Five hundred versus one thousand, it seems that there is a huge disparity in military strength, and the chance of winning is extremely small?
This is not the case.
When it comes to things like war, you can't just look at the number of people.
The two hundred miscellaneous cavalry of the rebels are a greater threat to the pure infantry. If they meet the elite cavalry, they are no different from novices.
According to the veteran detective, many of these thieves did not even dare to let go of their horses, let alone let go of the rope. They had obviously only learned to ride a horse for a few days.
It was only because Li Chengzhi had warned them that they would pretend to be defeated and not dare to fight in order to avoid alerting the enemy and attracting more rebels. Otherwise, they would definitely be dispersed with a single charge.
As for the six to seven hundred spearmen, the situation is similar to that of the thieves and cavalry: it only takes half a month to replace the hoes with spears and guns, and they only rob every day. How much combat power can they have?
Li Chengzhi's five hundred soldiers needed armor, bows, cavalry, chariots, and shields. After practicing their formations for almost a month, they would not even dare to attack a thousand refugees.
, how to talk about protecting the safety of the family?
Disband as soon as possible and escape...
So Li Chengzhi was a little confused. How could Li Bai, who had experienced hundreds of battles, be defeated by such a mob, with more than half of the casualties?
……
It was almost dark, the fire was blazing in the backyard of the main hall, and the sound of blacksmithing could not be stopped.
This is a blacksmith forging a horizontal knife overnight.
There were only 1,200 kilograms of steel plates left. Five hundred knives were not enough, so Li Chengzhi had to dismantle nearly a hundred helmets.
Fortunately, the steel plate was ready-made and the process was not too complicated. Afraid of not being able to make it in time, Li Chengzhi only asked this 50- or 60-year-old man to make the knife blank, then send it down the mountain after making it, and arrange for someone else to sharpen it.
It was definitely too late to make the scabbard, so we had to make do with linen.
The two hundred cloth armors have also been distributed, just enough for two hundred Li soldiers to wear them.
The remaining soldiers were still wearing wooden armor, including the horses of a hundred cavalrymen. Li Chengzhi also asked the villagers to splice the spare wooden armor and sewed one hundred horse armors urgently.
It's definitely not as good as armor, but it's better than wearing nothing at all.
In addition, Li Chengzhi will bring another 100 Song clan soldiers wearing wooden armor to fight, and the remaining 200 people will be left to Guo Shouzheng to guard the mountain and serve as a logistics team...
The war is about to begin, and that adrenaline rush is back again.
Li Chengzhi suppressed the excitement in his heart, put several prepared grenades and two bags of gunpowder on his horse, then climbed on another horse and carried the explosives down the mountain.
The lion and the rabbit also use their full strength!
Unfortunately, it was too hasty and I didn't have time to make grenades, so I could only use them to blow up the city walls and set fire to them.
Rockets made of pine gum and gunpowder should not burn too much...
At the fifth watch, with the sound of a drum, the silent military camp suddenly became noisy.
Some civilian husbands and wives had already brought the meals prepared overnight into the barracks, so that the soldiers could eat hot soup and corn cakes without even leaving the door.
Two moments later, another drum sound was heard. Regardless of whether they had finished eating or not, everyone threw down their bowls and left the camp to get on the bus.
The journey was not far, and there were few troops, so the baggage was small. It took nearly a day and a night to prepare everything.
As soon as the soldiers get on the vehicle, the team can start.
Two more moments later, the drum sounded again, officially breaking camp.
There is no farewell, no farewell.
Afraid of causing chaos, Li Chengzhi strictly ordered the villagers not to leave the village, and those who violated the rules would be beheaded.
When leaving home, a soldier will be timid. The more he cares about the soldier, the less energetic he will be. No matter how stupid a general is, he will not dare to leave his soldiers and their families before going to war.
Therefore, everything on TV is a lie...
It was Tangqi who opened the way, followed by the convoy pulling the infantry and baggage. The cavalry guarded the left and right sides. When the road was narrow, they would follow at the end of the team.
Li Chengzhi and Li Shi also followed the cavalry.
Li Shiben suggested that he wear Li Shixian's full armor, but Li Chengzhi was unwilling.
Are you kidding? It's so golden, it's like a living target.
When the actual battle comes, all the commanders will recognize is the commander's flag. As long as the commander's flag does not fall, it means that the commander is safe and sound, and it has little to do with whether he wears golden armor or not.
Furthermore, except for the lack of greaves and armor skirts, newly cast cloth armor is really not much worse in strength than fish scale armor.
But just in case, Li Chengzhi brought them all.
Maybe in a critical moment, he, the coach, will also have to fight hard...
Not long after leaving the camp, the sky gradually became brighter, and Li Shi asked the team to speed up.
Li Chengzhi estimated that the troops would be able to reach Chaona in three hours at most...
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Chaona County Government!
The lights in the government office were on all night, and county soldiers and government officials came in and out from time to time. From time to time, a body would be carried out.
These were carried out from the county jail southwest of the government office. They were all soldiers who had fought fiercely with Li Bai and died of serious injuries...
Nearly a hundred soldiers were imprisoned in more than a dozen cells, and most of them were wounded and stained with blood.
Those with serious injuries will be carried to the government office for intensive treatment.
Li Bai is among them.
At this time, he was laid flat on a table, with a quilt spread under him, which was already stained with blood.
There were more than ten injuries, big and small, all of them looked like the mouth of a child who had eaten raw meat. It was particularly terrifying. Especially the left arm, which was broken at the shoulder level, with uneven bone stubble exposed, and even the bone marrow could be seen.
See.
A medical officer was changing Li Bai's dressing, and two officials in black dark clothes stood beside him.
After watching the medical officer change the dressing and prepare to bandage again, County Wei Jiangrang asked sadly: "How is the injury?"
The medical officer stopped what he was doing, pondered for a moment, and then clasped his fists: "Lieutenant Bingxian, I have lost too much blood and my fever is not going away. I'm afraid I won't last three days..."
I knew it...
Jiang Rang cursed secretly, with a trace of annoyance flashing in his eyes, and stared angrily at the profile of the county magistrate Suo Siwen: "This man is the leader of the whole army... County magistrate, this feud has become big!"
Suo Siwen's face turned cold: "Everything I do is out of public interest and for the tens of thousands of people in this city. So why not become enemies with the Li family?"
Jiang Rang sneered secretly after hearing this.
Are you still public-minded?
Do you really think others can’t guess what you have in mind?
Do you think that the Li family has been defeated a long time ago, and the Li family in Jingzhou now doesn't even have an official status, so they can't do anything to you, so they feel confident?
It is true that they do not have official status, but they have soldiers...
You didn't even notice what the quality of the cavalrymen who came around the city during the day was like?
Even if you don't see it, you should still think about it, how did Li Bai defeat nearly a thousand thieves with hundreds of soldiers last night?
These are all fierce soldiers... And like this, there is an entire brigade on Kongtong Mountain, and it has been less than a month since it was formed... One can imagine how powerful Mr. Li is?
How can you fool such a person with a few high-sounding words of justice?
What's more, how many conspiracies and tricks have you played from front to back, and it's not like you can't come out in confrontation?
I'm really annoyed by this. To kill a county magistrate like you is just a matter of one blow...
How stupid!
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I'm really sorry, that's all for tonight, I'll make another update during the day!