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Chapter 99 Battle of Yuguan
Song Beiming led an army of 30,000 Canglongs galloping all the way.
Time was running out, he separated the cavalry from the infantry, and five thousand horsemen galloped out first.
They all took their bowmen and crossbowmen lightly loaded into battle, and ran with great strides.
Fang Xun was good at organizing, and led the gunners and light armored infantry to push the gun carts and walked fast.
The north wind and startling wind took the lead, and Song Beiming only took the shortest road along the way, and when passing the city wall, he flew close to the outer city.
This battle will inevitably startle the people.
The Canglong Army is well-organized and majestic. The horses are fat and the soldiers are strong. The people are all amazed when they see it.
Especially the military flag, the green dragon on the red background, and the octopus flying dragon soaring through the clouds and fog, are infinitely majestic and noble, and passers-by ask each other one after another.
There was a fair-faced young man with vivid eyes. He was well-informed and said happily, "This is the Canglong Army! Canglong know what it means! The Qinglong in the east, this is the banner that only the prince of the East Palace can use!"
When the bystanders heard this, they became excited.Someone excitedly asked, "Is this the guard of the Eastern Palace?"
The man raised his eyebrows and said: "Isn't it! The Canglong Army is directly under His Royal Highness, and the new governor will hold the Prince Shangfang's sword to manage it. This Canglong Army is amazing. It is reorganized by 30,000 Snow-Treading Army and 30,000 Han Family ArmyThere are also some new recruits. I heard that the Canglong Army does not need to farm, but only fights, and the salary of the army is this amount a year."
He winked and held out three fingers.
The eyes of others were straightened: "Thirty taels of silver!"
The man said: "Isn't that right! It's good, he's higher than the Snow Troopers. After a few years in the army, he can go home and build a house to ask for a wife."
Many people are ready to move: "I want to apply for it."
The man raised his eyebrows and said: "Go! The Yuexi military camp is recruiting every day. The young prince of Beiyuan and the old general Han personally sit in the town. By the way, it is also possible to go to the West Sanwei. I heard that there will be 20,000 soldiers.Join the Canglong Army."
Others said: "Our western region is going to be replaced by the Canglong army. It's a face, and the dragon spirit is strong."
The man said: "I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come to the Western Territory. In which dynasty and generation has the Crown Prince personally guarded the gate of the country? Our Western Territory is about to change, and good days are just around the corner."
People, you have said everything you have said.
The white-faced young man let out a long sigh of relief when he saw the Canglong army rushing past.
Knowing that the news had arrived, he retreated quietly, went to the corner of the alley, took out the fortune-telling things from the stall, put on a cloth cover of "fortune-telling and measuring characters", put on a nagging and unfathomable expression, and concealed himself.the market.
The 30,000 Canglong Army crossed Yuexi County and accelerated their speed.
Xiao Shun's battalion was also on this mission. Dao Dao came out of Yan Xi's main tent, wiped away his tears, and followed his brothers on their way.
She lived for more than a month this time, and thanks to Xiao Shun's youth and good health, she has almost recovered, and she did not fall behind in the rapid march with the team. She felt warm in the sweaty team.
Suddenly, she no longer worried that Yan Xi would not understand him.
Yan Xi has experienced more such moments of fighting for life, so she will understand her friendship for her comrades.
Song Beiming felt that time was extremely tight, so he ordered the crossbowmen and the forward infantry to abandon their military supplies, and all the light soldiers ran away.
When it was only half an hour away from Yu Guan, Song Beiming saw a few sea holly hovering in the sky.
This is news from the pigeon department. When Hai Dongqing appears here, it means that there is a corpse field within its vision.
The news reported by the person who did not want to be named was verified again.He remembered the sign of Daomang painted on the letter, read the word "Mangzhong" lightly, and fell into a moment of contemplation.
The north wind was startling the snow without stopping, Song Beiming took out a special hardwood whistle, and blew a few long sounds, Hai Dongqing circled a few times above his head, and then flew towards the north.
Hai Dongqing is leading the way, and the front is about to reach the battlefield.
At noon, Mo Di was still attacking the city.
Modi's 30,000 soldiers and horses besieged the city, eating in batches, without stopping for a moment, the purpose was to make the 5,000 guards in the city tired of fighting.
Under the cover of the three magical cannons, the guards of Yuguan took advantage of the terrain at the gourd mouth outside the city gate to organize two counterattacks out of the city.Three hundred steps away from the city gate.
