The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 85 Breaking through the Tongzhou soldiers (thanks to the big bowl for the reward)
"My lord, what's the trick?" Hearing Yang Yong's words, Gong Yechang and Du Yi also became excited.

"Guiping cannons, rolling logs, rocks, bricks and tiles, isn't there a shortage of these things in the city? There should be water, and the soldiers are ordered to carry water to the top of the city!" Yang Yong slapped his thigh and said.

"Carry water?" The two of you looked at me and I at you, but they didn't understand.

"Yes, carry water! Then let the brothers guarding the city slowly pour down from the top of the city along the wall, and then pour it down after a period of time in between. The weather is so cold that the water will freeze on the wall and outside the city. Give them an ice city tomorrow, and let these bastards attack!"

After Yang Yong finished speaking, Chang Gongye and Du Yi couldn't help clapping their hands and laughing, calling it a clever plan.After the order was passed down, the rebel army on the top of the city was busy all night...

That night.The Sui army camp is holding a meeting.Niu Shan, the governor, sat in the middle with a livid face and said nothing.All the generals above the commander-in-chief were there, including the three county guards. They stood in four long rows in the tents, with their heads slightly lowered and their eyes on the ground, looking unlucky.

At this time, Niu Shan stood up, looking at this and that.Cursed: "Bastard! Trash! Idiots! Our five-way army, with more than [-] horses, can't take down the tiny Jincheng County! Yang Yong and his troops have no more than [-] soldiers, and most of them are newly recruited ordinary people. , I can’t eat enough, I’m just some Huazi team who have never been on the battlefield, but we lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in this battle, how did we fight this battle?!
What's more, Duan Yu, the sheriff of Dingshui County, fell into the trap when he came to the city, and the five thousand elite soldiers were wiped out. They came and lost, and Dingshui was also lost. As the chief general, he made such a low-level mistake, damn it !More than enough to die! "The more Niu Shan spoke, the more excited he became, and he slapped the table loudly.

All the generals present were scolded like grandsons, their heads were lowered, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

Niu Shan scolded for nearly half an hour, and finally scolded so dry that he couldn't remember the words. He returned to the coach's position, sat down and drank a cup of tea, and then said in a slow tone: "The next battle How to fight? We don’t have much time! To tell you the truth, this governor has been reported, and Xue’s father and son led a team from Dingshui to take Tongzhou. If we take Bujincheng tonight, Tongzhou will It's in danger, and it's too late for us to go back to the teacher to save it. If Tongzhou is lost, hey, everyone, just kill you! This governor can spare you, and the emperor can't spare you! When the time comes, the old man will accompany you Die!" As he spoke, Niu Shan became emotional again.

After Niu Shan had finished speaking, there was no sound in the big tent. After more than ten seconds of silence, Tongzhou agreed with Zhang Binglin to come out and salute: "Lord Inspector, please calm down. Although we lost the battle today, the officials found out that the thieves suffered a lot. And for the sake of To deal with us, they used bricks, tiles, and sandalwood. This shows that they are about to be unable to hold on, and even demolish the houses. We will take a break and attack again, and we will definitely break the city. Yang Yong and the others There is no escape."

"Master Zhang is right, let everyone else talk about it too." Niu Shan nodded slightly.

Most of the generals remained silent, only a few of them obediently agreed with Zhang Binglin's strategy.

Niu Shan's face returned to normal, and said: "In this case, everyone should hurry up and rest. Two hours later, that is, the fourth watch, we will attack again. Each of our four armies is in charge of a city gate. Before dawn, we must take Jincheng, and then Send troops to the south to solve the danger of Tongzhou. Which army will miss the opportunity of the war, it is like this table!" As he spoke, Niu Shan drew out his sword, raised the sword in his hand and dropped it, and with a click, a corner of the table was chopped off.

"No!" All the generals saluted in unison, and then scattered the tents.

