Chapter 234: Wucheng Battle Danger
Regardless of whether Xu Yi, Dong Xi, Sun Yi and others are like Zhou Yu, they wonder if Wucheng County is a flaw deliberately exposed by Yuan Yao, at this time, Zhou Yu's military order has been issued, and the night attack on Wucheng is a foregone conclusion!
If this battle is won, Jiangdong can survive, and if this battle is lost, Jiangdong will die!!
Zhou Yu is not only wise and brave, invincible, he himself is elegant, extraordinary, the officers and soldiers in the army are very respectful of Zhou Yu, now Zhou Yu's instructions have also spread throughout the three armies, the Jiangdong Army officers and soldiers were shocked by the pride shown in Zhou Yu's words, and the fighting spirit and blood in the hearts of the soldiers were also stimulated by Zhou Yu, and the atmosphere of the Jiangdong Army at this time seemed to return to the time when Sun Ce led them to attack Jiangdong and was invincible!
Two hours later, Quan Rou, a veteran of the Jiangdong Army, led 5,000 troops to stay in Wu County, and Zhou Yu personally led the remaining 15,000 soldiers and horses to cross the Zhenze Lake in various boats and went straight to the direction where Wucheng City was located.
Zhenze is located in the southern edge of the Yangtze River Delta, is one of the five major freshwater lakes in China, north of Qu'a, south of Wucheng, west of Yangxian, east of Wu County, covers an area of more than 2,000 square kilometers, the lake shoreline is nearly 1,000 miles long, its west and southwest sides are hilly and mountainous, the east side is dominated by plains and water networks, here is the essence of Wu County where Wu County is located.
Zhenze water system is from west to east to drain trend, there are many islands in the lake, reeds are thick, the water system is complicated, if ordinary people enter Zhenze, they will be lost and do not know the way back, at this time in the troubled times, there are countless bandits and wanderers hidden in Zhenze, ordinary people caravans dare not walk through Zhenze again, the Zhenze waterway at this time has been very desolate.
After the 15,000 Jiangdong Army entered Zhenze, it was like a stone thrown into the sea, and it couldn't even make a wave, and the Jiangdong Army was tightly moving, except for the generals of the Jiangdong Army, no one knew that Zhou Yu, who should be sitting in the Dadu Governor's Mansion at this time, had personally led the army out of Wu County and into Zhenze Lake.
Wu County is located on the Zhenze side, although the Jiangdong Army did not strangle the bandits and wanderers in Zhenze Lake, but this does not mean that the Jiangdong Army does not know anything about the Zhenze Waterway, on the contrary, the Jiangdong Army scouts have already figured out the location of the Zhenze Waterway and most of the islands.
The 15,000-strong army crossed the Zhenze Great Lake, and the ordinary bandits and homeless people did not dare to come forward at all, and the Jiangdong Army rushed all the way, and finally reached the south bank of the Zhenze Lake at the ugly time.
Hesitating Zhenze Lake often emits water, so although Wucheng County is adjacent to Zhenze Lake, Wucheng County is not built on the edge of Zhenze Lake, but on a high ground twenty miles away from Zhenze Lake.
After the Jiangdong army landed, Zhou Yu ordered 500 soldiers to stay here to take care of the ships, and he himself led the army to the west for a distance before turning and heading straight for the county seat of Wucheng.
Another hour later, Zhou Yu's army finally arrived five miles west of Wucheng City, the Wucheng defenders were mostly guarding against the enemy troops that might arrive in the direction of Zhenze, most of the scouts in the army were arranged, there were not many scout patrol posts in the west direction at all, and the Jiangdong army was not noticed by the Wucheng defenders at all when they traveled all the way.
After the army arrived, Zhou Yu ordered the soldiers of the army to eat and rest in a remote place, while he and Dong Xizhong came to Wucheng City not far from the city to investigate the situation.
Wucheng City is located on a gentle hilly plateau, the city is more than two zhang high, because the terrain is slightly higher, so the city is not protected by a moat, the Jiangdong army can directly attack the city walls and gates of Wucheng City, which is also a very good news for the Jiangdong army.
When Yuan Yao marched through Wucheng City, although Sun Wei and Qin Song had been strictly ordered to guard the city to prevent a sneak attack by the Jiangdong Army, Sun Wei and Qin Song were not in harmony, and the officers and soldiers in the army were also divided into two parts, and neither of the soldiers on either side was willing to do more than the other; In addition, the soldiers of the Wucheng defenders all thought that now that Yuan Yao had personally led the army to attack Youquan City, the Jiangdong Army was already in danger at this time, and I am afraid that the Jiangdong Army would no longer have the energy and courage to come to attack Wucheng again.
Therefore, except for the night when Yuan Yao's army garrison was outside Wucheng City, the soldiers of the Wucheng garrison were more closely guarded, after Yuan Yao's army left Wucheng, the precautions of the soldiers of the Wucheng defenders were relaxed again, and even the sentinel scouts sent abroad were much less, otherwise it would be impossible for the Jiangdong Army to come five miles away, and the defenders in the city were unaware of it!
