Chapter 306: Sneak Attack on Jinyang
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At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Dong Anyu, a retainer of Zhao Jianzi, the secretary of the Jin State, built Jinyang City at the northern end of the Taiyuan Basin and the north bank of the Jinshui River.
Jinyang City controls the mountains and rivers, sits on the shoulders of the world, is the foundation of the east of the river, the place where the ancient and the modern must fight, and the strategic place where all parties compete for each other.
From the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period to the Wei and Jin dynasties, Jinyang City has gone through wind and rain, and has been the seat of Taiyuan County and Prefecture.
After the founding of the Western Yan state, Jinyang became a military center in the north, dedicated to defending against the threat of the Later Yan and the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Because it belongs to the frontline, Jinyang has been under martial law and tension, and the city gate is closed as soon as the sun sets every day.
It was not until recently, as the Hexi Army went east out of Jingcheng and captured Changshan County, which was separated by a mountain, that Jinyang was a little more relaxed and noisy.
In the evening, after the city gates were closed, several soldiers leaned against the head of the city in boredom, and talked without a match.
"I didn't expect the Hexi army to be quite fierce, and even the Houyan people couldn't stop their offensive."
"I can't say that, the main thing is that the main force of Houyan is going south, and there is a group of old, weak, sick and disabled left, of course, they are not the opponents of the Hexi people."
"Alas, if I knew this, I might as well join the Hexi Army. Not to mention killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions, at least you can grab something, right? ”
"Pull it down! The Hexi army has strict military discipline, and those who loot privately are killed. ”
"Really? Fake? ”
"Of course it's true, I heard it with my own ears, so is it false?"
"However, if the Hexi Army is well-fed and well-dressed, the key is to be able to win the battle, even if the military discipline is stricter."
The Xiyan sergeant on the city wall didn't know that at this moment, the Hexi army in everyone's mouth was secretly attacking Jinyang.
When it was only five miles away from Jinyang, the sky was completely dark.
Wang Zhen's evil army hid and rested on the spot, and then summoned Gao Jinzhi, Xue Tong, and Tan Daoji.
Looking at the three heroic young generals in front of him, Wang Zhen nodded secretly, most of them protected a few people from Jiangdong, each of them was extraordinary.
"Everyone, whether you can successfully capture Jinyang City, the next thing will depend on your performance, I hope you will not live up to the trust of the general."
"Please rest assured that Zuo Sima will ensure that the task will be completed." Tan Daoji, Xue Tong, and Gao Jinzhi responded in unison.
"This time is different from last time, the Hexi army has a large number of people, and no matter how much Murong You has a good impression of us, he will not let tens of thousands of troops enter the city."
"I don't know what Zuo Sima has to deceive the Jinyang City Gate?"
"At present, the people of Xiyan are very precautionary against Hexi, not only stipulating the route of the march, but also strictly prohibiting the army from entering the city."
"However, no matter how strict the Xiyan people are, there will be loopholes."
"It is said that Xiyan is poor, and most of the generals and officials are greedy for money."
"I intend to let the three of them pretend to be heavy soldiers, pretend to escort the supplies back victoriously, and take the opportunity to open the gate of Jinyang City."
"And the main force of the army followed closely behind and swarmed up to take the Xiongcheng of Jinyang."
"Wonderful, Zuo Sima's plan is very clever, as soon as the Jinyang defenders see a large number of jewels entering the city, they will definitely not be able to stop it."
The three generals Tan Daoji, Xue Tong, and Gao Jin were overjoyed when they heard this, and they were unwilling to storm Jinyang City.
It must be known that last year, 20,000 Houyan people met here and broke the bloodstream, even if everyone overestimated the combat strength of the Hexi Army, they would not want to take Jinyang for a while.
In case the situation reaches a stalemate, if Murong Yong detects it in advance, it will definitely affect Hexi's plan to take and merge the state.
"You go and get ready, and then you go right away, and it's up to you later."
"Please rest assured, Lord Sima, this matter is on the last general!"
Tan Daoji, Gao Jinzhi, Xue Tong and others patted their chests and assured Wang Zhenxi.
In addition to this, the trio were also excited to get their first solo action.
The three of them glanced at each other, and they all saw the desire for military merit in each other's eyes.
Although they are newcomers who joined Hexi last year, they have also figured out the rules of the army and know that if they want to get ahead, the only way to win is to win military achievements.
Although this operation is a bit risky, as long as you are careful, nothing will go wrong.
Besides, how can there be a perfect solution? There are risks associated with the implementation of any plan.
