When it was just dark, the howling north wind stopped, and the heavy snow began to fall, at first it was still a small piece of snowflakes, and then it turned into goose feather snow, and at a distance of about one meter, it was impossible to see people clearly.

It was the first time Li Rupei had encountered such a heavy snowfall, although it had been said that he had encountered a lot of snow after so many years, but it was indeed the first time he had seen such a heavy snow, and the goose feather snow seemed to be ready to swallow everything, and it came down silently. From a scientific point of view, it can be said that the agricultural production situation in the coming year is very good, and the severe cold climate freezes the pests and diseases hidden in the land, and farmers who often farm are also aware of this truth.

But this kind of weather is a huge test for the officers and men of the Iron and Blood Army, and this is what Li Rupei is really worried about.

Standing outside the snow for a long time, Li Rupei was covered with snow, and the snow even penetrated the cloak and armor outside, ready to penetrate the clothes inside.

Li Rupei ignored it, still standing in the snow, at this time, Xie Yuxin had already taken three thousand elite soldiers to start the attack, preparing to attack Luzhou City on a snowy night, this scene reminded Li Rupei of the story of Li Yuxue's attack on Caizhou at night, in fact, the era of this incident is not far away, that is, a few decades ago, today's Xie Yuxin followed Li Yu's example and prepared to attack Luzhou on a snowy night, the difference is that the day is already the moon.

When it was freezing cold, the people had already taken refuge in the house, and no one would be active in such bad weather.

The attack on a snowy night is bloody to say, but in fact, it is miserable.

Among the 3,000 elite soldiers led by Xie Yuxin, there are 1,000 special forces soldiers, which is the absolute elite of the iron-blooded army. It should be said that in previous battles, the special forces appeared as a force for surprise attacks and would never participate in the attack, but this time Li Rupei acquiesced and let a thousand special forces participate in the attack.

You must know that the 100,000 troops of the Iron Blood Army, the special forces are only 3,000 people, the special forces soldiers who followed Gao Chibang to exterminate the Huangchao are 1,000 people, the 500 people who follow Zhu Wen, the 1,000 people led by Li Rupei, and the remaining 500 people stay in Xiangyang.

Heavy snow covered the eyes. Even the war horse under the crotch is not willing to run hard.

Xie Yuxin galloped at the front, and three thousand soldiers followed closely.

The place where the army is stationed is still more than forty miles away from Luzhou City, which is also to prevent prematurely alarming the army in Luzhou City, so Xie Yuxin must lead three thousand soldiers to achieve an overwhelming advantage, otherwise the army behind him will not be able to rush to the aid in time, according to his combat deployment, the army of the Iron and Blood Army will act after two hours, that is, in the middle of the night.

All the horses were wrapped in their hooves.

Xie Yuxin did not carry too many siege equipment. This time it was a surprise attack, which Li Rupei called a blitzkrieg, not a siege war, so only the special forces soldiers carried some siege equipment. In fact, it was also the rope and iron claw and other equipment needed to climb the city wall, and from this aspect, Xie Yuxin had to use other methods to attack Luzhou.

Heavy snow and bad weather were great tests for Xie Yuxin and the officers and men of the Iron Army. But for the army stationed in Luzhou City, it is also a great test, under such weather. The army of Luzhou City would never think of the Iron Blood Army to attack, it must have been negligent in taking precautions, which is the most beneficial for the Iron Blood Army.

When there are still five miles away from Luzhou City, the scouts came to report, the four gates of Luzhou City, the southeast, northwest and northwest, the weakest defense is still the west gate, the top of the city wall is almost invisible to the patrolling sergeants, the rest of the south gate, the north gate and the east gate, the degree of defense is only average, and occasionally the sergeants can be seen patrolling on the city wall.

The scout's report made Xie Yuxin's face smile, Bi Shiduo ordered the sergeants stationed in Haozhou and Luzhou to be stationed in the city, all of them were stationed in the city, this is Bi Shiduo's habit, including the 80,000 troops stationed in Yangzhou, of which 50,000 were stationed in Yangzhou City, and there were only 30,000 people in the military camp outside the city. They are also unwilling to pay attention to the situation around them, such an army will not pay attention to the sudden attack of the Iron and Blood Army at all, and will not be prepared for a surprise attack.

It can be said that in this attack, as long as the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army overcome the harsh climate, the rest of the situation is the most

It was already the second quarter of the month of the 21st of December.

All the soldiers were wrapped in snow, and it seemed that they were blended into the goose feather snow, and even the war horses were covered in snow, only the breath that erupted from their mouths carried white mist.

