Chapter 134: Has the old dog of King Xiang caught it?
Outside the south gate of Xiangyang City, Zhang Xianzhong stood up and looked at the south gate tower. A young thief general beside him said softly: "Commander Father, Dingguo and the others just got in with about twenty people, they won't miss it!"
Zhang Xianzhong, however, did not take it seriously. He said casually: "You bastard, your son Dingguo has been fighting with the army for many years with me. Now there will be no flaws in your pretense."
"Father, look, the city tower is on fire. Dingguo and the others have succeeded!" Another young thief general next to him shouted with joy.
"Son, I'll tell you that Dingguo won't embarrass me."
Zhang Xianzhong's face was also full of joy. After several days of running all the way, he finally paid off. He shouted to the young thief general who was the first to speak: "Son Wanggui, you lead five hundred cavalry to attack Prince Xiang's Mansion quickly.
Seize the east gate and let me capture that old dog King Xiang. We must not let him escape."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and said to the young thief general who was the first to see the fire on the tower: "Wenxiu, you also lead four hundred cavalry to Daotai Yamen and capture Zhang Kejian's puppy alive for me. Remember to guard it."
Good luck to Simon."
Zhang Xianzhong then turned around and raised his hand to pat the shoulder of another bandit general, and shouted: "Xiaobai, lead four hundred cavalry to patrol the Yamen and the gates in the north of the city. Let me catch this old boy Wang Shuzeng."
Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son Zhang Kewang, Zhang Wenxiu and Bai Wenxuan all received the order loudly, quickly got on their horses, and each led their elite cavalry and ran straight to the south gate of Xiangyang Fucheng.
After Zhang Kewang and others rode into the south gate, Zhang Xianzhong formed his team without haste and led the remaining 200 elite cavalry into the city. He divided his troops and shouted loudly throughout the city: "The people in the city do not need to panic. Any officers and soldiers who surrender will not be killed."
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There were only some sporadic battles in Xiangyang City. Most of the thousands of officers and soldiers defending the city surrendered and sacrificed themselves. Only a few officials and soldiers escaped in the chaos or escaped through the city.
There are twelve miles and one hundred and three steps around Xiangyang City. The city is densely covered with dozens of streets and lanes, and there are many government offices. Zhang Xianzhong relied on his twenty-eight cavalry to complete the victory without any major battles.
Occupied Xiangyang Fucheng.
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After Zhang Xianzhong galloped into the south gate of Xiangyang, he went straight to the camp where Yang Sichang stayed in Xiangyang. The military supplies warehouse on the left of the camp had already been occupied by his troops. He only took a cursory look at the military supplies in the warehouse and then made a plan.
The horse galloped towards Prince Xiang's Mansion.
Zhang Xianzhong rode to the Duanli Gate of Prince Xiang's Mansion and met his adopted son Zhang Kewang coming out of Prince Xiang's Mansion. Behind him, a group of thieves pushed a tall old man with all white hair and beard.
Zhang Xianzhong glanced at the old man's face through the firelight and asked Zhang Kewang: "Has the dog king been caught?"
Zhang Kewang smiled and replied: "I've caught it. The palace has sent troops to guard it closely, and no one is allowed to come in or out. I only took my father to surrender."
Zhang Xianzhong was very happy and said loudly: "Okay! According to the original arrangement, the dog king will be sent to the west city gate tower to be imprisoned first, and we will interrogate him personally when I have time."
When he saw that King Xiang had been captured, he stopped going to the palace to see him. He reined up his horse and galloped away to the Yamen of Xiang Road.
Several bandit soldiers were guarding the gate of the Bingxian Yamen. There were several dead bodies lying under the eight-character wall on the left. They must have been the bandit soldiers who had been beheaded on the spot when they resisted.
Zhang Xianzhong got off his horse and walked to the Bingxian Yamen with his soldiers. At the second gate, he saw his adopted son Zhang Wenxiu greeting him.
He opened his mouth and asked: "Have you caught that bastard Zhang Kejian?"
"Back to my father, Zhang Kejian and his servants were trying to escape, but I led the cavalry to catch up. They were killed on the spot during the fight. The body was dragged under the splayed wall outside the gate, and it will be shown to the people in the city after dawn."
