"Quick! Fast! Let's get inside! ”

The city gate of Huangzhuang Town was in chaos, and thousands of people gathered at the city gate. These people dragged their families one by one, their faces were full of panic, and they scrambled to squeeze into the city, and the more than ten soldiers stationed at the city gate could not control the situation at the scene at all.

Behind them, smoke rose over several villages east of Huangzhuang Town.

"What's going on here? How could so many displaced people suddenly pop up? ”

Du Lei, the town guard of Huangzhuang Town, rushed to the scene surrounded by dozens of soldiers, looked at the chaotic city gate, and angrily scolded the captain of the guard squad guarding the city gate.

"My lord, these displaced people are all people from the villages in the east, and according to their accounts, their villages have been attacked by the enemy, and they have all been driven out, and the village has been burned down!" When the captain of the guard team, who was already sweating profusely, heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and reported to Du Lei.

"Enemies? How can there be enemies? Since they are all people from the villages near my town, why don't you arrange for them to enter the city as soon as possible! ”

Du Lei, who watched the chaotic scene, was irritable, pointed to the scene that was almost out of control, and continued to reprimand mercilessly.

"My lord, these homeless people all appeared suddenly, and as soon as they appeared, they rushed to the city gate, and we didn't have time to control the scene before they dispersed!" The captain of the guard squad complained with a bitter face when he heard this.

This is simply an unwarranted disaster, who would have thought that so many displaced people would suddenly appear, how could they control it with more than ten of them!

"What? Out of nowhere? You mean these outcasts didn't accumulate slowly? Du Lei suddenly felt that something was wrong when he heard this, and immediately asked.

"Yes, my lord, these homeless people all appeared more than 10 minutes ago, and it seems that someone is chasing them behind them!"

"Not good! Mobilize the men to disperse the displaced people and close the city gates! ”

Du Lei's expression changed greatly, and he hurriedly went to the hundred households in the town guard center beside him.

Thundered~

Unfortunately, it was too late, a black line appeared from the horizon in the distance, and in the tremor of the earth, countless black-armored cavalry rushed towards Huangzhuang Town like a surging torrent.

"Ahh Run! ”

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Close the gates! ”

The cavalry that appeared behind him made the people crowded at the city gate even more confused, the people outside the city gate wanted to enter the city, and the soldiers of the guard inside the city gate tried to close the city gate.

Kill~

The only hundred guards in the town guard couldn't control the panic at all, and they were soon swarmed in by the black-armored cavalry who had been killed, but within half an hour, the entire Huangzhuang Town had changed hands, and dozens of people, including Du Lei, were captured.

And this cavalry is the two battalions of cavalry led by Sima Yu, the Feiyu Cavalry and the Xiao Cavalry Battalion.

"My lord! Just after the news arrived, Captain Zhao Yun had led his troops to successfully capture the three towns of Lianghe, Dongyue, and Heishi, and was rushing to Pinggang City! ”

After the army took control of Huangzhuang Town, Sima Yu did not lead the follow-up army into the city, and stayed outside the city with Huang Jingtian, and the cavalry of the 2,000 Xiao cavalry battalion stood quietly behind them.

After landing and taking Longhua Town, Sima Yu and Zhao Yun divided into two routes, Zhao Yun and Zhao Tong father and son led 10,000 flying feather cavalry to attack 7 towns on the east and west sides of Pinggang City, while Sima Yu and Huang Jingtian led 6,000 cavalry battalions to Pinggang City, only passing through Dazhaimen and Huangzhuang towns along the way.

At this time, the cavalry of the two thousand-man teams in Huangzhuang Town was driving the people out of the city, and the other two thousand-man cavalry were moving valuable materials such as gold, silver, and jewelry.

"Okay, pass the order, all speed up, set off in a quarter of an hour, and rush to Pinggang City to meet Zilong and them!"

Sima Yu's face showed joy when he heard this, the Flying Feather Cavalry were all light-armored archers with long bows and fast horses, and he was originally a little worried about whether Zhao Yun and his son could successfully win these 7 towns, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth.

A quarter of an hour later, under the desperate eyes of hundreds of people outside the city, billowing smoke rose in the city of Huangzhuang Town, and Sima Yu led the 6,000 cavalry cavalry battalion cavalry to turn into a steel torrent and roll away in the direction of Pinggang City.

"This is to attack Hiraoka Castle!"

Looking at the direction in which the army was leaving, Du Lei, the guard of Huangzhuang Town, who was released, shouted in surprise and ugly.

Doesn't it mean that their army has already entered the territory of the Yangwu army? Why are there so many cavalry of the Yangwu Army here? Du Lei was puzzled.

