Three Kingdoms Eschatology

A moment later, a carrier pigeon flew up from Wubao, which was a carrier pigeon reporting to Xihekou City.But as soon as it flew to the height of seven or eight battles, more than a dozen arrows flew towards it densely, and the carrier pigeon fell straight down in an instant.The general in Wubao's face was livid, and he ordered: "Go, release all the remaining pigeons with letter paper. Be careful, release them from different positions!"

After a while, three more homing pigeons soared into the sky at the same time from three positions far apart in Wubao.But then two more pigeons were shot down by random arrows.Fortunately, the last carrier pigeon had already flown to the height of [-] or [-] battles, and it was difficult for Sasanian cavalry bows to reach this height.Just when General Liang Jun was relieved, the screeching sound of falcons suddenly came from the sky. It turned out that the Sassanian army had released the falcons.

General Liang Jun saw the enemy's falcon pounce on the carrier pigeon that had turned into a small black spot, and his eyes were about to burst into flames.Hastily ordered: "Quickly, release our golden eagle!"

Immediately, several golden eagles rose vertically from the dock, but two of them were also shot dead by the random arrows of the Sassan warriors.The remaining few golden eagles flew into the distance.A few minutes later, they flew back, their paws were bloody.Apparently they had already hunted down the other's falcon, but they didn't know whether the last carrier pigeon had been killed.

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In the Yamen of General Suguan's Mansion.Guan Yu picked up his copy of "Spring and Autumn" again, and read it with relish while stroking his beard.Until a sound of chaotic footsteps interrupted him.Guan Yu looked up and saw that his personal guards were running towards his study as if they were flying, and hurriedly shouted: "Why are you so flustered?"

The soldier hurriedly stopped and said: "General Qi, our army's supply team was attacked. Black Tiger Fort was also attacked by the enemy."

Guan Yu was taken aback. Since occupying the Su Pass, no Sasanian enemy soldiers have been found in the southeast of the Suleiman Mountains. This is the first time he has encountered such a situation.Guan Yu thought for a while, and suddenly realized that the enemy must have come from the sea.Thinking of this, he felt relieved.

Sassan might infiltrate and harass from the sea, which he and Yan Huai had already expected.However, the enemy army attacking from the sea must be a small force. If there are a large number of soldiers and horses, they will face the risk of going deep alone and not being able to supply.Unless they first establish a turnover base for grain and grass at the landing point.

Guan Yu closed his eyes slightly and said indifferently: "Isn't it just a small group of enemy troops infiltrating and attacking from the sea? There is no fuss about it. Don't worry, they will not be able to capture the Black Tiger Fort. Pass on a certain order, and we will send more troops in the future." Patrol."

The soldier hurriedly responded: "General Qi, according to the captain who reported the letter, the enemy army has arrived with four or five thousand cavalry. They have been chasing and killing them all the way to the Black Tiger Fort. They may already be attacking the Black Tiger Fort."

Guan Yu was shocked and said: "What? Four or five thousand riders! This is impossible. Where did their supplies come from? How can they be sure that their lone army will be able to retreat? You quickly call the captain, I want to ask him personally. In addition, I will call all the generals above the captain of the battalion, and say that there is an urgent matter to discuss."

After a while, the generals at all levels, as well as the captain of the supply team, all came before Guan Yu. After some questioning, the latter confirmed that what the captain said was true.Guan Yu frightened his head and said: "They must have built camps and temporary docks at the landing site, so as to support these enemy cavalry in our hinterland for a long time to fight. No, they must not be allowed to take the Black Tiger Fort!"

Guan Yu turned to the commanding soldiers and said: "Send a certain military order, and immediately set up the second battalion, the third and the fourth cavalry battalion, and go to reinforce the Black Tiger Fort."

As soon as he finished speaking, the deputy general reminded: "General, there are only four battalions of our army defending this Suguan. We will transfer three battalions. In case the enemy comes to attack in large numbers, this Suguan will be in danger."

Guan Yu sighed and said: "Of course I know this, but if the enemy army really wants to gain a firm foothold on the coast and seize the Black Tiger Fort, then we must also give up Suguan."

"But General Yan Huai of Black Tiger Castle can also rescue him."

"Black Tiger Fort is farther away from Suguan than Xihekou. By the time reinforcements from Xihekou arrive at Black Tiger Fort, Black Tiger Fort may have already fallen. What's more, Yan Huai may not be able to receive the enemy's landing in time. The news of the attack on my Black Tiger Fort. So we can only rush to the rescue."

