Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west

Author: Magic Prince

Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west

Amidst the shouts of killing, many rebel soldiers who were still sleeping were killed in the camp by the cavalry led by Xiang Yu before they had time to put on their armor or take their weapons.

The rebel soldiers, who had easily regained their composure, had little power to parry in the face of countless galloping cavalry in this darkness and chaos.

The rebel camps outside the city are actually relatively scattered overall. There are not too many soldiers stationed there. Without the construction of wooden walls for defense, when Xiang Yu's cavalry troops rushed into the camp, these rebels would not be able to escape.

There was no room for resistance. In the face of the huge shouts of killing, the soldiers were already scared out of their wits. Even if there was sporadic resistance, it seemed very weak.

Xiang Yu launched a surprise attack on the Qiang rebel camp and the Han rebel camp outside the city at the same time. The battle did not last too long. Most of the rebels either fled or surrendered. Xiang Yu left some cavalry to guard the surrendered soldiers.

, and he continued to lead the remaining cavalry towards Chencang City.

Before arriving, Xiang Yu sent spies early to conduct a thorough reconnaissance of the terrain of Chencang City, and found that the defense on the west side was the weakest. However, Xiang Yu launched his attack from the south, and it would take some time to detour to the west.

So he decisively ordered his cavalry to be divided into two groups, with the larger group attacking from the south, while he led a cavalry unit of less than 100 people to attack to the west of Chencang.

Because Xiang Yu's offensive intention had been exposed, the city of Chencang was already flashing with flames. Soldiers guarding the city began to appear on the city wall in a steady stream. Crossbow arrows and rocks were shot down from the city wall. Many soldiers

Or the war horse was hit. The cavalry really couldn't exert much power when facing the city wall. Xiang Yu's cavalry also brought crossbows and bows, but they had to shoot from the bottom of the city to the enemy above the city wall in the dark night.

Army, the difficulty can be said to be very high.

Therefore, Xiang Yu's attacking army to the south could only watch from outside the city wall, putting a certain amount of pressure on the defenders in Chencang. However, Xiang Yu's real intention was to launch an attack from the weak point in the west.

Of course, there is also a wall on the west side of Chencang City, but according to Xiang Yu's spies, there is a secret passage on the west wall of Chencang City. The secret passage can only be used by one person to advance at the same time, but from this secret passage, you can directly enter the west wall.

, Xiang Yu planned to enter the city through a secret passage with a few elite soldiers, and then capture the west gate. Then some troops could detour to the west to attack, and he would also lead his troops to capture the south gate.

Xiang Yu rode his horse to a position about a few hundred meters away from the west city wall, then dismounted and followed him with five or six of his selected elites, while the other cavalry waited within sight of the enemy on the city wall.

In addition, when Xiang Yu captures the west gate, he will send a signal with a torch, and they will fight into the city together.

Xiang Yu and a few people did some processing on the soles of the shoes to reduce the noise they made when walking as much as possible. Then Xiang Yu walked in the front, and the other people followed him in a long snake. In order not to make too much noise, every

Everyone carries only a short knife and a long rope.

In the darkness, Xiang Yu and his party could not use torches, so they could only move forward with the help of the weak moonlight in the sky. Finally, Xiang Yu found the mark left by the spies under the city wall. It was a large stone with a special shape hidden under the city wall.

In the grass, after Xiang Yu touched the stone, he gently pushed the big stone away. The stone was very heavy, but Xiang Yu knew how to exert force, and pushed the big stone away almost silently, and appeared behind the big stone.

A big dark hole.

At this time, Xiang Yu took out a fire folder and lit a small torch. He was the only one who lit the torch, while several other people behind him followed Xiang Yu closely.

When he first entered the cave, it seemed that it was still big enough for Xiang Yu to stand up straight. However, after taking a few steps out, the space began to shrink rapidly. He could only start to squat forward and continue walking forward.

After walking forward, Xiang Yu could only move forward on his stomach. At this time, he extinguished the torch and crawled forward with only the weak light remaining after the torch was extinguished.

Finally, Xiang Yu touched a hard bulge that looked like a stone. At this time, the whole space was slightly larger. He squatted up and kicked the bulge with just one kick.

The stone was kicked out, and Xiang Yu jumped out of the cave. At this time, he was already under the city wall of Chencang City, less than twenty steps away from the west gate.

The main force of the troops led by Xiang Yu launched an attack in the south, thus distracting the defenders' attention. Although there were still many defenders at the west gate, they were all in a relatively relaxed state.

, Xiang Yu pulled out his short sword from his waist and walked towards the city gate step by step.

At this time, there was a group of patrolling soldiers not far away walking towards Xiang Yu and the others. Xiang Yu made a gesture in the darkness, then issued a special signal sound, and then rushed forward first. The few people following him almost also

They immediately understood what Xiang Yu meant and rushed over as fast as possible.

The patrolling soldiers had just seen a few black figures appear in front of them. They didn't even have time to say anything. There was a flash of blood in front of their necks and they were cut open with a knife. Their mouths were also tightly covered, and they could no longer shout.

Make a sound.

Xiang Yu and the others carefully placed the corpses of the patrol under the dark city wall, and then continued to advance carefully. There were still many defenders near the west city gate. He hoped to divide them and kill them. Try not to

There was too much commotion, so Xiang Yu hid sideways in the shadows under the city wall, picked up a small stone from the ground and threw it out.

One of the defenders looked confused after hearing the sound. He first looked around, then looked toward Xiang Yu suspiciously, and finally seemed uneasy and decided to walk over and take a closer look.

When he got closer, Xiang Yu jumped out from the darkness, covered his mouth with one hand, and cut his throat with a short knife with the other hand.

Another defender soldier not far away seemed to sense that something was wrong here. He picked up a torch and walked towards Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu made a gesture again. He picked up a crossbow that had been dropped by the previous patrol and aimed at it.

The defender holding the torch fired the crossbow with a swish, and shot directly through the throat of the defender, making him die without even being able to shout.

Xiang Yu and a few others immediately walked forward, then suddenly jumped out of the darkness, assassinated all the defenders guarding the city gate, and then rushed up the city wall, killing all the defenders on the wall.

Killed them, and then Xiang Yu lit the torch in his hand. Not far away, the one hundred cavalrymen brought by Xiang Yu saw Xiang Yu waving the torch on the city wall, and knew that Xiang Yu had succeeded, so they waved their whips and rushed toward the city gate.

Come.
Chapter completed!