Although Lishui City is not big, it is also one of the few fortified cities on the left and right. The Tibetan Soldier Cave on the left and right sides of the North City Gate can accommodate up to two thousand generals.
Of course, at this time, the Chishan Army only had a small number of cavalry scouts monitoring outside the North City, and it was impossible for the guard Xu Bin to wastefully deploy the scarce defense troops in the North City.
At present, there are only two hundred defenders in Beicheng, under the command of the county guard Yan Zhang, watching the movements outside the city.
The Wei family cannot compare with the Shangliu family in Lishui. There are more than a thousand people in the clan. The descendants of the collateral descendants, who account for the majority of the clan, live in poverty and poverty. However, the direct descendants own hundreds of hectares of fields in the county and have more than a thousand slaves.
, but it is also one of the county's most prominent wealthy families.
Wei Yanzhang was not the head of the Wei family, but when he was young, he studied law with Shang Wensheng, a doctor in the official department, and later joined the county government as an official. When his daughter Xiaolan married into the Shang family, she married Shang Zhongjie, the second son of Shang Wensheng, a doctor in the official department.
After becoming his wife, he relied on the support of the Shang family and served as county captain in Lishui County. By now, he was considered one of the top figures in the Wei family.
Since the Chishan Army swept across the land on the west flank of Maoshan Mountain, many of the Wei family's children have fled to Shangjiabao to avoid disaster. Wei Yanzhang's duty was to stay in Lishui City, but he did not want to escape.
However, after Shangjiabao was captured by the bandit army, Wei Yanzhang heard that Shang Zhongjie had taken some of his people to escape to Xuanzhou in the south, and whether his daughter Xiaolan escaped safely or fell into the hands of the bandit army and was destroyed.
, but no news at all.
There is no sign of the rebels attacking the city yet. It is already dark at this moment, and there are only a few rebel scouts wandering outside the North City. Most of the guards in the North City are sleeping soundly in the caves under the city, but Wei Yanzhang cannot sleep.
Down.
He boarded the city gate and saw a sentry guard on the city wall. There were also many people holding spears, spears, knives and bows, sleeping on the ground with their backs against the wall. He did not wake him up. At this time, as long as there were still people staring outside the city
The movement will become.
Outside the city, forest birds flew in fright, and there was a faint sound of flapping wings. Occasionally, there were several dull sounds of war horses neighing.
It seems that some of the rebel army moved outside the North City in the dark at night, but the mobilization of troops and horses inside the city is always several times faster than outside the city. As long as they are not furious and attack the city immediately, Wei Yanzhang has nothing to worry about, and there is no need to
What's alarming?
However, he told the chiefs at the top of the city to keep their eyes open. He walked to the bottom of the city again to see if the city gates were tightly bolted, and saw a group of people walking towards the south street raising fire.
Although Wei Yanzhang was a county lieutenant, since the Chuzhou army crossed the river, Xu Bin, the general of all military camps, led a battalion of the Nanya Imperial Army to garrison in Lishui. Not only Wei Yanzhang, but also the county magistrate and county magistrates and other officials obeyed his orders.
Seeing that this group of less than fifty people was walking towards the north gate with open fire, Wei Yanzhang thought it was the guard Xu Bin who came with the guards to check the situation at night, so he led the people to the front of Juma.
In order to prevent the rebel army from having a small number of spies penetrate into the city and break the defense, anti-horses and sentry posts were also placed between the inside of the city gate and the main street.
Several torches were behind the team. The torches at the top of the city were swaying in the night wind. The faces of the first few people were hidden in the shadows. They couldn't see clearly, but they looked like they were Xu Bin and Wei Yanzhang.
The man went to move the horse away and asked in a loud voice: "General Xu has not rested so late?"
Before Wei Yanzhang finished speaking, he saw a shorter man in black opposite him suddenly raise his hand, and a sword light struck his face.
The distance between the two sides was only three or four feet, and there were three rows of horses separated by them. In the flash of light and stone, Wei Yanzhang didn't even have time to get out of the way. A short sword penetrated his left cheek and came out through his head.
If he uttered another word, he would die.
"Senior Sister Yao, you are so good at killing people with a sword!"
Li Qi couldn't help but praise when he saw this scene. He thought that at such a close distance, apart from being full of vigilance, few people would be able to escape Yao Xishui's sword assassination.
People in Jinling all know that Yao Xishui is unparalleled in sword dance, but who knows that her sword dance can kill people and is also very sharp.
But Li Qi's men were not slow either.
From where they were standing to the city gate and the nearest entrance to the city wall, there were six blocks of horses in two rows and three rows.
