Chapter Seventy-Five: The City of Fraud
Under Han Sui, in addition to the fierce general Yan Xing, there are eight generals, namely Liang Xing, Candidate, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan and Yang Qiu.
Among them, Cheng Yi has been in Zhongping for four years, and was beheaded by Li Zheng outside Hanyang West County and at the foot of Zhu Yu Mountain. As for Yang Qiu, he died at the moment, and was also shot to death by Li Zheng.
These eight generals, just like the 10,000 cavalry commanders in the Xiongnu tribe, each commanded 10,000 people, and their status was indistinguishable.
Yang Qiu's death, Zhang Heng and Ma Play can be said to have no idea about the slightest rumor.
One is that Yang Qiu was so angry that he was unwilling to ask for help from the two people of the same status as himself, so he did not send soldiers to Gaoping to report the news.
Second, the time was short, and Li Zheng attacked like fire again, and while breaking Yang Qiu, he immediately rushed to Gaoping.
So Ma Play and Zhang Heng were still sleeping soundly in Gaoping City at this time.
At the head of Gaoping City, a group of soldiers came and went, holding torches and blades, and were patrolling. Although it is a rebel, after all, it is stronger than the old, weak, sick and disabled left behind in Sanshui.
Moreover, at the moment of the war, Zhang Hengma played with the two of them, and he also gave detailed instructions. Therefore, the patrolling soldiers are still quite vigilant
Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps in the distance, accompanied by whirring and shouting, coming this way.
This voice immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers at the head of the city.
"Watch out!" A leading officer hurriedly put the soldiers on guard, and asked in the darkness of the city, "Who is coming?!" ”
"I'm General Pang De under General Yang Qiu!"
Pang De panted, took a breath, and hurriedly said: "General Yang Qiu was attacked by the enemy at night, and he was outnumbered, and it was a critical moment to send me to ask for help!" ”
"I brought a few hundred men and horses, and it was not easy to break through the enemy's interception!"
As he spoke, Pound led the five hundred men and horses who seemed to be wolves, and they staggered to the bottom of the city.
"It's indeed General Yang Qiu's subordinate general Pang De!"
Someone recognized Pound and immediately spoke.
In an instant, everyone in the city breathed a sigh of relief and let down their guard.
"Hurry up and open the city gate, I want to meet Zhang Heng and Ma Play two generals immediately!" Pang De looked impatient and jumped, and said, "General Yang Qiu is almost unable to resist!" ”
At the head of the city, the officer in charge of guarding the city wall pondered for a moment, but said: "Even so, you have to consult the two generals before you can open the city gate!" ”
"Fuck you!"
Pang De scolded and said, "General Yang Qiu is in danger, as a colleague, how can he delay and not save him?" Fengyi Mountain camp and Gaoping are facing each other, if the camp is lost, how can Gaoping be preserved? ! ”
When the officer heard this, his face was entangled, and finally he said, "Open the city gate!" ”
With a creaking sound, the gates slowly opened.
Pound then led his five hundred men and horses, staggered towards the city gate, approached, and suddenly shouted: "Kill!" ”
In an instant, the sheep turned into a tiger!
The five hundred remnants of the defeated army who looked crooked and twisted before were shocked, and they were extremely fierce in an instant, and in a breath, they killed the dozen or so rebel soldiers who opened the city gate!
"Not good!"
At the head of the city, the officer shouted that it was not good, and hurriedly led his soldiers to quickly descend the city wall, and was about to block Pound.
Not far from the city, the white wolf led the wolf horse, the war horse light horse and the elite foot soldiers, and paid close attention to the movement of the city gate at all times.
When he arrived at the city, Pang De had already led his soldiers into the city.
The white wolf did not dare to slack off.
Pound only had 500 soldiers, although he was elite, but there were too many enemy troops in the city, and after a long time, he was exhausted and weakened, and it was very likely that he would be beaten out. So immediately with the wolf rider as the front, the war horse and light cavalry as the supplement, and the elite foot soldiers behind, rushed into the city gate.
Suddenly, the shouts of killing were loud and clear!
In the midst of the rebellion, torches lit the houses on both sides of the city gate, and the bright light of the fire illuminated the inside of the city gate as if it were day.
Pound held a spear in his hand and wore heavy armor, thinking that he would be the first, leading five hundred soldiers, one bloody footprint at a time, and fighting to kill.
The soldiers behind him saw that the new master was so brave, and they all lifted their spirits. The platoon of guns stabbed, swapped back and forth, and killed the enemy soldiers who came to intercept crying dad and calling mother!
At this time, rebel reinforcements gathered more and more from all over the city, occupying almost the entire street. However, street battles in the city are not won by a large number of people!
The soldiers under Li Zheng's command are well-armoured, and they have just experienced a big victory, their morale is booming, and there are fierce generals who open the way ahead, which can be said to be overwhelming.
And with the arrival of the follow-up army led by the white wolf, this advantage became more and more obvious.
After entering the city, the white wolf first ordered 500 foot soldiers to seize the city, and he led the remaining 1,500 foot soldiers, together with 500 mountain wolf rides, 500 war horses and light horses, followed by Pang Dejun.
