Three thousand soldiers rushed in the night. They did not take the main street, but ran along an alley under the east city wall. The military camps and government offices were in the west city, commerce was concentrated in the middle, and the east was the residential area. Patrol soldiers
I generally don’t come to the east.
Occasionally, someone would open a window to peek, and then quickly close the window. After a while, three thousand people rushed to the south city wall. Wei Rulin waved his hand, and the captains led their troops to separate.
Wei Rulin personally led nearly two thousand soldiers to the east upper corridor. He waited for a while and estimated that several other teams were in place, so he led the army and set off.
The Jin army was divided into two groups. One group of 400 men was responsible for destroying the enemy troops at the city gate, while the other group of 1,500 men was led by Wei Rulin and rushed up the corridor.
It was very quiet on the top of the city. There were three hundred soldiers on the city tower. Today was the first night. The soldiers did not dare to sleep. They patrolled back and forth near the city tower. Two patrol teams of fifty people each patrolled along the city wall.
A large iron bell was hung under the east wall of the city tower and was guarded by two soldiers. The hub of the suspension bridge and the city gate was on the west side of the city tower. Wei Rulin came up from the east with the main purpose of capturing the bell in time.
As soon as they entered the city, they were discovered immediately. A soldier asked loudly: "The password!"
Wei Rulin said to the captain Yifeng: "Attack!"
Yi Feng led a hundred lightning soldiers to attack. They raised their crossbows and fired. Two soldiers guarding the alarm bell were caught off guard and were shot down by random arrows. The sudden change shocked the defenders and shouted: "There are enemy troops!
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At this time, hundreds of lightning soldiers rushed forward like lightning and controlled the alarm. Wei Rulin shouted: "Kill!"
One thousand four hundred soldiers attacked and the captain of the city guard shouted: "Sound the alarm! Ring the alarm!"
The idea was right, but it could no longer be realized. A dozen soldiers rushed towards the alarm bell, but could not get close. Instead, they were surrounded by lightning soldiers, and they were all killed in a matter of seconds.
There was a flash of swords on the top of the city, and only the faint sounds of clashing weapons and screams could be heard. Hundreds of soldiers below the city were also surrounded. They knelt down and surrendered, and were disarmed and taken away by the soldiers.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the patrol soldiers on the city ran to both sides. However, they were hit by intensive crossbow arrows. The arrows came like a heavy rain. Most of them fell to the ground in an instant. The remaining dozen soldiers were so frightened that they lay on the ground and shouted.
surrender.
As the captain at the top of the city was beheaded by Wei Rulin, the remaining two hundred soldiers knelt down and surrendered.
In this battle to seize the city, the Jin army had an absolute advantage in strength and ended in just a stick of incense. Not a single one of the 500 soldiers escaped? Either died or surrendered? All of them were eliminated.
The peripheral soldiers deployed by Wei Rulin did not work. This was to prevent the patrol soldiers from arriving just in time. They may not be used. It was also because there were relatively few patrol soldiers and their actions were not discovered.
Wei Rulin immediately ordered three torches to be lit and waved into the darkness in the distance...
In the dark night, how long had Yang Mi and his 17,000 soldiers been waiting? They did not have an exact time, but were patiently waiting for the signal from the top of the city.
Frankly speaking, in addition to responding internally at night, they still have many ways to capture Linyi City, such as sneak attacks during the day, or storming the city wall at night. But from the perspective of avoiding street fighting and causing minimal damage to the city, this method is the best.
"General, there's fire!" the soldier pointed at the city and shouted.
Yang Meng also saw the three torches waving in the dark night. He cheered up and ordered: "Enter the city!"
The army set off and rushed towards Linyi County along the official road...
In the county town, a patrol of twenty soldiers was running towards the South City Gate. They received a report from a watchman that there was a fight at the South City Gate. This group of soldiers came to check the situation. They were still a few meters away from the city gate.
After more than thirty steps, the soldiers from the city stopped them, "Command!"
"Shocking everywhere!"
The leading brigade commander loudly replied: "There is a fight here. What's going on?"
"Brothers had a small conflict. It's nothing. It's been resolved."
The leading brigade commander glanced at the other party in confusion. He suddenly felt that there was something wrong with the other party's armor. They were all leather armor, but the other party had Mingguang armor. I heard that only the Emperor's Guards in the entire army had Mingguang armor. What was going on?
"Boss, why is the city gate open?" A sharp-eyed soldier suddenly discovered that the city gate was actually open.
The brigade commander's heart pounded, and he knew something was wrong. He laughed twice and said, "Since there's nothing to do, I'll leave."
He turned around and was about to leave with his soldiers when hundreds of soldiers suddenly appeared around them, surrounding them and aiming their crossbows at them.
