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Wu Xueli brought a total of 80,000 troops, of which 5,000 of Wang Yuncheng's troops had died or fled; 50,000 troops of Hukou were fighting fiercely with Zhang Xianzhong.
After all the fighting, there were only more than 20,000 people left in Yuanzhou City. At this moment, the 60,000 to 70,000 people in Yuanzhou City could not bear the plunder, and under the leadership of Huang Lianshan, they fought for their lives against the more than 20,000 left army soldiers;
Even a sixty-year-old woman and a five- or six-year-old child hit the Zuojun with stones. It can be seen that the Zuojun has been causing a lot of trouble in the city these days. The people are obviously forced to survive, so they are like this. Strong resistance.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Kaijin, the commander-in-chief of Jiangxi Province, was wounded by a stray arrow from the Zuo Army. Nine thousand Jiangxi soldiers also fought for their lives with the Zuo Army. Yuanzhou City was completely out of control, with bloody killings and desperate people everywhere;
It would be good if the thousand men and horses around Lu Daqi could barely hold on to the government office, but they were completely unable to stop the killings in the city.
When Lu Daqi led his army to Yuanzhou, there were still 50,000 to 60,000 civilians responsible for escorting grain and grass. After the chaos broke out, these tens of thousands of civilians were inevitably affected;
Suddenly, more than 100,000 people were fighting and fleeing in Yuanzhou City. The chaos was beyond description in words.
When Su Jin rushed to Yuanzhou with more than a hundred cavalry, the north and south city gates of Yuanzhou were already wide open, and countless people and civilians fled from the city and scattered all over the mountains and plains;
Many left troops also rushed out of the city, and the fighting spread outside the city. There were cries, curses, calls, and killings everywhere, making the outside of Yuanzhou City like a ghost land.
The running iron hooves were as dense as raindrops, and the roaring sound shook the earth and the mountains. Everyone who fled outside the city fled for cover. When they saw the big flag with the word "Qin" in red letters on the black background, the people all over the mountains and plains suddenly fell silent. Quiet, then everyone burst into tears, crying until they were hoarse and heartbroken;
The people of Yuanzhou have suffered too much these days. Only during the few days when Qin Mu settled in Yuanzhou, they could sleep peacefully without worrying about the door of their house being suddenly kicked open, their wife and daughter suddenly being dragged away and ravaged, or their children suddenly being killed. Only Qin Mu led the army. During the few days they entered the city, they could be called human beings.
At this moment, seeing this big flag with the word "Qin", countless people were like wronged children who found their parents and found support. Everyone screamed involuntarily.
"Master Qin is back..."
"Master Qin's men are back, we are saved."
"Master Qin, why did you come back just now!"
"Woo woo woo..."
What they saw in their eyes were countless faces full of tears, and what they heard in their ears were countless voices calling "Master Qin". Su Jin and others, who were galloping on horseback, couldn't help but burst into tears, and their hearts were filled with inexplicable anger.
"Kill!" A roar burst out from his throat, and Su Jin led the galloping cavalry to sweep away, hacking the left soldiers who went out of the city to chase the people into corpses and trampling them into pulp. Only in this way can they vent the turbulent anger in their hearts.
One hundred cavalry divided and regrouped, killing the left army outside the city to their heart's content. It was a chaotic battle inside and outside the city. The left army had no formation to speak of, and under the charge of Su Jin and others, they had no choice but to flee for their lives;
The angry people of Yuanzhou turned around and beat him with wooden sticks. Hit with stones, bite with teeth, use any means available. Killing each leftist soldier, cutting their bodies into pieces, biting their flesh, and breaking their bones would have been difficult to vent their deep hatred.
