Shibaliwu may fall at any time. It is better to select a bandit camp on the east bank of the Baijian River and attack it to open up the connection between Yuhuangling and Huaiyuan. It is better sooner rather than later.
Huaiyuan and Beiqiao Village are all working hard to build equipment to attack the city.
The strongholds built by the rebels who occupied the villages on the east bank of the Baijian River were relatively simple. Their original purpose was to blockade and siege Huaiyuan. The four camps were built on flat terrain to provide key points, but there were no dangerous points to defend on the terrain.
The main equipment to be built is to quickly take over the enemy camp, a city-climbing vehicle that can climb more than ten feet high village wall, and a side carriage that can cover arrow stones. These are all modified from existing carriages and horses. As long as the method is right, everything can be done.
Everything is very convenient.
Pan Chenghu, Guo Junpan, Zhou Tian and other bandits were still unaware of the troop seizing coup that had taken place in Beiqiao Village. They could still see the Xu clan soldiers entering and leaving Huaiyuan and reorganizing into the Huaiyuan rural camp.
Deng Gui and Xu Wujiang led the main force of the reorganized rural camp to Beiqiao Village on the north bank of Qingliu River. They could also see that under Deng Gui's order, the villages to the east and south of Yuhuangling were gradually moving to Beiqiao Village.
Assembling men, horses, and supplies, you can even see that the Huaiyuan Market is building offensive weapons.
Even if they were not the old bandits who had stubbornly survived in Tongbai Mountain, they could have guessed that Huaiyuan was about to launch a massive counterattack.
During the Battle of Tiaohutan, Guo Junpan's troops were attacked by Xu Huaitu, who attacked more than 40 people, which made them realize that the two thousand troops gathered on the east bank of the Baijian River were not enough to rely on.
However, they sent people to the old Huaidu stronghold several times to ask for reinforcements. Chen Zixiao, Zhong Changqing, and Gao Xiangzhong all tried their best to evade the request and had no intention of sending more soldiers. There were even some thieves chiefs sent against them.
The person asking for help was sarcastic.
Pan Chenghu, Guo Junpan, Zhou Tian and other bandits felt angry and resentful about this.
Of course, they didn't have much hope for Chen Zixiao and others, but yet they were ridiculed even though they didn't reveal it, so how could they not be furious?
Finally, the three of them gathered together, and on the eve of the Huaiyuan Township Camp's massive counterattack, they resolutely abandoned the Yingzizui and Hengtanggang camps, and gathered nearly 2,000 of their men into the Tiaohutan camp.
There are too many new bandits who have just joined the group, and they are suddenly hard to use. Instead of being defeated by Huaiyuan soldiers and horses individually, it is better to stick together to keep warm.
And they also believe that temporarily abandoning Yingzizui, Hengtanggang and other camps will not affect the overall situation in a short period of time. They are not afraid of Chen Zixiao and others finding out about the censure. After the main force of the coalition successfully captures Shibaliwu, they will send troops to enter.
To the east of the Baijian River, it will be easy to regain control of these strongholds, so there is no regret in giving up temporarily.
No matter what happens, if they just turn their backs and leave, why bother looking at the faces of Chen Zixiao, Zhong Changqing, Gao Xiangzhong and others?
The reason why they chose the Tiaohutan camp to gather was that they also saw the favorable terrain backed by the Baijian River. They were worried that their communication with the main force of the coalition forces would be cut off by Huaiyuan soldiers and horses.
The water in the Baijian River has risen, and the water in Tiighu Beach, which is not even up to the neck, is so strong that it is difficult to swim across it. However, if enough rafts can be gathered and fixed with giant ropes, the war will be unfavorable and it will be convenient to evacuate to the west bank of the Baijian River.
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Pan Chenghu, Guo Junpan, and Zhou Tian are all old bandits. In the current situation, they certainly understand the importance of protecting themselves first.
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Without the opportunity to defeat them all, Beiqiao Village couldn't help but hesitate whether to continue to attack the Tiaohutan bandit camp, which had twice as many troops as our own.
The two thousand thieves and bandits were no more than a mob, but they all gathered together and defended the camp. The Huaiyuan Township Camp, the Inspection Division Military Soldiers and the Yuhuangling Township Soldiers only had a thousand people. The disadvantage in terms of the size of the army and horses was too great.
