32, Night Shadow Pupil Ghost Life (II)
"Open the gates!"
"I waited for the order of Captain Ma Du to come to the city to quell the chaos!"
The sergeants under Yang Feng's command approached the moat and shouted loudly, they lit a small number of torches, and in the dark night, they could only see the first few rows of soldiers in front of them, and the shadowy shadows behind were still hidden under the black curtain, and they couldn't tell the specific situation.
When the general of the Ximen guarding the city saw this group of soldiers who came rashly, his eyebrows twisted into a ball, and it was indeed the soldiers and horses in the military camp outside the city that came from his side, and they were personally led by Yang Feng, but their formation still made the Ximen Tun general feel uneasy.
The barracks outside the city and inside the city have been on fire, and the granaries in the city and the direction of the city gate have been attacked by the enemy army who are in turmoil.
"Zhonglang will have an order, after the curfew in the night army, the departments shall not move the soldiers and horses without authorization, if there is no military order, it will be regarded as a chaotic army, and there is no right to privately release the soldiers and horses into the city, Yang Junhou is still waiting outside the city for a while, and the general order will come to the official temple, and then let the soldiers and horses of the army wait into the city."
Simon's tun replied cautiously, his voice trembling in the cold wind.
"No, the city is full of fires, everywhere must have fallen into chaos, the official temple must also be besieged by the chaotic army, how can you dispatch soldiers and horses, there is no order from General Zhonglang, we and other soldiers and horses outside the city, all headed by the military order of Captain Madu, under the military order of Captain Madu, enter the city to quell the chaos, please open the city gate quickly!"
The sergeant under the city did not hesitate, pointing to the fire and the noise in the city and shouting loudly. The general of the west gate looked back at the city, and there were fires in the direction of the barracks and granaries, and the fighting of men and horses on the street was constantly coming, but the direction of the official temple did not order the cavalry to gallop to give orders······
It seems that there is indeed chaos in the city!
General Ximentun retracted his gaze worriedly, he still felt relieved when he saw the fire in the direction of the barracks outside the city, so he asked loudly:
"The fire broke out in the barracks outside the city, why didn't you put out the fire first, but hurriedly entered the city without being summoned?"
"The fire in the barracks outside the city has been controlled, the fire is getting smaller, but the city is still chaotic, there must be rebels in chaos, this general, you have repeatedly shirked the reinforcements, do you want to make a mess?"
The sergeant outside the city was not moved by the questioning of the Ximen general, but instead pressed the Ximen general sharply, and there was no lack of anxiety between the words, as if they were extremely worried about the chaos in the city.
The fire in the barracks outside the city was caused by Yang Feng leading the army out of the camp and casually lighting the tent baggage in his camp to make chaos in the camp and block Ma Lin's follow-up pursuers.
The fire was gradually controlled, indicating that Ma Lin had led the troops to control the fire, and Feng Yiqiang of Fu Mengji might not be reliable, maybe at this time, Ma Lin had already sent cavalry to chase and kill the rebels.
The sergeant under Yang Feng's command of the deceitful city naturally spoke eagerly and his tone was anxious.
General Ximentun listened to the words of the sergeant outside the city, and his heart was even more impatient.
The chaos in the city, the delay in the official temple to the order of the cavalry made Ximentun General fall into a dilemma, if the private release of soldiers and horses into the city, Zhonglang will be held accountable, his own crime should be punished, if not let the soldiers and horses into the city, it really led to the delay of reinforcements into the city, the fall of Linjin City, then he will not escape death.
Just when he was in a panic, the light cavalry sent by the Ximentun general to ask for orders from the official temple had galloped back, and he took three steps as two steps, trotted up the city wall, and nervously said to the Ximentun general:
"General, there are rebels on the street who are coming to the west gate to kill, but they are intercepted by the sergeants on patrol, and there is a scuffle in the night."
"What about the official temple, what about the military order of General Zhonglang?"
"We risked death to cross the team of fighting and melee, patted the horse and rushed to the official temple, and found that there were also rebels on the periphery of the official temple to climb the wall, and besieged the official temple with rockets, and the official temple was also full of fire, and we were blocked by arrows, and the horses were hit by arrows to the ground, and they could not enter the official temple, and they could not meet the general Zhonglang."
"Damn it!"
Ximentun will be angry fist slammed on the female wall, according to this view, the city is really in chaos, even the official temple of the Zhonglang general also suffered from the chaos of the army besieged, can not immediately dispatch the army in the city, the matter is urgent, only as the sergeant outside the city said, open the city gate to lead the soldiers and horses outside the city to quell the chaos, otherwise if this chaos continues, this Linjin City is only afraid, it will really be captured by the chaotic army.
"Put the drawbridge!"
