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Chapter 403 The Elegy of the Famous General's curtain call

Embedding water fences around the moat is one of the characteristics of southern siege warfare, and it is also a very wicked and effective defense method.

At the water fence outside Wuhu City, there are floating corpses everywhere.Wang Sengbian sent people to build a pontoon bridge on the moat, while Ouyang Kai sent small boats to cruise on the river, using wooden shields as cover and water fences as barriers to attack Xiao Yi's soldiers who built the pontoon bridge.

For a while, the defenders had the upper hand!

As early as a few days ago, Lanqin ordered people to block the river channel connecting the moat with the Yangtze River, leaving only the river channel connecting with Taihu Lake on the other side.Therefore, Wang Lin's water army has no way to help Wang Sengbian who is attacking the city from land.

Similarly, the city wall of Wuhu City facing the Yangtze River is also tightly defended, and it has been deployed for many days, waiting for Xiao Yi's soldiers to attack.

Although Wang Lin's brothers are brave and fearless, most of them come from families of boatmen, trackers, and fishermen. They are familiar with water and are good at fighting on ships, but they are not suitable for siege warfare!
Most of the previous attacks on the city were of the nature of sneak attacks, and there were no strong players among the defenders, so Wang Lin led troops to sneak attacks and succeeded frequently.Now Lan Qin is personally directing the defensive operations at the top of the city, and the soldiers are fighting to the death without retreating, while Wang Lin is anxious at the bottom of the city, but there is nothing he can do.

Two hours later, Xiao Yi's army was unable to attack the city and receded like a tide.Later, when Lan Qin and Ouyang Wei met, they were both relieved, feeling that they had saved their lives.

However, they were relaxed, but Wang Sengbian and Wang Lin had to face Xiao Yi's gloomy face, and they could only complain secretly in their hearts.

……

In Xiao Yi's camp by the Qingyi River, Xiangdong King Xiao Yi looked at the brightly lit Wuhu City in the distance, and couldn't help sighing.

"Your Highness, the reason for the defeat in this battle is that the water army cannot support the land route. The two armies are fighting on their own. If they don't form a joint force, they will not be able to break through the city. After a long period of time, I'm afraid it will be..."

Wang Sengbian cupped his hands and said, with worry on his face.Lan Qin's resistance far exceeded expectations, making his heart sink to the bottom.

Xiao Yi waved his hand, but said nothing.

"Ziheng (Wang Lin), if the city gates are wide open tonight, are you sure you can break into Wuhu City?"

After Xiao Yi thought for a long time, he asked in a deep voice.

Ok?
Wang Sengbian and Wang Lin looked at each other, neither knowing what Xiao Yi was playing.

"Although Lan Qin is a famous general, his subordinates come from different places, including the former Jiankang Imperial Army." Xiao Yi smiled with a cruel look on his face.The layout from a long time ago will finally come in handy today.

"Someone has already surrendered their sincerity to the king. Tonight, Ziheng led a navy and quietly approached the Wuhu River, and Juncai (Wang Sengbian) led troops to storm the east gate of Wuhu to attract the defenders. Wait until the gate of Wuhu City close to the Yangtze River is closed. Come on, someone raised fire as a sign. At that time, Ziheng, you will lead 500 people into the city.

There must not be too many people. There are too many boats on the big river, which will definitely arouse Lanqin's vigilance. "

Sure enough, no matter how strong the fortress is, it is afraid of being breached from the inside.Xiao Gang's foundation is not stable, and he has no ability to command troops. It is really normal for someone to vote for Xiao Yi at a critical moment.

"A certain person will fight to the death to repay His Highness's kindness!"

Wang Lin cupped her hands excitedly and said.Now at the critical moment, he only hopes that Xiao Yi will not have a convulsion and do some incomprehensible operations, which will drag everyone into the water and die together.

Xiao Yi nodded slightly, patted his shoulder and said, "Go down and get ready."

