"What, there's still someone in the inner city who is still fighting."

When Zhou Huaian heard the news from Zhao Gongfan, who was in charge of cross-dressing reconnaissance in front of the battle, he simply had mixed feelings.

"I really didn't expect it."

However, in addition to rejoicing and delight, new problems and choices arise. If this is the case, the countermeasures and strategies he adopts will have to be greatly adjusted and changed. At the very least, the remnants of the rebels who may be trapped in the inner city and persist in fighting will not be saved. Or what kind of attitude and countermeasures should be taken?

At this time, Zhou Huai'an once again set his eyes on the huge city model and sand table supported by special plaster, and seven of the eleven gates of Guo outside Jiangling had been planted with the Taiping flag; A small half of the sixteen large square districts have been basically wiped out, and corresponding battle lines and defense nodes have been constructed with local materials.

"The staff team will immediately find a similar strategy and countermeasure to test and lure the officers and soldiers stationed in the inner city."

Then Zhou Huai'an used a thin pole to lightly knock a few times on the nearest square song of the inner city gate:

"The order is to go down and strengthen the military strength here by at least two or three battalions, find a suitable breakthrough point nearby, and be ready to echo and support the inner city."

"Chengnan Ninth (Fang) District Emergency."

At this time, the flag officer who was watching from the city shouted loudly.

"There are officers and soldiers in the inner city who have opened the door and come out."

Zhou Huai'an sighed, it seemed that the enemy had made a choice for himself, but he didn't need to take the initiative to lure the snake out of the hole.

And in Leqingfang, which was temporarily designated as the ninth district in Gangneung Waiguo, on the wide-mouth street directly opposite the middle gate of the inner city, there was already a battle of swords and flesh and blood.

Pei Yuantong, who was born as a general in Shuzhong, was also the first to attack and kill with a long Mo knife; I saw that between the ups and downs of his full swing, the grass thieves in front of him were almost invincible with their armor, and they killed these thieves who set up barricades and arrays on the street and retreated one after another.

is the so-called "Wei Bo's tooth army, Chengdu's assault general", among the elites of all the feudal towns in the world, the tooth army of Weibo Town, and the (Xichuan) Chengdu general, the frequency of rebellion in the following grams is the worst; Among them, in a cycle of more than ten years every few years, the only way to make trouble and reward is uneven, and the only way to expel or kill the festival is to make Xiaoju troublesome.

The predecessor of the Chengdu Commando was the first to come from when the Southern Zhao barbarians invaded Jiannan and besieged Chengdu, they recruited outlaws and rangers from the soldiers as death squads, and went out of the city to raid the siege equipment of the Southern Zhao army at the cost of generous rewards. After the war, it was retained for its meritorious service, and replaced the traditional unity of the children or the guards, and became an important standing armed force in the local area.

And the latest rebellion of the Chengdu Raiders was when Gao Biao served as the envoy of the Xichuan Festival; The Chengdu Sudden General, who was announced to be dismissed and dismissed, broke out into rebellion, and thus attacked the Jiedu Envoy Yacheng, forcing the famous general of the dynasty to hide in the latrine and survive;

Therefore, Gao Biao, who was deeply ashamed afterwards, while pretending to forgive and not prosecuting, on the pretext of verifying his name and awarding rewards, transferred strong foreign aid such as the Tianping Army to close the city and counterattack, and slaughtered tens of thousands of generals and their dependents in Chengdu.

However, there were also some generals who escaped by serving abroad, but they were also sent to various places and did not reunite; Pei Yuantong and his late father are one of them who continues to this day. Because he was also brave and did not hesitate to die in the middle of nowhere, he soon regained the blue eyes of the soldiers and horses of the battalion after the posterior, and gradually promoted to the rank of a junior colonel, a military academy, and a general.

And now these Shu armies led by him are also very powerful. However, it was Cui Anqian, another famous minister at that time who later took over as the envoy of the Xichuan Festival, who saw that the local army under his rule was gradually falling into disuse and fleeing; And re-recruited and robust to become one of the thousands of new elite troops known as perseverance.

Among them, there is this Shenji crossbow camp formed by Hongzhou crossbowmen and Xichuan mountain people who are good at using bows and crossbows to shoot pills. Therefore, it is known as a sudden battle that is suitable for both near and far, and is especially good at short-range combat, and can climb well and have both foot strength.

It wasn't until a few years ago that he was able to follow the will of the imperial court to come to the aid and was assigned to listen to the school under Liu Jurong, the envoy of Shannan Jiedu. As a result, it has made great achievements in the large and small wars against thieves and quelling the rebellion under the jurisdiction of the Shannan Xingying, and it can be regarded as one of the powerful forces that have made great achievements and have been deeply relied on.

