In Bianliang City, when the sound of fighting in the west camp resounded in the quiet night, a cruel ambush battle was also going on tragically near the east camp. The difference is that this time, it is not Huang Jiang, the deputy commander of the front of the palace, who is singing the leading role this time, but Li Kang, the head of the front of the palace. The commander of the front division of the palace and the deputy commander of the envoy rank are above Du Yu Hou, and Du Yu Hou Li Kang is a small leader in the original palace guards, and he is the old man in the palace guards. When the palace front division was formed, Li Kang was appointed as Du Yuhou to handle the daily affairs of the palace front department, but he was also diligent and steady, and acted in a low-key manner, which was praised by everyone.

It is precisely because of this person's low profile that the rising star Huang Jiang and others did not take Li Kang in their eyes at all. Usually relying on the emperor's trust and commanding him, Li Kang did not have the slightest dissatisfaction.

However, today, when Huang Jiang led more than 1,000 forbidden troops in front of the palace and Liu Sheng's 15,000 soldiers to Dongying, the accident happened to Li Kang.

The location of Dongying is located in the north of Xiatu Bridge south of the Bianhe River in Dongshuimen, and the soldiers and horses could directly go straight to Dongying on the north side of Xiatu Bridge from Hengjie outside Baokang Gate to carry out an attack, but Li Kang suddenly came out on the way and made a suggestion.

"General Huang, let's go to Dongying with such fanfare, I'm afraid things won't be easy. As far as I know, there is a lookout tower in Dongying, and I am afraid that they will be aware of it. Once detected, it will be difficult for the sneak attack plan to succeed. Besides, there are dozens of arrow towers guarding the main gate of the Dongying camp. And the walls of the camp were as tall as a city. Even if you can successfully reach the main gate of the camp, it will not be so easy to break through the camp gate. We don't even have a ladder to climb, how can we attack? There will be a lot of casualties. ”

Huang Jiang has no real skills, and he can get Guo Kun's trust precisely because he can pat the horse and slap the beard, and he will figure out Guo Kun's thoughts to make Guo Kun happy. In Funiu Mountain, when Guo Kun was in the most depressed mood, the Yellow River brought Guo Kun a lot of comfort. Huang Jiang is still a good person, and he speaks well. Under the deliberate flattery, Guo Kun felt the feeling of being respected. At that time, almost everyone's eyes in the entire Funiu Mountain Luoyan Valley were on Lin Jue, and even the original palace guards became Lin Jue's admirers after joining the Luoyan Army, which was a rare comfort for Guo Kun.

Guo Kun defined it as seeing the truth in adversity, so when he saw the personal guard battalion around him, he asked Huang Jiang to select people and set up a personal guard battalion of hundreds of people. After entering Bianliang, Huang Jiang naturally held the important position of the front division of the palace. The main and deputy envoys are all their own people, so Guo Kun can sleep peacefully.

After hearing Li Kang's words, Huang Jiang hesitated a little in his heart. He didn't want to take risks, but Shen Tan insisted on driving ducks to the shelves to participate in the battle, and he was already a little drumming in his heart. Hearing Li Kang say this at this moment, he is indeed a little worried.

"Master Li, what do you say you should do? What's the best way not to do it? Huang Jiang frowned and asked.

"Deputy Envoy Huang, either we have to get some weapons to attack the camp, not to mention catapults or anything, let's get hundreds of ladders. Otherwise, as soon as the gate of the Dongying camp is closed, we people will be afraid that many people will die if we want to attack it. Li Kang said in a deep voice.

"Where are you going to get a ladder at this time? The storehouse is in the east and west camps, and there are armories in the inner city, but if we go to get them now, won't we immediately startle the snakes? Carrying a large number of ladders through the inner city gate, the other party will definitely be suspicious, and it is too late in time. Aren't you talking in vain? Huang Jiang smacked his lips and said.

"yes, it's too late. And it's easy to startle snakes. I'm afraid there's only one way. Li Kang groaned.

