Feng Guanglin looked at the battlefield littered with corpses, his face as gloomy as dark clouds, his sinister triangular eyes shooting out a penetrating green light, his lips moving but unable to say a word. This ambush was beyond his expectation.
He originally thought that after the news of Jugan coming down the mountain was released, the officers and soldiers would huddle in Yongcheng and tremble, waiting for him to show off his power under the county seat and blackmail the government. He never expected that the officers and soldiers would dare to go out of the city to ambush. This scene
Hundreds of men and horses were lost in the ambush, and some timid bandits showed signs of breaking up.
"Brother, those officers and soldiers had the legs of rabbits. The brothers did not catch up and fled to the Gushan Town area." Song Jinjiang came back panting and said to Feng Guanglin: "But one thing is clear, the officers and soldiers who ambush us are
There is only one company of officers and soldiers in Yongcheng."
Feng Guanglin's face turned even more ugly. He would have preferred a large force of officers and soldiers to come, and it was understandable that he suffered a loss. But being beaten so hastily by a company of officers and soldiers can only show that he is a coward. This loss
If he doesn't eat it back, he won't be able to survive in the future.
"That means Yongcheng is only defended by the militia and the business corps."
Feng Guanglin's gloomy brows unfurled, his eyes were bloodshot, and he said with murderous intent: "Send the order, and all the men and horses will attack Yongcheng. I only need 40% of the property to capture Yongcheng, and the rest will be divided among them.
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Song Jingang was stunned for a moment: "Brother, 40% is too little."
Feng Guanglin said with a gloomy face: "Second brother, if you don't want to give up your children, you can't trap the wolf. If you don't promise them huge profits, no one will work hard."
Song Jingang was a little dissatisfied. The bandits who followed Jugang this time all wanted to take advantage of Heifengzhai. They would not work hard. They were afraid that they would all run away before they could attack the county town. He couldn't help but say: "
Brother, do you really want to attack the county town? I think we might as well attack the towns around the county town first, and then attack the county town last. In this way, even if we don’t attack the county town, the gains from going down the mountain are not small. Moreover, by capturing towns everywhere, we can isolate the county town.
, and it can put pressure on the county town, which can save a lot of effort in attacking the county town in the future."
Feng Guanglin sneered and said: "Second brother, if I want to attack the town, why should I go to such great lengths to gather poles? We can attack the village ourselves. Since we have gathered poles, we have to attack the county town. If I don't attack others, I, Feng Guanglin, will think that I am afraid of the army."
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"But..." Song Jingang wanted to say more, but was glared at by Feng Guanglin: "It's nothing but, I have already decided, second brother, you lead your people as the vanguard, don't worry about the towns along the way, let me kill them in the dark.
Yongcheng, pretend to be an army and pretend to be an official to open the city gates. If the deception fails, seal the four gates for me and don’t let anyone in or out.”
Song Jingang hesitated for a moment. After all, he had been a battalion commander and had some military knowledge. He said worriedly: "Brother, I have no objection to you wanting to attack the county town, but ambushing our officers and soldiers is always a hidden danger. We are afraid that they will attack before we attack."
If you intervene in the county seat, you will be passive."
Feng Guanglin said impatiently: "Don't worry about this. I will send the third child to lead people to chase him."
"The third child?" Song Jingang shook his head: "This group of officers and soldiers is fighting, the third child is not necessarily the opponent."
Feng Guanglin's face also became cautious. This group of officers and soldiers was indeed different from those he had encountered before. In the past, the officers and soldiers in Yongcheng had a regiment, and they did not dare to attack the Heifeng Village. However, the officers and soldiers who returned this time were different. They had not entered yet.
Cheng was specifically looking for trouble in Heifeng Village. He burned down the Black Wind Gate and captured Fei Dayan, the seventh master. Now he was ambushing him halfway, which made him very embarrassed. He was really worried about letting the third master go. Of course, he also heard that Song
The implication of King Kong's words was that he also wanted to chase this group of officers and soldiers, but attacking the county town was also an important matter and could not be separated from Song King Kong. He thought for a while and said: "Well, second brother, separate your people into a company and let them go."
The third child will be with me, as long as we can contain this group of officers and soldiers."
Song Jingang was unhappy. In his eyes, the third leader was a reckless man who didn't know how to lead troops. If he asked him to chase the army, he was afraid of falling into the trap of the army again. But he couldn't say this clearly, and Feng Guanglin decided to do it.
It is difficult for others to change, so they can only nod and say: "Okay, but I have to remind him not to fight head-on with the officers and soldiers, as long as they contain the officers and soldiers."
Feng Guanglin was a little annoyed with Song Jinjiang's mother-in-law, so he responded absently, and just urged Song Jinjiang to go to Yongcheng. When he turned around, he forgot Song Jinjiang's instructions and gave the third master a company of men and horses.
Together with his minions, he went to Gushan Town to pursue the army.
