When the middle-aged man saw the governor turning his horse and preparing to run into the city, he quickly pointed over there and shouted. Many people jumped out and wanted to catch up, but these civilians didn't even have enough to eat on weekdays, let alone that. The governor was riding a war horse. Even if the governor ran on his own, the people could not catch up. The people watched helplessly as the governor ran back into the city gate.
The middle-aged man was so anxious that he was sweating. Not to mention the middle-aged man who was anxious, Gao Heng was also very anxious after provoking a few more enemies. Once the city gate was closed, it would be troublesome. Although the enemies on the front were defeated , but there are still dozens of enemy soldiers in the city. If the city gate is closed and the enemy troops refuse to defend the city, they will not be able to defeat it with his troops and horses without the ability to attack the city. Besides, he can clearly see the top of the city. There are artillery, and if you get close, you will be bombarded by artillery.
"Young man! Take the young people to block the gate! We can't let them close the city gate!" the middle-aged man shouted. A tall, thin young man stood up, followed by more than twenty people of about the same age as him. These young people had better physical strength than the average person. The leading tall, thin young man shouted: "Grandma, brother." Hey guys, follow me to the top of the door!"
He casually picked up a piece of fence wood that had fallen to the ground. The young people behind him also followed suit. They took long strides and, using their last strength, gritted their teeth and rushed towards the city gate.
If you look down from the air, the battlefield is very clearly divided into three parts. One part is the enemy army defeated by Gao Heng. Two to three hundred people ran into the city in a panic, with Gao Heng and others chasing after them. Some of them were the defenders in the city. After the governor ran back to the city in one breath, a dozen Annan soldiers who came down to the city pushed the city gate desperately in an attempt to close the city gate inside. The last part is a group of young people who rushed out of the concentration camp, armed with wooden sticks, to push against the door.
The governor rushed to the city gate street in one breath, grabbed the horse's head, and the horse raised its front hooves and stopped. He looked back and saw soldiers pouring into the city gate. The situation was extremely critical. The governor shouted: "Close the door, you bastard! Close the door quickly!"
The soldiers guarding the door were hesitant, mainly because they clearly saw many of their companions running back. If the door was closed now, these companions would probably be killed by the enemy troops outside the city. The standing army was led out of the city by the governor. The gatekeepers were all military households. They were all military households, so they were naturally much more friendly. Although the governor cursed, the soldiers guarding the gate were still hesitant.
The governor drew his sword and rode forward, shouting curses and threatening them with death if they disobeyed his orders.
"Open the door! Brothers! We can't let them close the door!" The third son is tall and has long legs. Although he is already thin because he doesn't have enough food to eat, but with hatred for the Annan soldiers, his speed is Very quickly, with a bang, the wooden head in his hand blocked half of the city gate, but it was obvious that he was not strong enough. There were more than a dozen soldiers inside pushing the door, and his strength alone was certainly not enough.
"We are here to help you!" Bang bang bang, the young people arriving one after another blocked the city gate with wooden heads in their hands. They used their own strength to compete with the Annan soldiers in the city.
The governor's eyes were about to burst. This group of desperate bitches actually blocked the city gate. If the city gate couldn't be closed in time, everyone would be doomed. The governor called to the left and right: "Go out of the city, go out of the city and kill them!"
The soldiers moved hesitantly. Everyone knew that if they left the city at this time, they would probably not be able to come back. However, the governor stared with blood-red eyes as if he wanted to eat people. If he didn't go, he might really kill someone.
The Annan soldiers who were running back also drew their weapons. Xiaosanzi and the others were attacked from both sides and were in danger.
At the critical moment, the Annan soldiers' retreat was suddenly blocked by a crushing crowd. They were men, women, and children in the concentration camp. Some were holding stones, some were holding wooden sticks, and some were bare-handed. Their eyes were spraying With anger, everyone stared at the fleeing Annan soldiers. Even if they died today, they would never be allowed to pass.
With a bang, the two groups of men and horses collided. Forced by the desire to survive, Annan's defeated soldiers went crazy and chopped and killed. Many expats fell in a pool of blood, but they still did not give up and dragged Annan back with their lives. The footsteps of the defeated troops fleeing.
