Crossing the Unknown Country

Some people also suggested that archers should be used directly in the front. There was no need to arrange shield soldiers, which would be like sending lives in vain. Tell the soldiers to retreat to the sides at any time when they see horses coming. Put a pile of firewood with oil behind the ditch, so that even if the Dongjie army follows to attack, they will be blocked by the fire.

Even if the horses can't light the fire, we can light it with arrows from a distance. As long as we can stop the Dongjie army, everything will be blocked by the fire. In this way, the Anjie army will not fight the soldiers here head-on, and there will be no casualties, which is what the Ansheng defenders want to see most.

We can transport firewood from the back at any time. The horses will be frightened when they see the fire, and I believe the Dongjie Army will disrupt their attack.

This is war, opportunities are fleeting, a strategy can only be used once, and it must be used to the fullest. Otherwise, once the opponent finds a way to crack it, it will be a failure.

On the third day, the Dongjie army sent horses to charge again. The Ansheng defenders blocked some of them with arrows, and then retreated directly from both sides. People on all sides quickly piled firewood at the exit to prevent the enemy from attacking from here.

Some of the horses were shot dead, some ran too close and fell into the ditch, and some rushed onto the firewood. In short, all of them fell down. As the horses fell onto the firewood, flames suddenly burst out. The oil and fire were like a spell, and the flames of the firewood jumped more than ten meters high.

The horses were burned and the smell of fur first wafted, followed by the aroma of horse meat. The Dongjie army rushed here and was blocked by a volcanic wall. As soon as their horses approached here, they began to kick their hooves and turn their heads to flee.

Even if the Ansheng defenders didn't attack, they couldn't rush into the fire. Even if they did rush in, there was a pile of firewood waiting for them behind them, ready to be lit at any time. As long as they found the Dongjie army rushing over, a new wall of fire would be ignited in an instant, and the Dongjie army would be immediately surrounded by the fire.

In recent years, Fenggu City has planted forests on the mountains and trees in and outside the city, all of which have prepared sufficient firewood for the border city. All preparations are the best arrangements. Those trees can produce fruits and be processed as wood in normal times, and they can be weapons in wartime.

Those arrows, the current wall of fire, and the firewood for boiling water are all its most important functions.

Regardless of ancient or modern times, trees have always been the best resource for war and the basis for human survival. The tree planting in the border town was a sufficient preparation for this war.

The battle ended with Ansheng's unilateral victory. The Dongjie army returned empty-handed, declaring their attack a failure. The fire attack was perfectly restrained by Ansheng's water and fire.

The Ansheng Kingdom defeated the enemy without any casualties. General Huo was very happy and ordered a reward for the three armies, except that they could not drink alcohol but could eat horse meat.

After the battle, the soldiers cleaned up the battlefield and found some roasted whole horses, which they brought back to eat. Because they were roasted on wood, they still had a fruity wood aroma.

That night, all the soldiers had a good meal and were very satisfied. In fact, they had horse meat a few days ago, but everyone was in a bad mood and cooked it hastily with water, so it tasted average.

In the past few days, the Dongjie Army has sent a lot of horse meat to the Ansheng defenders, which can be regarded as a disguised form of compensation!

Some soldiers jokingly ate the horse meat: "We are in for a treat today. The horse meat is grilled well."

A thin man said, "Eat quickly! It's unlikely that you'll get this kind of thing again."

The other soldiers echoed him: "Yes! The enemy probably won't send any more horses."

"The horse meat is grilled really well. It tastes really good. It's good to eat it once."

"If it weren't for them, we wouldn't be willing to eat horse meat."