Chapter 820

Black Tiger Fort.The general defending at the top of the city looked at the dark enemy cavalry all around him, and thought to himself: "It's strange, they've been besieging Black Tiger Fort for such a long time, but why haven't they launched an attack for so long? Although they are cavalry, they It is not very difficult for so many people to capture such a Wubao, which is only defended by hundreds of infantry. Besides, if they don't attack the city, why are they besieging Black Tiger Castle?"

After thinking about it, he didn't understand it, and he murmured to himself: "Why do you think so much, anyway, I have already sent the news as much as I can, and I just need to do my best to defend the Black Tiger Fort and it will be over."

Just as he was thinking about it, one of the enemy troops under the city was extremely anxious, and he was Nejjart.It turned out that this surprise army was led by Nejart himself.Before his departure, Sulehar confessed that the siege of Black Tiger Fort was mainly to lure Liang Jun from Suguan to rescue him.Therefore, we must try our best to block the news contact between Heihubao and Xihekou, but we must deliberately release the news to Suguan.

Once Liang Jun fell for it, Nejjart withdrew immediately.Of course, if Liang Jun didn't come to rescue Heihubao for a long time.Nejjart should take advantage of the situation and seize the Black Tiger Fort, forcing Liang Jun to transfer the source of Liang soldiers from Suguan and Xihekou.The effect of doing so will be worse, and you may suffer greater losses, so attacking Black Tiger Fort is the last resort.

At the moment, Nejjart looked at the sun that was already in the west, and then looked into the distance, but he still didn't see Liang Jun coming to help.It seems that Liang Jun is still not fooled, and he still has to pay some casualties.He sighed, and he was about to send an order to attack Black Tiger Fort.At this moment, a figure of a rider appeared on the distant horizon.He could tell at a glance that this was his side's reconnaissance ranger, and he thought there must be a way.

The ranger galloped up to Nejjart and shouted: "Master Governor, Liang Jun has been fooled. Liang Jun from Suguan is coming here." Nejjart was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered the whole army to evacuate.Thousands of Sasanian cavalry headed eastward like a tide amidst the shouts and orders one after another.There is the hinterland of Guishuang, and it seems that they have no plans to retreat from the sea.

The Sasanian cavalry had just withdrawn from the Black Tiger Castle for more than half a quarter of an hour, and Guan Yu's cavalry of more than 500 steps killed the Black Tiger Castle.When he saw the empty fields under the Black Tiger Fort, he felt something was wrong in his heart.Seeing that Guan Yu's team had arrived, Heihubao opened the city gates to welcome them.

As soon as Guan Yu met the guard of Black Tiger Fort, the latter told him the ins and outs of the incident in detail.

When Guan Yu learned that the Sasanian cavalry actually only had two thousand cavalry, with a large number of camels, and the carrier pigeons were intercepted, the incoming Sasanian cavalry could only besiege but not attack and other details.He then combined these details and thought about it, and immediately understood!This must be the Sasanian army's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and it was specially designed to mobilize the Liang army in Suguan.Then the next move of the Sasanian army must be to attack Suguan.

Guan Yu slapped his thigh and shouted: "No!" This startled the generals and soldiers around him.He then said to the general of Black Tiger Castle: "The enemy's plan is to divert the tiger away from the mountain, so the general must hurry to rescue Suguan. You muster all the cavalry in Black Tiger Castle and hand them over to someone!" The general made a promise to deliver the order, but Guan Yu stopped him: "Wait, there is one more thing. The pigeons you released may not be able to deliver the letter safely, so you still have to send a fast-riding messenger." Report to Xihekou! In addition, General Yan Huai should send heavy cavalry to search along the coast, the enemy may have a stronghold on the coast."

Not long after, Guan Yu assembled another 1000 or [-]-step warriors and galloped towards Suguan.The battalion of infantry he brought stayed in Black Tiger Fort.

But time was running out, and almost at the same time, the Sasanian army was storming Suguan.In order to be able to take Suguan in a short time, Sulehar used 1 conscripted spearmen, [-] javelin soldiers, [-] standing sword and shield soldiers, [-] Syrian archers, and [-] soldiers from Gedrosia province. Armored heavy cavalry.A total of [-] people.

