OBS Chapter 335 Something's Wrong with This Battle
Chapter 335 Something's Wrong with This Battle
Sun Gupu said to the scholar with a look of despair, "They seem to have cavalry as well..."
As Qian Er led a thousand cavalrymen from Dengzhou Guard to charge towards the Yellow Turban believers and Japanese pirates once again, the thousand cavalrymen the scholar had just seen had already left the north gate of Penglai County and were slowly heading towards the Yellow Turban believers and Japanese pirates.
The problem was that after the thousand cavalrymen left the city, a large number of cavalrymen appeared in the county town, with large groups of cavalrymen appearing in the northwest and northeast corners of Penglai County.
At this point, Kuki no longer cared about whether it was 30% or 50%.
No matter how many benefits you can get, you have to be alive to enjoy them. If you lose your life, what's the use of giving yourself all the looted things?
As for the scholar caught between Sun Gupu and Jiu Gui, he was now in a state of existential doubt.
It's not surprising that there are cavalry in Penglai County. After all, Yang the Madman is the emperor's son-in-law and is highly regarded by the emperor, so it's normal for him to have cavalry protecting him.
The question is, where did so many cavalrymen come from in Penglai County?
According to the current military system of the Ming Dynasty, a full-strength guard consisted of 5,600 men. In terms of organization, it was divided into thousand-household units, hundred-household units, general flag units, and small flag units. However, in terms of function, it was divided into infantry, archers, firearms sub-battalions, and cavalry sub-battalions. The cavalry sub-battalion consisted of 2,400 cavalrymen.
In other words, even with the Leopard Guard and the Dengzhou Guard, plus Yang Dianfeng's personal guards from his son-in-law's residence, the total number of cavalry in the entire Dengzhou Prefecture would not exceed five thousand.
However, the cavalry that had just charged twice numbered around a thousand, and the cavalry that had just left the city gates looked to be around a thousand more. There were about four thousand cavalry on each side of Penglai County, and if you add those that hadn't yet come out of the city...
How many cavalrymen are hiding in this wretched place, Penglai?!
Also, who the hell is in command in the city? Do they even know anything about military operations?
Given that their side was clearly attacked suddenly and forced to fight back, shouldn't Penglai County have first sent out small groups of scouts to investigate and find out the situation before taking any action?
Who is this good guy who immediately sends out thousands of cavalrymen to charge repeatedly?
And those Yellow Turban followers and Japanese pirates were the same. After landing, they neither prepared defensive fortifications nor set up an offensive formation. They just marched towards Penglai County in a very carefree manner. Weren't they just courting death?
It doesn't seem right. It seems that the Japanese pirates used to do this. It seems that as long as they charged forward fearlessly, the enemy's defenses would collapse at the first touch.
Just as the scholar was lost in thought, the ranks of the Yellow Turban believers and Japanese pirates were once again breached by the thousand cavalrymen led by Qian Er.
Sun Gupu cried out in despair, "It's all over! It's all over!"
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On the city wall of Penglai County, Yang Shaofeng stared blankly at Qian Er, who was charging out once again, and asked dumbly, "Is this what fighting is?"
Hu Biao took off his helmet, scratched the back of his head, and said with a troubled expression, "I've never fought a battle like this before—in a normal battle, swordsmen and spearmen should prepare to defend against cavalry, and then advance little by little."
What good person would swagger around like these idiots in front of me during a war, as if they were on a picnic?
No, they can assemble an army of over 20,000 people, yet they don't have a single commander who understands troop deployment.
After pondering for a moment, Hu Biao suddenly felt a pang of anxiety and said in a deep voice, "There is another possibility."
Yang Shaofeng was slightly taken aback and asked, "What's possible?"
Hu Biao said after careful consideration, "In my humble opinion, these 20,000-plus men are not the enemy's real forces, but rather bait they have thrown out."
"More than 20,000 people. Anyone who can kill a group of more than 20,000 rebels will be extremely rich. No one would easily suspect that these 20,000 people are just bait."
"Their real killing move is to wait until we kill these 20,000 people and completely lower our guard before sending out their elite troops to launch a surprise attack."
The more Hu Biao thought about it, the more certain he became of his guess: "The other side has a master who had anticipated the possibility of leaks and guessed that those Yellow Turban rebels and Japanese pirates were unreliable."
Yang Shaofeng was completely dumbfounded.
No, are all hearts this dirty?
Are you really going to throw out more than 20,000 lives as bait?
In fact, Yang Shaofeng also felt that something was wrong with this battle.
What about the siege ladders?
What about the artillery?
Where are the archers?
What about the spearmen?
A group of Yellow Turban believers armed with rakes, hoes, and wooden sticks, along with more than 20,000 Japanese pirates carrying katana and various other weapons, leisurely attacked Penglai County. How dare they not take the infamous Leopard Guard seriously?
Could it be, just as Hu Biao said, that these 20,000-plus people were bait thrown out by the other side, and that the real killing move was yet to come?
That official is truly awesome!
In order to eliminate me, the other side did not hesitate to throw out more than 20,000 people as bait. Who knows what other amazing killing moves they have in store? I wonder if anyone has ever received such treatment before. At least it is unprecedented.
But upon further reflection, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but feel nervous.
If the other side is so powerful as to use more than 20,000 people as bait, how powerful must their killing move be?
Will there be a large number of cavalry and artillery?
Could the Leopard Guard and Dengzhou Guard, with only about 10,000 men, hold out?
If the enemy is truly powerful enough to mobilize an army of 100,000 to attack Penglai, then I might really be doomed. After all, the only troops I can call upon are the Dengzhou Guard and the Leopard Guard. The other four guards stationed in Dengzhou have their own defense duties and cannot all be transferred to Penglai to protect me.
Or should we write a letter to Old Deng asking for help?
After all, I am his son-in-law. Old Deng couldn't possibly just stand by and watch me get killed, could he?
Just as Yang Shaofeng was lost in thought on the city wall, the second wave of cavalry began charging towards the Yellow Turban believers and Japanese pirates. Qian Er, meanwhile, led the cavalry that had just fought their way around the battlefield to prepare for a rest.
The psychological pressure brought by the simultaneous charge of more than four thousand cavalry was enormous. Whether they were Yellow Turban believers who had previously been calling for the protection of the Eternal Mother or Japanese pirates known for their fearlessness, they would instinctively feel fear when faced with cavalry charging like demons.
Fear led some people to turn around and run away.
The consequence of someone choosing to run away is that more people will follow suit.
What followed was the inevitable collapse, with everyone secretly resenting their parents for not giving them two more legs.
Even the previously aggressive Nine Demons abandoned the scholar without hesitation and turned to run towards the sea.
Sun Gupu, however, was a bit more considerate. Before running away, he pulled the scholar back, calling out, "Young master, run!"
The scholar shook his head slightly and laughed, "Why are you still running?"