After the two left, Xiao Yi clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth.He took out a letter from his pocket, read it again and again, then put it on the oil lamp and burned it.

Since the Jiankang Imperial Army was defeated in Lanling two years ago, with heavy casualties, Xiao Yan ordered the reorganization of the Imperial Army, and selected people who were proficient in bows and horses from all over the country to join them, and many of them were descendants of generals.

At that time, Xiao Yi recommended Fan Yi and Fan Meng, the children of the general family who had already taken refuge in him, to join the Forbidden Army. It seemed that they were recommending talents for the country, but in fact they had evil intentions and were prepared for any danger.

Xiao Yi's army was able to gain the upper hand against Lan Qin, which was not unrelated to the secret communication between the two brothers and Xiao Yi.This kind of thing is like match-fixing in a football game. As long as the defender on his side releases a little water, he can easily let the opponent score a few goals.

Of course, this is not considered a betrayal by the Fan brothers, because they were originally Xiao Yi's people, but they were just sent as "undercover agents" among the Jiankang Forbidden Army.If there is nothing wrong in the world, then they have changed from generals of the local frontier army to generals of the forbidden army, and it is unknown whether they will even become prosperous.

Once there is something in the world, they can do things for their backer Xiao Yi, eat at both ends, and be happy at both ends.

Now, brothers Fan Yi and Fan Meng wrote to vote, agreeing to open the gate of Wuhu City near the Yangtze River at midnight tonight, and ask Xiao Yi to send troops into the city quickly.The two of them also said that basically no one else knew about this matter, so they couldn't send troops to "cooperate from inside to outside." It was the limit that they could do to open the city gate with their cronies.

Xiao Yi is suspicious by nature, but now that life and death are at stake, there is no room for him to hesitate.Xiao Yi knew very well that once Xiao Gang calmed down and the reinforcements from the Sanwu region arrived, his side would not have the upper hand at all.

The only way to get rid of Lan Qin and one of the elite soldiers that Xiao Gang relies on most is to take advantage of this moment, and then he can bring Wang Sengbian and his troops to Jiankang City.Once that day comes, it is almost equivalent to sitting on the throne.

"It's not good to always call him His Majesty, it's better to call him His Majesty."

Inside the military tent, Xiao Yi sneered.

After planning for many years, only looking at the present, Xiao Yi feels that his destiny is his and no one can stop him.

……

It was getting dark, and Lan Qin was patrolling the city of Wuhu, not daring to slack off.However, if Xiao Yi's army can be repelled today, the opponent's offensive will be frustrated, and the opponent's offensive will only become weaker and weaker in the future.

At this moment, Ouyang Hou came over with his own soldiers, Lan Qin yawned and asked, "How is the situation over there?"

"There is nothing wrong with the river, and the west gate is close to the Yangtze River. I think no one will attack the city in the middle of the night, unless the city gate opens by itself, hahahaha."

Ouyang Hou laughed out loud, and made fun of Lan Qin.

What he said was the truth, the city wall near the Yangtze River, to attack the city in the middle of the night, is no different from courting death.When he patrols, he only needs to see if there are any fleets on the river.

"Thank you for your hard work, go and rest."

Lan Qin said with a sigh.

"No, you should go to rest. The generals of the three armies will have plenty of physical strength, and if they don't lose their spirits, all soldiers will fight to the death."

Ouyang Heng comforted Lan Qin and said.

"That's fine, I'll go to sleep for an hour."

Lan Qin nodded slightly, without being pretentious.

At this moment, there was commotion in the direction of Ximen, and some soldiers rushed over and shouted at Lan Qin: "General Lan, Ximen City is broken, and the Xiangzhou Army has already entered the city!"

This is impossible!

Ouyang Hou just came over from there, why didn't he know about it!

However, Xiao Yi didn't seem to intend to give them time to think and reverse the situation. Suddenly, the water fence outside the east was brightly lit, and the sound of drums shook the sky. Wang Sengbian and his army began to build a pontoon bridge!

