Chapter 235 Giving Up

With only one battalion and most of the artillery team in his hands, of course Ishii Sheng would not rashly attack the city, but he would never be so willing to be idle. Asked the auxiliaries to build fortifications in front of Lao Yao Pass and arranged more than a dozen cannons on the pass, and then while waiting for Sun Jie, he dragged Liu Tieniu, who could not bear the loneliness, to start a harassing attack on Bijie. Iron Bull first padded a few dirt slopes at the limit of the bow and arrow range of the Yongning Army at the head of the wall, and then dragged a few cannons with horses every day, adjusted the position and used the wooden wedge to jam the wheels and bombarded the city wall - the recoil caused the gun carriage to jump backwards up the earth slope, and then it would slide down under the action of gravity, and was firmly stuck back to the gun position by the wooden wedge.

At a distance of forty or fifty zhang, the accuracy of each artillery group trained by the countless big-eared scrapers of the iron bull was quite good, and two or three rounds of artillery passed, and the city gate that was specially wrapped in iron sheets and coated with wet mud was smashed out of a bunch of large and small holes. Seeing that there were only more than 100 people tossing in the city, he also judged that the Ming army in Lao Yao Pass was only the vanguard, and he regretted that he didn't take advantage of their unstable foothold to make a counterattack: even if it is a small victory, it can boost the morale of the subordinates and break the curse of "every grandson will be defeated", but it is too late to say anything now.

Seeing that the city gate had become a sieve and it would be a waste of iron balls to hit again, Tie Niu asked the artillery crew to change the small bullets to bombard the wall, anyway, there were pebbles on the river beach, and gunpowder was not valuable. The defenders are all shrunk behind the wall, and the actual killing effect is very limited, but blindly shrinking their heads and being bombarded is really aggrieved, and their morale has plummeted. Extravagant Yin was angry, and wanted to lead the horse team to kill these guys, but was stopped by extravagant Chongming. Hiding behind the battlements and observing for a while, King Hao found that five or six cannons were bombarding in turn unhurriedly, while the next two or three were still unmoving—apparently, they were all loaded with shotguns, waiting to bombard the counterattacking team out of the city. The narrow city gate hole greatly restricts the formation expansion, everyone is crowded together, such a close distance, a cannon is a bloody alley! Moreover, those guys didn't even bring the soldiers to protect the formation, but they had horses tied to each artillery group, and they could run back to the crow pass with a smoke after tying up the gun wagon...... The Han army at Lao Crow Pass must have already arranged defenses, and no matter how good the Dian horse is, it can't go up the wall! Soon, the spies sent out also confirmed the judgment of King Luxury, and the crow closed it and placed more than a dozen cannons. Fortunately, Bijie has almost moved, so let them bang.

There was news from the Naturalization Post that the last batch of supplies had been on the bamboo raft and sailed downstream, and Yu Chongming was slightly relieved. The spies reported that Sun Jie's main force also drove up, and was assembling at Lao Yao Pass, and many auxiliary soldiers were cutting trees all over the mountains, thinking that they wanted to build siege equipment such as ladders. Yu Chongming estimated that these preparations would take at least two days or more, so he decided to hold on for another day and then withdraw—if Sun Jie really waited for Sun Jie to launch an offensive, the two armies would be bitten by him, and even if he could get out, he would probably have to tear off a large piece of meat.

Sun Jie actually didn't want to storm Bijie. Although Zhang Heming had succeeded in a sneak attack on Fuchuan for a while, this time he looked at the wall from a distance and knew that the city defense had been greatly strengthened. On the one hand, Sun Jie was reluctant to spend his elite in a hundred battles under this city that had no strategic significance, on the other hand, An Yunao was newly attached and asked him to serve as the main attack to bear huge manpower losses, even if he didn't dare to say anything, he would definitely plant the seeds of resentment in his heart. What's more, nearly ninety percent of his 4,000 soldiers were temporarily made up by the tribes of Zhenxiong, and in the future, he will need to help the imperial court to control the large and small Tusi there, and as soon as he comes up, he will fill the trenches with the children of the tribes as cannon fodder, this thing is not done by people - well, many officials in the Ming Dynasty will indeed do this, but at least Sun Jie can't do it.

