Xiangyang City is close to the water and mountains, the city pattern can be described as steep and firm, and there are almost no loopholes in the city defense, so it is very difficult to attack it through external forces.

But almost nothing does not mean that there is nothing at all, especially for a famous general like Liu Zhongli, who was born in Xiangyang and has been practicing military affairs for a long time, many details that ordinary people ignore are in his opinion an opportunity that can be greatly exploited.

The embankment starts from Wanshan, borders the Hanshui in the east, and reaches the west gate of the capital city, which prohibits the military and civilians from passing through from above on weekdays, so it is often subconsciously ignored, but it itself is a fast passage that can reach the capital city directly.

After Liu Zhongli led his troops to rush to the embankment, he rushed towards the city. At this time, the city of Xiangyang was still nervous because Liu Zhongli was about to go north, and the attention of the personnel was focused on the vicinity of the dam mountain weir, and there were even pedestrians at the west gate of the city.

Of course, it was not long before the defenders of the city noticed the sudden appearance of this seemingly ill-intentioned procession, and when they shouted for vigilance, they drove away the pedestrians inside and outside the city gates, and tried to set up a defense in front of the city gates.

However, Liu Zhongli's troops had already bullied Zhisi, and of course there was no longer time for the defenders to deal with it calmly, and the men and horses galloped like arrows off the string, and soon rushed to the east side of the embankment, and swooped down from above, almost in the blink of an eye, they had rushed to the gate of the palace.

"Wait a minute, do you know who I am? Abandon the weapon and die, and if you resist, you will be killed! ”

Rushing to the city gate in one breath, Liu Zhongli shook the horse lance in his hand, and killed the two pawns in front of the city on the spot, and then looked at the front of the city gate and shouted.

When the defenders of the city gate saw the faces of the people clearly, they exclaimed, and subconsciously fled to the city, not daring to stop and resist. There were even people who cheered and exclaimed, and put on a posture of welcoming their people into the city.

Liu Zhongli laughed when he saw this, he didn't expect things to go so smoothly, when he raised his horse lance and led his troops to ride their horses towards the city.

At this time, the city was already in chaos because of Liu Zhongli's arrival, and it was completely unable to organize an effective offensive. Liu Zhongli sent hundreds of soldiers to guard the city gate here, and he led the rest of the people to rush straight to the state capital, as long as the state capital was controlled and the family of King Yueyang was captured, then today's surprise attack can be said to be a successful end!

The Liu clan in Hedong was originally a family in Xiangyang, and Liu Zhongli had been in Xiangyang for many years in his early years, and there were many people from Xiangyang in his army.

During the journey of Liu Zhongli and his troops to the state capital, many Xiangyang scholars had already joined the team with weapons and staffs, making the team expand to thousands of people.

"Shenzi returns to his hometown and takes charge of Xiangyang!"

Hearing the shouts of the people who hugged the people in front and back, Liu Zhongli also had a smug smile on his face. Shenzi is his small character, and the villagers naturally shouted this not to humiliate him, but to express their closeness and support.

Although the people who joined his team greatly delayed the progress of the team, Liu Zhongli could not bear to expel these villagers who ran for support. And in his opinion, the fact that the people welcomed him into the city so warmly also meant that the overall situation had been decided.

At this time, the state capital had already known the news of Liu Zhongli's entry into the city, on the one hand, it was natural that the emperor sent someone to inform the king of Yueyang, who was still sitting in the town outside the city, and on the other hand, he hurriedly organized a counterattack.

However, under Liu Zhongli's prestige and the great momentum after entering the city, the soldiers who were still in the city were also afraid to fight and did not dare to receive orders.

Cai Dabao, who stayed in the city, was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, just when he was at a loss, a person in the straight hall lined up and came out of the crowd, pointing at everyone and shouting: "Liu Zhongli, who abandoned his father in Jiankang and ordered Hou Jing to steal his castration bully, what are you afraid of!" You and the people of Xiangyang are deeply favored by the king of Yueyang, and even if you have no power to kill the enemy, you should have the will to die! If you are not afraid of death, why should you be afraid of killing thieves? There are men in the city, and I will fight against the thieves! ”

He Ruodun was as poisonous as ever, but it also stimulated the shame of the people present to the greatest extent. Yes, what is there to be afraid of Yoo Zhongli? When he faced Hou Jing, he was more docile and obedient than a steer, and Xiangyang was a place where he was powerful and blessed!

Hundreds of sturdy sergeants soon emerged in the house, each beating their chests and shouting that they would go out with He Ruodun to kill the enemy. Cai Dabao was naturally overjoyed when he saw this, and he was busy arming everyone with the most sophisticated armor and horse equipment in the house. And when these people rushed out of the state capital, the crowd of Liu Zhongli's troops was already only a few miles away from the state capital.

The others were terrified when they saw the dense crowd of people filling the long street, but He Ruodun ignored this, he roared with his horse lance in his hand, and rushed to the crowd first.

"Kill!"

In the roar of He Ruodun, the horse lance in his hand had steeply penetrated the first few rebels, and as the horse lance was withdrawn, the corpses of those rebels suddenly gushed blood, and this bloody scene quickly frightened away a group of people next to him.

