Chapter 198 surprise attack on the capital of Yizhou
There are more than 500 defenders at the city gate!
There were two hundred on the city wall and three hundred below the city. Within twenty steps of Zhao Kun alone, there were more than a hundred defenders gathered.
Among them are a large number of soldiers wearing heavy armor as a precaution. They are armed with axes and even hammers and are ready to fight.
Zhao Kun, who only brought a mere twenty brave warriors, would never make trouble at the city gate unless his head was kicked by a donkey.
But the result is exactly the opposite...
Facing the fierce offensive of the brave warriors, soldiers wearing half armor or no armor retreated one after another, leaving the battlefield to the heavily armored soldiers.
But their retreat sent an extremely bad signal to the heavy-armored soldiers, who also started to retreat!
The brave warriors who should have been easily suppressed were able to breathe.
These daredevils were veterans of hundreds of battles and had extremely rich experience. Naturally, they did not need the command of a "layman" like Zhao Kun. They immediately gathered inward and formed two rows in a tacit understanding.
They relied on the city gate and let out a deafening roar.
"For King Ding! For the Song Dynasty!"
There were only twenty brave warriors, but they erupted with a momentum that was no less than that of thousands of troops.
The enemies, who were already in a mess, looked horrified and were in disarray.
At this moment, Zhao Kun had already run outside the city gate, took out a fire stick from his arms, lit his clothes on fire, and then waved it vigorously, using the fire as his signal!
Wang Ben, who was isolated in the darkness, saw the flickering fire at the city gate, and immediately pulled out the horn from his waist and blew it hard.
The next moment, eighty war horses rushed out from a mile behind Wang Ben.
These war horses are not wearing armor. Their only mission is to carry neatly dressed warriors to the city gate as quickly as possible to reinforce Zhao Kun.
The warriors who dared flew past Wang Ben and headed straight for the city gate. They took a cup of tea and hurried for three miles.
They dismounted, armed with large shields and long weapons, and poured into the city gate.
As the reinforcements arrived, it was the vanguard dead soldiers who were struggling to hold on and finally had a breather.
As a result, hundreds of heavily armored warriors had gathered at the city gate. Facing the defense line composed of brave bodies and thick iron armor, all the defenders in the city were horrified.
Wang Ben followed closely behind and led the Tiger Wing Army to advance steadily towards the city.
He stood at the front of the team, holding the handle of the stick with one hand and carrying the stick on his right shoulder. Every time he took five steps, he let out a roar.
"kill!"
The officers and soldiers of the Tiger Wing Army behind him followed Wang Ben and shouted.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The earth-shaking momentum, like a stormy sea, enveloped the city.
The defenders on the city wall were so frightened that they heard the shouts of death and the dense, layered sounds of heavy stampedes.
"Quick! Go and report to the general, the enemy army is coming!"
The messengers ran down the city wall and rushed to Zhizhou Mansion, roaring hysterically.
"Sir! General! Something bad has happened. The enemy lured the city gate open, and the army came to attack. The city gate is in emergency."
At this time, Chen Qi, who knew about Yizhou's affairs, and Zhou Shoukang, the pacification envoy of Yizhou's Dingyuan Army, were drinking tea leisurely and waiting for Zhao Kun to come and apologize.
As a result, Zhao Kun did not wait, but instead received the bad news of the enemy's surprise attack.
Because the incident happened so suddenly, Chen Qi was stunned. Zhou Shoukang, who was sitting opposite, was also surprised, but luckily he reacted immediately.
Snap!
Zhou Shoukang slapped his hand on the table and shouted angrily: "Bastard!"
"Damn it, Zhao Huan actually sent people to attack him secretly. Come here, tell me my order. Kill all the enemies who attack in the future."
Chen Qi's face was extremely ugly. Before that, he had already got the news that Zhao Huan was appointed as the official of Yizhou, and he was already the new master of Yizhou.
Chen Qi needs to return to Beijing to report on his work and make arrangements.
He has been operating in Yizhou for so many years and has made a lot of money. How could he give up this money tree to others so easily?
Chen Qi and Zhou Shoukang were colluding and refused to listen. Anyone sent by Zhao Huan would be fine if they cooperated with them and continued to make profits.
If anyone dares to seize power, they will be killed.
But who would have thought? The other party would strike first and make a surprise attack at night.
"Zhou...General Zhou, this...this Zhao Kun is so bold, kill him quickly, otherwise we will be totally ruined."
Seeing Chen Qi's pale face and frightened expression, Zhou Shoukang felt a burst of contempt in his heart.
But after all, they were grasshoppers on a rope, and Zhou Shoukang could only patiently appease them.
"Don't panic, Lord Zhizhou, there are three thousand defenders in our city!"
"The Dingyuan Army can bring reinforcements within two hours."
"Besides, there is also the ever-victorious army from Gao Tuo Mountain here."
"With just the few people on the other side, trying to take over my city is tantamount to wishful thinking."
Seeing that Zhou Shoukang was so confident, Chen Qi took some reassurance and slowly sat down to calm down his nervous mood.
As a result, before my butt was still hot, the messenger stumbled over again.
"General, the enemy is firmly guarding the city gate, and it will be difficult for us to conquer the enemy's position."
What?!
Zhou Shoukang was instantly furious: "Useless thing!"
"There are three thousand defenders in the city, can't they even capture a mere twenty people?!"
"Even if there are three thousand pigs, if one person goes up and humps them, they can turn those bastards into a pulp."
The ordering soldier wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly explained: "It's not twenty, but more than a hundred."
"They are all heavily armored soldiers with complete weapons. They have formed a tortoise-shell formation in the city gate. The left and right wings rely on the city wall and there is no way to get around."
"In a head-on confrontation, not even the soldiers in the city can touch them."
"This...these heavily armored warriors are extremely fierce. They seem to be the group of daredevils who massacred the new barracks of the Ever Victorious Army!"
When Zhou Shoukang heard the words "dare warrior", he felt his head buzzing.
He knew that Zhao Huan had recruited a group of daredevils who served in Dingzhen Mansion, but they only numbered twenty or thirty people.
Although they are sophisticated and sturdy, their numbers are few, so there is nothing to worry about.
But now, more than a hundred brave warriors suddenly appeared, and Zhou Shoukang's scalp began to feel numb.
You must know that these heavily armored warriors back then were capable warriors who could withstand the impact of the Tielin Army of Liao and the Iron Kites of Xixia head-on.
Unless the physical strength of these hundreds of brave warriors is exhausted, it will be difficult to break through the front of the brave warriors and reach the sky!
Just when Zhou Shoukang was shocked, bad news spread again.
"General...General, the Tiger Wing Army has pushed up, and the city gate has been lost!"
Zhou Shoukang was like five thunders striking his head. He did not expect that the momentum of Zhao Huan's army was so fierce. In less than half an hour, they captured the city gate.
The Tiger Wing Army is an elite force in the Forbidden Army, and all members are soldiers...
Once they rush to the city wall, kill all the defenders, and the city falls, it will only be a matter of time.