Horse on the World

Chapter 154 Destruction
Today is Chapter 5, [-] words, the gunman's hands trembled, his eyes turned black, and only one mouth remained stable. He yelled, is there a ticket?

Yuan Chenghun, the general of the Fuzhou Army stationed in Hailing, didn't take the Wankou Salt Workers' Rebellion seriously. They were just a group of mud legs without any training. Even if they killed the officers and soldiers in Wankou, how many weapons would they have, at most a few hundred A long gun plus hundreds of knives, they don't have arrows, they don't have crossbows, battle formation?Joke, do these mud legs understand?Just a drumbeat.

He thought so in his heart, but he didn't say so in his mouth. In front of Qin Zuhai, he showed embarrassment and told the other party that there were tens of thousands of salt workers in Wankou, and there were tens of thousands of them. Not enough.And for a long time, the army has not changed its equipment, the soldiers' knives are all rusted, the spear shafts are broken when they are forced hard, the crossbow strings are soft and weak, and the horses are old and weak. The thieves have more than enough heart but not enough strength, please report to the county magistrate as soon as possible, and ask the commander to send reinforcements!
Qin Zuhai's heart is bleeding, if he dares to tell Commander Xiang about this, why should he invite you, Qiu Ba?Three thousand soldiers?You, Yuan Cheng, have two thousand soldiers in your hand. Don't think that the county doesn't know that you are short of money. Four or five out of ten of the allocated military expenses will fall into your pocket. I'm afraid you will resell those brand new weapons to you. Are those gentry armed?
Hatred in his heart, but still had to smile on his face, he said a lot of good words, and finally got Yuan Cheng to send troops with a starting fee of 5 taels of silver. Seeing Yuan Cheng's satisfied smile, Qin Zuhai gritted his teeth with hatred, Most of the 5 taels of silver had to be paid out of his own pocket.

Deng Peng looked on coldly, it was not his turn to be a naval officer in this matter, and the strength in his hands was not as good as Yuan Cheng's now. Although his rank was much higher than Yuan Cheng's, in Hailing, he still had the right to speak. Not as good as Yuan Cheng.Seeing Yuan Cheng's relaxed face, Deng Peng couldn't help reminding: "General Yuan Shen, don't be careless. Although it is just some salt worker riots, you must be careful. The rebellion in the three southern states was also caused by some peasants. What has been caused has become a big problem so far. It has become a serious problem for the court."

Yuan Cheng smiled, and bowed his hands to Deng Peng, "Don't worry, Vice General Deng, how can some small thieves mess with Hailing, you just wait and see, I will make preparations today, send troops tomorrow morning, and return triumphantly the day after tomorrow , Hang those thieves and their heads on the city wall of the county seat to see if anyone else dares to make trouble!"

Deng Peng looked at the freehand expression on Yuan Cheng's face, shook his head helplessly, stood up and gave Qin Zuhai a slight smile, and strode out. His navy should also make some necessary preparations. The salt workers in the sea will definitely take the opportunity to attack Hailing, and their navy can't suffer from the disaster. On the water, he is a dragon, but on land, his manpower is not enough for others to chew on.

Faintly, Deng Peng always felt that something was wrong.But I can't figure it out.

At noon the next day, Yuan Cheng and his troops arrived at the mouth of the bay. They looked at the short and simple city wall that had been added out of thin air. More people held wooden sticks and bamboo guns, only a very few people held spears and swords, and wore armor on their bodies, which must have been snatched from the killed soldiers.

Pointing the horsewhip to the opposite side, Yuan Cheng smiled and said, "It's such a local bandit, thanks to Deputy General Deng giving them a high look."

The personal guard beside him said with a flattering smile: "My lord is right, with my lord's might, I can take down these thieves in one fell swoop. My lord, are you going to launch an attack?"

Yuan Cheng looked up at the sun, "It's really scorchingly hot on this dog day, tell the brothers to rush in and do whatever they want, anyway, these local thieves deserve to die."

