Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 277
By the Liao River.

Luo Cheng led a thousand cavalry and a thousand cavalry and infantry to leave.

Kan Ling held up the dazzling red Luo character general flag, Zhao Gui led a battalion of [-] Qingqi scouts to explore the road, Jia Runpu led a battalion of [-] Qingqi to clear the way, Qi Guoyuan led a battalion of [-] Qingqi to rear.

Luo Shixin's [-] heavy cavalry did not have a carriage this time. They wore light armor and rode on the standby horses, while their heavy cavalry horses also followed behind in light suits. Luo Cheng even specially prepared one for each of the heavy cavalry battalion. A pack horse is responsible for carrying their human armor and vest.

The thousand infantry were also divided into four battalions, namely the Xiandeng battalion of the third child, the trapping camp of the fourth child Cunxiao, the jumping camp of Du Fuwei, and the personal guard battalion led by Luo Cheng.

The four battalions of the cavalry were also given battalion numbers, Zhao Gui's scout battalion was called Pioneer, Jia Runpu's Qingqi battalion was called Charge, Qi Guoyuan's battalion was Pofeng, and Shixin's battalion was Fearless.

Luo Cheng's personal guard battalion and Shi Xin's heavy cavalry battalion each had 300 men, and the remaining six battalions each had [-] men.

Each battalion is awarded a flag and written the battalion number.

After Lao Jia, Fatty Qi and others led a battalion each, they also had their own generals and flags. Although they still had the title of captain, their battalions could also be called Jiaziying or Puziying. For them, it is equivalent to the glory of those generals opening a mansion.

Fu Gong Er looked enviously at the two sworn brothers, Luo Shixin and Du Fuwei, who are now in the same battalion.He was also the commander of the brigade, but this time he failed to get his battalion number, so he could only temporarily serve as battalion deputy in Luo Cheng's personal guard battalion.

"I don't know when I will have my own battalion number and troops."

Looking at the Du flag held high by the flag bearer behind Du Fuwei, Fu Gong Er was extremely envious.

Du Fuwei smiled, following Luo Cheng for two years, he is no longer the pig feeding boy whose family was starving to death.Two years of training and fighting, especially as an officer, he often leads the troops, so that although he is only 14 years old, he already has a vigor and a leader's temperament, although this temperament is only intentional. I imitated Luo Cheng, but it was indeed very unusual.

In addition, he has been well nourished in the past two years, and he has grown taller. Du Fuwei, who was once skinny, is now a tall young captain.

"As long as we follow Fifth Brother and we win a few more battles, we will naturally rise in the same boat."

Luo Cheng brought them into the Township Corps, and they followed Luo Cheng, step by step from the Township Corps to the current First Regiment of the First Liao Army. That is indeed a rising tide.Luo Cheng rose step by step, and they followed suit.

"You said that we won such a big victory last time. After the merit document is sent to Linshuo Palace in Zhuo County, what official position can Fifth Brother be promoted to?"

Du Fuwei thought for a while, Luo Cheng's original position was the seventh-rank Sima of Changbai Yingyang Mansion, and this Eastern Expedition made Qian get a regimental general, but this was only a wartime position, not an official position.If there is no meritorious service after the war, the official will still return to his original post.But this time it was such a great achievement, 2000 people were captured on the battlefield, and [-] Goguryeo Qingqi were captured and beheaded, which is a great achievement.

"What's the matter, you can also be promoted to be a general of Yingji Lang."

Ying Jilang took it from the fifth rank.

"Shouldn't you be able to rise this high, right? Seventh straight up from fifth?"

Luo Cheng, who was under the banner of the Chinese army, didn't think about it, and he didn't think about it now.

Although he was lucky to win the battle in the wilderness, it made Luo Cheng emboldened.Before the expedition, he didn't want to participate in the Eastern Expedition. He felt that the Eastern Expedition would be defeated, and the Sui Army lost hundreds of thousands of troops in history. He didn't want to be that cannon fodder.

