Volume 1 The East China Sea Dilemma Chapter 66 The Situation of Hancheng
Hancheng is the middle of the three cities occupied by Nangong Sui, and there are not many people in this city itself, and since Nangong Que has looted in Hancheng, except for some people who have settled down in the city, most of the rural civilians who work in Hancheng have fled back to the countryside.
And there were not many troops stationed in Hakojo, only more than 1,000 people.
The commander of Hancheng, Jiang Minghe, was a native of Hancheng, although his surname was Jiang, and he was also a branch of the Jiang clan in the East China Sea thousands of years ago.
But he is a lowly status, and his status has not risen because the Jiang family has become the royal family of the East China Sea. Of course, he was not loyal to the East China Sea royal family, otherwise he would not have surrendered so easily when Nangong Sui attacked Hancheng.
Hancheng itself has 3,000 soldiers, and a small city will generally only garrison 800 to 1,000 soldiers, but after all, Hancheng is close to the border between North Mongolia and is not far away, so it is reasonable to arrange 3,000 soldiers.
Since Nangong Sui took Hancheng, all these 3,000 soldiers were transferred and he was given 1,000 new soldiers, mainly to defend against bandits and capture spies in the East China Sea.
On this day, the hour had passed, and he came to the barracks slowly.
Generally speaking, he must come to the barracks at the time of the day, because the training of the sergeant begins at the time of the day, and as the general of a city, he must appear to point out.
It's just that he didn't take it seriously at all, there were few people in Hancheng, there were not many officials, and there was no oil and water. It's also not a very important geographical location, and no one will pay attention here.
Except for the days when he was more diligent when he was captured by Nangong Sui, he was really not in the mood to practice these recruits, and then he simply coped with things, and everything in the barracks was handed over to his deputy general Wu Boyi.
"General! You're here! As soon as Wu Bo saw Jiang Minghe come to the camp, he greeted him with a flattering smile and served him a pot of tea.
"Hmmm! How are the little ones doing today? He asked lazily as he picked up his tea.
"Don't worry, General! I've urged them to practice more, and now I've been practicing for half an hour, and now I'm walking in the school field! Wu Boyi said with a smile on his face.
"Hmm!" Jiang Minghe nodded, took a sip of tea, felt that it was a little strong, frowned and said, "It's too strong!" ”
Then he threw the teacup on the table, indicating that he was very dissatisfied.
"Then the subordinate will change the pot for you immediately!" Wu Boyi said in a panic.
"Report!" At this moment, a soldier outside the camp gate shouted and rushed into the camp tent. Jiang Minghe recognized this soldier as a commander under the lieutenant general Thunder who was stationed at the city wall.
He frowned, secretly dissatisfied with the thunder in his heart.
Lei Ting used to be the guard of Hancheng, and he was also a branch family of the Lei family in Linzi City, because the ancestor of the main family, Lei Xuan, had assisted the royal family of the East China Sea, and the official worshiped General Lin Wei, and became the nobles of the East China Sea, so the Lei family of Hancheng was also a nobleman.
Thunder is upright and straightforward, and in this way, he has offended many people.
Because of the protection of the Linzi Lei family, there was no retribution in Hancheng.
When Nangong Sui captured Hancheng, he did not surrender immediately, and he was forced to surrender by arresting his family.
Nangong Sui naturally would not let this person who was forced to surrender continue to serve as the guard general of Hancheng, which made Jiang Minghe cheaper.
It's just that the Thunder Army is strictly disciplined, and there are still fifty loyal people under him, who have disobeyed Jiang Minghe's orders many times in the barracks, so that he often can't get off the stage.
So Jiang Minghe sent Thunder to guard the city wall, and without Thunder in the barracks, his life would be as comfortable as he wanted.
"Presumptuous! How can the Lord trespass into the tent without being told? Someone! Pull him out and rebuke him twenty! Wu Boyi glared angrily at the chief who broke in, and said sharply.
Immediately the soldiers entered the tent and were about to pull the chief out.
"General Jiang! I have an emergency military situation! The chief was restrained by the soldiers, and hurriedly said loudly, "An unidentified army suddenly came from outside Hancheng, about eight or nine thousand people!" The marching formations are all about attacking Hakagi! Please also ask the general to give an order as soon as possible and send troops to defend the city! ”
"What?" Jiang Minghe stood up suddenly, waved his hand to the two soldiers, and motioned for them to go down first.
The two soldiers put down the messenger and left the tent.
"Nonsense! How could there be enemy troops in Hakojo? General Lu's 25,000 people are stationed in the Huayin Mountain Canyon, and one man is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open! How could an army still be able to reach Hakojo? Xu is thunderous and clumsy, admit his mistake, right? Wu Boyi said sharply.
"Listen to him!" Jiang Minghe didn't question it like Wu Boyi, he was not a straw bag, he had been under Thunder for so long, what kind of character Thunder was, and what his ability was, he couldn't have been clearer, if it wasn't for the real enemy attack, he would never have sent people to the camp.
Since Thunder judged that it was an enemy army, it must be an enemy army! But who is this enemy army and where did it come from?
"General! Enemy forces indeed! Nash knelt on the ground and said very firmly.
"Has Thunder found out who the enemy is?"
"Judging from the outfit of the enemy, it should be Yu Lin Wei!"
