On the city wall, a Tang army captain ran towards Liu Fangzhi again and reported urgently: "General, the brigade of Sui army appeared at the Water Gate, and there was no defense at the Water Gate!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Fangzhi's spear stabbed into his chest. The captain screamed and looked at Liu Fangzhi in disbelief. He fell to the ground and died. Liu Fangzhi pulled out his spear and shouted to the defenders and some civilians in the city: "Escape quickly! The Sui army has entered the city."

Thousands of defenders on the city looked at him in horror, and were at a loss. Liu Fangzhi shouted again: "I can't bear to die, so run away!"

At this moment, a cry of killing suddenly broke out from the water city gate formation. The defenders at the south city gate woke up like a dream. Suddenly, they were in chaos, and they all threw away their armor and ran to the city without any life.

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Liu Fangzhi turned his horse's head and led more than a hundred people to the east of the city. Everyone ran and shouted, "The Sui army has entered the city, run away quickly!"

"General Ya has an order! Stop resisting."

Under Liu Fangzhi's instigation, the defenders in the east of the city also began to become chaotic. In particular, in his identity, shouting "The general has an order, stop resisting" undoubtedly made many people believe it. Morale has long been sluggish. Liu Fangzhi's turnaround was undoubtedly the heaviest blow, and the defensive defenders in the east city also began to collapse.

Liu Fangzhi was very proud. He rode his horse along the corridor and rushed down the city gate, preparing to grab the city gate. At this moment, a low voice came from the darkness, "The traitor was given the head!"

Liu Fangzhi was shocked and saw a cavalry rushing towards him, holding a Fangtian painting halberd in his hand. The fire suddenly lit up. It was Lu Zushang who was defeated by him. Liu Fangzhi knew that Lu Zushang was very skilled in martial arts. He was so scared that he was scattered and instinctively waved his spear towards him. He was injured in his left hand and could only hold the spear with one arm.

"Crack" Lu Zushang's iron halberd was extremely heavy, and he folded his spear into two sections. Fang Tian's painting halberd pierced into Liu Fangzhi's chest like lightning. Liu Fangzhi shouted and killed him on the spot. The personal soldiers behind him were one step slower. When they saw the death of the chief general, they all turned red and surrounded Lu Zushang together.

At this time, Zhao Lan, the confidant of Lu Zushang next to him, slashed with a knife, and the two rushed in a row. More than half of the more than a hundred personal soldiers were killed and injured in a moment. The remaining people shouted and fled in scattered. Lu Zushang jumped off the horse, chopped off Liu Fangzhi's head with one knife, and sneered: "Liu Fangzhi, do you have today too?"

"General, what should we do?" Zhao Lan asked anxiously.

Lu Zushang turned his horse and looked around. He saw a blazing fire at the south gate, shouting to kill him, and the city gate was probably no longer safe. "Go to the north of the city!" He turned his horse's head, and the two rushed towards the north city one by one.

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The southern city gate had reached its last fierce battle. Xie Yingdeng led thousands of Sui troops who entered the water city gate first toward the city gate. The soldiers guarding the southern city gate were two thousand troops brought by Chai Shao from Guanzhong. The leader was led by the side general Hebaining. Although the defenders on the city were in chaos, Hebain still led his army to defend the city gate. As Xie Yingdeng led his army to fight, the two armies broke out in fierce battle at the southern city gate.

In the dark night, the two sides fought together, spears fighting each other, swords slashing, and even hand-to-hand combat, the two sides twisted into a ball...

Xie Yingdeng was holding a bow and arrow in his hand and looking for the enemy's chief general like a falcon. He was called the second arrow of the Sui army. His magic arrow was invincible and he shot every shot. At this time, he suddenly saw a Tang army general riding a horse as strong as a black bear, holding a sledgehammer and dozens of Sui army soldiers Liao Zhan, roaring like thunder. At his feet, he had killed more than 20 people.

Xie Yingdeng was furious and pulled the bow and arrow suddenly. When the string was loose, a sharp arrow shot at the Tang army general like lightning. The Tang army general was Hebanning, the side general guarding the southern city gate. He was a descendant of the Xianbei people. He had a strong and powerful hammer and Lou Yi was very powerful.

He was raising his hammer to smash the sky spirit cover of a Sui soldier. Suddenly, a cold arrow shot. He was caught off guard and a sharp arrow shot through his throat. Heba Ning screamed muffled, and the hammer in his hand fell to the ground. Dozens of Sui soldiers fighting beside him grabbed the gap, and more than a dozen spears pierced into his body...

The Sui army had more and more soldiers. The Tang army guarding the city gate finally couldn't resist it. They knelt on the ground and surrendered, begging for mercy. Hundreds of Sui soldiers rushed into the city cave, opened the city gate, and put down the suspension bridge above the city gate, and the city tower was shining in the sky.

The commander Yang Yuanqing, who had been waiting a mile away for a long time, issued an order to enter the city. Five thousand cavalry and horses galloped like a craziest tide, and rushed into Jiangling City like a surging flood.

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At this time, Chai Shao was on his way to Nancheng. He was deceived by Liu Fangzhi to Beicheng, but there was nothing abnormal in the Beicheng. Just when he was secretly surprised, a shout of killing suddenly broke out in Nancheng, and then the fire light soared into the sky, which surprised Chai Shao.

He suddenly realized that he was deceived by Liu Fangzhi. In shock and anger, Chai Shao led thousands of elite troops to rush towards the south city. Halfway through, Lu Zushang led hundreds of people to face the original "General!"

