Chapter 122: Attack on Guangchang County
"Let's go." Xu Chu shouted loudly, and a thousand men and horses of the independent regiment stood solemnly in the wind.
"Boom." The sound of drawing the sword sounded, and the horn of Fan Xiwen's attack on Zhongshan Country was officially sounded, and the Independent Regiment was a sharp knife for this attack on Zhongshan Kingdom. However, the siege battle can only be slowed down, because so far the independent regiment has not carried even a ladder to the clouds. Such a unit is only suitable for field encounters, and the most important thing for siege warfare is to engage in attacks, and if you want to storm it, you really don't have that ability.
The weather is a little gloomy, and the dark clouds on the horizon are slowly moving towards Guangchang County. At this time, the five hundred officers and soldiers left behind in Guangchang County were a little nervous, the county order took away almost all the troops in the county, and the defensive force of Guangchang County was extremely empty, as long as someone made a little effort to break through, this scene was really a bit worrying.
Since hearing that the Le'an Chuyun Trading Company had an accident in Guangchang, all the officers and soldiers in Guangchang were worried that Fan Xiwen would send a large army to retaliate if he was not careful. As an old stubborn Bloomberg, he doesn't know Le'an's emphasis on business, and only knows the order of Shinong industry and commerce, but these low-level soldiers are different. None of those who dared to fight the idea of Le'an Chuyun Trading House had a good end, whether it was bandits, bandits, or scholars, in short, there was only one lower city, waiting for the retaliation of the Le'an army.
For Anping Xiang Fan Xiwen, everyone knows that he is an extremely protective person, and it is impossible for him to suffer a little loss. But for such a strong person, no one can do anything about him, who called the 30,000 Le'an army enough to go sideways in Jizhou? People have this capital, what can you do? Besides, these people actually respect Fan Xiwen very much in their hearts, because Fan Xiwen is really for the people, and all the people in Anping live more comfortably than the rest of the counties. Many people are thinking about moving to Anping, but the reason is nothing more than because Anping has such a good official as Fan Xiwen.
It's just that these people never dreamed that they would soon be able to realize their dreams without moving to Anping to live, because Fan Xiwen's army was already on the way, and they could come to "liberate" Guangchang County at any time.
On the city wall of Guangchang County, Zhu Shao stood there quietly looking into the distance, it was Peng Bo with an army of 5,000 troops in the direction of intercepting the Le'an army. Zhu Shao's eyes were full of worry, after all, it was almost all the troops in the city, if there was really any loss, Guangchang County could be said to have no guarantee.
Zhu Shao is the chief bookkeeper of Guangchang County, he is a middle-aged man about thirty years old, he looks like a talent, and he looks very mature. This time, Bloomberg insisted on sending troops to deal with Xu Chu, and Zhu Shao once objected, but it did not change Bloomberg's decision. Zhu Shao, who knew that Bloomberg would be defeated, had no choice but to order the hundreds of officers and soldiers left behind to closely watch all the movements around him, and at the same time recruit strong men to prepare to defend the city when the war came. He also told all the craftsmen in the city to take part in the actions organized by the government, to repair some of the necessary city defense equipment, and to make all preparations for the war.
When the officers and soldiers who came and went to inspect walked to Zhu Shao's side, they would deliberately raise their chests high to show how dutiful they were, but their faces and hearts were full of unoptimism about what would happen next. Although Bloomberg brought a lot of people this time, the prestige of the Le'an Army was not covered, and they did not have much hope for the stubborn county commander who led the team, so it was inevitable that they were a little pessimistic in their hearts.
"Don't worry, the county commander has five thousand elite divisions, and it is enough to deal with a thousand people." After all, he is also a master, and he can still guess a little bit about the plans in the hearts of these people, so he went out to appease everyone.
It's just that these people don't believe Zhu Shao's words very much, if it's really okay, why didn't a scout send back the news last night? It is not impossible for 5,000 people to be defeated by 1,000 people, and it is not impossible for the old stubborn county commander to really do such a foolish thing.
There were only 500 officers and soldiers left in Guangchang County, and only more than 100 defenders on each wall were used to fill the façade. For Zhu Shao's words, although these soldiers don't believe it, but it's not easy to say it directly, Zhu Shao seems to be a harmless scholar with a trembling heart hidden under the surface, this is something that all Guangchang officials and soldiers know, so Zhu Shao's words are just a humble and submissive promise.
"Lord Bookkeeper, look." A squad leader patrolling the city wall shouted loudly in the distance, his eyes full of fear.
The five big characters of "Le'an Independent Regiment" swaggered in the air, and the black pressure of the sky was slowly approaching Guangchang County. Looking at this situation, all the Guangchang officers and soldiers showed incredible expressions in their eyes, and it seemed that the stubborn county order had really been cleaned up by a thousand troops, and the Guangchang army had no morale at all. His eyes kept looking around, probably thinking about how to make excuses or run away from which path was best and safest.
