Outside the Yulou City, the lights in the imperial court barracks became brighter and brighter, and the sound of the piano music seemed to be heard more and more clearly by the guards who were far above the city tower. It's not that they really hear it clearly, but they are unconsciously brought into that kind of situation.

In the rebel camp, the Cangnan defenders and the Puzhou defenders are both private armies accumulated by the two families over the years, so they have no two hearts.

But Hou Jing's original 20,000 soldiers and horses were actually soldiers of the imperial court, even if Hou Jing gradually cultivated them into his own troops over the years, there were a group of people at the bottom who were unwilling to be accused of rebellion. Not to mention the stragglers who were recruited later, they were basically forced to succumb to the might of the rebels.

Although the 6,000 defenders of Yulou City were not stragglers, as time passed, everyone slowly realized that things did not seem to be going as the main general had portrayed before.

Since the beginning of the army, not only have they not been able to live a good life, but some of them have even died because of it.

Although the 6,000 defenders of Yulou City have not fought a large-scale fierce battle with the imperial army in the past few days, they have also been harassed by the other party and miserable.

Because of the lack of troops in the city, the guards of the city need to take turns to change their defenses, which makes them not eat well and sleep well.

And now, when I see the joy and leisure in the other camp, the comparison between the two makes anyone itch.

Although the soldiers stopped talking, this sentiment slowly spread above the city.

The Yulou City Mansion is the place where the current chief general Cao Xiuxiu stays, and it is also the place where the army makes decisions.

Cao Xiuxiu, the main general of the scene in the imperial barracks, soon got the news, and in order to determine the accuracy of the news, Cao Xiuxiu immediately took a few guards and hurriedly climbed to the top of the city.

Above the city, Cao Xiuxiu looked at the fire in the imperial court camp in the distance and frowned unconsciously, because he couldn't see through what kind of medicine was sold in Xue Cunxiao's gourd for a while.

Although Cao Xiuxiu is a fierce general, he is not afraid of death on the battlefield, but he is a romantic man, even if he is wearing a military uniform, he seems to be a little less fierce than ordinary generals.

But don't think that Cao Xiuxiu is a powerless mediocrity because of this, and he is unambiguous when he kills people.

Soon, Cao Xiuxiu, who couldn't figure it out, asked a guard beside him, "Eldest Sun Sheng, maybe you can see why Xue Cunxiao is celebrating?"

When the guard named Changsun Sheng heard this, he said, "General Cao, I think it's Xue Cunxiao who wants to relax his subordinates when he sees that they have made no progress in attacking the city these days, but General, Xue Cunxiao has a good heart."

Hearing the latter sentence of the eldest grandson Sheng, Cao Xiuxiu couldn't help asking, "His heart is habitable, how can he say this?"

Eldest Sun Sheng said, "General, Xue Cunxiao's people have been harassing them again and again in the past few days, not only are they tired, but our people are also the same. General, look, although the imperial army camp is brightly flamed, it is a little abnormally bright, and it is clear that Xue Cunxiao deliberately showed it to us. Listen to the sound of drums again, Xue Cunxiao's purpose is to disturb our military morale."

Changsun Sheng's words immediately woke up Cao Xiuxiu, Xue Cunxiao's indulgence was fake, and the punishment was true.

After reacting, Cao Xiuxiu immediately ordered the patrol soldiers at the head of the city not to turn their heads and look into the distance at will, so he also specially sent someone to supervise.

This action also had a certain effect, and soon the soldiers patrolling the city were back on track, and no one looked at it anymore.

Above the city, after solving the current problem, Cao Xiuxiu did not leave in a hurry, he stood at the head of the city with his hands in his hands, the night wind blew the cloak behind him, and the armor iron pieces followed the hunting sound.

The sound of silk and bamboo in the tent of the imperial court camp also reached Cao Xiuxiu's ears with the night wind, as the main general, Cao Xiuxiu did not have any intention because of this, he was thinking about how to deal with it in the future.

Xue Cunxiao will not keep delaying and not attacking, and it is only a matter of time before the city of Yulou is broken, but for the sake of big things, even if the city is broken, he will make Xue Cunxiao pay the biggest price.

After a few thoughts, Cao Xiuxiu finally left the city with a few guards.

After Cao Xiuxiu left, the original patrol soldiers at the head of the city followed the order of the commander and no longer turned their heads to look, but the sound of the piano music would not listen to the order and still heard it.

On the other side, in the tent of the barracks in the imperial army.

Different from the excitement outside the tent, everyone in the tent was solemn, and the main general Xue Cunxiao and a number of partial generals and captains were even dressed in armor.

The excitement in the camp and the sound of piano music are indeed Xue Cunxiao's tricks, but Xue Cunxiao's desire is definitely more than that.

Xue Cunxiao wanted to use this as a cover, but in fact, he was going to make a surprise attack on Yulou City tonight.

This is not a temporary decision made by Xue Cunxiao's hot mind, in fact, everything he did before was to pave the way for tonight.

In the camp, Xue Cunxiao is making the final deployment, and he wants to eat the six thousand defenders of Yulou City together tonight.

As long as Yulou City is taken, the imperial army can advance further to force Hou Jing's Chentai, which will also be the last line of defense for the rebels.

In the tent, everyone, including Xue Cunxiao, was waiting for him.

Although there were only 6,000 defenders in Yulou City, it was not so easy to really eat them, and Xue Cunxiao had to divide a small team of men and horses to outflank Cao Xiuxiu's back road, in case he sent someone to Hou Jing for help or escaped.

Success or failure is all about it.

Before the time came, Qu Dacheng, a general, secretly left the camp with a thousand people under the cover of the firelight, and went straight to the rear of Yulou City.

