Pang Yu stood on the north wall and stared dumbfounded at the crowd of rogues swarming on the official road. The more than a hundred sentries in Xiaoguanpu completely blocked his investigation, leaving him completely ignorant of the movements of the rogues in the direction of Shucheng.
Some people who escaped from the mountain road often provided contradictory information, forcing him to launch an operation to capture prisoners, but he did not expect this result.
Yesterday's ambush encounter in the market somehow led the rogue bandits to the conclusion that Guancheng could be conquered.
The fifty people who set up an ambush are now nearly two miles away, and they are all infantry. The rogue bandits have entered the basin from behind Xiaoguanpu, and the forwards are all cavalry. The 100th General Bureau cannot escape even if they want to.
After the rogue cavalry came a large group of infantry, which covered the official road of Xiaoguanpu. I don’t know how many are behind it. Looking through the long mirror, there are also some bamboo ladders mixed in. They should be attacking the city wall, just like when they besieged Tongcheng.
Similarly, these infantry are by no means well-trained, but they are superior in numbers.
"I said to Pang Shouwei, please don't go to war. Dozens of lives will be lost in vain."
Pan Ke's somewhat proud voice came from the side. Pang Yu kept looking at Guandao and ignored him.
Xu Ziqiang's voice said again: "General Pang doesn't need to blame himself. Victory and defeat on the battlefield are commonplace for military strategists. It's probably because General Pang has fought few battles. Just remember to be more prudent in the future. Let's guard Guancheng first."
The rogue cavalry did not gallop at full speed, but advanced at a canter. They were approaching the ambush site. Pang Yu felt his mouth was dry. He was worried that the infantry would have a mental breakdown in the face of such a powerful enemy. If they escaped at this time,
The cavalry would be the prey once they got out of the ruins. Absolutely no one of the fifty men could run back to Guancheng.
Fortunately, there is no movement in the ruins, but this only alleviates the immediate crisis. As long as the rogues pass the ambush point, the 100th General Administration will be cut off from behind. There are only official roads outside the city where troops can gather. If the rogues attack the city,
The ruins are surrounded by abundant water and grass, making it a good logistics point. You can arrange to boil water for cooking there. The ambush will be discovered by rogue bandits sooner or later.
Shi Kefa's voice sounded behind him, "Pang Guards, it's better to send troops to the city wall quickly. It's important to defend the city."
Pang Yu suddenly turned to Shi Kefa, "My subordinates request orders to go out to fight and defeat the bandits in one fell swoop."
Shi Kefa was stunned for a moment. There was an endless stream of bandits on the official road outside the city. They already numbered over a thousand, and there were at least two to three hundred cavalry in the vanguard, which far exceeded the number of servants in the defenders.
At this time, in the minds of both civil and military officials, only the servants were the most effective fighting force, and most of the servants were cavalry. They had strong impact, and more importantly, they had strong mobility. They could act together with the general whether attacking or escaping, while the infantry were just cannon fodder.
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Therefore, in the minds of Pan Keda and Xu Ziqiang, although there were four thousand infantry in Guancheng, the only ones they could rely on were the cavalry.
Yesterday, Pang Yu's more than 20 cavalrymen obviously performed poorly. Now there are more than 200 rogue cavalrymen. Pan Keda and Xu Ziqiang are not confident that they can defeat them. If they return defeated after going out, it is impossible for Guancheng to open the door.
, everyone will have to die under the city by then.
Pan Keda could not let Pang Yu persuade Shi Kefa, so he immediately stood beside Shi Kefa and said, "Sir, please don't listen to his nonsense. The rogue bandits are powerful. We only need to defend Guancheng and wait for the rogue bandits to retreat. Then we can pursue them again."
Over there, Xu Ziqiang was also worried about Shi Kefa going to war, and spoke out to support Pan Keda.
Shi Kefa nodded and said to Pang Yu, "As the saying goes, a strong man has his wrist cut off. General Pang, please don't lose a big thing because of a small thing."
Pang Yu's face looked a little bad. If he hadn't sent someone to ambush, it would have been the best plan to wait for the rogue bandits to retreat and chase them down. However, at this time, fifty people were trapped behind enemy lines. As the first battle of the Anqing garrison, they had not yet defeated the rogue bandits.
If the ambush troops are allowed to be surrounded and suppressed by rogue bandits first, it will be difficult to restore the morale of the army, and it will also have a major blow to its reputation. Will all parties in Anqing withdraw their investment as a result?
He thought for a while and said to Shi Kefa in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, it is clear that my subordinates are not going their own way, but that Beixiaguan is a good location for riding on foot. From Xiaoguanpu to Guancheng, there are official roads on both sides.
In the paddy fields, it is difficult for the rogue cavalry to gallop. The battlefield is limited to the official road. There are only seven or eight people fighting in the front. Even if the rogues have thousands of troops, it is useless. As long as the vanguard is defeated, the enemy is congested in front and behind, and the left and right are trapped by the paddy fields, you will definitely be able to
Winning a great victory that shocked the imperial court is a perfect demonstration of your unparalleled talent!"