General Tun made up his mind to let the soldiers and horses outside the city enter the city to quell the chaos. With a wave of his hand, the soldiers on the tower of the city gate hurriedly turned the reel winch on the city wall, and slowly lowered the drawbridge tied to the thick iron cables, revealing the closed gate behind the moat.
Finally, the heavy suspension bridge "bang", pressed on the yellow earth, stirred up a burst of smoke and dust, Yang Feng, who had been impatient for a long time, rushed up and rushed to the city gate through the suspension bridge.
Just as they were passing through the moat, a troop of cavalry in the city galloped from the direction of the barracks, and they carried the command flag on their backs, and held the military order, and ran directly to the base of the wall, and shouted loudly to the city gate tower:
"According to the order of the army Sima, there are rebellious soldiers in the city to set fire to chaos, and soldiers have been sent in the camp to quell the chaos, and the city gates on all sides must be strictly guarded, and no people and horses are allowed to enter and exit privately!"
When General Ximentun heard these orders to come to the inner wall, a cold sweat suddenly broke out on his scalp, and he hurriedly ordered to stop the guards of the city and said:
"Don't open the gates yet!"
As he spoke, General Ximentun had already rushed down the city wall, and he saw the team galloping to the base of the inner wall, and hurriedly asked.
"Fires are burning everywhere in the city, and there are chaotic soldiers fighting, what is the situation?"
The leader Ling Qi glanced at the panicked general, and said coldly:
"There are candidates in the army who originally surrendered to Bai Bo, with hundreds of men and horses under his command to set fire to kill, but went out of the camp, scattered in the city to make chaos, Jun Sima has sent troops to extinguish the fire in the camp, and is ordering the dispatch of men and horses, encircling and suppressing the rebellious army, and ordering that the city walls shall not open the city gates, and indulge people and horses to enter and exit!"
Hearing the words Bai Bo Rebellion, General Ximentun's cold sweat was already sweating, and he hurriedly said:
"There are also soldiers and horses of Yang Junhou outside the city, claiming to have been ordered by Captain Ma Du, to come to the rescue of the city, they have already crossed the moat!"
"Don't let them into the city!"
The commanders who came to give the order were all the guards around Meng Tu, and they knew that Yang Feng's soldiers and horses were also one of the original Bai Bo soldiers, so they hurriedly reminded the general not to open the city gate.
Tun Jiang had the backbone at this time, and the whole person settled down, and hurriedly agreed, but he couldn't take care of the other party. With Meng Tu's decision, taking over the command, and leading the soldiers and horses in the city barracks to quell the chaos, no matter how cunning the candidates are, setting fire to them everywhere, it will be impossible to succeed again.
He had made up his mind, turned around and ran towards the city wall, whispered to the soldiers on the wall to prepare to pull up the drawbridge, and then showed his face again from the battlement of the female wall, looking at Yang Feng's men and horses who had gathered under the city wall.
"The military situation is like fire, open the city gate quickly!"
"Open the gates!"
The sergeants under Yang Feng's command had already been waiting impatiently, and when they saw the faces of the generals defending the city reappearing, they shouted one after another, and they were already struck their shields with their swords in impatience, and they began to curse.
"Since you are on the orders of Captain Madu, do you have a warrant from Captain Madu? Please also ask your Yang Junhou to come up from the hanging basket and wait with me to check the warrant of Captain Ma Du before opening the city gate. ”
Ximentun General's mind has stabilized, and the fire in the city and the chaos of fighting are no longer so terrible, looking at Yang Feng's soldiers and horses that suddenly appeared outside the city, he had a plan, and wanted to verify the authenticity of the military order of the comer, so he said loudly.
Listening to General Tun's words, the group of sergeants who had been shouting suddenly exploded.
"You, a general, delaying the reinforcements into the city, aren't you afraid that Captain Ma Du will ask for the guilt?"
"Open the gates!"
"Open the city gate first, and then I'll deliver Captain Madu's warrant to you!"
"The military situation is urgent, open the city gate quickly!"
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All kinds of shouts sounded under the city, if it was just now, Ximentun General must have a numb scalp, I don't know what to do, in the case of the surging public opinion, coupled with the unclear chaos in the city, most of them will tremble and open the city gate first, and let this support army enter the city to quell the chaos.
But now, in his opinion, the behavior of this group of soldiers is becoming more and more suspicious, and they will only take advantage of the chaos in the city to desperately urge and intimidate themselves to open the city gates, but as soon as they talk about verifying the military order, they become procrastinated and hesitate.
Yang Feng was hidden among the soldiers, he knew that he had entered the range of the bow and crossbow on the city wall, so he only showed his face once, and then let the soldiers in front of him scold and deceive, and he was secretly observing all this coldly.
"Qu Shuai, the tun guarding the city wants you to personally go up to the wall to verify the military order, how is this good?"