The main force of the rebel army is in Yushanyi and Huaidu Old Village. The front line is extremely powerful. Once Shibaliwu is captured, reinforcements will be rushed over as quickly as possible at any time.
This makes Huaiyuan soldiers and horses feel like thorns on their backs. If the war is slightly unfavorable, they will fall into great passivity. However, the bandit army in Tiaohutan defends the camp inside and has strong reinforcements from outside. Their morale and fighting will will not be too weak.
Under this situation, Xu Wujiang, Deng Gui and many others were a little hesitant, which is normal.
Xu Wujiang was already considered a first-rate figure in Tongbai Mountain, but two or three months ago, he was just a small soldier with more than twenty soldiers under his control.
Tang Pan is nothing more than that; Zhong He is just a rich boy who likes to play with guns and sticks; Yin Peng's "big" intention is to partner with Zhou Jianxiong and Wu Liangsheng to become a good blacksmith in Huaiyuan; Zheng Tu is a street market
You rogue, you don’t even dare to go drink wine with your mother-in-law behind your back...
Deng Gui is considered a very knowledgeable person, but he has also been rotating in various inspection departments over the years, serving as a small military attaché of the peace.
With limited training, we have to integrate more than a thousand soldiers and horses who have only a short period of time to attack with twice the number of men and horses. There is also a thief camp supported by the main force of the stronger thief army behind us. When the matter comes, if we say that we have no worries or hesitation, then
It is self-deception.
On July 20th, Wang Zhen, accompanied by Lu Xiong, Tang Tiande and others, rushed to Beiqiao Village with letters from Chen Shi, the prefect of the state, and Cheng Lunying, the magistrate of Biyang County.
When Wang Zhen was assassinated, Chen Shi and Cheng Lunshi did not want to offend Cai Zheng, so they hoped that Wang Zhen would stay in Huaiyuan and die to prevent them from getting involved in the whirlpool of party strife.
However, the rapid development of banditry in Tongbai Mountain far exceeded their imagination and was directly related to their vital interests. They could no longer sit idly by and ignore who was behind the banditry.
The banditry in Tongbai Mountain is fierce and the prefectures and counties cannot contain it. If the Huaiyuan Inspection Department is captured, the best outcome for them is to be dismissed from their posts and investigated; and if it develops further to the point of attacking the city and surrounding Biyang City, will they be able to
Abandon Biyang City and flee?
The soldiers and horses of the prefecture and county were too weak to fight. They built a camp at the west entrance of Tongbai Mountain Road. There was not even much confidence that they could block the rebel army's westward exit from Tongbai Mountain. At this time, Deng Gui reported that Xu Wujiang was falsely accused and forced to flee the army.
, at this time, they are willing to lead 500 volunteers of the Xu tribe to work with the inspection department to kill the thieves. How stubborn must they be to catch the fleeing army?
They may not be very capable of handling specific affairs, and they may not have the ability to lead an army, but their vision is still far higher than that of ordinary people.
They could more or less see the opportunity to severely inflict heavy damage on the bandit army east of the Baijian River, curb their insurgent momentum, and thus revive the morale of the clan gentry east of the Baijian River.
Therefore, Chen Shi's letter said very nakedly: "...Whether Xu Wujiang has been wronged can be known by looking at whether he has done anything to annihilate the bandits on the east bank of the Baijian River. I only hope that I can get good news from you within a few days..."
Except for Xu Wujiang, they had no way out. Deng Gui could also see from Chen Shi's letter that they would not be able to wait for the imperial reinforcements to arrive in a short time.
Wang Zhen called Lu Xiong, and Tang Tiande escorted him here. He also argued that now was a good opportunity to reverse the bad situation. If he didn't want to make the situation worse, he could only attack the Tiaohutan bandit camp.
Although Wang Zhen was demoted, his reputation was there, and his morale encouragement to the lower-level generals was beyond what Deng Gui could achieve.
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"Remember this for me, keep your eyes in front of you, don't look around, the knife in your hand, move forward, chop forward, stab forward, stab forward - it's too profound, I don't know
I don't understand, but if you look forward from your nose and eyes, as long as you don't squint your eyes and don't tilt your neck, what your eyes see is the center line. Put the python knife on the military formation and use it fiercely to stab the center line, chop the center line, and chop the center line.
