Chapter 444: The Destruction of the City of Ma Yi (2)
When he arrived at the big tent, Zhang Liao entered and worshiped the two main generals first, and saw a person standing at the bottom of the steps. When the Zhang clan saw Zhang Liao, they hurriedly came to pay respects, and then told Zhang Liao about the situation in the city. Zhang Liao was young and vigorous, and when he heard that he had sent troops to surround Zhang's family, he was anxious and angry, and shouted: "Pifu is so daring!"
The head Lu Bu and Zhao Yun said: "Don't worry about Wenyuan, and listen to the people of the Ru tribe!" ”
Zhang Liao suppressed his anger, turned his head and asked the tribe again: "How is the city now?" ”
The tribe said: "After the gate of the mansion was besieged, the patriarch first restrained us from leaving the mansion without reason, so as not to take advantage of the problem. Then he sent me to the general from the secret passage, and the patriarch had a letter here. After speaking, he took a letter from the sole of his shoe, and held it to Zhang Liao with both hands.
After Zhang Liao took it, he saw that the fire seal was intact, so he glanced at Lu Bu and then took it apart and took a closer look. The patriarch in the letter was as fierce as ever, and after first scolding a trick, he asked Zhang Liao to quickly lead his troops into the city from the secret passage, and captured Mayi City inside and outside. Afraid that Zhang Liao would have any scruples, the patriarch babbled bitterly in the letter, saying that the eldest husband should act neatly and neatly, and since he was a soldier who led the soldiers, he could not have the slightest soft-heartedness. The first credit for seizing the city must not fall into the hands of others, otherwise what kind of prestige does the Zhang family of Mayi have in Bingzhou?
After reading it, Zhang Liao presented the letter to Lu Bu and Zhao Yun. When the two looked at it, they smiled, and Lu Bu said: "Zhang Gong is old and strong, and his demeanor is not inferior to that year." ”
When Lu Bu was young, there were still moving deeds of the older generation of rangers on the rivers and lakes, and the patriarch of the Zhang clan was one of them.
Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Liao and said with a smile: "What are Wen Yuan's plans?" ”
Zhang Liao clenched his fists and said loudly: "Since the patriarch has an order, the last general will naturally put the war first!" The last general asked for an order, willing to lead the headquarters into the city, and the general inside and outside the attack, and break the city in a battle! ”
Zhao Yun and Lu Bu glanced at each other and said in unison: "Accurate!" ”
For several days in a row, Zhao Yun and Lu Bu dispatched troops to besiege Mayi City day and night, attacking in all directions, so as to cover Zhang Liao's troops into the city. At the head of the city, I saw the banners of the Han army camp flying under the city, the soldiers were coming, and the siege was just a show. Knowing that something was wrong, he called the lieutenant general and asked, "Is there any abnormality when the four gates are patrolling?" ”
The deputy general was too tired to be busy, and he was called over to listen to it, and his heart was full of slander, the people who patrolled the four gates were arranged by you, and you yourself also personally took the people and horses to patrol the city, and a certain family didn't dare to be lazy at night to drink wine to keep out the cold, there was a very abnormality? I didn't dare to say it explicitly, so I had to say, "Nothing abnormal." ”
He touched the black whiskers on his chin and muttered, "Strange." ”
Suddenly, he saved another matter, and turned back sharply and asked the deputy general, "Is there anything abnormal in the Zhang family?"
The adjutant general perked up when he heard this, and said with a smug smile: "The good general learned that the last general surrounded the Zhang family, and the Zhang family was very well-behaved, except for the steward who went out to buy every day, the rest were half a figure and disappeared. What Ma Yi Zhang's family, but he only bluffed those grass people, and he didn't dare to move half a minute with a swing of a real knife and a real gun. ”
After listening to the lieutenant general's verbosity, he waved his hand and said, "You go down." ”
The lieutenant ran over, stood at the head of the city and poured a cool breeze, and was sent away again without saying a few words. I am very impatient in my heart, if I don't see that you are indeed talented, and want to hug your thigh and ask for a way to live, why should a certain family be like this?
The war was urgent, and where did he have time to take into account the mood of the adjutant general, he especially thought about what went wrong, and the enemy troops outside the city were obviously playing tricks.
The arrangements everywhere flashed in his heart, and they were crossed out by him one by one. When he arrived at Zhang's place, he suddenly had a whim and remembered the words of the deputy general just now. After thinking about it carefully, his face changed greatly: "Not good!" The hundred-year-old clan of the Zhang family is forced to do this, how can there be no voice in the clan? If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!"
Thinking of this, he clasped his hands and slapped the battlements and shouted, "Come on!"
Without waiting for the soldiers to approach, he twisted his head again and looked at the location of the Zhang family in the city. He was a general, and he was an amazing artist, and just now, he seemed to hear the sound of drums coming from the city. In the city of Mayi, except for the head of the city, who in the city dares to beat the drum?
In an instant, Zhao's face turned pale. He is also from the scholar clan, so he naturally knows the truth of the three caves of the cunning rabbit. It's just that he didn't expect him to take every precaution, surround the Zhang family and other big clans, and dig around to explore the tunnels, but he still didn't prevent these people with different intentions.
I don't know if it's the Zhang family or other Mayi natives who secretly let people in. He didn't have time to think about it, so he flew on his horse, left the lieutenant general at the head of the city to command him, and then led his army straight into the city. Before leaving, he thought viciously in his heart, whether it was the Zhang family or not, after repelling the enemy army, none of these people could be left.
The one who beat the drum in the city was none other than Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao didn't do anything else in the past few days, and with the cooperation of his comrades, he first withdrew the old and weak women and children of the Zhang family, leaving only the patriarch of the Zhang family and a few others who had to show up often to deal with the enemy troops in the city. Then he led his elite troops into the city. Fortunately, the Zhang family has a great business and has retreated many people. That's why I can hide this army.
When Zhang Liao saw that everyone was together, he began to beat the drum and gather troops, and he made an appointment with the outside of the city at this time. When they heard the sound of drums in the city, they besieged the city inside and out.
When he was galloping with Pegasus, Zhang Liao had already sent people to light fires everywhere in the city. Suddenly, a group of enemy soldiers appeared in the city, each raising his sword, slashing and killing, and setting fire everywhere. The shock caused by this to the soldiers and civilians in the city can be imagined.
In a few moments, the city was already full of commotion, crying, smoke, and fire.
Seeing the blazing fire in front of him, his own people and the defeated soldiers rushed to the wolves, so they were not embarrassed, and they were furious in their hearts, and a mouthful of steel teeth in their mouths was almost crushed. So he kicked the horse's belly again, and the speed was a little faster. If this group of enemy soldiers is not killed in the city, the city of Mayi will really be finished.
As they were in the middle of the line, they caught up with a group of enemy soldiers who were lighting a fire in front of them, and they took a closer look, but saw that in the middle of the enemy army, there was a team of domestic servants who were helping. Pulling the anger and rushing to the crown, the heart is that these dog thieves who don't know what to do, colluding with outsiders to sacrifice my city, these thieves have to die!
He didn't say much, shook the big gun, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and the war horse neighed and jumped out.
Pulling the horses into the enemy, the men and horses first knocked one away, and then the big gun shook out several spear flowers, only to hear a few pops, and several people were lying on the ground, and the throat was poked out of the bloody holes, and they could not live.
The Qingzhou army was shocked when they saw the ferocity of the lead, so they formed a formation and fought and left, but retreated to Zhang Liao's side. Where are you willing to let go, sneered, and led everyone to chase after him.