On a summer night, the sky is full of stars, the river breeze hits, and in the air, you don't feel the slightest bit of dry heat, on the contrary, with a slight cool breeze.

On the walls of Anseong, there are torches and flashing bright lights, as if they are shining with the stars in the sky.

The patrol guards, with neat steps, from time to time pass through the walkways of the city wall, appear back and forth with much more frequency than before nightfall.

Obviously, Feng Yi's suggestion to Feng Shihu had a very good effect.

Ten miles away from Ancheng, a calm mountain village, because of rumors that the main force of the Yan army is about to cross the river to the south, the old and young in the city, as early as half a month ago, all left, three or four hundred people, no one left.

At this moment, the small village has been occupied by the Chu army that arrived in the evening.

The whole army of 70,000 people was stationed in small villages and on all sides!

This time, the Chu army led by Han Zhitong has 20,000 Xuanjia soldiers, and the remaining 50,000 are all ordinary Chu troops, but they can go out with Emperor Chu, and these ordinary soldiers are not weak in combat effectiveness.

The whole army is wrapped in armor, holding soldiers, ready to fight, maintaining sufficient will to fight, and always ready to participate in the battle.

Han Zhitong was dressed in armor and stayed in the middle of the village, with grass roots in his mouth, and under his helmet, a few strands of long gray hair appeared, fluttering in the breeze.

Early in the morning, the emperor was furious, looking at the coffin containing a dummy, full of anger, as if he had the idea of personally leading the troops to conquer, capture Emperor Yan alive, and bury the other party alive.

As the chief general of the Chu army, he can't be confused with the emperor, regardless of the situation, and fight at will, in that case, wouldn't it be a joke with the lives of the soldiers of the Chu army.

The emperor strictly ordered the onslaught to attack Ancheng, but Ancheng was heavily guarded, garrisoned with 30,000 ironclad cavalry, and the city wall was reinforced, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The 70,000 Chu army, regardless of the danger, attacked recklessly, which was extremely dangerous.

After thinking about it, Han Zhitong decided to go against Xiong Wu's plan, change the direction of attack, and strive to lose a small Chu army and get a greater result.

Outside, the king's order is not subject to it, he is not afraid of disobeying the emperor's order, his career is not guaranteed, and he just wants to achieve good results.

In the night wind, Han Zhitong waited patiently, and at midnight, several spies, riding fast horses, came quickly from several different directions.

Under the dark night sky, the horses galloped, making a loud sound of horses' hooves, shaking the earth and breaking the silence of midnight.

The four war horses arrived, and the spies on horseback quickly dismounted, and under the guidance of the guards, they went straight to the place where Han Zhitong was temporarily!

The four of them arrived quickly and quickly saluted Han Zhitong.

At this time, Han Zhitong, who looked relaxed, stood up suddenly, spit out the grass roots in his mouth, stared at the two guards and asked, "How is it, the four cities along the river, is the Yan army tightly guarded." ”

This battle was the first battle he had since Dayan was rescued, no matter what outsiders thought of it, he pinned his inner hope.

When the four spies heard this, one of them said, "General, Anseong is well defended, and the guards and patrols on the city wall are very dense compared to before. ”

"General, Yuejiang City, the guards are also tight!"

"Jianghan City is also heavily defended."

"Linjiang City, too!"

The spies reported one by one, and after Han Zhitong heard it, his face was full of sorrow, and the Yan army's defense was doubled, did he know the Chu army's plan in advance?

However, when the army went out to fight, it was about to come to the city, and it was bound to lead the troops to retreat without a fight, which was bound to severely defeat the momentum of the Chu army.

"Torches shine through!" Han Zhitong pondered for a moment, decided to go on the expedition, stretched out his hand and motioned to the deputy general next to him to take out the map, catch the torch light, and then study the four cities along the river in detail.

The adjutant general and the spy next to him did not dare to hesitate, and quickly walked up with torches.

