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Chapter 247 8.23 ​​"Counterattack" first battle to defeat Dangtu
Chapter 8

8.23 "Counter-offensive" first battle, overcoming Dangtu

"Tap-tap-tap--" Amidst the sound of neat steps, a group of "rebels" with messy clothes, messy weapons, and messy hairstyles all looked at the siege troops below the city in fear and even trembling. .

The clothes of these people were obviously snatched from wealthy households in the city. Some of them might have been women's clothes, and they put them on in a mess, making the already unremarkable military appearance even more chaotic.

Not to mention weapons, except that less than [-]% of the people have military weapons, most of the weapons are made up, and a considerable part of them are actually farm tools, such as rakes, shovels and even hammers.

"Director Dongfang, look at this group of rioters. They were quite courageous when they burned, killed, and looted. Are you scared when you see a real army now?" Deng Fang, the theoretical new Dangtu Thousand Households Office, said disdainfully.

By the way, his so-called "Qianhu" position is still self-proclaimed, but he has reported to the "Deputy Qianhu" position in the name of the Dangtu Qianhu Office Qianhu who has long since died in that corner. batch down.

"It was originally a group of rioters who took advantage of the unprepared opportunity when the riots just broke out, and took the county seat. Otherwise, there are less than two thousand hungry people, and the county town of Dangtu would not be captured in eight lifetimes.

This is the first battle of your Qianhusuo. I will lead two cavalry Qianhus to raid the battle, but if we are allowed to join the battle, you, Qianhusuo, will never be able to get rid of the word "deputy". "Dongfang Bai said lightly.

"Don't worry, manager, if you can't even take down a county town defended by [-] rioters, your subordinates won't have the face to ask for any more positions!" Luo Fang drew out his long knife after finishing speaking, and strode forward to catch up with the siege troops.

"Although this kid is in the second batch of disciples, he is better than many in my batch." Looking at the back of Luo Fang who was the first to charge forward, Wu Gang said with a smile.

"Speaking of it, it's still a family, I don't know if it was a family 500 years ago." Luo Zhi joked, "Boss, my subordinates have only discovered a problem now, our people's equipment is a bit too good.

It’s not that I haven’t seen the poverty of those thousands of households. It’s good to have a decent weapon. Don’t count on armor at all, but now we not only pay for each helmet, but also have two strong crossbows for each thousand households. .

Even if the Jingying is known as the world's elite, I'm afraid they won't be able to gather such a complete set of armor. If the war is over, we may not be able to cover it up! "

"It's easy to talk about weapons. Anyway, the civil unrest will take some time. It's not difficult to get some money after winning the battle." Wu Gang didn't take it seriously, "The leader of the army bought some private goods for his brothers. Not impossible to say."

The army in the feudal era was not as standardized and institutionalized as it is in modern times. The military uniforms in different places often have the same style, with different colors and details, because the materials available are different.

Under such circumstances, it is very common for leading generals to make use of local characteristics to obtain some equipment. The most typical example is the so-called "family servants", whose equipment is absolutely not provided by the imperial court.

"If the capital could understand the guards below so well, this civil disturbance would not have happened." Dongfang Bai said lightly, "Didn't you see it? The civil disturbance broke out suddenly, and the process was very strange .

It has been half a year, and we are the only ones who have the ability to counterattack in various places, and most of the other places are in a state of collapse; the elite of the Beijing camp who have already arrived in Jiangbei have not received enough food and supplies.

Nearly 4 elite soldiers spent more than three months in Xuzhou without embarrassment. Apart from blocking the passage for the rioters to spread northward, they were almost useless. "

"Jiangnan was originally the place where martial arts were founded, but after the civil turmoil, it's hard to say who will own this fertile land." Wu Gang, a generation of disciples who have received Wei Xu's modern ideological education for several years, did not respond. slow.

"It's a pity, those poor people must have never imagined that the young master would take advantage of the situation to arrange such a big move, arrange so many soldiers and horses in advance, as long as they have a place to stay, they can take advantage of the situation.

The Ministry of War finds a reason not to pay food and salaries, so the Beijing camp can only spend money in Xuzhou. When they finally realize the problem, this wealthy land in the south of the Yangtze River will only have the surname Wei. Luo Zhi said with a big smile.

"Shut up!" Dongfang Bai glanced at the two of them, and then turned to the siege battle.

The howling crossbow arrows covered the city like locusts, and the rioters who could gather more than 100 soft bows and hunting bows had no power to fight back. After more than a hundred people were shot dead and injured, no one was willing to take the lead .

