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Chapter 209 I Will Never Return
During the battle back to the city in the afternoon, 10% of Zhao Sheng's personal guards were reduced in number.
"Captain Liang, are all the 100 Cavalrymen under you complete?" Zhao Mingming moved a new Gatling gun and installed it on the vehicle, while looking at Liang Dong and asking.
"My Lord, all ten of the Hundred Riders are here, but some of our men are short on manpower."
"That's fine. Look, there are two Gatling guns here. Whoever has the smallest team will be the Gatling gun captain. One rider will be equipped with three Gatling guns, and ten people will be assigned to one chariot."
There are thirty people, one cavalry captain, who is responsible for the Gatling gun, and one Gatling gun is under the charge of a sergeant.
Liang Dong finally understood and went down to make arrangements.
"Your Majesty, the independent regiment has been reorganized and equipped with 4,000 people. Now there are 2,800 people left. They are ready and waiting for orders." Ma Biao and others stood in a row on the street of the Princess's Mansion, as if waiting for inspection.
"Today our target is the Zhang family army outside the city. They destroyed our Junzhen and Anping Town, and also besieged our Luancheng. We will not return until we destroy them today!" As Zhao Sheng was furious, everyone held their breath and were willing to die for the prince consort.
"The princess has fallen. You are the new soldiers of Luancheng. Today, for Luancheng, for the people inside and outside the city, and for our brothers and sisters, some have already sacrificed their lives. The rules remain unchanged. We will help take care of your funeral arrangements."
Everyone believed this. During the last battle in Weizhou, their parents, wives and children were well taken care of. Although we cannot say that they were taken care of in every possible way, they were certainly cared for.
It’s worth it, it’s worth it to be with such a person!
Cheng Jushu just happened to return today. Li Xin wanted to recapture the county town, but Zhao Sheng sent a message: Wait!
News came at Shenshi: There are two routes to recapture the county seat, and the general attack will be at the end of Shenshi!
When the time came, Zhao Sheng led his men out of the city. Four infantry guns were mounted on the carriage, and the ears of the war horses were plugged with earplugs.
This was a mobile attack that Zhao Sheng had envisioned before. It would certainly be inconvenient without a chariot, but it was also unrealistic to manufacture tanks today, so they could only be towed by horse-drawn carriages.
In order to overcome the problem of the loud noise of cannons causing the horses to become overly irritable, they had to work on their ears. In addition to making armor for the horses, they also provided them with earplugs.
The same is true for Gatling's chariot. There are guards in the front and back four, the two in the middle are shooters, the two are assistants, and there are hundreds of guards around.
The battle started, and orders were passed on by flag signals. Today was a night battle, and the teams could only rely on light signals to convey messages. During the Luancheng meeting, someone proposed a solution to nighttime communication.
One person's wisdom is limited, and a hundred schools of thought contend!
Zhao Sheng never acted dictatorially, but instead gathered ideas from all quarters to develop Luancheng's economy.
During the day, Zhang Xiaosi was suddenly attacked by an army from behind and was defeated. If he had not retreated in time, he would not know where to go.
"How could they have been so disorganized? How many people returned?"
People outside the tent returned to the camp one after another, and after counting, there were less than 30,000 people.
Zhang Xiaosi was somewhat depressed after receiving the report. He had brought out 50,000 people this time, but now there were more than 10,000 less, close to 20,000, and the goal had not yet been achieved.
"Marshal, why don't we return to the county government under the cover of night? This village has no fortifications, and I'm worried..." Although Kashna doesn't look very smart, in such an environment, with more than 20,000 people here, it is very easy for them to be ambushed by Luancheng officers and soldiers.
"Report, Commander, scouts are reporting that the west gate of Luancheng has been opened. Forty thousand troops have left the city, seemingly heading towards Dingzhou County."
After hearing the report from the messenger, Zhang Xiaosi was a little confused.
