Chapter 751: Qingbo Gate Breaks
When the battle between Wangjiang and Yongjin broke out, and the sound of killing shook the sky, the other gates of Hangzhou were as calm as ever, except for a few guards who were still guarding the city, there was no figure in sight. And these people don't have much vigilance at this time, at least from the current point of view, the Song army has no intention of dividing troops to attack each gate anymore.
And among them, the most relaxed one is none other than Qingbomen's side. Because this place is the farthest away from the Wangjiang Gate, which is in full swing, and there is a shoal only a few feet deep outside the gate, the big ships of the Song army can't pass at all, so they naturally don't have to worry about being suddenly attacked. Only when the sound of killing in the distance faintly came, could the guards at the head of the city remember their situation and subconsciously clench the weapons in their hands.
However, their eyes were more in the direction of Wangjiang and Yongjin Second Gate, and they only glanced at the outside of the city. In this way, it was naturally impossible for them to notice that there were already many dark shadows under the murky water that were rapidly approaching, approaching the wooden fence-like gate.
In addition to facilitating the large ships to enter the Yongjinmen area and catching the defenders off guard, the sudden release of water in the upper reaches of the Qiantang River actually had a more important purpose - to muddy the waters outside Hangzhou. Because the muddy water is easy to touch the fish, so that people can touch the Qingbo Gate from the bottom of the water unconsciously.
This is the gap that Sun Tu really wants to open this time, whether it is the Wangjiang Gate where the soldiers are pressing, or the Yongjin Gate that is attacked by thousands of sails, it is just a pretext to confuse the enemy. And now, most of this plan has been successful, led by the hundreds of most proficient water characters, led by San Ruan, Zhang Heng and the Tong brothers, can stay under the water for a long time, a few masters similar to fish and shrimp have already dived in front of the wooden fence-like Qingbo Gate, and with their eyesight, they can even see clearly through the muddy water the number of defenders above, but only five hundred, even if you add the men and horses below, it is no more than one or two thousand.
Enough to deal with! These people are not only water-based, but also clever in killing people, and they take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to launch a surprise attack at nightfall, if they can't take this city gate again, they don't have the face to claim that they are once a member of the Liangshan Water Army.
Of course, the most important thing to win the door is how to get in. And in this regard, it is not difficult for them, because the water gate in front of them, which is like a wooden fence, is completely empty in their eyes, and it is all flawed.
Of course, the water gate cannot be as majestic and strong as the dry door, and it cannot even be made of gold and iron or heavy wood, after all, it is better to be lighter if it is always soaked in water and often needs to be opened and closed like a floodgate. Originally, Hangzhou was not in any strategic location, let alone the capital of the Song Dynasty, and some loopholes were naturally a matter of course.
They didn't even have to think about cutting down the wooden fences, they just dived deeper, and soon they could see that there was a gap several feet high between the water gate and the bottom of the river—a gap, a fast passage into the city.
After seeing this gap, Zhang Heng, who was the head, couldn't help but smile proudly, and with a wave of his hands and feet, people had jumped forward quickly like swimming fish, and as soon as he turned around, he easily passed through the door, and the others followed suit, so only a moment later, they had safely entered the city of Hangzhou. Without stopping for any time, the group moved forward again, and soon found themselves in a ditch next to the wall. Not far away, several soldiers were sitting or standing lazily, talking about something in a whisper, and what was more unbearable than the guards at the head of the city was that their weapons were far away, and they looked completely undefended.
Under the cover of the twilight that had already fallen, a human head emerged from the water, and after replacing the turbid breath that had been held for a long time, several leaders only waved their hands, and everyone quickly and silently leaned over. Until they got close to the shore, the people on the shore didn't even notice it.
Zhang Heng did not hesitate at all, and did not start to ask the other party if he wanted to eat wontons or bandao noodles as he did when he did no capital business on the Xunyang River in the past, and his feet were only kicked under the water, and the person had jumped up like a dragon out of the sea, and at the same time as a loud noise, he had jumped to the top of the two gossiping soldiers on the shore. When they came to their senses and looked back, the steel knife in their hands had slashed out diagonally, and with a continuous pop, they actually cut off two heads at once, and the screams were only half a sound.
On the other side, the movements of the other people were no slower than Zhang Heng's, sweeping diagonally in the air, Tong Wei and Tong Meng brothers had already thrown the flying fork continuously, accurately nailing it into the back of the heads of those soldiers who couldn't even turn their heads, and the tip of the fork that came out of their mouths completely sealed their screams. In comparison, the three heroes of the Ruan Thi, who are better at close combat, are a little rougher in their movements, and when a few short knives slash past, the enemy screams and flashes in surprise. But it didn't work, and the next few knives quickly finished off these unprepared guys.
