Late at night - outside the south gate of Xiangyang City, in the dense maple forest, a team wearing straw hats, sticking branches and leaves, and smearing mud on their faces, slowly advancing forward, it was the Jiangdong people led by Gan Ning and Ling Tong!

In order to realize the sneak attack plan, the two commanded the elite soldiers of the headquarters - taking small roads, climbing high mountains, and crossing dangerous valleys...... After four days and four nights of rapid marching and countless hardships, we finally reached our destination!

But when they set off, there were 10,000 horses, and only more than 7,000 arrived, and the rest were either lost and left behind, or fell to death and were injured, and more were disgusted with conquest, and secretly became deserters halfway!

This is not surprising, before hundreds of thousands of Cao soldiers killed, the six counties of Jiangdong were wiped out, in order to protect the hometown land, parents, wives and children, Jiangdong men enthusiastically joined the army, bloody battles on the battlefield, no one escaped, this is the great victory of Wulin!

After several months of fighting, although the Jiangdong group won, it also paid a heavy price, tens of thousands of soldiers were killed and wounded, six or seven hundred warships were damaged, countless grains, grass, and ordnance were consumed, but the capture was pitiful!

After a fierce battle, those soldiers who died for nine lives wanted to go home to reunite with their relatives, live a good life in the fields, and repair the damage caused by the war.

Even if it is a division of tigers and wolves, constantly fighting and fighting, it will be physically and mentally exhausted, homesick, and it is inevitable to escape.

"Password: Strictly guard, do not retreat!"

"Return order: Our army will win, Sun Liu will be defeated!"

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Gossip is not enough, the book is back to business, the Jiangdong army slowly approached, and finally saw the Xiangyang City Gate, which was brightly lit, the password was constant, and there were many Cao troops armed with knives and guns, who were coming back to patrol!

Seeing this situation, Gan Ning and Ling Tong were a lot more relieved, and the Cao army patrolled day and night, strictly guarding to the death, indicating that their troops were insufficient, and they were extremely frightened in their hearts, so they deliberately pretended!

On the contrary, if the city is pitch black and the defense is lax, then it is really worrying, which means that Cao Jun has been prepared for a long time, set up a net, and is waiting for them to drill in!

"Act according to the plan, disguise yourself, defraud the city gate, and be more careful with your public performance!"

"Xingba, don't worry, as soon as I succeed, you will immediately launch an attack and take Xiangyang City in one fell swoop!"

Ling Tong took hundreds of soldiers, took off his disguise, changed into Cao Jun's armor and clothing, and drove out dozens of carts, which were full of grain and dried vegetables, and swaggered towards Xiangyang City!

Ling Tong walked in the front, pretending to be relaxed, while the rest of the soldiers lowered their heads and leaned closely on both sides of the vehicle, and among the stacks of grain, there were a lot of swords, guns, swords, and halberds!

It turned out that when the main force of Cao's army retreated north, it repaired in Xiangyang City for a few days, and took away most of the stored grain and grass, there were hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and the consumption was extremely huge, so it could only be requisitioned and transferred to the surrounding counties, and a grain transportation team came to Xiangyang City!

Gan Ning and Ling Tong happened to meet one on the march, so they killed all the escorted Cao Jun, robbed all the grain trucks, and made a clever plan:

It is disguised as a grain transport team to deceive the trust of the defenders of Xiangyang, and then seize the city gate, rush in, occupy all the key points in the city, and then cut the chain bridge between the north and south cities!

Before Liu Bei and Xiao Yi captured Xiangyang City, they all used similar methods, the Jiangdong Army only had more than 7,000 people, and they were unable to occupy the whole city, so cutting off the chain bridge on the Han River and controlling the southern city was the best way!

"The comer stops and declares his identity and surname, otherwise he will open his bow and release the arrow!"

"Brothers, don't get me wrong, we are a team from Nanyang County-Pinglin County, and we were ordered to send two thousand stones of grain and grass!"

"Since you are escorting grain and grass, why don't you come earlier, the city gates will be closed after dark, you can stay outside the city for a night, and open the city gates tomorrow morning!"

"The car got stuck in a mud puddle on the road, so I was late for a long time, and the group was sleepy, and asked the brothers to open the city gate, let us go in and rest, and your filial piety is indispensable!"

"Is there filial piety...... Let's take the official documents and tokens to check them first! ”

Seeing a team approaching, the defenders at the head of the city bent their bows and arrows and were ready for battle, Ling Tong shouted loudly, explaining the origin of the convoy and the reason for being late!

In recent days, from time to time, there have been convoys into Xiangyang City, all of which are nearby to deliver food, so the defenders have interrogated them strictly, but they have not suspected anything, not to mention that the other party has made it clear - 'There is filial piety!' ’

In the army of the Qin and Han dynasties, the salary was very small, and if the soldiers wanted to get rich, one was to rely on the battlefield to capture, and the other was to loot privately.

After a while, a bamboo basket hung down, and Ling Tong took out the official documents, arrows, as well as a few horseshoe gold, and a dozen strings of five-baht coins from his arms, and put them all in!

The bamboo basket went up, the defenders checked the official documents, the arrows, and after making sure that it was correct, they divided all the money, and in the past, those grain transportation teams could scrape out a few copper coins, but this time there was horseshoe gold, it was really blessed by the God of Wealth!

