RPAGF Chapter 104 The Wind Sweeps Away the Clouds and Fallen Leaves
Chapter 104 The Wind Sweeps Away the Clouds and Fallen Leaves
Chapter 104 The Wind Sweeps Away the Clouds and Fallen Leaves
After the old county magistrate agreed, he immediately ordered the cavalry to urge everyone in the county office: "The county magistrate has accepted the military order; carry it out quickly!"
In fact, many people supported Zhang Feng's order to concentrate their forces and retreat to the east gate tower:
The county has too few people, so there are naturally few militiamen available for conscription.
Defending the entire county town would be very difficult, but defending just the east gate tower would be more than enough.
Seeing that the old county magistrate had accepted the military order, these people immediately took action, and the others had no choice but to follow suit.
A moment later, while everyone else was busy, the old county magistrate went to his residence behind the yamen. The head of the militia chased after him and advised, "Old magistrate, why don't you invite the Lu family and the others as well? They are all locals, they just don't live here..."
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The old county magistrate gestured repeatedly with his eyes, and the head of the militia turned around to see the messenger cavalry standing behind him.
"Thief!"
The order was given to the cavalryman to raise his hand and punch the militia leader, knocking him to the ground. He then dragged him up and towards the county government office.
Two cavalrymen who were following the messenger also "invited" the old county magistrate to the county office.
A moment later, everyone was summoned back to the county government hall, where they were ordered to have the cavalrymen trample on the head of the militia, whose hands and feet were bound.
He spoke in a deep voice to the old county magistrate, who was huddled in his chair, "Old magistrate, what did he just say to you?"
The old county magistrate swallowed hard and stammered to the messenger cavalryman, "He... he said that the Lu family and the others are all locals, so they can be sent to the east gate tower..."
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"Thief!"
The cavalryman pointed at the squad leader and shouted, "Weren't you worried that the other three gates would be breached by the bandits? Why are you bringing in men from the other three gates now?!"
He turned to the others in the county office and asked, "Do you all think this fellow might be hiding something?"
One of the officials who supported retreating to the east gate tower immediately shouted, "There's a ghost!"
Most of the others also felt something was amiss; some spoke up in agreement, while others simply watched coldly.
bass!
"In the face of war, military law is merciless!"
The order was given to the cavalry to draw their swords, and with one stroke, the squad leader was killed, his head severed. The cavalryman then shouted to the crowd, "Even if this scoundrel wasn't a traitor, he obstructed military orders and must be punished according to military law!"
East of the city.
Yu Hongzhi rode on his horse, with his personal guards behind him holding up a large banner that read "Acting on behalf of Heaven".
Thanks to the tireless efforts of the core followers of the Bangchui Society, Yu Hongzhi finally obtained a rough estimate of the number of followers:
Approximately 5400 men, 400 horses, and 140 suits of armor.
Yu Hongzhi divided his followers into nine divisions, each with 600 people. He personally led one of these divisions, which became known as his main division.
We will try our best to bring back the core members of the Stick Club who were previously scattered to various branches to the main branch.
The headquarters also possesses 300 horses and 100 suits of armor.
Yu Hongzhi's views have changed significantly:
As long as we can preserve our own 600 men—or 300 cavalrymen—it doesn't matter if the other eight divisions are wiped out.
Yu Hongzhi arranged his troops in a simple and crude nine-square grid and marched towards the county.
The faster the march, the better, regardless of the continuous dropouts.
Anyway, there are disaster victims everywhere, so they can keep coming in, which is a good way to weed out the weak and keep the strong!
Another advantage of marching at full speed is that it is difficult for the families and women of the troops hidden in the camp to fall behind.
Less than two miles from the county seat, Yu Hongzhi ordered the camp to be set up.
He summoned the commanders of the three front-row divisions: General Nine-Tattooed Dragon, General Flower Monk, and General Tiger-Slaying Pilgrim.
He commanded them in a deep voice, "You shall begin the attack immediately. Without my order, you shall not retreat even a single step!"
The three units in the front row were arranged in the shape of the Chinese character "品" (pin), and launched an attack towards the east gate of the county town.
