Chapter 473 Worry
The weather in Fuzhou is also colder in winter. The wind is still strong today. It is close to the Minjiang River. The air is relatively humid. When putting down the iron mask, Zhang Huchen felt like he was cold. He twisted his body and felt a surge of passion in his heart. He wanted to rush to gallop immediately, and while killing the enemy, he stretched his body well.
At this time, the bandits had already completed the entire team. More than a thousand people stretched the cavalry formation, but their cavalry formations were different in thickness. Some were at most four rows in depth, and the two wings were two rows in thin positions. The cavalry battalions of the Mansion Army also opened the array, but due to different understandings of cavalry tactics, the soldiers of the cavalry camp were very close to each other, and almost each knee could touch the robes and partners around them. The cavalry formations on the opposite side tried to lengthen the array and form a situation of attacking the cavalry camp in three sides. Therefore, although the cavalry formations on the opposite side were generally in three rows and four rows, the distance between each cavalry was one or even two steps away, so the cavalry formations were sparse.
It seems that the cavalry formations of the Zhongshan Prefecture Army are gathered together, while the cavalry formations on the opposite side form a long snake-like array. Although they are several miles apart, they are vaguely surrounded by the cavalry of the Zhongshan Prefecture Army's Xuanjia Cavalry Camp.
"The situation is a bit bad..." Lin Douyao was also aware of the army. After seeing the cavalry flag of the Zhongshan Prefecture Army, the commander of Fujian Road was excited... This shows that many people did not misunderstand Xu Zixian, although it is actually a better way to ignore it now.
It was called for bandits to capture Fuzhou. In addition to the most important Quanzhou, the most important military states were allowed to rage.
Then cooperate with the imperial army to suppress or drive away the bandits. The main imperial guards of the imperial court must go. After the Fujian Road officialdom has been cleaned up, the remaining forces will be completely insufficient to compete with the King of Zhongshan.
As for the life and death of the military, civilians and the people, when did the heroes who are in high positions and have lofty ambitions really care about it?
Unexpectedly, the Zhongshan Palace sent troops at this time!
As soon as the government army comes out, the main force enters the city and cooperates with the civilian defense, the bandits will never have the possibility of breaking into the city.
Seeing the appearance of the cavalry camp, Lin Douyao felt relieved and looked at the situation of the cavalry teams on both sides from an outsider's perspective.
The equipment of the cavalry of the palace army is obviously better. The cavalry is wearing all-in-one iron armor, and has a zither, a mail pendant, an iron mask, a shin guard, an iron mesh boots, and gloves. The entire equipment is painted black. If a timid person sees this armored equipment, he will feel nervous and frightened.
Since the war horses of the palace army were carefully selected and purchased, the carrying capacity was much stronger than ordinary war horses. After all, they were top-notch horses with an average price of 100% of the carats.
Each mansion army carries about twenty kilograms of breastplate, more than thirty kilograms of miscellaneous items such as bags, and weapons and some miscellaneous items. The weight of the war horses is about forty kilograms of loads added by the knight itself.
If you have been marching at this weight, the war horses can only last for a few days. If you sprint on the battlefield, these tall war horses will have no physical problems and can even add additional burdens.
Many cavalry put horse armor on their war horses, usually made of deer leather. The horse armor is not the responsibility of the Logistics Department in the army for the time being, and is not a standard product, but the soldiers all painted the horse armor black in unison.
The face curtain, breastplate, parasitic, are all black, and they are the same as the Knight wearing black armor, which makes people frightened.
In Lin Douyao's view, such an elite cavalry may not be able to fight with the bandits even if the number is slightly inferior. It is just a formation that must be formed. If the bandits are pulled away, the cavalry of the government should form a formation of a font or a square and circular formation, which is a defensive array that both square and circular formations are both.
With the back of the city wall, you can get the support of long-range weapons on the city. Fuzhou is an important city, but there are indeed dozens of real crossbows that require dozens of people to control at the city!
However, the cavalry of the Zhongshan Prefecture Army may be too conceited. The posture he is now showing is to be listed in two formations, and hedging with the thief cavalry that is already vaguely surrounded on the opposite side!
"How do you see the bandits with the commander?" Chen Dujing was also a little worried. The elite and strength of the cavalry of the palace were known to the people in the city, but they did not know enough about the bandits and cavalry.
