Traveler Major League

Chapter 166 Ganquan County

It was already midnight when Liu Ze received the news of victory, and he didn't care about going back to sleep, so Liu Ze hurriedly got up from the bed and called his subordinates for a meeting overnight.

The full moon hangs in the air like a jewel, illuminating the inside of the bastion very brightly. Following the moonlight, Liu Ze walked quickly to the center of the meeting room. A few guards were lighting oil lamps beside him, and the flames flickered on and off. , It seems to be competing with the moonlight.

This victory is undoubtedly historic. It not only reversed the situation, but also greatly improved the morale of the People's Army. Liu Ze thought that fortunately, the cavalry of the officers and soldiers were besieged in the town. If they were allowed to rush around, the loss would be great. From this we can see the importance of the early warning of the militia system in various villages and towns.

At this time, all the oil lamps in the meeting room had been lit, but the whole room was still dim, and the guards had withdrawn, leaving only Liu Ze alone. After a short while, everyone arrived one after another, watching Everyone's red and happy faces in the lights, Liu Ze also felt his heart was very warm, it seemed that everyone knew the news of victory.

"Commander, we wiped out the cavalry of the officer army this time, and harvested so many horses, we can expand our cavalry!" Wang Shanbao first said with a smile. He alone is like this, and everyone else is probably very wary of the cavalry of the official army. The cavalry is too fast, and it is enough for everyone to be aggrieved just by sneaking and attacking logistics, and they are always calling back the troops of the People's Army.

Yang Zeming glanced at Wang Shanbao, and said worriedly: "There are still officers and soldiers in Ganquan County, more than 100 miles away."

"If the infantry passed by, it would take at least three or four days to arrive. Thousands of officers and troops besieged us, and we only had 500 people in that county." Hearing Yang Zeming's words, Li Cunbao said solemnly again.

The atmosphere was very dignified for a while, and it was no longer the cheerful and frolicking at the beginning. At this moment, everyone looked down at the conference table in front of them and was silent. Only the candlelight flickered and danced, drawing everyone's shadows on the wall. Get old.

Suddenly, Chao Zhongchen and Liu Ze looked at each other and blurted out at the same time: "Use cavalry."

Everyone also raised their heads, looked at Liu Ze, and suddenly realized.

"Yes, with cavalry, soldiers are extremely fast, and the newly captured horses can be used completely. In addition to the strength of the four companies that passed by Fu County, then we have at least three rifle companies and three naturalized red-haired companies. Including the militia, at least 2000 people can be squeezed out." Looking at the doubtful eyes of everyone, Liu Ze stood up and added.

"Tomorrow, select comrades who can ride horses from the team, and then select knights in the camp. Gather 800 people, bring all the horses, and set off first. The other riflemen and militiamen will lead the formation on foot." Liu Ze thought for a while, then spoke again Said: "Brother Chao, you choose your manpower overnight, and set off as soon as tomorrow's war horse arrives. Rescuing soldiers is like putting out fire, so go now."

"Follow the order!" Chao Zhongchen didn't talk nonsense, and immediately left first.

"Order, tell Wang Youyuan to bring those horses back overnight." Liu Ze said to the messenger, this time it's time for the officers and soldiers to taste the cavalry raid.

Seeing that the trench was getting deeper and deeper, Liu Yingyu's mood became heavier. He tried to attack twice, but was repulsed before he even touched the city wall. Although the number of bandits was small, the gunfire But it was surprisingly sharp.

"If I were the leader of the thieves in the city, how could I be surrounded with my hands tied?" Liu Yingyu shook his head and sighed, deeply despising the thieves in the city who dare not fight.

"My lord, General Sun...has died in the battle at Sanchakou, and there are only about [-] elite veterans under him, and all the others have died in battle." Yang Zuogong reported with his hand, and went back and forth with high intensity for two consecutive days , Only now did he clean up the battlefield. As a cavalier, he was ordered to review the battlefield.

The more he checked, the less confident he would be to win the battle. Seeing that Liu Yingyu couldn't understand what he meant, Yang Zuo continued: "There are only a few casualties in Sanchakou bandits, but General Sun and the others have already collapsed. He was shot in the back and was killed while fleeing, unable to escape after more than a hundred steps."

