Two hours later, other than the troops left behind to clean up the battlefield, Uncle set off with more than 6000 people. Uncle Ma Dai and Lang Qian will take care of the Cao army that fled east. We replenished our arrows, replaced our damaged weapons, and brought some rations. We all rode east. Many of the people in the Tai Tiger Camp were originally cavalry. Now, they don't need any time to adapt to a horse. In their eyes, this is a simple matter. Our Tai Tiger Battalion will still be the vanguard, and Yadan Yueshi will follow behind. Uncle's army followed behind us for three miles. However, some of us in the Tai Tiger Battalion didn't wear our clothes this time. Instead, we found some Cao Army armor and put them on, dressing up as the defeated Cao Army. In fact, dressing up was very easy. The brothers of the Tai Tiger Battalion had just finished fighting and were still covered in blood. They just needed to treat their wounds a little and make themselves look a little more miserable. We also brought a person with us, Yang Fu. He said that he knew Chencang's general and was prepared to use him to open the gates.
The place where we ambushed Xiahou Yuan was near the Wei River in Guangwei County. It was about 300 miles away from Chencang. If we rode fast horses, we could reach it in a day. However, the sun was already setting in the west. According to the time in the future, it should be two or three o'clock. We won't be able to reach Chencang today. Moreover, everyone is tired from the battle. Let's rest while we walk. After a night's rest, everyone's strength had almost recovered. The next day, at dawn, we began to rush to Chencang. I brought Hu Ju, Wang Shuang, and a few other people who weren't famous in Xi Liang to follow Yang Fu. Behind them were the 30 or so brothers I picked out from the Tai Tiger Battalion. "To be honest, I still don't trust Yang Fu much. After all, in history, he betrayed uncle for Wei Kang and even killed my aunt, Yang Shi, and two younger cousins who had just moved to Ji City. Although his performance was not bad, I was still afraid that he would play some tricks. Mother wanted to come to this war, but I stopped her and let her stay in Ji City. At the same time, I left Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, and other people I trusted to monitor those who betrayed uncle in history. I was relaxed on the outside but tight on the inside to prevent our nest from being destroyed. This time, I'm also following Yang Fu closely. If he makes any strange moves, even if uncle blames me in the future, I'm going to take his life.
The sun was already setting in the west, and the city walls of Chencang could already be seen. Chencang City was built between two mountains. The northern side was the Liupan Mountain Range, and the southern side was the Qinling Mountain Range. There was a mountain stream at the intersection of the Liupan Mountain Range and the Qinling Mountain Range. The Wei River passed through this mountain stream. Due to the limitation of the mountain range, it was only 10 feet wide. The water flowed down the cliff of the Liupan Mountain Range. It looked like Chen Cang's city wall could completely seal off the entire river. It could be said that under normal circumstances, it was impossible to risk the attack from the city wall and go down the river. On the north bank of the river was a long cliff that was a thousand feet high. The degree of precipitousness was not something that human strength could climb. The Qinling Mountains on the south bank also towered into the clouds here, making it difficult to find a climbing route. Chencang City was built close to the south bank of the Wei River and followed the Qinling Mountains. The city was more than 20 feet high and 100 feet wide from north to south. The city gate faced the main road from the west, and there was a moat about 30 feet wide in front of it. It could be said that Chencang City could be said to be a one-man pass that could not be opened by ten thousand people. Chencang City had never been the front line of the war. Although it was dangerous, it was only a transit station and grain storage station. The defense was not too tight. I told Zhang Bao, Guan Xing and the others to hide in the forest behind us so that the Chencang guards wouldn't see us. Yang Fu and I took some men to make our armor crooked, and we got some dirt on our horses and faces. In addition to some real and fake wounds, we charged straight for Chencang.
When they reached Chencang City, the guards on the city wall shouted,
"Who are you? Hurry up and stop, or we'll shoot.”
Yang Fu was in front, and I was diagonally behind her. We reined in our horses in front of the moat. Yang Fu held her helmet that was already crooked and tied the helmet rope on her chin. She raised her head and shouted at the defenders on the city wall,
"Soldiers on the city walls, I am Sima Yang Fu, a subordinate of Wei Kang, the Governor of Liangzhou. I have an urgent military report to report to Chang 'an. Please quickly lower the drawbridge and open the city gate to let us pass.”
When the Cao soldiers on the city wall heard Yang Fu's words, they did not put down the suspension bridge. Instead, they waited for a while. A leader poked his head out and shouted at the city wall,
"Hey, General Xia Hou just went to Ji City through Chen Cang a few days ago. Why didn't you ask General Xia Hou for help, but instead went to Chang 'an?”
Yang Fu quickly said,
" General, I met General Xia Hou in Linwei. General Xia Hou has gone to quell the rebellion and is fighting with the rebels. However, there are many tribes rebelling in Liangzhou this time. General Xia Hou ordered me to continue east to Chang 'an to report the military situation.”
"Oh, then do you have any evidence?"
"We fought our way out of the encirclement of the rebel army. You see, we are all injured. I have here a letter for help with the seal of Governor Wei and General Xia Hou.”
"Alright, throw that letter over. We'll take a look.”
