Zhu Nao

The night is like ink, and the moon is like a hook.

At midnight, all the important officers in the Changsha barracks were awakened and called into the general's account urgently.

"What? Someone rebelled in Jingzhou City?"

"What?? Huang Dongxuan actually surrendered???"

A stone caused thousands of waves, and the officers who were still breathing heavily became sober when they were told the news of Luan Ping's arrival.

Before everyone recovered from the shock, Sun Xiang had already ordered: "Order [-] elite soldiers, at the second quarter of Yin's time, before the sky is bright, they should join forces with Luan Ping's people who stayed in the city and seize the tower! The rest of the army lined up , Get ready for battle. Once you grab the tower, immediately enter the city to fight!"

The arrival of Luan Ping brought Sun Xiang not only the news of Huang Dongxuan's false surrender, but also a chance to attack the city.

Luan Ping was in charge of defense in the city, and he had quite a group of cronies among the guards guarding the city.Before he escaped from the city, he had made an agreement with his cronies that once the guards saw the signal, they would help the Changsha army seize the tower.

Sun Xiang had already planned to forcibly attack the city. When a wonderful opportunity fell from the sky, he was overjoyed and immediately summoned his subordinates to carry out combat deployment.

Everyone was silent, with blank faces written all over their faces.

Deputy General Mu Cong said worriedly: "Fu Yin, whether Luan Ping is trustworthy or not is unknown. What if this is a trap set by the enemy..."

Sun Xiang asked back: "Do you think this is a trap?"

Mu Cong said: "The final general doesn't know, the final general just..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sun Xiang turned to the others and asked, "What about you? Do you also think this is a trap?"

Everyone looks at each other, looks at you, and looks at each other.It happened so suddenly that no one had time to think.

Sun Xiang pointed to the city not far away, and said: "The news of Luan Ping's escape should have spread throughout Jingzhou. Huang Dongxuan will soon replace all Luan Ping's personnel. In the future, the defense of Jingzhou City will only be tighter. If you want to help us seize the city while there are people in the city, you only have one chance tonight! Do you all think this is a trap?"

No one dared to speak up.Did Huang Dongxuan really surrender or fake surrender?Was Luan Ping a real surrender or a false surrender?Who got Junao's hint?Who is sincerely wanting to join them?No one knows how to read minds, so no one knows whether it is true or false.

However, this is the way things are on the battlefield, if they had all their hands and eyes in the sky, they would have won without fighting.It is precisely because there are so many things they don't know that they need to fight this battle, relying on their intuition and experience to bet right or wrong.

Seeing that no one under his command spoke, Sun Xiang became visibly anxious.The opportunity is fleeting, and he has no time to spend here slowly.

Finally, another deputy general, Zhou Liao, stood up and said, "Fu Yin, the last general thinks it is worth a try. Send 500 people to rob the tower. If there is a fraud, it will only lose 500 people. If it is as Luan Ping said, If the advance soldiers can successfully capture the city tower, they can immediately open the city to meet the army and enter the city to fight!"

Sun Xiang received support, and immediately said: "Exactly!"

The Changsha army brought 1 elite soldiers to the city, and the defenders in the city would not exceed [-].As long as you can pry open the city gate, you will win this battle.

Sun Xiang said again: "Who is willing to lead five hundred advance soldiers to seize the tower?"

The next crowd is still silent.Taking the lead is the most dangerous, if this is the enemy's trick, there will be nothing to return.Even if it was not planned by the enemy, it would be a narrow escape.

After a while, a commander stood up and said, "The last general invites you to fight!"

The so-called heroes come out of troubled times, opportunities and risks coexist.If this battle is victorious, the first credit must go to the person who climbed the tower first.

Sun Xiang was really happy and said: "Okay! You can choose 500 people yourself. If I can win Jingzhou this time, I will promote you to be a captain!"

Time was running out, and the commander hurriedly exited the tent to prepare for the battle after receiving his orders.

……

It's the second quarter of Yin time.

The first ray of morning light on the horizon was faintly visible, washing out the ink color of the sky, and the ground was still pitch black.The five hundred advance soldiers of the Changsha Army quietly touched the bottom of the city tower, took out their iron hooks, and began to slowly climb towards the city wall.

On the top of the city, there was silence, and the soldiers guarding the city obviously did not notice the movement below.

A thousand meters away, the [-] Changsha Army had already lined up, and the cavalry tied the horses' mouths with cloth strips to prevent the collective neighing of the horses from waking up the sleepy Jingzhou guards.

