Chapter 366: Li Cunxiao attacked Changping

On February 27, in the 22nd year of Qianyuan, Li Siye led 50,000 Tiger Wing Guards to Xiang County, and received Yue Fei's military order at the same time. As soon as he received the military order, Li Siye beat the drum and gathered the generals. He knew that Xue Rengui had received the military order several days earlier than him, so he didn't have much time left for him, so he had to race against time?

In the Xiang County camp, Li Siye sat in the main seat in the tent of the central army. Looking around, everyone said, "Everyone, General Yue's military order has arrived. He ordered our army to march into Chen County on the first day of March, so we don't have much time left. Today is February 27th, and there is only three days, so I will give you two days to rest and thirty days to move troops!" Li Siye did not follow the rules and moved troops one day in advance. Xiang County went smoothly to Chencheng without fighting, so Li Siye was confident that even if Xue Rengui had to set off one to two days, it would not be faster than him.

"Here!" the generals responded in unison. Everyone was full of confidence in this northern expedition. For many years, the Tiger Wing Guard has been competing with the Yingyang Guard for the title of Deng's First Army. Although the rise of the Jinwu Guard in recent years has made the first position full of suspense, both the Tiger Wing Guard and the Yingyang Guard regard each other as their biggest competitors. Beyond the Yingyang Guard and sitting on the throne of Deng's First Army is the long-standing wish of the Tiger Wing Guard.

But what Li Siye and the generals of the Tiger Wing Guard didn't know was that just when they received Yue Fei's military order, the vanguard army of the Yingyang Guard and the 10,000 troops from Li Cunxiao's troops had already arrived outside Changping City. However, in order not to let the Zhao army discover it, Li Cunxiao broke the 10,000 army into pieces and hid around Changping, so he was not discovered by the Zhao army!

In a dense forest ten miles outside Changping City, Li Cunxiao and his personal soldiers watched Changping City from afar. Less than three days before attacking Changping, the 10,000 troops who had been broken into pieces by Li Cunxiao gathered one after another, but they had not yet made a tentative banner.

On February 30, 2018, 15 miles outside Changping City, Li Cunxiao's army had quietly gathered here. While the night was quiet, Li Cunxiao ordered people to build a simple camp and took his subordinates to discuss matters.

Li Cunxiao had two generals under his command, one was An Sizhong and the other was Shi Wenyuan, both of whom were highly valued by Li Cunxiao.

"General, the last general, and others have already discovered the situation in Changping City. The three thousand Zhao army guards are stationed in Changping City all year round. They are a side general of Zhao State. However, these three thousand Zhao troops are divided into two parts to defend the city in turn. In other words, when our army sieges tomorrow, the Zhao army has only 1,500 defenders, and the last general risked his life to enter Changping City in the past few days to investigate the situation. If our army sieges the city, the other 1,500 Zhao army members will have to support the city at the fastest, so the first hour after the war tomorrow is an excellent opportunity for our army. If we cannot break through the city before the other 1,500 Zhao army supports it, the next difficulty will be much more!" An Sizhong said to Li Cunxiao.

After these days, Deng Jun did not do anything, but kept sending spies to Changping City. An Sizhong and Shi Wenyuan even brought people into Changping City in person many times. Deng Jun knew the situation of Changping City well.

Li Cunxiao nodded and said, "Very good, by the way, do you know when Changping City opened on weekdays?"

Shi Wenyuan replied: "After these days of observation, the daily opening time of Changping City will be at 3 o'clock in the Yin hour. However, since it is located on the border, the daily opening time of Changping City will be limited. They will open the city gate at 2 o'clock in the Yin hour, open the city for only two hours, and then close it again. When it is dusk, open the city for another hour, and then close it again!"

The city was opened for two hours in the morning to let those who were going out of the city, and the city was opened for one hour in the evening to let someone come back. I have to say that Zhao State has done a good job of controlling this time.

Li Cunxiao thought for a while and said, "When the city is opened during the day, generally no one enters the city, so if a large-scale attack is launched at this time, it will be easy to be noticed by the Zhao army. Once the city gate is closed, even if the Zhao army has only 1,500 troops, it is not so easy to break. Therefore, the attack time should be chosen at dusk. At that time, a large number of people returned to the city, and at dusk, the vision is limited, so the Zhao army is not easy to distinguish. As long as our army approaches the city gate, the Zhao army cannot close the city gate!"

"The general is wise, so is the last general who thinks so." An Sizhong and Shi Wenyuan agreed. This time is the best time of the day and the fastest time to break through the city. Although this may reveal its whereabouts, it is also worth a try.