Hiraoka Castle is located in the middle of Shiji County, just on the edge of the southern plain of Shiji County.

In the southern palace of Pinggang City, the elegant bird was silent in the large palace meeting hall, and Kong Youde, the southern king with a majestic face, sat on the main seat, looking down with his eyes like electricity.

Below the main seat, Zhao Desheng, the governor of the Central Military Governor of the Southern Prince's Mansion, and Xu Chuan, the commander of Pinggang City, knelt on the ground, and the other officials of the Southern Prince's Mansion on both sides were also silent.

According to the news just received, a cavalry of the Yangwu Army landed in Longhua Town, and within a day, it had broken through eight towns in Pinggang City, and was coming in the direction of Pinggang City.

This news was like a basin of cold water on the head, shattering Kong Youde's dream of defeating the Yangwu Army and occupying Jumei County.

Such a major news actually came when the enemy's army was less than 30 miles away from Pinggang City, and in Kong Youde's eyes, this was a serious dereliction of duty in the eyes of Zhao Desheng and Xu Chuan.

In fact, this can't be all blamed on Zhao Desheng and Xu Chuan, in order to attack Jumei County, in addition to the 40,000 troops who guarded Baisha County to prevent the Liangshan Army, almost all the soldiers under Kong Youde's command who could be mobilized were transferred, and the scouts were also sent to the Yangwu Army in large numbers.

Therefore, there are basically only a few city guards left in the entire Shiji County to maintain law and order, and the number of people in each town is not large. The guards at each outpost were also some disrespectful local soldiers.

In addition, it was now approaching the end of the year, and no one expected that the Yangwu army would suddenly bypass Baisha County and launch an attack on Shimo County from the river.

The southern part of Shiji County, from Longhua Town to Pinggang City, is a rare plain area in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, under the surprise attack of the Yangwu Army's cavalry, the towns have not had time to spread the news before they have been captured and destroyed, leaving behind a group of desperate people and local officers and soldiers, relying on their feet, how can they catch up with the Yangwu Army, which is full of cavalry.

All these reasons combined led to the current situation.

"Zhao Desheng, how many available soldiers do I have in Pinggang City now?"

However, now is not the time to hold accountable, and the top priority is how to stop the invading Yangwu cavalry first.

"Back to the prince, there are 15,000 people in our Chinese army, plus the 6,000 city guards under the command of Commander Xu, a total of 21,000 people! The subordinates have asked the people below to mobilize the people in the city to help defend the city, and they will ensure that Pinggang City is foolproof! Zhao Desheng straightened up when he heard this, and immediately replied.

"Bastard! However, there are only more than 10,000 cavalry, and of course I know that they will not be able to capture Hiraoka Castle. I ask you now if you mean that there are any extra troops to launch a counterattack, the other side drove the people all the way along the way, burned the city, and did not intend to occupy these places at all, the reason why they came straight to my Pinggang City, I am afraid that it is not for the siege of the city, but for showing off and deterring, how can I let him get his wish? ”

Zhao Desheng said such a big disproportionate speech, Kong Youde could no longer hold back the anger in his heart, and reprimanded angrily in the hall.

Kong Youde was not worried about the safety of Pinggang City at all, the more than 10,000 cavalry of the Yangwu Army who attacked seemed to be raging, but they were alone in the depths, and it was difficult to supply grain and grass, so they would not be able to stay for a long time and would not pose a threat to Pinggang City. He was worried about the damage caused by the Yangwu army's surprise attack and the blow to the prestige of his Nanwang Mansion.

Along the way, the eight southern towns have been burned down by the Yangwu army, and the food hoarded in the towns has also been burned, leaving nearly 300,000 people homeless, accounting for almost a quarter of the total population of the Kongyoudenan Palace.

Under such circumstances, if the cavalry of this Yangwu army were allowed to leave unscathed, it would be a fatal blow to the prestige of Kong Youde and the Nanwang Mansion, and the slightest carelessness would cause a riot.

This is what Kong Youde is most worried about!

"Lord Wang, my subordinates are willing to lead 6,000 city guards out of the city to fight to the death with the enemy!" Xu Chuan saw that the opportunity was fast, and hurriedly bowed down and said righteously.

"I am willing to fight to the death with the enemy!" Zhao Desheng followed.

"I am willing to fight to the death with the enemy!"

Seeing this, the other civilian, military and military generals in the hall also said loudly.

"Good! Immediately reorganize the army and follow me out of the city to meet the enemy! ”

Seeing that it had aroused everyone's fighting spirit, Kong Youde stood up and cut the railway.

He needs this war to stabilize people's hearts!