Section 198 The capture of the city
West Gate of Song City.
A little more chaotic, a group of monks rested somewhat abruptly under the city wall on the left side of the city gate, a hundred steps away from the city gate.
It's just that on this cold day, a group of monks inexplicably gathered around the city gate, but there was no other action, which always made people feel a little strange.
But the gates were still open, for it was only the hour, and in another hour, the gates would be closed.
With the Tianxing Left Army leaving the West Gate one after another, along the right bank of Bianshui, there were many large ships loaded with a lot of things, and they left the West Gate Wharf and went north in advance between the departure of the Tianxing Left Army.
Since it was determined that it would be difficult to return to Songzhou, Pang Yuan naturally would not leave his savings in Songzhou over the years.
He never thought that Xuzhou and Caizhou would give up such an opportunity, and they would be indifferent to such a piece of fat as Songzhou after they raised their troops and left.
Just like the Caozhou side, the Xuzhou army had already hooked up with the Caozhou gentry, just waiting for the Tianxing Left Army to withdraw, and Pang Yuan also knew this, but he didn't make any moves.
In fact, he can't make a move, the building is about to fall, everyone wants to find a big tree to rely on, and Pang Yuan can understand.
The two armies on the Caozhou side had already withdrawn to Bianliang in advance, but the Xuzhou army did not react, and Pang Yuan didn't know what Zhu Mao was waiting for.
Thinking of Zhu Mao, Pang Yuan also felt a little emotion in his heart, he could bend and stretch his husband, but Zhu Mao was able to put down his face and vote for Xuzhou.
If you don't have the ties of the family on Bianliang's side, you can also sit on the land of Songzhou and the Tianxing Left Army, choose Caizhou and Xuzhou to be like-minded, and you can also end up rich and prosperous.
It's a pity that the Pang family is scattered on the side of Bianliang, and the huge Pang family is not so easy to evacuate, and there are tens of thousands of relatives and families of the Tianxing Left Army, how to settle down?
This can only make Pang Yuan choose to return to Bianliang, as for what happens after returning to Bianliang, it is not up to him Pang Yuan to decide.
One last glance at the majestic gate of Song City, Pang Yuan waved his hand violently, and then clamped the horse's belly, the war horse galloped out, and the last army followed the sound of his horse's hooves and went out with a bang.
There was chaos at the city gate, and Yao Neng frowned.
The Tianxing Left Army finally left, and there was only one capital guard on the city wall, and it was obvious that these guards who had lost their backbone were a little panicked, even if they had decided to throw themselves to a certain side, but at this time, they had no bottom in their hearts.
The monks and soldiers of Qingliang Temple have already arrived, although there are only more than 30 people, but they are all masters above the Heavenly Realm, and they should be sure to deal with the characters in the guards, but if they want to resist the Caizhou army, it is a joke.
However, for these monks and soldiers, what they have to do is to prevent these guards from opening the west gate directly to Caizhou, what they have to do is to close the city gate immediately, even if they can block the Caizhou army for a quarter of an hour, maybe it is this moment that can decide the ownership of the city.
The monks and soldiers of Kaiyuan Temple went to the east gate.
The east gate also needs to be guarded against, any accidents may occur, not to mention that there should be some restless people jumping out as expected.
What he can think of, Caizhou can also think of, presumably they also have a guy with a similar character to themselves in charge, and now I am afraid that he is also commanding all the forces he can mobilize to meet the Caizhou army and prevent the Xuzhou army from entering the city.
"Brother Yao!" An officer in armor hurriedly ran over, with a flattering look on his face, but there was some panic between his eyebrows, "There may be some problems on Wang Si's side,......
"What's the panic? The expected thing is nothing more than a hookup with Caizhou?" Yao Neng was calm, "Everything is under control, there is no need to panic, the monks and soldiers of Qingliang Temple over there have already come, and there is nothing to help you!"
"Ah?!" Surprised and delighted, the officer was also determined, it seems that he voted here or right, even the monks of Qingliang Temple have taken refuge in Xuzhou, no wonder this one is confident, but the big names in the city......
"The gentry in the city are a little blind, their soldiers may make a mess, but I have already arranged for someone to contain it, if there is a breakthrough, don't scruple, kill me!" Yao Neng didn't give the other party any chance to think about it at this time, and said straightforwardly: "Later, someone from the blacksmith guild will come over to help you guard the west gate, remember, I just need you to close the city gate and delay the time, and there is no need to worry about anything else." ”
"Good, good, little one understands. "The officer's face was overjoyed, and even the men of the blacksmith's guild were brought over, and it was wonderful, for the apprentices of the craftsmen were all in good health, and they were not inferior to ordinary soldiers.
"Now go and solve Wang Si's side, how to do it, you don't need me to teach you. Yao Neng glanced at the other party, "I'll be here to guard, the monks of Qingliang Temple will cooperate with you, go!"
