Traveler Major League

Chapter 168 Raid
After a day of detours, Wang Youyuan and Chao Zhongchen, who are good at riding and fighting, became the direct commanders of the cavalry. The whole team lurked in a depression in Simagou, east of Ganquan County, to shelter from the wind overnight, while Yang Zeming returned to command the large army.

Originally planning to attack the army at night, but due to the famine of the past few years, most of them could not get enough to eat and suffered from severe night blindness. Only about 800 of the [-] people could see normally. This time they did not There are so many people in Jiuxian Town, so it can only be delayed until dawn.

"Blindfolded in the middle of the team, don't get separated, and don't drop the wooden stick in your mouth." Walking in the front is Wang Youyuan, as a veteran who captured Ganquan County, he is very familiar with the terrain here. Soon, all the way from the ravine to the bottom of the city, in the dark night, the trenches built by the officers and soldiers to surround the city were brightly lit, very conspicuous.

This was set up to prevent sneak attacks. Night blindness is very common among soldiers on both sides at this time. Wang Youyuan looked around and said, "Expand the formation."

As the order was issued, his team of more than 400 cavalry immediately changed from a 1-shaped formation to a horizontal one-shaped formation, and completed the final deployment work at a position one mile away from the officers and soldiers. The same is true, this is the tacit understanding of the two veterans.

When the horizon just shone brightly to disperse the darkness, with a command, "Come on!"

A total of [-] cavalry on both sides started sprinting at the same time, there was a "rumbling" thunder, and several exclamations were made. It was the sound of cavalry stepping on the barbed wire that Liu Yingyu had arranged in advance, but the cavalry formation was too wide. After a long time, the damage caused by a few barbed wire defense zones is extremely limited.

The officers and soldiers finally reacted at this time. The officers and soldiers on watch at night blew their horns one after another, but the time left for them to react was too short. In less than a minute, the cavalry rushed across the flat ground for a mile.

"Papa", the gunshots rang out.

Wang Youyuan felt the recoil from his shoulder, and the smoke and flames from the muzzle of the gun were thrown behind the horse in an instant, and the sentinel of the officers and soldiers on the wooden tower in front fell down, and the scream came.

Hearing the sound of accidents outside, Liu Yingyu woke up suddenly from the bed, and rushed out of the tent without putting on his shoes, just in time to bump into the soldiers who came in, and the two collided.

"My lord, let's go, the bandit cavalry is coming, the brothers can't stop it." The soldiers quickly grabbed Liu Yingyu's sleeve and pulled it out, and another soldier immediately brought the saddled horse.

Only now did Liu Yingyu see the situation around him. He immediately judged that he was not sure of winning, so he stopped talking, got on his horse and left, regardless of the single clothes on his body and the seal in the tent. At this moment, he had only one thought: Run quickly, you need to save a usable body.

More than a dozen soldiers also got on their horses and followed closely behind.

But among the entire army, Liu Yingyu, who was guarded by the dozen or so cavalry, was too conspicuous. Chao Zhongchen had just rushed out of the camp when the crowd was staring at him. where to go.

"My lord, there are thieves in front." Some soldiers accelerated to the side, and a line of cavalry in the wilderness hundreds of meters away was crushing, "Little brother, escort your lord to the left, let's block it."

As the general's personal soldiers, they are undoubtedly the most loyal and daring to fight. At such a critical moment, regardless of the certainty of death, they lined up and charged forward, leaving only two people to protect Liu Yingyu and turn to the nearest mountain forest fled to the west.

"Keep up the speed." Chao Zhongchen yelled, and said with a smile to the nervous militiamen beside him, "Are you scared? Don't be cowardly, just follow me and keep you alive."

The more he looked at the militiaman, the more he looked like his own baby. Chao Zhongchen had one son and two daughters. Unlike the world at this time, he treated his children equally and treasured them very much.

The militiaman didn't speak to him, but just swallowed his saliva, and that action still showed his inner nervousness. Most of the 400 people led by Chao Zhongchen were such militiamen who had never fought before, and they were not very old.

The heavy snow for several days had stopped, and the sun was hanging in the eastern sky, emitting a warm yellow light. Now it shone on the soldiers. Although it was still cold, everyone felt warm in their hearts.

It's just that the north wind is still blowing, blowing in bursts, which is really disturbing.

"I don't have a woman yet." The young militiaman babbled in the wind, but the speed at which he was running made it hard for Chao Zhongchen to hear clearly. It must be the chief general of the official army.

