Four hundred and seventieth eight chapters fall into the city
Chen Qing personally led an army of 14,000, including 10,000 cavalry, on the official road two miles away. He stared at the city wall not far away. It was dark at night. He could see the outline of the east city wall, but the garrison on the top of the city.
But the army couldn't see them in the night.
It was already midnight, and the operation had begun. Chen Qing turned around and said to Liu Cui: "You can lead four thousand troops to ambush outside the west city gate. Those who surrender will be spared death, and those who resist will be killed without mercy. Brothers of the Ren family."
My nephew will definitely sneak into the surrendered prisoners and find them out!"
"Follow the order!"
Liu Cui led four thousand infantrymen and rushed outside the west city gate...
Yang Zaixing and Gao Ding had already led their troops to the foot of the North City. As expected, two pairs of ladders were hung on the city wall.
"superior!"
Yang Zaixing gave an order, and dozens of soldiers jumped up, grabbed the rope ladder, and quickly climbed to the top of the city.
Hu Yanlei led his men to gather on the top of the city, watching the soldiers climbing below the city. At exactly this moment, Ren Li came angrily with more than a dozen soldiers.
"What are you doing?" Ren Li asked from afar.
Hu Yanlei had never seen Ren Li, so he didn't know who it was. He made gestures to order his men to outflank him, and asked in a deep voice: "Password!"
"Shit!"
Ren Li cursed angrily: "Do I still need a password?"
Hu Yanlei tightened his grip on the handle of the knife and began to draw the knife slowly.
At this moment, the first group of soldiers heading up the city appeared at the top of the city. Ren Li suddenly stopped and his eyes widened as someone actually climbed up from the bottom of the city.
When he turned around, he saw that he and his men were surrounded. At this moment, he suddenly understood and ran wildly, shouting: "The Song Army is coming to the city!"
But after running less than twenty steps, Sun Jian came towards him with the patrolling soldiers, "General Ren, what happened?"
Ren Li said excitedly: "Sing the alarm, the Song army is coming to the city!"
"Impossible, you must have read it wrong! Here, the chief manager is here, you ask the manager!"
Sun Jian pointed behind him, and Ren Li looked back, but saw nothing. He immediately knew that he had been fooled, and felt an unbearable pain in his chest. When he lowered his head, a sharp dagger had been inserted into his chest.
Ren Li pointed at Sun Jian, trembling all over, "So it's you...it's you..."
He raised his head and screamed, then fell to the ground dead.
More than a dozen of Ren Li's subordinates were also killed, leaving no one alive.
The Song army threw down more than twenty ladders, and the soldiers began to rush up to the city. Hu Yanlei led Sun Jian to see Yang Zaixing. Sun Jian heard that the tall general in front of him was Yang Zaixing, who ranked first among the Five Tiger Generals.
He admired him very much in his heart and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Old Sun Jian of humble rank, please see General Yang!"
Yang Zaixing seemed to see his own reflection in his youth in this young general. He liked it in his heart, patted his arm and said with a smile: "Let's learn about marksmanship later!"
Sun Jian was overjoyed, "Thank you, General Yang, for your support!"
Yang Zaixing nodded, "The Commander-in-Chief has asked you to continue to serve as the commander. Please lead the way. We are going to the General Manager's Mansion!"
"I'm sorry, go ahead and gather your men!"
Sun Jian led Yang Zaixing and a large group of soldiers down to the city. The soldiers sleeping under the city wall were awakened one after another. Sun Jian stood on a high place and shouted: "Listen up, brothers. Ren Dejing colluded with Xixia and wanted to dedicate Huangzhou to the foreigners."
, we Han people will all be reduced to foreign slaves. This is our land, and the Xixia people will never be allowed to step forward. Brothers, I have decided to return to the Song Dynasty. Brothers who are willing to follow me, please raise your right hand!"
He took the lead in raising his right arm, and the soldiers raised their hands one after another. Sun Jian saw that there were still more than a hundred people silent, and he said again: "I will never force a brother who wants to go home, but if he wants to take the opportunity to inform and make a fortune, then I will never force him to go home."
It will end well. Everyone should have seen it. Behind me is the Song army. Thousands of people have already gone to the city. Chen Dutong, the military governor of Xihe Road, personally leads an army of 20,000 people just outside the city. Ren Dejing is finished!"
His men had already seen the densely packed troops on top of the city. More than a hundred soldiers who were still hesitating quickly raised their hands, and all the troops expressed their willingness to surrender to the Song army.
Sun Jian turned around and nodded to Yang Zaixing. All three thousand of Yang Zaixing's men had arrived on the city. He immediately ordered: "Let's go to the General Manager's Mansion!"
Sun Jian shouted: "Brothers, follow me to the Governor's Mansion!"
The army of four thousand rushed towards the General Manager's Mansion two miles away...
