When fighting in northern Xinjiang, Guo Ning was always chosen as the first soldier to fight due to his reputation for bravery. Whenever there is a fierce battle, the soldiers are always the first to launch an assault. When the enemy's formation is disrupted, the army will follow and expand the results.
At this time, the number of his subordinates was increasing and the types of troops were becoming more complete, but the tactics he was accustomed to were still the same. It's just that the family wealth is getting richer, the soldiers' equipment is getting better and better, and their combat effectiveness is getting stronger and stronger.
But Guo Ning is not a reckless man. When it comes to seizing the opportunity and judging when to hit and when not to hit, he is quite talented. This talent seems illusory, and the specific analysis process is difficult to describe in words, but it has indeed been confirmed in countless battles.
At this moment, his judgment was not wrong at all. The time he chose was not only a good opportunity to break into the city, but also the only time.
Zhongdu is the capital of the Jin Dynasty, and it is also an important military town facing the threat of the Mongolian army. This time Hu Shahu wanted to rebel, so he placed close associates of the armed guards at the three gates in the north and west of the city. But in order to conceal his intentions, he did make appropriate military arrangements for the remaining city gates.
A sufficient number of soldiers were stationed at every city gate. The horse faces, corner towers, moats, urn gates, urn walls and even the sheep and horse walls were all repaired. There were also equipment used to defend the city such as rolling logs, stones and rackets. fully prepare.
This is a defense system sufficient to resist the Mongol army's attack. Under normal circumstances, if Guo Ning's two thousand men wanted to break into the city, they would be like moths rushing to a flame, with no possibility of success.
But right now it is an abnormal situation.
After Hu Shahu suddenly got into trouble, he took advantage of the cover of night and thick fog to capture important places in the city in just midnight. However, he did not have enough troops to control the city gates for the time being. The defenders at each city gate did not know the situation, and were like blind or deaf men, so they could only stand still. Even the next morning, some took the initiative to open the city gate and let the people in the city flee out of the city.
At this time, the manpower for defense at various city gates was still there, and the military structure was still there. If these defenders find that there are soldiers and horses attacking outside the city, they can also make a basic response... They only need to close the city gate in time. Guo Ning's troops are faced with deep ditches and high barriers, and there is nothing they can do.
But the emperor's death made Hu Shahu suddenly become vigilant. He realized that there was some hidden force in the city that was against it, and it was also a force with huge political power. Under this situation, the garrison strength of the twelve gates is likely to be instigated by this force. At least, it has become a huge unstable factor.
So Hu Shahu immediately sent two of his capable men, Wu Gulunduola and Pu Xian, to take over the city defense.
In this process, conflicts and turbulence are inevitable. After all, there was such chaos in the city last night. Who wouldn’t be frightened and who would be unprepared? What's more, the Weijie Army is also the emperor's personal army, and it is also shameful. A group of people from the Wujie Army suddenly came to take over, and said that they would break up the various units of the Weijie Army and reorganize them... How to do this?
So while Guo Ning's troops were eating, drinking and resting, the Wuwei Army and the Weijie Army had already caused a turmoil in Xuanyao Gate. Pu Xian's team personally killed people to suppress the situation.
Hu Shahu won't care about such small twists and turns. He has already controlled the imperial city, Daxing Mansion, arsenal, military camp and other important places in the city. If he completely controls the garrisons of the twelve gates, he will have more than 20,000 troops. Tu Shanyi and his like in the city will never be able to make a comeback. possible.
So after Pu Xian's team chopped off a few thorn heads, they ordered all the garrison at the city gate to leave camp and assemble on one side of the wide square inside the city gate, waiting for reorganization.
Pu Xian's team is not Hu Shahu's old team, but the commander of the Wuwei Army. They had close contacts with his disciple Shan Jinshou in the early days, and they once followed his disciple Shan Jinshou to arrest bandits at Changyi Gate.
When Tu Shan Jinshou was seriously injured and couldn't bear it, Hu Shahu reached out to the Armed Guards and sent Wu Gulunduo to take charge of the Armed Guards. Pu Xian's team was very discerning, very respectful to Wu Gu Lun, and played a great role in helping to control the armed guards.