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"Among the civil servants and nobles on the city, Lin Douyao was indeed the one who knew the best. He immediately said: "The bandits are mostly the essence of bandits. The bandits are usually divided into the soldiers of the main camp. In fact, they select the elite and brave men who dare to die in the enforced people and serve as the main camp, and do not do the activities of burning fire and cooking. Whenever they encounter battles, the soldiers of the main camp will place more flags in front of them and fight with the officers and soldiers. The old camp, that is, those who have not died in battles and fight many times, were added to the old camp. The soldiers of the old camp have armor and more refined weapons, and have experienced many wars, so they are used to mount the important places. Whenever they encounter battles, the soldiers of the people and the old and weak are around
The cheering was filled with tens of thousands of people, and the momentum was also terrifying. The soldiers of the camp first fought with the officers and soldiers. If the officers and soldiers showed fatigue or failed for a moment, the elite soldiers of the old camp went out to fight with the officers and soldiers, and the bandits won the battles several times, all of which used such a tactic. The cavalry of the old camp was the elite among the elite soldiers of the old camp. They were not only skilled in martial arts, skilled in combat, and experienced in wars for many years, but also had to be good at riding and shooting. They were violent, cruel, light and fierce. Only the old soldiers who had been fighting for many years were qualified to become the cavalry of the old camp. The generals of the bandits were mostly picked out from the cavalry of the old camp, which showed the important point."
Lin Douyao spoke none loudly, and the cavalry under the city were still posing formations. Both sides were adjusting their queues to prepare for hedging. The people in the city held their breath and waited for the cavalry battle inside and outside to break out. Lin Douyao's words also attracted the attention of many people, and many people were worried about the eyebrows... It was not because of Lin Douyao's words, but because of the officials and gentry in the city who were concerned about state affairs, and everyone knew that what Lin Douyao said was blameless.
In the war in the north, the court will have mansions and publish newspapers from all walks of life. There will definitely be a beautification of the war, but most of them are based on facts and will not deny defeat as victory.
The main reason for the failure of officers and soldiers several times was that as Lin Douyao said, the bandits used the advantage of large numbers of people and powerful people to consume the physical strength and will of officers and soldiers, and then used the elite troops of the old camp to attack, and finally used the concentrated use of the old camp cavalry to establish the victory.
"I heard from the coach that, the war is a bit lingering now."
"Yes, it's too big."
"Hmph." Xu Jingzhong snorted coldly and said, "Like their masters, they are all self-esteem. Maybe they will lose and be defeated by others, that would be ridiculous."
This made everyone angry, and even Xu Ziwen looked at him sideways... Chen Jingzhong's resentment towards Xu Zixian was a bit unreasonable, and even reached the point of being crazy.
In the current situation, if the Zhongshan Prefecture Army is really defeated, the thief cavalry can still block the official road and cut off the external grain road and communications of Fuzhou, and everyone will still be trapped in this prefecture. Once the city is broken, be careful of the jade and stone burning.
Even if Li Kaiming is like in Jianzhou, these people on the city are not Jianzhou people or ordinary officials and gentry, descendants of the royal family or nobles. Can these people be responsible for their own actions and kill their ancestors ashamed?
If the Xuanjia Cavalry is really defeated, what will happen if you wait for everyone on the city wall?
"Idiot." Xu Ziwen pulled Chen Jingzhong to a corner of the city wall and whispered: "What's the point? Are you going to arouse public anger?"
Chen Jingzhong gritted his teeth and said, "I just can't stand Xu Zi's complacent first... The villain is proud, I'll spoil!"
Xu Ziwen smiled slightly and understood that Chen Jingzhong's heart was full of jealousy... This guy was just jealousy. This jealousy was too strong, which made Chen Jingzhong unable to maintain the most basic rationality. More than two years ago, Xu Zixian was still a young follower behind everyone, and even the object of suppression and exclusion. Xu Ziwen took care of Xu Zixian on the surface, but he didn't want to let others gossip. After all, they were all close relatives, and their grandfathers were brothers, so it was difficult to do too much.
But Xu Ziwen indulged Chen Jingzhong, Chen Jingfu, and Xu Gongda to make things difficult for Xu Zixian, so he didn't know how much he was thinking about taking care of him.
The despised and looked down upon by the royal family has now transformed into a prince, and has raised such a strong army in front of him. He also owns the territory of the Eastern Vocational Department and earns more than one million yuan a year. Why is Xu Ziwen also jealous?
