Chapter 266: Nirvana
Li Xin led his people along the roads in the city and kept moving forward. In a county like this, there are basically only a few main arterial roads, and they all end up in the center. At this time, there were not many soldiers and horses following him, only more than 50 personal soldiers. As for the rest of the soldiers and horses, they all went to the east gate and the west gate respectively. After the sound of the fighting sounded for a while, the city had become panicked, but because of fear, few of the people dared to come out.
Therefore, anyone who dares to run in front of him at this time must be the defenders of the city. The streets are relatively wide, so it is naturally much easier for them to walk. In the process of marching to the north of the city, there were many enemy troops blocking the way along the way, but there was no order.
Some were in groups of three or five, while others were in groups of dozens, all of whom looked quite flustered. Some people may have just learned of the siege of the city, so they rushed to the city gate from other places, and happened to run into Li Xin and them.
And some people, at a glance, knew that it should be a defeated army that had retreated from other city gates. In the process, Li Xin and the others killed a lot of enemies, and at the same time, they also captured a few prisoners by the way and figured out the situation in the city.
As mentioned before, Feng Hao, in order to prevent the soldiers and horses of the state that might come from the north, deployed most of the troops in the city near the north gate. There were 200 people defending the city alone, not to mention those stationed nearby, ready to support at any time.
There are more than 1,000 standing guards in peacetime, and more than 500 are at the north gate alone. This is not counting the other soldiers and horses that protect the county government and other places, and the ones that are really used to defend the other three gates are only more than 100 people in each gate.
If it's a normal siege battle, there's nothing wrong with that. After all, troops can be mobilized from other parts of the city at any time, and even civilians can be immediately requisitioned to help defend them. But tonight, Li Xin's approach completely caught the other party off guard, so he easily entered the city.
After asking the location of Feng Hao and the others, Li Xin led people to rush in the direction of the county office. And on this road, the soldiers and horses outside the city, except for those who were ambushed outside the north gate, everyone else had already entered the city.
The brigade gathered from three directions, heading towards the direction of the county government. The defeated retreat, as well as the soldiers and horses drawn by Feng Hao from the garrison at the north gate, were also approaching the direction of the county government at this time. Therefore, in the process of Li Xin and his advance, they found that they encountered more and more enemy troops.
After fighting for a while, Li Xin couldn't help frowning, thought for a while, and said to the six sons beside him: "Raise the banner and tell them that the Huashan army is coming to defend against the enemy, and those who dare to block the army are regarded as traitors!" ”
Soon, this phrase spread throughout the armies, and as the armies moved forward, they shouted this slogan.
At this moment, the defenders who were originally blocking the front were a little overwhelmed. It's not that they are very familiar with the Huashan Army, but because they know that they are still a member of the Huashan Army at the moment.
If Feng Yang jumped out against the Huashan Army with great fanfare, and stood with Zhang Ping with a clear banner, then it might not be a problem. It is precisely because Feng Yang himself wants to be left and right that he has caused such a contradiction at this moment.
"What? Is it the Huashan Army? Didn't you say that they were still over there in Hyun County? Also, didn't the Bingzhou soldiers and horses led by Zhang Hao go south? It stands to reason that at this moment, it should be fighting with the Huashan Army in Changzi County, how did the Huashan Army get here? Feng Hao, who was walking around in the county office, also got the news at this time, and couldn't help but be surprised.
"The lower officials don't know! I only heard the other party shouting like this, saying that Zhang Ping invaded the south and the Huashan army went north to defend against the enemy. If we stop it again, we will be no different from traitors, and we will kill them all! What do you think we should do, my lord? The county man hurriedly replied on the side.
Hearing this, Feng Hao couldn't help frowning and thinking hard. He has a good relationship with Feng Yang, and naturally knows that Feng Yang's surrender to the Huashan Army was just a false and wrongful snake to buy time and backing for himself.
But things have evolved to the present, which is completely beyond Feng Yang's original plan, let alone controlling the entire situation. At first, I thought that I was taking advantage, but I didn't expect that it was a cocoon to bind myself, but it provided a righteous name for Huashan Army to enter the party.
Feng Yang had already written to him in detail about Zhang Ping's soldiers and horses going south. Therefore, Feng Hao also understands this plan to drive away the wolf.
Moreover, it was precisely because Zhang Ping's soldiers and horses were allowed to go south, so Feng Yang deliberately told him to guard against the north, and not let Zhang Ping's soldiers and horses occupy a Wuxiang County and then take Nie County.
This is also the reason why he will focus on the north gate, after all, from the perspective of common sense, this place in Niexian is too close to Zhang Ping's forces, but it is far away from the forces of the Huashan army.