Two hours and four hours, whether it is long or short, is not short.The point is that these Sui soldiers and Sui generals ran around during the day and fought again at night. They were so tired that their bones fell apart. When they lay down and felt their eyes closed, they were called out again by the assembly order.

These soldiers will be sleepy, as if they have lost their souls. In this case, the offensive horns sounded, whining a few times, like a ghost coming, piercing the silence of the night sky mournfully. .

In an instant, the war horses neighed, and countless light balls and torches illuminated them brightly. It was still the horse team in front, carrying the ladder, and the soldiers behind, rushed across the moat, howling, and came to kill Jincheng.

These Sui soldiers and Sui generals had just rushed near the city wall, thumping, thumping, and they couldn't hold back their bodies. The ladders they were carrying, the knives, guns, bows and arrows in their hands, all let go. No matter how far they rolled, some front teeth were broken. After crawling on the ground for a long time, I didn't even get up. Only then did I realize that the ground was full of ice.

Some even fell to the ground with their horses. Not only could they not stand up, but even the horses fell straight, as if they were drunk.Some barely rushed to the base of the city wall, set up a ladder and climbed up. After climbing a few steps, the ladder tilted, and people fell down the city with the ladder.

There are also many who fell and slipped and collided directly, trampled, horses, and their own people stabbed their own people with knives and guns, everywhere, screaming, screaming, weapons clashing, all kinds of sounds. , the scene was chaotic.

At this time, there was a sound of cannon on the top of the city, ambushes were everywhere, arrows were thrown down, and rolling wood and stones were thrown down. Sui soldiers and Sui generals were killed and injured. After half an hour of this charge, they were defeated like an ebb tide.

Sui soldiers and Sui generals were not reconciled, and launched several charges in succession, but each time they lost troops and generals, and returned without attacking.In this way, the battle continued until daylight, and Jincheng County was not captured. The Fourth Route Army, let alone the city gate, did not even have a soldier rushing to the top of the city this time.

It was only then that Niu Shan could see clearly that Jincheng County was covered by a thick layer of ice from the city wall to more than ten meters outside the city. Not to mention that there were guards on it, it was just an empty city that could be climbed casually, with a city wall more than two feet high. , It is not easy to climb up.

Seeing that it was really impossible to attack, Niu Shishi had to send an order to withdraw his troops.After tossing and tossing for a long time, my eyes are red. When I checked the number of people this time, the county newspapers came up. The loss was even more serious. There were more than [-] casualties.

However, since his troops did not capture the southern city gate, Niu Shan was not good at punishing others, so he joined forces with the soldiers from the other three counties, less than [-], and did not attack the city, so he hurriedly withdrew his troops and returned. Tongzhou went to rescue.

Yang Yong could see clearly from the top of the city, damn it, want to run?Not that cheap!So many brothers died in vain?Then he ordered to open the gate of the city and chase after him!

It turned out that Yang Yong couldn't bear it long ago in the city. If it wasn't for Xue Ju's strategy, he would have led his troops out long ago.Now seeing that Niu Cishi was about to run away, Yang Yong's eyes were red, and he ordered the four thousand commanders to lead a thousand troops to defend Jincheng, while he, Gongye Chang, and Du Yi led two thousand troops out of the city, and walked behind. He chased after him with his buttocks.

This time, Niu Shan and others were greatly surprised. We attacked the city for nearly a night, and now we have withdrawn our troops. Instead of having fun, these mobs chased them out?Is it unreasonable? !
So they rushed to the battle, and the two sides fought together more than 20 miles south of Jincheng.Regardless of Yang Yong's small number of soldiers, they won successive battles and their morale was very strong. Yang Yong led the way, with Gongye on the left and Du Yi on the right. The three generals rushed into the Sui army like tigers descending from the mountain. He also shouted and followed the general into the enemy group with soaring fighting spirit.

These Sui soldiers and Sui generals were completely defeated and their morale was low, so they were about to collapse at the first touch. The governor Niushan and the three county guards were unable to command well, and their voices were broken, but it was of no avail.Only Niu Cishi and the personal guards of the three county guards together had 4000 people desperately resisting, and the guards retreated while fighting.