I saw these stout crossbowmen, with a long line of soldiers like a forest attacking and killing in front of the withering and decaying, and the rear team was stepping on the crossbow and flying like a fly, the brand in the armor piercing and the fence large row could not be used. It was like a tightly snapping cog, leaving a stump of severed limbs in its wake;

Under the alternating attacks and killings like heavy waves, these divine crossbowmen from Shu followed Pei Yuantong and almost chiseled through and broke through the arrays and defense lines formed by the aggregation of more than a dozen grass thieves in one go; Then, when he was a little tired and couldn't connect, he was blocked by a simple and simple leader of the rebel army, who led the team with a license.

"Hold on. It's all supported by me. ”

Just a moment after the engagement, Zhang Juyan, a gray-headed general who had been splashed with blood by the enemy and our society, also held a big card with thick wood and iron, and roared angrily to encourage him.

"You can't lose the face of our old rebels."

The oncoming axes and axes that alternately slashed and analysed soon cut many pitted gaps on the edge of the big card he held, and the sawdust and skin that burst out soon made several bloody wounds on his face.

But Zhang Juyan was unmoved, holding the cards with all his might, constantly moving and blocking, trying his best to block most of the crossbow arrows and slashed knife light that flew over. Occasionally, he took advantage of the gap to collide back and knocked down and retreated the officers and soldiers in front of him.

And when they suddenly snorted and fell to the ground, the soldiers in the rear raised their hands and threw out pieces of small hand axes and thin throwing spears, and suddenly smashed the opposing array of officers and soldiers into a large depression with blood.

Then another whistle blew and a rain of arrows was thrown from the rear, which rained down on these officers and soldiers with a curved trajectory, knocking them to the ground and once again dampening the momentum of the seemingly tight attack of the officers and soldiers.

"Now it's time for people to take a breather."

Zhang Juyan couldn't help but say secretly, and the corpses soaked in blood had already fallen sideways beside him, and several people had changed around him with a license.

Then, as if they heard his heart, these officers and soldiers, who were also in a fierce battle, suddenly began to cover the disengagement alternately in the melee, and slowly retreated into the array. Then, these officers and soldiers, who were originally unstoppable, even gave up shooting, and hurriedly retreated to the middle of the flanks.

The trembling sensation of rushing on the long street, accompanied by great fear, once again enveloped his body and mind; It was the cavalry of the officers and soldiers who had already completed the front outside the inner city gate and were speeding up at a trot, sprinting towards their side.

Although because of the limited emptiness of the terrain, he could only see a dozen horsemen rushing to the forefront; But the compact wall-like trotting and sprinting momentum with a spear and a knife still made his whole body tremble and numb, and it exploded above his head as if he had been overpowered.

"Run."

In an instant, among the rebel soldiers beside him, someone suddenly broke out with a strange scream as if he couldn't bear it; And completely broke through the morale threshold he had worked so hard to maintain, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a desperate dodge and rout.

"Duck to the side."

"Retreat into the alley."

"Get out of the way and climb up to the house."

Zhang Juyan, who was then dragged into the momentum of running, also shouted at the volunteer soldiers scattered and scattered along the way while fleeing;

However, the volunteer soldiers who were crowded in a mass of waiting and waiting in these streets and alleys may not have had such a chance to react, and they have already crashed into the group by the officers and horsemen who followed them. And then for a few moments, without stopping, or almost unhindered, it was crushed and torn apart.

Occasionally, there were also warbands and arrays hastily formed by the soldiers who mustered up Yu Yong, trying to block and intercept the officers and cavalry at the head; Then, along with the officers and soldiers who were overturned and pulled off their horses by them, they were trampled by the cavalry of the rear without hesitation, or knocked over, kicked and flew, stabbed to the ground or nailed to the wall, dragging out a long trail of blood.

In the continuous explosion of collisions, tramplings and screams, the figures that can continue to follow Zhang Juyan's side are becoming less and less; Just when he suddenly couldn't breathe, the vision of the road ahead suddenly opened up, but he had already run wide and approached the morning market around the city wall;

The crossbowmen on all sides aligned themselves at the rushing knights, shooting in quick turns. And took the opportunity to retreat to a corner against the wall to re-form the formation, but caught a glimpse of Zhang Juyan, who was in the color of the other party's flag and uniform, and suddenly understood a little.

As if to confirm his speculations and thoughts, from the private buildings on the edge of the morning market, which had been cleared, the canisters of fire oil and poisonous smoke that suddenly flew like meteor fireballs fell into the rear team of these officers and crossbowmen;

In the midst of the falling and exploding fire, smoke clouds, and the neighing of men and horses, a large area of preset raging flames was resolutely ignited and splashed, and they were temporarily separated from the officers and soldiers who followed up in the long street.

And in the forks and alleys along the street, small carts full of sharp blades and bamboo nails were suddenly launched and squeezed into the infantry of the officers and soldiers of these brigades that followed up. In the blink of an eye, the relatively wide long street has become a new trap and killing battlefield again.

(End of chapter)