Volume 3: The Battle of the Mirror Men Chapter 232 There are red men and green women entering and exiting the door from time to time
The next morning, the enemy came to call the battle again, Ban Chao was calm, it was almost noon, Kunlun smiled into the tent and said: "The enemy army is slack and can attack." Ban Chao ordered: "He Gong led the army out of the left flank, Yuwen Chu led the army out of the right flank, and Ding Jiaju guarded the camp." Gan Ying, Li Kaishan, and Liu Rui led their headquarters not to fall in love with the battle, broke through the enemy formation and went straight to the Gumo Wangcheng, taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to capture the Wangcheng in one fell swoop, and welcoming the army into the city. The congregation will obey the command and go away.
A quarter of an hour later, Ban Chao ordered the Chinese military drums and cannons to fire in unison, and the three iron cavalry rushed towards the enemy formation like a whirlwind. The Gumo soldiers scolded for more than an hour, but they didn't see the Han army come out, they all slacked off, some cavalry also dismounted to rest, and many foot soldiers sat on the ground. Suddenly, I heard the sound of the drums and cannons of the Han soldiers, and the three-way iron cavalry swept in, like a tiger rushing into the flock, the enemy did not have time to complete the team, and was already rushed to pieces by the three-way army, and the king of Gumo hurriedly gathered the guards to defend. The foot soldiers were all killed and scattered, and the guards were less than a thousand people, centered on King Gumo, desperately resisting. It was surrounded by Gan Ying, He Gong, and Yu Wenchu on three sides. Seeing this, Liu Rui ordered his team to leave the battlefield to cover the flag and gallop to Gumo Wangcheng.
The soldiers guarding the city saw a group of cavalry galloping forward, and when they approached the city gate, they found that it was the Han army, and hurriedly pulled up the drawbridge. Liu Rui cut the cable with a knife and rushed into the city gate. The army killed the soldiers who defended the city, set a fire at the city gate, and told Ban Chao that he had occupied the royal city. He also ordered 200 soldiers to gallop and shout in the royal city: Gumo's army has been defeated! Gumo's army is defeated! so that the defenders of the city have no intention of counterattacking. Sure enough, the defenders in the city saw that the south gate was full of flames, and the Han army had entered the city, and when they saw that there were no Han soldiers at the other city gates, they seized the gate and fled.
However, it was said that the guards of King Gumo were attacked by Gan Ying and others from three sides, and killed more than 500 people in less than half an hour. Seeing this, King Gumo threw down the sword in his hand and was about to surrender, but was beheaded by Yuwen Chu. The rest of the people saw Yuwen Chu's ferocity, and they all surrendered. Ban Chao ordered Iron Hammer to lead the Hegong brigade to clean up the battlefield, and hurriedly led Gan Ying, Li Kaishan, Yuwen Chu and others straight to Gumo Wangcheng.
But it is said that the Salihons and their daughter disguised themselves as Qiuzi artists and came to Artush. This Artush is located in the west of Shule and adjacent to Tashkent, and is an important border town of Shule. The Panga Duwei Mansion is located on South Street, and the front door is heavily guarded. When Sharihong's father and daughter came to the Governor's Mansion, the guards saw that they were entertainers and immediately stepped forward to drive them away. Seeing that the guards were tight, Shalihong took Sha Xue across the street and entered Ketian Lane. Sharihong and Sha Xue discussed: "It seems that the Biana is well guarded, let's go find an inn to stay in, and then try to get close to the people around the Fans." Sha Xue nodded. The two walked through Ketian Lane to see a courtyard is very magnificent, and the three gilded characters "Xinghualou" on the gate are very dazzling. From time to time, red men and green women enter and exit the door. Seeing this, Sha Xue pulled her father and hurriedly walked over. Out of the alley, turn right and see a signboard that says "Artush Restaurant", Shalihong said: "Let's take a look at the first restaurant." Because Artush was very guarded, merchants and passers-by were scarce, and the shopkeeper was a fifty-year-old man, and when he saw a guest entering the room, he hurriedly beckoned "Xiao Er to see the tea", while letting the Salihong father and daughter sit down.
Seeing that no one in the shop opened his mouth and asked the shopkeeper, "Artush is a rich land, why are there such flutes?" The shopkeeper sighed and whispered: "Lord Fanga, who has been checking the streets and training all day long, has made people panic, who would dare to come to Artush again." Seeing that the shopkeeper was dissatisfied with Fanga, Shalihong just inquired about the news, so he took out a piece of broken silver from his bosom and handed it to the shopkeeper and said, "Prepare two rooms, and make some wine and food, brother, let's have two drinks together." The shopkeeper saw the silver and said: "Don't worry, the little one will be arranged to stop immediately, with this piece of silver, you can live for ten days and eight days." After speaking, he put the silver in his arms and shouted: "Xiao Er, quickly cut a plate of haggis for the guest officer, fry a few side dishes, and bring a jar of wine." ”
Shule is rich in liquor, known as "sand jujube red", which means that after drinking, the wine is strong and springy, and the face is red. After a while, Xiao Er served the wine and food, and Shalihong beckoned to the shopkeeper and said with a smile: "Come!" Come! One person is bored with drinking, let's have a drink", the shopkeeper saw this, and said: "How can I let the guest officer break the bank." Sha Lihong said: "I wait for the four seas to be home, all rely on friends to help, meet is fate, come to us for a drink, the wine money is mine." Seeing this, the shopkeeper pulled a stool and sat down opposite Sharihon. The two toasted each other, three cups of belly, the shopkeeper said: "My surname is Qin, the ancestor is a person in the Central Plains Guanzhong, the world was in chaos at the end of Qin, Xiang Yu entered the pass to kill people and set fire, killed the Qin people, the ancestors fled to the Western Regions, saw that the land here is fertile, the irrigation is convenient, the land is vast and sparsely populated, so they settled down, and it has been more than 200 years. ”
Shalihong put down his wine glass and said: "The ancestral home of the shopkeeper Qin is the Central Plains, which is respectable and admirable. My ancestor is a member of the Dayue clan, and he has been doing business and performing arts in the Western Regions. This is the little girl Shaxue. The shopkeeper Qin bowed his hand: "Hello Miss, it's just that this is a mess, and Miss is better to show up less." Sha Xue nodded and said, "Uncle Xie takes care of it." Shalihong drank two more glasses with the shopkeeper Qin and said: "There is no war in this Shule, why is Artush heavily guarded, the shopkeeper is well-informed, and he has lived here for a long time, so he must know the inside story." Shopkeeper Qin drank another cup, his face was already red, and the root of his tongue was hard and said: "Brother, let me tell you, someone has recently come to the mansion of Lord Fanga, I heard that it is the black overlord official, Shule has now been subordinated to the big man, this black tyrant is here, can Fanga not strengthen his vigilance?" When Sha Lihong heard that it was a high-ranking official of Heibatian, he nodded slightly and said: "My brother is really well-informed, we just do business, no matter who he is, come and let's have another drink." As he spoke, he had another drink with the shopkeeper Qin. Sha Lihong said: "Sha Xue, you go upstairs to rest first, and my brother and I will talk again." Sha Xue nodded and went upstairs.