Xu Huang cupped his hands and said, "Brother, don't worry. Since the last exercise you saw, Zhongye has renovated the training center and added a moat in front of the city wall. The moat in Jiangxia is not wide, and the soldiers
It’s no problem to rush over.”
Liu Xin said with a serious look: "A strong attack is really the last thing I want to see."
Jushou pointed at Jiangxia City and said: "My lord is worried about the casualties of the soldiers. Since ancient times, there have been no casualties in battles. Now that Jiangxia City is right in front of us, our army is ready to attack."
Han Xi leaned on his horse and said, "Lord, I have a plan to defuse the enemy's morale. The south of Jiangxia City is close to the Yangtze River, so it is difficult to deploy the troops. There is also a mutinous Jiangxia navy not far away. Our army gave up the south gate and focused on the east.
,North and west gate..."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Yes, Zhicai's plan is very clever. Surround the three gates and let them go all the way. If the offensive becomes urgent, the enemy will follow from afar. After leaving the south gate, the enemy will take the waterway, and Gan Ning's Changsha Navy has already
We are waiting carefully. If Huang Zu takes the water route, it will be like throwing himself into a trap! Okay, let's follow your plan."
Huang Zu stood on the north gate tower of Jiangxia and watched nervously the movements of the Jingzhou army. In just a moment, all three thousand men and horses had been lost. Now he did not dare to send troops anymore and could only rely on the city to hold on. Suddenly he saw Jingzhou under the city.
The military flag was waved, and two groups of troops were separated and headed east and west.
Chief Shi Deng Long said: "Sir, Liu Xin must have divided his troops to attack the east and west gates. Now that all the counties have fallen, he just insists on holding on. The food and grass in the city will be exhausted one day, and there are no reinforcements outside the city. It's better.
Abandoning the city and running away is the best policy."
Jun Cheng Chen also said at the side: "Sir, Liu Xin came here this time under the banner of recovering tax arrears, so his target is not our Jiangxia family. As far as I know, in Wuling in the past two years, there have been zero
The three counties of Ling and Guiyang have not paid a penny. I think they still understand the principle of lip death and tooth cold. It is better to abandon Jiangxia and switch to Wuling Cao Yu, then contact Lingling and Guiyang, capture Changsha first, and then plan for the future.
"
Huang She was already frightened by the scene just now, and kept echoing: "Yes, yes, dad, let's leave quickly while the south gate is not surrounded yet."
Huang Zu was originally a fool, but after hearing what everyone said, he was shaken and said immediately: "It seems that this is the best we can do. Let's go back and pack our belongings and go to the water village outside the south gate. Let's take a boat to Wuling."
As soon as they had finished their discussion, there was a fierce sound of war drums from the city. When everyone looked down hurriedly, they saw that Zhang Hu, who had just been captured, had been led by several big men to kneel down in front of the formation. One of them raised his knife and dropped it.
A red light burst out, and Zhang Hu's head rolled to the side. Another person stepped forward, picked up his head and put it on a bamboo pole, showing it to the three armies. Another earth-shaking shout came from the Jingzhou army, and the city
Everyone was terrified.
Huang Zu hurriedly ordered the soldiers to guard the city strictly. He took Huang She, Deng Long and others back to the city to "rest".
Just as the shouts outside the city stopped, the war drums sounded again. This time the rhythm of the war drums was obviously different from before. It was no longer so rapid, but steady and powerful. "Dong, dong, dong", like a sledgehammer.
It hit the person's chest all at once, causing the defenders on top of the city to lose their breath.
The Jingzhou Army has already rushed to the moat. The moat is indeed not very wide. To deal with such a moat, the Jingzhou Army adopted the simplest method and put the long ladder in their hands directly on the river. The soldiers had not known this situation for a long time.
After many trainings, even though they were wearing heavy armor, holding shields and swords, they still walked on the narrow bamboo ladder as if they were walking on flat ground, and rushed over in stride. The defenders on the city were stunned and lacked
The commander didn't know what to do for a moment.
The archers under the city had already come to the moat under the cover of their shields, bent their bows and fired at the city head. The dense rain of arrows made the defenders unable to lift their heads. The long ladders of the siege troops had also been set up. At this time, some of the defenders woke up and shouted: "The enemy is attacking the city!" The defenders, who had just woken up from a dream, were in a hurry, shooting arrows and throwing arrows. Some people threw stones, and some people used long poles to desperately push away the ladders on the city wall.
The resistance of the defenders was not as fierce as Liu Xin imagined. Under the suppression of the archers below the city, some defenders were shot from time to time on top of the city, screaming and falling from the city. Even so, the warriors who attacked the city People continued to fall to the ground after being shot by arrows, and people fell from the long ladder from time to time. With the increasingly rapid sound of war drums, the soldiers attacking the city did not flinch at all, and they continued to rush towards the top of the city. .
The defenders, who were not very resolute in their resistance and lacked effective command, gradually became unable to hold on under the overwhelming offensive of the Jingzhou Army. After half an hour of continuous attack, a warrior was the first to board the At the top of the city, the knife in his hand had just chopped off the head of a defender, and his body was pierced by four or five spears at the same time. However, the warriors who followed him rushed to the top of the city one after another, and the defenders rushed to Here, more and more places were breached on the top of the city. Finally, the defenders could no longer hold on and fled to the bottom of the city. There was already a one-sided massacre on top of the city.
