Zhou Fei led 300 elite subordinates to Jiangyang County five days ago pretending to be autumn harvest tenant farmers in batches, and has been hiding in the Li Mansion, with the protection of the Li Mansion, the 300 people have been safe and sound, at noon this day, Li Run returned home from Jiangdu, and brought Zhou Fei an emergency order from Runzhou, and the main general Li Bing ordered Zhou Fei to remove the beacon in Jiangyang County before tonight's watch.

As soon as it was dark, three hundred elite soldiers gathered in the east courtyard of the Li Mansion, which was a compound specially set up for them, usually they all wore the coarse cloth short clothes of the tenant farmers, but tonight they all changed into the armor of the Jin army, holding short spears and shields, and carrying sabers at their waists, which was a five-hundred-hundred-set armor secretly stored in the underground warehouse of the Li Mansion more than a month ago.

"There are only 300 defenders in Jiangyang County, just like us, tonight we are going to take Jiangyang County and destroy the beacon, I will lead twenty brothers to destroy the beacon, General Luo and General He will each lead one hundred and forty people to take the two city gates, and after ensuring that the city gate is in our hands, we will go and destroy the enemy camp."

The crowd responded, and the soldiers were gearing up, waiting for the order to strike.

Zhou Fei saw that the time was almost up, so he ordered: "Attack!" ”

The soldiers rushed out from the side gate of the Li Mansion in three ways, and Zhou Fei led twenty of the most elite soldiers to attack the beacon, which was located in the northeast corner, not far from them, and in all the actions, the beacon was the first step, and only after taking the beacon, other actions could begin.

The beacon is built on the city wall, the beacon has three layers, the bottom is a passage, the second floor is the resting place of several soldiers, the top is the beacon, full of firewood, firewood and grass, usually covered with oilcloth at ordinary times.

Zhou Fei has long known this beacon well, the entrance and exit are on the left, it is a two-foot long and wide window, and then hang a pair of soft ladders, soldiers climb in and out from this window, usually the soft ladders are put away, but a row of wooden stakes are nailed to the wall next to the soft ladder, which is convenient for soldiers to support, and now this row of wooden stakes is convenient for Zhou Fei to climb.

Twenty soldiers were deployed around the beacon, monitoring every move in the city and under the city, Zhou Fei bit a sharp horizontal knife in his mouth, quickly climbed up, and when he passed the window, he found that the baffle of the window was hidden, he didn't care about the soldiers inside, and went directly to the top.

The top is full of dry firewood and straw, and there is a jar of fire oil next to it, the firewood and grass are covered with oilcloth, half of it is exposed, Zhou Fei looked out, and the following is outside the city, he made a decisive move, threw all the fire oil and firewood and grass under the city, and in a moment, all the items on the roof were swept away by him.

There is also an exit on the roof, but there is a cover on it, and the cover is locked from below, he can't open it, Zhou Fei turned back to the window, pushed open the hidden window, and rolled in.......

The two deputy generals, Luo Yinghui and He Jiong, each led 140 people to ambush near the east and west city gates, and they were patiently waiting for the signal at the beacon place, and they must take the beacon before they can do it, otherwise it is easy to startle the snake.

At this time, there was a fire on the city wall, which was immediately extinguished, and soon it was ignited and extinguished again, three times in a row, and this was the signal.

Luo Yinghui and He Jiong issued an order at the same time, "Attack-"

Each of them led more than a hundred men to the city gate........

The time was still a little short of a watch, the battle of Jiangyang County was over, half of the three hundred defenders were wiped out, and the other half surrendered to the Jin army, at this time most of the people in Jiangyang City were asleep, but there were still a few people who were awakened by the sound of fighting outside.

The Wu family in the south of the city is one of them, the Wu family has always been one of the big families in Yangzhou, but entering the wealthy class is the time of the past few years, the eldest son of the head of the family Wu Duo Wu Theorem was originally the governor of Yangzhou, Zhu Zhu after the capture of Yangzhou, in order to consolidate the rule of Yangzhou, specially attracted the local forces of Yangzhou, and the long history of Wu Theorem was favored by Liu Sigu and recommended to Zhu Jun.

Five years ago, Wu Theorem was transferred to the Luoyang Imperial Court and promoted to the Ministry of Rites, and the Wu family also got a lot of benefits, and seized nearly 200 hectares of land and a large number of assets in Yangzhou, and became one of the three wealthy families in Yangzhou.

It can be said that the Wu family is the beneficiary of Zhu Zhu's dynasty, and at the same time has become a staunch supporter of Zhu Zhu's dynasty, they have formed an alliance of interests, one is prosperous, and one is lost, once the Zhu Zhu dynasty falls, the Wu family will inevitably be liquidated.

