The battle of Laizhou City has entered into its fifth day.
On this day, Xue Wei, who had not been in the battle in person for a long time due to his physical condition, once again went into battle and went to the front line in person.
Behind him were hundreds of black armored guards.
The Xuanjia Guard was originally created by Qianhu Zhongming of the Left Route Army. The first attack on the city was quite effective. Later, it was promoted by Shen Yi to the entire Huai'an Army. Now Xue Wei's vanguard army also has the Xuanjia Guard.
Moreover, Xue Wei himself selected and trained them.
However, the number of people is not large, only about a hundred people so far.
General Xue stood at the foot of Laizhou City, looked up at the city not far away, and then slowly said: "In a moment, the artillery battalion will give us ten rounds of artillery to help us suppress the crossbows on the Laizhou City Wall."
"After ten rounds, the Xuanjia Army began to charge into the formation."
General Xue said in a low voice: "Climb the broken city first, today!"
Lieutenant General Wan Zhong strode forward, grabbed Xue Wei's arm, and said with a serious face: "General Xue, you can't charge into the formation anymore."
Xue Wei shook his head slightly and said, "I won't rush into the formation."
He reached out and patted Wan Zhong's shoulder and said with a smile: "After all these years, I have not made any progress. The battlefield now is no longer the same as when we were fighting against Japanese invaders in the southeast. We rushed forward with passion. Kill a few enemies, and it's time for the enemy formation to retreat."
"Not to mention one Xue Wei, even ten Xue Wei, throwing themselves on the Laizhou battlefield will not be beneficial to the war situation."
Wan Zhong frowned and said, "What about you, General?"
"I read the military book and General Zhao said that no matter how brave you are on the battlefield, you can only defeat the enemy of a hundred people. Only when you command thousands of troops and horses on the battlefield can you defeat ten thousand enemies."
"In this battle, I am going to take command on the battlefield."
Xue Wei turned back to look at Laizhou City and said in a deep voice: "It has been ten days since Mr. Shen arrived at Laizhou City. Although he did not urge me, I know that he is somewhat anxious in his heart."
Having said this, Xue Wei patted Wan Zhong on the shoulder and whispered: "Brother, since the Huai'an Army's Northern Expedition, no one in our army has been owed food and pay, has never been pressed by the court, and no one has come to the army. Show off your power."
"Just imagine the Linhai Guards back then."
"What's the scene like?"
Wan Zhong and Xue Wei were fellow Linhai Guards. The Linhai Guards back then...
Of the establishment of 5,000 people, only 1,000 actual members are left.
Even the commander of Linhai Guard does not live in Linhai, but in Lin'an Mansion. He only visits Linhai Guard for "inspections" when he has free time.
That's what Xue Wei said.
Show off your power.
Wan Zhong's expression changed slightly.
Xue Wei said slowly: "Mr. Shen is supporting us in all of this. He has never said anything, but we can't pretend we don't know anything."
"We should reduce the pressure on Mr. Shen's shoulders."
Wan Zhong lowered his head slightly and said: "Xuan Jiawei will go up first, then the general will lead the infantry, and then charge into the formation."
"No."
Xue Wei shook his head and said: "You stay here and arrange things in the middle."
After saying that, he strode forward and waved vigorously.
"As soon as the artillery battalion is in position, fire the artillery immediately!"
Xue Wei said slowly: "Then charge into the formation and follow me to take down Laizhou City!"
"The person who climbs first will be credited twice!"
"A reward of one thousand taels!"
Originally, Da Chen's army was organized according to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. The anti-Japanese army used to be organized in this way. However, after Shen Yi was able to establish the Huai'an Army, he began to name them with numbers for convenience.
The Third Route Army is numbered in units of thousands of households.
For example, Xue Wei's vanguard army has almost thirty thousand-household camps.
Following his order, the five thousand-house camps immediately began to move, and it didn't take long before they arrived at the reserved location.
With the roar of cannons, the artillery battalion's attack officially began.
