"how's it going?"
"Zhao Fan has already led most of the defenders to attack, and the remaining Guiyang defenders should be less than three hundred."
The secluded valley is lush with vegetation, and a small stream meanders outward.
A dozen strong horses were playing on the other side of the stream, and on this side of the mountain, hundreds of soldiers were hidden in the woods.
Xu Sheng drank the dry food with water and chewed it hungrily.
Dry flatbread is not very tasty, but it is easy to preserve and is the best food reserve for rapid marches. It wasn't that Xu Sheng and others couldn't hunt game, but that they didn't dare to light a fire.
When Ji Shu explained the plan of siege and reinforcements to everyone, he issued new arrangements to everyone. Xu Sheng was ordered to lead 500 elite troops to set off that night, taking remote roads to bypass the reinforcements coming from Guiyang and attack the weak Guiyang city.
Therefore, concealment is crucial to this battle. Xu Sheng not only did not dare to let the soldiers light fires, but in order to narrow the target, he often divided his troops into four or five small teams and marched at intervals.
After sleeping in the open air, they finally spared the enemy and arrived near Guiyang City silently.
While Xu Sheng was eating, he divided a large piece of cake and handed it to the soldiers who came to report.
The soldier took the cake and did not speak immediately. He asked Xu Sheng.
"General, when shall we take action?"
After hearing this, everyone pricked up their ears and looked over. Xu Sheng glanced at them with interest and smiled.
"We'll start after we finish the meal and everyone has regained their spirits! After we capture Guiyang, I'll let you all eat hot broth and oily fat meat!"
Phew~~
After eating the flatbread for several days, my mouth felt like a bird. Upon hearing the feast promised by Xu Sheng, everyone couldn't help but cheered in low voices and were very excited.
Lowering his head and looking at the map spread out in front of him, Xu Sheng smiled solemnly.
"Three hundred people, haha."
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Guiyang City.
Hearing that Changsha was defeated, the prefect Zhao Fan also led his troops to meet Chen Ying's retreating troops.
A trace of nervousness quietly began to spread among the soldiers. The commander-in-chief Bao Xin temporarily took over Guiyang City and started martial law.
Dust and smoke billowed, and a Han army of four to five hundred people fled in confusion from the official road to the city.
The village chief on duty on the city tower held the city wall and looked down when he was about to ask a question, but he heard the other party shouting first.
"Open the city gate quickly! The governor is injured!"
The commander of the camp was immediately startled. When he took a closer look at the Han troops under the city, they were indeed in tatters. They had obviously gone through a big battle. Among the dozen or so riders walking in front, a man who looked like a sergeant was holding an unconscious man. His clothes looked like he was a prefect, but he couldn't see clearly from a distance.
The garrison commander on duty muttered a little, and it was hard to say that he didn't even recognize the prefect, so he shouted to the people below the city.
"The governor just left the city this morning, why did you come back in the afternoon?"
The Han army under the city replied hurriedly.
"Jiangdong's army has been chasing for dozens of miles away. General Chen Ying is leading his troops behind to cover the retreat of the prefect. Why are you procrastinating? Do you want to wait for Jiangdong's army to catch up before opening the door?"
Jiangdong's army has already fought dozens of miles away? ! !
No wonder only a few people came back.
Everyone was in an uproar, and the city was as noisy as a busy city.
The captain on duty also had a slight cold sweat on his head.
"Brother, wait a minute. General Bao Xin has already given an order. If you have anything to do, you have to wait until he comes before you can open the city gate. I have sent someone to invite him. Please wait a moment!"
The man at the bottom of the city suddenly became furious, pointed at the garrison commander on duty and cursed.
"Is it higher, the Grand Administrator, or Lord Bao Xin?"
"Now that the prefect is about to enter the city, you are still lingering here. Can you afford to suffer if it delays the prefect's injury?"
After listening to the shouting, the village chief on duty suddenly thought: If it really delayed the prefect's injury, wouldn't he be joking with his own life?
