With the sound of boots, he walked through the dark government office and arrived outside the gate, where dozens of soldiers were waiting with horses.
Li Qiang turned around and glanced at the brightly lit lobby behind him, got on his horse and galloped towards the school grounds.
The school ground is to the north of Jinzimen. Li Zhi and others have gathered thousands of soldiers and horses on the school ground to wait.
Less than a quarter of an hour after Li Qiang left the office, Zhang Feng from Dongshuimen received the news. It seemed that Li Qiang had taken action. The six hundred soldiers he brought have gathered and are ready to respond at any time.
Thousands of soldiers lined up neatly on the school field. Most of them did not know the general's intentions. Li Zhi, Ma Yuan and others did not dare to tell their subordinates the truth.
It was already Haishi when Li Qiang arrived at the school. Soldiers rushed to report that the imperial navy ships on the river were approaching the south bank of Jiangzhou City.
Gao Jinzhi attacked the city as promised, but the arrow was already on the string and had to be fired. Li Qiang shouted: "The imperial troops came to attack without any reason and occupied my city. It is really a big deception. I will lead you to kill the enemy. Please reward me for your meritorious service."
All the soldiers shouted in unison: "I am willing to follow the general to kill the enemy."
At this time, a golden drum warning came from the city wall, and the imperial navy ships had docked on the south bank. There are docks outside Jinzi Gate, Phoenix Gate and Nanji Gate in the south of Jiangzhou City. There is a large open space outside Phoenix Gate. Gao Jinzhi jumped from the boat to the shore and looked up at the city wall hundreds of steps away.
Jiangzhou City faces water on three sides. The city wall is built according to the terrain. It is built on the mountain. The city wall plus the mountain below the city is five or six feet high. If you want to attack the city, you have to go up the long stone steps and charge. There is no way to get close, and we can only rely on the soldiers to pile up their lives.
At that time, Lu Xun's son Lu Kang came with 30,000 troops to attack Yong'an City (i.e. Jiangzhou City), which had only 3,000 defenders. Liu Chan had surrendered at that time, and issued an edict for Yong'an guard Luo Xian to surrender to Cao Wei. The Shu Han was destroyed, and Luo Xian was extremely sad. The emperor had an edict and had no choice but to obey it.
When Sun Xiu, Lord of Wu, learned that both Deng Ai and Zhong Hui were dead, he wanted to take advantage of the situation to rob and occupy Bashu. He sent Lu Kang to lead an army to capture Yong'an and occupy Bashu. Luo Xian deeply hated the Wu State for taking advantage of the situation and breaking the alliance, so he led his troops to defend the territory for half a year. Cao Wei's reinforcements used the strategy of surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao to attack Xiling (today's northwest of Yichang, Hubei). Lu Kang had to return to rescue, but was unable to capture Yong'an City.
The fire on the city wall was bright, figures were shaking, and shouts could be heard faintly. Gao Jinzhi glanced at the city gate standing on the mountain, knowing that it would be more difficult to capture this city with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses from the imperial court. , then it depends on whether Li Qiang will open the city gate.
The imperial soldiers and horses did not directly attack the Golden Purple Gate. On the surface, they chose the Phoenix Gate as the breakthrough point. The catapults were pushed down from the ship and deployed a hundred steps away from the Phoenix Gate; six wells more than three feet high were also pushed out. Get into an offensive stance.
The elixir cupping jar was thrown to the top of the city by a catapult. When it hit the burning brazier on the city wall, it exploded, and a huge fireball burst out, engulfing the soldiers beside the brazier in the fire.
"Put out the fire, put out the fire quickly," shouts rang out. There was a wet felt cloth prepared in advance at the top of the city. They covered the flames with the ground and put out the fire beacon immediately.
The fires on the southern city wall gradually extinguished, and arrows fell like raindrops. Flying stones were thrown from the top of the city. A catapult was hit and collapsed with a "squeaking" sound. ..
Li Qiang had already arrived with his troops and horses, galloping up the city wall along the horse path. Colonel Hong Tao rushed over and reported, "General, the imperial troops are attacking Phoenix Gate."
The brazier on the city wall had been extinguished. Li Qiang was now between the Phoenix Gate and the Golden Purple Gate. He looked out and said, "There are many soldiers in the imperial court. You guys can guard the city. I will lead a charge and kill them." The energy to kill them."
Hong Tao felt that it was inappropriate to open the city gate at night, but the general gave the order and there were numerous military orders, so he had no choice but to instruct the soldiers to open the golden and purple gate as Li Qiang said.
Zhang Feng led 600 soldiers and rushed from Dongshui Gate along the city wall towards Phoenix Gate. Only then did he receive a report that the imperial troops would launch a night attack. Li Qiang's surrender was already seventy percent confirmed.
