In the dark night, the lights inside and outside Dingping were brightly lit. The upper and lower parts of Xicheng were even more heavily guarded. Xicheng was not the main attack area of the Zhao army, so there were only 4,000 defenders on Xicheng. Among them, there were 2,000 Bingzhou troops and 2,000 Bingzhou troops in the north. There are two thousand troops. The main general is Qin Ling from the Bingzhou Army, and the deputy general is naturally from the Bingzhou Northern Army.
"General, the Bingzhou Army camp has sent two thousand reinforcements here!" Above the west city, deputy general Cao Yong found out that there were troops arriving in the city, so he sent someone to conduct a detailed investigation.
"Two thousand reinforcements? So, the Bingzhou Army camp in the city is basically empty. What does Yang Li want to do when he dispatches all the soldiers and horses?" Although there are also people outside the West City. They found traces of Zhao Jun, but they were just traces, and there was no sign of approaching Zhao Jun. They seemed to be just suspicious soldiers used to contain them.
"Replying to the general, reinforcements have been sent to each of the four gates of the city. According to reports from the south gate, the Zhao army's offensive has become stronger tonight. Therefore, just in case, the garrison of the camp is sent to each gate. Since Yang Li asked his soldiers to divide the west gate and the north gate, so why should we stop them. The general hopes that all the Bingzhou troops will be consumed in defending the city, and what Yang Li is doing now is just in line with the general's wishes."
"Well, that's right! If the Zhao army doesn't attack, then let the Bingzhou army attack." Cao Yong said with a sneer, "The general is still too kind. He should have dealt with the Bingzhou army commander and annexed the Bingzhou army. .Otherwise, why would we need such painstaking surveillance?"
At the same time, on the gate tower of the west city, Qin Ling, the commander-in-chief of the Bingzhou Army, saw Yang Li, who was supposed to be in the camp.
"General, there were originally two thousand troops from our army and two thousand from the Northern Army in Bingzhou on the west city. Now, our army's reinforcements have arrived, and they are already twice as many as them. The best thing is that in order to monitor our army, Cao Gang let our army The soldiers are mixed with their soldiers. When there is a moment to move, that is the best time."
Yang Li, who was wearing an ordinary captain's armor, took a deep look outside the city and said, "How are the arrangements among the soldiers? Also, are Zhao Jun's people here?"
"My subordinates have already told all the officers above the team leader. Presumably, some of the soldiers are aware of the situation now. Once they take action, the remaining soldiers will follow suit. As for the Zhao army, they are also here, and my subordinates have already They were arranged among the defenders. There were only five of them, and they were responsible for instructing the Zhao army outside the city on the results of our army's actions. Zhao Xun is indeed a cautious person, and does not leave any hidden dangers in anything." Qin Ling said softly.
Yang Lidao: "At this time, he has to be cautious. This is not the life and death of ten or hundreds of people, but the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers. If he doesn't do this, can you and I rest assured? Okay, get ready to act. "First deal with the generals of the Bingzhou Northern Army on the city wall." As he said that, his eyes suddenly showed a fierce look. Things had reached this situation, and he could only be cruel. Otherwise, after the city was broken, he would be a prisoner.
"Come here, let the chief officers of all ministries come to discuss military matters!" Qin Ling ordered with a sneer. As the general of Xicheng, he is naturally qualified to summon the officers and generals of various ministries to discuss matters.
"General Qin, we only need to wait for the Zhao army to attack. There is nothing else to discuss." Cao Yong, with an impatient look on his face, was the last one to arrive at the meeting place of the generals on the tower. He had to obey Qin Ling's military orders. Very unhappy.
Qin Ling did not reply. He glanced around coldly and saw that his personal guards had vaguely surrounded everyone, and his generals were also among the generals of the Bingzhou Northern Army. He nodded slightly.
"Kill!" shouted loudly, and a silver light flashed.
"You..." Before Cao Yong could react, he felt a chill on his neck and lost consciousness in an instant. While Qin Ling was shouting violently, half of the more than 20 officers above the rank of captain swung their swords towards him. the other half.
"Blow the trumpet! Take action!" Yang Li, who had changed into the general's armor, said sternly, "Kill the Northern Army and open the city gate!"
"Kill the Northern Army!"
"Kill the Northern Army!"
