Chapter 286 Reinforcements have arrived

The days of being bombarded all the time were really uncomfortable, but I was afraid of the prestige of the living Hades, and I didn't dare to go out of the city to fight.

In Shatuo Town, outside the meandering city, Tiemo and Man Gui had been here for three days. To be honest, the two of them also sweated about whether they could stop the peasant army in Hequ City. The Xuanfu and Datong Mansions sent troops at the same time, but the troops that were really invested were not too many, and compared with the hundreds of thousands of peasant troops in northern Shaanxi, they were simply small and insufficient. This time, Zhang Xianzhong sent heavy troops to attack Yinzhou Pass, and Tiemo and Man Gui did not expect it before.

It is said that Zhang Xianzhong ate a turtle once before, and he should have cowered near Mizhi and Qinghe, but this time it was unusual, and heavy troops were gathered to help Zhang Cunmeng. Although Zhang Cunmeng is nominally Zhang Xianzhong's boss, can Zhang Xianzhong listen to Zhang Cunmeng?

If you want to repel Sun Kewang's attack, you must send troops to Yinzhou Pass for reinforcements. The soldiers and horses under his command are like this, and if you want to achieve your goal, you have to transfer all the cavalry under your command, so that the troops on the side of Hequ City will be insufficient. It is precisely because of this that Tiemo and Man Gui are really afraid that Zhang Cunmeng will be ruthless in his heart, and send troops out of the city to fight back, which will definitely be exposed. At this time, except for He Jingyuan's fire battalion outside Hequ City, the rest were musketeers and cavalry, and almost all of them were transferred. As for the more than 200 cavalrymen cruising on the front line, it was completely intimidating.

If Zhang Cunmeng waved his troops out of the city to fight, Tiemo and Man Gui could only retreat to Shenmu City in disgrace, and with this amount of strength in their hands, they wanted to block Zhang Cunmeng's tens of thousands of peasant troops, which was tantamount to wishful thinking.

It was precisely because he was afraid that Zhang Cunmeng would leave the city that Tie Mo ruthlessly ordered the Agni Battalion to divide into three teams and take turns to bombard Hequ City, just to use artillery to put heavy psychological pressure on the peasant army in Hequ City.

Dumping cannonballs like Tiemo without money is also the only one for scorpion. Tie Mo knew very well the situation of the Agni Battalion, at most he could bombard for two more days, and soon there would be no shells, and at that time, he Tie Someone would not know what else could trap the tens of thousands of peasant troops in Hequ City.

Man Gui was deeply worried, holding his chin with one hand, his face was solemn, "Zhang Cunmeng, this old boy can really hold on, really don't send people out?" ”

"This is a good thing, if Zhang Cunmeng is really ruthless to fight for his life with us, then we really can't help it" Tie Mo smiled helplessly, this battle was completely different from what he thought before. In this quagmire in northern Shaanxi, I really can't easily step in, and I couldn't help but want to increase my troops in Hetao several times, but in the end I held back.

Increasing troops in Hetao and using troops against northern Shaanxi on a large scale, it is estimated that before the battle is over, the finances that Yunfu has managed to support will collapse. Now Yunfu is barely supporting, hey, fighting, fighting is money and materials, in this regard, the foundation of Yunfu is still too thin, and every time you fight, you have to delay for a while.

In the final analysis, the Ming treasury is still poor, but if millions of taels of military salaries and materials can be allocated, it is still difficult to use it?

Tiemo and Man Gui were worried, and Zhang Cunmeng was also worried. Zhang Cunmeng, who was in Hequ City, was buzzing in his head by the non-stop artillery fire, how could he have the heart to think about too many things? In other words, the prestige of Tiemo is too deterrent, in the past two years, several fights, Zhang Cunmeng was beaten from the bottom of his heart. In this land, Zhang Cunmeng tabooed three people, the living king of Hades was the first one, and the other two were Sun Chuanting and Cao Wenzhao.

Every time he fights with the living Hades, the other party can always play some new tricks, and this time it is even worse, he does not attack the city, but uses artillery bombardment. Zhang Cunmeng was a little envious of the other party, the living king of Hades is really rich, it is not easy to get a cannon by himself, people are good, the cannonball is like a nest, throw it casually.

"Huhu, strictly order all departments, no one is allowed to go out of the city without Lao Tzu's order" Zhang Cunmeng made up his mind and couldn't defend it, he could see that as long as he didn't go out, relying on tens of thousands of troops to guard Hequ City, the other party couldn't do anything about himself. The living king of Hades has been firing cannons, making it clear that he wants to anger the people in the city and want to fight a battle outside the city.

In fact, Zhang Cunmeng can't be blamed for this, the people sent by Zhang Xianzhong to deliver the message were all stopped outside the city. Since the cavalry was transferred, Tiemo and Man Gui ordered strict defense and strictly forbade the living to approach Hequ City. And Zhang Xianzhong never dreamed that the news would not be delivered to Hequ City, he thought that the herald was trapped in Hequ City.

