At this time, the righteous soldiers pointed out, Niu Fu was extremely vigilant. Each of the four gates sent a thousand defenders to take turns to defend. If we want to attack the north gate, we must find the right time and capture the east of the river with lightning speed. Otherwise, wait for the help of the traitors. Not to mention that we have no place to be buried, we will also implicate the fathers and elders in the city, and the plans of the righteous army. ”

One of the subordinates said to the crowd.

"This trip is dangerous, we will kill ourselves to save Hedong, if there is a tie, you can quit."

Cao Xiao said solemnly.

"Death and life from Sima!"

The parts responded without hesitation.

"Hmmm! When the rebels attacked the city, we had the greatest chance, and we used the excuse of support to kill the thieves guarding the gate and open the city gates. And you commanded them to go down, and at the moment when the gates of the city were opened, they should all take off their sashes, so that they might not be injured by mistake. ”

Cao Xiao said solemnly to everyone.

Liu Fan's armor is chic and easy to distinguish.

The Hedong soldiers and the Xiliang soldiers have been mixed together for a while, and some of the armor is the same.

In the Ushisuke Mansion.

Niu Fu couldn't sleep at night, pacing back and forth above the main hall.

Niu Fu was a burly man in his forties, with a rugged appearance and an explosive beard.

He was thinking about why Liu Fan's soldiers and horses attacked Hedong at this juncture.

Niu Fu knew that Liu Fan was entangled with the princes of Shandong and the soldiers were in Luoyang. It's just that I didn't expect Liu Fanbing to be divided into two ways.

"General, Liu Fan is a native of Anyi, Hedong. We occupy the east of the river and garrison Anyi. Liu Fan will not give up, and it is inevitable. According to the spies, the flag is Zhao and Gao. Its generals are likely to be the tiger general Zhao Yun and the trapped Gao Shun, both of whom are not easy to deal with. We are stationed in the city, relying on the fortified city to defend, and the city of Anyi is high and well-fed, so we don't need to worry, we just need to wait for reinforcements from Xiangguo. ”

Niu Fu's confidant Hu Chi'er said to him.

"Hedong is also a place where grain is produced, and my father-in-law has placed such a heavy burden on me. This is only secondly, I am worried that the enemy army will bypass the east of the river, cross the Yellow River, and attack Luoyang from the west, and I will sit idly by and ignore it, and it is difficult to explain it to my father-in-law. ”

Niu Fu said sadly.

"So capable! Tens of thousands of cavalry are not something we can deal with! However, if Liu Fan's army crosses the Yellow River and attacks the west of Luoyang, we gather troops and horses from the east of the river, go out of Anyi, attack Liu Fan's army's back, and cooperate with Xiangguo's front and rear attacks, and Liu Fan's army will be defeated. ”

Hu Chi'er said to Niu Fu again.

"I can only ......"

Niu Fu was about to speak, when suddenly, the sound of war drums came into the mansion.

Niu Fu hurriedly ran out of the lobby and looked to the west.

"Could it be that Liu Fan's soldiers and horses are attacking the city? The previous warning is still hearing the joy, marching so fast? ”

Niu Fu said in astonishment.

It's almost time, and Liu Fanjun is still making such a big fanfare. Could it be that they are confident that as soon as they arrive in Anyi, they will be able to take Anyi City?

When he Niu Fu is mud kneading!

"Report ...... Tell the generals that the enemy soldiers went to the west gate, raised flags and beat drums, and wanted to attack the city. ”

After a while, a soldier rushed into Niu Fu's mansion and said to Niu Fu.

"How many!"

Niu Fu hurriedly asked.

"It's too far away, the enemy doesn't light the torches, only see the flag waving, and the rest is not real, but I heard a sound of horses' hooves before reaching the west gate, and there are more than 2,000 horsemen."

The soldier replied to Niu Fu.

"Two thousand rides? It should be the vanguard of the enemy army, and it seems that the enemy army is about to attack the west gate. Hu Chi'er dispatched troops and horses to the West Gate to support. So I will go to Simon and be with the soldiers. ”

Niu Fu commanded his command.

"No!"

Hu Chi'er took the order.

