Chapter 890: Frustration
Jiang Qin galloped on his horse, faster and faster.
Because Dongcheng’s guard sound spread throughout the city, more and more Xuzhou troops were coming here.
They were running on the road with swords and spears raised. When they saw Jiang Qin and others running from behind, they shouted.
Jiang Qin immediately responded loudly:
"Everyone go to the east gate and don't worry about anything else."
All the sergeants were silent.
"Dang, Dang, Dang".
The alarm bells in the distance were getting louder and louder. Jiang Qin and the others ran wildly on the road, their uneasiness reaching its peak.
Sure enough, the city in front suddenly lit up, and then a fire dragon suddenly appeared outside the city.
It was a group of elite cavalry that had been prepared long ago. They rushed in as soon as the city opened at the east gate of Peixian County.
The sound of intensive horse hooves resounded through the streets. The elite cavalry of the Taishan Army who rushed into the city cleared the city gate corridor immediately, and then quickly dismounted and rushed to the east city gate.
At the same time, the second batch of Taishan Army elite cavalry continued to go deep along the streets, wiping out all the Xuzhou Army they saw.
Everywhere in the street was a battlefield. The Xuzhou Army that came from nearby was wiped out by groups of cavalry without any preparation.
Wails and blood filled every corner of the streets of Dongcheng.
But the Xuzhou Army was not without resistance.
In fact, in Jiang Qin's original plan to defend Pei County, street fighting was a part of his plan, so he arranged fences and wooden cards at some cross streets.
These fences and wooden cards are all custom-made. Not only are the outward sides made of sharp wood, but there are also thick and long iron drills on the inner side, so that they can be firmly fixed. on the ground.
At this time, when the leading Taishan Army rushed over, the Xuzhou Army hiding in the darkness roared and pushed the wooden fence, trying to block the street.
The Taishan army following behind suddenly rode in a hurry. They took out their bows and arrows and shot at this area.
The arrows were flying, and the Xuzhou army pushing the Muzha suffered heavy casualties. As expected, the Muzha, which was still moving forward, stopped.
At this time, the wooden fence had reached half of the street.
Just when the elite cavalrymen of the Taishan Army behind them were about to dismount and push back the wooden fence, some Xuzhou Army officials popped out from nowhere.
These people even had arrows stuck in their bodies, but they used the last bit of their strength to push the wooden fence.
Just like this, after the Taishan Army cursed and fired a batch of arrows, the street was completely blocked.
At this time, the bodies of Xuzhou soldiers were hanging everywhere on the wooden fence. They lay there and used their lives to build this blockade.
At this moment, the knight of the Taishan Army in charge here was in a hurry and did not dare to delay any longer. He immediately jumped off his horse and pushed the wooden fence.
The riders behind them also dismounted one after another, and then pushed the wooden fence back with chants.
Obviously, because the Xuzhou Army suffered so many casualties, no one could knock down those fixed iron drills anymore.
But the deaths of these Xuzhou troops were not in vain. They successfully bought time for the friendly forces behind to block the latter street.
Sure enough, when these assault cavalry finally passed here and rushed towards the next street, another fence appeared in front of them, and this time the fence was not only nailed to the ground, but a large number of Xuzhou soldiers who supported the war also appeared behind them. The army is waiting there.
And this is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that those Taishan Army assault cavalry who have penetrated far into Peixian County will now have their retreat route cut off and completely separated from the large army.
Seeing this, the Taishan Army Cavalry General who rushed here directly ordered the hundred generals around him:
"Lead two more teams and go around from the side streets. Be sure to support Zhang Zhang in front. Did you hear that?”
Before he finished saying this, the cavalry commander actually added:
"This is a death order!"
The hundred men who received the order shouted the order and turned directly to the south with their troops.
After giving this order, the cavalry general drew his bow and ordered fiercely at the Xuzhou spearmen behind the wooden fence:
“Shoot, shoot these people to death.”
So, the arrows flew like locusts and rained down.
Wails filled the streets.
......
In the Taishan Army, everyone understands that no matter how much they care about a surname.
That is "Zhang".
Otherwise, it’s because it’s Wang’s surname, and there are so many Zhangs from Dasangli in the army, so if you have a Paoze named Zhang around you, it’s very likely that he’s from Dasangli.
Of course, there is an error in this, that is, the surname Zhang itself is considered a common surname, and there are not many people in the Taishan Army with the surname Zhang.