"If I die here, I will be sorry for my parents. The three generations of the family are single-handed, and if they die, they will not be selected."

"If I don't want to die this time, I have to marry a woman." The militiaman yelled, and this time Chao Zhongchen finally heard it clearly.

Hearing Chao Zhongchen laugh and say: "After this battle, I will protect you as a matchmaker and find a woman who is good at bearing children." After saying that, he happily raised his horsewhip and ran forward.

"Fire." With a single command, the riflemen in the front row fired on horseback one after another. Although the ups and downs caused the accuracy to drop sharply, they were able to make up for the accuracy with quantity, and they worked miracles vigorously.

The cavalry led by Chao Zhongchen did not give this group of desperate charging soldiers a chance to show off. They were shot by rifles before they were within the range of their Kaiyuan bows, and they fell down one after another, leaving behind the horses who were at a loss. He stopped and groaned.

"Squad [-], go catch that official." Chao Zhongchen shouted to the squad leader, and then sent ten cavalry to turn around. They were the most elite cavalry under Chao Zhongchen, and they were far better at fighting than ordinary riflemen. Kill dogfight.

The last two soldiers who were following Liu Yingyu heard the gunshots and broke out in a cold sweat when they looked back, "Brother." A broken voice pierced the sky.

The ten or so people who stayed behind did not have any effect at all. Seeing another group of thieves galloping towards them, they didn't bother to comfort them, "Go, my lord!" The two soldiers turned left and right at the same time, and accelerated back.

When Liu Yingyu heard this, he looked back and understood what they meant. They wanted to cover their escape with death, but the cold wind was blowing, and Liu Yingyu, who was originally sleepy, finally woke up. When he came over, he hurriedly turned his horse's head and shouted: "Don't go, don't go to die, come down with me."

Hearing the commander's order, the two soldiers tightened their reins and stopped. They looked at each other with dissatisfaction on their faces, "My lord, my brother just died."

"Where is there an immortal in a war?" Liu Yingyu sighed, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "Surrender."

Liu Yingyu herself is also unwilling, but there is nothing she can do about it. This is not a crime of war. I can't just die in the hands of bandits in my wise life. , Other things may usher in a turning point in the future, and he wants to meet Liu Ze to see what kind of person he is, especially the various rumors that Yu Ting said, which greatly stimulated his enthusiasm. curiosity.

The two soldiers glanced at each other, pursed their lips, and then threw the sword and bow on the ground. The three got off their horses and waited for a while. The first squad leader surrounded Liu Yingyu, who was still wearing unlined clothes. Said: "Who are you waiting for?"

"Shangluo, Shaanxi Province, is preparing for the army——Liu Yingyu."

This sentence caused the soldiers in the first squad to exclaim, and they caught the big fish.

The cavalry in the officer's barracks galloped back and forth, and the shouts of killing rang out.

"Kill, those who kneel and surrender will not die."

"Catch Liu Yingyu alive!"

"He Huchen is dead, and all the officers and soldiers have been wiped out."

"The descendants do not kill!"

Shouts of killing came from all directions, but the officers and soldiers lacked even a small amount of resistance. They had long since lost their confidence in combat due to the tragedy of the siege. , screaming and screaming, all scattered and fled, but how can two legs run faster than four legs, in this small plain, they were almost wiped out here.

"Come out!" A cavalryman shouted, seeing that the officers and soldiers lying all over the place still did not move, he shot the ground with a "slap", splashing a cluster of soil flowers.

"Don't fire, don't fire, we're coming out."

Guo Shunwang and Laizi, who were hiding in the ditch and pretending to be dead, got up one after another, raised their hands above their heads, their faces were fawning, and their knives and guns were thrown to the ground.

"Hold your head in your hands and come out." The cavalry ordered again, and the guns of his comrades behind him pointed at the prisoners, and they flowed into the group of prisoners like a stream.

"Brother Shunwang, is this the team surnamed Liu?" Laizi was a little unbelievable, this was the first time they had come into close contact with the People's Army after they escaped.

"It should be, I don't recognize it at all, it's okay, it's better not to recognize it." Guo Shunwang sighed, and he was immediately surrounded by a sense of right and wrong. In order to prevent being recognized by acquaintances, the few of them deliberately wiped their faces Because the ground was frozen hard, a few people hid under the trench and deliberately urinated to melt the soil, so they made some mud, "Bah, it's so embarrassing."

