Jianyangmenweng City is the only one in Jiankang City. It was first built by Emperor Sima Rui of the Yuan Dynasty when Wang Dun rebelled and attacked the city. Later, Jiankang fell and Wang Dun was stationed in Stone City. Later, Emperor Yuan became depressed and Wang Dun also died. It was continued to be built during the reign of Emperor Ming.
In December of the ninth year of Taiyuan, Xu Zongwen entered the court after Feishui and was ordered to rectify the 16th Battalion of the Forbidden Army. When he led the barracks to mutiny, he wrote a letter to repair Weng City, but it failed to attract the attention of the Jiankang court at that time.
In June of the 10th year of Taiyuan, after Xu Zongwen pinged Sun En Tianshi Dao's rebellion, he gradually took control of the power and discussed the matter with Zhang Xuanzhi. Later, the central government allocated four million yuan to repair Weng City.
Now eight years have passed, when Huan Shi Qian's Jingzhou army attacked Jiankang City, Xu Zongwen deliberately led his main force here after planning. However, Huan Shi Qian had been absent from the capital for a long time to rebuild and strengthen Weng City. Naturally, he didn't know about it. He thought that Jiankang City is in disrepair and is in a state of disrepair!
Little did they know that it was this omission that Xu Zongwen preemptively laid out, laying the groundwork for the rebels' defeat...
Just after the 2,000 Xifu soldiers passed by the front line, and the Chinese army was entering Weng City, the city gate in front suddenly closed. At the same time, brightly armored Forbidden Army soldiers from the left and right Yulin Guards poured out from the front and back...
"Brothers, today is the day to kill the thieves and make a great contribution!" Tan only waited for Huan Shiqian to lead his men away before ordering the Jianyang Gate to be closed, completely cutting off the retreat of the Xifu soldiers entering the city, and then preparing to go into battle in person to kill them.
"Swish, swish, swish -" At the same time, the crossbowmen who had been ambushing for a long time all around the city stood up, and they pointed their arrows, which were still shining coldly in the cold night under the moonlight, at the Xifu soldiers!
The Yulin Guards fired wave after wave of arrow clusters, and the arrow rain was as rapid as a storm, instantly swamping the Xifu soldiers.
"Kill!" At the same time, Zhang Songzhi, the commander of the Forbidden Army, moved his fingers, the bow string sounded, and the last wave of crossbow arrows gathered in the air in time to form a rain of arrows and fell rapidly towards the rebels!
"Puff~Puff~"
Blood stained the ground red, and the battlefield under the moonlight looked particularly eerie. As the Habayashi Guards' offensive became more fierce, the Xifu soldiers gradually fell into a disadvantage and their defeat was certain.
In the dark night, countless rebels were struck by arrows and fell inside Wengcheng. What greeted them was the ruthless massacre by Tan Zhi and Zuo Yu Lin Wei...
"No! There's an ambush!"
The sound of fighting and rapid shouting in Wengcheng quickly alerted Huan Shiqian in front.
Inside the Grand Sima Gate, Xu Zongwen put on his armor and mounted his horse, and he spoke loudly in front of tens of thousands of elite troops.
"If Jiankang City is destroyed tonight, your home will be destroyed, and your parents, wives and children will all die in the war!"
"The Huan family received many favors from the emperor, but they rebelled and rebelled, causing the mountains and rivers to be shattered and the bones of the city to be shattered!"
Everyone looked at the general in his early twenties with solemn eyes.
"A true man should serve his country with his life and defend his homeland!"
"Now Jiankang needs us, our parents, wives and children need us!"
At this point, Xu Zongwen raised the torch high and raised his voice: "Now, with our thin body, we are like a spark, lighting up the wilderness. Although we will die without regrets, you are willing to die with me!"
The crowd shouted: "I am willing to kill the enemy with the general!"
At this time, a drop of raindrops from the night sky fell on Xu Zongwen's face. He looked up at the dark sky, and then at the high-spirited sergeants in front of him.
Lightning flashes appeared in the low-lying black clouds, making the sky and earth pale.
Looking from the top of Jianyangmen City, in the distance, Suzaku Street in front of Da Sima Gate is filled with dust. Under the dense torches, the red outline is like a torrent stretching on the plain land.
At this time, the rebels were already panicking. Wengcheng behind them had long been closed, and the area around Suzaku Street was already empty.
