Chapter 565: Surprise Attack on Hefei
It is said that Zhao Yun's surprise attack force deployed overnight, using the vacant west camp in the north of Hefei City to ambush the troops who would surprise the north gate of Hefei in the early morning.
Since intelligence showed that there were not many Cao Jun defenders in the city, the best plan was of course to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and take advantage of the opening of the city gate in the early morning when the defense was lax to seize the city gate, and then march straight in to eliminate the defenders in the city.
Everything went according to plan and there seemed to be no surprises. As the North City Gate suspension bridge slowly fell to the other side, a thin plume of black smoke rose from the bushes on one side, signaling the attack.
The five thousand light cavalry under Zhao Yun quickly got on their horses, each holding a short repeating crossbow with multiple arrow boxes, and the newly developed carbon-added hard steel sabers inserted in their backs. They drove slowly but quickly from the south side of the West Camp. The exit passage leads into the countryside.
The sky was still gray, and the morning mist spread across the fields, providing a bit of cover for the Green Dragon Cavalry that gradually filled the fields. The Cao Jun lookout post on the city tower was still sleepy-eyed and didn't even bother to look outside the city. Who can believe that Zhao Yun, a truly amazing soldier, arrived from Wancheng to the north of Hefei City in less than three days?
The cavalry set off from here and reached the city gate at extremely high speed in just one stick of incense. Zhao Yun saw that the front line of more than a thousand cavalry had been lined up. He couldn't wait for the rear line to be full. He gritted his teeth and took the silver spear, and rushed out like a violent wind. The front line seized the city gate, and the rear line just drove in.
The intensive sound of hoofbeats immediately sounded in the open countryside,
Cao Bing, who was setting up roadblocks at the city gate, looked at the dust clouds a few miles away with confusion. The lookout soldiers at the city head also rubbed their sleepy eyes, looked at each other and asked: "Is there any action so early? Why is there no action at the camp? Let me know."
The captain of the city gate team was a veteran of Cao Hong's command. Seeing Chentou's speed, he gradually felt that the situation was not right. A white-horse warrior emerged from the dust head first. He was as fast as a shooting star. His silver spear led his white robes to flutter. He was only a few feet away from the suspension bridge. Even the white tassels on the top of his helmet could be seen clearly.
Although the squad leader did not know Zhao Yun, he knew that Cao Jun did not have such a heroic white horse general. Knowing that something was wrong, he opened his mouth and shouted: "The enemy is attacking! The enemy is attacking! Close the door and release arrows to pull the suspension bridge!"
Although Cao Jun was lax, he was also well-trained. The gong at the top of the city quickly rang. Several Cao soldiers who had set up roadblocks quickly crossed the suspension bridge and ran towards the unclosed city gate. The ropes of the suspension bridge were quickly tightened behind them, and the bridge The body slowly lifted up, it seemed that Zhao Yun's white horse was still missing, and the suspension bridge had already risen into the air.
Zhao Yun was very worried. His light skills were not as strong as Chen Long's. He saw that he could not fly up to the suspension bridge in mid-air and could not cut the rope. The army behind him would be blocked outside the moat, giving the enemy time to close the door and lock it and set up defenses. Once the city With Cao's army standing over his head, the casualties of his own soldiers may be inevitable.
Suddenly, several soldiers emerged from the other side of the river in the morning mist. They were all in Qinglong Army uniforms. They quickly climbed onto the semi-inclined suspension bridge. They cut the ropes with several knives and the suspension bridge suddenly fell to the ground. Zhao Yun was overjoyed, and the speed of the white horse did not slow down at all. , the silver gun deflected a few scattered arrows, and hit the newly closed city gate with one shot.
It turned out that several scouts had entered the moat with the boat last night and were lurking in the moat beside the city gate, breathing air with Lucao and waiting for the opportunity. At this time, they jumped out and cut the rope of the suspension bridge, which had a miraculous effect.
Zhao Yun used all his strength to shoot this shot, and the small white dragon with the silver gun suddenly appeared, shaking the city gate that had not yet inserted the big bolt into the city gate. Several Cao soldiers behind the door who were holding the big bolt and locking it were hit. He flew out and staggered around in a panic. Zhao Yun saw at a glance the long doorway behind which was the city of Hefei dotted with buildings. He was overjoyed and pinched the horse's belly. The white dragon horse neighed and raised its hooves again. Suddenly, he heard a clang. Zhao Yun looked up in his busy schedule and saw the doorway. In the slit at the top, a huge gate with a weight of 1,000 pounds has fallen. The front end of the giant gate is still covered with spikes, and it has reached the top of Zhao Yun's head in the blink of an eye.
