stubborn thief

Chapter 491 Husband
In fact, military formations, car camps, and cities are all one thing in essence. The meaning of their existence is the defensive support of the army against the enemy.

The city surrounded by rammed earth and bricks is a permanent army formation, which is no different from a square formation composed of a group of armored soldiers, the difference is that all maneuvers are eliminated and defense points are full.

Then the moment the siege army attacked the city, it meant that a corner of the phalanx was cut open, and what awaited the city must be to expand its advantages and command confusion, until the entire city defense system was torn to pieces.

From the moment when the No. 1 Suzhou Battalion soldiers climbed to the top of the city, the defenders of Gaotai City centered on Yang Jiamo's location, spreading around like ripples, and the farthest spread was the deserters.

Deserters everywhere.

At the same time that Mi Layin took down the two city gates inside and outside the urn city on the south wall, the east wall of Gaotai, which Yang Jiamo couldn't reach, was the first to change.

Two hundred defenders marched towards the southern city wall to aid in the defense. Du Xianzhang, one of the two guards, led several cronies to leave the team, falsely passed on the military order, opened the two east gates without authorization, took off his armor and galloped out.

Then there was a commotion in Dongcheng, and the Dongcheng reinforcements turned around one after another after realizing it. Some took off their armor like Mr. Bai, and some simply ran out of the city wearing their armor.

What's more, he rushed to the stables in the east of the city, grabbed more than ten horses by himself, and fled across the road.

A batch of deserters quickly caused chaos among the defenders. In fact, many people didn't really want to escape, but the long-term pressure of Gaotai City's siege had already brought their spirits to the brink of collapse.

At this time, most of the people were just following the crowd. Everyone knew that outside the east gate was a gap intentionally left by Wei San Que Yi, and they also knew that Ganzhou City, their hometown, had surrendered to the Marshal's Mansion.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and they have no way to escape.

But it seems that from the moment the marshal's army climbed to the top of the city, the dangerous wasteland outside the Gaotai city is safer than the inside of the city.

Then the North Gate also announced the opening of the city. The city was opened from the inside by the people of Gaotai. They were the biggest losers in this war.

There are no people in Gaotai City itself. This is an acropolis guarding thousands of households, but after Yang Jiamo ordered the walls to be strengthened and the wilderness cleared, there were hundreds of disgruntled people in the city.

They were all common people who lived in Gaotai Chengguan, the closest to the city, and they responded to the command of the commander-in-chief as soon as the wall was cleared, burned and demolished their courtyards, and transported wood and stone rations into the city.

These people were treated very well in the process of fortifying the wall and clearing the field. The sergeants did not behave violently when they were not in a hurry at the beginning.

For the people living near Gaotai, the rebels were rebels, because their Ming Dynasty was not just the high emperor and officials with power in the Forbidden City, but the city gate of Gaotai with a radius of ten miles.

It is the land of grass and trees, neighbors, pawns and traffickers, and the land where ancestors lived, aged, sick and died for generations. Their Ming Dynasty is here.

They are not happy for anyone to capture this place with any high-sounding reason.

But when they were besieged in the city for a month, their rations were exhausted, and the reinforcements from the imperial court were nowhere in sight. News of Ganzhou's fall came one after another. The ending of life and death.

This pressure finally reached its peak when the Suzhou Battalion attacked the top of the city and the Dongcheng defenders fled the city without authorization. In the chaotic situation in the city, hundreds of people from Gaotai rushed through the north gate together with the defenders who had lost their will to hold on. The south bank of the Heihe River fled eastward.

They did not dare to run to the other side of the river. The [-] Chahar cavalry of Jitutaiji were camped on the other side. This is the way of life.

Of course, even ordinary people, most of them know that the east side is also a dead end, and it’s just a way... In Gaotai City, all the buildings that can be demolished have been demolished in order to defend the city. condition.

Once the city wall is occupied by the marshal's army, it basically means that the defense of the city has failed.

Yang Jiamo, who was in command of the city defense inside the south gate, didn't realize the problem at first. He wholeheartedly assigned soldiers to try to drive the Suzhou camp away and regain control of the city wall.

It wasn't until Hu Zhishen's soldiers swaggered into the city from the south gate, pushed two fire chariots and ignited the rockets fired at the defenders, that Yang Jiamo realized that the south gate could no longer be defended.

It was at this time that he learned from Ding Na, the deputy commander in chief who had escaped being stabbed by the point of the knife, that Wang Xingshan, who was wounded on the inside of the south gate, had been captured alive!
What really broke Yang Jiamo's psychological defense was the sound of horseshoes coming from South Street.

