Zhao Yun selected hundreds of elite soldiers to line up in front. Xu Shu had people bring out the wine stored in the army to encourage them. When they were ready, they entered the battle line again from the Shengmen Gate in the southeast corner.
The leader of the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation was temporarily replaced by Cai Ji. He had been supporting the formation as deputy general Chen Zhao a few days ago. His sudden promotion made him very excited.
Cai Ji watched Zhao Yun enter the battle, and he commanded the formation changes step by step. The soldiers received military orders and kept moving, imagining that they would insult Zhao Yun a few more times, and then withdraw their troops and return to the city for the next morning shift.
Zhao Yun's formation-breaking team was a mixture of foot and cavalry. Zhao Yun got Xu Shu's advice and ordered the soldiers to keep their formation and move with him. He also secretly commanded the crossbowmen to hide in the team and let them shoot the flag bearers during the march.
If a large formation wants to change the formation quickly, the order flag will be the first choice for giving orders. Although Zhao Yun failed to create the formation the first few times, he found that every gate has a blue flag, which is so evenly distributed that only this color is the target of hunting for archers.
Just the blue flag bearer.
Zhao Yun rushed into the formation according to Xu Shu's route, and found that it was not difficult. In addition, the archers hit several flag bearers, and some of them were briefly confused when the new flag bearers took over.
The Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation was constantly changing, and it cycled through the changes to block the troops entering the formation. The soldiers were led astray by Zhao Yun during the movement. First they were injured, and Du and Du Men were bundled together due to the absence of the flag bearer, and later they died. Shockingly,
The two gates were penetrated vertically by Zhao Yun.
When Zhao Yun came out from the Jingmen Gate in the west, the Eight-door Golden Lock Formation had been destroyed in chaos, and the soldiers and horses brought to break through the formation were basically undamaged. The Jingzhou soldiers shouted loudly and hissed, and the depressed mood of several days finally relieved.
Faced with the ridicule of the Jingzhou soldiers, Cai Ji, the leader of the defensive formation, felt his cheeks burning and wanted to burrow into the soil. When he turned around, he found that Cao Ren, Niu and Jin were all missing in the city. Did the two generals think that their command was poor?
Huge pressure surged up Cai Ji's forehead, and then it turned into beads of sweat.
At this time, Xu Shu beat drums and marched. He wanted to test Cao Ren's determination to defend the city. Zhao Yun, who had originally broken the formation, turned his horse around and commanded the accompanying troops to attack again.
"General Cai, it seems that the enemy is going to attack the city from the south. Let's retreat back to the city quickly?" Cai Ji's entourage hurriedly reminded.
There are only a thousand people in the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation. Without the defensive power of Dangyang City Wall, it cannot withstand the attack of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers.
Cai Ji nodded, "Okay, okay, go and ask for the city gate to be opened, and I will command the resistance."
"only."
The Jingzhou soldiers stepped on the drums and shouted as they ran forward. Zhao Yun's troops charged forward. Because they broke the eight-door golden lock formation, the morale of the troops was far higher than before. Cai Ji's soldiers could no longer resist.
"Is the city gate open? We can't stop it." Cai Ji asked anxiously as his followers hurried over.
The attendant swallowed his saliva and said, "General, I have been calling for a long time, but no one in the city answered or opened the door. Could it be..."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible..." Cai Ji turned around with a horrified expression, because the archers on the city wall also disappeared. When did this happen?
From the moment Cao Ren replaced his nephew Chen Zhao, the troops outside the south gate had been abandoned. Because they needed to transfer the baggage in Dangyang City, he and Niu Jin gathered at the north gate in advance to rescue Xiangyang, which was far better than staying behind.
When Yang is important.
"What happened to the general?" the attendant asked anxiously.
Cai Ji made a decision immediately: "General Zixiao should be worried that opening the city gate will allow the enemy to sneak in, so he should take everyone to the east and take a detour into the city."
"Wei." The entourage immediately made arrangements.
