Chapter 173: Crossing the Blockade Again
Gao Yuan led the assault team to chase this cavalry closely, because at this time Xuyi City was already in chaos, and there were soldiers fleeing everywhere, so the speed of this cavalry could not run, and it was soon killed by the commandos chasing behind, and then seized their horses, and continued to pursue the masked Gao Changgong in front.
The city gate has been sealed, the cavalry can only circle in the city, and soon, the cavalry led by Gao Chang Power has been killed by Gao Yuan's commando team to the point that only Gao Changgong is left alone, but he is still desperately riding his horse and galloping, taking Gao Yuan and others around Xuyi City, and then at a street corner, the commandos who were ambushed here in advance suddenly spread a big net, pulled Gao Changgong off his horse, and successfully caught him!
"Haha, handsome guy, long time no see, do you still recognize me?" Taking off Gao Changgong's mask, Gao Yuan looked at him with a playful look and smiled.
"Hmph, I don't know you sinister and cunning people! Since you have been caught, you can kill as you please! I will never frown! Gao Changgong turned his head and said calmly.
"Gao Changgong, oh, it should be my cousin! I haven't seen you for a few years, why haven't you even forgotten me? Gao Yuan twisted Gao Changgong's handsome face and leaned in to let him see clearly.
looked at each other, but Gao Changgong showed a blank look, which made Gao Yuan suddenly wake up!
"Oh no, turn the tiger away from the mountain! He's not a high Changgong! He's a fake! Hurry, hurry back to the county office! Gao Yuan immediately got on his horse and ran in the direction of the county office.
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Although Huang Yong left 5,000 soldiers to assist Xiao Yao in the siege, Xiao Yao did not let them participate in the siege, but only let them be responsible for the blockade outside Xuyi City, because these are all Beirao soldiers after all, if they are allowed to participate in the siege of the city, and there are too many casualties, it will be a little too much! Moreover, this siege is an excellent opportunity for the infantry battalion to make meritorious contributions, and of course Xiao Yao will not let outsiders take advantage! Therefore, the soldiers of the infantry battalion that attacked Xuyi City only had a few hundred people from the artillery team, cavalry team and assault team, and they were accepting the surrender of tens of thousands of Qi troops.
There were not many people, and Gao Changgong constantly sent masked stand-ins to lure away the pursuers in Xuyi City, so the real Gao Changgong has now successfully rushed to the north gate and is preparing to break through the artillery team stationed outside the gate.
"Lord Wang, although the number of this artillery corps blocking the north city gate is not large, it is at least twenty zhang away from the city gate, if we rush out, I am afraid that before we rush to half the distance, we will be killed by that artillery directly like those who are lying on the ground!" Captain Xiangyuan said.
"That's easy, don't forget that we still have bombs in our hands! Put heavy armor on the horses, and then let the carriages rush over, even if they kill the horses, but I believe that the distance between the two sides at that time is enough for us to throw the bomb on their side, and when the bomb explodes, they will be chaotic, and we will take the opportunity to rush out! Gao Changgong sneered.
The city gate of the north gate suddenly opened, and one dead man set up the carriage, and another dead man hid behind the carriage, and rushed towards the artillery team.
"Aim at the opposing carriage and get ready to shoot!" Seeing someone rushing out, the captain of the artillery detachment immediately ordered, because the order Xiao Yao gave them was that as long as someone came out, they would all be killed!
Boom! The shotgun shot out, countless projectiles flew out, and the dead man driving the car was beaten into a hornet's nest on the spot, and the bullet also directly hit the war horse, but the carriage still kept rushing forward, because although the heavily armored war horse was injured by the shotgun, it was not fatal!
"Keep firing!"
Boom! Another shot, this time it directly knocked the war horse to the ground, but the distance between the two sides was close enough! The dead man, who was hiding behind, immediately lit the fuse of the bomb and threw it vigorously at the artillery team.
"They still have someone, shoot him! What is it? It's a bomb! Heart! The captain saw that there was still a person hiding in the car, and was about to give the order to kill, but when he saw that the other party had already thrown a bomb, he hurriedly shouted loudly.
Boom! The bomb exploded in the crowd, which caused the artillery detachment to fall into chaos for a while, after all, it was always them who bombarded others with artillery, and it was the first time for others to bomb themselves, so the sudden explosion made them panic for a while.
