It rains a lot in the south, and tonight, it is cloudy and rainy again.
Raindrops hit the armor of the defeated soldiers, slid down their bodies, and were trampled by the heavy horses' hooves... The water splashed everywhere on the puddles on the road, but it did not hinder the speed of the defeated soldiers at all.
Because time was running out, even in the face of various bad weather conditions, Chu Tianxiao did not issue an order to stop the advance. Instead, he kept urging the defeated army to speed up, and speed up again!
This is a crazy surprise attack!
The three thousand defeated soldiers ran almost without sleep, without food or water, day and night, and finally, miraculously, they ran the long distance between the two big cities and rushed straight to the city of Qianxia!
At this moment, they were quite tired, but also extremely excited!
Because the Xiaxia City is just around the corner!
As long as they capture this city, they can make a fire to keep warm, drink wine, eat meat, and have a good sleep!
In fact, this idea was not only held by ordinary soldiers, but also by Chu Tianxiao!
"Finally here..."
Chu Tianxiao looked at the fortified city in front of him. Even though he was strong, he felt relieved at this moment. You know, this battle was a race against time. With the strength of this city, if they couldn't get here and implement their strategy before things were exposed, then what would await him and his defeated army... would be being surrounded on all sides and having to fight against the enemy with the door closed!
So now, looking at the city wall that was battered by raindrops and the sparse and chaotic defenders on it, Chu Tianxiao knew that he had caught up! After a long sigh of relief, he turned his head and looked at Feng Luoer.
"Is everything ready?"
Knowing that the defeated army was now exhausted, Chu Tianxiao did not want to test them any further and planned to put his plan into action directly.
"Well, young master! Zhao Hao is now unconscious. Under our guidance, he will definitely perform as we expect!"
"very good."
Chu Tianxiao nodded slightly, and then immediately shouted to the city: "General Zhao Hao, I have been ordered to come to the rescue of Qianxia! Please ask the prefect Chen to come forward and talk to him!"
As soon as these words fell, there was a commotion in the city! Every soldier guarding the city tried to look at the army below, and saw that they were indeed wearing Zhao army armor and carrying the banner of the Great Zhao. Suddenly, everyone felt relieved. You must know that the Great Zhao is now at war on all sides, and the manpower is already tight. Even the border cities do not have too many soldiers, not to mention that there is a Liyang City in front of their Qianxia City? This led to the fact that although the walls of this strong city are thick, there are only 12,000 defenders guarding it. What's more, a few days ago, because the front-line war was tight, Emperor Zhao Shao also transferred some troops from cities like Qianxia City... Therefore, there are only 8,000 soldiers in the city now, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. There are only a mere 1,000 people, which can barely be regarded as the army of the Great Zhao Bing.
With such strength, when facing the elite troops under the city, even if the other side had only 3,000 people, the soldiers felt sympathetic. But now that they heard them say they were coming to help... All of a sudden, the defenders felt relieved.
Not long after, a man with a hooked nose and wearing armor came forward. He looked down and snorted, "How ridiculous! Why is Zhao Hao not guarding Liyang City? I think the people under the city look unfamiliar. I'm afraid it's a trick!"
This person is none other than Chen Du, the general of the State of Zhao who has a grudge against Zhao Hao! He made a mistake and was demoted here, but because he has a sister who works as a beauty in the palace, as a relative of the emperor, he is not in such a bad situation. In fact, in this narrow city, he feels quite comfortable that "the emperor is far away"...
This also made him cherish the present more, and thus he was very cautious about defending the city. Therefore, when he heard that the "reinforcements" were coming, Chen Du not only did not relax, but became more vigilant.
When these words came out, everyone around Chen Du was stunned, and then they started talking about it.
"A trick? That's impossible. Isn't there Liyang City ahead? We haven't received any reports of the fall of Liyang City..."
Hearing this, Chen Du smiled coldly: "The battlefield is unpredictable, anything can happen! What do you know!"
He looked down at the city and said in a cold voice, "People down there, you said Zhao Hao came to help, but where is he? Why is it you, a little soldier who doesn't know me, who's calling the shots?"
