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Volume 1 Yanyun Rebellion Chapter 44 Seizing the City (3)

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    Chapter 44: Seizing the City (3) Outside the south gate of Zhuozhou City, the traces of that incident are still lingering.  The original camp set up outside the south gate was in disarray, with only more than a hundred people stationed there.  There are few people in the camp, which just makes it look doubly desolate.  The camp had been burned again and had not been repaired. The trenches had been exposed to heavy rain for days and were in ruins. They were in a mess and looked completely different.  On the remaining wall of the village, there are only the shadows of seven or eight people, wandering like lonely ghosts.  Outside the moat at the south gate of Zhuozhou City, there were the same seven or eight ghost-like shadows, just shivering in the heavy rain, waiting for the next call.  The rain and fog suddenly moved, and there was the sound of footsteps trampling on the muddy water. There were people on the wall, outside the trench, and even on the city wall, just to see what was going on.  I saw sixty or seventy people stumbling towards them in the heavy rain, and the ones at the forefront were still carrying tattered banners.  It was Zhao Heshou who sent out to guard the people who did not know which city.  Everyone was in a state of disarray, with pieces of clothing hanging on their bodies. No one was wearing shoes, they were all barefoot.  Some of them looked like they were running away and vomiting blood, but they were just being held up by the robe beside them.  But at least these people have not forgotten that they are soldiers, at least they still have their weapons fully equipped.  Several people and horses looked at these dozens of people falling and crawling in the muddy water, just struggling towards here.  A small officer guarding the outside of the moat shouted: "Who is it!" Xiao Yan was in the queue, although he was dressed in tatters and his body was cold from the rain.  Walking through the mud all the way, I was exhausted.  But at this moment, he suddenly forgot everything, and his adrenaline suddenly surged!  Around him, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Guo Rong surrounded him tightly to prevent him from being exposed to any danger.  Guo Rong stayed close to him, not because Yue Fei and the others were willing to stay away from Xiao Yan, but because the eldest lady of the Guo family insisted on coming. She was also modified to expose her calves and her flesh was shiny.  In everyone's mind, it seems that the eldest lady of the Guo family is Xiao Yan's woman. Otherwise, why would Xiao Yan want to save Chang Shengjun?  Just rob Zhuozhou, that's all.  He promised her again and again!  The eldest lady of the Guo family¡¯s love affair was leaked, and the subordinates like them naturally couldn¡¯t watch it too much, so they simply kept her as close as possible to Xiao Yan.  To be honest, if it weren't for the liveliness and fragrance in it, which Xiao Yan used to refresh himself from time to time, who knows if he would have been able to walk such a long distance in the heavy rain This tough girl's calves are so thin.  Long, smooth and white.  They are all supermodel-level.  Han Shizhong, who was at the front, poked Yu Jiang, who was walking at the front and offered his surrender: "Answer!" It was last night that Yu Jiang was the first to express his intention to surrender.  Xiao Yan actually valued this lazy and alert unknown little officer, and gave him a pair of armor, a good knife, and some words of comfort.  When he was still going through the procedures in Bianliang to file a lawsuit, Xiao Yan dared to promise Yujiang a Baoyi man, which immediately aroused his desire to die for him.  Before Han Shizhong could stab him, Yu Jiang, who was concentrating on him, had already raised his voice: "Zhi Niang thief, are you Lao Hu? We knocked down the Song Army's brigade! The bastards are coming across the Baigou River! Four checkpoints are piled up  The dials were all pulled out, and we were killed and wounded in large numbers. We crawled out in the heavy rain and rushed back to report the news. We were injured a lot. Let us cross the river into the city and find Deputy Zhao.  Report it!" Yu Jiang really wasn't talking nonsense. He was really making friends in the Changsheng Army's miscellaneous camp. Hearing his voice, the person on the other side suddenly took a breath: "Yu Jiang, you are lucky, you bastard!  People are here? Didn¡¯t Deputy Zhao say that no one from the Song Dynasty would dare to cross the Baigou River for a few months? ¡­¡­I can¡¯t believe it, hurry up! Let¡¯s see what Deputy Zhao said.  !" Niu Gao couldn't help but murmured to the crowd behind him: "Yu Fei turned around and glared at him: "Don't talk, just keep your head down!" Xiao Yan's heart was just pounding. He had come all the way.  Quite a few.  But this time, it is the biggest challenge. With less than a hundred people, we have to capture a city!  