They set fire to the breach in the wall in the northwest corner and took advantage of the wind to quickly rush to the southeast. Their horses neighed and people howled. Seeing that the fire in the village was difficult to put down, the soldiers climbed out of the wall and were easily captured by the soldiers surrounding the village.
After the alleyway through the Beizhaimen was blocked by the fire, they had no choice but to rush through the Nanzhaimen frantically to break through.
The soldiers crammed more than a dozen strong horses into the alley, blocked one end of the alley, and used knives, spears, arrows, and arrows to drive the horses madly toward the Nanzhai Gate. Jian Rui either rode on his back or followed the horse and fought out. Nanzhai Gate Armor
The soldiers were under great pressure. Three or four rows of more than 30 blocking flying vehicles were all overturned or chopped apart by the soldiers regardless of casualties. The forward array was forced out of the village gate. More soldiers followed closely.
Climbing up the two walls next to the village gate, he flew into the array of armored soldiers blocking the gate without thinking about his own safety; even if his body was pierced by the spear he raised, he would still wield a knife with all his strength before dying...
Such a brave old soldier who was not afraid of death showed a far more ferocious appearance than when he was fighting for the gate in the morning. It also made the armored soldiers blocking the village gate feel fearful and demoralized, especially those who climbed the wall and flew towards them.
, the fighting to the death directly disrupted the center of the armored soldier array, and the first blockade array finally collapsed under the pressure.
Ning Zechen, wearing armor and holding a sword, was at the head of the second blockade array.
The standard Mo Dao of Zhenjun at that time evolved from the horse-cutting sword. The handle was four feet long, the blade was two feet long, and it weighed twenty-two kilograms. The blade was sharpened on both sides, like an extra-long and widened version of a giant dagger.
The blade was extremely sharp, shining coldly in the cold air.
Ning Zechen is tall and thin, holding a Mo knife, the tip of which reaches the tip of his nose.
The Military Book records that the Mo Dao can only be used in two ways: swinging and slashing. However, Ning Zechen first learned to use a halberd, and then learned the techniques of slashing, stabbing, and slashing from Lin Fu and Zhou Pu. He directly used the techniques of slashing, stabbing, and slashing with the Mo Dao. With his huge arms,
With all his strength, when the captive soldiers rushed in front of him, without waiting for the protection from the left and right Jingwei, Ning Zechen flipped Mo Dao away with his hand, immediately splitting the current enemy's skull into two halves. Blood spurted out like an arrow, and he took the lead.
The dozens of soldiers who came out of the village in a clash were cut down...
Although the first blockade array collapsed, leaving some space for the enemy to escape from both sides, with Ao Canghai leading the first battalion of armored soldiers on standby on the outside, Ning Zechen would definitely ensure that the enemy could not rush out in an orderly manner.
Let alone give the enemy a chance to mount a charge and clash...
By dusk, Xiaobotou Village had been completely burned, and the way out to the north had been completely blocked by the fire. The fight for the Nanzhai Gate had reached its most intense and crazy level. Zhou Pu mobilized more than 60 heavy-armored warriors from the Third Battalion.
Come out, form an armored Mo Dao team, personally lead the team, support Ning Zechen's troops, and jointly block the Nanzhai Gate.
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When the sky darkens, the fire of Xiaobotou Village is blazing in the sky. Even as far as the head of Yangxin City, the fire of Xiaobotou Village can be seen.
"The Jiangdong Left Army has not withdrawn from Cangnan, Mr. Zhang, the Jiangdong Left Army has not withdrawn from Cangnan!" Yangxin County Wei Cheng Weiyuan was in an excited mood, pointing at the fire in the distance, not caring about the scholar's demeanor, and said in an excited voice,
"I would say that the left army in Jiangdong took advantage of the power of the great victory in Cangnan and there was absolutely no need to retreat southward in a hurry. The fire must have been caused by Lin Fu, the governor of Jiangdong, who led his troops to besiege Lu Qiliu. Mr. Lin was indeed a genius and retreated southward.
