Chapter 104: Gao Hongyi takes the lead
There are 39,000 soldiers in the West Guard Horse Division, including 10,000 in the Dragon and Tiger Battalion, 10,000 in the Weizhen Battalion, 10,000 in the City Defense Battalion, 5,000 in the Cavalry, and more than 4,000 in the General's Mansion Guard Battalion. The largest city in the northwest wilderness of the west moat, sitting on the plateau, looking at thousands of miles from afar. There are nearly 100,000 people living in the city, and people come and go all day long, and the prosperity of the non-northern moat can be compared. More importantly, the west moat goes out from the south gate, all the way is smooth, and goes directly to the Western Xia Kingdom. The north gate is also a wide avenue, directly entering the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom, which has been a place for soldiers to fight for throughout the ages.
After the Jin State captured the West Moat City earlier, it had set up the West Huzhou here, and later because of the repeated invasions of the Western Xia State, the Jin people were reluctant to come here to serve. After Ma Tangfeng established the righteous army, he frequently used money to buy off the relationship, and the Jin Kingdom handed over the west moat to Ma Tangfeng and let him manage the west moat. Later, as the cities on the left and right were taken by Ma Tangfeng little by little, they became today's Western Guards and Horses.
Gao Hongyi gave an order, and three thousand iron horsemen stepped into the west moat within a radius of thirty miles to strictly defend it.
Ma Tangfeng sent a letter only asking for a battle, but he did it thoroughly, and seemed to ignore it at all, allowing the three thousand iron horsemen to gallop back and forth on the left and right.
The morning mist gradually dissipated in the wind, and the two thousand dead soldiers of the Tiger Killing Battalion rushed to the outskirts of the west moat ten miles like thunder.
In the tiger killing camp, one person and one horse took the lead, running in front of the team, and the brown high-headed horse under the crotch was like a torrent in the morning mist, and the mighty aura was shocking.
Gao Hongyi, the general of the Northern Guard, stopped the horse, and a horse roared as if falling from the sky, and he stopped the team.
Suddenly, the sound of countless horses' hooves came quickly from far and near, and the sound of horses' hooves was near, and the morning fog dissipated.
The 3,000 cavalry of the captain's battalion led by Mei Feng came to the front in an instant, and they also brought a scout from the west to see Gao Hongyi.
Gao Hongyi waved his hand and let them into the team.
He slapped his horse and ran wild in the outskirts.
The surroundings of this place are extremely flat, and at a glance, there is not even a decent high slope in the square circle, which is really an excellent place for a desperate battle.
What a good place to choose from! In such a place, the formation is set up, and the victory or defeat is unpredictable.
A decisive battle?
Gao Hongyi, who was riding on the horse, smiled contemptuously, looked at the Xihu scout who had just been captured, and said, "Go back and tell Ma Tangfeng that Gao Hongyi is here!" ”
The scout nodded in fright, and after being untied, he ran in the direction of the western moat.
Xihu's 39,000 troops were in the school yard in the city at the moment, and it was so quiet there, I don't know if it was because I got up early, or because I heard that Gao Hongyi's army was attacking the city everywhere and my heart was distracted.
A violent cough came from Ma Tangfeng's General's Mansion, but not many people noticed.
It wasn't even until the thin Ma Tangfeng walked on the school field that everyone noticed it.
Ma Tangfeng looked at everyone, and suddenly there was a big cough, which made him seem to be a little out of breath, he hurriedly turned his face away, and scolded secretly: "Could it be that Gao Hongyi is here, it won't be so soon!" ”
He turned his head and looked at the only family he had, and many of them had their heads bowed, their eyes unwilling to even open, and they were very depressed.
Seeing that the momentum of the soldiers was like this, Ma Tang was furious, strode to the front of the team, picked out a few soldiers who were still dozing, and ordered someone to pull them in front of the sergeants.
The soldiers had already woken up from fright at this time, and looked at Ma Tangfeng with wide eyes, not knowing what he was going to do.
Ma Tangfeng glared at them, then looked at the guards on the side, and walked back to the high platform.
A few screams of pain followed! Several people were already splashed with blood on the spot!
