Chapter 16: Discord
Night slowly fell, was sent to the first layer of the city wall outside Changshuiqiao Town to repair the city wall of the Minzhuang began to return to the inner city one after another, after thousands of Changshuiqiao Town people continue to repair, in the afternoon by the Yangwu army smashed the city wall has been repaired for the most part. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In particular, new earthen walls have been rebuilt at some key locations.
On the city wall, Xiao Ping, the chief general of the 5,000 defenders of Changshuiqiao Town, stood in the attic of the city wall, looking at the Yangwu army opposite, with thick eyebrows and frowns.
On the opposite side of the Changshui Lake, not far from the Changshui Bridge, in the open space, the Yangwu Army camp was crowded, and columns of Yangwu Army soldiers were walking briskly, lining up to prepare for a meal.
Although there are patrolling soldiers from time to time, it gives people a sense of calm.
Seeing this, Xiao Ping couldn't help but reach out and rub his eyebrows, his right eye jumped lightly, and his heart was slightly uncalm.
The dynamics of the Yangwu Army in the past two days are really weird!
Two days ago, when Sima Yu arrived at the south bank of Changshui Lake, he immediately sent two fierce generals to lead his troops to launch a fierce attack on Changshuiqiao Town, and directly captured the first layer of the city wall outside Changshuiqiao Town.
However, this swift attack came to an abrupt end under a rain of arrows, and the next two days were followed by endless catapult bombardment and small forces of troops.
The entire Yangwu army never made a large-scale attack on Changshuiqiao Town.
Could it be that the Yangwu army has given up the idea of attacking Changshuiqiao Town? But why didn't they withdraw?
Xiao Ping was puzzled in his heart.
"General, today the lord has sent someone to deliver a message, asking us to hold on for a few more days, and in less than five days, the army of Pakistan will cross the Erlang Mountains and attack the Yangwu army from Jiulong Town, which says that the army of Pakistan has 100,000 people. The lord also looks up to this Yangwu Army too much, and actually invited 100,000 Pakistani troops, I look at the Yangwu Army is nothing more than that, and I can't even touch the fur of my Changshuiqiao Town. After the arrival of the Pakistani army, our two armies will attack back and forth, and it will be easy to defeat the Yangwu army."
Beside Xiao Ping, the deputy general Du De was unaware of the worries in his heart, but his face was not without a smug face, and his expression was extremely optimistic.
"Dude! Don't underestimate the strength of this Yangwu army, you also saw the strength of the Yangwu army when it was storming, if it weren't for our absolute geographical and numerical advantage, I am afraid that another city would have changed hands long ago, why would we still say such stupid things! ”
Xiao Ping, who was already unhappy in his heart, suddenly became angry on his face when he heard this, and scolded Du De in a stern tone.
Xiao Ping didn't understand how such a short-sighted person could become his lieutenant general, and he still commanded nearly 3,000 men and horses, was it just because he was the younger brother of a favorite concubine by the lord's side, or the lord couldn't trust him at all.
"Yes, General!"
Dude's face froze, a hint of shame and anger flashed in his eyes, and he bowed his head and said.
"Send more people at night to strictly prevent a sneak attack by the Yangwu army!"
After scolding Dude, Xiao Ping waved his hand and ordered, and after speaking, he turned around and walked towards the city.
"Yes!"
Dude bowed down again to receive the order.
Looking at the back of Xiao Ping leaving, Du De showed undisguised hatred on his face, and he almost wanted to go crazy in his heart.
Damn Xiao Ping, just relying on being one level older than Lao Tzu, he actually dared to scold Lao Tzu in front of his subordinates, and he would definitely trample you under his feet if he had the opportunity in the future.
For Xiao Ping, Du De has long been dissatisfied in his heart, he doesn't understand that there are more people under his command than Xiao Ping, but his brother-in-law appoints him as his top boss, and he always points fingers at him on weekdays.