These rebels originally fantasized that after Gongwei Liu Zhongli entered the state capital, they would always be able to share some benefits from this support. originally thought it was just a simple task to parade through the streets, but I didn't think that there was still a danger to my life, and I was immediately frightened.

Although the rebels were shocked, the killing would not stop, seeing that He Ruodun set an example, the other soldiers did not dare to do anything to appease, and the most important thing at the moment was to kill the thieves who entered the city, so they all waved their swords and spears to kill.

"Spare your life, spare your life......"

At this time, the people could no longer care about waving their flags and shouting for Liu Zhongli, and they wailed and begged for mercy and fled in all directions.

"Don't act rashly, the number of thieves is small, and you can be defeated soon!"

Liu Zhongli was still shouting and trying to stabilize the situation, but these soldiers had come uninvited before, and they would not greet him when they fled now, but because of the hasty escape of these soldiers, they directly disrupted his army formation, and the soldiers who led them into the city were also scattered, and there was no way to reunite.

"The thief is coming!"

He Ruodun, who took the lead in the killing, had already rushed to the front at this time, although he didn't know Liu Zhongli, but he could tell that his armor staff was not an ordinary soldier, and the horse lance in his hand stabbed Liu Zhongli fiercely.

Seeing this, Liu Zhongli also hurriedly raised his horse lance to block this blow, although he successfully blocked the opponent's attack, but his shoulders sank steeply, and at the same time, his arms were sore, and even the old wounds on his shoulders were swollen.

"Who are you? When will Xiangyang be garrisoned by this brave general? ”

In this contact between the two sides, Liu Zhongli felt the strength of the other party's arms, his face changed suddenly, and he asked loudly.

When He Ruodun heard this, he laughed and said: "He Ruodun, the subordinate of the Governor of Jingzhou, is He Ruodun, and the thief will be a willow bully?" Come on! ”

Liu Zhongli didn't know the nickname He Ruodun gave him, but after listening to He Ruodun's self-report, he was already shocked in his heart, but he didn't expect that King Yueyang had colluded with foreign enemies to go deep into the enemy general to directly help defend the city.

He didn't know how many Western Wei people there were in the city, and he already felt invincible to himself with this He Ruodun in front of him, so he should withdraw and return to his own ranks. When He Ruodun saw this, he immediately waved his lance to chase and kill, and shouted loudly: "Liu Qianniu is here, and all the generals will quickly capture the thief's head together!" ”

Liu Zhongli's troops were already scattered by the chaos of the people, and at this time, he was led by He Ruodun to lead the brave soldiers to rush and kill, and they were immediately exhausted, and they all rolled up towards the city gate. And those who had enthusiastically supported the people before also scattered and fled in all directions, causing the entire street to be extremely chaotic.

He Ruodun led the people of the state capital and soon rushed to the west gate of the capital city. During this period, due to the previously arranged garrison soldiers, Liu Zhongli's troops were able to take a temporary respite, but the inventory of the troops had already lost nearly half of their personnel, as if they were all scattered in the city.

Liu Zhongli was still stationed at the city gate, but He Ruodun had already led the crowd to catch up, and he didn't stop to breathe at all, and rushed directly to kill here. Under this impact, the formation that had just stabilized suddenly became messy again, and many soldiers subconsciously rushed to the outside of the open city gate.

"Temporarily withdraw from Xishan, and attack the whole department again!"

The good situation collapsed, and even though Liu Zhongli was unwilling, he could only regret withdrawing the army when he saw that the morale of the army had been lost.

So not long ago, Liu Zhongli's subordinates, who rushed into the city of Xiangyang Mansion with a rainbow, but now they withdrew from the city in a hurry, and when they were on the way to the West Mountain, Liu Zhongli looked back at the city gate and saw He Ruodun immediately in front of the city gate, and couldn't help but sigh in his mouth: "How can Yueyang He De have such a strong man?" Li Boshan can control the strong and strong, I don't think it's a vulgar class......"

Although the sneak attack on Xiangyang was a failure, Liu Zhongli could also feel that the public opinion foundation of King Yueyang's rule in Xiangyang was not solid, and so many people flocked to him just by entering the city to make noise, and it can be imagined that King Yueyang was by no means a British lord who was sincerely supported by the people of Xiangyang.

After evacuating Xiangyang City, Liu Zhongli temporarily retreated to Xishan. Xishan is composed of a series of mountains, forests and hills, and the Xiangyang clan is also happy to live here, closing the mountains and running the family business, and even the Liu Zhongli family has a garden here.

However, now is the critical moment to capture Xiangyang, Liu Zhongli naturally has no time to return home to visit relatives, after the army is in Xishan, he sent envoys to inspect the mountains, hoping to recruit the powerful troops near the left of Xishan, including some temples and monks in the mountains and forests, if the temple slaves can be organized, it is also a considerable combat effectiveness, which can help him continue to attack the city.

Soon, a few powerful families were recruited, adding hundreds of soldiers to Liu Zhongli, which also greatly increased Liu Zhongli's confidence, and he simply moved to a temple in Wanshan to maintain the pressure exerted on Xiangyang City.

However, the good times did not last long, and soon the scouts sent out by Liu Zhongli reported that a large group of people and horses were advancing on land and water in the west of Xiangyang, coming straight to Xiangyang!