Chapter 32: Fierce Battle on the School Field
Yang Qi was not in a hurry to lead the army straight to Pingcheng County to make a siege.
First, the majority of the army is homeless, and the combat effectiveness of the new recruits is extremely limited, because the food supply is insufficient, these people have been semi-starving, and the speed of marching is limited, so they cannot be in a hurry.
Second, if the county seat is surrounded, the wealthy families in the county will see that the city is about to fall into the hands of the rebels, and they can't get out, and besieging the city is also a dead end. In a hurry, send the guards to join the officers and soldiers, which will be a powerful force. The recruits are not necessarily the opponents of these people, and they may not be able to defend the gates.
The power of these wealthy families in the city is intricate and intertwined, and they are well-informed and well-informed. I am afraid that it has now been learned that the rebels are attacking the city, and they have received the news even before the prefectural order.
As soon as they got the news and the other gates were not occupied, they were now scrambling to escape from the city. Letting go of these wealthy families is actually of great benefit to Yang Qi.
Without the obstruction of these wealthy families, the rebel army could defeat the officers and soldiers faster, occupy Pingcheng County, and control tens of thousands of people better and easier. The people of the wealthy family have run away, who else dares to take the lead in resisting him!
Therefore, Yang Qi marched slowly and did not give the order to march quickly, leaving enough time for the powerful people in Pingcheng County to escape.
When Li Wu led a team of ten elite people to occupy the east city gate with lightning speed, Zhou Ping led the mighty rebel army into the city. These people were ragged and armed with spears and swords, and they were neither officers nor soldiers, nor the nearby militia groups, so they knew at a glance that they were not good.
The people near the city gate still didn't understand what was happening, and some people rebelled! The people who saw this scene reacted in the same way, exclaimed, turned around and fled. There are also people who are not aware of the right people, rushing towards the county government and wanting to report to the government.
Zhou Pingna would pay attention to these people, and according to Li Wu's guidance, he led the army straight to the county camp defense school, taking advantage of the defenselessness of the officers and soldiers to eliminate these resistance forces.
According to the military system of the empire, the county battalion defense had at least two hundred-man divisions and four teams of light cavalry, totaling about two hundred and forty people. But this is only the data on paper, because the official master eats serious empty salaries, the actual strength is less than a hundred, and there is not much light cavalry left, after all, raising a horse costs much more money and food than raising an infantryman, and there are only four or five horses in the stable.
It can be seen how weak the guard force of the county town is, even so, the remaining more than 100 people are still a difficult number for the rebels to gnaw. Don't forget, whose good family is willing to be a soldier. Those who are really willing to eat this bowl of rice are all splashes or veteran oilers who have no other livelihood. These people are lazy and lazy, they may not practice once in a few months, and only God knows how much combat effectiveness there is.
The two officers and soldiers in front of the camp were talking about the girl in Yichun Courtyard with a big ass and a plump breast. When Zhou Ping led the army to rush over murderously, the two officers and soldiers looked at the group of people dumbfounded, and wondered about the militia that came.
When I saw Zhou Ping carrying a battle axe of more than 100 catties, like a devouring beast, he pounced fiercely towards them, and suddenly realized that this was to kill people and rebel!
Another person who came to his senses hurriedly pulled and shouted to the officers and soldiers next to him: "Run, what's the matter!" Only then did the officers and soldiers next to him come back to their senses and turn around in a panic, causing the gravity to be unstable and rolling backwards, just in the direction where Zhou Ping came.
Before the officer and soldier struggled to get up, Zhou Ping's sharp battle axe had already reached his neck, and he looked at the officer and soldier who was pressed under him with a face full of fear, and showed a cold smile.
He pulled his tomahawk outward, and the blade cut the throats of officers and soldiers, poof! Splatters of blood poured out. Turning his head to look, he frightened another fleeing officer and soldier, staggered and fell to the ground.
The wail resounded throughout the school field, and Zhou Ping rushed up in three or five steps, and a powerful tomahawk slashed down, and suddenly people's heads rolled, and blood pillars splashed several feet high.
Zhou Ping was brave and unparalleled, rushed to the front, the first to rush into the officer and soldier school, and the elite rebel soldiers rushed in like tigers descending from the mountain.
There are still shadows of officers and soldiers on the county school grounds, and now the sun is scorching, who wants to train on the playground. A group of officers and soldiers were in a shady place, either yawning and sleeping, or enjoying the shade shirtless, and some people gathered around to gamble and play for money, which was extremely careless and slack, which made people look sideways.
When the wailing sounded, it had already attracted the attention of the officers and soldiers, and several shirtless soldiers who were gambling for money muttered a few times, and walked out with their coats and scolding while wearing them, wanting to see what was happening, but they ran into dozens of murderous rebels head-on. These people couldn't help but be stunned, and looked around consciously.
"It's not good, there are rebellious people!"
As soon as the words fell, he was pierced by the elite rebel soldiers, and suddenly blood gushed out, falling to the ground and screaming continuously.
The screams attracted the attention of the other officers and soldiers, and when they saw the officers and soldiers who fell to the ground, they realized that something was important