Chapter 191
When Jin Gongcheng led a thousand cavalry and rushed to Zuben City, it was already the morning of the next day. It turned out that this small town had been poisoned by the Sui army. The city gates were burned down, the city was in a mess, and there were a lot of people along the streets.
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They were set on fire, especially the yamen of the local government, which was completely burned to ashes. The most outrageous thing was that the Sui army actually arrested the local officials and some of the city's defenders and hung them on trees.
The kind that strips a pig naked.
Humiliation, this was absolutely naked humiliation. Jin Gongcheng's face turned black, and the cavalry under his command roared with anger like wild beasts, vowing to cut the Sui army into pieces.
However, Jin Gong was sincere, but he did not lose his reason. After rescuing a group of "light pigs" hanging on the tree, he carefully inquired about the process of the Sui army's capture of the city.
These local officials dared to tell the truth and exaggeratedly described how powerful and mighty the Sui army was. There were only a hundred cavalry, but they made it look like a thousand cavalry. Moreover, everyone had the magic of breathing fire to defend the city.
Although the soldiers fought bloody battles, they were ultimately outnumbered and the Sui army broke through the city. After entering the city, the Sui army immediately killed people and set fires everywhere. The people in the city were so frightened that they fled out of the city.
If Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin heard this, they would definitely be dumbfounded and admire the shamelessness of these local officials. In addition, they only set fires and did not kill people randomly. Only a small number of officials who resisted with weapons were killed by them. Even these
The fat local officials just stripped off the hanging trees. Apart from losing face, they didn't even lose a single bird feather.
Jin Gongcheng was not a fool, and he naturally understood that these local officials deliberately exaggerated in order to reduce their guilt. But one thing is certain, the Sui troops attacking the city were all cavalry, and they carried a large amount of kerosene. As for the number of troops, there were definitely not a thousand, because
The Sui army could not have so many war horses, nor could it form such a large cavalry.
To be on the safe side, Jin Gongcheng called in a few more people for questioning. As a result, these people were even more confused. They just described how ferocious the Sui cavalry was and how they could kill thousands of people and throw terrifying fireballs on both sides of the street. As for the Sui army's ability to
How many people there are, I can't tell at all, it's a confusing account.
It's no wonder that in the chaos, ordinary people just want to escape. It seems that there is the sound of horse hooves everywhere, there is thick smoke everywhere, and the Sui army is everywhere. At this time, not even the soldiers can be counted.
How many people did the Qing and Sui armies have, let alone the panicked people?
Therefore, Jin Gongcheng finally couldn't figure out how many people there were in the Sui army. He was confused and asked a lonely person!
Just as Jin Gongcheng went out of the city to check the traces on the ground to determine the whereabouts of the Sui army, the messenger from Bozhuo City happened to arrive and said that the Sui army was attacking Bozhuo City and asked Jin Gongcheng to rush for help immediately.
Jin Gongcheng did not dare to neglect and immediately led the cavalry to Bozhuo City. At the same time, he secretly wondered that the Sui army was moving too fast. They only captured Zuben City yesterday afternoon and immediately attacked Bozhuo City again at dawn today.
It only lasts five or six hours. You must know that the distance between the two cities is more than two hundred miles. Can the war horses handle such a running method?
Let's say that Jin Gongcheng led the cavalry to Bozhuo City. It was already sunset at dusk, but fortunately, Bozhuo City was not breached. The four cities were closed and heavily guarded. However, the suspension bridge of the moat was burned by fire, and the city gate
There are also signs of being burned.
Jin Gongcheng revealed his identity and called the local officials of Bozhuo City for questioning. Since the city was not lost this time, there was no need to shirk responsibility, so the officials guarding the city stated the story more objectively. However, the Sui army who attacked Bozhuo City this time
There were not only cavalry but also infantry. According to the estimates of local officials, this Sui army definitely numbered more than a thousand people.
As a result, Jin Gongcheng was confused again. The Sui army that captured the city was all cavalry, but the Sui army that attacked Bozhuo City was a mixture of infantry and cavalry. What's the situation? Is it the same army?
Since the Sui army attacking the city had already left for a long time, and the cavalry under Jin Gongcheng had been traveling for two days, they were already exhausted and their horses were exhausted. Even if they wanted to pursue them, they were unable to do so, so they could only rest for one night in Bozhuo City.