When there was a cry of alarm, not only the guards on the first sentry guarding the city wall would react very quickly, but there were also more than 150 guards on three sentries in the hiding caves on the left and right sides. When they heard the call, they would react very quickly.
Within seconds, they swarmed out with weapons in hand.
If they could not control the city gate at the first time, open the city gate, and welcome the ambush troops outside the city, the guards from any other place in the city could quickly arrive here with reinforcements within the time of burning an incense stick.
The Juma were made of hardwood and had spikes on the outside to protect them from impact. Each one was more than a foot long and weighed almost two hundred kilograms. When Li Qi raised his halberd and put it on it, he exhaled and made a sound, one of the Juma was ready.
He flew up in the air and hit the dozen or so guards in front of the city gate who had just regained consciousness three or four feet away.
Seeing this scene, Yao Xishui was also shocked, not to mention the dozen guards in front of the city gate who were frightened and fled in panic.
Every time Li Xiu said that Li Qi was the most brave man in the Li family and that no one in Hongzhou could match him, Yao Xishui thought that Li Xiu was just talking, and Li Qi was very shy every time on such occasions, but he never thought
His seemingly thin shoulders are really powerful?
Even though there were two guards in front of the city gate, they were unable to dodge and were smashed by the flying horses. Their bones were broken and their limbs were maimed. They screamed and screamed, and they couldn't survive it.
No matter how powerful Li Qi was, it was impossible for him to fly all six of the horses several feet away, but he could easily drive away the other five. He then waved his big halberd and headed toward the city gate like a windmill. The ten people in front of the city gate looked frightened.
The garrison with increased value will kill the general and pass by.
Wei Yanzhang was assassinated by Yao Xi as soon as he faced him. The remaining guards in front of the city gate were ordinary guards. Who could be Li Qi's opponent? Every time he slashed his halberd, he brought out a rain of blood. Someone
He hurriedly raised his shield to block, but was split open by Li Qi with his shield and halberd. It was as if he was in an uninhabited land.
A dozen people rushed to open the city gate, while Yao Xishui and the remaining thirty elites climbed up the city wall from the climbing roads on both sides, and immediately seized the north gate tower...
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When he faintly heard the sounds of fighting in the north city, and saw the firelight shining through the city gate, Li Pu knew that Qi'er and the others had succeeded.
Li Pu and Chen Mingsheng immediately drove their horses across the shallow ditch, and personally led the guards who were left in the field north of the city disguised as scouts before nightfall, with only about a hundred soldiers left after being seized by Han Qian. They galloped toward the north gate with their horses.
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Li Xiu led more royal cavalry and recruited more than 500 new soldiers, and lurked in the woods further in the northeast corner. At this time, more than 200 cavalry launched boldly first, trampling with horse hooves, like thunder deep in the earth.
Scroll everywhere.
Li Puchi arrived at the North City Gate, but when they moved away the obstacles such as horses and deer antlers at the city gate, guard Xu Bin also led reinforcements to rush over from the inner streets and alleys immediately, and was gathering the people who were killed in the North City and abandoned their armor.
The guards wanted to retake the North City Gate.
The defenders responded so quickly!
Seeing this scene, Li Pu was secretly frightened. He was worried that his youngest son Li Qi only led a dozen people to guard the inside of the city gate. If they were accidentally dispersed by the guards, their success tonight would be ruined, and the casualties would be extremely heavy.
Although Li Pu and the others also launched the attack late at night, after the fall of Shangjiabao, the defenders were as frightened as a bowed bird and were extremely vigilant. They were completely different from the defenseless Danyang City defenders at the beginning. Most of the Lishui City defenders came after nightfall today.
They all keep their soldiers close to their hands and sleep with their armor on.
Guard general Xu Bin, the county magistrate, and the county magistrate even invited the clan heads of various families to the county government to discuss matters, and persuaded the families to send troops and food to jointly defend against the bandits. When the North City Gate was attacked, everyone had not left yet.
Hearing the attack bell ringing from Beicheng, and the fierce fighting sounds of hundreds of people echoing very clearly in the quiet night, Xu Bin immediately gathered the guards around him, the county government officials and the family troops brought by the clan heads.
Qu, gathered two hundred people and rushed to the north gate.
It doesn't take more than a cup of tea before and after. It can be said that the reaction is very fast.
However, Li Qi was extremely brave, and the more than fifty ambush troops he led were all fierce elites trained by the Duke of East Zhejiang for many years. They suddenly launched an attack, and the defenders in Beicheng didn't even react, and were killed until they ran away with their heads covered.
