"The county magistrate is here!"
Xiao Wu's shout immediately attracted everyone's attention.
When they saw the approaching cavalry clearly, the twelve squads of soldiers burst into cheers.
Each one of them burst out with astonishing fighting power and momentum, as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood.
This scene made Chen Dutou puzzled.
Glancing at the thirty-seven cavalrymen in the distance, he couldn't help but ask: "Reinforcements?"
"right!"
Xiao Wu laughed.
He knew that the county magistrate would not ignore them.
Chen Dutou frowned: "But what's the use of more than thirty people? Since we are rushing to help, why not bring more people!"
There are three to four thousand dare-chi troops under the city. Aren't the thirty-seven of them here to die?
Before Xiao Wu could speak, a soldier sneered: "You know a lot about this!"
The contempt in his tone was palpable.
The soldiers under Han Zhen no longer had any respect for the officials.
Chen Dutou could show off his prestige in front of the gang of government officials, but in front of these soldiers, he had no prestige at all.
"you……"
Chen Dutou was immediately furious.
But when he thought of the opponent's fierce fighting power, he swallowed the words back in his stomach again.
"How can you imitate the bravery of the county magistrate and watch the enemy quietly from the tower?"
Xiao Wu looked at the cavalry in the distance, his eyes full of yearning, and he wanted to rush down and join them immediately.
Da da da!
The sound of galloping war horses is getting closer and closer.
At this time, the Ganchi army attacking the city below also noticed this cavalry.
The person responsible for attacking the east city gate was Feipeng General Hou Tian.
Zhang Wanxian claimed to be the reincarnation of an immortal and had ten great Dharma-protecting generals under his command. Hou Tian ranked seventh.
This man was originally a village hero in Shouguang County. After Zhang Wanxian's uprising, he immediately killed the landlord in the village and led hundreds of villagers to seek refuge.
Although he defected late, he was deeply loved by Zhang Wanxian because of his flattering words. He was named one of the top ten Dharma protector generals and led thousands of people.
At this moment, Hou Tian was riding on a horse and supervising the battle.
When he heard the sound of horse hooves, his expression suddenly changed.
When he saw that there were only more than thirty cavalrymen coming, Hou Tian couldn't help but feel relieved.
He had a straight face, imitating the majestic demeanor of the former county commander, touched his chin, and ordered: "Go and kill that group of cavalry with three hundred people, and try not to hurt the horses!"
"I'll go!"
"Of course I'll go!"
Hearing this, several of his men immediately jumped out, scrambling to get there.
The reason for being so positive is because of the rules set by Zhang Wanxian.
Anyone who fights will get 50% of the harvest and keep the remaining 50%.
This is also the main reason why the dare Chi army attacks the city so fiercely and is not afraid of death.
Once the county town is breached, whoever gets in first will definitely make a lot of money.
Women, money and food are all their choice.
After a quarrel, a black-faced brawny man finally got the job and happily led the 300 brave soldiers towards the cavalry.
After giving the instructions, Hou Tian turned his head and continued to supervise the siege.
It was obvious that the defenders on the city wall had run out of arrows and stones. Now was the most critical moment. As long as they worked harder, they would be able to capture the county seat in one fell swoop.
If the Flying Tiger General at the West City Gate gets the better of him, he will have nothing but leftover soup to drink.
Zhang Wanxian had a concubine who was the daughter of the magistrate of Shouguang County. She was as beautiful as a flower and jade. She was well-read in poetry and books, and was proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Thinking of this, Hou Tian's eyes flashed with a smile.
After capturing Qiancheng County this time, I, Houtian, also want to have a taste of what the wives and concubines of these officials are like.
…
Da da da!
After running wildly for a mile, the speed of the war horse has been increased to its peak.
Han Zhen had a stern look on his face, holding the horse's rein tightly in one hand and his spear in the other, and headed straight for Hou Tian.
His tactics have always been simple and crude. To capture the thief first, capture the king.
