Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 255 Outsmarting Xiangyang
Li Dingguo is not here, the deputy general Feng Shuangli is the chief general here.The chief general had no leader in this dead group, and Lin Yima was in a hurry, leading hundreds of elite men under him, and quickly killed Feng Shuangli's guards.

There were casualties at the gate of the city, blood flowed like rivers, the gate could no longer be closed, and Lin Yi's army quickly occupied the gate.

In the middle of the night, the gates of the city are so tossing. At this time, the patrolling soldiers on the top of the city will be alarmed. When they hear that the officers and soldiers have come in, they are frightened out of their wits.

Soon a lot of thieves gathered on the top of the city, and the torches were like wandering dragons, shouting and shouting, making a mess.

When the soldiers on the top of the city saw that the city gate could not be closed, a bandit in charge shouted: "Quickly drop the Qianjin gate, and the city gate will be blocked... Quickly release arrows and shoot them to death!"

The bandit leader in the city frequently gave orders, and was planning to be the commander-in-chief here. As soon as he finished shouting this sentence, an arrow flew from below the city, hitting the man's chest, and the bandit leader screamed and fell to the city.

But at this time, the Qianjin gate had already fallen, and with a bang, the city gate was locked.

The city of Xiangyang is high and deep, and Li Dingguo led 3 troops to defend it very tightly. In addition, there are four gates in the east, west, north, south, and each gate has four barriers.

One is the wide and deep moat. Only when the suspension bridge on the city is lowered can people and horses pass through.The second is that there are auxiliary cities on both sides of the city gate. The so-called auxiliary cities are the auxiliary cities with two parts of the city wall protruding from the left and right sides of the city gate.

The area of ​​the auxiliary city is not large. Usually, one auxiliary city can accommodate hundreds of soldiers. When the city gate is attacked, the soldiers on both sides of the auxiliary city can attack the invading enemy at the city gate without leaving any dead ends. .The third is that there is a heavy gate at the city gate. If it is stuck, people from outside will not be able to enter at all.The fourth is the big iron gate in the city, which is bolted and locked after closing.

If any one of these four barriers worked, it would be impossible for outsiders to attack.Because the city wall of Xiangyang City exceeds three feet, and the thickness of the city wall is nearly ten meters, it is suitable for square bricks and stones.If the soldiers are stationed above and defended with bows and artillery, this kind of city defense can be described as impenetrable.

Now the three barriers of this city gate are no longer effective for Ji Dong and the others.

But the gate of Qianjin was closed, and hundreds of people like Lin Yi and the others were locked in the city. It was impossible for outsiders to come in. There are still 3 thieves, which are quite sufficient.

Now Ji Dong's hundreds of troops are stuck in the city.The thieves on the top of the city were condescending and shot arrows at Ji Dong and the others.

But at this time, they were caught off guard and had no time to mobilize more archers. The bows and arrows were relatively sporadic, and it was impossible to form a rain of arrows.

Ji Dong waved the big knife in his hand and dialed the Diao Ling arrow. Now he can use this 120-jin Qinglong Yanyue big knife with ease, and it is more handy than the previous 70-jin big knife.

The big knife danced like flying, and the arc of the knife light caused the arrows flying towards him to change direction one after another.Wherever the sword and horse passed, they left behind a lot of casualties.

Facing Liu Shi, Lin Yi Tima rushed to the top of the city, with a single stab, the corpses of the four archers were divided into two parts, and with another stab, two more archers fell outside the city.The rest collapsed one after another, and the people behind Ji Dong also rushed up.

The hundreds of people that Ji Dong brought were all selected from his guards and standard battalion. They had experienced many battles and were rich in experience. Each of them was as strong as ten, and their combat effectiveness was super. The morale of the army is scattered, and the temporarily mobilized troops are not enough. The morale of the army is scattered, and they fall into a state of no command, and they run everywhere.

At this time, Hao Yaoqi led his troops and rushed up from the other end. Hao Yaoqi rushed to the front. The big flagpole in his hand could fly four or five flying with one flagpole, and another flagpole could penetrate two Three, like wearing candied haws, all the thieves here were wiped out in the blink of an eye.

In a short time, the officers and soldiers completely occupied the city gate. Lin Yi ordered people to lift up the Qianjin gate, and then set a big fire at the top of the city.

At this time, Ji Dong's camp had already been prepared, and Zu Keyong led more than 2 people ready to go.