Suddenly, there were shouts of killing on the city wall. Amidst the angry shouts of the Bingzhou Army officers and some soldiers, the Bingzhou Army began to raid the Bingzhou Northern Army around them. The Bingzhou Northern Army was not easy to defend, and most of them were killed by the Bingzhou Army in an instant. Although The Bingzhou Northern Army also fought back desperately, but the Bingzhou Army had the advantage of a surprise attack and a large number of people, but the Bingzhou Northern Army did not even have an effective command.
While the Bingzhou Army was moving, Zhao Jun's spies who saw this scene on the city wall immediately waved their torches and shouted code words. Outside the city wall, in the dark distance, a large fire suddenly appeared less than five miles away. Immediately, , the rumble of horse hooves began.
"Creak, creak..." The suspension bridge was blocked and the city gate was slowly opened. The five thousand cavalry troops who came in a hurry swarmed in and entered the Dingping County with a solid city and thick pond...
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"Report... Lord, Xicheng has been captured by our army, and the vanguard and the army have entered the city!" Behind the Zhao army's formation, Zhao Xun received the military report from Xicheng.
"Very good! Send the order, and the whole army will attack fiercely! Destroy the city!" Zhao Xun ordered quietly.
"The king has an order! The whole army attacks the city!"
Suddenly, Zhao Jun, who had retreated for a while, launched a fierce attack again. Suddenly, the catapult that had stopped roared again. Stone bullets the size of watermelons rose into the air again and fell onto the city head with a roaring sound. In the dark night, the traces of stone bullets in the sky could not be seen clearly, but the whistling sound was even more frightening. The defenders who were originally excited and repelled the Zhao army's offensive suffered a great disaster in an instant.
"Boom, boom, boom..." The giant stone hammered the city, and the huge impact sounded continuously in an instant. The entire southern city wall began to groan and tremble. Many recruits were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their bodies were like chaff. One unlucky guy was even more so. His feet collapsed. He fell down from the gap in the city wall with a wailing voice, and was thrown to death at the foot of the city...
Of course, there were also soldiers who were directly hit by stones, with broken bones and tendons, and died miserably in the execution ground. There were also stones that smashed into burning oil pots. The pots shattered and oil splashed, flames roared, and the surrounding soldiers even began to hide. The soldiers behind the female wall had no time to escape, and were instantly swallowed up by the raging fire. After the stone bullets came, more soldiers panicked, and before they had time to dodge, their heads or bodies were shot off, and they were smashed to death. land.
"Boom!" "Clang..."
A huge boulder almost passed by the ear of Cao Gang, who had just bowed his head, and hit the tower heavily, immediately creating a dent in the tower paved with blue bricks. The hard blue bricks were also smashed. A few pieces, revealing the mottled loess underneath. Several torches on the head were knocked away and scattered around...
"Damn... Zhao Jun is crazy tonight?" Cao Gang's face was gloomy, he touched his sore ears and cursed secretly.
No matter what happened above the city wall, the Zhao army that had become swarmed in, the carriages quickly pushed closer, and began to build a pontoon bridge on the moat. After that, the infantry carrying the ladders moved forward rapidly. As for the siege towers and other large equipment, at this moment
It has been put aside. After all, one of the four gates of Dingping has been breached. Presumably, the north gate guarded by half of the Bingzhou army will soon be captured by the Zhao army with the internal and external forces united.
"General, it seems that the Zhao army is going to attack tonight!" Cao Feng said with a shocked look on his face.
"Damn it! We must block it. In a few days, even if the city is broken, we can still preserve the continuation of our Cao family. We must not let Zhao Xun, a traitor, break the peace. Send an order to the entire army to defend, and also to camp in the south of the city.
All the soldiers have been mobilized. Except for the patrol soldiers, all the others are ready to fight to the death. I don’t believe it. Is Zhao Xun confident that he can break through this place tonight?” Cao Gang said with hatred, his eyes turned red.
"It's a pity that we are trapped here, and the catapults and crossbows in our hands have been exhausted. Otherwise, how could Zhao Jun's catapults oppress us like this? Damn it!" As he said this, Cao Gang punched him with hatred.
Behind the broken parapet next to me.
"If I had known earlier, I should have retreated to the northern grasslands with the Turks. Maybe we could rise again." Cao Gang became more and more angry as he thought about it, thinking that he, a noble prince, had now fallen to such a state and became a turtle in the urn.
