subvert the late Tang Dynasty

For three days in a row, the gates of Cao Quanzhu in Sizhou City were closed tightly, and Zhu Wen did not act rashly.

Since there was no war, Zhu Wen would steal fish with Huang Ying twice from time to time. Huang Ying had just tasted the forbidden fruit, and when she was most excited, Zhu Wen certainly would not refuse.

On the fourth day, Hu Zhen's men and horses also arrived outside Sizhou City, and the two groups of men and horses joined forces to start the siege battle.Of course, Zhu Wen's "demolition team" blasted the gate of the city first, and the two sides started a fierce battle at the gate of the city.

Due to the narrow and long passage of the city gate, although there were many rebels, they could not take advantage of the number of people in this narrow and long gate.

Most of the swarming crowd couldn't help themselves, and those who rushed to the front could only mechanically wave their weapons such as knives and guns when they were crowded by the brigade behind them.At this moment, all the martial arts moves have lost any meaning, what can be used is to slash, slash, and slash again...

Rolling logs and rocks were constantly thrown down on the city wall, and the catapults of the rebels kept throwing boulders at the top of the city. Both sides suffered casualties to varying degrees.Two hours passed, and the city gate was still not captured, Zhu Wen had no choice but to order the troops to withdraw.

In the past, Zhu Wen was able to rush into the city when he blew up the city gate, because the enemy had never heard of such a thing as "Shocking Thunder", and when they were suddenly shocked into a mess, Zhu Wen's men and horses were able to successfully attack him. into the city.

But now Cao Quanzhen already knew about Zhu Wen's weapon, and had prepared in advance. At the moment when the city gate was blown up, he had already prepared a large number of people near the city gate. How could it be so easy for Zhu Wen to succeed?

But after all, there was a disparity in the strength of the two sides, and the city gate was blown up again. It was only a matter of time before the city was broken.Cao Quanzhen's only reliance was Gao Pian's reinforcements. He only wanted to rely on his remaining 6000 troops and the 2000 troops in Sizhou City to support until the moment Gao Pian's reinforcements arrived.

Zhu Wenwen and Hu Zhen's troops made some adjustments, and the second attack continued. The narrow city gate had already piled up thick corpses. Cao Quanzhen's face was ashen, knowing that Sizhou City could not be defended for long, but Gao Pian's troops Nowhere to be seen.

In Cao Quanzhen's mind, Gao Pian had an army of [-] in Huainan, and he definitely had enough strength to block the rebels to the south of the Huaihe River.But my emergency document has been sent out for several days, but Gao Pian's reinforcements have not arrived for a long time, so I am extremely anxious.

Little did he know that Gao Pian didn't have the time to care about the survival of a mere Sizhou City. He was still devoting all his energy to studying the internal punishment he got from Lu Yongzhi, hoping that he could comprehend the way of heaven and be able to do so in his lifetime. Prolong life and even live forever.

It was Lu Yongzhi who received Cao Quanzhen's battle report. He would not care about the survival of Sizhou City, let alone the life and death of Cao Quanhuang.Therefore, Huainan has no troops to send to support. How can Cao Quanzhen wait for reinforcements?

When it was getting late, when Cao Quanzhen saw that the rebel army was about to enter the city, he had no choice but to give an order to withdraw the troops, and withdrew from Sizhou City with the troops in Sizhou City and his own troops from the Tianping Army. There are only 4000 people in total.

Cao Quanzhen still didn't give up. He stationed troops on the north bank of the Huaihe River, trying to block Zhu Wenwen and Hu Zhen's troops with the natural danger of the Huaihe River.

Zhu Wenwen and Hu Zhen's men entered Sizhou City, and while appeasing the people, they sent people to chase Cao Quanzhen's men.The chasing soldiers reported that Cao Quanzhen had crossed the Huaihe River, burned down the pontoon bridge, and camped on the north bank.

Zhu Wen smiled and said to Hu Zhen: "Cao Quanzhen is indeed worthy of being a famous general. With just a few thousand troops, we can make our two groups struggle. It's not bad, it's really not bad."

Hu Zhen also laughed and said: "It's a pity that he doesn't have enough troops, so he is doomed to be defeated. Hehe, I will lead the troops to bypass Hongze Lake, go ashore from Linhuai, and attack Cao Quanzhen from behind. The third brother will take the opportunity to attack from the front When we cross the Huaihe River, we will be able to encircle and wipe out Cao Quanzhu's men and horses."

Zhu Wen said with a smile: "Then it's hard work, brother Hu. I will feign an attack from the front to divert Cao Quanzhen's attention, so that Cao Quanzhen has no time to be distracted and take care of his back."

Hu Zhen said: "It's still the third brother who is thoughtful, I'm going to set off overnight."

Zhu Wen exhorted: "Be careful all the way, put safety first, victory and defeat come second."

Hu Zhen said gratefully: "Thank you, third brother, for your concern, I will take care of it. When this battle is won, third brother must make a table of dishes with his own hands to reward my brother and me!"

Zhu Wen scolded with a smile: "Brother Hu, why have you become like that kid Zhu Zhen and you are so talkative now? If you really want to eat, I will ask Zhu Zhen to make a table for you. Learned."

Hu Zhen hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Come on, the food he cooks is not as delicious as the cooking made by the master chef in the camp kitchen!"