The soldiers under Yang Feng's command of the deceitful city ran back to Yang Feng's side, and asked nervously, although they also forged military orders, they could let Yang Feng go up the wall alone, in case his identity was revealed, he was afraid that Yang Feng would immediately be in a different place.
Yang Feng's face was gloomy, and he also noticed that after the appearance of the general guarding the city this time, his words had stabilized a lot, and it was no longer like he was at a loss when he encountered chaos in the city at the beginning.
No matter how much the soldiers under his command just urged him, he was still able to deal with it calmly and calmly ask for the warrant.
It seems that the general has probably seen through his intention to deceive the city.
Yang Feng was reluctant to risk going to the city alone to deal with the generals defending the city, he knew that if he continued to drag on, it would only become more and more unfavorable to his side, and the candidate soldiers and horses were not able to capture the city gate, but they still caused a lot of chaos in the city.
If he can't take this opportunity to enter the city, once the soldiers and horses in the city can quell the rebellion, or Feng Yiqiang of Fu Mengji can't hold back the soldiers and horses of Ma Lin outside the city, and let Ma Lin's soldiers and horses chase after him, then tonight's uprising will be defeated and destroyed.
Yang Feng instantly clenched his hand into a fist, and he looked at his subordinates and said viciously:
"Don't delay any longer, the city is already in chaos, as long as the city gate is captured, this Linjin City is what I'm waiting for, do it!"
Yang Feng gave an order, and the soldiers under the command who falsely claimed to have encountered obstacles suddenly changed their faces together, and the archers under the city opened their bows and arrows one after another, shooting at the guards with torches on the city wall, and the soldiers who crossed the moat behind also raised heavy axes and blades, and began to cut the iron cables on the drawbridge.
The arrow grazed through the pocket of the Ximentun general, and the Ximentun general shrank his head in shock, and he immediately ordered to roar:
"The people under the city are all chaotic troops, give me arrows!"
The arrows above and below the city were fired at each other, and at the same time, some soldiers fell with arrows, but now that Yang Feng's identity was recognized, he no longer hesitated, and gave a loud order in the face of arrows.
"Hurry, success or failure in this move, the city has been in chaos, take the west gate, take the army into the city, wealth and women, let you and others ask for it."
"Set fire to the gates!"
The soldiers under Yang Feng's command came to deceive the city, and they rushed out of the barracks outside the city, and it was impossible to carry siege equipment, but Yang Feng had already calculated when he came, and planned to burn the city gate.
His soldiers all carried a bunch of firewood and grass, and prepared things to start a fire, and when they came, they were in the camp to make chaos, and now they were familiar with the road, and some soldiers rushed forward and began to set fire to the city gate in the cave.
General Ximentun hurriedly ordered to continue firing arrows, and then ran into the city gate tower and gave a loud order:
"The rebel army outside the city wants to set fire to the city gate, hurry up and open it!"
The city gate tower is not only used to look at the enemy's situation, the place where the ordnance is stored, but also the function of storing water sources, these days Linjin City has been urgently preparing for war, water storage is also essential, the guard got the order, broke the sluice, exposed the hole through the city gate, and suddenly formed a water curtain at the city gate.
The pouring water suddenly extinguished the flames that had just risen, and a large amount of smoke came out of the extinguished firewood and grass in an instant.
Yang Feng was protected by a soldier with a shield, but there was no way to resist the invasion of smoke, he could only cover his mouth and nose with his hands, and shouted to the soldiers around him:
"Come with me!"
Yang Feng had already decided to take a desperate gamble, he held a heavy axe, roared, and no longer blocked the arrows flying down from the city, and rushed forward first, wanting to use the heavy axe blade to split the city gate when the smoke was filled.
He also had a group of old Bai Bo troops under his command who were not afraid of death, and when they saw Yang Feng taking the lead, they also rushed up, poured into the hole in the city gate, pulled out the smokey firewood and grass, and vigorously chopped the wooden city gate.
In the dark night, the moonlight was dim, the torches were scattered in all directions, and the pupils of human figures were like a group of demons dancing wildly, but the sound of this man and horse fighting and wailing was more permeable than the ghostly sound of the ghostly spirit.
Ximentun will inspect the enemy troops under the outer walls of the city from the lookout, and the battle at night is very chaotic, and even well-trained archers will be more likely to miss than shooting arrows in the daytime, and will not have the effect of daylight. There is at least one rebel army outside the city, but there is no siege equipment, and they can only use flesh and blood to attack the city gate.
The chaos in the city has not yet been calmed down, even the official temple where the Zhonglang general is located has been besieged, and the reinforcements of the army Sima Mengtu do not know when they will arrive, but the general of Ximen is particularly confident.
If a city with high walls and deep ravines and a heavily guarded city is attacked by a rebellious army without siege equipment, then what do they need to do with the soldiers who defend the city?