Number of People

  Chapter 2157 Guizi Scroll Division Yancheng, Mopanxin

   Before he could explain further, Duan Xipeng waved his hand violently and roared, "Rush over, don't stop!"

   "Shao Qinu, Mi Jiati, you lead the team to open the way!"

   "Hu Er Leng, Lao Degui, separate the left and right wings to protect the carriage!"

   "Yang Jinyong, Xu Sanbiao, you lead the team to break the queen!"

  After a series of orders were issued, the crowd immediately dispersed, and the carriage began to speed up.

   Fortunately, Shenghui Town has always been a place where business travelers come and go intensively. The post roads are well repaired. Although the speed of the carriage has increased, it can still withstand such bumps. A wave of yellow dust was rolled up, and it rushed past against the scorching sun.

  The rebellious army obviously did not expect such a huge team to rush out from the streets of Shenghui Town suddenly, and was caught off guard.

According to their expectations, the inspection department only has thirty or fifty people, and the customs office has ten or twenty people. The armed force of fifty or sixty people is ten times that of the opponent, and it can be surrounded in a leisurely manner. Methodically, he ate the fatty meat of Shenghui Town in his mouth.

  More than a dozen riders took the lead in speeding up and charging. Just before they had time to pass the middle of the street section, dozens of rebel soldiers appeared at the intersection ahead.

  Duan Xipeng's side came prepared, but the rebel army was unprepared, swaggeringly trying to control Shenghui Town in one fell swoop, the formation was immediately thrown into chaos by this group of cavalry that suddenly protruded.

Chopping knives were flying, iron spears were criss-crossing, like chopping melons and vegetables, screaming again and again, flesh and blood fell to the ground, more than ten riders and the following infantry rolled Tang Woxue. The rebellious army of fifty or sixty people was completely killed, and only a few escaped.

   "Don't stop, hurry up, go west! Take the post road and go to Siyancheng! Mijiati, you first go to Siyancheng to ask for help and report, and say that it is the governor's relatives, please help him!"

The horse team was mixed with carriages, rolling forward, Duan Xipeng knew that something would happen if they stopped, and he knew that the condition of the carriages was not good, but now he couldn't care less, Shenghui Town is only seven or eight miles away from Siyan City, he gritted his teeth Also rushed over.

   After rushing out of Shenghui Town, Yanchi could already be vaguely seen.

  Many houses and sheds were built around the salt pond, these are the residences of the salt workers, but at this time only the salt workers running away were seen. Obviously, the arrival of the rebel army has made the whole situation out of control.

   Speeding up the horse, a group of people roared past. The panicked salt workers and officials seemed to understand the danger of the situation, and they all wanted to follow behind this group of people to seek asylum.

   It's just that now Duan Xipeng doesn't have the energy to take care of others. It's lucky to escape the siege of the rebel army. He ran all the way with a dull head, only heading for Siyan City.

   In the surrounding areas not far away, various flags of the rebellious army kept appearing. Obviously, the movement in Shenghui Town has attracted their attention, and they began to gather here.

  Looking at the knight who was shouting at the top of the wall, Man Gui was full of dissatisfaction.

This guy is so arrogant that he actually wants to send troops to rescue people. Although Shenghui Town is only a few miles away from here, what time is it now? Chaotic troops are constantly appearing around, and maybe they will be able to attack the city in the next moment, and what is the chaos now? No one can tell how many there are, but the preliminary estimate is more than 20,000 people. Under such circumstances, if you really want to send one out to respond, it may be difficult to come back.

"General, we have already rushed out of Shenghui Town and are heading towards this direction, at most two or three miles away, you send a team to meet it now, it won't delay you much time, make a good relationship, my adults will definitely remember you A lifetime of love,..."

   "You must have heard of Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan's name, the Feng family of Datong, the only son of the governor of the three sides and the governor of Jiliao, Governor Feng, who is now the governor of Shaanxi, and his family is behind him..."

   I have to say that Duan Xipeng also picked someone to ask for help. If it were someone else, I am afraid that his eloquence would be much worse, and it may not be able to speak people's hearts.

   "The Feng family in Datong?"

  Of course he knows about the Feng family in Datong. Governor Feng is now leading the Northwest Army to fight in Shandong. He also knows about Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan, the governor of Shaanxi, but he only knows about it.

  He is a guard in Yancheng, Shanxi, how can he care much about the affairs of Shaanxi. If it weren't for the trouble caused by the rebellion in Shaanxi, he would not know that Feng Tang's son actually went to Shaanxi to be the governor.

"My lord, I beg you, you are easy to be with others, if we are useful in the future, you will definitely not frown, not to mention that we have one or two hundred people, and your company, Yancheng, will definitely be besieged by the rebels." , we are veterans who have experienced many battles in Datong, so we can help you a little bit,..."

   I have to say that the guy under the city was quite able to speak, and immediately touched Man Gui's heart. After a little hesitation, he ordered his cavalry to leave the city quickly.

  In fact, he had already prepared for it. Once the rebel army came to besiege the city, he wanted to use the cavalry to take advantage of the opponent's unsteady foothold to catch the opponent by surprise, but he didn't expect it to be used to save people.