When the other brothers in the water came ashore one after another, all the twenty or thirty people on the shore died. However, this little movement still alarmed the nearby soldiers, and with the shouting, someone had already rushed with weapons and torches.
Zhang Heng immediately made a decision and shouted: "Kill the city gate first, take the city gate, and then deal with the others!" As he spoke, with a swing of the long knife in his hand, the man had already strode straight towards the Qingbo Gate, which was also moving.
The three Ruan brothers were a little uncomfortable with his self-assertive order, but after seeing that everyone else agreed, they followed closely, and they no longer hesitated, and moved in unison, but the speed was a little faster, and they actually took a step forward to kill the two Wu soldiers who rushed out, and they had already killed them with knives in their hands.
The soldiers of the Wu Army, who came out ...... after him, suddenly woke up at this time, and immediately screamed loudly like a heartbreak, but this cry also stopped abruptly, because one of Tong Wei's flying forks had steadily shot into his mouth, and the other people had also rushed forward like flying, and between the swords and guns, these guys who rushed out first were also killed.
The gap between the two sides is simply too great. You must know that this naval army that dared to sneak into the city with hundreds of people was the absolute backbone of Liangshanbo, and all of them were good at killing people without blinking. On the contrary, the defenders here in Qingbomen are the existence of little combat power in the Wu army, and at most they rely on their geographical advantages to deal with the enemy. Now that they have lost this advantage, they have been attacked by surprise and panic, how can they possibly pose the slightest threat to these wolf-like and terrible enemies? "Kill!" Zhang Heng had rushed up the stairs by the city wall with an arrow step, and at the same time he shouted violently, he happened to meet an enemy who had been snatched down, and without saying a word, the knife in his hand had rushed out, and immediately split the man in two, and his steps did not pause at all.
The others are also average, in line with the idea of taking the city head first, then taking the city wall, and then expanding the results of the battle, everyone is killing up vigorously, the hundreds of people in the city came in a hurry, and they couldn't stop their fierce rush at all, and after a while, the stairs were full of Wu Jun's corpses, and the others were even more frightened and didn't dare to go up again, so they retreated backwards.
And at this time, they have been killed, and at the same time, in order not to leave any trouble, these killing gods will not have any reservations, even if the enemy is no longer able to resist, they still slash and kill, like a tiger into a flock of sheep, constantly slaughtering these Wu soldiers, the screams suddenly sounded, and some people jumped directly into the water under the city in order to escape for their lives, and then the pop sound continued to sound from below.
Seeing that the situation was settled, the Wu troops below were also intimidated by their murderous aura, and they didn't dare to step forward easily, Zhang Heng was even more overjoyed, and immediately shouted: "Quickly find a winch to open the city gate, and also, set fire to the fence outside, so that this side will be completely broken!" "It's worthy of being an old thief for many years, and this method is quite familiar.
At this time, the Ruan brothers no longer cared about competing with them, and had already led their men down to kill again, and soon found a winch mechanism located near the city gate. After leaving a few people to start twisting the small wooden disc of the car, so that the rope on it continued to rise, and slowly raised the city gate over there, the others rushed forward with a shout, killing those Wu soldiers scattered and fled. Someone then grabbed a torch and started a fire near the Qingbo Gate.
This is not only to destroy the defense of the city gate, but also to convey the news to the brothers of the other two gates that they have succeeded. Presumably, when the time comes, General Sun will send follow-up men and horses to really grab this city gate in his own hands.
And as long as a city gate is captured, even if this Qingbo Gate is just a small water gate, it is enough for the Song army to successfully enter Hangzhou and completely occupy the capital of the puppet Wu State.
While setting fires and constantly rushing to kill and kill the enemy, these hundreds of people have become a crushing force, killing the defenders who were originally here all retreating and fleeing like lost dogs. At the same time, something big happened here, and the news that the city gate had changed hands was quickly known to both the enemy and the enemy through various means.
At this moment, the stalemate situation that had been stalemate for more than a month finally changed completely, not only Pang Wanchun and other Wu soldiers on Wangjiang Gate who were fighting, were very anxious, but even Fang Fei and Jiang Shihu, who had been sitting firmly in the city, were also frightened, and the latter two hurriedly transferred all the soldiers and horses that could still be mobilized at hand to snatch control of Qingbo Gate, they knew too well what it would mean once this portal was lost.
And after sending people out, Jiang Shihu showed a treacherous smile on his face: "Sun Tu, Sun Tu, it seems that I still underestimated your ability, and there is such a trick." But that's okay, I finally lived up to my preparations, if Hangzhou really falls into your hands, it will be the time for my revenge! ”