Chapter 2 Wu Gou (Part 1) The rain keeps pouring down
Xuzi led the cavalry to break away from contact with the Wagang Army and quickly retreated. During the entanglement with Cheng Zhijie, Wu Heita and others, they had lost their speed advantage and had to run away some distance to reorganize the attack team.
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Cheng Zhijie did not command the infantry to chase the cavalry. As a general who had fought a hundred battles, he knew that it was unrealistic to use two-legged men to compete with four-legged horses. With Xie Yingden's cooperation, the infantry of the Waganei Army formed a defense again.
In the formation, the shield and long spear are forward, the horizontal sword is in the middle, and the archers are behind the Yongqiu camp. The Neihuang, Weicheng, and Suanzao battalions also follow up and stand firm on their flanks.
Some of the remnant soldiers who had lost their masters also slowly returned to the formation under the organization of Kuangcheng Camp. Their eyes were still hesitant, but standing behind the Wagang Neijun, they felt a sense of security and no longer ran away aimlessly.
"Woo--Woo-Woo!" Accompanied by the wind and thunder in the sky, the horn is like a tiger's roar, calling for the courage of the people and horses. The Wagang army gathers and stands firm, as solid as a rock.
"Woo--Woo-Woo!" The dragon-like sound of horns also sounded among the county soldiers. Upon hearing the call of their companions, some riders who had lost their horses picked up the long sticks from the ground and walked towards Li Xu.
Some lightly wounded soldiers gritted their teeth and stood still in the usual training formation behind the general, as sharp as a newly unsheathed sword.
The rain is like a waterfall, the wind is like a wild song, under the howling wind and rain, the horizontal knife and the rock are facing each other far away
As long as there is a gesture, a new round of desperate fighting will begin between heaven and earth. However, no one of the generals on both sides ordered the attack first. The two armies faced each other at a distance, letting the rain wash away the blood on their armor and swords, and cast away the eyes of hatred.
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"Should we launch a round of Turkic fire first to test the reaction of the Wagang Army?" Colonel Zhang Jiang was unwilling to let the enemy slip away like this. He leaned close to Xu Zi and suggested in a low voice.
Against the rebels who lacked heavy armor, arrows were the most effective weapon. But today, his suggestion clearly lacked feasibility. Before Xu Zi could speak, Zhou Xing, the leader of the Guards Corps, immediately retorted: "With such heavy rain, arrows can't be used."
Can you fly?"
"Our arrows can't fly, and the archers of the Wagang Army are also bluffing!" Luo Shixin's opinion was more comprehensive, and he also considered the impact of weather on both the enemy and ourselves. Although the Wagang Army was relying on the efforts of Cheng Zhijie, Xie Yingdeng, Li Gongyi and others
With the cooperation, they re-stabilized the position, but their morale was lost. If the county soldiers can make an effective breakthrough like before, they may not be able to completely defeat the enemy!
What the cavalry is most afraid of when charging is the suppression of the opponent's feather arrows. In this kind of weather, not many of the Wagang Army's crude short bows can be used normally.
Countless pairs of eyes looked at Li Xu eagerly. To their disappointment, General Li, who was usually brave and brave, actually shook his head gently.
Xuzi did not agree with anyone's suggestion. Although he knew that as long as he waved his sword forward at this moment, the brothers behind him would never flinch, but his eyes kept staring straight ahead, where there were tens of thousands of remaining soldiers, including more than 3,000 trained soldiers.
With the Suwa Gang inner army and all the soldiers and infantry behind them added together, there are less than 900
He could lead people to rush over and cut down the Wagang Army's battle flag again, but after cutting down the opponent's battle flag, he was not sure how many brothers would be left alive.
There are not many brothers in Qi County to begin with, and one less person died in the battle. However, the Wagang Army can quickly replace them from refugees and bandits, and can regain its strength in less than four months.
The rain beat on everyone's bodies like a whip, slowly cooling the burning blood.
Suddenly, the formation of the Wagang Army on the opposite side moved. First the rear army, then the left and right wings, and then the center army retreated into the distance in order. Cheng Zhijie and Xie Yingdeng walked at the end with more than 500 people, marching towards
Li Xu looked over here
Watching the enemy go further and further away, Li Xu tightly closed his mouth until the enemy disappeared in the rain. He never said a word.
"Alas!" Luo Shixin let out a long sigh unwillingly, and slammed the horse into the mud. The dark red mud suddenly splashed away, staining half of Xu Zi's leggings. Li Xu smiled at him, without speaking, but gently
The horse's head turned in a circle
They collected the corpses of their fallen comrades in the rain, lifted up the seriously injured Pao Ze who was struggling and moaning in the mud, carried them on their horses, and slowly retreated to the nearest Yuanwucheng, a small and small county less than ten miles away from the canal. The brothers could temporarily
settle down
The sky began to clear up in the latter half of the night, and the starlight washed by the rain looked very soft and beautiful. Even when it shone on the dilapidated crenellations of the original Wucheng, it added a bit of tranquility in the haze.