"You bastard! Go to hell!" Gao Heng saw his compatriots suffering, and his eyes were about to bleed. He rushed into the crowd of Annan soldiers with one arrow. These Annan people had their backs to him. Gao Heng ignored them and picked them up from the ground. He picked up a left-over sword and fired his bow from left to right, killing several people in a row. Later, a large number of soldiers from their own side arrived. Song Zhi and Fan Yu led a large number of spearmen and stabbed wildly with their spears. The defeated soldiers, who were caught between Gao Heng's army and the overseas residents, screamed and suffered numerous casualties.
"Little three! Hold on! We are here!" Groups of women and children shouted and came to the side of the young people. They were united. They withstood the huge casualties and shouted slogans with all their strength: "One, two, three! Push! One, two." Three! Push!"
The gate was pushed open by the crowd, and the Annan soldiers behind the door fell down. Lu Tao led the sword players past the fighting crowd and rushed into the city gate to kill. The sword players were wearing iron armor and They had certain martial arts skills, and although they were few in number, the Annan military households were no match for them at all, and were killed in a matter of moments.
Gao Heng waved his spear and shouted: "Kill! Fight into the city!" "Kill!" The civilians roared and rushed into the city.
An hour later, the fighting inside and outside the city ended. The resistance in the city was not fierce. Annan military households gave up resistance after the crowd rushed into the city. Those who dared to resist were basically killed by Gao Heng and others. As for Annan’s The common people did not have the courage to resist. Tens of thousands of expats poured into the city. These Annan people bullied them on weekdays. Now that they have come for revenge, who dares to step forward.
The governor and several of his officers were brought to Gao Heng in front of Gao Heng. He knelt down with a plop and kowtowed desperately: "Spare my life! Spare my life!"
Gao Heng sneered: "I thought that high-level officials would have some backbone, but it seems that they are also weak."
The governor suddenly remembered something, raised his head and asked: "You, who are you?"
Gao Heng asked: "What do you think?"
The governor shook his head and expressed his confusion. Gao Heng said coldly: "We are just a group of people who can't stand your bullying of the overseas Chinese. Also, let me tell you, you don't have to think about Zheng Guang coming to save you. Yuan County has been attacked by the Ming army." Next, I personally led people to chop off Zheng Guang’s head.”
"What?" The governor's eyes were about to pop out, and the officers behind him also looked in disbelief. General Zheng Guang had three thousand soldiers and horses under his command, and they were all soldiers from the capital. Their fighting power was not weak. These civilians were capable of killing them. Kill General Zheng Guang and capture Yuan County? Even with the participation of the Ming army, there are only a few Ming troops guarding Zhennanguan. Unless the Ming army from the entire southwest border is mobilized, it can be so smoothly eaten in one bite. It is impossible to rely on the thousands of people in Zhennanguan alone. . But if it was a large-scale mobilization of the Ming army, how could they not receive any news in advance?
Gao Heng looked at their surprised expressions and didn't bother to explain that these people had committed such heinous crimes that they needed to be publicly executed to arouse the anger of the people. He waved his hand and said: "Drag them out. I will put these people on trial in front of all the overseas Chinese."
Lu Tao dragged several veteran generals and generals to the city gate street. They seemed to know what fate awaited them, and they all cried bitterly and shouted for mercy.
The captured remnant soldiers were also trembling, fearing that these expats would become angry and stab themselves.
After this battle, Gao Heng's army annihilated all 600 soldiers defending the city, killed more than 300 people, and captured more than 200 people. It also suffered nearly 100 casualties. As for the losses of the foreigners who helped, it is impossible to calculate them. At least five to six hundred people were killed or injured.
However, for the fledgling army, the record was still impressive. At least they had an open field battle with the enemy and defeated the enemy head-on. Although they were blessed with new weapons made by Gao Heng, considering the absolute disadvantage in numbers, It can be said to be a close battle.
Although there is no systematic training, soldiers who have seen blood are completely different from soldiers who have not seen blood. The remaining more than 100 people can be called veterans. As long as they practice hard and train enough With discipline, they will become a roaring and combat-effective force. In this way, Gao Heng will also have a family fortune.
