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() During the process of the brigade's troops marching in, scouts continued to return to the team, and intelligence was continuously collected to Su Tiancheng.

Leaving Susong County should have been reported to the prefect of Anqing Prefecture. After all, when Su Tiancheng came to Anqing Prefecture, his main responsibility was to prevent Anqing Prefecture from being invaded by bandits. of.

More than 1000 sergeants from Anqingwei also followed to Yingshan County to wipe out the bandits. This was an act of exceeding their authority. Presumably the command made the adults know, and he must be unhappy.

The military situation is urgent, and it is too late to report.

Su Tiancheng could predict that the rogues led by Zijin Liang were already preparing to attack Yingshan County. When the moon was dark and the wind was high, when thousands of families were reunited, who would have thought that they would be attacked by rogues.

His conscience would be disturbed if left alone.

On the second day of the first lunar month, at noon.

The brigade has already entered the jurisdiction of Yingshan County.

The scouts sent important information.

After the bandits entered Yingshan County, they also sent out scouts to investigate the surrounding situation. They probably noticed that there were no imperial troops around Yingshan County. Therefore, on the second day of the first lunar month, they set off boldly to Yingshan The county seat.

The arrangement of the rogues was somewhat skillful. They set up an ambush in a town seven miles away from the county seat, mainly because they were afraid that someone would steal the army's back route. There were more than 2000 rogues left in the town, using infantry Mainly.

The number of rogues who attacked Yingshan County was close to [-].

Seeing this information, Su Tiancheng frowned.A line has been wrinkled.

The situation is very critical, the two battalions of sergeants in Luzhou Fucheng.As for the soldiers of Luzhou Guard, it was too late to reinforce Yingshan County. Even if they knew the situation and rushed to Yingshan County without stopping, it would be three days later. By this time, Yingshan County might have been attacked long ago. down.

But it also bodes well.Su Tiancheng had no reinforcements, less than 1 sergeants, and had to deal with more than [-] rogues. This is not the exact situation.

A bloody battle is inevitable.

Zeng Yu came in front of Su Tiancheng.

"My lord, I implore you to act as the vanguard and wipe out the rogues in the town."

In the process of marching.In order not to affect the speed of the march, he asked the sergeant to tie himself to the horse and gritted his teeth.Knowing that there are bandits in the town, he came to ask for a fight, which is also very rare.

Su Tiancheng looked at Zeng Yu.To be honest, he was really worried about the sergeants of Anqingwei, because of the gap during the march.It has been reflected, there are more than 1000 sergeants in Anqingwei.They were all cavalry, probably due to the lack of training. During the fast march, some people kept sighing and complaining that they could not keep up. Some even prepared to dismount to rest. Know how many people are left behind.

None of the soldiers of the Jiangning County Inspection Department complained. They marched fast and kept in line all the time. The momentum was completely different.

There are about [-] rogues left in the town, all of them are infantry. These people cannot be elites, and the elites must have gone to attack the county seat. Therefore, it is not very difficult to wipe out these two thousand rogues, but Su Tiancheng needed to make dumplings, not to chase pigs and sheep. After all, the distance was only seven miles. If these rogues rushed to the county town to reinforce and integrate with the main force, it would be quite a force.

The sergeants in the guards had this problem. They were different from the sergeants of the two battalions in Nanjing. They thought they had won a great victory after driving away the rogues.

In the town, the delay should not be too long. After all, the number of soldiers is limited. Since the soldiers of Anqingwei have arrived, they must participate in the battle against the main force of the bandits.

If the rogues attacked the county, the results of this rescue would be greatly reduced.

Su Tiancheng nodded, the main task of the officers and men of Jiangning County Inspection Department is to face the elite troops of Zijinliang.

Seeing Su Tiancheng nod his head, Sun Yuankun immediately opened his mouth to issue an order.

"Master Zeng, you lead the 120 sergeants of the headquarters, as the vanguard, to wipe out the rogues in the town. You must resolve the battle within half an hour. You must ensure that the rogues are defeated, and then rush directly to the county seat to join the brigade. .”

"Order."

After Zeng Yu left, Sun Yuankun immediately reported to Su Tiancheng.

"My lord, I think that if Zeng Yu led the soldiers of Anqingwei to wipe out the rogues in the town, I'm afraid there won't be too many results. Maybe most of the rogues will escape. I'm a little worried."

Deng Hui on the side also spoke.

"My lord, I feel that what General Sun said is the actual situation. The sergeants in the guards are used to chasing the bandits when they are fighting. Once the bandits flee, they will not try their best to chase them."

Su Tiancheng nodded.

"General Sun, what do you think about it?"

