When the fighting broke out in Wangjiang and Yongjin gates, and the sound of killings was loud, the other gates in Hangzhou remained calm. Except for a few guards who were still guarding the city, no one was seen. And these people don't have much intention to be vigilant at this time. At least from the current point of view, the Song Army has no intention of dividing its troops to attack each sect again.
Among them, the one who looks most relaxed is none other than Qingbomen. Because this is the farthest away from Wangjiang Gate, where the war is raging, and there is a shoal only about ten feet deep outside the gate. The Song Army's large ships cannot get through at all, so they naturally don't have to worry about being attacked suddenly. Only when the distant sound of killing could be faintly heard, could the guards at the top of the city remember their own situation and subconsciously clenched the weapons in their hands.
However, their eyes were more directed towards Wangjiang and Yongjin gates, and they only glanced at the outside of the city. In this way, it was naturally impossible for them to discover that there were many dark shadows under the turbid water approaching quickly, approaching the wooden fence-like city gate.
The sudden release of water in the upper reaches of the Qiantang River not only facilitated the entry of large ships into the Yongjinmen area and caught the defenders off guard, but actually had a more important purpose - to confuse the waters outside Hangzhou. Because it is easy to fish in muddy water, people can reach Qingbo's door from underwater without being noticed.
This is the gap that Sun Tu really wants to open this time. No matter Wangjiang Gate where soldiers are pressing down, or Yongjin Gate where thousands of sails are rushing to attack, it is just a cover to confuse the enemy. Now, this plan has been mostly successful. A group of hundreds of masters, headed by San Ruan, Zhang Heng and the Tong brothers, who are most proficient in water skills and can stay underwater for a long time, almost similar to fish and shrimps, have already swam there. There was a clear wooden fence in front of the gate, and with their eyesight, they could even clearly see through the murky water the number of defenders above, but they were only five hundred. Even with the men and horses below, they could not exceed one or two thousand. people.
That’s enough to deal with! Not only are these people good at water, but they are also clever at killing people. In addition, they take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and launch a surprise attack at nightfall. If they cannot capture this city gate again, they will not have the shame to call themselves the former Liang Shanshui Army. One of them.
Of course, the most important thing if you want to win the door is how to get in. And this was not a problem for them, because in their eyes, the wooden fence in front of them was completely empty, full of flaws.
Of course, the water gate cannot be as majestic and strong as the dry gate, and it cannot even be made of gold, iron or heavy wood. After all, it is always soaked in water and needs to be opened and closed like a gate from time to time. It is better to be lighter. Originally, Hangzhou was not in a strategic location, nor did it become the capital of the Song Dynasty, so it was natural that there would be some loopholes.
They didn't even need to try to cut off the wooden fences. They just had to dive deeper and soon they could see that there was a gap several feet high between the water gate and the bottom of the river. What kind of gap was that? Ah, it's clearly a fast track leading directly into the city.
After seeing this gap, Zhang Heng, who was the leader, couldn't help but smile proudly. With a move of his arms and legs, he jumped forward like a swimming fish. He only turned his body and passed through the door easily. Others The others followed suit, and just a moment later, they had safely entered the city of Hangzhou.
Without making any pause, everyone moved forward again and soon found themselves in a ditch close to the city wall. Not far away, several soldiers were sitting or standing lazily, talking in a low voice. What was even worse than the guards at the top of the city was that their weapons were far away, and they looked completely undefended. .
Under the cover of the falling dusk, a head emerged from the water. After taking a breath of turbid breath that had been held in for a long time, the leaders only waved their hands, and everyone quickly and silently moved closer. Until it was close to the shore, the people on the shore had not noticed it yet.
Zhang Heng no longer hesitated at all, nor did he ask the other party if he wanted to eat wontons or flat noodles as he did when he was doing business without capital on the Xunyang River. He just kicked his feet under the water, and he was like a dragon out of the sea. He jumped up, and with a crashing sound, he jumped over the heads of the two soldiers on the shore who were chatting. When they were alerted and suddenly looked back, the steel knife in their hands had been slashed out diagonally. With a series of pops, they cut off two heads at once, and they only had time to scream.
On the other side, the movements of several other people were no slower than Zhang Heng. They were flying diagonally in the air. Brothers Tong Wei and Tong Meng had thrown their flying forks continuously, accurately nailing the soldiers who could not even turn around. On the back of their heads, the prongs coming out of their mouths completely muffled their screams. In comparison, the three heroes of the Ruan family, who were better at fighting close to each other, were a little rougher in their movements. When they slashed at them with a few daggers, the enemy at least screamed and dodged. But it was useless. The following knives quickly killed these unprepared guys.