"Yu Lin Wei?" Jiang Minghe frowned, he still knew the army in the East China Sea very well, in addition to the Minzhou army, it was the strongest Yulinwei stationed outside Linzi City. It's just that at that time, the king of the East China Sea sent 20,000 Yu Lin Wei to quell the rebellion, but he disappeared in Yong'an Town, and then suddenly announced that he had surrendered to Suiguo, and Yu Lin Wei was greatly injured.
Half a month ago, Jiang Wei, the great prince of the East China Sea, led 5,000 Lin Wei, who also followed in the footsteps of those 20,000 Lin Wei, and disappeared in Yong'an Town.
So, what is the origin of this Yulinwei who suddenly appeared under Hancheng?
It is definitely impossible for Yulinwei outside Linzi City to fly over, after all, General Lu Ping is guarding the Huayin Mountain Canyon. Then there are only two possibilities left, one is that some of the original 20,000 Yu Linwei who surrendered rebelled against Suiguo, and the other possibility is that the eldest prince Jiang Fu, who disappeared for half a month!
If it is the first possibility, it is fine, after all, the army that surrenders and rebels, as long as it uses stratagem, can destroy morale and have the possibility of victory.
If it's ginger, then it's troublesome!
Jiang Yuqi is a person, he knows something, not only resourceful, but also brave and strategic. The most terrifying thing is that his prestige is very high among Yu Lin Wei.
Whatever the case, he had to gather his soldiers at once and rush to the city walls.
At present, there are only one hundred and fifty soldiers on the top of Hakonjo, which can completely withstand the round of enemy charges.
"Wu Boyi! Pass me on the order! All the soldiers of the barracks, immediately assemble and rush to the city wall! ”
When Jiang Minghe came to the city wall, looking at the dense army under the city, he almost fainted.
Not only did he have Yu Linwei, but he also saw an army under the banner of "Wei"!
In the border of the East China Sea, who doesn't know about the Minzhou army of the Wei family?
His heart is like ashes, this is the end!
The two armies under the city tower are obviously the 5,000-feather Lin Wei led by Jiang Fu, and the Minzhou army of Wei Zhang!
And voila! Is this a human thing? You let me have a thousand recruits to fight against your more than 8,000 elites?
And in the army under the city, Wei Zhang looked puzzled, they had been coming to Hancheng for half an hour, and the army had already been reorganized, he didn't know why Jiang Cheng hadn't ordered the siege of the city.
In his eyes, there were only more than a thousand soldiers on the walls of Hancheng, and even if they still hid ambush troops, there were only 2,000 at most.
If you want to capture Hancheng, it's not just a matter of hand?
"Li Chuan."
"The subordinates are here, what do you command?" Li Chuan stepped forward and asked.
"You go and ask Your Highness, why don't you attack the city yet?"
Li Chuan left in response and came back after a while, and then told him that Jiang Chuan's original words were, "Wait." ”
Wait? What are you waiting for? Wait for Hancheng to ask for help?
At this time, at the north gate of Hancheng, a team of more than ten people rode out on horses.
Jiang Minghe knew that he had no chance of winning, so he could only stick to it and send someone to Jishui County for help.
He personally released the people who asked for help out of the city, and watched them gallop in the direction of Jishui County on horseback.
Suddenly, he heard a "crackling" sound, and the dozen or so soldiers who had asked for help all fell from their horses and wailed in pain on the ground.
On the east side, about eighty paces, was a squad of 100 people, dressed in strange leather armor and holding a wooden stick in their hands, led by a man in a white shawl, also holding a wooden stick in his hand.
"What's going on?" Jiang Minghe was shocked for a while, the people sent to ask for help were very good, were they attacked by the hundred-person team?
Damn it! What kind of weapon is that?
Immediately afterward, he saw those people raise the wooden stick to a position parallel to his line of sight, and there were a few crisp sounds of "bang", and a spark flashed from the front end of the wooden stick, and the soldiers who were originally asking for help suddenly fell to the ground, and there was no movement again!
"What the hell is this?" Jiang Minghe also thought that these people were deliberately ambushed to prevent him from sending people to Jishui County for help, so he arranged some people with good skills, even if they couldn't escape all, but as long as one or two could escape to Jishui County, it was good.
But he never expected that people would not give this opportunity at all. Seventy or eighty steps away, you can take the lives of more than ten of them!
Even if it's a hundred archers, one or two of these soldiers can escape!
Should we continue to send people for help? And who should be sent?
Suddenly, he thought of the thunder that was still at the south gate, and suddenly had a thought in his heart.
Thunder's martial arts are so strong, let him break through and ask for help, even if he doesn't succeed, it's him who dies, not himself.
When the time comes, it really won't work, so surrender, what's the big deal?
"Wu Boyi! Go and call the Thunder! He said to the lieutenant general beside him, and just finished speaking, but he thought about it carefully and said, "Forget it, I'll go over in person." ”
And under the north city gate, the team of 100 people was the musket team led by Xu Xiang.
Looking at the closed city gate, Xu Xiang said to Jiang Shenyu beside him: "Shenyu, wait for a cup of tea, if no one tries to break through the siege to draw water for help, you can send a signal to the eldest brother to attack the city!" ”
Jiang Shenyu nodded, and asked again with a puzzled face: "We have eight thousand people, why don't we attack the city directly and catch them off guard." On the contrary, he still has to Chen Bingcheng, why wait so long? ”
Xu Xiang smiled slightly, "Have you ever heard of attacking the heart?" ”