There were shouts from inside the city gate, and Jiang Fa approached to tell him that the money-sender had arrived. Chang Yu walked to the inner wall and took a look. There were several carriages and mounts below, and then smiled slightly and motioned to Jiang Fa to go check out.
Jiang Fa verified one by one and saw that the carriage was indeed filled with real money and silver, so he chased the thieves away. When he came to the city, he saw Zhang Chenben coming back. This guy really had faith or was forced to do so.
Seeing him coming back, Chang Yu felt a little relieved and focused his attention outside the city to observe what was going on outside. While Yang Tianba and Zhang Chenben were discussing without any worries on how to meet the enemy, Chang Yuzhen, the loud talker among them, was not ashamed to listen. I want to kick them both down.
Besides, Huang Degong and Gao Jie's troops advanced towards Zhaozhou in two groups. Worried about Chang Yu's safety, both groups moved quickly with cavalry, and reached several miles outside the city in less than half an hour.
It was here that they encountered the artillery defense line of the rebels. A temporary team composed of thousands of refugees faced off across the river, blocking the officers and soldiers from taking another step forward.
Other generals would most likely be helpless, but unfortunately, Gao Jie and Huang Degong were both rude and cruel, not to mention that the little eunuch had already issued a three-kill order on the two of them!
Gao Jie's men came from the south and were blocked by cannon fodder on the south bank of Zhaozhou Bridge. Huang Degong came up the river and was blocked when trying to cross the river several miles southeast.
There are only a few thousand cannon fodder, so there is nothing to worry about but killing them all in one go. What is worrying is the army of refugees that have circled the city several times behind them, so the current handling method cannot be too simple and crude.
However, sometimes it is simple and crude and has quick results. The two of them almost used the same method. First, they sent a group of men to kill a few people without saying a word to suppress the situation. Then, after playing the official advertisement several times, they made the cannon fodder wait for three seconds. Disperse immediately, otherwise they will be killed without mercy!
This move was very effective. The imperial court ordered everyone to return to their hometowns to cultivate their health and recuperate after being exempted for three years. The cannon fodder was shaken. After all, there were too few thieves outside the city at this time. There was only a small wave of thieves and spies lurking behind the scenes. The temptation and deterrence were too weak. These refugees became thieves just to survive. When they saw the officers and soldiers holding steamed buns and knives, they wanted to retreat.
Just at this moment, Gao Jie, who was waiting to kill the killer at Zhaozhou Bridge, suddenly saw two people running from the other side, saying they were the governor's men. After personally identifying them, they turned out to be the Chen Suole brothers, and hurriedly asked the little eunuch if he was safe at this time.
Chen Suole told Chang Yu's plan in full, and because the troops from Gongziying were at Huang Degong's place at this time, Gao Jie personally rushed the two of them to Huang Degong's place. After some discussion, they made a decision. Creating chaos in the south attracted the attention of the cannon fodder of the rebels. In the Gongzi camp, Li Tiezhu personally led the way to the east gate to meet Chang Yu. Huang De's troops then sneaked in and took the opportunity to seize the gate and enter the city.
It was dark at night, and there was silence inside and outside the city. Chang Yu and others on the east gate were looking a little anxious when they suddenly saw flames rising into the sky and the faint sounds of fighting coming from a few miles to the southwest. Everyone stared, but had different reactions.
Chang Yu knew that someone was taking action and things were going according to plan, and he was secretly happy. However, Yang Tianba panicked like an ant on a hot pot. He gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and cursed the officers and soldiers for actually daring to take action. At the same time, he urged Chang Yu's people Why not yet...
The changes a few miles southwest not only alarmed the people on the city, but also caused panic among the refugees gathered outside the city. They all whispered what had happened. At this moment, someone shouted in the crowd: "The officers and soldiers are coming, they are going to attack the city." Run quickly..." It was probably the work of undercover officers and soldiers.
