Since Chen Cheng defeated the infantry left by the enemy, he led his army north and attacked the enemy cavalry at the gate of the arsenal.

When Ji Ling and Yang Hong rushed to the door of the arsenal, Yang Hong stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "On the order of the general, I ordered us to strengthen the defense of the arsenal, please open the door quickly!" ”

On the pier platform outside the arsenal, Wei Li asked Yan Zhong beside him in a low voice, "What should I do?" They said that they came on the order of the general, do you want to check the official defense seal? ”

Yan Zhong smiled and said, "He said that the order of the general is the order of the general?" I also said I was a lieutenant. Why don't you ask him, which general is on the order, where did he enter, or Dong Zhong? ”

Wei Li was not stupid, he laughed twice, ordered the soldiers under his command to be on guard, and then poked his head out and said, "Which general are you acting on?" ”

Is there any other general? Yang Hong immediately felt that the situation was not good, and looked back at Ji Ling and said, "Prepare to attack!" ”

He controlled the war horse and walked a few steps to the side, and said in a loud voice: "Naturally, it is on the orders of General He Jin!" ”

With that, he pulled the reins, turned and ran to the rear. Ji Ling waved his lance and shouted, "Attack!" ”

The cavalrymen immediately took off their weapons and rushed forward. The defense facilities of the Han Dynasty city are different from those of later generations, that is, there are many piers in the city. The piers are generally about two meters above the ground, and they are considered to be small simplified versions of the city walls. On the pier platform, seeing that the army of unknown origin on the opposite side launched a charge, Wei Li gave an order, the sound of bangzi, and the arrows rained down, shooting Ji Lingbu on his back.

Cavalry naturally has an advantage over infantry, but that refers to field battles. Now that the Yue cavalry had occupied a favorable position, condescendingly suppressed with a bow and crossbow, Ji Ling had no choice but to shout loudly and let the cavalry retreat. In this way, dozens of men and horses were shot, but fortunately, the cavalry moved fast enough, and many people were wounded, but not many people were killed.

On the passage between the two piers, the corpses of more than a dozen people and horses fell. After Ji Ling withdrew, he found that he had been hit by an arrow, he pulled the arrow off and asked, "What should I do now?" Do you want to dismount and fight? ”

Yang Hong looked at the gate of the arsenal on the other side of the road and sighed: "The defenders' arrows just now were so numerous and accurate, we can't capture the arsenal with our people." Let's just go back and kill that Chen Cheng. ”

There is no way for cavalry to storm a city, even if it is only a simplified version. He just asked Ji Ling to lead his troops to rush, just to scare the defenders in the arsenal, hoping that the other party would surrender without a fight. But since the opposite side doesn't eat this set, then you can only use the upper meter.

Ji Ling smiled and said, "Okay, then let's put these miscellaneous horses first, and then come to deal with them when it is dawn." ”

With that, he took some time to gather his subordinates, and after the whole team was finished, he ran towards the way he came. As soon as he ran out, on the opposite street, the sound of horses' hooves also exploded, and someone shouted: "Disperse, prepare to meet the enemy!" ”

Ji Ling's heart was shocked, wasn't this the voice of Chen Cheng, who claimed to be a hussar general? He didn't have time to think about it, and shouted wildly: "Rush with me!" ”

With that, he slapped the war horse under his crotch hard, raised the horse lance and rushed over. The arrows kept coming head-on, and there were several screams behind him, but he didn't dare to slow down, so he could only grit his teeth and rush forward. The galloping war horse raised its speed to the highest, and Ji Ling shouted wildly, lifted the horse lance and stabbed a Yue rider who couldn't dodge.

With the speed of the horse, the sharp blade of the lance pierced through the iron armor on the opponent's body, tearing apart along with the flesh inside. In the screams, Ji Ling had already broken through the enemy's battle formation. However, when he reined in his mount and turned around, he saw the enemy, with his skill, scattering to both sides, and then shooting down his cavalry one by one with his bow and arrow.

Can cavalry still be used like this?

As the most relied on general under Yuan Shu, Ji Ling is certainly not a person who does not know soldiers. But Yue Cai's fighting style and fighting style still surprised him greatly.

"This is the Yue Cavalry Battalion, one of the five battalions of the Northern Army!"

He made such a feeling, but there was no good way to deal with the enemy. Enemies can shoot back and forth, whether it is riding or archery, or weapons and horses are above their own army. Although the number of enemies is smaller, the strength of the combat strength is not determined by the number of people.

Without the advantage of three times the strength, he didn't want to fight such an enemy.

Ji Ling saw that he couldn't do anything, so he took the cavalry and went directly to the south. After disengaging from the Yue cavalry, he soon saw the corpses of his infantry strewn all over the place, and he couldn't help but be angry, so he shouted loudly to gather the rout, and at the same time asked the soldiers to set fire to the houses and markets on both sides of the road, and looted along with it.

Yuan Shu himself is lawless, and the generals and soldiers under him are naturally well-learned. The soldiers and horses brought out by Ji Ling were not weak in combat effectiveness, and they were even better at robbing, and soon cut down a large number of local residents, and the soldiers were full of robberies, and the morale that was low because of the defeat recovered somewhat.

The soldiers who had just broken up joined in, as if they were three points more courageous than they had been in battle.

