Even if you think about it with your toes, you can guess that this move was done by the officials and soldiers, but what can you do if you guess it, can you give up Muzhou professionally? The reason why Shi Bao is reluctant to give up Muzhou is not that he thinks that he can easily recover Muzhou if he goes back, the core is to take Shi Jintian, you must know that this guy is going to the Red River Valley to rob, if it falls into the hands of the government, then the consequences are unimaginable.

Shi Bao still thought about things simply, that is, Shi Jintian must have succeeded all the way, as long as he got the gold and silver treasures of the Red River Valley, then it didn't matter whether Muzhou recovered it or not.

Fang Baihua didn't think about it so much, she just hoped that Shi Bao would maintain the most basic calmness when facing the official army, and only in this way could she make the most correct judgment.

The reason why Fang Baihua wanted to leave Shi Bao was to put it bluntly, he was still not at ease with this guy, after all, he was the one who transferred his own soldiers from Honghe Town on his front foot, and there was an accident in Honghe Town, followed by an accident in Muzhou, and this accident happened one after another, which had to make this ice and snow smart princess suspicious.

Is it really for the sake of the small Muzhou that the officials and the army have made such a big move? It seemed that he should be staring at the treasure of Qingxi Town, and after this inference, Fang Baihua said that he was unwilling to let Shi Bao go.

Shi Bao knew that there was a treasure in Qingxi Town, and he would definitely be rich and rival the country when he got his hands, but he was not interested, because once he was interested, he would become the enemy of the Holy Father Fang La, and he could only survive in the days when he was hunted down and killed in the future.

After arguing for a long time, Fang Baihua and Shi Bao ceded a step, Shi Bao took 20,000 elite soldiers back to aid Muzhou the next day, and the remaining 15,000 soldiers stayed to assist Fang Baihua in guarding Qingxi Town and ensuring the safety of the treasure of the Holy Father.

Although Shi Bao was very dissatisfied with Fang Baihua's arrangement, who made the family a princess, unless he openly opposed the Holy Father, it must be implemented, this issue is a major issue, and there is absolutely nothing to bargain about.

After Yang Zhi heard the scout's report, he knew that Shi Bao was planted this time, and he immediately sent someone to inform Li Jun to let the navy prepare for battle, only by intercepting it in advance, then Shi Bao would not be able to conquer Muzhou when he arrived in Muzhou, otherwise just with a thousand dragon troops, even if he had great ability, he would not want to resist the attack of 20,000 rebels.

On the official road leading from Qingxi Town to Muzhou, there are two places where ambushes can be set up, the first is at a bend in the Red River, where the river is very wide and the river is deep, and the large ships of a thousand stones are lined up, densely covered with small trebuchets, bed crossbows, bows and arrows, which is definitely a fatal blow to the rebels.

Tong Wei said to Li Jun: "Big brother, this time we are ambushing here, I wonder if Shi Bao will be stupid and fight with us?" ”

"No, and it can't be." Li Jun pointed to the official road in front of him and said: "There is a fatal problem in intercepting the enemy on the river, that is, it can only hit the enemy's morale, carry out long-range strikes, kill and injure a part, and cannot bring substantial damage to the enemy, it is quite good to be able to thwart these 20,000 rebels for half a day, of course, you can ensure one point, if they carry heavy siege equipment, they will not be able to take it away." ”

At this time, 20,000 rebels were killed, and the sailors who were ambushed on both sides of the official road were ready, as long as the rebels arrived at the designated place, then they would directly ignite the fire oil.

At the same time, dozens of trebuchets on the ship began to start, and stones weighing dozens of pounds roared and smashed into the crowd, dozens of people were stoned to death.

It can be said that most of these rebels are mud legs working in the fields, and they have not received any military training before, and when they go to the battlefield, they are only coaxed by many people, and they look crowded and violent, but in fact, their combat effectiveness is extremely low.

In the face of the long-range attack of the trebuchet, this group of rebels suddenly became a nest of porridge and fled in all directions, and the situation was very chaotic. This scene is definitely not something that Shi Bao can control in a short time.

The more chaotic the rebels, the greater the casualties in the face of trebuchet attacks. This was just the beginning, and the trebuchet no longer threw stones, but instead of throwing stones, it threw canisters filled with fire oil, lit them and then threw them out.

The flames were soaring, the men were turning on their backs, the rebels were scurrying like headless flies, the chaos had just been added, and the bed crossbows began to whistle again, with greater lethality and more casualties.

Shi Bao knew that the opponent was on the ship, and it was difficult for his side to organize a strong and effective counterattack, so in this case, he could only quickly organize the team to break through and reduce losses as much as possible.

In fact, this kind of long-range attack is a big thunder and a small raindrop, and the deterrent power for the rebels is very strong, but the lethality is really limited, that is, three or four thousand people were killed and injured at the beginning, and the lethality is getting smaller and smaller later, and it is more to scare the rebels.

