A hint of joy appeared in Tie Mo's eyebrows, and he nodded with a smile, "Yes, we have suffered a lot of losses now. The thieves probably didn't expect that we would come back at this time. The most important thing is that Yuan Ma's troops suffered serious losses.
, Mizhi City’s defenses are now lax. As long as we capture Mizhi City, we can enter and exit Shaanxi via Linxian County, and we no longer have to worry about bandits crossing the Sanchuan River to block our retreat."
"This...if Li Yangchun's main force gets wind of it, and we can't take Mizhi City in time, won't we be in trouble then?" Lou Daji thought about it, and still felt that Cao Wenzhao and Tie Mo's
The idea was too risky.
Cao Wenzhao thought about it and said: "As long as we plan well, we should be very sure. The thieves can deceive us by setting up a few empty cities, why can't we create some troops to deceive them?"
Hearing this, Lou Daji couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
After nightfall, the soldiers and horses of the three towns who were resting in Wu Fort suddenly changed their defenses. This unusual movement shocked the rebels. Later, when they saw that the officers and soldiers showed no signs of taking the initiative to attack, Li Yangchun didn't take it too seriously.
Early the next morning, the soldiers and horses of the three towns were still on guard, so Li Yangchun naturally would not act rashly.
If the confrontation continues, Li Yangchun is not worried. The soldiers and horses of the three towns will not be able to bear it for long. Even if the soldiers and horses of the three towns do not want to fight, the court will not agree. In short, the current situation is that whoever moves first will suffer.
"Is there anything unusual happening with the troops in the three towns?"
"No, except for the defense change last night, there is nothing unusual about the troops and horses of the three towns. According to the spies' reports, the troops and horses of the three towns are all huddled near Wu Fort."
"Be sure to keep an eye on it and pay more attention!"
Li Yangchun gave a few serious warnings. He did not want the officers and soldiers to cause trouble under his nose. Li Yangchun was cautious enough, but he still ignored the mouth of the Sanchuan River east of Wu Fort.
To the north of the mouth of the Sanchuan River is a hilly and high slope, connected to the dense forest to the north. At this time, a group of soldiers and horses were hiding in the dense forest. They secretly hid here last night during the deployment of defense.
There were about 2,000 soldiers and horses in this group, led by Sha Diao and Cao Bianjiao respectively. Because they were afraid of being discovered while marching during the day, they could only hide in daylight and go out at night.
On the other side, the three generals Tie Mo, Cao Wenzhao, and Lou Daji often went to the front to show their faces. In order to cover this operation, they even launched several feint attacks on the traitors. With the cooperation of many parties, they were able to deceive them.
Li Yangchun.
Another night, the soldiers and horses lurking in the dense forest at Sanhekou, under the command of Sha Diao and Cao Bianjiao, split into two groups, quietly crossed the hills, and headed towards Mizhi City, fifty miles away.
In Mizhi City, Yuan Ma was sleeping soundly, and the guards on top of the city were also unprepared. Due to the heavy losses in the previous fierce battle, the survivors were also exhausted. Now the officers and soldiers have retreated, and the Four Heavenly Kings are leading the main army.
In the confrontation with the officers and soldiers and the Sanchuan River, even if the officers and soldiers with insufficient strength were brave enough, they would not be able to divide their forces to attack Mizhi City at this time.
With this kind of mentality, the defense of Mizhi City was almost useless. Just after midnight, when the guards fell into a deep sleep, a group of people covered in black clothing quietly hung the ropes to the city wall and slowly followed the ropes.
Slowly climbed up the city wall.
There were a few guards nearby, but the slight noise could not drive away the sleeping bugs in their minds. After a while, these guards fell into a deep sleep forever.
More ropes were put down, and more and more people climbed onto the city wall. They quietly covered up and successfully opened the heavy city gate. When the city gate opened, the sand sculpture's frowning brows finally relaxed, and he knew
, Mizhi City is almost in hand.
Cao Bianjiao urged his men to enter the city quickly, and did not forget to instruct his men to fire arrows, "Send the message quickly and leave a few people to guard the city gate to ensure that the large army can enter the city. The others will follow me to kill."
For a time, the sound of killings in Mizhi City was loud. Now there were not many people in the city. There was no need to identify anyone. Anyone who dared to show up on the street was probably a rebel. Cao Bianjiao led his people to attack the county government office, but Sha Diao
Lead the people in another direction.
Cao Bianjiao and Sha Diao had different ideas. Cao Bianjiao wanted to cut off Yuan Ma's head and make a great contribution, while Sha Diao wanted to steal Mizhi City's property as much as possible.
Fortunately, after the rebels entered Mizhi City, they ransacked them extensively and concentrated them on the home of Bai Xingyuan, the richest man in Mizhi. As for the Bai Xingyuan family, they escaped and died. Now all the people living in the Bai family are chaos.
party.
The constant sounds of fighting had already awakened Yuan Ma. The first time he woke up, Yuan Ma cursed, but after he figured out what was going on, he put on his clothes and ran to Bai's house.
Now that the officers and soldiers have entered the city, Mi Zhi cannot be defended. Yuan Ma's first thought is to run away, but when he runs, he has to take away the treasures he has looted.
After entering Mizhi City, Yuan Ma killed all the wealthy households in the city and scraped away countless good things. It would be a bit unwilling to just throw them away like this.
...
Cao Bianjiao and his men rushed towards the county government office. As soon as they entered the county government office, they were shocked by the scene inside.
In the front yard of the original lobby, torches flickered, and there were many bones scattered under the two jujube trees, and there were even traces of blood that had not dried up. Some bones had flesh attached to them, leaving clear tooth marks.
The young Cao Bianjiao had never seen such a scene before. After a few glances, his face instantly turned pale, and he vomited while holding on to the door wall. After a while, he stopped feeling nauseated and said, "Search, give me Yuan
If the horse is found, I will cut him to pieces with a thousand knives."
Cannibalism is not new. After being extremely hungry, cannibalism is necessary in order to survive. But this bandit army occupies rice and plunders countless supplies. Do they need to eat people to satisfy their hunger?
Therefore, these people are not human beings, but a group of beasts that have lost their humanity. In anger, Cao Bianjiao gave the same order as the film, that is, no prisoners were taken. All the prisoners captured before were cut off and their heads were cut off.
What Yuan Ma's men did was far beyond what Cao Bianjiao could tolerate.
The county government was ordered to search every corner, but Yuan Ma was not found, which made Cao Bianjiao extremely disappointed.
At this time, a fierce fighting was going on in the Bai Family Courtyard. In order to protect the looted supplies, the thieves risked their lives, blocking the front and back doors one by one, and the city walls were also crowded with people.
"Where are the gunpowder packets prepared? Blast the door open for me!"
Since it was the first time to use a gunpowder bag, the sand sculpture did not hide too far after lighting the gunpowder. With a roar, a section of the wall was blown down, and the sand sculpture's ears were really booming, and it could not hear anything.
Others couldn't hear anything they said. They could only wave their long swords and yell, "Charge, charge, grab everything. I want the things, but not the heads. Kill them!"
Without the cover of the wall, the rebels and soldiers were still no match for the officers and soldiers. Bayonets and bullets formed a dense firepower network until the rebels and soldiers were completely driven out of the Bai family compound.
