Fang Qifu's large army, with men and horses carrying bells, wanted to take advantage of the cover of night to rob Tong Guan's camp.
Unexpectedly, less than two miles out of the city, the sound of killing came from behind like a tsunami. Everyone looked back and saw the east area of the city with flames shining in the sky. Fang Qifu couldn't help being shocked: "That's it, everyone's plan has collided! I I was going to attack his camp, but he also planned to steal my city, what should I do?"
Pang Wanchun said anxiously: "Most of the soldiers and horses in the city have been brought out. Shi Bao and Si Xingfang are all injured. It's not a big deal if we lose the city. If Destiny is lost in the city, how can we have the face to see the Holy Duke?" "
What he meant was to return the favor.
"Ghost General" Li Tianyou heard the sound and shouted: "There are still more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and my brother is in command, so easy for him to capture him? Since the officers and soldiers are attacking the city, their own homes must be empty. If they go straight to kill If Tong Guan is killed, the officers and soldiers will be defeated."
Fang Qifu nodded repeatedly and gritted his teeth and said: "What Tianyou said is quite right. Running back and forth will undoubtedly lead to being punished by others! But you can't ignore it completely - Li Tianyou, Chao Zhong, Zhang Tao, Su Jing, you will be divided into four." Five thousand soldiers and horses, go around behind the siege officers and kill them for a while, and defend the city. The rest of the people will still follow me to attack Tong Guan's camp."
The four flying generals took the order in unison, ordered their troops and horses, turned around and headed towards the east city.
Several flowers bloomed, one branch each, but it was said that in the city of Hangzhou, Fang Qifu led Pang Wanchun and a group of flying generals to fight out, leaving only Fang Tianding, Deng Yuanjue, and the three marshals of the East, South, and West in charge.
Among them, Deng Yuanjue was kicked by Yao Pingzhong, and he was as swollen as a small radish, lying on the Zen bed and wailing. Si Xingfang had his own neck opened, and Shi Bao was shot by Wang Shunchen on the shoulder, and they were all recovering from their injuries.
As for Cao Cao and others, they are guest troops. Should they be assigned to watch the night? Li Tianrun was the only one who took the lead and led hundreds of soldiers to patrol the city. As he was walking, he suddenly heard the sound of killings in the east city and hurried over.
To the east of Hangzhou, there are more than 30,000 Huanqing soldiers and Xihe soldiers. They are paid according to the number of soldiers. They deliberately make a big splash and use open fire to attack the city. This is a half-real and half-empty strategy. It is good to win, but it is not possible to win. It also attracted the attention of the defenders and used it to cover the sneak attack on Shuimen by the Yan Yan soldiers from the west.
Unexpectedly, there were only a few soldiers on duty in his city. The officers and soldiers built a pontoon bridge to cross the moat, erected fifty or sixty ladders in a row, and in one go, they went directly to the city wall!
The generals of these two armies, Yang Keshi and Xin Xingzong, were seriously injured and did not fight. The leaders were Zhao Ming and Yang Weizhong. Among them, Yang Weizhong took the blame for the defeat of Linping Mountain and was imprisoned for several days. The general suffered a severe loss, so he was specifically released to make meritorious deeds.
When the two of them saw the officers and soldiers charging up the city wall, they couldn't help but be very happy: Oh, no, the thieves and soldiers were completely unprepared, but the first victory in breaking the city fell into the hands of the two of us.
At this moment, Li Tianrun arrived. With a horse and a sword, he rushed towards the city from the horse road and shouted: "'Ghost Commander' Li Tianrun is here, who dares to seize my city!" The sword danced into a ball of cold light, and everyone Wherever he passed, there were corpses everywhere.
Behind him, hundreds of soldiers also committed suicide and came to the city, killing them together, making it increasingly difficult for the officers and soldiers to stop him.
Yang Weizhong was shocked when he saw it and said: "That thief general is very brave. If he is allowed to show off his evil ways, how can we conquer this city?"
He immediately rushed to the bottom of the city, dragged his gun with one hand, found a farther ladder, climbed up the city in three steps and two steps at a time, and pounced on Li Tianrun from behind.
Among the chaotic army, it was another night battle. Li Tianrun was only focused on fighting, but why did he pay attention to what was behind him? He was shot right in the shoulder and back, and he screamed and fell off his horse.
The soldiers rushed to rescue him, and Li Tianrun rolled and crawled away. Yang Weizhong was unwilling to let go. He shouted loudly, and his spear was like a willow in the wind, instantly knocking down more than ten of them.
When the officers and soldiers saw that the general had personally ascended the city, their morale was greatly boosted, and they killed the southern soldiers and retreated step by step.
At this time, more and more officers and soldiers came to the city, and Yang Weizhong pressed forward step by step. Li Tianrun saw that he could not do anything, and reluctantly shouted in pain: "Follow me to the palace, meet the eldest prince, and then we can reason."
He was seriously injured and couldn't use a broadsword. He drew his waist knife and was protected by a few soldiers who were capable of fighting. He climbed down the city wall and went straight to Nan'an Prince's Mansion.
Li Tianrun abandoned the east city here, but his brother Li Tianyou came from outside the city. The officers and soldiers below the city were looking at the city wall. Unexpectedly, a large number of soldiers and horses came from behind and there was a chaos.