Sulehar led this army to ambush behind the hillside not far from Suguan.After the scouts told Guan Yu to leave, Sulehar waited for another hour, and then led the army to kill Su Guan.They have already prepared siege equipment, but these siege equipment are light, but the number is huge.

In a short time, the walls of Suguan Great Wall were covered with dense ladders.Sasanian infantry climbed up the ladder like dense ants.Although when the Sasanian army launched an attack, the guards of the Liang army at the top of the city did their best to snipe, and the arrows of the archers did not stop for a moment. .

But on the city walls that are several kilometers long, in the face of the enemy army that is as dark as a tide, the Su Guanliang Army defenders who only number [-] are undoubtedly a drop in the bucket. Such an attack is like a small stone thrown into a big lake. Caused a few ripples.Liang Bing, the leader of the city, cared about this and ignored that. The lieutenant general who took over Guan Yu's command soon found that Su Guan could not be held, and insisting on it would only increase unnecessary sacrifices.He hastily shouted: "Get out! Tell the brothers to get out!"

A quarter of an hour later, the east gate of Suguan was opened.Liang Jun soldiers fled from the inside one after another.At the same time, there were more and more Sasanian soldiers at the top of the city, and the remaining Liang soldiers were quickly beheaded.Immediately afterwards, the city gate facing the northwest was also opened, and the Sasanian cavalry outside swarmed in...

Guan Yu rode towards Suguan non-stop with Yu Qianzhan, but when he saw the outline of Suguan city wall, his heart sank.Because at the same time, he also discovered those Liang Jun who were routing towards him.

He stopped a few rout soldiers and asked, and it was exactly as he thought, Su Guan was lost.Moreover, the opponent's force to break through the pass is as high as tens of thousands, and it is impossible for him to recapture Suguan with only this number of troops.Guan Yu gritted his teeth and said: "A certain military order is issued, the whole army will withdraw to the Black Tiger Fort, and stand by for help!"

As the night fell, Guan Yu's troops finally retreated into the Black Tiger Fort. Liang Jun was fortunate that the Sasanian army who captured Suguan did not send cavalry to continue chasing them, otherwise few infantry would survive.

On the second night, Liang Jun from Xihekou finally came to help two heavy cavalry battalions.These more than a thousand heavy cavalry could have arrived early in the morning, but according to Guan Yu's instructions, they searched the Sasanian camp along the coast, but of course they found nothing.Just arrived at Black Tiger Fort just now.

Guan Yu and the less than [-] defenders in Black Tiger Fort also tensed up for a whole day, but they didn't notice the Sassanid army's massive attack, and they didn't even see the scouts.Guan Yu thought to himself, it seems that the Sassanid Army's operation this time was entirely aimed at capturing Suguan.

When Guan Yu warned the opponent to attack Heihubao, he ignored the Sasanian cavalry unit that went deep into the hinterland of Guishuang and brought supplies for more than a month on camels.He thought the troops had withdrawn from Suguan.

Chapter 821

There was a rustling sound in the hemp and bamboo forest mixed with a lot of shrubs.This sparse hemp bamboo forest is a common vegetation in the middle and lower Indus basin.The rustling sound in the bamboo forest became louder.

A moment later, a camel's head emerged from behind a large clump of acacia bushes.Then a large number of soldiers, horses and camels emerged from the bamboo forest.These people were the Sassanid cavalry that pretended to attack Black Tiger Fort.

Their general, Kossack, looked into the distance with a tent in his hands, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face immediately, and he shouted, "We found a big fish. We have meat, wine, and women tonight."

The cavalry under Kosak's command also howled cheerfully like wolves, and they followed Kosak on horseback and rushed forward.In the open area in the distance is a large field that has been reclaimed, and in the middle of the field is a small city with a radius of two miles.Obviously, this is the territory of a little Xihou of Guishuang.

A few overseers shouted something loudly, and the serfs who were farming in the fields ran to the city in a hurry, and some even discarded their farm tools in the fields.The one who ran slowly was knocked to the ground by the Sasanian cavalry who was chasing up.The gate of the city was closed with a bang, but there were still some serfs. The peasants escaped in the future and were slaughtered by the Sasanian soldiers' swords and guns in a short while.There were endless screams outside the city wall.

