Chapter Seventy-Four: Losing Troops and Losing Soldiers
Under the cover of night, Jiankang City was exceptionally quiet, and the Jianyang Gate in the south of the city was guarded by more than 1,000 soldiers of Liu Yu's cousin, Guangwu General Liu Huaimo.
These sergeants, who had been absent from the battle formation for a long time, only discovered when Xu Daofu led the army close to Jianyang Gate, but it was too late at this time.
The army under the command of Xu Dao was like a locust crossing the border, and after the hand-to-hand encounter, the corpses outside the Jianyang Gate were all over the place, and Liu Huaimo led dozens of horsemen to flee in the direction of Stone City.
"Brothers, the palace is in front of you, rush in with the general, and then you will pick the gold, silver, jewelry and women at your disposal, think of those delicate women in the palace, let's hang our heads on the waistband of our trousers all day long, isn't it just for this day? Whoever dares to retreat half a step back will be killed. Xu Daofu stood in front of the Jianyang Gate, turned around and shouted an order to the sergeant behind him, and then pulled out his long sword and rushed towards Jiankang City first.
"Kill."
The 20,000 troops behind Xu Dao poured into the city, and every sergeant's eyes lit up. Jiankang City, a city full of gold and silver in the eyes of these soldiers, is now close at hand.
Chapu is located in the southwest of Stone City, which cut off Lu Dun's army to Jiankang City, and was personally led by Liu Yu's henchman Shen Linzi.
Now that Xu Daofu has led the army into the city from the south of the city, if he can't join forces with him as soon as possible, it may be difficult to take Jiankang City with only the 20,000 soldiers under his command, Lu Dun is very anxious.
Shen Linzi firmly blocked the way of Lu Dun's army with his sturdy wooden village. Lu Dun looked at the camp in front of him and gritted his teeth with hatred, he had already attacked twice, and the strong crossbow in the wooden village suppressed Lu Dun's army fiercely.
"Quick! Kill it! Whoever dares to cower will not be spared. Lu Dun looked at the sergeant who kept falling and yelled.
Liu Yu's army had already gone to Baishilei in the north of the city, if he didn't take this opportunity to enter the city, then everything he had done would come to naught, which was the result that Lu Dun feared the most.
In Chapu's Jin army wooden village, loud arguments were heard from time to time in the big tent.
"General Shen, Xu asked to fight the thief army, and now Lu Dun is leading the army to attack Baishilei, at the moment these thief troops are just some old and weak, so why be afraid?" Two generals in armor in the tent were arguing.
"General Xu, the offensive outside is fierce, I'm afraid that the main force of the thief army is here, and the general ordered us to hold on before leaving, as long as we can hold Chapu. It's a great achievement, and General Xu has to say more. ”
"You~."
One of the big tents is Liu Yu's henchman Shen Linzi, and the other is called Xu Chite. The two were ordered to stick to Chapu, and at this moment the two were arguing.
In Jiankang City, Xu Daofu led a large army towards the imperial city, and the slightest resistance encountered in the city was successfully repulsed.
Five thousand soldiers under the command of Zhang Houqiao and Wang Ben were lying in ambush on both sides. There was silence in the night, and every sergeant was ready to fight, his bow and crossbow ready to fire.
"General, the killing sound at Jianyang Gate just now shook the sky, and it is estimated that the thief army has entered the city." A lieutenant beside Wang Ben said in a low voice.
"Hmmm! Are you all set? ”
"General Qiyu, the things that ignite the fire have been prepared, as long as the thieves dare to attack, this place will be their burial place." The lieutenant said with his fists clenched.
"Good! All right. Li Yan's plan is very clever, there are so many things that cause fire, Lu Dun is pouring into the nest, and the general is not afraid. Ha ha. Wang Ben laughed, this place is the only way to enter the imperial city, and if the thief army wants to enter the imperial city, they must take this way.
"General, so many houses were burned down at once, if the prince blames it......" The lieutenant beside Wang Ben said without saying anything.
"If something happens, I will bear it, if I can repel the thief army, what are these houses? Go down. Keep an eye on the movements of the thieves. Wang Ben motioned for the captain to go down, clenching the long knife in his hand with both hands, and a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes.
At this moment, Li Yan led the Blood Wolf Guard and was staring at the street leading to Zhanghou Bridge.
"Childe, I'm afraid the thief army is about to come in."
"yes. Half an hour will be used to kill the thieves, and then you will not act on your own, and you will do everything according to my orders. ”
"Yes." Han Qian and Wei Liang, who were behind Li Yan, replied in a low voice.
Xu Daofu's army is getting closer and closer, and it is less than a mile away from Zhanghou Bridge at this moment, looking at the towering imperial city in front of him, Xu Daofu's heart is extremely excited.
"Quick! The Imperial City is in front, and the first person to enter the Imperial City will be rewarded with ten thousand gold. ”
"Kill."
The imperial city in front of them was like a mountain of gold, which made these soldiers breathe a little fast, and they held the big knives in their hands tightly.
Wang Ben watched Yanyan's thief army enter his ambush range, and the corners of his mouth rose.
"Kill." Wang Ben gave an order, and the crossbow arrows in the hands of the sergeants under his command shot at Xu Daofu's army.
"There's an ambush ahead, kill it." Xu Daofu hid aside and shouted loudly.
The army behind Xu Dao waved the big knife in his hand and killed Wang Ben's side.
"Humph! Tonight is your death. Ignition. Wang Ben snorted coldly.
Xu Daofu was horrified in his heart, the houses and the ground on both sides of the street were on fire, and in an instant, the fire burned, and the fire that rushed to the sky was red and illuminated.
"Brothers, don't mess around, go across the bridge with Ben."
Xu Daofu watched as people were constantly being hit by arrows, and the sergeants who were on fire kept rolling on the ground, letting out painful wails.
The smell of burnt human flesh filled the air, and the raging fire besieged the thieves in a narrow street.
The 20,000 troops led by Xu Daofu have long been broken in a sea of fire, and some sergeants have begun to flee without listening to Xu Daofu's orders.
"Shoot the arrows!" Wang Ben looked at the firelight, and from time to time there were thieves who fell to the ground with arrows, stroking their beards and smiling on their faces.
Xu Daofu was unwilling in his heart, and ordered the sergeant to rush and kill several times, but he couldn't rush through the strong crossbow in the face of the Jin army. "General, retreat. The brothers' military spirit has been dispersed, and if they don't leave, I'm afraid they won't be able to leave. The soldiers beside Xu Daofu stopped Xu Daofu and persuaded him.
"That's it. Providence is so, what can be done about it? Xu Daofu shook his head, looking at the imperial city not far away, as well as the sergeants who were burned by the fire, and felt powerless in his heart.
Wang Ben watched the thief army begin to retreat, and his heart was very anxious, "The whole army obeys the order and follows the general to hunt down and kill the thief." Wang Ben said and led the sergeant to chase and kill Xu Daofu's army.
The horizontal knife in Li Yan's hand was unsheathed, and with an order, the blood wolf guard behind him rushed towards the fleeing thief army.
"The Jin army is coming, quickly protect the general and retreat." The guards beside Xu Daofu escorted Xu Daofu and fled forward quickly.
Those thieves who were caught up were killed by Li Yan and the blood wolf guard behind him, many of these thieves were sect members who were held hostage by Lu Dun, and they didn't have decent armor at all, and they were powerless to resist in the face of Wang Ben's army chasing and killing.