Huang Yi just observed for a moment and then squatted back in the woods.
"Get ready to take action!"
Everyone heard the sound and drew out the swords on their backs.
Of these thirty members of the death squad, four were Yuan Yao's personal guards, eight were Huang Yi's scouts, and the other eighteen were selected by Zhao Da to be able to run and fight well.
Everyone knows that if they rest for one more minute, their chances of success will decrease, and the danger on Yuan Yao's side will increase.
Therefore, even though they had just run twelve miles in one breath, everyone only dared to stay here for a moment to catch their breath.
"Remember, the only target is the city gate!"
"As long as we control this city gate and guard it until a large group of people comes over, we will have completed our mission!"
Everyone looked brave, and Huang Yi didn't need to emphasize the reward too much at this moment. When they joined the death squad, Huang Yi told them the importance of capturing Shangliao City Gate in this battle.
As long as they enter the city and hold on to the city gate for two quarters of an hour, they can become the key to reversing the situation of the war!
Although Shangxiao City is strong and tall, it is only two hundred feet long and wide at most, so there must not be many people guarding it.
As long as they can hold on until a large group of troops enter the city and seize Shangliao City. Even if the Peng clan launches a siege with tens of thousands of tribesmen, it cannot be broken overnight!
Then they can hold on until reinforcements arrive, and the battle can be reversed and won. At that time, they will be able to take the lead in this battle!
"superior!"
Huang Yi gave the order and was the first to jump out of the bushes.
Behind him, a team of five people divided into six groups and rushed out of the woods, following Huang Yi.
The north gate of Shangliao City is less than one foot wide and can only accommodate one vehicle. It is relatively narrow.
There are five people in a group, three in front and two in the back, so they can rush in without being crowded.
At this time, at the gate of the city, two members of the Peng family who were guarding the gate were leaning together, chatting idly.
Because the ferry bridge on the north side of Hezhou was in trouble, the ferry on the south side was also suspended for ferrying passengers. At this time, the only people entering and leaving Shangliao City were members of the Peng clan, so these two people didn't need to take stock of pedestrians and had a leisurely time.
"Old Wang, who dares to provoke our Peng family?"
"And this time I not only offended the second young master, but also the eldest young master!"
A farmer with a green scarf on his head asked a square-faced farmer next to him.
"Old Li, you are said to be ill-informed, but you still don't believe me!"
"Did you know that the fourth young master was killed by someone from the official family, and that's why the eldest young master was alarmed!"
"I guess the eldest young master has killed the group of officers and soldiers who couldn't tell the difference between the big and small kings by now. He will be back soon!"
The peasant with a square face leaned against the city wall, closed his eyes, and said leisurely:
"Believe it or not, we will be busy later, so stop talking so much and stay more energetic!"
Green Scarf Old Li didn't believe it: "They are fighting, what do they want us to do?"
The square-faced old Wang said slowly: "When the young master takes action, no matter which county's officers and soldiers or which powerful family it is, they must admit defeat!"
"It's just that the two of us have suffered from hard work. Later, the young master will hang the thief's head on the city gate tower!"
Green Scarf Old Li trembled when he heard the words, as if he thought of a past event, and couldn't help showing fear on his face.
The square-faced old Wang glanced at him and continued to tease:
"I did this once ten years ago!"
"When you see those cars full of people, don't pee your pants in fear!"
"Why don't you go home and get an extra set of clothes while you still have time, hahahaha!"
The Peng family has more than ten thousand households. In addition to households with the same surname, there are also some tenants with other surnames.
In the Peng clan, these tenants only had a higher status than those sold into slavery.
Most farmers with the surname Peng own one-third of an acre of land. Normally, they farm for the people, but only when trouble comes, they will be armed as soldiers.
Most of these tenants with foreign surnames have no land and rely on renting the Peng family's fields to survive. In addition to handing over more than 70% of the grain to the Peng family as rent every year, they also have to take turns to recruit members of the Peng family to serve as standing armed troops, responsible for patrolling gates, ferrying and guarding bridges.
