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Chapter 414 Code: Field Clearance Operation (3)

During heavy rain, landslides on mounds without vegetation are really not normal, especially those artificially built mounds, which are empty in the middle and soaked by rainwater. The narrower the foundation surface, the easier it is to collapse.

The mounds on the city wall of Taicheng collapsed, but the ones outside the city did not collapse. It is not so much an accident in the inevitable, but it is better to say that God made a big joke on Yang Kan.

Xiao Yi, who had been watching the battle under the city, was so anxious that he couldn't believe his eyes.The mound that was in the way on the city wall of Taicheng actually disappeared when it said it was gone!

He froze, his heart beating wildly.The mood that was gradually sinking suddenly became high, making his face distorted with excitement!

"I am the destiny! I am the destiny! Hahahahahahahaha!"

Xiao Yi roared wildly under the city.

Won, finally won!The indestructibility of Taicheng and the invincibility of Yang Kan's famous generals are all floating clouds!

"Whoever enters the palace first will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold, ten thousand lords! Everyone will be rewarded in this battle!" Xiao Yi shouted at the soldiers who were besieging the city.

Of course, the heavy rain is quite noisy now, and his voice may not be heard by anyone.But soon, Wang Sengbian asked the guards to shout at the bottom of the city.

"Whoever enters the palace first will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold!"

"Whoever enters the palace first will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold!"

"Whoever enters the palace first will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold!"

The sound resounded through the night sky, echoing in the ears of the defenders of Taicheng like a elegy evoking souls.Those who heard it were all terrified.

Seeing that the earth hills on the walls of Taicheng City collapsed, the Xiangdong King's army became excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.Taking advantage of the time when the Taicheng defenders were stunned, they climbed up the city wall with all their strength.

It's like a flood that has burst its embankment, and it can't be stopped no matter what.

Soon, the southern city wall was full of soldiers under the command of the King of Eastern Hunan, desperately heading towards the tower.

Yang Kan took the remnants and fought and left, and was gradually compressed to the front line of the tower.Some of Wang Sengbian's elites had already descended from the corner of the city wall, rushed into the city, and strangled with the reserve team in Taicheng. The scene was extremely tragic.

Thanks to Yang Kan's adequate preparations and orderly scheduling, otherwise Taicheng would have fallen in this wave.

It was a night of despair for many.It was raining heavily, and only the places on the city wall where the rain could not get water were lit.Whether it is the soldiers and horses of the King of Eastern Hunan or the defenders of Taicheng, they are all like moths to the flame, going towards these bright lights and fighting repeatedly.

"Father, the top of the city can no longer be defended, retreat to the triple wall!"

Holding the torch, Yang Kai shouted loudly to Yang Kan, who was trying his best to fight and defend the tower.

The triple wall was a new wall built in Taicheng a few years after the founding of Nanliang, mainly to defend the palace buildings.Retreating to the triple wall is tantamount to abandoning important places such as the Prince's East Palace, the office area of ​​the central courtiers, and the treasury.

No one would think that the triple wall is stronger than the outer wall of Taicheng.To retreat there is to be sentenced to a "death reprieve". If there are no reinforcements outside, he will still die after all.

"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"

Among the Xiangdong king's army, there was a burst of clamor and shouts, and they went on and on, fearless of death.It was as if countless wealthy beauties were calling to them, and they would kill whoever stood in their way.

Although the defenders of Taicheng resisted desperately, there was nothing they could do about their morale getting low.From Yang Kan down, there is no hope of winning.

Resistance now is nothing more than delaying time.Perhaps at dawn, the defense of the outer city wall of Taicheng will still change hands.

It's okay to go to the triple wall to regroup. At least I can support it for a while. Now that other generals are on duty, maybe they will surrender as soon as the Xiangdong King's army goes.

Yang Kan sighed in his heart, and was about to give an order when he suddenly felt that the chaotic battlefield became quiet for a while.He was thinking too many questions, and he didn't come back to what happened for a while.

Morale is silent, but it can be clearly felt.Sometimes something happens on the battlefield, which can reduce the morale of a party participating in the war to the bottom, or raise it to the top.

For example, the commander on your side is killed, or the flag of the enemy commander falls, and so on.

The reason why everyone stopped fighting was very simple, because the torrential rain that was falling so hard that people could hardly open their eyes just now actually stopped!
That's right, it's just so bizarre that it didn't take long for the rain to collapse the mounds of Taicheng before it really stopped.Not only has the rain stopped, but now even the moon has come out!Can't even see a drop of rain!

Common sense tells us that this is often the case, and that storms don't last long.It is also common to stop after a while.But at this time, the feeling given to the warring parties is completely different.

"Ignite the fire, put on the fuel! Throw the fuel at the gap in the earth mountain!"

Yang Kan yelled at his own soldiers.Now that the establishment system is a little bit chaotic, it's too late to go to the regular order.

