Aspiration

Chapter 32 Attacking Kaifeng (2)

In the afternoon, Li Laiheng was finally able to see Kaifeng.

The soldiers who sent the military report had already entered Kaifeng.Although Li Laiheng didn't get anything in return, he wasn't worried that they would make trouble. After more than a month of fighting, he had already figured out the enemy's letters, communications, code words, etc. very clearly.The people who went to deliver the military report today were all specially selected by Li Laiheng. They were extremely quick-witted and adaptable. To see their true colors, it would take a short while, even for the most shrewd people.

They are all members of Li Laiheng's other special forces.

It was the first time Li Laiheng saw the tall city wall.He has seen the ancient city wall of Nanjing in the 21st century, but it is a historical relic, a part, not a whole picture.

Now, it is the whole picture of Kaifeng City Wall.Spectacular and majestic, as a fortress in the cold weapon era, it can indeed be described as an iron wall.No wonder Li Zicheng will suffer defeat here in the next few years.

"Enter the city." Li Laiheng said softly.

The first team of 200 people drove towards the city gate.Following the practice of officers and soldiers, other troops stood still.

The city gate opened.

A group of people came out of the city gate, not many, dozens of people.

A person who prefers a general position rode forward.

"General, the last general was ordered to meet the general."

Li Laiheng said politely, and rode his horse into the city.

Now, Li Laiheng's military rank is Qianhu, a mid-level general, and he is not considered a high-ranking official in Kaifeng.However, he was sent by Yang Sichang, so neither the deputy general nor the chief soldier should underestimate him.

After all, Qianhu is not a high-ranking official, no matter what, it is not the turn of the governor, Futai, prefect, etc. to visit, let alone His Royal Highness Zhou Wang.Li Laiheng was not prepared to let them come to visit him.He took this into account when he arranged his position.Of course, it is also difficult to promote his position, because his beard is too loose, and a person of eighteen or nineteen years old will look too immature no matter how mature he is, at least his skin and flesh will not pretend to be old.

The general arranged for his lodging, and it was ready for the army to set up camp. The general said, see you at the general's residence tomorrow.

There is only one night, so hurry up and play if you want to play.Kaifeng is not a place that can be said to come, and it will be difficult to come back in the future.It is easy to come in now because the military situation in eastern Henan is not serious. It is not difficult to sneak in once, but it is almost impossible the second time.

It was unthinkable for a team of [-] cavalry to sneak into the city.

Tonight's game is a bit special.

According to the military system of the Ming Dynasty, ten people form a small banner, five small banners form a general banner, two general banners form a hundred households, then a thousand households, and so on.

Li Laiheng's organizational system is somewhat different, but the basic unit has not changed, a small team of ten people; a squadron of five small teams; a large team of four squadrons, and a large team of 200 people.Tonight, we will act in units of brigades, limited to one hour, and the fifth watch will start. Attacks will be launched simultaneously in the south, east, and north. people.Go straight to Xutong County to gather.

To massacre [-] soldiers in Kaifeng City and retreat completely, this kind of exercise is too cruel.

Li Laiheng not only killed [-] officers and soldiers, he wanted to cut off the head of the highest military officer guarding the city.His surname is Yao and his name is Xiao.According to historical records, Yao Xiao killed Li Zicheng when he attacked the city for the first time, and the scar on Li Zicheng's face was left by him. (There are two theories in the historical records, one of which is that Li Zicheng only had one eye, and the missing eye was shot by this lieutenant named Yao Xiao.)
Li Laiheng set his goals high. It was not an easy task to find and kill the target within an hour in Kaifeng City, and lead his troops out of the city safely.

The "massacre" exercise quietly began.

According to the establishment of Li Laiheng's army, Li Laiheng's four brigades dispersed in four directions.The sound of hoofbeats was very calm.The city of Kaifeng is very large, and it is not difficult for soldiers to move around.As long as you know the password, it is not a big number for a large group of 200 people to appear on the street, and not many people will pay attention.