Some Guishuang soldiers appeared on the walls of the city, and they bent their bows and crossbows and shot hidden arrows at these enemy soldiers.It is a pity that these arrows either lost their aim, or were shot on the solid armor of the Sasanian heavy cavalry and fell to the ground.

Kosak looked towards the top of the city and gestured with his hand.Immediately, someone who was proficient in Guishuang shouted to the head of the city, asking the people inside to come out and surrender.After a while, a person came out from the top of the city tremblingly, it was the little Xihou of Guishuang.This person begged Kosac to let him go, and he was willing to exchange food, gold and silver for the safety of his territory.

Kosak sneered and said loudly: "We have plenty of food and grass, and we don't care about gold and silver. What we need are wine, meat and women. If you give them obediently, you can save your life."

The little Xihou hurriedly bowed and said: "This general is serious. As long as you provide these things to your army, your army will be able to retreat? Alright, I will order my servants to prepare."

After a while, the Marquis poked his head out and said cautiously: "Your army retreats a hundred steps for now, and I will deliver the men and goods later!"

Kosak stared and said, "What? You still don't believe we can't make it!?"

Na Xihou hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Where is that..." Then he said words that no one heard clearly.Kosak smiled contemptuously again and said, "Okay, let's retreat a hundred steps, and then hand over the people and goods. But we must keep more than [-] people here to receive them."

After finishing speaking, he winked at the Sasanian generals on both sides, and a few of them led most of the troops and galloped away into the distance.Only Cossack and more than twenty riders stood alone at the scene.Kosak raised his head and said, "We only have a dozen or so riders here, so you can rest assured now."

The little Xi Hou nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Wait a minute, we will deliver the things and goods right away!"

A moment later, the city gate opened with a creak, and a group of Guishuang soldiers carried a large amount of wine and meat on their shoulders, and escorted a long group of crying women out of the city.

The oncoming Guishuang leader Cossack said: "General who rests in peace, we put our wine, meat and women here. If you take it, withdraw your troops as soon as possible." After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.

But was stopped by Kosak: "Wait!"

The leader of Guishuang shook his body and asked doubtfully, "Is there anything else to do, General?"

"Well, give me a bowl of wine first."

The ringleader had to open a cask and serve Kossack himself in an earthen bowl.Kosak himself took this time to ride his horse and inspect the row of women carefully. When he turned around and came back, the wine had already been filled.

He took the other party's pottery bowl full of wine, and took a big gulp.Before he could swallow it, he spat it out in a gulp, and cursed again: "Dare to lie to the imperial army, what kind of bad wine, and these ugly serfs and village women are all used to fool us!" Go ahead. Tell you to wait until you know what will happen if you dare to lie to the imperial army!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his knife and slashed at the other party without waiting for the other party to speak and explain.How could the little leader of Guishuang on the opposite side predict this kind of change, and his head fell to the ground before he could react.At the same time, Cossack and the twenty or so riders had already urged their horses to gallop, and rushed towards the hundreds of Guishuang soldiers who were about to retreat into the city.

Guishuang's soldiers were caught off guard, and dozens of people were hacked, killed and trampled to death by the more than [-] Sasanian cavalry in an instant, and the rest were in chaos.The women started screaming and crying.

The Guishuang soldiers in the rear tried to form a formation to resist, but were swept past by these cavalry.Five or six Guishuang soldiers raised their spears and stabbed at the iron cavalry. As a result, two of them were pierced by the opponent's spears, and the spear blades of the rest did not penetrate the chest armor of the horses, but were thrown flying , two of whom were also impaled through the body by the rear end of the spear.

In half a quarter of an hour, the Guishuang soldiers blocking the city gate had fled in all directions, and the Guishuang soldiers in the city could not stop the impact of Sasanian heavy cavalry.After Kosak and others rushed into the city, they did not continue to go deep, but repeatedly ran inside and outside the city gate to prevent Guishuang soldiers from retaking the city.The little Xihou's face was ashen-colored with fright, and he kept shouting, "Quick! Close the city gate!"

Some Guishuang soldiers bravely rushed to the city gate, but under the pressure of Sasanian heavy cavalry, they collapsed at the first touch, and it was impossible to close the city gate.The sound of galloping horses was heard in the distance, and more than a thousand horses galloped towards this place.Xiao Xihou stopped talking, and quietly slipped away along the corridor of the city wall towards another city gate.The rest of the Guishuang soldiers also fled and scattered.After a while, Sasanian warriors poured into the city like a tide, and then filled all the lanes in the city.