Zhang Xianzhong nodded, strode into the lobby, and sat down on the big chair in the middle.
At this time, his adopted son Zhang Dingguo strode in, stood in front of him, smiled and said: "My dear father, my son has completed all the things he has been told."
Zhang Xianzhong smiled happily and scolded: "You little bitch, you did this beautifully! You didn't encounter any difficulties when you entered the city, did you?"
Zhang Dingguo smiled and replied: "Fortunately, it was easier than I originally expected. Thanks to us, we met the envoys sent by Yang Sichang to Xiangyang to mobilize troops on the road and took away their military symbols.
Otherwise, if we only rely on the flags and uniforms of the army and the official document we forged, I'm afraid it will be a lot more difficult to make money in the city."
Zhang Xianzhong laughed happily when he heard this. He immediately stood up from his chair and walked forward, raised his hand and patted Zhang Dingguo's shoulder and said: "What a turtle son, you are worthy of being the adopted son of the Eight Kings of Xiying!
do you understand?
The most important thing is not the flags and uniforms of the officers and soldiers, let alone those damn official documents and military symbols, but your boy's boldness and carefulness, and his calm expression, which makes the bastards guarding the city gate unable to see the slightest bit.
The flaw makes them have to believe it!"
He then laughed again, patted Zhang Dingguo on the shoulder again, and praised: "You have done this great service for me this time, and I will reward you heavily.
How did you find our hidden troops so quickly after you entered the city?"
Zhang Dingguo said with a smile: "I took a few soldiers to Xinghua Village to have a drink and had a room to myself. As soon as I entered, Qin Xian'er, the accountant, glanced at me a few times, and then Xiao Chen, the waiter, was also very clever.
He followed up and asked me what food and drinks I wanted. By then he had already figured out it was me.
In the past, my son followed Uncle Ma to Xiangyang City for business twice and met him several times. I quietly told him that our troops were going to the city at the third watch tonight and asked him to make preparations quickly and lead people around the city.
Arson fire, while shouting to respond.
He also told the child that Qian Zong Wu Guoxi, who was guarding the Luyanyi area in the northeast of the city, came to Xiangyang City with more than 20 servants today to collect wages. Someone among his servants was secretly communicating with Qin Xian'er. He had thought of something, but the boss
Didn't get it.
Qin Xian'er then sent someone to make an appointment with them. At the third watch of the day, they would set fire to the Yangchunfang area where they lived, and take the lead in seizing the east gate of the city. If the bottom lines in the city hadn't been connected, the child's twenty-eight
Personally, it will not be so smooth."
Zhang Xianzhong laughed and said: "Okay, okay, well done. Where is Lao Pan now?"
Bai Wenxuan was stepping up the steps at this time, and replied on behalf of Zhang Dingguo in a loud voice: "Mr. Pan thought that the commander-in-chief would be at Prince Xiang's Mansion, so he and his two ladies went into the palace. Later, he learned that he was here, and he should be at Prince Xiang's Mansion."
On the way here."
Zhang Xianzhong glanced at him and asked, "Xiaobai, you're here! Have you caught that old boy from Prefect Wang?"
Bai Wenxuan replied loudly: "Tell him to run away. We only caught the official Kuang Yueguang, and he has been slaughtered by us."
Zhang Xianzhong asked urgently: "Wang Shuzeng's son of a bitch escaped? How could he escape so fast?"
Bai Wenxuan replied: "When the city was breached, he and Kuang Yueguang, the official who promoted it, were playing leaf plays with the followers of King Fuqing and King Jinxian at the palace of Fuqing. When he saw the fire in the city and heard shouts, he
Then he led his servants to protect the two princes and escaped, and they could escape faster than rabbits.
I led the troops to the prefect's Yamen but failed. When I turned to Fuqing Prince's Mansion, I heard that he had escaped, so I hurried to the North Gate to pursue him. But I chased to Linjiang Gate and still didn't see this old boy. I heard that he had escaped.
It was said that twenty or thirty people just ran out of the circle.
I chased them out of the gate again. They had escaped from Gongchenmen and crossed the river through the pontoon. I chased them to the pontoon pier again, and the pontoon had been set on fire by the officers and soldiers guarding it. Kuang Yueguang was a slow runner.
I caught him inside Gongchenmen and killed him on the spot."