On the top floor of the wooden tower where Laojun watched, Zhensanguan was observing the war in the city with a telescope. This place was high and far away, and he could clearly overlook the war taking place in Yongcheng. At this time, he suddenly heard a shout of joy from the west of the city, and he hurriedly moved his eyes to look around.
, I saw that the west gate had been breached by our own side, and the five-color flag originally planted on the battlements was thrown down the city and replaced with the red flag of the East Henan National Salvation Army.
"Well played!"
Zhen San Pass was overjoyed, Ximen was captured, and Yongcheng was already in his possession. He couldn't help but think about how to severely punish the soldiers and civilians of Yongcheng who dared to shake the tree. At this time, he did not need to continue to observe the battle situation, but
After getting off the wooden tower, he ordered his men to pack up the headquarters and prepare to move to Yongcheng.
Just when the bandits were rushing into the city from the west gate, a burst of fierce gunshots suddenly came from the southwest. The smile on Zhen Sanguan's face froze for a moment. He guessed the direction and couldn't help but change his face. The sound of gunshots came from
The direction was exactly where his baggage was, so he urgently ordered a troop of troops to quickly support the baggage.
After anxiously waiting for more than ten minutes, bad news came back. When the reinforcements sent by Zhensanguan arrived, the baggage convoy had been attacked and burned by an unidentified officer and soldier, and most of the property that had been robbed after half a month of hard work was burned.
After the two sides fought for a while, the officers and soldiers retreated into the Qingsha tent. When the reinforcements entered the Qingsha tent to pursue, they were ambushed and retreated in defeat.
This bad news almost made Zhen Sanguan furious, and his heart was bleeding. The destruction of the baggage directly caused his plunder of eastern Henan to be in vain. Although he was angry, he still retained some calmness and did not lose his reason to order the troops.
He went deep into the Qingsha tent to pursue him, but first put out the fire and rescued the baggage, and tried his best to recover the losses.
At the same time, he also went to the battlefield in person. When he saw the loss of the baggage convoy, he almost cried without tears. After rough statistics, the baggage saved was less than one-third of the original. He was resentful of the ruthlessness of these officers and soldiers, and suddenly from
A bandit galloped over and yelled: "Commander, something bad is going to happen."
Zhen Sancai's head trembled and he asked urgently: "What happened?"
The bandit said with a cry: "Our army was attacking the Western Pass of Yongcheng. Suddenly, an army of officers and soldiers came from outside the city. These officers and soldiers were extremely fierce. The brothers could not resist them. They rushed into the city and opened the city gate again.
After the robbery, the brothers who entered the city are now trapped in the city, and it is very dangerous!"
Hearing this bad news, Zhen Sanguan's eyes darkened, he clenched his fists tightly, and shouted urgently: "Come back to the city with me quickly."
On the way back to the army, Zhen Sanguan kept guessing about the identity of this elusive army. After careful consideration, he suddenly had an idea and thought of the Yongcheng army that he had fought with outside the South Gate and then disappeared.
Army, only these officers and soldiers were the most suspicious, and this time he completely lost his contempt. The officers and soldiers sneaked into the baggage convoy, and then turned around to seize the city gate. The swiftness of the action and the fierceness of the offensive were unmatched.
Without showing that this is an elite force, especially this kind of fighting method, ordinary commanders cannot do it. He couldn't help but have a great interest in this officer commander, and turned around to ask the staff
Said: "What is the name of the commander of the Yongcheng garrison?"
The staff officer quickly replied: "The commander is reported to be called Han Baihang. He is a very skillful man. After he led the army to Yongcheng, he eliminated the banditry in Yongcheng."
"I do underestimate Han Baihang, but if he keeps hiding outside the city, I can't do anything to him. Once he enters the city, he will be a turtle in the urn. I'll see if I can't kill him!"
Zhen Sanguan sneered. After all, he had been fighting for a long time and was not discouraged by the defeat in front of him. Instead, he felt that he had met his opponent. He suddenly said with pride: "Give me the order. There are not many officers and soldiers in this group. Each battalion will step up the attack."
City, don't give the defenders a chance to breathe, wait for me to personally command the siege."
As soon as the military order was issued, some bandit soldiers took the order and flew to the front line to deliver the order.
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Han Baihang led his army into the city. After a fierce battle, he eliminated the bandits in the city. At this time, he finally found that the once prosperous and beautiful Yongcheng was covered with tiles and a dead silence. Everything he could see were ruined walls shrouded in smoke and fire.
There were broken walls and lying corpses all around the road. The traces of the battle were clearly visible. The bloody water left from nowhere snaked for hundreds of meters. The smell of blood was mixed with the smell of gunpowder smoke and a disgusting smell of rotting corpses.
, like hell on earth.
The terrible destructive power of war makes people feel chilling and frightened. Even a soldier like Han Baihang, who has experienced life and death on the battlefield, is quite horrified when faced with such a scene. At first, he looked around solemnly to observe the degree of destruction in the city, but as he walked
As he looked, his heart became inexplicably heavy. There were 100,000 people in Yongcheng, and he didn't know how many people would die in this bandit disaster. He couldn't help but sigh, thinking to himself that instead of losing both sides, it would be better to open the city and dedicate it to satisfy the bandits.
In response to the request, there was peace. I heard that this was the case in Zhecheng. When the bandits finally left, only dozens of soldiers and civilians in the city were killed or injured. Although the people lost some money, they could still live a tight life behind closed doors.
While he was thinking wildly, suddenly there was a commotion in the front guard, and soon a soldier came and reported: "Report to the company commander, there are several people from the militia blocking the road to complain!"
Han Baihang was surprised, glanced forward, and said, "Bring this person over."
The soldiers brought a few ragged regiment members over. Han Baihang, sitting high on horseback, asked in a friendly manner: "You are from the militia. If you have any grievances you want to complain to me, why don't you go to Xue Lin?"
At the mention of Xue Lin's name, several regiment members burst into tears on the spot. One of them cried: "Captain Han, we are Commander Xue's Ma Bian. Commander Xue was framed by Xu Wangtang and has been imprisoned. Wait until he is defeated."
The bandits should be punished."
When Han Baihang heard this, he didn't have much surprise on his face. In fact, he already knew about this matter. The investigation team in the city had already reported everything to him through the radio. It can be said that all the troubles are under his control, including these few days.
A group of members came to complain, they were also instigated by the reconnaissance team, and their purpose was nothing more than to put on a show.
"This is happening!"
Han Baihang's face changed at every turn, and he said angrily: "Captain Xue has done a commendable job in guarding the city for three days. How can he arrest him just as he wants? Xu Wangtang is so brave!"
At this time, a regiment member said: "Captain Han, Xu Wangtang is now the leader of the militia, and he was personally appointed by County Magistrate Mei!"
Han Baihang said disapprovingly: "Mei County Magistrate is confused. Xu Wangtang is old and decrepit. How can he take on this important task? Besides, the highest command during the war should be in my hands. Now I am giving my order. The command of the militia is handed over to Captain Zhou Qing. Who dares to disobey?"
Punished for the crime of collaborating with bandits and disobeying orders!"
Han Baihang's murderous orders were spread through the soldiers' loud voices. At this time, Han Baihang accelerated and ran straight to the county government office. He wanted to put on a good show with Xu Wangtang and Mei Changyuan in person.
