With the successive explosions in the thief camp outside the city, six people, three camps, and five explosions almost before and after.

At the head of the city, everyone was stunned.

Due to the need for secrecy, no one knows what is happening in front of them.

"Light the beacon!"

Tang Yin gave orders.

Around the city tower, the bonfires prepared in advance were lit one after another, the firelight swayed, and soon half of the sky was dyed red, and the city gate was opened, and the soldiers of the royal palace honor guard department rode war horses, held torches, and rushed out with great momentum.

Encountering an explosion, the thieves were in chaos, the camp suffered heavy casualties, several camp tents on the edge were burning, the thieves who temporarily lost their command in the dark thought that the officers and soldiers were attacking the camp, and when they found that a large number of men and horses in front of them rushed to kill, the fighting spirit was immediately lost, not to say that it was just an ordinary thief, even if it was a Tartar soldier and horse, it was impossible to fall in love at this time.

The gongs and drums sounded in unison on the city, and then all kinds of kicks and fireworks rose into the sky one after another, blooming dazzling light in the night sky.

All the people were organized, and with the shouting of the officers and soldiers left behind, although the state government ordered most of the officers and soldiers not to go out of the city to meet the battle, but at this time it was no problem to cooperate to create a little momentum, and all the places on the city that could be lit were lit up, and the night was like day.

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"Bang!"

The last explosion came, delaying the incense burn by about a stick of incense compared to the previous explosion, and the exact reason for the delay is not clear.

But this loud bang really made the thieves behind the camp confused.

I thought that the attack on the camp had ended, and I was about to assemble, but suddenly another explosion sounded, which showed that the attack on the camp by officers and soldiers was still continuing.

"Kill!"

Groups of cavalry rushed into the thief camp under the leadership of Chen Yin, the deputy of the royal honor guard.

The thieves had set up horses and trenches outside the camp, but they didn't seem to work at all, and the camp in the center was the first to suffer.

According to the established plan, the first thing to do in the dark night is not to kill people, nor to find people to fight, but to set fire everywhere in a mobile and flexible way to further create chaos.

Taking advantage of the fact that the thieves are not even-hearted and do not dare to confront the officers and men head-on, and then they use the night to cover up the problem of insufficient number of officers and men in attack, and fighting hard will only expose their own lack of strength.

As the tents were lit by the torches of the cavalry, and slowly developed into a burning company camp, the blood of the defenders watching from the top of the city surged, and they all stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance.

It's a pity that now there is no order, and they can't go out of the city to fight.

At this time, in the direction of the ferry, Luo An's men and horses who withdrew into the camp here cooperated with the officers and soldiers of the patrol department stationed in the camp to counterattack, and advanced in the direction of the enemy camp.

Looking down from the city, the officers and soldiers were stunned that they used less than 500 men and horses to create a momentum of thousands of people charging.

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The estates of the gentry outside the city were watching.

No one knew what had happened that night, but after hearing a few violent explosions, the families found from their towers that the thieves' camp was on fire, and there were all kinds of noises coming from the top of the city...... But they still didn't dare to rush into action.

Zhu Family Manor.

On the watchtower on the inside of the south gate, Zhu Wanjian, who was on duty at night, was woken up by Steward Liu in a daze, and was about to scold, but found that the old lady Zhu Jiashi was standing beside him and was looking into the distance.

"With such a big battle, you can actually sleep?"

Zhu Jiashi reprimanded his son without looking back.

Zhu Wanjian glanced at the fireworks blooming in the sky in the distance, and said angrily: "Maybe someone has set off a few cannons, there is no artillery in the city, and it is impossible for the Daming Shenji Battalion to be arranged in such a remote place...... I've seen it before, it doesn't matter, let's sleep, recuperate, and wait for tomorrow to fight the thieves. ”

Steward Liu cautiously reported: "Old lady, depending on the situation, the officers and soldiers in the city have rushed out!" ”

"Boom!"

At that moment, the last explosion was heard.

Because this explosion was very close to the Zhu family's manor, Zhu Wanjian was so frightened that he sat down, and when he saw that the people around him were looking at him with disdain, he hurriedly stood up and defended himself: "It scared me a lot......"

Steward Liu looked at the direction of the state city: "The beacon tower at the head of the city has been lit, according to the agreement, at this time, each family should send troops to cooperate with the officers and soldiers to chase and kill the bandits." ”

Zhu Wanjian said angrily: "The surname is Liu, are you crazy? There are thousands of thieves who show up, and I don't know how many don't show up, and how many officers and soldiers are there in the city? Don't be a thief's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, wait for us to rush out, take advantage of the emptiness of the defense at home, and the thief will occupy our Zhuangzi, then it will be a big loss. ”

Steward Liu ignored Zhu Wanjian, who was in the bag, and continued to look at Zhu Jia's family, at this time, only the old lady could decide whether to fight or not.

"Prepare the horses!"

Zhu Jiashi immediately made a decision.

"Mother, this is not the time to be reckless, if something happens, Zhuangzi was robbed, not to mention, I'm afraid that the people left behind will not have a way to live!" Zhu Wanjian also wanted to continue to persuade the old lady.

Zhu Jiashi said with a dark face: "My Zhu family is favored by the emperor, and the government is called to help in the war, others can ignore it, but the Zhu family must not watch the fire from across the strait, if you can't share the worries of the court, then what kind of face does my Zhu family have to receive the imperial court?" Mobilize all the centaurs and attack with me! ”

Zhu Wanjian said aggrievedly: "What about Zhuangzi? ”

Zhu Jiashi glared at his son: "Whoever is afraid of death will stay, and those who are not afraid of death will be given to me!" ”

Steward Liu on the side was almost stunned, the old lady was resolute at this time, her eyes burst with sharp light, and she didn't see her old state at all, and some were just high-spirited. Seeing Zhu Jia's eyes aimed at him, he was excited, suddenly came back to his senses, and hurriedly followed the old lady down the guard tower.

