Xie Ming

Chapter 210 Seize the baggage train!
At dawn on May 7, Xu Wenzhe rushed back from the north and said that he had discovered the enemy's baggage train and that the enemy's guard force was less than a hundred people.

Upon hearing this, Ji Zu stood up straight on the spot.

"Haha! Really?!"

"I've been looking for him all day! Finally I found him!"

"Go, quickly pass the message!"

"All soldiers, gather here immediately!"

"Let's mobilize our troops and head over here immediately!" Ji Zu ordered.

"Yes!" Upon hearing the voice, Wen Ze took the order, mounted his horse again and left to pass the message!

Half a quarter of an hour later, the team assembled and set off northward.

Another quarter of an hour!

The figure of the Jiannu baggage train appeared in front of Ji Zu's men!
From afar, one could see a long line of cannons, food supplies, and various siege equipment coming from the Northern Mang Mountains.

Xu Jizu stopped his horse and looked around on a high hill south of Yi County. After seeing clearly, he drew his sword and shouted to the soldiers behind him.

"Hahaha"

"Brothers, our day's hard searching was truly worth it!"

"The Jiannu bandits' baggage train is just ahead!"

"Cannons, food, and fodder, all loaded onto dozens of carts!"

"We've finally found a lucky ally this time!"

"Everyone obey orders!"

"Follow me and charge forward! Seize the baggage and kill the enemy soldiers!"

"Go! Kill them!"

As Xu Jizu shouted orders, the soldiers drew their swords and mounted their horses.

Amidst the shouts and cries of killing, Ji Zu rode ahead, leading his troops and charging towards the baggage train to the north!

Since entering the pass, the Jiannu soldiers have been chasing Li Zicheng's bandits all the way to the southwest of the capital. Wherever they have passed, they have been invincible. The rear line has never been harassed or resisted, so the defense is negligent, the guard army is not very complete, and it is not felt that there is no need for it.

So how could they not be shocked when they suddenly encountered Xu Jizu's team? !
Just looking at the baggage carts and horses, the Jiannu guards, who originally had less than a hundred cavalry, saw Ji Zu's troops suddenly coming and fought in panic. They could not use their fighting strength and felt unprepared.

So, in a short while, Ji Zu led the team to charge and the exchange of fire between the two sides revealed the outcome immediately!

Bang, bang!
Ji Zu, holding a three-barreled gun, rushed into the enemy camp first, fired two shots, and knocked down the two guys on the opposite side!
Then, he chopped with his knife skillfully.

The soldiers behind him also rushed forward bravely.

For a moment, the sounds of gunfire and the clashing of swords were heard continuously, and the scene was very intense.

"Wenze!"

"Lead the troops to encircle them from both wings, and don't let the enemy's rear line rely on the distance to fire fire to block the attack!"

During the fight, Ji Zu observed the battle situation and then gave orders and made adjustments.

"Yes! I'm going right now!"

After receiving the order, Wen Ze did not waste time, turned his horse, led two teams of soldiers, and rushed back from the left and right wings of the baggage carts, destroying the enemy with ease, with a clear advantage in numbers!

Ji Zu's troops had more than 600 soldiers when they were guarding the West Gate from Baoding Prefecture yesterday. Although there were some casualties at the West Gate, they were replaced quickly, so there were only about a dozen casualties.

After leaving the South Gate, he received only 500 war horses from Pei Zhong's troops. So this time when he left the city, Ji Zu led 500 soldiers and the rest stayed in Baoding Prefecture.

At the moment, there are five hundred cavalrymen against less than a hundred enemy soldiers, and they have a huge advantage.

Thus, after a short while, the Jiannu guards were defeated and almost all of them were killed or wounded!
"Brother Jizu!"

"Clear up the rear team!"

"There are more than ten enemy cavalrymen, who took advantage of the chaos to escape to the west!"

"The remaining baggage carriages and horse teams are all temporarily captured driver and horsemen, all Han people!"

