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"What's the danger? With you and Fifth Division Lu, can't we still defend Su Weng City?" Yang Chendong stopped his progress, turned around and asked Yang Er.
"As long as Yang Er is still alive, he will never let anyone threaten the young master's safety."
"Haha, save your life, otherwise Qi Qige will find me desperately." Yang Chendong patted Yang Er's shoulder with a smile, and left laughing.
This scene made Yang Er very excited.Immediately, his eyes became extremely firm, since the young master dared to risk himself, then there is nothing hesitating about his humble life, of course he accompanied him all the way and tried his best.
Tong Si returned to the camp with a group of generals, and then the excited laughter came out uncontrollably. "Okay, okay, I didn't expect King Wunan to be in Suweng City. This is really a great gift from God to me."
"Yes, yes." The other generals also nodded and said with excitement.
"Okay, since the King of Wunan is right in front of us and he is still surrounded, we must not let go of this chance to capture him alive. If we can't do it, we can kill him, but we can't let him escape again. Go. In this way, the general ordered that all the soldiers originally sent to the surrounding towns be transferred back to concentrate on attacking Suweng City. At the same time, the news was sent back to the country, asking for more reinforcements and artillery. As long as King Wunan can be taken down, it must be No matter how much you pay, it's worth it.
"Yes, it's worth it." The other generals also said in agreement, and then there was a burst of smug laughter from the military tent.
On the tower of Suweng City, 1 Cambodian soldiers have been distributed on each tower, and they are ready to defend the city with all their strength.Not only that, more than [-] people in the city also gathered together, demanding to defend the city together.
The first thousand and twenty-seventh chapters of the people's hearts are powerful
Since the news of Yang Chendong's various decisions to benefit the people, the people in the city rushed to tell each other, and it didn't take long for the news to spread throughout the city.While the common people were cheering and cheering, many people took the initiative to stand up, expressing their heart to repay their kindness and defend the city.
Ding Dingwei regained some energy after sleeping for two hours, and also walked out of the yamen to find Yang Chendong, asking for a fight on behalf of the people in the city.
"Okay, I agree." After Yang Chendong thought for a while, he made the decision to allow the people to defend the city.It's not that he feels sorry for Fifth Master Lu, but that he deliberately hides his clumsiness.Since the other party didn't see that he led the troops into the city later, then use this to confuse the other party.As for the Lu Fifth Division, maybe it can play a key role at critical times.
In this way, after Yang Chendong agreed, 3000 people were selected and [-] people were selected as the first echelon to climb up the tower, and [-] Cambodian soldiers guarded the city together.There are also [-] Lengfeng soldiers who took off their military uniforms and put on ordinary people's clothes to mix them in to ensure that the tower will not be breached.
When they were just getting ready, [-] Siamese siege troops appeared outside Suweng City.They were guarding the four city gates, and five thousand soldiers were arranged under each city, forming a formation that focused on attacks everywhere.
The [-] defenders are divided into four towers, with a clear division of labor and high morale.They all knew that the Sixth Young Master was watching them not far away, and this was an opportunity to perform well.
Half an hour later, the siege army made all kinds of preparations. The catapult cleared the way, and the huge boulders bombarded them. Although there was no accuracy, the momentum was good.Under such momentum, the [-] Siamese army came roaring, and the siege officially began.
This is destined to be a very tragic battle to defend the city.Considering that they can't show their hole cards now, none of the muskets brought by the Leng Fifth Division came in handy, and a bitter battle with cold weapons began.
The sound of killing, shouting, screaming, and reprimanding echoed on the four towers throughout the day.
Several times among them, the Siamese army rushed up the tower with their numbers, but they were all hacked back by the Lengfeng soldiers of the Fifth Division of Leng who were mixed with the common people.After repeated failures, because of the existence of Yang Chendong as a major bait, the impact still did not stop. When it was dark and had to withdraw, the Siamese army dropped more than 6000 corpses, and the wounded did not know there were any. How many.
Successfully defending the city tower was not without paying a price.The 30 Cambodian soldiers and the [-] civilians in the city were killed and injured as many as [-]. Even the [-] cold front soldiers killed nearly ten people and injured more than [-].
People would die in a war, which Yang Chendong had expected, not to mention giving up his advantage of firearms.But he can still bear such a loss. What he needs now is time, the time to wait for the reinforcements to arrive.
The waiting reinforcements refer to the First Tianxia Cavalry Division and the First Cavalry Division of the New First Army who came from the grassland, with a total of nearly 2 people.
From the moment he learned that the Siamese army had launched an attack, Yang Chendong sent the news to Grassland Yuancheng by telegram, and the two divisions also left the grassland with all their staff on the third day after receiving the telegram. The area, that is, the capital of Liao, came to North Korea.
