As soon as Hu Shou asked the question, the faces of the guards on the left and right showed disdain, showing great disdain for this so-called famous person in Guanzhong.
What happened? Even an idiot would know it at a glance. Zhang Yang’s men are not all fools. In the clear sky, is it possible that he wants to burn down the city for fun?
"Your Majesty, it seems that someone is causing trouble in the city." Fortunately, Hu Shou still had a few followers around him, otherwise he would have been left alone.
Hu Shou brushed his long beard and said thoughtfully: "Mengjin is adjacent to Luoyang and there is no danger of being attacked by the enemy. Now we are attacked. Where does this enemy come from? How should our army deal with it?"
The expressions of disdain on the faces of the guards became even stronger. If someone caused trouble, they would rush in to quell the chaos. Although it was just a precaution, wasn't the purpose of the commander sending troops this time to ensure the safety of Mengjin City and cut off the Yellow River waterway? This old man
He was obviously too timid to enter the city, but he still acted like an idiot, which was really annoying.
"The enemy's situation is unclear, so we should not advance rashly. It is better to keep it quiet as a long-term strategy. Based on the insights of your subordinates, you may send someone to contact the defenders in the city in advance, and then make a decision after ascertaining the enemy's situation." The entourage does not care about so many things.
, as a servant trained by aristocratic families since childhood, this way of conversation has become instinctive, and no matter what situation they encounter, they can respond in the same way.
"That's very good." Hu Shou nodded slightly, expressed approval, and ordered in a deep voice: "Go a few people and shout to the defenders at the top of the city."
Although they were dissatisfied, Yu Du's subordinates had no intention of disobeying orders. They were just going to shout out words. It was not a death mission. Why should they care about the reputation of this idiot?
At that moment, someone responded to the order. As soon as he approached the moat, he heard someone shouting from the top of the city: "Don't come here. Don't come here..."
The knight was stunned, and when he looked up, he saw someone on the top of the city waving his hands and shouting at him. He suppressed his doubts and shouted, "Who is causing trouble in the city?"
"It's the Qingzhou Army! Don't come here..." The man shouting at the top of the city became more and more anxious.
The knight's heart tightened: What are you afraid of? Before the commander sent out troops, what he was most worried about was the current situation. That's why he sent out the vanguard troops, preparing to consolidate the city defense first and let the Qingzhou lurking troops retreat before they knew the difficulties.
It was a head-on conflict. But it was not as good as fate, and the two sides still met on a narrow road.
Looking at the black smoke billowing from the city gate, the knight felt chilled and was about to turn his horse's head. However, he saw a cold light flickering in the black smoke. By the time he realized that someone was lurking in the black smoke and firing cold arrows, it was already too late.
An arrow seals the throat.
The knight did not figure out until his death how the enemy lurked in the city gate hole filled with fireworks. And his death also shocked many of his colleagues. In the eyes of everyone, the black smoke coming out of the black hole was...
Like the yin fire from the abyss of hell.
"There is an ambush, there is an ambush at the city gate! Withdraw your troops quickly. Warn Generals Zhang and Yu for help!" Hu Shou shouted in panic.
Although Yu Du is not well-known, he met Cao Cao in Dongjun and had a good relationship with Yuan Shao in Weijun. He can be regarded as a veteran general who has experienced hundreds of battles. Naturally, he cannot have only trash under his command. Hushou is timid and lustful.
He was trying to escape, but a guard had already stopped him. He said calmly, "Don't panic, sir. We don't know what the enemy's situation is yet. Why don't you wait here while I wait to go to other city gates to inquire."
Hu Shou's shock calmed down a little, he calmed down, and said in a hoarse voice: "That's fine, you go quickly, I will scare the enemy here." He thought clearly that as long as he kept a far enough distance, even if there was someone in the city,
No matter how many soldiers there are, they can't hurt themselves. If they just run away, the opportunity they finally got will be gone.
…
Wei Xiao covered his face with a wooden mask and trotted out of the thick smoke. When he got closer, he took off his mask and breathed in the fresh air while reporting: "Boss Zhou, the enemy is really not here."
If you dare to break through forcefully, send people to go around the city and go to the northwest gate."
As he spoke, he played with the mask in his hand fondly, and praised: "These items made by my lord are really useful. Wearing these items, you can actually last for so long in the smoke without being affected by the smoke. If
If it weren't for this guy, he really wouldn't be able to scare those tough bandits under Du's hands."
When the Hidden Mist Army was founded, Wang Yu was trained according to the model of later special forces.
The most suitable battlefield for them is not plains, but various complex environments. Such as jungles, mountains, swamps, etc., and urban street fighting is of course the top priority.
Among the various preparations for this purpose, a variety of equipment is naturally indispensable. The smoke mask made after a gas mask is a very important piece of equipment.
This mask only has the most basic functions, namely: sealing and filtering functions. It cannot be compared with a real gas mask or even an oxygen mask, but it is enough to allow the person wearing the mask to last several times longer in harsh environments.
Wang Yu's original intention of making this thing was to prepare for the use of poison gas in street fighting in the future. As a result, the poison gas bomb was not developed for a long time, but the mask was made first. He was very disappointed with this and forgot about the mask.
