Ma Guerrilla and his subordinates are all veterans of war.
To see whether an army is elite, we should not only look at the soldiers' armor. They observed the rebel army for seven or eight miles along the road and found that the rebel army of tens of thousands marched without disorder or moved without breaking up.
Only a strong army can do this.
"Where did the rebel bandits get so many firearms?" Ma Guoji frowned deeply.
An army with tens of thousands of muskets and dozens of cannons was definitely not something their cavalry army of a few hundred people could handle.
The fact that cavalry has an advantage over infantry does not mean that they can ignore the huge gap in strength and firearms between the two sides.
The commander-in-chief on the side said: "You can't fight head on. Otherwise, let's go to Huailaiwei first to take shelter, and wait until the commander-in-chief leads the army to Huailaiwei, and we can deal with this rebel army together."
"No, the advantage of the Ma Army will be lost once we enter Huailai Guards. Moreover, the rebel bandits have brought so many artillery pieces that the Huailai Guards may not be able to stop them." Ma Guerrie rejected the proposal of his subordinates.
If it were a pass like Shanhaiguan, he wouldn't mind hiding in the city, but Huailai Guard was not as good as Shanhaiguan, and it didn't have the advantage of Shanhaiguan in terms of military strength. With just the few defenders in the city, it was almost impossible to defend Huailai Guard.
"Have you sent back the person who delivered the message to the general?" Ma Guerrilla suddenly asked.
The flag officer beside him nodded and said: "We have arranged for people to go back, but even if the flag officer receives the news we sent, he won't be able to come right away. He won't arrive until tomorrow at the earliest."
"No matter when the commander-in-chief arrives, our mission is to drag the rebel army outside Huailai Guard City. This is a military order, so we must hold them back." Ma Guerrilla said, looking at the Tiger Flag army in the distance.
In the distance, the Tiger-Character Banner army is setting up camp. From the heights where Ma Guerrilla is located, you can clearly see the Tiger-Character Banner army preparing to camp outside Huailai Guard City.
"There is a way, maybe we can hold back the rebel army. If we are lucky, our hundreds of horse troops will have a chance to defeat this army of more than 10,000 people." The flag officer said, looking at the camp opposite.
Hearing this, Ma Youyi looked at him and asked, "What can we do?"
"Attack the camp." The flag officer said two words softly.
Ma Guoji's eyes narrowed and he said slowly: "You mean to attack the rebel camp after dark?"
"The rebels have many soldiers and firearms, so a head-on confrontation will definitely not work. My subordinates feel that the rebels are rebels after all and have little experience. They will definitely relax their vigilance after dark. We have cavalry here. Once we rush into the rebels' In the camp, no one can see how many people there are in the dark. Although there are many soldiers of the rebel bandits, they cannot give full play to their advantage. The firearms are heavy and slow to load, so it is difficult to pose a big threat." said the flag officer. .
After hearing these words, Ma Youyi looked thoughtful.
The more I thought about it, the more feasible it became, and my heart gradually became hot.
Once the sneak attack is successful, the fact that he defeated the rebel bandits' army of tens of thousands with a few hundred horse troops will definitely become a creditable achievement, and he can even become a general in one fell swoop with this credit.
"That's it." Ma Youyi slapped his thigh, made up his mind, and said immediately, "Give me the order. Except for those on guard duty, everyone else should rest. Don't reveal the night attack to anyone yet."
He gave an instruction to the flag officer next to him.
Soon, the Liaodong cavalry troops who were confronting the Tiger-Character Flag sentry cavalry retreated one after another, no longer entangled with the Tiger-Character Flag's Sentinel Cavalry.
Without the obstruction of the army and cavalry, the tiger-character flag sentry cavalry appeared under Huailai Guard City.
The commander-in-chief of Huailai Guard City is a third-grade guard commander.
In addition to the commander, there are two commanders, four commanders, one secretary, one governor, one ambassador and one deputy ambassador.
An army of rebels came outside Huailai Acropolis. Commander Kang Shu led two fellow commanders to the top of the city.
"When will General Zhao from Liaodong arrive?" Kang Shu asked and informed the two commanders around him.
Shi Tongzhi stood up and said: "The person who sent the letter said that he has already set off from Yanqing Prefecture and it will take a few days to arrive."
"How many days?" Kang Shu said with an ugly face, "How many days will I give him, but who will give me how many days? Otherwise, you go and tell the rebels outside the city and let them wait for Zhao to teach you in two days. The army has arrived and is attacking the city."
The two commanders on the side lowered their heads and did not answer. They understood that the other party was just venting and did not really want people to go to meet the rebels outside the city.
And they themselves were heavy-hearted.
Since the rebel army entered Xuanfu, Wanquan right guard has been lost, Huai'an guard has been lost, Bao'an right guard has been lost, and Bao'an prefecture has been lost. Now it's Huailai guard's turn. What can they do to resist the rebel bandits that have come before them? Army.
If they hadn't known that Zhao Lijiao from Liaodong had brought an army of ten thousand people and was coming from Yanqing Prefecture, they would have even thought of surrendering to the rebels outside the city.
Kang Shu said: "Didn't General Zhao send a guerrilla and hundreds of cavalry troops, and send people out of the city to inform them and let them deal with the rebel army? Otherwise, I will definitely come to the court to join Zhao Ledjiao."
"Guan Jun, please calm down. After all, there are too few soldiers and horses around the guerrilla. It would be too much of a loss to go head-to-head with the bandits. They are the people brought by General Zhao. It is difficult for us Huailaiwei people to instigate moves." Shi Tongzhi He reassured.
Kang Shu said coldly: "The imperial court sent them to Xuanda to deal with the rebels. Now the rebels are right in front of us. If they don't deal with them, who will deal with them? Could it be that you two lead troops out of the city to defeat the rebels."
As he spoke, he looked at the two colleagues beside him.
"Guan Jun is joking, I and I are not qualified to lead the army. Besides, there are no extra troops and horses in the city for us to command." Shi Tongzhi laughed.
It is no secret how many troops the rebels have. As early as when the rebels captured Baoan Prefecture, Huailaiwei had already received news about the rebels.
Now that Bao'an Prefecture has been captured by the rebel bandits, the rebel bandits will only coerce more people to join in. When they come to defend, the rebel bandits' strength will never be smaller than when they were in Bao'an Prefecture.
The 1,800 people in Yihuailai Guard City are no match for the rebel army.
Kang Shu snorted coldly and said, "I'm not joking with you. Either you find a way to get the guerrilla surnamed Ma outside the city to find a way to stop the rebel army, or you two find a way to stop the rebel army from attacking the city and hold on until Zhao leads the army." The teaching troops have arrived."
"I really can't do this," Shi Tongzhi said with a bitter look on his face.
Another fellow conductor also had a wry smile on his face.
Kang Shu said: "I know that you two guys who can't carry a knife are useless. Since you can't do it, let the guerrilla take action and tell him that if you want Huailaiwei to provide them with food and grass, you must Go deal with the rebels outside the city, otherwise they won’t be able to get a grain of food when the city is destroyed.”
"The official sent someone to inform." Shi Tongzhi took over the errand.
As long as they are not allowed to go out of the city to kill the enemy, it is not a big deal to send someone out of the city to deliver a message.