The North Korean province also immediately prepared ships for transportation. As soon as they arrived, they set sail and headed southward, sailing rapidly all the way.That is to say, when he was about to reach the destination of Bazhi Port, the telegraph operator sent the news again that the Sixth Young Master had entered Suweng City on his own initiative. Now he was surrounded by a hundred thousand Siamese army, and he might be in danger at any time.
"Spread the news to every soldier. It is required that everyone move forward at full speed after landing, and those who slack off will be killed!" Tian Hu, the commander of the First Division of the World Cavalry, said in a tone that cannot be questioned. with.
Lu Zhuo, commander of the First Cavalry Division of the New First Army, who was traveling with him, also issued the same order.For a moment, the cavalry of the two divisions became extremely nervous. They kept checking their equipment, in order to rush to the city of Su Weng as quickly as possible after reaching the shore, and relieve the sixth young master from the danger of being besieged.
Yang Chendong was trapped in Suweng City, and when the news reached Vientiane City, Governor Luan Xiaochen and others finally couldn't sit still.
Luo Po, the commander of the Second Army, received more than a dozen letters of invitation from his subordinates one after another. Without exception, they all asked to lead troops to help Su Weng City.Regarding this, Luo Po suppressed them one by one. Before him, the safety of Vientiane City was more important.As for Su Wengcheng, he believed that the Sixth Young Master must have made arrangements. If he left Vientiane City because he sent troops to save Su Wengcheng, then he would really be a sinner.
"Speed up the pace of mobilizing troops. No matter what the reason is, the army requested within seven days must be assembled, otherwise they will all be severely punished." Luan Xiaochen rarely lost his temper.He can understand Yang Chendong's approach. This can indeed focus Siam's attention on the city of Suweng, but it is also very risky.
In the final analysis, it was due to the lack of troops. If not, why would the sixth young master take the risk himself?Now that Yang Chendong had handed over the huge Laos province to his own hands, at this critical moment, he must show his full ability to repay his kindness.
The transfer of troops did not take place for a day or two. According to Luan Xiaochen's intention, he arranged certain conscription tasks for each city in Laos Province. It is said that there were reserve soldiers in each city originally. There are more than 300 million people, but it is not difficult to mobilize [-] middle-aged men.
As far as the difficulty is concerned, the time is tight and the task is heavy. If you want these [-] middle-aged men to leave their homes and businesses and rush to Vientiane City, you have to give them some time no matter what.Now that the sixth young master is putting his own life at risk, what are you going to do?If he hadn't considered the distance of the city, I'm afraid he wouldn't even give it seven days.
After the order came out from Kuaima scouts, Luan Xiaochen, Commander Luo Po, Minister Long Tienan, General He Guang and others began to discuss the plan to counterattack the Siamese army.
In Vientiane City, there are 7000 Laotian troops, and Leng Feng's Second and Sixth Army Divisions, which add up to about 20 people.It is difficult to break through the [-] well-trained Siamese veterans with these troops.On the contrary, with the addition of [-] reserve troops, it will be completely different. At that time, the Second Lu Division and the Sixth Lu Division only need to continue to attack without worrying about other things, and it is still possible to penetrate the enemy's army and hit a giant mouth to turn the tide of battle.
"With two divisions against 20 people, there is pressure, but I believe that the Second Lu Division and the Sixth Lu Division can do a good job." In the conference room, Commander Luo Po expressed his opinion directly.This time, even the Sixth Young Master went into battle in person. As the commander of the Second Army, he had no excuse or room to retreat.
"Okay, I will try my best to do the logistics work well during the introduction, please rest assured that Leng Feng's main force will go forward." Luan Xiaochen said immediately.
"I will lead the troops together with General He Guang. Things like transporting food, grass and ammunition, cleaning the battlefield, and taking care of the prisoners will be left to our reserve army." Long Tienan also took the initiative to stand up.Since this time coincides with the occasion, he should perform well no matter what, and just take the opportunity to pass the addiction of leading soldiers.
The three protagonists have assigned tasks to each other, and the next step is public management. The materials that should be prepared should be prepared, and the morale should be mobilized. In Vientiane City, there is a big storm about to come.
In the city of Su Weng.
After Yang Chendong showed up, he defended the city for another eight days.
During these eight days, only less than 4000 of the 5000 Cambodian troops were left, and the rest were either killed or injured and unable to fight anymore; the people of Suong City also paid the price of more than [-] lives and more than [-] wounded.Even the Leng Feng fighters of the Fifth Lu Division had more than a hundred casualties.
Six days of fierce battle for the defense of the city exhausted all the materials used to defend the city. There was nothing left, such as kerosene, square logs, stones and even bows and arrows. It also almost exhausted the backup men in Su Weng City, more than half of them The adult men who have gone up to the tower and participated in the battle, the loss is not small.Although Ding Dingwei was still doing agitation work and wanted to let the other half of the men also participate in the city defense battle, he was politely rejected by Yang Chendong in the end.
