Chapter 1614 The Seven Wealthy Clan of Moso Bamboo County
In fact, there was no need for Xu Shiji to give an order. The ten thousand cavalrymen had already grabbed the empty horse with one arm, jumped up one after another, and transferred to another horse that had just warmed up on top of the galloping horse.
At the same time, the five thousand Zhu Jiajun on the other side started charging with strange shouts.
It has to be said that the general who led the 5,000 Zhu family troops was a man who knew how to fight, because he did not take the lead in escaping in the first place, otherwise they would die faster.
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While Xu Shiji led the 10,000 Wagang Battalion to fight against the 5,000 Zhu Jiajun cavalry, more than 2,000 horse thieves from Death Valley who had received the news through the Military Intelligence Office Flying Eagle also rushed towards the battlefield.
The leader of this horse thief is named Kuangniao. He was a horse thief before he was captured on Snake Island, and he was a very good horse thief. However, because this guy killed people profusely and left no chickens or dogs behind wherever he went, he was captured by the Far East.
The soldiers destroyed his army of horse thieves and captured him on Snake Island.
Kuangniao was turned into a dead soldier by Nie Xiaoyu, and brought ten dead soldiers to this place to establish a base behind enemy lines. He chose his profession again - being a horse thief, and of course he would no longer kill innocent people indiscriminately.
In the past few years, Kuangniao has been bold in fighting, daring to fight hard, courageous and decisive, and has a very keen sense of danger, and is extremely cautious and cautious when he really feels danger. Therefore, before Zhu Can and all the forces
It has survived until now under the siege and suppression, and already has more than 2,000 elite cavalry.
Mad Bird didn't care whether Xu Shiji would be unhappy because he came here to get a share of the credit. He only knew that Zhu Can was now the prince's enemy. As long as he had the chance to kill the enemy, he would set out without hesitation.
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The commander of the 5,000 Zhu Jiajun cavalry no longer had the illusion of charging through the enemy at the beginning and then decisively evacuating. The Wagang camp cavalry's ability to fight in close combat was far more powerful than he had imagined before.
After fighting for half an hour, he had lost one-third of his 5,000 troops, while the opponent's losses were only two to three hundred.
"Is this because these Zhu Jiajun have eaten human flesh, so they became crazy and dared to risk their lives?" Xu Shiji thought thoughtfully, but still found it a bit difficult to understand.
What the commander of the Zhu Jiajun didn't know was that Xu Shiji was also horrified by the Zhu Jiajun's combat prowess, especially their tenacious fighting will. Their ten thousand men were twice as many as theirs, and their weapons and armor were far better than theirs.
Although they have the upper hand, more than half an hour has passed, and there is still no sign of the opponent's defeat. If they want to defeat these five thousand people with this style of play, although their losses will not be too much, at least there will be six or seven hundred people.
Look.
However, at this moment, the commander-in-chief of the Zhu Family Army seemed to realize something. He turned around and saw that a group of cavalry suddenly appeared from behind and came towards them.
"Damn it, it's the cavalry from Death Valley." General Zhu's army almost fell off his horse. This was not only because he knew they would be finished soon, but also because he had clearly never drank from the cavalry in Death Valley.
Drinking wine, and surrounding and killing them with the troops of the Far Eastern Army, I thought of some possibilities.
He had already guessed that there was something wrong with the caravan that entered Devil's Pass, and the Far Eastern Army's purpose was to break through their Devil's Pass.
Naturally, Xu Shiji also saw the two thousand horse thieves led by Kuang Niao, and he snorted in his heart, but he was not very annoyed at Kuang Niao's attempt to steal the credit.
Because he knew that by defeating the enemy in front of them, their men and horses would lose much less.
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Less than half an hour later, except for a few Zhu Jiajun who escaped, all five thousand Zhu Jiajun were killed, and the general was also killed on the spot.
Mad Bird rode up to Xu Shiji, his face was cold and indifferent, without any emotion. He clasped his fist at Xu Shiji on the horse and said: "General Xu, I am under the order of the prince, and I will be at the disposal of General Xu from now on."
Xu Shiji felt a little happy, not because he had two thousand more elite soldiers, but because he felt Wang Junlin's trust in him.
Xu Shiji learned the identity of the crazy bird in front of him from the Military Intelligence Bureau official, and he did not hesitate. He cupped his fists and returned the salute, saying: "Very good. From now on, you will form your own army and be at the disposal of General Hou at any time."
There was no expression or change on Kuangniao's face. After accepting the order with clasped fists, he led the people to follow Wagang Camp.
Xu Shiji and Kuangniao's men and horses joined together and galloped towards Devil's Pass according to the previous battle plan.
However, not to mention that when they arrived in front of Devil's Pass, when the 20,000 cavalry sent by Xu Shiji came to Devil's Pass, Cheng Yaojin had already led five hundred special forces masters to kill all the Zhu family's army in Devil's Pass. They were greeted by
It was Cheng Yaojin and his party who opened the door and waited for them to enter the city.
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In Devil's Gate City, in the White Tiger Festival Hall, Xu Shiji, Cheng Yaojin, Xie Yingdeng, Chen Xiaowu, Kuangniao and others began to discuss and plan the next goal.
After passing Devil's Pass City, we exited the mountain road, and more than 20 miles to the southwest is Maozhu County, the champion county under Zhu Can's rule.
Maozhu County is either a majestic city or an ordinary county town. However, it has experienced troubled times in recent years and has been occupied by various forces and has been successively reinforced. The city walls are also very tall and strong, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Because Zhu Can led his main army to fight Li Shimin in Hanzhong County, the defense of the Zhu Jiajun left behind was considered cautious.
