The soldier who was moving the deadbolt suddenly stopped.

The squad leader was about to speak, but Lai Qing knew something was wrong, and preemptively said to the head of the cavalry: "Are you the commander of this cavalry?" ”

"Who are you?" Dutou frowned.

Lai Qing snorted coldly: "Don't care who I am, this is an order from the Hou Ye to your general, the Hui'an army outside has fled, let your general prepare for pursuit." ”

As he spoke, he took out the paper document that Princess Zhende had given him and shook it.

"I'm going to call our general!" Du Tou glanced at the official document, and saw that there was a letter from Changle Hou at the end, how dare he delay.

In fact, when he saw Lai Qing's costume, he suspected that he might be a member of the Shadow Regiment, and now it seemed that it was right, and hurriedly returned to the cavalry team.

Lai Qing turned to the captain of the city gate and shouted, "What are you doing in a daze?" Don't open the gates yet! ”

“…… Ah, yes! ”

Li Protector on the side breathed a sigh of relief, only then did he know that the man in black was his own.

As soon as the cavalry returned to the cavalry position, the guards had removed the last bolt of the door, and then several soldiers were responsible for pushing the door, and the others were prying the mechanism and lowering the drawbridge.

Suddenly, a noisy sound came from outside, the screams of soldiers, the sound of boulders falling into the water, and the sound of bows and arrows breaking through the air.

……

Outside the city gate, Lu Yuan saw the siege battle for the first time, and the attack was still a fortified city with a moat, and the battle was so tragic that people felt breathless.

Some of the soldiers stood by the river and covered with bows and arrows, while others used elongated ladders to climb from the river bank to the opposite wall, and then climbed the ladder and met the arrows and crossbows to climb to the opposite side.

As soon as a stone thrown by the opponent hits a ladder, all soldiers on the entire ladder will fall into the river.

Despite the heroism of the Hui'an army and the high morale of the soldiers, the casualties were still very high in this situation.

Listening to the screams of the soldiers, Lu Yuan endured it silently, he knew that this was the baptism of war that he had to experience.

After the battle lasted for most of the hour, the turning point finally appeared.

The suspension bridge on the opposite side suddenly descended slowly, and the city gate slowly opened, Lu Yuan was overjoyed, knowing that Lan Liuyi's men had succeeded.

"The cavalry obeys the order and prepares to charge!" He said loudly.

On the city wall, Cai Rong sat on the ground with his back against the city wall, which was the safest position, as long as the bow and arrow did not turn, it was impossible to shoot at him.

Listening to the roaring bows and arrows outside and the screams of soldiers falling into the water, he was a little frightened in his heart, although he knew that the other party should not be able to attack, but he always felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Suddenly, he heard his soldiers exclaim, "Drawbridge! How did the drawbridge come down! ”

Cai Rong was startled, ignoring the danger, stood up and peeked down, only to see that the wooden suspension bridge was indeed descending.

"What's going on? Who put the drawbridge," he asked, his eyes wide, and he asked angrily.

A town navy general hurriedly ran to him and said loudly: "Young marshal, something must have happened at the city gate, you should quickly take someone to take a look." ”

"I ...... I know! ”

This unscrupulous little marquis in Hangzhou became clumsy at this moment, and even forgot to bring anyone, so he hurriedly ran under the city wall, followed only by a few guards.

Seeing this, the general quickly ordered a battalion of soldiers to follow him.

As soon as Cai Rong got off the city wall, he immediately looked at the city gate, only to see that the gate had been opened, and the first few Hui'an cavalry had already passed through the city gate and were surging.

"It's over! Missed! Such a thought flashed in his heart, and he ran quickly to the cavalry position next to him, grabbed a horse casually, turned over, and rode away in the direction of the palace, I have to say, the movement was very neat.

"Young Marshal, where are you going?" The commander of the battalion of soldiers who came down with him shouted from afar,

"You stop them, I'll go and tell the uncle." Cai Rong said loudly.

The commander gritted his teeth and roared, "Brothers, guard the gates!" ”

As he spoke, he took the lead in killing in the direction of the city gate, but at this time, the cavalry of the Hui'an Army had already passed through the city gate, and they were running so fast that the infantry squad of five hundred people was instantly broken in half.

At this time, the cavalry of the Zhenhai Navy in the distance reacted, and the soldiers turned on their horses and fought with the Hui'an army that was constantly pouring into the city.

……

The palace of Wu Yue Kingdom is located in the south of the city, built on the Phoenix Mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, can be called a small fortress.

Outside the palace, Cai Gao heard the good news from his subordinates, and smiled.

Now half of the palace has fallen into his hands, and there are only more than 2,000 forbidden troops left to resist. He knew that it wouldn't be long before this palace would be his own.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and said to a personal soldier next to him: "Pass the order, after capturing the palace, no one is allowed to step into the harem." ”

During the attack on the palace, Cai Gao learned that the harem had been controlled by the queen mother.