Zhu Zhen, who was on the side, stopped doing it after hearing this, and said bluffingly: "I said, brother Hu, don't slander my craftsmanship indiscriminately. After all, I am also a professional. If you don't believe me, you can ask third brother and sister Ying, Yes, there is also Brother Huaiyu. You all tell me, is the table of dishes I cooked two days ago delicious?"

Huang Ying smiled and said, "It's okay! At least ten dishes have been fried and there are still two that can be eaten..."

Zhu Zhen blushed a little after hearing this, and complained: "Master, can't you save me some face? How can I say that I am also a general now, and I also need to show face."

Xu Huaiyu, who had been taciturn all this time, suddenly said, "You want face? I really didn't see it."

The words spoken by the more taciturn people can often cause huge repercussions. This is the case now. After hearing Xu Huaiyu's words, everyone echoed one after another, which made Zhu Zhen feel very embarrassed.He shook his head and sighed: "Brother Huaiyu, I thought you and I were really good brothers, but I didn't expect you to slander me like this, it's too hurtful!"

Zhu Wen coughed, and said seriously: "Okay, okay, don't talk so much nonsense, we will have a good celebration when our army crosses the Huaihe River, and it won't be too late to talk nonsense!"

Zhu Zhen muttered in a low voice: "I remember that the first person to talk nonsense this time was yourself!"

Zhu Wen stretched out his fingers and flicked a chestnut on Zhu Zhen's forehead, pretending to be angry and said: "You are the only one talking nonsense! Hurry up and arrange manpower and boats, and prepare for a feint attack, so as to cover Brother Hu and cross the river by detour."

Only then did everyone disperse one after another, busy with their own tasks.

Only Huang Ying and Zhu Wen were left in the big tent, Huang Ying said with a smile: "I have been in the army for many years, and only in your army can I see such a scene of using soldiers amidst laughter and cursing, but it feels quite good. Dear."

Zhu Wen said: "Sometimes a few words of nonsense can also relieve the pressure and make the soldiers have a happy mood, so that the soldiers will fight more easily."

Huang Ying said with a smile: "The ancients talked about laughing and using soldiers, which is probably nothing more than that."

Zhu Wen said: "Let's talk and laugh, but tonight is destined to be another sleepless night. Let's go out and have a look."

Huang Ying stretched her face forward, narrowed her eyes, pointed to her cheek and said, "Kiss me!"

Zhu Wen smiled and kissed Huang Ying's pink and tender face, and then kissed her with a small cherry in her mouth, and did not let her go until Huang Ying's kiss was so distracted that she couldn't breathe .Zhu Wen laughed and said, "What a greedy little cat!"

Huang Ying blushed and said, "I hate it! I just asked you to kiss my face lightly. Who told you to kiss endlessly, which made people panic..."

Zhu Wen smirked and said, "My dear Yinger, have you thought about it again? Why don't we solve it while there is still some time?"

Huang Yingjiao said angrily: "You are going to die, you, the enemy is in front of you, and you still have this mood." Even though she said that, her eyes were rolling, her cheeks were flushed, and she clearly liked her very much, but due to the time and place, she was a little different. It was appropriate, so he had to pretend to be righteous.

Zhu Wen saw it, as if he stepped forward to hug Huang Ying. Huang Ying escaped from Zhu Wen's embrace with a giggle, and said with a blushing face, "Let's go out first to see how the battle is going, and wait until we cross the Huaihe River. Anyway, the days to come It's long!"

Standing on the tower at the north gate of Sizhou City, Zhu Wenwen and Huang Ying looked at the Qinhuai River illuminated by the moonlight in the distance. There were countless lanterns and torches on both sides of the river, illuminating the entire Qinhuai River like daytime.

On both sides of the Huaihe River, Cao Quanzhen and Zhu Zhen led armies to confront each other across the river. From time to time, the sound of mighty war drums came, and Zhu Zhen launched attacks again and again, as if trying to cross the river.But every time he encounters resistance, he withdraws his troops, and it doesn't take long for him to attack again.If so, again and again, it is futile but never tired of it.

Zhu Wen said with a smile: "Zhu Zhen, this kid, it's really like that. It seems that Cao Quanzhen doesn't want to sleep peacefully, and he doesn't know where Brother Hu's troops are? By then, we will be able to cross the Qinhuai River."

Looking at Zhu Wen's tall back, Huang Ying felt admiration for this kind-hearted and resourceful lover, and a burst of sweetness rushed into her girlish feelings.

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At this time, Hu Zhen had already disembarked from Hongze Lake. Due to the limited number of boats in Sizhou City, only 2000 people could pass at a time. Hu Zhen boarded the boat himself and urged the fleet to move forward. after.If it is dawn, the enemy will inevitably find out, and there will be no chance for a sneak attack.

Hu Zhen gave an order: "The warship moves forward at full speed! Be sure to break through Cao Quanzhen's camp before dawn!"

The soldiers responded with a bang...

Can Hu Zhen successfully sneak attack?Will Zhu Zhen's feint attack be seen through by Cao Quanzhen?Cao Quanzhen, as the envoy and vice-captain of the Tang Dynasty, would he return to the army to protect his own town when he saw the enemy's strength like Gao Pian?Next time continue...