However, in recent years, they have been ruined by various forces such as bandits, armies, powerful people, etc., and many villages and towns outside the city of Maozhu County have become deserted. Only a few villages and towns are still inhabited, but the population is also extremely sparse.
Because Champion County is far to the south of Hanzhong County, Zhu Can is his rear area, and he has an agreement with Xiao Xian in the south, so he is not too worried about someone attacking from the rear.
Therefore, during the day, the city gates of Maozhu County are open. Occasionally, the city will receive caravans from other forces, but people entering and leaving will be severely interrogated.
This level of laxity is understandable, as a city is unlikely to be attacked in the first place. No matter who is guarding this city, it is impossible to be as vigilant as a hound in this situation.
However, even if the defenders of Maozhu County were so lax, Xu Shiji doubted whether they could easily capture Maozhu County without some secret cooperation and preparations from the Military Intelligence Agency and other forces.
Because there are still seven Wubao near Maozhu County. Once they start to attack Maozhu County, the reinforcements from the seven Wubao scattered near Maozhu County can arrive in at most one day. If it is faster, it may only take half a day. If reinforcements arrive,
If so, it would be difficult for them to concentrate on attacking the city with all their strength.
Because of the long distance and difficult mountain roads, Wagang camp only brought five days of food and grass. It was consumed in two days on the road, leaving only three days of food and grass. Now it has been replenished in Devil Pass, but the replenishment is limited, because the food in Devil Pass is limited.
Just 10,000 people, and there were 60,000 of them.
Besides, Zhu Can's food supply was already very tight, not to mention that he was currently at war with Li Shimin in the north.
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When Xu Shiji and his people began to plan the Maozhu County, dozens of miles away in the Maozhu County, Zhu Can's confidant general Hong Yibo, who controlled the Maozhu County, was holding a banquet.
His guests were the heads of seven wealthy clans near Maozhu County, and they were also the owners of the seven forts.
These seven powerful clans were powerful in the local area, and each of them could mobilize two to three thousand warriors within the clan. When Zhu Can attacked Champion County, they saw the opportunity quickly and took the initiative to surrender to Zhu Can, and presented him with grain, grass and property.
At that time, they also realized that wandering around would eventually lead to no good results, and they planned to take root in Champion County, so they allowed these seven wealthy families to exist to this day.
Hong Yibo held a grand banquet at this time, but he did so under Zhu Can's order.
Zhu Can ran out of food and fodder on the front line and needed to be raised by the champion counties in the rear.
Maozhu County is just an ordinary county in the world, but it is considered a large county in Champion County, with a population of more than 10,000 households and a population of more than 40,000.
About five days ago, Hong Yibo received an order letter from Zhu Can. In addition to asking him to collect food and grass, Zhu Can also repeatedly asked him in the letter not to take it lightly to prevent Li Shimin's people from bypassing the front line and coming from the rear.
Attack, and also mentioned paying attention to the Far Eastern Army on the other side of Bashan.
Hong Yibo naturally did not dare to neglect Zhu Can's instructions, but he was very dissatisfied. His disapproval was naturally justified.
Even if Li Shimin had men and horses go around to the rear, they would not be too many, only a small group of men and horses.
As for the Far East Army, it is impossible to take the land route controlled by Li Shimin in the north, nor the water route controlled by Xiao Xian in the south. If the army wants to attack, it must pass through some mountain roads in Bashan, but Bashan is too steep, no matter which mountain road it takes
, you must eventually pass the devil's hurdle.
Not to mention that he knew that Wang Xiaoer was not an easy person. He was famous among the Zhu Jiajun for being good at defense and being cautious, so he believed that Devil's Pass was almost impossible to be broken by the Far East Army.
Even if it was really breached, the process would have lasted at least a month or more! By that time, Wang Xiaoer had already sent him a letter, and after he received the news, he had made sufficient preparations for such a long time.
Because they had to resist Li Shimin in Hanzhong County in the north, there were only 30,000 Zhu Jiajun left in Champion County, and only 10,000 were assigned to Maozhu County. After receiving the order sent by Zhu Can a few days ago, Hong Yibo did not take it seriously.
, but in order to show his obedience to Zhu Can, he immediately recruited 3,000 men in the city to start training, and forcibly ordered seven nearby wealthy families to send 500 warriors each to garrison in Maozhu County. In this way, Maozhu County had 16,000 troops.
More than five hundred people,
In addition, if Maozhu County is really attacked by the Far Eastern Army, the Wubao of the seven nearby wealthy families will send reinforcements, and their military strength will also increase exponentially.
"I heard that after Wagang Army Xu Shiji and Cheng Yaojin surrendered to Wang Junlin, Wang Junlin formed the Wagang Camp. If the Wagang Camp really dared to come, they would suffer heavy losses just from the Devil's Pass, and then in Maozhu County
Let them return in defeat." Hong Yibo said loudly, showing a look of confidence.
There was no way, Hong Yibo knew that the loyalty of the seven patriarchs of the powerful clans to their Zhu family army was very limited, and they were even forced to do so because of King Zhu's evil reputation.
If King Zhu is defeated on the front line, or if the Far Eastern Army comes to kill his Zhu Jiajun and they are defeated, he will definitely rebel without hesitation, so he must always make these seven wealthy families believe that it is still their Zhu Jiajun who has the final say in the boundaries of this Champion County.