However, it is said that the Jingzhou army set up camp at Panshuikou in the northeast of Chaisang. After resting for a night, Liu Jing sent civilians to cut off the water source of the Chaisang moat and fill the moat with earth and rocks the next day.
Of course, the Chaisang defenders would not just watch the moat being filled up by the Jingzhou army. The archers and crossbowmen hid behind the parapet and started shooting wildly at the civilians and soldiers who were carrying earth and rocks as they headed towards the city.
Not to be outdone, the Jingzhou army either climbed up the earth mountain and gathered at the top of the city to shoot at it, or rode a light boat to approach the city. Each round of volleys would pour thousands of arrows onto Chaisang City.
Although the number of Chaisang's defenders was small, they had the city wall as a support. Not only were they not suppressed by the Jingzhou army, but they fought with them.
Liu Jing did not pay too much attention to the battle under Chaisang City because it was meaningless. Chaisang could not be defeated with bows and crossbows. He sent a group of civilians to the Lushan Mountains south of Chaisang to cut trees and build siege equipment.
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In the evening, the scouts sent by Liu Jing yesterday to investigate the situation in Peng Ze gradually returned to the Xiankou camp and reported Peng Ze's intelligence to Liu Jing.
The number of Pengze's guards was far less than that of Chaisang, not even a thousand, only a few hundred at most. The main defense directions were to the west and north. Although there were guards on the south, they were relatively lax, while almost no troops were invested in defense on the east.
The choice of General Peng Ze did not surprise Liu Jing. After all, Peng Ze's troops were limited and it was impossible to cover everything. Since the west and north were directly facing the Jingzhou Army, they must focus on defense.
The east and south sides belong to the hinterland of Jiangdong, so naturally not too many troops will be invested. The south side is by Poyang Lake, and you can still keep an eye on it. The east side is backed by Danyang, so it is almost undefended.
After discussing with Pang Tong, Li Yan, Cui Jun and other close advisers, Liu Jing decided to send an elite force down the river by boat tonight and go around to the east of Peng Zedong. If everything goes well, he would attack Peng Zedong before dawn.
Ze launched a surprise attack and tried to defeat them in a single battle.
Seeing that Liu Jing had made a decision, Gan Ning immediately took the initiative to call for battle and said: "General, Gan Ning will personally lead his troops down the river to capture Pengze."
Liu Jing shook his head and refused without thinking: "Xingba is a general in the army, how can he leave lightly?"
Liu Jing had six generals under his command. The only ones who followed him to Chaisang were Han Guang and Gan Ning. Han Guang had divided his troops to garrison south of Chaisang. Currently, there was only one general in the army, Gan Ning. A night attack would have great potential.
The risk is that if something happens to Gan Ning, wouldn't he lose a great general? Who will command the army for him then?
Wenpin thought that he was a demoted general, and his status was embarrassing. Now he urgently needed to prove himself through military exploits. This night attack on Pengze, he was sure to win. He stood up and said to Liu Jing: "Since Bein returned to the general, he has not made any achievements, but he has been treated favorably by the general. In his heart,
I often feel ashamed, and I am willing to capture Pengze for the general to repay the favor. I hope the general will agree."
"Huh?" In Liu Jing's impression, Wenpin was not the kind of fierce general who attacked the city first and defeated the enemy, so he was not considered at first. However, Liu Jing could understand that as a surrendered general, he was eager to surrender.
In the mood of self-reliance, I agreed to his request after thinking about it.
Liu Jing then ordered Feng Xi and Wenpin to attack Pengze with a thousand men each.
When it got dark, Wenpin, Feng Xi and two thousand soldiers had a good meal in the camp, drank the Zhuangxing wine that Liu Jing had given them, prepared their armor and troops, and left the camp to Penshuikou, where they boarded a ship and set off.
At present, Penglize and the mouth of the river are in the hands of the Jingzhou navy. Wenpin and Feng Xi do not have to worry about suddenly encountering enemies on the water. Dozens of light boats sailed down the river, and after half the night, they had successfully circled to the east of Pengze.