Chai Shao grabbed the war horse. At this time, he realized that he had been deceived by Liu Fangzhi. It was also a bitter trick he used to cheat his trust. If he had known that a local bigwig like Liu Fangzhi would have surrendered to them, they would have been blinded and believed in his loyalty.

Lu Zushang's sudden appearance made Chai Shao feel a little guilty. He sighed and asked, "What's the situation in Nancheng?"

Lu Zushang clasped his fists and said, "Report to the General, Liu Fangzhi has offered the southern city. The Sui cavalry has entered the city gate. Please ask the General to retreat from the north gate quickly."

Chai Shao was as if he was hit hard. His body shook and almost fell from the carriage. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "I must kill this guy!"

Lu Zushang took off Liu Fangzhi's head from the horse's neck and presented his hands with him, "Report to the General, Liu Fangzhi has been killed by a humble official position."

Bi Shao was overjoyed, "Well, he took the head, it was Liu Fangzhi, and he felt extremely relieved. At this time, even the destruction of Jiangling City was not as important as killing the traitor Liu Fangzhi. Chai Shao nodded and said in a deep voice: "From now on, you will be restored to your post, and I will appoint you as your deputy general."

Lu Zushang was determined to use his loyalty to bury Li Xiaogong for his loyalty. He bowed his fists and said, "Thank you for your trust in the General, but the Sui cavalry has entered the city, the morale of the Tang army has collapsed and he can no longer fight. Please ask the General to go out of the north gate immediately and leave Jiangling City. I am willing to protect the General to go north."

The sound of killing in the city was shocking. Chai Shao had already heard the roar of horse hooves rushing into the city by the Sui cavalry. He couldn't help but sighed, turned his horse's head and ordered, "Get out of the north!"

The north city gate opened, and Chai Shao and Lu Zushang led the three thousand Tang cavalry stationed near the north city gate to escape from Jiangling City and fled northwest. The Sui army had only 50,000 troops in Jiangling and could not intercept them from all directions. The Sui army mainly attacked the Nancheng, and there were no garrison outside the north city, so Chai Shao was able to escape by chance.

At this time, the main force of the Sui army had entered the city and gradually controlled Jiangling City. In Jiangling City, every household closed the doors and windows, hid at home and did not dare to go outside.

Teams of Sui cavalry were running around the streets and alleys of Jiangling City, driving out the deserters hidden in the dark. Some stubborn protesters were killed on the spot. Many deserters who took the opportunity to rob the shop were also arrested and beheaded in the street. Groups of deserters were dismissed by the Sui cavalry and drove them to the main street to concentrate.

At the south city gate, thousands of soldiers held torches in their hands, shining the south city gate as daylight. Yu Shouren cried and knelt down in front of Yang Yuanqing's war horse. "Report to your highness, you found General Liu's body. I pity him to be killed by Lu Zushang, and you can no longer be loyal to your highness."

Yang Yuanqing was kind to appease Yu Shouren, and appointed him as the Marquis of Dangyang County, assisted the general Liu Tao in garrison in Jiangling. At the same time, he appointed Liu Fangzhi as the Duke of Jiangling County, allowing his son to inherit the title and rewarded him with a thousand taels of gold to show his comfort.

Yang Yuanqing frowned and asked again: "Is there any news about Lu Zushang?"

Xie Yingdeng bowed and said, "Report to your highness, there are captured soldiers who confessed. When he saw Lu Zushang following Chai Shao out of the northern city and fled north." At this time, Wang Junguo next to him stepped forward and asked for an order, "I am willing to lead 5,000 cavalry to chase Chai Shao and take other people's heads to see him."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Chai Shao is not worth worrying, let him go, I have more important tasks for you." Wang Junguo vaguely guessed what it was, and he felt a sense of ecstasy in his heart. Yang Yuanqing immediately ordered someone to call Wei Yunqi. On the top of the city, Yang Yuanqing stared at the west and slowly said to the two: "We still have five large ships and more than a hundred whistle ships. Before tomorrow dark, we can transport 18,000 cavalry across the Yangtze River. I will hand over these 8,000 cavalry and the nine thousand troops of Yiling County to you. You will advance west as quickly as possible, break into Bashu, and annihilate the troops of Bashu in one fell swoop. They are all new recruits, with only more than 30,000 people, which is enough to hit the nose in one battle and cannot stop your iron hoof."

Yang Yuanqing looked at Wei Yunqi, "I officially appointed you as the general manager of Bashu. The people of Shu mainly focus on appeasement and accept the surrender of county officials. Before they have no choice, don't kill them. I think you should have seen everything I did in the south." Wei Yunqi nodded silently, "I understand, please rest assured."

Yang Yuanqing's eyes turned to Wang Junkuo again, "You are the deputy general, assist General Wei in his actions. Follow the orders of General Wei. You are not allowed to make decisions without authorization. Take down the safety of Bashu. I will officially grant you the Duke of Shu."

Wang Junkuo was overjoyed and gave a deep bow, "Abide by the orders!"

Ten thousand cavalry left Jiangling City overnight and gathered on the riverside. Five 10,000 stone ships and more than 100-year-old ships passed back and forth on the river to transport cavalry across the river. Yang Yuanqing stood at the top of the city and looked silently in the distance. The rain was misty and the rain was flying. The deep night obscured his vision, but his heart was unprecedentedly bright. As long as he took Bashu, the last decisive moment with the Tang Dynasty would come.

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Chapter completed!