"Take my two unworthy sons and cross the river to Shouyang to find Liu Yishou. Don't go back to Jiankang. When we met, I said that Lan had favored him in Jiankang back then. Now the people who died in the battle are repaying the favor. Also ask him to take him in."

Lan Qin only felt that the world is so big, but there is no room for him, so it is better to die in battle and leave a way for future generations.

"But that Liu Yishou..."

Ouyang Hou wanted to say that he didn't know the other party at all, okay, how do you say that?
"Although you and I are of different bloodlines, we love each other more than brothers. Do you want to see Lan's successor? Even if you don't think about me, you should think about yourself. Do you think you can still serve Xiao Yi? Or go back to Jiankang Be a scapegoat for a defeated general?"

Lan Qin said angrily.

Ouyang Hou was speechless, and Lan Qin's words were true. As for the collapse of Wuhu City, they are still at a loss, but they have no time to find out the truth.

He clasped his fists in his hands and bowed deeply to Lan Qin, turned his head and left, and his figure disappeared into the night.

Lan Qin drew out his sword and ordered his subordinates to guard the gate of the east city.He led a group of personal soldiers to collect the routs along the road, and finally assembled in front of the government office.

……

The night of bloody battle resulted in heavy casualties.After dawn, accompanied by his own soldiers, Wang Sengbian entered Wuhu City from the east gate. There were dead bodies along the way, and the air was filled with a disgusting smell of blood.

The armies of Wang Lin and Wang Sengbian had joined together, and they surrounded Lanqin's remnant soldiers in a narrow area with the mansion as the core.

When they came to the front of the government office, the encirclement gave way.Wang Sengbian yelled in the direction of the government office: "General Lan is a loyal person, but this loyalty is not entrusted to others, why do you want to die?
Why don't you and I be colleagues and work together for the King of Xiangdong, and I can give up the post of governor to General Lan. "

As soon as Wang Sengbian said this, everyone around looked at him with reverence.Including Wang Lin, everyone was convinced by Wang Sengbian's demeanor.

"I have made up my mind, no need to say more."

Lan Qin said something in a muffled voice in front of the government office.Wang Sengbian frowned slightly, finally let out a long sigh, and waved his hand.Thousands of arrows were fired, and Lan Qin's soldiers had to retreat into the mansion. Their arrows had long been used up and they could not fight back.

"Come here, burn the government office."

Wang Seng waved his hand in disbelief, a generation of famous generals was defeated by "his own people".If the Fan brothers hadn't opened the city gate in the middle of the night, I'm afraid that Wuhu City would still be attacked.

He asked his soldiers: "Where are the brothers Fan Yi and Fan Meng?"

The subordinate replied: "They led troops to chase after the two sons of Ouyang Hou and Lan Qin."

Wang Sengbian nodded slightly, noncommittal.

The Fan brothers are working for Xiao Yi, and they have nothing to lose.But there must be some people who don't think so, such as the two sons Ouyang Di and Lan Qin.

The ancients paid attention to kindness and hatred, which is a virtue.

In the third year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Huan Wen's father, Huan Yi, was killed by the rebel general Han Huang during the Su Jun Rebellion. Jiang Bo, the county magistrate of Jing County, also participated in the plan.

Huan Wen was only 15 years old at that time, weeping blood on his head, vowing to avenge his father.Three years later, Jiang Bo died.His son, Jiang Biao, and three other brothers stayed at the funeral for their father. They were afraid that Huan Wen would come to seek revenge, so they prepared weapons in advance in the funeral hut in case of accidents.

However, Huan Wen still pretends to be a hanger, sneaks into the mourning house, kills Jiang Biao, and chases and kills his second brother to avenge his father, which is praised by the people of the time.He also became famous because of this incident, gained a lot of fame and capital, was able to marry the princess, embarked on the road of "dominant president", and almost usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

The Eastern Jin Dynasty is too far away, let’s talk about it.In order to avenge his father, Cheng Jingjun of the Northern Wei Dynasty could even switch directly from the Northern Wei Dynasty to Nanliang!After many years of dormancy, he bought a murderer to kill someone.