There were soldiers and horses led by Commander Chen in front and those of Governor Zhao behind. It was impossible for Jiangdong's army to be hiding nearby just waiting for them to open the city for the Han army below.
"Open the door and let the brothers in the city come in."
After hearing the orders from their superiors, the soldiers immediately opened the door bolt, and the city gate of Guiyang slowly opened.
The Han army under the city slowly walked towards the city gate.
"What are you doing? Who asked you to open the city gate?"
When Bao Xin received the news that the prefect Zhao Fan had returned, he was immediately confused and hurried to the city gate, only to see that someone had already opened the city gate.
"Close! Close the door first!"
The soldiers in Kaicheng paused for a moment, and the commander on duty was about to explain to Bao Xin.
Suddenly, a dozen soldiers drew their swords and charged towards the city gate.
Are they "soldiers sent back by General Chen Ying to report the news"? !
"It's Jiang Dongjun's meticulous work!"
Bao Xin was horrified. He drew his sword and moved forward while commanding the soldiers.
"Quick! Kill them, don't let them open the city gate."
The defenders of Guiyang woke up from a dream and hurriedly drew their weapons to fight.
At the same time, the "Han Army" who had been slowly walking towards the city gate just now started running.
It turned out that these Han troops were pretended to be Xu Sheng and others. The dozen cavalrymen who had previously falsely reported the war in Changsha were Jingzhou surrender troops specially selected by Ji Shu from the Yulin Army.
The fighting began.
The reaction of the Han army was still a step too slow. Under Jiang Dongjun's premeditation, the city gate was quickly opened completely.
Xu Sheng took the lead and rushed into the city, followed closely by Jiangdong's soldiers and firmly controlled the city gate.
At this time, Bao Xin was already in front of him, holding a long sword directly at Xu Sheng.
Xu Sheng smiled, worried that he would run away. Who would have thought that he would want to kill me? !
"Go up to the city and take control of the towers!"
The horses galloped non-stop, Xu Sheng drew his saber to attack Bao Xin, and during the confrontation he still had time to direct the soldiers to fight.
Bao Xin, on the other hand, was quickly stretched by Xu Sheng and exhausted after two rounds of confrontation.
Bao Xin regretted greatly. He didn't know Xu Sheng. How could he know that a "little general" who commanded hundreds of people was so powerful?
Bao Xin wanted to escape back to the crowd and rely on soldiers to surround Xu Sheng, but Xu Sheng could not let him go.
Finally, the two fought for ten rounds, and Xu Sheng knocked away Bao Xin's weapon and killed him directly.
The battle turned against the Jiangdong Army from the beginning. Seeing Bao Xin killed by Xu Sheng, the morale of the Han soldiers dropped to the bottom, and they dropped their weapons and surrendered to Xu Sheng.
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On the other hand, Zhao Fan led the army for most of the day and finally encountered some scattered broken troops.
It was learned from their mouths that Chen Ying's large army had been annihilated long ago, and Chen Ying himself had fled without a trace. Jiangdong Army chased them for a while, and when they were completely defeated, they stopped chasing them and slowly marched towards Guiyang.
Zhao Fan was furious and quickly ordered his soldiers to disperse and collect the defeated troops.
After an hour, only more than 200 people were gathered. Zhao Fan was afraid that Zhao Yun would lead his troops to catch up here, so he hurriedly led his troops back home.
However, when he returned to Guiyang City, what he saw was that the city was already covered with flags of the Jiangdong Army. Zhao Fan really spit out a mouthful of blood, and would have fallen off the horse if he hadn't been holding on to his left and right sides.
After coming back to his senses, Zhao Fan did not dare to stay, and immediately turned to Lingling with the remaining 1,000 soldiers and horses.
Xu Sheng had to guard Guiyang and supervise the prisoners. Out of caution, he watched Zhao Fan leave and did not send troops to pursue him.
At this point, Guiyang County also fell into the hands of Jiangdong Army. 252