When the other brothers in the water came ashore one after another, all the twenty or thirty people on the shore fell dead. However, this movement still alerted the nearby soldiers. Following the shouts, some people came with weapons and torches.
Zhang Heng made a decisive decision and shouted loudly: "First kill at the city gate, capture the city gate, and then deal with the others!" As he said that, he waved the long knife in his hand and strode straight towards Qingbo, who was also making movements. Rush to the door.
The three Ruan brothers were a little uncomfortable with his act of giving orders on their own initiative, but when they saw the others agreeing and following closely, they no longer hesitated and moved in unison, but at a very fast speed. After a few minutes, Zhang Heng unexpectedly reached the two Wu soldiers who rushed out. He raised his sword and killed them.
"There are spies..." The Wu Jun soldiers who followed behind suddenly woke up and screamed loudly and heartbreakingly, but the screams stopped abruptly because of Tong Wei's A flying fork has been stably shot into his mouth, and other people have rushed forward quickly. With swords and guns at hand, these guys who rushed out first were all killed.
The gap between the two sides is too great. You must know that this naval force that dared to sneak into the city with hundreds of people was the absolute backbone of Liangshan Bozhong, and all of them were masters of killing without blinking an eye. On the contrary, the defenders here at Qingbo Gate have little combat power among the Wu army. At most, they can only rely on the geographical advantage to deal with the enemy. Now that we don't have this advantage and are suddenly attacked, how can we possibly pose the slightest threat to these formidable enemies like wolves and tigers in a panic
"Kill!" Zhang Heng rushed up the stairs beside the city wall with a single step. As he shouted loudly, he happened to meet an enemy who had snatched him head-on. Without a second word, the knife in his hand was quickly drawn out and he immediately chopped the man into pieces. He made two steps, and there was no pause in his steps.
The others were the same. With the idea of seizing the city head first, then the city wall, and then expanding the results of the battle, everyone kept going up to kill them. The hundreds of people on the city came in a hurry and couldn't stop them at all. Unable to resist their fierce attacks, the stairs were filled with corpses of Wu Jun within a short time. Others were too frightened to go up any more and shrank back.
At this time, they were able to kill, and in order not to leave any further trouble, these gods of murder would not hold anything back. Even if the enemy was unable to resist, they would still kill like tigers among sheep, constantly slaughtering these Wu soldiers. , screams suddenly broke out, and some people jumped directly into the water under the city in order to escape for their lives, and then popping sounds continued to sound from below.
Seeing that the situation was settled, the Wu troops below were also frightened by their murderous intent and did not dare to move forward easily. Zhang Heng was even more happy and immediately shouted: "Quickly find a winch to open the city gate, and set fire to the fence outside. This way, this place will be completely destroyed!" As expected of a long-time veteran, he is quite familiar with this method.
At this time, the Ruan brothers no longer cared about fighting with them, and had already led their men to kill again, and soon found a winch mechanism near the city gate. After a few people were left behind and began to twist the wooden disk the size of a wheel, so that the rope on it continued to rise, and slowly raised the city gate on the other side, the others shouted and rushed forward, killing the Wu soldiers. Scattered away. Then, someone grabbed the torch and started setting a fire near Qingbo Gate.
This was done not only to destroy the defense at the city gate, but also to convey the news that he had succeeded to the brothers at the other two gates. Presumably by then, General Sun will send follow-up troops to come and truly seize this city gate in his own hands.
As long as one city gate is captured, even if the Qingbo Gate is just a small water gate, it will be enough for the Song army to successfully enter Hangzhou and completely occupy the capital of the pseudo-Wu Kingdom.
While setting fire, they continued to charge and kill the enemy. These hundreds of people had become a crushing force, killing all the defenders who were here before retreating and fleeing like lost dogs. At the same time, something big happened here, and the news that the city gate had changed hands was quickly known to both the enemy and ourselves through various channels.
At this moment, the situation that had been in a stalemate for more than a month finally changed completely. Not only Pang Wanchun and other Wu soldiers who were fighting at Wangjiang Gate were panicked, but also Fang Fei and Jiang Shihu who had been sitting firmly in the city. They were also frightened, and the latter two hurriedly mobilized all the troops and horses they could still mobilize to seize control of the Qingbo Gate. They knew very well what it would mean if the gate was lost.
After sending the people out, Jiang Shihu showed a strange smile on his face: "Sun Tu, Sun Tu, it seems that I have underestimated your ability, and you actually have such a trick. But this is okay. Well, I finally lived up to my preparations. If Hangzhou really falls into your hands, that’s when my great revenge will be avenged!"