Moreover, even if he can't get the news, according to the normal situation, Zhang Cunmeng should be able to make a basic judgment. The officers and soldiers outside the city did not attack the city, but only bombarded it with artillery, and the cavalry was significantly less. As long as it is normal, Zhang Cunmeng will also send troops and horses to test it. However, Zhang Cunmeng was really a little blindsided, and coupled with his fear of iron ink, he chose what he thought was the most secure strategy.

On the side of Hequ City, both sides are in torment, tens of thousands of peasant troops are trapped in Hequ City, they are bombed every day, and they can't sleep well, it is simply worse than death. The officers and soldiers outside the city were also worried about the days and lived like a year, for fear that the peasant army in Hequ City would suddenly run out.

The strange situation in Hequ City did not affect Yinzhou Pass, and the battle of Yinzhou Pass was in full swing at this time. Sun Kewang led his troops to take most of the Yinzhou Pass with the courage of ten thousand people.

Under the sky, the dust and smoke were filled, the earth was full of depression, Sun Kewang had a long knife and a pestle on the ground, and his burly body was like a god of war. Although the armor is tattered, the tiger's eyes are shining. The price paid in order to lay down this half of Yinzhou Pass was too heavy, and after the fire, the smell of burning stimulated everyone's senses. That person was really ruthless, lowered his head, a few drops of sweat fell to the ground along his arm, Sun Kewang stared ahead, hatred was monstrous, this battle was going to kill that Geng Zhongming and let him go to hell to forgive his sins.

I don't know when, Liu Wenxiu walked closer and felt the anger emanating from Sun Kewang's body, and he couldn't help but shiver. He was too familiar with Sun Kewang, and when Sun Kewang didn't say a word, it meant that he was already on the verge of madness. The crazy Sun Kewang is a feared beast.

"Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi gathered the remnants of the army and have retreated to the north, and Chen Yaofeng has also been repulsed, and now he has joined Geng Zhongming. It seems that the other party wants to make the last resistance and is going to fight with us! ”

As soon as Liu Wenxiu finished speaking, Sun Kewang grinned at the corner of his mouth and showed an evil smile: "They want to fight hard? Then there must be this opportunity, Lao Tzu wants to send them all to the palace of Hades to avenge the dead brothers. ”

Pulling out the steel knife, Sun Kewang strode forward, rested for half an hour, and felt full of strength. At this moment, the heart is surging, and only blood can calm down the fiery heart. Killing is the only wish.

Guanbei City in Yinzhou has now become a place of intensive killing. Chen Yaofeng ordered his soldiers to set up countless traps and traps along the way, and the peasant army entered the city, and every step forward meant that someone would die. Entering the street fighting, the fighting became more brutal.

The street fighting in the city was even more tragic, with hidden arrows, tunnels, and traps, and the peasant army had to pay the price of a few or even a dozen people every few zhang of advance. From the beginning of the hour to the noon, the 20,000-strong army advanced only two-thirds, and the farther north it went, the fiercer the resistance of the officers and men became. At noon, the peasant army rested for a short time and ate something, but Liu Wenxiu had no appetite at all, and at this time, even he admired Geng Zhongming a little, this person can really fight, only a few thousand people, and he actually held out for two days in this small Yinzhou Pass. We must hurry up, because once Geng Zhongming is eliminated, we will have to organize the Yinzhou Customs.

Liu Wenxiu was not happy, and Geng Zhongming was not much better, at this time he was covered with black ash and a white cloth wrapped around his head. There are still two hours, and in another two hours, the reinforcements will definitely be able to complete the task of circumambulating the rear, but the corporal under his hands suffered heavy casualties, and the peasant army was much more fierce than before this time, as if everyone was not afraid of death, desperately attacking the city, although the soldiers of Xuanfu were heroic, but after all, there were few people, and only more than 2,000 people survived in a few hours.

Most of the remaining more than 2,000 people in their hands were wounded, and even more than 1,200 of them could really fight with the wounded, and these people alone had to face the siege of nearly 20,000 peasant troops, and they had to hold on for two more hours. It's difficult, it's really too difficult, but Geng Zhongming knows that he can't retreat, if he withdraws from Yinzhou Pass, then the plan of the Iron General Army to defeat this peasant army will be in vain. Now I just try my best to delay, and I hope that the reinforcements will come quickly.

After resting for less than a quarter of an hour, the peasant army launched a fierce attack on the northern city of Yinzhou Guanbei again, this time Sun Kewang listened to Liu Wenxiu's suggestion, and ordered 10,000 people to cooperate with the attack on both sides outside the north city wall, and Qian Zhuo led the troops to close to the east and west sides of the city. The peasant army poured in from all directions, Geng Zhongming immediately felt the huge pressure, there were only more than a thousand soldiers to fight, it was tantamount to supporting the arms to block the car, after deep thought, Geng Zhongming made a surprising decision, he asked everyone to withdraw from the city, all concentrated on the north city wall and the north city gate.

