Maoyuan County is located at the junction of Xiangyi Prefecture and Donglin Prefecture.
Since Xiangyi Prefecture began to promote official carriages, there have been many more merchants traveling between Xiangyi Prefecture and Donglin Prefecture.
Naturally, more travelers settled in Maoyuan County.
What was originally just an ordinary small county town suddenly became lively due to the frequent business exchanges.
On the official road, there was an endless stream of cars and horses coming and going. At the tea shop on the roadside, cars and horses stopped from time to time to drink a cup of tea and rest.
"The Northern Barbarians are here!"
"Run!"
A shrill shout suddenly came, as several people rode horses and galloped from the direction of Donglin Mansion.
"Run!"
"The Northern Barbarians are here!"
On horseback the knight galloped past, shouting as he ran.
When the merchants and travelers on the official road heard the call, they were stunned for a moment, and then ran madly toward the mountains and forests on both sides of the road.
As for the goods
At this time, do you need to consider whether it’s life or money
In just a moment, the official road, which was bustling just now, suddenly became clear.
The tea shop on the roadside was even more in a mess.
Some people ran into the county seat, while others hid in the mountains and forests.
Then, both those who entered the county and those hiding in the mountains and forests felt the earth tremble.
The Northern Barbarians are really here!
"Seal the city gate!"
"Bing the gong!"
Li Gan, the commander of the Maoyuan County Military Academy, immediately issued the order.
No one knows how the Northern Barbarians appeared within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but with the suppression of the army in one county, it is impossible to stop the thousands of cavalry of the Northern Barbarians.
The only thing they can do is to defend Maoyuan County.
"Light up the smoke!"
Wolf smoke, that is, beacon fire communication.
Since King Yan guarded the Northland, there has never been any smoke in the Northland for twenty years.
Now, the smoke is rising again!
Li Gan didn't know why there was no smoke coming from the north, nor why the Northern Barbarian cavalry suddenly appeared outside Maoyuan County.
He only knew that if the Northern Barbarians attacked the city, they would have to fight to the death.
However, the Northern Barbarian cavalry circled the city from the foot of Maoyuan County and headed south.
As soon as Chu Xiuyan, the magistrate of Maoyuan County, received the news, he picked up his sword and climbed onto the city wall.
"Something's wrong!"
Chu Xiuyan looked at Li Gan next to him, "Colonel Li, what do you think this northern barbarian is going to do?"
"Anshun County!"
Li Gan suddenly raised his head, "Beibei should be going to Anshun County. Huangfengkou!"
"Come on, play the drums!"
"We can't let the Northern Barbarians go to Anshun County like this. Brothers who are not afraid of death, follow me out of the city!"
Li Gan guessed the goal of the Northern Barbarian cavalry, and without any hesitation, he directly issued the order to go out of the city to fight.
It is not a secret that Xu Laoer killed the two young princes of the Northern Barbarians at Huang Fengkou.
On the contrary, the news had already spread in order to boost morale.
At this moment, the Northern Barbarian cavalry appeared here strangely, heading south. They clearly wanted to attack the old, weak, women and children of the Xu family.
At first glance, this matter has nothing to do with them.
However, the men of the Xu family were guarding Huangfengkou, guarding the gate for the Tang Dynasty, and protecting the safety of them.
If they watched the women and children of the Xu family die at the sword of the Northern Barbarian cavalry, would they still be considered human beings
Li Gan explained the whole story in a few words.
Most of the troops in Maoyuan County came out.
They are town troops and their duty is to defend the city. But once the war in the north becomes tense, they will have to go to the battlefield to fight. Because of what the Xu family father and son did, they didn't have to fight hard.
Now, the Northern Barbarians intend to retaliate, how can they sit back and watch
"Magistrate Chu, the county seat is entrusted to you!"
Li Gan bowed three times to Chu Xiuyan, and then rushed out of the county with more than 300 soldiers.
Maoyuan County is not big, and there are only five hundred troops guarding the town.
Of course, some of them are old and weak.
At this moment, more than three hundred people could follow Li Gan out of the city, which was considered to be the full combat power of Maoyuan County's army.
"Don't risk your life, our goal is to hold them back!"
The smoke has risen. As long as these Northern Barbarian cavalry are delayed and Fucheng is given time to respond, these Northern Barbarian cavalry will never come back.
…
The leader of the Northern Barbarian cavalry is now An Taigong Xu Huairen, who is dressed in women's clothing.
But at this moment, Xu Huairen was just staring at An Taigong's skin. The thoughts inside had already changed to a different person, still a woman.
"Kill them all regardless of life or death!"
After discovering that the troops in Maoyuan County were leaving the city, Xu Huairen, who had changed his mind, waved his hand violently.
Then, a hundred Northern Barbarian cavalry separated from the group and charged towards the more than 300 Maoyuan County town troops led by Li Gan.
"defense!"
Following Li Gan's shout, three hundred soldiers immediately formed a formation and set up long anti-horse guns.
The cavalry spear was specially made by the infantry of the Tang Dynasty to fight the Northern Barbarian cavalry. It was actually made of a long piece of wood and cut into a sharp tip.
Once the infantry encounters the charge of the cavalry, they will quickly lift out their carbine and prop it on the ground.
If the cavalry ignores the blockage of the cavalry and charges directly, they will definitely end up with one person falling on his back.
And if the cavalry detours, they will be stopped and killed by soldiers with short crossbows.
Because the Northern Barbarians came with all their strength, when Li Gan received the news, he began to train the soldiers of the army under his command.
In the past, no one would have paid attention to Li Gan's training.
But now, on the contrary, everyone is eager to practice for a few more days.
After all, the purpose of training now is to survive on the battlefield.
As expected, the Northern Barbarian cavalry chose to go around despite holding up their cavalry.
Li Gan waved his hand decisively and fired the crossbow arrows quickly.
Shoot the man first and shoot the horse first!
The Northern Barbarian cavalry without their horses were nothing compared to the Tang Dynasty's infantry.
One hundred Northern Barbarian cavalry did not destroy Li Gan's three hundred troops, but half of them lost their lives. As for the rest, although they survived, they lost their mounts.
"kill-"
Li Gan roared angrily, took the lead, and charged with his sword.
The Northern Barbarian soldier opposite him also ran up with his knife in hand, preparing to fight Li Gan.
However…
"puff!"
Li Gan raised his hand, and the crossbow arrow in his hand shot through the man's chest.
"Zhazha!"
Knife to knife
Do you think I am stupid? How can I waste this energy when I can kill you with less effort
On the battlefield, every ounce of energy saved can give you more hope of saving your life.
This is the experience summed up by Mr. Li Gan.
And he handed it over to the town army of Maoyuan County without reservation.
As a result, the entire army of one hundred Northern Barbarian cavalry was wiped out, while the troops in Maoyuan County suffered no casualties.
Everyone followed Li Gan's example and rushed forward with their swords. However, when approaching the Northern Barbarian soldiers, they all pulled the trigger of their crossbows and killed them with crossbow arrows.
"Shameless Tang people!"
Xu Huairen, who had changed the core, couldn't help cursing when he saw this scene.
"High Priest!"
"Would you like me to take a team of people there?"
A Northern Barbarian cavalryman guarding Xu Huairen spoke respectfully. (End of chapter)