Chapter 52: Capture the Dock
Ling Zirui said: "Not long after the general got the pious sun, it was the time to establish his authority, this Tang Mo dared to rob the general's grain, it is really a crime that cannot be punished, why didn't the general take the opportunity to exterminate this thief and establish his prestige." β
Ling Zirui was born in the end, and he seemed to be a little hostile to a warrior like Tang Mo who was a chivalrous man.
Yi Xian was busy and said: "This Tang Mo robbed my army rations this time, it is likely that Chaoyang changed the magistrate and neglected him." According to what Yi saw, this person is brave and talented, and the general is now the time to use people, instead of killing him, why not take it for his own use? β
"Regardless of whether Tang Mo is suitable or not, he dares to rob the general's food, if the general turns a blind eye, what is his prestige!"
The murderous aura burst out in Xu Han's tone, and the awe-inspiring intent exuded from his mixed body made the left and right tremble slightly.
Yi Xiancheng said cautiously: "According to the general's meaning, is he planning to send troops to exterminate this Tang Mo?" β
Xu Hanteng stood up and said loudly: "You will repair a letter for me and give it to Tang Mo, so that he will return the money and grain he has stolen within three days, and if he dares to lose a grain of rice, the general will send troops to wipe him out." β
Xu Han's words were like a war letter, Yi Xiancheng thought that Xu Han had been provoked, and it seemed that Tang Mo's destruction was inevitable.
"My subordinates will fix the book." Yi Xian sighed in his heart and retreated.
When he turned around, Yi Xiancheng couldn't notice it, and Xu Han's knife-like face quietly flashed a sly smile.
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In the south of Chaoyang City, on the wall dock of the back mountain, a banner of the word "Tang" made of Shu brocade is proudly fluttering in the wind.
In the wall dock, there was jubilation.
The school yard of the University was crowded with mule carts, loaded with bags of grain, and hundreds of women and children crowded in front of the cars, pushing me and then distributing the grain.
Tang Mo, who was wearing a brocade robe and armor, was clasping his hands around his chest, standing high on the mule cart, looking at the lively scene of distributing grain triumphantly.
"Big brother, that Xu Han is quite capable, even Xuan Guo and King Han can't bear him, let's rob him of his food now, will it be trouble."
A subordinate next to him whispered worriedly.
Tang Mo snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Lao Tzu doesn't care how much ability he Xu Han has, if the county commander under his command dares to slack off Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will rob him of food and give him some color." β
"Then Xu Han sent troops to attack our walldock, but how should we deal with it?" The subordinate said worriedly.
The corners of Tang Mo's mouth were slanted, and he said proudly: "Our wall dock is backed by mountains and water, it is solid like gold, and the food in the city is enough to support it for several years. β
His self-confidence didn't come for nothing, and his wall was indeed indestructible.
As soon as the words fell, a pawn came in a hurry, claiming that Xu Han had a letter delivered.
"It must be that Xu Han saw the majesty of his eldest brother and took the initiative to write a letter to get married." The subordinates next to him said happily.
Tang Mo's face also showed a hint of pride, as if he thought that Xu Han's book was indeed a good letter, so he opened the silk book unhurriedly.
Fang glanced at it a few times, but Tang Mo's face suddenly turned pale.
"Deliver the grain back within three days, if there is one grain missing, raze the wall dock!"
Just one sentence, commanding stern words.
This is not a good book, but an ultimatum.
Tang Mo was furious, tore the silk book to shreds in a few strokes, and scolded in his mouth: "Good you Xu Han, if you dare to underestimate me Tang Mo so much, I will repay it!" β
As soon as these words came out, the entire school was suddenly silent.
Tang Mo made a move with a double halberd and said sharply: "The whole army is gathered, Lao Tzu wants to break through Chaoyang City, and give Xu Han's gang a dismount!" β
As soon as the order was given, all the brocade soldiers in the school city immediately boiled, waving their fists and weapons, and shouting for a big kill.
The corners of Tang Mo's mouth raised a proud sneer, and he muttered in his mouth: "Xu Han, you must not have expected that I, Tang Mo, would take the lead and raid your Chaoyang City, hehe-"
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When the sky was dark, a tower-like figure appeared at the head of Chaoyang City.
Xu Han stood with his hands in his hands, looking at the southwest direction from afar, with a bit of majesty in his calm expression.
Footsteps sounded, and Jiang Zheng hurried up to the top of the city, with a little surprise in his eyebrows.
"General, the scout returns, then Tang Mo really did his best, looking at Chaoyang City to kill." Jiang Zheng arched his hand.
Xu Han nodded slightly, everything was as he expected.
Jiang Zheng couldn't help but ask again: "The last general doesn't understand, why did the general expect that this Tang Mo would raid Chaoyang City?" β
When he was in the pious sun, Xu Han ordered Yixian to take a letter of cultivation and give an ultimatum to Tang Mo, when he ordered four thousand steps to ride, and secretly arrived in Chaoyang City.
At that time, including Jiang Zheng and other civil and military officials, they didn't believe that Tang Mo was a chivalrous man, just robbing grain, and even dared to openly attack Chaoyang City, so they all had a trace of doubts about Xu Han's hasty dispatch of troops.
Now that he has received accurate information, how can Jiang Zheng not be surprised.
Xu Han only said lightly: "That Tang Mo is arrogant, and when he sees Ben Jiang's threatening letter, he will definitely be annoyed and angry." This man is quite clever, so I expected him to mistake me for being defenseless and take advantage of the situation to raid Chaoyang City. β
Hearing Xu Han's explanation, Jiang Zheng suddenly realized, and sighed: "The general is like a god, and the general is really not as good as the general." β
Xu Han smiled slightly, and turned his gaze to the end of the sky, "Chaoyang City will be handed over to Jiang Zheng, and Ben will go to teach this Tang Xia Ke a lesson with his own hands, and let him know how powerful Ben Jiang is." β
It's nearly noon.