Pan Keda and Xu Ziqiang were upset at the same time. Shi Kefa took office as a new official. In this era of wars and wars, the words "Bian Cai Wushuang" are what all officials will be tempted by.
Sure enough, there was hesitation in Shi Kefa's eyes. Pan Ke looked nervously back and forth at Pang Yu and Shi Kefa. As the defeated bandit, he even had his mount killed at the beginning of the year. He only managed to escape by relying on his subordinate Liu Yinglong to give up his mount and fight to the death.
After returning to Anqing, I still have lingering fears.
Pang Yu knew the mentality of Pan Keda and Xu Ziqiang, so he spoke first, "The terrain outside the pass is narrow. Please lead the Anqing garrison to fight alone. The two generals will guard the city wall for safety."
Pan Keda and Xu Ziqiang's expressions softened, and they looked at each other. As long as they were not allowed to fight, Pang Yu would fight to the death and let him go. Shi Kefa also seemed to be interested.
Pang Yu looked back at the official road. The first few rogue sentries had passed the ambush point. The ambush had not been launched, and the ruins were silent.
He felt a little anxious in his heart. Every second at this moment was extremely precious. However, Shi Kefa was still hesitating, and Pang Yu couldn't help but beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He took half a step towards Shi Kefa and said, "Sir Daotai, if the rogue bandits reach the gate and attack, it will be easy to cause chaos. Please allow me to go out to fight immediately and win the first prize in Jiangbei for you."
Shi Kefa's body trembled slightly. The words "war merit" meant more to today's officialdom than before, so he couldn't help but be tempted.
"Sir, if I'm not sure anymore, I'm afraid it'll be too late."
Even Pan Keda was anxious. He was not afraid of Pang Yu going to fight, but he was afraid that Shi Kefa would be too late to fight due to such hesitation. When Pang Yu was defeated and had no time to close the door, everyone would be in trouble.
"This..." Shi Kefa frowned, and Pang Yu felt that her heart was jumping into her throat, and she almost didn't dare to express her anger.
"Then...General Pang will go to war quickly."
Everyone on the city wall breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Pang Yu didn't even care about etiquette. He jumped down the city ladder in three steps and two in two. Below, two hundred general bureaus lined up on the street. Wang Zenglu, Jiang Guoyong, Zhuang Chaozheng and others were waiting in the city.
The edge of the ladder.
Before Pang Yu could stop, he said urgently to several people, "The situation is critical and we need to go out and fight immediately.
In the second round, Wang Zenglu went forward, with all the swords and shields in the first two rows, followed by the armored spearmen, and those with armor were all placed in front, and they quickly attacked the official road.
After approaching the rogues, I jumped into the field with sword and shield to clear the way for the spearmen. The spearmen were not allowed to stop or retreat until they reached Xiaoguanpu. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be beheaded! Adjust the formation immediately!
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Wang Zenglu turned around and ran to the queue, gathering the swords and shields of the following teams into the front row.
"Yang Xueshi led the Chinese Army's Archery Team. After the second game, the forwards fought and then launched assists. Jiang Guoyong led the Chinese Army's Suppression Team behind the Arrow Team. Anyone who dared to retreat would be beheaded!"
Although it was urgent, Pang Yu still deliberately raised his voice so that everyone in the second game nearby could hear it.
Jiang Guoyong replied in a low voice, "There are only seven people in the suppression team, and my subordinates are afraid that they will not be able to stop the deserters."
Pang Yu looked around and whispered, "There are still fifty people left in the first round. You can lead the way. They will be more urgent in rescuing their comrades in the same round. Their relationship with the second round should be weaker. They can kill the defeated troops."
succeed."
Jiang Guoyong looked up at Pang Yu, lowered his head and went to lead the team. Pang Yu said briefly and loudly to Zhuang Chaozheng, "Following the suppression team, you are only allowed to move forward and not to retreat. Anyone who comes face to face is an enemy.
Kill and continue the attack.
I am following you, if you cannot stop the retreating troops, I will kill you."
Zhuang Chaozheng didn't have anything to say, he saluted and ran back.
After all instructions were given, Pang Yu shouted to the door, "Open the door!"
The gate creaked and creaked. The Beixiaguan gate was made of iron-clad wooden gates, which were thicker than the gates of many county towns.
Wang Zenglu was still adjusting the formation nervously. There was no problem with the spearmen. The training was almost the same as usual, except that the swords and shields were not so dense. Pang Yu obviously wanted to use the swords and shields to cover, and then the spears were engaged. This was a narrow battle.
In a frontal offensive battle, everything is about speed.
Pang Yu looked at the queue in the street nervously. The expressions of the soldiers were a bit stiff. Everyone was unprepared for this offensive battle.
