"Don't worry, we have a chance to get out of trouble soon!"
The elegant man said calmly.
"This time Liang Yun was defeated and died. Liang Cheng will definitely send troops to take revenge. The army has left Sihong. We can follow the army out of the city. We won't be afraid of not finding opportunities when we get outside the city!"
Although the three of them concealed their identities and abilities, they were unwilling to seek refuge with Liang Cheng.
But in order to survive, the three of them each showed a small part of their abilities and served as minor officials in the former Qin army.
They each have attracted many people, and they are considered a small and powerful force in the city.
There are more than 100,000 people inside and outside Sihong, and there are countless groups like the three of them gathering to keep warm, so Liang Cheng knew this situation and didn't care.
"A weak force attacked Liang Yun's 10,000-strong army and won a complete victory... I don't know where this man came from, but just by looking at this battle, you can tell that he is very courageous!"
"If he had more courage, maybe Sihong City..."
The elegant man's eyes flashed and he thought to himself.
When the generals of the former Qin army mobilized elite troops to prepare for battle, some defeated troops fled back in great embarrassment. These routed troops were in groups of three or five, and some gathered hundreds of people.
At first, the city gate captain was very wary of these defeated troops and inspected them strictly.
But when he learned from the defeated soldiers that there were only more than 2,000 soldiers and horses who defeated Liang Yun, and most of them were infantry, with very few cavalry.
Captain Chengmen inevitably relaxed a lot.
The enemy is very powerful. With only two thousand infantry and two hundred cavalry, they dare to attack an army of ten thousand people, and even break out and kill the second general... But no matter how powerful they are, there is no way they can travel a long distance to get here after a big battle. .
Moreover, broken troops kept escaping back, making it a bit troublesome to check back and forth one by one.
After confirming that there was no problem with the retreat, the soldiers responsible for guarding the city gate began to relax.
…
More than 300 people were hiding in a hidden place several miles away from Sihong.
Among these people, two hundred were elites selected by Fein.
They took some of the defeated troops of the former Qin Dynasty and ran all the way, and finally arrived near Sihong.
"Qianhu, Sihong City is in front of us. I took a look from a distance just now and saw that the city's defenses have been somewhat lax. Were there any serious inspections when the previous wave of defeated troops entered the city..."
A hundred households came over and reported in a low voice.
Fan Yin's eyes flashed, he climbed up a big tree and kept observing Sihong. After a while, he came down and sighed: "I know the master's plan!"
"What?"
Baihu was a little confused.
Fan Yin said: "Why do you think the Lord asked us to take some prisoners with us on our way?"
"Aren't you pretending to be a defeated enemy army to gain the city?"
These hundreds of households were not fools. They led their people to travel all the way to the outside of Sihong City, and they immediately thought of taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and pretending to be enemy soldiers to gain access to the city gates.
Fan Yin said: "It is true that we need to gain the city gate, but there are also particularities in how we gain the city. If we come too fast, Sihong City will be heavily guarded and we will not be able to successfully deceive the other party!"
"But now, the Lord asked us to ambush here and wait for several waves of defeated troops to enter the city one after another. The city defense has become accustomed to the defeated troops, so the defense will naturally be relaxed a lot."
"At this time, we can deceive each other by making money!"
Fan Yin had a lot of experience in attacking cities with the beggar army in the past, but they were all sieges with strong attacks, and he had relatively little experience with this kind of surprise attack.
So after taking people outside the city, I realized that there were many subtleties in the seemingly simple surprise attack.
"Isn't it all about making money? Is there such a big difference between coming a little later and coming early?"
This hundred households don't understand.
"Forget it, these are of no use to you, just listen to the orders of the Lord and me!"
Fan Yin shook his head, not interested in talking to him anymore.
He glanced south.
In order to avoid the probing sentries of the former Qin army in the wilderness, hundreds of cavalry led by Wang Jing first ran to the south, and then used naval warships to go down the river, reducing the distance by more than half.
Wait until we get close to Sihong before we go ashore. If we calculate the time, the lord should be arriving soon.
Fein didn't wait long.
Two hours later, a spy came up. Wang Jing, Li Kaifang, Mai Tiezhang and others had arrived nearby with hundreds of elites.
Fan Yin asked two hundred households to keep an eye on the prisoners and followed the spies to Wang Jing.
"Lord!"
Fan Yin stepped forward to greet him.
At this time, Wang Jing and nearly 500 cavalry were in the woods ten miles away from Sihong. They took a boat and rode a horse and spent a lot of effort to get here without alerting the former Qin sentry.
Wang Jing first asked the other party about the general situation of Sihong City. Li Kaifang, Mai Tiezhang and several generals of the Taiping Army were all listening.
"You're saying that Sihong's city defenses are somewhat relaxed?"
Li Kaifang's face showed a hint of joy.
When he followed Wang Jing to Sihong, he had already made plans to fight tooth and nail, but if he could defeat a powerful enemy and protect himself at the same time, that would be the best result.
The looser Sihong City's defenses are, the greater their chances of winning. The chance of survival also increases.
Fan Yin said: "Yes, if you ask me to lead people to earn city gates, I am 80% sure!"
Mai Tiezhang clapped his hands fiercely and said excitedly: "Okay! If we can capture the city gate, we will rush in directly on horseback. What can an army of 20,000 people do? They are definitely no match for us!"
Until now.
Everyone present also knew Wang Jing's plan.
Wang Jing's plan was either a clever trick or a very normal trick to deceive the city gate, and then take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to attack the city in one fell swoop to capture the thieves and the king.
The plan is simple, but it requires great courage and determination to do it.
You also need to have absolute confidence in yourself and your elite men.
Wang Jing stretched out his hand and pressed it, making everyone stop, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone should have guessed what is going to happen next. It is very simple. Fan Yin led people to take charge of the city gate. After the city gate opened, the cavalry quickly rushed into the city. !”
"Mai Tiezhang, I will give you a hundred cavalry. After entering the city, they will attack the former Qin soldiers along the streets to prevent them from forming a formation for support. General Li and I will lead the remaining cavalry and attack the general's camp!"
"General Lee!"
Wang Jing's eyes fell on Li Kaifang and said: "We only have a few hundred troops. After entering the city, we aim to win the battle quickly. Don't distract yourself from other things!"
"Especially if you want to break into people at will to steal gold and silver, burn, kill, and loot, you must not do it!"
Li Kaifang looked a little ashamed and angry.
"Does General Wang think our Taiping Army are rogue bandits? There is no need to remind us of this kind of thing. Our Taiping Army will never act recklessly!"
Several generals around him also showed a hint of anger. If Wang Jing hadn't shocked them by attacking the generals before and left a deep prestige in their hearts, they would definitely have a good argument with each other.
Wang Jing said: "General Li, don't get me wrong. I am just in case. According to the intelligence, there are more than 100,000 civilians and 20,000 troops in Sihong City..."
"As long as we make the slightest mistake, we will be overturned by the other party!"
Li Kaifang's face gradually recovered and said: "I know! If there are people under my command who disobey the general, General Wang can deal with it for me!"