The advance soldiers climbed up cautiously, everyone clenched their teeth and tried not to make any noise.When they were about to climb to the top of the tower, the soldiers stopped.

Among the advance troops were not only Changsha soldiers, but also Luan Ping's subordinates, who were responsible for leading the way and meeting people in the inner city.I saw a connector put two fingers on his lips and whistled.His whistle was very similar to that of a night owl, and it was full of rhythm. He blew three long and short whistles and then stopped.

Soon, someone on the tower responded with the cry of a warbler.

In a short while, there was a sudden commotion on the tower, some screamed, some ran, some shouted, and some suddenly ended with screams in the middle of the shout.

The eyes of the advance soldiers brightened up: We're coming!The insiders started to help them eradicate the defenders of the tower!

They immediately speeded up and climbed to the top of the city, preparing to join forces with Nei Ying to capture the city tower.

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A thousand meters away, Sun Xiang was wearing a battle armor and riding a horse, staring anxiously at the tower not far away.He couldn't hear the movement on the tower, and couldn't see the specific figure clearly.His heart was tightly suspended, and the hand pulling the rein trembled slightly.

Was Huang Dongxuan's betrayal really a trick he and Jun Nao designed to trick him?Or, Huang Dongxuan did rebel again, and Luan Ping deliberately lured himself to fight Huang Dongxuan to prevent Huang Dongxuan from rebelling?

Sun Xiang is more inclined to the former, otherwise he would not order the siege.And this made him very angry - because he felt Junao's contempt for him.

After the death of the little emperor, the world has been in chaos for several years. In these years, with the attacks and mergers of various forces, the world has gradually restored some order.The three heroes Zhu Nao, Tao Bei, and Han Rushan have already stood out, leaving other forces far behind.And the little princes left behind by the big waves are no longer idle people.

At this time, most people no longer choose to use military force, but begin to use moderate means to carry out mergers.Tao Bei supported the new emperor, and Zhu Nao proclaimed himself emperor. It was obvious that they all wanted to take this path.

Just a few months ago, Sun Xiang had already been lured by a high-ranking official from Taobei, and he wanted to wait to see what conditions Zhu Nao planned to offer to appease him.What did he wait for?What he was waiting for was Huang Dongxuan's false surrender!

Although no matter what conditions Zhu Nao offered, he would not willingly subdue to Zhu Nao, but Jun Nao didn't even try to pacify him, but designed to trick him!What does Junao want to do?Imagine destroying his army in Jingzhou like last time, making him completely lose the strength to resist, and can only be captured without a fight?Think beautifully! ! !

If Zhu Nao really planned this way, then Zhu Nao must not have expected that he would mobilize [-] elite soldiers from Changsha Mansion for Jingzhou; Zhu Nao must not have expected that he would join forces with Tao Bei to conspire with Jiangling; He would have expected that he would lead the troops to fight in person! !

He would like to see, what means does Zhu Nao have that can deal with his [-] army?He even wanted to see how Jun Nao shot himself in the foot! !

At this moment, the flames on the city tower suddenly flickered, and it was obvious that many people were running around holding torches.

Sun Xiang's eyes lit up, and the officers around him hurriedly said: "Fu Yin, they have climbed the tower!"

All the soldiers in Changsha held their breath, held their weapons tightly, and got ready for battle.

The sky was getting lighter, and the line of sight was gradually widening. They could already vaguely see the outline of the tower.

Not long after, many torches gathered on the city tower, and at the same time there was a roar - the city gate was opened! !

Sun Xiang was overjoyed: It's done! !It really did! !

The generals of the Changsha Army also saw it, and they were all overjoyed: "Fu Yin, the gate of the city has opened!"

The opportunity to attack the city was fleeting, and they had to enter the city before the Jingzhou soldiers took back the tower.Sun Xiang immediately ordered: "Attack!"

With the sound of war drums, the Changsha army rushed towards the gate of the city like a tide.As long as the army can enter the city, with their strength, they will definitely be able to capture the city today!

The heroic cavalry rushed to the gate of the city in an instant, and when they saw that the gate of the inner city wall had also been opened, they were overjoyed and rode their horses and raised their whips to speed up, ready to rush in with all their might.

Suddenly, the cavalryman running in the front screamed and disappeared!The cavalry in the back row didn't know what happened, and couldn't stop their horses, and continued to charge forward. However, as soon as they passed the city gate, they suddenly felt that their bodies were empty, and they fell down uncontrollably!

