Qizhou is particularly peaceful under the moonlight.
The night breeze was blowing, and the flags on the city wall swayed feebly a few times with the wind, and then drooped down, like a person who was unable to resist and was thinking dejectedly. He couldn't help but cheer up a few times when he thought of some possibility. He felt that it was not credible, and then he returned.
Slumped down, unable to remain silent.
However, the soldiers on the city wall widened their eyes and stared at the surroundings vigilantly, not missing any detail.
News of the destruction of the cities of Yuanzhou and Longzhou has come. An Yuanshou, the governor of Qizhou, rewarded the three armies, boosted their morale, and issued a strict order that everything in the city must be guarded by officers, and no one is allowed in or out.
As a military general, An Yuanshou was very brave. He entered the Qin Palace at the age of sixteen and served as Youkuzhi, responsible for guarding, accompanying, and pommeling matters. He won Li Er's trust. During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Turkic troops came to the Weishui River.
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It can be said that An Yuanshou was a die-hard royalist. After Li Tai came to power, he entrusted Qizhou, the west gate of Chang'an, with the title of General Youweiwei, and dispatched 10,000 forbidden troops for reinforcements. In addition, Qizhou Prefecture soldiers were available to An Yuanshou.
The number of soldiers and horses is as high as 30,000.
When the imperial court sent troops to attack Qinzhou, it led Qizhou into the rear area and hoarded a large amount of supplies and equipment, leaving behind 20,000 combat troops and 10,000 baggage troops. An Yuanshou could actually mobilize up to 60,000 troops.
With an army of 60,000 in hand, and the tall and solid city of Qizhou, An Yuanshou had full confidence in holding it. He thought that if he could defeat the King of Han, he would definitely become famous in one battle, and he would be granted the title of Duke.
An Yuanshou, who has Hu people's blood, is warlike. He believes in being strong and respecting the strong. He is looking forward to the upcoming battle and has made many arrangements.
The war broke out at any time. An Yuanshou was very excited and couldn't sleep at all. He led his guards to climb the city wall.
"Captain!"
"See the Governor!"
The soldiers guarding the city saluted one after another.
"Is there anything unusual?"
An Yuanshou asked indifferently, looking around, the surrounding area was open, the terrain was flat, and it was gray in the distance, nothing could be seen clearly, there were sounds of insects, and it was quiet as usual.
One of the captains held his fists and said: "Back to General, no abnormalities were found. The brothers are all in high spirits and are keeping a close eye on them. Please don't worry, Commander."
"Go down with the order, stay on guard and kill the enemy. If you come back, I will be rewarded heavily by the Commander-in-Chief." An Yuanshou said with satisfaction.
"Follow the order and thank the Governor."
An Yuanshou asked about morale and defense issues, and after making sure there was no problem, he left with his guards. The city wall returned to calm, and the defenders continued to patrol and watch.
Unconsciously, late at night, the defenders on the city wall began to change their defenses.
It was inevitable to relax their vigilance when changing defenses. The original defenders did not observe the outside of the city, and the new guards did not bother to observe. No one noticed ten black shadows rushing towards the city gate like flying.
The moon tilted westward, stretching the shadow of the city wall very long and dark.
By the time the newly replaced defenders took up the key points and guarded the outside of the city, the ten black figures had already rushed into the reflection of the city wall, swooped forward, and lay down motionless.
After waiting for a while, the black shadow saw that it was not exposed and began to crawl forward.
The leader was none other than Luo Wu.
After Qin Huaidao analyzed An Yuanshou's character, combined with intelligence from all parties, he judged that the opponent would defend Qizhou and made many targeted defenses. He wanted to follow Yuanzhou's example and it was almost impossible to behead people by artillery in Longzhou, so he formulated a night attack plan.
The city of Qizhou is tall and strong, easy to defend but difficult to attack. A strong attack will only increase casualties. However, as far as Qin Huaidao is concerned, it is not difficult to capture Qizhou by simply blowing open the city gate and adding a night attack.
When attacking a city, the most difficult thing is to enter the city.
Since ancient times, ladders have been used as climbing tools, or to break open city gates. This process is very tragic and will cause countless casualties. However, the Hanzhou Army has explosive packs, and the dimensionality reduction attack is easy.
As Luo Wu crawled, he looked at the defenders on the city wall warily. He did not move quickly to avoid making any noise. The others also climbed very carefully.
Covered by the reflection of the city wall, it was pitch black and everyone crawled smoothly.
Not long after, everyone came to the city gate. Luo Wu pushed his hands hard, jumped up, and rushed into the city gate hole. The city gate hole was about one foot deep before the city gate. Others rushed in and hid in the city gate hole.
No one on the wall can be seen at all.
"Send signal!"
Luo Wu ordered in a low voice while taking off the explosive bag he was carrying.
Soon, one person took out a small torch, lit it, and circled it three times.
People were inside the city gate, and the torches were not very bright, so people on the city wall couldn't see it. However, there was an observation post lurking a hundred meters in front of the city gate, and the torches could be clearly seen shaking.
When Luo Wu saw the signal coming out, he lowered his voice and urged: "Quick, pile the explosive packets together."
When they came, one person was carrying an explosive bag. Everyone stacked the explosive bags together and connected the fuses together. Luo Wu took the torch and was not in a hurry to light it, but looked ahead with wide eyes.
Not long after, under the gray moonlight ahead, a bright light rotated three times - this was an attack signal!
"Quick, get out and prepare to fight." Luo Wu shouted excitedly.
"clear!"
Everyone responded one after another, quickly exited the city gate, and dodged to both sides.
Luo Wu was so excited when he thought about this explosive general taking Qizhou and leaving his name for the ages that his hands were shaking. He watched the fuse burning and smoke emitting, which was particularly dazzling in the dark city gate. Don't laugh.
He quickly threw away the torch and retreated, ducking aside to hide.
"Brothers, get ready!"
As he spoke, Luo Wu pulled out his sword, covered his ears, and opened his mouth wide.
Others followed suit.
"boom!"
Soon, a huge explosion sounded, like thunder from the sky, which was particularly abrupt in the quiet night.
The city wall was shaken by the explosion, and the defenders on it could not stand firmly, and many people fell down.
A huge fireball rushed out from the city gate, and the orange-red light dispersed the night. It was particularly charming, like a volcanic crater erupting, and the scorching heat and shock wave made people feel frightened.
Countless amounts of soil were blown out and splashed all over the sky.
Fortunately, Luo Wu and others had experience, were some distance away from the city gate, and had their mouths enlarged and their ears covered, so they were not deafened by the terrifying explosion and recovered quickly.
"superior!"
Luo Wu roared excitedly and rushed towards the city gate. He saw that the heavy city gate was blown away and fell to the ground in front of him. It was already in tatters. He was overjoyed and shouted: "Brothers! The time has come to kill the enemy and make contributions. We must
Guard the city gate, delay time, and cover the army."
"Understood!" Everyone responded and rushed forward.
The city wall was about two feet thick. Everyone rushed up and saw a team rushing over to check the situation. They swooped forward like death-defying grim reapers emerging from hell and slashed with their swords.
All I saw was the glint of the sword and the splash of blood.
The team was caught off guard, and most of them fell down in the blink of an eye. The remaining people panicked, turned around and ran away. Luo Wu and others swarmed up and killed them all.
Luo Wu's eyes shone with excitement and he shouted in a low voice: "Niu Laosan, pick up the enemy's bows and arrows and be responsible for covering them. The others will form a group of three and form a triangle position to fight to the death!"