In Jiangling, Liu Yu rode a horse around the battlefield. Many people on the city wall were Beifu troops. They had followed him to pacify Sun En and the Northern Expedition to Southern Yan. They had deep memories of Liu Taiwei's bravery. Many people were panicked. Lost all fighting spirit.
Liu Yu ordered archers to tie the documents of appeasement to arrows and shoot them into the city. Liu Yi ordered his people to confiscate most of the documents, but only Liu Yi was executed, others were not guilty, and the news that the city was dedicated to the title of marquis has been widely known.
On the 22nd of the first lunar month, in the west of Jiangling City, Huang Wu was on duty tonight. Huang Wu stood on the city wall and looked out. It was dark, with fine snow floating in the air, and it was cold to the bones.
It was almost time, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court should be lurking in the dark. Huang Wu smiled bitterly in his heart. His family members were moved into the inner city, and his troops were also disrupted and scattered among the army. There were only a few guards left around him, just to open the city. There is also powerlessness.
Secretly regretting that he had sent the letter to Liu Yu too early, what if Liu Taiwei breaks the city in the future and pursues his crime of bullying? Huang Wu couldn't help shaking his head and sighing softly.
"Why is Huang Canjun sighing?" A voice suddenly sounded. Huang Wu was startled and turned around to find that it was General Li Wu Lu Huan who was patrolling here. It was his turn and Lu Huan's turn to guard the west city tonight.
"This is General Lu." Huang Wu bowed his hands and said, "When I heard the howling north wind, my heart felt chilly, so I sighed." Lu Huan stepped forward and stood side by side with Huang Wu, and said softly: "The army is approaching the city, Huang Can's army must not He also believes that if the army has no fighting spirit, defeat is doomed." Huang Wu felt a chill in his heart and looked at Lu Huan in surprise. He remembered that General Lu was brought by Liu Yi from Jiangzhou. What did he mean by this?
Want to test yourself? Just listen to Lu Huan continue to whisper slowly: "Yu Ben is a personal guard of Yu Prefecture. He made military exploits against Lu Xun and was promoted to General Li Wu." Huang Wu twisted his beard and said nothing, and the thoughts in his mind turned around. It turned out that Lu Huan was Yu Yue. Liu Yi's crony, Yu Yue was forced to death, Lu Huan said to himself
What does "defeat is determined" mean? Could it be that he intends to surrender? Glancing at Lu Huan, who had a stern look on his face, Huang Wu warned himself not to rush to express his position. If Lu Huan was testing him, the lives of more than a hundred members of his family would be ruined in a few words.
Lu Huan turned to stare at Huang Wu and said: "Huang Canjun, you should have read the document that Liu Taiwei shot into the city. The first person to dedicate the city was granted the title of County Marquis. Is Huang Canjun interested?" Huang Wu seemed to be attracted by Lu Huan's eyes burned, he took a step back and pondered for a moment: "Nan Ping Gong treats fools well, General Lu is careful about his words." Lu Huan laughed, pointed at the soldiers not far away and said: "These are fool's guards. , Huang Canjun should be surrounded by close confidants. Don’t worry, if it comes out of a fool’s mouth and into your ears, no one will know.” Huang Wu did read the document. In the document, Liu Taiwei promised that whoever can open the city gate will judge the merits afterwards. He was granted the title of County Marquis and had thousands of households living in the city.
To be honest, Huang Wu was moved by it and even felt that it was okay to abandon his family. After all, he was only thirty-six years old. With the title of County Marquis, everything could be done again.
It's just that the parts have been scattered, and I can only look at the reward and sigh.
"Huang joins the army, and everyone covets the title of county prince." Lu Huan's words are full of temptation.
"If you and I don't take it, I'm afraid someone will be tempted by it. Yu has discovered a lot of abnormalities in the past few days." Huang Wu's heart was pounding, but he said righteously and solemnly: "You can't do such an ungrateful thing." Lu Huan's eyes flashed fiercely, Said: "In this case, we can only ask Counselor Huang to jump to the city. Yuhui will report to Duke Nanping of Ming Dynasty and tell him that Counselor Huang has escaped to the imperial army and ask him to kill your family members." With a wave of his hand, in the distance, Twenty soldiers rushed forward, with evil intent rushing towards them.