The officer gritted his teeth, "Okay, let's go." ”
Yao Neng made a gesture to the monks and soldiers who had begun to assemble, and the leader of the team nodded without nodding, and walked over viciously with a water mill Zen staff, "Lord Yao?"
"Come with him and settle Simon's business. Yao Neng's face was calm, as if he was doing something very ordinary.
After a stick of incense, the sound of killing on the tower of the city gate shook the sky, and the merchants and travelers under the city gate were shocked and fled in all directions.
A moment later, Ximen was already in control, but Yao Neng knew that this was just an appearance, and soon the soldiers of the big families in the city would come, and there would be another battle, the key was how many soldiers could come, and with the help of the beggar leaders, how much arson would have a restraining effect on these big families, this was the key.
But in any case, as long as the fire burns, these selfish and self-interested families will not ignore their own property, and generally share some thoughts and personnel to fight the fire, and there is no need to fight to the death with them here, just need to drag them and win time, so that the Caizhou army cannot enter the city smoothly.
When the east gate of Song City was finally in sight, and a black flag was raised on the city gate as he wished, Liu Yansi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the gate is closed, and it seems that there are still some figures shaking on the gate, the black flag means that the gate is under your control, which is the most important thing.
Liu Yansi's biggest worry was that the city gate was controlled by the enemy, and as soon as the drawbridge was raised, the city gate was closed, and it was greeted by arrows and stones, which would be terrible.
Even if the Huaiyou infantry army is powerful, it can't be compared with the four-legged cavalry, and it will take at least half an hour to arrive after the cavalry.
Fortunately, the city gate was finally taken by the people arranged by Wuwentang, Liu Yansi was still a little admired, at this time, the control of a city gate was very important, if it was controlled by the enemy, he was really a little worried about how the cavalry under his command would take the city gate.
The roaring cavalry also made the observation post on the city wall discover, and soon the city gate opened and closed, and a figure leaped across the suspension bridge, and then a few vertical leaps had already flown out more than ten zhang away, rushing towards Liu Yansi.
"But Governor Liu?"
"Yes. Liu Yansi's eyes have been staring at this figure, the level of martial arts is not too high in the Heavenly Rank Bone Forging Period, but then again, people in Wuwentang don't need to have too high a martial arts level, sometimes the martial arts level is too high, but it is easy to be noticed and concerned.
A dark black emblem was presented, and after Liu Yansi verified it, he nodded, "How is the situation?"
"Please arrange for the governor to enter the city as soon as possible, although the west gate is currently in our control, the gentry and soldiers in the city in collusion with the enemy are counterattacking, I am afraid it will be difficult for our side to resist. The breath of the person who came was short, and the words were a little incomprehensible, "The Caizhou army has also arrived not far outside the West Gate, I am afraid that an attack has been launched at this time, and the monks and soldiers of Qingliang Temple ......"
"Needless to say, open the city gate!" Liu Yansi also waved his hand violently when he heard this, "You lead the way, the front camp and the middle camp go east along the street, rush to the east gate, block the Caizhou army outside the west gate as much as possible, and the rear battalion will dismount around the east gate to ensure the safety of the east gate, and the left battalion will go around the city and launch a surprise attack from outside the west gate, so as to hold back the Caizhou army! The right battalion will follow the front battalion and the middle battalion as a reserve to attack, and strive to block the Caizhou army from the west of the city center!"
The orderly arrangement and arrangement, which has also been discussed before, all kinds of possibilities have been taken into account, under what circumstances what strategy to take, Liu Yansi and Chai Yong have also discussed many times, and this situation of colliding in the city at the same time has also been considered, but I never thought that it would be really used.
However, they are not afraid to run into it, and the scouts also have a long understanding of the Caizhou army stationed in Yongcheng and Yuxian.
The Caizhou Army has only eight armies stationed in the northern part of Bozhou, and two of them are newly formed armies, and their combat effectiveness is not worth mentioning at all, and only six armies and 15,000 men can really be put into use.
Even if these 15,000 people poured out, in the face of the thirteen armies of the Ziqing Army, more than 30,000 people, they had no chance of winning.
The only chance is to control Song City before the Ziqing Army enters the city, block the Ziqing Army outside the city, and rely on the city defense system to defend against the attack of the Ziqing Army, which is the only chance for the Caizhou Army.
Although he entered the Moshan area in advance, and then quickly attacked as soon as he got the news, but because the distance between Yuxian, Yongcheng and Qiaoxian and Songcheng is indeed much closer, the Ziqing army does not have any advantage in this point, so Liu Yansi did not have any luck, and now it seems that the Caizhou army still came quickly, and went straight to the west gate so boldly, obviously with this plan.
Since this is the case, there is only one way to let it go, so that Caizhou Army can not come and go, and Liu Yansi has long wanted to weigh Yuan Wuwei and Yuan Wuxing, who are known as the leaders of the new generation of the Yuan family, to see how clever they are.