"Oh? What's the solution? Huang Jiang asked.

Li Kang said: "I know a secluded street that leads to Dongying

Side door on the north side. Originally, there was only one main gate in the east camp, but the last time Marshal Lin went out on the expedition, in order to facilitate the dispatch of troops and the transportation of materials in and out of the camp, a side gate was opened on the north side. It was a makeshift gate of the camp, and there were no towers or defenses on the left. If we could rush in through the gate of the camp without us noticing, wouldn't we be able to catch them by surprise and annihilate the soldiers and horses in the camp in their sleep? ”

Huang Jiang frowned and said, "Another side door? How did I not know? ”

Li Kang smiled: "How could Deputy Envoy Huang notice these things. On that day, the army went out, and I was responsible for coordinating the soldiers and horses in front of the palace to escort the emperor to the school field for review. On the street to the left of the east school field, I have to arrange people and horses to guard. So I know about it. It was a temporary side gate to avoid a large number of soldiers and horses coming out of the main camp gate to block the road. Therefore, the side door was opened to allow the large number of vehicles and people on the expedition to move separately to avoid confusion. ”

Huang Jiang nodded slowly, he remembered the day when Lin Jue led the army to the expedition and inspected the soldiers and horses on the east school field. On that day, tens of thousands of carts and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses gathered in the square. These vehicles and supplies were previously stored in Dongying. When all of them go out of the city and arrive at the school yard in a short period of time, there will indeed be chaos and congestion. The best thing to do is to go separately, so opening a side gate seems like a reasonable choice.

"You mean there's a secluded path leading to the camp gate? You mean, we rerouted to raid the side door? "Huangjiang Road.

Li Kang nodded and said, "Exactly." Passing through Niuhang Street, it is at the west side of the camp gate. Although the streets are a little narrower, they are definitely not noticeable. I am from Beijing, and I am very familiar with the streets and alleys of Beijing. The area around Niuhang Street is full of high-rise mansions, and this street is the passage between the mansions, which is convenient for the people to transport rice, rape and vegetables to these large families in ox carts. Nowadays, these houses are basically empty, the big families have long been gone, and some have been raided by the imperial court, and they have all been sealed. Therefore, it is not necessary to expose your whereabouts because of disturbing the residents. I think a surprise attack from there is the best way to do it, but it's up to Vice Huang to come up with the idea. I'm just making a suggestion. Frontal assault on the camp...... This one...... It's not impossible, I'm just afraid that there will be a situation where I can't attack for a long time, and the casualties are too right, which will alarm the other fallen wild goose soldiers and horses in the city. ”

Huang Jiang nodded slowly, if someone else made such a suggestion, Huang Jiang was afraid that he would have to consider it, after all, the army moved casually, and did not investigate on the spot, which was somewhat arbitrary. But when these words came out of Li Kang's mouth, Huang Jiang felt that he must be credible. In addition, Huang Jiang didn't want to encounter the situation that Li Kang said, so he quickly made a decision.

Huang Jiang found Liu Sheng and proposed to change the route, but Liu Sheng was a cautious person, and he felt a little uneasy. According to Huang Jiang, Niuhang Street is less than two zhang wide, but it is actually just a narrow street. Fifteen or six thousand soldiers and horses marched from such narrow streets, and I am afraid that they will be overcrowded. If someone is ambushed, it is a disaster.

Liu Sheng's words angered Huang Jiang, who frowned and said, "Lord Liu, what do you mean by this?" You mean I'm not going to hurt you? Isn't this also to be able to quickly take down the East Camp and complete the task of annihilating the soldiers and horses of the East Camp? There are many arrow towers at the main gate of Dongying, and we don't have a ladder or anything, so I discussed this matter with you. If you think I'm talkative, I'm a fart. When you can't attack for a while, you have suffered heavy casualties, or you have alarmed other soldiers and horses, and it is out of control, don't blame me for not telling you clearly. ”

When Liu Sheng saw Huang Jiang say this, he was also a little worried. Failure to capture Dongying will slow down the entire plan. The fact is indeed what Huang Jiang said, his soldiers and horses did not carry any siege equipment. A large amount of supplies and baggage are outside the city, because

For fear that the carriages and horses would alarm the defenders in the city, they did not enter the city according to Shen Tan's advice. If the book encounters a strong camp, it is indeed a bit tricky.

