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Chapter 81 Yangzhou War ([-]rd update today, [-]st update)
Faced with Gao Jie's blatant threat, Shi Kefa was also numb. It turned out that the governor of Yangzhou was not good enough. Gao Jie really wanted to kill people and force his way into the city.However, His Majesty's edict still rings in my ears, "Without my will, none of the soldiers and horses from the four towns are allowed to enter Yangzhou city without permission. I have always been very clear about rewards and punishments...".

The current Shi Kefa is particularly in awe of the new emperor, and feels that His Majesty wants to change his personality recently (in fact, he has changed his personality). From cleaning the factory guards to eradicating Ma Shiying, his wrists are so hard that he is frightened, but his tolerance is also unpredictable. For example, Ma Party members such as Zu Hai and Liu Kongzhao were pardoned and entrusted with important tasks.

The emperor's personality has changed, and if he is to be punished again, his salary will be downgraded. If he fails, his head will have to be chopped off. Gao Jie increased the price and allowed him to enter Zhenjiang.

Shi Kefa backed down a step, and Gao Jie and Hu Maozhen discussed it, that's okay, Zhenjiang is also a rich place, and it is also an important military town that has always been contested by ancient military strategists. First occupy Zhenjiang and then Yangzhou, so they agreed.

But Shi Kefa still didn't have this right, and still had to go to the doctor's office to ask the emperor for instructions.

Gao Jie had to wait patiently outside the city, and after a few days, the imperial decree they had been waiting for finally came again, but the decree turned out to be neither to let Gao Jie enter Yangzhou nor to let him enter Zhenjiang, of course Shi Kefa had to obey. Following his will, Shi Gong had no choice but to appear at the city of Yangzhou again with a bitter face, and expressed the emperor's intentions to Gao Jie tactfully, but no matter how tactfully, it was nothing more than one sentence, that is, let Gao Jie return from where he came from. Where to go.

Gao Jie was furious when he heard this, he felt like he was being played like a monkey. I have been tossing around for nothing these days. Now that I am here, I will not leave. This time, I will not only enter Yangzhou, but I will also enter Zhenjiang!

But the domineering Gao Jie is not a reckless man. He calmed down and saved a trick for himself. On the surface, he agreed to withdraw the army according to the order, but secretly instigated a mutiny among his subordinates. Therefore, his troops did not go far. Suddenly stormed Yangzhou, shouting and killing like thunder broke the tranquility of the night, his artillery battalion also opened up, and several cannons were aimed at Yangzhou City. Diffuse, burning red for half the sky.

Fortunately, Liu Zhaoji was well prepared, went to the city to command the defense in person, and ordered people to fly to report to Yangzhou Governor Shi Kefa and the prefect Ma Minglu. Awakened by shouting and killing, Shi Kefa drew up a six-hundred-mile urgent memorial to the imperial court overnight and sent someone to send it out. Then he, the prefect Ma Minglu, Tuiguan Tang Laihe and other staff also came to the city, and together with Liu Zhaoji commanded tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians to defend the city desperately.

Dare to love this person, if he wants to fight against the enemy, it will be great. Gao Jie has learned what it means to move people's hearts.

First came the bombardment, and then the storm. Forty or fifty thousand troops fought from the middle of the night until dawn. They conducted two bombardments and organized three charges, but failed to capture Yangzhou City. Gao Jie had to stop to rest his troops.

However, after this fierce battle, Yangzhou City was completely changed overnight. Several parts of the city walls were blown up, and many houses in the city were turned into ruins. There is unburned afterglow smoke, which can be seen everywhere, and the smell of burnt and roasted limbs permeates the morning air.

On the top of the city, Liu Zhaoji's bronze face in disheveled armor was now like a kitchen prince. His shirt was burnt a few holes, but he ignored it completely, commanding the soldiers to rescue the wounded, repair the city defense, Many soldiers and civilians are still dragging their tired bodies to the top of the city to transport rolling logs, stones, bricks, bows and arrows, etc. to defend the city.

Gao Jie immediately stood on a high slope not far from the city, looking at Yangzhou, who was so close at hand, shaking his head. He even began to doubt the fighting power of his subordinates.

At this time, the deputy general Hu Maozhen arrived with a few relatives on the Pegasus. Hu Maozhen rolled off the saddle, ran over to Gao Jie and saluted Gao Jie: "Master, this is the end of the matter, we can't give up halfway. The subordinates can see clearly that the city will soon run out of bullets." If food is exhausted, if there is another charge, Yangzhou City will definitely be at your fingertips. You can't hesitate anymore. If Jieshi Hunjun is pursued, his subordinates have already figured out a countermeasure. Shi Kefa, Ma Minglu, and Liu Zhaoji are all waiting to take the blame. The dead will not Talking. But if you can’t win Yangzhou City, things will be reversed.”

"Well, fuck it!" Gao Jie let out a heavy breath and cursed, "How about our casualties?"

"Back to the boss, these damned guys have no firearms. Our casualties are not heavy, much smaller than theirs, and the morale is not bad. Let's attack again."

Gao Jie gritted his teeth: "This time you personally lead people to supervise the battle. Those who retreat and those who fail to attack the city will be decisive!"

"Obey!" Hu Maozhen turned around and left after saluting, but he hadn't gotten on his horse yet. As soon as he rode from afar, a scout immediately ran and shouted, covered with dust, his voice seemed hoarse, "Everything flashes, a certain I want to see the master, what a disaster..."

Gao Jie and Hu Maozhen turned their heads at the same time, the scout quickly rolled off his horse, and ran up to Gao Jie step by step, out of breath, and was struggling to speak, "Mr. Alright... Huang Chuangzi led tens of thousands of horses to storm Fengyang... The brothers are outnumbered, so they can only rely on perseverance... Huang Chuangzi is besieged, and the master hastened to make a decision... If it is too late, it will be too late..." said Then he took out a sealed letter that was soaked in sweat from his bosom.

"What?" Gao Jie and Hu Maozhen obviously didn't expect Huang Chuangzi to dare to do this. Their mouths were wide open in shock, and then they took the letter from their hands and opened it to read. It was written by Fengyang guard Li Zhi, Li Zhi and his subordinates The content of the letter was exactly in line with what the scout said.

"Huang Chuangzi, I *your ancestors, I can't play with you!" Hou took his command arrow to Sizhou and Xuzhou to dispatch troops and condemn generals, intending to fight Huang Degong to the death.

Fengyang is more than 5 miles away from Yangzhou. There are 4 horses, infantry, cavalry, and baggage troops. Therefore, Gao Jie ordered his deputy general Hu Maozhen to lead three cavalry battalions with more than [-] people to Fengyang day and night. These three battalions are mainly armored troops. Composed of cavalry, horse archers and light firearms soldiers, the so-called light firearms mainly refer to firearms such as blunderbusses and three-eyed blunderbusses to distinguish them from various types of artillery. Braving the scorching sun like a steamer one after another, they embarked on a rapid march to Fengyang.

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