The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 476 The Contest Between Experts

From the top of the city, Li Yuan looked down the city by the light of the torch. Yang Yong's men and horses were overwhelming, overwhelming the city, and he didn't know how many people there were. The city wall was approaching, and they only shouted near the moat, while the bows and arrows, rolling logs and stones of the Tang army on the top of the city were desperately lowered, but most of them were aimless, and few of them could hurt Yang Yong's men.

Li Yuan understood at a glance, huh?The rebels are bluffing. After all, the defenses on our city are limited. It will save a lot of trouble for them to attack again after they have released them for a while.So cunning Yang Yong!In addition, this also shows that they are short of troops, or they are waiting for an opportunity. This opportunity is when these spies in the city want to open the city for them.Hehe, Yang Yong, Yang Yong, you have so many minds, we are cousins, we used to be competent in the same palace, your prince's mansion has also been in your past, I have never seen so many twists and turns in your stomach before.But no matter how cunning you are, I will never let you succeed today!
"Stop! Pass on my orders, wait until the bandits are within range before attacking!" Thinking of this, Li Yuan gave an order and stopped his soldiers.

In this way, it would be of no avail for the soldiers of the rebel army to carry the siege objects such as ladders and other siege objects near the moat with their teeth and claws on the top of the city.The Tang army on the top of the city had stopped fighting, and the bows, arrows, rolling logs and stones were also stopped, and they just stared at their performance.

What is going on?It turned out that Yang Yong innovated the empty city plan, and asked Qu Tutong and Luo Shiying to bring 3000 troops into the homes of ordinary people. As an undercover agent, he led more than 2 troops into the mountains and forests hundreds of miles away, waiting for Li Yuan to take the bait.

This is similar to the police catching thieves and squatting in the pit to guard the spot. Yang Yong and his 2 horses squatted in the mountains and forests for one night.The temperature difference between day and night in Hengshui area is obvious in late autumn, and the night already has the breath of winter, especially after the third watch, the temperature plummets, almost to freezing point.The soldiers were so cold that their teeth were fighting. It was like wearing a cape with frost. When the mountain wind blew, it hurt like a knife.But afraid of being discovered by Tang Jun's secret work, they dare not light a fire to keep warm, and they dare not exercise to drive out the cold. They can only endure it like this, and they can't sleep. In fact, they can't sleep in this environment.

Drink a few sips of cold water when you are thirsty, and take a few sips of cold and hard dry food to satisfy your hunger when you are hungry. This crime is worse than that of the refugees in the refugee camp.

Many soldiers gave Yang Yong extra clothes to wear, and delicious food to Yang Yong to eat, but Yang Yong took them over and gave them to the younger, weaker and hungry soldiers. These people were moved. I have to cry bitterly.

It's not that Yang Yong is acting like a showman. He has grown from a precarious traverser to a mighty king of rebels. He has endured all kinds of hardships and tribulations over the years, and he knows that the more difficult the moment, the more he must stand the test , the more I can't take the lead in doing something special, it's so easy to get away from the soldiers, not to mention that most of the more than 2 horsemen are just surrendered by the Tang army. Only with appeal can the army have cohesion and combat effectiveness.

But doing so is by no means just talking. It requires dedication, extraordinary perseverance and balance.Fortunately, Yang Yong was born in a poor family before crossing, otherwise he might not be able to persevere.

Staying up like this until dawn, this is how life feels like years.But when the news came that Li Yuan's Tang army did not enter the city, Yang Yong was also a little discouraged. Could it be that his plan was in vain?Was the crime of this night in vain?
He was not reconciled, and knowing that Li Yuan had neither entered the city nor retreated, he led the soldiers to continue hiding in place with a glimmer of hope.

Yang Yong knew that Li Yuan was definitely a top player. It was not easy to win against such a top player. This was not only a contest of wisdom, but also a test of patience and will. If he couldn't stand it, he would undoubtedly be a loser.

Fortunately, after dawn, the temperature slowly rose, and the soldiers felt much more comfortable.Yang Yong saw that the soldiers were all sleepy, so he ordered them to take turns to be vigilant, and the rest rested on the spot. Soon more than 2 soldiers fell asleep in the mountains and forests.

After waiting until the afternoon, the good news came that the big fish finally took the bait, and all of Li Yuan's [-] Tang troops marched into Hengshui City.

Yang Yong was happy in his heart, it was not easy to hook this big fish!But he also knew that this was only the first step to success, and if he failed, the fish would pull himself into the water and swallow him.Yang Yong held back his excitement and calmed down so that his soldiers would rest until evening before ordering to assemble.

After a day's rest, these young people all regained their spirits. Yang Yong let them eat some dry food and drink some water.

After dark, Yang Yong took the 2 people and brought some siege objects, and quietly approached Hengshui City under the cover of night.

At three o'clock, they arrived near Hengshui.It was already quiet at night, and under the cool starlight, Hengshui City looked like a giant black beast crouching on the ground from a distance.

Five miles away from the city, afraid of being exposed in advance, Yang Yong led his soldiers to hide. More than 2 pairs of eyes stared at the dark Hengshui City not far away. set signal.After more than four hours of marching, the soldiers were sweating all over, just taking this opportunity to rest and recover their strength.

A quarter of an hour later, there was indeed movement in the city, and several fires lit up the sky.When Yang Yong saw that it was time to act, he ordered the soldiers to light torches, take the siege objects, and rushed towards Hengshui City with shouts.

When they rushed to the bottom of the city, the city gate was still closed.Because, the [-] undercover agents in the city were not only setting fire, sending signals, and creating chaos. Qu Tugai and Luo Shiying also had a more important task, which was to open the gates of the city, mainly the south gate and the east gate.Because Yang Yong's troops are limited, he mainly focuses on these two sides.

At this time, a strong attack is definitely not possible. There are 2 Tang troops in the city, and Yang Yong only has more than [-] horses.So Yang Yong had an idea, and while waiting for the opportunity, he asked his men to bluff first, pretend to attack Hengshui, and consume the supplies of the Tang army's defense of the city.

After more than 2 people got the order, they only waved flags and shouted near the moat, and did not rush forward. Because it was dark, the Tang army defending the city did not understand the intention of the rebels for a while, and many of them went to the city to fight while they were still asleep. He threw himself into the battle in a daze, and just fell into Yang Yong's trap. Many bows and arrows, rolling logs and stones flew down from the city like rain, but they didn't play much role.

However, Yang Yong's move failed to escape the eyes of the extremely intelligent Li Yuan. He gave an order that the Tang army defending the city would no longer be fools. Don't take it lightly.

Yang Yong saw that Jiang was still old and hot, and Li Yuan was too ghostly, he was spotted, and he quickly ordered the rebels to stop, don't waste their efforts.In a short period of time, the outside of Hengshui City became quiet, but the silence was only relative, because the shouts and killings in the city were loud, and there were flames everywhere, illuminating the sky above Hengshui City red.

The city gate has not been opened yet, which means that Qu Tutong and Luo Shiying are in trouble, and they must be fighting with Tang Jun without asking.Oh, 3000 people are too few, why don't they make dumplings for a while?Damn it, did I make a self-defeating mistake?This is bad, doesn't it mean that these three thousand soldiers were killed?

Yang Yong's heart was on fire, and finally he gritted his teeth and gave the order: "Brothers in the army, rush to me! Even if we fight all tonight, we will take Hengshui!" Crossing the moat and rushing towards the city wall...

(End of this chapter)