【Chapter 136】There is always a bad feeling......
"Lean in!"
Sobud cried out in delight.
At this moment, he found that his heart seemed to be about to pop out.
Damn, Weizhen Fort is finally about to be conquered, and his bitterness has finally come to an end.
Judging by the current situation, everything is going well. The resistance of the defenders of Fort Weizhen was simply negligible. Even Xu Xingxia's perverted archery skills have disappeared today. So far, there seem to be less than ten Tatars who fell under Xu Xingxia's arrows. It can be inferred from this that Xu Xingxia must have a problem. Either he was wounded, or he had lost his prestige, or he was demoralized, in short, he was about to become a toothless tiger.
"Let's hope everything goes well!"
Paro Ge nodded and said slowly.
He was clearly not as optimistic as Sobud. He is different from Sobud, he is a low-level Tatar, through a long time on the battlefield, constantly accumulating military exploits, from a small soldier to a ten-commander, to a centurion, and then to a thousand-commander, step by step. His battlefield experience is unusually rich. These rich experiences have given him a lot of intuition. Generally speaking, these intuitions are very valuable.
When he first started to go south, Paroc's instincts had been telling him that this mission was certainly not as simple as Sobud had described. If you want to catch that Xu Xingxia, I'm afraid it's not so easy. It's just that this time to the south, Sobud is the commander, and there are some things that Parocco has been stuffy in his heart and has not said. After arriving at Weizhen Fort, his intuition told him again that Xu Xingxia was not easy to deal with. Sure enough, a series of events after that proved this. Xu Xingxia shocked all the Tatar cavalry with the ability of one person.
Now, half a month has passed, and Paro Ge's intuition is still quite bad. In the past half a month, Paro Ge led 500 Tatar cavalry to fight all over Ningxia Town, killing people and goods, burning and looting, and the Ming troops encountered were all fish belly or waste. Compared with Xu Xingxia, it seems that the other party is even more powerful. He subconsciously felt that today's attack was only afraid that it would not go well. If it goes well, it must be a trap.
In fact, Fort Weizhen's reaction seemed too quiet. It's a little weirdly quiet. Generally speaking, the defenders of other castles, in the process of the Tatars approaching, will constantly counterattack, constantly firing guns or bows and arrows to prevent the Tatars from approaching. However, Wei Zhenbao didn't have any kind of counterattack, and even Xu Xingxia's black feather arrow was rarely seen. I have to say that this is indeed a very strange thing.
"Fort Willtown must have some kind of means......" Parocco said to himself.
"By what means?" Sobud's face slowly became gloomy. That's right, today's Weizhen Fort does seem a little too calm. As a castle under attack, it couldn't just sit back and die. Abnormal, indeed somewhat abnormal.
Sure enough, they soon saw that the Tatars, who were about to rush to the base of the city wall, actually fell one after another. After someone fell, he seemed to lift his legs up forcefully to check the injury, and it was estimated that the foot board was pierced by something. There were also horses that swept near the city walls, and suddenly fell. The person who fell down, when he got up, was covered with wounds. Apparently, under the city walls, there seems to be something odd.
"Damn! What are they doing here? Sobud said anxiously and angrily.
"I guess there's some kind of mechanism." Paro said with a gloomy face.
They were in the rear, and of course they could not know in time what was going on in front of them. However, it is not a good thing to think about. Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that those unlucky Tatar cavalrymen accidentally stepped on the top of the square nails. The Tatars are also flesh and blood, and if the soles of their feet are pierced, the consequences are naturally serious. This is not a matter of personal will. If you stop acting, you have to stop acting.
Affected by the quadrangular nails, the speed of the Tatars' impact had to slow down. Those in front slowed down, and those behind continued to catch up. The team, which was originally relatively sparse, slowly became dense. The Tatars, who were exploring the way ahead, had to carefully remove the four corners of the nails and open a way forward.
The power of the four-cornered nail is very limited, and it can only play some role if the enemy is caught off guard. Once the enemy is on guard, it is of little use. Of course, the main purpose of the Nail is not to kill or injure the enemy, but to slow down the enemy's attack and make the enemy's team more dense.
Soon, Sobud and Paro Ge both got the model of the four-corner nails. Both of them cursed in their hearts, who invented these things? So vicious? If you go down this foot, I am afraid that the whole sole of the foot will be crippled. It is impossible to remove the rust left in the soles of the feet. The final result is inevitably amputation. If other troops in the body are pierced, I am afraid that there will be a risk of death. It's really vicious.
