Chapter three hundred and ninth lead troops to surprise attack
Wang Feng: "..." He led the army to Yingchuan not to serve the country with his life! He frowned and remained silent.
Liu Xiu said: "Since our army has arrived in Ye County, we must take Kunyang first!"
Wang Chang thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Uncle Wen's words make sense!"
Ye County is located in Nanyang, at the junction of Nanyang and Yingchuan, while Kunyang is located in Yingchuan, also close to the junction of Nanyang and Yingchuan. It can be said that Kunyang is the springboard for the Han army to enter Yingchuan and must be taken
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Wang Feng took a deep breath and asked: "What if the reckless army ignores our troops and goes straight to Nanyang?"
Liu Xiu responded: "We have laid a foundation in Yingchuan, which can also give Nanyang a way out."
Wang Feng thought for a while, couldn't help but sigh, and said: "That's the only way it can be!"
After some deliberation, the 20,000 Han troops headed by Wang Feng and assisted by Wang Chang and Liu Xiu finally decided to attack Yingchuan according to the original plan.
To attack Yingchuan, you must first capture Kunyang.
However, although Kunyang is a small and inconspicuous city, its terrain is steep and its city defenses are strong, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Liu Xiu felt that if he attacked Kunyang by force, it would be very difficult and the casualties would be very heavy. Fortunately, his army had not entered Yingchuan yet, and Kunyang did not know that his army was coming, so he could adopt a surprise attack tactic.
Capture Kunyang in one fell swoop and minimize your own losses.
Wang Feng and Wang Chang both felt that Liu Xiu's suggestion was good, so they sent Liu Xiu to lead three thousand cavalry to attack Kunyang first.
Liu Xiu did not act during the day. At night, he led three thousand cavalry and quietly left Ye County and headed straight for Kunyang.
Even though Ye County and Kunyang belong to two counties respectively, the two cities are located at the junction of the two counties, and the distance between them is very close.
With the three thousand cavalry accepted by Liu Xiu, they marched all the way and successfully arrived outside Kunyang City late that night.
Also coming with Liu Xiu this time were Jia Fu, Ma Wu, Yao Qi, Zhu You, Feng Yi, Gai Yan, Fu Jun, Zang Gong and others. It can be said that Liu Xiu brought out all the elites under his command.
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After arriving outside Kunyang City, Liu Xiu did not let the large group of people approach the city. He took Jia Fu, Ma Wu, Yao Qi, Zhu You and others to circle around the outskirts of Kunyang first.
Kunyang is indeed a small city, but the city wall is not short at all. The city wall is three feet three feet long, which is the standard height of a large city wall.
Liu Xiu and others did not approach Kunyang City, but used the cover of night to wander far outside the city.
The sentries on the top of the city couldn't see them, but because there were torches on the top of the city, they could see the situation clearly on the top of the city.
Perhaps because of Nanyang's relationship in the west of Kunyang, it can be clearly felt that the west city defense of Kunyang is far stronger than the city defense on the other three sides. There are many torches on the top of the city, and mobile patrols holding torches can be seen from time to time.
It can be seen that Kunyang also focused on guarding against the Han army that might attack from Nanyang.
Kunyang is surrounded by city defenses, and the weakest defense is undoubtedly the east city.
When Liu Xiu and a group of people arrived at the East City, he felt that the torches on the city walls were much sparse. He waited for two quarters of an hour, and during such a long time, not a single patrol team passed by on the East City wall.
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After observing the whole circle, Liu Xiu had a clear idea.
Jia Fu urged his horse forward, came to Liu Xiu's side, and whispered: "My lord, the west city of Kunyang has the most perfect city defense, followed by the south city and north city, and the east city has the weakest defense. This can be our army's breakthrough point."
Liu Xiu nodded with a smile and said: "Jun Wen's words are very much to my liking. Come on, let's go back!" As he spoke, Liu Xiu turned his horse's head and returned the same way to join his own group of troops.
Then, Liu Xiu took his three thousand cavalry and quietly bypassed Kunyang City, and stopped at a depression two miles away from Kunyang City to the east of Kunyang City, allowing the soldiers to dismount and rest.
Jia Fu, Ma Wu, Yao Qi, Zhu You, Feng Yi and others dismounted one after another and gathered around Liu Xiu automatically and consciously. Liu Xiu looked around and said, "Put up the tent!"
Following his words, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Bu, Xu Ying, Xu Fei, and Xu Ting immediately took out a rolled up tent and unfolded it. Instead of setting up the tent, they The tent was draped over the heads of Liu Xiu and others.
Then the six of them stood around the tent, holding the hilts of their swords.
There was a tent covering his head. Liu Xiu took out the fire stick and blew it. There was light inside the tent, but the light was blocked by the tent and could not be seen outside at all.
Liu Xiu handed the fire seal to Zhu You. He picked up a stone and drew a square on the ground. He drew the west side of the square and said: "Through the observation just now, the Kunyang defenders focused on defending. The west city, and the weakest defense is the east city! I think we can first send a group of skilled brothers to secretly climb the east city wall, kill all the defenders, and open the gate for the main force of our army!"
Zhu You said: "Lord, let me go!"
Liu Xiu glanced at Zhu You and remained silent. If it weren't for a war, Liu Xiu would have said something bad about Zhu You. With your size, is it still like climbing a city wall? I can't tell you whether the rope can hold you up!
Yao Qi pondered for a moment and said: "My lord, many of my brothers are good at climbing. I can leave this matter to my subordinates!"