Kill the commander and the enemy army will collapse.
Throughout ancient times and modern times, when two armies fought, there was never an army that could win even after its commander was killed.
One is that once the commander dies, the entire army becomes leaderless and the generals fight on their own.
Secondly, and most importantly, the death of the coach in battle was a huge blow to morale.
He didn't know Hou Tian, but he saw this man riding on a horse, surrounded by a group of people. Even if he was not the commander, he should be an important general.
At this moment, three hundred people from the Ganchi Army rushed out and headed straight for them.
"Destroy the enemy!"
Han Zhen yelled.
"Destroy the enemy!"
Nie Dong and other cavalrymen in the rear shouted in unison, with astonishing momentum.
This scene made the dark-faced strong man's expression change drastically.
He had encountered small groups of cavalry before, but those cavalry did not dare to charge into the formation. They only dared to sit on their horses and shoot arrows from a distance.
When they get close, immediately pull your horse away from them, and then continue firing arrows.
As annoying as a fly.
But the cavalry in front of them was completely different, and they actually wanted to charge into the formation.
The black-faced strong man suddenly panicked and shouted anxiously: "Quick, form a formation! Where are the shield bearers and gunners, hurry up and get on top of me!"
More than three hundred people gathered together in a noisy manner.
Amidst the scoldings of the black-faced strong man, several brave warriors holding shields hurriedly stepped forward.
Before the commander could take his place, the cavalry had arrived.
Han Zhen came forward with a horse and swept the shield in front of him with the horse in his hand.
boom!
The simple shield made of wooden boards was instantly smashed, and the soldiers holding the shield behind were also smashed away by the huge force.
Rushing into the formation, Han Zhen clamped his legs on the horse's back, held his spear in both hands, and swept out.
Everyone who was hit had their chests collapsed and flew several meters upside down.
Poof!
A dare Chijun was hit in the head by Ma Shan.
His head suddenly exploded like a watermelon, and blood mixed with brain matter splattered everywhere.
The black-faced strong man seemed to be frightened and froze on the spot.
The next moment, a long knife passed by, and with the impact of the war horse, his head was easily cut off.
In just a few breaths, the military formation composed of three hundred daredevils was pierced.
After drilling through, Han Zhen continued to urge his war horse and rushed towards Hou Tian.
…
"hiss!"
On the city wall, Chen Dutou took a breath of cold air, his face full of horror.
Just because it is viewed from above is even more shocking.
The leader of the cavalry was seen as if he was in an uninhabited land. As his horse waved, all the daredevils blocking the front were as if they were hit head-on by a violent chariot and flew out one after another.
At this moment, he finally understood why those soldiers just laughed at him.
At this time, Xiao Wu said loudly: "Chen Dutou, ask someone to open the city gate. We will fight out and attack from both front and rear!"
"Hit...open the city gate?"
Chen Dutou swallowed, his eyes dull.
"quick!"
Xiao Wu urged.
As a veteran of the Western Army, he is particularly sensitive to war situations.
Although the county magistrate is brave, his number is still too small after all. It is impossible to expect them to kill thousands of people with more than 30 people.
Even if there are thousands of pigs, if they stand still and let them kill them, it will take them a whole day to kill them.
Once the war horse is exhausted, the situation may take a turn for the worse.
Therefore, we must take the initiative to attack at this time. Under the attack from both front and back, the dare to Chi army will definitely collapse.
"oh oh!"
After coming back to his senses, Chen Dutou nodded hurriedly and ordered Xiang Yong to open the city gate.
If Xiao Wu had asked him to open the city gate a moment ago, he would not have agreed even if he was beaten to death.
But after seeing this shocking scene, he was completely convinced.
Xiao Wu shouted: "Each team is gathering its soldiers under the city gate, follow me and fight out!"
"Got the order!"
The team responded in unison.
…
At the foot of the county town, Han Zhen led his cavalry into the army.
Thirty-seven cavalrymen formed an arrow formation, using Han Zhen as an arrow, and shot into the military formation like a sharp arrow.