"Uncle, after a few days, the passage is dug. Why don't you leave at night and enter the northern Turkic grassland? Then join forces with Xue Nie Khan. One day, you will be able to avenge this blood and enter Bingzhou and even the Central Plains.
." Guard commander Cao Xi said in a muffled voice.
"Huh? This might not be a different path..." As soon as he heard what Cao Xi said, Cao Gang started to think about it. Originally, his plan was to rush out to attract the Zhao army after the passage was opened, and let the younger members of the clan
I left quietly. But now that I think about it, maybe I can take this opportunity to leave. That’s all, let’s wait until after tonight’s battle.
"General, the situation is not good. For some reason, many of the Bingzhou soldiers who were originally guarding the city took advantage of the chaos and fled. In particular, some officers have already disappeared." Cao Feng hurried over to report back.
"What? Bingzhou Army... What will Yang Li do again? What does he want to do?" Cao Gang suddenly became furious and had a very bad feeling in his heart. He even felt a little cold in his heart.
"Could it be...no way...no way..." Suddenly, Cao Gang's face changed drastically, his voice trembled, and he was inexplicably horrified.
"General, did you send someone to the Bingzhou Army camp to ask Yang Li how he trained his subordinates to escape during the battle!" Cao Xi said dissatisfied.
"Report to...General...General, something bad has happened. Zhao Jun has entered the city!" At this moment, a captain rushed up from the city and hurriedly reported to Cao Gang.
"Boom..." Cao Gang suddenly felt dizzy, and the problem he was most worried about appeared. The officers of the Bingzhou Army disappeared above the city, and the Bingzhou Army fled in panic. This was already a dangerous thing, coupled with Zhao Jun's performance tonight
, he understood everything immediately.
"Yang Li...Yang Li, you deserve to die...you deserve to die!" Cao Gang suddenly roared sternly.
"What's going on? How did Zhao Jun enter the city?" Cao Feng turned pale and shouted sternly. Although he already knew the situation due to Cao Gang's roar, he still couldn't believe it now.
"General Cao, the Bingzhou army in the west city rebelled, killed our soldiers and sacrificed the city gate. Now, Zhao's 30,000-strong army has entered the city and entered the city." The captain said repeatedly.
"Report... report to the general, Beicheng has been captured, Zhao army has entered the city!"
"Pfft..." Cao Gang spit out a mouthful of blood and immediately fainted to the ground.
Cao Gang fainted, and there was chaos on the city wall. Zhao Jun had already entered the city, and the soldiers around Cao Gang immediately spread the news. In addition, the Bingzhou soldiers on the city wall suddenly rebelled, and chaos broke out in Nancheng in an instant.
.
"boom……"
The last boulder roared over and landed on the south city tower. This boulder finally became the straw that broke the camel's back. As the dust gradually filled the air, the three-story wooden watchtower suddenly collapsed.
Dozens of panicked defenders were buried alive in an instant.
"The Cao family is innocent, those who surrender will avoid death!" The sky-shattering shouts were accompanied by the ladders coming up one after another on the top of the city. However, Cao Gang's fainting and the departure of some officers suddenly caused the city wall to collapse.
The defenders completely lost their will to resist.
"Boom..." Above the southern city, the Cao's commander-in-chief flag of the Bingzhou Northern Army was finally cut down, and what followed was the Zhao army's flaming unicorn flag and the Zhao-character commander flag...
"Okay, the overall situation has been decided, let's get ready to enter the city!" Zhang Yuanjing said with a smile as he looked at the deafening shouts coming from the city in the distance.
Dongping City suddenly fell into chaos. After the south gate was captured, the Zhao army that entered from the north gate also captured the east gate. All four gates were captured by the Zhao army. The Bingzhou Northern Army in the city was already
There was no way to escape. When Cao Gang was in a coma and disappeared, and Cao's generals disappeared one after another, the Northern Army of Bingzhou
Surrender. After an hour of fighting, Dingping County finally fell into the hands of Zhao Jun. This was also the last city in Bingzhou that was captured by Zhao Xun. In other words, since then, the entire Bingzhou area has completely fallen into the hands of Zhao Xun.
In the hands of Zhao Jun, there is no organized hostile army in Bingzhou.
"General Yang Li! Meet His Highness King Zhao!" Yang Li took the generals under the Bingzhou Army to pay homage to Zhao Xun, the new owner of Bingzhou, at the residence of Cao Gang, the former general of the Northern Army in Bingzhou.
