Chapter 751 Who dares to stop you? Who dares to kill you? I dare
Further north of Taiyuan Prefecture is the boundary of Xinzhou and Daizhou, and it is surrounded by mountains on three sides in the south, west and north. Eighty-nine percent of the terrain is highland and plateau, and Sichuan area accounts for only a little over 10%. So Xiao Tang led his army to
When being advanced, the three generals Hu Yanzhuo, Han Tao, and Peng Qi led a thousand heavy cavalry and two thousand horse troops to patrol the official roads connecting Taiyuan Prefecture, Xinzhou, and Daizhou. If they encountered a small group of bandits,
They chased and attacked the thieves when they appeared, but did not go deep into the mountains of Xinzhou to hunt down the thieves.
The rest of the official army and the bandits under Tian Hu's command have already clashed with each other at Shiling Pass in Xinzhou and Xin County. However, the bandits often flee at the first touch. There are no large-scale fights, but small-scale encounters often occur.
It seemed that the rebels, who were gradually being cornered by the officers and soldiers, wanted to use the criss-crossing mountainous terrain to deal with the officers and soldiers. They fled immediately before the officers and soldiers could encircle them. However, Qianlu was at his wits' end, and his movements were blocked by Xiao Tang, Xiao Jiasui and others.
Tian Hu, who knew very well, could only use this method to survive and try to seize the opportunity to escape westward and join the party members.
Previously, Tian Hu was afraid of the bravery of the troops led by Xiao Tang, so even if he broke through the big city of Dafu in Hedong, he did not dare to defend the city. After all, although the city's danger could be relied on, it allowed the officers and soldiers to clearly define the target of strategic attack, so he
Most of the time, they only dared to order their strongman leaders to wander around the small counties and towns in various military prefectures, using the mountainous terrain in the east of the river to overwhelm the officers and soldiers who came to conquer.
However, although the mountain strongholds in the green forest can also rely on the dangerous terrain, most of them are not as good as the ordinary military state cities in terms of material, money and food reserves, and military strategic positions. The rebel army is getting smaller and smaller, but the officers and soldiers dispatched by Xiao Tang are gathering more and more.
Now, even if Tian Hu wants to occupy the important military town and resist stubbornly, with Xiao Tang's current fighting style, he will not be given time to attack the city at all.
Xiaotang's commander-in-chief was also able to keep his composure. Before encountering the main force of the bandits from Tian Hu's headquarters, he ordered his troops to patrol the mountains to hunt down the bandits. At the same time, he ordered Yao Pingzhong, Guan Sheng and other officials to recharge their batteries and encountered a large number of thieves.
The thieves will immediately bite and hold on, even if the thieves want to escape, they must be defeated alive.
At this time, Tian Hu finally made some movement, but he did not dare to send his army south to fight Xiao Tang to the death. He could only run through the rugged mountain roads, because the rebel army now no longer had the ability and time to capture Junzhou where a large amount of food and grass was gathered.
The city was short of supplies. Tian Hu had no choice but to lead his army to Dingxiang County, intending to break through the city and kill all the officials and people in the county, seize the grain and grass stored in the warehouses, and then find a path in the mountains to escape to the northwest of Hedong Road...
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Deafening cries of killing have been heard since dawn, and the simple city walls surrounding Dingxiang County are covered with blood and corpses inside and outside. Although the Hedong thieves lack well-made siege equipment, Dingxiang County is not a military town.
The city wall is low, and the masonry of the repaired city wall is even more dilapidated. As long as Tian Hu is given another day or two, it will be difficult for the army and people in the county to withstand the crazy attack of the bandits from the east of the river.
But I saw arrows raining down from the city wall, flying all over the sky. Groups of thieves and soldiers were shooting arrows at the top of the wall. At the same time, the officers and soldiers above the county city, and the local warriors also pushed down the rolling logs and rocks prepared on the county city.
From time to time, thieves would make heart-rending howls on the city wall, or they would be immediately smashed into a puddle of flesh. They were just stones and logs thrown from high places. Although the deterrent and lethality was great, the county's troops were limited.
The equipment used to defend the city is also very rudimentary. Not only are there few rolling logs and stones left, but even the arrow clusters equipped by the command and inspection departments only have more than a thousand arrows left.
, he will soon have to use his weapons and flesh and blood to resist the thieves who are swarming towards the city wall.
The Hedong thieves still organized waves of attacks using hooks, ladders and simple crash carts. Under the cover of the thieves' archers, dozens of thieves had climbed to the top of the city and were engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the officers and soldiers on the city wall. Although Xinzhou Dingxiang
The county's one battalion of forbidden troops, three battalions of wing troops, and the five or six hundred brave people of the township are not brave and good at fighting. But now there is no way to avoid it. Seeing the strength of the thieves, they will kill them as soon as they break the city. That is honesty.
