Huang Chengcheng's bullets were stuffed into the chamber of the gun one by one, and the revolver returned to place with a flick of his hand. Zu Kuan took a deep breath, the moist air was very comfortable to inhale in his lungs, and there was even a feeling that his chest cavity was opened, which was one of the few advantages of this place in Yangzhou.

Unfortunately, there were ashes scattered over. Then there is the choking smell of smoke, mixed with the smell of barbecue. Roasted whole sheep Zukuan likes it, but no one likes roasted people.

More than 200 meters away, there were raging flames, and more than 20 carts and escorted soldiers were burning together.

Today's harvest is good, not long after it came out, I ran into a team of grain transporters. The soldiers of the Southern Ming Army who were escorted not only did not surrender, but also dared to fight back. This was unacceptable to Zu Kuan, and three of his men died tragically. This requires the enemy to pay the price, kill their own people and then surrender and beg for forgiveness. Zu Kuan thought it was an insult to his IQ!

The surrender was refused, and the soldiers who escorted it had to burn with the two dozen carts of grain. When the air was filled with the strong smell of barbecue, Zu Kuan decided not to stay here.

Cao Wenzhao was a fierce general, but he was not stupid, he knew that the final result of such a siege would be the exhaustion of troops and defeat. After settling the camp, Cao Wenzhao sent his ancestors to carry the cavalry battalion and began to harass the grain route of Yangzhou City.

Yangzhou City is one of the largest cities in Jiangbei, with a population of hundreds of thousands. Together with the surrounding villages, the population is more than one million. So many people gathered together, the daily consumption of food truckloads of buckets. Lao Tzu will fight with you to see who can consume whom.

With his own division alone, it is absolutely impossible to trap Yangzhou City. But the cavalry battalion was like a fierce hungry wolf, destroying the transport convoy of Yangzhou City every day.

A lot of the grain in Yangzhou is actually transported by boat. There is also a problem with the transportation by boat, that is, many of the rivers in the south of the Yangtze River are very narrow, and they are basically within the range of rifles.

Put a few shots on the shore and get a local to shout. Those grain ships will obediently dock on the shore, and Zu Kuan is not nonsense. Gather the boats together and throw a few Molotov cocktails. The roaring fire is accompanied by the aroma of rice, which is much stronger than the smell of grilled meat.

Zu Kuan likes this civilized way very much, Lao Tzu just burns your grain and doesn't kill you. The bosses of the ships carrying grain knelt on the ground and shouted: Thank you for sparing your life.

More than half a month has passed, and Zu Kuan doesn't know how much food and supplies he has destroyed.

The characteristic of cavalry is that it comes and goes like the wind, and it is a master of fighting from Liaodong to Zukuan in Jiangnan. Cavalry tactics are playing in their hands!

First, send out the scout horses on a high place, and then blow in front of the opponent like the wind. Before the opponent could react, the bullets splashed like water. The Jiangnan Forbidden Army is still using breech loading single-shot guns, and it takes a long time to reload a shot.

The revolver didn't say that, and the six bullets crackled out. Rushing closer, no one had two more revolvers. Normally, before the bullet is finished, the opponent collapses.

All that's left is to get the carts together and throw a few Molotov cocktails.

Simple! It's so fucking easy!

For Zu Kuan, it is simple, but for the Yangzhou defenders in the city, it is a nightmare.

The cavalry battalion was haunted, and more and more supplies were burned day by day. Zodiac Zhou was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, although there was a granary in Yangzhou City. But this is hundreds of thousands of people eating and drinking together, even if it is a mountain of rice facing the sea, there is a day when they finish eating. The most feared thing in the defense of the city is the lack of food and grass! I didn't eat or drink, and I collapsed without being beaten by others.

"My lord, I've got to figure out a way. In just ten days, more than 800 carts have been lost, and if we continue like this, we will have no carriages in Yangzhou City. Zhang Rulin was so anxious that he jumped to his feet, and the grain and straw were all his subordinates. In the past ten days, not only the personnel have suffered heavy losses, but also the large vehicles.

"They have guns, and you have guns in your hands. With so many people, you can't beat a few hundred cavalry? Huang Daozhou squinted at Zhang Rulin.

Hearing this, Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu both looked at Zhang Rulin sympathetically. This Huang Fuzun doesn't know anything about fighting at all, what guns people use, and what guns he uses. They are cavalrymen on horseback, but what about their own side? It's just a group of infantry, and the advantage of cavalry over infantry, I'm afraid this Huang Fuzun doesn't know.

