Chapter 2157 Guizijuan Si Yancheng, Mopanxin

Before he had time to explain, Duan Xipeng waved his hand fiercely and roared: "Charge over, don't stop!"

 “Shao Qinu, Mijiati, lead your team to clear the way!”

“Hu Er was stunned, Lao Degui, you separated the left and right wings to protect the carriage from passing!”

 “Yang Jinyong, Xu Sanbiao, you lead the team and cut off the rear!”

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

Fortunately, Shenghui Town has always been a place with intensive business traffic, and the post roads are very well built. Although the carriage is picking up speed, it can still withstand such bumps, kicking up a cloud of yellow dust and rushing past under the scorching sun.

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

In their expectation, the inspection department only has thirty or fifty people, and the customs customs office has only ten or twenty people. The armed force of fifty or sixty people is ten times that of the opponent, and they can completely surround them. Methodically, he took the fat piece of Shenghui Town in his mouth.

More than ten cavalrymen took the lead in speeding up the charge. Just as they had time to cross the center of the street, dozens of rebel soldiers appeared at the intersection ahead.

Duan Xipeng's side came well prepared, but the rebel army was unprepared. They arrogantly wanted to control Shenghui Town in one fell swoop. The formation was immediately thrown into chaos by the sudden protrusion of the group of cavalry.

Slashing knives were flying, iron spears were crisscrossing, like chopping melons and vegetables, screams were repeated, flesh and blood fell to the ground, more than a dozen cavalry and the following infantry were boiling with water and snow. In less than a cup of tea, this whole group was cut off. The rebel army of fifty or sixty people was killed, and only a few people escaped.

"Don't stop, hurry up and go west! Take the post road to Siyancheng! Mijia Ti, you first go to Siyancheng to ask for help and report a message, saying that you are a relative of the governor, and ask him to rescue you!"

The horse team mixed with the carriages rolled forward. Duan Xipeng knew that something would happen if he stopped. He knew that the condition of the carriages was already bad, but he couldn't care anymore. Shenghui Town was only seven or eight miles away from Siyan City. He gritted his teeth. He rushed over.

 After rushing out of Shenghui Town, you can already vaguely see the salt pond.

Many houses and sheds were built around the salt pond, which were the residences of the salt workers. However, at this time, only the salt workers were seen running away. It was obvious that the arrival of the rebels had made the whole situation out of control.

Horses galloping, 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 the group of people to seek shelter.

It's just that now Duan Xipeng has no energy to care about others. He is lucky to escape the siege of the rebel army. He keeps his head down and runs all the way towards Si Yancheng.

In the surrounding areas not far away, various flags of the rebels continued to appear. It was obvious that the movements in Shenghui Town attracted their attention and began to gather here.

Looking at the knights below the city who were shouting at the top of their lungs, Mangui's face was full of anger.

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? The surrounding rebels are constantly appearing. Maybe they will be at the city in the next moment. And what exactly is the rebel army now? No one can tell how many there are, but it is initially estimated to be more than 20,000. Under such circumstances, if one is really sent out to respond, it may be difficult to come back.

"General, we have rushed out of Shenghui Town and are heading this way. It is only two or three miles away at most. Now you can send a team of people to meet us. It won't take you much time. If we form a good relationship, my master will definitely remember you. A lifelong love..."

“You must have heard of Xiao Feng Xiu Zhuan’s name. He belongs to the Feng family of Datong. He is the only son of Governor Feng of the Trilateral Governor and Governor of Jiliao. He is currently the governor of Shaanxi. The children behind are his treasured family members..."

I have to say that Duan Xipeng also chose someone to ask for help. If it had been someone else, his eloquence would probably be much worse, and he might not be able to move people's hearts.

 “Feng family in Datong?” Man Gui was moved.

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

As a guard guarding Yancheng in Shanxi, how could he care much about the affairs of Shaanxi? If the Shaanxi rebellious army had not entered the Jin Dynasty and caused such a big disturbance, he would not have known that Feng Tang's son actually went to Shaanxi to become a governor.

"Sir, I beg you, please do it with me. If we are useful in the future, you will never frown. Besides, there are only one or two hundred of us. Your Yancheng city will definitely be besieged by the rebel army. , we are all veterans of Datong who have experienced many battles, and we can help you to some extent..."

I have to say that this guy in the city is quite eloquent, and he immediately touched Man Gui's heart. After a slight hesitation, he ordered his cavalry to leave the city quickly.

 In fact, he had been prepared for a long time. Once the rebels came to besiege the city, he wanted to use the cavalry to catch the opponent off guard while the opponent was not on a firm footing, but he did not expect that it would be used to save people.

Duan Xipeng also had to admit that Si Yancheng's cavalry arrived at just the right time. Just as the rebels who were outflanking from both sides had time to bite his rearguard, they were suddenly attacked by the cavalry and were instantly defeated. Taking advantage of the chaos, Seeing the army in disarray, the group of people worked together to rush westward and rushed into Siyan City in one breath. When the gate closed, Duan Xipeng got off his horse and sat slumped on the ground, gasping for air.