After coming down, I heard Zhu Wanjian's voice sounding from my head: "Mother, what are you doing with this old body?" Isn't that a death sentence? Eh...... Leave a few people to accompany me to guard Zhuangzi...... Don't go all......"

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From the initial wait-and-see attitude to the discovery that the situation was extremely favorable to the officers and men, the people of the estates outside the city basically cooperated with the officers and men in attacking, except for those who really had no strength.

After all, there were too few Zhuangzi like the Zhu family who could pull out war horses and be equipped with war knives and armor, and most of the Zhuangzi soldiers only carried basic farm tools, such as hoes, shovels, harpoons, etc., and rushed out of their respective Zhuangzi wearing "grass clothes" made of straw.

Instead of trying their best, they took advantage of the chaos to join in the fun.

If the officers and soldiers have the upper hand, they can help clean up the battlefield and gain some advantage for themselves, and escort the captured prisoners to the city by the way.

If the thieves stabilized their positions and counterattacked, and the officers and soldiers won first and then lost, they would take advantage of the cover of night to flee back to their respective villages, or simply find a mountain forest to hide and wait for the battle to end before coming out.

At the critical juncture, what I am afraid of is that no one is on top, but I am not afraid of indiscriminate filling, the more people who want to fish in troubled waters, the better, so that those thieves will find that there are people everywhere, and they can eliminate their fighting spirit, thinking that they have been ambushed by officers and soldiers, and can only run away.

No matter how powerful a thief is, he is always a thief, and it is his nature to seek good fortune and avoid evil, even if there are people from the government who give them a message, and people from the Ning Wangfu act as advisers or even personally command the battle, but once they encounter a setback, they can't do it together, and they will only think about running for their lives.

As long as the thieves are unable to form a formation to protect themselves, the officers and men will be able to win without losing.

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The head of the state city.

This battle had little to do with the officers and soldiers who stayed behind.

One can only wait for the outcome of the melee outside the city.

Tang Yin, who was the nominal commander-in-chief of this battle, was using the telescope given to him by Zhu Hao at this time to stomp his feet while spying on the situation of the enemy camp.

Zhu Hao could see that Tang Yin was very nervous.

After all, it is a major event involving the survival of Anluzhou City and Xingwangfu and related to his personal future......

The old man who has been lost for half his life, can he return to the right path when he is old?

Tang Yin was nervous and excited.

Zhu Hao said: "If I guessed correctly, the state government should have sent someone...... Next, the state government will also mobilize people to attack. ”

Tang Yin put down the binoculars in his hand and looked at Zhu Hao: "Isn't the state government strong and can't hold it steady?" ”

Zhu Hao shrugged: "Against the wind, the government will definitely not dare to enter, but if the tailwind bureau is still content to defend the city, then Kuang Zhizhou will definitely have a bad reputation as stupid and incompetent...... When you are an official of the state and county yamen, you don't like military exploits? ”

"Huh."

Tang Yin had a long-lost smile on his face.

Sure enough.

It didn't take long for the state government to send people to inform the officers and soldiers defending the city to go out of the city and fight together with the soldiers of Xingwangfu.

"How many people are mobilized?"

Tang Yin's expression was resolute, not angry but threatening.

Now he is no longer a dog-headed military advisor, but a "Zhuge Liang" who has no last resort, and even people with official positions in the state government can only whisper when they see him.

The official who came was Li Liang, the governor of the state.

Li Liang is just a man from a good background, old and old, and when he saw Tang Yin, he had to salute Tang Yin in turn: "Lu Gaoshi, Kuang Zhizhou means, you can use as many soldiers and horses as you can to go out of the city, it is up to you to decide." ”

Tang Yin bowed his head: "In this case, only the basic city guards are retained everywhere...... Leave fifty each, and the rest will go out of the city to fight with the royal army! ”

"Yes, yes!"

Li Liang was very happy to see Tang Yin talking so well.

Zhu Hao poked his head out from behind Tang Yin and asked, "Li Tongzhi doesn't want to lead troops out of the city too, right?" ”

Li Liang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "My old bones, don't dare to toss like this, just stay in the city and watch the excitement...... Come on, quickly bring the consolation goods sent by Kuang Zhizhou! ”

Before the final victory of the war, Kuang Yangming began to send the East and West Labor Army.

Many people who have been guarding the city for a few days have not even eaten a hot meal these days, and suddenly they have condolences to receive, although they don't care about the three melons and two dates, but they finally have comfort in their hearts, and they have worked hard in vain, adding a little courage to the next attack.

This can also be regarded as a way for the state government to calm the morale of the military.

Tang Yin said: "At present, the war is still going on, and people everywhere are not allowed to leave their posts without permission, please Li Tongzhi and I will command the battle!" ”

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The fighting lasted more than two hours.

One after another, people returned to the city.

The two-legged ones could not catch up with the four-legged ones, and the infantry who left the city completed the sweep of the enemy camp and returned to the city one after another.

And the "volunteers" sent by each family cleaned up the battlefield and followed the officers and soldiers into the city to see if they could get money from the government.

The sky gradually brightened, and Tang Yin finally breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure that the enemy had scattered and fled, and there was no longer a threat to the state city, and his hanging heart was completely let go.

Although he may not be able to achieve any big victory in the end, this battle is enough for him Tang Yin to serve an iron rice bowl in Xingwangfu for a few years, and he no longer has to worry about Xingwangfu driving him away, and in the future, he will definitely be treated as a celebrity in Anlu Prefecture, so he must not go sideways?

It's beautiful to think about.

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