The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 138 Divine soldiers descend from heaven and two thousand riders

Du Wenhuan did not expect that the other party would hide so many troops in Yanchuan County. When the four thousand people poured out of the open city gate of Yanchuan County, he remembered the fear of being dominated by the Kitchen King's soldiers.

From a distance, the man at the front of the infantry formation was still the armored man, and the crossbowman was still shooting from a distance, and a dense rain of arrows fell towards the front of the team.

Archers and cavalry were all mobilized to attack Yonghe. Strategically, it was believed that Yanchuan had at most [-] soldiers, so [-] people were sent to stop the attack. Who knew that so many people would come out of Yanchuan, and there would be so many crossbowmen? many.

Du Wenhuan seriously doubted that the opponent's main force was still in Yonghe, otherwise why were there so many crossbowmen here. Looking at the density of the arrow rain just now, the number of crossbowmen was at least five hundred.

Four thousand men fight two thousand men, and the other side also has long-range crossbowmen equivalent to a quarter of one's own troops. How can this be fought unless every one of the Ming army is equal to ten.

However, most of the Ming troops here had fled back from the last battle. Now that they saw that the enemy's troops and horses were twice as many as our own, they were timid before the battle began. Some of the Ming soldiers present were on the verge of tears. , why do we have to face such enemies every time.

This time they did not have the protection of the shield hand. The soldiers could only rush forward crazily and escape through the arrow rain. Some of the Ming army who were stuck in the middle were shot into hedgehogs, but they were shot There were not many people. After all, the range covered by the crossbow arrows fired by the five hundred crossbowmen was not actually large, and most of the arrows were shot in overlapping areas.

The shouts of killing outside Yanchuan City were loud, and there were less than a hundred soldiers left behind in the city. There were even less than a hundred soldiers on one wall. If we sent troops to enter the city from other directions at this time, I am afraid that the only resistance we would face would be the common people in the city and the garrison of less than a hundred people. .

It's a pity that Du Wenhuan didn't plan to enter the city from the beginning, and he didn't plan to use this kind of plank road to infiltrate Chen Cang secretly.

The shouts of killing in Yanchuan County were loud, but Yanchang was surprisingly quiet, because Yanchang really had no extra troops to come out. Yanchang County was much smaller than Yanchuan, with less than a thousand defenders in the city.

There were [-] soldiers surrounding Yanzhao outside.

Originally, Yanchang's soldiers were at a numerical disadvantage. In addition, most of these soldiers were rural warriors, and their quality was not even as good as the Ming Dynasty soldiers outside. No matter how they fought, they could only fight in retreat.

Their only advantage is that there are "ten thousand enemies" on the city wall. The weapons created by the Kitchen King can burn all invading enemies. This is why the leader of the Xiangyong Team can be careful and not afraid of the opponent's attack.

After all, in their opinion, this is sky fire. If one is lit and thrown, nothing within a radius of twenty meters will be ignited.

Bricks and stones can be used as little as possible, so don't mention people.

Aimu stood in front of the army and observed the city wall. The city wall of the county was extended for more than three miles. There were five hundred people scattered on it. It seemed to be heavily guarded. However, Aimu could see that the weapons of those people were not uniform. Many of them were It's holding farm tools.

"Huh, Shenzheng's guess is indeed good," he breathed a little relieved in his heart. After the last battle with Kitchen King, after the defeat, Aimu also had some shadows in his heart. Now he saw that there were not many guards on the city wall, and After not being considered an elite, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The configuration on the opposite side is exactly what Hong Chengchou, who participated in politics, guessed. In this way, there is no need to worry about extending the troop dispatch, and his combat mission is completed.

Yonghe County.

Seventeen hundred cavalry were neatly arranged in the west of Yonghe County. The horses snorted restlessly and occasionally swung their hooves. Most of the soldiers sitting on the horses were holding red tassel guns, and some were holding steel guns.

If it weren't for lack of time and prestige, Liu Zhenhua would have replaced all these militiamen with red tassel guns. After all, red tassel guns are much longer than steel bars.

"The opponent only has about [-] infantry and less than [-] cavalry. Therefore, the goal of this battle is to inflict as many casualties on the opponent as possible before they reach the base of the Yonghe County wall!"

"do you understand?"

Yang Lichao shouted.

"Understood!"

Although the cavalry on the edge could not hear clearly, they also shouted and understood.

The cavalry present were extremely excited. After all, it was their first time to fight as cavalry. If you look at them carefully, you can see that they have some injuries on their bodies. This is the trace left by these days of training.

