Chapter 233: Defending the City

In fact, although what Zhao Wuxian said was barely a tact, he was very dissatisfied with Huang Qiong's thoughts in his heart. What are you kidding, close up just such a little cavalry. If the rebels really have a conspiracy and lose these hundreds of cavalry, how will the next war be fought? How can there be such a simple thing in war, if everyone thinks so, then everyone in the world is a master of the art of war.

And what worries him even more is that what the British king said before sounded good, what kind of war at this pass, lies in the fact that before the commander arrived, he entrusted all the powers to himself, he only made a cutting envoy, and absolutely did not interfere. Now that the war has just begun, he is so unstable that he blindly brings up his opinions. If we do this in the future, how will this war be fought?

He is the prince, even if he is really defeated, the emperor may not hold him responsible. In the end, this board didn't have to fall on the heads of himself and Yu Du's commanders. Especially himself, the commander of the Tiger Prison Pass, at least in name. When the time comes, there will be absolutely no escape from accountability. Worried in his heart, although Zhao Wuxian said it was quite tactful, his tone was somewhat contradictory.

"In this way, the king has been reckless, and the king apologizes to you. The king also promised that something like this would never happen again, so don't worry. This king said that you are in full control of the war in the Tiger Prison, that is, you are in full control. In the future, this king will never interfere again. ”

"From now on, there is no prince in the Tiger Prison Pass, let alone any envoy who has the right to know the military and political affairs of Zhengzhou, and some are just a slashing envoy under your command." Huang Qiong didn't care about Zhao Wuxian's refusal, and even some confrontational tone, let alone angry, and even appreciated this young general to a higher level.

In Huang Qiong's view, a general who obeys everything may not be able to win the battle at all. Now in the entire Tiger Prison Pass, he, the supreme commander, knows nothing about marching and fighting. It turned out that the generals at all levels of the garrison were only willing to make promises in everything, and they were not enough to entrust them with heavy tasks. Now the only person who can be entrusted with the heavy task is this Zhao Wuwu in front of him.

If Zhao Wuxian was the same as the one who was anxious to show his own knowledge in front of him, he would also act in the eyes of this layman in everything. Blind command of a layman to himself, indiscriminate blind obedience. Huang Qiong was really a little worried about whether it was appropriate to put the Tiger Prison in his hands.

Huang Qiong is still clear about the danger of a layman commanding an insider. Especially on the battlefield, it is absolutely necessary to not know how to pretend to understand. Looking at Zhao Wuxian, who looked serious and did not fear because he was fighting against a prince, and was still calm, Huang Qiong suddenly felt that since he left Beijing, the few generals he had met were not the kind of people who only obeyed orders.

In fact, Huang Qiong knew that he was going to rush to the Tiger Prison in person, after trying to persuade him to no avail. The man who was chosen by the commander of the capital was carefully chosen. Although Zhao Wuxian said that his temper was a little upright, he was bold and careful. Among the many generals of the same level in the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, it can be said that he is the most outstanding one, and he is also the target of the key training of the commander of Yudu.

Whether it is the ability to grasp the battlefield or tactical command, among the young generals of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, he can be regarded as the best. Judging the situation in front of him, as an outstanding officer, Zhao Wuxian still has a handle in his hand. With the eyes of the commander of Yudu, if the selected person doesn't even have this ability, how can he be appointed by the emperor to lead the most elite division of Daqi?

After Huang Qiong finished speaking, although Zhao Wuxian maintained his composure on the surface, he was very emotional in worry. The King of England did say before that he would hand over the war of the Tiger Prison to himself, but that was said privately in front of him. Now he said it in front of all the generals in the Tiger Prison, and he apologized to himself personally, which undoubtedly helped him establish his authority.

and the tone of his own confrontation just now, he would not feel comfortable in his heart if he changed the superior, let alone a dignified prince. I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the King of England was so young, but he had such a belly. Not only did he investigate the crime of contradiction, but also helped himself to once again establish his position in front of the generals of the Tiger Prison.

Although Zhao Wuxian said that his temper was a little stubborn, after all, he was a military attache from a pro-soldier background, and his eyelids were not so narrow, and he was also a well-behaved person. He knew that after the King of England said this, he was afraid that no matter what the generals of the Tiger Prison would think in their hearts, at least on the surface, they would not dare to make any more mistakes. In the next operation, he will definitely be more commanding if he mobilizes the garrison of Tiger Prison Pass.

Zhao Wuxian knew that before the Tiger Prison was locked up, and the British king appointed him as the acting director, although he didn't say anything on the surface, but in fact, he was not convinced. Although he didn't dare to control his elbows openly, he kept making small moves in private. In the previous stage of the operation, it was somewhat difficult to command by himself.

Now the King of England proclaimed in front of the generals, and put himself in the position of the envoy. Even those generals are not convinced. But at least in terms of action, he didn't dare to make any small moves. And as long as no one makes small moves in private and thoroughly straightens out the command relationship by himself, there will be no big change in this battle.

Yu Du commanded the army, which would arrive in two days at most. As long as he can ensure that the city is not lost before the main force arrives, it will be a great achievement. Judging from the current situation, he has 3,000 elites, is based in a dangerous place, and has a strong fortress as a support. As long as you work steadily and do not act recklessly, this great achievement will not be able to run away.