After all, these things will delay farming and fishing, and without wages, the Peng family's own households will definitely not be willing to do it.
So the two gatekeepers, Lao Li and Lao Wang, are both tenants of the Peng family.
"Old Wang, look at why so many people are coming! And they are all holding swords!"
Lao Li was hesitating whether to go home and get some clothes when he suddenly saw Huang Yi and others rushing over.
"Lao Wang Lao Wang! Take a look!"
Green scarf Old Li shook Old Wang vigorously, and then Old Wang reluctantly opened his eyes.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw many people, all holding swords in their hands, charging toward him fiercely.
The square-faced Lao Wang blinked hard and rubbed his eyes, but still didn't react.
The green scarf old Li went back to touch the saber he placed by the wall, but before he could touch it, a young man who rushed at the front split open his chest with a sword.
Huang Yi killed one person with one sword and stabbed the other directly.
The man just looked at him stupidly without any resistance, but Huang Yi showed no mercy and penetrated directly into the square-faced man's chest.
Yuan Jun's death squads rushed into the city gate one after another, but no one made a sound.
On the one hand, they didn't want to alert the city's guards, but on the other hand, these people were panting heavily as they ran and had no energy left to shout and kill.
Everyone rushed into the city gate almost without any obstruction. Although they were mentally prepared, they were all stunned when they saw the situation inside the city for the first time.
It's not because there are many guards in the city, but there are no guards at all!
At the core of the Peng clan, are there only two gatekeepers outside?
Although he did not expect the city defense to be so lax, Huang Yi quickly ordered: "The left team drives forward, the right team ascends the city, and the middle team guards the goal!"
The thirty people were immediately divided into three teams. Huang Yi looked left and right and immediately found the place to climb the city.
He immediately led ten people and rushed towards the city wall.
At this time, several ordinary Peng clan members near the city gate were still staring blankly at the uninvited guests who suddenly rushed in.
"Which clan are you from? What are you doing here?"
"Just now, the eldest young master was beating drums in Beichang to summon the clan members. What were you doing?"
"We're just here now. The young master has already taken people to Dongjin to cross the bridge. You can still pick up some bones if you rush over now!"
The people living in Shangliao City are all direct descendants of the Peng clan. There are only a few hundred households, and most of them are wealthy landowners with high status and seldom produce.
When these tribesmen saw Huang Yi and the other thirty people, they thought they were tribesmen from some farm outside.
The only answer to them was the shining sword.
In Shangliao City, Yuan's army's death squad killed everyone on sight, regardless of gender or age. They immediately screamed and became chaotic.
This is exactly what Huang Yi wants. As long as it causes chaos in the city, it can delay the counterattack of the Peng family members in the city. The more chaos you make, the more time you can buy to deal with the large group of people.
Huang Yi led his men to the top of the city, only to see five panicked armed men of the Peng family, tremblingly holding their swords in a gesture of resistance.
"Who are you, how dare you break into Shangxiao City without permission!"
"If you don't back down yet, if the eldest young master comes back, he won't skin you and cramp you!"
Huang Yi took the lead and knocked down one of them.
When the remaining four people saw their companions die tragically, they were so frightened that they cried for their fathers and mothers. They lost their swords and turned around to run away.
Huang Yi struck three people in a row with his sword, then used the sharp sword in his hand as a flying sword and threw it, hitting the last person in the back.
The ten Yuan troops behind him hardly took any action and only used last-minute hits.
Looking at the city wall again, except for Huang Yi and other eleven people, there is no longer any living member of the Peng family.
Turning back to look inside the city, the ten Yuan troops from the left team seemed to be in uninhabited territory. They had killed and wounded dozens of Peng family members, and the whole area in the north of the city was in chaos.
There are only seven people guarding the north gate?
Moreover, there are almost no weapons in the city. This can no longer be described as empty defense!
Huang Yi and the Yuan army under his command were all in disbelief that they had captured the north gate of Shangliao City so easily.