After Lin Yi's hundreds of people went out, they left a battalion of soldiers to guard the company battalion. To be precise, they were two battalions, because including Xiaoying and Zhezhe's 300 female battalion soldiers, this time Lin Yi also They were not allowed to participate in this combat operation, but they were only allowed to stay and guard Ji Dong's big camp and the tents of the women's camp.

Although Xiaoying and Zhezhe pouted, they had to obey the military order.

Then Zu Keyong quietly left the camp with more than 2 troops.

Of course, they dare not use fire. In addition, the four hooves of war horses are wrapped in cloth, the mouths of animals are covered with prongs, and each person has a leaf in their mouths, so as not to make any noise.

The 2 people took advantage of the night to move forward slowly. At a distance of four or five miles from the city, they did not dare to move forward, for fear of being discovered by the spies in the city.

Under the cover of night, they hid in hiding, waiting for the fire to break out in the city, which was the signal they had set in advance.

Looking at it now, the flames are soaring into the sky in the distance, and I know that Ji Dong and the others have succeeded in defrauding the city.

"Come on!" Zu Keyong yelled, and rushed out with a big ax in hand. Countless torches were lit by 2 horses, with the cavalry in front and the infantry behind, rushing towards Xiangyang City like a tide.

With a distance of four or five miles, the horses galloped, and they reached the city in the blink of an eye.Countless people and horses squeezed through the moat, pouring into the city gate like a flood that burst a dike.

After entering the city, these soldiers will be divided into several groups under the command of Lin Yi, Zu Keyong and others. Some will rush to the remaining gates along the horse road on the city, and some will follow the road in the city. Street, attacking the barracks of the bandits.

At this time, most of the rogue soldiers in the city were still in deep sleep, only a few were awakened, but they ran around like headless flies, and some lost their heads in a daze.

Soon the officers and soldiers occupied all the four city gates, and the barracks of the bandits were all surrounded by the officers and soldiers. Except for some who were beheaded, a small number of clever ones escaped like mice, fled to every corner of the city, and hid themselves. Not daring to come out, the remaining thieves, who accounted for a large part, all disarmed and surrendered.

At dawn, Xiangyang City became under the control of Daming again.

The 3 thieves in the city were eliminated in this way, and more than 5000 thieves became prisoners. The four city gates killed and injured 500 people, with the east gate of Lin Yi's fraudulent city as the most, and the whereabouts of the rest are unknown. However, it can be asserted that, except for the [-] thieves brought out by Li Dingguo in advance, none of the thieves in the city escaped alive in this battle. The remaining two thieves should have hidden in the city and disappeared. .

This battle was fought so beautifully that Xiangyang City was captured in less than two hours.

At daybreak, Lin Yi sent an order to clean up the battlefield, put out a list to calm the people, and told them that it was still Da Ming's world, let them live and work in peace, don't panic, as long as they don't become thieves, they will be fine.

Of course, the common people in the city were not used to it. In just a few months, first it was Daming, then Zhang Xianzhong’s rogues, and now it was changed to the world of Daming.

The timid ones hide at home and dare not come out, for fear of disaster from the sky.Those bold ones also hid in hidden places, whispering about the great changes in the city overnight.

It wasn't until two days later that the city was completely stabilized. These officers and soldiers did not offend the common people. They had never seen such a well-disciplined army. The common people in the city dared to take to the streets to prove their existence. They were afraid to come before. These officials and soldiers took advantage of the chaos to enter the house and do evil, because they were afraid that the thieves would come back again, and now there is no such worry.

After Lin Yi completely occupied Xiangyang City, he immediately sent an order to repair the city defenses. At the same time, he ordered some captives to take off their coats, and ordered thousands of soldiers under him to put on the clothes of thieves and guard the four gates.

In addition, Daming's military flag and his general flag were not allowed to fly high above the city, and the damaged flag of the bandit was also repaired, trying to restore the original appearance of Xiangyang City.

At the same time, the four doors were ordered to be closed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without an order.The common people in the city did not dare to go in and out casually, they all hid far away, I am afraid that they would not be able to call at this time.

At the same time, Lin Yi kept the 3-horse battalion outside the city unchanged, and let the 3000 people guarding the camp remain in the barracks outside the city, in order to deceive others.

Zhang Hua was quick thinking, knowing that the battle was not over yet, and their lord was still planning, so he said with great interest: "My lord, are you still wanting Li Dingguo to come back by doing this?"

"You're smart." Lin Yi smiled, "I have to wait for him to bring the cannon back, General!"

(End of this chapter)