Xu Huang arched his hands and said, "Brother don't worry. Since the last drill you saw, Zhongye has rebuilt the training center and added a moat in front of the city wall. The moat in Jiangxia is not wide. Soldiers There is no problem rushing over."
Liu Xin said grimly: "Strikes are really the last situation I want to see."
Jushou pointed to Jiang Xiacheng and said: "The lord is worried about the casualties of the soldiers. Since ancient times, there are no undead people in the battle. Now Jiang Xiacheng is right in front of us, and my army is already on the string, and I have to send it."
Han Xi immediately leaned and said, "Master, I have a plan to disrupt the enemy's mind. Jiangxia Chengnan is close to the Yangtze River, and its forces are not easy to deploy. There is a mutiny Jiangxia Navy not far away. Our army abandons the south gate and does not attack, but focuses on the east. , North and West three gates..."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Yes, Zhicai's plan is very clever. Surrounding its three gates and letting it go all the way, if the offensive is urgent, the enemy will follow far away. After the enemy goes out of the south gate, he will follow the waterway, and the Changsha navy in Ganning has long been there. Waiting for it, if Huang Zu takes the waterway, it is tantamount to throwing himself into the trap! Okay, just follow Mr.'s plan."
Huang Zu stood on the north gate of Jiangxia and watched nervously the movements of the Jingzhou army. Only a moment ago, three thousand men and horses had been lost. Now he dare not send troops anymore, and can only rely on the city to hold on. Suddenly, the Jingzhou Army flags under the city and separated two teams to go east and west.
Chang Shi Denglong said: "My lord, Liu Xin must have divided his troops and attacked the east and west gates. Now all the counties have fallen, but they just stick to it. The food and grass in the city will be exhausted for a long time, and there will be no reinforcements outside the city. Abandoning the city is the best policy."
Jun Cheng Chen also said to the side: "My lord, Liu Xin came here this time under the banner of recovering tax owed taxes, so his goal is not our Jiangxia family. As far as I know, in the past two years, Wuling and Ling The three counties of Lingling and Guiyang have not paid any money. I think they still understand the truth of the death of the lips and the coldness of the teeth. It is better to abandon Jiangxia and switch to Wuling Cao Yu, and then contact Lingling and Guiyang, first seize Changsha, and then plan later. "
Huang She was already shocked by the scene just now, and echoed: "Yes, yes, dad, let's go quickly while the south gate is not yet surrounded."
Huang Zu was originally an unscrupulous person. After listening to everyone's words, his heart was shaken, and he immediately said: "It seems that it has no choice but to do so. Everyone has to go back to clean up the softness and go to the water village outside the South Gate. Let's take a boat to Wuling."
They had just negotiated to stop, and there was a fierce drumbeat from below the city. When everyone looked down hurriedly, they saw Zhang Hu, who had just been captured, who had been taken to kneel in front of the battle by several big men. One of them lifted the knife and fell. A red light burst out, and Zhang Hu's head rolled to one side. Another person stepped forward, picked up his head, and picked it on the bamboo pole to show the three armies. There was another scream from the Jingzhou army, and everyone at the head of the city was all fearful.
Huang Zu hurriedly ordered the soldiers to guard the city strictly. He took Huang She, Deng Long and others back to the city to "rest" in a hurry.
The shouts outside the city just stopped, and the war drum sounded again. This time the rhythm of the war drum sound was significantly different from the previous one. It was no longer so rapid, but calm and powerful. "Boom, boom, boom", like a sledgehammer. It hit the man's chest all at once, and the defenders on the top of the city couldn't breathe.
The Jingzhou Army had already rushed to the moat. The moat was indeed not wide. For such a moat, the Jingzhou Army used the simplest method, which was to put the long ladder in his hand directly on the river. In this situation, the soldiers did not know that they had undergone many trainings. Although they were wearing heavy armor, holding shields, knives and guns, walking on the long and narrow bamboo ladder, they were still flat on the ground, and strode over. The defenders on the city were dumbfounded and lacked command. They didn't know what to do for a while.
The archers under the city had already taken advantage of the shield to come to the moat, and bowed their bows to shoot towards the top of the city. The heavy rain of arrows made the defenders unable to lift their heads. The long ladder of the siege troops has also been erected on the wall. At this time, some of the defenders came to their senses. I don’t know who it was and shouted: "The enemy is attacking the city!" The defenders who woke up like a dream were in a hurry, throwing arrows and throwing stones. Stone, some people took a long pole and desperately pushed away the ladder on the city wall.
The resistance of the defenders was not as fierce as Liu Xin imagined. Under the suppression of the archers under the city, the defenders were shot from time to time on the city, screaming and falling down the city. In spite of this, the warriors who attacked the city continued to fall to the ground with arrows, and from time to time some people fell from the long ladder. With the more and more rushing drums of war, the soldiers siege of the city did not retreat in the slightest, and they continued to rush up to the city.
The defenders who were not resolute enough to resist, and lack effective command, gradually became somewhat unable to sustain the Jingzhou Army's offensive. After half an hour of continuous impact, a warrior was the first to board the city. The knife in his hand had just cut off the head of a defender, and his body was pierced by four or five spears at the same time. However, the following warriors continued to rush to the city, and the defenders flocked here, but more and more places were breached on the city. Finally, the defenders couldn't hold it any longer, and fled down the city one after another. There was already a one-sided massacre on the front of the city.