Chu Tianxiao immediately said, "General, please don't be surprised. General Zhao was seriously injured in a bloody battle with the enemy general before, so he has difficulty in moving. I had to do it for you... As for your unfamiliar appearance, that's natural, because our army was personally trained by my general a few years ago. You have never met the general, so how can you be familiar with him?"
"And just a few days ago, we received a battle report saying that Zhou soldiers might have discovered a small path that leads directly to the vicinity of Qianxia City! General Sheng Xu knew that there were not many defenders in Qianxia, and he was afraid that if we lost, the enemy would take advantage of the opportunity and destroy our beautiful Zhao territory! That's why he sent our general to help! We have been running for several days without a drop of water, and we are exhausted... I hope that at this critical moment, the general will put aside the past grudges, work together, and fight against the foreign enemies together!"
These words were well-founded and all the close confidants around Chen Du believed them. They said to Chen Du: "General! These must be real reinforcements! Apart from us, who else would know that His Majesty has mobilized troops to this city and even the country is empty?"
Hearing this, Chen Du also believed it a little, but after thinking about it, he still felt that it was better to be cautious. With a thought in mind, he snorted loudly: "Humph, excuses! It's useless to say anything fancy! Since you said that Zhao Hao is coming to help, then let Zhao Hao come out, otherwise, why should I believe you!"
As if he thought he had grasped the key, Chen Du's voice became colder as his doubts grew stronger. Upon hearing this, Chu Tianxiao seemed to be "helpless" and could only say "Okay, then General, wait a moment", and then he withdrew first, and then made a gesture, and someone from the back pushed the confused Zhao Hao up.
Upon seeing this scene, Chen Du's eyes narrowed immediately - wasn't the person under the city Zhao Hao
It is said that the person who knows you best is not your friend, but your mortal enemy! And everyone knows that Chen Du and Zhao Hao have a deep grudge, so he is very familiar with this person. At that moment, he took a closer look with the firelight around him, and it was that person no matter how he looked!
The details are perfectly matched!
"Could it be... I'm just overthinking?" Chen Du couldn't help but have this thought, but he still remained cautious. After calming himself down, he shouted, "Zhao Hao, aren't you usually very impressive? Do you have anything to say to your old friend?"
As if stimulated by the 'Voice of the Enemy', Zhao Hao seemed to want to jump out of the cart, but in the end he was powerless and could only lean on the cart, pointing at the top and cursing: "Bah! Bastard Chen Du! Are you really here? Just in time! You fled from the battlefield that year, do you dare to come out today and fight me for three hundred rounds? Today! Today I must kill you!"
This string of angry curses reached Chen Du's ears, and he was immediately startled: "It's really that reckless man!"
"General! Stop scolding me, or your wound will open again!" At this moment, Chu Tianxiao hurriedly gave orders and pushed Zhao Hao back in a panic.
Seeing this, Chen Du finally believed it. Although he wished Zhao Hao was dead, if Zhao Hao was seriously injured or even killed because "help was not allowed to enter" in his own city... Chen Du would be doomed!
With this in mind, Chen Du gritted his teeth and looked at the people around him. They all nodded and agreed, asking Chen Du to open the door quickly. They were all from the clan and had family backgrounds. If Zhou soldiers really attacked, they would be the first to bear the brunt! Therefore, if three thousand elite soldiers could enter the city to assist at this time, it would undoubtedly be a reassurance!
Only a fool would not do that!
"General, open the city gate!"
Seeing the public sentiment and the "fact" being like this, Chen Du finally nodded, raised his hand and shouted.
"Come here, lower the drawbridge, open the city gate, and welcome the reinforcements into the city!"
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When the suspension bridge of Qianxia City fell completely, the outcome of this surprise attack was actually determined.
What’s even more interesting is that in order to show that he “has put aside old grudges and is wholeheartedly serving the country,” Chen Du also put on a show and personally led a group of civil servants out of the city gate to welcome them.
However, what awaited them was not tears of gratitude or polite words, but... cold murderous intent!
Chu Tianxiao showed no courtesy at all. He raised his hand, and the three thousand defeated soldiers roared suddenly, and then rushed into the Xiaxia City in a mighty manner!
That’s right, they charged in! Seeing the drawbridge fall and the city gates open, they stopped playing the game and just rushed in!
This scene stunned the people who came out of the city to greet them, but before they could react, they were all tied to the ground and beheaded with swords and axes!