At this moment, a torch covered with fierce kerosene drew a beautiful arc from the air, and directly hit the ranks of the Xiangdong King's army who were advancing crowdedly at the landslide of the earth mountain!
Yang Kan's youngest son, Yang Kun, arrived with a team of defenders.These people lit the "refueling torches" they had prepared long ago, and threw them towards the gap in the dirt mountain!
Caught off guard, there was chaos behind the siege team!The whole body of the person who was touched by the fire oil began to burn rapidly. For a while, the gaps in the earth mountain were full of soldiers of the king of Xiangdong who were rolling and mourning on the ground.

These people were intensified by the torches thrown behind them, and soon stopped moving, becoming one of the fuels of the "fire".When it didn't rain before, the Xiangdong King's army was afraid of this move, so they didn't order a general attack.

Now the worrying thing still happened, countless torches and kerosene formed a wall of fire at the gap!The siege team has been separated into two sections by the fire, and now only a thousand people have rushed into the city.

"kill!"

Yang Kan let out a loud roar, he was highly skilled in martial arts and charged forward.Now that the rainstorm has stopped, the world has been reversed, and it is here!

In the dark night, the fire burning on the earth mountain is so vivid and outstanding that anyone who is not blind can see it.

At this moment, the Xiangdong King's siege army has been confused by this scene and has no fighting spirit, while the Taicheng defenders have recovered their morale and confidence with the help of God, and the more they fight, the more brave they are!
Under the city of Taicheng, Wang Sengbian and Xiao Yi, who were commanding and watching the battle, watched the dramatic reversal like a dumbfounded, the smile on their faces was still stiff and had not had time to fade away.

"Juncai, quickly send troops to attack the city! There is still a chance!"

Xiao Yi rushed to the doctor in a hurry and grabbed Wang Sengbian's sleeve, and shouted anxiously.

"Your Highness... that's about it for tonight."

Wang Sengbian sighed and shook his head slightly.

It was God's will that the landslides on the walls of Taicheng City collapsed, and it is also God's will that the rain has stopped now, and God's will cannot be violated.Even if he doesn't believe it himself, there are many siege soldiers who firmly believe that man can't conquer the sky.

So far, how can it be?

"Your Highness, Mingjin withdraws troops, it will be futile to fight any further."

Wang Sengbian said with a sigh.

"I'm not convinced! Why! It's almost there!" Xiao Yi's face was ferocious, and he no longer saw the high spirits just now.It's like a child who has been robbed of his favorite toy and is rolling on the ground.

When fighting for the throne, he was on the verge of failure, and he couldn't bear to leave it on anyone.

"Your Highness, we still have a chance, let the soldiers repair it first."

Wang Seng tried to persuade him.

The fire at the gap at the top of the city is getting bigger and bigger, and the defenders are still "adding fuel" to it.The disgusting smell of meat filled the air.As the general of the three armies, Wang Sengbian couldn't listen to Xiao Yi's waywardness.

"Ugh!"

Xiao Yi sat down on the ground, like a puppet whose soul was taken away.Although there was no order, it seemed to have acquiesced to Wang Sengbian's reasonable suggestion.

Really, just a little bit.

……

It was finally dawn, and on the walls of Taicheng, teams of slaves from aristocratic families and wealthy households were mobilized to clean up the corpses, bloodstains, etc. on the ground.Many people couldn't help but vomited when they saw the charred remains of the enemy soldiers one after another at the gap in the earth mountain.

Yang Kan stood against the wall with lingering fears in his heart.In the early morning, the enemy troops in the city had been wiped out, so he squinted his eyes and dozed off for half an hour in the signing room at the top of the city.The dream is full of overwhelming blood and ferocity, which cannot be explained by outsiders.

"Pass down the order, strictly guard the city, and don't slack off." Yang Kan simply ordered, ordering people to build wooden fences on the side of the collapsed earth mountain for defense.

This day passed quietly, the army of Xiangdong King seemed to lose morale last night, and today he hid like a wounded beast and licked his wounds without moving.

It wasn't until it was getting dark that Yang Zhen rushed over from the north wall and whispered in Yang Kan's ear, "Father, there is a troop of soldiers and horses arrayed in the northeast of Taicheng. It doesn't look like the army of the King of Eastern Hunan. The armies are confronting each other."

"Understood, let's go and have a look."

Yang Kan said in a deep voice, not surprised at all.I heard before that Jingkou was occupied by Xiao Lun. This army came from the direction of Zhongshan, and it was obviously the Jingkou Avenue.

This official road is not only a passage for marching, but also the main artery of Jiankang business. Merchants who come by boat from other places must take this road to transport their goods.

Yang Kan and his party came to the north city wall to look at it. Sure enough, the uniforms of this army were completely different from those of the Xiangdong King's army. The three characters "Zhaoling King" could be vaguely seen on the flag, and they were confronting Xiao Yi's men and horses across the Qingxi River. .

"Hehe, this is interesting."

Yang Kan snorted coldly, and the current situation became complicated.

