Chapter 502 Chapter 505
Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan were the last two to return to the cottage. All the trenches and bridges were engulfed in flames. Li Shimin also called for gold to withdraw his troops. There was still purple poisonous smoke faintly visible on the part of the battlefield close to the outer moat, which quickly dissipated with the wind. The dead and wounded were taken away. Back to the two formations.

The two sides lost each other, the number of casualties in the Tang army was close to a thousand, more than ten times that of the Young Marshal's army, it was considered that Shen Mu had a fierce victory and took the lead.

When the two teams of cavalry from the Tang army attacked the two wings and covered the retreat of the three battalions of the disorganized infantry, Shen Mu's troops formed by Bing Yuanzhen and Ba Yegang's contradictory hands and archers held their ground early to prevent the enemy from falling. Attacking the side of the trench, the three thousand fine cavalry led by Shen Mu, Ba Fenghan, and Ma Chang attacked with lightning, scattered and cut off the enemy, and kept rushing back and forth. , personally led the Xuanjia elite soldiers and two other light cavalry troops with a total of 9000 people, rushed out of the chariot formation that was mostly burned, and rushed over like a mountain, and at the same time ordered the cavalry who had been killed on the battlefield to retreat.

Shen Mu is well aware of the strength of Xuanjia's elite soldiers.If they confronted it head-on, it would be a bitter battle. When the tens of thousands of infantry troops including Luo Shixin regrouped and entered the battlefield, their own army would undoubtedly be defeated.Fortunately, he had a plan in advance, and immediately moved the whole army, filled the ground with poisonous smoke artillery, and then stood behind the artillery array.

Li Shimin didn't expect him to have such a move, three cavalry rushed into the ground artillery formation like a whirlwind, and there was a loud "bang bang bang bang" sound, and poisonous smoke was everywhere, trapping the forward knights of the Tang army in the purple poisonous mist, and the horses were the first to resist. Can't help, jumping hoofs madly, knights were thrown off their horses, and both people and horses suffered from the poisonous smoke.

Thousands of powerful arrows from the Young Commander's Army shot from both wings row by row, ruthlessly slaughtering the defenseless enemies. The situation was horrible.

Li Shimin had no choice but to strike the gong to retreat. It was originally a whirlwind of momentum, but he retreated sadly.

Shen Mu accepted it as soon as it was good, and returned to the village in an orderly manner.

……

Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan rode into the gate of the village together. The victorious from the battlefield and the left behind soldiers cheered thunderously, shouting Long live the young commander, applauding for winning a beautiful battle, and their morale rose to a boiling point.

Little He'er jumped out from nowhere, and welcomed the two, flushed with excitement, shouting loudly: "Brother is really majestic, those villains outside are no match for Big Brother."

Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan swung off their horses and smiled at each other.

Shen Mu smiled at Xiao He'er and said, "They are not bad people, but they are my mortal enemies."

Chen Laomou, Wang Xuanshu and Bai Wenyuan came up to congratulate.

Bing Yuanzhen and Ba Ye just made great achievements, and they looked even more excited.This victory was not easy to come by. Although it failed to cause fundamental damage to the Tang army, it severely damaged the morale of the opponent. It was very important to delay the time for the Tang army to launch an attack on the village.

Shen Mu stretched his waist, and said, "We need to get a good sleep first, this place will be handed over to General Bai to take full responsibility for guarding, and Xuan Shu can take Xiao He'er to play."

Wang Xuanshu's handsome face immediately flushed red, and he was speechless for a while.

Xiao Heer excitedly said: "Is there any fun place?"

Wang Xuanshu said in a gnat-like voice: "Young commander has orders, I will take you to see the small waterfall in the mountain gorge."

Only then did everyone realize the delicate situation between Wang Xuanshu and Xiao He'er, and they couldn't help looking at each other and laughing.

Shen Mu said with a hearty smile: "Xuanshu don't worry about taking my little girl around for sightseeing. Such a two-mile-long gorge is rare in the world. It must be full of wonders. Unexpectedly, there are not only tiles covering the head on the battlefield, but also more scenery to visit. Reward, God really treats us well."

Ba Fenghan looked Xiao He'er up and down for the first time, and said with a smile: "Little He'er's long hair is black and shiny, why don't you go to the clear spring to freshen up, it must be a touching enjoyment, and let Xuan Shu see your long hair hanging down. She looks like a pretty daughter on her shoulders."

Xiao He'er finally realized that everyone was making fun of her and Wang Xuanshu, and glared at Ba Fenghan, then couldn't help pulling on the sleeve of Wang Xuanshu's shirt, and said in a low voice: "Let's go and play, don't pay attention to them anymore."

Chen Laomou smiled strangely: "There are dry towels in the main building, Xuanshu, don't forget to bring them."