The militiamen were given two meals a day as heavenly soldiers. They were trained almost to the point of madness. They learned equestrian and fighting skills every morning, and immediately began training in the afternoon. The two sides often fought with wooden sticks, and the scars on their bodies were from falls. Either it was hit with a wooden stick.

There is still a slight pain, but it does not affect their high fighting enthusiasm at this moment.

Although there are injuries on their bodies, the heavenly soldiers and militiamen have become a lot stronger these days. The reason is that they eat more and train more. For most of the militiamen who are still thin, this kind of intensity of training and food supplements is not enough for them. The change in body shape is significant. In modern fitness terms, it is the novice expansion period.

"Cavalry company! Charge!"

The opponent had already appeared outside the flat city of Yonghe County. Following Yang Lichao's order, [-] cavalry launched a charge.

There were nearly two thousand cavalry, and the charge was extremely powerful. The sound of horse hooves and shouts of death shook the sky, and dust flew everywhere, but it could not cover up the murderous intention of these cavalry.

Hong Chengchou, who was in the army in the distance, heard the movement in front, and soldiers immediately came to report.

"Report! Report to participate in politics, the other party has a large group of cavalry coming! The estimated number is far more than two hundred."

Hong Chengchou had anger on his face. He didn't need this person to report. Just by feeling the vibration on the ground and the loud noise in the distance, he could tell that there were definitely more than [-] cavalrymen on the other side. He believed that there were more than [-] cavalrymen in that movement.

"Execute the scouts around Yonghe County directly!"

It was almost the latter who said this. They had sent out scouts to keep an eye on Yonghe County as early as possible. The news they received was that no troops were heading towards Yonghe. Yonghe was normal and no one was entering or exiting on the main roads.

If this is true, what are the extra cavalry now?
  Is it a ghost? It came out of the ground, or was it transformed by the Kitchen King, so why is he still called the Kitchen King? Just call him Bi Mawen!
  Five scouts were pulled out. They shouted that they were wronged, but no one paid attention. The blade slipped and the scouts' heads fell to the ground. Their eyes were open until they died. They were really wronged. The terrain of Yonghe County is weird and it belongs to western Shanxi. As part of the plateau, there are overlapping Liangmao and crisscrossing ravines. The entire Yonghe area is only flat outside the county town, and Yonghe only has five entrances and exits, Liangshuijing, Shezhipo, Xiangshui Bay, Honghuagou, and Jiaodaogou. Their five scouts guarded the five main roads, eating, drinking, and taking care of themselves where they were. It can be said that they fulfilled their duties.

Except for the occasional cavalry messenger who came out to report, there really were no large groups of people coming in or out!
  Even if the cavalrymen running back and forth every day are not the same, there are only a few of them. How could two thousand cavalrymen appear out of thin air? Hong Chengchou's face was gloomy. He glanced behind him. They came from the west of Yonghe County and took Liangshuijing. If they retreated now, it would be difficult for the cavalry to pursue them. After all, the roads in Yonghe County were rugged. If you come over, you will definitely suffer, but if you retreat, wouldn't it put the Shanxi governor's troops at a disadvantage?

You must know that they have agreed to attack together, and they are currently outside Yonghe County. If they withdraw, it will be difficult to immediately pass the news to the Shanxi governor's soldiers who are attacking from Xiangshui Bay on the northeast road of Yonghe County.

"The entire army retreats! retreat five miles!"

Hong Chengchou made a decision and the entire army retreated, but they did not withdraw completely. At least they were still putting pressure on the enemy in this direction.

They only have [-] cavalry, [-] infantry, and [-] archers. They are no match for the nearly [-] cavalry. Therefore, Hong Chengchou can only make this strategy. If the Stove King responds, there are only two ways to go. One is to The cavalry was transferred and went to Shanxi to patrol the troops. The opponent had five thousand soldiers. In terms of quality and quantity, they were higher than his two thousand soldiers and horses. The effect of dealing with these nearly two thousand cavalry would definitely be better than them. Once the cavalry is mobilized, they can wait for an opportunity to attack.

Either way, just put the cavalry here. That's fine. The Kitchen King doesn't have many soldiers and horses. No matter where the Kitchen King got the horses from, even if he conjured them up, he can't conjure them out of thin air. Send out troops! Nearly two thousand people are here. How many people should be in Zao Wang City? Wouldn't it be easy for the governor of Shanxi to break the city?

The team retreated, each running faster than the other. Most of these people were the soldiers who were defeated by the Kitchen King. Now they saw that the enemy had so many cavalry inexplicably, running like a thunderous army. They felt that their numbers were still small. Not as good as the opponent with more horses, this is just a fool's errand.