Gao Ding led 3,000 troops to attack the east city in two groups. The commander, Liang Tai, led 1,000 men to attack the city gate. Gao Ding personally led 2,000 men to attack the city head. The head of the east city was guarded by Ren Dejing's second son-in-law, Li Fei.
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Ren Dejing had three daughters. The youngest daughter was born to a Tibetan second wife and was only seven years old. Both the eldest daughter and the second daughter became Ren Dejing's tools to win over the generals and married the two most senior generals.
Historically, Ren Dejing dedicated his young daughter to the elderly Xixia Emperor Li Qianshun and became the Queen of Xixia. However, that happened nine years later. Now that Chen Qing is attacking Huangzhou, history has been changed and Ren Dejing has no chance to surrender.
Xixia.
Gao Ding wielded the gold-plated tiger head spear, and the tip of the spear stabbed the soldiers who were coming up like a storm. Gao Ding was as good as Yang Zaixing in terms of marksmanship and archery skills, but his qualifications in Chen Qing's army were slightly inferior to Yang Zaixing's, so he was among the Five Tiger Generals.
He could only be ranked second.
In an instant, he assassinated more than 30 people, all with one shot. The soldiers at the top of the city were so frightened that they turned around and fled. Just as Gao Ding was about to pursue them, a sharp sword came towards him. Gao Ding quickly stepped back, and a figure appeared in front of him.
A very burly general, holding a forty-pound mountain-climbing sword in his hand, with a ferocious appearance.
This person is Ren Dejing's second son-in-law Li Fei. He is over thirty years old and his wife is only sixteen years old. He was originally a commander of the Western Army and is now Ren Dejing's loyal eagle dog.
Li Fei slashed the air with his sword, and with a roar, he swung the knife and struck at Gao Ding's waist, but Gao Ding was faster than him. Halfway through the strike, the tip of Gao Ding's spear had already pierced his throat.
‘Clang!’ The big knife fell to the ground. Li Fei stood there for a moment. His huge body suddenly fell down and he died.
The general was killed, and the soldiers on the top of the city fled. Gaoding occupied the top of the north city gate. The soldiers began to lower the suspension bridge and pulled the door bolt. The soldiers below the city creaked and opened the city gate inward.
Three fires were raised on the top of the city. Chen Qing could see clearly and shouted, "Attack!"
The main force of the Song Army was launched, and ten thousand cavalry galloped like a sea, killing Huangzhou City like a huge tide.
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The General Manager's Mansion, which covers an area of 50 acres, was surrounded by four thousand soldiers of the Song Army. There were also a thousand soldiers hiding on the roof of the General Manager's Mansion and shooting arrows outwards.
It is not difficult to capture the General Manager's Palace with four thousand people. The key is to end the fierce battle quickly and effectively. Deterrence is essential.
Yang Zaixing shouted: "Use the cyclone cannon!"
The name of the cyclone gun comes from Xixia. It is actually a miniature trebuchet that can be fired on the back of a camel. It can throw a five or six kilogram firearm dozens of steps away. The biggest advantage is that it is easy to carry. A camel can carry it.
Two Cyclone Cannons.
Yang Zaixing gave an order, and dozens of smoking gunpowder barrels were thrown into the General Manager's Mansion at the same time. They exploded one after another in the General Manager's Mansion. Although the power of the explosions could not destroy the house, the poisonous nails that shot out in all directions made the soldiers in the mansion very angry.
Suffer all the hardships.
After firing three times in a row, no more arrows were fired from the mansion. Yang Zaixing shouted, "The first and second battalions are going in!"
The Song army used giant wood to knock open the door, and two thousand soldiers rushed into the palace of the general manager. The soldiers in the palace were frightened by the bombing, their morale collapsed, and they knelt down to beg for mercy.
At the same time, Chen Qing led 10,000 Song troops into Huangzhou City. The soldiers in the city were unwilling to sacrifice their lives for the Ren family. When they heard that Song troops were entering the city, they took off their armor, threw away their weapons, and fled to their homes.
Chen Qing led his army into the military camp and blocked thousands of soldiers who had no time to escape.
One thousand soldiers guarding the west city escaped from the west city gate, while Liu Cui led four thousand soldiers to ambush outside the city. Instantly, fire broke out. More than a thousand soldiers who escaped from the city gate were surrounded. Thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, "
Those who surrender will avoid death!"
Huangzhou soldiers were all frightened. Knowing that the situation was over, they all knelt down and surrendered. No one dared to resist stubbornly.
The soldiers of the Song Army pulled out several important figures from the surrendering crowd. One was Ren Dejing's eldest son-in-law, Xue Xiaoping, and the other two were Ren Dejing's third brother, Ren Deren, and his son, Ren Ling.
Xue Xiaoping suddenly roared, grabbed a spear and attacked several Song soldiers holding horses, trying to snatch the horses. However, as soon as he took a few steps, dozens of spears came at him, and Xue Xiaoping was immediately thrown into chaos.