Shamoko glared and said dissatisfied: "Gan Xingba, why are you talking to your uncle?"
Gan Ning chuckled and said, "Act on the second plan immediately. I'll go meet Xiang Cun."
Su Fei asked Samoko to step back and hide in the woods. Gan Ning also ordered someone to give a signal, but he lay still in the forest for a long time.
Xiang Cun waited for a while, but saw no movement. He was secretly worried. He wanted to do something alone, so he sounded the fire signal again. After waiting for a while, he saw hundreds of people coming outside the city.
A man came to the suspension bridge and asked loudly: "This is General Xiang on the city!"
"Stupid pig!" Xiang Cun jumped up and cursed in anger, ordered people to open the city, came to the bridge and asked: "Where is General Gan?"
The man replied: "General Gan is still on the way and will be there soon."
Xiang Cun's face was gloomy, and he secretly scolded Gan Ning for his traitorous nature, procrastination, and lax military discipline. He was surrendering the city, but he was so lazy that he might be killed.
Just when he was waiting impatiently, suddenly there was a noise in the city, and someone was shouting loudly, which alerted the ambush.
Xiang Cun was furious and returned to the city and cursed: "Who dares to make such a loud noise and disobey our military orders?"
"General Xiang, the moon is dark and the wind is high. Why are you opening the city?" Under the firelight, Liu Suan was seen walking out with a gloomy face.
Xiang Cun was shocked and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "General Liu, you...why did you come out?"
Liu Quan smiled coldly: "Xiang Cun, you led the bandits here?"
Just now, Liu Quan was woken up from his sleep, but several deserters who had left the city during the day came to inform him. Xiang Cun was captured and released, so he decided to dedicate the city and was meeting Gan Ning in the west city.
Liu Xu was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly put on some troops and rushed over. As expected, he saw the city gate wide open and soldiers surrounding him. He was frightened and angry at the same time.
Xiang Cun stepped forward and explained: "The general has misunderstood. I have set up an ambush and am just waiting for Gan Ning to arrive..."
"You traitor, how dare you act so openly!" Liu Suan was furious, drew his sword and stabbed Xiang Cun to death, shouting: "Close the city gate!"
Rumble——
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves outside the city was heard. When the Jingzhou soldiers came closer, they saw the suspension bridge rising slowly and the city gate closing.
Gan Ning shouted: "Kaicheng, open the city quickly, I am Gan Ning!"
Liu Quan came to the top of the city, ordered people to light torches, and laughed and said: "My son Gan Ning, Xiang Cun has been killed by me. If you want to enter Wuyang, do it in the next life!"
Gan Ning said angrily: "Liu Huang, you are so ignorant of current affairs, how dare you go out of the city to fight with me?"
Liu Huang waved his hand and said: "Thieves come out at night, I will only fight against the enemy during the day!"
Gan Ning was furious and said: "Son, I will chop off your dog's head and use it as a chamber pot."
Liu Huang was laughing proudly, when suddenly there was the sound of drums from the north gate and shouts of killing. He suddenly turned around and saw that a fire was already burning there.
Immediately, the defenders came to report that the north gate had been captured by the Jingzhou army. Zhang He had already led his troops to attack, but the defenders could not resist.
"You've fallen into the trap!" Liu Quan was shocked and realized that Gan Ning was deliberately stalling for time. He turned around and ran away from the city.
At this time, the north gate was controlled by Su Fei. Zhang He led the cavalry in and fought from the north gate to the south gate. The horses galloped, the patrolling soldiers dodged, and the empty streets were unimpeded.
Shamoko also came to kill from the north gate wall to the west gate. With his mace dancing, he saw a figure flying up and falling from the top of the city with a scream. The Shu army was frightened and fled all the way.
By the time Gan Ning entered the city, Liu Quan had already escaped with the remaining soldiers. In less than half an hour, he easily captured Wuyang. The prefect Zhang Yi knelt down in the hall tremblingly, sweating profusely.
Gan Ning knew that he could not help himself, so he did not blame him. He ordered him to go out and calm the people. It was important to stabilize people's hearts first.
