With our current strength, it is probably impossible to compete with the Ming army.
In this case, it would be better to hold a few important hostages in your hands, and then extort a piece of land from them to stay first, the best!
Recuperate, hibernate first, study strategies and tactics, and study firearms.
Just wait for the situation to change in the future, and wait for the right opportunity before it is too late to strike.
For now, this should be the most appropriate way out.
"Attack...attack...! Beat me hard!"
Xiang Yang held a long sword and ordered loudly: "The first one to rush into the city will be promoted to three levels in a row!"
"Kill..." Hearing this, Xiang Jun's soldiers became excited, and in just an instant, they captured more city walls.
At this time, Hulan County was almost on the verge of being destroyed.
In the governor's house, Nangong Wenjian, who had sobered up, together with Xu Yan and a group of Hulan County officials, were nervously directing the battle.
"Report...my lords!"
At this time, panicked communications soldiers ran in one by one and reported the battle situation: "The enemy troops at the west gate are attacking fiercely, and the defender is asking for support!"
"The enemy troops at the south gate are attacking fiercely, and the defender is asking for support!"
"The enemy troops at the North Gate are attacking fiercely, and the defender is asking for support!"
"Report to the east gate for support. The enemy has occupied many city walls!"
"Damn it!" Nangong Wenjian hit the sand table in a circle and cursed fiercely: "This little bastard thinks that Hulan County's defense is weak."
"So if you want to conquer the city in one fell swoop... humph... you are thinking too simply!"
After saying that, he turned around and asked the official next to him: "How are the preparations going?"
"Back to you, sir!" The official said with cupped hands: "The 30,000 pioneer citizens in the city have all gathered and are ready to support the battle at any time!"
"Okay!" Nangong Wenjian nodded with satisfaction: "Then let's follow your wishes and divide into four groups to support the four gates!"
"Hmph! If you want to take advantage of me, Hulan County, you are still too young!"
"Yes! Sir!" The official agreed and then ran out.
Nangong Wenjian ordered his soldiers again: "Shoot five large flares into the air, three red and two yellow."
"Inform the troops and pioneer people who are pioneering outside to return to Hulan County urgently!"
"Send the scouting horses, find a way to rush out, set off towards Qinglian County, report to the military stations along the line, and ask them to gather immediately and come to support."
"At the same time, inform the two ladies in Qinglian County to be more vigilant!"
"Yes! Sir!"
When the soldier heard this, he quickly agreed and turned around and left.
The large three red and two yellow signal flares that Nangong Wenjian mentioned were invented by Xu Yan, and their range is two or three times higher than ordinary signal flares.
The louder the sound and fire, the wider the range that can be notified.
At this time, Xiang Yang outside the city was still immersed in happiness in public. The east gate was the main direction of his attack, and the number of attacking soldiers was also the largest.
Just now, although the enemy's reinforcements arrived in time, they still could not stop them for long.
Nowadays, many sections of the east gate city wall have been gradually occupied by Xiang Jun, and the results are being expanded.
The low city gate at the bottom of the city had been broken through just now.
Xiang Yang looked through the telescope and saw that his soldiers had rushed into the city gate cave.
"Hahaha... It seems... this battle should be over!"
A lieutenant beside him happily flattered Xiang Yang: "Thanks to the young master's wise decision, it only took more than an hour from the beginning of the war to the advance."
"The enemy's defense has been broken... The general believes that the fighting in the city will be over before dawn at most."
Hearing this, Xiang Yang nodded proudly, and did not forget to ask: "By the way, how soon can the pursuers behind him be expected to arrive?"
"Return to the young master!" The scout leader next to him stepped forward and replied: "The troops chasing behind us will probably arrive early in the morning at the earliest."
"If we take Hulan County before dawn, we can at least rest for a day, and then have one night to move."
"By the time the pursuers arrived, we had already withdrawn all night."
"Very good..." Xiang Yang was very satisfied after hearing this, but he still told everyone: "Send the order... If you encounter officials from Hulan County, no matter how big or small, try to catch them alive."
"Yes, young master!" The soldier turned around and left with the order.
The generals were happily chatting about what they would do after the city was broken, and Xiang Yang was also extremely happy.
With a relaxed expression, he picked up the telescope in his hand and continued to look, but the scene in front of him suddenly changed his expression.
In front of the city gate, I saw that the troops who had just entered were rushed out in a panic, and there seemed to be a large number of people wearing civilian clothes chasing behind them.
"Trash!" Xiang Yang frowned and cursed angrily. Then he turned the telescope and looked at the city wall, but his expression became even more ugly.
I saw that Xiang Jun's soldiers who had just attacked several sections of the city wall were pushed down one by one.
And among the Ming army that pushed them down, there were also a large number of people wearing civilian clothes.
Xiang Yang was immediately furious and pointed: "What's going on! Why did you come back? Why don't you push me back!"
He turned around and ordered the deputy general beside him: "Go and lead the supervising team. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed immediately!"
"Yes! General!" the deputy general agreed and was about to turn around when he saw a messenger running from the city.
The deputy general hurried forward, pointed at the soldier and asked: "What's going on! Why did you retreat?"
The messenger knelt down in panic and replied: "Back to General... We had all attacked the city, but a group of ordinary people suddenly rushed out from nowhere and pushed our army out!"
"What a waste!" The lieutenant general suddenly became furious, pointed at the soldier and cursed: "A group of common people? Farmers! Did they drive out those of you who eat military rations?"
"You guys don't know how to be ashamed! Go back to me!"
"No, General!" The ordering soldier hurriedly explained: "Those untouchables are too powerful in combat. They don't look like ordinary people at all, and their number is no less than us!"
Seeing this, the deputy general thought he was afraid of fighting, and immediately took out the sword from his waist.
He pointed directly at the soldier and said, "Humph! I see that you are clearly quibbling. Believe it or not, I will kill you!"
However, before he finished speaking, several messengers came from other siege troops.
The same panicked expression, the same words.
"General, a group of people dressed as civilians suddenly rushed out of the enemy's city. They are extremely powerful and their numbers are not inferior to ours!"
"Our army cannot attack at the moment, please let the general decide!"
Listening to these almost identical remarks, the lieutenant general also murmured in his heart, is it really what they said?