Du Xuan supported the hot city wall.The city wall has already collapsed in several places, and the city gate has also been knocked loose. If Mo Di hits it, the city gate will be broken soon.
The soldiers resting in the city wall had enough to eat, and they poked their heads to watch the battle with great interest, and their words were full of optimism about ten loads of gunpowder.
Du Xuan knew that the gunpowder was going to run out.
Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi followed behind Du Xuan. He was in charge of the gunpowder, and he knew that the rest was only enough to last half a charge.
Seeing that Du Xuan didn't change his face, he calmly directed Jin Yiwei's brothers to move the powder box filled with stones.
Du Xuan looked at the last stack of gunpowder, turned around and whispered to Xiao Qi: "You Jin Yiwei are very capable, it is not difficult to escape, there is still time to go, go back and report to the governor."
Xiao Qi's face turned serious and said: "For our trip, apart from investigating the situation of Yu Guan, it is also important to protect Lord Du."
"Thank you, Governor, for your care." Du Xuan saluted as a civil servant, and said, "I heard that your Jin Yiwei is on a mission, and no matter what, one of you must go back to report. If you go back, please send a message to the Governor for me."
"I'm the commander of ten people in this line, and I have to protect the brothers below, so I can't leave by myself." Xiao Qi said calmly, without looking nervous, "But if you want to bring something, just say it, the livingBrother will bring it back."
Du Xuan didn't think about it, as if the words had been sung in his throat thousands of times, he looked longingly at the direction of Jingdu, where there was the highest palace in his dream as a student, and there was also the starting point for Da Jing to regain hope after a makeover, he does not regret not going to Jingdu to take the Jinshi examination, and Yu Guan is his destination.
In a short silence, he passed his whole life, and said frankly: "Tell the Governor, I, Du Xuan, will be the hero of the country, and I will be rewarded for my pride.Haiyan and Heqing."
"Your Majesty must bring the words with you." Xiao Qi nodded solemnly, and drew out his knife, "Wherever Your Excellency goes, the Jin Yiwei will protect him. I only hope that Your Excellency can personally say these words to His Excellency the Viceroy."
Li Meng at the front led the team, and rushed back with a red face. The smashed door closed behind him. He said excitedly: "It's cool, it's so fucking cool! This magic machine gun is really a good thing.Wherever you fight, with it here, our brothers rushing out to kill people is like cutting off their heads! Itβs hard not to make meritorious deeds!β
The soldiers beside him responded one after another: "With a gun at the mouth of a gun, our Yu Guan will be guarded by one man, and no one will open it! Not to mention defending until reinforcements come, even if it lasts forever."
Li Meng wiped his hot sweat with a happy face, stepped up the stairs in a few steps, stopped in front of Du Xuan, and said loudly: "My lord! I, Li Meng, have never fought such a fun battle! At first I was afraid that this cannon would be anotherA useless flower shelf, who knew it could be so useful! My good fellow, the governor is really a genius, he has all these treasures!"
Du Xuan smiled gratifiedly. He waved to the soldiers behind him. When he raised his knife, he saw Li Meng touching the wine.You have to watch carefully on the city wall, and drink the wine when you are celebrating, so don't delay your time."
Li Meng grinned, retracted his hand in embarrassment and said, "What your lord said is, I'll just keep an eye on it. When your lord comes back, let's count how many people we can take today."
Du Xuan patted the soldiers lined up one by one, stepped down the stairs, turned his head on the last floor and said with a smile: "Okay, when I come back, let's compete."
Song Beiming heard the faint sound of cannons. He recognized the direction of the cannonballs and turned his horse's head.Five thousand cavalrymen wrapped the horseshoes with soft cloth, followed them to the south of the mountain, and understood the commander's intentions in the formation of two sharp knives.
Mo Di's coach is named Di Jie, who is Di Xiao's uncle.There are not many brothers of Di Xiao's generation left, and this Di Jie is the younger brother of Di Bo, the current king of Mo Di, with 30,000 soldiers under his command, so he can speak well in the royal court.
This time Di Jie listened to the advice of the military adviser and came to take Yu Guan.
Thinking of occupying the ground first, and turning around, Di Xiao's army will go south. If he occupies this position, he will be able to block Da Jing's West Road.
