Chapter 560 Luoyang City Broken
Shen Tian and his soldiers were locked in a bitter battle in Luoyang City.
Man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation. He has predicted all possibilities and prepared the answer in advance. However, in the end, he overturned on an inconspicuous problem. Even as smart as Wang Gui, there is nothing he can do. He is not a god, and human calculation is the best. , still can’t win.
Who knows the name of a little brigade commander in the Tongguan rebels? This question is beyond the scope.
As a result, Wang Gui and Shen Tian's more than two thousand soldiers were quickly surrounded, and the enemy and ourselves were clearly defined on both sides.
Seeing that the performance could no longer go on, Wang Gui fell out and drew his sword and struck at the general. At the same time, Shen Tian behind him also shouted loudly, and more than two thousand soldiers picked up their weapons and started fighting with the rebels in the city. Fight.
The most important goal is the city gate.
The west city gate of Luoyang is called Tongji Gate. The city is penetrated from east to west by Luoshui River. Tongji Gate is on the bank of Luoshui River. As soon as the fighting started, Shen Tian took over the command and ordered the soldiers to form formations with their backs to the water and block Tongji Gate with all their strength. In the city gate corridor, the soldiers in front were fighting with the rebels, while the soldiers in the corridor struggled to open the city gate.
"Rush up to the tower and set fire to it, and let the soldiers outside see it." Shen Tian shouted with wide eyes.
Soon, soldiers rushed to the tower regardless of their own safety.
The rebels on the city tower were also alerted and rushed toward the stone steps. The two sides started a fierce battle on the stone steps leading to the city tower.
This was a melee, with no extra space for formation and no unified command. At this moment, all Shen Tian's mind was devoted to dealing with the rebels inside the city gate.
The sword that Wang Gui struck at the general missed, and the general was on guard and dodged. Wang Gui turned around and ran after slashing with the sword. To the general's surprise, the direction Wang Gui ran was not the city gate. It was in the opposite direction of the city gate. When the city gate was in chaos, this guy actually got up and blended into the residential buildings in the city and disappeared.
The general hesitated for a moment and gave up the pursuit. The most important thing at this time was the city gate. As for Wang Gui, he was only one person, and even if he could cause very limited damage, the general turned around and ran towards the city gate, commanding the rebels and Shen Tian's troops fought fiercely.
Wang Gui has a fierce spirit, and he never lags behind others in battles on the battlefield, but his greatest strength is not killing enemies, but acting.
After rushing into the house, Wang Gui hid in a dark alley, closed his eyes and breathed hard for a while. Hearing the chaotic footsteps outside the alley, his mood became heavier and heavier.
This was the sound of the rebels marshalling their troops. Shen Tian's troops had been exposed. The rebels must annihilate Shen Tian and his more than 2,000 men inside the city gate at all costs, otherwise Luoyang would be lost.
Wang Gui's heart was beating fast, and he was resting while thinking about how to break the situation. Although he failed to deceive the city tonight, his strengths could still be used.
Mr. Gu valued him so much. If there was no merit tonight, Mr. Gu might not be disappointed in the future. But from now on, he would not be able to hold his head high in front of the bosses. It was about personal honor, and he would have to make a big contribution even if he risked his life. Make up for tonight's failure.
After calming down his breathing, Wang Gui squinted at the tower not far away. After taking a few deep breaths, he straightened his armor. Fortunately, he had been wearing rebel uniforms since entering the city. He was only spotted just now. Information of this era. The transmission speed is not that fast. The rebels in front of Tongji Gate may know that they are enemies, but the rebels stationed at other city gates definitely don't know. Wang Gui can use this to make a time difference.
After walking out of the alley, Wang Gui held his head high and looked calm as if he were one of the rebels. Oncoming groups of hurried rebel troops came forward. Wang Gui calmly stepped aside and even told them in a stern tone, There is a spy sneaking into Tongjimen. Go and eliminate him quickly. Don't show mercy.
Bypassing the houses and passing through Luoyang West City, while Shen Tian and his soldiers were fighting bloody battles to snatch the city gate, Wang Gui had already walked around to the Houzai Gate in the south of the West City alone.
Houzaimen and Tongjimen are very close to each other. The two gates just form a corner of the city wall. Tongjimen faces to the west and Houzaimen faces to the south.
At this time, all the attention of the rebel soldiers guarding the city were attracted by the fighting at Tongji Gate. Many generals deployed half of their soldiers to reinforce Tongji Gate, striving to annihilate the spies who had sneaked into the city at one go.
Wang Gui hurriedly climbed to the top of the city of Houzaimen alone. He saw many rebels on the top of the city holding halberds and watching on tiptoe. Wang Gui calmed down and suddenly shouted: "What are you still looking at! Who of you is in charge?"
A military general stood up, looked at Wang Gui, and saluted hesitantly: "The last general is the brigade commander. I don't know who you are..."
Wang Gui snorted coldly: "I am the deputy general next to General Niu. I was ordered to mobilize the soldiers and horses in the city to annihilate the spies who sneaked into the city. Thousands of spies sneaked in, and you are just watching the excitement. Are you going to stand by and watch? "
The military general hesitated and said: "The last general's duty is to guard the city and watch what's going on outside the city. You are not allowed to leave without receiving military orders."
"Guarding is nothing! I am here to mobilize troops on the orders of General Niu. How can I call it 'without military orders'? You go and reinforce Tongjimen."
The general was still doubtful and said: "But here..."