Naturally, Hu Shahu would not treat such a meritorious person poorly. After he received the appointment as Marshal of the Supervisor last night, he immediately promoted many officials. Pu Xian's team became the governor of Jingzhou and the deputy commander of the Shewu Guards. It can be said that they reached the sky in one step.
More than a dozen of his cronies also became governors.
At this time, Pu Xian's team led the headquarters and stood in front of the officers and soldiers of Weijie Army who had gathered in a chaotic manner.
He is a dignified-looking general. Behind him are dozens of armored warriors with sharp swords and halberds. Surrounding the square are the armed guards who have killed many people throughout the night and are full of suicidal spirit. It is really powerful. amazing.
Seeing this, the officers and soldiers of Weijie Army were immediately depressed.
Since the Mongolian army attacked Zhongdu the year before last, the Weijie army has expanded to a size of ten thousand people. There are many urban foxes, rats, and ruffians in the army. These people gathered together, some shouting for courage, some crying and begging for mercy, making the scene chaotic.
Pu Xian's team laughed loudly, and quickly asked people to get gold and silk money, pile them into a pile, and place them in front of the soldiers.
Since ancient times, wealth has attracted people's hearts, and many people have become red-eyed in an instant, staring at those shiny gold and silver items.
Among the crowd, there was only one old soldier in his thirties with a scar on his face who was very calm.
This is Guo Zhongyuan, from Zhongdu.
Two years ago, the Mongolian army broke through Juyong Pass and entered Zhongdu Road, burning, killing and looting wherever they went. Guo Zhongyuan's family members all died at the hands of the Mongols. Guo Zhongyuan himself escaped into Zhongdu by chance and joined the Weijie army just for a bite to eat. Later, during a fierce battle to defend the city, he beheaded two Mongolians and was promoted to a general with six men under his command.
All six of his subordinates have experienced battles, and two of them have killed people with their own hands. They are considered ruthless members of the Weijie Army. At least they will not take the local gangsters seriously.
Although they were currently surrounded by the armed guards, they were neither nervous nor impatient. It's not like he was an enemy. Being a soldier and eating food is just a matter of changing the boss to take care of the food.
Although most of the generals and commanders above drink the blood of soldiers, which is not good news, in this kind of world, if you can eat and live, you will make money, and there is nothing else to worry about. It’s useless to care.
However, they are a little worried.
One person asked Guo Zhongyuan: "What general, can you trust them? Do you really give these rewards?"
Guo Zhongyuan looked at it casually: "These rewards are used to buy lives. Didn't you listen? Marshal Zhizhong now has great power and wants people to fight."
"Oh, Marshal Zhizhong is so generous!"
Another person on the side laughed: "When we were fighting the Mongols the year before last, I never saw the nobles being so generous. How dare you ask for money now? If you die after taking the money, you won't have time to spend it... Isn’t it a pity?”
Guo Zhongyuan shook his head, and when he was about to say something, he suddenly heard some other sounds behind the noisy people in the field. It seems that the sound is coming from outside the city wall?
Many soldiers noticed it, and many stopped talking and listened. There was indeed a strange sound, like the sound of rushing water, just behind the city wall.
A group of military guards standing on top of Xuanyao Gate began to shout and shout. Dozens of people ran down the city and poured into the doorway, probably wanting to close the city gate. However, the huge sound was getting closer and closer, and it became clearer and clearer. It was the result of the galloping war horses and the intensive collision of countless metal armor leaves. It was an army galloping in!
Guo Zhongyuan heard clearly, they crossed the outer trench! Crossed the outer city gate! Entered the doorway! Still approaching!
"Get down! Get down!" Guo Zhongyuan shouted sharply.
He was very prestigious in the army. After hearing his shout, dozens of people around him fell down at the same time.
A young man said with a cry: "Are the Mongols coming?"
Guo Zhongyuan raised his head slightly and looked in the direction of the city gate: "No...be careful, they are coming! Damn it, this is the iron pagoda!"