"Charge the chariot, get in!" Luo Fang immediately waved his hand and shouted, "The crossbowmen on the left and the hundred households on the left are advancing to cover. The hundred households on the right continue to suppress. We must not let the group of rebels hurt the brothers rushing on the chariot!" With all their strength, the two small flags pushed forward slowly toward the city gate a hundred steps away. The rush car was followed by two other small flags, ready to replace comrades who lacked strength at any time.

Under the cover of the left-wing Baihu, the crossbowman rushed to the position less than [-] steps away from the city wall at the fastest speed and started to suppress the crossbow arrows almost "face-to-face". Soon the left-wing Baihu also Following up, all the crossbowmen suppressed the city at this distance.

"Smash, smash these government running dogs to death!" On the top of the city, a rebel army who should be the leader brandished a big knife and kept roaring, and the heavy rolling wood and rocks began to hit the rushing cart, and several soldiers pushing the cart screamed. fell to the ground.

Fortunately, this car was built with sufficient materials, and most of the load-bearing parts have been strengthened with iron parts. Although the weight has increased a lot, it is really strong, especially when the rolling logs and stones of the chaos army are very amateurish. Even more so.

"Let go!" The crossbowmen, who had approached twenty steps away, immediately responded. The rebels at the top of the city, which were only three meters high, were shot so that they couldn't lift their heads. Dozens of people screamed from the top of the city. Fall, there is no reason to survive.

"Let the arrows, let the arrows go!" The leader of the rebellion commanded the remaining [-] or [-] archers to fight back. Although these soft bows were unable to penetrate the armor, a few unlucky crossbowmen were still hit in the neck or face. Casualties began.

"You little flags, set fire to me, and kill that bastard who is jumping around on the top of the wall!" Qiangnu Baihu angrily pointed at the top of the wall and shouted, and soon the small flag beside him shot the leader into pieces. hedgehog.

"One-two-hey! One-two-hey!" Finally, the rushing car topped in front of the city gate, and all the soldiers under the rushing car began to shake the huge impact wood with all their strength. If you don't go to the strong city gate, there will be a harsh "creaking" sound.

"Kala-Boom!"

"The city gate is broken, brothers, follow me!" Seeing that the city gate was knocked apart, Qianhu Luofang rushed over with a long knife. Fortunately, the county is relatively small, and there is nothing to do except the city gate. , Wengcheng and the like.

"Kill--" All the staff of Qianhu no longer hesitated about the formation, and rushed forward screaming. At this time, the crossbowmen were useless, so they gave way to the passage, and the spear infantry of thousands of people rushed forward smoothly. into the city.

Soon, the sounds of shouts, fighting, weapons colliding and even screams began to be heard continuously in the county seat, and the sounds became more and more dense and louder, but the distance became deeper and deeper.

"The two of you arranged for four hundred households to block the four city gates. Now there are no cavalry in each of the thousand households. You need to help check for gaps. It doesn't matter if you run away a few rebels, but you can't let the leader go." Dongfang said. Bai stared at the fighting county town and said.

"Director Dongfang, don't worry!" Luo Zhi immediately waved his hand back, and soon the four cavalrymen dispersed and blocked the gates of the city.

The battle didn't last long. After less than half an hour, the sound of fighting in the county town gradually stopped. Teams of infantry escorted the prisoners out of the county town and handed them over to the crossbowmen who had dispersed into a circle.

"Boss, you'd better come and have a look!" Luo Fang finally came out after the county town was cleaned up, but his expression was extremely gloomy, "What has become of this city!"

A group of people walked into the county town and saw that the county town, which could be called prosperous at any rate, is now dilapidated and in a mess, with many doors showing signs of being destroyed, and the front shops are even in decline.

There were even quite a few yards that looked like they were supposed to be the original landlords. The gates and courtyard walls were destroyed.

"Although few of these landlords and rich people deserve to die, why do ordinary people have to suffer this crime?" Wu Gang roared angrily, "Didn't those people call themselves volunteers? What about their loyalty when they harmed the people?"

"Didn't you hear what your commander said? If the peasants don't have better talents to lead them, even if they make a fuss, it's nothing more than a group of rioters." Dongfang Bai sighed, "What's more, it's the White Lotus Sect who is doing things now.

This group of people's minds have long been filled with gods and ghosts. I'm afraid they have forgotten what the original intention of making troubles was, and they only focus on making money and robbing women-how many people are there in this city? "

"A little more than half, and many of them were victims of disasters. Many soldiers have reported to the police. The women they rescued committed suicide by hitting the wall on the spot." Luo Fang's expression was gloomy.

"Nearly [-] captives were also captured? There is no need to screen them, and none will be kept!" Dongfang Bai said coldly.

(End of this chapter)