Under the dark night, there were endless sounds of killing on the lakeside within a radius of more than ten miles. Thousands of rafts of officers and soldiers were crossing the water under the cover of night, and they had the momentum of an aircraft carrier. Each raft had two people supporting the poles and several people raising their bows. When they saw the enemy ship, there was a rush.
Shooting wildly, the bandits had no intention of stopping them at this time. They were attacked before and after, but they turned around and fled southward along the lake. They stopped playing. You guys want to beat you.
Yuan Sanzhong, who was originally taking command on the west bank of the lake, suddenly heard the loud killing noise from behind and was startled by a cold sweat. He hurriedly asked his soldiers to investigate the situation. After a while, the soldiers rushed over: "General, the officers and soldiers are outflanking them from behind.
, there are thousands of people, we can’t resist it.”
Ah! Yuan Sanzhong suddenly felt the world spinning, staggered and almost fell down. He held on to a tree next to him and said, "Where is the commander-in-chief?"
"The whereabouts of the commander are unknown...maybe he has...escaped!"
I'm waiting for God's death! Yuan Sanzhong punched the tree trunk hard and looked around. The fire was flashing and people were looking forward to it. There were sounds of fighting everywhere, behind him, to the north, and on the lake opposite...
In this situation, even veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles will panic, not to mention those cannon fodder and forcibly recruited civilians. At this time, there are not many people to care about, and they run away for their lives.
Three thousand soldiers can't stop the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, let alone the attack from both front and rear!
"General, don't worry about not having firewood for the green hills you left behind. If you don't leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave." The soldier stepped forward to support Yuan Sanzhong and persuaded him.
Yuan Sanzhong's face was livid, his eyes were red, and he was trembling a little. He finally gritted his teeth and said: "Let brothers retreat south and into the mountains!"
"Retreat, retreat quickly, brothers can't stop us, retreat south quickly, into the mountains, into the mountains..."
For a moment, on the shore, the bandits in the lake began to shout and retreat southward.
The thieves withdrew their officers and soldiers and moved in. When the vanguard of the king's body landed on the shore, the lakeside was empty and there was no one around. The ground was in a mess with discarded helmets and armor.
The sound of cannons gradually died down, and the sound of killing gradually disappeared.
Officers and soldiers landed one after another, and there were more and more bonfires on the lakeside. It was brightly illuminated for miles around. The rebel position that was crowded with people half an hour ago had changed hands. The corpses scattered on the ground told the story of the fierce battle just now.
Tragic.
The high platform where Bai Wang was originally located has been occupied by officers and soldiers. Hao Yaoqi and Ji Jike led their troops to repair the situation below the platform. They were bandaging each other's wounds. The previous battle was too fierce, especially when they met Bai Wang's relatives.
The soldiers resisted desperately, and the fighting was extremely brutal. Hao Yaoqi and Ji Jicheng, who were brave enough to fight, also suffered many stab wounds.
"It's you!" Hao Yaoqi, who was wrapping his wounds, suddenly heard a thick voice that sounded slightly familiar. He looked sideways and saw a burly man standing in front of him with a murderous look on his face. "Fuck, Wang Ti Zhong" Hao Yaoqi thought in surprise.
This is where the leader of the thief drew his sword and was about to chop it off. At this moment, a figure rushed over and raised his sword to hold him back. It was Wuzhong.
Hao Yaoqi was furious and was about to speak out when he heard a familiar yet frightening voice: "It's your wine can that's here!"
"The last general has met the Governor!" Hao Yaoqi and Ji Jike quickly saluted without hesitation!
"I was still wondering just now, who was so brave and defeated the bandit army by myself without waiting for my army to cross the water. It turned out to be you two, but that's not surprising at all!" Chang Yu laughed loudly.
Hao Yaoqi and Ji Jike were excited as they walked forward and patted the two people on the shoulders, praising them very highly.
"The generals and the others were also surprised. When they first saw thousands of thieves on the shore, they thought it was going to be a bloody battle. We had to hold out until the governor's army crossed the water, but we had to lose most of our brothers. Who would have thought... Such an uncontrollable fight, except for the thieves general just now,
Some of the soldiers are very tough, but the rest are vulnerable to a single blow. Some of them fled before being defeated!" Ji Jike was very puzzled. Chang Yu laughed: "The thieves' army here only has three to four thousand elite soldiers.
, and most of them are concentrated in the lake to deal with the landing of the governor's sailors. The rest are cannon fodder and ordinary people, how dare they stop you."
So it turns out that this is the case, Ji Jike and Hao Yaoqi suddenly exclaimed, but they were extremely happy in their hearts. They have made the greatest contribution at the smallest cost. Is this considered a mistake?
This is indeed the case. This battle is actually a battle of four or two. If there are no strange soldiers, Chang Yu will definitely suffer heavy losses from the front. However, with the help of the unexpected soldiers from the back, the seemingly iron-clad defense line of the thieves collapsed in an instant.