With a "creak" sound, the suspension bridge was slowly lowered, and Jiangxia's city gate slowly opened. Zhang Fei pointed his spear and laughed: "Brother, I didn't expect Jiangxia's army to be so incompetent, not enough, not enough!"
All that flashed through Liu Xin's eyes were images of soldiers falling one after another. She couldn't help but feel pain in her heart, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, let's go into the city."
The Jiangxia Prefecture was in a state of disarray. Huang Zu fled in a hurry, and he had no time to take away household registration books and the like. Liu Xin looked around the hall, and all the civil and military officials looked excited. After all, it only took two days. They captured the entire Jiangxia County, which no one had thought of beforehand.
Liu Xin turned around and asked: "What are the casualties?"
Xu Huang took a step forward and said: "Including yesterday's attack on Xiyang County, our army killed more than a thousand people and injured three thousand people. Most of them were caused by today's attack on the city."
"More than a thousand people were killed in the battle!" Liu Xin was surprised. After entering the city, it was obvious that Huang Zu had already escaped with his cronies. The soldiers guarding the city should have no one to command them, but they still caused such damage to them. Huge damage, this result was somewhat unacceptable to him.
Jushou understood Liu Xin's thoughts and said from the side: "Killing one thousand enemies will cost you eight hundred, not to mention attacking a city. Casualties are inevitable. My lord, don't worry too much."
Liu Xin sighed and said: "The remains of the fallen soldiers will be transported back to Xiangyang. I will build a cemetery outside Xiangyang City, bury them collectively, hold memorial ceremonies at all times, and provide generous pensions to their families, and their children will be raised by the government. Injured soldiers must be treated promptly."
Han Xi raised his hands and said: "Back to my lord, my subordinates have already arranged for people to do these things. In this attack on the city, a total of more than 4,000 people were beheaded, more than 5,000 people were captured, and countless flags, weapons, food and grass were seized. It can be said to be a great victory. "
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "I am prepared but unprepared. Jingzhou soldiers have been trained for a long time, but they still caused so many casualties. It is not a happy victory. After returning, we need to further develop siege equipment and study suitable tactics.
There is still a long way to go.”
It is said that Huang Zu hurriedly packed up some gold and silver, took Chen Jiu, Deng Long and their families, and hurriedly arrived at the navy camp in the south of Jiangxia City. The news of the attack of Liu Xin's army had also spread here.
There was also a busy scene in the village.
Huang Zu knew that Zhang Hu, the captain of the navy, had been captured alive by a big black man, so he beheaded him in front of the battle to sacrifice the flag. Now there was no one to lead the navy. He had to temporarily appoint two captains as captains and announced to the whole army
Departure and move to Wuling. After Huang Zu's order, the navy knew that Jiangxia City was not safe. The families of these people were all in the city. They all had their own thoughts, but they did not dare to openly disobey Huang Zu's order, so they had to reluctantly
Raise the sail.
Not long after the fleet had sailed on the river, there was a sudden bang in front of it, and dozens of speedboats came out from both sides of the river at the same time, blocking the way. Seeing this, the Jiangxia navy hesitated to move forward. Huang Zu walked up to the bow of the boat and asked sternly
He said: "I am Huang Zu, the governor of Jiangxia. Who dares to block my way? Could it be that he wants to rebel?"
On the bow of the opposite boat, a young general laughed loudly: "My son Huang Zu, you are planning to rebel and you are also going to accuse a good person, so take my arrow first!"
Huang Zu was startled when he heard this, and turned around to leave, but heard a "swish" sound, and a feather arrow came from the sky, hitting the back of Huang Zu's head. Huang Zu fell to the ground, his eyes widened, and he was dead. Jiang Xia Shuijun
There was chaos immediately.
The fast boats on the opposite side were rushing down the river with great momentum, and they rushed over in a blink of an eye. The young general abandoned his bow and arrow, took a big sword from the soldiers beside him, jumped up, and climbed onto Huang Zu's seat.
Boat.
The brave Jiangxia soldier drew his spear and stabbed him. When he saw the young man's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Jinfan thief, Jinfan thief!"
Gan Ning was furious when he heard this: "You are a thief, I am an official now!"
Before he finished speaking, he swung the sword in his hand and slashed the soldier diagonally into two pieces from the shoulder downwards. His internal organs were scattered all over the floor.
Huang She, who was lying next to Huang Zu's body and yelling, saw the scene and was so frightened that his legs weakened. He sat down on the ground, covered his eyes with his hands and kept shaking, and murmured: "
Don't kill me, don't kill me..."
Chen Jiu and Deng Long also knelt down and said in unison: "Sir, please spare your life, we are willing to surrender, we are willing to surrender!"
Gan Ning was bloodthirsty by nature, and when he saw Jiangxia soldiers and officials on dozens of ships kneeling down, he felt itchy and unbearable. However, he was worried that Liu Xin's military orders were overwhelming and he would be punished by Liu Xin for killing his soldiers without permission. He was depressed, and he was
There was a lot of scratching and a dilemma.
But he saw a man rushing out of the cabin, rushing towards Gan Ning, and shouted: "I will fight with you!"
Gan Ning saw a figure flying towards him out of the corner of his eye, and he was overjoyed. He swung his sword and blood burst out. When he turned to look, he couldn't help but secretly said "bad luck".