Tang Yin is the commander-in-chief, and his subordinates must obtain his permission for any actions. If the attack is unfavorable and they fall into the enemy's ambush, Cheng Jin is at fault, but Tang Yin cannot escape the blame. In this regard, Tang Yin is outstanding. He is absolutely
I won't make excuses for myself to shirk responsibility.
After hearing his words, Cheng Jin and everyone around him were moved.
As the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, being able to take the initiative to admit that he was wrong in front of his subordinates requires not only courage, but also a broad mind and tolerance. It is a pity that Tang Yin has courage, but
He was neither broad-minded nor generous. He just didn't have a high-ranking mentality, and he didn't think it was embarrassing to admit his mistakes. From a certain point of view, Tang Yin had not set a high level for himself at this time.
on the position.
The open attack failed and the night attack failed. Tang Yin had no choice but to obey Qiu Zhen's wishes and wait for his own logistical supplies to arrive.
The next day, the direct army did not launch another attack, but the county army that Mao An was eagerly waiting for would also receive reinforcements.
Now, Geng Qiang is still in Xibai City, discussing with his counselors and generals whether he should listen to Mao An's opinion and attack the Tianyuan Army led by Tang Yin. Geng Qiang himself is undecided, and the counselors and generals below are also divided into
There were two factions, one advocating going to war, and the other advocating sitting back. They couldn't stop arguing, and the arguments came and went. Time was wasted little by little in the debate between the two groups.
The next day, Tang Yin made a tentative feint attack. Seeing that Jicheng's resistance was still fierce, he sent an order to withdraw the main force and only sent a small group of troops to harass the enemy's defenders, making the enemy's defenders uneasy.
That night, before the logistics supplies arrived, Zong Yuan came back. He stayed in Linqiao for two more days to select the county magistrate and city lord. Now that the candidates had been found, he hurried back. When he saw him, he rushed back.
After Tang Yin, he first reported the results of his handling, and then learned about his side's current battle situation.
After listening to everyone's stories, Zongyuan pondered for a moment and then smiled and said to Tang Yin: "Sir, it's actually not difficult to capture Jicheng!"
"Oh?" After hearing what he said, everyone present was stunned, including Tang Yin. Our side had been attacking Jicheng for three days, but could not capture it for a long time. Zongyuan said as soon as he came that it would not be difficult to capture Jicheng.
This was a bit too loud. Tang Yinxiao asked: "Mr. Zongyuan, what are your plans? Let me tell you!"
"Continue to use the night attack strategy!" Zongyuan said confidently.
After hearing this, everyone frowned and used night attacks. Isn't that asking for trouble? What about Cheng Jin, what about the hidden arrows? Such a powerful group of dark spiritual cultivators did not get any advantage this time.
Who else should be sent for a night attack? Tang Yin shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Master Zong, we have already failed once. Do you think we can still succeed with another night attack?"
Zong Yuan asked with a smile: "Excuse me, sir, how many defenders are there in Jicheng?"
Tang Yin didn't understand the purpose of his question, so he frowned and said, "Twenty thousand people at most!"
"Yes! There are only 20,000 people, and they have been fighting with our army for three days. Their soldiers must be exhausted. How can they be on high-security defense all night?" Zong Yuan paused and looked around at everyone.
He added: "We can send more people to carry out night attacks, but these people are sent to die. The purpose is to dispel the enemy's preparedness. After defeating our army's night attack, the other party will definitely not think of our army."
There will be a second wave of night attacks, and when the time comes, this second wave of night attacks will catch the opponent by surprise!"
After Zong Yuan finished speaking, everyone lowered their heads and pondered in silence, thinking whether Zong Yuan's plan was feasible or not.
Sending out two waves of sneak attack personnel, one first and one last. This was really unexpected. No matter how cunning Mao An was, he would never have expected this move of his own. However, the first wave of sneak attack soldiers would have a narrow escape from death. Implementing this plan
, our own losses are not small either.
Tang Yin naturally thought of this. He frowned and said, "If Master Zong's plan is followed, then not many of the brothers who attacked in the first wave will be able to return to the base camp alive."
Zongyuan handed over his hand and said: "It is worthwhile to exchange for the final victory at a very small cost. Even if our army's siege supplies arrive, there will still be casualties during a large-scale siege. Sir, what do you think?"
Well! Tang Yin nodded secretly, then looked around at everyone and said, "Everyone, what do you mean?"
Qiu Zhen stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Master Zong is very resourceful and his plan is feasible!"
Qiu Zhen also admired Zong Yuan's strategy. In fact, both he and Zhang Zhe were good at overall strategy, but their tactics in hand-to-hand combat were far inferior to Zong Yuan's.
Hearing that he thought so, Tang Yin no longer hesitated and said, "Okay! Just follow Lord Zong's plan. At midnight tonight, our army will attack Jicheng again!"
"Yes!" Everyone stood up and responded in unison.
Tang Yin accepted Zong Yuan's plan and selected a hundred dead soldiers from the entire army to be responsible for the first wave of sneak attacks, while the secret arrow personnel headed by Cheng Jin were responsible for the second wave of sneak attacks. The difference from the last time was that this time
Tang Yin also personally participated, showing his determination to succeed in the battle.
