At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 183 Drop the Chain

Liu Chengwu was rescued by his own soldiers, and finally saved his life, but his right shoulder was broken, so there is no danger of his life. However, as a general, even if he is cured in the end, this arm may not be as good as before, unless he meets a very clever man. the doctor.

"General Liu, my subordinates are useless, and I missed this great opportunity to defeat the enemy." Liu Chengwu said with a dejected expression.

As the officer leading the team, Liu Chengwu's retreat from the injury undoubtedly hurt morale, so he bears a lot of responsibility for the failure of this attack, but he also tried his best, and he was seriously injured. He held back the words of cursing, lest the other military officers be sad and further damage the morale of the team.

Liu Zaishang thought about this, and comforted him instead: "This non-war crime, the enemy general is too powerful, Lao Liu, take a good rest and recuperate, don't worry about anything else."

Liu Chengwu was very grateful when he heard the words, and reminded: "I thought that the arrows of the Sui army were almost exhausted, but this is not the case. The Sui army captured our granary supply point before, and the defenders there were equipped with the most It is the bows and arrows, probably all of them have fallen into the hands of the Sui army. Yesterday they defeated our thousand-man team and collected more bows and arrows. Therefore, we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to completely consume the opponent's arrows in a while.

Fortunately, the vast majority of the Sui army are infantry. Although they are defending against danger, it is like drawing the ground as a prison, and we can no longer escape. So don't even think about defending this village, defeat is only a matter of time. "

Hearing the words, Liu Zaishang said noncommittally: "You can rest easy and recuperate, I will care about it myself." After speaking, he took all the military officers and left.

Liu Chengwu secretly sighed, it could be seen that Liu Zai hadn't necessarily listened to him, and even felt dissatisfied with him in his heart.

"General Liu, do we really want to surround and not attack, and wait for the general to arrive?" A centurion asked Liu Zaishang, and the other military officers also looked over in unison.

Liu Zaishang asked back, "What do you think?"

The centurion said cautiously: "Although Lao Liu's words just now are very reasonable, but they are too high on other people's ambitions and destroy our own prestige, and if we stay on the sidelines and just wait for the general to lead the main force of the infantry to come to help, wouldn't it be It doesn’t mean that we people are incompetent, and once the main force of the infantry arrives and surrounds the village, by then, the credit will most likely not fall on us.”

"That's exactly the reason." Other military officers echoed one after another, and some even said dissatisfiedly: "Lao Liu didn't say it sooner, he didn't say it later, and he said that because he was injured and couldn't go into battle. This is clearly because he doesn't see other people's meritorious service."

"General Liu, this subordinate thinks that the Sui army's arrows must be running low. If we spend more time in the afternoon, we will be able to take down the village before dark. This subordinate is willing to take the lead." See you, the centurion who spoke first. Seeing so many people supporting me, I patted my chest and asked for Ying.

In fact, after Liu Zaishang discovered that the Sui army was stationed in a deserted village, he immediately sent someone to fly back to report to General Gao Jianwu, but he did not send anyone to contact Jin Gongcheng, another cavalry commander. He refused to give up this credit easily, not to mention that since he launched the attack, although he has suffered some losses, it is still within the acceptable range. There are still 900 people who can fight under his command, and his strength has not been damaged much. .

"Okay, you, Old Zheng, will take the lead this afternoon." Liu Zaishang made up his mind and gave the order decisively.

The centurion's name was Zheng Dongkui, and he immediately raised his chest and said, "I have orders, and I will guarantee that you won't be disappointed, General."

In the afternoon, the Goguryeo cavalry, who had had a full meal and rested for half an hour, launched an attack again. They still divided into two groups to attack the fortifications at the entrance and the end of the village. Some people may have doubts. This deserted village is not a city surrounded by walls. Why? Can only attack from the entrance and end of the village?
Because the terrain did not allow it, this barren village was built on a soil slope, surrounded by weeds and trees, and the cavalry could not pass through at all, so they could only attack from the village entrance and the place where there was a road at the end of the village.

Of course, the Goryeo cavalry can also abandon the horse and attack on foot, and enter the village from the weeds and grass, but just imagine, if you are a tank soldier, you will abandon the tank and go to the thorns and weeds. ?What's more, there are thousands of enemies in the village, even if you get in by chance, it's just a gift of a head.

When the battle broke out in the afternoon, the two drainage ditches in the village were also dug one after another. Only the last few meters of distance were dug, and the drainage ditches could be connected to the "匚"-shaped ditches at the entrance and end of the village, but Dou Xianniang The progress of oil extraction over there is not satisfactory.

Although the oil in that well seeps out from the ground automatically, it is only "seepage", not "spray", so the speed of oil extraction can only be determined by the speed of oil seepage from the well, not as fast as you want. Can be fast.

At this time, the reservoir was only about two-thirds full, and the rate at which the oil well was pumping oil was obviously getting slower and slower. Dou Xianniang had to send someone to go down the well and dig half a meter deeper. .

"Sister Xianniang, don't worry, we will definitely be able to get enough oil before evening, why don't you go and rest for a while, and you will be so sleepy that you can't keep your eyes open." If you yawn, you will please the authentic.

Dou Xianniang is indeed very sleepy, she has barely closed her eyes since last night, and now her eyes are bloodshot.

"Okay, I'll go and take a nap for a while, stinky dog, keep an eye on me, if something goes wrong, you're the only one to ask." Dou Xianniang yawned again, and was about to take a rest, when suddenly there was a loud noise from the direction of the village. masterpiece.

"No, the enemy has come in." A Sui soldier shouted loudly.

Dou Xianniang gave a shock, and all her drowsiness disappeared immediately. According to Brother Gao's battle plan, the enemy should not be let in at this time. No, Liu Wuzhou and Dewey are responsible for guarding the end of the village. chain up!

Immediately, Dou Xianniang took up her dagger and ran towards the end of the village. Seeing this, Liu Gou'er quickly took up her weapon and gave chase.

When Dou Xianniang arrived at the end of the village, she found that an enemy cavalry had jumped over the second earthen wall. The scene was a mess, and she couldn't help being extremely anxious, so she rushed to meet a Goguryeo cavalry.

Seeing a woman rushing towards him, the cavalryman was stunned for a moment, then showed a smirk, and rushed towards Dou Xianniang with the horse's belly in his hands, drawing a fierce and cold light with the saber in his hand.

"Sister Xianniang, be careful." Liu Gou'er exclaimed, and threw the spear out of his hand. The aim was not bad, but the strength was a bit weak. He also took the opportunity to jump up, and stabbed the lower abdomen of the Korean cavalry with a sword.

However, the Goguryeo cavalry was the first to break through the defense line and enter the village. Obviously, he was not an ordinary person. He kicked Dou Xianniang under the elbow with his right foot out of the stirrup.

The dagger in Dou Xianniang's hand flew out of her hand, and she rolled on the spot in a hurry. The Goguryeo cavalry obviously didn't want to let Dou Xianniang go just like that. As soon as he reined in, the horse's front hooves chased Dou Xianniang up. If you step on it, you will either die or be disabled.

Seeing that Dou Xianniang was about to be injured under the iron hooves of the horse, suddenly a figure rushed like thunder, and a landslide slammed into the chest of the horse. Boom, that horse weighing seven or eight hundred catties unexpectedly Being knocked over a somersault...

(End of this chapter)