On 25 April, at the Tang Army camp outside Shouzhou, several rockets suddenly attacked several camps in the northeast corner, and the smoke suddenly billowed up, sparks splashed and flew wildly, and the rows of wood in the surrounding open space were quickly swallowed up again, and when the flames rose, sawdust splashed everywhere, and the raging fire spread out of control from then on.

The rest of the grain and grass in the vicinity were not spared. "Katsa! Katsa! Even part of the fence of the arrow tower has been baked to the ground, and it has collapsed with a "boom".

The Tang soldiers in the camp were running back and forth in panic, but they had no intention of extinguishing the fire, and seemed to be shocked by the terrifying scenes around them, and they scattered and retreated.

In the midst of the chaos, there was a faint sound of horns in the dense forest on the east side, accompanied by the earth-shattering shouts of killing, followed by a rapid sound of horses' hooves, followed by the sound of dense blade handovers.

Not far from the city of Shouzhou, the rebel soldiers had long been attracted by the fire in the distance, looking at the tragedy in the Tang army camp, especially the behemoths that had been burned to ashes, some soldiers suddenly gloated and shouted, as if after tonight, the victory they had longed for was about to arrive.

Li Jinquan, who was drinking freely in the palace, heard the news from the soldiers and immediately led the generals to the east city wall. Seeing that the situation in the Tang Army camp was obviously in a desperate situation, Li Jinquan trembled with excitement, and then said with a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth: "What a bullshit famous general!" The defenses of this great battalion are so vulnerable! “

Ming Hanrong hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand: "Handsome! The Tang army burned the company camp, there is a rout, the Baoxin army is set to fight a fierce battle at this time, when this is a good time for our army to take advantage of the situation to go out of the city to attack the Tang army camp, the Tang army will be difficult to care! ”

The generals behind him also stepped forward to ask for battle, but Li Jinquan shook his head disapprenorantly and said, "No! How fierce is this continuous sea of fire, how can you rush in? What's more, the Tang army is still guarding the main road of Bagong Mountain, and now that the camp has been destroyed, it will soon retreat, and our army only needs to stick to the city and sit back and watch the Tang army be defeated! ”

An adjutant general said eagerly: "Great commander! But after all, the Tang army is strong and strong, and there are 20,000 or 30,000 people, and since the Baoxin army has succeeded, it must have suffered huge casualties! Please also ask the marshal to send a group of soldiers and horses to the south gate as soon as possible, and go along the dense forest to meet Li Tingshi's retreat! Otherwise—"

"How else?"

Li Jinquan shouted: "Do you want to disobey the commander's military order?" Now the night is dark, and the battle situation in the dense forest is unknown! How can you open the gates at will? Don't forget that the Tang army led the army out of the dense forest that day! Besides, what a hero Li Jianshi is, the Baoxin army is all brave, no matter how many people the Tang army has, it will definitely be able to fight to the death and kill the enemy! I'll talk about it after dawn! “

The adjutant general was shocked, and then responded in a low voice: "The last general obeys the order!" ”

Ming Hanrong on the side seemed to understand Li Jinquan's intentions, and his eyes suddenly turned to the dense forest in the distance, but there was a faint trace of uneasiness in his heart.

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Outside the southern gate of Shouzhou, a group of soldiers in tattered armor, riding or on foot, rushed out of the dense forest in a panic, accompanied by wails and riots, and countless heads moved forward in the darkness, and soon flocked to the city.

This sudden uproar caused the defenders at the head of the city to be vigilant for a while, until by the faint light of the fire on the city, after faintly recognizing the Baoxin military flag in the chaotic ranks below the city, a guard general shouted loudly: "Where is Li Tingshi? The commander has an order, the situation at night is unknown, and the brothers of the Baoxin Army are asked to rest outside the city for the time being! Wait until dawn to enter the city! ”

In anticipation, Li Song's burly figure did not appear in time, and suddenly torches gradually lit in the middle of the team under the city, and I saw that the soldiers instantly lined up in a neat queue, and then shouted in unison in a strange voice: "Fire!" Fire! ……”

The guard was suddenly frightened when he heard this inexplicable and sonorous shout, stared at the cold and resolute faces under the city, suddenly sensed something, and shouted in a lost voice: "What the hell are you-"

Suddenly, a cold light struck from behind, straight through his chest, and choked the guard's voice at the bottom of his throat.

