Chapter 243: Counting Ruzhou
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It was noon, and the sun, hidden in the clouds, brought some warmth to the earth, which made these people who were hurrying in the wilderness much more comfortable.
"Jide, where is this?"
Liu Chen rode a horse and looked ahead on a mountain bag on the side of the road, and saw that there was still a mountain field in front of him, and he couldn't see the villages and towns at all, so he couldn't help frowning and asking.
"Your Majesty, Childe, this has reached the boundary of Gepo, thirty miles to the south is Gepo, and there are still sixty miles from Ruzhou."
I have to say that Mi Tong returned to Liu Chen's side, not only provided nearly fifty trucks, but also became Liu Chen's guide, otherwise it would be really difficult for Liu Chen to keep moving forward at such a speed.
According to Mi Tong's idea, it was best for them to enter the Jingzhou territory from Gepo West, after all, they had a letter from Ruyin Taishou (of course, it was to find someone to imitate), and it should not be very difficult to pass.
But Liu Chen has never been a peaceful person, he looked at the Wenhu and Wenyuan brothers behind him, and now they each have a spear in their hands, and they ride on horses with the power of a horse.
It had been a day since they rescued Wenhu, and they had managed to control the news for the time being, and then they quickly moved west.
Now I have walked nearly 100 miles in a day and a half, and the speed is neither fast nor slow, but because of the more than a day of trekking, everyone is a little tired, and even Liu Chen's face is not very good, and his face is dusty.
"Since there are still sixty miles away from Ruzhou, let's bury the pot and cook now, and strive to get close to Ruzhou City before the midnight tonight."
Liu Chen's words frightened Mi Tong, you must know that Ruzhou is the city of Yuzhou, and the town guard is a famous Yanghu in history.
Hearing this, Wen Yang in the back also leaned over and asked in a low voice:
"Childe, it is rumored that the sheep is resourceful and knowledgeable, if we go, I am afraid that the sheep will fall into the tiger's mouth!"
Compared with Wen Yang and Mi Tong's cautiousness, Wen Hu was proud and said confidently:
"Don't worry, son, if that old man refuses to open the door, a certain family will use the gun in his hand to kill him!"
Hearing Wen Hu's words, everyone knew that Wen Hu was just talking wildly, but Liu Chen did not refuse, but said with great joy:
"There is Shu Zhi's heroics, and then there is the commander of the army of Ciqian, and Ruzhou, which has been transferred troops, don't worry, haha!"
Hearing Liu Chen's words, Mi Tong and the others didn't know what he meant, but they just glanced at Liu Chen suspiciously, and when they saw that he insisted on doing so, they stopped persuading each other.
Buried in the pot to cook, everyone rested for half an hour, and then the tired sat in the carriage, and everyone continued to move forward quickly.
Before moving forward, Liu Chen found two black-clothed guards, gave them a message, and then let them go, as if he was planning something in advance.
It was three o'clock in the night, and Liu Chen's army was already close to the city of Ruyin ten miles away, continuing to move forward, because it was late, he could only see the road under his feet with torches.
Entering three miles outside the city of Ruzhou, Liu Chen's army encountered the first batch of secret posts outside the city of Ruzhou.
It's just that when they approached the city gate, there were already a group of Jin soldiers lined up at the east gate, and it seemed that they were really waiting for Liu Chen and the others, and they didn't mean to be defenseless.
"Who is leading the troops ahead, report the name!"
There were still thirty steps away, and the Jin soldiers shot a few arrows to stop Liu Chen's march, and the leader asked in a loud voice.
Seeing this, Wen Yang was about to step forward, as if he was going to forcibly rush the door, but was stopped by Liu Chen, he glanced at Wen Hu and nodded quietly.
Wen Hu got the order, slapped his horse forward, and replied loudly:
"This general is Zhang Wei, the lieutenant of Ruyin County, who was ordered by Taishou to lead 3,000 county soldiers to listen to it."