Early the next morning, Jin Gongcheng was just preparing to set up camp and pursue the Sui army. The request for help from Wugu City arrived again, saying that the Sui army was violently attacking Wugu City and urgently needed support. Immediately afterwards, a messenger from Jian'an City also came to ask for help.
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Jin Gongcheng suddenly felt anxious and frantic, as if Sui troops were everywhere overnight.
Now there are two places asking for help, what should we do? Jin Gongcheng is in trouble, so he divides his troops, but he is also worried that he has fallen into the opponent's trick, and will be attacked by each in the end, so he doesn't divide them, but he doesn't know which place to save first.
Jin Gongcheng weighed it carefully, and finally decided not to divide his troops, but to go to rescue Wugu City first, because there was an outlet to the sea near Wugu City, and the Ming army might seize ships and go to sea, and escape back to the Sui Dynasty along the coast.
After Jin Gongcheng made up his mind, he immediately led his troops to the southwest to aid Wugu City.
At this moment, Gao Bufan was leading a cavalry of about a thousand steps to feign an attack at the foot of Jian'an City. He first fired a shot of rockets at the top of the city and the city gate, and then launched a few rounds of painless charges.
He stopped attacking and started cooking.
The defenders in Jian'an City were nervous, thinking that after the Sui army had eaten and drank enough, they would get serious and launch a more violent attack. As a result, after the Sui army finished eating, they set up camp, patted their butts and left.
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When the defenders in the city saw this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they were worried that the Ming army was deliberately deceiving them, so they didn't dare to take the opportunity to go out of the city to pursue them. They could only watch the Sui army walk away. They were relieved and a little annoyed that they missed the opportunity to counterattack.
Let's say that Gao Bufan led his army to leave Jian'an City and walked several miles to the southwest in a leisurely manner. Then he suddenly turned to the north and marched quickly. He did not rest until dark. He only had dinner and then continued on the road all night long.
After driving for more than 150 miles, they didn't stop until dawn the next day to set up camp and rest.
In the afternoon, another Sui army led by Liu Wuzhou and Guo Zisheng also arrived from the east to join them. Now they were left with a hundred cavalry led by Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin.
It turned out that after Gao Bufan led his army to leave the deserted village that night, he headed south quickly. At the same time, he secretly ordered Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin to lead a hundred cavalry to attack the nearest capital city.
Zuben City was a small city with weak defenses and no defense, so it was easily captured by Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin. After the two succeeded, they left immediately and continued south to attack Wugu City, which was the farthest away.
At this time, Gao Bufan divided the remaining infantry and cavalry into two groups. One group was led by Liu Wuzhou and Guo Zisheng to attack Bozhuo City, while he himself led the other half of the troops to attack Jian'an City. The purpose was naturally to confuse the enemy and make them
Unable to figure out his true intention, he took advantage of this moment to return to Liaodong City in the north.
Therefore, Gao Bufan's move south with his army was just a false shot, but the real target was Liaodong City. His idea was too bold. In addition, he deceived Gao Jianwu by pretending to attack the city and plundering territory along the way.
In addition, Gao Bufan ordered Qin Qiong to make a long-distance attack on Wugu City, which was six to seven hundred miles away. This was a stroke of genius. Because there was an entrance to the sea there, the enemy would inevitably suspect that the Sui army had no hope of crossing north, and instead intended to go south to seize ships and sail out to sea.
Obviously, Jin Gongcheng fell into the trap and hurried south to Wugu City.
Without the threat of Jin Gongcheng's cavalry, Gao Bufan naturally felt much more at ease. After joining Liu Wuzhou and Guo Zisheng, he continued north to return to Liaodong City. Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin led the cavalry, which was highly mobile. As long as nothing unexpected happened, sooner or later
Can catch up.
As expected by Gao Bufan, they only marched north for two days before Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin caught up and brought back a hundred cavalrymen. Gao Bufan was a little surprised and had to sigh at this combination.
The power of an ox is greater than that of a cleft hoof!!
Luo Shixin is a brave and invincible boy, and Qin Shubao is even more brave and resourceful, as well as highly skilled in martial arts. They are simply an invincible CP combination. If the cavalry under his command undergoes a period of training, their combat power will probably become even stronger.
Although they were only separated for a few days, everyone was in a very comfortable mood after successfully reuniting at this moment. This "distinctive" action can only be described as smooth and flowing. With a feint, not only did he successfully get rid of his pursuers,
, and also put the enemy together, which is really not ordinary.
Chapter completed!