The white pole soldiers were frustrated and retreated, all because they had suffered too many casualties in a short period of time. They tried to attack on their strongest side, and when the truth taught them a hard lesson, they couldn't come up with a better way to deal with it - they had to retreat for their lives.

After the last round of the platoon of guns of the female firecrackers, the white-pole soldiers of East Street had escaped a hundred meters away. The streets were filled with choking white smoke, and residents on both sides of the road were frightened and closed their homes, panicked and helpless. The corpses were piled up on the streets, and the blood pooled into the ditches on the side of the road, exuding a strong bloody smell. The migrant workers who carried the corpses trembled, and few people had ever seen such a tragic scene.

Zhou Qingfeng did not order the pursuit. Because according to the continuous confluence of the enemy, the enemy entered the city through the Gongbei Gate in the north of Tianjin, and the number was very large. All he had to do now was set up and ready to engage in street battles with the enemy. After continuous fighting, the city was very quiet. It was already noon, and he planned to stay until dark before fighting the night.

"I hope the number of these difficult Ming troops is not too much, otherwise there will be some trouble."

After issuing a series of orders, Zhou Qingfeng suddenly remembered the Ming army general who had just been hit by him in the battle. The opponent's soldiers can be called extremely tenacious, and they were shot by a volley of guns for twenty or thirty rounds before they collapsed, which is already very rare - in the era of queuing to be shot, what is needed is a soldier who is mentally strong and not afraid of life and death.

The place where the general fell was not far away, and the migrant workers who moved the corpse arrived at his side and exclaimed that there was a big official here. Zhou Qingfeng stepped forward and saw the general's flag first-the flagpole was at least one zhang two, or even one zhang six, this is indeed a big official. The flag was unfurled, and the word 'Qin' was written on it.

"What's your name?" Zhou Qingfeng stood in front of the other party.

Qin Bang's screen was like gold paper, and his breath was short. His cultivation is not low, but the power of the flintlock pistol with strong charges is not low. The buckshot hit the vital point in the ribs, but it also stopped the subsequent bleeding like a plug. Otherwise he would have died a long time ago. His eyes widened and he asked, "Who are you?" ”

"My name is Zhou Qingfeng."

Qin Bangping's eyes widened, but he said angrily: "Qin has been fighting for many years, but he can't beat a half-grown child. If you want to kill, you have to kill at will, and say your name without shame, so as not to insult your ancestors. ”

Zhou Qingfeng smiled, "I have never lost since I started the army, it is not a matter of insulting the ancestors that you can't beat me, it is not normal to win the war." And among my opponents, whether it's you or your soldiers, they can be counted. Tell me, who are you? ”

Qin Bangping still shook his head and refused to speak.

Zhou Qingfeng asked again: "Your surname is Qin, and you are bringing a Tusi white pole soldier from Sichuan." Who are you Qin Liangyu? ”

At this moment, Qin Liangyu is not famous, except in the area of Shizhu Tusi, few people in the Ming Dynasty know her. Qin Bangping was surprised at this time, he looked up at Zhou Qingfeng, and said in a low voice: "That's the sister, what are you asking for?" ”

"Ah......h Zhou Qingfeng sighed, "Right now, the Ming Dynasty is in a mess like a muddy pond, and there are few people worthy of my admiration." Qin Liangyu can be called a heroine among women, since you are her brother, I want to sell face, I can't let you die. ”

Even if he was clearly on the side of the enemy and us, even if he knew that Zhou Qingfeng was the leader of the anti-thieves, and he was the commander of the 'revolutionary army' who cried wolf howls in the Ming army, Qin Bangping felt very comfortable when he heard Zhou Qingfeng's words. This sycophant shot well, and the resistance in her heart was greatly reduced.

