Eight hundred and fortieth chapters water and fire
The fire light illuminated the entire water surface. Although it was a distance away and in the cold water, looking at the blazing flames, one could still feel the heat rushing towards them. More than a dozen Northern Zhou soldiers rushed out of the room in panic.
The forage yard that was engulfed by fire ran out and headed towards the river. Everyone was carrying a bucket. This was the closest water source they could find.
Before the leader of the team noticed something unusual in the water and ordered him to stop, an arrow roared through the air and pierced his chest. General Zhuang's eyes widened as he watched one enemy after another emerge from the water.
Jump out and rush directly towards your team.
The sudden fire in the forage yard can be said to have frightened the defenders in the north of Xiangyang. After a day of hard fighting, the defenders in Xiangyang City were actually exhausted. Therefore, most of the soldiers who had fought bloody battles for a day in the city withdrew and garrisoned at the enemy's most advanced position.
It was impossible to attack the northern part, so when the forage yard caught fire, many tired soldiers were still sleeping. If it were not for the urging of their companions, they would have been swallowed up by the fire.
It's just that these soldiers only walked through the water. After all, the empty road did not show the enemy's presence, but they did not expect that the real enemy was not on land, but in the water.
The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were eliminated cleanly. The leader waved his hand decisively, and the crossbowmen rushed to the front, holding crossbows and aiming at several roads leading to the dock, while the rest of the soldiers hurriedly picked up the corpses.
Take off their clothes and armor. After all, they were almost naked and sneaked into the city. If they didn't wear clothes and armor, they would definitely suffer a loss in the fight with the enemy later.
"Let's go!" The battle leader was unambiguous, and directly picked up the spear and moved forward along the road. Several soldiers did not forget to light the fire seals they carried with them and threw them into the tent next to them. Soon the empty tent was empty.
Although it will not kill the enemy when it burns, it is enough to create more chaos.
This is just over a hundred people. This team of 800 people is different from the rest of the team. The general can only command fifty people, while the battle leader can command a hundred people. This also reflects the side of Li Xingchen's formation of this team.
The purpose of the force.
The real elites are also truly capable. At critical moments, they can fight one against two or even one against ten.
Because of the transportation of grain and grass and the proximity to Mianshui River, the northern part of Xiangyang City is densely covered with rivers, which are mainly artificially dug and diverted canals. Although these canals are not deep, they can be used for boating on weekdays. At this time, it is even easier for people to paddle forward.
, and more importantly, compared to the rivers outside, these channels are smoother and naturally safer.
Therefore, after Cheng Feng entered the city, he decisively separated his troops. His main purpose was to create chaos, not to capture the city. If he wanted to create chaos, he must avoid it, so the separation of the eight hundred soldiers was absolutely
The effect is greater than that taken together.
The eight hundred soldiers were divided into eight teams, half of them stayed at the forage field, while the other team went directly to the city along the waterway.
Li Xingchen did not tell Cheng Feng his ultimate goal. Therefore, Cheng Feng did not regard lighting the forage yard as his ultimate goal at all. He left half of his troops to deal with the forage yard, and the rest of the troops were dispersed.
The forage yard behind him was already burning, and Cheng Feng clung to a bridge pier, watching the Northern Zhou army urgently assembled on the shore.
Xiangyang City is also divided into an inner city and an outer city. However, compared to Fan City, the inner city is more primitive. In fact, the old city was not abandoned and demolished. Compared to the outer city, the inner city has been damaged in many places.
Moreover, the city is not even as low as the outer city, and there is nothing in the inner city. They are mainly warehouses and barracks. Even the residences of Yuchi Jiong, Cao Xiaoda and others are not in the inner city, but in the south of the city.
s position.
As the soldiers and horses fought along the outer city, these warehouses and barracks were already empty. This is why Cao Xiaoda defended the outer city so hard. Once the outer city of Xiangyang was breached, there would really be nothing to hold on to in Xiangyang City.
, standing on the outer city can clearly see all the arrangements and layout of the inner city.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on the people who built the city before. After all, it is really troublesome to build a city with inner and outer cities nested inside each other, and there will be many twists and turns in the management. So it is better to concentrate all resources to build a taller outer city.
As the original city wall of the inner city fell into disrepair, it gradually became the wall of the military camp. It is more than enough to use the city wall as a wall.
But I'm afraid no one thought at that time that the enemies who were attacking from the east and west directions would suddenly infiltrate from the north gate. At first, Cao Xiaoda thought it was a leak in the forage yard, but soon he received news that one of his subordinates encountered the enemy.
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It means that a water ghost really entered the city.
Cao Xiaoda had to admit that Li Xingchen did give him a surprise, and at this time, the drumming in the outer city also told Cao Xiaoda that Li Xingchen did this deliberately. The fierce attack during the day had indeed made Cao Xiaoda try his best, and he was also naive
He thought that Li Xinchen's attack should end here, but who would have thought that the real attack would actually start from now on. Thinking of this, Cao Xiaoda finally understood why Li Xinchen ordered the withdrawal of troops at that time.
Everyone had naively thought that it was because Li Xingchen felt that there was no point in continuing the attack. Instead of waiting for the enemy to rush to the top of the city and having to pay greater casualties without being able to move forward, it was better to withdraw first.
But only now did Cao Xiaoda realize that this was Li Xinchen's initiative to retreat. He wanted to reserve a certain amount of physical strength for the continued attack tonight and could not squeeze out all the soldiers. Thinking about it now, it seems to be the same reason.
Compared with Li Xinchen's usual vigorous and resolute actions, this time Li Xinchen's attack was indeed a bit sluggish. The army launched an overwhelming attack. However, in fact, Li Xinchen seemed to be a little slow in dispatching reinforcements and mobilizing troops on the city. It stands to reason that there are
After the soldiers ascend first, they should send out enough reinforcements as quickly as possible to completely stabilize the position, especially when the enemy's reserves have not arrived.
This is also what Cao Xiaoda is most worried about today. The main reason is because there are too few defenders in Xiangyang City and only one reserve team. In addition, Xiangyang City is too big, so the speed at which the reserve team can arrive will definitely be greatly reduced. Therefore, there is a priority at the top of the city.
Climbing, the defenders would face great risks. But the fact is that even if the leader of the team was Chen Zhishen, one of the most powerful generals under Li Xingchen, the situation was still not opened up.
Now it seems that Li Xingchen did it deliberately.
More soldiers who did not participate in the siege will play a role tonight. (To be continued)