The defenders of Mengyangcheng could not hold Mengyangcheng, but some of the Ming troops of Jiangtoucheng were transferred, and the Jiangtoucheng position would not fall for a while, on the contrary, only by transferring the main force of Jiangtoucheng to aid Mengyangcheng, solving Mengyang's predicament and pacifying the rear, would it not cause greater casualties between the interception of the logistics channel and the hasty retreat of the main force.

How to mobilize the Jiangtoucheng army in time for the support of Mengyangcheng was the key to this battle. It is not only to save Mengyang City, but also to save the main force of the camp.

Jiang Yugang once felt that this matter was very easy, as long as the information was reported to the commander Bai Qianfan in time, and then Bai Qianfan would report to the battalion as soon as possible, in such a grim situation, the battalion would definitely deploy troops to support as soon as possible, but the truth was far from what he thought.

The first problem lies with Bai Qianfan, and the beginning of all this is with Jiang Yugang leading the army to enter Mengyang, from a certain point of view, this is also the beginning of the Battle of Mengyangcheng in the Battle of Luchuan.

····························

The army of Mang Gubao entered Mengyang from the south gate of Mengyang City.

Once, there was only one general flag guarding the south gate of Mengyang City, but as Bai Qianfan became more and more pessimistic about the defense situation of the entire Mengyang City, he spent more and more thoughts on how to retreat safely.

When a person dies, there is nothing, this is an eternal truth, Bai Qianfan is afraid of the punishment he will suffer after losing Mengyang City, but he is even more afraid of dying directly in Mengyang City.

After the establishment of Mang Castle and the basic destruction of the Luchuan Army in the southwest of Mengyang City, he invested more energy in this direction, and the purpose was very simple, to ensure a reliable escape route.

The walls of Mengyang City are very low, but they are quite spacious above, leaving room for a few rows of people to stand, and the general flag responsible for guarding the city gate is basically stationed on the city wall, and there are only two guards at the city gate below the city wall.

And all the soldiers of this general banner are lazy and listless. After all, the south gate of Mengyang City does not have much contact with the outside, strictly speaking, it is completely impossible to meet the Luchuan army, there is no actual defense task, and standing guard is just to defend the air.

In the summer of Mengyang City, where the climate is getting hotter and hotter, this environment is even more drowsy, and these soldiers have basically adapted to the climate of Mengyang area, leaning on a comfortable place one by one, taking a slight nap until someone hears the sound of iron.

One of the sentries was the first to hear the clatter of irons, and he, a spirit, woke up from his half-asleep sleepiness, and looked in the direction of the sound, a long procession, barely end-invisible, the back of which was obscured by the branches of the trees on both sides of the road.

At the front of the team were cavalry of about a few dozen people, which was extremely rare in Mengyang at the moment.

Because the war has been going on so far, there have been heavy casualties and huge losses, and basically only the cronies above the general level are still equipped with a relatively complete cavalry battalion.

And in the entire defenders of Mengyang City, there may be cavalry of dozens of people at most, and it is not a complete formation, it is a scattered team, some are the personal soldiers of the commander, some are the scouts of the guard, in general, there is definitely no complete cavalry team.

And the cavalry in front of him was covered with rare heavy armor, compared to the cloth armor that was the most prepared in the army, this kind of full-body armor with a whole body of silver was something this sentry had never seen before.

And what surprised him even more was that even the war horse was covered with armor to protect the vital position on the war horse.

Each cavalryman held a long knife longer than a person's length in his hand, and the huge blade and slender blade presented a fierce and murderous aura, which made people feel afraid at a glance.

Behind the cavalry was a contingent of warriors with at least 500 men, and beyond that, a contingent of civilians towing convoys of supplies.

Each soldier in the ranks of the soldiers was dressed in a clean and neat, energetic-looking cloth armor, and carried a polished fire gun on his back, from which it can be seen that he has used a lot of training and paid attention to the traces of maintenance.

The troops that can use firearms in this way are all elite in the army. In addition to this, each of them had a well-struck scabbard around his waist, among which must have been a highly crafted lancet, and the soldiers were armed with spears with sharp tips that reflected a blinding glow in the sun.

Equipped with sophisticated spears and waist knives, it can be seen that this unit is not a pure firearms unit, and it also has sufficient training and actual combat ability in melee combat and white-knuckle combat.

At the same time, the troops that can use firearms and melee equipment are fewer in the current Ming army, because the training and use of firearms are very complicated, except for the first-class elite, few troops can do a good job of military training of both at the same time, so they will generally prefer one of them for training, so they are divided into teams with different duties.

Naturally, this sentry did not expect that Mang Castle adopted the technology of fixed ammunition, which greatly reduced the difficulty of firearms training.

The most shocking thing about the sentry was not this, because he found that many of the soldiers were carrying firearms on their backs not the usual firearms, but a slender and graceful firearm.

Although this was the first time the sentry had seen a bird, humans seemed to have an innate ability to discern the level of technology in an object, and from the appearance of the bird, he instinctively felt that it was a more powerful firearm than a firearm.

After a few glances, he was completely shocked by this team, and he energetically pushed his comrades on duty who were still dozing off beside him, and whispered, "Someone is coming." ”

"Who?" The companion was awakened by the sudden reminder, and thought that it was a hundred households or higher officers who came to inspect, and a spirit opened his eyes and asked in a panic.