"How should we deal with these people?!"

We raided the enemy's baggage train and won the battle in less than a quarter of an hour.

After checking the situation at the front of the team, Xu Wenzhe reported back to Jizu for instructions.

Hearing this, Xu Jizu looked towards the west, suppressed his ecstasy, frowned, and spoke calmly.

"Humph!"

"Just run!"

"Don't chase the poor bandits!"

"The purpose of our trip is to get these supplies!"

"Wen Ze, call some people to clean up the battlefield!"

"Those red cannons are just lumps of iron, heavy and difficult to carry. Quickly order people to destroy them along with the shells!"

"And the various siege engines in the rear team are useless to our army. Leaving them behind would only bring disaster! We cannot keep them. Destroy them all!"

"Burn! Burn them all with fire!"

"Yes! Food!"

"Wen Ze, the food needs to be taken away. Go check the exact amount and see if you can requisition some that are useful."

Just when Xu Jizu was giving detailed instructions on how to deal with the baggage, suddenly!

One of the scouts sent out to the south came back at full speed to report the news, with a look of fear and anxiety on his face.

"Report——"

"Report!"

"Not good!"

"A large group of Jiannu cavalry was spotted behind Nanxiang!"

"A rough estimate shows that there are at least a thousand people!"

“It moves very fast!”

"I guess he must have heard the gunfire from our side, and now he is rushing towards us!"

The sentry reported something shocking. Upon hearing it, Ji Zu and Wen Ze were stunned in shock.

"Wha, what?!"

"Another Jiannu cavalry?!"

"A thousand cavalry?!"

"Tell me quickly! How far are they from here?!" Wen Ze asked panicked.

"Five miles!"

"I'm afraid it's less than five miles away!" The sentry replied again, his eyes full of fear and anxiety.

Seeing this, Xu Jizu pondered and took a deep breath.

A few moments!

He spoke through gritted teeth.

"Oh no! It's too late!"

"Wenze!"

"Quickly dispatch a team to burn all the baggage immediately!"

"I don't want any food either!"

"I don't have time to mess around!"

"Fuck it, burn them all!"

"I will lead the troops to conduct a frontal blockade to buy enough time for you to destroy the baggage!"

"Go!"

As Xu Jizu spoke, the tall horse under him snorted and became restless.

He stood astride his horse, facing south and looking solemnly.

"what?!"

"Brother Jizu!"

"This is absolutely unacceptable!"

"When we charged into the battle just now, even though we had an absolute advantage in manpower, we still lost a lot of soldiers!"

"The Jiannu soldiers are obviously much more powerful than we expected!"

"These are just the enemy's guards behind them!"

"After this battle, our team has lost nearly 70 or 80 people!"

"I don't know how powerful this organized 1,000 cavalry will be!"

Wen Ze was horrified and upon hearing Ji Zu's instructions, he hurriedly spoke out to stop him.

"Seventy or eighty cavalrymen lost?!"

"This..." After hearing this, Xu Jizu frowned even tighter.

"Yes! I just counted the number of people that came out from the end of the team!"

"The Northern Barbarians have always been the masters of cavalry, and the Jiannu soldiers have been brave and martial for a long time!"

"We are a temporary recruit with limited training, so our situation is difficult!"

"Brother Jizu!"

"Right now, there are more than a thousand enemy cavalrymen returning from the south!"

"We must not underestimate it!"

"In my opinion, it is best to escape quickly. We can then look for another opportunity, or maybe it will work!"

PS: On the first day of work in the new year, I have been in meetings all the time and all the manuscripts I had saved at the beginning of the year have been used up, so the update is a little late. I hope you readers will forgive me!
Here, Qingshan wishes you all a happy new year!

I wish you all a happy new year:

Be in good spirits and good health!
Your studies/career will continue to improve and you will achieve new achievements!

Everything goes well and money comes rolling in!

(End of this chapter)