"Mansion ......!" Zhang Rulin wanted to popularize modern military knowledge to Huang Daozhou, but when the words came to his mouth, he was sprayed back by Huang Daozhou.

"I don't care what method you use, the other side is only a cavalry of hundreds of people. You must find a way to eliminate them for me, and the two division commanders can help you. "Huang Daozhou is the government honor, according to the Ming practice of using literature to control the military. The officers and troops who came to reinforce Yangzhou had to listen to Huang Daozhou.

Even more so that Ma Shiying had orders, and Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu could only obey their orders.

A leader is a leader, and he will lift his ass and leave after letting go of the work indicators. Sora left three generals who looked at each other with sad faces!

"The cavalry of the Liao army is more powerful than the Tartar cavalry, and the crotch is full of excellent Mongolian war horses. Let's fight them, it's ......! Zhang Rulin looked at Huang Daozhou's back and couldn't cry.

"It's just that these cavalrymen can't beat and can run. What are we going to do, just with two legs? Sun Kewang also shook his head.

"Jiangnan doesn't produce good horses, and this is something that can't be helped. Every division of the Liao Army has a cavalry battalion, but we don't have that configuration. If you want to fight them, you can only ambush them.

The speed of the cavalry is fast, and the battlefield of the ambush must be large. In this way, more troops are spent. But so many soldiers went out of the city, what if the Liao army attacked the city at this time? Liu Wenxiu complained, but finally came up with an idea.

"It's not good at night, although the dark is conducive to ambush, it is also conducive to the Liao soldiers to break through. Nothing else, just look at the muzzle fire to know where there are more people and where there are fewer people. Find the weak point, and the cavalry will be able to rush out as soon as they charge. We can't help it! ”

"Then lead them into the swamp."

"Are you stupid?"

I didn't discuss anything, and my own people had signs of quarreling first.

"So what do you say?"

"Surely it will not work to lure them to the swamp, as long as you are not a fool can see the trap. Let's still take advantage of the night to lure the Liao soldiers into battle, but the siege is missing one. Deliberately set aside one side to arrange heavy troops and concentrate all the firepower. Concentrate on the front pole and shoot the muskets, even if the cavalry of the Liao army is bullish, they have to be beaten on their backs. ”

"That's kind of interesting!"

"That's it!"

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"Division commander, information from the city. A large amount of grain will be transported from the south gate of Yangzhou tomorrow night! ”

"Oh, it looks like Zu Kuan hurt them. Those who did not dare to transport grain in broad daylight turned to transport grain in the dark. Tomorrow is the seventh day of the new month, and there is still a little moon in the sky. Cao Wenzhao thought about it, counted the days, and looked at the sky. This weather, it doesn't look like it's going to rain. If it's a sunny day, there should still be some moonlight.

"Transporting grain at night, will we let it go? Now that you know, let Zu Kuan fuck him. It's a pity that the nephew is not a cavalryman. Cao Bianjiao waved his fists excitedly, but thinking that this battle had nothing to do with him, his face immediately fell lonely.

"It doesn't matter if you are a cavalryman or not, as long as you win this battle, it will be the credit of our three divisions. Sent an order to Zu Kuan and told him to burn this batch of grain. cut off his grain route in Yangzhou, but to see how long hundreds of thousands of people can eat. "Cao Wenzhao can't do anything about the strong Yangzhou City, so he can only spend it like this. Anyway, the opponent's consumption is much greater than his own.

"No!" The herald agreed, and hurriedly went to convey Cao Wenzhao's order.

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"These days, his subordinates have contacted some battalion-level officers, and Wen Tiren has replaced a lot of division-level commanders. But most of the officers at the battalion and company level have not been replaced, these people are all brought out by you, and their hearts are still towards you. Lu Zhu has been running around with Li Dingguo in the past few days, and has also contacted some junior officers. She observed the words and expressions on the side, and found that these people did worship Shi Kefa from the bottom of their hearts.

When I first came to Yangzhou, Luzhu was afraid that this task would not be completed. Now it looks much better than expected.

"The Nanjing Forbidden Army was founded by the old man, especially the 10th and 11th Divisions. Every company-level officer was selected by the old man, and some of them were veterans who followed the old man to fight to the death in Wanghai Village. Although Wen Tiren could find a few fools to replace the divisional and regimental commanders, he couldn't find so many people to replace these battalion and company-level officers for a while.

