Chapter 505 The routine of the divine fire general, the routine of the holy water general
When Wei Dingguo arrived, Shan Tinggui arrived at Zengtou City. Before his buttocks were hot, he heard some villagers hurriedly came to report that two bandits were attacking Zengtou City. They were beating gongs and drums in their camp, and they sent all their troops out of the camp.
There must be something different.
Wei Dingguo stood up again as if there was a spring on his buttocks. He and Shan Tinggui hurriedly followed Shi Wengong of Zengtou City. Zeng Tu and others led their troops to the front of the formation. Zeng Sheng also quickly followed his orders.
The villagers beat their drums and sent out their bowmen and crossbowmen to hold the position.
Because of their past friendship with Xiao Tang, although Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui hated Zengtou City's group, they also knew that they were generals of the imperial army guarding the border of Dezhou. Since they were strong men and horses among the green forest bandits, they
When the two sides arrived on the battlefield, they were determined to decide the outcome. Therefore, the two of them were fully motivated and had no intention of giving in.
And when Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui rode horses out of Zengtou City in a hurry, they saw the three armies in the green forest camp in the distance, with the sound of horse hooves. Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui looked at each other, and secretly said in their hearts: After all,
The strong men of these two mountains once fought off the encirclement and suppression by soldiers and horses from several states on Jingdong Road. If you and I show any slightest neglect, I am afraid that our brothers’ reputations will also be carried by these strong men!
The cooked copper sword in his hand was raised high. Wei Dingguo saw that the enemy was not far ahead. He shouted loudly and ordered. Archers from the Dezhou Infantry held the rear formation, while a battalion of horse cavalry protected the two wings of the formation.
Ting Gui also led five hundred black armor soldiers to line up with spearmen and sword and shield soldiers in a semicircular defensive formation. The horse infantry took off their bows and arrows, drew their spears and swords, and were ready for battle.
At this moment, about two thousand horse troops rushed out from the strong formations on the two mountains. Under the leadership of several leaders, the horsemen started sprinting with shouts. Wei Dingguo snorted coldly and said: "I'll come to you guys on the front foot."
The thieves come to attack you, don't you take me seriously? Even though you strong men have a good reputation in the world, I, Wei Dingguo, am not afraid of you guys!"
After Wei Dingguo said this, he ordered five hundred fire soldiers wearing crimson clothes and holding firearms to line up with the Xuanjia Army led by Shan Tinggui. Each of these fire soldiers had sulfur, flame and salt attached to their backs.
, a five-color smoke powder fire phosphorus gourd, and the carriage in front is either a fire attack weapon specially made by the Song Dynasty's weapons inspector in Bianjing, or a pair of fire oil tanks filled with reeds to ignite fire.
The wooden carts and the earthen jars carried by these fire soldiers are also filled with flammable grease and fire oil. As long as they are exposed to a spark, they are enough to turn into a raging sea of fire!
It would be best to stand up to the strong men of these two mountains for a while and force the gang to send out a large force of soldiers and horses. A fire attack will definitely scare the thieves out of their wits... Wei Dingguo thought to himself.
, he said loudly: "Each battalion, horse and infantry troops must stick to their positions and make no mistakes! The fire soldiers listen to my orders and prepare their firearms..."
But before Wei Dingguo could say anything, Shan Tinggui had a look of surprise on his face. He rode his horse and ran to Wei Dingguo's side and pointed in the direction of the soldiers and horses in the green forest. Wei Dingguo looked at the general in surprise and couldn't help but be stunned.
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Seeing that the thousands of horse troops galloping out had not yet reached a hundred paces, they divided their horses into two wings, one on the left and one on the right, and turned around and drove towards the main formation. All the other soldiers and horses of Erlong Mountain and Qingfeng Mountain were heading east.
They retreated slowly. It seemed that the two thousand cavalry sent were just to support the Green Forest Infantry's safe retreat.
Why did the strong men from these two mountains withdraw like this? Wei Dingguo was dumbfounded. He and Shan Tinggui looked at each other and said to themselves that it seems that our two brothers have some reputation in Hebei, but the strong men from these two mountains in Qingzhou first defeated Jingdong. The officers and soldiers from several prefectures have defeated Zengtou City twice in a row. It is also a time when morale is high. They will not be scared off by the 4,000 officers and soldiers we brought, right?
