Chapter 143: Street Fighting in Shaoyang
The official army was like killing a red-eyed beast, holding a spear or waving a long sword, marching in military formations, from the east, the middle and the west to the streets of the south gate.
When the official army approached, the rebels came to their senses.
Many foreign soldiers were carrying cloth bags filled with money and silk, and animals filled with food, hoes, sickles and other means of production, and were about to withdraw. Suddenly, they learned from their companions that the government troops were coming and were at a loss for a moment.
It was too easy to enter the city before, and it was very easy to plunder supplies, which made them relax their vigilance. Now that the government army suddenly ran out, they realized that they had fallen into the trap.
When the government attacked, the rebels wanted to gather together to resist, but found that most of the young and strong aliens had scattered into the streets and alleys and robbed. At this time, the large-scale troops were basically no longer found on the streets.
The rebel leader cut off contact with the soldiers below, and it was too late to summon people. In this kind of street fighting that required individual combat capabilities, the rebels had almost no advantage.
Chen Xi stood in front of the window on the top of the tower and saw many rebels being captured by the officials without resisting. He knelt on the ground and hugged his head with his hands, not daring to move.
Chen Xi sighed lightly: "Even if you join forces and can compete with the government army, you are just ordinary people with short-sighted eyes. Only when you work together and work together can you compete with the government army head-on. The wilderness outside the city is your natural helper."
"If you enter the city, you will become fish on the shore. Apart from returning to the water as soon as possible, you will have no way to survive. Even if you struggle to death, you will be able to bite Guan Jun in the end and will not avoid the fate of failure!"
At this time, the official army advanced rapidly. Although the rebels had a numerical advantage, they were unable to give up because they had plundered too much and could not even have the strength to escape.
A war that seems to be evenly matched has actually been doomed to an end from the beginning.
Both sides of the warring sides were not allowed to consider who would win or lose. As the saying goes, the brave would win when they meet on a narrow road, the official army was as powerful as a rainbow, while the rebels wanted to escape from the battlefield with spoils, and the soldiers had no fighting spirit.
Therefore, when the two sides encountered each other, the comparison of troops underwent a fundamental reversal, and the official army was always able to concentrate superior forces to attack the small rebel forces.
In this kind of street fighting, the advantages of the government and army's well-trained and mutual cooperation are brought to the extreme.
Even though the quality of the official army cannot satisfy Chen Xi, many new recruits have been on the battlefield for the first time. Even if Chen Xi did not make too targeted arrangements and even did not even have a mobilization meeting, as long as he went to the battlefield, he could beat ten in one and be invincible on the battlefield when he was on the battlefield.
Sometimes, one or two soldiers can chase several or even a dozen rebels around.
Officials and thieves have completely different mentalities in the battle!
After Chen Xi saw the one-sided situation on the battlefield, he understood that many things were decided from the beginning, and this was also determined by the times. As long as he could give full play to the advantages of the official army, it was not difficult to quell the rebellion.
Wang He led his troops to rush to the front line. At this time, he no longer remembered that he was the commander of the Jiangxi capital, but regarded himself as a powerful general who charged into battle. In this extremely dangerous street battle, he ignored how many people were following him, and was invincible and the limelight was invincible.
Unlike Su Jingyang who was a scholar and a juren who had been a scholar and a juren in succession, and had been in charge of the family halfway and had been in command until now. Wang He was the commander of Yinzhi before, and had certain experience in dealing with pirates along the coast and belonged to the practical faction. When he personally led his troops to the battlefield, his mind was hot and his blood was rising, and he put his fear behind his head.
Chen Xi stood in the distance and saw Wang He who was like a reckless man from the telescope. He shook his head and said, "Wang He is still quite different from a mature, wise, calm and able to take care of the overall situation. The road to go in the future is still very long..."
Compared to Wang He fighting with the rebels head-on in the city, Chen Xi could imagine the depression after Su Jing and Yang Wen heard about the battle in the city.
At this time, the rebels' front-line troops had retreated, and some tribes had begun to flee outside the city. After all, the city gate was still in their hands, and they were still in a state where they could attack and retreat.
