Liu Xiu looked at the leading man, then at the others, and asked, "Are you all together?"
The leading man said: "Yes, General Liu, we are all from the Green Forest Army!"
Liu Xiu's heart moved and he said: "Green Forest Army? Which Green Forest Army?"
"Xiajiang Army!"
"Xiajiang Army? Why did you come to Nanyang?"
"General Liu, since the Xinshi Army and Pinglin Army were defeated, they have merged with our Xiajiang Army. Now, the brothers from the Green Forest Army in Xiajiang, Xinshi, and Pinglin have become one family. Some time ago, we arrived
Nanyang rescued the brothers who were trapped in the Chaoyang area, and we successfully rescued all the trapped brothers. However, because of the broken relationship, none of us escaped and were captured by the Chaoyang County soldiers."
The leading man said with a red face. Although there was a reason for the incident, he was captured by the county soldiers in the end, which is hard to say.
Liu Xiu asked: "Brother, what is your name?"
"General Liu, my surname is Zangming Gong, and my courtesy name is Junweng!"
The king is hidden in the palace! Liu Xiuxiao asked: "Do you know the purpose of my rescuing you?"
"General Liu hopes that we can participate in defending the city!"
"You have fought against Chaoyang County soldiers, so you should know very well the combat capabilities of Chaoyang County soldiers!"
Zangong nodded and said seriously: "The combat power of Chaoyang County soldiers is no less than that of Nanyang County troops!"
"So you are still willing to work with us?"
"If we work with General Liu, we can still survive. If we stay in the prison, we will only die."
"Staying in Dajian is definitely a dead end, but at least you won't die immediately. Aren't you afraid of being killed by me?"
"I trust General Liu!"
Hearing this, Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "Do you know me?"
Zangong grinned and said: "General Liu, as I said just now, the Green Forest brothers from Xinshi, Pinglin, and Xiajiang have become one family. I heard General Wang Feng mentioned General Liu. If General Liu hadn't taken action in the first place,
Even if we help each other, General Wang Feng will not be able to escape from Xinshi, and he may have died in the hands of the county army!"
"That's it!" No wonder Zangong expressed his willingness to work with him so simply. It turned out that Wang Feng had this relationship. Liu Xiu looked at the people behind Zangong again, and Zangong immediately said: "General Liu
Don't worry, these are my brothers who have followed me through life and death. If I am willing to follow General Liu, they will be willing too!"
Liu Xiu smiled, cupped his hands and said, "With the help of all the Green Forest brothers, we can win this battle!"
Zangong hurriedly returned the greeting, and then said seriously: "Among the Chaoyang County soldiers, the cavalry is the bravest and most powerful. However, in city battles, the cavalry is of little use, which is still beneficial to us."
Liu Xiu raised his head and said, "Let's go to the city to talk first!"
"good!"
Liu Xiu took more than 200 death row prisoners, and first went to the baggage warehouse in the city, selected some weapons that he had handy, and then everyone went straight to the south city wall where the Chung Ling Army was located.
On the way, Liu Xiu told Zanggong and others in detail about the city defense battle that had just concluded.
After listening to Liu Xiu's story, Zangong was secretly surprised. He didn't expect that Chaoyang Cavalry could play such a big role in the siege. He murmured: "It seems that I underestimated Chaoyang before.
cavalry!"
Liu Xiu sighed: "Xie Sheng, the captain of Chaoyang County, is by no means an idle person!" Unfortunately, this man was dedicated to helping Wang Mang and could not be used by his own side. Otherwise, he would definitely be a great help to his own side.
A group of them climbed up the city wall and met up with Deng Yu, Yan Guang, Feng Yi and others. After Liu Xiu introduced the identities of Zang Gong and others, Deng Yu, Yan Guang, Feng Yi and others were all overjoyed.
The people of the Green Forest Army are considered to have been on the battlefield for a long time and have rich combat experience. Although there are only less than two hundred people, they can go directly to the battlefield without any training and pick up weapons. Moreover, they have all been beaten to death row. They obviously resisted the imperial court.
The will is very strong.
The Chongling Army of more than 200 people, plus the 200 people on death row, totaled more than 400 people. Compared with Xie Sheng's troops outside the city, they no longer suffered in terms of numbers.
However, Xie Sheng did not attack the city rashly again, and the county cavalry and county infantry remained outside the city.
When it was almost evening, the main force of county soldiers headed by Yi Zhen arrived at Chaoyang.
This county soldier was swarming with people and was in a dense darkness. There must be more than 2,000 people at least. The county soldiers lined up outside the city, stretched out their posture, and assumed a posture of forcibly attacking the city.
Zanggong, who was standing on the top of the city, walked to Liu Xiu's side, looked at the enemy troops outside the city, and then looked at the burning clouds on the horizon. He frowned and asked, "General Liu, are the county soldiers trying to attack the city overnight?"
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Attacking a city at night is not beneficial to the attacking party.
Liu Xiu squinted his eyes and said faintly: "It's hard to say! During the daytime battle, Xie Sheng already had a rough idea of our troop strength. Now that the main force of the county troops has arrived, if it were me, I would choose to attack the city overnight!"
There was a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides. The county troops had close to three thousand troops, while the Chongling Army in the city only had about two hundred men. The strength gap of more than ten times was enough to make up for all the disadvantages of the attacking side.
Liu Xiu was indeed right, and the county soldiers indeed chose to attack the city overnight.
However, the county soldiers' siege was not a blind and sullen attack. The county soldiers were divided into several groups of soldiers and horses. Three of them were approaching the wall of Nancheng where Liu Xiu and others were, while the other groups were heading towards Chaoyang.
