Fan Lian was neither humble nor arrogant: "General, the last general thinks that to seize the Yan Kingdom, we should take surrender as the top and attack the city as the bottom." After attacking the palace, it is not advisable to kill Zang Cha, but try to force him to surrender, and then let him order the Yan army from all over the country to surrender. ”

Li Zuoche nodded approvingly: "This method is good!" I will give you a chance to make meritorious contributions, and when you enter the city and arrive at the palace, you will lead the army to fight it. ”

Although this was also a good strategy discussed with Zhao Xie, but after discovering this quite intelligent Fan Lian, Li Zuoche was overjoyed and felt that it might be a material that could be made, so he would give him a chance to make meritorious service first, and then focus on the investigation later.

"General Xie!"

Fan Lian was happy.

Thousands of Zhao cavalry came to Jicheng, in addition to being fully armed, they only brought two days' rations, and they could only sleep in the open at night.

Fortunately, after the cold air, the weather cleared, the north wind has stopped, and the sky of Jicheng is full of stars, which is a unique sunny and cold weather in the north.

Li Zuoche arranged the staff on duty, always kept an eye on the west gate of Jicheng, and reported immediately as soon as there was a situation, and most of the rest of the soldiers had already laid down on the spot to rest and fell asleep.

In Jicheng City, He Xian and Zhong Liyang have been in a state of excitement, and they have no sleepiness at all, so they simply don't sleep and pass the time playing chess.

Before I knew it, it was four quarters in the morning.

"Brother He, the time has come!"

Zhong Liyang put on his armor, took He Yan out of the house, came to the nearby military camp, and let He Yan follow in.

According to the regulations, it is not allowed to bring outsiders into the barracks casually, but the military discipline of the Yan Army itself is not very strict, and Zhong Liyang has the largest military position here, so no one asks.

Before each change of guard, the men in the barracks would prepare meals in advance, and He Xian dined with Zhong Liyang here.

After eating enough, when it was almost time, Zhong Liyang took his subordinates out of the barracks and walked towards the west gate to take over the shift, and He Xian always followed him.

The time has come, and at the west gate of Jicheng, Zhong Liyang and his subordinates have officially taken over.

Before leaving, the city guards of the last group of soldiers on duty looked at He Yan twice, but did not say anything. It's very boring to defend the city every day, and he brings his confidants and friends over to chat or play chess to pass the time, which he hasn't done before.

On the west wall of Jicheng, a wooden frame is placed at intervals on the city wall, and there is a basin on the wooden frame, and the fire is burning in the basin, which is a common lighting method in the army in this era, and the fuel in the brazier can burn for a while.

Outside the dark city, movement on the city walls can be observed.

The handover on the city wall, Zhao Bing, who was on duty outside, saw it in his eyes and woke up Li Zuoche who was sleeping.

All the soldiers were woken up and ready to move.

In the city tower, there are only two people, Zhong Liyang and He Yan.

Zhong Liyang said: "Brother He, don't worry, wait for another quarter of an hour." ”

He had to wait for the last group to go away before he could act.

The two waited silently, a quarter of an hour was a short time, but at this critical moment, it seemed like a long time for them.

He Xian is eager for fame, hoping to have a worthy Ming Jun, the current King of Zhao is Ming Jun, this time he came to Jicheng, successfully completed anything, and after he went back, he would be a waiter in the Ministry of Rites.

The time has finally come.

"Brother Zhongli, great things have been achieved, right now!"

"Brother He, it's time to avenge King Yan!"

And they went out of the tower, and went down down the wall, and came behind the gate.

Zhong Liyang gathered thirty of his own soldiers, and then led a few of them into the city gate, and no one knew what he was going to do.

"General, why is that?"

A petty officer asked.

Zhong Liyang said: "Open the city gate." ”

The soldiers were stunned!

Zhong Liyang said in an accentuated tone: "Did you hear it, open the city gate!" ”

These were his own soldiers, and after confirming his order, several people started to move, first four of them moved the bolt of the city gate together, and the other four pulled the city gate.

The heavy city gate was slowly opened, and the "squeak" of opening the door was clearly heard by the soldiers standing guard nearby, and they were stunned for a moment!

Zhong Liyang took a torch and waved it in the direction of the outside of the city.

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Outside the city gates, all the soldiers were ready.

"General, the gates are open!"

"There are torches, and there are people waving torches!"

Witnessing those situations, Li Zuoche and the generals were all excited.

Li Zuoche said loudly: "Soldiers, seize Jicheng at this time!" ”

Under his order, Fan Lian and one hundred and eighty subordinates took the lead in rushing forward.

There are suspension bridges and moats outside the city, and the moat has been covered with thick ice.

Fan Lian rushed forward first, rushing to the city gate without any hindrance.

"Who is General Zhongli!" Fan Lian asked loudly.

"I am Zhong Liyang! Thank you Brother Zhao Jun for coming to help! Zhong Liyang replied loudly.

"General Zhongli, this time it is Guangwu Jun who personally led the cavalry here! The army is behind! ”

Zhong Liyang led Zhao Jun into the city.

At this time, some of the soldiers around the West City Gate were still stunned, and some had already reacted.

"Zhong Liyang, you dare to collude with Zhao Jun!"

A middle-level officer from his subordinates rushed over with a dozen people.

Zhong Liyang said loudly: "Zang Cha has no way, kill the old Yan King, Zhao Jun is here to help us and avenge the old Yan King!" ”

He ordered people to lower the drawbridge to make it easier for the Zhao army outside to enter the city.

The subordinate shouted: "Zhong Liyang, you traitor! ”

At this time, all the subordinates knew what was going on.

Fan Lian shouted: "Death to those who block the Zhao army, kill!" ”

He and his subordinates rushed forward and dealt with a dozen people in a very short time.

Soon, Li Zuoche led his troops into the city and saw He Xian first.

He Yan greeted him and said excitedly: "Guangwujun, I finally look forward to your coming!" This is General Zhongli! ”

He said to Zhong Liyang again: "General Zhongli, this is the famous Guangwu Jun." ”

Zhong Liyang was overjoyed, walked quickly to him, and said to Li Zuodao: "I have heard the name of Guangwujun for a long time, thank you for coming to help." ”

In this era, for the more famous generals in the world, all the princes basically know that Li Zuoche is not very well-known.

Li Zuoche did not dismount and said, "Without further ado, we have to hurry to the palace and solve the Tibetan tea." Please ask the general to lead the way, and when you get to the palace, you will open the palace gate, and our army will enter again. ”

He said the detailed method again, Zhong Liyang kept nodding, thinking that this method was good.

There are 1,000 defenders in the palace, who are Tibetan tea cronies, and if they force an attack, it will take a lot of effort, and if other defenders in the city rush to support, the situation is really difficult to say.

The main general took the lead in the rebellion, and after Fan Lian decisively killed more than a dozen people, none of the Yan soldiers in Ximen dared to resist.

Li Zuoche left Zhuo Zhongkai and two thousand soldiers to guard here, and rushed to the palace with the rest of the soldiers.

Zhong Liyang led dozens of subordinates, holding torches, and rode towards the palace. Zhao Bing followed, but there was a certain distance between them, and the war horses were also wrapped in horses' hooves, and everyone kept silent to avoid being alerted by the Yan army.