavy armored cavalry caused the Northern Song Dynasty to suffer a lot in many foreign wars.

With the withdrawal of the horse from the stage of history, a series of armor-breaking weapons came into being in the Northern Song Dynasty in order to target the heavy armored cavalry.

Heavy axe, copper hammer, divine arm crossbow, including the armor-piercing sword behind Han Zhen.

The armor-breaking sword is also called the armor-breaking awl.

The armor-piercing sword of the Northern Song Dynasty is not a separate weapon, but can be understood as a component.

It is about three feet long and consists of two parts: a cone head and a base. The cone head is slender and sharp, usually conical or pyramidal. The base has a screw mouth and can be installed on the arrowhead of a long gun or even a ballista.

Han Zhen's was different. He specifically asked Blacksmith Yuan to make some changes and remove the base.

It is five feet long and looks like a short spear, so it can also be called an armor-piercing spear.

"coming!"

At this time, Nie Dong on the side spoke softly.

I saw two lights on the sentry post on the top of the mountain, which was a signal of enemy attack.

At the same time, based on the number and brightness of the fire, they learned that the incoming Turban Army was less than 2,000 strong.

Soon, a fire dragon appeared in the distance, moving slowly along the mountain road towards the village.

"The entire army is on alert!"

As Han Zhen issued the order, the soldiers on the wall clenched their weapons one after another with serious expressions, but could not suppress the excitement in their eyes.

Those who can climb the wall are Western soldiers and veterans. They know the virtues and fighting prowess of the revolting peasants.

Fellow fellow, I'm sorry!

Lend me your head!

…

This time Sun Zhi went down the mountain and brought twenty-seven people with him, all of whom were his capable generals.

The person responsible for attacking Xiaowang Village is Wei Baozi.

Seeing that he was about to approach the stronghold, Wei Baozi tightened the reins, and the horse under him immediately stopped.

He ordered loudly: "Everyone, rest where you are for a quarter of an hour!"

After walking on the mountain road for so long, these villagers were tired. It was not a wise choice to attack the village immediately.

Hearing this, nearly two thousand troops wearing scarves sat cross-legged on the ground.

There are only a thousand young and strong people, and the remaining thousand or so people are old, weak, women and children, used to build up momentum.

…

On the wall of the village, when he saw the fire dragon stopping a mile away, Nie Dong could not help but feel a flash of surprise in his eyes.

The leading bandit leader seemed to have something, he didn't rush in all at once, and he knew how to rest before the battle.

"While they are stopping to reorganize, why don't we go out and catch him by surprise?"

This is what Zhang He proposed, looking eager to give it a try.

"inappropriate."

Before Han Zhen could speak, Nie Dong shook his head and objected: "The view is blocked at night, so I don't know if there are ambushes behind. It won't be too late to make a decision after the sentry post has investigated clearly."

Although he also looked down on these rebels in his heart, he used all his strength to fight the lion against the rabbit.

In the battle formation, the most taboo thing is to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.

During the first Northern Expedition last year, if Tong Guan, a eunuch, had not underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, how could the 100,000-strong Western Army be defeated by the 10,000 Liao Army?

Thinking back to this day, Nie Jun still feels extremely ashamed.

The general is really incompetent and the entire army is exhausted!

Han Zhen patted Zhang He on the shoulder, chuckled and said: "The most taboo thing in fighting is impetuousness. We occupy a favorable location and it is a sure-win situation. There is no need to take risks."

"I'm impatient."

Zhang He scratched his head, looking slightly embarrassed.

About a quarter of an hour later, the fire dragon in the distance moved.

Boom boom boom!

The dull and noisy footsteps gradually reached the soldiers' ears.

The first thing that caught his eye were ten strong men riding tall horses.

The moment he saw the war horse, Han Zhen's eyes narrowed.

Nie Dong also noticed the clues. After carefully observing the horses, he said softly: "They are war horses. These people are definitely not farmers."

Han Zhen said in a calm tone: "No matter who it is, since they are here, don't even think about leaving."

As he spoke, the scarf-wearing army got closer and closer.

Wei Baozi rode on his horse, leading the way, and when he came to a place seventy meters away from the front of the mountain village, he reined in his horse and stopped.

On the wall of the village, Yu Jun hid in a dark corner, took off the bow and arrow from his back, and pointed the bow and arrow at the guard leopard.

He was originally a hunter, so his archery skills were naturally good.

Whoosh!

An arrow flew out and headed straight for the guard leopard.

However, Wei Baozi did not panic at all, and did not even move to dodge. He sat firmly on the horse's back.

Snapped!

The arrow landed one meter in front of the horse and plunged into the soil.

Nie Dong narrowed his eyes slightly and said with interest: "This person is not simple. He knows the distance of bows and arrows very well. He is either a deserter or a bandit."

The reason why bows and arrows were not allowed to be used in the Northern Song Dynasty was that the range of bows and arrows was short, only fifty or sixty meters, and their power was not good, and they could not even break through leather armor.

Glancing contemptuously at the feather arrows on the ground, Wei Baozi raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and waved his hand: "The shield soldiers come forward!"

The next moment, a dozen soldiers wearing scarves carried five wide door panels and came to the front of the formation.

Not to mention, the door panel is undoubtedly a very practical shield when dealing with enemies without crossbows.

Wide enough and big enough.

The five door panels are connected together like a wooden wall.

Wei Baozi waved his hand and shouted loudly: "The whole army attacks, grab money and food!"

This simple and crude slogan aroused the ferocity of the rebellious peasants.

After tasting the sweetness of robbery, they have become addicted to the pleasure brought by robbery and are completely addicted.

"Grab money and grain!"

"Grab money and grain!"

Amidst the slogans that echoed through the night sky, a dozen soldiers wearing scarves held up the door panels and stepped forward step by step.

"Fire the arrow!"

Nie Dong led him down with a shout.

A hail of arrows flew downwards.

Unfortunately, all the arrows were blocked by the door panel.

Seeing this scene, the scarf-wearing soldiers in the rear suddenly became more confident.

Wei Baozi shouted again: "Thrower, keep up!"

Taking advantage of the lull in the rain of arrows, more than 20 strong farmers were seen rushing behind the door panel with clay pots in hand.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After approaching the village wall, these people followed the gap between the door panels and quickly threw clay pots towards the village gate.

Bang bang bang!

A series of crisp cracking sounds sounded.

The clay pot hit the village gate and immediately fell into pieces, while all the liquid inside spilled and stained the village gate.

Nie Dong sniffed his nose and his face changed: "No, it's oil!"
To be continued...