Although Lan Qin died at the hands of Wang Sengbian in this battle, the two armies fought each other for their own masters, and Ouyang Liu and Lan Qin's son would not put their hatred on Wang Sengbian.

Not to mention Xiao Yi's troubles.

They will put their hatred on the "direct murderer" Fan brothers.

Therefore, Wang Sengbian, Wang Lin and others didn't care about the escape of these three people, but the Fan brothers were very concerned.After learning that Ouyang Hou took Lan Qin's two sons to Jiangbei by boat, Fan Yi and Fan Meng immediately led the troops in pursuit with several fast boats.

As for whether it was caught or not, it is still unknown.

"This battle records the first achievements of the Fan brothers. I will report this battle to the King of Xiangdong, and you will inform Wang Lin to let him organize the army in Wuhu City."

Wang Sengbian explained to his own soldiers, then turned around and left.In this battle, the Fan brothers opened the gates of the city to successfully capture the city.Obviously, the two brothers will be reused by Xiao Yi.As for his own credit, it really depends on whether he can conquer Taicheng.

There is Yang Kan in Taicheng... This one is not easy to deal with.Although he didn't get Xiao Gang's trust very much.

Wang Sengbian complained secretly in his heart.

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On the Yangtze River west of Wuhu, there is a small fleet of ships.Liu Yishou stood at the bow of the boat and looked at Wuhu City not far away, sighed and said: "Wuhu City is broken, Xiao Yi is afraid that he will wake up laughing from his dream."

"Lan Qin is so stubborn that he helps the evildoers to do evil, and this retribution is also his own fault."

The horse-faced Ma Buddha said in a low voice.

"It's a pity for Lan Qin." Chen Xin also sighed.

The famous generals of his father's generation ended one after another.Liang Guo's decline is also visible to the naked eye, so there is no need to repeat it.

"My lord, there is a small boat coming towards us at high speed, and there are still pursuers behind it!"

With sharp eyes, Hu Luxian saw a small boat approaching at high speed from the direction of Wuhu City. At this moment, one of the people on the boat fell into the water with an arrow, sank into the river and disappeared.

"Beat the drum and prepare for the battle."

Liu Yishou ordered in a deep voice.

To be honest, he hasn't fought a water fight yet.So he stood at the bow of the ship and watched the battle, keeping his expressions.The fleet drove to the side of the small boat and fished out the only two people on board with fishing nets.

However, the pursuers behind saw that there was a fleet of ships to meet them, so they didn't slow down at all, and rushed over frantically to play the ship receiving battle.

"It's crazy! King Sand Sculpture, shoot the sailor on the front boat!"

Liu Yishou was so angry that he gave orders to Hu Luxian, and he couldn't care less about the slip of the tongue.Naturally, the navy will be commanded by the generals under his command. Ma Fo-nian and others also grew up by the lake, so they are not afraid of water battles.

This time it is time to test how good the Hefei Navy is.

Hu Luxian shot the man with the bow of the boat into the river with an arrow, and the other party probably sensed the deep malice from Liu Yishou's side.

"Shooting on horseback goes a long way!"

Only then did Liu Yishou feel that he was overrepresented. He did not expect the Xiangdong King's Navy to be so good at fighting.

"Captain, be careful!"

A general beside Ma Fonian has been paying attention to the movement.Seeing the opponent's arrow rain flying towards him, he quickly threw Liu Yishou onto the boat.Immediately, he was hit by several arrows behind him.

Hu Luxian shot back the arrows while covering Liu Yishou's retreat into the cabin.At this time, the fleets on both sides were beating drums, and the leading ship connected to the ship, and the soldiers on both sides began to fight.

(End of this chapter)