No matter how much psychological construction I put in before, it is of little use at this time. It is raining heavily outside, but my mouth is just bitter and dry!  Guo Rong was in front, silently moving closer to Xiao Yan, almost sticking to his body, blocking Xiao Yan's front completely.  Even in the cold rain, the heat from the girl's body still really spread to him.  But looking from behind, all you can see is Guo Rong¡¯s cold side face, without any expression at all.  Tang Huai, who was behind him, gently took off his riding bow, hid it in the crowd, and flicked the bow string.  This bow was wrapped in layers to insulate it from moisture, thus retaining 90% of its power in the heavy rain.  These dozens of people just walked to the side of the trench in disorder, and the wooden bridge lay across the trench.  Opposite is the Zhuozhou City Wall.  On top of the camp not far away, there were only seven or eight figures looking around.  In front of the trench, guardThe few people there looked a bit better than Yu Jiang and the others that day, at least they had shoes on their feet.  Even in the rain, his face turned blue. It seemed that their relationship was closer to Dong Dalang's subordinates than Yu Jiang and others.  The leading officer came over with his saber in hand, glanced at everyone, and did not ask any questions. He just grabbed Yu Jiang at the front and whispered: "Why are you coming back? Just run away You really have to change your surname."  Dong's hard work?" Yu Jiang just smiled bitterly: "Where can we hope to go? Looking at our hard work, Deputy Chief Zhao will only take care of our meals!" The leading officer shook his head disapprovingly: "  You are loyal! Just go over here. Sun Yiniao is at the top of the city. He will not let you enter the city, but he will not guarantee it. The city gate has not been opened for how many days! If you can't get in, go ahead.  In my camp, I can always take care of your food, good or bad!" Yu Jiang just cupped his fists and walked towards the wooden bridge with a wry smile.  The guards at the bridge entrance stepped aside and just looked at the defeated soldiers indifferently.  The leading officer just shook his head.  Xiao Yan was caught in the crowd and rushed across the wooden bridge almost without moving. In the heavy rain, everyone was breathing heavily.  Only Han Shizhong and Yue Fei in front looked calm. They had time to look at each other and both smiled.  I have returned to Zhuozhou again, this time in this way, and I want to put this city under my feet!  Xiao Yan was in a trance, as if in a dream.  The blood vessels in the temples are just beating like crazy, as if the blood in the cavity can spurt out anytime and anywhere!  In front of him, Guo Rong's face was as cold as ice, and she was just biting her lower lip.  Through the rain and fog, you can see a head sticking out of the city.  The red robe on her body was brand new, as red as blood in the rain and fog.  He held his helmet and just shouted down: "Who are they! How can we let them come?" Yu Jiang didn't need Han Shizhong to remind him, he immediately raised his head and shouted: "I am Yu Dutou under Commander Liu! All of us are guarding the south.  , encountered the Song army brigade, all the surrounding checkpoints were removed, the Song soldiers stationed their troops ten miles away, and entered the dark camp! As soon as the heavy rain stopped, they were about to attack the city, and we struggled for more than ten miles to get back.  Just to report to Deputy Governor Zhao Is it Commander Sun who is in charge of the city? But please let us enter the city. There are still dozens of injured brothers!" The figure on the city waved his hands firmly: "The city gate will not be opened.  ! You take the troops and settle down in the camp. I'll inform Deputy Zhao! Damn it, where did the Song army come from? It's obvious that you are afraid of hardship and want to run back to the city to enjoy the happiness Don't look at it now.  Who is in charge of Zhuozhou!" Xiao Yan's eyes flashed like lightning in the crowd.  All the breaths that have been suppressed in the chest for a long time, all the hardships encountered since the time travel, all the fears, are all spewed out at this moment with a loud roar: "Shoot him to death! Seize the city!" The roar shook the rain and mist, shaking.  Standing on the Zhuozhou city wall, shaking the Youyan sky!  The crowd moved out of the way with a roar. Tang Huai, who was behind Xiao Yan, had fully drawn his bow and shot out an arrow like lightning, right through Sun Tongzhi's face at the top of the city.  Before the defenders could react, Sun Tongzhi had already stumbled, falling straight down from the two-story Zhuozhou city wall on his head and feet!  ¡« ¡« In the rain and fog, the screams of dying people seemed muffled, and when they reached the ears, they actually seemed a bit surreal.  Heavy rain is still washing away the city walls and the land outside the city.  Zhuoxian City, the seat of Zhuozhou Government, is a brick-clad rammed earth city wall with a height of slightly more than one foot.  Crenels, parapets, horse faces, and even turrets protruding from the city wall for side shots are all available.  