Wang Xuanshu ran away with Xiao Heer as if fleeing for his life.

Shen Mu watched their backs going away, shook his head and sighed: "Anything unexpected can happen on the battlefield! How many firearms do we have left?"

Chen Laomou replied like a few treasures: "I haven't used poisonous smoke arrows just now, and the branches are intact. There are 320 kerosene bombs left, and the ground guns are quite worn out. The current number is less than [-]."

Ba Fenghan said: "This should be enough for us to withstand another onslaught from Li Shimin's entire army."

Chen Laomou said: "Even if Li Shimin didn't think of the technique of smoke attack earlier, this time he was reminded by our firearms. And when building another batch of siege equipment, he is not afraid of our poisonous pyrotechnic bombs, so the cheapest method is smoke attack." Fortunately, we have a way to prevent it, and if it is used properly, it may bring another great victory."

Ba Yegang said in a deep voice: "We must not let go of any chance of victory, because our resources are limited and our losses cannot be replenished; the enemy has inexhaustible resources and manpower. Once our army's morale is low, the situation will be unimaginable."

Shen Mu looked up at the sky, and said: "I hope that the heavy snow will fall from the sky within a few days, otherwise, if it rains instead of snowing, our situation will be very bad. Are you sure, Lao Ba? If it really rains, what kind of oil do we have?" It's hard to play bullets."

Ba Fenghan smiled wryly: "I'm not a god, how would I know what to order?"

Shen Mu smiled and said: "That depends on God's will, so don't bother to think about it, just make all the preparations. I want to hold a simple but grand sacrifice for the brother who died in battle. This matter will be handled by Wen Yuan, and I will To personally greet the injured brother, last night was a long night, but it felt like it passed in the blink of an eye. What a contradiction."

……

Shen Mu stepped into the handsome room, slowly closed the door, and lay down on the edge of the bed with his head in his hands. He was sitting on the only bed in the cottage, which was specially made for him by Chen Laomou.

Ba Fenghan who was lying on the other side of the bed tried his best to sit up and said, "What are you thinking about?"

Shen Mu glanced back, smiled wryly and said, "You don't seem to have taken off your shoes."

Ba Fenghan laughed dumbly and said: "Are you still in the mood to decide whether to take off your shoes or not? This is the most suitable method at the moment. We will consider the issue of taking off your shoes when we re-enter Luoyang from Houzai Gate!"

Shen Mu moaned, "Do you think we will have such a day?"

Ba Fenghan pondered: "If it rains instead of snow, and Li Shimin braves the rain to attack, our poisonous pyrotechnic bombs will be useless, and the return to Luoyang may never happen!"

Shen Mu sighed: "What kind of clouds are accumulated in the sky from his grandma?"

Ba Fenghan smiled bitterly and said, "It's his grandma's dark cloud that may rain or snow! The weather is cold or not, but it doesn't seem to snow yet, we have to be prepared."

Shen Mu said lightly: "Should each brother provide a rain hat?"

Ba Fenghan laughed bitterly and said, "You brat! I really belong to you."

Shen Mu lay down on the bed with his boots on, but his eyes were sparkling, and he said slowly: "What if it snows? The firearms will be used up in less than half a day, and you have to rely on real swords and guns to fight against Li Xiaozi. Firearms We can only take advantage of certain situations in a certain situation, we always rely on strength. Damn! We have to use soldiers to block, water to cover, and then soil to block and wood to burn. Damn! Hey! We seem to be Missed a move."

Ba Fenghan was surprised: "Didn't we do everything that should be done?"

Shen Mu said: "This trick is called the wooden formation. We have a large number of chopped wood trunks. As long as they are carried up to the top of the city and thrown down, and rolled down the slope, do you think it is powerful enough?"

Ba Fenghan's spirit lifted up. "This is indeed a strange trick, so simple, why has no one thought about it?"

Shen Mu said: "Because we thought we were guarding Luoyang City. There is no slope outside Luoyang City, and wood is more precious than gold when it is surrounded on all sides. But at this time and this place, the Leimu Formation is not afraid of rain. It is convenient and effective. Pushing down hundreds of roots on the slope outside the village, even if Li Xiaozi can successfully cross the border, he will not be able to pass the Leimu formation. After the wood is dried, he can burn his mother to his heart's content. Ha! It depends on whether you are willing to use your brain."

There was a knock on the door.

Some subordinates shouted outside the door: "Report to the young commander! General Bai sent the villain to report, and the Tang army began to pile up firewood and dead branches outside the village."

Shen Mu laughed and said, "Notify General Bai, come and wake me up when Tang Jun lights the fire!"

He sighed to Ba Fenghan again: "Mr. Yang once said that anyone who cannot sleep peacefully on the battlefield is not a competent commander. Alas! If Mr. Yang is still by my side, how good would it be?"

Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan stood on top of the wall, and on the plain outside the trench, three piles of firewood piled up as high as a hill were blazing with dead branches, sending out billowing thick smoke, blown by the wind, and engulfing the village in suffocating smoke middle.

The young marshals all avoided the gorge and the main building.

The Tang army formed a formation behind the fire, waiting for the best time to attack.

The two of them looked calm, not paying any attention to the thick smoke of flames blowing towards their faces.

Ba Fenghan smiled and said: "Young Marshal's swordsmanship has made great progress, and has reached the peak of unity of sword and intent."

Shen Mu stretched his waist, looked at Ba Fenghan in the smoke, and said: "You are really powerful. When you live and die on the battlefield, you still have time to pay attention to my swordsmanship. But my long sword has long been Going beyond the unity of sword and mind, but reaching the state where the sword is the mind, and the mind is the sword. It was only recently that I began to understand the meaning of Song Que's words, "There is nothing but the sword."

Ba Fenghan's male body shook, and after reading twice in a low voice, he met Shen Mu's gaze and said, "What's the special meaning?"

Shen Mu smiled, and said: "It's true that 'there is nothing but the sword', even oneself does not exist, only the sword, and the sword is everything. At that time Song Que also said that when you understand, you understand, but you don't understand I just don’t understand it. Ha! It’s ridiculous that I thought I understood it at the time, but only today do I realize that I understood his grandma’s bear at that time, but I didn’t understand it at all.”

Ba Fenghan showed a thoughtful look, shook his head and said, "Are you exaggerating? It's impossible. If you think about it, you will feel the existence of 'I'."

Shen Mu said solemnly: "There is really no exaggeration. The sword is me, I am the sword. The sword senses, thinks, and acts randomly on my behalf. It changes according to the situation. I can't tell the subtleties."

Ba Fenghan nodded and said: "Your experience in this realm is a great inspiration to me, the sword is the mind, and the mind is the sword."

A gust of wind blew, thick smoke rolled up, and there was no one on the other side. When the smoke cleared, Ba Fenghan reappeared in front of his eyes. Shen Mu happily said, "While there is still some time, can you continue the story for the second time?"

Ba Fenghan was puzzled and said, "The second chapter of what story?"

Shen Mu said as if nothing had happened: "Of course it's the touching story of Badel and your elder brother's lingering love."

Ba Fenghan said angrily: "Fuck you! I made an exception to tell you the painful past in my childhood, but you are not satisfied? I'm sorry! Brother can't accommodate you in this regard."

Shen Mu scolded with a smile: "I care about you! Good intentions are struck by lightning."

Ba Fenghan laughed dumbly. "Everyone has a secret in their heart that they don't want to tell, not to mention how detailed I describe it, it's just a part of the real process that I subjectively distorted and selected. Try telling me about the things between you and Song Yuzhi or Shang Xiufang. There's a side you don't want to reveal."

Shen Mu was speechless because of this, he really didn't want to think of many things with the two women, and didn't want to mention them.

Ba Fenghan smiled wryly: "Understood?"

Shen Mu returned with a wry smile, and said dejectedly, "Understood."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The sound of war drums and the sound of people and wheels came from behind the thick smoke. Tang Jun took advantage of the time when the cottage was still surrounded by smoke and fog to fill in the trenches.

Shen Mu took out the sun-piercing bow, and said in a deep voice: "Look at my kung fu when the arrow is as fast as the arrow, and the mind is the same as the arrow, how about asking Lao Ba to hang and light the kerosene bomb for me?"

"Pong!"

In the gradually thinning smoke, the kerosene bombs exploded into fireballs and sparks all over the sky, blooming like fireworks above the heads of the engineering soldiers of the Tang army who filled the trenches, and then sprinkled them on their heads and faces. Run around.Some even rolled to the ground, trying to crush the burning clothes.

Mingjin rose again, and the Tang army retreated in an all-round way.

Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan confronted each other in astonishment, the former scratched his head and said, "Li Shimin is so smart?"

Ba Fenghan looked up at the sky and sighed: "Because Li Shimin also knows the weather and knows that there will be a heavy rain or snow tonight at the latest, so he is not in a hurry, let alone give you a chance to practice target."

Shen Mu stared blankly at the enemies retreating like a tide, he was speechless.He didn't feel the slightest joy of defeating the enemy with one arrow, but felt Li Shimin's magnificence and terror even more.

The strong wind blew up, and none of the flags of the enemy and us was spared in the mountains and plains outside Tiancheng Gorge.The leftover grass, broken branches, charcoal dust and dust rolled straight up and circled down in the mid-air, and the momentum was extremely frightening.

Under the power of nature, even with tens of miles of battalions and thousands of horses and thousands of troops, they still seem small and helpless.

