The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 264
When the left army and the right army won big victories one after another, the battle of the Chinese army led by Jiang Chuan to attack Liaoyang City also reached a critical juncture.

After three consecutive days of heavy artillery bombardment, the south wall of Liaoyang City was already riddled with holes. A large piece of the city wall had collapsed and a big gap was left, but the gap was relatively high, and it was still difficult to directly attack through the gap. .

However, although the city wall was not broken, the morale of the Qing army in Liaoyang was on the verge of collapse.Although the bombardment in these three days only killed two to 3000 soldiers, the blow to morale was unparalleled.

There are less than 5000 people left in the entire defenders. It looks like a lot of people, but people are already panicked and rumors are everywhere.

What Fei Yanggu said earlier that the enemy's shells were about to run out, and that it could only take two days at most was slapped mercilessly in the face by the fact that the Jiang's army's artillery fire was still fierce on the third day.

In fact, the intensity of the artillery fire had weakened on the third day, but it was Jiang Chuan who asked Li Han to fire in batches, so that the same firing density as the previous day could be guaranteed with limited shells.It's just that the intensity of the shooting is obviously reduced.

It's just that during the two consecutive days of shelling, the Qing army had become frightened, so they didn't realize it too much.

When people are in a panic situation, they usually only instinctively look for facts that can confirm their conjectures, but they don't care whether the facts are true or not.

From the perspective of the soldiers of the Qing army, as long as the enemy's cannons are still ringing, it means that the protagonist Fei Yanggu is fooling everyone.

Secondly, Fei Yanggu said that the reinforcements had not come for a long time, which made the soldiers feel less confident and caused rumors to spread everywhere.Some said that the reinforcements would not come at all, because Guangning and Gaizhou were also attacked by the enemy.Some people say that the reinforcements came on the road but were ambushed by the enemy, so they couldn't come.

Rumors spread everywhere, making the soldiers even more unwilling to stick to it.All Fei Yanggu could do was kill some of the most active soldiers who spread the rumors, and then continued to refute the rumors that the two cities were not attacked at all, and reinforcements would definitely come, so as to stabilize the morale of the army.

It's a pity that his words really seemed a little pale, and many soldiers looked at him with suspicion in their eyes.It's just that he is afraid of military discipline and dares to be angry and dare not speak up.

At noon on the fourth day, when Jiang's army was attacking the city, a group of troops suddenly came from the west, with banners unfurled, full of murderous intent, and came towards Liaoyang under the banner of the Qing army.

The scouts of the Jiang family army who were patrolling outside the four cities of Liaoyang fled after hearing the news.

Seeing this situation, the Qing army in Liaoyang City was immediately overjoyed, knowing that reinforcements from Guangning must have arrived.Fei Yanggu was also overjoyed, and he let go of his hanging heart. He stroked his not-so-long beard and laughed heartily: "I knew the reinforcements would come back, you little bastards are afraid of this and that." Now that the reinforcements from Guangning have arrived, the reinforcements from Gaizhou should not be far away. Once the two reinforcements arrive, it is time for our army to counterattack."

All the generals behind him hurriedly complimented Fei Yanggu for his wisdom, his foresight, and his firm will, which made Fei Yanggu even more proud.

Fei Yanggu sent a team out of the city to meet the reinforcements. When he came to him, he found that the reinforcements were covered with blood, and many of them had blood on their faces. He hurriedly asked.

The leading general of the reinforcement army said that he encountered a group of bandits who intercepted him on the road, and after a bloody fight with him, he annihilated the enemy army, so it was too late.

The Liaoyang defenders suddenly realized when they heard this, and then they understood why the reinforcements came so slowly, and they were even more grateful for the reinforcements.

The Jiang family army outside the city saw the arrival of reinforcements from the defenders of Liaoyang, and began to shrink their formation. They hurriedly withdrew their artillery and others to the camp. The battalions lined up and assumed a defensive posture. The Qing army in Liaoyang was overjoyed. .

As soon as the reinforcements arrived, the enemy immediately panicked. It seemed that the time to counterattack was not far away. Almost all the Qing troops breathed a sigh of relief, and even began to feel that the enemy was not far from death, and that their own side would definitely turn defeat into victory and defeat the enemy. Under the city.