The whole city became a killing field, and these Sasanian soldiers ran wildly in the city. As long as they were not young women, they would kill anyone and grab money.After a while, the city was filled with painful howls and terrified screams...

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On this day, Guan Yu was still sitting on the top of the Black Tiger Fort, stroking his long beard and looking northwest.Surrounded by heavy soldiers and soldiers busy at the top of the city, they are all hurrying to strengthen the defense of Black Tiger Fort.At this time, soldiers came to report, and Yan Huai came.Guan Yu frowned, wondering in his heart, "He's not guarding Xihekou, what is he doing here?"

Chapter 322 Timely Rain

Seeing Yan Huai's face, Guan Yu didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point: "General Yan Huai, you are not in Xihekou, why did you come here? What's the matter, just let the commanding soldier pass the news. It's urgent. A letter from the pigeon is also fine."

Yan Huai clasped his fists and replied: "The situation is urgent, and we need to discuss countermeasures with General Guan, so the general must come and report in person."

Only then did Guan Yu become serious, and asked, "What's the big deal?"

"A few days ago, the Sasanian cavalry who attacked our army's luggage and besieged the Black Tiger Fort did not leave our territory. Instead, they attacked the lords of Guishuang along the Indus River Valley, looting and burning countless people. That's all. In a day or two, several waves of Guishuang messengers have come to report this matter to us. These Guishuang nobles are an important cornerstone of my Daliang rule of the Guishuang area. For them, we must rescue them, and we cannot allow the Sassanid cavalry to continue This nuisance continues. Otherwise, the prestige of the imperial court will be greatly reduced in the Guishuang area, and I am afraid that it will change in the future."

After Yan Huai finished speaking, Guan Yu nodded and said, "So that's how it is." After he pondered for a while, he said doubtfully, "I thought that this Sasanian army had already returned to Anxi from Suguan. I didn't expect that they were still in Guizhou. Frost hinterlands are roaming and harassing. What is strange is where their supplies come from. Even if they rely on plundering and plundering all directions, it is difficult for 2000 troops to obtain stable supplies..."

Yan Huai interrupted Guan Yu and said, "General, you have forgotten that they have a large number of camels with them. These camels have a huge carrying capacity, at least they can carry a man and horses and their own food, grass and horses for a month. And The speed of the camel is not slow, and it can definitely keep up with these heavy cavalry. Therefore, it will allow them to roam around my hinterland alone for a long time."

Guan Yu gasped when he heard this and said, "So that's how it is." Then he sighed again: "Although the Guishuang army is scattered and weak, the private soldiers of the Guishuang Xihou in the middle and lower reaches of the Indus River combined There are tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands, why not unite against the enemy and let the Sasanian army rampage on their own territory like this, running wild everywhere?"

Yan Huai raised his eyebrows and replied: "General Guan, this is natural. In fact, their current state has been deliberately formed by the imperial court for a long time. Firstly, the imperial court has restrictions on their recruiting methods and weapon preparation. The quasi-Guishuang Xihous colluded with each other without authorization to assemble a meeting. In the end, our army provided military support to the Guishuang Xihous for a long time to maintain the stability in the territory, give them a sense of security, and make them lose their motivation to fight. All of this is naturally for the sake of The imperial court's control and rule in the Guishuang area. Otherwise, what should these small Guishuang kingdoms and small princes unite to resist the imperial court?"

When Yan Huai said to return, Guan Yu had already paced back and forth in the room for several steps, his mind was full of thoughts, and he couldn't think of a good way.He raised his head and asked Yan Huai, "Then General Yan sees what we should do now."

Yan Huai's face immediately wrinkled like a walnut and replied: "General Guan, the last general just couldn't think of a way, so I came here to ask General Guan for advice. But the last general also knows that no matter what, we can't let this army The enemy continues to be arrogant. Otherwise, it will definitely cause drastic changes in the Guishuang area. At this time, the Sasanian in the northwest is watching, and it can be said that it will affect the whole body. Therefore, we must deal with this matter and leave it to us. How do we explain to the court? In the end There must be no escape from guilt."