But no one is willing to ask for confirmation, and no one will ask for confirmation. Anyway, everyone is polite to the person named Zhang. Because of this, anyone with the surname Zhang in the army will have a bright future, and even if they accumulate merit, they can climb up the ranks much faster than ordinary people.
Do you think this is what Zhang Chong meant? Not really.
If there is anyone in the military who is most opposed to this trend, it can only be Zhang Chong.
But would it be useful if Zhang Chong opposed him?
In fact, Zhang Chong had already realized that he was too weak for this era.
He clearly knows that the national system of one surname and one dynasty is not good, but he is unable to change it. Because this is already the best system that people in the world can accept in this era.
He knew that it was not good to engage in spy politics, but he still brought this to the forefront, because from practical political considerations, he knew that this was the only way he would not be fooled.
So if the world looks at Zhang Chong in the future, they will think that this gentleman is really a big hypocrite.
All he shouted was to keep the brothers from forgetting their original aspirations. In the end, he was the emperor. Isn’t this ridiculous?
We talk about doctrine, but in the end it’s all business?
But those who can truly get a glimpse of the historical reality may understand Zhang Chong's situation and understand the hardships and compromises he made in trying to maintain a spark in this barren era.
To some extent, Zhang Chong is a superman, but most of the time, he is just an ordinary person.
So even if Zhang Chong stopped this kind of convention or unspoken rule in the military, wouldn't the military look at Zhang Chong differently?
Nepotism, don’t talk about it now, even if humans break out of the earth, they will still be there.
Sometimes the inherent rules and human relations of the times are like a dense network, suppressing Zhang Chong's impulse to change the world.
He can only leak out a little bit of this big net and use it to transform the world.
No one knows Zhang Chong’s thoughts, so although he has so many brothers here, he is still lonely.
However, back at the Peixian battlefield, it was a cavalryman surnamed Zhang who led the charge the fastest.
His name is Zhang Guo.
Unlike those who pretend to be the Zhang family in Dasangli, he, Zhang Guo, is an authentic second-generation son of Dasangli. His grandfather and Zhang Chong's grandfather are brothers.
So, in terms of blood and clan relationship, Zhang Guo and Zhang Chong are brothers of the same generation.
Zhang Guo and the others rushed as fast as they could. When they passed the first street intersection, they didn't even see the Xuzhou Army behind them pushing through the fence.
When he led the assault riders into the second street, as soon as he entered, the back closed with a clang.
Then, hundreds of spear and crossbowmen poured out from all sides of the street, surrounding Zhang Guo and all the cavalrymen.
Before Zhang Guo could say anything, following the order from Xuzhou General on the opposite side, swords, spears, swords and halberds came in a row and immediately chopped them into pieces. At this time, Jiang Qin walked out from the crowd, bent down and chopped off Zhang Guo's head, held it high and shouted:
"Fight to the death, so that the Taishan army will never come back!" ”
Subsequently, countless Xuzhou troops roared and their morale was high.
……
Niu Mao, a hundred-man general, was returning from the other direction with his two cavalry teams.
As soon as he came out of the street, he saw a Xuzhou soldier on the street pavilion about to shout, and then the arrow in his hand went straight to the man's head.
As the man fell down the street pavilion wailing, Niu Mao and others rushed into the street on horseback.
Ushimao is a Daibei samurai who has the unique skill of rapid shooting. At this moment, the arrow in his hand is as fast as lightning.
Arrow after arrow pierced the chest of Xuzhou Army, and those people fell to the ground without even making a sound.
Guarding this place was a Xuzhou Army of about 500 people, as well as a large number of strong men who had been recruited. These people were originally prepared to rescue the fire in Dongcheng.
But soon these people received an order from Jiang Qin's Yabing soldiers, ordering them to immediately guard the current street.
Because the situation of the tooth soldiers' acquisition was also unclear at that time, the order could only be conveyed to this extent.
But the general of this army was confused and couldn't guess what the general meant, so he never thought about erecting a fence.
However, the general was also smart. After seeing a street pavilion to maintain public order, he ordered the officers with the best eyesight in the army to go up and guard.
And soon, the sound of intensive horse hooves was heard near the street, followed by tragic wailing. Who could not understand what was happening?
There is no need to understand how these enemy troops entered the city, they must defend immediately at this moment.
But it’s too late.
As soon as the 500-man team was in formation, countless cavalry troops rushed in from the street entrance.