Jiangzhou City guarded the upper section of the Yangtze River. If the imperial troops and horses were allowed to escape, the door to Bashu would be wide open, and Liangzhou and Beiyizhou would be in critical condition. Even the imperial troops and horses could threaten the safety of Xiangyang from the west. Zhang Feng secretly gritted his teeth and said, We cannot let the imperial troops capture Jiangzhou City.
The golden and purple gate opened, and Li Qiang winked at Li Zhi and others, signaling him to guard the city gate. Cheng Feng rushed out of the city with hundreds of soldiers. Those soldiers did not know that the generals planned to return.
Surrender, risk your life and kill the imperial soldiers and horses not far away.
Gao Jinzhi stared at the Golden Purple Gate closely, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Golden Purple Gate was really open. It seemed that Li Qiang had surrendered. Raising the machete in his hand, Gao Jinzhi shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow your fool and seize the city."
The soldiers and horses of both sides started fighting on the stone steps in front of the Jinzi Gate, and the imperial soldiers and horses rushed towards the city gate on the stone steps step by step.
Li Qiang stood at the gate of the city and kept ordering his men to rush towards the imperial soldiers and horses below. Soon, the stone steps were covered with corpses, and blood flowed downwards.
Zhang Feng led his men and rushed to the Golden Purple Gate. When he heard shouts of killing coming from the city, he grabbed a soldier guarding the city and asked, "Why is the city gate opened?"
"General Li led his men out of the city to attack the enemy." Hearing this answer, Zhang Feng's head buzzed. Li Qiang was at least nine points away from surrendering the enemy.
Without thinking of any more words, Zhang Feng turned around and ran straight down the path. Hearing the shouting and killing sounds still outside the city, he hoped that he could block the entrance to the city gate.
Gao Jinzhi stepped on Yong Jun's body and rushed to the city gate. He slashed open two Yong Jun soldiers with guns and saw Li Qiang standing under the city gate.
Li Qiang saw Gao Jinzhi's face clearly by the light of the torch, nodded to him, turned around and retreated towards the city gate. Gao Jinzhi understood and followed closely with his troops.
Zhang Feng rushed to the inner exit of the city gate, and when he saw Li Qiang and his men walking in, Zhang Feng shouted: "General Li, don't panic, block the pursuers behind, I will help you."
Li Qiang was stunned when he saw Zhang Feng. Wasn't Zhang Feng sent to Dongshui Gate by him? How could he appear at Jinzi Gate? It doesn't matter, since he is looking for death, behead him and achieve another feat. He yelled, "Zong Ming has arrived just in time. The imperial troops and horses are behind Yu. You must resist for a while while Yu goes to gather the troops."
As he spoke, he ran to Zhang Feng and suddenly swung his knife to Zhang Feng's waist. Zhang Feng was already on guard, raised his knife to block it, and cursed angrily: "Li Qiang, you traitor and traitor, you dare to betray my lord, today. Fool your life."
With that said, he pushed hard and separated the two swords. Zhang Feng shouted loudly: "Li Qiang's crime of betraying the master is unforgivable. Let's kill this traitor."
Li Qiang shouted: "Zhang Feng intends to frame him. Brothers, don't listen to his nonsense. Kill him."
The soldiers were bewildered and were at a loss with their swords and guns. Gao Jinzhi led the crowd and rushed in. Zhang Feng pointed his knife at Li Qiang and cursed: "Traitor, you betray your master for glory, how can you find a place in this world, leave you alone?" Come down."
He jumped up and slashed at Li Qiang with his knife. Li Qiang felt guilty and took a step back. A machete stretched out from his side and held Zhang Feng's knife. It was Gao Jinzhi.
Zhang Feng shouted sternly: "Brothers, kill this traitor and thief, and drive the imperial troops out of the city."
Yu Xuan shouted loudly: "Li Qiang has rebelled, kill him." He pointed his gun and stabbed Li Qiang.
Gao Jinzhi said to Li Qiang: "General Li, the matter has come to this and we still don't want the soldiers guarding the city to surrender."
Seeing that the matter had been exposed, Li Qiang shouted loudly: "The emperor has a decree to attack Duke Yong, and Yu is acting in accordance with the decree. My brothers, one hundred thousand soldiers and horses from the imperial court have arrived. If you follow Yu and submit to the court, Duke Song will give you a reward."
Zhang Feng avoided Gao Jinzhi's slashing knife and cursed: "Thief, today is your day of death, and you are still here barking and killing."
