Chapter 315 Why not pursue the victory?
Brother Wang really didn't expect that the other side would throw water.
In these cold days of winter, water turns to ice, and being poured with cold water is no joke!
Fortunately, they were not unprepared when they came out. They immediately took out their axes and fire starters, and some started chopping wood and some started making fire.
There weren't many dead trees, so they cut down live trees nearby and burned them on dry grass, which produced thick smoke. A group of people were so frightened that their tears and noses were running, but they could only endure it and dared not move - compared to being so cold that they had shivers, choking was at least not life-threatening.
Liu Sheng anxiously paced in front of Brother Wang, cursing: "How could a group of villagers be so cruel and ruthless! Pouring cold water on them like this is a matter of life and death."
Brother Wang glanced at him sideways and asked nonchalantly, "So, do you want to pour hot water on me?"
You take the initiative to take someone's life, and you blame them for being cruel and ruthless? I don't know if you are really shameless or stupid.
Liu Sheng: "...I mean you can't splash water."
Hot water is no use. It gets cold in a short time and it’s still freezing.
Brother Wang resisted the urge to roll his eyes and asked, "If it's not water, it could be something else. You don't think others will just wait to die without resisting, do you?
Especially since you've been here before!"
I don't know what this idiot was thinking. He didn't tell him anything before coming, making him think that it was just an ordinary village. Wouldn't it be easy for three hundred strong men to defeat more than a hundred old, weak and sick people?
To be honest, he didn't take it seriously at all and thought he would be able to finish the work in less than two hours.
After arriving here, I found that nothing is ordinary!
He looked at the crowds of people inside the wall and asked impatiently, "Are you sure there are only a hundred or so people inside?"
There were dozens of ladders, and the supplies on the wooden racks nearby were very timely. According to his experience, at least two people were needed, which meant at least a hundred people!
Not to mention the other people doing odd jobs, directing, logistics and preparing food, there are almost a hundred strong men!
Liu Sheng was scolded by Brother Wang. He was embarrassed and felt a little panic in his heart. He said uncertainly: "It should be. There were more than a hundred people there before and on the road."
Thinking that the man who beat him and kicked him into the cesspool last time was not from Qili Village, he quickly added, "There may be some who originally lived in this mountain, but there can only be hunters in the mountains, so there won't be too many.
Brother Wang, tell me what to do next? It’s almost dark!
Brother Wang still felt that it was far more than that.
But there is no way to pursue it now. Since I have come here, I can't return empty-handed.
He took money from others to help them eliminate disasters. He looked at the fire on the other side, which was burning even though it was billowing with smoke, and said through gritted teeth: “We can only rely on having more people;
Let's gather in a few places and keep rushing upwards. If someone gets wet and can't hold on any longer, we'll swap people out and continue. They need people to fetch water, right? It's fast to carry one or two buckets of water down. But after ten or eight buckets, can we still be as fast as before?
As long as our people rush in, opening the gate and lowering the drawbridge will be a piece of cake!"
Liu Sheng's eyes lit up after hearing this.
Indeed, there were a total of 350 to 360 of them, all of them were men in their prime, strong and energetic. They just had to climb in, and the people inside would be waiting!
After whispering to each other, the two men decided to concentrate in two places, one on each side. The person holding the ladder wore a simple cloak made of oilcloth, and the person who led the climb did the same.
There were seventy or eighty people on each side. Those who fell were replaced by those behind, and those who climbed over the wall in front rushed to the gate to open it.
Liu Sheng looked at the people who were sitting around the fire and felt a little distressed. He didn’t know how long it would take for them to dry up!
There was no strategy at the beginning, and we lost seventy or eighty combat forces in vain.
Never mind, it will take time to get in. Maybe they will have almost finished roasting it by the time I get in, and then I can fill it up...
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Shen Qing was also busy, keeping an eye on the other party's movements and filling in the gaps.
Seeing that the other party only brought two ladders with oil-paper cloth on their backs, Master Jiang ordered in a deep voice: "Get the wooden racks ready!"
Their wooden shelves are not only for placing things on top, but also have steps leading up to them. The advantage of this is that people can stand on them and receive things handed down by those below!
In addition, it can be used wherever it is moved, without any restrictions on the location.
The other side put up ladders on the wall, and the wooden frames on this side were also moved over there!
Master Jiang said again: "No need for water, just move the stones!"
The person in charge of supply quickly picked up baskets of stones and handed them over. Those that couldn't fit on the top were piled under the wooden rack.
During this free time, they used the mountain vines they had previously stored to weave hundreds of baskets, for fear that they would not have enough when they needed them.
Moreover, the baskets were filled with stones early on. When the basket in front was empty, it was thrown to the back, and someone would take it and fill it with stones and send it over, so there was no delay in its use.
Stones from the sky fell down without any hesitation or mercy.
“Ah! It hurts!”
"My head!"
....
Suddenly, wailing sounds were heard. The man at the front jumped off the ladder holding his head. The man behind him stopped and saw a stone flying towards him while he was hesitating.
Their side was in the low river channel, and they were above. With a wave of his hand, as if pouring water outside the house, the stones in the basket came crashing down on them!
“Run!”
At this moment, the people in front stopped rushing forward, and the people behind turned around and ran back without hesitation. Even the person who was holding the ladder not only stopped holding it, but also didn't even care about the ladder, running faster than a rabbit.
The men who had just been fighting the enemy withdrew to rest, and replacements went up to observe;
All the people who had evacuated gathered around the big fire, resting and warming themselves by the fire.
"It serves them right!" Boss Lei was very happy. He then looked at Mr. Jiang and Shen Qing and asked in confusion, "Shouldn't we hit the man when he's down? Why don't we throw a few more rocks down there? That way we can hurt more of them."
After all, there were nearly 400 people on the other side. About 70 or 80 people were splashed with water before, and about the same number were injured this time. But they could obviously pour another batch of stones, and the number of injured people would be at least 20 or 30 more!
"Yeah, there are so many injured people, maybe they will just withdraw." Lei Lao San didn't quite understand either.
In the two rounds, they injured less than half of the other side. It would be better to injure more people at once, so that the other side might escape on the spot!
Liu Cuihua found that only the Lei family raised questions. The villagers also looked confused, but no one asked. Their faces showed that there must be a reason for such an order.
Seeing the time was right, Jiang Ying explained with a smile, "Let's beat them all at once until they have no chance of fighting back. They won't see any hope and will definitely return.
But have you forgotten what Ah Bing and the others did? If Ah Bing and the others fail, they'll have the ability to come back a third, fourth, or fifth time. We must not only win this time, but more importantly, prevent them from attacking again in the short term!"
As for those who are unwilling to give up, they must first go back to ask for money and regroup their troops...
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