Many people peeked at Pang Yu. Among Pang Yu's arrangements just now, the most mentioned one was to kill the defeated troops. No one doubted Pang Pang's determination at all.
"There's nothing left to do."
Pang Yu's head was racing, and his eyes were scanning the street. There were cavalry in the horse stalls of the hotel next to him, but they couldn't be sent there. It would be useless if they went. They would definitely not be able to defeat the rogue cavalry, and they would block the road and even retreat.
Come back and attack the infantry.
"What else..." Pang Yu suddenly slapped his head, turned around and ran up the city wall, looking around hurriedly. Shi Kefa, Pan Keda and others looked at Pang Yu in surprise, wondering what he was doing.
The target was quickly discovered, and Bo Yuzheng stood blankly in front of the bronze cannon. The bronze cannon was very troubled on the way from Anqing to Tongcheng. The wheels were broken three times, the frame was cracked, and it was repaired six times in Tongcheng.
Ten miles to Beixiaguan, the artillery carriage was damaged twice more. It was repaired overnight last night. When we got to the tower, we found that the artillery mount was too high and could not be fired from the artillery hole. The muzzle of the artillery was just blocked by the wall. The wall was not removed until dawn.
After smashing it open, I just covered the gap with black cloth and I am still adjusting the position.
Pang Yu rushed over and grabbed Bo Yu's sleeve, "Can Mr. Bo's bronze cannon be fired?"
Bo Yu was so frightened by Pang Yu that he stammered, "But... I haven't tried the cannon yet."
"Don't try anymore, reload and aim immediately, and fire as soon as my men come out."
"Well, I'm afraid I can't hit it accurately."
"Just shoot north and reload immediately!"
Pang Yu couldn't help but say something. At this moment, there was a shout from downstairs and the door had been opened.
Pang Yu looked back at the official road. The cavalry of the rogue brigade had passed the ambush point, and a red flag was parked outside the ruins. The ambush should not have been discovered yet.
Pang Yu wiped the sweat off his forehead and shouted to the drum and bugler upstairs, "Blow the drum!"
...In the ruins of the ambush, Wu Dacai peeked at the official road from the crack in the wall. There was an endless stream of cavalry outside the bamboo forest. A red flag was parked outside the bamboo forest. A burly man was giving instructions to several bandits. In the rumble of horse hoofbeats,
Can't hear clearly.
Ng Tak Choi's face turned pale, his hands were full of sweat, and he firmly grasped the barrel of the spear. The spear, which was originally one foot long, was specially shortened by three feet to make it easier for them to ambush in the ruins.
The stupid man squatted on the ground, constantly looking left and right, his face tilted and listening carefully to the sound of hooves outside, but he did not squat.
Wu DaCai's heart was beating wildly. He could only see the vision through the gap, but he knew from the movement that it was not the Zero Cavalry like yesterday. In his heart, he was panicked and kept complaining about his luck. He was originally out to capture prisoners, but who knew he would encounter another one?
There are thousands of troops, and now we don’t know who is taking whom’s prisoners.
The rogue bandits did not come to the ruins. Their target was Guancheng, but as long as one person came over, these dozens of people would be finished.
Wu Tachai grinned at the corner of his mouth and breathed rapidly. All the rumors about the rogue bandits were very terrifying. The tragedies in Susong were spread everywhere, but now he was surrounded by thousands of rogue bandits.
He looked back and saw that the captain's face was also a little pale. Dong Mingyuan behind him had already reached the door. From the door, he could see a house opposite. Yao Dongshan gestured to Dong Mingyuan at the door.
Wu Tachai had no intention of looking at Yao Dongshan's gestures, and Yao Dongshan's demeanor was far less powerful than usual.
"Forty taels died."
Wu Dacai squatted on the ground and murmured, "It's enough for my mother to buy a small yard. No, I don't want one outside the city. I can just buy a small one in the city. Don't be beaten to death if you are a big man. No one will give you money if you die."
..." While I was thinking wildly, there was a sound of hoofbeats approaching outside the door. Everyone in the room squatted down, and the captain pressed his hands on them to signal them not to move.
There was the sound of dismounting, and then the two men spoke to each other with Northern accents and came towards the door. Wu Tachai could not think of any other thoughts in his mind and stared at the door.
Yao Dongshan on the opposite side had a ferocious look on his face, holding a waist knife in his hand, and he was also staring at the position between the two rooms.
Ng Tak Choi gripped the gun barrel hard, as if his breathing had stopped. The sound of hooves outside was mixed with the neighing of people and horses, but there was a dead silence in the house.
The crooked face hunched over and took two steps forward. The sword had been drawn out. Wu Tachai's whole body was tense, but after seeing the crooked face, he seemed to be less afraid. He looked up at the door frame and leveled the spear slightly.
Footsteps approached the door, and all that was left in Wu Tac Choi's world was the doorframe.