Chapter 1054 1055 [If Heaven is sentimental, Heaven will also grow old] (3)

There were originally 200 garrison troops at the city gate, and there were also experts from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Taishitai Pavilion and Luan Yiwei to monitor the situation.

A line of defense was also set up in the city defense area to prevent the rebels from peeking at the city gate.

It is said that Xiao Jin's arrangement is thorough enough. Even if some of the city defenders try to fish in troubled waters, it is impossible to force open the city gate under the constraints of many people.

However, Wang Pingzhang seemed to be a prophet, predicting Xiao Jin's methods extremely accurately, which shows that he had a thorough research on this first-class Marquis of Xiangcheng.

Those three tunnels are not connected to the outside of the city, because the soldiers of the garrison division, under the command of Xiao Jin, have long been prepared to prevent the rebels from digging tunnels and causing the city wall to collapse.

The tunnel actually leads to somewhere inside the city. This shows that Wang Pingzhang started planning tonight's battle a long time ago.

After a brief moment of confusion, the gatekeepers immediately lined up to face the enemy.

The oncoming rebels were not only proficient in battlefield coordination, but also possessed excellent martial arts skills. They formed a sharp assault formation in the dark night, and their long knives that were easy to chop glowed with a cold light.

As soon as the two sides came into contact, more than ten defenders were killed on the spot. Although the rest resisted vigorously, they were still forced back by the rebels. Being selected by Wang Pingzhang to carry out this vital mission, hundreds of rebels died.

Scholars are naturally no ordinary people. From their cold expressions and indifferent eyes, you can tell that these people are powerful and not afraid of death.

During the chaos of the battle, a doctor from Taishitai Pavilion looked at the face of a rebel on the opposite side and exclaimed: "You are the Tiger and Leopard Battalion!"

None of the dead rebels spoke. All they could see was the city gate in front of them, and anyone who stood in the way would be crushed to pieces by them. As for whether the enemy fell first or themselves died in the process, they didn't care at all.

This extreme indifference to life and death made the defenders involuntarily feel chilled in their hearts, and the words "Hu and Leopard Camp" blurted out by the doctor pushed the atmosphere in this corner of the battlefield into an extremely tragic situation.

When Wang Pingzhang was still the commander-in-chief of the Western Camp, he selected elite tiger warriors in the army to form the Hubao Camp, just like the Beiwei Camp was to Pei Yue, or the trap camp composed of the children of the Pingjiang Fang family in the Southern Zhou Dynasty. The Hubao Camp back then

They were famous for a while, and even more popular than the Zangfeng Guards today. However, after Wang Pingzhang entered the Xifu, their reputation gradually faded away as the years passed.

But the establishment system was retained after all.

In the past several hunting expeditions in Yanping, the Haw Par Battalion has never appeared, so many people have long forgotten how powerful and terrifying this guard camp is.

When the time came to the early summer of the seventh year of Kaiping, the Tiger and Leopard Battalion showed its fangs again and opened a gap in Kyoto's very complete defense line.

Almost at the same time that they broke through the formation of the gatekeepers, two hundred warriors led by Yin Dao and Gu Zong rushed here.

At this critical moment of success or failure, the dead soldiers of the Haw Par Battalion were extremely calm. They instantly divided fifty people to intercept the reinforcements of the garrison division, while the rest continued to advance towards the city gate.

Yin Dao and Gu Zong sent people to quickly notify the commander Pei Cheng on the city wall, and at the same time led their subordinates to fight against the enemy regardless of their safety.

There were only fifty people on the other side, but they stood in front of them like a tall and solid wall. Even though people kept falling, the living people never took a step back.

At the end of Yinshi, only half an hour after Wang Pingzhang ordered the siege, the west gate of Kyoto was opened by dead soldiers from the Hubao Battalion.

The heavily armored infantry who had been waiting outside the city for a long time poured in like a torrent!

…

Six or seven miles south of Kyoto, there is a large formation of the Chinese army in the south camp.

Wang Pingzhang stood on the chariot wearing a military uniform, looking at the city in the night, and roughly judging the trend of the battle through the dots of firelight.

Luo Huanzhang, the Marquis of Dingjun, stood beside him, with a cold and solemn expression on his weathered face.

After a while, a horse came galloping over. The knight shouted loudly: "For your information, the west gate of Kyoto has been opened. The Longshan Guards of Xiying entered the city according to the original plan. They were blocked by the defenders in the city. They are currently fighting for the city."

Gate. The Marquis of Changxing ordered the villain to come and report that Xiying will definitely complete the instructions of the Duke and capture the West City before sunrise!"

There were excited cheers all around. Wang Pingzhang still looked calm. After nodding slightly, he turned to look at Luo Huanzhang and said: "Xiao Jin used his troops cautiously and calmly. Although our offensive for half an hour was extremely fierce, we were far from forcing him out."

