Luo Dingbiao had to come. If he did not control the section to the north bank, the rafts could not be put down and the Northern Army could not enter the city.
This group of Zhu Yunqi's men was still stationed on Drum Tower East Street behind Dongshui Gate, which showed that Zhu Yunqi was not at ease with him.
Gao Yuandao must have received Zhu Yunqi's advice, and he has been observing the movements at Dongshui Gate very vigilantly. However, judging from today's situation, Luo Dingbiao did not make any changes, and he was fighting hard. Of course, there was something wrong. There is nothing surprising about it.
It's just that the other party came so suddenly to his defense area on the south bank of the river with a group of people, which was a bit strange, and he had to be alert.
Luo Dingbiao also knew that this would definitely make the other party suspicious, but he had no choice.
According to the military order, the guard was not allowed to leave his defense area without Zhu Yunqi's order. It was taboo to cross the river and climb to the south bank by himself, and it was even more suspicious in the middle of the night.
Delay will lead to change, Luo Dingbiao did not hesitate and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Dao, something happened."
"What happened? What happened? Just say it there, there is no need to come over..." Gao Yuandao looked at the dangerous light in Luo Dingbiao's eyes and subconsciously felt that something was wrong. He was a little hasty and should not have let the other party get close to the city wall. , just as he had time to raise his hand to signal the people behind him to be alert, and was about to take a step back to let the soldiers stand in front of him, he felt a black light passing by, and felt a chill on his neck.
Busia Mara has been sticking close behind Luo Dingbiao, never leaving even a step away.
It has been three days since she came to Qingcheng, and she has been hiding in Luo Dingbiao's barracks without showing up.
Of course, there was more than one person who came with her, but more than ten people from Beizhili and Shandong. They were all carefully selected ruthless characters. At the same time, they also dared to take risks and lick blood with their swords. In Bei He is a well-known figure in Zhihe and Shandong.
To choose this type of person, you don’t have to be very famous, or even have particularly strong martial arts skills, but the key is to be able to be ruthless and dare to give it a try, rather than just trying to compete with each other, so in It took some effort to select this group of candidates.
These people will come in handy at times like this. In a real battle with a large army, they are of little use. They can only play a role in this critical moment of surprise and sneak attack, which can lead to instant victory.
In Busia Mara's view, this Luo Dingbiao may be a good fighter, but when it comes to responding to this kind of surprise fight, it seems a bit too long-winded. What's the point of talking so much? He only needs one sentence to attract the opponent's attention, and then suddenly Take action when you get close. The more you talk, the more opportunities you will give the other party to prepare.
Fortunately, Luo Dingbiao reacted in time. When he suddenly stepped forward, Busia Mara suddenly lay on his side on the ground. After choosing the best angle for the attack, the revolving crescent moon guillotine hidden behind his waist was released. .
At such a close distance, Busia Mara never thought about missing. The opponent was not a master of martial arts. Although he was vigilant, this level of vigilance was meaningless in his own eyes. Crescent Moon took action, The other party is no different than a dead person.
Even Hai Dongqing, who was in the air in Liaodong, was able to catch him with just one strike.
"Pfft!" Gao Yuandao only felt a coldness in his throat, and his whole body felt as if he had a cramp. He suddenly relaxed. He covered his throat and groaned twice, but he could no longer speak. His body slumped down softly. .
Before the soldiers behind him even realized what was happening, the crossbow in Luo Dingbiao's hand suddenly fired. More than ten crossbow bolts shot out, forming a dense arrow net in an instant. The four or five people in front didn't even say a word. Before he could say anything, he was knocked to the ground by a barrage of crossbow bolts.
After completing the task, Luo Dingbiao took a few steps back without hesitation, and Busia Mara had already stood up, holding the two spinning crescent guillotines in his hands. The two quickest responders The crossbowman had drawn his bow and was ready to fire, but he was instantly hit by the two crescent guillotines and fell from the crenel to the bottom of the city wall.
The dozen or so masters who followed closely followed Busiyamala at the moment he burst out, with the hidden weapons in their hands first, and then all kinds of weapons swarmed forward.
Gao Yuandao's soldiers obviously hadn't woken up from the blow of their general being assassinated, but they encountered such a group of gangsters who had never encountered them before. Caught off guard, more than ten soldiers even Before they had time to react, they were all killed.
However, this kind of thing can never be concealed for long. A shrill copper whistle sounded, followed by the sound of a gong. There was a commotion at the Mighty Gate. Soon the torch was raised, like a strip of light along the city wall. It's slowly spreading this way.
However, when Luo Dingbiao climbed onto the city wall, the soldiers who had been preparing on the river bank pushed the rafts into the water one by one. The craftsmen quickly boarded the rafts and pressed close to the shore along both sides of the river. The wooden rafts were connected with iron hooks, and then a boat was used to guide the wooden rafts along the river bank to move slowly outside the city. Soon the pontoon formed by the two wooden rafts was at the edge of the open sluice, close to the wall and leading to the outside of the city. Two floating bridges are formed in the north and south.