The torches gathered, quickly illuminating a large area of fire on the ground, and the dark space became translucent! The deputy general hurriedly unfolded the map, spread it on the ground, and placed it in front of Han Zhitong.

Moving his body so that he could see the map clearly, Han Zhitong's eyes became sharp, as if he wanted to quickly look for something unusual in the map.

There are four cities along the river, Ancheng and Hanjiang City are in the middle, Linjiang City is in the west, and Yuejiang City is in the east, which is the city of Yueguo.

Among the four cities, Ancheng is where the main army of the Yan army is located, garrisoned by 30,000 iron cavalry, and the three cities of Hanjiang, Linjiang and Yuejiang are respectively garrisoned by more than 30,000 cavalry under Feng Yi's account.

Four cities, like four bright stars, are embedded in the south bank of the Yangtze River, witnessing the scene of the endless flow of the Yangtze River.

Han Zhitong paid attention for a moment, pointed his finger at Yuejiang City, and said, "It should be here!" ”

"General Han, the ...... of Yuejiang City" Deputy General Han Xitong, who is also a child of the Han family, did not understand Han Zhitong's inner intentions and wanted to ask, but was blocked by Han Zhitong with his hand.

At this time, Han Zhitong got up, moved his muscles and bones, took two or three steps forward, straightened his armor, motioned to the four lieutenants around him to approach, and deployed his plan in a low voice.

With Xiong Wu's personal expedition, Han Zhitong did not select elite soldiers and fierce generals in the Chu army, but on the contrary, recruited all the children of the Han family.

In the battle of the Northern Expedition, the Chu army was completely annihilated, and hundreds of thousands of troops were either killed in the north or captured by the Yan army, and even his deputy general was captured by the Yan army.

He himself was rescued by the members of the Blood Evil, but unfortunately, the deputy general around him, and hundreds of thousands of troops, were still in the Yan Kingdom.

Although Xiong Wu wanted him to select elite generals in the three armies, he completely refused.

The failure of the Northern Expedition has an unshirkable responsibility with him, he doesn't want other people's children to kill the enemy on the battlefield, but the children of the Han family stay in the family.

Hearing the sound, Han Xitong, Han Xiyue, Han Xishang, Han Ximing, Han Jiaxi, the four members nodded one after another, and responded again and again.

After the four of them accepted it with a serious expression, Han Zhitong said sharply: "Remember, Xu Sheng is not allowed to lose, no matter how much it costs, a nail must be removed tonight!" ”

"Yes!"

In Ancheng, Feng Shihu and Feng Yi ordered the guards to inform the guards of the four cities, and after strengthening the guard, they practiced for Hou Shangming and He Weiyue in the mansion.

The banquet was held late at night, and the four of them were separated to rest, Hou Shangming and He Weiyue were ready to cross the river at dawn and set off.

Kill...

Under the night sky of Jingyi, the defenders of Ancheng were still guarding the city cautiously, and a mile away, there was a sudden shout of killing.

The sound of killing shook the sky and the earth, instantly breaking the silence under the night sky.

There were more than 20,000 Chu troops, and they quickly approached the direction of Ancheng in the dark, and in the dark night, they ran wildly and murderously.

Hearing the shouting of killing in the distance, the guards in the city wall seemed to have encountered a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and their expressions became serious.

"Enemy attack, beat the drum, immediately report to the general!" When the defenders of the city heard the noise, they didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly ordered the guards around them to do their own duties.

Patrol soldiers in the corridor of the city wall, quickly stop patrolling, and form a defense along the southern wall of Anseong.

For a while, holding a crossbow, half-squatting under the city wall, quickly defending, and there was a Yan army next to him, quickly pushing the bed crossbow, and actively preparing for war.

The Yan army was stationed in the four cities for more than a month, only a few days ago, Wu Yue Cai's army carried out a small-scale siege during the day, and all were successfully expelled by the Yan army.

Tonight, the Chu army suddenly attacked, making the generals defending the city feel confused.

became more and more cautious, worried that the Chu army would be dormant for more than a month, and sent the main force to attack the city.