The moment the cavalry rushed into the city, Guo Ning raised his iron gun and signaled.
Ni Yiyi, who was behind him, changed the military flag from forward to vertical, and then swung it sideways to the left and right. When the cavalry saw the flag, the generals and generals of the various units shouted.
Just now, in order to prevent the horses from falling to the ground and blocking the passage, the cavalry formed a dense three-row column and passed through the narrow doorway. At this time, the flags were flying horizontally. Li Ting and Monk Luo immediately led their troops forward and spread out to the left and right, forming a formation. A front that is several feet wide.
The next moment, Guo Ning said: "Fire the arrow!"
The knights in the first few rows are all good shooters. Guo Ning gave an order, and hundreds of arrows flew out with a roar.
No one among the soldiers of the Wuwei Army and the Weijie Army gathered in the square expected to suddenly encounter the enemy. Just hearing the continuous screams, the queue was like tangled grass that had been cut by a sickle, and suddenly several pieces of it were dented.
The screams suddenly stopped immediately, because the cavalry was running at full speed and had already crashed into the crowd. Both men and horses were iron pagoda knights wearing iron armor, and blood and flesh splattered everywhere they passed. The trampling of iron hoofs is killing people, the impact of war horses is killing people, the slashing of long swords and halberds is killing people, and the arrows flying everywhere are also killing people. Such a huge iron cavalry, rushing into the crowd, is like a hammer crushing There's no way to stop Kuchiki like that!
Anyone who stands in the way of the cavalry's attack will die immediately!
"Run away...run away..." Someone was shouting, but the voice was faintly amidst the noise and roar.
Guo Zhongyuan pressed his body close to the ground and continued to shout: "Lie down, don't move!"
Above their heads, arrows whizzed past. Someone was hit by the arrow, staggered a few steps, and fell on Guo Zhongyuan's back. The man was not dead for a moment, and was moaning. The warm blood slowly flowed down and soaked into the robe on Guo Zhongyuan's back.
Guo Zhongyuan hooked his fingers at the young man beside him, and the two of them lay close to each other, using the seriously injured man as a shield.
Using the cover of his body, he raised his eyes slightly and looked in the direction where Pu Xian's team and others were originally standing.
I saw Pu Xian's team running around with his cronies.
Guo Zhongyuan had heard about the name of Pu Xian's team and knew that although this person was arrogant, he was also really capable. He was a brave general who had been on the battlefield and experienced fierce fighting. But just now he was completely immersed in the happy mood of contentment, and suddenly something changed, but he failed to organize resistance or an orderly retreat.
Those soldiers who looked fierce just now were like headless flies. The cavalry chased after them without hesitation, like an iron current sweeping away the sand on the shore, destroying them in an instant.
Hundreds of people fell down, hundreds of broken arms and limbs flew everywhere, and cries for mercy could be heard one after another. The ground was shaking, dust was flying in the face, and the dust was quickly filled with a strong smell of blood.
Fortunately, Guo Zhongyuan and others were able to escape because they were lying on the ground far away from the road.
At this time, there were still cavalry and soldiers pouring into the city from behind, forming a torrent. At the forefront of the torrent, a large red flag was raised diagonally. Under the flag, a tall knight in green velvet armor shouted in a deep voice: "Hao Duan, you occupy the city gate! The rest of the troops continue to move forward! Li Ting is the vanguard and will arrive at Donghua Gate within half a moment!"
Listening to the knight's commanding voice, he was very young. But the entire torrent bowed instantly, and thousands of soldiers responded with a roar. From the sound, Guo Zhongyuan felt the high fighting spirit and the strong awe they had for the knight.
Guo Zhongyuan looked to the west again. In the direction pointed by the red flag, a group of armed guards rushing along the street were forming an emergency formation with large shields arranged horizontally, trying to prevent the cavalry attack.
Guo Zhongyuan shook his head without even looking twice: "How can we withstand this? Wugu Lunluo has finished stabbing! They are no match!"
After a pause, he asked the young man next to him: "Did you hear that? The man said, who is the pioneer?"
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