There were tanks in the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 158 The Storm Is Coming
Ning Rong took the lead. His horse leaped over the ruins of the city wall and rushed into the city. He saw an officer and soldier from the Song Dynasty. With one round of the sword in his hand, he cut the officer and soldier into two pieces. The power of the sword did not diminish. He galloped and killed another officer. The officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty beheaded him.

Behind them, two hundred cavalrymen rushed into the city wall one after another. When they saw the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, they rushed over on their horses.

Some people on the street who couldn't escape in time, the cavalry directly passed by on horseback.

One hundred quick reaction troops, also carrying compound crossbows, rushed into the city quickly, using fire as a unit, they quickly dispersed and coordinated with Ning Rong's cavalry to attack the Yingchang Prefecture Yamen.

The soldiers and departments in the city also reacted one after another. Some of them lit the smoke in the city. After a while, the smoke billowed into the sky and could be seen for dozens of miles.

In addition to the two battalions of imperial troops dispatched by Zheng Ci, there was also a battalion of imperial troops and two battalions of Xiang troops around Yingchang Mansion. When they saw the smoke rising from the city, the officers and soldiers of the two places were shocked and immediately assembled their troops to rescue the state capital.

The two battalions were close and came quickly. The first to arrive were the two battalions of the Xiang Army, which entered from the east gate and rushed towards the Yamen.

When Zheng Ci saw the city was broken and the Qilin Army cavalry entered the city, he immediately retreated and fled. Not far away, he was caught by Ning Rong. He grabbed Zheng from behind with one arm and twisted it like a chicken. Ci's small body was screwed onto the horse.

"Let me ask you, can your state minister be in the county government office?"

Zheng Ci hurriedly nodded in shock, pointed in the direction of the government office and hurriedly said: "Spare me, my man, our state master lives in the county government office."

Ning Rong did not doubt the lie, and immediately called the cavalry behind him to rush towards the prefecture government office. When he arrived in front of the prefecture government office, the two supporting battalions of the forbidden troops had also arrived.

Zheng Ci was very excited when he saw the reinforcements. He looked up and saw the military camps on the 200rd and [-]th wings on the left. He was about to be happy, but found that there were only less than [-] people.

Outside the county government office, soldiers from the government office were guarding the government office gate with swords. The county magistrate, the chief registrar, and the two county lieutenants were all at the gate of the government office. When they saw the soldiers coming to support them, they immediately came to ask: "But the two and three men on the left, Erqixiang Military Camp."

One of the Xiang soldiers replied: "Exactly."

The county magistrate asked, "Why did only this few people come?"

The man replied again: "The whole camp has arrived."

The county magistrate, the chief registrar, and the two county captains: "..."

Zheng Ci, who was caught on horseback by Ning Rong, couldn't help but secretly said, "Oh no, the [-]rd and [-]th Battalions on the Left are full of freeloaders and fake recruits. They falsely reported that the imperial court had a regular establishment of [-] people, but the actual number of people in the entire battalion was less than [-]." , This is also the reason why Zheng Ci didn't send them out to encircle and suppress Xiangcheng County, but now something went wrong.

Zheng Ci was also puzzled, this is so good, why did the Qilin army appear here.

What about Luo Yuan, where did the cavalry from the third battalion of Qingshuo and Qinrong go?

Zheng Ci recognized the Qilin Army for no other reason than the tank bombardment of the city wall. This scene reminded him of the intelligence that came from Yingqiao Town. Now he finally understood why the cavalry battalion in Dongcheng was defeated and why. I would say it was God’s punishment.

Even Zheng Ci, when he first saw the cannonballs bombing the city wall, his legs were trembling. Soon he figured out something. These were gunpowder bombs. What kind of gunpowder bombs exploded? The power was so terrifying!

"Those four people in front of the county government office, is that Zheng Ci?"

Ning Rong asked him, Zheng Ci quickly pointed to the chief bookkeeper in front of the yamen and said: "The one with the long beard is the state venerable Zheng Ciye."

"Wait until I capture him."