In this era, Yandi had a fairly strong city defense.  After all, this place has been a safe rear for more than a hundred years, but the Song Dynasty on the opposite side has not set foot in Baigou Hebei for more than a hundred years since Taizu Taizong!  In front of Xiao Yan and dozens of others, the city seemed taller than ever before. The blue-gray walls looked doubly cold and stiff in the heavy rain, like a behemoth, giving people an unprecedented sense of oppression.  The heavy rain and layers of rain and fog limited people's sight and made people lose the real sense of time and unprecedentedness.  From the perspective of Xiao Yan at this moment, everything in front of him was as majestic as the Great Wall he saw in Badaling, and with these dozens of people, he wanted to put this city under his feet again!  Everyone around her seemed to be shouting at this moment. Guo Rong, who was standing in front of her, also drew out her hidden riding bow.  The temples, which were soaked by the rain, were stuck to the cold face, dripping with water.  This girl was also exhaling and shouting loudly!  Her slender and tall body was tense, and she drew her bow and pointed it at the top of the city. As long as someone came out of the crenellations of the city wall, she would shoot out an arrow. At this time, her figure in the rain was just like that night in the deserted village.  It was like meeting her for the first time.  She showed the most perfect archery posture, and because of the heavy rain, her clothes clung tightly to her body, making her slender figure look doubly thrilling!  TheyHe came to the city in disguise, but he didn't bring many bows and arrows.  Tang Huai and Guo Rong are both great shooters, so they naturally occupied this precious spot.  There are only seven or eight shooters in total, but Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and others, who are also good at shooting, have to be the vanguards who break into the city with strong weapons!  The prisoners of the Chang Sheng Army have been carefully interrogated. Zhao Heshou is now in his hands. It turns out that Dong Xiaoxiu's confidants only have three hundred people and a commanding organization.  They were divided into various gates, as well as in the government offices. Coupled with the factors of rotation, there were dozens of soldiers stationed at each city gate.  It was precisely because of the weakness of his direct lineage that Zhao Heshou had to drive the miscellaneous camp leaders who were attached to him outside the city gate.  The most important thing for Dong Dalang and Xiao Qian now is to exterminate the remaining troops of Guo Pharmacist in Yizhou, and they really don't have time to sort out the remnants of the victorious army who have surrendered.  If they were only facing the two to three hundred people in Zhuozhou, Xiao Yan, Ma Kuo and the others had also discussed carefully to select the more elite seventy or eighty people from the elite Baiyi soldiers and Shengjie soldiers of the Western Army.  Choosing a vanguard was a matter of course. Although the risk was extremely high, Xiao Yan concealed the military information and led everyone across the river just for the sake of danger. If he wanted to be safe, why would he come to Zhuozhou?  Only by taking advantage of this rare opportunity in Zhuozhou can we have a slight chance of turning the situation around!  The city gate may not be able to be opened at all. Everyone has taken this into consideration and cannot rely on luck.  Once you can't get through the city gate and rush in to grab it, this short period of time will be the most dangerous and critical moment.  No matter how elite the seventy or eighty people he leads are, they are still less powerful than Zhao Heshou's men. Once they are unable to capture them, they will never have this opportunity again!  At this time, Xiao Yan felt that everything in front of him had slowed down.  The dozen or so people behind him had already drawn their straight swords and rushed towards the stunned defenders outside the trench.  Han Shizhong and Yue Fei were at the forefront. The future famous generals at the turn of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, at this time, they had a straight knife in their mouths, waving the prepared hooks in their hands, and rushed straight to the city!  Tang Huai and Guo Rong, one on the left and one on the right, each have several shooters.  Tang Huai was half kneeling on the ground, but Guo Rong stood upright.  Occasionally, he fired an arrow, and it seemed that at this moment, he could clearly see the trajectory of the arrow flying forward, and saw the arrow's long armor-piercing cone tearing through the cold rain and mist!  The figures sticking their heads out from the city, trying to shoot back, or trying to push out the rolling logs, would fall to the ground without even a groan with the quivering tails of their arrows as soon as they showed their signs.  Han Shizhong and Yue Fei had already rushed under the city wall. Next to them were the soldiers of Niu Gao, Zhang Xian and Bai Zhubing, who only threw out more than a dozen hooks and ropes.  