This battle was originally not in a hurry to fight now, but seeing the recruitment of troops in the western region, and seeing that Di Xiao is holding the heavy soldiers of the royal court, if he doesn't call out the soldiers now, and later be recruited by Di Xiao, he will not be able to make money for himself.thanks to each.
In his opinion, Yu Guan is still a poor county with only 5,000 soldiers. A magistrate with a pen and a knife halfway is nothing to be afraid of.
Di Jie originally planned to surround Yu Guan with 30,000 soldiers and take the city in two days.Unexpectedly, he was guarded by Du Xuan's trebuchet for a day, blocked by the city wall for another day, and finally broke through the wall, and then was blown up by the magic machine gun for most of the day.
With such a big movement, the news must have been sent out.One more day, the reinforcements will arrive, and he wants to take Yu Guan completely before then.
Di Jie stomped his feet angrily at the obstruction of the war. He pointed at the military commander and scolded: "Didn't you say that the magic guns in the western region are all fake ones!"
The military adviser was sweating profusely from being scolded, and laughed and said: "The former Jiangxi army could even lend cannons to Beiyuan, so this western territory is just an empty shell!"
Di Jie kicked him in the face, spitting and scolding: "Then tell me, where did this cannon surnamed Du come from, did it fall from the sky?"
The military adviser's nose was kicked down, and his nose was bleeding, but he didn't dare to wipe it with his hands, and let the blood drip all over the ground, howling and saying: "I heard that the governor of the western region is capable, he can get magic tricks."Cannons are not surprising."
Di Jie stepped on the military adviser's chest: "Isn't it strange?! Dajing's Ministry of Industry can't make a usable cannon at all. Where did he get this cannon! What do I need you for? Such a big guy, where are you?Dajing's eyes didn't even see!"
The military commander was trampled until he vomited blood. He curled up into a ball, coughing and rolling his eyes. In order to survive, he was thinking hard, and he stood up vigorously and said, "Look, there are only three cannons up there.The number of things must be limited. It has been cast for half a day, so it must not last long, as long as it takes a while, when they run out of gunpowder, it will be time for us to break the city."
"You'd better be right this time." After hearing this, Di Jie nodded in satisfaction, turned his head and gave an order, and a new charge was launched.He laughed sullenly, "A mere county magistrate can beat this king's 30,000 soldiers? I'm going to take Du Xuan's head back today and smash it on the faces of those useless people. After Yu Guan, I willThe king's fief."
Under the cover of artillery fire, Du Xuan pushed the front line forward another fifty steps.When Mo Di's soldiers saw him, their eyes shone like gold.
All the wolf-headed scimitars greeted Du Xuan, and the nine Jin Yiwei guarded him closely.
It was a tough fight, everyone was wounded and their armor was scratched, but their eyes were still determined.
Du Xuan himself was also quite skilled. He stabbed a Modi man through the chest with a knife, and the knife on his back was pushed away by Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi..
The Lingli of the Xiuchun Dao was particularly conspicuous on the battlefield, a group of nine people surrounded the formation, and wherever it went, it was like a sharp blade.
And Du Hyun is the sharp knife at the forefront.
The commander's example gave the soldiers infinite courage, and the morale of the soldiers was high. Although they were not as tall as the Modi people, they swung their swords continuously.
The two armies fought close to each other, pulling positions with flesh and blood.Pushing the battle line to the middle of the gourd mouth, it reached the safest battle line set by Du Xuan.
Keeping this line will minimize the front's combat area, and the Ministry of Industry behind it can continue to clean up the battlefield, dig deep into the trenches, and have time to repair the city gates.
The artillery stopped suddenly, the sound of thunder and explosions suddenly disappeared, and the battlefield fell into a brief silence.
Both armies were stunned for a moment. The guards firmly believed that there was enough gunpowder, and they looked at each other without knowing it. They thought this was a new strategy for using troops, and all turned their eyes to Du Xuan.
The Modi people reacted faster, their drumbeat suddenly became rapid, and the cavalry, suppressed by the artillery fire, rushed out from behind, the horseshoes thundering, shaking people's eardrums.
Du Xuan did not give any order to stop attacking or retreat, but jumped up with his knife.
The soldiers trusted Du Xuan. Seeing that Du Xuan did not retreat, the soldiers naturally thought that the cessation of the artillery fire was just a trick to lure Mo Di's cavalry.It will show off again.
The soldiers on the battlefield rushed forward with great vigor following the commander, and their morale was surprisingly high.
No one is afraid.