"Alright then."
Yang Fu threw the letter that we had prepared on the other side of the moat. A soldier fell from the moat and picked up the letter. After a while, another head poked out from the top of the city wall and shouted at the bottom of the city,
"Brother Yang, is it really you?"
Yang Fu raised his head and saw that it was someone he knew. Yang Fu told me on the way that he knew someone called Yang Gang in Chencang. He loved to drink and claimed to have the same surname as Yang Fu. They were from the same family 200 years ago, and now he was the Ximen Commandant of Chencang. Yang Fu would drink with him every time she came. When Yang Fu heard his voice, she raised her head and shouted,
"Brother Yang, it's me. I'm Yang Fu. Please let me in. I have urgent military intelligence to send to Chang 'an.”
Yang Gang was amused.
"Brother Yang, these kids don't know you. General Xia Hou forbade us from opening the door for strangers to prevent spies from entering. You're not a stranger. I'll get someone to open the door for you now.”
After saying that, he waved his hand to get someone to put down the suspension bridge and open the city gate for us. A soldier beside him tugged at his clothes and whispered a few words to him. He waved his hand and gave the soldier a slap.
"Damn it, you're so smart! This is my Brother Yang, the military commander of Liangzhou. Do you think I don't know him? My Brother Yang is loyal and unparalleled, yet you still suspect that he is a scammer? Get lost. Children, put down the drawbridge, open the city gate, and let my Brother Yang in."”
I saw Yang Fu's expression change slightly without anyone noticing, and then act as if nothing had happened.
With the sound of the cable car, the suspension bridge was lowered. Then, the city gate was slowly pushed open, and the city could be seen at a glance. As a small city, Chencang didn't have any barbican. After opening the city gate, one could see everything on the streets of the city at a glance. Yang Gang also came down from the city, followed by a few people, including the soldier who was scolded. The soldier looked to be around 20 years old. Although he was dressed like a soldier, he did not look like an ordinary person. This person was nearly 8 feet tall, had a white face and no beard, broad shoulders and a thick back. He had a pair of spirited eyes and a steel knife under his ribs. I gave Hu Ju a look, hinting him to pay attention to this person. Yang Fu rode his horse forward, and we followed closely behind. Just as we were about to step on the suspension bridge, the soldier waved at us again and shouted,
"Yang Sima, please stop the people behind you.”
Yang Gang kicked the soldier.
"Hao, how dare you order my big brother around?”
The soldier turned his body and wanted to continue explaining the situation to Yang Gang. I urged my horse to follow Yang Fu onto the suspension bridge. I stayed in front of the rope while they rushed to the city gate. Yang Gang cupped his hands and said to Yang Fu,
"Brother Yang, let's go. Let's drink together. Consider it my apology wine."
Yang Fu didn't reply. He raised the big knife in his right hand and chopped down at this Brother Yang. How could Yang Gang be prepared? He was immediately cut into two, and blood flowed all over the ground. I also shouted,
"Do it."
The soldier was about to draw his saber when Hu Ju hit him on the back of the head and knocked him out. Hu Ju had been following me for a while and knew that I was starting to like this shrewd soldier, so he didn't go all out. Wang Shuang led a dozen horses and charged up the city wall. Yang Fu and the others began to kill the soldiers guarding the gate. I swung my halberd to cut off the rope of the suspension bridge and raised my hand to light a letter cannon.
"Bang!"
A loud sound rang out above Chencang's west gate. Due to the echoes from the cliffs on both sides, the buzzing sound continued to spread for several miles. Chencang City also realized that something had happened to the west gate. The bugle horn for emergency reinforcements sounded in the city. Wang Shuang was desperately clearing the Cao army on the city gate tower to prevent archers from shooting randomly. Yang Fu and I led the remaining soldiers of the Tai Tiger Battalion to form a mandarin duck formation inside the city gate to prevent the enemy from taking the city gate again. The Cao army reacted very quickly. As soon as the horn sounded, the Cao army rushed out from all over the city and charged towards the city gate. Hu Ju, Yang Fu, and I were at the front while the soldiers of the Tai Tiger Battalion at the back all drew out their Jun Crossbows and started to shoot at the Cao troops that were charging towards us. Some of the Cao troops that had just managed to get past the rain of arrows were killed by the three of us. This was the sound of cannons and horse hooves coming from outside the city. This was Zhang Bao and Ya Dan charging towards them. After all, Chencang doesn't have any generals, and there hasn't been any war for many years. The soldiers guarding Chencang are just ordinary soldiers. How can they stop the charge of our three generals? The Cao army that we killed kept retreating. While we were killing, I didn't forget to get someone to bring the unconscious Cao soldier along so that he wouldn't be trampled to death by Zhang Bao and the rest of the cavalry.
Zhang Bao, Ya Dan, Guan Xing, and the others rushed into Chencang City. Wang Ping led his men to jump off their horses and rush to the top of the city wall to help Wang Shuang continue to clear out the Cao army on the city wall and occupy the city wall. Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, and Ya Dan continued to charge forward, shouting as they killed,"
"I won't kill anyone who surrenders."
Behind him, his uncle also led the main force into the city, and Chen Cang fell.
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