Chapter 93 Break the city
After discussing with Yao Duan, Zhang Xian took more than a thousand soldiers to sneak around outside the city. After arriving at the place, he ordered all the soldiers to lie down and wait for news in the city.
At this time, there are no clocks and other objects, so they cannot accurately count the time. The time they agreed on was the first four o'clock, and the human body is the most tired and sleeps the most fragrant. Taking advantage of this gap, it is easiest to succeed.
Zhang Xian lay on the ground, with the fragrance of soil in his nose, and the bloody smell on the battlefield in front of him vaguely came from the battlefield during the day. He had experienced many battle formations, but this was the first time he did this to sneak around the city in the middle of the night. He felt nervous in his heart, only to feel that time passed very slowly. He looked up at the sky several times, and the stars in the sky were half a crescent moon, but he could not see any changes at all.
He kept showing off his battle robe and was so wet that he was so wet and cold. Not only did he, but all the soldiers accompanying him became a little anxious. Although no one dared to speak, an invisible aura of anxiety flowed in the air, which made people feel particularly upset.
Zhang Xian also felt that the time was quite different from the expected time, and he was very ups and downs. He didn't know whether he would just climb the city without caring for the response inside the city or wait for it.
Just in a dilemma, a few lanterns on the top of the city light up and then quickly went out.
Zhang Xian was overjoyed and immediately stood up and whispered to the officers beside him: "The people in the city have arrived at the city gate. You can take people forward immediately and then you can do it after you meet them."
Several officers were experienced and did not panic at this time. They all replied softly: "Yes, please don't worry, General."
After saying that, they stood up first, slowly wandered forward, behind the officers. More than a thousand heroes stood up one after another, following closely behind and headed towards the city gate.
At this time, the moon was shining with stars, and the faint moonlight shone on the battlefield. The body of the Song soldier who had died in the daytime was already restrained. The more they moved forward, the more they could not catch the body, the clearly visible under the moonlight, it was extremely tragic.
Everyone held back their grief and anger, and did not say anything, but fucked them all the way. Because they were afraid of disturbing the Jin soldiers guarding the city, they did not dare to move forward quickly, and they had been around for about half an hour, and then they finished.
When I arrived at more than a hundred meters below the city, although I was extremely careful, I still heard the movement in front of me, but someone shouted not far away: "Is it General Zhang?"
Several officers leading the team looked at each other and didn't know how to answer. Zhang Xian had just explained a lot, but he didn't mention that the other party would ask him if he had come to the city.
Just as I was about to go back to my aunt, someone answered not far behind the formation: "Is Zhang here? Is General Li in the city?"
The man in the dark said "ah", showing great joy, and immediately replied: "It's the last general. My more than 100 subordinates and 200 subordinates under the command of the prefect Zhang have all sneaked to the city gate. The one who just picked up the lantern and used the secret code to be the prefect Zhang himself."
The two of them answered each other while moving forward together. When they met, they smiled, and Zhang Xian first said to Li Xianzhong: "If the city is broken, General Li will be the first to make a contribution."
Li Xianzhong smiled indifferently and replied, "It doesn't matter if the credit is not enough. As long as the entire territory of Taiyuan Hedong is restored, my Li family can return to the Song Dynasty, which is better than anything else."
Although what he said was normal, he could not hide his excitement.
Zhang Xian was also very moved, patted his shoulder, and said, "If you don't talk about this now, let's go to the city as soon as possible."
Xianzhong was excited and replied, "The Jin soldiers were so tired in the battle for several days, and they really couldn't hold on. Although we were on guard against our Han army from many sides, we still caught a loophole. Now there is only one official in the city gate with hundreds of Jin soldiers barely supporting the guard. When we rush to the city, the prefect Zhang will also take action when he hears the noise in the city. They will attack the city gate and try to open the city gate as much as possible. The general led his troops to quickly climb the city with quilts and ladders. In this way, the other party must be careful that we will open the city gate and deal with the soldiers who climb the city. They will definitely not be able to defend it."
Zhang Xian was overjoyed and immediately patted Li Xianzhong on the shoulder again, and then he said in a deep voice: "Everyone has heard it, right? Go quickly."
The generals were anxious long ago. Zhang Xian gave the order and no longer touched the whereabouts of a hundred meters away. Everyone ordered repeatedly, and more than a thousand people ran forward quickly. Li Xianzhong took the lead and led the way in front. However, in an instant, he had already arrived at the city.
When the Jin soldiers on the front of the city heard the movement, they first asked in a daze. When they felt something was wrong, the Han soldiers gathered in the dark in the city had already come up with swords. While cursing and fighting back, the Jin soldiers were yelling desperately, and shouting, asking the Jin soldiers in the camp not far from the front of the city to come to rescue.
At this moment, the Song army, who had been running to the city, had already used a quilt to catch the battlements and began to climb the city. More than a dozen cloud ladders followed behind were also followed. The construction of Taiyuan city was hasty and simple, and it could not be compared with the Xiongguan City in border towns in various places in Hebei. After the cloud ladders were mounted, most of the Song army began to quickly climb.