Thanks to the speed of Xu Bin's troops arriving for reinforcements, the sneak attack in Lishui City did not turn into a chaotic situation like when Han Qian led his troops to attack Danyang.
The city gate was narrow, and there was a mass of fighting inside the city gate, leaving no room for the cavalry to rush into battle. After Li Pu and Chen Mingsheng moved away the horses, antlers and other obstacles outside the city, they dismounted and entered the city with the guards to fight.
Although the climbing roads on both sides of the city gate are under their control, there are more than a hundred defenders on each side who are attacking from the turrets on both sides to the north gate tower.
Seeing that the youngest son Li Qi was extremely brave, guarding the inner side of the city gate with dozens of brave men with shields, halberds, knives or bows, making it difficult for the defenders reinforced from the long street to advance even half a step, Li Pu and Chen Mingsheng took the lead.
Lead the troops up the wall from the city climbing road to ensure that the key point of the North Tower is not recaptured by the defenders.
This also makes it easier for them to shoot arrows from the crenels on the inside and suppress the offensive of the defenders on the inside of the city gate towards the city gate.
Although he had no worries for the time being, Li Pu stood on the north city gate and saw the guards pouring in from all directions in the city. He was also secretly frightened. He regretted listening to Li Xiu and Yao Xishui's instigation and risking an attack on the city. It was hard to imagine this.
If he loses this battle, how can he raise his head in Yueyang in the future?
Even though a considerable number of garrison troops were attracted to the East City before nightfall, the perimeter of Liyang City was only eight or nine miles, and it was only a few miles from the county government office to the north city gate. Troops drawn from Dongcheng and the other two cities passed through the county government office and then
It was only two miles away from the North City Gate.
When Li Xiu led more than 600 infantrymen to the north city, there were more than a thousand defenders inside the city and attacking from both sides of the city wall.
Even though Li Pu and Chen Mingsheng rushed over to join the ambushes in the city as soon as possible, facing the first batch of reinforcements organized by Xu Bin to rush to the North City Gate downstairs, the manpower was still too small, and they could only barely control the narrow upper and lower parts of the North City Gate.
There was so much space that Li Xiu and his troops arrived, but did not open up more space for them to deploy their troops.
In the situation where the size of the troops is not much different, Li Xiu certainly hopes that the fierce and elite combat power in his hands can be fully deployed.
In this way, they can find the opponent's weak point as quickly as possible and cut in hard, exert more pressure on the weak point, first kill and defeat some of the defenders, and then attack the most defeated side.
The elite part of the soldiers spread, and finally disintegrated the defenders' offensive as quickly as possible and won the final victory.
These are the key points of tactics that their father has instilled in them over the years.
Although they are fighting hand to hand in a narrow space, they are confident that they can win the final victory in this battle, but the defenders can also gather the few elites to fight with them. At the same time, the defenders can also mobilize more bows and crossbows to shoot at them.
, forcing them to be even more embarrassed when resisting.
If the elite cavalry guards of the Prince's Palace were suppressed in such a small space inside the city gate for a long time and unable to escape, their casualties tonight would be difficult to control.
However, what Li Xiu was worried about did not happen.
Li Qi fought on the front line for half a stick of incense, but showed no signs of exhaustion. His blood boiled in his chest. He had not charged into the depths of the counterattack array launched by the defenders from the inside of the city before, mainly in the upper and lower parts of the city.
It takes a brave general to stabilize the position, and he should not be too impatient. At this time, when he saw Li Xiu leading more than 20 soldiers into the city, he shouted: "Axiu, come and supervise the formation!"
Before Li Qi finished speaking, he waved his halberd and charged forward with the warriors on his left and right, aiming directly at the position where the guard general Xu Bin was, killing him.
Yao Xishui stood in front of the crenellations of the north city gate tower and had the clearest view of the battlefield inside the gate tower.
The garrison commander Xu Bin and Li Qi were less than twenty feet apart, and they were almost twenty feet away from the crenel on the inside of the north city gate tower. Under the light of the torch, Yao Xishui could clearly see Xu Bin's skinny face staring at the city without saying a word.
Inside the doorway.
Unfortunately, there were dozens of elite guards on Xu Bin's left and right, watching the movements on the left and right like civet cats, and there was no way to kill them with bows and arrows.
At this time, nearly three hundred well-armed soldiers of the Nanya Imperial Guard had already come from the barracks near the county government and were attacking the city gate at her feet.
Previously, Li Qi led his soldiers to guard the city gate. He could see that in a small space of more than ten feet, the soldiers and horses were becoming more and more crowded. Yao Xishui doubted that the surge of soldiers could forcefully overthrow the thirty soldiers led by Li Qi in front of the city gate.
