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Yang Yan originally wanted to scare and scare him, but he didn't expect Cheng Yuanzhou to be as timid as a mouse, and as soon as he was frightened by the starlings, he wanted to escape. Yang Yan said: "Run? If you can run there, now the four gates of Guangzhou are guarded by Manichaeans, and as soon as you leave the state office, you will be caught by Manichaeism. ”

When Cheng Yuanzhou heard this, he was so frightened that he was about to cry, and said: "Then what should I do, or I will take out all the money and give them to them, save them and let me live." ”

At this time, Zhao Tongju, who was on the side, couldn't help it, and said sharply: "Lord Zhizhou, you are the lord of a state appointed by the court, and you should live and die together with Guangzhou, how can you just leave like this and abandon the people of this city." What's more, there is Senator Yang here, and there are still five or six thousand officers and troops in the city of Guangzhou, as long as we work together, we will definitely be able to defeat Manichaeism. ”

Yang Yan listened and was slightly stunned, this Zhao Tong judged that he had some guts, and his mind was also very clear, much stronger than Cheng Yuanzhou. At this time, he no longer trembled, and said: "Lord Cheng, please rest assured, I have sent someone to transfer troops, and my men and horses will arrive soon, now I can only hold the state office, and then ask my lord to give an order, send people to transfer all the horses and horses garrisoned in Guangzhou, you can eliminate Manichaeism in one fell swoop and keep Guangzhou." ”

When Cheng Yuanzhou heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, I'll give the order to deploy the guards." As he spoke, he grabbed a pen and paper and began to lower his orders.

It's a pity that his hands were only trembling at this time, and he trembled and wrote for a long time, and he didn't write a few words clearly. Zhao Tong pushed Cheng Yuanzhou away, grabbed the pen and paper, "swooped" a few strokes, and finished writing the official document, Cheng Yuanzhou hurriedly took out the big seal of Zhizhou and stamped it. Then he asked, "Who sent this transfer order?"

Zhao Tong judged: "You are stupid and talented, and you are willing to transfer troops." ”

Yang Yan really admired this general judgment called Zhao Ruyu at this time, and now it is obvious that it is safer to hide in the state government for the time being, and something may happen outside, Zhao Ruyu dares to take the initiative to ask for the transfer of troops, and he is a person who dares to take responsibility. However, Yang Yan was still a little worried, afraid that what he said would sound good, but he was actually taking the opportunity to escape, so he asked Huang Taisong and Huang Taibai to accompany Zhao Ruyu together, on the one hand, to protect, and on the other hand, to monitor.

As soon as Zhao Ruyu and the others left, Yin Shibiao rushed to the state government with his people, along with Tie Chenglin, Gu Xueping, the disciples of the Huang family and Yang Yan's BMW Haidongqing. Although Zhao Ruyu went to transfer troops, the Guangzhou garrison division was far away from the state government, and it would take time to gather people and set off, so whether the state government could hold on until the garrison arrived was Guan Jian.

So Yang Yan didn't care about Cheng Yuanzhou, and hurriedly came to the courtyard to arrange defense. Although these 500 men and horses were all cavalry, Bi Jing were all elite men and horses of the Great Song Dynasty, well-trained, and the archers immediately climbed to the roof of the state government, and each quickly occupied a favorable position, and the other soldiers each held swords, guns, shields and other weapons, guarding the wall and waiting for it. There were still nearly 200 servants and officers in the Zhizhou Yamen, and Yang Yan ordered them to open the treasury, move out all the weapons, bows and arrows placed inside, and move out all the tables, chairs, benches, stones, and other things that could be used in the state yamen. Then they are on standby in the courtyard, ready to support them at any time.

After all this was arranged, Yang Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Now the state government will definitely be able to hold out until reinforcements arrive. Yang Yan, Ling Xiang, Yin Shibiao and a few others stood on the roof of the gatehouse and looked over, only to see that a street opposite the state government was brightly lit, and the Manichaean brigade had been killed.

With a "whew", the Manichaean army stopped a hundred paces away. Zhong Ziyu came out of the crowd, looked at Yang Yan standing on the top of the gatehouse, and said with a long smile: "Yang Yan, Guangzhou is already the thing in the Xiangzhong of my Holy Sect, what is the use of you guarding the state government now, this time see what tricks you have to use." ”

Yang Yan also laughed and said: "Sect Leader Zhong, you are so forgetful, in Hengshanyan, in Renxiu County, you didn't take advantage of that time, I had long expected you to mix into Guangzhou, so I was ready to wait for you in the state government, you still have time to withdraw your troops now, otherwise you Sect Leader Zhong is afraid that you will die in this Guangzhou city." ”

The two used words to hit each other at the beginning, but Yang Yan could ignore Zhong Ziang's words, but Yang Yan's words just poked Zhong Ziang's sore spot. Zhong Ziang snorted and shouted, "Attack." ”

"Shoot the arrows." Yang Yan also issued the first order, on the roof of the state office, more than a hundred archers were scattered, and they opened their bows and arrows together, and the sound of "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" resounded in the night sky, becoming the first scene of this big battle.