Yan Huai's words made Guan Yu feel embarrassed and anxious.This matter must be taken care of, but now there are more than 6000 people in Xihekou and Heihubao combined.These people are also responsible for the defense of the two places and the surrounding areas, because the enemies of Suguan may advance to the southeast on a large scale at any time.Thousands of cavalry were dispatched to chase down the Sassanian war cavalry, and it would be even more difficult for the remaining troops to defend the two places under the large-scale invasion of the enemy.

Guan Yu rubbed his hands together and said, "It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. The key is that we don't have many soldiers and horses at hand. If we can get reinforcements from three thousand war cavalry, then I can personally pacify this enemy army."

Just when Guan Yan and the two were at a loss what to do, they were running around in a hurry.Someone ordered the soldiers to enter the room and hugged: "Two generals, there is a letter from the flying pigeon from Xihekou. It is said that a fleet from Cochin Port has arrived at Xihekou, and Lin Tao, the Western Fleet, is also in the fleet. He heard He told us about the battle situation on our side, so he asked the pigeon house at Xihekou to send us this letter."

When Yan Huai heard this, his heart moved and he said, "Show me the letterhead quickly!"

When Yan Huai unfolded the letter paper and read it, he patted his thigh and said, "Great, this is really a timely rain."

Guan Yu asked, "Why, he brought cavalry for reinforcements?"

Yan Huai shook his head and said, "He didn't bring war cavalry, he just transported the first batch of infantry from the Western Expedition to Xihekou. However, he said in his letter that there is a way to use the marine troops in the Western Fleet to attack the inland rivers." The way of combat is to snipe this enemy cavalry. We only need to allocate a small number of cavalry.”

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On the bank of the Indus River mouth to the south of Xihekou City, Viking warships of the Western Fleet are parked.These Viking warships dedicated to inland river warfare do not sail in the water on a daily basis, but are loaded on top of large ships.A large number of sailor soldiers and a small number of heavy cavalry are boarding these ships along the springboard on the shore.Lin Tao, Yan Huai, and Guan Yu were seeing off a Liang Jun general by the pier.

This general was none other than Dian Wei, and some of the troops under his command were part of the group that was transferred to Xihekou.This special force, which is going deep into the Indus River Basin to encircle and suppress the Sassanid cavalry, is organized by the Western Fleet. Among them, there are only more than [-] heavy cavalry drawn from the Guan Yu Army. It stands to reason that the generals of the Western Fleet should come. command.

But Dian Wei asked Lin Tao for the job when he heard about it.After Dian Wei was soft and hard, Lin Tao agreed to his request considering that he did have experience in leading inland Viking fleets in battle.

At this time, the four Liang generals said goodbye to each other with wine bowls.Yan Huai was the first to say to Dian Wei: "General Dian Wei, this battle is no small matter. It concerns the overall situation. General Wan Wang, be careful."

The other two raised their wine bowls together and said: "I wish Brother Dianwei a successful start and success in no time." After finishing speaking, the four of them drank the wine in one gulp, and threw the pottery bowls to the ground in unison.Dian Wei cupped his hands, turned around and boarded his warship.

In the sound of continuous horns, these more than a hundred Viking warships sailed into the center of the Indus River one after another, followed the summer monsoon against the current, and covered the surface of the Indus River mightily.At the same time, dozens of Liang army messengers galloped to the city of Xihekou, and they wanted to send messages to the princes of Guishuang in the Indus River Valley, instructing them how to fight against the Sasanian rangers.

A few days later, the entire Indus Valley became silent.There are no serfs in the farmland far away from the city and Wubao. The gates of each city and Wubao are closed all day long, and the walls are full of vigilant soldiers.The more remote Wubao has been abandoned, and the granary has been moved to nothing.

Chapter 823

In a small river about two or three feet wide and no more than two or three feet deep, the water splashed and the white waves rolled.A Sasanian cavalry of about two hundred riders was riding across the water.This is a detachment of the iron cavalry under Cossack's command.

Because Cossack found that those Guishuang Xihou and their servants were too face-to-face, and could be described as collapsing at the touch of a touch.In this way, if you always concentrate your two thousand cavalry to attack these Xihou one by one, it will be a waste of time.So he changed tactics.When his iron cavalry drove to a certain location, some people were left to guard the camels, while the rest of the cavalry divided into several groups to search and attack the nearby city of Guishuang nobles, the manor dock.Then return to the assembly point on time, and then go to the next location.

