One hundred and seventy-first chapter cleverly accounted for Chaoyang
Having made a decision, Liu Xiu made a decisive decision and ordered to everyone around him: "Tear off all the clothes and armor of the corpse and gather the weapons together!"
"yes!"
According to Liu Xiu's order, people took off the clothes and armor of the corpses of the county soldiers and wore them on themselves. Then they collected the weapons in one place and selected the ones that could be used and that they could get their hands on.
Liu Xiu himself also put on the uniform and armor of the county soldiers. After everything was prepared, he led a group of subordinates and went straight to Chaoyang City.
At this time, the city gate of Chaoyang has been closed, and there are many county soldiers standing on the top of the city.
Seeing Liu Xiu and his party covered in blood, running towards each other supporting each other, the county soldiers on top of the city did not fire arrows. When they reached the city gate, a military commander on top of the city stuck his head out and asked loudly:
"What's wrong with you?"
"Sir, we were ordered to clear out the rebel camp and encountered the remaining rebels. After the battle, only a few of our five hundred brothers were left. The military commander...the military commander also died in the battle!"
Liu Xiu raised his head and shouted loudly at the county soldiers on top of the city.
The defenders at the top of the city did hear the sounds of fighting coming from the rebel camp, but they could not see clearly what was going on. After hearing Liu Xiu's words, the county soldiers at the top of the city did not doubt that he was there and ordered:
: "Open the city gate immediately!"
When the county soldiers in the city gate heard the order, without saying a word, they worked together to remove the heavy door bolt and slowly opened the city gate.
As the city gate opened, Liu Xiu and others immediately ran into the city.
When the county soldiers in the city looked up, they were all shocked. The more than two hundred people who came in were, without exception, covered in blood.
A soldier walked up to Liu Xiu and saw that the leather armor on his chest was torn and the military uniform inside was stained with blood. He asked with concern: "Brother, where are you injured?"
Liu Xiu raised his head, grinned at him, and said casually: "It's okay!"
"I see you are seriously injured, how can you be fine? Let me see!" The soldier touched the leather armor on Liu Xiu's chest, trying to find the wound inside, but there was a lot of blood on the damaged area, but it was strange.
What's interesting is that there are no wounds in the armor.
The soldier was confused and said subconsciously: "This is wrong..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Xiu's sword suddenly came out of its sheath and thrust forward, hitting the soldier's head in the chest.
"Ah -" the soldier screamed, his eyes widened, and he looked at Liu Xiu in front of him in disbelief, his body already paralyzed. As Liu Xiu started to move, Deng Yu and others started to fuck their dicks one after another, and started to attack the county people around them.
The soldiers took the killing blow.
The county soldiers in the city never imagined that one of their own who ran back into the city turned out to be the Chongling Army in disguise. The people were unprepared and were killed by Liu Xiu and others by surprise. In just the blink of an eye, dozens of people fell down.
people.
The military commander on top of the city was shocked when he saw this. He stuck his head down and shouted: "Don't fight! They are our own people! They are all our own people..."
While he was shouting, an arrow suddenly flew up from the city, hitting him squarely in the mouth.
puff!
The arrow entered from his mouth and came out from the back of his head.
The military commander didn't say a word, and fell down on his back, lying on the ground. His limbs only hesitated a few times and then stopped moving. In less than a quarter of an hour, the county soldiers below the city wall were killed by Liu Xiu and others.
All gone.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Xiu took the lead and charged towards the city.
Yi Zhen and Xie Sheng have taken away the main force of the county soldiers. There are only three to four hundred county soldiers left behind in Chaoyang City. More than one hundred people have been lost under the city wall, and the remaining two hundred or so have all retreated.
Go to the top of the city.
Liu Xiu took the lead, carrying the Red Sky Sword that emitted red light, and fought all the way to the top of the city. On the top of the city, he started a close fight with the county soldiers.
At this moment, Liu Xiuye was furious. He fought from the middle of the city wall to the city gate tower. There were more than a dozen county soldiers who fell under his sword alone.
The leading military officer had been shot dead, and more than half of the remaining county soldiers were killed or injured. The remaining county soldiers were no longer able to resist, so some surrendered and others fled into the city.
Liu Xiu left Deng Yu, Zhao Ying and more than a hundred brothers to guard the city. He took the other brothers and entered the city.
As soon as he entered the street in the city, Jiu'er jumped out from nowhere, pointed at the end of the street, and shouted to Liu Xiu: "Lord, they all ran to the county government office! The county government office is over there. !”
After receiving Jiu'er's guidance, Liu Xiu led his men and ran straight to the county government office.
The defeated county soldiers had retreated to the county government office. In addition, there were more than a hundred government officials here. The county soldiers and government officials who had retreated to the county government office had already closed the door and wanted to make a final resistance.
Liu Xiu asked Gai Yan to lead his men and knock on the gate of the county government office. He, Zhu You and Fu Jun, led more than 20 strong men, walked around to the side of the county government office, climbed over the wall and jumped in.
As soon as they came in, they were discovered by the county government officials. There was no unnecessary nonsense between the two parties, and they started fighting when they met.
Most of the Chaoyang County soldiers are new soldiers and their combat effectiveness is not very good. In comparison, the combat effectiveness of the Yamen soldiers is much higher than that of the county soldiers.
Several government officials, some holding swords and some holding ring-shou swords, rushed to Liu Xiu, swung their swords and struck. Liu Xiu held the swords in both hands and swung them outward with all his strength. Ding, ding, ding, several swords came towards him. was bounced away.
