"That's enough, Commander Zhu Shijian, I don't think you need to explain any more. Nothing you say now can make up for the damage caused to us due to the mistakes of you and your division! You and your division have already It has completely tarnished the glorious title of the Imperial Army. I can't imagine a way to wash away the humiliation you and your division have brought to the Imperial Army, so..." At this point, Yusuf suddenly raised his voice. : "Come here, drag Zhu Shijian out and kill him!"
"Stop! Who dares!" The pale-faced general could no longer remain calm when facing a life-and-death crisis, and shouted crazily: "Yusuf, you are not the director of the General Administration of Military Affairs, nor the director of military law, nor the emperor* Judge of the Imperial Court! What qualifications do you have to judge me arbitrarily?! I am not convinced, I want to wait for the trial of the Imperial Court!"
"Hmph, at this time, you still want to wait for the trial of the Imperial Military Court?! I'm here to tell you, this is the front line, now is a war period, emergency times, everything is subject to authority! What a bullshit military court, the Director of Military Justice, this is me It has the final say! Someone drag me out! Behead him immediately! Hang his head at the gate of the camp!" Yousuf almost spattered his saliva on the opponent's face. Yusuf's expression at this time could not be described as sinister and ferocious, until the soldiers who carried out the execution would Zhu Shijian, who had been howling all the time, was dragged out and kicked up smoke and dust on the ground. Yusuf raised his face and roared like thunder: "Now we have no other way out but to capture Longquan Mansion for me! Tomorrow's attack mission As usual, brothers of the Third Army, I don't want to kill, but if I am forced to kill, I will never show mercy! Killing one is killing. Killing five is the same! Brother Shengjian, now I will take over my power. Once again, all the troops of your third legion will directly obey my orders. Just now Zhu Shijian’s division explained. Replenish the third division of the city guard legion for me. He Tiepeng, please give me a good chance to polish these bastards. Now There is no time or opportunity for you to train them. The day after tomorrow, you will do the same as me!"
Everyone, including Bai Shengjian, was silent. Now the regiment commander seemed a little hysterical. He surrendered his troops before fighting. The Xijiang Rangers appeared and defeated an elite city guard division alive. This kind of blow was like a blow to the head of the commander of the City Guard Corps, which made stars pop out of his head.
Jiang Han didn't expect Yusuf's determination to be so strong. After encountering the only 10,000-person Ranger team he sent under his command, he tentatively launched an attack from the defense of the Third Army. The effect he achieved was simply Surprisingly, the Third Army lived up to their reputation as a "junk army". A division was actually broken through from the front by a troop of 10,000 Rangers. This kind of thing was impossible to happen even in the Taiping Army. But it could happen to the third-ranked Imperial Third Army. Even Jiang Han felt sad for the name of the Imperial Third Army.
However, Yusuf's counterattack came extremely fiercely and quickly. Before dawn, the two city guard divisions launched a chaotic attack from the south side of the lowest wall of Longquan Mansion. And on the north and east sides. The three divisions of the Third Army were also escorted by the fierce supervising team behind them and started their attack bravely.
The only 10,000-person Ranger team was bitten by the three regiments of light cavalry gathered by the city guard. The two sides sometimes fought in the plains around the city, sometimes broke away, and got entangled. It seemed that Yusuf was the next one. He ordered his light cavalry to hold down his only ranger to prevent the same tragedy from happening again. And these more than 10,000 light cavalry faithfully carried out the orders of the regiment commander. Although the price paid was not small, they finally achieved their goal.
The sudden offensive launched by the city guards was also extremely fierce. Fortunately, the arrival of the Zhao Shangwu Division finally gave Jiang Han a reliable support. After all, there were more than 20,000 more reserve forces, and the feeling was completely different. However, the strong pressure from Nancheng still caught Jiang Han a little unprepared. For some unknown reason, the offensive of the Third Army from the north and east suddenly broke out, which surprised Jiang Han. It stands to reason that a division was defeated by our own rangers. The morale of the Third Army should be quite low, and based on the combat effectiveness of the Third Army, it should be unlikely to pose much threat to our own defense line. But what surprised Jiang Han was that the performance of the third army in the north and east was actually quite good, and even posed a considerable threat to the defending army several times. After all, there were only three regiments to deal with two city walls, and the opponent was several times stronger. With his own strength and extraordinary performance, Longquan seemed to be in danger all of a sudden.