She ordered the eunuchs to close all gates to the harem. He also asked the eunuchs to pick up their blades and assist them in dealing with the forbidden army, although the help was not very great, but it was always meritorious, and he naturally wanted to show something.

The soldiers were ordered to leave.

"Uncle! Brother-in-law! ”

A voice suddenly came from behind him, Cai Gao turned around and saw Cai Rong galloping on horseback.

"You're not guarding the city at the south gate, what are you doing here?" Cai Xing scolded his son.

Cai Rong ran to the front, turned over and dismounted, and said with a worried face: "Uncle, Dad, the Hui'an army has broken through the south gate, what should we do?" ”

Cai Gao only felt dizzy in his head, and only stood firm with the support of his subordinates.

Cai Xing, who was next to him, was stunned: "How is this possible? How long has it been? ”

Dai Mu gritted his teeth and said: "There is a moat outside the city, even if they fill the river, they won't be so fast!" ”

"It was our men who opened the drawbridge and the gates!" Cai Rong said with a depressed face.

"Who is it?" Cai Gao said sharply.

"I ...... I didn't see it clearly, but I saw that the cavalry of the Hui'an Army had rushed in, so I came to report the news. Cai Rong lowered his head and said.

"Rubbish! Rubbish! Ben Hou's big things are all in the hands of your junior! Cai Gao was furious.

"Big brother, what's the use of blaming Rong'er now?" Cai Xing frowned and said, "Let's think about what to do, right?" ”

Cai Gao snorted angrily: "What else can I do, are you sure to defeat the Hui'an army?" ”

Cai Xing tilted his head and did not speak.

A strategist next to him said in a deep voice: "Master Hou, so far, the only way to escape from the north gate is to go to Xiuzhou or Huzhou." ”

Cai Gao gritted his teeth and said: "Then wait for Benhou to knock down the palace and take all the silver money and treasures in the palace, and then it's not too late to leave." Give me the order to strengthen the offensive! ”

However, in less than half an hour, another horse rushed in the distance, and the commander of the horse hurriedly said: "Master Hou, the south gate has been captured by the Hui'an army, and they are coming towards the palace!" ”

"How can it be so fast?" Cai Gao looked at Cai Rong and roared angrily: "How many defenders are there at the South Gate?" ”

"Eight thousand cavalry, eight thousand infantry, and the rest of the people were all transferred to the Water Gate defense by Brother Cai Shu." Cai Rong whispered.

"That's more than 16,000 people, how could they lose so quickly?" Cai Gao said sharply.

Cai Xing snorted: "Big brother, my subordinates are a naval army, and they are not good at land warfare!" ”

"Then have you ever fought in a water war?"

Cai Xing gritted his teeth, his face was a little difficult to look at.

Dai Mu shook his head, whether it was Cai Gao or Cai Xing, they were all talkers on paper, and they didn't talk about the main points.

At this moment, the south gate is broken, the morale has dropped greatly, and the main general has fled, how can the soldiers have the fighting spirit, this is the reason why they were defeated so quickly.

I am afraid that there will be no good end for continuing to follow the Cai family brothers, he quietly took a few steps back, took advantage of the other party's inattention, turned over and rode a horse, and galloped towards his Houfu.

He planned to quickly take the treasure and flee Hangzhou.

"Shoot him!" Cai Xing pointed to Dai Mu's back and said coldly, he was angry now and wanted to vent.

One of his generals shot arrows with a bow, and with a pop, Dai Mu fell in response.

Cai Gao faintly sensed that his younger brother was demonstrating to him, snorted secretly, put away his emotions, and said softly: "Second brother, what do you think we should do?" ”

"Immediately leave Hangzhou from the north gate and go to Xiuzhou to garrison." Cai Xing's face was still a little stiff.

"Why don't you go to Huzhou?"

"Huzhou borders the Tang State, let the Hui'an Army and the Tang State fight for it, Xiuzhou is near the sea, and Suzhou is in the north, we can join forces with the Zhongwu Army in the north to divide one side."

Cai Gao let out a long sigh and said: "The matter has come to this point, and there is no other good way, come here, send an order to the eldest prince and the people in the Hou Mansion, and let them go to the north of the city to meet immediately." ”

After speaking, he glanced at the palace again, and his eyes were full of regret.

If he is given a little more time and takes all the wealth in the palace with him, he may have a chance to make a comeback in the future.

And if you go like this now, I am afraid that in the future, I will only be able to divide the king.

Under his orders, the government soldiers and the town navy that attacked the palace withdrew from the battle and marched in the direction of the north of the city.

Qing Jiuxuan reminds you: Ask for a collection after reading (), and then look at it more conveniently.