Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 60 Entering the County
Obeying Xiang Kang's order, more than 300 garrison soldiers who voluntarily or were coerced to participate in the rebellion quickly re-lined up. Xiang Kang also had no time to count the number of people and select the elite auxiliary soldiers, so he hurriedly appointed Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Guan and Xiang Xiang Sheng Sheng served as the head of a hundred people, and asked them to appoint the head of the village, the head of the division, and the head of the corps, and organized the extra 40 people separately, and he himself led the army to serve as the central army. and convey orders.

At this time, those blacksmith apprentices who had not been conscripted and the militiamen that Xiang Kang had personally trained before, came out of the crowd, spontaneously came to Xiang Kang, asked to join the rebellion, and vowed to follow to the end.Of course Xiang Kang was overjoyed when he saw it, and hurriedly recruited all these cronies into the Chinese army, which greatly enhanced the strength and loyalty of his own Chinese army.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered Xiang Guan to lead a team of [-] people, and quickly went to his dilapidated small courtyard and blacksmith shop to fetch the weapons hidden before, and distributed them to the guards to equip them. At the same time, he ordered Xiang Yang to lead some people into the Tingshe, use all the weapons and horses in the pavilion of Shiling Pavilion. Fortunately, the soldiers of Shiling Pavilion have already fled in all directions. Xiang Yang and his team easily got some weapons without any resistance and three horses.

Before it was over, Xiang Kang, who had deduced the action steps a long time ago, called Xiang Zhuang again, and told him: "Brother, take your people, go to Yu Gong's house immediately, and borrow all his oil and carriage. If you don’t want to borrow it, you can grab it. But remember, don’t hurt anyone, and don’t tell the Yu family what happened just yet.”

Xiang Zhuang took the order, and hurriedly led his centurion to the Yu's house, and Xiang Kang led some people to Feng Zhong in a big stride, and while untying Feng Zhong himself, he said: "Brother, I'll give you two The choice is, one is to take Mrs. Qiu and your child away quickly, and the other is to do it with me, and if the matter is over, I will never treat you badly."

Feng Zhong remained silent, and when Xiang Kang untied the rope from his hand and asked him again how to choose, Feng Zhong gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, I'll do it with you."

"No regrets?" Xiang Kang asked.

"It's too late to regret it." Feng Zhong replied very frankly, saying: "You killed so many county officials with me, and the two of us did so many things together before, even if you let me go, I will be punished in the future. If the government catches you, you won’t be able to escape even sitting, and at the very least, you will be dispatched to Mount Li to be a prisoner. Instead of being a prisoner, it’s better to fight with the court with you!”

Xiang Kang smiled, and stretched out a hand to Feng Zhong, Feng Zhong understood, stretched out his hand and held Xiang Kang tightly, shaking vigorously.

It was also at this time that Feng Zhong discovered that Xiang Kang had been suffocating this evil for a long time——Xiang it opened the luggage package Xiang Kang was carrying before, and even took out a big flag with the word "Chu" from Xiang Kang's package. There is also a slightly smaller "Xiang" flag, and several small vermilion flags, and all of them are Chu-style military flags from the Warring States Period!Then I found a few bamboo poles from the pavilion, put up the military flag, and after 15 years, a Chu army reappeared on the land of the old Chu state.

During the busy preparations, Xiang Guan first returned to Xiang Kang with a large number of weapons. Xiang Kang quickly distributed the horse-cutting swords to the militiamen who had practiced the horse-cutting swords before, and took the opportunity to incorporate these militiamen into his central army. , Reinforced the strength of the Chinese army again. More than 20 hooks were also distributed to the soldiers of Xiang Kang's Chinese army. Other ordinary swords, axes and hammers were divided into three parts and distributed to Xiangzhuang, Xiangguan and Xiangkang. Sound's Centuries.

After a while, Xiang Zhuang drove several Yu family's carriages back to Xiang Kang with a dozen or so altars of oil, saying that Duke Yu's legs were so frightened that his legs became weak just because he saw so many people rushing into his house. As soon as he said to borrow the oil and the carriage, Duke Yu immediately opened the warehouse and lent him all the oil and the carriage. During this period, there was no conflict, and the Yu family did not dare to ask what happened.Xiang Kang was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly ordered: "Okay, put County Magistrate Zhou on his carriage and tie it up, and set off to the county seat!"

After the departure order was issued, according to Xiang Kang's arrangement, Xiang Sheng led a centurion to be the vanguard at the front, Xiang Zhuang led a centurion to follow closely behind, and Xiang Kang led the Chinese army to escort the county magistrate and the township magistrate. Yufu served as the third team, and Xiang Guan led his hundred-man team at the end. The four teams strode forward together, and the queue was a little chaotic and set off towards Xiangxian County.

