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Chapter 263 Crowd
Huang Gou claimed to have an army of [-], but in reality, it only had [-] men, and most of them were young and strong civilians who had been brought here.

The combat effectiveness can only be described as worrying.

Even if Huang Gou, an elite veteran of the general and the generals under his command, had seen blood at most, he could not kill a few patrol soldiers.

If you really want to talk about fighting, don't even think about it.

As for Huang Gou, the official position of the general was established on his own under the persuasion of the leaders of his ministries after Zeng Jing was driven away.

It was really just to persuade him to join. It turned out that the leaders of the various ministries below wanted Huang Gou to be king directly. They had already thought of the king's title, so he called him Huang Tianwang.

Well, be particular about it.

But Huang Gou thought about it again and again, and still felt that it was inappropriate. At least he had to capture the city first.

So he first appointed himself a general, and the leaders of the ministries below each rewarded him with a general.

These people don't know how big an official the commander-in-chief is, but he is the one who can be called Jinfeng.

Although the yellow dog beat Zeng Jing away, it did not bring him any benefit other than gaining the title of nominal leader and general.

The entire rebel army is surrounded by hills and there are numerous leaders, big and small. They only form an alliance in name only, and they all respect the orders of the general Huang Gou.

With such a miscellaneous army, Huang Gou dared to attack the city.

Huang Gou led an army of [-] to Chenzhou. He first swept around and captured all the young and strong people in the villages and towns near the city.

The strength of the rebel army expanded again, from [-] miscellaneous troops to [-] miscellaneous troops in an instant.

It seems that the momentum is getting bigger and bigger, but anyone who knows something about military affairs knows that this is just a mob.

Huang Gou did not attack the city immediately, but sent people to the city first to persuade them to surrender.

The governor of Chenzhou paid no attention to the matter and directly ordered: "Fire the arrow!"

A hail of arrows fell, and one of the people trying to persuade them to surrender was shot dead on the spot.

The yellow dog was enraged, drew his sword and roared: "Siege the city for me, we will not surrender in this battle!"

It doesn't really matter whether you accept it or not.

Because the rich merchants will definitely have to be robbed, and the common people who have no money and nothing will have to be coerced into joining the army.

The rebels attacked the city.

Although the governor of Chenzhou has a strong subjective initiative (knowing current affairs), he is not a fool.

The magistrate not only personally sat in charge of the state government office, but also ordered the wealthy households in the city to allocate money and food, and to hand over their servants to form a garrison with the few remaining officers and soldiers in the city.

Then he sent people to preach to the people in the city about the brutal acts of those outside the city who were called rebels but were actually rogues.Although they are all hearsay, they are vivid and realistic, and more importantly, most of them are not false.

In the entire Chenzhou, no matter the gentry, merchants or ordinary people.No matter how much they believed, in order to avoid being poisoned by bandits outside the city, they were the same enemy.

The gentry and merchants provided money and food, and the servants were not stingy in protecting the courtyard.

With sufficient money and food, almost all the young people and the officers and soldiers who defended the city fought tooth and nail.

The governor of Chenzhou even climbed to the city in person (the city tower, the rebels had no artillery) to boost morale.

Huang Gou thought that it would be easy for him to attack Zhoucheng with 2 people.

Unexpectedly, the rebels attacked fiercely for three consecutive days.

Chenzhou stands tall and motionless.

The rebel army suffered heavy losses. Although most of the dead were only young men and women, not the core, it still made the rebel army's generals and soldiers want to retreat.

After all, these rebels are just a mixed army. Not only do their combat capabilities vary, they include county officers and soldiers who have taken refuge, as well as local bandits and bandits from Yongxing County, and most of them are young and strong civilians.

Moreover, there are also many hills inside, and all the leaders with some strength have been named general soldiers.

This means that everyone is on an equal footing. It’s just that there are more people than others, so naturally no one will obey anyone.

They had previously robbed property in order to attack the city, so the problem did not break out for the time being.Now when I encounter a slight setback, my true colors are immediately revealed.

A yellow dog is just a member of a local ruffian gang, so of course he cannot suppress the general soldiers (leaders) below.It is unlikely that the rebel army will collapse and disintegrate, but withdrawal is certain.

Since the prefectural city is difficult to defeat, why not attack the county town?

The yellow dog's good luck finally came to an end. The rebel army had just set off from Chenzhou and was preparing to attack the nearby Xingning. As a result, they ran into the Ming army heading south.

"General, there are officers and soldiers ahead...the officers and soldiers are coming to kill us!" the rebel scout ran to report the message in a panic.

Huang Gou frowned and asked: "How many officers and soldiers are here? Where do they come from?"

The scout was stunned and stammered in reply: "The officers and soldiers...the officers and soldiers seem to be coming from the north...the number of men and horses is about four thousand...less than five thousand."

Upon hearing this number, Huang Gou's face suddenly turned dark and he cursed angrily: "Damn it, there are 2 of us, and there are [-] officers and soldiers across from us. We are so scared. Moreover, if you come from the north, there is Xingning County just to the north."

"Where did the four thousand officers and soldiers in Xingning County come from? If there really were so many soldiers, they would have come to attack us long ago. They must have been recruited young men. They knew that we were attacking the city, so they came here."

After saying that, the yellow dog immediately drew his sword and shouted: "I can't conquer the city, and can't I eat these stupid officers and soldiers? Please cheer up!"

The rabble was a rabble, and even the Qing and Ming armies couldn't tell them apart, except for the different colors of their clothes.