The East City and West City detours.
Obviously, the tactic used by the county soldiers was to divide their forces to attack the city. Because the defenders had too few troops, it was impossible to tightly defend the four cities of Chaoyang, southeast, northwest, and there must be many loopholes.
The team's multi-directional siege can not only seize the defensive gaps more quickly, but also further disperse the defenders' forces.
Seeing three teams of county soldiers heading towards Nancheng, two teams of county soldiers going around to the east city, and another three teams of county soldiers going around to the west, Feng Yi made a quick decision and turned around and said, "My lord needs to take two hundred brothers to guard the west city! Zhong
Hua, Ziling, you two will take a hundred brothers to guard the east city, and I will take a hundred brothers to stay in the south city!"
Liu Xiu frowned and said: "Gongsun, there are many county troops attacking Nancheng. I think Nancheng is still the enemy's main attack area. We need to leave two hundred brothers here in Nancheng. I will take a hundred brothers to Xicheng!"
"Lord..."
Feng Yi wanted to speak, but Liu Xiu waved his hand to him and said in a deep voice: "There is no time, Gongsun, you have to listen to me this time!" As he spoke, he said urgently: "Ziwei, Jun Weng is following
Let me go! One hundred brothers, I will choose from your green forest brothers!"
"Yes!" Zangong said nothing, turned around and called out the names of several people to his brothers, and said: "Take your brothers and follow me to Xicheng!"
Zhu You and Gai Yan said in unison: "Lord, I will go to Xicheng with you!"
"No! You have to stay in Nancheng and help Gongsun defend the city!" Liu Xiu cannot take all the elites away, otherwise, even if Feng Yi leaves two hundred brothers, it will not be of much use.
Feng Yi formulated corresponding countermeasures, Liu Xiulou made some modifications, and then he took Fu Jun, Zang Gong and a hundred Green Forest troops and headed straight for the West City.
The three teams of county soldiers that circled around Xicheng really launched an siege here in Xicheng. Liu Xiu and others, who had arrived at Xicheng first, immediately launched a counterattack against the county soldiers who were attacking the city.
Chaoyang County Magistrate Yi Zhen and County Lieutenant Xie Sheng are both men of outstanding ability. After the Chung Ling Army uprising, Chaoyang, although not near Chung Ling, has been preparing for war. A large number of rolling logs and stones were stored on the city wall.
in case for need.
As a result, their preparation in advance has helped Liu Xiu and others a great help. There is no need to go into the city to collect rolling logs and stones, as there are many ready-made ones on the top of the city.
A hundred green forest troops led by Liu Xiu lifted up rolling logs and rocks and threw them at the county soldiers below the city.
As soon as the offensive of the first team of county soldiers was suppressed, the second team of county soldiers attacked again. Before the Green Forest Army could push back the second team of county soldiers, the third team of county soldiers came again.
Three teams of county soldiers, totaling more than a thousand people, launched a fierce attack together. No matter how high and strong the Chaoyang City defense was, and no matter how many weapons were used to defend the city, it could not be resisted by a hundred people.
Soon, some county soldiers tore through the Xicheng defense line and climbed up along the rope. Seeing this, Zangong was very anxious. He held a large hammer and rushed over quickly. He smashed the hammer down and heard
With a snap, the county soldier who had just poked his head out of the arrow stack fell straight down with his head blown.
The weapons used by Zangong were maces. However, when he was captured, the weapons were confiscated by the county soldiers. He had just been rescued from the prison and had no place to find his weapons, so he just randomly found them in the baggage warehouse.
Picked a big hammer.
This big hammer, from the handle to the hammer head, is made of pure iron. It weighs at least a hundred kilograms, but in Zangong's hands, the big hammer is as light as nothing.
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He hammered down the county soldiers who poked their heads out of the arrow stack one after another. However, he alone could not defend an entire city wall, nor could he withstand so many county soldiers.
Soon, some county soldiers jumped onto the city wall and started a close fight with the defenders on the city wall. Seeing that the number of county soldiers attacking this section of the city wall was increasing, Liu Xiu, holding the Chixiao Sword,
He rushed over with a quick stride.
Before anyone arrived, the sword arrived first. A county soldier who had just jumped to the top of the city didn't even see clearly what was going on. He only saw a red light flying towards him.
Poof! The Red Sky Sword pierced the chest of the county soldier. The latter took two steps back and fell on his back. Liu Xiu followed up, and as he walked past, he pulled out the Red Sky Sword and swung it forward.
, the sword edge slit the neck of a county soldier again.
As soon as Liu Xiu came up, he killed two people in a row. Seeing this, the nearby county soldiers attacked him with swords. Liu Xiu gave a loud shout, swung his sword across, and with two crisp sounds, two swords stabbed at him.
The long sword was bounced away, Liu Xiu took a step forward and swept across with the sword.
Click, click! The necks of the two county soldiers were cut off, and the two heads still wearing helmets fell to the ground.
A county soldier in the crowd quietly took off his crossbow machine, pointed it at Liu Xiu, and pulled the hanging knife. Bang! The crossbow arrow shot out of the crossbow box and went straight to Liu Xiu's face.
At such a close distance and in such a chaotic scene, no one else would have been able to dodge, but Liu Xiu, who was extremely knowledgeable, tilted his head to the side at the critical moment, and the crossbow bolt hit his cheek.
A slit was made in it, and it whizzed past.
Liu Xiu felt his cheeks go cold at first, and then hot liquid flowed down. He secretly gritted his teeth and threw out the Chixiao Sword in his hand.