He was really too busy and nervous, and it was only after he set off that Xiang Kang remembered that he had forgotten to say goodbye to the two aunts, so he hurried back to look at the crowd in front of the Shiling Pavilion, trying to find the little girl Yu Yu, but The crowd was chaotic, and it was hard to find her. After looking around and seeing the little girl Yu Concubine again and again, Xiang Kang had no choice but to put the little girl behind him for the time being, and said in his heart, "Baby, I will love you when my brother-in-law comes back."

Of course, what Xiang Kang didn't know was that since she started to capture the magistrate Zhou, the little girl Yu concubine had been watching her silently in the chaotic crowd. Her beautiful eyes never left her figure, let alone Knowing that at this moment, the little girl is clasping her hands in the crowd, praying silently with tears streaming down her face, "Ghosts and gods, God, please make sure that he comes back safely, please."

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He knew how to unite people's hearts. When he set off to the county, according to Xiang Kang's arrangement, Xiang's children encouraged loudly and led more than 300 garrison soldiers to sing loudly. The song, of course, was not loud and tidy at the beginning, but with repeated singing, the military song gradually became one, and began to reverberate loudly in the rain...

"...fuck Wu Ge, he is caught by rhinoceros armor, the car is wrong, the enemy is like a cloud, the enemy is like a cloud, and the arrows are falling, and the soldiers are fighting for the first. Ling Yu is in the line, left and right is wounded. Two rounds of smog and four horses, aiding jade and beating drums. The weather is full of power and anger, strict killing and abandoning the wilderness..."

The effect of the loud and clear military songs is the gradual unification of people's hearts, singing loudly the Chu military songs that once resounded through the battlefields of the Central Plains. The more than 15 soldiers who were all Chu people 300 years ago seemed to have returned to the struggle between Qin and Chu. During the era, I felt as if I had become a warrior of Chu State on the battlefield against Qin Dynasty. The feeling of timidity and guilty conscience gradually disappeared, morale began to rise, and the morale of the army gradually began to solidify. .

However, even so, Xiang Kang knew very well in his heart that these 300-odd garrison soldiers were still a genuine mob. As long as there was a slight setback, they might disperse at any time, turning the seemingly huge team into only I, the polished commander, and a dozen Xiang family children.And to solve this problem, there is only one way, win the battle!Keep winning battles!Until Xiaxiang County is taken down, then I can have money and food to expand the army, free up my hands to train the army, and prepare for greater challenges.

Because of this, Xiang Kang decisively ordered Xiang Sheng to lead the front army to attack Dahu Pavilion when passing by the Dahu Pavilion where the Xiangzhi was located when it was not necessary. The pawn hacked to death the pavilion chief and seized all kinds of materials in the pavilion, which greatly boosted the morale of the army.And then, Xiang Kang gave up the opportunity to directly enter Xiaxiang County, and deliberately commanded the army to attack the Santai Pavilion in the north of Xiaxiang County, to attack the Santai Pavilion where the soldiers in Xiaxiang County were assembled.

"Uncle Ji, what are you going to do at Santai Pavilion?" Xiang it asked puzzledly, "It's a detour, and Santai Pavilion is also the gathering place for the ministers and soldiers. You will encounter many enemies there?"

"Because that's where the lower ministers gather, so we must go there first." Xiang Kang replied, "Otherwise, if we were attacking the city, those soldiers, led by the county captain, would stab us in the back. Once we strike, we will suffer a big loss immediately, and it is not impossible for the army to collapse immediately. Therefore, we should attack the three pavilions first, and kill the soldiers there first, so that they cannot pose a threat to us."

"But the entire guard of the prime minister should be there. We have so few people, can we beat it?" Xiang it asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, I can guarantee that those soldiers are not our opponents." Xiang Kang said with a smile: "There is no organization, no preparation in advance, and no one wants to go to the frontier to be soldiers in vain. Seeing us kill them, don't immediately It would be strange to disperse. There will definitely be people who are willing to surrender to us, follow us, and strengthen our army."

According to Xiang Kang's prediction, when Xiang Kang's newly released Chu army suddenly appeared in Santai Pavilion, Xu Zuowei, the prime minister who was surprised, although he was still smart, immediately organized the newly assembled subordinates to attack Xiang Kang's army. Launched an attack, and successfully forced the guards of Santai Pavilion to reluctantly go into battle.However, none of the guards under Xu Zuowei was willing to sacrifice their lives sincerely. The two centurions of Xiang Sheng and Xiangzhuang had just launched their charge, and countless guards under Xu Zuowei couldn't wait to run for their lives, and shouted while running, "" Run! The world is in chaos, hurry home, hurry home now!"

