Chapter 892: Tao Qiu
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A platoon of crossbowmen stood under the city, and with a command, hundreds of letters of persuasion were fired into the city under several shots.
Li Panlong sat on his horse and looked at the county seat from afar.
Behind the army array, ladder trucks and thunderbolt cars appeared, waiting for the county seat's reply.
One hour is the time it takes to assemble the thunderbolt, which is not a waste of time at all.
A gust of wind hit, blowing the banner hunting, ten thousand elite soldiers, the army is strict, and the spirit is pressing.
The sun is moving on, and time is passing little by little.
Fei Wei stood at the head of the city for a whole hour, looking at the formation of the Han army under the city, and he didn't move at all, this is the most typical strong army. No wonder in a battle on the bank of the Ming River, in the battle of the same troops, the loss of one's own soldiers and horses will be so great!
An hour passed, and the city did not say a word. Li Panlong looked at the county seat and sneered: "It's just a small town, and you dare to block it!" It is a self-defeating road, and it is beyond one's strength! ”
The surrounding guards smiled when they heard this, and they who had experienced a hundred battles in the south and north did not take the Puzhou army in front of them in their eyes at all, and their morale was high.
"Knock knock!" The drums sounded, and under the cover of the sword players, the crossbowmen in the army slowly advanced, and the murderous aura filled the entire battlefield. The war just opened.
The drums of war beat, the army marched forward in rhythm, and after a while, the county town was getting closer and closer, and the soldiers draped in the city were clearly visible, and many of the guards were ready to shoot with longbows in their hands.
At 200 paces, the drums of war are more urgent, and the combination of shield soldiers and crossbowmen is more dense, which has entered the range of the crossbowmen of the defenders of the city.
"Toot ......" The sound of the crossbow bolt hitting the shield came from time to time. Fortunately, there was no bed crossbow at the head of the city, and the only one that could pose a threat to the Han army two hundred paces away was the rhubarb crossbow! The number is not much, and the bits and pieces of killings and injuries are a drop in the bucket compared to the total amount of the Han army, which is very small.
"The thunderbolt stepped forward. Advance! ”
While the sword players and crossbowmen slowly advanced, five small thunderbolts, pushed by the Han army warriors, step by step, step by step, approached the city wall.
Slowly and steadily, he stopped when he entered three hundred steps from the county seat.
"Ready!" Dubo, who led the team, shouted the order.
The thunderbolt was slowly loaded with stone bullets, and the counterweight box was raised high.
"Smash, smash me out of the gap!" Li Panlong said coldly. The thunderbolt roared, a boulder, and there was a "boom". It made an arc in the air and smashed it directly.
The stone bullet landed accurately on the city wall, and there was a loud 'boom', like thunder, as if the entire city wall was shaking, and a large area of mud and sand flew up.
"A crack has been smashed!" After three rounds, the gate tower of the west city of Jiangming County has turned into a pile of ruins. Even more severely, the city walls cracked.
Fei Wei, who had already drilled into the Tibetan Soldier Cave, was pale, and Jiang Mingcheng was no more than five feet tall. The city is thin, and if the Han army continues to bombard like this, at most one day, the city wall will be blasted out of a gap.
"Put it again!"
"Boom!" Another series of earth-shattering loud noises. All five stone bullets smashed near the crack. At the same time as the dust was flying, the original cracks increased, the rubble fell hulala, and there was already an obvious black mark on the county city wall.
The rift is growing. During this period, the Han army also deliberately suspended its 'rest'. The soldiers shouted for the siege, because the Puzhou army hurriedly ascended the city to defend, and was shot by thousands of Han crossbowmen in a hundred paces below the city.
So many times of temptation. The Puzhou army finally learned to be obedient. Only a small number of soldiers were left at the head of the city to keep watch, and the rest were transferred to the caves and under the city walls.
The sky was full of sand and dust, and the Han army cheered loudly, deafening, and rose to the sky.
Fei Wei's mind was in turmoil, his mind was blank, he didn't know what to do, but he couldn't hear any sound for a while, and it seemed that a silent movie was being played around him.
The ostrich buries its head in the sand and does not solve any problems. There will come a time when the walls will break.
There was a loud "boom", I don't know how long it took, this city wall finally couldn't bear it, and a section of the wall collapsed, revealing a gap three or four zhang wide.
"It's that easy!" Li Panlong showed a cruel smile on his face, and the bombardment of the morning paid off. Immediately ordered the beating of the war drums, a regular drum sound, one after the other, straight into the hearts of the enemy and the enemy.
The tide-like Han army rushed to the city wall for a moment, and the sound of killing suddenly rose, and the Puzhou army in the city could not resist the charge of the Hedong army at all. A large number of Han troops rushed into the county seat along this gap.
"Quick, stop them, stop them from entering the city!"
"I can't stop it, it's not an opponent at all."
"They've already killed!"
"No retreat, no retreat. Rush up on me and stop them! ”
"Kill!"
On the battlefield where the hustle and bustle reigned, the two armies fought each other. The morale of the attacking faction was high, and the morale of the resisting faction was low.
Although there were also fierce soldiers in the Puzhou army, forming a flesh-and-blood Great Wall and resisting stubbornly, most of the soldiers were panicked and lost their fighting spirit.
Besides, people's hearts are so delicate, there is the psychology of defending the city, watching the thunderbolt car just one morning, the county town was blasted away, and suddenly most of the defenders instantly lost their fighting spirit.
Li Panlong rode on a horse, scanned the situation around the city gate, and entered the city with his own soldiers.
"How's it going?" He asked about the generals who had just returned.
"General, all the defenders of the city gate have been wiped out, and the enemy army has retreated to a high-rise building two blocks away, are they all wiped out, or have they surrendered?" The general asked.
"Surrender. If you dare to refuse, it will not be a pity to die and crush them completely! ”
"No!" The general shouted and ran away.
Blood clouds began to spread in the county, and the high-spirited Han army fought with the chaotic Puzhou army, and it was a one-sided massacre.
The army was so strong that in less than half an hour, it almost won the battle.
It's just that there are still people on the other side who are resisting.
"None of them will be left." Sharp eyes staring at a stronghold in the melee, Li Panlong said coldly. If his guess was correct, the county guard would be in the middle of the group.
Fei Wei, who is over half a hundred years old, is fighting hard, and he has left everything behind. There is only resistance, resistance
The long knife was copied in his hand, and the armor was stained with blood, urging the remaining defenders to fight back desperately.
The blood stains on his armor are not only those of the Han army, but also those of the Puzhou army.
Fei Wei also officially relied on his hot hands to firmly control the last team of soldiers and horses in front of him.
Before the city was broken, I was anxious. Thousands of clues, full of minds. But now that the enemy had breached the city, he calmed down.
There is only resistance, and only death.
With a hideous face, the long knife in his hand was chopped down, and while he slashed a Hedong saber player, his body was also poked by a spearman, and he was hung with flowers.
Blood poured out, and not far away, there were several screams.
No need to look at it. A familiar voice had already told him, and several more guards had been killed.
"General, you've done your best. It's really a sharp and unstoppable Han army, so you better leave quickly! The closest general to him blocked the attack for him while admonishing him.
It's just that the advice of the personal general did not work at all, and Fei Wei had already made up his mind to pay attention.
"General, let's go...... Yes! A trembling arrow directly killed the persuasion behind the man.
Another fell to the ground clutching his throat. Plop and smash up a cloud of dust.
Fei Wei didn't have time to look at the corpses on the ground, and the Hedong army in front of him had already rushed to kill. As soon as his heart tightened, it was almost time......
Li Panlong immediately arrived. There are constant heralds.
"General, the east side has been cleared."
"General. The Chinese army has completely controlled the situation in the city. ”
"General, the county government has been occupied, and the remnants are being searched in the city."
"Good. In this way, Jiangming County was won. However, the commander has an order not to disturb the people. Military discipline must not be violated, and this matter must be conveyed, and there are disobedient people. Don't blame General Ben for not talking about many years of affection. ”
After a pause, he said: "Count the results for Ben General!" ”
A moment later, the results came out: "Our army lost 170 killed, more than 350 lightly and seriously wounded, 1,750 beheaded, and 4,000 prisoners." Only a small number of enemy troops fled out of the city. ”
"Quickly spread this news to the marshal and tell the marshal to know!"
"No!" Behind him, the messenger responded, and several horses galloped out.
The news of Fei Wei's defeat was also spread to He Qing in Changfeng County.
"What? In less than a day, Jiangming County was captured by the Han army? When the news reached Changfeng County, He Qing knocked down a cup by mistake, his hand pressed the table tightly, and the whole person jumped to his feet.
Although it was expected that Jiangming County would not be able to stop the attack of the Han army, it was broken in such a light way, and the strength displayed by the Han army was too palpitating.
