Chapter 72: Military Newspaper (2)
After sending Deng Fangbu out of the city, throughout the night, there was an endless stream of horse exploration and military newspapers.
Ranger return: north to the Huai River, east to the Xiaohuang River, both sides are fine. In addition, the two groups of messengers who ordered them to return to the camp have already entered the territory of Guangshan County.
The scouts sent by Yan Hou to Xishan reported: Tongbai Mountains are as usual, and the enemy situation has not yet been discovered. The two sides are calm, and for them now, it is the best news.
The night is coming to an end.
The wind was getting worse and stronger, the dawn sky was covered with stratus, and the horses in front of them, which had been restless day and night, had returned for the second time.
After the front battalion received Yang Kai's order, Cao Mang and Yin Zuochan both felt that it was good, and immediately launched a harassment attack on the east side to distract the attention of the guards in Pingjing Pass, and cover the team that was bypassing the mountain on the west side.
"When the villain returned, the Red Tiger Battalion had been on the march for nearly a day, and General Cao ordered a frontal attack to begin." The dusty messenger said.
The strategies of the two cities of Runing Mansion City and Xinyang City, whether it was from the perspective of battle damage or battle results, the effect was very good, which also made them trust Yang Kai.
There was also a good news incentive about Liang Guangbu that he brought back, so he did not hesitate to order the implementation of the suggestions he put forward.
"How many people were sent out to disturb the war?"
"Mr. Yin is worried that too many people will cause panic to the defenders in the Guannai, and he has not sent many people to harass them, and he uses chaotic tactics."
"That's right, that's how it should be fought."
Yang Kai nodded, ordered the messenger to turn back immediately, and sent an order to Cao Mang: "The way to launch an attack is very correct, we must pay attention to the final attack, the soldiers and horses that crush the city must be sent enough, and the archers and artillery are more in front, so as to strive for a change of defense strength for the defenders in a battle."
If it can't be done again, let the Red Tiger Battalion that bypassed it come up together, the pass will not be broken, and the key points will not stop, and their names will definitely be written in the credit book. ”
The pass is not broken for a day, and Yang Kai can hardly put his mind at ease for a day.
At noon, when I came to the school yard to supervise the drill, as far as the eye could see, every change of weapons in the hands of the soldiers, accompanied by a shout, although it was still unable to keep up with the rhythm of the drums, but every time I moved forward and retreated, flipped the halberd, and erected the shield, it was a lot more neat.
The two armies faced each other and replaced them with long and short wooden sticks, but they were also stick-to-flesh sticks, and many people were beaten to the point that their heads were broken and bleeding.
Yang Kai didn't stop it, the cruelty was a little more cruel, the victory was that the effect was close to the actual combat, there was nothing more memorable than the pain on his body.
After observing the training of the army, I returned to the official office to discuss and understand the arrangements for things in the city these days.
The enthusiasm of the residents in the city has generally increased, but it is the transition time of autumn and winter, and there is no way to carry out farming immediately, so the residents in the city have their hands and feet free.
In addition, the big families in the city who had received the bills had already cashed out the money from the warehouse, and there was no specific arrangement for what business they were to engage in.
Yang Kai put forward two suggestions, the men in the city could temporarily become blacksmiths, specially creating some iron pieces that were easy to place on the chest and abdomen, the iron pieces should be lighter and thinner, and they would use their own bodies as models.
Then let the women of the city be responsible for sewing cloth armor according to their husband's figure, and the cloth armor should be sewn as thick as possible, and the breasts should be filled with pieces of iron made by their husbands.
After discussing Yang Kai's thoughts, it was nothing more than wanting to prepare battle armor for the soldiers below, but the cloth and iron ore in the city were obviously not enough, and the cloth was good to say, and it could be obtained from all parties, but the iron ore was under the control of the government, and it was not easy to obtain.
"Do you want to collect all the farm tools in the city and make iron pieces first?"
Yang Kai didn't think twice: "No, farming needs to be guaranteed by farm tools, first use the iron tools of the surplus cloth in the city to make it, according to the quantity and quality of the battle armor they make, they should give an appropriate amount of compensation, this compensation should not be too much, don't make people feel that it is profitable, the specific amount of money can be controlled by the general manager himself, but let those merchants in the city find a way." ”
After receiving the order, he discussed with him about the distribution of food and when to go out of the south of the city.
Recently, as the temperature drops, the clouds in the sky have become thicker, and the wind cannot be blown away, as if they have frozen. In the afternoon, the sky was so gloomy that I couldn't smell the rain at all.
It hadn't rained in a long time.
It was nearly evening, and the soldiers who had gone east to deliver the letter finally returned.
The army that returned to the camp had completely captured Guangshan, Luoshan and other areas, and the personal soldiers who sent the letter were very open-minded, and they did not hand over the envelope after several interceptions, and Yang Kai's letter was personally handed over to He Jin, the king of Zuojin.
After reading the letter, He Jin immediately agreed to Yang Kai's request for help, and decided to personally lead the troops to go, and marched out as a whole army on the same day, and at the same time asked the soldiers to bring back a hundred good horses as a thank you gift, probably because he was afraid that Yang Kai would regret it in the future, so he sent the thank you gift first.
Yang Kai encouraged and rewarded the pro-soldiers who had been running for a long time, picked a few and gave them a few, and the remaining good horses were put into the pen, and the pro-soldiers arranged to rest, preparing to give them to the outstanding soldiers under the newly built Su Fu'an camp in the future.
