Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 687 Wading storm!

When Gao Wushi and others were stalling for time in the state office, Lingyun City was already in chaos.

Among the state government offices, the inner circle is the high-practice servants guarding the main gate. They are surrounded by the Huangma wolf soldiers who poured into the state government office. The Huangma wolf soldiers are surrounded by the Gao family servants and Cen Ling who have just arrived. The wolf soldiers confronted it.

The rest of the city is divided into two sides, bounded by the Chengbi River flowing from north to south in the city. The east of the city is now occupied by the soldiers and horses led by Cao Ke, and the west of the city is occupied by the wolf soldiers of Huang Ma's troops.The wolf soldiers of several major local groups are still unaware of the great changes in the state office, so they, together with Huang Ma's troops, are rushing to build a temporary defense line along the river.

It's not that Cao Ke didn't want to attack, but that there is only one bridge on the Chengbi River that connects the two and a half cities from the east to the west. The bridge has no official name, and the locals just call it "Tusi Bridge", also known as Guanqiao (pronounced "Tusi" in children's language) means "official".

This bridge is a stone bridge, if it is wide, it is quite wide, it can be close to three feet.But this width is only a relative concept. It is enough to surpass people in normal times, but it is not enough when there are armies on both sides to fight.

The Chengbi River is said to be wide but not wide. The section that flows through the city is basically about 70 feet wide, which is about [-] meters wide in later generations.

If there is no enemy on the opposite side, the wolf soldiers on both sides can almost swim across with bare hands. Although heavy weapons cannot be carried, they can also carry a bamboo spear so that they will not be empty-handed.

However, now that both sides of the river are closely guarded by enemies, it is very difficult to handle.

The wolf soldiers on Huangma's side have not received a clear combat order for a long time, and are currently in a state of full defense. Naturally, they will not easily ford the water to attack. Besides, they are currently at a disadvantage in strength, and it is impossible to cross the river to attack unless it is a last resort.

On Cao Ke's side, he wanted to attack by force, but he was afraid that the command he finally obtained would be shaken with the failure of the attack-the wolf soldiers are essentially the chieftain's private soldiers. He took over the command, but in fact this warrant only gave him a reasonable and legal basis for command.

The wolf soldiers themselves did not listen to his command because of the order. Most of the reason they were willing to obey the order was that the four chieftains of the Cen family had clearly stated that they would obey the order. They just did not dare to disobey the chieftain of the Cen family.

It is precisely because of this unstable factor that Cao Ke can only forcibly launch an attack on Tusiqiao.He knew in his heart that if the bridge was taken and the army killed the Chengbi River, the overall situation of Lingyun City would be settled; but if the bridge could not be taken, the two sides would have to stand in a stalemate across the river, and things might change.

But the chieftain bridge is so big, the troops that both sides can invest are almost the same, there is no difference, and there is not much difference in the combat effectiveness of the wolf soldiers of the two sides - they are all the soldiers of the chieftain of western Guangxi, and they fight in private from time to time Lord, who doesn't know whose weight?
So Cao Ke, who had an advantage in troops but was unable to deploy effectively, was blocked at the Tusi Bridge. Obviously, the fighting on the bridge was very fierce. In fact, only a few dozen people were invested at a time. You came and I fought for a long time, and it took a long time to count. It was found that the combined casualties on both sides had not even exceeded a hundred.

Cao Ke was so anxious that his mouth was about to get blisters, and he was anxious and annoyed at the same time. He knew that he should have brought some guards with him just now. It's not that Cao Ke felt that the guards' melee combat ability even surpassed these wolf soldiers. , but they are equipped with palm mines (grenades), and they are also special versions.

Due to the limited power of black gunpowder, if gunpowder alone is used to injure people, the effect is really ugly. Therefore, these Gao family's own version of the grenade are all filled with ceramic fragments, which can be described as vicious.If you throw a few of them on such a densely populated battlefield, the effect will definitely be astonishing.

