Yang Yunfan, who was at the top of Xicheng City, was also killed with his hands and feet weak. Although the rebels mainly attacked the south city wall, there were 70,000 to 80,000 rebels. Even if they were feigning an attack, there were nearly 7,000 rebels in the west city, and there were only less than 1,000 people guarding the west wall. If it weren't for the powerful crossbows brought by Tang Yu, it would be difficult to hold on.
The attack and defense inside and outside the city lasted for nearly a night. Finally, when it was getting dark, the rebels retreated to the camp. The people at the top of the city were able to take a breather.
At the military tent in the city, Lu Bin and Zhang Qi convened the army generals for a meeting, and Yang Yunfan was also called to attend. Seeing all the generals gathered, Lu Bin said straight to the point: "The rebels took advantage of the rainy night to attack the city, probably to offset the power of our army's crossbows, but fortunately the bowstrings of the crossbows donated by the Tang Sect were coated with a layer of grease. Affected by the rain, otherwise it would be difficult to restrain the swarm of rebels with swords and guns alone. Now that the rebels have retreated, let's discuss how to act. If you have any strategies, please tell us."
Hearing this, Zhang Qi cupped his hands and said, "The rebels are ten times more powerful than me. If they insist on defending, it is difficult to ensure safety. At this time, the rebels have suffered a setback in the first battle. We should work hard to pursue the victory. While the rebels are not yet stable, we dispatch cavalry to attack the rebel central camp. Once the raid is successful, the rebels will be leaderless and will be defeated without attacking. Even if the raid fails, our cavalry will come and go like the wind, and the rebels will not be able to catch up."
Lu Bin pondered for a while after hearing the words, nodded, and glanced at the generals again. Seeing that no one had any objections, he said: "According to General Zhang's words, quickly mobilize the cavalry in the city, armed with armor, to attack the rebels." Chinese army camp, remember, you must be quick. Once the rebels react, you must not be reluctant to fight and retreat quickly."
The heavy rain last night has stopped, and although there are still some dark clouds in the sky, it has begun to clear up. In this way, a group of more than 800 cavalry, led by Zhang Qi himself, marched across the ground, making the sound of hooves rumbling, and headed towards the rebel camp outside the city.
In the large tent of the rebel camp outside the city, the rebel leaders, who were wondering why the crossbows of the city defenders had not failed, were alarmed by the rumble of horse hooves not far away, and they all came out of the tent to watch.
Huo Ji was the first to react and said urgently to Wang Xiaobo: "My lord, the officers and soldiers are going to use cavalry to raid our camp."
Wang Xiaobo frowned and looked at the cavalry rushing in front, and said: "Quickly push the siege ladder and siege vehicle to the front of the camp and block the cavalry's path. Zhang Yu and Wang Cormorant, you two separate your forces. Two routes, outflank them in a roundabout way, remember to move forward in concealment. The rest of the people, follow me here to meet the enemy."
After Wang Xiaobo made some calm arrangements, everyone calmed down and began to arrange things in an orderly manner.
When he was about to rush to the main tent of the rebel army, Zhang Qi saw that the rebels in front of the tent were piled with equipment for yesterday's siege. The horses could not move forward, so he kept beating the horses in circles, looking for opportunities.
Because the two sides were blocked by siege equipment and could not engage in close combat, they used bows and crossbows to shoot at each other. Naturally, the rebels' crossbows were not as good as the officers and soldiers, and they suffered a great loss. Seeing this, Zhang Qi was overjoyed and continued to shoot, ignoring the sound of gold and troops being called out from the top of the city.
Wang Xiaobo planned to eat these elite cavalry. In this way, the officers and soldiers in the city would be shaken in their determination to defend the city, and it would be much easier to attack the city again. In order to prevent Zhang Qi from retreating, he personally appeared to seduce Zhang Qi, which made Zhang Qi want to give up his troops but was unwilling to do so.
