The army entered the city and immediately launched a fierce attack. The two sides fought fiercely. The troops stationed at the four gates in the city were all extremely elite soldiers. There were even many Black Dragon Guards under Xi Changzhen's command who participated. This force fought desperately to hold on, allowing Li Zhen The attack was ineffective, and even after a day of fierce fighting, there was no clear winner.
In the evening, the war was temporarily over.
At this moment, both the army stationed in Lingui County and the soldiers under Li Zhen's command were extremely exhausted.
Everyone began to recuperate and gather strength for the next day's battle.
In the city, there is a big house.
This residence is the temporary command post of Yufu, the leading general in the city. All orders are conveyed through this place. However, Yufu frowned at this moment. He held a pen in his hand and was writing at his desk. It was just a piece of paper. After writing it down, it was quickly crumpled into a small ball of paper and thrown on the ground. In the study, small paper balls had been thrown away one after another, all of which Yufu had discarded.
Tang Fu led his troops into the city and took charge of the city's affairs. He was also thinking about the reason why Xi Yinglong opened the Sifang City Gate, but at the moment he couldn't figure out the situation at all, and he felt very unwilling.
He always had a feeling in his heart that something would go wrong.
This feeling lingered in Yufu's mind and was never solved.
It was already late at night, so Tang Fu turned off the lights and went to sleep.
The next day, before dawn, there was a rush of footsteps outside the room. Immediately, there was a banging on the door, and another loud roar came: "Batalion Commander, open the door, no, something serious has happened."
The sound was so loud that Tang Fu woke up in an instant. He stood up, put on some clothes, opened the door and welcomed the soldiers in, and asked in a deep voice: "What happened."
The soldier said respectfully: "Battal Commander, our soldiers just discovered that all the soldiers who blocked us from going to the north gate have disappeared. There is no one left."
"What."
Tang Fu exclaimed and said with a surprised expression: "Are you sure?"
The soldier nodded affirmatively and said in a deep voice: "Absolutely sure. I have informed the brothers to rush to the Governor's Mansion to check on Xi Yinglong's situation. Guess what, the soldier came back and reported that not a single soldier was seen in the Governor's Mansion. It was very strange. ." After a pause, the soldier continued: "I also informed my brothers to inquire about the situation at the east gate, south gate and west gate, and wait for them to come back to deliver the news."
Tang Fu nodded and quickly got dressed.
Immediately, Tang Fu said: "It was handled in a timely manner, as it should be."
While Tang Fu and the soldiers were still waiting, a company commander quickly ran back. The company commander raised his hands and saluted, and said in a deep voice: "Batalion Commander, there are messages from the east gate, west gate and south gate, but I didn't even read them. When I arrived at the soldiers under Xi Yinglong’s command, their people seemed to have disappeared overnight, not a single one was seen, which was also very strange.”
After Tang Fu heard this, he said in a deep voice: "If we continue to investigate, we must find out the situation clearly."
"yes."
After receiving the order from the company commander, he turned around and prepared to leave.
Soon, the company commander came back. He strode up to Tang Fu and said loudly: "Battal Commander, there is a problem in the city. The gates to the west, south, east and north of the city have been closed. We are blocked. It’s in the city.”
For a moment, Tang Fu was stunned.
The city gates in the east, south, west and north of the city are all blocked, and all the soldiers under Xi Yinglong's command in the city have disappeared. This is really not good news.
The company commander said: "Batalion Commander, the situation is not right, retreat, we will retreat immediately."
"It's late, it's definitely late."
Tang Fu waved his hand and said: "Xi Yinglong must have arranged today's situation last night. Now, even if we discover the situation, we must be within the opponent's plan. Even if we retreat, it will be of no avail. Now, we must Stabilize the army, act according to the opportunity, and don't mess up the rules." After a pause, Tang Fu continued: "Fortunately, there is still a commander's army outside the city. As long as we stabilize our position, there will be no problems."
The company commander and the soldiers all nodded in approval, but their expressions looked solemn.
"Report,."
A clear voice came, and a soldier ran in again.
The soldier said eagerly: "Battal Commander, fires are already burning in the south, north, west, and east of the city near the city gate. It is hot summer, the weather is dry, and all the houses, trees, etc. are burning." It burns at a moment's notice, and the fire is so powerful that it is almost irresistible. This time, we were designed."
"A turtle in a urn."
Tang Fu suddenly said loudly, and his whole body was temporarily absent-minded.
At this moment, he realized that he had truly become the turtle in the urn.
The four city gates in the east, south, west and north were all sealed, and fires were ignited in the city. In addition, the soldiers led by Xi Yinglong and Xi Changzhen suddenly disappeared. It was clear that they wanted to burn him and the soldiers under their command.
Tang Fu didn't know how Xi Yinglong and his soldiers disappeared, nor how the other party unknowingly sealed all the city gates in all directions, but Xi Yinglong made so many arrangements just for this day.
Xi Yinglong took the initiative to open the south gate in order to allow Li Zhen's army to enter.
Next, Xi Yinglong opened the north gate, west gate and east gate to allow Li Zhen to further enter the city instead of staying on the city tower. When Li Zhen's army entered the city, Xi Yinglong sent troops to take the initiative to fight with Li Zhen's men. Soldiers fought, pushing the battle to a fierce level, thereby creating a sufficient atmosphere.
Next, Xi Yinglong suddenly retreated, forcing Li Zhen into a desperate situation.
However, Li Zhen led part of the force to hide outside the city, while Tang Fu led some soldiers into the city. It was Tang Fu and the rest of the soldiers who were ambushed. Now there were fires close to the four city gates. Tang Fu If you want to attack the city gate, you will also face great difficulties. Not only that, when the fire in the city spreads, it will soon become a monstrous fire, which is extremely terrifying.
Everything depends on Li Zhen to come to the rescue.
Difficult, difficult, difficult.
Tang Fu sighed in his heart and said: "Withdraw, let's break out through the north gate."
At this moment, Yufu had to break out of the encirclement.
The company commander and soldiers immediately went to convey the order and call back the soldiers from all directions. When all the soldiers in the city gathered near the north gate, a raging fire was already burning in the city. Under the red firelight, the entire morning light was covered by the fire. To cover up, the rolling heat wave hit, making the soldiers in the army feel very uncomfortable.
Tang Fu didn't care so much and shouted: "Quick, go to the north gate, then use the cannon we carry to blast open the city gate, and then fight out. Time is tight, please work harder."
Tang Fu knew that the matter was urgent and could not delay.
Maybe one minute, maybe one second, these may be the guarantee of the lives of soldiers in the army. A little more time will mean one more opportunity, and Tang Fu dare not give up these opportunities.