Things developed just as Liu Yi expected. The news of Xu Ping's murder and Sun Ben's death could not be concealed at all, and soon spread throughout the city.
Pan Zhang also knew that Xu Ping had a false reputation and launched an early hunt for his party members. However, as the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Pan Zhang was a foreign general with no foundation in Nanchang. As soon as he took action here, he received the news there.
There was a rumor, so even though the city was searched and searched, very few results were obtained.
As night fell, Xu Ping's relatives and officials began to fight back. They ran around to contact the martyrs. As local snakes, they easily avoided Pan Zhang's eyes and ears and found Liu Yi.
Liu Yi was cautious and did not want to take risks, but he did not prevent his disciples and officials from participating.
With Liu Yi's acquiescence, the last worry in the hearts of Xu Ping's party members was eliminated. While they secretly prepared to raise troops, they sent people out of the city to contact the Jingzhou army.
Zhuge Liang led his army to defeat the Jiangdong Army during the day, and took advantage of the victory to capture the East Lake Camp, breaking its power and turning Nanchang into an isolated city.
Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Yang Yi and other staff had been counting the results of the battle that night. They planned to behead more than 3,000 people, including Jiangdong Army generals Han Dang and Jiang Qin, and capture nearly 5,000 people. They also had tens of thousands of military supplies, equipment, and food.
count.
Having achieved such a brilliant result with less than 3,000 casualties on his side, Zhuge Liang was in a good mood and kept laughing and talking throughout the night.
At this time, I suddenly heard from the guards that someone outside the camp came to seek refuge, saying that they had something important to report.
"Could it be that something has changed in Nanchang...?" Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu exchanged a look and immediately asked the guards to bring them to the tent to meet each other.
"Xu Miao, the official of the Yuzhang Cao Cao, pays homage to the general." Xu Miao is the nephew of the Xu Ping clan. Although his talent is not as good as that of Xu Ping, Xu Zong is also a leader among the younger generation of the Xu family in Yuzhang. He is not only outstanding in appearance.
, is also very eloquent and can explain the whole story of Nanchang clearly in just a few words.
"God is really helping me...!" Zhuge Liang stood up after hearing this, and his surprise was beyond words. Liu Liang came back from the war and told him about shooting Sun Ben. Unexpectedly, the arrow actually killed Sun Ben.
Ben's life. What's more, Pan Zhang, who was entrusted with his future affairs, openly used personal grudges to neglect public affairs, and was good at killing Xu Ping's facial features, which made Xu Ping's heart turn against him. At this time, it was easy to seize Nanchang.
Xu Miao sobbed: "Pan Zhang was originally a scoundrel in the market. He became an eunuch because of Sun Quan's favor. He often did his own thing and did not abide by the law. He had an upright face and repeatedly accused him face to face. Not only did Pan Zhang have no intention of repenting,
, instead he held a grudge, and now he wanted to inflict a crime on him, and he wanted to punish the five sense organs. The soldiers and people of Nanchang were all resentful, and they all wanted to avenge the five sense organs."
Xu Miao paused and then said: "I am here on behalf of the soldiers and people in the city. I would like to lead your army into the city and kill the traitor Pan Zhang!"
Zhuge Liang was filled with righteous indignation and said: "Xu Wuguan is the most popular person in Yuzhang. How could Pan Zhang dare to harm him? When I was young, I lived with my uncle in Yuzhang. I was lucky enough to meet Xu Wuguan once. I thought I would see him again after entering Yuzhang...
..." Having said this, Zhuge Liang shook his head regretfully.
At this time, Xu Shu asked: "I don't know what I'm doing, do you have a detailed plan?"
Xu Miao nodded and said: "We are preparing to start an attack the night after tomorrow. We will attack the county government in the morning and set fires everywhere in the city, causing chaos. In secret, we will cooperate with your army inside and outside to seize the South Gate and Songyang Gate. Yuzhang suffered a major defeat.
The soldiers are frustrated, Pan Zhang is tyrannical and unjust, and is unpopular. As long as your army enters the city, Nanchang can be defeated in a moment."
"Good." Zhuge Liang clapped his hands and praised, "With all the help from people with lofty ideals, there is no reason for failure this time." Zhuge Liang then discussed the specific details with Xu Miao, and it was not until nearly midnight that Xu Miao said goodbye and left.