In this battle, Su Weng City paid too much.It is a voluntary thing for the common people to join the army. How can they be forced? Even if such people are used, they will not have any effect.And these days he went to the square more than once, where there were many corpses and many wounded, many of them were untrained civilians, just men, so he forced them to go to the tower Fighting desperately with the enemy is also a bit too unreasonable.
"Sixth Young Master, we are short of soldiers now. If we don't rely on them, how can we defend the city with the Siamese army attacking so fiercely?" Ding Dingwei could understand Yang Chendong's feeling of loving the people like a son, but for the sake of the overall situation, he still endured Can't help but make suggestions again and again.
"There are Lu Fifth Divisions defending the city, and at least my Thousand Black Cavalry Dragon Guards. They are just ordinary people without any training. Most of them are sent to die if they go." Yang Chendong's voice was full of firmness. After finishing speaking, he waved his hand decisively, "Okay, the matter is settled like this. If Deputy Governor Ding has the heart, he can consider organizing a reserve army and prepare to go to the battlefield to capture prisoners."
"Sixth Young Master, what is your plan?" Ding Dingwei seemed to have thought of something.
"Yes, I don't plan to defend the city anymore. Go out and attract the enemy's attention, disrupt their plans, or increase our chances of victory." Yang Chendong nodded silently.
He didn't like to be beaten passively. Seeing that the strength of the people in the city was almost exhausted, if he stayed here, it would have no effect except to increase the number of deaths.He didn't want to win the war in the end, and he would end up with a reputation of taking advantage of the whole city.Of course, what is more important is that the First Cavalry Division of the World and the First Cavalry Division of the New First Army have both sent telegrams. They have successfully landed in Bazhi Port, and they can arrive here in two or three days. That is him. It's time to fight back.
Chapter 28 Cannon to Cannon
Hearing Yang Chendong's answer, Ding Dingwei couldn't help but burst into tears, then shook his head and said: "No! Sixth Young Master, at least there is a strong city to defend if you stay in the city, but once you rush out, you will really be killed at any time." Surrounded, you will fall into a situation of isolation and helplessness at any time, that is too dangerous."
"Dangerous? There is no danger in a war. Don't worry, I know it well." Feeling Ding Dingwei's concern from the bottom of his heart, Yang Chendong patted him on the shoulder, and said: "The matter is settled like this. Just do a good job of organizing people to clean up the battlefield."
Yang Chendong decided to leave, and called Xiao Yining, the division commander of the [-]th Lu Division, "Mr. Xiao, the most severe struggle is coming. I wonder if you have the confidence to stand against the Siamese army for three days in an open place. Remember, There may not be any reinforcements for three days, and no one will replenish our ammunition."
"Sixth Young Master, I promise to complete the task." Xiao Yining said with a very standard military salute and said confidently.
This time, the [-]th Lu Division rushed to help. In order to pursue speed, many heavy weapons at the division and regiment level were not brought, and even the ammunition was not very much. This is their shortcoming.But since it was the task requested by Yang Chendong, even if they fired all the bullets and used up all the swords, they had to fight the enemy until the last moment to complete the task of guarding for three days with their teeth and hands. .
"Okay, then go down and prepare. By the way, there are still some ammunition in the warehouse of the Yang Family Bank in the city. You can use it to equip the troops." Yang Chendong said encouragingly.As for the ammunition in the bank, there was none in the first place, and he took it out temporarily from the big warehouse.It's just a small amount of ammunition that can be fooled, but if you prepare too much, you may not be able to hide it even if you want to.Even so, the manager of the Yang Family Bank in Su Wengcheng still looked bewildered.No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't think of any ammunition stored deep in the warehouse.
Xiao Yining happily took people to collect the ammunition. From Yang Chendong's point of view, with the help of these ammunition, it would be no problem to stand guard for three days against the cold-armed army armed with swords, guns, swords and sticks.But he didn't know that this time he was not facing a Siamese army of less than 20, but a Siamese main force of more than [-].
Ever since Tong Si saw Yang Chendong appear in Su Weng City with his own eyes, he sent the news back, and then he used his authority to continuously mobilize all the Siamese troops in the city behind him.As soon as the news reached Bangkok, the capital of the Siamese king, King Yilici quickly mobilized an army of 15 to rush towards Suweng City, accompanied by fifty artillery pieces.
These cannons were originally used to attack Phnom Penh City, but because they were too bulky, the transportation along the way was delayed for some time, but today, all the cannons have been transported, and the first [-] cavalry are also in place .
After six days of siege, plus the previous losses, more than 8 of Tongsi's 3 troops died in battle, nearly 13 were injured, and [-] people remained.But as he continued to mobilize troops, he gathered another [-] troops, and now with the [-] cavalry who just arrived, the total force has reached [-].