Chapter 1008

The main reason why Wang Ran chose Guan Hai was that he was afraid that without a strong general, they would not be able to suppress these troops. In addition, the most important thing of deceiving the city was to seize the gate and guard until the army arrived. Therefore, Guan Hai became the best candidate.

There were more than 400 soldiers and nearly 1000 soldiers in the Zhengdong army. A total of 1300 soldiers were dressed in ragged Cao's armor. Those soldiers had no weapons. Only the soldiers in the Zhengdong army took all kinds of weapons. Under Lu Ling's arrangement, they took a rest and ate, and were ready to send them to Yangliang, ten miles south of Suiyang, for a quick day When it's time to get to Suiyang City, I'll go to Xiacheng city.

There are also 5000 cavalry soldiers who will drive to Suiyang. A school of soldiers will drive to Suiyang. After they capture the city, the battalions will take over the defense of the city. Of course, in addition to these troops, thousands of elite guards from Yingchuan and Chen will also enter Suiyang to defend.

As for the rest of the prisoners and soldiers, they will go south with the army to Qiao County. The thousands of soldiers who have been recruited will help the army to attack the city. If they are not willing to surrender for the time being, they are the best candidates for cannon fodder.

That night, after more than an hour's rest, more than six thousand soldiers drove their horses to the north in the dark. Wang Ran could not survive the death of the three generals, so he finally agreed to the request of the three men and Guan hai to go north together. Under Lu Ling's repeated advice, the three young generals and the cavalry went north together.

At four o'clock, the cavalry arrived at yangliangju. The people of yangliangju saw the return of the expeditionary army, but they didn't have much fear. When yangliangju was defeated by the expeditionary army in the early days, the army didn't fight against the ordinary people. They just took all the soldiers and soldiers of Cao away, and then they left that night.

This time, I saw the eastern expedition army appear outside the town. On the town wall, minzhuang, who was in charge of the vigil, immediately opened the door of the town wall and welcomed the army into the town. Sure enough, the army did not fight against the people. After taking over the defense above the town wall, they ordered a rest.

At the end of the fourth watch, after half an hour's rest, Guan Hai and 1326 soldiers were ready to set out. Before they set out, they had a full breakfast in the small town, and then had a rest for a quarter of an hour. In the next time, they would run for nearly ten miles in confusion, and arrive at the foot of Suiyang city in the twilight.

Just as Luling expected, there was a mess in the prime minister's residence in Suiyang at this time. The left behind Changshi and Duwei had arrived here. Although the prime minister was not there, they still chose to meet in the assembly hall of the prime minister, because a quarter of an hour ago, the guard of the South Gate took several soldiers into the city with a hanging basket. It was two days ago that they went south with the prime minister The next sergeant.

The news they brought was that the prime minister's army was in ambush, and the whole army had been destroyed. The prime minister was also captured in the chaos. As for how many soldiers and soldiers could escape, they did not know.

After getting the news, the captain of Chengmen immediately sent someone to report to Guowei and Changshi, waiting for their decision.

"My Lord, the prime minister's army has been destroyed. What can we do?" The commander Sima Xing anxiously said to the commander Shi Caishen;

at this time, Liang Guochang Shi Caishen was also in chaos. He was originally a scholar. Where had he ever experienced such a situation? Seeing Sima Xing ask such a question, he asked: "what should we do according to the style of commander Sima?"

Seeing this, Sima Xing also knew that he was blind, so he said: "the only way is to send troops to Changyi for help, and ask the Lord to send troops to defend against the attack of the Zhengdong army. The second is to send people to investigate the situation around as soon as possible, and at the same time, gather the rout troops as much as possible to increase the defense ability of the city."

"OK, OK, OK. According to the Duwei, the matter here will be handed over to the Duwei. If there is any need for our officer to come forward, the Duwei just needs to speak." Cai Shen nodded again and again;

just at this time, the soldiers from outside came to report again: "inform Lord Changshi, inform Duwei, there are a large number of troops coming here outside the south gate. Xiaowei asked two adults to climb the city."

When they heard that, their faces changed greatly. Did they say that the Zhengdong army was coming so soon? At this time, there are only two thousand soldiers in Suiyang City, and only one wall can arrange five hundred people. It's only enough to fill the wall. If the eastern army comes to attack the city at this time, it can't keep it for a day.

Thinking of this, they rushed out of the prime minister's residence, turned over and ran towards the south gate. Even civil servants such as company commander Shi Caishen didn't care about their own image. Under the protection of their own soldiers, they hugged Ma's neck and followed Sima Xing towards the south gate.

A moment later, the two men led the guards to the South Gate Tower. Seeing this, the captain of the city guard quickly welcomed them and said, "Duwei, it seems that there is a large group of people coming here. So he sent someone to report to Duwei."

Sima Xing ran to the city and said, "what's the situation now?"

"The last general is not sure. The captain should go to the city to have a look."

Sima Xing quickly ran up to the city and looked in the direction pointed by the captain. Sure enough, several torches were coming in the direction of Suiyang. It seemed that many figures were shaking in the burning light. However, what surprised Sima Xing was that these people were not moving fast. On the contrary, they felt exhausted. It seemed that they were walking It's the feeling of wobbling.Seeing such a situation, an idea suddenly appeared in Sima Xing's mind. Was it...

"What's the matter? How many expeditionary troops have come to attack the city?" Just then, Chang Shi ran up to the city and asked them;

"my Lord, it doesn't seem that he's here to March, but it's like our army's rout." Sima Xing explained to Changshi;

sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, some soldiers appeared in the public's sight. Although it was still dark, it was not clear to see the situation under the city clearly, one of the people holding the torch was a Qu Chang in the army of Suiyang Prefecture, and the captain of Chengmen just knew him.

I saw that the famous song leader came towards the city gate with a torch in his hand. When he was a hundred paces away, he called out feebly: "city... Where is the city... Which brother is guarding the city! Some family... A certain family is Qu changshengguang, a member of the fifth division of Suiyang garrison School B! "

I don't know if this roar made Sheng Qu Chang use up all his strength or something. After this roar, he just sat down on the ground and let the two soldiers pull him up.