The first thousand and ninety-four chapters rainy night attack
The messenger was not a soldier, but an ordinary civil servant. He was so frightened that he said tremblingly: "It is the King of Qi who has informed the governors of various states and the chief historian to go to Licheng County to report on his duties."
“What states are there?”
"Mainly Qingzhou, Zizhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou. Mizhou has been taken away by Zhu Si, so there are only these four states. I have notified Zizhou and Qingzhou. Next, I will go to Dengzhou and Laizhou."
Li Bing also knew about the agreement between Zhu Si and Li Na. Mizhou had been taken away by Zhu Si, but now Li Bing was concerned about whether he would be discovered by the enemy.
He pondered for a moment and asked: "When was the letter you sent to the Qingzhou governor?"
"That's this afternoon!"
Li Bing calculated in his mind that the other party would probably set off tomorrow morning, so he would be encountered by the other party and his whereabouts would be leaked.
Li Bing asked his men to send the courier to Laizhou, and then release the courier after they captured Licheng County.
He immediately sent for a guide, who was not a businessman but was led over by the soldiers. This businessman had been walking between Qizhou and Dengzhou for more than 20 years and knew the roads here well.
Li Na asked him: "Yesterday you said that there is another road to Licheng County. Is it also an official road?"
The businessman quickly said: "It's also an official road, called Laoguan Road. That road mainly runs along Jishui River. Thieves have often appeared in recent years. Now few people take that road."
"Where are the government and the army?" Li Bing asked again.
The guide shook his head and said, "The army and the government are far away from that road and generally don't take it. They all take this road now."
"Can we change the route now?"
“Just in front!”
Xiang Dao pointed to the front and said: "There is a small green river five miles ahead. Walk along the small green river and you can reach Laoguan Road."
Li Na immediately ordered: "Inform the scouts in front that we are about to divert!"
Two days later, Li Bing's army entered Qizhou, and his fleet also entered Qizhou at the same time. The team and the fleet were almost parallel. At this time, Li Bing received two men who came from Licheng to deliver a message and learned that
Did you know the situation in Licheng County? Is it completely consistent with the King of Jin's inference? After Zhu Si withdrew his troops, Li Na would definitely divide his troops to regain the lost territory? There would not be too many troops in Licheng County.
This information made Li Bing even more energetic. After a day's rest, it was just getting dark. The team set off again and walked more than eighty miles. At three o'clock the next night, the team finally arrived twenty miles away from Licheng County.
Licheng County has undulating mountains in the south, but plains in the north, with patches of woods scattered in the wilderness of Yima Pingchuan, and surrounded by large wheat fields.
The weather in the past two days was not very good. There was continuous spring rain. The clouds were drooping, and a thin drizzle fell on the face. The surroundings were dark. The team slowed down and walked until five miles away before completely stopping.
At this time, could they see the dark city walls of Licheng County? Before sending troops, Li Bing had mastered the basic situation of Licheng County through the scouts of Licheng County.
The three moats in the east, west and south of Licheng County have all been filled in by Zhu Si. Only the moat outside the north city wall has not been moved. Is it not that Zhu Si does not want to fill it in? But it is meaningless to attack from the north city? The north moat is less than one mile away from Jishui.
? The battlefield could not be opened, and the Jishui River, which was dozens of feet wide, also daunted Zhu Si's army.
The North Moat is like a ditch dug from Jishui. It leads out from the northeast and flows back to Jishui from the northwest. It is the water source of the moat.
There is no farmland here, and there are dense forests along the shore.
This unique integration of city and river is quite similar to that of Yangzhou, which made Li Bing immediately think of a strategy to destroy the city.
Although his 50,000-strong army stopped temporarily, his fleet did not stop. Fifty large ships loaded with 10,000 soldiers sailed toward the towering city...
At present, the military strength of Licheng County has reached 18,000 again, and 5,000 soldiers have been deployed to defend the city at night. The commander-in-chief Pan Yu is also very experienced. He does not know that the Jin army has captured Dengzhou. He is just worried about Mizhou and
Zhu Si's army in Yanzhou would not attack Licheng County, so he strengthened his defense at night.
At night, Wang Chongxin also appeared at the top of the city. He would come to the top of the city for inspection almost every night. He was worried that the soldiers would be slack and sleep secretly at night. In that case, the city wall would basically have no defense at all.
Wang Chongxin happened to meet the commander-in-chief Pan Yu. Pan Yu quickly stepped forward and saluted, "Why don't you, Prime Minister Wang, take a rest at this late hour?"
