The Rise of the Song People of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 686
The reason why Ma Kuo's strategy was successful was that he unexpectedly chose the time of Youshi.

It was broad daylight at this time, and it was common sense that most of the raids took place late at night, so the city gate guards were not so vigilant.

The second is that this time happens to be meal time, and most of the soldiers are eating, especially the Jurchens who are doing nothing.

Thirdly, Lu Heng continuously attacked the city with siege equipment but did not climb the city with soldiers and horses. This made both Jin Wushu and Liu Yu in the city relax their vigilance after more than ten days. The gate guards only pay attention to avoiding boulders and Arrows are fine.

The last and most important point is that Jin Wushu is still trying to go out of the city to fight in the field, and has not sealed the city gates. In addition, the continuous attacks on the city gates have reduced the strength and cannot withstand the impact.

No matter how strong the wall of a city is, the opening of the city gate is basically equivalent to the city breaking, unless there are several times stronger siege forces to block the city gate at the first moment.

It can be said that the strength of Xiangping's defenders is not several times that of the Great Song Army. What's more, everything happened so fast that even Wang Cai, the guard at the south gate, hadn't realized it. After all the hundred horses rushed out of the city gate, The army of Song Dynasty who was waiting in full battle rushed in.

Wang Cai did not immediately block the city gate. Under the attack of Cao Kerang, Tao Sanchun, He Yuanqing, Gao Huailiang, Tai Shici, Hu Zaixing, Guo Zun and other fierce generals, the Fengqi Battalion took the lead in entering Xiangping City.

"Follow me to stop them!" Wang Cai yelled, leading hundreds of Liu Yu soldiers in an attempt to intercept the elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty, and met Gao Huailiang as soon as they got off the city wall, and the two did not fight for several rounds He was shot through the throat by the latter.

Once Wang Cai died, the South Gate could no longer control it. Cao Kerang took the lead and killed the patrolling Jurchen soldiers one after another. The commander of a thousand and the commander of a centurion were all in one round.

After the entire Fengqi Battalion took control of the south gate, Ma Kuo, Su Shuang, and Zhang Shiping found Tai Shici, the commander of the Fengqi Battalion. People brought him to Lu Heng.

On the other side, "My lord, the sixth son is not well, the Song army has entered the city!" A soldier of Liu Yu hurriedly reported the news.

"What?", "How could it be?" Jin Wushu, Liu Yu and other high-level officials were shocked, and obviously couldn't believe the news.

"Uncle, hurry up and lead someone to break out. There is a young nephew here." Wanyan Jintanzi suddenly said loudly to Jin Wushu. Now that he has suffered a big loss, the continuous battle has made this young general 'mature' a lot.

"Sixth son, the gate of the city has been broken and the Song army has entered the city. It is no longer possible to defend this place. We should retreat to Xuantu County as soon as possible and find a way." Liu Yu also persuaded Jin Wushu.

Jin Wushu's face was gloomy and uncertain. After thinking for a long time, he finally ordered: "Retreat! Retreat to Xuantu County!"

Following Jin Wushu's order, Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Xuantu County is his hometown, which is different from Xiangping, where the control is very low. Yesterday he said he was looking for craftsmen, but today he couldn't find even ten.

If things go on like this, the city has not been breached today, and it will be breached one day!

"Kill!" Tai Shici led Cao Kerang, Tao Sanchun, He Yuanqing, Cao Huailiang, Guo Zun, Hu Zaixing and others to lead the Fengqi battalion to kill them.

"General Qi, there is no one in the prefect's mansion." He Yuanqing led a group of people all the way into the prefect's mansion, but he didn't even see half of them. Obviously, Jin Wushu and Liu Yu had already run away.

"Chasing! They can't run far!" Tai Shici gave an order, and all the soldiers of the Fengqi Battalion rushed to the north gate.

At this time, Lu Heng had already met with Ma Kuo, Su Shuang, and Zhang Shiping. Don't look at Ma Kuo's previous planning, but he was still very nervous when he actually met Lu Heng. It is the Ninth Five-Year Master of the Song Dynasty.

Lu Heng was most interested in Ma Kuo when meeting the three of them. It can be said that Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping are really just ordinary merchants, but Ma Kuo is not!

When Lu Heng learned that all the goods were used to break the Xiangping city gate, Lu Heng immediately bought the hundred horses at market price with a big wave of his hand, and at the same time let the three of them enter the court as officials.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" X3
Ma Kuo, Su Shuang, and Zhang Shiping looked at each other and naturally expressed ecstasy. As a merchant, the three thought that Lu Heng would reward gold and silver, and it might take a lot of work to become an official in the court. Unexpectedly, Lu Heng would reward the three of them directly. .

You must know that the difficulty of crossing from a merchant to an official in the court is not at 01:30. Look at the prices used by the Mi family in Xuzhou, the Zhen family in Hebei, and the Jingnan family, not to mention that Ma Kuo, Su Shuang, and Zhang Shiping are just ordinary Horse dealer.

Needless to say, Ma Kuo is a legendary diplomat who is proficient in Jurchen, Hun, Xianbei, and Goguryeo. He can be a diplomat and translator by his side.

And Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping are not useless. They have been trading horses for many years on the grassland and have good connections with Xianbei people. After that, Wang Chong's purchase of war horses can be completely handed over to them.

"Your Majesty, please don't know if I have a heartfelt favor..." Ma Kuo suddenly thought of his fourth brother who was still on the grassland, and gritted his teeth when he saw Lu Heng being very close to the people.

"Zicong (Ma Kuozi Zichong), what's your unfeeling request? This time, Zichong made the first contribution in breaking Xiangping, and I will consider it as appropriate!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. The three of us actually have a sworn brother who is known as the 'Golden Retriever'. Duan Jingzhu is a horse dealer and is willing to serve His Majesty."

When Lu Heng heard it, he turned out to be Duan Jingzhu, the 108th "hero" in Liangshan. This person was indeed a horse merchant, but he was stealing horses for a living. It seemed that he had mixed up with Ma Kuosi.

Lu Heng thought for a while and said, "In this way, Duan Jingzhu's meritorious service is different from the three of you. Song Xinli has no rules and no rules. Let Duan Jingzhu follow the three of you as deputy for the time being. "

"Ma Kuo thanked His Majesty on behalf of the fourth brother!" Ma Kuo, Su Shuang, and Zhang Shiping looked joyful, especially Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping knew that Lu Heng wanted them to buy horses for the Song Dynasty, so naturally they would not worry about their old profession. Without merit, at least he can work hard, which is enough for Duan Jingzhu to be a part-time official.

"Officials, the Jin Wushu and Liu Yu escaped very quickly. When General Tai Shici chased them, they were gone." Suddenly Shi Qian came to report the news of the former army.

"No problem, the Jinfan Camp arrived at the designated place yesterday, and you should be able to get a good harvest!" Lu Heng thought about his arrangement, and felt that Jin Wushu and Liu Yu would escape even if they could escape back to Xuantu County. A layer of skin.

Ma Kuo heard from the side that Lu Heng had set up the Jinfan Battalion. After thinking about the surrounding terrain, he knew the layout of the day, and thought to himself: "It seems that His Majesty has a strategy to destroy Xiangping, otherwise he would not have sent a navy Above the Daliang Water."

(End of this chapter)