"Hahaha...well said!" Xiang Yang shouted and drew out the sword in his hand with a clatter.
He shouted an order to the troops: "Let the whole army set off!"
"yes!"
Led by Xiang Yang and other generals, more than 30,000 troops marched towards Hulan County with great force.
At this time, in the city, the two of them were still drinking wine without any precautions.
"Come on, come on...Brother Xu, have another drink..."
"No, no... I really can't drink anymore..."
At this time, Nangong Wenjian and Xu Yan were both a little drunk and completely unaware that the danger was coming quietly.
Xiang Yang led his army under the cover of night and easily surrounded and killed several groups of patrols along the way. It only took less than half an hour to arrive outside the city of Hulan County.
The other three armies blocking the other three gates have gradually arrived.
Hidden behind the night, Xiang Yang looked at the low city walls and sparse lights and sneered slightly.
He stretched out his hand to wave, and a messenger quickly stepped forward, took out a signal bomb, and pointed it at the sky.
On the wall of Hulan City, several soldiers were sitting behind the battlements, holding their weapons and taking a nap.
Suddenly, there was a muffled "dong" sound, which startled everyone.
Looking up subconsciously, I saw a red fireball dragging a long tail and quickly rising into the sky.
Then there was a loud "boom", and the fireball exploded into a gorgeous firework in the sky.
"Hey? Isn't it forbidden to set off fireworks in our mountain range? Who is this full of food?"
A patrolman muttered in confusion.
Another soldier beside him cautiously picked up the firecracker in his hand and took a rough look at the place where the fireworks were set off in the darkness.
"No...is it possible that the enemy is attacking?"
"Attack? Hahaha..." Several other soldiers heard this and burst into laughter: "You guys are still not awake from the wine last night?"
"We are inside the vast Qinglian Mountains. Where did the enemy attack come from?"
"Ah...haha..." The soldier laughed sheepishly and was about to sit back.
Suddenly, a sound of breaking wind came from the darkness, followed by a "poof!", which was the sound of something quickly piercing into the flesh.
The few people who were still laughing just now subconsciously looked at the sound, but were horrified to find that the soldier who was about to sit back just now had an arrow stuck in his head.
The arrow pierced his head directly, and together with the iron helmet on his head, the arrow exposing his head was still slowly dripping with blood.
"Enemy...enemy attack...enemy attack..."
Only then did several soldiers react and stood up in a hurry, shouting and shooting randomly at the city.
"Bang...bang bang..."
The sudden sound of firecrackers was extremely harsh in the silent night sky, and the defenders in other parts of the city wall became vigilant.
But it was already too late. At this time, Xiang Yang had already led his army close to the bottom of the city wall.
The Ming soldiers who had just reacted were shot to death by random arrows just as they were preparing to fight back. Some of them might not have even had time to fire their guns.
"It's a disaster... it's a disaster..."
At this time, Nangong Wenjian and Xu Yan, who were enjoying the dance and music in a daze, were still in a daze.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of a signal flare in the night sky, followed immediately by a burst of firecrackers and shouts of death.
The confused Nangong Wenjian was the first to react and stood up with difficulty. Before he could speak, he saw soldiers running in shouting outside the door.
With a panicked look on his face, he shouted to Nangong Wenjian: "Sir... something has happened... the enemy is attacking the city!"
"What?!"
This sentence instantly made Nangong Wenjian sober up, and he hurriedly asked: "Is this news true? Is it really an enemy attack?"
"It's absolutely true, my lord, right at the east gate, there are many enemies and fierce attacks. Our east city gate has been lost."
Nangong Wenjian was very anxious after hearing this, and quickly ordered the soldier: "Sound the alarm quickly, quickly..."
"Yes!" the soldier agreed, turned around and ran away.
Nangong Wenjian was about to call Xu Yan up when another communication soldier came rushing outside the house: "Report... report to the father-in-law!"
"The emperor has sent scouts eight hundred miles away to hurry up! Xiang Yang led the remnant troops from the north of Minzhou into the Qinglian Mountains. Please be careful, Lord Abbot."
"What!" At this moment, Nangong Wenjian realized that it was Xiang Yang's remaining soldiers.
He quickly asked the soldier who sent the message: "Did the Emperor tell me what to do if I wait?"
"Yes... Your Majesty orders you to retreat to Qinglian County or even Yuzhou if you cannot stop them."
"There are 50,000 pursuing troops behind Xiang Yang, and the emperor has personally led 10,000 elite troops to come."
"That's it..." After hearing the news, Nangong Wenjian touched his beard and felt somewhat reassured.
At this time, howls representing an enemy attack were heard throughout the city.
The five thousand soldiers stationed in the city and all the people who came to pioneer the land were all alert.
At this time, the battle on the city was already very unfavorable.
Because Hulan County City has been expanding, the city walls built there are all temporary. They are not only low in height, but also not very strong.
After all, if it is expanded again, it will have to be demolished, so the current city wall can only barely play a defensive role.
The Xiang army attacking the city hardly needed any equipment. Two people could reach the top of the city wall just by stacking up like an Arhat.
If it weren't for the defenders on the city using better fire guns, Hulan County would have been captured long ago.
The sound of trumpets resounded through the night sky, and the five thousand defenders in the city quickly reinforced the city walls.
It's just that all four gates are now hostile, so these five thousand people can only disperse reinforcements, and their combat effectiveness is greatly dispersed.
Outside the city, Xiang Yang and his leadership team stood on the hill behind, looking happily at everything under the city.
The troops have already reached the bottom of the city, and Xiang Jun soldiers have already climbed up several sections of the city wall.
Looking at this low and outrageous city wall, Xiang Yang wanted to laugh. This was at most a courtyard wall, not a city wall.
Anyone with a spear could hit the defenders above.
Looking back, these defenders are not even a reserve army. Our own army of nearly 40,000 is a proper main force.
To put it bluntly, my own army cannot defeat the regular Ming army in the field, cannot defeat the regular Ming army when attacking the city, and cannot defeat the regular Ming army defending the city.
But it's not like they can't even defeat these miscellaneous reserve forces.
After all, they were regular troops. They had an absolute advantage and made a sneak attack, but they also encountered such a low city wall.
If you can't beat him anymore, you can just find a piece of tofu and kill him.
Xiang Yang had already thought about it. After capturing the city, he first made a good supply, and then transferred to Qinglian County and looted it.
It would be more appropriate if we could capture one or two important people around Nan Yanxi.
In that case, they can negotiate with Ming Dynasty. If nothing else, with the hostages in hand, why can't they blackmail him for a place in two states?