Chapter Twenty-Four: Friendly Troops Are Motionless Like Mountains
Above the southern city, the guards were stunned at the city gate, and hundreds of Chu soldiers beside him were holding their heads and shouting, "Demon magic!" Lei Gong ...... and fled under the city wall.
The flowering bomb exploded, igniting the fire oil and other equipment to defend the city, and the smoke billowed above the city in an instant, and many soldiers were injured by the rubble, lying on the ground rolling and wailing.
It was in this moment of confusion that Xu Buling led more than ten people to gallop through the open area under the city wall.
Nanyang is located in the rear, because of the need to enter and exit the soldiers and horses, the road has not been dug, the trenches have not been connected, and the only obstacle to the city wall is the moat.
The artillery on all sides of the rear bombarded indiscriminately, not seeking to kill or injure, just to disturb the defenders at the head of the wall, making it difficult for them to shoot bows and arrows.
At a distance of one mile, Xu Buling ran with all his might, and in a moment he had reached the bank of the moat single-handedly, jumped across the two-zhang wide moat with all his strength, and then flew up, and the long knife on his back was unsheathed and slashed on the iron chain of the drawbridge.
Ding Ding –
After two crisp sounds, Xu Buling inserted two knives into the city wall, and a rise and fall came to the battlement.
One set went down, but in the blink of an eye, the drawbridge smashed on the bank of the moat.
The artillery bombardment in the rear had stopped, and the defenders at the head of the city had not yet recovered their senses, and only after realizing that someone had rushed up the city wall did they pick up their swords in anger and wanted to expel them.
But Xu Buling went up to the city wall, and he could kill one person in close combat to kill the southern city, and the city wall was more than a foot wide, and there were people on the left and right who couldn't put arrows, how to drive him down?
Click, Click, Click
The twin knives waved like the wind, and the seven or eight soldiers around them became broken corpses in an instant, and the left and right armors were scattered by this terrifying soul, where did they dare to step forward and die.
Xu Buling held a knife in one hand, took off the rope from behind his waist and threw it off the city wall, and after Xu Ying grabbed the rope, he pulled it violently and dragged Xu Ying onto the city wall.
After there were people behind him, Xu Buling freed his hands, held two war knives, directly chopped melons and vegetables, and killed around the urn city, hundreds of people crowded on the road of the city wall, but in a moment, the blood of the killed flowed like a river, and he fled backwards.
After Ning Qingye and Ning Yu closed the city wall, they followed behind, covering the ten warriors of the Xiliang Army in the rear.
Xu Buling jumped directly from the inside of the city wall, landed behind the city gate, ignored the surrounding armor, kicked away the sandbags and wood that had not been piled up in turn, and then stood on the street behind the city gate.
Ten soldiers worked together to lift the giant log, pull the gate open, and ran in to open the gate of the urn city.
"Kill—"
"The city is broken......
Outside Nanyang City, after discovering that the city gate was opened, the two thousand Xiliang cavalry did not hesitate any longer, and Pegasus rushed towards the city gate. This time, no one interfered, and the archers on both sides of the city began to rain arrows, but at such a close distance, the archery Xiliang Iron Cavalry was much stronger than the soldiers at the head of the city, and immediately opened the bow and shot arrows, but in a moment, they entered from the wide open city gate.
In this very short period of time, the soldiers and horses in the city have not come to support from other places, and the south gate has been breached.
Qin Jing quickly ran to the corner of the road on the city wall, and found that a large number of Xiliang troops had entered the city, and his face was as straight as ashes.
As a veteran of the battlefield, Qin Jing knows the combat strength of the Xiliang Army very well, and he can still defend it with the city wall, and he has entered the city to fight street battles and horse battles.
The soldiers and civilians in the city were in chaos, and the screams and shouts of killing at the south gate shook the sky.
Xu Buling was covered in blood, and after the Xiliang army entered the city, he flew up to the city gate tower, holding a knife and shouting angrily:
"Xiliang Xu is not here! Where is Qin Jing! Surrender to avoid death, otherwise you will be slaughtered! ”
"Kill—"
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Night.
The imperial court counter-rebel army behind Mashankou is still methodically reinforcing the city defenses, waiting to be abused by the four kings in turn.