The two of them found a leeward place to land, leaving soldiers to guard the ship. They each led a thousand men and headed straight for Pengze. During the period, they sent scouts to investigate first. The result was the same as the previous intelligence. There were only a few guards on the huge city wall.
It can be counted, it is no different from being undefended.
Although Peng Ze's defense was very lax, Wenpin and Feng Xi were cautious and did not approach the city rashly. Instead, they hid in a valley in the eastern suburbs and ordered their troops to seize the time to rest and restore their strength. The soldiers were responsible for making simple ladders.
When the rooster crows, Wenpin and Feng Xijian have made a cross-shaped ladder, immediately gather their troops and sneak out of the valley.
Before dawn, when people are most asleep and most prone to drowsiness, there was not a single guard visible at the top of Pengze City, and the Jingzhou Army officers and soldiers rushed to the city gates with almost no effort.
Feng Xi was frivolous but brave, and always took the lead. He was the first to climb up the ladder, followed closely by Wenpin, who climbed to the top of the city. Seeing this, everyone in the two tribes became morale-boosted and everyone rushed to be the first.
Soon, hundreds of powerful soldiers followed Feng Xi and Wenpin up the city wall. The two had a clear division of labor. One led people into the gatehouse and killed the sleeping defenders. The other took the lead and rushed down the city wall, killed the gatekeepers, and opened the door.
city gate.
I don't know if it was because they were lucky or because their opponents were too bad. In short, their actions were not completely exposed until the Jingzhou army began to pass through the city gate and pour into the city.
At this time, facing more than 2,000 elite Jingzhou troops, Peng Ze's defenders were powerless to resist, even if they wanted to resist.
"The Jingzhou Army has entered the city, the Jingzhou Army has entered the city..." The shrill shouts instantly woke up the entire Pengze County.
Peng Zechang Xu Zong seemed to hear something in his sleep. He woke up suddenly and listened carefully. The sound gradually became clearer from blur. When he heard that the Jingzhou Army had entered the city, his face changed greatly. At this time, he couldn't care less about comforting him.
The frightened wife said a few words, hurriedly put on her clothes and held a sword, and went out to check the situation.
Soon, the sect's chief secretary and the thief Cao came to the official residence with their people to protect him. However, this could not bring any sense of security to Xu Zong, because in just a short time, the enemy had already invaded the county temple, and people were shouting for death in the sky.
Amidst the sound, it quickly approached him.
Xu Zong's hand holding the sword couldn't stop shaking. He suddenly realized that he was not as fearless as he had imagined when facing the threat of death.
Xu Zong was born in the Xu family of the Guan clan in Yuzhang. His ancestor Xu Zhu was well-versed in the Five Classics, astronomy and calendar. He was known as the "Elite Scholar of Nanzhou".
Xu Zhen never took office. He remained indifferent and self-sufficient throughout his life and was deeply respected by the world.
His father Xu Yin also had a reputation as a virtuous man. When Hua Xin was the prefect of Yuzhang, he politely asked to meet him, but Xu Yin was unmoved and refused on the grounds of illness.
Xu Zong did not follow the moral integrity of his ancestor Xu Zhu or his father Xu Yin who lived in seclusion and did not serve as an official. He was famous for his talents in Yuzhang and was promoted as Xiaolian by Hua Xin. Later, Xu Zong followed Hua Xin and surrendered to Sun Ce. Because of his reputation, he was appointed by Sun Ce.
Magistrate Pengze County.
A few months ago, Sun Quan appointed Xu Sheng as the commander of the bandits, supervising Chaisang and Pengze counties. Xu Zong was very dissatisfied with Sun Quan's decision. What qualifications did Xu Sheng, a homeless soldier, have to supervise him? He thought
Sun Quan did not know how to recognize people.
Xu Zong smiled bitterly in his heart. Now it seems that Sun Quan did not misjudge the person. When the enemy faced difficulties, he did not care about his own life. He was not as good as Xu Sheng.
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