Chapter 206 The Strange Soldier 2

Even when crossing some rivers along the way, they don't have time to build a toilet bridge or something. They can only send a good drag rope to swim across the river first and pull dozens of ropes on the river. The rest of the soldiers will pull these ropes to cross the river. Many soldiers will be washed away by the torrent if they are not careful, and soon He died in the rapid river.

This is also the guard division of the Xingtian Army. If it were other armies, they would force the army in such an environment, and they would have to guarantee a journey of more than a hundred miles every day. I can't imagine it at all. If it were an officer and army, the officers and soldiers would have already changed on the road, but Liu Yaoben finally led the troops to complete this. An almost impossible task. He led the army to pick some paths along the way to avoid densely populated areas as much as possible. In three days, he finally rushed to the outside of Anqingfu in the heavy rain.

Although God made things difficult for them in the past three days, it was also a help for them. The heavy rain caused them a lot of trouble. In the past three days, the thousands of people under Liu Yaoben's command were reduced by at least three or four hundred people. Most of them fell ill and couldn't keep up with the team. Liu Yaoben temporarily found a place on the road. Come down, send people to take care of them, let them recover from their injuries, and then return to Fengyang Mansion to wait for his news. In this way, many healthy people are also left to take care of them. In addition, when crossing the river, some soldiers who accidentally fell into the water and were washed away by the torrent. These people basically have no chance of surviving, so they are not safe. Qingfu, in the past three days, Liu Yao's department has reduced at least more than a storiose of troops, which shows how difficult the march in these three days is.

However, while God was making things difficult for them, the heavy rain also provided them with a shelter to welcome. The officers and soldiers were in the barracks or hid in the city and did not come out at all. Liu Yao, a few counties along the way, did not provoke them, and naturally they did not find such a soldier and horse under their eyes. After crossing, even if some people from Zhuangbao along the way saw them, because they didn't have a clear flag, they saw them from afar and didn't figure out their identity. Few people were interested in exploring what they were doing and where they were going.

So even if there are good people who report this matter to the government afterwards, it has long been too late. When the government sent people to investigate, Liu Yao had already led his troops to leave their territory, so the officer's office along the way did not understand what this group of people through their situation was and what they were going to do. Naturally, there is no way to report that the Anqing Prefecture should ask the officials and garrison of Anqing Prefecture to prepare for prevention in advance.

When Liu Yaoben led thousands of exhausted subordinates to five miles outside the city of Anqingfu, the defenders in Anqingfu didn't even get any news. Most of the soldiers on duty on the tower hid in the gate cave to avoid the rain, scolded and discussed the ghost weather, and said some yellow jokes from time to time. , discuss with each other which kiln sister ** in the city is good. In short, no one can imagine that under the cover of the rain curtain outside the city, there will be a man and a horse rushing towards them.

Liu Yaoben has also been exhausted in the past three days. He not only has to walk like the soldiers and generals, but also constantly cheers up his subordinates. He also needs to choose the route carefully, and chooses a place to rest at night. In addition, he has to keep getting up to check the camp and patrol, so after three days, I'm afraid the hardest thing is probably Although it was only three days, Liu Yao had lost at least a few pounds of meat. He was already a little thin, and his cheeks were also deeply trapped. His eyes were wide. The serious lack of sleep made him have two big dark circles under his eyes, his beard was also very disheveled, and he looked very haggard.

However, there was an indescribable flame in his eyes. Although his body was extremely tired, his spirit was still very good. When they arrived at the five miles outside Anqingfu City, they still did not encounter any accident or expose their whereabouts, which made Liu Yaoben very Happy, I raised my hand and ordered to temporarily stop moving forward. I took a break, so that the troops took this opportunity to eat some dry food they carried with me. It was dry food. In fact, they were all cakes that had been soaked in the rain. At best, some people brought a little pickles, but for those who were tired, this was also good.

"Let's make do with it first. After we enter the city in the evening, we will definitely reward our brothers. The big pieces of meat will make the brothers eat until they are full!" Liu Yaoben chewed some food casually while promising to his soldiers.

At this time, a scout who went out to explore the road ran back breathlessly and said excitedly to Liu Yaoben, "General Qi, there is nothing abnormal in Anqing Mansion, and the gate has not been closed until now!" Basically, there are no defenders in the city. There are only dozens of soldiers at the gate, all hiding from the rain in the gate building, but the gate will be closed in a while! I didn't see any pedestrians on the road!"