Moreover, at this moment, Liu Sheng naturally absolutely trusts Huang Jiang. Although the terrain of Niuhang Street is dangerous, it should not be possible to encounter an ambush, after all, this is a surprise operation, and no news has been revealed beforehand.

Thinking of this, Liu Sheng hurriedly said: "General Huang, don't be angry, isn't this also to be cautious?" Huang Jiangjun was right, so according to General Huang's suggestion, we changed the route. ”

As soon as the order was given, the soldiers and horses were rerouted. The original plan to cross the Bianhe River from the lower earth bridge was changed to cross the river at the upper earth bridge. The two bridges are three miles apart, so as to avoid soldiers and horses being too close to Dongying and being discovered in advance. After crossing the Shangtu Bridge, entering the street outside Lijingmen, and under the guidance of Li Kang, the soldiers and horses turned and drilled into a dark side street. This street is Niu Hang Street.

As Li Kang said, this place is full of high-rise houses with high walls on both sides and trees covering the sky. The so-called street in the middle is just a passage for these large families to deliver daily necessities such as rice, grain, vegetables and vegetables. These high-rise houses have a small door in the back garden, which is convenient for carrying these things into the house. When Bianliang City was still a prosperous time, the ox carts were busy here, and the people who rushed to deliver goods outside the city were endless, and the stewards at the back door of each house commanded the handling here, and the people accompanied the smiling faces to tie these stewards. It was also a lively scene. However, nowadays, the large houses on both sides are dark and quiet, and few people come even during the day, let alone in the middle of the night.

More than 10,000 soldiers and horses entered this long horizontal street, which was crowded to the brim of more than two feet wide. That's not all, the point is that the confined space gives people a sense of oppression. In particular, some generals in the army understand some military taboos. Walking in this kind of street, with high walls on both sides and shaded by trees, it always feels like something is not quite right. But even though he felt uneasy, all the soldiers and horses entered the streets. Because no one wants to raise an objection at this time, everyone has a kind of luck mentality.

After a stick of incense, the soldiers and horses in front were almost at the exit of Niuhang Street. However, when they got closer, they found a tall wall blocking the exit of the street.

This street is actually a dead end!

"What's going on? Why is it not working? Why can't you get out? The soldiers in front of them screamed in dismay.

The next moment, a rain of arrows from the darkness gave them an answer. On the high walls on both sides, on the roof, and on the sandbags in front of them, countless black shadows appeared. Repeater, longbow and short bow, ten. Long-range attack weapons such as crossbows began to fire, pouring like a heavy rain on the heads of the soldiers and horses crowded together on Niuhang Street.

Almost at the same time, all the van troops in the streets of Richchang suffered a sudden blow. They were blindsided for a moment before they realized that they had been attacked.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack! Evacuate! Evacuate! The soldiers shouted in horror. Everyone wanted to be headless flies scurrying around in the dense crowd and the rain of arrows, and they were at a loss for what to do.

"What's going on? What's the situation? What about Li Kang? Li Kang! What the fuck is going on? Huang Jiang and the front division of the palace were at the end, and when the front was attacked, Huang Jiang shouted in horror.

"Deputy Envoy Huang, I'm sorry, I take your life on the orders of Lord Shen Tan. You colluded with outsiders, disrupted the court, and betrayed the Luoyan army, which is an unforgivable crime. Today next year will be your death day. Li Kang's voice came from behind the side, and when Huang Jiang turned his head, he saw a cold light in his eyes.