The sergeants were all nervous and nervous when they were obviously frightened by the sudden killing, and they all looked at Ma Tangfeng with wide eyes, as if they were trying their best to show that they were in good spirits.
It's just that the decline in morale is not something that can be reversed in an instant by killing a few people.
Of course, Ma Tangfeng also understood this truth, he glanced at the sergeants in the audience, and shouted loudly: "I know that some of you were frightened by that ignorant boy Gao Hongyi, thinking that your life was short, thinking that Gao Hongyi would capture the west moat in a few days!" It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous!
Gao Hongyi came to attack us this time, the army was no more than 10,000 people, he did not come to attack us, but to send us to death. Today, Ben will gather you here to tell you how to kill Gao Hongyi, a weak-crowned outcast!
Ben General has already sent a declaration of war to Gao Hongyi, asking him to wait for Ben General to take his life in the suburbs of our Xihu! However, Gao Hongyi, who is as timid as a mouse, will definitely not agree! Therefore, this general ordered: Dragon and Tiger Battalion, Megatron Battalion will quietly go out of the city in a while, and take the north moat from the left gate path! Didn't he Gao Hongyi come to attack us? Then his lair must be empty, let's send troops to the north to protect it, and see how long he Gao Hongyi can laugh! ”
After Ma Tangfeng finished speaking, he looked at the sergeants in the audience, as if he was excited, and the victory was in his hands, and his mood was a lot smoother.
But these are obviously not enough, everyone is waiting for what Ma Tangfeng is going to say.
The sound of clanging came from a distance, and I saw several guards of the General's Mansion escorting a prisoner from a distance, and everyone looked at them curiously. The prisoner was a woman, dressed in a white uniform like new.
The crowd looked at the woman, and she closed her eyes and moved forward with great reluctance. However, even the jailers who escorted him left and right did not whip and urge. When I got closer, I saw that the female prisoner had a graceful face, and she was obviously not an ordinary woman. If the woman had not been wearing a prison uniform, it would have been believed that she was not a prisoner, but a guest of the general!
The woman finally walked to the high platform, and she opened her angry eyes with disdain to look at Ma Tangfeng.
Ma Tangfeng glanced at her expressionlessly, and then said, "Mrs. Gao, I'm frightened." ”
The woman was none other than Cheng, and she replied angrily, "Please hurry up what General Ma wants to say, the old woman really can't stand this kind of occasion!" ”
Ma Tangfeng nodded, and ordered the maid next to him to open the chains on Cheng's body, and then change her into the clothes she had earlier.
"This is the wife of Gao Yuan and the old general of the North Protector, and unfortunately Gao Hongyi drove to our West Protector! After going through hardships, he was finally found by Ben! Madame was furious that the dog thief Gao Hongyi had stolen the foundation of the Gao family, and begged Ben to help her kill Gao Hongyi and recapture the Northern Protector!
Today, Ben will agree to Mrs. Gao's request, and decide that Mrs. will lead the cavalry battalion to take the lead in the north to protect the north! The people of Beihu respect Mrs. very much, and believe that as long as Mrs. goes to Beihu, she can immediately regain the power of Beihu, and Gao Hongyi will not be able to advance or retreat, so he can only die! ”
"Thank you, General Ma! Thank you to all of you! Cheng shouted to thank everyone.
"Okay, congratulations to Mrs. Gao!" Ma Tangfeng asked the maid to help Cheng get into the carriage, and the cavalry battalion immediately followed her out of the city, and at the same time, the Weizhen battalion and the Dragon and Tiger battalion also quietly followed.
Looking at her departing back, Ma Tangfeng thought to himself, "Stupid woman, when you arrive at the moment when Beihu helps us open the city gate, it will be your death." ”
After a while, Ma Tangfeng ordered some gold and silver to be brought out, distributed to the soldiers, rewarded them, and ordered them to defend the western moat!
After receiving the silver, the sergeants were naturally excited, shouting that the general was mighty and willing to die for the general.
Ma Tangfeng listened very useful, and was about to let everyone disperse.
Suddenly, the Xihu scout, who had been released by Gao Hongyi, ran over quickly and shouted: "General, urgent military situation, Gao Hongyi is here with a large army!" ”