Jiuxi

Chapter 63 063 [Walking around the West City in a clear dream at night]

Jingjun's offensive lasted for more than half an hour, and with the sound of gold ringing resounding throughout the world, the soldiers retreated calmly, leaving no chance for the Guangling army defending the city to counterattack.

The scene of the first battle was not very smooth. Although the old soldiers of Jing Dynasty were brave enough and their personal strength was quite strong, they did not pose a substantial threat to the towering Guangling city wall and the calm and calm defenders.

We can only think about winning a battle to determine the tripod. No matter how unbearable the Qi army is, they can still boost their morale by relying on the advantage of the Guangling city wall.What's more, judging from today's hand-to-hand battle, the strength of the Guangling Army is not weak. It is roughly in the middle position among the seven armies of Huaizhou, and is much inferior to the Panlong Army and the Zhenbei Army.

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

A total of 5000 soldiers entered Guangling via the Wangmei Ancient Road, 6000 of whom went south to contain the main force of the Guangling army.If the other party dares to mobilize at will, they can 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 9000 people to raid Guangling. In addition to the 6000 light cavalry, the remaining infantry included [-] Jingchao veterans, and the other [-] were under the command of General Chen Xiaokuan of Moyang Road. Elite soldiers.

He was sitting on the handsome seat, and there were several small pieces of kraft paper on the desk, with the exact same sentence written on them: At the second moment of the ugly hour, enter from the west door, Kuiyou.

Before setting off on this trip, Wang Shidao informed him in detail of all the plans of the Procuratorate, including that Ou Zhiqiu would win over Duan Zuozhang, and even if he failed, there would be You Pu, the secret hand to guarantee the bottom line.

These pieces of kraft paper were discovered and presented by the general who was mainly attacking Ximen, and Ximen happened to be the defense area that You Pu was responsible for.

"General, bring Li San!" Two soldiers led a young man in his 20s into the commander's tent.

Qin Chun raised his eyes and said calmly: "Didn't you say earlier that Duan Zuozhang had been taken away by the Sutra Weaving Department, and now You Pu is responsible for the city defense? Why did Duan Zuozhang appear at the north gate tower of Guangling today and can command the city defense?"

After You Pu took control of the city defense command, he asked his confidant Li San to go out of the city to the west of Guangling the next day to meet the Yanjing coalition forces that might appear at any time.

Li San replied cautiously: "General, at that time the Weaving Department only arrested the Gu family and his son, Ou Zhiqiuou. After all, Duan Zuozhang was the deputy commander of the fourth rank, so they announced that they were asking Duan Zuozhang to go back for questioning. The villain guessed , maybe the Sutra Weaving Department noticed something was wrong, or there was invisible pressure from the defenders in the city, forcing them to let Duan Zuozhang go back."

Qin Chun's face was solemn, but he felt a little bored.

Li San had previously reported that You Pu had taken command of the city defense, so he decided to launch a siege so quickly.

Even if You Pu could not publicly order the defenders to abandon the city defense, he could still make some manipulations in the deployment of troops. Such loopholes would naturally be discovered by the experienced Jing Jun.

However, Qin Chun led his army to attack fiercely for more than half an hour. The tightness of Guangling's city defense was almost impeccable. It was obvious at a glance that Duan Zuozhang was a veteran on the battlefield who was used to defending. No wonder Xiao Wangzhi ordered him to guard Guangling and asked Qi Tai, the commander of the capital, to defend Guangling. Lead the troops and sit on the Qiling Ancient Road.

With Duan Zuozhang back in power, You Pu's room for maneuver is much smaller.

Thinking of this, Qin Chun raised his hand and pointed to the kraft paper on the case and asked, "Is this You Pu's handwriting?"

Li San bowed slightly and came closer. After looking at it carefully, he nodded and said, "Return to the general, yes."

"Go down."

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

The last two words "Kuiyou" on the vellum paper are the code words that Wang Shidao decided to use inside the Procuratorate. Now that Li San has confirmed that the paper is written by You Pu, he thinks this is the strategy used in the Procuratorate in the city.

After a while, Qin Chun said to the outside of the tent: "Summon Sangmai to come."

The soldiers took orders and left.

After a while, a young military general with a strong figure and sharp eyes entered the commander's tent, approached and saluted: "See you, general!"

"Sit down." Qin Chun pointed to the lower head on the left and said straight to the point: "The Procuratorate has secret agents in the city. Now there is news that they will open the west gate of Guangling tonight and lead our elite troops in. As long as our troops If the elite vanguards occupy the inner city gate, the army can cover them up and take advantage of the situation to capture Guangling."

