Chapter 386: Conquering Xiongzhou
"A row, shoot!" Gao Jichong nodded to the captain of the crossbowman's position. The other party immediately understood and waved the flag down with a loud shout.
The first row of crossbowmen who were originally defensively raised their crossbows and aimed at the head of the city, then pulled the trigger. Hundreds of dark crossbow arrows roared up and headed straight for the head of the city.
Then he immediately lowered his head, took out the crossbow arrow from the arrow cassette on the ground, and prepared to change his clothes.
"Second row, shoot!" With an absolute long-range advantage, Gao Jichong adopted the suggestion of Captain Hao Lianzheng, and took three shots to continue to suppress the city.
The Nanhan archer captain who was originally shouting at the top of the city was as if he had been pinched his throat and instantly calmed down.
The crossbow arrow just now had excellent accuracy and caused great damage to his command. It is roughly estimated that dozens of people were injured. You should know that they were condescending with city walls as a cover. Such damage was too terrifying.
Next, the opponent's crossbow arrows did not stop. They did not dare to poke their heads out and shot them randomly. As for whether they could cause effective damage, only God knows.
Gao Jichong beats the drum himself. Of course, he must make a concerted effort in this situation.
A series of ladders were placed on the top of the city. The elite soldiers of the loyal and brave army held long swords on their mouths and immediately rushed up, as fast as a monkey.
"Hurry! Smash it for me!" Lian Yuanshan shouted loudly. The opponent's combat power was three points stronger than he thought. If he didn't fight hard, he would probably kill the city after a stick of incense.
However, fearing the crossbow arrows of the Loyal and Brave Army, the soldiers on the city wall shrank and only threw stones and wood down. As for whether they hit it, it depends on luck.
Lian Yuanshan shouted loudly, and the other gentry also pulled out their waists to supervise the battle. The panicked city finally had some order, but under the suppression of crossbow arrows, they could only watch the other party climb up to the city.
Gao Quan was stunned by the side. He used to think that he was the first-class elite under his command, but the gap seemed to be a bit big compared to the ones in front of him.
The soldiers of the Loyal and Warrior paid a considerable price and finally approached the city. They said that it was almost time to say that a soldier turned over and crossed the wall. The sword in his hand was as fast as lightning and slashed forward.
Blood sprinkled, and an enemy army in the South Han Dynasty was chopped to the ground without stopping at all. He continued to chop and killed three people in an instant.
The enemy army rushed in like a tide, surrounded by spears, letting his sword dance quickly and the armor was covered tightly, which was useless. He was pushed by several spears and threw it out directly from the arrows.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Lian Yuanshan breathed a sigh of relief and finally solved the killing god, which was too fierce.
But in a blink of an eye, more loyal soldiers were climbing up to the city, and now they could only rely on spearmen and siege to siege with the large number of people.
Gao Jichong looked at the scene in front of him and felt a lot of emotion. The elite of the loyal and brave army was not inferior to the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty. If he could have such elite troops of hundreds of thousands, he would probably not be the current situation in the world.
The loyal and brave army today have less than 30,000 elite troops, and the rest are new recruits, and they still need to go through the battle formation.
As the soldiers of the Loyal and Brave Army continued to climb to the top of the city, solid strongholds were formed. The soldiers who climbed the city behind began to carry crossbows and after they went up to the city, they stood directly on the battlements and shot the enemy.
Gao Jichong continued to beat the drum, and the rapid sound of the drum beat in Lian Yuanshan's heart, which was the death talisman. No matter how hard they tried, they were defeated step by step and could not stop them at all.
There are enough
The elite soldiers cooperated with each other to deal with new recruits like those on the city wall who didn't even have armor, which was a one-sided massacre.
Lian Yuanshan rushed up with his personal guards. He wanted to work harder and let this momentum continue. I am afraid the other party should have lunch in the city.
He rushed forward with his lunge and stabbed the spear in his hand hard towards the other party's abdomen. Lian Yuanshan's spear was a powerful weapon for repeated training. He was confident to penetrate the other party's armor.
Unexpectedly, the other party turned sideways and dodged, while grabbing the spear with his left hand and heading forward. Lian Yuanshan staggered and fell forward, thinking in his heart that something was wrong.
Then he was dizzy and lost consciousness.
The guard who was originally following saw a big head flying into the air, and suddenly it scattered like birds and beasts and ran backwards.
Without Lian Yuanshan's blast, the city wall began to run away on a large scale, and even pushed and trampled, for fear of being killed by the enemy after falling behind.
Before the sun reached the center, the east gate of Xiongzhou City slowly opened. Gao Jichong came down from the platform, turned over and went towards the city.
There was not much change in Xiongzhou City than when he was before. However, in the originally lively long street, there were only a group of soldiers sweeping, and there were prisoners kneeling on their heads, waiting for the people behind to accept them. The shops were all closed, and the small vendors had long disappeared.
"A Quan, go to the Guan Cang immediately. If anyone dares to set fire, put out the three clans!" Gao Quan knew very well about the situation in this city, and it would be most convenient for him to go there. If he was a person who was anxious and was burned by a fire, his life would be sad.
Gao Jichong drove his horse to the yamen slowly, which was where he lived in Xiongzhou before. Not long after, he came back.