In addition, he set the direction of the sneak attack in the back city of Jicheng, and ordered the entire army to secretly gather at his camp outside the back city of Jicheng, including the Bessa cavalry. As long as the front was successful, his army could seize the opportunity.
He rushed out of the camp and rushed straight into the city.
After everything was arranged, Tang Yin found the leader of the hundreds of dead soldiers. This man was a captain named Jiang Chu. He did not know martial arts, but he was strong and tall and mighty.
Tang Yin looked him over and asked softly: "Jiang Chu, do you know the danger of this sneak attack?"
Jiang Chu cupped his hands and said, "Sir, we are outnumbered and we are outnumbered. The enemy has already taken precautions. This sneak attack has made me determined to be benevolent!"
Tang Yin nodded, dimmed his eyes, and waved to the side. At this time, the guard standing aside came to Jiang Chu with a tray and handed it to him. Jiang Chu looked up and saw that everything on the tray was
The golden ingots. Tang Yin said: "Take this gold and share it with the other brothers!"
Jiang Chu stretched out his hand, but immediately retracted it, raised his head, looked directly at Tang Yin, and said seriously: "This subordinate sacrificed his life for the country without any desire for reward!" After a pause, he said again: "If you are willing to reward me, sir
, just send this gold to my home!"
When Tang Yin heard this, he was very moved. If there were other good strategies, he would definitely not let these respectable and admirable soldiers die. However, in order to break the city as soon as possible and minimize his own losses, he only decided to
Able to make sacrifices. He sighed softly in his heart and said: "If you are unfortunately killed in battle, I will definitely provide for your family so that they will have enough food and clothing."
"Thank you so much, sir! If you say this, I will have no regrets even if I die!" Hearing this, Jiang Chu knelt down on one knee and bowed his hands in salute.
At midnight, a hundred dead soldiers of the direct army headed by Jiang Chu quietly sneaked out of the camp and went straight to the back city of Jicheng.
It was similar to what Cheng Jin encountered during his sneak attack. From the outside, Jicheng's defenses were very lax. There were no sentries in the towers and no patrolling soldiers on the city walls. These dead soldiers did not suffer any harm along the way.
Despite the obstruction, he successfully lurked under the city wall.
Jiang Chu and others listened quietly for a while, confirming that there was no movement on the top of the city. Then they took off the rope they carried with them, threw the iron hook on the top of the city, grabbed the arrow stack, and hundreds of soldiers used their hands and feet to quickly follow the rope.
Climbing up to the top of the city.
If you look to the left and right on the long city wall, let alone patrolling soldiers, there are no guards standing guard. Such lax defense does not look like a battle between two armies.
Jiang Chu knew what was going on. He gritted his teeth, shook his head, shook his head to his soldiers, and whispered: "Get down to the city wall and open the city gate!"
One hundred soldiers directly under the command retrieved the rope and hung it on the inside of the city wall. Following the rope, they quickly descended the city wall and entered the city.
They clung to the base of the city wall, raised their legs high, set their feet lightly, and slowly sneaked towards the city gate.
Surprisingly, they didn't encounter Peng's ambush troops along the way, and they were not blocked, and they managed to reach the city gate. At this time, Jiang Chu couldn't help but secretly wonder, looking at the nearby city gate, murmuring in his heart.
, is the enemy really unprepared? Was our sneak attack successful?
Without time to think about it, he shook his head and signaled the people around him to quickly move the door latch and let his army enter the city. A hundred soldiers were about to move the door latch according to Jiang Chu's wishes. At this moment, drums suddenly sounded outside the city gate.
The ambush emerged, and countless red-armored Peng troops were seen pouring out from all corners and darkness, with their swords unsheathed and arrows cocked, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"Ha ha--"
With a burst of laughter, a general from the Peng Army soldiers walked out and shouted loudly: "My lord, if you have arrived long ago, you will come again to attack our city at night! However, you are not as good as a group. This time
It’s ridiculous that Tang Yin only sent useless trash like you to die! If you are smart, just put down your weapons and surrender, otherwise, you will die without a burial place!”
The general who spoke was none other than Mao An's general, Lu Qingfeng.
Hearing the words, Jiang Chu and others were shaken, and they secretly screamed, "Oh no!" Jiang Chu shouted urgently: "Don't worry about the enemy, open the city gate quickly!"
"yes!"
The soldiers all agreed upon hearing the order and worked together to remove the bolts of the city gate.
The city gate was made of pure copper, and the door latch was also made of copper. It was wide, thick, and extremely heavy. It was impossible to move it down. Moreover, Lu Qingfeng would not give them a chance to remove the door latch.
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Seeing that the other party did not listen to his advice and insisted on going his own way, he sneered, raised his hand, and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
Following his words, Peng's army fired arrows, whizzing and flying into the city gate.
What a pity for these hundreds of soldiers who died directly under the army. They had no shields and nowhere to dodge. They were like living targets, being shot into row after row by ruthless arrows.
The screams of people and the sound of arrows piercing armor and bones were heard endlessly. Even Jiang Chu was not immune. There were more than a dozen arrows stuck in his chest, lower abdomen, thighs, and arms, some of which had even penetrated his body.
But he did not fall to the ground, and roared angrily at Lu Qingfeng: "Traitor, you will end up like Zhong Tian, shattered to pieces, death is not a pity!" As he spoke, he raised the sword in his hand and staggered.