Crossing the Unknown Country

They gathered their troops, took the long-drawn map of Ansheng State, and prepared to attack the three nearest towns, Baima Town, Changlin Town, and Wuchang Town. If they could rob the people in these three towns, they would have horses to return to their camp.

They first went to Baima Town, where they could hardly see anyone along the way, because they came out during the day, so that the villagers could escape and report the news. They were still too confident, not knowing that the people in the border town had practiced the ability to escape to perfection over the years. As long as they found the enemy and someone could escape, they would notify the villages and towns they passed by one by one.

So this time they could only successfully rob one village. In the other villages, those who could escape had already escaped, those who should be notified had already been notified, and those who could not escape had also found places to hide.

Most of the people in Baima Town have now fled, moving towards Fengyu City, waiting for the enemy to retreat before returning home. This is the norm in border towns, if you can't win, you can only flee, and ordinary people can't beat them even if they take up weapons.

In this era, ordinary people were not allowed to have weapons. The only thing they could use in a war were kitchen knives and farm tools. How could they fight against the enemy's broadswords?

How many villages can make farm tools look like weapons like Shili Village? They can use them as farm tools in peacetime and weapons in wartime. Their hoes can be turned into axes when turned over, their shovels can be sharpened to kill people, and their kitchen knives can be machetes when the handles are added. Because Su He told the village chief that facing the enemy without weapons is like committing suicide.

Their village was very close to the enemy, and if the enemy came over the mountain, it would most likely be their village. Since they knew it was so dangerous, they had to prepare weapons. When the government didn't allow them to buy weapons, they modified farm tools.

Even the children in the village practice martial arts and archery, so they should have no problem protecting themselves. Even if they have to die, they have to kill someone before they die, so as not to lose their lives in vain. Anyone in their village who is afraid of death will be expelled from the village.

The defenders of Baima Town were already ready under the archway of the town, waiting for the Dongjie Army to come. They also had 1,000 people. In addition to the young and strong men in the town who did not want to escape, there were about 100 people.

They have already asked for help from Fenggu City. They even sent people to Fengyu City, but they don't know if anyone will come. They are under the jurisdiction of Fenggu City. If there are really a thousand enemy troops as the villagers said, it will be difficult for them to defend the town.

Those who can serve in the border town know that their lives and property have been handed over to God. They don't know when they will encounter a war and stay here forever. They are not afraid of losing their lives, but they are afraid that they will not be able to stop the enemy's iron hoof even if they fight with their lives.

When the sentinels saw the enemy coming, they were already prepared, first using firecrackers, then using lime, and finally fighting the enemy. There were no city walls in the town, but there were large wooden doors that were made on the spot, hoping to block the enemy.

Because the population in the town is relatively scattered and many families have been building houses outwards, it is like some villages without obvious boundaries.

When Borji and his men were heading towards Baima Town, they saw some manors and wanted to rob them. But they found that there were traps outside the manors, and after a lot of effort they got in, there was nothing inside, not even as much as in a village.

They looted these three manors, two of which belonged to Su He. Su He had already told the manors that if they encountered a small number of enemies, they should try to lure them in and kill them directly. If they encountered a large number of enemies, they should set up traps and try to take away the food and livestock on the manors. If they could not be taken away, they should be slaughtered directly or knocked unconscious and buried deep underground or hidden in tunnels.

Every Zhuangzi had said in advance, what to do if the enemy came? As soon as he heard that the enemy was coming and was very close, Zhuangzi first sent people to hide all the food and stun the livestock, so that there was no time to slaughter them, and hid them in the tunnel.

The people went to a field outside the village through the tunnel. There was a cellar dug there. Unless there were tens of thousands of enemies, it would be difficult to find them after careful investigation. The tunnels that Su He asked them to dig were real or fake. It was not that their own people could not find the exit. Many of the exits were sealed on the spot when they passed by, and they would dig again next time. In this way, even if the enemy came down, they would turn to other passages when they saw the dead end. Some of them went up and down, and they would not always be flat.

Su He, a modern man, has mastered the secret passages in the game thoroughly, just to keep his own people alive. As long as Su He has people dig a tunnel, he can guarantee that everyone can escape alive.

Seeing that there was nothing good in the village, the Dongjie army gave up the attack and headed for the town. When they arrived at the town, it was already night, and they were not familiar with the terrain and did not dare to fight in the dark.