When Gao Lian heard the screams from the soldiers behind him, he ran towards the city even faster. He ran to the suspension bridge, thinking that the chain of horses could not pass the suspension bridge, so he dared to look back.
But they saw that the chain horses had unchained and turned into heavy armored cavalry, heading straight for the city gate. They were so frightened that they ran into the city and shouted at the same time: "Quickly close the drawbridge and close the city gate."
When the officers and soldiers on the city heard Gao Lian's order, they did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly raised and closed the suspension bridge.
When the first knight on horseback chased him to the drawbridge, the drawbridge had already risen into the air. Seeing that the crossbowman on the city bed had turned this way, he quickly turned his horse's head and retreated.
Dong Ping rushed in with a thousand horse troops. When he saw the city gate closed, he had to divide his troops and turn to the two wings to launch an attack.
The officers and soldiers on both wings saw Gao Lian running away and closed the city gate again. Their morale had long been shattered. Then they were charged by Dong Ping's cavalry, and the battle was suddenly in chaos.
Upon seeing this, Chao Gai quickly ordered Li Kui, Lu Zhishen and others to lead troops to cover up the killing.
Gao Lian had already reached the top of the city. When he saw that the three thousand soldiers he had trained so hard were killed by Liangshan's troops, he couldn't help but punch the top of the city hard.
A commander who was left behind saw that the three thousand soldiers had been locked up outside the city. Sooner or later, the entire army would be wiped out. He couldn't help but said anxiously: "Sir, there are only a thousand soldiers and horses left in the city. If the Liangshan bandits attack the city right now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defend the city."
Already."
At this time, Gao Lian was also glad that the entire army had not left the city, and hurriedly said: "Assemble seven hundred people to guard this gate, and divide the other three gates into one hundred men each. Then call the men in the city to go up to the city to guard. You are responsible for guarding this gate. How many people do you have to guard this gate?"
Prepare wooden cannons and stones, strong crossbows and hard bows, and ash bottles of gold juice. Be on guard day and night and be sure to defend the city. I will send a few letters to ask for help. As long as we survive a day or two, reinforcements will surely arrive."
Gao Lian gave the commander a few more detailed instructions, then hurried back to the government office and wrote a few letters. Before the Liangshan army surrounded the city, he asked several county government officials to send one letter to Gao Qiu in Tokyo, and the remaining letters.
Sent to nearby state capitals for help.
Gao Lian had just arranged for someone to deliver the letter when he saw his wife arriving with a pale face.
The woman came to the front and asked breathlessly: "Didn't you say that the soldiers and horses in the state are well-drilled? Why were the entire army defeated by the Liangshan bandits in a short time?"
Gao Lian also knew that the yamen was now in chaos. It was no wonder that his wife came after hearing the news and said with shame: "I didn't expect that Hu Yanzhuo, the double whip who conquered Liangshan before, actually surrendered to Liangshan. Otherwise, we should set up more resisting horses and antlers in front of the battle."
, can also block the impact of his chain horse. I was defeated by his chain horse today. It is really hateful. Sooner or later, when I catch this thief, my body will be broken into thousands of pieces to eliminate the hatred in my heart. It is a pity that my three thousand soldiers,
just this."
The woman glared at Gao Lian and said, "Now I am afraid that my life is not saved. What a pity for your three thousand soldiers."
Gao Lian hurriedly said: "Madam, don't worry, the city of Gaotang Prefecture is strong, and the Liangshan bandits will not be able to break the city for a while. I have sent people to Tokyo, Dongchang Prefecture, and Daming Prefecture to ask for reinforcements. Reinforcements will arrive soon. If the Liangshan bandits don't retreat,
, sooner or later they were wiped out by the imperial army outside the city."
When the woman heard this, she was still a little worried and said: "You have lost most of the soldiers and horses in the city. I am afraid that the city will be broken by Liangshan soldiers and horses before the reinforcements arrive. In my opinion, it is better to abandon the city and run away."
Hearing this, Gao Lian's face straightened and he said: "If I abandon the city and leave, I won't be able to keep my official clothes, and my brother's arrangements in the past few years will be wasted. I'm afraid he won't be able to spare me. This matter is absolutely impossible."
No."