"The order goes on, all ministries guard the city wall, and are not allowed to leave the sentry post without authorization, and are not allowed to shoot at the enemy troops below the city without authorization."

Yang Kan gave a very conservative order, and the meaning to convey was very clear: sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!
The joining of Xiao Lun not only made Yang Kan feel "natural", Xiao Yi, who commanded the army to attack the city near the Baiguan Mansion in the south of Taicheng, was even more angry!
"This king knows it! This king knows that Ah Liu (Xiao Lun) will damn bad things!"

Hearing the news from the messengers, an army came rushing from the direction of Jingkou Chidao in the north, and when the banner had the words "Zhaoling King", Xiao Yi stomped his feet in anger!

Wang Sengbian who was standing next to him was speechless. This horse riding was expected. Is it necessary to be so excited?

"Your Highness, order Wang Lin to line up near the Nanyin Bridge to block Xiao Lun's army."

Wang Sengbian said calmly, without any panic.

"Well, go ahead and do that."

Nanyin Bridge is a small bridge over Qingxi River, which may block Xiao Lun for a while.However, Qingxi was originally an artificial canal that had been dug successively since the Spring and Autumn Period. Not only was the river not wide, but the river was also very shallow, so people needed to be sent to clear the silt every year.

It would be child's play to expect this "small ditch" to stop Xiao Lun from moving.

However, what Xiao Yi didn't know was that he felt that Xiao Lun came here to cause trouble for himself, but Xiao Lun had a big hole in his heart.

The impatient vassal realized that he seemed to be... too early.

……

"Deji (Wei Zaibiao), why is something wrong?"

Blocked by Wang Lin's trilogy at one end of Nanyin Bridge, Xiao Lun asked Wei Zaidao beside him in a low voice.

Hurry up and hurry up, I thought I would see the siege scene in full swing, or see Xiao Yi break through Taicheng, anyway, there should be chaos inside and outside Jiankang City.

At that time, whether it is taking advantage of the chaos to stab a knife in the back, or fishing in troubled waters, it will be between two choices.

But now, except for the army on the other side of the bridge, there is not even a ghost in sight.The surrounding area of ​​Taicheng is scary!

Something was really wrong. Wei Zai looked at the flags on Taicheng in the distance, and then at the flags of Wang Lin's army. It was obvious that Taicheng was still in Xiao Gang's hands.

Did you fail to attack the city last night?What is the situation?This is a bad thing!

Wei Zai also murmured in his heart, is the Taicheng defender too fierce, or Xiao Yi too useless?Didn't get such a good opportunity last night?
"Your Highness, let's see the situation first. The more critical the moment, the less you can worry."

Wei Zai was also a little guilty, but the army had come to Jiankang, and he could still fight forward, but he couldn't turn back when he retreated.At this time, the two armies are facing each other on both sides of the Qingxi River, each forming a formation, and it is still unknown whether they will fight across the board.

To know that the Qingxi River is shallow, it is not necessary to take the Nanyin Bridge. Crossing the bridge is the fastest way, but it is not the only way.

In fact, if Xiao Lun is not afraid of trouble, he can also walk south along the Qingxi River, and there is no problem in finding any bridge to cross the river.There are seven bridges on the Qingxi River, collectively called "Seven Bridges", which are famous tourist attractions in Jiankang Outer City.

Wei Zai didn't want to do it now, at least not on Nanyinqiao's side.With an inadvertent move, he has now fallen into extreme passivity, and now he is just trying to calm down.

"Your Highness, we might as well line up on the Nanyin Bridge. At night, send some elite soldiers to the south for a mile or two, and there will be other bridges to cross the river. At that time, we will attack the army on the opposite side."

Wei Zai said to Xiao Lun calmly.

"So good."

Xiao Lun was also a little apprehensive, thinking the same as Wei Zai.

On the opposite side of the Nanyin Bridge, Wang Lin looked thoughtfully at the Zhaoling King's army on the opposite side, without saying a word.

To be honest, he was very upset when he was sent to do this kind of hard work.But there is no way. The children of the poor have long been in charge of the family. Wang Lin was born in a military family (military family). When I was a child, I was really poor.

Fortunately, there is an older sister who is quite beautiful, and Xiao Yi has chosen her as a concubine, otherwise, he would not even have the chance to make a fortune.

"Brother, Xiao Lun's men don't look weak, what should we do?"

Lieutenant General Lu Na asked suspiciously.

Xiao Yi's order was to let them block the opponent's way forward, but he didn't say to annihilate the opponent.With so many people in hand, it seems impossible to eliminate the other party.

Wang Lin was silent.Lu Na continued to suggest: "There are seven bridges on the Qingxi River. How about we send elite soldiers to detour and attack Xiao Lun's side at night?"

"The enemy army has come from afar, and their foothold is not stable. Send our military order, and the whole army will attack and forcefully cross Qingxi!"

Wang Lin issued an order that shocked Lu Na's jaw!
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