"Boss, this Xiao Ping really doesn't give you face! Why should we listen to him! ”
A junior colonel beside Dude was indignant, looking like he had been greatly humiliated.
"Humph! Don't worry, your boss and I won't let him go wild on Lao Tzu's head all the time! Sooner or later, I'm going to give him a good look."
Du De, who was churning with anger in his heart, said in a deep voice with a hideous face when he heard this.
"Yes, yes, yes, with the talent of the boss, where can he Xiao Ping compare"
The little colonel nodded again and again, and said flatteringly.
"Okay, let the brothers below take turns on duty, and rest when it's time to rest, this Xiao Ping is really too cowardly!"
The little colonel's flattery made Dude's face a little better, waved his hand at him and ordered, and after speaking, he also turned around and walked under the city wall.
"Brothers, you heard it, just leave two teams of brothers on patrol, and everyone else go to rest."
After Dude left, the colonel shouted orders to the defenders who remained on the city walls.
"Yes!"
The soldiers on the city wall cheered in unison when they heard this.
For the soldiers at the bottom, the overall situation of the war is not in their consideration at all, and all they care about on weekdays is how to be lazy, how to make some benefits, and save their lives on the battlefield.
The order of the colonel to rest naturally made them cheer, and as for whether the Yangwu army on the opposite side would take advantage of the night to attack the city, this thought did not appear in their minds at all.
"Knock~"
A quarter of an hour later, in the residential area located in the west corner of the inner city of Changshuiqiao Town, a crisp knock sounded in an alley, and the little corrector who had just finished issuing a military order on the city wall stood outside a private house, knocking lightly on the door with his right hand.
"Crunch~"
"Come in!"
The door opened, and a strong man ushered him in.
In the house, a man in brocade and a scribe with a sword in the hall sat on the main seat, and dozens of strong men in brocade stood respectfully around.
"Humble and greeting! Meet the Strategist! ”
Looking at the brocade-clothed man above, the little colonel stepped forward quickly, came to the hall and bowed.
This small colonel's name is Jiang Yu, an old man at the beginning of the establishment of Jinyiwei, with a job of 100 households, he was sent to Chenshi County a few months ago, and entered the Ainengqi army, and now he is a small colonel under Du De who commands hundreds of soldiers.
And the brocade-clothed man and sword-wielding scribe Hao Ran sitting on the throne are Xu Shu, the military advisor of the Yangwu General's Mansion, and the Jinyi Wei Qianhu Yuexi.
At the same time as launching an attack on the Ainengqi army, Sima Yu and the others had already expected that Changshuiqiao Town would definitely become a key point in the battle between the two armies.
Therefore, Xu Shu and Yue Xi had already led people to infiltrate Changshuiqiao Town early, just to wait for the opportunity to cooperate with Sima Yu and them to take Changshuiqiao Town.
"Jiang Yu, what's the situation?"
After Jiang Yu finished saluting, Yue Xi asked out loud.
"Lord Hui Qianhu, just now Xiao Ping, the guard general of Changshui Bridge, just scolded the deputy general Du De, and now Du De is extremely dissatisfied with him, and he just returned his post and did not care about Xiao Ping's military order, which weakened the night patrol defense of the city wall. In the opinion of subordinates, this is the best time to act! Jiang Yu said.
"Strategist, what do you think?"
Yue Xi nodded when he heard this, then turned to Xu Shu and asked.
Although he has only joined General Yangwu's Mansion for a short time, Xu Shu's talent has been recognized by everyone.
"Right now, the lord, they have been outside the city for two days, we can't wait any longer, if it's too late, something will change, and we will start acting immediately!" Xu Shu nodded when he heard this, and ordered directly in a deep voice.
Under the strong intelligence gathering ability of Jinyiwei, Xu Shu already knew the situation of the entire Changshuiqiao Town and the defenders, and also formulated a plan to help the Yangwu army capture the city according to the situation in Changshuiqiao Town, and now is the time to implement it.