The defense line formed by many people broke out.
Yao Xishui was also frightened, her heart was beating so fast that it was about to fly out of her throat. She knew very well that whether she could withstand this wave of offensive was crucial.
The situation did not worry her for too long. The next moment she saw Li Qi letting go, like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain, charging out from the inside of the city gate. Each halberd slashed out, like a dim rainbow light blooming in the night.
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Even if the defenders who came up were strong, most of them were holding large fine iron shields. No matter how sharp the halberd was, it would be difficult to split the large fine iron shield in one fell swoop. The three soldiers holding shields and armor could not bear the strength and were knocked down and fell to the ground.
, Li Qi’s bravery is enough to make people jaw-dropping.
Li Qi's fierce soldiers on his left and right cooperated seamlessly, advancing and retreating like apes. They didn't know how many times they had rehearsed. As long as Li Qi opened the way for the defender's attack and defense, they would advance with their swords and spears, stabbing or slashing at the opponent.
Bleeding holes were poked around him, and bloody mouths were opened.
In just a few breaths, Li Qi waved his big halberd, and in coordination with the warriors beside him, he killed and maimed six or seven defenders. The soldiers who were close to him were so frightened that no one dared to step forward to parry.
too strong!
Yao Xishui felt like he was going to scream uncontrollably.
Every time Li Qi took a step forward, the soldiers in front of him were forced to take a step back or move to the wings. However, in the small space in front of the city gate, more than 400 soldiers were squeezed into the small space in front of the city gate, which also made the defenders more crowded.
, the elite guards of the county prince's palace gained a wider area of attack, and with Li Qi as the tip of their spears, they pounced ferociously to fight.
At first, guard Xu Bin dared to stand close and supervise the battle. But when he saw Li Qi getting closer and closer to him, he couldn't control the chill running up his tailbone. He finally had no guts to pick up the sword and go forward to fight Li Qi.
, he thought about retreating slightly in order to free up more space, but as soon as he and the guards on his left and right moved, the fierce soldiers of the Prince's Palace standing on the north city gate knocked their swords on their shields and shouted:
"Xu Bin, the dog thief, has escaped. Xu Bin, the dog thief, has escaped. If you catch this dog thief, you will be rewarded with a million dollars!"
The guards in front of the city gate became more and more panicked. Some turned around and ran away, while others were retreating steadily. At this time, Xu Bin could no longer calmly stabilize his position. Seeing that the formations on the left and right became chaotic, he finally gave up his last persistence.
He took the left and right guards and fled towards the county government office.
The army is defeated like a mountain, the defenders are advancing like a tidal wave, and their retreat is like a tidal wave.
Seeing this scene, Li Pu felt an uncontrollable feeling of weakness deep in his bones. He pressed his hands firmly against the wall, and his vest was soaked with sweat after his intuition. He knew the outcome of the Lishui attack on the city at this moment.
It's sort of separated.
"Congratulations to the Marquis for having such a son!" Chen Mingsheng also congratulated Li Pu ecstatically.
Since the battle of Jingshan Temple, they were used as bait by King Xin Yang Yuanyan and suffered a heavy defeat. They were first driven out of Danyang City by the Chuzhou Army, and then their military power was taken away by Han Qian, who was lurking alone in Jinling.
As Han Qian changed the situation and stirred up the entire battle situation, the situation of the Chishan Army was opened up. They had been suppressed for too long.
But all the suppression was released and vented at this moment.
Li Pu also secretly regretted it at this time. If he had known that Qi'er was a dragon, he should have let Qi'er free when Han Qian formed the Chishan Army, and Han Qian would not have become as powerful as he is today.
However, it is not too late to make amends.
Qi'er is so brave, standing on the battlefield as if he is in no one's land, is he still afraid that there will be no achievements in the future, and that he will not be able to open up a bigger situation?
At this moment, Li Pu could not wait to drag Han Qian over to show him how brave Qi'er is, and how fierce the sons of the Li family are.
Yao Xishui was excited and frowned slightly when he saw Li Pu's ecstatic expression, secretly feeling that the palace emissary's strategy might need to be adjusted slightly.
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Gao Shao and Zhang Ping were advancing from the east city step by step. When they led their men to surround the city and attack the city gate tower, which had little resistance, Li Xiu, Li Qi, and Chen Mingsheng each led a cavalry force and rampaged through the city along the streets and alleys.
Kill the defeated soldiers.
At this time, only more than half an hour had passed since the ambush in Beicheng.
