Huben's pro-military guards have had two achievements since they formed the army. One was the victory over Habayashi Lang at the Jingying Campus, and the other was the nearly complete annihilation of the Oala White Wolf Army during the Tienwang Mountain Hunt.
In particular, the Battle of Tiewan Mountain made the Huben Army and the new flintlock guns in their hands famous, and everyone in the capital knew about it, ranging from 80-year-olds to six-year-old children.
But in Shandong, thousands of miles away, apart from the officials who could receive information from the capital, even the Shandong gentry only heard about it occasionally and did not realize the horror of the flintlock gun at all.
Not to mention the bandit-like White Lotus Sect!
"First line, shoot!"
Bang bang bang...
Different from traditional muskets, the range, accuracy, and rate of fire of flintlock guns have all been improved by leaps and bounds. If the skills were not immature, the rifling proposed by Jia Cong and the Ministry of Industry could be ground for it.
The coldness, calmness and confidence on Wei Tong's face prevented his subordinate Erlang from even a trace of panic when facing the charging White Lotus sect gangsters.
"Second column, shoot!"
Bang bang bang...
The second column took over the firing without even a pause, and the third column had already taken aim and pulled the trigger.
The team of 600 people was divided into six columns, with a hundred people in each column. They blocked the bandits' path into the city inside the narrow North City Gate.
Puff puff puff...
There is still a slight gap in the accuracy of the flintlock gun compared to the crossbow, but the formation of three-stage and six-stage strikes perfectly makes up for this. The White Lotus Sect bandits were like a rooster with their necks pinched, screaming for kill. The sound was choked in his throat, and then swallowed up by the blood foam that surged up into his throat.
The vanguard of nearly 2,000 people fell down in just an instant, with almost 200 or 300 people falling. The yellow scarf leader hiding in the back row was stunned after a brief shock. He turned around and tried to escape.
But he ignored one thing. The fact that the sword was not sealed for three days and the gold and silver women in Yanzhou City had already made the White Lotus Sect bandits crazy, who had been holding back for a long time.
People outside the city didn't know the power of the Tiger Army. When they saw the city gate opened, they almost rushed in like crazy, fearing that they would miss the women and wealth in the city.
Bang bang bang...
The one-sided massacre in the city continues, and the crazy bandits outside the city are still pushing in. The leader of the Yellow Turban is actually pushed towards the gun point by the influx of people...
boom!
The Tiger Cannon showed its power again, and the yellow scarf leader who was still yelling and trying to stop the forward charge was smashed in half by the cannonball. The bandits who poured into the city were once again plowed with a bloody trail by the cannon.
The splashing severed limbs, sprayed blood, and scattered internal organs made the bandits who had squeezed into the city wake up a little, and then they noticed the situation in the city.
The shouts of killing gradually subsided amidst the firing of muskets, and corpses were already piled fifty steps in front of the officers and soldiers.
escape!
When a crisis strikes, people's first reaction is to run away.
However, the opening of the city gate has long been blocked by the continuous influx of people and horses. The way back has been cut off, so we can only rush forward with all our strength.
Wei Tong didn't show it on his face, but in his heart he was already laughing so much that his stomach ached.
Master Yumao is really clever. No wonder he didn't let them completely block the city gate with earth and stones, and deliberately exposed the weak points of the city gate's defense. It turned out to be giving them credit for Huben.
This dark doorway seems to have become the record of Hu Benjun's achievements, the kind that he writes casually with a pen.
"Sixth column, shoot!"
Bang bang bang...
For more than half an hour, the barrel of the gun started to get hot from being beaten. The flintlock gun in the hand of one Huben brother even exploded, and half of his ear was blown off.
Fortunately, it was not fatal. The medical officer took him to the rear after simple treatment.
Wei Tong looked at the corpses of the bandits who were about to block the city gate, and knew that the fight could not continue. He immediately called the messenger and ordered him to go to the top of the city to report the news.
"Shieldmen come forward, archers at the ready!"
Click, click, click, click...
The shield hand who had been prepared long ago stood at the front of the team. After being suppressed by a hail of arrows, Wei Dong gave an order, and the tall shield was like a moving high wall, slowly pressing forward.
Occasionally, the bandits who wanted to fight for the last time were suppressed by the rain of arrows. The officers and soldiers gradually moved forward, pressing the front line to the city gate.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
The people of the White Lotus Sect finally cleared an escape route. They just wanted to escape from the city, but it was already too late.
With a bang, a raging fire broke out behind the city gate, blocking their retreat.
Bang bang bang bang...
There was the constant sound of breaking clay pots, and the fire suddenly shot into the sky. The huge wall of fire completely isolated the inside and outside of the city gate.