Suddenly there was a panic outside the city, with people shouting and yelling. Everyone knew that if the officers and soldiers attacked the city, they would be waiting to die below the city, so they quickly made room for them to fight.
Yang Tianba was furious, what if these armors slipped away... Just when he was about to scold him, he suddenly heard the little eunuch say lightly: "Here it comes." He was startled and looked up to see a fire a few miles away due to the east. It was estimated that there were only dozens or hundreds of people coming.
"Hurry up, don't miss my important event." Yang Tianba looked anxious. While the officers and soldiers were still in the southwest and blocked by cannon fodder, he wanted to send these murderers away quickly. While urging Chang Yu to leave quickly, he told Zhang Chenben to remember to give He left the door open.
Chang Yu readily agreed, and took Yang Tianba hostage down to the city, not forgetting to threaten to kill him if he dared to resort to any tricks. Yang Tianba rolled his eyes: "Don't worry too much, brothers don't bother me anymore." Contentment”.
That's good. As soon as they got off the city and didn't chat for a few words, they heard someone banging on the door outside the city. Chang Yu motioned to Wu Zhong and Qiao Sanxiu to open the door, and then dozens of cavalry entered the city.
"Let's go, go quickly." Yang Tianba got on the carriage very consciously and hurriedly urged. Zhang Chenben, who was next to him, suddenly felt that something was wrong. Just when he was about to speak, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. It turned out that the immortal cow nose next to him Stab him.
You... Zhang Chen had a lot of doubts, but he couldn't ask any more questions, so he fell down and died.
Yang Tianba was shocked and looked at the little eunuch with fear on his face: "As promised..."
Before he finished speaking, he was knocked down with a heavy punch. Immediately, the cavalry from Gongziying took control of the east gate. The thieves who were watching from a hundred meters away suddenly saw something unexpected. Although they didn't know the inside story and knew that something was wrong, some people actually ran away. Some people raised their arms and shouted, leading the crowd to kill.
The Gongzi camp immediately faced the battle. Chang Yu re-entered the city. He saw the light of fire a few miles to the east and the faint sound of the roar of hoofbeats. Knowing that Huang Degong's men and horses were coming, he ordered Li Tiezhu to hold the city gate no matter what to welcome Huang Degong into the city.
A fierce battle was going on below the city, and the patrol team and thieves on the city also noticed something bad and were rushing towards them. Chang Yu gave an order, and Wuzhong led more than ten Gongziying eunuch troops to attack them and kill them.
The scene of the bloody battle in Taiyuan City was like yesterday. Chang Yu, the little thief in front of him, really didn't have the urge to take action personally. Looking at the fire in the southwest gradually approaching, the noise of the refugees fleeing in a hurry was loud, the corner of his mouth could not help but raise, and broke into The thieves and horses swept through countless state capitals and succeeded with ease. But now he had taken Zhaozhou City with a little trick, which made him feel quite proud.
I remember when I was studying history in my previous life, I saw that a certain city was often easily destroyed by the enemy due to a small group or a few traitors. For example, thieves besieged Taiyuan, Datong, and Xuanfu all because of factors within the city. At that time, I was very puzzled as to why this was the case. It was easy, but now it is clear that internal injuries are far more destructive than external injuries.
Li Tiezhu fought fiercely with the bandits at the city gate, which bought Huang Degong's men time. They entered the city in less than half a cup of tea, and the bandits were defeated and fled in all directions.
Huang Degong ordered his subordinates, Ma Degong, to go to the Yamen lair to clear out the enemy. At the same time, he ordered Weng Zhiqi to search and kill the rebels in the city while maintaining martial law, and then personally led his troops to attack the city.
When they got to the city, they didn't have time to talk to the young eunuch, so he led his troops to attack the south gate. He wanted to open the south gate for Gao Jie. There was a chaos in the city. The officers and soldiers suddenly came to kill. The bandit army was not expecting it. They surrendered and fled after only a little resistance. He fled, but when he reached the south gate, he found that the thieves guarding the gate had fled long ago and there was no one to guard them.
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