Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 823 Pay attention to the performance effect

The soldiers who can enter the Royal Guard Camp all have good family backgrounds. Without connections and money, they cannot get in at all.

They only patrolled the city and helped maintain law and order, and never left the city to participate in large-scale battles.

No one could bear to suddenly have to leave the city to fight.

Those officers of the Royal Guard Battalion spent a lot of money to climb to their current positions, and they haven't even recovered the money they spent.

If I die outside the city, who can I ask for money?

Hou Sheng was also troubled. He could not tell the soldiers about King Rui's plan, so he could only inform officers above the rank of captain.

But those low-ranking military officers are not easy to mess with either. Many of the prominent elders in the family are officials in the court.

They started clamoring and Hou Sheng couldn't suppress them.

There were five thousand soldiers and although the five captains tried their best to appease them, they were unable to calm the emotions of these officers and soldiers.

Especially the centurions, who have to lead their own troops and charge at the front, and are very likely to die on the battlefield.

For a moment, the centurions were helpless.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Hou Sheng hurried to report to Zhao Fengchun again.

Zhao Fengchun had no choice. If you asked these soldiers from the Royal Guard to catch a fugitive, or go out of the city to round up some thieves, or even to search houses and arrest people, they would all rush to go.

If they were asked to leave the city and fight the rebels, it would be, in one word, difficult!

I can't tell the prince about these bad things. Even if I do, I will just be scolded for nothing.

"Hou Sheng, tell them that anyone who goes outside the city will be promoted one level and rewarded with five taels of silver. If they chop off a rebel's head, they will be rewarded with ten taels of silver."

Hou Sheng's eyes widened: "Sir, have you all been promoted to the next level?"

"Get lost. There's no such thing as this for captains above the rank of centurion. You're not going to charge forward, so why are you joining in the fun?"

Hou Sheng pursed his lips, turned around and walked out.

It’s getting dark. If we don’t prepare to leave the city, our day will be ruined.

Despite the generous reward, many people were still unwilling to go.

How many of the Royal Guards who fought against the rebels died?

The rebels are powerful, how can the Royal Guards be their match? It is very likely that once they go out, they will never come back.

After all, compared to life, this money is nothing.

There was no other way, so Hou Sheng asked officers at all levels from other teams who were willing to go out of the city to receive the reward to sign up.

Finally, at three quarters past the hour of Xu, five thousand troops were gathered.

After some tidying up, it was already the beginning of the hour of Hai.

Hou Sheng brought 5,000 troops to the south gate of Kyoto.

Everything has been explained to the captains of each thousand men, how to fight this battle and which direction to run.

Hou Sheng repeatedly reminded them to pay attention to the performance and to really fight when they came up, and not to reveal their true identity.

The five captains patted their chests and said firmly that there was no problem and asked Commander Hou not to worry.

Hou Sheng then waved his hand to the soldiers guarding the city to open the city gates and led 5,000 troops out of Kyoto.

It was pitch black outside the city, and at first, they were not allowed to light a fire, so they had to pretend to be attacking by surprise.

Among the five thousand people, only the officers rode war horses, while the soldiers all walked, stumbling all the way to Qiancheng.

Kyoto City was less than a hundred miles away from Qiancheng. The group traveled quickly all the way and finally arrived near Qiancheng after more than an hour.

Hou Sheng ordered the troops to advance with fire.

This is a clear message to the rebels: I am here to attack the city.

There was no other way. Hou Sheng had never commanded a battle on the battlefield, so he just had to guess what happened.

The soldiers had already lit the torches they had prepared, held them high in their hands, and continued running towards Qiancheng.

There were soldiers on duty on the walls of Qiancheng. They discovered a group of torches in the dim light and saw a large number of troops rushing towards the city. They quickly sounded the alarm.

The rebels who had fallen asleep in the city reacted immediately, gathered their troops, and went up to the city to defend.

King Rui's judgment was correct. There were more than 20,000 pirates stationed in Qiancheng. These guys were very crazy and had no military rules at all.

After entering the capital from Guangping County, they have been suppressing the large number of imperial guards and have become familiar with the art.

The pirate leader who was guarding the city went up to the city and saw that there were less than 10,000 troops outside the city. He immediately howled and ordered everyone in the city to open the city gates and kill the enemy.

The pirates opened the city gate without hesitation and rushed out in a swarm.

They would offer a generous reward for chopping off the enemy's head.

Therefore, in their eyes, the large number of soldiers in front of them were just piles of silver.

A captain saw the pirates rushing towards him frantically, and immediately asked Hou Sheng in a worried voice.

"My Lord, the situation is not good. Should we run away first?"

Lord Hou is Hou Sheng’s nickname in the team, not a real title.

"No, let's fight for a while first."

"But what if we can't get rid of the rebels?"

Hou was furious: "Fuck, I told you to follow the plan. If you keep nagging, I'll put you in the front."

The captain stopped talking immediately, brandished his sword and shouted loudly, ordering his soldiers to charge.

They overestimated the combat effectiveness of the Royal Guard Battalion. They had never charged into battle with such a large number of enemies. They saw a large number of people pouring out of the city like a flood.

In the past, people in Kyoto City walked in groups of five or six, with their arms folded. But now, in such a situation, they feel scared.

The soldiers at the front began to hesitate, stretched out their spears, and took small steps forward at the repeated urging of the officers.

The rebels were getting closer and closer, and they could see each other's ferocious faces and the waving straight swords, which were flashing coldly under the reflection of the torches.

There was no way to retreat, so they could only charge forward. The two groups of people collided with each other in an instant.

Although these pirates have little discipline, their individual combat effectiveness is extremely strong. They dare to fight to the death, howling and swinging their swords wildly, not knowing what life and death are.

In just a moment, the Imperial Guard Battalion could no longer hold on. Many soldiers turned pale and their hands holding their spears trembled.

Some can't even feel where their legs are.

Seeing that the soldier in front of him had his head chopped off by the enemy, he immediately turned around and ran back.

Unfortunately, there were thousands of colleagues rushing up behind him, and there was no way to escape.

As a result, the entire Royal Guard Battalion was thrown into disarray.

Hou Sheng was sitting on horseback. When he saw this scene, he knew something was wrong and immediately gave orders.

"Retreat, retreat immediately, quickly!"

The centurions immediately gave orders to their men, and the messengers ran around, shouting to retreat.

Those in the front were already entangled with the enemy and unable to retreat. Those behind immediately turned around and ran when they heard the order.

An officer had already led the troops on horseback, fleeing desperately along the planned route.

The five thousand soldiers of the Royal Guard Battalion felt that two legs were not enough, and they rushed forward desperately, several times faster than when they were charging.

Pirates are very stubborn in fighting. Once they start a fight, they will fight to the death and it is difficult for them to let go.

Countless rebels were desperately chasing after him.

In the dark wilderness, a large group of soldiers were running. Many of them had already thrown away their weapons. In order to lighten the burden a little, they swung their arms and ran away.

Their target was Xuncheng, which was more than 150 miles away from Qiancheng.

During the chase, countless slow-running soldiers were chopped down by the rebels behind them.