At this moment, Xu Zongwen personally assembled the main force of more than 20,000 forbidden troops to form a formation in front.
Huwei General Tan Shao led the heavy infantry Huwei Army at the front, followed by the archers of the Right Shenwu Army.
On both sides of Xu Zongwen, the cavalry of Longxiang Army quickly approached.
At first, the sound of iron hooves was like the sound of ocean waves.
Soon, the sound of iron hoofbeats became clearer and heavier.
The rebels had already felt the slight trembling of the ground beneath their feet, and there was a faint smell of iron and blood in the early summer wind.
After a while, the sound of iron hoofbeats suddenly became more rapid.
Xu Zongwen ordered Long Xiang's army to start charging quickly towards the two flanks of the rebels.
The ground also trembled slightly.
When the distance narrowed to about 400 steps, the rebel soldiers already felt that the ground seemed to be sinking.
"We're surrounded!"
Someone on the left and right of Huan Shiqian instinctively started shouting and shooting arrows.
Other rebels around him followed suit and fired arrows.
However, when the arrows were shot out, they all failed.
"There is no need to be entangled. Attack the rebel formation and take Huan Shiqian's head to see me."
"No!" Longxiang General Mao Anzhi was ordered to ride out and ordered the formation to start charging.
Immediately afterwards, under Xu Zongwen's personal command, Long Xiang's army advanced to within a hundred steps of the rebels.
Long Xiang's army was extremely mobile, moving at high speed while skillfully shooting arrows in this direction.
A dense rain of arrows came, impacting on the rebels' armor, making a clanking sound.
The flanking formation of the Xifu Army's vanguard army collapsed on the spot, and some people began to run for their lives.
After taking several rounds of shooting, the rebel cavalry charged over crazily.
The collapse of the Tang Army's flanks began to expand rapidly.
Huan Shiqian couldn't stop the retreat even after killing several fleeing soldiers. His heart sank, it was over!
He had to run for his life!
It's raining heavily.
Raindrops washed over the soldiers' Mingguang armor, splashing water mist.
"Zhang Shouren!"
"My subordinate is here!"
"At this time, the main force of the rebels is still attacking the city. I will give you three thousand Yulin Guards to be the vanguard and disperse the rebel rear!"
"My subordinates take orders!" Zhang San put on his helmet, and the rain slid down his cheeks. He stood there like a sculpture cast from steel.
"You only have half an hour from the time the enemy discovers the movement here to the time the rebels are completely defeated. Once the main force of the rebels is mobilized, with our strength, we will lose the possibility of penetrating the rebels from behind! Do you know !”
Xu Zongwen's voice passed through the rain curtain, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife, calm and powerful.
"No!" Zhang San held the spear firmly, "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will not let the rebels enter the city to the death!"
"Danyang Yin Cheyin has led his troops from Danyang to rush for reinforcements, and the reinforcements from Stone City are about to arrive. As long as we can withstand the rebel offensive tonight, we will definitely win!"
In fact, in addition to Liu Yu who was stationed in Stone City to attract enemy troops, and Che Yinliang, who went to Danyang County to recruit troops to support the troops, Xu Zongwen also had backup forces!
"I will definitely live up to my master's trust!"
"Don't worry about killing the thieves, brothers of the Forbidden Army! I'm preparing to celebrate for you in the city." Xu Zongwen threw aside the torch that was extinguished by the rain, drew his sword and shouted.
"Kill..." The remaining Forbidden Army soldiers around them all looked ferocious, and under the leadership of Zhang San, they continued to pursue in the direction of Jianyangmen Wengcheng.
After Zhang Songzhi and Tan Zhi completely annihilated the rebel army in Wengcheng, they began to defend the city gate and fight back against the rebels outside the city. Mao Anzhi and Zhang San, who were ordered to pursue them, led their troops one after another. After seeing Xu Zongwen's order, Zhang Songzhi ordered the city to be opened. Immediately after entering the gate, thousands of cavalry from the Forbidden Army Long Xiangjun and Youyu Linwei poured out from the Jianyang and Qingming gates, pursuing the defeated rebels at every step.
Huan Shiqian fled hurriedly on horseback among the rebellious army. After losing contact with his soldiers, he put on the armor of the imperial army on the spot and followed Mao Anzhi with a large group of people and quietly left Jiankang City...