The shouts that shook the morale of the army led to the rapid disintegration of the army. When Xiang Sheng and Xiang Zhuang rushed forward with the army, less than half of the six or seven hundred soldiers around Xu Zuowei were left. When the people saw Daxi, they screamed and rushed directly to Xu Zuowei. Xu Zuowei, who was riding on the horse, rushed to fight, and relying on the condescending advantage, he indeed injured the two Xiang Kangjun who rushed the fastest However, Xiang Zhuang saw the opportunity and thrust his sword into the buttocks of his horse. Xu Zuowei's horse immediately lost control and drove him straight into the crowd of Xiang Kang's soldiers. The sergeant's war spear hooked off his horse, and then he was stabbed to death on the ground by random knives and swords, and his death was beyond recognition.

As soon as Xu Zuowei died, the terrified guards behind him were of course completely collapsed. Almost in the blink of an eye, they were rushed to pieces by Xiang Kangjun's two centurions, and there were countless fleeing and kneeling surrenders. Xiang Kangjun easily killed and dispersed the potential enemies during the siege, not to mention solving the potential hidden dangers during the siege, the morale rose again sharply, the morale of the army became even higher, and the cheers of victory continued for a long time.

Still as Xiang Kang expected, after learning the reason and purpose of Xiang Kang's army's uprising, the captured subordinate soldiers really rushed to ask to join Xiang Kang's army, and even the soldiers who had escaped before learned that After the situation, he also took the initiative to come back and ask to join, and the number of Xiang Kang soldiers quickly exceeded 600.Xiang Kang dispatched troops temporarily, and quickly formed three hundred-man teams, and handed them over to Xiang Han and other Xiang family's children. Then he pointed at the sword and shouted: "Go to the county seat, take the county seat!"

The Santai Pavilion was less than ten miles away from Xiaxiang County. Xiang Kangjun, who was traveling lightly, took only half an hour to reach the north gate of Xiaxiang easily before it got dark.But unfortunately, the county has already received the news that the four gates of the city have been closed, and there are still many officials and people who have gone up to the gates, and are still carrying stones and timber to the city, preparing to defend the city and fight.

"Uncle Ji, the city gate is closed, we can't get in, and we don't have siege weapons, what should we do?" Xiang It asked anxiously.

"It's okay, as far as I expected, I have a solution." Xiang Kang comforted, and then ordered: "Order the whole army to rest on the spot, eat dry food as soon as possible, and ask Xiang Han to take his centurion to cut firewood around. , bundle them into fagots and carry them on your back, the more the better, I will be of great use later.”

According to Xiang Kang's order, the officers and men of Xiang Kang's army immediately took a rest in a mess and took out the dry food they carried with them--set off to the frontier to serve as soldiers. Belly dry food.According to Xiang Kang's order, Xiang Han led his centurions to cut firewood, bundled them into bundles and transported them to the army for backup. He also quickly got dozens of bundles of firewood for Xiang Kang.

During this period, some Xiang Kang soldiers tried to light a fire to keep warm, but Xiang Kang strictly prohibited it and ordered anyone who dared to light a fire to be executed immediately. The sky gradually shrouded his army in the darkness.

At the same time, Xiaxiang County Prime Minister, who was temporarily acting as county magistrate, also boarded the north gate of Xiaxiang with Sun Qianyu, Gong Youwei and others, and tried their best to monitor the movements of Xiang Kangjun. They saw that Xiang Kangjun was stationed in the suburbs The county magistrate, who had been on the battlefield when he was young, was inevitably a little surprised, and said, "What are these gangsters doing? Why don't they even light a fire?"

"Maybe they wanted to launch a surprise attack at night, for fear that we would find out their movements, so they deliberately didn't light a bonfire." Gong Youwei, who also went to the battlefield when he was young, analyzed.

"That makes sense." The magistrate nodded, and then ordered: "Lieutenant Gong, you are staying here tonight, and if you find out that the thieves are stealing the city, you should attack immediately. You must not let the thieves climb into the city."

Gong Youwei agreed, and raised concerns about his lack of manpower, fearing that he would not be able to take precautions so well, the county magistrate waved his hand and said: "There are still 200 people temporarily recruited in the city, and I will give them to you, so that they can defend the city well." , if the thieves come in, none of us will survive!"

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At the same time, Qi County, Daze Township, and the area around the Sheshen Temple next to the pavilion.

"Da Chu Xing, King Chen Sheng! Da Chu Xing, King Chen Sheng!"

The weird shouts startled Chen Junshu who was about to fall asleep. Hearing the fox-like shout and seeing the ghost fire in the temple, Chen Junshu who had just greeted each other and was about to sleep There was no one who was not frightened, and no one who was not whispering to each other, discussing in low voices what the fox's cry meant.Only a village chief named Chen Sheng slept on the broken straw mat early on, and turned over, humming comfortably, as if he was sleeping soundly.