However, Yao Xiao, the leader of Kaifeng, is not a mediocre person. He has always run the army rigorously and the city of Kaifeng is well-organized.He commanded a garrison of more than [-] men, [-] of whom were stationed five miles west of the city, and only [-] were stationed inside the city.This time, when Yang Sichang's troops entered the city, he had no choice but to do so. According to military documents, this army was mainly responsible for defending the city, so there was no way for them to be stationed in the city.However, those who lead the army know that it is not difficult to control their own soldiers, the most difficult thing is other people's troops.When Yao Xiao received this military order written by Yang Sichang himself, he dared not slack off, but he was very anxious and unhappy in his heart.

He ordered Yang Sichang to set up camp near the weapon manufacturing camp south of Xiangguo Temple, and the patrolling soldiers must be careful not to let them walk around in the city at will, let alone cause trouble.He repeatedly explained that any changes should be reported immediately.

Five o'clock struck.The calm sound of horseshoes scattered in four directions.At the Xiangguo Temple, a group of patrolling soldiers came face to face.

"Stop! Sergeants are not allowed to leave the camp at will."

"Aren't you walking around?"

"We're on patrol."

"Ha, we're on patrol too."

"Bastard! What are you patrolling?"

"You're an idiot. We will patrol whatever you patrol. Lord Yang specifically explained that your Vice General Yao is free and gambling, and you never do business. You are worried that he will be lax in military affairs, so we must step up our defenses." Wang Siqi on the horse. drank.

The patrol leader is a general flag, and he still wants to do it, but he feels that he can't afford the immediate loss. He has two hundred families, and four fight one.So, he opened his mouth and quickly swallowed the words.

But it was too late, in an instant, he had already taken a whip, his face was in pain, a red mark slowly emerged a bloodstain.The general flag is also an official, although there are only 50 people, but he was whipped for nothing. It is impossible for him to remember the old saying of thinking twice before acting rationally, drew out his knife, and slashed at Wang Si.

Li Laiheng patted the horse in front of him lightly, and the soldier occupied the seat between the Chief Banner Officer and Wang Si.This knife seemed to have been carefully calculated, and it happened to hit the soldier's head.

Patrolman kills!Yang Sichang's troops were cut down!
Suddenly hundreds of people shouted.

The patrol was surrounded.Except for one person who escaped, all the other 49 people were surrounded by Li Laiheng's 200 people.

The chief flag officer of the patrol team knew that there was trouble, and the person who killed him was Yang Sichang's troops, the boss of Vice General Yao's boss, and he knew that disaster was imminent.

Li Laiheng, Wang Si, and Luo Hu are all in this team, and they are not at all sad for the person who died.This person is the small leader of the Kaifeng Weapons Battalion who supervises the manufacture of weapons.

The 49 people looked in horror at the 200 people surrounding them. They stood back to back, gripped steel knives tightly, and threatened: "Don't come up, if you dare to commit murder in Kaifeng City, Master Yao will not spare you." The general flag is a small flag officer.It is equivalent to the squad leader of the modern army, the heads of ten people.His confidence was lacking, and his voice trembled a little.

"You, General Yao, aren't going to be reasonable, are you? As the saying goes, if you owe money and pay back money, you pay for life by killing. If you, General Yao, think that's unreasonable, then we're ready to kill and kill everyone." Wang Si asked.

"Don't, don't, be reasonable."

"Okay, it's fine to be reasonable. Then, Chief Banner Officer, you will pay for your life!"

"Don't act recklessly!" Zong Qi finally came to his senses. He knew that his life was only half left at this moment. If you miss, General Yao will deal with it according to the military law. Don’t mess around! There is something to discuss, I just missed it for a while.”

"Haha, I am also prepared to miss for a while. If you miss, you will kill a person. I also want to try, can I kill a person with one knife. Brothers, we have been soldiers for many years, and we have not fought a war before. I didn’t kill anyone, but today I want to have fun, kill someone for fun, tell me, okay?”

"Good!" 200 people got up and agreed.

The thrilling word "good".So, well, not always good.

Here, the game of cat and mouse is still playing.People in another place panicked.

(End of this chapter)