When Fei Yanggu heard the news that the reinforcements had arrived after a bloody battle, he was also very impressed. He lamented that the arrival of the reinforcements was not easy, and he also lamented that the Jiang family's army was too ambitious. .

While ordering people to prepare meals to reward the reinforcements, he ordered the reinforcements to enter the city.

The west gate of Liaoyang City was wide open, and after the suspension bridge was lowered with a bang, the Qing army sent out to meet the reinforcements was in front, and the reinforcements were behind, and slowly entered the city through the west gate.

The Liaoyang garrison general leading the way was still chattering to the reinforcement general behind him about how he had resisted the Jiang family's fierce offensive in the past few days, when he suddenly heard the reinforcement general behind him calling him, he couldn't help turning around to look,
What he saw when he turned his head was a sneering face, which was the last scene he saw in this world, because the next second his head was cut off by the long knife in the opponent's hand.

After the leader succeeded, he let out a long roar and shouted sharply: "Grab the city gate and go up the city wall."

Although there was no famous saying, but the soldiers under him knew it, and half of the people who entered the city rushed up the city wall along the steps of the city wall.

Half of them wielded their long knives and rushed towards the gatekeepers who were still standing on both sides of the city gate to welcome the reinforcements.

The sudden change happened, and the nearby Liaoyang defenders were stunned. They couldn't figure out what was going on, so they were hacked to the ground one after another, becoming a fool.

Fei Yanggu, who was bringing people over to meet the reinforcements, happened to be not far from the city gate. When he saw this scene, he was horrified, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind and shouted: "They are not reinforcements, they are thieves in disguise." . Take back the city gate for me!"

When he yelled, the other people behind him came to their senses, drew their knives and rushed towards the city gate, trying to take back the city gate from the enemy.

These people pretending to be reinforcements from the Qing army were naturally a team sent by Ran Wu.After Ran Wu wiped out the [-] reinforcements from the Tartars, he originally wanted to take the opportunity to take Guangning when the defense of Guangning City was empty, but when the outpost cavalry arrived, they found that Guangning was heavily defended, and it was not easy to cheat to open the city gate. , So on the spur of the moment, he came up with a move to do the opposite, let the soldiers of the Jiang family army put on the armor of the Qing army, and under the banner of the Qing army, they pretended to be the Guangning reinforcements and marched towards Liaoyang.

He guessed that the Qing army in Liaoyang was eager for reinforcements, so they might not make detailed inquiries.This gave him the opportunity to fraudulently open the city gate.

Of course, he can't guarantee that he will be able to swindle the city gate, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't succeed. After all, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the chances and risks are half and half.

As long as there is a half chance, it is worth taking the risk.

Unexpectedly, this impromptu move would succeed so easily.

Of course, he also sent someone to notify Jiang Chuan in advance, so Jiang Chuan cooperated with Ran Wu's troops to perform a play for the Qing army in Liaoyang. Obviously, the effect of this play was very good.

Hearing that the reinforcements were faked by the enemy, the Qing army in Liaoyang was startled, angry and frightened. Hearing the general's shout, some people rushed towards the city gate with weapons in a daze, and some stood there at a loss.

For a time, Liaoyang West Gate started a tragic fight around the city gate and the city wall. Teams of Qing troops rushed towards the West Gate under the supervision and orders of the generals, and fought fiercely with the Jiang family army who occupied the city gate.

At this time, after receiving the news that Ran Wu's troops had succeeded in robbing the city gate, Jiang Chuan also sent Bai Mu to lead the personal guard battalion to kill Ximen.

At the same time, because of the West Gate incident, the number of defenders on the south wall was greatly reduced. The cavalry commander Zhao Feng led [-] dismounted cavalry and rushed up from the gap in the city wall that had been bombarded by cannons.

For a time, the entire Liaoyang City was leaking air everywhere, and the sound of fighting was everywhere.

　The fifth watch is here.When I came out of the gym, I saw that everyone was very good. Many brothers voted. The big guy "Mu Zhiqi is so famous" rewarded another thousand starting coins, which is definitely interesting.So old cats are also interesting.Tomorrow we will continue to guarantee the bottom three shifts, and it is up to everyone whether we can continue the fifth shift.

　　
　
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