With blood all over Du Xuan's body, he embraced the will to die, and shed tears when facing the wind.He can't bring back his own soldiers, and everyone's flesh and blood will become the last shield to delay the time when the city is broken.
Mangzhong will definitely bring the news, and one of the governor and the young prince must be able to read the information. He only hopes that the reinforcements will come sooner, so that his soldiers can survive.
Du Xuan sideways avoided another sharp blade, turned his wrist and chopped off the opponent's hand, and at the moment of blood spattering, he caught a glimpse of Hai Dongqing appearing in the sky.
In the blink of an eye, Du Xuan's eyebrows loosened.
Reinforcements are coming.
Du Xuanyong barely paused, he turned his head and shouted to Jin Yiwei: "Lead the troops back to the city and pretend to be defeated."
Although Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi didn't understand why he changed his strategy in vain, but following his obedient nature, he still separated out a few brothers and led the soldiers back.
The soldiers ran towards the city in a cloud of confusion, but saw Du Xuan get on his horse and lead the cavalry to form a formation to protect them from retreating.
Great anxiety filled the hearts of the soldiers. Li Meng saw it clearly from the tower and shouted: "My lord, go back to the city!"
Modi's cavalry was too fast and had to be blocked.Otherwise, if these soldiers rushed into the city, even if reinforcements arrived, the people in the city would not be able to withstand a round of bloodbath.
Du Xuan raised his knife and shouted: "Reinforcements have arrived, brothers, are you willing to block the city gate with me!"
The remaining soldiers are all Du Xuan's strongest brothers. They immediately understood their mission. They only exchanged glances hastily at first, and then when they saw Du Xuan galloping into the siege of the Mo Di cavalry, they showedLaughing ferociously: "It's time for the brothers to become famous! Follow Master Du!"
Some of the infantry who retreated into the city rushed up the tower and immediately understood what was happening when they saw the empty gunpowder box. They were about to rush out of the city gate with their knives in hand, but were stopped by the officer with tears in his eyes.
When Li Meng was about to jump off, he was stopped by the only Jin Yiwei who stayed in the city.
Jin Yiwei said: "Lord Du wants you to stay at the gate of the city to organize a counterattack. The reinforcements are already deployed. Wait for the attack from the other side, and the two sides will work together to eat Mo Di. It's too early, rushing out will be death."
Li Meng lifted Jin Yiwei's hand and shouted angrily, "What about your lord!"
Jin Yiwei lowered his head, said with tears in his eyes: "Now that Mo Di's tail has been burned, he must want to bite Yu Guan to death. My lord must block the city gate and preserve the troops for the city, so that Yu Guan can have hope."
Li Meng smashed his knees to the ground, covered his face and cried, "I'm useless! I didn't see anything when my lord was out of the city! I should have gone!"
The earth bags in the city gate piled up.
The 300 cavalry outside the city gate lined up. They dragged their lines and were pushed towards the city wall inch by inch. Du Xuan led everyone back to the moat bridge outside the city, where the confrontation surface could be minimized and casualties could be reduced.
Finally, when the drumbeat of Da Jing's dispatch came, the three Jinyi guards pulled Du Xuan back.
When Di Jie realized that he was surrounded, his eyes were bloodshot, and he spat fiercely: "I hate these crooked scholars the most. If I can't kill them today, Du Xuan won't be able to survive."
Di Jie's eyes were full of ruthlessness, he gave an order, and all the strikers surrounded Du Xuan.
Du Xuan knew that he couldn't go back, so he pushed Jin Yiwei and said, "Leave me alone, take the brothers away."
The banner of Jin Yiwei was as immovable as a mountain, and he waved his knife to block another blow from the enemy and said, "Master Du is here, so I will be there. If Master Du is dead, I will have no face to see the governor when I go back."
Du Xuan laughed miserably: "Du has hurt everyone."
Modi's dense blades slashed over.
Song Beiming's vanguard 5,000 cavalry detoured to the rear of Mo Di, and found out the distribution of Mo Di's 30,000 troops. The crossbowmen did not waste time, and after receiving the news, they directly set up their crossbows directly behind Mo Di.
At present, there is still a disparity in the strength of the two sides. Song Beiming heard the news from the scouts and could no longer wait for the gun carriages and the remaining infantry.
He raised his hand outside Yuguan City where the westerly wind had just blown, and the crossbowmen fired their arrows in unison. After the first round of arrow rain, Song Beiming tightened his horse rope and rushed out first.