As for whether the king really didn't take this credit in his eyes, or whether he was really unwilling to compete with his subordinates, Zhao Wuxian didn't want to think deeply. But there is one thing he knows. That is, after this battle, whether you want it or not, your future will be linked to the British king in front of you. Even if you don't do it, you will be labeled as the king of England.

As an ordinary lower-level general in the army, Zhao Wuxian, who is just a captain, has no interest in the intrigue above. What's more, as an ordinary garrison lieutenant, he doesn't know much about the open and secret battles between princes, and he is even more disgusted. He believed that as a military attaché, it was his duty to rush and kill on the battlefield.

As for the more, it is not a character of his own level who can participate. But no matter what he thinks, as a young military attaché, the almost innate desire to make contributions on the battlefield is no different from all young military attachés. To be honest, he was grateful to the King for giving him the opportunity to be on his own.

Even if this opportunity is only for two days, as long as you can grasp the opportunity, it is enough to make contributions. But he didn't show his inner gratitude. He knew that if he wanted to be worthy of the trust of the British king, he had to fight this battle. So for Huang Qiong's public move to help him straighten out the relationship this time, he was ruthless and steady, and even a little bland.

At this time, Huang Qiong didn't pay attention to what Zhao Wuxian was thinking. At this time, his eyes had already crossed the battlefield below the pass and turned back to the rebel camp outside the pass. As for Zhao Wuxian's steady performance of not liking things and not being sad about himself, Huang Qiong still appreciates it. If Zhao Wuxian heard his apology, he looked grateful, but it would be greatly discounted in Huang Qiong's heart.

The first day of the rebel attack was repulsed without much effort. Most of the people in Guan thought that the rebels were nothing more than that, and they were somewhat careless in their hearts. But in the attack the next day, the rebels reversed the weak posture of the previous day. It's like eating **, except for leaving a small number of troops to guard the camp, concentrate all the main forces to attack in turn.

Although most of the rebels were not very combative, the intensity of the offensive was the same as the previous day. Not only did he fight with a plank and an eye, but with the cooperation of the bed crossbow and the rushing car behind him, he once attacked the city. The rebels changed the normal attack intensity, so that Zhao, who fought easily on the first day, was under pressure in the second day.

Looking at the rebels under the city, there were almost twice as many crossbows as yesterday, bringing a considerable threat to the defenders, even bigger than the threat of the rebels themselves. Zhao Wuxian hated the Zhengzhou soldiers and horses who echoed King Jing's rebellion, as well as the Zhengzhou soldiers.

At first glance, these bed crossbows are standard equipment in the army, and in addition to the equipment of the Zhengzhou guards, the rebels cannot have any other sources. Zhengzhou is located between Jingzhao and Bianzhou, the capital of Henan Road, and is also located on land and water. It is not uncommon for the guards to be equipped with such a weapon second only to artillery.

The bed crossbow, which has a range of up to 700 paces, is a great threat to the defenders. After a day of fierce fighting, most of the casualties of the defenders were killed and wounded by bed crossbows. Fortunately, although the lethality of this weapon is amazing, this bed crossbow is also extremely bulky. Coupled with the obvious unskillfulness of the rebels under the city, the defenders did not suffer too many casualties.

After a day's attack and defense, the pressure on the defenders of Tiger Prison Pass doubled. And, to almost everyone's surprise, after nightfall, the rebels did not stop their offensive, but grew in intensity. even did not hesitate to press on the whole line and initiate the tactics of the sea of people. Obviously, it is a posture of relying on hard attrition to exhaust the defenders.

Although the defenders relied on strong walls and well-trained literacy, they were able to withstand round after round of rebel attacks. But the number was far less than the rebels, only a tenth of the rebels' defenders, under the attrition of the rebels' wheel warfare. Not only did the casualties gradually increase, but I also felt abnormal fatigue.

Watch the rebels attack more and more fiercely after nightfall. supervised the battle in the city all day, and even killed two Huang Qiong who retreated from a hundred households with his own hands, but he could only shake his head. He didn't know what his second brother thought, he was hesitant to send a good fighter before. Now that the fighter is gone, he is energetic.

After defeating the rebels who attacked the city for the last time, he personally raised his knife several times to fight with the rebels who rushed to the wall, and Zhao Wuxian, who was covered in blood at this time. Panting, he carried a steel knife and walked in front of Huang Qiong. The performance of the previous British king, although he was busy, still saw it.

A prince who has never been on the battlefield and grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, is so ruthless. In the face of the two hundred households who took the lead in escaping, they actually killed them with their own hands without any mercy. And when the whole closed the fierce battle, he stood there with a steel knife. Even when a small group of rebels rushed to the side, they did not waver in the slightest.

This is also a sharpening make, when it is not generally qualified. And this hand of the British king made the defenders of the Guannai all tremble. I saw a prince carrying a knife, and his face was full of murderous anger behind him to supervise the battle. With the addition of two hundred heads, all the defenders in the gate knew that as long as they took a step back, the steel knife in the king's hand would fall on their necks.

Knowing that death in battle is death, and retreating is also death. If you die in the hands of your own people, it will be the officers and soldiers who have nothing left, and they will all fight desperately to the death. Even after the rebel really started the offensive, his legs and stomach trembled with fear, and he wanted to retreat to the pass several times without a trace and find a safe place to hide.