"The subordinates feel that after encountering an invasion, the rogues will definitely come towards the county seat, seeking to join up with the large army. It is necessary for us to set up an ambush on the way from the town to the county seat. We must not let the two groups of rogues meet."

"Well, it makes sense, General Sun, according to your own deployment arrangements, let me remind you that the sergeants of Anqingwei should not participate in the battle near the county seat, but wait in the town. They fled in the direction of the town, and they set up the last line of defense in the town, and they must not let the rogues slip away easily."

Luo Chang came over soon.

"Luo Chang, you lead the seven hundred soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion to rush to the middle of the county seat and the town immediately, find a good place, and set up an ambush. The rogues in the town, after being attacked, are likely to flee in the direction of the county seat. Remember, no one is allowed to come over, otherwise you are the only one asking. After eliminating these rogues, clean up the battlefield and wait in place. The rogues who attacked the county escaped and killed them to the maximum extent."

Yingshan County is already in chaos.

The rogues seemed to have fallen from the sky. If the sergeants of the inspection department hadn't quickly closed the city gate, the rogues might have entered the county.

Suddenly there was some chaos in the county town. On the street, teams of sergeants ran past, all of them holding bright big knives, heading towards the city gate. The news spread quickly that the rogues had surrounded the county town. <The atmosphere of the festival was completely destroyed, the sound of crying came out, and the number of people on the street began to increase. Many people were like headless flies, asking for news everywhere.

At this time, it is unrealistic to think about escaping. Maybe it just happened to be delivered to the mouths of the rogues. The surrounding city gates are all closed, and the area around the city gates is under martial law.

The big gentry in the county know how powerful the bandits are. If the county is breached, it will be difficult for them to keep their wealth, and even their lives.

Most of the gentry and wealthy households rushed to the county government, and the county magistrate was the backbone.

There are a large number of rogues outside the city, close to ten thousand.

The magistrate was on the city wall, and seeing this scene, he couldn't help shivering.

No one thought that the rogues would come to Yingshan County on the second day of the Lunar New Year. In the county seat, there were only a few hundred sergeants from the inspection department, plus officials and yamen servants, a total of more than 1000 people. It is impossible to resist so many bandits outside the city, and it is only a matter of time before the city is broken.

The officials of the county government are already mobilizing the young and strong in the county. At such a critical moment, everyone must be mobilized. As long as they can resist, that is as long as possible.

The weapon warehouse of the county government has been opened, and all steel knives, spears, bows and arrows have been distributed.

On the city wall, there are more than 3000 people, including the nursing homes of the gentry and wealthy households in the county, all mobilized. If the city is broken, they will not be able to keep their property.

This time, the gentry and wealthy households were very united, and they were willing to give money and food, and anyone who was willing to resist the bandits would be rewarded.

noon.

Among the rogues, someone shouted, asking the people in the city to surrender and open the city gate, otherwise, after the city was captured, everything would be destroyed.

There was no movement from the people on the city wall, and the magistrate stood on the city wall with a stern expression.

As early as when the county government was discussing, some gentry and wealthy households suggested that they should send people out to contact the rogues. Don’t they need money and food? It’s fine to provide them, as long as they don’t come to attack the county.

This idea was rejected by the county magistrate, as a joke, and negotiating with the rogues, if the court knew about such a thing, his head might not be able to keep his head. Besides, there are so many rogues, how much money and food can be satisfied? People are still not satisfied after getting the money and food, and they still want to attack the county seat. Wouldn't he be ridiculed all his life?

The county magistrate also knew very well that this time the rogues attacked the county seat, there was no luck, there was no reinforcements nearby, and there was no way to support them alone. Although the imperial court sent soldiers from the two battalions of Nanjing, they were far away in Luzhou, and they could not quench their thirst.

For the current plan, let him die and live later. If he dies, he will always have a good reputation and awards from the court. Besides, the bandits who come from afar may not have a sharp weapon to attack the city. Strength, tenacious defense, the rogues may retreat in spite of difficulties.

With this in mind, Zhixian went to the top of the city wall.

He went directly to the front line and was able to boost morale to the greatest extent.

The officials of the county government have already started to arrange the arrangement. The big pots were carried to the top of the city wall and set up. Countless firewood was brought up. Some people carried clear water and vegetable oil. When the time came, the boiling water and vegetable oil Drenched down, the power is huge.

In the county town, there are no firearms, so we can only rely on these local methods.

The morale of the rogues was also very high. Zijin Liang personally led the crowd to attack Yingshan County. Some people were worried that attacking Nanzhili would attract a large number of troops. It would be better to attack Huguang County. .

Now it seems that the commander-in-chief's prediction was accurate. With such an advantage, why not be able to capture the small Yingshan County.

At a quarter of noon, the siege battle began. . . (To be continued. Welcome to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets,