The military leader guarding the gate is really not a fool. Qingzhou's city defense is indeed not built. In addition to increasing the guarding of the city gate, there are other measures.
After a while, a plume of smoke rose from the city wall not far away, which was a warning signal arranged in advance.
The military supervisors in Qingzhou were very smart. They arranged for the place where the smoke was lit to be some distance away from the city gate. Even if the city gate was attacked, it would not prevent someone from lighting the smoke.
Moreover, all confidentiality work was done so well that the people who attacked the city gate didn't even know.
Seeing the smoke rising from the city gate, the Qingzhou Army, which had been waiting in Qingzhou City for a long time, immediately took action.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, a heavily armed Qingzhou Army rushed out from a large courtyard near the city gate.
Hearing the Qingzhou Army's shouts of killing, the gatekeepers, who were about to lose their hold, immediately became energetic.
The leader of the army was so excited that he couldn't contain himself. He had made a great contribution to defending the city today!
"Brothers, the Qingzhou Army will be here soon, hold on, the supervisor will definitely reward you!"
Inspired by the reward, the gatekeepers mustered up their courage and fought desperately with their attackers!
Tap tap tap tap...
The figure of the Qingzhou Army appeared.
The helmets are bright and the formations are neat. You can tell at a glance that they have good fighting prowess.
After the soldiers guarding the gate saw them, they were even more motivated. Even though less than a third of them were left, they still persisted desperately.
Great achievements are right in front of us, and no one wants to miss the mark at the last moment!
The person who snatched the city gate was none other than the vanguard of the Yun Family Army.
The leading captain was quite depressed.
Previously in Jezhou, Jinan Prefecture, and Zizhou, the Yun Family Army's operations were all smooth sailing.
No matter which city you want, you can easily get it.
I never expected that Qingzhou City’s defense would be so strong.
Even the soldiers guarding the city gate are so capable of fighting.
Several of his fifty men have died, and they still haven't been able to capture the city gate!
What's even more disgusting is that there are troops hidden in Qingzhou City.
When did these troops hide nearby, and how come the scouts didn't notice them?
Unlike the officers and soldiers of Jinan Prefecture and Zizhou, the Qingzhou Army did not participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Yun Family Army.
When the imperial court ordered the suppression of the "Onezawa bandits" in Dongping Prefecture, Qingzhou Prefecture did not send troops due to distance reasons.
Therefore, the Qingzhou Army is relatively complete. Although it has been deprived of a lot of free money by the generals, its combat effectiveness is generally good.
After the successive falls of Jinan Prefecture and Zizhou, the officials in Qingzhou realized the crisis and asked the military supervisor to train the Qingzhou Army vigorously and improve its combat effectiveness to a certain extent.
Moreover, the soldiers guarding the city gate were not the original gang of soldiers guarding the city. They were all pretended to be the Qingzhou Army.
In order to keep it secret, the officials in Qingzhou spent a lot of money to silence the insiders.
No one dares to neglect things that are related to their own safety.
It can be said that Qingzhou officials made a rare concerted effort this time.
Therefore, the scouts of the Yun Family Army missed the mark and failed to find out a lot of information.
"Brothers, hold on, our reinforcements will be here soon!"
The person shouting this time was not the leader of the gatekeepers, but the captain of the Yun Family Army.
There were hundreds of Qingzhou troops, but he only brought fifty of his men. In order to conduct a sneak attack, they didn't even wear armor, so casualties could easily occur.
Since the establishment of the Yun Family Army, there seems to be no precedent for failure. The captain is very anxious. He does not want to become a negative example for the Yun Family Army!
"Haha, brothers, we resisted, and the supervisor personally came with the troops!"
The leader of the gatekeepers couldn't help laughing wildly. After this battle, he, the captain, should be promoted to the camp commander.
"Haha, hahahaha!"
Qingzhou's military supervisor also laughed from ear to ear.
In addition to the credit for keeping Qingzhou intact, he can also reap the ten thousand taels of silver promised by officials and squires. This business is a huge profit!
"Huh? What's going on?"
The military supervisor was suddenly startled.
Why does it feel like the ground is shaking.
By the way, hundreds of soldiers moving together, this is the sound of feet hitting the ground... right?
It's not that the military supervisor is not confident, it's just that he can't deceive himself.
As a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, he knows what this kind of ground shaking means.
It simply cannot be stepped out with two human feet, no matter how many people there are.
Although there is no sound yet, you can tell from the beating dust on the ground that a cavalry is approaching quickly, and it is also a very big cavalry!
"Brothers, don't hold back, no one is allowed to conserve strength, follow me and kill the thief quickly!"
He said he was following me to kill thieves, but he fell behind unknowingly.
Just kidding, how can I, my own dignified military supervisor, take risks so easily?
It would be nice to be able to lead the soldiers to the battlefield in person, but you also want to be the first to rush to the front. What are you thinking about?
Of course, the reason why the military supervisor did not step forward was because he was confident.
Based on his experience, the enemy's cavalry was still at least two miles away.
His own Qingzhou Army was about to arrive at the battlefield.
There is enough time to kill the thieves who attack the city gate.
As long as the city gate can be closed in time, no matter how many cavalry come, it will be useless.
Without siege equipment, cavalry siege is a joke!
While the supervisor of soldiers and horses organized his men to charge, he also sent people to notify the gatekeepers at other city gates to close all the city gates.
Seeing that the Qingzhou Army was about to attack him, the captain of the Yun Family Army finally lost his composure.
He also felt the ground shaking and knew that his own cavalry was coming.
However, compared with the Qingzhou Army that was just around the corner, his own reinforcements arrived a little slower.
Of course, if we really insist on not retreating, when our own cavalry arrives, the city gate may still be in our hands.
However, in that case, the sacrifice would be too great.
His team of fifty people probably won’t even have ten left in the end!
Since the establishment of the Yun Family Army, there has never been such a huge battle loss.
The captain gritted his teeth and determined that this record must not be broken by himself.
After sacrificing so many of his subordinates, how could he go back to see their parents, and how could he go back to see Brother Chao?
Thinking of this, the captain no longer hesitated. He slashed the soldier guarding the door to death with a few swords. He freed his hand, took out a copper whistle, put it in his mouth and blew it forcefully.
When they heard the captain blowing the whistle, the Yun family's army who were fighting below the city gate, or the Yun family's army who were killing the crossbowmen on the city tower, all looked like frightened rabbits, sticking out their buttocks and jumping up as hard as they could.
The Yun family's army in the city gate jumped back.
The Yun family troops on the city wall ran to both sides along the city wall.
While running, a group of Yun family soldiers looked back.
Mud horse, the captain doesn't respect martial ethics, and doesn't even say a word in advance before launching his ultimate move. This is a terrible rhythm!
