In order to block the enemies coming from the west along the river, the Wu army set up several water camps in the upper reaches of Chaisang to prepare for emergencies. This water camp is the westernmost fortress of Chaisang.
In the evening, Han Dang and his fleet retreated into the camp.
In the battle that just ended, Han Dang's proud army lost more than 1,500 soldiers and nearly 70 battleships. Since taking command of the navy, Han Dang has never had such a large battle.
loss.
What made Han Dang even more annoyed was that, after paying such a heavy loss, he was unable to annihilate Yan Liang's navy. The two sides fought for half a day, and finally had to retreat with each side suffering damage.
For Han Dang, failure to win means defeat.
I remembered that before leaving Chaisang, I proudly promised Lu Su that he could easily annihilate the invading enemies in just one battle. But now that the battle ended in this way, how could Han Dang not feel disgraced?
Returning to the central military tent, Han Dang threw his helmet on the table fiercely. The hatred in his body made the soldiers on the left and right tremble.
"My dear Gan Ning, if we fight again tomorrow, I will take your little thief's head!"
Han Dang cursed angrily, venting his dissatisfaction.
The curtain was lifted, and Zhang Cheng, the general, stepped into the tent. Looking at Han Dang who was full of anger, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.
"Can you find out what's going on with the rebel army?" Han Dang temporarily suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice.
Zhang Cheng secretly took a breath, cupped his hands and said: "Back to the general, the enemy has retreated to the water camp twenty miles away. Please report back in detail. Yan Liang's infantry has also arrived. The total number of enemy infantry is nearly 20,000.
So much."
When you hear this number, the left and right parts will all change color slightly.
Han Dang glared at them and said angrily: "Yan Liang's dog thief and navy army can't be defeated. What's the use of having a hundred thousand infantry? Are you still afraid of him?"
When Han Dang was scolded and scolded by Han Dang, both of them lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word.
After a while, seeing that Han Dang's anger had subsided, Zhang Chengcai said cautiously: "Old general, we just fought. I didn't expect that Yan Jun was so successful in the water battle that he was able to draw a tie with us. In the current situation, should we withdraw temporarily?
Return to Chaisang to wait for the Lord..."
"Whoever dares to retreat will have his head chopped off!"
Han Dang shouted angrily, interrupting Zhang Cheng's persuasion, and his threatening words made Zhang Cheng tremble with fear.
Han Dang glanced around at the generals and said sternly: "You are all our warriors from Soochow. Now the enemy's navy is smaller than ours, the warships are inferior to ours, and the enemy general is even more of an unknown person. If we can even defeat these enemies
If we can't win, what's the prestige of our Jiangdong navy, and what's the dignity of our Han Dang and you."
After scolding him angrily, Han Dang responded with words.
The generals, who were originally in a depressed mood, felt their sense of honor aroused in their hearts. Their anger and fighting spirit were immediately ignited again.
In the big tent, the generals gnashed their teeth and cursed suddenly, all clamoring to fight to the death with the enemy.
Seeing the fighting spirit of the generals, Han Dang was satisfied and said boldly: "I have decided to annihilate Yan Liang's navy before the lord's army arrives. Today, all the generals have a good night's rest. You will follow me tomorrow morning."
When we go to fight again, we must defeat the enemy thieves and let that thief Yan Liang know my reputation as Han Dang."
"I am willing to fight to the death with the old general——"
"Scare Yan Liang out of his wits—"
The generals in the tent were suddenly furious.
Han Dang gently stroked his white beard, and a proud sneer appeared on his old face, "Yan Liang is a thief, and he hates killing his son. I, Han Dang, will make you repay tenfold tomorrow..."
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On the mountain road where only two carriages could go side by side, a group of light cavalry was hurriedly moving forward.
The team of four thousand people could not hear any noise except the horses' hooves. They were as quiet as a ghost army from the underworld.
In the center of the team, the inconspicuous big flag with the word "Zhang" in it, was low-key and allowed to be blown by the mountain wind.
Zhang He rode his horse forward in a hurry, but his mind was thinking about the upcoming battle.
Juechen, a cavalry scout from the front, arrived directly in front of Zhang He.
"General, the road ahead has been clearly surveyed. There is no ambush by the Wu army. There are only a thousand defenders in Chaisang City. The rest have been transferred upriver to fight with our navy."
Upon hearing this information, a hint of excitement quietly flashed across Zhang He's tired face.
The situation in Chaisang was just as the Lord expected. The main force of the Wu people had been lured upstream, and they were completely unprepared to reach the remote road at Lukou.
Zhang He's confidence doubled and he said loudly: "Send the order and ask the whole army to speed up. They must reach the gate of Chaisang City before dusk."
The scouts galloped away, and the orders were passed down from the front to the back of the team. The four thousand knights of the Yan Family Army, who had been traveling for two days and two nights, cheered up and whipped their horses to speed up and run wildly.
The red sun is setting in the west, the road ahead is getting wider and wider, and the peaks on the left and right sides are showing a downward trend, gradually turning from towering into the clouds to inconspicuous hills.
Faintly, Zhang He seemed to be able to hear the sound of rolling river waves.
That is the sound of the Yangtze River.
Zhang He's heart became more and more excited, he beat his horse with all his strength, and ran as fast as the wind.
When the yellow war horse screamed and jumped up the hill, his eyes suddenly opened up, and the rolling Yangtze River was like a jade belt, winding through the distance.
On the south bank of the river, a majestic city suddenly came into view.
Chaisang City is right in front of you.
Four thousand Qingqi rode up the hills one after another, and the hills were covered with a layer of black edges.
