Zhou Shu was arranged to lead his troops to ambush in the woods on the hill on the west side. If enemy reinforcements came from the west camp, they, as suspected soldiers, should slow down the enemy reinforcements in this direction as much as possible.
Zhou Shu asked his men to keep an eye on the movement of the Japanese barracks on the west side. The distance was only about four miles away. He was worried and walked to a cliff near Qingquan Valley Village in Xigang and looked into the long ditch.
The location where Zhou Shu stood was only a thousand straight steps away from Qingquan Gouzhaigou. At this time, the fog had almost dissipated, and the sunlight was shining through, making the surrounding scene clear.
Zhou Shu is good at spears, riding and shooting, and his eyesight is sharper than ordinary people. He clearly saw the fierce battle in the alley to the west of Qingquangou Village Ancestral Hall, and his heart was stirred up.
Although the battle in Shougong County was extremely brutal, the soldiers of Tongbai Mountain only went up to the city to resist for a while when the soldiers guarding the mausoleum could not resist or their positions were disrupted in a short period of time.
Even though the ramp built by the Lanzhou rebels directly connected to the city head, Xu Huai restrained himself and did not let the Tongbai Mountain soldiers counterattack; he was responsible for guarding the city head from the beginning to the end, waiting for the defenders to stabilize their position, or waiting for a rest.
Once the good tomb-guarding troops are mobilized to the top of the city, Tongbai Mountain soldiers will be replaced.
In the battle to defend the city in Gong County, the defenders also suffered thousands of casualties, but most of them were soldiers guarding the mausoleum. The casualties among the Tongbai soldiers around Xu Huai could be said to be minimal.
Because there was a huge disparity in casualties between the soldiers of Tongbai Mountain and the soldiers guarding the mausoleum, and the soldiers of Tongbai Mountain were not seen fighting any tough battles during the city defense battle, the generals of the soldiers guarding the mausoleum were inevitably a little dissatisfied or angry.
In the eyes of Zhou Shu, who had a high self-esteem, the soldiers of Tongbai Mountain could be said to be elite, but in his opinion, they may not be as good as the strongest soldiers of the Western Army.
During the battle to defend the city of Gong County, Xu Huai, Wang Ju and others did not take much action. At most, they used their step bows to tease the formation from behind. Every time I saw King Jing treat Xu Huai, Wang Ju and others treated each other with courtesy, Zhou Shu felt in his heart
I feel that they are in vain, or that there is really no one around King Jing to help them, which is why they appear like this.
However, the fierce battle in the west alleyway of the ancestral hall appeared directly in front of Zhou Shu's eyes, causing waves in his heart to surge.
"So strong! Is this the Python Saber and Python Gun created by Wang Xiaocheng back then?" Zhou Shu had several strong men around him, all of whom he had carefully trained in the army. At this time, he looked at the people in the camp on the hillside.
They were fighting, their mouths slightly open, and they were shocked for a long time and didn't know how to describe what they saw.
"If I say that the sword and the spear in the hands of General Wang Ju and Xu Junhou are just a little bit stronger than the Yunhai Spear in your hand, Zhou Tou'er, will you give me little shoes to wear in the future?"
Ah." A youth team leader approached Zhou Shu and couldn't help saying with emotion.
"I didn't see them taking action in Gong County, so I thought they had a false reputation. I thought they were bandits, no matter how strong they were. I thought they were just relying on hundreds of veterans who were accustomed to fighting..."
The shortcomings of the Tomb Guard Army may be more serious than those of the general Forbidden Army. In addition to the fact that the general positions are controlled by those who are good at camp and flattery, the weapons are more lax, and the drills are only for appearance and are not suitable for actual combat.
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However, the existence of the Forbidden Army selection mechanism can still ensure that a group of strong men will be selected from time to time into the army that the court values most.
It's just that after these people are selected, it will be difficult for them to further stand out.
