Chapter 308: Stealing Beams and Changing Pillars
The time was once again reversed to the early morning of this day, and the location was changed to Hongzhou City, and after following Yan Tong's advice, Lu Yi gathered troops and sent troops to Zhenxian City while Chaoxia had just vacated.
If Yan Tong's words are true, then this is indeed the best time to attack Zhenxian City, the key is whether Yan Tong is telling the truth? Lu Yi turned his head and glanced in the direction of the city, there was no Yan Tong on the city, Lu Yi had already arranged a retreat for himself, if Yan Tong dared to deceive himself, he wouldn't think about leaving Hongzhou City alive; But if he really told the truth, then he would not be separated from him Yan Tong for such a meritorious service, after all, Yan Tong was also a dead man at that time, at most, when he reported to the King of Khan, he mentioned that Yan Tong sacrificed his life for the country.
After making the complete preparations he thought he had, Lu Yi rode his horse and galloped, and only when he arrived at the city of Zhenxian could he verify all this. Lu Yi was still relieved, and when he arrived at Zhenxian City half a day later, everything in front of him really made him excited.
At this time, Zhenhyeon City was already in flames, and there were shouts of killing in the city, as if it was a qualified battlefield. Sure enough, Yan Tong didn't lie! Lu Yi was excited, those sporadic guards on the head of the city had indeed seen the army of the Tang Dynasty, even if they blew the horn? There is a sound of killing in the city, who can take care of anyone at this time?
"All the soldiers obey the order!" Lu Yi raised the command and ordered the army to start attacking the city at all costs.
The already disgraced defenders of the city had to temporarily abandon the battle in the city, and they had to focus on these enemies under the city. They have all seen the strength of the army of the Lower Tang Dynasty, but in half a year, these armies were invincible in the land of the Liang Dynasty, and the whirlwind generally invaded half of the territory of the Liang Dynasty.
What should I do now? In the state of internal and external difficulties, the guards were tired of coping, but the Lower Tang army did not let them be too entangled, and wave after wave of feather arrows had already made the few defenders at the head of the city either killed or frightened to raise their heads.
Taking advantage of this juncture, the Lower Tang army began to set up ladders along the city walls, and the first group of death squads began to climb along the ladders. Occasionally, the unafraid guards would show their heads and swing their swords at the enemies who climbed up, but they soon paid with their lives.
The number of guards at the head of the city is really small, so the demolition of the east wall to make up the west wall can not cope at all, after all, the army of the Tang Dynasty is prepared, they have prepared dozens of ladders, almost at the same time on the city wall of Zhenxian City. Thousands of daredevils walked up the ladder, naturally paying a lot of casualties in the process, but once they successfully reached the top, the battle situation could be different.
Lu Yi watched triumphantly from under the city, and in his opinion, it was only a matter of time before the city gate was opened in this battle. If he didn't rush to say that it wasn't all the same, he naturally hoped that the city gates would open as soon as possible, and he couldn't wait to enter the city to see what the scene was like. The first one to be eliminated is the Red Tail Army, this army that has been shrinking in size has long had no meaning of existence, if it weren't for Wu Yushu not letting himself move, he would have led his troops to destroy this Red Tail Army a long time ago.
Thinking of this, Lu Yi's mind suddenly remembered that he had not notified the commander Wu Yushu of today's military operation. Ah! Lu Yi slapped his head hard, but at this time, it doesn't matter whether it is reported or not, and when the time comes, even the battle report will be submitted together. If he even took Zhenxian City, what else could he say?
In less than an hour, the doors of these two Zhenxian Cities opened in front of Lu Yi, and Lu Yi already felt that he was already taking the first step towards success.
"The time has come! Brothers, the time has come to earn military merits! ”
Lu Yi rushed into the city with the Tang Army, the first thing he saw was the ruins and the crowd of people holding their heads, and the sound of battle kept coming from the distance, thinking that the main force of the Red Tail Army should have been invested in the battle with the Xuanjia Army. That's right, the fisherman's profit will be accepted by me Lu Yi!