Shamoko was still puzzled: "How did Xingba know there was an ambush at Ximen?"
Gan Ning pulled Zhang Yi over and said with a big smile, "I have already had an internal response in the city. Xiang Cunruo has opened the city honestly, and he still has a great achievement. He wants to find his own death, so I have to help him."
Su Fei asked: "Even if there is a change in the city, but the four gates are closed and time is tight, how can we give a timely warning?"
Gan Ning said with a smile: "I once went to the workshop and saw Wolong tinkering with a small lamp. After lighting it, it could actually fly into the sky. So I begged a few small ones to take on the boat to send signals."
Zhang Yi was surprised and said: "It turns out that this was actually done by Zhuge Wolong, and it is indeed well-deserved."
It turned out that when they entered the city last night, the two of them had already discussed a plan. Seeing that Xiang Cun had no intention of surrender, Zhang Yi sent out a signal and lit the lamp with his own hands, so he naturally knew the magic in it.
Samoko asked anxiously: "Is there any more? Give me one?"
Zhang Yi sighed: "I brought two of them with me, but when I went home in a hurry, I crushed one."
"What a pity!" Samoko was so curious that he rubbed his hands together anxiously.
Gan Ning said to everyone: "The first success in taking the city this time is General Zhang. It seems easy, but in fact it is very dangerous. If you are not careful, your clan members will be affected."
Zhang Yi returned home and asked his clansmen to bring wine and food, and went to the north gate in Liu Suan's name to reward the defenders, attracting the defenders' attention and making it easier for Shamo Ke to enter the city.
The Wuxi barbarians grew up in high mountains and ridges. They walked across mountains and rivers as if they were walking on flat ground. As long as they were not disturbed, it was easy for them to climb the city wall.
Later, Zhang Yi took several injured deserters and went to the government office to report and perform meritorious service. At this time, Liu Huang was busy looking for Xiang Cun to settle accounts and kill each other, so he had no time to take care of the North Gate.
All these actions may seem easy, but in fact they require careful attention step by step, and the timing is just right. If one mistake is made, the whole game will be lost.
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Liu Qi received Fei Guan's letter of surrender in Fucheng and immediately led his troops to Mianzhu. Only when they reached the territory, reinforcements from the Shu army had arrived.
According to Tanma's report, Liu Zhang heard that Fushui Pass had been lost and sent an additional 30,000 troops to defend Mianzhu. The general in charge was Zhang Ren.
Pang Xi said: "Zhang Ren is the number one general in Sichuan. He is well versed in both civil and military affairs. He is in charge of the army and horses of the prefectures and counties. He is highly regarded by Liu Zhang. I am afraid that he may be powerless even if he is not careful."
Liu Qi sighed: "Zhang Ren, finally comes on stage!"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Don't worry, eldest son, my old Zhang family members are all aware of current affairs and reasonable. I will just go and capture him!"
Liu Qi said to the generals: "Although Zhang Ren is on par with Deng Xian and others, his strength is much higher. We should not be careless this time."
Among the generals in Shu, the one Liu Qi valued most was Zhang Ren, a rare general with both wisdom and courage. If Zhang Fei hadn't come so quickly, Liu Bei's journey to Shu might have stopped with this man.
According to the strength evaluation, Zhang Ren is stronger than Jiang Wei in the early stage. He may not be as good at military strategy as Jiang Wei after he became a disciple, but he is probably about the same strength as Deng Ai.
It is a pity that this person was too loyal and was eventually beheaded. He had no record of fighting against famous generals, and his fame was not as good as that of later Shu generals such as Zhang Yi and Ma Zhong.
In fact, from the moment he planned to shoot Pang Tong, his fate was already determined. Maybe Zhang Ren also understood this and died generously.
Otherwise, Liu Bei, who has always been known for his benevolence, and Zhuge Liang, who cherishes talents, would have the heart to kill such a tiger general when it was time to hire people?
Without avenging Pang Tong, Liu Bei would not be able to explain to the Jingzhou Group, and Zhuge Liang would be sorry for his dead friend.
At this point, their character is not as good as Cao Cao's. A hero is a hero, and Zhang Xiu accepted it!
