Since the enemy was outnumbered and we were outnumbered, and the survey camp was mainly composed of new soldiers and lacked combat experience, Xu Guangzu and Deng Kui agreed on the strategy of standing firm and waiting for reinforcements.
According to Xu Guangzu's arrangement, Deng Kui divided the soldiers into more than 30 groups, each group of six to seven people, to protect each other. These more than 30 groups were further divided into two levels, one level was the outer circle, but it was the first group.
, confronting the bandits head-on. The remaining 20 or so groups are in the inner circle, ready to go out to pick up any companions who are in trouble.
In contrast, the bandits' attack lacked structure. The Kanyu camp was organized into a group, and the area facing the enemy was very small. Pang Dengkui brought more than 800 bandits and could not all deploy. Only a few dozen people could come forward at a time.
While fighting, others had no choice but to follow behind and make noises, some of them even watching the fun.
The bandits brought by Pang Dengkui come from more than a dozen gangs. They all come together for a common ideal of making money. There is no idea of working together in the same boat. Each gang hopes that others will do more and they will do more.
When I get money and encounter a hard idea, my heart starts beating.
The two sides started fighting in a small area. Each front group of the survey camp just tried to protect themselves, stabbing to death and wounding one or two bandits with spears. The bandits had nothing to do with the groups in front and had to cross these groups to attack.
It is impossible for the following group, because it will inevitably fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.
Deng Kui patrolled back and forth with a big sword in hand. When he saw which group was weak, he stepped forward to help. Xu Guangzu stayed in the middle, observing the movement in front at any time, and from time to time he called the groups behind to step forward to replace the tired ones in front.
group.
"Up to 24 groups, replace 7 groups!"
"17,18, come forward and help, don't you wink?"
Xu Guangzu shouted loudly and with great energy. It was impossible to tell that he was an old man who was nearly sixty years old. His usual carefree energy suddenly disappeared. What Su Hao saw from him was a kind of
The spirit of an immortal veteran. Several times, if Su Hao hadn't dragged him, Old Man Xu would have rushed up on his own with a machete in his hand.
The various groups in Kanyu camp were replaced. The new ones were all fresh troops, and the ones replaced were tired soldiers with injuries and panting. The replaced groups were allowed to retreat into the formation to rest. As soon as they sat down, the group
The veterans stared and reprimanded their subordinates loudly, scolding them for being cowardly, unskilled in tactics, and not ruthless enough in killing. But the new recruits were all excited and their faces turned red. According to Xu Guangzu, this was all
All the new recruits performed well after coming off the battlefield for the first time.
Outside the battle circle, Pang Dengkui clutched a big knife and looked angrily at the battle ahead. Next to him stood several other gang leaders, and everyone was nagging him with dissatisfaction and worry:
"Master Pang, what you said is not accurate. This is not like a group of new recruits. The ideas are very tough!"
"Brother Pang, if we continue to fight like this, I will use up all the men I have."
"This siege of officers and soldiers requires a quick decision. Lao Pang, did we make a mistake?"
"..."
It's not like the bandits had never seen the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers before. Those guard soldiers looked no different than beggars. They were occasionally sent to suppress bandits and made a lot of noise, but they never worked hard and had no fighting capacity.
It can be said. Because of this, this time I heard that someone paid them to deal with a group of new recruits, and the strength comparison between the two sides was 4 to 1. Everyone thought it was a good job. Who would have expected that this group of soldiers had never heard of it?
The Kanyu Camp was so difficult to attack. The bandits lost dozens of people but failed to open up the situation. The officers and soldiers always seemed to be taking care of themselves, without any flaws.
Another important reason for this situation is that the bandits' weapons are not powerful. They don't have long weapons, so they use broadswords to deal with the spears of the officers and soldiers, which is a big disadvantage. Also, they don't have bows and arrows, so they can't attack the officers and soldiers.
Formation for long-range strikes.
"Don't worry, everyone. We have many people and talented officers and soldiers. If we fight with them in a chariot and pulley battle, they will definitely be exhausted. Haven't you noticed that the officers and soldiers have been replacing the soldiers in the back with the soldiers in the front, waiting for them to replace them?
After a few rounds, they will definitely be exhausted, and if we concentrate our forces and charge forward, they will not be able to withstand it anymore," Pang Dengkui said.
"But, how long will this take?" one of the bandit leaders muttered.
"Yeah, don't waste them to death before we get tired first." Another leader also agreed.
Pang Denggui said: "This place is far away from the county seat. I have already sent people to scare the people around. They are prohibited from reporting to the officials. Once discovered, the whole family of the reporter will be killed. We will spend three to five days here with the officers and soldiers.
No one will know. Think about it, can the officers and soldiers afford to use it for three to five days?"
"But what if the officers and soldiers break out of the encirclement in the dark?" asked a leader.
Pang Dengkui said with a ferocious smile: "I just want them to break through. Now they are bunched up like a hedgehog. We really have no way to kill them. If they break through, the formation will inevitably be chaotic. At that time, we will kill them. This
This kind of melee has always been our brother's forte."