However, this is just thinking about it. The main task of the family guards must be to protect Gao Yushi, and now the situation on the state government side is like a sandwich. You and I are at the same level, and stalemate may turn into melee at any time. Why would the guards be transferred here at such a time?Even if Gao Yushi ordered, Gao Zhang might not be willing to obey.

The reason why Cao Ke is more anxious than the other party is because he still has a disadvantage, that is, he currently occupies the east of the city, while the state government is in the west of the city. If he doesn't kill him quickly, who knows if the other party will come to his death Let's concentrate our forces to take down the state government first?
The master is still in the state government office, what will we do then?
If Gao Yushi is captured, this battle will be a fart!Not to mention that all the chieftains are now in the state government. If there is a mistake in the state government, these wolf soldiers behind Cao Ke can show him mutiny in minutes.

A wise man has a lot of worries, and there is bound to be a mistake.Gao Yushi is far from what Huang Ma can compare to whether he is playing conspiracy or conspiracy. However, Gao Yushi is still a mortal after all, and he still has weaknesses after all.

His weakness is that he doesn't know the soldiers—maybe he knows the soldiers strategically, but he is obviously not good at tactics, because although he has a clear grasp of the power in the city, he has also arranged multiple methods to ensure that he can control these forces, but He ignored the problems of terrain and troop deployment.

He only calculated that his own strength must be in a clear advantage, but did not calculate whether these forces could ensure effective deployment.As for Gao Zhang, who knows how to fight, because of his status restriction, he must protect Gao Yushi, and Gao Yushi also needs him to stand by his side to make Huang Ma misjudge, so although he is the best commander Candidates, but can not go out to replace Cao Ke command operations.

If there are no further variables, this incident will exceed the highly pragmatic expectations.

However, the variable finally appeared. Not long after Cao Ke was so anxious that his mouth was bubbling, civil strife suddenly broke out in the wolf soldiers of Lingyun City in the west of the opposite city. A wave of nearly a thousand wolf soldiers suddenly became inexplicable under the command of several leaders Shouting something loudly, he rushed to the wolf soldiers deployed along the river, and the two sides started a fierce battle under Cao Ke's dumbfounded.

However, Cao Ke was stunned for only a few blinks. He immediately became excited and shouted loudly: "Cen's wolf soldiers obey orders! With the Tianzhou wolf soldiers as the main force, immediately launch a general attack, wading across the river with bamboo spears , give me a strong attack! A head of five taels of silver!"

Originally, when he was talking about a strong attack, no matter which family the wolf soldiers belonged to, they all looked reluctantly and looked at the cronies sent by the four major chieftains. As a result, Cao Ke said the last sentence, and all the wolf soldiers His eyes immediately changed!

"Daw that black, did I hear wrong?"

"Five taels of silver for a head? Gao Zhantai is so fucking generous!"

"Damn the Pujie boy on the other side!"

"Damn that old mother, don't compete with me!"

"Kill, kill, kill, kill! The ones in front, get out of the way quickly, and don't delay me from grabbing the head!"

Cao Ke was dumbfounded again, looking at the wolf soldiers who seemed to have lost their command all of a sudden, but their combat effectiveness was obviously overwhelmed, and thought to himself: Damn it, am I opening too much?But what about him, the court officials and soldiers rewarded 20 taels for killing a traitor... These wolf soldiers are really...

It's really cheap and easy to use!

Although he doesn't have much experience in command, what can be regarded as "war experience" is all thanks to his father Cao Gan telling him stories, but the current situation is too obvious-due to civil strife, the defense line along the river has collapsed without a fight , and the wolf soldiers of our own side have really turned into hungry wolves one by one now, screaming and jumping into the river with bamboo spears, fighting bravely to be the first to arrive without commanding.

Two cold weapon troops are fighting close combat, what are they fighting?In addition to numbers and equipment, morale is almost the decisive factor, and the number is now superior to one's own side, although the equipment is at a disadvantage because of the need to swim, but the opponent is attacked from the back, at least it can be evened, right?

So, how can we lose this battle when the morale of our wolf soldiers is overwhelming?
Cao Ke took a deep breath, wiped his sweat quietly, and said to himself: At last, I didn't embarrass my father...

(End of this chapter)