Chapter 253: Fraudulently opening the city gate
After listening to the complaints of the Han people in Bingzhou, Zhang Fang couldn't wait to start cleaning up the Hu people and Hao clans immediately, but the big battle was imminent, so he could only endure it for the time being, and wait until the Hu people cavalry was completely defeated. After repeated conversations with the locals, Zhang Fang also got a lot of useful information, such as the arrival of a 3,000-strong Hu army a few days ago.
Although the enemy's army increased by one-third, it did not shake Zhang Fang's determination to attack Mayi, and after a short rest, the army once again set off in a majestic manner. At this time, news of the arrival of Wang Shi began to circulate secretly among the Han people, and some Han people who had become slaves of the Hu people finally had hope.
These are not the most important, what makes Zhang Fang most pleased is that they got a lot of news related to Liu He from the local mouth, Liu He is Liu Yuan's eldest son, but he likes Han culture since he was a child, and began to learn "Mao's Poems", "Zuo's Spring and Autumn", and "Zheng's Yi" since he was a child. But the character is more suspicious, and there is no kindness to his subordinates. After the outbreak of the Hu-Han War in the north, due to his own limited ability, he was entrusted by Liu Yuan with a 'heavy task' as the guard general of Yanmen County.
Since Liu He was 'assigned' to Dao Yanmen, he deeply felt that he was not loved by Liu Yuan, and without Liu Yuan's attention, he became more and more unscrupulous. Under the lure of his henchmen Liu Rui, Liu Cheng, and his uncle Hu Yanyu, Liu He not only never worried about the Jin army, but also hunted and played on horseback from time to time.
"My lord, this Liu He loves to play, and he also likes to stay outside, why don't we send someone to pretend to be Liu He's personal soldiers, pretend to return from hunting, and take the opportunity to open the city gate of Mayi, and then the army takes the opportunity to take Mayi in one fell swoop." After synthesizing all the information, he came up with a clever plan.
"Shhh Joining the army is a good idea! Zhang Fang was overjoyed when he heard this. He knew that the soldiers in the Jin army were all high-achieving students who graduated from martial arts schools in various places. It has performed very well in terms of the military aircraft of the Counsellors.
"My lord, there is only a little more than an hour left until dark, and we can send some people to disguise themselves as Huns and blend into Mayi. Once in the city, take the gates with all your might. At the same time, the rest of the troops immediately attacked the city. If you can take advantage of the chaos to take Mayi City and annihilate the defenders in the city, it will naturally be the best. Wen Jie, who joined the army, suggested.
"Okay, let's use this method! Captain Li, why don't you carry out this task? After success, Ben will ask the emperor and the court for credit for you! Zhang Fang looked at a lieutenant next to him and said. I was going to give him this task. This task. Although it can make great contributions, it is also very dangerous. If it's discovered, it's dangerous.
"No, please rest assured. This matter will be reported to the lowly! Lieutenant Li immediately patted his chest and reassured. Although there are dangers. But those who are soldiers are supposed to eat this bowl of rice. The so-called wealth and danger are nothing more than that. It is believed that as long as he successfully wins Mayi, his military rank will not be allowed to rise a few levels in the future.
"Haha. All right! You go down and get ready, and start moving in the evening. The others were also prepared, and as soon as Captain Li entered Mayi, the army would immediately begin to attack Mayi! Zhang Fangmei gave the order with a smile.
Ordered the troops, and immediately began to move. This will be the most important battle for the army to cross the Yellow River eastward, and both senior officers and middle- and lower-ranking officers attach great importance to it. Only when this battle is fought well, then they can be regarded as gaining a firm foothold in Yanmen.
Mayi was an important military center in the northern part of Bingzhou, which was run by the Xiongnu for four or five years, and has always been an important line of defense against the Xianbei people in the north. It was only recently that with the alliance between the Xianbei and the Xiongnu, the garrison of Yanmen was reduced somewhat, but it is still an important military town in the north.
In the north of April, there is already the breath of spring, and the city of Mayi in the evening looks very beautiful under the light of the setting sun. The humble gates of the city of Mayi were also tightly shut. The people who lived in Mayi City also went home one after another, ready to rest. And the Hun soldiers, except for some who needed to patrol, everyone else began to go to the city to have fun.
"Boom!" Suddenly, a cavalry of several hundred men galloped towards Mayi. These people are in armor, and many of them have some prey hanging on their backs, with excitement on their faces, and it seems that they should have just returned from hunting.
The arrival of this group of cavalry broke the tranquility of the city of Mayi. On the city wall of Mayi, the Hun soldiers who were originally going to change the guard suddenly boiled, and many people began to talk about it.
"It can't be that the prince is here again, right?"
"Who knows, but looking at the other party's outfit, it should be the prince's pro-army!"
"Mother, these bitches are so comfortable! I knew that Lao Tzu would also go to the prince's army! ”
"Just like you, it's useless to go!"
"Hey, what are you talking about, why can't I go!"