Superstition caused panic and tension, so that no one of these Chenjun soldiers noticed. Another village chief Wu Guang who was very popular in the garrison did not know where he went, and no one noticed. Chen Sheng, who seemed to be sleeping, cornered his mouth. , A smug smile has appeared...

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The screen returns to the next picture, this time it was guessed by the county magistrate and Gong Youwei. After a while, when the time was close to the second watch, in the dark distance outside the north gate, several drums and gongs suddenly sounded The sound - the drums and gongs were captured in the pavilions of Shiling Pavilion, Dahu Pavilion and Santai Pavilion, and they were beaten very quickly, which was especially clear in the dark.Lieutenant Gong, who was sleeping in the tower, was shocked when he heard this, and rushed out of the tower to organize officials and militia temporarily recruited to prepare for the battle, but what made Lieutenant Gong puzzled was that the sound of drums and gongs only rang for less than a quarter of an hour He stopped by himself, and at the same time, he did not see a single soldier of Xiang Kang's army appearing under the north gate.

Not daring to take it lightly, he led the officials and militiamen to stare at the dark wilderness outside the city. After confirming that there was no danger, Gong Youwei waved the officials and militiamen to go down to rest, leaving only the officials and militiamen on duty at night to continue. After closely monitoring the movement under the city, he returned to sleep in the tower full of suspicion, and couldn't figure out what kind of tricks the rioters outside the city were playing.

Unable to resist the attack of the Sandman, not long after, Gong Youwei, who had been worrying and exhausted for a long time, couldn't help but fell asleep again. However, before Gong Youwei fell asleep, the sound of drums and gongs sounded outside the city again. The distance was obviously much closer than before, Gong Youwei was so shocked that he could only jump up and rush out of the tower with his sword in hand.After listening carefully, it turned out that Xiang Kangjun rang the gong and drums about half a mile away from the north gate this time. Fearing that this was the signal for Xiang Kangjun to attack the city, Gong Youwei could only hurry and force All the officials and militiamen stood up and prepared to meet the enemy, but after about ten minutes, the sound of war drums and gongs suddenly disappeared without a trace.

When things got to this point, Lieutenant Gong You, who still had some experience in the battlefield, also came to his senses, knowing that Xiang Kangjun was trying to scare him with exhaustion tactics, and was going to exhaust himself with the sound of drums and gongs first, and then burst out in the middle of ten days. If it's true, kill yourself by surprise.But even if he understands Xiang Kangjun's intentions, Lieutenant Gong has nothing to do. The strength in his hands is too weak. The militiamen temporarily recruited hide on the city wall and smash rocks. Joking about life and death.So there was no way, Gong Youwei had no choice but to let the militiamen and officials go back to rest while cursing Xiang Kang's immoral tricks.

After being tossed and tossed twice, Lieutenant Gong and the officials and militiamen at the north gate were already miserable and yawned.At the same time, after receiving the news that the county magistrate also hurriedly boarded the north gate, he asked Gong Youwei to find out the situation face to face. He asked: "Lieutenant Gong, why don't we send a team out and fight with them?"

"Xian Cheng, this is not a joke." Gong Youwei was shocked, and hurriedly said: "There are only more than 100 officials in the county, and the rest are all temporarily recruited civilians. They have little battlefield experience and poor combat effectiveness. If we go out of the city to fight, the defeated army flees back to the city, and the city gate is too late to close, and the thieves take the opportunity to follow and enter the city, the Xiaxiang City will be over!"

Thinking about it is also the same reason, and the county magistrate had no choice but to give up this plan, and helplessly patted Gong Youwei on the shoulder and said: "Gong Youwei, then only you have to work hard. But don't worry, I have given the county and neighboring Tong The county and Qulu went to the emergency letter, and if all goes well, the rescuers will arrive within two days at most."

Gong Youwei nodded, and just wanted to persuade the weak county magistrate to go back to rest quickly, but he never thought that there was a sudden thunderous drumming and loud shouts at the east gate, and he could vaguely see a fire erupting at the east gate.Lieutenant Gong and Xian Cheng saw that their souls were scattered together, and they exclaimed in unison: "There are thieves at the east gate?!"

"It's been tricked!" Gong Youwei, who still has a little brain, suddenly came to his senses, and shouted loudly: "The thieves are attacking east and west! They deliberately beat gongs and drums at the north gate to attract our attention. In fact, their The main force has gone to the east gate! Attack our east gate!"

The county magistrate was not stupid either. After hearing Lieutenant Gong's analysis and seeing the rapidly growing fire at the east gate, the magistrate also came to his senses and exclaimed: "The rebels are setting fire to the gate! They are going to burn the city to the ground!" Door!"

(End of this chapter)