Northern Dynasties

Chapter 606

Xiangyang City is surrounded by water and backed by mountains. The structure of the city can be described as steep and solid. There are almost no loopholes in the city defense. It can be said that it is very difficult to break into it through external forces.

But almost none does not mean none at all, especially for a famous general like Liu Zhongli, who was born in Xiangyang and has been studying military affairs for a long time, many details that ordinary people ignore, in his opinion, are opportunities that can be greatly utilized.

The embankment starts from Wanshan Mountain, borders the Hanshui River in the east, and reaches the west gate of the Fucheng. The military and civilians are forbidden to pass through it on weekdays, so it is often ignored by people subconsciously. However, it is a shortcut that can directly reach the Fucheng.

After Liu Zhongli led his troops to the embankment, he immediately rushed to Fucheng.At this time, Xiangyang City was still very nervous because Liu Zhongli was about to go north, and the attention of the personnel was concentrated on the vicinity of Xianshan Weir, and there were even pedestrians going in and out of the west gate of Fucheng.

Of course, the defenders on the top of the city soon noticed the sudden appearance of this seemingly ill-intentioned team. They immediately shouted for vigilance, drove away pedestrians inside and outside the city gate, and tried to set up a barrier to resist horses in front of the city gate. Precautions.

However, Liu Zhongli's troops have already been bullied so close, and of course there will be no more time for the defenders to respond calmly. The men and horses galloped like an arrow off the string, and soon rushed to the east side of the embankment, and swooped down from above, almost blinking. In the meantime, he had already rushed to the gate of Fucheng.

"Your servant, do you know who I am? You can't die if you give up your weapons, and you will kill if you resist!"

He rushed to the gate of the city in one breath, and with a shake of the horse in Liu Zhongli's hand, he picked and killed the two young soldiers in front of the city on the spot, and then looked at the panicked crowd in front of the gate and shouted.

The shadow of a famous tree, Liu Zhongli still has great prestige in his Xiangyang township. When the guards at the city gate saw the face of the person, they all exclaimed and fled to the city subconsciously, not daring to stop and resist at all.Some people even gave out cheers and admiration, and put on a posture to welcome them into the city.

Liu Zhongli laughed out loud when he saw this, he didn't expect things to go so smoothly, Dang even set up his horse and led his troops towards the city.

At this time, the Fucheng was already in chaos because of Liu Zhongli's arrival, and it was impossible to organize an effective offensive at all.Liu Zhongli sent hundreds of soldiers here to guard the city gate, while he himself led the rest of the people to rush towards the state capital. As long as he controls the state capital and captures the family members of King Yueyang, then today's surprise attack can be said It's over!
The Liu clan in Hedong was originally from Xiangyang, and Liu Zhongli had been in Xiangyang for many years in his early years, and there were many people from Xiangyang in his army.

During the journey Liu Zhongli led his troops to the state capital, many Xiangyang scholars and people holding sticks joined the team, making the team expand to thousands of people.

"Shen Zi returns to his hometown and takes charge of Xiangyang!"

Hearing the shouts of the people surrounding him, Liu Zhongli also had a smug smile on his face.Shenzi is his small name, and the villagers shouting this is naturally not to humiliate him, but to express their closeness and support.

Although the people who joined his team greatly delayed the team's progress, Liu Zhongli couldn't bear to expel these villagers who were running to support him.And in his opinion, the warm welcome of Shimin into the city also means that the overall situation has been settled.

At this time, the state capital had already known the news of Liu Zhongli's entry into the city. On the one hand, they sent someone to notify King Yueyang who was still sitting in Xianshan outside the city, and on the other hand, they quickly organized a counterattack.

But under Liu Zhongli's great reputation and the great momentum after entering the city, the soldiers who were still in the city were also afraid to fight and did not dare to take orders.

Cai Dabao, who stayed behind in Fucheng, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Just when he was at a loss, one person in the straight hall lined up the crowd and stepped out, pointing at the crowd and shouting: "Liu Zhongli, who used to abandon his king in Jiankang Father, you entrusted Hou Jingcai to castrate and steer bulls, so why not be afraid! You and the people of Xiangyang are deeply favored by the King of Yueyang, even if you have no power to kill the enemy, you should have the ambition to die! If you are not afraid of death, why should you be afraid? Killing thieves? Is there a man in the city who will fight against thieves with me!"

He Ruotun's vicious tongue was as usual, but it also aroused the shame of the people present to the greatest extent.Yes, what's so scary about Liu Zhongli?When facing Hou Jing in Jiankang, he was more docile and obedient than a steer, how can Xiangyang be the place where he dominates!

As a result, hundreds of strong soldiers soon emerged from the mansion, each beating their chests and shouting to go out with He Ruodun to kill the enemy.Cai Dabao was naturally overjoyed when he saw this, he hastily armed everyone with the best armored horse equipment in the mansion.And when these people rushed out of the state capital, Liu Zhongli's team, surrounded by the crowd, was only a few miles away from the state capital.

When other people saw the scene of dense crowds blocking the long street, they were inevitably frightened, but He Ruodun ignored them. He let out a roar with a horse in his hand, and charged towards the crowd first.

"kill!"