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The great victory achieved by the officers and soldiers in Xiaodouzhuang Village spread like wildfire in Yongcheng, which greatly inspired the panicked people and gave reassurance to the gentry in the city. The militia and business groups respectively guarded the city walls. At the same time, they followed Han Baihang's instructions.
It is recommended that the entire city be put under martial law and curfew, and that the police station and the nursing homes of various gentry families jointly patrol to prevent bandits who have sneaked into the city from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.
At night, after dinner, Han Baihang was worried about the city's defense, so he went up to the city with two guards holding torches to patrol. When he climbed up to the city wall, he was so angry that no one on the regiment on the wall was standing guard, and all of them were hiding in the crenellations of the city wall.
Behind them, they were laughing and chatting. When they saw him coming up, they hurriedly stood up and stood guard. The captain of the squadron guarding the city ran over with his gun holstered, saluted with a crooked military salute, and said with a smile: "Sir Han, you are welcome."
Why are you on the city wall?"
Han Baihang ignored him and said with a sullen face: "The lives of tens of thousands of people in the county are in your hands. You have neglected your duties like this. You didn't even know when the bandits were coming. You deserve to die. It's a good thing that you are not my soldiers."
, otherwise I will shoot you now to enforce military law."
Squadron Leader Tuanding was shocked and said tremblingly: "Sir Han, it's not that the brothers have neglected their duties. In fact, in the past, when the brothers were standing guard in the city, they were often shot by bandits outside the city. Many people were killed and injured, so no one would do it.
Standing guard"
Han Baihang sneered: "This is the reason why you don't stand guard. It's ridiculous! I'm afraid that the bandits will shoot you. I have a way. You put out all the fires in the city and let the sentries stand guard in the dark. The bandits can't see people.
There is no way to use black guns, and the bonfires under your city need to be placed far away to detect the bandits as early as possible. They are placed under the city gate because they are afraid that the bandits cannot find the city gate."
Tuan Ding Squadron Leader Nono said yes, hurriedly waved his hands and shouted: "Quickly put out the fire."
After the fire was extinguished, there was darkness on the city wall. Only Han Baihang's two guards held torches. Han Baihang patrolled around the city wall and came back and asked Captain Tuanding: "How are the manpower arranged for the night watch?"
Captain Tuanding said: "This squadron is divided into three shifts at night and takes turns guarding the city wall."
Han Baihang shook his head after hearing this: "This is too much energy for the brothers. If you can't sleep well, how will you defend the city and fight tomorrow? I'll give you a suggestion. Divide the team into two halves. Half of the people will just sleep at night, and the other half will be divided.
Keep three shifts vigil to ensure that the troops have enough energy to deal with the bandits' attack."
How dare Squadron Leader Tuanding say no? He nodded and said, "I'll just follow Commander Han's instructions."
Han Baihang then went to inspect other city walls. He happened to meet Xue Lin who was also inspecting the northern city wall. Xue Lin had just taken office as the regiment leader today. It was a time when he was high-spirited and wanted to make achievements to prove himself. Naturally, he would not slack off. He saw Han Baihang
As if meeting a benefactor, I couldn't help but thank him for his support at the banquet.
Han Baihang smiled slightly and said: "Captain Xue, there is no need to thank me. It will be a matter of time before you become the commander. I just mentioned it casually. The one who really should be grateful is County Magistrate Mei. If he insists on objecting, you, the commander, will definitely
It doesn’t work.”
Speaking of Mei Changyuan, Xue Lin was very ungrateful and said angrily: "There is no need for County Magistrate Xie Mei. I, the acting head of the regiment, was kicked off by him when I was not able to protect myself."
Han Baihang patted him on the shoulder and said comfortingly: "Captain Xue, as long as you are successful in defending the city this time, County Magistrate Mei has no reason to remove you. Regardless of others, first of all, I don't agree."
Xue Lin was greatly moved and said: "Captain Han, I really don't know how to thank you."
Han Baihang said with a sincere face: "You and I said thank you and we went out to help each other. Maybe I will ask Captain Xue for something in the future, and you will definitely help me then."
Xue Lin patted his chest and said, "I haven't said anything yet. As long as Captain Han needs it, I, Xue Lin, will never be vague."
Han Baihang smiled and said: "Since Commander Xue is patrolling the city, I can rest assured and go back to sleep."
Xue Lin hurriedly stopped him and said: "Captain Han, since you have come out, why bother to go back in a hurry? I just want to ask you some advice on running the army. Let's go up to the tower and I will ask someone to get some food and drinks. How about that?"
Naturally, Han Baihang would not flatter Xue Lin, and said with a smile: "I don't dare to ask for advice, but we can discuss it."
Xue Lin was overjoyed and ordered a member of the group to prepare wine and food. He took Han Baihang into the tower. The two sat down at a square table and started chatting about everything. Han Baihang was knowledgeable and all he talked about was Xue Lin.
This country bumpkin has never heard of it, and the local grievances Xue Lin mentioned also gave Han Baihang a little more understanding of Yongcheng's personnel.
Soon the group members brought the wine and food, and the two of them drank and talked, feeling as if they had met at a late date.