He lured the main force of the captive cavalry to pursue south, and he led the Jiangdong left army to attack behind it again, making the captive cavalry exhausted..."
"Mr. Cheng, your voice is almost deafening my ears." Zhang Jinxian, the magistrate of Yangxin County, said, but he did not mean to blame Cheng Weiyuan for losing his manners. He pretended to be calm and ordered, "It seems that the Jiangdong Left Army is here.
Cangnan has won another great victory. Mr. Cheng, we and the warriors who defend the city need to cheer up. With the Jiangdong Left Army in Cangnan, Yangxin is not an isolated city... Zhang Xiancheng, go and summon all the families in the city to the county government.
During the Lantern Festival, every Jianyong who defends the city must be given a festival fee of ten taels of silver each. I, Zhang Jinxian, have gone bankrupt defending the city, so I asked everyone to come up with this money. If the city is destroyed, I, Zhang Jinxian, will die.
Thanks to the Emperor, I have no regrets, but Zhang Xiancheng, you need everyone to think carefully about the consequences of the city's destruction. Seeing that spring has begun, if you hold on for another month, the river ice will melt, and before that, the captive cavalry will definitely retreat...
"He wanted to maintain his dignity and dignity in front of everyone. When he went down to the city gate, he accidentally stumbled on a broken brick under his feet. If it weren't for the support of his entourage, he almost rolled down the road to the city.
Cheng Weiyuan, the captain of Yangxin County, couldn't care less about Mr. Xiaozhi County and went to boost morale in excitement.
Lin Fu would not inform Yangxin County of the movements of the Jiangdong Left Army. When the soldiers and civilians in Cangnan withdrew, Cheng Weiyuan also thought that the Jiangdong Left Army had withdrawn to the south. Then a large group of captive cavalry counterattacked in Cangnan, and Yangxin was under the greatest pressure.
In the past few days, Cheng Weiyuan has been unable to sleep at night. He has been eating and lodging in this city gate building. Don't talk about being selfless for the people of the city. Twenty or thirty members of his Cheng family, old and young, are all in Yangxin City and outside the city.
The Donglu could not take away the fields, but the destruction of the city meant that the family would be destroyed.
Although Cheng Weiyuan was born as a scholar, since Yang Xincheng besieged the city, Cheng Weiyuan has led the defenders as a county captain. He found some military books to supplement his military knowledge, and found some old soldiers in the city to ask for advice on the art of defending the city. Although he was still half-assed.
Water, but also knows the simple truth that "with a strong enemy on the side, the captives will not dare to attack Yangxin with all their strength." As long as the Jiangdong left army does not withdraw from Cangnan, it means that the defenders here have a little ambition, and Yangxin
Still safe.
Seeing the fire in Xiaobotou Village and confirming that the Jiangdong Left Army had not withdrawn from Cangnan, Cheng Weiyuan was indescribably excited. He also thought of finding a few people to report to Bohai and other counties in the south. As long as a few cities held on, they would be safe.
If the cavalry cannot find sufficient supplies within the territory, they will retreat faster.
The Yangxin defenders were also very excited. They were trapped in the isolated city and saw the friendly forces winning consecutive victories on the flanks, which had a huge boost to the morale of the army.
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When the hot wind blew out of the Nanzhai Gate and Zhou Pu, Ning Zechen and the soldiers in the front ranks all felt difficulty breathing and were forced to retreat, more than a hundred remnants took the opportunity to snatch them out of the Nanzhai Gate. However, the fifth battalion came back with superior strength.
Once again, a dragnet was laid outside the Nanzhai Gate. How could the hundreds of remaining prisoners be allowed to escape?
Those soldiers who escaped over the stronghold wall were all scattered. Under the siege of the third battalion generals, only a few took advantage of the chaos or personal bravery to escape...
Lin Mengde looked at the small Botou Village that had to be burned to ashes before the fire could be extinguished. He thought that all the soldiers, horses and supplies in the village would be burned to ashes by the fire, and felt his heart bleed.
