Kai Fu Han

Chapter 429
On May [-], the special operations battalion heading south from Cangzhou arrived at Yidu.

The psychological battle outside the city continued. The gentry who defended the city were determined to defend and did not respond to the clamor outside the city.

Liu Xinqi summoned the generals and Jiao Rui for a meeting.

Liu Xinyuan first introduced the battle situation to Jiao Rui, and Jiao Rui asked:

"Leader, you didn't want to cause too many casualties, so you didn't attack by force, right?"

"Yes, this is the main reason. But our lack of gunpowder is also one of the reasons." Liu Xinqi replied.

With the Han League's armor protection and the quality of its soldiers, it was possible to capture Yidu again even without artillery, but the casualties on both sides would inevitably be huge.

All the blood shed inside and outside is the blood of Han people, and it is not worth it.

"It's simple. Tonight we climb over the wall directly into the city and seize the enemy's headquarters. This battle will be over," Jiao Rui said.

Liu Xinqi thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Now is a critical period. The westward strategy has been carried out until now, and it is difficult to get off the tiger. If we return to Denglai, all the previous efforts will be in vain.If the army launches a hard attack, the Xinghan Alliance will definitely not be able to survive until the end. Now it can only make full use of its own high-end military force.

Next, Xu Zhong introduced the layout of the rebels in the city to Jiao Rui.

After the gentry and wealthy merchants entered the city, they requisitioned nearly half of the houses in the city to house themselves and the army, and several of the principals concentrated in the Zhizhou Mansion.

After capturing Yidu, the city has already been surveyed and mapped. Now the map in Xu Zhong's hand is relatively detailed. After introducing the main defenses in the city, Jiao Rui asked:
"Can you lend me this map? I'll use it to plan tactics for my company commanders."

"Okay, don't destroy it. There are only two copies of this map."

"it is good."

By now, the special operations battalion has formed its own unique combat method. It only needs to issue tasks. As for how to complete them, it is up to the battalion commander Jiao Rui to formulate the tactics.

On the evening of the [-]th, after midnight, Jiao Rui took the special operations battalion out of the camp in the dark after a short rest.

Liu Xinqi stood on the watchtower to the west of the camp and watched the 600-man special operations battalion quietly approach the southeast corner of the city wall.

Three square logs more than two feet long and thick as arms were placed on the moat.

The soldiers of the special operations battalion easily crossed the river by stepping on square logs.

After arriving at the city wall.The two warriors faced the city wall and fought side by side. One hand on the outside was supported on the wall, and the two hands on the inside grasped each other steadily. Their feet were slightly spread, and they stood firmly in a high horse stance.The two warriors behind quickly climbed onto the shoulders of the two warriors and stood firm against the wall in the same posture.Next is the third level.

In less than two breaths, a human ladder consisting of three layers of arms was built.

In addition to this group of human ladders, there are two groups of human ladders on the left and right sides, for a total of five groups.

"Ascend the city!" Jiao Rui ordered in a low voice.

At this time, the defenders on the city wall finally realized something was wrong. Someone stuck their head out and looked under the city wall.

Whoosh!
A crossbow arrow was accurately inserted into the man's throat. While whimpering, the body fell along the female wall and onto the city wall.

After hearing Jiao Rui's order, the other soldiers stepped on the three-story arm ladder and began to climb the city quickly.

After walking two feet into the city wall, he stood on the top of the city wall in four steps. The whole process was quiet.

"Who!"

As the number of soldiers standing on the city wall increased, the defenders finally discovered that there was an enemy attack.

"Enemy attack!!"

"The enemy is on the city wall!!"

Jiao Rui had already climbed onto the city wall at this time. When he saw that the defenders were just shouting and no one dared to rush forward to fight, he said:

"Don't worry about them, let's go into the city." We walked inside the city wall and looked down. Next to the city wall below was a road more than ten feet wide. There were no buildings. There were houses on the inside of the road.

Jiao Rui jumped directly into the city and stood on the road. This inner ring road was paved with floor tiles and was fairly neat.

"Come down directly."

The soldiers on the wall began to jump down.

In this way, it took the special operations battalion less than half an hour to enter Yidu City.

During this period, a general on the city wall finally organized the defenders to come over and fight, but they were easily defeated by the soldiers.

Until the last soldier who took the ladder was also hung up the city wall and entered the city, Jiao Rui ordered: "Go directly to the Zhizhoufu Yamen, don't fall behind."

The soldiers quickly shuttled through the city, encountering the night guard in the middle, leaving a squad or a platoon directly to deal with the defenders, while the others sprinted quickly without stopping.

The news that "enemy troops have entered the city" has not yet reached Zhizhou Mansion. Jiao Rui has already led his soldiers to stand in front of the gate of Zhizhou Mansion.

"Kill!!" Jiao Rui ordered loudly

"Kill!!" the soldiers responded loudly.

The gate of Zhizhou Mansion was quickly opened by soldiers who jumped into the yard, and the special operations battalion filed in.

The doors of one room after another were violently kicked open, and the people in them were dumped into the courtyard. The quilts were cut into cloth strips with a knife, and these people were tied up tightly.

Anyone holding a weapon on the way was served with a sword, and not a single word was spoken.

Soon, Jiao Rui rushed to the backyard of the government office.

The raid was too efficient and too fast.

When we got here, candlelight began to light up in the room in the backyard.

After looking at the layout, Jiao Rui chose a room that should be the main room and kicked open the door. There was a middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears inside. He was lifting the quilt and planning to get out of bed. He put on another A girl in her twenties and eighties.

"Presumptuous! Who are you!"

This man had no weapons in his hands, and judging from his figure, he must have a high status. Jiao Rui stepped forward and tied him up, stuffed a cloth ball into his mouth, lifted it up, and threw it in the yard.

The weather was still a bit cold in the evening in May. This man was only wearing a thin undershirt. After being thrown into the yard, he didn't know whether he was cold or frightened. He lost the courage to reprimand him just now and shivered and huddled up.

After a while, all the men in the government office were gathered together, while the women were left alone.

The defenders had begun to gather outside the government office, but Jiao Rui left half of his soldiers guarding the front and back gates, so no defenders could break in for the time being.

"Who among you is in charge?" As Liu Xinqi asked, a soldier stepped forward and quickly removed the cloth from the mouths of more than 100 people.

"Who are you!"

There was a young man in the crowd who shouted that judging from his appearance and temperament, he was definitely not the person in charge. Under such circumstances, he still dared to shout, which showed that he had no eyes.

Jiao Rui shook his head, and a soldier stepped forward, grabbed his hair, and chopped off his head with a knife.

The hot blood from his neck spurted out five to six feet away. Because the soldier deliberately adjusted his direction, nearly half of the people present were sprayed with blood.

"what!!"

Suddenly, screams of various tones were heard.

"Shut up!" Jiao Rui yelled loudly.

The soldiers stepped forward and punched and kicked the screaming people. The scene quickly became quiet, leaving only a faint groan of pain.

(End of this chapter)