In the room, the head of the family, Wu Duo, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, circling around the room, he had received a report from his family that an army of unknown origin had occupied Jiangyang County.

Of course, Wu Duo knew very well what was going on outside, the Jin army took Jiangyang County, which meant that the Jin army was going to attack Jiangdu, most likely tonight.

How should I go to Jiangdu to deliver letters?

Jiangyang County generally notified Jiangdu City more than ten miles away through the beacon fire, if the beacon fire could not report the news, then it could only send people to Jiangdu.

But how do you get out of town? Wu Duo knew very well that the city gate must have been blocked and closed, and he couldn't get out at all.

At this time, Wu Duo's second son, Wu Definition, cautiously suggested: "Father, maybe you can get out by water!" ”

One sentence reminded Wu Duo that the East City Gate is an amphibious city gate, and there is a water gate next to the city gate, but since the Jin army occupies the East City Gate, the water gate must also be controlled.

Wu Duo sighed and said, "I'm afraid that I won't be able to get out of the water gate!" ”

Wu Definition thought for a while and said: "Maybe ordinary people can't go out, but children think that some special people can go out." ”

Wu Duo frowned, "Where are there any special people?" ”

"Did Father forget the kappa?"

Kappa is a person's nickname, this person is a very famous person in Jiangyang County, surnamed Lu, in fact, is a little dwarf, like a five-year-old child, since he was a child, he followed his father to fish in the Yangtze River, the water is excellent, and now he is in his thirties, and now he is making a living in a class.

The wooden fence of the water gate is only half a foot wide, ordinary people can't get through, but kappa can get through, Wu Duo suddenly had the spirit, and hurriedly asked, "Can you find him now?" ”

Wu Zhi nodded, "The child knows where his home is?" I asked the butler to fetch him. ”

Half an hour later, the housekeeper brought a little dwarf into the inner hall, his name was Lu Jiulang, the figure was like a five-year-old child, he played the harlequin in the military play, and he was more famous in Yangzhou and nearby states and counties.

Lu Jiulang was already on the road knowing what Wu Yuanwai wanted to ask him to do, and as soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "Wu Yuanwai, it's okay to ask me to send a letter, but my price is not low." ”

Wu Duo's face suddenly darkened, and he asked with an unhappy face, "How much do you want?" ”

Lu Jiulang raised a finger, "At least one hundred taels of silver!" ”

Wu Duo was suddenly furious, usually looking for someone to go to Jiangdu to deliver a letter is only a dozen pennies, this little man actually asked for a hundred taels of silver, why didn't he rob it?

"Lu Jiulang, although it's a bit troublesome to send the letter now, the price you ask for is too much!"

Lu Jiulang jumped up suddenly, "I, Lu Jiulang, have a person with a face and skin in Yangzhou, are you the one who sends the letter?" For the sake of the silver, I will take the risk of killing your head to run for you, at this price, you have to be too expensive, find someone else! ”

After speaking, Lu Jiulang turned around and left, Wu Duo knew that he was the only hope, and now was not the time to bargain, so he hurriedly grabbed Lu Jiulang, "One hundred taels is one hundred taels, please ask my brother to run for me." ”

Lu Jiulang stretched out his hand, "Give me the silver and the letter together, and I won't give it credit!" ”

Wu Duo had no choice but to order someone to take a hundred taels of silver and hand it to Lu Jiulang, and gave him a letter in a sealed bamboo tube, and repeated a few words of advice before Lu Jiulang left in a hurry.

A quarter of an hour later, a small black shadow emerged from the bottom of the water gate and swam into the moat, and the black shadow climbed ashore and hurried in the direction of Jiangdu.

.........

At this time, a watch has passed, fifty ships of 3,000 stone have sailed into the canal from the Yangtze River, heading towards the city of Jiangdu, fifty ships are full of 10,000 troops, and they will become the first main force to attack Jiangdu.

These large ships were huge, about two to five feet high, almost as level as the head of the city, especially the first few ships, the height of which had exceeded the city walls.

It is also a good idea to replace the siege ladder with a warship, but only if the moat is wide and the water is deep enough, but an experienced defender can also think that the opponent will attack the city with a boat, so he will lay a stake in the moat.

However, there are no wooden piles in Jiangdu City, this is because the moat and canal of Jiangdu are one, and a large number of merchant ships and tank ships also have to pass through the moat, and laying wooden piles will affect normal ship navigation.

The fleet sailed mightily, less than five miles from Jiangdu City, and the soldiers on board could clearly see the outline of the city in the twilight.

At this time, Lu Jiulang, who came to Jiangdu to deliver a letter, also arrived at the city of Jiangdu.