Ten days later, Maoyang Town, Pingyi County.

Chen Jianhu took his 5,000 men and horses to wander around Maoyang Town for several days, and cleaned up several prefectures and counties where the surrounding industries of Yushan Town were concentrated, and did not encounter any obstacles at all.

At the same time, for the sake of safety, Chen Jianhu deliberately sent someone to meet Chen Gongshan's department, deliver news to Chen Gongshan, and let his acceleration department rush to converge.

"As long as our two armies converge and the 10,000 army stops here, we won't be afraid of that Yushan Town playing tricks!"

In Chen Jianhu's consciousness, the combat power of 10,000 horses is extremely powerful, even if the official army comes, he can have the strength to fight, let alone a strong force like Yushan Town.

"Although it is said that the Yushan Town Guards are very strong, it is impossible to compare with the official army!"

Thinking of this, Chen Jianhu put his mind at ease and waited quietly in Maoyang Town for Chen Gongshan to lead his troops to come.

After another two days, Chen Jianhu still didn't wait for Chen Gongshan's subordinates to come, and muttered again in his heart.

"It stands to reason that the two of us are only three or two days away from getting together, how can there be no news now, could it be that something is delayed on the way?"

Thinking of this, Chen Jianhu was even more relieved, so he sent someone to deliver the news again.

But he didn't wait long, and the subordinates who went to deliver the news ran back in a panic and said loudly: "Chen Shuai! The men and horses of Yushan Town are here! ”

Chen Jianhu couldn't help but jump in his heart when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "How many people are here?" ”

"More than 2,000 people! All of them are firecrackers! ”

Chen Jianhu was immediately startled when he heard this, he never expected that the rumors would be true, and the Yushan Town Guards were really fully equipped with firearms!

"It's broken!"

Chen Jianhu hurriedly shouted: "All the horses have entered Maoyang Town to defend!" Send someone to urge reinforcements again! ”

When the subordinate heard this, he immediately ran out, and Chen Jianhu also called a team of guards and came to the edge of Maoyang Town.

Maoyang Town is different from Zhangqiu Town and Anyang Town, it is a town without a wall, but a half-human high horse wall is built around the town, which can be said to be an undefended place.

At this time, Chen Jianhu's 5,000 men and horses entered and occupied this place, and immediately expelled all the residents and people in the town, and concentrated all the money and food in the town, so that they could be ready to withdraw at any time.

Chen Jianhu looked at the smoke and dust that had risen in the distance, and it seemed that a deafening explosion had sounded in his ears, and he seemed to have seen the scene of his men and horses being killed and wounded!

"No! I was also killed in the sea of corpses and blood, but I am not scared, now I have the advantage of troops, and I also have the support of my brother's 5,000 men and horses, even if the people and horses in Yushan Town have firearms, this battle is promising! ”

cheered himself up, Chen Jianhu was also fighting in his heart, so he seized the time to deploy the defense of his men.

Chen Jianhu divided the 5,000 men into five teams, leaving one team in the east, west, south, and north to garrison, with 1,000 men in each team; Chen Jianhu himself left a team of 1,000 men and horses to garrison in the center of Maoyang Town, occupying a courtyard and house in the center of the town, ready to rely on the favorable terrain to wait for help when he had to do so!

Time flies, and when Chen Jianhu has just finished deploying, the young men of Hu Dexing's department, who had been killed all the way, had already come to the north of Maoyang Town and began to assemble in formation.

Hu Dexing took Sun Xu, Meng Fanchen and other generals to the front of the formation, looked at Maoyang Town in the distance, and saw that behind a half-human high horse barrier wall were densely packed with human figures, those enemies were all big knives and spears, and a very few people were carrying double inserts, and the number would not exceed a hundred.

Sun Xu said: "Boss, this person who leads the troops is probably also a half-ass, thinking of using the terrain of Maoyang Town to defend and offset the advantage of our firearms. But he didn't want to think about it, he had the advantage of troops, but now he was lying in the town waiting to be beaten, and I think the enemy's morale must have dropped significantly! ”

Meng Fanchen also said: "According to the information provided by Minister Liu, the enemy has 5,000 men, and if the two sides really set up a position to fight, we will really have some pressure." But now that the enemy is allowed to retreat like this, we will have no pressure at all, and we should practice shooting targets! ”

Hu Dexing listened to the discussion of the two and said: "Although we have the chance to win this battle, we must also be cautious and not underestimate the enemy!" ”

"Yes!"