"Master Pang, I'm going to tell the bastards right now to save some energy for when the officers and soldiers can no longer use it up." Several bandit leaders said in unison, and then ran to the front to shout at their troops.
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How could Pang Denggui's thoughts be hidden from a veteran like Xu Guangzu? He stood on the slope and watched the bandits' charge gradually weakening, and couldn't help but chuckled: "Change it, look, these bandits look like
He just wants to waste it with us."
Su Hao raised his telescope and cast his sights behind the bandits. According to the agreement, the survey camp refused to stand in place and was used as a bait. When the bandits took the bait, reinforcements sent by the Hedao General Military Office and Huai'an Guards should organize another one on the outside.
The encirclement turned the bandits into sandwich biscuits. However, after Su Hao watched for a long time, he only saw some dust stirring up in the direction from which he came in the west, but there was no sign that any soldiers were moving behind the enemy.
"Uncle Xu, come and see if our reinforcements have formed an encirclement against the bandits." Su Hao asked Xu Guangzu for advice.
Xu Guangzu looked around with a telescope and sneered: "These losers definitely don't want to annihilate these bandits. I'm thinking that they are planning to push over from one direction and drive away the bandits. That's it."
"No way?" Su Hao said, "I told them very well that I want to finish my work in one battle and directly kill all the bandits in Huai'an Prefecture. What's the use of just chasing them away? Aren't they still a serious problem for us in the future?
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"Well, that's what happens in the world. If you stay in the army longer, you'll know." Xu Guangzu said depressedly.
After nearly an hour of fierce fighting with the bandits at the Kanyu Camp, the reinforcements that followed from afar finally arrived. Just as Xu Guangzu said, the reinforcements formed several columns and rushed over in the same direction from west to east.
Rather than taking the encirclement trend as agreed in advance.
"Kill!"
"Kill the bandits!"
The officers and soldiers were still several miles away, and the shouts of killing were already coming over. Rather than so much strengthening the army and frightening the enemy, the shouts were more of a notification to the bandits: Our brigade of troops is coming.
You should leave quickly...
At this time, the scouts sent out by Pang Denkui also rushed back and reported the news that thousands of officers and soldiers had come to relieve the siege.
"**! We were fooled!" Pang Dengkui stamped his foot, "I said that this person named Su dared to fight with us. It turns out he had a back-up plan."
"Master Pang, didn't you say they only have more than 200 people? Where did the officers and soldiers who came to support us come from?" a bandit leader complained.
Pang Denggui said: "Don't you understand? They must be from the Huai'an Guard, and maybe from the Hedao Prefecture and Caoyun Prefecture. Don't panic, we have seen soldiers from the Guard. We just don't offend the river. They
I won’t use all my strength to pursue you. Brothers, the wind is tight, it’s crazy!”
With a shout of "Shit!", the bandits who were taking turns to attack Kanyu camp all retreated together. The bandit leaders from all walks of life quickly gathered their troops and counted the number of people killed and injured. Every one of them felt distressed.
It's terrible. After this battle, we didn't make any gains, but we lost a lot of troops. It was really a huge loss.
"Don't worry, everyone. No matter how the battle ends today, Pang will not give you less of the money that should be distributed to you. Now everyone follows me and retreats to the east together. There are people in front to meet us. Who will win or lose?"
It’s not decided yet.” Pang Dengkui shouted to everyone.
Since the official reinforcements were still far away, the bandits retreated relatively calmly. Pang Dengkui knew that this was the least time to panic, so he personally led his men to suppress the formation from behind and slowly broke away from the Kanyu camp.
"Su Qianhu, should we pursue him or not?" Deng Kui ran back to the slope and asked Su Hao for instructions. In the battle just now, he killed several bandits, and his body was covered with the blood of the bandits, but he still had some unfinished thoughts. Pursuing this person
This kind of thing requires the general to make up his mind, so Deng Kui needs to run back and ask for instructions.
"We can't pursue." Xu Guangzu stopped him in time. "We have few soldiers and horses, and we can only be invincible by relying on our formation. If we go forward to pursue, the formation will be chaotic. When the time comes, the bandits will kill a carbine, and our losses will be great."
That’s big.”
"Yes, the art of war says, don't chase the enemy when you are poor, and don't contain the enemy when they return to the army. It is already a great achievement for us to defeat the enemy. We must not be impulsive and lose the success." Tian Younian quickly added Xu Guangzu's opinion.
, just now, his courage has been frightened. Now that the bandits have escaped, how dare he let Su Hao take risks again.
"Okay." Su Hao nodded and said to Deng Kui: "Deng Kui, leave the pursuit to the reinforcement brothers. You can now count our losses and treat the wounded soldiers in time. After the reinforcements defeat the enemy,
Let’s sum up the gains and losses of this battle.”
"I have the order!" Deng Kui agreed and ran down to get busy. Although Su Hao's decision made Deng Kui feel a little regretful, he also admitted that it was safer. After all, the survey camp was mainly composed of new recruits.
It’s good that this battle can be fought like this. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)