Backhand. Although the west gate is open, it is not that easy to completely defeat the defense line of the Xicheng garrison."

He paused slightly and said calmly: "I have concluded that even if the west gate is opened, Longshan Guard will definitely not be able to control the situation in a short time, and it will become a Shura field that is constantly fought for. Therefore, Xiao Jin cannot be allowed to easily deploy his troops

It will close the gap to the west."

A sharp light appeared in Luo Huanzhang's eyes, he took a breath and said: "Please don't worry, Mr. Luo, Xiao Jin will have no time to take care of him."

Wang Pingzhang sighed: "It's hard work."

Luo Huanzhang jumped off the chariot and said without looking back: "As long as the Duke remembers the agreement between you and me, even if I die in battle today, Luo will have no regrets."

Although he was over fifty years old, he was still moving with great strides. Naturally, he had to go to the front of the battle to take command and launch a raging offensive on the south city of Kyoto, forcing Xiao Jin to invest reserve forces here and create opportunities for Qujiang to capture the west city.

Wang Pingzhang watched him leave, then calmly stepped out of the chariot, looked at Wang Jiuxuan who was standing beside him, and said: "There is something wrong with Luo Kedi's letter. If he really killed Yang Yingji and others, you should be allowed to take people to take over.

, instead of continuing to sit on the sidelines.”

Wang Jiuxuan's heart moved, and he said in a deep voice: "Grandpa is saying that not only did he not succeed, but he was controlled by the generals of Beiying?"

Wang Pingzhang said calmly: "There is no doubt about Luo Huanzhang's position. Luo Kedi will not betray his father. If he misses and is counterattacked by the Beiying generals, even if he does not die on the spot, he will not write that letter to paralyze me. In

Under the current situation, the generals in Beiying cannot make Luo Ke the enemy willingly use him, unless..."

A cold murderous intention appeared in Wang Jiuxuan's eyes, and he said slowly: "Unless Pei Yue has returned to Beijing quietly, only he can surrender Luo Kedi."

Although he seemed calm on the surface in the past six months, in fact, he never wanted to chop off Pei Yue's head. If it weren't for the trap of the night attack in the northern suburbs and Lan Zhiqiu's inexplicable betrayal, he would not have lost the army led by the Forbidden Army.

Wang Pingzhang would not have taken this final step even if he was in power. A few years ago, after Pei Yue gained power, he and the Wang family were in tit-for-tat and pressed forward step by step. Perhaps this was the reason why Emperor Kaiping decided to wipe out the Duke of Wei.

If Wang Pingzhang still had the idea of ​​easing the relationship before, then Emperor Kaiping's plan to abolish Wang Jiuxuan made him completely give up.

Everything in the world has a cause and effect, and in Wang Jiuxuan's view, Pei Yue is the source of all problems.

Wang Pingzhang looked at his eldest grandson and said leisurely: "After I saw the strangeness of Luo Kedi's letter, not only did I not solve the problem of Beiying first, but I launched a strong attack overnight. Do you know why?"

Wang Jiuxuan muttered: "Pei Yue wanted to hide temporarily. When my grandfather decided to attack the city, he led the army behind us and launched a surprise attack."

His expression suddenly changed, and he said in a cold voice: "He will attack the Chinese army and behead him like he did with Fang Xie Xiao!"

Wang Pingzhang smiled happily, nodded and said: "So I followed his wish and gave him a chance for the mantis to catch the cicada."

Wang Jiuxuan's mood became eager and he said solemnly: "My grandson is willing to kill this man for his grandfather."

Wang Pingzhang said: "There is nothing to fear from the Pingnan Guards. Although the Wuding Guards are brave and fierce, I have already placed the Cavalry Guards in the north of the city. If you take the Longxiang Guards with you, the cavalry will be superior to the infantry, and Pei Yue will not be able to defy the odds."

Let's go. After he leads the army out of the camp, you can attack him halfway."

Wang Jiuxuan bowed and accepted the order.

Wang Pingzhang said again: "Jiu Xuan, there is no need to hide your clumsiness now."

Wang Jiuxuan slowly straightened up and said firmly: "Yes, grandfather."

He immediately turned around and strode away.

Wang Pingzhang's eyes crossed the vast darkness and fell on the majestic city wall of Kyoto in the north. He whispered to himself: "Your Majesty, I never dare to underestimate your means, so I never thought that I could kill the king just by relying on the eight-oxen crossbow.

As for the assassination on the altar of sacrifice to heaven, I guess it was His Majesty who, after catching the assassin in advance, risked his life to complete a fake assassination to confuse me."

"But I really want to tell Your Majesty that I have not placed an assassin among the imperial guards. It is obvious that there is someone else behind the assassin."

Wang Pingzhang seemed to feel a little regretful, but also said with some relief: "The imperial palace may not be the safest place in the world. It's a pity that your majesty can no longer listen to the words of the old minister."
Chapter completed!