War horses without even saddles galloped along the long street full of ruins on both sides. Farther away, under the Bell and Drum Tower, some people didn't even wear armor. Lou, ran to the East City.

Before the southern wall of the frontal battle fell completely, the defenders on the west and east sides had already collapsed.

In fact, Ding Guodong's troops hadn't completely captured the half of the city wall on the east side of the city gate until now. The defenders' defensive will was very firm, and they organized several counterattacks on the horse trail.

Although Ding Guodong's troops have already formed an advantage in troops on the south wall, the ascending troops lack light and heavy firepower. In a stalemate.

However, the surrounding environment has undergone tremendous changes with the confrontation between the two films.

First of all, Hu Zhishen led the army into the city. His Suzhou Guard Banner soldiers were neither good nor strong, and they were very cowardly.

The 800 people almost learned from the generals. Hu Zhishen did not dare to lead troops to fight, and hid behind the general, the general hid behind the hundred, and the hundred hid behind the soldiers. The generals did not dare to lead the way. The soldiers of course They will all show that they are cowards who dare not fight in melee.

Lines spread out on the ruins of the city one by one, holding three-eyed guns and firing in unison from seventy to eighty steps away, even if the bullets hit the defenders, they could only hear a sound.

However, although there is nothing practical to do, the influx of 800 people from the city gate can still give the defenders a sense of despair. They ran away one after another, even if they didn't escape, they shrank towards Yang Jiamo's position.

The one who really dared to fight was the deputy general of the Suzhou Battalion, the bee tail needle. As soon as he learned that Mi Layin had taken the south gate, he ordered the artillery to fill the powder, discard the ammunition, vehicles and livestock, and push the lion cannon towards the city. door bolted.

At the same time, Liu Chengzong of the Chinese army was also dispatching troops, but he did not order the Huben camp to continue to march towards the south gate. The Suzhou camp fought well, and it had put enough pressure on the Ming army at the south gate. Breakthrough is the other defensive direction.

Therefore, he dispatched Qian Zong Han Shipan to lead his troops to detour through the east of the city to the north of the city, and enter through whichever gate is open.

As the bee tail needle led his troops into the south gate, the defenders shrunk around Yang Jiamo ushered in a catastrophe. Neither the rice seal on the south gate nor Ding Guodong in the east of the south wall could quickly break through and carry The defense line of the Ming army with small artillery, muskets and even kerosene.

The two hundred generals of the Mirayin Department led troops to the city, and they were about to meet Yang Jiamo's defenders at the base of the city wall. The defenders sprayed out a tongue of flames more than ten steps long with a fierce fire oil tank, and when they fell on the ground, they died immediately A line of defense, no one can pass.

They Suzhou soldiers are the ones who know the power of kerosene best. Even if the cotton armor on their bodies is wet, it can only protect against the flames of burning siege equipment, and they can't prevent kerosene at all.

But the soldiers of the Bee Tail Needle are not afraid. His subordinates are all the old reckless men who assassinated the national teacher Khan in two ways at that time. I have seen the big scene of several hundreds of people rushing into the formation of thousands of troops at night. This can only be regarded as small scene.

Five centurions entered the city gate like headless flies pushing the lion cannons, looking for where there are many defenders, and determining the direction with a few shots at a hundred paces, no matter what kind of kerosene tank or fire tube, all Once the cannon was knocked down, the finished cannon cart was pushed aside and ignored, and the spear and shield rushed towards the gap made by the cannon.

The defenders gathered around Yang Jiamo didn't dare to be entangled by these reckless men. Seeing that the situation was over, several generals asked Yang Jiamo to break out of the city... The defense line in the south of the city was broken, and the rear of the city was in a mess. Even the food supervisor contacted No, there is no point in defending the city, and this battle cannot be fought.

But Yang Jiamo refused to break through. He just arranged three lines of defense in batches, gathered more than a thousand soldiers and retreated to the north. What's the use?"

In fact, the Ganzhou military officers who are still staying with Yang Jiamo now know that the truth is this. Gaotai is an isolated city, and Suzhou in the west and Ganzhou in the east are all surrendered to the Marshal's Mansion. Even if they break out, they have nowhere to escape.

But even if it is death, for many people, it is difficult to give birth to a decisive heart until death is imminent.

Originally, it was possible to stabilize the position without retreating. Three lines of defense were laid out, and more than 1000 people retreated overlappingly. None of the front lines of defense could withstand the impact of the bee-tailed needle pushing the lion cannon, and the side could not defend Ding Guodong and Mi Layin. They took turns to attack, and even waited for them to retreat to the Bell and Drum Tower, and then caught up with Han Shipan leading the headquarters of Huben Yingqian to rush in from the east gate.