The street fighting in the city was crowded and chaotic, and it was difficult for the cavalry to give full play to the advantage of the charge, but it could be used as a support. Whenever the rebel archers on both sides of the street attacked the foot soldiers, the cavalry would return fire with mounted fire, combined with some light archers, to suppress their long-range strikes and reduce the pressure on the heavy spearmen in the front row.
As for the 1,500 heavy armor spearmen, they were divided into three divisions to receive Pound's department. As soon as Pound's soldiers were tired and weak, five hundred fresh troops immediately stepped up and replaced the tired ones to rest.
In this way, with the fierce generals to take the lead, with the exchange of elite soldiers, to maintain combat effectiveness for a long time, with cavalry and light archers from the side, the top of the way is like a bamboo, no matter how many rebels can not resist such an offensive. Soon, he killed the county government in the city!
Ma Play and Zhang Heng, when they came out of the county government in a panic, they bumped into Pound first!
"Death!"
The next morning, when Li Zheng came to Gaoping, all he saw was the cruelty after the smoke.
Many houses were burned down, and as far as the eye could see, they were in dilapidation. The blood on the streets was not dry, like a river of blood. The soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, cleaning up the corpses, and when they saw Li Zheng coming, they all saluted in unison.
When I arrived at the county office, it was a little cleaner.
Sitting in the main seat of the county hall, Li Zheng looked at Pang De under the hall with a smile.
"My lord, last night, my subordinates assisted General White Wolf, and they were like a bamboo, and they went straight to the county office, and killed Ma Yu and Zhang Heng at the gate of the county office. The bodies of these two are outside the door! ”
"Just cut off the head, and burn the corpse." Li Zheng waved his hand. Pound De said that he put himself in an auxiliary position, led by the white wolf everywhere, which made Li Zheng nod secretly.
But the white wolf was a straight man, and quickly stood up and said, "Lord, don't listen to Pang Lingming's nonsense. Last night, he took the lead, killing Zhang Heng and playing with horses, and he did it himself! ”
As he spoke, the white wolf grinned at Pound and said, "We are straight, and we are what we are." Pang De, you are strong in martial arts, and you are a pioneer, I admire the white wolf! ”
When Pound heard this, he couldn't help but be grateful.
Last night's battle made him happy. He never imagined that he would lead such an elite infantry to win more with less, and defeat the enemy army ten times his own head-on!
As a military general, he feels very lucky.
and the straight white wolf in front of him also made him very grateful, and he couldn't help hugging his fists and saluting.
"You've both done a great job!" Li Zheng laughed and said, "What about the casualties? How about killing? How about the captives? ”
"My lord," the white wolf said in a low voice, "More than forty brothers died last night, and more than a hundred were injured. Among them, the greatest casualties were the heavy armored spearmen, with more than 20 people, the light archers with seven or eight people, the war horse light cavalry with five people, and the wolf rider's brother was seriously wounded and killed one. ”
Li Zheng's face couldn't help but sink.
The death of his own soldiers made Li Zheng feel distressed.
His soldiers are not rabble, they are all strong men who have undergone rigorous training and are carefully selected. Especially the cavalry, they are the best warriors in a hundred!
"It is inevitable that a general will die on the battlefield and die on the battlefield, which is an honor for a soldier!" Li Zheng said in a deep voice: "Those who have family members should be given generous pensions, and those who have no family members should write down their names and I will make them famous for eternity!" ”
"Whoa!" With a fist salute, the white wolf cheered up and said, "The rebels killed last night, at least 5,000 people, are still cleaning up the battlefield, and the specific number has not yet been counted. As for the prisoners, more than 8,000 people are being held in the rebel camps. The rest scattered and fled. ”
Li Zheng bowed slightly: "The total number of Gaoping garrisons is only 20,000, 5,000 killed, 8,000 captured, which can already be regarded as a great consummation." We have few men, and we do not expect to take all the traitors captive and kill them. ”
Then Li Zheng explained to Pang De and the white wolf, went down to deal with military affairs, recruited prisoners, and only Xun You and him were left in the hall.
"This battle is really fun!"
Although there were slight casualties, they were insignificant compared to the heavy results. Li Zheng was quite high-spirited, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid Han Sui never imagined that just after sending troops, the whole army would be wiped out." ”
Xun You smiled indifferently, but said: "The lord fought this battle, because of the speed, but he was caught off guard. Thinking that after Han Sui knew about this, he would definitely take strict precautions, and the lord had to be cautious. ”
Hearing Xun You's admonition, the little pride in Li Zheng's heart instantly dissipated, and he couldn't help nodding his head again and again, and said, "Gongda said it well." ”
The two fought again, discussed the gains and losses, learned some experience, Xun You went down, ready to take over Gao Ping's government affairs, and let Gao Ping settle down in the shortest possible time
The Great Wall built in the pre-Qin period is roughly northeast-southwest, dividing Wuwei into two parts. The northeast is mostly desert and sparsely populated. Several county towns in the southwest, close to the Great Wall, are populated.
From east to west, there are several county towns such as Puxiang (there is a knife next to the right of this word, I can't find this word), Cangsong, Zhuci, Guzang, Xiutu and so on.
They are part of the famous Hexi Corridor.
And Guzang, located in the upper reaches of Lushui, is where Wuwei County is located.
Zhang Shan and Nuro commanded the army, and under the guidance of the guide, it took three days to cross the desert for two hundred miles.
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