Chapter III Armament Warfare
Time passed little by little, and it was autumn in the blink of an eye.
After a month of repairs, the walls and roads of the three county towns have been repaired and look much cleaner.
In the school field outside the city, 3,000 sergeants were waiting for them, and after a month of training, these recruits already had a certain combat effectiveness.
"Your Majesty, the scout has come to report that the Meng State has already sent troops, and now it has arrived in Wu County."
"Let's go!"
"Yes!"
Three thousand people quickly pulled out the camp and rushed towards Wuxian.
There were three county seats in Later Sui, Wu County, Ling County and Qinghe County.
Wu County is located in the south, adjacent to Meng County, the capital of the Meng State, this time the Meng State was menacing, directly sent 4,000 troops, although the difference of 1,000 people, but he had cavalry in his hands, not necessarily lost.
The three counties are not far away, and it only took half a day to reach Wu County.
"Your Majesty, the county order of Wuxian County greets the holy driver."
"Get up! Where are the enemy troops? ”
"Your Majesty, no enemy situation has been discovered yet, and it should still be on the way."
"That's good."
The group quickly entered the city, preparing to rely on Wuxian to deal with the enemy.
In the county governor's mansion, Yang Lie sat on the top and began to deploy tactics.
"Murong covers the sea!"
"The last general!"
"You lie in ambush outside the city with two hundred cavalry, looking for an opportunity to sneak up on their rear army."
"Yes!"
"The others are in the middle of the city, ready to meet the enemy."
"Yes!"
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On the other side, Li Tongzheng, the commander of the Meng State, came with a large army, he was Li Mo's brother, and he came this time to avenge his younger brother.
"General, the front is Wuxian, and the reinforcements of the Later Sui have entered the city, and now the form is very unfavorable to us."
"Hmph, the little Hou Sui can't turn the sky over, keep moving forward."
Although Li Tong is the general of the Meng State, he knows nothing about military affairs, and this time he is also eager for revenge, otherwise he would not have come in person.
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"Report! Your Majesty, the army of the Meng Kingdom has arrived and is now camping outside the city. ”
"Probe!"
"Yes!"
"It's quite fast, I looked at the map, Wuxian is flat, and the surrounding areas are mostly plains, which is suitable for cavalry charges."
"Your Majesty, what shall we do now?"
"Don't rush just yet, see what they want to do."
Outside the city, although Li Tong did not know anything about military affairs, he still knew a little bit about the most basic things, so he did not rush to attack, but set up camp on the spot.
"General, the whole city of Wuxian is under martial law, and our people can't get in."
"Let's let them come back!"
The adjutant general on the side stood up and arched his hand at Li Tong.
"General, Hou Sui Ke still has a cavalry, we must send more people to investigate."
"There are only more than 200 cavalry, how can they worry about it, they can't make any waves."
"But ......"
"Okay, a few cavalrymen scared you like this, don't say more."
"Alas!"
The adjutant sighed and did not persuade again.
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Day 2!
With the sound of a trumpet, the Mon army quickly gathered outside the city.
On the city wall, looking at the black enemy army below, there was no expression on his face.
"Your Majesty, here they are."
"You command the city!"
"Yes!"
Wang Kai did not dare to delay, and quickly set up defenses on the city wall, preparing for the next attack.
After a closer look, although the Meng Kingdom outnumbered them, these soldiers were not considered elite, and they were not even comparable to the soldiers under him.
"Attack!"
Under the city wall, with Li Tong's order, a large number of soldiers rushed up with ladders.
"Crossbowmen ready!"
Not to be outdone, Wang Kai quickly organized a counterattack, and the rain of arrows continued to shoot downward.
"Ahh
A scream rang out, and the Mon offensive was forced to slow down.
"Don't stop, keep attacking!"
Li Tong didn't care about this, and still commanded his soldiers to attack.
In the distance, Murong Fuhai led people to ambush Li Tong's rear, but he did not rush to attack, his eyes were staring at the Meng crossbowmen not far away.
He knows best what level these cavalry are, and he will definitely not be able to go head-to-head with a large number of foot soldiers, but these crossbowmen are different, as long as they find the right time, they will definitely be able to win with one blow.
"General, aren't we going to attack yet?"
"Don't worry, wait for those foot soldiers to go a little farther."
Under the city wall, a large number of enemy troops have rushed to the city wall, and ladders have been erected up.
"Okay, continue to attack and take Wuxian in one fell swoop."
Li Tong seemed to have seen victory, and arrogant laughter came from time to time.
On the city wall, many enemy troops rushed up the city wall, but under the command of Wang Kai, these soldiers were quickly beheaded, and they were pushed down the city wall with a ladder.
The tragedy of the battlefield was somewhat unexpected to him, looking at those bloody scenes, although Yang Lie was not so unbearable, his face gradually turned pale.
On the other side, Murong Fuhai saw that the time was ripe, and immediately led people to charge.
"Boom!"
With the sound of horses' hooves, Li Tong looked behind him in surprise, only to see that in the rolling dust, figures were quickly rushing towards him.
"Escort!"
The deputy general on the side did not dare to hesitate, and pulled Li Tong and hid in the crowd.
