Ma Shixiu was on the first ship. He looked at his men and told them to be careful and not to make any big noise. Otherwise, once other men discovered that they had escaped, the morale of the army would definitely collapse.
As a result, just after leaving the water gate, I vaguely noticed that there seemed to be groups of blurry shadows approaching on the river in front of me.
"What's going on?" Ma Shixiu thought to himself, and tried to open his eyes wide to see.
Look at that, how many boats are there?
Just when I had this idea, I suddenly heard a voice: "Fire the arrow!"
"Bang bang bang..."
As a veteran, I am most familiar with the sound of bowstrings.
As soon as I heard it, I knew it was bad, the enemy was attacking!
However, it was so close that he didn't even have time to react. The arrow had already arrived almost as soon as he heard the movement.
"Ahhhh..."
Continuous screams suddenly sounded, and many people on the deck were hit by arrows, and then fell into the water, making a "pop" sound.
Ma Shixiu's arms and chest were also hit by arrows. However, the chest was protected by armor and did not penetrate into the flesh. However, his arms were actually hit by several arrows.
"Bang bang bang..."
The sound of bowstrings was still ringing. It was obvious that people on the other side could shoot arrows continuously in the dark, or maybe there were too many people.
In short, under the rain of arrows, the rebel ships had no power to fight back.
"kill……"
When the ships collided, a tall figure in the darkness shouted loudly, then jumped onto the rebel ship, killing everyone he saw.
The ship behind started to light up torches and shoot out rockets.
Other boats continued to row forward, passed behind the fighting boats, and entered the water gate.
In addition, some boats stopped at the water gate and had no time to get in. They threw out their flying claws and climbed directly to the top of the city.
Obviously, these ships have a division of labor in advance, otherwise, they would not be able to operate so efficiently.
Zuo Liangyu, who was at the back of the fleet, suddenly turned pale when he heard the movement in front. He knew what happened without going out to see.
During the day, I didn't see any ships from the Imperial Navy, so I thought they hadn't arrived yet. They must have arrived a long time ago, and this was the main force stealing the city!
It's over, the city is about to fall, the water gate is blocked again, it's like a turtle in a jar!
The old and cunning Zuo Liangyu couldn't think of a solution for a while!
"Dad, what should I do? I don't know how to drink water! Dad..."
Listening to the crying and howling, Zuo Liangyu finally came back to his senses.
My son doesn’t know how to swim, and he doesn’t know how to swim either!
And this guy is just fooling around, so what if he knows how to swim? Can he still escape?
"Dock, hurry up, dock!" Zuo Liangyu still had the mood and time to care about his son, so he shouted loudly, wanting the boat to dock back to the dock.
However, by this time, it was already too late.
More and more boats have rushed into the water gate, and they are greeted by bows, arrows, flying axes and the like.
The rebels, who were not prepared for battle in advance, were immediately met with heavy casualties.
"kill……"
The garrison on top of the city had already been mobilized by Li Guoying, just to facilitate their exit from the city. However, the result was a surprise attack by the imperial officers and soldiers. Without the support on top of the city, they were left alone.
When they saw the torches lighting up at Water Gate, the imperial naval warships waiting in the distance immediately set sail and rushed over for reinforcements.
The entire city of Kuizhou, along with sections of city walls on both sides of the water and land, were filled with shouts of killing.
The time to steal the city was chosen to be the darkest time before dawn. Not long after the fight, the sky in the east turned white, and the morning sun shone on the earth, ushering in the light!
At this time, the imperial officers and soldiers had taken control of the city gate, and a large number of soldiers were rushing in through the city gate.
Du Yinxi had been watching the battle when the war started. At this time, listening to the movements in the city and the reports from his men, he knew that most of the rebels had put down their resistance and Kuizhou Prefecture had been captured.
So, he moved to the top of the city of Kuizhou Prefecture and watched the situation in the city from the top of the city.
There were fires in many places, but they were generally controllable. Sporadic shouts of killing could be heard in various parts of the city. There were imperial officers and soldiers everywhere, either searching for more rebels or escorting rebel prisoners out of the city.
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Seeing the Governor's flag on the city top, generals from all over the place came over to report the results of the battle.
"I will finally meet the Governor..."
Zeng Ying strode over. Before he could finish his words, Du Yinxi hurried forward, supported him, and looked at him worriedly: "How are you doing? How's the injury?"
They saw many arrows hanging on Zeng Ying's body, some broken by him and some not broken. There was a large amount of blood on Zeng Ying's body, as if he had been showered with blood.
While Du Yinxi was speaking, he turned to look at the group of people behind him and asked with the same concern: "How are your injuries?"
Behind Zeng Ying, Dong Qiongying, Li Zhanchun, Yu Dahai and others were all similar to Zeng Ying, which made him very worried.
I heard Zeng Ying say with a smile: "Thanks to the armor given by you, the general only suffered some minor injuries, it's not serious!"
"Yes, sir, I didn't expect that this armor is not only light, but also stronger. It is really easy to use!"