(Zhang Wei, the name of the military general who was hacked to death by Wen Hu.) )
Hearing this, with the faint light of the fire, he could only roughly see that the people under the firelight on the opposite side were wearing the clothes and armor of the Jin army.
"General, this is a letter from my family, please take a look!"
According to Liu Chen's explanation, Wen Hu stepped forward slowly, took out a letter and waved it in the air.
Seeing this, the generals on the opposite side were much less afraid, and when Wenhu approached ten steps, he let his cronies step forward to take the letter.
When the man read the letter, he thought about it for a while, and he couldn't make the decision on this matter, so he had to give it up:
"Please also ask Zhang Junwei to wait for a while, I will go to ask my family to assassinate Lord Shi."
Hearing this, although Wen Hu was anxious, he had to wait anxiously, glanced at Liu Chen behind him, and saw that he didn't make any moves, so he could only pretend to wait quietly.
At this time, in a dark and hidden place in the city tower, a shrewd old man was watching the movement under the city, and the light in his eyes couldn't help flickering, as if he was thinking about something.
The general entered the city, turned around and came here, reported the situation, put the hand on it, and waited for Yanghu's reply.
"It's understandable to march day and night, why does the old man always have a strange feeling when he looks at that convoy."
The face of the muttering Yanghu is not too confused, and the corners of his mouth are like nothing, and he will always look like a bamboo in his chest.
"What does the general mean is that there is fraud in this?"
Hearing Yanghu's words, the general asked curiously, with a little surprise on his face.
Because he didn't feel anything wrong with the whole process, the situation in many parts of the Jin Kingdom was unstable these days, the mood of war weariness was high, and some ill-intentioned people also took the opportunity to make chaos, making the rule of the Jin Kingdom even more shaken.
At this time, it is normal for the cities and counties to transfer troops frequently, in the eyes of the generals, this is just an ordinary support team, a few days ago the Han army took Xinye, killed Wang Rong, Yanghu received an order from Sima Wang, sent troops to help recover the Jingzhou Beizhou capital.
The city looked quiet and peaceful, Yanghu did not mean to order the release, and Wenhu under the city became more and more anxious, and even the horses under his crotch couldn't stop making a sound, walking back and forth anxiously.
"Childe, the situation in the city doesn't seem right, why don't we storm and disrupt the team under the city, and take the opportunity to enter?"
It was Wen Yang who spoke, and he also saw that the situation was wrong, and whispered in Liu Chen's ear.
Hearing this, Liu Chen waved his hand to signal him to be calm, and then summoned Mi Tong behind him to explain a few words, and Mi Tong got the order and drove the carriage forward.
"Who's coming, don't blame us for making a move forward!"
Seeing a chariot approaching, the soldiers under the city immediately became vigilant, and their bows and arrows were raised and aimed at the carriage.
"Brothers, don't do it, I am a Ruyin businessman, this time the business is here, by fate to send soldiers and armor to come, the carriage and horses are tired, and I hope that the military master will sympathize with the villain's difficulties and let the villain's convoy enter the city."
Hearing this, the people in the city did not answer, but the Yanghu in the city flashed his eyes and gestured to the people next to him.
Immediately, a few people stepped forward to check the contents of those cars, and found that they were indeed armor equipment, and then reported back.
Liu Chen has been hidden among dozens of cavalrymen, and his ordinary outfit has not aroused much suspicion.
Seeing this situation, Liu Chen seemed to look at the city tower with some feelings, and in the faint firelight, he could only see a few Jin soldiers standing guard, and there was no gain.
"Brother outside the city, I'm sorry, because the camp in the city is not wide, we can only let everyone camp outside the city, but don't worry, there will be warm things sent in a while."
Hearing this, Liu Chen frowned, feeling that it was very tricky to enter the city, let alone Wen Hu in front.
There was no way, Liu Chen had to let everyone camp for the time being, hoping to have a good time.
And Yanghu saw that there was no situation, so he ordered the general to be vigilant, and then returned to the Thorn Mansion, recently he has a lot of tasks, years of war, the preparation of grain and grass, and the transfer of soldiers and horses also made him busy.