The soldiers and horses of the imperial court continued to pour in from the golden and purple gate, and the sound of killing broke out inside the city gate. Seeing more and more soldiers and horses of the imperial court, they began to kill along the horse path towards the city wall. Jiang Tao led hundreds of people to arrive, guarding the footpath from a high position, and stalemate with the imperial troops.
Gao Jinzhi was secretly worried. Although Li Qiang shouted to surrender, his followers Liao Liao and Yong's army occupied the main field. When the defenders from other city gates came to support, they might be in vain.
Zhang Feng was firmly blocking him in front of him. If he didn't kill or force this person back, he would probably return in vain. When Zhu Chaoshi's reinforcements arrived, it would be harder than climbing to the sky to capture Jiangzhou City.
Looking at Li Qiang who was screaming at the top of his lungs, Gao Jinzhi said loudly: "General Li, join forces with Yu to kill this man."
Li Qiang felt that things were not going smoothly. After hearing Gao Jinzhi's greeting, he jumped to Zhang Feng's right side and raised his knife to chop without saying a word. Gao Jin smiled and swung his sword to attack from the left.
Gao Jinzhi and Li Qiang came out of the same door and quickly reached a tacit understanding. In a matter of seconds, they slashed several people.
Zhang Feng was forced to retreat continuously, and the imperial troops advanced more than ten steps. Gao Jin was overjoyed. As long as he advanced another twenty steps, more than a thousand soldiers and horses would pour in from behind and take the opportunity to seize the Golden Purple Gate.
Jiang Tao could see clearly from the city tower and shouted: "Throw rolling logs and rocks at the entrance of the city gate."
The soldiers on the city wall hesitated a little and said, "General, there are many brothers under the city. Don't get hurt by accident."
Jiang Tao said: "The situation is critical and I can't take care of so many things. I will be foolish enough to apologize to my lord afterwards. Do it quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
Rolling logs and rocks were smashed inward from the top of the city, smashing the imperial soldiers who rushed in until they howled like ghosts and wolves. For a while, they huddled in the city gate and did not dare to show their heads. Soldiers outside the city gate kept pouring in, blocking the city gate hole with human flesh.
Gao Jinzhi heard the screams behind him and forced him back with his sword. Zhang Feng turned around and saw the Yong army on the city wall throwing rolling logs and stones. He hurriedly said to Li Qiang beside him: "I led the people to rush to the city to disperse the Yong army." , come to help you again."
Li Qiang knew that if the imperial troops were not allowed to enter the city, his efforts would be in vain, so he responded in a muffled voice: "Okay."
Gao Jinzhi rushed towards Tabubu. The imperial troops and horses had already passed through most of the area. Gao Jinzhi rushed up quickly and met several spears coming towards him. Gao Jinzhi turned sideways, stretched out his left arm to catch the stabbing spear, twisted his body hard and knocked the soldier holding the gun to the ground, then stepped forward and slashed, causing blood to fly.
After killing several people in a row, Gao Jinzhi rushed up to the city wall in one breath. The morale of the soldiers behind him greatly increased, and they rushed towards the city wall with shouts. Jiang Tao shouted: "Drive these people out."
The soldiers throwing stones surrounded the imperial officers and soldiers one after another. The soldiers in the city gate took the opportunity to rush out. Zhang Feng was secretly worried, fearing that the Golden Purple Gate might not be able to hold on.
"Whoosh", a cold arrow shot past his ear and went straight to Li Qiang's face. Li Qiang was startled and held his sword across his face. With a "ding" sound, a cluster of arrows hit the blade.
Shouting sounded like a tide from behind. Zhang Feng hurriedly turned around to look, only to see torches like a long dragon and countless soldiers and horses appearing behind him. A man stood in the firelight holding a bow, it was Zhu Chaoshi.
Li Qiang also saw Zhu Chao Shi in the firelight, and his heart sank. Zhu Chao Shi led reinforcements to arrive, and tonight's battle has been lost.
Without saying a word, Li Qiang turned around and ran towards the city gate. If Zhang Feng and Zhu Chaoshi caught him, he would not be safe.
Gao Jinzhi on the city wall also saw Yong's army coming like a tide. He knew that Zhu Chaoshi's reinforcements were arriving overnight and that if they didn't leave, they would be caught in a trap. So he had no choice but to turn around and run down the city.
When the defenders in the city saw the arrival of reinforcements, they cheered thunderously. Zhang Feng led his soldiers to catch up. Gao Jinzhi, Li Qiang and others hurriedly boarded the ship and ordered the ship to sail towards the south bank.
Those imperial soldiers and horses who had no time to board the ship became prisoners of Yong's army, and took with them more than twenty catapults, six well rails and nearly a thousand kilograms of pill fire.