Front arrow formation, also known as wedge formation.
This method of rushing into the formation is the most extreme and extremely destructive. It can quickly penetrate the army and directly attack the enemy's central army.
But correspondingly, the requirements for cavalry are also extremely high, and they need to be the best among the best.
In particular, the cavalry at the head of the formation are responsible for breaking through numerous obstacles. One must be as strong as ten warriors to be able to do the job.
Once forced to a halt, the entire cavalry would be in dire straits and quickly annihilated.
In the early Tang Dynasty, the generals of the Tang army liked to use the sharp arrow formation the most.
Because the generals are fierce enough and the soldiers are brave enough.
The most famous representatives are Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai.
The only two times in the early Tang Dynasty when a hundred cavalry defeated ten thousand enemies were achieved by the two of them.
In the past, when the Northern Song Dynasty faced the Xixia and Liao Kingdoms, no matter whether it was a flower team or a pure team, they never dared to use the front arrow formation.
Even Han Shizhong, known as the most powerful general of the Western Army, only dared to use horizontal formations to carry out a pincer offensive. After dividing the enemy's troops, they dispersed them into several small groups and weaved around.
boom!
In an instant, Han Zhen had already rushed into the military formation dozens of meters away, leaving only a short distance of two to three hundred meters away from Na Houtian.
Ma Shan was danced into a black afterimage in his hands, and all he could see was that the daredevils blocking the front flew out one after another, with blood mist splashing everywhere.
It was only then that Hou Tian realized something was wrong.
Turning around, he saw that the cavalry team had entered the formation, less than a hundred meters away from him.
"Quick, stop them!"
Hou Tian looked horrified and screamed in shock.
After saying that, he quickly got off his horse and planned to escape.
It's just that he was surrounded in the formation, and the horse underneath him couldn't run at all.
"Get out of here, get out of here!"
Hou Tian raised his riding whip, yelled and cursed, and whipped the soldiers in front of him.
At this moment, the entire Gan Chi Army was in chaos.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer, Hou Tian turned around in panic.
What catches the eye is a black afterimage.
Immediately afterwards, Hou Tian's vision went dark and he lost consciousness.
After smashing Hou Tian's head with a blow, Han Zhen yelled: "The coach is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
The daredevil troops attacking the city were stunned and frightened.
Creak!
At this moment, the city gate slowly opened, and Xiao Wu led twelve teams out.
"Kill!"
More than a hundred people shouted in unison, the momentum was astonishing.
The shield soldiers are in front, the gunmen are behind, and the swordsmen are waiting for the opportunity to move, forming a semicircle.
The soldiers practiced for many days and finally began to show results.
Boom boom boom!
The neat pace, like a war drum, beat hard on the heart of Gan Chijun.
Although there are many Dao Chi troops under the city, they are like clay pots that break when touched in front of the soldiers forming a battle formation.
Every time the swordsman swung his sword, a large number of daredevils fell down.
Whenever a daredevil wants to attack the swordsman, the spearmen will wave their spears to force the opponent back.
In the formation of the Ganchi Army, Han Zhen led the cavalry to rush left and right, completely breaking up the Ganchi Army and making it impossible to assemble.
On top of the city tower, Chen Dutou was dumbfounded.
This is an elite soldier who came out of nowhere. I am afraid that it is only stronger than the Western Army.
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Waves of loud shouts echoed in the ears of every daredevil.
Bang!
A daredevil threw away the hatchet in his hand, knelt on the ground, and shouted repeatedly: "I surrender, I surrender!"
For a moment, everyone fell to their knees.
However, there were still many daredevils running towards the west of the city.
Xiao Wu shouted loudly: "County Magistrate, there is another daredevil army at the west gate!"
"You are here to take care of the prisoners of war. The cavalry will follow me to the West City!"
Han Zhen gave an order, turned the horse's head, and ran towards the west of the city.
(End of chapter)