Finally, Liu Chen's opportunity came, that is, the Jin army sent food, transported 5,000 soldiers and horses, and dozens of people came out.
Seeing that the people who were about to go back with the general after delivering the food, Liu Chen raised his eyebrows and whispered to Wenhu Wenyang next to him.
Then, Wen Hu came out and said affectionately:
"Thank you, general, at this time, let the general work so tired, a certain family really can't get by, a little reward, talk about gratitude."
Seeing the real money and silver thanks, the general also smiled, called Wen Hu a brother, and approached the city gate while talking.
"General, general, there is a warrant from Lord Taishou!"
Suddenly, six people rushed to the camp behind, holding a shoeop.
When the six people approached, the general was still curious to take a closer look, but Wen Hu suddenly made a move and twisted the head and helmet off.
Click!
"Kill!"
When the people around him, including those firehead soldiers, were sluggish, Wen Hu suddenly ordered to rush towards the city gate.
At this time, the people in the city realized that something was wrong, and shouted repeatedly:
"Enemy attack, close the city gates, close the city gates!"
It's a pity that there is a fierce general Wen Yang and Wen Hu and his brother led five black-clothed guards, and directly crashed into the Jin soldiers in the city gate cave, and the people who closed the door were slashed by Wen Hu and flew out of an arc.
"The whole army listens to the order, takes Ruzhou City, adds officials to the knighthood, rush!"
There was Liu Chen commanding an army of 5,000 people, they carried shields and advanced towards the city gate, most of the arrows that roared down the city were bounced away, and the rest did not set off many waves.
In the end, Liu Chen's army rushed into the city gate and fought with the Jin soldiers who came with reinforcements, but soon entered the city, and everyone started a battle for the city tower and street fighting.
The two armies were like torrents, colliding together with a rumbling sound, and the people in the front row were directly knocked to broken tendons and fractures, and blood was splattered.
On large battlefields, individual lives become insignificant.
Poof, poof, poof!
Wen Hu had already picked up the heavy gun, swept the three people away, and then raised the gun and shouted:
"I'm a Wenhu, I'm not afraid of death!"
Hearing Wen Hu, some people didn't know who he was, and they were also intimidated by his ferocity, while some who had heard Wen Hu's name immediately began to retreat, their eyes full of horror.
After the whole army entered the city, Liu Chen did not think about relying on these 5,000 people to take a state city, after all, this is not ideal.
So he retreated and hurriedly shouted:
"Wen Yang led 2,000 people to seize the West Gate, Wen Hu led 1,000 people to attack the enemy in the north, and tried to disrupt the Jin army, I led 1,000 people to attack the west, and Mi led the remaining 1,000 people to retreat to the camp, there must be no mistake!"
The people who received the order began to carry out their own orders, and Liu Chen, surrounded by Liu Wu and more than a dozen black-clothed guards, went to the Assassin Mansion to kill.
The battle lasted all night, although Liu Chen's army was tired, and most of the Jin army got up in the middle of the night, and there was not much combat power, and finally Liu Chen sacrificed the lives of nearly 1,000 people to save the city wall on the west gate.
In fact, there are not many elites in the city, and they have all been sent out to rescue Xinye, so even if there are 30,000, most of them are temporary county soldiers, so under Liu Chen's rush, more than 5,000 were killed and wounded, and they were completely frightened.
Then, the two sides began an offensive and defensive battle, fighting repeatedly in the city.
"Childe, it's not a way to fight like this, after all, most of us are tired soldiers, so we won't be able to resist for long!"
Wen Hu's whole body was covered in blood, and he obviously killed a lot, but at this time he was also anxious, because he found that the Jin soldiers had begun an organized counterattack.
Hearing this, Liu Chen looked at the tired people around him, and said solemnly:
"You only need to hold out for two days, and I promise that a large army will come, and the city will completely change hands!"
Hearing this, Wen Yang's eyes lit up, and he could see that Liu Chen must have a proper plan......