Xue Wei's status in the vanguard army can be said to be unparalleled. After the eighth round of artillery bombardment by the artillery battalion, he waved his hands fiercely without saying a word: "Xuanjia Guards charge into the formation!"
More than a hundred Xuanjia guards approached Laizhou City at extremely fast speeds.
As the tenth round of shelling ended, Xuanjia Guards had almost reached the Laizhou city wall!
After the Xuanjia Guards, the five thousand-household battalions also roared and rushed towards Laizhou City.
In Camp No. 25, Camp A, a hundred-household camp, a young man in his early twenties also put on leather armor and stood in the queue.
The man who led him was a man two or three years older than him.
Xiaoqi glanced at his subordinates and saw this young man at a glance. He hesitated, took out an iron plate from his armor, and threw it to the young man.
"Boy, tuck it into your clothes!"
The young man took it subconsciously, then raised his head in astonishment and looked at his little flag officer.
"Touer Yang, this is..."
The little flag officer named Yang Tou'er chuckled and said: "The Firearms Camp makes waste ammunition, and there is no way to fill it with gunpowder. We Qianhu are familiar with the people in the Firearms Camp, so we asked them to help beat them into iron plates." , put it on thread, and stuff it into your armor."
The flag officer patted the young man on the shoulder.
"You can't prevent the enemy from cutting you, but it's very useful to prevent stray arrows. There are several people in our Hundred House Camp whose lives were saved by this thing."
He was quite proud.
"This thing is only available in our 25th Battalion. The other thousands of households in the Thousand-House Camp cannot get such a good thing!"
"We're going to charge into the battle soon. Hurry up and stuff your clothes into your clothes. Tie the rope behind your back tightly!"
The young man gritted his teeth and asked, "Touer Yang, what about you?"
"What nonsense!"
The Xiaoqi official patted his chest and said loudly: "I am Xiaoqi, and there are so many of these things!"
He cursed and said a few dirty words, and then said: "Under my hands, I have to give you what you deserve, so as not to say behind my back that I am partial!"
"alright!"
The little flag officer strode forward and said loudly: "Everyone, get ready. After a cup of tea, we will begin to attack the city!"
Hearing this, the young man silently tied the patch, then looked up at the little flag officer who often said dirty words to him and had a bad attitude, with a complicated look on his face.
His surname is Dugu.
His name is Dugu Yan.
It was the Qi army that surrendered.
The current infantryman of the 25th Battalion, A, Baihuying, is called a barbarian in the team.
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On this day, the Huai'an army stormed Laizhou City. After a whole day of fierce fighting, in the evening, the vanguard army Xuanjia Guards ascended Laizhou City first.
Then, 5,000 Huai'an troops swarmed forward, and the 25th battalion went straight to the city gate and used battering rams to smash open the city gate.
Subsequently, a large number of Huai'an troops poured into Laizhou City and started street fighting with the Laizhou Qi troops.
After four days of fierce fighting, the defenders of Laizhou City were finally completely defeated and driven out.
At this point, almost all the cities in Laizhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, basically fell into the hands of the Huai'an army.
Among the six prefectures in Shandong, there are already two prefectures, Yanzhou and Laizhou, all of which fell into Shen Yi's hands.
At dusk on the fourth day, Shen Yi, accompanied by Xue Wei, entered Laizhou City.
At this time, the smell of blood in the city has not dissipated, and there is a strong sense of tragedy.
Shen Yi climbed onto the Laizhou City Wall and looked down at the entire Laizhou City. Then he looked back at the haggard Xue Wei and patted his shoulder gently: "I have seen all the battles in the past few days."
"This is the first bitter and tough battle since the formation of the Pioneer Army."
"not easy…"
Xue Wei hadn't slept much for a few days, and now his eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes. He lowered his head slightly and said, "I should have been beaten like this a long time ago."
"I hope it didn't delay Mr. Shen's arrangements."
"No delay."
Mr. Shen looked up at the sunset and asked, "How are the injuries?"
"Nearly seven thousand people."
Xue Wei lowered his head silently and said: "However, we will be able to replenish it soon. We have captured many people, and there are also many people in Laizhou who want to join the army..."
