Chapter 161: Siege Gaizhou
The soldiers on the right wing went up the mountain like a tiger, each of them bravely fighting. In a moment, they killed all the Qing troops that were entering deep. Then they rushed upwards and swept into the enemy formation like a broken cloud.
Seeing that the right wing was in power, Han Yong quickly deployed all his troops and stepped up his fierce attack, shaking the entire line of defense of the Qing army.
Seeing that the situation was critical, the Qing general invested more troops and tried to suppress the Liao army. But what he did not expect was that Wu Xiong's troops, hidden in the valley on the west side, suddenly came out.
They were far away, but at this moment most of the Qing army was restrained by the Ke Liao army in front of them. They sent very few blocking troops and were quickly defeated by Wu Xiong.
With the power of a surprise weapon, they rushed directly to the Qing army camp on the upper side of Abudaligang through Lijiagou.
It was another melee, but the Liao army led by Wu Xiong was far superior to the Qing army in front of him in terms of military strength and combat power. Within a quarter of an hour, the Qing army completely disintegrated and retreated into the camp.
The Keliao Army quickly followed, blew up the camp gate with gunpowder, and attacked in.
Most of the young and strong Qing army were transferred out, and the ones left were basically the old and weak.
The Keliao Army, which had the advantage, attacked left and right inside, and was unstoppable. One after another, the Qing army was either stabbed or cut down, leaving behind a corpse.
Wu Xiong chopped over a Qing army and quickly stepped onto the wall. He shouted loudly, waved his long sword, and the flagpole fell down, and the Qing army's flag fell at the same time.
Gaizhou, on the open space outside the Daying on the north bank of Qinghe.
Hundreds of soldiers formed a circle, and twelve people walked up with bows and arrows in hand, holding their fists to salute Zhou Xian.
They were all sharpshooters recommended by each camp. At the beginning, there were a total of 120 people. After several rounds of elimination, only the twelve people in front of them were left. They would play the final final and decide the top three.
Zhou Xian waved his hand with a smile, asking them to avoid gifts, "The rest are experts in the six rounds of duels, but there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Is this better than archery? You have to decide the top scorer, second scorer and Tanhua. So! In addition to the original agreed reward, I will take out three hundred taels of silver from the treasury. The top scorer is 200 taels, eighty taels of second scorer, and twenty taels of third scorer. I hope you all let go and play to your best level."
The soldiers around him exclaimed, "Two hundred taels are the military pay for ordinary soldiers for three or four years."
The twelve people were also excited and shouted in unison: "Thank you, Governor."
Zhou Xian held a small stick in his hand and hit the gong hard. There was a crisp "bang" sound, "Start!"
Twelve sharpshooters stepped forward one after another, raised the arrow, pulled the string, fired, and hit the bull's-eye. Cheers burst out around, which was exciting.
Zhou Xian applauded from time to time, tilted his head and smiled at Xie Qian, "Lezhi (Xie Qian's name), the one named Sun Chuan is your personal soldier! It looks good, the top three shouldn't be able to escape."
Xie Qian smiled, "The top three? He doesn't get the first place, so come back to see how I deal with him."
Zalari curled his lips, "Boss Xie, if Sun Chuan wins first, then what should my brother Zalando be! They are all your soldiers, so you can't be too biased!"
Xie Qian touched his forehead, "I forgot that there is Zalando! Then they will be the first and the second. With Yu Fu, the top three, our teacher will be the best."
Zhao Xusheng was beside him, frowned and said with a smile: "General Xie Shen, are you telling me to nothing? If you really make you fulfill your wish, you won't go directly to heaven in the future."
As he said that, he turned to the back and said, "Ding Shoudao, now you tell Ma Benyi, Wu Lin, and Wang Zitong. If they get the top three, I will be rewarded. Otherwise, let me see how I deal with them."
Xie Qian spat and complained: "Supervisor, is there any such thing to play? You said that this archery competition is just to relax the soldiers. General Zhao rewards and punishments are both rewards and punishments, which is too unfair!"
Zhou Xian smiled and waved his hand, "You fight for yourself, don't want to pull me up, I'm just a silver man here."
"This is what you said, then I'm not polite." Xie Qian said, "Zarari, go tell them three, I'll take out a hundred taels of silver myself. As long as they get the top three, they'll belong."
Zhao Xusheng shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: "In terms of cheating, Xie Qian is the second most important thing, no one dares to be the first."
Xie Qian was not angry either, and laughed twice with complacent smirk.
Zhou Xian looked at it for a while, turned his head to Zhao Xusheng and said, "Stop, the Qing army is much quieter today!"
Zhao Xusheng smiled and said, "In the past few days, you have personally come to the camp on the north bank of Qinghe River, leading your soldiers to play polo and shoot arrows, which has caused the illusion of our army's slackness, and has attracted Shang Kexi's cavalry. As a result, Gao Yi and Yu Qi led their troops to stand up for the forts built outside. Not only did they not get any advantage, but they lost their troops and generals. Shang Kexi is not a fool, and knowing that he can't catch it, how could he come again?"
Zhou Xian nodded and smiled faintly, "You said that. I thought Shang Kexi would send infantry soldiers to attack after suffering losses! Now it seems that Shang Kexi does not even have the courage to fight with our army. He is as timid as a mouse and deserves to be called a good general."
Zhao Xusheng said: "General, I am about to discuss this matter with you. The Qing army fortress outside the southern gate of Gaizhou has been wiped out by our army. The army can go straight to the city of Gaizhou. Should we attack Gaizhou next step?"
Zhou Xian glanced at Zhao Xusheng, was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "It's not OK."
Zhao Xusheng frowned and said, "Master General, once winter comes, the weather is cold and the earth is freezing, it will be difficult to attack this Gaizhou City! Not to mention anything else, just a moat of more than six feet will be a huge problem."
The conversation between the two also attracted Xie Qian's attention, "General Zhao, what he said is right! The more he drags, the colder the weather. The Tartars grew here and have adapted long ago. Most of our soldiers came from the inner gates, and now they are shrunk their necks when they are vigilant. At that time, they will attack Gaizhou, and even if they can be captured, our army will definitely suffer a lot."
Zhou Xian pondered for a moment and said, "In the past, I planned to conquer Gaizhou City. But if you think about it carefully, is it that important to have Gaizhou City?"
Chapter completed!