Su Jin did not dare to enter the city, because once he lost his speed advantage, his more than one hundred cavalry would be drowned in the wave of chaos in the city. But outside the open city, his more than one hundred cavalry could be said to be Cutting through the waves, they are invincible and no one can stop them;
Su Jin tried to contact Huanglian Mountain in the inner city, but the news of their arrival seemed to have wings and flew inside. People who heard the news kept pouring out, causing congestion at the city gate and many trampling on each other. Su Jin Even if I want to send someone in, I can't.
At this time, Qin Mu and his army finally arrived. Before he could take a breath, he immediately asked the soldiers to shout in unison, asking the people who had escaped from the city to gather together and move in the direction of Wanzai.
At this time, all four gates of Yuanzhou were opened. In addition to ordinary people, those who escaped were also many Zuojun and Xu Kaijin's Jiangxi soldiers. There were people inside and outside the city, bleeding and crying. The scene was very Chaos, waves of sound spread for tens of miles.
Among the people who escaped from the north gate, there was one person who hurried towards Qin Mu's commanding flag. His name was Huang Erbao. A few days ago, Qin Mu sent him, Li Tongliang and 50 other prisoners to enter Yuanzhou City, relying on them to set fire to the city. Only then did he easily capture Yuanzhou City from Gao Ze.
When Qin Mu withdrew from Yuanzhou City, he still asked them to hide in the city as an internal response in order to control every move in the city. At this time, Huang Erbao hurried to Qin Mu's commander and reported to Qin Mu: "Sir, hurry up, enter the city quickly, We gathered thousands of people and captured a military camp of the Left Army. There were more than 5,000 war horses inside. General Shi Dasheng of the Left Army was fighting back desperately. Sir, hurry in and seize... seize the horses... . . . ”
Huang Erbao was out of breath after speaking. There is a shortage of horses in the south, and war horses are very valuable. Now that there is a chance to capture them, Qin Mu is absolutely unwilling to give up. At this time, there was no time for him to think too much, because Wu Xueli might give up the tiger's mouth at any time, and Zhang Xianzhong's army might follow and kill him at any time.
"Send an order to Su Jin to control the North Gate no matter what and closely monitor the situation at Laohukou."
"yes."
"Liu Meng and Huo Sheng, open the way ahead and fight in, quickly!"
Wu Shouli's 80,000-strong army brought more than 6,000 war horses. The defensive battle at Hukou was based on the construction of fortifications on the mountain, and there was no need for war horses at the moment, so most of the war horses stayed in Yuanzhou City.
Qin Mu did not expect that Li Tongliang and others who were hiding in the city would control most of the horses.
It is actually very dangerous to enter the city at this time. Not to mention the chaos in the city, and it can be expected that there will be big changes in Laohukou, but it is difficult to determine when the changes will occur and how they will turn into;
If Wu Xueli's 50,000 troops were defeated and Zhang Xianzhong's 200,000 troops rushed in, Qin Mu and his thousand men would most likely be trapped and die in the city;
Even so, Qin Mu decided to fight for more than 5,000 war horses. A thousand men and horses formed a tight formation, using shields as walls, and rushed towards the north gate;
As soon as the people in the city saw his big banner with the word "Qin" in it, they all cried loudly and made way for this army that could bring them hope of life. Qin Mu led his army to charge forward. On the one hand, he asked the soldiers to shout to the people in the city to get out of the city quickly;
There are many rioters on the street, including Jiangxi soldiers and leftist soldiers, who are still fighting in chaos, like a pot of messy porridge...
There was turmoil in Yuanzhou City, and there was also turmoil outside the city. Wu Xueli at Hukou initially received a report that when civil unrest broke out in Yuanzhou, he didn't pay much attention to it, but he still sent troops to lead Feng Xi with 10,000 troops. He was preparing to return to Yuanzhou to suppress the civil unrest, but on the way back to the city, he was ambushed by the rebels.
