Chapter 14: The Xiapi Rebellion (3)
Red Turban Army, 13,000 people.
The Great God Army, 9,000 people.
The rest of the ministries combined, 30,000 people.
A small Xiapi actually gathered more than 50,000 people, and their various units were stationed in the mountains and forests around Yulin Town, and only a few people in charge were sent to Yulin Town to discuss the night attack.
When everything was done, everyone returned to their respective positions and discussed the middle of the night, and they finally decided on only one thing - the time of the night attack.
It's tomorrow night.
Wu Chi was alone in the room, unable to sleep for a long time, several leaders of the Great God Army were all thieves of chickens and dogs, they only thought about killing people and collecting money, but never thought about their future, they always felt that this kind of day was the most comfortable, but Wu Chi didn't think that he had long been fed up with the days of being chased by officials and soldiers, he had to really hold the authority and have a city of his own, so that he could feel at ease, as for what the other leaders of the Great God Army thought, he didn't want to ask, and he didn't care.
Those who dare to stand in their way deserve to die.
Xu Zhi stood by the window, the moon and stars were scarce, there was no cloud in the sky, he stood with his hands in his hands, and looked at the direction of Xiapi from the window.
Xiapi is a strategic county connecting the towns in the southwest of Xuzhou, and taking Xiapi is equivalent to firmly grasping the southwest of Xuzhou in his hands, so as to slow down the Xuzhou counties, it is only a matter of time.
Xu Zhi suddenly looked up at the bright moon in the sky, he clenched his fists, and his face was irrepressibly excited.
The rise of the rebel army is tomorrow night!
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The next day, in the evening.
Wang Kun originally planned to leave after eating at noon today, but there were two men who ate unclean things yesterday and kept having stomach troubles, no way, Wang Kun had to agree to stay for another night, he heard from Wu Ji what the golden armor guard said last night, he always had a bad premonition in his heart, so he wanted to leave immediately, today's delay, he became more and more uneasy, but Wu Ji persuaded him:
"I found out that those scouts were only yesterday, they left in the afternoon, even if their large army was close, they could not set off in the starry night when they got the news, and the next day they came to attack Xiapi, if you want me to say, it will be at least another three days before they come, and by then, we have already left Xiapi."
Wang Kun nodded reluctantly, but he couldn't do it all day, so he just ...... The night of the Tuobayan night attack was the same.
The two men with stomach troubles had taken medicine, and the symptoms were reduced a lot, but after a day, the whole person collapsed, and at this moment both of them were lying on their sides on their respective beds, and they were planning to rest well and save no strength the next morning.
At this time, the guests who ate and drank were all gone, and only occasionally came in to inquire about the people staying in the hotel, as soon as they came in, they saw Wang Kun's miserable face, and they were immediately frightened and ran out of the inn.
Wang Kun sat in the lobby of the inn, pinching a handkerchief in his hand, frowning, his face was solemn, the owner of the inn looked at it from a distance, and also felt that such a big Buddha sitting there was quite scary, but it was not good to let this big customer move the nest, so he had to lower his head and pretend not to see it, crackling his own calculations.
Liu Yichen sat next to Wang Kun quietly, he glanced at Wang Kun's appearance, and asked, "Prince...... But what's on your mind? ”
"Our family ......" just said
exit, Wang Kun stopped immediately, he didn't want to expose his identity as an internal supervisor, so when he walked out, it would be too conspicuous, so as not to cause some unnecessary trouble, he had been covering it up very well before, many people felt that this was just a sick old man, and did not regard him as an internal supervisor, and now he accidentally lost his attitude, Wang Kun hurriedly raised his head, and after making sure that there was only Liu Yichen around, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm so flustered, I always feel that something big is going to happen, at the beginning, On the night of Tuobyan's siege, my heart was like this, even if I didn't know that Tuoba Yan had already attacked the city, my heart kept beating. ”
Liu Yichen just nodded, but did not speak, he had a premonition that no one could say for sure about this kind of thing, and he didn't dare to make a conclusion.
Wang Kun was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Now they are both better, otherwise...... Let's pack up now and get off right away? ”
When Liu Yichen heard this, he hurriedly smiled and waved his hand, "The prince is in a hurry, although he has a hunch that this thing ...... It's a bit mysterious, but as General Wu said, those people definitely won't come to attack Xiapi tonight, besides, we have already told the county guard, and he will probably pay attention, so the prince doesn't have to worry about it tonight, have a good rest, and tomorrow morning, as soon as the morning dawns, we will go on the road. ”
Wang Kun sighed, then nodded reluctantly, and sighed, "I hope so." ”
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At night, everything is silent.