The woman shuddered when she thought of Gao Qiu's viciousness, and said: "Then it would be better to keep an eye on Chai Jin, lest he be rescued. Even if the Liangshan thieves broke into the city, with him as a talisman, they could still save their lives."
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Gao Lian nodded and said: "Madam is right. The Liangshan thieves are here for him and they will not care about his life. Madam, please go back first. I will also arrange for Ding Zhuang to go to the city to guard."
After his wife left, Gao Lian ordered the officials of the Yamen to strictly guard Chai Jin, and at the same time asked the men to drive the strong men to guard the city. He hurried to the top of the city to check the situation.
By this time, the fighting outside the city had ended. The soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit quickly surrendered under the charge of Li Kui and others.
Pursued by Dong Ping's cavalry, the 3,000 soldiers who left the city in Gaotang Prefecture, except for a few generals with horses who fled, all the soldiers who dared to escape were killed by the cavalry's pursuit.
Chao Gai saw that the battle was over, so he ordered people to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time he and the leaders rode to the front of the city to watch.
I saw that the city wall of Gaotangzhou was towering, and there was a moat more than two feet wide surrounding the city.
However, Gaotang Prefecture belongs to the Hebei East Road. When the city was built, it was considered that it might be attacked by the Liao Kingdom, but the defensive measures were very complete.
Wu Yong shook his feather fan and said: "If you want to capture this city, you must first fill in the moat."
Chao Gai looked at the city wall that was more than five feet high and frowned: "Even if we fill up the moat, we will probably have to kill a lot of people if we want to attack the city."
Dong Ping remembered something and said with a smile: "After filling up the moat, we can use Yong Geer's improved artillery to blow open the city gate. Then our army can march straight in. In this way, many casualties can be reduced."
Chao Gai shook his head and said: "After Yong'er improved the artillery, he told me that artillery cannot be used to attack the city in a short period of time. Although Liangshan is now plundering the state capital, in the eyes of the imperial court, it is just a bandit.
It is not worthy of the imperial court to go to war. But if the imperial court knows that we have such a sharp weapon in Liangshan, it is just a common man who is innocent and guilty of carrying the jade. The imperial court will definitely devote all the strength of the whole country to attack Liangshan. Although our Liangshan has over ten thousand soldiers and horses, it will be difficult to resist the imperial court.
An army of 100,000 people is still like a mantis fighting a chariot. I'm afraid it will be wiped out by the imperial court."
Lin Chong nodded and said: "What Brother Yong is thinking about is that the current emperor is very happy with his achievements. If he knew that Liangshan had such a weapon, he would definitely go to war and take it for himself, so that he could expand the territory for the imperial court and make him the emperor of the ages."
Dong Ping frowned and said: "If we can't use artillery, we can only attack by force."
Chao Gai didn't want to lose too many soldiers and horses under the city wall, so he turned to look at Wu Yong and said, "Does the military advisor have any good strategies?"
Wu Yong shook his head and said: "Not yet, but the soldiers have been fighting for a while today. Why don't we withdraw our troops for now and let me think about it carefully."
Chao Gai saw that everyone had no plan and did not want to attack by force, so he had no choice but to order the troops to retreat.
Gao Lian couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the troops were calling back the gold outside the city, and Chao Gai and others also slowly retreated from the city.
If there is no accident, the soldiers and horses of Dongchang Prefecture will come to rescue tomorrow night, and the troops and horses of Daming Prefecture will come to rescue in two or three days. As long as we persist for two days, the Liangshan bandits will be annihilated by then, and I will still have to contribute to it.
When Hua Rong was about to turn his horse away, he saw Gao Lian staying at the top of the city. He couldn't help but feel moved, picked up the bow and arrow, drew the bow like a full moon, and shot an arrow with a "whoosh".
"Be careful, adults"
Gao Lian saw that Chao Gai and others were out of the range of the bow and arrow, so he didn't take precautions. Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the sergeant shouting next to him. He looked up and saw that a sharp arrow had come through the air and hit his throat.
When he hurriedly dodged, the bow and arrow still missed his neck and took away a piece of flesh and blood.
His neck suddenly started bleeding profusely. Gao Lian hurriedly covered his neck and went to the city to bandage it.
Seeing that Gao Lian was not shot to death, Hua Rong couldn't help but exclaimed "It's a pity". (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.