Stab the center line, don't tilt it even an inch! If you go home and hit your mother-in-law's crotch, how can it tilt even an inch? The Fumang knife is a sword used in military formations. It is mostly used with a spear. To put it more advanced, it is called accumulating a gun on the knife.
, gun and knife in one, to put it bluntly, you can stab and stab with a knife, and you have to stab more and stab more, don’t be so fucking embarrassed, and don’t be so fucking soft, thinking about using the knife with your left hand and the right hand with it
Using a knife to draw the blood of an enemy thief is not what you have to learn in the military formation. Think about it, if you cut a gash in the enemy thief's body, the enemy will not die, and he will be so painful that he will feel angry and annoyed. Isn't that right?
I will fight you with extra force, even if I die, I will grab you by the back. Do you think it is unfair? Others say that the spirit of blood and courage is too mysterious. Let me tell you, even a rabbit will squeal after being stabbed with a knife.
Kick your legs anxiously, this is the spirit of bloody courage. So, in the military formation, don't be too particular about me, just hit to the center line, stab the enemy thieves to death, stab through, hack to death, and split them into two
Half. When you see armor and shields, don’t shrink back. Go up to the wall. Where the hell do you want to shrink? What does it mean to use strength to overcome strength? It means seeing the armor piercing and splitting, and seeing the shield piercing through.
Split through, don’t fucking try to trick me into using softness to overcome strength. I haven’t figured out how to use softness to overcome strength. Are you all really smarter than me? Don’t play around with these things. You’ll have to watch them from the corner of your eyes.
Walking by my shoulders and arms - what is peripheral vision? It means that when a beautiful woman walks by in the market, you want to look at it but feel shameless. Your eyes are clearly looking in front, but you glance at her legs and butt from the corner of your eye. This is called peripheral vision.
——I stop, stop everyone, I come in, whoever’s hands are too weak, I’ll go to the battlefield and deal with you carefully!”
The key to this battle is whether two thousand thieves can be huddled in the Tiighutan camp. Whether they can defeat their will immediately and penetrate the enemy's formation in the overcrowded camp is the key to this battle.
Naturally, Xu Huai shouldered the responsibility of being the first to ascend to the generals. He selected 60 Jian Rui people who had practiced Fumang Dao from the military soldiers of the township camp and the inspection department to form a team to serve as the first ascending team.
The basic formation soldiers have been drilled, but Xu Huai did not dare to be careless in the battle at the stronghold.
In the small school grounds of Beiqiao Village, he personally led a 60-person advance team to practice the array for the battle on the city, and did not leave it to Xu Wukun, Xu Xin'an, Tang Pan, Yin Peng and others.
Many people had the opportunity to watch Xu Huai train his soldiers in this way.
"This reckless guy trains his soldiers like a gangster and scolds the streets. He is really a piece of shit who has no place in the banquet - if it weren't for his brute force, Mr. Deng would probably not even want to deal with this kind of thing."
After Xu Wufu handed over all the command of the rural soldiers, he did not say goodbye to the easy task of suppressing bandits. He even took the initiative to take over the tasks of transporting grain and fodder and contacting villages.
To put it bluntly, this is the real benefit in the future.
No matter how much Xu Wufu hates Xu Wujiang and others, how can he still live with this?
Even if he could no longer intervene in the command of the rural camp, Xu Wufu still called Xu Heng, Xu Wuqi, Zhou Jing and others stayed with Deng Gui, waiting for dispatch; Beiqiao Village was such a big place, and Xu Huai had to practice siege tactics, so there was no way to avoid it.
If you open other people's eyes, you can endure the pointing fingers of idiot Xu Heng.
But Zhou Jing couldn't hide his shock when he saw the scene in front of him. Seeing Xu Wuqi's face turned gloomy, he couldn't guess what he was thinking. He asked in a low voice with some uncertainty: "Xu Huai is young and speaks vulgarly, but...
It seems like everything is on point?"
Xu Wuqi snorted coldly and said in a cold voice without squinting: "Wang Zhen taught him to pretend to be pretentious and talk nonsense. What's so difficult about it? If he doesn't know how to talk nonsense, doesn't he need help even if he drinks and eats meat? That's dog meat.
