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However, the one-armed Wu Huapu can command a hundred troops.

But the tall and strong Zhou Yingyuan was just an ordinary cavalry soldier. As a guard of honor in Chongzhen, he had never been on a serious battlefield at all, even though he was skilled in riding.

"General Lu, the enemy cavalry did not come after us." Zhu Tianxi rode forward.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Just guard the narrow road ahead, and wait slowly for King Wu's reinforcements."

Zhu Tianxi, a native of Taizhou, was a Jinshi in the ninth year of Chongzhen, and was exiled to Guangdong as a guerrilla general.As soon as he took office, Zhang Tieniu led his troops to kill him, and chose to surrender without any psychological burden.

He was born as a Wu Jinshi, and he was a natural rider. He also served as a soldier of the Datong Army for four years. He was promoted to the commander of the Xiaocavalry a few months ago.

Zhu Tianxi touched the Kaiyuan bow in his hand, and he was full of anticipation in his heart. He had been tired of being a pawn for several years, and now he was finally able to gallop on the battlefield.

Moreover, he also rode the majestic Indian Pegasus.

Chapter 373 [calculation]

Zhao Han and Li Zheng set off with [-] reinforcements. They didn't need shields or wolf traps. All armor was removed, and they only carried long spears and firecrackers.

There is no way, it is to reduce the weight of the mule. Putting on the armor will definitely weigh the mule down.

Even so, a mule cannot run very fast for a grown male to ride.

This thing can really ride and fight!

From the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, there have been "Mule Army" in history books, and there are two records in "Old Tang Book" alone.

"There are fewer horses, but more mules, and riding them to teach warfare is called the mule army." - "Old Tang Book"

"General Cai has Dong Zhongzhi, who guards Huiqu, and his subordinates fight on mules. They are called the mule army. They are the most powerful, and the officers and soldiers are always on guard." - "Old Tang Book"

Of course, you can't fight on a mule, it's just a fast-moving vehicle.

Guangji City was ignited for half a day, and Zhao Han's reinforcements finally arrived at the assembly point, which was several miles away from the county seat.

Among the [-] reinforcements, there are [-] firecrackers.

Lao Huihui led the cavalry and cavalry to intercept and kill, Zhao Han immediately ordered to stop, and let the firecrackers light the matchlocks.

The melee arms ride mules in the middle, and the mule soldiers ride on both sides.After lighting the fire rope, move forward at a very slow speed. If the opponent dares to rush over, he will immediately get off his mule and shoot.After the firecrackers finish shooting, the melee soldiers in the middle will come out to form an array.

"woo woo woo woo!"

The horn sounded continuously, and Lu Xiangsheng in the mountain heard the order, and immediately led 3500 cavalry out to meet up.

Zhao Han didn't ride a mule, he rode a horse, and among the tens of thousands of mules, "the horse stands up to the mules".

With the cavalry converging for cover, the marching speed was a little faster, and the old man followed and harassed him all the time.

After walking another two miles, Lao Huihui finally couldn't hold back, and let the cavalry charge in a loose formation, so that he could lead Xiaoqi into the chaos.

Adding up the infantry and cavalry, Zhao Han had 6500 firecrackers in his hands.

Seeing that the enemy cavalry was approaching, he immediately separated half of them, stood on the ground and shot in three bursts.And those melee infantry, smashed to help the friendly army hold the mule, so that the mule would not run away in fright when it heard the gunshots.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

After three shots, more than 50 cavalry fell down, and the pikemen quickly came out to protect the musketeers.

The loose cavalry rushed to the vicinity, facing a lot of spears, they could only rein in their horses to slow down, turn around and slip away to avoid it.These cavalry are also mounted infantry, they don't know how to ride and shoot at all, and they are capable of charging. Zhang Xianzhong also has a similar mule team.

Laohui led thousands of Xiaoqi, and planned to take advantage of the chaos to charge, at least to have a horse and shoot.Unexpectedly, Zhao Han kept half of the firecrackers, and moved their positions quickly, and could restore the formation after moving.

Always dare not rush.

The enemies in front of them have been trained at a frighteningly high level, and the speed at which they move and change makes them feel numb all the time.

After half of the musketeers who had fired had reloaded their ammunition, Zhao Han gave the order to march again.As long as Lao Huihui doesn't get close, he doesn't bother to pay attention, because the other party is here to delay time.

In the direction of Chilong Lake, [-] regular soldiers and [-] peasant soldiers have already disembarked and landed, and are trotting towards Guangji County.

Now there are still six miles away, and the team of mules scattered by Zhang Xianzhong can already be seen.

……

Guangji County.