All sorts of little things are dealt with, and gradually into the night.
The military report in the direction of Pingjing Pass came back: "Cao Mang's army, stormed the checkpoint for three hours, and the first battle caught a round of defenders in the pass by surprise, but the second batch of officers and soldiers quickly filled the vacancy, and it was unfavorable to tackle the key problems, Mr. Yin suggested that the Red Tiger Battalion should not be too anxious to come to the siege for the time being, for fear that the defenders would call for help, and General Cao agreed to wait a little longer. ”
If you don't retreat, there will be help.
Seeing this judgment, Yang Kai breathed a sigh of relief. Under such an urgent combat mission, the pressure is bound to be enormous, and it is not easy to think of such a step.
Yang Kai still didn't dare to relax, and he didn't go back to the room to rest late at night, but instead climbed the south gate tower in person, wanting to wait for the good news from the south.
Originally, he came to report on the training of the soldiers in the school field, and after inquiring about his whereabouts, he immediately rode a horse and galloped over, and after climbing the castle tower, he was accompanied by the soldiers, and the relatives and soldiers who accompanied him retreated.
"General, it's late at night, go back and rest, you haven't slept for two days and one night, don't worry about General Cao and them, the villain will stay and wait, and then call you up when it's time."
Yang Kai remained motionless.
Yan Hou cast a puzzled look: "Can't you rest assured of General Cao's ability?" With him in charge of the army, and Mr. Yin in charge, Xiaoping Jingguan, isn't it still hand-to-hand? ”
Yang Kai waved his hand: "The soldiers are still throwing their heads and spilling blood, how can the generals sleep peacefully?" ”
At the right time, the wind rose again, and the night sky of stratus clouds rushed out with a bolt of lightning, as if to connect the heavens and the earth, and the silver light burst out, illuminating the half of the bodies of the three people in the city.
Zhao Hu didn't say much, only patted the dust on his body, put his hands behind his back, and stood in a military posture: "Then we will wait with the general." ”
"If you are so handsome, what more can you ask for."
Yan Hou glanced at Yang Kai sideways, muttered softly and stopped talking, followed Zhao Hu's movements, and stood with his hands in his hands.
The cool mountain breeze blew through the mountains and rivers, whistling and roaring, like an angry warrior, holding a sword and a spear, and slapping the city wall and the people on the city wall in a rage.
At the same time, strong winds swept the battlefield at the Pingjing Pass.
After nearly five hours of non-stop attack, the soldiers were visibly tired, and the sprinting and slashing movements were much slower, but the banners all over the mountains were still gone, and they were still shouting and rushing towards the top of the mountain.
Seeing this situation, Cao Mang couldn't help it anymore, handed over the task of commanding the battle to Yin Zuochan, and followed the army with a newly made lance, and rushed up.
His mace has been honorably retired due to the battle, this big lance was remade for him after entering the city, Yang Kai asked people to remake it, both the length and weight of the ordinary horse lance will be increased a lot, only a burly man like him who is born with strange strength can use it.
Above the wall, there were black stains everywhere, the bombardment of cannonballs covered the eye-catching blood, and the foot of the city was littered with corpses.
A drop of rain fell from the sky.
Landing on the tip of the big lance where Cao Mang's horse was standing, he was not as usual, and then he was silent, silent, so that the troops were greatly encouraged to see his courage in killing the enemy, and laughed out loud very abnormally:
"If you can't fight this battle, take my head and ask the general for guilt."
"Tackling key problems endlessly, tackling key problems endlessly......"
The soldiers shouted in unison, and the corpse-strewn foot of the city could no longer resist their footsteps, and they were finally able to break through the door before Cao Mang rushed to the pass.
The rogues and the officers and soldiers collided intimately again, and the officers and soldiers who could no longer defend themselves in danger were sharply reduced
Seeing the rogues with weapons in their hands rushing up, many of them were so frightened that they hugged each other, and the dense sound came out, and because of the high terrain, it seemed to rush to the sky.
It seems that everyone is shouting: "Live, live!" May ...... descend"
In their eyes, even if they are facing a more difficult task, failing to break through the level before Liang Guang and them is a great shame, and the humiliation needs to be washed away with blood.
Another silver python broke free from the shackles of stratus clouds, flew out of the air, brewing raindrops that made the whole mountain and river extremely hungry and thirsty, slowly becoming more and more dense, in response to the direction of the mountain, the officials and troops who came to help from afar, hurriedly turned into the mountain pass south of Pingjing Pass.
Unexpectedly, on the two wings of the mountain road, the red embroidered tiger flags were raised all over the mountains.
The shouts of the rogues wrapped in shabby clothes that looked like officials and non-officials covered the sky with thunder, and the fierce soldiers rushed down the mountain as if they were rushing through a flood.
......
Until the day was about to dawn, I don't know who was above the city, and shouted loudly: "General, look, look! ”
A horseman carried the message banner on his back, sat down on his war horse and stepped on the road covered with water and mud, from far to near, gradually appeared in the sight of the three people at the head of the city, and then galloped to the bottom of the city.
The messenger had recently seen three generals at the head of the city, and when they turned over and dismounted, they climbed on their knees, and bowed down at the foot of the city:
"Pingjing Pass is broken, and the enemy is cut five hundred levels in the pass. The Red Tiger Battalion ambushed the mountain behind the pass, slashed more than 700 enemies, and captured 500 people, all of whom were reinforcements from Yingshan. General Cao's message: Break the barrier in one day, fortunately not disgraced! ”