Chapter 66: Kill Him Quickly

  "Haha, okay, Uncle, this tree is yours and that one is mine. You just make do with this wooden stick, but be careful not to stray too far from us father and son. Otherwise... And you, just hit the horse's leg, got it? And you two, especially Little Wife and Egg, keep an eye on the younger siblings and hide here watching, don't let them get distracted."

  Finally, the day Yang Heng had been waiting for arrived, that is, the white wax tree produced wax, which means they had reached their most flexible time. Fortunately, Yang Heng came at the right time, if he came a little later, this period would have passed. So he didn't say a word and cut down three trees with his knife, but when he was about to cut down the fourth one, the opportunity had already slipped away.

  "I'm telling you, nephew, you're really lucky. This rare opportunity has come to you, and the rest can also be cut to make some useful long-handled weapons. Even if I say so, it's a pretty good weapon handle." His uncle said enviously on the side, not to mention that he didn't have this kind of knife in his hand, even if he did, he wouldn't be able to cut down these few trees at a suitable time, let alone one, so it's true that Yang Heng is really lucky.

  "Never mind, little uncle. Look, there are only a few trees left, let's leave them be. Who knows, we might need to use them next year or later." Yang Heng directly rejected his little uncle's idea and quickly trimmed the trees he and his father used. He simply cut off some branches from the trunk, leaving one tree intact, which he turned into a wooden stick. The cut-off branches weren't wasted either; he made a whip for each of his younger siblings. Actually, this wood wasn't as sinister as little uncle said, but its flexibility was really good - if you didn't use much force, it was hard to even break off a thin twig.

  "Little kid, you're giving me just this one tree? This can be used as a weapon? It won't even take long for someone to chop it down and leave it bare. You might as well give me a wooden stick like your uncle's." The old man was unhappy on the side.

  "Grandfather, you said the weapon in your hand feels heavy or light?" Yang Heng asked back. "Hmm, it's not very heavy, just a small tree of twenty to thirty catties, too light." "Yes, you feel that it's light, but the wooden staff in Xiao Shu's hand is less than two catties, Grandfather, do you think this is suitable for you?" "Ah, forget it, I'll just use this one today, I'll practice with this one today."

  "Yes, let's go and continue practicing our martial skills." But Yang Heng didn't know that something unexpected had happened. A fight had already broken out outside, and just yesterday, all the soldiers in the city knew that a battle was imminent, but there was no way to inform his father. As a result, General Yu Zhi had sent out an urgent message, and the battle had begun, yet one of the hundred-man commanders had not arrived at his post. What kind of commander are you? Couldn't you have let him stay in the city or nearby?

  "Unless, General, I'll arrange for someone to summon this centurion." The lieutenant said humbly in front of General Wei Chi. "Forget it, don't bother arranging for someone to call him, or he might run away halfway. Let's just do it like this, temporarily find someone to replace him as the centurion. If he can command properly, I'll promote him to be a centurion, or even higher." The book implies that General Wei Chi is naturally the famous Black-Faced Door God Wei Chi Gong in history. Although this person's intentions are not bad, as a military man, he also has a brutal side.

  "You, just you, will take over the duties of the hundred-man commander for now." He glared and pointed with a wave of his hand, naturally pointing at Old Dad, who was the first in line in this hundred-man squad. It's worth noting that Old Dad had put a lot of thought into arranging this lineup, not only selecting those with good looks but also those with excellent military movements. Standing still at the front of the line, he looked like a statue of a god of war, and General Yuchi liked him at first sight, which was why he directly appointed him as the temporary hundred-man commander. This was also Old Dad's arrangement; when Old Dad wasn't around, he would act as the deputy hundred-man commander.

  "General, my surname is Tian and my name is Heng. I accept your appointment." Tian Heng accepted the appointment with alacrity, and his response pleased General Wei Da even more.

  "You're not bad, after this battle is over, you can come under my command." "Thank you, General." Still like that, without a single extra word.

  "Alright, everyone get into position. The enemy may attack tomorrow morning, so I want to see your bravery. This is the first battle since His Majesty's ascension to the throne, don't disappoint me. Dismissed."

  "For His Majesty, I will sacrifice my life." This Tian Heng had some kind of trick up his sleeve. This was what General Wei Chi thought in his heart after he finished speaking and the other troops all left one by one, while Lao Da's hundred-man squad shouted out a slogan before dispersing in a sprint.

  This is quite impressive, can learn from it. However, General Lin Zhiyuan didn't think of calling Tian Heng again, and whether this person can be used or not still depends on him surviving this battle, otherwise no matter how much effort is put in now, it will be useless.

  "Charge, kill..." "Hehehe" As expected, on the second day, just after dawn, the distant enemy rushed over. It can be seen that these Turks came to take advantage of the situation, and they didn't even prepare well. They felt that the Tang Dynasty was internally weak at this time, so they hastily organized 200,000 to 300,000 people to take advantage of the situation. Therefore, if they were allowed to attack the city, it would be impossible. This is also the reason why Li Er, although humiliated and lost face, did not let the enemy enter Chang'an City later on.

  Wei Chi, the great general, also saw through the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing army. That's why he didn't defend the city but instead marched out to engage in a field battle. It should be noted that this was during the early Tang dynasty when the Tang army was at its peak. If there were more troops near Chang'an, it would have been questionable whether these invading Turkic soldiers could retreat with their lives intact.

  "The first team thrusts, the second team thrusts, the third team thrusts..." On the chaotic battlefield where everyone was mixed together and fighting, there was only one place that was very calm. All you could hear were shouts and the sound of spears piercing flesh. This was naturally the hundred-man squad trained by Old Master Tian, who stood not at the front of the formation but slightly behind it, allowing him to control the entire situation and command his troops. The hundred men were divided into several horizontal rows, each holding a long spear and thrusting forward one by one. If enemy cavalry charged towards them, they would make way for the soldiers behind to work together to take down the horsemen. Moreover, this squad was not at the forefront of the battle; their current position was truly advantageous. The speed of the enemy's cavalry had been slowed down by the soldiers in front, making it almost indistinguishable from infantry combat. To deal with a single horseman, two rows of soldiers and two spears were usually enough to take him down. First, the front row would spear the horse to death or injure it, and then the second row would follow up and spear the rider.

  He said that with arrows, the enemy cavalry on horseback, especially those with single-faced saddles, would be able to use arrows if there were a few people who had excellent horsemanship skills.