The [-] disgraced rebels heard that the general Huang Gou said that there was a group of officers and soldiers on the opposite side, no more than a thousand men.And most of them were young and strong, and all of them suddenly became energetic. They saw some figures in the distance and launched a charge.

The Ming army also discovered the [-] miscellaneous troops of the Yellow Dog Department.

"Report to the general! Tens of thousands of rogue bandits have been spotted in front, charging at our army!" A scout quickly came back to report.

Lu Feng put down his telescope, and he also saw it, and his expression suddenly became a little strange.

He was just about to reach Chenzhou, so he divided his troops by land and water, preparing to cut off the retreat of the rebel bandits who attacked Chenzhou.

This actually happened directly.

Moreover, are these rogue generals out of their minds?Not to mention that these bandits don't even have much armor. With so many people charging together, are they really not afraid of chaos and a stampede by the whole army?
Furthermore, to charge at such a long distance, he only had to stop the army on the spot and wait for work. By the time the enemy troops rushed to the front of the formation, they would have almost run out of strength.

These rogue generals, no, they have the nerve to lead troops at this level, they are just like pigs!
Lu Feng was too lazy to waste time and continued to move forward. When he reached a suitable distance from the rogue army, he directly waved his hand and gave the order: "Send the order, fire!"

The artillery carried by Lu Feng's troops were all tiger cannons, shotguns, and mortars.

"Boom boom boom!"

With an order, all the cannons fired.

Shotguns and explosive shells were poured into the bandits' formation like they were free of charge. Even the Crouching Tiger Cannon was directly replaced with stone shotguns.

"Bang bang bang!"

This is the sound of continuous explosions of explosive shells.

The rebel army on the opposite side is a miscellaneous army. Although its number exceeds [-], its command system is close to none.

Not to mention that everyone is fighting their own way, this rush is a complete mess.

With only one wave of Ming army's shotguns and explosive bombs, the rebel army suffered hundreds of casualties in an instant.

Especially the explosive bomb, which was like a magic weapon and could explode, making the rebels look stupid.

The Ming army continued to issue orders.

"Firegun Camp, prepare!"

"Fire, shoot!"

"Bang bang bang!"

After a round of volleys, the charging rebels fell to pieces, and then another round of firing, and another piece of the rebels fell to the ground.

Before the third round of volleys arrived, the rebels finally fled on a large scale.

Huang Gou was completely confused at this moment, and finally realized that there was absolutely no way these were officers and soldiers. How could officers and soldiers be so good at fighting?

If they are not officers and soldiers, but they are so capable of fighting, and they are clearly organized, then they are the Ming army.

Good guy, I went to fight the Ming army under the banner of Ming Dynasty.

Of course, it was impossible for the yellow dog to stupidly run up and say it was a misunderstanding, then start a fight and still have a misunderstanding.

No, you have to run quickly, you can't beat him.

The yellow dog had just reacted to run away, and the situation on the battlefield had become clear.

"The grenadier and the fire gun battalion drew their swords."

"The shield soldiers and spear soldiers come forward."

Seeing that these bandits had been defeated, Lu Feng pulled out his sword and shouted: "The whole army attacks!"

The Ming army's grenadiers didn't even take action this time, so they could only draw their swords and charge with the army to kill the enemy.

These so-called rebels had no formation at all, and now they were completely defeated. Of course, they could not withstand the charge of thousands of Ming troops.

The already chaotic military formation was instantly torn to pieces by the Ming army.

A rabble is a rabble, no matter how many there are, it is useless.

Some of the generals and generals within the rebel army sensed something was wrong, and quickly wanted to summon the core old battalion to escape. Some of them didn't know it, and foolishly gathered troops to fight with the Ming army.

The entire encounter took less than an hour from start to finish.

Rolled, completely rolled.

Lu Feng fought without any pressure, with almost no skills at all. The difference in pure military quality was too great.

Huang Gou, the general, couldn't escape either. His outfit was too conspicuous. He could wear such "luxurious" armor, so he was a big shot.

The soldiers of the Ming army were not stupid, so of course they would not let go of such a moving military hero.

When the yellow dog was brought to Lu Feng, Wei Xichun, who was accompanying him, recognized the yellow dog at a glance.

The enemy who would destroy the family was right in front of him, and Wei Xichun was so close that he couldn't help but pounce on him.

"General, this person is none other than the evil thief butcher Huang Gou. General, please kill him immediately to avenge the people of Chenzhou!"

After confirming the identity, Lu Feng said without hesitation: "Then drag it down and chop it, and the head will be salted and stored."

"Woo~woo~~"

The yellow dog's mouth was gagged and he struggled to think of something to say.

On the side, Wei Xichun held up his hands and said, "Please, general, allow the students to come and carry out the execution."

"It's up to you." Lu Feng did not refuse.

After receiving permission, Wei Xichun looked back at the yellow dog fiercely, and the yellow dog struggled even more fiercely.

Not everyone is as lucky as Lin Daiwang.

a few days later.

When the Ming army finally arrived at Chenzhou City, Lu Feng directly asked someone to carry a sun and moon flag forward.

The defenders originally planned to shoot arrows, but Zhizhou, who ran down from the city tower, stopped him and said hurriedly: "This is the real king's master coming! Open the city gate quickly and follow this Zhizhou to welcome the king's heavenly soldiers."

　I'm so exhausted today. I have to work overtime for a week.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)