Yu Gong, Yu Zheng, Han Wende, and Ling Jian are this kind of people. Zhou Shu and Chen Jin are actually the same, but they have better backgrounds. They can serve as generals in the guarding army and have already entered the general class.
They also gathered some strong soldiers with good eyesight and strong skills - otherwise, they would not be able to stand out in the battle to defend Gong County.
Listening to the ridicule from the people around him, Zhou Shu's face felt a little hot. After all, he had said many disdainful words about Tongbai Mountain soldiers to those around him.
Cao Shili's troops were not very strong overall. Zhou Shu also felt deeply about the battle at Gongxian County. But the problem was that when Xu Huai personally led the soldiers from Tongbai Mountain to break into the stronghold from the west wall, the stronghold was destroyed.
Just as Deng Gui had expected, Cao Shi led his elite bodyguards to assemble in full force near Beizhaimen, ready to dispatch reinforcements at any time to reinforce the battlefield in the north of Gong County. No stragglers were killed and caught off guard.
In other words, the hundreds of armored soldiers who rushed to the west side of the ancestral hall and entered the alley to snipe the soldiers of Tongbai Mountain were not only all in uniform, but also in order. The generals were all in the queue and did not leave. There was no panic among the generals.
, these people are elite personal guards and soldiers who have followed the Cao family brothers for many years and have rich combat experience.
In addition to receiving the order immediately, these soldiers could go straight to the most critical position. After being attacked by Xu Huai, Wang Ju broke through several layers of shield formation without any confusion. He also continued to move forward with his shield in an orderly manner.
It's enough to prove this.
In his haste, Cao Shili did not say that he would immediately annihilate the invading enemies. Instead, he used his old soldiers and powerful soldiers to form a shield formation layer by layer, and used the narrow terrain of the lanes to contain and attack the enemies. It can be said that it was the most correct choice.
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When Zhou Shu saw this situation, no matter how high his self-esteem was, he had to admit that if his men led three to five hundred elite soldiers, they would definitely be blocked in the alleyway and difficult to break through. The two sides would be in a stalemate at most.
Nothing can be done to anyone.
However, if this is the case, Cao Shili will have enough time to organize more soldiers and horses to break through the walls from the courtyards on both sides, or directly organize crossbowmen and archers to outflank the walls and eaves, and pull in more war equipment.
, instead of a simple shield array, to carry out a more effective blockade and siege against the attacking enemy.
If the soldiers and horses who attack the stronghold cannot escape in a hurry through the western wall, generally speaking, they will not be able to escape the disaster.
This was also the reason why Deng Gui initially advocated suspending the raid.
Zheng Huaizhong and other generals of the Western Army were too conservative. They called for a truce in the fog and did not transfer Cao Shili and his elite guards. It was too risky for them to enter the stronghold.
After listening to Deng Gui's words, Zhou Shu felt that apart from them, there were not all available people in the Forbidden Army.
However, he did not want Xu Huai to be too stubborn, and a figure like Deng Gui, whose status in the army seemed to be high, did not dare to insist on his own opinions in front of Xu Huai, which somewhat disappointed Zhou Shu.
Deng Gui was born in the military and served as an inspection envoy in the local area for several times. At this time, he was serving in the Deployment Department of South Beijing Road as a prefecture regiment training envoy. Although he only led 300 troops to come this time, his status in the army was not as high as
How much lower is Xu Huai?
And Zhou Shu and the others had just been promoted to commanders of the defense capital. This could not be considered a formal appointment, and it was impossible to confront Xu Huai, who was also in charge of military affairs.
Following orders is one thing, but Zhou Shu still felt that he would suffer a big loss in this attack on the camp. He kept thinking about how to complete the task of covering the flanks, avoid Xu Huai's wrath later, and ensure that his brothers would not
He was tricked to death by the headstrong Xu Huai.
However, looking at the enemy's tortoise shell-like shield array, which was broken layer by layer under the fierce attack of Xu Huai and Wang Ju himself, Zhou Shu realized that they had never really seen Xu Huai, Wang Ju and the Tongbai Mountain soldiers around them.