Wang Chongxin smiled and said: "I'll go back soon. Thank you Pan Jiajun for your hard work."
Pan Yu sighed and said: "Those of us who are generals should work a little harder. It is the prince who is worrying. If he was half as diligent as the Prime Minister, we would not be bullied so harshly."
Wang Chongxin understood what Pan Yu meant. Ever since his eldest son Li Sigu went out to stabilize the situation, Li Na had committed another crime and indulged himself in the drama of joining the army again. In the past few days, he could not even be seen.
The soldiers may not know what's going on, but the generals all know that the lord has really disappointed them. They all hope that the lord can give way to the eldest son in time.
Of course Pan Yu had the same idea. He hesitated and asked in a low voice: "Do you think the Prime Minister will give up the throne to the Crown Prince?"
"Don't think about this kind of thing now, it will lead to death!" Wang Chongxin immediately stopped Pan Yu sternly.
Pan Yu didn't dare to say anything. Wang Chongxin nodded, "I'm going back to my hometown first. If there is any emergency, come to me. I will inform the prince!"
Wang Chongxin turned around and left, and Pan Yu sighed lowly. The Qi country was in decline, and now the soldiers could not see a future!
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Pan Yu also went to sleep in the south city tower. The time gradually passed the third watch, and the soldiers patrolling the city were at their sleepiest time. At this time, the fleet coming from the northeast had gradually approached the moat.
There is a checkpoint when Jishui enters the moat. Cargo ships enter the moat from here, and then enter the city through the water gate. The checkpoint is both an inspection checkpoint and a tax checkpoint, but they have been pulled out by Jin army scouts. A 4,000-stone building ship
He passed the checkpoint smoothly and entered the moat. The moat was ten feet wide and two feet deep, and could even sail a giant ship of five thousand stones.
"what is that?"
A group of sentries patrolling the North City suddenly spotted a group of huge ships sailing into the moat not far away. The huge black shadow of the ship's hull looked particularly terrifying in the dark night.
"It's the fleet!"
The leading brigade commander recognized the figure of the ship and shouted, "Quickly sound the alarm!"
Several soldiers rushed towards the city tower. At this time, many soldiers on top of the city saw the fleet and shouted in horror.
There were more than a thousand soldiers on the North City. Many soldiers were sitting on the battlements and dozing off. At this moment, they were all awakened by the shouts. They all stood up and looked around. The first big ship was already approaching the city wall, and the treadwheels below were rumbling, as if
Muffled thunder rolled across the sky.
The soldiers on the other tops of the city stood up and looked to the north. Everyone's eyes were full of doubts and confusion. They were worried that they were enemies, but they didn't dare to believe that they were enemies. Even Pan Yu, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened.
"What's the sound?" Pan Yu asked as he walked out of the tower.
The soldier shook his head, not knowing what the sound was. At this moment, the alarm bell rang loudly above Beicheng, "Dang! Dang! Dang!"
Pan Yu was shocked that he was an enemy. He shouted: "Sound the alarm!"
The alarm bells sounded at the four city tops at the same time. The whole city was alarmed, and countless soldiers rushed to the north city head.
At this time, fifteen large ships approached the city wall, and arrows rained down from the ships. More than a hundred Qi soldiers who rushed forward were hit by arrows and fell down. The Qi soldiers behind were so frightened that they fell down one after another and lay on the city wall.
Dare to move.
Under the cover of arrows, long boards were put up on the city head. These long boards are three feet wide and two to three feet long. They have a certain elasticity and are equipped with iron hooks at the front. The iron hooks at the front of the long boards are firmly fixed.
Soldiers hooked to the city wall, wearing bright armor, holding shields and short spears, rushed to the top of the city along the wooden planks.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of soldiers rushed to the top of the city first. The arrows on the ship also stopped shooting. More and more soldiers rushed to the top of the city. At this time, soldiers from the Qi army who came from several other city tops to support also arrived.
, the two sides fought fiercely on the top of the city.
The bow and stern of the big ship were connected with wooden planks. The soldiers in the ships behind rushed forward and gradually swarmed up to the city.
Pan Yu didn't have time to ride his horse, so he ran from the south of the city. When he rushed to the east city, he happened to meet the deputy general Yang Ping running towards him. Pan Yu quickly asked: "What's going on? Where is the enemy?"
"It's the Jin army!"
Yang Qing said in a trembling voice: "Jin Army! It's the Jin Army who is coming to kill us!"
Pan Yu was furious, grabbed him by the neck and shouted: "How many Jin troops are there? What's going on in Beicheng? Tell me clearly!"