Laizi wiped the hardening urine mud on his face with his cuff, and spit a few mouthfuls, "Why didn't we see an acquaintance?"

"Don't erase it. If you are recognized, you will inevitably escape death." Guo Shunwang said, but they are destined to find it difficult to meet acquaintances, because when they left, Liu Ze's team was only a hundred people, but now it has increased dozens of times , the youngest soldier at the time is now the squad leader. The repeated expansion of the army has made the team full of newcomers, and most of them don't even know Guo Shunwang's name.

But, they are still doomed to be hard to escape, because Yu Ting is also in the barracks, so it is good for him to keep Guo Shunwang and the others firmly in mind.

At this time, Yu Ting, who was in the captive team, saw Wang Youyuan on the horse from a distance, and hurried forward and shouted: "Brother Youyuan, I am here."

At this time, Yu Ting also changed his appearance, his dusty appearance was very indecent. He was also taken aback when he was attacked at that time. With such a large-scale attack, he knew the details of the officers and soldiers, and he immediately judged that the officers and soldiers were bound to lose. , Even He Huchen and the others were in danger, because of fear, they hid in the grain truck.

Then there was ecstasy, because at this time only Liu Ze's team had such strength. Looking at the red flags around him, he knew that it must be the People's Army. He and Liu Ze still had some friendship.

Then there is fear, after all he did his best in Liu Yingyu's army, and almost everyone knew about it, if he was killed in a fit of anger, it was very possible.

So as soon as he saw Wang Youyuan leading the troops on the slope, commanding many cavalry to and fro, he seemed to have a high status, and immediately realized that the opportunity to save his life had come.

Hearing the voice, Wang Youyuan didn't react at first. After all, he hadn't seen Yu Ting in his timeline for almost a year. He glanced in the direction of the voice and said pleasantly, "Brother Yu."

Quickly jumped off the horse, walked closer, punched Yu Ting hard in the chest and said: "You are still alive, as long as you are alive, as long as you are alive."

Opening his arms in a bear hug, he patted Yu Ting hard on the back, "Long time no see, how are you doing these days?"

Yu Ting also said with surprise on his face: "Okay, okay, he's still alive, poor second brother..." Both of them had red eyes as they spoke. In the rivers and lakes, he can't help himself.

"My little brother Yu Chou is also in our People's Army, and he's doing well."

This time Yu Ting was really pleasantly surprised. In the big defeat two months ago, he ran away with Liu Yingyu and others on horseback. He didn't dare to say that he would stay with his younger brother, otherwise Liu Yingyu might have a different intention. He will be hacked to death immediately. I have been thinking about my little brother all this time, and I can finally relax.

Listening to Wang Youyuan's tone, Yu Ting asked: "Brother Youyuan, you said just now that we are the People's Army, did you vote for Liu Ze?"

Wang Youyuan nodded and said, "That's right. I can't explain what I've experienced here. Let me talk about it later. Anyway, you will have to go to Hongmaoman's territory when the time comes. You will understand when you arrive."

Talking hand in hand, the two walked towards the gate of Ganquan County. At this time, the moat had also been opened, and Li Kefu in the county also came out with a team to support, but when they lined up out of the city, the battle was over. The officer and army captive team was gathered together by the cavalry from all sides, and the knives, guns, armor and shields were piled up into several hills.

"Li Battalion Commander, lead your troops to watch them. We still have to go to the place where the officers and soldiers are ambushing and stop them. Those people in the province will run away." Both Wang Youyuan and Chao Zhongchen relaxed a lot. This victory came easily. It's fast enough to make them proud.

Li Kefu climbed up the earthen wall, only to see the surrounding battlefield, there were few corpses, but a large number of captives, and there were only less than a thousand people after counting, so he replied with a little embarrassment: "Brother Wang, Chao Old brother, you two are so kind and powerful. It is really not easy to fight against this army these few days. I didn't expect to be taken down by the two brothers so easily, which makes us feel ashamed." He didn't expect to fight around him. The number of officers and troops is so small, I feel ashamed.

"Brother, don't you know yet? The government and army were divided into three groups, and now two groups have been removed. There are still more than 2000 people waiting more than ten miles to the south of us." Chao Zhongchen said in relief: "Let's go Come on, let's cavalry hurry up, we have to block the opening."

(End of this chapter)