Death-defying

Author: rising stone

Death-defying

"Military Gate!"

Several people stepped forward and blocked Wang Guangen's way.

"Get away!"

"I'm going to rush out and chop them alive!"

Wang Guangen still looked furious. The saber he held tightly in his hand reflected a bit of cold light in the moonlight, frightening many soldiers around him.

Everyone looked at each other, no one dared to touch his brow at this time.

Wang Guangen just walked away angrily for a few steps, but another person stepped forward to face the difficulty, suddenly stood up and knelt on the ground with a thud.

"Brother!"

"Don't act out of anger. Futai asked us to pretend to attack Xiangyang. Now the bandits in Xiangyang have come out in full force. They fell into Futai's plan."

"If you insist on going your own way, whether you can defeat the army of bandits outside the city or not, if it is revealed that our army is not the main attacker, then Li Zijing will lead a group of bandits back to Xiangyang, and it will be too late!"

Wang Guangen looked at his second brother Wang Guangtai, and felt a little touched in his heart. After a long time, he sighed heavily and looked at the prairie fire outside the city with hatred.

"well!"

"Am I, a seven-foot tall man, going to sit back and watch these gangsters outside the city insult me?"

"I am unwilling to give in!"

Wang Guangtai naturally understood his brother's thoughts and knew that he had persuaded most of them back. He immediately stood up, stood beside him, and stared outside the city.

"Don't worry, brother. The Qing army is approaching Nanyang. These bandits in Xiangyang are at the end of their rope. Now they are coming out in full force, which proves that Futai's conjecture is true."

"They are like grasshoppers after autumn, ants on a hot pot, they can't survive for a few days."

"At that time, my three brothers can lead their troops and negotiate a surrender price with Naduoduo and Haoge."

"I heard that the Qing army treated the generals who led the troops to surrender well. This is also a way out. Now that the Ming Dynasty is gone, Nanjing has no time to fight and is in danger!"

Now that most of Wang Guangen's anger had dissipated, he turned around.

"Surrender to the Qing army? How could Gao Doushu agree to it when he considers himself a loyal minister and filial son all day long?"

Wang Guangtai sneered and shook the sword on his waist.

"There is no reason why he disagrees. The military power of Yunyang is in the hands of my three brothers. If Gao Doushu is willing to be his loyal minister in the Ming Dynasty, then let him do it."

"Whether he goes to die for justice or fights stubbornly, we will lead our own troops and surrender to him, so as not to conflict with him."

Wang Guangen stared slightly, sighed, and said that this was what he had to do. Then he suddenly remembered something and said with regret.

"There is no need to kill Gao Doushu. This man is both civil and military, and has great loyalty. He is quite prestigious in the Yunyang army. If he is tied up and killed, it may bring bad reputation to my three brothers."

Wang Guangtai also nodded.

"Gao Doushu is indeed worthy of being called a famous minister, and he treats my three brothers well. If he is unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, just let him go."

Wang Guangen's attention had been completely diverted at this time, and he lost all his temper. He turned around and walked up the city wall, shouting orders along the way.

"Anyone who sends my military order and goes out of the city to fight without authorization will be killed!"

"I will obey the orders of the military sect!"

Most of the generals around them were born as self-defeating bandits following the three brothers of the Wang family. Although they had been in the Ming military system for many years, they had never given up their old habits.

Being instigated by the obedient troops outside the city, they could no longer hold themselves back, but seeing that Wang Guangen had given up, they had no choice but to obey the order and retreat angrily.

Wu Zhaosheng was wearing a golden lacquer mountain armor, which glowed a little golden under the moonlight. However, after waiting for a while, he saw no movement at the top of the city, and he was a little puzzled.

One of the generals also said strangely: "Why are there no movements from these Ming troops? Could it be that they have seen through the plan to defeat the generals?"

"General, what should our army do next?"

Anyone who is interested can find that the department manager asked Wu Zhaosheng for his opinion, but did not go back to find Li Zijing. That was because Li Zijing was not in Gucheng at this time.

When Li Zijing arrived at the outskirts of Gucheng in the middle of the night, he divided his forces with Wu Zhaosheng, led all the elites, and headed straight for Yunyang Fucheng without stopping.

Wu Zhaosheng also knew that sending troops this time was a big gamble.

The front camp was already short of manpower, and Liu Tichun's garrison, not to mention unfit for use, had to stay in Xiangyang and not move lightly.

In this game with Gao Doushu, Li Zijing only used his front camp, which was more than 20,000 regular troops. The original Dashun garrison was left in Xiangyang to prevent any unexpected events.

The troops were already much weaker than the opponent's, and they were divided into three groups. It must be said that Li Zijing's tenacity was different from ordinary people.

Even Wu Zhaosheng couldn't help but feel sincere admiration in his heart when he recalled Li Zijing's heroic words yesterday.

"Before receiving the order to control the general, act according to the original plan."

"Go down with the order and station four camps around Gucheng. Tie your horse's tail to a willow branch and run around inside and outside the camp, day and night."

"Tell the captains of the other four battalions that our 6,000 people will create a momentum of 20,000 people to delay the offensive of General Zhi and Brother Hao in Yunyang and Jingzhou!"

Wu Zhaosheng watched the sentry cavalry go away, Wei Wei came out.

The 6,000 men he brought with him were mostly new recruits from the front camp, and only a little more than 1,000 were regular soldiers. Once the Ming troops in the city risked their lives and came out of the city to fight, they would be useless.

He didn't know if he could seduce Wang Guangen's mind, but at this point, with more than 20,000 people in the front camp, he could only resort to this life-threatening strategy.

Wu Zhaosheng knew that Li Zijing was not going to fight this time. He was looking for Gao Doushu to risk his life. If Yunyang could not take it, everyone would be buried with him.

This battle is a battle that affects the life and death of the front camp in Huguang!

When the former battalion first arrived in Huguang, they did not have enough prestige to command the Dashun Army. They needed a decent victory to tell them who the savior of Huguang was!

With an order, the soldiers from the front camp outside the city divided into four groups and rushed to the surrounding areas of Gucheng respectively, setting up camps everywhere with great fanfare.

In the valleys around Gucheng, sparks of fire never stopped for a moment, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going. It looked like tens of thousands of troops running through it, which was breathtaking.

There was such a huge momentum, but there was no sign of an attack.

Early the next morning, thunderous war drums rang out at the front camp at the four gates of Gucheng. The Ming army at the top of the city saw from a distance, people in the camp shouting and neighing, and countless cavalry rushing out.

They came and went shouting, causing smoke and dust to cover the sun, and their banners soared across the earth and into the sky!

Wang Guangen was also awakened from his deep sleep. He climbed to the top of the city, narrowed his eyes and looked at the vast camp in the north city. Li Zijing's black banner was fluttering in the wind.

In the front camp of the camp, pots are being buried to make rice.

When the lieutenant on the side observed, he was surprised.

"Looking at the smoke rising from the military gate, I'm afraid there are more than 10,000 bandits outside the North City!"

Coupled with the fact that the front camp deliberately provoked him to fight last night, as well as the movements outside the city overnight, Wang Guangen did not have the slightest suspicion.

"Send my military order and act according to the original plan. The thieves will retreat while I advance. The thieves will surround me and defend. When the third brother returns the news of success in Jingzhou, we will work together to capture these bandits!"

I haven’t updated it for half a month. I kind of forgot about the plot. I got stuck yesterday.

I sorted out the plot today, don’t worry, this book will be finished.
Chapter completed!