Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 190 Counter Encirclement

That night.

The defenders and security guards of Wugou Mine were forced to evacuate!

Zhao Sheng, who was still in Weizhou, knew nothing about this matter.

"What? Weizhou is surrounded by people from Changshan Commandery?"

Zhao Long was puzzled. Why would the Jin army come to attack Qiu Feng of Yanzhou?

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, this group of Jin troops numbered 100,000, blocking both the west and north gates!"

“Why aren’t the South Gate and East Gate blocked?”

"That's because there are already people at the South Gate, and even at the East Gate." Zhao Sheng said from behind.

"People? Where do so many people come from?" Zhao Long was full of doubts.

"I guess the East Gate was led by Yu Wenhua and bypassed Huaian Town."

"Bypass Huaian Town?" Zhao Long heard what Zhao Sheng said, ran to the map and looked at Zhuolu, and seemed to understand something.

"You mean they made it through Wanquan Pass? And left for Zhuolu?"

Zhao Sheng nodded: "Borrow troops and roads, and besiege our Weizhou at any cost."

The national policy of the Great Zhou had this drawback: the vassal kings had to protect the borders, so they had to be strong; they shared the world with the literati, who could have a small amount of military power.

Even if you encounter unfairness, you can use force to resolve it as long as it does not harm the foundation of the country.

This is how feudal society manifests capital. Personal interests are taken extremely seriously. Of course, the personal interests mentioned here are those of the literati and have nothing to do with the common people.

"As for the South Gate!" Zhao Sheng had a bad feeling. "Oh no! The Xiongnu stationed in Changshan Commandery didn't go to Guangchang County, but..."

It was just a guess, there was no evidence yet, so Mr. Zhao didn't finish his words.

"Fight back, otherwise the city will be surrounded on all sides and Weizhou will be in a tight spot!"

Zhao Long was clear about his deployment: half of the 20,000 troops were in Shuiquan Pass and the other half were in Weizhou.

"What heavy weapons are there for city defense?" Zhao Sheng asked.

Of the ten infantry guns delivered last time, two were left at each city gate, and the other two were originally intended to be taken to the fortress. Now that mortars were available, the infantry guns were not brought over.

"What a shame! Infantry guns can be fired from the move, and can even be used from a vehicle during a charge."

Zhao Sheng wanted to fight back at this moment, but it was really difficult without the support of infantry artillery.

The two Royal Guard Battalions have a total of one thousand people, plus more than a hundred technical debugging personnel. It is not wise to fight back like this.

"Tear down the Gatling gun and install it on the carriage."

Originally, these carriages were multifunctional. A panel above the seat could be removed, which was used for shooting and for escape.

"What a pity! When we were fighting the Xianbei cavalry yesterday, that sweeping fire was so exciting."

When Wang Gang heard that the Gatling weapon was going to be dismantled, he felt both sad and deeply moved.

"There's no other way. We only have a thousand people and we're rushing to support Weizhou. We can't do it without powerful weapons."

Zhao Sheng looked at Wang Gang's face full of regret and stepped forward to comfort and explain.

"I think we should mobilize a regiment to join us. It's too dangerous for us to go back with only a thousand people."

Zhao Long stepped forward to persuade him.

"I've considered that." Zhao Sheng looked at the soft chain personnel who were installing bullets. "If we go head-on against an army of 50,000, a thousand people will definitely not be able to do it. If we use tactics to eliminate them bit by bit, I don't think these Jin troops can withstand it."

"Why?" Zhao Long and Wang Gang asked at the same time.

"Intelligence indicates that Changshan Command's siege troops are merely surrounding the city, not attacking it. I believe this is due to two factors. First, they are being paid to do the job, but they don't want to participate in the battle; second, this is their mission."

Zhao Sheng's explanation made the two of them suddenly realize.

Cheng Jicheng, who had just gone to call Wu Youfa and Song Zeming, came back and saw them analyzing the battle situation. He came over and said.

"General, in accordance with your orders, I have summoned the captains of the Second and Third Regiments."