While the Jin soldiers had to deal with the Han army affiliated to the city that suddenly started attacking, they had to deal with the Song army climbing the city outside. Because of the exhaustion of fierce battles, the Jin soldiers who were vigilant were far short of enough personnel, and they were all tired troops. How could they compare with the Song soldiers who had been raising their strength? The Han army in the city did not work hard these two days, and they were not as good as the Jin soldiers, and their spirits were far better than the Jin soldiers. At this time, they knew that they had made great contributions to return to the Song Dynasty after breaking the city, and they fought to the death with all their lives. The number of Jin soldiers on the city was far less than that of the Han army that attacked each other. In addition, they were sleeping sweetly in the middle of the night, and they felt even more sore and weak in their hands and feet. Although they fought to the death and shouted for killing, they were actually defeated at one touch and could not resist the attacks on both sides.
After a cup of tea, hundreds of Song soldiers had already climbed to the top of the city, and the Jin soldiers on the top of the city were defeated step by step. Although he heard that there was a change in the Jin camp in the city, he immediately began to gather morale. However, in the middle of the night, everyone was sleeping naked in the tent. How could they come to help immediately in a hurry?
Seeing that the top of the city had been captured by the Song soldiers, Zhang Xian immediately ordered people to raise fire as a call. Now Yao Duan led the support to come immediately. When the soldiers beside him lit the torches and shook the signs, the Han soldiers in the city were already able to kill the guards near the city gate, and moved the sandbags that sealed the city gate, and opened the buckle. The door creaked and suddenly opened.
"The city is broken!"
The soldiers of the two armies inside and outside the city were all overjoyed and shouted in excitement. The remaining troops of the Song soldiers who were not as good as those outside the city, rushed straight into the city gates that opened, and chased the Jin soldiers. Under the stars, the light of fire was shining everywhere. The Jin soldiers, who had long been defeated, were unable to resist the enemy and began to flee desperately. Even the Jin soldiers who had just arrived were also chasing the retreating Jin soldiers.
The Jin soldiers in the city were panic, but they heard the sound of horse hooves sounding like thunder in the distance. Thousands of Song cavalry had already been preparing for the camp at this time. The camp was not far from the city, and Yao Duan had already prepared for the camp. When he saw Zhang Xian's signal, he immediately led a brigade of elite cavalry to the edge of the city.
In this way, the Jin soldiers who were originally thinking of quickly regaining the city gate were finally completely gone, and the reinforcements also retreated with the defeated soldiers. There was no trace of Jin soldiers near the city.
When Yao Duan arrived, Zhang Xian had already entered the city and was greeting Zhang Xiaochun, dressed in the civil servant robe of the Song Dynasty. When Yao Duan arrived, Zhang Xian waved his hand and signaled. When Yao Duan rushed over and the ceremony with Zhang Xiaochun was over, Zhang Xiaochun hurriedly said, "You don't have to say more politely at this time. Generals should not be here for a long time. They must attack quickly, otherwise they may change later."
Yao Duan smiled and said, "My three thousand elite cavalry here, plus the troops of General Zhang, even if the enemy attacks all of them, they may not be able to regain the city gate. Besides, it is narrow and tight, so the soldiers cannot be deployed. I have no choice but to discipline him for many people."
"That's not the case." Zhang Xiaochun was very anxious and said: "Taiyuan City is a military city. Although the outer city was not very chess-up when building the city, the inner streets were all constructed in the shape of Ding Yu, which was the easiest to fight in the streets. The Jin guard Wanyan Jiujin had already said that the outer city might not be able to defend it. If it was lost, the soldiers would fight in the streets with the army. These days he drove the people to build barricades and wooden fences everywhere, and the iron and dark valleys of the cabinets and horses were blocked everywhere. Because the army was not good at siege, the Jin soldiers did not retreat. Now they are attacking quickly and caught them off guard. If they wait for them to go back and set up the arrangements, the Song Dynasty would have to die heavily. The houses in Taiyuan City were completely destroyed before they could truly take the city."
Before he finished speaking, Yao Duan already knew that it was powerful. Taiyuan City was built to prevent the Khitan. It was originally a military city. The outer city was built hastily, while the inner city streets were built for street fighting. If the Jin general was determined to kill more Song soldiers, the jade stones in Taiyuan City were afraid of burning, which would be extremely pissing.
He looked at Zhang Xiaochun without saying anything. He just clasped his fists and called his cavalry to chase him quickly in the direction where the Jin soldiers retreated.
Seeing him leaving, Zhang Xiaochun felt that he didn't lead many troops, and was afraid that he would not be able to grasp the overall situation at once. This fashion was a spring night, and it was quite a bit cold in spring night, but he was sweating heavily.
Zhang Xian was extremely moved to see him like this. In order to ensure the security of Tokyo, Zhang Xiaochun tried hard to defend Taiyuan for nearly a year and vowed not to surrender. Later, in order to protect the lives of the remaining people and soldiers in the city, the city was defeated and surrendered. The Jin people attached great importance to him and tried every means to win over him, but he refused to serve. Later, he forced himself to be the Left Chief of the Shangshu of the Pseudo Qi, and would never make any plans for the Jin people. Since Yunzhong arrived in Taiyuan, he sent people to discuss secretly with the Song generals many times, and until tonight, he worked together to break the Taiyuan gate. His loyalty is really admirable.
But it was indeed not a time to pay tribute to him. Zhang Xian also knew that he was powerful. If he was clearly commanded by the Jin army to fight Ruyi and the Song army in the streets, even if Taiyuan could get it, he would probably be ruins.
Chapter completed!