Tang Mo led his eight hundred athletes to appear in the southwest of Chaoyang City.
Tang Mo looked at the horse, but saw that the banner at the head of Chaoyang City was not neat, and he couldn't see a few soldiers patrolling the city.
The west gate of the city is also wide open, some people come and go, there are a few lazy soldiers standing at the city gate, Tang Mo can even see the ugliness of those guards who are yawning.
All indications are that this is a city that has been loosely guarded.
"People say that Xu Han uses soldiers like a god, but this Chaoyang City is so laxly guarded, I think he is just in vain......"
Tang Mo was disdainful in his heart, and contempt gradually grew on Yingwu's face.
After observing for a moment, Tang Mo's halberd was raised, and he shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me into the cityβ"
As soon as the words fell, Tang Mo rode out like a stream of fire, and the eight hundred athletes behind him followed closely and shouted to kill.
Eight hundred people, all dressed in brocade robes, rushed out like this, like an overwhelming fire swept in, and the momentum was very huge.
In an instant, Tang Mo had taken the lead in killing the moat.
The city gate is in front of him, and he only needs to rush across the drawbridge and seize the city gate, and his 800 men and horses can rush into Chaoyang City and loot wantonly.
Tang Mo was full of confidence, and he slammed the horse's belly, wanting to grab the suspension bridge.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a cannon fire at the head of Chaoyang City, and suddenly countless flags were raised, and countless soldiers appeared together.
Immediately afterwards, the drawbridge was quickly pulled up, and the city gate was immediately closed, and the seemingly defenseless city entered full alert almost in the blink of an eye.
Tang Mo was taken aback, and he was in a hurry to stop in front of the moat.
The troops who killed behind them couldn't stop their pace, and many of them were squeezed into the moat, and the eight hundred men and horses were soon crowded together.
When Tang Mo raised his head again, he was shocked to see that hundreds of bows and crossbows were already pointing at him on the top of the city, and those soldiers with full weapons were even more like tigers and wolves looking down at them.
"Could it be that Xu Han was unprepared?"
This thought flashed through Tang Mo's heart, and a look of surprise appeared between his eyebrows.
At this time, Jiang Zheng appeared at the head of the city, pointed at the city with a big knife, and said sharply: "Thief Tang Mo, you have fallen into the middle strategy of my general Xu, don't dismount and surrender quickly, otherwise you will die without a place to be buried." β
Jiang Zheng's contemptuous words immediately angered Tang Mo.
He had a hideous face, brandished a double halberd, and shouted: "Where is Xu Han, dare to go down to the city and fight Lao Tzu to the death." β
As soon as Tang Mo shouted like this, the eight hundred chaotic brocade-clothed thieves also shouted in unison.
Jiang Zheng sneered and said loudly: "If you want to fight with my family General Xu, hmph, let's save my life first." β
As soon as the words fell, Jiang Zheng's big knife slashed forward.
At the command, the crossbowmen who had already bent their bows and arrows immediately let go of their fingers, and hundreds of sharp arrows whistled down, raining down on the enemy.
Tang Mo hurriedly danced his halberd and blocked the attacking sharp arrows.
His martial arts skills are superb, and a few arrows naturally can't help him, but all the parts around him are hit by arrows, and only the miserable howls are heard one after another, and in the blink of an eye, fifty or sixty people are hit by arrows and fall.
Seeing that his subordinates continued to fall, although Tang Mo was angry, he knew that if he continued to hold on like this, he was afraid that the whole army would be wiped out.
In desperation, Tang Mo had no choice but to shout to retreat, turn around and turn his horse away.
Coming arrogantly and leaving in panic, hundreds of brocade thieves fled from Chaoyang City in embarrassment under the joy of the rain of arrows.
Jiang Zheng, who was at the head of the city, saw that the enemy was forced to retreat, and immediately led 3,000 steps out of the city, and then chased after him.
After a round of arrow rain baptism, Tang Mo lost more than half of his eight hundred parts, and his morale sank to the bottom.
At dusk, Tang Mo and his defeated pawns finally saw the shadow of the wall dock.
The dust and fog behind him still haven't dispersed, and Jiang Zheng is still chasing after him.
However, at this time, Tang Moxin has been a lot more settled, as long as he successfully avoids the dock, he believes that with the solid dock wall, Mo said that Jiang Zheng has only a few thousand soldiers and horses, even if Xu Han comes with a large army in person, he will not want to break through.
"Xu Han, I have broken so many brothers, I will avenge this revenge sooner or later!"
Tang Mo gritted his teeth, hateful, but he didn't dare to stay for a long time, and beckoned the defeated soldiers to retreat into the wall dock as soon as possible.
One hundred steps, fifty steps, thirty steps β
The dock is right in front of you.
"Don't open the door yet, put all the bows and crossbows on the wall, and prepare to meet the enemy."
Tang Mo shouted an order, but to his surprise, there was no movement in the wall dock.
In a moment, Tang Mo and the other defeated troops had arrived in front of the gate.
The thieves were panicked, and they made a lot of noise and told their companions inside to hurry up and open the door and let them in.
Tang Mo looked up and looked at the empty wall, but a sense of foreboding gradually surged in his heart.
"Could it beβ"
Just when he was suspicious, he only heard the sound of shouting and killing like thunder, and countless heavily armed enemies suddenly appeared on the originally empty wall.
On the big flag flying high, there is a big embroidered "Xu" character.
"Xu Han! How could he be here? β
Tang Mo was shocked, and his original hideous expression was instantly replaced by shock.