After Xu Miao left, Xu Shu said to Zhuge Liang: "Although Pan Zhang is a vulgar person, he is not an incompetent general. He may not be unaware of Xu Miao and others. Xu Miao and others are also at risk of leaking secrets. To be on the safe side,
We should be prepared with both hands and must not throw everything in the balance."
Zhuge Liang nodded and asked, "What suggestions does Yuan Zhi have?"
Xu Shu said calmly: "We can send an elite force to hide in the north of the city. When the battle between the south gate and Songyang Gate starts, we will immediately seize the north gate and launch attacks from the north and south directions at the same time. Even if Pan Zhang is prepared, he will also
I have no skills, so I can only become a turtle in a urn..."
"Okay, let's act according to Yuan Zhi's plan." Zhuge Liang immediately sent someone to summon the generals.
Considering that Huang Zhong and Cai Sheng had fought many times during the day, their physical strength was extremely exhausted and they also suffered some minor injuries. Therefore, Zhuge Liang rejected their invitation to fight, and Liu Liang and Xi Zhen led the army to attack the South Gate and Songyang Gate.
, and sent Wei Yan to lead an elite attack on the north gate. Huang Zhong and Cai Sheng's troops suppressed the soldiers and thought they would succeed.
When the rooster crows, Wei Yan leads his troops first. In order to prevent the defenders at the top of Nanchang City from noticing, they can only rush in the dark and take a circuitous route to the north of the city along the East Lake. Liu Liang and Xi Zhen set off later and led the troops to sneak to the southern suburbs of Nanchang and wait.
Signal.
Before dawn, there was a sudden noise in Nanchang, accompanied by the light of fire. As expected, Xu Miao and others rose up as planned, and the quiet night was broken.
Upon seeing this, Liu Liang and Xi Zhen led the crowd to swim across the southern moat of Nanchang - Nantang.
It was early winter at this time. Although Nanchang was located in the south of the Yangtze River and had a warm climate, it was still chilly at night. The soldiers dived into the icy pond and suddenly felt bone-chilling. Even the strong alcohol they drank before going into battle could not drive away the chill.
However, compared to the threat of arrows above their heads, this coldness was nothing to mention. Not long after the Jingzhou Army officers and soldiers crossed the river, they were discovered by the Nanchang defenders. Obviously, the enemy had been prepared for it.
Just as Xu Shu speculated, Pan Zhang had long been aware of the actions of Xu Miao and others, and he even asked the captured Xu Ping accomplices about his specific plan to cooperate with the Jingzhou army inside and outside to conspire to seize Nanchang.
Pan Zhang did not dare to neglect this and immediately rushed to the south city wall to deploy defenses. With Pan Zhang personally taking command, it was not easy for Liu Liang and Xi Zhen to invade Nanchang.
Fortunately, Xu Shu saw the risk early and made two preparations. When Liu Liang and Xi Zhen were blocked by Pan Zhang at the city gate, Wei Yan's progress on the other side was very smooth. It was not until the ladder was set up on the top of the city that they were stopped.
The defenders noticed.
Wei Yan was extremely brave. He was wearing two armors and holding a sword. He climbed to the top of the city together with the first batch of dead soldiers. He took the lead and charged into the enemy group, shouting that he would fight hard and be invincible.
Pan Zhang was not in charge of the northern city wall, and the morale of the defenders was low. Facing the elite Jingzhou army led by Wei Yan, they often collapsed at the first touch. The soldiers rushed to escape from the city. Soon the northern city wall fell into the hands of the Jingzhou army.
Wei Yan ordered people to open the city gate and blew the trumpet himself to report the news. When Zhuge Liang heard Wei Yan's trumpet, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and immediately asked Cai Sheng to lead the cavalry to the north of the city.
Pan Zhang also noticed the situation in the north. Even though Xu Miao and others were causing chaos and causing quite a stir in the city, the actual threat was limited. The only real threat was the Jingzhou Army.
When danger appeared in the north, Pan Zhang naturally had to rescue him. Unfortunately, the Jingzhou Army outside the city was attacking fiercely, and he could not leave for a moment. He had to send his trusted generals to lead troops to reinforce the north wall.
The result can be imagined. Facing the Wei Yan tribe who was waiting for work, reinforcements turned into a sacrifice of lives. After listening to the reports of the defeated soldiers, Pan Zhang knew that the north gate had been lost. At this time, he heard the sound of intensive horse hooves in the city.
The cavalry of the Jingzhou Army had already entered the city and was unable to do anything. They immediately abandoned the army and fled with a few close followers.