"Die!"
With a loud shout, Murong Fuhai took the lead and rushed directly into the rear of the enemy, and those crossbowmen had already fallen to the ground before they could react, and the battlefield became even more chaotic for a while.
The soldiers in front wanted to go to the rear to resist, and the crossbowmen in the back didn't want to sit still, so they also began to flee forward, and the two groups of people collided together in an instant, and many people died directly at the feet of their own people.
"Old thief, where to escape."
Murong Shuhai saw Li Tong not far away, and directly led people to rush over.
The soldiers on the city wall had panicked at this time and directly gave up the siege.
"Open the gates and kill them."
"Yes!"
Wang Kai led people to rush down the city wall, opened the city gate and rushed out, directly catching the enemy by surprise.
The battlefield was already chaotic, coupled with Li Tong's escape from the battle, Meng Guo had already lost its backbone, and could only make some futile resistance.
On the other side of the battlefield, seeing that the enemy general was getting closer and closer, Li Tong's guards gritted their teeth and stopped directly, ready to fight for Li Tong's life.
The idea was good, but what he encountered was a cavalry, but it was just a photo, and several guards were directly knocked out by the cavalry, which did not play a role at all.
"Death to the old thief!!"
Murong Fuhai shouted, and the long knife in his hand was thrown out directly, and a cold light slashed through the air, and it was directly inserted into Li Tong's heart.
"Bang!"
Li Tong fell off his horse, and before he died, he still couldn't believe that he had died like this.
"Hmph, I said you can't run away."
Drawing out a long knife, and then cutting off Li Tong's head with a knife, Murong Fuhai quickly led people back to the battlefield.
The soldiers of Meng Guo on the battlefield have fallen into panic, the main general is nowhere to be found, they can only spin around like headless flies now, and they don't know what to do at all.
"Li Tong is dead, and you won't be arrested before you can tie your hands."
Everyone stopped moving, and after confirming Li Tong's death, everyone instantly lost their fighting spirit, and with the sound of weapons landing, the Meng soldiers on the battlefield decisively chose to surrender.
"Collect weapons and hold prisoners."
Under the command of Wang Kai, the battlefield returned to calm again, leaving only a corpse, telling the tragedy of the war.
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"Your Majesty, more than 2,000 enemy soldiers were captured in this battle, and more than 1,300 casualties were suffered by our army."
"Take the captives down and keep them tightly guarded."
"Yes."
This battle was finally won, and now that Meng's national strength is empty, he can just take this opportunity to fight it all.
In this way, he can fully occupy the northern part of Qinghe County, and he, the emperor, can be regarded as having a little meaning.
"Your Majesty, there is a general who wants to see you."
"Huh? Take it on and take a look. ”
"Yes!"
After a while, a man who was tied up walked in.
"You are the Emperor of the Later Sui?"
When I heard this guy's tone, I seemed to be a little unconvinced.
"That's right! I am, I heard you were going to see me. ”
"That's right! I have a way to help you break through the five counties of Mengguo, provided that you let me go. ”
"Why should I believe you, now that the national strength of the Meng State is empty, I can take it even without you."
"You can indeed take it, but there are still more than a thousand people in the Meng Kingdom, and you can't break through the city wall in a short time, even if you can break it, the casualties will definitely be not small, and I can let you take the Meng Kingdom without spending a single soldier."
"Doesn't cost a single soldier?"
"That's right!"
At this time, he was interested, and carefully looked at the general in front of him.
"Aren't you from Meng? Why help me? ”
"I'm not from the Meng Kingdom, it's just that I have nowhere to go, so I have to succumb to the Meng Kingdom."
"What's your name?"
"Deng Xing!"
After thinking about it carefully, he decided to agree, after all, he didn't want to lose his troops.
"I agreed to your request, and I will release you if I take the Meng Kingdom."
"Good!"
The two successfully reached an agreement, and early the next morning, he left Wu County directly with his people and went straight to Meng County, where the garrison was empty.
Glancing at the city wall in the distance, he looked at Wang Kai and Deng Xing again, and then nodded.
"Be careful!"
"Your Majesty, rest assured!"
A group of 500 people walked to the city gate of Meng County with such a swagger.
"Open the door, I am a partial general under the general's account, Hou Sui has been broken, and the general sent me back to summon the news."
"Who's under the city?"
"Partial general Deng Xing!"
The guard on the wall poked his head out to glance at him, then nodded to his men.
"Wait a minute, the gates will open shortly."
"Squeak!"
As the gates opened, the guards walked out enthusiastically.
"Brother Deng, is it going well this time?"
Deng Xing smiled but did not say a word, and silently took a few steps back.
"He's doing well!"
Without waiting for the guards to react, Wang Kai instantly rushed forward and stabbed him in the chest.
"Kill!"
The soldiers behind him rushed into the city in an instant, and the defenders were already cut down to the ground before they could react.
Murong Fuhai also brought people to support, and the group quickly rushed into the city and went straight to the Meng Palace.
"I have completed the task as agreed, as long as Emperor Meng dies, the remaining county will be self-defeating, can you let me go now?"
"Of course, you're free.".
"Thank you!"
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