Chapter 288
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Li Jing's reply made the representatives of Duli Town look embarrassed. Five million guan is not the main problem. Although the money is a lot, if the price is cut, it is estimated that it will be enough to pay 20,000 guan in the end. Although each of these more than 100 large families has a heartache, it is not a damn injury. What makes them most unacceptable is to hand over Wang Pu and Feng Changgui, Wang and Feng.
The last time they agreed to hand over the Feng family was because the Feng family was ruined. After Feng Yanqing and Feng Zhang died one after another, even if the Feng family was almost ruined, handing over the Feng family was at most a loss. But the Wang family is different. Wang Pu is not only the current city lord, but also the Wang family in Taiyuan, Hedong. This is one of the top wealthy families in the Tang Dynasty. The Taiyuan Wang family with five surnames and seven high sects, and the Cui family in Qinghe, Boling Cui family, Xingyang Zheng family, Zhaojun Li family, Longxi Li family, and Fanyang Lu family. Although the five surnames and seven high sects were in the late Tang Dynasty, some families were a little declining and replaced by some other wealthy families, such as the Xiao family of Lanling, Guanzhong Pei family, etc. But no matter what, the Wang family is also the top group in Lizhen, not only one of the thirty-six families, but also the dominant one.
Besides, although these people who have long become representatives of merchants do not know how to fight, they also know that Wang Pu is now the only person who can fight in Duli Town, so how can the pillars and beams not be handed over?
Pei You, the former commander of the Joint Fleet, was a powerful figure in Duli Town in the past, but his status plummeted since the destruction of the Joint Fleet. He was defeated and captured last time after he followed three thousand cavalry to aid Beisha City. Although he relied on replacing prisoners and returned to Duli Town, his status in Duli Town became even more awkward. Duli Town and Shamen Town were defeated twice in battle. He had a share, which inevitably made people feel that this was a reincarnation of a disaster star.
Seeing everyone arguing, Pei You tried hard to speak: "Last time, the city lord bribed the people around Li Lingfu with a trick, and asked them to turn against each other in the last battle, giving Li Lingfu the most powerful blow. I think we can deal with Li Jing the same way this time."
Many representatives gave Pei You a blank look and felt that he had spoken and said nothing. Who is Li Jing? This time he came either Shamen Town Army or Qingnipu Army. The remaining five thousand soldiers were also mercenaries from Beisha City, and they had already turned against each other once.
"What I said is not to buy the foreign soldiers. But there is another plan. My plan is for me to send a letter to Li Jing, saying that because of the defeat in two consecutive battles, everyone in Duli Town despised and was ridiculed. It made me feel that Li Jing released his grace after being captured last time, and now I want to surrender to him. Now I am willing to help them open the city gate for the coalition forces." Pei You smiled and said, "If Li Jing dares to come, we will have a lot of ambushing troops by then. Even if Li Jing is a talented person, how can he escape from heaven?"
Someone opposed it, "Li Lingfu died like this. Then Li Jing is not a fool, how can he believe it? Pei San. Don't get involved. It's better if you don't get involved, but if you get involved, the result will be no good."
Pei You's face changed, red first, then black then turned blue. He gritted his teeth and said angrily: "If you don't try to know the result, if you have a better plan, just say one. If you can't, don't just care about tranquility." After that, he turned to Wang Pu and said: "In order to show sincerity and convince Li Jing, I am willing to send my daughters to Li Jing as hostage."
As soon as these words were said, everyone was shocked. In addition to a pair of twin daughters, Pei You also had a pair of twin sons. His two pairs of twin sons and daughters were envied by many people in the past. However, when the son grew up, he joined the joint fleet and became a captain. Once, he returned from the sea to win the victory, he encountered a storm. The ship was wiped out, and the two brothers were both sunk to the bottom of the sea. This result made Pei You's wife extremely painful and soon died of illness. Pei You never reunited again. She only had a pair of 28-year-old daughters who were usually favored. When she was at the age of 28-year-old marriage, she refused to agree to matchmakers from all sides. At present, she actually wanted to send the pair of daughters to Li Jing's camp as hostage. Pei You was indeed hit hard.
Wang Pu advised: "Why should Brother Pei do this!"
"No need to persuade me anymore. If this battle is successful, Li Jing will not dare to insult my daughter at that time, and will return them to their complete jade. If Dulizhen is defeated and the nest is destroyed, how can there be a complete egg? What's more, the city lord also gave the little lady to Li Jing. Since the city lord can sacrifice such a thing, what's my point?" Pei You strengthened his determination.