Just when Wang Xiaobo commanded his men to shoot at each other with the officers and cavalry, a crossbow arrow struck with a sound of piercing the air. When Wang Xiaobo raised his head, the crossbow arrow hit the center of his forehead, and the tail of the arrow was still shaking. Everyone around him opened their mouths in astonishment and looked at Wang Xiaobo.
Zhang Qi, who was shooting on his horse, was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and his hand on the bow paused for a moment, and then he was overjoyed. Once he shot Wang Xiaobo to death, the rebels would be leaderless, and their collapse was inevitable. He would have made a great contribution. One piece.
On the opposite side, Chu Lihan and Huo Ji quickly stepped forward to support Wang Xiaobo and looked at him with worried faces.
Just when Zhang Qi thought that he was about to make an immortal contribution, a scene that stunned him happened. Wang Xiaobo pushed away the people who were helping him, stood up, held the arrow shaft on his forehead with his right hand, and forcefully After breaking, the arrow shaft was broken into two pieces, and the remaining half was thrown into Wang Xiaobo's forehead. Wang Xiaobo's face was covered with blood, and he still bared his teeth and roared: "Kill them, kill them all!"
Everyone in the rebel army was stimulated by Wang Xiaobo's heroic performance. They roared and jumped over the obstruction and rushed towards the official cavalry regardless of life or death.
Zhang Qi became timid when he saw this, so he turned around and ran away, but in despair he heard deafening shouts of death coming from two directions behind him. It's over, I'm surrounded. Zhang Qi's heart felt cold, but he still led the cavalry to charge forward. When the courageous cavalry encounters the red-eyed infantry, the result can be imagined.
In this way, more than 800 cavalrymen led by Zhang Qi were all killed outside the city. While the defenders inside the city were stunned, the red-eyed rebels also began to attack the city frantically, regardless of life and death.
Seeing that the city could not be defended, Lu Bin led a group of people to quietly withdraw from the east city gate. By the time the defenders discovered it, Lu Bin had already escaped hundreds of miles away.
So the defenders in the city opened the city to surrender one after another, but what awaited them was not recruitment and demobilization, but a massacre to vent their anger. After the city was broken, all the soldiers and officials were massacred. Cheng Wen, the magistrate who had no time to escape, was also killed by the rebels. He was stabbed to death at home.
After the capture of Jiangyuan County, Wang Xiaobo looked at the massacre inside and outside the city, gasping for air. The excessive blood loss on his forehead made him look miserable. He also managed to hold on and led his troops to kill Zhang Qi and capture the city. After the battle, Wang Xiaobo lost his strength and fainted to the ground.
The rebels gathered famous doctors in the city to treat Wang Xiaobo's injuries, but Wang Xiaobo was unable to be saved because of excessive bleeding and excessive losses in the fierce battle. When Wang Xiaobo was lying on the bed dying, Chu Lihan, Zhang Yu, Huo Ji, Wang Cormorant, Wu Yun and others were kneeling in front of the bed, while Li Shun was sitting on the bedside, looking at Wang Xiaobo with tears streaming down his face.
Wang Xiaobo's head was covered with bandages. He opened his eyes slightly and said weakly: "Thank you all for helping me and enabling me to achieve this hegemony. Now I am not going to die soon. I hope you can continue to assist Li Shun. If you want to attack Going to Chengdu..."
Everyone under the bed knelt down and cried and said: "We will swear to the death to assist the King of Shu and achieve hegemony."
Wang Xiaobo smiled and nodded, then looked at his brother-in-law Li Shun, grabbed Li Shun's collar with his hand and said: "Your sister died early, and I couldn't let her enjoy the happiness. Now this huge stall I leave it to you. You are still young. You must act with humility and prudence, listen to advice and accept advice. If you are not sure about foreign affairs, ask Mr. Chu, Mr. Huo, and General Zhang. If you are not sure about domestic affairs, ask Wu Yun for advice. Without them, there would be no us. In the current situation, you must remember, remember..." After saying that, Wang Xiaobo lowered his arm that was holding Li Shun's collar. There was a sound of crying in the room.
