Chapter 6: Found It
The wind is high and the sky is set on fire, and the night is dark and kills people.
There was silence around Hongnong City, except for the cheerful chirping of grassworms and grasshoppers there, there was only the sound of the light wind blowing the branches and leaves swaying "rustling", there was no moonless sky, the five fingers were almost invisible in the dark, and occasionally a few fireflies with a faint light flew in the low sky, and disappeared into the grass.
Hongnong City in the dark night, at this time, is like a tall giant beast, the shining torches on the city, like a morning star in the night, shining all around from afar, countless moths and insects flying around, even if the next moment turns into ashes, there is no hesitation. On the city gate as high as seven or eight meters, there is a post in five steps, and a sentry in ten steps, and from time to time you can see the night patrol soldiers wearing neat belts and passing in high spirits. Pull out rows of longer shadows.
A few miles away from the city gate, Wei Yan quietly lay on the ground with the soldiers, looking at the high city in front of him from a distance.
A few grass mosquitoes on his hands and face were happily sucking his blood, but Wei Yan still didn't move at all, if it weren't for the long and steady breathing, and a pair of sparkling eyes, it almost made people think that he was a dead man carved in wood.
"It's been nearly three watches." The lieutenant lowered his throat to Ping, and his voice was a little anxious.
"Wait a minute, wait." Wei Yan was extremely calm, without the slightest hint of impatience, and said softly.
"General, listen ......" Almost at the same time, no less than a dozen or so guards lowered their voices at the same time, pointing to the distant city gate.
Wei Yan had actually heard some movements, but he was not sure, and now that he saw so many people hearing the same voice, he couldn't help but lift his spirits, concentrate his attention, and listen attentively.
"General, it's the sound of tearing and killing, and the ...... coming from the southern city"
Almost at the same time, the peaceful Hongnong City seemed to be swept away by a flint from outside the sky, and it suddenly boiled and made noise. The terrible sound of trumpets sounded high on the city walls, heavy gongs and drums, and suddenly burst into the sky shouting to kill, resounding throughout the night sky.
"It must be that the lord responded to Hongnong'an, and secretly opened the city gate at night and tore up with the thieves. Brothers signal. Wei Yan immediately made a decision, jumped up violently, turned over on the horse, raised the long knife, and said sharply: "Rush." ”
"Whoosh" a few burning flaming arrows, immediately soaring into the sky, piercing the dark night sky, showing dazzling light, a sharp and sad sound, the sound spread for miles.
Almost at the same time, flaming arrows bloomed in the air, like solitaires, in the night.
"Kill." The configuration of the Hurricane Legion is the same as that of other legions, they are all mixed with horses and steps, and Wei Yan led two thousand light horsemen and went straight to Hongnong City. Although the infantry behind them was getting farther and farther away from the cavalry, they still struggled to spread their feet and advance at full speed.
Seeing the signal arrow sounded, Ma Yu at the west gate quickly stole close to the city and began to set fire, and the soldiers not far away beat drums and shouted in unison, and the sound broke through the night sky and resounded throughout the earth. For a while, the defending city Guo Yanjun was shocked.
At the east gate, Ji Lingshen sword soldiers were the vanguard, Huang Zhong led five thousand foot soldiers, set up a cloud ladder, and rushed straight to the city. didn't know that this was He Chen's set, and the east gate was just a feint.
In less than a moment, the entire Hongnong City was awakened, the torches were almost as bright as day, and the shouts of killing surrounded on all sides.
The west gate set fire to the drums, the east gate feints, and the south gate should be opened secretly, only the north is empty and quiet.
Wei Yan rode like the wind, and soon killed under the southern city, the protective force on the city was almost useless, but the gate under the city was completely open, and countless Guo Yan troops blocked the city gate, catching and tearing each other, and the scene was extremely hot and tragic.
Wei Yan lost his mind slightly, grass, all wearing Guanzhong clothes, how could Lao Tzu recognize it. couldn't help but shout with thunder: "Wei Yan, the commander of the Hurricane Legion of a certain and southern state, is here, and he is specially ordered by the lord to take the city here." Those who recognize the prime minister drop their weapons and surrender, and those who dare to resist will be killed. ”
The screams came one after another, at this time, a general who was covered in blood, blue helmet and black armor, and held a pair of short guns in the chaos, he couldn't see his appearance clearly in the dark, he only felt that this person was of average stature, and compared with the tall Bingzhou soldiers, he was a little shorter, he struggled to fight a way, and shouted to Wei Yan: "General Wei, a certain is Feng Xi, and my father is Feng Fang, a general of Zhaowu, who received a secret letter from the lord and opened this city." It's just that Guo Yan's enemy army is strong, and he hopes that General Wei will quickly enter the city to meet the saint. The hands of a certain part are tied with white silk, which can be distinguished carefully. ”
Wei Yan took a closer look, and under the light of the torches, he really saw that many Guanzhong soldiers had some white cotton tied to their hands, and immediately shouted: "Soldiers, don't kill by mistake, your own brothers with white cloths tied to their hands." ”
With the identification of the direction, although most of them can distinguish between the enemy and the enemy, but the gate of the southern city is so big, and there are thousands of soldiers to intercept it, and for a time this projectile land was surrounded by water.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way" Wei Yan's broadsword was shining with silver light, snowflakes, bravely taking the lead, and several close Guanzhong troops were directly cut into two pieces by the Thunder Wanjun blade, leaving blood and internal organs all over the ground, and they were soon trampled on by the chaotic and crowded soldiers. Wei Yan is in Shu State, known as the first person under the Five Tiger Generals, his bravery is by no means blown, the force of up to 95 miles makes him squeeze into the first-class military generals series, the long knife in his hand is waved, and almost no one can shake its edge. Stubbornly fought his way through the crowd and led the soldiers to advance into the depths of Hongnong City.