Zhou Yu and the generals of the Jiangdong army looked at it, only to see that the entire west city wall only had the city gate tower where the fire light was slightly more, and the rest of the place was only a few scattered but the brazier was still lit, tonight the moonlight has been blocked by dark clouds, the sky is very dark, there is no fire light, the defenders of the city can not find out whether there is an enemy army outside the city at all.
There are about 400 soldiers stationed on the city wall, most of these soldiers have fallen asleep against the city wall or lying on the ground, and there are not many defenders who are stubborn and stubborn, so it can be said that the entire western city wall of Wucheng City is basically undefended against the Jiangdong Army!
Seeing that the defenders in the city were so slack, Zhou Yu was suddenly overjoyed, the enemy army was so slack, it seems that God really helped me Jiangdong!!
Lord, is this your spirit in heaven guiding and bless me Jiangdong!!
Xu Yi and the other generals were overjoyed after seeing that the city's defenses were so lax, and Sun Yi said softly: "Governor, don't miss the opportunity and don't come again, the defenders of the city are so slack, it is the time for our army to advance, and the last general is willing to lead five hundred Rui soldiers to climb the wall and enter the city to open the city gate for our army!" ”
When Xu Yi and Dong Xi heard this, they also asked for battle.
As long as our army breaks through Wucheng in one fell swoop, even if Yuan Yao has some calculations about it, it will be too late!
Yuan Yao, Yuan Yao, you wouldn't have thought that Sun Wei and Qin Song would make such a mistake!!
The more Zhou Yu thought about it, the happier he became, nodded with a smile, and said, "This time is my Jiangdong's last chance, and I must make sure that nothing goes wrong!" General Xu, you go and bring the army over, and I and everyone will stay here to continue to monitor, and we must be careful! ”
"No! The last general commands! ”
Xu Yi hit his horse and returned to the place where the army was stationed, and soon led the Jiangdong army to sneak over slowly, seeing that the army had arrived, but the defenders in the city did not react, Zhou Yu's heart fell, and he looked at the generals and said: "The lion fights the rabbit and must go all out, not to mention that this battle is my Jiangdong's last chance!" ”
"General Xu, General Sun, General Dong, this battle will be carried out by the three of you together, the three of you will each lead a thousand elites to find a favorable position to lurk under the city wall, and after a quarter and a half of an hour, they will start to seize the city together, if the time is not up and the enemy is discovered, there is no need to wait, all the troops will immediately launch an offensive, and I will also send reinforcements later, this battle will definitely go all out to capture Wucheng in one fell swoop!"
When Zhou Yu said this, he bowed down and said, "Zhou is here to ask the three generals!" ”
Xu Yi, Dong Xi and Sun Yi were very moved when they saw Zhou Yu behaving like this, and hurriedly replied: "No, I will wait for the order!" The Governor does not need to do this, we will live up to the Governor's trust, and swear to open the gates of the city for the army and take the city!! ”
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Xu Yi, Sun Yi and Dong Xi each led a thousand elites selected by their subordinates, found a location where the black light was blinding, and then touched under the city wall.
In order to ensure that there would be no sound when they moved, all the soldiers had a stone in their mouths, the iron armor and shields had been removed, and they were only wearing leather armor and weapons in their hands.
Zhou Yu hid on a high ground, and saw that all the soldiers and horses had arrived under the city safely, so he was relieved, under the dead corner of the city wall was the safest place, and now the most dangerous time had passed, just wait for the final attack!
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A quarter and a half of an hour flew by quickly, and Xu Yi, Sun Yi and Dong Xi began to attack at the same time very punctually, and the ladders were directly erected on the city wall, and the defenders of the city had not yet reacted!!
In this moment, Xu Yi, Sun Yi and Dong Xi personally led Ruishi to take the lead and began to ascend to the city!
It was only at this time that the defenders of the city reacted a little, and some of the defenders glanced at the enemy troops who were about to ascend the city, and immediately felt shocked in their hearts, and exclaimed loudly:
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Swift Ringing !! ”
"Don't sleep, get up quickly, the enemy is attacking at night, and you are about to climb the city wall!!"
"Be on guard! Alert!! Alert !! ”
"Bang Bang Bang!! Bell Bell Bell !! Bell Bell Bell !! ”
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All of a sudden, the eager shouts and loud golden sounds resounded on the city wall, and the defenders looked at the Jiangdong Army in front of them as if they were gods descending from the sky, and they were not at all prepared, and all the soldiers were in turmoil, and they were a little at a loss.
But people always have to pay for what they have done!!
Since these defenders have chosen to neglect their duties and remain unguarded, they will now have to use their bodies to bear the slaughter of the Jiangdong Army!!
The officers and men of the Jiangdong Army had already accumulated anger in their hearts in the face of the successive defeats, and now they could vent on the heads of the Wucheng defenders!
Although Zhou Yu had already said in advance that he would recruit Qin Song, Sun Wei and most of the defenders, this did not delay the Jiangdong Army soldiers from killing first, venting their anger first, and then killing the defenders by the way!!
Only in this way can the defenders be better recruited!!
Sun Yi, Dong Xi and Xu Yi climbed the city wall head-on, raised the weapons in their hands and killed the defenders in the city, and the follow-up Jiangdong Army soldiers climbed the city wall one after another, and the four hundred defenders on duty on the west city wall were quickly killed!