It turned out that someone had dug an extremely deep pit in the ground of Weng City, and there were thin wooden planks on the ground, which could not be discerned at all.But as soon as the strong horse stepped on the plank, the plank immediately collapsed!The pit was not only deep, but there were many sharp spears erected at the bottom of the pit. The man and the horse who fell first were pierced through each other in an instant; He was stabbed to death, but before he had time to be happy, he was immediately crushed by the new person who fell from above and couldn't make a sound.

In order to rush into the city quickly, these cavalry rushed extremely fast. Even though they had sensed that something was wrong from tens of meters away, they still had no time to stop, and could only watch the horses jump into the pit with themselves.

In an instant, the bottom of the pit was filled with people, and the latecomers could still struggle to get out of the pit while stepping on the corpses of their predecessors.But before they climbed to the ground, something even worse happened—the gates of the inner city began to close!

"No!!!" As soon as the gate of the inner city was closed, they were blocked in Wengcheng.Since they were counting on Nei Ying to open the city gate for them today, and for the convenience and speed of their actions, they did not have the equipment to break open the city gate at all.As soon as the heavy door is closed, today's plans are all over!

The cavalry who survived in the pit struggled desperately, trying to rush over to prevent the gate from closing.Some people looked around, hoping that the advance soldiers could help prevent the city gate from closing.But where are the traces of the advance soldiers?The huge city gate was firmly closed in front of them!

The infantry in the rear were not as fast as the cavalry, and they would not be unable to stop the car. At this time, they had just run outside Wengcheng.Although they couldn't see clearly what was going on inside, they could still hear the screams and screams in front of them. They vaguely realized that something was wrong and began to slow down.

At this moment, dense figures suddenly appeared on the city tower that had been "cleared" by the advance soldiers, countless bows and crossbows were set up, and dense arrow arrays poured down on them like raindrops!

The spearmen backed away in terror, trying to escape the range of their crossbows.But the third wave of infantry behind them followed closely, blocking their way back.Countless people screamed and were tied into hedgehogs.

The officers who followed the charge in the army formation had discovered that they had been ambushed by the enemy, and hurriedly organized a retreat hoarsely.However, since the sky was not yet bright, the generals in the distance couldn't see what happened at all, and the drums that encouraged the soldiers to charge forward were still ringing like thunder...

When the people in the general's formation realized that the situation was not right, the formation in front had completely collapsed.The soldiers retreating in panic collided with those who were still charging. The officers in the formation did not know what to do. Sometimes they shouted to retreat, and sometimes they ordered to charge desperately. Countless people fell under the stampede.The soldiers in the rear didn't know what happened, they thought the enemy rushed out.And the rain of arrows on the city tower was orderly and dense, and between the arrow formations, hot golden water poured down from the city wall...

Finally, the drumbeat of the charge stopped, but the gong ordering to withdraw the troops never sounded.

"Fu Yin, you've been tricked! Withdraw quickly!!" Deputy General Mu Cong urged urgently.Although he didn't know the specific situation ahead, but seeing that the drums had been beating for a long time, the battle line still had no way to move forward, so he knew that the gate of the inner city wall was probably closed, and the army could not rush in at all.

Sun Xiang gritted his teeth and refused to give the order.

Got it? !He fell for it? ?He thought that Huang Dongxuan might be a false surrender, and he also suspected that Luan Ping might be a false surrender, but he thought that at least one of the two wanted to take refuge in him.Therefore, he thought that even if he could not take over Jingzhou City smoothly, he could take the city down as long as he sent troops to attack.Unexpectedly, Huang Dongxuan was a planner, and Luan Ping was also a planner!This turned out to be a chain meter!

Just failed like that?No, no!Grit your teeth and persevere, let the soldiers continue to charge!Even if you pay a little more, you must open the city gate!How could he give up after reaching this point?

However, not only Mu Cong, but another lieutenant general, Zhou Liao, also urged him impatiently: "Prefect, hurry up and order the troops to withdraw!! The inner city gate must be closed. The soldiers don't have the equipment to break through the city. If you continue to rush, you will just die. !"

Sun Xiang gritted his teeth until his cheeks puffed up, but he still didn't speak.Zhou Liao simply left him behind and rushed over to grab the messenger: "Sing the gong and trumpet! Hurry up!!"

The messenger looked at Sun Xiang at a loss, but Sun Xiang didn't object.

Zhou Liao roared, "Hurry up!!!"

The messenger was so frightened that his three souls were separated from his body, he hurriedly gave an order, and began to sound gongs and trumpets.

The chaotic army finally regained some order and began to retreat back urgently.

The rising sun has also shown its head above the ground level, reflecting the sky red, and also reflecting blood red in Sun Xiang's eyes...