"Okay, don't talk nonsense, don't you notice that these people here are very eye-catching?" A Hun man who looked like an officer stood on the city wall, glanced at it, and then reprimanded the surrounding soldiers.
"Brother above, open the door quickly, our prince is from the barracks. On the orders of the prince, I came to the front station, and asked your general to hurry up and find a few beautiful girls, and prepare some more drinks, and the prince will be there soon. Li Duwei stood outside the gate of Ma Yi and yelled at it.
"Wow! The prince is coming! The Hun soldiers on the city wall exclaimed. During this time, the prince did not come to Ma Yi to plague the trouble, and most of the soldiers did not suspect it, although some officers were suspicious, but the dark sky made the other party unable to see the true face of Li Duwei under the city.
"MD, are you going to rebel? Why don't you open the door to Lao Tzu? Does it have to be the prince himself to be effective? Li Duwei knew that this was the critical moment for the defenders to sway left and right, and he could only increase the psychological pressure on the defenders by pulling Liu He's banner.
"That person is really the prince's pro-army! Otherwise, who would dare to be so arrogant! You see that they are all hanging prey on their horses, and it seems that the prince has gained a lot from this trip. Many Hun soldiers on the city wall believed Captain Li's statement, but because they did not have orders from their superiors, they did not dare to open the city gate casually.
At this time, a Xiongnu general came to the city wall, and he was also surprised to see Li Duwei and his party who were constantly clamoring below. I saw him shouting downward, "How did you do it?" Where is the prince? ”
"MD, where did you come from, Lao Tzu is the prince's army, this time I accompanied the prince out to play, and it was too late to return to Guangwu. The prince specially ordered me to wait to come and fight the front station, and let your men prepare drinks and lodging quickly, and the prince's brigade will arrive in a moment. Seeing the person in charge, Li Duwei shouted even more violently, and the angry expression made the people above feel that this person was pressing the monstrous fire, if he didn't open the city gate, the other party might start to attack the city.
"What? The prince is coming soon? The guard general was also shocked in his heart, he also knew that the prince's behavior was a bit ridiculous, although he was still a little suspicious in his heart, but when he thought of the prince's past style, he didn't dare to bet that the people below were not real. If the person who comes is really the prince's army, then the prince will never end well.
Thinking of this, the guard hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to let Li Duwei and them enter the city. After all, the other party represents the crown prince, and it is inappropriate to keep the other party outside the city.
"Open the gates!" The Guard commanded loudly.
Suddenly, the tall gate of Mayi City was slowly pushed open, making a creaking sound. Seeing that the city gate was finally opened, Li Duwei was overjoyed, but his face did not show the slightest.
"Brothers, go into town!" Captain Li commanded with a wave of his hand. Suddenly, hundreds of Jin troops entered Mayi City.
"Kill!" As soon as they entered Mayi City, the soldiers who had just been in the prince's army suddenly turned into ferocious wolves, and they drew their sabers and began to slash at the surrounding Huns. At the same time, the mournful sound of bull's horn sounded on the city wall, and the melodious and low "woo woo" sound suddenly resounded throughout the entire Mayi City.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! There is an enemy coming! The Huns stationed in Mayi suddenly panicked. Mayi City hadn't been attacked for several years, and its defenses had slackened a bit. In the face of the crisis, the Huns in the city suddenly panicked.
"Quick, everybody go up to the walls at once!" A tall and mighty Xiongnu general ordered, he was the main general of Ma Yi, named Liu Meng, a battle-hardened general. Under his order, the panicked Hun soldiers finally had the backbone and began to act according to the order, and Liu Meng also quickly rushed to the city gate.
"Ahh At this time, there was a fierce battle at the city gate, and the Hun soldiers who were killed were falling to the ground and screaming. There are many soldiers who are killed without knowing it.
"Kill these guards first, and occupy the entire gate!" Lieutenant Li commanded loudly.
"Who are you? Dare to attack our Huns, don't you want to live? Liu Meng, who rushed to the city gate, asked loudly.
"Haha! Lao Tzu is the Great Jin Xiang Army, and this time he is here to take the lives of your Hun dog thieves! If the soldiers are here today, you should not get off your horse and be bound! Captain Li laughed.
At the same time, upon learning of the success of the former army, the army under the command of Zhang Fang immediately launched an attack on Mayi. The news of the arrival of the Jin army completely detonated the entire Mayi City, they didn't expect the Jin army to dare to go deep into the hundred miles to raid here, some Huns only heard that the front line continued to defeat the battle, and some people also thought that one day the Jin army would kill in front of them, but they didn't expect that the Jin army would really kill today.
The arrival of Zhang Fang's main force completely cut off the vitality of the Huns in Mayi City, and the 30,000 Jin army took less than half an hour to control the entire Mayi City. In order not to leak the news, this time the Jin army did not let go of a single Hun, although Zhang Fang also knew that the news of Ma Yi could not be concealed for a long time, but he still hoped that the Huns would know as late as possible! (To be continued......)