"The Prince Consort said no, we should send a thousand men over first to break their spirit."

"Commander-in-Chief, it's not that I'm timid, but with one thousand against fifty thousand, you're too bold. I'm acting on my own initiative. You take Wu Youfa's Second Regiment, which will at least help us hold out for a while if things get tough."

Cheng Jicheng didn't say anything else, but Zhao Long knew what he meant.

"Sir, just follow Commander Cheng's orders. After the fight, let them come back."

Seeing their anxious eyes, Zhao Sheng was about to agree when Song Zeming interrupted him, saying, "Prince Consort, our three regiments can also hold out."

"Old Song, obey orders, this isn't stealing credit!"

Cheng Jicheng's words made everyone feel depressed.

Yes, it’s not about taking credit, but about fighting for death.

"Alright, I'm not worried about a single prince consort, so why are you worried? You going there will just be an extra layer of security. It doesn't matter who goes."

As soon as Zhao Sheng finished speaking, Song Zeming stepped forward and tried to fight for it again, but was glared away by Cheng Jicheng.

A regiment has a full strength of 3,000 people, but only about 2,500 of them actually fight.

Everyone got ready, and a total of 4,000 people headed towards Weizhou.

It is seventy miles from Shuiquan Pass to Weizhou City, and the outer Jin army is only sixty miles away. It only takes two and a half hours for the carriages and cavalry to move slowly.

It was noon.

The October sun made people feel lazy. A deputy general of the Jin army leaned on a wooden chair with a wolf skin as a cushion, half asleep with his eyes closed.

He led tens of thousands of people to ambush at Yangzhuang, blocking the way for the reinforcements from Shuiquan Pass.

"Prince Consort, there are ambushes ahead. We can see them from such a distance. This is an open conspiracy!"

"We only have 3,000 people, and our conspiracy is even more blatant than his!"

Zhao Sheng didn't care and just walked over. If anyone tried to stop them, he would start fighting.

"Prince Consort, let our regiment be the vanguard." Wu Youfa said first.

"We didn't intend to send you up in the first place. Now that you're here, just line up on either side of us and defend with your guns."

The gun formation mentioned here is the rifle formation. When Cheng Jicheng replaced the equipment of the 23rd Regiment, there were basically 2,000 guns in the regiment.

"Shields in front, spearmen in the back, three-stage formation, ready to fire at any time."

There were five hundred shield soldiers, divided into two groups, with more than two hundred people on each side, and one thousand spearmen lined up to wait.

After waiting for a while, no ambush troops came.

"There are only so few of us, won't they come?" Zhao Long asked Zhao Sheng in confusion.

"This group of people were replaced from Dai County. They should all be infantry. The war horses were left in Dai County. It is better for them to defend than to attack at this time." Zhao Sheng was also helpless. They had no artillery, so it was not cost-effective to attack.

"Then let's shoot with guns!"

"The hit rate is too low, and it's a waste of bullets. We need to lure the enemy out. When we have more people, the chance of hitting them will be higher."

Although it is a rifle, a smoothbore gun does not have rifling. At that time, Zhao Sheng considered the risk of the barrel exploding, so he squeezed out three straight rifling grooves.

The caliber of the ball bullet is much smaller than the barrel, so it will not get stuck even if the barrel gets hot.

Since we were not sure of winning the battle, we could only let the team continue to move forward around the carriage.

The carriage was heavily loaded with three horses, and even the horses' eyes were protected by shutters during battle, so the arrows that came in a parabolic trajectory could not hurt the horses.

There is only one Gatling machine gun. The handwheel on the right can be turned by itself or driven by a belt underneath. There is a person in the carriage who is specifically responsible for turning the machine gun.

Unfortunately, this gun has a large caliber but a short range. Theoretically, it has a range of 400 meters, but in practice, it is most effective at 200 meters.

"Gu Yizhou, have you learned how to throw grenades from Liang Dong? You're the only one in this carriage. If you see someone approaching, throw a grenade and kill them."

In the team, there was an open carriage with two iron boxes on it, which were filled with grenades.