An Yunao looked at the high wall of Bijie, and secretly complained in his heart. Based on his experience, Sun Dashuai will definitely order himself to take the lead - not long ago, when he sent troops to Wusa Mansion, Lord Dian Fu Xie loudly said that the officers and troops would "be each other's horns", "set each other's stamina", and "fight and suppress", that General Geng Hu did not cross the river one step, and saw his hundreds of people fend for themselves! Sun Dashuai is so powerful, of course An Yunao didn't dare to disobey, but fortunately, he had long been used to it: accept fate, who made us born seedlings. But Sun Dashuai seemed to see his worries, and seemed to inadvertently say that the Miao soldiers may not have much experience in attacking the city, so they will not be arranged to be the main attack, I hope everyone will not care, this is by no means to look down on them, everyone's ability in the mountain field is obvious to all...... In the end, he smiled apologetically. Sun Jie's kindness moved An Yunao badly.

What Sun Jie hopes most is to drag Yu Chongming to death in Bijie, and ask Shuixi to give him blood transfusions non-stop, preferably for three or five months, and wait until they have exhausted all the strategic reserves. Therefore, when I saw dozens of puffs of black smoke coming out of Bijie City, I was a little disappointed, and at the same time, I secretly shouted hello to Luxury Chongming in my heart: The big husband can bend and stretch, and when he is broken, he will be broken!

Having said that, whether Luxury Chongming will retreat by fraud, and then set up an ambush for himself in the city, Sun Jie does not dare to hold it up at all: judging from the smoke and dust, there are only about 20 fireheads - of course Sun Jie doesn't know that it is because under the pressure of Shi Jingsheng, Luxury Chongming can only take care of rushing to transport materials, and it is too late to pile firewood in the whole city - if it is arson to clear the field and block the pursuers, then the whole city should be completely burned with a fire, in Sun Jie's point of view, such an arson method is enough to ambush heavy troops in several key places, and give a surprise attack to the pursuers who rushed into the city. At that time, as long as the city gate is blocked, and the troops who are familiar with the terrain and environment in the city have an absolute advantage, the battalion in the most advanced city will be gone! However, from a strategic point of view, Bijie has no defensive value, and abandoning the east of the city is the only correct choice...... However, if you delay entering the city because you are afraid of being ambushed, and the fire spreads, how can a city be burned for four or five days, right? The mountains are not as good as the official road, not only can he no longer expect to catch up with Yu Chongming, but he will have plenty of time to lay a trap for himself wherever he wants......

An Yunao, who was making difficulties and had been looking for an opportunity to repay Sun Dashuai's kindness, saw Sun Jie's hesitation, and followed the example of other generals and reported his fist: "Dashuai, let's go and explore the army first." Sun Jie bowed his head, and was thinking about saying a few words of thanks, An Yunao roared, and ran out dozens of feet away with Zhenxiong's group of native soldiers.

By the time Sun Jie received the report that the whole army had entered the city, the fire had been controlled. The Miao soldiers in Zhenxiong are very experienced, and most of the Miao villages are bamboo buildings, and once a fire breaks out, it is difficult to extinguish unless there is a water source next to it. The best way is to tear down the adjacent buildings, and when the burning bamboo building burns out on its own, the fire will naturally be extinguished.

Shangguan Fei, who had a tacit understanding with each other, threw an inquiring gaze at Sun Jie, the latter nodded, Shangguan Fei screamed, and the horse team swept over the infantry battalions and galloped out. They want to chase after the tail and find out the fleeing enemy's military intelligence for the army, and it is best to bite the rear guard of the Yongning army to the death, like dealing with Zhang Hu in Baoning Mansion, hold it firmly, and wait for the main force to come up and eat it in one bite.