In the marshal tent of the Chinese army battalion, Guan Hongye sat on the main seat, holding a teacup in his hand, quietly listening to the reports of the guards on the front line, and occasionally asked Yang Zunyi for his opinion.
Yang Zunyi was quite kind, and praised the marching arrangements of many young generals, and did not forget to praise Guan Hongye and praise the wonders of his defense.
Many generals, who were so praised by the great generals of the Xiliang Army, were naturally a little fluttering, or modest or respectful, and there was a thriving atmosphere.
Just halfway through the discussion, Guan Hongye's deputy suddenly rushed in and said loudly:
"General, the Chu army at Mashankou suddenly let go of many pillbox posts, and it seems that they have begun to withdraw their troops."
"Withdrawal?"
The general's staff in the big tent stopped talking, slightly puzzled.
The confrontation between the two sides is good, why did the Chu army withdraw inexplicably?
As soon as Mashankou is released, there is Nanyang behind it, the terrain around Nanyang is too open and easy to be surrounded to death, and the only pass that can be defended is Xiangyang, does the King of Chu want to die?
Guan Hongye was also inexplicable, put down the teacup, stood up and walked out of the big tent, walked quickly to the juncture, and raised his eyes to look - the defense line of the Chu army in the extreme distance really began to shrink on a large scale, and he was in a hurry to rush back.
Seeing this scene, Guan Hongye was a little dazed, a little confused, and looked at Yang Zunyi next to him:
"General Yang, isn't the Chu army luring the snake out of the hole?"
Yang Zunyi stood with his hands in his hands, looked incomprehensible, shook his head and said:
"The last general doesn't dare to speculate, General Guan is the boss, and he should have a certain number in his heart."
Guan Hongye naturally has a certain number - as soon as the Chu army released Mashankou, Nanyang was in danger, Nanyang was broken, and the rebel army approached Xiangyang, directly blocking the King of Chu, and the King of Chu also beat a fart in Guanzhongdao; He just cut off his head, and he didn't believe that the Chu army would let Ma Shankou go.
Many generals also have this idea in their hearts, thinking that it may be a suspicious plan to lure the snake out of the hole; But this suspicious plan is too similar.
Guan Hongye and many generals saw that most of the Chu army in the distance had been reduced, and even the torches were only 30% of the original.
In this case, as long as you attack with all your might, you will definitely be able to break through. But if you go out and are ambushed and suffer heavy losses, Guanzhong may be in danger.
Guan Hongye was still a little hesitant, until an hour later, the deputy general suddenly ran over in a hurry and said urgently:
"Urgent report - general, Su Wang Shizi Feige has broken through Nanyang, 40,000 Chu troops have returned to help surround Nanyang, Su Wang Shizi is defending the city, ask the general why the reinforcements have not arrived......"
"What?!"
"How is this possible......"
As soon as the words came out, many generals were in an uproar at the juncture.
No wonder the Chu army at Mashankou retreated in a hurry! Nanyang was broken off the back road, and if he didn't retreat, he would wait for death. But how did Nanyang break?
Guan Hongye's face turned pale suddenly, and he turned around and asked angrily: "Nonsense, how can Nanyang be broken?" How did the 15,000 defenders of Nanyang break the city with 2,000 people? ”
The adjutant general naturally couldn't answer this question, and lowered his head and was speechless.
Yang Zunyi's face was slightly solemn, and he said: "His Royal Highness the Prince said that he was going to fight Nanyang, but it is indeed a fantasy for two thousand people to break Nanyang, and it is very similar to a suspicious plan to lure the snake out of the hole. Why don't you send a spy to see what is going on? ”
Guan Hongye didn't believe it either, but the spies came and went, plus the army had been at least five days in the past, in case it was true, Xu Buling broke Nanyang and waited for reinforcements, he was suspicious in Makou Mountain and didn't go, so the Chu army counterattacked back; Afterwards, let's not say what Xu Buling will do to him, all civil and military officials can cut him down, and use it as a negative teaching material for juniors.
Thinking of this, Guan Hongye's heart was cold, and he hurriedly ordered: "Open and close the door, Tu Qianchu, you can mobilize 20,000 cavalry to go out of the customs, go to Nanyang at full speed to relieve the siege, Yang Zunyi and 30,000 foot soldiers to follow, hurry——"
Yang Zunyi was slightly disappointed, nodded, turned around and left......