In the end, Wang Pu stopped persuading each other, and arranged for Pei You to secretly send a pair of jade-like sisters to Li Jing's camp with two horses. Pei You's letter of surrender was also sent to Li Jing's camp.
After reading it, Li Jing handed the letter to Li Liang. After reading it, Li Liang immediately said, "This is the most obvious trick to surrender. Pei You gave up the book, and even a pair of daughters were willing to send them to the army. I really thought that if I couldn't bear to give up the child, I couldn't trap the wolf."
Li Jing also felt that this matter was too unreliable. Pei You had met, and was not a repetitive person. How could such a person be hurriedly sent a book and willing to be an insider? If Pei You really was willing to surrender, he would just come with his daughter. How could he take such a big risk and be an insider?
"That's it, I don't have to pay attention to him."
"Actually, it's not exactly the case. If you really want to do it, you still have some chances." Li Liang smiled while twisting his beard.
Li Juyi, who was under the seat over there, hurriedly asked, "What are the opinions of Staff Li?" He was full of revenge now, but after he was in Duli Town for most of the day, Li Jing was not in a hurry to attack the city, but instead ordered the camp to start, as if he had planned to stay here for a long time, which made him very anxious.
Li Liang looked at Li Juyi and smiled and said, "Since the enemy is a plan, we might as well pass the plan. We can choose to send an army tonight, and wear more armor to pretend to enter the city. Didn't Pei You say he would respond to the East City? There must be ambush in the East City. We can divide the troops into four routes, one route outside the East City to prepare for the response. The other three routes are two virtual and one real, attacking the west, south and north city gates respectively. Among them, the two southeast gates were feinted and the north gate was really attacked. The Flying Eagle Camp reported that the North Gate was buried in the last battle by Duli Town and was exploding. Now it has not been completely repaired in a short period of time. This is an opportunity. As long as you can attack the city, Duli Town will be destroyed."
This plan is not very good. But there are also advantages. However, the most difficult thing is not to attack the North Gate, but the one who attacked the West Gate. This is a task that he still has to go to Tiger Mountain even though he knows there is a tiger in the mountain. The other party must have set up an ambush at the West Gate. If he leads his troops there, he is likely to go but not return.
Li Juren shouted: "I am willing to lead the Death Camp into the East Gate to attract the attention of the soldiers in Duli Town."
"No, brother, you are the head of the family. I want to go there." The second brother Li Juyi also stood up immediately.
"Let me go! Anyway, I am not as good as my elder brother in literature, and my second brother in martial arts. I have a bad temper and I cannot like it. Let me go. Even if I die in battle, it doesn't matter."
Li Jing couldn't help but feel moved when he saw this scene and said to Li Liang: "Military advisor, can you just pick some dead soldiers?"
Li Liang shook his head: "No, there must be no fewer people going to the East Gate, and there must be commanded by a general, otherwise the other party will know at a glance that the situation is wrong. The East Gate has to make a big noise. Only in the North Gate can there be a chance. Otherwise, let's just forget it. This is a death sentence. It's a life of death. Even if you go, you will only have a chance to win the North Gate."
Li Juren said with a determined look on his face and said loudly: "I am the boss, you all listen to me."
"You are the head of the family, and you have to carry the entire Li family and Qingni City. If you die like this, will you be right to your father? No one of you will fight with me, just go. I will take the 600 infantry and 3,000 green horses in Qingni City to go. Brother and second brother, you will take the Crane Control Army and the remaining troops outside the city to prepare for the support. Once they attract their enough attention, I will lead the troops to break out."
Others also wanted to persuade several generals from Qingni City to go on their behalf. Li Juli rolled his eyes and shouted, "At this time, as the brother of the lord of Qingni City, I will not go in person, which brother is willing to go there to the death?"
At the third o'clock in the middle of the night, the night was dark and the sky was covered with dark clouds.
There was only a sound of night owls heard from the east gate, and then several torches shook up on the top of the city, then the suspension bridge slowly lowered, and the city gate creaked open.