With the sound of "creaking", the suspension bridge was slowly lowered, and Jiang Xia's city gate slowly opened. Zhang Fei pointed his spear and laughed: "Brother, I didn't expect Jiang Xiajun to be so bad, but not addictive, not addictive!"
All that flashed in Liu Xin's eyes were images of soldiers falling one after another. He couldn't help but feel pain, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, go into the city."
The Jiangxia prefect's mansion was a wolf, and Huang Zu ran away in a hurry, and there was no time to take away things like household registration books. Liu Xin looked around the hall, all the civil and military all looked excited, after all, it took only two days to take down the entire Jiangxia County, which no one had expected beforehand.
Liu Xin turned his head and asked, "How about the casualties?"
Xu Huang stepped forward and said: "In addition to the attack on Xiyang County yesterday, our army killed more than 1,000 people and injured 3,000 people. Most of them were caused by the siege today."
"More than a thousand people were killed!" Liu Xin was taken aback. The situation after entering the city was obvious. Huang Zu had already escaped with his cronies. The soldiers guarding the city should not have been commanded. It was a big kill, this result made him somewhat unacceptable.
Jushou understood Liu Xin's thoughts, and said on the side: "Killing a thousand enemies will hurt yourself eight hundred. Moreover, it is inevitable to attack a city and cause casualties. The lord need not worry too much."
Liu Xin sighed and said, "The remains of the soldiers who died in battle will be transported back to Xiangyang. I will build a cemetery outside Xiangyang City and bury them collectively. They will pay memorial service at four o'clock. We must give generous care to their families, and their children will be raised by the government. Wounded soldiers must be treated in time."
Han Xi said, "Going back to the lord, these subordinates have arranged for people to do it. In this siege, a total of more than 4,000 people were beheaded, more than 5,000 people were captured, and countless flags, weapons, and grain were seized. "
Liu Xin shook his head and said, "I think I'm unprepared. The soldiers in Jingzhou have been trained for so many casualties, and they are not happy to win. After returning, they will further develop siege equipment and study suitable tactics. The road is still long."
It is said that Huang Zu hurriedly packed up some gold and silver, brought Chen Jiu, Deng Long and their families, and hurriedly lost the dog to the navy camp in the south of Jiangxia. News of Liu Xin's army has arrived here, and the water village is also full of turmoil.
Huang Zu knew that Zhang Hu, a captain of the navy army, had been captured alive by a black man, and he decapitated the flag in front of the formation. Now this navy army is no longer in command. He had to temporarily appoint two captains as school lieutenants, announcing the opening of the whole army and moving to Wuling. At Huang Zu's order, the navy knew that Jiang Xia City was not protected. The families of these people were in the city, and they all had their own thoughts, but they didn't dare to defy Huang Zu's order, so they were reluctant to pull the sails.
The fleet didn't travel far on the river surface, and there was a sudden clapper noise in front of it, and dozens of fast boats gushing from both sides of the strait at the same time, blocking the way. When Jiang Xia Shuijun saw this, all hesitated. Huang Zu stepped onto the bow and asked sternly: "I am the prefect Huang Zu of Jiangxia. Who dares to block my way? Does he want to rebel?"
On the bow of the opposite ship, a young general laughed loudly: "Child Huang Zu, if you are conspiring against a good person, you have to kill me first!"
Huang Zu was taken aback when he heard the words, and turned around to leave, but heard a "swish", a feather arrow volleyed in the air, right in the back of Huang Zu's head, Huang Zu fell to the ground, his eyes wide open, and he was already breathless. Jiang Xia's navy was in chaos.
The Clippers on the opposite side went down the river, coming in a hurry, and rushed over in a blink of an eye. The young general abandoned his bow and arrow, took a big knife from the soldier next to him, jumped up, and got into Huang Zu's boat.
There was the daring Jiang Xia soldier who stood up with a spear and stabbed him. Seeing the boy's appearance, he couldn't help but exclaimed, "Jinfan Thief, it's Jinfan Thief!"
Gan Ning was furious upon hearing this: "You are a thief, I am an official now!"
Before he could say anything, he swiped a broad knife in his hand against the wind, and cut the soldier into two diagonally from his shoulder down, spilling his internal organs all over the floor.
Huang She, who was lying next to Huang Zu's corpse and yelling, saw some scenes. She was so frightened that her legs were softened. She sat on the ground with her hands covered in front of her eyes, shaking her hands in front of her, and muttered: " Don't kill me, don't kill me..."
Chen Ji and Deng Long also knelt down and said in unison: "My lord, please beg your life, I'm waiting to drop, I'm waiting to drop!"
Gan Ning was bloodthirsty by nature. Seeing all the Jiang Xia soldiers and officials on board dozens of ships fell to their knees, his heart was unbearable, but he was worried that Liu Xin would be punished for killing the soldiers without authorization. He was depressed in his heart, scratching his head there, in a dilemma.
But seeing a person rushing out of the cabin, he pounced straight at Gan Ning, and shouted: "I'm fighting with you!"
In the light of Gan Ning's eyes, he saw a figure flying, and his heart was overjoyed. With a wave of the long knife, blood burst out. When he turned his head to look, he couldn't help but cried out in secret.