After more than 20 years of hard work, the monks in the Xuanfa Temple were basically replaced by Manichaean disciples, plus the Manichaean disciples who mixed into the city of Guangzhou, so that the number of Manichaeans in the city of Guangzhou reached 12,300 people, and the weapons such as knives and guns were still complete, but there was a lack of armor, shields, bows and arrows and other equipment.

However, due to the limited width of the long street, it was difficult for the Manichaean army to deploy at once, so many Manichaean men and horses were shot down before they could get close to the courtyard wall of the state government. Others, seeing that the situation was not good, fell into the houses on both sides of the street. The slightest resistance from the occupants of the house was immediately killed.

Zhong Ziang and other Manichaean leaders also jumped on the roof of a tall building to watch the battle at this time. Seeing this scene, Lai Wenzheng hurriedly said: "Sect Master, it's not okay to attack like this, the place is too narrow to concentrate on one street, and the brothers can't be separated, so they can only be beaten." As I have seen, there are five streets leading to the governor's office, and it is better to spread out the brothers and attack from all five streets. ”

Zhong Ziyu nodded, he also knew that he was in a hurry just now and commanded inappropriately, so he immediately said: "Mr. Lai, it's up to you to command." ”

Lai Wenzheng was not polite, and immediately ordered that the only more than 30 archers of the Manichaean army climb onto the roof and shoot at the Song army, and the others who did not have bows and arrows used roof tiles to smash the Song army. Then Lai Wenzheng ordered the Manichaean men and horses to be divided into five teams, led by the Five Elements Banner Envoy, and at the same time launched an attack on the state government. And when attacking, put all the shields in front to block the bows and arrows of the Song army, and if the shields are insufficient, then tear down the doors of the houses on both sides to replace them. In this way, the Manichaean army finally approached the courtyard wall and began to attack upwards.

The courtyard wall of the Guangzhou Prefecture was more than one zhang high, and the Manichaeans did not prepare ladders, although some of them were good at jumping over the courtyard wall, but most of them still did not have this ability, so they could only rely on the way of building ladders to attack the courtyard wall. And Song Jun had already prepared tables, benches and other things on the wall in the wall, standing on it condescendingly, spears and knives, and firmly guarding the wall.

And a few Manichaeans with good light skills jumped into the courtyard wall, but the Song army and the messengers who had already prepared the courtyard Dan, as well as Tie Chenglin, Gu Xueping, and the children of the Huang family, rushed up, and most of them were killed before they could gain a firm foothold.

Seeing this, Lai Wenzheng hurriedly issued an order forbidding the congregants to jump into the wall, and ordered people to move tables, chairs, and benches out of the houses on both sides of the street to build a passage to the wall. And concentrate their forces and open several breaches in the courtyard wall, so that the Manichaeans can continue to break through the courtyard wall. However, under the command of Yang Yan and Yin Shibiao, the Song army also firmly guarded the wall and did not allow the Manichaean army to cross the thunder pool.

Zhong Ziyu looked at the battlefield and said to Lai Wenzheng: "Mr. Lai, I see if you send out the masters of the sect and take the lead in the charge, you will definitely be able to open the gap in the courtyard wall and rush in." ”

Zhao Cao also said on the side: "Yes, sect leader, my subordinates are willing to lead Niu Feng and open the gap to attack the state government." ”

Lai Wenzheng shook his head and said, "Sect Master, King Ming, I have thought of this trick a long time ago, but now is not the time. First, although the number of the Song army is small, but the morale is very strong, and we have a large number of people, we can be divided into two groups to attack in turn, slowly wear down their spirit, and when they are tired, they will concentrate all their forces and attack the state government in one fell swoop. Second, there are still five or six thousand men and horses in the Guangzhou Garrison Division, and I think Yang Yan must be waiting for the men and horses of the Guangzhou garrison to support them, and they can't help but guard against it. ”

Zhong Ziyu said: "I took into account the men and horses of the Guangzhou Garrison Division, so I rushed to break through the state government before they arrived, otherwise as soon as the men and horses of the Garrison Division arrived, we would fall into a two-sided attack." ”

Lai Wenzheng said: "Sect Master, we have broken through the state government, but if we don't eliminate the garrison in Guangzhou, we still can't completely occupy Guangzhou." Although the guards of the state government are tight now, Bi Jing can only hide in the state government and cannot move. Taking this opportunity, we will first deal with the garrison of Canton, and then attack the state government with all our might. ”

Zhong Ziang frowned, and said: "But there are five or six thousand people in the garrison in Guangzhou, which is several times more than our number, and we have to divide half of the people to suppress the Song army in the state government, can we defeat the garrison in Guangzhou with only half of the people?"

Lai Wenzheng said: "Please rest assured about this, my subordinates have already thought about it, although there are many people in the Guangzhou garrison, but the combat effectiveness is far inferior to the Song army guarding the state government, as long as it is arranged to block, it is not difficult to defeat them at the beginning."

"Huh, hmm" two knives, Yang Yan cut down the two Manichaeans who were kicking on the courtyard wall. Standing on the wall, he frowned slightly, and said, "It seems that something is wrong." ”

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