Cangzhou beacon fire

Chapter 33
At midnight, when the moon was dark and the wind was light, a group of Sanyuan soldiers dressed in black came out of Sanyuan's camp on the east side of Baishui City, about 200 people.

The leading man in black gathered everyone in a circle and said: "After a while, the small gate in the east of the city opens, quickly enter, kill the gate guards first, and then open the gate. You must be quick, otherwise it will be troublesome for the Baishuiyue army to find out."

The small gate in the east of the city is a small gate with a height of three feet and a width of two feet attached to the left gate in the east of the city. This kind of door-in-the-door design is found in many large cities. Generally, it is more convenient to only open the small gate at night or when there is less traffic. .

A group of men in black rode the night light and nimbly moved towards the east gate of Baishui City. Yan Yu behind him stood on a horse and was dressed in silver plate armor. As soon as he opened, the [-] cavalrymen swarmed in behind him, and immediately took control of the east gate of Baishui City.

Yan Yu does not agree with this not-so-bright strategy, but Pang Baichuan's words are not unreasonable, "Winning with little or no loss is the best plan. As for the glory and reputation, they are all imaginary. Excellent."

Under the silent night sky, only the chirping of insects and birds in the forest was exceptionally clear, which made the Sanyuan cavalry even more nervous in this environment.

When he saw the torch being shaken at the East Gate of Baishui from a distance, Yan Yu's hanging heart was finally relieved, it was done!
"Speed ​​up! Enter the city in batches, and quickly occupy the Yuejun camp, arsenal, and the Northwest Gate!" Yan Yu ordered, and the first batch of cavalry began to charge and accelerate, and then the second batch of cavalry followed quickly.

When the Sanyuan cavalry approached Baishui City, the city wall suddenly burst into flames, and the east gate was quickly closed with creaking friction before the Sanyuan cavalry arrived. Rows of archers on the tower showed their heads, and their hands were already full. Xian's bow and arrow aimed straight at the Sanyuan cavalry who were stopped outside the city.

"Sanyuangou, it's been tricked, haha." Wang Le smiled complacently, and then waved his hand: "Let the arrow!"

Swish-swish, arrows rained down, and countless three-yuan cavalry outside the city fell to the ground from arrows, wailing continuously.

"Retreat, withdraw quickly." Yan Yu, who knew he was planning a trick, shouted loudly while turning his horse around.

On the tower, Wang Le stood side by side with the blind man, and the monkey-like young man leaned on the wooden post next to him and ate an apple.

Looking at the victorious situation in the city, Wang Le admired the blind man so much.

Wang Le turned to face the blind man and saluted: "A master has a clever plan, Wang admires it!"

"It's strange to stop fighting three times during the day. Yan Yu is not a person who cherishes soldiers. Giving up halfway means that he has a plan for the future." The blind man replied calmly with a tall and straight figure.

Wang Le looked at the blind man again and asked: "From the meaning of the expert, it seems that I know Yan Yu very well."

The blind man nodded: "The former best friend is also the former opponent."

Hearing the blind man's words, Wang Le was a little surprised, and looked at the blind man carefully. Although the white cloth covered his eyes, his handsome face carried a hint of vicissitudes of life. Looking at his age at most 45, Yan Yu must be at least 55 years old. The two who are nearly ten years old are actually close friends or rivals, what is the situation?
Wang Le became a little vigilant and asked: "Can I ask the name of an expert?"

"I'm Xiao Yuhang." The blind man said frankly, without any intention of hiding anything.

"Xiao Yuhang?" Wang Le pondered in his mind, feeling that the name was very familiar, but couldn't remember it for a while.

Just as Wang Lefei was thinking wildly, Xiao Yuhang, the blind man, spoke again: "Have you fulfilled the two requests Xiao made earlier?"

This question pulled Wang Le back from the ocean of confused thinking. He shook his head, thinking about it and stopped thinking about it. Then Xiao Yuhang asked the question: "If it is done, who can not be afraid of death? Signing up is very easy." actively."

There was no wave on Xiao Yuhang's cold face, and he said flatly, "Okay, the real big battle is tomorrow."

Wang Le has left, only Xiao Yuhang and the monkey behind him are still on the tower, the night wind blows across his cheeks, and there is still a trace of dust in the wind, which makes Xiao Yuhang feel very comfortable, Central Plains is still better than Min Yin.

The next morning, Wang Le and Xiao Yuhang were waiting for the storm on the north gate tower.

Sanyuan at the west gate had already begun to attack the city. Wang Le, who was at the north gate, looked west from time to time, and his uneasy heart could not calm down.

"Mr. Xiao, is this arrangement proper? If the calculation is wrong, Ximen will not be guaranteed." Wang Le was still a little worried about Xiao Yuhang's deployment.

Xiao Yuhang was very calm, still expressionless: "General, don't worry."

At this time, the sentinel next to him waved the blue flag to signal that the enemy was coming.

The sound of horseshoes and footsteps outside the north gate became louder and louder, and Wang Le's eyes lit up: "Mr. Xiao guessed it right! It really is the main attack on the north gate."

Xiao Yuhang stood facing the wind, and said to himself: "Yan Yu, Yan Yu, you really haven't made any progress in the past ten years."

Wang Le turned around and shouted into the city: "Get ready to welcome the Sanyuan dog!"

Outside the North Gate, nearly [-] troops of the Sanyuan Army had already been mobilized. According to Yan Yu's guess, the main force of the Yue Army must still be at the West Gate at this time. Go to the north gate, take advantage of the emptiness of the north gate and storm down. As long as they occupy the city wall, they will have the initiative, and he himself will lead [-] troops to attack the west gate.

However, just when the [-] troops were about to carry the wall-climbing ladder to the wall of the north gate, something strange happened.