The gap in the city wall that was blown down was still not breached.

However, Zhang Xianzhong's elite troops had already occupied the city wall under a Lu public car, and more than 1000 people attacked and fought.

After defeating all the enemy troops who climbed up the ladder, Wu Yong left this section of the city wall to the people defending the city, and led the peasants and soldiers to support Lu Gongche's side.

Wu Yong's current military position is Battalion Commander. He was born in Zhao Han's personal army. The reason why he was promoted so slowly is purely because his brain is not flexible.I only know how to fight with one eye and one eye, and my literacy is also very slow. I have learned more than 100 characters in a few years.

"kill!"

Wu Yong rushed forward with dozens of peasants and soldiers, and the people guarding the city in front fell down. He stabbed the enemy's throat with a gun and avenged the people on the spot.

After several years of fighting, Wu Yong only learned three tricks: stab, block, and pick.

He is stupid, after several years, he has only practiced three moves, but he is fast, accurate and hateful!

Facing Zhang Xianzhong's armored elite, Wu Yong, with the cooperation of the peasants and soldiers, stabbed several times in a row, all of which hit the throat.

Thrust out, retract, thrust out, retract again.

There is no ornamental at all, and it looks a bit clumsy.However, when the tricks see blood, the guns are deadly.

"kill!"

Seeing Wu Yong show off his supernatural power, the morale of the farmers, soldiers and common people was boosted, and they stabbed frantically with spears and spears.

Finally, a few farmers and soldiers, dispatched by Wang Hui, came over with the only five remaining ten thousand enemies.There were more than 1000 enemies in this part of the city wall, and five thousand enemy bombs smashed in, one of which was knocked out of the city, and the remaining division bombs all exploded among the enemy soldiers.

The enemy was terrified and their morale dropped, but the defenders became more and more courageous.

After fighting to this point, the adrenaline soared, and both sides temporarily forgot their fear.

The explosion of Ten Thousand Enemies not only killed and wounded the enemy troops, but also blasted out lime and chili noodles.This kind of less lethal object caused the enemy soldiers in that circle to cough and cry, their excitement was disturbed, and it even recalled their disappearing sense of fear.

The defenders kept attacking and stabbing on both sides, and another ten thousand enemies exploded in the middle. No one knew if there were ten thousand enemies.

A few elites started to run away, jumped back into Lu's bus, and slipped down the wooden ladder.One affected the other, more and more enemy troops fled, and finally collapsed.Of the more than 1000 people who attacked, only more than 300 were killed, and the rest fled.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, immediately organized manpower to carry the wounded away from the city wall, and the military medical officer came over for emergency treatment.

Sun Kewang looked at the gap, and his heart sank down.

That gap has almost been filled by corpses!

There were corpses on both sides, and some people were still alive, crying and screaming under the corpses.

Every time Sun Kewang organized an attack, the frequency of soldiers fleeing became higher and higher.The more elite they are, the more likely they are to divide their fields in Hubei, and they even have wives and children at home. Why did they come to Guangji City to die?

But the people in the city have to work hard. Once the city is broken, the end will be extremely miserable.

One side is fighting for Zhang Xianzhong, and the other is fighting for himself, so the enthusiasm for fighting cannot be compared.

Zhang Xianzhong watched the battle through the binoculars, knowing that he would not be able to attack.

It was a complete joke that my army went out this time, and I couldn't even defeat the small city of Guangji.

"Send the order, all withdraw!" Zhang Xianzhong ordered helplessly.

Because the horse team and mule team came back to report, Zhao Han's reinforcements were several miles away.There are reinforcements in the southeast and southwest, plus the defenders in the city, Zhang Xianzhong is about to be surrounded on three sides.

The siege troops withdrew back to the west bank of the Meichuan River one after another, and withdrew their civilian husbands to the camp in the northwest.

The camp of 30 people stretches for several miles.

The two sides of the camp are backed by mountains, and there are several passages for withdrawing troops in the mountains.You can choose to rely on the camp to defend, or you can go into the ravine overnight to withdraw the troops.

However, if he wanted to withdraw his territory, he had to cross two more rivers, one Xishui River and the other Qishui River.

"We won, we won!" Zhu Shijing shouted standing on the tower.

"Win, win, keep it!"

Countless people shouted and cheered, and some wailed loudly because their relatives had died in battle.

An Qigong, the county magistrate, looked at the corpses all over the place, proudly and sadly said: "Today we will know what the hearts of the people are!"

Although it has not been counted yet, the number of farmers, soldiers and civilians who died in the battle was at least three thousand, and may even exceed four thousand.

As for the wounded, there are countless.