Ning Rong waved his hand, and the cavalry behind him rushed towards the approaching Xiang army. Ning Rong rushed to the yamen gate alone, and danced a half circle with the big sword in his hand. He killed all the soldiers who were coming towards him. In a short time, he He rushed to the chief clerk, who was even thinner than Zheng Ci. Ning Rong grabbed him again, lifted up the chief clerk, and pressed him on Zheng Ci. He chopped down a soldier and immediately turned around and ran out of the city.

The Xiang army had been lazy for a long time and rarely trained. In addition, they were eating too much and their fighting spirit was low. When they saw the cavalry charging towards them, no one dared to challenge them head-on. They quickly got out of the way and allowed the cavalry to charge forward. However, some Xiangjun lives were taken away along the way.

After being able to hide from the cavalry, the rapid reaction troops from behind also rushed over. When they saw the soldiers, they immediately stopped and knelt down. The compound crossbow in their hands was pointed in the direction of the soldiers. A round of fire was fired at the front soldiers. The sergeant died immediately.

Seeing that Zheng Ci had been captured, Ning Rong immediately slapped his horse back, and the quick response troops and cavalry behind him also got orders to return to their horses one after another.

The box soldiers caught in the middle were devastated again, and when the cavalry roared away, there were less than 40 box soldiers.

Outside the city of Yingchang Mansion.

I don’t know when snowflakes started to fall again in the sky.

Li Chu stood on the turret, using his binoculars to look at the cavalry returning from the city. His body was gradually covered with snowflakes, and the roar from the north became more and more intense.

This winter is much colder than previous years.

The snow also came quickly. By the time Ning Rong rushed to Li Chu, his beard was already completely white, and a lot of the beard was frozen by the ice and snow. Zheng Ci and the chief clerk were immediately captured. He also suffered a lot, especially Zheng Ci, who originally thought that Ning Rong would let him go after catching the fake Zhou Zun, but not only did he not let him go, but he was pressed down by the chief secretary, and his waist was shaken by the bumps along the way. .

"Commander, this subordinate helped you capture the governor of Yingchang Mansion."

Ning Rong dismounted and brought the chief secretary to Li Chu to ask for credit. At the same time, he lifted Zheng Ci and threw it to Li Chu, saying: "I see that this man is well-dressed. I'm afraid he is also a high-ranking official of the Song Dynasty. One has been captured. Command you to take a look, if not, I will kill him right now."

Zheng Ci sat down on the ground, wanting to cry without tears. His official hat had already fallen off when Ning Rong captured him and mounted his horse. Now his hair was disheveled and snowflakes fell on it. After a while, his head was covered with white snow.

The chief clerk had already fainted from fright.

Li Chu came down from the turret and looked at Zheng Ci who was sitting on the ground. He looked at him indifferently. After about a while, Li Chu said: "This person is just a small official. It's nothing to worry about. Let him go." Bar."

"Gather, let's go back."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and opened the hatch of the cockpit, patted the falling snow on his body, and got in.

"it is good."

Although Ning Rong didn't know why, he did so immediately, and the cavalry team and the quick response team all came back, and then they boarded their cars.

In order to prevent the cavalry on the horse from being frozen by the sky, Li Chu distributed some chocolates for everyone to eat on the horse.

The purpose of showing off muscles has been achieved.

Nowadays, the desolate Yingchang Mansion is enough to frighten and pay attention to the army of the Song Dynasty. Killing Zheng Ci will only cause the court to send new officials. How can there be a more direct sense of Zheng Ci who has witnessed the bombardment of the city wall? ?
He believed that in Zheng Ci's heart, Li Chu had already been listed as the number one enemy.

The imperial court also paid enough attention to Li Chu because of the shelling of Yingchang Mansion.

In a short time, it is estimated that no court officers and soldiers will send troops to Xiangcheng County.

Although this move brought about a short period of peace and quiet, Li Chu estimated that this peace and quiet would not last long.

Moreover, when the time comes, the officers and soldiers are afraid that the retaliation will be extremely violent, or they will not come. Once they come, it will definitely be a stormy and violent offensive.

I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse.

Li Chu looked up at the sky and saw the snowflakes floating in the sky.

In just over a month, it will be the New Year.

PS, thanks to the book friends: the hooligans under the window, Xiao Gangzhu, just called the trumpet, 75854847 for their support.

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