Since the Tang Dynasty was established a year ago and automatically entered a state of war with the Ming army, the Tang Dynasty and the Ming army have always been at a life-or-death battle.
But this situation has changed in Longhua Town today. The Ming army and the Tang army get along well with each other, and they look like brothers and friendly armies.
The Ming army in the town also took the initiative to assume the responsibility of porters, snatching away the Huangzhushan bandits who entered the town, and helped carry endless items to the Tang army's camp.
The final count showed that this time the King of the Tang Dynasty had gained quite a lot, including more than 800 taels of silver, more than 30 taels of gold, several pigs, cattle and donkeys, a group of chickens and ducks, a basket of eggs and duck eggs, and a pile of fruits, vegetables and grain.
However, the more important seizures were not the gold, silver and food mentioned above, but various weapons and more than ten horses.
There are all kinds of standard waist knives, spears, and shields, which are enough to allow the current Tang Dynasty kings to complete the costume change, turning these bandits into an army of bright weapons!
The more important among them are more than ten pairs of armors. These armors are enough to increase the number of heavy armored sword and shield bearers or spear bearers of the Tang Dynasty king's master by another ten people. Don't underestimate the increase of these ten people. You must know that before
There were only about twenty armored bandits in the Tang Dynasty's royal division.
These more than 20 armored bandits played a major role in the history of many battles of the Royal Division of the Tang Dynasty. Even now, the popularity of the Guards of the Royal Division of the Tang Dynasty has completely overshadowed the heavy armored sword and shield soldiers.
But the importance of armor is still very important, and it may even be irreplaceable in a short time.
In addition to the armor, the remaining more important things are the more than ten horses. Although these horses look relatively thin and short, and are not really war horses at all, they can still be used for riding.
When Li Xuan saw these horses, his first reaction was to hire a cavalry, even if it was only a dozen cavalrymen.
The importance of cavalry goes without saying. Before the appearance of tanks, cavalry has always been one of the most important arms on the battlefield, whether in ancient armies or modern armies.
In a mature modern army, cavalry is an indispensable unit. In the French army during the Napoleonic era, the ratio of infantry to cavalry was more than five to one.
And some countries with more horses have even higher proportions of cavalry.
Although the Tang Dynasty was weak, with no more than 500 soldiers, and no conditions for large-scale cavalry, it should not be a problem to get a cavalry unit of more than ten, and Li Xuan did not expect that the cavalry could attack the enemy.
Something like that, as long as you can conduct reconnaissance and do your job well as a scout.
Therefore, Li Xuan stopped senior officers like Fang Dongquan from trying to carve up the horses on the spot, and instead directly ordered a dozen people from the entire army who could ride horses, preferably those who could shoot arrows on horseback, to come out.
The result made Li Xuan very depressed. There were many people who could barely ride a horse, but none of them were proficient in equestrian skills. They were all limited to being able to ride a horse, but if the horse ran faster, they might be knocked off. As for
It is even rarer to find someone who can bend a bow and shoot an arrow on horseback.
In desperation, I could only select more than a dozen people who were proficient in equestrian skills and were smart enough to learn. I didn't expect them to be able to ride and shoot. I just wanted them to be able to run faster on horseback, so that they could be used to spy on the enemy in the future.
Military intelligence, send a letter to convey orders.
As for the real cavalry, let’s talk about it later!
In addition to the above seizures, there was an unexpected gain. They found a lot of black powder lead bullets from the Ming army's warehouse. These black powders were obviously used by the Ming army for their original firecrackers. They are now nearly cheaper.
Guards.
As for the gunpowder and lead bullets used by the Guards, they were secretly purchased from outside the mountains. The quantities were very small. That is to say, the musketeers in the Guards only had more than 20 guns in total, so the amount used was not large.
Now that such a large batch has been seized, it is estimated that the more than 20 guns of the Guards will not be used until the barrels explode.
The seizures obtained from Longhua Town made all the gangsters in Huangzhushan very excited. It can be said that everyone is satisfied!
Everyone in Huangzhushan was happy, and the Ming army in Longhua Town was also happy. At least they no longer had to worry about the puppet Tang rebels attacking the city. As for the many supplies that had been robbed, they were not the private property of the county brave soldiers anyway.
It's either the gold and silver in a wealthy family's home or the ordnance in an official's warehouse. If it's robbed, it's robbed. It's none of their business!
In the afternoon, the well-fed and well-fed Emperor of the Tang Dynasty received a reward: the Puppet Ming Army had already left the mountain and was expected to arrive tomorrow!
Therefore, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not stop outside Longhua Town and set off in the afternoon with a lot of captured things and more than 20 craftsmen.
Before leaving, they also did one more thing, which was to burn the food in the Ming army's granary in the city.
Seeing the puppet Tang bandits gradually disappearing into the distance, and the many Ming army and county warriors on top of the city, the young and strong men breathed a sigh of relief. They had been frightened to death for most of the day. Many people thought that they
I won't live until tomorrow.
Now that the puppet Tang bandits who were killed by God are finally gone, their lives can be considered saved.
Immediately when the only small flag left in Longhua Town saw that the Puppet Tang traitor army had gone far away and seemed to have no intention of returning, he immediately laughed wildly, and then said with a straight face: "The Puppet Tang traitor army is just nothing.
you!"