At the gate of the city, Lu Yi divided the army into three parts, among which the Chinese army followed him into the main road in the city; The left and right armies swept along the left and right roads, and those who encountered resistance were all wiped out with all their might. In this way, the brown Lower Tang army began to advance along three routes towards the depths of Zhenxian City, and along the way they did encounter resistance from the Red Tail Army, but these were just a piece of cake for Lu Yi, and after a few encounters, those Red Tail Army retreated.
It has only been more than two hours since the beginning of the battle, and the 25,000 troops under Lu Yi's command have already controlled half of Zhenxian City. However, except for some traces of battle at the city gate, the city looks quite neat, and it doesn't look like a city in battle.
Lu Yi raised his arm to signal the army not to act rashly anymore, and he sent two groups of scouts to explore the way first. Lu Yi, who was sitting on horseback, craned his neck and looked farther away, those firelights and shouts of killing came from that direction, but the scene he saw when he was standing outside the city was almost the same as what he saw now, more than an hour had passed, why hadn't the distance between himself and the battlefield changed a bit?
During the period of waiting for the scouts, the city suddenly became quiet, and there were no more people running in a panic and the red-tailed soldiers who dared to come forward to die, and the fires and shouts of killing in the distance were slowly weakening.
Problematic! It's a trap! Without waiting for the scouts to come back, Lu Yi had already made a judgment in his heart. Damn Yan Tong, it's really a trick for me! Withdraw your troops, withdraw your troops immediately!
Lu Yi's reaction was already fast, but unfortunately there were people in this world who were faster than him. He Yunke and Gongsun Ke had already chosen a small road from Zhenxian City to Hongzhou City when Lu Yi left Hongzhou City, although the mountain road was difficult, but they set off early enough, and the Chiwei Army finally arrived at the destination before the last army.
Not long after the gate of Hongzhou City was closed, the guards at the head of the city found that a large army appeared not far away, and they were still wondering, didn't this boss just leave, why did he turn back so quickly? The sky was not yet fully bright, and the army was also brown and yellow, so the defenders at first recognized them as their own. It wasn't until this army arrived at the gate of the city that the guards finally saw clearly with wide eyes, who were their own people, they were simply enemy troops in yellow robes! Moreover, the only ones who criticized the clothes were those in front, and those in the back did not even approve the clothes.
Judging from the standard of armor, these are the Red Tail Army who came to Hongzhou City! The enemy attacked, the guards blew the horn, at this time the number of the end of the army in Hongzhou City is really a handful, Wu Yushu has always been worried about Lu Yi, so he only left him 30,000 troops, and at the same time warned Lu Yi, don't always think about going out of the city to provoke others, it is the greatest military achievement to be able to hold Hongzhou City. This time, in order to take Zhenxian City in one fell swoop, Lu Yiyi gritted his teeth and took away 25,000 people, leaving only 5,000 people to guard the city.
On the side of the Chiwei Army, He Yunke's left guard has 10,000 guards, and Gongsun Ke's right guards have 10,000 guards, which obviously has the upper hand in terms of numbers. The division of labor between the two armies is clear, the right guard is the resistance of the feather arrow attack to suppress the head of the city, and the left guard is to hit the city gate with all his strength.
Hongzhou City has never been a military stronghold, to the south there is Fengbo City, to the north there are Yecang City and Zhenxian City, it does not need to garrison many troops at all. Such a geographical location also determines that the city defense of Hongzhou City is far inferior to that of the other three important military fortresses.
Under the constant impact of the left guard, the city gate cracked, and He Yunke waved the phoenix winged three-edged gun to cut off the bolt of the door, smashed open the city gate with his own body, and led the soldiers of the left rank guard into Hongzhou City.
The ensuing battle was lackluster, with 20,000 Akawei troops versus 5,000 Mimo troops, and the results were self-evident, and with the help of the people in the city, this battle of disparity in strength did not last long. This is also an extremely critical point in a series of battles, and the time must be controlled, and the sooner the battle ends, the better, so as to give the Akawei army more time to prepare.
The left guard was in charge of clearing the battlefield, while the right guard immediately changed clothes with the fallen soldiers of the last army, and they had to appear at the head of the city in a new identity, because the real big fish would soon return.