At present, the scouts of this small cavalry team have discovered a Guishuang Manor not far away.So the general who led the team galloped away without stopping.When he arrived near the manor, he realized that there was no one in the farmland, so he pointed at the manor with low walls and said, "Attack!"

Immediately, two hundred cavalry lined up in a fan shape and rushed towards the manor.When the cavalry rushing forward ran near the wall, the cavalry stood on the saddle, then jumped over with a light push with their hands, and then there were several screams from behind the wall.

The leading general shouted: "There must be an ambush behind the wall, go there and be careful." The next people no longer jumped over recklessly, but climbed to the top of the wall, and first looked down carefully.

Only then did they discover that although there were no Guishuang people behind the wall, they had set up traps in advance, and the place against the base of the wall was filled with sharpened bamboo sticks.The few people in front who jumped over the fence recklessly had their feet and legs pierced, and they cried out in pain.Some fell on the bamboo sticks and were tied into a sieve.

Knowing the reason, these Sasanian riders stood on their saddles and used their lances to sweep out an open space among the dense bamboo sticks before they climbed over the wall.Then, the gate on the wall of the manor was opened, and the Sasanian riders rode their horses carefully into the manor.Fortunately, there was no accident this time.They felt confident and bold again.Speed ​​up the horse, rush to the depths of the manor, and kill each house.

The leading Sasanian general also galloped into the manor, and as soon as he entered, he found that some houses were already on fire.He said angrily: "Who wants you to burn down the house? We have built this village, and we will spend the night here!"

A soldier who entered the manor before him quickly replied: "It seems that our people did not do this. These houses should be set on fire by themselves!"

Just as they were asking and answering.Thirty battles later, when several Sasanian cavalrymen broke into the house to rummage through boxes and cabinets.Seven or eight rockets with flaming flames shot in from outside the courtyard, and one of the rockets just landed on a pile of dry firewood, which was obviously mixed with sulfur and other igniters.The fire suddenly blazed up.In an instant, the courtyard door was sealed tightly, and even the door panels and the thatch of the roof were licked by the flames.

The Sasanian soldiers who could not escape panicked and shouted for help.However, the people outside couldn't find the water source for a while, so they couldn't rescue them at all.They could only watch helplessly as they were engulfed in flames.With a bang, the burning door panel was knocked to the ground, and a burning man staggered out of it, and then lay limp and motionless.The flames on his body continued to burn, billowing black smoke, and the smell of burnt flesh filled the air.

It wasn't just this small group of troops who were ambushed by the defenders with fire. The other two groups of Sasanian cavalry also encountered the same situation when they got off their horses and entered the house to search.The Sassanid leader yelled for his soldiers not to enter the house while looking around.

He immediately discovered the source of the rocket---a dock located in the manor.Moreover, a red wolf smoke rose from the dock.The potion that produced this red wolf smoke was actually given to Lord Guishuang by Liang Jun, and it had more than one color.As long as it is sprinkled on burning objects, red, green and orange smoke can rise.Colored smoke can transmit different signals to friendly forces, and because of the technical threshold, it can prevent the opponent from forging beacons, luring their own friendly forces and then ambushing them.

Speaking of their origins, one cannot fail to mention Feng Yu's tireless pursuit of gunpowder and explosives.Since no saltpeter mines have been found, the only way to make gunpowder is to make saltpeter by yourself.It's a pity that Feng Yu had long since lost his junior high school chemistry knowledge in his previous life, so he could only find some alchemists to "research and develop" in a lucky way. As a result, these alchemists failed to develop saltpeter, but produced There are a lot of "potions" of all kinds.Several "powders" capable of producing this colored wolf smoke are included.

Soon, more than 180 Sasanian cavalry surrounded the small dock.Some people took out their bows and arrows, bent their bows and prepared to shoot at the head of Wubao City, and some people took out their flying claws and hook ropes to attack the city.

The two or three riders who were closest to Wubao suddenly sank together with their horses, and a big hole suddenly appeared on the ground.Immediately, there was the sound of people neighing and horses screaming and wailing in the pit.

"There are traps in front of the fort, everyone be careful!", "Don't get close, first use spears and stones to explore the way!" Amidst the roar of everyone, they finally found out again by throwing boulders and spears. Two or three traps.

So far, this Sasanian cavalry team has suffered more than ten casualties.Although this was not a serious injury to them, it caused their morale to drop sharply.The previous mentality of knowing everything in the chest and winning every shot has long since disappeared.