With Zhao Yun's horse control skills, he could advance or retreat, but no matter whether he advanced or retreated, the giant gate would inevitably block the entrance. When the time came, he would have to go back to the siege, which would be a waste of all previous efforts.
What a Zhao Yun, with only the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Spear in his hand, he immediately pointed the spear downward, raised the spear body to the ground, leaned forward, and poured all the internal energy of his body into the spear body in an instant.
There was only a loud bang in the ears. Bainiaochaofeng was hit hard by the Qianjin Gate. The city bricks under the tip of the gun immediately burst open. The gun body penetrated deep into the soil, but it still prevented the Qianjin Gate from falling completely, revealing Enough space for one person to enter and exit.
Zhao Yun lost his silver spear in his hand and rushed into the iron gate one man and one horse. Zhao Yun saw a small group of Cao Jun in the city appear at the entrance to the city gate. He drew his saber behind him and rushed forward without fear.
The front of the brigade behind Zhao Yun had already rushed onto the suspension bridge. Blocked by the thousand-jin gate, they abandoned their horses and got under the thousand-jin gate. The rear army saw that the suspension bridge was crowded with horses with empty saddles, but there were not many arrows flying around the city. They quickly organized crossbows to fight back, and at the same time organized soldiers to clear the horses on the suspension bridge. More and more Qinglong troops walked through the Qianjin Gate and entered In the city gate cave, he and Zhao Yun worked together to kill the surrounding enemy troops and attack up the stairs of the city wall.
Zhao Yun didn't dismount. The white dragon horse jumped up the steps, with its saber everywhere, slashing several Cao soldiers. The white dragon horse was unstoppable, and it jumped up to the city tower. There were only dozens of Cao soldiers on the city tower. Zhao Yun was able to resist them wherever they could, and they were instantly defeated. Even the veteran captain of Cao Hong's command was killed by Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun cleared the city tower in an instant and saw a large number of Cao's troops appearing on the main road in the city. Knowing that the five thousand defenders in the city had been alerted, he hurriedly ordered people to roll up the iron gates. After the road was clear, Zhao Yun's five thousand cavalry were able to march straight in and quickly started a contact battle with Cao's army in the city.
Zhao Yun inspected his spear and saw that it was not damaged at all. He was overjoyed and went down from the city tower. Just as Gao Shun arrived with two thousand reinforcements who planned to attack the city, the two attacked separately. Gao Shun went to find a place to store grain, while Zhao Yun attacked his horse. Go straight to the core area of the main road where the battle is fiercest.
At this moment, Cao Jun in the East Camp had already sensed that something was wrong, and organized his troops to rush out quickly with the intention of rescuing the city gate. The number was only two thousand. Unexpectedly, as soon as they left the camp gate, they were ambushed by a group of Qinglong Crossbowmen from the West Camp. Shooting at close range, leaving hundreds of corpses behind, they retreated to the camp. Gao Lan ordered rockets to be fired again. In an instant, fires broke out all over the east camp, and the screams of Cao's army were everywhere. It was obvious that they had fled. Gao Lan's Qinglong Army won a complete victory. They chased and killed all the camps on both sides along the road. Burn.
Zhao Yun fought his way into the center of Cao's army. All of Cao Yun's elite troops were killed by Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun was in and out of conflict several times, but there was no general under his command. Suddenly, he saw a group of hundreds of black-armored horses blocking the road ahead. Their uniforms looked like Cao Cao's most elite tiger and leopard cavalry.
Zhao Yun knew that he had met an important figure in Cao's army. He was overjoyed and cheered up. He rushed in like a phoenix spear and cut through the thorns. Sure enough, Cao's army's combat power had increased, but who in the world could resist the invincible general Zhao Yun's quick spear?
Zhao Yun entered the core like he was chopping melons and vegetables. Suddenly he encountered a steel gun blocking his way, and he actually grabbed the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Spear with a clang, showing his rather tyrannical skills. Zhao Yun reined in his horse and watched, and saw a young general holding a spear in front of another young man dressed as a scribe, looking at Zhao Yun coldly without fear.
The surrounding tiger and leopard cavalry were quickly surrounded and annihilated by the Qinglong Army. In an instant, only the two young generals of Cao's army were left. The situation was clear. Zhao Yun smiled and said to the two young men: "Hefei is over, your five thousand Cao's troops are over, and hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops are over." The grain depot is also destroyed. My subordinates, Zhao Zilong, will not kill the unknown generals, but quickly report their names and surrender. My lord has never surrendered without killing them."
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