When I woke up at midnight and was sweating all over, I thought of the difference between me and Xu Zixian, and that feeling was really uncomfortable like thousands of ants!
"Zhang Da, if he wins into Fuzhou..." Chen Jingzhong's eyes
Full of worry, he and Xu Ziwen hid on the side of the city wall, looked at the crowd around him, and whispered: "I'm afraid we can't get it."
"Go to Jiangling." Xu Ziwen said with a pale face, "I have seen clearly in the battle of Jianyang. The martial arts are the main players, no matter my father, brother, or I am not Xu Zixian's opponent. Only politics and literature are still powerful. Now, no matter what else, just compete for a little bit, and if you win, you still have a chance to turn around..."
Chen Jingzhong's eyes flashed and he said, "Did Zhang Da talk about the reserve position?"
"It's..." Xu Ziwen smiled coldly and said, "It's Xu Zi who won this battle first, but the future competition has not really begun yet. Let's wait for the future."
Chen Jingzhong said hatefully: "Zhang Da doesn't have to be too arrogant. I think Xu Zixian's cavalry battalion is too arrogant. Maybe he will be surrounded by thieves and cavalry to wipe out. Even if he comes with a large infantry formation, he will lose his troops and make a mess!"
The wind was fast at the city wall, and people around were talking about it, all of whom were discussing the war that was about to start under the city wall. However, the royal family and noble children like Xu Ziwen and Chen Jingzhong hated the reinforcements coming from the city wall. They themselves knew that this kind of thought must not be exposed, so they hid in a secluded place, gritted their teeth and discussed in a low voice, venting hatred. They didn't even realize that they had deviated from the crowd, deviated from the center, and even deviated from normal human nature. They were like mice in the gutter, who were powerless about what was about to happen, and could only hide in the darkest and dirty places, and used words to vent their inner dissatisfaction. In fact, they were the most powerless and cowardly and useless expressions.
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"Can the cavalry of Zhongshan King win?"
"It's a good thing, the bandits' cavalry are also selected from the top, each with big arms and round waists, and extremely strong."
"Looking at their array, their riding skills are far superior to those of ordinary people."
"Everyone has bows and arrows, step bows and rides, you can shoot immediately!"
"The bandits were all men from the northwest, Hedong, Hebei, and the good sons of the Han family. They were originally good at riding and shooting. During the Han Dynasty, they were all relying on the good sons of the Han family from these border counties."
"What other good family are you talking about now? They are all thieves!"
"That's true. Judging from their appearance, they are fierce and violent. I'm afraid there are many harms to the people."
"It's also a blessing that the King of Zhongshan sent troops to come, otherwise I would be Fuzhou..."
"If Fuzhou falls, the people still have the possibility of survival, and we will definitely die without a place to bury it, and the disaster will be a small family."
The thieves have been rampant for many years, and there are traces of how they act. For ordinary people and strong people, they are enlisted in the army and are young. For officials, gentry and wealthy businessmen who have wealth, they will definitely torture their property, and then women will be prostitutes in camps, and men will all be killed. The family wealth, lives, and relatives will not be saved.
At this moment, most of the people watching the enemy situation and discussing military affairs at the city were officials, gentry and businessmen in the city. Their gratitude to Xu Zixian, the king of Zhongshan, was beyond words, so there was no need to mention it.
Even ordinary people are grateful to the hearts of their hearts? Once the city falls, there will be a period of chaos and turmoil. Dead people are indispensable. They will be forced to follow the thief and fight thousands of miles away. How many people can survive? Most of the people in the city are wealthy. Thinking of the experience of their own family after the city falls, they are naturally shuddered. Faced with the Zhongshan Prefecture Army and the King of Zhongshan himself who came to reinforce, they are naturally full of admiration and gratitude.
At this moment, the city was full of people, and while being relieved and grateful, they were also quite worried.
If the Xuan Armored Cavalry in front of him fails, the situation will return to danger. Many people are worried and are looking forward to it, hoping that more military flags will appear.
But everyone looked over and over again, but they were disappointed. The horizon was still lonely. The fire in the village that was harassed and fired by the bandits was not extinguished. The fire was still quite fierce under the noon sun. Several official roads leading to Quanzhou and Xinghua Army and Zhangzhou were empty and there was no sign of the army moving at all.
Chapter completed!