There were a few more people standing opposite He Qing.
It was the senior general in the army who came to discuss affairs with He Qing, and when He Qing heard the news from Qian Mingyuan, they listened to it from the sidelines, and their faces were very ugly at this time.
"General Fei's 8,000 troops can't resist the city for a day, it seems that the legend is true......" The general at the top of the left column frowned, thought about it, raised his eyes and said to He Qing: "General He, since the marshal has ordered you to be the chief general of the West Road, then the general and others are willing to attach wings." How do you want to fight, how to do it, no one dares to obey an order. ”
"Haha, General Gan is so strong. Good, good! When we are trapped in a city, we should have such a heroic spirit. Unite as one, see what I can wait for if I wish Biao Han and thieves! ”
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Three days later, the Han army appeared under the city of Yonghe, and at the same time, it also appeared in Wen'an County.
Shi Tianlei's plan was achieved, and the strength of the Han army that came to the city was only 70,000.
Zhu Biao let go of 20,000 steps in Changfeng County, and then let Chen Mengren, who had 5,000 fewer horses, look at Wen'an. The army drove to the city and blinded the eyes of a group of generals at the head of the city.
"How come there are so many Han troops?"
Shi Tianlei couldn't help but scream. Not to mention the rest of the generals.
The Han army only has 100,000, could it be that he weighs two counties, one west and one south, and they are horns for each other, so they only divided Zhu Biao's 30,000 troops?
Shi Tianlei put the troops in Changfeng and Wen'an counties with no less than 60,000 troops.
The next day, the letters from Changfeng and Wen'an spread to Yonghe, who was in a state of three missing one. As Shi Tianlei thought, the Han army in the two places was 30,000 foot cavalry.
Shi Tianlei immediately sent an order to the two armies, asking the two military horses to take the initiative to go out of the city to attack the Han army. I don't want to kill or inflict many casualties, but I also want to put pressure on the Han army as much as possible and force the Han army to reinforce the two cities.
As a result, the Puzhou armies in Changfeng and Wen'an 'failed to flirt but were raped', which not only did not cause a certain amount of pressure on the Han armies in the two places, but was quickly defeated by the Han armies in the two places. Each lost several thousand troops.
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The seventh day of the eighth month of the eleventh year of Yuanwu.
At dawn, as in recent days, fog began to rise in the vicinity of Taoqiu City. In the mixture of milky white mist and twilight, Taoqiu City was unusually silent, with only the occasional muttering of the soldiers defending the city.
A lantern hangs high above the castle tower. Hazy and faintly shimmering in the thick fog.
Most of the people in the city were asleep. Although the lord of Puzhou and the main force of the Puzhou army are now in Langzhou and are in danger, the people of Taoqiu City are also very at ease.
What's the hurry?
Don't you see that the 200,000 troops of the imperial court are about to arrive?
These days, a truckload of grain and military funds have been saved to Taoqiu. The logistics transfer office where the imperial army marched into Langzhou was here.
Whether it is the common people, the scholars and bureaucrats, or the wealthy families, they all have the same standard of judgment. That is, the more grain and grass and military resources that Taoqiu City has in reserve, the safer the main force of the Shijia army in Puzhou and Langzhou. This shows that the imperial court is going to work hard!
The two are directly proportional.
So there are no horns and no horses galloping. There was no earth-shattering shouting and killing, and every qiē was as quiet and peaceful as usual.
The Puzhou sergeants guarding the north city wall were listless, and the sleepiness in the early morning was thick. In order to pass the long night, most of the soldiers gathered in twos and threes to brag, fart, and chat. Suddenly, there was a sound of asking for a password in the distance, and as the sound of someone answering the password sounded, the soldiers hurriedly ran back to their posts, straightened their chests and stomachs, and stared into the distance with all their attention. In fact, the white mist completely obscured their view. They couldn't see the situation under the city at all, but they still tried to make a look of being energetic and vigilant.
The person who came was the captain of the county who was routinely patrolling the city, surnamed Zhou, and his double name was Jinhe.
Zhou Jinhe is Shi Tianlei's nephew. The captain of the army in a county is not high, but he has great energy that few people can provoke. His main duty was to be responsible for the security of the city of Taoqiu.