Although Qu Dacheng and others may not confront the rebels head-on, the burden on them is not light.

As soon as Zi Shi arrived, Xue Cunxiao ordered his subordinates to immediately reorganize the army.

In the camp, the fire and noise that should be, the harp and the drums that should be there are still non-stop. But under this cover, a group of soldiers in bright armor have all finished the formation.

Above the tower of Yulou City, the patrol soldiers have been listening to the bustle on the opposite side for more than two hours.

And they have also gone from envy at the beginning to numbness and sleepiness now, because of fatigue, many people began to stagger while walking.

After leaving the camp, Xue Cunxiao's troops did not move fast, and under the cover of night, they did not attract the attention of the defenders of Yulou City all the way.

But what Xue Cunxiao didn't expect was that the defenders above the city almost gave up holding on, and the lord was not allowed to turn his head to look, so that some people directly found a corner and fell asleep.

Xue Cunxiao didn't know the situation above the city tower, but after the army was halfway there, the defenders of Yulou City still didn't react, which couldn't help but make Xue Cunxiao have doubts in his heart, could it be that Cao Xiuxiu was already prepared?

But the arrow is on the bow, even if Cao Xiuxiu is really conscious at this moment, Xue Cunxiao still intends to attack.

Therefore, Xue Cunxiao led the army all the way to the city of Yulou with excitement and apprehension, and not long after, Xue Cunxiao raised his arms and shouted: "The thief is in front of me, and the brothers will attack the city with me."

Xue Cunxiao roared, and more than 10,000 soldiers behind him shouted loudly, and the shouting of killing shook the sky for a while.

At the beginning, the defenders of Yulou City did not realize that something was wrong, and with military orders in place, no one dared to turn their heads casually.

But in the end, someone couldn't help but turn his head curiously to take a look, which was okay not to see, and almost scared him half his life at a glance.

The imperial army, which was supposed to be drinking and having fun in the camp tent, had already arrived at the city, and some soldiers had even turned over to the top of the city with the ladder to the city.

By the time the rebels reacted, it was too late, and the imperial army continued to climb the city, and for a while, there were constant battles everywhere in the city, and swords and blood could be seen everywhere.

It's a pity that there are only two hundred patrol soldiers at the head of the city, how can they withstand the powerful offensive of Xue Cunxiao's troops.

Therefore, the head of the city was taken in less than a quarter of an hour, and then the city gate was opened, and Xue Cunxiao led his troops into the city immediately.

When Cao Xiuxiu, the chief general in the palace, learned the news, the city gate had been breached.

The 6,000 people in the city and the imperial army engaged in street fighting, but the rebels on both sides were inferior in terms of numbers and momentum, so the imperial army was unstoppable, and the rebels were defeated and retreated.

Seeing that it was no longer possible to organize an effective blockade, it was too late to seek help, so Cao Xiuxiu had to make the final decision to abandon Yulou City.

In fact, it was not even three hours from Cao Xiuxiu left the city to the city was broken, and Cao Xiuxiu knew

The situation is over by the time they are finished.

Cao Xiuxiu ordered to organize the remaining troops as much as possible to break through to the east city gate, but unfortunately in the chaos in the city, Cao Xiuxiu only summoned more than 100 people, and in desperation, Cao Xiuxiu still took this more than 100 people to the east city gate to raid.

After the imperial army entered the city, they launched a frenzied massacre of the defenders of Yulou City, because most of the rebels had not yet reacted like those above the city, and how could they organize any resistance, so this was a massacre.

Xue Cunxiao's purpose was naturally Cao Xiuxiu, and seeing that the rebels in the city had basically been resolved, Xue Cunxiao immediately ordered to search for Cao Xiuxiu's figure.

It's just that after a while, he got nothing, and Xue Cunxiao also realized that Cao Xiuxiu had escaped.

Qu Dacheng, who was on the way to retreat from Cao Xiu's troops in advance, heard the shouting and killing in the city in the distance a long time ago, and the thousand people under his hands also wanted to fight heartily, but they must not disobey the order here.

Seeing that the shouts of killing in the city were getting quieter but there was still no one seeking help from Chen Tai, Qu Dacheng thought that the problems in the city had been solved.

And just as he was relaxing, a sound of horses' hooves suddenly caught his attention not far away.

After hearing the sound, Qu Dacheng immediately ordered his subordinates to pay attention to concealment, and when the sound of horses' hooves got closer and closer, Qu Dacheng noticed that the number of the other party was not much, and it was estimated that there were only 100 people.

Seeing this, Qu Dacheng immediately reacted, these people are likely to be defeated in the city, and it is more likely that Cao Xiuxiu is among them.

Therefore, after those people entered the encirclement, Qu Dacheng shouted, and a thousand people who had already been ambushed immediately appeared from both sides.

A thousand people against a hundred, not to mention that these people thought they had escaped and fell into the mouth of the tiger, how could they have the strength to fight.

Therefore, in just one round trip, more than 100 people were killed and wounded, and in a few moments, there was no one left.

After that, Qu Dacheng ordered to see if there was Cao Xiuxiu among the people killed.

Although the people below didn't know Cao Xiuxiu's appearance, they still found the token from a corpse, who was not Cao Xiuxiu.

At this point, another general under Hou Jing died at the hands of the imperial court.

Soon after, Qu Dacheng returned to Yulou City with his subordinates and Cao Xiuxiu's corpse to join Xue Cunxiao.

Although the battle of Yulou City has gone through twists and turns, it has a perfect ending so far, and Xue Cunxiao's losses are only thousands, which is a big victory.