The Jing army's offensive lasted for more than half an hour, accompanied by the sound of gold resounding between the heavens and the earth, and the soldiers retreated unhurriedly, without giving the Guangling army defending the city a chance to counterattack.

The scene of the first battle was not very smooth, although the Jing Dynasty veterans were brave enough and their personal strength was quite strong, but in the face of the towering Guangling city walls and the calm defenders, they did not pose a substantial threat.

This kind of thing can only be thought about in the first battle, no matter how unbearable the Qi army is, it can also boost morale with the advantage of the Guangling city wall. What's more, judging from today's white-knuckle battle, the strength of the Guangling Army is not weak, and it is probably in a medium position among the Huaizhou Seventh Army, which is much inferior to the Panlong Army and the Zhenbei Army.

Returning to the simple Chinese army marshal's account, Qin Chun's face was very serious.

A total of 25,000 soldiers entered the territory of Guangling through the Wangmei Ancient Road, of which 6,000 went south to contain the main force of the Guangling army. If the other party dares to move at will, they can seek to seize the Pingjing and Qiling Ancient Roads in the south, and completely open the passage between Moyang Road and Guangling.

Qin Chun led the remaining 19,000 people to raid Guangling, in addition to the 3,000 light cavalry, among the remaining foot soldiers were 10,000 Jing Dynasty veterans, and the other 6,000 were the elite soldiers at the bottom of the box under the command of Chen Xiaokuan, the general of Moyang Road.

He sat in the handsome seat, and there were several small pieces of brown paper on the table, on which were exactly the same sentence: At the second hour of the ugly hour, enter from the west gate, and bless.

Before the departure of this trip, Wang Shidao informed him in detail of all the plans of the Prosecutor's Office, including that Ou Zhiqiu would win over Duan Zuozhang, and even if it was unsuccessful, there would be You Pu, the secret hand of the guarantee.

These pieces of brown paper were discovered and presented by the generals who mainly attacked the West Gate, and the West Gate happened to be the defense area that You Pu was responsible for.

"General Yu, Li San brings it!" Two pro-soldiers led a young man in his twenties into the tent.

Qin Chun raised his eyes and said lightly: "Didn't you say that Duan Zuozhang had been taken away by the Warp Weaving Division, and now You Pu is in charge of the city defense?" Why did Duan Zuozhang appear in the north gate tower of Guangling today, and he could command the defense of the city? ”

After You Pu took command of the city defense, the next day he sent his henchman Li San out of the city to the west of Guangling to meet the Yanjing coalition army, which could appear at any time.

Li San replied cautiously: "General Yu, at that time, the Warp Weaving Division only arrested the Gu family's father and son and Master Ou Zhiqiu. After all, Duan Zuozhang was the deputy commander of Sipin, so they announced that they were asking Duan Zuozhang to go back for questioning. The villain guessed that it might be the Warp Weaving Division that noticed something was wrong, or the invisible pressure of the defenders in the city forced them to put Duan Zuozhang back. ”

Qin Chun's face was solemn, but he was a little bored in his heart.

Li San had previously reported to You Pu that he had already taken command of the city's defense, which is why he decided to launch a siege battle so quickly.

Even if You Pu can't publicly order the defenders to abandon the city defense, he can still do something about the deployment of troops, and this loophole will naturally be discovered by the experienced Jing army.

However, Qin Chun waved his army to attack for most of the hour, and the tightness of Guangling's city defense was almost impeccable, and at a glance, it was clear that Duan Zuozhang was a veteran of the battlefield who was accustomed to guarding, no wonder Xiao Wangzhi would order him to guard Guangling, and let the commander of Qi Tai lead the troops to sit on the Qiling Ancient Road.

With Duan Zuozhang back in power, You Pu has much less room to operate.

As soon as he thought of this, Qin Chun raised his hand to the kraft paper on the case and asked, "Is this You Pu's handwriting?" ”

Li San bowed slightly and came closer, and after a careful look, he nodded and said, "General Hui, yes." ”

"Let's go down."

Qin Chun waved his hand, and Li San was taken down by his own soldiers, and the tent fell silent.

The last word "You" on the kraft paper is the secret language code used by Wang Shidao in the internal prosecutor's office, and now Li San has confirmed that the paper is You Pu's handwriting, thinking that this is the strategy of the city's prosecutor's office.

After a while, Qin Chun said to the outside of the tent, "Summons Sang Mai to come." ”

The soldiers took the order and left.

After a while, a young military general with a vigorous posture and sharp eyes entered the tent, approached and saluted: "See the general!" ”

"Sit." Qin Chun pointed to the left and said straight to the point: "The Inspectorate has a secret hand in the city, and now there is news that the inner office will open the west gate of Guangling tonight and lead the elite of our army in." As long as the vanguard of our army occupies the inner city gate, the army can cover the past and capture Guangling. ”

Sang Mai is twenty-seven years old this year, and like Qin Chun, he is a member of the Jinglian clan, and has shown an interest in military affairs since he was a child. He was selected into the Xiashan Army at the age of fifteen, and has been fighting horses for 12 years so far, and is Qin Chun's extremely optimistic confidant and favorite general.

