Turbulent Times Chapter 1614: Seven wealthy families in Maozhu County
In fact, without Xu Shiji's order, ten thousand cavalry had already held empty horses with one hand, and jumped up one after another. On top of the galloping horse, they transferred to another war horse that had just warmed up.
At the same time, the 5,000 Zhu's army on the opposite side also began to charge with strange screams.
I have to say that the general who led the five thousand Zhu family army was a man who knew how to fight, because he didn't take the lead in fleeing immediately, otherwise they would die faster.
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At the same time that Xu Shiji led the 10,000 Wagang Battalion to fight against the 5,000 Zhu's Army cavalry, more than 2,000 horse thieves from Death Valley, who had already received the news through the military intelligence office Feiying, also came to the battlefield.
The leader of this horse thief is called Mad Bird. He was a horse thief before he was caught on Snake Island, and he was a very good horse thief. So he was wiped out by the Far East Army's army of horse thieves, and he was captured on Snake Island.
Blade Bird was turned into a dead soldier by Nie Xiaoyu, and he brought ten dead soldiers to this place to establish a base behind the enemy. He re-chosen his profession - being a horse thief, of course he would no longer kill innocent people indiscriminately.
In the past few years, Mad Bird has always fought boldly, daring to fight, courageous, and decisive, and has a very keen sense of danger, and when he really feels danger, he is extremely cautious and cautious. It has survived under the encirclement and suppression of various forces until now, and there are already more than two thousand elite cavalry.
Crazy Bird doesn't care if Xu Shiji is unhappy because he came here to share the credit, he only knows that Zhu Can is the prince's enemy now, as long as he has a chance to kill the enemy, he will set off without hesitation.
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The five thousand cavalry generals of Zhu's army no longer had the delusion of charging and piercing through the enemy, and then retreating decisively.
Having been fighting for half an hour, he had already lost one-third of his five thousand troops, while the opponent had only lost two or three hundred.
"Could it be that these Zhu's army became crazy and dared to go all out because they ate human flesh?" Xu Shiji was thoughtful, but still felt a little hard to understand.
Unbeknownst to the main general of the Zhu family army, Xu Shiji was equally astonished at the combat power shown by this Zhu family army, especially the tenacious fighting will. The opponent is excellent, although they have the upper hand, more than half an hour has passed, and the opponent has not yet shown signs of defeat. If they want to kill and defeat the five thousand people in this way, their losses will not be too much, but at least there will be six. It looks like seven hundred.
However, at this moment, if the general of Zhu's army felt it, he turned his head to look, and suddenly a group of cavalry appeared behind them and killed them.
"Damn it, it's the cavalry from Death Valley." The general of Zhu's army almost fell off his horse. A few things, such as the stolen wine, and besieged and killed them with the troops of the Far East Army, came to some kind of possibility.
He already guessed that there was something wrong with the caravan entering Devil's Pass, and the purpose of the Far East Army was to break through their Devil's Pass.
Naturally, Xu Shiji also saw the more than 2,000 horse thieves led by Mad Bird, and he snorted coldly in his heart, but he was not much annoyed by Mad Bird's grabbing credit.
Because, he knew that in this way, if they defeated the enemy in front of them, the losses of their troops would be much less.
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Less than half an hour later, except for a very small number of Zhu's troops who escaped, all the five thousand Zhu's troops were killed, and the main general also died on the spot.
Crazy Bird came up to Xu Shiji on horseback, his face was indifferent and cold, without any emotion, he clasped his fists at Xu Shiji immediately and said: "General Xu, under the orders of the prince, I will wait for General Xu's orders from now on."
Xu Shiji was a little happy in his heart, not because he had two thousand more elite soldiers, but because he felt Wang Junlin's trust in him.
Xu Shiji knew the identity of the crazy bird in front of him from the officials of the Military Intelligence Office, and he did not neglect, he clasped his fists in return, and said, "Very good, from now on you will form your own army, and you will be at the command of General Hou at any time."
There was no expression or change on Kuang Niao's face. After accepting the order with fists folded, he led his people to follow behind the Wagang Camp.
Xu Shiji joined forces with Mad Bird's men and galloped towards Devil Pass according to the previous battle plan.
It's just that, not to mention that when they came to Devil Pass, when the 20,000 cavalry sent by Xu Shiji came to Devil Pass, Cheng Yaojin had already led five hundred experts from the Special Forces to kill all the Zhu's troops in Devil Pass. They were greeted by Cheng Yaojin and his party who opened the door and waited for them to enter the city.
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Devil Guancheng, in the White Tiger Festival Hall, Xu Shiji, Cheng Yaojin, Xie Yingdeng, Chen Xiaogou, Kuangniao and others began to discuss and plan their next goal.
Passing Devil's Gate, we left the mountain road, more than 20 li to the southwest was Maozhu County, Champion County under Zhu Can's rule.
Mozhu County is not a majestic big city, but an ordinary county. However, it has experienced troubled times these years, and has been successively reinforced after being occupied by various forces. The city wall is also very tall and strong, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Because Zhu Can led his main army to fight Li Shimin in Hanzhong County, the defense of Zhu's army left behind was also considered cautious.