"Brothers, sisters, and fellow villagers, let me introduce myself. My name is Gao Heng. I was originally a small flag officer of the Ming Army in Zhennanguan. The Ming Army attacked Yuan County. However, the enemy's follow-up troops arrived one after another, and we were forced to Withdrawing troops, after learning that tens of thousands of elders were enslaved by the Annan people in Tuo County, I volunteered to come back with these brothers who were willing to come forward and the civilian husbands who were rescued from Zheng Guang to rescue everyone. This is how we are today. war." Gao Heng stood on the tower and said loudly to the dense crowd on the street.
With a plop, a young woman with a child in her arms knelt down, followed by an old man, and then a young man, two or three. The sound of plop, plop, and kneeling continued, and tens of thousands of overseas Chinese knelt down. , the old man shouted: "Thank you all heroes for saving your life!"
"Thank you all heroes for saving your life!" the crowd shouted.
Gao Heng's sense of mission, responsibility and various complex emotions arose spontaneously in his heart. He kept clasping his fists at the crowd below, "Please get up quickly, please get up quickly. Gao and his brothers cannot afford such a great gift."
Wu Rong, Wang Qi and others below wanted to help the kneeling people around them, but they couldn't kneel down, saying that this is what all heroes deserve. If it weren't for them, they would be like an ant. He died quietly in the camp of the Annamites.
"Everyone, get up quickly. To be honest with you, we have caught the culprits who abused you, the governor and some officers here. Now I will execute them in front of you and give you an explanation." Gao Heng waved his hand. , the sword players carried seven or eight people to the open space below the city gate. The crowd on the street stretched their necks and stared at these people angrily.
I don't know who started it, but a woman screamed: "Kill them! Beat them!" Under the turbulent mood, the crowd slowly moved forward. If the spearmen had not formed a human wall to block the immigrants, It is estimated that these foreigners can tear the governor and others to pieces alive without Gao Heng's action.
The expatriates threw stones, tiles, and sticks whatever they had at hand, beating the heads of those people to pieces. Fortunately, the knife players wore iron armor, otherwise they would have suffered as well.
Gao Heng shouted from the tower: "Okay, okay! I can understand your mood. These people will never be able to atone for their sins unless they die. Today, I will give you an explanation in front of you. Come here, execute me!"
The sword players worked in groups of three. Two of them pressed down the arms of the governor and others and held down their heads. The last person raised the captured sword and waited for Gao Heng's order.
The mouths of the governor and others were blocked with rags. Although they could not scream and could only make whining sounds, it could be seen that they were extremely frightened and their whole bodies were shaking like chaff. Some people became incontinent and excrement and urine flowed out. , the place was filled with a foul smell.
"Behead!" Gao Heng shouted angrily. With a click, the sword players raised their knives and dropped them. Several large skulls rolled to the ground, and blood arrows were sprayed out. Although the crowd was excited just now, many women and children still closed their eyes when they saw this horrific scene, and the children even had their eyes covered by adults to prevent them from seeing this scene.
After executing these villains, Gao Heng said again: "Everyone, although we have eliminated the Tuo County garrison and rescued you, the danger has not been eliminated. Based on the news we have received before and the situation just explained by the governor, I am afraid A greater crisis awaits us."
Under the city, the middle-aged man who had just come up with an idea in the camp pushed aside the crowd and stood up: "May I ask General Gao, what is the crisis?"
Gao Heng quickly waved his hand and said: "Uncle, how can I afford the title of general?"
"No, you saved all of our lives. As the saying goes, saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. There are nearly ten thousand lives here. We are willing to call you general." The middle-aged man said.
"General, general!" the crowd below shouted.
Gao Heng pressed his hands and said, "Thank you for your support. The so-called crisis is because the troops led by Zheng Guang are just the vanguard, and there are nearly ten thousand troops gathering in the rear. When we set out, we said we would arrive in three days. Today Once that's over, there should be only one day left. The Zhennanguan Ming Army has retreated before that. According to the original plan, I was going to take you to Zhennanguan, but you know the situation best in your heart. You continue Recuperate and regain your strength. Go from here to Zhennanguan. If it were me, I could get there in two days. But for you, men, women, old and young, and your families, it will take at least four or five days. We don’t have that much time. If we are caught up, the consequences will be disastrous. .”