Xie Yuxin gave an order to the special forces officer beside him.

"At the beginning of the attack, 1,000 soldiers of the special forces will attack first, your main task is to control the West Gate as quickly as possible, try not to let the soldiers in the city find out, once the West Gate is controlled, you must maintain the original situation, and strive not to alarm the sergeants of the South Gate, the North Gate and the East Gate, and lead the remaining 2,000 soldiers to enter Luzhou City from the West Gate."

"Remember, you have only half an hour, and you must take Simon within half an hour."

"When the special forces take the West Gate, the scouts will quickly report to the commander, and the army behind will inevitably speed up the march, so that they will be able to completely control Luzhou City tonight."

The special forces officers dismounted and walked, after all, the movement of the war horses was too big, and it would definitely attract the attention of the sergeants stationed at the West Gate.

Most of the sergeants stationed at the west gate are in the house, only two sergeants, holding spears, curled up and standing outside the door, the moat in front has long been frozen, the goose feathers and heavy snow continue to fall, there is already a thick layer of snow on the moat, the eyes of the sergeant on duty, they don't notice the front at all, the two keep stomping their feet back and forth, as the lowest sergeant, they can only stand at the city gate and wait.

The gates were closed, which meant that the sergeants on duty were at the forefront.

On the city wall, there is no trace of the sergeant on duty, in the goose feather snow, with a trace of the north wind, in this case, the city wall is even colder, the sergeant on duty will not endure such a cold, he has long been hiding aside, in their opinion, under such a cold weather, on duty and not on duty are the same.

Strictly speaking, the position of the sergeant on duty on the city wall is the most important, and the sergeant on duty at the city gate generally does not see far, especially in bad weather conditions, the sergeant on the city wall is different, the so-called standing high and seeing far, how can it be stronger than the sergeant below.

In fact, the matter of guarding the city gate used to be the responsibility of the patrol house or the militia of Luzhou City, and the army would not be on duty, even if it was the capital, the sergeants would not be on duty at the city gate, and the military camp was generally in the suburbs not far from the capital, responsible for guarding the safety of the capital from the whole above.

After the 10,000 troops were stationed in Luzhou City, the sergeants on duty at the city gate were directly responsible, the patrol room was mainly responsible for the security of the city, fire prevention and theft, and most of the militia groups were incorporated into the army.

In such an arrangement, the sergeants must have some opinions, especially the sergeants who are responsible for guarding the city gate, they are all not loved by their fathers and mothers, and they have no background, so they hate the things on duty even more, and they will not be responsible.

Of course, in recent times, the matter of guarding the city gate has become a little hot, the key is to be able to get a lot of income during the day, anyone who enters the city from outside the city needs to pay a certain amount of copper money, otherwise you have a big thing, don't think about being able to enter Luzhou City.

The appearance of this situation made the sergeants on duty at the city gate particularly good and concentrated during the day, because they could directly collect money, no matter how much, there was always income, so that most of the energy was consumed during the day, and naturally there was not much energy to guard at night.

After the time entered the wax moon, the number of people entering the city increased suddenly, which also indicated that the income of the soldiers on duty at the city gate could increase significantly, and they also needed to cheer up the spirit.

The four city gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest, the income is also different, the worst is the west gate, the best is the south gate, the sergeant on duty is also in turn, when he goes to the west gate to guard, it is known as the distribution, which means that there is little oil and water, almost nothing, the spirit is not bad, and he will not be responsible when he is on duty.

Xie Yuxin took a thousand special forces and observed for nearly half an hour, he didn't need to come together, but because this was the first time he independently commanded the attack on Luzhou City, he was particularly cautious and insisted on coming to the west gate with the special forces soldiers.

The situation at the west gate is exactly the same as that observed by the scouts, there is no sergeant on duty on the city wall, there are only two sergeants pacing back and forth outside the city gate, shrinking their heads, the water of the moat has frozen, and it is completely possible to walk through, the only inconvenience is that there is a lot of snow on the ice, and when the special forces attack, they must step through the snow.

A special soldier who went to reconnoitre, came back to report, the snow in the moat, the thickness is about 30 centimeters, it will not pose much threat to the attacking special forces, there is no sergeant stationed on the city wall, the special forces can climb the city wall about 50 meters away from the West Gate, so that no one will find out.

Xie Yuxin's face showed a smile of relief, in this way, the operation can be completely secret, that is to say, the special forces attack can be completed without knowing it, and when the three thousand troops enter Luzhou City, I am afraid that the sergeants stationed in the city are still sleeping. (To be continued......)