The arrows whizzing by continuously are like the kiss of death, taking away lives one by one.
Muffled sounds could be heard on the street. The moment the cavalry rushed into the crowd, they brought a piece of flesh and blood with them.
The Xuzhou Army, which formed the front line of defense, collapsed immediately.
Anyone in their situation would make the same choice.
In the dark night, the enemy cavalry came with a thunderous movement. Every time they took a breath, the soldiers howled and fell to the ground. However, they had no idea how many enemy troops were coming.
This is the horror of night fighting. People will really be scared to death by their own fear.
Not to mention, the enemy's cavalry had an overwhelming advantage over them on this street at this moment.
The leading soldiers in the front line of defense collapsed and ran away, and the Xuzhou Army behind them, who had no idea what was happening, also screamed and ran away.
At this moment, the sudden cavalry led by Niu Mao were even more murderous. This is only right, this is the reaction that the cavalry should have when they see it.
Under the pursuit of Niu Mao and other Baiqi, they almost annihilated the Xuzhou army on a bloody road.
The streets were littered with corpses.
Niu Mao personally dealt with the Xuzhou Army's general. After casually placing the man's head in a cloth bag, he shook off the blood on the handle of the knife and looked around.
As he was about to move on to the battle, he suddenly heard a loud roar coming from the street next door.
When Niu Mao listened carefully, he immediately understood that the friendly troops that had just entered had been annihilated. Thinking of Zhang Guo who died in the battle, his face suddenly turned pale.
His heart was beating fast, there was no foam in his mouth, and he really wanted to vomit.
But Niu Mao held on to the reins tightly and tried his best to shout:
"Retreat!"
Then he led Baiqi to kill in another direction.
Since it is too late to save people, we can only continue to expand the results.
......
At this moment, outside Pei County, Li Hudun was waiting.
The first ones to rush in were about 800 people on assault cavalry, in order to firmly control the streets near the city gate.
After the cavalry, Li Hu selected Gao Shun, the general in the army, as the second echelon to enter the city.
After Gao Shun joined the Taishan Army after the Battle of Taiyuan, he has been serving as a general in the army and has repeatedly made military exploits. He not only won the respect of the old Taishan Army in the army, but also won himself the title of the first general in the army. good reputation.
This time Li Hu went south, he specially asked Gao Shun from Zhang Chong to assist him.
Even the arrogant and exclusive old Taishan Army brothers like Li Hu favor Gao Shun, which shows how much they respect Gao Shun as a person.
This is the difference in the atmosphere of the crowd. In another dimension, no matter how many military exploits Gao Shun made, he could not be trusted among Lu Bu's generals because their values did not match Gao Shun's.
But here in Taishan Army, they respect heroes and value heroes. Only here will Gao Shun be truly respected.
Lonely people are always like this. Once they are understood and respected by others, they will even trust you with their lives.
So after Gao Shun received Li Hu's order, he did not hesitate to lead the second echelon, which was about 1,500 trappers, into the city.
As soon as he took the lead into the city, Xu Miao's shout came from the city gate.
I saw Xu Miu lying on the wall, shouting to Gao Shun below:
"This general below, please be sure to bring a noose. The Xuzhou Army in the city has set up a fence in front."< br>
After saying this, Xu Mu asked the officials on the top of the city to throw ropes down.
Gao Shun below immediately understood the situation in the city and shouted to Xu Miu above:
"Thank you."
He always cherishes words like gold.
After having the noose, Gao Shun ordered 1,500 trappers to form a formation under the tower.
He divided the team into five teams, each with 300 people. Every time he advanced to a street, the team behind him was replaced.
In this way, the five teams of trapped soldiers took turns and penetrated Peixian County.
The torches on the top of the city illuminated the area below brightly. Xu Mu looked at the Taishan Army forming up like flowing clouds and flowing water below, and couldn't help but admire his companions:
"This is really the style of a famous general in ancient times. After the war, it will be revealed to you!"
So, he shouted at Gao Shun below:
"I don't know where it is." Xu Mu admired the general in person and drank with him after the war."
But there was no one talking to him below.
At this moment, the completed troops were all chewing wooden sticks, holding strong shields in their left hands, and sharp soldiers in their right hands. They marched towards Peixian City with neat steps.
Xu Miao, who was ignored, was not angry at all. He just looked at the friendly troops coming in neatly like a torrent below, fascinated.
I, the Taishan Army, are invincible!