"How did Chang Xian die?" Liu Yingyu's eyes were slightly closed, his lips were trembling, as if he had aged a lot.

Yang Zuo glanced at Guo Shunwang, pointed at him and said, "He saw President Sun fight with the bandits with his own eyes, and was stabbed to death by the short knife on the bandit's spear."

Only then did Liu Yingyu open his eyes, looked directly at Guo Shunwang like lightning and asked, "Is it true?"

At this time, Guo Shunwang's brain replayed the scene of Mr. Sun's death like a movie, but there was no fear in his heart. After defecting from Liu Ze, he had killed too many people, and he was used to it.

"The villain saw it with my own eyes. I was firing shells on the other side to bombard the thieves. I really couldn't help. I have pity on my brother..." After speaking, Guo Shunwang quickly knelt down, squeezed out a few tears, and sighed endlessly while beating his chest.

Seeing this, Yang Zuo patted Guo Shunwang on the back, and continued to say to Liu Yingyu: "I have asked several people who survived, and they all said so."

"You are loyal, come here, reward him with three taels of silver, and reward him for his loyalty." Liu Yingyu nodded, as if all his strength had been taken away, and he waved his hand. The death of his familiar subordinates made him extremely sad, and even more so. The most sad thing is that they have lost confidence in victory. These hundreds of bandits are so difficult to deal with, so there are more in Luochuan County, what should we do?
Hearing that there was a reward, Guo Shunwang hurriedly kowtowed a few times, and praised his acting skills just now in his heart. Even Mr. Liu has been fooled, and who else can't be fooled by himself.

"Thank you, sir, for the reward, thank you, sir." Guo Shunwang knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times, and happily followed the soldiers to receive the reward after kowtowing.

"My lord, when will our copper hair stick arrive? There are mostly small cannons in the army. If there is no such cannon, we will not be able to open this county."

"We can arrive today. At that time, let's blast them with copper hair first, and charge again." Liu Yingyu turned his eyes to the county town of Ganquan County, where the red flag was flying above, and thieves were constantly coming and going on the city wall.

The copper hairpins mentioned here are a kind of heavy artillery for the army. It is recorded in "Wu Bei Zhi" that each one weighs about [-] catties, and with [-] lead pieces, each weighs about [-] catties. They are sharp weapons for siege. A gathering of tens of thousands can also be attacked with this cannon, and stone bullets are like small buckets.

In the afternoon, the eight bronze guns arrived. The artillerymen of the officers and soldiers immediately used the trenches to transport the cannons outside the city, and started the shelling. They took advantage of the elevation angle to attack upwards, and specially attacked the top of the city. When houses were destroyed, trees were broken People and animals were smashed into slag when they hit the mountain, and they fell into the ground a few feet when they hit the mountain.

The bombardment continued day and night, but there was no disturbance in Ganquan County, because most of the residents in the county were relocated to the Luochuan County camp earlier, and most of the rest were militiamen and other households.

Li Kefu showed his head and looked at the already large-scale military fortifications from the hole in the wall. The gunpowder was filled with smoke, but this time he was the one who was beaten passively. It was impossible to say that he was not afraid. After the first attack, they were still not relieved, and the officers and soldiers brought in heavy artillery one day later, and the artillery body was placed in the trench, and they couldn't hit it with guns on the top of the city, which was quite depressing.

The most important thing is that the defense in the entire county is empty. If the guards on the long wall are holding hands, they will not be satisfied. They can only be stationed in sections as a unit, with militiamen in the middle, mainly long-range shots. .

When he dreamed back in the middle of the night, he also thought that if the government army raided and broke through the city, the militiamen would probably disperse at the first touch, and he would have to die in battle inside the city.

All the disadvantages of this battle all explain the disadvantages of the people's army. Liu Ze himself is still a little unfamiliar with war, and his plans and actions are too rigid. mentality.

This was also one of the reasons why Liu Yingyu was in such a low mood. It was obvious that all the opponent's moves were incomparably jerky, and he got the upper hand every time, but the result was unsatisfactory, so sad, so sad.

(End of this chapter)