Jiang Yingzhao and Man Gui stood side by side on horseback.
At this moment, Jiang Yingzhao's face looked extremely ugly.
The one who went to attack Guanning City yesterday was one of Man Gui's generals. Today, in order to capture Guanning City in one battle, he dispatched his own generals and two guerrillas, a total of 3,000 people, and also equipped with attackers. city equipment and twelve cannon.
No matter what, he never expected that the small Guanning City not only defended, but also repelled his attack, and even caused him to lose twelve cannons and some siege equipment.
"It seems that it is not that easy to win Guanning City smoothly." Man Gui said to Jiang Yingzhao.
Although most of the dead were soldiers and horses under Jiang Yingzhao, he was not happy at all. Guanning City killed and injured many troops, and lost several thousand troops. If they had reached Datong, they would probably have lost 50,000 troops. Not even half of the army was left.
Jiang Yingzhao said with an ugly face: "No matter how difficult it is to win this city, I don't believe it. An army of 50,000 people can't win a small Guanning city."
"We are at a disadvantage because of the firearms. The bandits in the city have sharp firearms and they have a huge advantage. If there are fifty or sixty cannons and bombard a city wall, they only need to blast a gap and the army can capture Guanning City. "Mangui said in his mouth.
It was the first time I fought against the bandit soldiers from Datong, and I realized firsthand how powerful the bandits' firearms were.
Jiang Yingzhao said: "We can capture Guanning City without artillery. Even if our fifty thousand soldiers and horses are divided into four walls, there will still be enough troops available. I don't believe that there are so many thieves in Guanning City." The troops are used to defend the city.”
"Isn't this too fussy? Otherwise, we should send more troops to attack once, and at the same time detach a force to feign attack at the east gate." After hearing Jiang Yingzhao's method, Man Gui knew The other party was really angry and came up with an idea.
Jiang Yingzhao hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and agreed to Man Gui's proposal.
"I will send the main force to attack the city this time, and you will send a team of troops to the east to feint attack," Man Gui said.
Jiang Yingzhao's face sank and he said: "No, leave the main attack to me, and leave the feint attack to you. I want to see how long a small Guanning City can withstand it."
"Then I'll do as you say." Man Gui nodded in agreement and did not compete with Jiang Yingzhao for the main attacker.
The officers and soldiers under Guanning City retreated.
Of the nearly 3,000-strong army, 700-800 people lost their lives at the gate of Guanning City, and there were even more injured people. Almost half of the officers and soldiers who returned were injured.
Many of them were injured by fire. Even if they came back from Guanning City, it was hard to say whether they would survive.
"The general is incompetent, please punish me."
The general who had returned from Guanning City knelt on one knee under Jiang Yingzhao's horse. Next to him knelt a guerrilla general with burns on his arms. The other guerrilla general only had his body snatched away by the officers and soldiers who had taken it. return.
Jiang Yingzhao looked at the two people kneeling in front of him coldly and said, "You're useless, go back and treat your injuries first, and I'll take care of you when the injuries are healed."
I was angry, but I didn't lose my mind.
He knew that they could not be entirely blamed for the defeat of this battle. Before the war, no one expected that the thieves in Guanning City had such sharp weapons and were so determined to defend the city.
The generals and guerrillas got up from the ground, one helped the other and retreated.
"I think it's getting dark soon. Let's send troops to attack the city tomorrow!" Man Gui advised Jiang Yingzhao.
Once it gets dark, many night-blind people in the army can't see anything. Not only is it not beneficial to the siege, but it will easily lead to the loss of troops and generals.
Jiang Yingzhao raised his head and glanced at the sky above his head.
After the sun sets in the west, it will be completely dark for more than an hour at most.
"Retreat." Jiang Yingzhao reluctantly waved his hand to signal for retreat.
Because they were waiting for the siege equipment to be delivered from the rear, they did not start the siege until the end of the day, resulting in a waste of most of the day.
The army retreated to the camp.
At this time, the camp had already lit a fire and began to prepare the last dinner of the day.
"The supervisor invites the two generals to come over."
A sergeant serving beside the supervisor came to Jiang Yingzhao and Man Gui who had just returned to camp.
"Excuse me, please tell the supervisor, and we will go there as soon as we arrange the troops and horses to return to camp." Jiang Yingzhao said politely to the sergeant in front of him.
The sergeant frowned slightly and said: "Two generals, it's better to hurry up and get over. What the supervisor wants is to rush over immediately."
"Can you please be accommodating? The army has just finished the battle and there are still many things that need to be dealt with." Jiang Yingzhao showed hesitation.
With so many soldiers and horses under his command killed and injured this time, he also needed to appease people's hearts.
At this time, Man Gui, who was following him, said, "Why don't Jiang Zhentai go with you to see the supervisory army first, and I'll stay to handle the affairs in the army? What do you think?"
As he spoke, he looked at the sergeant in front of him.
The sergeant hesitated for a moment and said: "That's fine, but you don't need to wait too long to hold the platform."
"Don't worry, I'll go over after handling the matter." Man Gui said.
The sergeant took Jiang Yingzhao to the supervisory army's tent.
The big tent of the supervisor was at the upwind point of the camp, surrounded by heavy troops. The tent he lived in was also the best among all the military tents.
"Supervise the army, bring it to Jiang Zhentai." The sergeant entered the tent and reported.
After a while, Jiang Yingzhao was brought in.
"The last general will see the supervisory army." Jiang Yingzhao bowed to the eunuch who was sitting on his seat.
The supervisor looked at Jiang Yingzhao and said sharply: "This is already the second day. When does Jiang Zhentai plan to take Guanning City?"
"Please rest assured, the supervisor, the general will definitely capture Guanning City by the end of tomorrow." Jiang Yingzhao assured.
He failed to capture Guanning City today because he thought that too much time was left for him. If he had a whole day, he believed that he would be able to capture Guanning City.
The supervisor said: "Tomorrow comes tomorrow. There are so many tomorrows. How long do you want our family to wait?"
"The general will use his head to guarantee that he will definitely capture Guanning City tomorrow." Jiang Yingzhao promised in front of the other party as if he was swearing.
The supervisor stretched out his hand to pick up the tureen on the side, opened the lid, brought it to his mouth and blew the hot air inside. He said lightly: "It's not that we are forcing you, but we don't have much time left for you. We just received news that Xing Duxian has led his army to dispatch troops from Juyong Pass."
"How could it be so fast?" Jiang Yingzhao frowned.
When they dispatched troops from Huanghua Town, only half of the Twelve Guards troops rushed to Juyong Pass, and the remaining troops were still on their way to Juyong Pass.
In particular, a guard force in Huanghua Town was delayed for several days by him and Man Gui deliberately staying in Huanghua Town.
The Supervisory Army snorted and said: "The same 50,000-strong army is no less powerful than yours. If they are allowed to reach Xuan Mansion first, you guys will be snorting!"
Jiang Yingzhao looked in front of him and snorted twice as if he was threatening.
