At midnight, there is still one hour left in the ion time.
The cold moonlight shines on the ground through the treetops.
Not far away, in Gongsun Zan's military camp, horses neighed and people mingled.
"My lord, the troops and horses have been assembled. Please give me your instructions!" Gongsun Fan said to Gongsun Zan with his hands in hand.
Gongsun Zan ascended the high platform. Below him were 3,000 elite white horse followers and more than 10,000 infantrymen. This was Gongsun Zan's family fortune. It was these soldiers and horses who had followed him across the northern part of the wall for many years, making the barbarians fearful.
Looking at Youzhou Erlang who was slaying below, a sense of heroism arose spontaneously. In this troubled world, I, Gongsun Zan, will definitely make a bright future!
"My sons, I have gathered you here today to seize Sishui Pass!"
"First, during the march, the horses' hooves were bound and the people's hooves were wrapped!"
"Second, after entering the city, you are not allowed to burn, kill, loot, or harass the people. Anyone who violates the order will be punished by military law!"
"Follow me to break through Sishui Pass!"
Under the high platform, the white horse Yi Cong and the infantry roared, and the sound of murder broke into the sky!
After saying that, Gongsun Zan drew out the sword from his waist and shouted.
"Set off!"
Gongsun Zan's army was lightly armed and marched secretly towards Sishui Pass.
Horse hoof binding is to wrap the hoofs of war horses to reduce the sound of horse hoofs, and human title hoof binding is when sergeants hold small sticks or small wooden strips in their mouths to avoid making noise when talking. This is all to prevent the enemy from being noticed in advance when marching at night.
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On the wall of the east gate of Sishui Pass.
Hua Xiong was beaten to pieces by Zhao Yun during the day, and as soon as he entered the mansion, he hugged Mei Jiao Niang and stayed behind closed doors.
Li Su had not recovered from his injuries after being beaten with a military stick. Zhao Cen took advantage of this opportunity and went up to the city wall with fifty cronies and dozens of jars of wine.
The guard guarding the east gate was a school captain, his surname was Zhao. He was named Zhao Si because he was the fourth in the family and he was from the orthodox Xiliang Army.
"Captain Zhao, Commander-in-Chief remembers that you and others have worked hard guarding the city, and ordered me to bring fine wine to reward the soldiers!" Zhao Cen said to Zhao Si.
"Zhao joins the army. Gongsun Zan may come to knock on the pass at any time. It's hard to drink with such a heavy responsibility!" Zhao Si declined.
"Captain Zhao, do you want to disobey the Governor's good intentions? Besides, we have more than 40,000 defenders in the city and we are afraid that Gongsun Zan will not do it!"
"Captain Zhao, don't you hear what happened to Li Su when he joined the army?"
After Zhao Cen finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Si meaningfully.
"Well... okay then! Thank you for joining the army. Please convey my gratitude to the governor for me, thinking of us brothers who are guarding the city!" Zhao Si shuddered and agreed after seeing that he could not refuse.
Although Li Su didn't see the tragic situation with his own eyes, it spread throughout the army. Hua Xiong's ruthless actions made people change their minds after hearing the news.
Zhao Si didn't dare to touch Hua Xiong's brow, otherwise he would be slapped on the head with dozens of military sticks and asked to explain to someone!
In addition, the city has been guarding the city for several days and there has not been any smell of wine. Since it was Governor Hua who was appreciating the wine, he drank it.
"Brothers, Governor Hua has shown mercy today and asked Zhao to join the army to reward our brothers who are guarding the city. Let's drink freely!" Zhao Si greeted all the brothers who were guarding the city.
As a jar of wine was unloaded from the carriage, there was a crowd of people drinking wine and drinking wine on the top of the city.
"Captain Zhao, come here, let me toast you!" Zhao Cen picked up the wine glass and said to Zhao Si.
"Thank you for joining the army, drink!" Zhao Si took the bowl of sea and drank it.
"Captain Zhao, our surname is Zhao. Maybe we were from the same family hundreds of years ago. Let's have another drink!"
"Isn't that right? It's an honor to be humble and humble!"
One bowl after another followed, from Haishi to Zishi.
Zhao Cen had drunk the hangover soup in advance before coming, and since he drank less, he just kept drinking it from Zhao Si.
At this time, Gongsun Zan's army had already led his army to the dense forest outside Sishui Pass. They marched secretly along the way without attracting the attention of the defenders inside Sishui Pass.
"Lord, when will we attack the city?" Gongsun Yue said excitedly.
"Shrui, don't worry, it's not the right time yet!" Gongsun Zan slowly waved his hand.
On top of the city.
"Captain Zhao, wake up and keep getting up and drinking!"
At this time, Zhao Si was already drunk and fell to the ground. Zhao Cen pushed a few more times, but saw no movement.
Most of the soldiers guarding the city were drunk and fell asleep all over the place.
Seeing that the time was right, Zhao Cen immediately ordered fifty of his close men to open the city gates when the fire broke out.
The moon was high in the sky, and Zhao Cen thought of Li Su's tragic situation and Hua Xiong's domineering attitude. Whether it would succeed or not would depend on tonight, and he immediately lit the torch he had prepared and threw it down the city gate.
Seeing the fire, the fifty cronies immediately lowered the suspension bridge, followed by a "boo!"
The city gate slowly opened!
