Chapter 18: The Bloody War (1)
Seeing that the 200 sergeants had already arrived, Zhou Xingfeng knew that Bao Tang would soon understand that he had been deceived, and the dripping offensive was estimated to be launched soon. Instead of waiting for them to fight, it is better to take the initiative yourself.
Zhou Xingfeng immediately reorganized the team and said: "Brothers, rush to Wangjiawan together to kill the Nanping army and rescue my parents, wives and children." General Ma and Pan Touhui immediately came with a large army. Brothers, follow me. Saying that, more than 200 people shouted in unison and rushed to Wangjiawan.
As soon as they rushed out less than 200 meters, they heard the sound of war drums near the left, and the shouts of killing accompanied by the sound of chaotic footsteps rushed from all directions. Zhou Xingfeng was heartbroken, his spear pointed straight into the air, and shouted: "Brothers, the time has come to break the Nanping Army and rescue your relatives, follow me into Wangjiawan." ”
"Kill!"
At that moment, it seemed that thousands of people shouted in unison, shaking the heavens and the earth, in order to save his wife and children, he always died, and he was willing! Under the leadership of Zhou Xingfeng, more than 200 people rushed straight to Wangjiawan without looking back.
At the intersection of the village, rows of sergeants with guns and arrows had already been arranged.
Seeing Zhou Xingfeng and the others rushing over like crazy, a captain behind the sergeant commanded: "Release the arrow, release the arrow quickly." ”
"Whoosh, whoosh."
Rows of arrows rained in volleys, although Zhou Xingfeng had already prepared, a group of Qizhai soldiers holding wooden shields had already been arranged in front, but as soon as they came, the distance was closer, and the power of bows and arrows was great; Second, the wooden shields in the hands of the warriors do not seem to be strong enough. Although there is a wooden shield in front of him, many people still hang the lottery.
Fortunately, the distance is close, and even if you have a bow and arrow, you can shoot a few times!
Zhou Xingfeng held a shield in one hand and a spear in the other. Shouting and rushing forward. After three or five steps, there is a hand-to-hand encounter.
"Kill!" The shouting and killing behind him shook the sky, but Nanping ambushed the soldiers and caught up?
Zhou Xingfeng rushed left and right in front of him, desperately shouting out to the sergeant to rush into Wangjiawan, how could he care about the battle behind. Ma Guangmeng said: Defending the high ground is nine deaths, and rushing into Wangjiawan is nine deaths and one life.
After fighting for a while, Zhou Xingfeng's body was already stained red with blood, and his face was splashed with a lot of blood, and even his dark eyes seemed to have a trace of blood red.
Knowing that there were no reinforcements, Zhou Xingfeng still screamed: "Rush with me." General Ma will come to the rescue immediately. ”
Sometimes strength determines everything, and the end of the world is just a stone's throw away.
The Nanping army on the official road was like an old willow tree under the wind, and it was about to be blown to the ground and uprooted, but at the moment when the wind rested, it returned to its original state. There have been no less than seven or eight rounds of impacts, but they just can't rush in. Zhou Xingfeng was secretly anxious in his heart, and hurriedly looked around, these seven or eight impacts, there were less than eighty soldiers in Qizhai, and the Nanping army around him was more and more surrounded, if it wasn't for the small place and the use of large troops to fight, I am afraid that the casualties of Qizhai would be greater.
Bao Tang stood on a high place and watched the battle of Zhuangkou coldly, he didn't expect the soldiers of Qizhai to become so difficult, could it be that these are the main forces of the Shu army who came to help? There are still 300 soldiers in Badong County to defend the city, and they should be able to support it for an hour, destroy this force of men and horses, and immediately return to the army to encircle and annihilate Qizhai soldiers and horses under Badong County. The extermination of Qizhai is today.
Bao Tang couldn't help but have a smile on his face, but suddenly stiffened again - "If I were you, I would leave 'Qizhai'." ”
At this time, I saw a fast horse galloping along the official road from the direction of Padang. It seems that it is the messenger of Padang asking for help.
The Nanping sergeant on the official road shouted: "Who is coming, don't get off the horse quickly." ”
The man shouted urgently: "Quick, go and report to the general, there is an urgent military report!" ”
Hearing that it was an emergency military report, the vigilant sergeant did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly took this person to Bao Tang. The person who reported the news immediately knelt down and said, "Report to the general, Badong is in an emergency, Lord Sikong, please return to the army quickly." ”
Bao Tang asked: "How many remnants of Qizhai are there in Badong?" ”
"Report to the general, there are many pennants there, and it is estimated that there are more than a thousand people. Now that the siege has begun, please return to the army immediately, it will be too late to be too late. ”
"Fart, the remnants of Qizhai are only **100 people, now there are more than 200 people who are besieged here, and there are only 700 people at most in Badong County, our army is well-trained and defends the city, there should be no problem."
"General, the situation in Padang is really critical, please return to the army as soon as possible."
"General Ben knows, take the map."
It's not that Bao Tang is unwilling to save him, although he can't get used to seeing Sikong Xun, he doesn't want Sikong Xun to die in his own jurisdiction. At present, the remnants of Qizhai on the official road are about to be annihilated, and it is not too late to return to the army when they are annihilated. Although Padang County is a small county, the city wall is not high, but after all, there is a city wall. The officers and soldiers in the city are defending the city, and it should be no problem to support them for 2 or 3 hours.
Just when he was grinding and preparing to make Sikong Xun suffer a little more, the second messenger for help from Padang came again. The fact that the messenger was able to arrive here safely shows that Padang's offensive is not tense.
"Report to the general, the remnants of Qizhai once attacked the city wall, Lord Sikong, please return to the army quickly, if it is too late, you will not be able to enter."
Bao Tang, who was looking at the map, was taken aback, "What did you say?" How did they attack the city walls? ”
"This... This one... The villain didn't know, but when the villain came, Lord Sikong had already gone to the south gate to supervise the battle. Please return to the army quickly, otherwise Padang will be in danger. ”
After all, Padang is a county seat, even if it is very small, but it is still quite difficult to garrison 300 people. Ma Guangmeng just played a relaxing game, and concentrated most of the defenders of Badong at the south gate, and then sent people to climb the north gate, fortunately, Ma Guangmeng was just to mobilize Bao Tang's army, and did not want to defeat Badong County, otherwise Badong County would really be hanging now.
If Sikong Xun dies in Badong, Bao Tang is not very afraid, after all, he is also a veteran in the army, and his status in Nanping is also quite high. But if you lose the money and food that you have managed to raise recently, how can you explain it to King Nanping? If someone else links Sikong Xun's death with the treasure of Qizhai, then...
Time is everything.
Thinking of this, Bao Tang didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly ordered: "Order the three armies, and then beat these remnants of Qizhai on the official road, and then return to Badong County." ”
The herald lieutenant beside him asked, "General, what about those prisoners of the 'Seven Villages'?" ”
Bao Tang glanced at him viciously and said, "I told you to give an order to return to Badong." ”
"Yes!"