It is inconvenient for the old man to come forward for the time being, as long as Li Dingguo chooses a reliable person to contact. When the old man ascends to the heights, he can make this Yangzhou city change color. Shi Kefa's domineering face showed the majesty of the commanders of the three armies.

"My lord, it's not good!" Li Dingguo barged in, sweat on his head.

"What's wrong? This is in Yangzhou City, so panicked to be listened to, don't want your head? Seeing Li Dingguo panicked, Shi Kefa immediately reprimanded.

"My lord, something is wrong. Tonight, Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu were going to ambush the Liao cavalry battalion. Two or three regiments have already left the city, plus the Yangzhou garrison, I am afraid that there are three or four thousand people. The cavalry battalion of the Liao soldiers is only a few hundred people. This......! ”

"What? Is the information reliable? Green Bead stood up at once, this news is too important.

"It was a battalion commander of the 10th Division who told me, and it can't be wrong." Li Dingguo was a little anxious.

"This news must be sent, and now Cao Wenzhao has the only one who can threaten the Yangzhou grain road, this cavalry. If they were killed, Cao Wenzhao would only be able to storm Yangzhou City. Once the Liao soldiers suffered heavy casualties, it is difficult to guarantee that the people who have been contacted will not repeat. In this world, there has never been a shortage of people who tend to be red and step on black to invite merit and flattery.

The gates of the city were sealed so tightly that ordinary people were not allowed to enter or leave at all. If something like that happens, we'll have to wash our necks and die. Shi Kefa's face was solemn. He thinks about things, always thinking about the worst.

"The city gates are sealed, and our people can't go out of the city to deliver letters." Luzhu said in a hurry. There is information that can't be sent, which makes Luzhu's heart feel like grass grows.

"Are there any of our people in the garrison?" Shi Kefa paced like a tiger in the cage, and suddenly raised his head and asked.

"There are a few, but they are all artillerymen. The head of the city is under the control of the patrol battalion, and now the city wall is heavily defended in broad daylight, and there is no chance to send information out. ”

"Artillery ......!" The position of the artillery was behind the city wall, and it was not easy for them to climb down the wall to deliver the message.

"Not during the day, but what about at night?"

"At night, while it is dark, it may be possible to climb down the rope from the city wall in the middle of the night when you are relaxed. But at that time, it was too late to send the letter. ”

"Don't panic, there's always a way."

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At dusk, Zu Kuan had a full meal. The food in the army was not good, and the noodles were cooked like snot. Fortunately, there was a battle tonight, and the cook took out a large box of canned beef and cooked it with noodles.

Looking at the moon in the sky, Zu Band set off with people. The target is Yangzhou Wharf, according to the internal line report. Yangzhou Wharf, which is about three miles away from Yangzhou City, will unload a large amount of grain this evening. Zu Kuan's task was to burn all the grain, preferably with the ship.

Because it was a night attack, the horses' hooves were wrapped with cloth. The war horse walked, not loud but dull. When he came to the edge of the canal, Zu Kuan took out the pocket watch in his arms. It's just about ten o'clock, and it looks like I'm early.

From a distance, I saw that there were a lot of lights at Yangzhou Wharf, which was very obvious in the darkness of night. Zu Kuan immediately sent scouts to check, and the intelligence said that it was the middle of the night, why did the food come now?

It was only half an hour before the two scouts ran back.

"Battalion commander, there seem to be a lot of people on the docks. I couldn't see it from afar, but there were torches everywhere. There are sentry posts on the periphery, and there are light and dark sentry posts. We were afraid of startling them, so we didn't dare to go any further. ”

"See the boat?"

"There are two boats on the pier, which is not very big. Maybe there's still one in the canal! ”

"Let's wait a little while they unload all the food. Dismount! Zu Kuan gave an order, and everyone got off their horses. Before the war, you need to take good care of the horsepower, and you must not let the horses get tired before the war.

After waiting for another hour, Zu Kuan felt that the time was almost up.

"Scout platoon, you touch it first. Touch all those light and dark sentinels to Lao Tzu, remember, don't shoot if you can. Lao Tzu is going to burn all this grain today, even with the grain ship. Zu Kuan commanded, and immediately more than 20 men disappeared into the night.