The so-called wealth and danger are nothing more than that!
"Hahaha, okay, I wish the three of you success first."
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It's early spring, but under the influence of the cold of late spring, it's still cold in the north in February, and at night, the cold wind is blowing.
As night fell, the gates were slammed shut.
Except for a few non-commissioned officers patrolling, most of them had already fallen asleep.
Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from far and near from the east, and the soldiers defending the city did not dare to be careless, and they raised their eyes one after another, and a long fire dragon appeared in the distance.
Under the light of torches, hundreds of carriages loaded with various supplies were slowly galloping towards Jinyang with long snakes.
"Huh? How could there be a convoy? ”
"Stupid, didn't you see the sun and moon battle flags fluttering in the team? It must have been the convoy of the Hexi Army transporting loot to the rear. ”
"That's right, I heard that the Hexi Army won a big victory and captured the entire Changshan County, and must have captured a lot of good things."
As soon as they heard that it was a trophy, all the Xiyan people showed greed and envy.
Not every army was as well paid as the Hexi Army, and under normal circumstances, the main income of ordinary soldiers came from battlefield captures.
And the Hu people sometimes deliberately allowed the army to openly plunder during wartime in order to stimulate the combat effectiveness of the army.
Xiyan is a poor and small country, with a total population of only a few hundred thousand people, but it maintains an army of 100,000, how high can the treatment be?
In addition, Xiyan has not won a battle for many years, except for a few victories in the early days and grabbed some things.
The nobles and high-ranking generals are better, there are shady households and slaves under their command to be squeezed, and low-level generals and ordinary soldiers are miserable, and they are so poor that they are already tinkling.
Now countless treasures suddenly appeared in front of him, and his eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to grab them immediately.
Just as the guards were talking, they saw a horse come to the city and shout loudly.
"In Xia Tan Daoji, on the orders of General Zuo Sima, escort the return of the spoils of war."
"Trouble the Xiyan brothers in the city to open the city gate, let me wait to enter the city to rest for a day or two, and I will rush to Hexi early tomorrow morning."
"Hey, it's really a heavy soldier from Hexi!"
The defenders of Guanshang exclaimed one after another, and the news of the recent victory in Changshan had already circulated in the city.
Some of the quick-witted people thought that a large amount of captured loot would definitely be transported back, but they didn't expect it to be today.
The city gate guard first glanced greedily at the jewelry and goods exposed outside, and then said to Tan Daoji in embarrassment: "Captain Tan, if you are not deliberately embarrassing you, it is really a public order of Wuxiang, and you can't open the city gate until dawn." ”
"Brother in the city, listen, I'll wait all the way here, and I'm already sleepy and tired, so I have to go into the city to rest for a while."
"As long as Wuxiang Gong agrees to open the city gate, let me wait to enter the city, and afterwards I will thank you with five carts of goods."
"What?! And such a good thing? ”
The Keeper swallowed hard, greed in his eyes.
The same is true of the other people next to him, if it weren't for the fear of having a military order, I'm afraid that everyone would go down and rush to open the door at this time.
"Captain Tan, you wait a minute, and then I'll go and ask Wuxiang Gong for advice." As he spoke, the guard turned and hurried away.
After Murong You received the report from the city gate guard, he began to hesitate.
After all, Murong Yong had told him to guard against Hexi and not let the Hexi army enter the city.
But when the general told him that he had five carts of jewels and goods to take, he was tempted.
Listening to the guard general's words, there were only more than 1,000 baggage soldiers outside, and he immediately relieved himself and agreed to the Hexi army to enter the city to rest.
With a squeaky sound, the thick Jinyang City Gate was finally slowly opened.
Tan Daoji, Xue Tong, and Gao Jin saw that they successfully deceived the city gate, and they were secretly overjoyed.
While they continued to flirt with the Xiyan people, they secretly drew their weapons, ready to snatch the city gate at any time.
"Guys, come with me into the city!"
Tan Daoji waved his big hand, and in an instant, hundreds of Hexi troops poured into the city.
As soon as they entered, the Hexi soldiers made a noise and subdued the soldiers guarding the gate with swords and guns.
At the same time, with the sound of a terrible bull's horn, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded under the night, and it was obvious that a large number of soldiers and horses were killing towards Jinyang.
"Quick, close the gates, there is an enemy attacking."
Suddenly attacked, the defenders panicked.
No one would have thought before that the Hexi Army, which had always been friendly with Xiyan, would suddenly show its fangs.
Due to the suddenness of the incident, most people are at a loss for a moment and do not know what to do.