Zhou Qingfeng called the medical soldiers and carried Qin Bangping onto the stretcher. He also personally treated it with light spiritual power to stabilize his injuries. Qin Bangping was inexplicably wonderful, but he still said stiffly, "Qin will never surrender." ”

"Brother Qin, don't worry, your family is in Sichuan, wouldn't surrendering to me invite disaster for yourself? I only heal you with respect. When you are in good condition, I will naturally let you go, and I will never be coerced. But don't make trouble in my barracks, or don't blame me for turning the other cheek. ”

Listening to Zhou Qingfeng's words, the old Qin Bangping snorted coldly, "Qin is not the kind of person who does it, and he will naturally leave after his injury is healed." "When he had said that, he fell on the stretcher, thinking, 'Who wants to die if they can live?' I'll see what else he can do. If I wanted to surrender, I would have fled. ’

Zhou Qingfeng set up the headquarters in the Confucian Temple near the east gate of the town, and the 10,000 people who entered the city were resettled. He strictly ordered that the people should not be disturbed, and the Guards acted as gendarmes to patrol around and forbid any unorganized and undisciplined behavior. He even ordered the city gates to be opened and allowed to escape from the city - the city gates were smashed by the 'road rage', and they couldn't be closed even if they wanted to!

Qin Bangping suffered a setback, and the Ming army that entered the city converged a lot.

At this moment, on the tower of the Gongbei Gate in the north of the city, Du Song, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan who led the troops to help, was climbing high and looking at the east of the city with several people. In addition to familiar faces such as Huofeng, Xue Sancai, and Cao Minglei, there is also a bearded old man with thick muscles and bones among them.

This old man was tall, thick-skinned and rough-fleshed, and he looked infinitely powerful, and everyone else was faintly afraid of him. He took the initiative to ask Huo Feng, "Phoenix, are you not the opponent of the thief chief?" ”

"I can't beat it." Huofeng was so cold and didn't explain much.

The bearded old man looked at the sky again, and the triplane was still hovering above them, back and forth. Governor Xue Sancai seized the opportunity to speak: "Xuanwu Zhenren, this strange bird in the sky is really a great harm. The severity of the thunder punishment it fell was enough to change the color of the heavens and the earth, and it was better to kill it, or to drive it away. ”

The bearded old man looked at the fire phoenix again. The fire phoenix sighed, and its figure flashed into the sky. Seeing the phoenix coming up, Ye Na, who was piloting the triplane, immediately dodged and flew out of the distance with a sigh. Although it does not have the ability to actively attack, its speed is faster than that of the Fire Phoenix.

Waiting for the triplane to leave, the fire phoenix fell back to the ground, still coldly said, "I can't catch up." ”

At this time, explosions continued to sound in the city, each time with a bang, the explosion collapsed the houses and the ground trembled. Even Juniper was shocked, and Xue Sancai said with a frightened face: "This is the thunder of the anti-thief, which bombarded my Tianjin city defense for a whole day yesterday." The people of the city could not bear it anymore, and they could no longer muster their will to defend the city. For now, I can only rely on your help. ”

The explosion was made where the Ming army tried to attack the neighborhood where the Guards were stationed, only to encounter explosive pack mines laid by combat engineers. After a few bombings, you can see a large number of Ming troops retreating from the streets and alleys in a panic, and then it is difficult to organize another attack no matter how the officers suppress it.

The bearded old man also had a solemn face, and said: "For the army, I killed a lot of anti-thief sentry horsemen along the way. Those anti-thief horse teams are very strong, with good swords and good armor, and they are quite capable of fighting, and no one wants to surrender. I thought those were the pro-army of the anti-thief leader. At the moment, it seems that there are too many pro-troops.

There was a thunderous roar in this city, and the weapons and magic weapons of the anti-thieves were really ten times stronger than those of us. If you want to break the thief, you have to wait a lot to be brave. The real people came with the emperor's orders, and they are willing to risk the arrows and stones, what about you? Don't be greedy for life and afraid of death. ”

Governor Xue Sancai was silent. Huo Feng looked indifferent and indifferent. Cao Minglei and Cao Zongbing felt a lot of pressure. However, this time, the leading general Jun Song said: "Xuanwu real people are not afraid, Du is naturally not afraid." It's better to attack at night tonight, and Du led three thousand family members to go into battle in person. ”

Juniper is also a legend, he is a disciple of the general, he has been very capable of fighting since he joined the army, and he must be the first in every battle. He went from a garrison in Ningxia to the general army of Shanhaiguan, with 3,000 families under his command, which could basically go sideways in the Ming Dynasty. At present, there is no one whose general army is stronger than him, which is also the confidence that he knows that the Zhou family's anti-thieves are not easy to deal with, but he is not afraid.