"Don't they know I'm here? This isn't a mountain out of sight, but they're ignoring our presence. What do they intend?"
"Is it possible to outflank us?"
Kashna asked belatedly.
"It's possible. Quick, let's break camp and retreat!"
"Send a messenger to inform Dingzhou County, asking them to hold on while we retreat..."
"You dead bone, if you had informed them, they might have already run away."
Zhang Xiaosi didn't believe that Lieutenant General Xing Buhua would lead his troops to defend the city to the death. He was forced to stay in the city. Perhaps he could hold out for one night, otherwise he would have fled with the supplies long ago.
"I don't think they can hold the city with 5,000 men. We still have a lot of supplies in the city. Why don't we notify them to evacuate with the supplies?"
Kashna's words were like a silver needle piercing a point, instantly waking Zhang Xiaosi up. Yes, if he couldn't hold on and had no reinforcements, why not escape?
"Notify them and have them retreat with the supplies!"
Finally made up my mind, but where to retreat to?
Zhang Xiaosi thought it would be more appropriate to go to Yi County. Before going, they planned to take over Shenzhen County and rest there.
"Report..." At this moment, a messenger rushed over: "General, a group of people, about 2,000 strong, are coming from the south of our camp. They show no signs of a surprise attack at night and are heading straight towards us."
"Have you found out whose team they are?"
"Reporting to the commander, they are coming from the direction of Luancheng, holding flaming staffs and coming with great momentum."
"Who the hell gave them the guts to brazenly attack with two thousand men?"
Zhang Xiaosi was furious. He had seen brave people, but he had never seen anyone so brave as this one who dared to fight an army that was ten times larger than theirs.
"Form a formation and kill them." Zhang Xiaosi gave the order. He wanted to teach these ignorant guys a lesson.
What soldiers who have fought all day hate most is receiving military orders and having to fight again at night.
I am unwilling to accept this, but this is my fate.
Just as they finished forming their battle array, the team's carriage arrived.
"The enemy has infantry guns, and we have mortars with ammunition packs."
"Yes, I will lead them to seize a favorable position."
Ma Biao, who was following Zhao Sheng, answered after hearing the order.
"Liang Dong, have the Gatling guns be in the front and shoot at anyone they see. Have the rifle company provide good protection."
"Don't worry, my Lord, I have already given the order for this matter."
Mr. Zhao's eyes were bloodshot. Not only did Li Shuya have a miscarriage, but Xu Lingjun also told him today that Li Shuya's body was damaged during the abortion, and she might have difficulty getting pregnant in the future.
As a person who traveled through time from later generations, Zhao Sheng knew what this meant.
Considering Li Shuya's feelings, this matter was not told to her.
Especially since the aborted baby was a boy, not only Li Shuya was sad, but Zhao Sheng was also heartbroken.
Today's attack on Zhang Xiaosi is not only for Li Shuya, but more importantly, these cannons are in their hands. If they are taken to the grassland for imitation, it will cause endless troubles to the Great Zhou in the future.
The Zhang family army was in full formation, and before they began to deploy their battle formation, they heard a whistling sound coming from the air, followed by explosions in the camp and the camp.
The shock caused by the explosion was something Zhang's army had experienced before when they attacked the military town, so it did not cause them much panic. The only thing they wanted to do was to fight back.
Three consecutive rounds of firing resulted in thirty artillery shells, which fell into the enemy camp and caused extremely horrific casualties. Many of the shells destroyed the tents where the infantry artillery was stored, and more than a dozen soldiers responsible for firing the artillery shells were killed or wounded.
The Gatling gun was pulled by the carriage, spitting out long tongues of fire. Although this cavalry captain was equipped with three guns, he actually only had two and there were twenty people.
There were many riflemen cooperating with them, and they opened fire in the direction of the people they saw in front of them.
The carriage was moving a bit too fast after all, and the infantry had to trot behind it before they could catch up with the pace and join the battle.