After tossing for most of the day, this rebel group managed to avoid long-range attacks, and when the number of people was counted, they lost about seven or eight thousand, of course, a large part of them fled.

The battle was very humiliating, and it can be said that before he found out what was going on, he lost seven or eight thousand brothers in a daze, which annoyed Shi Bao, who knew that in the absence of effective attack weapons, this kind of defeat was inevitable, and he could only urge the soldiers to speed up.

This rebel army was like a lost dog, and when they advanced, the whole team dragged and dragged for more than ten miles, and there was no organizational discipline in the first place, and the defeat made it even more chaotic.

Shi Bao has always wanted to fight for military discipline, but he lacks the salary and means to manage the army, so he has no good way to deal with the chaos of the team.

The team stretched for more than ten miles, which indicated that it was normal to be attacked by a sneak attack, and when the front troops were still more than ten miles away from Muzhou, the center of the team was attacked by a cavalry.

This is a cavalry team of two hundred people, this is also the only cavalry in Pan Qi's hands directly lent to Yang Zhi, this team of troops quickly attacked the rebels, bows and arrows continued to shoot at the rebels, and when the rebels reacted, the cavalry roared away, leaving only the messy rebels.

When Shi Bao at the back hadn't figured out what was going on, the cavalry that had sneaked up in front had already disappeared without a trace, which made him very annoyed, but there was no way that there were only a dozen or so horses in the whole army, and there was no cavalry at all.

The bad thing is still to come, just when Shibaowo was on fire, the front of the team was intercepted, and the official army blocked the official road, blocking the advance of the righteous army with stormy arrows.

After hearing that he was blocked, Shi Bao couldn't help but be furious, and he ordered the whole army to attack and teach the officers and soldiers a hard lesson.

Yang Zhi personally led the army to block the attack in front, relying on a good bow and hard arrows, and strongly suppressed the rebels at the beginning, shooting wave after wave. It was at this time that the cavalry went around the back of the rebels and made a sneak attack.

When Shi Bao led the army to attack, the official army had already disappeared without a trace, and at this time, the number of people was counted, and it turned out that there were less than 10,000 left, which was equivalent to saying that it had not yet reached Muzhou, and the loss had exceeded 10,000.

By the time the rebels arrived in Muzhou, it was already getting dark, and it was obviously not suitable for attacking the city, so in desperation, Shi Bao had no choice but to order to set up camp and prepare to attack the next day.

Yang Zhi led the army five miles behind Muzhou City, and it was no more than twenty miles away from Shi Bao's barracks, and it was obvious that this distance was the most suitable for launching a sneak attack.

The rebels are not suitable for night fighting, and the official army is not much stronger, but the Long Xiang army is suitable for night fighting, which is directly related to Liu Zhenglong's increase in the number of soldiers to eat fruits, vegetables, and animal livers after he went to Xiaohuanggang, of course, he also personally practiced night battles.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Yang Zhi led the army into Muzhou City, while Yan Shun, Bai Sheng, Yu Baosi, Jiao Ting, Mu Hong and others went out of the city overnight, this time to attack the enemy camp at night.

Attacking the enemy camp at night, it is obvious that the most suitable thing to bring is Bai Sheng, this guy has no ball skills, but he has a pair of night eyes, and he sees things at night and during the day.

Only at this time did I know how poor the rebels were, and when they set up camp, they did not even have defensive measures such as horse stakes, antlers, horse pits, and tripping ropes. Of course, on the one hand, the rebels lacked strategic materials, and on the other hand, Shi Bao was a little careless, and he didn't pay attention to the defenders of Muzhou City at all.

Bai Sheng took the scouts to inspect the enemy camp, and at first he was startled, thinking that he was dazzled, the rebels had almost no defense, only sparse patrol posts, and the gap was very large, and there was no atmosphere of a big war at all.

Could it be a fraud? At first, Bai Sheng was still full of skepticism, he took the scout head Wang Wei quietly into the rebel barracks, and after inspecting half a circle, he was sure that there was no ambush, so he ran back to report the news.

Bao Xu, the deputy commander of the Long Xiang Army, made a quick decision and asked everyone to infiltrate the enemy camp from the east, west, south, and three directions.

This group of rebels hurried early in the morning, and they were attacked one after another, and they were already sleepy and tired, and they fell asleep early one by one, when suddenly they saw the flames rushing to the sky, and there were shouts of killing everywhere, and the whole barracks became a nest of porridge.

In the night battle, the rebels were extremely uncomfortable, and when they were attacked, they were even more panicked, and they could not form an effective defense at all. This is the most lethal point of the rebels, for the necessary means to deal with the crisis, in the face of the enemy's night attack there is no good response.

There were officers and troops on three sides, fire on three sides, it was clear that there was only one direction of safety, and the timid rebels began to run towards the north, and this trend became more and more serious, almost to the point that it was difficult to suppress.

It was not until dawn that the rebels' camp gradually stabilized, but there were less than 6,000 men left, and it seemed that too many had escaped overnight.