Geng Zhongming is really helpless to do this, he is now gambling, betting that he can hold out for two hours, and betting that reinforcements can come before the North City Gate is breached. Concentrate all the remnants of the army on the northern wall, although holding all the forces tightly, but also put everyone in the sight of the peasant army, if the reinforcements do not arrive in time, these people will have nowhere to escape.

On the north city wall, Geng Zhongming ripped off his armor, revealing a strong and powerful upper body, a long knife was pestled on the ground, looking at the smoke-billowing Yinzhou Pass, and then looking at those scarred soldiers, his eyes showed a bit of determination, "Brothers are terrible? ”

"Don't be afraid" many soldiers roared with bare eyes, the battle has reached this point, there is nothing to fear.

The officers and soldiers of the north city wall gathered together, Sun Kewang stood in front of everyone, and shouted angrily, "In today's battle, you can't swear not to return to Yinzhou, who can take Geng Zhongming's dog's head, a thousand taels of gold!" ”

There must be brave men under the heavy reward, this time the peasant army is more brave, every step is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, Shen two moments, the peasant army finally attacked under the north city wall, and Geng Zhongming only has more than 500 people left in his hands, he concentrated these people in the middle of the north city wall, the purpose is to defend the city wall and the north gate in this area.

Zaolin Village, south of Yinzhou Pass, Zhou Dingshan, Olge, and Lou Daji have all gathered here. At this point, the back road of the peasant army's attack on the soldiers and horses of Yinzhou Pass has been blocked by officers and soldiers, spread out the map, Zhou Dingshan's eyes were bright, and he said in a deep voice, "Now that Geng Zhongming has nailed all the peasant troops to Yinzhou Pass, whether this battle can go to the Hetao crisis in one battle depends on you." ”

"General Zhou, rest assured, we will go all out and not let the thieves escape."

Zhou Dingshan nodded slightly, the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a few sneers, "The whole army set off, go all out to Yinzhou Pass, and be sure to save General Geng Zhongming's life!" ”

"Whoa!" Liu Guoneng turned over and got on his horse, and with an order, the cavalry, who had been resting for a long time, jumped north, and tens of thousands of cavalry galloped, shaking the heavens and the earth. Liu Guoneng knew the burden on his body, he had to save Geng Zhongming's life, for the Xuanfu, Geng Zhongming was a hero, if he hadn't been nailed to Yinzhou Pass, the plan of more than 20,000 peasant troops to outflank the back road would not have succeeded.

The war clouds are thick, under the same sky, life and death, the breeze rises, the drums and horns are ringing, and the blood-colored sunset is red

On the north city wall of Yinzhou Guan, Geng Zhongming was holding on to the battlements, at this time his hands were already weak, and he could no longer use a little strength to look at the sun in the west, where it became dim. What should be done has been done, but what about the reinforcements?

The officers and soldiers in the city were red-eyed, and the peasant army was not like this, in order to capture all the Yinzhou Pass, Liu Wenxiu had already gone into battle in person, and seeing that he was about to take the north city wall, Liu Wenxiu finally showed a little smile.

"The generals are moving forward, and the dog officers and soldiers can't hold it anymore"

Woo woo, a mournful horn sounded, followed by the feeling that the ground was shaking and the mountains were shaking, Liu Wenxiu's smile froze on his face, it was a cavalry, only a large force of cavalry could cause such a shocking movement. Hehe, cavalry, it can't be a peasant army, it can only be an officer and soldier, Liu Wenxiu looked at the dim sky, and laughed miserably, why is God so unfair, can't he be given another half an hour?

Geng Zhongming also smiled, but it was a relieved smile, when he saw the cavalry in the distance, he sat directly on the city wall, and finally came, it seems that the iron general soldier did not give up on him. The battle was miserable, but it was worth it.

Qian Zhuo and the others were pale, their lips trembled, and the Xuanfu cavalry arrived, and the battle was over.

paid the price of more than 10,000 people, but in the end it was not taken, and then what was going to be encountered was the continuous influx of Xuanfu reinforcements. Liu Wenxiu knows very well in his heart that now he has no fighting spirit and will have no fighting spirit. Up to now, more than 20,000 brothers have not only paid a heavy price, but have hardly rested, that is, the only thing to support the soldiers to fight now is to capture Yinzhou Pass, and now the other party's reinforcements are coming, and there is no hope of capturing Yinzhou Pass, and the morale that has lasted for a long time has collapsed directly.

Liu Wenxiu found Sun Kewang and sighed unwillingly, "Brother, give the order, for today's plan, is to meet the enemy with the whole army, as long as you can fight a bloody road to the south, everyone still has a life, if you don't fight, if you want to rely on half of the Yinzhou Pass and the officers and soldiers, there is really no possibility." ”