It took less than an hour to break through the first line of defense of the Xiangyang soldiers.
This tragic scene was quickly reported to Zhang Da who was waiting at the top of the city through the horse.
"What?! Just, just broke through the first line of defense?"
Zhang Da really couldn't believe it and was both angry and annoyed.
Suddenly, he slapped the battlement fiercely, and regrets surged in his heart.
Alas, I still messed up in a hurry. These soldiers who came from Chang'an must be good at field battles. Without knowing their own situation, they rashly stationed troops outside the city, trying to use layer-by-layer interception strategies to drain the enemy's strength and secure Xiangyang. However, they did not know that this strategy was just right. The enemy's intentions. To defend Xiangyang, there is no better way than to fortify the walls and clear the country. With the strength of Xiangyang's navy, there will be no chance for them to take advantage of it.
It's a pity, it's a pity, of the tens of thousands of Xiangyang sergeants, there are only a few left!
Zhang Da leaned slumped beside the battlements, his face frighteningly pale.
After a while, he finally cheered up.
"Pass, quickly withdraw the remaining brothers outside the city into the city, inform General Wu, and always pay attention to the movements on the river. In addition, search the entire city for suspicious people, especially those related to the Beggar Gang. Send another five hundred elite soldiers, day and night. Protect the palace."
Finally, he figured things out.
Xiangyang is even more nervous.
After receiving Zhang Da's order, Wu Yingxiong responded quickly and immediately ordered all warships to enter a state of emergency preparation. At the same time, considering that if the British king's army went down the river and took advantage of the power of the water, it would not be easy to stop, so all the warships were connected with iron locks and firmly tied to the river bank to prevent them from being attacked by the British king. The naval warships scattered.
But even so, he was still worried, and ordered General Qi to lead his troops to form a formation in front of the shore, which could be used as a barrier in front of the Xiangyang City Gate and also as a response.
In the city, teams of sergeants searched every house with open swords and guns. For some reason, the people of Xiangyang were in a state of uproar and complained. But this unexpected move also had an effect. Some of the lower-level disciples of the Xiangyang Branch were unable to dodge, and more than ten of them were arrested.
However, these disciples did not know the whereabouts of Zheng Baye and the others, nor their plans. Besides, all of them were strong men who could withstand beatings. No matter how tortured the officers and soldiers were, not one of them was willing to lower their head.
Besides, outside the city, Xu Lang's three armies attacked together, and before sunset, they had destroyed the two lines of defense outside the city one by one.
Looking at the tall and fastened Xiangyang City Wall under the setting sun, Xu Lang raised his long spear, picked up the head of an enemy general, used his internal strength, and let out a long roar. This sound not only had the meaning of showing off one's strength, but also relied on the deep inner strength to make the eardrums of the Xiangyang defenders on the city head numb.
"What a powerful thief!"
"What a loud sound!"
"Shit, I have such a strong internal force!"
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It must be said that the shock effect of this sound was really obvious, causing several Xiangyang defenders to whisper in shock.
"Bah! Anyone who dares to speak nonsense again will get a knife from me!"
At this time, it was a military officer with a dark face who glanced at several people.
Those people quickly lowered their heads in fear, too frightened to say anything.
But how can the intimidation of military officers be able to calm the panic among people's hearts?
In less than half a day, of the 50,000 troops outside the city, only more than 10,000 had fled back to the city. The remaining nearly 40,000 people died in the battle. The horses neighing in the wind, the war flags being trampled to the ground, and the corpses being picked up one by one have caused fear to spread throughout Xiangyang City like a plague.
After a while, countless arrows with notices tied to the people flew quickly from a distance, flew up to the top of the city, and landed in the city.