Sangmai is 27 years old. Like Qin Chun, he is from the Jinglian tribe. He has shown interest in military affairs since he was a child.When he was 15 years old, he was selected into the Xia Shan Army. He has been in the army for twelve years and is Qin Chun's favorite general.

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

"General, I'm afraid this is a scam." Sang Mai said thoughtfully.

Qin Chun said: "Why do you see it?"

Sangmai said clearly: "After Li San, You Pu did not send anyone to report. This 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 violate it. His decision-making, in this case, as long as our army arrives, we will be able to find flaws in the city's defense within half an hour and then break through the city."

"Secondly, You Pu has lost control of the city defense, and Guangling has been under martial law, and the news in the city cannot be conveyed. This is the situation presented now. But the general believes that even if the Southern Qi Sutra Weaving Division and the Guangling garrison join forces, It is difficult to completely prohibit the transmission of information. If You Pu had not been exposed, he should have adopted a more prudent method instead of letting people attach information to arrows and shoot them out like now."

Having said this, Sangmai said seriously: "The general suspects that this is the Qi people's plan to invite you to the urn, and I would like to ask the general to think twice." "Your speculation is not impossible."

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

Sangmai looked solemn and thought: "General, do you want to use hundreds of warriors to gamble on this opportunity? If it succeeds, the harvest will be huge, and if you fall into the enemy's scheme, you will not be injured."

Qin Chun seemed to be saying to himself: "The time set by the Generalissimo is very tight. If Guangling cannot be captured, and the reinforcements sent by Xiao Wangzhi are not mentioned, the Southern Qi capital army may also cross the river and go north. Now there is such an opportunity in front of us, How can I turn a blind eye or ignore it out of suspicion? As I said just now, your speculation has some truth, but it is just speculation after all. "

Sangmai was not surprised by this.

He stayed in the Xia Shan Army for four years, and later followed Qin Chun into the Dongyang Road of the Yan Army, which lasted eight years.

Sangmai knew the general's style of leading troops better than anyone else, and knew that he would never miss an opportunity that appeared in front of him, even if this opportunity contained great risks.

If not, Qin Chun would not take the initiative to ask Ying to take over the task of raiding Guangling.

After a moment of silence, Sangmai stood up and said: "The general will select three hundred warriors 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 try to seize the inner city gate in the shortest time. Here. If things go well, the main force of our army can break into the city at night."

Qin Chun looked relieved and reminded: "Don't go for yourself."

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

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

If the plan to seize the gate is successful, the army must be prepared to cover it up, because any movement near the city gate will definitely alert the defenders. The opportunity is fleeting, and it is necessary to grasp the opportunity.

……

The rising and setting of the moon never depends on human will. When the night wind blows across the land, people can still smell the faint smell of blood in the air.

The short battle during the day was regarded as a test for both the offensive and defensive sides, and neither side tried their best. Therefore, both the Guangling Army defending the city and the Jing Army attacking the city could maintain relatively high morale tonight.

Under such circumstances, the defenders would definitely not be too lax, and Jing Jun obviously understood this, so apart from the necessary guard posts, the camp outside the city was very quiet, just waiting to recharge their batteries and wait until the sun rises tomorrow. Fight to the death.

Time passed quietly.

At the beginning of the ugly time, the night is dark.

In the dark night where sight was difficult to see, a group of Jingchao veterans crawled forward, approaching Guangling City from the uneven and gentle slopes in the southwest, and then tiptoed close to the gate built on the side of Wengcheng.

The two leading old soldiers walked to the solid and thick city gate and listened carefully to what was going on inside.

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

The two looked happy and raised their arms backwards.

Everyone did not dare to express their anger, and stared at the city gate nervously and eagerly.

At this moment, time seemed to be extremely long.

The door is half open.

The leading soldier took a deep breath, nodded to the person responsible for opening the door, and then rushed inside.

Three hundred elites filed in, aiming directly at the west gate of Guangling, which was protected by Wengcheng. Only by occupying this gate and sending out a signal could Jing's army have a chance to directly break the city.

The west gate is open.

The leading soldier looked happy, but just when they all entered the barbican city, a continuous and heart-stirring sound of bowstrings suddenly sounded in the misty night!
The west gate of Guangling in front was closed again at this time.

On the wall of Wengcheng, hundreds of strong archers from the Guangling Army appeared, aiming their long arrows at the hundreds of Jingjun inside the Wengcheng. As soon as they loosened their fingers, they saw a rain of arrows like locusts, instantly cutting off their retreat.

In an instant, the angry and desperate roars of hundreds of Jingjun woke up the night sky in Guangling City.

(End of this chapter)