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Volume One: The Life of a Bandit Chapter 227: Reinforcements Have Already Been Arrive

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    Feng Jian found Fang Zengwei and informed Kong Youde that the rebels were about to attack Pingdu.  Although Fang Zengwei knew that Kong Youde's rebels would come sooner or later to save the country, he always thought he was lucky before the rebels came. Now when he heard that the rebels were really coming, he naturally felt panicked.  Pingdu City has been stable for more than 260 years, and its military equipment has long been depleted. With an undefended city, how can it resist Kong Youde's rebels? Where can I find reinforcements in such a hurry?  Feng Jian is the military attache with the highest official position in Pingdu, and his men are powerful in force. Fang Zengwei vaguely heard some rumors, and in a hurry, he asked Feng Jian how he should respond?  Seeing Fang Zengwei's panic, Feng Jian comforted him and said, "Master Fang, don't be anxious. I have already been prepared for Kong Youde's rebels. There are 3,000 soldiers in the flood camp outside the city, and they can march into the city to defend at any time. In addition,  I came here to ask Mr. Fang to immediately put up a notice to calm the panic of the people in the city, and to ask Mr. Fang to organize the young people in the city to reorganize them, so that when the rebels come, they can provide logistical support to my men. " I learned that Feng Jian is stationed in the military camp outside the city.  With the army, they can march into the city to defend at any time. Fang Zengwei's panic eased, and he took a breath and said: "I have heard that Lord Feng's soldiers are all elite! With these three thousand soldiers participating in the defense of the city, it is so peaceful  You can sit back and relax after crossing the city!" Fang Zengwei relaxed and seemed to regret: "If I had known that Kong Youde's rebels were coming so quickly, I would have left some refugees to participate in the defense of the city wall." Feng Jian shook his head and said, "It's useless to rely on these people.  Training people to defend the city will not only be useless but will also cause chaos. The real benefits will be if these people are not in Pingdu City. " Fang Zengwei also had a temporary idea. It is probably not that easy to organize refugees to participate in the defense of the city.  He also has no ability to turn a group of troubled people into brave soldiers.  So he assured Fang Zengwei and Feng Jian: "Don't worry, Mr. Feng, and appease the people. Organizing and strengthening the people is a matter within the official's duties, and it will be done properly. Now everything is to protect Pingdu City, as long as it is beneficial to the defense of the city  I can agree to everything. " As a loud bugle sounded, the camp gate of the Zhouxun Camp located on the Jiaolai River suddenly opened. Flags were fluttering inside the camp gate, and there were flags with different patterns.  Yes, the soldiers were being reorganized.  There are two bright red military flags at the front of the entire queue. The two military flags are embroidered with the word "Zhao" and the word "Fan" respectively. The soldiers under the military flags form different square formations according to different arms.  Three thousand soldiers stood solemnly at the Zhou Flood Camp Campus. Only the gentle breathing of the soldiers could be heard. There was a sense of coercion in the solemnity.  There was another burst of bugles.  Listening to the various phalanxes coming and going with bursts of commands, the standing soldiers began to move in order, marching along the road along the Jiaolai River towards the Chaotian Gate, the southern gate of Pingdu City.  After just one year of development, the Jiaolai River has now become a prosperous small town. The surrounding people looked in awe at the advancing army, which was full of majesty. Facing the looting by the rebels, they were eager to get the military's help.  For protection, they all followed the soldiers of Zhenshan Camp towards Pingdu City.  Many people gathered here who had fled from surrounding counties. They brought news that Kong Youde's rebel soldiers burned, killed, looted and burned people's homes.  Anyone with some ability has moved to Pingdu City temporarily, and most of the people staying here are homeless refugees. Many people watched this neat army march into Pingdu City. There is no need to ask what this is.  Prepare to defend against Kong Youde's army.  These homeless people are the outcasts.  They have to find their own way to survive, so more and more people are following Zhenshan Camp.  Following them all the way to the gate of Chaotianmen City, the people who were following behind were stopped by the officials from the Zhizhou Government Office.  There were people among the government officials who promoted the relocation policy and summoned many people to one place.  Promote the benefits of Lushun to them.  ¡°You will have food to eat and you will be assigned your own land, such good news.  For the desperate people, it was a great blessing. Most of the people who fled chose to take a boat to Lushun to open up wasteland and farm.  Of course, so many people flocked to Lushun all at once, and these refugees had to bear the burden of eating, drinking, and sleeping on Huluyan. This would increase the burden on Huluyan, but once you gain a foothold, the rewards will be huge. Most people can realize this.  Yes, but there is no one like Feng Jian who dares to do it!  At this time, news of the imminent arrival of Kong Youde's rebels in Pingdu City was flying all over the sky, and there were various speculations. They all heard that after Kong Youde's rebels conquered the prefectures and counties, they burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes.  Therefore, the people had complete trust in the city, thinking that they would be safe and secure if they hid in the city, completely ignoring the brutal nature of Kong Youde's rebels. The innocent people were the ones who suffered the most when the city was destroyed.  The three thousand soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion marched in neat steps and wore bright armor.Entering the city from Chaotian Gate, the people immediately felt that they had support. With regular troops participating in the defense of Pingdu City, the rebels outside the city could not get in.  