The five divisions outside the main division were handed over by Yu Hongzhi to the Central Army Commander Ru Yunlong, who arranged them in a cross shape to guard the temporary camp.
He himself led his troops as a reserve force on a high ground near the temporary camp.
What he was thinking was that if the main branch and the five branches were together, it would be easy for them to be dragged down by the other five branches.
North of the city.
Zhang Kun has joined forces with Zhang Jingzhen, totaling 500 men, all of whom are cavalry.
Zhang Kun's household guards numbered fifty, commanded by Cui Ziting; the Second Bureau of the River Protection Army numbered one hundred, commanded by Cao Meng.
The Third Bureau of the River Protection Army consisted of fifty men, and the Tax Guardian Army consisted of one hundred men, all under the command of Tang Sheng.
The British Duke's household had two hundred servants, under the command of Zhang Jingzhen.
After receiving the enemy intelligence gathered by the scouts, Zhang Kun immediately made arrangements: "Tang Sheng, you attack the two thousand bandits on the east gate tower from the right flank; young lady, please attack the bandits' cavalry from the left flank!"
Cao Meng and I will guard the enemy camp from the middle!
Meanwhile, the rebels Nine-Dragon, Flower Monk, and Tiger-Slaying Pilgrim had arrived at the east gate of the county town.
The rebels responsible for attacking the city gates used door panels they had dismantled from the mansions of Matoudian as shields.
They fend off heavy objects like stones falling from the city tower, and after getting close to the city gate, they throw bundles of dry grass over.
Once the hay had been piled up sufficiently, the skilled archer from the front ranks, Cai Yuanzi, took up his bow and nocked an arrow, hitting several rockets.
However, the defending troops had already poured water on the city gate, pushed many carts, and moved many heavy objects.
Even if the city gates are burned down, the rebels will not be able to break through.
Some rebels climbed the city wall from a distance away from the city gate using long ladders, but the defending troops had already moved the barricades onto the wall in advance.
Blocked by several layers of barricades, the rebels could only stare helplessly at the defending troops on the other side.
Due to their lack of experience, the three rebel groups attacking the city completely broke up.
"The government troops are coming!" "Run!" "Escape for your lives!"
Therefore, when Tang Sheng led the Third Bureau of the River Protection Army and the Tax Supervision Army to attack, the three rebel groups attacking the city quickly collapsed.
Some rebels, in their panic, lost their way and fell into the moat. The moat was not deep, but it was full of silt, and many people drowned.
Seeing that things were not going well, the newly appointed Nine-Dragon also turned his horse around and ran away.
When the Flower Monk saw that the Tiger-Slaying Monk had been knocked off his horse, he turned around to help him, and both of them were killed.
"Hurry up!"
Yu Hongzhi was terrified when he saw more than two hundred fully armored cavalrymen charging towards him:
Why are all the government troops armored cavalry?
There was no time to retreat to the temporary camp, so Yu Hongzhi turned his horse around and led his more than 300 cavalrymen to escape.
The five rebel groups left behind at the temporary camp dared not fight, and could only watch helplessly as the government troops charged past from a few dozen paces away.
East Gate Tower.
Seeing Zhang Kun's reinforcements easily defeat the rebels attacking the city, the county officials and the defending soldiers cheered together.
The old county magistrate pointed at the two or three hundred bewildered rebels on the city wall and excitedly said to the messenger cavalryman, "Sir, should we send our men out to attack and kill these rebels?"
"Sir, my command's order is to guard the east gate tower."
The messenger cavalryman shook his head at the old county magistrate and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid the rebels have more than just one or two spies in the city. Those so-called Lu family members are mostly rebels!"
"Oh!"
The old county magistrate was startled. Upon reflection, he realized that abandoning his family business to come and "protect the city" was indeed suspicious.
He had previously thought that these wealthy people were worried that their houses were not sturdy enough and felt that the county town was safer.
Now it seems very likely that he was bought off by the rebels, just like the leader of the Zhuangban gang, or even that he was a member of the rebels!
"Then let's guard the city walls and wait for Commander Zhang to wipe out the bandits!"