On a rainy day, the bricks were slippery and everyone was nervous. There were only two or three hooks at the moment.  Yue Fei's agile body was as agile as lightning. He had already clawed his way forward, reaching the front line faster than Han Shizhong beside him!  One of the soldiers who was looking out was shot down, while the other men hid behind the crenels and slashed with their swords.  Xiao Yan saw that Yue Fei and Han Shizhong had only climbed halfway, and they had already fallen straight into the muddy water with the broken rope!  At this time, normal vision and hearing seemed to have returned to Xiao Yan.  The space between heaven and earth, which had been like a silent film just now, was suddenly filled with all kinds of sounds.  There were elongated screams and screams on the city wall, and roars with different voices highlighted how much surprise their raid had brought to the guards at the top of the city.  All the trumpets and golden drums at the top of the city that were ready to convey orders were beating in confusion, completely regardless of what kind of sound conveyed what kind of signal, they just beat hard!  In the rain and fog, the dozens of people who were suddenly killed killed Commander Sun who was leading the team in one fell swoop. The defenders at the top of the city were still unable to react to what was going on and were only resisting based on instinct.  For the military of this era, this method, which is similar to the special raid operations of later generations, is too difficult.  In this era of cold weapons, the medieval armies were still accustomed to fighting in formations, with unified command based on orders and flags, mechanically advancing or retreating, and finally fighting.  Active raids are rare.  But Xiao Yan¡¯s advantage is that the Baimen and Shengjie troops he led were the elite of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty.  All of them are good fighters, and there are people like Yue Fei's team and Han Shizhong and Guo Rong who are first-class in personal martial arts. Under his strong push, the way to retreat has been blocked for him, so he risked his life to carry out this  of raids.  The shock and confusion brought to the defenders at the city head were equally astonishing!  Now the defenders at the head of the city no longer know how to organize their defense.  He just relied on the city wall to resist subconsciously.  I hope that reinforcements from the defenders who can be delayed to other places will come over!  And around Xiao Yan below the city, there was also chaos and shouting.  The few people at the back had already chopped down four or five guards standing outside the trench. The others either turned around and ran away, or knelt down and begged for surrender.  Not far away, at the Nanmen Camp, there was also a loud sound of golden drums, and countless people shouted at the top of their lungs.  There was rain and fog in the camp, and no one knew how many people were rushing out of the dilapidated huts.  Through the wall of the village, one could not see how many men and horses were disturbed.You can see the white rain and fog, being stirred into a ball!  In Xiao Yan's ears, there was a voice like a broken gong shouting. When Xiao Yan looked in vain, it was the prisoner Yu Jiangyu. He jumped to his feet like a madman and shouted: "We are still selling goods for Dong Dalang?"  What a life! The guys in the city are not the same as us! The eldest lady is back! Are you willing to lose your life? The eldest lady brought Song Jun back to take revenge!  "Our Guo family is back! We are only looking for Dong Dalang and Zhao Heshou, and others will not be blamed! If you vote for the Song people, you will have food and pay!" Her sharp voice was very penetrating in the rain and fog, and you could clearly see the surge on the wall of the village.  The head of the moving person was shaken, and his movements slowed down, and he just looked here.  Guo Rong turned around, stared at Xiao Yan and shouted: "Hurry up and seize the city! The scratching hook will not work! If we don't seize the city, these dependent people will eventually surround and kill them!" It was Xiao Yan who used the scratching hook.  My own idea, the result of watching too many martial arts movies, I always thought this thing was convenient and useful.  He had seen the Zhuozhou City Wall, but it was only three or four meters high, given the agility of Yue Fei and the others.  Are you afraid that he will rush up in a few moments?  There were dozens of defenders at the top of the city, and their side had the advantage of being sudden. With the sharpshooters controlling them, there was no way they could seize this little time.  Who knows that when things come to a close, we will know that talking on paper will not work out.  Guo Rongtang hugged them and tried his best to prevent the city from shooting arrows and pushing rolling wooden rocks down, but he couldn't stop the guards from cutting off the hook ropes behind the crenellations!
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