Yang Hong looked at the generals and soldiers who were shot into hedgehogs in the center of the road with pity, shook his head, beat his horse to Ji Ling's side, and said loudly: "General, let's put away the soldiers and horses, the lord's side is the time to use people." ”

Ji Ling raised a lance in his hand and picked up a man who resisted with a ring-headed knife, and laughed when he looked at the other party struggling on the lance. Yang Hong shouted a few times, and Ji Ling said disapprehantly: "It's not like this time." ”

Chen Cheng controlled the war horse to the front of the arsenal and shouted loudly: "Open the door!" ”

This time, the heavy door was pushed open, revealing rows of neatly arranged wooden shelves and boxes inside. The warehouse, which is nearly 200 meters long from east to west and about 24 meters wide from north to south, is filled with all kinds of weapons and equipment. Glittering spears, well-maintained armor, unwound bows and crossbows....... Countless weapons and armor were placed there, showing a wordless power.

This is still just one of the arsenals, and there are seven of the same warehouses here, stockpiled hundreds of thousands of swords, guns, halberds, bows, crossbows, and armor. There are more than a thousand soldiers stationed here all year round, and the rammed earth walls are built around it, and if you don't come here with the holy decree, you really can't beat this kind of fortress with the six hundred horsemen brought by Wei Li.

One step faster, one step at a time. Fortunately, someone was sent to take down the arsenal as soon as possible, otherwise there would have been a headache.

Chen Cheng smelled the smell of leather and tung oil in the warehouse, and looked at the full amount of weapons and equipment, even if he was well-informed, he couldn't help but be in a trance for a moment. At this time, there was a sentence in his mind that kept echoing:

"All dynasties are weak, and the only Han is strong!"

With such a huge amount of armament, plus the grain and grass stored in Taicang next door, just relying on these things can knock the world down again, right? But then he put this idea behind him, and the Han Dynasty did not fall because of the weakening of force. It's good to have these things, of course, but only people are the key to winning or losing.

Yan Zhong rushed over and said, "Why did the prince come over?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "The chaotic army is rampant in the city, and the road is not quiet, so I can rest assured that I will personally bring people over." ”

He turned his head and said to Yan Zhong, "You have done a good job, but what are the casualties?" ”

Yan Zhong smiled and said, "There is a holy purpose, who dares to disobey?" ”

He said it lightly, but the actual process was thrilling, but he wasn't the kind of person who likes to talk about his own merits, so he didn't say it.

"Prince, although this place is controlled by us, but the people's hearts are undecided, please send a reward to the prince, so that the defenders can be used by me."

Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "I also want to give a reward, but I don't have much money in my hand." If it were evenly divided, everyone wouldn't get much. If they are treated differently, they may even arouse the dissatisfaction of the soldiers. ”

A strange smile appeared on Yan Zhong's face, "Who said that you want to let the prince pay?" Here........"

He pointed inside and said, "............ In addition to weapons and armor, there are countless five and a half taels here, I have roughly checked before, and even the coins from Wang Mang's time are available, and there are countless cloth tiles in the inner place. ”

Yan Zhong looked at Chen Cheng eagerly and said, "If you use them well, these things are enough to be worth tens of thousands of troops!" ”

Chen Cheng blurted out: "Isn't this an arsenal?" How can there be so much money? ”

Yan Zhong smiled: "It doesn't matter how he came here? Now the greatest wealth of the imperial court is in the hands of the princes, as long as they are willing to spend money, are they still afraid that they will not be able to find heroes who are afraid of poverty and death? ”

Chen Cheng's breathing also became a little shorter, he calmed the excitement in his heart, patted Yan Zhong's shoulder, and said, "Sir's words are enough to be worth thousands of troops." I have Bodao, like a tiger with wings! ”

He said to Yan Zhong: "The situation is urgent now, if you have any ideas, just do it, don't ask me!" ”

Yan Zhong said: "Then please return to the palace immediately, the queen mother and the queen and the two princes are fundamental, if there is a loss over there, even if we have ten times more weapons, money and food, we will still be beaten into national thieves." ”

Chen Cheng immediately asked the soldiers to take out the boxes full of coins, and promised loudly in the open space in the arsenal: "Each person can get 10,000 yuan, and for every additional day, add 5,000!" Double the wounded, five times the battle dead! ”

It's not your own money anyway, just spend it!

The soldiers immediately cheered, and both the Yue cavalry and the original defenders were in high spirits. Chen Cheng pulled Yan Zhong over and said, "The sky is about to dawn, you watch here, I'll take someone back to the palace first." ”

Yan Zhong smiled at the corner of his eyes and said, "Prince, please rest assured, as long as I, Yan Bodao, am still here, this is the peace of Mount Tai!" ”

Chen Cheng talked with Wei Li and the other officers again, encouraged them well, and said some words of comfort before leading the cavalry to the palace. This time they didn't go the way they came, but went to the North Palace first. When Zhao Zhong heard that Chen Cheng had returned, he was shocked in his heart, and when he hurriedly led someone over, he saw Chen Cheng throwing coins.

His cart was not loaded with swords and armor, but was full of cartloads of coins.

After Zhao Zhong heard Chen Cheng say where the money came from, he said distressedly: "Julu Hou, this is all prepared by His Majesty for the pacification of Xiliang, you will be rewarded like this, what can you do in the future?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "In the long run, we are all going to die. ”

Zhao Zhong was stunned, Chen Cheng puffed out his eyes and shouted: "Now that this level is almost over, where can I take care of the future?" ”