After Yunliu sent people to investigate the situation, he went up the tower to report to Chen Xi: "Sir, now some rebels have escaped from the city. It seems that they have plans to escape south. Should they immediately send troops to block the city gate?"
In Yunliu's opinion, the battle situation is now completely under the control of Shen Xi, so it is best not to let a rebel out of the city to avoid leaving any troubles.
Chen Xi disagreed and waved his hand and said, "Let a group of rebels go out of the city first. If the rebels find that the city gate is blocked and it is not my wish. Even if the rebels leave the city, it doesn't matter. Even if the rebels leave the city, it's okay. They bring so many things and are reluctant to throw them away. It's purely a fool to retreat to the area south of Ziyang Pass. Commander Su's men are waiting for them, sending orders and continuing to tighten the encirclement..."
Chen Xi is not in a hurry to close the door and beat the dog now.
Let some dogs go out first, so that all the rebels feel hope of escape, so they will naturally not resist with all their own sacrifices in exchange for others to escape. On the contrary, if there is no way out, the rebels will transform into jackals, tigers and leopards under the stimulation of the hope of desperately seeking a glimmer of hope. By then, whether the official troops under Chen Xi can cope will become unknown.
Chen Xi must consider the issue that his official army and local guards have no practical experience and the number is not as large as that of his opponents.
Now we are just relying on one go. If the results of the battle cannot be expanded, the next step is that the rebels may launch a counterattack, and the misfortunes and good fortunes are unpredictable.
The battle situation develops further!
Chen Xi never planned to go to the battlefield in person. He was only prepared to be a calm bystander, and even be prepared to escape at any time... He did not intend to be buried with Shaoyang City. It would be good to be able to win, but if the rebels counterattacked, he would not stay and fight. Anyway, he had a lot of official troops to dispatch, so the final victory would definitely be him.
Yun Liu had just stepped down the tower and continued to go to the front line to investigate the enemy situation. A messenger came to report: "Sir, Prime Minister Baoqing is asking for a visit!"
Chen Xi sneered: "It's coming very quickly. Tell Master Zhou and let him wait below..."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Xi heard a quarrel coming downstairs. Baoqing's prefect Zhou Ling was aggressive and looked like he wanted to swallow the soldiers who stopped him: "...I'm tired of living? Even my fourth-rank prefect dares to stop him? It's important. If Baoqing's prefect falls, who will take responsibility?"
Chen Xi replied loudly at the window: "How is this official responsible?"
When Zhou Ling heard this, he looked upstairs and saw Chen Xi leaning down, and quickly said, "Shen Zhongcheng, what are you going to do? You didn't say that before. We need our government office and county office to cooperate with you, appease the people, stick to our posts, and fight a good battle with the rebels. Why did the Rencheng Gate suddenly open and let the bandits enter the city? Do you want to let go of Baoqing Mansion and lose it before you can give up?"
For Baoqing Prefecture and county-level yamen, things changed beyond their imagination. Yesterday, Chen Xi entered the city and said that there were rebels pursuing him outside the city. Zhou Ling didn't take it seriously, but after one night, Chen Xi sent troops out of the city to pursue him early the next morning.
Zhou Ling was originally away because of the war, but as soon as he passed Chenxi at noon, he reported that the rebels were going to attack the city and asked him and the Shaoyang County Magistrate to cooperate with him. As a result, the government and county magistrate settled the people who had "evacuated from the Nanmen War Zone" and heard that the city wall had been broken by the rebels.
Zhou Ling was originally shocked and angry, thinking that the city had to escape, but Chen Xi sent someone to inform him that all this was the combat plan of "tempting the enemy into depth" formulated by Chen Xi. He was furious and hurried to ask Chen Xi for questioning.
After his anger was released, Zhou Ling realized that he was just a small prefect, while Chen Xi was the governor of the two provinces. He was not qualified to show off his power here, and his momentum suddenly faded.
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ps: First update!
There is another update today... My uncle passed away two days before the Dragon Boat Festival. The emperor went to help. I will be very busy these two days, and the update is unstable. Sorry!
Chapter completed!