The panting soldiers looked at the outline of the city in the distance, with unprecedented excitement bursting out of everyone's eyes.
It seemed that all the fatigue and hard work disappeared in this moment, and what was left was only the blazing fighting spirit like a burning flame.
"Damn it, I finally got here..."
Zhang He was so happy in his heart, and on his sweaty face, endless murderous intent quickly condensed.
Looking around at the bloodthirsty needle warriors on the left and right, Zhang He moved forward with his long spear and shouted: "My lord has ordered that the first to enter Chaisang City will be promoted to the third level and rewarded with a hundred golds. Brothers, follow me into the city -
"
Amidst thunderous shouts, Zhang He took the lead and drove his horse down the hillside with a spear.
Under the heavy reward, the four thousand knights were even more suspicious. They all roared and rushed out like tigers out of the cage.
The iron hooves rolled like a mountain torrent toward Chaisang City, reaching the city with lightning speed.
"It's Yan Jun. Yan Liangjun is here——"
"How is it possible? How could the bandit army appear in the south of Chaisang City?"
"How do I know? Could it be that the bandit army has wings?"
"Close the city gate quickly. Don't let the enemy troops in..."
This iron cavalry, which was like a divine soldier descending from the sky, instantly plunged the Chaisang defenders into endless panic. The more than a hundred defenders at the south gate did not have time to think about it. They hurriedly pulled up the drawbridge and closed the city gate.
In the blink of an eye, Zhang He and his cavalry had rushed over, and with the momentum of their mounts, they flew straight over the moat.
Two more cavalrymen took the lead to reach the city.
"Archers, shoot arrows for me. Climbing team, climb up the city and kill all the enemy troops."
Zhang He dismounted his horse and gave orders to his subordinates in a stern voice.
Two more cavalrymen immediately dismounted, and more than 500 crossbowmen immediately fired arrows at the defenders at the top of the city to suppress their counterattack.
At the same time, the other soldiers hurriedly took off the iron claw chains they carried with them, and a whooshing sound suddenly rose. Hundreds of iron claws flew up to the top of the city and hooked the battlements tightly.
"Climb the city, climb the city——"
Zhang He waved his gun and shouted.
Along the city's front line, 1,500 athletes from the Yan family's army climbed up the iron chain to the top of the city, braving the falling rocks and trees.
Chaisang City is an important town in the Eastern Wu Dynasty. The city wall is several feet high. If such a strong city is properly defended, even the enemy with sophisticated siege equipment cannot shake it, let alone such a simple iron claw flying hook.
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However, there are currently only a thousand defenders in Chaisang, of which 400 are still in the water village by the river. There are less than 600 defenders in the city. When they are dispersed to the four gates, there are only more than a hundred defenders at the south gate.
A mere hundred people, faced with a long city wall and thousands of enemies climbing all over the city, how could they ignore one and lose the other?
In a matter of moments, dozens of Yan Jun soldiers took the lead in climbing to the top of the city. With their swords like the wind, they slashed at the frightened defenders with murderous intent.
As more and more soldiers climbed up to the top of the city, soon the hundreds of frightened Wu soldiers were drowned in the fierce sea of Yan Jun.
Boom~~
The rope was cut, and the huge suspension bridge fell heavily, sending up dust in the sky.
Immediately afterwards, Chaisang's south door creaked open.
Zhang He was overjoyed. He got on his horse and walked along the city wall to the city gate. He fired his steel gun at the open city gate. The two thousand cavalry on the other side of the moat surged up, crossed the suspension bridge, and rushed toward the open city gate.
And go.
Zhang He entered first, opening and closing a steel spear in his hand, dancing out numerous spear shadows, shooting out in all directions, ruthlessly piercing the frightened and embarrassed enemy soldiers.
The fierce cavalry swarmed in along the main road in the city. They passed by with iron hooves and the long bloody road quickly extended out from the city gate.
Chaisang City, the largest city in Nuozhou, the proud and important town of Soochow, is now like a woman with no power to tie a chicken, being ravaged by the iron hoofs of the Yan family army.
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In the water camp on the bank of the river, Lu Sushang was disposing of his military forces.
Han Dang, who was upstream, sent a reply saying that he wanted to fight to the death with Yan Liang's navy. Lu Su had no choice but to arrange for a steady stream of grain and grass to be transported upstream to provide good logistics for Han Dang.
The third batch of grain and grass has been loaded onto the ship and is about to leave the port.
Lu Su also breathed a sigh of relief. Just when he was about to return to the city, he saw several men and horses approaching in a panic.
"General Lu, something bad has happened. Yan Liang's cavalry has entered Chaisang City!"
"What?"
Lu Su was shocked, and for a moment he thought he had an illusion.
"The cavalry of the Yan army suddenly came out from the south for some reason. The young men could not resist and were already killed by the enemy into the city."
South?
Yan Liang's army was not all in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, so why did it appear inexplicably south of Chaisang?
Lu Su's thinking fell into an unprecedented dilemma. With a look of shock and confusion on his face, he racked his brains and could not accept the cruel facts.
After several times of panic, Lu Su's heart suddenly shook violently, and a thought flashed through his mind:
Could it be that... the Lukou trail is not possible!
Thinking of this, various clues came to mind, and the truth finally emerged.
"It turns out that Yan Liang's previous actions were all a scam set up to attack Chai Sang. This person's deceit is really..."
After understanding everything, Lu Su was shocked and anxious, unable to describe his shock to Yan Liang in words.
In desperation, he planned to lead his troops back to aid Chai Sang, but he suddenly discovered that the banner with the word "Yan" had been proudly flying on top of Soochow City. (If you like this work,
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