"Thanks to the armor, we were able to withstand the rebel counterattack when we first reached the city!"
"..."
Listening to the chatter and hearing that each of them was full of energy, Du Yinxi smiled happily and immediately said: "It's okay if it's okay, it's okay if it's okay. I'll ask you for credit later!"
After finishing speaking, he smiled again and said: "These new armors were made by Your Majesty, and they will become the standard armors in the army in the future. In the Battle of Jizhou, we defeated hundreds of thousands of captives, thanks to these armors!"
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be surprised. Such useful armor was actually made by the emperor?
It’s really awesome!
The current emperor is much stronger than the previous emperor! At least the blacksmith's work is much more useful than the carpenter's work!
Awesome!
Everyone was surprised for a while, and then Zeng Ying said with a bit of regret: "The last general has been attacking the Yamen, but he has not found the traitor general Zuo Liangyu. I don't know where he is hiding!"
"It doesn't matter, under siege, he can't escape even if he has wings!" Du Yinxi didn't feel at ease after hearing this, but comforted them and said, "Dig the ground three feet, and sooner or later he will be dug out."
As they were talking, they heard footsteps coming again, and at the same time, there were shouts: "Hurry up, be honest!"
Everyone heard the sound and looked around, only to see a group of people approaching from another direction on top of the city. The leader was tall and could be recognized from afar as Yang Zhan, a fellow they were familiar with.
I saw that they were escorting a group of people over. As they walked, they kept yelling at the group of people who were tied up.
Seeing the Governor looking over, Yang Zhan immediately left them, walked a few steps quickly, and reached Du Yinxi first, saying with a smile on his face: "Sir, when the general attacked Shuimen, he happened to encounter the fleeing left thief.
, has been captured alive by the general, and two ships of property have been seized by the way!"
Upon hearing this, Du Yinxi was overjoyed and captured Zuo Liangyu. Then this time the suppression of the rebellion would be perfect! From then on, the court had a serious problem!
Zeng Ying and others were very surprised after hearing this. They didn't expect Yang Zhan to be so lucky. Zuo Liangyu took his belongings and ran into Yang Zhan's arms?
This contribution can even be said to be greater than that of fighting to the death on his side and being the first to attack the city!
Thinking of this, Zeng Ying clasped her fists without envy and congratulated Yang Zhan: "Congratulations to Brother Yang for your great achievements!"
Others followed suit and congratulated him.
When Yang Zhan heard this and saw that their bodies were stained with blood, like hedgehogs, he quickly clasped his fists in return and said, "It's all thanks to everyone, I'm just lucky!"
These words are really not polite. Looking at Zeng Ying and the others, you can tell that they have gone through a bloody battle. If it weren't for the fierce offensive here, Zuo Liangyu might not have escaped, and he would not have been hit by him!
Du Yinxi was in a good mood. When he heard their words, he immediately laughed and said: "You have all made great achievements this time. I should take credit for you!"
While talking, Zuo Liangyu and others were already escorted in front of them.
"Kneel down!" the escorting soldiers shouted and forced these rebel leaders to kneel down.
"Sir, I have always been loyal to the imperial court!" Zuo Liangyu was not injured at all. He knelt down on his own initiative and cried to Du Yinxi, "General, I have been fighting for the imperial court and suppressing thieves all my life.
Now the imperial court wants to bring the general to trial, but he refuses to accept it!"
"I don't accept it, we don't accept it..." Zuo Mengeng knelt beside him. His body was wet. He must have fallen into the water. There were no scars on his body. He also shouted after his father.
Others, on the other hand, were more or less injured, and Ma Shixiu's injuries were probably the most serious.
Du Yinxi looked at them and sneered: "The court has already announced your crimes. What are the facts? Don't you have a clear idea in your own hearts? No matter how many times you chop off your heads, it won't be enough to atone for your crime!"
"Come on!" Du Yinxi didn't bother to talk nonsense with them, and immediately ordered, "take them down and escort them back to the capital."
"Sir, I'm unjust..." Zuo Liangyu shouted without giving up while being escorted away.
Just at this time, a group of generals came up to the city and met them head on.
Zuo Liangyu recognized at a glance that the leader was He Renlong, known as He Madman, and quickly shouted: "Brother He, Brother He, for the sake of our friendship, please help and beg for mercy!"
If he was taken directly to the capital, he knew that he would probably die without a chance to survive. Unless Du Yinxi, a close confidant of the emperor, could protect him, he would have hope of survival.
He Renlong is not in a very good mood! Not only did he fail to achieve the first victory in the attack on Fucheng, but he also heard that the Shu people captured Zuo Liangyu and others. This means that all the credit was taken away by the Shu people.
He was still thinking about returning to the rank of commander-in-chief as soon as possible, but that was probably out of the question.
As he was walking, he heard movement. When he looked up, he naturally recognized it. This was the person he wanted to catch most, Zuo Liangyu.
Now that I saw him being tied up, the credit must belong to someone else. Under the old and new grudges, I immediately became angry.