Guo Yan was in the city mansion, his face full of surprise, listening to the sound of war drums and horns resounding in the sky, and he was a little restless.
At this time, soldiers hurried in.
Guo Yan hurriedly asked, "What's going on outside?" And the state army attacked the city? ”
"Report to the general, Zhaowu General Feng Fang rebelled, led 2,000 troops to steal the city gate at night, the enemy general Wei Yan led tens of thousands of soldiers into the southern city, advancing step by step, and the five generals have led the soldiers to organize interception. He asked his subordinates to report to the general, and gave him some time, so that he would be able to drive the soldiers out of Nancheng. ”
"What? Feng Fang defected? Guo Yan was dumbfounded when he glanced at it, he never thought that at such a critical moment, he would be stabbed in the back by his subordinates.
"General, Ximen found the enemy's traces, the fireworks rushed south, the drums shook the sky, I don't know how many enemy troops there are for the time being."
"Report to the ......" At this time, another messenger came over with 100,000 fires and said: "Report to the general, a large number of merger state troops have appeared at the east gate, the banner is Huang Zhong, the number one general under He Chen, and the vanguard is Ji Lingshen's sword soldiers, who have begun to set up cloud ladders to forcibly attack the city." ”
"All the sword soldiers have been dispatched?" Guo Yan was startled again, his face turned pale instantly, and Dou Da sweat began to come out all over his body. In the afternoon, the fierce iron cavalry regiment, thousands of cavalry broke through the formation, which had already made Guo Yan's heart palpitate, and now this famous heavy shield step has been dispatched overnight, does it mean that He Chen has made up his mind to take the city with all his might?
"Yang Ding, immediately bring 10,000 soldiers to support the East Gate, no matter what, we must withstand their charge, and there are only 30,000 soldiers, I want to see what means He Chen has to make up for the number gap." Guo Yan forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart and shouted loudly.
"No." A hint of hesitation flashed in Yang Ding's eyes behind Guo Yan, but he quickly took the order and turned away.
"Report the ......" Another soldier was untidy, and before he arrived, a strong fishy smell had reached everyone's noses.
Guo Yan held back his shocked expression, the successive bad news has made the generals afraid, if there is any more unfavorable news, I am afraid that this battle will become more difficult and tortuous.
"Report to the general, Yu Shi rebelled, led 500 subordinates, and set fire to houses everywhere in the city......"
"Yu She......" Guo Yan's body shook, almost fainted directly, stomped his feet, looked up to the sky and shouted: "I hate to listen to childish words, leaving this bane." ”
It turned out that when the fire burned Luocang, Yu Sheli was injured and captured, He Chen thought that this guy had no hope of survival. How do you know that although Yu Shi is thick, he is still very concerned about his family name, in order to survive, this guy shamelessly knelt down and surrendered, Guo Yan cherished him a little bravery, so he left his surname for his life. After this guy recovered from his injury, he worked quite hard, and gradually dispelled Guo Yan's suspicions. was stable for a few years, but was inadvertently turned out by the "fang" organization of the secret agent later, and Yu Shi started to contact He Chen from the beginning. Originally, this guy was still a little wavering about tonight's incident, but when he learned that Leng Fang had rebelled and opened the city gate, he did not hesitate to start acting according to the original plan, and should He Chen take the city.
Hongnong City has been transformed into a cemetery of death at this time. The whole city is plunged into killing chaos. The panicked residents tightly pressed the door panel with heavy objects, and then listened to the heavy steps outside, the horse's hooves galloped to the bell, and huddled tightly in the corner, occasionally two children's night cries, and the nervous parents covered their mouths stiffly, and stopped.
The sky-high flames burned all over Hongnong City, and the soldiers who rushed to the front line had no time to care about extinguishing the fire.
More and more people from Wei Yan's army poured into the south gate, gradually retreating towards the center of the city.
Although Guo Yan's army was defeated and retreated, the five Xi organized the Guanzhong army to resist strongly in the streets and alleys, which still gave Wei Yan's army a great resistance, and although the state army was brave, the Guanzhong army was also extremely strong. It wasn't until the sky was close to whitening, and Gao Shun led the "Angry Waves Legion" to support it overnight, plus the sharpshooter guards and the maid soldiers were put into the battlefield one after another, and this balanced situation was broken, although the Guanzhong Army organized several waves of powerful counterattacks, but in the end it was still suppressed by Wei Yan and Gao Shun together, and the victorious Tianbang began to tilt over.
As time went by, the killing voice of Hongnong City became weaker and weaker, and the resistance of the Guanzhong army became less and less.
"Report ......"
Twenty miles away from Hongnong City, in the base camp of the state army.
He Chen, Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu and other generals also didn't sleep all night, and their eyes were red and bloodshot.
"Report to the lord, General Yue'er, who is ambushed outside the northern city, has sent news that he has killed Guo Yan's deserted army and found the saint."
(To be continued)