Seeing Zhou Pu come over covered in blood, Lin Mengde couldn't help but scold him for not restraining himself from setting the fire. It was burned so thoroughly that even the good things in the village could not be harvested. They, losers, didn't know what was going on behind the scenes when leading troops to fight.
It's all supported by money, so it doesn't hurt if the village is burned down.
In addition, the pharmaceutical workshops in Jiangning Hekou are now small-scale. At present, they mainly produce "Wu Yanqing Baibao Dan" and "Wu Yanqing Baibao Powder", which have significant curative effects on bruises and trauma and bleeding.
In addition to supplying Dongyang Xiangyong, tens of thousands of bottles of powder, elixirs and a large number of other spare medicinal materials accumulated by November were brought to Cangnan on the ship. If these medicinal materials were sold in Jiangning, they would be worth tens of thousands.
Two silver coins.
In addition, when Ge Cunxin set out from Jiangning, he paid a lot of money to hire more than a dozen doctors to come with the ship.
With these supports behind us, only minor injuries to the left sergeant can be treated in time without reducing the number of soldiers. Generally speaking, serious injuries can be rescued on board the ship to save their lives.
This does not take into account the cost of building several large ships at sea, the cost of manning nearly 300 shipwrights, and the large amount of supplies carried on board.
With the support of large ships, all baggage, food, and injuries will not become a burden for marching maneuvers. The Jiangdong Left Army can maneuver along the coastline and have the confidence to deal with an equal number of captives.
If the cavalry cannot defeat them, they can use the mobility of the cavalry to retreat. If they cannot defeat them, they can completely retreat to the sea. Using sea ships to deploy troops over long distances is even superior to the mobility of cavalry.
In order to realize Lin Fu's strategic intention of extending the battlefield from the sea, in addition to an army with strong morale and usable combat power, it is all about money.
Although Jiangning allocated 60,000 taels of silver for the departure from Jiangning, deducting 30,000 taels of silver for Anjia, and 30,000 taels of silver for supplies, this amount of money was not enough for the Jiangdong Zuo Army.
If the Jiangdong Left Army had not poached friendly forces outside Jinan City and purchased enough sophisticated soldiers and armor from the defeated troops who fled Jinan at low prices, they would not have been qualified to march north to Yannan.
Those flying contradiction vehicles and high shields provide excellent defense and counterattack cover for soldiers during cavalry conflicts. It is easy to use, but each flying contradiction vehicle needs to use two sturdy wheelbarrows as a frame.
Ten sharp short spears and two strong shields; a flying chariot can equip a small group of rural soldiers.
However, the rural soldiers did not have the ability and courage to fight against the captives in the wild. A group of Jiangdong left army soldiers equipped with four flying chariots and other strong shields, thick armor and powerful crossbows had the courage and ability to fight with the same number.
The captives were riding in the wilderness to fight.
What supports an army with good morale and usable combat power? Or money! Money.
Lin Mengde wished he could shout it loudly in the ears of generals like Zhou Pu, Ning Zechen, Zhao Qingshan and Ao Canghai.
It is roughly estimated that forty vehicles were destroyed in this battle. Half of the flying vehicles prepared before marching north to Yannan were destroyed. Now the auxiliary soldiers and craftsmen from the work camp are working non-stop on the ship to build flying vehicles and other vehicles.
Although part of the spearhead can be recycled for combat tools, the consumption of hardwood and tools is also huge.
Among these people, the one with the most logistical awareness is probably Cao Ziang. The key point is that Cao Ziang has not withdrawn from the southern front, and Lin Mengde has no one to complain to. Seeing that the fire is weakening, he can't do much, and rushes the work supplies.
The auxiliary soldiers of the battalion started to put out the fire where the fire was small, and they could always make up for it by grabbing some things. Otherwise, Jiyunshe would not be able to survive before the Donglu retreated.
Lin Mengde was still thinking that now that Xiao Botou Village had been completely burned down, in order to win over the Sun family in the future, Lin Fu might have to subsidize them with money for reconstruction. After all, it was still money, and his head almost swelled into two.
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