1004 jumping ship, to seize the last chance
Guo Congqian quickly turned his head and saw that there were indeed three places in Jinyang City behind him, and the rolling smoke had soared into the sky... Even if the distance was still far, the defenders at the city gate would not feel the heat waves caused by the fire there, but from this distance, you could clearly see the fire at those places. The huge fire there was also conceivable!
After checking the location where the fire was ignited, Guo Congqian's expression changed immediately, because he could roughly determine that it was the three places where the Later Tang Dynasty guards used to hoard food and fodder, and there were fires everywhere... Then this would definitely not be an accidental fire, but that the Wei army's internal forces had already mixed into the city and had already started operations!
Seeing that the fire spreads so fast, even if there are troops who rushed to put out the fire immediately, it would be difficult to extinguish it for a while... The other party obviously used ignition materials such as ignition oil, and it was also possible that the arson was accomplished without knowing it. Could it be that among the Later Tang officials in Jinyang City... there were also internal supporters of the Wei Dynasty!?
Seeing a sudden change in the city, Guo Congqian could immediately think of this level, and other Later Tang generals could also think of it... So as soon as he saw the fire in the city, the Later Tang tribes were screaming in screams at the city gates everywhere, and the queues were even in a mess...
Jinyang City can still hold on to death if it is fought for a long time? The defenders in the city were originally in a tragic fog, and their thoughts were very pessimistic. There were unexpected changes in the city. Many soldiers were frightened when they saw this, and their eyebrows couldn't help but show despair!
The Wei army had other arrangements! But when did they get inside the city? I should take advantage of the chaos of the defenders in the city gates everywhere, and I should indeed take action as soon as possible!
Guo Congqian gritted his teeth hard, and saw the smoke and dust brought up by the Wei cavalry outside, approaching here... He immediately shouted to the school beside him:
"The city is getting hotter and it's getting better and better now! It's time to do it!"
...There are still chaos in the city gates everywhere in Jinyang. Just as the generals shouted anxiously, they were about to dispatch their troops to put out the fire. The city gates, which were originally guarded by Congmazhi commander Guo Congqian, led their troops to guard the gates, made a clattering sound, and the iron lock connecting the suspension bridge was gradually dropped, and the closed city had slowly opened.
Before the other members of the Later Tang Dynasty who were close to the city gate, they even came to their senses, saw a colleague of the Cong Ma Zhi who was originally working together to defend the city, swung his swords with fierce spirits. The rebels slashed left and right, and the rolling cold light rushed into the crowd that was caught off guard. The blood splattered red, dyeing the city walls red, and screaming, scolding, and howling... and burst out at the same time!
"Huh? There is really a city gate over there, and I will close the formation and rush in immediately!"
In the rushing Wei army cavalry formation, a cavalry general immediately saw that the city gate was indeed opened not far away. He immediately called out the order, and the surging cavalry formation went around an arc, and rushed straight towards the direction of Jinyang City.
After all, Li Tianqu had issued an edict before. If there was any loophole in Jinyang City Defense, there was no need to hesitate and immediately rushed in from the breakthrough. Therefore, the cavalry array that originally wandered around the city walls quickly advanced, raised the smoke and dust like a yellow dragon with its teeth and claws, quickly raised the speed of the horse to the extreme, and soon passed through the laid down suspension bridge path and entered through the open city gate... What they were going to face was the chaotic Later Tang tribes in the city!
"The Emperor of Tang was incompetent and unruly, and was addicted to the turbulent political affairs of actors and eunuchs, and indulged in the harem. He was so powerful and traitorous, and he was rampant, exhausted all the fat and salutes of the people, and withdrew the food and salary of the soldiers under his rule, which caused the people under his rule to live in poverty, which had long caused the soldiers of the three armies to be full of resentment!