Moreover, the battlefield is on the side of Changzi County, and the soldiers and horses of the two sides are fighting, and before the result is out, the soldiers and horses that they have to face can only come from the north, who would have thought that the Huashan army would fight from the south first.
"My lord, the other party is outnumbered, and we have already won the three gates, and our soldiers and horses have already been defeated and retreated. Otherwise, let's just surrender! It's a misunderstanding, since the other party is pressing us with righteousness, he must not do anything to us! Seeing that he hesitated, a Gong Cao official next to him couldn't help but suggest.
"No! Feng Fujun has explained that the county cannot be lost, except for the prince, no one can come. Since the other party came to attack the city late at night, we don't know whether it is true or not, maybe it is the person from Zhang Ping who came to seize the city in the gut of pretending. If it was really the Huashan Army, why didn't they send envoys to give orders? Ordered all the soldiers to keep them out of the county office! After thinking about it for a while, Feng Hao categorically rejected this suggestion, and gave his own reasons.
When these people around heard it, it seemed to be the same reason! The point is that the appearance of Huashan Army here now seems to be a bit unreasonable. Therefore, after the morale of the army stabilized, everyone organized the defeated soldiers and horses, formed a defensive line around the county office, and prepared to defend it to the death.
On Li Xin's side, at the beginning, he saw that the other party was a little confused, and the resistance was much weaker, thinking that his shouting had an effect. Just as he was about to negotiate further and get the other party to lay down all his weapons, he didn't expect the other party's resistance to suddenly become strong again.
After probing for a while, Li Xin finally figured out what was going on.
"This Feng Ho has a bit of an impromptu change! knew that we were the Huashan Army, and found a reason to turn us into Zhang Ping's men. The most important thing is that this reason still sounds quite reasonable, and the average person will believe it when they hear it. After understanding the reason, Tu Qi smiled and said.
"Speaking of which, is this self-inflicted! However, if we really come here with great fanfare, I'm afraid they will have other reasons! Anyway, since the other party wants to resist to the end, then let's not talk nonsense. Pass my order, all armies will attack, capture the county government, and those who dare to block will die! Li Xin was also a little surprised, but since it had come to this point, it was useless to say anything, it was easier to rely on their abilities.
Soon, all the soldiers and horses received the order, and they stopped shouting. Seven hundred soldiers and horses killed the county government from the third road, and a fierce battle started in the streets and alleys around the county government.
These soldiers and horses defending the county town are more similar to the private soldiers of Thundering Castle. Since Feng Hao brought it out of the fort, they usually live together, and their families are still in the fort, and at the same time, everything they eat and drink is also supplied from the fort.
Compared with ordinary soldiers and horses, they are more loyal to Feng Hao, and naturally, they are more resolute when carrying out orders. Since Feng Hao ordered to resist, these people resisted with the county government as the center, and fought very tenaciously.
Although they continued to retreat under the attack of the Huashan army, compared to before, Li Xin's advance speed was much slower. The main reason is that there are more people here, and there are many lanes, and the soldiers of the Huashan Army are not familiar with this place, and the combat effect is naturally greatly reduced.
Fortunately, the individual quality of the soldiers of the Huashan Army is much higher than that of the other party, and the sky is gradually getting brighter. The victory of this battle finally turned to Li Xin's side.
Feng Hao's soldiers and horses were gradually pressed in front of the county government, and there were less than 500 soldiers and horses left who could resist at this time.
"Big brother, the brothers can't stop it, you better hurry up and get an idea! Otherwise, if you continue to fight, the other party will hit the gate of the county government! "The person in charge of leading the troops to fight was Feng Hao's third brother, and after arranging a defensive line hundreds of meters in front of the county office, he immediately ran in to inform him.
"How many soldiers and horses are left? Is it really unstoppable? Feng Hao didn't expect the other party to be so powerful, and he couldn't help but panic a little when he was killed outside the county government so quickly.
"There are only more than 400 people left, and those people are so powerful that our people can't stop them at all! Not to mention the generals, even the ordinary soldiers of the other party, each of them is fierce and vicious! His third brother hurriedly replied.
"How's that for good? That's right, the North Gate! The north gate is still in our hands now, or let's go back to Thundering Castle first! After thinking for a while, Feng Hao suddenly thought of a way out.
Compared to here, Thundering Fort is much safer. Not only is there a stronger guard, but the place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are more supplies in reserve.
"Big brother, now that the three gates are being attacked, there is no movement at the north gate, I'm afraid there is a problem! Although we don't have many soldiers and horses, it may be safer to fight from other gates! Hearing this thought, his third brother's expression changed and he immediately persuaded. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.