Early the next morning, when I counted the soldiers and horses, I found that Xu Zhiren, who had led the troops out, had not yet returned, and most of the 1,000 people he had brought out had returned to the army, but only a few dozen people were missing.

I was in confusion when a fast horse broke in outside the camp, and the man on horseback saw me turn off the horse, and before he had time to catch his breath, he said, "Your Majesty, the gate of Xiangzhou City is wide open!" Your Majesty is invited to attack immediately! ”

Dou Xiaochen listened to it on the sidelines, and almost immediately stopped: "Your Majesty, beware of deception!" ”

I pondered for a moment, and suddenly thought of something, and said to Dou Xiaochen: "You immediately order 5,000 people to rush to the city of Xiangzhou and break into the city directly!" I will come after and will meet you outside the city. ”

Dou Xiaochen seemed to want to say something when he heard this, but when he saw that I was very dignified, he didn't say more, but only arched his hand and said: "The last general will take the order!" With that, he left.

I said to the scouts who came to deliver the message, "Go down and rest!" As he spoke, he turned back to a lieutenant general beside him and said, "Pass the order and set off with the whole army!" ”

Last night has achieved a small victory, today to march again, some people began to worry about whether there was a suspicion of rushing, but I don't care about these, the war in the south is important, but I don't plan to waste long, after all, Luoyang may be hindered behind at any time.

When I rushed to the city of Xiangzhou with my people, the city gate had been closed, and there was smoke everywhere in the city, and it was a great chaos, and Dou Xiaochen, who arrived before me, did not know where he was, only the pontoon bridge erected on the trench had been destroyed.

I know that the opening of the city gate of Xiangzhou must have been done by Xu Zhiren before, if Dou Xiaochen really entered the city, with his 5,000 troops, he may not be able to hold out for long.

Thinking of this, I immediately ordered the pontoon bridge to be rebuilt, and at this moment an arrow flew suddenly towards me, and I turned sideways to avoid it, and when I looked up, I saw a man standing on top of the tower and shooting another arrow at me.

My heart moved, thinking of the scene when I attacked the garrison outside the city before, and before I gave the order, a person ran to my side and said: "Your Majesty, there are many archers in the city, and Your Majesty's banner is here, it is too eye-catching, it is better to retreat first and backward." ”

As I spoke, a group of soldiers with shields stood in front of me.

Looking at the man in the city again, seeing that although he did not shoot me, he at least shocked the Tang soldiers, and seemed to be a little proud, knowing that if he continued like this, his morale would be frustrated, so he shouted: "Bring the bow!" Before I could finish speaking, someone handed me a bow.

I pulled out three arrows that were in the bag of the man in front of me, put them on the string, and looked up, and the man shot another arrow. I didn't think much about it, but I heard a sound of breaking through the air, and one of the arrows happened to meet the incoming arrow, and the two arrows intersected, and both fell to the ground.

The other two arrows were still flying straight towards the man, and when I squinted my eyes, one of the arrows hit the wall and fell, but the one on top seemed to hit the man, and the arrows were everywhere, and the man's body was lowered.

Seeing this, the morale of the soldiers under the city was boosted, and in a moment, the pontoon bridge had been erected, and with my order, the Chinese army retreated slightly, and the left and right roads rushed across the pontoon bridge and came to the city.

At this moment, there was a sudden chaos on the city tower, and I didn't have time to think about it, but I saw that the city gate not far away also slowly opened.

Then some people rushed out of the city, but they were outnumbered, and they had already been hacked to death by the soldiers outside the gate, and some people tried to close the city gate, but just as they were about to close, they seemed to be suddenly attacked from behind, and dozens of people were hit by arrows in the back and fell to the ground.

And the arrows on the tower of the castle no longer shoot down.

When I saw this, I said aloud: "Soldiers, follow me into the city!" Between the words, it was as if Xiangzhou City was already owned by Tang Ting.

After saying this, I jumped my horse and raised my whip, rushed out of the protective circle of the Chinese army, and went straight to the city, and shot several arrows from the half-open city gate, and someone behind me shouted: "Your Majesty beware!" ”

My heart sank, I had already jumped up from my horse, and on tiptoe in the direction of the incoming arrow, I kicked one arrow away, but the other two arrows were copied in my hand, and I threw it up, and two people behind the door cried out "ah".

The city gate was completely open, and sure enough, it was Xu Zhiren, who was not wearing armor and was dressed in a black suit, and when he saw me fall to the ground, he bowed and said: "Welcome Your Majesty into the city!" ”

I fell to the ground, walked up to him and helped him up, and suddenly remembered that he tried to stop me in Xu Shao's mansion, and said with a smile: "This Xiangzhou city is much bigger than the Xu Mansion in Chang'an!" ”

Xu Zhiren also smiled when he heard this.

The people on the castle tower had already been dealt with by Dou Xiaochen, who told me that the arrow had hit the man's left arm.

The fire in Xiangzhou City was set by Xu Zhiren. He first chased and killed those who tried to sneak up on our military camp, and when he was about to retreat, he happened to encounter the Liang army who reported to the city from the military camp outside the city.

A group of dozens of people came galloping, and in the dark night, they didn't notice anyone on the side of the road at all, so they were all tripped and captured alive by Xu Zhiren, and asked for the code to connect with the people in the city, and then killed these people, picked out the same number of people, changed their armor, and pretended to be Liang Jun and rushed to the city gate to call the door, but let the rest of the people return to the barracks first.

When he came to the city gate to call the door, one because they were wearing the armor of the Liang army, holding the waist card of the Liang army, and the other was the same as the code to enter the city, and they had sent people to harass us before, and we only had the ability to parry, and we had no power to fight back, so we did not suspect that we were enemies, and put them into the city after a little inspection.

After Xu Zhiren entered the city, he was taken to Xiangzhou Assassin's Mansion to report, he said naturally the truth, after all, there is nothing to hide, after hearing the words of Xiangzhou Assassin Zhou Faming, he did not immediately send troops to rescue, but waited and watched the changes, and when Xu Zhiren went to look for it again the next day, this assassin had already hung up his crown.

Xu Zhiren divided the people he brought into several groups, and set fire to various places in Xiangzhou City, which indirectly led to the chaos in the city, and then killed the guards to open the city gate first, and reported to the scouts who were spying outside, and he hid first to wait and see what happened.

When Dou Xiaochen arrived with people, they should cooperate with the outside, first let Dou Xiaochen enter the city, and fight with the Liang army in the city, and then I brought people to arrive, the Liang army was attacked inside and outside, and the army's heart was already in chaos, even if someone had a heart, he was unable to return to the sky.

Xiangzhou has been conquered, and the next is Jiangling.

Jiangling, also known as Jingzhou, has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

I came out of Chang'an, and now I am in Xiangzhou City, and it is estimated that nearly two months have passed, but there has been no news from the people brought by Xu Shao.

Just when I was worried about whether Xu Shao would be able to move Zhang Xuanjing, I received a message from Luoyang-

Sure enough, Li Shimin was proclaimed emperor in Luoyang.

(End of chapter)