497 The fierce wolf went north, and the situation was unfavorable

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In the face of Tie Dan and the monk's invitation to fight, Xu Wei also directly agreed.

Because, Xu Wei also knew that at this time, Li Zixiao's side was estimated to be short of manpower, and if he could have two more soldiers, he would provide great help to Li Zixiao and Song Xiance's decisive battle.

If time permitted, Xu Wei actually wanted the soldiers of the Fierce Wolf Battalion to rest for two more days.

However, now on Li Zixiao's side, I can't say when, there will be a decisive battle, if they miss it, it is estimated that they will regret the iron eggs.

"Liangyong, Dazhong, if you two go north this time, if you can't find the general, you can go directly to the area of the Guishi Mountain, presumably the general will also go there soon to relieve the siege of Qi Wei.

In addition, I have arranged a guide for the two of you, so that you will not be able to find a specific location by then, and there will be enough food for you to eat for half a month. ”

Xu Wei had already prepared everything for the Fierce Wolf Battalion, and at this time, Tie Dan had already gathered the Fierce Wolf Battalion outside Ruzhou City, Xu Wei said to the two.

Originally, Xu Wei also planned to equip the fierce wolf battalion with artillery, but this group of guys from mountain bandits would not manipulate those iron bumps at all.

So, Xu Wei had no choice but to give up.

"Don't worry, old general, we have written down what you said, and we will be careful. Also, old general, what are those big cars loaded on? ”

Tie Dan asked, pointing to several four-wheeled carriages that had just been pulled out of the city.

These four-wheeled carriages, all pulled by two horses or donkeys, will be on the ground when the wheels are moving, leaving deep wheel marks, and they will be loaded with heavy things at first glance.

It's just that these four-wheeled carriages are covered with sackcloth, and you can't see what is loaded underneath, so Tie Dan asked.

"See for yourselves." Xu Wei smiled slightly and said.

Tie Dan and the monk walked over, lifted the sackcloth on the carriage and saw that these carriages were loaded with a large amount of ammunition, shells, and iron-shelled mines.

"Old general, this is ......," Tie Dan asked suspiciously.

"These carts are all loaded with ammunition and gunpowder for musketeers, shells for artillery, and iron-clad mines.

The general has been fighting outside for more than ten days, and it is estimated that the ammunition he carried at the beginning is about to run out.

And Qi Wei is stuck on the Wushi Mountain, and he can't get supplies, so I'm afraid there won't be much ammunition in his hand.

On this trip, you go north, and after meeting with the generals, give them the ammunition, otherwise when the decisive battle is over, our army will be defeated.

If you don't come back this time, it is estimated that the general will also send someone to pick it up himself, or I will organize someone to send it.

You also know the situation of our White Dragon Army, whether it is a musketeer or an artilleryman, the demand for ammunition is too great.

Without ammunition, the muskets and artillery became burning sticks. Xu Wei said with a sigh.

For what Xu Wei said, of course, both Tie Dan and the monk are very clear, which is also one of the limitations of the White Dragon Army's muskets and artillery.

It's just that this is not a problem at all for their fierce wolf battalion.

In the final analysis, their fierce wolf battalion is an out-and-out old-fashioned cold-weapon infantry army, and they rely on the swords and guns in their hands to fight.

Although this weapon is backward, it is used, whether it is a rainy day, a windy day, whether it is a plain or a mountain, they can fight with a knife and a gun.

Therefore, the musketeers of the White Dragon Army look very powerful at this time, but at this time, they are still not invincible, and the flaws and limitations are still too great.

After all, this is the time when the transition from cold weapons to hot weapons begins.

In the beginning, these thermal weapons showed that they were even far less useful than cold weapons.

I didn't see Li Zixiao fighting, he was very careful, and if he was not careful, as long as he was caught by a smart person about the defects of their musketeers, it was easy to set up a trap for them.

The muskets of this era are not as powerful as those of later generations, if Li Zixiao really had such a stable and reliable gun as later generations, he would have calmed down this troubled era a long time ago.

What a tartar, a thief, it was nothing at that time.

It's a pity that Li Zixiao doesn't have such a perverted golden finger, he can only rely on the existing conditions to strengthen himself step by step.

"Don't worry, the old general, we will deliver these ammunition to the general safely."

Tie Dan also knew the importance of these ammunition and said solemnly.

"Well, it's not too early, let's go."

Immediately, Tie Dan and the monk left Ruzhou City, leading more than 2,000 soldiers of the fierce wolf battalion and more than a dozen four-wheeled carriages to the north under the leadership of the guide.