However, when Xu Shu discovered it, he felt like he had found a treasure.
There is no poisonous gas, so you can light a fire and set off smoke. One side is afraid of smoke, and the other side is not afraid. It will naturally determine the merits. It must be said that Xu Shu's ability to change things is quite outstanding in Qingzhou where there are many famous generals.
If he had not considered the safety of the people, Zhou Yi could have set fire to the city and won in the chaos with the help of a smoke mask.
"This will buy some time." Zhou Yi was also very satisfied with the effect of the mask and said in a deep voice: "Send more manpower to suppress the defenders at the top of the city. We must ensure that the fire inside the city gate is strong. As long as the cavalry outside the city dare not forcefully
We have enough time to break through, and when the enemy forces outside the city take a detour, we can break out from the east gate. By the way, Chief Peng, don’t forget to record today’s battle in the military code.”
"yes."
The Hidden Mist Army's tactics are special. Even Wang Yu, a special forces soldier in his previous life, cannot summarize all the tactics. After all, this is the Han Dynasty. Without the various equipment and instruments from his previous life, can the tactics of the special forces be fully utilized?
How much it can be used and how it can be used are all unknown.
Therefore, the Hidden Mist Army could only summarize and gradually improve while fighting. For this purpose, necessary records and summaries are naturally indispensable.
…
At this moment, Mengjin City has fallen into chaos.
The fire at the east gate did not spread too widely, but the shouts of killing spread throughout the city. No one could avoid the military disaster. The people, supporting the old and the young, had to leave the city and flee. Who knows, to the west,
The two north gates were tightly closed, but fortunately the south gate was still open, leaving a glimmer of hope for everyone.
When I got out of the south gate, I found that the fighting at the ferry had just ended. A group of people dressed in short clothes and looking like merchants were full of murderous intent. They killed the five hundred soldiers guarding the ferry until their corpses were scattered all over the ground. They didn't bother to clean up the corpses.
These people began to board the ship and untie Yang Fan, obviously planning to leave.
Behind him, there were flames blazing into the sky and shouts of killing; smoke and dust billowing from all sides, and countless cavalrymen were passing by; the ferry in front of them seemed to be the only way to survive.
There was a brave man who saw that the manpower of the boat-captors seemed to be insufficient, so he thought of a chance and shouted loudly, saying that he was good at sailing and could get on the boat to help.
It was only a precaution, but the brave soldiers on the ship actually agreed happily. With the example of taking the lead, naturally there will be followers, so one after another, the fully loaded ships rode the strong southeast wind and sailed towards the sea.
Going upstream from the west, Mengjin, which had become mostly an empty city, was far behind.
"General Chen, why do we need to bring so many people on the road together? As long as the sailors are not there?" Seeing that the huge fleet finally set off on the road, Li Xiang breathed a sigh of relief.
I thought that with Qingzhou's strength, this mission would be without any surprises and only merits. Who would have thought that in the end, we would have to verify the saying that wealth is gained through danger, and I was very frightened.
The goal of the fleet is to rendezvous with Xu Yuanzhi, who is full of scheming. I think the road ahead will be much easier, and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, Chen Han has a lot of spare time to take the fleeing people with him, which makes
He didn't understand very much.
Chen Han explained: "My lord's benevolence and righteousness are known all over the world. Although today's battle was caused by an accident, it was our army that started the war first. If we ignore the refugees, it will inevitably damage our lord's benevolence and righteousness. Besides,
Well, anyway, it only delays a few more moments, making the city a little more empty, and freeing up the battlefield for Captain Zhou and the others to perform, so why not?"
"Is that so...then we should stop at Heyang as planned?"
Chen Han shook his head: "No, Captain Zhou means that we will stop in Heyin this time."
"Heyin? Why is this?" Li Xiang was surprised.
"I don't know, but since Lieutenant Zhou said so, there must be a reason for it, right?" Chen Han looked at the Mengjin City that was gradually moving away and replied without looking back.
Compared with Zhou Yi's intentions, he was more worried about the safety of the opponent. Although the Hidden Mist Army was better at street fighting, there were too many enemies. Even if they could use the power of the terrain, it would be difficult to win. And outside the city were cavalry,
It will be difficult to escape by then.
…
"The north gate is open, and Yu Du's army has entered the city!"
"The defenders at the west gate closed the city gate, and the main force rushed to join Yu Du's army!"
"Ling Meng Jin personally led his troops to leave the city guard's mansion and is going to block the south gate!"
"Captain Zhou, we are about to be surrounded!"
Bad news came one after another. In order to cover the troops seizing the ship, Zhou Yi's rear troops lost their best opportunity to break out. After Yu Du's army got in touch with the city's defenders, a big net came down.
The cavalry outside the east gate never left, but they split up once and entered the city through the north gate. Now, there were not many options left for Zhou Yi. If he broke out from the east gate, he would have to fight with the cavalry outside the city.
; Walking from the south gate, you have to compete with Meng Jinling for speed; otherwise, you will fight to the death in the city.
Zhou Yi thought for a moment and decisively ordered: "The whole army goes south and seize the south gate!" (To be continued...)