Due to the timely rescue of the Zhenxiong soldiers, most of Bijie was saved, so Sun Jie asked Shen Gang to stay, transported military food and materials from Qixing Pass to the city, and sent military envoys north to report the military situation to Luo Ganxiang, and he led the main force to pursue eastward along the official road. Just after half a day, I met the horse team that had turned back. Shangguan Fei reported that the guards of the Yongning Army had all boarded the boat and went down the Xiangshui River. Shangguan Fei wanted to lead the team to pursue and harass along the official road along the river, but from time to time, cold arrows were shot in the forest next to the road, and the arrows were simmered with poison, breaking two brothers in vain. Of course, Shangguan Fei was reluctant to order his subordinates to abandon their horses and go into the forest to search, and exchanged their precious armor horses for the lives of the Miao thief dead, but fortunately, the Yongning Army had a clear whereabouts, so he came back angrily.

Sun Jie spread out the map: the Xiangshui River flows all the way south, passing through the Guihua Station, Geya Station, Dafang City, Jinji Station, and then until Yachi, there are no decent strongholds for two or three hundred miles along the way - that is to say, tens of thousands of fleeing enemies will not have the opportunity to rest and replenish at least three or four days, so it is unlikely that they will run all the way to attack Yachi, and they will most likely abandon the boat and land on the shore soon after passing the Jinji Station. Where will they go when they land? To the south is Zhijin, which is Ahn Bangyan's lair. However, although the accuracy of the landscape painting-like map is really worrying, it also has an advantage: it is clear at a glance. The mountains around Zhijin are all mountains, which is a paradise for small groups of guerrilla troops, but there is no room for tens of thousands of horses to move around, as long as they are guarded by the officers and soldiers on a few key roads, they will all starve to death in the mountains in a short time. To the north are the luxury fragrance station, the water west station, the valley station, the fire castle, the golden sand...... That area is the place of peace. Although An Wei did not openly rebel with An Bangyan, everyone knew that it was just a layer of window paper that had not been punctured, and it was certain that he would secretly respond to the Yongning Army. In addition, there is also a fatal attraction to luxury Chongming in the northwest of Guizhou - the new nest Chishuiwei, the old nest Yongning and the hometown of the luxury family Lin Zhou, all of which are close at hand: the luxury thief will definitely go north!

Looking at the map, gradually, a bold idea formed in Sun Jie's mind. It's just that doing that is a little difficult for Luo Ganxiang to speak, and the bet is a bit big.

Sun Jie shook his head, forcing himself to stop thinking about this bold and almost ridiculous idea. The leader of the gang, Lao Xu, brought dinner in, and after many years of military life, he developed the habit of eating quickly - fighting requires abundant physical strength, and the next meal is not known when it will be eaten, and he eats everything in the food box like a storm, Sun Jie fell asleep, and prepared to continue the pursuit early tomorrow morning.

However, after tossing and turning for a long time on the march, I could not sleep, and the more I tried not to think about it, the stronger the thought became. Sun Jie simply got up and stared at the map for most of the night, and repeatedly deliberated on his plan over and over again: this plan is indeed a bit bold, if it succeeds, the Southwest Miao Chaos will be wiped out in one fell swoop; But...... If something happens suddenly, it is not only as simple as giving up all the previous achievements, but his future will certainly be greatly affected, and Lord Zhu will also be greatly dragged down, and even overnight he will become a prisoner from the governor of the five provinces to the prisoner of the substitute body! Lord Zhu will definitely agree to any of his plans, and Lao Shun doesn't need to say it, but Liu Chao has no friendship with him, and he must cooperate to realize his plan - it has to be a feint, can he be willing? Besides, even if it is for a short time, is Luo Ganxiang willing to spit out the fat that he has eaten in his mouth? Will others say that they are greedy for merit and treat the great cause of the thief as a child's play?

For the first time, Sun Jie felt that the burden he had to carry on his shoulders was too heavy.

When the East turned white, Sun Ming made a handsome account. The cold mountain wind blew, and the spirit couldn't help but be lifted. The mountain wind also sent the whispers of the battalion soldiers: "The extravagant thief was really frightened by our commander, and fled without firing a single arrow." ”

"Yes. That extravagant thief is really, a good city, how can it stop us for two days, and give up when you say give up. ”

Abandon!

These two words blasted into Sun Jie's eardrums like thunder and went straight into his mind!

Oh, yes! A great city, the extravagant thief said to give up and gave up. Concerns, baggage, hesitation, cowering, accusations...... As long as I am dedicated to the saint and the Ming Dynasty, what can I not give up!