Liu Yaoben left half of the rotten cake, jumped up and laughed: "Haha! God help me too! Brothers, the contribution is at this time! I'm working harder to take down Anqing Mansion! I asked you to wait for a three-day break! ......”

After listening to Liu Yaoben's words, the generals who were already tired and didn't want to get up, suddenly became energetic again. After cheering up, they began to check their armor. The muskets must not be used at this time. All the firearms pulled out short blades from their waists and stuck in the fire. At the front end of the knife, a short spear forest was erected in the army, not to mention the knife player. Everyone pulled out the waist knife, took off the soaked rattan card from his back and put it on his left arm. Each soldier found his own officer, and immediately followed Liu Yaoben rushed to the north gate of Anqing Prefecture.

As an important town on the Yangtze River, Anqingfu was originally garrisoned a lot, but some time ago, Ding Qirui transferred troops to attack Huguang and transferred a lot of people from Anqing Prefecture. Later, when the troops were withdrawn, Ding Qirui left a large number of people in Jiujiang Prefecture. As a result, there are less than 3,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Anqing Prefecture at present, including There are 2,000 people in the barracks in the west of the city, so there are only a thousand troops in the city.

This is not the careless care of the governor of Anqing, but he has no reason to be nervous at all. Although Xing Tianjun committed a large-scale attack on Nanzhili this time, what he now knows is that Xing Tianjun is still besieging Luzhou City, and it has been raining heavily for more than half a month. There are still 300 miles away from Luzhou Prefecture, and there are still several counties on the way. The soldiers and horses of the heavenly army will never come to fight his Anqing Mansion.

Although the Huguang war has come to an end for the time being, the main force of the thief army in the direction of Huguang is also concentrated in the confrontation with a large number of officers and soldiers in Jiujiang Prefecture. At present, it is not threatening his Anqing Prefecture for the time being. No matter how you think about Anqing Prefecture, it can be said to be restless during this period. Even if there is something, it should be It is for a period of time in the future, so no one in Anqing Mansion cares about their safety at all. The one who should eat, drink and have fun is still eating, drinking and having fun, and the one who should find a way to make money is still trying to make money.

And the magistrate just married a concubine in the first few days. These days, he is tired of being at home and enjoying the newly married concubine. Therefore, for the city defense, it is now in a very lax state. Everything runs as usual, early in the morning. When the gate is opened, naturally someone closes the gate on time at night. At this time, it is time to close the gate in half an hour. Moreover, the weather is bad, and few people enter and exit the gate, so that the guards at the gate feel bored.

Several soldiers stood lazily in the gate cave and laughed at each other, discussing where to go for a drink after night, but at this time, thousands of people had appeared outside the gate not far from them, stepping on the mud and rushing towards them.

A soldier suddenly urinated a little. He saw that the officer was not here, so he didn't bother to find a place to pee. He turned around and untied his belt and directly prepared to open fire outside the gate cave. The rain outside the gate cave was a little lighter at this time, but the sound of raindrops falling to the ground was still full of people's ears. This soldier The pawn suddenly stopped, listened with his ears up, and then looked at the rain outside the city, but his eyes immediately began to wideen, and suddenly shouted in a changed voice: "The thief army is coming! Close the city gate and lift the suspension bridge! ......”

Before he finished speaking, he turned his head and ran, but he forgot that his trousers belt had been untied. His trousers slipped out and fell down, tripping his legs. After he was tripped by his trousers, he lay on the ground with his hands open, revealing his bare legs, but he didn't care at all. He pulled his trousers with one hand. When he got up, he rolled and crawled to the urn in the gate cave. As he ran, he shouted in a voice that had changed his tone because of panic: "The thief army is coming! Run! The thief army is coming! ......”

The rest of the soldiers guarding the gate with him were stunned at the beginning. Looking at this guy so embarrassed, someone actually laughed, but then they felt that something seemed to be wrong, so they turned their heads and looked out of the city, but then their eyes widened. All of them immediately turned around and shouted and rushed into the city.

Although the generals of the Xing Tianjun were exhausted, when they looked at the open gate and the falling suspension bridge in front of them, they were still full of energy, squeezed out the last strength in their bodies, and rushed to the gate one by one. It was not until they were about to jump to the gate that there was a person in the gate. There was an exclamation.