Money is a thing, the service ghosts are spiritual, and the soldiers guarding the city have received benefits, so they naturally want to be convenient with people, and immediately turn the stirring plate together, put down the iron cable, and the city gate is rumbling open......

"Seeing that it is not easy for you to deliver food, I made an exception to open the city gate, and next time I dare to delay, it is useless to call grandpa!"

"Uncles, don't worry, the little ones have a bold day, and they won't dare to do it next time!"

"Kill—kill! Kill! ”

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After the city gate was opened, dozens of defenders came out, armed with broadswords and spears, although they received favors from others, but the vehicles still had to be checked, and it was better to find out a little 'problem', so that they could extort some more money!

At the same time as Ling Tong's smiling face, he suddenly roared, and the Jiangdong Army soldiers beside him immediately drew their blades from the car and slashed at the defenders......

The defenders of Xiangyang were defenseless, and the heads of the people who were cut off were suddenly rolling, and then the Jiangdong army rushed up the city gate tower along the horse road, and started a fierce battle with the defenders inside!

At the same time, Gan Ning led people to rush out of the woods, shouted and killed at the gate of the city, and joined Ling Tong and the others, desperately slashing and killing the defenders, fighting for control of the city tower!

The number of defenders in Xiangyang was small, and they were defenseless in the middle of the night, and they were killed by surprise, and in just two pillars of incense, the south city gate was completely missed, Gan Ning and Ling Tong were overjoyed, and led the men and horses to rush inward to kill, but they encountered a little trouble......

Originally, the defense of Xiangyang City was perfect, behind the main city gate, a Weng City was also built, the whole became a semicircle, the two sides were connected with the city wall, and there were defense facilities such as arrow towers, gates, and pheasant moats!

According to reason, when the main city gate is opened, the Weng city gate should also be opened at the same time, but the three city gates of Weng City are firmly closed, and the surrounding city walls are also pitch black!

This made Gan Ning and Ling Tong a little surprised, but when things came to this point, they could only advance and retreat, they commanded the soldiers to look for the giant tree, ready to knock open the door of Weng City, but before the giant tree was lifted, there was a shocking change around it!

"Haha-Zhou Gongjin does not lose the famous generals of Jiangdong, the army slowly advanced along the Han River, but sent a surprise army to attack Xiangyang City, but this plan has extraordinary wisdom!

However, my family's big Sima is a step ahead, and he has long expected that you will come to a sneak attack, so that General Ben will lay a net, and he has been waiting for you for two days and two nights! ”

On the city wall of Weng City, countless Cao troops poured out, and the lights were the brightest, and out of a general with a smile on his face came out, it was the general of the Cao army - Yu Ban!

It turned out that Xiao Yi had long expected that once he gave up Jiangling City, Zhou Yu would inevitably be anxious, and then surprise his troops to attack Xiangyang City, and then try to take the northern part of Jingzhou, so that he would have no place to stand!

Therefore, he used the golden eagle to send a message, so that Yu Ban took the people of the headquarters and secretly entered Xiangyang City, and set up a heavy ambush, waiting for the Jiangdong army to come to the door......

"We've been tricked, get out of Weng City quickly!"

"Kill! --Don't let any of them go! ”

Seeing that they had taken a fancy to the ambush, Gan Ning and Ling Tong wanted to lead people to withdraw, but it was too late, the surrounding Cao army was full of arrows, dense like locusts, and there were even stones the size of grinding plates, constantly smashing down!

The internal space of Weng City is not large, the Jiangdong army has rushed in thousands of people, and it is difficult to even turn around, and how to avoid the rain of arrows and boulders, the soldiers fell down one by one, the blood flowed into a river, and the screams came and went!

At the same time, two more Cao army ambushed soldiers from both sides of the city gate, forming an internal and external attack, and the Jiangdong army had no way to escape, and it was about to be annihilated.

"The brave live, the cowardly die, and the brothers fight with Cao Jun--whoosh!"

"Oops! --The thief releases a cold arrow! ”

Gan Ning did not lose the first fierce general in Jiangdong, and in the predicament, his courage did not diminish at all, while commanding his subordinates and bravely breaking through the siege, he raised the bronze tire iron arm bow and shot an arrow at Yu Ban on the city wall......

Yu Ban was proud, he didn't expect that there would be a cold arrow shooting, and the strength was extremely violent, it was too late to dodge, so he could only try his best to avoid the vital point, and as a result, an arrow hit his left arm, penetrating two layers of heavy armor......

Yu was injured by an arrow in the forbidden and fell on the city wall, and his subordinates had no one to command, so it was inevitable that there would be some panic, and the original encirclement that was surrounded on all sides also appeared a little crack!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gan Ning and Ling Tong risked their lives to rush to kill, and finally led people out of Weng City, but at the south gate of Xiangyang, there were many Cao troops guarding them, and it was difficult to kill them!

Fortunately, Ganning Jinfan was born as a thief, and Ling Tong also lived in Jiangdong for a long time, both of them were proficient in water, and seeing that there was no way out in front and there were chasing soldiers behind, the two immediately took off their armor and jumped into the moat......

The moat of Xiangyang City is connected with the Han River, and the two of them took advantage of the cover of the night, treading the waves and diving, and finally escaped from the encirclement, as for the seven or eight thousand soldiers they brought, few escaped!

(End of chapter)