I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 333 Taking the initiative to break out (second update)

"My lord, General Huang Shen has arrived."

"The last general, Huang Degong, came to see the commander-in-chief. The Yongyi Battalion has lived up to expectations and arrived within half an hour of your arrival."

Jiang Lin looked at the panting Huang Degong, then looked at the incense burner. The second incense stick was only half burned, and finally nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, he is indeed the person appointed by His Majesty, and I am not wrong about the person. You can take a rest now. At this time, Xujiazhuang has been besieged by the cavalry battalion. At first, they wanted to send cavalry to try to break out, but our army was repulsed.

But I'm afraid that if this method fails, he will jump off the bridge and break through the encirclement. When the time comes, the cavalry battalion with such a small number of people may not be able to stop him.But as long as you are here, I will immediately have the three divisions of the Yongyi Battalion stationed in the Xujiazhuang Triangle. I will also have the Cavalry Battalion patrol the triangular positions and not let anyone out.

Just wait for the Yongwei Battalion and the Shenji Battalion to arrive, and start attacking the city as soon as dawn. Let the thieves see how powerful we are. Then I will let you be the main attacker. "

Huang Degong was overjoyed when he heard this. It seemed that he did not run so far in vain this time. General Jiang clearly gave himself the credit.

"I understand, sir. Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, as long as my subordinates are here, Xu Hongru will not be allowed to escape."

After he finished speaking, he bowed and left. When he walked down the West Pavilion, he saw the soldiers of Yongyi Battalion lining up to rest.

After seeing Huang Degong come down, Sun Xinji and Zhu Daoxin, two general officers of the Yongyi Battalion, immediately stepped forward to inquire about the situation.

"The Commander-in-Chief has asked us to be the main attacker, but Xujiazhuang has been built very solidly by these rebels. It is inappropriate to attack the city now. We must wait until the Shenji Battalion and the Yongwei Battalion arrive from behind."

Sun Xinji and Zhu Daoxin were overjoyed when they heard this. It seemed that the opportunity to make meritorious deeds had come.

"Then just don't let them run away now. We'll wait until the Shenji Battalion and the rest are in place. It seems that the Commander-in-Chief attaches great importance to us.

Teacher, our company will apply for the main attack later. I just took a look at Xujiazhuang and found that there are people on the wall, like frightened birds. When the time comes to attack, they will be easily captured. "

When Huang Degong heard this, he glanced at him angrily.

Sun Xinji and Zhu Daoxin were both his students at Licaolanchang, so they were very obedient during training.But sometimes, no matter how big or small, I call myself teacher at every turn, which is very against the rules.

"How many times have I told you that in the military camp, everyone is called a position, not a teacher! No matter how easy it is to capture a soldier, it's important for soldiers to do great things. Don't talk casually, and don't be complacent."

When Sun Xinji heard Huang Degong's scolding, he quickly bowed his head and did not dare to prick any more.

I was very afraid of this teacher. I didn't know how many times I was scolded on the grass field, and even more so when I arrived at the Beijing Camp.

"We are not in a hurry to fight now. The commander-in-chief has ordered the three divisions of our battalion to be stationed at three locations and cooperate with the cavalry battalion to besiege Xujiazhuang.

Zhu Daoxin, you lead 500 people to station in the north of the city.Sun Xinji, you lead 500 people to garrison in the southeast of the city, and I will lead another 500 to garrison in the southwest of the city.The cavalry battalion is patrolling in the middle. Who dares to let the rebels in the city escape? Military law will be engaged! "

When the two heard the words, they immediately nodded heavily and bowed their heads in agreement.Then they quickly returned to their respective stations and led each division to start deploying troops.

On the opposite city wall, Xu Hongru, Xu Zhi, Hou Wu and others were waiting on the wall to watch the Yongyi Battalion stationed in three waves. They pretended to be calm on the surface, but were already restless in their hearts.Only Xu Zhi looked steadily at the Ming army heading north of the city, seeming to be thinking about something.

"Master, I think the army wants to surround us and prevent us from leaving. Now there is only one way to survive."

Just when everyone was speechless and didn't know what to do, Xu Zhi suddenly expressed his thoughts to Xu Hongru.

"Oh, what plan?"

When Xu Hongru heard this, he immediately became interested. He knew that if he continued like this, he would be waiting for death, so he wanted to hear what Xu Zhi's plan was.

When Xu Zhi heard this, he pointed at the officers and soldiers who were divided into three waves, and then said to Xu Hongru:

"Logically speaking, when the Ming army attacked at night, the best way was to attack the city immediately, but they chose to encircle it instead of attacking it. Obviously, they wanted to wait for the arrival of follow-up reinforcements. This shows that they have limited troops, so they siege.

If we are just helpless and waste away without reacting, we will only be dead!I heard that the Beijing camp brought dozens of Krupp cannons with them this time to the south. These cannons are far more powerful than the Folang machine cannon and the Huzun cannon. The general city walls are like paper under their bombardment. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other in confusion. Naturally, they had heard about the power of the Krug Cannon. Even the Jurchens were no match for the powerful display in Liaodong, let alone them.

Xu Zhi looked at everyone's expressions and said firmly to Xu Hongru:
"Master, we must continue to rebel against him, so the best opportunity now is to lead the main force in the city to break through the encirclement before the Krupp artillery comes to rescue them, and they are still very few in number and are still divided into garrison. If we are in one place, then we all have a chance to escape. Otherwise, when dawn comes and the imperial cannons arrive, we will have no way out."