After speaking, Hu Dexing saw that the men and horses under his command had been lined up, and among the more than 2,000 young and strong men, the four sentinels and birds formed a large horizontal formation in four rows, which had been filled and could be shot at any time.

The mine-throwers of a sentry force and the long knife men of a total army also formed a phalanx, waiting for Hu Dexing's orders at any time.

And the horse team of a sentry force was divided into two teams and protected the two wings of the large horizontal formation!

This kind of formation is a code of conduct set by Liu Juntao, and it is improved according to the experience of the army in later generations, and in the face of the opponents that the escort team can encounter today, as long as the difference in strength is not too great, it can be invincible!

At this time, Hu Dexing saw that everything was ready, and Sun Xu, Meng Fanchen and other generals also returned to their posts, ready to lead their troops to fight fiercely, so they shouted: "Drum!" Go to war! ”

More than 100 young men of the baggage department who accompanied the army immediately beat the war drums, and the passionate war drums suddenly spread throughout the battlefield, and the morale of the young men and women of Hu Dexing's department was greatly boosted.

In an instant, more than 2,000 guards all sang loudly, and even generals such as Hu Dexing, Sun Xu, and Meng Fanchen were all singing loudly.

"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying, Weijia is returning to his hometown, and the warriors are guarding the Quartet!"

This gale song is one of the military songs of the Yushan Town Guards set by Liu Juntao, although there are only three short verses, but more than 2,000 young people sang in unison, and a breath of the most rigid and yang came to the face, making people feel enthusiastic and high-spirited!

In Maoyang Town, the men and horses of Chen Jianhu's subordinates stationed in the north heard the battle song of the young and strong guards of Yushan Town, and their hearts were horrified.

Seeing this, the leader felt that the situation was not good, and immediately sent someone to report to Chen Jianhu, so as to explain the situation here, and urge Chen Jianhu to ask for reinforcements.

After Chen Jianhu received the news, he was also shocked in his heart, knowing that he had to support the north, otherwise the 1,000 men and horses in the north would not be able to resist the attack of the Yushan Town escort at all.

However, Chen Jianhu also knew that the men and horses of the other three sides could not be easily mobilized, otherwise the horse team of the Yushan Town Escort Team would rush in from any of the other three sides, and he would not even have time to cry!

At this time, Chen Jianhu knew in his heart that the only one who could mobilize and support the north was a thousand men and horses in his own hands!

"Assemble all of you at once and go north!"

Chen Jianhu did not hesitate for a moment, and immediately set off with a thousand men and horses around him, and rushed to the north after a while.

At this time, Chen Jianhu also kept an eye on it, and divided the 1,000 reinforcements he brought into two teams, one team of 500 people.

One of the teams was all incorporated into the defenders behind the horse wall, and the remaining team of 500 people was left by Chen Jianhu's side, known as "Reserve Force", which was actually Chen Jianhu's backhand to save his life!

After Chen Jianhu finished deploying, he looked at Hu Dexing's troops outside, and saw that although the number of Yushan Town guards in the distance was only more than 2,000 people, the soldiers were in full swing, and they looked like elite soldiers who had been trained rigorously.

Moreover, the young and strong guards are all covered with a layer of two-crotch armor and a layer of cotton armor, which is full of protection. The black and shiny orthodox nine-year-old bird gun in the hands of the young guards is even more attention-grabbing, which makes Chen Jianhu have his heart broken!

Originally, Chen Jianhu just thought that the Yushan Town Guards were equipped with a large number of firearms, and most of the young and strong should still use broadswords, spears and other blades, but he didn't want everyone in the Yushan Town Guards to be firecrackers!

In this case, how can this battle be fought?

At this time, Chen Jianhu was extremely desperate in his heart, and he couldn't give birth to any resistance, and the word "escape" kept flashing in his mind.

Suddenly, the war drums of the Yushan Town guards in the distance became excited, and the battle songs of more than 2,000 guards came to an abrupt end, replaced by the sound of "Wan Sheng" chanting like a sea of mountains!

Seeing this, Chen Jianhu immediately screamed: "Hold here for me!" Those who retreat will not be forgiven! Kill me! ”

In the distance, the large horizontal formation of Yushan Town began to advance slowly with the beat of the drums, and a sentry thunderbolt was like a sharp arrow, taking the lead in rushing towards the horse barrier wall north of Maoyang Town.

The Great War has begun!