"Okay!" The guards ran excitedly to deliver the order. The general's words were not meant to tell them that they don't have to care about military discipline after breaking the bay, and they can do whatever they want!Of course there is no money for these mud legs, but women must be indispensable.

Sure enough, upon hearing Yuan Cheng's order, the soldiers who had been sunburned lazily became excited all of a sudden, their eyes lit up, staring at the low wall opposite, with a greedy gleam in their eyes.

"Attack!" Yuan Cheng waved his horsewhip, but he got off his horse and walked to a shade of a tree, where a soldier had already set up a stool.Waited for him to sit down, fanned him attentively, and told some jokes to make the general happy.

Xiong Dewu looked nervously at the Fuzhou army swarming in from the opposite side, the spear shaft in his hand trembled slightly, the sweat seeping made the spear stick greasy and it was extremely difficult to hold, he tore off a piece of clothes with a sizzling sound, and put a layer of He tied the spear tightly around his hands, and said to the people around him: "Tell the folks, if you defend the city wall, you can live. If you take a step back, not only we will die, but the whole family will die. Follow the dog officers and soldiers Let's fight!"

"Fight it! Fight it!" Tens of thousands of young and strong men rushed up the city wall holding wooden sticks and bamboo guns, staring angrily at the Fuzhou army who was rushing over.

There was the sound of feathered arrows piercing through the air. Although the Fuzhou Army was chaotic, they would not forget how to attack the city wall. Although they did not have any siege equipment, such a simple city wall really did not need those large As for the siege equipment, I am afraid that a few people rushing up and colliding with each other will break a hole in the city wall.Under the cover of archers and crossbowmen, rows of pawns rushed forward with their waists bowed and shouts.

The salt workers did not receive any military training, and rushed to the top of the city with a passion, and they were immediately baptized by the rain of arrows without any cover. Feathered arrows swished down, and people screamed and fell down on the city wall from time to time. .But immediately, more rushed up.

Xiong Dewu leaned on the city wall, looking at the officers and soldiers who were getting closer, his face twisted, "Susu, look at me avenging you!" Fangzheng was climbing towards the city wall when he let out a tiger roar. He stood up abruptly and thrust out the spear in his hand with all his strength. With a squeak, his hand felt astringent, and the officer and soldier in front of him opened his eyes wide. He closed his eyes, fell down, and retracted the spear, splashing a cloud of blood onto Xiong Dewu.

"Kill the officers and soldiers!" he hissed, and thrust out his spear again.

"Kill the dog officers and soldiers!" There was a tsunami-like response from the side.Rows of climbing soldiers were stabbed under the city wall, with bamboo spears stuck into their bodies that they hadn't noticed at all before, and some were smashed to pieces by wooden sticks thrown across the face.

The roar like a thunderbolt from the blue startled Yuan Cheng who was enjoying the cool under the tree. He stood up and looked at the battlefield not far away. And the defense that he thought he could do with one drum is still standing still.

"Bastard!" Yuan Cheng said angrily, "Go and tell Huang Xiaoming, if the next wave of attack has not gone in, bring his own head to me!"

The attack and defense of the bay mouth became more and more intense as time went by, and at this time, less than one mile away from the bay mouth, Guo Shanfeng led his thousand cavalrymen to hide there.

"Bosses, it's time to do it!" Luo Yugang said anxiously, "The Fuzhou Army has a battalion of three thousand soldiers and horses. After a cup of tea, Lao Xiong and the others will definitely not be able to hold on. If they are allowed to break through the barrier, there will be nothing left inside. It's an old and weak man with no strength to restrain a chicken!"

Guo Shanfeng shook his head, "Xiao Luozi, you underestimate these salt workers too much. It's unimaginable for a single person to burst out in despair, and at this time, Yuan Cheng didn't do his best. He still has The reserve team has not moved! After all, we only have a thousand cavalry, and we can only drive the sheep at the most critical moment by stabbing a knife and completely disrupting his team! Now that kid still has a whole wing that has not moved, let the cavalry Going to attack the infantry that is in formation, our losses will be great."