It's just that in the past few years, many villages and towns outside the city of Maozhu County have been ruined by various forces such as bandits, the army, and tyrants. Only a few villages and towns are still inhabited, but the population is also extremely rare.
Because Champion County is far south of Hanzhong County, it is his rear for Zhu Can, and he has an agreement with Xiao Xian in the south, so he is not too worried about someone from the rear attacking.
So, during the day, the gates of Maozhu County are open. Occasionally, the city will receive some caravans from other forces, but people who enter and exit will be strictly interrogated.
This level of slack is understandable, a city that is unlikely to be attacked in the first place. No matter who guards the city, it is impossible to be alert like a hound in this situation.
However, even if the defenders of Maozhu County were so lax, Xu Shiji doubted that they would be able to easily capture Maozhu County without some secret cooperation and preparation from the Military Intelligence Department and other forces.
Because there are still seven Wubao near the city of Maozhu County. Once they start to attack Maozhu County, the reinforcements from the seven Wubao scattered near the city of Maozhu County can arrive in a day at most. If it is fast, it may only take half a day. If reinforcements arrive, it will be difficult for them to concentrate on attacking the city with all their strength.
Because of the long distance and difficult mountain roads, Wagang Camp only brought food and grass for five days. After spending two days on the road, there were only three days of food and grass left. Now I have replenished in Devil Pass, but the replenishment is limited. Because there are only 10,000 people in the devil's gate, and they have 60,000 people.
Besides, Zhu Can's food and grass is very tight, not to mention that he is still at war with Li Shimin in the north.
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When Xu Shiji led people to start planning for Maozhu County, in Maozhu County dozens of miles away, Zhu Can's confidant general Hong Yibo, who controlled the Maozhu County, was throwing a banquet.
His guests are the patriarchs of the seven wealthy families near Maozhu County, and they are also the owners of the seven Wubao.
These seven powerful clans are powerful in the local area, and each of them can mobilize two or three thousand warriors in the clan. When Zhu Can attacked Champion County, they saw the opportunity quickly and surrendered to Zhu Can, and offered food, grass and property. At that time, Zhu Can also realized that wandering around would end up with no good fruit to eat, and he planned to take root in Champion County, so he allowed these seven wealthy families to exist until now.
Hong Yibo held a large banquet at this time, but he did it according to Zhu Can's order.
Zhu Can has insufficient food and grass at the front line, and needs to be raised by the counties of the champion county in the rear.
Mozhu County is just an ordinary county in the whole world, but it is considered a big county in Champion County, with a population of more than 10,000 households and a population of more than 40,000.
About five days ago, Hong Yibo received a letter from Zhu Can. In addition to asking him to collect food and grass, Zhu Can repeatedly asked him not to take it lightly and prevent Li Shimin's men from bypassing the front line. Attacking from the rear, it also mentioned paying attention to the Far East Army on the other side of Bashan.
Hong Yibo naturally didn't dare to neglect Zhu Can's instructions, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart. His disapproval is naturally justified.
Even if Li Shimin had someone to detour to the rear, there must not be too many people, it can only be a small group of people.
As for the Far Eastern Army, it is impossible to take the land route controlled by Li Shimin in the north, or the water route controlled by Xiao Xian in the south. If the army wants to attack, it must pass through some mountain roads in Bashan, but Bashan is too steep. No matter which mountain road, you must pass the devil's pass in the end.
Leaving aside the fact that he knew that Wang Xiaoer was not easy-going, he was famously good at defending and cautious in his Zhu family army, so he thought it was almost impossible for the Far East Army to breach the Devil Pass.
Even if it is really breached, the process will last at least one month! By that time, Wang Xiaoer had already sent him a letter, and after he received the news, he had made sufficient preparations for such a long time.
Because of defending against Li Shimin in Hanzhong County in the north, there were only 30,000 Zhu's troops left in Champion County, and only 10,000 left in Maozhu County. After receiving the order sent by Zhu Can a few days ago, Hong Yi Although Bo didn't think so, but in order to show his obedience to Zhu Can, he immediately recruited 3,000 men in the city to start training, and forced seven nearby rich families to send 500 warriors each to garrison Maozhu County. In this way, the army strength of Maozhu County has more than 16,500 people,
In addition, if Maozhu County is really attacked by the Far Eastern Army, the nearby Wubao of the seven wealthy families will reinforce it, and their strength will also increase exponentially.
"I heard that after the Wagang Army Xu Shiji and Cheng Yaojin surrendered to Wang Junlin, Wang Junlin established the Wagang Camp. If the Wagang Camp really dared to come, they would suffer heavy losses from the Devil Pass alone, and then Let them return home in Maozhu County." Hong Yibo said loudly, showing confidence.
No way, Hong Yibo knew that the patriarchs of the seven wealthy clans in front of him had very limited loyalty to their Zhu family army, even because of King Zhu's fierce reputation.
If King Zhu is defeated on the front line, or if the Far East Army kills their Zhu family army and defeats them, they will definitely turn their backs without hesitation, so he must always convince these seven wealthy families that in this champion county, it is still their Zhu family army. After all, they are under the control of King Zhu.