"You're just like a bear?" Although Man Gui was young, he had fought in the Lao Niu camp. Seeing Duan Xipeng in such a mess, he looked disdainful and said, "How can a governor run for his life if he has his own soldiers?"

Although the voice was low, Duan Xipeng couldn't hear it clearly, but he could tell a general idea from the other party's facial expression, "Boy, don't think that you can ride on our heads if you save us. If I hadn't protected this group of women, I would have been dead long ago." Just rush out and kill three times, a bunch of weak chickens and chaos, all just to deliver food!"

Unexpectedly, the other party was rescued by his own group and was still so violent. Man Guigao looked at him a bit, but on the surface he would not show weakness: "Hey, it's so powerful, okay, now all the people you protect have entered the city. Can you free up your hands? If you are so arrogant, then take your brothers out for a dance. Don’t you look down on the rebel army? Then go give it a try and see if you can fight with one enemy. A hundred heroes can be a million soldiers with one sword..."

Unexpectedly, the young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes in front of him came to him, but his mouth was so fierce. Duan Xipeng naturally would not be so aroused by the other party's words that he would risk his life regardless of it. He sat up straight and said calmly. : "Ignoring the huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves and just fighting to the death is what a reckless man would do. How could I do such a stupid thing? If the right time comes, no one needs to remind me, I will naturally go to fight. If you don't believe it, you might as well Defend the city well and you will naturally be able to see it."

"That's great, I really want to see it." Man Gui didn't care, "But you said before that you were the personal soldiers of Lord Feng, the governor of Shaanxi? Why didn't you cross the river with Lord Feng, and now you are slowly crossing the river?" When we come to Pingyang Mansion, I remember that Mr. Feng has already arrived in Shaanxi, right?"

"We are one step behind. Who knew that one step behind would lead to another step behind? We are constantly encountering various difficulties, especially the trajectory of the activities of these rebels, which we cannot grasp. We are women here, so we would not dare to take risks. If this were not the case, We have arrived in Xi'an a long time ago." Seeing that there was not much provocation in the other party's tone, Duan Xipeng calmed down and said, "However, Mr. Mandarin, you only have less than a battalion of troops. It's not a fortified city, it's just a city built to collect warehouse salt and collect salt. It didn't even consider that it would be besieged by rebels. The city defense system is weak and there is no preparation at all. I don't know the combat power of your two thousand people, but this If you dare to send one of the troops out of the city to rescue us later, 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 asked about the key point, Man Gui was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "I'm not sure. If there are three to five thousand rebel troops, I won't take it lightly. If there are ten thousand rebel troops, I'm half sure that we can hold on to more than one." Ten thousand, or even twenty thousand, then you can only hope for good luck. The only thing you can do is hope that the reinforcements from Puzhou Institute can come, but I think it is unlikely. They are more dangerous over there, and the rebels will not let go. After passing Puzhou, who told him there would be food?"

"You can see clearly, but sitting there waiting for death is not an option, right?" Duan Xipeng could no longer sit still, "Can you invite soldiers from Pingyang Guard? There are soldiers from Hongnong Guard across the Yellow River, and Tongguan Guard over there in Shaanxi I have already sent people to ask for reinforcements before entering the city, and I think they should be able to recruit them, but I am afraid that it will be too late. Even if they set off after receiving the news, they will not be able to come over in seven or eight days."

The distance from Tongguan to Siyancheng is about 230 to 40 miles. Even if the Tongguan Guards are not weak in combat effectiveness, they can only cover 50 to 60 miles in a day with such a continuous march, especially on such a hot day. To cross Puzhou and reconcile the state, plus the time it took to report the news, seven or eight days is a relatively conservative calculation. The question is, can Siyancheng be defended for seven or eight days?

“I have never counted on the soldiers of Pingyang Guard, let alone Hongnong Guard.” Mangui sneered, “If I have that kind of skill, I might as well think more about city defense.”

"It seems that you have an idea?" Duan Xipeng could see that the other party had the aura of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, but he also felt that although this boy was young, he should have fought hard battles. Not that young child, the young child also It's impossible to get into the position of President Qian at such a young age.

"Well, you also have cavalry No. 70 or 80. I can see that their riding skills are not bad. They are all veterans. I also have two sentry cavalry. Plus your cavalry, there are about 200 people. The rebel cavalry rarely maneuvers. We have poor abilities. If we want to prevent the rebel army from trapping us to death, then these two hundred cavalry must play a big role." Man Gui looked at Duan Xipeng, "Are you willing to do it?"

"Haha, if we can contain the rebels and siege the city as you said, why don't you give up? It's better than staying in this city and being trapped to death, right?" Duan Xipeng laughed, "But now there may be rebels everywhere outside Siyan City. , once the two hundred cavalry are surrounded, I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive."

 (End of this chapter)