Carrying lanterns and gongs, the husband walked along the streets and alleys, shouting from time to time, "Ring the gong to notice, close the doors and windows, and be careful of the candles!" ”
"Knock-knock! Boom! Boom! Boom. ”
Then, there is the sound of the gong in four slow and fast, which is to tell those who are not immersed in sleep that the fifth watch is over.
The guards on the city wall had long since slept soundly, they leaned against the city wall, gathered around the campfire, held their weapons, snoring, and smashing their mouths, and those who kept vigil had already closed their eyes, drowsy, and a little more perseverance, but they could still walk a few steps around their posts, but they were not guarding the city, but staring at some places in the city that were still lit, guessing what was going on there, although the heads of these big-headed soldiers would only think about those dirty things.
The county guard did receive a notice from Wang Kun early this morning, telling him that a group of suspicious people had come to the city, and they might make a big move in the near future, but the county guard didn't care, and didn't even notify these soldiers guarding the city.
In a few houses in the city, the people inside did not sleep, they did not light the lamps, but sat in their seats, staring straight into each other's eyes.
They were waiting for a signal.
In the rooms of some small inns, the guests inside did not sleep, and there was a pot of tea in front of them, and their bodies were hidden in the darkness, while their eyes were glowing with cold.
They, too, are waiting for a signal.
Wang Kun lay on the bed, tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, his heart was more panicked than during the day, so he sat up, according to the sparse moonlight, poured himself a cup of tea, a cup of tea in his stomach, he slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, returned to the bed, and forced himself to close his eyes.
On the edge of the outer city wall, pitch-black shadows emerged from the darkness and slowly approached the city wall.
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Outside the city of Xiapi,
In the south of the city, the camp of the Xiapi army.
Although the guards here are not strict, they are much better than the situation on the city wall, but the two guards in the direction of the main gate of the camp are still walking back and forth with their sabers at their waists, and one or two groups of patrolling soldiers can be seen in the camp.
Wu Chi gently calmed the restless horses under him, raised his head again, and looked at the situation in the camp, and behind him, about 15,000 soldiers of the rebel army had already surrounded the camp of the Xiapi army, they hid in the shadows, and when Wu Chi gave an order, they would wave their weapons and rush up to crush the camp of the Xiapi army.
Wu Chi licked his dry lips, and suddenly raised his right hand, and the people behind him immediately raised their heads and looked straight at his hand in the shadows of the trees.
He waved his hand down, and the rebel soldiers behind him suddenly roared loudly, they roared, waved their weapons and rushed forward, not only in one direction, but ...... From every direction.
The soldiers on the night watch, startled by the sudden roar, held the knife at their waists and looked around to see where the sound was coming from, but upon closer inspection, they found ...... Not in one direction, but around, everywhere this sound.
They...... It's already surrounded.
The faces of the soldiers on the night vigil changed, and they immediately turned around, grabbed the gong beside them, and ran towards the camp shouting as they rang it vigorously, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”
The 6,000 soldiers in the camp woke up almost at the same time, and without thinking, they turned over and got out of bed, grabbed the weapons around them, put on their armor as fast as they could, and then drew their swords out of their sheaths, and rushed out of the camp with a solemn face, only to see the dark night and the overwhelming enemy.
Compared with the Xiapi army, the weapons of the rebel army are simply simple and terrible, they are holding hoes, sickles, clubs, and even branches that have just been broken, they are facing the heavily armed, armored, and sword-wielding Xiapi defenders, but in their eyes, they are not afraid, this time, they are not the side being chased, they are the one who launched the attack! Moreover, their strength was more than twice that of these heavily armed soldiers, so they had no fear.
The commander of the Xiapi army came out of the camp tent, he had drunk some wine last night, although it was not much, but now he was awakened from his sleep by the sound of this shout of killing, his head still hurt, he grabbed his sword, looked around coldly, but he did not even know the number of enemies.
But no matter how many there are, just kill them all.
The rebel soldiers who rushed to the front almost reached the wall of the camp, the wooden wall was not strong, but it was also a means to block their advance.
There were already burning rockets on the watchtower shooting towards this side, and the rebels' impact formation was too concentrated, and as soon as the rockets hit, they brought down a large area, and the fire that burned down became a barrier to their impact.
The soldiers guarding the gate of the camp were in a hurry, but they still set up their shields, and they held their shields in one hand and spears in the other, their faces solemn, and their whole bodies trembled with excitement.
It's been a long time since you've faced the enemy like this and plunged the spear into your body!
"Come on!" The shield-wielding soldiers shouted.
"Kill !!" The poorly equipped, but fearless soldiers screamed.
The two armies collided, and the flames of war were finally ignited.