In the city of Anyi.

"Niu Fu ordered Sima to lead troops to support Ximen!"

A Hedong soldier said to Cao Xiao.

"Simon? Isn't it attacking the north gate? ”

Cao Xiao frowned, then he took out a bamboo tube from his arms, poured out a letter, and watched it again under the candlelight.

"General Jia instructed us to attack the north gate, yes! This should be a plan by the rebels to lure the defenders of the city to the west gate, and then attack the north gate. ”

After thinking about it, Cao Xiao said to everyone.

"Shall we go to Simon, then?"

The crowd asked for advice.

"Can't go!"

Cao Xiao said decisively.

"How?"

The crowd asked again.

"I suspect that the rebels are well aware of our situation, and it won't be long before they attack the north gate. Let's go, gather our soldiers and horses, and go to the north gate. ”

Cao Xiao got up and replied to everyone.

At the west gate of Anyi City, dozens of fine horses were inserted on the ground, and behind each banner there was a strong man beating a drum.

A thousand soldiers in the camp assembled the siege ladder, wrapped themselves in heavy armor, carried a large yellow crossbow, no longer rode horses, did not carry flags, did not light torches, and leaned on the moonlight to go around to the north gate of Anyi City.

At this time, 4,000 people of the Xiliang army gathered at the West Gate, ready to take turns defending the city.

The other three gates had only 1,000 soldiers each.

A thousand soldiers defending the city are more than enough to hold a wall in a short period of time as long as they are vigilant.

Niu Fuzhan was on the wall of the west gate of Anyi, looking into the distance, only hearing the sound of drums and neighing horses, but no movement.

He looked around, frowned, and asked, "What about Cao Xiao?" He has a thousand soldiers under his command! ”

Cao Xiao originally commanded 5,000 soldiers and horses in Anyi, but Niu Fu saw that it was difficult to control, and was afraid that he would join forces with Hedong Taishou Wangyi to make trouble, so he scattered the soldiers and horses under Cao Xiao's command to all parts of Anyi, leaving only 1,000 soldiers in Anyi City.

Niu Fu thought that he could easily control these thousand soldiers, and Cao Xiao did not dare to make trouble.

"Cao Sima has led his troops to the North Gate!"

Someone who knew where Cao Xiao was going replied to Niu Fu.

"Now the West Gate is in a hurry, why do you go to the North Gate?"

Niu Fu asked.

"Cao Sima said that you ordered him to go to the north gate."

The man replied resignedly.

"When have you been?"

Niu Fu said a word, and then looked at the situation outside the city gate, and instantly thought of something, and was suddenly shocked, and said: "Hu Chi'er, order two thousand soldiers and horses to go to the north gate with me." Fast! ”

On the battlefield, military orders are like mountains. When a general does not obey military orders. That means that the heart of the general is not in the army.

Outside the north gate of Anyi, 200 steps.

A thousand trapped soldiers ran lightly and slowly.

Gao Shun walked in the forefront, and when he was two hundred steps away from the north city gate, Gao Shun stretched out his hand and signaled to stop.

He turned around and looked at the soldiers with a resolute face.

Without saying a word, he pulled down his armor and raised his spear high.

All soldiers stand upright, and their movements are the same as those of Gao Shun.

There was no need for Gao Shun to speak, and the trapped soldiers carrying ten siege ladders rushed forward.

The rest of the soldiers untied their big yellow crossbows, put on their crossbow arrows, and put their hands on the crossbow machine, following behind the trapped soldiers who were carrying the ladders.

The sound of iron armor sounded, waking up the Xiliang soldiers defending the city.

"Enemy attack!"

I don't know who shouted, and the hundreds of soldiers on the city wall were all in full formation.

When they were preparing their bows and arrows and thunder stones, they found that the trapping soldiers carrying the ladders had reached the bottom of the city.

And the ladder has been firmly hooked to the city.

At this time, the trapped soldiers do not need to cover up. Chi shouted: "The momentum of the charge, there is advance but no retreat, the will to fall into battle, there is death and no life!"

Five hundred soldiers stood under the city with crossbows, and the rest of the trapped soldiers began to climb the ladder.

(End of chapter)