"Quick, the army is speeding up!"

"Don't be lazy!"

"After capturing Danyang County, Ben Shizi... No, this prince has allowed you to plunder the county town of Danyang for three days and reward the army. ”

Xiang Xian's face was flushed with excitement, riding on a tall horse, waving a whip, desperately urging his lieutenants and soldiers to rush to Danyang County.

He led 1,000 cavalry, 2,000 elite infantry and 7,000 miscellaneous troops of Wu State, a total of 10,000 troops, bypassing Wanling City, the capital of Danyang County, and went straight to Danyang County.

Wanling City is too guarded Xie Anran's troops are embarrassed, and he is trapped in Wanling City at this time, waiting to be killed, and he does not dare to go out of the city to stop his 10,000 troops.

Because the 240,000 huge army of Wu is on the way, heading straight to Wanling City. Xie Anran himself is difficult to protect, of course, he does not have the extra troops to intercept Xiang Xian.

Danyang County has fewer troops.

Xiang Xian wanted to capture Danyang County in one fell swoop and win the first credit for this rebellion.

I heard that the iron weapons in Danyang County are very famous, grab some high-quality weapons, and then go to Wanling City to meet my father.

...

Danyang City Head.

A soldier on the lookout saw a cloud of smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and it seemed that a large group of soldiers and horses were coming towards the county seat, holding a pair of binoculars in his hand, looking into the distance.

"What's that?"

The soldier was astonished.

"Could it be the army of the imperial court?"

The soldier next to him asked.

"It's not like ah, it seems to be...'Wu' banner. Not good, it's the army of the rebel King Wu. The rebels have come to Danyang County. Quick, close the gates and ring the alarm bells! ”

The soldier finally saw it clearly, and was shocked.

Bell ~ Bell ~ Bell ~!

A bell rang at the head of the city.

The gates creaked shut.

The entire Danyang County was suddenly frightened, and the blacksmiths in the streets and alleys poured out of their homes, looking a little flustered.

"King Wu's rebels are coming, brothers, quickly take out your knives and fight with them!"

"That's right! Put on our armor and fight with them! ”

"Our Danyang County, under the leadership of the county lord and the Marquis of Xiao Du, has finally lived a good life, and must not be occupied by these rebels!"

The blacksmiths shouted loudly and ran back to the blacksmith's shop, putting on their carefully crafted armor and bringing the swords hanging on the walls.

Every household in Danyang County is a blacksmith, as long as they are fourteen or fifteen years old, and between fifty or sixty years old, they will build a pair of armor and treasure knives for themselves to serve in the county's military service.

The news of King Wu's rebellion had already spread throughout Danyang County.

It's just that no one expected that Wanling City had not yet fallen, and King Wu's army would appear near Danyang County so soon.

...

Soon, Xiang Xian led this army of 10,000 people to the vicinity of Danyang County.

The city gate of Danyang County has long been closed, and the flag at the head of the city is waving, and it seems that it is prepared.

The army was five miles away and stopped.

"Prince, our army has been on the road for half a day, and the people are sleepy and the horses are tired, so take a break and attack the city again?"

The lieutenant said.

"Good!"

Xiang Xian saw that he would not be able to attack Danyang County for a while, so he ordered: "The army rests in place, cuts down trees to build ladders, and buries pots for cooking!" After resting for two hours, eating and drinking, when the sun went down in the afternoon, he captured Danyang County. Go into town and sleep at night! ”

Cut down trees and build ladders one foot high.

The city walls of Danyang County are very low.

It can be short, but it is also more than a zhang high. The soldiers wanted to climb up with their bare hands, up the ladder, but it was impossible.

and when his head was exposed at the head of the city, he was cut off.

At the very least, you need a ladder one foot high to rush to the top of the city.

At least a few hundred ladders need to be built to be enough.

...

Danyang County.

Low city heads.

A group of small officials such as the county commander Li Gannian, the county lieutenant Zhao Hu, and the warden Jiang Gang were all holding binoculars at the head of the city, looking at the Wu army a few miles away.

Li Kangnian is a civil official, but as a son of the side branch of the Ping Wangfu, he has also read military books and is familiar with the tactics of war.

This Wu army had more than 1,000 cavalry and nearly 2,000 elite infantry, and was well camped and well-trained. The rest of the 7,000 soldiers and horses were quite disorganized, and it was estimated that they were all patchwork miscellaneous soldiers.