Liu Xiu's eyes suddenly lit up, she nodded, and said, "Next time, I can ask Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo to help you!"
Yao Qi cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Lord!"
Liu Xiu said seriously: "Secondly, your task is to open the city gate, and you are not allowed to fight in the city, let alone rush into the city!"
"My subordinate understands!"
Liu Xiu said: "Zizhang!"
Ma Wu responded: "My subordinate is here!"
"Next time, after opening the city gate, you lead a thousand soldiers and horses to penetrate Kunyang for me, and be sure to block the Xicheng garrison within the limits of Xicheng!"
"I obey my orders!"
"Gongsun!"
Feng Yi responded: "My subordinate is here!"
"After entering the city, you lead eight hundred soldiers and horses to attack Beicheng. You must block the Beicheng defenders to death!"
"I obey my orders!"
"Ju Qing!"
Gai Yan cupped his hands and said, "My subordinate is here!"
"After entering the city, you lead eight hundred troops to attack Nancheng. You must block the Nancheng defenders in Nancheng!"
"I obey my orders!"
Liu Xiu looked around at everyone and said: "The rest of the brothers, after entering the city, follow me to attack the county government! Now is the Chou hour. When the weather reaches Yin hour, we will take action!"
"Yes! Lord!" Everyone responded in unison.
Liu Xiu now has the style of a general, and he can give orders easily. Obviously, he has already formed a complete strategy in his mind.
After the pre-war meeting, Liu Xiu signaled to Zhu You, who blew out the fire seal. After that, everyone opened the tent and went to order troops to prepare.
Time passed minute by minute, and when it was almost midnight, Yao Qi took Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Bu, and more than thirty of his elite spies to sneak towards Kunyang City first.
Liu Xiu and others were not idle either. He said to the people around him: "Give me the order. The man will hold the grass in his mouth, the horse will hold the horse in his mouth. The horse's hooves will be wrapped in a cloth. We will be on standby one mile away from the east city of Kunyang!"
The surrounding messengers bowed one after another, then dispersed, running in all directions, lowering their voices to convey Liu Xiu's orders to the entire army.
According to Liu Xiu's instructions, all three thousand war horses were wrapped in cloth towels, and then the bells on the horses were removed and the horses' mouths were tied. People did not dare to ride horses, so they led the horses and walked one mile outside Kunyang East City.
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Then, everyone headed by Liu Xiu held the reins of the war horse tightly with one hand and the sword under the ribs with the other. They knelt on one knee, squinted their eyes, and quietly observed the situation on top of Kunyang City.
Let's talk about Yao Qi and his party, none of them were wearing armor, they were all wearing black night clothes. In the night, they were like ghosts, sneaking silently under the Kunyang city wall.
Then, two spies stood side by side, leaning against the city wall behind their backs. Another spy stepped on their thighs first, then stepped on their shoulders. As the two of them stood up, the two spies standing on their shoulders stood up.
The man raised his head and tilted his ears to listen to the movement on the top of the city.
They were outside the city and did not see any guards standing on this section of the city wall, but not seeing them did not mean there were none. The guards might also be standing on the inside of the city wall and could not be seen outside the city.
However, as long as there are people, there will definitely be movement. No one can stand still and watch unless he is asleep.
The spy who stepped on two companions had extraordinary hearing. Even the slightest movement within seven or eight meters could not be detected by his ears.
Since Yao Qi took over the spies, he has recruited many capable people.
The man stepped on the shoulders of his two companions, raised his head, and remained motionless, as if he had been frozen. After more than ten minutes, he got off his two companions, walked up to Yao Qi, and whispered
Said: "Sir, there is no one!"
When Yao Qi heard this, his face was filled with joy. He nodded to one of his men who had already prepared. The man took off the flying claw from his waist, swung it twice, raised his arm, and threw the flying claw high.
Go to the top of the city.
Click!
The iron claws hooked the arrow stack and made a soft sound. After waiting for a moment, the spy pulled the rope hard and it felt strong enough. He grabbed the rope with both hands and kicked the wall with his feet, like a monkey, speeding
Climb quickly to the top of the city.
The people below looked at him intently. In just ten seconds, he had climbed up the three-foot-three city wall. When he reached the top of the city, he climbed over the arrow stack lightly and huddled in the shadow behind the arrow stack.
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He was thin, dressed in black, and huddled in the shadows. He seemed to be integrated into the shadows. Even if someone walked closer, it would be difficult to notice that there was actually a person squatting there.
The thin spy huddled in the shadows, his big round eyes moving around, silently sizing up the situation at the top of the city. It is not that there are no sentries at the top of Kunyang East City, but the posts are very loosely placed.
The sentry closest to him was at least twenty-five or six meters away from him, and he was sitting on the ground, holding a spear, his head hanging down, and taking a nap. This was why he threw the flying claw up and did not disturb him.
Anyone's reasons.
After seeing clearly the situation on the city wall, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He reached back and grabbed the rope on the iron claw, lifted it up twice, and repeated this three times. When Yao Qi and others below could see clearly, people took out the flying claws they carried and tied them to the rope.
When they were done, they pulled the rope twice more. The thin spy on the top of the city understood and slowly pulled up the rope with more than a dozen iron claws.
After that, he fixed these iron claws on the arrow chopper one by one. While fixing the iron claws, he also quietly approached the dozing sentry.
This sentry is too close to them and must be eliminated.