Li Juli looked at the gradually opened city gate. He knew that it was the gate of hell where countless people were ambushing and waiting behind the gate, but he still had to move forward. On that day, they were ambushed in the city, and they were besieged and killed by allies. He looked for his father everywhere, but he could not find anyone else when he entered or left. Later, he met the convergence of the Guanhe Army and broke out of the city. After leaving the city, he learned that his father had been in trouble, and he specially divided a thousand Guanhe Army to find their brothers and asked them to lead them to break through. But he eventually died in the city. This made Li Juli feel a little uneasy. He knew that he was coming today, but he couldn't wait to take revenge. Even if he died, as long as he could get the city of Duli Town, it would be absolutely worth it.
Li Juli was wearing double iron armor, and an inner armor inside. Even the war horse was wearing the vest given by Li Jing. Seeing the city open, he took the lead without hesitation, shouted the word "kill", looked at death as if he was home, and rushed forward and rushed straight into the city.
Behind them were three thousand young and strong men, but at this time, these young and strong men were wearing the iron armored and helmets brought by the Shamen Town Army, holding shields, and they were like turtles. These people knew that this was a suicide squad, but no one regretted and hesitated because the major generals had come on their own, and the young city lord also promised that each person would reward each with a hundred trump card in the end regardless of life or death, which was enough to make them worry-free.
Originally, there were still four hundred cavalry soldiers who wanted to enter, but Li Jing really couldn't bear to leave this fierce cavalry army gone. Finally, after persuading, Li Juli left the four hundred cavalry soldiers to his two brothers.
The three thousand soldiers scattered very openly, and they set up flags in the darkness and shouted loudly, as if thousands of troops were thousands of troops. Although they shouted dead, they were not running fast. They deliberately slowed down and were only near the city gate, and were not in a hurry to rush in.
Sure enough, as soon as three thousand men rushed in, the east gate was rumbling and then bombarded by flying fire.
The brothers Li Juren and Li Juyi from behind were blasting fire and shouted: "Go up and move a way out!"
The three thousand soldiers in the city were not very panicked when they saw that the retreat had retreated, and the retreat was cut off, which inspired them to fight to the death. Although these were all young and strong, the people of Liaodong were strong, mostly tall and strong, and learned to fist and kick, and were able to drive bows and arrows. At this time, they gathered together to form small battles. They had iron armor given by Li Jing, and there was a layer of battle robe and wind outside, with a leather shield hanging around their necks and a spear in their hands. Fighting hard, facing Duli Zhen soldiers coming from all sides, back to back, shoulder to shoulder, and endless battles.
At this time, the other three groups of soldiers also began to attack the city on three sides, one real and two virtual. Li Jing personally led 8,000 Shamen Town Army and 5,000 foreign troops to attack the north gate. The soldiers of the special battle capital of the Flying Eagle Camp took the lead in crossing the Haogou and approaching the city under the darkness. The two scouts and a reconnaissance capital followed closely. The other foreign troops fired arrows in front of the front wall, and the soldiers of the Qinglang Camp and the Iron Gun Camp began to carry simple splicing bridges and continuously set up the Haogou. Then, under the cover of the shield soldiers, more soldiers rushed to the city with ladders.
With the archers below suppressed him, there were not many soldiers in the north city, and it seemed that he could not raise his head at this time.
After half an hour, the North Gate Suspension Bridge finally fell, and the city gate opened under the battle of the Special War Capital.
Li Jing couldn't help but be extremely excited at this time. He didn't expect that the idea of giving it a try would succeed.
"God helps me to take Duli Town! Kill!" With a loud shout, Li Jing rode on the Wild Horse King, and waved his long spear, and the Shamen soldiers rushed in. However, the five thousand soldiers were still ahead. Before they could wait for Li Jing's order, they all howled and rushed straight into the city when the city gate opened.
Grab money, grain, and women!
Even the heads were robbed. At this time, no matter whether the heads were soldiers or people, one was worth a lot of money. After being taken first by five thousand foreign soldiers, eight thousand Shamen soldiers were blocked behind and it was difficult to enter the city for a while.
After five thousand foreign soldiers rushed into the city, Li Jing was able to lead his army to the city. Five thousand foreign soldiers entered the city, but there was no sign of them. The first time these foreign soldiers entered this prosperous port city, they were almost fascinated. The wide streets, tall houses, and long street shops were like a maze.
Gao Rong rode on the horse, couldn't help but be excited, and shouted loudly: "Children, grab it! Gold, silver, jewelry, money and silk women, you can have whatever you want, grab it, grab it as much as you can!"
Chapter completed!