The north gate of Baishui City opened slowly, and there was a creaking sound of friction. Those Sanyuan troops who were carrying the wall-climbing ladder in the middle of the charge were dumbfounded. Li Ao, who was commanded by Sanyuan, was also a little confused at this time. What is this Yuejun? In such a situation, the gates of the city were opened directly.

For a moment, all the Sanyuan troops who were about to attack the city and climb the wall stopped, looking straight at the open and empty North Gate of Worshiping Water.

A Sanyuan lieutenant drove up to Li Ao and asked, "General Li, the north gate is wide open, are you still climbing the wall?"

Li Ao thought for a moment, and said loudly: "The door is open, attack directly, what kind of wall!"

"Yes!" The lieutenant general agreed, and drove his horse back to the front line.

"Throw away the wall-climbing ladder and directly attack the north gate!"

As soon as the order came out, all the three-yuan soldiers who carried the ladders threw away the wall-climbing ladders on their shoulders, and the [-] three-yuan soldiers roared and rushed towards the north gate. "Come on!" "Go!"

On the city tower, Wang Le calmly looked at the surging Sanyuan army, with a smile on his face.

Amidst the sky-shattering roar, the densely packed Sanyuan army began to pour into the north gate.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven." Xiao Yuhang counted down calmly, while Wang Le next to him stared at Xiao Yuhang and asked anxiously: "Is it all right?"

Xiao Yuhang ignored Wang Le, still counting down, when the countdown reached one, he calmly said: "It's done."

Wang Le couldn't wait a long time ago, when he heard Xiao Yuhang say yes, he immediately yelled at the soldiers behind him: "Put down the fallen wood! Start the fire!"

The row of soldiers was ordered to cut off the thick hemp ropes tied next to the inner city wall with their knives.

The other end of the hemp rope was tied with dozens of thick and huge solid logs, which were all dismantled from the three-story building of the city's meeting hall last night in a hurry.

As soon as the hemp rope was broken, the dozens of thick logs fell down uncontrollably, and the falling point happened to be inside the entrance of the north gate.

The falling rough trees shook the ground slightly, and at the same time raised a burst of dust. Dozens of Sanyuan soldiers who passed by were crushed into meatloaf in an instant. Block it, like a barrier to stop the Sanyuan army who is about to enter the city from outside the city.

It wasn't over yet, the Yue soldiers who cut the hemp rope took advantage of the opportunity to lift a few large jars from the side, and smashed them down on the rough wooden barrier. The jars hit the wood, burst and scattered, and the liquid in the jars also splashed out.

A Sanyuan soldier who escaped unharmed next to the thick wood touched the liquid splashed on his body, sniffed it, was shocked, and screamed: "It's kerosene!"

With the drop of the fire bag, the sparks collided, and the rough wood pile instantly ignited a fire that soared into the sky.

At this time, the Sanyuan soldiers who entered the city had no way out, and what stood in front of them was a neat row of golden feathered cavalry. The golden feathers on the mounts swayed with the wind, and the neighing of the horses seemed to remind the master that the slaughter could begin. Now, all the Golden Feather Riders showed fierce eyes, as if they wanted to eat the group of three-yuan lambs in front of them.

The deputy battalion commander Bai Ju said with a sinister smile, "You can come in, but you can't get out!" After speaking, he waved his spear, and the group of golden feathered cavalry couldn't bear it anymore, and roared and poured away.

The life of the Sanyuan soldiers who were blocked outside the city was not easy. Because they were too close to the city, the Yuejun archers on the city wall shot with ease, and they were really accurate.

Li Ao, the general of Sanyuan under the city, pulled out a sharp arrow from his shoulder with a painful expression. Looking at the raging fire at the north gate, a trace of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!" As soon as the golden bell sounded, the Sanyuan soldiers who hadn't entered the city threw away their helmets and armor, and turned around and fled.

The fire at the north gate was still raging, and about [-] soldiers entering the city were also quickly cleared away by Jin Yuqi. Wang Le, who was on the tower, quickly came down from the tower, ready to go to the west gate and east gate for support. Before leaving, he arranged a team Soldiers clear the battlefield at the North Gate.

At the place where the fallen wood was burning, the Yue soldiers who were responsible for cleaning up the street had an orderly division of labor. Some cleaned up the corpses, some rescued the wounded, and some were responsible for collecting the horses and picking up weapons.

Since the west gate was relatively close to the base camp of the Sanyuan Army, Wang Le asked Bai Ju to lead the Golden Feather Cavalry to support him, and he led two thousand Yue troops straight to the east gate.

When Zhong Yao led [-] cavalry from Xishui City to the east of Baishui City, he happened to meet about [-] and [-] cavalry who went around the east gate to attack the city.

When Zhong Yao saw the fire in the city from a long distance earlier, his heart tightened at that time.But when he looked at the conspicuous three-character flag in the distance at this time, Zhong Yao's hanging heart finally fell. Sanyuan was still attacking the city, which proved that Baishui City had not been lost.

"Cavalry charge! Get rid of these three-yuan dogs!" Zhong Yao waved his sword, and he was the first to rush out. The thousand cavalry were temporarily transferred from Xishui City. veterans of the battlefield.

Followed by two battalion commanders Xiang Zheng and Lan Tian, ​​they followed closely around Zhong Yao, Xiang Zheng looked at Zhong Yao and said, "Brother Yao, don't go too far ahead, it's dangerous."

Zhong Yao looked at the densely packed Sanyuan troops in front of him, and said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense, you two, go and capture the horse-riding commander of Sanyuan. Capture the thief first and capture the king."

Xiang Zheng and Lan Tian nodded, clamped their legs together, and rushed out at top speed.

(End of this chapter)