On the other side, at this time in the Mt. Gou.

"Kill!" The shouts of killing shook the sky.

Boom Boom!

There were also incessant explosions, and every once in a while, the sound of shelling was heard.

In comparison, at the beginning, both the sound of explosions and shelling became sparse, and the interval also became.

There is no doubt that this must be because the ammunition in Qi Wei's hand is getting less and less.

Here, the tragic attack battle is still not over, and in the past two days, Song Xiance's attack on the Wushi Mountain has become more violent.

All because Song Xiance received the news that Liu Tichun was defeated and killed.

On the one hand, it was out of anger, after all, he and Liu Tichun were the first to follow Li Zicheng, and Liu Tichun's death made him hate the White Dragon Army.

On the other hand, he ordered to intensify the attack on Wushi Mountain, wanting to conquer Wushi Mountain before Li Zixiao appeared, and not give Li Zixiao any chance to rescue Qi Wei.

Originally, after Song Xiance conquered Dengfeng City, obtained sufficient grain and grass, and sent Liu Tichun to lead troops to pursue Li Zixiao, he weakened his attack on Wushi Mountain.

Changing the attack to a siege, Song Xiance expected that the food in Qi Wei's hands would definitely not be a lot, and they had plenty of time anyway.

In this way, Song Xiance can completely force Qi Wei to die on the mountain until Qi Wei runs out of food in his hands in the end, and he will inevitably lead his troops to break through.

At that time, Song Xiance, who had already arranged the net of heaven and earth at the foot of the Wushi Mountain, guaranteed that he could annihilate Qi Wei's troops in one fell swoop.

However, things always develop in an unexpected direction, and Song Xiance never thought that Liu Tichun would be ambushed, and then he was completely annihilated by Li Zixiao.

This directly disrupted Song Xiance's plan, and in desperation, Song Xiance, who had stopped the attack for three days and changed to siege tactics, had to order another onslaught on the Wushi Mountain.

Originally, Qi Wei on the Wushi Mountain was also cold in his heart when he saw Song Xiance stop attacking, and he also knew very well what it meant.

On the contrary, if Song Xiance had been attacking, Qi Wei would not have been so worried.

Even, Qi Wei has already begun to secretly organize death squads and prepare to forcibly break through, he will not wait for the day when he runs out of ammunition and food, and obediently tie his hands and arrest him.

At this time, the food in Qi Wei's hand can last a few days, and at the same time, there is not much ammunition left, so he is ready to wait for two more days.

If no reinforcements appeared, he was ready to lead his troops to break through, and if the breakthrough was unsuccessful, he would fight Song Xiance to the death.

However, what Qi Wei couldn't have imagined was that just today, the thief army, which had stopped attacking for three days, suddenly went crazy again and launched a fierce attack on them.

Because of the suddenness of the incident, even Qi Wei didn't think about it, they were caught off guard, and they lost the outermost two directions in a row, and had to retreat towards the top of the mountain.

But then, Qi Wei personally commanded, and after forcibly repelling the strong attack of two waves of thieves, they regained their foothold and stabilized the situation.

Fortunately, in the first three days, Song Xiance did not let people attack, and gave the White Dragon soldiers enough time to rest.

Let the soldiers of the White Dragon Army, who were already extremely tired, regain their spirits.

Let them face the new strong attack launched by Song Xiance, and still beat the thieves down when they were short of ammunition.

In fact, now in the battle, on the Wushi Mountain, the musketeers and artillery men have no choice but to open fire easily, and it is the infantry of the 'Tiger Battalion' as the main force that is really in front.

Dangdang!

When it was dark, the sound of golden gongs sounded in the thief army, and the thieves who had attacked for a day retreated one after another, leaving countless corpses lying halfway up the mountain. 、

Song Xiance rode on a war horse with a gloomy face, looking at the already gray Wushi Mountain, very unwilling.

Today, for a whole day, from morning to evening, he had his thieves launch dozens of attacks, but they really couldn't attack, and they were repulsed every time.

The two sides were once halfway up the mountain, and fierce hand-to-hand combat broke out, although the number of foot soldiers of the White Dragon Army was small, but they fought tenaciously and resisted the attack of thieves several times their size.

When Qi Wei ordered the artillery to bombard and the musketeers came out of battle, the thieves would be knocked down, and they would go back and forth for a whole day, with heavy casualties on both sides.

"Come on, you bring someone tonight ......"