The line of defense collapsed in an instant, and was pierced one after another amidst the roar of artillery and shouts.

Unavoidable, Yang Jiamo finally led his troops back to the northwest corner of the high platform. After many collapses and reorganizations, there were only a hundred men left, and they formed two horizontal formations against the corner of the city wall.

The marshal's army pressed forward slowly, and surrounded them from the city wall and inside the city. The distance between the two sides was a hundred paces, and there were only a few large pools in between. He didn't order to attack, but just watched Yang Jiamo go to the end of the road from a distance.

Beetail Needle still had twelve lion cannons filled with powder left, and the cannons were lined up by the pool. He was sure to send Yang Jiamo and his gang to the sky with one volley.

Ding Guodong was still full of anger, he walked back and forth in front of the formation with a knife in his hand, staring at Yang Jiamo from a distance, he couldn't go over, because there were pools full of kerosene lying between them.

The Huben Battalion took control of the two city gates in the southeast. Liu Chengzong then entered the city to clean up the mess left after the war. He captured 16 officers with more than 22 officers, more than [-] prisoners, more than [-] light artillery pieces of various types, and [-] oil tank torches. There are more than [-] armors and armors, and more than [-] war horses, donkeys and mules.

Then the battle outside the west gate also came to an end. Mo Yujing personally went to the city to report the results of the battle. The Ganzhou general Luo Junjie died in a fierce battle, and the general Zhao Gui refused to surrender. At the same time, Arlai and Ebumu, the chief executives of Heshuo, were killed in battle, Tuba Qianzong was injured, and three places in Bodorji, Shenjiang County, were injured.

To be honest, Liu Chengzong was stupefied when he heard the title of county magistrate that he had conferred, but fortunately, the fierce name of Chop Erji was impressive enough for him, and he quickly figured out how Mo and the capital were fighting.

Dorjitaiji is the sixth son of Guoshi Khan. He is now serving as a general in the Heshuo Special Camp of Tuntian China Travel Service. Almost all of his subordinates are the original team of the Heshuo Special Division.

The name of Qianzong Tuba does not sound very serious. This is because he is not a Mongolian feudal nobleman, but a warrior from the Tuba tribe. His identity is Zaisang, the chief steward of Dorjitaiji.

Tuba is the evolution of Dubo in the Tang Dynasty. It was originally a tribal name. Its tribe once established a vassal relationship with the Tang Dynasty and requested to send Tang officials to set up the Jiankun Dudu Mansion. It was included in the territory and nomadic in Tangnu Mountain, Altai Mountain and Between the Sayan Mountains, this area was also called Wenlianggai in the Yuan and Ming dynasties.

Therefore, the full name is Tuba Wenlianggai, which is later Tuva Wulianghai.

When Liu Chengzong arrived at the southwest corner of Gaotai, he ignored Yang Jiamo. He just met Ding Guodong and Mi Layin.

As for Hu Zhishen, who did not perform well enough, Liu Chengzong did not criticize him, as expected.

Hu Zhishen himself is in this position to ensure the internal stability of the Suzhou camp. It is true that Ding Guodongmi can fight, let these two people be the generals, and he will be the one who fights the Suzhou camp.

Hu Zhishen can't fight, but his own role is to hold back. Ding Mier will fight the Ming army, and he can hold back; Ding Mier will fight the Marshal Army, and Hu Zhishen can still hold back.

Where is there any useless people in this world?
The one who was really criticized was the bee tail needle. Liu Chengzong transferred him 28 lion cannons. This guy broke into the city and threw [-] cannons. The whole Gaotai City was full of his cannons, which made it easy for Huben Ying to find them. He didn't know where he threw the two cannons.

As for Yang Jiamo, Liu Chengzong asked the guards to stand by the pool and shouted loudly: "Marshal Yang, victory or defeat is a common matter in the military. Isn’t it a blessing in the world that fewer people die?”

Yang Jiamo had been standing on the opposite side of the pool for a long time, with the last more than 100 generals and servants around him wondering what he was thinking, when he heard the shouts from the guards of the Marshal's Mansion, he arched his hands expressionlessly across the pool, took out a fire pocket and blew it into the in the pool.

Then the flames shot up into the sky, and the soldiers of the Marshal's Army who were close to the pool hurriedly avoided. In the chaos, Liu Chengzong saw a figure resolutely stepped into the fire and sank into the pool.

Liu Chengzong turned his horse back, took more than ten steps, turned around, and the turbulent heat wave rushed towards his face, and he applauded lightly: "If you die well, you can be considered a husband!"

　good evening!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)