When Huang Wu saw Lu Huan draw out his sword, he hurriedly shouted: "General Lu, wait a minute, I'm just trying to make a fool of myself." Lu Huan held the sword in his hand and said coldly: "Counsellor Huang, if you can't explain clearly, you and I will I am afraid that only one person will be able to get off the city wall alive tonight." Huang Wu said anxiously: "To be honest with General Lu, Yu had already sent someone to send a letter to Liu Taiwei, preparing to dedicate the city and perform meritorious service. But later Liu Yi moved Yu's family members in In the inner city, break up the troops, and fools dare not act rashly." Lu Huan raised his hand to stop the soldiers who came forward, and said with a half-smile: "Seriously, Counselor Huang, please don't bully me." Huang Wu said, "Fool and Liu The Taiwei has agreed to open the city gate at Yin hour tonight. At this time, there will be imperial troops ambushing outside the city." Lu Huan saw that Huang Wu didn't look like he was pretending, so he put the sword back into its sheath and said with a smile: "It turns out that Huang Counselor had foresight. , but the servant acted recklessly, which made Huang Shenjun laugh." A gust of wind came, and Huang Wu felt cold all over his body, and Fang Jue just broke out in a cold sweat.
Huang Wuqiang smiled and said: "The wind is strong at the top of the city. General Lu and Yu went into the archery tower. Yu has something to say to you." The two of them retreated and whispered. Only then did Lu Huan know that Huang Wu and the imperial troops had made an appointment to open the city gate at Yin time tonight. There are imperial soldiers and horses ambushing you outside.
Lu Huan said happily: "It's God's wish. You and I will be granted the title of marquis tonight." In order to prevent someone from offering the city, Liu Yi sent both civil and military guards on duty, and they were not familiar with each other and restrained each other.
From time to time, people are sent out to watch at night to see if anyone is neglecting their duties. Huang Wu and Lu Huan agreed to light a brazier at the top of the city on the second day of Yinchu and jointly ordered the city gate to be opened.
Lu Huan left a few people with Huang Wu and went down to the city gate first. Huang Wu felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat, and he forced himself to stay calm and patrolled back and forth on the city wall.
At the end of the Chou period, Zhu Xianzhi led people to patrol the city and saw Huang Wu greeting him with a pale face. He said with concern: "Counsellor Huang, the wind is cold at night and your face is pale. Go back to the building quickly and drink a bowl of ginger soup. Don't get infected." It's windy and cold." After sending Zhu Xianzhi away, Huang Wu took a breath and sneezed several times. His whole body was shaking and he couldn't stand still.
With the help of his followers, he entered the archery tower, lit two braziers beside him, drank a bowl of hot ginger soup, and managed to regain his senses.
"What time is it?" Huang Wu felt a splitting headache, and his temples
He was jumping "bumping" and his hands were still shaking. He secretly cursed himself for reading books for so many years to cultivate his energy, but he was still timid when things happened.
"It's already a quarter of the Yin hour." Huang Wu stood up with all his strength and ordered: "Gather the braziers and send someone to ask General Lu if he wants to send a midnight snack." To the west of Jiangling City, in the mountains and forests three miles away, Tan Daoji and Shen Linzi took five people with them. Thousands of people were hiding in the forest, keeping an eye on Jiangling City.
The snow was falling heavily and it was so dark that Jiangling City could not be seen at all. It was the Yin hour moment, and Tan Daoji decided not to wait any longer, and ordered: "Everyone, set off." Five thousand soldiers walked on the snow, and only heard in the wind and snow.
The sound of "rustling" footsteps, although the strong wind is strong, can't cover up the pace of progress. A few miles away from the west city, someone exclaimed: "There is a fire at the top of the city." Tan Daoji suddenly raised his head and looked at the top of Jiangling City. He saw several weak fires swaying in the wind and snow. Huang Wu opened the city gate as he said. .
"Quick, the one who enters the city first will be rewarded 20,000 yuan." Tan Daoji shouted loudly, and five thousand soldiers started running in the snow.
The city gate slowly opened, and Huang Wu and Lu Huan walked out of Jiangling City with people holding torches. After Huang Wu ordered his entourage to light the brazier, he immediately went down to the city and ordered the city gate to be opened together with Lu Huan.
Both of them were prepared to kill anyone if they disobeyed. Unexpectedly, when the soldiers learned that the city gate was opened, their faces showed joy. No one raised any objection, and the city gate was opened smoothly.