Shi Wengong, Zeng Tu, Zeng Sheng and others were also astonished. How could the gang of green forest thieves who were so domineering and brave in the previous two confrontations be frightened by the eight battalions of officers and soldiers newly sent by the Dezhou Military Division to rescue Zengtou City? Are you so timid that you just give up your troops and retreat?
What is the plan of this gang of thieves?
According to Xiao Tang's instructions, the brothers did not just retreat and evacuate. When Zengtou City and the Dezhou army sent out light cavalry sentries, the Green Forest soldiers who were slowly marching eastward also sent out bow and horse rangers to intercept and kill them. The cavalry scouts in Zengtou City. When they were ten miles away, Xiao Tang sent a group of riders to Zengtou City again to challenge them. However, once Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui led their troops to fight, they were in a hurry. The Green Forest troops and horses commanded by Xiao Tang seemed to have made an agreement with General Wei and Shan. Xiao Tang would lead his troops to retreat for as many miles as they pursued.
Although Zengtou City will not face the danger of approaching the city again, looking at the posture of the strong men in the two mountains of Qingzhou, when the Texas reinforcements withdraw to Ling County, the capital of the state, they will definitely come back to attack again. Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui have been He didn't understand why the strong men refused to confront him head-on, but after going back and forth, the more impatient Wei Dingguo couldn't help but feel that he seemed to be being deliberately teased by the strong men, which made him increasingly angry.
However, the cavalry troops led by Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui were not large, and it was not suitable for them to go deep into the mountains to chase two people. Wei Dingguo's fire soldiers were equipped with large fire attack weapons such as fierce fire oil tanks, and their marching speed was faster than ordinary infantry. The army was still slow, and the troops and horses that came to disturb the enemy from time to time were all small groups of light cavalry, and they all just turned around and walked away with a false shot. The various firearms Wei Dingguo carefully prepared were of no use at all.
It is said that the fire attack tactics that Wei Dingguo is best at using are particularly effective against dense enemy formations. He would first order his fire soldiers to burn the enemy with fierce fire oil tanks when the two armies clashed, and then use fire phosphorus gourds to fuel the fire. , wait until the morale of the enemy in the sea of fire collapses and the formation is completely chaotic, and then use rockets to hit the enemy with another fire attack... From the time he began to study firearms to this day, according to his routine fire attack techniques, It can be said that there is no disadvantage.
But now Wei Dingguo has no chance to use his fire attack skills at all. Although the fire dragon-shaped flames ejected from the fierce fire oil tank are very violent, its range is less than two feet at most, and it is large and heavy. , and the use of fire phosphorus gourds and kerosene rockets to attack the small groups of light cavalry that gathered and dispersed at times had no effect at all. So for several days, Wei Dingguo was like knocking down cotton with one punch without any force. The more angry he became, he wanted to fight with the Qingzhou two mountain brigades, but the other party refused to give him this chance.
Of course, Xiao Tang, who had gone on an expedition with Wei Dingguo back then, had long been familiar with the tricks used by the divine fire general. How could he now lead his troops to deliberately hit the firearms of Wei Dingguo?
"That's unreasonable! This group of thieves won't fight or retreat. They just come to harass and cause trouble. What on earth do those guys have in mind!?" In the tent, Wei Dingguo punched the table hard. and said angrily.
Shan Tinggui pondered for a while, then suddenly his eyes lit up, he stood up suddenly and said, "Could it be that the two bandits saw that you and I led our troops to join forces with the gang in Zengtou City, making it harder to break the city, so they deliberately To lure you and I to lead our troops to pursue you, only to trap you and me for a while, and then turn around and go back to attack Zengtou City?"
After Wei Dingguo listened to Shan Tinggui, the anxious look on his face gradually faded away. After a while, he nodded and said: "It is very possible, but the tactic of luring the enemy is not a great one. , since you and I have figured out the conspiracy of that group of strongmen, all we have to do is lead the army back to Zengtou City to guard the wall, and let's see how they succeed!"
Shan Tinggui frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly shook his head and said: "If you just stick to it, you don't know how long you will have to fight against the strong men from the two mountains in Qingzhou. In my opinion, it is better to use the trick and take this opportunity to severely damage the group of strong thieves. So that those guys don’t dare to covet the villages and towns under my rule in Dezhou.”
After hearing this, Wei Dingguo asked hurriedly: "Brother, what plan did you come up with?"
Shan Tinggui smiled slightly and said slowly: "If that group of strong men still want to retreat, they will have to withdraw near Waishui..."