Before the initial sentry could answer, his companion saw the team in front of him, and he was a little confused: "This is, where did the centaur come from?" ”

"I don't know, I haven't heard that there are troops stationed in Mengyang?" The other soldiers also noticed the arrival of this team and expressed their doubts.

"Since we can get to the city gate, it's also our Ming army's team anyway." One said.

In fact, no one else suspects that this is the team of the Luchuan Army, first, although the equipment of this team is not the same as that of the ordinary Ming Army, but it can still be seen from the basic equipment characteristics, this is the style of the Ming Army, and the Luchuan Army has never had this kind of neatly equipped team, all kinds of equipment, messy equipment is the biggest feature of the Luchuan Army.

After all, Luchuan has been fighting in this area for many years, and a large number of materials rely on strong grabbing rather than independent production, so it is normal for the equipment to be chaotic.

In addition, if you want to come to Mengyang from outside Mengyang City, you have to pass through some reconnaissance posts on the way, and someone realized this and asked, "Why didn't anyone come to report first?" ”

Before the others could make any extra reactions, a soldier ran over from the direction from which the team had come panting, looking like a guard at the reconnaissance post in Mengyang City.

The guard, who came to report the news, made a few gestures towards the soldiers at the city gate, and shouted: "This is the army of the hundred households of Manggu Mountain, open the door and let go!" ”

The guards had never seen a few troops with such a swift army, and some of them were some elites under the direct jurisdiction of the capital, but after knowing the identity of this team, under the command of the hundred households of Manggu Mountain, they also understood a little.

As a guard under the jurisdiction of the reconnaissance battalion, he is also well-informed, knowing that this army is highly valued by the commander, and has won two battles in Manggu Mountain, driving the Luchuan army out of Manggu Mountain, and then Baihu has allocated a large number of materials to them, and after several months of training, it should be the elite soldiers under the command of the commander in the defenders of Mengyang City.

After seeing their equipment and cavalry, the guards even felt that even if they commanded the troops of several hundred households under their command, they could not compare to this army, and they walked out of the mountains and forests of Manggu Mountain, with a solemn aura of wanting to conquer the battlefield.

The guards were only slightly sluggish, and the troops of Mangkaser were already far away, and he ran all the way to the front of the group, and completed the communication to the defenders of the city gate.

The defenders at the gate were even more surprised when they heard the words of the guards who reported the news.

Originally, they were still wondering where this team came from, it actually looked so well-equipped and the army was neatly organized, but they didn't expect it to be the Manggu Mountain team that had been the most trusted by the commander in the past few months.

Many people have heard that the commander prefers a newcomer who has won a battle in Manggu Mountain and has made a name for himself, a guy named Jiang Yugang.

not only recommended him to be a hundred households, but also obeyed his requests, obviously only a hundred households, but allocated a thousand households of grain and grass materials, thinking of such preferential treatment and favoritism, in the future, Qu Jingwei will have another thousand households, it must be this person.

"He has a hundred households, how can he have so many troops?" Someone asked.

"The commander has allocated so many materials to Manggu Mountain, of course he can afford it." The other replied.

"We have the supplies, but where did he get so many people?"

"Haven't you been assigning the people of the city to the various defensive lines to replenish the manpower? The commander values the hundred households in Manggu Mountain, and he wants to share more. ”

The soldiers on duty were not convinced by this answer: "Where are there so many people? There must be thousands of soldiers in his army plus the people, even if the whole army is dispatched, there are nearly 1,000 people in the city to supplement the manpower of Manggu Mountain? ”

"Then I don't know."

Some soldiers who heard a lot of news about Manggu Mountain speculated: "This should be the soldiers recruited by Jiang Baihu from Manggu Mountain from the camp in the mountains." ”

"Recruit Luchuan people as soldiers? He's not afraid of going wrong? ”

"The people of Luchuan are not monolithic, although this Mengyang is a big city in Luchuan, but it is not their hometown or origin, and the people here do not deal with the main force of the Luchuan forces," this person knows a lot about the affairs of Manggu Mountain because of his duty position.

"The Luchuan forces don't have much mercy to the residents in the Mengyang area, as long as they are disobedient and merciless, the obedient villages are mainly looted, and they don't have much affection for the Luchuan forces."

A young guard retorted: "I don't know if the people of Luchuan in the Mengyang area and the Luchuan army will deal with it, but it is true that they don't deal with us, the good thing is that they don't interact with each other, and some people will sneak attack the military camps we are stationed in various places, how can they be recruited to be soldiers or contribute to be people's husbands?" ”

"So this is Jiang Baihu's ability, he can envelop the people of Luchuan and use it for him. If you have this ability, the commander will also recommend you to be a hundred households, this battle has been fought for a year, and the armies have suffered heavy casualties, and there are vacant positions everywhere. Someone responded.

"Hundred? I see that he has so many people, I'm afraid he won't have to do a thousand households again. ”

"Luchuan is dangerous, he can organize so many soldiers, and he is also worthy of the ability of thousands of households."

In the midst of the heated discussion among the soldiers, the vanguard of Mang Castle finally arrived in front of the city gate, the first person was Wang Zhen, who was born in cavalry, in addition to serving as the regimental superintendent, he was also the temporary commander of the cavalry team.