"Good! Get started today! ”
Yue Xi was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered Jiang Yu and everyone in the house.
After lurking in Changshuiqiao Town for so many days, he couldn't bear it anymore.
"Yes!"
All the brocade guards in the house received the order.
Although Xu Shu is the military advisor of the Yangwu Army, he does not have the right to directly order Jinyiwei, and here Jiang Yu and other Jinyiwei also command and obey the command of Jinyiwei Qianhu Yuexi.
A group of brocade clothes quickly left the house and headed for all sides in Changshuiqiao Town.
"Bang Bang Bang~"
"It's dry, watch out for the candles!"
In the quiet of the night, there was a crisp sound of beating on the streets of Changshuiqiao Town, and a watchman was beating the gong while announcing the time at night.
"Yay!"
Just as the gentry was approaching the corner of the street next to the garrison barracks in the south corner of the town, he suddenly saw a faint flash of fire in front of him, and he couldn't help but sigh softly and walked towards that side.
Not good!
At the edge of the corner of the street, you can see the edge of the defenders not far away, a raging fire is burning along several camps outside the camp, and the fire is gradually spreading, and the sleeping defenders seem to be completely unaware.
"Whew!"
"Huh!"
The husband was shocked, his face changed greatly, and he was about to shout, but with a whistling sound, a sharp arrow flew directly through his throat and shot him on the spot.
The fire, which was not contained in time, spread rapidly and soon spread to most of the camp.
"Oh no, it's on fire!"
"Oh no, it's on fire!"
Some of the soldiers who were awakened by the heat of the fire ran and shouted.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"What's going on! Yes! ”
"You're crazy!"
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A short time after the shouts and fires in the camp sounded, there was a shout of killing from the gate of the camp, and a team of hundreds of soldiers dressed in the uniforms of the defenders of Changshuiqiao Town suddenly arrived, and directly raised their butcher knives to the soldiers in the camp who could not distinguish the situation.
"Boss! Oh no! Xiao Ping was rehabilitated, he was leading his troops to this side, and he was going to take our heads to ask Sima Yu for credit, let's run! ”
Du De, who was awakened by the fire and shouting, walked out of the camp tent, and before he could figure out the situation, he saw Jiang Yu, who was embarrassed, running towards him in a panic, shouting as he ran.
"What! Xiao Ping, he turned out to be the opposite! ”
Du De was stunned when he heard this, and froze in place.
"Yes, boss, run, Xiao Ping and they will be here soon, and it will be too late if they don't leave!"
Jiang Yu, who looked anxious, didn't wait for Du De to react, stepped forward and pulled him and ran out, saying as he ran.
Along the way, some of the scurrying soldiers saw Dude gather under his command.
"Run! Let's go and join the general! ”
When he came to the camp gate, Du De really found that a group of Xiao Ping's men and horses were attacking the soldiers and horses under his command, probably seeing that they were outnumbered, and there was no chance of winning in his heart, so he scattered directly in a hurry, and went to the direction of Xiao Ping's military camp in the west, and the leader shouted while running.
"Xiao Ping's thieves deceive people too much, let me kill them!"
Looking at the camp that was in a mess and left a lot of corpses, Xiao Ping's dissatisfaction in Du De's heart was instantly detonated, and he ordered the soldiers around him with a loud shout.
"Kill!"
The soldiers under Dude's command behind him were united in their hatred of the enemy, and when they heard the news, they followed him closely to the west.
"Pedal Pedal ~"
"Dude! The Yangwu army is besieging the city, what are you doing! ”
As soon as they walked a few steps, Xiao Ping in front of Du De and them rushed over with his soldiers and horses, and watched the chaos under Du De's command, and the angry soldiers shouted loudly.
"What for! Take your dog's life! ”
Du De, whose chest had been filled with anger, could not manage so much, and directly shouted violently, leading the army behind him to kill Xiao Ping and them.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
For a while, the entire people under the command of Xiao Ping and Du De began to kill each other and fight together.