.
"By the way, General Ji, did you just say that the thief general ran away?" Wu Sangui took a step forward and asked. Ji Jike nodded and pointed south: "As soon as we reached the high platform, we were met with desperate resistance by the thief army.
Knowing that there was a thief in all likelihood, he fought hard, but in the end he was able to escape under the cover of night."
"Is it Bai Wang or Yuan Sanzhong?" Wu Sangui asked again, and Ji Jike shook his head: "I don't know about this. It was dark and chaotic and I didn't see the leader of the thief. If it were daytime, General Hao would have recognized it!"
"Nine times out of ten, it's Bai Wang." Li Muxian raised his head and looked at the high platform: "The governor should immediately send troops to pursue him and push him close to the mountain. We will discuss it again at dawn."
Chang Yu hummed, and then ordered Jin Shenghuan and Zhao Zhilong to lead his troops to advance southward along the lake, making sure to push the rebel army into the mountains. At the same time, he ordered Ma Ke and the third battalion of Dongchang to cross the river to Chizhou City, and break the city before dawn, while the rest of the troops would be on the spot.
Rest and clean up the battlefield.
After receiving the military order to break the city, Ma Ke, Tu Yuan and others immediately led more than 2,000 troops across the river to the west and rushed to Chizhou City, which was a few miles away. At this time, the fire at the top of the city was getting brighter. It was obvious that the thieves inside had discovered that the officers and soldiers were coming.
, maybe just waiting for the results, and then struggling with which choice to make.
"General Bing Ma, if the thieves in the city refuse to surrender and open the door, how can we break the city before dawn if we don't have any men?" On the way to Chizhou City, Tu Yuan and others had been thinking about this issue and felt a little bit
Tricky.
However, Ma Ke seemed to be at ease: "There are only a few hundred thieves in the city at most. If we scare them a little, they will choose to surrender when they see that the situation is over. You don't have to worry about this. The governor ordered us to come to seize the city just to guard against Bai Wang."
It's just that he has fought back, but now he has secretly learned a lot of tricks from the Lord Governor."
Everyone laughed, but Lao Jiu kept mumbling: "What if, what if the bandits inside just don't surrender! I'm talking about what if."
Yes, Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong looked at Ma Ke.
"If that's true, it will take a little effort, but it's just that." Ma Ke looked at the not-so-large Chizhou City not far away: "The governor's personal guard camp can be seen under the eyes of more than ten thousand thieves.
After taking over the city of Wuhu, more than 2,000 of us can't take over this small town?"
It's the Guards Camp again! Tu Yuan felt angry at the mention of this: "The Guards Camp's people are not just three-headed and six-armed. If they can handle it, we can do it too. If the thieves inside don't surrender, don't interfere and leave it to me."
Black Tiger Camp is here to take care of him!"
"Hey, Boss Tu is angry." Lao Jiu winked at Jia Waixiong and smiled.
In a blink of an eye, they were outside the city. It was still dark, but the firelight on the top of the city was shining brightly. We could see some thieves looking down, and Tu Yuan shouted at the top of his lungs: "Open the door!"
"Who are you waiting for?" asked the bandits at the top of the city.
Ma Ke and others below the city laughed loudly: "What a silly question, who do you think we are? It's your grandpa," Lao Jiu scolded with a smile.
There was silence in the city.
After a while: "What are you doing?"
"Where did he come from with all this nonsense? What are you talking about? I should ask you what you are going to do. Bai Wangbing and Yuan Sanzhong have been defeated and captured. Our tens of thousands of troops have arrived outside the city. You have less than a hundred people.
If you don't open the door quickly and surrender, don't open the door until I come in and kill you, leaving no chickens or dogs behind." Jia Waixiong yelled and cursed, and the people in the city became silent again.
Tu Yuan was a little angry, so he drew his bow and shot a thief who was protruding through the brain, killing him, causing people in the city to cry out in horror: "Give me half a stick of incense, or you will die if you don't open the door and surrender."
"Surrender or die!" Thousands of officers and soldiers outside the city shouted, and the sound could be heard for miles, making the guards on the city tremble. For a while, no one dared to make a decision. Tu Yuan and others, who were so angry, yelled and cursed loudly, threatening to make the guards tremble.
Bang the door.
"We surrender, we surrender," the rebels in the city shouted when they saw the officers and soldiers trying to break down the door, and nearly a hundred people responded immediately.
"Why don't you surrender? Come down and open the door!" Lao Jiu angrily raised his feet and cursed. Only then did the rebel army come down and open the city gate. Ma Ke and Tu Yuan led their troops into the city, but they were shocked by the scene in front of them.
Stunned.
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The order of the chapters is repeated, and I don’t have permission to change it. I found the editor-in-chief and they don’t care about a small writer like me. You should pay attention to it and read it.