Then he turned to the dozens of counties below and said bravely: "Today we fought fiercely with the puppet Tang rebels for half a day, firmly blocking the puppet Tang rebels outside the city, and protecting the lives of thousands of people in the town.
safety!"
As soon as he said these words, the county warriors and young men below him still hadn't reacted. They felt strange that this little flag master was so panicked for no reason. They had never fought against the puppet Tang rebels.
Have a good time!
But several smart people responded quickly: "Yes, we have made great achievements today. We have defended Longhua Town, and we won't be rewarded big by the top!"
As soon as these smart people reminded them, although the remaining people were still a little confused, people around them soon reminded them that this battle must be said to be a success, and it cannot be said that they wanted to escape but were defeated.
The puppet army of the Tang Dynasty was stopped. In the end, the army of the puppet Tang Dynasty arrogantly sent people in to loot and burn down the granary.
What's even more terrible is that in this process, these county heroes also acted as pawns. If the superiors find out about this, they will have to shed their skins even if they don't die.
Immediately, everyone insisted: They have blocked the puppet Tang rebel army outside the city!
As for those pseudo-Tang thieves who entered the city to plunder, who said they were pseudo-Tang thieves? They were obviously a small group of green-skinned hooligans who took the opportunity to cause trouble in the city.
As for the missing ordnance and gold and silver, it was such a chaotic war. Who knows where the ordnance and gold and silver went. Maybe they just grew wings and flew away.
It is easier to explain the burning of food and grass: it was an accident, and it is normal for the army to be in chaos and get into trouble!
In short, even if they were beaten to death, they would not admit that it was the Puppet Tang Bandit Army that prevented them from leaving, forcing them to defend the city, and even brought the Puppet Tang Bandit Army people into the city to plunder and burn food!
Seeing that his county warriors and young men were so aware, Xiao Qi, the leader, smiled and nodded with satisfaction. These are all good soldiers!
If the truth of the matter had not been exposed, I, the man who led the county to defend Longhua Town bravely, would have been able to fight the storm at the most critical moment.
Now that he is the only officer in Longhua Town, how much credit does he have to gain? There is probably hope for him to be promoted to the third level.
I drank too much last night and went to a widow's house to spend the whole night. When I woke up, I found that all my colleagues had almost run away. When I wanted to run away, I was already beaten by the fake Tang.
The bandit army was blocked in the city, and in the end, they had no choice but to obey the orders of the puppet Tang bandit army outside and lead their men to continue to 'hold' Longhua Town.
But I didn't expect that these pseudo-Tang bandits actually didn't attack the city, but just robbed a batch of things and left. In this way, I was a blessing in disguise!
Thinking like this, he just laughed. He had no choice but to let God destined him to be promoted and make a fortune. He could gain a lot of credit for defending the city just by sleeping!
However, when the puppet Tang rebels entered the city to plunder and burn grain, many people besides them county warriors saw it. In order to prevent these people from speaking out, he had to find a way to get around it, such as letting his hand
The people below pretended to be green-skinned hooligans who took the opportunity to cause trouble and wandered around the streets for a few times, grabbing some things to reward themselves. After being frightened for so long, they had to grab some money to calm down!
Anyway, the puppet army of the Tang Dynasty did not have military uniforms, and their clothes were actually no different from ordinary people. Who dares to say that these people are the army of the puppet emperor of the Tang Dynasty?
You said they were the traitors of the Puppet Tang Dynasty, and I also said you were the spies of the Puppet Tang Dynasty. Come on, arrest these audacious spies of the Puppet Tang Dynasty. First, beat them a hundred times. If after beating them, they still insist that they saw you.
The man in question is a traitor to the Tang Dynasty, so there is no need to continue talking nonsense with him, just kill him with a single blow.
How the Ming army in Longhua Town arranges their funeral arrangements is naturally not what the Tang Dynasty kings and ministers care about. What Li Xuan and the others care about is that Longhua Town is still in the hands of the Ming army, and the military rations and ordnance in Longhua Town have been destroyed.
If it is burned out, it is estimated that the Ming army will be unable to maintain large-scale operations into the mountains in the future. In this way, I can safely bring these seizures back to the mountains.
After leaving Longhua Town, Chen Tufu and others said they would go outside the county town for a walk, but Li Xuan thought it was better to check the situation first and see if all the Ming troops had come out. If they had all come out, then there was no need to go outside the county town to stimulate the Ming army.
Well, avoid overstimulating the Ming army and making them jump over the wall.
Li Xuan guessed that after the military rations in Longhua Town were burned down in a "fire", the Ming army should not be able to continue large-scale operations, and it should be able to stop for at least a few months.
Ever since, the Master of the Tang Dynasty wandered around the countryside, looking at the beautiful scenery of the country, and grabbed a few tickets. After all, the predecessor of the Master of the Tang Dynasty was a bandit. Fang Dongquan and the others felt that if they didn't rob someone during this trip,
Feeling uncomfortable all over.
When Li Xuan led a group of bandits to wreak havoc on the countryside, Su Jiakang also led a large number of Ming troops back to Longhua Town. Seeing the armory and grain depot that were burned to ashes, he immediately became furious!