But Yang Yong's soldiers and horses clung to them tightly, and the two sides were killed in a daze, and the sun and the moon were dark.

At this time, a group of troops came from the southwest direction, and at the place where the dust rose and fell, a large flag with the word "Xue" gradually became clear, and the uniform cavalry team was like a whirlwind, rolling to the Sui soldiers and generals in the blink of an eye.

The leading general was tall and tall, with a bronze helmet and bronze armor, like a golden armored god descending from the realm, with a single-edged halberd in his hand, shouted "Kill!" Wherever the halberd passed, human heads rolled and blood rained everywhere.

Yang Yong, who was rushing to kill, was happy when he saw that it was Xue Renguo who was coming.

It turned out that after Xue Ju got Yang Yong's approval, he ordered his second son Xue Renyue to lead troops to guard Dingshui, and then took his eldest son Xue Renguo to lead an army of [-] troops southward, spreading the news that "the Xue family and his son took a detour to get Tongzhou".

But after going out for a few hours, the detective came to report that Niu Shan did not return his troops, but surrounded Jincheng instead.Xue Ju followed the pre-determined plan and went straight to Tongzhou.It happened to be night again when we arrived in Tongzhou, and Xue Ju still adopted the old method, letting several generals in Dingshui cheat the city, and falsely claimed that they had come to pass on the order of Niu Shishi.

General Liu Feng of Tongzhou saw that they were all his own staff, so he was fooled anyway. After opening the city, Xue Renguo, who was mixed inside, made a sudden move and grabbed the city gate. Xue Ju led troops in from the outside. Liu Feng died in the melee, and the rest Most of the Sui soldiers and Sui generals surrendered, and the battle ended in just over an hour.

After taking Tongzhou, Xue Ju was worried about the safety of Jincheng. He didn't know if Yang Yong could live in the city. His wife and family were still in Jincheng, so he was very anxious. He guarded Tongzhou with more than 800 soldiers and horses, and collected prisoners.

Xue Renguo took the command and led a thousand cavalry to run for two hours. After dawn, Yang Yong and Niushan's men and horses were fighting here, and then joined the battle group.

Although there were not many thousand cavalry, they were still a tired army, but the current Sui soldiers and Sui generals were even more miserable. The arrival of Xue Renguo became the last straw for the army that overwhelmed Tongzhou, completely turning the tide of the battle.These soldiers and Sui generals couldn't hold back any longer, they fled for their lives regardless of the governors or governors they left behind.Yang Yong and Xue Renguo joined forces, the Sui soldiers and Sui generals were killed until they lost their helmets and armor, and were routed. The four generals led the troops and chased them for thirty or forty li before stopping.

In this battle, Luo Fang, the prefect of Sifang County, and more than 2000 soldiers under his command threw away their weapons on the spot, knelt down and begged to surrender. The two prefects of Yongdu County and Baiyin County all died in the chaos, and only Niu Shan, the governor of Tongzhou, led the battle. The defeated generals took the road and fled.

Niu Shan led his men and horses and ran out for seventy or eighty miles at a stretch, and after checking that there were no pursuers behind, he reined in and stopped to breathe. The bumpy road made the fat old man panting and sweating profusely.

After resting for a long time, I ordered my subordinates to check the number of people, and there were only less than 2000 people left, and there were still many people who died.

Niu Shan couldn't help sighing up to the sky. When he dispatched troops three days ago, he brought out [-] elite troops from Tongzhou, plus the other four groups, the total force exceeded [-]. He didn't expect such a disastrous defeat so soon. He lost Jincheng and Dingshui. Don't ask Tongzhou, it's over, so many soldiers have died, Yang Yong and Xue's father and son are still at large, how can they report to the emperor?

Niu Shan stamped his feet and beat his chest, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, he drew out his sword with a clang, and wanted to kill himself with the sword!
　Thank you so much for the big bowl!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)