"Tomorrow, the army will disband and continue to lurk. At dusk, when Changping City opened the city gate again, An Sizhong led a thousand elite troops to disguise themselves as the people who were about to enter the city to approach the city gate. As soon as they approach, they immediately launched an attack, controlled the city gate, and waited for the support of our general!" Li Cunxiao said to An Sizhong!

"The last general receives the order! Please rest assured that the last general will definitely control the city gate. As long as the last general is still there, the Zhao army will never be able to close the city gate!" An Sizhong bowed and said.

The next day at the third hour of Yin, the Changping City Gate opened as usual, and countless people hurried out of the city. Two hours later, the city gate was closed. From the moment the city gate was closed, Deng Jun, under Li Cunxiao, began to act. First, An Sizhong and a thousand elite soldiers disguised themselves as the people, hid not far away waiting for the arrival of dusk. Li Cunxiao also ordered people to reorganize their troops and prepare for war and launch an attack on Changping City at any time.

Dusk arrived as promised. Before the gate of Changping was opened, countless people gathered at the gate, waiting for the gate to open, and a thousand people led by An Sizhong were also on the list.

"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!" With the sounds, the Changping City Gate slowly opened, and a group of more than 20 Zhao troops walked out of it and stopped the people who were about to enter the city to investigate. This is what the defenders have to do every day.

The people entered the city one after another, and it was finally An Sizhong's turn. When An Sizhong pushed a cart to the door, the soldiers guarding the city felt very sensible. The soldiers repeated the same work every day. They didn't dare to say that they knew the people who entered the city every day, but they had basically seen it. Obviously, An Sizhong did not appear in his mind, so he asked: "Who are you? Is there anything wrong with entering the city? What are the cars in it? Open it and let me see!"

When An Sizhong saw that the soldiers not only interrogated him, but also checked the things in the trolley, he felt that something was wrong, because the car was full of weapons. If it was found out, it would be exposed. An Sizhong looked around and found that no one except the soldier in front of him noticed him. So he made up his mind, turned around and pulled out the weapons from the trolley, and slashed the soldiers on the forehead. The soldiers were caught off guard and were chopped to the ground!

"Ah! Killing!" The people around were shocked when they saw this scene and screamed, which quickly attracted the attention of others. The other soldiers soon discovered it. When An Sizhong saw it, he shouted: "All the soldiers obey the orders and take down the city gate with me!"

At An Sizhong's order, a thousand Deng troops disguised themselves at the city gate drew their weapons and killed them at the city gate. Such a scene scared the people to flee everywhere. After seeing this, a sharp-eyed Zhao soldier yelled: "Enemy attacks, close the city gate!"

After hearing this, the soldiers in charge of the city gate tried to close the city gate in panic. How could An Sizhong get them to do what they wanted when they saw this? So he carried weapons and killed the city gate alone. After chopping down several Zhao soldiers, he finally stopped the city gate from closing. The Zhao army at the city gate was also solved by the Deng army and came to support An Sizhong and fought with the Zhao army at the city gate. However, Zhao army continued to come to support. In the narrow area of ​​the city gate, Deng's combat effectiveness was not very good.

Li Cunxiao, who was far away, saw that the battle started at the city gate and knew that An Sizhong and the others took action, so he brought the army to kill him. Just as An Sizhong and the others were about to be killed by the Zhao army, Li Cunxiao finally arrived and soon defeated the Zhao army. Then An Sizhong personally opened the city gate and 10,000 Deng troops entered the city.

At this time, Changshui, the general of Changping, was having meals at home. This was Changshui's daily routine. After using the meal, Changshui would go to inspect the city gate. However, on this day, before Changshui's halfway through eating, soldiers ran in and panted, saying, "General, the big thing is wrong. An enemy has come in outside the city!"

Chang Shui, who was eating, was also shocked and quickly spit out the food and asked anxiously: "Are there any enemy who kills into the city? What's going on?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "The villain doesn't know what's going on. He just knows that the city gate is open as usual today and lets the people enter the city. But suddenly someone shouts the enemy's attack. Soon the city gate starts fighting, and then the enemy continues to kill in. Now the city gate is controlled by the enemy!"

Hearing the soldiers' words, Changshui Station was also unable to stand steadily and hurriedly said, "Hurry up, organize troops to resist and kill the enemy back!"

"General, it's too late. The enemy is too many. Our army has been defeated and cannot stop it!" The soldier said with a sad face.

"If you can't stop it, you have to stop it. If Changping loses, we will all die. Hurry up, take my general's armor and weapons!" Chang Shui said.
Chapter completed!