"No courtesy! General Yang is indispensable for being able to capture this place so smoothly this time. If General Yang had not repented in time and changed his tactics, I am afraid that even if our army could capture this place, the casualties would have been even greater."
"However, since General Yang has surrendered to this article, he must also act in accordance with the rules of our Zhao army. General Yang and the generals behind you will arrange future positions according to your abilities and merits, but the Bingzhou Army must
Reorganization is also a rule. General Yang should be able to understand that the military regulations, discipline and training methods of our soldiers, Zhao, are different from those of other subsequent armies. Furthermore, this is what we discussed at the beginning, and General Yang has no objection.
Bar."
Seeing that Zhao Xun arranged them according to the method mentioned at the beginning, Yang Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I understand that everything will be handled according to the wishes of the lord. I and others have no other opinions."
"Have Han Meng, Cao Gang and other Cao generals captured or killed them?"
"Reporting to my lord, the Cao family has been captured by our army, and each of its families has been sealed. However, Cao Gang and several generals of the Cao family have not been captured yet, and are now being hunted throughout the city." Han Mengchen, who had just charged for a while,
said the voice.
"Huh? This Cao Gang actually slipped away when our army was entering the city. Did he escape from the city? That shouldn't be the case. The fourth gate was blocked by us first, so he shouldn't have escaped." Zhang Yuanjing said slowly.
"My lord! My lord, we found a secret passage in the general's mansion!" Gao Han, the captain of the personal guard army, hurried in from outside the lobby and said.
"Secret passage? It seems that Cao Gang also knew that the city could not be defended. Han Meng immediately sent people to search and capture Cao Gang. Since Cao Gang did not let the rest of the Cao clan leave from the secret passage
, This shows that this secret passage must not have been completely completed." Zhao Xun said coldly.
Sure enough, as Zhao Xun said, the secret passage to the General's Mansion was not completed. The straight-line distance only extended from the General's Mansion to around the city wall. At the cost of dozens of casualties, Cao Gang and the rest
More than ten people were captured by Han Meng.
"Zhao Xun, my son, you captured Bingzhou, and I recognize it. Yang Li, your brother is a bastard. Even if I die, I will wait for you below." When he saw Zhao Xun and others, Cao Gang shouted angrily.
Scolding Yang Li for his betrayal.
"Cao Gang, you collude with foreigners and harm the people! Everyone in the world will punish you. Yang is also ashamed of your company and regrets it. Besides, you threatened me to join the state army, but you secretly dug tunnels to escape privately.
, where are the tens of thousands of garrison officers and soldiers in the city? Not to mention Yang, it is your Bingzhou Bei army soldiers who all despise you." Yang Li said unhurriedly.
"That's it, Cao Gang. What you have done has been despised by all the people. I don't want to talk to you anymore. If you come, tomorrow we will escort all of them to the north and kill them in public. As a general, you have nothing to do with foreigners.
Colluded to harm the people of this country, and a hundred deaths will not be able to atone for it! Let your blood,
I came to warn some people that those who collude with outsiders will be severely punished!" Zhao Xun, the prince of one party, was so easily sentenced to death, which made Yang Li beside him slightly shocked. At the same time, he also felt
Zhao Xun suddenly felt a coercive force...
"If we hold on for a few more days, I'm afraid Cao Gang will allow many young disciples of the Cao clan to escape. It seems that God will not allow such villains to escape... Lord, how should the Cao clan deal with it? In Dingping County,
There are no less than five hundred members of the Cao clan." Zhang Yuanjing said slowly.
Zhao Xun said quietly: "What do you think?"
Zhang Yuanjing said softly: "Betraying the imperial court and colluding with other people will be punished by the nine tribes! In the eyes of my subordinates, all of them will be killed!"
Zhao Xun knew that Zhang Yuanjing wanted to warn those who surrendered generals and those who colluded with foreigners, but he did not want to kill too much after this battle. So he shook his head and said: "That's it, the killing is too much. So be it, anyone who serves in the army will be harmed.
If the people commit serious crimes, they will be killed without mercy! As for their family wealth, they should atone for their sins."
Although he did not kill, Zhao Xun did not forget the property that the Cao family obtained from the people and transactions with the Turks. Of course, these people of the Cao family will also live under the supervision of the Shadow Division and the Eagle Eye Division.