Recently, too much grain and grass materials have been gathered in Taoqiu, which has involved the safety of his uncle and the main force of the Shi family's army. Zhou Jinhe exerted his strength to eat milk, and it can be said that he did his best for the defense of Taoqiu. Every morning, the first thing he did when he woke up was to go up the city walls and inspect the city. After that, I went home to freshen up and eat. Zhou Jinhe has a bad personality and often beats and scolds soldiers, not because he governs the army harshly, but because he looks down on his soldiers at all. The soldiers defending the city were a little lax and were discovered by him, and dozens of military sticks were indispensable for the light, and the heavy ones were immediately beheaded.
His subordinates were afraid of him, and they were used to pretending to live in front of him every day. As long as he is not caught on the spot, after he leaves, everyone will still do what they should do. It returned to its previous state of laxity.
Zhou Jinhe didn't know that his subordinates were in violation of the law, and even the middle-level officers in the army were 'in the same stream'. Every time I inspected, I saw that every soldier had a focused expression and a stern expression, and he was very satisfied. This inspection was no exception, he was in a happy mood, and said to Sima Jun, the leader of the army beside him: "Okay, yes, you have to continue to hold on." When the imperial army arrives, the burden on our shoulders will be lifted, and the general will have clear rewards and punishments, and he will never forget the hard work of the brothers. ”
"That's weird!" Jun Sima sneered in his heart. has been with Zhou Jinhe for two years, can you still not know what kind of person Zhou Jinhe is. It's just a few good words. Whoever still believes in him is called the first lack of heart.
"Thank you, sir. The department will make persistent efforts to live up to the good intentions of adults. "Such obedient words, Jun Sima also has to say it neatly.
It seems that he has a higher temperament, and Zhou Jinhe, who was about to go down the city wall, walked to a city wall and stomped and stopped, looked out, patted the wall with his hand and stomped on it and said, "It's almost time to open the city." The fog is very heavy today, and you should tell your soldiers to be extra vigilant. ”
Jun Sima continued to reply respectfully: "The department obeys the order. Please rest assured, as long as I am xxx, no enemy will try to enter the city through the north gate. If there is a gaffe, the adult can simply take the head of the department. ”
Zhou Jinhe was even more satisfied, and nodded with a smile, "That's exactly what happened." These are times of war, so we need to be on high alert. ”
Jun Sima said again and again.
Zhou Jin went down to the city tower, returned to his mansion to freshen up a little, had breakfast, and then transferred to the north city wall again. By this time, the city gate had been opened, and some early vegetable farmers and businessmen were busy entering and exiting the city gate. Zhou Jinhe confessed a few words to Jun Sima, and was about to turn to Xicheng, when he suddenly heard a rumbling roar in the distance, like a burst of rolling thunder from far and near, like Mount Tai pressing on the top, making people palpitate.
Zhou Jinhe and Jun Sima glanced at each other, and their faces turned pale. They all heard the sound of rolling thunder when the horses galloped, and it was a large group of cavalry sprinting!
"The enemy is coming, close the city gates!"
"If the enemy is coming, sound the alarm quickly!"
After being stunned for a moment, Zhou Jinhe and Jun Sima reacted almost at the same time, and they also ordered in a loud voice almost at the same time. The Puzhou soldiers defending the city were frightened by the sudden attack, and it was not until they heard the shouts of the two leaders that they calmed down a little, and they were no longer so panicked and hurried, like a swarm of headless flies.
The city gate was even more chaotic, and the crowds outside the city who wanted to enter the city flocked into the city, blocking the city gate hole in an instant. There are even some cars and horses blocking it, which is a dilemma, and the cries and shouts are loud.
Duber, who was in charge of guarding the city gates, had never encountered such a crazy scene before, staring blankly at the crowded doorway, and was at a loss as to how to close the gates.
Zhou Jinhe ran to the city and saw that the city gate had not been closed, so he was extremely angry, and shouted at him viciously: "Bastard, don't hurry up and close the city gate!" ”
Du Bo hesitantly pointed to the doorway and said, "My lord, it's so crowded that it can't be closed at all." ”
Zhou Jinhe saw that Du Bo was not in a hurry to close the city gate, but came to teach himself, and he was too lazy to talk to him again, and pulled out his waist knife and cut him to the ground. Shouted again: "Close the gates immediately!" Those who dare to disobey will be killed! Seeing this, the surrounding soldiers didn't care about the people in the city gate, so they drove out of the gap with their swords and guns, and immediately began to push the heavy city gate with all their might.
In front of the door, the screams and cries of the people resounded throughout the northern city...... (To be continued)