The brigade commander was so frightened that his voice changed, and he raised his hands and said: "Don't do anything, I... I surrender!"
"Throw away the weapon!" the captain said coldly.
The brigade commander quickly put down his knife and spear, and said to the soldiers urgently: "Put down your weapons quickly!"
The soldiers put down their weapons one after another. Several soldiers came forward and picked up their weapons. The captain waved his hand and said, "Go to the alley!"
The brigade commander was so frightened that he begged, "Brother, please spare us! I surrender!"
"Don't worry, I won't kill you, just go to the alley."
Twenty soldiers quickly followed the brigade commander into the alley. The Jin soldiers quickly disappeared and the street became quiet again.
At this time, Yang Meng led the army to the city gate, and Wei Rulin came out to greet him, "See you, general!"
"How?" Yang Meng asked with a smile.
"Fortunately, the enemy troops were not alerted. General, please follow me!"
Seventeen thousand troops entered the city, and they followed Wei Rulin and ran towards the enemy camp.
Outside the military camp, there were five to six hundred Jin Army lightning soldiers hiding on both sides of the military camp gate. Several soldiers were looking towards the military camp gate. The military camp gate was relatively deep, dozens of steps away from the street, and the exit was sandwiched between two shops.
There is an alley between them, but the alley is wider and about twenty steps deep.
The gate of the military camp is tightly closed, and there are more than 20 soldiers patrolling the door. A sentry tower is still being built next to it. It is only half-finished and will be completed tomorrow.
Wei Rulin came to the entrance of the alley and took a look inside. He turned back and glanced at Yang Meng. Yang Meng nodded to him. Wei Rulin immediately ordered: "Do it!"
Hundreds of soldiers appeared at the same time, raised their crossbows and fired at the camp gate. The crossbow arrows shot like a storm toward the camp gate that was more than 20 steps away. The soldiers standing at the camp gate were unable to dodge, and they were hit by arrows one after another, and there was a sudden scream.
"Kill him!"
Wei Rulin gave an order, and hundreds of soldiers threw away their crossbows, brandished their spears, and charged forward. A dozen ropes were tied around the gate, and they pulled hard. The gate of the military camp collapsed, and hundreds of lightning soldiers rushed in.
Yang Meng also shouted: "Fight in!"
He led seventeen thousand men into the military camp...
This was a battle without any suspense. When the main force of the Jin army entered the camp, almost all the 10,000 Zhu Si troops were asleep, including the general Pan Ling. They had no choice, either surrender or die. Groups of soldiers were escorted out.
General Pan Ling was also escorted out in a state of panic. His arms were tied behind his back, he was wearing a white tunic, and his feet were bare. His eyes were full of anger and surprise. He really couldn't figure out how the Jin army could suddenly attack. He was not prepared at all.
nothing.
Yang Meng looked at him and saw that he had no intention of surrendering, so he waved his hand to indicate that he should be taken away.
These generals who are captured and refuse to surrender will usually be escorted to Chang'an for investigation by the Ministry of War. If they have not committed any evil deeds, they will be released and returned to their hometowns. If they have committed serious evil deeds, their lives will usually be difficult to save. If the evil deeds are not serious, they will spend a few days in prison.
Years in prison.
On the contrary, soldiers, if they are well-trained elite soldiers, will be incorporated into the Jin army. Ordinary soldiers will be punished lightly. If they are captured on the battlefield, they will have to mine for three years. If they are captured before the war or take the initiative
If you surrender, you will usually be released and returned to your hometown.
According to the rules, these 10,000 troops belong to the latter. Although the rules have not changed, in fact, ordinary soldiers are basically no longer sent to mines for mining, but are sent directly back to their hometowns. The reason why the rules have not changed is that
To a large extent it was intended to deter enemy forces.
Three days after the night attack on Linyi County, Li Bing personally led 20,000 cavalry in Ju County and wiped out the 10,000 troops who had gone from Yizhou to Mizhou for support.
At this point, Zhu Si's 30,000-strong army left in Qi was completely destroyed, and all eleven states of Qi were captured by the Jin army.
With the complete demise of the Qi State, Zhu Si's dynasty has been completely surrounded by the Jin army. In the north is the Hebei Army commanded by Yao Jin, in the east is the Jiangnan Army commanded by Li Bing, in the south is the Jingxiang Army commanded by Zhang Yun, and in the west is Pei Xin's command
The Guanzhong Army, with 300,000 troops, surrounded the Central Plains.
But Guo Song was not in a hurry to eliminate Zhu Si immediately. He was still waiting for the final opportunity to come.
But another threat lurking in the dark peered at Guo Song and his family like a poisonous snake.