Looking at the cavalry in the city and the soldiers standing on the north wall, the elite cavalry guards of the county prince's palace entered the city, including the new soldiers who followed them into the city to gain practical combat experience. The casualties may only be more than a hundred people. It can be seen that the cavalry guards of the county prince's palace have entered the city.
His level of fierceness is beyond the reach of ordinary elites.
They had not seen with their own eyes Li Qi's invincible bravery and almost single-handedly promoted the smooth progress of the battle. However, in order to observe the combat power of the county prince's cavalry up close, several people were arranged to follow Li Pu and Li Xiu's uncle and nephew from the north city last night.
At this time, people sent by Gao Shao rushed to the east city and detailed the fierce fighting at the north gate.
Gao Shao was also secretly shocked that the mediocre and incompetent Li Pu could be such a badass!
Perhaps this is why Li Yu, as the number one general in Chu, even though he has retired for many years, still has real heritage under his command, right?
As for Li Pu, Gao Shao believed that he might not have expected that his son had such magical powers. Otherwise, such a sharp and boundless battle ax would have been sent out to kill in all directions.
Gao Shao secretly felt that things were getting a little troublesome. Li Pu stayed in Jinling in the name of a liaison envoy to comfort Han Qian. In name, he and Han Qian were not subordinate to each other. This also meant that Li Xiu and Li Qi led their troops under Li Pu.
In fact, there is no need to be controlled by Han Qian.
The Li family is so brave. If they capture Lishui City, they will probably expand their troops immediately. They will probably not listen to Han Qian's call in the future, right?
Gao Shao, who was only proficient in pen and ink, immediately called Zhao Jicheng to join the army, and asked him to record the battle in Lishui North City in detail. He then rode fast horses to Donglu Mountain to report the news, while he stayed behind to follow the established plan and cooperate with Li Pu to clean up the subsequent battle situation.
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Even if Li Qi did not show his magical power, according to the prior agreement, Li Pu and others would be responsible for the main attack on Lishui City. After the attack, Li Pu and others would be responsible for defending Lishui City. Naturally, Li Pu and others would also lead the search for the city.
However, when Gao Shao led his troops to occupy the East City, he was not polite to the war supplies, captured soldiers, chariots and horses that the garrison had hoarded in the East City beforehand. He ordered them to be collected and prepared to be loaded and transported to Donglu Mountain. It was impossible to be polite to Li Pu.
Give it up.
After dawn, the faint morning light enveloped Lishui City again, and the war was almost completely over.
Except for the six to seven hundred remnant soldiers, a few noble family members who responded promptly, and a small group of officials who escaped from the South City Gate and the West City Gate, Lishui City, which had gathered nearly 20,000 people for refuge before the war, was completely trapped.
In Li Pu's hands.
"General Gao, this battle has been hard for you and you have been working hard all day long!"
After the overall situation was decided, in the morning light, Li Pu led a dozen people from the county government office to the east city gate tower to see Gao Shao. Zhang Ping felt refreshed and saw that Gao Shao, the general under Han Qian, was also there.
He was extremely polite and greeted me with a bow.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. I never thought that the two generals Li Xiao were so powerful. We couldn't do anything, so we can only say it was hard work." Gao Shao had gone through ups and downs in his life and had long developed a calm temperament. Li Qi
It is always a good thing that the prince's son is so brave in the current situation they are facing, and there is no need to say harsh or strange things.
"Last night we captured County Prime Minister Wei Zhen and several heads of families in Lishui County amidst the chaos. I, the Marquis of Xinchang, have some friendship with them, and I couldn't bear to hurt their lives, so I informed them with affection and gave orders with reason.
, and persuaded them to serve His Highness. They repented deeply and felt that it was treason and injustice for the An Ning Palace to usurp the late emperor. They also deeply regretted that they had aided the tyrants in the past and were willing to surrender to Yueyang to redeem their crimes and perform meritorious services. As the liaison envoy to comfort me, I felt that they should be given this opportunity.
," Li Pu pondered his words and said to Gao Shao and Zhang Ping, "After Gao Du returns, he will speak to Master Han and ask what his opinion is."
Seeing that Li Pu was going to cross the river and demolish the bridge so quickly and drive them out of Lishui City, Gao Shao laughed and said, "It's easy to talk, I will report it to you when I come back."
Zhang Ping, however, secretly felt a headache. Li Pu was able to persuade Wei Zhen and other wealthy family members so quickly to join him, probably because he brought out the name of the old prince. In doing so, he clearly wanted to compete with Han Qian at this time.
The successful strategy of recruiting slaves into the army was at odds with each other. Later, the two of them stayed in Jinling on behalf of Yueyang. One was a recruiting envoy, and the other was a consolation and liaison envoy. How should they get along with each other like this?