How terrifying is his combat power.
The ones Cao Shili sent out to form a shield formation in the alleyway were elite soldiers, but those who followed Xu Huai and charged into the formation were not elite soldiers.
The so-called elite soldiers are also divided into levels.
The elite soldiers around Xu Huai are obviously stronger.
Although Xu Huai and Wang Ju were brave, they could not break the shields held by hundreds of warriors one by one. No matter how strong they were, they could not suppress them without limit.
Xu Huai and Wang Ju were more likely to attack the strongest point of the dense shield formation, causing flaws in the dense shield formation, allowing the generals on both sides to pry open the gaps more easily and destroy them at a more efficient speed.
Kill the enemy soldiers who are floating in position.
Of course, this in itself requires that the generals on both sides can keep up with Xu Huai, Wang Ju and Wang Ju's attack speed, and also need to be able to accurately capture the timing of the attack and coordinate seamlessly with each other. There is no need for Xu Huai and Wang Ju to worry about their own safety.
Side things.
The soldiers of Tongbai Mountain did exactly this. This was simply a perfect example of the perfect combination of strength and strength. Watching Zhou Shu's blood boiled, he wished he could join him and fight together.
At this moment, Tongbai Mountain's soldier was like an iron drill made of fine iron with a thousand hammers, chipping away layer by layer the enemy's seemingly solid, tortoise-shell-like shield formation.
There was something stagnant from beginning to end, digging in layer by layer, digging in layer by layer.
In the alleyway, from the place of battle to the alley entrance to the west of the ancestral hall, a distance of about 30 feet from west to east, the enemy soldiers formed a dense formation in groups of fifteen to twenty people, holding shields, and fighting with spears in between.
There are almost twenty layers in front and back, and it was penetrated in less than a stick of incense?
At this time, the enemy camps on both sides of Qingquangou Village had just sent a small number of scouts and reconnaissance cavalry to find out what was going on here, but reinforcements had not yet begun to gather.
What speed is this?
"Tou Zhou, look at the command flag on the other side of the wall. Do you want to call us into the stronghold to fight together?" At this time, an old soldier reminded Zhou Shu to look at the changes in the command flag on the earthen wall of the west wall.
"That's right," Zhou Shu also shouted excitedly, "Second son, you go find Zhou Pu and ask him to lead his men to continue to guard here as suspects. The others will follow me and rush into the enemy's stronghold!"
If Cao Shili had not promptly transferred his elite troops to the west side of the ancestral hall in the village to attack Xu Huai, but had continued to organize his troops with relatively complete fortifications at the north and south gates of the village, Zhou Shu knew that they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, so he would have
Without the opportunity to enter the camp and kill them all, this attack on the camp can only be a temporary stop. We must also follow the original plan and make arrangements for retreat before the enemy's reinforcements arrive.
Now Cao Shili gathered the elite guards in the alleyway to the west of the ancestral hall, intending to block the Tongbai Mountain soldiers, but they were severely damaged. As long as they were further defeated and severely damaged, this meant that the defenders in the village still seemed to have six to seven thousand people, but they were already
No team can withstand the Tongbai Mountain Soldiers' swift and violent drilling tactics.
They may be able to crush any resistance in the village in the shortest possible time before enemy reinforcements arrive, and may even establish an emergency defense against enemy reinforcements at the North Village Gate.
So why not take a big gamble?
Now, seeing the order from the change of the earthen flag on the west wall, all the soldiers and horses deploying the rear route must be called to the stronghold to fight.
Zhou Shu also knew very well that Xu Huai wanted to make a big gamble: by controlling Qingquangou Village before the enemy's reinforcements, they might be like an iron wedge inserted into the camp group of the captive soldiers, and it was very likely that they would force the enemy to
They had to retreat to Hulao Pass, so that the Western Army's reinforcements could march eastward to Hulao Pass...