The full-moon scimitar in Busiyamala's hand turned into black balls of light and advanced fiercely along the city wall. Anyone who dared to stop was killed on the spot by its simple and fierce blade, and a group of martial arts masters followed closely behind. It also swept across like a wave, and the entire city wall north of Dongshui Gate instantly turned into a Shura slaughterhouse.
But as the defenders slowly woke up from the shock, they regrouped their defensive positions and began to resist along the city wall, especially when the crossbowmen also occupied high positions to snipe and contain them, Busia Mara knew The mission of his team has basically been completed, and what is left is for Luo Dingbiao's soldiers to take over.
Taking advantage of the chaos this assault brought to the Gao Yuandao defenders, hundreds of Luo Dingbiao tribes who had crossed the canal on wooden rafts rushed up the stairs to the city wall and started fighting along the city wall with Gao Yuandao tribesmen. At the same time, Mu The rows of pontoon bridges stretched outwards, and He Huchen's soldiers finally arrived.
At this time, the entire Linqing City was already boiling. Zhu Yunqi, who had just had time to fall asleep, immediately realized the danger. It was impossible to create such a big situation so quickly by simply stealing the city. Only cooperation between the inside and the outside could have such serious consequences, and There must have been a rebellion among the defending troops to achieve this effect.
Zhu Yunqi's response was not unpleasant. He quickly judged that Luo Dingbiao had a problem, but he thought that the other party had done something to Jingdai Gate, and he had made full preparations in Jingdai Gate, and had specifically given instructions Closely monitor Luo Dingbiao. Luo Dingbiao does not want to open Jingdai Gate so easily. The two sides should be fighting for Jingdai Gate.
Therefore, he made a wrong decision that could ruin the entire Linqing City. He sent the most elite reserve team to Jingdai Gate and quickly reinforced it along the line between Daning Temple and Guotong Street.
Half an hour after the reserve team was sent out, he learned that the Northern Army was pouring in continuously along the East Water Gate, while the army pressing south from the Weiwu Gate was blocked by Luo Dingbiao's troops, two hundred steps away from the East Water Gate. This section of the city wall is inaccessible to the East Water Gate.
When the spear troops and sword and shield soldiers were finally able to pour into Linqing City continuously along the Dongshuimen Floating Bridge, it basically announced that Linqing City would no longer be able to organize an effective defense system. Finally entered the city.
After entering the city, He Huchen's troops even gave up attacking Jingdai Gate in the south, and instead launched an unexpected attack along Yongqing Street to the north inner city. This step also caught Zhu Yunqi off guard, and the enemy did not take the opportunity to control it just after entering the city. They went inside the city and took the opportunity to stabilize the situation, but suddenly launched an attack on the inner city, which was completely unexpected.
The defense of the inner city was much weaker than that of the outer city. There were even only 300 soldiers stationed at Zhongshan Gate (Yongqing Gate). Therefore, when He Huchen's troops unexpectedly launched a fierce attack on Zhongshan Gate, only The Datong Army collapsed after encountering two rounds of shelling, and He Huchen's troops swarmed forward and firmly controlled Zhongshan Gate.
This is equivalent to planting a firm nail in Linqing City. No matter which direction Zhu Yunqi wants to reinforce or launch a counterattack, he will have to face the firearm attack from Zhongshan Gate, and Zhongshan Gate to the east can threaten Weiwu Gate. On the first line, you can control the area of Nanmen Street and Yongqing Street to the south, which directly forms the trend of blooming in the center.
When He Huchen's troops opened up the situation in Dongshuimen and Yongqingmen, it actually meant that Linqing City could no longer be defended.
Yang Zhaoji's attack at Jingdai Gate soon ushered in the internal and external cooperation. The capture of Jingdai Gate meant that the entire eastern part of Linqing City was no longer under Datong's military control.
It was only at this time that Zhu Yunqi painfully realized that Linqing City could no longer be defended. However, not only did the entire Linqing City store grain and grass materials second only to Dongchang Prefecture, Dezhou City and Jining City, more importantly, once Linqing was lost, A direct threat to the survival of the entire northern line garrison. Losing this node on the canal means that the Texas garrison will be alone, and even if they retreat, they will have to be unable to use the canal and have to take the land route to the south of Fujian. Withdrawing would be a dangerous start for the Northern Army to take advantage of the situation and pursue the enemy.
Therefore, he could not and did not dare to make the decision to give up Linqing easily.
Until he saw that the fire that almost lit up half the sky in the east began to spread to the middle, and the shouting and noise slowly extended to the north, Zhu Yunqi knew that if he didn't make a decision, it would be too late, and he might even be trapped in the near future. Qing City was hit. He relaxed and tightened the horse rein in his hand, tightened it and relaxed it. Finally he could only hold it tightly. He took a deep look to the south and pulled the reins away in pain: "Order Xu Yonghua to cut off the rear, and the rest of the troops will leave from the calm gate." Evacuate with Huaishuo Gate."