Amid He Ruodun's roar, the horse lance in his hand had already pierced through several rebels in front of him. As the horse lance was pulled out, the corpses of those rebellious soldiers immediately spewed blood. This bloody scene quickly scared away the people nearby.

These rioters originally imagined that after Liu Zhongli, the arch defender, entered the state capital, they would always be able to share some benefits because of their support.Originally thought it was just a simple task of parading in the street to praise Wei, but didn't expect that his life would be in danger, so he was frightened out of his wits.

Although the rioters were greatly shocked, the killing would not stop because of this. Seeing that He Ruodun set an example, the other soldiers did not dare to think about appeasement. The most important thing right now is to kill the thieves who entered the city. They all waved their knives and rushed forward to kill.

"Forgive your life, spare your life..."

At this moment, the people could no longer care about raising flags and shouting for Liu Zhongli, they wailed and begged for mercy, and fled in all directions.

"Don't act rashly, the number of thieves is small, and they will be defeated soon!"

Liu Zhongli was still shouting and trying to stabilize the situation, but these soldiers and civilians came uninvited before, and now they would not greet him when they fled. The armored soldiers who entered the city were all in disarray, unable to gather together.

"The thief takes his life!"

He Ruodun, who was the first to charge, had rushed forward at this time. Although he didn't know Liu Zhongli, but he could tell that his armor staff was not an ordinary soldier.

Seeing this, Liu Zhongli quickly raised his horse to block the attack. Although he successfully blocked the opponent's attack, his shoulders sank sharply, and at the same time, his arms were sore and swollen, even with the old injuries on his shoulders. It hurts.

"Who are you? When will Xiangyang be garrisoned by this brave general?"

The contact between the two sides, Liu Zhongli felt the strength of the opponent's arm, his face changed immediately, and he asked loudly.

After He Ruodun heard the words, he laughed loudly and said: "This is He Ruodun, the disciple of Governor General Li Dadu of Jingzhou. Is it true that the thief general Liu Jianniu? Take your life!"

Liu Zhongli didn't know that He Ruodun had given him this new nickname, but after hearing He Ruodun's self-report of his family, he was shocked. He didn't expect that King Yueyang, in collusion with foreign enemies, had gone deep into the enemy and directly defended the city.

He didn't know how many troops from the Western Wei Dynasty were still in the city, but he felt that he was no match for He Ruotun in front of him alone, so he immediately withdrew and returned to his own team.When He Ruodun saw this, he chased after him with his lance, and shouted loudly: "Liu Qiangniu is here, all the officers and men hurry up and capture the leader of the bandit together!"

Wu Ben of Liu Zhongli's department had already been shattered by the rioters. At this time, He Ruodun led all the brave soldiers to rush to kill him. He immediately lost all vigor and turned back towards the city gate.And those civilians who had warmly supported him before all scattered and fled in all directions, making the whole street extremely chaotic.

He Ruodun led all the people in the state capital, and soon rushed to the west gate of the capital city.During this period, Liu Zhongli's troops were able to take a breather because of the previously arranged garrison soldiers to support them, but after counting the troops, nearly half of them had been lost, and they seemed to have been scattered in the city.

Liu Zhongli was still stationed at the gate of the city, but He Ruodun led the crowd to catch up with him, he didn't stop to catch his breath, and charged here.Under the impact, the formation that had just stabilized suddenly became chaotic again, and many soldiers subconsciously rushed out of the opened city gate.

"Temporarily withdraw from the West Mountain, and then attack the whole department!"

If the good situation collapsed, even though Liu Zhongli was unwilling, seeing that the morale of the army had lost, he could only withdraw with regret.

So not long ago, Liu Zhongli's men and horses rushed into Xiangyang Fucheng like a rainbow, but now they withdrew from the city in a hurry. Zhu Zhu sighed and said: "How can He De of Yueyang accumulate such a strong man? Li Boshan in Mianbei can control the powerful, I think he is not a vulgar..."

Although the successful attack on Xiangyang failed, Liu Zhongli could also feel that the public opinion foundation of King Yueyang's rule in Xiangyang was not solid when he entered the city. He just entered the city to make noise, so many scholars and people flocked. It is conceivable that King Yueyang is definitely not the people of Xiangyang The hero we sincerely support.

After evacuating Xiangyang City, Liu Zhongli retreated to Xishan temporarily.Xishan is composed of a series of mountains, forests and hills. The rich families in Xiangyang are also happy to live here, closing the mountains and running their family businesses. Even Liu Zhongli's family has a garden here.

But right now is the critical moment to capture Xiangyang, Liu Zhongli naturally has no time to go home to visit relatives, after the army arrived at Xishan, he dispatched envoys to patrol the mountains and fields, hoping to recruit powerful tribes from the left and right of Xishan, including some temple monks and temple slaves in the mountains and forests If they can be organized as many as possible, it will also be a considerable fighting force, which can help him continue to capture the city.

Soon, several tyrants came to recruit, adding hundreds of soldiers to Liu Zhongli, which also greatly increased Liu Zhongli's confidence, and he simply moved to a temple in Wanshan to maintain the pressure on Xiangyang City.

However, the good times didn't last long, and the scouts dispatched by Liu Zhongli soon reported back that there was a large group of people from the western region of Xiangyang heading towards Xiangyang by land and water!

(End of this chapter)