From leading the troops to Pingdu, Kong Youde noticed that there were things that surprised him everywhere here, especially he didn't expect that someone in Pingdu City would send troops to garrison in advance, and even easily defeated his first tentative attack.

originally planned to take Pingdu City in one fell swoop with 20,000 rebels under his command, but now it has become a hard nail, which Kong Youde never expected in advance.

Pingdu is located in the plains, the land is fertile, it is a rich land rich in grain, and taking Pingdu City, the granary, can at least solve the problem of lack of food for the rebels, which is especially important for the rebels who rely on burning and looting everywhere.

In addition, Kong Youde and the Cui family of Pingdu City still have a grudge to wash, so they are determined to attack Pingdu City with all their might, and they will never give up until they reach their goal.

Kong Youde's 20,000 rebels except for the 5,000 cavalry are composed of veterans of Dongjiang Town, and half of the rest of the infantry are bandits and bandits, and the rural regiment training is recruited, and the combat effectiveness and willpower cannot be compared with the veterans of Dongjiang Town, which is also a helpless move, and the elite infantry of the rebels are all staying in Laizhou to find a way to attack the fortified city of Clay Prefecture.

But compared to Pingdu, Kong Youde doesn't think it will be as difficult to conquer as Laizhou, although there is a certain gap between his infantry and the truly elite Dongjiang Town soldiers, but it is not a problem to take the city with all his strength.

There are two reasons, one is that Pingdu City is just an ordinary state and county seat, and the city's defense facilities will inevitably not be very sufficient, and it has not been through war for more than 200 years, and its armament has been relaxed to the extent of erosion, even if Pingdu City has precautions in advance, how many troops can be summoned to defend in a hurry, with 15,000 foot soldiers under his own hands. It is not difficult to take Pingdu City in one fell swoop, even if it is compared with the other party, it is worth exchanging life for life. It will also consume the other party to death.

Another reason is that their side carries a chariot with great lethality and a powerful Western cannon, according to past experience. As long as the Western artillery bombards the city, the defense of the local state city will be self-defeating, and even if this Pingdu city resists, it will only surrender under the attack of its own artillery and chariots.

Of course, this is Kong Youde's wishful thinking, he has a thoughtful and thorough analysis of the advantages of his army, but he disdains to probe the truth of the other party, it can be said that he knows himself but does not know the other, and in the end, of course, it will backfire.

According to the deployment, after breakfast today, his soldiers launched the first siege operation. After Kong Youde sent his soldiers and horses out again, he rode his horse and stopped under the banner of the Chinese army commander, waiting intently for the good news from the siege troops ahead.

At the beginning, the siege went smoothly, and the general's chariot even broke through the gate of Pingdu Urn City in one fell swoop, and Kong Youde even felt that he could lead the army into Pingdu City before dark.

Just when Kong Youde himself was immersed in excitement, he suddenly heard the ranger and the horse come to report that the soldiers besieging the city in front had fled, and the sudden situation made Kong Youde stammer!

How could it suddenly rout. Kong Youde is puzzled!

Even if the other party has explosives, is it that their own rocket car is an ornament, how did Mao Chenglu and others, who led the troops to attack the city in front, do it, and the 10,000-strong army attacking the city ended up in a big defeat. Shuai Qi Kong Youde's face was gloomy and terrifying.

almost tried his best to attack the small city of Pingdu, but in the end he was defeated, Kong Youde didn't know what it was like.

At this point it was already a rout. It was useless to complain, Kong Youde forcibly suppressed the resentment in his heart. Cao Shaozhong was ordered to lead 2,000 cavalry to deal with the fleeing soldiers and block the opponent's pursuit and cover the kill.

Cao Shaozhong led his cavalry to arrive. From afar, he found that Fan Li led this defending force that was following and killing, and he made up his mind to exterminate this arrogant pursuer in order to restore the low morale of his own soldiers.

He was happy to see the other party's 500-strong pursuers scattering and fleeing under his iron hooves, and he was even more willing to enjoy the pleasure of killing these scattered fleeers on horseback.

With a spear in his hand, he pointed to Fan Li and the others who were chasing the deserters, and the cavalry team of 2,000 people under his command began to ride their horses and slowly accelerate, and all the cavalry began to shout "ho ho", and the blades in their hands shone with cold light in the sun.

To his surprise, this pursuer of less than 500 people did not flee in a panic, but lined up in formation to meet the attack, the sword and shield soldiers formed a shield wall in front of the formation, and the pikemen and spears surpassed the sword and shield soldiers, poking at the ground in an oblique plane, revealing a forest of guns in front of the queue.

Although there are only 500 people, they show an indomitable momentum, as if they are thousands of troops.

For a while, Cao Shaozhong even suspected that if the number of soldiers on the other side was larger, his cavalry would even be set up by the opponent's momentum, thus losing the courage to fight.

The two sides were two hundred paces apart, and Cao Shaozhong suddenly noticed that about 1,000 more foot soldiers were quickly approaching the opposing army.

Cao Shaozhong grinned, do you want reinforcements first? Then let the iron cavalry under his command level level this group of defenders who do not know the height of the sky, let them know that in front of the cavalry, the infantry will always be ravaged by the side.