The young commander in the cottage was quickly transporting the timber up the city wall, at this moment he involuntarily suspended his work to avoid being blown down and injured by the wind.

Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan were inspecting Li Shimin's situation from afar, and saw that the newly built trench-filling vehicles, crash vehicles, and arrow-blocking vehicles were rearranging the front line, but instead of the previous one-word long snake formation, they were divided into more than ten groups. Imagine that the other party will make repeated attacks when they start, and the power of the front and back will rise when the wind suddenly blows.

As the wind rose and the clouds moved away, groups of thick dark clouds rolled and galloped, making everyone tremble with fear.

Suddenly, there was a "da", and the big raindrops fell on Shen Mu's face, which was icy cold.

Shen Mu said: "My God!"

When the wind turned, it was short and powerful, and the dust rolled up high in the sky and fell down. Then, the heavy rain hit from all directions without thinking. The outline of the land became blurred, and the mountains seemed to be shaking. trembling.

Ba Fenghan shouted: "It's cold!"

Shen Mu made a decisive decision and ordered Ma Chang on the other side: "All brothers go into the main building to avoid the rain."

Ma Chang said in amazement: "If the enemy comes to attack in the rain, how will we deal with it?"

Shen Mu said: "Getting sick from the rain is also death, no matter how much it is, execute it immediately."

Ma Chang ordered the horn player to sound the siren, and the people in the cottage rushed into the main building as if they had been granted an amnesty by the emperor, including the soldiers who were on guard at each tower.

The heavy rain swept across the fields like walls and ravaged the earth.

Seeing that Ma Chang, Ba Yegang, Bing Yuanzhen, and Wang Xuanshu were still accompanying them in the rain on the wall, Shen Mu shouted: "Go in and take shelter from the rain immediately, leave this place to us."

Ma Chang and others asked themselves that their skill was far inferior to the two of them, so they had no choice but to obey the order and leave.

At this moment, Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan were already drenched all over, relying on the true energy in their bodies to keep out the cold and dampness, even with their skills, they still felt unspeakably miserable.

Shen Mu raised his hand to wipe off the rain on his face, and said with a wry smile: "God won't help this time."

Ba Fenghan said: "Come on!"

With the sound of the wheels rolling, three groups of enemies advanced towards the trench in three ways. Each group consisted of 2000 people. Each group had more than [-] toad carts filling the trench, [-] arrow-blocking carts, and the wall-crashing carts had not yet been dispatched.

Shen Mu said ruthlessly: "I can guarantee that this group of people will be seriously ill afterwards, Li Shimin is really ruthless."

Ba Fenghan sighed: "Being sick is better than losing a battle. The rain will not stop for an hour and a half. At that time, the three trenches have been filled up, so we have to be responsible for throwing wood, hope we can survive When the rain runs out."

Shen Mu smiled wryly, "Does brother have a better way?"

The three trenches were filled one by one within half an hour. The Tang soldiers who filled the trenches retreated successfully and retreated to the camp. In fact, they were exhausted from the wind and rain, and suffered from the damp and cold. Bitter!
The rain eased a little, the wind gradually blew, and the sky and the earth were still covered with heavy rain. The sound of "crashing" wind and rain covered up the shouts of soldiers and the sound of wheels.The second batch of new forces began to advance in the rain. Qingyi-style infantry, five teams composed of sword and shield players, archers and fortification soldiers, rushed to the filled trenches all over the hills and plains, and the goal was the outer wall of the cottage. .Each attacking unit is led by ten heavy chariots and wooden chariots that can block arrows and hit walls, equipped with ladders, approaching slowly but steadily like five evil dragons.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

More than a hundred war drums were beating at the same time, commanding and regulating the pace of 5000 soldiers each, a total of [-] people, adding to the atmosphere of killing in the dark world.

The Young Marshal Army was led by Ma Chang, Bing Yuanzhen, Ba Yegang, Bai Wenyuan, and Wang Xuanshu.No one hesitated to rush out from the main building and the camp in the mountain gorge.Shen Mu's love for them, he took the lead in every battle, deeply moved each of them, and made them willing to work hard for Shen Mu.

Shen Mu looked at his more than 8000 brothers, who rushed to the top of the wall, climbed up the archery tower, moved stones and wood, prepared trebuchets, and did everything to attack the enemy whose strength was more than three times his.Haha laughed and said: "The new force is against the new force. We have strongholds to rely on, great dangers to defend, and clear goals. If the combat power is increased by three times, one person can beat three people, and the strength of the two sides will be even."

Ba Fenghan patted the Stealing Heaven Sword on his back, and said with a smile: "In addition to stabbing the sun and shooting the moon, the Stealing Heaven Sword just overwhelms the enemy's advantage, so why should we be afraid?"

(End of this chapter)

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