In any county, it can't resist this force of soldiers and horses, and this Wu army is definitely not easy to deal with.

It's just that Danyang County is a bit special.

Otherwise, the county commander would have abandoned the city and fled long ago, and would have collapsed without a fight.

"Lord Li, this Wu army is afraid that there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, right? They are burying pots and cooking outside the city, and this is to attack the city after eating? Otherwise, let's run away and flee to Jinling City. They definitely don't dare to fight Jinling City! ”

County Lieutenant Zhao Hu's nervous legs were trembling, and he said.

The biggest battle he has ever fought in his life is to chase a group of dozens of mountain bandits with hundreds of soldiers.

The momentum of these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can not be compared with the mountain bandits.

"Run?"

"How to escape, our belongings are in Danyang City! I still have a few earthen blast furnaces, and if they are taken by the rebels, all my belongings will be gone. ”

"Zhao Hu, pull all the blacksmiths in the city up to defend the city. How many soldiers are available in our county? ”

Li Kangnian asked.

Zhao Hu, the county lieutenant, hurriedly said: "A few days ago, I received the news of King Wu's rebellion, and the thousands of miners in the mine have all withdrawn to the city. In addition, the craftsmen and men in the city, all over the age of fifteen were in armor and with knives, which was enough to gather 6,000 armored soldiers. ”

"Six thousand, the soldiers in our hands are not less!"

Jiang Gang licked his lips and said.

Li Kangnian was silent for a moment.

6,000 armor soldiers!

The soldiers in the county town are all civilians, and they serve for about half a month every year, and they are all miscellaneous soldiers in theory if they practice chopping a little. When they went into battle, they were all messy and there was no formation.

is that the equipment is particularly good, the armor is strong, and the swords are sharp, even surpassing the main elite troops of the Great Chu Dynasty.

Defend the city.... Probably can, right?

Li Kangnian didn't have a bottom in his heart.

At least hold on until my uncle comes to Danyang County. My uncle and the county lord will not give up the industrial base of Danyang County, and will definitely bring people to support.

"Where's the powder gun in the warehouse?"

"There are five thousand powder guns, and that is an order for ten thousand powder guns under the Taiwei Mansion. The new army of the Taiwei Mansion is not ready and has not been sent over. ”

"Take it all out and use it first."

"Yes!"

"By the way, there are hundreds of small steel cannons in the warehouse. Pull all these little steel cannons up to the city! If this city cannot be defended, it will all be taken by the rebels! ”

The Taiwei Mansion has ordered thousands of small steel cannons, but now only hundreds of them have been built, all of which are in the warehouse and have not been pulled away.

"Yes!"

Zhao Hu, the county lieutenant, and Jiang Gang, the warden, immediately each took a team of people to get gunpowder guns and small steel cannons.

Fifty pounds of small steel cannons, a full hundred, were pushed up to the head of Danyang County by the blacksmiths along the ramp.

Almost every blacksmith was lying on his stomach at the head of the city, armed with a pair of armor, a powder gun, and a sword.

Thousands of gunpowder guns, with their black holes exposed, were aimed at the outside of the city.

It's just that the barracks of the Wu army outside the city were several miles away, the range was not enough, and they did not fire.

These muskets and cannons are made by blacksmiths, and after they are finished, they have to check the quality, and they all know how to operate them.

Li Kangnian silently lay on the head of the city, took a telescope, and watched the movement outside the city.

...

The sun was blazing on the earth.

The sun is gradually turning westward.

It was almost afternoon, and it was not so hot.

Wu army tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, full of food and drink, and in the shade of the trees outside Danyang County, rested for two hours, and finally raised enough strength.

Three hundred ladders were made.

In one breath, the Wu army can let three hundred elite foot soldiers rush up the ladder to the head of the city, and the hundreds of soldiers and servants in the county town will definitely not be able to stop it.

"Brothers, storm the city today, and let you plunder it for three days at will. The first general to rush to the city was rewarded with 100 taels of silver, and the first soldier to rush to the city was rewarded with 100 taels of silver. Who will go first? ”

Xiang Xian rode on his war horse, raised his whip, and said with a high-spirited smile.

If you can't kill Xiao Duhou for a while, you can also make him happy by taking his family's fiefdom first.

"Prince, the last general Zhao Chengsheng, is willing to lead a thousand elite infantry as the vanguard and break the city!"

"Okay, General Zhao, attack the city immediately——!"