First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 270
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In the Yun'an County Government Office, Ran Zhao read the official documents until late at night, and then came to the back hall to rest, and just lay down when he heard a commotion outside.

Ran Zhao turned over and got off the bed, took the horizontal knife from the bedside, and asked loudly, "What's the noise?"

The personal guard hurriedly entered the internal report: "My lord, they said that the city is flooded."

"Water?" Ran Zhaoze frowned, and immediately walked to the front hall with a knife, several barbarians stepped forward, "Your Majesty, there is water in the east of the city."

"The west of the city is also flooded."

"The north of my city is also flooded...".

Ran Zhao was suddenly furious, "Idiots, what are you still doing here, go back and defend the city gate, and order Du Biao to lead the troops to patrol the city, but there are suspicious people who will be killed without mercy."

The generals left in a hurry, but Ran Zhao knew that it was not accidental when he heard that the three city gates were on fire, and the guards must not stay away from the city gates.

"Wait? Nothing happened to the South Gate?" Ran Zhaoze asked suddenly.

The personal guard shook his head, "No one from the south gate came to report."

"Not good", Ran Zhao was startled, "Everyone follow me to the south gate, order Du Biao to come for reinforcements."

The personal guards didn't dare to delay, so they hastily sent someone to pass the order, and Ran Zhao put on his helmet and armor, and immediately led the people to the south gate.

In the camp north of the city, the sleepy Du Biao was woken up with a displeased face, "General, there are people making trouble in the city. Your Majesty ordered you to patrol the city quickly and send troops to reinforce the south gate."

Du Biao was stunned at first, and then furious, "How dare you make trouble... Wait, what's wrong with the South Gate?"

"The other three gates are on fire, but the south gate is fine. The king has gone to the south gate." The guards were still clear-headed and reported the truth.

"You son of a bitch, this is the idea of ​​attacking the South Gate." Du Biao was taken aback for a moment, and then he suddenly understood, and immediately called a few savage generals, "You guys, go to patrol the city, and kill any suspicious ones before you talk , I will go to the south gate to support the king."

It's just that most of the barbarians were sleeping deeply, and this tossing wasted a lot of time. Du Biao cursed and headed towards the south gate with more than 5000 people.

"Gao Changshi...", Chen Qian gripped the spear tightly, looked at Gao Chong, eager to try.

Unexpectedly, Gao Chong shook his head and said directly: "Go to Ximen".

Chen Qian looked surprised, "Ximen?"

"Stop talking nonsense, act according to orders," Gao Chong sternly shouted.

Chen Qian hurriedly agreed.

"General Pan, they are all putting out the fire," a general whispered in an alley in the west gate.

"Okay, I don't believe that 1000 of us can't take this city gate." Pan Ding gritted his teeth and said, "Brothers in Nangong Mountain, kill me."

Pan Ding rushed to the front with a spear in his hand, and behind him, the barbarians from Qiannangong Mountain poured out from the streets and alleys, heading straight for the west gate.

The Kaizhou barbarians who were busy putting out the fire saw a large number of people pouring out of the dark place, and they panicked. What's more, their faces were pale, and they thought it was ghosts from the underworld.

There were only a thousand Kaizhou barbarians guarding the west gate, hundreds of them were dispatched to put out the fire, and the rest were caught off guard. Pan Ding rushed to the city gate easily.

"I will block it, open the city gate quickly", Pan Ding was very brave, a spear in his hand killed the barbarians back again and again.

There was Pan Ding, the general who blocked it fiercely, and the rest quickly rushed into the city gate hole and slowly opened the city gate.

Outside the west gate, Gao Chong had just led his people outside the city, and he could vaguely hear the sound of fighting, the city gate creaked open, Gao Chong was overjoyed, "Brothers, the person wearing the red scarf is one of our own, kill him."

Immediately brandishing a long spear, he rushed straight to the city gate first.

The gate of the city was wide open, and the Tang army, led by Gao Chong, filed in. The flames at the gate were soaring into the sky, which reflected the brightness of the battlefield. The barbarians from Nangong Mountain in Jinzhou all wore long red scarves on their heads. Very easy to distinguish.

The Kaizhou barbarians at the city gate were quickly wiped out under the attack from inside and outside, "General Pan, you have worked hard, you quickly lead people to other gates, and the rest follow me to the south gate."

"My lord, the west gate has been broken," the barbarian hurriedly reported.

Ran Zhao was looking out of the city from the top of the south gate, surrounded by Du Biao in full armor. Hearing the news, Ran Zhao was shocked and furious, "I've caught the trick, you cunning Tang Jun, hurry up and go down to the city."

Du Biao cursed and led his people down from the city wall, while Ran Zhao, who was frightened and angry, undoubtedly made a mistake in his judgment. If the barbarians continued to stay at the top of the city, it would be difficult for Gao Chong to attack for a while. Simon left.

There is a wide street in the east-west direction of Yun'an City. Gao Chong ordered to stop, turned off his horse, put his ear on the ground and listened, and immediately got on his horse and ordered: "Get ready to fight. Archers quickly go to the left and right houses. General Chen leads the infantry to line up." Formation, command the battle, cavalry follow me."

There were three thousand soldiers in the government, including three hundred archers, only two hundred cavalry, and the rest were all infantry. The Hundred Horsemen went straight into the street on the right.

Yun'an is located in a mountainous area, where it is humid and rainy. The houses are high in the middle and low on both sides, which is convenient for drainage. Three hundred archers quickly climbed up the houses and stood ready.

As an orthodox army officer, Chen Qian was already familiar with the formation of formations. Two thousand Tang troops were waiting in formation. Not long after, they heard noisy footsteps, which were very clear at night. Chen Qian raised the corners of his mouth when he heard the sound. Hearing the sound of footsteps, one could tell that the enemy army was marching in disorder.

"The grandson is still waiting here." Seeing this, Du Biao immediately cursed: "Brothers, kill them all." Dang even rushed to the front, holding a big knife, majestic.

Chen Qian narrowed his eyes slightly, and when he saw the barbarians approaching, he shouted: "Let go".

Sigh, the archers on the houses on both sides who had been preparing for a long time suddenly drew their bows and loosened their strings. Although they couldn't see clearly at night, but at such a short distance, they only needed to shoot arrows at the dark enemy army.

Dozens of barbarians were killed or injured immediately, and an arrow hit Du Biao's shoulder, grinning his teeth in pain, "Kill them all."

"Kill", Chen Qian swung his spear, and two thousand government soldiers marched forward, facing the barbarians.

As soon as the two sides came into contact, the judgment was judged. How could the barbarians fighting each other be the opponents of the Tang army?

A simple square formation marched along the street, concentrating its forces in a limited space. At this time, the barbarians seemed to be facing an indestructible iron wall, only feeling that they were facing the Tang army in a different direction.

Du Biao fought harder and harder. When he turned his head, he saw Tang Jun on the left and right sides. He knew that he was rushing too fast and the barbarians behind him couldn't keep up. light them".

Chen Qian grinned, "Wars are not just about numbers," and immediately ordered: "Change the phalanx, and the rear will fill up the wings."

The well-trained government soldiers ordered and prohibited, and the rear army rushed up from both sides. The narrow streets in the headquarters were blocked by Tang troops abruptly, and the most central one was Du Biao's troops.

(End of this chapter)