"But Lao Xiong and the others..." Luo Yugang was about to say something, but Guo Shanfeng raised his hand and stopped him, "Xiao Luozi, you were sent by the Statistics and Investigation Department to cooperate with me, Director Qingfeng didn't tell you everything Do you want to follow my command, and you have no say in the command of the army. I know when to act, we must achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost, I only have these 1000 people, I can't afford to lose, do you understand ?”

Luo Yugang lowered his head and stopped talking.

Yuan Cheng finally couldn't bear it anymore. His soldiers attacked the city wall several times, but were driven down several times. Those mud-legged people were simply lunatics. , but there is only one purpose, to drive his soldiers off the city wall.With a dark face, he stepped on the horse, and to the reserve team that had not been mobilized, he gave an order to the middle wing, "Charge!"

The Fuzhou Army is different from the Dingzhou Army in that they don't have so many horses. In Yuan Cheng's battalion, only his center wing has two hundred cavalry. That is his lifeblood, and it is also the elite he has spent a lot of money building. These cavalry After receiving the order, he uttered a yell, knocked on the horse's belly, and rushed into the battlefield like a wind and lightning.

With the input of this new force, Xiong Dewu and others couldn't resist immediately. The low city wall couldn't stop the impact of the horse at all. With just a light leap, the horse leaped over the obstacle, fell into the city wall, and followed closely The pawns rushed up immediately after screaming, and the city wall was broken.

"It's now!" Guo Shanfeng whistled, and his thousand cavalry immediately got on their horses.

"Attack!" Guo Shanfeng ordered loudly.

Yuan Cheng's previous anger was gone. He sat on the horse, waved the big knife in his hand, and easily cut off the salt worker in front of him, and went straight all the way.At this time, the organized resistance of the salt workers had completely disintegrated, and the entire battlefield fell into a melee. The unprotected salt workers immediately became the targets of massacres, and were easily chopped down and stabbed by soldiers in full armor. .

"It's really vulnerable!" he said in his heart.

There was a rumbling sound on the battlefield, and Yuan Cheng's heart skipped a beat. This was a sign of the cavalry's attack. Could it be that the Marshal of Fuzhou knew the news and sent his personal guard battalion?In the entire Fuzhou Army, only the Marshal's personal guard battalion had so many horses.Looking back, he couldn't help feeling frightened, and he froze completely on the horse.

This is a team with messy armor, it is impossible to see where it is sacred, but it is a cavalry of more than a thousand people, Hailing, where did such a powerful cavalry come from?Seeing them cut into his team like cutting heads, scattered the soldiers, and then hacked and killed his soldiers leisurely, Yuan Cheng was completely dumbfounded.

"It's clouded for a long time, Xiao Luozi is back!" Xiong Dewu was soaked in blood and had many injuries on his body, but he still swung the spear in his hand vigorously to resist the enemy's attack.

With rumbling horseshoes and loud shouts of killing, it only took a short sprint, and the wind of the mountain killed Yuan Cheng's soldiers. How could these soldiers who had fought barbarians to the death be so weak in Fuzhou? Seeing this, the army went on a rampage, taking their swords up and down, taking a life every time, and in an instant, they killed the Fuzhou army to pieces.

"The cloud is coming for a long time, the cloud is coming for a long time!" the surviving salt worker wept with joy, shouting loudly with all his strength.

"Ban Tianyun, who is Ban Tianyun?" Yuan Cheng was in a daze as he fled along with the rout. At this time, he hadn't recovered from his senses. From a big victory to an instant defeat, the taste of the gap was self-evident. For outsiders.

There was a sudden sound of horseshoes behind him, and when the soldiers looked back, they couldn't help but be dismayed. A ferocious man brandished a mace and was leading several people towards him like the wind.

"General, run!" the soldiers shouted.But how could the war horses under their crotch, which they hadn't seen for a long time, compare with the grassland war horses selected by Guo Shanfeng and others? They were caught up in a short while, and Guo Shanfeng swung his mace around, smashing them like watermelons. They fell off the horses one by one. Poor Yuan Cheng was hit by the mountain wind and his head was sunk in his neck cavity. He fell off the horse without a hum.

(End of this chapter)