Chapter 100 Closing the Net IV

It is strange that there are no officers and soldiers on the other side. How did the officers and soldiers blow up the sampan? Zhang Xianzhong was puzzled.

"Boom ......"

Another sampan was blown into the sky and fell heavily into the river, swallowing up the icy water along with the sampans.

Zhang Xianzhong is not accustomed to water warfare, so naturally he does not know that there is a water warfare weapon called a mine, which is best used to block waterways.

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Zhang Panbu is good at stealth and attack, generally does not face the enemy head-on, always sneak attacks, harassment, and take advantage of the favorable terrain to attack unconventionally.

Of course, Zhang Pan would not let go of the excellent ambush terrain of the Sichao River.

While the Liukou was demolishing houses in Xin'andu to build a woolen boat, Zhang Panbu crossed the Siyang River from the downstream with the help of the sheepskin bag he carried with him.

Zhang Pan's troops laid mines on the riverbank overnight, and ambushed them in the houses and shops along the river, waiting for Liukou to cross the river.

Zhu Shunming's order was to wait for an opportunity to move and slow down the retreat of the Liukou. Of course, Zhang Pan would not be stupid to rely on short and concise weapons to fight hard against a large number of rogues. Using time and terrain to harass weak enemies is the correct way to fight.

Seeing the detonation of the mines, sending the boats and elite soldiers of the rogue into the icy bottom of the river, Zhang Pan said excitedly: "The grenade is getting better and better, not only on land, but also in the water." I heard that a large grenade dropped from a high altitude was also developed, and I think it will be equally useful. ”

Without Li Ke to support him, Zhang Pan was uncomfortable for a while, so he had to say to himself: "I just don't know who can go up to a high altitude and throw down a large grenade." Eagle owl? ”

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Zhang Xianzhong never found out why his sampan was blown up. He changed his strategy, no longer letting the elite rogues take the lead, but drove the old and weak rogues who dared to swim across the wooden basin to go to the thunder.

"Boom...... Boom ......"

The explosions were heard one after another, and Zhang Xianzhong's manual mine strategy was really useful.

Zhang Pan saw that the mine array he had laid was easily broken by Zhang Xianzhong, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "These rogue heads are better than the natives." ”

After the rogue was shivering and safely landed, Zhang Xianzhong ordered his elite rogue to land.

Ma Bao took the lead, led his men and horses to rush to the empty dock first, and immediately scattered the men and horses, making defensive actions to guard against the attack of the officers and soldiers.

Ma Bao, Ma Jinzhong and others have been greatly troubled by Zhang Pan's elusive and unbelievable attacks, and there is a bit of a rumor that the grass and trees are all soldiers.

Sure enough, Ma Bao's formation had not yet fully unfolded, and he shot sharp arrows from the shops next to the dock, hitting Ma Bao's soldiers with great accuracy.

The bolts were fired non-stop, each taking the life of a rogue, with terrifying accuracy. The dozen or so rogues brought ashore by Ma Bao were put on the ground in a blink of an eye, and the rogues who did not immediately lose their breath wailed in pain and wailed, which was particularly infiltrating in the silent dock.

As soon as the crossbow bolt was fired, Ma Bao felt a palpitation for no reason. He shrank down, hid behind his own soldiers, rolled on the spot, and immediately fell down a step to hide his body.

only heard the sound of sharp arrows breaking through the air, and his soldiers were quickly shot, and Ma Bao broke out in a cold sweat. It's definitely the officers and soldiers who have been following behind and harassing him for the past few days! Only these officers and soldiers can fight so insidiously and obscenely. There's a real knife and a real gun! Ma Bao was shocked and angry.

Zhang Xianzhong was expressionless. The officers and soldiers would attack halfway across the river when Liukou crossed the river, and Zhang Xianzhong had long been mentally prepared for this.

Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand, and Ma Jinzhong, Ma Weixing, He Jiuyi and others led the elite of the headquarters to prepare for the landing.

Zhang Xianzhong's only advantage was that his number was much larger than that of the official army. Only by using human lives can Zhang Xianzhong gain the upper hand in the contest with the official army.

