Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 87 82. Internal and external cooperation
The person who came was "Zhou Si" who had already sneaked into Jiangling, and was also the figure who contacted the captain a few days ago.

All the former generals and officers of the Jingzhou Army knew Zhou Si, but the news they had learned was that this gentleman had passed away along with the military marquis a long time ago, so his sudden reappearance inevitably brought them great shock.

"Sir! We are going to fight you! Wu Gou has never treated us brothers as human beings!"

General Hu's trusted men were the first to respond, and most of the surrendered soldiers of the Jingzhou army also raised their arms and shouted.

"You... who are you? How dare you deceive the army! Quick, catch him!"

The Eastern Wu generals below were panicked and kept pointing at Zhou Si on the podium and shouting. Some soldiers who were already hesitant were also at a loss as to whether to listen to the man on the podium or to the Eastern Wu.

"Crack!"

With the sound of several crisp swords, the heads of several officers stationed by the Eastern Wu fell to the ground one after another. It was General Hu's subordinates who did it.

After seeing what happened to those officers, some people became determined in their stance, but some others remained hesitant.

"Brothers, I will not force you. If you are worried about your family being in trouble, you can find a place to hide after the chaos in the city today. Of course, you are not allowed to harass the people, otherwise you will be treated as a rioter.

If you still have some manly spirit and are grateful for your kindness, pick up your weapons and follow me! Wrap your heads and arms with white cloth to let the brothers outside know that we are with them! "

Zhou Si's words were quite inflammatory. Many soldiers suddenly became excited and tore off flags, tents and other items beside them and tied them on their heads and arms.

"Knife in hand, follow me! Kill Wu Gou, don't spare your head!"

The soldiers on the field immediately split into three groups. Zhou Si led most of the troops to the west gate of Jiangling, preparing to open the city to welcome the Han army.

Another part of the soldiers still had concerns, and after Zhou Si left, they did as he had just said and simply dispersed, hiding in the city and not participating in the rebellion tonight.

As for General Hu, he will personally lead his troops and another important figure to the prefectural government to control the group of Eastern Wu leaders who have gathered for the banquet.

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"Oh... Damn it, I want to go drink and eat meat too..."

Rui Xuan, the General of the Central Army who had just been placed high hopes by Sun Huan, was also on the city wall, enjoying the evening breeze and cursing inwardly.

There was no such thing as voluntary defense of the city. Wasn't it all arranged by Sun Huan relying on his status?

Suddenly he heard footsteps and saw a group of soldiers holding torches, led by an officer who was wearing a helmet and had his head slightly lowered, and whose face could not be seen clearly because of the backlight.

"What happened? Does General Sun Huan have any plans?"

Rui Xuan had no doubts and thought that Sun Huan was being merciful and had found someone to take his place.

"General Rui, Lord Sun Huan, mindful of your hard work and contributions, has asked me to take your place and ask you to return to the governor's mansion to have a drink with him."

The officer bowed his head and his face was still unclear.

"Great, wait for me to clean up and then tell you about the key defense areas..."

Rui Xuan was very happy to hear that what this person said was exactly what he thought. He turned his back without thinking and planned to go back to the city gate tower on the top of the city tower to get his things. After he finished his business with this person, he would go to the governor's mansion to drink and eat meat.

Rui Xuan's eyes widened as he stared at the protruding knife tip on his chest in disbelief. It turned out that just when he turned around, the man behind him actually drew his knife and stabbed Rui Xuan in the back of his heart.

"You...you...thump"

Rui Xuan's mouth and nose were bleeding profusely. He wanted to say something, but the knife pierced his heart. Rui Xuan only had time to say two words before he fell to the ground and died in resentment and shock.

The general drew his sword, looked at the city defense soldiers around him who were also extremely shocked, and shouted:
"Those who surrender will not be killed! Hold your head and squat! Those who resist will be killed without mercy!"

This man was Zhou Si. With his loud shout, everyone on and below the city wall heard his words. While many people were still wondering what had happened, countless soldiers from Jingzhou, who were wearing the same clothes as them and had torches lit, came out from the city, shouting loudly and charging towards the city gate.

Some Eastern Wu generals wanted to command their soldiers to fight back. They also knew that if the city gates were seized by this group of rebels, they would be unable to escape with the help of both inside and outside forces.

However, many Jingzhou soldiers on the city wall simply dropped their weapons and squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands.

"Asshole! Pick up your weapons! Damn you spineless Jingzhou bastard!"

Seeing that he could not scold these surrendered soldiers from Jingzhou, Qu Chang, who had a bad temper, simply drew his sword and killed two of them, thinking that he could subdue these people by killing them.

He didn't expect that the other surrendered soldiers from Jingzhou around him would look at him with unfriendly eyes.

"Brothers, the Han army is outside the city. Why can the Wu dogs still bully us? It's better to kill them than to be killed by them!"

A large group of Jingzhou troops, led by a soldier, took up their weapons and attacked the helpless officers of the Eastern Wu. They could not believe until their death that these surrendered soldiers of Jingzhou, whom they usually looked down upon, dared to take the lead in resisting them.

Suddenly, shouts of killing were heard from the city wall, and torches of all kinds were lit up, making it as bright as day.

Feng Xi had been waiting at the foot of the city. Seeing that the situation on the city wall was in chaos just as the man had described in the letter, he ordered his generals to prepare themselves and immediately attack the four gates of Jiangling.

There is an old saying that goes "surround three sides and leave one side open". The purpose is, firstly, to prevent the enemy from having to fight a desperate battle, and secondly, to allow the enemy a way to leave the city. After all, the losses in a field battle are definitely lower than those in a siege.

However, after Feng Xi learned that there was an insider in the city, he simply surrounded the city and lowered the morale in the city to the freezing point, but it did not lead to the opposite situation.

Because the soldiers in the city were already surrendered soldiers, they could surrender to the Han army and there was no need to fight to the death. Such a siege would only make them constantly think about the possibility of surrender, and with the encouragement of those two people, it would be a natural outcome.

Even if they failed to capture the city gate, the Han army could take advantage of the chaos on the city wall to attack the city, which would be much easier than usual.

Fortunately, Zhou Si did not let Feng Xi take unnecessary action. After a brief fight at the west gate of Jiangling, the drawbridge was lowered and the city gate was opened.

Guan Xing took the lead and led his soldiers into the city. Before entering, he did not forget to cut the ropes of the suspension bridge to prevent this from being a trap set by the enemy.

"Charge into the city! Those with white marks are friendly troops!"

Under Feng Xi's order, the four gates were attacked at the same time. The south gate was close to the water and could not be opened, so it was just a feint attack. However, Zhang Nan's navy was waiting here to prevent the enemy from escaping.

As Zhou Si fought all the way on the city wall and the Han army outside the city attacked fiercely, the east, north and west gates of Jiangling were breached. Countless Han troops poured into the city and with the assistance of the Jingzhou army in the city, they fought fiercely with some stubborn enemy forces, such as the bandits and robbers who had defected to the Eastern Wu, and those who were loyal to the Eastern Wu and had long been dissatisfied with Guan Yu's rule.

(End of this chapter)