Huang Wu and Lu Huan looked at each other and were ecstatic. It seemed that they had made the right move. Seeing the city gate open, Huang Wu immediately became energetic. He broke away from the support of his followers, took a torch, and smiled at Lu Huan: "General Lu, you guys welcome the imperial army into the city." Shen Linzi rushed to the front and watched. When they arrived at the city, someone held a torch to greet them and shouted loudly: "Retreat to both sides first, and do not block the army from entering the city." Huang Wu and others hurriedly held torches and retreated to both sides of the city gate. Shen Linzi led the people and rushed in. The city gate defenders had laid down their weapons, and the imperial troops quickly took control of the city gate and city wall.
Tan Daoji came to Huang Wu unhurriedly and said with a smile: "But Huang Canjun, Yu is Anyuan General Tan Daoji, came to take the city on the order of the Taiwei. Huang Canjun offered the city as promised, and the Taiwei will not waste the reward." ." Under the light of the torch, Huang Wu's face was full of red, not even the slightest bit pale.
Huang Wu smiled and said: "The Taiwei led his army to defeat the rebels, and my servants must serve with all their loyalty. I only regret that I was late to greet you." Seeing that Huang Wu wanted to take away all the credit, Lu Huan hurriedly stepped forward and clasped his fists and said: "General Tan, my servant is Wuyuan Lu Huan, Huang Shenjun and their servants discussed dedicating the city to welcome the Taiwei." This was a competition for credit. Tan Daoji glanced at Lu Huan and smiled lightly: "Thank you for your hard work, General Lu, let's go into the city together." Tonight Zhu Xianzhi was on duty. After patrolling the city, he returned to his residence in the city. He was about to lean on the couch with Jia and squint for half an hour. There were rapid footsteps outside the house, and a guard rushed in and shouted: "General Zhu, open the west city. The door is open." Zhu Xianzhi stood up in a hurry, picked up the scimitar placed next to the couch, and shouted: "Sound the trumpet, gather the troops and horses to follow the fool and take back the city gate." The sound of the horn shocked countless people from their sleep, and Liu Yi was in the governor's mansion in the inner city. He stood up in his clothes and asked: "Why are the trumpets sounding?" Someone outside the house loudly reported: "The trumpet sounds are three short and one long, it means that the West City has been lost." Liu Yi hurried out wrapped in a large cloak, mounted his horse and galloped towards the west gate of Jincheng.
The gates of the inner city were closed tightly, and the soldiers on the city wall looked nervous when they learned that the west gate of the outer city had been lost. When Liu Yi boarded the west gate of Jincheng, he saw a fire at the west gate of the outer city, and shouts of killing came down the wind. The city gate was really lost.
Zhu Xianzhi led his army to the west gate. Tan Daoji and Shen Linzi were already waiting in tight formation. The shield wall blocked the road, and bows and arrows flew. The Wanjun divine crossbows and catapults at the top of the city turned around and hit the Jingzhou army in the city.
Outside the city, torches lit up and a dragon grew. Liu Yu learned that Huang Wu opened the west gate as promised and sent Liu Zhong to lead an army of 10,000 into the city to support him.
The long dragon of torches meandered forward. The Jingzhou army on other walls of Jiangling City saw the imperial troops entering the city in large numbers, and how could they have any fighting spirit.
Luo Song, the guard of the east gate, ordered the city to be opened to welcome the imperial soldiers and horses entering the city; a quarter of an hour later, the south gate also opened.
At Maozheng time, the outer city was occupied by imperial soldiers and horses. Zhu Xianzhi led the remaining troops into the inner city through the south gate of Jincheng.
At Chen time, Huang Wu, Lu Huan, Luo Song and other surrendered generals went to the Taiwei camp outside the east gate to see Liu Yu. Liu Yu comforted everyone with a happy face, and immediately promised to report to the court that Huang Wu would be the county marquis after Jiangling was pacified. Lu Huan, Luo Song and others were promoted to two ranks.
Lu Huan saw that the title of Marquis had fallen on Huang Wu, and he was secretly angry. If this guy hadn't been coerced by him, he would not have dared to surrender. He was lucky. He had made an agreement with the Taiwei in advance, but the inner city was not broken, and he still had meritorious deeds. Opportunity.
Thinking of this, Lu Huan stepped forward and reported: "Captain, Yu knows the reality of the inner city, and is willing to lead troops to attack the city and make new achievements." Liu Yu smiled and said: "General Lu, if you can attack the inner city, I will recommend you." As a county prince." After taking a look at the generals in the hall, Liu Yu said: "Whoever can break the inner city can be made a prince."