Cowardly people dare to be ruthless even if they are forced to do so, not to mention that this is a time of life and death that is related to their own wealth and life? Therefore, these officers, soldiers and warriors in the city are all red-eyed and risking their lives with the thieves. It's not that they don't want to escape, it's just that right now
In this situation, they have nowhere to escape.
There were more strongman leaders who even led their men to rush to the bottom of the city wall. They used rams, hammers, and pickaxes to smash and dig at the city wall. The dilapidated city wall made a thumping sound, and the bricks and stones began to break.
Falling off...I am afraid that in just one or two hours, the Hedong thieves will be able to break through the city wall and rush into Dingxiang County.
At this time, Tian Biao, one of the thieves, also personally led several leaders to attack the city. Tian Hu held a sharp sword in his hand and walked in front of the formation, with an increasingly ferocious expression on his face.
The walls of this county town are almost torn down, and the officers and soldiers can't survive for more than an hour!
Tian Hu gritted his teeth and grinned. He thought in his heart: As long as he plunders and plunders some more food supplies, he can fight with the army led by Xiao Tang in the mountains. As long as the green mountains are left, there is no need to worry about not having firewood.
I still have these soldiers and horses in my hands to avoid the searching officers and soldiers, and then surrender to the Xia Kingdom to surrender... How do I know that one day I, Tian Hu, will not be able to make a comeback and dominate this Hedong Road again?
Tian Hu was contemplating his next plan in his mind, when a burst of cheers suddenly sounded from the side of Dingxiang County, followed by several loud booms, and billowing dust and smoke rose up, seeming to cover half of the sky in an instant.
Groups of thieves jumped for joy and screamed strangely, waving their weapons and fiercely charging towards the county!
Finally, a section of the city wall on the south side of the county completely collapsed. At this time, Tian Biao, who was not far below the city wall, smiled ferociously. He raised the steel knife in his hand again and shouted loudly: "The city wall has collapsed! Children, follow me.
Go into the city, slaughter all the dog officials in the county, and kill all the men and women in the city to avenge the brothers who died in the battle!"
At Tian Biao's order, the Hedong thieves howled and swarmed into the city towards the location where the city wall collapsed. The city's official troops and the temporary rural warriors composed of men in the city also swooped over. Thousands of soldiers crowded into the dusty sky.
The remnants of the city wall were fighting bloody battles, and the sound of gold and iron clashing suddenly sounded frequently and fiercely, almost breaking the eardrums of others!
Tian Biao fiercely brandished the steel knife and charged at the front, smashing the flesh and blood of more than a dozen officers, soldiers and village warriors wherever he went. However, seeing the minced meat and blood splashing, the terrified officers and soldiers in the county could not resist the enemy.
It had already begun to collapse and flee into the city.
A county lieutenant in the Dingxiang County government raised his sword and roared. His voice was already hoarse from shouting, but he was almost knocked to the ground several times by the defeated officers and soldiers Xiang Yong. Seeing that the county seat could no longer be defended,
The county captain's remaining thoughts of resistance suddenly disappeared. When he was about to flee to a secluded place in the county to avoid the massacre by the thieves, suddenly a big man whose armor was stained red with blood suddenly rushed towards him.
to his presence!
Tian Biao's face was as ferocious as a man-eating demon. He stared and roared, raising the steel knife covered in bright red blood in his hand and slashing hard. The county lieutenant's head immediately flew up, and the body fell straight backwards and fell to the ground!
"Hahaha! Who dares to stop me?! Who dares to kill me!? Come to seek death for grandpa! Kill!!"
Tian Biao was ready to kill. He raised his sword and roared like a wild beast. Tian Hu saw from a distance that his head seemed to be missing a tendon, but he was very up to date with his tough and fierce brother who was fighting to the death. He also With a sinister smile, he was about to lead his thieves into the city when suddenly a little leader of the thieves stumbled over and reported to Tian Hu as if he had seen a ghost: "Chief Tian, ​​something bad is going on! A large number of officers and soldiers are coming to our aid!"
Tian Hu's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He immediately jumped up, grabbed the little leader's clothes and shouted, "What kind of army!? Where did it come from!? What kind of dog officer is it?"
The little leader was afraid that he would be too late to escape, so he hurriedly added: "The strongmen along the way from Heiyun Village were searching for the town in Nanshan, Dingxiang County to plunder according to the instructions of the big leader. They happened to encounter a large group of officers and soldiers who suddenly came out. Several leaders They all died in the rebellious army. According to reports from the men in Heiyun Village who escaped back, the officers and soldiers along the way were flying the banner of Xiao Tang!"