Cao Wenzhao and Xu Guangqi looked at each other, feeling that Prince Xin's actions were a bit unethical. He had ordered the soldiers of others to attack the city at high speed, while he himself hid in Xu Hongru's retreat, waiting for fatigue. This was a bit like playing with a fool.
It was like going out to hunt. Others would chase after rabbits with all their might, but you would hide by the trap and wait to pick up the rabbit.
However, he was a king, and his words carried weight. The two of them could only obey. They immediately sent out two orders in the name of Pinglu General and sent soldiers to quickly send them over. They ordered the commander of South Lu, Yang Zhaoji, the guerrilla general of South Henan, Xu Dingguo, and the commander, He Chenglong, to immediately attack the city. They immediately mobilized all their troops to attack Zoucheng, and he would lead his troops to set up an ambush in Jiazi Gully, hoping to capture the thieves in one fell swoop!
Yang Zhaoji read the letter and sneered." You are boasting shamelessly, young man. Xu Hongru has been a tough bandit for years. He is cunning and cunning. How can he wait for his death in Jiazi Gully as you wish?
"Commander Father, what should we do?" Yang Zhaoji's son, Yang Yuyin, asked.
"What else can we do? My Yang family has received the kindness of the country, so we naturally have to serve the king. Order all the soldiers to attack the city like ants. We must take down Zou City before dawn, or we will lose our heads!”
"But this trap…"
"Ignore it!" Yang Zhaoji lit the letter on the oil lamp and didn't take it seriously.
Yang Zhaoji immediately ordered his men to gather their troops and charge towards Zou City.
At this moment, the other two reinforcements also entered the city and started a bloody battle. The small Zou County was instantly filled with shouts of slaughter.
"Kill, kill!" Xu Guangqi led 200 soldiers, holding various flags, shouting and killing, but not a single soldier went up to the city to fight.
"His Highness Prince Xin has a good plan. He wants us to risk our lives to attack the city, but his subordinates do not move and sit back and enjoy the credit.”
Yang Zhaoji's son-in-law, Zhou Shixi, spat hatefully. He tore off his heavy armor and drew his saber." Brothers, follow me if you're not afraid of death!"”
The bloody battle lasted for an entire night. By the time dawn broke, the rebel soldiers hiding in Zou County had already suffered thousands of casualties. The various forces of the Smelling Fragrance Sect that had gathered here had also suffered significant losses. They looked at Xu Hong Ru with a strange gaze.
"Your Majesty, we have to leave the city immediately and find another treasure land. We can't stay in Zou City any longer!”Xu Hong Ru's Pillar Country's Great General Wei Lao Qi's face was covered in blood as he hurriedly ran in and shouted.
" Where should we go…" Xu Hong Ru was also in a mess. He was helped by two beautiful maids to put on the apricot yellow robe and asked incoherently.
"Your Majesty, I realized that the soldiers at the west gate are few in number, and they are not attacking the city. Why don't we choose to break through from the west?”
Xu Hongru's Prime Minister Meng Xianhan said.
Xu Hongru was stunned for a moment before he suddenly laughed." You must be joking, Sir. As far as I know, the one guarding the western city wall is His Highness Prince Ni Mingxin. He is good at using troops. I have experienced it before. If he doesn't attack the city, he must have set up a trap in the west and is waiting for us to sneak in!”
Afraid that the officials in the court would not understand, Xu Hong Ru even said an idiom in a cultured manner," Surround three without one, understand?”
"We will remember Your Majesty's teachings!”The civil and military officials hurriedly flattered him.
"Pass down my decree. The auxiliary generals, Shen Zhi, Xia Zhongjin, Zhang Jianbai, and the others will lead their troops to charge out from the four cities and disrupt the government troops. The rest of you will follow me to charge out from the east gate and head straight for Liangshan!”
"Yes, sir!"
All the troops were mobilized and in chaos. Daoist Nun Ci Yun looked at the chaotic scene and shook her head helplessly. With a wave of her hand, her appearance immediately changed from a seventy-year-old woman to a twenty-eight-year-old beauty. She followed the crowd of people and fled out of the city in a mighty manner.
The rebel army rushed out from the four city gates, catching Yang Zhaoji off guard. In the blink of an eye, many people were killed. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Hongru led the main force out of the east gate and headed straight for Jiazi Gully!
Ten miles east of Zou County, there were high mountains and dense forests. There was only a small winding path that meandered between the two mountains.
This was Jiazi Gully.
"Your Majesty, our army has many people, and the small roads in Jiazi Gully are narrow and difficult to pass through. Why don't we take the official road and kill our way through? I believe the officers and soldiers of the various regions won't dare to face us head-on.”
Wei Qi had a different opinion of Xu Hong Ru's choice.
"My dear minister, you're wrong! Our army of thirty to forty thousand people, if we take the main road, what if there are a thousand people in front of us blocking us, and the government troops who are attacking the city hear the news and chase after us? How can we not lose? However, the government troops would never have thought that our troops would sneak around Jiazi Gully. This way, we could catch them off guard!”
"Your Majesty's divine foresight, we admire you!”
After hearing Xu Hong Ru's brilliant plan, the civil and military officials all revealed expressions of realization.
"Zhen was also imitating Deng Ai's plan to sneak into the Yinping Small Path. It's not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning!”Xu Hong Ru chuckled, feeling quite satisfied.
As expected, it was good to study more!
Seeing the people at the foot of the mountain dragging a long line into Jiagou, Zhu Youjian, who was lying in ambush halfway up the mountain, narrowed his eyes slightly and kept calculating the shooting angle.
"Pack the gunpowder!" Zhu Youjian calculated the angle, adjusted the crouching tiger cannon, and gave the order.
Wang Chengen hurriedly called the soldiers to fill up the ammunition, poured more than ten catties of lead bullets into the barrel, and then pounded it with a stick.
"Get ready, show the red flag!"
On the top of the mountain, a small red flag was suddenly raised. The new soldiers lying in ambush on both sides immediately prepared for battle. They loaded their bullets and aimed at the crowd below.
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