"Don't panic, everyone should keep their posts, and you must be calm at this time. Immediately inform the strong men to ask them to go to the city to participate in the defense of the city, and go to the warehouse to carry the equipment to defend the city. Zhu Shao was glad in his heart, fortunately he was guarding the city here at this time, and he could barely shock these people. If he had stayed at home just now and waited for news, by the time he arrived here, it was estimated that there would only be a large number of weapons and flags scattered here.
"Yes." Although he was a little afraid of the prestige of the Le'an Army, Guangchang Jun, who was even more afraid of this white-faced scholar, chose to follow Zhu Shao unconditionally, otherwise he would be killed without waiting for the enemy to fight, which could be regarded as Liwei. In the hands of Le'anjun, there may still be hope of survival, but if it falls into the hands of Zhu Shao, it is a luxury to even want to die.
So the busy Guangchang officers and soldiers began to act purposefully under Zhu Shao's instructions, preparing to do a hard fight under the leadership of Zhu Shao. It's just that from their helpless faces, it can be seen that fighting to the death with the Le'an army to the end is not their sincere idea, it is completely forced.
The 1,000 soldiers of the Independent Regiment moved slowly, and Xu Chu, who was at the forefront, wore majestic armor and pressed towards Guangchang County with the support of a cadre of personal guards, bringing different psychological pressure to the officials and soldiers of Guangchang County. There is no way, it's just that Xu Chu's magnetic field pressure is too great, and people can't lift the courage to fight when they look at it. After all, Xu Chu's Kong Wuli is too impressive, and it is impossible to forget it.
"Whoever is guarding the city above, come out and answer." Xu Chu led the troops to Guangchang City and shouted loudly.
"Who are you? Why does it appear under Guangchang City? Although Zhu Shao is a literati, his courage is quite great, and Xu Chu's arrival does not seem to put much pressure on him, and he is breathless and sweaty when he speaks.
"Remember, we are from the Le'an Independent Regiment. As for why you are here, I have to ask you, you should know what you have done and you don't need us to remind you, right? Xu Chu said.
"The good things we do? What good things we've done, please make things clear, so that I can be a ghost. Zhu Shao knew at this time that the other party was here for the attack on the caravan the day before yesterday, but the fault of this matter was not in Guangchang, it seemed that the other party was here to plot against him, so he used a little trick.
This sentence was actually not said to Xu Chu, but to the Guangchang army behind him who was holding his weapons tightly but his hands were trembling. Zhu Shao wanted to use the soldiers' survival to force the soldiers of the Guangchang Army to the realm of breaking the cauldron and forcing the morale of the soldiers out, only in this way would Guangchang City have a chance to be saved.
It's just that Xu Chu is very far from the image of those puppets in Zhu Shao's impression, and Xu Chu has learned this kind of strategy when he was undergoing military training, so there are many ways to crack this trick.
"Hehe, that's a lot to say." Xu Chu said with a smile, and then deliberately paused, attracting the attention of all the defenders of Guangchang County, and then said slowly: "As long as you open the city gate and surrender to our army, I think as a neighbor, you should be very clear about our policy!" ”
This sentence is completely aimed at Zhu Shao's strategy, this sentence is just a small hole in the high wall where Zhu Shao wants to block the retreat of the Guangchang defenders, and then the little morale that Zhu Shao has accumulated in his heart to survive with his soldiers has been let go of Xu Chu's words.
At this time, Zhu Shao had to deal with this general of the Le'an Army who seemed to have the potential of a beast head-on, and had to admit that the wisdom of this general of the Le'an Army was still quite high.
"General, it's not that Zai Xia is unwilling to cooperate with the general, it's just that there are family members living in the city, and Zai Xia doesn't want them to be disturbed, so I ask the general to forgive me." The better Xu Chu's performance is, the happier Zhu Shao is, and finally finds another opponent, so it's time to have a good fight. So he patched up the high wall that had just been poked a small hole by Xu Chu before, although it was a bit selfish to say, but as long as people think about it carefully, they will see the extraordinary. Most of these defenders are from the surrounding areas of Guangchang County, and there are relatives of these soldiers in Guangchang. Zhu Shao's words were telling the defenders that they had no way to retreat and had to fight to defend their loved ones, and the defenders' retreat was blocked again.
"Since you like to fight so much, then I won't let you play for a while, anyway, no one will come to the rescue at this time." Xu Chu smiled coldly in his heart. "Before leaving, the general has a notice to the people handed over to the general by Lord Fan Xiwen, the minister of Anping, and it is strictly forbidden for the general to disturb the people after entering the city, so there is no need to worry about our army disturbing the people at all."
After speaking, Xu Chu took out a roll of notes from his arms and held it up to Zhu Shao to see.