But now that everything is coming, you have to take the initiative.

In that battle, I didn't want to fight, but I still fought in the end.

Now he has figured it out, anyway, he can't change the general trend of history, and he was involved in this Eastern Expedition, so he must work harder and not follow the trend.

Luo Yi said, as long as he performs well in the future, he will turn another thousand cavalry infantry into cavalry. In this way, he will have two thousand cavalry by then, which is very important to him. allure.

In this battle of Liaodong, one more person under his command, with a stronger force, can also have more self-protection power.

The 2000 people left Wuliluo City and walked northwestward for about ten miles, and there was a fortress in front of them. This is a fortress built on a hill. It is not as dangerous as Wuliluo City, nor is it so big. The circumference is only about one mile, and each side is only more than a hundred meters, which is really pitifully small.

Moreover, the fort wall is built of rammed earth, and the height of the city is only more than two feet.

"There are about five hundred soldiers stationed here."

Zhao Gui came to Luo Cheng on horseback and reported, "About one hundred Qingqi, plus four hundred pawns. There were some farms of the Goguryeo people outside the city, and now the farmers and people have all retreated into the fort. Therefore, although there are no Big, but there must be about 2000 people.”

Luo Cheng smiled. This castle is only about the size of an ordinary elementary school, but it has to accommodate 2000 people. It is probably very crowded inside.

"This is a change of attack and defense." Fatty Qi said with a smile.When not fighting, this fat man always flattered Luo Cheng around him in a flattering manner, but when fighting, he was extremely ferocious.

"How to fight?" The fourth child was rather straightforward.

Wei Zheng, who joined the army in the recording room, offered advice, "How else can we fight, but it can only be hard. Let people cut down trees to build ladders, make siege rams, and beat them hard."

Luo Cheng looked left and right, and found that the Goguryeo people were poking their heads on the wall of the fort, but no one dared to show their heads.Obviously, don't expect them to come out of town to fight.

"According to Wei Jishi's words, cut down trees and make some simple siege equipment."

Although they didn't bring Minzhuang craftsmen, it was not difficult for the government soldiers to cut down trees to make some simple equipment.

Next, Luo Cheng led his troops to station under the Wolf Mountain Fort, and spent two days building a batch of simple ladders, battering rams, large shields and other things.

Then the siege was launched on the third morning.

Everything is normal and nothing special.

The crossbowmen shot arrows from both sides to suppress the top of the city, and then a large group of infantry rushed forward with their big shields up and their ladders up.

More than 1000 bows and crossbows fired a volley, creating a dense rain of arrows, completely covering the part of the city wall to be attacked, so that the top of the city could not lift its head.

Du Fuwei took his jumping battalion to undertake the task of breaking through the city first. They held shields in their hands, held horizontal knives in their mouths, and rushed forward in groups of several people, carrying ladders.

The Goguryeo people in the city were suppressed, and only sporadic arrows were shot, which greatly relieved their pressure.

Soon, a cloud ladder was erected, and it was erected on the city wall about two feet high.

Du Fuwei took the lead, with a shield in his left hand and a big knife in his mouth, and then he struggled to climb up.The Goguryeo people in the city were also in a hurry. Regardless of the rain of arrows, they threw arrows down desperately. They even lifted stones and rolled logs to smash them down. The juice poured down.

Casualties in the jumping camp are increasing, but they are still climbing very tenaciously.

This is the simplest and most effective way of siege, called ant-attached siege.

From time to time, some government soldiers fell from the ladder, Luo Cheng kept staring at the city wall, and never stopped.Ant-attached siege will inevitably cause casualties, and they will not be small, but this is the simplest and fastest way to break the city, and the current casualties are still within the acceptable range.

Shi Xin was also staring at that side. He clenched his fists and muttered, "Dalang, hurry up, just rush up."

Du Fuwei was about to rush to the top of the city, but was hit by a piece of wood and fell to the bottom of the city.

"Fu Wei!" Xiao Liu exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)