Several miles of river landed, and the officers and troops really couldn't defend it.

Ma Jinzhong led the team to land in the shallows downstream of the pier and trekked ashore with great difficulty in the knee-deep mud. After reorganizing the formation, a counterattack began on the officers and troops entrenched in the shops on the docks.

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The rogues landed on a large scale, and the crazy ones kept pouring ashore like ants, and the ghosts lacking heavy weapons were powerless to stop them, so they could only watch the rogues gather more and more at the docks.

These rogues who crossed the river were the elite of the rogues, fierce and tenacious, and determined. They had long been aggrieved by the harassment of the Zhangpan Ministry, and the Zhangpan Ministry's blocking their way to survive, so they screamed and rushed towards the officers and soldiers hiding in the houses.

Zhang Pan blocked this attack, sinking and killing nearly 100 rogues and shooting thousands of rogues, slowing down the pace of rogues and hitting the morale of the rogues. When he saw that it was good, he accepted it and gave the order to retreat.

The war is still going on, and there is no need to attack the enemy's strengths with one's own shortcomings. Liukou's life is not valuable, and Zhang Pan's ghost is cultivated by thousands of choices and spending a lot of energy and money. Even if one ghost is exchanged for ten rogues, it can't be drawn.

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When the rogues captured the shops where the officials and soldiers were hiding, the officers and soldiers had already run away without a trace, and Zhang Xianzhong was so angry that he burned down all the shops and houses on the west bank of Xin'andu.

Zhang Xianzhong counted the people, and there were only more than 15,000 people left, and thousands more were buried at the bottom of the icy river.

Although Zhang Xianzhong has experienced several ups and downs, his heart is as strong as iron, but he is also a little decadent and scared at this time.

I haven't seen Zhu Shunming, the main master, and I haven't fought well with the official army, why is there only more than 10,000 people left in the 50,000 army on hand?

Fortunately, after a brutal elimination, most of the remaining more than 10,000 people are elite soldiers. Although the rogues suffered heavy casualties, their vitality was not injured, and Zhang Xianzhong's old foundation was still there. As long as he gets out of trouble, as long as he returns to the Central Plains, Zhang Xianzhong waved his arms, and there are countless displaced people who come to take refuge.

In the face of hunger and cold, Ma Weixing mobilized loudly: "Brothers, cheer up, work hard, and return to Yingcheng, our brothers have prepared a hot meal waiting for us." ”

Whether it is painting cakes to satisfy hunger, or wishing to quench their thirst, the rogues think that as long as they return to Yingcheng, they have hope of survival, and they all muster up courage and staggered towards Yingcheng.

The officers and troops began endless harassment and night raids again. The rogue is tired of coping, like a yak bitten by a wolf, but when the yak turns back and hits it with its horns, the wolf turns around and runs; But as the yak continues to stagger, the wolf will come out again and bite the yak bloodied.

This disgusting tactic can't kill the rogues at once, but it is enough to slow down the retreat of the rogues and hit the morale and morale of the rogues.

Zhang Xianzhong knew the intentions of the officers and soldiers who constantly harassed his army, but the officials and the army were plotting, and even if Zhang Xianzhong knew the sinister intentions of the officials and soldiers, there was nothing he could do.

The rogue is like an ant in a clump, constantly peeling off the rogue on the periphery to cope with the attack of the official army, and the backbone of the army has almost no loss.

However, Zhang Pan's ghost is far more cunning and ferocious than the wolf. was bitten by Zhang Pan, Zhang Xianzhong did not pay a heavy price, I am afraid it will be difficult to get out smoothly.

Even if he got rid of Zhang Pan, there were Zhu Shunming who followed closely and Shi Xuanwei who went up by boat.

Zhu Shunming rushed back from Yunnan after trekking through mountains and rivers, and he didn't stay in Wenrou Township for a few days, and hurried to Wuchang before the New Year, just to deal with the invasion of the Liukou. Now that he has grabbed Zhang Xianzhong's angry bag, how can Zhu Shunming not export his evil anger well?