Fortunately, these crude, rudimentary-looking things caused only a little trouble for the Tatars. Now, these troubles have been ruled out. Most of the quadrangular nails, which had been scattered on the ground, were dug up and thrown aside. The Tatars opened up a lot of clean offensive channels, and these four-cornered nails were useless.
"A small mechanism can't stop our attack." By this time, Paro Pavilion was full of confidence, and the original feeling of unsteadiness gradually disappeared. Because, he felt that he had mastered the hole cards of Fort Weizhen. If the defenders of Fort Weizhen tried to rely on some small traps to block the Tatar attack, it would undoubtedly be a mantis arm as a car, and it would be crushed in the blink of an eye.
Sure enough, the number of Tatar cavalry who fell was not very large. The Tatar cavalry, which followed behind, continued to swarm forward. The Tatar cavalry, who were responsible for cavalry and archery, also approached less than ten zhang below the city wall. If you poke your head out from the battlements of Fort Weizhen, you can see that five or six feet away from Fort Weizhen, there are Tatars densely packed.
Zhu Zhizhi's expression was obviously a little nervous. After all, it was the first time with so many Tartars, and she couldn't help but be nervous when she had such close contact. When she is nervous, the most obvious manifestation is that from time to time she will reach out to touch her cheek, as if her cheeks have become stiff and need to be rubbed vigorously to regain her surname.
Although I don't have a very good impression of Zhu Zhizhi, I always feel that she is unpredictable and mysterious, but when Xu Xingxia sees her action, she still can't help but feel a little bit of money, why don't I help you figure it out. Ensure that the weight of the pinch is moderate and comfortable...... If there are other parts that need to be pinched, I can help too...... Relatively speaking, Tang Chen, who was beside Zhu Zhizhi, did not look nervous at all. He stood there as if he were closing his eyes. From beginning to end, Xu Xingxia never saw his eyes open. Whenever he saw Tang Chen's old appearance, Xu Xingxia couldn't help but secretly slander himself, damn, pretending to be forced to such a realm is rare. In the future, Lao Tzu will also have to learn how to pretend to be forced. Damn, make sure to pretend to be more like you.
The most unbearable performance is estimated to be Wang Qinian. This guy locks the grocery store so tightly that he doesn't know what to do in it. Alas, doesn't this poor businessman even understand the truth that there are eggs under the nest? If the Tartars invade Fort Weizhen, will his grocery store still be able to block the Tartars' butcher's knife?
If Xu Xingxia saw what Wang Qinian was doing at this moment, his jaw would probably fall. Because, Wang Qinian is writing a letter silently. His expression was still one of devotion and concentration. The letterhead is: "Chen Jinyi Wei Baihu Wang Qinian Secret Music...... The Tartars besieged the city for more than half a month...... No reinforcements were ever seen...... The attack was launched today, and the number was about 1,000...... Xu Xingxia ......"
…… Parocco suddenly realized that he was a little uneasy. The scene in front of him was indeed a bit strange, the Tatars had already approached the bottom of the city wall, the top of the Weizhen Fort, and there was still no reaction. It seems that there are no living people in the entire Weizhen Fort. Even, even Xu Xingxia's perverted black feather arrow seemed to have disappeared.
Obviously, this is very abnormal. Since the defenders know how to sprinkle vicious weapons such as four-cornered nails under the city wall, it shows that their determination to resist is still very strong, and now that the Tatars have approached the bottom of the city wall, it is impossible for them not to fight back! If they don't fight back, the ladder will be erected smoothly. As long as the ladder is erected and the Weizhen Fort is breached, there will be no suspense.
What are the defenders of Fort Weizhen thinking? Are they really losing the ability to fight back, or are they deploying bigger traps? The more Paroc thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and he always felt that there was some greater conspiracy in Fort Willtown, waiting for the Tatars. However, on the surface, there is no sign of conspiracy. Some optimistic Tatars even felt that it was not a problem to take Fort Weizhen. The rest is to burn and loot.
Sobud is the quintessential optimist. He couldn't help but start wondering if Xu Xingxia was already injured and had lost the ability to fight back. As for the others, they killed each other, and basically suffered all the casualties. It is estimated that the half-month siege is still effective. Otherwise, by this time, the defenders have not launched a counterattack, which is indeed too abnormal.
Soon after, Paro Ge's face gradually softened. The conspiracy of Fort Weizhen gradually disappeared from his mind. Because, he saw, in many places, outside the city walls, the Tatars had already begun to erect ladders. As long as the ladder is successfully erected, Fort Weizhen is finished, and no conspiracy can stop the butcher's knife of the Tatars.
"The ladder is up!"
Sobud waved his arms excitedly and shouted.
(To be continued)