Chapter 17: The City Breaks
The night was silent, and there were many figures.
At the city gate, more than 1,000 Qingzhou soldiers were fully armed, erected in armor, and arrived at the city gate. ”
Hearing this, the Jianghan soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then the captain of the city guard shouted: "The county guard has an order, it is forbidden to go out of the city!" ”
"Do you want to surrender to the Jingzhou army when you leave the city late at night?"
Looking at it from afar, it was Qingzhou soldiers again, and this Jianghan garrison captain did not have the slightest patience, and directly ridiculed.
In the past few days, scattered Qingzhou soldiers have come every night to try to get out of the city, how can they not be annoyed as guarding the city gate?
It's just that as soon as these words came out, everyone was angry, and the military marquis was even more angry, and there was a looming murderous intent between his eyebrows, and his palm was slowly holding on the hilt of the knife.
"Poof!"
With a knife, the corpse of the garrison captain who had just been alive separated in a blink of an eye, and blood was sprayed.
"Soldiers, kill, kill out of the city, collect the bodies of relatives, and defect to the Han army."
With a knife to kill, the military marquis and the strong man did not continue to hide, and roared angrily.
When the order was passed, more than 1,000 Jingzhou troops knew that there was no turning back from the bow, so they no longer hesitated, and slashed at the defenders of the city with their swords.
In an instant, under the leadership of the military marquis, the Jingzhou army pounced on the Jianghan soldiers like a hungry tiger and attacked fiercely.
At the gate of the city, the Qingzhou soldiers rebelled, and the melee will start!
Originally, this military marquis was also lucky, as long as he could let them out of the city to collect the corpses, he didn't have to rebel.
After all, the Qingzhou soldiers were also a strong force that had followed the King of Wei for decades, and they did not want to surrender to the Jingzhou army until they had no choice but to do so.
It's a pity that the ridicule of the captain of the city guard directly angered the people of Qingzhou, and the anger hidden in the hearts of the Qingzhou soldiers suddenly broke out in the past few days.
As a result, the Qingzhou soldiers directly rebelled!
………
Outside the city, about ten miles away, in the dense forest
In the dark night, a heavily armed and high-spirited number of Jingzhou soldiers were preparing to go, hiding in the dense forest.
After waiting for a long time, there seemed to be a faint roar of fighting at the head of the city ahead, and after a while, the scouts who inquired immediately rushed in.
"Major General, as you expected, there is indeed a rebellion in the city, and at this moment the Qingzhou soldiers in the city are storming the city gate, and the fierce battle between the two sides has entered the white heat."
With the scout's words, all the generals from the side at this moment invariably looked at Guan Ping, and the reverence in their eyes lingered!
After a moment, Zhou Cang was even more excited, and arched his hand and said: "Young General, I am old Zhou, you are really like a god!" ”
At this moment, even Zhou Cang, a fierce general with old qualifications, was impressed by Guan Ping.
At that time, on the night of the second day, when he was ordered to lead the army to garrison the city, but when he attacked the city at night, he was still at a loss and misunderstood, and he did not know what conspiracy his major general was planning.
It wasn't until the next day when Guan Ping asked the prisoners of war to wear Jingzhou army armor to stick outside the city, and then let the real Jingzhou elite hide in the dense forest, that Zhou Cang gradually came to his senses.
At this moment, seeing that the plan succeeded, Zhou Cang, a fierce man who rarely smiled on weekdays, couldn't help but be happy!
After calming down for a moment, Guan Ping straightened up, unaffected by the reverence of the generals around him, with a serious face, and shouted: "Soldiers, today's battle is the key to capturing Xiangyang. ”
"Success or failure is in one fell swoop, you will follow me to seize Cao Thief, an important town in Jianghan and Han, and achieve great achievements!"
"Whew!"
When the words fell, the morale of the Jingzhou soldiers also rose, and they roared and shouted.
At this moment, since the Qingzhou soldiers have rebelled, they can finally take off their disguises and fight happily after hiding for a day.
At this time, Jingzhou Jun's expression was excited, and he was already silently calculating in his heart that tonight's combat exploits would be able to be crowned at several levels.
Of course, not only the soldier's mood was pressing, although Guan Ping was still serious on the surface, he was already overturning the river and the sea in his heart, and he was excited!
"I've been planning for a long time, and I'm finally going to break the city tonight!"
"This battle is the first battle since I took charge alone, and after today, my name will definitely terrify the generals of Cao Ying."
"It will be famous all over the world, hahahaha!"
At this moment, Guan Ping was ecstatic in his heart.
It must be known that Xiangyang City is an important town in Jianghan and Han Dynasty, and it is needless to say that the degree of solidity is naturally needless to say, if it is a strong attack, this city with a water gate, even if it has tens of thousands of soldiers, it is impossible to break the city in a short time.
But since Guan Ping led the crowd to cross the Han River, it was only ten days before he broke through Xiangyang, and his own losses were only more than 1,000 people, almost negligible!
Isn't this kind of feats remarkable?
Even if it is a famous general today, how many people can do it?
Even Zhou Lang, who shined in the Battle of Chibi, spent a year besieging Jiangling with superior forces, plus his own injuries, before finally taking the city with great difficulty.
On the other hand, Guan Ping led 5,000 elite soldiers to capture Xiangyang, which was fortified by more than 4,000 people, and he could easily capture the city in just ten days.
It is conceivable that after this battle, who else dares to underestimate Guan Ping's ability?
After a long time, Guan Ping calmed down slightly, waved his sword on his horse, and said in a loud voice: "Soldiers, follow me to the outside of the city and seize the city!" ”
"Whew! Capture Xiangyang, take Xiangyang. ”
As soon as the order was given, the Jingzhou soldiers immediately roared like a tide, and quickly formed a formation and marched towards the city.
As for Zhou Cang, he did not follow, but was ordered to lead a team of soldiers to gallop all the way towards the shore of the Han River!
Under the order of Guan Ping, there are still the most important important places to be captured.
………
Inside the city
There was such a big movement at the gate of the city, and in just a few moments, the news of the mutiny of the Qingzhou soldiers had already spread throughout the city.
When Lu Chang heard the news, he immediately put on armor and came out with a sword, and began to gather his soldiers, preparing to go to support the direction of the city gate.
Seeing the Jianghan soldiers who were slowly forming in front of him, Lu Chang's face was complicated, and he muttered: "Alas, the Qingzhou soldiers have followed the King of Wei for decades, but in the end they are not as good as the Jianghan soldiers. ”
"What an irony!"
To say that after Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army this time, the most incredible thing about Cao Wei was that the veteran general who followed Cao Cao surrendered to Ban, but Pang De, who surrendered later, would rather die than give in.
Now, Lu Chang also feels that this is a great irony, originally to hold Xiangyang, he still valued the Qingzhou soldiers the most, but unfortunately God played a joke on him again.
The Qingzhou soldiers, whom he was proud of, mutinied, but now he had to rely on the Jianghan soldiers to quell the rebellion.
Just as he was about to set off, Lu Chang saw Le Qi rushing towards him, thought a little in his heart, and walked quickly.
"Leqi, now that the battle situation is urgent, I will lead the people to the city gate to support, and you quickly mobilize all the people in the city and move to the water village."
When the words fell, the situation was urgent, and Lu Chang instantly led the Jiang Han soldiers to gallop towards the city gate!
At this moment, although Lu Chang did not explicitly say that Xiangyang would be lost, Ke Leqi was also a smart person and already knew the battle situation at this time.
After a deep groan, Le Qi led more than 100 guards to turn around and march towards the city, and began to transfer the wounded and others.
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