After listening to Qin Chun's brief introduction, Sang Mai did not express his position immediately, but got up and picked up a piece of brown paper and looked at it over and over again.

"General, I'm afraid there is fraud in this matter." Sanmai said thoughtfully.

Qin Chun said: "How can you see it? ”

Sang Mai said clearly: "After Li San, You Pu did not send anyone to report the news, which can be understood as two possibilities. First, he has obtained control of the city defense of Guangling City, at least on the surface, no one can disobey his decision, in this case, as long as our army arrives, we can find the flaws in the city defense within half an hour and break the city. ”

"Second, You Pu has lost control of the city defense, and Guangling has been under martial law, and the news in the city cannot be transmitted, which is the situation that is presented now. However, the last general believes that even if the Southern Qi Weaving Division and the Guangling defenders join forces, it will be difficult to completely ban the transmission of information, and if You Pu has not been exposed, he should take more prudent measures instead of letting people attach information to arrows and shoot it out like now. ”

Speaking of this, Sang Mai Zhengse said: "The last general suspects that this is the Qi people's strategy to invite the king into the urn, and please think twice." ”

"Your speculation is not impossible."

Qin Chun smiled slightly, and then said calmly: "I still decided to give it a try, but I won't do my best." ”

Sang Mai's expression was solemn, and he thought: "The general's intention, use hundreds of warriors to gamble on this opportunity?" If you can succeed, the gain will be huge, and if you fall for the enemy's scheme, you will not be broken. ”

Qin Chun seemed to say to himself: "The time set by the generalissimo is very tight, we only have six or seven days at most. If Guangling can't be taken, not to mention the reinforcements sent by Xiao Wangzhi, the Southern Qi Jing army may also cross the river and go north. Now that there is such an opportunity in front of me, how can I turn a blind eye or ignore it because of suspicion? As I said, there is some truth in your speculation, but this is only speculation after all. ”

Sanmai was not surprised.

He stayed in the Xiashan Army for four years, and later followed Qin Chun into the Yanjun Dongyang Road, which was eight years.

Sanmai knew better than anyone about the general's style of leading troops, and knew that he would never miss an opportunity that presented itself, even if it was a great risk.

If it weren't for that, Qin Chun would not have taken the initiative to ask Ying to take over the task of raiding Guangling.

After a moment of silence, Sang Mai got up and said, "Three hundred warriors will be selected at the end of the day to sneak close to the west gate of Guangling at midnight. As long as the people arranged by You Pu open the city gate, they will strive to capture the inner city gate in the shortest possible time. If this happens, the main force of our army will be able to break through the city at night. ”

Qin Chun showed a look of relief on his face and reminded, "Don't go yourself." ”

"Yes, General." Sang Mai bowed, and then strode out of the tent.

Qin Chun stared at his back, and ordered his soldiers to gather several trusted generals to make arrangements for the attack on the city at night.

If the plan to seize the gate is successful, the army must be prepared to cover up, because the movement near the gate will inevitably alarm the defenders, and the opportunity is fleeting, and it is necessary to grasp the proportion.

……

The moonrise and sunset are never subject to human will, and when the night breeze blows across the land, people can still smell the faint smell of blood in the air.

The short battle during the day was considered a temptation for both the offensive and defensive sides, and they did not do their best, so whether it was the Guangling army defending the city or the Jing army besieging the city, they could maintain a relatively high morale tonight.

In this case, the defenders would certainly not be too lax, and Jing Jun obviously understood this, so apart from the necessary sentry guards, the camp outside the city was very quiet, just waiting to recuperate, and fight to the death tomorrow when the sun rose.

Time passed silently.

At the beginning of the ugly hour, the night was dark.

In the dark night, a group of Jing Chao old soldiers crawled forward, approaching Guangling City from the uneven gentle slope of the southwest, and then tiptoed close to the gate built on the side of the urn city.

The two leading guards walked to the sturdy and thick city gate and listened intently to the movement inside.

Suddenly, there were a few muffled sounds, and then the sound of the door shaft slowly turning was heard inside.

The two of them looked happy and raised their arms behind them.

The crowd did not dare to come out, staring nervously and eagerly at the city gate.

Time seemed to be incredibly long at this moment.

The door was opened halfway.

The leading old man took a deep breath, greeted Nei Ying, who was in charge of opening the door inside, and then pulled his legs and rushed inside.

Three hundred elites rushed in, and the target was directly aimed at the west gate of Guangling, which was protected by the urn city, and only by occupying this city gate and then sending a signal, Jing Jun had a chance to directly break the city.

The west gate is opened.

The leading old man looked happy, but just as they all entered the urn city, a continuous and tooth-wrenching bowstring suddenly sounded in the misty night!

The west gate of Guangling in front was closed again at this time.

On the wall of the urn city, hundreds of strong archers of the Guangling army appeared, and the long arrows were aimed at the hundreds of Jing troops in the urn city, and as soon as their fingers were loosened, they saw the rain of arrows like locusts, instantly cutting off their retreat.

Suddenly, the angry and desperate roars of hundreds of Jing soldiers woke up the night sky of Guangling City.