Those who have made contributions to the country will be punished without guilt. The ministers are threatened by tyranny, and they have to endure humiliation to avoid disaster... Now that I know that Emperor Tang is not a wise ruler, and is not as powerful as Emperor Wei of the Southern Dynasty and has benefited all the world, I, Guo Congqian, wish to abandon the secret and turn to the light, and accept the King of the Great Wei Dynasty and conquer the Emperor Tang... The Lord of Jin to determine the world is the righteous act that follows the destiny of heaven!"
Seeing that the Wei Dynasty cavalry came very quickly, Guo Congqian had rushed in from the city gate that he instructed his soldiers to open... In addition, Guo Congqian immediately shouted and shouted with the generals around him. The soldiers from the Mazhi team not only shouted and announced one after another, but also tied them to their arms with black cloth. Then he slashed the gun and killed the surrounding colleagues and started to be ruthless. This was of course to show the Wei army cavalry who rushed into the city:
We opened the city gate and helped you to successfully enter the city... So please distinguish between the enemy and me, kill other members of the Later Tang Dynasty who still have to resist, and then attack the palace ban and take Li Cunxu's life!
First, the city started to fire, and then Guo Congqian opened the city gate, and the Wei cavalry quickly entered Jinyang City... It seemed that Li Tianqu, Guo Congqian and the secret spies lurking in the city had already secretly discussed it before, but they actually had one link after another. The Tang defenders in the city had no time to react.
So the teams of Hou Tang soldiers who were rushing to death suddenly found that a large group of Wei army cavalry, like a wolf and a tiger, had already come to the front... The two men collided with each other, and the sound of the weapons entering the flesh suddenly sounded, and the swords, long spears, cavalry spears, iron bones... When all the weapons were swung, they were slashing wildly in the chaos of Hou Tang's ensemble, and the blood splashed out like a fountain from the bodies of the pounced guards!
The situation was already extremely unfavorable. Jinyang had filled a large number of new troops. Not only did the combat power be greatly reduced, but the morale of the army was also terrified and the morale was sluggish. He also had deep resentment towards the Later Tang court... However, he was forced to fight this arduous battle to defend the city, and the branches were already panicked and uneasy.
The Wei Dynasty cavalry rushed into the city so quickly... This was even more unexpected to the Later Tang Dynasty defenders. The troops and horses of various units fell into chaos one after another, and most of the soldiers in the running and disintegrating crowd showed panic on their faces. I am afraid that they could still hold the weapons in their hands tightly and still defend to the death. The number of generals and soldiers waiting for bloody battles with the Wei Dynasty enemy forces will only decrease and fewer and fewer soldiers!
The Wei army cavalry that first rushed into Jinyang City was just rushing towards the depths of Jinyang City. Whenever they ran into the Later Tang tribes, they still plowed along the long street to make a bloody road. The crying sounded loudly and the panicked Later Tang soldiers quickly submerged the cavalry formation that had been raided over... The war horses neighed and rushed to knock down their bodies in front of them. All the horses and war weapons were moving again, and they were still flying flesh and blood, killing the defeated soldiers of the completely chaotic formation without any resistance!
I was shocked to hear that the Wei army had already rushed into the city and quickly rushed towards the depths of Jinyang City... There were still a few Later Tang generals still shouting loudly, and even if they had to divide their troops to defend the city, they would lead some troops to carry out street fighting. Even if the opportunity was slim, they should try to drive the Wei Dynasty enemy who rushed into the city as much as possible...
However, it is already close to the inner city of the Later Tang Palace... The Taiyuan Prefecture Office can also find the sound of killing coming from afar. In the hall of the Prefecture Office, Taiyuan Yin Meng Zhixiang quickly stood up and said in surprise:
"What? The Wei army has entered Jinyang City? How could it be so fast!?"
He had previously realized that the Later Tang Dynasty was in a desperate situation, and Meng Zhixiang, who had been dependent on the Li family in Hedong for a long time to win the official position and titles and salaries of this kind, had a strange intention... However, he originally thought that even if the Wei army had already been killed at the city of Jinyang, it might be a protracted battle...
Chapter completed!