Two cavalrymen were sent out and headed northeast along the paved road outside Yonghe County to convey the news about the number of the opponent's cavalry to the Shanxi soldiers.

Fortunately, he was wise in participating in politics and was not like the original general soldier. Otherwise, there would have been many more deserters in this battle.

Seeing the troops retreating in panic, Yang Lichao laughed loudly, "Stop the attack! Turn to the flanks!"

Yonghe County is long and narrow and can almost be regarded as a large rectangle, while the small county seat inside is a square within a rectangle.

On the flat land outside the county town, you can occasionally see the ruins of thatched cottages and acres of dry and cracked fields. Yang Lichao's action of sending cavalry fell into Yang Lichao's eyes.

No matter how fast they delivered the news, it was not as fast as Yang Lichao and others' return.

The [-] cavalrymen turned around. Thousands of daily training began to bear fruit at this time. Thousands of horses received the news and turned around in an orderly manner, heading straight north. After turning corners, they could see the opponent coming from the northeast. Invading enemies.

Geng Zhangguang and Zhang Honggong were sitting in the army. They were surrounded by cavalry guards. The number of cavalry was not large, mainly because they were not brought out at all. These cavalry were brought along to protect Geng Zhangguang and send messages, and there were only twenty cavalry.

Five thousand soldiers lined up and charged, almost covering the entire northeastern area of ​​Yonghe County.

"It seems that all the houses around here have been demolished."

Zhang Honggong said, in general county towns, the people who live in the city are never the lower class people. They all live outside the city. If no one drives them away, even the base of the city wall will be full of thatched houses.

The surrounding area is now flat, and some shabby thatched cottages can be vaguely seen.

Geng Zhangguang had been here before. It was very poor and there weren't many houses if it wasn't demolished. He didn't argue with Zhang Honggong.

His eyes were attracted by the army in front of him. There were five thousand soldiers, and there was almost no shouting session in front. For a group of bandits who were entrenched here like brown sugar and had no intention of leaving, and they were all stubborn thieves who had been brainwashed by the Kitchen King, it was useless to persuade them to surrender. What they want is to directly capture Yonghe, wipe out the effective forces of the Stove King, and capture the Stove King alive.

There were five thousand soldiers, and their shouts of killing shook the sky, almost drowning out all the sounds in the world. Although these five thousand were not the most elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, they were still serious soldiers. In history, even the soldiers of Geng Ruqi followed him around. After defending the capital for several days, he was framed by the remnants of Wei Zhongxian's party. He was unable to eat for three days, and no mutiny occurred. Instead, he was forced to plunder the surrounding villagers.

A glimpse of the leopard in the tube can be seen.

The city wall in Yonghe County is low, and it is an earthen city wall that can be climbed up manually. The city gate is as thin as paper and can be broken through by a few soldiers. Therefore, there is no need to demolish the surrounding houses to build siege equipment.

Just charge straight and destroy the enemy's vitality.

Thousands of soldiers approached the city wall, and the flat land was easy for infantry to attack.

They didn't launch a charge until they were less than a hundred meters away from the city wall.

Arrows flew from the city wall in dense numbers.

Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong followed, and they saw the rain of arrows.

"The other party actually has so many archers?"

Geng Zhangguang was very surprised. There were so many archers in this group of bandits.

"It should be the proceeds from plundering northern Shaanxi."

Zhang Honggong said, with no other expression on his face, but he was slightly surprised. Looking at the arrow rain from a distance, there were as few as three hundred and as many as five hundred. The thieves actually had such a number of archers. Zhang Honggong had never been mentioned in the intelligence. They almost didn't think about the crossbow. After all, crossbows are precious and harder to make than bows. It would be difficult for them to come up with five hundred crossbowmen.

Geng Zhangguang nodded in agreement.

At the head of the infantry team, there was a shield hand holding up a shield. The shields were made of wooden shields that were like doors. They were tightly fitted and blocked almost all the arrows in front of the shield. From this, you can see the difference between this soldier and the soldiers outside Yanchuan. difference.

Blocking the rain of arrows, the soldiers continued to charge forward, and soon reached the base of the city wall.

There are not many guards on the city wall, only a thousand people. This has already gathered all the troops of Yonghe. The other three city walls are almost only guarded by more than a hundred people.

Seeing the opponent's army approaching the city, there was no panic on the faces of the soldiers above. They had no rolling logs, no gold juice, and no hot oil. There were only a few people holding torches high, and the people around him were holding dusty quilts in pairs. Liu Zhenhua stood In the middle of the city wall, looking to the left, you can vaguely see smoke and dust, which is the cavalry coming from the side.

(End of this chapter)