The spear in the hand of the war horse was raised high, and the two thousand cavalry held the war horse together, and then they were about to urge the horse to accelerate and directly impact the opponent's array.

The routs scattered and fleeing could see that their cavalry was ready to attack this 500-strong pursuer, and consciously avoided from afar.

Fan Li stood in the middle of the queue with a spear in hand, and two hundred paces away, he could even see the cruel smile on the face of the opposing cavalry, which was the cruel smile that flowed after seeing the jackal's prey.

Listening to the heavy breathing of the soldiers, they were also nervous and scared in the face of the oppressive cavalry of the other side, but none of the soldiers of the Earthquake Mountain Battalion chose to retreat.

Suddenly, Fan Li's heart was full of a sense of accomplishment, and only under the military regulations and training supervision of the Zhenshan Battalion, could he have such a persevering army long ago.

Two hundred paces away, the rebel cavalry rearranged their ranks, and one thousand of them began to slowly speed up their horses, and immediately the cavalry shouted "ho ho" and rushed towards Fan Li's neatly lined team.

The other 1,000 rebels, fifty paces apart, also began to slowly accelerate and begin to attack, and they had the impression that a mere 500 foot soldiers were attacked by 2,000 cavalry, and they would be wiped out without a single photo.

Although these five hundred soldiers looked extraordinary, they were still vulnerable to the blows of several times the cavalry.

Fan Li looked at the overwhelming rebel cavalry. shouted: "Bird soldiers, prepare to shoot!" ”

Three hundred paces away, Zhao Shougang led the 1,200 soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion, who were anxious. Two thousand rebel cavalry attacked Fan Li's five hundred soldiers, and the results speak for themselves.

Zhao Shougang knew that his 1,200 people rushed forward, but they could not save the other party. Even I will have a hard time getting out.

If it was placed in the past, Zhao Shougang would definitely lead his soldiers to retreat temporarily, not to do the mantis to block the car, to preserve his strength and deal with the rebels, and to ensure the safety of Pingdu City.

But when you really encounter a mortal threat to your comrades in the same camp, you can't abandon them.

Zhao Shougang believed that he led his soldiers to retreat, although it was the most correct choice, but it would definitely chill the hearts of the soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion, and I was afraid that the commander and the generals of the Zhenshan Battalion would also look down on him.

"The warplanes are fleeting. On the battlefield, it is most important not to hesitate. The commander's words were still in his ears, and Zhao Shougang made a decision in an instant, that is, to combine with Fan Li's troops to meet the rebel cavalry on the opposite side!

He and his soldiers had three hundred steps in Fan Li's department, and watching the rebel cavalry begin to accelerate, Zhao Shougang knew that before the rebel cavalry attacked Fan Li's department, his own department would not be able to join it.

It is better to stop the advance directly and meet the rebel cavalry from the flank, so as to reduce some pressure on Fan Lisuo's troops.

It is two hundred steps away from Fan Li's department. Zhao Shougang waved his hand and ordered the 1,200 soldiers under his command to stop their pace and set up a defensive formation, and more than 400 birds and guns in the queue entered the firing state, once the rebel cavalry entered the range of 100 steps. Shoot immediately.

In the sudden incident outside the city gate, Feng Jian stood at the head of the city and saw it clearly, and the five hundred soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion led by Fan Li faced the rebel cavalry several times his size. did not choose to flee, but turned back to meet the enemy. This is exactly the unyielding spirit that Feng Jian has always advocated in the Zhenshan Camp military camp, and Feng Jian believes that it is only in the way of training and supervision in the Zhenshan Camp. Only then will we train an army that is determined and dares to fight.

Zhao Shougang then led his soldiers to reinforce, which also made Feng Jian satisfied, it seems that this kind of code of conduct of the Zhenshan Battalion that never gives up, for his comrades-in-arms, and for the Zhenshan Battalion has been deeply imprinted in the minds of all the officers and soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion, and has become a kind of common sense.

Although there will be some casualties and losses, such a Zhenshan Battalion and such a combat collective are what Feng Jian is happy to see, only in this way will the Zhenshan Battalion become stronger and stronger, and the road ahead will become wider and wider!

Huang Jinjiang patted the battlements vigorously, and the initial worry turned into a loud praise: "Brother Fan Li is really bold, he didn't embarrass our guard camp, Zhao Qian is really good...... "I didn't realize that my hands had been slapped with blood.

Qin Mazi used to be a member of the soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion, and because of his literacy, he was transferred to Feng Jian as a personal guard, and his sense of belonging to the Zhenshan Battalion was stronger, and when he saw Zhao Shougang resolutely leading his soldiers to stay and fight against the rebel cavalry, he suddenly felt excited, and he couldn't wait to rush into the array to participate in the rebel fight.

Feng Jian looked at Fan Li and Zhao Shougang, the two Zhenshan Battalion troops, and muttered in his mouth: "This is the general of my Zhenshan Battalion, with them, there is the military soul of the Zhenshan Battalion." Shou Gang and Fan Li, don't worry, I will accept the challenge of the rebel cavalry with you! ”

Then he turned to the gunner commander Silao who was waiting on the side and said, "Aim all the Western cannons at the rebel cavalry and bombard me!" ”

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