In the mountains and wilds of Xunzhou, the silence amidst barrenness and decadence was once again trampled and dispersed by the passing horse team.
The deputy Liu Liumao of the pro-caval team from Stormrage Camp was on the back of the galloping horse. For their action this time, they were even equipped with one person and two horses and two saddles to ensure basic uninterrupted rotation and rest. And the process of travel;
What he took on this time was a decisive task in a certain sense; that is, he rushed to Changle County at all costs; even if they were all folded there or died, there was only one person left or a breath. Make sure to get the target person out.
In the words of digging out the head Wang Pan before leaving, it doesn’t matter if the back team is dead or lost. As long as there is that monk, a large number of people can be rebuilt; but if it’s this one There was a slight damage to the monk camp, and what was lost up and down in the Stormrage camp might be more than a mere rear team and the luggage.
So he had already set off and rushed over day and night. He just used the entire daytime to finish the march of the previous brigade. It took two days and one night to complete the march; after turning around a group of hills, he broke through and dispersed, I don’t know. After the temporary checkpoints set up by the first few groups, I saw the boundary stone representing the realm of Changle County.
However, after they had to slow down and walk into the night, there were smoke and fireworks and the sound of fighting in the distance, which made him panic again. Obviously he was a step too late. I know if I can still catch up with the last chance.
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In Changle County, Zhou Huaian, who had just been woken up from a panic in his sleep, didn't take long. He only felt that his luck was a bit bad.
In just such a night, the city wall that was well repaired and reinforced during the day was actually broken through; then he had to fly for a long time before he understood it amidst the rush of reports. The general situation of the matter;
Most of the time last night was fine, and just before this day and tomorrow, the most fatigued short time, an officer climbed up from the crack in the wall.
The shortcomings of Changle County, which is small and cramped and obviously short of manpower, were also seriously exposed at this moment. Because only the basic guards were left on the front of the city, as a result, even the reports and warnings were not sent out, and they were silenced, allowing more enemies to drag each other up the wall with ropes;
Several patrols that were shocked rushed past one after another, but they were all occupied by the opponents who had occupied part of the city defense. They were easily defeated or defeated or repelled with ease. The result was that these soldiers who had collapsed were not gathered and restrained and shouted everywhere, which intensified the subsequent chaos and state of affairs.
When Zhou Huaian gathered again, this part of the city wall was firmly occupied by this seemingly sturdy enemy; even under the cover of all the bows and crossbows gathered, Lao Guan and Cheng Da The several shocks that took turns leading the team were also firmly blocked by the opponent under the city and on the edge of the lane.
In addition to shooting to death a few outcropping enemies, but on the stairs and aisles, they also lost more than 20 manpower. Liang Laoguan and Cheng Dazhe also suffered several injuries and had to retreat and bandage. , Temporarily lost further melee ability; and after this step, even the volunteers in the guards inevitably showed some signs of pessimism and disappointment and low morale.
In this unfavorable situation, the originally armed civilian husbands and local Ding Zhuang, and even some people began to sneak and desert. They lost their weapons in groups and spontaneously took off their uniform vests. Hiding in the neighborhood in the city, seemed to be ready to accept the result and fate of the next step.
At this moment, Zhou Huaian had to doubt his own efforts and abilities, was it really going to capsize here, and yet to overwhelm the scene of being left out in the wild
"Damn"
He gritted his teeth fiercely, almost bleeding, and walked around the place several times like a trapped animal; but he was helpless to think of any countermeasures or means to change the current situation.
The opponent took the upper hand from the condescending position, and used the corpses that killed the rebels as fortifications, covered the inner side of the city wall, blocked the aisles with messy things, and tried to light a fire to create smoke, affecting and destroying the bow. The aim and hit of the crossbow on the shoot seemed to be a long-term defensive posture.
And in the lower doorway of the city wall they occupied, there was also disturbing noise. It was obvious that someone was taking the opportunity to dig the earth and rocks that filled the door, allowing the enemy outside the city to get a way; and the other party was relatively unified. The color of the blue clothes and the relatively neat and orderly deployment also proved to some extent that this was no longer the scattered soldiers, but an obvious army.
It can be said that various unfavorable factors gathered together at this moment and appeared in front of Zhou Huaian at the same time. In the end, he tensed his facial expression tightly, and sighed heavily; his knowledge and skills of the military history house with his half-toned military history were obviously not enough when he encountered real problems and predicaments. What.
But he was really unwilling to do so. He managed to make a difference here, and found some sense of establishing systems and regulations, and even managing personal power and influence, but he had to give up altogether; this kind of gains and losses The ups and downs of depression made him want to vomit blood.
At this time, a voice of persuasion rang around him,
"Campaign management, things seem to be out of control..."
This is a solemn but dangling team.
"Yes, head, you should go one step ahead"
Cheng Da Bite, who came limply, was also in pain.
Although most of the direct teams and apprentices are still gathered near him, it is not a problem to rely on them to escape from here, but it also means that most of the wounded, including the wounded, are afraid of acquaintances and materials, so they have to be completely abandoned. Up.
"Let me take someone to charge again, to avert the attention of these official dogs..."
"You happened to lead someone to rush out from where Ximen, and go straight to find Jiangtou and Honjin."
"Bring all the horses that can be ridden..."
"We don't need it anyway..."
"That's right... that's right..."
"It's a great deal to be able to use this one to pick up the stubborn life several times and give the tube head a chance to get out."
"We are rough guys who don't understand anything, and don't understand any truth..."
"But I'm thinking about it, you're the one who is going to do big things... you definitely can't leave here with us."
"You have brought us a lot of benefits. Everyone has their eyesight and engraved them in their hearts..."
"You still have a lot of use for the rebels, and you can use them tens of millions of times compared to our unstarved lives."
"Let me clear the way for you to take one step first... Then, let's watch how you get up on the ground..."
"Anyway, we can't go far with these injuries, so let me make money from the local thieves and official dogs..."
At this moment, after hearing these heartfelt words, the calculations and wanderings in Zhou Huai'an's heart had long since disappeared, leaving only deep touch and unspeakable complex emotions.
However, just as he was racking his brains to say something to respond to these simple and respectable people; it was like a good fortune but no misfortune, and it was like a leak in a house that was rainy night; the direction of the county government as the resident suddenly rose. Fire light and plumes of smoke.
Then a soldier who ran over to report in a panic told that it was the young people who had been responsible for the guards and editors who had worked hard, and most of them gave up on duty and fled by themselves;
As a result, those who had lost their restraint began to rush into the county government office to snatch all kinds of heavy items piled there;'Then some people took advantage of the chaos and began to try to set fires everywhere in the county government office.
Well, next week, Zhou Huai'an didn't even have the opportunity and possibility to continue making choices. (End of this chapter)