This was the heaviest casualty since Zhao Han raised his army.

But the results were outstanding, not only effectively killing and injuring the enemy, but also keeping Zhang Xianzhong's army here.

Sun Kewang ran back to the camp: "Father, should we stay and guard the camp, or leave from the mountains?"

"I can't stay," Zhang Xianzhong murmured, "If you don't leave quickly, you will be blocked here. If you wait a few more days, the passage out of the mountain will also be blocked. Leave [-] civilians to Zhao Han, and leave all the disabled .Doesn’t he love the people like a son? One hundred thousand people is enough for him to consume food.”

After more than half a month of siege, Zhang Xianzhong's food consumption was so great that he could no longer use so many civilians to transport the luggage.

This guy directly dropped [-] civilians and consumed Zhao Han's food, leaving Zhao Han without enough military food to attack his territory.

Sun Kewang said: "Father, when our army retreats into the mountains, the enemy is likely to come after us. It is better to set up an ambush in the mountains, maybe we can win a battle, and then take the opportunity to fight back the same way, so that the enemy who circled to the west to intercept them will be caught in the air. Send a partial division to re-siege Guangji, and the main force quietly crossed Henggang Mountain and went further north to cross the Qishui River. The enemy army was confused, and our army can speed up the march, abandoning the baggage and quickly cross the Xishui River."

This way of fighting, I am afraid that all the civilians will be thrown away, and the weak soldiers will also have to be thrown away. In the end, only [-] to [-] elites will be brought back.

But it already belongs to the optimal solution. After Zhang Xianzhong thought carefully, he nodded and said, "Just fight like this!"

Withdrawing the troops was not a simple matter either. The civilian husbands were ordered to carry the luggage and move all of them to the mountain pass.

It is impossible to leave during the day, because reinforcements are coming soon, unless Zhang Xianzhong drops his supplies and food.If you want to bring food and grass, you have to sneak away in the middle of the night, and you will be chased until the whole army is defeated during the day.

Shi Yongen's left arm had been festered extensively, and he returned to the camp in a dazed state, his mind still confused because of the fever.

He was ordered to transfer food and grass into the ravine and help push the cart, but he fell down within two steps.A soldier came over to check and felt that his forehead was hot, so he didn't bother to take care of it anymore, and let him fend for himself.

Shi Yongen is actually not that weak, he just feels weak all over.

Since no one cared about him, he happily pretended to be in a coma, thinking about how to go out of the camp to report - Zhang Xianzhong is going to sneak out tonight, even a fool can see it!

Zhao Han's two reinforcements arrived one after another, but it was already dark.

Facing the camp that stretched for several miles, no one dared to attack rashly, blocking Zhang Xianzhong here has achieved the expected goal.

"Your Highness, do you want to attack at night?" Lu Xiangsheng asked.

Zhao Han smiled and said, "You can try."

One thought about slipping away at night, and the other thought about attacking the camp at night.

Shi Yongen lay on the ground, in a daze, he saw Zhang Xianzhong dispatching the elite old battalion to enter the passage in the mountain ahead of time.

Is this an ambush?

If Zhao Han found out that it was an empty battalion during the night attack and led his troops to chase after him rashly, he might be ambushed by Zhang Xianzhong in the mountains to make a surprise attack.

Shi Yongen pretended to be weak, got up staggeringly, and said to the passing soldiers: "Hungry..."

The soldiers ignored him at all.

Shi Yongen continued to walk out, shouting hungry when he saw officers and soldiers, and looked like he could be knocked down by the wind.

After walking for two miles, a soldier finally kicked him down and shouted: "You are not allowed to wander around in the camp, go back to the civilian camp!"

Shi Yongen struggled to get up, then fell to the ground again, pulled up his sleeves and said, "Master Jun, can you help me find a doctor?"

The soldier leaned closer to the torch and saw that the festering wound had already grown maggots, and he immediately ran away from nausea: "Get out of here!"

Chapter 374 [Cunning Zhang Xianzhong]

It's the second watch.

Shi Yongen walked towards the outside of the camp with difficulty. As he walked, he suddenly heard footsteps and saw two civilian men running away quickly.

He ran over at once, heading straight for Zhao Han's camp.

Not long after, several civilian husbands escaped from nearby.

what's the situation?

How could Zhang Xianzhong be negligent in guarding and allowing the civilians to flee, exposing the news that he retreated at night and set up an ambush?

Could it be that there were too many civilians fleeing, and Zhang Xianzhong was busy withdrawing his troops, so he really couldn't handle it?

It is very possible, and it belongs to the normal state of war.

Shi Yongen was extremely confused, and Zhao Han was equally confused.