"I will allocate additional troops to guard this place. There are so many brothers on the city, and it doesn't matter if one of you is missing. The most important thing right now is to annihilate the spies who sneaked into the city. Go quickly!"
The general still refused to leave. Wang Gui opened his eyes wide and shouted angrily: "If you don't go quickly, do you want to disobey me?"
"May I ask the general's name? Do you have General Niu's orders?" the general said cautiously.
With a clang, the sword at Wang Gui's waist was half unsheathed. He stared at the general with a cold face and said: "If you keep trying to harass me and make excuses for not following the general's orders, don't blame me for my marching method. Go back and explain it to the general." I don’t blame you either.”
The military general shrank in fear. Although he was suspicious of Wang Gui's identity, he heard that the spy who had sneaked into the city had been blocked in the corridor of Tongji Gate by the robes. The man in front of him was wearing a rebel uniform and could not be seen in the dark. He has a clear face, but hearing his arrogant tone and stern expression, he really has the air of a deputy general next to a great general.
The military commander hesitated for a long time and looked in front and behind. There were still other battalions of soldiers guarding the city more than ten feet away. The lack of this small area should not be a problem. If there was any movement outside the city, the soldiers could quickly detect it.
So the general gritted his teeth and led his soldiers towards Tongji Gate.
A large area of the city was suddenly vacant. Wang Gui stood alone at the city head, with a slight curl of the corner of his mouth, and then turned around and entered the city tower.
The furnishings in the city tower are very simple. There is a table with candles lit on the table. There are also many ordnance materials for the defense of the city piled in the corner, including barrels of kerosene, some sharp iron caltrops, bundles of arrows, etc. .
Wang Gui looked around, brought a bucket of kerosene from the corner, poured it on the table and window sill in the tower, took the candle from the table, threw the burning candle away, and there was a bang, and the fire started everywhere. , the wooden table and window sill dripping with kerosene burned in the blink of an eye.
As soon as the fire started, Wang Gui quickly dodged out of the city tower. When the rebels on the top of the city were alarmed and shouted to put out the fire, Wang Gui's figure had disappeared into the darkness.
Under Tongji's sect, Shen Tian and the soldiers were locked in a bitter battle.
The rebels rushed towards the corridor like a tidal wave. In the narrow corridor, the soldiers formed an array to attack the enemy. The corpses in front of the array were piled on the ground. The rebels still rushed forward without fear of death. The soldiers of the Anxi Army suffered heavy casualties. , becoming more and more unaffordable.
"Open the city gate and cut off the ropes of the suspension bridge!" Shen Tian shouted towards the city gate behind.
A sergeant rushed over and said excitedly: "General, a fire has been lit on the tower, and the message has spread!"
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Shen Tian said excitedly: "Well done, Wang Gui! Brothers, hold on a little longer, our troops will soon break the city!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a dull creaking sound, and the rope of the suspension bridge outside Tongji Gate was cut off. The suspension bridge fell uncontrollably and hit the top of the moat. The city gate was also unbolted by the soldiers' efforts. The closed Tongji Gate in Luoyang West City was slowly pushed open.
At the other end of the corridor, the rebels' attack became more intense. Everyone rushed towards the city gate desperately, trying to close the opened city gate and save the situation.
The rumble of horse hoofbeats came from far outside the city. The rebels in the fierce battle were shocked and shouted: "The Anxi Army is coming! Luoyang will be destroyed!"
The Anxi Army's world-famous illustrious army caused the rebels' military morale to drop to freezing point in an instant. The city gate has been opened, the suspension bridge has been lowered, and the city gate corridor has not been recaptured. All signs clearly show four words, "The general trend is over." ”.
Shen Tian clearly felt the enemy's morale drop suddenly in the formation, so he shouted sternly: "Luoyang City is about to be broken, why don't you rebels return quickly! Those who put down their weapons at this time shall be spared their lives, otherwise the Anxi Army will enter the city and lose their lives." Those who resist will be killed!"
The fighting soldiers of the Anxi Army shouted in unison: "Anyone who resists will be killed!"
In the narrow corridor, the loud shouts echoed loudly, frightening the rebels so much that they couldn't help but take a few steps back. The soldiers of the Anxi Army, who were struggling to support themselves, took advantage of the situation to regain their position.
After several clanging sounds, several rebel soldiers actually dropped their weapons with fearful expressions.
The generals in the rebel army couldn't help but panic when they saw the sudden loss of military morale.
Ordinary rebels may be able to survive after laying down their weapons, but this is not necessarily the case for generals like them. Unless they lead all the rebels to surrender at this time, they can only survive if they perform meritorious service in front of the battle.
Ordinary people will also face crossroads in life. Most of the rebel generals in front of the city gate are middle and low-level generals. They also hesitate when faced with multiple-choice questions in life. They don't know that they should immediately behead the rebels who have thrown down their weapons on the spot as a warning to others. , you still have to put down your weapons and find a new way of living.
The rumbling sound of horse hoofs was getting closer and closer, and the Anxi Army soldiers in the corridor were getting more and more excited. They gritted their teeth and stabbed hard, using their lives to ensure the smooth flow of the city gate at the last moment when the robes entered the city.
The momentum of the cavalry often takes the lead, and the morale of the rebels is getting lower and lower. Until Chang Zhong leads 20,000 soldiers and horses to break through the rain of arrows pouring from the top of the city, and rush into the city gate first, the Luoyang rebels' The morale of the military finally collapsed completely.
Countless rebels threw down their weapons and ran into the city, while some knelt on the ground and held their heads in their hands, trembling and surrendering to the Anxi army.
Chapter completed!