Everyone nodded after hearing this, feeling that this method was indeed a good one. Now that they were about to be blocked, they might as well take the opportunity to break out.

"Master, I am willing to lead my followers to break out of the encirclement. I see that each Ming army has more than 1000 people. I will use a thousand elite soldiers in the city as the main force, gather another 1000 people, and attack them unprepared with twice the force. They will definitely be defeated. When the time comes, we will fight again." Just take the opportunity to break out.”

When Hou Wu saw this, he immediately stood up to support him and took the initiative to ask for help.After hearing this, Xu Hongru thought for a moment, and looking at the looks on everyone's faces, he knew he could no longer hesitate.So he slapped his hand heavily on the city wall, turned around and said to Hou Wu:

"Okay, I will give you another 1000 people, and you lead 3000 people to break out. The Ming army did not expect that we would take the initiative to attack them unprepared, and we must break them."

In fact, Xu Hongru was not sure. He knew the strength of the city. There were only 1000 elite soldiers, and the rest were more than enough to defend the city and not enough to attack the city. If it failed this time, Xujiazhuang would not be able to defend it.

But now there is nothing we can do, we must give it a try, otherwise we will not be able to fight until dawn when the Krupp cannon arrives.

When Hou Wu heard that Xu Hongru had given him 3000 people, he was overjoyed and immediately leaned over and said:
"Thank you, Master. I'm just waiting for good news. If we can't defeat the Ming army, I'll come and see you."
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Xujiazhuang, the pavilion in front of the north gate. This place was originally just a pavilion, but it faced the north gate of Xujiazhuang. In order to entertain believers from all over the world, Xu Hongru built a Maitreya Buddha in the hall, and built a simple temple around the pavilion for people from all over the world to come. believers worship.

Zhu Daoxin was ordered to station here for the purpose of breaking out from the north gate against the party.

"Quick, quick, quick. The first sentry team is patrolling in all directions. The other sentry teams are resting here to check the ammunition of the cannons. Don't remove the armor at will."

While Zhu Daoxin directed his men to take a quick rest, he led his soldiers into the temple in the front hall. He saw that the sentry of the cavalry battalion had been waiting here for a long time.

"Mr. Zhu Qian, this place will be handed over to you. We will patrol the surrounding area. If there is any news, send a signal at any time and we will arrive as soon as possible."

"Well, don't worry."

The sentry officer of the cavalry battalion no longer wants to be stationed here. It is very troublesome to keep an eye on the north gate of Xujiazhuang at all times. It is better to patrol more effectively and be lazy and fish.Seeing Yongyi Camp bringing people over, he immediately handed over to Zhu Daoxin.

After all the handovers were completed, Zhu Daoxin had time to take a good rest. He sat on the chair brought by the soldiers and looked at the Buddha statue in the pavilion. Although it looked very strange, it was also very comfortable. After all, he had just run away. After such a long time, he was exhausted, let alone his soldiers.

"Has the first sentry dispersed its patrol? Wan must keep an eye on all movements on the city wall."

"Don't worry. When I came in, I saw the first sentry had dispersed. If anything happens, I will report it as soon as possible."

Seeing Zhu Daoxin asking, the soldiers around him began to answer patiently.

He felt that their boss Qian was good at everything, but he was too sensitive and worried, and he was very careful in doing things. He had to understand everything in detail, which was too hard.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but remind:

"You should take a rest for a while. There are people watching outside. They will notify you if there is any movement. Besides, there are also cavalry battalions patrolling, so no one will be allowed to escape."

Zhu Daoxin nodded after hearing this and began to relax and close his eyes to rest.When the soldiers around him saw this, they wanted to find a blanket to cover him.But when he found the blanket from the temple, he found that Zhu Daoxin had stood up.

"You can't rest. Let's go and patrol with me."

Seeing this, all the soldiers could only look at each other helplessly, and quickly followed Zhu Daoxin's pace.

After Zhu Daoxin left the city, he saw more than 1000 of them sitting on the ground, resting in sentinel units. Some were drinking water, some were eating sesame cakes to satisfy their hunger, and some were checking whether the blunderbuss ammunition was intact. .

"Guerrilla-sama, Guerrilla-sama."

After seeing Zhu Daoxin coming out, the sentry officers of each sentry team were not surprised. They knew that their guerrilla had the habit of patrolling camps, so they all rushed over.

"You all go back to your sentries. The battle is about to begin. Don't leave your posts without permission. I'm just taking a look."

After seeing the sentry officers from each team coming over, Zhu Daoxin directly waved his hand and asked them to go back.Then he ignored them and started patrolling around.

"Master Guerrilla, look at the number of torches on the wall in front of us."

While Zhu Daoxin was patrolling, the voices of the soldiers around him instantly attracted his attention.

He followed the sound and saw that there were many more torches at the north gate of Xujiazhuang than before, and there seemed to be heads swaying on the city wall.

There were so many people on the other side, and he felt uneasy.Thinking of this, he leaned down and put his ear to the ground to listen to the sound. Although the noise of the officers and soldiers around him was very obvious, he still faintly heard the sound of ground collapse in the direction of the north gate of Xujiazhuang.

This made Zhu Daoxin even more confused.

"Give me the order to stop resting and call back the first sentry team. The enemy is afraid of any unusual movements."

　The second update, there will be another update tonight!
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(End of this chapter)