After taking over the defense of the original Wucheng, Xuzi couldn't rest. He worked hard to patrol the city. The court paid very little attention to the safety of these small towns and basically did not send any formal officers and soldiers to garrison the city. The soldiers who defended the city were all county magistrate Wang Zhicheng.
They were forcibly recruited from the common people, and their combat effectiveness and courage were extremely low. I heard that the county soldiers who entered the city in the evening once fought a battle with the Wagang Army, and half of the soldiers disappeared. The county captain who led them also acted with the same deftness.
Before Li Xu could find him, he hung the official seal on the beam.
For fear that the Wagang Army would follow and attack, the common people closed the doors of their homes tightly and extinguished the lights early. Even the dogs that liked to growl at travelers at night were locked into the house by their owners, for fear that they would accidentally bark at the wrong person.
, causing trouble for oneself, the whole city fell completely silent after the panic. Only the sound of crickets was accompanied by the faint cries of babies at night. Those cries were soon forcibly muffled and disappeared, just like the accumulated water on the ground.
The Wagang Army also disappeared without a trace.
"General Li, are the Wagang troops taking risks to retaliate?" The parents of Yuanwu County could not make the decisive decision to leave with their seals like the county captain, so they had to follow Li Xu cautiously, constantly probing him.
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He did not believe that the remnant army of less than a thousand people had really defeated the Wagang bandits. Although in folklore, the general in front of him had the reputation of being undefeated.
It's already a miracle to retreat. How could we beat the opponent to get out of the battlefield first?
Wang Zhicheng had never heard of this kind of record, so he very understandingly attributed it to the Sui Dynasty officers and soldiers' habit of saving face. If the Wagang army won the encounter on the canal, the original Wucheng would be in danger. At that time, General Li could ride
The war horses escaped, but he, the county magistrate, had to face the unreasonable disaster caused by the cavalry.
"Probably not. Their losses have been very heavy. We will not stay here for long. We will evacuate immediately after getting the news from Zhang Tongshou!" Xuzi slowly turned around, smiled at the frightened magistrate, and promised, "
The Wagang Army abandoned a lot of baggage on the battlefield. It was raining so hard that we didn’t even bother to pack it up. Tomorrow morning, the county magistrate can send someone to help. You can deduct everything from the seizure, including everyone’s expenses in the past few days!"
Seeing Xu Zi's seriousness, Wang Zhicheng immediately blushed, "I don't want to drive everyone away. General Li can come to the small county. I welcome the brothers who were injured before it was too late. Don't worry, I have summoned the best local doctors."
Give them medical treatment and wait until everyone is fully recovered. The small county will also give them a gift and let them report to the general!"
"Your Majesty is so righteous!" Li Xu smiled and said politely, "When I write a battle report to the court, I will truthfully report your county's righteous deeds. I believe that your Majesty will be very happy to hear the news that the Wagang Army was defeated!
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Wang Zhicheng's eyes immediately widened and his mouth opened wide, "Thank you very much, General Li, but isn't the general afraid of verification by the court? If someone is found to have falsely reported military exploits..."
"Tomorrow morning, you can send someone with me to count the results of the battle!" Li Xu immediately raised his eyebrows and shouted in a low voice.
"That, that's right, this county will definitely try its best to help!" Magistrate Wang replied in a panic, "General Li really defeated the Wagang bandits?" Before Xu Zi could take his disgusted eyes away from his face,
The man asked in a low voice, "Previously, previously, the previous generals always waited until they left before they arrived at the battlefield in time!"
"Believe it or not, it's up to you!" Xuzi couldn't bear it anymore, and without saying a word, he strode towards the enemy tower. Zhang Jiang and more than a dozen of his men stood there holding their heads high. Seeing the general approaching, they all straightened their shoulders proudly.
The paint on the pillars supporting the watch tower has all peeled off, and the firelight illuminates the color of the rotten wood. I can see that the night moths swooped over, desperately rushing towards the torch stuck on the city head. In the blink of an eye, their wings were scorched.
, fell down on the city head like a meteor, and drew a series of shrill flame tails in the air.
The remaining moths ignored the fate of their companions and bumped into the torch one after another. One by one they turned into meteors and fell. One by one they flapped their wings and came one after another.
"Have the specific casualty figures been reported? How many brothers are left who can fight?" Li Xu put his hand on the crenel, looked at the dark wilderness in the distance, and asked in a low voice
"Including the lightly injured, there are still 855, 424 people who were killed on the spot. There are still more than 60 seriously injured. I don't know if they can be saved." Zhang Jiang stepped forward and said with a
A sad and angry voice answered
"Is there any news from Yangwu? How are General Zhang and General Qin?" Xuzi's heart suddenly twitched, and she steadied herself and asked.
This time no one answered his words, only the sound of the torch beating, "thud, thud, thud" endlessly behind him.
Note for alcoholics: For the delayed updates from last Friday and this Monday, alcoholics will slowly make up for it and become almost thirty years old, but still can’t hold back their impulses. I apologize.