Bang! When the dead man was about to throw the second bomb, a musketeer decisively killed him, but by this time, the cavalry of the tall and long power leader had already rushed out of the north gate and rushed to the blockade.
"They're about to break through the blockade! Shoot! Shoot! Stop them! Ignoring his own injuries, the captain raised his musket and fired at them.
However, Gao Changgong's war horse ran extremely fast, and there were many people, so only a few people were shot down and dismounted, and the others all rushed through the blockade and fled in the direction of Xuzhou.
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Xiao Yao, who was accepting the surrender of the Qi army and taking over the prisoners at the West City Gate, suddenly heard two cannon shots from the direction of the North City Gate, followed by an explosion, and suddenly felt that something was wrong: Someone broke through the North City Gate? The sound of an earth bomb exploding? It's Gao Changgong!
"Come on, follow me to the North City Gate!" Xiao Yao shouted loudly, and immediately rode his horse to the north gate.
When Xiao Yao arrived at the north city gate, he saw that the scene was in a mess, the artillery was blown to the ground, several artillerymen were blown to the flesh and blood, and they were seriously injured, one of whom had been killed!
"What happened? Gao Changgong broke through the blockade again? Xiao Yao held back the anger in his heart and asked coldly.
"Commander, just now rushed out of a carriage from the north gate, we fired two shots in a row to kill him, but they still hid people in the car, and threw bombs at us, as a result, we were all injured, and then their cavalry took the opportunity to break through, we only killed a few of them, and the rest ran in the direction of Xuzhou! The subordinates were negligent in their duties and did not stop the enemy! Please Commander Military Justice! The captain said with a look of shame.
"Treat the wounded first, you are not light, go and treat the wound first! The others cleaned up the scene and continued the blockade mission! Xiao Yao took a deep breath and then ordered.
At this time, another cavalry rushed out from the north gate, and it was the assault team led by Gao Yuan!
When he returned to the county office just now, he found that the real Gao Changgong had fled from the north city gate, and immediately chased him out, only to find that the defenders here had been attacked, and Xiao Yao had already arrived at the scene.
"Young master, just now I was led away by Gao Changgong's fake stand-in, and let him take the opportunity to escape from the north gate! It's a dereliction of duty! Let me immediately lead the commandos in pursuit of them, and I must catch them all!" Gao Yuan saw that Gao Changgong had successfully escaped, and he was extremely remorseful, and immediately asked Xiao Yao to continue to pursue Gao Changgong.
"Forget it! Gao Changgong's life should not be extinguished, let him run away now, just catch him back next time! Fake stand-ins? No wonder others, the King of Lanling, always wear a mask when he fights, is he always ready to let a stand-in replace him? Xiao Yao sneered.
Then seeing Gao Yuan, who was remorseful, and the captain who was still unwilling to leave, Xiao Yao comforted: "I don't blame you!" Originally, Gao Changgong was not my target for this attack on Xuyi! It doesn't matter to me whether I catch him or not! It is important that you see what you don't know in this failure, and then correct it and make progress! ”
"Gao Yuan, you have been with me for the longest time, I know that you are not very experienced in the rivers and lakes, this time you were lured away by Gao Chang's stand-in, which is understandable! Don't be fooled again next time! ”
"And you, as the captain of the artillery detachment, although you are guilty of dereliction of duty for letting the enemy break through the blockade line, I am actually responsible for this matter! I shouldn't have entrusted it to me, but I arranged for you to block the north gate. And this time they still have dirt bombs in their hands, and I look at them too! ”
"What makes me most distressed and angry is that you are injured, and even a brother has died! You are all my brothers, and as artillerymen, you are the most precious class of soldiers in the world! I've put a lot of thought into it, a lot of manpower and material resources to train you, so you can't be killed by the enemy so easily! If you become so lost after a little setback, can you still be considered my Xiao Yao's soldier? Although they escaped this time, the next time they meet, they will be killed mercilessly! Do you understand? Xiao Yao shouted loudly.
"Got it! Commander! ”
"Good! Half an hour has passed! Pass my orders! The whole army enters the city to search! Except for those Qi soldiers outside the city who have surrendered, as long as they are still in Xuyi City, they will all be executed on the spot! I want them to bury my brother in the artillery battalion! Xiao Yao said angrily.