The guard stared down in horror at the bloody blade at the mouth of his heart, and before he died, he faintly heard a low voice: "Fire." ”

"High in the Sky"

Then there was a fierce scream above the city, which soon stopped abruptly, and the city suddenly became quiet.

A moment later, dozens of blood-stained corpses were thrown out one after another, and the moment the limbs touched the ground, there was a frightening crisp sound accompanied by the overflow of blood plasma, and then the Tang Army flag was instantly erected on the city tower after a few days, and a team of blood-stained soldiers turned around and went down the city wall. With a muffled "squeak", I saw that the drawbridge was slowly lowered, and the heavy city gate gradually opened.

"Into town!"

A crisp military order suddenly sounded, and the soldiers under the city responded in unison, immediately waving their swords and swarming in like a tide. After a short time, Li Song's Baoxin Army controlled the entire high and deep southern city wall without any suspense.

Almost at the same time, a large group of people and horses suddenly rushed out of the dense forest in the south of the city, and where the sound of hooves passed, countless earth and stones were rapidly splashed in all directions. In the military formation, a sturdy white high-headed horse was particularly conspicuous, and Li Yuan was riding in the lead with a spear in his hand at this time, and the golden bright light armor on his body was shining with the firelight.

The army quickly set foot under the city, and immediately lined up on the open ground, with the cavalry leading, and in the middle was a dense array of infantry soldiers, and the crossbowmen were lined up in the rear, hunting with banners, and the neighing of war horses, a fierce state of war broke out.

In the past few days, Shouzhou City has been like a sharp nail, which has already been fiercely wedged into the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the Tang Army, and the pleasure of killing the enemy, the desire to make meritorious achievements, and the victory at your fingertips seem to be in front of you.

The eyes of the soldiers behind him widened angrily, Li Yuan took a deep breath, although Lin Sichang's fire did not grasp the proportions well and burned too fiercely, so that the camp was completely destroyed and the back road was cut off, but at the same time, it awakened the flames in the hearts of the soldiers who were put to death and reborn.

At this time, at a glance, the dark and gloomy city gate cave is like an abyss devouring desire, which is daunting but unstoppable. Raising his eyes and staring at the Tang Army flag fluttering on the city tower, he then gave orders to the generals one by one:

"Liu Dashuai, please lead the Wuchang army to take the rebel camp in the south of the city!"

"Zhou Tinggou, order you to lead the left wing of the Qinghuai Army to intersperse the central street and quickly seize the West Gate!"

"Lin Sichang, order you to lead the right wing of the Qinghuai army to attack the east gate!"

The generals responded in unison: "Yes!" ”

"Soldiers! It's time to kill the enemy! Kill all the rebels you encounter tonight! Follow this handsome to set foot in Shouzhou! ”

Li Yuan kicked the horse's belly reluctantly, the white horse jumped up instantly, the galloping war horse behind him, the roaring soldiers, and thousands of troops and horses roared like a torrent and began to charge.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

"Set foot in Shouzhou!"

"Set foot in Shouzhou!"

Li Yuan fought bravely, and Liu Renzhan was also young, and the two commanders went into battle in person, leading the cavalry and galloping into the front. The blood of all the soldiers of the Tang Army boiled instantly, and they all howled excitedly when they saw this, their eyes revealed a fanatical light, and the weapons in their hands swung faster and faster, fiercely stabbing towards the open city gate.

The rumbling torrent of soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty soon attracted a large number of houses and streets in the city, which trembled unnaturally, the rebel soldiers ran all over the streets, the people in the city cried and screamed, and a chaotic battle immediately unfolded in the streets and alleys, where the smoke was everywhere, and the broken walls and ruins were looted by the rebels.

This stubborn Huainan town finally ushered in the baptism of sword and fire.