Juniper thought that in the daytime, the strange birds in the sky could fly, but they couldn't fly at night. The vision is not good at night, and it is definitely inconvenient to use the thunder of the anti-thief, and it is desperate to press the dead people, and this gang of anti-thieves can be destroyed by relying on the strength of the people. Thinking of his pride, he shouted loudly: "Du is an illiterate martial artist, but he is greedy for life and afraid of death if he doesn't learn to read." ”

Juniper said that Mingzhi was for the bearded old man, but one sentence made Xue Sancai, who was standing next to him, look ugly. Governor Xue was originally going to take over as the secretary of the military department, he was born as a jinshi in the fourteenth year of Wanli, and he was a proper scholar - who are you juniper scolding?

But Juniper didn't know it, he only thought that he would bring troops to save him, and the magistrate naturally had to be polite. He also turned his head and asked Xue Sancai: "There are many people this time, and it takes too much time to bury the pot and cook, so I also ask Xue Du to arrange a help." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, the gentry in the city have been suffering for a long time. General Du can come to save the people, and the people are like praying for nectar in a long-drought land, and they will be happy. I will send them ready. Xue Sancai agreed, "There are still tens of thousands of people in the city, and the meals of 20,000 officers and soldiers should be prepared before nightfall, and the war will not be delayed." ”

Juniper and the others agreed to wait until it was dark before launching a strong attack.

However, after the 'Beijing-Tianjin Front' contracted its defense, it found that it had a big problem on its side. Zhou Qingfeng's headquarters had not yet been completely rolled out in the Confucian Temple, and Yin Hu, who had provided him with logistics, hurriedly brought people over, "Xiao Zhou, we can't stay in Tianjin any longer." ”

Just after occupying the city, Zhou Qingfeng was about to carry out a night attack, and when he heard Yin Hu's words, he asked rhetorically: "What's wrong?" ”

"We suffered a lot of losses today, and even the scouts sent to the north of Tianjin were killed or wounded a dozen. Until the appearance of the enemy army, we did not have any news at all. Just now you sent cavalry to reconnoiter again, and the result of the capture and interrogation was that there were still a large number of Ming soldiers and horses outside the city who had not yet entered the city. Preliminary estimates put the enemy at fifteen thousand to twenty thousand.

The general who led the troops this time was Juniper, and his family was extremely large. The person you captured alive was Qin Liangyu's brother Qin Bangping, I ran to talk to him, and he said that this time the Sichuan white pole soldiers came with 2,000, and the loss of more than 200 was nothing. He also has a younger brother, Qin Minping, who is in charge. These are very combat-ready troops, and fighting them hard will not do us any good. ”

Yin Hu said anxiously, but the situation was really serious. Zhou Qingfeng was also quite surprised by the number of enemies. At this moment, Ye Na landed outside the Temple of Literature in a triplane, and the news she brought back was equally bad, "Dashuai, I just saw two old monsters on the gate of Beicheng. In addition to that fire phoenix, there is an even more powerful guy. They are also shrinking the whole team, and they must be attacking at night. ”

Zhou Qingfeng's brows furrowed even deeper, and Yin Hu hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his arm and shouted: "Sports war, brother, what you envisioned before was a sports war." You are so easy to fight that you are in a daze and come to engage in siege warfare. You are left-leaning adventurism, and you are going to make mistakes. We should first abandon the cities and go to the countryside to destroy the enemy's ruling grassroots, and then attack the cities when the time is ripe. ”

"The enemy has a lot of troops." Zhou Qingfeng had to take a deep breath and said very reluctantly: "Could it be that I finally gave up Tianjin, which I finally conquered?" He closed his eyes slightly again, and said to himself: "If you save people and lose land, you will gain both people and land; Saving land and losing people, people and land are lost. Alas...... I was too smooth during this time, and the mood of contempt for the enemy came up. ”