However, the performance of the Third Army seemed to be only anticlimactic. Their offensive did not last long before it became a bit unstoppable. Even the supervising team failed to keep their enthusiasm going for too long. This finally allowed Jiang Han to breathe a sigh of relief. If the Third Army Corps performed as tough as the City Guards Corps, then there was a real question mark as to whether Longquan Mansion could be defended.
The offensive facing the south entered a white-hot state from the beginning. Jiang Han deployed the four regiments of his division on the front line and left one regiment as a reserve team, while Zhao Shangwu's three regiments were respectively deployed on the front line. There are three walls, and the other two regiments are always ready to take care of the accidents on those three sides. All the security forces in Longquan Mansion have been mobilized, but there is only one regiment here. Jiang Han placed this regiment on the west gate. Although It seems that no enemy troops have been found here, but Jiang Han has long known Yusuf's cunning and cunning. What this guy likes most is to be surprised. Although the fighting in the south is now in full swing, the enemy still has several divisions in reserve. Even if the first Not counting the three armies, except for one division that was annihilated by the Rangers, there are still two divisions. According to common sense, Yusuf may also have a reserve team of one division at the south gate. Then Another division may appear under the other three walls at any time, and Jiang Han had to take this into consideration.
"Captain, the beating at the south gate was so severe that even our side can smell it. Alas, it seems that Mr. Jiang Han is still a little biased. He placed us at the west gate where we can't even see a ghost. , isn’t this too partial to one another? Even the east gate and the north can encounter battles. We are unlucky and have to rush from Jinzhong to Longquan. Don’t we just expect to fight? This is good. Assigned to this west gate, they won’t attack from this side at all. It’s so far away from here. It’s such a big circle. It’s better to just go to the north and east.” An officer who looked like a captain stomped his feet angrily. Venting dissatisfaction.
"Go away! I'm just annoyed. You want to fight. Don't you think I want to come all the way to see the scenery of Longquan Mansion? Damn it, it's all my fault. Why did I hit Ximen with one stroke? I would rather face the enemy of one division, no, two divisions, than listen to the excitement of others fighting here. Isn't this tempting?" He glanced sideways at the person grumbling in front of him. His subordinate, Ding Dazhong, was also feeling uncomfortable all over. It was really uncomfortable to watch others having fun while he stayed aside to bask in the sun.
"Captain, look, isn't there a brother from the security force of the regiment over there who is helping us guard the west gate? Why don't you go talk to the division commander and let us go to the north gate or east gate first? Move your hands and feet?" The officer obviously refused to give up, his eyes kept turning, and suddenly he had another idea.
The commander of the regiment was obviously a little tempted by this suggestion, but he seemed to think about it and shook his head dejectedly, "No, the division commander will not agree. Even if the division commander agrees, the division commander of the first division The regiment leader will not agree. He is now the commander-in-chief of the entire Longquan Prefecture army. Any transfer of soldiers of more than one brigade must obtain his consent, unless it is an emergency. And now, it seems that we have no emergency personnel. condition."
"Captain, how will you know if you don't give it a try? Staying in Longquan Mansion silently until the end of the battle, don't you feel depressed, Captain?" That officer who looks like a captain is obviously a sugarcane. A character who clings to his boss.
"I know it won't work even if I don't try. There's no need to waste my efforts. Besides, in this case, do I dare to leave my post without permission?" Patting the other party's shoulder impatiently, the captain sighed: "Let's wait and see. Maybe we'll get lucky."
If the good luck that the captain mentioned was being able to fight a happy battle, then God was really favoring him. After he finished speaking, he casually cast his eyes to the distance outside the city and wanted to stretch his legs. At that moment, a scout on horseback galloped towards him in the mist in the distance. The rapid sound of horse hooves seemed to indicate something, so that he was stunned by the scout's almost crazy shouts before he could even relax.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Get ready quickly, the enemy is coming!"
The shrill police whistle suddenly sounded on the city wall. The front guard unit was obviously not used to this sudden emergency. The chaotic formation and panicked performance made the unit captain anxious, and he ordered his subordinates sternly. Quickly entering a defensive position, he angrily scolded his colleagues in the security force to prepare various defensive equipment. At the same time, he also quickly asked the scouts below about the incoming enemy.
When the scout stammered with almost dying words, he told the captain that there were at least 50,000 enemy troops advancing rapidly towards the south gate, and when he saw that the military flags included the numbers of two city guard divisions, the captain The heart that was originally boiling with blood was suddenly frozen, and I only felt waves of chill on my back. Fifty thousand people? Two city guard divisions? Almost ten times his own size, this is really a big deal if you don't come, but once you come, you will be a real big guy.