Pingdu City has an architectural layout that is long from east to west and wide from north to south. The entire city wall is six miles and thirty steps in circumference, including the female wall. The city wall is three feet high and one foot and five feet thick. There is a tall gate tower on the wall.  , there is a gate in each of the four directions of the city wall, east, west, north and south, surrounded by a moat about ten feet wide.  This kind of city was of medium size in the Ming Dynasty, and it was regulated at the state and county level.  There is a crossbow on each wall of Pingdu City. Due to poor maintenance, it can only be placed on the city wall to look good. However, various defensive items are well prepared.  As the commander of this defensive operation, Zhao Shougang, the officers and soldiers of Zhenshan Battalion immediately deployed their troops after entering the city.  After entering the city, the Zhenshan Camp took over the defense of the four city gates. Because Pingdu City was depleted of troops, the so-called taking over the defense was just a nice word. There were no soldiers on the city walls. The Zhenshan Camp soldiers directly entered their respective defensive positions according to regulations.  For this defensive operation, Feng Jian specifically ordered Sirao and other Western craftsmen to cast eight Western artillery pieces in two months. These eight artillery pieces can fire solid iron bullets ranging from six kilograms to three kilograms and six taels. When the artillery elevation angle is high,  The range can reach five or six miles, and the range can be two or three miles if the elevation angle is lower.  Since ordinary gunners are still unable to master this kind of Western cannon firing technology, Westerners such as Silao can only serve as gunners in person.  Zhao Shougang first ordered eight Western cannons to be placed on the city walls at the four city gates. Four Western cannons were placed at the north gate, four Western cannons were placed at the south gate, and the remaining two east and west gates were occupied by the Zhenshan Camp.  The artillery team has nine tiger squatting guns.  Judging from the layout of the artillery, Zhao Shougang¡¯s defense focus was on the north and south city gates.  The artillery was properly placed, and Zhao Shougang ordered people to strictly defend. Silao and other Western artillerymen were divided into two groups to guard the Western artillery positions at the north and south city gates. It can be seen that Silao and other Westerners were very optimistic about the artillery that was about to be put into battle.  He has great expectations and hopes that the artillery he built will play a huge role on the battlefield.  According to the plan, Zhao Shougang assigned two thousand soldiers to the surrounding city walls and defined their respective defensive positions. If there was a problem at that position during the defensive battle, the defenders at that position would be held accountable.  According to the plan, the remaining 1,000 soldiers will serve as a mobile defense force to provide reinforcements to emergency locations at any time.  Zhao Shougang's troop deployment was appropriate and reasonable. As the deputy commander of this defensive battle, Fan Li had no objections, but he had always been eager to use actual actions to prove that the soldiers of the training team were no worse than the regular army of Zhenshan Camp.  .  The commander has high hopes for the training team. This city defense battle is a good opportunity for the training team, so Fan Li is holding back his energy to make the training team stand out among the various units in the Zhenshan Camp.  Therefore, after Zhao Shougang completed the task of defending the city, he took the initiative to ask Zhao Shougang to assign tasks.  Zhao Shougang was famous for his analysis and planning during many external battles in Zhenshan Camp. Feng Jian also consciously cultivated and explored his potential, so he left the city defense battle to Zhao Shougang to command.  Zhao Shougang was naturally aware of the commander's cultivation for him, so he formulated a complete plan to defend the city. Even the number of soldiers to be equipped for each section of the city wall and the amount of defensive materials to be equipped on the city wall were clearly recorded in the plan. When Zhao Shougang put this defense plan  When the city plan was handed over to Feng Jian, Feng Jian immediately praised him. Of course, he was not praising how good the plan drawn up by Zhao Shougang was, but praising Zhao Shougang for his pre-war analysis and formulation of the situation between the enemy and ourselves, and then making targeted plans based on the current situation.  Sexual countermeasures, this is the responsibility of the chief of staff in the army in later wars, and now Zhao Shougang is using it in his own army in advance.  Feng Jian was naturally overjoyed and felt that he had seen the right person. He immediately discussed the city defense layout with Zhao Shougang in detail, focusing on adjusting the defense positions of artillery and cannon soldiers.  Zhao Shougang just made the defense arrangements according to the defense plan re-drawn by himself and the commander.  When Zhao Shougang heard Fan Li volunteering, he smiled and nodded and said, "The commander has entrusted the task of defending the city to you and me. Naturally, you and I need to work together." He thought for a moment and then continued: "Kong Youde's rebels came from Laizhou.  There is only one official road connecting Laizhou and Pingdu. This official road directly connects to the Ying'en Gate, the north gate of Pingdu City. It is more likely that Kong Youde's rebels will attack directly from the north gate when they arrive, and the pressure here will be the greatest at the beginning of the siege.  "I will personally direct the defensive operations here. Your duty is to lead a reserve team of a thousand people to reinforce the city at any time when there is a crisis." Fan Li naturally knew that he was indeed inferior to Zhao Shougang in terms of strategy, so he could only do so.  Being able to bring into full play his strengths in fighting the enemy, Zhao Shougang brought a thousand men to his side.Putting the defensive force in his own hands would give full play to his ability to plug leaks, so Fan Li nodded and agreed to Zhao Shougang's arrangement.  !  !  (To be continued)
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