"Report to the general, the other three gates have been opened, and there are many people who have fled. A messenger rushed to Gao Jichong to report.
Except for Lian Yuanshan who died in battle, most of the other gentry fled to the city and took their personal guards from the other three gates, intending to escape from the city and return to the village outside the city.
"Appoint those who return, those who are stubborn will be killed without mercy!" Gao Jichong knew that those who escaped at this time were all the gentry and subordinates, ordinary people, who were hiding at home and did not even dare to leave the door.
"As for the order!" The messenger turned over and roared away.
The yamen was very dilapidated and had been idle for some time before. After Gao Ji rushed into the throne, he repaired it casually and hung the sign of the General's Mansion.
Now I don’t know where the sign of the General’s Mansion has gone, but it has been replaced by the sign of the General’s Mansion. Now it is not appropriate to use the title of the General. Since it has been changed, let’s hang it like this first.
Gao Jichong is very familiar with every tree and grass here. Although he has not lived here for a long time, he is indeed preparing to stay for a long time and is a little dilapidated. However, the items displayed are all selected by him.
The recliner in the yard was still there, Gao Ji rushed over and lay down, and a familiar feeling surged into his heart and fell asleep for a moment.
"General!"
Gao Quan brought people to find him, but was stopped by Gao Jichong's personal guards. They were the personnel selected by Gao Jichong from the elite troops of the Loyal and Brave Army. No one could get close to him without Gao Jichong's permission.
Gao Quan had no choice but to shout at the door of the yard.
"Let him come here!" Gao Jichong shook his head, woke up a little, and signaled his personal guard to let go.
Gao Jichong was not displeased with Gao Quan being stopped. Only with such a personal guard could he fall asleep peacefully.
“Those squires
, Have you caught it?" Gao Jichong handed this matter to Gao Quan, mainly because the elite soldiers of the loyal and brave army he brought were all infantrymen, but they could ride horses, but they were far from qualified cavalry.
There are many cavalrymen in the Zhongyong Army, but that is Sun Yu’s treasure, and no one dares to think about it.
"I've caught it, I'm all locked in prison, waiting for the general to interrogate." Gao Quan nodded. He would definitely not be able to escape in front of the cavalry, and the carriage would not work.
"The trial will be held in two days, and you will be hungry first." Gao Jichong felt that he was convinced and interrogated in court. But when he thought of the faces of those people, he became angry and simply hungry first. He would not die of starvation for two days.
"That, general, this loyal and brave soldier is a bit too much." Gao Quan said tentatively, turning his eyes straight.
"Fart, from now on, you, including me, are all members of the Loyal and Brave Army, do you know?" Gao Jichong felt something was wrong, why did Gao Quan still want to work alone? It's easy to enjoy the cool under the big tree. The Loyal and Brave Army also hid under the protection of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so he had the power of today.
"But the problem is that people don't regard us as our own." Gao Quan came to complain. He knew Gao Jichong very well, and it was necessary to protect his shortcomings. They followed Gao Jichong for many years, and of course they would not turn their elbows out.
"Tell me!" Gao Jichong was about to get up with his blood, but he remembered that he could sit here now, thanks to them. Moreover, these people were all handed over to him by Sun Yu, and it was unambiguous to attack the city just now. If he was a little proud of himself, that would be normal. Usually, the elites looked down on miscellaneous brands.
When Gao Jichong thought of his former ace being regarded as a miscellaneous brand, he still felt a little uncomfortable. The main reason is that this army has long been disrupted, including cavalry, infantry, and former baggage troops, which is considered a hodgepodge.
"Well, just now when I intercepted those wealthy and unkind wealthy families, Lao Xia fell in love with other people's concubines and wanted to marry them. The moment the noise was a little louder, and the captain of the loyal and brave army saw it, and he insisted on killing one to warn a hundred." Gao Quan avoided the important things and was less important. These big families are now meat on the chopping board, just a concubine, so what can I do if I grab it back?
"General, brothers are all sincere. I have finally survived until now, and I have worked hard for wealth, right?" Gao Quan felt that this should have been the case, otherwise who would have worked hard?
"What's going on now?" Gao Jichong knew very well that no matter how Gao Quan decorated it, this was to force the robbery of a woman in broad daylight. However, the other party's identity was the family of the person who was in trouble.
"This is a conflict and confrontation at the city gate." Gao Quan was so anxious that he wanted to protect Lao Xia for this matter, but he obviously did not give him face.
If it were before, Gao Quan would have ordered the robbery of people, but looking at the other party's strong crossbow, he was really unconfident. The most important thing is that behind the people is the loyal and brave army, Gao Quan dared not be impatient.
"Let's go and see the situation!" Gao Jichong sighed. Maybe he should take this opportunity to set the rules. After all, he has to follow the rules of the loyal and brave army in the future.
Gao Quan didn't know Gao Jichong's idea, and thought he was going to help him stand out. He felt happy and wanted to let them know that, besides Gao Jichong, he was the one who said Gao Quan the most.
On the streets inside the south gate of Xiongzhou City, the two sides were confronting each other. Gao Quan's men and horses were cavalry and infantry, with a large number of people and heavy force, and a fierce momentum.
Chapter completed!