Jia Cong used almost all the fire oil he had on hand here, and at the same time, it also revealed the fate of the three thousand White Lotus Cult bandits who rushed into the city gate one after another.
"prick!"
Puff puff puff...
The spear was thrust out again and again along the gap specially reserved by the shield hand, quickly ending the last group of bandits who rushed into the city gate.
"close the door!"
The city gate was slowly closed by the soldiers. After the newly carried door bolts were pressed, the soldiers also used earth and stone for final reinforcement.
Ding ding ding…
At the second quarter of the day, Han Tong had already gritted his teeth and ordered the troops to retreat.
Jia Cong's right arm holding the knife was extremely sore. If the handle of the knife hadn't been wrapped with a strip of cloth, he probably wouldn't be able to hold the knife firmly at this moment.
He looked at the exhausted soldiers at the top of the city, turned to Jia Shiyi and said, "Uncle Shiyi, the rest is up to you."
Han Tong was almost going crazy. Although the city gate had been breached, three thousand people rushed in one after another. In the end, except for the sound of artillery, not a single person ran out.
When he noticed something was wrong, the Jia family's son actually used strong fire oil to create a tall wall of fire, cutting off the roads inside and outside the city.
Needless to say, the three thousand troops who rushed into Yanzhou City were gone.
But now he just wants to find out what happened in the city. If the information he received is correct, the number of soldiers capable of fighting in Yanzhou City will never exceed three thousand.
Da da da da…
Before the army could take a breath after a great battle, the black-armored cavalry appeared again on the left side of the army.
The retreating White Lotus bandits had no time to get out of their formation, and were cut through the middle by the Shenwu cavalry. This time, because they had no time to stop them, they were killed by the cavalry directly to the central army.
The leader, Jia Shiyi, seized this rare opportunity and ran straight towards the middle-aged man wearing a golden headscarf...
"My life is at risk!"
Han Tong was shocked, and his whole body was so stiff that he could not make the slightest evasive movement.
When~
I don't know if Han Tong should have been killed, but Jia Shiyi's knife was slightly deflected by the spear of the person next to him, and only hit Han Tong's right shoulder.
After missing a hit, Jia Shiyi drew his knife and left without any regret.
When the cavalry rushes into battle, the most taboo thing is to be sloppy. The Shenwuying brothers who were following Jia Shiyi took advantage of the situation and used their swords to cut off the tall white lotus sect's clear banner.
Da da da da…
Like a strong wind, the black-armored demon pierced through the White Lotus Sect army from east to west. Then he turned his horse's head and galloped towards the Chinese army again. Han Tong was so frightened that he had no time to bandage the wound on his shoulder, so he quickly sent his elite to stop it.
This time the resistance to the charge was obviously greater. Jia Shiyi knew that the opportunity had been missed, so he veered slightly in the direction and passed through the White Lotus Sect's central army.
After piercing through the army camp again, the Shenwu Iron Cavalry stopped far away by the Sishui River, facing each other from a distance.
The people of the White Lotus Sect were all frightened. Han Tong organized his defense while slowly retreating back to the camp. Jia Shiyi did not order another charge. Even though the Shenwu Iron Cavalry did not participate in the defensive battle today, he did not want the Shenwu Iron Cavalry to suffer too many casualties.
More than six hundred black-armored cavalry were hanging far away from the White Lotus Sect's camp. Han Tong didn't let out a sigh of relief until he returned to the camp, set up horse-repelling stakes, and arranged various defensive methods.
"Let the scouts go find out the whereabouts of this group of black-armored cavalry. I think they can attack the camp at any time."
Korea
For the first time, Tong had a huge psychological shadow on the imperial cavalry, and at the same time he deeply hated Jia Cong, the commander of Yanzhou City.
This was the first time he was injured. When he returned to the camp covered in blood, the eyes of the White Lotus Sect members who used to respect him as a god clearly showed disbelief and shock.
It turns out that King Ming could also be injured by human swords!
Then, the Golden Bell Cover technique taught to them by the Ming Dynasty King really cannot stop the imperial court's sword!
After only Song Jinxing and a few Han Tong's trusted generals were left in the account, one of them tentatively put forward his own suggestion.
"Brother... Prince Ming, we can't spend any more time in Yanzhou. It's already the second day. If the imperial army comes back for reinforcements, I'm afraid we will be attacked from both sides."
"no……"
"no!"
Han Tong and Song Jinxing objected almost at the same time. Han Tong signaled to Song Jinxing: "Sir, please speak."
Song Jinxing handed over to Han Tong: "In the current situation, Yanzhou has to fight and win. No matter how many sacrifices are made, Yanzhou City must be captured, otherwise it will greatly damage the prestige of King Ming."
"This is the truth. Once the people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team."
Han Tong was able to rally a large group of people to fight against the imperial court again and again, and he still had a strong grasp on people's hearts.
He failed to attack Yanzhou twice in a row, losing thousands of troops, and the myth of invulnerability was shattered in front of his men. If Yanzhou City was not captured, his prestige would no longer exist.
"Let someone contact Zhang Chongfang and Li Duoyang. I agreed to their request last time. The only condition is that they come to Yanzhou quickly. Three days later, three armies attacked Yanzhou City. The property they gained was equally divided, but the Jia family's children's I want the head!"
In fact, the White Lotus Sect rebels in Yanzhou Prefecture are not limited to Han Tong. The Heavenly King Zhang Chongfang and the Three Yang King Li Duoyang each have more than 10,000 troops and are holding the two imperial armies in circles.
Liu Ke had originally discovered traces of Zhang Chongfang in the hilly areas southwest of Ningyang County, but he received a letter from Xu Jin who had disappeared for many days.
Zhang Chongfang thought that he was as wise as Wu Hou, dragging the princes of the imperial court around the land of Shandong. In fact, he had been slowly deceived by Liu Ke into the pocket array that Xu Jin had laid out long ago.
When he received Han Tong's letter of alliance, he had just led his people across the Mishui River and was only more than 20 miles away from the capital of Yanzhou.
Li Duoyang also had a similar experience. After successive encounters with Ren Chengwei's army, he seemed to win and then failed to win.
After a while of beating, I unknowingly arrived at the Baima River from the direction of Zouxian County.
"Your Majesty, the City Guards are chasing us again. This time they seem to have more troops."
Li Duoyang stuffed the letter in his hand into his arms, frowned and thought for a moment.
The river has not yet thawed, and there are no boats on the river. Fortunately, there is a wooden bridge.
"Cross the river quickly and burn the bridge to me."
"Your Majesty, how can we go back?"
Hearing the questions from his subordinates, Li Duoyang chuckled: "What are you doing back home? I will take you to Yanzhou City to enjoy the blessings!"
Xu Jin has lived in a small town by the Yishui River for some time, and he can say that he knows the situation in Yanzhou very well.
As expected, his young apprentice did not disappoint him. Not only did he withstand the enemy's attack that was five times stronger with a force of 3,000 men, but he also caused heavy losses to Han Tong's men.
Jia Shiyi had been elusive since he left the city the day before yesterday, forcing Han Tong's men to huddle in the camp and not even be able to organize a serious siege.
It wasn't that Han Tong had to wait for Zhang and Li's troops to gather together to attack the city, but that this black-armored cavalry was too shameless.
As soon as he organizes the camp to attack the city, Jia Shiyi will lead his men to rush into the formation and rush back and forth.
A single attack on the White Lotus would cost hundreds of people, and the cavalry organized by Han Tong were no match for the Shenwu Iron Cavalry, and could not even touch the corners of their clothes.
Xu Jin smiled after reading the news at hand and asked Tang Wu, who was sitting in front of the brazier to warm himself: "Has the letter been sent?"
Tang Wu raised his head, cupped his hands and replied: "My subordinates have sent people to Yanzhou immediately. I guess General Jia has received your handwritten letter by now."
"That's good, that's good. In order to wipe out these bandits, I'm risking my disciple's life."
Xu Jin couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Although Jia Cong had elite guards around him, even if Yanzhou was captured, the Jia family's soldiers and the guards sent by the emperor would not really let anything happen to Jia Cong.
But no one can say for sure what happens on the battlefield.
"Then why do you still want to take this risk? Although letting Thirteenth Master and Ren Chengwei attack earlier would not be enough, it is still not a problem to defeat these bandits."
Tang Wu's inquiry made the smile on Xu Jin's face gradually turn serious, and he sighed: "The wildfire will not burn out, but the spring breeze will blow again. If we can't eradicate the roots, maybe there will be floods during the summer and autumn flood seasons, and the White Lotus Rebellion will happen again." It will happen again in Shandong."
"Teacher, are you using me as bait?"
Jia Cong couldn't help but smile bitterly. No wonder Yanzhou City had been besieged for six days, and the army of loyal and shun King Liu Ke and Ren Chengwei had not yet turned back.
He looked at the map on the table, with Yanzhou as the center, Ningyang to the north, Qufu to the east, blocked by the Gou River to the west, and Sishui and Baima River to the south.
"There are no ships on the river, and several bridges have been destroyed, then..."
Thirty thousand bandits from the White Lotus Sect gathered together in one place, using Yanzhou City as bait. The imperial army would be able to use their full strength to strangle all these bandits who were causing trouble in Shandong.
"General, the Imperial Envoy has dispatched the cavalry troops from the Governor's Mansion to rush northward. Twenty thousand cavalry troops have arrived in Jining City early this morning. According to the Imperial Envoy's arrangements, Jining, Ningyang and Rencheng Guards will cross the Baima River early tomorrow morning. We will arrive near Yanzhou City at the same time. Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy will also set off from the direction of Qufu. When the time comes, please try your best to trick the White Lotus Sect’s people into attacking the city.”
Jia Cong nodded and wrote a reply letter. After sealing it, he carefully handed it to the Yulin secret guard who came to deliver the letter.
After sending people out of the city, Jia Cong looked at the White Lotus Sect camp not far away.
"There are really more and more. Teacher's plan really deceived me!"
Jia Cong complained for a while, and Xu Jin used him as bait, saying that he was angry, not to mention angry, but just felt an inexplicable unwillingness.
Oh, it feels so bad to be a chess piece. He still has to grow up quickly, he will also be a chess player in the future!
"Sir, the letter to General Eleven has been sent."
Lu Xiaozu has lost a lot of weight in the past few days. He has not fought with the enemy with a knife, but he has not had a good rest in the past few days and is always in a state of tension.
He personally arranged the supply of food and grass for tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Yanzhou City, the replenishment of ordnance, and the recruitment of young men. This made this noble civil servant with a second-class background understand for the first time the difficulties of being a warrior.
At the same time, I also have great respect for Jia Cong, who presided over the defense of Yanzhou. Rongguo Mansion is worthy of the top martial arts family in Daxia. How old is Mr. Jia? He actually made a fool of the White Lotus Sect bandits outside the city with one plan after another.
Since the White Lotus Sect bandits attacked the city, in six days, the officers and soldiers killed more than 4,000 of Han Tong's men at the cost of 1,100 casualties.
Moreover, when the combat power of the official army was not enough to continue the direct confrontation with the White Lotus Sect, the six hundred Shenwu cavalry took the initiative to leave the city, forcefully forcing the White Lotus Sect's troops to dare not leave the camp, and giving Yanzhou City three precious days.
Thinking of this, Lu Xiaozu straightened his clothes and bowed sincerely: "The fact that Yanzhou can survive is all due to your unparalleled intelligence and resourcefulness. I really admire you!"
Jia Cong was startled by Lu Xiaozu's sudden salutation and hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up.
"What are you doing? Get up quickly."
Lu Xiaozu insisted on bowing, and then stood up and said with a smile: "To be honest, I have always looked down on Wu Xun warriors in the past, but this trip to Shandong made me deeply realize that it is not easy for warriors. Especially your master's clever calculations, let Xiaguan It was an eye-opener. It turns out that the cruelty of war cannot be described in words. It turns out that war can still be fought like this!"
"Master Lu was wrong in one thing..."
"Please give me some advice, sir!"
Jia Cong pointed to the soldiers gathered around a bonfire to keep warm at the top of the city.
He solemnly said: "The preservation of Yanzhou City cannot be achieved without the support of the soldiers who go through life and death, and the support of the people of Yanzhou City."
As he said that, he turned his attention to Lu Xiaozu in front of him and smiled slightly: "It is also inseparable from Mr. Lu's sleepless care for days. Without your care, I, the soldiers at the top of the city, and the young and strong civilians would probably not even be able to talk about it. We can’t even eat. So, this is a victory for all of us. I will report it to Your Majesty truthfully and ask for credit for the soldiers and you, Mr. Lu!"
The White Lotus Sect bandits outside the city were gathering more and more, and Jia Shiyi could no longer deter them, so he quickly returned to the city on Jia Cong's order.
At night, all the soldiers and civilians participating in the defense of the city were enjoying the delicious broth with big bowls. Jia Cong did not tell more people about tomorrow's plan, but only summoned people above the rank of captain to the government office to discuss matters.
When Jia Cong told Xu Jin's plan, the entire government office hall was filled with joy.
Damn it, Yanzhou City was surrounded for six whole days, and as many as a thousand of the brothers around them were killed or injured. This group of passionate men had long lost their patience, and it was finally time for revenge.
Jia Cong waited for everyone to finish cheering, then stood up and struck armor, shouting: "All officers and men, listen to the order!"
Everyone stood at attention, cupped their hands and shouted: "The end is here!"
"Have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow morning I and I will go out to the city to kill the enemy, kill all the White Lotus bandits, and avenge the brothers who died in the battle!"
"I will obey the general's order and avenge my brothers who died in battle!"
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