Immediately afterwards, he rushed forward, his shoulder hit the chest of a government official, and the sword in his hand was inserted into the other person's abdomen. The two of them fell to the ground together. The government officials around him raised their weapons again and aimed at the lying government official. Liu Xiu slashed at the corpse of the Yamen servant. Before he could draw his sword, Liu Xiu rolled to the side. While avoiding the sword, he kicked the side and screamed, hitting the hilt of the Chixiao Sword. The Chixiao sword was inserted into the corpse. The sword whirled and flew out, hitting a government official in the chest.
Before the yamen servant fell to the ground, Liu Xiu stepped forward, and as he walked past, he pulled out the Chixiao Sword inserted in his chest, returned his sword, and beheaded another yamen servant who rushed towards him. Flip to the ground.
It sounds slow, but in fact it is extremely fast. Liu Xiu's series of movements were completed in one go, taking only two or three seconds.
Liu Xiu was brave, and the morale of the brothers below was greatly boosted. People shouted and drank, and chopped down the surrounding government officials with all their strength.
Five to sixty government officials were killed by Liu Xiu's twenty or so men and were forced to retreat. The corpses lying on the ground were scattered all over the place, covering almost a floor.
Liu Xiu and his party fought from the atrium of the county government office to the front court. At this moment, the gate of the county government office was also knocked open by Gai Yan and others, and the Chung Ling troops from outside poured in like a tide.
The two sides started another life-and-death fight in the courtyard of the county government's front court.
Liu Xiu and others had no way out. They had already entered the city and had no other way out except killing all the enemies in the city.
For them, this battle is the final blow. If they win, they still have a chance to survive. If they lose, it will be a dead end.
Under this situation, Liu Xiu and others unleashed their greatest potential, frantically slashing the surrounding enemies.
The few remaining county soldiers and more than a hundred government officials could not resist. After dozens of casualties, people finally gave up resistance and surrendered.
Liu Xiu ordered the surrendered county soldiers and government officials to be imprisoned, and then he took people to various important facilities in the city, such as granaries, bank vaults, material warehouses, etc. These important facilities are usually guarded. The people must be eliminated as soon as possible to avoid leaving hidden dangers in the city.
After wiping out the government officials guarding the bank, Liu Xiu had people open the door to the bank.
They walked into the bank and took a look. People didn't come back to their senses for a long time. Chaoyang City's bank was very rich. It not only stored a large amount of copper coins, but also a lot of gold ingots.
Zhu You picked up a gold ingot, rubbed it on his body, opened his mouth and bit it, leaving clear teeth marks on the gold ingot. Zhu You opened his mouth so happily that he turned to Liu Xiu and said excitedly: "My lord, This gold is all real!"
Liu Xiu, Deng Yu and others couldn't help but roll their eyes at him. Isn't this nonsense! Where is this place? The county bank! How can the gold here be fake?
Zhu You put the gold ingot in his hand into his arms and said, "Lord, we can't leave this gold to the court, take it all away!"
"Put it down!" Liu Xiu scolded angrily. Although he also wanted to take away all the gold, it was simply impossible!
They have only temporarily occupied Chaoyang City. The main force of Chaoyang County soldiers may come back at any time. By then, they must abandon the city and flee. With so much gold, can they still escape?
Zhu You shrank from being scolded by Liu Xiu, took out the gold ingots he had just put in his arms, and reluctantly put them back to their original place. He muttered, "It doesn't matter if you take away one or two!"
Liu Xiu said quietly: "If everyone goes to the battlefield with one or two gold ingots, they will lose the fighting spirit to fight to the death when fighting the enemy!"
With so much gold in their possession, who would be willing to go to the battlefield and fight for their lives? People would only want to escape from the battlefield as soon as possible and live a comfortable life in a peaceful place.
This is human nature! As long as there is a way to survive, no one is willing to raise their heads and rise up to rebel.
The news that Chaoyang City had been captured by the Chongling Army was quickly spread to the main force of Chaoyang County soldiers by spies.
Yi Zhen and Xie Sheng were dumbfounded after receiving the report. They were stunned for a while before they came to their senses. Xie Sheng asked anxiously: "Where did the Chung Ling Army come from? How did they occupy the county?"
"Chung Ling's army disguised itself as county soldiers and sneaked into the city. Li...Marquis Li who was guarding the city was also killed in the battle!"
Yi Zhen and Xie Sheng's heads buzzed. The latter's eyes turned red and he said to Yi Zhen: "Magistrate Yi, I will lead the army to rescue first, and you will follow later!"
"Okay!" The two of them no longer care about chasing and killing the main force of the Chongling Army. Compared with it, Chaoyang City is undoubtedly much more important.
Liu Xiu's purpose was to attract the main force of the county soldiers back, and then abandon the city and flee. In this way, his own situation would be safe, and the situation of more than 3,000 refugees would also be safe. It could be said that he killed two birds with one stone.
However, when Xie Sheng led the county troops back to Chaoyang City, Liu Xiufang realized that things were not as simple as he expected.
The county soldiers commanded by Xie Sheng can be called the elite of Chaoyang County soldiers. Half are cavalry and the other half are strong infantry. Even if Liu Xiu and others abandoned the city, they would not be able to escape the pursuit of the cavalry.
Although the number of cavalry under the command of Xie Sheng was not large, only about two hundred, but even so, the threat to Liu Xiu's troops was too great.