When he heard that Yangqu's Fubiao camp was coming to Tianmen Pass, Mr. Jie Shigong looked happy.
He came to Tianmen Pass with only a few thousand soldiers and horses. Including the original defenders of Tianmen Pass, the total was less than 5,000 soldiers and horses. Now that a thousand soldiers and horses from Fubiao Battalion have joined, the strength of the Tianmen Pass defenders has increased a lot. .
"Fu Jun also asked the young one to give a message to General Jie. The imperial court has sent soldiers and horses from Yulin Town, Shenwu Guard, and Xuanwu Guard to assist Shanxi. Fu Jun hopes that General Ji will hold on here for half a month at Tianmen Pass. , wait until reinforcements arrive." said the soldier who delivered the letter.
The smile on Mr. Jie Shigong's face became even stronger.
Unexpectedly, in addition to the soldiers and horses of Fubiao Battalion supporting Tianmen Pass, several other reinforcements would come to assist Shanxi in the following days.
"When will the soldiers and horses from Fubiao Camp arrive?" asked the deputy general standing aside.
Mr. Jie Shigong also looked at the soldier in front of him who had sent a message from Yangqu.
The soldier who delivered the letter said: "Young Qu followed the soldiers and horses of Fubiao Camp to leave first. However, when I left, Fubiao Camp was already preparing to leave. I think we should be able to reach Tianmen Pass tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
"We won't arrive until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!" The deputy general frowned slightly.
The soldier who delivered the message said: "It's naturally faster for me to ride here on horseback. There are a lot of infantry at Fubiao camp, so I can't walk that fast. It will be very fast to arrive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
"Yes." The deputy general nodded in agreement.
Duke Jie Shigong asked the soldiers who delivered the message about Yangqu's situation, and he felt relieved when he learned that another army of bandit soldiers had arrived near Ningxiang.
He only needs to resist the bandit soldiers outside Tianmen Pass at Tianmen Pass. He does not have to worry about another bandit army joining the bandit army outside Tianmen Pass in a short time.
After all, Ningxiang is far further away from Tianmen Pass than Lan County is from Tianmen Pass.
If the bandits want to meet up, they can't go to Ningxiang, which is very close to Fenzhou and Pingyang Mansion.
The deputy general arranged for someone to take the soldiers who delivered the message down to rest.
He turned to Mr. Jie Shigong and said: "Without the threat of another bandit army, as long as we capture this bandit army outside Tianmen Pass, we can not only defend Tianmen Pass, but also go to Linxian to cut off the retreat of another bandit army. , combined with several other soldiers and horses, annihilated another band of bandit soldiers in Yongning Prefecture in one fell swoop."
"Whether we have a chance to cut off the retreat of another bandit army depends on whether the attack on the camp can be successful tonight." Jie Shigong said, looking at the stars of fire in the bandit camp in the distance outside the city.
The deputy general pursed his lips vigorously and said: "Qin Youyi will definitely succeed in this sneak attack."
Both of them knew in their hearts that the thieves outside the city were not ordinary bandits, and even their Taiyuan soldiers were no match for them when facing each other head-on.
If you want to win this battle, unless you have a strength advantage several times that of the thieves, the only option left is to sneak attack the opponent's camp.
It was quiet in the dead of night, with only the biting cold wind blowing in the air.
In addition to a few bonfires still burning on the city of Tianmenguan, many of the defenders stationed on the city wall ran to hide in the leeward area.
After midnight, the city gate of Tianmenguan was opened, and a group of soldiers and horses took advantage of the night to leave the city.
The leader was a Qin guerrilla wearing armor.
Beside him were hundreds of cavalry and more than 200 infantry.
The reason why he didn't bring 500 infantry was not because he didn't want to, but because most ordinary infantry were blinded when it got dark, and they couldn't use torches for sneak attacks, so he jumped around and only picked out more than 200 infantry. follow.
The cavalry led the horses and walked together with the infantry. The hoofs of the horses were wrapped with linen to isolate the sound of the horses' hoofs on the ground.
Under the cold wind, the sky was not blocked by any dark clouds, the light was bright, and the stars were shining all over the sky.
With the guidance of the moonlight, you don’t have to worry about getting out of the way.
The Tiger Flag Camp is stationed a few miles away from Tianmen Pass, not far away from a river.
The sound of rushing water covered up the last sound of Qin Youyi and others.
"Damn, these thieves can sleep in the camp, but I have to carry out a sneak attack in such a cold weather. It's so damn miserable." Qin Youji cursed, took out the water bag in his hand and took a sip. Drinks inside.
As we get closer and closer to the Tiger Flag Camp.
The torches in the camp are getting brighter and brighter, especially in several places near the outside of the camp. Several bonfires are burning brightly, and the firelight illuminates the nearby shadows.
"General, we're afraid it won't be easy for us to get close." A scout who went to explore the way ahead returned to Qin Youyi.
Qin Youji curled his lips and said, "What's wrong? Could it be that the thieves haven't slept yet and knew that we would sneak attack on their camp tonight?"
"That's not true, it's just that there are many bonfires near the bandit camp. Once someone approaches, they will be illuminated by these bonfires, and it will be difficult to sneak into the camp." The sentry said with a worried look.
After many tests, each gun has a fixed number of charges to ensure the maximum power of each cannon, and there will be no problems with the chamber exploding due to too many charges or insufficient power due to too few charges. .
As for the gunners at Tianmen Shuan, there is no fixed gunpowder available. Every time the cannon is fired, the gunners have to load the gunpowder. How much gunpowder is loaded depends entirely on the habits of the gunner who loads the gunpowder.
Even in panic, it is common to pretend to take too many pills.
boom! boom! boom!
The sound of cannons sounded again, and Mr. Jie Shigong felt his body sink. He was pushed to the ground hard, and his head hit the hard blue brick floor hard.
He was just about to get angry, but he found that a place not far from him was bright red and full of blood, and there were several corpses lying in random directions next to him.
And at his feet, a severed arm was also found.
When he came to his senses, he realized that the sound of cannons that had just sounded was not the cannons of Tianmen closing, but the thieves firing their own cannons.
"General, please take shelter first! The bandits' artillery fire is fierce." The soldier who helped Mr. Jie Shigong said nervously.
As a soldier of Mr. Jie Shi, I have a deep memory of the battle in Huairen County, so I know how fierce the cannons of the rebels outside the city are.
Although the guards on the city wall were a little flustered, they quickly calmed down.
Most of the guards held the door panels in their hands and hid behind the crenellations. A few cauldrons of golden juice were boiling, and the fire was even more intense.
"What are you doing in a daze? Fire back immediately." Jie Shigong looked fiercely at the gunners surrounding the two Fran cannons.
The rebels' cannons were obviously aimed at the two Franco cannons on the top of Tianmenguan City. The cannons that landed on the top of the city were right around the two Franco cannons.
The two Fran cannons were very lucky. Not only did they not be bombarded, but the gunners next to them were also fine.
Under the control of the gunner, the two Fran cannons fired quickly.
boom! boom!
The sparse sound of artillery made Mr. Jie frown.
Compared with the series of cannons just outside the city, the cannons on Tianmenguan City were really high in the sky and on the ground.