In the Yazhong of Ancheng Mansion, Feng Shihu and Feng Yi rested for a short time, because they were stationed in the four cities along the river, they had a heavy responsibility, and they had never drunk alcohol before practicing the banquet!

At this moment, the guards did not have time to go from the city wall to the palace in the city, and Feng Shihu and Feng Yi, who were in the city, were still woken up by the earth-shattering shouts outside and the noisy drums on the city wall.

quickly changed clothes, grabbed Bing Ge, rushed out of the dormitory, and walked outside the mansion.

The guards of the palace had just opened the gate, and the guards in the city wall hurriedly appeared in front of the two, clasped their fists and saluted and hurriedly said: "Two generals, the Chu army is attacking the city!" ”

"Damn!" Feng Shihu shouted angrily.

The Chu army attacked at night, the other party ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, the Yan army had not yet gone south, the Chu army was good, and took the initiative to send troops to attack the city.

Beside him, Feng Yi was shocked, and said to the guards next to him: "Quickly prepare the horse, while the Chu army has not yet besieged the city, this will need to return to Hanjiang City!" ”

Feng Yi and Feng Shihu led troops to guard Ancheng and Hanjiang City respectively, and at dusk, He Weiyue and Hou Shangming arrived in Ancheng to report the alliance with King Wu Yue, and Feng Yi returned with a few cronies.

Unexpectedly, the Chu army suddenly stormed Ancheng, and he was afraid that the main force of the Chu army would come out and attack the four cities along the river respectively, so that the dragons in Linjiang City would become very dangerous!

Hearing this, Feng Shihu hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, and said: "General Feng, don't be impulsive, the Chu army is attacking the city, if it appears under Linjiang City, at this moment, you will undoubtedly throw yourself into the net if you return with your troops." ”

"Bastard!" Feng Yi scolded angrily!

At this time, Hou Shangming and He Weiyue appeared in bad clothes, and the two looked hurried, with a little anxiety, and did not understand the intentions of the Chu army, for fear that the other party would directly surround Ancheng.

At that time, the two could not return to the north on time and could not inform the emperor of the joint plan of King Wu Yue.

In the preparation for the battle, Feng Shihu and Feng Yi witnessed Hou Shangming appear outside the city, and suddenly, Feng Shihu thought about it, and Feng Yi said directly: "While the Chu army has not yet approached the city, quickly send people to protect the two envoys to cross the river, and it will change later!" ”

"That's right!" Hearing this, Feng Shihu subconsciously agreed, took two steps forward, and suddenly said: "General Feng, there is a Cai army sailor patrolling the river, crossing the river at night, it is too risky, you must cross the river with the help of Song merchant ships at dawn." ”

Feng Yi was in a hurry before, Hou Shangming and the two had to return to Beijing quickly, but they ignored the existence of Cai Guoshui on the river, and thought about it: "Defend the city first, find out the reality and intentions of the army, and then make plans!" ”

Hearing this, Feng Shihu turned his head to look at Hou Shangming and the others, and admonished: "Lord Hou, Lord He, stay in the mansion for the time being, and General Ben and General Feng will go to defend against the enemy." ”

The situation was dangerous and they could not cross the Yangtze River, and Hou Shangming and the two had no choice but to obey Feng Shihu's orders and stay in the palace for the time being.

After arranging Hou Shangming and the two, Feng Shihu and Feng Yi did not delay any longer, and walked towards the mansion.

At this moment, on the streets of Anseong, the military horses were chaotic, and the iron horsemen stationed everywhere heard the sound of military drums coming from the city wall, and they had already gotten up from the bed, wearing iron armor, holding a horse chopping knife, and carrying a repeating crossbow on their backs, and quickly walked towards the southern city wall of Anseong.

Looking at it, Feng Shihu hurriedly said to the guards around him: "Immediately notify the guards of the East Gate, West Gate, and North Gate, cheer up and go all out, you must not let the Chu army climb the city wall, let alone let the cavalry rush out of the battle, and those who violate the order will be killed!" ”