Duan Xipeng also had to admit that Siyancheng's cavalry came at just the right time. The rebellious troops who surrounded from both sides had just had time to bite their rear guards, when they were hit in the middle by the cavalry who suddenly swept up, and they collapsed immediately. In the chaotic situation of the army's collapse, a group of people rushed westward with all their strength, and rushed into Siyan City in one breath. After the gate was closed, Duan Xipeng got off his horse, sat limply on the ground, and gasped for breath.

   "Just like that?" Although Man Gui was young, he had also fought in Lao Niu Ying. Seeing Duan Xipeng in such a mess, he looked disdainful, "Why are you still a soldier of the governor? Will you run for your life?"

Although the voice was low, Duan Xipeng couldn't hear it clearly, but from the expression on the other person's face, he could tell the general idea, "Boy, don't think that you can ride on our heads if you save us. If I didn't protect this group of women, I would have Just rush out and kill three times, a bunch of weak chickens messing up the army, they are all serving food!"

Unexpectedly, the other party was rescued by his own group, and he was so arrogant, which made Man Guigao look a little bit, but he didn't show weakness on the surface: "Oh, you are so powerful, okay, now all the people you protect have entered the city, Can you free your hands? You are so arrogant, then take your brothers out for a walk, don’t you look down on the rebellious army? Then go and try to see if you are an enemy A hero of a hundred, can he be a million soldiers with one sword..."

Unexpectedly, this young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes would run on him, but his mouth was so fierce. Naturally, Duan Xipeng would not be so agitated by the other party's words that he would desperately fight for life and death, sat up straight, and said indifferently : "Ignore the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves and go all out. That's what a reckless person did. How could I do such a foolish thing? If the right time comes, no one needs to remind me. Naturally, I will fight. If you don't believe it, why not Guard the city well, and you will see it naturally."

"That's good, I really want to see it." Man Gui didn't care, "But you said earlier that you were the personal soldiers of Lord Feng, governor of Shaanxi? Why didn't you cross the river with Lord Feng, and now you are walking slowly Come to the territory of Pingyang Mansion, I remember Master Feng has already arrived in Shaanxi, right?"

"We are one step behind, who knows that one step behind will be behind step by step, and we will encounter all kinds of troubles continuously, especially the trajectory of these chaotic army activities that we can't grasp. Here are female relatives, so I dare not take risks. If not, We have already arrived in Xi'an." Seeing that there was not much provocation in the other party's tone, Duan Xipeng also calmed down, "However, my lord, you only have a force that is less than one battalion. It’s not a fortified city, but it was set up to store salt and collect salt lessons. It never considered that it would be besieged by rebels. The city’s defense system is weak and there is no preparation for it. I don’t know the fighting strength of your two thousand people, but this When you dare to send one out of the city to rescue us, it doesn't look too bad, but if you have to face a rebel army that is several times or even ten times your size, are you sure you can hold the city?"

When the question came to a critical point, Man Gui was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "I'm not sure. If it's three or five thousand rebellious troops, I won't take it seriously. If it's ten thousand rebellious troops, I'm half sure to defend it. If it's more than one 10,000, or even 20,000, then you can only ask for more blessings. The only thing you can do is hope that the reinforcements from Puzhou can come, but I think it is unlikely. Passing through Puzhou, who will let him have food there?"

"You can see it very clearly, but it's not an option to sit and wait like this?" Duan Xipeng couldn't sit still anymore, "Can you invite soldiers from Pingyang Guard? There are also soldiers from Hongnong Guard across the Yellow River, and Tongguan Guard in Shaanxi I have already sent people to ask for help before entering the city, and it is estimated that they should be able to invite them, but I am afraid that there will be too little time, so even if they receive the news, they will set off, and they will not be able to arrive within seven or eight days."

The distance from Tongguan to Siyan City is about two hundred and thirty to forty miles. Even if the Tongguan Guards are not weak in combat effectiveness, but such a continuous march, it is the limit to be able to walk fifty or sixty miles a day, especially in this hot weather. To cross Puzhou and Jiezhou, plus the elapsed time of reporting the letter, seven or eight days is a relatively conservative calculation. The question is, can Siyan City be kept for seven or eight days?

   "I have never counted on Pingyangwei's soldiers, let alone Hongnongwei." Man Gui sneered, "With that skill, I might as well think more about city defense."

"It looks like you have an idea?" Duan Xipeng could see that the other party had the aura of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, but he could also feel that although this kid was young, he should have fought tough battles. It is impossible to get into the position of Chief Qian at such a young age.

"Well, you also have cavalry No. 70 or 80. I can see that they are not bad at riding. They are all old soldiers. I also have two sentry cavalry here. Including your cavalry, there are about 200 cavalry. The rebellion cavalry rarely maneuvers. Weak ability, if we want to prevent the chaos from trapping us, then the two hundred cavalry will play a big role." Man Gui looked at Duan Xipeng, "Are you willing?"

"Hehe, if you can restrain the rebellious army from besieging the city as you said, what is there to be reluctant to do? It's better than staying in this city and being trapped to death?" Duan Xipeng laughed, "But now there may be rebellious troops everywhere outside Siyan City. , once the two hundred cavalry are surrounded, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape."

  (end of this chapter)