This time, the total number of small groups sent by Zhang Xianzhong to infiltrate was not the 30,000 that Qin Mu predicted, but a full 50,000. They were divided into thousands of small groups and infiltrated like an ant colony. In addition to weapons, these rebels only brought a few days of dry food. ; If the officers and soldiers respond appropriately. First build a strong wall to clear the country, and then send elite troops to chase and kill them. These tens of thousands of horses will starve to death, but civil strife broke out in Yuanzhou City at this time. With officers and soldiers killing each other, who will care about these infiltrated rebels
Hu Yansan took the opportunity to gather more than 3,000 people and was about to rush to Laohukou to attack Wu Xueli from behind. However, he encountered 10,000 leftist troops rushing back to Yuanzhou. Hu Yansan hastily set up an ambush at Bashupo, only eight miles away from Yuanzhou City;
Feng Xi's ten thousand men never expected that there would be an ambush here, so they rushed in and were stunned instantly. The 10,000-strong army was in chaos, and hundreds of people were killed or wounded just by trampling on each other.
Bashupo was only a few miles away from the tiger's mouth. Wu Xueli was shocked when he received the news. He quickly sent another 5,000 troops to reinforce Feng Xi, and then gradually stabilized his position.
"General Feng, Marshal Wu orders you to counterattack immediately and defeat the enemies of Bashupo as soon as possible, otherwise they will be killed without mercy."
Wu Xueli's messengers made harsh words. Feng Xi, who had just stabilized his position, did not even have to take a breath and immediately organized his troops to launch a counterattack against Hu Yansan;
At present, their 50,000-strong army is sandwiched between the few miles of Hukou and Bashupo. If they cannot capture Bashupo quickly, the morale of the army will definitely be weakened. Under Zhang Xianzhong's attack regardless of casualties, Hukou may be captured at any time. When that time comes, there will be blockers in front and pursuers behind, and their 50,000-strong army will have no choice but to die.
Feng Xi didn't want to die, so he worked hard, went to the front army to supervise the battle, and organized troops to launch a fierce counterattack against Hu Yansan. The battle at Bashu Ridge was no less tragic than the tiger's mouth;
Although Hu Yansan occupies a favorable location, his troops are several times smaller. In addition, the small groups of troops who have infiltrated have gathered in a hurry, and their cooperation is unfamiliar. Orders and orders are not being issued smoothly. They can't hold on for a stick of incense, and the situation becomes precarious.
Fortunately, there were many rebels who had infiltrated. Hu Yansan sent people to gather small groups of troops, and they kept coming to Bashuling to join the battle. Every time reinforcements arrived, even if there were only fifty or a hundred people, they could make Bashuling's troops The rebels received considerable encouragement.
"Hold on, brothers, hold on, our reinforcements are coming in a steady stream. We have infiltrated a total of 50,000 troops, all of them are rushing in. As long as we hold on for a little longer, victory will belong to us... . ." Hu Yansan commanded the resistance while loudly boosting morale.
At the foot of the Bashu Slope, more than ten thousand left-wing troops charged upward like ants. The sound of gunshots, explosions, and the sound of bowstrings intertwined like a tide. Soldiers from both sides fell one by one. Corpses soon covered the slope, and the smell of blood It permeates the air, making you sick;
The outcome of this battle was a matter of life and death for both sides, so both sides risked their lives. Even if there were corpses everywhere, they could only grit their teeth and fight on...
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ps: Because I am a girl, I have always loved listening to Matthew Lane's "Bressanone" for many years. To be honest, I only scored 18 points in English during the high school entrance examination, and I still relied on blindly answering the multiple-choice questions. After it came out, my English has always been very poor. Now when I listen to English songs, most of them don’t know the main meaning of the lyrics, but I will never go to Du Niang to read the Chinese translation. Just because I don’t know the main meaning of the lyrics, I can let my thoughts spread and wander freely when listening. Fly, the music itself brings me extremely wonderful imagination... I can even imagine that the fan list is full of alliance leaders, the book review area is all the way popular, and the sky is full of monthly tickets raining down on me. After waking up from the pain The melancholy of having nothing...
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