Chapter 043: The General
The flag moved very quickly, and the cavalry undoubtedly rushed towards the direction of Zhoujiayi without hesitation.
Zhou Shixian opened the flag and saw that the chief official's name was Hao Hutian. He looked like he was a son and nephew of Hao Yaoqi. The number of people in the team was nearly 300, which was one hundred more than his highest expected just now.
This is not easy to fight, so it is better to be lenient in the future. Zhou Shixian reminds himself.
Looking at my vitality value, there was only thirty o'clock left. In the morning, I used medical skills to treat the injured soldier Chen Huowang's injured leg. After Chu Yicheng made trouble, he used 10 o'clock twice to gaze, 20 o'clock, 20 o'clock, 20 o'clock, 20 o'clock, 20 o'clock, 20 o'clock, just opened the map.
It seems that today is not destined to be an easy day.
The generals surrounding him watched the faces of the prince-consort change, and thought that the prince-consort was just saying that the enemy would arrive before, but now it will be within half an hour, and it will be more and more accurate. It seems that the knowledge here is indeed very great.
"Wei Shoujie, let's not talk about anything else," Zhou Shixian pointed his hand out, "You saw the gambler in the yard?"
"yes."
"Let Liu Jinhai climb up to the top for a while, take care of the lookout, inform the enemy's situation, and set up another message for him under Wangdou."
The watchtower in the center of the yard has a stick several feet high, and there are handshakes for climbing on the list. One person can sit in the bucket spoon on the top. I guess you can see it all around the station.
"No! I will send him the order next time I turn back!"
After arranging this human-shaped telescope as an observation post, the prince-consort called the postman Guan Qisheng first.
"Guan Yicheng, I heard that you are good at using bows? Is there anyone in your people who can fight?"
Guan Qisheng now knew that this Zhou Baihu was actually the son-in-law of the current dynasty, so he even became cautious in his speech.
"Reply to the words of the prince-consort, the villain is the postman..."
"You are the postmaster now, so let's talk about it."
"Yes." Guan Qisheng was promoted to the post for no reason. He didn't know whether he should be happy. He bowed and said, "The villain can drive hard bows and shoot heavy arrows. Among the fighting level I brought, there are two other comrades from the villain who were the original comrades. They have served as soldiers under the command of Wang Tong, the general general of Xuanfu, and can be in the formation."
"Okay, you used to be the one who is in charge of the station's defense. You are the most familiar with it. How do you think you should fight?"
"The villain dared not say anything, but the fence outside had put a lot of effort into it at the beginning. One person and a half tall, with a sharp head on the top and two feet below. Each wooden bar is connected by thick oil cables, just like a small city wall. No matter who it is, it cannot be destroyed in an anxious manner."
Zhou Shixian looked around as Guan Qisheng said, and felt that what he said was very true.
"And the prince-in-law has to bring musketeers, so he can extend the barrel from the gap in the fence and shoot it, but the arrows outside are not easy to shoot in. Arrows arranged on the four corners to shoot the front from a high point. There are no three or four hundred people outside, so you can't imagine entering."
Zhou Shixian felt even more at ease. He felt that Guan Qisheng had a clear and clear statement about the matter. He nodded and said, "You are good. After fighting this battle, how about returning to the army to follow me to eat military rations?"
Joining the official army at this time doesn't sound like a good choice, but Guan Qisheng said respectfully: "I can't ask for it. The villain has long seen that the unit led by the prince-consort is really different from others."
Zhou Shixian smiled and turned around and ordered Wei Donglai to send someone to transfer the horses from Shenji Camp from the horse farm outside the post station to the small horse farm inside the post station.
At this moment, Sanqian Camp and Shenji Camp were surrounded by horses, and they could take a cart away at any time. Xu Yong muttered in his heart, what did our Jinyiwei say?
Just as if he heard what was in his mind, Zhou Shixian began to assign tasks.
"Long live Xu Yong's guards this time, Zhuang Yanchao's men are preparing to take over the battle and prepare soft bows."
The soft bow has a small force, but it shoots quickly and aims easily. It is a bow that the Jinyiwei likes to use.
"Mr. Concubine, can I and Yan Chao..."
Xu Yong didn't like to be a guard job. He felt that guards were by the emperor, restrained but not free, and was boring, so he still liked to take people to fight and kill more.
"No." Zhou Shixian interrupted him directly and continued to arrange something else.
He sent Guan Qisheng to lead people to the corner tower in the northeast corner, and Ruichang sent people to guard the other three corner towers, with five people on the floor, and the other five people on standby and rotated below. These people are good at bows and arrows, able to drive hard bows of more than 60 kilograms, each carrying thirty long arrows, condescendingly, which can cause great deterrence to the rebel army.
Finally, he divided the Shenji Camp into two teams, east and west, and agreed to follow Liu Jinhai's observation and sway the guns between the fences on all sides.
After these arrangements are completed, open the map and see that Hao Hutian's troops have entered a ten-mile range.
It was time to comfort Chongzhen and the Queen. He strided to the second floor. The empress and the princess's family had already followed his request, accompanied by Li Banghua and Wang Chengen, and concentrated in the center room. The windows of the room were covered by cotton armor, and there were Jinyiwei standing on duty at the four corners of the room.
Looking at the emperor and queen who looked a little uneasy, Zhou Shixian was a little unaware of what to say. After all, if the emperor and queen were placed at the center of the battlefield, no matter how they were explained, they would look pale.
Thinking back to the beginning, it was because he was knocked by the Later Jin Dynasty and was separated by a Yanjing city. Chongzhen was already furious and imprisoned Yuan Chonghuan. Now, the crossbow can penetrate the wall.
"Shixian, Li Banghua has reported the current situation clearly. Just let it go and fight!" Chongzhen said reluctantly, "The Queen and I won't cause trouble for you."
Chongzhen's statement was a big surprise that Zhou Shixian was also quite pleased.
It seems that even a stubborn and stubborn person like Chongzhen can learn something new in a difficult and harsh environment.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
He didn't say much, took out a small bag of frosting from his pocket and handed it to Zhaoren's fat girl.
"Your Highness, this is a delicious food."
This was what he found from the large kitchen of the inn. Looking at Princess Zhaoren's joyful appearance, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became relaxed, and a smile appeared on the emperor and the empress.
Zhou Shixian and Changping, who was behind Princess Zhaoren, looked at each other, bowed and left, and as soon as he left the room, he immediately exhaled out of the map panel.
Hao Hutian was still moving forward quickly, less than five miles away from the inn. Zhou Shixian sneered in his heart and did not even breathe a sigh of relief. How much did he look down on the Ming army?
If you run thousands of miles, you will be depressed.
Before I could finish my mind, I saw that the black flag slowed down, and then stopped about two miles away from the post station. After wandering for a while, a smaller army was divided out from it and slowly headed towards the post station.
The map panel was used up for an hour and closed automatically. Zhou Shixian was stunned in the corridor, thinking hard, and then suddenly made a decision. He ran downstairs, ran to Wang Dou in the middle of the courtyard, shouting while running.
"Liu Jinhai! Look there for me quickly!"
Chapter completed!