The shouts of killing became more and more intense. Cai Ji saw that the number of soldiers and horses was getting smaller and smaller. He waved his whip in panic and retreated first, then raised his whip and rode westward.
But as soon as Cai Ji ran a few feet away, he realized something was wrong. The follower who had delivered the order led many soldiers to chase him.
"Didn't I tell you to run eastward? This is the west..." Cai Ji was extremely surprised.
"The general did send an order to detour eastward. I don't know why they caught up. I'm here to protect the general..." He explained hurriedly.
Cai Ji was speechless. He originally wanted to run away secretly because there were few people and he would not be noticed. Now, the fleeing team has long been targeted by Zhao Yun.
It's useless to talk any more, so just run away.
The galloping and vigorous cavalry pursued them closely, killing the panicked deserters along the way. Zhao Yun suddenly recalled the moment when he was chasing Cao Jun. The sword was captured at Changbanpo in Dangyang.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun threw his gun by the side of the road, pulled out the green sword from his waist and rode to kill the enemy, cutting down several generals in an instant.
When Cai Ji supported the horse and turned around, he found that Zhao Yun had actually given up his spear, and immediately fought, which was an inch longer and an inch stronger. His eyes were wide open, and he finally made a decision.
Wealth is in danger, what ability does Zhao Yun have without a gun? Perhaps the opportunity has come for him to make a name for himself. Cai Ji swung the long knife in his hand and reined in his horse.
The war horses ran fiercely under the warm sun. Cai Ji raised his sword and slashed hard at Zhao Yun's back, but his strength and speed were simply not enough. Zhao Yun relied on his years of combat experience to sense the moment the opponent raised his sword.
The moment the sword fell, Zhao Yun pressed down on the saddle with one hand and used the reverse thrust to turn around and swing the sword strangely.
With a clanking sound, the Qingzhi Sword accurately cut off Cai Ji's blade, and then swung the sword forward with undiminished strength, and saw a stream of hot blood gushing out from his neck.
Cai Ji's head and broken blade fell to the ground at the same time. He had a chance to escape but died because of greed.
Looking at Cai Ji's attire and horses, Zhao Yun concluded that this man should be a general. Why would he be so reluctant to turn around and seek death? Because the main general was beheaded, and the rest of Cao's army saw fewer and fewer companions, so they had no choice but to kneel down and surrender and beg for mercy.
Seeing that there were almost no defenders on the south wall, Xu Shu judged that Cao Ren might have been passive in defending the city because of the attack on Xiangyang, so he ordered a strong attack from the south gate, while Zhao Yun took hundreds of troops to detour to the west gate.
Not long after Xu Shu entered Dangyang from the south gate, Zhao Yun also knocked on the west gate by surrendering his troops. Then two groups of troops started a street battle with the remaining soldiers of Dangyang City. Two hours later, Zhao Yun and Xu Shu met in the center of the city.
"Has Zilong met Cao Ren's main force?" Xu Shu asked when they met.
Zhao Yun shook his head: "I didn't see it..."
Xu Shu bumped his left palm and right fist together, and said with some sadness: "Cao Ren is really cunning and clever. He deliberately used the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation to delay time, and also arranged a street fight with dead men in the city. It should have been leaked by Yuan Jian when he was detouring.
The whereabouts..."
"What should we do now?" Zhao Yun asked eagerly.
Xu Shu quickly said: "Cao Ren has raised an elite cavalry, Yuan Jian only brought 3,000 soldiers to ambush. If he impulsively blocks the attack, he may be in danger. Zilong quickly led 5,000 soldiers to the north to meet them."
"As long as Cao Ren doesn't have any new formations to block his way, I will definitely bring Yuan Jian back to Dangyang intact." Zhao Yun solemnly clasped his fists.
Cao Ren finished arranging Dangyang's defenses and personally led his elite cavalry to clear the way ahead. When he walked slowly for twenty miles, he found no one setting up an ambush at all.
Chapter completed!