Song Xiance, who was unwilling, was determined to launch a night attack again, the previous night attacks had failed, and there were many casualties, and Song Xiance had not carried out a night attack for several days.

"When the tigers are napping, I don't believe that this Qi Wei has always been so cautious, even if he can bear it, I don't believe that his subordinates can bear it."

Song Xiance's face was gloomy, looking at the sun that was gradually sinking to the horizon in the west, and said coldly.

As a result, more than 1,000 horses sent by Song Xiance to sneak attack that night only escaped back with less than 400 people, which angered Song Xiance.

There is no way, since the night attack is not successful, and the siege is not suitable, then they can only continue to attack.

At the same time, Song Xiance is also an old bandit, and he guesses that the White Dragon Army that annihilated Liu Tichun is likely to come to him.

Therefore, he sent the remaining more than 3,000 cavalry under his command to the periphery of Wushi Mountain more than ten miles away, to monitor the surrounding movements, and once he found the traces of Li Zixiao's department, he would report immediately.

Song Xiance will not give Li Zixiao a chance to sneak attack, and it is impossible for Li Zixiao to go smoothly and join Qi Wei's department on the Wushi Mountain.

Sure enough, at noon the next day, Song Xiance, who was supervising the thieves' onslaught on the Wushi Mountain, suddenly received a return from the scouts from the north.

"Report, General, we found a cavalry of the official army twelve miles to the north, but they only showed up for a moment, attacked us for a while, and then disappeared again."

A thief cavalryman knelt in front of Song Xiance's war horse and said.

"Is it finally here? Hmph, I know you should be in a hurry, and now the initiative is still in my hands. Song Xiance sneered and said in a low voice.

"What about the losses?" Then, he glanced at the thief cavalryman and asked.

"The losses were not significant, three killed and three wounded. In accordance with the general's instructions, we did not fight with the cavalry of the officers and soldiers, and once we found their traces, we immediately withdrew the report. ”

"Very good, keep doing this, don't fight them, just find their traces in time and report them to me where they appeared."

"Yes, the subordinates retired."

Song Xiance now has no hope, so he relied on the only remaining cavalry in his hands to exterminate the men and horses led by Li Zixiao.

In the final analysis, it is because these cavalry under Li Zicheng are really equivalent to infantry on horseback.

Let them deal with the foot soldiers, or some ordinary bandit cavalry, the Ming cavalry is okay.

But if they want to be against the elite cavalry of the White Dragon Army, they can't beat them.

Song Xiance's biggest reliance now is the remaining more than 30,000 thief soldiers, and these cavalry are completely used by him as eyes.

What Song Xiance said just now is right, now the initiative is indeed still in his hands, as long as he continues to besiege Qi Wei in Wushi Mountain and attack day and night.

On the periphery, he was able to strictly guard against the sneak attack of the men and horses led by Li Zixiao, and resolutely prevented Qi Wei and Li Zixiao from completing the convergence.

The more time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for the White Dragon Army.

Compared with Liu Tichun, Song Xiance's leading battle is much more calm and sophisticated, and he is also one of the few thieves under Li Zicheng who has the demeanor of a general.

In fact, just now Song Xiance heard a report from his subordinates that the headquarters of the White Dragon Army found in the north of the Wushi Mountain was not Li Zixiao's main force.

It's just the 'Flying Feather' cavalry battalion led by Huo Gang.

The 4,000 foot soldiers led by Li Zixiao at this time had already recoiled to twenty kilometers northwest of Wushi Mountain, hidden in a relatively hidden ravine.

The scouts sent out by Li Zixiao had already discovered Song Xiance's cavalry scattered around the Wushi Mountain, and sent Huo Gang out just to paralyze the enemy.

At this time, of course, Li Zixiao would not attack, not to mention that he had not yet figured out how to rescue Qi Wei and complete the convergence of the two forces.

Even the ammunition he had already consumed was not enough to support him in a decisive battle, and if he did that, they would definitely lose this battle.

Li Zixiao had already sent someone back to Ruzhou City and asked Xu Wei to transport a batch of ammunition.

It's just that Li Zixiao didn't wait for Xu Wei, but waited for another team to send them ammunition.

"Report, General, General Tie and General Wei are back, they are five miles to the south, and they have brought a large amount of ammunition and food."

When Han Tong returned with a team of scouts and shouted excitedly at Li Zixiao, Li Zixiao was also stunned and forced for a while.

"When will our White Dragon Army have two more Iron Generals and Wei Generals?" Li Zixiao was a little puzzled and asked with a smile.