Song general Zhao Ming was sitting outside the city. He quickly commanded his troops to turn around and kill the enemy. He also quickly mounted his horse. He met the "Leopard" Su Jing. The two clashed and fought for three or five times. Zhao Ming roared and stabbed Su to death with one shot. Jing, shouted: "Don't panic! If you kill all these thieves, you will be rewarded."
After saying that, he saw Chao Zhong, the "Beheaded Man", and immediately rode his horse to kill him. Chao Zhong saw Zhao Ming's bravery and was too timid to challenge him, so he turned around and ran away. Li Tianyou stabbed him diagonally, but he was a courageous man. , brandishing his long sword, stopped Zhao Ming from fighting fiercely.
The two fought for more than ten times before "Crazy Tiger" Zhang Tao came to kill him and chopped Zhao Ming into two pieces with a knife in the back.
The officers and soldiers were shocked and climbed up the city wall to escape. When Li Tianyou saw it, he cursed angrily and rushed across the city river, cutting down the ladders one by one.
In the midst of the chaos, the city gate suddenly opened wide. However, Yang Weizhong led seven or eight hundred Xihe soldiers from the city wall to the city. They opened the door and came out to rescue. He marked the gun in his hand, poked Chao Zhong, strode forward and pulled out the gun. He killed him with one more shot, snatched his horse, and rode to fight Li Tianyou.
Li Tianyou was used to being arrogant and fearless, so he came to fight. The two fought for a while, but Zhang Tao sneaked around from behind and wanted to use his plan to kill Zhao Ming. Unexpectedly, Yang Weizhong had noticed it and suddenly turned around and shot , Zhang Tao was caught off guard, and he shot him into the throat, and he fell off his horse and died.
Li Tianyou was startled, and then he realized that Yang Weizhong's killing skills were unmatched by others, and he escaped across the city river with his horse.
After all, there were many officers and soldiers. At this time, under the command of Yang Weizhong, the panic gradually subsided, and the counterattack made the southern soldiers unable to stand. Li Tianyou saw that he was not the leader, so he had to lure the remaining troops and defeat them to the south.
"Ghost Commander" Li Tianrun was shot in the shoulder and his blood gushed out. He forced himself down the city wall and then fell unconscious. Thanks to the loyalty and bravery of his soldiers, several people took turns carrying him to Prince Fang Tianding's palace. Fang Tianding was covered in armor. Looking eastward anxiously, he suddenly saw Li Tianrun being carried on his back covered in blood. He was shocked and hurriedly called the traditional Chinese medicine doctor for treatment and bandaging.
The soldier talked about the battle and learned that Dongcheng had been lost. Fang Tianding felt chills all over his body. He hurriedly went to find Cao Cao and begged: "Brother Song, what should we do? We are waiting for the general to take advantage today, and we will fight again tomorrow." Winning one game is a big victory! But Uncle Qi Buddha decided to use his evil plan, but he thought of something with Tong Guan, the old eunuch who couldn't afford to lose. Now he doesn't know whether he will succeed or not, but others take advantage of it. My city is empty, so come in!"
Cao Cao patted him and said, "My dear brother, don't panic. Please mobilize all the soldiers and horses in the city. My brothers will lead us and seize the east city and come back. Nothing will happen."
Fang Tianding seemed to have found a life-saving straw, and he quickly sent people around to urge troops to gather in the mansion.
Not long after, seven or eight thousand people gathered. Lao Cao led the brothers out. Before he could say anything, he suddenly heard the earth-shattering shouts from the west of the city. Qingbo Gate, Yongjin Gate, and Qiantang Gate burst into flames at the same time, and some west city guards flew out. The horse came to report: "My eldest prince, it is a disaster! Tens of thousands of Western troops secretly crossed the West Lake and entered through the three water gates."
Fang Tianding was stunned, stumbled and cried out: "Ah, this eunuch is so shameless. I only had one group of soldiers when I attacked him secretly, but he came to attack my city from both sides! Brother Song, what should we do now?"
Cao Cao spread his hands and said: "In this case, the situation is over - there are only thousands of people here, it is difficult to seize one side of the city, let alone lose both sides. There are only three strategies for now, my dear brother, you can choose one."
Fang Tianding perked up and said, "Brother Song, let me listen."
Cao Cao said: "The first strategy is to abandon the entire army in Hangzhou and rush out of the north gate to chase the envoy Fang Zuo. After all, the army is elsewhere. After reuniting, killing Tong Guan will be a great victory. If he cannot be killed, With soldiers and horses in hand, we can deal with him easily."
Fang Tianding shook his head repeatedly: "Everything north of the Qiantang River has been recovered by officers and soldiers. If Tong Guan cannot be killed, he will be surrounded by soldiers and horses on all sides. How can he cross the river in such a hurry?"
Cao Cao didn't say much, and added: "The second strategy is simple. We will gather the troops to secure the palace and wait for the envoy Fang Zuo to return for reinforcements."
Fang Tianding shook his head faster and faster: "No, no, if Uncle Qi Buddha is too late to come back, or if Tong Guan is on guard and defeats him, wouldn't we be setting ourselves up for death?"
Cao Cao smiled and said, "There is only the third strategy. Before the officers and soldiers surround us, we can break out of the south gate and go straight to Muzhou to join Shenggong and then look for an opportunity to fight Tong Guan again."
Fang Tianding was overjoyed: "Okay! This strategy is really great! In this case, don't delay, I'll set off right away!"
There are different teachings: The ghost commander is injured and abandons his sword, and the famous city is in ruins. Meng De proposed three strategies, but fate chose to escape with one word.
(End of chapter)
